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  1. We can only see how the coaches voted in the final poll of the year, it appears. However, there is some silliness in it. Glad no one takes it seriously. Oh, wait. https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/ncaaf/coaches-poll The high/low rankings of some teams stands out a bit. Indiana: 2/21 OU: 6/NR Miami: 2/18 Texas: 1/19 GT: 7/NR Indiana at 21? OU unranked? Miami at 2? Texas at 1? GT at 7?
  2. Given the schedule order of Florida, OU, Vandy, aTm, that would be reasonable. After that "prize" I suspect most of us would be cautious about making any wager going forward. Texas wins: Natalie Portman; Florida wins: Rosie Texas wins: Sweeney; OU wins: Barr Texas wins: Crawford; Vandy wins: Kathy Bates Texas wins: Anderson; aTm wins: Kathy Griffin After the Florida loss, many here were convinced Texas would lose 6 games.
  3. Purdue started a similar chant over 20 years ago. It was something like "(PA:) 1,2,3,4 (Fans:) First Down!" Students later added "Bitch!" to the end. The stadium operators blew a loud train horn after "1,2,3,4 First Down!" to drown out "Bitch," but the students quickly adapted and yelled "Bitch" after horn. Later the administration sent an email officially changing the chant to "1,2,3,4 First Down Boilers." Students added "bitch" after it. All that aside, it was not really that annoying. In recent years, Purdue has not gotten many first downs, so it does not occur enough to be annoying. But yeah, a PA guy leading cheers really sucks. Edited to add: Purdue administration disallows the band to play Hail Fire these days. At the end, the entire stadium screams, "IU Sucks!" which is glorious. In reality, Purdue has done quite a bit more sucking at football as of late.
  4. Looked it up - he's worth $500mm and opened his 1000th store recently. He also agreed to pay the fine for BYU fans storming the field. He and many donors stepped up to the plate quickly. When the fine never came, McGowan and others donated the money to NIL AND wiped out the student lunch debt at Provo and SLC schools.
  5. 2023 - OkSt came in at 9-4 and won. 2009 - Navy: 9-4 and won. 2008 - Rice: 9-3 and won. 2008 - WMU: 9-3 then lost. 2006 - Rutgers: 10-2 then won.
  6. Dude's name is Brian Beckcom. I am going to go with Braedon, Bryson, Brooklyn, and Branlee.
  7. This is a good reference site: https://collegepolltracker.com/football/distribution/2025/week-15 A couple of wild ones: aTm: (3) Peter Welter, Raleigh; (4) Jablonski, Dayton and Riley, Baton Rouge BYU: (5) Goodwin, Boise; (7) Sordelett, Roanoke and Johnson, Ft Worth Star-Telegram (8) 4 voters Vandy: (7) Hlas, Cedar Rapids; (8) Greene, Portland (10) Cessna, College Station Texas: (8) 2 voters (9) 1 voter... (14) 14 voters (15) 6 voters (16) 7 voters
  8. Bowls voted Texas 13. Guy from college Station has Texas at 9. McMurphy has Texas at 16.
  9. Massey. Some interesting takeaways - tOSU SoS = 58 and will be 42 after they play IU IU SoS = 41 and will be 16 after they play tOSU Texas has strongest SoS in top-20 Team Record Δ Rat Pwr Off Def HFA SoS SSF EW EL Correlation 571 1000 992 965 963 -113 884 889 290 236 Ohio St FBS 12-0 1.000 1 9.42 1 85.16 5 67.34 1 45.75 2.16 58 56.18 42 59.22 0.65 0.35 Indiana FBS 12-0 1.000 2 9.23 2 80.54 2 68.42 3 40.05 2.10 41 58.96 16 61.95 0.35 0.65 Oregon FBS 11-1 0.917 +1 3 9.02 4 79.42 3 67.61 5 39.75 2.15 14 62.09 15 62.09 0.00 0.00 Georgia FBS 11-1 0.917 -1 4 8.89 6 75.97 13 63.91 4 39.99 2.13 18 61.34 11 62.76 0.47 0.53 Notre Dame FBS 10-2 0.833 +1 5 8.76 3 80.17 1 68.48 6 39.62 2.10 40 59.25 41 59.25 0.00 0.00 Alabama FBS 10-2 0.833 +1 6 8.74 5 76.95 9 65.43 7 39.45 2.26 13 62.16 4 63.42 0.53 0.47 Mississippi FBS 11-1 0.917 +1 7 8.73 8 73.74 6 66.46 23 35.21 2.16 31 59.88 33 59.88 0.00 0.00 Texas A&M FBS 11-1 0.917 -3 8 8.72 16 71.06 11 64.56 25 34.43 2.18 11 62.50 13 62.50 0.00 0.00 Texas Tech FBS 11-1 0.917 +1 9 8.69 7 74.40 7 66.18 17 36.15 2.09 54 56.94 47 58.12 0.64 0.36 Oklahoma FBS 10-2 0.833 +1 10 8.62 15 71.11 36 58.81 2 40.24 2.24 10 62.54 12 62.54 0.00 0.00 BYU FBS 11-1 0.917 -2 11 8.61 18 70.04 20 61.76 15 36.22 2.15 39 59.31 24 60.63 0.36 0.64 Texas FBS 9-3 0.750 +1 12 8.53 11 72.75 16 62.71 10 37.97 2.19 5 63.19 6 63.19 0.00 0.00 Utah FBS 10-2 0.833 -1 13 8.49 9 73.13 8 65.77 22 35.29 2.21 42 58.87 43 58.87 0.00 0.00 Miami FL FBS 10-2 0.833 +4 14 8.44 13 71.21 19 61.79 13 37.35 2.09 48 57.87 50 57.87 0.00 0.00 Vanderbilt FBS 10-2 0.833 +2 15 8.40 21 68.09 12 64.42 41 31.60 1.99 19 61.10 20 61.10 0.00 0.00 USC FBS 9-3 0.750 -1 16 8.39 14 71.12 10 65.29 29 33.77 2.20 16 61.70 18 61.70 0.00 0.00 Michigan FBS 9-3 0.750 -3 17 8.39 12 71.44 25 60.67 9 38.71 2.11 28 60.16 30 60.16 0.00 0.00 Iowa FBS 8-4 0.667 +2 18 8.28 19 69.56 42 58.27 8 39.22 2.16 17 61.34 19 61.34 0.00 0.00 Tennessee FBS 8-4 0.667 -3 19 8.22 17 70.74 4 67.39 46 31.28 2.17 21 60.87 22 60.87 0.00 0.00 Washington FBS 8-4 0.667 -1 20 8.17 20 68.90 22 61.40 20 35.43 2.17 24 60.32 26 60.32 0.00 0.
  10. He is a world-class egotist. I stopped short of posting his basketball statistics, but I will now. Yes, he did play for aTm as a freshman, logging 15 minutes in 7 games, scoring 2 points with 1 rebound and 1 assist. I have zeros for all of those, so he's clearly a far better basketball player than I am. Not sure I would have included that on my bio, though. Oh - purple belt in Jiu Jitsu - I would have left that off, too. Adult belt colors (16 and older) White Blue Purple Brown Black 0–6 | Coral 7 Coral 8 | Red 9–10
  11. Guy who posted on Xitter: https://www.vbattorneys.com/attorneys/brian-beckcom/ Photo looks like it got some AI help. His reference to playing basketball at aTm is interesting. Brian Beckcom is one of the leading lawyers of his generation. Brian's peers have voted him a Texas Super Lawyer 14 years in a row, and every single year he has been eligible. Brian is also a Board Certified Expert in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a recognition shared by less than 2% of lawyers. Brian has obtained hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients, and he and his law firm have obtained record-setting settlements and verdicts in a wide variety of significant legal cases. Brian is also a Computer Scientist & Philosopher. He created and hosts the popular podcast "Lesson from Leaders with Brian Beckcom." Brian is a military "brat," a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a single-digit golfer, a former college basketball player at Texas A&M, a four-year member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, and an accomplished freshwater and saltwater fly fisherman. ----- Brian is an honors graduate of the University of Texas School of Law. He is the author of 6 books and hundreds of articles on a wide variety of topics. -----
  12. LSU/Baton Rouge = hot side piece? That's a first Rich? Perhaps. Hot? Only in the summer - and temperature only.
  13. What a family full of fools.
  14. Fwiw, Purdue scored 30 points against 3 teams this year: Ball State, Southern Illinois, and Notre Dame. And, Purdue is terribad.
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