Bowl Season Eve POSBANG
December 14th, 2018 at 8:11 AM ^
I've got nothing. Life seems like a big BPONE. Waiting for my inspiration. Meantime Go Blue and Fuck ohio.
December 14th, 2018 at 8:12 AM ^
I have lots of interest in the early bowls and even more for UM’s game. I’ll also watch every game with Alabama.
December 14th, 2018 at 8:13 AM ^
I woke up, sh*t, showered and shaved... Ready to be banged! Glorious Friday!
December 14th, 2018 at 8:17 AM ^
Beat Florida!
December 14th, 2018 at 8:29 AM ^
At least it’s a work from home Friday, which is nice...supposed to hit 45 degrees two days in a row this weekend so I’ll be calling Boulder to see if they’re open for golf. Bang!
December 14th, 2018 at 8:30 AM ^
It is more of a "sigh" time for many of us older codgers who grew up with the glory and pageantry-not to mention the importance of the Cotton, Sugar, Orange and Rose Bowl games. That the NCAA has not figured out how to enhance post season play while retaining all the splendor is pretty non-sensical. We get to watch (or decide not to) Alabama go for its 12th NC in the past 9 years...how exciting!!! I love sports and watching the athletic endeavor play out but not making the top teams run more of a gauntlet to an NC is disappointing. Either do something to level the playing field here or make the "big boys" win 3 or 4 in a row against a national schedule at the end of the year.
Level the playing field: Use the current recruiting evaluation system to cap the total value a team can accumulate. Currently, per 247, Alabama is #1 at 304 with a large group of 5***** still lining up for them. OSU, Notre Dame and Michigan are bunched at #9,10 and 11 at 255. So, cap this thing at 300 and spread that talent out among at least the 15 top programs...and make "Alabama" do more than simply over-run the competition with physical talent. This thing has gotten increasingly out of hand...and, truthfully, it serves no one well.
December 14th, 2018 at 9:13 AM ^
Increase scholarship limits and let the players make money off their name.
December 14th, 2018 at 9:32 AM ^
Increasing scholarship limits would seem counter-productive. The problem here is parity. So you think the solution includes Alabama being able to stock-pile an even larger percentage of the best available talent???
December 14th, 2018 at 12:07 PM ^
Yes. Players won't flock there if they can make money off their own name and stand to get more playing time at other schools with strong alumni support. You are talking about taking things as inconsistent as stars and capping the total a school can recruit. What you'll get is the school's paying the recruiting services to under rate the prospects that they like. Better to let the schools take more chances on players that have potential (likewise, you reduce scholarship limits and schools like bama get stronger because they'll have better odds of getting excellent players from the pool of talent they will have).
December 14th, 2018 at 10:31 PM ^
You're a worse cynic than me. Otherwise, I do not see your fear being borne out.
December 14th, 2018 at 8:31 AM ^
There are far too many bowl games.
December 14th, 2018 at 8:33 AM ^
Finished my Christmas shopping 10 days early, so I'm all like...
December 14th, 2018 at 8:36 AM ^
After touring the facilities and having dinner with Matt Dudek, I have officially decided to spend the next four to five years in Ann Arbor. GO BLUE!
I will be a PidWO* and hope to show up on Special Teams, even though Mr. Dudek kept mentioning Event Team (must be terminology dealing with the new kickoff rules). I would like to thank Coach Herbert and Coach McDaniels who I met back during my summer visits.
Bang Me! and it's great to be a Michigan Wolverine!
*PidWO = Prefered i didn't Walk On.
December 14th, 2018 at 8:46 AM ^
You are a hero
December 14th, 2018 at 9:08 AM ^
this is all-world.
all hail our friend scanner blue. and my post yesterday saying scanner doesn't need money, he's got swag. yeah, i look like prophet now.
December 14th, 2018 at 9:55 AM ^
Most of the post is true xm ...I might be "walking on" the field for games next year (and for years to come).
December 14th, 2018 at 4:20 PM ^
so no gate 10 greeting? you getting promoted, away from the proletariat like us?
December 14th, 2018 at 6:15 PM ^
Yep, asked for field /tunnel or section usher. 6 years and never saw the band take the field or the players touch the banner, time for a transfer.
December 15th, 2018 at 8:47 AM ^
Good friend of mine sits in section 10, I'll bet you know him. Gray hair, 60s, wears a blue M sweatshirt and ball cap? Name is John
December 14th, 2018 at 8:38 AM ^
December 14th, 2018 at 8:43 AM ^
Light the dumb bowls on fire.
There's one ranked team total (Fresno!) in the first 14 bowl games.
December 14th, 2018 at 8:57 AM ^
Let the games begin.
December 14th, 2018 at 9:14 AM ^
I'm still apathetic towards football, though I certainly will watch Michigan's game against UF (again...). Tonight I'll watch some (most?) of NDSU-SDSU in the Div 2 playoff. Real playoff games are fun!
December 14th, 2018 at 9:21 AM ^
Win the game !
Bang !
December 14th, 2018 at 10:02 AM ^
Happy College Football Holidays!!
May the next 24 days bring you all of the joy that you may want!
December 14th, 2018 at 10:03 AM ^
Bang bang everything! This weekend will be a lot of prepping for a series of interviews next week for a pretty significant promotion with my current firm. Totally came out of the blue but is an exciting opportunity and would be an awesome way to roll into the new year. Go blue!
December 14th, 2018 at 10:05 AM ^
Bang!!
December 14th, 2018 at 10:30 AM ^
Bang!
December 14th, 2018 at 10:39 AM ^
Be careful out there!! ESTERHAUS!! Paging ESTERHAUS!! Go Blue! Go Bang!
December 14th, 2018 at 10:57 AM ^
Michigan's overall bowl record is surprisingly poor—21-25 overall and only 17-25 since Bo arrived—but there are a few other blueblood programs whose bowl records aren't much better, including our good friends down in Columbus and South Bend.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_bowl_records
December 14th, 2018 at 8:05 PM ^
Yep... look at tOSU v the SEC particularly in bowl games.
December 14th, 2018 at 1:16 PM ^
Since it’s been determined by today’s players that these games are all exhibitions, I will not be watching any of them.
Kind of sucks because it just means more reruns of American Pickers & Shark Tank to fill the void.
???
December 15th, 2018 at 8:49 AM ^
Basketball!