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Frinkahedron posted:If Bud Foster can commit to stopping the run/option by putting 8 guys in the box all game and trusting his (very very very good) defensive backs to contain the explosive pass play, it's going to be a long night for whoever is throwing for OSU. This is sounding like the experienced D-line vs brand new O-line matchup that let VT win last year. Eh, the Bear front worked last year pretty well, but just getting guys in the box and counting on islands won't be enough. Obviously Fuller and the secondary (Facyson et al) are incredibly good. That said, 8 guys in the box and overloading works best when the play calls are for either long-developing routes or corners who can maintain press for as long as possible. Urban being Urban, I'm imagining there are going to be more contingencies for the Bear/Overload playcalls that burned him last year that pop open a receiver quickly or have a fast check down. Part of the problem wasn't just releasing off press but an inability by Barrett to zip balls the way he needed to to hit a tight window before a corner recovers or a robber comes down. Similarly he started out extremely mediocre in being able to float a ball deep enough to pass the corner. Some of that comes down to bad footwork/blocking fails and his hurried throws but part of that was also Barrett's physical limitations at the time. He's looked a lot better on both fronts since that game, so it'll be interesting how that affects the passing game. I think receiver depth is a lot easier to compensate for in a game plan since coaches know what receivers excel at far better than just knowing "X lineman is best in these situations and worse in these ones", but I think it's going to be close just by virtue of need for reps. 27-24 wouldn't be a shocking final score to me, but I still just can't see VT winning when every single OSU player has borderline murderous intent with this game based on how last year affected them.
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TheGreyGhost posted:Eh, he was likely starting the VT game and possibly the season in Evan Spencer's old role. It hurts most just because the depth is hosed with Marshall and Wilson also out. This is going to mean a bunch of Johnnie Dixon, James Clark, and Terry McLaurin reps trying to figure out who the other outside/boundary receiver is since Thomas and Braxton are both named as starters right now. Hopefully one of those guys steps up, but that's probably the worst position to be losing guys for the VT game. Don't forget Curtis Samuel is moving to H Back also.
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computer parts posted:I mean the worst thing about these is that anyone devoted enough to buy this already has a pair of real overalls. My high school copied the whole overalls thing and it was the absolute worst. I'm sure it was all practice for doing it again once they got to A&M.
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Frinkahedron posted:So is Ohio State just gonna run the option or what? Well they already do so yeah probably But anyway as pointed out, like all the non-Bosa guys who are out he wasn't a starter so it's probably not the end of the world and they have like, 8 dudes who were 4*+ on their roster at WR, which isn't even counting Miller. They're stupid loaded from Urbz running roughshod over the entire area in recruiting.
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Brown was going to be a big contributor and a potential starter for OSU, as was already said by an OSU poster. That's not an "OK whatever" loss for them.
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Ehud posted:http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2015/08/rutgers_investigating_football_coach_kyle_flood_fo.html The enemies of Rutgers are cunning.
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Sash! posted:Surprisingly, we didn't really have any sort of weirdo group that did weirdo things in the student section. Ok 
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soggybagel posted:The enemies of Rutgers are cunning. Solely asking about whether someone is academically eligible doesn't seem like a fireable offense. e: Scratch that, somehow missed the part about turning the pass/fail class. That's real dumb.
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TheGreyGhost posted:27-24 wouldn't be a shocking final score to me, but I still just can't see VT winning when every single OSU player has borderline murderous intent with this game based on how last year affected them. Not at all?
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2 days to a college football game. 7 days to the first FBS games. 9...  9 days to the first Saturday of the season.
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JRizzle posted:Not at all? Seriously, that game was completely inconsequential to OSU that season.
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N: Holy Cross coaches stage a little wrestling match after practice. http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2015-08-26/holy-cross-football-coaches-show-wwe-wrestling-skills-team-goes V: 
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Auburn coming under scrutiny http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-auburn-athletics-and-academics-collide-1440635278
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Scarf posted:And I thought Clemson overalls were tacky...  yep dats me
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pillsburysoldier posted:Auburn coming under scrutiny I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with an AD lobbying to keep a major favored by athletes. But I'm assuming the Public Administration classes at Auburn have a lot in common with the African American Studies classes at UNC and that's why they were so keen to keep the major around.
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Thoguh posted:I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with an AD lobbying to keep a major favored by athletes. But I'm assuming the Public Administration classes at Auburn have a lot in common with the African American Studies classes at UNC and that's why they were so keen to keep the major around. The part where they offer to pay people with athletic department funds so they can keep the joke major around is pretty illuminating
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Scarf posted:N: Holy Cross coaches stage a little wrestling match after practice. http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2015-08-26/holy-cross-football-coaches-show-wwe-wrestling-skills-team-goes This rules
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MindlessHavok posted:
 My three-yaer-old and I also have some, of course.
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JesustheDarkLord posted:
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JesustheDarkLord posted:
Can he say "Rocky Top, bitch!" yet?
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Raku posted:The part where they offer to pay people with athletic department funds so they can keep the joke major around is pretty illuminating I wonder what it's like to be a college professor in a major you know is a joke.
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vyst posted:I wonder what it's like to be a college professor in a major you know is a joke. Probably incredibly freeing. Your entire job is reduced to baby sitting, everyone know this, and you get paid at least 80K to read kinda. pillsburysoldier fucked around with this message at 15:06 on Aug 27, 2015 |
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gently caress off. I want to talk about football without you jackasses bringing that poo poo up every time I say anything. You're as bad as an ESPN commenter. That happened once. Once. It's not a "tradition" or something.
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Sash! posted:gently caress off. I want to talk about football without you jackasses bringing that poo poo up every time I say anything. You're as bad as an ESPN commenter. We've finally cracked him. 
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Thoguh posted:I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with an AD lobbying to keep a major favored by athletes. But I'm assuming the Public Administration classes at Auburn have a lot in common with the African American Studies classes at UNC and that's why they were so keen to keep the major around. Um, did you miss the part where the body that accredits AU states that academic decisions are the responsibility of the faculty? The faculty unanimously voted to shelve the major & was then backed, in a 10-1 vote, by committee review. A single meeting between AU's provost & the AD stopped that dead in its tracks. I'm sure this type of thing occurs at most uni's that have successful athletic programs (even LSU), but it's bullshit & should end.
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Sash! posted:gently caress off. I want to talk about football without you jackasses bringing that poo poo up every time I say anything. You're as bad as an ESPN commenter. You know what happened more than once? Rhythmic slapping.
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vyst posted:I wonder what it's like to be a college professor in a major you know is a joke. If you're mainly a research professor it would own incredibly. Especially if you get a grad student to do the grading for you.
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pillsburysoldier posted:Was this for saving the statue? if you keep your entire body facing the ground you can't see children being exploited
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computer parts posted:I mean the worst thing about these is that anyone devoted enough to buy this already has a pair of real overalls. Aggies means farmers, farmers wear overalls, I don't see the problem here.
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I like the helmet but the rest is trash. Seems like the only decent stuff Adidas has put out is ASU.
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Sash! posted:gently caress off. I want to talk about football without you jackasses bringing that poo poo up every time I say anything. You're as bad as an ESPN commenter. Lol your school systematically covered up child rape for years at multiple levels and the fanbase is still trying to deify one of the people who could have acted against it and chose not to. Take a page from A+M fans when people talk about their dumb fans.
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wandler20 posted:I like the helmet but the rest is trash. Oddly enough the helmet is the only thing not designed by Adidas. They've used that glossy-on-matte look a few seasons now I think, and yeah it's cool.
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Scarf posted:Oddly enough the helmet is the only thing not designed by Adidas. They've used that glossy-on-matte look a few seasons now I think, and yeah it's cool. I like the prototypes and the drawings of that helmet, but in-game it gets a little lost. 
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