TWIS is up
My favorite take is from a Penn State fan that would fit right in on this board:
“I am done watching Penn State.
Let’s be real if we don’t get into the CFP which we won’t now. There is no point anymore. You know why no one believes in us? Because we always do this sh**. We look promising and then drop a game. No excuse when we were up by 15. The football god’s gifted us a special team TD and a nice fumble. The refs were decent. Our defense simply let us down. We can never just get it done. The defense blows a 15 point lead. Looked very amateur and Trace over threw it how many times? And the oline sucks. F*** this team F*** all the high hopes because they never get it done. F*** football. No use in getting worked upover a silly f***en game with pampered athletes chasing a ball. That’s what dogs do.”
October 31st, 2017 at 10:44 AM ^
November 1st, 2017 at 10:57 AM ^
I was at that game too and experienced something similar. That team had a lot of promise but got off to a rough start to the year. (Wasn't this game the week after the home loss to Minnesota too?)
October 31st, 2017 at 10:48 AM ^
And let the Chip Kelly Sweepstakes begin.
This week's contestants include Tennessee, Florida State, Florida, Texas A&M
October 31st, 2017 at 10:52 AM ^
Florida State? C'mon with that.
October 31st, 2017 at 11:22 AM ^
Florida State is a good reminder to us that, for all the challenges of this season, things could be a lot worse.
They would still be insane to fire Jimbo right now.
October 31st, 2017 at 11:32 AM ^
Completely insane to fire him. It's amazing how far they've fallen this year but you can definitely bet that they're gonna have a turn around next year like Notre Dame did this year
October 31st, 2017 at 11:26 AM ^
FSU?
No way in hell Fisher's ass is warm. Yeah, they've tanked and given up, but they'll be back next year with a vengeance. If they aren't, then maybe ask Jimbo a few questions for 2019. If they don't get back by 2020, then light that fire. But by then, FSU will be right back on top. He's a good coach, and Floriduh has a boatload of talent to choose from. They'll be fine...
October 31st, 2017 at 1:47 PM ^
they have given up . Was watching some of their game against BC and when they got down the whole team looked like they didn't care or want to be there.
They do have the talent though I would expect them to make a big bounce back next year.
October 31st, 2017 at 11:42 AM ^
Let's add Ohio State to that list.
Us beating them this year would probably do it.
October 31st, 2017 at 7:04 PM ^
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October 31st, 2017 at 11:52 AM ^
Because Frost is still an unknown commodity. He's been a HC at a G5 program for 1.5 seasons. His team is great this year, but how many G5 coaches have had one breakthrough season only to be hired by a P5 program and flame out spectacularly?
Kelly has a proven track record of managing a P5 program and taking it to and keeping it at a championship level.
October 31st, 2017 at 12:13 PM ^
If FSU parted ways with Fisher, he'd be chased by every other team on this list (plus LSU) almost immediately. FSU is having a bad year, but no way he's on the hot seat.
October 31st, 2017 at 12:20 PM ^
seems like some teams see him as a coach with baggage as a negative variable. I understand he will always be employable, but didn't he have some program issues at Oregon?
October 31st, 2017 at 12:27 PM ^
He left Oregon in the same way Pete Carroll left USC.
October 31st, 2017 at 10:48 AM ^
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October 31st, 2017 at 11:08 AM ^
Wow - that is amazing on multiple fronts. The fact that a man named "Jimbo" has a buyout of $40mm for anything just proves that this is the greatest country in the world. Dreams really can come true
October 31st, 2017 at 11:43 AM ^
Underrated comment.
October 31st, 2017 at 11:09 AM ^
The dreaded double post. My first one!
Question for the board - what is the next highest annual salary for a man named Jimbo? $20k? $30k? Apologies in advance to any Jimbo's out there who may be offended by these posts...
October 31st, 2017 at 11:26 AM ^
My guess is the next highest paid Jimbo works in sales, maybe at an auto dealership somewhere south of the Mason-Dixon line.
October 31st, 2017 at 11:31 AM ^
Dude, if you're going to make broad, sweeping generalizations as part of a joke, don't apologize for it. The joke gets lost when you apoligize for it. Just fucking own it. You said it twice - and the same question holds true for a guy named 'Jim Bob' - so own it! It was a good joke...
October 31st, 2017 at 12:06 PM ^
I wasn't really apologizing, hence the "..." but point taken. Will try to be less cute going forward. Although, if there is any group to be leery of in terms of unwarranted violence / revenge seeking, it is probably the Jimbo's of the world. Come in right behind the Hatfields and McCoys
November 1st, 2017 at 3:20 AM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 11:15 AM ^
Buyouts aren't just meant to make it difficult for a school to fire a coach. They're also meant to make it hard for another school to hire away a coach. Coming into this year, Fisher was 78-17 at FSU with a BCS Championship and four other Playoff/NY6 appearances in eight years. He's legitimately one of the best coaches in college football, despite the team falling apart this year.
October 31st, 2017 at 11:28 AM ^
That is madness. Does the NCAA need to institute a buyout cap to protect schools from their own madness?
October 31st, 2017 at 11:45 AM ^
I don't know.
What's Harbaugh's?
October 31st, 2017 at 12:10 PM ^
it like 0?
October 31st, 2017 at 11:40 AM ^
His buyout is the remainder of his contract runnnig through the 2024 season, at ~$5.5 million a season, so...yeah. Man, that is just screwing yourself, proper.
October 31st, 2017 at 10:57 AM ^
Florida St. lost their starting QB we lost ours. I am not aware of a lot of other injuries to the Seminoles but wow, I thought their defense was supposed to carry their team.
October 31st, 2017 at 10:58 AM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 11:16 AM ^
"Derwin James deserves the Jabrill Peppers hype."
He only has 1 career INT so... he's garbage, right? That's what I was told for the last 2 straight seasons. If a LB/S Hybrid only has 1 INT, they suck. A true FS only has 1 so... they're equal? RIght?
October 31st, 2017 at 11:26 AM ^
It's the story of three teams:
FSU began the year with playoff expectations. Lost their starting QB. They're garbage. Not that far off from being 1-6.
Michigan began the year with expectations around 9-3 or 8-4. Lost their starting QB. They're scrapping their way toward meeting that expectation.
Georgia began the year with fairly low expectations. Lost their starting QB. Might be ranked #1 at the end of the day.
if you're UM, you'd love to be Georgia. But man, be thankful you aren't FSU.
October 31st, 2017 at 12:53 PM ^
a good Oline with 5th year RBs - TWO of them - to ever have "low expectations"
A good O line and RBs get your 9+ wins in CF. Always.
October 31st, 2017 at 1:12 PM ^
I'm still amazed that FSU has just been this bad. They've got a talent level on par with Alabama and OSU. Even though they lost Francois you'd still think they can out-talent most everyone on their schedule save for Alabama, Clemson, and maybe Miami. At some point, probably after the Miami game, I think the team collectively just stopped caring. There's no other way to explain how a hapless, far less talented Boston College team smacked them around 35-3.
Another amazing thing to think about: it's possible that both FSU and UF miss out on a bowl game this year. Florida still has Mizzou and South Carolina on the road, both losable games, and FSU. If Florida drops all three of them, no bowl game. FSU still has Clemson, which is a guaranteed loss, Syracuse, possibly a loss, and Florida. If FSU drops one more besides Clemson, they're out.
October 31st, 2017 at 11:08 AM ^
October 31st, 2017 at 1:31 PM ^
"You know why no one believes in us? Because we always do this sh**."
Oh, I can think of a few other reasons why no one believes in Penn State.
October 31st, 2017 at 11:25 AM ^
Coaching wish lists from teams who are losing and have fired or may soon fire their coach are pure gold--when its not your team. Somehow everyone thinks they are getting Chip Kelly or Gruden. The best thus far has been Tennessee fans. Somehow the fifth or sixth best program in the SEC is going to get current NFL coaches. LOLOL
October 31st, 2017 at 11:35 AM ^
Well... Different circumstances, but Michigan was 'competing' with Illinois, Minnesota, and Purdue for middle of the pack B1G placements when Harbaugh was hired. So it can happen... I just don't see it happening at UTenn...
October 31st, 2017 at 11:33 AM ^
TWIS is at best marginally humorous now. I chuckled twice, I think, no more...
October 31st, 2017 at 11:49 AM ^
His setup is good, but his shot selection is poor.
I know for a fact that there are much better more incisive coments out there than the ones he picks.
I'm pretty sure I even wrote some of them.
October 31st, 2017 at 3:32 PM ^
The Meltdown is usally way better.
https://www.rollbamaroll.com/2017/10/31/16574106/nsfw-its-meltdown-time…
November 1st, 2017 at 9:25 AM ^
"Nice to see JT Barrett get his doctorate in Football this season."
October 31st, 2017 at 11:40 AM ^
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October 31st, 2017 at 11:51 AM ^
Joe Moorhead or Chip Kelly would be a match made in heaven.
Then UCLA for the loser of that sweepstakes.
October 31st, 2017 at 12:22 PM ^
Chip Kelly has got to be numero uno on Florida's list. He's proven that he's an elite collegiate football coach, he would fix Florida's offense, he would recruit a team full of shifty speed demons, and would likely recruit far better to Gainesville than he ever did to Eugene. He'd probably field better defenses too. The brass in Gainesville would have no issue turning full, absolute control over to Kelly.
Joe Moorhead wouldn't be a bad consolation prize, but he has only two years in big-time college football. He'd be more of a risk, and he'd need to find some assistants with southern recruiting ties. He's a northeast guy and I doubt he has much in the way of high school connections down in Florida.
Whoever Florida hires, they've got to get it right. All the resources, money and facilities to win now are right there. Dealing with Georgia now will be tough with Smart at the helm, but the SEC as a whole is weak right now. Saban isn't getting any younger, and may only have a few years left in him. Whoever follows him will be a downgrade any way you slice it. You've got to get a guy who can put you back at the top while most of the rest of the conference is down in the gutter.
October 31st, 2017 at 12:03 PM ^
names such as Jimbo or Jumbo....
Jumbo Elliot was a great player for example, could use a tackle like him on the team now.