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[andycapps]

Alabama is going to curb stomp them so badly, it won't even be funny.

That's really the only challenging game on their schedule, talk about a joke. Non conference games against Rice, Sam Houston State, SMU, and UTEP. East opponents are Vandy and Mizzou. LOL

They could easily go 11-1 and sneak into a BCS game.. With that schedule.

 

[perfectchaos007]

That's really the only challenging game on their schedule, talk about a joke. Non conference games against Rice, Sam Houston State, SMU, and UTEP. East opponents are Vandy and Mizzou. LOL

They could easily go 11-1 and sneak into a BCS game.. With that schedule.

Isn't Vandy going in this year with a preseason top 25 ranking? That's worthy of its own LOL.

 

[Lonestar]

Someone's gotta three peat at some point.

 

[andycapps]

Isn't Vandy going in this year with a preseason top 25 ranking? That's worthy of its own LOL.

They might sneak in there, but I don't think they're quite worthy of that yet.

Someone's gotta three peat at some point.

Might as well be Bama PAWWWWLLL which team is the best of all time, last year or this year PAWWWLLL. Im'a hang up and lissen.

 

[eznark]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HARM0HfPnZ0#at=18

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[XiaNaphryz]

lol wat

 

[Talon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HARM0HfPnZ0#at=18

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Arkansas.

 

[perfectchaos007]

lol wat

This is getting serious. Was he playing on one of Florida's national tyla teams?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HARM0HfPnZ0#at=18

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I think mre posted this yesterday. you're forgiven though

 

[andycapps]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HARM0HfPnZ0#at=18

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Trying to go full Aggy.

lol wat

That's just crazy. At this point I don't even know what else to say about the guy.

 

[eznark]

I think mre posted this yesterday. you're forgiven though

Never heard of him. It actually made the Milwaukee paper for some reason.

 

[FelixOrion]

Nice to see a new Husker on the board. Also it must be time to go back into my hidey-hole if I've been noticed.



Another Husker! On topic, I'm sure you're old enough to remember us being competitive in all those Big 12 Championship games we lost recently.



You can't be a Husker you're too optimistic. Seriously though I'm weirded out by all these fellow fans. Probably the most Husker fans I've seen in one of the threads since jstevenson posted more frequently.



That's more like it.

On a related note, being back in the ol' Good Life, was surprised how (restrainedly) optimistic the Journal-Star is. Or I'm just reading wrong. But on the real, I've never been outwardly confident these past couple season. Always on the rebuild it seems. And the Huskers no few limits to their skills in letting me down.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Never heard of him. It actually made the Milwaukee paper for some reason.

 

[FelixOrion]

This is getting serious. Was he playing on one of Florida's national tyla teams?

Yep, vs. Oklahoma. Had 57 yards on five receptions for the Championship game.

 

[mre]

Never heard of him. It actually made the Milwaukee paper for some reason.

The hell? I'm married to your sister. I was the best man at your wedding!

Asshole.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Yep, vs. Oklahoma. Had 57 yards on five receptions for the Championship game.

Ouch. I guess Urbz and Tebow forgave him and that was good enough to keep his past transgressions on the DL

 

[impirius]

The best part is when he opens his mouth to sing but doesn't quite get started.

 

[mhs004]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HARM0HfPnZ0#at=18

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Stop making us look bad! Why is it every time we get we get a new coach people try to be funny and put up stupid videos? Were getting two wins max this year accept it!

 

[mre]

Stop making us look bad! Why is it every time we get we get a new coach people try to be funny and put up stupid videos? Were getting two wins max this year accept it!

Liz Honey is displeased by your lack of belief.

 

[Garryk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HARM0HfPnZ0#at=18

laughing

 

[mhs004]

Liz Honey is displeased by your lack of belief.

Oh god why did you make me remember that? If everyone wants to know a lot of razorback fans are pretty crazy. Were in the SEC so it kind of explains a lot.

 

[truly101]

The hell? I'm married to your sister. I was the best man at your wedding!

Asshole.

If your foundation was built on the lying liar that was Ryan Braun, you'd have a hard time coping too. Just ask Aaron Rodgers

 

[eznark]

If your foundation was built on the lying liar that was Ryan Braun, you'd have a hard time coping too. Just ask Aaron Rodgers

Is it more palatable to be excluded from meaningful football by complete and utter lack of talent at a moribund and irrelevant program or imposed sanctions due to rampant NCAA violations?

 

[Jhriad]

Indiana and Memphis play great defense. So do OKC, SA, and Miami at times.

You're not gonna see slugfests like you did in the Eastern Conference in the 80s and 90s with the Pistons, Pacers, and Knicks, but that's for the best. The new rules make the game much more fun to watch. I can't stand watching college ball, even though we're back to being good all of a sudden (thank you Based Smart).

I mean that the refs won't let anything slide these days and it's become all about falling down and trying to draw fouls.. Standing in the lane and trying to draw a charge instead of trying to block the shit out of that guy.

It's more exciting offensively, it's just annoying not seeing people be allowed to play defense. Not debating that some teams are better at playing defense within the rules, but the game done changed, son.

The flopping rules seem to have helped somewhat, although I'd prefer for them to result in suspension rather than a fine. You're right that there's too much emphasis on the FT line, but it really helps my team so I'm OK with it :lol. I do hate the charge rules as well, but that's way, way worse in college. Scrubs who can't play make their living off of getting in the way of skilled offensive guys.

As for the current state of the NBA, I can't imagine anyone watching games 6 and 7 of the Finals last year and not being blown away by the skill, effort, and emotion displayed. It was absolutely awesome.

Keep the discussion of ninny ball out of here. If you want to discuss your lady sports I'm sure there's a thread in some sad corner of GAF just for you. This thread? This thread is for real men. Men with integrity and a sport where character is valued above all else. This ain't no footie and it certainly isn't your pansy bouncy ball either. This is College Football.

How dont you people use subscriptions.

I used to rely on seeing threads pop up on the first page of OT. Only started REALLY using subscriptions in the past few months. Before I would occasionally subscribe to a thread but then forget about subscriptions entirely. I think they're surfaced a lot better in this version of GAF so it should help me remember.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

I understand following baseball if there's a team near you, but beyond that it doesn't have nearly the neutral fan interest that football (or even marquee NBA games) can generate.

A huge part of the country doesn't care until the World Series, and sometimes not even then if it isn't an appealing matchup.

I like baseball, but the astros have suck for the last few years (now for good reason, sucking for the future!), so I haven't paid attention to it.

 

[truly101]

Is it more palatable to be excluded from meaningful football by complete and utter lack of talent at a moribund and irrelevant program or imposed sanctions due to rampant NCAA violations?

I would think a brewers fan would already know the answer to this question. Except they didn't win shit when they cheated

 

[andycapps]

I like baseball, but the astros have suck for the last few years (now for good reason, sucking for the future!), so I haven't paid attention to it.

I thought the Astros admin was content to suck forever because they're still making money.

 

[perfectchaos007]

I like baseball, but the astros have suck for the last few years (now for good reason, sucking for the future!), so I haven't paid attention to it.

Most Houstonians, including myself, can't watch the Astros anyway. Only if Comcast is your provider do you have the option to follow our sucktastic team that will supposedly be good in 3 years if that Grantland article is proven right.

I thought the Astros admin was content to suck forever because they're still making money.

Don't know about that. Their attendance is horrible. We're a value brand club right now as illustrated by our entire roster making less money than A-Rod this year so maybe we don't need many fans to turn a profit

 

[Jhriad]

On a related note, being back in the ol' Good Life, was surprised how (restrainedly) optimistic the Journal-Star is. Or I'm just reading wrong.

Wouldn't be surprised. I think a lot of the Nebraska press are seeing a confidence in the staff and Bo in particular that they weren't expecting this season and it might be infecting them as well. I'll reserve any optimism until I see what the product on the field looks like.

 

[Enfinit]

Aaaaand that's why he included "double-digit wins," since seriously, who gives a shit.

Boy I can't wait for Texas A&M vs. Rice week one! GOTY.

 

[Lonestar]

whew, looks like I picked the right time to go to lunch, missed all that awkwardness.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

I thought the Astros admin was content to suck forever because they're still making money.

Nah, that's the pirates. Astros actually have a solid plan for when you bottom out, and you don't have Yankee money. Get rid of anyone over 25, especially if they are making money, then build your farm system.

We started to suck because we kept trading away our good prospects in the mid 2000s, and then never signed our own draft picks because Drayton McLane didn't understand why he should. So, by 2009, we were old, overpaid, and our farm system was barren.

There was nothing positive with that, so we had to burn the whole thing down and start again.

And under the current CBA, if you are bad, you are encouraged not to just be bad, but be legendarily bad. The difference between last place and second to last is a million in cap space for US prospects, and another half million in Latin American development.

Here is the plan, as laid out by Grantland: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9273233/hoarding-prospects-being-horrible-houston-astros

 

[Pristine_Condition]

Oh, here's the back of the jumbo video board we put it a year ago, last year was the first year it was used I think.

They actually had a movie night on the thing this summer. You can see it perfectly from the tailgate lots even.

Is it me, or does everything at Jack Trice have the aesthetic of a 1960s rural regional airport? The press box, the erector set video board, and the building below it make me want to land a Piper Cub on the football field.

Having said that, I really enjoyed my time attending a game out there. The people were great hosts, and tailgating on that massive expanse of grass they use for overflow parking was fun as hell.

 

[Jhriad]

Is it me, or does everything at Jack Trice have the aesthetic of a 1960s rural regional airport? The press box, the erector set video board, and the building below it make me want to land a Piper Cub on the football field.

If you straighten out those curves it looks like a smaller version of Kyle Field (Texas A&M's stadium).

 

[andycapps]

Nah, that's the pirates. Astros actually have a solid plan for when you bottom out, and you don't have Yankee money. Get rid of anyone over 25, especially if they are making money, then build your farm system.

We started to suck because we kept trading away our good prospects in the mid 2000s, and then never signed our own draft picks because Drayton McLane didn't understand why he should. So, by 2009, we were old, overpaid, and our farm system was barren.

There was nothing positive with that, so we had to burn the whole thing down and start again.

And under the current CBA, if you are bad, you are encouraged not to just be bad, but be legendarily bad. The difference between last place and second to last is a million in cap space for US prospects, and another half million in Latin American development.

Here is the plan, as laid out by Grantland: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9273233/hoarding-prospects-being-horrible-houston-astros

I would say something snarky here, but it's the Astros so I'll go easy. Thanks for clearing it up.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Is it me, or does everything at Jack Trice have the aesthetic of a 1960s rural regional airport? The press box, the erector set video board, and the building below it make me want to land a Piper Cub on the football field.

Having said that, I really enjoyed my time attending a game out there. The people were great hosts, and tailgating on that massive expanse of grass they use for overflow parking was fun as hell.

Tailgating is a blast here. The student lots especially. I still use them even though I graduated in 2008. Can't wait to get out to a few games.

Also everyone should come see a big basketball game here in Hilton just once. The atmosphere is insane.

 

[Limedust]

Good thing they just barely worked in that white sun dress BEFORE Labor Day!

 

[mre]

Good thing they just barely worked in that white sun dress BEFORE Labor Day!

I thought I saw a pattern of wearing blue only when the opposing team had red in their colors as well, but then they're wearing red to the Vandy game and I just don't know what to think.

 

[truly101]

Good thing they just barely worked in that white sun dress BEFORE Labor Day!

Does that rule even apply at Ole Miss. Do they have people that really follow this?

 

[perfectchaos007]

It's the Stepford Wives darlin'

 

[truly101]

We barely have enough football fans to color coordinate anything so its a foreign concept to me.

 

[Quake1028]

So, does 8-4 look about right? Maybe 9-3 if we can swing UNC or Pittsburgh.

8/30 Florida Atlantic...W
9/7 Florida...L
9/21 Savannah State...W
9/28 at South Florida...W
10/5 Georgia Tech...W
10/17 at North Carolina...L
10/26 Wake Forest...W
11/2 at Florida State...L
11/9 Virginia Tech...W
11/16 at Duke...W
11/23 Virginia...W
11/29 at Pittsburgh...L

 

[perfectchaos007]

So, does 8-4 look about right? Maybe 9-3 if we can swing UNC or Pittsburgh.

8/30 Florida Atlantic...W
9/7 Florida...L
9/21 Savannah State...W
9/28 at South Florida...W
10/5 Georgia Tech...W
10/17 at North Carolina...L
10/26 Wake Forest...W
11/2 at Florida State...L
11/9 Virginia Tech...W
11/16 at Duke...W
11/23 Virginia...W
11/29 at Pittsburgh...L

idk, depends on your school

 

[Azwethinkweiz]

idk, depends on your school

Based off the schedule, my guess is Miami.

 

[truly101]

So, does 8-4 look about right? Maybe 9-3 if we can swing UNC or Pittsburgh.

8/30 Florida Atlantic...W
9/7 Florida...L
9/21 Savannah State...W
9/28 at South Florida...W
10/5 Georgia Tech...W
10/17 at North Carolina...L
10/26 Wake Forest...W
11/2 at Florida State...L
11/9 Virginia Tech...W
11/16 at Duke...W
11/23 Virginia...W
11/29 at Pittsburgh...L

I've heard Pitt wasn't going to be that good this year, you have way more talent than they do.

 

[mre]

Does that rule even apply at Ole Miss. Do they have people that really follow this?

Ole Miss.

 

[Quake1028]

idk, depends on your school

Have I truly been gone that long? Does my Ken Dorsey avatar need to come back? Why am I asking all of these questions?

 

[perfectchaos007]

Have I truly been gone that long? Does my Ken Dorsey avatar need to come back? Why am I asking all of these questions?

Your avatar doesn't look familiar to me. Swap it with Ken Dorsey and maybe that will jog my memory

 

[mre]

I thought everyone knew that Gloomfire was our resident Miami (OH) fan?

 

[bucknuticus]

I thought everyone knew that Gloomfire was our resident Miami (OH) fan?

Only pretty people are allowed to go to Miami (OH)

 

[truly101]

I thought everyone knew that Gloomfire was our resident Miami (OH) fan?

No, he's a golden hurricanes fan. Everyone knows that.