College Football Week 6 - If the Stanford Tree falls...
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AlteredBeast
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A lot of great games this week. Finally the season is hitting its stride!
bucknuticus
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I would go if it was there.
And I believe Texas was 10-11 million while OSU was high 8 mil range. Don't know what Bama is but it's probably up there.
You also waive any right to appeal if you plead guilty rather than receive a guilty verdict from trial.
SerArthurDayne
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Bama and Kentucky don't have any pro competition, as well.
MightyHealthy
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Louisville had the ranking and the hype for the Big East, and they are 5-0 and I think they absolutely are still capable of running the gauntlet, but Cincy and Rutgers are very legit...and we can't even take Pitt lightly, either. And we have to watch out for some freakish USF upswing, too.
I think people overstated the loss of West Virginia, especially in light of the resurgence of Louisville and Rutgers.
SerArthurDayne
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Glad to see Florida is still up there, despite some major failures in the money-making Football Department of late. But it really is about the infrastructure, and anything but continued, sustained irrelevance will harm that.
Unless you are a large Catholic school with your personal tv contract that has been irrelevant for 30 years.
And, yeah. That Big East article seems premature. I guess they are glad they are negotiating a new deal, because all of those teams are potential poaching subjects of other leagues. But maybe new deal and new exit fees can keep the BEast alive!
Unless you are a large Catholic school with your personal tv contract that has been irrelevant for 30 years.
And, yeah. That Big East article seems premature. I guess they are glad they are negotiating a new deal, because all of those teams are potential poaching subjects of other leagues. But maybe new deal and new exit fees can keep the BEast alive!
SerArthurDayne
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They should make you guys pro and move you to LA. Saban would only be too happy to cut an extra 20 scholarships. He would have the biggest practice squad in the history of the world. Grey shirt to get on the practice squad, practice squad to get on the team.
Until he cuts and runs, and goes back to make Kentucky a football powerhouse.
zyxwvu4321
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Kinda surprising to see WVU in the top 20 of that list, given small population, etc.
Saban only does SEC west schools, now. I'm thinking he'd go to Ole Miss.
SerArthurDayne
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zyxwvu4321
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Each Miami fan is rich as fuck; buys every piece of licensed merchandise available.
bucknuticus
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It's just the band wagon Heat fans not knowing the actual colors, so they just buy whatever says Miami on it.
BertramCooper
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Because Nebraska definitely hasn't seen the color red before...
I think that's why Tech is doing a blackout this weekend instead of red. I prefer blackouts to be saved for night games but OU is red as well.
bucknuticus
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I like how the shoe looks at night in all red. Plus worked out pretyt well for us last year vs Wisc.
Lazy Man's Wallpaper
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5-0
BUFFALO BULLS: YOU'RE NEXT
Real talk: If the defense is as poor as it looked against UMass, there is no way we are going 12-0. No. Way.
BUFFALO BULLS: YOU'RE NEXT
Real talk: If the defense is as poor as it looked against UMass, there is no way we are going 12-0. No. Way.
BertramCooper
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It does look cool, I admit, but these (insert color) Outs just strike me as cheesy.
Plus we stole the idea from Penn State, and I hate mimicking Penn State in any fashion.
Because Nebraska definitely hasn't seen the color red before...
It's kind of clever. This way Nebraska fans will blend right in, it'll look like it's all OSU.
zyxwvu4321
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Yeah. We (WVU) do "Gold Rush," which normally isn't that big of a deal because fans are encouraged to wear gold shirts anyway. The main reason I dislike them are because I hate our gold-on-gold uniforms. Unfortunately, we're doing another one for Oklahoma.
I did really like doing a "White Out" for Pat White's last game. Plus it snowed, which was even cooler.
Yeah, we are all rich as.....wait, what?
Azwethinkweiz
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BTW, at UM we have perfected "Orange Outs". Almost 100% participation!
If only it weren't for those green U people in the corner!
MightyHealthy
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If not for those stragglers, the coordination would be impeccable.BTW, at UM we have perfected "Orange Outs". Almost 100% participation!
Because Nebraska definitely hasn't seen the color red before...
Just gives OSU fans a way to pretend all the NU fans are actually Buckeyes.
EDIT: beaten. That's what I get for trying to post from my phone.
Such dedication!
SerArthurDayne
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We're going to need a bigger tarp!
SerArthurDayne
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Lol. And it is not that the Jaguars just can't fill their stadium, they just built in Florida-Georgia "expansion zones."
SerArthurDayne
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Hey, man. The Jags have their issues. But posting pictures from warm-ups is cheating. Unless you are just pointing out the tarps, then yeah. I don't recognize the LOA ones, but maybe the just sold some advertising and replaced standard Jaguars tarps that used to be there.
bucknuticus
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So do they count the tarped area in capacity? For instance do they still get blacked out even if they don't sell the tarp seats?
ConfusingJazz
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I feel bad for Jacksonville's stadium. Without the tarps, it would be the largest stadium in the NFL. Yes, larger then the Giants/Jets and the Cowboys. The Jags will never have that kind of fan support.
Granted, this is a separate issue from why in the hell Jacksonville has a team and LA doesn't.
Granted, this is a separate issue from why in the hell Jacksonville has a team and LA doesn't.
Reminds me of the Baylor Tarp.
...Yet they're building a new $250 million stadium. Good luck with that.
Over their history in the Big XII they've probably sold more tickets to opposing fans than their own. Seeing pictures of the crowd at Texas v Baylor games is hilarious.
SerArthurDayne
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I don't think so, I think that is why they put out the tarps. I don't think it is worth the effort just for pride. And the extra seating really is essential for the Cocktail Party.
Anyways, just read up on Baylor. Tarp covers 6,000 seats, they had to pull it off once in 8 years (including RGIII years) because they needed 500 extra. And they are building a new stadium.
edit: Also I can see where we sat for the glorious Gator Bowl of yesteryear.
ConfusingJazz
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Texas v Baylor is to be expected though, its only an hour away from Austin.
Iowa State outselling Baylor, however, is the hilarious one to me.
GoldenEye 007
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It's a little crazy to think that given how much more popular the NFL is compared to NCAA, NFL stadiums are mostly dwarfed by college stadium capacity.
Maybe it is because there are more games, higher expense and better TV options? I think most NFL venues top out at around 60-70k.
Well, now they'll be able to sell even more tickets to opposing fans. Can't go wrong!
SerArthurDayne
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I sure as hell can't afford to go to pro games. But to be fair, I can't really afford to go to College games now that I am no longer a student.
TV is probably a factor. Sunday is probably a factor. Blackouts are probably a factor.
TV is probably a factor. Sunday is probably a factor. Blackouts are probably a factor.
ConfusingJazz
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I think its the NFL doesn't allow bleacher seating or something?
Soldier Field used to be a 100k stadium, but now only seats 67k.
Funny, yes, but the pics don't have the same humor factor as it's not QUITE as bad for schools other than UT.
If nothing else their new stadium should be pretty cool. It's not exactly the Mighty Mississip' but I love stadiums by bodies of water and theirs will be right on the river.
SerArthurDayne
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That might be it, or maybe they just realized they could charge more for a seat.
But wow at the drop in capacity if that was the only change they made.
But wow at the drop in capacity if that was the only change they made.
GoldenEye 007
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Ah, that would probably make sense. Chairbacks take up more space I guess.
Probably would be insanely expensive to try to make a stadium with 80-100k chairback seats to NFL standards. I know Jerry World allows 100k with standing room only I think
SerArthurDayne
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Wiki says Soldier is actually the smallest with around 62k. But the former version was a horseshoe, probably of just bleachers, and then the cheap seats of like 30,000 seats set up in the open end. That had to be a terrible view.
edit: Looks like seats don't cost quite that much extra space, Soldier was at 55k with bleachers, then put in seats and then expanded to 67k. Not sure why it is only 61.5 now, unless Wiki is wrong.
edit: Looks like seats don't cost quite that much extra space, Soldier was at 55k with bleachers, then put in seats and then expanded to 67k. Not sure why it is only 61.5 now, unless Wiki is wrong.
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