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Cincydawg

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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #42 on: May 07, 2021, 07:33:20 AM »
I've mentioned before how "nice" it might be to be a fan of "Kansas State".  You are occasionally decent, 8-5 or 9-4, play in a semimiddlin' bowl game and are thrilled to be there, you tailgate and party etc. and have fun and if they lose, meh.

They also had a really nice coach for a while.  If you  had this philosophy and could somehow choose, who would you pick?  Stanford could be an option.  Teams like South Carolina have too rabid fans with expectations.  Miami is boring.  Ole Miss would be good, trust me.

Indiana would be a nice pick, the town is nice.  Washington?  Might be too occasionally good.
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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #43 on: May 07, 2021, 08:39:34 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on May 07, 2021, 07:33:20 AM
I've mentioned before how "nice" it might be to be a fan of "Kansas State".  You are occasionally decent, 8-5 or 9-4, play in a semimiddlin' bowl game and are thrilled to be there, you tailgate and party etc. and have fun and if they lose, meh.

They also had a really nice coach for a while.  If you  had this philosophy and could somehow choose, who would you pick?  Stanford could be an option.  Teams like South Carolina have too rabid fans with expectations.  Miami is boring.  Ole Miss would be good, trust me.

Indiana would be a nice pick, the town is nice.  Washington?  Might be too occasionally good.
I think the other nice thing about Kansas State/Indiana is that it's not like you have a football power as a rival.  I think MSU fans *would* be similar, except they always end up getting compared to UM.  Same with like a Georgia Tech or Virginia
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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #44 on: May 07, 2021, 09:26:07 AM »
Quote from: Mdot21 on May 07, 2021, 12:23:59 AM
this. not a helmet team problem.

just sick of the whole thing if I already know how it pans out.

Ohio State will steam roll the B1G, Bama or Clemson will win the title.
be patient - things will change
maybe not this season, but....... some season.  You won't want to miss it.
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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #45 on: May 07, 2021, 09:42:50 AM »
"In golf? - Nick Saban responds to Jimbo Fisher's prediction that Texas A&M will beat Alabama this season
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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #46 on: May 07, 2021, 09:50:15 AM »
Quote from: ELA on May 07, 2021, 08:39:34 AM
I think the other nice thing about Kansas State/Indiana is that it's not like you have a football power as a rival.  I think MSU fans *would* be similar, except they always end up getting compared to UM.  Same with like a Georgia Tech or Virginia
Good point, though I'm not sure Tech has a rival of any note.  I'm thinking of a program located with pretty good fall weather and a nice campus with modest aspirations and great tailgating, Ole Miss would be a good choice I think.

But I rebel against that.

Is anybody in the Pac looking decent this year?  I quit even looking.  
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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #47 on: May 07, 2021, 09:51:43 AM »
Quote from: Mdot21 on May 06, 2021, 06:28:59 PM
Honestly- with Michigan falling off the cliff from it's 2016 peak and sucking ass- to Ohio State just running roughshod and steam-rolling the entire B1G- to Clemson/BAMA swapping MNC titles year after year - completely losing interest in the damn sport. Might not even watch CFB in 2021.
Good Post it's always more rivoting when there is ballance.I preferred it when MSU/M/UW/PSU etc are in the mix.It's great when the contest is in question with time ticking off - my fingernails,sanity & Jim Beam disappear
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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #48 on: May 07, 2021, 10:29:39 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on May 07, 2021, 07:33:20 AM
I've mentioned before how "nice" it might be to be a fan of "Kansas State".  You are occasionally decent, 8-5 or 9-4, play in a semimiddlin' bowl game and are thrilled to be there, you tailgate and party etc. and have fun and if they lose, meh.

They also had a really nice coach for a while.  If you  had this philosophy and could somehow choose, who would you pick?  Stanford could be an option.  Teams like South Carolina have too rabid fans with expectations.  Miami is boring.  Ole Miss would be good, trust me.

Indiana would be a nice pick, the town is nice.  Washington?  Might be too occasionally good.
The problem with a team like Indiana is that it's too far down the bottom of the barrel. It's not a lot of fun cheering for a team that is going to typically go 3-9 or 4-8... Yeah, they've been on an uptick lately, but we'll see if it's sustainable. When they're 3-9 or 4-8, though, it becomes too apathetic.

You want a team that can win some games, but isn't good enough that their expectations (a bowl game, not the conference championship or MNC) aren't dashed by any single loss.

Looking at a list online of the longest active bowl streaks, I could see OkSU and Virginia Tech as potential programs in this category. Given that OkSU will always be "little brother" to OU, I'm going to go with VT.

I can't remember the last time they were nationally relevant, but clearly with a streak of going to a bowl the last 27 years, they haven't sucked either. 
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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #49 on: May 07, 2021, 10:34:27 AM »
Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on May 07, 2021, 10:29:39 AM
You want a team that can win some games, but isn't good enough that their expectations (a bowl game, not the conference championship or MNC) aren't dashed by any single loss.

Looking at a list online of the longest active bowl streaks, I could see OkSU and Virginia Tech as potential programs in this category. Given that OkSU will always be "little brother" to OU, I'm going to go with VT.
Iowa Hawkeyes???  Northwestern Wildcats?
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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #50 on: May 07, 2021, 10:50:07 AM »
Fall camp might look different this season depending on what the NCAA decides in the coming weeks.

From Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger:

In response to results from a five-year concussion study released earlier this spring, an NCAA legislative committee is deeply exploring ways to make the annual August camp a safer place, officials told Sports Illustrated in interviews this week. The Football Oversight Committee (FOC), college football’s highest policy-making group, plans to present recommendations soon that will significantly change one of football’s most grueling traditions.

Committee members are considering a reduction of full-padded camp practices (from 21 to eight), the complete abolishment of collision exercises (such as the “Oklahoma” drill) and limiting a team to two scrimmages per camp (lowered from three and a half).

Those potential changes have drawn the ire of the college football community of late, but Frost was rather diplomatic when asked about them Thursday night.

“Safety of our players has got to be the primary concern and everybody’s priority,” he said. “That being said, I’d hate to think we’re following the NFL at every step.
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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #51 on: May 07, 2021, 10:55:45 AM »
The Utes would be a good one for CD's exercise, at least for myself. 
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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #52 on: May 07, 2021, 10:56:31 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on May 07, 2021, 10:34:27 AM
Iowa Hawkeyes???  Northwestern Wildcats?
I don't know that Northwestern works... First, even when they're good, nobody cares. Due to Chicago being the magnet city of Big Ten country, they also find themselves being the team that plays 12 "away" games every season because the visiting fans are such a high proportion of their ticket sales. And because they're a small nerdy school, I'm not sure their tailgate game is all that impressive...

I could see Iowa fitting into the "good but not that good" category though. That's a good one.
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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #53 on: May 07, 2021, 10:58:26 AM »
I also think the ability to attend games matters.

If I went back to East Lansing for every home game, tailgated, met up with college friends, hit up some of the campus restaurants, I'd be more ok with mediocrity than when it's just a weekly obligation on my couch.
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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #54 on: May 07, 2021, 11:01:13 AM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on May 07, 2021, 10:55:45 AM
The Utes would be a good one for CD's exercise, at least for myself.
Two what?
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Re: The 2021 CFB Season
« Reply #55 on: May 07, 2021, 01:09:17 PM »
Quote from: ELA on May 07, 2021, 10:58:26 AM
I also think the ability to attend games matters.

If I went back to East Lansing for every home game, tailgated, met up with college friends, hit up some of the campus restaurants, I'd be more ok with mediocrity than when it's just a weekly obligation on my couch.
THIS

I think a big reason why I still care about Gopher football is that I lived within 90 minutes of campus for every season but one (that was 2007, and I met most of you that fall).
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