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Bayou445
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Why has sub-Saharan Africa never progressed beyond mud huts?
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/29/22 at 9:47 pm
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re: Germany is heading toward an electricity crisis
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/28/22 at 11:04 am to JackieTreehorn
Greta Thunberg says this will be a good thing that’ll stop “climate change.”
Was Africa better off under European colonial rule?
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/28/22 at 11:02 am
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I get the impression that blacks not only commit more crimes than whites, but also are less smart about how to get away with crimes.
I grew up in a white, upper middle class area right next door to a huge drug dealer. He didn’t get away with drug dealing because he hid his activities. (Everybody in the neighborhood knew what he did.) He got away with drug dealing because at least half of his clientele were policemen.
I doubt that there are too many black criminals like him who actually think to befriend the police.
I grew up in a white, upper middle class area right next door to a huge drug dealer. He didn’t get away with drug dealing because he hid his activities. (Everybody in the neighborhood knew what he did.) He got away with drug dealing because at least half of his clientele were policemen.
I doubt that there are too many black criminals like him who actually think to befriend the police.
Are aTm’s officers the guys who would always hide in the closet until Don’t Ask Don’t Tell got repealed?
re: When is the last time your school lost to a service academy?
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/19/22 at 10:02 pm to Porker Face
Has anybody except for Arkansas ever fired a coach one game into the season?
re: Hey Texas you already hired your next Coach, Gary Patterson, Good move!
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/19/22 at 9:55 pm to TutHillTiger
Special assistant to the head coach?
I have trouble understanding what half of these new assistant positions that have been added over the last decade are actually supposed to do.
I have trouble understanding what half of these new assistant positions that have been added over the last decade are actually supposed to do.
Scheduling in 16 team SEC
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/19/22 at 9:47 pm
Seems pretty certain that they’re going to 9 conference games. But otherwise, I’ve seen remarkably little talk about this. Are they going to do the rotating pods that the 16 team WAC did? Are they going to abolish divisions altogether now that that’s allowed?
Dear God, I hope they don’t go to a system where you play one game every seven years against everybody in the other division other than the cross divisional rival. That’s actually even less often than opposite division teams play in the current system. (Albeit by only one less game every 42 years.)
Dear God, I hope they don’t go to a system where you play one game every seven years against everybody in the other division other than the cross divisional rival. That’s actually even less often than opposite division teams play in the current system. (Albeit by only one less game every 42 years.)
The Big Ten also added Maryland and Rutgers.
I’m not really sure what the point of that expansion was, other than having as many members of the SEC. And, if Barry Alvarez is to be believed, to prevent PSU from looking toward the ACC.
I’m not really sure what the point of that expansion was, other than having as many members of the SEC. And, if Barry Alvarez is to be believed, to prevent PSU from looking toward the ACC.
re: Big10 commissioner says he sees them going to 20 teams
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/19/22 at 9:32 pm to TideWarrior
In football, UNC has an all time 68-37-5 record vs NC State. Even for football, UNC would be a better add than NC State. And, frankly, nobody is proposing UNC as an SEC add for football reasons.
NCSU has been downright bad in basketball ever since Jim Valvano retired, they’ve never been good in football, and they don’t even bring good academics. Their stadium only seats 56,000, which would probably be one of the smallest in the SEC, and even if they claim to usually sell out, I’ve learned to not trust these official attendance numbers. It would be a downright embarrassing add.
NCSU has been downright bad in basketball ever since Jim Valvano retired, they’ve never been good in football, and they don’t even bring good academics. Their stadium only seats 56,000, which would probably be one of the smallest in the SEC, and even if they claim to usually sell out, I’ve learned to not trust these official attendance numbers. It would be a downright embarrassing add.
re: Who gets the boot if the Big 10 and SEC start kicking out members?
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/19/22 at 6:57 pm to TouchdownTony
Yeah, I was trying to figure out who the third least valuable team in the SEC is.
I think it might be USCe. The second favorite team in a pretty small state.
I think it might be USCe. The second favorite team in a pretty small state.
NC State? Jesus Christ, I have no idea why people suggest them as an SEC add. They’re the third most popular athletics program in a state that’s really not that huge. NCSU is also probably the ACC’s worst academic institution.
If we’re going to make lame adds from “new TV markets”, why not go with UVA? At least they’re good in basketball, and have excellent academics.
If we’re going to make lame adds from “new TV markets”, why not go with UVA? At least they’re good in basketball, and have excellent academics.
The departing members would create a new conference under a new name. The left behind teams would actually keep the SEC name. It’s like when 8 WAC members left to form the MWC.
But if the Big 8 (Florida, Georgia Tennessee, LSU, Alabama, Auburn, Texas and Oklahoma) broke off, their new conference would certainly be considered more prestigious than the conference of the left behinds. Even though the left behinds would technically keep the SEC name.
But if the Big 8 (Florida, Georgia Tennessee, LSU, Alabama, Auburn, Texas and Oklahoma) broke off, their new conference would certainly be considered more prestigious than the conference of the left behinds. Even though the left behinds would technically keep the SEC name.
re: Long term SEC prediction
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/19/22 at 6:14 pm to Ramblin Wreck
The Southern Conference was something like 25 teams before the SEC broke off.
I think that the Big 8 (the current Big 6+ Texas and OU) should break off from the rest of the SEC. We’ll see how much the Little 8 of the SEC is actually worth.
And, even better, we’ll probably see Tennessee going 0-7 in conference every year, with the closest loss being by about 17 points.
I think that the Big 8 (the current Big 6+ Texas and OU) should break off from the rest of the SEC. We’ll see how much the Little 8 of the SEC is actually worth.
And, even better, we’ll probably see Tennessee going 0-7 in conference every year, with the closest loss being by about 17 points.
re: 2022 officially year of the Vols
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/19/22 at 6:11 pm to BigPaintedInOrange
My prediction: Tennessee will go 5-7.
Heupel will be on the hot seat heading into 2023. The Tennessee athletic director will spend the whole offseason thinking about what equally awful coach to replace him with.
Heupel will be on the hot seat heading into 2023. The Tennessee athletic director will spend the whole offseason thinking about what equally awful coach to replace him with.
Who gets the boot if the Big 10 and SEC start kicking out members?
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/19/22 at 6:08 pm
Let’s face it: there are teams in the Big 10, ACC and Big 12 that are more profitable than current SEC and Big 10 members. If the SEC and Big 10 want to make as profitable of a 20-24 team conference as possible, they’d kick out some current members.
I think the Big 10 would kick out Northwestern and Rutgers. I’m sure that the Big 10 realizes by now that Rutgers doesn’t even bring the NJ market (let alone the NYC marker), and is embarrassed that they seriously invited Rutgers.
The SEC will drop Vanderbilt and Mississippi State.
I think the Big 10 would kick out Northwestern and Rutgers. I’m sure that the Big 10 realizes by now that Rutgers doesn’t even bring the NJ market (let alone the NYC marker), and is embarrassed that they seriously invited Rutgers.
The SEC will drop Vanderbilt and Mississippi State.
re: Does the Big Ten now regret the Maryland and Rutgers additions?
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/19/22 at 4:41 pm to deputyfife
It is rather telling that the ACC picked up 5 of the Big East’s original 8 members, but never had the slightest amount of interest in Rutgirls.
Heck, WVU got into the Big 12 before Rutgers got into the Big 10, too. And I don’t remember Rutgers ever being mentioned as a Big 12 expansion candidate before the Big 10 invited them.
Heck, WVU got into the Big 12 before Rutgers got into the Big 10, too. And I don’t remember Rutgers ever being mentioned as a Big 12 expansion candidate before the Big 10 invited them.
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Did Bielma ever threaten to eat the opposing coach?
We should go back to making fun of Bielma’s weight.
re: After the announced B10 deal, why not merge with the ACC and get a $20b deal
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/18/22 at 8:49 pm to RelentlessTide
NC State and Virginia? Jesus Christ, I always faint when I see teams like that suggested for the SEC.
What’s even more amazing is that they hired Derek Dooley over anybody.
He was 17-20 in the f*ing WAC.
He was 17-20 in the f*ing WAC.
Yet you argue that Rutgers and Maryland was a valuable, worthwhile addition. Lol.
re: Does the Big Ten now regret the Maryland and Rutgers additions?
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/18/22 at 7:48 pm to theGarnetWay
Really? I live in the Florida panhandle, and I get the BTN at my house.
And actually I remember watching the 2007 App State vs Michigan game, which was the first game on the BTN. Maybe they had moved the App State game to ESPN by the time I started watching. But I’m 100% certain I had the BTN before 2014.
There are supposed to be higher carriage rates if the Big Ten has a presence in a TV market. But you can watch the BTN anywhere in the country. And carriage rates are becoming increasingly less important due to cord cutting.
And actually I remember watching the 2007 App State vs Michigan game, which was the first game on the BTN. Maybe they had moved the App State game to ESPN by the time I started watching. But I’m 100% certain I had the BTN before 2014.
There are supposed to be higher carriage rates if the Big Ten has a presence in a TV market. But you can watch the BTN anywhere in the country. And carriage rates are becoming increasingly less important due to cord cutting.
re: Does the Big Ten now regret the Maryland and Rutgers additions?
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/18/22 at 7:45 pm to theGarnetWay
That article is from 2014, before cord cutting. There don’t seem to be any articles about what Rutger’s value to the Big Ten is in 2022. (Let alone in a decade or so, at which point even more cord cutting will have occurred.)
Even when Maryland and Rutgers were invited, many people predicted that cord cutting would occur sooner or later. Maybe Maryland and Rutgers could have been profitable additions if they had been kicked out after 10 years or so in the conference. But conference expansions are 1,000 year decisions, not 10 year decisions.
Even when Maryland and Rutgers were invited, many people predicted that cord cutting would occur sooner or later. Maybe Maryland and Rutgers could have been profitable additions if they had been kicked out after 10 years or so in the conference. But conference expansions are 1,000 year decisions, not 10 year decisions.
re: Does the Big Ten now regret the Maryland and Rutgers additions?
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/18/22 at 7:38 pm to theGarnetWay
From my anecdotal evidence, it seems like Penn State actually has more fans in NYC than Rutgers. To be fair, I don’t think I ever traveled to the NJ suburbs while in NYC.
re: Proof that Bama gets bias no other team gets is 2011 and 2017.NCs, but div runner-up.
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/18/22 at 7:35 pm to magildachunks
I do think that Oklahoma State should have been selected to the 2012 title game. I’m not sure what you’re complaining about with 2017.
I’ve been to NYC twice before. I saw plenty of Notre Dame fans, and a small number of PSU fans, but I honestly don’t remember seeing a single Rutgers fan.
re: Does the Big Ten now regret the Maryland and Rutgers additions?
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/18/22 at 7:19 pm to multicampus
Yeah, I agree, totally.
If your standard is recruiting grounds, then the Big Ten should have added Rice, FAU, and San Diego State. (Before USC and UCLA gave the Big Ten a presence in California.)
Especially with these larger conferences reducing how often you play each team, are recruits seriously going to care that their parents might get to see them play something like one time in their entire college career?
If your standard is recruiting grounds, then the Big Ten should have added Rice, FAU, and San Diego State. (Before USC and UCLA gave the Big Ten a presence in California.)
Especially with these larger conferences reducing how often you play each team, are recruits seriously going to care that their parents might get to see them play something like one time in their entire college career?
re: Does the Big Ten now regret the Maryland and Rutgers additions?
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/18/22 at 7:11 pm to theGarnetWay
I’m pretty sure that WildcatMike was being sarcastic. The idea that Rutgers even brings the NJ tv market (let alone NYC) is a joke. It’s like the idea of Rice bringing the Houston TV market or something.
re: Does the Big Ten now regret the Maryland and Rutgers additions?
Posted by Bayou445 on 8/18/22 at 6:57 pm to Cheese Grits
Is Maryland really that fertile of a recruiting ground? New Jersey is a fertile recruiting ground, but somehow Rutgers has always been bad anyway.
I mean, by the standard you’re citing, the Big 10 also could have added Rice or something to get into the even more fertile Texas recruiting grounds.
I mean, by the standard you’re citing, the Big 10 also could have added Rice or something to get into the even more fertile Texas recruiting grounds.
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