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BurntEyes

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  1. Well, I completely brain farted on the CCG champs getting auto bids. It was early, I was tired or something.. perhaps its just my on going regards.
  2. As long as the billionaire media power brokers use extortion to disrupt and over charge all consumers for the AI games, I'm in.
  3. Bravo good sir!
  4. What are you trying to say? I'm very unclear about your message.
  5. I think this is all on point. One thing I simply can't see happening is an SEC or B1G conference champion being left out for any reason, unless its absolutely clear. It can happen in the SEC this year but a 10-3 ccg winner vs a 11-1 non-participant when the SOS is seriously worse. Say, top 5-10 vs top 25-30 with zero good ooc wins. I agree that SOS is non-scientific and requires a great deal of perceived variance to be relevant. I think it is being pushed more for TV ratings than anything else. Few people but hardcore fans of a team playing, and equally hardcore college football junkies/gamblers care about a Sam Houston vs Texas. Say hypothetically Georgia, who gets a big boost this year from GT being truly relevant but with Marshall, Austin Peay and Charlotte most years Texas' close loss to OSU would look "better" than all of their wins if the conference teams they faced were equally off balance in ranking or perceived SOS.
  6. Not that I don't believe you at all, but for my gratification and education, could you show your math?
  7. I had no idea there were so many Catholics on Surly. Multiple people have been defending them in this thread and their 0-2 season. 0-2 season cause that's their record against teams that aren't shit. And the 2 "great" teams they beat? Aggie and fraudulent Miami from the shit conference ACC that they don't even lead.
  8. So you're saying the billion dollar brands legally extorting you mid season for the only product you care about, all while asking you to "vote" or "click" or whatever the fuck is frustrating. This is a mafiaoso member telling you to lodge a complaint with the cop who protects him from legal trouble after making you aware your payments will double after you reopen your bar they've shut down.
  9. Haven't posted in a while. This is Darlene's not so subtle way of trying to relax while at the same time let me know she is ready and willing to head outside immediately. Valerie, meanwhile would just like to know wtf is going on.
  10. Definitely agree on your broader context of Franklin waiting for the right job. There is a crossover of running late for NIL portal starting Jan 2nd. Just spit-balling I'd say after Thanksgiving is that point with a note of the earlier the better to assess current talent and team needs prior to pushing for potential portal options "recruitment" if you will. I don't know enough about NIL money to speak intelligently but my instinct is between VT, Sparty and UNC, I'd guess North Carolina. Then again, they just got burned by that shitty experiment and the Sugar Daddy and his boss are still coaching.
  11. I never say never, but the first question I always ask myself in these types of things is Why. Why would he. If someone can provide a good answer to that question that isn't "money" because while all HCs like money, that was never Saban’s only motivation. As such, I can't come up with any good reason.
  12. Yeah I know some above have pointed out the losing the spot light aspect, but I agree with you. He seems like maybe he's regressed to full crazy Cajun. Perhaps got some bad crayfish etouffee or pissed of the wrong traiteur.
  13. Lol, my insane brain caught a glimpse of Sark rolling out 12 personnel for the first possession. As they take the field, Sark finds a camera, stares right at it and gives Texas fans one of these:
  14. Yeah, NIL dramatically altered the landscape in a lot of ways. Some very positive in that former doormats like Vandy and also rans like Tech and ASU do have the capability to run with the blue clippers, to a degree. I think, broadly speaking, it's created more parity across a select group. I do think that group is bigger now for a chance to complete. That said, on the down side the haves really have and back door deals that Saban and Alabama lived on just don't exist like they did prior. Mainly because you can stack talent 3 deeps who are college starters much less NFL caliber, particularly around the lines where Saban and Bama always dominated. Saban saw the writing on the wall and GTFO while he could. I don't think hed come back because there's a very real chance, no matter where he went, for his legacy and mythos to be tarnished. Add to it, the additional strain and work required with PR and such for the HC, I dont think it would even interest him. A HC isn't or really shouldn't (imo) be an Xs and Os guy anymore. The consistent winners will, I firmly believe, end up being the OSU model. HC manages the program and "character" of the team, not what happens on game day. (Aside from ref shenanigans and bullshit - I'm looking at you Kirby)
  15. I mean, perhaps I'm misreading, but it seems like we are largely in agreement save some minutiae over opinions we'll never be able to settle. So... I'll just tip my cap and say I really appreciate the logical, non-rhetoric based discussion.
  16. No you said: I said from the start: You brought in deserve based on their schedule. We've not disagreed on making the CFP, we've disagreed on merit of it based on schedule and performance. You moved the goal post and avoided my question.
  17. Hah! If he hadn't been married, his dago, once a player self would have been all over it. So... yeah it sure would have been.
  18. Well, Texas inconsistencies and struggles against lower teams is my hesitation. The big * your comment above about Texas over ND come down to simply "when Texas plays well". I am very strongly of the opinion that the bulk of Texas issues the year have stemmed directly from offensive play calls. I agree with your assessment in broad terms about Texas being better, but for me proof is in the pudding and Georgia will tell me if Sark continue the Vandy/OU/2nd half MSU game plan. If so, I do think Texas is very capable of winning out. Georgia is very good but currently beatable. I agree with your hero ball take on Vandy and in broader terms as well. I've admitted my soft spot bias for GT with you prior, but in counter point I've watched them a lot. They got a lot of heart and grit. They are absolutely a team effort group and have a belief they can win. I've seen that go a long way.
  19. Notre Dame has beaten: Purdue (2-7) Arkansas (2-7) Boise State (6-3) NCSU (5-4) USC (6-2) USC and NCSU have peaked. Boise State is a MAC team. And lost to Aggie Miami (6-2) and they'll like drop 1 or 2 more. I'd take Utah, Georgia Tech, and Vandy to beat ND. I don't love Vandy either. I put Vandy and ND on a similar level. I would put GT and Utah (lost to Tech and BYU) ahead of ND based on record, schedule and body of work. I also think Louisville would challenge ND and I've openly pooped on the ACC. I think resume wise right now, Texas is a half hitch below ND but its really close. The Florida loss is the variance in favor of ND.
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