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Survivor Pool: Week 15 - Jay, 2013-09-23, 00:10

links & such - Jay, 2010-10-14, 17:18

I wasn't joking, it is PS4s for everyone... - DCT, 2013-12-09, 06:26
- Since Louis can't go, can I have his? * - Chris, 2013-12-09, 06:41

How did SC fall all the way to Las Vegas? - CK08, 2013-12-08, 20:12

Rutgers is the third worst bowl-bound team per FEI. - LaFortune Teller, 2013-12-08, 19:16
- My plan - Eric M, 2013-12-08, 19:59
  - Your rant promoted the Fiesta over the Cotton - KelleyCook, 2013-12-09, 04:51
    - All bowls please report to the dustbin * - Eric M, 2013-12-09, 06:00
  - I'm hoping the stiped will accomplish this - Jeff (BGS), 2013-12-08, 20:40
    - They'll say "it's still not awarded by the NCAA" - PAK, 2013-12-09, 02:44
      - Not to beat a dead horse... - Jim (OFD), 2013-12-09, 06:33
- They really need to raise the bowl eligibility - Bill, 2013-12-08, 19:21
  - More football > Less football. * - PAK, 2013-12-08, 19:43
    - And there aren't that many complete clunker matchups - CK08, 2013-12-08, 20:21
      - People SHOULD watch Buffalo-SDSU. Khalil Mack is the truth. - PAK, 2013-12-09, 02:35
        Think of the throngs from San Diego going to Boise in - Jack, 2013-12-09, 05:15
    - This is the correct answer * - CW (Rakes), 2013-12-08, 20:20
  - Raise bar to 7 wins vs FBS competition - LaFortune Teller, 2013-12-08, 19:38
    - True, but schools would stop scheduling 1-AA creampuffs - KelleyCook, 2013-12-09, 05:15
  - Even just a winning record would help. - Jim (OFD), 2013-12-08, 19:28
  - ESPN owns too many of them now. - domer.mq, 2013-12-08, 19:23
    - Trim the fat and you have a better overall product. - Jim (OFD), 2013-12-09, 06:34
- I'm thinking the betting line on this one may be ND -16 - DCT, 2013-12-08, 19:20
  - I think you are right - Jeff (BGS), 2013-12-08, 21:00

yscore - 2013 in the matrix - Supe, 2013-12-08, 19:09
- Awesome. - fightinamish, 2013-12-08, 21:56
  - I wish I knew how to make it interactive. - Supe, 2013-12-09, 06:44
- Sweet chart. * - LaFortune Teller, 2013-12-08, 19:40
- awesome - great work * - Mike (bart), 2013-12-08, 19:34

A couple of scout team guys who have impressed the starters - FunkDoctorSpock, 2013-12-08, 19:03
- if someone like Deeb could contribute at inside LB next yr - JD in Portland, 2013-12-08, 19:53
  - won't Deeb play by default? * - HumanRobot, 2013-12-09, 05:47
  - Having the quality veterans around helped a lot. - PAK, 2013-12-09, 02:54
  - This was easily the highest number of freshmen... - FunkDoctorSpock, 2013-12-08, 19:56

So we went 3-2 against the final BCS Top 25. - Tim, 2013-12-08, 18:49
- We played 4 teams in the Final Top 15 - DCT, 2013-12-08, 19:09
  - As I said to Shanz and Script yesterday... - FunkDoctorSpock, 2013-12-08, 19:26
- What was tOSU's record vs BCS T25? - domer.mq, 2013-12-08, 19:00

36 points scored in the last 2:30 of the game? What the wha? - GuinnessBob, 2013-12-08, 18:33

Interesting bowl games notes from Phil Steele - DCT, 2013-12-08, 18:20
- Michigan should win - HumanRobot, 2013-12-08, 18:25

LaCanfora - Redskins expected to pursue Art Briles - hobbs, 2013-12-08, 17:16
- Directionally.. - mkmcfrlnd, 2013-12-08, 18:44
- Am I the only one who thinks... - Jim (OFD), 2013-12-08, 18:34
  - Shanny is a tough one. My friends and I have - hobbs, 2013-12-08, 18:51
    - The problem with the Elway argument is it goes both ways. - Pat (Moco), 2013-12-08, 21:51
    - I forgot about that - DCT, 2013-12-08, 19:12
  - His strength is recognizing player-talent. - NDTerp, 2013-12-08, 18:42
- Bruce Feldman remains convinced Briles won't leave Texas - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2013-12-08, 17:19
  - As a Redskins fan, two things: - NDTerp, 2013-12-08, 18:30

today's presser - Jay, 2013-12-08, 16:12
- "They beat Arkansas this year. They played Louisville,... - domer.mq, 2013-12-08, 19:03

Florida players tweeting about Ohio State's loss - DCT, 2013-12-08, 15:58
- Sweet hell, they're even more spiteful than I am. - KGB, 2013-12-08, 16:19
  - I'm not anti-Urban like that - OrangeBlueGray, 2013-12-08, 16:45

SEA/SF back judge is comically bad. - MattG, 2013-12-08, 15:32
- Seattle is the current NFL no touch zone. - River, 2013-12-08, 16:36

#25 in AP - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2013-12-08, 14:57
- Heh, upon release I checked for how many votes we got - KelleyCook, 2013-12-08, 19:39
- That's a little surprising - DCT, 2013-12-08, 15:02
  - Got back in by eating cheeseburgers - Jack, 2013-12-08, 17:38
  - 33 in coaches' poll - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2013-12-08, 15:10
    - I would like to be the first one here... - KGB, 2013-12-08, 15:40
      - This. Forever, this. * - FunkDoctorSpock, 2013-12-08, 17:24
      - Right on - Eric M, 2013-12-08, 16:03
      - Amen * - NDTex, 2013-12-08, 15:59
      - As always, succinct and well said. * - hobbs, 2013-12-08, 15:58

BCS playoff committee - Jay, 2013-12-08, 13:46
- It would be nice to see the committee send an early message - Jim (OFD), 2013-12-09, 06:38
- As long as FSU, Auburn, and Bama are in - JN, 2013-12-08, 22:44
- 1. FSU. 2. Auburn. 3. MSU. 4. Alabama - JD in Portland, 2013-12-08, 15:20
  - I agree with this. - Bill, 2013-12-08, 19:10
    - NCAA BBall committee purposely avoids early rematches * - KelleyCook, 2013-12-09, 05:29
    - given that the SEC has won the damn thing 7 yrs in a row - JD in Portland, 2013-12-08, 20:05
- and there's real money at stake here too - Jay, 2013-12-08, 14:59
- 1. FSU 2. Auburn. 3. Alabama. 4. Baylor - DCT, 2013-12-08, 14:47
  - I agree with this - CW (Rakes), 2013-12-08, 15:14
    - Simply losing to OkieSt would have been acceptable... - KelleyCook, 2013-12-09, 05:35
- 1-FSU, 2-Auburn, 3-Baylor, 4-MSU - JRT, 2013-12-08, 14:39
  - Yeah. I'd go with this. - domer.mq, 2013-12-08, 19:11
  - This would be my pick - NDTex, 2013-12-08, 16:01
  - it's a revealing exercise - Jay, 2013-12-08, 14:51
    - Results vs Hypotheticals is the really tough one I think. - Mike (Embrey), 2013-12-08, 15:16
      - Results 100 times out of a 100 - CK08, 2013-12-08, 16:36
        injuries, too - Jay, 2013-12-08, 16:40
        What about the flip - team has great year, but lost a star - Mike (Embrey), 2013-12-08, 16:48
    - I may be wrong - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2013-12-08, 14:59
      - I think somebody involved articulated that, yes - Jay, 2013-12-08, 15:13
- #1 FSU #2 Auburn #3 Alabama #4 Baylor - hobbs, 2013-12-08, 14:28
- FSU, Alabama, Auburn, Stanford - LaFortune Teller, 2013-12-08, 14:06
  - Alvarez argues that MSU's win over Ohio State - Jay, 2013-12-08, 14:10
    - Based on what? Their ranking? - Chris, 2013-12-08, 14:15
      - Stanford lost *twice*, one of those to a 5-7 team - Jay, 2013-12-08, 14:20
        Indeed. And USC is no longer ranked, either * - Jack, 2013-12-08, 14:34
        
        That's your best argument - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2013-12-08, 14:24
    - Response - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2013-12-08, 14:15
      - Who did Stanford beat? - Mike (Embrey), 2013-12-08, 14:38
        Oregon, ASU (x2), UCLA, ND - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2013-12-08, 14:51
        I'm not arguing that MSU's schedule was that good. - Mike (Embrey), 2013-12-08, 15:03
        I don't think its a slam dunk - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2013-12-08, 15:06
- (1) FSU, (2) Auburn, (3) Alabama, (4) Stanford - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2013-12-08, 13:58
  - This is where I come down too - JN, 2013-12-08, 20:11
  - Condi probably agrees with you - Jay, 2013-12-08, 14:02
- Alvarez's vote - Jay, 2013-12-08, 13:55
  - I'm solidly on the side of Alvarez here. Bama is out - KelleyCook, 2013-12-09, 05:57
- I'm Ty Willingham - Jim (fisherj08), 2013-12-08, 13:53
  - Michigan State is Ty's alma mater and - Jack, 2013-12-08, 14:12
- (4) MSU v (1) FSU, (3) ALA v (2) AUB - Tim, 2013-12-08, 13:51
  - Agree, and MSU has one loss, Stanford has 2 - Jack, 2013-12-08, 14:08
    - Would you put Baylor ahead of Stanford? - Chris, 2013-12-08, 14:11
      - Yes. Stanford lost to Utah * - Jack, 2013-12-08, 14:13
        Ok. Do you think Baylor is better than Stanford? * - Chris, 2013-12-08, 14:16
        No, I do think Stanford is better - Jack, 2013-12-08, 14:33
  - Well - Mark, 2013-12-08, 13:57

Dalton Schultz...had never heard the name. - Chris, 2013-12-08, 13:44
- Some think he is the top TE in this class * - Jim (OFD), 2013-12-08, 18:14
- Long been considered a Stanford lean - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2013-12-08, 13:45
  - What's the holdup there? * - Jim (fisherj08), 2013-12-08, 13:51
    - With Luatua? Wants to commit on his birthday. - Savage, 2013-12-08, 16:06

Rutgers just fired its DC, O line coach, and QB coach - Jim (fisherj08), 2013-12-08, 13:10
- An act of self-presevation - hobbs, 2013-12-08, 13:18
  - So ND wins by 80? - Mark, 2013-12-08, 14:02
    - It should be reminiscent of the Sun Bowl vs MIA * - Tim, 2013-12-08, 15:46

Thamel's article on Urban's loss - Jay, 2013-12-08, 12:41
- Reminds me of the quote on Leahy's reaction to losing. - Flann, 2013-12-08, 14:10
- That really was a hell of a play by Denicos Allen - hobbs, 2013-12-08, 13:04
- This picture almost makes me feel bad for the guy - Jim (fisherj08), 2013-12-08, 12:48
  - Interesting choice for a guy with a heart problem - Brendan, 2013-12-08, 19:31
  - Why? There are people starving in this world. - River, 2013-12-08, 15:54
    - Those people don't want Papa John's either. * - Mike (Embrey), 2013-12-08, 16:10
  - No. - Slainte Joe, 2013-12-08, 15:22
  - Midfield - oldcoot68, 2013-12-08, 13:00
  - He's even dressed like Papa John. * - LaFortune Teller, 2013-12-08, 12:49
    - Election 2012 - oldcoot68, 2013-12-08, 13:02
    - very nice * - Jeff (BGS), 2013-12-08, 12:54
- I read somewhere else that he was really pissed - Jeff (BGS), 2013-12-08, 12:46
- Where was the rest of the team? - Jim (OFD), 2013-12-08, 12:46

Nix doesn't get his bowl hat - JN, 2013-12-08, 11:37
- Blue jerseys? - Chris, 2013-12-08, 12:11
- PC thumbnail (per twitter) - hobbs, 2013-12-08, 12:00
- And he's not naming an OC until after the bowl. - Bill, 2013-12-08, 11:50
  - Maybe - JN, 2013-12-08, 11:58
- Several interesting comments - JN, 2013-12-08, 11:49
  - Did a really quick search for bowl game swag - Jim (fisherj08), 2013-12-08, 11:57
    - TJ had some deets - JN, 2013-12-08, 12:07
      - NYC at Christmas time is awesome... - FunkDoctorSpock, 2013-12-08, 12:32
- Watt out for the bowl game. * - FunkDoctorSpock, 2013-12-08, 11:49
- Kelly hints Hendrix won't be back * - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2013-12-08, 11:42
  - He could have said - JN, 2013-12-08, 11:47
    - Golson, Zaire, & Kizer - Geoff, 2013-12-08, 13:04
      - Miami (OH)? Probably not there either. - Jim (OFD), 2013-12-08, 13:07
        that's actually a rumor right now * - Jay, 2013-12-08, 14:04
- I was wondering about that - Domer99, 2013-12-08, 11:41
  - I am just guessing here... - Jim (OFD), 2013-12-08, 12:41
    - I can never fault Nix - Domer99, 2013-12-08, 12:58
    - first thing I thought of too * - Jay, 2013-12-08, 12:44

What a glorious sight! Lions & Eagles in snow so dense - hobbs, 2013-12-08, 11:01
- Football as it's meant to be * - Jack, 2013-12-08, 13:15
- Definitely fun to watch * - Jim (OFD), 2013-12-08, 11:36
- This is unbelievable * - Dylan, 2013-12-08, 11:19
- It is snowing harder during the game than those pics. * - PAK, 2013-12-08, 11:18
  - Sideline cameraphone view of the action - hobbs, 2013-12-08, 11:31
  - The weatherman just used a term in the Lions/Eagles game - hobbs, 2013-12-08, 11:27
    - Freezing fog is beautiful - xcal, 2013-12-08, 11:33
      - Keep that on your side of the mtns * - JN, 2013-12-08, 11:50

UW hired Chris Peterson - Mark, 2013-12-08, 10:37
- Prediction - oldcoot68, 2013-12-08, 13:56
- I'd heard about sick child but never the details - JD in Portland, 2013-12-08, 11:29
  - I have no problem - Mark, 2013-12-08, 12:57

Pulling from below, the committee should do a dry run - Jeff (BGS), 2013-12-08, 09:19
- Tangent: will an expanded playoff end... - Jim (OFD), 2013-12-08, 11:35
- What, if any, consideration will be given to the semifinal - LaFortune Teller, 2013-12-08, 11:32
- Looking ahead a few years - Flann, 2013-12-08, 10:53
  - The field would probably be a bit more diverse - Jeff (BGS), 2013-12-08, 12:52
  - Put that on NYD every year and I would be happy man again - KelleyCook, 2013-12-08, 11:08
    - I don't think they could do a round of 16 on NYD - Flann, 2013-12-08, 12:38
  - I doubt they'd compete with themselves - Jeff (BGS), 2013-12-08, 11:05
- I think head to head has to be followed - JD in Portland, 2013-12-08, 10:34
- so if we filled this out for 2013 - Jay, 2013-12-08, 09:58
- There are no conference limits - DCT, 2013-12-08, 09:28
  - Baylor got destroyed by Okie Light. - Jim (OFD), 2013-12-08, 11:30
- I think it would be - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2013-12-08, 09:25
  - are the BCS standings out yet? * - Jay, 2013-12-08, 10:03
    - I've seen some projected standings - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2013-12-08, 10:07
      - 2-loss Stanford ahead of Baylor, huh * - Jay, 2013-12-08, 10:10
        An OOC of - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2013-12-08, 10:12
        BCS computers aren't allowed to factor in the score * - KelleyCook, 2013-12-08, 10:27
        But it does influence voters' and it will influence the - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2013-12-08, 10:31
  - The more I think about this - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2013-12-08, 09:46
    - That's why I think ND should schedule a game that week. - Mike (Embrey), 2013-12-08, 12:00
      - Better to play at Texas in December than September * - Jim (OFD), 2013-12-08, 12:38
    - I think that is correct. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2013-12-08, 09:53

Palm's projections have Oklahoma in the Sugar - DCT, 2013-12-08, 07:43
- And 9 bowl teams overall. * - FunkDoctorSpock, 2013-12-08, 07:47

Auburn's run game is truly spectacular.... But - Kevin, 2013-12-08, 07:16
- Auburn's passing success lies in improvisation - NDTex, 2013-12-08, 12:08
- They wouldn't score a TD against MSU * - KelleyCook, 2013-12-08, 10:29
  - They absolutely would. - KGB, 2013-12-08, 10:44
- their defense is really piss poor too - Jay, 2013-12-08, 09:02
  - Not once did I see that point mentioned. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2013-12-08, 09:24
    - agree about Franklin, he was missing some open guys - Jay, 2013-12-08, 10:07
      - They did blitz a lot in the 2nd half. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2013-12-08, 10:10

How good does Jim Bollman feel this morning? - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2013-12-08, 06:00

Wyoming hired Craig Bohl, per Feldman * - BPH, 2013-12-07, 23:57
- That job was called a cradle at one point. - Silk, 2013-12-08, 01:32
  - It really was. - Domer99, 2013-12-08, 13:09
- Great hire, IMO. * - Pat (Moco), 2013-12-08, 00:21

41 passes, 31 runs. Huh?! What?! * - Jack, 2013-12-07, 23:01
- but the really important question is - JD in Portland, 2013-12-07, 23:16
  - They did. Particlarly on the game icing TD. * - Savage, 2013-12-08, 08:06
- Come on, man - IrishGuard, 2013-12-07, 23:11
  - This isn't about "there" - Jack, 2013-12-08, 07:38
    - which game is this? - Jay, 2013-12-08, 08:54
      - Michigan State - Ohio State - Jack, 2013-12-08, 13:18

Mark Dantonio...A jokester when they win - Chris, 2013-12-07, 22:19
- Eh, I don't mind him - BPH, 2013-12-07, 22:45
  - No, he's an outright dick. - PAK, 2013-12-08, 00:13
- So... the same as just about every coach. * - Mike (Embrey), 2013-12-07, 22:22
- I'm still trying to wrap my head around "Mark Dantonio" and - Jack, 2013-12-07, 22:22

Any chance of Meyer v. Saban in Sugar? - DCT, 2013-12-07, 22:18
- Possible, but I think unlikely. Picking order: - Jeff (BGS), 2013-12-07, 22:22
  - Your Sugar bowl matchup would be interesting - hobbs, 2013-12-07, 22:26
    - I want to see that game. - Silk, 2013-12-07, 23:28
    - I think there is a "nostalgic" element to the game - Jeff (BGS), 2013-12-07, 22:36
    - Stanford vs. Alabama would have been a nice matcup * - nd94e, 2013-12-07, 22:30

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