Saban apparently touched on it at the team banquet last night saying something like "we're disappointed with how the season ended but not disappointed to be playing in the Sugar Bowl." He also said he wasn't sure how the players were going to react since he hasn't been around them due to recruiting, which is a pretty wishy-washy statement.
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College Football 2013 |Week 15| Where rankings are made up & SEC losses don't matter
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Cutcliffe wouldn't have survived the first few seasons at Tennessee that he had at Duke:
4-8
5-7
3-9
3-9
Duke had nowhere to go but up and had nothing but time. One of the reasons that I'm not worried about him being poached is because he'll survive the inevitable downturn at Duke where as he'll get fired by most anyone else. He can run his program as he sees fit and Duke isn't going to mess with it.
When I went to Morgantown for the Tech/WVU game I had a couple different sets of tailgaters up there tell me that Baylor fans were the worst fans they've had of all the new guests since they joined the conference.
Big 12 will be lucky to win 2 bowl games.
Baylor-UCF (win)
ASU-TTU (probable loss)
KSU-Michigan (toss-up)
Texas-Oregon (loss)
OSU-Mizzou (toss-up)
OU-Bama (loss)
Yeesh.
Where you at, Pristine!
perfectchaos007
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4-2 is the ceiling and 1-5 is the floor. I guess having only 6 teams in bowls instead of our usual 8-9 teams forced stronger match-ups.
3 wins would be a great result. I'm expecting 2.
I don't know that I'd chalk up UT v Oregon as an automatic loss. Oregon is definitely the better team IMO but once they lost their shot at the national championship it seems like they lost all motivation. When you have guys after their first loss complaining to the media about how unexcited they are to only be going to go to the Rose Bowl and then they ultimately lose another one I just don't see them as being all that fired up for the game, while UT has the advantage of what's basically a de facto home game in what could be an opportunity to send off a potential HOF coach with one last win before he's gone.
I'm sure Oregon will be favored and if I had to make a pick I'd probably choose them but I wouldn't just write the game off for UT.
I'm sure Oregon will be favored and if I had to make a pick I'd probably choose them but I wouldn't just write the game off for UT.
It's possible. But UT is simply not that good. They still have Herp McDerp at QB, and their defense has been a sieve to running QBs all season.
Trust me, I want Texas to win. I just don't see it happening.
bucknuticus
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T-Mart is out for the year, their defense is in shambles, theyre offense is decent on the ground, but will struggle in the air.
Better doesn't always win...
Saban's been on the road recruiting. Where Saban has been, however, is really irrelevant when it comes to where he's coaching next year.
Now, if Terry Saban has been in Austin the whole time, then congratulations on your new coach.
zyxwvu4321
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In the greatest twist of all time, Saban is actually coming home to coach Fairmont State.
FSU? Top 5 program? Wouldn't be a shocker if true.
StrikerObi
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Where's the new thread? I need to see if I won the pick 'em!
zyxwvu4321
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They went 3-7 this year. Surely he's looking for a new challenge at this point.
TTK will be posting the Top 5 countdown style. Top 2 revealed at 8:30 EST, live on ESPN 8!
I've never heard of the Nae Nae, but apparently it's a popular dance now (the apparent creator has a video of Auburn players doing it in the locker room after they beat Alabama too). Turn down the volume a little first before watching this -- it's pretty funny.
http://instagram.com/p/g8t8cgGClY/
http://instagram.com/p/g8t8cgGClY/
What a bummer of a matchup. I don't see any reason we should lose the game, but I doubt the team is going to be motivated to play the same team again either. I know they and the fanbase were looking forward to playing Michigan. So while I don't want this game, it would just add insult to injury
jnc) if the team doesn't show up ready to play and gets embarrassed. Lose lose scenario.StrikerObi
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Sweet, I love The Ocho!
I was tied with AntoneM at 147 but I got 10 points this week to his 5. However, I haven't factored in everybody's worst week being dropped, so I'm not sure if I ended up winning.
I'm fairly certain I finished Top Ten, which I'm absolutely proud of considering this was the first full year I've done the Pick Ems.
NOLES KNOW WHAT'S UP.
Randolph Freelander
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And yet, somehow Jim Grobe got axed at Wake Forest.
Mark Richt has lost control of Bo Pelini's Anger Management Issues.
heh. Both teams lose their shot at a national championship because of teams that the Chiz coached at.
I think we'll survive.
Look at the bright side - without you guys losing to WVU we may not have been able to complete the full Big XII circle of defeat this season.
TTU beat TCU beat ISU beat KU beat WVU beat OSU beat BU beat UT beat OU beat KSU beat TTU.
Thanks. That makes me feel a lot better.
It's all just a lie.
TV ratings from the various games on Saturday:
UCF - SMU- 12n- 1.1 share/ 3 million
Stanford - Arizona State 7:45p- 1.1 share/ 2 million
PAC beaten by AAC
Oklahoma - Oklahoma State 12n- 5.1 share/ 12 million
Duke - Florida State 8p- 4.0 share/ 7 million
Texas - Baylor 3:45p 2.5 share/ 5
Ohio State-Michigan State 8:15p 8.4 share/ 15 million
Missouri Auburn 4p- 8.7 share/ 17 million
Oh, and AJ won the Unitas Game Managing award.
and Leonard Fournette is announcing on January 2nd, same day as the Sugar Bowl. But will getting him and hopefully killing Bob Stoops make up for the IB???
UCF - SMU- 12n- 1.1 share/ 3 million
Stanford - Arizona State 7:45p- 1.1 share/ 2 million
PAC beaten by AAC
Oklahoma - Oklahoma State 12n- 5.1 share/ 12 million
Duke - Florida State 8p- 4.0 share/ 7 million
Texas - Baylor 3:45p 2.5 share/ 5
Ohio State-Michigan State 8:15p 8.4 share/ 15 million
Missouri Auburn 4p- 8.7 share/ 17 million
Oh, and AJ won the Unitas Game Managing award.
and Leonard Fournette is announcing on January 2nd, same day as the Sugar Bowl. But will getting him and hopefully killing Bob Stoops make up for the IB???
timetokill
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Final Pick'em results will be posted later today. The winner will name the bowl thread subtitle. If you want, you and AntoneM can just PM me your title choices and I'll throw the thread up along with the results and the appropriate title
Which reminds me, are we doing the bowl pick'em on Yahoo as usual, with that winner picking the offseason thread title? I seem to recall some discussion around that earlier this year but I can't remember.
Randolph Freelander
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The nation missed a barnburner in the ACC CCG. :/
GoldenEye 007
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So apparently UCF has already sold like 9,000 tickets. Shocked by that.
Edit: Not true it looks like. Seemed wayyyy to crazy although sells are good.
Edit: Not true it looks like. Seemed wayyyy to crazy although sells are good.
StrikerObi
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Final Pick'em results will be posted later today. The winner will name the bowl thread subtitle. If you want, you and AntoneM can just PM me your title choices and I'll throw the thread up along with the results and the appropriate title
Which reminds me, are we doing the bowl pick'em on Yahoo as usual, with that winner picking the offseason thread title? I seem to recall some discussion around that earlier this year but I can't remember.
Done. Now I'll just cross my fingers.
chaosblade
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Final Pick'em results will be posted later today. The winner will name the bowl thread subtitle. If you want, you and AntoneM can just PM me your title choices and I'll throw the thread up along with the results and the appropriate title
Which reminds me, are we doing the bowl pick'em on Yahoo as usual, with that winner picking the offseason thread title? I seem to recall some discussion around that earlier this year but I can't remember.
I assume this means I didn't manage to come from slightly behind. Which is fine since I have no ideas for the thread title at all and probably would have deferred it anyway.
Should be a top 5 finish, how did the rest of you dudes let me get that close??
StrikerObi
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You'd need a lot of points to catch up, since I scored 10 points this week.
I still can't believe he hung up on the conference call last night. What a dick.
Yeah, we're gonna stay on the River Walk and since I have family there we're apparently going to do a big BBQ, which should be fun.
He could be a manager someday for a real estate firm or something.
perfectchaos007
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I thought you had family in Dallas which is about a 4.5 hour drive from SA. New family? Anyways that sounds like fun, but I would highly recommend eating some Tex-Mex as well during your stay. My family has a tradition eating at Casa Rio on the riverwalk which I love, but San Antonio natives will claim its overrated tourist food.
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