Posts posted by closetojumping
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3 minutes ago, DFW Horn said:
Maybe, but the SEC has so many good match-ups we may catch a break.
Bama isn't that much tougher than Mizzou these days. Drink has them playing well. Sked isn't that much easier, IMO.
I have a hard time being flippant about Bama and I have a hard time taking Missouri seriously. Missouri is good again this year, on paper. Let’s see how things look after they face October.
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So we go:
-Texas State
-Ohio State
-UTSA
to open and then we know we 9 of the following 10 teams:
-OU (lock)
-ATM (lock)
-Arkansas (lock)
-Alabama
-Auburn
-Ole Miss
-LSU
-Missouri
-South Carolina
-Tennessee
That is going to be a gnarly bitch of a schedule. Should be a lot of fun. The missed opponent is going to be a really big deal. I'm guessing all of the teams that Texas has rarely played will be on there, SCar, Tenn, Auburn, Ole Miss. Then you have the game in Baton Rouge that makes up for the 2020 miss. So you're left with an argument over ratings and money for UT/Bama versus the fact that it's been longer ago that Texas last played Missouri.
I'm guessing no Missouri. Wow.
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27 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:
Sounds like a guy who is despondent about the prospects of getting fired.
They're 1-3 (0-2) with this schedule remaining:
- @UNC
- @BC
- SMU
- Duke
- FSU
- @Louisville
- Furman
- @South Carolina
They should beat UNC and Furman, but I could see a loss to every other team. Going 3-9 likely won't happen, but I'm hard pressed to see how they make a bowl game.
-SMU sucks. I've been able to watch them a few times and they're just not very good. They play defense as though they're allergic to 3 and outs.
-BC is mediocre.
I don't know, we really don't have enough data points on any of these teams yet. I've seen enough of Clemson to agree with the premise that 3-9 is possible and not making a bowl game is plausible, but from an alleged talent perspective, Clemson will have more talent than of the team left on the schedule. If Swinney can right the ship, they could easily also finish 8-4 or even 9-3.
19 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:Was treatyoak’s thing a reference to some other screed, or made from whole cloth? It feels like a reference I just don’t know.
He's written something similar before and from what I can tell, it's some sort of inside baseball riff on Klubnik's dad being a known asshole in Westlake.
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Just now, MuellerHorn said:Sir, you might be, in fact, his dad. Nice little slip up there. Also, this post is way too emotional for someone who isn't his dad. Lastly, Klubnick's performance and identity has nothing to do with his father's identity or self worth.
I guess I have to give credit to Treaty Oak for the phenomenal troll job, here. You idiots taking his post seriously is quite something to behold.
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1 minute ago, Red Five said:
He’s a member of the football team and will play wherever he is needed. There are no “baseball restrictions” on him for football.You are actively engaging in a nonsense conversation with an unserious, uninformed, bandwidth-draining clown. Reading what he wrote through your quotes reminded me of his existence and why he’s on ignore and usually forgotten. My goodness, what an idiotic premise.
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3 hours ago, Newy25 said:
They will have Dallas Wilson, the true freshman WR likely when they play us and that guy is going to be a problem. That is of course if Lagway is able to throw the ball downfield.
I have a hard time getting worked up about a recovering true freshman WR against the Texas defense. I know the guy was a big time recruit, doesn’t matter.
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Sun Belt Billy's Gators are all kinds of injured. They lost a starting DB, Dijon Johnson, to what is likely a torn ACL in the first quarter last night. They lost another guy getting regular snaps at one of the DB spots, dude named Bates, to a busted shoulder later in the game. They had 3 starting DLs out for the Miami game with serious injuries and lost another one in the 3rd quarter who couldn't walk off the field under his own power. Finally, the transfer WR, Sturdivant, left the game and never returned in the 3rd as well.
They had a litany of injuries going into the game, so maybe this week helps them recover? Unlikely if SBB is still in charge. He's known for running tough, physical practices throughout each season, particularly in off-weeks.
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Clemson was just manhandled today by Syracuse.
The box score is both deceptive and hilarious. Syracuse had 300 yards in the first half and then tried to take the air out of the ball in the second half.
Meanwhile, Garrett Riley went full Joe Tiller. His RB was averaging over 8 ypc, so Riley decided to throw it 60 times against one of the better man coverage teams in the country. Strong work.
Clemson’s acclaimed front 7 is garbage. For a guy who gets more credit for his recruiting ranking and physical traits than anything he’s ever done on the field than any other defender in college football, Peter Woods continued to do nothing. Zero impact on the game. The draft honks will still laud him and some idiot franchise will no doubt draft him high in the first. TJ Parker was also a nonentity for much of the game.
Whiteboy Awesome Cade Klubnik went an amazing 6 yards per attempt. He statpacked in the final 20 minutes of the game after Syracuse went up by 20.
Clemson is now 1-3 for the first time since 2004.
We are witnessing the beginning of Late Stage Mack time for Dabo Swinney. It’s delicious.
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2 hours ago, Park Gothic said:
I understand that insiders are dealing with a kind of tension. Their job is to tell us what is actually going on - that's what we pay them for. But they can't tell us everything relayed in confidence, because that could cost them their access. That's not an easy line to walk and I am sympathetic. But don't piss on my neck and tell me it's raining. I've got eyes and I'm not dumb.
To be clear, however, I'm not just talking about Bobby. He's in the same jackpot as the rest of them, but he usually shoots it pretty straight and will tell you what he really thinks.
3 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:I appreciate the insight, but I think everyone who has been paying attention has pieced together that (1) Arch's problems are mental, and (2) that they are only showing up on game day. To their credit, Bobby and Gerry have more or less been saying that for a week or two. To me, the question is not "what is happening?" but "what is the staff doing about it?"
You asked "what is actually going on?" and got responses to that question. "what is the staff doing about it?" is a different question. Also, expecting the staff to comment on anything regarding Yips Manning's treatment is a level of naivete I wouldn't have otherwise attributed to you.
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1 minute ago, Park Gothic said:I understand that insiders are dealing with a kind of tension. Their job is to tell us what is actually going on - that's what we pay them for. But they can't tell us everything relayed in confidence, because that could cost them their access. That's not an easy line to walk and I am sympathetic. But don't piss on my neck and tell me it's raining. I've got eyes and I'm not dumb.
To be clear, however, I'm not just talking about Bobby. He's in the same jackpot as the rest of them, but he usually shoots it pretty straight and will tell you what he really thinks.
The truth is that the coaches and players are as confused by Farce Manning's in-game collapses as anyone else. He's looked great in practices for years and looked great in the fall camp run up to Ohio State, right until he bounced the ball to Moore on the first pass.
Do you think reporters like Burton can publicly say that? It's hardly productive for even me to say that, but I'm kind of sick of the middling discussion you guys are all having about the coaching staff as it relates to Arch Ankiel.
There's no grand conspiracy to elevate a guy because of his name. He's not losing practices. Other guys aren't performing better. The guy looks fine and then is going out in games and melting all the fucking way down. Maybe he's always wanted to be in theatre and this is his grand interview as performance art in an effort to gain entry to Juilliard and then he can put this whole football thing behind him? This is just bizarre shit.
I do think one of the biggest things Sarkisian can help course correct on is removing 3rd and 4th reads for a bit. Sounds absurd, but that's an issue, from my perspective. He needs to be: primary, secondary, check down/run/throw it away - 1, 2, 3. Dude is taking too long to go through progressions and then panic throwing.
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1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:
What conference record does Clemson need to get in the conference game? If it’s 6-3, I think they can get there. And then they’d be a few inexplicable Cristobal decisions away from the CFP.
Hey man, how in the fuck can you be as big a fan as you are of this sport and not know that the ACC only plays 8 conference games. Come the fuck on.
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1 hour ago, RomaVicta said:1. Was he actually "tremendous" last year? He was solid again so-so competition and absolutely useless against Georgia. That's not so bad for his first starts, but it's not really "tremendous." It seemed so to many of us, me included, because we thought it portended the greatness we expected. A more effective QB such as Caldwell could prove to be may not win 6 SEC games, but he's a better option than a less effective QB.
2. Maybe the offense needs a dynamic leader whose effort and performance lift the whole unit. I think the notion of a QB "willing" his team to win is sportswriter idiocy, but they can damn sure lead their team to higher performance. It's in the fucking job description. Again, I'll refer to Randy McEachern in 1977.
The best player based on current performance needs to start at every position on the field. It's the only criterion to use for success.
We'd be crazy not to give Caldwell substantial playing time against Sam Houston. We can't put all our chips on what we've seen so far from a great guy who just isn't cutting it.
QBs can will teams to victory. In my lifetime, I’ve seen James Brown, Vince Young, Colt McCoy and Sam Ehlinger do it. I played on a few teams where someone simply refused to lose on a given day and it didn’t matter what adversity came our way.
Some of that is the magic that makes football and sports great. No amount of analytics or reason or “clutch doesn’t exist” dork nonsense gets to remove that from the equation, sorry.
2 hours ago, Hookem2147 said:We are already one of the most undisciplined and penalized teams in the country through 3 weeks.
I think everyone needs to come to terms with the fact that Neto Umeozulu isn't good at football, and there is a reason he isn't playing in his 4th year in the program. They were basically going to hand him a starting spot after last year, and he still found a way to let someone pass him on the depth chart.
Just shut the fuck up if your argument, declaratively, is “Stroh must be the option, trust the coaches”. No thanks. We are witnessing one of the worst OL performances at the P4 level, ever, if they continue to play Stroh. He’s not just incompetent, he’s harmful. I don’t remember seeing anything this bad with guys playing under Tim Nunez and Mac McWhorter, which is stunning.
There’s something emotional going on with some decisions being made right now. Anyone trying to reason their way out of this is incorrect and can get fucked.
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So is @Wulaw Horn just sitting in a dark room, listening to death metal at max volume, right eye twitching as he rocks back and forth on the floor, sobbing? I don't see an SHSU game week thread.
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2 minutes ago, BluTechsan said:
My thread on the subject wasn’t taken seriously, probably due to my TTU fandom but also because that other thread came off as being pro OU so I guess I should have know better.
However, “objectivity” was also used and that really was the point I was trying to make.
So, this week we have 0-2 ND still ranked (2 top25 losses)
2-1 USF (2 wins vs top25 and 1 loss vs top25)
The message:
South Florida you will NEVER be invited to the party
ND you are ALWAYS welcome
I know that CFB is just a TeeVee show that needs eyeballs and ratings but at what point do the the eyeballs conclude that they no longer give a crap?
I'm trying to understand a few things here:
1) You think people are going to look at AP voted rankings and then stop watching the game on tv? Is this a serious concern or position? Do you know how long the rankings have been idiotic? Longer than there have been tvs in most households. This goes back to the beginning, and yet viewership and interest only goes stronger.
2) You think the "2 wins vs top 25 opponents" statement is going to continue to carry water? Neither of those teams are still in the top 25. Hell, I'm not sure either Florida or Boise are even getting many votes at all. Texas went through the same shit last year. Opened the season with 4 ranked teams on the schedule and beat all but one of them. By the end of the year, many of those teams were no longer ranked and idiots were ridiculing Texas, a program that will play anyone, anywhere, any time, for having a weak schedule. They got ZERO credit for those teams being ranked earlier in the year (Michigan, OU, ATM).
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2 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:
That's what you said at the beginning of the 2024 season and it worked out pretty well for him. We shall see!
"We shall see!" - Uh, no, we are seeing. They're quarter of the way through their schedule. 3 TDs, 3 INTs, completing less than 60% of his passes and looking generally like dogshit against quality opponents.
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20 minutes ago, Sal said:
Is Trey Owens seen as totally inept and unplayable by the coaches? The limited reps we’ve seen of him publicly suggest, what, maybe an average P5 starter? That doesn’t seem too bad at the moment.
I don't know what the deal is regarding Owens. I know that there is a strongly held belief that Lacey is a 5 star stud in a 3 star body. Now, given the questions many of us have regarding the QB coaching and the staff involved, I don't know how reliable that thinking really is.
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@TreatyOak is going to come by at any minute and show us his receipts regarding Cade Klubnik so far this season. He's looked super awesome, as has Clemson overall.
SEC Catch-all Thread
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The whole point of having locks is to enable the conference to move the other match-ups around with impunity. Every school in this conference wants a Texas home game. They've talked about that for 3 years on SEC radio and Sankey's said as much, adding "and Oklahoma" into that sentiment, but we all know that OU isn't moving the needle in the same way.
The notion that Sankey is going to tell people at Auburn or SCar or LSU "no" in order to put Vanderbilt and Kentucky back on UT's schedule is purely overthought fan fiction.