2016 College Football General News and Notes

BigMike

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They already broadened their footprint east to West Virginia. I'm sure WVU will want a couple of partners around them. Cincy and UConn would fit that bill. UConn is also good academically.
Cincy and Memphis do it better as they kind of at least fill in a path between the rest of the conference and WVU. You can pretty much drive from Texas, through Memphis to Cincy, and then WVU. As opposed to UConn which is an additional 500 miles away from WVU
 

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UConn basketball games are carried locally on SNY not YES. They regularly travel in droves for games at MSG and there are many, many UConn grads within the NYC area. UConn(and to be fair Syracuse too) is more of a presence in NYC than any local team. When it comes down to it, I don't think UConn makes the cut into the Big 12 but there are some pluses on their side. I mean, I have Verizon and they carry the B1G Network locally. Is Rutgers even an afterthought in the NYC area?
My point was that YES - which carries the Yankees - have been dropped by
 

Clears Cleaver

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the TOS board saying that the four schools are BYU, UCincy, Houston and Memphis. Who knows if that is true, but supposedly the schools are presenting this week to B12 leadership.

If true, the B12 is dumber than I thought. and two, UConn will likely shut down football in a couple years and join the Big East
 

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That wouldn't be prudent since B1G and ACC are still out there, better fits geographically and conference expansion will come around again. 14 is an awkward number for scheduling, and ACC was really gung-ho about changing division status quo
 

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The Big XII has been pretty poorly-managed from the beginning, so making a terrible decision on expansion by including UConn would be par for the course.

It would mean I could count on going to a Texas game every once in a while, so there's that. But yeah, UConn football in that conference makes no sense to me at all.
 

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CFP moved the semifinals off of weeknight New Years Eve until 2021. http://www.sbnation.com/2016/7/28/12311922/college-football-playoff-will-stop-scheduling-semifinals-on-new-years-eve
2016-17: Saturday, Dec. 31, Fiesta and Peach
2017-18: Monday, Jan. 1, Rose and Sugar
*2018-19: Saturday, Dec. 29, Cotton and Orange
*2019-20: Saturday, Dec. 28, Fiesta and Peach
2020-21: Friday, Jan. 1, Rose and Sugar
2021-22: Friday, Dec. 31, Orange and Bowl TBD
2022-23: Saturday, Dec. 31, Bowls TBD
2023-24: Monday, Jan. 1, Rose and Sugar
*2024-25: Saturday, Dec. 28, Orange and Bowl TBD
*2025-26: Saturday, Dec. 27, Bowls TBD
It's better than NYE, but IMHO just putting the semis on Jan 1 would be best (in non-Rose semi years, on either side of the Rose Bowl); it's likely Sugar Bowl and ESPN didn't want to adjust their 12 year deal that has the Sugar Bowl in primetime on Jan 1.
 

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What is the difference if NYE is on a weeknight or a weekend? Either way the games don't start until late in the day (5 and 830, right?) and everyone has the next day off. I don't get it. Move them off the 31st entirely if you want to go that route.
 

canderson

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aggy suspended two assistance coaches - Jim Turner and Jeff Banks - today for incredibly sexist behavior at an event dedicated to female fans. You can see a bunch of of tires from Chalk Talk at @AnwarRichardson's Twitter.

They led a version of the "Aggie War Hymn" with these words:

"We are Aggie women
We are filled with estrogen
Hullabaloo, canek, canek, and back again
Maroon & white are the colors we love
We are putting down our dish towels
And taking off our gloves
No more lysol or cascade
We want to score Touchdowns
And walk in the parade"

They also led teaching football techniques called "No Penetration," "Never Bend Over," "Spread Your Legs," "Finish On Top" "Get Erect," "Stay Erect" and "Bang Him Hard."

Texas A&M never stops delivering.
 
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Now that's a word I can get behind.

But yeah, aggy. Par for the course. aggy is like Trump: you can always count on them to do the exact opposite of what is appropriate at just the wrong time.

Bowlsby probably has a draft letter to the SEC ready to go on his computer that starts out: "Sorry, no takebacks..."
 

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This is the same Jim Turner who was involved in the Miami Dolphins bullying issues a few years ago. He gave all the O linemen blow up dolls as Christmas gag gifts but gave Jonathan Martin a male blow up doll and actively participated in taunting him. Even Richie Incognito verified these incidents. Turner's response to the allegations? He had no memory of it.

Guy is a piece of work. And sadly he is a BC grad having played football there back in the mid 80s.
 

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This is the same Jim Turner who was involved in the Miami Dolphins bullying issues a few years ago. He gave all the O linemen blow up dolls as Christmas gag gifts but gave Jonathan Martin a male blow up doll and actively participated in taunting him. Even Richie Incognito verified these incidents. Turner's response to the allegations? He had no memory of it.

Guy is a piece of work. And sadly he is a BC grad having played football there back in the mid 80s.
He was also on the staff as recently as 2007; although he didn't make it to the end of Spring practice. after a reported fistfight with Jeff Jagodzinski.

Now that was a true battle of epic a-holes that really should have been broadcast somewhere
 

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Week 2 will no doubt be in Bristol.
Considering it's the only game that week worth a damn, it's a good bet it will be there. The only other Saturday games involving Power 5 teams against each other are Penn State/Pitt, Wake/Duke, Kentucky/Florida, South Carolina/Miss St., Arkansas/TCU, Iowa State/Iowa, UNC/Illinois, Texas Tech/ASU, and Virginia/Oregon.
 

canderson

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Considering it's the only game that week worth a damn, it's a good bet it will be there. The only other Saturday games involving Power 5 teams against each other are Penn State/Pitt, Wake/Duke, Kentucky/Florida, South Carolina/Miss St., Arkansas/TCU, Iowa State/Iowa, UNC/Illinois, Texas Tech/ASU, and Virginia/Oregon.
Texas v Notre Dame is that weekend (was Saturday but moved to Sunday).
 

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AP Top 25 out. Not that it matters to the playoff standings, but still:

  1. Alabama (33)
  2. Clemson (16)
  3. Oklahoma (4)
  4. Florida State (5)
  5. LSU Tigers (1)
  6. Ohio State (1)
  7. Michigan Wolverines (1)
  8. Stanford Cardinal
  9. Tennessee Volunteers
  10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  11. Ole Miss
  12. Michigan State Spartans
  13. TCU Horned Frogs
  14. Washington Huskies
  15. Houston Cougars
  16. UCLA Bruins
  17. Iowa Hawkeyes
  18. Georgia Bulldogs
  19. Louisville Cardinals
  20. USC
  21. Oklahoma State Cowboys
  22. North Carolina Tar Heels
  23. Baylor Bears
  24. Oregon Ducks
  25. Florida Gators
Others receiving votes: Miami, Texas A&M, Utah, Washington State, Boise State, San Diego State, Wisconsin, Auburn, Pitt, Arkansas, Texas, Nebraska, Navy, Northwestern, Western Kentucky, South Florida, Toledo Rockets
 

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MYRTLE BEACH!!!!
How can 3 different people be charged with possession of one gun?
If its not clearly in one's possession and just laying around a car, the cops usually give someone the chance to claim it and only charge one, but if no one speaks up they charge all three and let them sort it out later. They won't all be convicted of possession of the same gun.