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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:33 pm
by TheCatt
Leisher wrote:If you see your school, congrats! Nobody hates a loser.
Clearly you missed Virginia.
But, otherwise, relevant
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:40 pm
by Malcolm
Nobody hates a loser.
Cleveland, Detroit.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 9:51 am
by Leisher
Illinois makes HUGE hire.
Holy shit! That's a big time move.
Between Meyer, Harbaugh, Franklin, D'Antonio, and now Smith the Big Ten is loaded with high profile coaches.
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 3:13 pm
by GORDON
So my 16 year old nephew is being recruited by Ivy League football teams. Is that a big deal? He is returning from a visit to Yale, today.
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 3:35 pm
by Malcolm
GORDON wrote:So my 16 year old nephew is being recruited by Ivy League football teams. Is that a big deal? He is returning from a visit to Yale, today.
The Ivy league is in the less competitive of the Div I teams, but...
The Ivy League was reclassified to I-AA (FCS) following the 1981 season and plays a strict ten-game schedule. Although it qualifies for an automatic bid, the Ivy League has not played any postseason games at all since 1956, citing academic concerns.
I mean, think about it, who the fuck goes to Harvard for the football?
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 3:41 pm
by GORDON
Heh, well he will, I suppose, if they offer.
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 3:51 pm
by Malcolm
If they want to give him a scholarship for it, then ok. But don't expect any NFL scouts in his future.
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 3:54 pm
by GORDON
He has high grades, is good at football, and is also ethnically diverse. He has opportunities that my son will never have because of my son's skin color.
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 4:13 pm
by TheCatt
GORDON wrote:He has high grades, is good at football, and is also ethnically diverse. He has opportunities that my son will never have because of my son's skin color.
It;s good in the sense that it's $, right?
Many of the bottom quarter of students at Ivy League schools are athletes. Why? Because otherwise, they would basically be failures at those schools with such high competition, and they won't be the top academic students. But, being able to compete in sports against other less talented schools actually gives them a leg up in life in terms of life success.
Malcolm Gladwell discusses it in his latest book
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 1:31 pm
by Leisher
Rick Pitino speaks on the scandal.
"If I could just get Andre McGee in a room for 10 minutes, I would say to him: 'Why would you do this? What purpose did it serve? We didn't need this to get recruits,'" Pitino said. "We're not Kentucky, where we're recruiting the one-and-dones. We have a different way we recruit.
That's awesome. He turned a massive scandal that threatens his job into a jab at a rival school.
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 2:42 pm
by TheCatt
He's not wrong....
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 5:22 pm
by TheCatt
Taurean Prince - Genius or Idiot?
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:08 pm
by Leisher
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:20 pm
by TheCatt
Just wow... couldn't believe that one while it was happening.
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:26 pm
by TheCatt
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:17 pm
by TheCatt
ACC 12-1
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 12:28 pm
by Leisher
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 11:02 am
by TheCatt
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 9:50 am
by Leisher
The MSM is trying to sell us on how great this tournament is, but I think this weekend was the latest example of why it's the worst ever.
College basketball has become a wasteland of zero talent. The one and done rule has got to go. It's destroying the game.
In related news, I'm the kiss of death right now. I picked MSU to win it all and they're gone. I drew Kansas' name out of a hat for a Sweet Sixteen pool and they're gone. I was rooting for the Big 10, and they're all gone. The last time I placed a bet was on the Golden State fucking Warriors and they LOST!!!! Just a bad, bad streak.
So taking all that into account, Go Syracuse!
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:55 pm
by TheCatt
Leisher wrote:In related news, I'm the kiss of death right now. I picked MSU to win it all and they're gone. I drew Kansas' name out of a hat for a Sweet Sixteen pool and they're gone. I was rooting for the Big 10, and they're all gone. The last time I placed a bet was on the Golden State fucking Warriors and they LOST!!!! Just a bad, bad streak.
So taking all that into account, Go Syracuse!
Hah!
I dunno, I've rather enjoyed the tournament. Setting aside my fanboyism of the Heels... I've still enjoyed it. The Syracuse - Virginia game was thrilling. Several other close games and comebacks. Turmoil. I mean, that's what March Madness is supposed to be about. Final weekend, only 1 #1 seed left. (Go Heels!)