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Survivor Pool 2019 - Jeff (BGS), 2019-08-28, 18:33

links & such - Jay, 2010-10-14, 17:19

OT: MNF ... oh man ... what a game. * - Mark, 2019-11-11, 21:47

OT: LL - Greg, 2019-11-11, 16:27
- Oops. Forgot to join the private rundle. * - irishvol, 2019-11-11, 17:15
- Good luck to the private rundle - MHB (Rakes of Mallow), 2019-11-11, 16:41
  - I took a season off. - Joe, 2019-11-11, 17:34

OT: Something I didn't appreciate on Ukraine. - domer.mq, 2019-11-11, 14:44
- I hope that gets emphasized. * - oviedoirish, 2019-11-11, 15:31

It's not hard to figure the top 3 this week in the playoff - omahadomer, 2019-11-11, 13:05
- They are harder to kill in the polls than the terminator * - Turtlecrack, 2019-11-11, 15:30
- I’d love to play Florida in a bowl game. * - Chris, 2019-11-11, 14:35
- I think Bama's demise is less about where they are - Brendan, 2019-11-11, 14:28
  - Just my opinion - KGB, 2019-11-11, 14:43
    - Chaos loves November - Jeff (BGS), 2019-11-11, 18:11
    - The Pac 12 champ is the wild card in this -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-11, 15:25
    - I'll revise slightly - Brendan, 2019-11-11, 15:00
- Auburn played LSU much tougher than Bama did - Jay, 2019-11-11, 13:16
  - As others have noted - omahadomer, 2019-11-11, 15:18

BK vs Navy, ranked - Jay, 2019-11-11, 12:14
- 2011 Michigan is my all-time worst evening as a fan - Coach Gillespie, 2019-11-11, 12:21
  - relive the magic! - Jay, 2019-11-11, 13:28
    - But, why? * - Bingo, 2019-11-11, 13:52
  - For me, the offense was more surprising that day - HullieAndMikes, 2019-11-11, 12:41
    - That was the first appearance ever of Rees, wasn't it? * - Jack, 2019-11-11, 12:42
      - No he came on in relief of Crist in the Michigan game - Captain Robb, 2019-11-11, 12:47
      - The ill-advised flea flicker INT against Michigan * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-11, 12:45
        Ah, that's right. Wasn't it an audible, too? - Jack, 2019-11-11, 13:03
  - 2011 Michigan broke me, but... - domer.mq, 2019-11-11, 12:38
    - And it's not like the option is a big secret - Coach Gillespie, 2019-11-11, 12:54
      - "no back up plan" - Jay, 2019-11-11, 13:35
        UND.com's Diaco presser history begins in 2012 - Coach Gillespie, 2019-11-11, 14:54
        
        "He'd have to be monumentally stupid too." - domer.mq, 2019-11-11, 14:04
        he definitely redeemed himself - Jay, 2019-11-11, 14:23
        Yep. I believe they even... - domer.mq, 2019-11-11, 14:41
        
        Civil ConFLiCT - Greg, 2019-11-11, 14:10
      - That might have been the last time - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-11, 12:59
        After BK leaves ... - Coach Gillespie, 2019-11-11, 13:09
  - I remember halftime interview with Kelly in 2010 -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-11, 12:36
    - In the second half we looked like we did against Michigan - Jack, 2019-11-11, 12:41
  - The 2010 postgame tailgater was like being in a morgue - Jack, 2019-11-11, 12:34
  - receipts - Mike (bart), 2019-11-11, 12:25

Jafar Armstrong - hot take - Spesh, 2019-11-11, 10:32
- The gross mismanagement of the RB position - terribletr, 2019-11-11, 14:15
  - I've mentioned this before - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-11, 15:08
    - Hard to be disappointed if Lyght is leaving... - BillyGoat, 2019-11-11, 15:48
- I really like him as a RB (when healthy) - Jay, 2019-11-11, 10:44
  - Based on what? - Mike (bart), 2019-11-11, 11:07
    - This is where I'm at. - Bingo, 2019-11-11, 13:58
    - just that he's got good size, good speed, runs hard - Jay, 2019-11-11, 11:20
- Counter - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-11, 10:38
  - On Davis - Jack, 2019-11-11, 14:39
    - Not sure about this - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-11, 15:06
  - hadn't considered Jones leaving - Jay, 2019-11-11, 10:45
    - Heard it on Irish Illustrated podcast - Spesh, 2019-11-11, 11:07
    - I hadn't seen it, but it wouldn't surprise me - Captain Robb, 2019-11-11, 10:59
      - I think it would be foolish to give more carries to - Bingo, 2019-11-11, 14:03
      - This was my thought - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-11, 10:59

I don’t get the concern with Navy - Spesh, 2019-11-10, 19:33
- Ruhland makes me nervous this game - Mike (bart), 2019-11-11, 09:24
  - I was hoping we would see more of Dirksen/Gibbons - Spesh, 2019-11-11, 09:30
- People need to calm themselves by opening the program and - Jack, 2019-11-11, 08:35
  - Jack challenge - Jay, 2019-11-11, 08:54
    - I wasn't aware I did either in that post - Jack, 2019-11-11, 11:23
      - more of a cumulative thing - Jay, 2019-11-11, 11:29
        Well then, I have an important question - Jack, 2019-11-11, 11:33
        anything in the TPG Swag Store - Jay, 2019-11-11, 11:39
        Finally, our path to commercial success. - Joe, 2019-11-11, 13:47
        
        Are they Schrader or Presta? * - Joe (LBbeachrat), 2019-11-11, 12:50
        unclear - Jay, 2019-11-11, 13:58
        
        I avoid a certain three letter acronym - Jack, 2019-11-11, 11:49
    - Is side action available? - Chris, 2019-11-11, 10:24
      - Bovada odds currently 5-1 * - Jay, 2019-11-11, 10:29
- It's like going to the dentist -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-10, 21:06
  - Remember how frustrating ND's defense was the first couple - Mark, 2019-11-11, 10:43
- This is a better Navy team than we’ve seen in a few years - Jeff (BGS), 2019-11-10, 20:45
- I watched most of the 2nd half vs Tulane - Jay, 2019-11-10, 20:35

Okwara out for the year w/ fractured fibula. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2019-11-10, 13:11
- talking about putting Foskey back in there - Jay, 2019-11-11, 09:12
  - Interesting question. And if Foskey is as good as - BillyGoat, 2019-11-11, 09:14
    - Plus, against the option? - Spesh, 2019-11-11, 09:33
      - Yes. Justin played Saturday night. Both he and - BillyGoat, 2019-11-11, 09:52
        "probably won't see Foskey" per BK just now * - Jay, 2019-11-11, 10:17
- Only silver lining for him - shouldn’t hurt his draft status - Jack, 2019-11-10, 17:14
- what a bummer of a season for him - Jay, 2019-11-10, 17:08
  - It sucks - IrishGuard, 2019-11-10, 17:21
- Damn It! Deja Vu 2014! * - NDinVA, 2019-11-10, 14:24
- Jack Lamb also out for the year - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-10, 13:20
  - Is this up to date? - Mark, 2019-11-10, 13:32
    - Lenzy is also out, which I didn't realize - Jay, 2019-11-11, 09:15
      - I'm a little concerned about that - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-11, 09:18
        speaking of that podcast - Jay, 2019-11-11, 09:29
        I've done spot checks on that pod - CW (Rakes), 2019-11-11, 11:12
        Definitely needs some work on structure * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-11, 11:24
        
        Sounds like they might focus on that this week - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-11, 09:39
    - I’d say two OL of significance - BPH, 2019-11-10, 15:18

FU: That was bloody brilliant - HCE, 2019-11-10, 11:30
- Liverpool were great, VAR on the other hand.... * - MTIrish, 2019-11-10, 12:27
  - Both the "hand ball" calls were essentially correct. - Slainte Joe, 2019-11-10, 21:15
    - You are correct. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2019-11-11, 07:16
    - Also... - Slainte Joe, 2019-11-10, 21:16
  - One thing we can all agree on: VAR is the worst - HCE, 2019-11-10, 12:50
    - VAR's not the problem. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2019-11-10, 13:10
      - I think one problem compounds the other - HCE, 2019-11-10, 13:21
        I somewhat disagree. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2019-11-10, 13:40
        That's fair: incompetent chickens lay inefficacious eggs - HCE, 2019-11-10, 14:02

Chad Morris fired - BPH, 2019-11-10, 11:21
- Not even two full seasons * - Pat, 2019-11-10, 20:55
- Potential new OC for us? * - Mike (bart), 2019-11-10, 11:33
  - Do you think Chip is on his way out? - JD in Portland, 2019-11-10, 18:22
    - I hope we're headed to a mutual parting of ways - Mike (bart), 2019-11-10, 19:23
  - dunno. he's pretty far removed from his Clemson salad days - Jay, 2019-11-10, 16:41
    - It also feels like, in general - Jim (fisherj08), 2019-11-11, 08:40

Playoff Outlook: Post Week 10 - Mark, 2019-11-10, 10:30

I’m trying to understand the negativity around Book - Larz, 2019-11-10, 10:22
- I think some of the negativity is towards - oviedoirish, 2019-11-11, 10:30
  - I think Long shares the blame for sure - Larz, 2019-11-11, 14:43
    - Thanks. I see that a you can buy a 3 pack of Eero Pros * - oviedoirish, 2019-11-11, 19:01
- We thought he was a potential All American. - Slainte Joe, 2019-11-10, 21:21
- Could the criticism of Book be summarized - Larz, 2019-11-10, 13:59
  - I think that plus we as a fan base are tired of the - Grantland, 2019-11-11, 11:05
    - I think that’s a reasonable position * - Larz, 2019-11-11, 18:32
  - pretty much - Jay, 2019-11-10, 16:56
    - Can't add to or dispute any of this. * - Greg, 2019-11-11, 10:40
    - Better than I could say it * - Turtlecrack, 2019-11-10, 17:04
  - I see the situation quite differently - Mark, 2019-11-10, 14:46
    - Huh? - CW (Rakes), 2019-11-10, 17:00
      - Exactly my point - Mark, 2019-11-10, 20:02
  - My criticism... - domer.mq, 2019-11-10, 14:03
- nothing against him personally - Jay, 2019-11-10, 11:08
  - I agree, he clearly isn’t an elite QB - Larz, 2019-11-10, 12:49
  - Same here - Jeff (BGS), 2019-11-10, 11:23
  - Amazing tweet - Mike (bart), 2019-11-10, 11:13
    - Book is slightly better and he fumbles less. - PMan, 2019-11-10, 11:28
      - Eh, not enough credit in those numbers for - APND02, 2019-11-10, 12:15
        Except the explosive plays stats... - PMan, 2019-11-10, 18:44
        It isnt always the ability to connect on them that matters - APND02, 2019-11-10, 19:47
    - Whoa! That is spooky. - River, 2019-11-10, 11:17
    - Incredible and fascinating * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-10, 11:17
- 100% agree - Mike (bart), 2019-11-10, 10:52
- The lack of talent is pretty glaring at this point - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-10, 10:42
  - Yeah this just isn’t a super talented offense - Larz, 2019-11-10, 10:46
    - lack of skill talent all over the place - Jay, 2019-11-10, 11:12
      - I think the biggest difference is OL - Mark, 2019-11-10, 13:43
      - Both those things can be true - Larz, 2019-11-10, 12:55

Only saw the first half but - Mike (bart), 2019-11-10, 08:20
- Duke was really bad offensively - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-10, 08:29
  - Book was more accurate and decisive -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-10, 09:34
  - I think he's starting to look like a different guy - Mike (bart), 2019-11-10, 09:01
    - I thought that maybe - omahadomer, 2019-11-10, 10:18

So.. scenario talk about the SEC - mkmcfrlnd, 2019-11-09, 22:00
- If LSU beats Georgia, they have a chance - Jeff (BGS), 2019-11-10, 05:27
  - If LSU loses to Georgia, Alabama also has a chance. - nedhead, 2019-11-10, 05:48
    - One loss UGA and one loss LSU would go ahead - omahadomer, 2019-11-10, 10:47
    - If OU and Alabama both finish with 1 loss, OU is in. - PAK, 2019-11-10, 08:36
      - Speaking of Oklahoma - BPH, 2019-11-10, 08:56
        Hurts threw a terrible interception - omahadomer, 2019-11-10, 10:24

I guess I'm in for another no tab tab -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-09, 21:00
- Epic choke by Sparty - BPH, 2019-11-09, 21:04
  - Dantonio must be thinking retirement at this point, right? - Kyle, 2019-11-11, 07:26
    - Delicate situation - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-11, 08:59
      - Dude had a heart attack 9 years ago. - domer.mq, 2019-11-11, 09:02
        It was the night of the Little Giants game, right? * - Savage, 2019-11-11, 09:30
        Yep. * - domer.mq, 2019-11-11, 09:40
  - If I had a dollar - Busco21, 2019-11-09, 21:14
    - In 2006 MSU's QB was clearly playing with a concussion - omahadomer, 2019-11-09, 21:24
      - Drew Stanton - Jack, 2019-11-09, 21:31
        I still re-watch the highlights of that game -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-09, 21:57
  - That's whey they're Michigan State. * - omahadomer, 2019-11-09, 21:07

Bench Book -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-09, 20:52
- You've mischaracterized the point. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2019-11-10, 08:53
  - Book would look much better with higher quality WRs. - Bill, 2019-11-10, 10:04
  - OK, but ... - Mark, 2019-11-10, 10:01
    - Answers - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2019-11-10, 10:25
      - One thing I definitely disagree with you on - Mark, 2019-11-10, 13:18
    - Should have read your post first. Agreeance! * - Bill, 2019-11-10, 10:05
  - Sure -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-10, 09:28
  - I didn't see the second half, so maybe this changed - KGB, 2019-11-10, 09:11
    - I don't think that's an accurate description - CK08, 2019-11-10, 11:58
    - He threw in the middle of the field and - omahadomer, 2019-11-10, 09:30
    - Both the 1H TDS were middle of field throws - Mike (bart), 2019-11-10, 09:15
  - Well put. * - Turtlecrack, 2019-11-10, 09:11
  - agreed * - Jay, 2019-11-10, 09:09
  - Agree with this - BPH, 2019-11-10, 08:59
- It’s duke. * - Turtlecrack, 2019-11-10, 04:46
  - Who lost to both GaTech and Northwestern. - domer.mq, 2019-11-10, 08:27
    - Lost to them when? - BPH, 2019-11-10, 08:52
- Besides he’s more of a running QB, ND needs - Mark, 2019-11-09, 20:54
  - We finally had a game plan that played to his strengths -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-09, 20:57
    - I think previous games fall on Book - Jay, 2019-11-10, 11:10
    - You can dictate game plan to bad teams. * - Turtlecrack, 2019-11-10, 04:47
      - Duke beat V Tech 45-10 -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-10, 09:32
    - a TD? *ahem* 6.5, good sir. * - mkmcfrlnd, 2019-11-09, 21:41

These ACC Network commercials are brutal * - BPH, 2019-11-09, 20:20

When's the last time we played in a half-empty stadium? * - Bill, 2019-11-09, 17:32
- I like to think of it as half full * - Jeff (BGS), 2019-11-09, 17:58
  - Looks like the stadium is twice as big as it needs to be * - Pat, 2019-11-09, 21:14
  - That only holds 40k to begin with ... That place is tiny. - Mark, 2019-11-09, 20:01

Fleck and Rhule are both 9-0 - BPH, 2019-11-09, 15:44
- Fleck isn't going anywhere -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-09, 15:53
  - Rhule's got a similar contract - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-09, 16:30
    - I think the Taggart case shows buyouts don't matter - BPH, 2019-11-09, 17:00
      - Well, yeah, but he got fired * - Jack, 2019-11-09, 17:02
        I took his point to be - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-09, 17:11
        Exactly * - Turtlecrack, 2019-11-10, 04:48
        
        Hijack - mkmcfrlnd, 2019-11-09, 22:06
        
        yes * - Jay, 2019-11-09, 17:43
      - Exactly. * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-09, 17:01
  - I mean, he is eventually - BPH, 2019-11-09, 15:58
    - absolutely * - Jay, 2019-11-09, 16:42
    - Not necessarily - Jack, 2019-11-09, 16:06
      - Come on * - Turtlecrack, 2019-11-10, 04:49
      - Does he really want to win a NC at some point? - KGB, 2019-11-09, 19:41
        Do you think Oregon could? - Jack, 2019-11-09, 21:17
        Yes. - KGB, 2019-11-10, 07:26
      - Anything's possible - BPH, 2019-11-09, 16:17
        Based on what? - Jack, 2019-11-09, 16:24
        Says the speculation king * - Turtlecrack, 2019-11-10, 04:49
        
        I just had this exact conversation with my brother - Regular Joseph, 2019-11-09, 18:38
        That’s what I’m talkin’ bout - Jack, 2019-11-09, 21:06
        
        Just my sense * - BPH, 2019-11-09, 16:59
        What about the 7Horse in the 6th at Santa Anita? * - River, 2019-11-09, 17:04
    - Maybe another Big 10 job -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-09, 15:59

LSU running away from Bama - CK08, 2019-11-09, 15:25
- Give that kid the Heisman * - BPH, 2019-11-09, 17:18
  - Incredible performance. * - Turtlecrack, 2019-11-10, 04:53
- The curtain is starting to close on the Saban era -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-09, 15:46
  - No king rules forever * - HumanRobot, 2019-11-10, 06:09
  - Not so fast... * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-09, 16:30
    - Ehh, first loss at home in 4 years -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-09, 17:33
      - Think about that fact - Turtlecrack, 2019-11-10, 04:52
        Saban was surprised not to be considered - omahadomer, 2019-11-10, 11:02
    - This is one hell of a game * - Jack, 2019-11-09, 16:47
      - I wouldn't necessarily need to see it again - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-09, 16:50
        Bama should be out -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-09, 17:36
        Definitely won't shed any tears for them - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-09, 18:00
        From a Vegas standpoint -- - omahadomer, 2019-11-09, 20:55
        
        Auburn can beat them * - Jay, 2019-11-09, 17:20
        Not sure they can keep up with them - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-09, 17:58
        
        Personally, I’m OK with Bama taking a year off #justsaying * - Mark, 2019-11-09, 16:52
        I’m hoping for it. Enough already * - Jack, 2019-11-09, 17:00
        I fully expect - Jeff (BGS), 2019-11-09, 17:20
- And it is magnificent * - PasadenaDomer, 2019-11-09, 15:31
- 33 points in 1st half, QB is 18-20. This is nuts vs a Bama D * - Savage, 2019-11-09, 15:26

This LSU game is fun as hell - BPH, 2019-11-09, 15:25
- Bama is not mentally tough - CK08, 2019-11-09, 15:28
  - They came back nicely. Compare to us. * - Turtlecrack, 2019-11-10, 04:54
    - You mean like last week? - Captain Robb, 2019-11-10, 12:45
  - They're playing quite a few freshmen - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-09, 15:36

Kedon Slovis must want Helton to stick around. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2019-11-09, 14:29
- His stats for the rest of the game - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-09, 18:01
- Southern Cal could still win the PAC12 - Jeff (BGS), 2019-11-09, 17:43
- Yes, but ASU is not good * - Jack, 2019-11-09, 14:39

The Fightin’ PJs certainly look good in the 1Q - Jeff (BGS), 2019-11-09, 10:38
- Nice to see PSU choke - Mark, 2019-11-09, 13:27
  - They could certainly beat Iowa and Wisconsin - Jack, 2019-11-09, 13:50
- He and his team came to play in a big game. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2019-11-09, 13:22
- And James Franklin remains a meathead. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2019-11-09, 12:23
  - Is Penn State actually good? - KGB, 2019-11-09, 13:43
    - Not particularly - Jeff (BGS), 2019-11-09, 16:14
  - He and Orgeron are 2 birds of a similar feather - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2019-11-09, 12:54
  - Then solidified his meatheaditude on 4th and goal * - Jack, 2019-11-09, 12:53
    - Got lucky on their last TD - Jeff (BGS), 2019-11-09, 13:14
- Fleck’s RPO scheme is so much better than ours * - BPH, 2019-11-09, 12:04
  - Yep. Long needs to move on. * - San Pedro, 2019-11-09, 15:08
    - Inexplicable that Alabama almost hired him. - Savage, 2019-11-09, 15:27
- Holy crap, these guys are no fluke - Jack, 2019-11-09, 11:17
- Looks like a classic Big 12 matchup. * - Bill, 2019-11-09, 10:54

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