JJxvi

I was there!

Part of the problem with this controversy is that the display scoreboards in the arena still show a tenth of a second after the official clock (above the backboard) and backboard lights have hit zero.

Still not technically correct. Hitler invaded Poland in September 1939, before A&Ms national championship season concluded (or even started)

The SEC is 3-0 vs the Big 12 and might go something like an absurd 14-4 or something like that vs the ACC by the time the regular season is over

quote:

---

You ever watch football before?! You must have a kicker! If not, you're forced to go for it on 4th down almost every possession that is not in chip-shot range. If not you're punting where you may try a 40-50 yarder. Look at the margin of victory in the SEC this year, under 10 pts. per game I believe & tell me a good kicker is not important.

---

Did Missouri not have a kicker or something? What is this about? Missouri only had one drive where they got into field goal range without scoring a touchdown and in that drive they kicked a fricking 49 yard field goal. They made all their extra points? Their kicker had virtually zero impact on the game except a small positive one.

I gotta think that the school that really screwed this up, in that they might be farther down the pecking order than they think and the fact that "one more bad year" wasnt likely to even be that bad for them is Penn State, but they were the ones that jumped off the high dive first.

Ole Miss would beat Michigan? Way to go out on a limb. Oklahoma beat Michigan.

Someone make these Hog fans a “Cut A&Ms lead to 3 with 8 seconds left!” Trophy

It was clear it was going to looks something like this, with a lot of third opponents chosen for "balance" rather than geography or history when they announced that they were going to review it after 4 years. As soon as they said that it was clear that Alabama wouldnt get Auburn, Tennessee AND LSU, and Auburn wouldnt get Alabama, Georgia, AND Florida, etc.

Trying to balance these out is a fools errand. Sometimes the "bottom" teams are going to be really good and someone will have to play them, opposite is true for the top. They will never be able to balance this like they think they can. Should have just gone with history then geography and let it shake out forever or until the next expansion.

My preference setting aside any thought of the three I would want A&M to have, ends up being one of the two versions below. The first version adheres to geography mostly after getting in the truly traditional rivalry games. The second version is more based on the more modern "poll" aspect of fans picking the games they want (ie its the "LSU has to have Alabama!" whiners get what they want version).

Version 1:
Alabama: Auburn, Tennessee, Miss State
Arkansas: Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri
Auburn: Alabama, Georgia, Florida
Florida: Georgia, Auburn, South Carolina
Georgia: Florida, Auburn, South Carolina
Kentucky: Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina
LSU: Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Miss State
Ole Miss: Miss State, LSU, Vanderbilt
Miss State: Ole Miss, Alabama, LSU
Missouri: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas A&M
Oklahoma: Texas, Missouri, Arkansas
South Carolina: Georgia, Florida, Kentucky
Tennessee: Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kentucky
Texas: Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Arkansas
Texas A&M: Texas, LSU, Missouri
Vanderbilt: Tennessee, Kentucky, Ole Miss

Version 2:
Alabama: Auburn, Tennessee, LSU
Arkansas: Texas, Missouri, Ole Miss
Auburn: Alabama, Georgia, Florida
Florida: Georgia, Auburn, South Carolina
Georgia: Florida, Auburn, South Carolina
Kentucky: Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina
LSU: Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas A&M
Ole Miss: Miss State, LSU, Arkansas
Miss State: Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Oklahoma
Missouri: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt
Oklahoma: Texas, Missouri, Miss State
South Carolina: Georgia, Kentucky, Florida
Tennessee: Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kentucky
Texas: Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Arkansas
Texas A&M: Texas, LSU, Miss State
Vanderbilt: Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri

It won't be Underwood. He has like a 10-12 million contract buyout.