PAC 12 Championship Viewing Thead
December 1st, 2017 at 7:56 PM ^
Gonna watch the game and drink some Bourbon County because the CBS isn't cold yet. Should be a good night.
December 1st, 2017 at 7:58 PM ^
Cool brotha. Water for me. Back in the day it woulda been rum or whiskey for me.
December 2nd, 2017 at 1:01 PM ^
Everybody knows you don't drink WD. Even the way you have to reach awkwardly for "rum and whiskey" is perfect. C'mon WD, put this one back in the closet.
December 1st, 2017 at 7:57 PM ^
Just want a good football game. I enjoy watching both teams.
Drink every time they mention Tee Martin and Tennessee.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:13 PM ^
Great idea!
December 1st, 2017 at 7:58 PM ^
I really don’t care who wins as long as the fucking buckeyes don’t get into the playoffs.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:02 PM ^
FUCK FOOTBALL
December 1st, 2017 at 8:06 PM ^
The PAC 12 should be the last conference to have a Friday night Championship.
5PM local time makes for tough attendance.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:09 PM ^
but 10 eastern means much of country doesn't watch 2nd half or end of game.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:14 PM ^
Trying to squeeze it in with the big ten, acc, and sec on the same day...Friday makes sense. I actually think this is a good thing for them.
December 1st, 2017 at 9:01 PM ^
Trust me, nobody out here is watching this game anyway.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:08 PM ^
Stanford plan on stopping anyone when the DL is lined up a full yard off the LOS?
December 1st, 2017 at 8:12 PM ^
How in hell does Tennessee justify the namesake of the Fulmer Cup to be their new AD?
December 1st, 2017 at 8:14 PM ^
scene from Horrible Bosses, when Kevin Spacey announces he will be naming himself the new VP of whatever, and just doubling the size of his office, is right around the corner for Fulmer.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:29 PM ^
I think Fulmer secretly gets a kick out of the lack of success at Tennessee since his retirement. If I were Fulmer I would’ve stayed out of this mess. Who could he possibly hire that would actually take the job and could be successful? Tire fire!!!
December 1st, 2017 at 8:16 PM ^
How is Stanford number 12 with 3 losses?
December 1st, 2017 at 8:21 PM ^
Everyone been beatin up on each other. Someone's gotta be 12.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:26 PM ^
I think we could beat Stanford with a healthy QB.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:29 PM ^
I would agree with that. I mean coach made them what they are. There slowly fading though.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:30 PM ^
I have noticed that as well.
December 2nd, 2017 at 1:04 PM ^
You really just had a conversation with yourself in this thread!? Holy smokes. I mean, I'm not even sure what to say. Unreal.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:50 PM ^
LOL...are you serious?! Come on, man.
Look, I love Harbaugh, but there's no shame in giving credit to his successor at Stanford for - at minimum - maintaining the high levels of performance Harbaugh helped create.
Stanford is probably the most difficult P5 school in the country to consistently excel in football due to the high academic standards required for admission. To Harbaugh's credit, he embraced those standards and took Stanford from tire fire to a BCS game (Orange Bowl), finishing with a 12-1 record in 2010.
Shaw has done pretty damn good since then too. He's gone 64-17 overall (42-12 in the PAC). He's posted a 4-2 bowl record; taken Stanford to 4 BCS / New Years 6 bowl games (including 3 Rose Bowls), and has done a wonderful job this season with a relatively young core of players. They only lose four starters and will be very loaded for next year. Not sure how you can say they are fading at all...And - if your standards for "fading" include multiple Rose / Fiesta Bowls and participating in a conference championship game, I am concerned what your defintion of success looks like for Michigan!
December 1st, 2017 at 9:15 PM ^
They aren't winning 12 games like they did during coaches last year there. The only way there winnin 12 games again is if he goes back and he's not. Coach Shaw is a good coach and has done well, but they are slowly fading... i mean they lost to San Diego st this year... that's proof of fading in my opinion.
December 1st, 2017 at 9:38 PM ^
Too many hot takes...
Harbaugh won 12 games one season...his last. As I said before, he inherited a tire fire. So, advancing from three wins to 12 wins is incredible, especially at an institution like Stanford (where admissions requirements for football players are very high).
However, since his departure, Shaw has won 12 games twice, in 2012 and in 2015. Moreover, Shaw has won 10 games every year but one since Harbaugh left. That's pretty freaking good and does not seem to reflect a "fade" in my opinion.
Stanford has maintained what Harbaugh built. And, they are going to be a top-10 team next year with the potential to make a deep run in the PAC.
December 1st, 2017 at 9:43 PM ^
You have some good points brotha, but I doubt they are top 10 next year. I guess we'll see. Take it easy my man
December 1st, 2017 at 9:02 PM ^
Very, very, very slowly.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:36 PM ^
OK...And I bet Stanford would say, "We could beat Michigan with a healthy defense."
I don't deny UM could beat Stanford. They certainly may be able to; they also may lose. Who the hell knows. But there is not a team in the country who is not dealing with and managing through injuries. It's part of the game. For reference, Stanford is down six players on their defense.
December 2nd, 2017 at 8:07 AM ^
We will find out soon when Michigan and Stanford square off in the Holiday Bowl
December 1st, 2017 at 8:26 PM ^
USC is loaded with insanely explosive athletes. I hate them.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:33 PM ^
Their location is why the pac-12 and the rest of the country should be very worried about what Chip Kelly could build at UCLA. While at Oregon, chip went 46-7 while never finishing in the top 18 in recruiting. If he is able to land those athletes on rodeo drive, he’s going to have an insanely athletic team.
December 1st, 2017 at 9:40 PM ^
I agree. The caveat I take with Kelly is if the rest of the NCAA caught up with his offense. Rich Rod was elite at WVU because his offense was ahead of the curve.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:28 PM ^
Was wondering if anyone was going to!
December 1st, 2017 at 8:32 PM ^
Thanks for the game thread.
December 1st, 2017 at 9:41 PM ^
Yeah bring that guy back. He made good and well formatted threads.
December 2nd, 2017 at 7:13 AM ^
It's wd, not yost. Yost is back too, though I can't remember his new handle name off hand.
December 2nd, 2017 at 1:08 PM ^
This Bigly Clown is him too.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:39 PM ^
Clay Helton has quietly done a pretty solid job.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:40 PM ^
Wish he had come to the good guys
December 1st, 2017 at 8:43 PM ^
He’s alright. I am not worried at all about our future at the Quarterback position. 2018 we will have nothing but Harbaugh recruited guys. I am beyond pumped to see how good we are at the QB position next year.
December 1st, 2017 at 9:03 PM ^
Connecting the dots between this comment and the Patterson thread, we could potentially have four, 4* QBs on our roster next year (Patterson, Peters, McCaffery, and Milton). Talk about a rags-to-riches scenario for us compared to the past decade or so!
December 1st, 2017 at 8:41 PM ^
USC is doing everything possible to let Stanford into the endzone on this drive.
Defensive holding and pass interference, both of which are apparently OK in the Big Ten, are being called here.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:42 PM ^
Does anyone REALLY understand pass interference penalties? It’s a crap shoot just like targeting.
December 1st, 2017 at 9:09 PM ^
No. All college refs need to be professional and need to be paid like nfl refs. Only then will the calls be consistent.
December 1st, 2017 at 9:46 PM ^
Its becoming like travelling in basketball. Happens all the time but called only when they feel like it. Was it Pete Carrol who started the 'pass interfere every play cause they will stop calling it after 3-4 times' system?
December 1st, 2017 at 8:43 PM ^
Come back from break to a review maybe???
December 1st, 2017 at 8:46 PM ^
USC handed Stanford 7 points on that drive.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:46 PM ^
It is like handing it off but gives the running back more time to decide which hole to hit.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:52 PM ^
Who doesn’t like a little more time to decide which hole to hit
December 1st, 2017 at 9:07 PM ^
I'm going straight ahead. Where it ends up is up to the defense.
December 1st, 2017 at 8:46 PM ^
Love me some Bryce