NCAA Week 15

[HappyCurmudgeon]

Might want to get in early on that. It opened at Alabama -7.

So should I put 9 months worth of mortgage payments on that or just go for a full year?

 

[DanOregon]

I hate trying to pick a bowl game when neither team is trying to make a point. I think I'd hold off until I knew exactly who wasn't going to be playing in the game. Bama could have six starters sit out and/or be sent home for the undefined "violation of a team rule." I'm guessing very few starters in the Playoff will be sent home, violation or not.

Also - seemed like about a dozen guys were carted off the field in the various championship games. That can't be good.

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

Normally I'm indifferent on Alabama games that aren't for a championship.

But Nick Saban is going to take such pleasure in embarrassing a Jim Harbaugh-coached team. I don't care if Bama plays just their 2nd and 3rd teams, a 42-14 ass whipping is on tap in Orlando. Jaylen Waddle is just a sophomore, he's playing and Michigan has no one on their roster that can come close to covering him.

I remember the last time Alabama played in the Citrus Bowl, they didn't give me the impression they were out for blood...then the game started.

 

[Batman]

Bama is going to make Mich look like the Citadel in Nov before the LSU game for the SEC Championship.

I know you just picked a random FCS team for that analogy, but the last time Alabama played The Citadel in November it didn't entirely go according to plan.

 

[Small Town Guy]

D3 football playoffs had a whacky ending Saturday. My Johnnies were up 34-27 in final seconds against Wheaton. Wheaton scored on a plunge by an offensive lineman, Fridge Perry style, to make it 34-33. Big fella then spikes the ball, automatic penalty (I thought it was weak to call but it's apparently a no-doubt, automatic call for any spike). Moves PAT back 15 yards. Kicker misses the first one but....roughing the kicker! But that was offset by too many men on the field for Wheaton. So they just redo the whole thing again and the kicker...misses again. St. John's wins.

 

[hondo]

Looking at the bowl schedule...

I don't want to say Alabama is going to absolutely wreck Michigan, but that line can't be high enough for me to not take the Tide.

Tide will be burning redshirts to field a defense. Those draft-eligible guys aren't playing in this one.

 

[playthrough]

Normally I'm indifferent on Alabama games that aren't for a championship.

But Nick Saban is going to take such pleasure in embarrassing a Jim Harbaugh-coached team. I don't care if Bama plays just their 2nd and 3rd teams, a 42-14 ass whipping is on tap in Orlando. Jaylen Waddle is just a sophomore, he's playing and Michigan has no one on their roster that can come close to covering him.

I remember the last time Alabama played in the Citrus Bowl, they didn't give me the impression they were out for blood...then the game started.

I could see it being the opposite, with Harbaugh winning a game that doesn't mean anything, 10.5 months before he suffers another ass-kicking at the hands of tOSU. Can see Alabama having a motivation problem plus maybe some roster issues as others have noted.

 

[swingline]

Are we awake?

We are, but we are very confused. Are you Starman?

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

I could see it being the opposite, with Harbaugh winning a game that doesn't mean anything, 10.5 months before he suffers another ass-kicking at the hands of tOSU. Can see Alabama having a motivation problem plus maybe some roster issues as others have noted.

Yeah...no.

 

[Chef2]

Long live the freek.
UGA backing back into his kennel had me rolling.

 

[DanOregon]

Found it interesting that Justin Herbert won the "Academic Heisman" which includes $25k for post-graduate studies. I realize fb players are on scholarship, but those Dr. Pepper slobs won $100k for school for throwing the ball granny style into a can.

Also - with teams now announcing schedule additions in years beyond their next TV rights deals, I'm surprised there isn't concern that the market may bottom out. I've read the reason they schedule so far out is so they can lock in games for 2025 at 2019 prices, but I'd be surprised if on the whole the TV money in the next negotiations keeps up with inflation.

 

[Batman]

Found it interesting that Justin Herbert won the "Academic Heisman" which includes $25k for post-graduate studies. I realize fb players are on scholarship, but those Dr. Pepper slobs won $100k for school for throwing the ball granny style into a can.

Also - with teams now announcing schedule additions in years beyond their next TV rights deals, I'm surprised there isn't concern that the market may bottom out. I've read the reason they schedule so far out is so they can lock in games for 2025 at 2019 prices, but I'd be surprised if on the whole the TV money in the next negotiations keeps up with inflation.

Ole Miss today announced a home-and-home series with Oregon State in 2027 and 2030. They'd already set one up with Virginia Tech for 2034 and 2037. Kids being born this year might play in that 2037 game in Oxford.
I get that schedules are hard to lock down when there are only a handful of open dates, and then you have to make those work on top of it. But can we please put a cap on how far out you can schedule? Six or seven years seems like it's plenty.

 

[tapintoamerica]

I'm going to guess those games will never be played.

 

[DanOregon]

Well - it depends on what the trade agreement between the US and the Republic of Trumpmerica says.

 

[Cosmo]

Ole Miss today announced a home-and-home series with Oregon State in 2027 and 2030. They'd already set one up with Virginia Tech for 2034 and 2037. Kids being born this year might play in that 2037 game in Oxford.
I get that schedules are hard to lock down when there are only a handful of open dates, and then you have to make those work on top of it. But can we please put a cap on how far out you can schedule? Six or seven years seems like it's plenty.

Virginia Tech and Wisconsin scheduled a home and home for 2008 and 2009 back around 2000. Neither game was played and probably never will be played.

 

[Neutral Corner]