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This game is a classic example of Spurrier being his own worst enemy. Comes into the game set up to have one of the top rushing attacks in the league...and all he wants to do is throw bombs. He's good to do that one or two games every year.

Apparently A&M now has the exact opposite problem: can't cover anybody more than 10 yards downfield.

That was the original rumor. Another report came after that saying that Palpatine was the villain, but that Ian McDiarmid wasn't being brought back to play the part. This led to the speculation that the cloaked cyborg-looking figure from the leaked production art was rebuilt Mecha Palpatine.

There's no conceivable way A&M isn't better on defense this year, especially against the run. But for real, South Caralacky is gonna go for 250 at least.

IT'S FINALLY HERE. TIME TO GET EXCITED, FELLLAS. YO, LANE, YOU EXCITED?

Anybody else's enthusiasm for this drop off considerably when they heard the rumor that Mecha Palpatine was going to be the villain?

All I really need to know about Michigan is that they have a young offensive line, and their new OC only knows one pass play: three verticals.

I'm having trouble filling in my bracket. Obviously, Florida State is in (ACC is trash this year), and the SEC champ will get in. But who else? My top 2 B1G teams after the fall of Ohio State are Michigan State and Wisconsin, but they both have huge early sesaon OOC showdowns (@Oregon and vs. LSU, neutral, respectively) where losses (both are likely losses) could put them behind the eight-ball in that one conference loss could effectively eliminate them from playoff contention. Elsewhere, the Pac-12's three top teams (Oregon, UCLA, and Stanford) all play each other during the regular season, and then UCLA and one of the other two might have to play each other again in the conference championship. They could cannibalize each other. If Oklahoma is what everyone thinks they'll be based on the Sugar Bowl, they should walk over a down Big 12, but if they revert back to what they were mid-2013, then...Baylor, I guess. Though there's no way Baylor matches what were *by far* Briles Era bests in offensive/defensive ppg this season. And you know what team everyone - and I mean everyone - is sleeping on? Florida. Everybody has been hard at work shoveling dirt on their grave since before last season was even over, but they were ridiculously snake-bitten with injuries last season. Barring another horrific streak of injuries, I expect them to be back closer to what they were in 2012 when they went to the Sugar Bowl. For now, I'm gonna say... Florida State Oklahoma Auburn (SEC champ) Florida Of course, there will be a lot of opposition to having two teams from the same conference in the playoff, but if the Pac-12 kills itself and the best B1G teams get picked off OOC, then who else is out there? You gonna put the AAC champ in there LOL? And if Florida knocks off FSU at the end of the year, which I guess is what I'm calling for this scenario to play out, how're you gonna keep them out?

DAMMIT GUYS. This is GAME WEEK. THE GREATEST SPORT ON EARTH is back. We should be talking about who's making the playoffs or winning the Heisman (it won't be Jameis!) or shit like that, not whatever the fuck this is. This is some offseason, ain't got nothin else to talk about type shit. GAME WEEK.

The Emmys are SO over MAD MEN. It didn't even get any writing or directing nods this year. I think everybody is done with Matt Weiner, in particular.

Well, the Academy's taste in comedy is still wonky, but they got it almost exactly right, straight down the ballot on the Drama side. Wonder if someone at HBO is regretting their decision to submit TD as a drama now.

Sweet lord. This Emmy band's interpretation of the BREAKING BAD theme is as annoying as Cesaro's entrance theme.

Cary Fukunaga didn't thank Nic Pizzolatto in this acceptance speech. Pretty much confirms the rumors that they didn't get along at all during the making of TRUE DETECTIVE. Consequently, I'm going to assume that confirms the rumors that Pizzolatto is a douche nozzle.

Pretty disappointed Saban didn't go ahead and name Blake Sims starting QB today. Had this gif ready to roll: Gonna have that one on speed dial this season.

Good for Aaron Paul (got jobbed by Bobby Canavale last year), but Dinklage should've won for this season of GOT.

I thought she said THE COBALT REPORT, but was possibly transfixed by her dress.

Dear lord, Hardwick has arrived.

Well, there's the egg on my face. FARGO IS TOO INCREDIBLE TO BE DENIED.

Yeah, I'm a little surprised it's turned into a SHERLOCK love-in, but that probably speaks to how weak a year it was in the movie/miniseries department. Better that than defaulting to Let's Award A Show That Tackled The Issues and giving shitty THE NORMAL HEART everything, though. I mean, FARGO blew away everything else in this category by a wide margin, but it's on FX, so it was lucky to get the time of day to begin with.

Woody and McConaughey look marvelous, the sons of bitches.

I should really be over the Emmys' fascination with MODERN FAMILY by now, but come the fuck on. You have a choice between Andre Braugher and Tony Hale, and you chose...some shmuck from that fucking show.

I will fight you.

I hope SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD doesn't get overlooked.

If you had seen THE NORMAL HEART, you would know. It's terrible. It dominated the acting categories because 1) miniseries/movie was really thin this year, and 2) it's filled with movie stars and Emmy favorite TV players who get nominated based on their name, regardless. Of the nominated actors, only Bomar is really good in it it. And the only other strong performance, by Taylor Kitsch, didn't even get nominated because, you know, they had to nominate Jim Parsons for struggling mightily to not be Sheldon and Alfred Molina for being Alfred Molina in a nothing role.