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Offline shotgunneeley

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #840 on: December 29, 2016, 08:47:19 PM »
One emotion to display my feelings for the Ark vs. VA Tech "Belk" bowl:  :bhead

That was the weirdest friggin game. Same exact repeat performance as the last game with Missouri. I blame Voodoo, black magic, and Russian hacking all in the second half.
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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #841 on: December 31, 2016, 01:23:55 AM »
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Orange bowl . . .

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #842 on: December 31, 2016, 11:47:02 AM »
Saban has a UW Connection. He was an assistant under Don James.
In other words, he became a great coach by one of the greatest coaches. :)

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/12/31/14126794/nick-saban-don-james-kent-state-washington-alabama


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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #843 on: December 31, 2016, 05:38:17 PM »
Great games the past two days. 


Michigan fans have nothing to be ashamed of.


Bama is waiting... let's do this!




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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #844 on: December 31, 2016, 07:50:29 PM »
I was impressed by Washington's defense in the Alabama game, and the offensive line was able to give Browning some time to pass here and there.  They played a respectable game given that it was Alabama.

In the Orange Bowl, Michigan had times of playing poorly and times of playing great.  In the end, the great came up a point short.   :cry  It was a super-exciting game, though, right down to the last 30 seconds -- I will give it that.

I was really sad to see Jake Butt stay to play football this year (instead of going pro after last year), stay to play in the bowl game (instead of skipping it), when folks are saying he'd go in the 1st round of the draft, and end up with a torn ACL during the game.  That really sucks.

I was sad to see Jabrill Peppers get injured in practice the freaking day before the game and be unable to play.  Wow, did that seem to throw off Michigan's organization of its defense until they worked out adjustments during the game.

After this season, Michigan loses about 3/4 of its starters.  I hope that they can pull off what Ohio State did this year with integrating new players.

Also, I'm hoping for Ohio State to win it all (although at moment looking bleak for them).

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #845 on: December 31, 2016, 07:56:09 PM »
Bama is waiting... let's do this!

They should have looked at Alabama at the end of the regular season and just declared them #1 and let the other teams all play for #2.  Even if someone ends up beating Alabama in the final game, I think they still are the best team.

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #846 on: December 31, 2016, 08:26:03 PM »
Even if someone ends up beating Alabama in the final game, I think they still are the best team.

That's... not how sports work.
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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #847 on: December 31, 2016, 08:51:14 PM »
That's... not how sports work.

I know, but, man, they are so very good.

Of course, Clemson is currently looking awesome vs. Ohio State.

Except for a miracle, it will be Alabama vs. Clemson again.

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #848 on: December 31, 2016, 09:08:36 PM »
Ohio state getting embarrassed.
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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #849 on: December 31, 2016, 09:17:05 PM »
Here are the teams that I was hoping would win.

Minnesota
Northwestern

I was doing great!

Then . . .

Indiana
Nebraska
Colorado
Michigan
Washington
Ohio State

How am I doing?

The rest of them for me.

Penn State
Wisconsin
Iowa
Alabama

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #850 on: January 02, 2017, 08:30:31 PM »
OK . . .

I am officially selling my services to whoever wants me to root for the opposing team.

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #851 on: January 02, 2017, 08:39:56 PM »
Lol


Quit making predictions with your heart.
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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #852 on: January 02, 2017, 10:25:32 PM »
Lol


Quit making predictions with your heart.

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Yep, all of those are ones I wanted to win (not really predictions).

However, just predicting based on which I thought would win, I still would have guessed that Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State would win, so I'd still be wrong on those -- not by much in the case of Michigan and Penn State -- but by a gigantic amount in the case of Ohio State.

Alas, my beloved Michigan.  To lose 3 games -- but by a collective sum of four points . . . 4 freaking points!   :bhead

Next year might be hard for Michigan losing so many starters, and a few coaches got poached.  But we'll see.

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #853 on: January 03, 2017, 02:34:14 AM »
I think I might have posted earlier in this thread, Clemson has a very good team this year.  I'm not sure I realized how good until they whooped Ohio State.  They'll give Alabama a good game.
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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #854 on: January 03, 2017, 06:18:51 AM »
Boomer Sooner! :rock

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