I fell on the "is it Ricky Astley" sword for you my brothers.
It's not (unless I'm playing the double down game on you). It's video of a football podcast.
At any rate, the fun "beef" rant about our meaty dominance starts at 5:34 and goes on for about 1.5 minutes. I'd say that bit has good energy vibes that make it worth the watch.
Ok, I'm MGoIgnorant on Tarot, so let me know if this take fits the cards:
In 2021, we as the better team lost to Michigan State, but this temporary loss set in motion a series of events ("Tuck coming" contract) that ultimately the foundation for a massive implosion of our opponent's whole program ("Tuck gone").
Here, the cards foretell a similar fate: we as the better institution don't get the TRO against the conference, but we destroy Penn State anyway, setting in motion a series of events that will eventually implode the big ten.
Yes, now that I've written it out, I can see it makes perfect sense and must be what the cards are showing. Go blue!
And 100% nailed the annoying, anxiety-ridden vibe. This one was painful to sit through. Wish I could have skipped the intro and just showed up for the final 10 seconds.
I mean, those turnovers would have been lovely icing, but in spirit this still ended up being closer to correct than a whole lot of other predictions for The Game.
My intituion, based on watching the cascading effects of small variances in simulations, is that ref calls and non-calls are likely a "but for" cause of a substantial number of game outcomes.
Yes, there are other "but for" causes. Yes, you can sometimes overcome bad calls and non-calls with terrific play. Yes, it's often impossible to tell, even in hindsight, the precise or even probable impact of any given calls/non-calls.
But just because something is hard to directly observe or measure doesn't mean it doesn't exist or isn't meaningful.
In this game, it didn't feel like the refs made the difference. But if we could somehow see into alternative universes, I would not be surprised to learn they did.
Perhaps those early fades wouldn't have turned out so poorly if flags were thrown for contact while the ball was in the air. Perhaps we would have earned a new set of downs and scored what would have been the tying points. Perhaps MSU would have been forced to play softer coverage if that type of shit was getting called on MSU (it did get called on us). Perhaps O'Korn would not have made the same decisions if he wasn't pissed at the injustice of some blatant non-calls. Perhaps our own offense would have called and executed different plays had the MSU defense been regulated more strictly. Etc etc etc.
This is all speculation. But any of it, or similar shit, might be correct. Just because we don't know if the refs changed the game outcome doesn't mean that isn't the case, or even that it isn't likely.
What we do know is that some Big 10 refs sure do seem to fuck up. A lot. And that needs to change.
I can definitely see where the refs could have been the "but for" cause of the outcomes for a number of close games, including this one, as well as for many not-so-close games.
Yes, there are any number of causes for any outcome. Yes, you can just throw a touchdown every play and you'll still win, despite the refs. But, fuck. Refs do change games. They very well may have changed this one. Let's hold them accountable.
I remember being awestruck by the law quad when I first arrived at Michigan. The history, the grandeur... one of the world's most prestigious institutions of legal scholarship. What a privilege to study there!
Then I went through orientation. In late August. Sweet Jesus Christ. There I sat, surrounded by all this intricate, beautiful, single-sourced, hand-carved stone architecture--stuff that surely cost several large fortunes to put together--while crammed in a room with ~80 people, all being cooled by a single Walmart-style oscillating fan.
But at least we didn't have to run around a football field for a couple hours beforehand. Get it together, Purdue.
O'Korn plays dangerously. That will bite us eventually.
But it sure was fun to just enjoy watching the offense again. The Cincinnati and Air Force games were like hotsauce on my eyeballs--painful, and best tolerated with my eyes closed.
The playcalling really did seem different, too. Way more play-action, way fewer runs into the middle of stacked boxes.
It would have been nice to see how Speight performed with the same sort of calls.
If you take White's average senior HS rushing yards per carry of about ~9.6 ypc, and just invert the 9 so that it is a 6, then you are left with 6.6 ypc, which you must admit is very close to Taylor's ~6.7 ypc.
Also, you'll note that although their first and last names have different numbers of letters on an individualized level, BOTH COMBINED NAMES (FIRST + LAST) HAVE 10 LETTERS OVERALL. I shit you not.
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I fell on the "is it Ricky Astley" sword for you my brothers.
It's not (unless I'm playing the double down game on you). It's video of a football podcast.
At any rate, the fun "beef" rant about our meaty dominance starts at 5:34 and goes on for about 1.5 minutes. I'd say that bit has good energy vibes that make it worth the watch.
Ok, I'm MGoIgnorant on Tarot, so let me know if this take fits the cards:
In 2021, we as the better team lost to Michigan State, but this temporary loss set in motion a series of events ("Tuck coming" contract) that ultimately the foundation for a massive implosion of our opponent's whole program ("Tuck gone").
Here, the cards foretell a similar fate: we as the better institution don't get the TRO against the conference, but we destroy Penn State anyway, setting in motion a series of events that will eventually implode the big ten.
Yes, now that I've written it out, I can see it makes perfect sense and must be what the cards are showing. Go blue!
47-14, Michigan wins.
And 100% nailed the annoying, anxiety-ridden vibe. This one was painful to sit through. Wish I could have skipped the intro and just showed up for the final 10 seconds.
Isn't the Nissan fan vote good for one actual Heisman vote this year?
https://www.heisman.com/articles/2021-heisman-trophy-ballots-distributed/
Everybody who sees this comment, don't forget to click the above link posted by LSA Aught One and vote for Hutchinson. You get one vote every day.
Unless you're cool leaving Kenneth Walker with his current 5+ times as many votes as our boy Hutch.
I mean, those turnovers would have been lovely icing, but in spirit this still ended up being closer to correct than a whole lot of other predictions for The Game.
Well done Goggles Paisano!
State players linked arms and went through Michigan's warmups, knocking one guy down and ripping the headphones off another.
That's the rumor, anyway.
Harakiri (the 1962 version)
Ohio receiver caught ball, secured it, took a step, and then we knocked it loose.
Bush picked it up and ran it back for the TD.
OH, WHAT'S THAT? THE FUCKTARD REFS RULED THE CATCH INCOMPLETE??
Yeah. Fuck, guess this thread is on point after all.
First play, after the whistle facemask hold--blatant, in front of the ref, who is yelling at the ohio state player to stop--gets no flag.
Happened again a few plays later, out of bounds too. Nothing.
Kind of sets the tone for all the other bullshit. Endless no calls and shit calls.
Fuck these refs. God fuck them all to hell.
Felt awfully short..
Love it.
Despite my morbid curiosity over who they'd choose to put in next as the sixth-string.
Seems like we should look at this as 4-8 (50%) without O'Neill, and 0-4 (0%) with O'Neill.
Could be nothing. Or could be that his crew tends to turn tossups into losses.
Bastard would-be caterpillar but-for some metamorphosis bullshit.
My intituion, based on watching the cascading effects of small variances in simulations, is that ref calls and non-calls are likely a "but for" cause of a substantial number of game outcomes.
Yes, there are other "but for" causes. Yes, you can sometimes overcome bad calls and non-calls with terrific play. Yes, it's often impossible to tell, even in hindsight, the precise or even probable impact of any given calls/non-calls.
But just because something is hard to directly observe or measure doesn't mean it doesn't exist or isn't meaningful.
In this game, it didn't feel like the refs made the difference. But if we could somehow see into alternative universes, I would not be surprised to learn they did.
Perhaps those early fades wouldn't have turned out so poorly if flags were thrown for contact while the ball was in the air. Perhaps we would have earned a new set of downs and scored what would have been the tying points. Perhaps MSU would have been forced to play softer coverage if that type of shit was getting called on MSU (it did get called on us). Perhaps O'Korn would not have made the same decisions if he wasn't pissed at the injustice of some blatant non-calls. Perhaps our own offense would have called and executed different plays had the MSU defense been regulated more strictly. Etc etc etc.
This is all speculation. But any of it, or similar shit, might be correct. Just because we don't know if the refs changed the game outcome doesn't mean that isn't the case, or even that it isn't likely.
What we do know is that some Big 10 refs sure do seem to fuck up. A lot. And that needs to change.
I can definitely see where the refs could have been the "but for" cause of the outcomes for a number of close games, including this one, as well as for many not-so-close games.
Yes, there are any number of causes for any outcome. Yes, you can just throw a touchdown every play and you'll still win, despite the refs. But, fuck. Refs do change games. They very well may have changed this one. Let's hold them accountable.
Oklahoma loses to Iowa State 38-31 after beating Ohio State 31-16.
Math thus dictates that Ohio State's defense = Iowa State's defense and Ohio State's offense = .42 Iowa State's (third-string QB) offense.
This year is the year. Go Blue!
I remember being awestruck by the law quad when I first arrived at Michigan. The history, the grandeur... one of the world's most prestigious institutions of legal scholarship. What a privilege to study there!
Then I went through orientation. In late August. Sweet Jesus Christ. There I sat, surrounded by all this intricate, beautiful, single-sourced, hand-carved stone architecture--stuff that surely cost several large fortunes to put together--while crammed in a room with ~80 people, all being cooled by a single Walmart-style oscillating fan.
But at least we didn't have to run around a football field for a couple hours beforehand. Get it together, Purdue.
O'Korn plays dangerously. That will bite us eventually.
But it sure was fun to just enjoy watching the offense again. The Cincinnati and Air Force games were like hotsauce on my eyeballs--painful, and best tolerated with my eyes closed.
The playcalling really did seem different, too. Way more play-action, way fewer runs into the middle of stacked boxes.
It would have been nice to see how Speight performed with the same sort of calls.
Really says it all.
Scenario: Jon Falk and Jack Harbaugh decided to watch Curious George for the purpose of distracting themselves from their open-box ant problem.
Because I'd like to see that answer. Huge red zone targets for the win.
I don't know if I should upvote this because I agree or downvote it because it makes me sad.
I want some more of it?
Now they seem far more questionable.
I for one do appreciate the updates on this sort of thing, even if OT.
Love to have seen him over crawford on that goddamn fumble jet play
That play with DPJ sweeping went well. Love to see more of him and less crawford.
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See Wigeon's comment, above.
Probably a common sentiment. Explains the need.
Dominoes stock went through the roof in the years right after Brandon left.
As soon as he leaves Toys-R-Us, it'll be time to buy.
$1M price drop, too:
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/660-Barton-Shore-Dr_A…
I predict Hawkins will be the most surprising contributor.
This is awesome.
49-3
Tons of wisdom. Brilliant man. An inspiration.
What different times.
Saw the pardon this morning. Feels like we've gone from an Upton to a Rosie. From Au Cheval to McDonald's. From Zingermans to Subway.
Can't wait for football to distract me again.
Definitely worth the watch.
Great, comical crush blocking, but the small-human hurdling and long receptions put it over the top.
***BEAT BY DAVE AAATRTGGGGH***
Thanks for posting.
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VOTEEEEEE EVERYONE VOTE NOW
People might start to think this is an Alabama blog.
As twas agreed upon last time this posted.
c:\users\em\desktop\porn\college\otherpics\maizeblue.jpg
I couldn't find the "three bottom pictures" at first either but then I checked the subdirectories and found plenty.
A+ nice work
If you take White's average senior HS rushing yards per carry of about ~9.6 ypc, and just invert the 9 so that it is a 6, then you are left with 6.6 ypc, which you must admit is very close to Taylor's ~6.7 ypc.
Also, you'll note that although their first and last names have different numbers of letters on an individualized level, BOTH COMBINED NAMES (FIRST + LAST) HAVE 10 LETTERS OVERALL. I shit you not.
It'd be interesting to track down the registration/ownership history using that plate number.
You're in a glass house right now.
He recently liked a tweet about him being predicted to take the WMU job
https://twitter.com/WMUrecruiting/status/817614977288826880