Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Maybe, just maybe, 2023 will finally see Joe Milton finally put it all together and be the superstar QB Tennessee needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 7 hours ago, RIPPA said: BTW - this has been making the rounds today Ah, another graduate of the Juwon Howard School of Coaching Class and Grace. What a POS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Some thoughts on what each team has to gain/lose in the playoff this year. TCU: The ultimate "nothing to lose" situation. Nobody thought they'd be here, nobody thinks they can win. As long as they keep the score out of "holy fuck they got killed" territory, they don't lose a bit of respect. If they win one, it's the biggest win in modern history for their program. They win it all, and it's the most shocking national title since BYU, except TCU will actually deserve it. Georgie: Replace Alabama as *the* preeminent program in college football with a win. A close loss to either B1G team leaves that debate to next year. Become the first playoff champ to repeat and that legacy never dies. A loss would be a bitter disappointment, but the program would be in great shape (though titles are hard to win and going to get even harder soon. Who is to say they'll ever have this good a chance again?) Ohio if they don't play Michigan: winning it all changes everything. They're back on top of the world, everybody starts deleting "fire Ryan Day" tweets from November, etc. Lose a close game to Georgia and they can establish that they are still in that top class of teams. A blowout, especially one where they get pushed around, and the words "soft" and "finesse" go from loud to deafening. Michigan if they don't play Ohio: Losing to TCU would be a disaster. Getting smacked around by Georgia again would leave a clear and obvious gap between where they are and where they want to be. A close loss to Georgia and the hype for next year goes crazy, and there's disappointment but no shame. Beat Georgia and become legends, Michigan reestablishes itself as the team in Midwest, Buckeyes be damned. Harbaugh could leave for the NFL with almost no hard feelings, or he could work on replacing his hero and mentor as the most celebrated coach in school history. Michigan and Ohio if they play each other: Ohio wins, and it virtually erases the last two years and Michigan's progress. The Buckeyes will have reestablished themselves as the Big Ten's final boss, Ryan Day is a hero, Michigan is back looking for answers. Michigan wins, and it hammers in that they have taken the top spot, they are the team in Big Ten and there's nothing Ohio can do about it. Either one, and it's the greatest bragging rights of all-time. But, if Michigan wins, there's a valid nitpick to be had: Can they actually beat the top teams from the south east, or did they get extraordinarily lucky that the Buckeyes snuck in, had the horses to beat Georgia, but Michigan just happens to have been built specifically to attack Ohio State and Ryan Day's biggest weaknesses? Nobody in Michigan will care, because national champs and defeated Buckeyes, but it'll be a fair question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Happy Bill O’Brien’s Last Game at Bama Day to all who celebrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Kansas State had a chance in this game but allowing Bama to score a TD on a 90 some yard drive in under 2 minutes kills that Meanwhile Iowa has 21 points in a half. Did all the transfers start this game because 21 a game is a miracle for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, hammerva said: Kansas State had a chance in this game but allowing Bama to score a TD on a 90 some yard drive in under 2 minutes kills that Meanwhile Iowa has 21 points in a half. Did all the transfers start this game because 21 a game is a miracle for them Two defensive TDs, naturally! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 For all the focus on Will Anderson, Brian Branch has been the best player on Bama’s defense today, and maybe all year. Probably playing his way into a 1st round draft pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) The way the game changed after K-State marched for 10 minutes to the Bama goal line with a chance to take the lead and got no points is startling. Edited December 31, 2022 by EVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 We have entered 2010 Citrus Bowl territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Iowa gains just 206 yards, wins in a blow out. Perfect end, no notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 35 minutes ago, EVA said: We have entered 2010 Citrus Bowl territory. As soon as Young and Anderson announced they were playing, this is what I expected. Not because of how great the two of them are (and they are both in the discussion for best player in the nation) but because it told me that Alabama was in "fuck you, we're going to prove we should've gotten the playoff spot" mode. And while I like Kansas State and what they do a lot, a motivated Bama was always going to be too much for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 For whatever reason, a whole lot of money has been coming in for Ohio tonight. Reportedly mostly from big money pro gamblers. Enough that the spread has moved from -6.5 where it had stood basically all month to -5.5 or even -5 depending on the book. I don't know if this means literally anything at all, but it's a big shift this late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 TCU getting the best possible start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 The difference between the 1st play and rest of the game for Michigan's offense so far is stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 Ok. Time to stop fucking around and play serious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 NOTs are the underdog’s best friend. Time for Michigan to wake up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Well this is a terrible start. Lots of game left, but Jesus Michigan needs to figure this out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 TCU marches right down to go up 2 scores. Michigan doing everything wrong so far since the first snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 Michigan's standard "steamroller motherfuckers in the 2nd half" is gonna be rough if you spot them a 3 score lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Well that couldn’t have gone much worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Needed that badly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 And that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 THAT'S MORE LIKE IT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 TCU bringing some of that Big 12 chaos to this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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