December 15th, 2018 at 4:52 PM ^
I was always fond of Joyce DeWitt. The Janet/Chrissy debate should've been just as vigorous as the Mary Ann/Ginger debate.
December 15th, 2018 at 5:07 PM ^
Absolutely not comrade. Suzanne Somers was soooo hot back in the day.
December 15th, 2018 at 7:05 PM ^
Thank you thighmaster
December 15th, 2018 at 7:48 PM ^
Jack Tripper was so cool, rest in peace funnyman.
December 15th, 2018 at 5:24 PM ^
+1 Comrade. I Always had a thing for her.
December 15th, 2018 at 7:43 PM ^
Ginger vs. Chrissy is a good battle but Mary Ann blows the doors off Janet.
December 15th, 2018 at 8:10 PM ^
Mary Ann > Ginger, Chrissy & Janet
December 16th, 2018 at 6:19 AM ^
That's a given.
December 15th, 2018 at 4:09 PM ^
If the players don't care about the bowl games, I fail to see why the fans should. Expand the playoffs now!
December 15th, 2018 at 4:30 PM ^
Don't think it follows that the players don't care. But if you are a kid from a poor family--hell, from most families--and getting injured once you have made the decision to turn pro means potential loss of millions. . . how can you justify taking the risk, including to all those (immediate family, progeny) who stand to benefit? I absolutely agree that it sucks, but in a sport where these kids already get little or no remuneration to begin with I--just speaking for myself--find it impossible to condemn.
December 15th, 2018 at 5:15 PM ^
Don’t have to be poor, either, or to have millions at stake (though it helps). There have been times I’ve made choices based upon the small chance that something going wrong could hurt my ability to work or keep a job.
A young person who has a multi-year career in a multi-million dollar profession riding on surviving a 3-hour game in which serious injuries are a regular occurrence would be foolish not to think about it.
December 15th, 2018 at 5:45 PM ^
By that logic, if they are draftable they shouldn't play any of the games in the later portion of their seasons.
December 15th, 2018 at 6:28 PM ^
Disagree with that! You could say for Nick Bosa the 2nd half of the season was irrelevant to his draft performance review, and could only demonstrate his recovery from injury. And if he hadn't recovered enough to HELP himself then then it could only hurt.
For players not guaranteed of being a top 10 draftee, regular season games are part of the CV, so to speak, of a college football player. And the bowl game COULD be as well - notice Shea will play yet hasn't declared his intentions beyond that.
So let's assume any players skipping any bowl, not just Michigan's, they've done the calculus that nothing that happens in the bowl could help.them, while an injury could be devastating.
And just because they put a label of NY6 on the Peach Bowl doesn't make me care more or less about it, based on matchup etc.
If players start skipping CFP games then there's a problem the NCAA will have to deal with.
December 15th, 2018 at 7:45 PM ^
Amen, once your last season arrives just shut it down and let the team know you're preparing for your future. And lets extend it down to high school, once a kid gets that big time offer he wants to a college, shut it down and prepare for your future!
December 15th, 2018 at 6:21 PM ^
Somehow I wonder about message board guys with 2 bazillion points having jobs...
December 15th, 2018 at 6:54 PM ^
You must be relatively new here if you don't know the story about that.
December 15th, 2018 at 8:00 PM ^
I honestly don't know the story (only created my account last year) but after seeing stephenrjking's posts and how well thought out 99% of them are, I stopped being surprised and just figured he said something really great one time that Brian gave him a million points for (and that he earned the other million on his own)
December 15th, 2018 at 7:00 PM ^
They're a glitch and unearned. But you knew that already.
December 15th, 2018 at 7:11 PM ^
User name checks out.
December 15th, 2018 at 4:09 PM ^
According to who?
December 15th, 2018 at 5:18 PM ^
December 15th, 2018 at 5:54 PM ^
Obligatory "Uh oh!"
December 15th, 2018 at 6:56 PM ^
Never heard this. Thank you, Chatster! +1,000!
December 15th, 2018 at 4:09 PM ^
Where did you get this? Bush said he was playing earlier. Higdon is playing in the senior bowl so I don't know why he would skip his team's bowl game..
December 15th, 2018 at 4:31 PM ^
This could end up being a very good thing offensively. With Higdon gone there is no way Evans can make Harbaugh's offense work like he as wanted all year. Evans does't have the same power or YAC that Higdon brought to the table. Harbaugh will now be forced to bring a different offense to the Bowl Game than what he used all year...or I should say we should all be praying he will.
December 15th, 2018 at 5:22 PM ^
Unless he goes crazy stubborn and runs Ben Mason into a stacked line 20 times.
Please no...
December 15th, 2018 at 5:32 PM ^
We tried continuously to get Tru Wilson the edge against OSU.
There will be no change in offense.
December 15th, 2018 at 6:00 PM ^
All the Evans up the middle rubs suggest you’re incorrect. In any case, we have Tru to run into our linemen’s butts all game.
December 15th, 2018 at 4:34 PM ^
This. You play the senior bowl to get more exposure to scouts and to get more film. And that’s exactly what a bowl can do for an NFL caliber senior (not guaranteed 1st rounder, but someone vying for 2nd day rather than third day).
December 15th, 2018 at 4:09 PM ^
If they're all going pro, this would explain why we will have to many open spots to recruit......
December 15th, 2018 at 4:10 PM ^
It’s a new generation...
December 15th, 2018 at 6:11 PM ^
If this is wat college football is becoming, we may as well just skip it and stick to the cookie-cutter NFL.
December 15th, 2018 at 4:11 PM ^
A link would be helpful.
December 15th, 2018 at 4:13 PM ^
Not able to link voice. Time will tell
December 15th, 2018 at 4:18 PM ^
There should be a rule about posting content with sources, especially if you’re not someone reputable like umbig11 or magnus. This just opens up an unnecessary debate about if this is real or not that could have been easily avoided
December 15th, 2018 at 4:21 PM ^
The general guideline has been that people known to have info get some leeway (umbig11 is not the only poster that occasionally has info). Additionally, certain inflammatory-sounding rumors may get evaluated on their own merit. Brian and Seth have often heard things they can’t report, but will conspicuously leave threads standing that contain accurate info.
This might qualify, but the OP doesn’t even claim inside info. We’ll see.
December 15th, 2018 at 4:35 PM ^
How about this? If you only trust umbig11 or Magnus, then let’s have one of them come on this thread and deny my statement. If they really know what’s going on, they’ll confirm
December 15th, 2018 at 4:49 PM ^
My post pretty clearly says that there are other people who have reliable info (and “denying” your statement is not how insider stuff works). I do not eliminate the possibility that you are correct, though you have no history of accurate info on this board and don’t even claim a source in your OP. If you are correct, why are you so sensitive?
December 15th, 2018 at 6:00 PM ^
I really don’t need a history of accuracy on a message board because I spend very little time here and rarely post. 90% of the people on this board who post with frequency are in middle school; so I’m glad not to be included as a “regular.” But as it stands right now, these 5 aren’t playing and I’m not flaming or guessing
December 15th, 2018 at 6:08 PM ^
You want us to take you seriously yet you insult us when we ask you to back up your information.
December 15th, 2018 at 6:26 PM ^
"90% of the people on this board who post with frequency are in middle school"
I keep having to re-take 7th grade, and at my age of 65 the girls in my class treat me like I'm their grandpa—they expect help on their math homework but give me the cold shoulder otherwise.
December 16th, 2018 at 6:03 PM ^
And the pizza in the cafeteria hasn't gotten any better in the last 45 years ... only now it gives me the acid reflux.
December 15th, 2018 at 7:10 PM ^
You may not be in middle school, but your desperation for attention and your reading comprehension fit in nicely with that age group. It has become pretty clear that, regardless of the accuracy of your post, attention is your goal with this thread.
It worked, but at the expense of people taking you seriously.
December 15th, 2018 at 5:58 PM ^
How about this? Maybe you don't post anything of this nature without a reasonable source.
Also, spare us the moralizing. If a captain has lots of money on the line and isn't interested in a Jake Butt bowl experience, let him be.
December 15th, 2018 at 4:18 PM ^
So you don’t really know, you’re just speculating with small amounts of information?
December 15th, 2018 at 5:17 PM ^
Kind of like trying to read what your moody wife is thinking.
Best not to speculate. Just turn on the xbox and carry on with your day.
December 15th, 2018 at 6:08 PM ^
Troll vs SRJK... I am going with Stephen on this one.
December 15th, 2018 at 7:10 PM ^
Easy choice.
and apparently srjk is done with advent sermon prep, or taking a break.
December 15th, 2018 at 7:36 PM ^
I've known Stephen for a quite a while, back to days at Yost. This isn't going to go well for the troll.