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I did get the set put together tonight while I watched. The set also had a mailer for a free minifig and I got that one ordered too. It looks pretty good. So the Bison, with the big first half, and a dominant, 18-play 10+ minute drive in the second half are going to Frisco for the 5th straight time. They were just dominant all throughout this game on both sides of the ball. It started from the first drive where they used power running to score the first touchdown. It was all downhill from there. Here are the final numbers from tonight:
We will either play Sam Houston St, a team we've played 3 of the last 4 years and twice in the finals, or Jacksonville St, the undefeated, top seeds for the tournament. The biggest question will be if Carson Wentz is healthy will he play? Or will they leave it to Easton Stick, who has carried them all this way the last 8 weeks? Mel Kuiper Jr has Wentz as a late first round NFL draft pick right now. That's insane. He went to the same high school as I did. Our team sucked when I was there, and he took them to a state title. That's pretty big news for a homegrown North Dakota boy.
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12-19-2015, 06:13 AM | #52 |
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Congrats! I'm guessing you will face Jacksonville State in the finals, but Sam Houston certainly has the experience.
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12-19-2015, 03:01 PM | #53 |
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Two things on that play.
First, to the defensive player that was celebrating the stop WHILE the runner was still up fighting for yards... Dumb ass Second, to the ref that called it a touchdown... Dumb ass |
12-19-2015, 03:26 PM | #54 |
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12-19-2015, 03:39 PM | #56 |
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35-0 in the first quarter??? Damn.
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Five turnovers (including two pick-sixes and a third interception returned to the 1) and a missed field goal. Utah really hasn't done much on offense.
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12-19-2015, 04:07 PM | #58 |
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While that may or may not play a role in this farce, I suspect it'll be a while before we see another lame duck coach allowed to coach a bowl game.
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35 points on 72 yards. That's impressive.
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The finals are set now!
Any idea which team won? Should be quite the game in Frisco on Jan 9. You've got the 4 time defending champs who lost twice against the top seeded, only loss was in double overtime to Auburn, never been to the finals Jacksonville St team. No question, this is what the finals should have been all along.
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12-20-2015, 08:47 AM | #61 |
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I see I was right about my Jacksonville State prediction. Sure did not predict a 62-10 shellacking. I think this is going to be a tough battle for NDSU. I guess we shall see next year Good luck to both teams.
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12-20-2015, 10:34 AM | #62 |
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Robert Nkemdiche suspended for Sugar Bowl following arrest
Announces that he's entering the draft. I'd figure he cost himself a little coin with his ... whateverthehell that mess was.
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12-22-2015, 12:55 PM | #63 |
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Not quite relayed but ucla will host Coastal Carolina in 2023 provided they make the complete move to Div. 1 by 2018
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12-22-2015, 03:13 PM | #64 |
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I read elsewhere that Spice is the variety of life for these two. Hope he is ok.
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12-22-2015, 04:34 PM | #66 |
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I never liked Toledo's white helmets
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Despite having ugly helmets, this is the first time I can claim my alma mater won a bowl game!
Woo-b\hoo!
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12-26-2015, 09:44 AM | #70 |
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Six games on tap today!
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12-26-2015, 05:03 PM | #71 |
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Okay, I haven't paid enough attention lately but I see there seems to be twice as many bowl games as there used to be but teams with losing records in a bowl game? Who wants to see that?
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12-26-2015, 05:26 PM | #73 |
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Not really a fan of 6-6 teams in a bowl game but at least they got to that magic number of 6 wins... but 5-7 teams in bowl games now...
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The contingency plan -- making 5-7 teams bowl-eligible based on their APR ranking -- was announced back in 2012 but this is the first time it's been needed. (I've just read where that plan expires after this season & will be evaluated going forward). Last year, for example, there were 79 teams bowl-eligible with six wins, this year was quite a bit short of that (and one more bowl was added). From an article last year Quote:
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Yes, bowls have to apply to the NCAA for certification and be approved.
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12-26-2015, 05:48 PM | #76 |
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Like your article say, 40 bowls = 80 teams... and there are ~120 "bowl eligible" teams in D1 period. Only so many FCS wins to go around.
At the end of the day, shitty bowl games are shitty bowl games, and if we want to allow every team to play an extra game in a warm weather place in December, who cares imo (I also think it's ludicrous that 10?15? practices are tied in to playing in a bowl... shouldn't the bad teams get the extra practice ). But I do think the Mountain West commissioner had a good point when he said that if we're allowing 5-7 teams in they should only be eligible to be picked after all 6+ win teams are. (He was mad that two bad MWC teams were matched up in a shitty bowl.) |
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Btw, whenever people complain about too many bowl games I'd point to games like this Indiana-Duke one. Two historically downtrodden programs that are never going to challenge for national titles, but can go have a fun game and an awesome experience for their fans. So congrats Kodos, whether you win or lose this overtime! (And hahaha on that final FG attempt... idk if the IU kicker's going to start descending into madness over a missed kick here, but that's a classic LACES OUT, DAN! situation.)
Virginia Tech/Tulsa also already 38-21 early 2nd Q... Come on guys, this isn't how Frank Beamer's supposed to go out! Should be a 9-6 win where they score on a blocked punt and a safety. |
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Say what you will about 6-6 teams, but 6-6 Indiana and 7-5 Duke are putting on a fun show at least.
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12-26-2015, 06:22 PM | #79 |
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*shrug* It's programming. Especially if you're not into basketball.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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12-26-2015, 06:30 PM | #82 |
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They're not going to bother with taller posts at Yankee Stadium.
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and apparently only so many fans can attend. There have been bowls, including today, where there doesn't appear to have more than 1,000 people in attendance. I know it's a losing proposition for some teams to travel to a low-tier bowl but I don't know how some of the bowls themselves can be profitable. |
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Lemme see now Hawaii Bowl got SD State Poinsettia got Boise New Mexico got New Mexico Idaho Potato got Utah State Arizona gets Nevada AND Colorado State (the latter filling a C-USA slot) Armed Forces gets Air Force ----- that's seven teams for the six bowls that the MWC had contractual ties to (Hawaii/Las Vegas being a split deal) Then San Jose State got the unfilled-by-the-All America Conf. spot in the Cure Bowl ------------------- While some of the angst might be genuine, I'd have to think that some of it also stems from the Arizona Bowl being likely among the lowest paying of all the bowls (the only one without a set figure for payouts, instead being based on sponsor & ticket revenue) In other years 2 of those 8 MWC teams that are bowling could have easily been left at home so I'm not sure I'd complain too much if I were the commish.
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Official attendance figures for today (the ones that have been posted so far) Washington vs S.Miss: 20,229 Miami vs Wash State: 41,180 UConn vs Marshall: 14,652 Like a lot of things, butts in seats don't matter nearly as much as tickets moved. Bowl games have been like that for as long as I can remember.
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12-26-2015, 08:01 PM | #86 |
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That was a tough way to lose. So many missed chances.
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12-26-2015, 10:06 PM | #87 |
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Im not sure if Mora still has this teams attention anymore. He's done a lot for UCLA, but it might be time for him to go back to the pros
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hxxps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiaZdLI3JDc
They kicked him out of the game for tackling the correct way, this could have been the worst call I've seen.
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That was a pretty bad call. Still not as bad as this one IMO:
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That's equally as bad, I can't believe what is happening to a once great sport. It's almost like they want them to go low and take out the knees.
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12-27-2015, 12:20 AM | #92 |
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Recycled NFL coaches are always en vogue
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When each team/school is required to buy 10,000 seats at say ~$100 each.. The bowl has $2,000,000 to buy 200 ipads. Hire 50-100 "security" personnel and pay the refs. Aint hard to be profitable |
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Gotta rent the stadium. And pay out the guarantee to the teams. But then again aren't most (all?) bowls owned by (technically) non-profit entities?
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Exactly what is a non profit nowadays when the executives of said non-profits can earn millions. The NFL head organization used to be (or is still transitioning from) a non-profit and Goodell pulls down tens of millions.
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That was kinda sorta my point
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12-27-2015, 01:43 AM | #97 |
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I need to stop posting while drinking...
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's okay, it might not have been crystal clear. I could have been attempting the opposite point ... just happens that I wasn't
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I understand cost concerns, or feasibility problems. We went through a war over introducing shot clocks to D1 lacrosse schools because a couple itsy-bitsy D2/3 schools claimed they couldn't afford the $2200 ish a basic one would cost. But (at least medium term) there is no reason it has to be more expensive, or "dangerous", or whatever. Like Suicane said, worst case just throw an antenna up on top. It's happened in a (pretty big to people who cared) week 1 NFL game 2? years ago... Imagine if that was the Pats/Ravens playoff game? It's going to "decide" an important game eventually. Can we be proactive in something? |
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