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So disappointed in the Basketball team.
We should go back to NJIT if this is how we play against a team with a pulse.
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will-Sam Cooke
Did Virginia have a pulse?
Just saying. We’re incosistent. We already knew that
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure they are picked to finish
in the lower half of the ACC. And our awesome defense made that game alot more than it should have been.
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will-Sam Cooke
I'm pretty sure we were trailing
And I’m pretty sure we were the underdog
They’re young and they’re incosistent. Don’t be so negative.
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not happy
with outshooting the team barely, them shooting under 30%, and still losing.
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will-Sam Cooke
Whatever, man
Neither am I.
But don’t start up the “we suck again” stuff either. We’ll get there
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
I've been a fan
since 05. Watching 12 game losing streaks isn’t fun. But hearing “wait til’ next year” starts to sound like a broken record.
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will-Sam Cooke
It's your own fault if you expected this team to be consistent this year
Sorry, but that’s a fact
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:43 PM EST up reply actions
You don't know what I expected.
I expected a little more than the play calls being “wait until Talor puts up a 3”.
The talent is there, and they may get there, but they won’t do it with the style of play that’s going on today.
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will-Sam Cooke
We miss Cornley and Assassin
We already knew this
Jones has regressed, but other than that, I’m not that upset
Temple is decent anyway
See you guys later
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
Drew is a friend of mine.
I don’t know why he’s not getting it done this year.
And yeah they are decent, which is why all of our turnovers and missed layups make it that much more painful.
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will-Sam Cooke
And come on knock off the snarky comments about the D
UVA was just hitting contested 3s. Not much you can do
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
Sophomore
so, no, we don’t dodge a bullet.
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will-Sam Cooke
That's what they always say...
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
its fun and games till some tears an ac
"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. "
George S Patton
by psu in the w-b on Dec 5, 2009 5:42 PM EST up reply actions
I actually hope Bama wins the NC
Then if PSU goes in and knocks them off next year it will look really good!
We would have to pull a miracle to beat them next year
I think it will be closer than people think, but that will be our defense saving our asses, hopefully the O-line gets better so we can actually run the ball like 2008 again for Royster (assuming, and there’s a majority chance, he comes back), that might be our only chance unless Newsome turns into a Golden God by next year (a man can dream…)
This is stupid
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
Icers game is getting interesting
Not the score – the Icers are destroying UDel 6-0. But the game has devolved into miniature brawls and scrums, and the UDel goalie was just booted from the game for trying to pick a fight with our goalie (Teddy Hume) from the other side of the rink. Teddy didn’t care.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Thats great
"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. "
George S Patton
by psu in the w-b on Dec 5, 2009 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
Teddy was given a 2-minute unsportsmanlike penalty
for pointing to the scoreboard in response to the UDel goalie’s attempts to pick a fight.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
What?
Do we have the ball?
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
Comes with being young I guess.
Still, this is one of those games you look back and say they completely could have had it, and the other team helped them as much as they could.
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will-Sam Cooke
Um no
“play like crap, hit miracle shot” is something Battle has done
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
quite a few times in fact
if he could just have thrown the ball up into the air I’m sure it would have found it’s way towards the net
What's the tally on those miracle shots?
Illinois and I think George Mason in the first round of the NIT, any more than that?
Michigan State, as far as I'm concerned
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, but I meant last second buzzer beaters
Hitting 3pt ers from 40 feet out is amazing, but if you keep making them, you’re going to win
Those two are all I can remember specifically
but for some reason I’ve got it in my head that there have been three
Yeah, and he was like 2-10 against GMU last year
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
Try 9-18 against GMU.
Don’t you have an Iowa Fiesta Bowl hoodie to go buy or something?
Wow, my liking Iowa totally gives you reason to be a derisive commenter
Congratulations.
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:57 PM EST up reply actions
You were still wrong about Battle's shot against GMU.
He makes miracles, yes, but typically only in games where he actually plays well.
50% is "well"?
Forgive me for not having the ESPN page open, but I’m sticking with it: he was playing poorly and I had no faith in him
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=290760213
There, now you can have the ESPN page open.
But... But..
you said you liked IOWA. That means everything you ever say ever must be a sign of your hatred and detest towards all things Penn State!!!
Too much? :)
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
This coming from the guy who said no matter what you did Iowa had a better resume than us?
Please.
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
And, stats be damned, he SUCKED for most of that game
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
I'm always pissed off when we lose without getting a shot off
I don’t care if we chuck it from half court, at least f***ing try to make something happen.
Temple's defense is apparently really good according to the announcers
Their opponents averaged 50 some points/game
Sucks.
At least free throws weren’t bad.
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will-Sam Cooke
We need Assassin
No one trusts Babb to hit a 3
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
Who am I kidding
Assassin couldn’t hit a contested 3
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
My friend brought this up last night
I wanted USC to lose again, but he pointed out that a Zona loss would hurt Iowa’s SOS, but probably not enough to make any difference and it’s a moo point since the announcement is tomorrow.
But honestly, I’m in the “Iowa deserves it more than we do” camp, which obviously means nothing for BCS bowls, so really, I could care less if their SOS is hurt by a Zona loss, I really, really want USC to lose.
Mike Patrick:
“I love this stadium, and I love this USC team that produces such great football.”
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 6:07 PM EST up reply actions
It won't matter
A Zona loss won’t hurt them enough for us to jump ahead of us. And I’m not going Bad Rambler on you, but they do deserve it more than we do this year, even though that is irrelevant in the BCS.
So root for Arizona, USC is a FAR FAR FAR greater evil than Iowa. And USC losing brings me much happiness.
Here's to rebounding with a 'W' against UMBC!!
And a win against VA Tech would completely negate this loss too. Temple’s not a pushover by any means.
Did something happen to Babb
He was our leading scorer and I don’t think he even took a shot in the second half.
Guy won't hear the end of it anytime soon
That was hilarious to watch
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
That's Sunday
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
BCS does announce tomorrow
but some of those 2nd tier games are waiting to see who does or doesn’t get picked to the BCS bowls. So I’m sure the Citrus is waiting until tomorrow to see which Big Ten team doesn’t get picked to the BCS bowl.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
It'd be kinda weird for the lower tier bowls to choose before the higher tier bowls do, no?
Although it’d be hilarious if the Independence Bowl or whatever chose Nevada today, the BCS left Boise State out of the picture leaving them to some bizarre esoteric bowl no one cares about (which is 90% of them actually).
Oh btw, did everyone hear the good news, I saw it on the ESPN ticker last night:
Notre Dame isn’t going to a bowl game this year.
That made me sad
I was totally hoping for a Hawaii Bowl rematch!
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
I had mixed feelings
now there is no chance they’ll have a winning (currently just a non-losing) season, but also no chance they’ll have a losing season, which given their tendency to get overmatched, would be likely.
Anyone know what's happening with women's volleyball?
Not like I’m worried we’re losing or anything, but the match was supposed to start at 5. “Live” gametracker still says it’s pregame, assuming it’s probably just screwed up though.
I thought I read elsewhere that it's supposed to start at 7:30 EST
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Barkley fail
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
I hate whales
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
Oh, you son of a bitch
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
by ReadingRambler on Dec 5, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
Arkansas-Pine Bluff led Michigan for a while
This pleases me.
"Once you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength." - Stonewall
No offense to the kid
but it really sucks that USC is doing something nice that I have to give them credit for, and actually showing some humanity and care for people.
Best wishes for the kid though.
Oh crap...
my predictions to get SWAG U into the top 14 of the BCS are still holding true…
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
I guess it is true
We would be very lucky to make the NIT this year. We held Temple to 30% and 45 points and lose because we can only come up with 42. That just hurts.
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Bill Cosby
I want to drop kick that f***ing kid for doing that to the cat.
I also want to kidney punch the person taking the picture for not stopping the obvious animal abuse.
lol wow
You sure assume a lot from a picture. He totally knows what he’s doing there and clearly hates that cat with a passion which is why he’s trying to choke it out.
Arizona and USC tied in the 4th
It is so nice to see that USC is not going to be king of the hill forever.
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Bill Cosby
Yeah, I agree.
After the OSU win, I was thinking how long a run like that could possibly last.
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will-Sam Cooke
I really want Bama to win it all
We will have an even more exciting match up for next year.
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Bill Cosby
If you had...
104.5 and the under in the Illiois game you lost.
"When is the last time you heard a CEO say, "You know, I am REALLY glad we lowered our standards. Its really worked out well for us"."
Colin Cowherd
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
Lol
and of course Illinois loses, thus summarizing their entire season.
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Bill Cosby
by psu on Dec 5, 2009 6:27 PM EST up reply actions
It wasn't the score but
how the 2pt conversion went down that summarized their season. A Fresno offensive lineman caught a deflected pass and scored the 2pt conversion with 2 seconds left
The announcers just referenced Talor Mays trying to murder Norwood
but didn’t mention the fact that it was a penalty, and he could have killed Norwood and his teams OWN D-back
Nice can......
over this dudes left shoulder.
I’m not saying this is what this picture is, but if you have ever been to a Florida game at The Swamp you have seen some of the kids down there running with this stereotype. Its pretty funny.
"When is the last time you heard a CEO say, "You know, I am REALLY glad we lowered our standards. Its really worked out well for us"."
Colin Cowherd
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
Does anyone else see the reseblence between Matt Barkley and Herbie?
It’s kind of creepy, I think he may have hit some Song Girl tail while covering a USC game or something.
sup party people
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
I went to get a tree at halftime of the Pitt game certain it was in the bag.
Anyone can give me a one sentence summary of what happened?
Wannstache'd
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Botched XP attempts, picks here and there
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
Yup
Cincy had tied it up, Pitt scored the go ahead TD with less than 2 minutes left but botched the XP attempt. Cincy takes 1 minute to score a TD of their own, makes the XP, and the rest is history
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
wow, i wanted pitt to win to prove a point to Fugi, but that's too funny.
you couldn’t make that up
though to be fair, CIncy botched an XP too, so the fail evens out
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
just that particular fail i mean
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
One sentence
Wannstache’s wall falls on him.
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will-Sam Cooke
From the BHGP twitter
How ironic would it be if Florida lost 33-16 on John 16:33 Tebow Eye Black Day?
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Wow....
McElroys Dad is a VP for the Cowboys. That family isn’t short on entertainment options each week.
"When is the last time you heard a CEO say, "You know, I am REALLY glad we lowered our standards. Its really worked out well for us"."
Colin Cowherd
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
LOL @ USC
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
USC needed a desperation final play
and got sacked instead. Zona wins!
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
I am gonna assume they are still # 25 next week
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
I'd take 8-4
if we lost 8 guys on Defense to the NFL and then started a true freshman at QB any day.
"When is the last time you heard a CEO say, "You know, I am REALLY glad we lowered our standards. Its really worked out well for us"."
Colin Cowherd
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
But
USC DOESN’T REBUILD THEY RELOAD GREATEST TEAM IN COLLEGE HISTORY WOOO
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
somebody please say something to convince me that if texas loses
We won’t see this game again.
by PSUinBOSSton on Dec 5, 2009 6:52 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Florida loses by 3 TDs.......
no way we see this game again. God this is beautiful.
"When is the last time you heard a CEO say, "You know, I am REALLY glad we lowered our standards. Its really worked out well for us"."
Colin Cowherd
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
…thinking….
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Dec 5, 2009 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
my guess is that cincy will jump TCU and play Bama
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
It will come down to the human polls
the statistical rankings already prefer Cincy to TCU, and a win over a top 30 team in Pitt will only help. The question will be if the human polls have TCU far enough ahead to negate the statistical rankings.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
i agree with you, but Id be willing to bet that Cincy jumps them
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
I won't argue that as I can easily see it happening
It’s just unfair is all. But that’s not what the BCS is all about.
I have a slightly different perspective
and it’s something I’ve been internally developing for awhile. I’m no longer saying a team is better than another just because “one plays defense” or “they have no offense.” At the end of the day, the goal is to win football games in whatever way possible. TCU and Cincy (and Texas and Florabama) have two different styles of play, but both have been extremely successful in their system. I’m not sure which team should be ranked ahead because both teams have yet to show any flaws in the system which led to a loss.
To look at it a different way, two people come to the same answer of a math problem using two different processes to get to the correct final answer. Is one answer better than the other? I, like you, prefer a more balanced team – I really like TCU as well. But I struggle to devalue a team for winning by putting together a system that focuses on their strengths and adjusts for their weaknesses.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Yeah, its fine if you are one dimensional.
But if it is easier to be one dimensional against lesser competition(a la Hawaii).
People will simply perceive TCU to have played a lesser schedule, fair or not.
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
I think you can say that one team is better than another
simply because one team is more complete than the other. TCU has a good offense and a good defense. You can infer some conclusions from the strength of each team, but the only way to truly find out is for the two to play. I just dont think its reasonable for Cincy to jump TCU when that head to head doesnt exist and TCU looks like the more complete team.
Just a few points
what defines “complete”? And what does "complete mean? Is “good” enough of a descriptor to define complete. Because I’m sure we can find a number of teams that were “good” on both sides of the ball but still lost. All I’m saying is that there is a bias towards a preference as to how football should be played. But the game of football doesn’t care how it’s played, it only cares who wins. And whoever can put together the better system to win is the “better team”.
As for head to head, I’ll agree. And that’s where this issue of connectivity comes into play. It’s impossible for all the teams to play each other, but the two teams can be connected. The issue arises from the fact that there are too many teams in the FBS, and now that most teams play a FCS team, the connectivity between two teams not in the same conference becomes less and less.
That’s where some of the statistical rankings come in to play – they can do a decent job comparing these teams statistically (or just based on W’s and L’s) to come to some determination as to which team has performed better. Right now, most of these say Cincy has done better, even prior to today’s game against Pitt.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Your Wisdom
Floeth from the Ice tonighteth. Guy.
"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69
Complete would be "operates at a high level in all three phases of the game"
ie Cincy has a very good offense that can overcome its poor defensive play, but if they were forced to rely on their defense to win them a game, I doubt they could. Todays game is a prime example of that. They were unable to stop pitt from scoring in the final minutes and needed their offense to go and win the game.
I’m not questioning their record and how they came about it, but for two teams that haven’t lost, I don’t see why Cincy should or would jump TCU, especially when TCU seems like the more complete team, at least in my eyes.
But therein lies the point
They were unable to stop pitt from scoring in the final minutes and needed their offense to go and win the game.
They have created a system that revolves around their offense and they’ve made it successful. To this point, there is nothing to make us believe that, should they be in a similar situation against any other top team, Cincy would not be able to do the same thing. (Also note that Cincy held Oregon State to their lowest point total on the season, and Fresno State to their second lowest, so that defense isn’t complete crap.)
As for ranking ahead of TCU or not, that’s up to the voters. You, as a voter, could make the case to keep TCU ahead – poll inertia plays huge this time of year. At the same time, there are voters who could believe that this Cincy-Pitt game showed that they had Cincy incorrectly ranked. That’s up to them. Statistical rankings just look at what was done on the field by all teams to come up with their own rankings.
Again, for me, I’d prefer to see TCU in MNC should Texas lose tonight. But I also see the idea as to why Cincy might be there instead, without it being a huge transgression against the Horned Frogs.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
They’ve created a system that worked against the teams they’ve played. That’s all that they need to do to get where they are now, and I’m not begrudging them at all. All I’m saying is that in my eyes, TCU is better in all 3 phases of the game and has been consistantly so all year, so I would believe if the two would play each other TCU would be victorious.
Without the two playing each other, its impossible to actually say who is the better team. Im just drawing conclusions given the data provided.
And Florida.......
doesn’t even look like they are about to dig down deep. The body language looks beat to me.
"When is the last time you heard a CEO say, "You know, I am REALLY glad we lowered our standards. Its really worked out well for us"."
Colin Cowherd
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
lol @ florida
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
Is Cody graduating?
He’s really the only player on their defense that I am worried about next year after watching this game.
i believe he is indeed a senior
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
Yeah he's gone
But don’t underestimate the talent on that D.
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
No, overall they are very good.
But one truly dominating player like that can make everyone around them look that much better too. When you pick up a double team every play, it opens up a lot for your teammates to do things, which everyone else will have to adjust to next year. Luckily we get them early before they hopefully have a lot of time to.
whats the story on the coach now?
I stopped following.
by scotty2hotty89 on Dec 5, 2009 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
Peter Laviolette
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Laviolette
Coach for the Hurricanes for a number of years, most notably during their Stanley Cup win in 2006.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
WAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH Poor Tebow
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
So....Bama won?
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
haha
sorry, my sarcasm came through lightly there. I was watching the Bama players doing everything but have a mass orgy on the sidelines to celebrate their win.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Keep watching...
The mass orgy will definitely happen at some point, although it may not be televised. Check youtube or twitter later tonight.
Crying Tebow
will go down in internet history as the greatest FAIL pic of all time.
Computers rank me number 1, blame the BCS...it's their fault.-Joe Budden
Everyone crys on tv, bawls near you, near me
"I'm colonel cool! And I'm the captain on this rocket to the stars!"
Also
anyone else think Tebow’s performance might mean he’s going to the Heisman Dinner as a past winner only and not as a current-year finalist?
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
who are your 5 then?
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Dec 5, 2009 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
I'd have to think about it again
Houston’s loss makes me think twice about Keenum. But McCoy and Gerhart are the top 2 at this point. Ingram played his way back into the top 5 this week (Heisman candidates aren’t on the bench on a goal-to-go situation when your MNC chances are on the line – see last week vs. Auburn). So there’s 3.
I’ve wanted to keep Golden Tate on the list, but with ND at 6-6 and refusing a bowl game, I have trouble putting him on the list over a guy like Case Keenum. C.J. Spiller might be on the list, and might make the list if he can lead Clemson to victory tonight over GT.
Jeremiah Masoli and Kellen Moore would also get some looks.
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
doesn't have to be 5
Last year it was three. I’ve been told by the tele as some point in my life that they invite people until there is a large noticeable difference in the # of points for next guy they’re looking to invite.
If Tebow wasn't going to be there
it’d have to be Gerheart, McCoy, Ingram, Moore and then someone like Masoli or Spiller or Shipley…
but I’d expect Tebow gets in
TRUE!
- he’s toooo busy trying to keep them all out of jail!
" When you cross that Blue Line, you are mine...Across the Blue Line, it's all football. " " And what you need to do in your life is paint Blue Lines everywhere. " - Joe Paterno 2009
by BlueWhiteLife on Dec 5, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
So if Nebraska wins...
Could it be PSU-Neb in the Fiesta? I would think Nebraska would take the place of Boise St; I think the Fiesta would much prefer us in a matchup with them instead of BSU.
Twitter: @scrappled
"When it’s third-and-10, you can take the milk drinkers and I’ll take the whiskey drinkers every time" - Max McGee
by Run Up The Score on Dec 5, 2009 7:54 PM EST reply actions
lil help
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff285/Yare116/PittFutility2009-1.jpg
"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69
blah blah blah fish giving/catching a fish teaching cliche
to kmart93: You can right click on the image and either:
1) Copy image location – which will allow you to paste to get the URL or
2) View Image and it will take you the URL
Mmmmm...
Those tears taste delicious.
"Is that right?" Joe answered. "That’s not a problem. But you’ve got a problem. You don’t relate to me. And that’s a big problem."
If i had photoshop this would be so much better
"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. "
George S Patton
Couldn't be happier with this result.
If an SEC team has to win the national championship, I’d like it to be Alabama. Even though they’re an old rival, I like their program.
much better then florida and crybow
"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. "
George S Patton
by psu in the w-b on Dec 5, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
I wish we would recruit players with long hair.
I get it Joe, you’re old fashioned.
But tell me how the molding of a young man somehow changes because his culture finds it acceptable to grow dreads or braids.
You guys don’t know how common it is in black youth in the South.
Joe must let them grow!!!
Computers rank me number 1, blame the BCS...it's their fault.-Joe Budden
But SEC speed
only works if you let them keep it.
Computers rank me number 1, blame the BCS...it's their fault.-Joe Budden
New Thread
http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2009/12/5/1185662/late-games-open-thread#comments
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Holy Crap...Just Came Back and Saw the Thread Main Image...
Epitomizes the average SEC fan.
+1000tastic
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