New Year's Day Bowl Game Open Thread
by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 1, 2011 11:40 AM EST
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PrintHappy New Year, y'all. Here's the bowl schedule for the day. That TCU-Wisconsin game sure looks tasty.
| THE SCHEDULE | |||
| Ticket City Bowl | Northwestern Wildcats vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders | 12:00 | ESPNU |
| Capital One Bowl | Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Michigan St. Spartans | 1:00 | ESPN |
| Outback Bowl | Florida Gators vs. Penn St. Nittany Lions | 1:00 | ABC |
| Gator Bowl | Michigan Wolverines vs. Mississippi St. Bulldogs | 1:30 | ESPN2 |
| Rose Bowl | TCU Horned Frogs vs. Wisconsin Badgers | 5:00 | ESPN |
| Fiesta Bowl | Connecticut Huskies vs. Oklahoma Sooners | 8:30 | ESPN |
You know the drill. Who are you rooting for today and why?
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Seeing as my RTT entry went down in flames several days ago...
I’m down to conference pride and slim hopes in my office pool. Accordingly, go Red Raiders, Gators, Sparty, Bulldogs, Horned Frogs, and Huskies!
Lou Brock loves Lamp.
by birdjam on Jan 1, 2011 1:33 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I still have a shot in both bowl pools
But my local pool has a guy who’s 17-5 right now, so I need everything to go my way.
Go:
Texas Tech
Florida
Alabama
Miss. St.
Wisconsin
Oklahoma (but UConn keep it within 17)
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 1:35 PM EST reply actions
Nah
I just picked my favorite 10 against the spread, just to see how I’d do if I were actually gambling. If I do well enough, I might start gambling, but I’m too conservative to do it without a track record of success.
Currently, I’m 5-3-1. (wins: Air Force, SDSU, Notre Dame, USF, Oklahoma State. losses: SMU, Missouri, Baylor. draw: Louisville).
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
Well, college football is the thing I like the most
So that’s what I pay the most attention to. And the easiest thing is the one you know the most about.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
So Alabama comes out on fire.
That’s because this is the mighty Cap 1 Bowl, not the measly Sugar Bowl.
I keep thinking somebody with a lisp is talking about baseball
Michigan State’s tight end is named Linthicum.
The appropriate application of illegal substitution
Michigan State breaks the huddle with 12 and #12 tries to run off the field. Way to go, non-Big 10 refs!
There were still 12 players on the field, even without #12.
They had 8 on the LOS and 4 in the backfield and #12 running off.
I can't wait until we have actual run blocking next year.
We’ll miss Poole, but I think Neal came along well this year. It’ll be nice to have something to keep defenses honest.
There are more productive things I could be doing
But today just seems to encourage being absolutely worthless.
Alabama blowing out Michigan State
I’m going to switch to the other SEC games…because I apparently picked the SEC to beat the Big 10 3 times today.
I did too
Mississippi State is the one that worries me. But TCU is my biggest call of the day, because everybody else seems to have Wisky.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
Still not sure how that's possible in a confidence pool
When I’ve lost my 29, 32, 33, and 35. But I’m glad to be in the mix, just hoping some games fall my way.
I’m in one non-confidence pool, and I figured 13-9 should be about winning. Yet some random guy (probably a little kid picking at random) is 17-5. So I basically need everything to go my way from here on out. Need to win seven of these eight: Alabama, Mississippi State, TCU, MTSU, Nevada, Auburn, Stanford, and Pittsburgh.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
21-point lead for Bama
That’s ballgame, right? Surely it would be impossible for the Tide to squander that large a lead…
Lou Brock loves Lamp.
by birdjam on Jan 1, 2011 2:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
We shall see...
But games like this are why it remains absolutely amazing to me that this team lost 3 games this year. When they are on their game I still feel like this is the best team in the country. So much talent.
Lou Brock loves Lamp.
by birdjam on Jan 1, 2011 2:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I agree
But when they’re playing at their average, they’re probably about #12.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
So I've decided I'm going out at halftime
Am I just going out for a burrito, or am I going to get a burrito AND go to the grocery store? Hmm…
I've decided to go with just the burrito
Because I don’t want to miss football and I can go to the grocery store later. Big decisions in 2011!
So even if you run it 90% of the time
You can score like crazy on Michigan. The Fightin’ Cowbells go up 24-14 and Chris Relf is just running all over the Wolverines.
True enough. But the best part:
Their weakness is their secondary.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
I know we ended up in the right place (end result notwithstanding)
But I would’ve loved to see Bray against Michigan.
Terrible punt by Florida
But one Matt Dodge would have loved to make.
Lou Brock loves Lamp.
by birdjam on Jan 1, 2011 2:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Wow, Paterno reminded me of Dick Clark in that halftime interview.
He HAS to hang it up soon, right?
Lou Brock loves Lamp.
by birdjam on Jan 1, 2011 2:48 PM EST via mobile reply actions
How can anybody here root for Florida?
Texas Tech – ’cause I picked ’em
’Bama – SEC pride
Penn State – My hatred for Florida knows no bounds
MSU – SEC
TCU – I picked them and I like BCS controversy
Oklahoma – I picked them but I think UConn winning would be hilarious
Florida Sucks!
Pure avarice
A Florida win helps me in bowl pools. And yes, it does make me feel dirty and ashamed.
Lou Brock loves Lamp.
by birdjam on Jan 1, 2011 2:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I picked 'em too, but I wouldn't mind seeing them lose.
If they’re going to get favorable treatment in bowl selection, they can handle a loss.
It's 15 points for me, which I'm guessing is fairly typical.
So winning or losing that one would probably do nothing of consequence.
I picked against them
just so I wouldn’t have any reason to root for them but I can see where you’re coming from. I did think Florida would win but they’re not looking particularly strong at the moment.
Florida Sucks!
I picked Penn State
Until Meyer stepped down. Figured that’d motivate Florida. Maybe it didn’t.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
At this point, I think it's up to Penn State.
They actually have offense-like substance, so they have better potential, but their mean is lower.
Yep
I have the chance to lose my top four most confident picks if TTech blows it.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
SMU was 35
I had faith in June Jones. TTech 34, Nebraska 33, Georgia 32. BYU has already delivered my 31, and Bama looks strong with 30.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
Just realized that all 3 SEC games are against the Big Ten right now.
And the Big Ten is the ‘home’ team in all of ’em.
What's the breakdown on Leaders/Legends?
Lou Brock loves Lamp.
by birdjam on Jan 1, 2011 3:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Not a clue.
I don’t know who is where, and I’m waiting to see if they change the names before bothering to learn it.
Big Ten champion
Against SEC East #4.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
Wisconsin / Alabama would have been a great game.
Never mind that it couldn’t possibly have happened this year.
Not unless Michigan State had beaten Iowa (knocking Wisky to Big Ten #2)
And Alabama had beaten LSU for SECW #2.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
Wow. Totally bogus intentional grounding call against Mich. St.
As if they didn’t have enough problems. QB got hit from behind as he was throwing it. The ball still went past the LOS and sorta near a receiver.
I hate seeing anyone leave the field on a cart...
… but presumably this kid from Northwestern is one of the 400,000 NCAA athletes who will be going pro in something other than sports.
Lou Brock loves Lamp.
by birdjam on Jan 1, 2011 3:10 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Sort of what I was going for there.
Lou Brock loves Lamp.
by birdjam on Jan 1, 2011 3:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It's New Year's Day
Nobody expects clear thinking from anyone, or at least they shouldn’t.
Lou Brock loves Lamp.
by birdjam on Jan 1, 2011 3:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ouch
That still hurts haha. The Bama game is already out of hand enough for them to pull McElroy in the third quarter.
Florida Sucks!
Didn't realize that Miss. St. got the ball first in the second half.
This thing could get really ugly if they score on the opening drive.
Ooh! Miss. St. is punting!
(Side note: never let Miss. St. and Mich. St. play at the same time again. I like using MSU without ambiguity.)
So what do you think happens to Rich Rod?
If I were a Michigan fan, I’d be about ready to cut him loose.
They certainly have the money to cut him if they want.
I think the odds are good that they buy him out, if Harbaugh is willing to take the job. I just don’t know how close to NSD Harbaugh is willing to wait.
I really like Harbaugh
But I’m pretty impressed with Brady Hoke as well. Wonder how they’d feel about him.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, right. Forgot about Hoke.
I think they’d take him. He’s turned around every program he’s touched so far.
I imagine he'd have a lot of success
But it’d probably be a length turnaround after they’ve recruited for RichRod’s system.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
That's the big one.
The next coach will probably want some leniency for two years. Not sure if Michigan fans are up for that, given their recent record against OSU.
I also think it'd be easier to get Hoke.
Harbaugh will be more expensive, and he already has made Stanford a great gig for himself. I think Harbaugh depends on how he feels about the team post-Luck (whether that’s 2011 or 2012).
Texas Tech successfully running out the clock?
6 runs in 7 plays, 2 first downs…NW just took their last TO.
But they can't get the 3rd first down
So they’ll try the UT-UNC scenario with a 7-point lead instead of 3. NW will get the ball back with just under 30 seconds to go.
Tech is employing the Tennessee strategy. Three straight runs to bleed clock and punt.
There’ll be about 25 seconds left after the punt
MSU fumbles into the end zone
But he’s down. Under review.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:36 PM EST reply actions
That'll be reviewed
Cuz dude was definitely down and flipped it up in the air. But the clock will be running with 16 seconds left and they need a TD. Not looking good for NW.
Under review and will be overturned
Big break for Northwestern, because this stops the clock, and it should be ticking.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:38 PM EST reply actions
They had that whole time to call a play
And they spike it. Why the hell did they do that? Northwestern is apparently a school for idiots.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
Touchdown MSU
38-14 Western Bulldogs
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:38 PM EST reply actions
The counterpoint is that RR brought him in, even after the Syracuse disaster.
That might diminish any goodwill from Greg’s release.
I doubt it
No way they hold Mississippi State scoreless. But four touchdowns beats one field goal UNLESS there’s a missed 2 pt conversion
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
They go for it on 4th and goal
And don’t get it. With the way MSU runs the ball, this one has to be over.
So Florida needs to win
But not by more than the sum of the points that PSU scores via FG + XP (currently 6)…because that way I win in the picks AND Streak For The Cash on ESPN. Whoo!
And MSU gets the ball back
I think Michigan’s done
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:54 PM EST reply actions
And that should've been an MSU touchdown
But their RB is slow.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:57 PM EST reply actions
And now it is
45-14. If Michigan’s not careful, they’re going to lose worse than the 2001 Cap One Bowl.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
If Florida wins, the SEC will still be only 3-3 so far
but at least the Big Ten couldn’t crow about it.
And they just showed a 'Bama fan in the crowd
With a sign that said, “Roll Ducks Roll.” Where’s the SEC love?
The Big Ten Champion
Just scored. They now trail the SEC West #4 49-7.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:07 PM EST reply actions
Michigan is conceding.
You can’t constantly run WR screens trailing by this much. Takes way too much time.
That's a fumble
Review should show Florida ball.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:11 PM EST reply actions
But Penn State snaps it before the review
Bad, bad mistake by the refs here.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
The NCAA will issue a statement...
that the referees got it right, and you are probably hallucinating
It's reviewable, but what happens afterwards is limited.
Florida recovered so quickly that a whistle obviously didn’t affect the post-fumble play. They would have awarded it at the spot of the recovery.
Florida returns the punt that far anyways
But then another iffy call pushes them back.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
Penn State fumbled the ball.
That should get overturned, but PSU got the snap off prior to the review. Urban should have thrown the flag.
Ah, I only saw one, and it was dicey
They must’ve called the other
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
2001 won't be their worst bowl loss anymore
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
Consider Michigan's perception on this one:
+ Worst bowl loss ever.
+ Miss. St. is a perennial cellar dweller in the SEC.
+ Miss. St. runs a spread offense, just like Michigan.
+ Miss. St. has been at it for less time than Michigan.
+ Miss. St. does it with lesser recruiting and a far, far lower budget.
+ Academics and all that.
Wow
Just woke up and gee is the SEC West angry today
Well, Florida has the chance to put it out of reach
And failed.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:21 PM EST reply actions
Dadgum
And after missing my 32, 33, and 35. Hope it keeps up though. I don’t have a lot of points on any of the last couple games.
And yet I’m still 4 back in my local pool. Leader is 18-5, I’m 14-9
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
I don't suppose FOP has a "scenario generator" sort of thing?
I always do a Yahoo bracket for March Madness and you can see how it all shakes out if all your picks happen. We could see whether I_S can be caught or not if we had a scenario generator!
They did when it launched
And then it went away when the picks were locked in. I was confused.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I noticed that
I’m the only one in the top three with TCU in my other pool as well. That’s gonna be a huge game. Although in my other pool, I still need six of these seven: TCU, Stanford, Ohio State, MTSU, Nevada, Pittsburgh, Auburn. And, depending on which six, that might only tie me for first.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
The other big one is MTSU
The spread is only 1 point, but it seems a lot of people have confidence in Miami. Not sure why.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
Well, I hope the Blue Raiders can deliver my 3
Mostly to avoid the Redhawks delivering anything to anyone else.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
Florida settling for the field goal.
I think the figgie is the smart play here. Even is PSU gets a TD, you only need a FG to win.
Nice drop there, PSU
Florida delivering the 25 would really help me.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:30 PM EST reply actions
Just flipped back to Mich/MSU
And the vuvubellas are going strong.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:32 PM EST reply actions
Missed it
And they snapped it awful fast for run-out-the-clock mode
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
How much authority do you think JoePa has these days?
He just looks so…old. My grandparents are his age, and I love them, but they’d have no business attempting to run a major college football program.
Penn State to the 32
Can Florida’s defense make a stand?
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:42 PM EST reply actions
3rd and 3
25 yards away. 25 points on Florida. C’mon team that’s not Penn State!
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:43 PM EST reply actions
never mind
The 2nd place person had 31 on Florida. And third had 24. :-/
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
Ironically
Depending on situations, I might need a loss in the Nevada game to lock it up. I have 7 on the ’Pack, and the 2nd and 3rd place people have 30+.
Which sucks, because I need a win in that game (along with a million other things) to win my straight up pool
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
True
And if TCU and MTSU take care of business (making it matter in my straight up), it might not matter in the RTT pool.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:55 PM EST up reply actions
My 15 on Florida could drop me to 20ish if everybody else had a lot of them as well.
That means I’d go from #4 to 20 by winning all the games in that stretch.
I'm afraid of that happening to me
Because I still have four games left in which I have fewer than 10 points (TCU, MTSU, Arkansas, Nevada)
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
And the guy I'm trailing in my local pool
Moves to 20-6. Really? Who are you, Taaaaaaaaaaaam Scanlan?
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 5:03 PM EST reply actions
cdavis has 34 on WIsconsin
He moves within 1 if the Badgers win. Holy crap, this game is huge.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 5:05 PM EST reply actions
Add my 2 on TCU and Taaaaaaaam Scalan's pick of the Badgers
GOOOOOOO FROOOOOOOOOOGSSSSSSS!
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 5:08 PM EST reply actions
Hopefully the SEC officials will screw the Big ten every chance they get
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 5:08 PM EST reply actions
But the TCU defense is not starting well
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
Hope Gary Patterson makes some good adjustments
And Brett Bielma doesn’t
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 5:38 PM EST up reply actions
So is this going to be a shoot out?
Because I missed the first few minutes and have only seen offenses marching down the field.
Holding the Badgers to FGs might make the difference
TCU has done it twice and the Badgers just hooked one. Horned Frogs up 14-10.
And TCU responds with a three and out
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:05 PM EST up reply actions
And one by Wisconsin
Have the defenses arrived?
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:10 PM EST up reply actions
TCU slipping all over the place
Equipment managers say they didn’t bring another pair. idiots.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:10 PM EST reply actions
It was close
But it doesn’t seem indisputable to me. Granted, we’ve seen some funky replays thus far during the bowls…
They overturned Missouri's catch for this much
But not UNC’s catch for more.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
They called it a catch
No way that was indisputable.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
Still talking about the not a catch, eh?
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 6:20 PM EST up reply actions
I'm talking about the Wisconsin game
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
Hah, ok
Just woke up and tuned in.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 6:22 PM EST up reply actions
How did that half end so fast?
I guess because Wisky kept running. 14-13, and I’m sure TCU feels cheated with that last sequence.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:22 PM EST reply actions
That was some funky clock management
4th and inches, all 3 timeouts, and Wisky let it run down and kick a FG. Hmm…
Wisconsin had the ball for 7:04 to end the quarter
And TCU should’ve gotten it back twice. They’re really going to need a good drive to start the second half.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:28 PM EST up reply actions
0-5
You forgot Northwestern. And wouldn’t that be wonderful?
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:36 PM EST up reply actions
I'm actually rooting for the Badgers here
Both parents went to UW, and I’ve been to my fair share of games at Camp Randell.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
I've applied to the UW PhD program in Philosophy (no word back yet)
But I have 2 points on TCU and a 35 point lead. #2 has 34 on Wisconsin. Go Frogs!!!!!!
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
Hope you get in
Madison is a cool, albeit COLD town. Also, pretty much all bars/restaurants have world class beer selections in Wisconsin.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks
I have been to Madison once, but it was two weeks before I turned 21.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
shame
I could also give you a lot of advice for road trips to Milwaukee, as if you needed any (it has more bars per capita than any city in America).
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 6:51 PM EST up reply actions
Certainly wouldn't mind going back there
Although it’s not one of my 5-6 choices. Notre Dame, Yale, and Princeton might not be in wonderful areas, but the programs are fantastic.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
South Bend and New Haven
Are 2 of the worst places I’ve ever been in my life. But I would’ve gone to Yale for undergrad had they deemed me worthy of it :P
Totally fair
Though you can’t do much better for a public school than UW
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
The only public schools ahead of them on my list
Are UNC, UC-Riverside, and Colorado. And UNC is dropping. >:(
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, and Ohio State
David Sanson is at Ohio State. And he’s awesome.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
When my time for my PhD comes
I’m almost certainly going to study in Europe. There are some great deals out there for foreign students…and I like the idea of slowly circumnavigating the globe with my dog.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
oh
and soccer, culture, women and all that. Learning is somewhere on my list, too.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
heh. nice
what will you be studying, when the time comes?
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
International Relations
I’m about 2-3 years out at the moment. My grandpa told me not to return home until I’ve learned Korean, so I’m going to stay here for awhile and save some dough while making him proud.
I haven’t decided yet on my specific area of study within IR, but there are several conflict prevention programs that have caught my eye. Korean+Conflict Prevention=Useful, methinks.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
Ah, so being abroad would make sense
Sounds pretty marketable though. Unlike Philosophy (which, obviously, is why I’ll be staying in the States)
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
In Korea, at least :P
Very cool, though. I have really enjoyed all my time abroad and wish I’d had the fortitude to go live somewhere for a while. Maybe I can spend some time abroad in business school…
Thanks
I really wish this were more about “fortitude” than “pragmatism.” I had been working for a non-profit prior to this, but we lost our funding, thanks to our wonderful economy.
It’s just a tough time to be a young person in America right now.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
Wisky has TOP of 21:28
I hope TCU’s D doesn’t wear out.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:45 PM EST reply actions
That's sort of Wisky's MO
runrunrunrunrunrun
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
Pulling a Mike Price
New Pitt coach Mike Haywood has been fired because of a domestic battery charge. Oops.
Oh
I thought it was because of his lack of mustache
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 6:54 PM EST up reply actions
Defend zone read
Your DE is unblocked. TCU gains 12 yards
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 6:52 PM EST reply actions
TCU has a really nice balance of spread and pro-style concepts in their game.
I really like using a screen fake to open up the deep pass.
Seems like we get to ask this question every year
If TCU ends up winning by 2 or 3 scores and Oregon and Auburn play a really sloppy game next week…any chance the AP goes rogue and puts TCU #1?
Yes
And honestly, I don’t know if it’s unwarranted this year. UW was looking as hot as anyone (including Oregon and Auburn) coming into this game, with only one loss at Michigan St.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
It's a tall order
This is a team that cracked 70 multiple times.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
Sack!
And Wisky can’t really go for it anymore
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:05 PM EST reply actions
This was just a very bad year to be this good
As there really has been no justifiable argument for putting TCU in the NCG over either Auburn or Oregon. All three programs have been top-notch.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
Totally agreed
And Wisconsin would be a huge scalp to collect. I think it’ll take a sloppy game between Oregon and Auburn for them to get significant votes for #1.
TCU WRs cannot stay on their feet
Damnit, Nike
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:13 PM EST reply actions
Well, TCU did get their D some rest
Would’ve been nice to have better shoes though.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:15 PM EST reply actions
That'll come back on review
Touchback
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:16 PM EST reply actions
I can never keep straight the college vs. NFL rule
I think it’s good because the person never entered the end zone. In the NFL, it would be a touchback because the ball crossed the plane. At least I think that’s how it works.
I think you have it backwards
But they didn’t call it that way, so maybe I have it backwards.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
UW basically is in 4 down territory
…considering how long it takes them to move down the field
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
That throw was ill-advised
2 Badgers run into each other to prevent the interception. Badgers get it back with 13 minutes to go.
I don't know that TCU can keep holding them
They needed points on that last drive.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:32 PM EST reply actions
If OU wins by enough
can we take away the Big East auto-bid status?
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
This is just a game of false starts
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:34 PM EST reply actions
this is like my love life
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
self deprecation
I has it.
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by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
Let's see...it took the Badgers 90 seconds to go 10 yards
About 80 yards away…Wisconsin barely has time!
good thing PATs are untimed plays
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
I hope someone else saw that ad
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
Nope
I have a couple though. Had to spend one when I ran out of money on a train though
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
the best part?
They listed the value as $30, so naturally $10 is a steal.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
Wisky has (comparatively) great field postion
TCU’s defense again needs to rise to the occasion
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:47 PM EST reply actions
Wisconsin's running game looks like it might take over
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:50 PM EST reply actions
But
is it too little too late? They might not have a chance to get it back after this drive.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
converted
pending penalty
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by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
This is coming down to a 2-point conversion
If Wisky scores and doesn’t get it, they’re in bad shape having had to burn 2 timeouts already.
I'm not feeling good about TCU right now
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 7:58 PM EST reply actions
Worst case, it'll be tied
I don’t feel good about TCU if this goes to OT…but they’ll only need a FG to win it in regulation.
NO GOOD!
Why the hell did they throw?
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 8:00 PM EST reply actions
Surprising call, for sure
They’ve run it all the way down the field…you don’t think you can get 3 yards?
I was thinking the same thing
you run for 80 yards on that drive, then pass for the conversion attempt
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
And not on play action or anything
It was a straight up shotgun
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, if you're gonna pass
Go PA. It’d be likely to work given that you just rammed it down their throat for 6 minutes.
Okay, now the onside kick is probably for the game
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 8:01 PM EST reply actions
bad onside kick
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
TCU!!!!!
That was an awful onside kick
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 8:03 PM EST reply actions
TCU deserves first place votes
Shame there were so many good teams this year.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 8:11 PM EST reply actions
I agree
This would be a great year for a “Plus 1” formula.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
Anaconda had 27 points on TCU. He (or she) will win if Ohio State, Pitt, and Nevada all pull through. Might be able to win with two of the three.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 8:14 PM EST reply actions
I suppose I could figure it out if I wanted to
But I don’t suppose there’s any way I make up 56 points on you and jump 5 other people as well?
To jump me, you'll need wins by [Oklahoma or Arkansas], Miami (OH), and Nevada
And losses by either Pitt or Auburn. A lot of the people just behind have Ohio State and a couple have MTSU, so wins by Arkansas and Miami might jump you up there.
Also, there’s a “What if Scenarios” tab that just went live, although the line currently isn’t taking me anywhere.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
I usually like rooting for underdogs
…but I sort of want to see a bloodbath in the Fiesta.
Dooley-isms Archiving the Genius.
UNDERDOGS!!!!!
Helps me in the RTT bowl pool, and I picked UConn +17.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
That's why I only gave them 26 confidence points
Based on the first three minutes, I should’ve given them 35.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
and it begins
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by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
UConn's running back is an idiot
He had the first down and stepped out short of it. And now they’re punting
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 8:48 PM EST reply actions
Any Big East team could've beaten us
Rutgers would’ve been a big upset, but not the others. Then again, we could’ve beaten every Big East team and probably would’ve been a decided underdog against only WVU.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Do you go for it?
As an underdog, I say yes
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 9:05 PM EST reply actions
yeah
go for it
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by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
When you can't make two chain links
Things are bad
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
that took waaay to long to develop
QB sneak is the only appropriate call there.
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by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
I'm going to cook some pasta
I’ll be back in a bit…with some very exciting results of my very own bowl pick ‘em, bootleg scenario generator. Ya’ll are still in the running. Teaser!
You can tell you're faster than everyone else
When you run into the pile, turn around, and run around everybody.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 9:15 PM EST reply actions
no joke
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by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
Mmmmm. . . I could use some of them
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 9:29 PM EST up reply actions
I guess not?
And Landry Jones is now 12/13 on passing
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by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
Landry Jones starts 12/12
And then throws a pick six. UConn backers and Tee Martin thank him.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 9:31 PM EST reply actions
Who is worse...
Matt Millen or Bob Davie? Strictly on their “announcing” prowess?
by GhostDance on Jan 1, 2011 9:38 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Mike Leech on Purple Drank
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by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
He at least says intelligent things though
Despite the delivery
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
And anyone on ESPNU
Seriously, where did they find those guys? I’m convinced most of them are watching their first football game. Ever.
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by kingofzachland on Jan 1, 2011 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
For serious...
At least the woman on there knows she’s not Lombardi.
by GhostDance on Jan 1, 2011 9:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Stills just fumbled and got very lucky to fall on it
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 9:38 PM EST reply actions
If UConn could tackle at all
This game would be much closer
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 9:57 PM EST reply actions
Well that sucks
I will actually go down in the standings if all my picks work out. The think the best I can hope for is a finish in 11th place in FOP (because I’m too lazy to determine how things shake out if picks go differently). Booooooooo.
What's interesting in messing around with things
Is how many people didn’t mess with the confidence points…they just made the picks. A lot of people have most of their highest point games still to come.
I've noticed that
That’s why I’m not too happy with a 30 point lead. Lots of people breathing down my neck.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
Right you are
You finish 2nd if you get all your picks…might be 1st if Nevada loses. Again, I’m too lazy to really play around with it.
I finish second if I hit all my picks? Who overtakes me?
I thought I’d be first as long as Ohio State lost
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
I have Taka11 overtaking you
You pick up points on Taka on OSU, but then Taka is one of those people who didn’t appear to change the points around.
I’ll caveat all these conversations with the fact that this is based off me adding rows of numbers in Excel…lots of chances for errors.
Ah
I didn’t even check against the guy in 25th place. lol
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
I figured the determining factor at this juncture is points lost
In trying to see if I could win, anybody who has lost more points than me can’t overtake me if all my picks work out. That same logic should apply for others.
I think I need to miss two games to keep him back
Because we agree on 6/7. Missing on Nevada would be in my best interests in general. Missing on MTSU would help me against him, but it’d hurt me against a lot of other people. I have no idea what to cheer for, except that Arkansas better dang win or I’m toast.
Also, that “what if scenarios” tab is so tantalizing, but broken.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
Haha, agreed
And would’ve saved me an hour or more of time screwing around in Excel…but it was probably more fun this way :)
The "all but Nevada" gets me so close, but not quite
I need “all but Nevada and one more” and that one more can’t be Arkansas or Stanford. Which means my rooting interests in this pool will very likely be opposite of my rooting interests in my other pool.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
Is there $$$ involved in the other pool?
Because whichever one has the higher payoff, that’d get my rooting interest.
No money in the other one
So this one has my rooting interest, provided Arkansas and Stanford win. If either one of them lose, it probably knocks me out of contention in the RTT pool.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
I kinda wish I'd not adjusted confidence points
I’ve now won the last six in a row. Although I did start out pretty hot as well. It was the 0-4 December 30th that killed me.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
We all did pretty poorly that day
But if your confidence points were heavy on that day, that would be a problem.
35 on SMU, 33 on Nebraska
I thought I was toast until I got home and saw everyone else did just as poorly. But the people who didn’t adjust confidence are racking up now.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
Also
taka was 3-1 that day. 6 of his 11 losses were in the first 10 games, which means they were 10 or fewer confidence points.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
Really wishing the RTT pool weren't confidence based
Straight up, all I’d need to do is win 4 of the last 6. Possibly less, depending on which games they are.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
I also go down if all my picks work out
But if all my picks but Nevada work out, things are a lot different. Lots of people have 30+ on Nevada.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
If Zach is still floating around out there
You win if all your picks work out…not many people went with A&M and UK, so that pushes you over the top.
And OU throws a long TD pass
Just after it looked like UConn was getting back in it.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:44 PM EST reply actions
And UConn answers with a return TD
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
I support interesting
Nothing else on
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 11:12 PM EST up reply actions
OU fumbles
UConn recovers. That was interesting.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 11:15 PM EST up reply actions
INT return TD for OU
And that’s the game, as if it wasn’t already over
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 10:50 PM EST reply actions
No wonder he can't complete any passes
Those receivers are AWFUL
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 11:13 PM EST reply actions
The tackling is also pretty bad
The rest of UConn’s game has gotten to or above the level of Oklahoma’s. But the first player never makes the tackle, and the receivers are dropped easy passes.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
Woo! Just got back from the swimming pool.
Outdoor temperature: -7 F.
Outdoor pool temperature: ~90-95 F.
Outdoor hot tub temperature: 109 F.
Awesome
Oh, and happy that TCU won.
Thermopolis, as featured in Bugs Bunny.
Lots of hot springs there, and they run swimming pools off of them.
by David Hooper on Jan 1, 2011 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
I went skiing a couple of years ago
And our cabin had a hot tub…it was pretty sweet to be in there with the temperature merely at 10 degrees.
It's the best.
Ended up missing half the Rose and most of the Fiesta, but time with family and all that.
by David Hooper on Jan 1, 2011 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
You missed the defenses actually learning to play
Plus Wisconsin’s coach making a dumb call on a two-point conversion/TCU stepping up.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
Not so much intense as not football fans.
/sigh. the follies of youth ;-)
by David Hooper on Jan 1, 2011 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
And since we see them once a year, I really try to make that the priority.
That once a year just happens to fall during bowl week.
by David Hooper on Jan 1, 2011 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
You're in a PhD program
Why not make it a week in the summer? Bowl season, man.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 11:31 PM EST up reply actions
Heh.
That and we’ve always hooked up with family for Christmas. It’s a hard habit to break now.
by David Hooper on Jan 1, 2011 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
Because I've been interning in the summer.
Better pay, and my internships may end up getting me hired.
by David Hooper on Jan 1, 2011 11:32 PM EST up reply actions
Okay, fair enough
I forget that people who aren’t in the humanities have different schedules. lol
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 11:36 PM EST up reply actions
Truth
Get it during the Sugar and we’re talking. Assuming you’ll be back for the MNC
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
I fly back on the 5th.
And the Mrs. flies back about 10 days later, so I should be good. The only possible hitch is that I have presentations to give on the 10th. It’s the IAEA, so I’m hoping they don’t decide that the student should join them for dinner that night.
by David Hooper on Jan 1, 2011 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Hopefully they're football fans
And if they go out for dinner, they do it at a place with an abundance of TVs.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 1, 2011 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
That'll look good.
Me staring at ’Merican football on TV in front of an international audience.
I really don’t think it’ll be a problem, but I don’t know yet.
by David Hooper on Jan 1, 2011 11:48 PM EST up reply actions
My XBox 360 refuses to read discs anymore
So I figured it could use a cleaning of the reader. There are some thin, sharp metal pieces in there once you start taking things apart and one of them got my thumb. I think my tetanus is up to date…
Apparently they specifically say don't do that
Though I didn’t read that until I’d already opened it up :P
I don't know why
But something about messing with electronics just makes me feel extremely manly. Surge of testosterone!
There is that.
Especially since so few people can do it. (Or believe that they can.)
by David Hooper on Jan 2, 2011 12:31 AM EST up reply actions
Ooh! Story!
(I’m replacing a heat sink next week, so this is relevant to my interests.)
by David Hooper on Jan 1, 2011 11:48 PM EST up reply actions
So Oklahoma looks like they'll win a bowl game for a change.
And all it took was playing the Big East.
BTW, Hoop
Did you see the conversation about the bowl pick’em. Turns out all the current leaders are probably toast because so many people didn’t play with the confidence points and have their 29-35 point picks remaining.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 2, 2011 12:10 AM EST reply actions
I hadn't caught that yet.
But wow. That means they missed all the madness of the early games.
by David Hooper on Jan 2, 2011 12:11 AM EST up reply actions
Yep, no big points lost on Nebraska, SMU, Hawaii. . .
Despite a 30 point lead, my only chance involves winning Arkansas and Stanford, strategically losing Nevada (7 confidence points, whereas most have 34 on them), and then losing exactly one of the remaining four games (I haven’t figured out which one it will take, because I would need to look at WAY too many things).
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 2, 2011 12:14 AM EST up reply actions
Freaking Hawaii.
What a throwaway of a game.
by David Hooper on Jan 2, 2011 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
Eh. I'm used to it.
Been married for a while.
by David Hooper on Jan 2, 2011 12:19 AM EST up reply actions
I joke about it a lot.
No actual complaints.
by David Hooper on Jan 2, 2011 12:24 AM EST up reply actions
When I stop joking is when I have a problem.
;-)
by David Hooper on Jan 2, 2011 12:25 AM EST up reply actions
Same here
One of these days, I’m gonna find a chick who actually understands this.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 2, 2011 12:29 AM EST up reply actions
That's when I knew I found a keeper.
;-) Pure gold, that one.
by David Hooper on Jan 2, 2011 12:31 AM EST up reply actions
We do have one rule though: never joke about divorce.
That’s been a good rule.
by David Hooper on Jan 2, 2011 12:34 AM EST up reply actions
My parents had to stop playing Risk with other married couples
Because they all ended up getting divorced later…
Amazing how that can happen.
I may be competitive, but I don’t take games that seriously. (That, and I really don’t care for Risk much.)
by David Hooper on Jan 2, 2011 12:39 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, perfect.
I would’ve been commenting, but:
- I was watching with a group and it would’ve been weird to be commenting when watching with them
- I didn’t sleep in 2011 until 2 AM today, so I have no clue if I’d have been coherent
Upshot being that I forgot the Ladies play in a few hours.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 2, 2011 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
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