December 23rd, 2023 at 2:36 PM ^
Crap, mods can you add bowl games to the thread title!
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:02 PM ^
I'll take cuts and add Happy Birthday wishes to Jim Harbaugh, #60!!!
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:46 PM ^
He’s so young! I remember him leading us to victories!!
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:57 PM ^
My brother's birthday too!
December 23rd, 2023 at 4:04 PM ^
Attack each birthday with enthusiasm unknown to mankind.
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:25 PM ^
And, mods, also please add the lyrics. I only know the first few lines:
12 drummers drumming
23 pipers piping
23 lords a leaping...
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:48 PM ^
I read recently that these gift are all birds. Golden rings are pheasants, maids of milking are birds that hand around cows, etc.
December 23rd, 2023 at 4:07 PM ^
Them's some BIG birds handing those cows around.
December 23rd, 2023 at 4:23 PM ^
Great info. Here is a link analyzing each bird. One of the requirements is that all of these birds are edible. That makes sense for that era, that the gifts would be food.
https://www.birdspot.co.uk/culture/the-birds-of-the-twelve-days-of-christmas
December 23rd, 2023 at 5:02 PM ^
8 Maids a Milking
These birds were often eaten across much of Europe in medieval times and beyond. But eight maids a-milking might instead refer to cattle egrets, Bubulcus ibis. These are smallish, mostly white, wading birds with yellow or grayish legs and a long yellow beak.
December 23rd, 2023 at 6:58 PM ^
11 warriors weeping.
December 23rd, 2023 at 9:39 PM ^
Or 11whiners whining
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:53 PM ^
Remind me, which one is OSU in?
December 23rd, 2023 at 4:19 PM ^
I dunno man, I think I'll opt out of this one!
December 23rd, 2023 at 5:02 PM ^
Do they even have enough players???
December 23rd, 2023 at 7:42 PM ^
You can't spell "2nd tier bowl for frauds" without OSU.
December 23rd, 2023 at 2:38 PM ^
All of these look boring. Snooze fest. I’ll be reading a book and going to church then dinner hopefully. Next year this would be quarter finals day. Can’t wait.
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:00 PM ^
Don’t lie to us. You’re going to the driving range at some point today.
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:03 PM ^
I may watch a movie or two, there's a couple mediocre NFL games on. OR maybe catch up on some Below Deck reruns... that Camille Lamb woowee!
December 23rd, 2023 at 8:35 PM ^
I was hoping you were going to join the Michigan Panthers this spring!
December 23rd, 2023 at 2:38 PM ^
If any of you gamble on bowl games (I don’t) what is your strategy? So far both underdogs are winning, plus with all the transfers and coaching changes. Just curious on your strategy?
December 23rd, 2023 at 4:00 PM ^
See the Yeoman diary
December 23rd, 2023 at 2:47 PM ^
The downside of the playoff and the portal is that it's completely destroyed bowl season.
I used to love binging on obscure bowl games during the holidays, seeing some players I hadn't previously gotten a chance to, and catching a handful of certified thrillers.
Now everyone's opted out and fanbases don't care.
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:02 PM ^
The ratings suggest otherwise.
Believe it or not there are people who will watched football games because they enjoy the sport. Bowl season is as it ever was because all of these teams never had shots at playing for national titles anyways.
December 23rd, 2023 at 4:09 PM ^
And the Quat-troll has re-emerged 🤮
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:04 PM ^
So many of these bowl games have turned into glorified scrimmages.
Just read where most of FSU's star players are opting out of the Orange Bowl.
I'm sure some of these games will be good but for the most part....no.
Go Blue!!
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:22 PM ^
Most of the games won’t have opt outs and bad football is better than no football.
December 23rd, 2023 at 4:18 PM ^
Over 1000 players have put their names in the portal. Every team will have opt outs.
You're bad at this
December 23rd, 2023 at 4:46 PM ^
Well yea and no. My CFP pool has gone to shit. Opt outs, tranfers, injurues, and occasional player constipation.
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:36 PM ^
Feels like you can still do that?
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:01 PM ^
Looking forward to watching Eastern and Henning and Northwestern.
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:03 PM ^
Other than the date, I've got a lot of problems with this thread title, and now you're gonna hear about it!
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:05 PM ^
Go Utes
December 23rd, 2023 at 4:40 PM ^
Marisa Tomei was amazing in that movie
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:14 PM ^
OP, prayers up for your wife. Hoping she is doing well. Kids, too.
what happened to the crispy suburban? Were you able to replace it?
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:21 PM ^
No, not yet, insurance and bank are still investigating and squabbling.
we are hoping to start the search after the first of the year.
December 23rd, 2023 at 3:54 PM ^
Random thought: It sucks to be a service academy in the portal era!
Edit: Although I’m guessing someone could portal IN!? So maybe it’s same-ol-same-ol for them?
December 23rd, 2023 at 5:16 PM ^
I portal'd in
Never
Again
Volunteer
Yourself
December 23rd, 2023 at 5:42 PM ^
Army has several players who have entered the portal, including the freshman QB that started the LSU game (Champ Harris).
December 23rd, 2023 at 6:29 PM ^
Not really.
After your Sophomore year you have to pay a pretty stiff penalty to leave so you have to prove yourself a D1 level player in the first two years. When you consider Air Force is a developmental program you’re not looking at a ton of the top players leaving.
Even before the portal there was no redshirting so if a guy was good he could leave before Junior year with no real penalty. There was a linebacker who went to Ohio St. back in the 2000’s, but it’s not a common occurrence. The kids going to Air Force aren’t the guys who are going to get NIL anyway, so there will probably be a lot of stability at Air Force which in the portal era will likely be a point of strength I would think.
Also anyone going to the Academy has to do the full four year program and much like Michigan they don't really take transfer credits, so you'll probably never see that happen.
December 23rd, 2023 at 4:29 PM ^
I maked ribs. 5 racks. Wife said salad. No fair
December 23rd, 2023 at 5:30 PM ^
Changed the thread title.
Did not add the lyrics to "Twelve Days Of Christmas". You're a psycho if you give your true love all those birds, after all.
December 23rd, 2023 at 5:32 PM ^
Thank you!
December 23rd, 2023 at 7:21 PM ^
Eastern Michigan vs Southern Alabama should give us some useful Rose Bowl insights into how these states match up overall.
December 23rd, 2023 at 9:31 PM ^
Let's hope not
December 23rd, 2023 at 7:38 PM ^
NU - Utah is teeing off.
December 23rd, 2023 at 7:43 PM ^
Go Utah!!! May all Big Ten teams not named Michigan lose by 100 this bowl season!
All of those bastards voted to "punish the university" and suspend Jim. I don't think their thirst for blood will be satiated untill coach is gone. Fuck them all!!