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CFB Week 7: Katy Perry, Football Goddess. Everyone else, Cougin It.
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The original post about people being banned for MoV picks was that you would get banned for "a margin of victory of less than 3 points," so exactly 3 should be fine.
Personally, I think we should let people pick 1 if they want to. Reading and understanding the rules is part of the game so if they want to give away points then that's fine with me.
Personally, I think we should let people pick 1 if they want to. Reading and understanding the rules is part of the game so if they want to give away points then that's fine with me.
Week One thread, brah: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=126794918&postcount=17 --> http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=126845279&postcount=36
Touche, Monroeski. Touche.
You're right. The top two BCS teams played for the MNC every year, but there has been quite a few years where the top two BCS teams were not a consensus 1 and 2.
2000: Florida State, Miami, and Washington all finished the regular season with 1 loss. Florida State lost to Miami, and Miami lost to Washington, yet Florida State was chosen as #2 to face undefeated Oklahoma
2001: 11-1 Nebraska gets in over Oregon, despite Nebraska not winning their division (lost to Colorado in last week of season), and 10-1 Oregon winning the Pac-10
2003: This is probably the most controversial of them all, and it led to the AP removing themselves from the BCS formula after the 2004 season. This season also produced the only split national championship during the BCS era. USC, LSU, and Oklahoma were the only AQ teams to finish the regular season with 1 loss. USC was ranked #1 by both the AP and Coahces poll, yet BCS placed them #3 behind LSU and Oklahoma. LSU and USC went on to win their bowl games, and USC remained #1 in the AP poll, while the coaches poll was obligated to vote LSU #1 in their poll as dictated by the BCS.
These are probably the most egregious controversies that the BCS has had. One thing to note, is that after every one of these controversies, the BCS changed its formula, finally cementing its formula in 2004 (with the exception of the Harris poll replacing the AP poll). Additionally, if you were to apply the 2004 formula to the 2000, 2001, and 2003 years, then the top two teams from each of those years would have been:
2000: 1 Oklahoma, 2 Miami
2001: 1 Miami, 2 Oregon
2003: 1 USC, 2 LSU
I stand corrected. Do your thing, truly.
bucknuticus
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.@jcshurburtt: Quote from an informed party: "AJ McCarron saying Bama lacks leadership is like Ray Rice giving me tips on how to treat my girlfriend."
GAF Pick'em Week 7 Games
Georgia @ Missouri by 7
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 6
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 7
TCU @ Baylor by 6
Oregon @ UCLA by 6
Washington @ California by 7
Penn State @ Michigan by 10
LSU @ Florida by 6
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 7
USC @ Arizona by 7
After this past week, life has a little less color. Sigh.
Georgia @ Missouri by 7
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 6
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 7
TCU @ Baylor by 6
Oregon @ UCLA by 6
Washington @ California by 7
Penn State @ Michigan by 10
LSU @ Florida by 6
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 7
USC @ Arizona by 7
After this past week, life has a little less color. Sigh.
Georgia @ Missouri by 4
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 6
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 6
TCU @ Baylor by 4
Oregon @ UCLA by 7
Washington @ California by 6
Penn State @ Michigan by 6
LSU @ Florida by 6
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 6
USC @ Arizona by 6
So, is it confirmed that whoever wins from Oregon/UCLA, will be based on whose offensive line doesn't get their QB killed?
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 6
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 6
TCU @ Baylor by 4
Oregon @ UCLA by 7
Washington @ California by 6
Penn State @ Michigan by 6
LSU @ Florida by 6
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 6
USC @ Arizona by 6
So, is it confirmed that whoever wins from Oregon/UCLA, will be based on whose offensive line doesn't get their QB killed?
Georgia @ Missouri by 4
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 18
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 4
TCU @ Baylor by 17
Oregon @ UCLA by 4
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 4
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 4
USC @ Arizona by 4
Lots of tough picks this week.
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 18
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 4
TCU @ Baylor by 17
Oregon @ UCLA by 4
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 4
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 4
USC @ Arizona by 4
Lots of tough picks this week.
Battlezone
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GAF Pick'em Week 7 Games
Georgia] @ Missouri by 4
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 4
TCU @ Baylor by 4
Oregon @ UCLA by 4
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 4
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 4
USC @ Arizona by 4
Georgia] @ Missouri by 4
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 4
TCU @ Baylor by 4
Oregon @ UCLA by 4
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 4
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 4
USC @ Arizona by 4
Cornballer
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Can't see it making a difference. We need a Pac-12 crappy officiating bingo card to fill out every week.
Randolph Freelander
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Speaking of Duke and Georgia Tech, pick it!
Or are you superstitious about picking Duke games?
GAF Pick'em Week 7 Games
Georgia @ Missouri by 4
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 4
TCU @ Baylor by 13
Oregon @ UCLA by 4
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 4
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 7
USC @ Arizona by 4
Georgia @ Missouri by 4
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 4
TCU @ Baylor by 13
Oregon @ UCLA by 4
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 4
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 7
USC @ Arizona by 4
I didn't pick most of the Duke games last year. After the Pitt loss, I stopped. It worked out well. Duke will job to GT, they always job to that shitty offense, but I won't contribute to the jobbing by jinxing them.
You are obviously referring to Mizzou, Oklahoma, Kansas, and West Virginia.
GAF Pick'em Week 7 Games
Georgia @ Missouri by 4
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 9
TCU @ Baylor by 12
Oregon @ UCLA by 6
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 6
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 4
USC @ Arizona by 4
Almost forgot. well not really, but I usually have picks in by Tuesday.
Georgia @ Missouri by 4
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 9
TCU @ Baylor by 12
Oregon @ UCLA by 6
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 6
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 4
USC @ Arizona by 4
Almost forgot. well not really, but I usually have picks in by Tuesday.
jamesinclair
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Georgia @ Missouri by 7
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 1
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 3
Auburn@ Mississippi State by 20
TCU @ Baylor by 7
Oregon @ UCLA by 3
Washington @ California by 6
Penn State @ Michigan by 1
LSU @ Florida by 2
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 12
USC @ Arizona by 6
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 1
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 3
Auburn@ Mississippi State by 20
TCU @ Baylor by 7
Oregon @ UCLA by 3
Washington @ California by 6
Penn State @ Michigan by 1
LSU @ Florida by 2
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 12
USC @ Arizona by 6
Obviously.
It seems you're the only one that picked up on my sarcasm.
Picking two and having them play for number 1 is still way better than just letting the polls decide after a regular season or after random bowl matchups.
GoldenEye 007
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I'm hoping for another Coog tonight.
Mac the KNife
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Georgia @ Missouri by 6
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 7
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 6
TCU @ Baylor by 17
Oregon @ UCLA by 4
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 4
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 13
USC @ Arizona by 14
MSU/Purdue is not only a 3:30 game but it's on ABC. Wtf?
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 7
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 6
TCU @ Baylor by 17
Oregon @ UCLA by 4
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 4
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 13
USC @ Arizona by 14
MSU/Purdue is not only a 3:30 game but it's on ABC. Wtf?
Frustrated_Grunt
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Purdue's won three games. They're a Big 10 contender.
Georgia @ Missouri by 4
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 6
TCU @ Baylor by 6
Oregon @ UCLA by 4
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 4
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 4
USC @ Arizona by 4
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 4
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 6
TCU @ Baylor by 6
Oregon @ UCLA by 4
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 4
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 4
USC @ Arizona by 4
I mean, the BCS got it right more times than not. It wasn't a perfect system, but it got the job done for what it was.
All of you guys picking against Tech this week will regret it. They had a players only meeting this week, which of course is as good as guaranteeing a win.
The problem is that "what it was" didn't really have an analog in any other sports league on earth. That was the real problem with it; if the same type of system were much more widespread, it wouldn't have gotten the grief that it did, but it being alone AND controversial made it much worse.
You may not like the wild card system in sports playoffs, for example, but practically every sport has it so you see tweaks here and there (different # of teams in the playoff system, first round byes in the NFL playoffs, play in games in MLB and March Madness, etc.) but the system itself appears to be generally sound.
The BCS system was ridiculous and every other sports league agreed in practice.
The problem is that "what it was" didn't really have an analog in any other sports league on earth. That was the real problem with it; if the same type of system were much more widespread, it wouldn't have gotten the grief that it did, but it being alone AND controversial made it much worse.
You may not like the wild card system in sports playoffs, for example, but practically every sport has it so you see tweaks here and there (different # of teams in the playoff system, first round byes in the NFL playoffs, play in games in MLB and March Madness, etc.) but the system itself appears to be generally sound.
The BCS system was ridiculous and every other sports league agreed in practice.
Gurley suspended.
Man, I want to believe it's not an illegal benefits thing, but hearing how he grew up all the way through high school in a trailer home with nothing...makes it hard to believe it's not.
Sucks. :|
Man, I want to believe it's not an illegal benefits thing, but hearing how he grew up all the way through high school in a trailer home with nothing...makes it hard to believe it's not.
NihonTiger90
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Georgia @ Missouri by 7
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 6
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 12
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 4
TCU @ Baylor by 5
Oregon @ UCLA by 6
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 10
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 4
USC @ Arizona by 7
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 6
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 12
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 4
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 4
TCU @ Baylor by 5
Oregon @ UCLA by 6
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 10
LSU @ Florida by 4
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 4
USC @ Arizona by 7
Georgia @ Missouri by 4
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 10
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 10
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 4
TCU @ Baylor by 7
Oregon @ UCLA by 10
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 14
LSU @ Florida by 7
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 10
USC @ Arizona by 7
West Virginia @ Texas Tech by 4
Northwestern @ Minnesota by 10
Duke @ Georgia Tech by 10
Auburn @ Mississippi State by 4
TCU @ Baylor by 7
Oregon @ UCLA by 10
Washington @ California by 4
Penn State @ Michigan by 14
LSU @ Florida by 7
Ole Miss @ Texas A&M by 10
USC @ Arizona by 7
bucknuticus
Member
Wheres the UGA reaction gif when you need it.
bucknuticus
Member
Looking more for shocked bulldog after a td
I find this one to be more accurate. They had to know the other shoe was going to drop, it's been awhile since they've had good news. Resigned to their fate.
Possibility this was Autograph signing, as a Reddit topic from 2 weeks ago mentioned that a heisman candidate was about to have something come out about him, over $$$
Possibility this was Autograph signing, as a Reddit topic from 2 weeks ago mentioned that a heisman candidate was about to have something come out about him, over $$$
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Two suspended players are the difference in us being 2-3 and 4-1. Talk about bad timing.
Frustrated_Grunt
Member
Fredi Gonzalez just needs more time that's all. We'll make a turnaround right?!
bucknuticus
Member
So auburn is getting a new RB I hear
bucknuticus
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Well one can only hope his suspension last into the NFL much like Pryor for these heinous crimes!!!
As long as he doesn't get videotaped signing autographs, he'll get by with just a pre-season suspension sentence.
Randolph Freelander
Member
As long as the videotape isn't released on TMZ, he'll be fine.
Good find. Follow up comment by the thread starter (presumably, account also deleted) didn't explicitly implicate him but people did research based on the comment and it seemed like it was in reference to him (Gurley).
No Tape is safe from TMZ.
Op had deleted a comment, but someone mentioned what he said, and followed up on a ebay search:
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