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UncleSonny

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  1. That's fair and it's a good data point. I'm mostly on the same page but I'll say last year's FEI seems pretty screwy in general. Maybe because of the weird COVID schedules and limited OOC games. https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaa/fei/overall/2020 Group of 5 teams were way over represented last year compared to past seasons. Six out of the top 20 and three (plus BYU) in the top 10. Maybe last year was a real banner year for those conferences but seems suspicious it was the one year most of those schools barely played out of conference. Not sure if the S&P over represents them in the same way or not. Funny that a&m is behind us and two other Big12 teams though.
  2. Yeah it's not non-conference schedule we can sleepwalk through to go 3-0 (see aggie, but 4-0) but we should absolutely start conference play undefeated. ULL is getting way too much credit. 5 of their 10 wins were one possession games. They needed overtime to beat Georgia State, this isn't some group of 5 powerhouse. They run a pretty uncomplicated offense predicated on running the ball that won't be scary or catch us off guard to start the season. They are a solid experienced team that we have to take seriously but should handle comfortably. Arkansas is a little more worrisome to me because it's a tough environment, they have some talent, and Briles PTSD but like people said above that was a 3 win team.
  3. I love her, but yeah those were a bit grating. Everyone’s (except Tom) over the top responses like it was the funniest thing they had ever seen really drove home how easy life must be when you are incredibly attractive.
  4. Nah, he's right. The only reason to pursue a hyper-athletic 4 star athlete from North Shore that has 5 years to play 4 is "depth concerns".
  5. Oh yeah he would make sense too. Honestly I pretty consistently forget he's still on the roster.
  6. Nahlin on attrition: Going to guess Cook is the guy who he's saying wouldn't be a surprise.
  7. So after another 1st round with no player taken, who are our best chances for the 2022 NFL draft? We probably only have two players with a real shot of playing their way to being 1st day picks next year: Overshown & Josh Thompson. Thompson is probably a reach but physically he has that kind of upside. Other guys that could be drafted next season: Jamison, BJ Foster, Jacoby Jones, Thornton, Kerstetter, Coburn, Dunn, Schooler (?) I think Jamison and Coburn are probably locks to be taken and the rest of the list has a chance with some good tape this season. I'm sure I missed somebody obvious but things still look bleak for true top tier talent. It potentially starts to look better in 2023 with Collins and Bijan. One takeaway is I think our defense has the potential to be pretty damn good this season with our combination of experience and hyper talented underclassmen.
  8. Nah, don't think losing Gbenda is a concern. Even if he doesn't start this season he'll have plenty of PT. Could be a situation where we see Gao more when we need the run support and Gbenda against teams that put more pressure on LBs in coverage. Then next year he will be almost assured to hold down one of the two ILB positions when Overshown and Gao leave.
  9. I think that may be what he means but that argument has never made any sense to me. Have we ever seen an out of state player that wasn't given the opportunity that an in-state guy had? Who would even care about that if we were winning? Maybe Washington's main problem is he drops about 1/3 of the passes that hit his hands? Hicks, Beck, Collin Johnson (if he counts), Roach, Dickson, Poona, & Swaim all managed to get enough opportunity as out of state players to be on NFL rosters. Not to mention we literally put up a statue of guy who went to high school in California at DKR.
  10. He didn't have "a lot" of turnovers last year, he had one. Maybe you are thinking of the winning qb in that game: Brady threw 3 picks. Rodgers' coach stupidly took the ball out of his hands with 2 minutes left to kick a fg and he never saw it again. Your current Cowboy coach was the one who decided to stupidly settle for several short fgs early against Seattle. A game they win if the Packers recover an onside kick that hit their guy right in the hands. They ran up against better teams when they played Atlanta and SF. It happens, he played ok in those games but not well enough to make his team competitive against better teams with better coaching. Do you also think Mahomes choked in the Super Bowl last year when his team lost by 22 points? None of those are an example of him being a qb that "constantly fails when it matters".
  11. The Love pick was so hilariously bad. They actually traded up to select him and he spent most of the season inactive because he couldn't beat Tim Boyle out as their 2nd string. If they move him they may be lucky to get 75 cents on the dollar after just a year.
  12. Rodgers is a thin skinned baby for the most part but I'm not sure I agree with this. They have collapsed in the playoffs lots of different ways over the years but non of them have really been because he choked and most of them were outside of his control.
  13. Oh shit, Schefter on ESPN saying Aaron Rodgers wants out of GB...
  14. Functionally this just means we didn't have 2 good qbs though right?
  15. Oh fuck yeah. If this comes through I really want Juwan to end up at USC. Take Gaoteote away from Orlando and send him Mitchell as a replacement?
  16. I’m not sure that analogy works anyway but it’s flawed from the jump if you are assuming that Thompson is on a different level as a runner compared to Card. Athletically they profile pretty similarly. Regardless, all evidence from his career points to Sarkisian looking for the guy that can get the ball out quickly and to the right read in the face of pressure. Not the guy who can run for his life and improvise better.
  17. Yeah, your analogy isn’t bad really it just pretty clearly illustrates the point you are trying to argue against. There is no good analogs between the big names in media on the left and the right. You can’t come up with a public figure on the left with the reach of Tucker who traffics exclusively in bad faith arguments and lies. You also can’t come up with right leaning journalist who approaches their job with the intellectual and journalistic integrity that Maddow does that has any significant audience or influence.
  18. Banks is a freshman that would be learning a new position that he's never primarily focused on. It's no different than if they had a chance to sign him in February, get talent in the room and develop him but no way they are looking at him as immediate help, he's likely a long development curve. I am curious to see how Richardson will fit in to the rotation.
  19. Of the 13 he's listing at the Dorbah, Harris, and Oghoufo (and maybe more) won't be competing for the two ILB spots that PK uses and it doesn't really make sense to lump everyone listed on the roster as "LB" all together. There is some overlap with what we'd be calling a DE and OLB, they are basically edge players. Thornton, Oghoufo, and Davis were brought in as edge rushers. It seems like that is their main concern for this season at least.
  20. Oh cool, this stupid shit again. 6.8% of FCS players get drafted. 11% of P5 players. There is no rational or objective way to argue that he was a JAG in college football no matter how much his suits bug you.
  21. Fucking Saban, Harris and Brooks at the bottom is disappointing. Ewers feels way too high but IT continues to beat that drum.
  22. Looks like Looch got caught up in WRs under Jimbo conversation today too. I'm sure he's making excellent points but I have no idea what those may be.
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