Cancer Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 I went to high school "just across the freeway" from Eastern Washington, but that was before the ground sloths went extinct and the stadium still had natural grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Sadly, Ohio State-Michigan has been cancelled due to virus complications on the Michigan side. As a massive OSU fan I have to say that, in fairness, if the Buckeyes only end up with 5 games then there is no way they should be allowed to play in the CFP. Having said that, I just saw a tweet mentioning that now both the #4 Buckeyes AND #5 Texas A&M (thanks to virus complications with their opponent Ole Miss) are now free this weekend. Hmmmmm..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Starlord said: Sadly, Ohio State-Michigan has been cancelled due to virus complications on the Michigan side. As a massive OSU fan I have to say that, in fairness, if the Buckeyes only end up with 5 games then there is no way they should be allowed to play in the CFP. Having said that, I just saw a tweet mentioning that now both the #4 Buckeyes AND #5 Texas A&M (thanks to virus complications with their opponent Ole Miss) are now free this weekend. Hmmmmm..... THAT would be a game worth watching! (Although if TAMU won, we'd run the risk of the CFP being two ACC schools and two $EC schools. Well, it is 2020....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 And now, of course, the OSU coach wants the rules changed so they can play in the title game. Hope not, but the money grab is real...so it's possible. The way things are now...Alabama/Florida winner is in, Clemson/ND winner is in. Those are *locks*. I'm less confident they'll put the Clemson/ND loser in because I think they'll want to avoid a third time round scenario. If they eliminate OSU due to too small a body of work, there's still 2 slots to fill. If Bama beats Florida, I think A&M might slide in. I'm also leaning to Cincinnati perhaps. But some of this is gonna be how they decide to pick the playoff teams this year. And, yes, no matter what, this will color the title this year. Despite Dabo's feeling, this one's very much tainted, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 52 minutes ago, unclevlad said: And, yes, no matter what, this will color the title this year. Despite Dabo's feeling, this one's very much tainted, IMO. As long as someone other than Alabama wins, I won't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 Okay, but to where? Boise State coach Bryan Harsin pushed school officials to explore exit from Mountain West, per report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 Surprise, surprise. Big Ten expected to revoke six-game minimum, making Ohio State eligible for conference title game Thinking about becoming a Northwestern fan for a week or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, Pariah said: Surprise, surprise. Big Ten expected to revoke six-game minimum, making Ohio State eligible for conference title game Thinking about becoming a Northwestern fan for a week or two. Well, we all knew it was nothing but an attempt to salvage as much money as possible this year, and that integrity has no place in running major college football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 Ohio State missed 2 of the games because of Covid issues from their opponent and they would have qualified for the Big10 championship even with a loss in the 6th game so changing the rules so doesn't bother me in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 It bothers me, tho, because it IS changing the rules midstream. Anyone who treated the science at all seriously would have recognized this state of affairs was likely, but the rule was in place. If they were gonna do that, then why did they not let Nebraska create a matchup? If I'm Indiana, I'm also RIGHTEOUSLY POd by this power play; my team's ONE SUPERB YEAR in *how* long? Hint: they tied for 2nd in 1987. They had a winning season last year at 8-5; 7-6 in 2007. You have to go back to 1993 to find another winning season. And it's pure money. OSU has by far the best chance to crash the CFP, and thus rake in 7, 8 mill or so; more if they win, MUCH more if they win the championship. It completely fits with the narrative that the big schools will do anything to accommodate the big-money sports...well, except acknowledge that they have real, even *essential* workers by and large, but they refuse to pay them appropriately. Yeah, college football is in many ways more fun to watch, but don't peel back the covers on it. It's a cesspool back there. Michael Hopcroft and Pariah 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 So now Pitt and Boston College are opting out of a bowl game. The reasoning seems to be the same that Coach K enunciated: the stress of continuing in this environment is MUCH, MUCH higher than most of us can understand...and it's not like these guys are getting paid fortunes to be in a quarantine-like environment as the NBA players were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 16, 2020 Report Share Posted December 16, 2020 12 bowls have now been cancelled. SMU withdrew from the Frisco Bowl today; UTSA switched to the First Responder Bowl. I can't believe this'll be the last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 It's now 8 teams that've said No Mas and won't take a bowl bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 Turns out there's a reason (besides COVID) the Hawai'i Bowl was cancelled: Hawaii without a home stadium after Aloha Stadium, a former Pro Bowl site, reportedly will be condemned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuz the Evil Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 Oklahoma wins the Big XII title, 27 to 21, over Iowa State. 6th straight conference championship. OU has won 14 of the 25 years the conference has existed. The next most is texas with 3. Good times massey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 41 minutes ago, Iuz the Evil said: Oklahoma wins the Big XII title, 27 to 21, over Iowa State. 6th straight conference championship. OU has won 14 of the 25 years the conference has existed. The next most is texas with 3. Good times Big fish in a puddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuz the Evil Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, unclevlad said: Big fish in a puddle. Winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 Push comes to shove, I think there's a lot of truth here: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/30563882/college-football-playoff-2020-committee-remains-disappointingly-predictable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Oh, in case you missed it, today marked the start of the bowl season, with Appalachian State playing a sub-.500 North Texas team in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Pariah said: Oh, in case you missed it, today marked the start of the bowl season, with Appalachian State playing a sub-.500 North Texas team in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. It served as a diversion because the kickoff was at 12:30 local. Even a poor game is better than the usual daytime dreck. And hey, NTSU was 4-5, and this was one of the pure ESPN bowls...it basically exists for ESPN to broadcast. Tennessee was scheduled to play in the Liberty Bowl...a solid 2nd-tier bowl with a long history. They were 3-7. They had to opt out due to Covid-19 issues; they fell under the minimum number of players and coaches, IIRC. But still...a 3-7 team in a bowl of that significance. Ridiculous. IIRC there were 40 or so bowl games last year. It's down to 28...possibly even 27, keeping track of these is tricky...in part because 20+ teams have said "no mas." I'd *hate* to play a post-Christmas bowl game, because you have to believe a requirement to do that will be to quarantine the entire team through Christmas. You let your kids go home, and the risk of a large number of cases is just much too high. Probably OK if we're talking CFP; the payday is too big to pass on, for a New Year's Day bowl, too. But these minor bowls...no way. That's asking too much from everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 WOWWWWwww.... Betting on bowl games is, IMO, generally a terrible idea; one never knows how teams will handle the holiday break. The CFP games tend to be less influenced by this, but it's still there. THIS year I think it's insanity. If the players can't go home for Christmas, the emotional impact has to be an issue. If they can, then how many are gonna test positive, or need to quarantine due to contact? That said, I like looking at the betting lines. Alabama is favored by 19, give or take, depending on the betting site. At least right now. This could change. But still...wow. That's a HUGE line for a putative top-5 matchup. I think the bettors might be feeling that the CFP committee did its usual favoritism, and don't think Notre Dame belongs. Kinda hope they're right.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 BYU quarterback Zach Wilson is 11/14 for 205 yards with one touchdown pass, two touchdown runs, and a 16-yard reception. In the first quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Pariah said: BYU quarterback Zach Wilson is 11/14 for 205 yards with one touchdown pass, two touchdown runs, and a 16-yard reception. In the first quarter. How did they manage to avoid the Pariah Jinx? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 In this case the jinx isn't me; it's the state. Before tonight BYU football had never won a game (bowl or otherwise) in the state of Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 24, 2020 Report Share Posted December 24, 2020 22 hours ago, Pariah said: In this case the jinx isn't me; it's the state. Before tonight BYU football had never won a game (bowl or otherwise) in the state of Florida. Ah, I see. So Florida is the counterspell for the Pariah Jinx. That explains the Dolphin-Bronco game....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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