DallasDMac
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SHIZNITTTT said:
He sounded pretty pro-OU all game long. Definitely gave Mayfield kudos throughout.
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2017 College Football Thread: Hawaiian QB devastated to find out Jesus was "kinda rooting for Georgia" (2 Viewers)
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He sounded pretty pro-OU all game long. Definitely gave Mayfield kudos throughout.
Herbie's always seemed pretty fair to OU.
He sounded pretty pro-OU all game long. Definitely gave Mayfield kudos throughout.
derek245583
Footballguy
JT Barrett has regressed year over year. Time to get another guy ready.
Also probably time for some health concerns.
Also probably time for some health concerns.
The Commish
Footballguy
I wouldn't go this far just yet....
ETA: And it really does baffle me how JT hasn't progressed as a passer. Would never guess watching these games that he's in his fifth year.
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Jayded
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That was essentially the point. If they fielded a good team and focused on building back the program, they wouldn't be losing fans in droves and seeing seas of red. The quote yesterday was akin to fans attending a mausoleum for something that was once great instead of feeling jazzed about the team. The team isn't good and yet they're trying to sell it to the fans as improved, or hey look over here we improved the stadium but not the coaching!bigmarc27 said:
Kelly is a different kind of jerk to Saban and Meyer. See Urban's note about not throwing players under the bus that you didn't recruit? Kelly does that. He called 26 passing plays in a Tropical Storm last year, but it's the center's fault they lost. I've got dozens of others but point being he does it in spite of winning, not for motivation but for excuse.
OU's secondary is a lot better than it's been in a long time. But It didn't look like his WRs were doing that much to help him. Does OSU even have a TE?
bigmarc27
Footballguy
Being or not being jazzed about a team isn't a good enough excuse to me, though. I'm going to give SCar fans credit as much as it pains me, but they bring 80k each weekend and their history has been almost laughable. They were a sub .500 football team until like a decade ago and they're only at .511 right now. They have very little history to speak of, but there they are every week. Notre Dame is wine and cheese and it reflects backs on the program and who they've hired to coach.
Jayded
Footballguy
Not going to disagree, but just note that it's sad. The fans are after each other now and that should give the university the ammo it needs to put an end to it. Fans are going after each other about who is or isn't a real fan, etc. I still love the team and would have gone yesterday instead of sold my seat, but I can't really complain if folks are staying away in protest of Kelly being retained (which is what you saw more than anything).
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gump
Footballguy
DallasDMac
Footballguy
Same as week one. No pass completed over 15 yards in the air. Everything they got was YAC. WRs get zero separation. And when they do, JT misses them. It's a combo of bad QB play and sub-par WRs.
derek245583
Footballguy
Oh ya, they land 4 and 5 star TE's repeatedly and those TE's end up catching 17 passes in their careers and spend most of their time lead blocking on read options.
The Commish
Footballguy
Pretty similar in the WR department too as far as the stars go...it's quite baffling.
Tom Servo
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AAABatteries
Footballguy
Ramblin Wreck
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Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
gump
Footballguy
An amazing amount of drive by media/fans did not catch the humor in that BOL post, which makes me sad for this country. Lighten up people.
Also funny the media got brilliantly trolled.
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gump
Footballguy
TakiToki
Footballguy
No, screwing around and just generally mocking Bama fans (same would apply to my school, OU) by taking Poe's Law and substituting "Alabama fan".
Capella
Footballguy
I thought it was real. But I also spent 13 hours in a car today and only glanced at it
1) most people are really dumb
2) most college fans are somehow even way, way, way dumber
3) a lot of people in Alabama are super dumb
I also would have believed it if it were an FSU fan under the same circumstances. Most people in the Deep South are mouthbreathers who don't know the world exists outside their area code.
1) most people are really dumb
2) most college fans are somehow even way, way, way dumber
3) a lot of people in Alabama are super dumb
I also would have believed it if it were an FSU fan under the same circumstances. Most people in the Deep South are mouthbreathers who don't know the world exists outside their area code.
PlasmaDogPlasma
Footballguy
If the joke is "Look how dumb everyone everywhere thinks Alabama fans are", then well played.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
I doubt that, Death Valley and Tallahassee are going to be better, always. I hear what you're saying, but Jerryworld for all it's craziness (been there), is still a monstrosity. Give me Ann Arbor, Knoxville, Baton Rouge, and the Rose Bowl every time. College football is a working man's thing, it's not fake boobs and yachts.
Tom Servo
Nittany Beavers
I'll take any college football stadia over an NFL one, even the humble yard my alma mater calls home.I doubt that, Death Valley and Tallahassee are going to be better, always. I hear what you're saying, but Jerryworld for all it's craziness (been there), is still a monstrosity. Give me Ann Arbor, Knoxville, Baton Rouge, and the Rose Bowl every time. College football is a working man's thing, it's not fake boobs and yachts.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I thought it was fake but it was funny either way sogump said:
was the only logical reply.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
gump
Footballguy
Except that they are much smarter about college football than 99.9% of the country. And have been following Tua for probably 6 years.PlasmaDogPlasma said:
Media I can see not getting message board humor....but if you are a message boarder and believed it you got the #### trolled out of you.
bigmarc27
Footballguy
I wasn't really speaking just to college even though this is the college thread. I'll take the charm of a college venue every time, but I meant more on a global scale - World Cup, Superbowls, Final 4s, etc... nothing I've been to in that area compares to what I saw last night.I doubt that, Death Valley and Tallahassee are going to be better, always. I hear what you're saying, but Jerryworld for all it's craziness (been there), is still a monstrosity. Give me Ann Arbor, Knoxville, Baton Rouge, and the Rose Bowl every time. College football is a working man's thing, it's not fake boobs and yachts.
First thing I thought of.CounterpointCollege football is a working man's thing, it's not fake boobs and yachts.
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While I like Fake Boobs & Yachts, gotta agree with @Doctor Detroit here.I doubt that, Death Valley and Tallahassee are going to be better, always. I hear what you're saying, but Jerryworld for all it's craziness (been there), is still a monstrosity. Give me Ann Arbor, Knoxville, Baton Rouge, and the Rose Bowl every time. College football is a working man's thing, it's not fake boobs and yachts.
I expect a polished spectacle from the NFL.
I want some soul in my cooking when it comes to college football. I want history, nostalgia, and passion more than I want fine dining and technological advances with regards to roofing systems.
Give me 110k drunk maniacs crammed a little too tightly on ####ty metal benches in an open roofed, bare concrete bowl... vendors serving nothing but coke (in 32oz "souvenir cups" filled to 80% to leave room for the whiskey), stale popcorn, and ####ty hotdogs on Saturday afternoon..... every time.
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Dickie Dunn
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Heard a little rumbling about this yesterday and it actually ended up much more convoluted than I thought ... AAC reshuffles schedule in wake of Hurricane Irma .
UConn and South Florida will play the game that was postponed last week, and Cincinnati, East Carolina and Houston all having games shuffled around to make it work.
Not really mentioned in the story is that UMass gave up its game against USF for several years and instead will play a game at Florida International on Dec. 2. FIU had lost a game against Indiana because of the hurricane.
It's interesting because it's no secret that UMass covets an invite to the AAC. Doing the league a solid here can't hurt, FWIW.
UConn and South Florida will play the game that was postponed last week, and Cincinnati, East Carolina and Houston all having games shuffled around to make it work.
Not really mentioned in the story is that UMass gave up its game against USF for several years and instead will play a game at Florida International on Dec. 2. FIU had lost a game against Indiana because of the hurricane.
It's interesting because it's no secret that UMass covets an invite to the AAC. Doing the league a solid here can't hurt, FWIW.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Not that anybody cares, but New Mexico coach Bob Davie has some splaining to do.
UNM +14.5 vs Boise St. tonight on the blue turf.
UNM +14.5 vs Boise St. tonight on the blue turf.
CentralPA
Footballguy
Dickie Dunn
Footballguy
I remember when the Georgia Dome was considered a state-of-the-art place. Were the '90s really that long ago?
bigmarc27
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Yeah, only saw it from the outside so far (when going to Phillips) and it was jarring how much larger it is.
gump
Footballguy
I liked the new dome a lot also...very easy to sit and move around, big breezeways, etc. The 360 jumbotron is spectacular.
Will be really cool when the roof opens.
Similar feel in the functionality to the new MIN dome, but nicer looking to me from your seat.
Will be really cool when the roof opens.
Similar feel in the functionality to the new MIN dome, but nicer looking to me from your seat.
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Dickie Dunn
Footballguy
I was shocked when I was flying into Houston and saw how small the Astrodome looks next to the new stadium.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Figure I'll just leave this one right here.... @strykerpks
Wisconsin fans drink a lot. BYU’s town has almost no bars. SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE
Wisconsin fans drink a lot. BYU’s town has almost no bars. SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE
One of the best parts of the early college football season is the high number of cross-country, out-of-conference games, pitting wildly different fan bases together. Just this week, UCLA fans get to visit Memphis, Ole Miss and Cal fans will hang out in Berkeley, and Kansas State fans get introduced to Nashville.
One of the funniest mixes? Wisconsin is headed to Provo, Utah, to take on BYU.
Sure, this game is compelling for football reasons. BYU, despite its anemic offense, has an excellent defense and will be Wisconsin’s toughest test before Big Ten play. LaVell Edwards Stadium is gorgeous, both programs have a ton of history, and anybody watching will see cool uniforms and lots of hard hitting.
But there’s something else we should be watching here.
Wisconsin fans like to drink. BYU is a Mormon school.
Look, I’m not saying this as a pejorative or anything. But bars outnumber grocery stores in Wisconsin almost three to one for a reason.
Provo, home of Brigham Young University, does not enjoy adult beverages quite as much. Over 90 percent of Provo’s population is made up of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (the Mormons), and Mormons don’t drink.
If most of your city doesn’t drink alcohol, you’re probably not going to build too many bars, right?
So I looked into where Wisconsin fans might drink, and it appears Provo has two bars.
Before I get Well Actually’d about this, this doesn’t include places like Chili’s, where you can get a beer, or liquor stores, grocery stores, private clubs, or bars at hotels. And there are bars in nearby cities, like American Fork or Orem. I’m just talking about bars with Provo addresses. And that leaves us with City Limits and ABG’s Libation Emporium.
They’re not worried about running out of alcohol, but that seems like a challenge to me.
I called up ABG to see if it was making special preparations ahead of the Wisconsin game, and I was told that the bar hadn’t even thought about it yet.
“Look, if it’s on TV, it’s on TV, but we’re not going to put on a specific game, because then the college kids come in here and drink waters and don’t buy anything,” I was told.
But ABG’s representative isn’t worried about actually running out of alcohol.
“We have 53 flavors of beer and probably the largest liquor selection in the [Utah] Valley,” the rep said.
Multiple attempts to reach the other bar, City Limits, were not successful. Maybe it was just too busy serving Wisconsin fans?
I don’t know how many Wisconsin fans will make the 2,000-mile trip to Provo. I imagine many will bring their own supplies or pick some up along the way.
But the idea of a fan base actually drinking the whole town’s bars dry is funny.
If Washington State fans were able to drink all the booze in a bar at Auburn (and again on a flight to UNLV), then Wisconsin fans ought to be able to clean out Provo’s bars.
I don’t want to encourage any risky or unsafe behavior. But there are only two bars here, Wisconsin fans. This is within your power. Especially if BYU pulls the upset.
General Malaise
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