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College Football 2013 |Week 2| - Directional schools: Pay to play
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Just in time for Sonic to open its new location in Seattle!
NEOPARADIGM
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Hm. Well you asked: "ND didn't get much better than going undefeated in the regular season?"; so seems to me the question on the table was how much better is ND than last season, which would require looking back at last season.
Affeinvasion
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I was responding to the original point about looking at how they compare to last year. I think the upside on a team that went 12-0 during the regular season and didn't play consistently well is worth looking at. The whole statement of "by all accounts they aren't any better than last year" is silly given their record. I still think, however, that previous years aren't a good barometer of how a team will do any given year on any given Saturday and I should have made that point originally.
(FRI) Wake Forest @ Boston College by 6
Florida @ Miami by 10
South Florida @ Michigan State by 14
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 18
Oregon @ Virginia by 24
South Carolina @ Georgia by 7
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 11
Navy @ Indiana by 6
Texas @ BYU by 14
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 18
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 11
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 9
Florida @ Miami by 10
South Florida @ Michigan State by 14
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 18
Oregon @ Virginia by 24
South Carolina @ Georgia by 7
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 11
Navy @ Indiana by 6
Texas @ BYU by 14
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 18
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 11
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 9
Eh, if he can't win, it's because his offensive line sucks. He passed for 330 yards last week and they scored 35 points. Their young defense gave up 38, that's not his fault. It's not his fault he got blindsided by an unblocked defensive end and coughed up the ball, which led to a short TD for Clemson. He did miss a linebacker completely and throw that interception, and he was throwing a little short all day, but I can't blame him since he was running for his life most of the night. He's not good when he's pressured, so the key this week will be if his offensive line can progress past the first grade (Richt's words about this last week, not mine). Also key will be Josh Harvey-Clemons being back playing the star position and being able to stay on the field in base and nickel packages. Corey Moore back at strong safety is also a good thing for our defense.
Honestly, I'm still not sure who I'm going to pick. Georgia can win and has more talented skill position players, but the question marks are on our lines. I expect them to do what LSU did last year and what UNC did last week to Clowney. Run away from him, bring tight end, fullback, or running back in to help block him.. Allow him to rush the QB and then setup screen behind him, etc. But Spurrier will know that's the plan so the other players on their D will be the real key, to me.
bucknuticus
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(FRI) Wake Forest @ Boston College by 4
Florida @ Miami by 7
South Florida @ Michigan State by 14
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 11
Oregon @ Virginia by 27
South Carolina @ Georgia by 7
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 13
Navy @ Indiana by 4
Texas @ BYU by 14
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 20
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 7
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 4
Florida @ Miami by 7
South Florida @ Michigan State by 14
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 11
Oregon @ Virginia by 27
South Carolina @ Georgia by 7
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 13
Navy @ Indiana by 4
Texas @ BYU by 14
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 20
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 7
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 4
bucknuticus
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SMU one is my favorite.
.NEOPARADIGM
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I like the Todd Marinovich one.
It's not even the best college football one. Smu and ole miss were better
Haven't seen the Ole Miss one yet. SMU was quality though.
Cornballer
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Technically, it's a synagogue, not a church.
FIU kinda got famous for firing their head coach in a power struggle with the AD and he parleyed into getting a better paying (at least I think it is) position as Bamas oline coach.
Southern football fans be crazy. These crazy fans of southern football just happen to be Jewish.
BertramCooper
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Personally, I find it reprehensible that ESPN conveniently overlooked the alleged murder of five hookers by a certain SMU player.
That pretty much ruined the whole thing for me.
BertramCooper
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(FRI) Wake Forest @ Boston College by 6
Florida @ Miami by 12
South Florida @ Michigan State by 17
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 3
Oregon @ Virginia by 20
South Carolina @ Georgia by 7
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 10
Navy @ Indiana by 6
Texas @ BYU by 14
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 17
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 10
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 3
Florida @ Miami by 12
South Florida @ Michigan State by 17
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 3
Oregon @ Virginia by 20
South Carolina @ Georgia by 7
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 10
Navy @ Indiana by 6
Texas @ BYU by 14
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 17
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 10
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 3
(FRI) Wake Forest @ Boston College by 4
Florida @ Miami by 4
South Florida @ Michigan State by 21
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 10
Oregon @ Virginia by 24
South Carolina @ Georgia by 4
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 12
Navy @ Indiana by 12
Texas @ BYU by 7
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 21
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 10
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 4
Florida @ Miami by 4
South Florida @ Michigan State by 21
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 10
Oregon @ Virginia by 24
South Carolina @ Georgia by 4
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 12
Navy @ Indiana by 12
Texas @ BYU by 7
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 21
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 10
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 4
NEOPARADIGM
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Florida has too many questions and too many people saying they're overrated even at #12. Besides, for the U to be truly "back," I'd argue that suggests top five.
Now if you wipe the fucking floor with Florida, that will turn some heads, certainly.
I'll reserve that statement until after they beat North Carolina and Virginia.
Hopefully the Husker D keeps improving and gives up under 602 yds to the vaunted Southern Miss!
GAF Pick'em Week 2 Games
(FRI) Wake Forest @ Boston College by 8
Florida @ Miami by 8
South Florida @ Michigan State by 8
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 8
Oregon @ Virginia by 22
South Carolina @ Georgia by 4
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 10
Navy @ Indiana by 16
Texas @ BYU by 15
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 11
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 18
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 14
GAF Pick'em Week 2 Games
(FRI) Wake Forest @ Boston College by 8
Florida @ Miami by 8
South Florida @ Michigan State by 8
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 8
Oregon @ Virginia by 22
South Carolina @ Georgia by 4
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 10
Navy @ Indiana by 16
Texas @ BYU by 15
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 11
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 18
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 14
UNC has some voodoo level shit against us.
We're 4-1 against UVA last 5 years but can't beat da U or any of the football schools ever, even in a down year. We deserve to do to the football Hurricanes what the basketball Hurricanes did to us in January, but it'll never happen.
GodfatherX
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(FRI) Wake Forest @ Boston College by 4
Right, so until you can beat not only the teams you should beat, but the teams that are on an even level with (or higher than) you, the U is not "back."
BertramCooper
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Getting back to SiriusXM, which I brought up a couple of days ago...it turns out they're having one of their semi-frequent free previews until September 9. I've been listening to their college sports station it's still as great as I remembered it being. I'm seriously considering getting a subscription.
I always really like it when I get a rental and it has Sirius, but spending $15 a month for it doesn't seem worth it to me. I already pay $7.99 for Google Play Music, but I definitely get my money's worth out of that. Also have Netflix and cable, I think that's enough for me.
We are in total agreement, friend.
I got it for free for 3 months with my new car last year and t was really great for listening to the games in the car when going to and from DKR. They send me something every month offering me a 6-month sub for $25. Might reup for football season
bucknuticus
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If my daily comute was more than 12 minutes I would have redone mine after my free trial ended. Did enjoy the college talk station, especially in the mornings (cant stand mike and mike)
was about to say, I don't remember that angle.
Then see the url, new trailer somewhere?
Honestly I just googled Anchorman high five and that one came up as a top result.. I know it's from Anchorman 2, but I don't know if there's a trailer out yet. I know it filmed in Atlanta somewhat recently.
I'm with you on that. Something about them is really grating.
For me it's their obnoxious accents as well as the fact that they're more into NFL. I like NFL, but it's not my main thing.
bucknuticus
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That and no one wants to hear about the Jets for 2 hours everyday. Plus I think greene acts like stuck up doucher.
Jets and the Patriots. That's all they talk about. Tom Brady this, Tom Brady that.
He was 41st (behind Huard and his Seattle cohost) according to the talkers magazine top 100 last year.
Pristine_Condition
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Sorry for the late picks. I'm doing Best Man duty this weekend:
Wake Forest @ Boston College by 3
Florida @ Miami by 10
South Florida @ Michigan State by 17
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 7
Oregon @ Virginia by 28
South Carolina @ Georgia by 4
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 3
Navy @ Indiana by 10
Texas @ BYU by 18
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 21
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 4
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 7
Wake Forest @ Boston College by 3
Florida @ Miami by 10
South Florida @ Michigan State by 17
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 7
Oregon @ Virginia by 28
South Carolina @ Georgia by 4
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 3
Navy @ Indiana by 10
Texas @ BYU by 18
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 21
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 4
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 7
chicko1983
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They scraped though a fair few of their games last season. A couple in overtime and a couple more where the difference was a field goal.
On paper, last years team would beat this years, that is what I am basing my opinion on, not the win-loss record.
I picked Georgia last week but then heard Murray's record against ranked opposition was 3 wins and 16 losses or something ridiculous like that. If he isn't the problem, then his team may not be as good as everyone thinks. Either way, south Carolina defense, which is one of the best in cfb at the moment, should be too much for Georgia.
I like uga, but realistically I think south Carolina will win.
I caught the end of the u one and have seen the ole miss one, both great from what i saw.
Wtf! Jack the ripper murdered less!
GAF Pick'em Week 2 Games
(all games Saturday unless otherwise marked)
(FRI) Wake Forest @ Boston College by 10
Florida @ Miami by 4
South Florida @ Michigan State by 14
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 14
Oregon @ Virginia by 27
South Carolina @ Georgia by 4
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 14
Navy @ Indiana by 4
Texas @ BYU by 4
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 24
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 7
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 4
I worry about that Texas game. From what I hear everybody is betting on UT but the line hasn't been moving accordingly. Last time I remember that happening was when everybody was betting on West Virginia over Tech last season and we saw how that turned out. I really want to pick Texas by 20 or so but somebody in Vegas really wants everybody to keep putting their money on UT.
(all games Saturday unless otherwise marked)
(FRI) Wake Forest @ Boston College by 10
Florida @ Miami by 4
South Florida @ Michigan State by 14
Cincinnati @ Illinois by 14
Oregon @ Virginia by 27
South Carolina @ Georgia by 4
Syracuse @ Northwestern by 14
Navy @ Indiana by 4
Texas @ BYU by 4
West Virginia @ Oklahoma by 24
Arkansas State @ Auburn by 7
Notre Dame @ Michigan by 4
I worry about that Texas game. From what I hear everybody is betting on UT but the line hasn't been moving accordingly. Last time I remember that happening was when everybody was betting on West Virginia over Tech last season and we saw how that turned out. I really want to pick Texas by 20 or so but somebody in Vegas really wants everybody to keep putting their money on UT.
His record isn't great, but I'm not sure if hanging all the losses on him is appropriate. He has 4 wins against ranked teams during his time there. Which isn't great at all. If Georgia wins or loses Saturday, I don't think he's to blame. It'll come down to line play on both teams, and it'll be a close game. Most every game over the last decade between these two teams has been decided by a touchdown or less.
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