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OrangeAfroMan

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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #126 on: August 05, 2022, 10:40:39 AM »
Quote from: bayareabadger on August 02, 2022, 10:04:30 AM
Recently. With the proliferation of hybrid backer/end types in modern defenses, it made more sense than naming the big DEs who could be an edge or have an edge next to them.

Plus someone at some level wanted to separate true interior guys into their own class. 
Yeah, it's due to the 3-4, which requires beefier 280-300 lb DEs.  That edge guy is the lankier 240-260 lb guy who is trying to get around the OT - Cincydawg, the edge is the guy who makes the 3-4 look like a 4-3.  Each HC may have a different name for him - I remember Muschamp called it BUCK.  

For decades, Nebraska called their tweener LB/S the Monster.  Many just called him a Rover in a 4-4 look.  Michigan called theirs WOLF.  Florida called it Gatorback.  And that's why OL and DB are often used, as players play multiple positions.  Now, with all the passing and 4-2-5 looks, there's a Nickel back covering slot receivers playing more interior, but is still like a CB.
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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #127 on: August 05, 2022, 10:42:12 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on August 05, 2022, 09:18:16 AM
Anybody else spot a team ranked lower than say 20 who could end up NY6 or playoff?

I got UCLA.  (That means they may well burn down of course.)


I don't know which rankings you're looking at, but teams like Miami, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Florida or South Carolina are some options if some things break their way.
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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #128 on: August 06, 2022, 08:44:30 AM »
Penn St is getting little love with a returning QB and a talented roster

most, including their coach point to their brutal schedule
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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #129 on: August 07, 2022, 10:29:20 PM »
Quote from: Abba on July 21, 2022, 04:11:45 PM
Let's have a look at my surprise pick, Maryland.  There will of course be some W's that you guys will disagree with.

Buffalo: W
Charlotte: W
SMU: W, should be a great game
@Mich: L
MSU: W, perhaps a surprise to some
Purdue: W, this is a tossup type game, but it's at home
@Indiana: W
Northwestern: W
@Wisconsin: L
@Penn State: L, but some definite upset potential here
Ohio State: L
Rutgers: W

That gives them an 8-4 record.
Well, I would take that, obviously.  

One thing I am rather confident about is that teams will have to score a lot of points to beat Maryland this year.  Another thing I'm an equally confident about is that many will do so...
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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #130 on: August 08, 2022, 12:17:18 AM »
Cale Gundy won't be talking/coaching football it appears in '22.   Resigned.   Seems like he read aloud a note on a player's IPad that used the forbidden word.    
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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #131 on: August 08, 2022, 08:37:39 AM »
Maryland is an interesting pick for a team that could improve a lot.  On the other hand, I've thought that for about the last six preseasons.

Has to happen someday ...

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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #132 on: August 08, 2022, 08:42:03 AM »
Quote from: MarqHusker on August 08, 2022, 12:17:18 AM
Cale Gundy won't be talking/coaching football it appears in '22.  Resigned.  Seems like he read aloud a note on a player's IPad that used the forbidden word.   
PoA in action.
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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #133 on: August 08, 2022, 09:15:10 AM »
2022 BTN bus tour:

8/4 Nebraska
8/5 Northwester
8/6 Illinois
8/8 Rutgers
8/9 Maryland
8/10 Penn State
8/11 Ohio State
8/12 Indiana
8/13 Wisconsin
8/15 Minnesota
8/16 Iowa
8/17 Michigan
8/18 Michigan State
8/19 Purdue



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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #134 on: August 08, 2022, 09:24:54 AM »
Stat watch

Turnovers: Since 2015, Nebraska is minus-32 in turnover margin, 12th in the Big Ten. Purdue and Maryland at minus-33 are last while Iowa (plus-63) and Wisconsin (plus-27) rank first and third, respectively.

Nebraska last finished a season with a positive turnover margin in 2016 — its last winning season.
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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #135 on: August 08, 2022, 11:32:31 AM »
Regression to the mean is a thing, but only a tendency after the fact ...
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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #136 on: August 08, 2022, 12:49:25 PM »

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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #137 on: August 08, 2022, 08:58:14 PM »
Quote from: MarqHusker on August 08, 2022, 12:17:18 AM
Cale Gundy won't be talking/coaching football it appears in '22.  Resigned.  Seems like he read aloud a note on a player's IPad that used the forbidden word.   
I assume he gets paid out with that contract. So he’ll have that going for him.
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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #138 on: August 08, 2022, 10:07:08 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on August 05, 2022, 09:18:16 AM
Anybody else spot a team ranked lower than say 20 who could end up NY6 or playoff?

I got UCLA.  (That means they may well burn down of course.)


Unranked BYU has 19 returning starters and basically a three game schedule with Notre Dame, Baylor and Oregon. They don't play the Utes this year, and their next toughest game might be Boise or maybe Stanford. 
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Re: Can we talk about football?
« Reply #139 on: September 02, 2022, 09:55:14 PM »
May be an image of 1 person and text that says 'Mike Primavera @primawesome My favorite part of football is when they get together and tell secrets before each play.'
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