2016 Ended with Clemson being the Champs...
There is already polls out there that Bama and FSU will be a #1 and #2 battle. Will be interesting if Bama can get back to the playoffs.
Here is my too early Final 4, this may change as the season approaches.
#1 Michigan - I think Coach finally puts those stars to work.
#2 Oklahoma - OU usually in the top 4 after an above average season.
#3 Bama - We may drop the FSU game and bounce back the rest of the way.
#4 Washington - They become repeat offenders in the final 4.
Teams that might do worse than expected.
Auburn - just like clock work their media is touting them a Playoff contender (was BCS) they got in a super QB and now will be unstoppable. They caught lightening in a bottle once with cam and got some good luck and bad calls to go their way in 2013. Both years were picked middle of the pack, each year they were picked to do well like 2016 they went 8-5
Tennessee - weak schedule and weak division keeps their hopes alive. Would love to see them go back to 5-7. They were lucky with some last minute heroics last 2 years, will their luck run out and App state get them?
LSU - They fired Miles, their winning-est coach ever, to hire Ogeron, the laughing stock of the SEC. Miles' problem was he was not Saban and they punished him for it. LSU fans forget before 2000 when Saban got their, they were a homecoming opponent. Coach O will wreck that program.
Love the ranking, but losing way too much on defense (I think 9 or 10 of the starters on defense alone :o) to put Michigan that high. Don Brown's one hell of a DC, but he's got his work cut out for him this season.
Harbaugh is in reload mode now. Bama lost how many last year and this year? Hard to fathom, but if he does like I think, he will be like Saban and Meyer reloading each year.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/new-lawsuit-alleges-52-acts-of-rape-by-31-baylor-players-sex-used-to-sell-recruits/
Baylor... sick sick sick bastards. Auburn fans are wanting to Hire this guy when they fire Malzahn next year. Some still do.
Recruiting comes to end wednesday.... Bama is expected to be anywhere top 5 to #1....
How do you think your team will finish?
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2690035-from-homeless-to-1-recruit-how-najee-harris-went-from-the-streets-to-alabama
Honestly was kind of an underwhelming recruiting class for UW. Part of that may be due to the small class size, but it seems to lack real star potential. Felt like it could've been great but two of the best commits changed their minds and went to USC and Stanford, which really hurt. I believe in Chris Petersen's ability to develop players, so not the end of the world or anything. But initial reaction is 'meh'.
you guys finished #22 which isn't terrible and you are right peterson gets more with less.
Michigan beat us on getting Solomon, dude is a beast.
Wished Crewe was here, Texas did not finish in the top 25 I think for the first time ever since rankings were held.
On a side note, since the NCAA was watching Ole Miss this year their recruiting class took a hit, from top 10 finishes to 30.... yeah nothing fishy there.
Expected Top 5, and got top 5. I'll take it.
This story about an MSU recruit that ended up not signing on Signing Day made me giggle, because it's typical Sparty.
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/2017/02/02/donovan-winter-arrest-michigan-state/97396052/
Quote from: TheNorm on February 04, 2017, 12:47:50 PM
Expected Top 5, and got top 5. I'll take it.
This story about an MSU recruit that ended up not signing on Signing Day made me giggle, because it's typical Sparty.
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/2017/02/02/donovan-winter-arrest-michigan-state/97396052/
Nice look for Auburn to offer him then. Briles was the coach they wanted, this dude will fit in there.
Brady Hoke is now a vomiteer
https://www.seccountry.com/tennessee/brady-hoke-hired
Quote from: rollntider on February 06, 2017, 07:23:31 PM
Brady Hoke is now a vomiteer
https://www.seccountry.com/tennessee/brady-hoke-hired
One hell of a career trajectory there.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/baylor-fires-strength-coach-after-arrest-on-solicitation-of-prostitution-charge/
Considering all the news out of Baylor lately, someone paying for sex is a huge step up for them.
Quote from: TheNorm on February 07, 2017, 01:52:59 PM
http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/baylor-fires-strength-coach-after-arrest-on-solicitation-of-prostitution-charge/
Considering all the news out of Baylor lately, someone paying for sex is a huge step up for them.
that made me lol
Sarkisian going to the falcons. Buh Bye.
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2017/2/7/14533830/steve-sarkisian-atlanta-falcons-alabama-offensive-coordinator
One of the players tweeted when it was announced.....
Maybe he will run more than one RB there.
Told you that Sark and Kiffin were basically the same, haha. If Saban didn't like Kiffin, no reason he would like Sark.
I don't think Saban didn't like him. I feel Sark probably did not like Saban, or his style of coaching. From what i understand Saban gives his coaches tasks and they are held to a high standard and works harder than most coaches. That is why Tubberville was ran out of town in barn town, there was articles of saban on the recruiting trail while tubs was duck hunting.
I can definitely see that. Sark is polar opposite of Saban from a work ethic perspective.
Ole Miss releases NOA....
Alleged that a booster was giving out 13 to 15 k to a player that did not attend there.... How much did the ones that attended got ?
http://alabama.247sports.com/ContentGallery/College-football-media-reacts-to-NCAA-charging-Ole-Miss-with-lac-51431837/1
Best OOC conference schedules for 2017?
USC - Texas and Notre Dame and Western Mich. Will WMU be as good next year?
Michigan has Florida, Cincy , and Air Force... not a bad OOC schedule Florida may not be as good this year but still a good SEC team, Air Force can ruin your day and Cincy is a bowl calibre team
Purdue has Mizzou, Ohio and Louisville. While Mizzou is down when this was schedule they were going to SEC title games. Ohio is a bowl team and Louisville is an 8-9 win team each year.
Honorable mention:
Texas: has 2 games, Maryland although bad team usually they are power 5 and USC, maybe Texas should have played them a few years ago.
Clemson: Auburn and South Carolina are bowl teams
Ga Tech - UGA and Tennessee, both have been bowl attenders lately and UGA has talent.
Pitt - Oklahoma state and Penn State... 2 stout teams
Cal- North Carolina and Ole Miss (Although Ole miss will maybe be a shell of itself this season)
Florida: Michigan and FSU
FSU: Alabama has been ranked #1 at some point in the season every season since 2008. Florida up and down but SEC lEast champs
UGA- Notre Dame and Ga Tech
USC- Clemson and NC State
Might get some talk :
LSU - Syracuse and BYU might help their SOS but not a powerful OOC
For someone that is basically a mouth for the SEC, Paul Finebaum sure does have Michigan and Harbaugh's dick in his mouth a lot. :P
https://twitter.com/finebaum/status/854447545107533824
Quote from: TheNorm on April 18, 2017, 07:02:57 PM
For someone that is basically a mouth for the SEC, Paul Finebaum sure does have Michigan and Harbaugh's dick in his mouth a lot. :P
https://twitter.com/finebaum/status/854447545107533824
And you fell for it. I listened to him for years, knew his former radio partner personally(Bob Lochamy), only met Paul a few times, he does this to generate talk and listeners. When he just commented on sports, he was never more than a local sport dude. When he let callers talk shit to each other, became a cross between TMZ, Jerry Springer, and Howard stern, He did this to increase his Big 10 presence. I bet you he goes to ESPN proper soon because of stunts like this. Do like I do and ignore him. I no longer listen to his show, and listen to local sports radio and its much better. If you listen to his show, you will notice he has no sports knowledge. Cannot break down a sports play to save his life.
Pokes claim WMU loss as a win
While I will agree they got screwed but officially they were 10-3
https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/collegesports/2017/04/19/oklahoma-states-2016-alamo-bowl-rings-bear-11-2-record-despite-three-losses-season
Mark May part of the layoffs. I liked him on ESPN.... Danny Kannell could not be fired fast enough. He was a paul finebaum wanna be.
Quote from: rollntider on April 27, 2017, 08:22:26 PM
Mark May part of the layoffs. I liked him on ESPN.... Danny Kannell could not be fired fast enough. He was a paul finebaum wanna be.
I don't take much pleasure in people losing their jobs, they've got family too; that being said, I really don't have much sympathy for Kannell losing his though. Good grief ESPN cut a lot of talent (Ed Werder, Chantel Jennings, Pierre Lebrun and most of their NHL staff).
...and yet a no talent assclown like Stephen A. Smith still has a job. Screw ESPN.
Quote from: TheNorm on April 27, 2017, 11:58:19 PM
Quote from: rollntider on April 27, 2017, 08:22:26 PM
Mark May part of the layoffs. I liked him on ESPN.... Danny Kannell could not be fired fast enough. He was a paul finebaum wanna be.
I don't take much pleasure in people losing their jobs, they've got family too; that being said, I really don't have much sympathy for Kannell losing his though. Good grief ESPN cut a lot of talent (Ed Werder, Chantel Jennings, Pierre Lebrun and most of their NHL staff).
...and yet a no talent assclown like Stephen A. Smith still has a job. Screw ESPN.
I agree everyone has to eat. But Kannell was just an ass to be an ass. I like Galloway and Herbstriet. Did Howard get retained? I liked him also. Screw smith also.
So if you hadn't noticed, Michigan had the most draft picks in this past weekend's NFL draft. Former Minnesota HC and now FSU TE Coach Tim Brewster wasn't too impressed, apparently. Of course, you knew Jim Harbaugh would respond.
http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/news/jim-harbaugh-trolls-fsu-assistant-tim-brewster-snarky-nfl-draft-tweet/nraxcgykla315sxr8smk2tgj
As for me, I couldn't help but remind Brewster that as head coach of Minnesota, he lost to Michigan and Rich Rodriguez in 2008 - a year the Wolverines went 3-9 and won only two games in the Big Ten.
https://twitter.com/TheNorm41/status/860142784686288897
I guess he didn't like that too much. :P
you guys edged us out by one. I felt Dieter should have been drafted but it is what it is. Congrats on getting 11 guys to the league.
https://twitter.com/EarlyGirlSC/status/876437666677608448
When you watching the national title game and want to pull for both teams
not football related other than the apparel..but those LSU gurls tho....
https://twitter.com/OleMissNoProb/status/884804183878184963
why did I watch that?
Florida running back ready to 'beat the brakes off of Michigan'
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2017/07/florida_running_back_ready_to.html?ath=2b26b2a074d66e199db227f94295375e#cmpid=nsltr_stryheadline (http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2017/07/florida_running_back_ready_to.html?ath=2b26b2a074d66e199db227f94295375e#cmpid=nsltr_stryheadline)
Lol ok...let's throw it back to New Year's Day, 2016, shall we?
https://twitter.com/GatorsFB/status/683047213728186368
https://twitter.com/jimmychick/status/683047417575510017
Isn't Florida cute
Well...this isn't the dumpster fire of a firing/resignation that was Tim Beckman and Illinois FB a couple of years ago, but it's close. :D
https://twitter.com/OleMissFB/status/888182930476081152
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/20117453/hugh-freeze-ole-miss-rebels-resigns-escort-service-calls-cited
QuoteOle Miss football coach Hugh Freeze resigned effective immediately on Thursday night, with the Rebels' athletic director telling ESPN that school officials found a pattern that included phone calls to a number associated with a female escort service.
*snort* *giggle*
https://twitter.com/NVSooner/status/888805912680333313
Quote from: TheNorm on July 21, 2017, 01:00:29 AM
Well...this isn't the dumpster fire of a firing/resignation that was Tim Beckman and Illinois FB a couple of years ago, but it's close. :D
https://twitter.com/OleMissFB/status/888182930476081152
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/20117453/hugh-freeze-ole-miss-rebels-resigns-escort-service-calls-cited
QuoteOle Miss football coach Hugh Freeze resigned effective immediately on Thursday night, with the Rebels' athletic director telling ESPN that school officials found a pattern that included phone calls to a number associated with a female escort service.
You can cheat your ass off and keep your job screw you NCAA, you hire one hooker and you are out. They have a reputation to uphold. Rumor is he was hiring them for recruits, this could go nuclear if true. I say death penalty or bust on Ole Miss.
Quote from: TheNorm on July 23, 2017, 12:59:45 AM
*snort* *giggle*
https://twitter.com/NVSooner/status/888805912680333313
Very cute, translation "No one wants to go to Standford to finish 2nd or 3rd in the pac 12, and get left out of the CFB playoff. So I won't waste my time and throw shade at the intelligence of a region of people"
Quote from: TheNorm on July 23, 2017, 12:59:45 AM
*snort* *giggle*
https://twitter.com/NVSooner/status/888805912680333313
lol I dont care who you are, thats funny. someone explain to the SEC so they can enjoy it too...
Its ticky tack to call out the misspellings but its still funny
https://twitter.com/ECUPiratesFB/status/892344779102670848
Top 25 poll released.
(Coaches) Highlights of fans here and their rivals
#1 Bama
#2 OSU
#3 FSU
#5 Clemson
#6 PSU
#7 Washington
#9 Michigan
#13 Auburn
#24 Tennessee
I think Tennessee will be replacing their coach this year. They will probably be 6-6 or 5-7...
Auburn may also, their season could be 5-7 or 10-2 thats how close their margin of error is.
Georgia Souther - W
Clemson - L? Clemson is rebuilding a bit and could upset Clemson
Mercer - W
Mizzou - W (Would love Mizzou to pull the upset though)
Miss State - W? (MSU always plays the barn close, but since I said that, the barn will route them lol)
Ole Miss - W (Dumpster fire down there)
LSU- L? (Coach O is such a bad coach that he may let Gus out coach him)
ARky - W? (Not sure Bert can pull this off, but he usually does one upset a year in the SEC)
A&M - W/L? (Sumlin could be looking for a job soon, this is a game A&M needs for sure) (Toss up pick)
UGA- L? (Richt left the cubbard full and Kirby has killed it on the recruiting trail)
La Monroe - W
Bama - L
I am going to say they go 8-4 regular season.
http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/football/polls/coaches-poll/
Pretty excited to see Washington up there at the start of the season. Can't believe the turnaround that's happened since Petersen has gotten here.
Quote from: thaima1shu on August 03, 2017, 03:15:01 PM
Pretty excited to see Washington up there at the start of the season. Can't believe the turnaround that's happened since Petersen has gotten here.
He has done a great job that is for sure.
I'm really sour about Herman ditching UH. I mean, I guess we all knew he would, but he was so promising and dedicated to the players and university, not to mention really cemented our turnaround.
But, I guess that's college football.
I really still like the guy but just not sure I can wish him well at Texas
Michigan ranked 9th after losing at least nine starters on the defense from 2016 and a whole batch of their skill position players on offense to graduation and the draft...I dig it. A lot of questions about this team but I see 10-2 with the coaching staff in place.
Kinda iffy for a bunch of unprovens, right? Good luck!
Quote from: Crewe on August 06, 2017, 04:57:04 PM
Kinda iffy for a bunch of unprovens, right? Good luck!
Schedule's favorable. Biggest tests will be Florida (in Texas), @Penn State (more than likely at night), @Wisconsin, and ohio State. At worst I think they split those two and take the rest.
Just beat Ohio State lol
Edit - btw, I noticed the heisman pose isn't in your top 5 😜
Quote from: Crewe on August 06, 2017, 11:59:56 PM
Just beat Ohio State lol
Edit - btw, I noticed the heisman pose isn't in your top 5 😜
I thought about it, because I love Des! Definitely an honorable mention...just couldn't put it above that '97 season and that Rose Bowl though: my senior year, last UM/OSU game as a student, etc.
Totally off-topic, but I had an extremely lucky/awesome senior year: not only did FB win the championship, but hockey also won the National Championship a few short months later, beating BC in OT in Boston. :goblue:
I love it when a plan comes together
I enjoy reading this type of stuff: coaches talking anonymously about their conference foes.
Big Ten: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes-2017
SEC: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/sec-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes-2017
Big 12: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-12-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes-2017
Pac-12: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/pac-12-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes-2017
Quote from: TheNorm on August 08, 2017, 05:34:23 PM
I enjoy reading this type of stuff: coaches talking anonymously about their conference foes.
Big Ten: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes-2017
SEC: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/sec-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes-2017
Big 12: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-12-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes-2017
Pac-12: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/pac-12-coaches-talk-anonymously-about-conference-foes-2017
that was a few good reads
It's game week!! :woot:
https://twitter.com/CoachSamz/status/901827022976163841
...and I know what it is :-X
Confirmed...and I really hope this falls in the realm of "worn once, never worn again".
https://twitter.com/GoBlueMcCue/status/902183681481203717
http://news.nike.com/news/michigan-maize-football-uniform
If Florida goes all Orange and you guys all maize ... :vomit:
Quote from: rollntider on August 28, 2017, 10:59:40 PM
If Florida goes all Orange and you guys all maize ... :vomit:
Florida's wearing all blue, apparently...not sure why they didn't just have Michigan go that route. Those are easily worse than anything Adidas ever did.
Michigan looks better in their standard colors
Florida coach apparently isn't a fan of Jim Harbaugh.
https://twitter.com/NickdelaTorreGC/status/902199548340260865
Lol. I'm sure the coach that's won just about anywhere he's gone is having trouble staying relevant. Sorry McElwain, but you're the only one that can stay relevant by humping a shark.
https://twitter.com/OfficialCSO/status/885133281045487616
That wasn't McElwain on the shark... there was some talk it was Jimmy Johns owner on the shark.
http://www.grubstreet.com/2017/05/jimmy-johns-founder-isnt-the-naked-shark-hunter.html
lets go Indiana
Quote from: rollntider on August 30, 2017, 10:52:16 AM
That wasn't McElwain on the shark... there was some talk it was Jimmy Johns owner on the shark.
http://www.grubstreet.com/2017/05/jimmy-johns-founder-isnt-the-naked-shark-hunter.html
Oh, I know it isn't...but the resemblance is uncanny and it's an absolute blast busting his chops about it because I'm fairly certain even he's gotten questions about it. :D
Florida RB: "I can't wait until we beat the brakes off of Michigan"
Coach McElwain: "In a couple of weeks we're going to beat Michigan"
https://twitter.com/sbell021/status/904131236624560130
https://twitter.com/BradGalli/status/904126769208406016
https://twitter.com/MaizeBlueNation/status/904120021949046784
https://twitter.com/MaizeBlueNation/status/904120310072578048
8)
This game is an absolute blowout without the two pick-6s in the second quarter. I'm cautiously optimistic about what I witnessed today, but this defense is solid once again and may even be better than last year...but yes, it's only one game. Anyway, Go Blue!
Florida looked really bad on offense; gonna be a long season for them.
Alabama took care of Florida State yesterday as well. The Tide could be on their way towards another playoff spot.
Let me just say I'm glad the Cougar game was postponed because there was a contagious bug going around Texas this weekend
A&M did what???
https://theathletic.com/93786/2017/09/04/texas-am-has-a-night-to-forget-but-one-it-never-will/
Quote from: VikesRule on September 03, 2017, 05:36:09 PM
Florida looked really bad on offense; gonna be a long season for them.
Alabama took care of Florida State yesterday as well. The Tide could be on their way towards another playoff spot.
Florida was missing their top RB and WR, but the way that defense was going I don't think it makes any difference. Front 7 for Michigan applied constant pressure, giving very little time to Franks (and later Zaire) to do anything.
The Bama/FSU game was close until the Noles committed some terrible gaffes. Tide made them pay for it, like great teams typically do. FSU's in trouble now with their starting QB gone for the season.
Congrats beating Florida. But their Offense has been pathetic and gotten worse each year under McElwain. I don't get it either, because when he was at Bama as OC, we had a dominant Offense. (08, 09 and 11).
(Now for some smack talk)
So you guys allowed 11 yards ? We held them to 0 rushing when we played last :) (J/K) Still impressive to hold anyone to under 20 yards in D1 football.
As for Bama we lost 2 Linebackers for the season due to Injury, we did have some young guys step up. That might hurt us later in the year.
Quote from: TheNorm on September 04, 2017, 10:48:37 AM
A&M did what???
https://theathletic.com/93786/2017/09/04/texas-am-has-a-night-to-forget-but-one-it-never-will/
Buzbee is an attorney here in town that I've worked for prior, nice fella though obviously frustrated.
Ags can just win out to save face, right? 😬
The media is really promoting that Bama got a no call on a PI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMoupQzKX1s&feature=youtu.be&t=1h14m17s
Watch #2 on Bama , the WR Pushes off just before the PI. Even real time you could not tell it was PI.
https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/9/2/16247930/alabama-fsu-pass-interference
I am sorry best case scenario for them is that its offsetting penalties. Also does not mean they score. Only reason he was open was because he pushed off.
Barn loses. Bama wins, its a good day. Just needed tennessee to lose to complete the trifecta.
But OSU loses, so thats a thing.
OSU loses, and Baker Mayfield plants the OU flag at midfield to boot. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Notre Dame lost too.
Didn't see much/any of the Michigan game, so all I have to go off of is Twitter reaction...how I know Michigan Football is back? Team went 5-7 three years ago, beat Florida last week and beat Cincinnati by 22 this week. Response? "OMG Speight sux bench him now and put in O'Korn/Peters/Denard dur dur dur".
Ah, I haven't missed that faction of the fanbase.
But hey: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA fuck the buckeyes 8)
I forgot about Notre Dame... screw them Ha ha hahahahahahaha.
Anyone got any upsets they are predicting? I am going on a longshot and calling Mississippi State over LSU.
Quote from: rollntider on September 15, 2017, 10:25:33 AM
Anyone got any upsets they are predicting? I am going on a longshot and calling Mississippi State over LSU.
Nah, not many for me but that Clemson/Louisville game might be close...not sure I'd really consider it an upset though since the Cards took them to the wire last year. Lamar Jackson will be fun to watch though.
https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/908420743318269952
More people watched Michigan/Cinci than Auburn/Clemson lol
Quote from: TheNorm on September 16, 2017, 09:23:30 AM
https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/908420743318269952
More people watched Michigan/Cinci than Auburn/Clemson lol
You know I hate those Barn bastards as much as the next fellow. but to be fair, OU/OSU and UGA/ND game was going on at the same time.
But then if you think about Auburn claiming to be a blue blood they finished 3rd in the 3 games. Plus the fact that Bama/South Carolina fans probably was half of the viewership, then it is sad. I watched pulling for Clemson.
Pretty Cool of Kiffin
https://sports.yahoo.com/lane-kiffin-takes-newspaper-ad-thanking-wisconsin-hurricane-hospitality-160844946.html
https://twitter.com/ChasenScott/status/909097270473363456
Stick to hoops, Kansas.
Quote from: rollntider on September 15, 2017, 10:25:33 AM
Anyone got any upsets they are predicting? I am going on a longshot and calling Mississippi State over LSU.
In hindsight, I think I would've picked Memphis over UCLA too. ;D
A couple of weeks ago I really was thinking Michigan rolls to an 10-2, 11-1 record...but now while the defense has continued to be as dominant as they were in week one against Florida, their offense has also been consistently mediocre. Wilton Speight has regressed since last season, overthrowing receivers or just straight up missing them. The running game has been okay, but when your QB continues to miss receivers it makes the job easier for the defense to key on the run and force Speight to beat them. They've had a huge margin of error the last few weeks, but that's only going to get smaller once Big Ten play opens...at Purdue, a team that just went into Mizzou and beat 'em down in their own house.
So yeah, there are concerns.
Mizzou is a bad team.
Well that Texas/USC game was fun. Law of Gus in full effect! First half had a great finish with this play:
https://twitter.com/jasonrmcintyre/status/909242111731445760
While I missed the majority of the second half (Canelo/GGG), that fight wrapped up just in time to catch the last two minutes and OT. What a finish.
https://twitter.com/ItsAntWright/status/909270367444852736
https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/777334679892484096
https://twitter.com/bruce_arthur/status/909270341435916289
Also overshadowed one hell of a finish in the Vols/Gators game (a game that was absolute garbage until the 4th)...
https://twitter.com/SInow/status/909193088169541633
Hey Tennessee...how do you let a guy get that open? Where was the deep help?
https://twitter.com/ItsAntWright/status/909239860753571841
Quote from: rollntider on September 15, 2017, 10:25:33 AM
Anyone got any upsets they are predicting? I am going on a longshot and calling Mississippi State over LSU.
Good catch, that was a beatdown.
Quote from: TheNorm on September 17, 2017, 09:51:14 AM
Quote from: rollntider on September 15, 2017, 10:25:33 AM
Anyone got any upsets they are predicting? I am going on a longshot and calling Mississippi State over LSU.
Good catch, that was a beatdown.
THanks, but I expected MSU to win by a FG, did not expect this. MSU has a lot of talent and a good coach + LSU has a moron as a coach = MSU upset. MSU did not get a lot of love in the pre season.
https://twitter.com/sebling3/status/910955427428540416
*sigh* Some teams never learn...why must you give bulletin board material to this Michigan defense? Hell, I hope it's enough to snap the offense out of its slumber too. Thanks, random dumb Boilers player.
Vandy called us out.
http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2017/09/vanderbilt_defensive_lineman_a.html
Once again, duty called while Michigan played so I didn't see much, but wow...that defense. 8)
https://twitter.com/DrewCHallett/status/911739399808761856
...and John O'Korn has to be the starter at QB for Michigan moving forward, right? Judging solely on highlights and twitter opinions I trust (yeah, I know), the offense just seemed to move better with him there once Speight was out (injury). Two weeks to get ready for the rivalry game against MSU.
As for the Purdue WR that talked some smack before the game...
https://twitter.com/KyleRowland/status/911946849384374274
As for other games, that Penn State/Iowa finish was nuts...hoping Penn State used up all their night game magic this season escaping Kinnick Stadium with a W, as it might be relevant to my interests a few weeks later. Saquon Barkley is fun.
https://twitter.com/BradGalli/status/911789543296258048
Him against that Michigan defense (and LB Devin Bush) should be a treat. Look what Bush did to this poor Purdue player lol
https://twitter.com/JDue51/status/911968446107222016
...and Kentucky: again?? Really??? I trusted you fools and you do this crap again
https://twitter.com/wmitch/status/911793157918126081
Aww yeah.
https://twitter.com/UMichFootball/status/912330732550356993
Couple of years ago, O'Korn had his breakout year in Houston filling in for Piland who retired early due to a concussion. But we had a new head coach and three OC's in three years so his next season was horrendous and was benched for Ward who singlehandedly saved the season. Then, off he went to Michigan.
Hope he fares well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zd3bgOa61k
https://twitter.com/CBSSports/status/911699500648894464/video/1
Speaking of video game codes
Quote from: Crewe on September 25, 2017, 07:04:55 PM
Couple of years ago, O'Korn had his breakout year in Houston filling in for Piland who retired early due to a concussion. But we had a new head coach and three OC's in three years so his next season was horrendous and was benched for Ward who singlehandedly saved the season. Then, off he went to Michigan.
Hope he fares well.
Apparently the HC at Houston during that time is now the co-offensive coordinator at Purdue...actually, this probably tells the story better lol
https://twitter.com/nickbaumgardner/status/911746641908166657
https://twitter.com/nickbaumgardner/status/911747275856269312
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U838VSqBBcQ
pretty cute jab at Kentucky
Lol good for him. Levine was only here three years and the program descended terribly after Briles put a ton of time and effort into it and got us on the road to success.
It's rare I'll post a tweet from what appears to be a buckeye fan account, but he's not wrong here.
https://twitter.com/BuckeyevsTworld/status/913975600464977920
A story in two tweets:
https://twitter.com/TroyTrojansFB/status/914314924599468037
https://twitter.com/TROYUnews/status/914315933509980161
I am still dumbfounded why they fired a coach that at worst took them to 9-3 seasons, still recruited good players, to hire a guy that was 0-2 at ole miss vs Mike Shula(who was on probation). Not only that Miles would fight tooth and nail to get the best La recruits. O is the biggest Baffoon to ever coach the sidelines. They clamored for this. Well LSU is going back to the days before Saban got there. They were Homecoming fodder until Saban made them a power.
These coaches are getting fired for not being able to beat Saban. What these schools should do is, if they have a coach that only loses to Saban, hang in there until he retires. Then own. Unless we get Dabo from Clemson :D
https://www.rollbamaroll.com/2017/10/3/16403504/meltdown-thread-week-5-lsu-tennessee-usc-ole-miss
Some of them are pure gold.
The state of Tennessee has been outscored 100-0 in SEC on CBS games the past two weeks.
Ole Miss passed the 50. Should Alabama still be ranked?
Ole Miss on the phone with the NCAA right now trying to get them to vacate this loss
Nice to see #EggBowlTwitter restored to its true equilibrium: Arguing over whose blowout loss was more embarrassing.
Ole Miss vs Alabama is like watching David & Goliath except David already got fired for calling Bathsheba from his university phone.
"Execute order 66" - Lord Saban.
Mike Leach seems legit disappointed that everyones clothes are still on.
ESPN: "Did you see the way Darnold took that loss? That was an NFL caliber way to take a loss. He is truly incredible." Most important quality for a Browns QB
In fairness to Darnold, he played as well as could be expected when he had to play with the entire broadcast crew hanging from his nut sack.
Sam Darnold looks like the villain from The Incredibles
"Did you catch the ball?"
"No."
"I'd be a lot cooler if you did."
When i told my girlfriend that Kliff could possibly be fired this season she said "I have an opening he could fill".
Does anyone know what program she was referring to?
https://twitter.com/ArkyShea/status/914307243235053568
I think USC's might have been the best.
https://twitter.com/MarktheNomad/status/915627213575385088
He's not wrong. Don't care what anyone says, Michigan was the real National Champion in 1997, not Nebraska.
well..... Nebraska makes a strong case. Both were deserving.
Tomorrow will be the first time that Michigan and Michigan State face off under the lights of prime time. Still not sure how I feel about it (nervous excitement, I guess?), but it should be a decent one. Both universities have kinda fought against this game taking place at night for some time, but since tv dictates the terms now that really no longer became an option.
A few days ago, a writer for the Detroit Free Press wrote that the Spartans are Michigan's real rivals now (and not Ohio State), and they should accept it. Of course Spartan fans and a few others latched onto the laughable idea, proving once again the "little brother" tag bestowed upon them by Mike Hart 10 years ago still applies today.
While there's no doubt that Coach Mark Dantonio has certainly brought the Spartans to incredible heights the last 10 years and built his program around hating Michigan (this is their Super Bowl) and their perceived (okay, some of it's actual too) "disrespect" from their rivals in Ann Arbor, no...you are still not Michigan's biggest rival. Yes, he's used that to jump to a 7-3 record against Michigan (also had some help from Rich Rodriguez and Brady Hoke), and yeah, it's annoying.
Still not our biggest rival.
All that being said, I'm getting the same nervous feeling I typically get in my gut the night before one of these rivalry games. It's a feeling I've gotten almost every year that I've known this rivalry (with the exception of 2002 and 2006). Being in Michigan, this can get personal too. Winning gives you bragging rights for a year, which is crucial when you live in the state and almost everyone you know has ties to either of the schools. Up until the last 10 years, Michigan for the most part kept those bragging rights (and that Paul Bunyan trophy) in Ann Arbor. Prior to 2007, you really could term this game as a "no-win" game for Michigan. Win, and you're doing what you're supposed to do. Lose, however, and it was a guarantee that little brother would never shut the fuck up about it. That's where my nervousness about this game typically came from. Then Dantonio came along, and things got upended for a little bit.
Now Jim Harbaugh is here, and is one fluke play away from being 2-0 against MSU (you all know the loss, I don't need to bring it up). Harbaugh has also made an impressive turnaround of the Michigan football program since his arrival, and that (combined with MSU's colllapse to 3-9 last season) has put the Wolverines once again into that "no-win" status against the Spartans. Michigan is favored, by 10.5 points...but yet again, I just have this feeling this game will more than likely come down to the wire. I hate Dantonio, but if there's one thing he's good at it's getting his team up for this game. I expect nothing less than MSU's best shot here. Should be a fun one at night.
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/20947399/evrett-edwards-iowa-state-cyclones-plants-flag-oklahoma-sooners-field-victory
eL Oh eL
A&M kicked our shit in (maybe a tad bit of help from the refs) I still think that 1st TD by the aggies was out of bounds. How the F*** did they lose to UCLA? Now they will shit the bed vs the barm and allow them to run over the ags
Can't turnover the ball 5 f'ing times and expect to win a game. No excuses for coming out flat against a big rival with two weeks of preparation. Absolutely none.
Another stellar defensive effort wasted.
http://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/20989848/auburn-hires-law-firm-investigate-allegations-tutor-took-final-exam-football-player
LOL But these rumors have been around forever about the scandalous village on the plains. Not shocked at all. Just this year we have softball coaches screwing players, Basketball players being paid to sign with agents and now this.
Lets not forget
http://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=6272478
https://www.teamspeedkills.com/2011/7/20/2285291/cam-newton-danny-sheridan-finebaum
but there is much more but this is yet another scandal the NCAA will do nothing.
https://twitter.com/ArkyShea/status/914307243235053568
Still True LOL
and this is funny
https://twitter.com/PickSixPreviews/status/919658081725964288
I think AJ Dillon just forced this Louisville defender to go in hiding with Pitino. True frosh was also a former Michigan commit too.
https://twitter.com/SInow/status/919282776502951936
that was an impressive run.
https://twitter.com/MGoFish/status/921568549021388800
Can Michigan upset Penn State at night in Happy Valley? Absolutely, with that defense anything is possible.
Will they? No, because offensively they're a mess.
Quote from: TheNorm on August 05, 2017, 01:43:02 PM
Michigan ranked 9th after losing at least nine starters on the defense from 2016 and a whole batch of their skill position players on offense to graduation and the draft...I dig it. A lot of questions about this team but I see 10-2 with the coaching staff in place.
Delete your account
Did Franklin try to run another play as time was expiring? I heard that he was trying to punch in one more TD in the final 20 seconds and the play clock was at 25. To me scoring another TD is not as embarrassing as taking a knee in the final seconds.
If so he is continuing his trashy behavior he had at Vandy.
Quote from: rollntider on October 23, 2017, 03:50:12 PM
Did Franklin try to run another play as time was expiring? I heard that he was trying to punch in one more TD in the final 20 seconds and the play clock was at 25. To me scoring another TD is not as embarrassing as taking a knee in the final seconds.
If so he is continuing his trashy behavior he had at Vandy.
I have no idea, didn't catch most of the game anyway. By the time I was able to sit down and watch (end of 3rd, early 4th), I saw O'Korn fumble the ball on a sack with the Nittany Lions recovering. Went to baseball after that and didn't regret it one bit.
https://twitter.com/LGhail/status/924373083900862466
...and this guy, I like.
https://twitter.com/WHRBSports/status/924325754015571969
Can't stand either Pedo State or the buckeyes, but that was one hell of a game and 4th quarter today. Wow.
And Pedo State and OSU don't disappoint 2 weeks in a row LOL. That OSU game though.... ouch.
https://mobile.twitter.com/VandyFootball/status/928259965692891137
Vandy Uniforms this week. They did a good job on them.
Well, at least I won't have to worry about seeing a Big Ten team absolutely embarrass themselves in the CFP this year.
Currently watching the Michigan/Maryland game on BTN. The more and more I hear Glen Mason speak, the harder I find it to believe that at one time a college actually gave this man money to be a head coach.
Quote from: TheNorm on November 11, 2017, 02:20:57 PM
Well, at least I won't have to worry about seeing a Big Ten team absolutely embarrass themselves in the CFP this year.
Whisky still gives you a shot, and the way this season is going, they could win it all.
Quote from: rollntider on November 11, 2017, 11:22:26 PM
Quote from: TheNorm on November 11, 2017, 02:20:57 PM
Well, at least I won't have to worry about seeing a Big Ten team absolutely embarrass themselves in the CFP this year.
Whisky still gives you a shot, and the way this season is going, they could win it all.
Yeah, of course the rest of the afternoon would unleash more chaos after I posted that. But Wisky will lose at least once in the next three weeks, getting smoked by whichever team comes out of the East in the Conference Championship. They also have one of the softest schedules in the country; Michigan will easily be the toughest test they've had this coming Saturday.
Impressed by Miami's dismantling of ND.
From 2016:
https://twitter.com/CoachJim4UM/status/705472074517708800
...Butch Jones didn't take the advice. But hey, the Brady Hoke clap-meter should make its return!
https://twitter.com/ClowESPN/status/929756548045434881
Quote from: TheNorm on November 12, 2017, 12:21:09 PM
From 2016:
https://twitter.com/CoachJim4UM/status/705472074517708800
...Butch Jones didn't take the advice. But hey, the Brady Hoke clap-meter should make its return!
https://twitter.com/ClowESPN/status/929756548045434881
https://twitter.com/RedditCFB/status/929562801177288711
https://twitter.com/CfieldsVFL/status/929584488102944768
The funny thing is Dooley was like 5-7 that year and beat a 10 win Cincy team. Never understood the Jones hire.
It's Hate Week...although it's a little overwhelming when you realize that 15 out of the last 17 haven't ended all that well for me. I'd still rather be dead than red...Go Blue forever.
damn, didn't realize it was that bad. Sounds like OU/Texas
Here is to hoping we crush the barn again. ESPN has gone full felating the barn. I understand they have Bama fatigue, a lot of people do, but c'mon ESPN try to be impartial. I saw 3 stories on the game and its all about what Bama does bad, or how good the barn is at something or just straight up keys to winning the game for Auburn. I had to read a Bama site that we might be getting 3 LBers back that were injured earlier in the year.
One of the weaknesses they failed to mention is to dual threat QBs. Barn doesnt have one. He is a pure passer and Bama does well against those.
Bama's losses the past few years?
2016 - Clemson - Dual Threat
2015 - Ole Miss - Dual Threat
2014 - OSU - Dual Threat / Ole Miss - Pocket Passer that could run.
2013 - Barn + OU - Dual Threat
2012 - A&M - Dual Threat
2011 - LSU - Pocket Passer
Interesting to say the least.
Roll Tide all!
Tired of losing to these bastards. Crazy thing is, we had a shot. Even with John O'Korn at QB, we had a shot. May very well have been Harbaugh's best coaching job in the three seasons he's been here, the game plan had us in it to win it all. But too many missed opportunities ends up with the same outcome as 16 of the last 18 since 2001.
Team will be really good next season; many experts had this team at about 8-4 as the floor, and in hindsight that's probably where it should've been. Can't lose as much talent as this team did last season and not take a step back. The Florida W inflated expectations a bit among the fanbase (including me), only to realize shark humper's team just wasn't that good. The loss to MSU hurt the team, and shouldn't have happened...in that regard, Harbaugh needs to be better (a 1-5 record against your top rivals is not a good look). The coaching staff needs to adjust offensively...and they need to keep DC Don Brown in the fold a very long time.
Young talent got a lot of experience this year, and they'll need it for next. Team can be awesome next season but that road schedule is absolutely brutal (@ND, @MSU, @OSU). For this team to take the next step, they're gonna have to hold serve at home (Wisconsin, Penn State) and take at least two of those three on the road and avoid the potential trap game at Northwestern too. Talent wise this team will be good enough to win the East and Big Ten...coaching needs to get them there. That may be the toughest obstacle.
Mildly disappointing season for Washington since we couldn't make it back to the Pac-12 title game, but all in all two straight 10+ win seasons is pretty damn nice compared to what we've been used to around here. Also doesn't hurt to beat both Washington State and Oregon by a combined 79-17 this year. Going to lose a lot of talent in the front seven this year, so it'll be interesting to see how this team does next year.
Well I am out of my shell after the beating we took. The sad part is Daboll did not adjust his offense. We ran the ball down auburns throat to start the 3rd qtr, scored got the lead and never went back to it. He kept trying to throw it down field and it got out of hand. We always have one game a year where we shit the bed, and unfortunately it was this week.
I was hoping to be a contender this year because we lose a lot on defense and will be very young next year. Will still be good but not playoff good.
All of our secondary are gone. over half of our DL is gone. We will be good at LB, but without a good line they will be ran ragged. I am hoping for a miracle and TCU upsets OU and would love to get payback at the barn.
Ole Miss gets an additional bowl-ban year and scholarship reductions...
https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/12/1/16512428/ole-miss-ncaa-sanctions-penalties-investigation
Quote from: TheNorm on December 01, 2017, 10:44:41 AM
Ole Miss gets an additional bowl-ban year and scholarship reductions...
https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/12/1/16512428/ole-miss-ncaa-sanctions-penalties-investigation
NCAA doesnt have teeth anymore.
Well Georgia should slide back in to the playoff. Could be real interesting if both Clemson and Wisconsin lose tonight, though. Even if the buckeyes do win tonight though, I'd still put a 1 loss Alabama in over a 2 loss Ohio State squad.
Clemson rolls, so they're safe. How I'd have it:
1. Clemson
2. Oklahoma
3. Georgia
4. Alabama
Yeah, Bama didn't play in their conference championship, but hey the committee set the precedent last year when they let the buckeyes in over Penn State (and promptly got laughed at when Clemson shut them out...that still makes me LOL). A six-point win over Wisconsin who, while they did go 12-0 heading into tonight, just isn't enough to earn your way back in from two losses (with one of those losses being a 30+ point beatdown at the hands of an Iowa team that went 7-5).
So if this plays out as it *should*, the Buckeyes watch the playoff from the sidelines (yay), the Big Ten doesn't have to worry about having one of their teams being shut out in the playoff game for a third year in a row (your reminder that Ohio State and Michigan State were the teams that were held scoreless...again LOLOL), and we get Clemson/Alabama III as a New Year's Day meal.
And if for some reason the committee decides to go dumbass mode, we get Clemson/Ohio State II. While some of you might find that a bore, I would have no problem watching that beatdown matchup as well.
I agree. What gets me pundits are saying we did not win our division. Both Bama and Auburn were 7-1 in division play and they had the tie breaker. Some SEC teams hangs banners when they tie for the division and lose the tie breaker(Ole miss looking at you).
What gets me is that a 30 point loss is somehow swept under the rug, at home to a 5 loss unranked team.
Someone pointed out which team has the worse resume if the teams were reversed somehow like say.....
Lose to #2 Michigan on the road by 12 Tied for division title but not tie breaker.
or Lose to 7-5 A&M at home by 31 points
and lose to Clemson at home by 15 points
If that scenario happened this would be a no brainer that OSU is in. But for some reason OSU gets a pass?
If we don't get in fine, we screwed up, but I will be pissed if OSU goes in above us because they lost by more this year than we have in 3 years. We havent lost to an unranked team since 2007. They did it in November 2017.
Even Herby admitted Bama was the better team but "Muh conference title" when it comes to the buckeyes. Last year the precedent was set, conference title means shit when you lose to a shit team (PSU vs Pitt).
I really see why you guys hate them norm.... I really do.
This worked out even better than I imagined. Ohio State gets locked out of the playoffs, a move that even had Herbstreit walk off the set when the pick was made:
https://twitter.com/LGhail/status/937376191434158082
...and to top it off, Michigan got chosen by the Outback Bowl on New Year's Day over Michigan State, which fell down to the Holiday Bowl on December 28 in San Diego. Naturally, that fanbase took it well
https://twitter.com/mwigent/status/937424742256205824
https://twitter.com/kimmerlou77/status/937439411696005121
https://twitter.com/86400BigDog/status/937438899563061253
Yes, that is a #BoycottOutback hashtag. Yeah, some in their fanbase actually believe boycotting an underwhelming chain steakhouse will show them. Peak Sparty...little brother never disappoints.
https://twitter.com/CJRockford/status/937491184615874562
https://twitter.com/sbell021/status/937411903688790016
Ah, good day...good day. ;D
It was a good day....
One day someone will have to explain to me why a team that got beat down by 31 points is even in the discussion for a playoff spot. An unranked team at that. I heard the OSU blowhards talk about "Bama aint played anyone and scheduled a weak schedule"
Bama scheduled FSU who was preseason #3 and many of those pundits thought there would be a rematch. But unfortunately their QB got hurt late in that game (we were already up big) And Auburn wasn't the same after playing us, they lost both RBs in the game against us, you are Welcome UGA.
Granted we play mercer or a game like them each year, but I really see no reason against doing one game like that each year. It gives money to the small schools, it allows players that havent played much a chance to get in playing time. It also allows some players to heal. TO be honest if the NCAA wanted to outlaw FCS vs BCS games, then drop the schedule back to 11 games and allow teams 2 bye weeks during the season.
Say what you will about the rest of our OOC but CSU and Fresno are decent teams and I believe both are going bowling. I also think both of those teams are better than the cellar dwellers of the power 5 conferences. Yeah we beat the shit out of Vandy and they suck in the SEC, but they beat Kansas State a big 12 school that only lost to OU by a TD.
I also found it funny that OSU fans were excusing that Iowa lost because they "fought hard the week before" against Penn State. Sorry but we had LSU, MSU and Auburn in 4 weeks. 2 were on the road. We also had 4 starting LBers out to injury, 2 DL's , 2 DB's, and 1 OL We were killed by the injury bug and by the mercer game we were starting Dylan Moses at LB who only played like 15 snaps prior in all the games.
Fact of the matter is if OSU had beaten Iowa, they would have been in the playoffs. If we had taken care of business we would have won the SEC. I am salty about that.
Anyways, hope we can win the Natty if not glad to make it 4 in a row to the playoffs.
Washington getting to play in the Fiesta Bowl against Penn State is awesome. Given the way this season has gone with the injuries and tough losses, that wildly exceeds my expectations for a bowl game. So much more exciting than having to finish with the Alamo or Holiday Bowl.
Quote from: thaima1shu on December 04, 2017, 11:54:16 AM
Washington getting to play in the Fiesta Bowl against Penn State is awesome. Given the way this season has gone with the injuries and tough losses, that wildly exceeds my expectations for a bowl game. So much more exciting than having to finish with the Alamo or Holiday Bowl.
If we had Spartans fans here they'd be triggered by this comment right now.
OSU fans are the most ignorant fan base....
here are some of their rants destroyed with facts and logic.
QuoteIf you can't even win your own conference why are you rewarded with a shot at the Natty? Win your conference and move on. The NFL, NBA, MLB and NCAA men's hoops ALL adhere to this philosophy.
2016 anyone? OSU lost to division and conference title winner PSU and did not go because PSU had 2 losses.
Bama tied for their division but lost the head to head like OSU did last year.
As for the rest of the ignorance .... NFL= Wildcards are division winners?
NBA= Everyone but the bottom 4 teams make the tourny lol (I know i exaggerated but its hard to miss the playoffs in the NBA)
MLB = Wildcard.
NCAA Men Hoops = 64 conference winners ?
Quotei know! they should come up with a ranking system based on a combination of polls and computer selection methods to determine relative team rankings. this will eliminate the inherent bias of a selection committee and will end all controversy.
What would the BCS look like?
QuoteApproximate BCS Standings (out of 1.000):
#1) Clemson (12-1): .984 (#1 in the polls, #1 in the computers)
#2) Georgia (12-1): .939 (#3 in the polls, #2 in the computers)
#3) Oklahoma (12-1): .927 (#2 in the polls, #4 in the computers)
#4) Alabama (11-1): .846 (#4 in the polls, tied for #6 in the computers)
#5) Ohio State (11-2): .841 (#5 in the polls, tied for #6 in the computers)
#6) Wisconsin (12-1): .785 (#6 in the polls, #5 in the computers)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/college-football-playoffs-would-the-bcs-have-taken-ohio-state-over-alabama/article/2010706
QuoteIf Ohio State plays Akron instead of Oklahoma and USC plays UNLV instead of Notre Dame, the debate centers on them and Alabama is 6th.
OSU got in last year for playing Oklahoma and PSU for losing to Pitt. OSU still had a 31 point loss to to a 5 loss team to overcome.
QuoteThe committee sent a firm message: Conference Championships don't matter. That's two years in a row that the Big 10 champ has been denied.
Yes Conference titles matter when your champ does not lose to a bad team. 2016 was at the expense of OSU is the irony of this statement.
QuoteAll the reverence for protocol and winning conference titles ended Sunday when the committee gave a big, wet, sloppy kiss to Nick Saban and the reputation of his program, not the team he put on the field this year.
But those guys forget 2 losses and one was nasty, just like what happened to PSU last year. 31 points to an unranked team. Bama hasnt lost to an unranked team since 2007. You have to go back to 2013 add up the delta that OSU gave up this year.
Serious Question, will people be this upset if Notre Dame makes the playoffs? No conference championship, no extra game, no division title? If this was Notre Dame not a word would be uttered about winning a conference. Some people are upset Bama gets a week of rest while others played in a title game. This would be true of Notre Dame. Unless all teams have to face a conference title, then it should not be a requirement. Why does ND get a pass?
Yes, yes they are. That's the kind of BS I've been dealing with year in and year out with those imbeciles. It's pretty simple: don't lose by 31 to Iowa and they're in. They got punished for that loss and deserved to be.
Anyway, this one made me LOL
https://twitter.com/serenarabie/status/938243038786310144
if you guys get Shea Patterson, you guys would be a pretty good team. Dude can ball.
Saw some Oklahoma fans whining that Bama did not play in a conference title game and got to rest their players.... You know .... like the last time OU played in the playoffs..... Do these people not even think before they post? Were they whining the last playoff appearance they skipped out on an extra game?
Its just like politics man, don't listen to what I said, listen to what I say...
Quote from: Crewe on December 09, 2017, 03:18:28 PM
Its just like politics man, don't listen to what I said, listen to what I say...
True but I find it funny that the ones bitching the hardest are the ones that did it. Clemson and UGA fans not bitching about it. The sad thing is the teams that get a bye has never won a playoff game. Last year OSU got shut down by Clemson, and OU lost the year before.
and I was thoroughly pleased with that too lol
Quote from: rollntider on December 07, 2017, 08:55:55 PM
if you guys get Shea Patterson, you guys would be a pretty good team. Dude can ball.
If he's eligible to play immediately, this could be fun. That spring and fall practice battle between him, Brandon Peters, RS Fr Dylan McCaffrey, and Fr Joe Milton would be epic...and they need the depth.
https://twitter.com/SheaPatterson_1/status/940281651317411840
Now I want to get the other two that were here this past weekend, S Deontay Anderson and WR Van Jefferson. Pull that off, while returning most defensive starters (save for Mo Hurst and Mike McCray) as well as a good chunk of the offense? Anything less than a Big Ten Championship would be a disappointment, even with a brutal road schedule (@ND, @MSU, @tOSU).
He can play immediately in the 2018 season. Not a bad QB at all.
Watching Akron and FAU, Man Terry Bowden ate fat bastard from the movies.
https://twitter.com/Schutte_B1GFB/status/946873489973219328/video/1
Not sure if that is an eject-able offense... May be petty by the UK player , but the ref is petty also.
That Kentucky player getting ejected is utter BS.
Your reminder that James Franklin is a little bitch.
https://twitter.com/recordsANDradio/status/947268922503581697
The Big Ten had more favorable matchups by not having a team in the CFP, but that being said, the conference going 7-0 so far in bowl season is pretty impressive.
Now it just comes down to Michigan to finish up the bowl season on a winning note for the conference to finish 8-0. Yikes.
LOL Mark Richt
https://twitter.com/TreyW_Radio/status/947297268419432449
...and this isn't wrong. If Harbaugh did something like this ESPN would be talking about it for weeks.
https://twitter.com/ItsAntWright/status/947298995835203585
Not sure what i find more satisfactory, that auburn lost or that auburn is in meltdown mode they signed their coach to a 7 million a year deal.
then proceeds to go 0-2.
UCF was a cute story...but no bro.
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21936289
QuoteOutgoing UCF coach Scott Frost believes his team deserved a shot at the College Football Playoff and that it took a "conscious effort" by the committee to keep it lower in its rankings.
After beating Auburn 34-27 in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Monday to finish the season a perfect 13-0, Frost unloaded on a process he described as "unfair."
UCF, which plays outside the Power 5 in the American Athletic Conference, was ranked 12th in the country entering Monday, despite going 12-0 with a conference championship.
Scott Frost is a little bitch that runs his mouth too much. Just like his bullshit claim that his Nebraska squad would've beat Michigan in 1997, him thinking UCF belongs in the playoff is laughable too. Every team in the playoff would've curbstomped UCF and we'd be changing channels by halftime.
Run along son, it's gonna be fun watching you get your ass kicked trying to bring Nebraska back to prominence.
as much as I hate Auburn that Auburn team was not the same team that beat Bama or UGA. They beat UCF going away if it was. Look at that SEC title game and you will see that was not the same team. They accomplished the same thing LSU, Clemson and UGA did. beat a team that was finding its way.
Plus really how can a team that lost the SEC title and a playoff shot get up for playing UCF? play Oklahoma, Ohio State, UGA, LSU, Iowa State, Iowa, etc.. then face Auburn. And make the game mean something like for a shot to go some bowl.
I need to wash my hands after defending the barn. Also thank you for beating them UCF.
Exactly. And boy do I have a problem with the whole "we beat a team that beat the two teams in the final by 12 and 23 points" argument they love tossing around. So f'ing what?
As for the Michigan/South Carolina game...yeah. I'll have plenty more to say since I'm trying to process it all, but what I keep coming back to is this: that game was easily the most embarrassing loss of not just the season, but of Harbaugh's Michigan tenure. Yes, even a bigger failure than the loss to MSU earlier this season. Blowing a 16 point lead to a so-so South Carolina team is not a good optic. Have plenty more to say, but that's what sticks with me the most.
Even as a Michigan man, this made me laugh a bit.
https://twitter.com/Crafty_Consumer/status/947972930889232390
Exit Rich Rodriguez.
https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/status/948395101037801472
Probably has more to do with this...
https://twitter.com/DanWolken/status/948395073850441729
Rich Rodriguez needing to hire a lawyer may very well be the first time he's focused on defense his entire life...bye bro.
Full disclosure: the main reason I'm watching this game is to see Kendrick Lamar and the closer look at Black Panther during halftime. :popcorn:
What I've seen so far though...Georgia's playing some decent ball and they've been helped by some really stupid mistakes.
really stupid mistakes
https://twitter.com/alex_kirshner/status/950568581087088640
Big Ten referees blowing or missing calls? I'm shocked by this development. SHOCKED. ::)
If Big Ten officials are the best they could get for this game, college football is in trouble. Been putting up with this shit all season long.
My god what a game. Congrats Tider! Tua looks amazing, and a true freshman. Wow.
Quote from: thaima1shu on January 09, 2018, 12:14:37 AM
My god what a game. Congrats Tider! Tua looks amazing, and a true freshman. Wow.
Thanks, whats wierd we started kicking ass when we put in Frosh.
The lineman that went down, Frosh replaced him, the game winning catch... Frosh... Najee Harris... Frosh .... and the QB of Course was a frosh
Quote from: TheNorm on January 08, 2018, 10:45:24 PM
https://twitter.com/alex_kirshner/status/950568581087088640
Big Ten referees blowing or missing calls? I'm shocked by this development. SHOCKED. ::)
If Big Ten officials are the best they could get for this game, college football is in trouble. Been putting up with this shit all season long.
I get the we are all human aspect, but man, there were some flagrant missed calls. I mean, when it happens right where you are supposed to be looking it makes me wonder what they are seeing.
Quote from: thaima1shu on January 09, 2018, 12:14:37 AM
My god what a game. Congrats Tider! Tua looks amazing, and a true freshman. Wow.
It was a good game. I didn't really have a dog in this fight but was pulling for Georgia because Alabama is always there.
I guess once you win one or two, recruiting is pretty easy. 5 in 9 years...that ever been done?
Quote from: Crewe on January 09, 2018, 01:49:18 AM
Quote from: TheNorm on January 08, 2018, 10:45:24 PM
https://twitter.com/alex_kirshner/status/950568581087088640
Big Ten referees blowing or missing calls? I'm shocked by this development. SHOCKED. ::)
If Big Ten officials are the best they could get for this game, college football is in trouble. Been putting up with this shit all season long.
I get the we are all human aspect, but man, there were some flagrant missed calls. I mean, when it happens right where you are supposed to be looking it makes me wonder what they are seeing.
Agreed they missed calls badly on both sides. I would tell my son on plays, damn it they were holding WTF.... or I would be like... woo we got away with one....
The one that aggravates me, is the TD that tied the game up when Tua let it fly and Ridley caught the TD, a defender tackled a WR, no flag... if he misses that catch no tied game. But I sure an UGA fan can point out a critical call on another play that would have been in their favor.
Quote from: Crewe on January 09, 2018, 01:51:48 AM
Quote from: thaima1shu on January 09, 2018, 12:14:37 AM
My god what a game. Congrats Tider! Tua looks amazing, and a true freshman. Wow.
It was a good game. I didn't really have a dog in this fight but was pulling for Georgia because Alabama is always there.
I guess once you win one or two, recruiting is pretty easy. 5 in 9 years...that ever been done?
I think the previous record was 5 in 16 years by Paul Bryant :)
Re: Recruiting - Actually Georgia and Clemson are the teams getting the players this year. Bama will still finish top 5 to 10, but Clemson's class this year is pretty damn elite. Georgia probably has the 2nd best class.
Quote from: rollntider on January 09, 2018, 11:50:56 AM
Quote from: Crewe on January 09, 2018, 01:49:18 AM
Quote from: TheNorm on January 08, 2018, 10:45:24 PM
https://twitter.com/alex_kirshner/status/950568581087088640
Big Ten referees blowing or missing calls? I'm shocked by this development. SHOCKED. ::)
If Big Ten officials are the best they could get for this game, college football is in trouble. Been putting up with this shit all season long.
I get the we are all human aspect, but man, there were some flagrant missed calls. I mean, when it happens right where you are supposed to be looking it makes me wonder what they are seeing.
Agreed they missed calls badly on both sides. I would tell my son on plays, damn it they were holding WTF.... or I would be like... woo we got away with one....
The one that aggravates me, is the TD that tied the game up when Tua let it fly and Ridley caught the TD, a defender tackled a WR, no flag... if he misses that catch no tied game. But I sure an UGA fan can point out a critical call on another play that would have been in their favor.
I don't disagree. people tend to see mistakes only when they are the victim.
Bitching about the refuses a constant, no matter what sport, but I think we can all agree there are good better and best and many times, the best don't make the big games. You just hope that the calls they miss are not in crucial situations, nor egregious non calls
Congrats on another one, tider-one hell of a finish.
This game deserved better than Big Ten officials.
https://twitter.com/BrandonKoretz/status/950952251656429568
https://twitter.com/j_Borders/status/950571315685081088
I mean, missing blatant facemarks just blows my mind. You are supposed to be looking at the ball carrier, how in the hell do you miss the guys head being jerked down and backwards? The blocked punt was another...just way too many missed calls all around
Quote from: Crewe on January 10, 2018, 10:43:56 AM
I mean, missing blatant facemarks just blows my mind. You are supposed to be looking at the ball carrier, how in the hell do you miss the guys head being jerked down and backwards? The blocked punt was another...just way too many missed calls all around
Georgia fans are crying over the blocked punt saying they should have the ball. If it was a false start, its still a new kick, its a deadball foul, penalty is enforced and rekick.
The facemask that was missed? SI put one on the cover that was missed
https://twitter.com/SInow/status/950699293735882752/photo/1
also look what happened to #22 on this play... No flag and if that pass is dropped, no do over.
https://youtu.be/jvH-VTDSIwc?t=2h15m24s
So yeah plays were missed all over the place. I can show you 10 holds UGA did in that game and 2 that sprung huge plays....they called a loose game.
easy man, I know you are probably tired of hearing it from enraged Georgia fans but Im not one of em, nor did I declare sides in my post, plus I just referred to a facemark, one of several which were missed. The blocked punt was just another notation of a missed call, which there were plenty. Im sure dedicated fans could sit here and one up each other on missed calls for weeks to come, but count me out of it.
Quote from: Crewe on January 10, 2018, 01:27:38 PM
easy man, I know you are probably tired of hearing it from enraged Georgia fans but Im not one of em, nor did I declare sides in my post, plus I just referred to a facemark, one of several which were missed. The blocked punt was just another notation of a missed call, which there were plenty. Im sure dedicated fans could sit here and one up each other on missed calls for weeks to come, but count me out of it.
Didnt mean to come off as hostile, not my intent, I have been hearing it one sided like it was only Bama that got away with calls. I know you didn't mean it that way, guess i might have unintentionally been arguing SBNation, saw a SBNation article that said UGA got screwed on calls.
I figured as much, I knew you were getting pretty harsh takes
Thai..... Georgia's former starter Jacob Eason is transferring to Washington.... You may already know.
Quote from: rollntider on January 12, 2018, 10:55:34 PM
Thai..... Georgia's former starter Jacob Eason is transferring to Washington.... You may already know.
Apparently one of my coworkers played on his team in high school
Yeah saw that. Nothing official yet from what I can tell but it makes a lot of sense for both sides. By 2019 Eason would have a fairly good shot at starting after Jake Browning graduates.
Ugh...this is absolutely tragic. I hope his family, friends, and teammates find peace.
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/22125232/washington-state-qb-tyler-hilinski-found-dead-apparent-suicide-police-say (http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/22125232/washington-state-qb-tyler-hilinski-found-dead-apparent-suicide-police-say)
QuoteWashington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski, 21, was found dead Tuesday in an apartment in Pullman, Washington, according to police.
Hilinski suffered an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, and a rifle and suicide note were found next to him, according to Pullman police.
Officers responded to Hilinski's apartment to conduct a welfare check after he "did not show up for practice earlier in the day," police said.
"We are deeply saddened to hear the news of Tyler's passing," Washington State coach Mike Leach said in a statement. "He was an incredible young man and everyone who had the privilege of knowing him was better for it. The entire WSU community mourns as thoughts and prayers go out to his family."
Damn
I really had no issue with Bama...until now.
https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/status/956687575435042816
Stop stealing our shit. (tongue firmly in cheek...*maybe*)
https://twitter.com/sbell021/status/956684396802736129
Saw that tonight. Dude is a good recruiter and coach.