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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: cramx3 on August 29, 2017, 03:04:13 PM
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Well, the season actually already started last weekend with the rest of the league getting their first games in this upcoming weekend.
I am a very excited PSU fan this year, after the surprising success of last year, there is now expectations to win the Big 10 and be in the playoff discussions. Given the talent, I think they have a good shot and I think the Big 10 conference could come down to the PSU at OSU game.
This week they start against Akron and it shouldn't be much of a game, but would like to see the team start strong. Then next weekend I make my way to happy valley for the in state rival game against Pitt and hopefully we get our revenge.
How's everyone else feeling about this season? Excited?
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First! Fuck Bama!
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New coach taking over a shambles of a program at Cal, and a tough run in the first half of the schedule with Ole Miss, USC, Oregon, Wash, Wazoo. I'll be happy to score 4 wins, but we'll see. Finally happy to have a sport I can support back though, I can't stand the NFL anymore, and well, MLB...I'm a Giant's fan, so that season was over a long time ago.
Anyhoo, here's to the only team with an official DTF emote.... :gobears:
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First! Fuck Bama!
:lol
I would like to see some team that has not won a NC win this year.
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First! Fuck Bama!
:lol
I would like to see some team that has not won a NC win this year.
I respect Bama, but yea, I'd really like to see them not make the playoffs.
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On Wisconsin!
Our best LB is already out for the year with an ACL, but Bucky should be good enough to be in the Big 10 Championship again.
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On Wisconsin!
Our best LB is already out for the year with an ACL, but Bucky should be good enough to be in the Big 10 Championship again.
Yea, they don't have to battle with the B10E. Wisconsin has it so good :lol Nebraska and Northwestern should be good teams, but it still seems Wisconsin should win the west.
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here's to the only team with an official DTF emote.... :gobears:
*ahem*
:blackfloyd:
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Cautiously optimistic Husker fan here. New 3-4 defense and new QB and a pretty young team with a REALLY tough schedule. 8 wins would be great but it will be tough going. At Oregon and Penn State. Wisconsin and Ohio State at home. Plus Northwestern and Iowa. The upside is that we had a great recruiting year and should be a solid team next year.
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I'll be interested to see if Urban Meyer has realized that his offensive scheme is a steaming pile of shit yet.
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here's to the only team with an official DTF emote.... :gobears:
*ahem*
:blackfloyd:
Edit: the only COLLEGE team...I thought that didn't need to be stated since we're in a college thread. I think there's a Niner one and then this beauty as well.... :GiantsMetal:
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It was fun hanging out at some Rutgers bars last night during their game against Washington. Lots of Washington fans, maybe more so than Rutgers fans hitting the bars before the game. Well they stink and don't really care for them, but was cool to experience a different school's game day atmosphere.
It was also nice to see PSU give a thorough beating to an inferior team in week 1. 52-0 with all the big players making big plays. Onto Pitt next weekend, going to be a great time meeting up with lots of people for a big tailgate and a rivalry game.
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GO MARYLAND
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GO MARYLAND
That was awesome. Big 10 teams looking good the first week.
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First! Fuck Bama!
I hate them and Michigan with a passion.
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Just discovered Coastal Carolina has a teal turf field! I'm in love. That's going on the bucket list along with Boise State.
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And the Golden Bears tough it out on the road vs North Carolina to get a come from behind victory. Good start to a new regime!!!!
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GO HOKIES! What an exciting game!
It sucks that Harvey pounded Texas, because Hurricane Maryland wrecked them too. I also heard that Texas A&M changed their name to the Gaggies. And now Baylor is a debacle off and on the field.
And as always, fuck Noter Damn.
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That Texas A&M game! :rollin Atlanta Falcons are off the hook now.
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Falcons will never be off the hook.
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Falcons will never be off the hook.
Amen brother.
I just watched the replay of the UCLA game. Wow. The fact that Gus Johnson was the play by play made it even better.
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GO DAWGS! Really noice win against the Irish!!!
Falcons will never be off the hook.
Nowhere is safe, smh
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Notre Dame and Ohio St. get a loss... happy fucking birthday to me!!!!
Now if Stanfurd can pull of a miracle and get USC.....
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Boise State blew a 31-17 lead to lose 47-44 in 3OT! :facepalm:
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PSU didn't play all that well imo but it was a fun day in happy valley with just shy of 110,000 folks, plus always nice to see Ohio State get spanked. That hurts the big ten, but I'm I like seeing Urban getting spanked in 2/3 of his last games.
(https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/21457857_10114973664543114_8779139807011464198_o.jpg?oh=b16f3d209a71ae3a99e3b2eed6196345&oe=5A5B4DD2)
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Damn. ^ That's a lot of people! We sure don't get that in So Cal.
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Damn. ^ That's a lot of people! We sure don't get that in So Cal.
And SoCal have two pro teams they don't care about. ::)
That UT/UF ending was insane, and the Texas USC game was great just because Gus Johnson had the call.
Fuck Noter Damn.
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Well, Nebraska sucks this year. We'll be lucky to get 4 or 5 wins.
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Well, Nebraska sucks this year. We'll be lucky to get 4 or 5 wins.
I can't believe how bad they are, thought they'd be much better.
PSU wins another 50+ to 0 game against a much inferior team. Don't really get to learn much about the team in these games, but this week primetime at Iowa is going to be a real challenge. We spanked them last year, but night games in Iowa City are really tough (ask Michigan last year) and I've seen top ranked PSU teams go into that environment and lose as well.
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Cal gets the W over Ole Miss, 3-0 with the Trojans coming to town. Let's see what Kind of year this'll be folks...
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Well, Nebraska sucks this year. We'll be lucky to get 4 or 5 wins.
It's modern times. What 21 year old kid wants to go live in a cornfield? Can't get those elite prospects to go to what is literally the middle of nowhere. Oregon State has Beavers, and if you are a straight dude, beaver is better than corn any day, and I love corn.
But seriously, if you lose to Rutgers, I'll call the suicide watch hotline for you and everyone in your state.
and fuck noter damn
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Really hoping Washington pulls off something special this year like they did last year, except go all the way. A long shot, but they're fun to watch.
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Well, Nebraska sucks this year. We'll be lucky to get 4 or 5 wins.
It's modern times. What 21 year old kid wants to go live in a cornfield? Can't get those elite prospects to go to what is literally the middle of nowhere. Oregon State has Beavers, and if you are a straight dude, beaver is better than corn any day, and I love corn.
But seriously, if you lose to Rutgers, I'll call the suicide watch hotline for you and everyone in your state.
and fuck noter damn
Lol, if we lose either our next two games (Rutgers and Illinois) heads will roll.
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Nebraska has fired the AD. Riley will be lucky to survive the season especially if they lose any of their next 2 games.
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Tied at the half with #5 USC...... *holds breath*
:gobears:
Edit: *exhales*, nevermind, four 4th quarter picks show it's business as usual vs the fucking trojans.
Fuck USC.
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Clearly my ticker is in good shape. PSU was given a big scare.
Next week it's my Hokies turn to make some big noise.
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So much for the Vanderbilt defense. Looks like it may be Bama and Clemson this year. What other 2 may join them in the playoffs? The Penn State/Ohio State game later in the fall will be big.
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Wow, cannot believe PSU survived that game.
So much for the Vanderbilt defense. Looks like it may be Bama and Clemson this year. What other 2 may join them in the playoffs? The Penn State/Ohio State game later in the fall will be big.
Yea, I'd say there is a clear top 2. It's muddy after that, but there's lots of season left.
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Cal is just getting rolled on all sides of the ball. Who the fuck decided we had to play a top ten team 3 out of 4 games?
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Utah is really missing Huntley. The backup quarterback just isn't able to execute the offence...going to be a long season, me thinks.
Oh, and I agree with lonestar, fuck USC.
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Badgers run through another Nebraska defense.
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Utah is really missing Huntley. The backup quarterback just isn't able to execute the offence...going to be a long season, me thinks.
Oh, and I agree with lonestar, fuck USC.
My family is split between Cal and Stanfurd, but fuck USC is practically a religion here.
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Badgers run through another Nebraska defense.
A Pee-Wee football team from the school for the blind could run through Nebraska's defense. With a blow-out loss against Ohio St. coming up I wonder if Reily will still be coach after the bye week.
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Wow Oklahoma blowing it and that awesome win for Miami. Otherwise, pretty uninteresting week. PSU by default moves to #3, a bye week this weekend and then Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State. That determines the season and maybe who wins the Big 10 East. PSU's been fairly dominant but we'll see when they play better competition.
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Down goes Clemson, didn't see that happening to Syracuse.
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Now I just need penn adage to lose and Wisconsin can potentially get into the playoff.
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Me watching the Cal game....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67ragXpWsAI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67ragXpWsAI)
:gobears:
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:lol what a crazy friday the 13th in college football. Im thinking it's a good week for a bye for PSU.
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Pretty boring week since there really wasn't any upsets the the two prime time games ended up being blow outs. Granted, one of those was my team blowing out Michigan so I couldn't be any happier to see that. PSU finally gets a win to earn that #2 spot, but that'll be up for grabs again when they visit Ohio State. While MSU has all of the sudden looked really good and like a potential contender, it still seems the PSU vs. OSU game Saturday will determine who wins the Big 10 East. OSU has looked like the team I thought they were since the Oklahoma game, but then again (like PSU), they haven't really been tested in that stretch. Should be a good one Saturday afternoon.
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Just fucking knock Ohio St. out of it please. Do the whole country a favor...
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Would really love for that to happen, but they never go down so easily. PSU showed some new wrinkles against Michigan (specifically the direct snap to Barkley) but I think they are going to need to be creative again this week, show some more new wrinkles that OSU hasn't prepared for.
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considering how unimpressive Oklahoma has looked since beating Ohio St., I feel PSU should beat OSU.
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considering how unimpressive Oklahoma has looked since beating Ohio St., I feel PSU should beat OSU.
One could also say how impressive OSU has looked since that loss. Plus the history of Urban Meyer dominating the rest of the league after suffering an early season loss. Also OSU is favored by 7. PSU could win, but could also lose. I see it a close game, OSU wants revenge for last year and has everything on the line plus is home.
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PSU could win, but could also lose. I see it a close game, OSU wants revenge for last year and has everything on the line plus is home.
Prediction of the year, cram. Definitely a game for the ages.
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Gutless play calling by PSU when they had 1st and goal at the 5 with 7 and change left. It's like they were happy to run it three times and get up by 11 with the FG instead of going for the kill to go up 15. Bit them in the ass.
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Gutless play calling by PSU when they had 1st and goal at the 5 with 7 and change left. It's like they were happy to run it three times and get up by 11 with the FG instead of going for the kill to go up 15. Bit them in the ass.
Yea, their last couple possessions played it too safe when the passing game was working all game for them and the run was not. They needed to play more aggressive at the end because OSU was on fire. Such a tough loss.
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Lots of football left to play, but Georgia and Alabama could go into the SEC championship game, both undefeated.
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Lots of football left to play, but Georgia and Alabama could go into the SEC championship game, both undefeated.
Yea, seems likely but it seems possible the loser still makes the playoffs with 1 loss in that scenario if the Big 12 goes the Pac 12 way of beating each other up. Playoff rankings come out soon, going to be a fun end to the season thinking about how the selection committee will fill out everyone besides #1 and #2.
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Assuming Penn St. wins out I still they're the best one loss team.
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Assuming Penn St. wins out I still they're the best one loss team.
Not sure over a 1 loss Ohio State, Clemson, Notre Dame, or Georgia/Alabama.
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Assuming Penn St. wins out I still they're the best one loss team.
Not sure over a 1 loss Ohio State, Clemson, Notre Dame, or Georgia/Alabama.
Current 1 loss team. Clemson loosing to Syracuse is inexcusable. Penn St. losing by 1 point to a top 10 team shouldn't be a big deal. Let's hope Michigan beats Ohio St. Remember last year Penn St. went to the Big 10 title game but Ohio St. got in the Playoff.
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Assuming Penn St. wins out I still they're the best one loss team.
Not sure over a 1 loss Ohio State, Clemson, Notre Dame, or Georgia/Alabama.
Current 1 loss team. Clemson loosing to Syracuse is inexcusable. Penn St. losing by 1 point to a top 10 team shouldn't be a big deal. Let's hope Michigan beats Ohio St. Remember last year Penn St. went to the Big 10 title game but Ohio St. got in the Playoff.
Yea, another loss for OSU knocks them out of playoff contention but they'd still be playing for the big 10 title over PSU unless they lose two more. While PSU still has a playoff shot, it's no longer in their own hands. Clemson also had a tougher schedule overall which is why they are ranked over PSU right now.
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UGA fan here. If we make it to the SECCG undefeated and then lose to Bama, I don't think we make it in. If the reverse proves true, that Bama loses to us (probably unlikely, but still), then I think they have a shot to still make it in.
But who knows? I'm happy we've at least got a shot this year. Hopefully, Kirby Smart has the program headed in a more consistently excellent direction.
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Badgers get smoked by OSU or PSU, no question.
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UGA #1 BABY!!!
I hope it's not too short-lived...
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I think the playoff rankings look more right than the media polls. Georgia played a tougher schedule than Bama and earned that #1 based on this season and not based on prestige. Oklahoma to OSU to PSU makes sense given who beat who. Wisconsin being ranked low makes sense too given how poor their schedule is. I am still down in the dumps from last weekend though, having a hard time shaking that loss as a fan.
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Yeah, i think the poll i ok. I'd still put in penn st. or ohio st. over clemson.
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Miami loses to an unranked team and today Bama loses to Auburn.
Bama could be out of the top 4 in the playoff rankings depending
On what happens in the conference championship games.
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Yea, Pitt with the big upset, and down goes two of the unbeatens in the last week
Wisconsin, beats Ohio State and they are IN
Georgia beats Auburn and they are IN
Clemson beats Miami and they are IN
Oklahoma beats TCU and they are IN
If any of those teams lose, it opens the doors for the rest of the bunch:
Alabama
Auburn
Miami
Ohio State
TCU
USC
and sadly for me, PSU just missing out for another year in a row with 2 losses, devastating losses. They finished the season strong, but doesn't matter. Well, a bowl game win against what could be one of those teams in the second list would still be pretty big for the program. I wonder if Barkley would even play in the bowl game.
Also, the UCF and USF game was great the other night. UCF with a win will be the mid major going major bowling.
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The fact that Alabama can still make the playoff makes ZERO sense.
You not only don't win your conference, but don't even make your conference championship game, yet you could still play for the title if the voters decide it. It would be like the NFL saying, "Hey, sorry you lost in the divisional round, but the good news is that we still think you are good, so we will put you in the Super Bowl."
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Yup, just like OSU last year. I don't think Bama should be in there, but things could fall that way. This year is another bad year for the selection committee, they need to expand this and have automatic berths.
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name recognition is still an issue for the playoff system.
Put Ohio St. in front of Wisconsins wins and they are the number one ranked team in the country.
Put Mississippi in front of Alabamas wins and they are the 7th or 8th team ranked team in the country.
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Yeah, not that we have played a murderer's row at UGA either, but Bama has very few quality wins, perhaps two at most -- so I don't see the justification in somehow jumping them into the playoffs without even making the conference championship.
Meanwhile, I sure hope we come out more competitively against Auburn than we did last time. I think we will, but dammit are they playing well right now. I know they only have themselves to blame for the earlier 2 losses, but dang if Auburn's road to the playoffs here isn't the hardest: having to beat UGA, Bama, and then UGA again in a four week span. If they complete that gauntlet, no problem with them being the first 2 loss team to make the playoff.
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I have always, and will always feel that a conference championship should be mandatory to be in the playoffs in any way, shape or form, no matter the teams name, record, or voter ranking.
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IT'S FUCKING GREAT TO BE A GA BULLDOG!!!!!!
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IT'S FUCKING GREAT TO BE A GA BULLDOG!!!!!!
I'm a GA Tech grad but congrats! It will be interesting to see if 2 loss OSU gets the 4th spot or 'Bama without winning their conference. Either way, Oklahoma seems to be on fire right now but it's a long time between now and the playoff. No clear cut favorite regardless who gets the 4th spot.
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UCF for the playoff. Only in this clown sport can you go undefeated and not have a chance to compete for a championship. Must make recruiting so much fun.
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UCF for the playoff. Only in this clown sport can you go undefeated and not have a chance to compete for a championship. Must make recruiting so much fun.
I'd be good with that. Give them a shot, that team is fun to watch and deserves better than a glorified exhibition. As for Alabama vs Ohio State... I'm torn. I think OSU has earned it moreso, better wins than Alabama, but I don't like that they lost to Oklahoma already. I'd rather see teams in the playoffs who haven't played each other. Also, I am a bitter PSU fan from last year when OSU made it to the playoffs over PSU in a similar situation which makes me not want to see them sneak in again. I guess we will once again have to consider the weight of a loss vs. that of a conference championship.
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Ohio State won their conference and has 3 wins over teams that were ranked in the top 12 at the time of the game.
Alabama didn't even make their conference championship and has 1 win over a team that was in the top 12 at the time of the game (week 1, when rankings are pretty hazy, and that team ended up going 6-6).
Should be a no-brainer.
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1. Clemson vs. 8. USC
4. Alabama vs. 5. Ohio State
3. Georgia vs. 6. Wisconsin
2. Oklahoma vs. 7. UCF
This is gonna be so awesome!!
Oh wait.....
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Kirk Herbstreit said he would choose Alabama over OSU, and his argument is that while OSU had more good wins, they also were capable of not showing up like they showed in Iowa to an unranked team. Alabama lost a heated rivalry game and were competitive in it. Alabama passes the eye test and OSU doesn't. Same reason UCF is in the Consolation Bowl.
The most exciting thing is we get Alabama v Clemson 3. I don't care for either school, but damn those first two games were fun to watch.
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I see it simply as 2 losses vs 1. Still haven't had a 2 loss team make it. Another year when a simpler schedule helps a team make it (Washington last year).
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1. Clemson vs. 8. USC
4. Alabama vs. 5. Ohio State
3. Georgia vs. 6. Wisconsin
2. Oklahoma vs. 7. UCF
This is gonna be so awesome!!
Oh wait.....
Damn that'd be so fucking brilliant.
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First, off welcome home Scott Frost! Great things are coming to Nebraska after 10+ years of shit.
I don't hate that Alabama got in over Ohio St because they got DESTROYED by a very average Iowa team. You can't lose game like that and expect to make the playoff. My beef with Alabama is that hardly ever play quality opponents on the road. They are either on neutral sites or always at hope.
I've always like the idea of a 6 team playoff with the top 2 seeds getting a bye. Pac-12, Big-12, Big-10, SEC, and ACC conference champ gets a bid plus one at large team.
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This sums up the Alabama choice nicely.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/committee-blew-it-alabama-is-the-wrong-choice/ar-BBG7lms?li=BBnb7Kz
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The problem with that article is that last year they showed that conference championships can be superseded. Last year Penn State lost two games in which over half their regular starters were injured. When healthy, that team beat Ohio State and won the Big 10 title game. A third place B10 team went to the playoff instead, so I would argue that the precident for not taking a power 5 champion and taking another team had already been established. I do agree with the article that there is no incentive to schedule tough non-conference though. College b-ball yes, football bring on the NW Idaho States of the world.
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The problem with that article isn’t that last year they showed that conference championships can be superseded. Last year Penn State lost two games in which over half their regular starters were injured. When healthy, that team beat Ohio State and won the Big 10 title game. A third place B10 team went to the playoff instead, so I would argue that the precident for not taking a power 5 champion and taking another team had already been established. I do agree with the article that there is no incentive to schedule tough non-conference though. College b-ball yes, football bring on the NW Idaho States of the world.
I had the same feeling when reading that article. The committee actually kept their standard they set last year this year. Personally I find tough schedules and conference championships to be pretty important, but the way the committee has decided things, I wouldn't book tough OOC games anymore if I want to make it to the playoffs. There's just not enough incentives. A win helps sure, but 2 losses pretty much knocks you out of consideration and Alabama and Washington (last year) SOS shows it doesn't matter.
Looking forward to the two big Pac 12 vs. Big 10 bowl games though, OSU vs USC and PSU vs UW. Those could be entertaining games.
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Tempus, we’re bitch slapping the hell out of you guys. Add in Ohio Shit’s thrashing of USC and you got a weak ass Pac12.
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Plus Stanfurd dropping it in the second half to TCU and MSU schooling Wazoo, it's hard to disagree.
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Man am I going to miss Saquon Barkley. Really fun start to this game, but PSU also had a 28-7 lead on OSU and blew it in the second half. Let's see how this one goes as they already pulled in closer thanks to another PSU turnover.
However, the Pac-12 bowl record is really bad and the Big 10 is really good, I kind of feel this comes down to, yes it's a strong conference, but they also got favorable matches without having a team in the playoffs. Although the Big 10 champ beating the Pac 10 champ is really solid, PSU holding on would be another really good win for the Big 10 and more impressive than the 4 Big 10 wins.
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UCF is perfect!!! Great to see my alma mater achieve this feat!! CHARGE ON!
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SEC laying eggs everywhere this bowl season.
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UCF is perfect!!! Great to see my alma mater achieve this feat!! CHARGE ON!
Congrats! Really is pretty cool!
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Pac 12 laying eggs everywhere this bowl season.
fix'd for the west coast.
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I'd like to applaud Oklahoma for doing what Ohio State and Washington failed to do last year: Show up for the National Semifinal.
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HOLY SHIT, GO DAWGS
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UCF is perfect!!! Great to see my alma mater achieve this feat!! CHARGE ON!
UCF in my opinion is the real National Champion. Undefeated by beating a team that beat Alabama AND Georgia who happen to playing for the playoff committee's championship. So happy for Frost and the team. There is hope in Nebraska for the first time in about 15 years.
I could care less about Alabama vs Georgia.
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HOLY SHIT, GO DAWGS
Should be a good final. I am rooting for Georgia to win.
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UCF is perfect!!! Great to see my alma mater achieve this feat!! CHARGE ON!
UCF in my opinion is the real National Champion. Undefeated by beating a team that beat Alabama AND Georgia who happen to playing for the playoff committee's championship. So happy for Frost and the team. There is hope in Nebraska for the first time in about 15 years.
I could care less about Alabama vs Georgia.
I wouldn't go as far as calling them NC, although I think they could have some claim to a MNC (Mythical National Championship that teams used to reward themselves when they should have at least had a shot at the NC and ended up undefeated like PSU in 94). But otherwise I agree, they had a great coach and season and I couldn't care about the NC game this year although I thought Georgia was the best team all year, I'd hope they would beat Alabama.
SEC laying eggs everywhere this bowl season.
One could say they redeemed themselves yesterday, but the Pac 12.... damn that's scary bad. Too bad Michigan couldn't win for an undefeated Big 10 bowl season, but if there was one Big 10 team I wished would lose well it's UM.
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HOLY SHIT, GO DAWGS
Should be a good final. I am rooting for Georgia to win.
Bama's defense will be much tougher than Oklahoma's. Opening line Bama by 4 1/2, sounds about right. But the Southeastern region of the country, still OWNS college football so I'm happy either way.
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HOLY SHIT, GO DAWGS
Should be a good final. I am rooting for Georgia to win.
Bama's defense will be much tougher than Oklahoma's. Opening line Bama by 4 1/2, sounds about right. But the Southeastern region of the country, still OWNS college football so I'm happy either way.
As long as their offense is worse than OU's, we should be in decent shape. May the pupil finally slay the master! #SithBowl
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First of all, now this game gets a crappy halftime show?
Second, it's times like this I am so thankful I live on the West Coast.
Third, what a game! I have basically been checked out of college football over the years, but damn that was fun to watch.
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Georgia Bulldogs be like:
(https://www.snoringmouthpieceguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/choking-on-snoring-device-266x300.jpg)
Seriously though, congratulations to Alabama. I've hated them ever since they beat my Fighting Irish in the championship five years ago, but it's impossible to deny their greatness.
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I watched a minimal amount of this game since I could care less about the SEC bowl. I turned it off after the Alabama player shoved the head of the player he just tackled as part of his showboating and the ref who was right it front of it didn't throw a flag. People bitch about kneeling during the anthem but I'm more tired about the cocky bullshit after every play. That should have been a 15 yard penalty and a new set of downs for Georgia.
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I fell asleep after the freshman QB threw an interception during the 3rd quarter. I clearly missed a great ending.
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I'm more tired about the cocky bullshit after every play.
So I gather you gave up watching football about 20 years ago? Kidding aside, you are definitely not the only one put off by the "cocky bullshit."
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Good point. I'm all for celebrating a personal accomplishment but there is fine line between celebrating success and being a douche/poor sport.
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As much as I despise Alabama, I have to give props to Saban for switching QB's. Not many people would have the balls to do that. The story of the game is Tua Tagovailoa. He seems like a gracious down to earth individual and he really is such a good story that I can't help but be happy for him, even if he play for Alabama.
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No kidding. Hat's off to Jalen Hurts too. If he was Cam Newton he would have sulked on the sideline and faked joy at the victory. But he looked like he couldn't be happier - being bailed out in the what would have been the biggest failure in your playing career doesn't hurt of course.
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I still cant believe he was benched at all, not like it was a blowout at half. However, someone on the radio called in saying Hurts missed some practices and Tua got a lot of 1st team reps so he was pretty ready to go for this. Not sure if that was true though as I haven't seen that reported elsewhere.
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I still can't believe UGA didn't check out of cover 2 when Bama went with a 3x1 formation. If the safety does play the receiver that caught the TD more, Tua would have hit the man in the middle seam for a big play or TD anyway. He was in a no win situation. Got to check to cover 3 or 4 if you want to play zone in that situation.
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Considering Alabama's kicker had hooked that kick at the end of regulation, once Georgia sacked them on 1st down for a huge loss, how are they not they playing deep? Give them a bunch of yards back, but not the 1st down, and make that kicker hit one to tie it. Don't give up a bomb over the top like that. Unbelievable how often coaches shit the bed with play calls in critical situations like that.
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Considering Alabama's kicker had hooked that kick at the end of regulation, once Georgia sacked them on 1st down for a huge loss, how are they not they playing deep? Give them a bunch of yards back, but not the 1st down, and make that kicker hit one to tie it. Don't give up a bomb over the top like that. Unbelievable how often coaches shit the bed with play calls in critical situations like that.
That was exactly my thought. Drop more guys into coverage for two plays to prevent exactly that, getting beaten over the top. Force fourth down and watch the kicker fold like a lawn chair under the pressure after badly missing two previous kicks. I swear I heard Alabama’s kicker’s sigh of relief all the way in Oregon. NO ONE in that building was more relieved than he was once that overtime touchdown was scored.
Gotta say though: In spite of his playing for Alabama, I was impressed with Tagovailoa. To relieve the starter for the second half in the biggest game of the year, bring your team back from a deficit, overcome your kicker blowing the opportunity to win and face overtime, take a huge sack to start your possession, and then chuck the winning TD anyway the very next play? He certainly made mistakes and showed inexperience, but he also showed a poise, maturity, and competitive “never say die” drive well beyond that of a freshman. And to top it all off, to take no credit and say his line and receivers made him look good instead. I’m no Alabama fan, but continuing that he matures and develops this way, I’ll be a Tua supporter. Kid could have a bright future ahead.
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THANK ALL OF YOU questioning what the fuck we were doing defensively on that last play... heartbroken UGA fan here doing the same (too many of my fellow DAWGS just want to move on but I just can't stop thinking about it). We did the ONLY thing that could cause a loss at that point. Anything else but a deep ball and we are tied at worst, more likely the victors. Just unbelievable. The emotional swing from after the sack being overjoyed because it felt like we finally had it, to the game being over 1 play later, was CRAZY.
BTW, I re-watched the all-22 and that same receiver was open on the previous play (the sack) as well and the safety had to come over. Parrish (the corner) was getting beaten all night, so I don't know what we thought would be different on the final play. I think maybe because it was just all happening so fast we didn't get into the scheme we needed. Sure wish Kirby would have had his old defensive-back hat on and spent our timeout to set up a better scheme and also to re-emphasize: NO DEEP BALLS. Rare occasion where a long sack may have actually helped the Alabama offense because it opened up the field and let them run 4 deep routes. If anyone saw the end of the Rose Bowl, we shut down Oklahoma precisely because they had no real room to throw the ball.
EDIT: also, the other real place Bama truly outmanned us was in their depth. Not only the QB change but there were at least 4 other skill-position players crucial in the 4th/OT who didn't even start the game or play in the first half (including the receiver who caught the game-winner). Hopefully, Kirby is on his way to building that kind of depth at UGA, but we're just not there yet. I will say, though, we shot ourselves in the foot by giving Chubb more carries when Michel was CLEARLY the better runner in this particular game. What's the use of depth if you don't use it correctly? Saban is completely cut-throat, as evidenced by the QB benching; meanwhile we continued running Chubb into the line for 1 yard gains when Michel was ripping off 10 and 20 yards at a time, lol...
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Here's another thing I don't understand. Gerorgia was up by 10 in the fourth quarter and were running the ball. Why in the world do team not milk the clock for every possible second? They were snapping the ball with 10 seconds left on the play clock. I don't care if it's boring football, if I'm Georgia's coach and I'm up by 10 over Alabama in the 4th I'm telling my QB not to snap the ball until there is one second left on the play clock.
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Here's another thing I don't understand. Gerorgia was up by 10 in the fourth quarter and were running the ball. Why in the world do team not milk the clock for every possible second? They were snapping the ball with 10 seconds left on the play clock. I don't care if it's boring football, if I'm Georgia's coach and I'm up by 10 over Alabama in the 4th I'm telling my QB not to snap the ball until there is one second left on the play clock.
It's almost as if 28-3 never happened... maybe the UGA coaches blocked the Falcons' implosion from their memories bc they were fans? My God, the 2nd half of this game was like Falcons Redux. Unbelievable.
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Here's another thing I don't understand. Gerorgia was up by 10 in the fourth quarter and were running the ball. Why in the world do team not milk the clock for every possible second? They were snapping the ball with 10 seconds left on the play clock. I don't care if it's boring football, if I'm Georgia's coach and I'm up by 10 over Alabama in the 4th I'm telling my QB not to snap the ball until there is one second left on the play clock.
It's almost as if 28-3 never happened... maybe the UGA coaches blocked the Falcons' implosion from their memories bc they were fans? My God, the 2nd half of this game was like Falcons Redux. Unbelievable.
There's a meme out there ripping the state of Georgia for such similar collapses
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I don't need memes; the Ga sports curse resides in my soul! That beind said, this was pretty fucking funny:
(https://i.imgur.com/frRQg4U.jpg)
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Here's another thing I don't understand. Gerorgia was up by 10 in the fourth quarter and were running the ball. Why in the world do team not milk the clock for every possible second? They were snapping the ball with 10 seconds left on the play clock. I don't care if it's boring football, if I'm Georgia's coach and I'm up by 10 over Alabama in the 4th I'm telling my QB not to snap the ball until there is one second left on the play clock.
It's almost as if 28-3 never happened... maybe the UGA coaches blocked the Falcons' implosion from their memories bc they were fans? My God, the 2nd half of this game was like Falcons Redux. Unbelievable.
You guys will be just fine. Kirby will only get better, 2 great QB's and the number 1 ranked recruiting class.