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[Piano]

I don't understand this.

It's sport. The purpose is to be entertained. What's the point of getting distraught?

You're a hideous fan.

Nah. I just like to keep things in perspective.

 

[Azwethinkweiz]

So...right now, Duke is the second best team in the ACC.


Who says no?

Pitt may have an argument.

 

[abolisher6812]

Until Miami can find a way to build a stadium closer to school, I don't think it really matters who they get.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Until Miami can find a way to build a stadium closer to school, I don't think it really matters who they get.

Yeah I had no idea the stadium was so far away. Then again, it took me almost an hour in traffic to get from Westwood to Pasadena (UCLA) so the Bruins may have a longer drive and their fans do just fine filling the stadium

 

[truly101]

Pitt may have an argument.

This time next week they might win that argument.

The Al Golden news doesn't bode well for Duke on Halloween. The only conference that can Pac12 almost as good as the Pac 12 is the ACC, and you have a team that just got embarrassed on national TV, the alumni tweets about how bad it is, Coach gets fired and next game is against a basketball school they used to dominate but now is passing them by? Not to mention Duke has to be drained after that thrilling 7OT victory.

Pitt will be playing UNC at Pitt and nobody is paying attention to them.


The results could be a complete ass kicking, but if that rallies our troops for payback vs UNC (considering their fun with the vandalism last year) then I'll deal.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Until Miami can find a way to build a stadium closer to school, I don't think it really matters who they get.

Still can't believe they gave up the Orange Bowl. Bad juju right there.

 

[Quake1028]

We are locked into an absurdly long lease at Dolphins Stadium, it is horrendous.

 

[timetokill]

Yeah I had no idea the stadium was so far away. Then again, it took me almost an hour in traffic to get from Westwood to Pasadena (UCLA) so the Bruins may have a longer drive and their fans do just fine filling the stadium

You didn't see the last game. Horrendous attendance.

 

[bucknuticus]

 

[DominoKid]

This time next week they might win that argument.

The Al Golden news doesn't bode well for Duke on Halloween. The only conference that can Pac12 almost as good as the Pac 12 is the ACC, and you have a team that just got embarrassed on national TV, the alumni tweets about how bad it is, Coach gets fired and next game is against a basketball school they used to dominate but now is passing them by? Not to mention Duke has to be drained after that thrilling 7OT victory.

Pitt will be playing UNC at Pitt and nobody is paying attention to them.


The results could be a complete ass kicking, but if that rallies our troops for payback vs UNC (considering their fun with the vandalism last year) then I'll deal.

breh we gonna beat the hell outta yall. yall better win this week.

 

[andycapps]

It's sport. The purpose is to be entertained. What's the point of getting distraught?

Rooting for a rival or being okay if they beat my team is something I just don't get.

Kiffin to Miami makes a lot of sense, y'all.

 

[chaosblade]

I wouldn't really mind losing Kiffin, but maybe if Bama had a good OL for him to work with I'd feel differently.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Rooting for a rival or being okay if they beat my team is something I just don't get.

Kiffin to Miami makes a lot of sense, y'all.

Image the debauchery that would occur. It'd be like old times for Miami!

 

[Piano]

Rooting for a rival or being okay if they beat my team is something I just don't get.

I agree with you, but I just don't consider Clemson a rival the way I consider, say, Miami a rival. Clemson is more just "it's usually a good football game".

When I was a kid, I would get UPSET when Miami won. How could they get away with being such pricks and still winning?!

 

[El_Chino]

I wouldn't really mind losing Kiffin, but maybe if Bama had a good OL for him to work with I'd feel differently.

Do we really think Kiffin would take it? What about the guy from Memphis or Houston?

 

[Limedust]

Kiffin to Miami makes a lot of sense, y'all.

Sure thing. Then we can bring in Chip Kelly as OC.

 

[chicko1983]

ah shit, just realised I forgot to do my picks!

 

[Randolph Freelander]

just realised I forgot to do my picks!

Put them in anyway. Scoring with the clock expired is all the rage.

 

[timetokill]

ah shit, just realised I forgot to do my picks!

I'll just tell you, you would've missed the Utah/USC pick.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Well.

Just saw that my niece went to her church's "trunk or treat" event as Flo. You know, the Progressive Flo.

Not to be outdone, my brother (her father) went as Jake. Yes, from State Farm.

 

[timetokill]

Well.

Just saw that my niece went to her church's "trunk or treat" event as Flo. You know, the Progressive Flo.

Not to be outdone, my brother (her father) went as Jake. Yes, from State Farm.

Good ol' American values right there, son. Commercial characters are our most beloved national icons.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Good ol' American values right there, son. Commercial characters are our most beloved national icons.

I just wish someone went as Mayhem.




And, of course, Larry Culpepper.

 

[timetokill]

I just wish someone went as Mayhem.




And, of course, Larry Culpepper.

Everyone loves Mayhem.

Only problem with Larry Culpepper is that I don't think young kids today will understand how important he is to modern college football. They won't remember a time before the playoff that he invented.

 

[El_Chino]

Things PAC-12 fans say.

 

[perfectchaos007]

I just wish someone went as Mayhem.




And, of course, Larry Culpepper.

Thats a great idea actually. I could start with a t-shirt that looks like it was clawed by a bear, and glue some branches to my shirt and half ripped jeans. Maybe a tire track on my face like I got run over.

Last year I was a Mormon for Halloween.

 

[theprodigy]

Rooting for a rival or being okay if they beat my team is something I just don't get.

Kiffin to Miami makes a lot of sense, y'all.

Is Florida State/Clemson really a rivalry though? Feels more like it's a case of "we're contenders in the same division and we play each other every year" without much actual hatred like Florida State/Miami or Florida.

 

[Yaboosh]

Is Florida State/Clemson really a rivalry though? Feels more like it's a case of "we're contenders in the same division and we play each other every year" without much actual hatred like Florida State/Miami or Florida.

Yeah, just conference rivals.

I would say our conference rivals (ignoring Miami) are Clemson and NC State.

Clemson just because we traded wins for so long and are both now pretty good.

NC State because those assholes just beat us way more often than they should and we hate it when they do.

 

[chicko1983]

I'll just tell you, you would've missed the Utah/USC pick.

Yep, I had a four leg line multi bet:

Temple, duke, Georgia tech and Utah all to win.

Fucking usc, fucking Kessler!!!

 

[mre]

Pick 'Em Results

name [ w8_score ]
cdyhybrid [ 10 ]
GoldenEye007 [ 7 ]
perfectchaos007 [ 6 ]
Frustrated_Grunt [ 6 ]
cashman [ 6 ]
Subitai [ 6 ]
andycapps [ 5 ]
zyxwvu4321 [ 5 ]
bucknuticus [ 5 ]
Kacar [ 5 ]
timetokill [ 5 ]
sf2fanatic [ 5 ]
Karl2177 [ 5 ]
FloydtheFathead [ 5 ]
AlteredBeast [ 4 ]
Fragamemnon [ 4 ]
theprodigy [ 4 ]
ag-my001 [ 4 ]
pxleyes [ 4 ]
chaosblade [ 3 ]
Dsyndrome [ 3 ]
Randolph Freelander [ 3 ]
Ganhyun [ 3 ]
Battlezone [ 3 ]
xeris [ 3 ]
Mac the Knife [ 3 ]
FelixOrion [ 3 ]
MrJames [ 3 ]
ryseing [ 3 ]
lonestar [ 2 ]
Monroeski [ 2 ]

name [ tot_score ] [ w8_score ]
xeris [ 46 ] [ 3 ]
perfectchaos007 [ 45 ] [ 6 ]
FloydtheFathead [ 45 ] [ 5 ]
GoldenEye007 [ 44 ] [ 7 ]
cdyhybrid [ 43 ] [ 10 ]
zyxwvu4321 [ 43 ] [ 5 ]
bucknuticus [ 42 ] [ 5 ]
Kacar [ 42 ] [ 5 ]
timetokill [ 42 ] [ 5 ]
Dsyndrome [ 41 ] [ 3 ]
Randolph Freelander [ 41 ] [ 3 ]
Frustrated_Grunt [ 40 ] [ 6 ]
Monroeski [ 40 ] [ 2 ]
Fragamemnon [ 39 ] [ 4 ]
lonestar [ 38 ] [ 2 ]
FelixOrion [ 38 ] [ 3 ]
MrJames [ 38 ] [ 3 ]
ryseing [ 38 ] [ 3 ]
Karl2177 [ 37 ] [ 5 ]
chaosblade [ 36 ] [ 3 ]
AlteredBeast [ 36 ] [ 4 ]
andycapps [ 36 ] [ 5 ]
Battlezone [ 36 ] [ 3 ]
theprodigy [ 36 ] [ 4 ]
cashman [ 36 ] [ 6 ]
Ganhyun [ 35 ] [ 3 ]
Subitai [ 35 ] [ 6 ]
chicko1983 [ 34 ] [ 0 ]
sf2fanatic [ 34 ] [ 5 ]
Mac the Knife [ 33 ] [ 3 ]
Westonian [ 33 ] [ 0 ]
ag-my001 [ 32 ] [ 4 ]
pxleyes [ 32 ] [ 4 ]
The Outsider [ 32 ] [ 0 ]

 

[FloydtheFathead]

Still average.. I need a real breakout week..

 

[Mac the KNife]

Pick 'Em Results

I'm going to blame my poor performance on my inability to actually watch football this season.

I feel like an AP voter.

 

[andycapps]

Is Florida State/Clemson really a rivalry though? Feels more like it's a case of "we're contenders in the same division and we play each other every year" without much actual hatred like Florida State/Miami or Florida.

Rivals in the sense of hating each other, maybe not, but they're still a competitor in the same division.

 

[Sirpopopop]

DRAXAL AND PETEY YOUR ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH CRISTOBAL IS INACCURATE.

HERE IS THE REAL DEAL GUYS:

Kyle FlOOD WAS GOING TO LEAVE TO GO TO THE NFL WITH SCHIANO. However, RUtGERS PLAYERS & RECRUITS BEGGED HIM TO STAY.

Kyle, BEING THE GOOD man, THAT HE IS DECIDED TO LISTEN. HE SAID, "YO TIMMY P I'M STAYING! I'LL EVEN CUT YOU A DEAL ON MY CONTRACT!"

He then stayed.

I'm also disappointed with you people for losing faith in Kyle after the OHIO STATE GAME! THAT IS SCHIANO'S FAULT FOR HIS POOR RECRUITING IN THE PAST. KYLE IS REPAIRING THOSE FLAWS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT GREAT COACHES DO! THEY CHOP AT IT! FloOD is a CHOPPER!


Edit: NO WAY EVER JOSE DOES KYLE FLOOD EVER LEAVE FOR THE MIAMI JOB. HE WOULDN'T ACCEPT THE GREEN BAY PACKERS OR PITTSBURGH STEELERS JOB IF THEY EVER OPENED UP! NEVER MIND MIAMI! LOLOLOLOLOL!

 

[pa22word]

Man, Okie State gets no respect.

Have you watched them play? They're barely scraping by everyone. Ive watched them play 4-5 times this year and still have no idea how they keep winning. West Virginia and texas was pure fuckball at its best, with okie state pulling it out because Texas' head coach got pissed at a ref... This is doubly bad for them considering how front loaded their schedule is. I can easily see them dropping games to ou, baylor, and tcu by lots of points. Ou will be a toss up due to rivalry shenanigans, but tcu and baylor will likely shitstomp them pretty hard.

I can easily see them ending the season down 4 games. Still a good season for okie state, but they're still a year or two off at this point.

 

[bucknuticus]

What a cruel world this will be if Okie St makes it the playoff.


Not all pokes...

 

[Monroeski]

Man, Okie State gets no respect.

They've only played one team that has a winning record right now, and that's a 4-3 FCS team.

 

[bucknuticus]

The guy who sits next to me at work is a FSU and drove down to Atlanta to watch the game with hi cousin.

Poor dude

Last 2 FSU games hes seen in person, Ga Tech and last years Rose Bowl.

 

[Ganhyun]

The guy who sits next to me at work is a FSU and drove down to Atlanta to watch the game with hi cousin.

Poor dude

Last 2 FSU games hes seen in person, Ga Tech and last years Rose Bowl.

The lesson he should learn is that anytime he watches his team play in person they lose.

 

[Azwethinkweiz]

At one point during pregame warm-ups, Miami staffers had to usher a group of curious recruits away from the Tigers' side of the field.

Welp.

 

[Frustrated_Grunt]

Welp.

The plan succeeded.

 

[ryseing]

Yeah, just conference rivals.

I would say our conference rivals (ignoring Miami) are Clemson and NC State.

Clemson just because we traded wins for so long and are both now pretty good.

NC State because those assholes just beat us way more often than they should and we hate it when they do.

I need to stop overthinking my damn picks. With the amount of football I watch, I should be doing far better.

 

[Lunar15]

Well, it's time for Georgia/Florida week where the rules are made up and season records don't matter.

 

[Affeinvasion]

I need to stop overthinking my damn picks. With the amount of football I watch, I should be doing far better.

It's pretty interesting looking at the numbers for the Yahoo Pick 'Em. Using the teams that don't have a 0 for lowest week dropped, there is only a swing of 9 correct picks between all teams (90 wins being the lowest and 99 wins being the highest). Confidence points is really where the separation come from: a team that has 90 correct picks is in 8 out of 16 and the team with the most picks (Dsyndrome's 99) is in 6th.

 

[andycapps]

Well, it's time for Georgia/Florida week where the rules are made up and season records don't matter.

Me every week, but especially this week.

 

[perfectchaos007]

It's pretty interesting looking at the numbers for the Yahoo Pick 'Em. Using the teams that don't have a 0 for lowest week dropped, there is only a swing of 9 correct picks between all teams (90 wins being the lowest and 99 wins being the highest). Confidence points is really where the separation come from: a team that has 90 correct picks is in 8 out of 16 and the team with the most picks (Dsyndrome's 99) is in 6th.

Yeah I'm like dead last among active participants in this years Yahoo pickem, but I'm 2nd place in mre's pickem. confidence points are my enemy. spread 4 lyfe

 

[Monroeski]

Mark Mangino is out as the OC at Iowa State. Rhoads says he and Mangino weren't "on the same page."

 

[perfectchaos007]

Mark Mangino is out as the OC at Iowa State. Rhoads says he and Mangino weren't "on the same page."

Hmmm. I wonder if the decision to bench Sam Richardson for this week had anything to do with it. Rhoads is just lucky he was the boss of Mangino and could be in position to make the firing. Rhoads won't be there next year anyway I reckon

 

[mre]

New week, new thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=182995715#post182995715