[Limedust]

I watched some of the College World Series of Softball last night. I was trapped in a car dealership, please excuse me. Alabama has the least attractive team.

You going to put your money on the skinnies or the big-boned when it comes to a softball game?

[Lonestar]

^ Who's the new guy? Introduce yourself please. Which team do you support?

Hello, my name is Sola Stella. What is this "team" you mention?

Got a Rose Bowl avatar, guessing it's a B1G or Pac fan.

There are noo "rose" in my country. We do have Brassica's. Is this similar?

Doesn't that say "Hats will rise"? :P

You are wery prespecutive! in my country, habets blow ouf our head, all the time$$$

Hard to tell. His hat seems to rise into that second letter. Guess we'll never know for sure

How you know for shure? I just told you. You crazy mutums^

Nope. It says "Rose." There is no such expression as "hats will rise." That guy is probably an Ohio St fan. They love their hats, and they love the Rose Bowl.

How dare you ser, it is expasiun in my country. And My country is much easy are to get out of than the state of Ohio. Fewer land mines on the border(((

Only if they're playing against Oregon.

We would never play Oregon, Green and Yellow are the coulors of the damend.

I watched some of the College World Series of Softball last night. I was trapped in a car dealership, please excuse me. Alabama has the least attractive team.

Nice Childbirthing hips. They would need to fend off the men with ak47s#

So is that like the ACC championship game or something?

Even in my country, we know of this

Well, some of the players looked linebacker-esque

is this a term that means "will produce many offspring and kill many many porcus"???

You going to put your money on the skinnies or the big-boned when it comes to a softball game?

In that game, and in the game of NEVER ENDING WINTER!

Hello, my name is Sola Stella. What is this "team" you mention? There are noo "rose" in my country. We do have Brassica's. Is this similar? You are wery prespecutive! in my country, habets blow ouf our head, all the time$$$ How you know for shure? I just told you. You crazy mutums^ How dare you ser, it is expasiun in my country. And My country is much easy are to get out of than the state of Ohio. Fewer land mines on the border((( We would never play Oregon, Green and Yellow are the coulors of the damend. Nice Childbirthing hips. They would need to fend off the men with ak47s# Even in my country, we know of this is this a term that means "will produce many offspring and kill many many porcus"??? In that game, and in the game of NEVER ENDING WINTER!

You are very strange!

[andycapps]

Hello, my name is Sola Stella. What is this "team" you mention? There are noo "rose" in my country. We do have Brassica's. Is this similar? You are wery prespecutive! in my country, habets blow ouf our head, all the time$$$ How you know for shure? I just told you. You crazy mutums^ How dare you ser, it is expasiun in my country. And My country is much easy are to get out of than the state of Ohio. Fewer land mines on the border((( We would never play Oregon, Green and Yellow are the coulors of the damend. Nice Childbirthing hips. They would need to fend off the men with ak47s# Even in my country, we know of this is this a term that means "will produce many offspring and kill many many porcus"??? In that game, and in the game of NEVER ENDING WINTER! You are very strange!

The best part about this is that you responded to yourself. That did it for me.

[ConfusingJazz]

I watched some of the College World Series of Softball last night. I was trapped in a car dealership, please excuse me. Alabama has the least attractive team.

Its hard to watch just because the pitchers in softball are way too dominate. You get a tall, lanky girl that whirl her arm, and she is halfway to the plate before she release the ball. One of our elites, Cat Osterman, had 5 no hitters and 3 perfect games her senior season.

[Lonestar]

The best part about this is that you responded to yourself. That did it for me.

[ConfusingJazz]

Want to feel morally superior and disgusted by Europeans at the same time?

Watch Stadiums of Hate from the BBC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNgoWki0kXI

Christ, Europe, figure out proper trolling, and quit making me depressed. Also, learn history. Poles and Ukrainians doing the Nazi salute is one of the most confusing things I have ever seen.

[Lonestar]

Want to feel morally superior and disgusted by Europeans at the same time? Watch Stadiums of Hate from the BBC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNgoWki0kXI Christ, Europe, figure out proper trolling, and quit making me depressed. Also, learn history. Poles and Ukrainians doing the Nazi salute is one of the most confusing things I have ever seen.

:lol

Just setting random small fires in a stadium....wow

[andycapps]

Want to feel morally superior and disgusted by Europeans at the same time? Watch Stadiums of Hate from the BBC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNgoWki0kXI Christ, Europe, figure out proper trolling, and quit making me depressed. Also, learn history. Poles and Ukrainians doing the Nazi salute is one of the most confusing things I have ever seen.

Watching this now.. Pretty fascinating actually. Seems ironic that Europe GAF likes to lecture Americans on how racist we are.

[KingGondo]

Watching this now.. Pretty fascinating actually. Seems ironic that Europe GAF likes to lecture Americans on how racist we are.

Seems to me that there's more outright, right-wing racism in Europe than there is in America.

Racism in America is kind of an undercurrent that occasionally rears its ugly head.

Doesn't help that many European countries' identities are tied up with their predominant ethnicities.

[andycapps]

Seems to me that there's more outright, right-wing racism in Europe than there is in America. Racism in America is kind of an undercurrent that occasionally rears its ugly head. Doesn't help that many European countries' identities are tied up with their predominant ethnicities.

Seems like a lot of it comes down to ignorance due to them not having much experience with other skin colors or races. That's not the case everywhere, I'm sure.. It's just odd to see that kind of blatent racism and violence in public, on that kind of scale.

[MightyHealthy]

Applies how? You have a postseason tourney to solve things in college basketball, and you have 14, 15 out of conference games in basketball as well usually with at least a couple of major opponents on everyone's schedule and lower division opponents are exhibition games, not around 30% of your out of conference games depending on how many in conference games you have.

This part especially reminded me of the correlation:

get ranked high early in the year along with your other conference teams, then beat up on each other during the conference slate. When your conference is deemed better and half the teams are in the top 15, then you're always going to be ranked higher than anyone else.

That was pretty much the Big East's modus operandi for the last few years.

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Do I think the SEC has its hand up the BCS's ass, as well as too much power in the playoff discussions?

Yes, but having a champ for the last 6 years kind of validates that advantage.

Do I think that scheduling cupcakes is lame?

Yes, but the polls/bowl system rewards that over taking risks, so you can't really blame folks for wanting to preserve their season.

Do I think that you "don't have to be good" in the SEC?

Hell no. Of course, I do believe there is the issue of less effective offenses versus stacked D...but as we've seen with Ohio State and Oregon in MNCs past, it's not just luck.

Plus, you compared the SEC to the WWE, which is a pretty sad assessment.

Let's not pretend like Oklahoma State had the title game in their hands before they lost to Iowa State, not unlike the shot we could have had that was spoiled by Rutgers way back.

Nobody wanted to see LSU & Alabama II for the championship...next thing we know, the "less deserving team" completely shuts the presumed champs out.

If the upcoming playoff system gives us two SEC entrants, so be it. There will still be two non-SEC participants that can knock them out.

[Cyan]

Nobody wanted to see LSU & Alabama II for the championship...next thing we know, the "less deserving team" completely shuts the presumed champs out.

Why the scare quotes? Alabama was the less deserving team. Them winning the Turd of the Century II doesn't somehow retroactively make them deserving.

[I Push Fat Kids]

Man, the Oregon/Auburn game was pretty good despite the outcome and the dubious (in my eyes) Dyer play.

Easily the best title game since the SEC began imposing its will.

[Azwethinkweiz]

Man, the Oregon/Auburn game was pretty good despite the outcome and the dubious (in my eyes) Dyer play. Easily the best title game since the SEC began imposing its will.

I think the really shitty field helped out Auburn in that game just as much as their defense.

[Cyan]

Man, the Oregon/Auburn game was pretty good despite the outcome and the dubious (in my eyes) Dyer play. Easily the best title game since the SEC began imposing its will.

Great game. Still annoyed that the Cammie payday came to naught.

But hey, like they say, it's an ongoing investigation.

[bachikarn]

What was so good about that game? Two high powered offenses that couldn't do shit most of the game.

[Cyan]

I mean, it was no USC-Texas. But it wasn't a foregone conclusion like Ohio St vs SEC team x, either.

[I Push Fat Kids]

What was so good about that game? Two high powered offenses that couldn't do shit most of the game.

It wasn't GREAT maybe but it was the only competitive MNC in the last 6 years.

It had 3 goal line stands - 2 Auburn/1 Oregon
Two amazingly executed fakes.
A few 2 point conversions.
85 yard goal line bomb.
Game tied with 2 minutes left.
I had a drunken meltdown
Cam Newton got beat up and outplayed by Darron Thomas.
Timeless (and shitty!) winning Dyer play

Crazy to think Oregon outscored Auburn 8-3 in the 2nd half until the winning FG. It was one of those HUGE play games where scoring was difficult.

[yellowjacket25]

Man, the Oregon/Auburn game was pretty good despite the outcome and the dubious (in my eyes) Dyer play. Easily the best title game since the SEC began imposing its will.

I thought that game was the glaring example of why teams shouldn't be given a month off before the title game. Both teams looked great all season and both looked pretty awful in that game.

[Lonestar]

Alabama/Texas almost had a chance to be competitive.

Texas had somehow pulled itself back into a 1 score game, with the ball, and under 5 minutes left.

Then

[andycapps]

Why the scare quotes? Alabama was the less deserving team. Them winning the Turd of the Century II doesn't somehow retroactively make them deserving.

You're just bitter your beloved Tigahs didn't win.

[LosDaddie]

What was so good about that game?

I'm guessing that it's because his team was in the game, and didn't get blown out.

I thought it was a decent MNC game. At least you got the sense that UO had a chance at winning, unlike Ohio State vs any SEC team. And much better than GAME OF THE CENTURY p2 this year.

[I Push Fat Kids]

I thought that game was the glaring example of why teams shouldn't be given a month off before the title game. Both teams looked great all season and both looked pretty awful in that game.

I agree with that but it made the game defensive which I don't mind. I thought the 2nd half was really well-played.

Weird part is Oregon only had 1 player drafted from that team (5th round Casey Matthews). Thought this lends to the idea Oregon had a better team but talent won out (and it usually does).

Oh and of course I'm biased but I said the game was good, not great. It's made better by being surrounded by relative turds.

[Talon]

I for one enjoyed Florida pantsing Ohio State for 60 minutes.

[Lonestar]

I agree with that but it made the game defensive which I don't mind. I thought the 2nd half was really well-played. Weird part is Oregon only had 1 player drafted from that team (5th round Casey Matthews). Thought this lends to the idea Oregon had a better team but talent won out (and it usually does). Oh and of course I'm biased but I said the game was good, not great. It's made better by being surrounded by relative turds.

That's how I saw it.

Auburn that year, really wasn't very good, but key players and that offensive system of "just do it fast, with lots of misdirection" won them games. Their defense was horrid, but having Fairley pistol whipping everyone, made them better. Their offense was Cam. He made their RB's better than they were (Dyer's solid, but McCalleb the little guy, can only run jet sweeps. That's all he does), and they have no WR's. Cam, Fairley, and a senior loaded offensive line was enough to win them 14 games.

[lazybones18]

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-footbal...eld-rumor-turf

[ConfusingJazz]

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-footbal...eld-rumor-turf

Oh I hope this is true:

[GoldenEye 007]

they dont have the balls to do that

[andycapps]

Oh I hope this is true:

We can only hope.

[ConfusingJazz]

they dont have the balls to do that

They have the balls to hire Randy Edsall over Mike Leach. They have the balls to fuck over a kid trying to transfer. They have the balls to put on those...uniforms? They have the balls to do this.

[Cornballer]

Oh I hope this is true:

I can't imagine how hot that would be in the Summer.

[ConfusingJazz]

I can't imagine how hot that would be in the Summer.

People say you have home field advantage in muddy grass. Imagine playing in this tar pit.

[Azwethinkweiz]

They have the balls to hire Randy Edsall over Mike Leach. They have the balls to fuck over a kid trying to transfer. They have the balls to put on those...uniforms? They have the balls to do this.

This is why no one likes Maryland.

[I Push Fat Kids]

That's how I saw it. Auburn that year, really wasn't very good, but key players and that offensive system of "just do it fast, with lots of misdirection" won them games. Their defense was horrid, but having Fairley pistol whipping everyone, made them better. Their offense was Cam. He made their RB's better than they were (Dyer's solid, but McCalleb the little guy, can only run jet sweeps. That's all he does), and they have no WR's. Cam, Fairley, and a senior loaded offensive line was enough to win them 14 games.

Yeah, Fairley really dominated our line. Not just that but Thomas made the wrong read on 3-4 different plays that really swung the game. Interesting part is we shut down Newton more or less but our inability to finish drives cost us the game.

They had a ridiculous amount of Seniors on that team and you're right - they weren't that great aside from a few individuals. I think the way their season went (close games, comebacks) made them better. They lose that Clemson game (which they should have), I think it's conceivable they lose 3-4 games.

[Lonestar]

Yeah, Fairley really dominated our line. Not just that but Thomas made the wrong read on 3-4 different plays that really swung the game. Interesting part is we shut down Newton more or less but our inability to finish drives cost us the game. They had a ridiculous amount of Seniors on that team and you're right - they weren't that great aside from a few individuals. I think the way their season went (close games, comebacks) made them better. They lose that Clemson game (which they should have), I think it's conceivable they lose 3-4 games.

Oh man did they luck out on that game. That's the game where the QB missed the wide open guy in the end zone, right? Followed with a badly kicked field goal (or blocked).

They did that shit all season long. If I think about the Iron Bowl that year for too long, my head hurts. One Arm Mark Barron, giving it all he's got!!!!!11111.....for an Auburn Touchdown...

[Cyan]

Oh I hope this is true:

Man. Mid-majors and their wacky fields.

[chaosblade]

Oh man did they luck out on that game. That's the game where the QB missed the wide open guy in the end zone, right? Followed with a badly kicked field goal (or blocked). They did that shit all season long. If I think about the Iron Bowl that year for too long, my head hurts. One Arm Mark Barron, giving it all he's got!!!!!11111.....for an Auburn Touchdown...

At least that first quarter was one of the best quarters in recent memory.

And that ridiculous fumble was one of the biggest game turning points in recent memory as well.

[Lonestar]

That field makes me think of Zelda: Wind Waker. Like the texture or something.

[TheNatural]

Thought you guys might enjoy this.

[Azwethinkweiz]

Oh man did they luck out on that game. That's the game where the QB missed the wide open guy in the end zone, right? Followed with a badly kicked field goal (or blocked).

That play where we missed the wide open guy in the end zone, they were very obviously offsides and it wasn't called. The play was a 3rd and 5.

Here's a pic of it:

[I Push Fat Kids]

Oh man did they luck out on that game. That's the game where the QB missed the wide open guy in the end zone, right? Followed with a badly kicked field goal (or blocked). They did that shit all season long. If I think about the Iron Bowl that year for too long, my head hurts. One Arm Mark Barron, giving it all he's got!!!!!11111.....for an Auburn Touchdown...

Clemson controlled the game and the pass you're referring to happened in OT I think. It would've WON the game. Ugh.

I didn't bring up the Iron Bowl out of courtesy... :( I remember saying when Ingram (?) fumbled into the endzone for a touchback - that it literally opened the game back up. He scores there the game = over.

PS is Nick Saban your pawn in Dragon's Dogma? He's been my party's tank mainstay.

[BertramCooper]

Oh I hope this is true:

Has there ever been a state more obsessed with their flag than Maryland?

[KingGondo]

Has there ever been a state more obsessed with their flag than Maryland?

Texas.

[I Push Fat Kids]

That play where we missed the wide open guy in the end zone, they were very obviously offsides and it wasn't called. The play was a 3rd and 5. Here's a pic of it:

Wow, damn. The pass was corner right end zone I remember correctly? Not sure who/route.

[Lonestar]

Sounds like the SEC decided on the 6-1-1 model of conference games. Everyone has a permanent cross division rival (everyone's the same, except ARKY/USCe is split up, so now it's ARKY/MIZZ and USCe/A&M). Really thought they'd just make A&M/MIZZ rivals, to play up their secessionist connection.

LSU Fans r mad.

the "-1" part at the end, is rotating every year, so no more home and home games against cross-division foes. They'll get a new one every year.

So it'd be something like this for Alabama:
2012: @ Mizz
2013: Vandy
2014: @ Kentucky
2015: Georgia
2016: @ USCe
2017: Florida
2018: Mizz
2019: @Vandy
2020: Kentucky
2021: @ Georgia
2022: USCe
2023: @ Florida
2024: @ Mizz

At least that's how it sounds like it's going to be.



Also:Penn State gets more Matt McGloin!!!

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...arting-qb-fall


OH geez, forgot about the miss offsides call. I remember that being another part of the conspiracy of that game....blood pressure rising!

[BertramCooper]

Texas.

Texas comes close, but Maryland still wins, IMO. They plaster that thing on everything they can think of.

And since it bears no similarity to the U.S. flag, unlike Texas' flag, it stands out a lot more.

[Cyan]

Has there ever been a state more obsessed with their flag than Maryland?

Do Confederate flags count?

Sounds like the SEC decided on the 6-1-1 model of conference games. Everyone has a permanent cross division rival (everyone's the same, except ARKY/USCe is split up, so now it's ARKY/MIZZ and USCe/A&M). Really thought they'd just make A&M/MIZZ rivals, to play up their secessionist connection.

This is a shit plan. Conferences really shouldn't be this big.

[Lonestar]

Do Confederate flags count? This is a shit plan. Conferences really shouldn't be this big.

Nope, no they shouldn't, not without more games played. But add on more conference games, and you'll kill OOC games, and they don't want the season to start any sooner, and they want the season+bowls over by the 1st week or 2 of January. Only place to go, is shorten the bowl prep time between the regular season and the bowl season. Which probably kills a few of the small time bowls (maybe not that big of a loss, but some of them weren't bad, they introduced you to alot of the smaller schools).

They also could just cram those bowls to be played on the same days as the "pre-January" larger bowl games. Which would be nice. Football games on all the time!

[andycapps]

Sounds like the SEC decided on the 6-1-1 model of conference games. Everyone has a permanent cross division rival (everyone's the same, except ARKY/USCe is split up, so now it's ARKY/MIZZ and USCe/A&M). Really thought they'd just make A&M/MIZZ rivals, to play up their secessionist connection. LSU Fans r mad. the "-1" part at the end, is rotating every year, so no more home and home games against cross-division foes. They'll get a new one every year. So it'd be something like this for Alabama: 2012: @ Mizz 2013: Vandy 2014: @ Kentucky 2015: Georgia 2016: @ USCe 2017: Florida 2018: Mizz 2019: @Vandy 2020: Kentucky 2021: @ Georgia 2022: USCe 2023: @ Florida 2024: @ Mizz At least that's how it sounds like it's going to be.

You're pretty much right. The home and home isn't every year, they separate it by 6 years.

[Lonestar]

You're pretty much right. The home and home isn't every year, they separate it by 6 years.

When I actually looked at that guy's "Pod" suggestion, it doesn't sound too terrible. Less terrible than 6-1-1. Maybe readjust the teams in the pods a bit (can't let LSU have it too easy, less they find something else to whine about).

But the rival games coexist, you play everyone home and home often enough to remember the previous games, lots of new and exciting "divisions" each year, and as the Big XII, ACC, Big East, and B1G have shown us, geographical-related divisions are a thing of the past!