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That was cool. What is going on!?

Bluedarts

9:22pm

Kirby Smart got a community note.

Mostlyaccurate

9:12pm

so, you're saying he's mostly accurate?

HouseDeeking

9:17pm

RE: so, you're saying he's mostly accurate?

Mostlyaccurate

9:18pm

First hot take of '25

BlueFever

9:10pm

Article: A winning culture, Big 12 benefits lifting BYU to new heights View

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9:10pm

Antonio Brown with a decent tweet. Probably knows a thing or two about how

Mostlyaccurate

9:08pm

What’s the story here ?

cheezedawg

9:09pm

39 ran into the ref on the sideline during a massive punt return for georgia.

Mostlyaccurate

9:11pm

Maybe it's just me, but in Shawshank Redemption, they hide Tim Robbins's height

SalmonOfCapistrano

9:05pm

Now this is pretty funny….

ordinary tri guy

9:01pm

It's interesting that most ND fans on that thread seem to credit NIU for the

Bluedarts

9:20pm

How did that Dart kid not end up with us?

pigfoot

9:01pm

$$$$

jwf

9:03pm

which of the 3 times he rejected us?

fredy

9:08pm

He. Was. Not. Interested.

The Pope

9:11pm

That’s not a great reason. 😀

NYCougz

9:14pm

The ACC is 1-9 in their bowl and playoff games. How they got two teams in the playoff

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

8:58pm

8 conference games. Bad OOC opponents. And more home games

insanobueno

9:03pm

Big 12 should go to 8 conference games

fbguru

9:14pm

and have more teams tied for 1st place, no thanks

Count Cougar

9:20pm

They've won two games - not that that's much better.

Jesse Pinkman

9:09pm

And actually lost 10.

squints

9:23pm

I think the playoff selection was pretty fair. Clemson was the only 3 loss team

Vert der Frick

9:10pm

I agree. I think preseason hype/belief matters a lot given the subjectivity and

Crowd Factor

9:12pm

Something we'd never see Kalani do...RUTS

B Blue

8:54pm

See the post right below yours from an intelligent man.

Big Daddy D

8:57pm

I think keeping in the starters in is more making a statement about Kiffin, than about his team.

Hank Rearden Truly Addicted User

8:53pm

with the win tonight, ole miss ties their all time best 39 wins over 4 years.

FieroCoug

8:51pm

Gene Steratore chimes in on the targeting non-call

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

8:47pm

I think it meets enough of the criteria to be targeting but not ALL

SpudNut

8:57pm

I’m not seeing it, looks like he’s tackling from the side

RenoCoug

9:13pm

Does anyone else find it interesting that the first year SEC teams had to play

ratherberoping

8:47pm

But it’s the SEC! They DESERVE half the spots!

Lifi

8:49pm

Oh, yeah. Whoopsie. I forgot that. My apologies.

ratherberoping

8:58pm

I would draft Dart over shedeur and ewers all day. I don't understand

rad dawg

8:44pm

That's an easy choice. I agree.

SoValleyCOUG

8:58pm

I kinda hope my Raiders draft Dart. I fear get Shadeur. And trade up for him, no

Big Daddy D

8:59pm

Not impressed with Ewers in the least. He will not make it in the pros.

TeeKaa

9:03pm

Cam Ward is the QB in this draft.

Ferb

9:06pm

So did Parker Jones fly with the team or did they buy him a bus ticket to Athens

Lifi

8:44pm

They lost by 13. Those 4 points he theoretically cost them didn't matter

Kajdin

8:46pm

Momentum is a real thing in sports. They score a td there, the rest of the game

Jdoc

9:09pm

Playing well regardless of the penalty is also a real thing

SUAVO

9:18pm

Could have been a number of players or coaches that were in the same area.

Disco Lemonade

9:14pm

Indiana only lost to Notre Dame by 10, while Georgia lost by 13

Adrielle Board Misanthrope

8:42pm

true but, Indiana had 2 scores in last minutes when game was already over.

cwilke1

8:44pm

The problem is not ARod it’s an inconsistent running and passing game. W/ Wilson

HeyU

8:41pm

Our problem is that our fans constantly hate on our 11-2 team. That's our biggest problem right now. Who needs enemies

HarlemCoug

8:44pm

No one is hating. Stop peddling false propaganda.

Haysom Till

8:47pm

You hate Kalani - we get it. Years of hate thrown at him by you. Sorry he went 11-2 this year. That really set your hope

HarlemCoug

8:50pm

Wow dude, you OK, just an opinion that’s what IMO means. Nuthin personal.

HeyU

8:55pm

“Hating”, “Complaining” are words you define however you want. I don’t hate Kalani, have never said that. You are making

Haysom Till

9:05pm

You thought we'd win 10 games last year?

chilawcoug

9:10pm

I thought we’d go to a bowl game.

Haysom Till

9:11pm

So not the opposite. Sorry, I was intrigued, but misunderstood.

chilawcoug

9:16pm

"A CB civil war may be inevitable" TnT - you replied "Bring it on. Easy win for the Kalani non-believers" Then Kalani

HarlemCoug

9:14pm

You really are one of the Negative Nancies in all this…

Refugee

8:58pm

It was an epic season. Great job by the coaches and players. The wins and glory are well documented. There are a few

Haysom Till

9:13pm

The problem is ARod no matter how you slice it. He's not very good.

ratherberoping

8:48pm

How do you slice it?

chilawcoug

8:53pm

It's complicated. He is a good football coach. He is not a good OC, on balance.

ratherberoping

9:04pm

I agree with the rhythm as a weakness. I just think you are overselling how bad

chilawcoug

9:15pm

They seem to be set on running a slow tempo offense based on establishing the

I'mBatman

9:04pm

In the past, that has been dictated by protecting the defense and protecting

chilawcoug

9:09pm

The quickest way to a short stint is to be an offensive coordinator.

Plantagenet

9:13pm

I grew up watching Balto and liking it a lot. I haven't seen Togo (2019).

TheNerd

8:40pm

Haven’t seen Balto, but Togo is a great movie

themathbook

8:41pm

It's a fun cartoon that loosely follows the story, at least the end part of the

TheNerd

8:44pm

Take the chance. Worst that happens is you don’t like it. If Wikipedia hasn’t ruined Balto for you, Togo won’t.

TwinsRight

8:49pm

It's a great movie. Willem Dafoe is fantastic in it.

Hup

8:52pm

Togo was awesome. Highly recommend.

creameryon9th

8:58pm

Yes. Balto is a fraud. Watch the real story. Right now.

The Pope

8:59pm

Togo tells a much more historical story. Great movie. All the dogs were heroes.

Ferb

9:01pm

Togo is really good. You get the real story.

SoValleyCOUG

9:05pm

BYU v Ole Miss would be fun

TADOW Truly Addicted User

8:31pm

Is Duke the worst 9-3 team in CF?

IronPotato

8:31pm

Possibly. But they also don’t have their starting QB.

Sparkling Delirium

8:32pm

Duke barely lost to SMU, BYU barely beat SMU. So that's not a world of

cwilke1

8:42pm

And Duke had the advantage of playing them at home.

LeGrandBleu

8:58pm

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8:30pm

Filipovity for New Mexico St is like the Temu Richie Saunders. He never stops moving.

TunaNoCrust All-American

8:30pm

Jaxon dart is the best QB in college this year.

cmoney

8:29pm

Agreed

Cosmos-beard-card

8:37pm

Notre Dame did to UGA what we did to KSU. Won the game & demoralized the opponent over just a few plays with big plays

Spiff SequelTrilogyFan

8:29pm

If we have Jaxson Dart do we win the natty this year?

ChubbyMoose

8:28pm

Possibly

Timeout Husbander

8:29pm

Maybe

NYCougz

8:31pm

Anyone know why he didn't choose

BYU71

8:31pm

RE: Anyone know why he didn't choose

arizonacougarfan

8:33pm

Over

BYU71

8:36pm

Yeah but CBers talk about smoking all the time

PortlandCoug

8:45pm

Honestly possible

DavisCoCoug

8:51pm

If a missionary (from Utah, serving in another state) loses his driver's license

Manti

8:27pm

Wow, Dart is money....

Penske Material Don't worry about it

8:27pm

Is ‘How to get away with murder’ any good? Worth watching?

Sparkling Delirium

8:27pm

Worth watching if you don’t want to end up like Mark Hacking

bruincoug

8:28pm

One of the dumbest shows ever made.

Senora Featherbottom

8:29pm

It finds more and more ways to jump the shark

TwinsRight

8:38pm

Gay sex in the first few minutes.

IGlowInTheDark

9:15pm

Do some of you really think the P2 would ever break off and form is own division

Methusaleh22

8:23pm

I could see it happening. I think they would get more teams tho, to join

Mathew

8:25pm

Well sure, so basically the P4. We've been there informally for years. But

Methusaleh22

8:34pm

Maybe. I think they’d expand a little first.

shimmy

8:26pm

I think they're closer to doing that now than they've ever been. Whether they'd

shoganai

8:27pm

Disagree. I think it's zero.

Methusaleh22

8:35pm

Yes, you did mention that.

shoganai

8:42pm

Uh, yeah. Within the next 7-10 years, that'll happen.

IronPotato

8:32pm

I'd take that bet. It's an irrational fear. P4 could separate but no way it's

Methusaleh22

8:36pm

Inevitably.

All-American

8:49pm

if they break, the rest should exclude them from the NCAA BB tournament

Count Cougar

8:49pm

I think NIL will level the playing field in ways even the P2 can’t control.

Refugee

8:50pm

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8:23pm

Some friends are doing a book club and they selected Mistborn as the first reading.

Supercoug [censored]

8:22pm

The books build on each other. Some fun twists you don’t see coming until the

Boring

8:27pm

I will never read it more than once. It's just not good enough.

Supercoug

8:29pm

If you are super into world building and magic systems BS is great. Prose, humor, story, not so much. I’m glad he

shimmy

8:29pm

I'm a fan of him more than I am a fan of these books, for sure.

Supercoug

8:30pm

I like Sanderson but Mistborn isn't my favorite series he's written. Better ? ..

justAnotherCoug

8:32pm

I mostly read boring military history books and narrative nonfiction, but out of fiction I enjoy

Supercoug

8:35pm

I don’t get why A Song of Ice and Fire series is considered high

Charles Darwin

8:35pm

I don't either, just thought it was much more engaging and well-written.

Supercoug

8:39pm

Sanderson’s magic systems have such well-defined rules, his books are practically sci-fi.

TwinsRight

8:52pm

Hard to believe just 1.5 years ago, most talking heads insisted that Embiid

Zooropa

8:22pm

I wonder if he will have a career revival once he leaves the Sixers.

Jdoc

8:24pm

There was never a time where most talking heads said he was the best player in

DieHarder

8:24pm

Just most the ones that I watch on TNT, NBATV's and ESPN's game coverage, 22-23

Zooropa

8:34pm

Yeah, he won MVP. Lebron was the best player in the NBA for 5+ seasons after

DieHarder

8:40pm

For George R.R. Martin readers: Is the season 6 Hodor sequence a part of his

oxcoug

8:21pm

The books only got to (spoiler)

Charles Darwin

8:23pm

Interesting. Didn't know that.

oxcoug

8:32pm

The cfp has rendered post new year bowls even more irrelevant

Longseason

8:19pm

SLC the most on-time airport in the US, 4th in the world for 2024.

rivercitycoug

8:19pm

Frontier is bad in winter cause they don’t own any de-icers and depend on

Longseason

8:21pm

Is this true?! Their hub is Denver. How do they not own any?

Boring

8:30pm

They may have some in Denver, but not in Salt Lake

Longseason

8:33pm

Honestly 83% on-time vs 70% on-time is less of a disparity than I thought

Frolfy

8:31pm

How many Colorado mentions by Pasch tonight?

HimmerFredette

8:18pm

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8:16pm

POLL: How many days will we need to pull out the snowblower this winter in the Wasatch Front valleys?

UVCoug

8:14pm

RE: POLL: How many days will we need to pull out the snowblower this winter in

SUAVO

8:17pm

Some detailed thought on affordable housing (not mine, but like what he says)

Florwood

8:08pm

Interesting thoughts and perspective.

Sunflower

8:56pm

My sons are Brandon Sanderson fans

Spocougar

8:04pm

Words of Radiance is the best of the series. Just great.

Future_Tacos

8:11pm

Yep, not even close in my mind though I am not done with the new one.

PROBcoug

8:23pm

Spoiler:

NavyCougar

8:14pm

Maybe not the best one, but still probably my favorite.

Kaladin

9:21pm

So tired of the hype for 3 loss SEC teams to be in the playoff

WJCougar

8:04pm

Theoretical CFP bracket based on the FCS playoff format.

shoganai

7:59pm

Thanks for sharing. Good reminder that it would be terrible.

TCuz

8:00pm

Reminder that a G6 non champ beat a semifinal team on that semifinal team’s home

CameronG

8:08pm

I’m afraid of being bored to death watching Marshall and Jacksonville State waste everybody’s time

TCuz

8:24pm

Don’t watch till the semis then

CameronG

8:26pm

Yet there you would be... watching. With millions of others.

shoganai

8:28pm

Nobody would watch this and nobody will cause it will never happen. Cause it’s a terrible idea.

TCuz

8:32pm

You're probably right. I mean, just imagine if ESPN put all those teams in

shoganai

8:35pm

Bowls suck. Your format is great. Just the wrong teams.

Methusaleh22

8:39pm

Ohio vs Jacksonville State got less than 1m viewers this bowl season. You said “millions.”

TCuz

8:39pm

This is a fantastic post. Maybe the most on-brand one you've ever made.

shoganai

8:41pm

This post is weak even for you.

chilawcoug

8:42pm

It would be better if they did play each other. At least it would be a good game

Methusaleh22

8:49pm

They don’t. But it shows that nobody wants to watch these guys play football

TCuz

8:57pm

Idk, people watch games like Virginia versus UMBC every year in basketball.

chilawcoug

8:59pm

There are functional differences between football and basketball. You can play 100 basketball games a year

TCuz

9:04pm

I want this. Stop telling me what I want. I would watch every game.

chilawcoug

9:06pm

Yep, you have to be obtuse to conflate the 2.

Methusaleh22

9:07pm

I guess Mike Leach is obtuse.

chilawcoug

9:08pm

Who did i call a name?

Methusaleh22

9:18pm

Anyone who compared football and basketball.

chilawcoug

9:20pm

I used to think your elitist attitude was just a schtick

CameronG

9:00pm

And I have no idea who you are.

TCuz

9:05pm

Perfectly on brand response from you, you think you’re better than everyone else

CameronG

9:07pm

You aren’t by chance a UofU professor with pac12 consulting experience are you?

kcca

9:12pm

I know this one!

chilawcoug

8:35pm

TCuz hates March Madness, too many teams for his liking

CameronG

8:56pm

Love all the home games. Fans can't travel to 4 bowl games.

Art Director

8:00pm

Have to imagine they'll kick the bowl games out of bed eventually and go heavily

shoganai

8:06pm

Exciting, inclusive, football to be won on the field

CameronG

8:07pm

That’s a lot of playoff games 😂

Hufflepuff

8:08pm

Yep. That's the best part, IMO.

shoganai

8:09pm

It would be awesome.

Groym

8:10pm

Barf. Give G5 or whatever their own championship.

shimmy

8:11pm

I mean, there's a plausible chance that's where we're headed, except it will be

shoganai

8:15pm

Yep. All home games until the finals, but let's have good teams instead of

Methusaleh22

8:17pm

If we're only interested in teams that have a plausible chance of winning...

shoganai

8:19pm

You mean a tournament without Notre Dame and Ohio St?

Methusaleh22

8:25pm

You could make an argument for six. But you certainly don't need 12.

shoganai

8:29pm

I get the first round might be rough (for a while, it will actually even the

chilawcoug

8:21pm

I don't get what you mean by invitational. Anyone can earn their way into the

Methusaleh22

8:30pm

Not entirely true. If there are ever multiple undefeated G5s, very good chance

shoganai

8:33pm

Millions more would watch Colorado-SMU than would watch Jacksonville-SMU.

Methusaleh22

8:53pm

No. There is no way to guarantee entry—not logically. Every other division

chilawcoug

8:37pm

Untrue. If the worst team in college football this year goes 13-0 and beats 2 P4

Methusaleh22

8:54pm

So they have to get 2 P4 teams on the schedule? Is that in their control?

chilawcoug

8:56pm

I added to my post the example of Boise St. A loss and no P4 wins. Got in.

Methusaleh22

8:58pm

It's not impossible, but it is not guaranteed.

chilawcoug

9:01pm

Better way to say it, in every other college sport conference champs qualify for

CameronG

9:03pm

Yeah in college. But it doesn't have to be that way. And more generalizable,

chilawcoug

9:05pm

This ignores the fact they're are a lot more playoff spots for every other sport

Methusaleh22

9:06pm

And more conferences...what's the point?

chilawcoug

9:07pm

The point is you're leaving out quality teams like Colorado and adding garbage.

Methusaleh22

9:09pm

That was not the point, but I can see you've abandoned the earlier arguments.

chilawcoug

9:18pm

Huh?

Methusaleh22

9:20pm

My point was that I want a tournament like every other sport, division, league

chilawcoug

9:22pm

As chilawcoug said a lot more conferences

CameronG

9:16pm

Not sure how percentages became a point. You're leaving 14 at large spots

Methusaleh22

9:23pm

Updating to your edit.

chilawcoug

8:57pm

What other sport has 130 competitors and a 24 team postseason?

Methusaleh22

9:00pm

Do you mean that ratio or that exact number?

chilawcoug

9:03pm

Yep, that's the point. Not enough spots for 8-4 MAC champs

Methusaleh22

9:13pm

....that's why the proposal was to add spots? Man, this convo is tough to

chilawcoug

9:19pm

Also, on the merits, NIU beat ND this year. Army beat Oklahoma, a team that beat

chilawcoug

8:39pm

Army would be in a the 6th Conference champ in my proposal, Oklahoma would not.

Methusaleh22

9:18pm

Makes sense in every sport and in football in every division, just not this one?

chilawcoug

9:21pm

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