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KU is bowl eligible again for the first time since 2008. I was happy to hear that my son was able to break away from studying and go to the game. He even got to watch them escort the goal post to the pond. 😂
 
Flagg the Wanderer said:
OT from Northwestern is getting a lot of pub. There are some huge monsters for Oohi as well.
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Peter Skoronski? I saw him first game of the season here in Dublin when the Wildcats played the Huskers. He was immense; he made mincemeat of the overhyped Husker blackshirts that game. 6 foot 4 and 315, he is picked to go All-American this year, I believe. He has to be one to watch.
 
chevss454 said:
Georgia, Ohio St., Michigan & TCU are 1, 2, 3, 4. All undefeated.
Bama falls to 10.

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USC and UCLA are lurking around the 7-12 range before facing off on the 19th, where one should jump, and the other fall off.

I will be rooting hard for USC, if only so that the following week ND has the opportunity to choke the life out of any remaining gasp of playoff hopes the following week, all in front of a frenzied, frontrunning Southern California crowd.

College Football - exemplifying schadenfreude for over 100 years.
 
chevss454 said:
Georgia, Ohio St., Michigan & TCU are 1, 2, 3, 4. All undefeated.
Bama falls to 10.

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Since they originally went to a 2 team BCS natty I've been screaming for an 8 team playoff where any undefeated team that played at least 2 power 5 schools was automatically in, with the top ranked teams filling in the rest of the 8.

Every sport should leave open "The Hoosiers Potentiality" to the extent possible. You should never be in the position of closing the door on an undefeated South Florida or Appy State because you can't justify leaving out an Alabama team whose only loss was in overtime to the #1 team.

Honestly, I think they should leave one slot open for the winner of some sort of a play-in from the FCS & D2/3 champions, as well. Because one year that team will win just one BCS playoff game and it will be the sports story of the decade.

We should all be advocating for this at the HS level, as well. Your highest level state tournament should have the lowest seeds reserved for the champions of the lower divisions, or at least one slot for the winner of a play-in from those division champs. In theory, it's the equivalent of a bye for the top ranked team, plus it leaves open the possibility for an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime story for that team. Gives much needed exposure to coaching treasures embedded at smaller schools. Allows kids to answer "what-if" questions that linger for the rest of their lives.

For some reason, this is something I've been really passionate about. It just seems so... fundamentally American to make sure there's an opportunity for the underdog to make a run.
 
Flagg the Wanderer said:
USC and UCLA are lurking around the 7-12 range before facing off on the 19th, where one should jump, and the other fall off.

I will be rooting hard for USC, if only so that the following week ND has the opportunity to choke the life out of any remaining gasp of playoff hopes the following week, all in front of a frenzied, frontrunning Southern California crowd.

College Football - exemplifying schadenfreude for over 100 years.
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I generally root against football factory schools, with some exceptions.

I work in a STEM related field, and I've actually met graduates of Michigan and Ohio State. Really good engineers.

And my dentist went to UCLA, so I give that school a little respect, too. :)

I've never encountered anyone professionally who is a graduate of an SEC school or a Big 12 school.

I am sure there are people from SEC and Big 12 schools who have gone on to do great things and weren't there just for the football. I just haven't met any of them.
 
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TipRoast said:
I generally root against football factory schools, with some exceptions.

I work in a STEM related field, and I've actually met graduates of Michigan and Ohio State. Really good engineers.

And my dentist went to UCLA, so I give that school a little respect, too. :)

I've never encountered anyone professionally who is a graduate of an SEC school or a Big 12 school.

I am sure there are people from SEC and Big 12 schools who have gone on to do great things and weren't there just for the football. I just haven't met them.
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I root for academic excellence as well. As a domer I should loathe Michigan, but I don't. Say what you want about Michigan, they might be the only school in the country that regularly contends in all 4 major sports, is a top ranked undergrad, and is regularly in the top 10-20 at least for law, medical, and a number of other graduate programs. I respect the hell out of them.

C'mon, though. Phuck Oohi.

UCLA I don't really care about, but USC can choke on a huge bag of dicks while drowning in a puddle of AIDS.

My daughter is in STEM as well, and apparently there are schools you wouldn't expect that are very strong in certain sub-specialties. Like U. Florida, Texas A&M, and Iowa State in organic chemistry and crystallography (chemistry, not spiritual holistic aura management). But overall I agree - SEC and Big 12 are not exactly known for cranking out Nobel Laureates.
 
Flagg the Wanderer said:
I root for academic excellence as well. As a domer I should loathe Michigan, but I don't. Say what you want about Michigan, they might be the only school in the country that regularly contends in all 4 major sports, is a top ranked undergrad, and is regularly in the top 10-20 at least for law, medical, and a number of other graduate programs. I respect the hell out of them.

C'mon, though. Phuck Oohi.

UCLA I don't really care about, but USC can choke on a huge bag of dicks while drowning in a puddle of AIDS.

My daughter is in STEM as well, and apparently there are schools you wouldn't expect that are very strong in certain sub-specialties. Like U. Florida, Texas A&M, and Iowa State in organic chemistry and crystallography (chemistry, not spiritual holistic aura management). But overall I agree - SEC and Big 12 are not exactly known for cranking out Nobel Laureates.
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I read a conspiracy theory on reddit that Alabama isn't really a college, just a football team, maybe that applies to the whole SEC.
 
Flagg the Wanderer said:
I root for academic excellence as well. As a domer I should loathe Michigan, but I don't. Say what you want about Michigan, they might be the only school in the country that regularly contends in all 4 major sports, is a top ranked undergrad, and is regularly in the top 10-20 at least for law, medical, and a number of other graduate programs. I respect the hell out of them.

C'mon, though. Phuck Oohi.

UCLA I don't really care about, but USC can choke on a huge bag of dicks while drowning in a puddle of AIDS.

My daughter is in STEM as well, and apparently there are schools you wouldn't expect that are very strong in certain sub-specialties. Like U. Florida, Texas A&M, and Iowa State in organic chemistry and crystallography (chemistry, not spiritual holistic aura management). But overall I agree - SEC and Big 12 are not exactly known for cranking out Nob
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Flagg the Wanderer said:
That would be new and different... :rolleyes:
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I know. Harbaugh spoils me. 🤣
 
Flagg the Wanderer said:
Since they originally went to a 2 team BCS natty I've been screaming for an 8 team playoff where any undefeated team that played at least 2 power 5 schools was automatically in, with the top ranked teams filling in the rest of the 8.

Every sport should leave open "The Hoosiers Potentiality" to the extent possible. You should never be in the position of closing the door on an undefeated South Florida or Appy State because you can't justify leaving out an Alabama team whose only loss was in overtime to the #1 team.

Honestly, I think they should leave one slot open for the winner of some sort of a play-in from the FCS & D2/3 champions, as well. Because one year that team will win just one BCS playoff game and it will be the sports story of the decade.

We should all be advocating for this at the HS level, as well. Your highest level state tournament should have the lowest seeds reserved for the champions of the lower divisions, or at least one slot for the winner of a play-in from those division champs. In theory, it's the equivalent of a bye for the top ranked team, plus it leaves open the possibility for an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime story for that team. Gives much needed exposure to coaching treasures embedded at smaller schools. Allows kids to answer "what-if" questions that linger for the rest of their lives.

For some reason, this is something I've been really passionate about. It just seems so... fundamentally American to make sure there's an opportunity for the underdog to make a run.
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It's funny how sports sometimes don't follow national traits etc because what you're advocating for is exactly what happened in European sports leagues/cups. In the top soccer leagues like the English Premier League there is relegation and promotion. So the bottom three finishing teams each season are demoted to the lower league and the top 3 of the lower league get promoted up to the Premier league. In the cup competitions like the FA Cup, it's open to all teams. So the lowest teams all get to play against the big boys, and fairytale runs can happen.

It's funny because the most American of sports, the NFL, is run on socialist concepts! All revenue is shared equally, and the lowest performers get special treatment and help like first picks in the draft.

Irony is everywhere in the world.
 
Cincinnati has a couple of fast wide receivers in Tucker and Scott. When the QB hits them in stride they're hard to catch.
 
I can't find a picture of them but the Tulane uniforms yesterday have to be the one the ugliest uniforms ever assembled.
 
OSUBuckeye said:
Michigan beat them last year & if they do it again Ryan Day will begin to feel heat & the John Cooper comparisons will be loud.
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Harbaugh lost the first 5 times against OSU and stands 1-5 as on today. This is a horrible record that coaches don't typically survive. Harbaugh is 4-4 against MSU. Michigan is 4-10 against MSU the last 14 years. Day is WAAAAAY better.
 
Alk said:
I can't find a picture of them but the Tulane uniforms yesterday have to be the one the ugliest uniforms ever assembled.
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Agreed.

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