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College Athetletics fanbase discussion, but more like get your feelings hurt thread.

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it's not so much that I want to kill Arias

it’s just, I want him not to be alive anymore

by DFWAg on Aug 17, 2010 11:57 AM CDT reply actions  

AFA AFA AFA

'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'

by scoop16 on Aug 17, 2010 12:00 PM CDT reply actions  

I wish they still ran it like they used to.

I miss Fisher DeBerry.

'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'

by scoop16 on Aug 17, 2010 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

I mean

I know Aggies are easily drawn offsides by UT, but holy cow did that really just happen?

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Aug 17, 2010 12:06 PM CDT reply actions  

I think so

I may be suffering from exhaustion though so I could’ve imagined it and everything else for the past couple of days.

by DFWAg on Aug 17, 2010 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

You, who get into daily arguments with Bigsteve and Josey..

….are advocating saying less? You got a deal, as long as you’ll stick to it too.

by FuturePants on Aug 17, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Tubbs is cooler.

Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM

by RangersSD on Aug 17, 2010 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

GO UTES.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 17, 2010 12:16 PM CDT reply actions  

College football sucks

my team’s not worth following, so F the sport.

"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan

by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2010 12:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Tough tittays....

College football is still second only to MLB.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 17, 2010 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Here's the thing

The only argument supporting that is the passion inherent to it. So if you’re really, really into a team, I suppose it can be better than pro ball. But the level of competition doesn’t come close. And that’s the overwhelming deciding factor for me.

"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan

by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2010 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

x

I am overwhelmingly more into college football than the NFL. NFL is ok.

by FuturePants on Aug 17, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Actually...

the best argument for it is that it’s a matter of personal opinion.

I feel a closer bond to the Utes than I do to the Raiders because that’s where I went to school. I feel like I am a Ute. I will never feel like I’m a Raider or even a Ranger. My pure love for baseball overrides even my Utedom though.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 17, 2010 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree. I mean, we all like to think we can play ball somewhat (most of us do)...

There’s always those douches on here saying “Oh, well I played college ball and could have gone to the minors.” Watching college ball, you can put yourself in their shoes. You go to the same classes as they do, you have the same troubles, they aren’t getting paid, etc. You also know that 95% of the guys on the field there will not be making pro ball their career and will probably turn into a working Joe just like yourself.

I agree that the level of play is spectacular to watch in the pros, but the hustle, story lines, and just sheer amazing-ness of a 5’ 7 guy making an amazing play at an amazing time against an amazing player is just, well, amazing.]

I love everything about college sports.

"I don't really like pitchers." - Nelson Cruz

by AceJC on Aug 17, 2010 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I can understand that

"By MLB.TV, we can see J. Hamilton's homer, M. Young's clutch, and N. Feliz's explosive. All about Rangers things can be our interest"
--South Korean Rangers fan

by Conjunction on Aug 17, 2010 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yay gimmicks?

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Aug 17, 2010 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

The NFL isn't immune to changes in style or fads,

but it really is, moreso than any other league, a copycat league.

The same thing happens on a smaller scale in college — look at the Big XII these days — but no single style takes over everybody.

There’s no magic bullet against a particular offense or defense other than the stuff that works against all of them — speed, strength, and execution — but I find the chess matches over the course of a season a lot more interesting in college where you see a lot more variations in schemes.

Gimmicks and trick plays are a lot more common as well, but that’s just a factor of having a lot more big underdogs due to the talent distribution and a lot of low-risk/high-reward situations that encourage the underdogs to go for it. Although I do get a kick out of how much the trick plays have colored Boise’s rep — they actually play a fairly straight-up traditional style of football, compared to the common perception.

by Closure GT on Aug 17, 2010 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

I love college football

But the best parts of it seem to be things that are often peripheral to the game itself. While there are some transcendent talents, I’d rather watch the NFL. It’s just…better.

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Aug 17, 2010 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's like basketball (except I'm the reverse on that one).

The NBA has the better product, but a lot of people prefer the styles of play and variation of college ball. Personally, I find a lot of the things that are more common in the college game to be dreadfully boring.

The amount of coaches willing to take a risk by doing things differently shrinks dramatically as you shrink the number of coaches.

by Closure GT on Aug 17, 2010 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

So

I assume this subject is why the morning thread has 800+ posts?

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 17, 2010 12:21 PM CDT reply actions  

x

obligatory linkage of the clip

Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM

by RangersSD on Aug 17, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

The Morning Threads have been quite the beating lately...

You should just turn off the comments from now on…

heHz.

"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."

"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."- cmkelly29

by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 17, 2010 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Here we go again......

Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM

by RangersSD on Aug 17, 2010 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

with what?

"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."

"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."- cmkelly29

by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 17, 2010 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

At least A&M didn't produce Tom Hicks.

What bunch of jackasses gave him a friggin finance degree?

by DFWAg on Aug 17, 2010 12:22 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

So, just to be clear

Real chili doesn’t have beans, right?

Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.

by TheJeezus on Aug 17, 2010 12:30 PM CDT reply actions  

That is correct.

Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM

by RangersSD on Aug 17, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

No...

It’s like with jambalaya..people always say real jambalaya has Ham in it..

I fucking hate ham. And i’d prefer my jambalaya with chicken. And I still call it Real Jambalaya.

:-)

"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."

"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."- cmkelly29

by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 17, 2010 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

CAAAAWWWWWW! CAAAAWWWWWW! CAAAAWWWWWW!

At least we don’t have to watch Riley Dodge try to play QB again this year.

by Mister Naxal on Aug 17, 2010 12:44 PM CDT reply actions  

I am going to my first SEC tailgate

september 25-27…. Arkansas vs Alabama…. my little sister goes to Arkansas… im pretty pumped..

by I am Neftali Feliz on Aug 17, 2010 1:23 PM CDT reply actions  

i might be going

to that game, to support the crimson tide

by studcrackers on Aug 17, 2010 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

that game is going to be HUGEEEEEEEEE

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Aug 17, 2010 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hook 'em

College football is the greatest sport on the planet

Visit my blog on all things college football, Pigskin Phenom.

by acho81 on Aug 17, 2010 2:01 PM CDT reply actions  

Shocking that a Horn fan

would say that! I bet Yankee fans, Laker Fans, Brazil fans say the same about their sport.

by bdavison94 on Aug 17, 2010 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Huh

You do realize that a lot of us loved college football when UT was average right

by Horns130 on Aug 17, 2010 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not that your comment has anything to do with my point...

but aren’t you around 21? I’m sure you were a die-hard at 11.

by bdavison94 on Aug 17, 2010 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

A little older than that

And i attended UT games when i was 11

by Horns130 on Aug 17, 2010 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

ok

what does that have to do with my point above that it’s easy as a horn fan to call college football the best sport?

by bdavison94 on Aug 17, 2010 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ugh

your implication was that it is easy because we dominate…i was merely stating that many of us loved the sport just as much when we were struggling

by Horns130 on Aug 17, 2010 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hello...?

We’re all Ranger fans, we should understand this better than just about ANYONE.

"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin

by utlonghorn24 on Aug 18, 2010 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

how about below average?

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Aug 17, 2010 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

TCU is set up for a return to the BCS

Nice to see them start the year at #7 this season. Me=pumped.

by hornedfrogs45 on Aug 17, 2010 2:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Just interviewed a kid

who committed to TCU. Linebacker from Lago Vista. He=pumped.

Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.

by TheJeezus on Aug 17, 2010 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Probably because TCU was his only recorded offer according to Rivals.

I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.

by Aqua on Aug 17, 2010 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

LaDanian Tomlinson and Jerry Hughes

Only received an offer from TCU as well. Hughes was a RB out of high school. I’d say they might have found someone.

by hornedfrogs45 on Aug 17, 2010 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

It is much more likely that they didn't find a special player than they did.

Much, much more likely. You just named two players out of the tens of thousands recruited nationwide since Tomlinson was at TCU.

I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.

by Aqua on Aug 17, 2010 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Those are just the memorable ones

Andy Dalton was recruited by the powerhouses of San Diego State and Memphis. They don’t always hit on players, but they’ve done incredible, considering the “star level” of the recruits.

by hornedfrogs45 on Aug 17, 2010 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ok

Purgatory's kind of like the in-betweeny one. You weren't really shit, but you weren't all that great either. Like Tottenham.

by TheJeezus on Aug 17, 2010 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

UTEP is setup for complete failure, again.

Fucking Mike Price is a moron.

/Needed to get that off my chest.

"Fuck Tom Hicks. There is no aspect of my baseball universe that man hasn't shit on."

"and to Adam J. Morris and the Lone Star Ball regulars; go fuck yourself."- cmkelly29

by TooLegitToQuit on Aug 17, 2010 2:47 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

UTAH, not UTEP.

I've been trying to convince my family of the magic of cumin. They won't listen to me. It makes almost everything better.- PhilKid3, 8/16/2010.

by Aqua on Aug 17, 2010 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

What's the difference?

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)

by Josey Wales on Aug 17, 2010 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oooooooh...a little Mountain West solidarity.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)

by Josey Wales on Aug 17, 2010 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Come on

that was well played. Just tip your hat and move on from that one.

by bdavison94 on Aug 17, 2010 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think it's cute that they stick together.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)

by Josey Wales on Aug 17, 2010 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

How is pointing out the facts...

sticking together? You made the asinine comment that there isn’t a difference between Utah and UTEP.

Cute? Fuck off. You’re a distant third in Texas in terms of football relevancy. At least A&M has a good school to mask their shitty team.

by hornedfrogs45 on Aug 17, 2010 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice game v Boise State last year...

That wasn’t San Diego State you were playing but it wasn’t the University of Texas either.

Kinda tough playing in a game with 75,000 people in the stadium and a national television audience, doncha think?

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)

by Josey Wales on Aug 17, 2010 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, it sucked.

But it’s a BCS game, and they were :01 away from going to the National Championship.

I can still look back on last season and call it a success.

by hornedfrogs45 on Aug 17, 2010 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

You boys had a great season and are to be congratulated.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)

by Josey Wales on Aug 17, 2010 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

This needs more recs.

Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM

by RangersSD on Aug 17, 2010 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

I know that was for me grandpa...

and the difference is Utah is on their way to the Pac 12.

Oh, and they’ve won 2 more BCS bowls than Tech.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 17, 2010 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

I know two-a-days just started

but that was too easy to pull you offsides.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)

by Josey Wales on Aug 17, 2010 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Indeed it was...

you’ll have to excuse me, I’m still a little amped up over the whole new conference thing.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 17, 2010 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Good news is that people won't be required

to have something called the “Mountain Network” to see your games but you’re gonna need to get used to sub .500 records.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)

by Josey Wales on Aug 17, 2010 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice try, but no...

this isn’t a sub .500 program in the Pac 12. Look at how they’ve played aganist that conference lately.

There won’t be 2 undefeated seasons in 5 years, but they’ll be fine. You’ll see.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 17, 2010 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Jordan Wynn is going to be really good

He showed a lot in the TCU game as a Freshman. I still hate you for 2008, though.

/stupid Ross Evans

by hornedfrogs45 on Aug 17, 2010 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

That had to be a tough loss for you guys...

but damn what a great game and win it was for us. And without that, the Sugar Bowl would have never happened.

I’m looking forward to another great game this year. Too bad it will probably be the last for a little while.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 17, 2010 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

It should

FYI, that loss was 10 times worse than the Fiesta Bowl.

The Utah game scares me, even more than the Oregon St. game. It’s in Utah, it’s probably going to cold, and the team will be more experienced. Most TCU people rooted for you guys against Bama, btw.

I’m more excited about the BYU-Utah game myself. Oh man, with the way that game ended last year, there’s going to be some pissed off mormons.

I think people in the MWC were disappointed that Utah left, but if TCU got the offer, they would have bolted in a heartbeat.

by hornedfrogs45 on Aug 17, 2010 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

We will have that stadium rockin' for those two games (TCU and BYU)...

damn thing was shaking back in ’08 after the Oregon St. and TCU last minute wins.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 17, 2010 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

The 2008 loss at Utah was an absolute stomach punch game.

One of us was going to the BCS that season and TCU just failed to knock Utah out of the game several times and Utah pulled off that fantastic final drive.

On the other hand, last year’s game was an absolute blast, between GameDay being on campus and the Carder absolutely rocking from an hour before gametime until the end.

That’s what disappointed me most about Utah leaving the conference, because Utah/TCU was turning into a great rivalry (and not that I can fault Utah for leaving, although I thought if they stayed the MWC was a lock for a BCS autobid)

"We are no longer a ride at Six Flags, we are in contention to do some things that will make our lives complete. I have been waiting for this for a long time." -Chuck Morgan speaking for all of us

by drizzle on Aug 18, 2010 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

You're losing another MWC team now, see below.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 18, 2010 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

And yes...

I loved the developing rivalry between Utah and TCU. I will miss seeing that game every year.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 18, 2010 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was at the SMU loss a few years back (with my TCU gf now wife)

That was a depressing loss especially right after the Oklahoma upset.

I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.

by DerekSTheRed on Aug 19, 2010 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions  

I believe Utah will finish this season in the BCS top 10.

Of course, I also believe Boise St. will win the whole thing, so I may be delusional.

by JDT217 on Aug 17, 2010 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

I hope you're right...

although I really don’t like Boise St.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 17, 2010 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Blue Field!

Genesis 1: 3-4 (Rangers Edition): And JD said "Let there be Lee," and there was Lee. And JD saw the Lee, that it was good: and JD divided the Rangers from the Angels. by Aquaman56
"Josey drives to games??? I always assumed he rides in on his high horse" jam0152
"dirkatron has his own evaluation metric: rapes above replacement." AJM

by RangersSD on Aug 17, 2010 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Even worse

They have a track around the field. Seriously, what DI program has a track on their football field?

by hornedfrogs45 on Aug 17, 2010 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

With all blue uni's...

I mean come on, this isn’t pop warner football.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 17, 2010 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

It depends how they split up the conference

but it’s going to be rough sledding for a while.

You’re going to need a lot more quality depth to survive a tough conference plus you’re going to get jobbed by officials when you play the bigger, more prestigous schools. It’s a good crossroads moment…Texas Tech was much better off in the Big 12 than we were in the SWC.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

"The Influence continues." Josey Wales (1/18/10)

by Josey Wales on Aug 17, 2010 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Check your email

"There's really no way of knowing... Sometimes when I see their big eyes looking up from my lap I think, that's definitely a homeless guy in a fur coat." Betty White on SNL

by Pocket Ninja on Aug 17, 2010 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

i know he wont play

at all this season but i hope matt brown gets to play in the future. he started at qb for allen the past 3 years. he was badass. great athlete so i could see him possibly getting switched to wr

by studcrackers on Aug 17, 2010 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Notre Dame

And I think Kelly gets them 9 wins this year.

by JDT217 on Aug 17, 2010 3:45 PM CDT reply actions  

Wanna do a schedule breakdown?

Which games you think they’ll win?

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Aug 17, 2010 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sure.

Purdue (W)
Michigan (W)
@ Michigan St. (L)
Stanford (W)
@ Boston College (W)
Pitt (L)
Western Michigan (W)
Navy (W)
Tulsa (W)
Utah (L)
Army (W)
@ USC (W)

Stanford and USC are the most loseable games on the schedule that I’ve marked as W’s.

by JDT217 on Aug 17, 2010 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

There's only 3 road games?

9 wins seems high to me. Especially first season for a new coach…7-8 seems more reasonable, no?

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Aug 17, 2010 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think the oddsmakers have them as an 8-win team, but I like to be mildly optimistic, particularly with the number of starters we return on defense.

Army and Navy are neutral site contests which, for Notre Dame, means they’re basically home games. The days of murderous scheduling are largely a thing of the past.

by JDT217 on Aug 17, 2010 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

Geez...

now BYU is going independent.

I don’t get it. They better get some serious money from ESPN or somebody for their games. I doubt the BCS will give them a opportunity like ND has.

And how is playing 5 or 6 WAC teams each year going to improve the national perception that that BYU/Utah/TCU/Boise St. don’t play anybody? I guess they could schedule other tough games but what schools from power conferences are going to want to schedule a 1 and 1 with BYU?

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 18, 2010 1:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Probably wishful thinking after reading that report,

but hopefully this is just a negotiating tactic.

Either way, Craig Thompson needs to be fired. Like now.

"We are no longer a ride at Six Flags, we are in contention to do some things that will make our lives complete. I have been waiting for this for a long time." -Chuck Morgan speaking for all of us

by drizzle on Aug 18, 2010 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

LOL, are they insane?

Lots of examples they could look at to see that being an independent and a big-time football school only works for one program: Notre Dame.

I know this all too well (well, I wasn’t alive back then, but I’ve read about it).

by Closure GT on Aug 18, 2010 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

AHAHAHAHAHA...

The MWC just added Nevada and Fresno St. (that’s right Inkara, you’re school just took a step up).

The MWC just played BYU’s punk card. You wanna leave us? Fine, we’ll just go ahead and destroy the conference you were going to be associated with.

This is great.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 18, 2010 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Great move by the MWC

I didn't know what a mancrush was. Derek Holland showed me.

by DerekSTheRed on Aug 19, 2010 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah I need to retrach my Craig Thompson comment

I thought it was a desperate move to invite them but since they immediately accepted… wow. Nice move.

"We are no longer a ride at Six Flags, we are in contention to do some things that will make our lives complete. I have been waiting for this for a long time." -Chuck Morgan speaking for all of us

by drizzle on Aug 19, 2010 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions  

Craig Thompson is still an incompetent tool.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 19, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

The WAC is dying

quickly

"Drinks are on me if Lewis posts >168IP and an era lower than 3.86." by RangerMad on Jan 20, 2010 12:36 PM PST

by jam0152 on Aug 19, 2010 10:30 AM CDT reply actions  

Future super conference.

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by RangersSD on Aug 19, 2010 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

LSU

  Sat, Sep 04 North Carolina at Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 7:00 p.m.
  Sat, Sep 11 Vanderbilt * at Nashville, Tenn. (Vanderbilt Stadium) 6:00 p.m.
  Sat, Sep 18 Mississippi State * Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 6:00 p.m.
  Sat, Sep 25 West Virginia Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7:00 p.m.
  Sat, Oct 02 Tennessee * Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7:00 p.m.
  Sat, Oct 09 Florida * at Gainesville, Fla. (Ben Hill Griffin Stadium) TBA
  Sat, Oct 16 McNeese St. Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7:00 p.m.
  Sat, Oct 23 Auburn * at Auburn, Ala. (Jordan-Hare Stadium) TBA
  Sat, Nov 06 Alabama * Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7:00 p.m.
  Sat, Nov 13 ULM Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7:00 p.m.
  Sat, Nov 20 Ole Miss * Baton Rouge, La. (Tiger Stadium) 7:00 p.m.
  Sat, Nov 27 Arkansas * at Little Rock, AR

10-2 Looks very doable and they should have a very high strength of schedule. Really depends on the QB growth and RB emerging but the defense will be solid.

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by LSU Ranger on Aug 20, 2010 11:08 PM CDT reply actions  

I could see LSU losing four of those games.

UF, Auburn, ’Bama, and maybe Arkansas.

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by Aqua on Aug 22, 2010 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

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