Afternoon (Are you) Drinking/Football thread
Conference championship Saturday! No Michigan, but I think we all came to terms with that a while ago. I just cracked open a Winter White Ale. I'll probably open up a Founders Double Trouble later.
The SEC championship starts in a few minutes here. I think it will be ugly, but here's hoping Mizzou can make a game of it.
Happy weekend everyone! Hope everyone has a great one. Everyone make sure to raise their first drink to Ace.
And finally . . . Go Badgers!
December 6th, 2014 at 4:01 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 4:03 PM ^
Minds?
December 6th, 2014 at 4:06 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 4:12 PM ^
We'll use this thread as it combines your idea with the football talk, hopefully to get our mind off the basketball talk because.....well, anyway.
All good ideas this afternoon - drinking while watching championship games, drinking to forget NJIT, drinking because....
December 6th, 2014 at 4:18 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 4:01 PM ^
I had 2 Dogfish head 90 min IPA and then I took "a nap". Saturdays have become a weekly groin kick.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:02 PM ^
Bryan wins
December 6th, 2014 at 4:03 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 4:05 PM ^
I'm waiting for the mystery candidate.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:10 PM ^
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December 6th, 2014 at 4:36 PM ^
and does he know belichick?
December 6th, 2014 at 4:06 PM ^
Jim Harbaugh Koolaid
December 6th, 2014 at 4:11 PM ^
Reporter just referred to Blake Sims as the "quarterblack" lol
December 6th, 2014 at 4:14 PM ^
Let's go Bama! (just in case Wiscy can't do it)
December 6th, 2014 at 4:14 PM ^
I shall be enjoying some Magic Hat Snow Roller. First time I've tried it.
December 6th, 2014 at 5:51 PM ^
I just purchased this as well.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:17 PM ^
College football will be better when Nick Saban retires.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:18 PM ^
College football will be better when Nick Saban retires.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:19 PM ^
How so?
December 6th, 2014 at 4:24 PM ^
There just aren't enough teams to compete with them. It looks like they'll win another national title this year, which will be 4 of the last 6. That kind of domination makes the sport less interesting, especially when it's fueled by some very shady practices.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:34 PM ^
I agree with the shady practices even though I don't his retiring will affect prevalence of oversigning but as for winning too much, I guess I enjoy watching well executed football.
December 6th, 2014 at 8:38 PM ^
No Shenanigans!!
December 6th, 2014 at 4:45 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 4:25 PM ^
If I had to guess it is because Saban is so far and away the best coach in college football that it can be a turn off to see them winning or coming close to winning a national title every year.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:19 PM ^
Gorgeous first drive by bama
December 6th, 2014 at 4:21 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 4:21 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 4:20 PM ^
Bama just made a statement on that opening drive. If Mizzou goes 3 & out, pretty much game over because Saban is in kill mode.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:23 PM ^
The matchup stats for the SEC Championship Game...
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Offense
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Alabama | Missouri |
| Yards/Play | 6.6 | 5.0 |
| Points/Play | 0.493 | 0.385 |
| Rush Play % | 55.35% | 54.48% |
| Pass Play % | 44.65% | 45.52% |
| Completion % | 62.50% | 52.79% |
| 3D Conv % | 51.57% | 45.20% |
| RZ Scoring % | 81.40% | 92.31% |
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Defense
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Alabama | Missouri |
| Opp Yards/Play | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| Opp Points/Play | 0.241 | 0.261 |
| Opp Completion % | 54.69% | 57.59% |
| Opp 3D Conv % | 36.84% | 34.83% |
| Opp RZ Scoring % | 80.65% | 86.96% |
I have this vision of Mizzou wishing they'd tanked the season after this game, but that's just me perhaps.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:25 PM ^
Alabama is going to roll Mizzou
December 6th, 2014 at 4:28 PM ^
Hopefully. Anything to keep OSU out of the playoff. Just need Bama and FSU to take care of business.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:32 PM ^
Agreed, at first I was rooting for Mizzou because I like underdogs but made that realization quickly. Whatever keeps OSU out of the playoff, let's do it!
December 6th, 2014 at 4:26 PM ^
AMAZINGLY EXCITING. LIKE...WOW.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:28 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 4:36 PM ^
Did you catch the basketball game?
December 6th, 2014 at 6:34 PM ^
largely doesn't matter
December 6th, 2014 at 4:37 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 4:43 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 4:43 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 4:51 PM ^
OSU beating a #13 Wisconsin is a hell of a lot more impressive than beating a 2-10 Iowa State. I think if OSU wins they're in, but I also think they need Baylor to beat KSU. That would give TCU 0 wins over top 10 (maybe even top 15) teams. Not to mention OSU would have beaten 9 bowl eligible teams compared to 5 for TCU.
I don't think they'll beat Wisconsin, so it's probably a moot arguement anyway.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:57 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 5:11 PM ^
It isn't a one game season. Also OSU losing to VT is a whole lot worse than TCU losing to Baylor.
The only team that might jump TCU is Baylor. There is no chance OSU jumps TCU.
Also beating bowl eligible teams doesn't mean much when there are about 80 of them. OSU would have 3 wins over Power 5 teams that won at least 8 game the same as TCU.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:52 PM ^
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December 6th, 2014 at 4:55 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 5:01 PM ^
he was tearing up the summer league, and I think they are very optimistic about him.
December 6th, 2014 at 5:03 PM ^
December 6th, 2014 at 4:57 PM ^
Wow this Alabama Mizzou game is just.. ugh.
December 6th, 2014 at 4:59 PM ^
such a flawed team - bad kicker, backs go down too easily, QB is shaky, defense was awful last week -
of course, I'd kill to have those problems, but please, Bama just do enough and get one of those 4 spots.
December 6th, 2014 at 5:02 PM ^