College Football 2018-19

[unclevlad]

31 minutes ago, Pariah said:

And here we thought Army dropping 70 on Houston was ridiculous. Auburn is now leading Purdue 56-7 ... in the first half.

 

Yeah.  Weather decided that I needed to shop for the weekend today, rather than tomorrow...not that it's nice today but tomorrow may be nasty-ish, for us anyway.  So...after the usual goof off, go out, grab lunch, take care of the necessaries.  Get back, switch on the TV.  56-7.  OK, next game will be on soonish, right?

 

What...wait...15 seconds left in the FIRST half???  

 

The game stats are just UGLY.  400 yards on 36 plays.  Red zone pick and a pick-6.  Wow...

 

Probably still won't see a hundy, tho.  Sorry Badger.  Lead like this, Auburn's probably gonna just hammer the ball on the ground.  Largest margin of victory isn't even certain, Auburn defense may relax.  But that's much more likely than the hundy.

[Badger]

I know, I still hope to see it one day.

[Badger]

Looked up:

 

Seems the last time by colleges that both remotely mattered was Houston beating Tulsa 100-6 in 1968.   (3 or 4 more since then but, they were with schools you likely never heard of.)

[Badger]

oh and to make Iuz happy.

 

Oklahoma seems to have scored 100 points the most times of any team, doing 5 times in a 4 year span (1915-18).

 

Of course the current incarnation of the Sooners might be more likely to give up 100.

[unclevlad]

So what does everyone have on the menu for tomorrow???

 

Things start at 10 my time...and end around 10, give or take.  Several early bowls before the Big Games.

 

We're having a bit of snow today and more is predicted for tomorrow (which is why I did my shopping today)...so I gots me chili makings.  Good ground beef, onions, tomato, poblano chles, anaheim chiles, black beans, chili powders, and half of my last bottle of 2009 Stone Russian Imperial Stout.  Yummy.  The other half of the bottle will get poured with the 'dinner' bowl.

 

And yes, it could get repeated...albeit with a different beer...for New Year's Day.    

[Badger]

You'll be needing a gas mask.

[Cancer]

I'll probably watch whatever I can bring in on the rabbit ears.

[Pariah]

I'll watch as much as the wife and tyrranical kids will allow. 

 

Note to self: Make sure the Kindles are fully charged overnight.

[Badger]

Or sneak some sleeping pills into breakfast

[Pariah]

Effective, but ethically questionable.

[Pariah]

I'm really pulling for Notre Dame and Oklahoma tomorrow.

 

I have precisely zero faith in either of those outcomes, but that's what I'd like to see.

[Badger]

Oklahoma and Clemson.  I just could never pull for Notre Dame

 

 

unless vs Alabama

[Iuz the Evil]

6 hours ago, Badger said:

oh and to make Iuz happy.

 

Oklahoma seems to have scored 100 points the most times of any team, doing 5 times in a 4 year span (1915-18).

 

Of course the current incarnation of the Sooners might be more likely to give up 100.

This year, it could go either way. Score a hundred, give up a hundred, hard to say which will happen first.

 

Teams these days are actually encouraged by the media to keep it close. When OU hung 77-0 on TAMU, Bob Stoops looked bewildered. Was running it up the middle every play and still scoring. They even kept the clock running continuously to speed it up (by mutual consent). Didn't seem to matter.

 

And the press conference was all about his poor sportsmanship. Thought he'd blow a gasket. "What do you want me to do, take a knee on every play?"

 

Things can get out of hand in college football, they're still very young guys. Emotion is a huge part of the game. One or two bad plays can snowball out of control.

 

Edit: oh, and I'm rooting for Oklahoma. And Note Dame, because it'll be more fun to beat them in the title game.

 

I do not have high hopes for those outcomes, but you never know. OU has beaten Alabama before when they weren't supposed to. Not likely to be intimidated by the name, reputation, or uniform. We will see how it goes.

[Badger]

an actual defense will have to show up.

[Cancer]

So what sexually deviant act is now called "belk", and why is there a bowl game for it?

[Pariah]

Why the belk do you wanna know?

[Cancer]

For now I am assuming it is a lame 21st Century respelling attempt for "bilk".

[Pariah]

As I recall, the term is the name for a department store. So you're probably not far off.

[unclevlad]

Yes, from the ads I've seen during the game, it's a big department store chain in the South.

 

I prefer my bowls fruity this morning.

[Badger]

1 hour ago, Pariah said:

As I recall, the term is the name for a department store. So you're probably not far off.

 

Yeah, we used to have a couple in my county, pre-WalMart

[unclevlad]

4 hours ago, Badger said:

 

Yeah, we used to have a couple in my county, pre-WalMart

 

And pre-Amazon.  

 

https://stores.org/stores-top-retailers-2018/

 

The growth suggests Amazon's easily up to #2 this year.

[Starlord]

Notre Dame thoroughly embarrassed again.

[unclevlad]

Mmm hmm.  A diet of cupcakes does not make for a true championship caliber team, Notre Dame.

 

 

[unclevlad]

Oh my.  20 minutes to the kickoff of Bama/OU.

Bama's a 15 point favorite...but the other number they showed was the over/under.  80.5.  Whoa!!!!!!  Pretty insane!

 

Let's hope it's reasonably competitive.  History of this round in the BCS does not bode well for that.

[Iuz the Evil]

Basically, I'm crossing my fingers tonight. Would be thrilled if OU pulls this off.

 

Just going to appreciate the season that led to this evening. Second Heisman in a row, 4th Consecutive conference championship, beating Texas in the conference title game. Been a good year, really. Hard to criticise, however tonight turns out.

 

But damn, I want to win an 8th undisputed national championship. Let's do this.