Dolfan in NYC Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Clemson’s season has spiraled from being on ESPN on September 4th to being on the CW on October 28th. Even if the CW’s graphics are basically ESPN graphics, I will like the idea of some entity not using a ticker at the bottom while broadcasting college football. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tabe Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: The rest of tyre story is that the traps weren't supposed to be loaded. One of the players loaded up a trap and stuck it in Traylor's podium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, RIPPA said: Was literally posting this now. So... is Harbaugh in Chicago, DC, or LA next season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 27 minutes ago, RIPPA said: That answers my "how did the Michigan staff not notice this guy being gone every weekend while he was going to games?" question. It feels like, to be anyway, this is going to turn out to be one (or two) rogue people with the rest of the staff not exactly killing themselves to find out where his information and skills came from. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Either it's on Stallions and he used this to get himself an actual paid job after being a volunteer the last 7 or 8 years. Or Stallions is a complete idiot that let himself be set up as a perfect fall guy. (The biggest question is going to be if he was reimbursed for these tickets.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 6 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: Either it's on Stallions and he used this to get himself an actual paid job after being a volunteer the last 7 or 8 years. Or Stallions is a complete idiot that let himself be set up as a perfect fall guy. (The biggest question is going to be if he was reimbursed for these tickets.) Yea that to me is the big question and if they can find out will determine if Michigan gets a slap on the wrist or something more serious. Getting paid 55K a year, either he was being reimbursed by someone (follow the money!) or he was incredibly dedicated to Michigan winning games. I make more than he does but if I drive two hours in my own car for a work trip I put in an expense report for my company to pay me back, he'd be out many thousands of dollars flying around, getting hotels, and getting the tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Kevin Wilson said: Yea that to me is the big question and if they can find out will determine if Michigan gets a slap on the wrist or something more serious. Getting paid 55K a year, either he was being reimbursed by someone (follow the money!) or he was incredibly dedicated to Michigan winning games. I make more than he does but if I drive two hours in my own car for a work trip I put in an expense report for my company to pay me back, he'd be out many thousands of dollars flying around, getting hotels, and getting the tickets. Yeah. It's probably a better question if there is proof he was being reimbursed and not getting money under the table from a booster or whatever Or, I guess, maybe he comes from a rich family. No idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 I was waiting to bring it up since it was a... thing... locally last week James Madison is still undefeated (7-0) - that is a record for a team doing the transition from the FCS to the FBS. They have also beaten six FBS teams which is also a record for a team in year two of the transition. The entered the AP rankings this week (#25) Here is the.... thing They are ineligible for a bowl game because they are in year 2 of the transition from FCS to FBS And the kicker - they are ineligible for the Sun Belt Conference championship game because Sun Belt by-laws say a team that isn't eligible for a bowl game is ineligible for the championship game. So right now - the only way the can make a bowl game is if there aren't enough other bowl eligible teams to fill all the bowl spots. The NCAA already denied JMU's appeal back in April - and in typical NCAA fashion - made it harder for teams to transition from FCS to FBS Quote Only one of those programs is in danger of missing the postseason this year. Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a JMU alumnus, even weighed in on the Dukes' plight, writing a letter last month to NCAA president Charlie Baker, imploring him to allow James Madison to play in a bowl game. The letter didn't work. Baker responded to Miyares in a letter on Wednesday, congratulating him on JMU's 6-0 start and writing that the Division I Transformation Committee ordered a review of the FBS membership requirements over the past several months, which led to the "adoption of significantly increased financial aid requirements and an increased fee to reclassify from FCS to FBS." The increased fees will not apply to JMU, according to Baker. "The Division I Board of Directors and council believe clear standards and timelines for reclassification processes will promote strategic membership growth and allow for a uniform experience for all reclassifying institutions," Baker wrote. "The board and council agreed that if changes to the FCS-to-FBS reclassification process are warranted, these should be handled through legislation that applies to all schools reclassifying from FCS to FBS." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister TV Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 34 minutes ago, RIPPA said: I was waiting to bring it up since it was a... thing... locally last week James Madison is still undefeated (7-0) - that is a record for a team doing the transition from the FCS to the FBS. They have also beaten six FBS teams which is also a record for a team in year two of the transition. The entered the AP rankings this week (#25) Here is the.... thing They are ineligible for a bowl game because they are in year 2 of the transition from FCS to FBS And the kicker - they are ineligible for the Sun Belt Conference championship game because Sun Belt by-laws say a team that isn't eligible for a bowl game is ineligible for the championship game. So right now - the only way the can make a bowl game is if there aren't enough other bowl eligible teams to fill all the bowl spots. The NCAA already denied JMU's appeal back in April - and in typical NCAA fashion - made it harder for teams to transition from FCS to FBS The Sun Belt's bowl tie in's outside of the New Orleans Bowl are pretty grim, there'a a chance they could end up going to a better bowl if one of the bigger conferences like the ACC don't have enough eligible teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 Hey, if they wanted to go to some place better than the "Jimmy Kimmel presents the FTX/Pop-Tarts Bowl", they should have gone to a better conference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 In making that stupid joke, I came across a bit of actual news. Jimmy Kimmel will no longer be the named sponsor of the LA Bowl. Spoiler It's now The LA Bowl Presented by Gronk https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/move-over-jimmy-kimmel-its-now-the-la-bowl-hosted-by-gronk/3249449/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 That would be far better if it were the character from the Emperor's New Groove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 So let's take a look at how Kevin Sumlin is doing as the Terps' co-OC. Spoiler ...oh dear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 Marcus Freeman has a couple sons playing flag football. Their head coach, Tim O'Malley, works for Irish Illustrated. At his press conference Monday, in a truly hilarious moment, turned around after answering a couple questions from O'Malley to ask him questions about his coaching in championship games. https://youtu.be/fJCxCgYkmqE?si=f6ev--88uXodgXmX 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Brian Fowler said: Marcus Freeman has a couple sons playing flag football. Their head coach, Tim O'Malley, works for Irish Illustrated. At his press conference Monday, in a truly hilarious moment, turned around after answering a couple questions from O'Malley to ask him questions about his coaching in championship games. https://youtu.be/fJCxCgYkmqE?si=f6ev--88uXodgXmX Holy cow, a college football coach that comes across as really, really likeable. I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 My current thoughts on the Michigan scandal: I do not understand how this could possibly both have been so complex (scouting all over the country, including multiple potential playoff opponents) while also being so dumb that this guy bought tickets in his own name. Like if he had just had his network or whatever buy their own tickets and then sent them the money on venmo, it's entirely possible he/they never get caught. How in the hell is this guy smart enough to have graduated from the Naval Academy, and either been the point man on or have put together himself an elaborate college football spy ring, and yet not know that you don't leave an obvious paper trail. Unless he's intentionally allowed himself to be positioned as the fall guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 It's too late now, but we really should've had a separate Conference Carousel thread with the comings and goings of schools (and conferences!) Anyway... Army is going to join the AAC for football only. This ends their 19 year run as an Independent. The only independent FBS schools left are Notre Dame, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister TV Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 7 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: My current thoughts on the Michigan scandal: I do not understand how this could possibly both have been so complex (scouting all over the country, including multiple potential playoff opponents) while also being so dumb that this guy bought tickets in his own name. Like if he had just had his network or whatever buy their own tickets and then sent them the money on venmo, it's entirely possible he/they never get caught. How in the hell is this guy smart enough to have graduated from the Naval Academy, and either been the point man on or have put together himself an elaborate college football spy ring, and yet not know that you don't leave an obvious paper trail. Unless he's intentionally allowed himself to be positioned as the fall guy. College Football is full of blindly loyal weirdos so can see this goof being a G. Gordan Liddy type and be willing to take the fall. Forgetting to "scout" TCU was also a drastic mistake on their part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 On 10/24/2023 at 11:06 AM, RIPPA said: I was waiting to bring it up since it was a... thing... locally last week James Madison is still undefeated (7-0) - that is a record for a team doing the transition from the FCS to the FBS. They have also beaten six FBS teams which is also a record for a team in year two of the transition. The entered the AP rankings this week (#25) Here is the.... thing They are ineligible for a bowl game because they are in year 2 of the transition from FCS to FBS And the kicker - they are ineligible for the Sun Belt Conference championship game because Sun Belt by-laws say a team that isn't eligible for a bowl game is ineligible for the championship game. So right now - the only way the can make a bowl game is if there aren't enough other bowl eligible teams to fill all the bowl spots. The NCAA already denied JMU's appeal back in April - and in typical NCAA fashion - made it harder for teams to transition from FCS to FBS Jacksonville State is in a similar situation... they can go to 7-2 with a win over FIU tonight and there's a realistic chance they could finish with 10 wins (yes, that includes their game with the other Gamecocks next week), but they're in their first transition season so they will stay home come bowl season barring a lack of eligible teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 22 hours ago, Pete said: So let's take a look at how Kevin Sumlin is doing as the Terps' co-OC. Reveal hidden contents ...oh dear. Pretty open secret during his time at A&M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert C Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 7 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: My current thoughts on the Michigan scandal: I do not understand how this could possibly both have been so complex (scouting all over the country, including multiple potential playoff opponents) while also being so dumb that this guy bought tickets in his own name. Like if he had just had his network or whatever buy their own tickets and then sent them the money on venmo, it's entirely possible he/they never get caught. How in the hell is this guy smart enough to have graduated from the Naval Academy, and either been the point man on or have put together himself an elaborate college football spy ring, and yet not know that you don't leave an obvious paper trail. Unless he's intentionally allowed himself to be positioned as the fall guy. I'm just gonna go ahead and assume that SEC Shorts' dramatization of how this went down is 100% correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Army is going to join the AAC for football only. This ends their 19 year run as an Independent. The only independent FBS schools left are Notre Dame, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Interesting little tidbit The Army/Navy game will remain in place and will be played as a non-conference game between the two schools despite now both being in the AAC So if they two schools somehow ended up in the AAC championship game - they would play on back to back weeks Army (like Navy) will also keeps its yearly game against Air Force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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