College Football Week 14 - Conference Championship Games and Pseudo Championships

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jagowar said:
I think the bigger thing is the looming sec network.... just look at what the big10 took just to add new tv markets. Adding fsu/clemson doesn't really bring any new markets that florida and scar don't already get the sec.

That said I'm sure they will talk.... would be stupid not to but ultimately I think they add virginia/north carolina schools.
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Agreed. UNC or Duke plus VA Tech are the ones I expect. FSU and Clemson make sense geographically and are better football programs, though VA Tech may be a wash there. The big advantage to VA Tech and UNC or Duke is that they're untapped media markets. And with UNC or Duke, you're getting a huge boost in roundball ratings.
 
(THU) Louisville @ Rutgers by 10
(FRI) Northern Illinois vs. Kent State by 10
(FRI) UCLA @ Stanford by 7
Oklahoma @ TCU by 10
Oklahoma State @ Baylor by 14
UCF @ Tulsa by 7
Kansas @ West Virginia by 14
Middle Tennessee @ Arkansas State by 10
Boise State @ Nevada by 14
Cincinnati @ Connecticut by 10
Alabama vs. Georgia by 7
Pittsburgh @ South Florida by 7
Texas @ Kansas State by 14
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech by 10
Nebraska vs. Wisconsin by 10

And congrats on the second job Cyan! :p
 
GAF Pick'em Week 14 - THE FINAL WEEK

(THU) Louisville @ Rutgers by 4
(FRI) Northern Illinois vs. Kent State by 7
(FRI) UCLA @ Stanford by 21
Oklahoma @ TCU by 21
Oklahoma State @ Baylor by 17
UCF @ Tulsa by 9
Kansas @ West Virginia by 18
Middle Tennessee @ Arkansas State by 10
Boise State @ Nevada by 11
Cincinnati @ Connecticut by 9
Alabama vs. Georgia by 10
Pittsburgh @ South Florida by 10
Texas @ Kansas State by 11
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech by 17
Nebraska vs. Wisconsin by 7
 
Can you bring back the Auburn fans? Either the ones that abandoned the topic, or that one that was banished?
 
GAF Pick'em Week 14 - THE FINAL WEEK

(THU) Louisville @ Rutgers by 4
(FRI) Northern Illinois vs. Kent State by 7
(FRI) UCLA @ Stanford by 4
Oklahoma @ TCU by 7
Oklahoma State @ Baylor by 7
UCF @ Tulsa by 4
Kansas @ West Virginia by 7
Middle Tennessee @ Arkansas State by 7
Boise State @ Nevada by 7
Cincinnati @ Connecticut by 10
Alabama vs. Georgia by 7
Pittsburgh @ South Florida by 7
Texas @ Kansas State by 4
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech by 7
Nebraska vs. Wisconsin by 4
 
Great time to be an LSU fan huh? Get modded and keep your grass eating coach!

I kid! No seriously, I would have been utterly shocked if the Mad Hatter went to Arkansas. Would have made no sense.

As for expansion, FSU and Clemson are the most SEC-like in the ACC...but...man...having a history of disliking both teams...I don't want them any where near the SEC. Exile 'em off to the Big 12.
 
He's got to have the power to limit his viewing the one topic only.

But with Auburn's demise, who knows if he even likes footbawl anymore.






With all the hoopla of the upcoming SECCG and the shot at ND, I hadn't realized that...we're at the end of the season for College Football. All those months of waiting for it to arrive, and just like that, it's gone.

Now, I'm sure the season felt longer to those who pull for teams that shat the bed, but it's gone entirely too fast for me.


About Arkansas: Who thought leaking out the pricing of Les Miles offer was a good idea? Doesn't that kind of make a baseline amount for any other coaches (at least the ones that Arky would really want)
 
Lonestar said:
He's got to have the power to limit his viewing the one topic only.

But with Auburn's demise, who knows if he even likes footbawl anymore.






With all the hoopla of the upcoming SECCG and the shot at ND, I hadn't realized that...we're at the end of the season for College Football. All those months of waiting for it to arrive, and just like that, it's gone.

Now, I'm sure the season felt longer to those who pull for teams that shat the bed, but it's gone entirely too fast for me.


About Arkansas: Who thought leaking out the pricing of Les Miles offer was a good idea? Doesn't that kind of make a baseline amount for any other coaches (at least the ones that Arky would really want)
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At least we have recruiting to look forward to.
 
Lonestar said:
Can you bring back the Auburn fans? Either the ones that abandoned the topic, or that one that was banished?
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I'm here. I don't post that often but I read daily. I feel like Tom Tucker with the upside down faced kid.

Also, congrats Cyan! Represent LSU with pride!
 
Lonestar said:
About Arkansas: Who thought leaking out the pricing of Les Miles offer was a good idea? Doesn't that kind of make a baseline amount for any other coaches (at least the ones that Arky would really want)
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Jimmy Sexton probably thought it was a great idea. Now all his clients can demand that amount.
 
Sirpopopop said:
In any case, Kragthorpe happened. Just like Kyle Flood is happening right now. :(
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there is no comparison here, Kragthorpe did less with more then any other coach I have ever seen, and yes that seems biased because I'm a louisville fan (ACC ACC ACC). The man took an Orange Bowl winning, top 5 final ranking team that I have the utmost faith would have beaten OSU for the BCS that year if it wasn't for the field goal at Rutgers, with the best offense in the country to back to back to back no bowl seasons. The first year he inherited a team with a large amount of returning players, with the only big loss being Michael Bush, who had missed all of the previous season (other then the best half a running back had ever had at louisville before getting his leg broken). It took 2 games for me to realize the man had zero business coaching any FBS team, let alone a preseason top 10. Players were clearly not prepared for any opponent, and the play calling can only be compared to a pee wee football game, but somehow executed worse. At no point during his tenure here did they ever show him on the sidelines showing even a glimmer of hope that he had any idea how to coach anything.

Then combine all this with the fact that he kicked off virtually every star recruit we had on our team. He kicked players off the team for underage drinking at college. He replaced game prep and film time with a reading club where players weren't allowed to even talk about football and instead spent 4 hours of practice time a week discussing whatever self help book he assigned that week. We were losing recruits to MAC and Ohio Valley teams. He ran off the Brohm family, a family that had been a tradition in itself of Louisville football. He threw everyone from the previous staff, current staff, fans and players under the bus on a weekly basis.

I would take a whole coaching staff of Ron Cooper and Joker Phillips over what we got with Kragthorpe.

There is no comparison to your current coach, be very thankful for that.
 
Cyan said:
If anything, be sad you missed threeballz.
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Truly a legendary character. I've had to stop myself from saying "Threeballz logic" on other boards, when talking about transitive logic. They wouldn't know what it means.

That's how connected Threeballz is with Transitive. They are One.
 
GAF Pick'em Week 14 - THE FINAL WEEK

(THU) Louisville @ Rutgers by 7
(FRI) Northern Illinois vs. Kent State by 6
(FRI) UCLA @ Stanford by 9
Oklahoma @ TCU by 13
Oklahoma State @ Baylor by 7
UCF @ Tulsa by 7
Kansas @ West Virginia by 7
Middle Tennessee @ Arkansas State by 9
Boise State @ Nevada by 7
Cincinnati @ Connecticut by 9
Alabama vs. Georgia by 10
Pittsburgh @ South Florida by 10
Texas @ Kansas State by 13
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech by 4
Nebraska vs. Wisconsin by 7
 
krzy123 said:
Not sure if posted or accurate (not into wrastling)

http://www.thekeyplay.com/content/2012/november/29/acc-wcw
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This is eerily accurate. Also, this

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is amazing.
 
Here's the SECCG edition Dawg Sports Cocktail Thursday.

MD: Coach, thanks for joining us. I know you're busy, but I can't tell you how much we appreciate you making time for this shit.

Sabes: You got 3 minutes, kid. I got a pottery class, then I'm taking Jesse Williams to his anger management class.

MD: I'll be brief then. Six years into your tenure in Tuscaloosa I guess it's safe to say you're a hit, right?

Sabes: I know. Like everything else, it was a process getting here. First I had to lie my midget ass off about whether or not I was even interested in the gig. Which was absurd when you think about it because, hey, when was the last time someone ever really wanted to coach the Dolphins? It's like denying you want to quit managing the Wetumpka Piggly Wiggly. But hey, you sign 45 guys a year regardless of how many roster spots you have, and make clear to them that f they don't produce immediately they'll be put out to pasture. It's a simple formula for success. It also helps when you're coaching at the flagship school of a state that collectively thinks Birmingham's a passable city, bingo is an acceptable hobby, and chitlins are a vegetable.

MD: So tell me a little more about the Alabama fanbase. Because the perception outside of the Yellowhammer State is that they can be a bit . . .needy.

Sabes: You mean in the sense that most of them dwell below the poverty line or in the sense that they're crazier than an outhouse rat?

MD: The latter. I live in Georgia. I don't get to make trailer park jokes. Except at the expense of Auburn fans. That's a freebie for everyone.

Sabes: Gotcha. Yeah, these folks are different. I mean, LSU fans were sort of novel. (Audio link). But what's great about Alabama fans is that they think they know more about football than any other fan base. It's adorable. Really, just talk to one and you'll immediately get the impression that the guy spent 14 years hiding in Bear Bryant's crawlspace. In fact they spent years watching Franchione and Mike Shula stumble around like a blindfolded fat guy at the Golden Corral, and apologizing for Mike Price and Mike Dubose. Now they're like some guy who saw Die Hard one too many times and thinks he's a SWAT team sniper.

MD: So it sounds like you have a bit of a love-hate relationship with them.

Sabes: Not at all. I love 'em, just like that weird cousin back in West Virginia we had to keep away from the matches and kerosene.

MD: Ah. I see. So, enough about the fans. Let's talk about Nick. Your work ethic and attention to detail are legendary. But every robot has to power down eventually. What does Nick Saban do to unwind?

Sabes: I don't tell a lot of people about this. And this, you can't put this in the thing, but there's this movie. Mean Girls. After a 70 hour session of breaking down film of Minnesota on the off chance that Jerry Kill eventually takes the DC job at Ole Miss, I like to put on my comfy robe, pour a glass of cabernet, and sink into the couch to watch Mean Girls. It's a cautionary story of a girl who has it all, but allows herself to get sidetracked by her inexplicable need for genuine human relationships and her weakness in trying to befriend a clueless outsider. At 'Bama we don't have time for that crap. It's a good reminder that everything would have been peachy if Regina had just pounded on that loser Katy until she gave up and took a medical scholarship.

MD: And the movie relaxes you?

Sabes: It's not just the movie. It's the whole process. Each element works together. That's the key. And sometimes it doesn't work the first time, and I have to watch it over and over again. Hell, sometimes I can't stop and Kirby Smart has to come over and slip me a tranquilizer to get me to stop.

MD: Coach have you ever heard of something called OCD?

Sabes: Onside Coverage differential? Yeah, it's one of my favorite special teams stats.

MD: Great. So Coach, is cabernet gonna be your recommendation for a cocktail?

Sabes: Nah, man. While you guys are watching this game I recommend that you kick back, grab an oatmeal creme pie, and a bottle of Laughing Skull Amber Ale from Atlanta-based Red Brick Brewing. It's a crisp ale with just enough hops and a nice malty sweetness. It's great with a cheeseburger, or the entrails of grayshirted offensive linemen who just didn't cut it.

MD: Thanks Coach. Here's wishing you the best of luck in your new gig coaching the Longhorns.

Sabes: Son, I guess I have to say it again. I'm not going to be the Texas coach.

MD: Sounds perfectly clear to me.
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Bovada odds on Vols HC:
Butch Davis 3/1
Larry Fedora 15/4
Jim Tressel 9/2
Dan Mullen 5/1
Al Golden 21/4
Jimbo Fisher 7/1

Tressel is a little too high considering he is show claused right now. I'd be happy with Fedora though and Davis as long as he is cleared by the NCAA.
 
(THU) Louisville @ Rutgers by 10
(FRI) Northern Illinois vs. Kent State by 7
(FRI) UCLA @ Stanford by 4
Oklahoma @ TCU by 6
Oklahoma State @ Baylor by 9
UCF @ Tulsa by 11
Kansas @ West Virginia by 12
Middle Tennessee @ Arkansas State by 7
Boise State @ Nevada by 7
Cincinnati @ Connecticut by 8
Alabama vs. Georgia by 13
Pittsburgh @ South Florida by 10
Texas @ Kansas State by 12
Florida State vs. Georgia Tech by 4
Nebraska vs. Wisconsin by 15
 
jjasper said:
Bovada odds on Vols HC:
Butch Davis 3/1
Larry Fedora 15/4
Jim Tressel 9/2
Dan Mullen 5/1
Al Golden 21/4
Jimbo Fisher 7/1

Tressel is a little too high considering he is show claused right now. I'd be happy with Fedora though and Davis as long as he is cleared by the NCAA.
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Tressel wont coach at the D1 level again im willing to bet. I think he did and has moved on from it, think hes more ready for an admin type roll like he is currently in.
 
Meier said:
Gonna be weird to see FSU's staff next year. Looks like it may well get plundered.
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I hope everybody leaves ours alone too. Good thing is I haven't heard any of them mentioned.

PAWWWLL is going off now on all the haters. Tim Brando I guess was talking shit and Finebaum said he doesn't care because he knows he's a homer and a "Bammer." Has a weird persecution complex too and the guy on the phone is just reinforcing it. This is beautiful.
 
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