GSU&UT

I haven't posted much since March on Surly just because I just got way too addicted and pissed off so I haven't read through the entire thread. I live in the Atlanta metro area where we're seeing really good turnout in Dem leaning areas versus GOP. https://www.georgiavotes.com/ If you look at the racial breakdown of all the early votes (in person + absentee) you'll see that electorate is 30.9% Black compared to the end of EV in the general where it was 27.8%. That number should climb to above 31% after a ton of absentee ballots, which are more overwhelmingly D friendly, get processed today. I cannot emphasize enough of how much of a hill the GOP has to climb tomorrow in order to win these seats. The electorate being over three points more Black going into election day means you would need to see probably higher than election day turnout in November or almost no Democrat heavy precincts with voters, I don't think the latter is likely given how much advertisement and messaging has been aimed in my area for over two solid months. You can see how rural turnout in the NW and SE parts of the state are lagging, the SW part is the Black Belt where rural counties are majority, or close to, Black. https://public.tableau.com/profile/stephen.fowler#!/vizhome/EarlyVotingTurnout15Georgia/DropoffInEarlyVotingFrom113 Yes more people may have not voted early this time because of the holidays, Trump's conspiracy shit, or whatever but that is going to cut both ways. Fulton county, the largest and close to the most Dem friendly, had one fewer in-person EV day and likely should have a healthy turnout tomorrow which will blunt any possible insane turnout we see in NW Georgia where Trump is having his ranting ego-stroking rally. The GOP could still win but they are clearly in a worse position than they were before election day in November. Lastly, just in terms of what I'm seeing, it's mostly pro-Warnock and Ossoff stuff everywhere with some Loeffler and Perdue signs. That doesn't mean much, but what did shock me was seeing some smart subterfuge by groups to put up advertisements in Forsyth County (super MAGA exurb of Atlanta) of Lin Wood's own quotes saying "Loffler and Perdue didn't deliver Georgia to Trump." Not sure how much that will have an effect versus just Trump being not being on the ballot and that dampening turnout, but any depression along the margins will help Dems.

That was a great tackle.

Had to look it up, but the last win at Phog was the game J'Covan Brown went off from deep.

Why the fuck isn't Bijan getting more carries up the middle?

First Georgia Southern coach who was a famous DC at UGA. https://www.espn.com/colleges/georgia/football/story/_/id/7845096/former-georgia-bulldogs-coach-erk-russell-immortalized-georgia-southern-statue More than two decades have passed since Russell coached the Eagles, but Georgia Southern clings to the traditions he started. Only Russell could take the drainage ditch that ran alongside the Eagles' practice field and nickname it "Beautiful Eagle Creek," whose supposedly magical waters he would use to fill a milk jug and then pour the contents onto the field at big road games as a motivational tactic. Only Russell would head-butt his players, resulting in the occasional trickle of blood down his trademark bald head. Only Russell could have sold his folksy philosophies, including "G.A.T.A." (Get After Their Asses), "Just One More Time" and "Do Right" to players in their teens and 20s without getting eye rolls in return.

It's been a weird year, but Coastal just running through the conference when they were in a less tough conference than Georgia Southern was in FCS is crazy to me.

Nah, it's for TDs and other big offensive plays.

Jawja Southern! The D-line has played so well but we had multiple QB injuries costing us a couple of games at the end of the season.

He looks so damn good

I flat out didn't believe Texas won 9 of the last 10 when I saw that stat earlier. God I hope this team shows up in February and March.

No idea how you throw a football accurate enough, even twenty yards, in shit like this, but Lamar just did. It looks like they're basically playing backyard football right now.

Yep, thought for sure they'd only rush 3 or 4.

Dude, for the love of god, is a NDSU fan seriously talking to me about grief?

And this is all why I've said that any Atlanta sports team that wins a championship will happen after I die. There is no justice in the sports world.

Air Acuña

JFC Snitker, just dipshit move and then Ozzie takes a dee-dee mega doo-doo on the field. Thank fucking god

That was a classic Snitker dipshit move where he thought he was getting cute. Tomlin is not fit to pitch against 3/4ths of the league.

Yup, should have gone back to not posting.

Really trying so hard to never get excited about any of my Atlanta teams, even our fucking football team was blowing double digit leads with a handful of minutes left, but the one last year (mostly the same guys) and this year are so much more clutch than the Mike Minor team that won the NL-East in 2012 or whenever that couldn't score more than three runs a game.

I didn't watch the UTEP game, did all the players stand for the eyes then? It honestly seems to me that they were more pissed about their performance unless trying to make a political statement because I doubt Sam's the only person on that team who likes the Eyes. Regardless the board has been the same for such a long time that they cannot handle anyone daring to question the deep deep racist history of this country.

Completely my thought as well, I don't think the players not staying for the eyes is not because they're trying to make a statement but as much as it is that they've given up besides Sam.

USE TWO HANDS YOU IDIOT, you keep fumbling!

I don't think I've ever seen the umps go to review to see a pitch that they didn't call. Also, let's FUCKING go Bravos!

It's no excuse either, I've been primarily voting by mail since 2016. That said, my county Gwinnett (second most populous in the state) still hasn't sent me my ballot even though they were set to go out on 9/18. They are struggling this year and apparently there was a lawsuit in March to make the envelopes and text larger so it's causing a huge delay. Thankfully our piece of shit governor thankfully hasn't removed 90% of the drop-boxes like Abbot.

Fucking good effort there.