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Yes they are. They're also…

Yes they are. They're also completely immoral and should be illegal.

FYI there's a comment by…

FYI there's a comment by user RickSnow in that thread that needs to be turbo-nuked too.

Honestly I'd love to face…

Honestly I'd love to face the tasty treat that is Oregon's (lack of) run defense.

Generally states disallow…

Generally states disallow either O or 0 as a valid character to prevent that precise confusion

 

There are a lot more Dordt…

There are a lot more Dordt University connections on the blog that you might realize. A lot of Dutch folks on the west side of the state have family ties to northwest Iowa.

I'd support it. For starters…

I'd support it. For starters, it's a good way to soften the tumor up before blasting it with radiation.

I hate the selection…

I hate the selection committee system so much. It's 100% designed to generate controversy and clicks, rather than be anything remotely close to fair.

In an ideal world, the playoff system would be a "tournament of champions" where the champions of each conference would play each other to determine the national champion. That's how it works in every other sport. If you want to have a 4-team playoff and leave the least deserving Power 5 champion sitting at home, I'm fine with that... but non-conference-champions playing for a national championship is absurd and defies common sense.

And bingo-ing Godwin's Law…

And bingo-ing Godwin's Law too. Classic own-goal. :)

Time to start stockpiling…

Time to start stockpiling those urine-filled water balloons, people.

No, don't actually do that. You might hit Desmond.

...he's the Big Ten…

...he's the Big Ten commissioner?

Edward Abbey's epitaph is, I…

Edward Abbey's epitaph is, I kid you not, "No Comment".

This to me might be the…

This to me might be the iconic defensive play of the year (pending Ohio results). On par with:

2021 - Hutchinson putting a 5* first-rounder on his butt

2022 - Mike's PBU

But when you're down 8, you…

But when you're down 8, you're NOT necessarily down only one posession. You essentially have a 50% chance of being down 1 score, and a 50% chance of being down 2 scores. So you don't know whether you have time to run a 4 minute offense, a 2 minute offense, or just heave it deep and hope. Hence you go for 2 as soon as possible.

Ryan Day filing complaints…

Ryan Day filing complaints with the FCC as we speak. He prefers language that's a bit... softer.

JJ looked like he was in…

JJ looked like he was in serious pain on that 3rd down handoff.

Bruh you got sacked on a…

Bruh you got sacked on a flea flicker. Peak Allar.

Dialing up 5 wide on 3rd and…

Dialing up 5 wide on 3rd and 2 when you've been able to move on the ground and it's Allard vs Michigan's D line. Never change, Frames.

If that's how Ohio State…

If that's how Ohio State wants to play, that's the way we'll play. But unlike OSU, we can do better than hiring Third Base Investigations.

Ryan Day definitely plays…

Ryan Day definitely plays Farmers Hand rules.

Which is doubly ironic given that he was dealt a lay-down loner.

To be fair, that was also…

To be fair, that was also the correct conclusion to draw when Hoke was aware, but not fully aware.

The problem with Gus is…

The problem with Gus is clipping. Not the football penalty, but clipping soundforms - e.g. the Loudness Wars of the 90's and 00's. Gus has 11/10 enthusiasm for everything, be it Hassan Haskins hurdling a fool in the Game, or an illegal procedure penalty in the 2nd quarter of a matchup between a pair of 3-7 Big Ten West marshmallows. If everything's maximally important, than nothing is. Modulate it, friend. Oh, and if he stuck to like... 3 cute nicknames a season instead of 2 per game, that'd be nice too.

Klatt, by contrast, is probably the best color guy in the sport.

TL;DR: Ryan Day and friends…

TL;DR: Ryan Day and friends are mad about sign stealing, and Pete Thamel thinks that M's improvement the last three years is due to sign stealing, rather than a Sherrone Moore Award offensive line and the best RB depth in America.

There's literally no other actual information in this article. Pete Thamel is a hack.

I don't understand the…

I don't understand the Georgia love. Neither they nor Michigan has played anybody, but Michigan has looked a lot better hamblasting cupcakes than Georgia has.

Plus, the Fates demand that the Game be a #1 vs #2 matchup.

Ultimately it'll all work itself out. I'm thinking M will probably jump Georgia if they beat Penn State.

Shirt, no. Top-notch thrash…

Shirt, no. Top-notch thrash metal album, yes.

Remember that year that…

Remember that year that Nebraska went 1-8 in conference play despite outscoring* their opponents? I'm rooting for Iowa to do the inverse this year.

*Well, they gave up exactly as many points as they scored, but let's not descend to that level of pedantry.

On the other hand, how many…

On the other hand, how many times has M's constant use of flea flickers caused opposing secondaries to hesitate a beat before committing to the run threat?

Nah it's definitely Wyoming…

Nah it's definitely Wyoming. Laramie's high... like 7k. Which is also literally higher than the highest point in North Carolina (6,600ish if memory serves), so not sure why Boone is being referenced as the highest, unless an inside joke is going right over my head.

Kind of a non-sequitor from…

Kind of a non-sequitor from the very serious stuff going on with Mike Leach, but if that Texas-Texas Tech classic had been an NFL game, it may have ended very differently

Due to a couple of unsportsmanlikes after the fans rushed the field, TTU kicked off from their own end zone with one second on the clock. A Texas upback caught the ball at the TTU 43. If college football had the Free Catch Kick rule, Texas could have called for a fair catch right there and kicked from that spot. From the 43, it would have been a 53-yard attempt, with no defensive player permitted to come within ten yards of the kick. With no pressure from the defense, you have to like the odds of even a college kicker nailing that one.

Moral of the story - make sure the game is actually over before you storm the field!

Offense? What offense?

Offense? What offense?

I don't ever participate in…

I don't ever participate in game threads, much less contribute toward "tracked words", but why the FUCK are they playing Corum here?

Sorry Vlad, but I don't…

Sorry Vlad, but I don't think Alex Litvinenko considered you a "friend".

:)

Mountain Time really is the…

Mountain Time really is the best time zone. Eastern baseball games start right as you get out of work. Noon kicks are 10am, right around the time you finish cleaning up a leisurely breakfast. PAC-12 After Dark still takes you deep into the Insomniac Hours if that's your thing.

Oh and It's also the best for a multitude of non-sports-related reasons that are outside the scope of this blog. :)

Careful Blake. I've got it…

Careful Blake. I've got it on good authority that if you deign to enter The Tunnel alone, you're "asking for it".

The only way in which Iowa…

The only way in which Iowa has an offense, is that it's offensive.

Illinois: 6-6

Rutger: 4-8

Illinois: 6-6

Rutger: 4-8

Ohio State: 42-27

To be fair, if you had a…

To be fair, if you had a stadium as sucky as the Horseshoe, you'd prefer to play your playoff games elsewhere too.

Fully enclosed tent solves…

Fully enclosed tent solves all your problems. And they're really only bad at dawn and dusk.

I feel like this thread…

I feel like this thread needs a "Comments: Commence. Yes." in it.

Same. Utah's a really easy…

Same. Utah's a really easy team to root for:

  • A former G5 team that earned a promotion to the adult's table
  • A couple decades of workmanlike, consistent success.
  • Stability in the HC position; Whittingham is probably top 5 longest-tenured coaches, and he's not a huge dick and hasn't been plagued by scandal
  • Generally good rushing attack, solid defense, and plays sound fundamental ball
  • Always a few jumbo-sized Polynesians along their lines

...and they're taking on the evil empire in their first-ever Rose Bowl. Go Utes!

Copyright troll lawyers…

Copyright troll lawyers gonna be showing up at 70,000 houses this week with subpoenas :)

M wins an ugly one. Jake…

M wins an ugly one. Jake Moody boots a 43-yarder as time expires. 20-17 good guys.

Uh oh. Somebody woke up Bama.

Uh oh. Somebody woke up Bama.

Okie State had eight…

Okie State had eight attempts within the two, and scored three points. Wow.

Which will last longer -…

Which will survive longer: this thread, or Stroud during an average dropback yesterday?

Win: Accidentally eat all…

Win: Accidentally eat all the Halloween candy in unbridled joy and without regard for my poor pancreas.

Loss: Purposefully eat all the Halloween candy so as to deprive the neighborhood Sparty trick-or-treaters. They've got a lifetime of disappointment and playing second fiddle ahead of them anyhow; might as well start now.

Utah's Delicate Arch plate…

Utah's Delicate Arch plate would like a word.

Throwing a knuckleball with…

Throwing a knuckler with a wiffleball is akin to throwing a slider with a boomerang.

Hip hip hooray! So many of…

Hip hip hooray! So many of the best players, the biggest characters, and the wildest stories come from the Negro Leagues. Great stuff.

If you're actually invested…

If you're actually invested in advancing the cause of dignity for people, it's probably best not to come out with guns blazing when someone tries to have a thoughtful/nuanced discussion on an important topic - particularly when you're incorrect, in that there's significant disagreement within the community in question as to what terms are preferable.

If you're just interested in proving your own enlightenment and getting your cheap shots in on the internet, please carry on as before.

I don't think they adopt a…

I don't think they adopt a half-measure like that. It would satisfy almost none of the folks who are howling about the current name. Instead of talk about a "racist name", you'd have people talking about "a name rooted in racism". Heck, the Texas Rangers have come under some fire for honoring with their nickname an arm of law enforcement that has, at times, done some pretty nasty things. Why would you go through the work of changing the name just to adopt something that plenty of folks still find objectionable?