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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: MaximumSam on August 25, 2019, 07:25:06 AM
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B1G football for everyone! Also a wonky schedule.
Thurs:
South Dakota St. at Minny - 9 pm, FS1
Fri:
Tulsa at MSU, 7pm, FS1
Wiscy at South Florida, 7 pm, ESPN
UMass at Rutgers, 7:15, BTN
Purdue at Nevada, 9:30, CBSSN
Sat:
Florida Atlantic at OSU, Noon, Fox
South Alabama at Nebraska, Noon, ESPN
Howard at Maryland, Noon, BTN
Akron at Illinois, Noon, BTN
Indiana v. Ball State, Noon, CBSSN
Idaho at PSU, 3:30, BTN
Northwestern at Stanford, 4 pm, Fox
Middle Tennessee at Michigan, 7:30, BTN
Miami (OH) at Iowa, 7:30, FS1
Not sure how the SOC threads should go this year, especially in a week where five games aren't on Saturday. Also, how did we get two Friday night road trips? Those look like tough games.
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finally!
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Damn UW in that witch's weather in S.Fla might melt
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I'll be watching the Badgers with much interest
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Big Red should be watched >:(
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There is a healthy smattering of halfway decent midweek games, outside of the Big Ten ones listed in the OP.
On Thursday you have Cincinnati hosting Ucla, along with the annual BY-Ute game in Provo. Plue GA Tech @ Clemson, in an early Acc bout.
Then Friday you have Colorado St @ Colorado, along with OSU2 @ OSU3.
Not to mention quite a bit of midweek Maction.
Great time to be alive.
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There is a healthy smattering of halfway decent midweek games, outside of the Big Ten ones listed in the OP.
On Thursday you have Cincinnati hosting Ucla, along with the annual BY-Ute game in Provo. Plue GA Tech @ Clemson, in an early Acc bout.
Then Friday you have Colorado St @ Colorado, along with OSU2 @ OSU3.
Not to mention quite a bit of midweek Maction.
Great time to be alive.
There's also a Sunday game: Houston @ OU, 6:30 PM Central Time. Houston won the first game, in Houston, in 2016.
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Herman has moved on
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So has Bob Stoops.
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So has Bob Stoops.
And Dana can’t beat Oklahoma.
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Forgot he left in January,Mountaineer fans glad,mad or indifferent?
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Forgot he left in January,Mountaineer fans glad,mad or indifferent?
The barbers in Morgantown didn't mind his exit....
(https://i.imgur.com/RXdP2wX.png)
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Kris: Is it your impression that Dana left the cupboard in Morgantown somewhat less than well-stocked?
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Yep - everybody glad College Football has returned:
https://twitter.com/MMcCarthyREV/status/1165644371120807937
I think the 2016 game was Michigan State & Ohio State
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Kris: Is it your impression that Dana left the cupboard in Morgantown somewhat less than well-stocked?
Oh, absolutely. But unlike a lot of fans I’m not particularly bothered by that. I don’t necessarily view it as a coach’s job to leave the next coach with a wealth of talent. Some people do and that’s fine if they feel that way. If you can and do, then great, but the timing doesn’t always work out like that.
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Forgot he left in January,Mountaineer fans glad,mad or indifferent?
I’d say almost everyone is glad or indifferent. He was fine, not terrible, not great. The feeling was that if he couldn’t win the Big 12, or at least get to the CCG with last year’s team then it probably wasn’t going to happen for him here. But if you’re W-L performance is going to be just ok then you better be good at the off the field stuff and Dana was terrible at that stuff.
Single bachelor who was known for his penchant for drinking too much. Didn’t like to glad hand donors or help raise money. Had kind of a weird, awkward personality. Was short with support staff and the local media. Never tried to really be a part of the community. In fact, Don Nehlen recently said on a podcast that every time Dana had a couple of days off he’d fly to Houston. Said most people didn’t know that but it was common.
Brown is already 10x better at that stuff than Dana ever was. Of course, winning is what he’ll be judged on but he’s a much better face of the program.
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I listened to some of Nehlens Podcast that you linked before - good stuff
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Oh, absolutely. But unlike a lot of fans I’m not particularly bothered by that. I don’t necessarily view it as a coach’s job to leave the next coach with a wealth of talent. Some people do and that’s fine if they feel that way. If you can and do, then great, but the timing doesn’t always work out like that.
It seems to say that he knew he was leaving before last year's recruiting season.
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Damn UW in that witch's weather in S.Fla might melt
I think that makes the fact that it's a night game on the road a lot more palatable. After 7PM, could be 10-degrees cooler than midday.
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It seems to say that he knew he was leaving before last year's recruiting season.
I don’t know if he knew that far in advance although I think some feeling out conversations had started to take place. Dana had to see how 2018 played out first though because it could have meant a nice payday in Morgantown. Dana wanted a contract extension with more money and years. If he would have had a bigger 2018 (conference title, top 10 finish, NY6 game, not necessarily all 3 but some combination) then he almost certainly would have gotten it. But WVU faded in its last two games and he had no ammunition. But with UH firing Applewhite and Dana’s relationship with the big UH donor he could then use that leverage to try and get an extension. And he did indeed try but Shane Lyons didn’t take the bait.
Like I said on here back in January this is a very rare win/win for everyone involved. Dana got more money and got to go back to a city he seemed to genuinely like and he gets a reset on his coaching career. WVU got one of the up and coming stars in the coaching ranks and got to save some money while doing it. Everyone sort of knew this year was a rebuilding year but with a bigger 2018 you can live with that. The natives were getting restless and Dana’s seat was about to get warm.
He got out without the indignity of being fired and WVU didn’t have to spend millions buying his contract out. In fact, UH had to pay his buyout clause to get him. I don’t any ill will toward him but I can’t really say I’m actively rooting for him either. I have to admit if he finally beats Oklahoma wearing a UH visor it will make me a little sick.
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. . . I have to admit if he finally beats Oklahoma wearing a UH visor it will make me a little sick.
I'll call Lincoln Riley and urge him not to let Dana make you sick!
From his time at Oklahoma State, I concur with your critique of Holgy further upthread.
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Alabama LB Dylan Moses, who was a Butkus Award finalist, All-American last year, and a projected 1st round pick next year, out for the season with a torn ACL
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Eff. That sucks.
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sucks for college football and obviously sicks for that kid and his family
somehow Bama might find a guy to fill that spot, not as good as that kid, but pretty good
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Oliver Martin ruled eligible for Iowa this year