Topic: NCAA
started by: Leisher
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 12 2013,10:52
Let's make a thread for just NCAA stuff. It can be a year round thing. We'll leave the NFL stuff in its own thread.Anyway, here's the first story:
< Alabama players are scumbags. >
Let's see if they get kicked off the team or if winning is more important.
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 13 2013,08:46
< Indefinite suspensions. > Good for Bama, but they should be facing loss of scholarships and ejection from the team.In other news,
< the Big Ten is dropping all FCS opponents. >
Nice move, although it sucks knowing #5 Michigan won't get beat by Appalachian State again.
I think this makes them the only conference with such a rule?
Posted by TheCatt on Feb. 13 2013,10:19
Of course they were suspended, they were all backup players. Now Saban might be able to get those scholarships back.
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 15 2013,06:38
< Honest mistake or subtle jab? >I've got to think jab. No way does this photo qualify for a V-Day ad, and it just happens to be against Penn State?
Posted by thibodeaux on Feb. 15 2013,06:44
That's messed up
Posted by TPRJones on Feb. 15 2013,08:07
Subtle? Hardly.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 03 2013,06:20
< Rutger's BBall coach is a fucking asshole. >3 game suspension and $50,000 fine? Really Rutgers? Way to protect your kids.
Posted by thibodeaux on Apr. 03 2013,06:44
< http://youtu.be/06KmezV_1ns?t=2m30s >
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 03 2013,08:21
(Leisher @ Apr. 03 2013,09:20)
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< Rutger's BBall coach is a fucking asshole. >
3 game suspension and $50,000 fine? Really Rutgers? Way to protect your kids.
3 game suspension and $50,000 fine? Really Rutgers? Way to protect your kids.
GAH
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If our politicians don’t step in here, this Rice fiasco will be pointed to as an aberration rather than a symptom of a far bigger problem.
Dear NCAA, how much do you suck that even I am open to this.
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 03 2013,08:23
Damn that guy should have been fired. Dear Rutgers, this is an easy call.
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 03 2013,08:29
< Rutgers reacts to my post, fires coach >QUOTE
Under pressure from incensed state officials to take stronger action, Athletic Director Tim Pernetti said Wednesday that he had made a mistake in favoring suspension.
"I am responsible for the decision to attempt a rehabilitation of Coach Rice," Pernetti said in a written statement. "Dismissal and corrective action were debated in December and I thought it was in the best interest of everyone to rehabilitate, but I was wrong. Moving forward, I will work to regain the trust of the Rutgers community."
Gov. Chris Christie, who a spokesman had said was "deeply disturbed" by the video, said Wednesday he supports Rice's firing.
"This was a regrettable episode for the university, but I completely support the decision to remove Coach Rice. It was the right and necessary action to take in light of the conduct displayed on the videotape," he said.
Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi said he had agreed last year with an outside investigator's recommendation that Rice be suspended, fined and sent to anger management classes
"I am responsible for the decision to attempt a rehabilitation of Coach Rice," Pernetti said in a written statement. "Dismissal and corrective action were debated in December and I thought it was in the best interest of everyone to rehabilitate, but I was wrong. Moving forward, I will work to regain the trust of the Rutgers community."
Gov. Chris Christie, who a spokesman had said was "deeply disturbed" by the video, said Wednesday he supports Rice's firing.
"This was a regrettable episode for the university, but I completely support the decision to remove Coach Rice. It was the right and necessary action to take in light of the conduct displayed on the videotape," he said.
Rutgers President Robert L. Barchi said he had agreed last year with an outside investigator's recommendation that Rice be suspended, fined and sent to anger management classes
On the one hand, I think people generally deserve a 2nd chance. On the other hand, the dude went too far.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 03 2013,08:32
If I'm a parent and I see this, I head to a practice and nail him in the face with a basketball and dare him to do something about it. The guy's a fucking bully, and I guarantee you his violent behavior doesn't only occur at practice.
Posted by Malcolm on Apr. 03 2013,08:36
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But Frank Mitchell, who played at Rutgers under Rice, told CNN what's in the video wasn't the norm at practices.
"From time to time, there's some instances of throwing balls or physically making contact with players, but it only occurred from time to time, it wasn't an everyday type thing," he told CNN. "Obviously, the video shows it happened, but they were isolated incidents. They weren't back to back."
"From time to time, there's some instances of throwing balls or physically making contact with players, but it only occurred from time to time, it wasn't an everyday type thing," he told CNN. "Obviously, the video shows it happened, but they were isolated incidents. They weren't back to back."
I don't think "isolated" means what you think it means.
Posted by GORDON on Apr. 03 2013,08:50
(TheCatt @ Apr. 03 2013,11:23)
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Damn that guy should have been fired. Dear Rutgers, this is an easy call.
Looked a lot like assault, to me.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 03 2013,09:24
< Fired. >Weird how it becomes a firing once the public sees what you're trying to sweep under the rug...
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 03 2013,10:02
(Leisher @ Apr. 03 2013,12:24)
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Weird how it becomes a firing once the public sees what you're trying to sweep under the rug...
Exactly.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 03 2013,10:16
Expect a lawsuit from the assistant coach they fired for complaining about this asshole.I mean, doesn't that break the federal whistle blower law?
Posted by TPRJones on Apr. 04 2013,09:23
Isn't this just normal coach behavior?Looks exactly like every coach I've ever been forced by the school system to put up with.
Posted by GORDON on Apr. 04 2013,09:27
(TPRJones @ Apr. 04 2013,12:23)
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Isn't this just normal coach behavior?
Looks exactly like every coach I've ever been forced by the school system to put up with.
Looks exactly like every coach I've ever been forced by the school system to put up with.
That was more than they did to us even in Marine bootcamp.
You don't need to assault people to train them, or get their attention. That's just lack of leadership.
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 04 2013,10:25
I certainly have had coaches who yelled, but none ever put a hand on a player.
Posted by TPRJones on Apr. 04 2013,10:43
One year I got 10 pops every Friday - using the rubber sole of a size 20 shoe as a paddle - for failing to meet the coach's athletic standards. The other coaches I've had just shoved kids around and sometimes punched a little while screaming at them. Nothing that would leave a mark, that would be unprofessional.
Posted by Malcolm on Apr. 04 2013,10:59
I'm betting that was around the 70s when that shit still went on.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 04 2013,11:39
< More allegations against Auburn and Florida's head coach. >Raise your hand if you're shocked. If your hand is in the air, you're a fucking idiot.
Posted by TPRJones on Apr. 04 2013,11:43
(Malcolm @ Apr. 04 2013,12:59)
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I'm betting that was around the 70s when that shit still went on.
Early 80s mostly. But I just assumed things had always been and were still that way.
Posted by Malcolm on Apr. 04 2013,11:49
They started to crack down on hazing in high school/college sports a number of years back, but whenever your particular school's board decided to give a fuck generally varies from place to place.
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 05 2013,08:23
Was wondering what would happen to the AD.< Fired >
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 05 2013,11:37
The AD's resignation letter stated that he wanted to fire Rice, but was stopped by those higher than him. Expect more firings/resignations. The assistant coach who blew the whistle and was fired for it has publicly said he is going to sue.
I wonder if this could lead to the Big Ten dropping Rutgers before they even join?
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 05 2013,11:56
Headline: ... Athletic Director Is Fired After Basketball ScandalArticle: Pernetti tenured his resignation today
That's some good work, Lou.
Big Ten dropping Rutgers would be kinda awesome. But, your people need the cream puffs.
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 05 2013,11:59
Oh snapQUOTE
As you know, my first instincts when I saw the videotape of Coach Rice’s behavior was to fire him immediately. However, Rutgers decided to follow a process involving university lawyers, human resources professionals, and outside counsel. Following review of the independent investigative report, the consensus was that university policy would not justify dismissal. I have admitted my role in, and regret for, that decision, and wish that I had the opportunity to go back and override it for the sake of everyone involved.
Posted by Malcolm on Apr. 05 2013,12:11
Why don't they just make schools designed specifically to prep folks for careers in pro sports leagues? It'd remove the academic institution from suffering the idiocies of sport and vice-versa. And we can stop pretending like anyone gives a fuck what a top NCAA athlete's GPA is.
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 05 2013,12:15
Cuz "There are over 400,000 NCAA student-athletes, and most of [them] will go pro in something other than sports."
Posted by Malcolm on Apr. 05 2013,12:15
Yeah, but at least you could extract the fanatical psychos.
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 05 2013,12:26
Then how would I get to glory when UNC crushes people? Cuz the Redskins have kinda sucked for the past 20 years.
Posted by Malcolm on Apr. 05 2013,12:27
You got no faith in RG3?
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 05 2013,13:11
Oh, I do, I'm just saying... it's been a rough 20 years for the Skins, while UNC has 3 men's basketball championships.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 12 2013,09:37
< Tyrann Mathieu stopping counting after his 10th failed drug test at LSU. >It's just so odd that the NCAA can't find anything wrong going on at these "top tier" SEC schools...
Posted by Malcolm on Apr. 12 2013,10:33
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It's just so odd that the NCAA can't find anything wrong going on at these "top tier" SEC schools...
They probably hire the same dudes that screen for drugs in the MLB.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 25 2013,12:33
I don't know how we missed talking about this, but they paid a marketing team to come up with:College Football Playoff
Wow.
Posted by Leisher on May 06 2013,10:32
< Is the NCAA doomed? >If O'Bannon's case wins, I think it does more to destroy college athletics than help athletes. In fact, I think it creates an environment where a lot of kids who would have gone to college don't ever get a chance.
In college sports, football pays the bills with basketball a close second. Very few of the other sports make enough money to pay the cost of having a team. If you remove a sizable chunk of that football money to pay athletes, other sports must be cut.
So long all you other kids who got scholarships for archery, tennis, soccer, track and field, etc. Oh, and say goodbye to the U.S.'s dominance in those sports at the Olympics and other such competitions.
In college football, there's something like 70 kids or so on game day rosters. Does having to pay them all mean reduced rosters to more closely match NFL rosters? Do junior colleges then pick up the slack and basically become the no pay or way underpaid farm system for the "farm system"?
And what kind of money are we really talking about? I'm sure some of the dreamers involved are thinking NFL money, but I'm thinking it'll be more along the lines of a couple of hundred bucks for each player based on their fame. Most players aren't going to get anything. A few, like Archie Griffin, will get more because they had more fame, have been featured in more games, etc. Or since it's a class action suit, they probably just split it into even sums with the lawyers taking the biggest chunk. (That's how these suits work, right?)
As for the future, can't the NCAA combat this movement, and the potential of bidding wars for talent (in which case the vast majority of players would get fucked) by simply instituting a salary cap? The best part, for the schools, is that they'll be able to include the cost of a 4 year degree as part of that salary. Not to mention food, travel expenses, equipment costs, etc.
And since we're now paying players, don't more recruits get cut for financial reasons? Now you've got guys who attended school for a year, didn't pan out, got cut, and what are they going to do with their life? I guess that's the tax payer's problem...
And if anyone brings up the "players can sign a contract guaranteeing them 4 years of school", why then can't the school put a provision in stating the player can't leave early? The players will argue it's their right, but honestly, once they become paid pros, they lose that right to leave their amateur status behind. They already did that when they enrolled into the college that's paying them.
Look, I despise the NCAA. I fucking hate it with the red hot intensity of a thousand suns. However, I don't think the people suing are doing so for the best interest of student-athletes like they claim. I think it's a move based on pure greed or need.
I don't see scientists suing schools over breakthroughs made while attending classes (although, I wouldn't be surprised...).
The world already looks the other way as players get paid LEGALLY. Amateurs aren't supposed to be making money from their gifts, yet college athletes get free rides, free room and board, free medical care, expensive gift bags at bowl games, etc. They're also getting free training in their sport of choice from great coaches. Tim Tebow made a lot of money in the NFL thanks to Urban Meyer. Should Florida send Tebow an invoice for the training?
Are these student athletes being exploited? Yes and no. Are there some who will be making multi-million dollar contracts as pros? Yes, but that's a very, very, very small percentage. The rest will never go pro, and they're getting great value in their free education, and experiences of a lifetime.
Can't the NCAA also simply stop using players' likenesses? So next year's EA cover has a painting of a made up player wearing the uniform of the previous year's champ, and the game is filled with made up players? (Each game would also feature the ability to customize rosters and player names...hint hint nudge nudge wink wink.)
And if we do go to a wild wild west where there's no salary cap, and the colleges can all bid on players, does the ivy league instantly become the AL East where championships are bought through funds from their uber rich and powerful graduates? Does OSU remain a factor thanks to the biggest fan base on the planet? Does Oregon change their logo to the Nike Swoosh? Does Alabama maintain power by becoming the Alabama Rolling Tide presented by AT&T? Does Miami name Shapiro as Booster of the Century?
Or is all of this moot since the NFL and NBA have age restrictions, and being the only game in town, the NCAA can set the bar?
I don't know the right answer because I don't agree 100% with either side. (Kids should be allowed to earn, but they are already getting paid a massive salary compared to their peers.)
Posted by Malcolm on May 06 2013,11:26
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Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany to file a declaration stating that if the O’Bannon case were to result in student-athletes getting paid, his conference’s schools would probably opt out and move down to Division III.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I'd like to see that bluff called.
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Look, I despise the NCAA. I fucking hate it with the red hot intensity of a thousand suns. However, I don't think the people suing are doing so for the best interest of student-athletes like they claim. I think it's a move based on pure greed or need.
I'm pretty sure the schools and NCAA are in on the greed as well.
He brings up some shit about the MLB '70s free agency v. reserve clause thing, but this isn't pro sports so I'm not buying it. I'd call most Div I dudes semi-pro capable. Sometimes I can't tell the difference between Div III and championship intramural teams.
Posted by Leisher on May 06 2013,11:38
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I'd like to see that bluff called.
I already think the Big Ten and other conferences should walk from the NCAA due to the treatment the SEC receives, but that's a topic for another day.
And while you might think it's a ridiculous statement, don't think for a second that it isn't an option. ALL of the Div I schools could simply disband Div I football and head to the lower brackets where the NCAA and the schools would have more power.
I mean seriously, what do you think is more likely to happen:
1. Schools stay in Div I and pay billions to the lawsuit.
2. Schools disband Div I, join another division, and pay nothing, or nothing going forward.
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I'm pretty sure the schools and NCAA are in on the greed as well.
I'm not saying they're not. I'm saying the players already get a salary, but that is completely ignored because this suit is being filed by people who wanted to go pro or did, but failed. This isn't former players who wanted a degree, and just happened to also be good at sports. This isn't guys who did their time and then made millions as a pro. This is the guys who lived in limbo. What's ironic about that, is they're the ones who will be hurt the most by changes to the system.
I also think there's a lot less money available than the players believe. For every OSU or Alabama, there are dozens of Northwesterns. More schools run their programs on shoestring budgets than have massive budgets. OSU, Alabama, Michigan, USC, etc. are not the norm. We just hear about them the most.
Posted by TheCatt on May 06 2013,12:00
According to < this article >, the total profits of all profitable program was $331 Million. That doesn't include the ones that lost money. Remember, football/basketball subsidize all other sports at a lot of schools. So a) the pie isn't that big and b) with a smaller pie, say goodbye to a lot of the Olympic sports.
Posted by Malcolm on May 06 2013,12:03
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ALL of the Div I schools could simply disband Div I football and head to the lower brackets where the NCAA and the schools would have more power.
Seriously, I'd love to see it for sheer entertainment purposes. I don't think they have the balls (no pun intended) to do it.
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This is the guys who lived in limbo. What's ironic about that, is they're the ones who will be hurt the most by changes to the system.
So the failures are expressing their discontent? Surprise, surprise. When did self-delusion become the basis for a lawsuit?
You've obviously got a disconnect between "dudes who think pro sports will be their career" and "dudes who aren't under any illusion they'll make it big in pro sports." Among the former group, you've got a small portion that has what it takes to make it, and then the vast majority who may or may not get drafted, but invariably wash out. Those classes of dudes all want different treatment.
For the record, I think the argument O'Bannon's making is completely full of shit.
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They want all current and future college athletes to be able to make licensing deals of their own.
Not pro sports, not the same. University and a professional sports team are two different entities, two different worlds, two different games.
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Whatever happens from here, the O’Bannon case has already performed a valuable service: It has exposed a system whose sole purpose is to deny the value of talented athletes.
Sort of. It's brought light on a system run by greedy douchebags. Unfortunately, it was brought to light by a cadre of equally greedy douchebags.
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Div I schools could simply disband Div I football and head to the lower brackets where the NCAA and the schools would have more power.
That's just a delay tactic until the suit finds its way down to the lower division.
Posted by Leisher on May 06 2013,12:28
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According to this article, the total profits of all profitable program was $331 Million. That doesn't include the ones that lost money. Remember, football/basketball subsidize all other sports at a lot of schools. So a) the pie isn't that big and b) with a smaller pie, say goodbye to a lot of the Olympic sports.
Thanks for backing up my argument with some facts.
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When did self-delusion become the basis for a lawsuit?
When practicing law became a business rather than a tool to settle disputes.
Posted by Malcolm on May 06 2013,12:38
When was practicing law anything but a business?
Posted by Leisher on May 06 2013,12:45
About 5 minutes after it was invented.
Posted by Leisher on May 07 2013,08:17
If O'Bannon's case succeeds, we might lose this:
Fuck you O'Bannon!
Posted by TheCatt on May 07 2013,08:18
I would choose that over bacon.
Posted by TheCatt on May 13 2013,17:55
Football alone does make a fair amount of money, at least at the big schools:QUOTE
The athletic department money has followed suit: 2012 produced revenue of $124.5 million and profit of $19.4 million, according to data from USA Today, up from $67.7 million in revenue and $7.1 million in profit in 2007. Football accounts for about two-thirds of all revenue and $45 million in profit, while the school’s other sports teams collectively lose money.
So all other sports combined lose $25+ million.
Posted by TheCatt on May 28 2013,17:02
< Rutgers' new AD is a cunt. >
Posted by Malcolm on May 28 2013,17:35
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A $300,000 verdict in favor of Banker was overturned earlier this year, as a judge ruled she could not prove her firing was because of her complaint.
What the fuck ever.
Posted by Leisher on May 30 2013,18:16
< Golfer fined for washing her car on campus. >Fuck you NCAA.
I'd say fuck you in the ass, but the SEC's dick in already up there.
Keep fucking over kids like this while guys like Cam Newton get paid hundreds of thousands to play in the SEC.
Go fuck yourselves.
Posted by Malcolm on May 30 2013,18:56
Good to know college sports execs are the same type of pricks that run the pro leagues.
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 06 2013,10:10
< Judge tosses lawsuit about Penn State's sanctions. >
Posted by TPRJones on Jun. 06 2013,10:55
So where will that $60 million in taxpayer dollars to pay the fine go?
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 26 2013,08:16
< Ducks get probation and scholarship loss. >For those keeping score at home, paying for players and breaking recruiting rules equals minor penalties, while not knowing that your players are selling their own property equals major penalties.
Meanwhile, the SEC is still shrouded in recruiting scandals and oversigning and nobody at the NCAA seems to give a fuck.
Fuck the NCAA.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 10 2013,11:26
< Good luck UNC. >As a Buckeye fan, I know that this shit sucks.
Posted by TheCatt on Jul. 10 2013,11:29
At this point, I'm surprised UNC even has an athletics program left.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 10 2013,11:29
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Hairston was driving a rented vehicle linked to a convicted felon facing pending drug charges at the time of the arrest.
Ouch.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 17 2013,12:05
< Johnny Manziel is a ticking time bomb. >"I overslept" doesn't match the reports of his behavior that have come out of the camp.
Throw this in with him not attending classes on campus EVER, his luxury cars, flashes of huge wads of cash on Twitter, etc. and this kid could be the next Ryan Leaf. I hope JaVon Clowney gets a chance to teach him some reality.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 17 2013,12:15
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Manziel said he was a college kid and going to do what normal college kids do despite his status as the first freshman to win the Heisman.
"I'm still going to live my life to the fullest," Manziel said.
"I'm still going to live my life to the fullest," Manziel said.
Sounds like he's admitting he's doing something wrong right there.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 17 2013,12:57
< NCAA 14 the last one ever? >
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 17 2013,13:21
EA loses what is hopefully the first of many exclusivity agreements.
Posted by TheCatt on Jul. 17 2013,14:47
No, it can live on as College Football 15...
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 18 2013,06:06
College Footbal 15 featuring The State School of Ohio! A university somewhere in Michigan! A school named after the state of Alabama!
Posted by TheCatt on Jul. 18 2013,06:39
Actually, if you read the article, only the NCAA portion is prevented. Schools license their own names/logos.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 18 2013,06:58
The schools and conferences can be in it, yes, but that's a whole lot of negotiating. I assume Notre Dame won't sign any deal unless they win all simulated games.
Posted by TheCatt on Jul. 18 2013,07:21
(Leisher @ Jul. 18 2013,09:58)
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The schools and conferences can be in it, yes, but that's a whole lot of negotiating.
I assume Notre Dame won't sign any deal unless they win all simulated games.
I assume Notre Dame won't sign any deal unless they win all simulated games.
No, they already do that negotiating. It's already being done today. It's not a change for the schools/conferences, just the NCAA is removing it's logo and name.
Posted by TPRJones on Jul. 18 2013,07:44
I bet the NCAA was the only one doing an exclusivity deal, and the individual schools most likely license any reasonably well-known developers.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 18 2013,07:47
So they've got the individual organization members, but not the organization itself?
Posted by TPRJones on Jul. 18 2013,09:02
Unless the schools start to follow NCAAs lead on this, then yes. Depends on if the former players start to sue the schools or not.
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 04 2013,21:59
< Johnny Manziel is a fucking moron. >
Posted by Malcolm on Aug. 04 2013,22:03
I'd say that finding stupid college students is unfair ... but ... I don't know how to finish that. How much more incentive do you need to maintain a decent image?
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 08 2013,10:33
< TCU coach takes a shot at LSU. >Rightfully so too.
The player in question, Hill, is their star running back and was arrested and convicted for assault. He faces no suspension whatsoever.
Way to send a message to your players coach Miles.
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 18 2013,22:08
< The NCAA hates the military. >Well, not really, but potential headlines like that are why I expect this will be resolved quickly and properly.
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 19 2013,14:58
< Called it >
Posted by TheCatt on Aug. 19 2013,15:01
Yeah, that had to be reversed, especially since it used to be the rule. Good call, NCAA
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 10 2013,09:19
< Oklahoma State is next on the hit parade. >Thank goodness Les Miles is the SEC now or he would have faced a potentially serious punishment.
Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 10 2013,10:46
Given the amt of money that was flying around OSU due to the oil/gas booms, I'm not surprised. They had Boone Pickens buying them a new stadium and work our/athletic facility, etc.
Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 12 2013,16:44
< More players got money. SEC >
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 13 2013,06:07
When Reggie Bush was caught taking payments and was ruled ineligible, USC had to vacate a title. It'll be interesting to see if they make Alabama vacate two titles considering it's the same situation.
Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 13 2013,09:39
Alabama will be forced to vacate their trip to the White House. It never happened.
Posted by Malcolm on Sep. 20 2013,11:36
< Arian Foster breaks the news >.
Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 20 2013,11:44
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There was a point where we had no food, no money, so I called my coach and I said, 'Coach, we don't have no food. We don't have no money. We're hungry. Either you give us some food, or I'm gonna go do something stupid.' He came down and he brought like 50 tacos for like four or five of us. Which is an NCAA violation. (Laughs) But then, the next day I walk up to the facility and I see my coach pull up in a brand new Lexus. Beautiful."
I really cannot argue with him.
NCAA has expanded stipends recently and such, as I understand it.
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 26 2013,09:29
< Jim Delany weighs in... >To sum up:
If you don't enjoy being given a free education worth hundreds of thousands of dollars while playing for a program with traditions dating back 100 years, then don't go to college. Go to IMG and train there. We're not the minor leagues.
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 03 2013,10:16
< Bob Stoopes says outloud what we're all thinking. >I will never take away the SEC's championship game wins, but they are getting there on a platform of lies and hype.
Bullshit and arbitrary rankings, oversignings, constant scandals swept under the rug, an obvious media bias, etc. Fuck the SEC.
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 22 2013,08:39
< Miami's punishment finally came down. >They don't list the self imposed sanctions Miami already put on itself, but it's still hard to see rulings like this one, and not think about the sanctions, or lack of sanctions everywhere else.
The NCAA basically says this investigation has been going on since 2009.
Weird how they're so willing to investigate non-SEC schools for so long, while wrapping up SEC investigations within days, while never finding fault.
Fuck you NCAA. If The Purge was real, you idiots wouldn't last an hour.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 02 2013,15:07
So... I know it's early, but OSU's offense vs MSU's defense looks like a fun matchup.
Posted by WSGrundy on Nov. 02 2013,21:38
(TheCatt @ Nov. 02 2013,15:07)
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So... I know it's early, but OSU's offense vs MSU's defense looks like a fun matchup.
OSU will hang 45 on them. MSU had the "#1" defense a few years back but didn't do anything against a decent offense. It is all built around playing in the pathetic Big10.
OSU is going to stroll right through everyone and maybe get left out of the title game. If I had to bet I would say that 2 out of alabama, oregon, and fsu will lose but not 100% and osu strength of schedule won't be enough to pass any of them if they are undefeated.
Also its not too early. osu vs msu big 10 championship has to be the lock of all locks.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 03 2013,04:20
Clearly you have forgotten OSU's games against mighty Buffalo, Wisconsin, Northwestern, and Iowa. Those weren't strolls.OSU does not belong in the same conversation as Alabama, Oregon, or FSU.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 03 2013,10:14
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So... I know it's early, but OSU's offense vs MSU's defense looks like a fun matchup.
It should be.
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If I had to bet I would say that 2 out of alabama, oregon, and fsu will lose but not 100% and osu strength of schedule won't be enough to pass any of them if they are undefeated.
I disagree. I think we're going to have more than four undefeated teams at the end of the year heading into the bowl season.
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Clearly you have forgotten OSU's games against mighty Buffalo, Wisconsin, Northwestern, and Iowa. Those weren't strolls.
OSU does not belong in the same conversation as Alabama, Oregon, or FSU.
OSU does not belong in the same conversation as Alabama, Oregon, or FSU.
This is such horseshit.
What is strength of schedule based on? Rankings. What are rankings based on? Biased human opinions.
Look, I'm not defending OSU's schedule. It's weak because the Big Ten is weak right now. It happens. People seem to forget the joke that was the SEC in the (70s?) 80s and 90s when the ACC, Big Ten, and Big 12 ruled the land. Out of conference schedules are set WAY in advance, and unless you have a psychic helping you, you can't know that Cal, who was a top ten team when you scheduled them, would drop out of the rankings when you finally played.
We did have an SEC team on our schedule this year, but they dropped the game. It was Vanderbilt who beat a ranked SEC team this year. I wonder why they'd drop OSU off their schedule...hmmm.
And the week we played ranked Northwestern, and took criticism for our schedule, #1 Alabama was playing Division II Georgia State.
Who, outside of the SEC, has Alabama played that was worth a shit? Michigan? Their #8 ranking at the time was a joke even to Michigan fans. Everyone knew that was about selling that week 1 matchup with Alabama.
Maybe we need to stop putting so much weight behind a system that ranked Michigan #5 before they lost 3 of their first 5 games including one to a Division II school, and ranked Auburn #2 before they also lost to a division II school.
Maybe we should stop ripping the only conference to publicly set a policy that their teams can't schedule DII schools anymore?
Maybe we shouldn't think too much of a ranking system that has the #7 ranked team in the country as 21 point underdogs to the #2 ranked team?
How the fuck is Texas A&M even ranked with the worst defense in the country? They have how many losses?
How is Baylor undefeated at #5 and nobody is talking about them? Nobody mentions that they're in the title picture by playing a terrible schedule. People only seem to want to rip OSU and the Big Ten. I'm sure there's no agenda there. Nah.
Was Standford really a top ten team? Really?
Do we really think undefeated NIU is only the 17th best team in the country?
How the fuck has Florida been ranked at all this year? They've been in the top 10, and they're Michigan State with a worse defense.
Georgia is way overrated. Ditto for Clemson and Taj Boyd.
Again, I'd NEVER tell you OSU's schedule is strong right now, but look around at who everyone else is playing. Look at who is ranked and where they end up at the end of the year. You're being told Team X is better than Team Y without any real justification. That's what the rankings are all about. Opinion. Are you seriously suggesting that opinion can't be swayed by constant hype from media outlets? (Did you happen to notice who the president is and what his policies are and how the media responds to them?)
As an OSU fan, I can sit here and honestly tell you that we'd get destroyed by Florida State (best team right now), we'd have a shoot out with Oregon (a team we recently destroyed in a bowl game), and we'd beat Alabama (we match up very well against them and people forget they couldn't stop Texas A&M's one man show).
Point being, stop basing your opinions on arbitrary rankings and what biased pundits tell you. Let the kids determine who is the best on the field. I mean if you want to be a slave to the rankings, perhaps you should look at OSU's offensive and defensive rankings.
Posted by WSGrundy on Nov. 03 2013,11:07
(TheCatt @ Nov. 03 2013,04:20)
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OSU does not belong in the same conversation as Alabama, Oregon, or FSU.
I'm not saying osu is any good. I don't think they are even a Top 5 team, 6-9 would be my guess. Not sold on oregon but bama and fsu will kill osu if they play in a title game. It will be one of those over by half time.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 03 2013,11:08
I'm no slave to ratings, I'm basing this on watching OSU play this year, and watching other teams play. FSU is looking awesome right now. Alabama is looking great, only 1 close game against another very good team, away from home. They are consistently dominating their opponents, unlike OSU. Although they still have two good games left, Auburn and LSU.I'm not sure who you are arguing against for most of your post, but it's not me.
OSU is a very good team, but I think they lose much more often than they would win against FSU or Alabama. (I can't speak to Oregon since I never watch the Pac10/12/whatever they are now).
Would I include OSU in a 4 team playoff? Absolutely. But if I only get to pick two, right now it's Bama and FSU.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 03 2013,13:47
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I'm not saying osu is any good. I don't think they are even a Top 5 team,
Who is your top 5?
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Not sold on oregon but bama and fsu will kill osu if they play in a title game. It will be one of those over by half time.
Is it their top 5 defense, their #1 in many offensive categories rated offense, or their two time national champship winning coach that convinces you of that?
Because I'd bet, you're just parroting talking points of folks like Mark May (who hates OSU because of the 72-0 beatdown they gave him when he played for Pitt.)
And listen, I'm not saying we're the best in the nation. In fact, I'd still call it a "rebuilding" considering we start so many freshmen and sophomores, and this is only Meyer's second year.
But I don't give a fuck who you are, 20+ game win streaks are not to be taken lightly. Giving OSU no credit for what they've done, and the players they have on the field reeks of ignorance or bias.
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Alabama is looking great, only 1 close game against another very good team, away from home.
No. They beat a mediocre Texas A&M team, and barely hung on to do so. Texas A&M has, literally, a bottom 5 defense. It's tremendously awful. On offense, they are a one player wonder. Without Manziel, Texas A&M wins 3 games this year. Texas A&M is not a top 25 team. They're getting votes because of Manziel and the SEC.
And let's be honest, the little prick should be ineligible.
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They are consistently dominating their opponents, unlike OSU. Although they still have two good games left, Auburn and LSU.
This is what pisses me off about college football. Who exactly have they played? OSU has been taking shit over their schedule, but Alabama's FAR more guilty of scheduling cream puffs.
Alabama played Virgina Tech to start their season. Not a bad team, but not exactly the cream of the ACC. I don't fault them for that though. I'm sure when the meeting was agreed upon, VT was better.
Beyond VT, here's their non-conference schedule:
Colorado State Rams
Georgia State Panthers
Chatanooga Mocs
Wow!! What a bunch of high quality opponents.
Oh, but wait, they play in the mighty SEC, so that makes up for it!! What the fuck kind of logic is that? OSU can only control their non-conference games, yet get bashed for them, while Alabama gets away with those cream puffs? We played a single DII team, and that was because they were the only ones available after Vandy (a mighty SEC team) chickened out and the last second.
Is the Big Ten down? Fuck yes they are, but is the SEC filled with good team after good team or is a lot of that bullshit hype? Do teams like Alabama really deserve credit for their schedule or do the voters get credit for it?
I mean at 7-2 LSU is somehow a top ten team, and they struggled with Furman for a half. Who struggles with a DII and move up in the polls? SEC teams, particularly ones about to play on national TV.
Look at Auburn. The laughing stock of the SEC a year ago, yet they've somehow ridden a soft schedule to #8. Just another team being falsely inflated for Alabama to beat.
If Alabama loses to ANYONE in the SEC, we'll hear about how tough the SEC is and no team can be taken lightly, even though we know that's bullshit.
If Ohio State loses to ranked MSU, we'll hear about how they were overrated all along.
And for the record, IMHO, Florida State is the best team in the nation right now.
I just find the SEC love fest to be tiresome, and I really don't understand why fans keep buying into it year after year. I'm not ripping their good teams, but the whole division, top to bottom, is not filled with NFL quality teams. Not to mention, no conference has had more smoke when it comes to cheating.
Speaking of that, based on the really in depth investigations the NCAA does on NCAA teams, it should be interesting to see what happens at Alabama now that the NCAA ruled Tennessee's player ineligible. He was caught in the same scandal as former Alabama O lineman D.J. Fluker. Fluker was there for two of Bama's titles...
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 03 2013,14:58
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If Ohio State loses to ranked MSU, we'll hear about how they were overrated all along.
Well, that's a fault of having 120 teams, and only playing ~12 games a year. If MSU beats OSU, then it could just be a fluke. I don't think for a moment that MSU is the better team. OSU has the 2nd best coach in football, and a great team. They are a top 5 team
I agree on SEC being at least somewhat overvalued. LSU is #13, but that still seems high given their resume. Too much inertia in the rankings.
I don't know if FSU is the best team... I'd have to see them play Alabama, or OSU, or Oregon. And that's that problem of not having better games/smaller pool of teams.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 03 2013,19:05
It really irritated me this weekend that the #7 team was a 21 point dog to the #2 team. That just screams that the rankings are bullshit. Just so nobody thinks I'm just being a homer (and I am to a point), earlier this year I thought OSU was a #6-#10 team. However, over the past several weeks this very young team has started clicking more on offense and defense.
I was stunned to see that we score more points than anyone else in the country in the 1st quarter. That stat is more interesting when you consider that Meyer has been taking his foot off the gas in the second half of games while teams like Baylor (#5) just pour it on.
Realistically, I don't have a ton of confidence that OSU could beat anyone just yet. By bowl game season, they might be ready for a much stronger test, and next year, watch out. However, I do think they belong in any conversation.
At the end of the day, they're the best team from one of the major conferences, down year or not.
And the only thing that keeps me from buying into the hype against them, or anyone really, is 2002. 14 point dogs to Miami, and they won. People forget how OSU dominated that game. They completely set the tone. Haters focus on a defensive holding call that was incorrectly called pass interference. They don't mention the blown call (they ruled a receiver out, and all replays showed he was in) at the end of regulation that would have allowed OSU to convert a 3rd down, keeping the ball, killing the clock, and eliminating almost any chance that Miami even gets to overtime.
Speaking of that conference, I still get the Big Ten's move of adding Maryland and Rutgers (East coast market), but I think they would have been better served grabbing a contender to fill the void left by Michigan's struggles. They should have made a much harder push for Texas.
Does anyone else think Nick Saban isn't at least slightly interested in all that money Texas wants to throw at him? What more does he have to prove at Alabama? Meanwhile, he could go to a down conference, and build a national program back up, while also bringing that conference back up. A new challenge. Nobody thinks he isn't looking at what Meyer is doing and thinking, "Might be fun to do that."
Anyway, the SEC has easily been the best conference over the past decade, but aside from the championship games, they haven't exactly set the world on fire in the other bowl games.
The thing that really seems to be a red flag on them this year is their defense. Remember when SEC games were low scoring affairs? Now everything is a shoot out. It's something to watch.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 05 2013,07:50
< The computers agree with Leisher. >
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 05 2013,10:02
Some questions:How did Stanford climb back up the polls so quickly after losing to unranked Utah?
How is Clemson in the top 10? Their best win was against a team that's no longer ranked. They were destroyed by FSU. (I think that was in Clemson.)
How is Miami still in the top 15? They were massacred by FSU. Hell, they were 21 point dogs, and failed to cover.
Better question out of that game: Is a win over #7 that impressive when you were at home and favored by 21?
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 08 2013,07:38
6 undefeated teams left. How does that Oregon loss surprise anyone? They do this every single year. As soon as they face a decent defense, they get shut down.
Meanwhile, here's an < awesome college basketball tradition > that most people don't know exists.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 21 2013,06:58
< Winston's DNA matches rape case. >Throw in the witness, and you have a guy who will be charged. When he is, that's it, he's ineligible.
This is a fascinating situation.
As a voter, what's going through your mind? Do you really want to see Florida State with a backup QB against Alabama? Are you rooting for Florida State to lose? Do you start voting them down the ladder now to help the process along, and give time for OSU or Baylor to jump them in the polls?
In different news, < the NCAA is suing EA and CLC > over the Ed O'Bannon case.
Posted by Malcolm on Nov. 21 2013,08:53
< The defense >.QUOTE
The family of the woman who filed the complaint issued a statement Wednesday identifying Winston as her assailant and criticizing the Tallahassee Police Department's handling of the investigation. The statement said a TPD detective working on the case warned the woman's attorney that she would be "raked over the coals" if she proceeded with the complaint.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 21 2013,09:41
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"We are not surprised with the results of the DNA," he said. "We voluntarily submitted to a DNA, the only thing we are surprised by is it was leaked out by law enforcement," he said. "The question the people should ask is why is it being leaked? For what purpose?"
No asshole, the question people should be asking is why are you claiming the sex was consensual only after the DNA puts your client at the scene?
Also, it doesn't matter if he gets convicted or not. Once he's charged, he's done.
The state of Florida is fucked again. This is going to be another nationally covered case.
Also from that article:
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Jansen said he was outraged by the leak, and it harmed his client's reputation. He said the leak must have come from TPD, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement or the State Attorney's Office.
I am outraged that this leak hurt my client's rep. Only someone very irresponsible would put information out there that might not be true, and would hurt someone's reputation, so let me list my top three suspects and damage all of their reps without merit...
Lawyers.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 21 2013,10:07
If I were a voter, I'd do nothing. Nothing's been proven, no charges filed... nothing.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 23 2013,19:29
Well, Baylor's not looking to be undefeated any more. OSU is just RIPPING them... wow.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 23 2013,19:30
MSU vs OSU - Go Spartans! 
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 30 2013,16:29
Michigan vs OSU: Me: "No, go to overtime, you're team is playing well"Auburn vs Alabama: Dude, your kicker sucks, just take a knee and go to OT.
People need to pay me to be a end of game consultant.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 01 2013,06:50
I'll assume that FSU beats Duke and is a lock for the championship game.Only question: Should they play Auburn or Missouri?
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 02 2013,13:12
(TheCatt @ Dec. 01 2013,09:50)
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I'll assume that FSU beats Duke and is a lock for the championship game.
Only question: Should they play Auburn or Missouri?
Only question: Should they play Auburn or Missouri?
Sadly, Leisher did not take the bait.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 03 2013,07:23
(TheCatt @ Dec. 02 2013,16:12)
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(TheCatt @ Dec. 01 2013,09:50)
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I'll assume that FSU beats Duke and is a lock for the championship game.
Only question: Should they play Auburn or Missouri?
Only question: Should they play Auburn or Missouri?
Sadly, Leisher did not take the bait.
It was way too obvious.
One thing I have laughed about all week is that Florida State's strength of schedule is rated as weaker than OSU's.
I'm used to the MSM's SEC hype. Not only has it been going on for years, but it's the same thing we see with Obama.
Also, the two most pissed off teams in the country right now are Missouri and Michigan State. All these jackass talking heads are acting like these two top ten teams don't even matter.
I look for Missouri to beat "Our last two wins were absolute miracles" Auburn, and I wouldn't be shocked if Michigan State beats OSU.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 04 2013,08:29
By the way, OSU Men's basketball at #5 and #3 depending on which poll you look at is insanity. Nobody around here thinks we should be that high. The general consensus going into the season, and which remains unchanged is that we should be somewhere in the 9-15 range. Everyone I know says we're, at best, a Sweet Sixteen team.
Best defense in the country, but offense is an issue.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 05 2013,01:08
Didn't see that coming... Go Heels!
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 05 2013,05:49
I swear Izzo purposely throws games in the early parts of the season to motivate his team later.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 05 2013,06:21
My wife (MSU grad): MSU's always better as an underdog, so this is probably good for them.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 06 2013,07:09
< Washington hires Chris Peterson. >So much for Boise State.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 07 2013,05:05
So despite all the blah blah blah... with only 4 games left, we have exactly 2 undefeated teams. Not even No Illinois could hang on.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 07 2013,20:54
That's why FSU has gotten a free pass, and OSU hasn't.Good game.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 09 2013,07:05
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That's why FSU has gotten a free pass, and OSU hasn't.
That's got to be baiting. You're too smart to post a statement that stupid.
Easily the worst game the Buckeyes have played this year, and I include the Michigan game.
I just have no idea what the game plan was going in or during the game. They barely used the NFL RB who was gaining 4 yards a carry, and instead kept running designed QB runs. They run that crap around 3 times a game all year, and during this game they run it about 15 times, against the nation's best defense, and on critical downs? You have arguably the best RB in college football sitting in your backfield, why aren't you using him?
Also, the knock on Braxton all year among Buckeye fans is that he can throw to the line of scrimmage and 50+ yards down field, but nowhere in between. That was on full display Saturday. I'm not sure that young man has the head for the position. He might simply be a more talented Denard Robinson. I'm not sure that the best OSU QB on the team was on the field...
Their most glaring problem is on defense though. I get OSU rewarding Luke Fickel for coaching the team in the transition year, but he sucks as a defensive coordinator. And as Urban Meyer learned on Saturday, unlike in the SEC, defense is important in the Big Ten.
Since Clemson doesn't like to play defense either, I figure we might see a 75-72 final score there.
Oh well, one loss in 25 games still isn't bad by any measure. The worst part of it all though, and the thing NOBODY talks about is how OSU AD Gene Smith fucked OSU. Why? We went 6-6 in 2011 and for some reason he didn't have the team sit out from a Bowl game when he should have known a bowl ban was coming. The team, coached by Luke Fickel, went out and got beat by Florida. Had he done the proper thing, the undefeated 2012 team would have played the undefeated Notre Dame team for the title instead of sitting home enjoying a bowl ban. No Alabama repeat.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 09 2013,07:22
I'm confused... you say that I'm dumb for posting that OSU had legit doubters all season long, then pick apart OSU 3 different ways?
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 09 2013,08:16
(TheCatt @ Dec. 09 2013,10:22)
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I'm confused... you say that I'm dumb for posting that OSU had legit doubters all season long, then pick apart OSU 3 different ways?
That's not what you said. That might have been what you meant, but that's not how that statement read.
What exactly about OSU losing to the nation's #1 ranked defense proves FSU is deserving of their free pass? Is it how they beat a 30 point underdog in their championship game, how their schedule is ranked behind ours, or maybe how their conference has a worse non-conference win rate?
I'm confused how the two are related.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 10 2013,09:00
This is awesome. Posted by Leisher on Jan. 03 2014,12:28
< Bob Stoops teabags the SEC >...with facts to back up his statements.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 03 2014,17:21
I'm finding it hard to believe OSU is only 3 point favorites tonight. I'm guessing OSU by 10.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 04 2014,17:24
(TheCatt @ Jan. 03 2014,20:21)
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I'm finding it hard to believe OSU is only 3 point favorites tonight. I'm guessing OSU by 10.
Well... guess it's a good thing I don't bet.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 07 2014,20:40
(TheCatt @ Jan. 04 2014,20:24)
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(TheCatt @ Jan. 03 2014,20:21)
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I'm finding it hard to believe OSU is only 3 point favorites tonight. I'm guessing OSU by 10.
Well... guess it's a good thing I don't bet.
Never saw your comments. I would've called you insane. Bucks defense is just terrible. Unfortunately, nobody who interviewed our defensive coordinator hired him away.
Did you watch the Bucks and MSU tonight? Amazing game. Down 17 with 7 to go, they climbed back for OT. Actually missed a contested layup in regulation to win it. Lost in OT by 4, but the last bucket came off a foul after a missed 3. A loss, but a good loss.
Also, since we haven't discussed it, fuck the SEC! I'm not a FSU fan, but I was thrilled to see them end the run. Great game too. Or, I should say, a great second half.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 08 2014,04:33
FSU!No, didn't see the game last night, didn't realize MSU/OSU were even playing until I was going to bed, which was still the first half. Sorry I missed it now.
As for OSU/Clemson... I guess I was too familiar with Clemson, especially having seen the beatdown they received from FSU. Just didn't think they could hang with a real team.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 11 2014,06:07
< Auburn was stealing play calls in 1st half. >Auburn has a former FSU assistant on their team. Oooops, FSU.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 13 2014,10:21
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Just didn't think they could hang with a real team.
OSU was beaten all year by their defense. They just can't stop anyone, and the blame lies in the coaching. Lots of talent, but the wrong defenses are being called, they're not focusing on fundamentals (like wrapping), and they're not aggressive.
I don't understand why Luke Fickel was kept after he failed as the head coach, nor why he's making so much money. He interviewed a few places after the season and nobody hired him.
He is a great recruiter though...
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Auburn was stealing play calls in 1st half.
Bill Belichek would be proud.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 17 2014,15:29
< Someone's doing what OSU got in trouble for... >But it's Alabama and the SEC, so I'm sure nothing will come of it.
Funny how the "worldwide leader in sports", who is also in bed with the SEC and launching an all SEC channel doesn't seem to be covering this story. I'm sure it's just an oversight.
By the way, < this is the second time this scandal has occurred >. The first time was when OSU was facing the same scandal and got punished for it.
Weird how it didn't warrant MSM coverage back then, huh?
< The Big 5 conferences move closer to being labeled semi-pro teams. >
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 21 2014,11:21
< March Madness stakes are higher. >
Posted by TPRJones on Jan. 21 2014,12:19
No notes about how to sign up yet?Is it so rare to have a perfect bracket, then?
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 21 2014,12:59
Yeah, I'd like to know what discount/odds they used on the $1billion for the actual payment. I'm guessing somewhere in the 0-1%
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 21 2014,13:05
162 billion to 1I think the lottery gives better odds.
Did anyone notice the second tier prizes that are guaranteed? Funny how they're all linked to Buffet and Gilbert's businesses...
It's like they're giving themselves prizes.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 21 2014,14:38
162 billion to 1? How did they come up with those odds?
Posted by TPRJones on Jan. 21 2014,14:55
How deep are the brackets?162 billion to 1 is somewhere between 2^8 and 2^9. If the brackets are 8 levels deep that would almost account for that number, plus some other variation I don't know about for the rest of it.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 21 2014,14:58
68 teams, basically 6 levels deep with a partial level at the beginning, 67 games.Uh, 2^8 = 256. 2^9 = 512.
Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 21 2014,15:05
Yeah. That seems off. 8*4 games in round 1, then 4*4 games 2*4 games, 4 games, 2 games, 1 championship. 32+16+8+4+2+1 = 63. Winning 63 random coin tosses in a row is about 1.08 x 10^-19. 1 in 162 billion would be 1.62 x 10^-11.EDIT: Damnit, I'm off a bit on the number of teams, was assuming a perfect tree. Still, how are they calculating this?
Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 21 2014,15:09
Thought: are they using the rankings as weights or is it 50/50 chance of winning for each team for every game?
Posted by TPRJones on Jan. 21 2014,16:43
Okay, let's work through this. Using 50/50 per game, because I got no idea about odds.68 teams up front means 34 games with a possibility of 2^34 outcomes, so that's 17 billion right there. Multiply that by round 2 which has 2^17 outcomes and clearly I've already gone off the rails.
Looking up a chart it looks like there's only 64 teams going into the real tournament. So I presume there's an initial round to knock out the four worst? Taking out the four worst will have 68*67*66*65 combinations, which is about 19.5 million combinations. Now on to round 2 with 64 teams means 2^32 games or 4.3 billion combinations ... and again that's way too high already.
Hell, fuck if I know. The overall odds they give seems orders of orders of magnitude too small to me. I would think it should be (68*67*66*65 )*(2^32)*(2^16)*(2^8)*(2^4)*(2^2)*(2) but that's not 162 billion.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 21 2014,16:49
It's 67 games. 2^67... like 10^20 or something.But no idea how they got to 168 billion. But the initial rounds should be weighted. The first round has 4 games, each of which is probably pretty close to 50/50. But then the first real round has several games that are basically 100% (16v1).
They clearly feel the odds suck. But I also have no idea how you can calculate those odds, as there are so many permutations.
Posted by TPRJones on Jan. 21 2014,16:53
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It's 67 games. 2^67... like 10^20 or something.
That doesn't seem right to me. If it were a single round of 67 games among 134 teams that would be right, but this has progressive rounds. The teams available in round 3 depend on the results of round 2, so you have to do the odds of each round and then multiply them together. Don't you?
Posted by TPRJones on Jan. 21 2014,16:55
Oh, wait, no. We are getting the same answer. Well, except I calculated the first four games on a random selection of the full field instead of on a pre-selected eight teams. But otherwise we are getting the same result.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 21 2014,17:06
The 2^67 is collapsing it based on every game being 50/50, regardless of what teams are playing.The real odds... yes, you'd have to do something crazy with those nearly infinite possibilities.
Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 22 2014,07:29
You still need to pick the winner of every game. It's 50/50 between "winner" and "loser" every time. Doesn't matter who advances if you fill out the entire bracket up front.
Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 22 2014,10:19
< Vid of odds being calculated >.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 22 2014,10:50
That is wrong. The odds are not 50/50.
Posted by TPRJones on Jan. 22 2014,10:54
He basically said the same things we did, then at the very end of the video he did this hand wavy "some people know some things about basketball so their odds are better" thing. Lame.
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 12 2014,11:11
< Northwestern football players trying to form a union. >Their argument is that they're employees.
Whoever is advising them is a moron.
Northwestern doesn't give a fuck about athletics. I could easily see them declaring all scholarships for athletes have been revoked, and anyone who wants to play sports can do so, but will receive zero benefits from the school. No pay, no employment.
Posted by Malcolm on Feb. 12 2014,11:56
So these "employees" pay tuition money to ... uh, work?QUOTE
Unlike graduate teaching assistants, who have been ruled to be students and not employees in previous NLRB decisions because they are supervised by faculty, athletes are supervised by coaches, the professors explain. "The fact that coaches, not faculty members, supervise the athletes' services demonstrates that players' work as athletes is not educational in nature."
Look for a shitload of coaches to start teaching five minutes of health every semester followed by nothing but teaching assistant lectures after then.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 01 2014,21:14
< Mark Cuban suggests an alternative to college. >Hard to argue that he's wrong considering if you remove NBA and replace it with MLB, it's already in place and works.
Posted by Malcolm on Mar. 02 2014,10:44
That may be the sanest thing he's said in years. Maybe ever.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 03 2014,10:41
(Leisher @ Jan. 21 2014,14:21)
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< March Madness stakes are higher. >
< This is now live if you want a chance to win $1 Billion. >
My wife and I signed up today.
Only the first 15 Million people who sign up are eligible.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 03 2014,11:05
You sure that's the same one?
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 17 2014,08:30
< Another lawsuit filed against the NCAA. >Apparently, this time it's serious because this guy is a heavy hitter.
I don't agree with his assessment in the final paragraph:
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"This will end up saving college sports," he said. "It will end up with fair treatment for athletes and a more sustainable, attractive product and system that everyone can get behind, just like in football, basketball, baseball and hockey at the pro level. The owners in the 1970s said free agency and competition for players would destroy those sports. All you have to do is look at those sports today -- just the opposite has happened."
First, besides a ridiculously slanted system towards the SEC in college football, what exactly does college sports need to be saved from?
Second, aren't players coming out of high school already free agents?
Third, baseball was slightly ruined by free agency because only big market teams can compete, or those willing to spend tons of money. Doesn't your system basically do the same? Goodbye small schools!
Fourth, to keep things fair, won't we need rules? Who will govern those rules? The NCAA or a new entity that's basically the NCAA? And are we to believe cheating will end under a new system?
Again, let's say the NBA gets their "3 years out of high school" rule passed, which is item #1 on Adam Silver's agenda. What's to stop schools from announcing that they'll end scholarships for athletes? They'll still have the athletic programs, but will no longer offer scholarships. Now you've got football and basketball players with their thumbs up their asses for three years?
QUOTE
many of whom never gradate
Whose fault is that?
Posted by Malcolm on Mar. 17 2014,08:36
QUOTE
America is a capitalist nation with laws to protect the free market.
What fucking country do you live in?
QUOTE
Third, baseball was slightly ruined by free agency because only big market teams can compete, or those willing to spend tons of money. Doesn't your system basically do the same? Goodbye small schools!
Goddamn, that sport needs a salary cap.
QUOTE
What's to stop schools from announcing that they'll end scholarships for athletes? They'll still have the athletic programs, but will no longer offer scholarships.
I would laugh so hard.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 19 2014,12:36
QUOTE
A more empirical way to fill out a bracket is to use some sort of team power rating to calculate the probability of each game’s outcome, then choose the most likely set of 63 outcomes. A 2006 attempt using Ken Pomeroy’s ratings found the most likely bracket had a 1-in-722 billion chance of being right, and in 2011 the figure was 1 in 83 billion.
< Link >
< Link 2 >
This sounds about right to me. Much more appropriate than the 50-50 odds of every came theory.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 20 2014,11:23
Well, 1 game in, and my chance for $1billion is gone.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 21 2014,19:51
Just hit a three team parlay with Gonzaga, Memphis, and SF Austin! Won $58 on a $5 bet!
Posted by Malcolm on Mar. 22 2014,10:00
< Warren's safe >.QUOTE
Yahoo reports that one contestant correctly picked the tournament's first 32 games, but did not sign up for the billion-dollar contest.
Posted by Malcolm on Mar. 23 2014,11:02
< Say goodnight, Gracie >.QUOTE
Brad Binder had the last perfect bracket in America.
...
But his 15 minutes of fame ended after Dayton upset Syracuse 55-53 on Saturday night.
...
But his 15 minutes of fame ended after Dayton upset Syracuse 55-53 on Saturday night.
Posted by Malcolm on Mar. 25 2014,10:41
< Bob Knight on the NBA raping the NCAA >.
Posted by Malcolm on Mar. 30 2014,11:24
< Trolling Congress to troll the public >.QUOTE
Strong support came from Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), whose son played soccer at the University of Virginia. He told The Washington Post, "Of course they should be able to organize. The way these people are treated by the NCAA and the universities themselves is really unpardonable, and I wish them well. I'll do anything I can to help."
If you fuckers can't play nice with your toys, eventually they'll take them away and the unis will stop funding sports. It won't be worth the financial pain.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 30 2014,11:50
QUOTE
Bob Knight on the NBA raping the NCAA.
So because he used the word "rape" his comments aren't valid? That piece is trolling.
QUOTE
If you fuckers can't play nice with your toys, eventually they'll take them away and the unis will stop funding sports. It won't be worth the financial pain.
That's the thing these jackasses trying to unionize college athletes aren't thinking about. Colleges don't need athletics. They do just fine without them. I could absolutely see a scenario where the colleges have already discussed a "nuclear" option where they cancel all sports for a year to make a point.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 31 2014,06:06
How long is the last minute of an NCAA game?Every time the refs go to the monitor, I want to punch them.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 31 2014,06:07
< Article with more details. >Including the obvious correlation of: Close Game = Longer Final Minute
Posted by Malcolm on Apr. 01 2014,11:03
< 5 reasons why > college athletes shouldn't unionize.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 30 2014,08:52
< Winston caught shoplifting. >Since he doesn't play in the SEC, I expect he'll actually be punished.
Posted by TheCatt on May 01 2014,16:52
< That's some good basketball coming up >QUOTE
The Rutgers-Clemson game is Dec. 1, when Nebraska also faces Florida State. Along with Syracuse-Michigan and Ohio State-Louisville, Pittsburgh is at Indiana, N.C. State at Purdue, Illinois at Miami, and Minnesota at Wake Forest on Dec. 2. The Dec. 3 matchups are Duke-Wisconsin, Michigan State-Notre Dame, Iowa-North Carolina, Virginia-Maryland, Georgia Tech-Northwestern and Virginia Tech-Penn State.
Posted by Leisher on May 01 2014,18:35
Damn, that's a hell of a lineup. In football news, the < Pac-12 calls out the SEC for their 8 conference game schedule. >
Everyone else is doing 9, why can't the SEC? The whole system, and the body that regulates it is in their pocket, do they really need this advantage too?
Posted by TheCatt on May 02 2014,07:30
I don't think the SEC should necessarily move to an 8 game format, but I do think that scheduling patsies should be reduced/banned. Maybe setup ACC/Big Ten PAC 12/SEC type of weekends to force some games to happen.
Posted by Leisher on May 02 2014,08:24
Playing fewer power conference foes gives them a competitive advantage over the other power conferences. It is unfair. It's the exact same argument SEC coaches have been making about how Alabama's schedule keeps allowing them to skip multiple tough games, while LSU, Georgia, and Florida maintain their tough rivalry games.Meanwhile, their new policy of having to play a single non-SEC power conference opponent is a nice step in the right direction, but it's not awesome. So they'll schedule Indiana, Colorado, NC State, etc. Big deal.
They need to do what the Big Ten has done and ban Div II schools from being on their teams' schedules, in addition to the power conference foe and a 9 game SEC slate.
Posted by TheCatt on May 02 2014,08:46
(Leisher @ May 02 2014,11:24)
QUOTE
Meanwhile, their new policy of having to play a single non-SEC power conference opponent is a nice step in the right direction, but it's not awesome. So they'll schedule Indiana, Colorado, NC State, etc. Big deal.
It made me smile that you included NCSU
Posted by TheCatt on May 04 2014,17:10
(Leisher @ Apr. 30 2014,11:52)
QUOTE
< Winston caught shoplifting. >
Since he doesn't play in the SEC, I expect he'll actually be punished.
Since he doesn't play in the SEC, I expect he'll actually be punished.
< Back on the team. >
Posted by Leisher on May 13 2014,10:24
They makle a player and his girlfriend < sign an affidavit > stating that their relationship has nothing to do with him being a football player. Meanwhile, the SEC is breaking every rule the NCAA has, and being publicly exposed for it, yet the NCAA can't seem to find any evidence.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 08 2014,08:13
Best college football(?) traditions tournament. 
Catt has to be happy to see we knocked out Duke.
Posted by TheCatt on Jul. 08 2014,08:27
The hell is Script Ohio?
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 08 2014,08:30
Posted by TPRJones on Jul. 08 2014,08:36
This is a joke, right? This is Ohio making some sort of joke about marching bands?
Posted by Stranger on Jul. 08 2014,08:42
Best damn band in the land!!!O-H!!!
Posted by TPRJones on Jul. 08 2014,09:02
Oh my lord you are serious.I'm sorry, but there is no band like an < Aggie > band.
Posted by Stranger on Jul. 08 2014,09:06
OOOOh. basic shapes and geometry, i'm impressed..Try this on for size.
< http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg9hkNqTGQY >
Posted by TPRJones on Jul. 08 2014,09:10
The music is nifty, but the marching is awful. A civilian band just looks all sorts of sloppy to me. What sort of soldier are you?! Square those damn corners!
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 08 2014,09:14
Yeah, we've had this conversation before, and sorry but while the Aggies are good, they're not the OSU band. They are the < Best > < Damn > < Band > in the < Land >.
Posted by TPRJones on Jul. 08 2014,09:17
They'd be better if they could march worth a damn.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 21 2014,08:04
< ESPN.com polls high school recruits. >The results are very predictable: They believe they should be paid, unionize, have the recruitment phase slanted in their favor even more, don't care about diversity or social media, and they'd play with a concussion.
That last one is hilarious because doesn't it negate their opinion on everything else?
But seriously, this poll carries no weight even without the stupid concussion question and result.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 21 2014,08:12
QUOTE
Should scholarship offers have expiration dates? Yes:8.7% No: 91.3%
Go fuck yourselves.
QUOTE
In a follow-up interview, four-star Texas A&M tight end commitment Jordan Davis of Houston Clear Lake High School said he supports a stipend because "if they're selling our jerseys and playing with us on video games and things of that nature, we should receive something for it." Four-star receiver and Duke commitment Keyston Fuller of Griffin (Georgia) High School agreed and said college players should get something because "of all the media and attention college athletes bring to the universities."
Three times with Joss Whedon's dildo.
Posted by TPRJones on Jul. 21 2014,09:09
Anything with their name and likeness, they should get a piece of that. Although it might be better to have it put into a trust to be paid out upon graduation.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 21 2014,12:23
< Big 12 commissioner rips the NCAA. >QUOTE
"Enforcement is broken," he said. "The infractions committee hasn't had a hearing in almost a year, and I think it's not an understatement to say cheating pays presently. If you seek to conspire to certainly bend the rules, you can do it successfully and probably not get caught in most occasions."
That's an interesting statement when you consider how down the Big 12 has been. I wonder who he's referring to...
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 24 2014,08:16
< Bob Stoops bitch slaps Saban and the SEC. >Good for him.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 25 2014,06:25
< Texas can't spell Texas. OU all over it. >
Posted by TPRJones on Jul. 28 2014,11:33
That's Longhorns for you. Bunch of hippies that can't spell a five letter word that's printed on every damn shirt they own.
Posted by Cakedaddy on Jul. 28 2014,11:55
Surprised they didn't spell it "saxeT".
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 08 2014,21:42
< NCAA loses O'Bannon case. >However, compensation can be limited to $5,000.
How much does it cost to go to a major college for a single year?
In not at all, but totally related news, < the Power 5 conferences can rule themselves. >
Awesome! I'm sure the SEC's rules will be far stricter than the other conferences...
Posted by TheCatt on Aug. 17 2014,16:46
< OSU Afraid of UNC >
Posted by TheCatt on Aug. 17 2014,16:50
< UNC predicted 4th in own division. >< UNC only football team in own division in preason Top 25. >
Something doesn't compute.
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 18 2014,07:33
(TheCatt @ Aug. 17 2014,19:46)
QUOTE
< OSU Afraid of UNC >
Yeah, that sucked. I guess all the big schools are shuffling their schedules since the changes to the number of conference games.
Hopefully, they'll get another home-home scheduled so we can place bets.
Posted by TheCatt on Aug. 18 2014,08:05
I'm guessing odd of that are somewhere in the 0 to negative percent chance. I understand with the growth of conferences more conf games are neede for scheduling parity, but it's nice to see the conferences play each other more.
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 19 2014,10:10
< Braxton is out for the year. >
Posted by TheCatt on Aug. 19 2014,10:24
ouch.and =, wrong thred, but this + last night makes me wonder what the over/under is on games rg3 will play
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 19 2014,10:39
I think the Buckeyes will be fine. J.T. Barrett supposedly has a high football IQ, a strong work ethic, serious skills, and has taken more reps than anyone in practice this year. The knocks on him are his inexperience and he doesn't have the arm that Braxton had. (See what I did there?)
They also play a stupidly easy schedule.
If the defense shows up this year, they can make up for some offensive struggles early. JT should be experienced by the time Michigan State hits.
Posted by TheCatt on Aug. 28 2014,11:37
(TheCatt @ Aug. 17 2014,19:50)
QUOTE
< UNC predicted 4th in own division. >
< UNC only football team in own division in preason Top 25. >
Something doesn't compute.
< UNC only football team in own division in preason Top 25. >
Something doesn't compute.
< More high expectations for UNC > - 2nd best team in the league, Orange bowl.
Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 07 2014,05:08
< Bad day for Big Ten >
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 07 2014,12:58
Horrible day for the Big Ten. OSU's struggles were expected by OSU fans. Our starting QB is out for the year and we're starting a freshman, we lost four starters on the offensive line and are starting a few freshmen there, and OSU is still playing nice with Luke Fickel (the defensive co-coordinator) because apparently loyalty means more at OSU than winning. We knew VT would be tough. The MSM calling it a shocking upset are simply using hype to sell and get ratings. There was nothing shocking about it. Hell, had Barrett throw to the receiver instead of a space on that final throw we would have gone to overtime instead of VT winning by 14.
Personally, I think it's most frustrating for us because we're the most relevant team in the Big Ten. We should have won the national title two years ago. Unfortunately, stupid ass Gene Smith decided to reward Luke Fickel during his 6-5 campaign following the tattoo scandal (which Alabama has been busted for both before OSU's and after, yet has received no punishment whatsoever) by allowing him to take that team to a garbage bowl. Had we simply sat out that year, we would have not been banned from a bowl the following year and would have played Notre Dame for the title instead of Alabama.
I didn't expect Michigan State to lose.
I couldn't believe Wisconsin lost the way they did last week.
Michigan has been reeling for some time now.
Everything else is normal. Usually one or two other teams are decent, but would never be title contenders.
I honestly feel that kids going early, the Big Ten's current drought of good teams, and the MSM's love affair, particularly ESPN, with the SEC is killing the Big Ten.
Hard to recruit when all these kids hear is how awesome the SEC is, despite the truth being that only 2-3 of their teams are actually elite and half their conference is bottom feeders too. Not to mention the blatant cheating that nobody cares about, which a couple of non-SEC coaches have publicly addressed like Bob Stoops.
The Big Ten is being hit hardest because of climate, standards, and because they've taken a large brunt of heat from the SEC fans, and thus, the MSM. However, you can see the other big conferences suffering the effects as well.
OSU will still be OSU once they get past these growing pains with the new players, but the rest of the Big Ten needs to step up. Maybe the new rules the Big 5 voted on will help us out.
OSU will be in VT next year, and I'll bet they return the favor.
I'll also go out on a limb and predict that Brady Hoke gets fired after the season.
It's going to be a looooong football season though.
Posted by Cakedaddy on Sep. 07 2014,21:56
I get the impression that Michigan has thrown their football program away. I don't follow the news that much and had no idea what was in store for us this season. But, talking to someone that does read about stuff, he pointed some stuff out. Looking at it myself, it's like ya. Michigan just doesn't care what happens to football. That schedule? The coaching? I'm not going to blame the players, because I think there's talent there. But we have been out coached for years now. We don't sell tickets. We are breaking VERY long standing records, the wrong way. As in, NEVER been shut out by ND before. I think we've ended our sellout streak. I bet we drop below 100k in the stands. Etc. All kinds of records dropping, that I won't ever see touched again in my life time. This fucking sucks. We've become irrelevant.
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 08 2014,06:19
QUOTE
I get the impression that Michigan has thrown their football program away. I don't follow the news that much and had no idea what was in store for us this season. But, talking to someone that does read about stuff, he pointed some stuff out. Looking at it myself, it's like ya. Michigan just doesn't care what happens to football. That schedule? The coaching? I'm not going to blame the players, because I think there's talent there. But we have been out coached for years now. We don't sell tickets. We are breaking VERY long standing records, the wrong way. As in, NEVER been shut out by ND before. I think we've ended our sellout streak. I bet we drop below 100k in the stands. Etc. All kinds of records dropping, that I won't ever see touched again in my life time. This fucking sucks. We've become irrelevant.
It's not that they're trying to fail. Except the attendance thing, that was a major fuck up by the new AD, which I covered here a few pages back in this thread.
They just keep hiring the wrong coaches. Lloyd Carr was a fine coach who Jim Tressel just happened to own. When Carr left, they thought anyone in the country would be lucky to get the job, but they discovered that a lot of coaches are afraid of high profile jobs. When Les Miles turned them down, be happy he did because he's dirty, they panicked and hired Rich Rodriguez. The boosters were livid, and were calling for his head before he stepped foot on campus. He was a terrible choice to coach Michigan, but he also wasn't given a chance to succeed. With him gone, they went for a lesser name, but a homegrown boy in Hoke. The problem with Hoke is that he's not a very good coach. He also can't compete with OSU or Penn State for recruits.
Hoke looks like he's going to be fired this year, and the rumor mill is churning with one name: Jim Harbaugh.
As an Ohio State fan, I don't want them to get Harbaugh just like you guys didn't want the Meyer rumors to be true. Harbaugh would immediately steal big recruits. He'd bring an intensity back to the program immediately.
Honestly, we need Michigan back. OSU will have a long year, but will be back on top next year. Penn State is clearly going in the right direction with a new coach, a top 5 recruiting class, and another for next year. Wisconsin will continue to churn out their 10 win milk feed teams.
If Michigan was relevant again, it'd help the conference get back to the top of the pile instead of languishing in the bottom.
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 08 2014,06:26
In different news, you might snicker at my "the MSM's bias towards the SEC is going to destroy college football" argument, but have you seen what they're doing to the AP poll? After week 1, several SEC teams that aren't even in the top 5 have been receiving first place votes. That list includes Texas A&M that started the season at #21 and whose only claim to fame is routing the clearly overrated #9 South Carolina. Why is that win impressive? Because they were ranked #9? What exactly are these ratings based upon? Opinion. Florida was a top ten team last year to start the season, and I'm not even sure they made a bowl game. They were routed at home by Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt!
Does #9 Texas A&M really deserve 2 first place votes? Does #8 Georgia deserves 1 first place vote? Does #3 Alabama, who gave up 500 yards passing to West Virginia deserve 2 first place votes?
Those votes help to drive up their computer points.
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 10 2014,06:37
What the fuck is Nick Marshall saying? Posted by Leisher on Sep. 13 2014,09:56
I'm giving you all a gift right now. This morning I invented something called "The Big Ten Effect". Currently NOTHING is going right for the Big Ten. Nothing.
So when you see a team like Virginia Tech as a huge favorite over a team that prior to VT's upset you'd think could give them problems, take the points.
As I type this ECU 21 VT 0.
Look for this type of pattern until the tide turns for the Big Ten, which it will eventually, but they have to hit rock bottom first and I'm not sure they're there yet.
Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 13 2014,11:24
ECU is a pretty good team, but that was certainly a surprising start.
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 13 2014,14:10
< Lane Kiffin: Coaching Idiot. >
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 14 2014,09:30
Army punters aren't normal punters.
Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 14 2014,11:08
That's awesome.
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 16 2014,05:58
< Hilarious "worst fake punt ever". >I love the guy who died. WTF?
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 23 2014,10:31
< Michigan giving away tickets to keep their streak going? >I'm not sure there's a program in worse shape than Michigan. People HATE their AD and they want the bumbling Hoke gone. Most wins in college football history and currently they can't recruit and just lost to Utah at home. Ouch.
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 23 2014,13:50
Good commercial. Aside from pretending that Michigan is relevant, pretty accurate too. Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 23 2014,14:13
It's funny because no Big Ten team will be in the playoffs.
Posted by Malcolm on Sep. 23 2014,14:42
I hate the big ten for the u of Minnesota alone.
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 23 2014,16:38
It's about rivalries, and I'm unaware of any aside from the ones mentioned. Ok, I'm grant you the iron bowl, but all other rivalries are basketball rivalries. < Dantonio makes an argument about who should be in the playoffs. > He's right and there's only one conference that will argue he's wrong.
Look at this year. Everyone knows that ESPN would love nothing more than to get two SEC teams into the playoffs, right? Well, here's the breakdown:
-SEC
You've got Alabama who were played very closely by a team Oklahoma destroyed and a team that went to triple overtime at home with fucking Vanderbilt. You've got LSU that just lost to an unranked team and was getting dominated by Wisconsin before a total coaching meltdown by the Badgers. You've got SC that got housed by Texas A&M. Meanwhile, SC beat Georgia a week after needing a miracle to beat ECU. Missouri, last year's conference runner up, just got beat at home by a bottom feeder Big Ten team. Auburn, the conference's second highest ranked team, just had a game handed to them by Kansas State when K State had the victory locked up. Don't look at the SEC's out of conference schedule either because with few exceptions, it's not very impressive.
Can you say overrated?
-Pac 12
The Pac 12 has a top 5 team and several other highly ranked teams in USC, Stanford, and UCLA.
-ACC
There's Florida State, who is a shadow of last year's team, and there's nobody else. Florida State should run the table.
-Big Ten
OSU's year ended with Braxton's shoulder. Michigan hasn't been relevant in a decade. Undefeated Penn State is a pretender. Michigan State lost the second half to Oregon. Wisconsin lost the second half to LSU. Undefeated Nebraska is a pretender. Undefeated Maryland is a pretender. Rutgers lost to Penn State.
-Big 12
Oklahoma might be the best team in the country and openly want to play any SEC team. Oklahoma State should have beaten Florida State. West Virginia had a shot of beating Alabama. K State had the game won against Auburn and gave it away.
There's five conferences there. Who are you leaving out?
The Big Ten is probably fucked because of Wisconsin and Michigan State's collapses, but if Penn State, Nebraska, or Maryland run the table (they won't), how can you leave them out over a conference whose champ has a loss or more? What happens if they go to a bowl game against a good foe and win, while the team you passed them for loses in the first round of the playoffs? It immediately invalidates this new format.
The interesting one to me is the ACC. If Florida State loses a chump game, and that's all they have left, they might be the odd man out. How thrilled will the ACC be if Florida State isn't in the playoffs?
Make no mistake, for the SEC to get two in, two power conferences have to be left out, and the Big Ten and ACC are the easiest to justify. The Big 12 is next in line, and I'd bet you anything ESPN is rooting for Oklahoma or Florida State to lose.
I think the Pac 12 is a lock and one SEC team is a lock, but again, explain how Dantonio could possibly be wrong about 4 conference champs being the four playoff teams.
Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 23 2014,17:11
Right now, it's OU, FSU, Bama, and Oregon. So the Big Ten is definitely outside looking in, unless FSU chokes.
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 23 2014,20:26
Agreed. If FSU stumbles, will they try to put in two SEC teams and leave 2 of the power 5 out?
Of the current 4, I think Bama and FSU look the weakest right now.
Also, is < Strong insane or turning the program around >?
Posted by TheCatt on Oct. 05 2014,09:47
QUOTE
Alabama, Oregon, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and UCLA, five of the top eight teams in the AP poll, all lost in Week 6 – the first time that has happened in college football history.
FSU's got to feel better.
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 13 2014,15:19
< Winston linked to same autograph company has Curley. >We already know FSU is willing to cover up a rape for wins...
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 15 2014,12:04
Best Twitter quote of the day:QUOTE
Jameis Winston walking into FSU's Compliance Office is like Norm walking into Cheers.
Posted by Malcolm on Oct. 16 2014,08:29
< Bo still knows > what you did last summer.
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 23 2014,10:51
< MSU vandal owns Michigan. >
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 25 2014,20:55
This OSU-PSU game is the biggest joke I've ever seen. Urban Meyer is calling a conservative offensive that would make Jim Tressell jealous. Meanwhile, the officials are the worst I've ever seen in my life. Bar none. They took 5 minutes to figure out the coin toss for overtime. The players had to tell them what to do! I've never seen anything like this game. They have blown calls for and against both teams. They blew an instant replay call that was blatantly obvious. Both teams were stunned by that one. Both of Penn State's scoring drives were extended multiple times by bullshit penalties. They've called timeouts for both coaches even though neither called a timeout!
ESPN's live chat is blowing up with folks who aren't even fans of either team commenting on how bad these idiots are...
These jackasses are probably going to cost us the game, and hopefully, will never work again.
Posted by TheCatt on Oct. 26 2014,04:57
QUOTE
In the first quarter, the officials ruled that Ohio State's Vonn Bell intercepted Hackenberg's pass at the Penn State 39. The play was reviewed and the call was upheld.
After the game, however, head referee John O'Neill said the play wasn't thoroughly reviewed.
''The play, technically, was not thoroughly reviewed due to some technical difficulties with the equipment,'' he said.
After the game, however, head referee John O'Neill said the play wasn't thoroughly reviewed.
''The play, technically, was not thoroughly reviewed due to some technical difficulties with the equipment,'' he said.
Oooops
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 26 2014,08:34
QUOTE
They blew an instant replay call that was blatantly obvious.
That's what I said.
The worst officiating I've ever seen.
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 27 2014,13:05
< More Florida State antics. >OSU suspended the last guy who was accused of assault. Even after he was found not guilty he was suspended a game for putting himself in that position. That player was Carlos Hyde.
Let's see how FSU's response stacks up.
QUOTE
On Friday, Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher denied a report by a radio station in Jacksonville, Florida, that Williams would be suspended from the team. At the time, Fisher called it "another false report."
Nevermind.
Posted by Malcolm on Oct. 27 2014,13:19
< Douchiest colleges >. I'll link to #19. You can find your way from there, I'm sure.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 06 2014,10:22
< ESPN's College Gameday from East Lansing. >SEC fans and ESPN probably won't find it humorous, but everyone else in the nation will.
Here are some Gameday signs from around the nation:
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 06 2014,10:46
Lol @ article, I had no idea about some of those things:< Saban's house bought for him. >
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 08 2014,10:06
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 08 2014,16:31
Auburn loses, I assume making room for another SEC team in the playoffs.At any rate, the last two minutes of that game were pretty epic (if you were cheering against Auburn). Find the highlights.
And ND got slammed, 55-31 (they were down 34-3, made it 34-31, then died).
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 08 2014,16:57
I love the signs at College Gameday. I don't have a lot of faith in the Bucks tonight. Barrett looked young on the road at Penn State. Never know though.
Loved the Auburn-A&M game. The SEC apparently doesn't believe in defense. I was mockingly chanting SEC at the conclusion.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 08 2014,17:32
I would certainly bet on MSU, but yes... anything can happen. Official line is only 4.5.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 09 2014,00:03
I did not expect that...I thought if we won, it'd be close. They thumped MSU.
Topping off the night was Lou Holtz calling out Mark May for always hating Ohio State and telling him everyone knows it.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 10 2014,10:33
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 10 2014,11:54
Who is Mark May?
Posted by Malcolm on Nov. 10 2014,12:17
(TheCatt @ Nov. 10 2014,13:54)
QUOTE
Who is Mark May?
< That dude >.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 10 2014,12:44
So he played for my favorite team for 10 years, and has been on ESPN for 14 years?huh.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 10 2014,13:15
Here's David Boston running back a punt for a TD against Mark May's Pitt Panthers. The thing to note is that OSU goofed up and only had 8 men on the field... Posted by Malcolm on Nov. 10 2014,13:23
Holy shit. David Boston. The WR answer to Ryan Leaf.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 10 2014,13:24
He fell in love with steroids.
Posted by Malcolm on Nov. 10 2014,13:33
(Leisher @ Nov. 10 2014,15:24)
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He fell in love with steroids.
Damn shame. He'd fit in < perfectly > with today's NFL players.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 10 2014,14:48
(Leisher @ Nov. 10 2014,16:15)
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Here's David Boston running back a punt for a TD against Mark May's Pitt Panthers. The thing to note is that OSU goofed up and only had 8 men on the field...
OK, to be clear, when you say his Panthers, you just mean the team he played for many many years earlier. He was in no way affiliated with them at that time?
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 10 2014,15:34
"His" Panthers, yes. It's been discussed elsewhere that the 72-0 game specifically led to his bias against Ohio State.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 11 2014,18:33
< College Football Playoff Rankings >Only 1 team from the SEC.
I'll give the voters credit. Instead of the bullshit "go up unless you lose" that the AP does, they're actually looking at quality of wins. I think they also have a bias towards not over-representing any conference, but we've got a lot more games to go before that matters.
ND's low rating in the inaugural one, moving FSU down due to sloppy wins. Agree.
I almost want an 8 team playoff though.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 12 2014,05:07
They say SOS will hurt OSU's playoff chances. I wonder when someone on the playoff committee will say, "It just occurred to me that none of the SEC teams play anybody out of conference. All of their SOS are falsely overinflated because all the ranked teams they play are SEC teams overhyped into bullshit rankings like South Carolina, Georgia, and Texas A&M all being in the top 10 at some point this year."
And when is someone going to question how Mississippi State got all of these 5 star athletes to start committing to them out of the blue? They literally went from Northwestern status to top 5 recruiting classes overnight. This is the school that Yahoo said was trying to give Cam Newton $800k to play there...
Speaking of overrated QBs, there's talk that Braxton Miller is looking at Florida State. The way Barrett is playing, Braxton has three options:
1. Go pro (If he was good enough, people wouldn't be talking about his return to college as a graduated senior.)
2. Transfer
3. Move to RB or WR (and let's be honest, this is where he'll end up in the pros).
I like the 4 team playoff, but it does mean 1 conference will be left out each year. That sucks, but how do you do a 5 team tournament?
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 12 2014,13:09
< FSU completes the "protect Winston" trifecta. >Fuck you FSU. You're going out of your way to protect an illegal money taking, rapist, thief, and point shaver. Congratulations for showing what kind of integrity you have.
Meanwhile, the big game is coming. Here's a shot courtesy of an MSU guy:
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 12 2014,14:59
(Leisher @ Nov. 12 2014,08:07)
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I like the 4 team playoff, but it does mean 1 conference will be left out each year. That sucks, but how do you do a 5 team tournament?
Play-in game!
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 12 2014,15:05
Alabama played WVU, won by 10, home.Auburn played KSU, won by 6, away.
Miss played Boise State, won by 22, home
MSU played crappy teams.
Arkansas played crappy teams.
LSU beat wisconsin by 4 at home.
Georgia played Clemson, won by 24 at home.
OSU played Va Tech, lost by 14; beat Cincinnati by 22
MSU lost to Oregon by 19.
There just isn't a lot of cross-pollination.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 15 2014,17:50
FSU's chances taking a big hit today with Clemson getting blown out, and Notre Dame losing to Northwestern of all teams.Being behind against The U aint helping.
TCU barely squeaks by Kansas... Bama holds off MSU.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 16 2014,17:50
SEC West superiority explained in one image. Football is big in the south.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 21 2014,09:58
< ESPN actually ran a front page article on why OSU belongs in the playoffs. >I'm very skeptical about our defense, but the article actually makes some solid points. Still, if we get in great, I have no expectations that we'll win anything. If we don't great, I think we're going to be really good next year.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 21 2014,12:17
Football needs to stop allowing for 2nd division opponents. Meanwhile, each Big 5 should be required to play at least 1 other non-conf Big 5.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 21 2014,13:15
I think they need to do something to expand the playoffs so that the conference champ from every conference gets in. Once that happens, all talk of which conference is the best goes out the window. They could expand it to 6 so there's room for a Notre Dame or mid-major team that's excelling, like the undefeated Marshall.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 23 2014,08:01
Every time a kicker hits a game winning FG, I tell the wife "He's getting laid tonight."Apparently < I'm not the only one who says that. >
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 24 2014,07:05
< Winston not punished yet again. >Why do I feel like this kid is a 30 for 30 waiting to happen?
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 29 2014,16:34
Door's kinda open for OSU.And for the record:
ACC 4, SEC 0 today.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 29 2014,18:53
Barrett going down sucks. We'll see what Jones can do. People are going to talk about him a lot this week, but the real question is can OSU's defense show up and stop Wisconsin's running game?
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 01 2014,06:31
They haven't even played the conference championships yet, and fallout has begun from the regular season...< Bo Pelini fired. >
< Auburn fires their DC. > Seems like it's CYA day in Auburn.
< UAB might be shutting down their whole program. > Several SEC schools will need to find a new out of conference opponent.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 01 2014,07:14
I have to imagine FSU is looking for a DC as well.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 02 2014,09:17
< UAB no more. >
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 02 2014,12:40
< Hoke is gone. >QUOTE
In a stunning coincidence, Hoke's ouster comes on the same day that it was announced that his predecessor in Ann Arbor, Rich Rodriguez, was announced as the Pac-12 coach of the year
Just read an article that Jim Harbaugh and Butch Jones have turned them down. It also stated that half the search committee doesn't want to go after Les Miles because they feel he'll ultimately just use them to get more money from LSU and making Michigan look bad in the process.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 03 2014,18:44
< Muschamp courted > by Auburn. FSU better raise the stakes.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 04 2014,06:44
I enjoyed Muschamp's fall due to it being an SEC team and the way he tried to blame Meyer for the lack of talent. 4 years later and there's still no talent there Muschamp.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 04 2014,07:03
Not all great coordinators are made to be head coaches. I didn't see the comments you are referencing, but here's him saying that, if I read this correctly: a) he's not a good coach, and b) he has good talent.
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"They've got a deep and talented roster, so don't let that new guy tell you he ain't got any players. I can tell you that right now," Muschamp said. "There are some good football players in that locker room."
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 04 2014,07:17
That makes his entrance even funnier. It's like he's saying, "I know what I said coming in, and I don't want to be criticized for the same thing."
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 04 2014,16:04
(Leisher @ Dec. 01 2014,09:31)
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They haven't even played the conference championships yet, and fallout has begun from the regular season...
< Bo Pelini fired. >
< Bo Pelini fired. >
Umm... < Really, Nebraska? >
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 04 2014,17:38
That was odd. Seems like a panic hire or somebody knows somebody.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 04 2014,17:47
Yeah, I don't get it. Bo must have done something bad?
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 04 2014,18:21
I saw where he was the only coach in history fired after 5 winning seasons in a row or something odd like that. I know Bo made some controversial comments, but I think it was getting blown out by Wisconsin and losing to Minnesota that sealed his fate.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 05 2014,07:04
< Classless. >
Posted by Malcolm on Dec. 05 2014,07:47
(Leisher @ Dec. 05 2014,09:04)
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< Classless. >
Hilarious.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 05 2014,08:18
Hey, maybe he bet on his team to beat the spread
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 07 2014,10:32
< First CFP teams announced. >I'm thrilled the Buckeyes are in, and I think they can win the whole thing, but...
This whole process was a joke. How do you put TCU at 3 one week and 6 the next? How THE FUCK was TCU ranked ahead of Baylor all year when Baylor beat TCU?
The Big 12 did this committee a HUGE favor by not having a championship game. It gave them an easy out. Nobody needs to lose their job more than their commissioner.
Meanwhile, FSU was fucking the committee all year by continuing to barely win against shitty opponents. If they lose any game this year, are they even a top ten team?
End of the day though, you have 5 Power conferences and 1 independent in Notre Dame. I'm no math major, but to me 5 + 1 = 6. Why would they create a playoff that only includes 4 teams?
They need to review this whole thing in the offseason and move it to 6 or 8 teams.
6 Teams - All 5 conference champs + an undefeated Notre Dame or an undefeated "small conference team"? or a wildcard from the Power 5. Top 2 teams get byes.
8 Teams - Same thing, but 3 wildcards and no byes.
Personally, I think the 6 team playoffs would be perfect.
That all being said, Go Buckeyes!
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 09 2014,06:29
According to the WSJ, all Big Ten teams are expected to lose their bowl games.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 09 2014,08:28
OSU was a 14 point underdog to Miami in 2002.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 09 2014,09:29
You putting $ on OSU v Bama?
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 09 2014,09:41
Already did.OSU +10 $20.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 10 2014,08:09
< Interesting final coaches polls. >Briles might be a bit bitter. He should be pissed at Bowlsby. Bowlsby went out of his way to fuck Baylor by trying to put over TCU. I didn't understand that tactic at all.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 11 2014,10:32
< JJ Watt had to wear Buckeyes gear. >
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 11 2014,13:49
< PETA versus Cornhuskers. >For once, I might actually be in PETA's corner on something. Clearly the guy is a fucking moron and discipline should help show others that what he did was fucking ignorant.
HE FUCKING STOPPED HIS CAR TO PET A WILD ANIMAL!!!!! WTF DID HE THINK WAS GOING TO HAPPEN?
That being said, I still hate the terrorist organization known as PETA.
Posted by TPRJones on Dec. 11 2014,14:05
Once he'd been bitten then he kind of had to kill it to get it tested for rabies. You can't really blast him for that part. But he should absolutely be blasted for the stupidity that lead up to that being a necessity.Somehow I doubt the PETA guys will understand that subtle difference, though.
Posted by Malcolm on Dec. 11 2014,14:21
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Once he'd been bitten then he kind of had to kill it to get it tested for rabies. You can't really blast him for that part.
I'm inclined to side with the raccoon on this one, even after it bit him. Make him go through the treatment and him or his insurance can take on the cost of being a dumb-ass. This wasn't a pest that invaded his home or stalked him. Quite the opposite. Wild animals have more of a right to life than this dude has to avoid rabies shots in this situation.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 11 2014,14:39
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But he should absolutely be blasted for the stupidity that lead up to that being a necessity.
Exactly, HE instigated the situation because he thinks Disney movies are reality.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 11 2014,14:53
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"Guys... I got bit by a raccoon... It just looked so soft and friendly I couldnt help it!" wrote Gangwish, a junior who is listed as a 6-foot-2, 260-pound defensive end.
He puts the student in student-athlete, I bet.
Posted by TPRJones on Dec. 11 2014,16:45
(Malcolm @ Dec. 11 2014,16:21)
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Wild animals have more of a right to life...
Go hug a tree, hippie.
And then explain to the coyote why the rabbit he just ate had a right to life.
Posted by Malcolm on Dec. 11 2014,18:32
(TPRJones @ Dec. 11 2014,18:45)
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(Malcolm @ Dec. 11 2014,16:21)
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Wild animals have more of a right to life...
Go hug a tree, hippie.
And then explain to the coyote why the rabbit he just ate had a right to life.
That's different. This dude wasn't petting a raccoon because he needed to do it to live. Frankly, I'm also betting the animal's going to be more productive than the twat who was driving along a highway and thought, "Hmm, a raccoon. I have to stop and take a picture of myself right next to it."
People this stupid rank lower than animals on my bar.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 17 2014,19:31
< Michigan offers Harrbaugh massive deal. >$48 million/6 years would make him the highest paid head coach in college.
He deserves it after winning national championships at Stanford! Oh wait, that didn't happen...
I mean for winning those Super Bowls! Shit, that didn't happen either...
Well, at least he's leaving San Francisco by force and leaving behind a losing team and a locker room full of players that hated playing for him.
Don't worry Michigan, recruits don't follow the NFL so they won't know any of that.
This reeks of desperation on Michigan's part. They're desperate to get back to being relevant, and they really want that buzz word coach to take the job. If he turns them down, holy shit would that be amazing. It'd be a public humiliation and would make it very tough to bring in another name. You know Les Miles has to be feeling very slighted AGAIN.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 20 2014,11:21
Go Heels
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 20 2014,12:48
I missed the whole game. Our entire house has the flu.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 21 2014,18:09
(Leisher @ Nov. 24 2014,10:05)
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< Winston not punished yet again. >
Why do I feel like this kid is a 30 for 30 waiting to happen?
Why do I feel like this kid is a 30 for 30 waiting to happen?
< Cleared >
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 21 2014,18:26
I am SHOCKED that FSU found their star QB not guilty of a sex crime a month before their team plays for the national title.What a classy school.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 27 2014,18:05
< Howard Bison RB killed during attempted robbery. >QUOTE
fatally shot during an attempted robbery in Texas says Terrence Neal Tusan was a "good kid" and student.
Here's the thing, he was one of the robbers.
QUOTE
"He was a good kid," Clarence Nevels, a former coach and mentor to Tusan, told the Denton Record-Chronicle. "He had good grades and was just down at AT&T Stadium for Thanksgiving Day Madness Youth Football speaking to students about believing in themselves."
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Nevels, who said he knew Tusan for 15 years, told the Denton newspaper that Tusan didn't have a criminal history and wasn't known to be associated with drugs.
"You have to wonder, what would be the purpose to throw his life away?" Nevels said
"You have to wonder, what would be the purpose to throw his life away?" Nevels said
It's a great question and one that nobody wants to address.
QUOTE
"Terrence was the only child [his mother, Donna Tusan] had left, and now he is gone, too," said Nevels
When are Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton going to stop mugging for cameras and instead lead their community away from a culture that embraces criminal behavior?
Posted by Malcolm on Dec. 27 2014,18:14
I pissed away free rides to college without decent cause. Kids are simply stupid.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 27 2014,19:10
How many armed robberies did you commit?
Posted by Malcolm on Dec. 27 2014,21:54
(Leisher @ Dec. 27 2014,21:10)
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How many armed robberies did you commit?
The important question is how many times I got shot to death.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 28 2014,21:39
< Buckeye surplus becoming a Catt problem? >I wouldn't blame Miller for leaving. Barrett is too good to bench and if Jones wins the National Championship...with good play, not just efficient play...there's no way Urban can sit those two younger guys for a one year and gone Miller. On top of those two, the Buckeyes have a 4 star QB that was redshirted, a 5 star athlete that played QB coming in, and I think another 4 star coming in, so we're overloaded there at the moment. VERY unusual situation for an OSU team.
Although, if I was in his ear, I'd tell him to stay there and switch to a RB/WR like Percy Harvin because NFL teams aren't going to draft him at QB.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 29 2014,17:28
< Someone's getting fired. Some NCAA assistant. >
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 30 2014,16:02
(TheCatt @ Dec. 29 2014,20:28)
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< Someone's getting fired. Some NCAA assistant. >
< Dismissed. >
QUOTE
Texas A&M dismissed student assistant coach Michael Richardson on Tuesday, one day after videos showed him hitting West Virginia players out of bounds during the Liberty Bowl.
...
Richardson was a freshman linebacker at Texas A&M in 2012 when a spine injury during a game ended his playing career. He tweeted an apology from his Twitter account (at)AggSwaggCEO.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 31 2014,12:22
SEC West sure is.... um, something. Losing to Notre Dame... getting blanked by TCU.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 31 2014,13:00
(TheCatt @ Dec. 31 2014,15:22)
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SEC West sure is.... um, something. Losing to Notre Dame... getting blanked by TCU.
No, they kicked a field goal down 42 with 5 minutes left. That makes their loss more impressive...right?
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 31 2014,17:55
(probably too early to post this, but...)At least MSU is making up for it against Georgia Tech.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 31 2014,20:47
FU SEC! FU! Go Jackets!
Posted by Cakedaddy on Jan. 01 2015,04:46
(Leisher @ Dec. 17 2014,22:31)
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< Michigan offers Harrbaugh massive deal. >
$48 million/6 years would make him the highest paid head coach in college.
He deserves it after winning national championships at Stanford! Oh wait, that didn't happen...
I mean for winning those Super Bowls! Shit, that didn't happen either...
Well, at least he's leaving San Francisco by force and leaving behind a losing team and a locker room full of players that hated playing for him.
Don't worry Michigan, recruits don't follow the NFL so they won't know any of that.
This reeks of desperation on Michigan's part. They're desperate to get back to being relevant, and they really want that buzz word coach to take the job. If he turns them down, holy shit would that be amazing. It'd be a public humiliation and would make it very tough to bring in another name. You know Les Miles has to be feeling very slighted AGAIN.
$48 million/6 years would make him the highest paid head coach in college.
He deserves it after winning national championships at Stanford! Oh wait, that didn't happen...
I mean for winning those Super Bowls! Shit, that didn't happen either...
Well, at least he's leaving San Francisco by force and leaving behind a losing team and a locker room full of players that hated playing for him.
Don't worry Michigan, recruits don't follow the NFL so they won't know any of that.
This reeks of desperation on Michigan's part. They're desperate to get back to being relevant, and they really want that buzz word coach to take the job. If he turns them down, holy shit would that be amazing. It'd be a public humiliation and would make it very tough to bring in another name. You know Les Miles has to be feeling very slighted AGAIN.
And heeeerrrre's that hate for Michigan I knew you had. :-)
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 01 2015,10:51
(Cakedaddy @ Jan. 01 2015,07:46)
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(Leisher @ Dec. 17 2014,22:31)
QUOTE
< Michigan offers Harrbaugh massive deal. >
$48 million/6 years would make him the highest paid head coach in college.
He deserves it after winning national championships at Stanford! Oh wait, that didn't happen...
I mean for winning those Super Bowls! Shit, that didn't happen either...
Well, at least he's leaving San Francisco by force and leaving behind a losing team and a locker room full of players that hated playing for him.
Don't worry Michigan, recruits don't follow the NFL so they won't know any of that.
This reeks of desperation on Michigan's part. They're desperate to get back to being relevant, and they really want that buzz word coach to take the job. If he turns them down, holy shit would that be amazing. It'd be a public humiliation and would make it very tough to bring in another name. You know Les Miles has to be feeling very slighted AGAIN.
$48 million/6 years would make him the highest paid head coach in college.
He deserves it after winning national championships at Stanford! Oh wait, that didn't happen...
I mean for winning those Super Bowls! Shit, that didn't happen either...
Well, at least he's leaving San Francisco by force and leaving behind a losing team and a locker room full of players that hated playing for him.
Don't worry Michigan, recruits don't follow the NFL so they won't know any of that.
This reeks of desperation on Michigan's part. They're desperate to get back to being relevant, and they really want that buzz word coach to take the job. If he turns them down, holy shit would that be amazing. It'd be a public humiliation and would make it very tough to bring in another name. You know Les Miles has to be feeling very slighted AGAIN.
And heeeerrrre's that hate for Michigan I knew you had. :-)
I never said I didn't hate Michigan. We're rivals. Why would you think I like them? Does Catt like Duke?
However, I haven't cared about them lately. Why would I?
And can you point out the part that's factually incorrect if the $8 million a year offer, which was reported as fact, had been true? I mean, what would he have done to deserve such a ridiculously high raise?
Michigan was desperate and rightfully so. They had become a joke. Don't try to pretend that isn't the truth. They were totally irrelevant. They weren't a factor in the national championship for a while now, in the Big Ten, or even their own division this year...or since the divisions were created.
I'm thrilled they made this move. All of a sudden the Big Ten has two of the three best coaches in college. All of a sudden the Big Ten has the nation's top rivalry again. All of a sudden the Big Ten has another team that will be discussed in the national spotlight.
That's all huge. Moronic Michigan fans are running their yaps like they just won the football playoffs (reminds me a lot of how Cleveland Browns fans talk during the offseason
) and telling Buckeye fans how they should be afraid and blah blah blah, but truth be told, Buckeye fans are thrilled too. I've heard not a single one moan or cry about this because it's a win for us too. A strong Michigan helps everyone in the conference, not just Michigan.And one thing the SEC does right is their fans are smart enough to know that a strong conference means each individual team gets stronger. This isn't the NFL where teams are built through the draft and free agency. Recruiting is how you build, and a weak conference drives recruits away.
But make no mistake, you hired an asshole. Urban's an asshole too, as any successful coach is, but Harbaugh wears it on his sleeve. It's no secret that he's left enemies at every job. It's no secret that one of the reasons he likes the NFL is because he hates recruiting. It's no secret that his ultimate goal is a Super Bowl ring. So enjoy the ride for now. Enjoy the new 5 Year War. I hope Harbaugh leaves Michigan in a stronger place once he does go.
I think the big loser is San Francisco. What the fuck were they thinking? He's taken you to the NFC Championship game or the Super Bowl in 3 of 4 years, so you get rid of him? The owner picked the GM over Harbaugh and he's going to pay for that. Huge mistake.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 01 2015,12:49
Auburn... LSU... Ole Miss... MSU... nice work.Maybe Baylor or TCU should have replaced Bama? (OK, again posting that too early)
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 01 2015,13:44
AMAZE-A-BALLS comeback by MSU. WOW.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 01 2015,14:49
(TheCatt @ Jan. 01 2015,15:49)
QUOTE
Auburn... LSU... Ole Miss... MSU... nice work.
Maybe Baylor or TCU should have replaced Bama? (OK, again posting that too early)
Maybe Baylor or TCU should have replaced Bama? (OK, again posting that too early)
Please don't jinx my team.
For the record, obviously I want the win, but I can accept any loss where they were in the game. I mean they're the second youngest team in all of college football and starting a third string QB.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 01 2015,17:07
OK, TCU should have replaced FSU. Better? I think the lesson here, though, is that OSU doesn't want Harbaugh at UM. FSU played in a pretty mediocre conference, and got somewhere they didn't belong cuz they won every game. Or maybe they did... and Oregon is just that good.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 01 2015,18:01
I am terrified. I'm going offline. See you all on the other side.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 01 2015,20:31
Well, we may lose, but we aren't getting blown out, so I have untied the noose.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 01 2015,20:39
At the very least, 100% better game than the first one tonight.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 01 2015,21:13
Not sure how that was not roughing the kicker.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 01 2015,21:48
SEC! SEC! SEC! HAHAHAHAHA! 1-5 in bowl games. Fuck the SEC and Mark May can eat a dick!
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 01 2015,21:51
< Bowl records by conference >Big 10, predicted to go 0-10, currently 5-4.
SEC, predicted to go 9-3, currently 5-5. SEC West 1-5.
Nice win, Leish!
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 01 2015,22:52
Thanks!I don't care if Oregon wrecks us because today was magical.
< The internet has fun with FSU. >
Posted by Stranger on Jan. 02 2015,07:22
I don't care what anybody says, Cardale Jones has NFL talent. Big, fast and one hell of an arm and he can pass from the pocket (can the Browns draft him yet). Goodbye Braxton Miller and possibly could be taking JT Barrett's job. As of now, I'd take Ohio State +7 against the Ducks. Everyone must think this is the same old big, slow big 10. Not anymore.
Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 02 2015,07:25
QUOTE
can the Browns draft him yet
That's practically a threat.
Posted by Stranger on Jan. 02 2015,07:32
I think I would feel sorry for him. The Browns would just ruin the poor kid.. But oh well, why not.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 02 2015,07:45
(Stranger @ Jan. 02 2015,10:22)
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I don't care what anybody says, Cardale Jones has NFL talent. Big, fast and one hell of an arm and he can pass from the pocket (can the Browns draft him yet).
Well, obviously not, if he has NFL talent.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 07 2015,13:06
< Georgia has more integrity than Alabama. >
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 08 2015,08:58
< Weird rule allows OSU to practice more than Oregon this week. >
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 10 2015,09:34
< The Karl Hess thing is ridiculous. >Had he said, "Your Southern ass" or "Your dumb ass" or a million other things, it wouldn't be "offensive".
Just goes to show you that what's "offensive" is based on horseshit beliefs and bars that society arbitrarily sets.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 10 2015,09:55
I'm surprised that being called Egyptian is a "slur." Obviously, Shah is racist.At any rate... This was more straw that broke the camel's back than anything. Also it's just NCSU fans who hate him, and who cares what they think.
Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 10 2015,10:46
Nationalities are insults now? Fucking wtf.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 12 2015,07:55
As you can imagine, I'm nervous. Not the same kind of nervous prior to the Bama game though. No nooses for me tonight. We've proven we belong, and we are still playing with a third string QB. So even if we get shelled, life goes on and we shouldn't take too much heat.
Plus, it'd make the SEC look even worse. Don't the SEC have to be rooting for an OSU victory tonight? It'll cut their failure this year. They can then claim "OSU had a dream season". However, if we lose badly, they look really bad for losing to us and other big ten teams.
I'm obviously hopeful for a victory. Florida State, whom I didn't have a lot of respect for, was hanging with Oregon through the half. Then the turnovers started and the team completely quit. I don't think the Buckeyes will quit.
It should be interesting because both offenses are nearly equal. Oregon has a faster tempo, and while they lead OSU in most categories, that lead is typically minor.
Defensively, I think Oregon ranks lower than OSU.
Speed will be interesting because OSU had more speed than Bama. If Oregon can match OSU for speed than the SEC really is in trouble.
One thing I find odd is Vegas. Had Bama beaten OSU, Bama would have been a 7 point favorite against Oregon. OSU beats Bama, in a dominating fashion in every category except score, and they're a 7 point dog against Oregon? Explain that. From what I've heard the "smart money" or the professional gamblers jumped all over that line with record money.
Posted by Stranger on Jan. 12 2015,08:00
FUCK EVERYTHING ELSE, I DON'T GIVE A SHIT WHO'S BETTING ON WHAT OR WHERE THE SEC STANDS IN IT ALL. MY BUTTHOLE IS TIGHTER THAN A VIRGIN'S HONEY POT AND THE BUCKS BETTER WIN THIS! ITS ALL I'VE GOT TO ROOT FOR IN ALL MY SPORTS LIFE AND WHO KNOWS IF ILL EVER GET TO SEE ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN MY LIFE.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 12 2015,08:19
Relax! They're in the National Championship game! There are 126 other teams that wish they were there.
Posted by Stranger on Jan. 12 2015,08:25
Easy for you to say. Being a Steelers, Braves, Celtics, and Penguins fan, your teams are in a championship game just about every year.I've had one season in all my life that has ended in a championship, so days like today are few and far between. I'll relax when Ohio State wins. If they lose then it will just be another disappointment that I'm all to familiar with.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 12 2015,08:57
Well, I have the experience so trust me!Dump the all or bust mentality. Have that next year when they'll be expected to be there.
Find the positives and cling to them to enjoy the moment. I think you could argue that even if OSU wins tonight, the bigger win was last week.
What happened to the guy who knew Cleveland wasn't going to the Super Bowl, but just wanted to enjoy it while they were winning?
At the very least, we're the second best team in the nation. Enjoy that.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 12 2015,09:33
Also, if you believe in gambling trends, they say you should always bet against the public, and the public has put most of the money on Oregon.BTW Stranger, my stomach is now filled with butterflies. I think I'll be leaving early.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 12 2015,10:25
This game can really go either way. That's the big problem with college, it's impossible to match people up based on the lack of similar opponents. If OSU's D steps up, this game is over. O is missing too many receivers, and OSU's D has done well against the pass.And besides, with Meyer onboard, I would expect to be back in this game within the next few years.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 12 2015,10:32
Championships for teams I cheer:NCAA basketball: 91, 92, 93, 05, and 09. (I was a Duke fan - 91/92 before I was a UNC fan-93)
NFL: 82, 87, and 91.
NCAA football: None.
Don't follow NBA, NHL, or MLB. O's won in '83, but yeah... just can't care about baseball.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 12 2015,10:52
QUOTE
And besides, with Meyer onboard, I would expect to be back in this game within the next few years.
It's been said in many places that they're going to start next year at #1.
QUOTE
NCAA basketball: 91, 92, 93, 05, and 09. (I was a Duke fan - 91/92 before I was a UNC fan-93)
Explain the switch. That's an odd one.
The only championship I am missing is the NCAA basketball title.
QUOTE
just can't care about baseball.
My order of importance:
-Buckeye Football
-Steelers (I can't call this #2, but more like #1B)
-Buckeye Basketball
Here there is a HUGE drop off...
-US National Team(soccer)
-Penguins
-Braves
-Celtics
Posted by Stranger on Jan. 12 2015,10:56
Championships for teams I root for:Cleveland Browns: 0
Cleveland Indians: 0
Cleveland Cavs: 0
Ohio State bball: 0
Ohio State Football: 1
1 GODDAMN CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!!!
Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 12 2015,11:04
Championships for teams I support:This space intentionally left blank.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 12 2015,12:57
(Leisher @ Jan. 12 2015,13:52)
QUOTE
QUOTE
NCAA basketball: 91, 92, 93, 05, and 09. (I was a Duke fan - 91/92 before I was a UNC fan-93)
Explain the switch. That's an odd one.
It is. In the Fall of 92, I enrolled at UNC for college. UNC was literally my least favorite basketball team until then.
< Being at this game helped. >
It was amazing.
QUOTE
Trailing Florida State by 21 with a little less than 12 minutes left, and by 73-54 with nine minutes remaining, the third-ranked Tar Heels stopped the Seminoles cold with 16 straight points and didn't stop until they had secured a stunning 82-77 victory before a frenzied sellout crowd of 21,572 at the Smith Center.
"What do you say after that?" North Carolina coach Dean Smith said after his team outscored Florida State 28-4 in the last nine minutes to win its ninth straight game. "What a great comeback. You get upset with a team for being down and now it's hard to be mad at them the way they fought and came back against a quality team."
"What do you say after that?" North Carolina coach Dean Smith said after his team outscored Florida State 28-4 in the last nine minutes to win its ninth straight game. "What a great comeback. You get upset with a team for being down and now it's hard to be mad at them the way they fought and came back against a quality team."
We rushed the floor. Which seems a little odd for #3 vs #19... but damn what a comeback.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 12 2015,17:55
< I like the ballboy's hair. > Man, so does the internet.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 12 2015,18:02
That Jones guy is HUGE.And OU is desperately missing having their WRs.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 12 2015,18:28
Who is he? I swear he was the ball boy in the Bama-OSU game.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 12 2015,19:28
(Leisher @ Jan. 12 2015,21:28)
QUOTE
Who is he? I swear he was the ball boy in the Bama-OSU game.
Doubtful.
He appears to be < Oregon's official ball boy >
< Better article >
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 12 2015,19:52
Wow, you Oregon dumb ass... nearly cost your team a TD, by about milliseconds.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 12 2015,20:07
I don't like how this game is going. The ball is bouncing Oregon's way. They've won every review. They have 0 TOs to our 4. Etc. We should be winning by 3 TDs.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 12 2015,20:57
(Leisher @ Jan. 12 2015,23:07)
QUOTE
I don't like how this game is going. The ball is bouncing Oregon's way. They've won every review. They have 0 TOs to our 4. Etc.
We should be winning by 3 TDs.
We should be winning by 3 TDs.
I imagine you're pretty happy now.
Posted by Stranger on Jan. 12 2015,21:04
FUCK YES!!!
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 12 2015,21:23
< UNC WINS IT ALL! >
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 12 2015,21:24
Yeah, I'm kinda pleased...
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 13 2015,13:54
< Bob Newhart responds to his officiating in the title game. >
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 13 2015,14:32
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 15 2015,09:27
< This article talks about the first year of the CFP and declares it the best season ever. >Maybe it was?
Still, one part of it caught my eye, and I think it proves and sums up why people believe there is an SEC bias.
QUOTE
Why did we think the SEC West was so good? By early October, this was treated as a cold, hard fact, and not until the division finished a woeful 2-5 in its bowl games did people start to wonder if we'd been wrong all along. But the West was just 6-5 against nonconference Power 5 foes this year, and four of those wins came against teams that finished 7-6 or worse.
The biggest wins for the division came against other division members, which certainly doesn't negate its strength, but it also served as a self-fulfilling argument. Clearly both Mississippi schools turned out to be flawed, but their strengths remained the backbone of national perceptions for the entire season.
The biggest wins for the division came against other division members, which certainly doesn't negate its strength, but it also served as a self-fulfilling argument. Clearly both Mississippi schools turned out to be flawed, but their strengths remained the backbone of national perceptions for the entire season.
And that's the point. Those "big wins" came against teams that were ranked by an arbitrary system. South Carolina was a top ten team to start the season. Texas A&M was at #6. Ole Miss and Mississippi State were #1 and #2 for a time.
I realize ranking mistakes will occur, as it's impossible for all rankers to see all teams, but the constant hype and high rankings for SEC teams have been proven over and over again to be suspect, yet the entire BCS era, which the SEC dominated, was fueled by them.
So please ESPN talking heads, keep telling us there is no SEC bias. Hell, maybe someday you'll have said it so much that you'll even believe it.
Posted by Stranger on Jan. 15 2015,10:05
Cardale Jones is holding a press conference today at 3.. I don't think you hold a presser to announce you're coming back to school, looks like the young man is going pro.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 15 2015,10:22
(Stranger @ Jan. 15 2015,13:05)
QUOTE
Cardale Jones is holding a press conference today at 3.. I don't think you hold a presser to announce you're coming back to school, looks like the young man is going pro.
I have no idea which way he's leaning, but he certainly didn't look ready in that final game. But he's in a weird situation.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 15 2015,11:25
He's got to go. He's 23, has a 2 month old, doesn't care about classes, and is in it for football. He can't transfer without sitting out a year, and he won't be starting over Barrett who people forget is an awesome quarterback.
If he goes to the right NFL team, he will have a good career. It has to be the right team though, and not someone desperate for a QB.
Off the top of my head, I think Arizona would be a great fit. He gets a few years behind Palmer and Bruce Arians is a wizard with QBs.
Any place with an aging vet QB would be good.
If he goes to a place like Oakland, it could hurt his future potential.
Posted by Stranger on Jan. 15 2015,11:54
QUOTE
Any place with an aging vet QB would be good.
...Like the Steelers, I can see it right now, the Steelers love drafting Buckeyes and he can sit while Ben closes out his career. I'm calling it right now, Pittspuke will draft Cardale and he will be the next Steeler QB to kick our asses for the next decade.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 15 2015,12:34
I can't even sit here and tell you I don't want that to happen because it'd be awesome. And honestly, wouldn't that be a really good fit for him? He'd be close to home, he'd be in an organization that is like a family (like the Bucks), and he'd be behind a guy who's built like him and has a similar play style.
Posted by Stranger on Jan. 15 2015,13:33
< He's still a Buckeye >
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 15 2015,13:55
I'm stunned. Even if he doesn't start this year, I think his stock for next year's NFL draft will be untouched. He just showed a lot of character. Now he's really motivated too.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 15 2015,14:49
I sure hope his academics are better than those of the Yahoo Sports editors.
God that hurts just reading it.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 18 2015,12:57
< Power 5 conferences will give athletes more money >QUOTE
One of the big things Power Five conferences wanted to get accomplished with its new autonomy happened easily on Saturday.
In a 79-1 vote, the schools (and athletes) in the Power Five conferences – ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC – passed full cost of attendance scholarships. That means that schools can not only provide the cost of a scholarship to athletes, but also additional funds to cover other expenses. Cost of attendance varies among schools.
Boston College was the lone no vote. The Power Five conferences (and Notre Dame) make up 65 schools and 15 athletes were made delegates to bring the voting bloc to 80.
In a 79-1 vote, the schools (and athletes) in the Power Five conferences – ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC – passed full cost of attendance scholarships. That means that schools can not only provide the cost of a scholarship to athletes, but also additional funds to cover other expenses. Cost of attendance varies among schools.
Boston College was the lone no vote. The Power Five conferences (and Notre Dame) make up 65 schools and 15 athletes were made delegates to bring the voting bloc to 80.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 18 2015,13:51
I'm fine with giving them the ability to exist like other students who can get jobs because they're not at practice and school 80 hours a week. Once we start signing them to contracts, I won't be so down.
I do NOT like the performance stipulation. They can pull a player's scholarship if he doesn't perform. While I'm ALL for such stipulations in the NFL or other pro leagues, where's the protection for the student?
This will especially get ugly in the unethical SEC where oversigning is a way of life.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 18 2015,15:00
(Leisher @ Jan. 18 2015,16:51)
QUOTE
I do NOT like the performance stipulation. They can pull a player's scholarship if he doesn't perform.
Missed that part. Yeah, these should be 4-year, guaranteed scholarships. Athletic performance should be for professionals.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 18 2015,15:01
Wait, the article implies the opposite of what you are saying, if I'm reading this correctly:QUOTE
They provided some of the most spirited debate during the discussion forum when a proposal to guarantee four-year scholarships that cannot be revoked because of athletic performance was introduced. That proposal passed, but five athletes voted against it.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 18 2015,15:41
Maybe I read that incorrectly? Does that mean no more oversigning?
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 18 2015,18:10
(Leisher @ Jan. 18 2015,18:41)
QUOTE
Maybe I read that incorrectly? Does that mean no more oversigning?
QUOTE
In another significant change, the schools and the reps narrowly approved legislation that will prevent schools and coaches from choosing not to renew an athlete's scholarship for athletic reasons. Under the system that has been in place, most athletic scholarships are subject to annual renewal
So it should cut down on oversigning, but I'm sure there will still be some ways out. Suddenly an underperformer stops getting academic support, grades drop - scholarship gone?
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 20 2015,19:58
Does anyone know if this kid died or what?
HA! I made that joke and then read that he actually tweeted, "I'm still alive" after the game.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 21 2015,18:14
< 20 institutions (18 of which are D1) under academic investigation. >The hell you say!
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 26 2015,16:58
< UNC and WF sign non-conference football game agreement. >QUOTE
Atlantic Coast Conference members North Carolina and Wake Forest have agreed to a home-and-home non-conference football series in 2019 and 2021. Carolina will play in Winston-Salem on September 14, 2019, and will then play host to the Demon Deacons on September 25, 2021.
On the one hand: Better than Granville State, or whatever non-team the SEC is scheduling.
On the other hand: WF isn't much better than those teams.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 27 2015,09:32
< Urban Meyer trolls Mark May. >Note the Vine clip with that article. Even after OSU beat Alabama May wouldn't admit OSU belonged in the top four. And this was after he kissed their ass when several of them surrounded him on set during the post-Sugar Bowl show.
Mark May's a piece of shit and a coward.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 28 2015,09:51
ESPN has a sense of humor about OSU's QB situation:
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 30 2015,08:25
< How much of an asshole is this guy? >Hey Catt, being the other person here who follows NCAA BBall, if you get a chance to see OSU play, watch for Sam Thompson. He's the greatest dunker since Jordan. (That's where the similarities end though...)
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 30 2015,08:39
(Leisher @ Jan. 30 2015,11:25)
QUOTE
< How much of an asshole is this guy? >
Do you mean the coach or Sulaimon?
QUOTE
Hey Catt, being the other person here who follows NCAA BBall, if you get a chance to see OSU play, watch for Sam Thompson. He's the greatest dunker since Jordan. (That's where the similarities end though...)
I saw part of last night's game, but didn't see any dunks. Of course, once I checked in, OSU was already up 20.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 30 2015,08:41
< Nice collection here >
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 30 2015,09:28
He's just always above everyone else. He plays nice defense too. Also, a threat at the three point line.
Needs work everywhere else though. Plus, he's still a bit skinny so he'll get shoved around in the NBA.
Posted by TheCatt on Feb. 04 2015,14:29
I somehow missed that < UNC got new defensive coordinator >, former Auburn HC Gene Chizik. He has a solid body of work as a DC, and UNC's D has sucked nuts lately, so pretty excited.
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 08 2015,09:18
< Dean Smith passes away. >
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 11 2015,10:52
< Jerry Tarkanian passes away. >
Posted by TheCatt on Feb. 16 2015,16:38
< UNC: Still more class than Duke. >QUOTE
Cunningham and UNC head coach Larry Fedora originally apologized to Duke in a statement issued Nov. 24. Cunningham said he called Duke AD Kevin White, while Fedora reached out to Duke coach David Cutcliffe. Cutcliffe apparently never called Fedora back.
From the News & Observer:
In a formal apology letter to Duke athletic director Kevin White on Feb. 3, Cunningham said he was disappointed that Duke football coach David Cutcliffe never returned UNC coach Larry Fedora’s apology call, which came the Friday following the game.
Additionally, at the end of his letter to Duke, Cunningham decided to include a photo of spray paint damage to UNC’s South Building where “four pillars were tagged with the letters D-U-K-E on Feb. 19, 2014, before the Duke-UNC basketball game.”
“The University of North Carolina bore the cost of sandblasting these pillars and did not make public comments of the transgression. I acknowledge we have no idea who did this, but I simply included it to demonstrate that all fans, teams, coaches, students, etc. need to appreciate and respect the rivalry.”
Cunningham and Fedora split the costs with each sending personal checks for $13,585.22 to Duke in January while the UNC players completed community service.
From the News & Observer:
In a formal apology letter to Duke athletic director Kevin White on Feb. 3, Cunningham said he was disappointed that Duke football coach David Cutcliffe never returned UNC coach Larry Fedora’s apology call, which came the Friday following the game.
Additionally, at the end of his letter to Duke, Cunningham decided to include a photo of spray paint damage to UNC’s South Building where “four pillars were tagged with the letters D-U-K-E on Feb. 19, 2014, before the Duke-UNC basketball game.”
“The University of North Carolina bore the cost of sandblasting these pillars and did not make public comments of the transgression. I acknowledge we have no idea who did this, but I simply included it to demonstrate that all fans, teams, coaches, students, etc. need to appreciate and respect the rivalry.”
Cunningham and Fedora split the costs with each sending personal checks for $13,585.22 to Duke in January while the UNC players completed community service.
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 18 2015,05:50
< NCAA fan map according to FB likes. > 
Posted by TheCatt on Feb. 18 2015,20:12
Coach K ran out of timeouts with 2 minutes left in the game. Now the refs have stopped the action THREE times to "review the clock" in the past minute. Hope Coach K thanks them for all the free timeouts.
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 19 2015,17:27
< Freshmen Ineligibility? >Big Ten considering it. Apparently, so are the Pac 12 and Big 12.
Posted by Malcolm on Feb. 19 2015,17:52
Only works if they all do it at once. Holdouts would clean up.
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 20 2015,06:19
Yeah, I expect the SEC will try to game the system, like they did with the previous system.
Posted by TheCatt on Feb. 20 2015,07:07
But... why? An ideal path would be some kind of pragmatic "this guy isn't ready, give him a year" but they already have that, and it's called red-shirting, right?
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 20 2015,07:10
I had the same thought, but I guess there's also a push to dump red-shirting.
Posted by TheCatt on Feb. 20 2015,07:44
(Leisher @ Feb. 20 2015,10:10)
QUOTE
I had the same thought, but I guess there's also a push to dump red-shirting.
So remove a flexible policy that lets those who are ready play, and those who aren't to wait a year, and replace it with one that forces everyone to wait a year?
I dont get it.
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 20 2015,08:06
I don't either. I saw the "one and done" players mentioned, and I'm curious if it's a way to get them to stick around? Or maybe it's what they'll implying and it's a legit way to get kids to stick around longer for their degree?
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 02 2015,17:30
< OSU lands new recruit >
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 02 2015,18:29
Ha! Someone in the Pac12 has sour grapes. We'll try to keep our obnoxious drinking to a minimum while we enjoy our national championship.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 05 2015,10:54
< Check out Sam Thompson's defensive basket last night. >
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 05 2015,11:32
Hah - that's awesome.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 12 2015,19:59
Thad Matta became OSU's winningest coach tonight with 298 wins.Shows how unimportant basketball has been there.
When you're doing your brackets this year, don't move them very far. I'm thinking 1 and done.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 16 2015,08:24
Someone setup a Yahoo bracket for DTMan.By the way, how far has the NIT fallen? It used to be the premier tournament and decided the national championship. I'm not sure what happened and when that shifted it to the second tier tournament, but now it gets mocked.
CBS ran a graphic after the bracket was revealed called: Close but NIT. Below those words it said "Not In Tournament".
I'm sure the NIT folks were thrilled with that.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 16 2015,09:28
lol. What does that mean for the CBI and CIT? For the record, the NCAA actually owns the NIT. History: The NIT came first. < But the NCAA has been the big dog since the 50's. >
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 17 2015,12:03
< At least the NIT gets more respect than the CBI. >
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 17 2015,12:42
I can't fault him.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 19 2015,06:21
< DTMan bracket > is anyone wants to throw one up.Password is iheartboobs
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 19 2015,07:25
This is the least inspired I've ever felt about brackets.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 19 2015,07:32
I have zero faith in them.This year has been ridiculous.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 19 2015,12:54
So... Big 12.. Over-rated? Or extremely over-rated?
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 19 2015,15:00
Did every Big 12 team lose? BTW, I meant to tell you all not to advance the Buckeyes very far. I said earlier this year they'd be a one and done. Nobody would be more surprised than me if they win any games here.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 19 2015,17:34
Yes, all 3 Big 12 teams have lost so far.I picked OSU to win one.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 19 2015,18:16
(TheCatt @ Mar. 19 2015,20:34)
QUOTE
I picked OSU to win one.
Me too.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 20 2015,06:11
Purdue got fucked. The guy who drove the lane for Cincinnati's last basket at the buzzer dribbled then took three steps the entire length of the paint.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 20 2015,10:18
ESPN Stats & Info - There were 273 16-for-16 brackets (out of 11.57 million) in the Tournament ChallengeThere were also 2 brackets that were 0-for-16I got a 16 for 16 bracket once and got destroyed the next day.
Usually its 9-13 out of 16 for me.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 20 2015,10:28
Not bad. Best we have in the one I run at work is 14/16.2 sad people had Iowa State in the finals, though.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 21 2015,19:48
Jamie Erdahl is hot.
Posted by Malcolm on Mar. 25 2015,08:09
< Jim Harbaugh: > damn, I'm overpaid.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 26 2015,21:07
Sorry about UNC Catt. They played well. Think that kid from West Virginia will shoot his mouth off in the future?
< New law in Indiana might have a huge impact on college sports. >
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 27 2015,04:55
(Leisher @ Mar. 27 2015,00:07)
QUOTE
Sorry about UNC Catt. They played well.
So close... oh well.
And wow... Kentucky.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 27 2015,07:50
< More OSU cheaters >
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 27 2015,10:01
Well, we're not in the SEC, so I'm sure the NCAA will spend months investigating. However, it's just Braxton, and we're stocked at QB.
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 01 2015,06:11
< Wisconsin stops selling t-shirt, incase words are an NCAA violation. >QUOTE
One of the Wisconsin campus bookstore's best-selling Final Four-themed shirts no longer is available for purchase.
School officials had to yank it off the website and social media earlier this week because its compliance department feared the shirt violated NCAA rules.
The inspiration behind the shirt in question was the way Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes has tested NCAA tournament stenographers by intentionally mixing in hard-to-spell words during news conferences. The bookstore printed a shirt featuring seven of Hayes' words in block letters: "Cattywampus, Onomatopoeia, Antidisestablishmentarianism, Soliloquy, Quandary, Zephyr, Xylophone."
School officials had to yank it off the website and social media earlier this week because its compliance department feared the shirt violated NCAA rules.
The inspiration behind the shirt in question was the way Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes has tested NCAA tournament stenographers by intentionally mixing in hard-to-spell words during news conferences. The bookstore printed a shirt featuring seven of Hayes' words in block letters: "Cattywampus, Onomatopoeia, Antidisestablishmentarianism, Soliloquy, Quandary, Zephyr, Xylophone."
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 04 2015,20:21
MSU ate their shorts. Kentucky can eat a dick. 38-1. Better go buy some more blue chippers because you know at least three of those guys are leaving for the NBA.
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 05 2015,04:54
Wisconsin - Duke rematch, eh? Hmmm. Suck it, Kentucky! Go Badgers.. I guess.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 05 2015,09:49
Badgers didn't have Dekker when they played the first time. Not sure Duke has someone to cover him.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 06 2015,20:42
Alright Catt, I just joined the Fuck Duke camp.I was willing to look past the ridiculously easy draw they get every year, but that last five minutes was complete horseshit. From the Badgers getting massacred every time they touched the ball. To the whistles every time they tried to play defense. To the way every at home could see a replay, but the officials couldn't. The fix was in!
They're the New England Patriots of the NCAA.
It was a tainted win.
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 07 2015,04:24
Duck Fook
Posted by TheCatt on May 05 2015,18:16
< NCAA concerned about graduate transfers. >The only athletes getting degrees aside from bench-warmers, and the NCAA wants to "fix" it?
Posted by Leisher on May 05 2015,18:46
< Nick Saban thinks satellite camps are ridiculous. >He says they should be against the rules and wants the NCAA to look into it. (It's the one thing the SEC actually bans in recruiting.)
< Big Ten commish responds. >
QUOTE
"I don't think (satellite camps) are objectionable," Delany, according to a report Wednesday on FoxSports.com, told reporters attending the College Football Playoff annual meetings in Texas. "I think there are some things out there that are practices that are legal that are probably far more objectionable."
Delany suggested to reporters that oversigning, grayshirting, "flipping" committed players and 7-on-7 camps, which tend to be SEC practices, are objectionable but are permissible.
Delany suggested to reporters that oversigning, grayshirting, "flipping" committed players and 7-on-7 camps, which tend to be SEC practices, are objectionable but are permissible.
Translation: "Go fuck yourself Saban. Nobody cheats and fucks over players more than the SEC."
Posted by TPRJones on May 05 2015,20:04
(TheCatt @ Apr. 01 2015,08:11)
QUOTE
< Wisconsin stops selling t-shirt, in case words are an NCAA violation. >
Idiocy. There's no logos and no copyrighted material here. The NCAA doesn't own those words. The bookstore should have told them to go screw. But they need to play nice with the college, I guess.
I'm tempted to recreate the shirt on Zazzle just to try to start a fight.
Posted by Malcolm on May 28 2015,10:30
< SEC promises > to crack down on rules violations.
Posted by Leisher on May 29 2015,13:13
< Everything about satellite camps. >< Why they're great for players. >
The SEC is against them because the SEC is trying to create a situation like the one Canadian teams had when the NHL first started.
Posted by Malcolm on May 29 2015,13:24
QUOTE
"If you take away the politics, this is huge for the kids," the assistant said.
God forbid the athletes benefit from athletics.
Posted by Leisher on May 29 2015,18:21
(Malcolm @ May 29 2015,16:24)
QUOTE
QUOTE
"If you take away the politics, this is huge for the kids," the assistant said.
God forbid the athletes benefit from athletics.
That is not the SEC way.
You know how the Montreal Canadians won all those titles? They made a rule that they have first dibs on any player within 50 miles of them. Kind of a handy rule for them since everyone that played hockey back then lived near their city.
Same shit the SEC is trying to pull with their attempt to ban satellite camps.
Between this and oversigning it's quite clear the SEC doesn't give a fuck about their student athletes.
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 01 2015,07:58
< The whole cast is different at College Football Final. >Davis was promoted, and Holtz got retired, which left Ohio State hater Mark May as the only panelist left. ESPN decided to start over, and who they went with is even more interesting.
Adnan Virk is the host and will be joined by former Buckeye Joey Galloway and "anti-SEC" Danny Kanell.
Galloway has done a good job calling games, and his hire could be seen as an olive branch from ESPN to OSU fans (largest fan base in the nation).
But Kanell? Did ESPN go the complete other way with that selection to appease to the entire rest of the nation that hates the SEC since they already have an SEC channel?
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 04 2015,12:16
< NCU in trouble. >
Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 04 2015,12:28
Sad face.
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 12 2015,09:01
< http://www.sbnation.com/college....-school >That's a fun quiz. SEC out of conference opponent or unaccredited school.
Posted by Leisher on Jun. 16 2015,09:39
ESPN's predictions for next year. Let's check back and see how they do.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 23 2015,11:15
< Diddy > keeps it real.
Posted by TheCatt on Jun. 23 2015,11:56
(Malcolm @ Jun. 23 2015,14:15)
QUOTE
< Snoop Lion/Dog > keeps it real.
So....... what does this have to do with Snoop Lion?
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 23 2015,12:00
(TheCatt @ Jun. 23 2015,13:56)
QUOTE
(Malcolm @ Jun. 23 2015,14:15)
QUOTE
< Snoop Lion/Dog > keeps it real.
So....... what does this have to do with Snoop Lion?
Damnit. They mentioned Snoop's kid in the last line somewhere and it overwrote my brain's short-term cache.
QUOTE
Diddy isn't the only famous father of a current Bruins player. Freshman Cordell Broadus' father is Snoop Dogg.
Posted by Malcolm on Jun. 23 2015,12:13
< Diddy explains why he's a shitty parent >.QUOTE
"I think it's appropriate to give my kids whatever I want to give my kids," he was quoted as saying on ABC's website. "I feel the way I raise my children, I don't have to explain to you or anyone else, 'cause nobody knows the way I raise my children. So nobody knows the lessons that I've taught my children to understand, if they are mentally ready for that."
...
Like, say, the time that his dad bought him the $360,000 Maybach. Justin was 16 at the time.
To celebrate hitting driving age, Diddy threw a party for Justin at what was then one of the reigning New York hot spots, M2 Ultralounge. Just in case he needed some pocket cash, dad gave Justin $10,000
...
Like, say, the time that his dad bought him the $360,000 Maybach. Justin was 16 at the time.
To celebrate hitting driving age, Diddy threw a party for Justin at what was then one of the reigning New York hot spots, M2 Ultralounge. Just in case he needed some pocket cash, dad gave Justin $10,000
I'm sure he'll turn out fine.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 07 2015,09:03
< Florida State actually punishes a QB. >Apparently, you can't get away with much at Florida State!
(You know, if you're not a Heisman winner and led the team to a national title because if you do that, you can steal, assault, rape, etc. and it's all good.)
Posted by TheCatt on Jul. 07 2015,09:37
Woman attacks him, he responds, and he's the one being investigated? Where's equality now, women?
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 07 2015,11:04
(TheCatt @ Jul. 07 2015,12:37)
QUOTE
Woman attacks him, he responds, and he's the one being investigated? Where's equality now, women?
Is chivalry not the law? Oh shit, it's NOT.
Where is the equality?
And I say that as someone who doesn't think it's ok to hit a woman unless your life or those of a loved one is in immediate peril. However, this is clearly an example of how there are double standards in our society.
Posted by Malcolm on Jul. 07 2015,11:07
QUOTE
Ain't nobody above an ass whuppin'.
Chris Rock
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 10 2015,22:51
< FSU's RB Cook beats the shit out of a woman. >Considering they just dropped a QB for a lesser assault of woman, Cook's gone right? Oh wait...he's a starter?
Fuck FSU.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 16 2015,06:52
< Plax shreds Saban. >
Posted by TheCatt on Jul. 16 2015,07:40
(Leisher @ Jul. 16 2015,09:52)
QUOTE
< Plax shreds Saban. >
Like.
Posted by Leisher on Jul. 31 2015,14:06
< Pop passes are exploiting a rule from the 1990s. >Everyone is doing it, but officials will be cracking down.
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 14 2015,13:39
< More UNC violations. >Sorry Catt.
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 16 2015,17:56
< There's no SEC bias at ESPN...*snicker* >
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 17 2015,10:41
< NLRB rules Northwestern players cannot unionize. >
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 20 2015,12:00
< OSU fans show support via fitness. >
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 21 2015,07:23
< How OSU (and all other schools) are dealing with jersey sales with the O'Bannon lawsuit looming. >
Posted by Leisher on Aug. 21 2015,11:45
Posted by TheCatt on Aug. 21 2015,12:55
Well, at least UNC isn't on that list
Posted by TheCatt on Aug. 27 2015,09:02
< Auburn Athletics department influences course offerings. >QUOTE
In early 2012, documents show, a panel performing a review of the Auburn political science department, which oversees public administration, expressed doubt that the major “contributes a great deal to the Department’s education mission.” In May, provost Timothy Boosinger sent a memo supporting a proposal to suspend the major by the end of the next school year.
In August, according to documents, the political science faculty voted 13-0 to remove public administration as an active major. The following March, Auburn’s academic program review committee, the final faculty body to review such proposals, voted 10-1 to place the major on “inactive status.”
But even as the proposal was zooming toward final approval, the athletic department had begun a campaign to reverse it. In February 2013, Waters, the department’s academic officer, sent an email to Jay Jacobs, the athletic director, that said it was “extremely important” that they plead their case with Boosinger and Auburn president Jay Gogue as soon as possible. On April 9, Waters and Jacobs met with Boosinger. Gogue wasn’t present.
...
Public administration majors account for less than 1% of Auburn’s undergraduate student body. But in the fall semester of 2013, documents show, 51% of the 111 students pursuing the degree were athletes. Among them were the football team’s starting quarterback and running back, its leading wide receiver and the three defensive players who led the team in interceptions, tackles and sacks.
In August, according to documents, the political science faculty voted 13-0 to remove public administration as an active major. The following March, Auburn’s academic program review committee, the final faculty body to review such proposals, voted 10-1 to place the major on “inactive status.”
But even as the proposal was zooming toward final approval, the athletic department had begun a campaign to reverse it. In February 2013, Waters, the department’s academic officer, sent an email to Jay Jacobs, the athletic director, that said it was “extremely important” that they plead their case with Boosinger and Auburn president Jay Gogue as soon as possible. On April 9, Waters and Jacobs met with Boosinger. Gogue wasn’t present.
...
Public administration majors account for less than 1% of Auburn’s undergraduate student body. But in the fall semester of 2013, documents show, 51% of the 111 students pursuing the degree were athletes. Among them were the football team’s starting quarterback and running back, its leading wide receiver and the three defensive players who led the team in interceptions, tackles and sacks.
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 06 2015,19:09
No matter how Monday's game turns out, < Mark May is bitter. >
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 10 2015,08:25
< Texas will charge Texas Tech's band members admission. >Seems shitty of Texas, but apparently TT has been doing it to other teams already.
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 12 2015,23:11
< Florida players still have no idea who their teammates are. >< Karma kicks Bret Bielema's ass. >
This assclown tried to say OSU's schedule was weak and only the SEC could put 10 teams in the top 25.
Let's break that down...
The SEC put 10 teams into the top 25, but how are those teams picked? Is there some formula? No, it's just people making arbitrary rankings. People who watch ESPN. The same ESPN that has a multibillion dollar deal with the SEC and promotes them non-stop as the end all be all of college football. Remember that new college football playoff series they ran that featured ALL the SEC teams, and 1-3 teams from other conferences? Yeah, no bias there.
< Here's a good article explaining how the arbitrary rankings ensure the SEC keeps "dominating" even though their actual record against other conferences is a LOT less impressive than you're being told. >
And how did those 10 SEC teams do this weekend?
We already saw that #18 Arkansas lost.
< The #6 ranked Auburn Tigers needed a TD in the last 30 seconds to tie a FCS school, and then overtime to win. >
< #23 squandered a 17 point lead to lose in overtime on their home field. >
< #2 wasn't particularly impressive against a nobody. >
< #10 beat a doormat... >let's pretend that doormat isn't an SEC team (it is).
< #14 beat #25. >
< #21 struggled to beat a nobody. >
< #17 > and < #16 > looked good beating their mid-major opponents.
My point? The SEC gets overrated every year by people reading about their hype. Nobody has time to visit and study every college team, so a lot of their rankings are based on hearsay. It's why Auburn is probably the least successful top 5 team in history. Remember when they started the year in the top 5 and lost their first three games?
These arbitrary bullshit rankings make it seem like SEC teams play a tough schedule, when in fact, if you remove the arbitrary rankings their schedule is no more difficult than anyone else's.
If you ranked ten Big Ten teams in the top 25, it'd make OSU's weak schedule look daunting.
Smoke and mirrors.
In other news, < Notre Dame lost their starting QB. >
Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 13 2015,05:12
Yeah, SEC had a bad day. Was so hoping Auburn would lose.
Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 16 2015,18:13
< Rutgers football coach caught talking to professor about a possible grade change for athlete >
Posted by Malcolm on Sep. 16 2015,18:35
(TheCatt @ Sep. 16 2015,20:13)
QUOTE
< Rutgers football coach caught talking to professor about a possible grade change for athlete >
I am shocked, SHOCKED, I say to hear that sort of thing occurs.
Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 17 2015,08:38
QUOTE
The Rutgers report shows the extent to which Flood went to avoid detection in his dealings with the professor: meeting off-campus; communicating only through private emails; and trying to swear others in the know about the grade-change scheme to secrecy. Not the actions of a man who says he simply didn’t know the rule about contacting a professor, and thus made an honest mistake. Nobody goes to those cloak-and-dagger lengths to keep something out of public view if they think they’re not doing something wrong.
Yeah, how is this guy not fired?
Posted by Leisher on Sep. 17 2015,09:28
(TheCatt @ Sep. 17 2015,11:38)
QUOTE
QUOTE
The Rutgers report shows the extent to which Flood went to avoid detection in his dealings with the professor: meeting off-campus; communicating only through private emails; and trying to swear others in the know about the grade-change scheme to secrecy. Not the actions of a man who says he simply didn’t know the rule about contacting a professor, and thus made an honest mistake. Nobody goes to those cloak-and-dagger lengths to keep something out of public view if they think they’re not doing something wrong.
Yeah, how is this guy not fired?
Right? It's not like he's a really good coach.
Posted by TheCatt on Sep. 20 2015,15:02
I have a hard time buying OSU/MSU as #1/#2 in the country.But it's early. And maybe that's just where we're... I haven't seen any dominant football out there there year.
Posted by TheCatt on Oct. 03 2015,20:07
(TheCatt @ Sep. 20 2015,18:02)
QUOTE
I have a hard time buying OSU/MSU as #1/#2 in the country.
But it's early. And maybe that's just where we're... I haven't seen any dominant football out there there year.
But it's early. And maybe that's just where we're... I haven't seen any dominant football out there there year.
Well, OSU/MSU still not looking awesome this week.
Georgia got embarrassed, Notre Dame getting embarrassed, Ole Miss got destroyed, and TCU finally woke up.
PS - Go Heels!
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 03 2015,21:15
TCU won last week on a fluke. Nobody looks awesome.
I do know that it's another week and another top 5 SEC team got beat down. Can you say overrated?
UCLA got beat too.
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 12 2015,19:06
< The ol' ball coach is calling it quits. >
Posted by Malcolm on Oct. 12 2015,19:09
I assume spurrier. Yeah, fucking end of an age.
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 12 2015,19:11
< Bret Bielema is not a class act. >
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 17 2015,22:12
That Michigan-Michigan State ending was once in a lifetime.
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 19 2015,19:11
< I can't stop watching it.... >
Posted by TheCatt on Oct. 20 2015,06:11
(Leisher @ Oct. 19 2015,22:11)
QUOTE
< I can't stop watching it.... >
Love it.
I watched parts of the game after white water rafting in between bar/tent trips. I gave up when it was 1:30 left in the game, 2nd down for Michigan.
Then, while playing a drinking game, one of my friends said "MSU won." I thought he was fucking with me. "No really, last second fumble, MSU returns for TD to win"
Me: How does that even happen?
We went back to the bar, and saw it replayed again... and again... and again...
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 20 2015,06:17
< Louisville Basketball would like to bring Destiny to the stage! >Everyone is predicting Pitino will be gone.
Posted by TheCatt on Oct. 20 2015,06:22
QUOTE
A book... details nearly two dozen stripping and sex parties from 2010 to 2014 inside Billy Minardi Hall, the on-campus dorm for athletes and other students named for Louisville men's basketball head coach Rick Pitino's late brother-in-law. Powell, who first spoke to Indianapolis Business Journal Book Publishing, has said that McGee arranged the parties and paid her $10,000 for supplying dancers during the time period.
That sounds cheap, right?
Posted by TheCatt on Oct. 20 2015,06:23
And she was pimping out her own daughtersQUOTE
Lindsay Powell, 24, Katina's daughter, told Outside the Lines she danced at multiple parties and was paid $100 to have sex with former Louisville point guard Russ Smith, part of the Cardinals' 2013 NCAA championship team and now a player with the Memphis Grizzlies. Katina Powell's book also mentions the allegation involving Smith, who did not respond to requests for comment.
"I believe that McGee came to my mom and said something to her about it, and my mom came to me and I was like 'OK,' and we went in another room and we had sex," Lindsay Powell said.
During another party, Rod Ni Powell, 22, another daughter of Katina's, said she was paid to have sex with former Cardinals player Montrezl Harrell, a power forward who now plays for the Houston Rockets. Katina Powell told Outside the Lines and wrote in her book that Harrell, who played with Louisville from 2012-15, had sex paid for by McGee as a recruit and as a player.
"I believe that McGee came to my mom and said something to her about it, and my mom came to me and I was like 'OK,' and we went in another room and we had sex," Lindsay Powell said.
During another party, Rod Ni Powell, 22, another daughter of Katina's, said she was paid to have sex with former Cardinals player Montrezl Harrell, a power forward who now plays for the Houston Rockets. Katina Powell told Outside the Lines and wrote in her book that Harrell, who played with Louisville from 2012-15, had sex paid for by McGee as a recruit and as a player.
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 21 2015,19:30
< Brady Hoke says he wouldn't have punted. >The problem, Mr. Hoke, is that a team coached by you would have been out of the game by halftime.
Posted by TheCatt on Oct. 22 2015,05:52
(Leisher @ Oct. 21 2015,22:30)
QUOTE
< Brady Hoke says he wouldn't have punted. >
The problem, Mr. Hoke, is that a team coached by you would have been out of the game by halftime.
The problem, Mr. Hoke, is that a team coached by you would have been out of the game by halftime.
Well, he's not wrong...
At any rate, OSU finally looked decent, and I see they made the inevitable QB switch. Good news for Leisher.
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 22 2015,08:04
I really think Meyer was forced into starting Cardale based on last year. Plus, I think he was trying to push Barrett harder by saying things like "The other guy hasn't been him out yet."Everyone knows Barrett is the superior QB. His QBR last year was the highest in the Big Ten and one of the highest in the nation. He had that offense humming. He was voted a captain by his team even after losing the job to Cardale. He doesn't have Cardale's deep ball, but he's more accurate, can read defenses better, and is more mobile.
It was a no brainer.
Don't sleep on the Buckeye's defense though. Cardale made great plays down the stretch last year, but the defense really stepped up. The defense has been on the field a LOT this year and has kept the Buckeyes undefeated. They have more plays under their belts than most other defenses, and now that the offense should generate more plays, they'll have more time to rest during games.
If they do go on a run of great play now the thing that will be nagging at me is are they hitting this too early? It's what was said about Michigan a week ago. Did they start their run too early, and while it did take a miracle to end their streak, it did end. Should be interesting to see how hard they play the rest of the way now that they're buried for the national championship game.
Back to early runs, Alabama might be peaking too early too. They're on a great run right now, and I don't know if they'll lose another game, but teams that peak too early tend to fizzle out later.
The CFP would be very interesting right now. Who would you put in? Only one school from each conference is allowed in and all 5 have at least one undefeated team right now.
The Big Ten almost seems like a lock to have a rep with MSU, OSU, and Iowa all undefeated. If the winner of MSU/OSU goes on to face an undefeated Iowa team, the winner is in...unless it's Iowa. I could see them getting left out if all the other conferences offer up an undefeated champ.
The ACC is probably the weakest conference, so Clemson can run the table, but if they lose I think the committee will have a hard time debating between the ACC champ and the Pac 12 champ.
The Pac 12 champ won't be undefeated as Utah doesn't look like world beaters right now. If they lose once, but win their conference, and Clemson loses once and wins their conference, who do you leave out?
The Big 12 is TCU/Baylor. The undefeated team at the end is probably in...maybe? Do they have a conference championship yet? If the Big Ten, ACC, SEC, and Pac 12 all offer up an undefeated conference champion, does the Big 12 get left out again? (Especially if it's Baylor who has the weakest SOS of anyone.)
The SEC is LSU's if they win out. If they stumble at Bama, then it'll probably be Bama/Florida unless Bama loses another game before they meet. If LSU loses then the SEC champ will have at least a loss. Do we skip the SEC if all the other conferences offer up undefeated champs? I think so. Then we'll get months of SEC people claiming their conference is too tough, and the best teams aren't in the playoffs, and other bullshit.
Posted by TheCatt on Oct. 24 2015,19:21
Right now, I think the PAC 12 gets left out, < especially if this beat-down > of Utah keeps up.PAC 12 has a lot of skeletons. Stanford losing to Northwestern looks horrific now. Utah beating up a bunch of nobodies.
Assuming Baylor/TCU win out, the winner there makes it. A close game makes it questionable for Clemson.
OSU and SEC winner are probably locked to make it.
Posted by Leisher on Oct. 25 2015,19:12
< Al Golden gone. >I remember when he was hired and all the talking heads proclaimed Miami was back.
Posted by TheCatt on Oct. 25 2015,19:19
Well, he did take a team that was 2-9, then 0-11 in the two years before (Temple) and make them good. He had potential.
Posted by TheCatt on Oct. 31 2015,07:42
< JT Barrett suspended one game for DUI >QUOTE
According to ElevenWarriors.com, Barrett blew slightly over the legal limit of 0.08 when he was stopped at the checkpoint. He was given a ride home by Jones
I have a problem with that sentence.
QUOTE
The site also notes that Barrett could be subject to a two-week suspension as part of Ohio State's athlete code of conduct since it's an alcohol-related offense and he's underage.
Pretty sure the legal limit is 0.00.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 01 2015,11:46
< Frank Beamer retiring >
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 01 2015,15:42
JT is just being young and dumb. My favorite meme about the situation has Cardale calling the police on him. (In reality, Cardale was the one who picked him up from the police station.)< That Miami-Duke game got the entire officiating crew (on field and off) suspended.
>
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 01 2015,18:06
(Leisher @ Nov. 01 2015,18:42)
QUOTE
JT is just being young and dumb. My favorite meme about the situation has Cardale calling the police on him. (In reality, Cardale was the one who picked him up from the police station.)
< That Miami-Duke game got the entire officiating crew (on field and off) suspended.
>
< That Miami-Duke game got the entire officiating crew (on field and off) suspended.
>
Yeah, oh well, Dook lost
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 02 2015,08:24
(TheCatt @ Oct. 31 2015,10:42)
QUOTE
< JT Barrett suspended one game for DUI >
QUOTE
The site also notes that Barrett could be subject to a two-week suspension as part of Ohio State's athlete code of conduct since it's an alcohol-related offense and he's underage.
< NCSU suspends player indefinitely for same offense. >
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 02 2015,08:47
To be fair, we don't know the details of the NCSU arrest. Dude might have been absolutely wrecked and resisted arrest or something. Barrett blew just above the legal limit (and yes, he's underage), but didn't resist arrest or anything stupid. He's also been a model citizen other than this incident.
Plus, keep in mind we're the program that suspended our Heisman trophy candidate RB (Carlos Hyde) for a game not because he did anything wrong, but because he put himself in a situation that was bad.
But yeah, being a starting QB definitely helps lower your punishment.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 02 2015,12:43
Just found out Barrett has to attend mandatory counseling and lost his financial aid for next summer. And per school policy, Urban didn't have to suspend JT at all.Also, Alabama, Oregon, Michigan, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Pitt, Oklahoma, Washington, and Stanford have all done the one game suspension for DUI in recent years. So it's a standard.
I'm guessing the NC State guy has other issues.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 02 2015,18:19
(Leisher @ Nov. 02 2015,15:43)
QUOTE
Just found out Barrett has to attend mandatory counseling and lost his financial aid for next summer. And per school policy, Urban didn't have to suspend JT at all.
Also, Alabama, Oregon, Michigan, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Pitt, Oklahoma, Washington, and Stanford have all done the one game suspension for DUI in recent years. So it's a standard.
I'm guessing the NC State guy has other issues.
Also, Alabama, Oregon, Michigan, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Pitt, Oklahoma, Washington, and Stanford have all done the one game suspension for DUI in recent years. So it's a standard.
I'm guessing the NC State guy has other issues.
NCSU has more stringent rules
QUOTE
Under university rules, students who get a DWI on or near campus are subject to semester suspension. Former football player Logan Winkles and former basketball player Staats Battle were recently punished accordingly for similar DWI charges.
If Richardson is suspended for the semester, he would be out for the rest of the regular season.
If Richardson is suspended for the semester, he would be out for the rest of the regular season.
That seems excessive to me.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 02 2015,21:16
Did NCSU have a drunk driving tragedy in its past? That's a harsh penalty. It's a damn death penalty compared to what the rest of the nation's colleges do.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 03 2015,07:02
Maybe it's just a relic of being in the south? We still have blue laws in some places. I'm not really sure. I couldn't easily google an answer. I wonder if that's just NCSU, or the entire UNC system?
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 03 2015,07:55
The schools I listed were from a couple of different articles about how that's the standard in college football. So it has to be a NCSU thing.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 03 2015,08:07
CFP stuff comes out today. Here's my guess/thoughts:1. OSU
2. LSU
3. Clemson
4. Baylor
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 03 2015,17:09
(TheCatt @ Nov. 03 2015,11:07)
QUOTE
CFP stuff comes out today. Here's my guess/thoughts:
1. OSU
2. LSU
3. Clemson
4. Baylor
1. OSU
2. LSU
3. Clemson
4. Baylor
Not far off from their rankings:
1. Clemson
2. LSU
3. OSU
4. Alabama
5. ND
6. Baylor
I'm not very surprised to see Bama #4, but ND #5? Really? Bullshit.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 04 2015,07:24
I had no issue with the top 3, but Bama being in is total bullshit. It's SEC bias plain and simple. Look at last year's top 4 at this point which had 3!!!! SEC teams, NONE of which reached the final 4.
10 undefeated teams in the country (Toledo lost last night) and you're telling me that Bama and Notre Dame rank above 7 of them? Horseshit.
The best was when they were interviewing the spokesman for the committee and he basically said they look at Florida and Bama as having the same resume, yet Bama is 4 and Florida is 11. WTF?
I consider it their way of ensuring an SEC team will reach the final 4.
Notre Dame being there is confusing. They sent a clear message to the Big 12 that conference championships are needed, but Notre Dame isn't in a conference... If OSU makes it, please give us Notre Dame in the first round.
Meanwhile, the Pac12 is fucked.
OSU will probably climb in their ranking if they win out over undefeated #7 MSU, #12 Michigan, and undefeated #9 Iowa.
If Florida State or Duke/NC knock off Clemson the ACC is out. And hey, they talk about strength of schedule and there are only 2 ranked teams in the ACC. Why is Clemson #1? Just saying.
< Doomed if... >
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 07 2015,13:44
BOOYAH!Just got home from this game
As a Redskins ticket holder for 10 years, it sure was nice to go to a game where I could see the team I was cheering for dominate.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 07 2015,17:11
So Clemson got by it's hardest game (I mean, except UNC in the ACC championship )... So ACC is looking good for a playoff spot.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 07 2015,17:59
Arkansas / Ole MissUMiami / Duke
Ga Tech / FSU
MSU / UM
Some amazing finishes these past few weeks.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 07 2015,18:07
Iowa 27 Pitt 24Iowa 29 Ill 20
UNC 26 Pitt 19
UNC 48 Ill 14
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 07 2015,19:40
MSU just got robbed by a shitty call. If the ACC officials got banned 2 weeks for the Miami / Duke game, these officials gotta get banned too.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 07 2015,19:48
That Miss/Ark ending was insane.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 09 2015,12:38
< Note posted in girl's room at U of M. >Ouch!
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 16 2015,10:49
Lesse... just need OSU, Alabama, OSU, Notre Dame, Iowa, Oklahoma, Florida, MSU, Baylor and TCU to lose 1 or 2 games from here on out, and UNC to beat Clemson in the ACC championship. Can we make that happen?
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 16 2015,11:11
I'm not sure you need all that. The Pac 12 is out.
The SEC is down to Bama and Florida. If Bama beats Florida, then Florida is out.
The ACC is all Clemson right now, but if NC beats them then NC joins the
The Big Ten is OSU and Iowa. OSU has the much tougher road with MSU and Michigan in the next two weeks. They can lose to MSU and still win the Big Ten, but if they lose to Michigan then 2 loss Michigan will play undefeated Iowa for the conference title.
The Big 12 is a bunch of 1 loss teams with bad losses and no conference championship.
Notre Dame still plays Stanford.
So what you really need is Bama to beat Florida, NC to beat Clemson, OSU to go undefeated, Notre Dame to lose to Standford, and maybe you'll be in? If all the Big 12 teams finish with 2 losses in this scenario, you're a lock.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 16 2015,12:33
Yeah, I realize we don't quite need that much to help just to get in... but I'll take all the help we can get I mean, OSU winning out eliminates MSU and Iowa. Bama winning out gets rid of Florida. We have the opportunity to eliminate Clemson ourselves by winning out, especially if we can be convincing against NCSU and VaTech.
Notre Dame needs to lose to Stanford. Stanford needs to lose the PAC to make me feel better.
Then all that's left is the Big 12. If either 1) they all have 2 losses, or 2) One wins out, everyone else has 2 losses, we're good.
I don't really think we're a top 10 (much less CFP) team... but hey, why not. I definitely could see some coach of the year votes/awards going our way.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 17 2015,07:13
< UNC (and some other teams) can't fill their stadiums. >I took my family to the UNC - Duke game. We had to take a park and ride to get to the stadium, as it's in the middle of the school campus, and there's no parking anywhere. (Tickets for the game: $30 each; Parking on campus: $60+)
We parked, walked a long walk to the buses, stood in a long line, got on the bus... and waited 30 minutes to drive 2 miles (since bus traffic is not separated from road traffic). Then had to walk another 1/3rd of a mile to the stadium.
It's just not easy to get to the damned stadium.
Contrast that with FedEx field. More people, but tons of on site parking, and pretty easy access to the Interstate. Typically about 45 minutes each way from Alexandria, Va, versus 1 hour 45 minutes for us from Cary -> Chapel HIll (about the same distance)
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 17 2015,19:00
(TheCatt @ Nov. 07 2015,21:07)
QUOTE
Iowa 27 Pitt 24
Iowa 29 Ill 20
UNC 26 Pitt 19
UNC 48 Ill 14
Iowa 29 Ill 20
UNC 26 Pitt 19
UNC 48 Ill 14
Notre Dame 30 Ga Tech 22
Notre Dame 34 Virginia 27
Notre Dame 42 Pittsburgh 30
UNC 38 Ga tech 31
UNC 26 Virginia 13
UNC 26 Pittsburgh 19
UNC up to 17th in the current CFP. Damn that lost to South Carolina
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 18 2015,03:56
(TheCatt @ Nov. 17 2015,10:13)
QUOTE
< UNC (and some other teams) can't fill their stadiums. >
I took my family to the UNC - Duke game. We had to take a park and ride to get to the stadium, as it's in the middle of the school campus, and there's no parking anywhere. (Tickets for the game: $30 each; Parking on campus: $60+)
We parked, walked a long walk to the buses, stood in a long line, got on the bus... and waited 30 minutes to drive 2 miles (since bus traffic is not separated from road traffic). Then had to walk another 1/3rd of a mile to the stadium.
It's just not easy to get to the damned stadium.
Contrast that with FedEx field. More people, but tons of on site parking, and pretty easy access to the Interstate. Typically about 45 minutes each way from Alexandria, Va, versus 1 hour 45 minutes for us from Cary -> Chapel HIll (about the same distance)
I took my family to the UNC - Duke game. We had to take a park and ride to get to the stadium, as it's in the middle of the school campus, and there's no parking anywhere. (Tickets for the game: $30 each; Parking on campus: $60+)
We parked, walked a long walk to the buses, stood in a long line, got on the bus... and waited 30 minutes to drive 2 miles (since bus traffic is not separated from road traffic). Then had to walk another 1/3rd of a mile to the stadium.
It's just not easy to get to the damned stadium.
Contrast that with FedEx field. More people, but tons of on site parking, and pretty easy access to the Interstate. Typically about 45 minutes each way from Alexandria, Va, versus 1 hour 45 minutes for us from Cary -> Chapel HIll (about the same distance)
$30? That's amazing.
OSU tickets have a much higher face value and are typically a couple hundred each from scalpers.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 18 2015,04:20
$30 = 20 yard line, 8 rows up from the sideline.Yeah, football doesn't have the same level of love down here.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 18 2015,04:36
I'll bet NASCAR tickets are hard to come by down there...I was recently in town after a NASCAR race and a guy at the airport where all the rental cars are was telling me I'm lucky I reserved one a month ahead of time because every car rental place was sold out.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 18 2015,14:53
< Whole bunch of shitty teams will be in bowl games this year >
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 19 2015,15:05
Rumors have Les Miles out at LSU and Jimbo Fisher replacing him.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 19 2015,16:11
(Leisher @ Nov. 19 2015,18:05)
QUOTE
Rumors have Les Miles out at LSU and Jimbo Fisher replacing him.
That just doesn't make sense, seems like a weak rumour to me.
Fisher's at a great football school in an EASY football conference. He's got a road to the CFP every year, and he already makes $5mil a year.
I'd see the guy from Houston being more probable. Everyone's going to want Herman after what he did for OSU's offense + Houston this year.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 21 2015,12:05
Bah. Stupid Florida went to overtime but won.And Stupid UNC isn't doing shit.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 21 2015,16:08
Well shit snacks. Catt and I both had bad sports days.Oh well, it was a great run.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 21 2015,16:29
(Leisher @ Nov. 21 2015,19:08)
QUOTE
Well shit snacks. Catt and I both had bad sports days.
Oh well, it was a great run.
Oh well, it was a great run.
Hey man, basketball season doesn't count until football's over
But pretty stunning result in the Big Ten. MSU wins the division with a win now? That game was fugly. I watched the 2nd TD by each team, and am watching the last 6 minutes now.
Guess Notre Dame and Big 12 show up in the CFP now.
UNC should move ahead of Utah and LSU next week.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 21 2015,19:10
< Ezekiel Elliot not pleased. >QUOTE
Elliott was also highly critical of Ohio State's offensive playcalling against Michigan State. He said he lobbied Ohio State coach Urban Meyer for more carries on the sideline and did not get them.
“What happened today was like a bad, bad dream,” Elliott said, after a 12-carry, 33-yard performance that snapped a run of 16 straight 100-yard rushing games. “I’m disappointed. I’m disappointed in the play-calling. I’m disappointed in the situation we were put in.
“We weren’t put in the right position to win this game.”
“What happened today was like a bad, bad dream,” Elliott said, after a 12-carry, 33-yard performance that snapped a run of 16 straight 100-yard rushing games. “I’m disappointed. I’m disappointed in the play-calling. I’m disappointed in the situation we were put in.
“We weren’t put in the right position to win this game.”
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 28 2015,18:23
(TheCatt @ Nov. 19 2015,19:11)
QUOTE
(Leisher @ Nov. 19 2015,18:05)
QUOTE
Rumors have Les Miles out at LSU and Jimbo Fisher replacing him.
That just doesn't make sense, seems like a weak rumour to me.
Fisher's at a great football school in an EASY football conference. He's got a road to the CFP every year, and he already makes $5mil a year.
I'd see the guy from Houston being more probable. Everyone's going to want Herman after what he did for OSU's offense + Houston this year.
< Fisher staying (probably) >
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 29 2015,04:47
ClemsonBama
Oklahoma
MSU / Iowa winner
Posted by Malcolm on Nov. 29 2015,06:16
Fuck Iowa.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 29 2015,06:31
< Les Miles isn't leaving. >I guess LSU got smart and realized they're LSU.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 29 2015,09:42
BTW, the announcers yesterday couldn't stop talking about the genius of Jim Harbaugh. Mr. Genius got his ass kicked.Fuck Michigan.
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 29 2015,13:08
< Mark Richt is gone. >
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 29 2015,13:51
< Everyone is fired at Rutgers. >
Posted by Leisher on Nov. 30 2015,12:11
OSU's WR Michael Thomas is fighting a Twitter war against Alabama right now.
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Colin Cowherd was doing the same thing today. His top 4 are Clemson, Oklahoma, Michigan State, and Ohio State. Bama is at #5 for him. His argument is that the SEC is the weakest conference in the country right now and they're living on reputation alone. Calls Bama a one man offensive team.
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Kirk Herbstreit is doing Q&A with folks on the Twitters saying if UNC beats Clemson, then OSU might get selected over UNC... Catt would be MAD!!!
It'll get nuts if the Tar Heels and Gators pull off upsets this weekend.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 30 2015,19:16
(Leisher @ Nov. 29 2015,16:51)
QUOTE
< Everyone is fired at Rutgers. >
That took to long to happen. Glad the AD was walked out too.
Posted by TheCatt on Nov. 30 2015,19:22
(Leisher @ Nov. 30 2015,15:11)
QUOTE
Kirk Herbstreit is doing Q&A with folks on the Twitters saying if UNC beats Clemson, then OSU might get selected over UNC... Catt would be MAD!!!
It'll get nuts if the Tar Heels and Gators pull off upsets this weekend.
It'll get nuts if the Tar Heels and Gators pull off upsets this weekend.
On the one hand, yeah, I'd be mad.
On the OTHER hand... I mean, we lost to SC. Barely, with some bad turnovers and bad times. And we really wouldn't have beat anyone BUT Clemson.
On the other other hand, shit gets confusing once you look at comparative records. I mean OSU lost to MSU, but MSU lost to Nebraska, doesn't that make OSU better?
How is 2-loss Stanford so far up there? I hope USC gets revenge.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 01 2015,06:16
If upsets happen this weekend, and I don't think they will (they never do when they're telegraphed like this), I don't understand how you could argue for a 2 loss Pac 12 team over a one loss ACC champ or even the 1 loss defending champion.Right now, I've made my peace with:
Clemson
Oklahoma
Big Ten Champ
Bama
as the top 4. Yeah, OSU's resume is actually better than Bama's, but Bama won their conference, OSU didn't.
However, if Bama loses, I think OSU should be the next team in. If Clemson and Bama lose, then OSU and NC should be in. If just Clemson loses, then I'd be ok with NC getting in over us, but I'd still be pissed that weak ass Bama is in.
If I was you, I'd be pissed that the weak ass SEC gets more credit than the ACC. Colin Cowherd made a phenomenal case yesterday that the SEC is secretly the weakest conference in the country and nobody can admit it because all we hear every year is SEC hype.
Why is a one loss SEC champ better than a one loss ACC champ?
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 01 2015,14:52
Well, I think the SEC does have history. And with as little head-to-head competition as there is, it fills the information void.I really don't think UNC is a top 10 team. I just don't. I love the team, and the coaches are great, but the player talent isn't quite there, and we've gotten somewhat lucky with an easy schedule.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 05 2015,19:24
Could the Big Ten be more boring?
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 05 2015,19:56
MSU received a gift. Neither they, nor Iowa should be in the CFP.But at least they're having a competitive game. Every other game was a boring blow out.
Stupid UNC and Florida...
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 06 2015,05:35
UNC made it close, and would have been closer if not for that imaginary offsides call.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 06 2015,07:23
I'll pull for MSU and another Big 10 title, truthfully be rooting for anyone to eliminate the SEC, but will really be thinking that Oklahoma looks the best right now.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 06 2015,13:44
< CFP >Well, on the one hand, I won't have to pick between MSU and Clemson in the first round. Was kinda hoping Clemson could avoid OU though.
Go Spartans/Tigers.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 06 2015,13:54
UNC vs Baylor - Russell AthleticOSU vs Notre Dame - Fiesta Bowl
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 06 2015,15:00
UNC and Baylor should both win.Also, the top four rankings are bullshit.
Clemson at #1 is fine, but the rest is shit. MSU beat two top five teams and gave each their only loss. They also beat Oregon who destroyed Stanford, another top 10 team. They also beat ranked Michigan. Their only loss was due to a fluke play on the road.
I don't know Oklahoma's schedule by heart, but aside from getting blown out by Texas they beat several highly ranked teams.
Meanwhile Bama beat who exactly? Fuck the SEC.
It should be Clemson, MSU, Oklahoma, and then Bama.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 07 2015,10:46
< Sarkisian sues USC for unlawful termination. >This will be the most high profile test for alcoholism being a "disability".
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 07 2015,17:24
(Leisher @ Dec. 06 2015,18:00)
QUOTE
Also, the top four rankings are bullshit.
Clemson at #1 is fine, but the rest is shit. MSU beat two top five teams and gave each their only loss. They also beat Oregon who destroyed Stanford, another top 10 team. They also beat ranked Michigan. Their only loss was due to a fluke play on the road.
I don't know Oklahoma's schedule by heart, but aside from getting blown out by Texas they beat several highly ranked teams.
Meanwhile Bama beat who exactly? Fuck the SEC.
It should be Clemson, MSU, Oklahoma, and then Bama.
Clemson at #1 is fine, but the rest is shit. MSU beat two top five teams and gave each their only loss. They also beat Oregon who destroyed Stanford, another top 10 team. They also beat ranked Michigan. Their only loss was due to a fluke play on the road.
I don't know Oklahoma's schedule by heart, but aside from getting blown out by Texas they beat several highly ranked teams.
Meanwhile Bama beat who exactly? Fuck the SEC.
It should be Clemson, MSU, Oklahoma, and then Bama.
At the end of the day, I think the CFP just wanted a Saban/MSU reunion.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 08 2015,14:11
< Too many bowl games >QUOTE
Starting with the Dec. 19 Celebration Bowl, there will be a record 40 bowl games. That means more than 60 percent of the teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision will be playing in bowl games.
With so many slots available, not every team was able to reach the required six wins to get in, so the NCAA approved a plan to fill the bowls with five-win teams based on their Academic Progress Ratings for 2013-14, the most recent scores available. Nebraska, Minnesota and San Jose were awarded the slots.
With so many slots available, not every team was able to reach the required six wins to get in, so the NCAA approved a plan to fill the bowls with five-win teams based on their Academic Progress Ratings for 2013-14, the most recent scores available. Nebraska, Minnesota and San Jose were awarded the slots.
Posted by Malcolm on Dec. 08 2015,14:35
Fuck Minnesota.
Posted by TheCatt on Dec. 09 2015,06:02
At least 2016 will have some decent games to start the seasonQUOTE
The UGA-UNC game adds to a tremendous neutral-site slate to open the 2016 season, joining USC-Alabama (Dallas), LSU-Wisconsin (Green Bay’s Lambeau Field) and Florida State-Ole Miss (Orlando).
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 09 2015,11:57
OSU's third game next year is at Oklahoma.
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 15 2015,14:02
Unlike other colleges, < Alabama makes taxpayers pay for its security. >
Posted by Leisher on Dec. 16 2015,06:11
< Bo Ryan retires. >This is a huge loss to the Big Ten and college basketball.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 01 2016,11:56
Topics of the day:1) The Big Ten was over-rated.
2) The best Big Ten team did not make the playoff.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 01 2016,11:59
< Ratings down HUGE for CFP. >Having these games on New Year's Eve is about as stupid a decision as can be made.
Last year was the first year and they had a defending champ, perpetual bridesmaid Oregon, the SEC's poster boy Bama, and the Buckeyes who are the top draw in college football.
This year they had Clemson who half their own state hates, Oklahoma who everyone knows comes out of a weak conference, Bama and their one hit wonder, and MSU who had no business being there (played Oregon without their starting QB, beat Michigan on a fluke final play, and beat OSU without the terrible Conner Cook and in the rain during OSU's worst coached game in Meyer's tenure). They shouldn't have asked "Who's In?" in this year's ad, they should have asked "Who's watching?" or "Who gives a shit about any of these teams?"
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 02 2016,19:38
I was gonna post something snarky about TCU getting it's ass kicked so badly, < but things changed. >
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 02 2016,20:01
(TheCatt @ Jan. 02 2016,22:38)
QUOTE
I was gonna post something snarky about TCU getting it's ass kicked so badly, < but things changed. >
Turns out Oregon's starting QB went out right before half, and their center went out too.
TCU's starting QB, of course, < is a criminal > and didn't get to play.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 03 2016,14:27
< The Stanford band keeps pissing people off. >They're kids doing something different, which will always piss older people off, but I kind of get the criticism too. They're not really doing anything other than mocking their opponents.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 11 2016,18:12
Go Tigers.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 11 2016,18:19
I'm pretty much a fan of anyone playing an SEC team.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 12 2016,06:42
< Bama left Lane Kiffin behind after the game. > Hilarious.Apparently the vaunted Alabama defense wasn't as good as advertised. Not a shock.
Also, Clemson's vaunted defense wasn't as good as advertised. Again, not a shock.
< Final AP poll >
OSU finished fourth and would be favored in games against #2 and #3. Not sure about Bama, but I know they wouldn't have been a 7 point dog.
Year 2 of the CFP and I think the Big Ten fucked them again...but they had help.
OSU did their part to fuck things up, of course, but that muffed punt MSU got against Michigan is the play that sent them, wrongfully, into the playoffs.
Someone was breaking things down, I think Cowherd, and if OSU makes the playoffs, all the Big Ten bowl match ups are far more favorable, particularly for the idiots that got blown out: MSU, NW, and Iowa.
Iowa not playing anyone allowed them to fake their way into a big bowl.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma proved the Big 12 is crazy overrated and will be until Tom Herman (the best offensive mind on the planet) gets the Texas job.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 12 2016,07:06
Stanford #3, really?Yeah, MSU really didn't belong. OSU should have been there, but shit happened.
UNC at #15 - I'll take it, a damned good year for us.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 12 2016,12:39
< Saban says he's not retiring. >Cowherd made a really strong argument for an NFL team to steal Saban. You could make him the highest paid NFL coach for 2% of your TV check each year. There's some wisdom there.
If you're Saban and sitting and 5 national titles, don't you at least consider a huge payday from the NFL? What if Cincinnati made you an offer today?
We have a loaded team with a good QB and your former player as a backup. We need discipline and a winning attitude. We'll give you $10 million a year for 5 years and you can have a large say on players. Don't you take that deal?
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 13 2016,07:32
< Jim Harbaugh is going to have a sleep over with the #1 ranked kicker in the country to try and flip him to Michigan. >
Posted by Malcolm on Jan. 13 2016,10:10
< Uni of Texas > is fucking blind.QUOTE
The University of Texas says an internal investigation has found no evidence of academic misconduct within the men’s basketball program.
Texas President Greg Fenves ordered the probe last June after the Chronicle of Higher Education alleged three incidents of cheating, improper assistance and school policy violations over a nine-year period.
Texas President Greg Fenves ordered the probe last June after the Chronicle of Higher Education alleged three incidents of cheating, improper assistance and school policy violations over a nine-year period.
I thought it was an automatic that the players get free passes to class.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 13 2016,11:03
(Leisher @ Jan. 12 2016,15:39)
QUOTE
< Saban says he's not retiring. >
Cowherd made a really strong argument for an NFL team to steal Saban. You could make him the highest paid NFL coach for 2% of your TV check each year. There's some wisdom there.
If you're Saban and sitting and 5 national titles, don't you at least consider a huge payday from the NFL? What if Cincinnati made you an offer today?
We have a loaded team with a good QB and your former player as a backup. We need discipline and a winning attitude. We'll give you $10 million a year for 5 years and you can have a large say on players. Don't you take that deal?
Cowherd made a really strong argument for an NFL team to steal Saban. You could make him the highest paid NFL coach for 2% of your TV check each year. There's some wisdom there.
If you're Saban and sitting and 5 national titles, don't you at least consider a huge payday from the NFL? What if Cincinnati made you an offer today?
We have a loaded team with a good QB and your former player as a backup. We need discipline and a winning attitude. We'll give you $10 million a year for 5 years and you can have a large say on players. Don't you take that deal?
On the one hand,nothing lef t to prove. On the other hand, why bother? Look at harbaugh, great coach, got sick of dealing with owners. Players had a lot of success under him, but he still got grief from them
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 13 2016,12:27
(TheCatt @ Jan. 13 2016,14:03)
QUOTE
(Leisher @ Jan. 12 2016,15:39)
QUOTE
< Saban says he's not retiring. >
Cowherd made a really strong argument for an NFL team to steal Saban. You could make him the highest paid NFL coach for 2% of your TV check each year. There's some wisdom there.
If you're Saban and sitting and 5 national titles, don't you at least consider a huge payday from the NFL? What if Cincinnati made you an offer today?
We have a loaded team with a good QB and your former player as a backup. We need discipline and a winning attitude. We'll give you $10 million a year for 5 years and you can have a large say on players. Don't you take that deal?
Cowherd made a really strong argument for an NFL team to steal Saban. You could make him the highest paid NFL coach for 2% of your TV check each year. There's some wisdom there.
If you're Saban and sitting and 5 national titles, don't you at least consider a huge payday from the NFL? What if Cincinnati made you an offer today?
We have a loaded team with a good QB and your former player as a backup. We need discipline and a winning attitude. We'll give you $10 million a year for 5 years and you can have a large say on players. Don't you take that deal?
On the one hand,nothing lef t to prove. On the other hand, why bother? Look at harbaugh, great coach, got sick of dealing with owners. Players had a lot of success under him, but he still got grief from them
But he does have a lot left to prove at the NFL level and I promise you that it eats at him. He was in a bad situation in Miami. Bad ownership there. You really think he doesn't see what Pete Carroll is doing and mumble that he's 10x the coach? I know he does.
The question really comes down to leaving a gig where he's getting a bit more credit than he deserves (and understand that he deserves a TON), is being paid well, his wife is happy, etc.
Harbaugh is a bad example because it wasn't his choice to leave. He clashed with the owner. Truth be told, he's clashed with people everywhere he's been. Hell, he had a feud with Michigan and he just played there. He'll be back in the NFL, but it'll have to be the right situation. I think he learned that he'll need a Belichick or Tomlin situation before he can go back.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 18 2016,07:09
Oregon State's Jarmal Reid intentionally trips official and gets ejected.< article w/video. >
The first shot they show, you can't tell, but once they show it from the front, it's obvious. He looks right at the official and then extends his leg.
The Pac12 is reviewing, and honestly, they need to make an example of this kid. He needs to be suspended the rest of the year.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 25 2016,14:20
< FSU is settling out of court with the girl Winston allegedly raped. >QUOTE
The settlement agreement says Kinsman will receive $250,000, and her attorneys will get $700,000
Wow. She's getting raped again.
Posted by Leisher on Jan. 29 2016,09:27
< Where March Madness currently stands. >OSU is in the first 8 out and they should be. The win against Kentucky was awesome, but this team has a lot of growing to do before they can make a tournament run.
Posted by TheCatt on Jan. 29 2016,10:52
Pretty reasonable list. Clemson has been doing great in the ACC, wrecking a lot of teams. Be nice to see them make it.
Posted by Malcolm on Feb. 12 2016,10:43
< Buy me a ticket > for an aeroplane, ain't got time to take a fast train.QUOTE
During a 12-day stretch in his first month on the job in 2015, Harbaugh and his staff’s jet travels amounted to more than $10,000 a day in value, university records show.
Posted by Leisher on Feb. 26 2016,09:33
< Updated hate map. >If you see your school, congrats! Nobody hates a loser.
Posted by TheCatt on Feb. 26 2016,10:33
(Leisher @ Feb. 26 2016,12:33)
QUOTE
If you see your school, congrats! Nobody hates a loser.
Clearly you missed Virginia.
But, otherwise, < relevant >
Posted by Malcolm on Feb. 26 2016,10:40
QUOTE
Nobody hates a loser.
Cleveland, Detroit.
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 07 2016,06:51
< Illinois makes HUGE hire. >Holy shit! That's a big time move.
Between Meyer, Harbaugh, Franklin, D'Antonio, and now Smith the Big Ten is loaded with high profile coaches.
Posted by GORDON on Mar. 10 2016,12:13
So my 16 year old nephew is being recruited by Ivy League football teams. Is that a big deal? He is returning from a visit to Yale, today.
Posted by Malcolm on Mar. 10 2016,12:35
(GORDON @ Mar. 10 2016,14:13)
QUOTE
So my 16 year old nephew is being recruited by Ivy League football teams. Is that a big deal? He is returning from a visit to Yale, today.
The Ivy league is in the less competitive of the Div I teams, but...
QUOTE
The Ivy League was reclassified to I-AA (FCS) following the 1981 season and plays a strict ten-game schedule. Although it qualifies for an automatic bid, the Ivy League has not played any postseason games at all since 1956, citing academic concerns.
I mean, think about it, who the fuck goes to Harvard for the football?
Posted by GORDON on Mar. 10 2016,12:41
Heh, well he will, I suppose, if they offer.
Posted by Malcolm on Mar. 10 2016,12:51
If they want to give him a scholarship for it, then ok. But don't expect any NFL scouts in his future.
Posted by GORDON on Mar. 10 2016,12:54
He has high grades, is good at football, and is also ethnically diverse. He has opportunities that my son will never have because of my son's skin color.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 10 2016,13:13
(GORDON @ Mar. 10 2016,15:54)
QUOTE
He has high grades, is good at football, and is also ethnically diverse. He has opportunities that my son will never have because of my son's skin color.
It;s good in the sense that it's $, right?
Many of the bottom quarter of students at Ivy League schools are athletes. Why? Because otherwise, they would basically be failures at those schools with such high competition, and they won't be the top academic students. But, being able to compete in sports against other less talented schools actually gives them a leg up in life in terms of life success.
< Malcolm Gladwell discusses it in his latest book >
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 15 2016,10:31
< Rick Pitino speaks on the scandal. >QUOTE
"If I could just get Andre McGee in a room for 10 minutes, I would say to him: 'Why would you do this? What purpose did it serve? We didn't need this to get recruits,'" Pitino said. "We're not Kentucky, where we're recruiting the one-and-dones. We have a different way we recruit.
That's awesome. He turned a massive scandal that threatens his job into a jab at a rival school.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 15 2016,11:42
He's not wrong....
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 18 2016,14:22
< Taurean Prince > - Genius or Idiot?
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 18 2016,15:08
It's pure comedy gold.< In other news, the sports gods paid MSU back for ruining the college football playoffs with their undeserved victory at OSU. >
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 18 2016,17:20
(Leisher @ Mar. 18 2016,18:08)
QUOTE
It's pure comedy gold.
< In other news, the sports gods paid MSU back for ruining the college football playoffs with their undeserved victory at OSU. >
< In other news, the sports gods paid MSU back for ruining the college football playoffs with their undeserved victory at OSU. >
Just wow... couldn't believe that one while it was happening.
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 19 2016,18:26
< Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12 not doing well yet >
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 20 2016,19:17
ACC 12-1
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 22 2016,09:28
< Is the Big 12 in big financial trouble? >
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 26 2016,08:02
< Coach K is a complete douche, > who coaches a < giant > < douche. >Go Heels
Posted by Leisher on Mar. 28 2016,06:50
The MSM is trying to sell us on how great this tournament is, but I think this weekend was the latest example of why it's the worst ever. College basketball has become a wasteland of zero talent. The one and done rule has got to go. It's destroying the game.
In related news, I'm the kiss of death right now. I picked MSU to win it all and they're gone. I drew Kansas' name out of a hat for a Sweet Sixteen pool and they're gone. I was rooting for the Big 10, and they're all gone. The last time I placed a bet was on the Golden State fucking Warriors and they LOST!!!! Just a bad, bad streak.
So taking all that into account, Go Syracuse!
Posted by TheCatt on Mar. 28 2016,11:55
(Leisher @ Mar. 28 2016,09:50)
QUOTE
In related news, I'm the kiss of death right now. I picked MSU to win it all and they're gone. I drew Kansas' name out of a hat for a Sweet Sixteen pool and they're gone. I was rooting for the Big 10, and they're all gone. The last time I placed a bet was on the Golden State fucking Warriors and they LOST!!!! Just a bad, bad streak.
So taking all that into account, Go Syracuse!
So taking all that into account, Go Syracuse!
Hah!
I dunno, I've rather enjoyed the tournament. Setting aside my fanboyism of the Heels... I've still enjoyed it. The Syracuse - Virginia game was thrilling. Several other close games and comebacks. Turmoil. I mean, that's what March Madness is supposed to be about. Final weekend, only 1 #1 seed left. (Go Heels!)
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 02 2016,17:47
Biggest ass whooping in Final Four history. Ouch.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 02 2016,20:26
I almost bet on Nova against Oklahoma, but was talked out of it...Anyway, continuing on the theme I began earlier, Go Nova!
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 03 2016,05:33
WOOOOOOOOO!
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 05 2016,05:41
Gah... oh well, better than I expected them to do.Summary of my teams this year:
UNC football - Wins division; loses bowl game.
Redskins - Wins division; loses playoff game.
Panthers - Wins Conference, loses super bowl.
UNC bball - Wins conference, loses in the final.
Not a bad year... but bad endings.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 05 2016,07:08
Sorry Catt. Good game though.Meanwhile, the internet is having fun with < "crying Jordan" memes. >
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 08 2016,17:50
< Satellite camps are now banned. >Because it's bad to give kids options.
Over signing is still legal though because that gets kids kicked out of school for not performing on the field.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 09 2016,10:27
< Players are PISSED. >The NCAA is a fucking joke. They're going to continue choking on the SEC's cock right into their destruction.
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 09 2016,10:32
Just make it a fucking business already, people.Oh wait, it is.
Well, let it act like one.
Posted by Malcolm on Apr. 11 2016,10:24
< 3-year ban > on new Bowl games. Thank fucking god. There are way too many as it is.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 11 2016,12:20
1 day after the NCAA makes texting unlimited, Urban Meyer speaks out against it and offers an abso-fucking-lutely insane idea: < bring in some current players and run these ideas by them. >Urban's so silly. The NCAA doesn't give a single fuck about student athletes. They care about their money. If they did care about athletes, they would unban satellite camps and ban oversigning.
Posted by TheCatt on Apr. 11 2016,12:47
The whole thing has gotte. Insane.
Posted by Leisher on Apr. 12 2016,21:19
< Coaches are blasting the NCAA for the camp ban. >So you've pissed off coaches and players. Clearly you don't care about them at all.