Opening Day Bowl Games: Live Game Thread
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 12:30 PM EST
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PrintThey may not be the most interesting matchups to most people, but it's football, and we have only 35 of these things left to enjoy. So today's lineup has:
- Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Temple "@" Wyoming, 2 PM EST
- Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio "@" Utah State, 5:30 PM EST
- R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: San Diego State "@" UL-Lafayette, 9:30 PM EST
All of today's games are carried on ESPN. There is a programming note of interest to UT fans: the Lady Vols will take on UCLA at 5 PM EST today. It will not be televised and may have an online video feed, but there will be a live thread regardless. Not sure how we'll handle the intersection between it and the Potato Mash, but we'll survive somehow.
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Looking to improve on my 43rd place finish in the regular season
I’ve got 7 on Ohio and 3 on the Cajuns today…and a whopping 10 on Wyoming. Nothing like starting off with matchups you really have no idea about.
I know how you feel
I’ve got 4 on USU, 5 on Wyoming, and a whole 8 on the Aztecs. I’ve seriously got no idea on today as a whole. But before the games start, I’m going to go get started on that New Mexico chili recipe that Cowboy Altitude posted. Maybe it’ll be ready for the 4th quarter or so
If I cared more about my UNC side, I'd call myself "Tar Volon," and that'd be awesome.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
How green chili recipes haven't gone nationwide is beyond me.
They’re so unbelievably good it’s almost criminal that nobody around here carries them. It was one of the worst culture shocks I experienced when I moved to the South.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
well, this one that they linked has been a little weird in a couple places so far
two cloves of garlic is nowhere near a tablespoon’s worth, and they include chicken broth in the ingredients but not in the instructions. But I’m still getting going right now, about to cube and brown the pork. Guess I’ll let you know in the fourth quarter or so whether I agree on the awesome of green chili
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
Two cloves of garlic?
I used about seven in breakfast / brunch this morning.
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
COME AT ME VAMPIRE BRO
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
Is that a viable Skyrim strategy?
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
Probably?
I’ve opted for the managerial style of fighting: summon atronarch, let my dog and hireling fight, loot when complete. Finally gives me skills to focus on, but big fights can last a while.
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
You're not living until you've used Moon Sugar as a cooking recipee.
… Wait, this wasn’t originally a reference to Skyrim? Uuhhh.. I’m just going to eat this delicious mana-regenerating fondu on my own, then.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
I think my character has about 15 pounds of stew on him.
I don’t know where he carries it; that’s got to be one beastly crockpot to haul around at all times.
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
I made 42 "apple cabbage stews" at once.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Which reminds me:
they have to fight wars over salt in Skyrim, right? That is used in everything.
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
For real.
I always buy certain things when I see it — You know, Daedra Hearts, Salt… I question where they get all their food. “I see you have 20 stews, but just 1 pile of salt. Next time, you make that stew, I’ll kill you for it.”
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
I don't get why people eat meat there.
“…so I can eat this vegetable stew and feel full and hearty for a week, or this horker meat and be hungry again in 25 minutes.”
Maybe meat is made entirely by the Skrim equivalent of Chinese buffet chefs.
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
Do you have to eat in that game, or is just a health restoration thing?
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
Just a health restoration thing.
And a few of them give some really fancy effects, but for the most part… potions > food.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
any of you guys taken up smithing?
just stumbled on an ebony mine… got 40 freaking ingots of the stuff now. Wondering if I should actually try and get smithing high enough to make a full suit.
Yeah, and I think I'm going to push for max smithing.
Not a great money-maker, but if you want to deal with the rare materials, it’s worth it. I’m tending toward making Elven stuff, but that’s because i haven’t gone through any Dwarven ruins yet.
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
Max Smithing is great.
Really, for that little “and can enhance them twice as much.” bit for the perks, not necessarily for the smithing itself, though Dragon armor is nifty. I think I turn a weapon from doing 36 damage to 72 damage with 1 ebony ingot.
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it's health restoration...
mostly just for flavor since the food isn’t really that effective and potions are pretty easy to make.
/sees MSG on table in house
//owners see me
///duck
////steal MSG
////stand up
/////walk out
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
#19 and #11 are great.
- can be applied to about 80 games.
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
How did the green chili recipe turn out?
by David Hooper on Dec 18, 2011 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
I overthickened (because I usually like thick chili)
and the consistency ended up a little off. But the taste was excellent. It was definitely as hot as the normal chili I make, but a very different kind of heat. Quite interesting. Also felt a tad less wintry, which means I now have something to go to when the weather gets warmer and I still want chili. And made an excellent chip dip, in addition to a supper. So overall I’d call it a win
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 18, 2011 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
I've found green chilis to be a much mellower type of heat.
They can be just as hot as reds, but I don’t now how else to describe the difference other than sharpness. But yes, they work great in warmer weather.
My favorite is to absolutely drown things like tamales or enchiladas in green chili. Then put some sour cream and whatever on top.
by David Hooper on Dec 18, 2011 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
it's a more subtle heat
you feel it in your belly more than on your tongue. Just as hot, but different not. Sharpness is perhaps a good word.
If I cared more about my UNC side, I'd call myself "Tar Volon," and that'd be awesome.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 18, 2011 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
6 on Wyoming, 8 on Utah State, 9 on SDSU.
Actually feel moderately confident about the USU game (they’re the poor man’s Mizzou), and I’m happy to root against the dive, even though I think that’s a bad pick.
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
So...yeah
What in the world am I supposed to make of not just today’s matchups, but about 27 others out there? The lines even seem to suggest that Vegas is just shrugging.
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
Here's my plan:
I have seven matchups I’m pretty sure about, five I have absolutely no idea about, and the rest I’m just going to hope I get.
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
I have to post this every year to validate my opinion
and you’ll just have to continue to take my word for it…
Personal greatest moment in picks: I went 23-2 picking bowls straight up in December 2000/January 2001. We used to run a very heated picks contest among my friends, and I came from way behind to win the whole thing on Oklahoma over Florida State. The only two I lost were us against Kansas State, and Eli against West Virginia in a crazy bowl that had like 90 total points scored. Nice to know you’ve set the bar for the rest of your picks life at age 19.
by Will Shelton on Dec 17, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
You'd think something was wrong if I didn't.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
I wonder when Dave Christensen is going to get his next HC opportunity.
My guess: BGSU, after the Clawfense graduates to a BCS conference.
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
Dave Hart...
could pull the ultimate troll maneuver and hire Clawson as Dooley replacement if next year sucks.
"After he finally won eight games in the MAC, we knew he was something special and we never should've let him go."
by Will Shelton on Dec 17, 2011 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
The sad part is if Purdue sucks and BGSU gets good, he could theoretically be a candidate.
At some point they’d have to realize Danny Hope sucks, right?
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
I mentioned this in another thread or on a podcast or something
but my Dad says all the time that Clawson has to be one of the greatest interviewees of our time
by Will Shelton on Dec 17, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
he did have legit success at a lower level as a head man
I don’t understand what allows success at Richmond but so obviously fails at Tennessee and Bowling Green
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
Is anyone NOT pulling for Wyoming?
I’m going to just go ahead and pretend this is Tennessee’s bowl game.
Boo! Hiss!
I think I’ve started not cheering for Wyoming in any situation just to sorta spite Hooper. But, really, I’ve always liked Temple. Don’t… ask me why. I’m not sure I have an answer.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Just like 2008!
/wrists
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
Depends.
I have my points on Temple, but I backed it down to 7 or 6. But “pulling for”? Ummm, duh.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
I am!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
There you go.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
They haven't run the WildWR yet, have they?
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
I really wonder when football's going to ditch chains entirely.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
/uses ESPN first down marker
//random 1st and 9.5 set of downs
///random 1st and 10.5 set of downs
////all balls marked half a yard off
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
You just wait 'til 4th and inches
Then it becomes an exact science...
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
I have to shut that out of my brain entirely.
I’d be in the hospital otherwise.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
Well, I wonder if something a bit more accurate couldn't be used.
At least at higher levels. I read something about a lazer system, before. It looked like normal chains, just without chains, but made it where it was super accurate. Much moreso than “Uh. Looks right.”
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
They've had more accurate systems...
since before WW2, but they just never seem to catch on for whatever reason.
There's also the trouble of spotting the ball
My above comment applies with that, as well.
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
The NFL could implement something pretty easily.
Only 32 sites and a lot more money.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
HUMAN ELEMENT!
/misses obvious PI
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
HUMAN ELEMENT!
/misses obvious Extra Point miss
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
HUMAN ELEMENT!
/obtains given business
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
okay, so I have green chili simmering now
it kinda looks like water with a bunch of crap thrown in it right now. presumably that ends after a while. fingers are crossed.
and what the crap is Wyoming doing losing already?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:25 PM EST reply actions
Wyoming has lived on the edge all season long.
4th quarter victories and all that. I’ve been kind dreading a game where that comes back to haunt them.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
well, the Utah State game was ugly
but Wyoming has hung in against better teams, have they not? Played TCU somewhat tight, had a pulse against Boise?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
Yes.
but were also somewhat fortunate against Bowling Green, Air Force, and San Diego State.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
4th and 16, no kicker
crap
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:27 PM EST reply actions
double crap
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, picking Wyoming was a bad idea evidently
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:31 PM EST reply actions
Yup.
The longer I thought about this game, the worse I felt about the outcome.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
I went back and forth and ended up going with Wyoming because of the elevation
but the only picks that got less confidence were LSU, Mississippi State, Iowa, and Utah State. I even have more confidence in Northwestern pulling a double-digit upset
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
Well, the first two drives are like it's Tennessee's bowl game
hopefully Wyoming’s D does the Justin Wilcox thing
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:40 PM EST reply actions
OT: 5* forward Jarnell Stokes had considered visiting Arkansas or Florida this weekend, but wasn't able to make either trip
all accounts have him signing somewhere this week, possibly as early as Tuesday. Most people think it’s down to Tennessee, Memphis, and Arkansas, in that order.
He’ll be an early enrollee and eligible to play as soon as January classes start
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:44 PM EST reply actions
Wait, seriously?
Early enrollees in basketball are eligible to play in the 2nd semester? I guess that makes sense.
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
yeah, Duke had a guy graduate a whole year early and play immediately
also, because the NBA rule is based on graduation of your high school class, 5* EE’s get at least 1.5 years. This would be a huge mid-season addition if we could get it (and that’s probably what gives us the edge over Memphis, who has a rotation that’s pretty well set)
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
Soooo...if he signs
Can we run him out at the 5? I understand he’s more of a natural 4, but I’d love to not see Kenny Hall anymore.
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
I get the impression that he's kinda another Maymon (but way more talented)
wants to be a wing, born to play post. they’d probably rotate at the 4 to some degree, but when they were in together, I bet Stokes would be the 5.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
It's still disappointing to realize the teams that have left the MWC.
Utah, BYU, TCU, and Boise. Keep them instead of the recent WAC defectors, and it would clearly be a better league than the Big East.
and not even close at the top
although the bottom of the Big East is better than the bottom of any other conference in the country
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
aaaaaaand INT
fun times
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:45 PM EST reply actions
How would you describe the time you're having?
Is it “fun?” Is it “good?” Is it, perhaps, “real good?”
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
heh
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
so. . . I've probably asked you this before, but being our Rocky Mountain man
do you ski?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
I never have, unfortunately.
We weren’t poor, but it was a bit cost-prohibitive.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, got that way for us eventually
but a large portion of that is travel. wasn’t sure how much different it was when it was right there.
I suppose then I can’t ask you if you’ve ever been up to Big Sky, which I’m trying out this spring
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
I'm going to Sugar Mountain!
We are not skiers in any way, shape, or form…but my brother-in-law apparently decided we’re going skiing after Christmas. I’ve been once, which gives me an infinitely higher percentage of ski experience than my sister. Should be…interesting?
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
skiing is super natural
you can pick it up in two minutes. especially if you get a lesson. snowboarding, on the other hand. . . well, I haven’t tried to snowboard, but I’ve universally heard that you shouldn’t even entertain the prospects of having fun in your first 3-4 days.
I got spoiled by some Rocky Mountain trips when I was little (before I got 4 younger siblings), so I never could really get into Sugar
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
Perhaps not having a lesson was my problem
My friends had all been before and insisted I’d pick it up…but I never really did. The balance was fine, it was the turning that I had problems with.
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
yeah, I got a lesson last time I went
because it’d been so long, and turns are probably the last thing to come back. instructor had me raising my outside pole in the air to get my body in the right motion position.
Also had a full morning lesson before realizing that every run he took us on was a black diamond.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
skiing vs. snowboarding
Different learning curves.
Skiing is easier the first day, but much much harder to master.
Snowboarding is miserable the first day and maybe even the first two days, but then you pretty quickly get a hang of it.
The reason for the different learning curves is because snowboarding is a bit more unnatural at first (because your feet are constrained) but actually really simple (heel edge, toe edge…that’s it).
No homer.
by kidbourbon on Dec 17, 2011 5:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Heh. Yeah.
Unfortunate part was that we had slopes about 20 minutes away on Casper Mountain (Hogadon). Not a world-beater by any means, but certainly decent. Always kinda wished I had tried it.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, I'm sure not a world-beater where you grew up is better than anything on the East Coast
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
I'm gonna miss this one, btw.
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by Chris Pendley on Dec 17, 2011 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
We all might.
The only video is on UCLA’s website. I’ve learned to be highly skeptical of college sites for streaming. Most end up slipping a subscription requirement in at the last minute, and others are just unreliable.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
somebody tackle him
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 2:51 PM EST reply actions
Wish I had put more than 11 on Temple
I had a feeling Wyoming would hang around and keep it interesting, though. Oh well.
"I don't think it's me personally, I really don't." - JaMarcus Russell after losing 38-0 to the Jets
by WhiteWinterHymnal on Dec 17, 2011 3:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I'm in the same boat
But I’ve been trying to contain my glee so as to not upset Hooper :)
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
Oh, you're fine. ;-)
I grew up a midmajor guy. We’re used to this.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
My only question was whether Temple would feel motivated against Wyoming.
Not a lot of teams do. (See Fresno and UCLA for recent examples.) Temple apparently did.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
Please don't tell me ESPN is going to make this their new "hip-hop song we like enough to play 30 times per game"
Like that BOB song from last year. Or was it 2009?
"I don't think it's me personally, I really don't." - JaMarcus Russell after losing 38-0 to the Jets
by WhiteWinterHymnal on Dec 17, 2011 3:06 PM EST via mobile reply actions
The "I am the champion" song?
That was ’09.
I’m an early early (mixtape era) B.o.B. fan. And I remember being surprised to see him on an ESPN commercial when he still didn’t have an album out.
No homer.
by kidbourbon on Dec 17, 2011 5:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
go for it!
what do you have to lose?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 3:17 PM EST reply actions
Especially in a bowl game.
That’s the time to get wild and crazy. Loosen up and have a little fun with things.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
got it!
and more
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not really all that impressed by Smith as a passer
But I’ll be darned if he isn’t a really good running QB. Can’t believe he’s just a freshman, should be great in a year or two.
"I don't think it's me personally, I really don't." - JaMarcus Russell after losing 38-0 to the Jets
by WhiteWinterHymnal on Dec 17, 2011 3:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
He has goofy throwing mechanics.
That’s also why most other teams passed up on him. But he’s been surprisingly good at picking up the offense.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
go for it again!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 3:20 PM EST reply actions
touchdown!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
RoflPAT
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Best PAT I've seen this year.
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by WhiteWinterHymnal on Dec 17, 2011 3:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Whoopsoming.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
oh, and you can just lose all momentum by falling down and letting Temple score
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 3:25 PM EST reply actions
yeah, this is DEFINITELY Tennessee's bowl game
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 3:25 PM EST reply actions
Welcome to my entire growing up experience.
by David Hooper on Dec 17, 2011 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
my year man
soccer team I kinda support: 20th (out of 20)
two hockey teams I support: 13th and 15th in the East (out of 15)
Vol bball: lost six straight against D-I competition
Vol football. . . you get the idea
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
Man, that's bad.
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by WhiteWinterHymnal on Dec 17, 2011 3:26 PM EST via mobile reply actions
well, Wyoming can convert 4th downs, if nothing else
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 3:58 PM EST reply actions
I'm almost in tears at that three play sequence. Incredible.
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by WhiteWinterHymnal on Dec 17, 2011 4:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I failed to notice...
both of these teams have checkerboard endzones. I knew Wyoming does(did?), but didn’t recall Temple having them.
Why in God's name are they singing It's a Small World?
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
A better game on the 3 is the FCS game between Georgia Southern an North Dakota State.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
I may have arguably had some hypothetical real money on Temple
No homer.
by kidbourbon on Dec 17, 2011 5:08 PM EST via mobile reply actions
So Utah State looks hideous on the blue turf...
although Ohio wouldn’t have been much better. Someone really needs to mandate a different primary color for uniforms played on colored turf.
and no...
I don’t believe colored turf should be banned, I actually think it’s pretty awesome for small programs to create their own brand.
Oh, this comment is going to tick Boise fans off.
Well played.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Dec 18, 2011 8:41 AM EST up reply actions
I've actually kinda wanted Tennessee to checkerboard their entire field.
The glare would be incredible, but I’d love to see it once.
by David Hooper on Dec 18, 2011 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
So Indiana State won in Memorial...
Getting Festus Ezeli back hasn’t seemed to make a huge difference after all.
and Memphis is 5-4...
Granted they’ve only lost to good teams, but then again they’ve lost to every good team they’ve played. If they don’t make the NCAA Tournament it will be an absolute disaster for their program.
they beat Tenne. . . wait. . . never mind
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
memphis vs. louisville
Glad to see them play. They hadn’t played in 6 years ever since Louisville jumped to the Big East. It’s too great of a rivalry to just let die. I hope they play it every year.
Similarly, I hope WVU and Pitt continue to play in football (they won’t).
And I think it’s a damn shame that WVU and Va. Tech don’t play anymore. I would love to see this get renewed. (ain’t happening).
No homer.
by kidbourbon on Dec 17, 2011 10:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
agree on all counts
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
Apparently...
Penn State’s starting QB got into a locker room fight with a teammate and had a seizure. That program is such a freaking mess right now.
Probably paraneoplastic syndrome
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by kidbourbon on Dec 17, 2011 10:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
well I'm off to a nice 0-2 start today
going for 0-3 with San Diego State
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 9:45 PM EST reply actions
Same here... If SDSU loses I've already lost 33 points.
by VolfanatETSU on Dec 17, 2011 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
I'll only have lost 17
5 on WYO, 4 on USU, 8 on SDSU
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
I put 22 on SDSU for some godforsaken reason.
by VolfanatETSU on Dec 17, 2011 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
because there are 21 bowl games that make you throw up your hands and go "hell if I know"
I think I have 32 on FIU. I’m not making this up. Hell, I have 30 on Utah, and they’re not even favored
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
That's a very good point...
And this is the first bowl season in recent memory where that has been the case.
by VolfanatETSU on Dec 17, 2011 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
Preds just won a shootout
Bolts took care of the Damn Yankees (Blue Jackets) earlier this evening. I am satisfied
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 17, 2011 10:45 PM EST reply actions
wow
what a comeback here!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 18, 2011 12:45 AM EST reply actions
and my pick' em may still live!
lol :D Amazing comeback so far
by VolfanatETSU on Dec 18, 2011 12:46 AM EST up reply actions
that PI flag...
ugh.
I hate it for the ULL fans, we know how much it sucks to make up 90% of a bowl’s attendees and not get to celebrate.
yeah, does suck for them
at least it wasn’t as blatantly awful as ours last year
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 18, 2011 12:49 AM EST up reply actions
is that a runoff penalty, or no?
never mind, offside
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 18, 2011 12:52 AM EST reply actions
no, not offside
illegal something or other
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 18, 2011 12:53 AM EST up reply actions
maybe simulating the snap count or something I guess?
by VolfanatETSU on Dec 18, 2011 12:53 AM EST up reply actions
I think it was something like that
that DE was rocking back and forth in his stance trying to draw people off
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 18, 2011 12:55 AM EST up reply actions
oh
well, that would be a penalty
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 18, 2011 12:57 AM EST up reply actions
they got it
wooooooooooow
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 18, 2011 12:53 AM EST reply actions
and I'm 0-3
but it was almost worth it to see that ending
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by Incipient_Senescence on Dec 18, 2011 12:53 AM EST reply actions
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