That's pretty out of fashion now.
Just tryin' to get our new members caught up after beating some Texas team or other 65-7 ...
Yup, in 2024 we get to play Michigan, OU, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, and Texas A&M. I'm looking forward to it.Me two, that is some solid footballin'.
I don't think the SECCG would move unless there was drama with Atlanta.SEC Leadership brought A&M and eventually Texas into the conference for a reason. Many SEC programs already sell out a game per year for a chance to play OOC opponents at neutral sites in Dallas and Houston. It's obvious, that there's some real recruiting value in occasionally playing the SECCG within the borders of the state of Texas.
If somehow the NCAA goes away, something similar would replace it.Yup. There's always going to be a governing body that must create rules, and there's always going to be schools that like the rules, schools that don't like the rules, schools that obey the rules, and schools that break the rules.
Yup. There's always going to be a governing body that must create rules, and there's always going to be schools that like the rules, schools that don't like the rules, schools that obey the rules, and schools that break the rules.
Even within the two big conferences remaining, there are schools that will thrive under certain sets of rules, and schools that will suffer. It's silly to assume that Vanderbilt and Northwestern are going to share all the same values and concerns that Alabama and Ohio State have, and therefore it's silly to believe they're all going to move lock-step in making a unified ruleset that pleases everyone.
(https://i.imgur.com/ecgvvod.png)Yep. Sliced thick on a Ritz cracker.
I loved this stuff when I was a teen.
My wife adores sweet tea. Other Southern things she has grown to like a lot include grits, boiled peanuts, fried chicken, barbecue, and me.She sounds like a keeper!
She does NOT like fried oysters and views them as a complete sacrilege. She does not like beefstick or breakfast sausage.
I like regular tea just fine but typically I just drink water. I used to drink a lot of coke but mostly kicked the habit after college.All I got from that is you had a nasty coke habit but was able to kick it after college.
Outside of Austin, I'm obviously most familiar with College Station, but I'd rather hear Gigem make commentary on that.Food specialties in College Station ?
I've been to Baton Rouge, though never been to a game there. Was planning on going to the UT-LSU game in 2020, but of course that never happened...
Does this count as a food group, or a unique, regional specialty? :)Absolutely! Is this your setup or someone else's? Or, can you not tell me for, you know, reasons...? :)
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Absolutely! Is this your setup or someone else's? Or, can you not tell me for, you know, reasons...? :)
Welcome to the SEC, Land of the Sweet Tea.Sweat tea does not sound very tasty. Or thirst-quenching.
Where Vandy fans and look and see
An all time winning record against UT.
And OU fans got very blue
When the Dawgs win a victory too.
And they think it very fine
When the Cotton Bowl ended 10-9.
But the "Horns are out for revenge
Hoping success doesn't hinge
On whether their tea is sweat or not
But whether the talent they got
Is enough.
Sweat tea does not sound very tasty. Or thirst-quenching.It's so gross.
It's so gross.another gift from the south east
I like plenty of southern grub. But that is one thing I'll never, ever drink.What are your favorites of southern grub? Good fried chicken? There is a lot of mediocre running around of course. Cole slaw? Greens of collards? Bread of corn? Okra? Soup beans? Vidalia onion? Chicken fried chicken? Fried catfish? Hushpuppies? Green beans cooked with fat back? Grits?
It's so gross.Yes.
What are your favorites of southern grub? Good fried chicken? There is a lot of mediocre running around of course. Cole slaw? Greens of collards? Bread of corn? Okra? Soup beans? Vidalia onion? Chicken fried chicken? Fried catfish? Hushpuppies? Green beans cooked with fat back? Grits?Good fried chicken - food for the gods
What are your favorites of southern grub? Good fried chicken? There is a lot of mediocre running around of course. Cole slaw? Greens of collards? Bread of corn? Okra? Soup beans? Vidalia onion? Chicken fried chicken? Fried catfish? Hushpuppies? Green beans cooked with fat back? Grits?Love fried chicken and chicken fried chicken. Chicken fried steak too, with cream gravy of course.
Don't go callin' grits no "poluntah" around heah.I'm not, I didn't-- that's the point.
The Texas dude doesn't look like much of an athlete, to me. ....The OU guy is wearing a Nebraska-ish shade of red. It should look like Bama's crimson.
https://flywareagle.com/posts/big-ten-notre-dame-want-into-state-texas-realignment-covet-texas-am
How would you feel about that, Gig'em?I love being in the SEC. I would think that the Texas A&M I knew would be a major misfit in the B1G. I always thought Texas was a better fit, I would love to know if they had an offer and chose the SEC instead.
I love being in the SEC. I would think that the Texas A&M I knew would be a major misfit in the B1G. I always thought Texas was a better fit, I would love to know if they had an offer and chose the SEC instead.
Mostly, I think the article is nothing more than click-bait. Amusing, but no chance.
The old, original Big 12 from 1996-2010 was really a great conference. Still not clear why we couldn't make it work. Helmet teams NU, OU, Tex, near helmets A&M, CU (at times), Mizzou. Great BBall with KU. Decent programs like TT and oSu. Up and comers like KSU.
For me personally, I hope the article is just a bunch of bunk. I like having A&M in the SEC.Mizzou wanted very much to go into the B1G in the 2010 realignment. The B1G didn't issue an invitation, so Mizzou went to the SEC instead.
Mizzou can go, however. They don't fit at all, IMO.
Mizzou wanted very much to go into the B1G in the 2010 realignment. The B1G didn't issue an invitation, so Mizzou went to the SEC instead.Yup.
A&M seems like a better fit in the SEC than it would be in the B1G.
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They will probably snag one of the under 50% games (probabilitistically). But, their final record likely won't be better than 4-8. One might think any of us could coach that well at Florida. I'm available.
I've "read" that Big Donors are already assembling the buyout check, but then who do you hire? Jimbo? Steve?
if it’s me reed is qb1 moving forward after that performance.
Was any legit reason given for Wake Forest canceling next years game with Ole Miss? I know it's been talked about by Kiffin a lot, but why in the world would they do that? Is there an outside force at play, like conference re-alignment, or do they just not want to face the Rebels again? I'd have to think that WF would be used to getting the shit kicked out of them, even in the ACC.I'm not ignoring you, I just don't know anything about this. Seems like Ole Miss should be a good draw for Wake as a home game, and it's not like they're going to be in the playoff discussion and one more loss OOC isn't going to kill their season, so I'm not sure why they'd cancel unless there was a good reason.
I'm not ignoring you, I just don't know anything about this. Seems like Ole Miss should be a good draw for Wake as a home game, and it's not like they're going to be in the playoff discussion and one more loss OOC isn't going to kill their season, so I'm not sure why they'd cancel unless there was a good reason.
I'm not ignoring you, I just don't know anything about this. Seems like Ole Miss should be a good draw for Wake as a home game, and it's not like they're going to be in the playoff discussion and one more loss OOC isn't going to kill their season, so I'm not sure why they'd cancel unless there was a good reason.Well, it wasn't directed in any person in particular, just as a general question to the group. Usually someone here has good insights.
Well, it wasn't directed in any person in particular, just as a general question to the group. Usually someone here has good insights.Oh yeah I know you weren't talking directly to me, I just felt bad that nobody had responded.
The media has made out a lot about WF getting scared to play OM, but I don't buy it. They canceled the game before their last game, I've heard two weeks before the last game. Plus, there's a good chance Kiffin won't be there.
Oh yeah I know you weren't talking directly to me, I just felt bad that nobody had responded.Supposedly that was Jimbo Fisher's dilemma. There was definitely something to it. Her name? "Candy".
The idea that a school cancels a series because "they're scared" sounds like typical message board bulljive to me.
Like when my Aggie father-in-law saw me a couple months ago and asked me why Steve Sarkisian was getting a divorce, and if it was because his wife was hooking up with a current Longhorn player?
I just laughed and told him he spends WAY too much time on Texags. :)
Supposedly that was Jimbo Fisher's dilemma. There was definitely something to it. Her name? "Candy".I heard that rumor too. Sounds made up to me, but truth is stranger than fiction as they say, so who knows?
I heard that rumor too. Sounds made up to me, but truth is stranger than fiction as they say, so who knows?
I heard that rumor too. Sounds made up to me, but truth is stranger than fiction as they say, so who knows?I never really thought too much about it, but I did think it was true. It supposedly was one of the reasons he left Florida State.
Doesn't seem too far fetched. In the SEC, good trim just means more.BWHAHAHAHA!!! Hopefully we won't come full circle again....
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Huep has done a great job. Tennessee has improved tremendously and especially on the defensive side. That QB you guys have is definitely your team's future. He was finding his rhythm tonight right in front of us and in a hostile circumstance. Ou's D is legit.I know you're not going to believe me, but SEC refs are a lot better than B12 refs. It's a low bar, to be sure.
The refs need work... why it is, year in and year out, the refs are as bad in the SEC as they are is inexcusable and beyond my comprehension. They weren't pro one or the other as they have been from time to time but just sloppy, and weirdly assertive at key moments. They flat blew several calls and completely missed others that could have been very pivotal.
Huep has done a great job. Tennessee has improved tremendously and especially on the defensive side. That QB you guys have is definitely your team's future. He was finding his rhythm tonight right in front of us and in a hostile circumstance. Ou's D is legit.Agree with all of that.
The refs need work... why it is, year in and year out, the refs are as bad in the SEC as they are is inexcusable and beyond my comprehension. They weren't pro one or the other as they have been from time to time but just sloppy, and weirdly assertive at key moments. They flat blew several calls and completely missed others that could have been very pivotal.
I know you're not going to believe me, but SEC refs are a lot better than B12 refs. It's a low bar, to be sure.Geez. It’s been too long. But there was this one ref in the Bif 12, he wore these really big glasses. Hated that freakin guy. Seems like maybe his name was Randy.
Congrats to the Vols, that's a heck of a team in Knoxville. Condolences to the Sooners, sure was hoping Texas would be the first to beat you this season. ;)
Big game Saturday night, I figure Bama wins, again, in the last seconds, with a 50 yard pass on fourth and forever.I know this is hyperbole, but damn ain't it the truth.
Damn, I have no idea how I missed this. When did they start doing a 2 minute timeout ?It's new this season. They call it 2 minute timeout instead of 2 minute warning even though it's clearly copied from the NFL. Sorta funny.
It's new this season. They call it 2 minute timeout instead of 2 minute warning even though it's clearly copied from the NFL. Sorta funny.Sorta. Clear trends in this. They may adopt NFL OT rules someday. Remember when the NFL didn't have a 2 point play (beyond safety)?
Who would've guessed that LSU safety Major Burns was named after Major Applewhite?(https://i.imgur.com/XJT2H49.png)
I still maintain you never want a guy in your secondary to be named Major Burns, even though it is actually quite fitting for our secondary for the last several years.
Texas wins the toss, UGA drives down the field but is called for holding, kicks a FG, up 3-0.Texas gathers by the band and sings The Eyes of Texas
Texas takes kickoff, scores TD, leads 7-3.
UGA gets a first down and is intercepted, returned to the 22, Texas punches it in, up 14-3.
UGA gets another FG, now down 14-6.
Texas scores before the half, now up 21-6. Takes opening KO and scores a FG, up 24-6. UGA scores a TD, goes for 2 and doesn't make it, down 24-12. Texas adds another FG, 27-12. UGA is stopped on fourth down, Texas gets another FG, now 30-12. UGA scores a late TD, down 30-20, on side kick failes, Texas runs out the clock.
When is the last time Alabama had two conference losses by this point in the season? I can't remember when.
Texas wins the toss, UGA drives down the field but is called for holding, kicks a FG, up 3-0.
Texas takes kickoff, scores TD, leads 7-3.
UGA gets a first down and is intercepted, returned to the 22, Texas punches it in, up 14-3.
UGA gets another FG, now down 14-6.
Texas scores before the half, now up 21-6. Takes opening KO and scores a FG, up 24-6. UGA scores a TD, goes for 2 and doesn't make it, down 24-12. Texas adds another FG, 27-12. UGA is stopped on fourth down, Texas gets another FG, now 30-12. UGA scores a late TD, down 30-20, on side kick failes, Texas runs out the clock.
- I can't believe Alabama is so Jekyll and Hyde. Sometimes they look amazing and yet the majority of the time they look like they don't know what they're doing.
So am I the only one who thinks maybe Brent Venables is toast after this season?
So am I the only one who thinks maybe Brent Venables is toast after this season? Maybe even before the season is over?I think Brent would be gone at the end of the season except for his buyout. He got a 6-year extension after last season.
I wonder if Bob Stoops wants to come back to OU to be the HC again? It seems like maybe his kids are older and out on their own somewhat, and he is still coaching football in the XFL. Kinda like Wild Bill did at KSU where he stepped away for a few years and then came back. He's only 65.
. . .OU was 10-3 last year, counting the loss to Arizona in the Alamo Bowl. The Sooners probably should have lost to Texas but they should have beaten Kansas and Oklahoma State. It was much better than the 6-7 debut season under Venables, but disappointing nevertheless. The contract extension was too generous. Stated reason was to help recruiting.
I absolutely believe Venables gets one more season after this. After going 11-3 last season, Oklahoma extended Venables until 2030. Meaning Venables is too costly to fire this soon. Yes, going 11-3 is good, but Oklahoma went 11-3 with just about the easiest schedule they've had in years. Even at the time a contract extension for that long was unwarranted. Going into this season, 8-4 was a more realistic expectation. Now it appears that can be adjusted down to 6-6 given the rest of the schedule and corps of an offense.
While I don't believe Venables will be fired, OC Seth Littrell and OL Coach Bill Bedenbaugh likely will be. The only way to defend them is to use the uncommonly high amount of injuries to the QB, OL, and WRs as an excuse.
On the defensive side of the ball, Venables has them playing better every year; and recruiting is going well.
edit: Looks like Littrell is already on his way out:
https://twitter.com/SoonerScoop/status/1848130419838816313
Big news for me. We’re going to try and go to the lsu game this weekend. I haven’t been to a game of consequence since I was a student. And I haven’t been to a night game at Kyle in many, many years either. Now I just have to price tickets and figure out who all is going.That's great, have fun, it should be a helluva game!
Thinking back, the last important game I went to would’ve been OU in 2000. Great game, we were winning until very late, ou went on to win the MNC.
I’m seriously trying to remember the last time I went to a night game, and I’m coming up short. I don’t actually remember many night games when I was in school, ‘96-2000. OU 98 was at night during a rainstorm. oSu ‘97 was at night on Halloween ( big comeback win ). I don’t recall if any were at night in 99 or 2000.
Now I get to find out how much tickets cost.
Too bad the actual game itself didn't turn out better! =)Yeah, I wanted a shut out ....
You could have easily had one.
My big question: Did someone call that brain-dead kickoff to start the 2nd half? Did the kicker decide on his own? Was it just a mis-hit?
That was an all-time moronic thing to do. Texas couldn't move the ball against the Dawg defense no matter what. Get the ball deep and wait for the punt or TO. Instead, with a short field at home, Texas scores and makes the 2nd half competitive. When the air is out of the building, don't help bring it back.
Now Texas fans showed up and represented in the stadium. Where my seats are is prime real estate for resellers. That's to say I was seated in the middle of several rows of UGA fans. The ones right behind me said they got their tickets last December, flew from Gainesville, FL to San Antonio on Tuesday, and would fly out on Sunday. They were old(er), and not at all intimidated about giving full throat to their support. Really, the ladies were expert defensive analysts and impressed me.
The 40-something Chads in several rows in front of me were obviously misled by the repeated canard that Texas fans are enraged by "Horns Down". He kept drunkenly turning around to see if he could catch my eye. Eventually my daughter helped take a photo for him with his group, since his attempts were about to lead to someone going over the rail. Also, if "UT-A" means something amongst the SEC cognizati, please put out a pamphlet or something. There's actually a University of Texas Arlington campus, so it's a bit like chanting "UTEP" or "UTSA". Not sure what the idea was there.
Overall, I was among real football fans for the night. The inability of the Longhorns to get Santana's keyboardist to be mic'ed in the FOH was symptomatic of the proceedings!
I just had the epiphany that the Georgia was likely chanting "U-G-A" instead. That makes a ton more sense.Ha! I was wondering what the heck you were talking about. Yeah they were chanting "UGA" in support of their team.
That's what I get for standing in front of amplifiers most of my life.
Lulz at the loaded language "benefiting from a pass interference call."Or the refs constantly tried to give the game to Texas.
Another way to phrase it-- Georgia got caught cheating and was penalized for it.
Or the refs constantly tried to give the game to Texas.ROFLMGDMFSBAO!
Which gives rise to a question:Also raises another question-- if the SEC office is so concerned over sportsmanship and sideline safety, what fines and other reprimands have they issued against Georgia for their grown adult head coach assaulting an opposing 20-year-old player during a fit of childish rage on the sideline a week ago?
As Texas reviews its procedures to ensure a more streamlined game environment, what procedures are the SEC implementing to ensure the officials get a simple OPI/DPI call correct without relying on a 4 minute crowd initiated delay?
Or the refs constantly tried to give the game to Texas.This. Not only did the refs cave to the trash, Etienne had to score that last td twice and the 2nd targeting call was as bad as the trash call. The announcers and the officials analyst could not believe what the refs were calling. Did not matter but it was obvious the refs were intimidated.
It took a 5 minute delay and a temper tantrum from the student sectionI was a little disappointed in UT's throw-crap-on-the-field game. At LSU we throw piss bags on the field. You may screw our team temporarily, but the scent of human waste will be with you forever.
Also raises another question-- if the SEC office is so concerned over sportsmanship and sideline safety, what fines and other reprimands have they issued against Georgia for their grown adult head coach assaulting an opposing 20-year-old player during a fit of childish rage on the sideline a week ago?They did nothing of course, as I noted last week. If they had done something perhaps it would have been a "big deal". As it is, it's forgotten, by most.
We'll be sure to send that $250K check just as soon as they answer that question for us.
. . . The shortened field led to Texas’ first score of the half, with Texas benefiting from a third-down pass interference call on freshman KJ Bolden.Funny how that happens. The botched 2nd-half kickoff led to Texas' first score of the 2nd half.
8-4 was realistic this year. Now 5-7 seems likely. I don't see any conference wins in the games remaining.
They did nothing of course, as I noted last week. If they had done something perhaps it would have been a "big deal". As it is, it's forgotten, by most.Yes we all know you don't believe it was a problem, and we all knew the SEC wouldn't do anything about it. I think that says it all, right there.
I was a little disappointed in UT's throw-crap-on-the-field game. At LSU we throw piss bags on the field. You may screw our team temporarily, but the scent of human waste will be with you forever.
I feel like we have a much better caliber crowd-thuggery.
This. Not only did the refs cave to the trash, Etienne had to score that last td twice and the 2nd targeting call was as bad as the trash call. The announcers and the officials analyst could not believe what the refs were calling. Did not matter but it was obvious the refs were intimidated.
It was only our second "real" SEC game, you'll have to give us a little time to learn the proper SEC way of doing things. :)
There are penalties for the piss bags we throw?Perhaps if Texas students had thrown piss like a proper SEC team there'd have been no penalty? :)
I thought carrying the things around was penalty enough.
Again, I think that one is just us.Oh yeah, the other fan bases throw mustard bottles and batteries. Sorry I forgot about that stuff. I'm still learning.
They should spend their efforts on finishing their dang stadium instead. They're nearly a new joke at this point...."How many Vandy admins does it take to complete a stadium renovation?"Pimp Vandy is awesome. It's sad that I must root for putting him back in his coffin this week, but them's the breaks.
The SEC Shorts Vandy character has been fun this year.
At least Vandy is in Nashville, which is somewhat akin to Austin on a smaller scale, but still interesting.I really would have liked to have gone to this game. Wasn't in the cards.
I really would have liked to have gone to this game. Wasn't in the cards.
Instead, all day long on Saturday, I'll be doing parent-volunteering for my kids' high school marching band. This is the Area competition, which determines who will go on to compete at State.
I'll be watching on tv, but only til maybe the 4th quarter or so. The game starts late for the afternoon slot, so it will run into the LSU game at 6. Hopefully Texas takes care of business early and doesn't leave it interesting late. Because I gave Mrs. DT tv rights last week, missing us finally play a non-heart-stopping game vs the pigs, so that we could watch Texas do.....that. I'm not relinquishing viewing rights this weekend after that :96:
Last week I started a university job, so I technically work for the state now. The benefits are quite good, but yet I'm currently unable to get on here to kill/waste time. At the moment I check in from my phone at lunch.
What is the point of being a gub'ment employee if you can't excel at wasting time?
I have "Zoo Boo" to attend Saturday night at the Memphis Zoo, with the wife, daughter and grandkids.I believe it would be crass NOT to do so...
Tennessee is on a bye week -- the only reason I got the invitation. :)
But, I didn't know A&M and LSU would be this big of a game. I'd love to watch it.
Would it be crass to watch it on the ESPN App on my phone while walking around the zoo? Don't matter -- I'm doing it.
I have "Zoo Boo" to attend Saturday night at the Memphis Zoo, with the wife, daughter and grandkids.you can also play "speed Zoo" which is fun
Tennessee is on a bye week -- the only reason I got the invitation. :)
But, I didn't know A&M and LSU would be this big of a game. I'd love to watch it.
Would it be crass to watch it on the ESPN App on my phone while walking around the zoo? Don't matter -- I'm doing it.
Texas-Georgia is now the highest rated college football broadcast of the season at 13.19M average viewers.
So... yay. Apparently EVERYONE got to see... whatever that was.
https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-football-tv-ratings/
I thought it was a pre-requisite?I mean, I assumed so. I'm sure I'll get the hang of doing nothing on the taxpayer dime soon enough.
Could it really come to UT-TAMU for a spot in the SECCCG? That would be something. I might try to go to that game afterall, I still have a friend with extra tickets. I'm sure it'll cost me...It could indeed, and it could also be a double header the next week.
It could indeed, and it could also be a double header the next week.Yeah, that's why it was actually better for Texas, that A&M won yesterday. We have a chance to knock off the ags and control the head-to-head tie-breaker, but no such chance against LSU. Obviously Georgia owns the head-to-head against Texas.
If we assume favorites win each game, A&M would be undefeated in conference play, lose, and still make the CG. (A&M COULD lose at Auburn of course.)
LSU hosts Bama and goes to Florida, they could also have one loss. UGA has a fairly tough road. We COULD have four one loss teams.
So, some clarity about which teams seem more likely to make the SEC CG:
Texas - Really one more really important game.
A&M - Ditto, could still lose to Texas and slide in if other one loss teams lose.
UGA - Plays Florida, which tends to be a thing, AT Ole Miss, and hosts Tennessee, basically needs to win out.
Tenn - Needs to win out. Still plays at LSU and UGA.
LSU/Bama/Mizzou probably out.
Last night was really special. The seats were amazing, and the game was great.
And condolences to MDT.
I didn't get to see any of the game, had family obligations, but it sounds like it must have been pretty exciting.
South Carolina rushed for more yards against A&M on their opening drive than LSU did in their entire game last Saturday....and that was prior to the 24 yard TD run. Even before that play, SC had already amassed 32 yards, I believe, on the ground, which is about 8 more than the Tigers gained on A&M all game.South Carolina ran all over us because we could not tackle. We were in the backfield all night with would be TFL or sacks and it was like we had baby oil on our hands. Just could not get it done.
I really don't trust a team that can't run the ball, and I guess that accounts for my lack of belief in them as a truly "competitive" team. Having such a weak run game limits what you can do at the goal-line.....and that has reared it's ugly head all season. And it puts way too much pressure on the passing game....which has mostly not hurt us too bad, but it really did against A&M, and will again in the future.
It hurt us against South Carolina, but fortunately they were missing a key player or two, including QB Sellers for a good portion of the game. Ole Miss was also missing their nation-best insane WR when we beat them. Both of those teams should've beaten us, and likely would have if they weren't missing their best players.
I dunno....I feel like we should've beaten USC, and missed a bunch of chances A&M handed us, so maybe it all evens out. But I have no illusions of LSU "still being in the hunt" or anything like that. Even if they made the SECCG or the playoffs, they'll get bent over by the first legitimate "good" team they face.
It goes beyond just this season though. Mark my words.....Brian Kelly will be the first LSU coach in the last 4 not to win a national title.
https://voiceofmotown.com/source-jimbo-fisher-ready-and-willing-to-come-home/
Paying this clown $10 million not to coach with no clause if he gets another job. This is why I’ve never been eager to donate money to the 12th man foundation.
At least you didn't lose your young-but-talented-backup-QB during a serious upset bid over UGA.The difference is that your season is basically over. No chance to win the sec or CFB. I think everyone acknowledges that you need a little luck in this game, we just seem to never have it.
At least you didn't lose your young-but-talented-backup-QB during a serious upset bid over UGA.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42194182/texas-loses-lead-rusher-leveon-moss-leg-season
Ugh. Lev’eon Moss, our top RB and IMO the most important player on the team is out for the rest of the season. I’m fairly confident that’s one of the reasons why we didn’t win Saturday night.
I know injuries happen in football, but it always seems that this kind of shit happens to us more than anybody else. Imagine if VY went out in the 9th game of the season in 2005. And yes, I’m well aware of Colt going down in the MNC, but at least Texas won the Big 12 that year.
I remember it was cited often how OU did not lose a starter during their impressive 2000 season.
The Evil Capricious Football Gods have struck again.
I hear Lagway's injury may not be that serious and hasn't yet been ruled out for the Texas game, and may be "probable" by the time LSU comes. Any truth to that?What I got from Napier's statement of the injury is "less significant than originally thought and there's a pathway to recovery and return" was that Lagway had an MRI on Sunday that didn't indicate a Grade 3 injury. Since there's no reason why he's medically out after the MRI, there's no reason to make a definitive statement on a soft tissue injury.
It will be really laughable if a 2 loss Bama team goes on to win either the CCG or the NC.It's a matter of time until that happesns of course. if not Bama, somebody.
The Ags hung in there against some of Texas' world-beater teams in the past - including VY and Colt led teams. They play their best against Texas at Kyle, so nothing's guaranteed.Hung in there = loss. I'm not expecting us to lose by a lot, but objectively looking at this Texas A&M team we're just not really that good, we just played a soft schedule with a couple of "name" schools that are down.
Yes, sometimes the Texas OL has a brain cramp. More recently, though, is we get last season's Quinn who had to double check every read he made. He was almost always correct initially, but the extra time he took to verify it would ruin a play. It seems defensive coordinators noticed that, and started throwing naked blitzes at him. Those blitzes would leave hot receivers running free for almost certain TDs if they got the ball. The DCs were counting on Quinn to take that extra second to "be sure", and thus self-sack. UGA did it over and over again (in addition to having a defense capable of overwhelming the OL by itself).
Sark's plays pull the defense apart. It frustrates me when fans complain about "run the ball" and such, because each formation has a run and a pass built in. The offense does what the defense is weak against. Currently, defenses are trying to stack against the run, so there's lots of passing. Hopefully, after Saturday, DCs will start to respect Quinn again and vary their alignments.
SEC weekend in review, specifically with pictures from coverage by mainstream publications:
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What was lame is that wasn't even Mike the Tiger. The veterinary school has a more final authority in his matters than the governor, it appears, and Mike still isn't allowed at games so the athletic department brought in a privately owned tiger to be on the sidelines.
For all we know, that imposter could've been rooting for Bama. Can't have been good for the vibes.
The way I understand it, Mike VI isn't ever forced into his travel pen. They connect it, open it, and if he doesn't go in, he stays home. I've been told this particular Mike just doesn't dig the travel arrangements, so he stays put. Good rule, as I see it. In a disagreement with a fully grown tiger, the human is always wrong.
Florida has a great shot to break the skid against LSU next weekend. This LSU team is getting worse throughout the season, and Florida, although playing an entire second string offense, has gotten better. I think they've each sailed far enough in their respective directions that the ships may be ready to pass in the night, and a "bad" Florida team hands a "better" LSU team their third L in a row.
Here's what Finebaum had to say about CBK over the weekend:Scott Woodward and Brian Kelly....laughing all the way to the bank, where Jimbo Fisher is waiting with the door held open.
“There’s really no way to sugarcoat a 3-year experience that has not gone particularly well. I’m aware like you are what he did the first year. There’s almost nothing for Brian Kelly to say right now other than to salvage what looks like a really fantastic recruiting class and turn this thing around quickly. Because no one is going to be forgiving for a guy who earns $10 million a year, who has the highest paid assistant coaching staff in the country, who has 4 losses but quite frankly probably should have 6.”
My thoughts exactly. And the heat should be turned up on Scott Woodward as well. If Kelly is shown the door, so should Woodward.
$10M in NIL is almost certainly complete bulljive.
If anybody wants a pretty good bet, take Tennessee and the points (10!!!!!!!).Oops.
Scott Woodward and Brian Kelly....laughing all the way to the bank, where Jimbo Fisher is waiting with the door held open.
I have been ... surprised ... to see Kelly reacting against players on the sidelines. Maybe the media make too much of it. And yes, other coaches will "get in your grill".
Results probably matter. When Saban or Smart chew out players we probably overlook it more, including the players, because the coach is bringing them somewhere they want to be. And with guys like them it happens whether they're down by 10 or winning by 40.
When a coach hasn't proved he can field and lead a complete team, and he only chews guys out when they're losing,.....yeah, I ain't a fan. And I tend to think it's a sign he knows, even if subconsciously, it's not going well and he doesn't know what to do to fix it.
Truly, if I were Underwood, I'd go ahead and take Michigan's $10.5 mil and tell LSU peace out.
I mean, I'd take the $ regardless, but whatevs.
I don't think anybody at LSU is even thinking about getting rid of Kelly. Not even if they close the season with losses to Vandy and OU for a total of 5 straight. And that's disregarding the buyout.Now that Underwood decommitted and committed to Michigan, some of the fans appear to show signs of getting restless.
SEC tiebreaker scenarios after Georgia tops Tennessee: Texas, Alabama in good shape (https://247sports.com/college/georgia/article/sec-tiebreaker-scenarios-after-georgias-win-over-tennessee-texas-alabama-in-good-shape-239915275/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2p_7llKqacL_jus8XfZ2MnBo7kqRO739R0nGIULX_J6x1JqA2-D2nrDMA_aem_rvhkVH2bjshMHINIi_x2_w)That didn't age very well. Some upsets yesterday.
The most likely scenario is the SEC standings ending with five teams tied for second-place with two conference losses. Here's what happens if that scenario comes to fruition over the next couple of weekends:
Texas Longhorns (9-1, 5-1) — Steve Sarkisian's team goes to the SEC Championship if they beat Kentucky and Texas A&M to finish 7-1 in conference play. The lone loss came to Georgia.
Texas A&M Aggies (8-2, 5-1) — The Aggies recovered since their 24-point setback at South Carolina and are wins over Auburn and Texas away from punching their first ticket to the SEC Championship. Of the six SEC teams in playoff contention, Texas A&M's situation would be the most sticky if the Aggies lose one of their next two games.
Georgia Bulldogs (8-2, 6-2) — The Bulldogs beat Texas and Tennessee, but lost to Ole Miss and Alabama. No team faced a tougher schedule than the Bulldogs.
Tennessee Volunteers (8-2, 5-2) — Tennessee could made things much easier on the SEC office had the Vols beat Georgia. Instead, Tennessee hangs on to its win over Alabama as a statement victory that could be enough to push the Vols into the playoff. Atlanta, however, is unlikely.
Alabama Crimson Tide (8-2, 4-2) — Sifting through various SEC tiebreakers, Alabama's wins over Georgia and LSU means the Crimson Tide win most, but the loss at Tennessee does stand out. Like Georgia, Alabama has played an extremely competitive schedule. If Texas beats Texas A&M and it leaves five teams with two losses in conference play, the winning percentage of the Crimson Tide's common opponents with others in the mix should get Alabama to Atlanta.
Ole Miss Rebels (8-2, 4-2) — Losses to Kentucky and LSU means the Rebels don't hold any tiebreaker scenarios unless they were to finish in a single-team tie with Georgia after beating the Bulldogs head to head this month. Ole Miss is likely a playoff team at 10-2, but getting to Atlanta is too far in the weeds.
. . . I've said either CBK was overrated or he just doesn't fit at LSU. I read an article a few days ago that made some sense. Basically, that most likely Kelly was finally promoted to his level of incompetence. We all have a threshold, even in what we're good at, past which we will appear incompetent. He probably could have done another 10 years at ND with 1or 2 losses a year, always in the conversation but maybe never win a NC and retired with an exceptional career record. But that was the rung where his talent maxed out. Coming to the SEC was just one step too high and all the cracks and holes and weaknesses are showing now. . . .I thought when he was hired that he was not a good fit. Right off the bat he tried to do a Cajun accent. It was laughable.
I don't know what sort of team will show up in Baton Rouge next week.
I don't have a prediction for the game. OU has had some bad stretches and LSU has more talent than the fans want to admit. OU also just showed they can play with 2.5x more intensity than our team has shown at any point in the season, and when they get punched in the mouth....it's not that they fold....they're not quitters....they're just soft and hapless.That's not the worst trait that a team can have, but it's a disappointing one. You're always waiting for something to go wrong.
That's not the worst trait that a team can have, but it's a disappointing one. You're always waiting for something to go wrong.We never have to wait long, in our case.
Aren't these supposed to be places of higher learning? Tact? Nuance? Wisdom?
Nope, just dogs scarfing down as much food as possible before being caught.
Texas did very well. I'd like a couple more big bodies for the OL and DL, but I always do.This makes a lot of sense.
From what's been explained to me, at "our" level (that's the Texas and LSU and Alabama and Georgia type levels), straight NIL payments aren't as big of a deal as one might think. That is, they have to be there, and they need to be adequately on par with one another. However, Texas isn't going to money-whip a player into coming. If the kid isn't inherently considering Texas as a destination, then the staff isn't going to be interested in having him. Most prospects whose uncles or such threaten to decommit if the NIL offer isn't raised will be encouraged to take the higher offer.
There are some kids worth winning a bidding war for, but they're ultra-rare. Even those kids have to have shown some intrinsic desire to play for the Longhorns. This isn't some noble, high-brow ideal. It's a simple recognition of the fact that football is a tough game. If they're only wanting the NIL, they're not going to be a good teammate.
Florida had NCs in 96, 06, and 08...but we also then had the best recruiting class of all-time (recorded rankings, so maybe like only 20 years) at the end of Meyer's run (since exceeded by others, including A&M), yet that class stunk it up.That’s what’s good and bad about the portal. Our #1 recruiting class is vaporware. I have no idea how many are still here, but I’d wager less than 30%. Some of them were straight up thugs, a good amount never lived up to the hype. And obviously the man that recruited them is gone. I wish some reporter would do an article on where they are now.
What kind of Christmas music do you find yourself listening to this time of year? (If you listen to Christmas music.)
I like a mix of older "classics" by folks like Bing Crosby and Sinatra, and newer stuff that features a fair bit of new originals.
On the new stuff that would be considered outside of the "timeless standards," I find myself year after year gravitating to Michael McDonald's album "In The Spirit" and Bryan Duncan's "Christmas is Jesus" album. Those just hit a lot of sweet spots for what kind of music I like.
There are a lot of others, of course. I notice that a lot of the stuff I have that falls outside the timeless standards have a definite jazz bent to them, if not outrightly in the jazz genre. I don't know if that means I favor jazz or if Christmas music lends itself to jazzing up. Outside of Christmas music, I don't listen to much jazz and don't overly care for it.
Got lotsa genres depending on the mood:Same here.
The Nutcracker! I always forget about that and I so rarely hear anything from it on the radio, but it definitely should be considered a must-listen at Christmas.
So now I think I'll go listen to it :)
I wish they would not open the portal until after bowl and playoff seasonNew semester begins for some schools in early January so they have to open the portal window before then, to allow for transfers. The bowls and playoff run too long into January and don't allow for a smoother schedule.
I try not to keep up with transfers, portal-adds, portal-defections, signees, etc., because what's the point anymore. But I can't keep all the news out and I heard about LSU picking up a couple of Florida kids, players the insane people who still follow recruiting seem to feel pretty positively about.Pyburn is a high-motor DE good against the run. Not sure why he left. Not a long, twitchy edge guy at all. He's easy to root for, but idk what his plan is. I'm worried he wants to be something he's not (elite edge pass-rusher).
It's an odd world, when you have a spot at Florida and would leave for LSU (insert any similar programs there). In their particular case, they just whupped LSU on the field, so ostensibly they may not even be leaving for a team in better shape.
If you can beat 'em, join 'em, I guess.
LSU's 2003 defense would still be a beast in today's game, though.Eh, not really sure that’s accurate. We had a new head coach, with new coordinators, and a few new skill players ( Mike Evans at WR). About the only part we kept was a mature OL, but Sherman ran a pro-style offense.
What kind of Christmas music do you find yourself listening to this time of year?
well, sir- here is a carol for you:be careful karma is listening
We got our effin ass kicked fallahlalalah-luh-lalala
Tennessee ain't nuthin special fallahlalalah-luh-lalala
---Arrogance will get you nowhere unless you can back it up
We'll be back and do this over fallahlalalah-luh-la la la
be careful karma is listeningThat may be the problem... karma WAS listening.
Carson Beck to the xfer portal.Yeah true enough. Same thing for Ewers, I wonder if his draft status would be any better if he'd come out last year, versus this year.
Who would've guessed. If not for NIL he almost certainly would've been gone to the NFL for beaucoup $ last year. Might be that NIL winds up hurting players as much as it damages the sport.
Berry Tramel is a putz.Re your 1st point, he should have written "had" instead of "has."
A paragraph after remembering Michigan just won the 2023 Footbawlz, he says "not since 2014 Ohio State has a Northern team been king of the sport."
Then he goes on to say how Ohio State in the playoffs (referring to dominance, greatness, etc.) looks like 2020 Alabama. 2020 Alabama? Really?!? That's his comp for a great team?
I end where I started. Berry Tramel is a putz.
Berry Tramel is a putz.Uhhh, 2020 Bama is an all-time great team. Whether you're impressed with their play or not, their resume with ZERO cupcakes on their schedule makes them an all-time great team. Like sort of undisputably.
A paragraph after remembering Michigan just won the 2023 Footbawlz, he says "not since 2014 Ohio State has a Northern team been king of the sport."
Then he goes on to say how Ohio State in the playoffs (referring to dominance, greatness, etc.) looks like 2020 Alabama. 2020 Alabama? Really?!? That's his comp for a great team?
I end where I started. Berry Tramel is a putz.
Re your 1st point, he should have written "had" instead of "has."
Maybe he has a problem with verb tenses. I have heard him say "I had went."
I suppose you'd rather he used 2019 LSU as the standard of a great team? Based on how badly LSU waxed OU in the Peach Bowl that season, I'd agree with you.
But 2020 Bama was awfully good too.
Mac Jones is an asterisk quarterback.I honestly don't remember much about that season, or Mac Jones' performance. Everything was such a mess, leagues playing only against themselves so no intersectional matchups, teams having to cancel or postpone games, teams constantly playing at half-strength or worse. I'm glad they went ahead and found ways to play the season, but all in all, it's just a throwaway year.
I honestly don't remember much about that season, or Mac Jones' performance. Everything was such a mess, leagues playing only against themselves so no intersectional matchups, teams having to cancel or postpone games, teams constantly playing at half-strength or worse. I'm glad they went ahead and found ways to play the season, but all in all, it's just a throwaway year.I remember it quite well because it was A&M's best team in ~20 years. We were talking about the chances of the 2020 team long before the season, the schedule worked out quite nicely, and we had some nice OOC matchups. Then COVID hit, all the OOC games got cancelled, we won every game except Alabama who rolled us, and then ended up missing the playoff, where Alabama rolled everybody else, including ND in the playoff 14-31 and Ohio St 52-24.
There are a handful of teams I don't mind seeing lose, Notre Dame, Florida, Eastern Michigan, but I don't care that much about it. Tech is too pitiful to be loathed, we beat them like a champ last time, albeit in 8 OTs. Auburn is meh. Tennessee the same. They can all lose/win whatever.Did Eastern Michigan steal your lunch money once upon a time?
Did Eastern Michigan steal your lunch money once upon a time?Heh, the back story is I once noted that for a team to be hated it has to be somehow relevant. You may recall a former poster, now passed on, who was from Eastern Michigan, so I thought I'd try and throw some shade their way at times.
He attended my son's service at Arlington, which was a thing of course. There also were about 15 students from his HS there who realized on arrival they were dressed too casually, I told them not to worry about it, they were fine. There also was an Ohio Senator (now governor) and Congressman present. My kid asked them if they knew each other. They chuckled. And there was a notable press contingent about 50 yards away, I appreciated that they were kept distant though I could hear camera shutters clicking, it wasn't an issue. The ceremony was brief, maybe 15 minutes, which was fine. I understand for officers they do the horse drawn caissons, if that is the proper term.E-6 to W-5 is an impressive accomplishment.
One of my CACOs had never been in DC before and wanted to get a quick tour, so the night before I drove him around some. He was a staff sergeant at the time, called me a few years later saying he was a WO 5, which struck me as pretty impressive. He was from Utah and was estranged from his grandfather, and apparently some words I had convinced him to go see his grandfather again. Memories, not all terrible.
Final 4 appearances the last two seasons. Stands to reason he'll eventually get over the hump.Ha! Not intentional of course.
As for becoming a Chiefs fan, it figures you'd pick the one NFL team with no Tigers ;-)
But overall, yeah, totally agree with you. My interest in college football is waning for the reasons you've cited, and others.bullshit you just need a little Longhorn jolt
But I still can't say I care more for the pro game. I just care less about all of it, in general.
That's why I'm hopeful Sarkisian can deliver one more NC to Texas, before I just completely check out.
LSU gymnastics will take on their nemesis, Oklahoma, tonight. The Sooners have been the bane of the Tigers for several years. Despite multiple top-notch teams, and even a NC team last season, the Sooners have been a little better and consistently edged us out.#1 vs. #2. Should be a good match.
Congrats to that one gymnast, I reckon, for parlaying an okay gym career into being an Insta-celebrity and causing riots at the PMAC.She's cute, but it's definitely curious to me that of all the THOTs on Insta for rando dudes to simp after, she became such a focal point. Maybe it's because she's a college girl and an athlete, she seemed more like a real person, than so many other plastic chicks on the web? Just speculating.
Just fair warning. You may kick us around in football and you may laughably kick us around in basketball, but baseball season's here, and in that, we will take our revenge.Bulljive. We owe you for 2009. We'll get OUR revenge.
Well, I hope, anyway.
But you've been warned nevertheless.
Bulljive. We owe you for 2009. We'll get OUR revenge.