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The Power Four => Big Ten => Topic started by: MarqHusker on September 26, 2025, 09:24:27 PM
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Nice slate this weekend, starting off with FSU at UVA.
Virginia has fsu right where they want them, a home non Saturday espn night game
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Excellent game so far.
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Noles just may tank after beating bama by 2 TDs and 2 others by 74 and 56 sheesh
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Gorgeous night for Friday Night Lights in the Valley of the Sun - Arizona St Vs TCU midfield upper deck:
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Holy Shyt FSU just scored to tie it up
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Asu was smart to right size stadium after Fiesta Bowl moved.
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Fsu guy trampled
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good
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College Football News(our old board) expert predictions for Tonite's Game
Florida State at Virginia
Big Game Ben: Florida State
E: Florida State
Nathan Erbach: Florida State
Pete Fiutak(847 BF): Florida State
John Kennedy: Florida State
Jackson Langendorf: Florida State
Andrew Margolick: Florida State*
Jake Margolick: Florida State
Doug Millen: Florida State*
Johnny Rosenstein: Florida State
Joshua Schulman: Florida State*
Nick Shepkowski: Florida State*
Clucko the Chicken: Virginia (coin flip)
CONSENSUS PICK: Florida State
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Hot take: Ryder Cup is most overrated big sporting event.
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I haven't had time to watch a minute of it
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Its force fed,. it often isnt particularly competitive. The format is so tired.
Comical seeing captains and staff w earpieces as if there's anything that can be done.
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"Hit the Stinger!"
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Noles just may tank after beating bama by 2 TDs and 2 others by 74 and 56 sheesh
DELICIOUS
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Hot take: Ryder Cup is most overrated big sporting event.
Hard to disagree. Especially since one side (Euros) care deeply about it while the other doesn't know what the fuss is all about...
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There was a play TCU ran in the middle of the 2nd quarter where the QB ran the ball a few yards downfield, just outside the hashmarks, then forcefully threw the ball to a trailing RB (or possibly WR) outside the numbers.
I think in 5 years, everyone will be doing that 6-7-8 times per game. It's like the old option run where the QB pitches 25 yards down the field. Right now, it has the element of surprise, as once the QB passes the LOS, the perceived threat of a "pass" is gone, yet this is a fully-powered "pass" acting as a longer-distance option pitch. The RB was 3-4 yards behind, so it was obviously a lateral, just with the ball flung out there at top speed.
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"Hit the Stinger!"
😂😂😂
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That was a pretty sweet crowd rush at the end of FSU-Hoos. I watched that whole game.
Not sure what the plan is today, besides watching a ton of football. Not sure I'll make anything - the 3:30 kick for OSU means I don't want to be finagling with food at the dinner eating time. Might be a pizza delivery or Uber Eats kind of evening.
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FSU VA reminded us that college football still has a bit of crazy baked in.
Good job Wahoos.
(And reminded me that excusing Luke Fickell because of injuries on the o-line is BS.)
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That was a pretty sweet crowd rush at the end of FSU-Hoos. I watched that whole game.
Not sure what the plan is today, besides watching a ton of football. Not sure I'll make anything - the 3:30 kick for OSU means I don't want to be finagling with food at the dinner eating time. Might be a pizza delivery or Uber Eats kind of evening.
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1971772547935928554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1971772547935928554%7Ctwgr%5Ea6010afae8e5c2b3cd96e3e71a78cf39e0eb5459%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fcollege-football%2Fvirgina-fans-wasted-no-time-rushing-the-field-after-upsetting-no-8-florida-state
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There was a play TCU ran in the middle of the 2nd quarter where the QB ran the ball a few yards downfield, just outside the hashmarks, then forcefully threw the ball to a trailing RB (or possibly WR) outside the numbers.
I think in 5 years, everyone will be doing that 6-7-8 times per game. It's like the old option run where the QB pitches 25 yards down the field. Right now, it has the element of surprise, as once the QB passes the LOS, the perceived threat of a "pass" is gone, yet this is a fully-powered "pass" acting as a longer-distance option pitch. The RB was 3-4 yards behind, so it was obviously a lateral, just with the ball flung out there at top speed.
https://youtu.be/hBTWzMY3Uig
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FSU VA reminded us that college football still has a bit of crazy baked in.
Greatest sport EVA and it's not even close
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It seems like every year there is a crazy chaotic weekend where a slew of top teams lose. I think it happens this weekend:
- #8 FSU already lost to an unranked team.
- #3 PSU or #6 Oregon will lose.
- #4 LSU is an underdog at #13 Ole Miss
- #5 UGA is barely favored at home against #17 Bama
- #9 aTm is only a TD favorite at home against unranked Auburn
I just hope my Buckeyes survive in Seattle.
The lucky ones are #2 Miami, #7 Oklahoma, and #10 Texas as they have the week off.
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hope you're right
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Got a gift card for a golf course that's basically impossible to use to actually play golf... So my wife and I are going to go over there for lunch today.
She's got a birthday thing with her friends this evening, so I'm just going to roast up some chicken thighs and cauliflower tonight to be cheap & easy.
Purdue's on bye, so I'll probably start the day with some Ryder Cup as the early game slate looks rather unimpressive. If the USA keeps playing like they're playing, I'll probably go right into IU/IA for the early afternoon instead of the RC. At least it looks like there are a couple compelling 7:30 ET games.
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yup, Huskers on bye.
Headed to the golf course wearing RED, white, & blue
RED, white, & blue Budweiser tall boys and a victory cigar on the back 9. (Akron game)
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What is this 'bye' you speak of?
I will sit here idle with my thoughts as I await your response.
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(https://i.imgur.com/A8XqCbn.jpeg)
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https://twitter.com/SickosCommittee/status/1971690585544327510
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yup, Huskers on bye.
Headed to the golf course wearing RED, white, & blue
RED, white, & blue Budweiser tall boys and a victory cigar on the back 9. (Akron game)
(https://resizing.flixster.com/_e1U5RqM07LArl2CjB9CyxFXxIo=/375x210/v2/https://resizing.flixster.com/-XZAfHZM39UwaGJIFWKAE8fS0ak=/v3/t/assets/p9909322_i_h10_aa.jpg)
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That was a pretty sweet crowd rush at the end of FSU-Hoos. I watched that whole game.
Anyone get the 40 times on those students storming the field they were fast!
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Very nice day here at the New Brickhouse.
Koi is due for a big rebound game.
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Gophers had a putrid of a start as I can remember. Rutgers had 3 drives that went the length of the field, and the Gophers had 3 sets of downs. Should have been down 21-0. Instead, we're all deadlocked at 14.
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Usc ineligible lineman penalty kills a 75 yd td.
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Usc ineligible lineman penalty kills a 75 yd td.
Such a beautiful play too. 😡
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I was supposed to be at the brick house today. But life is funny sometimes, so I’m in Philly instead.
Not sure how to feel about Will Pauling hauling a TD pass for ND. I liked him as a Badger better—but at least he has a chance to win.
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You missed what may have been the worst 90 game seconds of the entire Fleck administration.
4th and inches from the Rutgers 35, RUTM out of the shotgun, didn't get it.
Gift TD to Rutgers
Perich with a big return to the Rutgers 32 with 8 seconds left.
Instead of attempting a play to shorten the distance, attempt at 50 yard FG that misses and leaves 2 seconds.
Awful, awful, awful.
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Wake is up on no. 16 G.Tech 17-3
Illini up on the Spoilt Children 14-7 almost at half
ND thrashing Pigs 42-13 at the half
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That decision (the FG try) surprised me
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Illini should have been up two TDs; instead up 4. Fumbles on the goal line suck.
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The GaTech fans I "know" on Facebook have been counting chickens, looking at the whole schedule and figuring they could win out and beat UGA. Maybe the team did as well.
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The GaTech fans I "know" on Facebook have been counting chickens, looking at the whole schedule and figuring they could win out and beat UGA. Maybe the team did as well.
Get a load of how Eastern Michigan is doing.
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USC just went on a 10 play 81 yard drive to get back within 1 score. things just got interesting here.
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USC just went on a 10 play 81 yard drive to get back within 1 score. things just got interesting here.
And Illinois answered
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nevermind. USC is still soft as baby shit on defense because: Lincoln Riley.
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So is Indiana an absolute wagon, or is this just some typical cross country travel stuff from USC
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And now usc answers back
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Another Illinois fumble at the goal line. Nice Nebraska imitation.
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Wow—two goal line fumbles by the Illini!
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Minnesota dodges a bullet.
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If Illinois blows this the fact that they had two turnovers when they were just about into the end zone, will make them sick
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Fun day on the water today.
C'mon Bert!
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So is Indiana an absolute wagon, or is this just some typical cross country travel stuff from USC
nah. I think Illinois is pretty fucking mid and USC's defense is still complete dirty unwashed asshole. Nice QB and offense though. Typical Lincoln Riley team.
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Gutsy kick from that kid.
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Another Illinois fumble at the goal line. Nice Nebraska imitation.
they tried to fumble the game away. literally. luckily for them, USC sucks on defense so those fumbles didn't really matter. USC lucky they didn't lose by 3 scores.
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On the one hand, SC was lucky to not be down two more TDs, on the other, those are the kinds of errors you expect from the away team. But I still think the cross country travel was worth a few points for Illinois.
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they tried to fumble the game away. literally. luckily for them, USC sucks on defense so those fumbles didn't really matter. USC lucky they didn't lose by 3 scores.
Tip of the cap to BB. Brings his team back from a 63 to 10 rubbing and they played inspired ball today
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ooof. bad fumble there on the punt return by Innis. might cost Ohio State...
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Tip of the cap to BB. Brings his team back from a 63 to 10 rubbing and they played inspired ball today
yeah have to hand it to him. best remedy for a rebound from a beat down is to face a defense coached by Lincoln Riley the next week.
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yeah have to hand it to him. best remedy for a rebound from a beat down is to face a defense coached by Lincoln Riley the next week.
😂😂
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Gutsy call by wake…and that’s why people go conservative most of the time.
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Wake gagged that game. Should’ve not gotten to ot
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really nice goal line defense from Ohio State right there. they were getting shredded as Washington marched down the field but held strong there.
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really nice goal line defense from Ohio State right there. they were getting shredded as Washington marched down the field but held strong there.
UW QB might be the best in the league from what I've seen
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We need ERD (evil Ryan Day) to open up the playbook and establish the passing game. The Huskies can defend the run because they don’t fear the pass.
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UW QB might be the best in the league from what I've seen
Yep. Beast!
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why go for a trick play there? just kick the FG maybe?
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We need ERD (evil Ryan Day) to open up the playbook and establish the passing game. The Huskies can defend the run because they don’t fear the pass.
Confused about the lack of throws towards the tight ends, considering we are playing like 30 of them
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UW QB might be the best in the league from what I've seen
Dante Moore.
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Dante Moore.
Definitely looking forward to seeing him tonight
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Definitely looking forward to seeing him tonight
me too.
Bryce Underwood will be the best. Pretty soon. And when they actually get him some fucking wide receivers.
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7-3 at the half. Washington blew their wad this first half. Ohio State will come out in the 2nd half and bury them.
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7-3 at the half. Washington blew their wad this first half. Ohio State will come out in the 2nd half and bury them.
From your mouth to God's ears
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Indiana @ Iowa is 10-10 at the half. who woulda thunk it?
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Iowa doing Iowa things at Kinnick, but Indiana somehow gets a FG at the end of the half to head into the locker room tied.
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From your mouth to God's ears
I mean they really fired all their shots and got 3 points out of it. think Ohio State is about to come out and boa constrictor they ass.
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Every year fans forget just how tough conference road games are.
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Every year fans forget just how tough conference road games are.
more tough now that the B1G is a nationwide conference and not a midwest regional one.
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yeah, he sucks.
https://twitter.com/ESPNInsights/status/1971925292001243350
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Terrible flag on Washington
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Terrible flag on Washington
Totally. That’s was lame as hell.
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Terrible flag on Washington
Welcome to the conference Dub Dubs!
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Well I love football season and autumn unfortunately it coincides with my oak trees dropping acorns all over like the Mighty 8th Army Air Corp dropping Bombs on German Industrial Targets in WWII. Rather it resembles the ball bearings all over the place after hitting those factories. Any way what have i missed besides the Cold Beer?
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Well I love football season and autumn unfortunately it coincides with my oak trees dropping acorns all over like the Mighty 8th Army Air Corp dropping Bombs on German Industrial Targets in WWII. Rather it resembles the ball bearings all over the place after hitting those factories. Any way what have i missed besides the Cold Beer?
Rutgers-Minnye and USC-Illini were great.
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Ole Miss up 10 on purple face
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Ole Miss up 10 on purple face
Chip kelly knock any more officials over
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Tip of the cap to BB. Brings his team back from a 63 to 10 rubbing and they played inspired ball today
Good point. That is the kind of loss that can beat you twice but Bert and the Illini didn't let that happen.
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Damn it. can't get the Iowa game on peacock on my illegal streaming service with 5,000 channels
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Ryan Day a heck of a lot less conservative in the second half
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Survive and advance!
Go Buckeyes!
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Nice call by Day 2 guys open that about ices it - just Sayin. Take the road win still 4 and change so maybe I shouldn't jinx them
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Oh this is a strong win. Williams was dealing, and to get those two bad beats early on the road, and still get a double digit win? Strong.
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Damn it. can't get the Iowa game on peacock on my illegal streaming service with 5,000 channels
Knotted up at 13
Miss St & Vols tied at 17
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Nice call by Day 2 guys open that about ices it - just Sayin. Take the road win still 4 and change so maybe I shouldn't jinx them
ya think?!?!?!?!!!
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Damn some tight scores today Ill/USC....G.Tech/Wake....Goophs/Rutgers....Cincy/Kansas.....Vols just went up 20-17
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ya think?!?!?!?!!!
Didja have too many schooners on the course??? 24-6 we good
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Iowa at the hoosier 25 yd line with 2:28 to go
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Shanked a field goal, still tied. Two minutes for the Hoosiers to solve Kinnick
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Iowa. Live by the blitz…..
Hoosiers!!!
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Curt showed Kirk how to win a close one
score a TD
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Hoosiers & Hawks asking the BIG why did you pick up those Cali kids?
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Damn it. can't get the Iowa game on peacock on my illegal streaming service with 5,000 channels
Your what?
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Damn it. can't get the Iowa game on peacock on my illegal streaming service with 5,000 channels
Well I can't NBC on my OTA Antenna
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$200 per year with 2 TVs firesticks
it buffers too much but it's cheap cheap
called Killer Streamz
watching Clones Zona now
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FF = DPR
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F it
I worked for a CATV / IPTV / ISP company
I'm not home much and don't watch much TV besides live sports
I'll chance it to save the $100/month bill
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PSU's kicker has a bit of an atypical physique :57:
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PSU's kicker has a bit of an atypical physique :57:
😂😂
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Every year fans forget just how tough conference road games are.
Every year fans forget just how inconsistent 20 year olds are.
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PSU's kicker has a bit of an atypical physique :57:
He's a big boy!
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The Vols are trying to shit the bed.
OVERTIME
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'course I was eating this last night... Probably shouldn't criticize him...
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Every year fans forget just how inconsistent 20 year olds are.
Where da 12ing at?
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Where da 12ing at?
IU puts up 60 in a conf game, then 15 the next week.
The team they scored 60 on beats USC.
Tennessee had UGA almost beaten, but is now in OT with Miss St.
Syracuse beats up on Clemson, but gets curb-stomped by...Duke.
FSU looked like world-beaters, but loses to lowly UVA.
UCLA lost to NW. They should go 0-12. But probably won't...because 20 year olds.
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Heupel looks like a 'before' picture.
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Cyclones lookin good
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Dante Moore >>>>>> Drew Allar.
And it's not close. Allar might be the most disappointing 4th year starting QB I've ever seen. Never got any better. If anything he seems to have regressed. He's mid as absolute fuck. So overrated and overhyped it's a joke.
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Ducks have 149 total yds,Lions have 40 but are up 3 zip
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https://twitter.com/Castellani2014/status/1972099072556409201
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Ducks have 149 total yds,Lions have 40 but are up 3 zip
Welp scratch that all tied up
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https://twitter.com/yasielpuigmiz/status/1971765982181183902
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UGA and Bama seem to be playing big-boy football.
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I never thought about this before. The Oregon runner was ruled down because his knee grazed the grass blades, but did not really touch the ground.
Reason this is important is the Oregon player kept running after his knee grazed the grass and then fumbled and PSU recovered. Replay overturned the fumble and called the Oregon player down instead. Then Oregon scores a TD on the next play.
Is the knee grazing the grass blades really considered down? I guess so.
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https://twitter.com/RobKlein4/status/1972114063455846839
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Jeem blew the Dante Moore recruitment. Kid was suppose to be the backup to JJ in '23 and the heir apparent in '24.
Dante Moore is the truth.
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https://twitter.com/RobKlein4/status/1972114063455846839
You will have to explain that one to me.
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welp, that's ball game. Frames Janklin gonna Frames Janklin.
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That was a horrific drop by UGA ..
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Being fairly outplayed psu had tied it up with less than a minute in the game
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Drew Allar sucks. Lol.
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Oh FFS. I didn't even realize Dylan Thieneman had left Purdue for Oregon.
f NIL / Portal.
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Oh FFS. I didn't even realize Dylan Thieneman had left Purdue for Oregon.
f NIL / Portal.
😂😂
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They fact that Barham got called for targeting and that Penn State hit was not targeting is ridiculous.
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They fact that Barham got called for targeting and that Penn State hit was not targeting is ridiculous.
Exactly. I have no idea what targeting is.
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A weekend of some amazing games.
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Exactly. I have no idea what targeting is.
It’s not even favoritism complaining. I simply don’t get what the rule is. Like that hit tonight should be the one they are trying to prevent and nothing.
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https://twitter.com/Castellani2014/status/1972137733075476634
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IU puts up 60 in a conf game, then 15 the next week.
The team they scored 60 on beats USC.
Tennessee had UGA almost beaten, but is now in OT with Miss St.
Syracuse beats up on Clemson, but gets curb-stomped by...Duke.
FSU looked like world-beaters, but loses to lowly UVA.
UCLA lost to NW. They should go 0-12. But probably won't...because 20 year olds.
The Thundering Herd and Ragin' Cajuns just twelved.
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Dante Moore >>>>>> Drew Allar.
And it's not close. Allar might be the most disappointing 4th year starting QB I've ever seen. Never got any better. If anything he seems to have regressed. He's mid as absolute fuck. So overrated and overhyped it's a joke.
Allar went to my HS and was phenomenal. I don't know if the problem is him or PSU's staff but the fact that, as you said, "he seems to have regressed" makes me think it is the latter.
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A mediocre 4th year DI quarterback at a helmet school is probably always a freak in high school.
That fumbling/down by grass contact was…interesting. That PSU got that game to OT was a minor miracle.
And they still don’t appear ready for prime time. But Oregon is. Their defense was in PSU’s backfield the entire game.
And Georgia…surprised me, with the way they were playing in the second half, that they didn’t pull it out. And that they passed on the tying FG from under 40 yards with under 5 minutes to play, to go for it on 4th down…that’s the stuff conservative game calling comes from.
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Allar
SR season
Big game
After the 35 yd TD pass:
(approximations, as ESPN's play-by-play is a fucking mess)
0-4 passing, dispersed among 4 scrambles (for 33 yds) - IE 8 failed pass plays
7-yd TD pass
Game-ending INT
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Penn St called 17 running plays among the 1 for 5 passing (plus 4 scrambles that were likely called pass plays).
They knew Allar would not win the game for them.
They didn't trust their SR QB.
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That tells you all you need to know about him.
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https://twitter.com/NFL_Memes/status/1972138118523637799
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Exactly. I have no idea what targeting is.
yup. it makes zero sense.
https://twitter.com/_willcompton/status/1972145999658512451
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(https://tenor.com/view/jack-nicholson-jack-nicholson-yes-evil-smile-gif-13030909)
https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1972114664344473926
[img width=831 height=635.141 alt=a man with a beard and mustache is smiling and looking at the camera]https://media1.tenor.com/m/acU28-Gj1W0AAAAd/jack-nicholson-jack.gif[/img]
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Oh FFS. I didn't even realize Dylan Thieneman had left Purdue for Oregon.
f NIL / Portal.
fOregon.
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Penn State's INT. in 2OT on a 2 pt conversion that Duck wr streaked his ass down field and tackled the DB who fumbled forward to another DB and he tackled him. I looked him up and his name is Dorian Brew a freshman keep your eyes on that kid. He has to run track that dude swooshed hizz self past everyone. Very poor decision from Moore to throw there but not a bad pass as the Lion DB had no problem snagging it
So Bama and the Ducks get twins OTR in tough venues look impressive
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Some comments on 11W about former Buckeye DC Jim Knowles who left for Happy Valley
-Leaving tOSU for BIG GAME JAMES was quite the move. But I don't hate it. Matty P is okay by me.
-Franklin will be easier to push around and the Nitts are accustomed to losing big games, so a better fit all around.
- He was negotiating for a contract BEFORE the Natty when he should have been doing his job was a back stab.
-Don't forget him getting butthurt when Day stepped in to help fix the defense
-The seeds for Knowles' exit were planted out in Eugene.Jim didn't like getting called on the carpet,well be better at your job.
-Knowles' ego apparently doesn't allow humility, so he tried to assert, himself as the alpha by demanding a raise with the threat of leaving.
-I don’t hate him but for the first time I can remember, the grass IS greener on the other side. Enjoy your ego trip Jimbo
- His best years at Okie State he had a productive offense to lean on. His best years at tOSU he had a productive offense to lean on. His best days are now behind him at PSU.
-it takes 3yrs to roll out his defense, Knowles thought he had something to prove and now he's on a team that isn't programmed to win big games.
-So, now that he’s at Penn State - does that mean they now have TWO Big Game James?
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Some comments on 11W about former Buckeye DC Jim Knowles who left for Happy Valley
-Leaving tOSU for BIG GAME JAMES was quite the move. But I don't hate it. Matty P is okay by me.
-Franklin will be easier to push around and the Nitts are accustomed to losing big games, so a better fit all around.
- He was negotiating for a contract BEFORE the Natty when he should have been doing his job was a back stab.
-Don't forget him getting butthurt when Day stepped in to help fix the defense
-The seeds for Knowles' exit were planted out in Eugene.Jim didn't like getting called on the carpet,well be better at your job.
-Knowles' ego apparently doesn't allow humility, so he tried to assert, himself as the alpha by demanding a raise with the threat of leaving.
-I don’t hate him but for the first time I can remember, the grass IS greener on the other side. Enjoy your ego trip Jimbo
- His best years at Okie State he had a productive offense to lean on. His best years at tOSU he had a productive offense to lean on. His best days are now behind him at PSU.
-it takes 3yrs to roll out his defense, Knowles thought he had something to prove and now he's on a team that isn't programmed to win big games.
-So, now that he’s at Penn State - does that mean they now have TWO Big Game James?
Bad karma. We have to play that dude’s defense.
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Yeah, the PSU defense was not the problem. Still going to be a tough out.
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Bad karma. We have to play that dude’s defense.
that defense wasn't the problem. Sutton the EDGE rusher is a DUDE. Knowles is a good DC and that defense is really good.
problem was Frames Janklin is the head coach, that OL looks like a typical Penn State OL (aka it sucks) and Drew Allar is incredibly mediocre and has not taken the next step and leveled up as a QB. If anything Drew Allar looks like he's regressed this year.
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https://twitter.com/Aaron_Torres/status/1972138325336273024
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Iowa, Ohio State, Indiana will be an interesting run for the Nits.
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Iowa, Ohio State, Indiana will be an interesting run for the Nits.
they are going 1-2 vs that slate. Indiana and Ohio State are top 10 ranked teams aka Frames Janklin's Kryptonite.
https://twitter.com/ShehanJeyarajah/status/1972153469382648037
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Ohio State Michigan will likely be for the right to play in the conference championship against Oregon.
Just as the commissioner and the TV gods intended it.
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Ohio State Michigan will likely be for the right to play in the conference championship against Oregon.
Just as the commissioner and the TV gods intended it.
still too early too say that. Michigan is a still developing offense with some pretty shitty WR's. The game @USC looms large as well. Michigan has historically been ass traveling 3 times zones away across country. Nervous as hell about that game- but IF they can get through it unscathed and survive and advance- they have a great shot.
Defense is only going to get better as the four freshman CB's they've been forced to play a lot gain more experience. Rod Moore coming back at free safety will also be a big boost to the secondary. CB Zeke Berry coming back soon from injury should also help. RS Fr LB'er Cole Sullivan is looking like a star. EDGE Derrick Moore is finally healthy and showed up vs Nebraska. Moving Jaishawn Barham to EDGE full-time is a just a game-changer- kid is a demon level pass rusher. Jyaire Hill still looks like a weak spot at CB however- kid bites on every double move still- gets his hands on footballs and can't get interceptions to save his life- and gets called for PI's nearly every fucking game because he's too handsy and doesn't turn his head around and look for the football.
Michigan is a stock rising team- but the WR's are just so horrible feel like it'll hold Bryce and ultimately the team back this year.
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Arkansas fires Sam Pittman: Razorbacks move on from football coach amid 2-3 start and 32-24 overall record
The Razorbacks are parting ways with the veteran coach following Saturday's loss to Notre Dame
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Arkansas fires Sam Pittman: Razorbacks move on from football coach amid 2-3 start and 32-24 overall record
The Razorbacks are parting ways with the veteran coach following Saturday's loss to Notre Dame
Been coming for a while. Honestly, didn’t do a bad job overall. That’s a tough job, and they expect a lot.
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Arkansas is set to name Bobby Petrino its interim head coach, per our Matt Zenitz. Petrino coached the Razorbacks from 2008-2011.
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Arkansas is set to name Bobby Petrino its interim head coach, per our Matt Zenitz. Petrino coached the Razorbacks from 2008-2011.
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that defense wasn't the problem. Sutton the EDGE rusher is a DUDE. Knowles is a good DC and that defense is really good.
problem was Frames Janklin is the head coach, that OL looks like a typical Penn State OL (aka it sucks) and Drew Allar is incredibly mediocre and has not taken the next step and leveled up as a QB. If anything Drew Allar looks like he's regressed this year.
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File under Cignetti is amazing, from ESPN (https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46376337/ap-college-football-week-5-poll-reaction):
"Indiana has started 5-0 in consecutive seasons. Before this current run the Hoosiers started 5-0 only twice in progrm history (1967, 1910).
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Arkansas is set to name Bobby Petrino its interim head coach, per our Matt Zenitz. Petrino coached the Razorbacks from 2008-2011.
The minute they brought Petrino on for the OC job it was only a matter of time before this happened. They should have just kept him on after the scandal, was it really that big of a deal? I wonder what the old AD (if he's still around or even at Arkasnas) would think.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEMNu6fM8L4&pp=ygUOamFtZXMgZnJhbmtsaW4%3D
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Dawg fans on line are ... well, acting like fans, blaming all sorts of things for the loss. It gets boring rather quickly.
Truth be told, about midway through the first quarter, I decided I didn't need the stress and watched some Netflix show, Bama had converted about 37 3rd downs in a row. It wasn't going to end well, I was a bit surprised it ended up close. Anyway, fire this guy and that guy, whatever nonsense ... the blame game. Maybe the opponent just outplayed our team. It happens.
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Ya Kirby going 1-7 vs the Tide can't help. Funny it seemed like a completely different team that lost to the 'Noles
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I figure this means UVA is better than UGA.
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Just think there's a lot of parity right now.
I also think that even very good teams are inconsistent from week to week, possibly because of increased roster turnover from year to year, due to the portal/NIL/free agency. That's just speculation of course.
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Just think there's a lot of parity right now.
I also think that even very good teams are inconsistent from week to week, possibly because of increased roster turnover from year to year, due to the portal/NIL/free agency. That's just speculation of course.
CFB just kinda sucks right now.
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CFB just kinda sucks right now.
I dunno feels pretty awesome to me. I really have no idea who will win the championship this season, not really sure who will even end up as the major contenders. The games feel a lot more meaningful.
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I dunno feels pretty awesome to me. I really have no idea who will win the championship this season, not really sure who will even end up as the major contenders. The games feel a lot more meaningful.
Being a fan of a team with a huge payroll will do that for some people. It makes some feel dirty.
There are also many of us who would like to put the "college" back in CFB.
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I think most of us here are not happy with many of the recent trends especially the $$$ part. I think the most interesting year is when 2-3 "have nots" appear to be unexpectedly good, like TCU a few years back coupled with a few unexpected upsets of majors.
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Being a fan of a team with a huge payroll will do that for some people. It makes some feel dirty.
There are also many of us who would like to put the "college" back in CFB.
What if you have a huge payroll and your team sucks? :)
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my unhappiness with college football has much more to do with the way my fav team sucks than $$$ or other issues
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Being a fan of a team with a huge payroll will do that for some people. It makes some feel dirty.
There are also many of us who would like to put the "college" back in CFB.
I dunno. The legalized theft that college football used to be also made me feel dirty. While the portal and payments have certainly changed things, parity and competition are pretty good changes for the better. Vanderbilt and Bama is a huge game this week!
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I think most of us here are not happy with many of the recent trends especially the $$$ part. I think the most interesting year is when 2-3 "have nots" appear to be unexpectedly good, like TCU a few years back coupled with a few unexpected upsets of majors.
Yeah I thought all the upsets on Saturday were a lot of fun. It was a good day for Texas to have a bye week...
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my unhappiness with college football has much more to do with the way my fav team sucks than $$$ or other issues
I dunno... My unhappiness with college football has nothing to do with why your fav team sucks...
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I dunno. The legalized theft that college football used to be also made me feel dirty. While the portal and payments have certainly changed things, parity and competition are pretty good changes for the better. Vanderbilt and Bama is a huge game this week!
How do you feel about all of the graduate student researchers (making universities many many many more billions than athletics does) being rewarded with "only" a free advanced degree?
No room and board. No free trainers. No free nutritionists. No NIL. Tiny stipend (maybe).
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tell them to get a lawyer
a good lawyer
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How do you feel about all of the graduate student researchers (making universities many many many more billions than athletics does) being rewarded with "only" a free advanced degree?
No room and board. No free trainers. No free nutritionists. No NIL. Tiny stipend (maybe).
Did those Universities have a monopoly on what those students could do and subvert the free market? Did they prevent them from taking outside jobs, control their behavior outside work, prevent them from transferring to another University or employer? Also, were the professors making multiple millions of dollars, as well as the dept heads?
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How do you feel about all of the graduate student researchers (making universities many many many more billions than athletics does) being rewarded with "only" a free advanced degree?
No room and board. No free trainers. No free nutritionists. No NIL. Tiny stipend (maybe).
I feel like the market can set that. To my knowledge, there is no rule that schools can't pay graduate students. Some schools pay better than others. They may also get paid from other sources.
That's a stark contrast to the NCAA rules which prevented schools from paying players and prevented them from being paid at all, despite being part of a billion dollar business.
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Did those Universities have a monopoly on what those students could do and subvert the free market? Did they prevent them from taking outside jobs, control their behavior outside work, prevent them from transferring to another University or employer? Also, were the professors making multiple millions of dollars, as well as the dept heads?
There is no free market in graduate school.
If you're going to transfer while pursuing a graduate degree, you may as well quit - especially true for a PhD.
There is no way to keep an outside job.
Professors make a ton of money.
The NFL prohibits kids from entering until they are out of HS for three years.
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I dunno feels pretty awesome to me.
Testify Sam Testify
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I dunno. The legalized theft that college football used to be also made me feel dirty.
Ya,coaches up and leaving with no reprisals or getting canned then receiving millions for it thru buyout,we can prolly start there
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There is no free market in graduate school.
If you're going to transfer while pursuing a graduate degree, you may as well quit - especially true for a PhD.
There is no way to keep an outside job.
Professors make a ton of money.
The NFL prohibits kids from entering until they are out of HS for three years.
But transferring isn't "illegal"...it's just not feasible.
No way to keep a job, but it's not disallowed. It's would just be very difficult...but not impossible.
Professors making "a ton of money"....is it multiple millions from their salary? I could see maybe a few here or there making some big bucks from some special arrangement but I'd doubt that most make over $200,000.
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Professors make a ton of money.
Really? My dad didn't. He did ok--particularly at the end of his career, but the year I started as a lawyer (at a big, national firm), I made the same amount of money that he did. I was 29, he was 59. Now, he was a particular kind of professor and wasn't selling books, etc., but I don't think most professors make a lot of money. My sister didn't either, though she was only a professor for a few years.
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there's a thread for this...................
The Death of College Football - Realignment, NIL, Portal, Etc.
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Says the Webs No 1 Thread Hi Jacker
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Professors don't make a ton of money, in the main, and it's a long haul to find a position and then gain tenure. As for grad students, you get paid either to teach or be a research assistant. It's certainly a pittance, but it's liveable, usually. Contrast this with med school.
I saw a couple grad students transfer out, both times because their professor left, so they likely didn't lose anything. Professors can be pretty mobile, if they get a "name", they are subject to being poached. Usually when a grad student left, it was because they failed something important, like the prelim oral exam. That happened fairly often.
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Professors don't make a ton of money, in the main, and it's a long haul to find a position and then gain tenure. As for grad students, you get paid either to teach or be a research assistant. It's certainly a pittance, but it's liveable, usually. Contrast this with med school.
I saw a couple grad students transfer out, both times because their professor left, so they likely didn't lose anything. Professors can be pretty mobile, if they get a "name", they are subject to being poached. Usually when a grad student left, it was because they failed something important, like the prelim oral exam. That happened fairly often.
Mine did. Bonuses were better than the pay for most.
I once saw a report (that I should not have seen*) that had some bonuses on it. Many of these guys were making North of $1 Million, over 30 years ago.
* I was grading papers for the department chair at the time, when I stumbled upon it.
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I dunno feels pretty awesome to me. I really have no idea who will win the championship this season, not really sure who will even end up as the major contenders. The games feel a lot more meaningful.
agreed. i actually love the parity. been awhile since we had that.
for years it was oh BAMA is just gonna win it all, why even bother? then it was oh Georgia is just gonna win it all, why even bother? then Michigan 2023 was pretty much a sure thing and returned everyone and was stacked. that might be the last team to run the table undefeated and go wire to wire as #1 team and win it all with the way the game is now.
seems like it's more up in the air than ever and anyone of 10-15 teams can win it. and quite frankly I'd much rather have that than the way it was in the past.
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Mine did. Bonuses were better than the pay for most.
I once saw a report (that I should not have seen*) that had some bonuses on it. Many of these guys were making North of $1 Million, over 30 years ago.
* I was grading papers for the department chair at the time, when I stumbled upon it.
there are virtually no professors making that kind of money. it's incredibly rare and typically only in medicine- and they aren't actually professors- they are working physicians in the schools hospital systems who happen to also teach on the side.
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I dunno. The legalized theft that college football used to be also made me feel dirty. While the portal and payments have certainly changed things, parity and competition are pretty good changes for the better. Vanderbilt and Bama is a huge game this week!
this all damn day long. anyone who cries and complains about players being allowed to get paid now- makes no god damn sense to me. i guess you're the type of person who is cool with theft and exploitation?
And yeah- it's pretty cool that Vandy-Bama is actually a legit big game this week. wouldn't have ever been the case under the old way 15 years ago when Saban was just paying all the top recruits under the table and building a juggernaut and the 5*'s in his 2 and 3 deep were stuck at Bama cause they'd lose a year of eligibility if they decided they wanted to go somewhere else and actually play.
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NFL fans gonna NFL.
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agreed. i actually love the parity. been awhile since we had that.
IMHO Bama had bagmen and Georgia/Fla loads of talent so sort of yes to that.However tOSU/UM/ND/USC etc. also have been brand names with huge gates and advertising dollars.While so called 2nd/3rd Programs will never catch up to them now though there may be more parity amongst Blue Bloods. So we're right back to the same boring cycle of the same stout squads taking the hardware year after year. Like MLB
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Yeah, we've got TONS of parity now...
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Yeah, we've got TONS of parity now...
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there is more parity right now than there ever has been in the sport. i can't remember the last time 5 weeks into a CFB season where I said damn anyone of 10-15 teams could actually win the Natty. can't remember the last time there was this many upsets. can't remember the last time Missouri, Vanderbilt, Texas Tech, Indiana, and Georgia Tech were all in the top 25- quarter of the top 25 are teams that have been perennial doormats.
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Vanderbilt is only ranked because voters are stupid. Things are about to get real, starting this weekend. To date, they have played exactly nobody.
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The win at South Carolina looked like a something at the time.
Any 5-0 P4 team will be ranked somewhere.
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I’m enjoying the sport this season on an overall level.
I’m not enjoying how my team is doing, but the issues there are more about how things are being run. (The schedule is an issue, but they’re gonna be a poor 2-10, not a tough 5-7)
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Vanderbilt is only ranked because voters are stupid. Things are about to get real, starting this weekend. To date, they have played exactly nobody.
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Are there 25 better resumes? Gotta put 25 teams in.
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Voters vote with records in hand.
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Vanderbilt is probably getting some extra mileage out of wins against overrated South Carolina and Virginia Tech squads, but they're probably also getting some lingering credibility from beating Alabama and Georgia Tech last year, and playing Texas and LSU pretty tough.
If they're a pretender, it'll get sorted out as the season progresses.
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The final poll is the only one that matters
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Voters vote with records in hand.
Vandy is 11th on SP+ and 16th in the AP. The algorithm likes them better than the people.
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Great, just Great
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Normally, I'd side with 847 here, but what also comes into play with Vandy is that they've done to their schedule what a genuinely good team would do to that schedule.
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