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Football / Re: College Football
« on: October 11, 2018, 10:13:25 PM »

What do you think about your chances are against the undefeated Buffs?


I like them.


Especially since the cheating Pac 12 officials have been exposed and should be on guard against more anti-USC cheating.  But then...hope springs eternal.

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Football / Re: College Football
« on: October 09, 2018, 01:42:06 PM »
I have to stop visiting Cali. Every time I visit Cali on a Saturday, the refs screw us.

And you even saw the game?

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Football / Re: College Football
« on: October 09, 2018, 10:19:54 AM »
"Lastly, how good is Notre Dame? "

 so far, it's just like most years.  They remind of UCLA in most years.   They start out strong and everybody hypes them up and then the fall apart at the end of the season.

They might surprise me this year we will see.

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Football / Re: College Football
« on: October 03, 2018, 09:58:08 PM »
RIP CJ Fuller.     Hard to understand.

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Football / Re: College Football
« on: October 01, 2018, 09:59:02 PM »
JB

I just saw the replay of the play that put Trevor Lawrence out.  This is not an uncommon Freshman error in judgement IMO.   Especially for a "big" QB.  They still have the mindset that they can run through most defenders (like they did in HS).

Carson Palmer did the same thing in his true Freshman year.  He suffered a shoulder separation as I recall.

Hopefully Lawrence will learn a great lesson from this one.

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Football / Re: College Football
« on: October 01, 2018, 06:43:16 PM »

It's kind of like USC and basketball.

Fair enough

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Football / Re: College Football
« on: October 01, 2018, 04:49:52 PM »

Two people in that poll are clearly being contrarian for the sake of being argumentative. I hate when people do that.

:-)

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Football / Re: College Football
« on: October 01, 2018, 04:48:47 PM »
Every few seasons, going all the way to back to Bear Bryant (see Fran Curci, Jerry Claiborne, Hal Mumme and Rich Brooks) Kentucky puts together a half-way decent season, we get headlines telling us "Kentucky: It's Not Just a Basketball School Anymore" and then they go right on back to being a basketball school.  I figure they'll wind up 8-4, likely lose in a bowl game and go right on back to where they've been.

Yup.  Kentucky is this year's Kansas from several years back

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Football / Re: College Football
« on: October 01, 2018, 03:24:39 PM »
Well, UCLA fans did predict Chip Kelly would produce a memorable team.

LOW Highlight Award winner!

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Football / Re: College Football
« on: September 27, 2018, 10:47:22 AM »
Wish Kelly the best, he took his team to the playoff, so not just ego bruise but with the new rule I respect his decision,
I missed the part about this being his last year of eligibility vs Hurts having this one plus one more. Makes it more understandable. He probably legitimately thought he was going to the NFL and being benched in his senior year was a crushing blow.  I see both sides then.

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Football / Re: College Football
« on: September 26, 2018, 09:54:26 PM »
So all things considered how do you rate the way your new QB has played?

I thought it was a mistake to make him the game 1 starter.  It was a bigger mistake not to run the damn ball more and put even more pressure on the poor kid.

But I think he is going to be special.  Maybe not Trevor Lawrence special...but pretty darn good.

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Football / Re: College Football
« on: September 26, 2018, 09:51:04 PM »
No. Summer practice and thereafter.
That’s on Dabo whereas Saban has two solid starters.

You are too young to be going senile so that must mean you have taken up recreational crack smoking.

Trevor Lawrence is a true freshman.  He did not come in last year during the championship to bail out the other guy. So why would Dabo have been saying all summer that he wasn't sure who the starter would be?

If you are suggesting that Dabo should have started Kelly Bryant next week so he was "stuck" then I am really disappointed in your definition of character.


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Football / Re: College Football
« on: September 26, 2018, 08:13:25 PM »

Hurts will likely transfer after the season(as a graduate of Alabama.)
The difference between him and Bryant is Hurts knew from game one he would play in every game for Alabama this year in a secondary role. Nick Saban took heat from a tone deaf media but that’s what has played out. Of course Hurts can stil red shirt tomorrow and double his eligibility to 2 years or he can play the secondary role in case of injury to Tagovailoa. If he transfers next year think Arizona State and the tutelege of Herm Edwards for an NFL career.
At Clemson Kelly Bryant has had most of the snaps so far in four Tiger wins. Now he finds out he is number two.
BuhBye.
Saban played his hand better than Dabo.
  You mean after Game One?  I'm not sure what the difference is in the situation between the two other than a few games played.  Both QBs found out they were being outplayed by a team mate.

The difference is in the response and it seems to indicate the difference in character between the two.  Hurts sucked it up and is there to support his team. Bryant is Butt Hurt and embarrassed and is acting like a spoiled brat -- leaving his teammates in a lurch.  Who do they have as a back up now?   

If Hurts wants to leave next year...more power to him. No one will begrudge him.

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Football / Re: College Football
« on: September 26, 2018, 08:02:18 PM »
]Hard to go from the accolades when taking over his freshman year and leading Bama to the playoffs twice to go to a.secondary role.

Team player vs Prima Donna.   Like I said...I would hire him.

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Football / Re: College Football
« on: September 26, 2018, 08:01:04 PM »
So Scotty, what do you think your teams biggest problems are. I'm still going with my take in preseason. The DL isn't what it should be. I think you were of a mind that the OL was going to be the main problem. Still feel that way?

OL still looks awful...but I'm starting to lean towards coaching being the biggest problem. Every unit looks good one week and awful the next. Certainly S&C has been a problem for a number of years.  DL has underperformed though - you are right about that.  Lots of kids in the secondary but they are not doing too poorly. 

I think we're about to turn the corner...but then I do have those glasses on still...


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