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AsInHowe posted:Michigan is now playing exclusively Mixhigan-related music at the spring game. A great idea. I dunno. It doesn't seem like Sufjan Stevens would transfer to the football field that well.
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kittenmittons posted:I dunno. It doesn't seem like Sufjan Stevens would transfer to the football field that well. Yeah, the Illinois album is much better.
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Henchman of Santa posted:Are you? Yes, last time I was there I stayed in the wonderful Aloft on the Flats with its scenic views of brownfields and a freeway. It was near Cleveland's vain attempt at a Hipster District and the best sign of a thriving downtown: large surface parking lots https://goo.gl/maps/cMaoR Everyone was surly, but that's expected of anywhere that gets Lake Effect. Good food and good beer is what every location says about the location they are, but so far I've yet to find anyone that can actually deliver on either. Nice convention center though. Putting it underground was inventive. Made it a bit hard to find, but inventive. I'm assuming the long term plan is to also put a parking lot on top of it. Cleveland is a crappier version of Pittsburgh, which is a crappier version of Philadelphia, which is a crappier Boston, which is a crappier New York, which is a crappier London, and since that's our best city it makes us a second rate planet. That's right, I went all the way and said Earth sucks.
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In what is not remotely a shocker now that they've hired people under the age of 60 to work for the program, VT is embracing technology. They've been using Snapchat to send a bunch of practice stuff through and used Periscope(mobile streaming app) for today's open scrimmage. This probably isn't amazing for those of you who are fans of programs based in the 21st century but VT fought everything kicking and screaming while Frank really ran the ship. Ever since Whit arrived it seems like they've done everything they could to connect to fans and do some stuff you'd expect from a modern day program. Our AD understands technology and social media and is actively involved in the wellbeing of the athletics department he controls, y'all. 
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Raku posted:Not while we have future Heisman winner JK Scott I will be looking forward to an LSU kick six in next years game.
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Sash! posted:Yes, last time I was there I stayed in the wonderful Aloft on the Flats with its scenic views of brownfields and a freeway. It was near Cleveland's vain attempt at a Hipster District and the best sign of a thriving downtown: large surface parking lots https://goo.gl/maps/cMaoR London? What are your criteria? Grime plus high prices?
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Spacemonkey57 posted:London? What are your criteria? Grime plus high prices? Because my actual favorite city is Singapore, but for very dark reasons. London seems like a safe bet because its the throne of the West and all its majesty, success, corruption, and everything.
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Sash! posted:Because my actual favorite city is Singapore, but for very dark reasons. London seems like a safe bet because its the throne of the West and all its majesty, success, corruption, and everything. I hope this dark reason has something to do with your long lost love that you met during WW2.
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soggybagel posted:Blah blah blah Blah BLAHHHH *SHITS PANTS* blah blah Nobody ever lived in Austin till ~2007. To make this vaguely football related, gently caress TEXAS.
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Crotch Bat posted:Is it the ultra-low crime rate due to the ever present threat of severe corporal punishment or the insanely high income inequality due to the lack of a minimum wage? First one, then the other, then this Alouicious posted:it's because it's illegal to chew gum there
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Sash! posted:Good food and good beer is what every location says about the location they are, but so far I've yet to find anyone that can actually deliver on either. You're either not as well-traveled as you let on or you've got a lovely palette.
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Well, Jerrod Heard hasn't immediately ascended to starting QB, so ... fire Charlie Strong? Offseason optimism is creeping in for me. I mean, these guys made Teddy Bridgewater, right? I bet Tyrone Swoopes is loving amazing by now.
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Sash! posted:Cleveland is a crappier version of Pittsburgh, which is a crappier version of Philadelphia, which is a crappier Boston, which is a crappier New York, which is a crappier London, and since that's our best city it makes us a second rate planet. This is incorrect because the best city on the planet is Tokyo
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PostNouveau posted:Offseason optimism The fanbase in Ames is so jaded and angry that I don't think anyone is even bothering to watch the videos the AD is putting out about spring practices. And any comments from the coaches about guys performing well are met with anger and resentment because we fell for that the past couple of years. It was a really stupid decision to keep Rhoads around this year. Talk about a fall from grace. ISU fans don't even demand that much. Just beat your FCS opponent, be competitive in most games, and win a couple. Basically as long as we're not in last place nobody is gonna mind much. But we've been in last place for two years now.
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Asproigerosis posted:Can we not discuss stadium tunes? It triggers me You haven't lived until you've heard the cotton eye joe/gangnam style mashup. It's like the worst stadium music, mixed together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3Q9sFsa8cQ
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Thoguh posted:The fanbase in Ames is so jaded and angry that I don't think anyone is even bothering to watch the videos the AD is putting out about spring practices. And any comments from the coaches about guys performing well are met with anger and resentment because we fell for that the past couple of years. It was a really stupid decision to keep Rhoads around this year. Talk about a fall from grace. ISU fans don't even demand that much. Just beat your FCS opponent, be competitive in most games, and win a couple. Basically as long as we're not in last place nobody is gonna mind much. But we've been in last place for two years now. honestly when your FCS opponent is North Dakota State you should really be prepared to lose
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Alouicious posted:honestly when your FCS opponent is North Dakota State you should really be prepared to lose Sure, but they lost to Northern Iowa the year before so have a two game losing streak against FCS. And also lost to Kansas last year. If they'd lost to NDSU and won 4-5 games nobody would care much. But the only teams ISU beat last year were Iowa and Toledo.
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Thoguh posted:Sure, but they lost to Northern Iowa the year before so have a two game losing streak against FCS. And also lost to Kansas last year. If they'd lost to NDSU and won 4-5 games nobody would care much. But the only teams ISU beat last year were Iowa and Toledo. Does beating your in-state rival three out of the last four years not count for much, then? 
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Pakled posted:Does beating your in-state rival three out of the last four years not count for much, then? It certainly doesn't hurt. And it would make a 4 or 5 win season way more bearable. Mainly because it shuts up most of the shittalking you'd otherwise get from said rival's fans. But 3 and 2 win seasons are pretty tough to swallow no matter who you beat, especially when a couple years ago there was a lot of excitement that ISU might finally be taking the next step. Or at the very least not about to take a huge step backwards.
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Alouicious posted:honestly when your FCS opponent is North Dakota State you should really be prepared to lose pillsburysoldier posted:Which coaches are leaving their schools soon due to age or failure? - Mike Leach is probably safe, but if they turn in a complete garbage season he might be out at Wazzu. I'd imagine in the Big Ten that Pat Fitzgerald, Kevin Wilson, Tim Beckman, and Darrell Hazell are all on the hot seat. I'd add Kirk Ferentz but we all know Iowa will never fire him. If the bottom falls out at Maryland Randy Edsall could see the door but it strikes me as unlikely.
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C2C - 2.0 posted:You're either not as well-traveled as you let on or you've got a lovely palette. Anywhere can have good food and bad food. A location that only has good food or a preponderance of good food seems to be an impossible thing.
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pillsburysoldier posted:Which coaches are leaving their schools soon due to age or failure? Sigh
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pillsburysoldier posted:Which coaches are leaving their schools soon due to age or failure? I wish
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surrender posted:This is incorrect because the best city on the planet is Tokyo goons.txt
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Detroit_Dogg posted:Cleveland is cool and really cheap which is nice and good Cleveland has about 2 cool streets.
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Sash! posted:A location that only has good food or a preponderance of good food seems to be an impossible thing. Houston fits that description.
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KIM JONG TRILL posted:Houston fits that description. It also is immediately disqualified because Texas sucks.
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Strobe posted:Texas sucks. I'm moving to Fort Worth soon so I'm expecting to hear this a lot.
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HOTLANTA MAN posted:I'm moving to Fort Worth soon so I'm expecting to hear this a lot. Tarrant County does, in fact, suck. Houston is the Jacksonville of Texas, so it sucks even more. Almost as high as its possible to suck without collapsing in on itself.
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Baylor released their post-spring depth chart today. No huge surprises - Seth Russell is the official starter at QB, but that's been expected for months. I will say that between this and general insider reports, there's a bunch of young guys all over the defense who seem to have been making major strides and vying for some quality minutes - which is exactly what I was hoping to see, especially in the secondary. Seeing Tion Wright listed as a co-starter with a not-terrible veteran starter DB in Ryan Reid seems like a good sign to me, with some of things I've heard about our secondary getting gassed or playing through injury because we didn't feel comfortable playing the guys behind them too much. I also really like the Jefferson/Zamora/Coleman trio at kick returns - that's some speed. Offensively the skill positions will be absurd and the left side of the line will be pretty formidable. Won't be a bad place to groom a new QB, that's for sure. I also kind of want us to run power some with some two-tight end sets featuring Armstead and McGowan - that's going to be just a wall of muscle. Spiritus Nox fucked around with this message at 02:46 on Apr 6, 2015 |
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God bless noonkick http://www.noonkick.com/category/2015-spring-games/ Texas Tech, Duke, Michigan. More as they get aired. University athletics' youtube channels get updated all the time with stuff too. pillsburysoldier fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Apr 6, 2015 |
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Sash! posted:Los Angeles is arguably the worst region in the country not named St Louis Sash! posted:Because my actual favorite city is Singapore, but for very dark reasons. London seems like a safe bet because its the throne of the West and all its majesty, success, corruption, and everything. New York is better than London because its a 24 hour city. London even the majority of the underground is closed by midnight. Its lame. In other news, Jerry Kill is untouchable. He's now in the media as a coaches coach anda ll that crap. I hate it.
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