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YoungSteele830
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re: My #NFLRigged playoff picks - Bears vs Bills Super Bowl
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 1/9/26 at 4:45 pm to YoungSteele830
Bracket image wouldn’t work.
But my full picks, Rams, Bears, Bills, 49ers, Patriots, and Steelers win this weekend
Divisional: Seahawks over Niners, Bills over Broncos, Bears over Rams, Patriots over Steelers
Bills beat Patriots in AFCCG, Bears beat Seahawks in NFCCG
But my full picks, Rams, Bears, Bills, 49ers, Patriots, and Steelers win this weekend
Divisional: Seahawks over Niners, Bills over Broncos, Bears over Rams, Patriots over Steelers
Bills beat Patriots in AFCCG, Bears beat Seahawks in NFCCG
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My #NFLRigged playoff picks - Bears vs Bills Super Bowl
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 1/9/26 at 4:29 pm
First of all - I’m willing to be wrong on this. If this doesn’t happen I can take the heat. But I really think this is what the NFL wants.
Reasoning? Where do I start? Josh Allen “finally” winning the big one much like Peyton did in ‘06. NFL wants Mahomes vs Allen to be the new Brady vs Manning. So they need Allen to win a title to keep the rivalry alive and not have it be so one-sided.
Two starved, crazy, loyal fan bases. This matchup guarantees a long drought will end, just like Cubs vs Indians in 2016. Bills have never won a SB. Bears haven’t in 40 years. Btw it’s the 40-year anniversary of the famous ‘85 Bears, what better year to have the Bears in the Big Game?
Hot young QB. Hot young head coach. Big market. Big fanbase. The Bears are a sleeping giant that the league would love to wake up.
It’s been said over and over how this generation of QBs isn’t as good as the last, well the league needs to elevate new stars to build up the young generation of QBs, and Caleb is the perfect guy to give a big push to, just like Burrow was 4 years ago. Much more exciting, in terms of “a new star is born” than guys like Darnold or Stafford. He has lots of supporters and lots of haters, he’s a great option to take to the next level, he’s provocative, he’ll get the people talking.
Finally, both of these teams are making huge investments in the league with new stadiums, and this Super Bowl will be a “Thank You Gift” to these two franchises. Just like the two Rams Super Bowls in recent years.
The AFC East and NFC North are paired up next year, so the Bears and Bills will play in the regular season, in Buffalo, according to the NFL schedule rotation. If my SB prediction is right this likely means that the Week 1 opening night game next year, on the Thursday after Labor Day, will be a Super Bowl rematch between the Bears and Bills, in the first game in the Bills new stadium.
A comparable situation to the Kiffin saga
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 1/6/26 at 6:07 pm
Jim Schlossnagle leaving for Texas. Media slandered the heck out of him. Staff followed him to Texas. Some Texas fans expected to get Laviolette and other studs to follow him, but A&M made a desperation move and hired Michael Earley to “keep the band together” and keep their best players from going to the Longhorns. Much like Ole Miss giving Golding a VERY swift promotion to permanent head coach. When Earley was hired and kept the roster intact, the media did lots of dunking on Texas. Aggies were riding good vibes with a preseason number 1 ranking…
And it was all Longhorns from then on. SEC title while A&M had an epic failure of a season. Needless to say there’s no more media slandering of Schlossnagle. Because winning fixes everything.
And it was all Longhorns from then on. SEC title while A&M had an epic failure of a season. Needless to say there’s no more media slandering of Schlossnagle. Because winning fixes everything.
re: 1-7 1st rd. bye teams first 2 years
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 1/5/26 at 12:22 pm to tiger109
I absolutely agree with the no committee part, just use the AP poll or something like that, don’t try to manufacture storylines or matchups, just straight seed the teams by their ranking.
Frick the BS weekly rankings shows. They’re just a manufactured TV product. Absolutely no need for them other than to generate more ratings/ad revenue.
I think what most people are missing about Notre Dame’s big gripe this year, the first committee rankings this year, in early November, both ND and Miami had two losses, ND was 10 and Miami, fresh off a loss to unranked SMU, was 18. The AP poll had the exact same thing. Miami then proceeded to jump 8 spots over the next month, while ND fell a spot behind Miami, despite the fact that ND rolled through November playing their best ball of the season, despite the fact that the AP had ND higher on selection day. Notre Dame seemed safely in until there was this big push by ESPN in the final week before selection day for there to be a ND-Miami debate, when for weeks it didn’t seem like there was one. Seemingly the committee’s decision had more to do with ACC politics or caving to pressures from the many ND haters. Or maybe the fact that Miami resides in the ACC, which has an ESPN deal, while Notre Dame is an NBC product.
Countless examples of things like this over the years, the committee making decisions for TV purposes, political purposes, serving ESPN’s agenda, satisfying the conferences, whatever. Anything but just ranking the teams.
Frick the BS weekly rankings shows. They’re just a manufactured TV product. Absolutely no need for them other than to generate more ratings/ad revenue.
I think what most people are missing about Notre Dame’s big gripe this year, the first committee rankings this year, in early November, both ND and Miami had two losses, ND was 10 and Miami, fresh off a loss to unranked SMU, was 18. The AP poll had the exact same thing. Miami then proceeded to jump 8 spots over the next month, while ND fell a spot behind Miami, despite the fact that ND rolled through November playing their best ball of the season, despite the fact that the AP had ND higher on selection day. Notre Dame seemed safely in until there was this big push by ESPN in the final week before selection day for there to be a ND-Miami debate, when for weeks it didn’t seem like there was one. Seemingly the committee’s decision had more to do with ACC politics or caving to pressures from the many ND haters. Or maybe the fact that Miami resides in the ACC, which has an ESPN deal, while Notre Dame is an NBC product.
Countless examples of things like this over the years, the committee making decisions for TV purposes, political purposes, serving ESPN’s agenda, satisfying the conferences, whatever. Anything but just ranking the teams.
re: Chambliss is a Burrow-like ninja.
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 1/1/26 at 11:13 pm to tigertracts
I was thinking the exact same thing. Unbelievable play after play. Had McElroy giving him the Collinsworth treatment in the booth. Looked exactly like Burrow in the AFC title game in Kansas City 4 years ago. Team of destiny
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re: HAMMER Ole Miss and Bama ML
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 1/1/26 at 2:23 pm to BUGAtGOAT
BUMP after yet another bye team looks totally dysfunctional
HAMMER Ole Miss and Bama ML
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 12/31/25 at 10:14 pm
Or spreads if you’re not feeling that aggressive. We just saw how much of a disadvantage the bye teams are at. OSU 9.5 point favorites and yet lost by 10. Vegas isn’t accounting for the rust from a long bye, that’s an edge to exploit.
Also ESPN wants to expand to a 16-team playoff, 4 more playoff games means 4 more big games worth of ad revenue. They will use the poor performance of the bye teams as justification for expanding next year. Look for refs to be crazy biased against Georgia and Indiana
Also ESPN wants to expand to a 16-team playoff, 4 more playoff games means 4 more big games worth of ad revenue. They will use the poor performance of the bye teams as justification for expanding next year. Look for refs to be crazy biased against Georgia and Indiana
7 standalone NFL games this week
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 12/23/25 at 8:44 pm
Christmas Day falls on Thursday, so it’s basically a Thanksgiving style slate, 3 games, noon 3:30 and 7:15.
2 games Saturday, 3:30 and 7. Then SNF and MNF
Even with no teams on bye, 7 standalone games means only 9 games in the “RedZone window.” And only 2 of those 9 fall in the 3 PM slot. Kind of a watered down football Sunday this week.
What are y’all’s thoughts on this? Prefer more standalone games or fewer so the Sunday afternoon slate can be packed?
2 games Saturday, 3:30 and 7. Then SNF and MNF
Even with no teams on bye, 7 standalone games means only 9 games in the “RedZone window.” And only 2 of those 9 fall in the 3 PM slot. Kind of a watered down football Sunday this week.
What are y’all’s thoughts on this? Prefer more standalone games or fewer so the Sunday afternoon slate can be packed?
ESPN Football Power Index
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 12/20/25 at 7:56 pm
6-6 Penn State, 5-7 Auburn, and 7-5 LSU all fired their coaches this season.
They also are all ranked above James Madison and Tulane in the FPI. And people tried to tell us that Tulane and JMU were among the 12 best teams??
LSU played Ole Miss close. Tulane had TWO shots at Ole Miss - and got blown out in both.
They also are all ranked above James Madison and Tulane in the FPI. And people tried to tell us that Tulane and JMU were among the 12 best teams??
LSU played Ole Miss close. Tulane had TWO shots at Ole Miss - and got blown out in both.
re: Twelve Best Teams...Period
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 12/20/25 at 5:56 pm to JerryTheKingBawler
Bump. Tried to tell y’all but nobody wanted to listen. Wouldn’t y’all rather be watching Notre Dame or Texas, hell, maybe even BYU against this Ole Miss team right now, instead of this September tune-up game?
Can’t wait to be proven right again in a couple hours when Oregon routs JMU.
Can’t wait to be proven right again in a couple hours when Oregon routs JMU.
re: Bet the farm on Bama +180 vs Indiana
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 12/19/25 at 11:12 pm to SoFla Tideroller
I agree. Generational opportunity. Alabama will never be this good of odds in a big game ever again.
re: I have a bad feeling Alabama upsets Indiana
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 12/19/25 at 11:05 pm to Lexis Dad
Bama way too talented. Time and time again they’ve saved their best game for the biggest game. Every time people say Bama didn’t deserve to be there they prove people wrong. 2011. 2017.
Indiana hasn’t seen SEC speed all year
Bet your LIFE SAVINGS on Alabama + 6.5. You will never get that good of odds on Bama in a big game ever again.
Indiana hasn’t seen SEC speed all year
Bet your LIFE SAVINGS on Alabama + 6.5. You will never get that good of odds on Bama in a big game ever again.
re: CFP Game 1 - Bama (34) at Oklahoma (24) - Final.
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 12/19/25 at 10:33 pm to SpartyGator
Hadn’t missed a kick of any kind since the opener. The Bama mystique is still very alive and well. When guys have to line up against those crimson helmets with the numbers on them, they totally crumble. Alabama still holds a significant psychological advantage on the competition.
Boy, I bet Indiana fans are PIIIISSSSEDDD. They finally get their big Rose Bowl playoff game and they have to face BAMA??? They haven’t seen that level of size and speed all season. Indiana can’t handle SEC talent. Bama by 2 TDs
Boy, I bet Indiana fans are PIIIISSSSEDDD. They finally get their big Rose Bowl playoff game and they have to face BAMA??? They haven’t seen that level of size and speed all season. Indiana can’t handle SEC talent. Bama by 2 TDs
Twelve Best Teams...Period
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 12/17/25 at 12:16 am
9 Notre Dame/8 Oklahoma vs 1 Indiana
12 Texas/5 Oregon vs 4 Texas Tech
11 Miami/6 Ole Miss vs 3 Ohio State
10 Alabama/7 Texas A&M vs 2 Georgia
Wouldn’t this be a much more interesting playoff? Texas was preseason number 1 for a reason, they have enough talent to get hot and win the whole damn thing. Sure did end the season on an incredible note. Remember Ole Miss in the CWS a couple years ago? Nobody gave them a chance, said they didn’t deserve to be there. Same idea here. JMU is a 21 point dog at Oregon. Tulane a 17 point dog at Ole Miss. What, Texas would be a 6 point dog at Oregon, at worst. Notre Dame would be favored over Oklahoma.
If we’re going to expand all the way to 12 why are we not putting the 12 best teams in? JMU and Tulane barely crack the top 25 best.
12 Texas/5 Oregon vs 4 Texas Tech
11 Miami/6 Ole Miss vs 3 Ohio State
10 Alabama/7 Texas A&M vs 2 Georgia
Wouldn’t this be a much more interesting playoff? Texas was preseason number 1 for a reason, they have enough talent to get hot and win the whole damn thing. Sure did end the season on an incredible note. Remember Ole Miss in the CWS a couple years ago? Nobody gave them a chance, said they didn’t deserve to be there. Same idea here. JMU is a 21 point dog at Oregon. Tulane a 17 point dog at Ole Miss. What, Texas would be a 6 point dog at Oregon, at worst. Notre Dame would be favored over Oklahoma.
If we’re going to expand all the way to 12 why are we not putting the 12 best teams in? JMU and Tulane barely crack the top 25 best.
re: Let's face it Jalen Hurts is a below average QB
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 11/28/25 at 4:16 pm to goldennugget
The real Trent Dilfer is Caleb Williams. 2 100 yard running backs for the Bears in this game, and Caleb isn’t even at 100 passing yet.
Dude should be taking so much heat for his awful play, but thanks to defense and run game he gets to hide behind the scoreboard
Dude should be taking so much heat for his awful play, but thanks to defense and run game he gets to hide behind the scoreboard
re: Saw this post from someone a few weeks ago, they nailed it….(Death Valley experience)
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 11/16/25 at 9:34 am to Quatre Pot
I honestly think that one reason for the increase in piped in music in recent years is to drown out the “STTDB” chants. Since the band can’t play Neck anymore the students will chant it to just about anything that the band plays. So they have to find new ways to “censor” it.
I’ve never been a huge fan of STTDB. But I think that the hardcore efforts by the SEC office or whoever to censor it are more annoying than the actual chant. The only thing that trying to stop it will do is make them do it even more. If they had never tried to censor it we would only ever hear it during Neck, and not multiple times a game over random band songs.
I’ve never been a huge fan of STTDB. But I think that the hardcore efforts by the SEC office or whoever to censor it are more annoying than the actual chant. The only thing that trying to stop it will do is make them do it even more. If they had never tried to censor it we would only ever hear it during Neck, and not multiple times a game over random band songs.
re: CFB various games thread Friday 11/14/25
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 11/14/25 at 10:08 pm to JamalMurry27
I live bet the over on the total at 39.5
re: Heis-Mendoza
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 11/8/25 at 5:58 pm to Honest Tune
Indiana was 14.5 point favorites in this game. This would have been a colossal upset considering PSU was 3-5 going in, literally have not won a game besides rent a wins in September. So for there to even be a chance for a “Heisman moment” they needed to nearly choke away the game in the fourth quarter after being in control all day. Sayin played much better football against PSU. Didn’t need heroics to win
re: Indiana catch an all-timer
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 11/8/25 at 3:03 pm to lepdagod
Gus Johnson went crazy that whole drive. He glazed Indiana how people think he glazes Ohio State. He legit said hand Mendoza the Heisman. Bold thing to say before Ty Simpson has played today
re: "The slipper still fits!"
Posted by YoungSteele830 on 11/8/25 at 3:00 pm to karmew32
I don’t think we can call Indiana a Cinderella I think they have legit long-term staying power. They would probably not like being called an underdog. They’re not the PG-13 guy anymore. They’re looking to be the Rated R guy. Don’t wanna be the lovable loser Cubs or Mariners. They wanna be the Yankees and Dodgers.
“I don't want you to be the guy in the PG-13 movie everyone's *really* hoping makes it happen. I want you to be like the guy in the rated R movie, you know, the guy you're not sure whether or not you like yet. You're not sure where he's coming from. Okay? You're a bad man. You're a bad man, Mikey. You're a bad man, bad man.”
“I don't want you to be the guy in the PG-13 movie everyone's *really* hoping makes it happen. I want you to be like the guy in the rated R movie, you know, the guy you're not sure whether or not you like yet. You're not sure where he's coming from. Okay? You're a bad man. You're a bad man, Mikey. You're a bad man, bad man.”
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