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Legalize the Constitution |
Very entertaining. Good outcome. _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
+1 Now, the SEC championship will be a remake of the November 11th Auburn vs Georgia game. Auburn whooped 'em 40-17 but historically it's tough to beat a team twice in one season. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process  |
Today might not be the happiest in Bama sport history. The basketball team had the entire bench ejected, the one guy fouled out and another was injured, so they finished the game with 3 against 5. It kind of reminds me about the ‘horns who blew a ~15 point lead with 8 minutes to go in a basketball tourney, in OT after leading the entire game, then the football team led the entire game except the first two minutes and the last two against Texas Tech. Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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I'm kind of over Alabama. That was a good game though. | |||
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| Knows too little about too much  |
Immediate problem for AU is we're down three running backs. Time will tell who can go if anyone. RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
Love seeing upsets and this college football season has been very good for a watcher like me. | |||
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With Virginia Tech having beat Pitt, I have to say I loved watching Pitt beat Miami.  God bless America. | |||
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| Good enough is neither good, nor enough |
The basketball game was crazy. 3 people left? There are 3 kinds of people, those that understand numbers and those that don't. | |||
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PopeDaddy |
Sir Charles was right ... that was an ass whooping! War Wagle ! 0:01 | |||
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I was wondering the same thing, but it stands to reason, you've got to win your conference to be in the playoff. Right? Miss. State had them beat last week too, but got too conservative. | |||
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How cool is THAT! _________________________ | |||
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Yes that is going to be their demise I bet. Plus the AU coach firing up UGa with his comments... They may have spent their load. ---------------------------- Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
Sure, Bama isn't OUT of the playoffs, but they are no longer a "sure thing". Especially since they were beat handily last night and really didn't have their shit together in the end with all the miscues and such. It's their last game before the selection and they didn't remotely appear to be a champion quality team. They need LOTS of help and then still need to trust in the Committee's Ouija Board process to get an available spot, because 2 of the spots, maybe 3 are already taken - winner of Clemson / Miami is in, as well as the winner of Auburn / Georgia. And if WI and OU win, that'll be the 4 IMO. I think Bama would be best served by an Auburn that destroys Georgia next week and (obviously) losses by WI and OU. It ain't over for Bama, but they are just another team in the mix at this point. | |||
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| The Unknown Stuntman  |
One would think so, but that's using logic and reason - two elements that rarely are tapped to decide things in the sporting world. See last year's playoffs as exhibit one, where despite not winning their division, tOSU advanced to the playoffs . . . because??? (Where they were immediately smoke-checked by Clemson, and sent home with a total playoff score of 0 points.) The system is rigged. I wouldn't be one bit surprised to see Alabama get in over the winner of the SEC championship game, no matter who that is. | |||
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Don't Panic |
How could a team that didn't win its conference be a national champion? Doesn't make logical sense. So it doesn't make sense to put a conference also-ran into the playoffs, IMO. Unless someone thinks redefining 'national champion' to mean 'champion of everywhere but in the home conference' would somehow be good for the sport? | |||
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Precedent. This is not a discriminator for other sports. (no dog in this fight...) I agree with you in principle though, esp. in the case of only 4 teams making it to the playoff. But we are so new to the play-off format there are bound to be new standards / considerations made over the coming years. --------------------------------------------- Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |||
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Info Guru |
No - only if all conferences were equal would that make sense. The committee is charged with getting the 4 best teams into a playoff, period. A team with 3 or 4 losses could easily win a conference championship, especially in one of the weaker conferences. That is undeniably true, so unless you have some type of round robin tournament you have to consider all factors, not just 'winning a conference'. While I'm an Alabama fan, I'm consistent on this and don't know if I would consider Bama in the top 4 - just have to wait til the season is over and evaluate it then. Conference championship is definitely one criteria, but not the only one or necessarily the most important, depending on the conference. “Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” - John Adams | |||
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| Too soon old, too late smart |
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This only hurts Alabama as this year the SEC is way down, both East and West sides. Look at all the coaching vacancies that hit just today and its easy to say that the SEC is not what it once was. | |||
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thin skin can't win |
Duck - we were there, somehow missed that picture popping up. I would have probably been distracted for a solid 10 minutes thinking "How the hell do I know that name??", so just as well. Great game, fun one to be at!! WDE You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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