RTT's Locks & Keys
by Brad Shepard on Sep 2, 2011 4:29 PM EDT
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PrintEvery Friday [or thereabouts], we're going to take a look at some things the Tennessee Volunteers need to have happen in order to win their upcoming game. We're also going to turn our attention around the country so I can give you an idea of what to expect in the college football world over the weekend.
Call it a primer if you will, but this is your guide to the upcoming games with an eye toward your participation in the thread below. Not only do I want you to add to this stuff, I also want you to rip me completely [and kindly] when you realize in the coming weeks that I have no idea what I'm talking about.
See, these are fun for me because I like to look back at the things I've said at the end of the year and make fun of myself [and you guys, of course...] and my overall ignorance about the thing I'm most passionate about in the world. Because, if we take ourselves too seriously -- as I've learned the hard way in the past -- we're certainly not going to have as much fun with this stuff as it's supposed to be.
So, without further adieu, here's the inaugural edition of RTT's locks and keys -- with the five Tennessee keys being first, as they'll always be. But Brad, why is it called 'locks and keys' if the keys are going to be first? Why not 'keys and locks?' Well, that just doesn't rhyme, now does it? You're missing the point already. And now I'm talking to myself, so I digress ...
Onto the roundup; first UT's five keys ... oh, and speaking of rhyming, that's the only reason why I threw "RTT" in the title. These are my own personal ramblings, and I'm sure the Joel/Will/Chris/Brigade quartet will want to separate their names from this worthless prognosticating drivel ASAP:
- Score first. We've all seen it countless times. Team A is a big underdog against Team B, but Team B comes out sluggish, and Team A with a head of steam. Team A drives it down the field early or takes advantage of an early miscue and puts points on the board. All of a sudden, that adrenaline escalates into a fever pitch, and Team A actually believes it WILL win after that, not just that it CAN. We saw it last night in the Kentucky-Western Kentucky game, and UK never looked right. The Vols have much more talent than Montana, but the Grizz is used to being the top dog most seasons. This is a team that is considered among the cream of the FCS. UT needs to put the pedal to the metal early and not let up.
- Get Bray going. I've said this week that I expect Jim Chaney will open up the offense a little more against a lesser opponent than we're used to seeing this week because the coaches want to get a feel for how Tyler Bray handles the increased playbook load early. That's fine and probably preferable. Just don't do it early in the game. I'd love to see UT come out and try to run play-action and go deep to Justin Hunter or Da'Rick Rogers in the first couple of plays of the game [as a matter of fact, I expect it] but give Bray some high-percentage passes early to get his confidence up. Let him think that intermediate passing game is going to be there for him to lean on the entire game. This is a strong Montana unit that led the Big Sky in total defense last year in a down year. They have eight starters back, and Bray needs to gain confidence early. If so, it'll go a long way for the early season.
- Emphasize run defense. Sophomore Jordan Johnson appears to be getting the nod at starting quarterback for Montana, but he has only completed 15 passes in his career, he's undersized, and he's been battling a bum ankle. So, the Grizzlies probably aren't going to wow anybody passing the football. The other option -- Gerald Kemp -- was a running back last year. So, if Kemp is in the game, you know you have to contend with the run, and if Johnson is in, you know that the pass isn't going to burn you. Montana's zone-read scheme scares me a little because [even though it's a different offense altogether] I remember the UAB game last year where their running quarterback and phantom handoffs really gave UT fits when the Vols took poor angles. With two freshmen linebackers, staying in slots is going to be a big key, and UT should spend the entire game focused on the run and just trust its defensive back talent to make up for the rest. The Vols should also play aggressively when it comes to forcing turnovers -- where the Grizz was minus-7 last year. Stopping the run means stopping the Grizz.
- Win at the offensive point of attack. I don't care what Derek Dooley said last year about his youngsters up front, they weren't incredible and were only moderately serviceable at times. The Vols are one of only five FBS schools not to start a senior on the offensive line, according to Chris Low's latest blog. While that bodes well for the future, Vols fans care about RIGHT NOW. This is a game that looks confidence-building on paper, but Montana, as we've mentioned, is actually pretty sound defensively. With the potent defenses of the SEC schedule looming, the group of four sophomores and one junior need to develop that team chemistry and jelling that never really took place last season as Dooley mixed-and-matched lineups to find the best five.
- Develop playmakers. I don't care if it comes from the true freshmen linebackers, the star sophomore wide receivers, the brash quarterback, an unknown on special teams, the stable of young runners or the wily veteran TB, Tennessee MUST find dependable players and find them quickly. Let's face it, most of us would be stunned if the Vols actually lose Saturday. The key here is win now and win in such a way where you don't plant doubt for the future. This needs to be one of those games where everybody starts seeing who can be counted on for production. So, Tennessee can actually win on the scoreboard and lose in other ways against Montana. That doesn't need to happen. Win and win thoroughly.
Now, let's take a look at the locks. These are things I think you can take to the bank this weekend. [Note: Don't actually take them to the bank and then blame me because you listened to me. Surely none of you are that dumb.]
- Don't worry about looking at my picks for this weekend, because those are made with my heart and not my head. The best-case scenario happens for the country when UGA takes out Boise State and LSU beats Oregon this weekend. Why is this the best-case? UGA is going to expose the Broncos for the big-conference fraud they are and still wind up just mediocre in the SEC. LSU is going to flash its mad talent against the Ducks, knocking them from the BCS conversation early and clearing the way for the Vols to upset the No. 1 (or No. 2) team in the country in Knoxville in October [speaking of picking with your heart...]
- No matter what he says publicly, we'll all know by the middle of Saturday afternoon how Nick Saban REALLY felt about his playing days at Kent State.
- Connor Shaw is not an upgrade over the shaky Stephen Garcia just yet, and Garcia will play a lot against ECU and start by week 3 and possibly next week.
- Les Miles will find out some time Sunday that it's much tougher to digest synthetic turf than it is actual grass.
- Florida will have a difficult time fitting its speed-first personnel and undersized offensive linemen into a pro-style offense, and we'll see the first signs of that against Florida Atlantic, regardless of the final score [which won't be close].
- A clash of cultures will be catastrophic when a slew of Mormons invade The Grove this weekend and encounter many given to strong drink. Don't be surprised if the Mississippi River begins flowing backward from the gravity of this meeting. Oh, and BYU wins going away.
- Miami will prove that as much as Al Golden tries to keep all the off-the-field stuff off the field, these are still 18-22 year old kids, and they'll be affected.
- The Houston-UCLA game won't be competitive, and Case Keenum will start his Heisman campaign early.
- Though Southern Cal will beat Minnesota, the Gophers and new coach Jerry Kill will keep it close -- like single-digits close. Even so, USC will get one win closer to bowl eligi-- BAWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
- South Florida is going to upset Notre Dame in Skip Holtz's return to South Bend, causing Lou to drown himself in saliva -- while severely injuring Mark May -- in the ESPN studios.
- I will get yelled at AT LEAST five times for not having any idea where my 1-year-old son is because I'll be "supposed to be" watching him, and I'll be glued to the television instead.
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"USC will get one win closer to bowl eligi-- BAWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.".......
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GBO!!!
by PEEK-A-BOO on Sep 2, 2011 4:59 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
"I will get yelled at AT LEAST five times for not having any idea where my 1-year-old son is because I'll be "supposed to be" watching him, and I'll be glued to the television instead."
Sounds like every fall and winter weekend at my house. Welcome to the club, bro.
GBO!!!
I think we'll slowly pull away from Montana
I went 38-17 in the pick ‘em – we’ll make some young mistakes and Montana will be good enough to capitalize, but if we don’t turn it over a lot, we’ll just be too much for them. I’d love if we can do it and look very vanilla along the way, and keep the Gators guessing.
I'm not sure we'll score that much...
but I really think their offense is going to struggle in a big way.
It could easily be a 35-10 type game, or it could turn into a 50 point rout if they start throwing pick sixes.
I've got 8 on the Frogs
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Not me.
Baylor screwed TCU over when they governor-lobbied themselves into the Big 12. I don’t mind some continued revenge.
Yeah, forgot about that
however, I find myself going all Hoosiers and cheering for the underdog.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
they're not exactly much of an underdog
the spread closed at 3.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
truth but ranked vs unranked i suppose...
though I don’t put much weight in preseason/week1 polls
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
I love the chutzpah of a guy nicknamed "Cream."
Plus he might be the best guy on the field.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Baylor has their chance in the Big XII
TCU hasn’t had their chance on the big stage. Whenever they get a chance against a high quality opponent, they seem to win. So I will continue to cheer for them to get more chances. Also, I picked them in the FOP and in another spread pick’em.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Really not sure about this Houston rout thing
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 8:29 PM EDT reply actions
woo! Frogs!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 8:38 PM EDT reply actions
I wish we had that TCU returner
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 8:47 PM EDT reply actions
although to be fair, his blocking was terrific
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I so want Baylor to win this.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
GO TCU!
but it has been an awesome game
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not sure it's been very good.
It has, however, been wildly entertaining.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
thats kinda what I meant
but I want it to move a little faster, with USA/Costa Rica on at 11.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
What's it going to take to win this?
50?
by Will Shelton on Sep 2, 2011 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Welcome to the Club, Will.
Here’s your Golden Jacket.
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Pat Summitt is already a legend, and will always be a Hero.
How am I JUST NOW seeing a SBN blog for the Vols???
I’ve been on the Titans blog but never knew UT had one! My life is now complete.
GBO!!!
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 2, 2011 9:12 PM EDT reply actions
I don't know
but welcome
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
I seriously can't believe I never saw this place sooner.
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 2, 2011 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
lead change #6
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:14 PM EDT reply actions
Also, I think they just ran two plays period that drive.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup.
Inverted veer all the time except the final play.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
one XP block each
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:14 PM EDT reply actions
This TCU Baylor game is a barn burner
No defense, all offense
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 2, 2011 9:14 PM EDT reply actions
Baylor has now scored more points than every team on TCU's 2010 schedule except one
and they’ll get San Diego State’s 35 points soon
The over/under in this game was 52
we’re at 50 with 10+ left in the first half
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:17 PM EDT reply actions
/flips coin
//lands on edge
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Also included in this conversation
is the fact that the UT line has jumped like ten points since its release
"Hello?"
“Yes, I’d like to place a bet on UT to cover the spread.”
“How much would you like to bet?”
“How much money can y’all cover?”
“….hello?”
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I imagine that if we could really convince you to take a BCS title bet on UT the day before the season starts,
and if UT did win, you would probably have bet enough to cover the national debt.
I'm pretty level when there's reason to be
for instance, I only picked us by 21 tomorrow. When I get crazy is when we’re supposed to lose, because my brain can’t compute that outcome.
I've actually got us by more than that
I think the heat means that the margin explodes late in the game
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I've quit trying with the scores.
For one, I haven’t seen them make a difference yet. For two, the games never play out like I think they will. So random number generator it is. (not really, but you get the idea)
I still try because it's fun
that’s about it.
but I basically just copied the scores from their last two games against major schools.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
from 18.5 to 28
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I'll be forced to listen to the game on the radio tomorrow night
since it isn’t on any major station or any TV station I have. Last season I just went to the opener and a 50-0 win was nice but I don’t think Montana is going to go down that hard.
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 2, 2011 9:22 PM EDT reply actions
it's not on TV at all, except PPV
if you get ESPN3.com, you can watch it there
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Provided you're not in Tennessee.
If you are, I’d probably just catch it at a bar.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
if you are
I’d catch it in Neyland.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
can't make it this year
Gotta stay on my actual college campus (Tennessee Tech, who by the way is the sacrificial lamb to Iowa tomorrow)
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 2, 2011 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
why are you stuck on campus
I’ve definitely had to limit my games with the longer trek, but the long weekend makes this a natural choice
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
where's your college?
I would be there but unfortunately I have some online quizzes to take ….
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 2, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
ah, those suck
I go to UNC, chapel hill
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Tar Heels?
Ehhhhh, bad memories
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 2, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
grad school
their philosophy program is really good. and it was that or going all the way to California
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh ok
I was gonna say, gotta be rough to be on a Tar Heel campus as a Vols fan, terrible terrible ending to an otherwise amazing game (I was there, just awful the way the refs handled the ending)
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 2, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I was there too
I’m a first year grad student this year, and I haven’t gotten any looks or comments for my Vols gear yet
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Were you among those throwing trash onto the field?
Haha, we sat in the north endzone seats near the band. It was such an amazing atmosphere and great game, just terribly disappointed by the ending
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 2, 2011 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I was in the upper deck
and pretty much agree on all counts
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Vols fans outnumbered Tar Heel fans by a massive margin
Obviously Nashville is gonna attract more UT fans but it was a total home game in every since for the Vols. The refs just didn’t want us to win obviously. I went to the sports fest in Nashville in February, they had an ex-SEC official speaking and they went over the UT-UNC ending and he said it was called incorrectly and UT should have been awarded the W.
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 2, 2011 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
being at the game
I had no idea until I got home that that long pass that got them in FG range was such a horrible call. They reviewed it for several minutes and nobody noticed that he was out of bounds? That’s even worse than the ending.
And yeah, my facebook profile picture for a while was the UNC side of the stadium. All orange, like the UNC side of my heart.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope we can aim higher than the Music City Bowl this year!
The MSB is where the Cats belong …..
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 2, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
If I had to make a guess right now
it’d be Gator
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
You think UT can get to the Outback Bowl this year?
We were there back to back years in 07 and 08 I believe
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 2, 2011 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's very possible
8-4 will do it if we finish ahead of whatever two SEC East teams we beat (provided one win isn’t an upset against the West).
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we take down either UGA or LSU
Maybe even both.
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Sep 2, 2011 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I think so.
Not sure it’s entirely up to UT. Given some equal records, it’ll be a tough call. but it’s definitely in range
not if yesterday was any indication
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
All kicks are pointless in this game
long returns, blocked PATs, shanked field goals. Just go for it every time.
TCU did make a 45 yard FG
but that certainly seems like the exception
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
They did?
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
that was how it got from 14-13 to 16-14
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
that's not a catch
because it was touching his hand when his foot was in. that ain’t control.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:32 PM EDT reply actions
/surreptiously checks last week's BlogPoll to see where TCU ended up ranked
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I'd like to point out that I advocated for dropping TCU from the mosh pit to the last five
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I might believe TCU's commercials more
if they didn’t look obviously like they were shot on a soundstage.
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box score says the current temperature in Waco is 100
no way they can play this pace all night in that
I thought the spot was dead on
but the yellow line was anti-generous
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought the chain gang didn't come straight out.
It ended up coming out in the wash, though.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
agree
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
and I can't understand how they spotted that at the 32
I thought it was very obviously 31.5
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Yellow line took the previous play off
then didn’t reset on the next play. I don’t know what to believe anymore!
so, Chris, whether or not they win
TCU drops from the BlogPoll, correct?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:52 PM EDT reply actions
Sure.
Provided there are enough teams to replace them.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
you have to figure at least 25 teams aren't terrible
it’s only one week.
also, if they come out and shut out Baylor in the second half, I take it back. just don’t see it coming.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, if Baylor wins this I'll probably have to be talked out of ranking them.
I love me some Admiral Sir Robert C. “Cream” Griffin III, Esq.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
depends on how they win
if they keep on rolling like they have in the first half, I might not disagree
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm already ranking Alabama.
And I’m going to have to drop Georgia after tomorrow, too. Who could you be talking about?
::cough::
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Vandy
juggernaut
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't we all just get along?
It’s unfortunate that my alma mater and lifelong rooting interest hate each other.
Florida?
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Michigan State's about to get dropped out of spite, though.
They look awful.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd like to point out
in the initial draft, that I advocated for dropping Michigan State out of the poll entirely.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
This is why I'm bad at making it up as I go.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm just going to continue to gloat about these two for as long as they look bad
I’m right rarely enough that I have to milk it for all it’s worth
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
But I get to rank Ole Miss when they beat BYU.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
as someone who picked Ole Miss over BYU but also ranked BYU
I disagree. with a weather forecast of well over 100, there’s a serious built-in advantage for Ole Miss
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
At some point, when ranking 25 teams, you run out of teams that should be ranked.
I get to rank Miami, then?
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
obviously, this depends on how everybody else does
if there are 6-8 teams in the top 25 that look like they should be dropped out, and Ole Miss wins, go for it. But they’re probably not in the top 2-3 I’d have on my list
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I don't think they're going to be a top 25 team.
But if this week has a bunch of teams playing badly, at some point you just have to chuck teams at the ranking and wait for it to sort itself out.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
fair enough
we’ll see how many play badly.
or you’ll see, I’ll be at the UT game. I’ll check the box scores
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
But wait! MSU scores!
PHEW. I was getting worried for a second.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
starting XI released for USA/CRC (kickoff at 8 PDT)
Timmy Chandler, Jose Torres, and Brek Shea all in the starting lineup. Excited to see how they play
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
Also, link?
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
to the XI or the game?
Game on ESPN2 and ESPN3.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
The XI.
Cool, cool, cool …Altidore? Aw.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
well, we don't have just a whole ton of options at striker
I don’t see the rest of the 18 released yet, so I’m not sure what other options we’ll have there on the bench
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
here we go
subs: Hamid, Goodson, Ream, Spector, Larentowicz, Kljestan, Agudelo
Looks like Edu is going 90.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Pontius didn't make the bench?
Aw.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
nope
neither did Bunbury
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
except that apparently Larentowicz plays DM
didn’t know what he was
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Baylor is really upset that they just got called BYU
Southern Baptists are not Mormons
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:09 PM EDT reply actions
Pretty much like oil and water, really.
I think it was the preponderance of Mormons that drove my Southern Baptist in-laws out of Colorado.
I had a friend in my M.A. program who grew up Mormon
and he was asking me (as a Southerner) why Baptists hated Mormons so much. he also mentioned that Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney have this massive political rivalry that I didn’t know about. Mormons can’t stand the Huckster.
so yeah, don’t like to be mixed up
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Not trying to get into any issues on this one, but I did grow up with lots of both.
It’s not anything personal, per se, but some Mormon doctrines are anathema to Baptists who tend to be more literal than many denominations. But probably more important is that Baptist is/was such a dominant denomination, particularly this last century. Somewhere between the two, a positive feedback loop started up.
From here, I’ll just duck out of this.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, definitely a lot of doctrinal stuff going on there
I was just making the comment that there was a rivalry and I had a Mormon friend who wasn’t quite sure why, not trying to start a verboten discussion
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I know.
Just trying to qualify myself before getting into some specifics.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
TCU's new plan: run around them
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:15 PM EDT reply actions
wow
that chop block was HUGE
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:19 PM EDT reply actions
would've made it a one score game even with 3 too
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
"you'll see Mason comes in and he goes down on him"
bad choice of wording
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:20 PM EDT reply actions
that was awful
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
TCU's kicker thinks he's UAB's kicker evidently
but I don’t see the rest of the team being as good. or. . . you know what I mean
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:22 PM EDT reply actions
well, the green and yellow team is rolling the purple team
bad omen for LSU?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:24 PM EDT reply actions
is it too early to call this one over?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:26 PM EDT reply actions
Turn out the lights!
TCU has inexplicably found a way to make the Big East look worse
by Will Shelton on Sep 2, 2011 10:26 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
They're still MWC at the moment, though.
But this will be a BE counter during the next BCS review. So in that sense you’re right.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I think these are MWC refs, right?
::cough::
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
And TCU is abandoning ship, right?
::cough::
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
What an unfortunate turn of events, no?
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
TCU is looking ahead.
They still have a full year to get into Big East shape. No reason for them to be in such a hurry.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
It's a serious dent in the
“It’s okay guys, we’ve got TCU coming!” conversation. After a game like this TCU will kinda disappear from the national radar, I’d guess
by Will Shelton on Sep 2, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
They'll resurface in time for the Boise State game.
This has to be a killer for BSU, though. There goes your second marquee game, and it’s not even the first Saturday of the year.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Still stings a bit less than last year
where they lost their marquee game the week after winning it.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
this wasn't nearly that type of marquee game
Boise State being -180 to win the conference makes that obvious. TCU this year was never supposed to be anything more than Nevada last year
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
eh
if Clemson beats Auburn badly, does the SEC look bad, or does everybody just point out all the lost starters?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think Auburn's going to do much this year.
I wouldn’t hold that against them too much, though.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
but I think you can and should apply the same measure to TCU
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm making the point specific to a new team coming in
that’s supposedly so much better than anyone currently in your conference.
by Will Shelton on Sep 2, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
but they will be
next year. and they were last year. this is just an unfortunately timed rebuilding year
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
No, it's just a bad economy at the moment.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
$180,000 doesn't buy what it used to?
I didn’t realize we were going through an inflationary period.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
That was an incredible sequence by Cream.
One-armed bullet on the run across his body and then a beautiful deep ball.
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wow. TCU mistakes
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
have we had a turnover yet today?
with all the other mistakes, that’s been notably absent
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
47-23
WOW
yeah, go ahead and rank Baylor
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:33 PM EDT reply actions
So, threadjacking a bit.
I’m very close to settling on this for my post-graduation present. If anybody’s of such a persuasion, any thoughts?
(opens in new window)
I'm not of much use here, sadly.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
nor am I
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I used to go shooting a lot as a kid.
Mostly rifles, though. But there’s just not enough space for rifles in this neck of the country.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions
my brother's roommate (and my best friend from HS) is an avid hunter
but I’ve never fired anything more than a paintball gun.
my Dad actually had the West Point record for rifle accuracy briefly though
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Heck, that's what we need.
An RTT paintball day.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm in.
I’m nimble
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I like this
Some sort of free-for-all where your amount of ammo and lives is based on a combo of your longevity or recs on your stories. Will is going to have a fortress in the middle of the woods, I’m going to be forced to snipe from a tree with my 3 paintballs.
Amount of ammo proportional to total # of comments?
:-D
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
/ducks
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm in
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
If so, you all better start commenting like mad. ;-)
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
You're just going to be sitting up in a blind with a paintball machine gun, huh?
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm thinking paintball airstrike.
I ought to be able to afford at least one, right?
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
can we call in the dogs like in COD?
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by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Yamato paintball gun?
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, I'm at Oak Ridge
surely I can get the “Little Boy” edition, right?
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
SOP
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Last time I played I took one to the neck unprotected
So I’ll take all the help I can get
by Will Shelton on Sep 2, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
THIS.
I just shot point blank in the side of the neck and I thought I was going to die…My neck was discolored for months.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
There was a marshall standing next to me when it happened
And he goes, “…..ooooooohhhhh” in that quiet sort of way
by Will Shelton on Sep 2, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
My story:
They had a rule that hits below the knees or past the elbows or to the head didn’t count. We were playing a pseudo-urban type field that was intended to get both sides into a spiral. The right side was great for offense, no matter which way you faced. So I camped behind a wall on the left with my lower legs hanging out. When they quit shooting at my legs, I’d peek around and plink a couple shots. Never hit anybody, but I kept them at bay the whole match. Our team eventually circled around and caught their offensive wing from behind.
The marshall was watching me the whole time, laughing. My shins were incredibly sore the next day, but it was one of the proudest moments of my paintball time.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Shins of STEEL!!!!!!! and bruises
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Shins of stupid.
Brilliant, brilliant stupid.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I was being polite! We still haven't kicked off yet. :-)
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by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Heh.
The other team was pissed, though. If that marshall hadn’t been there, they’d have never believed me.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure!
If I were the other team, my sole purpose would have been to beat your arse after all that.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I sat out the next round.
Momma didn’t raise a stupid.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Only the shins.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup.
But those are way down there.
/points to the ground
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I really like that phrase as I typed it.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
There's a very thin line...between the two
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by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
/rimshot
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I might have sat out a second round, but they re-mixed the teams.
My lucky day, I guess.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Love rifles. Love love love.
So much fun. I have a WW1 Enfield 30.06 that’s still at my parent’s house that I miss dearly. Heavy, but very consistent at long ranges.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I've shot once in my life.
I shot skeet in a friend’s backyard; amazingly, I had an accuracy around 50%. All that Halo paid off.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
My sister's fiance took the groomsmen skeet shooting on the wedding day
I also hit 50%, but I’ve always sucked at FPS…
sounds pretty awesome, but I'm fairly ignorant
changing the subject very slightly
my grandad owns one of the old shotguns that’s roughly 16 feet long and shoots one pound plus shot. they were outlawed in the 1800s, but people kept ‘em anyways (although they had to saw them down to 16ish feet to fit them in wagons) and there are still a handful left. it’s hanging over his dining room table. and is AWESOME
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I know what you're talking about.
Those ones they used to use on the riverboats. Can’t remember the name of them, but I’d love to see it.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
yep, those are the ones
he has a little informational thing that just calls it the Big Shot Gun. Dunno what the more official name is.
it’s in Delaware though, or I might look for an excuse to show it off
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish they'd find one for our Davy Crockett looking guy to wave around during the game.
They could plug the barrel or something.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
sounds awesome in theory
but no normal-sized person can wave that thing around at ever.
it took at least two men to fire, and it probably takes that to carry as well
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Fine by me.
Would make a great TV moment.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
true enough
as I try to remember random factoids, I forgot what they said was the record kill in one shot, but it was something ridiculous. like 20-30 quail.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I can roll with that simile
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I recently got my fiance a Kahr pistol
Kahr 40
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Because nothin says lovin like a perfect conceal and carry weapon that will still blow you down!
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Kahr is great.
I prefer the 9mm personally. Not a big fan of heavier recoils in such light guns, especially when 99.999999% of my shooting is sport. But the Springfield does have a compact version (only 13 rounds instead of 19) that would work for conceal.
And yes, your fiance is a lucky lucky man.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha!
I do not like that gun for that reason. The recoil felt like my shoulders were gonna fall off. I like shooting a glock much better because of that.
His job requires him to be out in the woods during apparently peak pot growing time in the far-eastern Kentucky counties, so he needs to conceal part.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that makes sense. And it doesn't have to be particularly concealed, profile-wise.
My favorites are .22, for both pistol and rifle. No recoil to worry about and cheap ammo. Just shoot all day long and have fun.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I only shoot for fun.
No concealment for me! I’m gonna wave it around…safely of course!
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm thinking the Springfield because it'd work for both of us.
The Mrs. is a lefty and that one has visible safeties (which we both like) that aren’t right handed. The magazine drop is righty, but that’s not as big of a deal.
I’m not concerned about quick reloading and the like. Especially with a 19 round magazine standard.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think that'd work for ya'll
Perks for both, and if you’re not defending yourself from crazy pot-plantin’ mountain men, I think that’s a fabulous post-grad present!
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
And he's lucky because he gets to marry a sportsminded Vol fan.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, he's a Cat-even after last night's abysmal display.
They call it a flaw. I just think they are misguided.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
suddenly, I hate tennis
ESPN does a really bad job of blocking. when’s the last time the previous thing has been over when the soccer game started?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 10:59 PM EDT reply actions
Baylor's next five weeks:
off, Stephen F. Austin, Rice, at Kansas State, Iowa State. Could be on quite the roll before the hard part of the Big 12 schedule comes
remember 2008
where South Carolina made it up to #6 and Kentucky made it to #8?
I could see Baylor making that kind of early run if the requisite madness occurs elsewhere
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
2007*
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
07 is correct.
Stupid UK started 6-0 that year.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
That was 2007, I thought.
I loved that year.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
typo
yeah, I think Vandy was also ranked at some point. plus App St and Stanford winning as a 41 point underdog. insane year.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Vandy got ranked in '08
After I graduated, they started 4-0, had Gameday there for Auburn, beat Auburn to go 5-0 and get up to #13…then had a solid finish that resulted in 7-6 with a Music City Bowl championship trophy.
solid finish?
they finished 1-6 before the MCB win
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry 'bout that
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
[sarcasm font]
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
it's @'s
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
yes. I screw that up a few times a year...
dammit
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Wasn't USC in '07?
I was still at Vandy and they released “Gold Rush in Columbia” on DVD in time for Christmas.
I'd love another Vietnamese Boathouse year.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
This is suddenly relevant to the conversation today.
Go to week 9.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHA I forgot about Thriller/Joe Pa!
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
all this and we went to Atlanta.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Pointing and laughing at Georgia all the way.
I loved 2007.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions
forgot to mention
USF getting up to #2, Mizzou to #1, and Kansas to #2. such a crazy year
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
After the opening stretch
Baylor goes at A&M, at Oklahoma State, vs Mizzou, at Kansas, vs Oklahoma, vs Texas Tech, vs Texas. They’re also on the eight home games bandwagon.
by Will Shelton on Sep 2, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
look, y'all
I don’t know who this Andy Roddick character is, but NOBODY CARES ABOUT HIM
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:04 PM EDT reply actions
He won the US Open 8 YEARS AGO!!!
Apparently, I’m supposed to believe he’s still the best American tennis player we have. Whatevs, I’d much rather watch Rafa anyway.
nope
switching into two games at once mode
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions
TCU is averaging 36.1 yards per kick return
on seven returns. McCoy is averaging 45 per return on five. Good grief.
Learn from the Giants mistake...Kick away from that guy. sheesh
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
a two-point conversion can cut it to 8
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:08 PM EDT reply actions
wow
stupid penalties
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:10 PM EDT reply actions
GOT IT!
eight points
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:10 PM EDT reply actions
it reeks of OT.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Paschall cannot handle OT
I don’t know if he can make it the rest of the game
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
alright
firing up the ’3 for the football game, soccer on the TV
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:13 PM EDT reply actions
my thoughts exactly
and a Torres/Edu pairing in the middle. and Chandler at RB.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
/up+A
//TCU presses up+A
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
stuffed!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:16 PM EDT reply actions
alright!
Andy Roddick in straight sets means ESPN2 can switch over for the 11:20 kickoff!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:17 PM EDT reply actions
watch TCU win this crap in regulation
after being down 24 when the 4th quarter started. that would top the ’06 UT/UGA 4th quarter
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:18 PM EDT reply actions
This feels like a gut punch waiting to happen
TCU is gonna come all the way back and then Baylor will pull it out in the end.
Either way, one fan base is going to be hugely disappointed.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
thinking we'll have another Clemson fan on our hands?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Hopefully.
Always fun when it’s not your team.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
yep
remember that one
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, right.
Popped into Ralphie Report for that. Fun times.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
What's the most painful way that could go?
Score, miss the 2-pt conversion, then have a FG to win that goes begging.
I think that'd hit it
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
It's funny how teams live up to your expectations
For Labor Day last year, my girlfriend and I plus some other couples were at a lake. I couldn’t even see the game against Northwestern, but down 16 I was like, “We’ll probably score, get the 2-pt conversion, get the ball back, score, and miss the 2-pt conversion.” Guess what happened?
That was Vandy, btw
Because they excel at several things…stomping on their fans’ hearts being one of them.
It seems like there's one of these every opening weekend
There was an FSU/Miami game a few years ago that was crazy
by Will Shelton on Sep 2, 2011 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
if it comes to that
DON’T TRY A FG. GO FOR THE END ZONE
/TCU-4
(also their kicker sucks)
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
As a lifelong Broncos fan, this is like Elway under Dan Reeves.
Not quality-wise so much as pattern. Rein in the passing game until you’re forced into it, then go all pinball on the scoreboard.
TOUCHDOWN!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:23 PM EDT reply actions
dropped
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:25 PM EDT reply actions
I know we've had the quality vs. entertainment debate already
But THIS is why I love college football.
Brek Shea to Donovan
INCHES WIDE
and TCU recovers a fumble
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:28 PM EDT reply actions
yes. Announcers should never say that crap.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Shea to Altidore
misses near post
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:28 PM EDT reply actions
yep
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
TCU offense needs rest
damn fumble
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:29 PM EDT reply actions
You can't be first back in bounds to touch ball right?
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
nope
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm fine with that.
So long as the receiver isn’t running oob to avoid blocking, that penalty doesn’t need to amount to anything.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
truth
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Assuming anything good is going to happen in the kicking game
is asking too much
by Will Shelton on Sep 2, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
time for a pick six
/TCU-4
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:34 PM EDT reply actions
a lot of people in my spread confidence pool
have Baylor +4 as their highest confidence pick
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I figured it was the pool, but I couldn't pass that up.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
it's gotta be a meme
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
4th quarter scoring: 25-0
daaaayyuuuuum
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:37 PM EDT reply actions
Shea and Rogers didn't take long to switch sides
and CRC has been doing tackles from behind all night
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:39 PM EDT reply actions
so to Hoop and I
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Will OT scenario?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't see it.
Baylor will play for the figgie and clock killing.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I think all of us in here tonight have TCU
by Will Shelton on Sep 2, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I had 6 on them. meh.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions
TCU kickoff return TD?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:44 PM EDT reply actions
David Greene agrees
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
This.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Same here.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
Baylor’s best coverage of the night
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:46 PM EDT reply actions
picked off
I lose in the straight up and spread pool.
and, now to soccer.
what a game
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:50 PM EDT reply actions
so, Baylor in the top 25?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, sure.
They’re a walking heart attack, but until we have data worth anything may as well, no?
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't decide whether the 4th quarter deserves them to be knocked out or put in
I think I’ll withhold personal judgment until Sunday
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
How much of their early success was TCU derp?
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
and how much of their late failure
was inexperience in playing with a lead?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
It did look a lot like mailing it in.
Old habits, I guess.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's Baylor.
I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
rec'd fo speakin the truth.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Fieldstorm before the first Saturday of the season.
I think we may have taken the fieldstorm a bit far.
Nations longest road winning streak?
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Doesn't matter.
Those were previous years. That kind of streak is overrated.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Not justifying the storming of the field.
I think that’s just silly unless it’s a NC or you’re Directional State U beating a no. 1 team.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 2, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Then rush for the NC.
You’re just trolling me, right? ;-)
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I wasn't there for it.
I’ll back off the point, though. It’s not my rivalry.
by David Hooper on Sep 2, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
It is one of only 2 fieldstorms I've witnessed in person
The other was when UGA beat UT for the first time in 10+ years in 2000. I much preferred the former.
South Carolina once stormed the field against New Mexico State
that’s still the bar
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder how many posts they had tonight
5,000?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 2, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I think ~3,000.
Two new open threads plus the original filled up, so using a rule of thumb of 1,000 / thread, that’s about the math.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 2, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
ESPN bottom line
says Oklahoma is getting interest from multiple conferences and will decide in the next 3-20 days
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 3, 2011 12:00 AM EDT reply actions
In January.
STOP GETTING CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT IN MY FOOTBALL grumble grumble get off my lawn
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 3, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
this is perfect for summer discussion
who thought this was good timing?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 3, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
They're just trolling Texas.
The TAMU thing is pretty well wrapped up. It’s time for phase 2.
by David Hooper on Sep 3, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Also, it's probably a good time for any Big Subtracting team
because the TAMU departure is going to be followed by stricter departure rules that the conference will want the rest of the teams to sign to.
by David Hooper on Sep 3, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Sleepy time has arrived again
After tonight, though, I have high hopes for tomorrow. Thanks for coming back, football. Never leave me again. EVER.
go to bed or Santa won't come!
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 3, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
And that's when it gets fun.
Enjoy.
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by Chris Pendley on Sep 3, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
correction: TODAY.
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 3, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
woo! me too!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 3, 2011 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
YAY!
Section F!!!
sweet. mother. of. breadsticks.
by RockyTopinKY on Sep 3, 2011 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
AA for me
I don’t know how everyone seems to have found lower level seats, but I don’t mind the uppers
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 3, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
so, in the first half, I think I caught that the US had the better of the play
and that’s about it.
actually concentrating on soccer in the 2nd half. TCU/Baylor were too interesting
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by Incipient_Senescence on Sep 3, 2011 12:11 AM EDT reply actions
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