December 31st, 2014 at 8:15 PM ^
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December 31st, 2014 at 8:17 PM ^
Needs more cowbell
December 31st, 2014 at 8:18 PM ^
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December 31st, 2014 at 8:21 PM ^
lol Remember when we wouldn't get Dan Mullen, Gary Patterson, or Les Miles, and Jim Harbaugh was laughable. We were supposed to pray that Tom Herman or Steve Addazio took it because Michigan was such a bad job. Suck it ESPN. This is Michigan.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:23 PM ^
December 31st, 2014 at 8:25 PM ^
Thad: I was going to suggest that you let go of your abject hatred of those who were so dismissive of Michigan's chances to hire a great coach. Then I realized that they deserve it and you are definitely entertaining, so fuck it. I upvoted you.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:28 PM ^
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Every time I hear about it, it seems to be someone saying "OMG, look how empty this stadium is guyz".
December 31st, 2014 at 8:27 PM ^
Once they moved it out to Joe Robbie Pro Player Sun Life Stadium, attendance dropped unless it was the BCS title game. Even when we played Alabama in 2000 there were lots of empty seats. Miami is an overrated sports town IMO.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:34 PM ^
You forgot to mention Dolphins and Land Shark Stadium.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:53 PM ^
Luther Campbell. Nevin Shapiro. Jay-Z. In other towns it's about access to the players. In Miami its about access to the rappers and their hos and boats.
Who's got time to go to a game? They're all out on the Bay.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:24 PM ^
Compare the photo in the OP to that of the 2000 Orange Bowl.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:29 PM ^
MSU and GaTech fan bases aren't as big nor are they as historic as Michigan Bama...
December 31st, 2014 at 8:29 PM ^
You won't see it in that shot, but they had shots later in the game that showed the empty seats in the nosebleed section. While drinking Captain Morgan 1671, I'll see if I can find those screenshots.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
The 2000 Orange Bowl wasn't a sellout either. The truth is, it's hard to ask huge numbers of people to travel and buy these super-expensive tickets on short notice.
For the same reason, the NCAA tournament is played in front of mostly empty arenas (except when there's a de facto home team) until the Final Four.
December 31st, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^
And with only 72 hours to get out there? /s
I was at the 1991 regionals at the Silverdome. They drew close to 30,000 for the Sweet 16 matchups (St. John's/OSU and Duke/UConn). But when OSU was upset, everybody went back to Columbus. There were maybe 15,000 people there on Sunday.
If we ever move to a 8 team or 16 team playoff, at least the first two rounds need to be played on campus. You can't expect fans to travel to all these different locations during the holidays.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:24 PM ^
I'm actually kinda interested in this game to see what Mullen does and always like watching Ga. Tech. Triple Option FTW
Also, has anyone heard anything about Mullen going anywhere or is he staying at Miss. St?
December 31st, 2014 at 8:39 PM ^
he has nowhere to go
Foley dislikes him at UF
Michigan had him as B candidate
Nebraska was a perfect fit and they wanted Bielema and went Riley instead.
I think his stock was super high this year and he did not cash in.
Arkansas is going to be a player in the SEC next year IMo and Ole Miss with Treadwell back and that guy with the cool name on D will be healthy. LSU offense will be back next year - super young this year but Chavis leaving is bad. Auburn got Muschamp as DC. Might be a 5th place finish next year for Miss State.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:25 PM ^
Wow... if the SEC goes 0-2 tonight, I would be so happy.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:37 PM ^
but the SEC West. If MSU loses tonight, the "toughest division of all time" will have three bowl losses already.
December 31st, 2014 at 9:12 PM ^
- They had nothing to play for.
- This was a big letdown after an exhausting regular season.
- If Miss St or Ole Miss were playing in the playoff, you would've seen a different team out there.
The only SEC team that would have a legitimate loss in their minds will be Alabama because they're actually playing for something. All the other teams really didn't try.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:28 PM ^
I have a feeling it's the programs. No one really feels like going to a Georgia Tech vs. Mississippi State game even if the teams are better then a lot of the blue bloods out there. The arkansas Texas game was sold out and that was two 6-6 teams. USC vs. Nebraska was sold out too.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:32 PM ^
I don't think the TX and Ark fans would travel more than 4-5 hours to see them play. Houston's not a far drive from either campus. And they used to play in the same conference.
If GTech and MSU were playing in Atlanta or Nashville, the turnout would've been better.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:34 PM ^
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I don't think many people realize now how big a rivalry Arkansas/Texas was, back in the day. They played the first Game of the Century of my lifetime. (No, that's not true, but I don't recognize the other one.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Texas_vs._Arkansas_football_game
Marine One landed President Nixon on the field for the start of the game. The TV share was 52. Nixon and GHW Bush gave a National Championship plaque to the winner, even though there was still a bowl game to be played.
That's pretty big.
Ed.: I had no idea that while we were watching the Orange on ESPN, ESPN2 was running a special on this very game. Wow.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:31 PM ^
They mentioned that a Big Ten crew was working this game. This could make things amusing later on, particularly if it gets close.
I did like Georgia Tech's aggressiveness from go after that interception. Let's see if they can keep that up for a bit.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:31 PM ^
That moment when you realize this guy has the best SEC West bowl win-
December 31st, 2014 at 8:34 PM ^
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December 31st, 2014 at 8:35 PM ^
He mentioned before the game that the SEC west is under fire and may not be as good as the polls indicate. Watch your back after the game if MSU loses Brent.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:46 PM ^
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proudly.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:59 PM ^
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December 31st, 2014 at 11:09 PM ^
if you aren't careful. cows with calves, bulls, steers, they all need to be handled with care. you should see the video from this fall of when my 11 yr old son took on and faced down our bull and steer that had escaped from the pasture. he ran at them with one of my old hockey sticks like a hillbilly version of braveheart. herded them back into the pasture, but you could see that bull dig in for a second and it was scary business.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:36 PM ^
It's clean, but it kind of gets in the way.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:38 PM ^
Seems oversized to me, but not bad.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:38 PM ^
It's gonna take some time getting used to. The score presentation has been a bottom bar since 2006.
Kind of reminds me of the good old days with ABC Sports. Except the scorebox is in the bottom right instead of the upper left corner.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:42 PM ^
But I liked it at the bottom. I just wish the updated it with the clean new look like everything else ESPN.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:55 PM ^
I don't forget. Especially when it comes to Michigan Football.
Some of my earliest memories are watching Michigan games. I remember my family going crazy when Alabama missed the PAT in 2000 Orange Bowl which gave Michigan the win. There are photos of me holding an orange in my little #32 jersey.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:57 PM ^
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December 31st, 2014 at 10:54 PM ^
Was it a champion jersey like this? I had one of those.