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College Football Week 11 - "They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom"
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Purple Cheeto
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I think the Pac-12 is pretty strong, it just lacks one truly elite team, whereas the ACC has a team like Clemson that is clearly a tier above the rest of its conference.
Whoooooooossshhh...........................................
bucknuticus
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Purple Cheeto
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timetokill
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What? Pac-12 is easily the deepest conference in the country. But it does lack an elite team this year.
I thought it'd be around 10 or 11, but not surprised it's higher.
Sirpopopop
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B1G is the best conference. You don't know what you're talking about if you say anyone else.
Rutgers would win all the other conferences if we played in them.
Rutgers would win all the other conferences if we played in them.
Dsyndrome
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Still think it's weird how OSU's played nobody this far into the season that's currently ranked in the Top 25. Were VT and Indiana ranked high pre-season? Not questioning their place in the rankings, just looking at everyone else on that list (outside UNC and Houston I guess).
Randolph Freelander
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Today is the day I bought a new console I will seldom use.
In related news, the PS4's home music is nice and soothing. Hopefully, I'll not find that they've patched it out and replaced it with something else. I think it has survived the first and only patch I've had to get so far, so maybe it's good to go. I'm downloading the bundled Uncharted collection now.
Ohio State is getting by on last year's finish and this year's record. As long as they're undefeated, they're golden. (The previous text was copied and pasted from 2014 and Florida State.) Though it is humorous that, at least for the moment and regarding the current rankings, the oft-ridiculed Hawkeyes have the better resume. The next two weeks will change it, of course, and the CCG will settle it once and for all, assuming both survive as undefeated until then.
In related news, the PS4's home music is nice and soothing. Hopefully, I'll not find that they've patched it out and replaced it with something else. I think it has survived the first and only patch I've had to get so far, so maybe it's good to go. I'm downloading the bundled Uncharted collection now.
Ohio State is getting by on last year's finish and this year's record. As long as they're undefeated, they're golden. (The previous text was copied and pasted from 2014 and Florida State.) Though it is humorous that, at least for the moment and regarding the current rankings, the oft-ridiculed Hawkeyes have the better resume. The next two weeks will change it, of course, and the CCG will settle it once and for all, assuming both survive as undefeated until then.
FloydtheFathead
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I think at the start of the season VT was just outside the top 25. At 30 I believe.. Indiana, I don't know.
Azwethinkweiz
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For the love of God, please stop.
outunderthestars
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God I am ready for Ohio State to actually play somebody.
The nouveau riche are just so adorable.
outunderthestars
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bucknuticus
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Gameday is setting up a spot they never have before at OSU. Usually they setup with the stadium in the back, this week theyre going to set up in front of the main library, which is odd
Mac the KNife
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I'm not!
Battlezone
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They came to broadcast school.
eBay Huckster
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they obviously came here to witness Oval Beach's final throes of 2015
bucknuticus
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yeeeeeah, oval beach months have passed, now its just the grey skies, leaveless trees and kids on bikes trying to run you over.
Ooo maybe the anit abortion people and preachers will be out there!
Just Some Guy
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Buckeyes didn't play any one until the MSU late last year too.
Went on to beat three somebodies in a row to win the title, including the Pac 12 and SEC champs.
Be patient.
timetokill
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Getting 10 tune-up games isn't a luxury most teams get
:lol It might be the first time Cardale sees the library also.
Just Some Guy
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but I thought the whole argument was that they weren't very good because they haven't beat anyone? Why change the narrative?
It is not like they get to play college of charleston week 11.
timetokill
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That's not my argument. I'm not changing any narrative.
BertramCooper
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Well, you're moving the goalposts a bit.
We haven't played anyone. But now that we're playing two top 15 teams in a row (quite possibly three, assuming we beat Sparty and U-M and play Iowa in the CCG), you're now arguing that we've had almost the entire season to prepare for our hardest games and that's kind of unfair.
timetokill
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Well, I mean, I haven't said anything about Ohio State other than their schedule is weak and they're really fortunate to have all their hard games at the end of the year so I'm not trying to move any goalposts
It's just how the cookie crumbles this year. It's okay to be fortunate -- you generally have to be in order to be successful. But we see pretty frequently teams that lose early in the year end up improving dramatically by the end of the year (like, say, Ohio State last year) but sometimes their early losses cost them in the end. Any team would love to have their hardest games all at the end in order to get into top form and have a nice big cushion to play crappy against!
BertramCooper
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Well, I mean, I haven't said anything about Ohio State other than their schedule is weak and they're really fortunate to have all their hard games at the end of the year so I'm not trying to move any goalposts
It's just how the cookie crumbles this year. It's okay to be fortunate -- you generally have to be in order to be successful. But we see pretty frequently teams that lose early in the year end up improving dramatically by the end of the year (like, say, Ohio State last year) but sometimes their early losses cost them in the end. Any team would love to have their hardest games all at the end in order to get into top form and have a nice big cushion to play crappy against!
I actually don't think it's particularly fortunate to have them all clustered at the end. I'd much rather have had the hardest games scattered throughout the season to provide a cushion in case of serious injuries.
Ask Sparty if they'd have liked to play us immediately after that U-M game, or ask U-M if they'd like to play Sparty right before playing us.
BertramCooper
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Also, I'm not really buying continued arguments that the Pac-12 is still really good and super deep.
Pretty much every team in the conference has been a disappointment, and their only impressive non-conference win was Utah over Michigan.
So I'm not entirely sure what people are basing these claims on.
Pretty much every team in the conference has been a disappointment, and their only impressive non-conference win was Utah over Michigan.
So I'm not entirely sure what people are basing these claims on.
Gettin all uppity
outunderthestars
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Agreed. I am more worried about UNC than the SEC at the moment .
Frustrated_Grunt
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Yeah. Fuck, I'm worried about Wake Forest.
I'm worried about Georgia Southern and Georgia Tech and how many defensive linemen will be injured.
It is, I quite like console homescreen music. PS4 is a great Netflix player that occasionally plays games.
Sirpopopop
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Ohio State has played through a grueling B1G schedule.
Our teams are the best in the country.
There is no denying the fact that we have 6 teams in the Top 25. There is no denying the fact that Indiana beat Missouri last year when Missouri was great.
Florida in the top ten this year really exemplifies how much the SEC east completely nosedived below even mediocre expectations. People were betting on Kentucky and Tennessee having up and coming programs but they both underwhelmed, this was Georgia's year but a lack of QB and terrible injuries made them a non-factor, Missouri imploded and lost their QB, and South Carolina did so bad that Spurrier quit. Also, Vanderbilt.
It's been a fun ride, but we're not all that different than Muschamp's Florida with a horrific offense that's constantly saved by a strong defense. McElwain's getting a lot of praise and I think he'll get the team he wants in time, but I'm not sure this sudden swing is completely due to him. He now has extremely unrealistic expectations heaped on next year but a better position for recruiting. It's weird.
It's been a fun ride, but we're not all that different than Muschamp's Florida with a horrific offense that's constantly saved by a strong defense. McElwain's getting a lot of praise and I think he'll get the team he wants in time, but I'm not sure this sudden swing is completely due to him. He now has extremely unrealistic expectations heaped on next year but a better position for recruiting. It's weird.
BertramCooper
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Speaking of PS4s, I have to send my sole DualShock 4 to Sony for repair because it won't charge anymore despite being only seven months old.
They wouldn't send me a brand new one despite the fact that the entire system - controller included - is still under warranty.
So yeah, fuck Sony.
They wouldn't send me a brand new one despite the fact that the entire system - controller included - is still under warranty.
So yeah, fuck Sony.
Sirpopopop
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Thank you for acknowledging that your division is so weak this year. It's the truth. We all know that Rutgers would clean up the SEC East this year.
Hey - we haven't had a football squad since 1923! Pick on someone else big guy.
Like Charleston Southern.
Was this posted? Because it's hilarious: https://twitter.com/GradyBenton777/status/665688934161059841?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
perfectchaos007
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My question is why didn't Texas Tech try an onside kick? You've literally got nothing to lose.
outunderthestars
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I want a fucking touchdown :|
fuuuuurk, CBS is doing the Iron Bowl.
CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG (without Mr Red Hat)
fuuuuurk, CBS is doing the Iron Bowl.
CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG (without Mr Red Hat)
Well, bonus points to her for still managing to look cute despite whatever the hell she's wearing on her head.
Wait, how....? I thought there was a limit to the number of times a team can be subjected to Verne?!