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  1. Wow, if adding SUDS-U is the PAC’s big move, they have joined the parrot in shuffling off this mortal coil… they are an ex-conference. Is the PAC going to bring in a Directional State School as a travel partner?

    For all intents and purposes (or intensive porpoises), they are looking to add a program which trades losses with the likes of Nevada, UNLV, New Mexico & Fresneck State. Yes they have some success against major programs, mainly due to the fact they are a trap game. Moving to what used to be a major conference means they won’t have one game a year they can circle on their calendar. Of course, considering what’s left in the PAC, they may finish mid-pack or higher depending on who bails.

    tldr:/ Someone call Time if Death on the PAC

  2. 7 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

    I'm not sure how significant it may or may not be but it's a pitch that will be used regardless. I lean more to thinking it's still a pretty big deal considering a sizeable percentage of recruits come from not great financial backgrounds.

     

     

    Exposure to the masses is also huge for the programs. 2/3 or 3/4 of your games being on some fucked streaming platform is horrible. When your primary conference rivals such as Big 12, ACC, BIG, and SEC will ALL be on various versions of all the major networks.

    It’s 2023, You have to explore the vertical synergies created by NIL and Booster Collectives… “come play for us and we’ll provide an Amazon Prime account or Apple TV+”.

    /sarcasm

  3. On 3/9/2023 at 5:56 AM, BurntOrange&White said:

    If I'm not mistaken UA/ASU have a pretty significant enrollment of California kids who didn't get into the LA schools or California schools? 

    IMO they're in a good geographical location to recruit both stats well so long as they have a good coach.

    ASU acceptance rate: 88%  To be admitted to ASU, you will need one of the following:
    top 25% in high school graduating class. 3.00 GPA in competency courses (4.00 = "A") ACT: 22 (24 nonresidents) SAT: 1120 (1180 nonresidents)

    Suprisingly, UA has an 87% acceptance rate.

  4. Da Utes are riding a couple of successful years with little serious competition in the conference. They are basically a poor man’s Oregon. A good friend is an alum and even he admits the fan base only started paying attention recently. When Whittingham retires, that will be the test to see if they can backup the gum flapping.

    If they had half a brain, they would jump on the Big12’s offer before the phone stopped ringing. The same with ASU, OSU & Wazzu. As rapidly as the PAC is disintegrating, there are going to be several schools out in the cold, since there is no leverage. The one advantage ASU has is that the state of Arizona will force UA to take little brother with them (see what happened when the PAC expanded). Wazzu and OSU bring nothing to the table. Oregon & Washington are the only value-added schools, and they will have to agree to a lesser payout. Cal & Stanford, who the hell knows what they are thinking.

  5. On 1/8/2023 at 6:04 PM, Thatguy said:

    Yes. Sometimes we make it out. 

      If you are ever in LA visit the corner store on 8th Ave and 60th in the afternoon. See if this exact thing doesn't happen to you. That's a regular occurrence in Los Angeles. 

    Cuz has Crip origins… just sayin’

  6. There is absolutely NO justification for pointing a fireable firearm in the direction of bystanders, period. Having your fingers anywhere near the hammer/trigger is beyond stupid. I don’t care how “experienced” you are or if you’ve been around guns all your life, muzzle me and there are going to be problems. If they wanted to check camera angles for the shot, then use a blue gun.

    Hollywood procedures be damned, if someone hands you a firearm which you fail to clear/check and you cause it to fire, you are responsible. I’ve had a training instructor bounce students for failing to make sure the gun was clear or flagging others. And that was after he handed you the gun AFTER he cleared it. So-called experts are usually the worst about getting lazy with basic safety, and crap like this happens.

    Bottom line he is responsible, along with the armorer, and honestly, the cinematographer who was shot was at fault as well for allowing a firearm to be pointed at her without making sure it was clear by physical inspection not “it’s cold”

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  7. 15 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

    in case he takes it down:

    LenDale White

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    Our defense and whoever’s a part of it is a fucking joke

    3:56 PM · Jan 2, 2023

    While not wrong, who’s dumb ass couldn’t get the 1 yard on 4th down in the Rose Bowl Lendale?

     Trying to keep himself relevant lately, must have run out of weed money.

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  8. 15 hours ago, Knewk210 said:

    I know you are hurting right now and your pain feels familiar. I recommend you start a “this is who Lincoln Riley is “ thread on your bulletin board. I’m not sure how I came up with this idea , but reading it will provide a painful dose of reality and ultimately therapeutic In arriving at the acceptance stage! Good luck.

    I’m sure they’ve begun the wailing and gnashing of teeth over there, I avoid those boards at all costs. There’s a very real chance that this is his ceiling. Since he’s only had 1 HC gig for a short tenure, I personally can’t establish a pattern… yet.

    I can say there is a very clear trend that “Air Raid” teams only pay a passing nod to defense. That’s the dirty un-sexy part of the game…as long as we can score 60 we can win. So we’ll see if that continues. Like I said earlier, the days of shut down defenses may be long gone for most teams. The ones that do field a tough physical defense will win championships.

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  9. 2 hours ago, Laxtonto said:

     

    So the SBJ is saying that the best case deal for the Pac12 is a slight bit more than the B12 and it will all be on Amazon except for a slight carve out on CBS...

    So at this point if I was one of the 4 corner schools it is time to bail. This is like the Pac12N on steroids with all your media eggs on a digital platform which means very little to the common fan.

    I wonder how much this adds to ucla’s ransom money

  10. 4 hours ago, cochamps said:

    Must've had good receivers if you were a top 20 offense all three of his years.  

    Also, he kept Littrell propped up at UNT, who fell off when he left.

    I don't like the guy, but I'm gonna be the contrarian here and say he is better than what you guys think.  That's my 2 cents, and it's likely not worth that.

     

     

     

    Receivers were the one position we were flush. Having Drake London, Michael Pittman and Amon Ra St. Brown for targets helped rack up the yards. From my viewpoint (which is worth less than 2 cents), I didn’t see any great scheming or adjustments.

    I agree there must be something there, and honestly we were dog water during his tenure, so he didn’t have much to work with. 

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  11. 15 hours ago, Js1 said:

    Graham Harrell to… Purdue?

    Good luck to them. During his time at USC, I didn’t see anything in his offense that impressed me. Granted it was during the extreme shit-show period, but he did nothing to help his players other than throw a lot. The “Air Raid” scheme was chuck the ball downfield and hope the WRs came down with a jump ball. Toss in an 8-yard deep slow developing running play for a change-up. Without O line protection, there were no quick hits or slants. 

  12. 33 minutes ago, Big Frog II said:

    From an outsider, Cal and Stanford alums and students are not rabid sport fans because of who they are.  They are uber smart people who never have been big into sports.  Because of that, they do not support their sports teams.  As time goes on, the little support Cal and Stanford have for sports will continue to decrease.  Great schools, but why would the Big want them?  They probably would fit much better in the Ivy league.  Really don't know why the 4 corner schools want to stick with them.  I would imagine the athletic departments would rather not, but the academicians do.

    All good points. My guess is that the 4 corner schools & PAC are looking at the Bay Area TV market share. What the actual, real viewership is, I have no idea. I’m sure it was covered ad nauseum pages back.

    The other reason, which is unpopular and will get me slammed, is that the PAC needs Stanford and Cal to maintain the academic standing of the conference. Particularly with UCLA and USC leaving, and Washington and Oregon looking for the exit. The PAC’s stance historically, reality be damned, is that its members are premier academic research institutions (yeah I know, ASU, Oregon State, and Wazzu). In California that is the difference between the UC system (research institutions) and the Cal State system (non-research). This is the reason Fresno State & San Diego State are not in the PAC.  Of course in the new world of college athletics, all bets are off.

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  13. 15 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

    It seems like the university cares, but they have absolutely no fan interest from what I can tell.

    From what I’ve seen, they just play a different game than other major schools. They make their bones on the academic side, and the success on the athletic side is a bonus (think Vanderbilt but with good athletics). Despite an endowment in the multiple $10’s of billions, they cut like 11 (IIRC) sports a couple of years ago. I believe football is the only non money-losing sport. Alumni will donate to endow sports, but it’s not a rabid fan base from what I’ve seen, I’m probably way off

  14. 2 minutes ago, bullet said:

    Actual document says $2 to $5 million.  Not clear if there was a change at the meeting to up the max to $10 million.

    Government administrator speak for “we’ll say it’s a smaller amount, but plan on taking the hit for the big number”. Especially after the PAC’s TV deal winds up being rubbish

  15. 1 minute ago, Al_4_ISU said:

    Yeah, hard to argue with that.

    The Pac 12 schools that seemingly don't care to me are the remaining California schools.

    I hesitate to include Stanford since they do excel at Olympic sports and punch above their weight in football and basketball. So they do take pride in their athletics, they just want to do it their way.

    But Kal, yeah screw them

  16. 8 minutes ago, 66BUFF said:

    Does UCLA really give 2 shits about sports?  Seems to me they are getting a free ride on the SC bandwagon so Fox can lock down LA

    The fact they made the move to the B1G shows they do. I’m not going to get into bashing them for the rivalry’s sake, but in basketball they are a blue-blood for sure. USC on the other hand, not so much. Football, they hold their own (pun intended). Other sports they are a force. I had heard that the academic side was at odds with athletic side, but that’s to be expected.

  17. 18 hours ago, Left Coast said:

    After months of haggling, UC regents finally bless UCLA’s move to the Big Ten

    https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/story/2022-12-14/uc-regents-finally-bless-ucla-move-to-the-big-ten

    Not surprising, given the massive $$$ UCLA is set to gain.

    Sorry Cal, you should have been better at sports.

    That is fucked up for the bruins. Why should they have to “make Kal whole” because their athletics suck and the administration could not possibly care less about sports? You want to play with the big boys, you had better be able to ante up. Otherwise do what UC Davis and the others schools do and join a lower conference.  And shaking ucla down for “resources related to mental well-being and nutrition”… seriously?

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