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ESPN has become an extension of the SEC. Most of their radio shows on ESPNU are hosted by SEC personalities. I’ve noticed that the crew that hosts SEC today some days also hosts ESPNU College football daily. The fact that they have Peter Burns pulling double duty some days sickens me. When he’s on the SEC today he trashed every other conference. It’s just not a good look for ESPN. 

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Watched part of the 2009 Fiesta Bowl (Texas v. tOSU) this morning on LHN.  For those with memory problems, Texas was 11-1, with a 45-35 win over OU and a last-second loss at Tech, and was left out of

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Jubiliation T Cornpone impersonator, Marty Smith along with Booger McFarland, Tim Tebow, Paul Finebaum, and Greg McElroy are the biggest SEC homers.  Most of those are naturals. But ESPN's narrative has forced Andre Ware to suck aggy's ass in every broadcast for a steady paycheck.    

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10 minutes ago, texaslong said:

ESPN has become an extension of the SEC. Most of their radio shows on ESPNU are hosted by SEC personalities. I’ve noticed that the crew that hosts SEC today some days also hosts ESPNU College football daily. The fact that they have Peter Burns pulling double duty some days sickens me. When he’s on the SEC today he trashed every other conference. It’s just not a good look for ESPN. 

ESPN has a contract with the SEC through I believe 2024. In addition, when ESPN started the SEC Network, unlike other conference networks, ESPN retained 100% ownership of the network and worked out a revenue split with the conference. After its first year, the SEC Network was valued around $4.8 billion.

ESPN and the "mighty'" SEC are more closely married than siblings in Arkansas... and that is not changing any time soon.

ESPN can pimp up the SEC through questionable polling, "friendly" announcers and refusing to disclose the warts that the "Conference of Alabama and the 13 Dwarves."  This results in higher rankings, the perception of more quality teams, which results in more eyeballs watching the game (If ratings were based on the number of teeth, the SEC would be the lowest rated conference) which results in higher commercial rates charged to corporations and sponsors.

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ESPN has a contract with the SEC through I believe 2024. In addition, when ESPN started the SEC Network, unlike other conference networks, ESPN retained 100% ownership of the network and worked out a revenue split with the conference. After its first year, the SEC Network was valued around $4.8 billion.
ESPN and the "mighty'" SEC are more closely married than siblings in Arkansas... and that is not changing any time soon.
ESPN can pimp up the SEC through questionable polling, "friendly" announcers and refusing to disclose the warts that the "Conference of Alabama and the 13 Dwarves."  This results in higher rankings, the perception of more quality teams, which results in more eyeballs watching the game (If ratings were based on the number of teeth, the SEC would be the lowest rated conference) which results in higher commercial rates charged to corporations and sponsors.

That is a mighty generous valuation of that Network. Or maybe I am monumentally naive.
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Watched part of the 2009 Fiesta Bowl (Texas v. tOSU) this morning on LHN.  For those with memory problems, Texas was 11-1, with a 45-35 win over OU and a last-second loss at Tech, and was left out of the BCS Championship game because of the horrible tie-breaker rule in place.  Texas missed out on a possible championship by 0.013 points in the BCS poll, despite a 10-point win over OU on a neutral field, and despite beating both of the Big 12 CCG teams.  If any team ever had a reason to feel screwed and disappointed, it was that 2008 Texas team.  But the game was great and Texas won on a late TD pass McCoy to Cosby.  The announcers never said one word about "hangover", "didn't want to be there",  "not ready to play", or any of the million other excuses made for Georgia.  UGA and the SEC apologists can go screw themselves.  
And Mack Brown was our head coach
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On 5/3/2019 at 2:41 PM, Horndog said:

Watched part of the 2009 Fiesta Bowl (Texas v. tOSU) this morning on LHN.  For those with memory problems, Texas was 11-1, with a 45-35 win over OU and a last-second loss at Tech, and was left out of the BCS Championship game because of the horrible tie-breaker rule in place.  Texas missed out on a possible championship by 0.013 points in the BCS poll, despite a 10-point win over OU on a neutral field, and despite beating both of the Big 12 CCG teams.  If any team ever had a reason to feel screwed and disappointed, it was that 2008 Texas team.  But the game was great and Texas won on a late TD pass McCoy to Cosby.  The announcers never said one word about "hangover", "didn't want to be there",  "not ready to play", or any of the million other excuses made for Georgia.  UGA and the SEC apologists can go screw themselves.  

If Georgia and the SEC want some lessons in how to handle disappointing selections they have no control over, they just need to watch how teams from a better conference handle it.  In addition to 2009 Texas, we have 2011 Okie State which ended up #3 in a 2-team championship format.  The Cowboys went out and beat #4 Stanford, sure it went to overtime but they won and never looked whipped.  Then there is 2014 TCU.  Again ranked #3 and out of the NCG. They were pissed and Patterson's boys went out and destroyed (then) rising SEC power Ole Miss.  Just crushed the Rebels from the word go.

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1 hour ago, sushihorn said:

In addition to 2009 Texas, we have 2011 Okie State which ended up #3 in a 2-team championship format.  The Cowboys went out and beat #4 Stanford, sure it went to overtime but they won and never looked whipped.

They didn't look whipped, but their win was largely due to Stanford's kicker horrifically choking at the end of regulation and again in overtime.

 

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They didn't look whipped, but their win was largely due to Stanford's kicker horrifically choking at the end of regulation and again in overtime.

True but not really germane.  OK St didn't remotely get blown off the field like Georgia did.  Stanford never made them look completely ineffective on both sides of the ball.

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On 5/3/2019 at 3:52 PM, texaslong said:

ESPN has become an extension of the SEC. Most of their radio shows on ESPNU are hosted by SEC personalities. I’ve noticed that the crew that hosts SEC today some days also hosts ESPNU College football daily. The fact that they have Peter Burns pulling double duty some days sickens me. When he’s on the SEC today he trashed every other conference. It’s just not a good look for ESPN. 

Which is why it's unbelievable that Fox, NBC haven't hard targeted a college football live type of show with hosts from literally every conference except the SEC. 

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So, Horns tear up Ga in the Sugar Bowl, and the shit has hit the fan:

Analyst: Georgia is college football's most overrated program...

Sunshine State media maven Mike Bianchi has a habit of making bold declarations.

Whether it's penning SE hot takes at The Orlando Sentinel or spiking opposing fanbases on his radio show across Central Florida, Bianchi takes pride in sparking college football in the South and his latest remarks aren't sitting well with those in Athens, Ga.

Bianchi called Georgia "college football's most overrated program" in a column this week and defended those thoughts during Tuesday's appearance on The Paul Finebaum Show.

“I’ve thought Georgia was overrated for the last 10 years or so because I just think Georgia and its fan base has this opinion of itself like they’re Alabama ... and they’re not,” Bianchi said. “Look at Georgia’s history. It really hit home last week when Gator fans were trolling Georgia on social media with the 14K day — 14,000 days since Georgia won a national title. That one single national title that Georgia won in 1980 was by, all accounts, a fluke when you think about.

“They had the one fluky play vs. Florida, a 93-yard touchdown pass with like a minute left. They were lucky enough that Herschel Walker, maybe the greatest player in college football history, grew up right down the road from their campus and they were able to recruit Herschel Walker. It’s not like Georgia was a dominant team when they won their only national title."

Finebaum snapped back on-air, saying Georgia had national championship-caliber team three consecutive years in the early 1980s.

"Five teams in the SEC have won national titles the last time Georgia won a national title," Bianchi said. "Again, I'm not saying Georgia's not a good program, I just don't think Georgia is the elite program that guys like you and the Georgia fans make it out to be.

"Kirby Smart appears like he could be the Steve Spurrier of Georgia. He could be the guy who takes his alma-mater and puts it on the national map. But he's not there yet. This is Year 4 he's going into and he's had a great last two years, but let's see what happens. You can not deny that for a program of Georgia's purported stature, to go since 1980 without winning a national championship ..."

Bianchi later dissed the Bulldogs for firing Mark Richt, insinuating the program's power brass has a higher opinion of themselves than they should.

"Mike, c'mon, you live in Florida ... you know why Mark Richt was fired," Finebaum said. "you got to the Georgia-Florida game. His last game against Florida was an embarrassment. He got rolled and the program was moving in the wrong direction. I think Greg McGarity made a gutsy decision and he didn't wait. He brought in Kirby Smart and it (was right).

...and they don't even mention Texas!

https://247sports.com/college/georgia/Article/Georgia-football-Bulldogs-overrated-program-Mike-Bianchi-131867218/

 

 

 

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On ‎5‎/‎5‎/‎2019 at 5:07 PM, lemonandaturd said:

That SEC, "don't want to be there" narrative is just ESPN/SEC spin to prop up their overrated conference when they get hit in the mouth by a better team.  

And it's only pushed when they have a "bad game" or lose.  I remember when aggy beat OU in a some bowl game, and no one gave OU the benefit of "not wanting to be there"

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On 5/3/2019 at 2:41 PM, Horndog said:

Watched part of the 2009 Fiesta Bowl (Texas v. tOSU) this morning on LHN.  For those with memory problems, Texas was 11-1, with a 45-35 win over OU and a last-second loss at Tech, and was left out of the BCS Championship game because of the horrible tie-breaker rule in place.  Texas missed out on a possible championship by 0.013 points in the BCS poll, despite a 10-point win over OU on a neutral field, and despite beating both of the Big 12 CCG teams.  If any team ever had a reason to feel screwed and disappointed, it was that 2008 Texas team.  But the game was great and Texas won on a late TD pass McCoy to Cosby.  The announcers never said one word about "hangover", "didn't want to be there",  "not ready to play", or any of the million other excuses made for Georgia.  UGA and the SEC apologists can go screw themselves.  

And we likely have none other than one Art Briles to thank.  He ranked us OUTSIDE the top 10 in the final coach's poll which was the difference in the BCS formula.  Some point to that as one reason (until he rape enabled) he was never considered part of our future.

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On 5/5/2019 at 6:40 PM, satyanash said:

They didn't look whipped, but their win was largely due to Stanford's kicker horrifically choking at the end of regulation and again in overtime.

 

He missed three.

In a scene that underscored the emotional punch of college football, the redshirt freshman sobbed in the locker room after Stanford’s 41-38 overtime defeat to Oklahoma State. Williamson had missed three field goals, including one in the final seconds of regulation. He also missed a field goal in overtime that would have given his team the lead in Andrew Luck’s final college game.

And Shaw took the game away from Luck in the final minutes and didn't let him go for a touchdown. 

 

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He missed three.

In a scene that underscored the emotional punch of college football, the redshirt freshman sobbed in the locker room after Stanford’s 41-38 overtime defeat to Oklahoma State. Williamson had missed three field goals, including one in the final seconds of regulation. He also missed a field goal in overtime that would have given his team the lead in Andrew Luck’s final college game.

And Shaw took the game away from Luck in the final minutes and didn't let him go for a touchdown. 

 

Jordan Williamson is an Austin native. Found this while trying to see what he's up to these days.

 

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On 5/9/2019 at 11:54 PM, markstanco said:

Aggy

Good Lord, Georgia is going in dry on Texas

Texas won?

Georgia wasn't motivated

/Aggy

I'm pretty sure these are given out as laminated flow charts to all the fans after every interconference loss.

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