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Real Name Grover posted:BTN does what BTN wan-- wait, it's on ESPN2? The gently caress ESPN needs midweek content for ESPN2 since they dumped hockey.
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I used to hate 11 am kickoffs now wtf nothing starts until 1 and I am ready for a nap or I miss the second half of the 3pm games.
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Ghost of Reagan Past posted:The SEC is pretty bad this year. You've got Alabama and Georgia, two legit title contenders. You've got some quality teams in Auburn and Mississippi State. LSU is ??? I agree re: the good teams in the SEC. But South Carolina beat NC State. Tennessee beat Georgia Tech. Vanderbilt beat Kansas State. (Other conferences are garbage, too.)
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The following Arizona game has been pushed even later. Win the team is even moderately successful, this always happens. They don't even really have to be successful, just have to have a chance of causing an interesting story line. MourningView posted:Late night PAC 12 games own Also this.
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Oct 31, 2017 14:35
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Every other conference takes flak for having 2 or 3 good teams and a lot of bad at the bottom but when it happens to the SEC it's "Hey it's not really our fault the conference is bad outside of 2 teams.". Eat your loving crow like everyone else.
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Oct 31, 2017 14:42
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Also whether or not it's your fault doesn't change that the schedule is bad. You still get judged by who you actually play not who you hypothetically wanted to play.
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If the Big Ten Champion can surmount the Michigan State "Pizza Pizza" Spartans, then they are definitely worthy of a trip to the playoffs.
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I'm officially going to the Wisconsin - Iowa game. Any suggestions on where to go/what to do? We're staying at the Madison Hill Inn right off the square which is a good location I'm told and we've got pretty good seats, even though they're in the visitors section, I'm being made to wear red. I feel so dirty already. I'll be going with two people that went to Wisconsin but I'd like to know what I have to look forward to.
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Oct 31, 2017 15:31
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Joey Freshwater posted:I'm officially going to the Wisconsin - Iowa game. Any suggestions on where to go/what to do? We're staying at the Madison Hill Inn right off the square which is a good location I'm told and we've got pretty good seats, even though they're in the visitors section, I'm being made to wear red. I feel so dirty already. State Street is good, if you have the time hit up Gino's Deli. Though it's been a while since I've lived there so someone else with more recent experience may be able to help.
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It doesn’t matter if Bama’s schedule is bad because we know they’re one of the best teams in the country every year before the season starts. When you win every 3rd championship you get the benefit of the doubt.
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Happy Halloween goons
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YOLOsubmarine posted:It doesn’t matter if Bama’s schedule is bad because we know they’re one of the best teams in the country every year before the season starts. When you win every 3rd championship you get the benefit of the doubt. Yes, every third championship where the teams competing for it are decided by subjectivity. 
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Oct 31, 2017 15:47
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iospace posted:Yes, every third championship where the teams competing for it are decided by subjectivity. alabama has curb stomped basically everyone put in front of them for the better part of a decade now. It's not a stretch to give them the benefit of the doubt.
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Oct 31, 2017 15:49
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DJExile posted:alabama has curb stomped basically everyone put in front of them for the better part of a decade now. It's not a stretch to give them the benefit of the doubt. It doesn't change the fact that the top 2 (BCS) and now top 4 teams are completely chosen based on "who draws the most ratings?" I'm not denying Alabama is good, I'm saying that any championship is still going to be looked at by me with side eyes until they actually make a legitimate playoff.
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iospace posted:It doesn't change the fact that the top 2 (BCS) and now top 4 teams are completely chosen based on "who draws the most ratings?" I'm not denying Alabama is good, I'm saying that any championship is still going to be looked at by me with side eyes until they actually make a legitimate playoff. It's never going to happen to the level of March Madness or the FCS, and even if they create an 8-team playoff there is going to be fuckery involved in that as well and someone is always going to have a rightful complaint about being left out. For better or worse this BCS-lite setup is the monster now, created by a lot of different factors. E: Bear in mind too that FCS has a big ol' tournament, which is all fine and good but FCS football sucks outside of a handful of teams anyway.
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iospace posted:It doesn't change the fact that the top 2 (BCS) and now top 4 teams are completely chosen based on "who draws the most ratings?" I'm not denying Alabama is good, I'm saying that any championship is still going to be looked at by me with side eyes until they actually make a legitimate playoff. loving Iowa was like 3 seconds and literal inches from making the playoffs two years ago. Win your games
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DJExile posted:alabama has curb stomped basically everyone put in front of them for the better part of a decade now. It's not a stretch to give them the benefit of the doubt. They keep letting the Big Ten try, bless their hearts. MourningView posted:loving Iowa was like 3 seconds and literal inches from making the playoffs two years ago. Win your games Are you sure? I thought the post-season ended after the Big Ten Championship game.
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Chump Farts posted:They keep letting the Big Ten try, bless their hearts. The Big Ten doesn't have a championship game go hawks undefeated 12-0 mythical champs of the heart
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Oct 31, 2017 16:07
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MourningView posted:The Big Ten doesn't have a championship game go hawks undefeated 12-0 mythical champs of the heart Both teams were 12-1 with one big ten loss, I think you can call that co-champs and say that 2015 bowl season never happened.
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Oct 31, 2017 16:11
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Chump Farts posted:Both teams were 12-1 with one big ten loss, I think you can call that co-champs and say that 2015 bowl season never happened. Seems fair. At least I didn't have to pay for a hotel or plane ticket for our embarrassing bowl loss that definitely didn't happen
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Oct 31, 2017 16:13
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iospace posted:It doesn't change the fact that the top 2 (BCS) and now top 4 teams are completely chosen based on "who draws the most ratings?" I'm not denying Alabama is good, I'm saying that any championship is still going to be looked at by me with side eyes until they actually make a legitimate playoff. I'm not sure college football will ever be for you. This has never been the way the sport has been structured, and I doubt it changes any time soon.
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vikingstrike posted:I'm not sure college football will ever be for you. This has never been the way the sport has been structured, and I doubt it changes any time soon. I enjoy watching the games, I have always thought it was BS how they declare a champion. You can have both opinions.
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Oct 31, 2017 16:21
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We get it Stugotz, you have your own personal record book.
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Joey Freshwater posted:I'm officially going to the Wisconsin - Iowa game. Any suggestions on where to go/what to do? We're staying at the Madison Hill Inn right off the square which is a good location I'm told and we've got pretty good seats, even though they're in the visitors section, I'm being made to wear red. I feel so dirty already. Best bars: Essen Haus /Come Back Inn has 2 liter boots and a giant beer list between the two connecting places, Old Fashioned has 50 Wisconsin beers on tap and 100+ in bottles, Plaza is the cash-only "dive" that has been around for 40+ years, City Bar has a great beer list and infuses their own vodkas, Wandos does fishbowls filled with colorful liquor. The stretch of University between Wandos and the Church Key is a shitshow near bartime, since it's about 1200 drunks all leaving at the same time. I'd recommend steering clear then. Best restaurants: This list is mostly valid, although Bluephies closed. I'd throw Graze (diverse food from a James Beard-winner) and Paisans (Italian food, but just get the Garabaldi, mixed peppers, Porta salad side) in there as well. Depending how the food at that hotel is, you might also want Plaka for a great greasy spoon breakfast, or Gotham Bagels if you don't have a great bagel place near you. For drunk food, Ians Pizza by the slice is tradition (there's a spot on State by the Capital now), as is Parthenon Gyros. If you want something a little classier, Tornado Room has an amazing late-night menu from about 10:30 to 1. Steak sandwich for $9 from the best steakhouse in Madison hell yes! For Saturday near gametime, if you aren't joining a tailgate just find a spot on Regent Street that doesn't have a line, all the beer prices will be inflated at the same rate. The UW marching band plays at Union South before they enter the stadium, and U South has alcohol too. The Library is a small outpost of a bar, but it's a personal favorite for pre or post-game 'one here, then let's go.' If you need anything else, or want to grab a bloody Mary Saturday morning, drop me a PM.
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Coco13 posted:You could fill a weekend eating and drinking on State Street and the Square (although Gino's closed a few years ago iospace.) Gino's is still open on Century and Branch (and also Verona Road, if you want to deal with the hassle that is the streets in that area). 
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iospace posted:I enjoy watching the games, I have always thought it was BS how they declare a champion. You can have both opinions. I thought you were expected to have both opinions unless you are a fan of one of the half dozen or so teams that get the benefit of the doubt for inclusion in the playoffs (or formerly the BCS title game).
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swickles posted:We get it Stugotz, you have your own personal record book. This is good
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Joey Freshwater posted:y'all dudes are really gonna argue that the #1 team in the country for the past whenever is okay scheduling ColSt and Fresno? They both did better than Tennessee and FSU
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Chump Farts posted:Both teams were 12-1 with one big ten loss, I think you can call that co-champs and say that 2015 bowl season never happened. MourningView posted:Seems fair. I came home for New Years specifically to watch with my dad and it was the most miserable NYE ever. He really wanted to go to Dallas too but thankfully couldn't justify it.
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Oh it’s the annual “we said we wanted a playoff and now we have one but now we want a bigger playoff” conversation. Here’s the best solution: have a conference title game. You win the game you make the playoffs, even if you won the conference title game and have a 6-5 overall record. P5 and three at large for the G5. People will still bitch but hey, people always bitch.
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Emron posted:They both did better than Tennessee and FSU I love that the argument is "well but uh you guys did xyz".  Coco13 posted:You could fill a weekend eating and drinking on State Street and the Square (although Gino's closed a few years ago iospace.) This is great info, thanks! I'm looking forward to it. I'll shoot you a PM as it gets closer.
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I feel like Bama, UGA, and Ohio State are all locks for the playoff committee rankings tonight. Do they go ND or Clemson for the fourth?
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Joey Freshwater posted:I love that the argument is "well but uh you guys did xyz". I’m not arguing anything, man. I freely admit that Alabama’s schedule is bad. In fact, if I WERE going to argue, it would be to say that its in conference schedule is largely worse than its OOC schedule. Arkansas, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt are all on the level of top-end FCS schools this year.
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Emron posted:I’m not arguing anything, man. I freely admit that Alabama’s schedule is bad. In fact, if I WERE going to argue, it would be to say that its in conference schedule is largely worse than its OOC schedule. Arkansas, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt are all on the level of top-end FCS schools this year. Vanderbilt, the Rutgers of the SEC.
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iospace posted:Vanderbilt, the Rutgers of the SEC. When your signature upset win that gets your hopes sky high is over K State, you know you’ve arrived.
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NUKES CURE NORKS posted:Oh it’s the annual “we said we wanted a playoff and now we have one but now we want a bigger playoff” conversation. I appreciate you presenting this as though you are the first person to ever think of it
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Not that it matters other than "wow, this season really came out of nowhere," but I think UGA's gonna be #1 tonight. Right in time for Muschamp to do a 2014-on-Roids to us this Saturday.
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D.N. Nation posted:Not that it matters other than "wow, this season really came out of nowhere," but I think UGA's gonna be #1 tonight. Right in time for Muschamp to do a 2014-on-Roids to us this Saturday. UGA has a good win and no losses, Everybody else either has no good wins or a loss. So I think you're right.
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D.N. Nation posted:Not that it matters other than "wow, this season really came out of nowhere," but I think UGA's gonna be #1 tonight. Right in time for Muschamp to do a 2014-on-Roids to us this Saturday. It’s gonna be 1) Bama 2) UGA 3) Notre Dame and 4) Syracuse (as the obvious wild card choice)
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