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Football / Re: College Football

« on: November 19, 2019, 10:19:40 AM »

Or years ago when a team from Ohio went to the Rose Bowl and not the better team from Michigan.

Apropos of the current conversation about key injuries.
Ohio State and Michigan tied for the Big Ten Championship and head-to-head they deadlocked 10-10  in 1973.
But the Wolverine QB, Dennis Franklin, dislocated his shoulder in the game. The Conference AD’s  selected OSU for the Rose Bowl because of the Franklin injury.
Michigan coach Bo Schembechler bitterly disagreed but OSU went on to win the Rose Bowl in a romp over USC 42-21.

Oh. That was us.

7172

Football / Re: College Football

« on: November 19, 2019, 06:54:56 AM »

Oklahoma simply did not let Baylor play in the second half last night.

The Sooners ran 58 plays after the break and Baylor ran just only 16. Baylor’s offense took up only five minutes and 40 seconds of clock time and included three three-and-outs and two turnovers. The Oklahoma comeback was the largest in its history.
Whether the Sooners can jump into the playoff picture is still iffy. Their SOS was hurt by two other second half rallies: Iowa State over Texas, and West Virginia beating Kansas State. And the Sooners May not get much of a bounce in the Big12 Championship game which is expected to be against Baylor

Alabama lost Tua Tagovailoa for the season to a freak hip injury. And it will probably cost them any  CFP hopes.

For one,  the Playoff Committee is directed to consider the following among other traits as it evaluates and compares teams:
Other relevant factors such as key injuries that may have affected a team’s performance during the season or likely will affect its postseason performance.
Second, and probably foremost is its SOS and the fact it cannot be a Conference Champion. Moreover Auburn suffered its 3rd loss yesterday to Georgia and will drop in the top 25 rankings. The Tigers are the only hope for the Tide to secure a major win this season.

Notably, the very first year the Committee jumped a team whose QB had suffered a season ending injury in the final regular season game into the playoffs.

Or years ago when a team from Ohio went to the Rose Bowl and not the better team from Michigan.

No, we did not deserve to go over THE. After all, they beat.us by 20. And beat that other team from Michigan by 23.

7173

Previous Administration / Re: Trump Administration

« on: November 18, 2019, 06:31:44 PM »

One approach Republicans are taking to defend trump (the only approach that will end up being available to them) is OK, Trump did it and its bad, but not impeachable.


Each Republican is of his/her own mind.   They don't get together in a room and decide what to say.

What, they didn't address talking points memoes on West Wing?

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Football / Re: College Football

« on: November 18, 2019, 10:57:36 AM »

Well, yes, but a 1 loss Alabama that beats traditional rivals and powerhouses Western Carolina and Auburn and runs smoothly with the back up may get the benefit should there be a couple of 2 loss conference champs.

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Previous Administration / Re: Trump Administration

« on: November 18, 2019, 09:53:26 AM »

I didn't find the speech in question, after admittedly a rather cursory search.  But I assume Harris is aware that police sometimes shoot working folks in their homes for being black.


White folks too

White folk sometimes shoot working folks in their homes for being black, you say?

7176

Football / Re: College Football

« on: November 18, 2019, 05:59:34 AM »

I am nearly the last person on Earth to make excuses for Nick Saban.  But I can't fault him for playing Tua for one half of a football game.  He very clearly wanted to be in the game.  If this had happened in the fourth quarter, then sure, I would understand the second guessing.

Football players suffer football injuries. I did not see the play - or any football, fortunately - but from what I ha e read, the hip and the ankle are not the same thing.

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Football / Re: College Football

« on: November 18, 2019, 05:55:40 AM »

Oklahoma simply did not let Baylor play in the second half last night.

The Sooners ran 58 plays after the break and Baylor ran just only 16. Baylor’s offense took up only five minutes and 40 seconds of clock time and included three three-and-outs and two turnovers. The Oklahoma comeback was the largest in its history.
Whether the Sooners can jump into the playoff picture is still iffy. Their SOS was hurt by two other second half rallies: Iowa State over Texas, and West Virginia beating Kansas State. And the Sooners May not get much of a bounce in the Big12 Championship game which is expected to be against Baylor

Alabama lost Tua Tagovailoa for the season to a freak hip injury. And it will probably cost them any  CFP hopes.

For one,  the Playoff Committee is directed to consider the following among other traits as it evaluates and compares teams:
Other relevant factors such as key injuries that may have affected a team’s performance during the season or likely will affect its postseason performance.
Second, and probably foremost is its SOS and the fact it cannot be a Conference Champion. Moreover Auburn suffered its 3rd loss yesterday to Georgia and will drop in the top 25 rankings. The Tigers are the only hope for the Tide to secure a major win this season.

Notably, the very first year the Committee jumped a team whose QB had suffered a season ending injury in the final regular season game into the playoffs.

7178

Football / Re: NFL

« on: November 15, 2019, 08:53:24 PM »

I assume a fine. Which is what Garrett gets right up until the moment he tries to hand.Rudolph his helmet back.

7179

Previous Administration / Re: Trump Administration

« on: November 15, 2019, 05:48:38 PM »

Red is just so bored with a day of testimony about the sabotaging of American long-term interests in helping Ukraine, strengthening our position in Europe and containing Russia.

Oh well, I guess he has different interests.

And after losing major elections in Virginia and Kentucky, as more and more Red-state surburan voters recognize the evil and corruption of the Trump crime family, his only weak response is to mock the Blue Wave.

SSDD

I didn’t mock them. I feel sorry for them. Nancy used them to get her job back then threw them over to appease her Socialist wing. Now what they gonna to do. ?

Vote out more Republican Senators, as well as the Trump crime syndicate family.

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Previous Administration / Re: Trump Administration

« on: November 15, 2019, 05:47:04 PM »

Over 300 pieces of legislation on hugely important issues like election security and co.mon sense gun reforms that Senate Leader Mitch McTurtleface refuses to bring to the Senate floor? Or.was.that a rhetorical question?

No.
But thanks for playing.

So it.was not rhetorical.  My first response stands then. The Democrats in the House have a record of solid achievements on important issues that have been ignored by the Repos in the Senate. A tremendous argument to oust those Republicans.

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Previous Administration / Re: Trump Administration

« on: November 15, 2019, 04:57:34 PM »

Over 300 pieces of legislation on hugely important issues like election security and co.mon sense gun reforms that Senate Leader Mitch McTurtleface refuses to bring to the Senate floor? Or.was.that a rhetorical question?

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Football / Re: NFL

« on: November 15, 2019, 03:22:17 PM »

Garrett suspended for at least the rest of the year "including the playoffs." Cue the Jim Mora memes.

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Previous Administration / Re: Trump Administration

« on: November 15, 2019, 02:46:34 PM »

Roger Stone, 7 times guilty, suggests we dig a little deeper into the still obstructed Russian mess considering the CrowdStrike conspiracy came right of the lips of the GRU agent pulling Manafort’s strings. The current bumbling crime spree is a further complication of the Russian hack that goes further back than when an imbecile first started spouting birtherism to mask his sense of white inferiority.

Stone has been released - and will likely be pardoned

Stone is going to jail.

And sure, Trump may pardon Stone.  Along with his first national Security Adviser, his old Campaign Manager, his personal Attorney (ok, he probably won't pardon him) his Deputy Campaign Manger and one of his campaign foreign policy advisers.  He might pardon them all.

What does this say about the criminality of Trump and the people around him?  Not what I think you are trying to say here.

The interesting question is if he can and will pardon himself.

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Previous Administration / Re: Trump Administration

« on: November 15, 2019, 10:34:25 AM »

I took the money - but not on purposeit was a legal use of funds under the circumstances.

Heh

FIFY

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Football / Re: NFL

« on: November 15, 2019, 07:34:08 AM »

I don't know what you were seeing. I saw Garrett pick up Rudolph's helmet and try to hand it back to him, only to have two Steelers jump him, punch him throw him to the ground and start kicking him in the head. I call on the Cuyahoga County prosecutor to file charges against Pouncey for assault. I also think we need to out the whistleblower who started the whole thing. I think he is a Never-Bakerer with an anti-Browns bias.