JabbaNoBargain

Every clown act lessens the brand…no one will want to come back.

I love the narrative that we somehow played all our games on a beach in 70 degree weather. Salt Lake? Boulder? Pullman? Pacific Northwest (3 other schools), games where it was over 100 at kickoff in the desert in the early fall? Gorgeous pouring rain in the Bay Area in November? We are at most likely looking at one additional bad weather game of snow this year versus any other year in the history of OBD.

But their split title won by election in the early 90s is relevant? Going to be a shame when Florida fires their coach this year.

Was the B1G really any better than the PAC last year? Clearly Michigan was better than UW, but both went undefeated and made the final. Continue down the line and I’d argue the top 5 were pretty on par. Be curious to see how much better the rank and file of the conference really is. I’m starting to think the answer is marginally so at best. They too will be dealing with an improved conference adding at least one more mega game to everyone’s schedule versus last year. Looks like a bunch of UCLA’s to me!

So either getting fired or hired away by the Dallas Cowboys? Psychotic.

Not just the Willamette Valley, I’ve had all sorts of encounters coast to coast. Drove my wife to drop something off for work at a building on the east side (PDX), parking lot looked clear, I waited for her, just out of sight, maybe 100 feet from the front door, in broad daylight mind you. Somewhere between the car and the door of the building, an individual with a face painted red, started getting in her space and menacing her, a bystander (large dude) intervened by yelling “back the F off” multiple times. Point of my story, I can empathize. One slight twist and the red faced person could have been killed, easily. Completely unknown if they actually meant to harm my wife, but who wants to find out?

Take the under on Texas. Everyone was/is mesmerized because they won at Alabama early in the season last year. Very impressive yes, but they’re jumping from arguably the #5 to #1 conference. No playoff for you…next!

Cam was a fine QB, but a certifiable meathead, with all due respect of course. i wonder which QB Dallas would choose if they magically had the rights to either one?

I get what you’re saying, and it could be true of anyone until we find out in real live action…but how do you know about someone’s intangibles unless you are a coach, family friend, or teammate? Dude hasn’t even taken a snap for us yet, what are these intangibles of which you speak? Asking for a friend

Great rundowns! The bowl tie ins and mindset need to all go, pronto. Personally the 12-team format would be more difficult for me (if I was on the committee) if the top-4 weren’t automatic. Determining the top-4 without a conference championship requirement would be incredibly difficult. That being said, I still think 12 teams is easier than 4. We previously had a system with 4 spots and 5 power conferences, guaranteeing at least one P5 champion would be excluded every year. It’s actually amazing to me that there wasn’t a seismic occurrence prior to FSU, a year where every conference champ finished 11-1 for instance. The demise of the PAC makes this far easier. I personally don’t believe it would be that difficult to tell a 9-3 team that finished #12 at the end of the season they didn’t qualify for the 12 spot tourney…tough luck buttercup, lose one less game next time Okie State.

I do enjoy that the SC fan seems to imply OBD has moved on to bigger fish to fry. Second tier?

Ok, forgot until…this year? This consolidation to the P2 is going to make some new worlds collide.

Crazy average! At first I though you were talking about how few recruits Beavis has on the board *yuck yuck* Did you hear about that great recruit Beavis is hosting this weekend? Oh wait, they aren’t hosting anyone…but I hear in an effort to retain some players from being poached by Arizona State they’re having a good sack race soon. They do things the right way.

Even though we’re 2-0 against Texas since 2000, I’m pretty sure they forgot we existed until yesterday.

Nice collection of random words Florida? Alma mater? Bouncing checks? Honestly? Go home Derp, you’re drunk

How do they keep that website with a straight face and no shame? If there was any mojo left in the brand, it will be destroyed completely over the next year. All games “broadcast nationally”…meanwhile they’ll need an FAQ on how to get an antenna hooked up to your TV.

It’s still a strange phenomenon. Everyone vividly remembers them desperately wanting him 5 hours ago. Nobody hits on their prospects, it’s okay. But clearly, he’s safe. Texas fans wouldn’t endorse trying to flip such a questionable culture fit.

Green smoke is also a signal from the movie The Rock (a duck produced movie), but I digress.

Green smoke, we got green smoke!

Love me some 5 star!

Well close enough now, I need to know what happens with this nameless 5-star lol

Solid points, and I can see how it would help marketing growth and momentum…but I personally still won’t know his name until June 2025. I just find it fascinating to watch this evolve in the context of the portal era.

No doubt, and I don’t begrudge anyone that wants to follow each kid. I myself don’t learn their name until it’s on the roster after spring portal…either way this goes, this is still just a verbal and people are acting like it’s the end. Dramatic 5-star wide receiver would never reopen things, right? Non-binding verbal ceremony is kind of hilarious,

You don’t want to be held hostage on the whims of a HS kid? For shame!

From one of their forums today, the only football topic with a ton of activity at the moment…and it’s 6 pages deep, this is the mindset lol