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  1. UGA receivers know how to catch.
  2. No - you have Joey. It’s worse than Sark.
  3. Thanks, man. The previous coach kinda stunk and I think Odom can turn it around. However, 72 new players and most of last year’s starters playing for top-25 programs kinda sucks. Zero OL and DL talent. Slow and small in the trenches does not work in big time football.
  4. I’m subjecting myself to Purdue @ Northwestern - not in person, thank God. Purdue celebrating a missed FG down by 19 in 4Q is awesome. 6 turnovers in the 4th quarter.
  5. Man LSU is steaming garbage.
  6. Funny watching the USCe WRs when Sellers starts to scramble. They just stop moving. They know he's not going to throw it after he starts running around.
  7. Deandre Moore has a ToppsNow Card. https://www.topps.com/products/deandre-moore-jr-2025-26-bowman-u-now®-football-card-27
  8. IMO, the SEC bias is straightforward. The thumb will be on the scale for the higher ranked team until which time it is clear the lower ranked team is better. Then, they ease up and see some the more straightforward violations. That said, they do seem to dislike Auburn (or is it Freeze) and "like" Georgia. With 15 different camera views and the luxury of replay, it's easy to conclude "all college refs suck" and not be incorrect. With the same luxury of replay and angles, I am amazed at how good NFL refs are.
  9. Good lord, how bad was DeShaun Foster? They lost to Utah, UNLV, and New Mexico, ranked 24, 68, and 109 by Sagarin. They were not even in the game against Utah and UNM, and were down 20-0 against UNLV. They promoted Tim Skipper, and then struggled against Northwestern. Skipper fired Tino Sunseri and promoted Neuheisel. Fwiw, Sunseri was an assistant to Cignetti at JMU and the IU before Foster hired him. He lasted 4 games. Now, they've whipped Penn State (12 after the loss) and are annihilating Michigan State (#54). I like what I am seeing.
  10. It appears to be true. ESPN stats show Parsons with 4 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles. Chase has 5 solo tackles.
  11. FWIW, Ari Shapiro’s final day at NPR was Oct 1. Sigh.
  12. The NFL mode - in the NFL - l works for several reasons: Every player has been in a demanding minor league system (read: NCAA football) for at least 3 years. Most NFL players are a couple of mental or physical errors from being benched. And a few more plays from being cut. That is motivating. The poor teaching NFL coaches get weeded out rather quickly The NFL model has evolved to where it is because (1) collective bargaining (2) player commitment to results. College players are neither mature enough nor results-oriented enough to consistently execute like this, IMO. I am not advocating beating the hell out of each other, but practicing blocking and tackling remains important. See Saturday.
  13. Topps has a new ToppsNow featuring a Florida player. https://www.topps.com/products/dallas-wilson-2025-26-bowman-u-now®-football-card-24 sigh
  14. During Jerry's post-game interviews, he commented about not pushing the correct buttons to call in the play a couple of times. My son mentioned that Nico just called a play and they moved on. Cool post-game interview with Jerry:
  15. This guy's wikipedia was updated today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Drevno "texas adds oline coach" search on google: Drevno does not yet exist on the staff page: https://texaslonghorns.com/sports/football/coaches Not sure if correct, but not paying for the information.
  16. They can. I had forgotten that their head coach was the OC in PHI for '21-'22. He was able to get that team to 8 wins last year with Richardson and ancient Flacco as QBs. It's no surprise the move the ball well and score a decent amount of points with a reasonably competent QB. Yes, I just called Daniel Jones competent
  17. Glad you brought this up. There were times during the game (and other games this season) where I saw what I perceived to be apathy or resignation. I think dispassion is a better term. I chalked it up to the team's realization that it has problem areas and they are just waiting for that wheel to fall off or that tire to go flat. Add NIL, where some guys are making crazy money while performing poorly, it can be a recipe for dispassion and/or resentment. Do you think the players dislike each other?
  18. The details on the NVDA investment are interesting. NVDA agrees to collaborate with Intel on high speed interconnect in the server space and to integrate nVidia graphics in the client space. Intel sells $5B of stock to nVidia at $23.28 per share. As of close of business on Friday (INTC at $36.83), that's a 58% return.
  19. Let's not forget the holding penalties... There was a holding penalty on a sack in the 3rd quarter. Penalty declined. And another holding penalty (Baker) to open the 4th quarter. Washington also had a holding penalty late in the game.
  20. Who cares if Tech has done anything or not? And why does it matter. This year - and right now - they are going out and controlling games against reasonably good competition: Utah and Houston. And they are crushing inferior competition. If Sagarin and other computer rankings are to be believed, Utah and Florida are mid-20s. Houston is mid-40s. Tech handled Houston and Utah - on the road. Texas did not. Texas is struggling with teams who have a pulse and struggled with some who do not. This may be despair and over indexing on yesterday’s outcome, but it looks like Tech is in a pretty good place right now, relatively speaking.
  21. I believe Sark is starting the player (1) that he recruited (2) with the higher ceiling (3) with the stronger arm. Caldwell has a much lower ceiling, no doubt. In limited plays this year, he seems to execute fairly well. Playing him over Manning may well signal the end in some people's minds. I am strained to even suggest that Caldwell should play. He was unrated out of HS (Auburn, AL) and went Gardner-Webb and Troy. He was the 247 #122 QB in the portal, with the following ahead of him: (1) Nico (2) Beck (3) Mateer (4) Mendoza (8) Murphy (9) Weigman (11) Miller Moss (13) Arnold (26) Calzeda (38) Nelson, Purdue's #1 and #2 QB, (94) BYU starter. Texas was not going to pay for 1-4. Most of the others seemingly really stink. Not a great place when your OL is steaming refuse.
  22. https://youtu.be/82RIfy-gRa4?si=F3-hTaJFovE9BdW3 Youtube would not let me imbed. Sanchez himself is Mr. Butt Fumble.
  23. An experienced mid-quality QB hits the mid-range guys. In fact, that is what Caldwell did in his 1 pass this afternoon.
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