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  1. I don't think they mean nothing. I just don't agree that because Minnesota beat Penn State, and because Alabama doesn't have what we perceive to be as strong a win as that, that we can or should conclusively say "therefore Minnesota is better than Alabama". I've watched them both play, I think Alabama would beat Minnesota by three touchdowns. 
    Your way might be more fair than mine. I have just watched a lot of Big Ten teams grope their way to ten wins and then get shithammered when put on the field against a competent out-of-region opponent, and having watched Minnesota's game against Georgia Southern, that's the kind of team they look like to me. 


    Which is the inherent problem and why even a 4-team playoff field isn’t enough. There are not enough commonalities in anybody’s schedules to even remotely discuss who is better until they meet on the field.

    For this reason, I like a model where all five conference champs get auto berths — much easier to determine the best (at least a fair winner with no beauty contest) of a 10, 12 or 14 team conference — with a couple at-large berths tossed in. Then every P5 team knows when the season starts that if they win their conference, they’re in no questions asked. I don’t see how that wouldn’t be preferable.
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  2. 1 minute ago, Doc Sam Beckett said:

    Yeah, agreed. I just think Oregon/Utah is going to get the shit kicked out of them, but Oklahoma vs LSU is gonna be a hell of a game. That might actually be last possession wins... 

    I don't think OU is that good, though. Hurts has come back down to earth some. His last INT versus Iowa State was about as horrific a decision/throw as a QB can make. Defense looks like it's sliding back whence it came prior to this season. They're also getting banged up. Think they're down an OL and Trey Sermon is out for the year.

  3. 30 minutes ago, Randolph Duke said:

    Speaking about credibility when talking about coaching, are you insinuating that there is even the slightest inclination of anyone to replace Pierce as head baseball coach? 

    Nothing could be further from reality. There is ZERO discussion of replacing David Pierce. ZERO. 

    Watch his team shit the bed as badly in 2020 as it did in 2019 and I can guarantee you there will be some rumblings about Pierce.

  4. 33 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    Another nomination:  "One" by U2.  Probably Bono's best lyrics, and a contender for his best melody.  The song itself is much more intimate than the band's other hits, eschewing their usual bombast.  I hear it as a breakup song, but as should be expected with Bono, he was thinking larger, with inspiration ranging from dysfunctional interpersonal relationships within U2 as well as the reunification of Germany, where the song was written.  I'm not sure where the "reunification" parts comes in, but whatever.  It's a gorgeous piece of pop music.

     

    Great one. As a once die-hard U2 fan, this was probably the zenith of their popularity with me. I don't listen to them much anymore -- but did go to the Joshua Tree reunion show in Dallas two years ago -- but I will still listen to "One" any fucking time it comes on. Johnny Cash's cover, though vastly inferior to the original, is a good listen too.

    EDIT: Let me amend this to say I still love all of Unforgettable Fire and the only other U2 song I might nominate for your exercise is the live version of "Bad."

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  5. 4 minutes ago, youdunnf'dup said:

    This is unbelievable, but also very predictable lol. Anyone with common sense knows that Tavon Austin was told to fair catch that ball. That’s why he’s in the league. To return punts. You really think he’s going to fair catch a ball with that much space in front of him when that’s literally the only reason he’s in the league. 

    Not to mention I think he's already waiving his arm in the air as soon as the ball leaves the punter's foot. I think that might've had something to do with Tavon having space in front of him as some Vikings slowed up.

  6. Connor is having knee surgery today. Sorry if that was mentioned. Didn't see it if it was.

    https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2019/11/11/20960334/report-connor-williams-to-have-knee-surgery-on-tuesday-xavier-sua-filo-will-start-in-his-absence

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    Sunday night was rough on the Dallas Cowboys as they lost their fourth game of the season, a gut-wrenching defeat against the Minnesota Vikings.

    It was a consequential loss for Dallas in more ways than one, though. In his day-after press conference Jason Garrett told the world that left guard Connor Williams was a bit banged up in the loss. Apparently it was slightly severe as he’s going to have surgery on Tuesday. Xavier Su’a-Filo will start in his place.

     

    Cowboys LG Connor Williams to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday. Xavier Su’a-Filo will start in his absence. Optimism he will avoid injured reserve.

     
     
     
     

    As the Cowboys are hopeful that Connor will avoid injured reserve that means they think he’ll be back in a few weeks. There are only seven weeks left in the season so it’s hard to know just how long they anticipate him being absent, plus the Cowboys are almost two weeks away from playing on short rest on Thanksgiving Day.

    Xavier Su’a-Filo had moments of promise when he filled in for Williams last season, but he also had some moments of struggle. Here’s hoping we get a lot of the former as the Cowboys need to get back on track quickly.

     

  7. Apparently this play was an RPO and the coverage dictated that he should hand the ball off. Obviously didn’t expect Fredrick (or Connor?) to get beat as badly as they did. 
     
    not sure if that’s true at all, but that’s what’s been floating around Cowboys Twitter. 


    I saw Baldinger break that play down. Frederick completely whiffed and Connor let him by and was looking for a block at the second level. Just shit line play there.
  8. 51 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

    Jerry proves everyday he is Ok with mediocrity by continuing to employ Garrett as his head coach.  when the eventual 7-9 or 8-8 and losing the division happens maybe we get a change.

    yes, he is running a business called the Dallas Cowboys,  that doesn't mean he really knows shitall about football.  his record since Jimmy Johnson left pretty much proves it.

    I don't think I'd use the word "mediocrity" to describe the Cowboys, at least in the last 5 or 6 years. They've been better than that. They've been pretty good for the most part, yet nowhere near elite and certainly nowhere near title-worthy. Garrett's overall W/L record is respectable. His win percentage is actually higher than Jimmy Johnson's. It's just some of the losses are real head-scratchers. I'm ready for change at the HC spot. I think it's time.

  9. 2 hours ago, Drew said:

    The idiots who continue to say Jerry doesn't want to win are fucking stupid.

    Of course he wants to win(imagine how much more money he'd make if they did).

    The issue is HE wants credit for them winning.   That's where the disconnect is. If he would take a step back, let others take the lead, they'd probably have already had some success since 95...but since he wants at least some of the credit that he think Jimmy got for those early SB's, so he continues to do it his own way, and it's wrong.

     

    So stop this stupid "Jerry only cares about money not winning" crap.  He just wants to be seen as the reason the Cowboys win is all.

    He did pony up the money to buy the team, fired Landry (needed to be done) and brought on Coach Jimmy Jumpup. I give him some credit for that.

    Now it's just hubris. He thinks he's got what it takes to wear a bunch of different hats, including GM, and still win a Super Bowl. He doesn't, though he has gotten better. It's still not good enough.

  10. 20 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

    Did you see the grill set up for use or just the case? 

    Looks like a weapons grade hibachi, their website and social media sites are devoid of any actual pictures or videos.

    Didn't see it opened up. It's my understanding the case/grill is one and the same. Like it opens up and the grilling service is attached on the inside. Somehow you can do a rudimentary smoke with it, but I didn't talk to the guy directly. One of my buddies did.

    19 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

    that looks really cool and i like the potential of the large grilling surface.  can it not be elevated off the ground though?  that's a pretty important feature imo.  i have a weber go-anywhere.  been using it for 15 years.  love it.

     

    weber go anywhere

     

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    Again, my understanding is that you can lay it on any service and use it as grill. Put it on your tailgate or set it on a table. My buddy said the guy showed him a video where they had it fired up on a pool float in the water.

  11. Don Cherry went and got himself fired.

    https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/11/11/don-cherry-fired-from-sportsnet-following-toxic-rant.html

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    Don Cherry is going off the air.

    The long-time host of Coach’s Corner will not be back on Hockey Night in Canada following inflammatory comments he made over the weekend regarding new Canadians.

    Rogers Sportsnet confirmed the decision with a statement Monday afternoon.

     

    “Following further discussions with Don Cherry after Saturday night’s broadcast, it has been decided it is the right time for him to immediately step down,” Sportsnet President Bart Yabsley said in a statement released on Twitter Monday afternoon. “During the broadcast, he made divisive remarks that do not represent our values or what we stand for.

    “Don is synonymous with hockey and has played an integral role in growing the game over the past 40 years. We would like to thank Don for his contributions to hockey and sports broadcasting in Canada.”

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    I want to sincerely apologize to our viewers and Canadians. During last night's broadcast, Don made comments that were hurtful and prejudiced and I wish I had handled myself differently. It was a divisive moment and I am truly upset with myself for allowing it. (1/2)

     

    I have worked with Don for 30 years, and we both love hockey. But last night, I know we failed you. I see hockey as part of what unites us. I have the honour of travelling across our country to celebrate Canada's game, and our diversity is one of our country's greatest strengths.

     
     
     
     
     

    Though he has been branded xenophobic, his comments had not come back to hurt him until Saturday night when he went on a rant during his first-period intermission segment, saying he’s seeing fewer people wearing poppies to honour fallen Canadian soldiers, singling out those he believes are immigrants in Toronto and Mississauga.

    “You know, I was talking to a veteran, and I said, I’m not going to run the (annual Remembrance Day montage) anymore, because what’s the sense? I live in Mississauga, nobody wears, very few people wear a poppy,” said Cherry. “Downtown Toronto, forget it, downtown Toronto, nobody wears a poppy. And I’m not going to, and he says, wait a minute. How about running it for the people that buy them?

     

    “Now you go to the small cities and you know, the rows on rows, you people love — that come here, whatever it is — you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey, at least you can pay a couple bucks for a poppy or something like that. These guys paid for your way of life that you enjoy in Canada, these guys paid the biggest price. Anyhow, I’m going to run it for you great people and good Canadians that bought a poppy.”

    It quickly became controversial, with even his broadcast partner, Ron MacLean, apologizing during Sunday night’s Rogers Hometown Hockey broadcast.

    “I want to address what happened last night on Hockey Night in Canada,” MacLean said. “Don Cherry made remarks which were hurtful, discriminatory — which were flat out wrong.

    “So, I owe you an apology, too. That is the big thing that I want to empathize. I sat there. I did not catch it. Did not respond.”

    The NHL has also pushed back against Cherry’s comments, calling them “offensive” and saying “Hockey is at its best when it brings people together.”

     

    More to come

     

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