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Bartles

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  1. I didn't update the stats for bowls because so many of there was so much mixing & matching, and some schools opting out despite not having COVID issues. We all know the New Year's 6 plus the championship went off fine. Guess we should start the "College Football in 2021 in Danger?" thread...people will be freaking out soon enough about schools scrapping their spring games
  2. Daniel Dale said the crying patriot in the airport video was mad about being forced to wear a mask, not being on the no-fly list. Said the original Tik Tok post was about a mask. Probably true because I don't think he'd be all the way to the gate and still walking around freely if he was on a no-fly list.
  3. And by "legs waxed" they mean...
  4. Holly Rowe is off the broadcast with COVID. Said she's having some symptoms but doing OK. Cancer survivor, hope she gets through this without incident
  5. Bama should agree to the delay if OSU agrees Fields won't play
  6. LOL I posted about this in the Amazon Prime thread like an idiot. And I also got the town name wrong like an idiot which is why I missed this thread. Anyway, we watched three episodes and it's OK but not really that compelling. I suspect they are hoping the 6-man concept grabs viewers due to the novelty, but the games just look like regular football when they show highlights. It's also notable for Craig Way posing as their radio PBP which is obviously impossible for those of us who know. But of course he does a great job describing the action.
  7. It wouldn't be 2020 without this news
  8. OK now the SMU women's team has decided to cancel their season. You know, the squad that's 0-6 and tried hard to get their coach fired last year for being blatantly abusive? (But we did love Travis in the BMW days) Sorry, but when I see women's teams having player votes to cancel that tells me they don't see any upside in getting screamed at by shitty coaches while having to quarantine for four months. Men's teams have TV exposure and so many players who think they can get pro deals so they stick it out. I mainly think college athletes REALLY want to play their sports, and most know it's safer to follow the protocols within the team structure. We haven't read about COVID outbreaks stemming from games themselves, though it is more likely than football. It's worth watching whether more women's teams have player votes to shut down as we move forward.
  9. I never listen to enough full albums, but did grab & enjoy these in 2020: Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death Bartees Strange - Live Forever Boy Harsher - Careful Orville Peck - Show Pony (EP) Frank Ene - No Longer (EP) I trust the buzz on Taylor Swift and Sturgill, just haven't gotten to them yet
  10. This might be in FB or recruiting, but The Texas 6 is an all-access type show on the Strahm Greyhounds (halfway between Fort Worth and Abilene). Two episodes in, it's mildly entertaining. I can't help compare it to Last Chance U, which has way better characters to choose from given people's ages. The main weird thing to me is Craig Way calling the games, which I assume was taped after the fact. I always wonder if Last Chance U recorded the radio stuff in post, some of the commentary is just too on-the-nose with the off field narrative. In this case, it's more like it's impossible for Craig to do this
  11. I agree Pederson's play calling took a side turn at 14-3 and never recovered. But Dallas did a good job on Hurts, not letting him escape up the middle of the pocket as he has the last couple weeks. Eagles are just decimated with injuries on both sides. Fletcher Cox leaving early pretty much ended this one. (Not that it matters but the kicker Elliott has been ass, that played into not taking the FG on 4th-15) For the future, who knows what they'll do but it will be hard not to make Hurts the starter in the summer. Wentz trade value is putrid, like maybe a 5th rounder and we still have a huge cap hit (though Hurts youth evens it out). The general feeling up here is Pederson will get fired but the GM will stay. Good news/bad news for Cowboys fans, I don't see the Eagles managing to beat WAS next week even if they try. The banged up guys won't dress which probably includes CB Slay who played today (and Cox the best defender on the team). The good news being you're not stuck at No. 19 in the draft.
  12. If WBB was more talked about, there would be people pointing out the Duke women were not ranked and had just lost by 25 to Louisville in their ACC opener. Would they have pulled the plug if they had their usual top 10-15 squad? The school statement indicates this was a players' decision, although they have had no known positive tests among players (it was two staff members that caused them to shut down last week). I'm curious to read follow up on this if it ever gets written.
  13. This is the block that has Dick's Last Resort AND Hooters Some folks will need a plan C for Christmas dinner
  14. San Jose's season is one of the top "why playing college football in 2020 wasn't all bad" stories And it's not like they have a ton of season ticket holders who didn't get to watch them in person
  15. I've seen enough, aggy out of the top 10
  16. We stand by our stats
  17. Pos rep for the 2 pm drunk post
  18. There have been barely any lawsuits for COVID deaths in 2020, much less successful ones (if any). It's too difficult to prove when and where someone caught the virus. And again, the lack of deaths and serious health problems among athletes at this point provides a ton of legitimate cover for the NCAA and pro leagues. In Johnson's case, it sounds like he had it well before the season and thus UF and the NCAA couldn't have prevented it anyway. The season won't be stopping because of this incident, and so far it looks like cancellations/pauses aren't going to be prevalent enough to shut it down either. I doubt they hit the 75-85 percent completion rate of CFB though
  19. He reportedly did have COVID earlier in the year, so it's possibly related. But nothing will nor should be canceled. If anything, the thousands of sporting events successfully played around the world should be evidence that the myocarditis risk is minimal. It just needs to be screened for as much as possible, so it wouldn't be surprising if some players who had COVID decide to opt out if they can't get checked via MRI. Johnson is an NBA prospect so there's no way he would have retired despite the risk.
  20. Last full weekend, we should finish up with 254 out of 294 match-ups between Power 5 teams having been played on schedule That's 86.4 percent, case closed CFB 2020 is NOT in trouble. There will be a bunch more bowls canceled and even New Year's major bowls will have issues as players run home for Christmas and come back positive. But they'll find four teams to play semis and the championship, all of whom will be even more careful at that point. Trophy handed over and let's flush these awful memories
  21. First question at Oats next zoom call should be, "Would you have made that statement if Duke was in this conference and you had to play them this season?"
  22. Sounds like Purdue bailed them out with their outbreak. No way B1G farms out an easy W and more clear path to CFP, especially at the risk of pissing off Fox if they didn't get the game. Now they can keep everything in the family and let the Bucks roll again at Big Noon. I suspect aggy would have taken their chances that ND beats Clemson again, as opposed to a sure loss to tOSU in front of a massive audience (and again, having to navigate the Fox/CBS situation).
  23. People would hate it, but this is a layup for the committee: 1 Clemson: Preseason 1, only loss on the road in OT without your QB 2 Alabama: Best team start-to-finish, slips up on neutral site to a Top 5 challenger 3 Ohio State: Eye test is all we got, but they'll be a dominant 7-0 4 Florida: Early close loss redeemed by beating No. 1 and winning best conference
  24. Waited til Saturday for this week's update. Probably will still need an edit, but... We should wake up Monday with 233 out of 267 match-ups between Power 5 teams having been played on schedule 87.3 percent, pct figure is rising for the second week in a row
  25. You absolutely wear a mask in public. No need to give deniers another excuse to happily yell to everybody as they walk into CVS
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