perfectchaos007
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OH SHIT DEYS ON THE FIELD
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Did Nick Saban shrink? I'm definitely taller than him now
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Did Nick Saban shrink? I'm definitely taller than him now
Speaking of ND and scheduling, Brian Kelly wants to play Georgia. I'd be in full support of that.
timetokill
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Ole Miss's Trophy Room
Don't say I didn't warn you, chicko!!
perfectchaos007
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Oregon gets Nike swag, Ole Miss gets Fathead®
bucknuticus
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Coming off a 6-6 season under a completely different offensive and defensive system then the players have ran their entire college career, I would call that pretty special. Regardless of the schedule going undefeated is no easy task.
Ole Miss's Locker Room
Ole Miss's Trophy Room
I like the missing ceiling tiles in both pictures.
You have Ole Miss on the brain.
Damn, Darius Paige, who struggled to get academically cleared to go to Alabama (he's the player in the controversy of going to an "easier" high school in Alabama (Foley), because it gave him a chance to make up the ground he couldn't at his previous school).
Anyway, he is now Medically Disqualified, and won't play at Alabama.
Sounds like he's already been put on Medical Scholarship, and is why Bradley Bozeman (A Greyshirt player) was allowed to be moved up to full scholarship.
Anyway, he is now Medically Disqualified, and won't play at Alabama.
Sounds like he's already been put on Medical Scholarship, and is why Bradley Bozeman (A Greyshirt player) was allowed to be moved up to full scholarship.
chaosblade
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Fanning to TE is kind of surprising (to me at least). If he's having trouble with the receiving aspect that could be a problem though. I assume the coaches know what they're doing, they get paid enough to.
They've been known to move people around. Could be because of all the weight he lost (260 is "light" for our style of DE). Also, Faciane (the big TE) is on suspension, could be a practice fill in while he's out.
chaosblade
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I figured the weight loss was due to a change of position (even if he isn't staying at TE) and not the other way around. Guess that could be it though.
Speaking of TEs, wonder how Howard did, he was supposed to be one of the big gets for this class.
Speaking of TEs, wonder how Howard did, he was supposed to be one of the big gets for this class.
Wondering if he was there for the morning practice (as he was an EE) or will be in the night practice (for the incoming players)
Man, that sounds like a heart issue to me. Hope the kid's okay.
What kind of injury did he suffer?
Doesn't read like an injury. It reads like they found something during his physical that makes it dangerous for him to play. Heart issue, brain issue. Something like that.
Kind of hard to process a new guy for a new guy. Usually, it's a 2nd or 3rd year player that's buried on the depth chart that gets a "mysterious" health condition, not a guy who's been on campus for a week.
Would it make you feel better if he just was never cleared academically and went to JUCO?
Would it make you feel better if he just was never cleared academically and went to JUCO?
Yes. That happened to Georgia for a couple guys this year that they offered but have to go to JUCO first. I would think it would be better to do that, because at least you have the chance to get something out of the player rather than him never playing football again because he didn't qualify academically.
Yes, "curls"
I don't like what you're implying.
Would you be less upset if I had posted a shirtless pic of him?
Looks like Tech will be hosting JUCO WR Nick Kurtz on a recruiting visit this weekend. Normally wouldn't bother posting here but some of you may remember that he's the guy we got some press about a little while back because Wes Welker was tweeting him and talking smack about BYU. His previous visit was cancelled and by all accounts we had parted ways with him since we were basically done at the position (outside of one guy we'll wait on forever) but it looks like some recent murmurings about a depth issue at outside WR in 2014 got us back in the hunt.
Will be interesting to see what happens if he ends up signing with Tech. I don't think any actual punishment would be forthcoming since technically Welker tweeting the guy isn't much different than the thousands of other people that tweet recruits all the time but I imagine it would be back in the headlines and we'd have some pretty butthurt BYU fans.
He's gushed about Oregon before, though, so I imagine he ends up there.
Will be interesting to see what happens if he ends up signing with Tech. I don't think any actual punishment would be forthcoming since technically Welker tweeting the guy isn't much different than the thousands of other people that tweet recruits all the time but I imagine it would be back in the headlines and we'd have some pretty butthurt BYU fans.
He's gushed about Oregon before, though, so I imagine he ends up there.
Gatas couldn't beat a mid major louisville, surely they'll get smacked in their bowl game this year unless they draw florida or fsu
chaosblade
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That throw up orange. That puke inside of a pumpkin orange.
And I don't like pumpkins.
Night Practice notes (New signees)
Bolded is Crazy, Underline is why.
4 Horsemen, I mean Runningbacks. Theoretically, they have all the hyped talent to match Last year's class of Yeldon, Gurley, Marshall. Crazy RB Logjam incoming.
Bolded is Crazy, Underline is why.
4 Horsemen, I mean Runningbacks. Theoretically, they have all the hyped talent to match Last year's class of Yeldon, Gurley, Marshall. Crazy RB Logjam incoming.
Pristine_Condition
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Texas Tech's new unis unveiled tonight. Gone are the swoopy stripes of the past. Traded in for a straight, two-color line. Only thing new on the helmet seems to be more gloss/less glitter in the base paint, and the new metallic red stripe down the center, that in the back of the helmet, changes to a 3-4" white stripe with the words "Guns Up" in vertical type.
I really like the stripe down the pants. Looks pretty clean, IMO.
(And they're going to sell a ton of those undershirts.)
I really like the stripe down the pants. Looks pretty clean, IMO.
(And they're going to sell a ton of those undershirts.)
Fixed.
Honestly though, those are an improvement from the previous ones. Any team with black in their color scheme has an automatic leg-up when it comes to unis.
Pristine_Condition
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Something else cool posted by Texas Tech's video guys today: Ever wondered how those huge lights at football stadiums get installed? They had to have one of the tall standards on the East side of Jones Stadium repaired, and Texas Tech video asked one of the workers if he'd wear a GoPro on his helmet while he went up. The resulting video is pretty neat stuff if you aren't too scared of heights.
http://vimeo.com/71610068
Obviously, you can see videos of crazier climbs, but to me, it's always interesting to see of all these things that go into the college gameday experience that we might never even think of when we're at the game. If it's a night game, you just expect that the lights are going to work, but you seldom if ever think about what goes into making that happen. The things that seem so commonplace can be pretty amazing.
http://vimeo.com/71610068
Obviously, you can see videos of crazier climbs, but to me, it's always interesting to see of all these things that go into the college gameday experience that we might never even think of when we're at the game. If it's a night game, you just expect that the lights are going to work, but you seldom if ever think about what goes into making that happen. The things that seem so commonplace can be pretty amazing.
Pristine_Condition
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I don't. Wackiest design stuff aside, I like the modern materials and fitment of the new style of unis. Helluva lot better than the old days of baggy double-knit polyester jerseys and/or (even worse) that crappy-looking waffle mesh shit teams wore in the early 80s.
I think you're looking at a lot of this through "good ole days" goggles.
No, he's a UCLA fan. Thank god my school doesn't use Adidas too.
So that's what happens to the old Oregon uniforms.
This is pretty fucked up: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highs...on-coach-ad-fired-being-member-102348634.html
Pristine_Condition
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My sister ran into a similar situation with the private school her kids were in. Really good school for academics, tries to have good athletics too. It's called a "Christian" school, but it's really not. It's a Baptist school, named a "Christian" school so they can get more parents to send them more kids.
My sister had enough of the BS and pulled her last kid that was set to go to HS there.
Boy, they're gonna miss him on their football team, because, barring an injury, he's going to be the awesome. About to start his freshman year and already 6'4" with long arms and 290lbs. He's supposed to grow to 6'7"-8" by the time he's a senior, and he's already been camping and has an ex-NFL player working with him privately in the off-season.
MightyHealthy
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Same here. I was already happy with our back set this year, I'm hoping this doesn't create unnecessary tension.
Modern materials and fit are fine. Shit design isn't, and I agree with him that a lot of the new designs are horrible.
Yeah, it's not the materials, it's the awful bells-and-whistles-and-more-whistles design philosophy. Nike's Oregon uniforms have inspired a whole generation of talentless hacks to butcher numerous classic uniforms in the name of "futuristic uniforms." It reminds me of the NBA in the mid-'90s when a bunch of teams decided huge, flashy logos on the front of the jersey was the way to go.
chaosblade
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I'd say no, because I don't think that would hold up under scrutiny of Alabama's "good faith" exception for at-will employment, and it's arguably discriminatory based on religion even if it's only relating to specific churches. If the guy went to court and just presented his case terribly I guess they could get away with it based on at-will employment.
I'm no big city lawyer like mre though.
bucknuticus
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We recently had a case here where a woman got fired from a private catholic school for being gay. It illegal in COlumbus to do but held up in court because it was a private school.
chaosblade
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I wouldn't have thought that would make a difference since it's a workplace and not a club/association like the Boy Scouts or something. But hey, like I said, I'm no lawyer.
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