If the first 10 of 15 2017 Draft picks aren't Bama and LSU defenders, something is wrong with the system.
Bowl Games? Bowl Games! Game thread 2016-17
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Understandable. I just can't anymore with this school. The hypocrisy is so galling - pay victims of sexual assault by athletes to shut up, but try to look tough on sexual assault by cracking down on the powerless Band because they sing bawdy songs and used to drink beer - that I just can't. It's gone over the horizon for me; the school I loved is just a brand now, leveraged to extract maximum donation dollars under the guise of being a 501(3)c. And you know what? It made me sad, but that's life.
I didn't watch the bowl game. First time in literally 30 years I didn't watch a Stanford bowl game. (I did watch the highlights; it's a process to extricate oneself from fandom, particularly when, you know, you were the actual mascot.) And it didn't hurt that much because I'm running on the fuel of self-righteous indignation. The "fuck those guys" (by which I mean the administration) inclination is really strong.
Maybe?
I don't know. I'm very early in the process, and I don't really know how to deal with the emotions I'm feeling. It's like going through puberty again.
It's not a fun process. You were probably even more invested in your undergrad institution than I was, but coming to the realization that they aren't the shining city on the hill you once perceived and considered yourself a part of was tough for me. But hell, I still root for the sports teams.
Yeah. It sucks. It was a 28-year love affair, me and Stanford - it was a pretty good run as love affairs go - and now it's over. For like six of those years it was a huge part of my identity. But all good things must come to an end, I guess?
He may have been on the phone with Irsay during that least defensive series. Good thinking.
The kick coverage was unforgivable. They all relaxed because the returner hesitated.
That's too bad. I didn't know that stuff was going on at Stanford. We just took a ride/walk through the campus this week, showing my wife's sister around (out from Boston).
It's still a beautiful campus. Up there with UVA and Princeton, IMHO, as the most beautiful in the country.
But yeah. I can't believe I'm posting a Stanford Review article - we, uh, didn't really hang out during my time on campus - but this is a decent summary. http://stanfordreview.org/article/all-right-now-stanford-band-silenced/
This is essentially BB's reason for not using his TOs at the end of the Pats-'hawks Super Bowl. His perception was that Seattle was disorganized and lacksadaisical ahead of the second-and-goal play, so he just let it play out.
Honestly not sure how I ultimately feel about it, but at the very least I think those situations exemplify that situational football isn't all about playing the numbers.
I was thinking he should have used the timeouts. I get that maybe there's a "feel" to it, but even an extra 30-40 seconds would let you run the ball once anyway.
Is this the U-Dub game thread? I can't believe all the smart money is on Washington, down to +13.5.
Is this the U-Dub game thread? I can't believe all the smart money is on Washington, down to +13.5.
Chris Peterson is one of the few coaches in the US where I might say that Nick Saban doesn't have the edge. Let's see.
There a command center option on stumbled on by accident... has 4 views going. 2 of which are permanently on each coach.
That was some kind of answering drive. They just pulverized them. That was one of those "feeling pretty good huh, well we'll just break your nose with a straight right and then tell us how it feels" drives.
Alabama seems to have these guys fall out of the sky for them every year. I can't understand how none of their running backs has been an elite player in the NFL. Derrick Henry is obviously too early to tell, but man do Nick Saban's RBs look amazing in college.
Did they review that? Looked like it was clearly out before the knee came down, but surprised if they didn't at least give it a cursory review.
How many holds are they going to let Bama get away with? The announcers have pointed out three.
Bama just playing field position and it's going to work. Because Washington can't rip off a 45 yard drive right now, let alone a 95 yard one.