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Huckleberry

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  1. But that's the question. How much of that is the cars and how much is it Hamilton sucking at the end of this season? Leclerc is still handily beating Antonelli in quali each week (Qatar excepted) and beat Russell at COTA. I'd say the Mercedes is nominally better overall than the Ferrari right now but not nearly as much as it's being made to look due to Hamilton's results. Plus there's always the second Red Bull car to consider. I know Verstappen is ridiculous but there is still something going on over there. I can't believe anyone is that much better than the rest of the F1 field.
  2. Well I mean he's probably a top 10ish driver this season, so he's definitely cooked compared to what he used to be but it's not like he's bad. 3 straight weekends out in Q1 certainly doesn't make it seem like it's getting any better though. And the defense that it's all a crappy car and team rings sort of hollow. It's still the 3rd or 4th best car on the grid and he's getting knocked out in Q1 and his run of championships was with an absolutely dominant car and team. Anyone willing to bet money that two time driver runner-up Bottas will be in the top 4 of the driver standings next year in a Cadillac?
  3. Russell was faster than Hamilton last year. In fact, I just looked it up and this is the second straight year Hamilton has lost GP qualifying 19-5 to his teammates. Including sprint qualifying, Hamilton has lost to his teammates 47-13 the last two seasons. When anyone else on the grid is getting destroyed like that people are asking if the losing teammate belongs in F1, with the possible exception of RB/Verstappen.
  4. His pace is ridiculous. VER NOR PIA RUS first two rows. Start will be fun tomorrow.
  5. Bortoleto tied up qualifying 12-12 with Hulkenberg and easily into Q3 with a monster lap in Q2.
  6. I agree but when I pointed out he wasn't one of the best drivers last season a couple of people around here got mad like I was insulting their family. As I said then, age comes for all of us and it comes at different speeds for different people. Leclerc outqualified Hamilton 19-5 this season. He's currently up 17-3 in GP finishes.
  7. Good time for the season to end for him. Either he's completely washed or he's gassed from the longest two seasons ever. We will find out pretty early next season which it is.
  8. It's a good rule that isn't understood by fans, just like the dropped third strike rule in baseball. Both of those rules keep the rules consistent. For the touchback situation, the goal line/end zone is a special area of the field. The consequence for the ball going through/into that area and becoming a dead ball depend on which team was responsible for that action (i.e., which end zone it is). If it's the other team's end zone then it's a touchback. Doesn't matter where they last possessed it, the rule is consistent. If it's their own end zone then it's a safety. Also doesn't matter where they last possessed it.
  9. Well I think I've decided to piecemeal my sim racing rig by seeing if I really like racing and it's not just a short term interest. Getting a low end direct drive wheel to try it for a while. We will see if a year from now I have a full rig.
  10. The Texas sports information department should be going full villain and tweeting clips of this subpar game simply noting that this is more proof that the relative importance of W/L record versus schedule played is completely misunderstood by the committee. Flat out say that neither Tulane nor North Texas have any business in a Top 25 ranking because they don't. At best these teams are in the #40 range.
  11. 24-team playoff with all conferences sending a champ makes the most sense in an NCAA sport because that's what everyone else does. FCS has 24 teams in the playoff. Basketball has 68 or a little under 20%, baseball has 64 or a little over 20%, FBS has 136 teams or whatever right now oh hey 24 teams is a bit under 20%.
  12. Yep. Every conference champ gets in and you still have 14 at large slots (after Pac-12 starts again next year). First two rounds on campus. No I don't care if bowls die.
  13. This is dumb (and hilarious coming from the alum of a school that is hanging on to power conference status by the skin of its teeth). If the power conferences want to break away then do it. But if you're going to be in the same division for appearance's sake, then you have one championship and the smaller conferences get a piece of the pie. Either break away or don't, you shouldn't get to have it both ways.
  14. 24 teams, Top 8 seeds get a bye All conference champs plus at-large bids to fill it out. It's not a real playoff if there is any feasible path for a team to go undefeated and not win it all. Conference champs guaranteed a top 16 seed (home game in the first round) but not a top 8 seed and first round bye. Conference championships should mean something and yes I realize that #17 would absolutely drill #16 in this format most years. Deserve's got nothing to do with it if you don't win your conference. If you want the money from a conference championship game then you risk a team getting dropped. Tough shit. #1 Ohio St. vs. winner of #17 Texas @ #16 Kennesaw St. #8 Oklahoma vs. winner of #24 Houston @ #9 Notre Dame #4 Texas Tech vs. winner of #20 Southern Cal @ #13 Virginia #5 Oregon vs. winner of #21 Arizona @ #12 BYU #2 Georgia vs. winner of #18 Vanderbilt @ #15 Western Michigan #7 Texas A&M vs. winner of #23 Tulane @ #10 Alabama #3 Indiana vs. winner of #19 Utah @ #14 New Mexico #6 Ole Miss vs. winner of #22 Michigan @ #11 Miami (this is assuming higher ranked teams win CCGs and the loser drops one spot)
  15. Yeah the only bad thing I've even heard of is that time he confronted a fan who was yelling at him as he walked away from a loss (I think it was Kansas or KSU). And in the emotion after a tough game that's nothing really. Not a great look mostly because it gives your detractors something to latch onto, but not a big deal and certainly if that's the only issue in that much time somewhere then you love that as a program.
  16. This I agree with. Our run of coaches who refuse to pound inferior teams into dust continues to hurt us. If we're up 3 scores in the third the goal should be to win by 5 scores, not just bleed clock. Sure you don't snap the ball with 25 seconds on the play clock anymore but you also shouldn't be calling run, run, short pass, punt so you can play super soft defense and give up garbage time scores. As you imply, style points and big margins are a part of college football. If you refuse to do it then you are not a great college football coach.
  17. Correct. It is being proven that it is still always better to play a game you win 99% of the time. Losing by one score on the road against the #1 team is still worse than beating an FCS team at home.
  18. This has nothing to do with next season, that's just a different strain of cope. We don't play the committee members next year so a revenge tour doesn't exist. Playing better next season doesn't change the stupidity of our being behind Miami and Notre Dame right now.
  19. I think missing on Sitake works out long term for PSU, unfortunately. 100M for him would have been a massive overpay.
  20. That doesn't matter at all. There will be 2 conference champions who make it in ranked lower than Texas either way.
  21. No because our odds would be way lower in that case. The relationship would only indicate a solid belief that there will be 5 but not 6 SEC teams. If it weren't just a coincidence which I believe it probably is.
  22. ND 10, BYU 11, us at 12 would be fantastic because a BYU loss would force the committee to analyze us and ND directly against each other.
  23. It's a lot of good. It would eventually strengthen the teams in the G5, maintain historical parity if not increase it, and lead to hilarious upsets in time. If I wanted to watch the NFL I would watch it. Of course even they understand the real meaning of a playoff and put every division winner in it even if they have a losing record.
  24. It's fucking it up for Texas fans. He is absolutely correct that removing it isn't good for the sport's health. Not to mention it's not a real playoff if it's possible to go undefeated and not be in it. It should be all 9 conference champions with 7 at-large bids. No I don't think the Sun Belt champ would stay within 35 of Ohio State for at least a few seasons. But I also don't care.
  25. Money does drive the odds but it's not the only thing that drives them. Not saying you're saying that but it's a common misconception. Books will absolutely move lines based on other information. And also the converse, that will also refuse to move lines despite imbalances in money coming in. They do not move odds to exactly split the money to guarantee a profit on every line.
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