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28 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said:
If the first game is a blowout, it makes it easy for the losing team to pull the plug on the second game.
It's called a joke.
There is an 8 year time frame for UGA and OU to complete both games.
In that extended time frame, the second game doesn't always get played.
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2 hours ago, Cripple Creek said:
Why do you like walking out on commitments?
What are you talking about?
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3 hours ago, Mark Vader said:
11 years from now.
Let's get the College Game Day buses warmed up for this.
I wouldn't hold my breath on seeing this series come to fruition.
Eleven years in the future? Minds and/or circumstances will change by then.
As noted in the article, UGA already has home and home series with Oklahoma (2023, 2031) and Clemson (2029, 2030) during the same time period.
I do like that 8 year span for OU, though. If the first game is a blowout, it makes it easy for the losing team to pull the plug on the second game.
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Buckeyes and Bulldogs doing Home and Home series
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On 11/5/2019 at 7:35 AM, Gordio said:
He said he actually feels bad for Taggart, saying he is one of the most classiest guys in college football, and doesn't deserve the way his team embarrasses him. I guess Taggart has got to take some responsibility though, culture starts from the top. FSU boosters must have some deep pockets, I think the buyout is $15 million, plus reloading & bringing in a new coach. If they go after a guy like Meyer, it is going to cost another 6 - 7 million a year.
I think FSU unless they could land a guy like Meyer, needs to rip this program down and build it back up. Whoever you hire you have to give the guy 5 years to get his people in place. Their will be some ugly seasons the next few years but it is what it is. I am not sure the boosters/alumni have the stomach for it though. I remember they tried to do that at the U with Shannon & eventually the losing got old & he was canned. Funny but they still haven't gotten back to the U status. These things take time but everybody wants instant gratification.
It will take a lot more than just the right guy to turn around FSU.
From what I have read, the FSU facilities are bad, and it was one of the reasons Jimbo Fisher jumped ship.
Apparently, FSU is not in a big hurry to perform any needed upgrades.
That will make recruiting difficult when you have nearby schools like Alabama, Auburn, UGA, and even Clemson more than willing to upgrade their stadiums and facilities.
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I found this article from last year:
Quote"NFL executive vice-president Mark Waller has told Sky Sports that London is still on track to host a franchise by 2022."
Another article talking about some of the challenges with a London franchise:
https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/could-a-uk-nfl-franchise-become-a-reality/
QuoteIt is likely that a London franchise would play its home games in blocks, with a series of home games, followed by a period on the road, and then another block of games in the UK. A London franchise would also need to have a base in the US, to give them a center of operations for training and preparing ahead of their eight games on US soil, as well as any play-off progression.
This article also mentions the CBA ending in 2020, and the NFL media deal ending in 2022.
It does sound like there could be a small, but realistic chance for a London franchise in the very near future.
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https://www.jaguars.com/news/khan-talks-business-lot-j-london-more
Some choice comments in that article.
But it's like nobody saw this coming.
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4 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said:
Who do they get now??
I have serious doubts about this, but if by some wild chance it did, it would just prove Meyer's "health" concerns always seem to pop up when the poop starts hitting the fan.
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On 10/15/2019 at 8:06 PM, The Dean said:
Maybe their ages are over 20 now. I heard the lead singer was 16 awhile back. Still they push the underage vibe quite a bit, don't you think?
In the video Gimmie Chocolate, the lead singer was 16, and her 2 sidekicks were 14.
All 3 were removed from the groups they were in because they were "too old".
The video is from 2014, so I don't think the sidekicks have hit 20 yet.
The group came under some criticism when they started doing live shows for that first album.
The music was piped in, and the "muscians" faked it.
Metalheads are not like poptarts. Air guitar won't cut it.
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German Industrial/ndH:
(NSFW)
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On 10/19/2019 at 1:08 PM, 4merper4mer said:
Lol. Ranked #1 despite two time defending champ that has continuously b slapped Bama being undefeated? Sure. No bias.
This is just as incoherent as the rants on ITAT.
You would be a natural over there.
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On 10/12/2019 at 5:50 PM, 4merper4mer said:
Bama is a good team but why must they be allowed to get away with constant blatant penalties? It's like watching New England.
Wrong forum.
Try over at Auburn Undercover, a/k/a Inside the Auburn Tigers.
Regarding Alabama, they love them some conspiracy theories.
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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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OSU v UGA
in College Football
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IMO, it's a joke for schools to schedule anything beyond 4-5 years in the future to begin with.
Way to much can happen between now and then.
Let's just take the OU/UGA scheduled games, and put it in some kind of context.
That contract was signed before this season even started.
The first game is not slated until 2023, 4 years from this season.
The second game is slated 8 years later. 12 years from this season.
12 years.
It's a safe bet that one or both coaching staffs have changed.
It's a safe bet one or both AD have changed.
Obviously, none of the players will be the same.
The rationale for even agreeing to this series probably no longer exists, or at the very least, no longer a priority.
Twelve years from now, it would not shock me to learn both schools want out from playing the game.
So, other than to make you/us happy, what would be the purpose of playing the second game?
Duly noted.
I filed that in my round file catcher for future reference.