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College Football Week 14 - Last Chance (For Chaos)

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cdyhybrid

Member
mre said:
Let's try and say something nice about Notre Dame.

I, for one, appreciated Notre Dame's efforts in 2012. It was nice actually having most of the people watching the game pulling for us.

There. Now somebody else go.
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Their gold chrome helmets remind me of UW's, so that's always nice.
 
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Azwethinkweiz

Member
mre said:
Let's try and say something nice about Notre Dame.

I, for one, appreciated Notre Dame's efforts in 2012. It was nice actually having most of the people watching the game pulling for us.

There. Now somebody else go.
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By making some terrible two point conversion decisions in the fourth quarter of our game, they made sure I didn't feel like I made a huge mistake attending the game in a monsoon.
 
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andycapps

Member
mre said:
Let's try and say something nice about Notre Dame.

I, for one, appreciated Notre Dame's efforts in 2012. It was nice actually having most of the people watching the game pulling for us.

There. Now somebody else go.
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They provided UGA with the last national championship, so that's something.
 
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Mac the KNife

Member
mre said:
Let's try and say something nice about Notre Dame.

I, for one, appreciated Notre Dame's efforts in 2012. It was nice actually having most of the people watching the game pulling for us.

There. Now somebody else go.
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They helped get MSU gain Big Ten membership.
 
C

cashman

Banned
Monroeski said:
First article I've seen that confirms the $1 million per year offer to Cumbie to become Texas' OC.

Still not sure that the family thing wouldn't keep him in Fort Worth. He's already making a lot of money and I don't think he wants to move his family around much, so he could just stick it out at TCU for a year or two before moving on to a head coaching job somewhere instead of taking an additional move through Austin for a year or two in the middle.
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The thinking is he'll need to seperate himself from Meachum and call plays eventually if he wants to progress to the next level.
 
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FloydtheFathead

Member
mre said:
Let's try and say something nice about Notre Dame.

I, for one, appreciated Notre Dame's efforts in 2012. It was nice actually having most of the people watching the game pulling for us.

There. Now somebody else go.
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I appreciate ND because

A) they are one of the few teams that make OSU seem not as bad.

B) that they take Ohio players so that Michigan doesn't get them.

Let's keep the chain moving..

dIEHARD said:
so should i be hoping for Darrell Bevell? I know very little of the NFL.
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Absolutely not..
 
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Monroeski

Unconfirmed Member
cashman said:
The thinking is he'll need to seperate himself from Meachum and call plays eventually if he wants to progress to the next level.
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Of course you can give good reasons he should move, and I'm not saying that he for sure WON'T move, but if it were such a slam dunk he would already have accepted the job. Family almost kept him in Lubbock before he took the TCU job and that job came with more money and greatly increased responsibilities as well.

Meacham will most likely be out of the way at TCU sooner rather than later anyway, he's already been applying for head coaching jobs this offseason. If Herman had left Houston this offseason instead of getting a raise and extension there's a good chance Meacham would already be gone.
 
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andycapps

Member
Ganhyun said:
ugh. had surgery last week so I missed all the championship games.

Andy, what's the latest on all the UGA stuff?
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Long post incoming.

Well, Kirby was introduced yesterday and had his press conference. Was pretty emotional in it, clearly this job was what he'd been waiting on. Press conferences are hard to tell anything from, but he did well. He was emotional, but he's much more direct than Richt was. We probably won't get descriptions of the weather during post-practice interviews (Fletcher Page from the Athens Banner-Herald used to refer to them as Richt's "Eye on the Sky").

He mentioned "The Process" and talked about what that is.. hard work, in every aspect of the student's life, from their grades, exams, workouts, gameplanning, etc. Mentioned that UGA needs to increase quality depth at OL, DL, and WR. Good talent there, but the difference between Bama and UGA isn't much, but it's difference between good and great. It's going one or two more reps higher in your lifts every time, or whatever else it is.

Was asked if he'd be involved with the defense, he said he's going to be involved with all of it. Was cheered at that point by the big money donors in the room. He flew to Washington for an in-home visit with Eason last night. Eason and his family will be in town for his official visit this weekend during the Senior Gala, and that is his last official visit. With UGA having that last visit, I'd say that UGA still probably has a slight edge in the recruiting with UF for him, and Smart is a heck of a recruiter, so I'd think he's probably in the fold. Him being in Athens for that and seeing the other guys in the recruiting class should bring him back in. Kids at that age are so fickle that whoever gets the last impression on campus usually has the edge.

On the coaching front, he hasn't made any hires public yet other than bringing Glenn Schumann with him from Bama. He was director of player personnel or something at Bama. He, Smart, and Saban gameplanned each weak for each opponent. Sounds like he's getting a bump to an on-field coaching role, but I don't think that's decided yet. He's recruiting in South Georgia starting yesterday. Scott Cochran is still not officially hired and Smart is hopeful but the deal isn't done yet. He said he has full autonomy and has no restrictions from the AD on his hirings, firings, or whatever else he wants.

Sounds like almost, if not the entire staff will be let go as he wants to build his own staff. I'd expect maybe Rocker and maybe Brown to stay. Bryan McClendon doesn't sound like he is staying, from the interview he gave.

Rumors yesterday were that Kentucky OC may be hired for the same position, and that Patrick Towles may transfer to UGA. I'd love that pickup, I think Towles is a good QB on an awful team at UK.

He's made some inroads in recruiting already. Ben Davis, the #1 OLB in the country, out of Bama has UGA as his #1 now that Smart is there. Wasn't the case before. And they're also leading for Lyndell Wilson out of Bama. Being in the running for some top players out of Bama is a positive improvement.
 
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Sirpopopop

Member
Super stoked about Chris Ash.

His phone calls with recruits were legendary. They are really amped.

#fightorflight

That's our new motto Cyan. We're no longer CHOPPING!

#fightorflight
 
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PlayALLtheGames

Banned
This Eason talk from UF fans in non-sense. He will stick with UGA, especially with Franks having committed. Someone pointed out that he visited after Franks committed but so what? It's a free trip to UF for a weekend as a top recruit; who the hell wouldn't?

In addition to Franks we likely have Grier coming back mid-season, so I don't know why Eason would want to get caught in a QB battle there.
 
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Lunar15

Member
PlayALLtheGames said:
This Eason talk from UF fans in non-sense. He will stick with UGA, especially with Franks having committed. Someone pointed out that he visited after Franks committed but so what? It's a free trip to UF for a weekend as a top recruit; who the hell wouldn't?

In addition to Franks we likely have Grier coming back mid-season, so I don't know why Eason would want to get caught in a QB battle there.
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I think Mac and Nuss are playing on the fact that they're both from around eastern Washington. I agree that it's slim chances on Eason, but I think the big problem for him right now is that Georgia has no OC announced yet.
 
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andycapps

Member
PlayALLtheGames said:
This Eason talk from UF fans in non-sense. He will stick with UGA, especially with Franks having committed. Someone pointed out that he visited after Franks committed but so what? It's a free trip to UF for a weekend as a top recruit; who the hell wouldn't?

In addition to Franks we likely have Grier coming back mid-season, so I don't know why Eason would want to get caught in a QB battle there.
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There's definitely a chance he could flip, so I'm not surprised or really upset when any prospect changes their mind. I'd still put the odds towards UGA with them having an 18 month relationship with him, Smart being out there today, and having his last official.

Does anybody know if a prospect signs financial aid papers if they can be contacted by that school during the dead period? I'm thinking they can be. If so, Eason will be getting full court press from UGA during that time while nobody else can contact him.

Randolph Freelander said:
Ain't nobody got time to read, andy!
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Ha, well he asked!
 
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Ganhyun

Member
andycapps said:
Long post incoming.

Well, Kirby was introduced yesterday and had his press conference. Was pretty emotional in it, clearly this job was what he'd been waiting on. Press conferences are hard to tell anything from, but he did well. He was emotional, but he's much more direct than Richt was. We probably won't get descriptions of the weather during post-practice interviews (Fletcher Page from the Athens Banner-Herald used to refer to them as Richt's "Eye on the Sky").

He mentioned "The Process" and talked about what that is.. hard work, in every aspect of the student's life, from their grades, exams, workouts, gameplanning, etc. Mentioned that UGA needs to increase quality depth at OL, DL, and WR. Good talent there, but the difference between Bama and UGA isn't much, but it's difference between good and great. It's going one or two more reps higher in your lifts every time, or whatever else it is.

Was asked if he'd be involved with the defense, he said he's going to be involved with all of it. Was cheered at that point by the big money donors in the room. He flew to Washington for an in-home visit with Eason last night. Eason and his family will be in town for his official visit this weekend during the Senior Gala, and that is his last official visit. With UGA having that last visit, I'd say that UGA still probably has a slight edge in the recruiting with UF for him, and Smart is a heck of a recruiter, so I'd think he's probably in the fold. Him being in Athens for that and seeing the other guys in the recruiting class should bring him back in. Kids at that age are so fickle that whoever gets the last impression on campus usually has the edge.

On the coaching front, he hasn't made any hires public yet other than bringing Glenn Schumann with him from Bama. He was director of player personnel or something at Bama. He, Smart, and Saban gameplanned each weak for each opponent. Sounds like he's getting a bump to an on-field coaching role, but I don't think that's decided yet. He's recruiting in South Georgia starting yesterday. Scott Cochran is still not officially hired and Smart is hopeful but the deal isn't done yet. He said he has full autonomy and has no restrictions from the AD on his hirings, firings, or whatever else he wants.

Sounds like almost, if not the entire staff will be let go as he wants to build his own staff. I'd expect maybe Rocker and maybe Brown to stay. Bryan McClendon doesn't sound like he is staying, from the interview he gave.

Rumors yesterday were that Kentucky OC may be hired for the same position, and that Patrick Towles may transfer to UGA. I'd love that pickup, I think Towles is a good QB on an awful team at UK.

He's made some inroads in recruiting already. Ben Davis, the #1 OLB in the country, out of Bama has UGA as his #1 now that Smart is there. Wasn't the case before. And they're also leading for Lyndell Wilson out of Bama. Being in the running for some top players out of Bama is a positive improvement.
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Thanks for the update.

Randolph Freelander said:
Ain't nobody got time to read, andy!
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I asked, and I read it!
 
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PlayALLtheGames

Banned
Lunar15 said:
I think Mac and Nuss are playing on the fact that they're both from around eastern Washington. I agree that it's slim chances on Eason, but I think the big problem for him right now is that Georgia has no OC announced yet.
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Yeah i saw in an interview he mentioned the Washington connection but I honestly don't think it matters who the OC is. What is Eason going to do, tell Georgia, "Oh, sorry, he's not good enough for me"?
 
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mre

Golden Domers are chickenshit!!
Yaboosh said:
Cook not even making second team is pretty silly. He definitely had a better year than Zeke.
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They could have fixed that by putting McCaffrey as a specialist, which would have made room for one more back.
 
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Lonestar

I joined for Erin Brockovich discussion
FBSchedules.com ‏@FBSchedules 1m1 minute ago
Big 12 announces it will require its teams to schedule at least one non-conference game vs. ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC, or Notre Dame.
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Baylor's not going to like this
 
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Vanillalite

Ask me about the GAF Notebook
How do you even mandate that though? Like what if schedules are booked? What if other teams wont play you?

I get why they are doing it, but the requirement seems strong.
 
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Sulik2

Member
Affeinvasion said:
It's pretty fun. You get to watch all your games on national tv and you don't have to care about any conference shenanigans. Also you'd never have to wear purple again.
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Except you are then rooting for the worst sports franchise in the world. Notre Dame could go 0 -12 every season for the next ten years and they still get ranked in the preseason top 20. Most overrated team in all of sports.
 
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FyreWulff

Member
Vanillalite said:
How do you even mandate that though? Like what if schedules are booked? What if other teams wont play you?

I get why they are doing it, but the requirement seems strong.
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Games can be bought out and outside of weird cases like Nebraska/Oklahoma where they scheduled a 2021/2022 series in 2011, not scheduled too far out.
 
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andycapps

Member
PlayALLtheGames said:
Yeah i saw in an interview he mentioned the Washington connection but I honestly don't think it matters who the OC is. What is Eason going to do, tell Georgia, "Oh, sorry, he's not good enough for me"?
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Exactly. Eason just needs reassurance that he's going to be developed for the NFL and that he's not going to be asked to run the option every play. He's played in the spread in highschool, he just wants a pro-style because he thinks it'll be better for his pro prospects. Smart already said that they expect to do a lot of power runs and play action as well as using spread concepts as well. Sounds much like what Mike Bobo did at UGA, and it sounds similar to what Helton is doing at Western Kentucky. Hell, it's similar to what Lane Kiffin is doing at Bama.

Lunar15 said:
I think Mac and Nuss are playing on the fact that they're both from around eastern Washington. I agree that it's slim chances on Eason, but I think the big problem for him right now is that Georgia has no OC announced yet.
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Well you have to recruit based on what you have in common so I'd expect them to try to sell that. It doesn't help them much now that they're in Florida, I'd assume, and because he'd be moving across country either way. I'd expect UGA to have an OC announced by the time Eason comes for his official this weekend, if not in the next 24-48 hours. I'd expect that Kirby gave him a shortlist of who he's looking at. I'd also expect that discussions are taking place with those candidates right now in between recruiting visits, but it takes a little time to finalize contracts.
 
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Vanillalite

Ask me about the GAF Notebook
FyreWulff said:
Games can be bought out and outside of weird cases like Nebraska/Oklahoma where they scheduled a 2021/2022 series in 2011, not scheduled too far out.
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Yeah I don't mean on the B12 side though. I more mean on the side of the other 4 power conferences, and their schedules.
 
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JCX

Member
Vanillalite said:
How do you even mandate that though? Like what if schedules are booked? What if other teams wont play you?

I get why they are doing it, but the requirement seems strong.
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Every P5 conference needs this requirement. I still like

9 conference games
2 vs P5 conference
1 vs non P5 but still D1 (B1G vs MAC, SEC vs Sun Belt, etc)

Still wish the B1G-PAC-12 partnership a few years ago had stayed. For once we would have known the relative strength of two conferences.
 
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Monroeski

Unconfirmed Member
cashman said:
David Ubben
‏@davidubben
Baylor future schedules: No P5 in 2016. Full schedule already set. 2017-18: Duke. No Power 5s from 2019-22. 2023-24: Utah.
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Incidentally, that Duke series was announced back in 2010, when Duke was averaging about 2 wins a season.

mre said:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/12/08/all-america-college-football-team/76965922/

I don't have much of a bone to pick with any of their selections, but A'Shawn Robinson on second team is a head scratcher.
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3 out of 4 WRs are from the Big XII. Crazy to think that Jakeem Grant went over 1,100 yards this season, and broke the Texas Tech record for career receiving yards, and he could conceivably only be honorable mention in the conference.
 
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andycapps

Member
Draxal said:
Illinois is worse than Indiana, (take it back about being better than us as they beat Nebraska ... how the fuck did that happen).
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Once you get on that level in the B1G they're all about equally bad.

Monroeski said:
Incidentally, that Duke series was announced back in 2010, when Duke was averaging about 2 wins a season.
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The only time I really ever thought of Baylor prior to a few years ago when they became semi-relevant is when they came to UGA in 1989 and I went with a friend of mine, and his dad was a Baylor grad. This was in the dark years at UGA with Ray Goff as the coach, but they still beat Baylor 15-3.
 
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