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College Football 2009: Where Championships are won by a majority vote

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In other news, Tony Pike's draft stock is falling. A lot.
 
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bronconick said:
I don't think Kelly would have made a difference. Florida's more talented across the board, and as soon as Meyer did his "I don't know if I'm coming back" thing, they had all the desire to win that they needed.
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Hammer said:
Yeah, Kelly wasn't going to make a 5-touchdown (and counting) difference.

And Meyer could have stayed home and eaten Pudding Pops with his kids, and Florida still would have won this one.
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Kelly who brought them to this game is gone and Quinn, who's the Interim HC here is going to be coaching at U Buffalo next year. Had Kelly not taken the job at ND, I'm pretty **** sure he would have had the Bearcats a little more fired up than this group, who's pretty much head coachless.
 
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Fine, but it's 51-17 right now, and Florida will be done scoring whenever Urban Meyer says so, and not a second before.

Pitt did what they did in their meeting a few weeks ago. That should have set off fire alarms in people's heads about what Florida would do. And guess what? Florida just did it, and we're not sure if they're done yet.

It's not about Cincinnati. I just think Florida is that much better than Cincy, Brian Kelly or no Brian Kelly. I thought that to be the case before Kelly jumped ship.
 
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blockski said:
The Big Ten might have a 3-2 record right now, but the wins have all been quite impressive - Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Penn State all won against ranked and favored opponents by massively outgaining them and controlling tempo with tough D.

For the losses, Northwestern almost pulled it out today, again as an underdog. Minnesota's loss to Iowa State isn't a huge negative to me in a matchup between two 6-6 teams.

For the remaining games, I have no idea what to expect from the Alamo Bowl, given Michigan State's suspensions and Texas Tech's coaching situation. I do like how Iowa's defense matches up with Georgia Tech, particularly after seeing how Miami played GT earlier this season, when Miami just got whipped at the line of scrimmage by a much bigger and more physical Wisconsin team.

Anyway, those 3 Big Ten wins so far were all matchups between ranked teams. To date, it's got to be the most impressive performance by any of the major conferences.
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True, but I would like to say this:

Northwestern SHOULD have pulled it off. If they had a kicker who could kick ANYTHING resembling a field goal, they'd've won. Oh.. and even if it wasn't the case, a QB that recognizes a busted play in the end zone and knows enough to throw it away would have saved what... 2 INTs in the end zone? One of them was a pick 6 too. So... yeah, Northwestern should have been able to win given the gifts Auburn gave them all game long.

MN and ISU: 6-6 teams shouldn't be in a bowl game. PERIOD. Sub .500 teams should only get into bowl games if all over .500, .500, or over .500 DIAA teams decline.

I don't think Kelly's presence would have meant a Cincy win (though I prayed it would as I can't stand Tebow), but it wouldn't have been as embarrassing as it was.

Not a whole lot for Cincy to play for when they go through a month of their coaches jumping ship.
 
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Slap Shot said:
Cincinnatti at least accomplished one thing - they eclipsed Oregon for ugliest uniforms in history.
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Some of the The University of Nike's combos aren't completely awful but they lost me once they added the stupid FOX robot like drawings on the shoulders. Yuck.
 
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Terrierbyassociation said:
The trainer has already said he wasn't locked in, so most of these allegations are false. Coaches are allowed to discipline players, he didn't beat the kid. The kid was cleared to play and refused to practice.

I like how TT is getting rid of Leach citing this as the example, ignoring the due process of their own contract...when they hired Bobby Knight...:D

I'm not saying anything about Leach's actions. His actions don't really matter because TT didn't follow their own rules for firing Leach. This James issue is a red herring. In the end TT is going to shell out a huge buyout to Leach.
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Can't agree with your first sentence...the trainer, who is paid by the school but hired by the coach, and could lose his license and never get another job says he wasn't locked in ... so most of the allegations are false.?? That seems like a bit of a stretch TBA.

I have no doubt the kid embellished the story...but anybody loyal to Leach doesn't have more credibility, IMO.

Anything is possible, perhaps TT didn't consult enough lawyers before acting...I'd think they got internal and external opinions on suspending and then firing Leach. But emotion and vengence are the cause of many lawsuits as people don't follow what they should do and instead do what they want to do. Maybe they were told to wait it out but felt that paying him the $800k was an 'over my dead body'issue and acted rashly.

They did interviews, presented Leach with the document outlining treatment of players etc. I suspect they had enough time to look into whether he violated enough of the contract to a) qualify for dismissal b) needed to go to any incremental review prior to severing him.

We'll see.
 
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UConn with its first win over an SEC opponent... shutting down South Carolina 20-7
 
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Texas Tech has released a signed, sworn affidavit from an athletic trainer who says former coach Mike Leach instructed him to "lock" receiver Adam James in a dark place and that he disagreed with Leach's treatment of James after the player was diagnosed with a concussion.

According to the affidavit, taken by representatives of the university on Dec. 21 and signed on Jan. 1, trainer Steve Pincock did not agree with the treatment and said he knew of no other player being placed in a similar room.

In releasing the affidavit from Pincock and treating physician Dr. Michael Phy, the university said, "After coach Leach's conflicting recent media accounts of the treatment of James, the university asked witnesses to sign affidavits attesting to their original statements."

Phy told university officials in an affidavit that James "may not have been harmed" but he "considered this practice inappropriate."
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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4790586
 
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Greyeagle said:
Some of the The University of Nike's combos aren't completely awful but they lost me once they added the stupid FOX robot like drawings on the shoulders. Yuck.
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I think they're feathers. You know... ducks... feathers.

I always thought their garbage bag jerseys from the mid 00's were bad, but this year's left them far behind. They've entered an entirely new dimension of hideousness.
 
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Why is Eddie Money on my TV on the 50-yard line?
 
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