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Posts posted by boilerhorn
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2 hours ago, Leanderman said:
I just looked at their roster. Half of them are Texas Kids or ex Texas platers. Do NOT ask who their DB Coach is either.
Their coaching staff does have a few recognizable names.
Hines Ward - WR - glad to see his CTE has not yet kicked in. Bryan Carrington - our favorite former Texas recruiting specialist - is ASU's CB coach. Wonder if he has reached Jay Valai level of competency yet.
Their OC was HC at UNLV (7-23) before Odom (who was 19-8). Their DC was at Washington State and Nevada before joining ASU.
It makes sense why they were picked low in the Big12. 35/44 of the 2-deep from their 3-9 team was returning.
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Couple more thoughts on yesterday's game:
- They still have not figured out how to take people's money fast enough to move them out of the concourse. It is so crowded that it could be dangerous.
- Many people act as if they've never attended an event where there are 1000s of other people in attendance. They look down at their phone and stop walking. When there is a clear straight path, they walk like they are sailing upwind.
- Mariachis were fine for about 80 seconds. Then it took the entire 3 minute timeout. Then, they went on a second time. Destroyed all of the energy in the stadium.
- West side upper deck - south men's bathroom had around 0.5 cm of standing water near the toilets.I sat in 104 yesterday. Fans were great. View was great.
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9 hours ago, Funk Doctor Spock said:
I had to turn it off because it was just becoming boring. I'm not a believer in ND, but I didn't think IU were going to beat them. After what I saw against tOSU, I lost faith in them. Good for them for making the playoffs. Something aggy can't claim.
IU won 11 games. I can't even remember the last time that happened? Was it when they had Antwaan Randle El?
With Randle El, they were not good.
1998: 5-7
1999: 4-7
2000: 3-8
2001: 5-6-
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1 minute ago, Hagbard Celine said:
coach cig, with 6 minutes left and 162 yards to your credit down 3 scores, why did you punt?
I think that was at 10:43 - not 6 mins left... But I agree - however... It was 4th-11 from the UND 48. Perhaps they did not think they could get 11+ yards.
The punt was mediocre and the Irish drove 78 yards in 5:44 to make it 27-3.
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With subjectivity involved in the playoff selection process, we will always have complaints and "told you so" from those who were left out, especially when a team gets crushed.
Darn near every year, a similar thing happens in the NFL. In 2023, Houston beat Cleveland 45-14. KC beat Miami 26-7. Tampa blew out Philly. With that outcome, Cleveland, Miami, and Philly did not belong in the playoffs. Who cares - we have football games
As noted, IU likely gets into the top-12 using most other metrics, too. Simulated BCS had them at 8. Sagarin had them at 11. Massey composite has them at 7.
For UND - simulated BCS would have them at 3. Sagarin has them at 1. Massey composite has them at #2.
It was not a great draw for IU.
Simulated BCS would have had Boise travel to IU. That would have been interesting.
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2 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:
What a smug fuck.
Cignetti said that last December when he was hired. He was asked how he will be able to sell his vision of the culture to recruits, existing players, and transfers. He said, "It's pretty simple. I win. (pause) Google me." IMO it is a fair response. His record was 119-35 before getting to IU. His JMU teams were 52-9 in 5 years. Yes, he wins. It is true.
Cignetti turned over the majority of the starting lineup. He took the top players on his JMU team (OL, WR, RB, TE, DL, LB, CB), added a few players from Ohio (WR, QB), signed a WR from Texas Tech, an RB from Wake, a DB from Old Dominion, etc.
The talent level was clearly below Notre Dame. That said, the team plays sound football. They just got out-athlete'd, IMO. There may be some comments about getting out-schemed, but I saw schemes that tried to mitigate IU's weaknesses. Notre Dame exploited those mitigations.
I was hopeful for IU.
It will be interesting to see how IU performs in the coming years.
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5 hours ago, closetojumping said:
Is Carrington still there?
Yes. ASU football site and Carrington's LinkedIn indicate it.
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I've watched a couple ND games this year: aTm, part of NIU, Purdue, some of GT, Navy, and USC.
Similarly, I have watched some IU games this year: Michigan, tOSU, and some of Purdue.I cannot really tell if either of these teams is any good. ND's SOS is 64. IU's is 74.
Fwiw, IU got whipped by tOSU, but tOSU also had TD drives with short fields due to IU's inferior special teams play.
That said, IU has a statistically good rush defense for a reason: they played teams with crappy run offenses. Given each team has at least 12 games under its belt, rush offense rankings have some meaning. The best running team IU played was tOSU, ranked 52. 6 of their opponents were not in the top-100. 3 more were in the 90s. Early in the year, you could say "because of their defense" - now, it is because they played crappy running teams.
What I find interesting is that UND is only -6.5. Some predictors - based on computer models - would have them as -8 on a neutral site, placing them at -11 since it is a home game. Perhaps the cold weather is causing the derate, or lack of confidence in their ability to blow someone out, or heavy money on IU.
I see this as an entertaining game, and will be cheering for IU. I hope they win by 10+
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2 minutes ago, totallynotabuttpirate said:
"Top 85" recruit is a new one for me.
He was 2023 national #83 for On3, so they could have said, "Top 83".
He was 2023 national #102 for 247. "Top 102"Top 85 sounds better than top 100 I guess
. Good PR
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Just now, Hank_Hill said:
No amount of money can make Lubbock a destination for anything.
Nuclear waste?
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1 minute ago, tiger22 said:
lmao oh no a misspell on a a forum board. Apologies my brain quit working and was not thinking properly, but resort to insulting my spelling and degree rather than proving my point I made wrong.
On most forums, people pillory each other for less offensive shit than typos on "their, there, and they're." Welcome and enjoy.
Regardless, history will be irrelevant for this. SWC - not relevant. Big12 - not relevant. Clemson's dominance in the bag-game late 2010s - not relevant. THIS YEAR, Texas is a superior team to Clemson - shown above - and should win by 2 TDs. I recall Clemson fans looking for QB2 last year when Klubnick struggled against decent teams. He'll struggle on Saturday, as he has against good teams this year.
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3 minutes ago, tiger22 said:
Also, comical to point out a bad ACC conference when 27 of your 33 conference championships came in the SWC where yall were the biggest school in their. Not to mention the 2 in the TIAA?
Always had respect and liked watching Texas but to disrespect Dear Old Clemson doesn't sit right with me. So sit back and watch how history continues to write itself and the jokes about Texas being back never dies
There. Your Clampson degree is on display.
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16 minutes ago, Not a cat said:
I remember in Last Chance U at the Mississippi JC they had a couple of kids that had transferred in from Michigan and Rice. It was amusing watching their faces in the classroom scenes realizing how far they had fallen. That's how this guy is going to feel on the first day of classes.
I forgot about that
. The woman who was the guidance counselor for that group seemed like she was herding cats as much as making sure the students were making proper academic progress. It was mind-boggling.
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1 hour ago, texifornia said:
I do not think all of the NIL money in the world could convince me to transfer from Stanford to OU.
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22 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:
Steelers are still a bit of Fool’s Gold. They are not at the same level as the top teams. They are getting better but, still have a ways to go.
Agree. The Eagles are really good, though. It was a battery-free game, so that's always a plus from Philly.
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Hilarious.
Edit: seems like Coker is the guy Dallas should have traded for.
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17 minutes ago, Horn80 said:
Where was Aubrey when Romo played.
Middle school and High school.
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On 8/19/2024 at 12:39 PM, semitired said:
Just got into Slow Horses. What took me so long?
Worth a bump. This is a great series.
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18 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:
loved s1, keep trying to get people to watch it but some say it "looks too weird".
that trailer was awesome but will not help my case.
The first time, I stopped a few mins into the 1st episode. Came back later and pushed through. Glad I did, as I was rewarded
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16 hours ago, Sawbonz said:
Great cut.
Lyrics, for the unitiated.
Oh yeah, oh, no, the train, the train
Every two or three years the train kill somebody
Every two or three years, yeah
Everybody knows about the train, okay?
You hear it constantly
You... I, I think the train is a way to find your way out of this life
If you get hit by itA couple of kids got hit by a Union Pacific train
Carrying sheet metal and household appliances
Through the pouring rain
They were planning on getting married after graduation
Had a little baby girl, trouble came and shut it down
Things like that ain't supposed to happenIn this quiet town
Families are tight
Good people, they still don't deadbolt their doors at night
In this quiet townWhen we first heard opioid stories
They were always in whispering tones
Now banners of sorrow mark the front steps of childhood homes
Parents wept through daddy's girl eulogies
And merit badge milestones with their daughters and sons
Laying there lifeless in their suits and gowns
Somebody's been keepin' secretsIn this quiet town
They know how to live
Good people who lean on Jesus
They're quick to forgive
In this quiet townNow whenever I'm near the town
I'll find some reason to give
And I will walk with the dead and the living where I used to live
And every time I see my parents in the prime of their lives
Offering their son the kind of love he could never put down
Part of me is still that stainless kid, luckyIn this quiet town
Salt of the land
Hard-working people, if you're in trouble
They'll lend you a hand
Here in this quiet townThe first crop of hay is up
School let out and the sun beats down
Smoke billows from a Sunday train
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10 hours ago, South Austin said:
Gilbert got booed at home. I seen it. Never heard our stadium collectively boo Ewers.
IIRC, Gilbert got booed against BYU in 2011. 70+ year old lady 2 rows in front of me was booing about as loudly as anyone.
I expressed, to no one in particular, but perhaps to the person I was with, "C'mon, this is not necessary. He knows he's struggling."
70+ year old lady turns to me and says, "If we do not boo him, Mack will leave him in." I told her that Mack has a close-up of what we are watching - or something like that.
A few plays later, he was removed for David Ash. She turns to me and yells, "See! Told ya so!"
Ok, wow. SMH
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2024 CFP Playoffs Round 1: Texas vs. Clemson - 3:00pm on TNT
in Football
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I'll take 2 more decades of Wooderson and the Undertaker, provided there is a per-game 30-second limit on mariachi - All in the first half.