jmdirt
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11/24/2014 02:59 PM |
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Every week I hear the talking heads say, with a negative spin, FSU barely scraped by for a win. What they should be saying is how amazing it is that a team that has 13 of its starters from last year starting in the NFL this year, a team with the Heisman winner a distraction early and missing a game who is also injured and not as mobile as last year, is WINNING every weekend. Most teams would be thrilled to be 7-5 under the same circumstances. To top it off the committee won't put them in the top spot because they "don't control games". They control the final score pretty well! The new play off system is pretty much the same BS as the BCS...nothing has changed. They are on top of the other polls however.
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longslowdistance
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11/24/2014 05:34 PM |
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Contrary opinion here: Sorry, but FSU sucks compared to almost every SEC west team. The Playoff Committee of Poohbahs is smart enough to get 4 teams that will gain maximum attention for sponsors, so it won't be just 4 SEC west teams playing for the title, which arguably it could be. Best of the rest doesn't include the Seminoles. But undefeated by beating midlevel ACC teams is good enough.
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jmdirt
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11/25/2014 12:22 AM |
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No doubt that the SEC is stronger than the ACC and the SEC pounds each other every week, BUT I'm not overly impressed with them either. The SEC teams play not to lose instead of playing to win, and I don't like that style of football. I only see 'Bamma and Miss SU in the "top 4" conversation (as do the poohbahs). Who are the other two that you see (I see Georgia (E. Div.) as the third SEC team). I think that FSU would beat all SEC teams in the play off (we might find out because 'Bamma could play FSU). If Oregon is clicking though no one will beat them. |
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Orange Crush
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11/26/2014 07:06 PM |
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If they're on a road to nowhere perhaps someone should be burning down the house |
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longslowdistance
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79pmooney
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11/27/2014 01:07 AM |
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To get this just a little on topic: isn't fsu the sound we hear after running over a tack? No comments of the pigskin variety. Ben |
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Orange Crush
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11/27/2014 01:38 AM |
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Posted By Frederick Jones on 11/26/2014 11:05 PM ???? Talking Heads, duh. The thread title put some songs in my head but then the thread content was hopelesly disappointing
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longslowdistance
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11/28/2014 05:51 PM |
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Ah, I see. Also saw that the Dutch women will play in the other football World Cup. Congrats. |
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Orange Crush
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11/28/2014 06:39 PM |
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Posted By Frederick Jones on 11/28/2014 05:51 PM Ah, I see. Also saw that the Dutch women will play in the other football World Cup. Congrats. Even better, the women's world cup is held in Canada with final here in Vancouver. Must buy some tickets. http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/03/96/71/fwwc2015_matchschedule_31102014_en_neutral.pdf First appearance for the Dutch women and they barely squeaked in. |
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longslowdistance
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11/29/2014 05:22 PM |
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Did I read correctly that the tournament will be on turf? Ouch on slide tackles. As for visiting big events, the 2015 worlds will be in my backyard :-) That will be fine, and plenty for me. |
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Orange Crush
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11/29/2014 06:14 PM |
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Not sure if all fields are turf but BC place, home of Whitecaps, is turf and that's where final gets played. Turf is great for highly used fields that service multiple (youth) sports, but not for top level soccer. I always like it when my kids Gold team is forced to experience real grass; completely different game. Yeah, I'd prefer seeing that one and was thinking about flying over but pooring all moneys and time into Haute Route trip. The mrs would kill me if I took off twice in 2 months. |
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jmdirt
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12/02/2014 08:55 AM |
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From ESPN: FSU = 2 wins against teams with at least 9 wins Bama = 1 win against a team with at least 9 wins FSU = Undefeated Bama = Not undefeated FSU = from ACC, 4-0 against SEC yesterday Bama = from SEC, 0-4 against ACC yesterday (SC, Florida, Georgia all LOST) FSU = scheduled OK State, Notre Dame, Citadel and Florida as OOC opponents Bama - scheduled WVU, Florida Atl., S. Miss and W. Carolina as OOC opponents Summary: FSU has better wins, less losses, better conference, and tougher OOC opponents
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jmdirt
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12/02/2014 08:58 AM |
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OC, FUNNY! I remember David Byrne on Night Flicks in the early '80s...Same as it ever was, same as it ever was! |
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longslowdistance
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12/03/2014 10:04 AM |
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More trash talking (hey, it's football!): FSU slips to 4th in the the Poobah ranking "because they keep having close games against unranked teams". Nothing new there - they've done that all season. Maybe the real reason they've dropped a place is because their star QB is in the courthouse right now. That's another category where FSU leads Alabama: accused rapists in the backfield. |
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jmdirt
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12/03/2014 03:06 PM |
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What about this stat though lsd: FSU = from ACC, 4-0 against SEC yesterday Bama = from SEC, 0-4 against ACC yesterday I've used "boobah" several times since you posted it. |
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