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quote:You guys kept everything in front of you, forcing Marcel to be patient, and he just couldn't do it. I'm afraid that's what we're going to see until Marcel shows that he's willing to nickel and dime it down the field if that is what the defense is giving.
I still don't understand how they didn't let Concepcion loose against us but I expect him to have big game.
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re: Pizza Hut not a fan of where Arkansas is ranked
Posted by twk on 12/15/25 at 3:43 pm to hawgfaninc
Pizza Hut knows something about getting shitty reviews.
re: ND
Posted by twk on 12/15/25 at 11:28 am to bamameister
quote:Then you'd have the conference championships decided by silly tiebreakers where you end up with a team that clearly wasn't the best getting the automatic bid. E.g., 2025 Alabama.
Here's an idea. Why don't we all get rid of these absolutely worthless conference championship games and be like Notre Dame? Then ND wouldn't have to fear #24 James Madison and #19 ranked Tulane taking their top 10 spot.
re: ND
Posted by twk on 12/15/25 at 9:48 am to bamaoldtimer
I don't want to help them out in the efforts to hurt the ACC. If they leave the ACC in other sports, I have zero interest in them becoming a partial member of the SEC.
If, however, they leave the ACC of their own volition, and park their other sports in the Big East (which doesn't play football), I wouldn't rule out something like a four game scheduling agreement, the main feature of which is we'd line up 2 games in October and 2 in November (one being the week before Thanksgiving). That scheduling flexibility is something they will desperately need if they sever ties with the ACC. The Big Ten historically doesn't permit non-conference games once conference play starts.
I wouldn't pay them a dime for this, realizing that it would benefit them more than the SEC, but it wouldn't be bad for us to have more interesting non-conference games. Might even limit the deal to the 12 SEC members who don't play an ACC team to finish the season, so you'd have these teams play ND once every three years (home and away over a six year span). They already have contracts to play several SEC teams, so it's not like there is some taboo against playing them.
If, however, they leave the ACC of their own volition, and park their other sports in the Big East (which doesn't play football), I wouldn't rule out something like a four game scheduling agreement, the main feature of which is we'd line up 2 games in October and 2 in November (one being the week before Thanksgiving). That scheduling flexibility is something they will desperately need if they sever ties with the ACC. The Big Ten historically doesn't permit non-conference games once conference play starts.
I wouldn't pay them a dime for this, realizing that it would benefit them more than the SEC, but it wouldn't be bad for us to have more interesting non-conference games. Might even limit the deal to the 12 SEC members who don't play an ACC team to finish the season, so you'd have these teams play ND once every three years (home and away over a six year span). They already have contracts to play several SEC teams, so it's not like there is some taboo against playing them.
re: Unofficial Straw poll on T Rant on the best atmosphere in the SEC besides LSU
Posted by twk on 12/15/25 at 9:37 am to mudshuvl05
quote:I have to agree. Been twice (once during Covid), and the stadium's location is a definite plus. Last time, we stayed at the Hampton Inn and that was great--walked to restaurants downtown Friday night, walked to the stadium on Saturday. Didn't even get a rental car for the trip. Being large enough to have a decent airport, UT is one of the few places where you can do that.
Tennessee's stadium's locale is it's greatest redeeming quality.
Apparently you haven't been to Knoxville lately. It is a phenomenal city compared to 15 years ago, even if their stadium is reminiscent of a county fair.
quote:If you are sitting in the visitor's section, and not next to someone with a cowbell, it's not as bad as you would think. If you are sitting next to someone with a cowbell, it's like dental work without anesthesia.
1. Is it as awful in person as it sounds on TV?
2. Why do they allow noisemakers at only one venue in College Football?
As to why it is allowed, why do football teams let special needs kids score touchdowns?
quote:Who they beat has little to do with it. Bama can't run the ball, and their QB is reportedly suffering from a herniated disc (go back and watch late in the SECCG when he went into a slide for a five yard loss rather than risk any contact). OU is very weak offensively, so the Bama matchup plays into their hands in a way that a matchup with Miami would not.quote:Dont agree with this at all. Oklahoma would have a much easier time with Miami who only beat one ranked team all season and that was my Notre Dame and they won by 1 point. They are the only team in the playoffs that has two losses to unranked teams. I would easily take my chances against Miami over Alabama.
OU drew the best possible team for the first round, another struggling offense. But OU is a fraud and I think Bama wins; something like 9-6 or 13-10.
Agree. Taking a picture isn’t disrespectful
The problem with Notre Dame’s schedule has been apparent for a long time. Unless the ACC gets appreciably stronger, Notre Dame will be playing a weak schedule, particularly if you keep playing “traditional” opponents like Purdue and Navy.
A&M played a bunch of SEC teams that underperformed, but the talent on these teams dwarfs what ND saw week in and week out. When we were in the SWC, we got no credit for beating teams like Rice, TCU, Houston, and SMU. The only solution was to upgrade the level of competition, which we’ve done twice in the last 30 years.
Notre Dame’s schedule, on the other hand, has been on a glide path to cream puff status for quite a while, and it will only get worse when USC drops their series with you. Your only opponents with a pulse for games after September will be the occasional ACC team which happens to be having a decent year when they pop up on your schedule, unless you guys are dumb enough to piss of the ACC to the point they tell you to take a hike, or that conference blows up.
A&M played a bunch of SEC teams that underperformed, but the talent on these teams dwarfs what ND saw week in and week out. When we were in the SWC, we got no credit for beating teams like Rice, TCU, Houston, and SMU. The only solution was to upgrade the level of competition, which we’ve done twice in the last 30 years.
Notre Dame’s schedule, on the other hand, has been on a glide path to cream puff status for quite a while, and it will only get worse when USC drops their series with you. Your only opponents with a pulse for games after September will be the occasional ACC team which happens to be having a decent year when they pop up on your schedule, unless you guys are dumb enough to piss of the ACC to the point they tell you to take a hike, or that conference blows up.
Can’t wait to see the results! :bow:
quote:Its sort of a tailgate tradition in rural Oklahoma, but they usually try to be a little bit less conspicuous than to cook it near a football game.
Surprised no one has said meth yet? Slackers
re: a&m has never played in Lexington including next season.
Posted by twk on 12/12/25 at 10:57 am to WildcatMike
I went to a baseball series in Lexington in 2019(?), thinking that, besides the baseball, it would be a good scouting opportunity for a future football trip. I wouldn't be surprised if most of the bars and restaurants we saw them are long gone by the time this football trip finally rolls around. Then, the SEC will screw us by not sending us during the Keeneland fall meet.
re: Will Ole Miss Fans be able to behave themselves for the game next year?
Posted by twk on 12/12/25 at 10:53 am to deathvalleyfreak43
At least nobody got shot. Can't say that about LSU pre-game festivities nowadays.
re: I've been waiting to see Georgia play at Texas A&M
Posted by twk on 12/12/25 at 10:51 am to dawgfacedmutt
quote:There are plenty of hotels in College Station nowadays. The hotel situation is much better than it used to be.
Does ATM have some nice hotels to stay at?
However, as someone who travels to a lot of out of town games, one thing that I look for is hotels either within walking distance of the stadium, or within walking distance of restaurants and bars. On that score, the options are more limited. There is an on campus hotel directly across from the stadium. There are two hotels close enough to walk to Northgate, and with some restaurants located nearby (The George and Cavalry Court). Beyond that, you're going to need a car.
College Station is a nice suburban style town, but not a tourist mecca.
A&M had a coach resign in 1950 because he got caught having an affair. The cuckold beat him up outside the Shamrock Hotel in Houston before a booster meeting, and he made up a story which didn't bear close scrutiny. When the facts came out, he resigned.
quote:I've seen a number of old Ags say that they were happy to send their kids to Auburn because it reminds them more of A&M when they went to school than the 70,000 student campus does nowadays.
Number from Texas is surprising.
quote:Yep. It's a tough situation. At A&M, the argument had a little bit different twist in that we completely demolished that part of the stadium and reseated the entire stadium, so the argument was about what was an equivalent seat (the holdouts wanted 2nd deck seats, but didn't want to pay club seat prices, and all the second deck is club seating). The new seats don't literally occupy the same space as the old ones (which would actually be behind the new seating, if you were to plot them in three dimensions)
A&M went through this exact same thing with Kyle Field redevelopment. there's really not many good answers in these situations.
quote:We are excellent at sacks and 3rd downs, but suck at forcing turnovers. Near the bottom.
If A&M's secondary possesses even the slightest modicum of skill when it comes to interceptions, they should notch no fewer than 3 picks vs Beck.
re: Oklahoma is going to get their Welcome to the SEC moment on 12/19
Posted by twk on 12/10/25 at 9:50 am to UnluckyTiger
For the most part, it seems that OU fans understand that their anemic offense means that they will be walking a tightrope in any game they play. I don't think there would be much of a melt from the land thieves if Bama wins. They are just happy that Venables isn't looking like Gomer Jones anymore.
quote:If they are, they are going to be shite outta luck. :lol:
I imagine that ND would also be looking for advocation on their behalf as well.
quote:I think the concept is that Notre Dame would join the Big East, which doesn't play football. If they do that, there's nothing wrong with considering a four game schedule agreement.
ND isn't looking to join a conference in football. They want to join as a partial member and just a scheduling agreement in football. Since the SEC doesn't do partial memberships, I don't see any deal being made.
We already have a bunch of SEC teams signing deals with them. The difference here would be that we could work the calendar to both parties' advantage. Imagine replacing one of those cupcake games so many SEC schools play the Saturday before Thanksgiving with a game against Notre Dame. Combine that with two decent conference games, and you've got coverage for what is otherwise an embarrassingly weak slate of games. ND has a problem in that they can only schedule the Big Ten teams they traditionally play early in the season (Big Ten doesn't allow non-conference games once conference play starts, which is why their September TV schedule sucks arse even more than it does later in the year).
I agree that there is no way I'd take in Notre Dame as a partial member. But, if they park their other sports elsewhere, a scheduling agreement wouldn't be a terrible idea. Unlike the ACC, I wouldn't offer them a dime, just the opportunity to play us like any other non-conference opponent. The only twist would be working together on the schedule.
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