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Skipper

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  1. I get that. But also, any competent AD should have a "war plan" gamed out for firing a coach with a thorough understanding of contractual requirements (particularly if there is a big buyout and there are issues that give you leverage for a 'for cause' firing). I mean this should be sitting locked in a file for every AD no matter how currently happy they are with their coach. It's just common sense given the buyout figures involved. If the idiot politicians gave an order unexpectedly, they still should have had a plan ready to execute. Like I said, this seems like a clown show across the board which is frankly not at all surprising for LSU.
  2. I think the 10-2 Vandy vs. 9-3 Texas would be fascinating. I don't think current "playoff" eyeballs that would be the debate in the room as much as the bigger picture "eyeballs" with non-conference inventory and whether to give Texas the nod to encourage difficult OOC matchups. As we know TX-OSU is highest rated game of the year to date. Klatt had a segment on this I thought was pretty interesting. He said flat out there is a lot of 'back room' pressure not to punish teams for losing tough OOC games so the leagues and networks get the matchups they want. He said at some point there was a model floated where 'points' are assigned for wins/losses to determine playoffs and in that model, for example, Texas would have gotten more "points" for losing to OSU than blowing out a directional school. 10-2 Vandy vs. 9-3 Texas would be perfect scenario to put that to the test and the Committee would always have the excuse to just claim H2H was the driver of slotting TX ahead.
  3. LOL. What a clown show if this is accurate. If your goal was to negotiate the buyout, how do you not have your ducks in a row from a leverage perspective as the season started going downhill and this was a possibility? Amateur hour all around.
  4. Another nice next step would be settling the petty bullshit with the only fucking successful franchise in town as the Mavs look like an absolute shit partner in the Stars ordeal as well the more I've read about it. So do that, publicly apologize and admit you made a massive fucking mistake with the trade, then hire someone that is going to just blow it all up and start a rebuild around Flagg. That might be something I can start supporting again. Obviously the best case would be Adelson/Dumont is over all of this shit and just sells the team but doubt we're that lucky.
  5. I mean we can all be negative and pissed after a tough loss but they actively try to will failure into existence and refuse to enjoy a good win. It's bizarre.
  6. Serious question. Why in the world do you watch Texas football? The next comment you make that isn't full of negativity will be your first.
  7. Nobody loves to despise every aspect of this team and program like a handful of regular posters.
  8. That's the thing. $20 is nothing. Even if it was monthly, that to me is evidence that Disney is probably right about the value of the their license. Seems to me that YTTV is overpaying for all the other crap I never watch. Well over 50% of the YTTV viewing in our household is ABC/ESPN and I suspect that tracks for a lot of sports fans. Certainly SEC/ACC college football fans.
  9. He was all over the refs toward the end of the Vandy game. Most animated I've seen him in a while. I don't disagree he should make that a bit more regular of an occurrence but also don't think it's a bad thing to get the reputation that if you are complaining it's probably egregious. I don't know how Kirby's bitch ass gets calls when he cries nonstop all game long. At some point refs are going to screw him over intentionally UGA "brand" be damned. Hopefully that starts with our game.
  10. We played like ass but Ducks are going to be a problem in the West. Mammoth as well. 2 teams that have been stacking players while they are shitty that are finally making the turn this season.
  11. Not a lot of data points yet but my Stars season tix for weeknight games I can't attend are selling about 15% lower than last year even though my seats are significantly better. The fall does typically sell lower than the spring so probably need to look at fall specifically for a better comparison, but still a bit surprised as my actual ticket costs are up about 20% with better seats.
  12. As I understand it, ESPN+ is basically all of the shit that isn't airing on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, etc. I feel like the only time I ever use it is to see random NHL games or random college baseball or similar that isn't airing on one of the main channels. ESPN Unlimited is live access to the actual ESPN channels.
  13. I'm not remotely paying attention to politics at the moment but do have business travel to east coast each of the next 2 weeks. I know this is asking way too much for this board but is there a non-partisan breakdown (or linked article) of what exactly the biggest issues are and any best guesses as to how this gets resolved? I can't fathom either party wants this fucking over Thanksgiving travel
  14. Viva is still our favorite from last trip end of summer. The same ownership group (also own Yummies I believe which is great for breakfast) was just about to open Captain's Cove Oyster bar. We left on a charter from the marina there and they were just about done with it and it's open now. Might be worth checking out.
  15. I'll be interested to hear reports on gameday experience. their fans, etc.. Most of those I encountered both in Austin and certainly most at the SEC championship game were pretty fucking garbage across the board. Reminded me a lot of Tech Tards without the long one-sided rivalry experience but with added benefit of drunk grown men barking like that's fucking cool. Weirdos. This game weekend didn't work well for me but not high on my list of must see SEC venues. Hope to hear that I'm wrong though and pretty cool experience.
  16. It's always about this time of year during CFB season when we inevitably have a huge chunk of the roster banged up, that I think about what a whip the NFL must be for players. Yes, they are highly compensated, but 17 regular season games, 53 man rosters, games on Thurs and Mondays with short weeks and then only one bye week has to pretty much beat the F out of everyone other than kickers whether they miss time or not.
  17. Noticed that as well. This week ABC has BYU/Tech which, even though Big 12 has rated poorly all year, considering their best game of the season, it 'should' win against PSU/Indiana. Will be an interesting.
  18. I disagree. Particularly if A&M is undefeated. That would be a signature win in front of a huge audience right before the last rankings that will really matter. Assuming Texas plays UGA close, a 9-3 Texas would jump a bunch of 2 loss teams. And if you are looking for a path for a 9-3 Texas you definitely don't want OU to beat Bama. Because Bama only has 1 conference loss and likely still makes SEC championship and OU would be favored their remaining games. A 9-3 Texas isn't getting in ahead of a 10-2 OU regardless of H2H.
  19. It's ratings but not necessarily playoff ratings. The worst outcome for all of the networks is an obvious situation where a 9-3 Texas is out but if Texas scheduled a directional school instead of OSU, they are clearly in. Texas/OSU was, by far, the most watched game this season. They need more of those types of games in September and don't want to punish teams for playing them.
  20. Yep. And if Tech loses they shouldn't drop below Utah either considering H2H win @ Utah. And then if those 3 keep winning (unimpressive) games, it will be a mess as teams around them in the rankings inevitably have better wins. And you also still have a (shitty) Cincy team out there with one conference loss that could create chaos sneaking into championship game (if, for example, BYU beats Tech but then Cincy beats BYU at home, I think you would have a Cincy/BYU rematch in championship game with 2 loss Tech and Utah not playing). So yeah, a Big 12 shitshow because of committee backing themselves into a corner based on initial Utah ranking is definitely on my radar.
  21. Fun game last night. Miro and Miko in particular played their asses off which is what you need from your 2 best players. I'm pretty impressed how we've treaded water and racked up solid points with all the injuries the last 2 weeks. Hopefully can start getting healthy soon.
  22. Good link. Klatt's initial takeaways were almost exactly the same as mine. #1 Texas certainly alive at 9-3 (as would OU if they were to somehow beat Bama for example) and #2, the Big 12 in a good position to get 2 teams in given placement of Utah. The latter is what everyone is going to be talking about next week. Utah's only losses are Tech and BYU. So absent a blowout this week, the Committee almost has to slot the loser of Tech/BYU above Utah given H2H. Keep an eye on that as other 2 loss teams rise and they probably have to eventually slot them above Utah and the outcry that would come from that (or a potential 3 loss Texas or OU). Utah is high but really no games left on schedule that will impress anyone. If I were on the committee - I probably would have pushed to slot Utah a bit lower for that issue alone as they will get a lot of grief if Utah wins out and they move teams ahead of them. And I know they do this for ratings and so all the talk shows have content to talk about all week but really would be better if they waited another 1-2 weeks to get a bit more data.
  23. I guess I just disagree either is the "lesser of". Disney/ESPN is almost certainly the most valuable 'bundled' property on the YTTV platform considering other streamers (NFLX, Max, etc.) now completely dominate TV and movies. I would say over 80% of our family usage of YTTV is live sports or ABC (which we watch for local news, etc.). My kids watch almost all their shows on other services. My wife watches a handful of Bravo. We might watch cable news a handful of times per year if a big event. That's really it. Google offering a $20 credit for Disney IMO flat out proves it was previously significantly mispriced. It wouldn't surprise me if Disney is taking the position that YTTV should be paying Disney a premium over what their direct subscription would cost as a way to get others to pay for all the other shit on YTTV that nobody watches and they are probably correct.
  24. LOL. Let's not pretend Google is innocent here. Both just trying to maximize their respective profits. I'm old enough to remember when it was the same song and dance with Fox leading up to the OSU game in August (although they resolved it at the last minute). The reality is that in the streaming era live sports are, by far, the most valuable inventory as they still demand a premium for advertising. The cost for those rights are only going up. Hell Disney probably underpaid for SEC broadcast rights looking at ratings this year (when people thought they probably overpaid in 2000). It's just a completely different market than 20 years ago when live sports didn't hold near the value they do now.
  25. I mean that doesn't take into account increased non-YTTV revenue for people that have switched services until this is resolved (raises hand).
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