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nowandlater

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I had no idea they were doing a parody of a Farmer's Only dating ad...I saw a cow in the distance, and suddenly the camera moved away, then it switched to the blimp, which moved into a faraway wide shot.

 

I'm on DVR 3rd quarter of the Sugar Bowl, with the game on in the background...why are there so many blowouts this 2nd New Year's Six year?

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mojoween
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NUguy514
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He is applying for the religious exemption based on his "devout" Catholic faith, so he actually is exactly defining himself through his Catholic faith in this instance.  Nothing about Catholicism is a

Popples
Popples

On one hand, I have a lifelong loathing of Notre Dame and I hate seeing them win. On the other hand, Dabo Swinney has shown himself to be an insufferable, holier-than-thou ass-mongrel. OMG,

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roamyn

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Poor Oregon- guess Chip Kelly isn't the only one who tanks big games.

With all the drama surrounding (and losing) Boykin, you'd think this would be one Bowl you could write Oregon's name in as winner, ahead of time.

Good job by the staff to keep the players focused.

ETA: I didn't see this one and just read abt it, but Geez! if Gary Patterson isn't the best damn coach aft Saban & Meyer! What a comeback!

Lockie's playing games may be over.

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Bastet

Bastet

Well, shit.  I was a one-night Clemson fan because I hate Lane Kiffin and Nick Saban so much that you put them together and I'd root for just about anyone against their team, so I didn't anticipate getting so worked up.  But as much as OU laid an egg in the semi-final, Clemson put forth a great performance against them, so I was happy to pull for them - and have to root for anyone who spends the time at number one yet comes in predicted to lose by a TD - and this was such a great game for so long that I really got invested in it. 

 

My sports-loving heart goes out to real Clemson fans, because I picture my team in the same scenario and want to puke.

 

Who knows what effect it had on the game as a whole, but that bullshit with the clock at the end of the half shouldn't have happened.

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benteen

benteen

Great game.  I wanted Clemson to win and I can't stand Alabama but they earned a hard-fought victory tonight against a terrific Clemson team.  Clemson was definitely the best opponent they have beaten in these four national title games.  Bama's special teams really stepped up in a big way and the onside kick was a great call.

 

The clock management bullshit at the end of the half definitely shouldn't have happened.

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nowandlater

nowandlater

Man, that game ended late. Well, of course it was going to end past midnight ET. But I could only program my DVR to record to 12:30 AM, and as I'm watching on DVR time, I was deathly afraid it would go to 1 am.

 

Anyways, it was a good game. Surprisingly, a good game. But man it's too exhausting to have these games on a weeknight, and I'm a West Coaster.

mojoween

mojoween

To me the worst part is now having to hear about how Nick Saban is the greatest coach of all time of every sport in the history of mankind.

If Coach K is the greatest coach...of our era, how come Saban doesn't get that qualifier? The college football landscape has changed immeasurably as well, I understand it is a lot different in college hoops because of the one and done but still. Shut up, Saban.

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Man, that game ended late. Well, of course it was going to end past midnight ET. But I could only program my DVR to record to 12:30 AM, and as I'm watching on DVR time, I was deathly afraid it would go to 1 am.

 

Anyways, it was a good game. Surprisingly, a good game. But man it's too exhausting to have these games on a weeknight, and I'm a West Coaster.

 

Yeah, that game ended way too late last night.  I wasn't going to miss it but I would have appreciated if it would have started even twenty minutes early.

Stuffy

Stuffy

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Big 12 needs two more teams. Who could they be? Utah State and Colorado State? Memphis State? Cincinnati?

They really need get on it. Because the more I hear David Boren talk, the more it sounds like he's ready for OU to bolt if they don't start adding teams. He already tried it once. Things between OU and Texas are supposed to be really frosty now, and it has nothing to do with the college rivalry.

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xaxat

xaxat

Big 12 needs two more teams.  Who could they be?  Utah State and Colorado State? Memphis State? Cincinnati?

 

Temple and UConn. Seriously. 

 

At this point realignment has little to do with history or geography and is all about the cash. Those two schools get the Big 12 into the Northeast TV market and the conference can dress it up as "creating new regional rivalries!"

Minneapple

Minneapple

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The Big 12 actually doesn't need to expand now, thanks to the deregulation. Notably the new rule says that a conference with fewer than 12 members has to play a full round-robin schedule in order to hold a championship game. That is the Big Ten's response to the ACC, which wanted complete deregulation (instead of division winners, the ACC just wanted to be able to have its top two teams play in the title game). 

 

None of these programs (Temple, UConn, Cincinnati, Boise etc.) are palatable to Texas, particularly now that the deregulation passed.

Stuffy

Stuffy

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Houston should be in the Big 12 but the Texas schools won't let another one from their state enter join from what I've read.

They don't add enough of a tv market it's about $$$. The state of Texas is covered with four schools already.

OU will be gone too if they don't add some teams. Rumors in OK is that Boren is already looking around.

Boren's statement about the game decision.

http://twitter.com/Mitch_Harper/status/687435058014191622/photo/1

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Minneapple

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Oklahoma created this situation for itself, tying itself to Texas a long time ago. It chose to try and get into the Pac with Texas. It watched as Nebraska and then A&M left because of Texas' shenanigans. Now Oklahoma is tired of Texas calling all the shots, having a network without sharing with its fellow conference members. WHO KNEW THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

 

Whatever OU wants to do, they probably can't do it without Oklahoma State. 

 

Also, if the Big 12 miraculously expands, they will fight to the death over the divisions. 

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Stuffy

Stuffy

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Oklahoma created this situation for itself, tying itself to Texas a long time ago. It chose to try and get into the Pac with Texas. It watched as Nebraska and then A&M left because of Texas' shenanigans. Now Oklahoma is tired of Texas calling all the shots, having a network without sharing with its fellow conference members. WHO KNEW THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

 

Whatever OU wants to do, they probably can't do it without Oklahoma State. 

 

Also, if the Big 12 miraculously expands, they will fight to the death over the divisions. 

It was more about being tied to OSU than Texas.  The other conferences were fine with OU/Texas, but they didn't want OSU.  OU at the time didn't have an option for some reason they had to include OSU anywhere they went.  From what I understand their regents don't care as much as they used to about that.  I'm not sure about the state legal issues though.  

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AndreaK1041

AndreaK1041

Oh Harbaugh danced alright.  But danced with the likes of Lou Holtz, Tom Brady, Derek Jeter, etc.

 

Michigan got the #1 ranked ESPN recruit this year, the first time the BigTen has gotten the #1 recruit since ESPN started making a list in 2006. And he wasn't even at Harbaugh mania! We also got a guy with the last name McDoom, so that is pretty fucking cool.

MargeGunderson

MargeGunderson

I apologize on behalf of the state of Iowa. I would like to point out that the senator in question is from Ames, home of the Iowa State Cyclones, arch-rivals of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. This is clearly a smear campaign against the Hawkeyes.

Rick Kitchen

Rick Kitchen

Knoxville police contacted Tennessee football head coach Butch Jones several times, for several hours, before they searched an apartment where a woman reported that she had been raped by football players.  To me, the worst thing about the whole story is that the Knoxville police have a person whose job is liaison to the football team.  Not to the university, but to the football team.

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xaxat

xaxat

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I know that the problem of sexual assault on college campuses extends beyond athletes behaving badly, but Baylor football sounds like it is a total cesspool. 

Something's rotten at Baylor and it's way past time to pay attention

However, Art Briles is very good at coaching football, so I'm sure no responsibility for the parade of rapists associated with his team will be attached to him.

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