Should have brought your TV out and screamed for AlabamaMy next door neighbors have a daughter at SCum, and an outdoor TV they watch and scream and cheer at…oddly silent tonight.
To quote Depeche Mode…Enjoy The SilenceShould have brought your TV out and screamed for Alabama
Absolutely ! My mom worked at a car dealership in Champaign in the early 80s we had Mike White as our coach and John Malkovich as our coaches. We had so much talent it was insane. Talent from Dallas Texas! Do you know why? they all drove Chevy Blazers and IrocZ's sports cars from her dealership. donors need to step up now because it's legal and we need to get those players into the U of I! no reason we can't do it or facilities are wonderful and Coach BB has put together an outstanding staff. Let's recruit and get these players paid as they should be.
My next door neighbors have a daughter at SCum, and an outdoor TV they watch and scream and cheer at…oddly silent tonight.
"Amateur" ollege football is circling the drain. If the goal of the sports media and/or the NCAA was to create a small subset of elite teams that the networks could focus on to provide commentary, analysis, hype etc. and the NCAA could focus on to maximize revenues, they certainly have accomplished that. Many who tired of watching these super teams compete for the championship are tuning out (including me).The announcers mentioned the delta between the recruits brought in by the two teams . . . Georgia brought in 20 5-stars, ScUM 3 . . . The top of the SEC belongs in the NFL, and NIL is only going to exacerbate the gap.
Even when the media and football fans around the country consider the B1G the top football conference in the country, many on this site automatically have been brainwashed into thinking that it is the SEC. I have lived in the South for over 25 years and have watched the SEC marketing machine at work. MI lost because this year's O philosophy did not match up well, at all, against GA. And losing the ALL B1G cb destroyed what they do on D. MI might beat Bama 35 to 40% this year but, I truly believe the MI would lose every single match-up against GA. That doesn't mean that I think that GA is better than Bama. It just means Bama's approach and talent gives them a chance to do things against GA that MI could not accomplish. I think that OSU would have beat GA like Bama did but, OSU could not beat MI on the day they played. IMO, the SEC is vastly overrated with the exception of Bama and generally a 2nd good team (this year, GA). Too many on here believe the hype. The fact that the SEC is willing to plan to throw the ball 30 to 50 times a game gives them major advantages in big games like last night. Someone, on another site, credited Bama's pounding the ball on the ground for their win against Cincy. They didn't start pounding it until the 4th qtr when they had a big lead and were just trying to run out the clock. They totally ignored the fact that Bama threw the ball 23 times in the 1st half. Back to your point, I totally agree with you!! The SEC is not what many here try to make it into.Why are we talking about the SEC like they are on a different level? Alabama 100% is on a different level but I just watched 3 SEC teams lose to G5s, 1 lose to one of our mediocre teams and another 1 get blown out by a mediocre Big 12 school with nearly all of them being essentially home games.
Are they on average a better conference? Most years but it's an incredibly top heavy league with their mediocre teams just as mediocre as ours which I'll admit wasn't necessarily true 10-15 years ago. I couldn't imagine us pounding our chest if god forbid our B1G rival wins a natty which is commonplace among SEC fans and players.
Even when the media and football fans around the country consider the B1G the top football conference in the country, many on this site automatically have been brainwashed into thinking that it is the SEC. I have lived in the South for over 25 years and have watched the SEC marketing machine at work. MI lost because this year's O philosophy did not match up well, at all, against GA. And losing the ALL B1G cb destroyed what they do on D. MI might beat Bama 35 to 40% this year but, I truly believe the MI would lose every single match-up against GA. That doesn't mean that I think that GA is better than Bama. It just means Bama's approach and talent gives them a chance to do things against GA that MI could not accomplish. I think that OSU would have beat GA like Bama did but, OSU could not beat MI on the day they played. IMO, the SEC is vastly overrated with the exception of Bama and generally a 2nd good team (this year, GA). Too many on here believe the hype. The fact that the SEC is willing to plan to throw the ball 30 to 50 times a game gives them major advantages in big games like last night. Someone, on another site, credited Bama's pounding the ball on the ground for their win against Cincy. They didn't start pounding it until the 4th qtr when they had a big lead and were just trying to run out the clock. They totally ignored the fact that Bama threw the ball 23 times in the 1st half. Back to your point, I totally agree with you!! The SEC is not what many here try to make it into.
It might not. Illegal cheating rewards well developed systems of transmitting the money through a booster network to the players, aka the SEC.The announcers mentioned the delta between the recruits brought in by the two teams . . . Georgia brought in 20 5-stars, ScUM 3 . . . The top of the SEC belongs in the NFL, and NIL is only going to exacerbate the gap.
After Barbara Wilson's comment, I could care less if Iowa wins another game ever! Totally CLASSLES!!!!Serious question here!
Although it's not basketball, can anyone stomach to watch or root for Iowa or Kentucky.
The ultimate hatred game
I'm Sugarbush out of the loop. What was said?After Barbara Wilson's comment, I could care less if Iowa wins another game ever! Totally CLASSLES!!!!
I don't usually ask, but I found myself oddly compelled.After Barbara Wilson's comment, I could care less if Iowa wins another game ever! Totally CLASSLES!!!!
Their 13th game was a 42-3 drubbing by Michigan in the B1G title game.Anyone know why Iowa was able to play 13 games this season? A 13th game could have put us in a bowl.
Ah yes. Thanks.Their 13th game was a 42-3 drubbing by Michigan in the B1G title game.
Nepotism in college football? Seems like I have seen this fail before.My favorite part of Iowa football currently is how much having Brian Ferentz as their OC is driving their fans nuts. He’s likely going nowhere because his dad is successful enough, which likely drives them even more nuts. Fantastic.
Found it. She said she wasn't used to her team (previously Illinois) going to bowl games. Which is interesting considering she was part of the problem.I don't usually ask, but I found myself oddly compelled.
What did she say?
In effect, the NCAA is now minor league football without the NFL having to pay for it. Everyone wants to vilify the NCAA for taking advantage of the players, when in fact it's the NFL that set up the restricted entry to the marketplace. Now that the players can be paid under NIL (and we've already seen multi-million dollar deals announced, it's very clear who the haves and have nots will continue to be.It might not. Illegal cheating rewards well developed systems of transmitting the money through a booster network to the players, aka the SEC.
Legal cheating rationalizes the marketplace more, brings the richer alums of certain schools into play, and the marginal value of Michigan's 4th five star is higher than Georgia's 21st.