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re: What is it about Ohio State?

Posted by Chip82 on 7/8/24 at 2:30 pm
CFP = 1 :violin:...

re: What is it about Ohio State?

Posted by Chip82 on 7/8/24 at 2:22 pm
[quote]Once a man puts on that uniform he is loved for life. [/quote] No wonder Bjork headed to Ohio, More bone shaking going on there than at aTm? I guess each major conference has one......

re: What is it about Ohio State?

Posted by Chip82 on 7/7/24 at 11:32 am
[quote]3. Has a history of winning, in percentage as well as trophies [/quote] Ohio State has played in a total of 55 bowl games to date. OSU has a record in those bowl games of 26-29-0 In other words, you play cupcakes except for Michigan and then can't hold your bladder against real compe...
[quote]Why do this?[/quote] You're right... No need to point at someone else when we all have our own personal thorns. ( Or the splinter and the log analogy from scripture Matthew 7 3-5)...
[quote]Be prepared for an onslaught of "Texas/Austin is better than..."[/quote] Thanks... I don't care for eggs fried on sidewalks. The shorthorns are just a new version of Tennessee with sun faded orange....

re: Sorry to Russia and Ukraine.

Posted by Chip82 on 6/1/24 at 9:03 pm
[quote]We dont hate the Ukranians, they are our brothers, I blame the west and the US for all this mess. [/quote] Obama helped depose Victor Yanukovych in 2014 and thought that he could appease Putin by not contesting the takeover of the Crimea. But the election of Zylenskyy was simply too much ...
[quote]Yeah, and especially Texass.[/quote] Back in the day, Oklahoma's most important games were played against Nebraska. The self-importance of the Texas mindset is noted....
[quote]Outside the friendly confines of this cesspool, SEC fans are watching MLB like the rest of the country. [/quote] I used to go to quite a few Braves games back in the Turner Field days. Now its a pain in the arse drive to the new stadium which pretty much amounts to a full day effort. ...
[quote]Forcing kids to play is just going to result in a bunch of phantom injuries right before the bowl.[/quote] Depends on what you are playing for. The Georgia senior class had the opportunity to win a record setting 50 games as a class and everyone who wasn't really injured played....

re: Does anyone care about Mizzou?

Posted by Chip82 on 5/28/24 at 12:07 pm
[quote]No doubt but it's also a big leap to go from a coach on the hot seat to perennial playoff contender in one season. [/quote] Drinkwitz is a better coach than people realize. It will be interesting to watch his career path....

re: Does anyone care about Mizzou?

Posted by Chip82 on 5/28/24 at 11:58 am
[quote]Tennessee is now making threads about Mizzou? Damn, I knew it was bad, but not that bad.[/quote] I never really knew how much I didn't liked Tennessee until the moment when I found myself pulling for the Alabama softball team in their series against the VOLs. :rolleyes: In contrast, ...
[quote]Uga hired a Vegas dude with barstool sports To run their NIL programs[/quote] As a contributing member of the Classic City Collective, I have met Matt Hibbs and really like his easy-going personality. Just a common sense guy who drives a pick-up truck. His interaction with the players i...

re: Good Guy Napier Made a Dumb Choice

Posted by Chip82 on 5/28/24 at 10:54 am
[quote]Someone objectively stating a coach who hasn’t coached well[/quote] My comment was about his outlook from the very start. My impression was that he was in for a rude awakening. The smile was all about how much hype Napier received by the media and how the Florida admin. fell for it a...

re: Good Guy Napier Made a Dumb Choice

Posted by Chip82 on 5/28/24 at 10:30 am
[quote]But he certainly isn’t a very good coach. [/quote] I recall when Napier was hired where he talked about how he would focus on analytics. That comment put a smile on my face. :loser: ...

re: Good Guy Napier Made a Dumb Choice

Posted by Chip82 on 5/28/24 at 10:16 am
[quote]If he doesn't make progress this year, dude is cooked.[/quote] Napier promised that he would beat both Georgia and Florida State this coming season. It begs this question: Does Napier really want to continue to absorb the brunt of a no win situation?...

re: Good Guy Napier Made a Dumb Choice

Posted by Chip82 on 5/28/24 at 10:03 am
[quote]Finally there's no glaring holes on the roster to blame it's all gonna come down to coaching. [/quote] Surely you jest. Florida has a projected ranking of #33. With the new additions to the conference, 9 SEC teams are ranked in the top 25. Your "come down to coaching" remark is a ...

re: LSU gets HOSED at Stanford

Posted by Chip82 on 5/27/24 at 2:39 pm
[quote]The ball was past the 1st baseman and 2nd base didn’t have a chance at the play. [/quote] The split second that the ball changed its trajectory because of hitting the runner, it became impossible to tell if the 2nd baseman would have been able to field the ball had it not hit the runner. ...

re: LSU gets HOSED at Stanford

Posted by Chip82 on 5/27/24 at 11:01 am
[quote]I watched it 3 times at half speed and couldn't determine if it hit the runner from that angle. [/quote] There were other angles in the coverage that show that it did. The LSU players on the field pointed after they saw it hit her. Then the umpires refused to confer. How do four u...

LSU gets HOSED at Stanford

Posted by Chip82 on 5/27/24 at 10:40 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Eci7VC24o At the 59 second mark a ball is hit and the Stanford base-runner is clearly hit by the ball. The ball then glances at an angle away from the 2nd baseman moving to play the ball. According to rule 12-1-4 the runner should be out as there was a fiel...