Cynical
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2 minutes ago, JR in Pittsburgh said:
A friend of mine had this idea: weight limits for offensive and defensive linemen.
That’s actually where most of the concussions occur— if you force everyone to play at 250 pounds or less (like they did in the 1970s), it may reduce concussive impacts.
Somehwere Dick Jauron is laughing hysterically.
Ok, no he his not. Skelator is unable to express emotion.
I can understand the theory, but it's not like the guys from the 70's didn't suffer long lasting health conditions themselves.
41 minutes ago, row_33 said:the college game has plenty of targeting calls even with the play considered finished with ground contact.
You will never eliminate illegal contact.
However, stopping the play as soon as the ball carrier touches the ground, touched or untouched, will reduce the number of hits they do take.
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On 9/3/2019 at 7:47 AM, Bill from NYC said:
The good news is that both ILBs did a very good job in their opening game, considering that the Tide lost both starters. Both are freshman and HUGE hitters.
In the "more of the same" department, Jerry Jeudy was off the charts great. He was making moves after the catch that I have never seen before. If this kid can stay healthy he is going to rip the NFL corners apart. Yes, he is THAT good.
That "dead leg" move of his ...
On 9/3/2019 at 7:47 AM, Bill from NYC said:And again, keep an eye on Devonta Smith. I get the feeling that he will be there when the Bills draft, but only because this is a totally outstanding group of WRs coming out in 2020.
It's like you're psychic.
I don't suppose you have the winning Lotto numbers and are willing to share ......
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12 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:
I know they CAN do that. I just don’t think that they will (for the Big 10).
I don't think the committee will put 2 teams from the same conference again unless its pretty clear the 2nd conference team is just plain better than anybody else.
I miss the BCS days. Far more simpler.
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31 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said:
Why? Do you really think that teams are lining up to play Alabama? Seriously?
Haven't you heard, Bill?
All Saban needs to do is snap his fingers, and
10203050 teams will line up looking to play them.Some of those teams will even pay Bama to play them.
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On 9/21/2019 at 1:15 PM, GunnerBill said:
Ha. Believing Saban.
You are right. He does nothing but lie.
It's not like he has repeatedly stated his desire to play other big name schools/P5 teams since he came to Alabama.
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I get the business aspect of this, but it is still BS.
It was a legal hit, and Brady did not even complain about it.
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article235240412.html
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I went with Brian just because.
No love for Dave Evans, the original lead singer?
Fun fact: Brian Johnson has not written a lyric for ACDC in 30 years.
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Another investigation led by Rich Johanningmeier that turned out to be full of BS.
Who is Rich Johanningmeier ?
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/ncaa-probe-of-um-more-flawed-than-you-know-6391354
At least the SOB is now retired.
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2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:
Then how on Earth does every other city with a downtown stadium manage to exist? Some cities have two stadiums and an arena downtown. What keeps Cleveland from sinking into Lake Erie putting all three downtown?
What is it about downtown Buffalo that makes it so unusable as a stadium site? Was there a transportation crisis when they built Pilot Field?
You definitely fall into the "build some parking decks and widen a couple of roads. Eazy peazy" mentality.
You trying to equate the issues of Pilot Field (17k seating) and KeyBank (20k seating) to the issues of a 65k seat stadium is stunningly ignorant.
Building the stadium is only one part of the problem.
Having the infrastructure in place to support it is a completely different issue.
Prior to the separate football and baseball stadiums in downtown Cleveland, that city had this building call Cleveland Stadium that had a seating capacity of 80k.
Neither of the present stadiums seat that many people.
The transition to 2 smaller stadiums was easier when the infrastructure was already in place to handle 80k.
Pilot Field did not cause a transportation "crisis" because the Aud already existed. The infrastructure to support a stadium the size of Pilot Field was already in place.
The new football stadium will not be 20k. It will be in the 60-65K area. 3 times larger. There is nothing in the downtown area that big now.
You think your secret parking area near Fountain Square will still be a secret when an additional 40k people are looking for parking?
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1 hour ago, zonabb said:
The downtown issues still and will remain. They are costly, time-consuming, and politically touchy.
1. Infrastructure. A new stadium would require massive upgrades to existing sewer and water systems. The systems in the downtown core simply can't handle that. The upgrades would be in the tens of millions if not hundreds, including addressing stormwater. The average person who hasn't spent a second in the development field tends to look only at the structure, missing out on the massive investment it often takes in upgrading existing or installing new public infrastructure. All of that exists on Abbott Rd.
2. Transportation. This might be the biggest hurdle. There's not a site downtown, whether it's the Old First Ward, Waterfront, or somewhere else that offers easy access by auto OR a mix of public transportation and auto. Old First Ward comes closest but existing surface road system can't carry the traffic for a game.
3. Land acquisition. This is a the politically touchy issue. Pegulas clearly have the financial ability to buy properties one at time in the Old First Ward or pretty much anywhere. However, the prices goes up as more property owners hold out for a sweetheart deal. The City could take properties by eminent domain on behalf of the team, but that's not a good look for a Mayor to take a property from a family to give it to a billionaire for fair market value. There are literally hundreds of small properties in the Old First Ward and surrounding areas owned by individuals that would require extensive legal work and costs to acquire. I have been told there are contracts to buy on some streets in the City but was not told which streets. Again, there's free land on Abbott St.
My money would be on continuing to walk along with this stadium as long as possible, hoping the fortunes of the city and region improve as climate change becomes and issue and the water wars take place, which make this region a sustainable place. Then if we see both an improvement in the overall economy and some population growth, it'll be a conversation for 10 years from now. Barring that, a new, simple stadium across from the current one would be my educated and informed guess.
I agree with all of this.
You just do not drop a 60-65k seat stadium into the downtown area where nothing of that size presently exits now, and think some parking decks and widening a couple of roads will be all that's needed.
If we assume the economy improves and there is population growth, so will the demand for real estate and housing. Land acquisition will become even more problematic.
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Two things stand out to me:
1) "... when two things became clear to the Cuomo administration: The Bills had no interest in a new stadium, and the county had already determined that a new stadium in downtown would not work for a host of financial and logistical reasons. "
I wonder if these reasons still exist today.
2) " Poloncarz said then-Bills President Russ Brandon told him that penalty ultimately kept many prospective owners – Poloncarz knew of about 10 – from placing bids on the Bills when Wilson died in March 2014. "
Without that relocation fee, the Bills were good as gone upon Wilson's death.
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On the I-285? Not on my life.
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13 hours ago, fan_in_tx said:
All I know is watch the Miami playoff Game.. he was not the problem and should have won that game. Fumbles by Molds and Reed and the Reed ref (no touchdown call) really hurt the team. But Doug had a great game but all anyone will remember on this board is that he held on to the ball 1 sec too long when Thurman missed a block on Trace Armstrong.
Moulds - 1 turnover (1 fumble)
Reed - 1 turnover (1 fumble)
Flutie - 3 turnovers (2 fumbles and 1 pick)
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" Part of this was dictated by fundamental differences in the Canadian game. CFL fields are longer (110 yards between goal lines, 20-yard end zones) and wider than American fields (65 yards versus 53½ yards), ..."
Change the field size, and throw in CFL level talent, he would probably would excel.
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13 minutes ago, row_33 said:
you never know, I was a road tripper to Ann Arbor in the final days of about 40 years of taking for granted a 3 loss season at most, hit hard in the Rich_Rod era
Oh, I am under no illusion that Alabama will never lose more than 2-3 games a year.
I was more referring to the Franchione-Price-Shula time period, and what caused it, which lead to such disastrous games.
And I feel I can speak for the entire Bama nation when I say we are so grateful Rita did not like Tuscaloosa.
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8 minutes ago, row_33 said:
Bama survived the Clown Prince Lane Kiffin, they can survive this
Best moment of Kiffins time in Tuscaloosa:
"There's no arguments. Those are called ass chewings."
8 minutes ago, row_33 said:i do recall Bama losing to Northern Illinois in front of a very unenthusiastic home crowd years ago, oh please, god of football... bring this back.
Those were the dark days indeed. Shula's first year.
It will be a long, long time before that happens again.
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1 minute ago, row_33 said:
they'll increase the playoff to 16 games
and nitwits who don't even watch the games will think this is a great thing
Only after the playoffs increase to 8.
Then when there are even more blowouts, the cry will be to expand it to 12, maybe 16 teams, because that will fix it.
(wash, rinse, repeat)
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58 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:
There is a greater chance they both dont make it if there are more teams they face.
Yeah, from .01% they don't make it to .02%.
The only team in the top 8 this year that had a remote chance to stop either Clemson or Bama would have been OSU.
Have you looked at the results of the teams from 5-8? Only OSU won.
UGA, Michigan, and UCF all lost.
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4 minutes ago, sullim4 said:
No, the issue is that there are 2 or 3 teams that whip the living daylights out of every other program. Alabama's dominance over college football isn't good for the game.
Yet, I do not remember people pissing and moaning when FSU was dominating CFB.
Bobby Bowden had FSU in the top 5 every year for 14 straight years.
They won 2 NC with out a playoff.
It's hard to imagine how many NC they would have won if there was playoff at the time.
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19 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:
Why?
Did you read the Yahoo article?
"Levi’s Stadium happens to sit on the other side of the country from the participating clubs."
So all the fans of the teams that would be interested in attending suddenly find themselves with expenses in the thousands.
"Travel costs just to get to San Jose are considerable – $1,000 flights are the minimum from the Southeast."
Now throw in hotel, dining, and costs just to get around the Bay area, the option of staying home and watching the game on TV becomes the more viable choice.
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6 hours ago, row_33 said:
the talent gap between the top 2 and the rest of the field is usually immense.
This. IMO, the one thing the CFB playoffs has spot lighted is that 2-3 teams every year separate themselves from the rest of the programs.
Note, this was the same way pre-CFB playoffs, but the playoffs have made it more visible.
So instead of accepting reality, the current cry is to expand the playoffs.
Yet, nobody can give a logical rationale why including even weaker teams will fix the problem.
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Latest SEC Shorts:
Love the digs at ND including the nonexistent GF
Probably the best line:
"It's a little iffy if he can ride roller coasters ..."
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16 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:
" Things are so rough, even normally staid power brokers are lobbying for an eight-team playoff to shake things up."
Oh, yeah, that's the answer. 8 teams, because a 4 team playoff has been absolutely flawless, and is just screaming to add more teams.
It's like watching someone bashing their head against a wall while complaining their head hurts.
So they keep bashing their head against the wall hoping the pain will go away.
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10 hours ago, row_33 said:
It was blind sided and a helmet to helmet hit on the ground
Clean legal hit.
10 hours ago, row_33 said:Ive seen a dozen booted out of college games for way way less than that
IMO, Targeting is probably the most inconsistently called and enforced penalty, and needs some serious tweaking.
But even I saw there was nothing in that hit that could be classified as targeting.
ROLL TIDE!!
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Wrong forum.
Try over at Auburn Undercover, a/k/a Inside the Auburn Tigers.
Regarding Alabama, they love them some conspiracy theories.