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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Cool Chris on August 05, 2020, 08:15:03 PM
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Just kidding!
Shut the season down, and if it topples the current structure of collegiate athletics, good riddance.
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Obligatory...
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Just read the PAC12 has built a loan plan to give each school if the season is cancelled. Like 1B in loans will be available to the schools to support loss of college football revenue for one year. Which to me is the sign that this is not likely going to happen.
As much as I really want to watch my PSU team, it's my favorite sport as well, it really seems ridiculous that they would be able to play this season. Just look how hard MLB is struggling, but those are paid professional players not kids on scholarship while the rest of the students aren't even coming to campus.
https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/polls/amway-coaches-poll/2020-2021/ (https://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/polls/amway-coaches-poll/2020-2021/)
Coaches poll is out, might be the same rankings to end the season. PSU @ 7 makes me so upset this season is likely not to happen, could have been a good one. :sadpanda:
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I see three conferences will play, so I'll have a couple of teams to watch (CCU, BSU).
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Are the games going to be played with fans in the stands? Looks like the SEC is playing a conference only schedule
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Looks more and more like the season will be shifted to the spring.
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Are the games going to be played with fans in the stands? Looks like the SEC is playing a conference only schedule
For the moment, PSU announced no fans in the stadium and only a 10 game conference schedule.
Looks more and more like the season will be shifted to the spring.
I don't know how the logistics of that works, but it does seem more and more likely that a fall season isn't going to happen. Rumors of an announcement very soon with the BIG10 and Pac12 leading the way of the power conferences to call it a day with the SEC seeming to be the one conference that really wants to push on. I hate to admit it, but this season makes no sense to play out. These are kids, not professional athletes.
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So now the talk is that if some conferences are a go (SEC, ACC, Big 12) for the fall and others are not (Big 10, Pac 12), the schools that are playing football are going to pillage the other schools of their talent, and it would be all above board. The (ahem...) student athletes from those schools not playing football would be eligible to transfer.
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What exactly is the job of the NCAA other than to make money?
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What exactly is the job of the NCAA other than to make money?
Good question, why are there no guidelines and rules? This is a disaster right now.
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The NCAA exists to administer punishment and discipline 5onschools who violate their labyrinthine rules.
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Well hey, maybe we get 2 seasons in 1!
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Hey all! I don't think are many or any other Husker Fans here but I know there are Big 10 team fans. I highly recommend you all check out the Husker Doc Talk Podcast. The last two episodes are focused on the Big 10's decision and the long term impacts. Very enlightening especially considering the lack of ownership over the FBS from the NCAA.
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Hey all! I don't think are many or any other Husker Fans here but I know there are Big 10 team fans. I highly recommend you all check out the Husker Doc Talk Podcast. The last two episodes are focused on the Big 10's decision and the long term impacts. Very enlightening especially considering the lack of ownership over the FBS from the NCAA.
Haven't heard that in particular, but I know there are plenty of rumblings from Husker country about leaving the Big 10 this season so they can play in the fall with perhaps a different league or as an independent.
What a world!
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They took it back just today. PSU and OSU coaches also said the same thing, but I think the Big10 is trying to look to do a winter season now. If the Big12/ACC/SEC have a season, it will be disastrous for the Big10 and PAC12 for years to come in terms of recruiting. I think a lot of those coaches were just blowing smoke, like their school presidents (PSU and OSU at least) voted to cancel the season so there is no way those coaches were going to be able to play without the school presidents and AD's blessing. I think that was just coaches standing up for the players who mostly do seem to want to play, I mean, they've been on campus getting thoroughly tested and practicing for a bit now so I do really feel bad for them. I don't know how a winter season will work so I just don't see it happening. I'm guessing if one person gets sick in these other conferences, they'll crumble too, but if they are able to have a season... it's going to be bad for my PSU team sadly. I wish they would have at least given it a try, I mean, they did only a week ago release the new schedules and everything. Should have tried the first weeks of games, done tests, and see what happens.
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Hey all! I don't think are many or any other Husker Fans here but I know there are Big 10 team fans. I highly recommend you all check out the Husker Doc Talk Podcast. The last two episodes are focused on the Big 10's decision and the long term impacts. Very enlightening especially considering the lack of ownership over the FBS from the NCAA.
Haven't heard that in particular, but I know there are plenty of rumblings from Husker country about leaving the Big 10 this season so they can play in the fall with perhaps a different league or as an independent.
What a world!
That's what happens when you go to a school where the N on the helmet stands for Knowledge. ;D
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It’d suck if Nebraska left the Big 10, thats one guaranteed win every year for the Badgers. :biggrin:
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The conferences that are moving to Spring will be asking students to play two seasons in the same year. Good luck with that.
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The conferences that are moving to Spring will be asking students to play two seasons in the same year. Good luck with that.
Didn't even think about that, that's frikkin brutal. They'll be beat the fuck up by the end of fall.
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Sam Khan needs to work on his math
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29669259/nine-oklahoma-sooners-test-positive-covid-19-returning-break
"After announcing 14 positive tests in the initial round of testing when the team returned for July 1 workouts, the Sooners had only one positive player test in the next five weeks, including a four-week span from July 8 to July 29 with zero positives. From July 1 to Aug. 8, the Sooners conducted 700 player tests, resulting in only 15 positives. Out of 186 tests of staff, only two have tested positive. The combined player and staff positivity rate of 1.9% in that five-week span was well below the state of Oklahoma's, which has been above 6% during the same time span and at one point reached as high as 10%. The state's seven-day rolling average positivity rate was 8.9% through Friday, according to the state health department."
The Sooners do not have 700 players or 186 staff members that were tested between July 1 to August 8. Going with the initial count of 14, plus the one, now the nine, that makes what....24 positives out of 85-100 players? So I am just going out on a limb that their positivity rate is higher than 1.9%.
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700 and 186 are referring to the numbers of tests, not numbers of people.
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Yes, I know that.
To compare the team's 'tests' percentage to that state's test percentage of 6% positivity rate is just absurd. I'm sure all Oklahomans have been tested six to seven times in that time frame as well
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Southern University announced their schedule for Spring. 6 conference games plus one non-conference TBA starting end of February. So it's like a mini-season.
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It’d suck if Nebraska left the Big 10, thats one guaranteed win every year for the Badgers. :biggrin:
Kinda like how Michigan has become a guaranteed win for Ohio State. :hat
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https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1300815396950478849 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1300815396950478849)
Had a very productive conversation with Kevin Warren, Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference, about immediately starting up Big Ten football. Would be good (great!) for everyone - Players, Fans, Country. On the one yard line!
I didn't expect Trump to stick his head into this, but while I've said the season seems unsafe, the players families and coaches all seem to think it's actually safer to play than to send the kids back to their otherwise "normal" life where they won't be constantly tested.
I don't know, my selfishness wants the Big 10 to play, but I just don't see how it can happen especially when you have outbreaks at Alabama now and they are trying to keep it quiet.
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Considering the big money in college football, it's hardly surprising to see some of the bigger colleges trying to make a go of it. What I find surprising is high school football starting up. :facepalm:
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I got two games Saturday: Coastal/Kansas and USF/Citadel.
EDIT: Not at the same time. One is 7PM PT one is 7PM ET. My bad.
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Considering the big money in college football, it's hardly surprising to see some of the bigger colleges trying to make a go of it. What I find surprising is high school football starting up. :facepalm:
In some areas of the country, high school football is more important than anything - ever see Friday Night Lights?
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Feels really, really good to see a live football game. I really hope we can leave this effing Covid crap behind for good soon.
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My alma mater, Appalachian State, won against a tougher-than-expected Charlotte team Saturday. 1-0 always feels good.
Going up against a much tougher Marshall team this week. Resumption of an old rivalry. Both teams were archrivals in the Southern Conference when I was in college. I saw Randy Moss beat us all by himself when he was at Marshall. We always hated the Thundering Turds.
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I'm jealous your team is playing... but it is rumored that the Big10 is going to vote again this week and a season may actually happen. I'll wait and see since before getting my hopes up, but if all these other teams are traveling and playing, why can't the richest conference also make it work?
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I'm jealous your team is playing... but it is rumored that the Big10 is going to vote again this week and a season may actually happen. I'll wait and see since before getting my hopes up, but if all these other teams are traveling and playing, why can't the richest conference also make it work?
I'm not sure why they felt they couldn't make a go of it.
But if they do wind up starting in October or something, I don't know if I am in favor of them being eligible for the playoff. I mean, I don't know. I'm definitely not 100% against it. But it would leave a bad taste in my mouth. Like they were trying to have their cake and eat it too (which is an expression I don't like very much, but it is what it is).
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I'm jealous your team is playing... but it is rumored that the Big10 is going to vote again this week and a season may actually happen. I'll wait and see since before getting my hopes up, but if all these other teams are traveling and playing, why can't the richest conference also make it work?
I'm not sure why they felt they couldn't make a go of it.
But if they do wind up starting in October or something, I don't know if I am in favor of them being eligible for the playoff. I mean, I don't know. I'm definitely not 100% against it. But it would leave a bad taste in my mouth. Like they were trying to have their cake and eat it too (which is an expression I don't like very much, but it is what it is).
Yea, it'll be interesting. I don't really think their idea was to find a way to sneak into the playoffs so I don't really think it should be taken that way, but it may end up having an impact. If they start Oct. 10/17 (these are the rumor start times, based on being able to play an 8/9 game season before the CFP deadline) and a team goes 8/9-0 how does that compare to another team going 11-1? It's definitely messy.
What I'm reading today (from twitter so take it for what its worth) that Nebraska president was caught on hot mic saying they will announce the big10 season tonight. We'll see.
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Just got this email from PSU
First, we would like to thank you for your continued support of Penn State and its student-athletes. Second, football is back! The Big Ten Conference announced today the 2020 football season will begin October 24. The football student-athletes have continued to prepare, and we are excited to see the Nittany Lions return to the field this fall. Additional information regarding the schedule will be announced in the near future. As previously announced, under current state guidance, we will not be able to welcome fans to Beaver Stadium and tailgating will not be permitted in University lots on game days
Again, thank you so much for your generosity and support!
:metal :metal :metal
Although October 24th seems a bit late, the rumored dates were the 10/17th so I don't know how this works with the playoffs but I got to think an undefeated Big10 champ would still likely make it, but the waters are going to be very muddy if we have lots of 1 loss teams.
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Yeah, I'm not sure what will happen now.
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8 games in 8 weeks, with a championship game on Dec 19 with the playoff announcement scheduled for Dec 20. I think the CFP committee needs to agree that the Big10 can participate but it seems likely they will agree.
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8 games in 8 weeks, with a championship game on Dec 19 with the playoff announcement scheduled for Dec 20. I think the CFP committee needs to agree that the Big10 can participate but it seems likely they will agree.
I think they probably will, other than possibly due to the reason of only an 8-game season. Most other leagues are playing 10 or 11-game seasons. That's fairly significant.
But yeah, they probably will.
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Actually looks like it'll be a 8 game season +1 for all Big 10 teams. The +1 will be the division winners for the conference championship but also looks like they will match the rest of the teams with the same standing team from the opposite division. I'm not entirely sure why they are doing this, maybe as a replacement for a bowl game? It doesn't make much sense, neither does starting Oct 24th. Thats 9 games in 9 weeks, and if 5% of the team gets covid, the team is not allowed to play so an outbreak would mean less games. If you are tested positive you have to sit 3 weeks. This could be a train wreck, but they will have rapid daily testing to get it under control they say. It's crazy but I'm a bit excited to see how it all plays out.
Also interesting that all the teams are playing. The rumors were that at least 4 schools would opt out, but I'm happy the whole conference is in on this.
And of course Trump is taking some credit :lol
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Well, he had exactly jack shit to do with it, so of course he is taking credit.
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I am too lazy to edit and post a modified version, but the girl walking toward the camera is the SEC/ACC/Big 12, the guy is the Big 10, and girl along side him is the Pac 10.
(https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/gettyimages-493656728.jpg?quality=85&w=1024&h=512&crop=1)
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:D
Since then, the Pac12 is restarting. Yesterday, first Division 1A conference to halt to its fall schedule, the Mid American Conference, announced it would begin on November 4th with a six game schedule. The decision changes follow the Big10's due to better testing abilities.
Meanwhile......(UNC) Charlotte 49ers had to cancel its game last week with North Carolina due to C19 on the 49ers, and Charlotte had to cancel their game this week with Georgia State due to C19 on the Panthers team. Houston-Baylor and more than a few others in past weeks as well.
The big ;) soccer matchup between Navy-Maryland today was also cancelled.
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Mountain West to start end of October.
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One more weekend without Big10.... but wow last weekend was very entertaining from the SEC. I guess they've gone the Big12 route of not playing defense :lol but those games were really fun to watch.
So Penn State sent an email out to people part of the nittany lion club to make a donation to get your own cardboard cut out put in the stands for the home games and well, I bit.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EkA7dpfXkAAUuwC?format=jpg&name=900x900)
:rollin
First PSU home game where this will be in the stands will be on Halloween against Ohio State. If PSU can survive against a tough Indiana team on the road, that will set up the Big10 game of the year (potentially) with cardboard cram in the stands.
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It seems like most of the country didn't play any defense last week.
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It seems like most of the country didn't play any defense last week.
Yea true, probably due to no preseason and limited practices. Wonder if itll tighten up more as the season goes on.
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It feels to me the college football season hasn’t even started.
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It feels to me the college football season hasn’t even started.
Because it hasn't :lol it's so ridiculous they put it off this long.
What's interesting is that I haven't heard much of covid cases in college ball, yet we hear a lot of it in the NFL. With so many more players and teams in NCAA, I'm a bit surprised.
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It feels to me the college football season hasn’t even started.
Because it hasn't :lol it's so ridiculous they put it off this long.
What's interesting is that I haven't heard much of covid cases in college ball, yet we hear a lot of it in the NFL. With so many more players and teams in NCAA, I'm a bit surprised.
There has been a bit. North Carolina had 2 different games cancelled due to COVID issues (on the other teams). My alma mater, Appalachian State, has had to deal with similar issues.
It's happening, but except for the top teams, college football is still pretty regional, so you may not be hearing about many of them, especially if your teams haven't started playing yet.
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It feels to me the college football season hasn’t even started.
Because it hasn't :lol it's so ridiculous they put it off this long.
What's interesting is that I haven't heard much of covid cases in college ball, yet we hear a lot of it in the NFL. With so many more players and teams in NCAA, I'm a bit surprised.
Numerous games have been cancelled already. Baylor has it bad right now.
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It feels to me the college football season hasn’t even started.
Because it hasn't :lol it's so ridiculous they put it off this long.
What's interesting is that I haven't heard much of covid cases in college ball, yet we hear a lot of it in the NFL. With so many more players and teams in NCAA, I'm a bit surprised.
There has been a bit. North Carolina had 2 different games cancelled due to COVID issues (on the other teams). My alma mater, Appalachian State, has had to deal with similar issues.
It's happening, but except for the top teams, college football is still pretty regional, so you may not be hearing about many of them, especially if your teams haven't started playing yet.
Yea, that probably explains it, I haven't heard any news about those teams but NO one is really talking college ball here especially considering Rutgers is our local team.
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Speak of the devil, now it's national news when Nick Saban tests positive and a large amount of Florida players (this is right after their coach said he wants full capacity at their home games :facepalm:)
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Coastal Carolina is 4-0 and is getting consistent national TV games. This is indeed a crazy year.
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Coastal Carolina is 4-0 and is getting consistent national TV games. This is indeed a crazy year.
And their artificial turf home field is teal green. It's a little off-putting on TV (as are all other strangely-colored artificial surfaces - Eastern Washington and Boise State, I'm looking squinting at you).
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Badgers #1 QB out with foot injury
Badgers #2 QB out 3 weeks after positive Covid test
Badgers #3 QB not seen at practice
Badgers #4 QB LETS GO!
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geeze, well at least you won your opening game. Meanwhile Coach Franklin once again shows how poor of a gameday manager he is, specifically with the clock as if we just took knees we would have won, instead we scored with way too much time on the clock giving Indiana another shot. I still can't believe how close that 2pt conversion was. What a wild game. I've sadly lost all my enthusiasm for next week though. Franklin also signature move is to follow up a loss, with another loss.
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Badgers shut down after 12 positive tests, including the head coach.
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Badgers shut down after 12 positive tests, including the head coach.
Damn, and this is why the Big10 fucked up by not starting earlier. The Badgers have like no shot for a NC now with one less game played.
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Badgers shut down after 12 positive tests, including the head coach.
And they don't have to forfeit, by whatever obscure rules the Big10 is operating under. Huskers are pissed.
And now the Golden Child tests positive for Covid-19.
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I love colored turf! So different from the boring common green.
Coastal Carolina is probably having the best season in their history! 6-0 record with a 51-0 stomping of Georgia State. Them and Boise State had a combined 100 points today! This is the first time I have two teams in the top 25.
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Harbaugb has to go. His leadership has taken Michigan consistently backwards.
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I really thought he would thrive at UM. Not sure where he goes from here.
Meanwhile, we got a couple PAC10 games this weekend. Not like it is relevant to anyone outside the PAC10.
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I really thought he would thrive at UM. Not sure where he goes from here.
Meanwhile, we got a couple PAC10 games this weekend. Not like it is relevant to anyone outside the PAC10.
Minus one significant game unfortunately. Seems we'll have to wait for next year for the Dogs/Bears game.
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This is the worst penn state team I've seen in a long time >:(
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That was a hell of a game between Notre Dame and Clemson.
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That was a hell of a game between Notre Dame and Clemson.
The officials dominated, it was a replay after replay bonanza!
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Hard to take much away from that game without Lawrence, also the fans rushing the field :facepalm: It was entertaining though
I'm starting to think my PSU team is lost. Our coach does not seem like himself at all. I think something is going on internally.
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I'm not sure Lawrence would have made that much of a difference. His backup threw for 439 yards.
I imagine they will play again in the ACC title game.
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I'm not sure Lawrence would have made that much of a difference. His backup threw for 439 yards.
I imagine they will play again in the ACC title game.
Kind of amazing they could replace him, but who knows. It was still a close enough game without the best player on the field. I wonder, if it comes down to it, how the playoff committee will view that loss.
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Coastal Carolina is 8-0!!! :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal unbelievable.
They had a "sell out crowd" at home today, which under COVID standards is the same amount of fans they used to get when they sucked! :lol
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:lol
PSU is 0-5 for the first time ever, the coach lost the team IMO, they started ranked in the top 10 :huh:
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Coastal Carolina is 8-0!!! :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal unbelievable.
They had a "sell out crowd" at home today, which under COVID standards is the same amount of fans they used to get when they sucked! :lol
I remember going to a game at nearby Towson University a few years back when the Tigers beat the Chanticleers. And we were all...'WTW are Chanticleers?' ;)
Been following them in the press. Ya gotta be proud. :tup
Meanwhile, I have been joking with friends about Central Michigan going undefeated into November for the first time since my junior year. Sadly, that 'run' had to end against Western. I gave up going to a Queen concert because of that game my sophomore year. Not fair.
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Coastal Carolina goes 9-0!!! Conf champ game locked. If they beat Liberty next week (who's good), they could go 11-0.
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Coastal Carolina goes 9-0!!! Conf champ game locked. If they beat Liberty next week (who's good), they could go 11-0.
and not even sniff the playoffs but potentially a 7-0 OSU team could make it (if they even play next week). I don't like the system at all. I do think OSU would beat them, but it's not fair for the teams who have earned a right to play for a championship. Same goes for Cincinnati and BYU. At least there's a chance one of those could sneak in with some potential SEC and ACC knock offs.
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They gotta go with their money makers I guess. No one knows CCU or would care to watch them in a playoff game no matter how good they are.
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Wow Coastal Carolina had to cancel their game against liberty duesq to covid so they managed to change and schedule BYU, now two 9-0 teams will play Saturday. Thats crazy how they are able to make that happen.
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I haven't kept up with the COVID rules for the Big Ten, but I'm pretty irritated about the cancellation of the Ohio State/Illinois game. Illinois played a game a few weeks ago without 15 of their players due to positive tests or contact tracing eliminating them from being able to play that week. They got killed.
Yet, their game against Ohio State was cancelled, because Ohio State had players with positive tests. It just smells of favoritism - heaven forbid Ohio State have to play without some of their players, get their first loss and not be playoff eligible.
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I haven't kept up with the COVID rules for the Big Ten, but I'm pretty irritated about the cancellation of the Ohio State/Illinois game. Illinois played a game a few weeks ago without 15 of their players due to positive tests or contact tracing eliminating them from being able to play that week. They got killed.
Yet, their game against Ohio State was cancelled, because Ohio State had players with positive tests. It just smells of favoritism - heaven forbid Ohio State have to play without some of their players, get their first loss and not be playoff eligible.
I read a rumor the big10 might change their quarantine rules to help OSU. There's definitely favoritism in the big10. Although if mid majors can schedule games on the fly to help their teams, I don't know why the Big10 isnt.
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Coastal beats BYU to stay perfect!!! :metal :metal :metal Their last game of the season is not a strong team, should be a perfect season!
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So the Big10 changed their rules to let OSU play in the championship game. I have no doubt they deserve to be there, but the rule changes kind of bother me. However, what bothers me more is that USC is also 5-0 and going to play in the Pac12 championship and yet are no where close to sniffing the playoffs. Personally, I don't want to see more SEC teams in besides Bama, but I'm starting to lean towards those teams or ND (if they lose to Clemson) to be in over these potential 6-0 teams that will likely just get destroyed in the semifinals.
On another note, PSU plays home to Illinois this weekend in the Big10 crossover game weekend. Weird thing to set this up, but this is a winnable game and PSU can go from 0-5 to 4-5 before a potential bowl game (I have no idea how the bowl games will work, but it seems PSU at 3-5 currently is projected to play in one). If they can finish on a 5 game winning streak and not have a losing season, I will be happy all things considered.
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So the Big10 changed their rules to let OSU play in the championship game. I have no doubt they deserve to be there, but the rule changes kind of bother me. However, what bothers me more is that USC is also 5-0 and going to play in the Pac12 championship and yet are no where close to sniffing the playoffs. Personally, I don't want to see more SEC teams in besides Bama, but I'm starting to lean towards those teams or ND (if they lose to Clemson) to be in over these potential 6-0 teams that will likely just get destroyed in the semifinals.
On another note, PSU plays home to Illinois this weekend in the Big10 crossover game weekend. Weird thing to set this up, but this is a winnable game and PSU can go from 0-5 to 4-5 before a potential bowl game (I have no idea how the bowl games will work, but it seems PSU at 3-5 currently is projected to play in one). If they can finish on a 5 game winning streak and not have a losing season, I will be happy all things considered.
PSU will easily defeat the now Lovie-Smith-less Illinois.
I'm really irritated by the rule change to push Ohio State into the championship. It just shows that it's all about money and nothing else. Athletes that take money are severely punished (as are the schools) but the conference and schools will change rules to put it's best team in a position to earn money from postseason play. Ohio State should have been forced to play games with a less than full roster like other teams have this year, even if it means losing and risking a perfect record.
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So the Big10 changed their rules to let OSU play in the championship game. I have no doubt they deserve to be there, but the rule changes kind of bother me. However, what bothers me more is that USC is also 5-0 and going to play in the Pac12 championship and yet are no where close to sniffing the playoffs. Personally, I don't want to see more SEC teams in besides Bama, but I'm starting to lean towards those teams or ND (if they lose to Clemson) to be in over these potential 6-0 teams that will likely just get destroyed in the semifinals.
On another note, PSU plays home to Illinois this weekend in the Big10 crossover game weekend. Weird thing to set this up, but this is a winnable game and PSU can go from 0-5 to 4-5 before a potential bowl game (I have no idea how the bowl games will work, but it seems PSU at 3-5 currently is projected to play in one). If they can finish on a 5 game winning streak and not have a losing season, I will be happy all things considered.
PSU will easily defeat the now Lovie-Smith-less Illinois.
I'm really irritated by the rule change to push Ohio State into the championship. It just shows that it's all about money and nothing else. Athletes that take money are severely punished (as are the schools) but the conference and schools will change rules to put it's best team in a position to earn money from postseason play. Ohio State should have been forced to play games with a less than full roster like other teams have this year, even if it means losing and risking a perfect record.
I do not get how they were able to not play some games when their roster wasn't totally depleted. I agree with you there. And now that the Indiana game has been canceled, and if the rules didn't change, PSU would actually be playing for the Big10 championship :facepalm: so now it bothers me slightly more as it impacted my team, but I still have to lean towards OSU being the best team and the team that should be playing for the big10.
It would be nice to see some recognition for the teams who followed all the protocols, didn't have outbreaks, and played their full schedule though in this asterisk type of season.
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I've gotta be honest, it seems really shady that the Big 10 changed the rules on getting into the championship game for the benefit of Ohio State. They set the rules at the beginning of the season, and everybody had the same rules to abide by.
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FBS football is the biggest sham in collegiate sports. Just force all the power 5 and mid major conferences to play a balanced schedule where each mid major plays a minimum of four games against power 5 teams and vice versa and eliminate any FBS/FCS cross play so we can stop having undefeated obscure schools getting left out and also so we can stop hearing their fans exclaim about how they should be involved despite playing significantly weaker schedules than the teams that ultimately end up selected over them for the CFP.
It's a double-edged sword and I sympathize with mid major fans whose teams get snubbed when they run the table but it doesn't take a genius to realize that these mid major perfect seasons would easily have 2 losses or more if their schedules weren't loaded with FCS ducks, bereft of power 5 opponents, or both.
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It's a double-edged sword and I sympathize with mid major fans whose teams get snubbed when they run the table but it doesn't take a genius to realize that these mid major perfect seasons would easily have 2 losses or more if their schedules weren't loaded with FCS ducks, bereft of power 5 opponents, or both.
Maybe. I get it.
But also, ACHIEVEMENT has to count for something. For me, Cincinatti achieved more this season by going undefeated against their schedule than Oklahoma did by going 8-2, or even Texas A&M in going 8-1 or whatever their record was. I think they definitely belonged in that 5/6 game over one or both of those teams. I'm not saying they belonged in the playoff itself, necessarily. But at the same time, I'm not convinced that Ohio State belongs in it, either.
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So ND gets their dicks slapped by Clemson but now they're playing in the CFP???
Talk about a sham! :tdwn
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So ND gets their dicks slapped by Clemson but now they're playing in the CFP???
Talk about a sham! :tdwn
Not really. They were able to play a full schedule, and also beat Clemson in the regular season. Clearly one of the top 4 teams in the country, IMO.
The only possible sham team in the playoff is Ohio State, playing only 6 games.
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So ND gets their dicks slapped by Clemson but now they're playing in the CFP???
Talk about a sham! :tdwn
Not really. They were able to play a full schedule, and also beat Clemson in the regular season. Clearly one of the top 4 teams in the country, IMO.
The only possible sham team in the playoff is Ohio State, playing only 6 games.
Yeah - it seems the committee wanted these 4 teams in. A&M could make a solid case.
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So ND gets their dicks slapped by Clemson but now they're playing in the CFP???
Talk about a sham! :tdwn
Not really. They were able to play a full schedule, and also beat Clemson in the regular season. Clearly one of the top 4 teams in the country, IMO.
The only possible sham team in the playoff is Ohio State, playing only 6 games.
Yeah - it seems the committee wanted these 4 teams in. A&M could make a solid case.
I disagree. I mean, yeah, they only lost one game, but they only played one elite team, and it was apparent that they didn't belong. I think Cincinnati had a better case than A&M.
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I'd personally put AM over ND, but I'm not sure it matters. It's all about Clemson and Alabama, again. I'd rather see Cincinnatti or Coastal get a shot than giving it to ND/OSU/A&M personally. This season was a shit show and yet it seems likely to have the same ending as the last few seasons.
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Mississippi State - Tulsa brawl No social distancing here.
Fast forward a minute into the video for the real brawl.
https://youtu.be/0WqvFZVhAZk
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Mississippi State - Tulsa brawl No social distancing here.
Fast forward a minute into the video for the real brawl.
https://youtu.be/0WqvFZVhAZk
I caught the game after it already started and they showed highlights of the pregame warmups which already looked ugly. Then throughout the game there seemed to be cheap shots every other play. After the game, the network went to highlights and then they panned back and showed the entire brawl. It was ugly and that clip doesn't show the entire scrum. It ended with two trainers were walking an injured player back to the locker
room. The guy looked like he was on the verge of passing out so I don't know why they didn't get a stretcher or cart. The whole thing was disgusting and I hope that arrests will be made.
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The only possible sham team in the playoff is Ohio State.
Last Week: HA! Shows what you know, smarty pants!
Tonight: Uh, disregard.
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I loathe bama but I'm glad OSU got smoked. There are maybe three teams they'd usher into the CFP that unethically and bama and Clemson are the other two. At least those two teams actually show up in title games. I remember talking to various people after the Clemson stomping and them being like "Well, they may have only played 6 games but that proves they belong." Like, no, it fuckin doesn't prove it at all. One game, alone, doesn't justify 4-6 missing games (depending on if we're calling "normal" 12 games like in a non-2020 season or 10 games as was the case for many teams this season). How many top echelon teams open up 6-0 each season before eventually having a title-dashing loss (or multiple losses)? It would at least be very slightly more understandable if it were a team like bama or Clemson that is a legit threat to win every CFP game they play in.
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To say college football is top heavy is an understatement.
Someone brought up the fact Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State have won 17 of the 21 CFP games since they started in ‘14-‘15.
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Let's just be honest here, Bama was going to stomp on ANY team they played including Clemson who really was the only team that I felt truly deserved and earned a spot besides Bama.
I've stated before I didn't think OSU deserved to be there, but their beat down of Clemson at least showed they were a strong team, but not a single team this year or most years is good enough to beat Bama and sadly that's the way college football is and has been for awhile other than Clemson putting up a fight in previous years.
Having said that, this season was pretty much a joke. I'm glad they were able to play and all, but with different rules in different leagues and games cancelled, late seasons, changing rules... it was mostly a sham season and yet still ended up the way every other season seems to end.
In other news, I'm LOVING what PSU has done since their last game. Changed OC and really upgraded there, got a few key players to stick around, and even nabbed a few transfers PLUS have a top 5 recruiting class so far. I thought Franklin did a terrible job this season, but I'm glad to see he's doing the necessary work in the offseason to get better.