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The Bar => Sports => Topic started by: Rebel on November 17, 2012, 12:34:36 PM
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Sorry. I just got here.
Now, why would one dislike Lousiana State?
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Ole Miss whooo??????
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Okay, I just checked.
Apparently Louisiana State is playing Mississippi State today?
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Current (1:00 p.m. Saturday) scores in the Southeastern Conference:
Western Carolina 0
Alabama 42
Arkansas 14
Mississippi State 17
Jacksonville State 0
Florida 10
Wofford 0
South Carolina 7
Georgia South 0
Georgia 7
Alabama A&M-Auburn, Mississippi-Louisiana State, Sam Houston State-Texas A&M, Syracuse-Missouri, Tennessee-Vanderbilt, Samford-Kentucky, to come later.
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Why are Tennesse and Vanderbilt playing today?
I thought that was one of those historic season-ending rivalries, like Ohio State-Michigan, Harvard-Yale, Southern California-UCLA, Oklahoma-Oklahoma State, Washington-Washington State, Texas-Texas A&M, Kansas-Kansas State, &c., &c., &c.
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Don't know, Frank. I just hope the real LSU shows up and not the one that laid down against Alabama.
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I just checked.
Tennessee plays Kentucky at its season-ender.
Kentucky? Are you kidding me?
Despite the disparity in greatness between the two teams, I always thought Tennessee and Vanderbilt were season-enders, the big rivalry (in the historical and cultural senses, not the television-appeal sense).
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Never thought of it that way. Just wanted good football.....
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I further checked.
On slate for next week, the season-enders for the Southeastern Conference:
Georgia Tech-Georgia
Florida-Florida State
Auburn-Alabama
Mississippi State-Mississippi
South Carolina-Clemson
I dunno if Louisana State-Arkansas has any "history," or Vanderbilt-Wake Forest.
Missouri-Texas A&M looks as if the Southeastern Conference wants to relegate them to the poor relative's side of the kitchen table; the "leftovers" who don't seem to "fit in."
It's nice however to see that at least ten teams (five games) respect tradition.
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Gonna be a great day to put a smack down on Ga Tech, The Gamecocks/Tigers game is usually pretty good.
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Man, what happened to college football?
Checking the rest of the season's schedules, I see Texas ends the season with.....Kansas State.
WTF?
I know, I know, Texas A&M left the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference, but still, they could've kept the Texas-Texas A&M game as the season-ender.
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I agree. I wasn't thrilled with A&M coming to the SEC to begin with, but they actually put on a good show. Like you, I wish they kept the rivalry games at the end.
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I just checked.
Tennessee plays Kentucky at its season-ender.
Kentucky? Are you kidding me?
Despite the disparity in greatness between the two teams, I always thought Tennessee and Vanderbilt were season-enders, the big rivalry (in the historical and cultural senses, not the television-appeal sense).
UT and UK are rivals. They used to play for The Old Whiskey Keg, but I think both schools did away with that several years ago.
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In the Big 10, there's a few of the usual classic season-enders:
Michigan-Ohio State
Illinois-Northwestern
Indiana-Purdue
The Nebraska-Iowa game is a forced "rivalry," forced upon us by the effete eastern elites who think that Nebraska and Iowa are very much alike, two peas in a pod, and so it's a "natural" to be our season-enders.
Actually, it's an Abomination.
And Michigan State-Minnesota and Wisconsin-Penn State? Why are three fine teams being relegated to "left-over" games in the Big 10?
fransolich's suggestions for season-enders in the Big 10:
Ohio State-Michigan
Indiana-Purdue
Illinois-Northwestern
Nebraska-Wisconsin
Minnesota-Iowa
I dunno what to do about Michigan State and Penn State. Teams can't have two season-enders, so Michigan-Michigan State is out. And Penn State needs expelled from the conference--not for the Sandusky mess, but simply because Penn State has the sorriest-assed fans in all of college football.
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UT and UK are rivals. They used to play for The Old Whisky Keg, but I think both schools did away with that several years ago.
I figured there was a little bit of history in the Tennessee-Kentucky game, but surely not as much as in the Tennessee-Vanderbilt game.
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I figured there was a little bit of history in the Tennessee-Kentucky game, but surely not as much as in the Tennessee-Vanderbilt game.
Actually, from Tennessee's POV, their biggest rival is Alabama. Third Saturday in October.
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The Pacific 10 seems to still respect tradition, but not as much as they should.
The classic traditional season-enders next week:
Washington-Washington State
Arizona State-Arizona
Oregon-Oregon State
There's Utah-Colorado, but because of the sorry-assed fans of Colorado, no point in rewarding Colorado with a notable season-ender.
Apparenty Southern California-UCLA as a season-ender has gone the way, alas, of the horse and buggy.
Stanford-UCLA, and Notre Dame-Southern California next week.
I really dislike how television screwed up old season-ending rivalries.
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Man, ever since Nebraska left the Big 12, that conference has been a mess.
The only traditional season-ender is Oklahoma State-Oklahoma, but Oklahoma does play Texas Christian the week following.
I still can't believe Texas is ending its season with Kansas State.
Kansas State?
The Johnny-come-lately, parvenu, flash-in-the-pan Kansas State?
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Scores, circa 2:00 p.m., in the Southeastern Conference:
Western Carolina 0, Alabama 49
Arkansas 14, Mississippi State 24
Jacksonville State 0, Florida 17
Wofford 7, South Carolina 7
Georgia South 7, Georgia 16
Alabama A&M 0, Auburn 28
Five other games in the Southeastern Conference not started yet.
What's Wofford?
<<going off to nadin Wofford.
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Rebel
LSU is going down!
Forget about it. If State couldn't beat them, you don't stand a chance.
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Okay, I found Wofford.
Wofford College, established in 1854 and related to the United Methodist Church, is a selective, independent, liberal arts college of 1,525 students located in downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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franksolich
What's Wofford?
Small college in Spartanburg, SC about an hour South of where I live.
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Final:
Western Carolina 0, Alabama 49.
Bear Bryant, the greatest coach ever in college football, lives on.
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Apparenty Southern California-UCLA as a season-ender has gone the way, alas, of the horse and buggy.
Stanford-UCLA, and Notre Dame-Southern California next week.
I really dislike how television screwed up old season-ending rivalries.
USC-ND has usually been the last game for USC since the 1930's, mostly on even years
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USC-ND has usually been the last game for USC since the 1930's, mostly on even years
Yeah, I got around to looking that up; you're right.
For various reasons, I'd thought Southern California-UCLA was the traditional season-ender for those teams.
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I'll bet JohnnyReb's wife is breathing easier, if only a little bit.
Wofford 7, South Carolina 10, fourth quarter.
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Iowa 17, Michigan 42, final.
Indiana 22, Penn State 45, final.
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Ooops, Indiana-Penn State is end of third quarter.
The guy in the cubicle punched in the wrong numbers, indicating it was "final" a couple of minutes ago.-
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Well, damn, he must be drunk or something, the guy in the cubicle.
He had it right the first time, Indiana 22, Penn State 42, final.
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Northwestern 23, Michigan State 20, final.
That is, if the guy in the cubicle at ESPN did it right this time.
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Whoa.
I'll bet JohnnyReb's wife is real happy now.
Talk about a sudden scoring explosion.
Wofford 7, South Carolina 24, halfway through the fourth quarter.
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Southern California 0, UCLA 10, first quarter.
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Yeah, I got around to looking that up; you're right.
For various reasons, I'd thought Southern California-UCLA was the traditional season-ender for those teams.
USC-UCLA still end the season often on odd years but both are pretty good traditions.
Im sad that Texas has wimped out and refused to continue the rivalry with TAMU. Although I can understand not wanting to face Johnny Football.
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USC-UCLA still end the season often on odd years but both are pretty good traditions.
Im sad that Texas has wimped out and refused to continue the rivalry with TAMU. Although I can understand not wanting to face Johnny Football.
Is that what happened down there?
Texas screwed up everybody's rivalries again?
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Southern California 0, UCLA 17, apparently first quarter?
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This go.com thingamajig on the ESPN scoreboard moves slow, but it could be my internet reception.
Thus far though, ESPN has had the best of the scoreboards I've tried.
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Is that what happened down there?
Texas screwed up everybody's rivalries again?
The big 12 was doomed from the beginning its amazing it lasted as long as it did.
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Minnesota 0, Nebraska 3, first quarter.
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The big 12 was doomed from the beginning its amazing it lasted as long as it did.
Yeah, it was.
There was nothing, absolutely nothing, wrong with the old Southwestern Conference.
All they needed to do was find someone to replace the disgraced Southern Methodist, and it would've been fine.
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Wofford 7, South Carolina 24, possibly a final.
It looks as if the guy in the cubicle has a problem differentiating between "0:00 fourth quarter" and "final."
We'll see.
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Yeah, it was.
There was nothing, absolutely nothing, wrong with the old Southwestern Conference.
All they needed to do was find someone to replace the disgraced Southern Methodist, and it would've been fine.
It wasnt really that bad of an idea, just structuring it so that OU, Neb, UT and TAMU got all the money was doomed to make it a weak conference.
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Okay, I just checked.
Apparently Louisiana State is playing Mississippi State today?
I will reverse your Hi5/BS ratio if you EVER mistake Ole Miss with that farming school down in Starkganistan again. :censored:
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Ok, JK
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I will reverse your Hi5/BS ratio if you EVER mistake Ole Miss with that farming school down in Starkganistan again. :censored:
Well now, you know there's so many "Mississippi"s one gets confused.
<<from a one-college state, remember.
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The guy in the cubicle at ESPN finally got it.
Wofford 7, South Carolina 24. final.
I'll bet JohnnyReb gets some tonight.
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Also, Arkansas 14, Mississippi State 45, final.
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Well now, you know there's so many "Mississippi"s one gets confused.
None of them are really that important anyways
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Jacksonville State 0, Florida 23, allegedly final.
We'll see what the guy in the cubicle decides.
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Hmmmm.
Mississippi 7, Louisiana State 7, halfway into the first quarter.
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Jacksonville State 0, Florida 23, allegedly final.
We'll see what the guy in the cubicle decides.
He finally decided it was final.
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Minnesota 0, Nebraska 10, two-thirds of the way through the first quarter.
Ohio State and Wisconsin can't seem to get anything going.
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Ohio State 7, Wisconsin 0, near the end of the first quarter.
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Whoa.
Upset of the Day evolving.
Southern California 0, UCLA 24, halfway through the second quarter.
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Mississippi 14, Louisiana State 7, two-thirds of the way through the first quarter.
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Whoa.
Upset of the Day evolving.
Southern California 0, UCLA 24, halfway through the second quarter.
UCLA is ranked higher than USC
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Washington 24, Colorado 3, near beginning of fourth quarter.
Too bad for Buffaloed fans.
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UCLA is ranked higher than USC
Southern California is ranked 18th, UCLA 17th, so yes, that's right.
But all the conventional wisdom I read from the sports pundidiots this week favored Southern California.
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Southern California is ranked 18th, UCLA 17th, so yes, that's right.
But all the conventional wisdom I read from the sports pundidiots this week favored Southern California.
Yes USC was the favorite in that respect but purely on tradition and the history of USC winning 12 of the last 13 years. UCLA got a new no nonsense HC and has been rolling this year though.
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I see Kentucky plays Samford about supper-time.
<<off to nadin Samford.
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Well now, you know there's so many "Mississippi"s one gets confused.
<<from a one-college state, remember.
No sir. Ole Miss is the nickname for THE University of Mississippi, founded in 1848. The Flagship like THE University of Nebraska, Georgia, Alabama, etc. That farming school was a land-grant school.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Miss
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_State
For football:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_football
For the mutts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football
....and I know I have a certain person seething. :stirpot:
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Samford University, founded as Howard College, is a private, coeducational university located in Homewood, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Affiliated with the Alabama Baptist Convention, it includes the Howard College of Arts and Sciences, Cumberland School of Law, McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Brock School of Business, Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing, Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education and Beeson Divinity School. In the 2011 report, Samford was ranked 104 out of 191 top-tier doctoral universities by U.S. News & World Report.
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Mississippi 14, Louisiana State 10, near beginning of second quarter.
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Ohio State 14, Wisconsin 0, one-third of the way through the second quarter.
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Southern California 14, UCLA 24, near the end of the second quarter.
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Well now, you know there's so many "Mississippi"s one gets confused.
<<from a one-college state, remember.
Ole Miss was first, but the state reps got together and said "Well we screwed up. Let's try again." Miss. State turned out to be the correct answer.
:-)
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I wonder what's wrong with Nebraska.
Minnesota 0, Nebraska 10, one-third of the way through the second quarter.
Even though Minnesota's one of the very few teams that has a winning record against Nebraska, usually they're push-overs.
Nebraska 84, Minnesota 13, in 1984, I think.
The game that drew a lot of criticism from Nebraska-haters, but hey, the game was up there in Minnesota, and we could take only a limited number of players, all of whom played. Near the end, it was suggested Osborne send in the water-boys to get some football under their belts.
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Uh-oh. LSU has woken up. 1st and goal.
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Ohio State 14, Wisconsin 7, halfway through second quarter.
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Mississippi 14, Louisiana State 10, one-third of the way into the second quarter.
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17-14 LSU now
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Whooops, that was fast.
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In the little known Textile Bowl:
NC State - 24
Clemson - 19
12:00 to go in 2nd qtr.
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Sam Houston State 0, Texas A&M 14, two-thirds of the way into the second quarter.
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Minnesota 0, Nebraska 17, halfway through the second quarter.
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Com'n Ole Miss!
I've seen this all season with a bunch of teams. Why haven't the coaches told the players if you catch the ball on the kickoff in the endzone, go down to a knee? Very unlikely you're gonna run it out past the 25 yd line.
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Washington 38, Colorado 3 final.
Too bad for the Buffaloed fans.
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Georgia South 14, Georgia 45, final. Maybe.
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Sam Houston State 0, Texas A&M 14, two-thirds of the way into the second quarter.
classic trap game, A&M needs to step it up
NVM 20-0 now
Johnny Football 2 pass TDs, 94 rush yards and a TD
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Minnesota 0, Nebraska 23, two-thirds of the way through the second quarter.
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Whoa.
Another surprise.
Texas Tech 7, Oklahoma State 35, two-thirds of the way through the second quarter.
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Sam Houston State 0, Texas A&M 27, near the end of the second quarter.
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Southern California 20, UCLA 24, just in to the third quarter.
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Hey, maybe a stupid question, but--
I know Ohio State's in some deep do-do, but does that include their not being allowed to be ranked?
They're 10-0, and unranked.
<<not sure what all the repercussions were supposed to be.
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Hey, maybe a stupid question, but--
I know Ohio State's in some deep do-do, but does that include their not being allowed to be ranked?
They're 10-0, and unranked.
<<not sure what all the repercussions were supposed to be.
Yes their punishment includes that they arent allowed to be ranked
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Sam Houston State 0, Texas A&M 27, near the end of the second quarter.
34-0 A&M, halftime
Johnny Football 178 pass, 100 rush, 4 total TD
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Yes their punishment includes that they arent allowed to be ranked
Thanks.
I knew there were other penalties, but I never thought not being ranked was one of them, as in the past penalized programs have been ranked.
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Well, it appears to be Minnesota 0, Nebraska 24, half-time.
I'm not sure how the guy in the cubicle's going to call it, though.
He must be looking at his keyboard cross-eyed.
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Mississippi 21, Louisiana State 17, near the end of the second quarter.
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Thanks.
I knew there were other penalties, but I never thought not being ranked was one of them, as in the past penalized programs have been ranked.
Once the BCS got started the ranking penalty started also because polls effect the BCS rankings. The sad thing is OSU could have taken their penalty last year when they were mediocre and been in the NC hunt this year.
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A lot of teams at half-time at the moment.
In the Big Ten:
Minnesota 0, Nebraska 24
Ohio State 14, Wisconsin 7
Purdue 6, Illinois 3
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Well, Auburn did franksolich good.
<<stalwart fan of Auburn excepting when they play Alabama.
Alabama A&M 7, Auburn 51, final.
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Southern California 20, UCLA 31, one-fourth of the way into the third quarter.
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You know, all things considered, Rebel just might be right, and Louisiana State's in a bit of trouble with Mississippi.
We'll see, but it is possible.
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Minnesota 0, Nebraska 31, halfway through the third quarter.
Ohio State-Wisconsin still bogged down, 14-7 respectively, nothing going on in that game.
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Mississippi 21, Louisiana State 20, two-fifths of the way through the third quarter.
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Southern California 28, UCLA 31, halfway through the fourth quarter.
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Minnesota 0, Nebraska 24, four-fifths of the way through the third quarter.
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Minnesota 0, Nebraska 37, near the end of the third quarter.
Finally, we got some momentum.
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Now Minnesota 0, Nebraska 38, near the end of the third quarter.
Damn, we got off to a slow start.
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Minnesota 0, Nebraska 24, four-fifths of the way through the third quarter.
Ooops, an error there somewhere, a few minutes ago.
The guy in the cubicle not paying attention to what he's punching.
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Southern California 28, UCLA 38, two-thirds of the way through the fourth quarter.
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Mississippi 28, Louisiana State 20, near the end of the third quarter.
There's still a lot of football to go, but Rebel just may be right.
It surely surprises me, even though I don't have a dog in the fight.
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Washington State 7, Arizona State 46, final.
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Okay, another--possibly--stupid question.
I follow the action on the ESPN scoreboard, of course.
Sometimes there's two games where half-time starts at about the same time.
But then one game's already being played well into the third quarter, while the other game's still at half-time.
Are half-times all the same length of time, or is the guy at the cubicle being slow?
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Well, with only seconds to go in either game, it looks as if Ohio State and UCLA won theirs.
But the Ohio State-Wisconsin game must've been a real yawner, stuck at 14-7 since forever.
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Mississippi 28, Louisiana State 26, one-third of the way through the fourth quarter.
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Mississippi 28, Louisiana State 26, one-third of the way through the fourth quarter.
Now all tied up, 28-28.
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Southern California 28, UCLA 38, final, although the guy in the cubicle hasn't keyboarded it in yet.
That Jack Daniels and Colombian Gold must've suited him pretty good all afternoon, he being hidden in that cubicle where his boss can't see him.
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Uh oh.
Minnesota's on the march, coming back.
Minnesota 7, Nebraska 38, halfway through the fourth quarter.
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And oops, only second to go, Wisconsin with the ball, Ohio State 14, Wisconsin 13.
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Now all tied up, Ohio State 14, Wisconsin 14, no time left.
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The guy in the cubicle finally made it final.
Southern California 28, UCLA 38.
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Mississippi 35, Louisiana State 28, one-third of the way into the fourth quarter.
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Ohio State-Wisconsin apparently now into overtime.
<<finds it odd, very odd, that while I don't see what's happening, I'm usually ahead of the guy in the cubicle who's watching it on television.
But of course franksolich isn't drinking and toking during the game.
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The guy in the cubicle finally admitted Ohio State-Wisconsin's in overtime.
I'll bet a lot of fans thought it a good thing they were wearing brown pants the last minute of that game; for the longest time it looked as if Ohio State had won it.
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Apparently a final now.
Sam Houston State 28, Texas A&M 47.
But not yet verified by the guy in the cubicle.
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Ohio State 21, Wisconsin 14, in overtime.
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Well, it looks as if Ohio State won; Wisconsin had the ball in overtime, but didn't make it.
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Ohio State 21, Wisconsin 14, final, overtime, although it took the cubicled guy long enough to punch it in.
Minnesota still on the march, Minnesota 14, Nebraska 38. Come on, Cornhuskers; don't give up.
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Mississippi 35, Louisiana State 35, one-third of the way through the fourth quarter.
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Purdue 20, Illinois 17, final.
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Minnesota 14, Nebraska 38, final.
<<will have to wait to read the newspapers to find out why Nebraska faltered so badly the final quarter.
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Well, I'll bet Rebel's sitting on the edge of his chair right now, and I don't blame him.
After all's said and done, it's probably the most exciting game of the day.
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Texas Tech 21, Oklahoma State 59, final.
<<for some reason, always liked football teams of colleges whose last name is "Tech."
No idea why.
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Syracuse 0, Missouri 7, in the first quarter.
Go Mizzou--wipe the eastern effete establishment elites off the field!
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Hmmmm.
Oklahoma seems to be having some problems with West Virginia.
Oklahoma 0, West Virginia 0, first quarter.
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Iowa State 3, Kansas 0, first quarter.
Alas! poor Kansas!
<<wished could've dragged Kansas and Missouri with us into the Big Ten.
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Whoa.
Upset in the making.
Tennessee 0, Vanderbilt 3, first quarter.
Also, Syracuse 3, Missouri 7, first quarter. Come on, Missouri......
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Good calling Frank. LSU's keepingme on the edge of my seat. They definately know how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
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I'm assuming Mississippi-Louisiana State's in overtime now, but the guy in the cubicle at ESPN is passed out.
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Ooops.
Mississippi 35, Louisiana State 41, only seconds to go.
<<jumped to conclusions.
<<does that sometimes.
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Nope, 41-35 LSU
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Nope, 41-35 LSU
Uh, the guy in the cubicle says there's still seven seconds left, Mississippi with the ball.
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Finally.
Oklahoma was looking sluggish there for a while.
Oklahoma 7, West Virginia 0, first quarter.
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Still showing 7 seconds to go, Mississippi with the ball, in that game.
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35-41 LSU -- Final
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Iowa State 3, Kansas 6, first quarter.
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35-41 LSU -- Final
No way, according to the guy in the cubicle, who's supposed to be punching in the numbers as they happen.
He still says 7 seconds to go, Mississippi with the ball.
I figured somebody called a time-out.
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Okay, now the guy in the cubicle has it as the end of the fourth quarter.
Why doesn't he call it the final, then?
Mississippi 35, Louisiana State 41, and it appears final.
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:-) I got in from work to watch the last 6 minutes
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Sorry Rebel.
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Okay, that's all the football watching I'm doing for the day.
You know, it's really ridiculous.
These scoreboard internet services hire guys to sit in cubicles, watching one game each on television, and punching the statistics into a keyboard as they happen.
It seems an easy job, as easy as strawberries and cream.
And I'll bet they're paid more than minimum wage.
Nice, cushy jobs, sitting at a computer, watching a football game, and keying the strokes as needed.
But probably the boss of the scoreboard services takes Saturday afternoons off, leaving the other guys unsupervised, and so they probably dig into the Jack Daniels and Colombian Gold during the afternoon, and perhaps even cop a few feels off the office secretary.....neglecting their jobs.
There's no reason for such a signicant time-lag between what happens in real life, and when the statistics are punched in; in fact, the statistics should be up within a split-second, if one's on his toes and alert.
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35-41 LSU -- Final
(http://www.maggiesstationery.com/ee_images/S15633_zoom.jpg)
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I agree. I wasn't thrilled with A&M coming to the SEC to begin with, but they actually put on a good show.
I was. Mizzou could have stayed their asses in the 12 or joined the B1G where the rest of the yankees are though. :-)
Never wanted to see Texas and A&M to lose their rivalry, but there was so much bad blood against Texas that no one could blame A&M. The SEC shares all revenue. Texas acted like it owned everything and everyone else was there as a sideshow. It's why you hear players and fans yelling after the NC, not their teams name, but SEC! SEC! SEC!
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Forget about it. If State couldn't beat them, you don't stand a chance.
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How many points did you put on Bama again? We put 14 on'em. Just wondering what you guys put on them. How many? :popcorn:
How about A&M? :popcorn:
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TAMU 47-SHSU 28
Washington 38-Colorado 3
I think today is worth a beer or 3.
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Whoa. A couple of nice, really nice, upsets late in the evening.
Kansas State 24, Baylor 52, final.
So much for Johnny-come-lately parvenu flash-in-the-pan Kansas State.
Stanford 17, Oregon 14, final.
So much for Johnny-come-lately parvenu flash-in-the-pan Oregon.
It's really great to see teams that have been playing football since God was a boy, come out on top, rather than newbie favorites of television pundidiots.