that ESPN cannot be objective about the SEC due to its financial interests. I suppose it's fine to point this out on a regular basis, but the proper response in my opinion is to simply treat them for what they are, a propaganda source, and ignore them appropriately.
Football started out as a college sport only, and it should go back to that tradition. The human body cannot stand the rigors of football for that long. The removal of a pro football career option should also reduce the amount of damage caused to kids in K-12, as their parents won't be pushing them so hard in order to get on the money train. Let them get their college degrees and move on with life.
It just seems to me that if you're going to have a "score", that you would want a single metric that captures everything rather than two metrics which capture different traits. Otherwise, how do you know who wins?
A suggestion to the 247 mods (who I'm sure are following this thread closely): give extra points to the 1st person to correctly make a prediction.
if the score isn't a good gauge for how accurate a predictor is, to the point where people ignore it entirely in favor of the percentage, why would predictors want to try and get a good score?
This guy's going to be spending every second from now 'till January trying to put together a recruiting class for Maryland. Why would we want him to coach in the bowl game? How much time do you honestly feel he will put into a game plan?
Durkin was mailing it in the last few weeks while interviewing for head coaching gigs?
I was a grad student at Cal-Berkeley in the 90's. Steve Mariucci took the head coaching job in 1996, won his first 6 games in a row, then lost the final 6. Next year he was coaching the 49ers. Pretty good move for a 6-6 coach.
If you recall, when he was making his "decision" between UCLA and Michigan he tweeted a bunch about how it was so hard to choose, even after everyone in the recruiting biz had him as a UCLA lock. Now, months after the fact, we know that he had been dissing Harbaugh at some of his other school visits. It was all a big show.
Right when Michigan scores its thousandth point the skies open, a light shines down on the Big House, a booming voice (which sounds eerily similar to James Earl Jones) intones "Hail to the Victors Valiant!", and Harbaugh and the team are immediately raptured.
The rest of us leave with quizzical looks on our faces, wondering how we'll spend our Saturdays.
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2.2 Yards Per Casualty?
there's not much you can do. Probably better to go full speed at the quarterback, hope to get him to flinch.
That Tywin is Tyrion's daddy, I mean.
I'd say the Tigers have a 58% chance of making the playoffs. Interestingly, 538 has the exact same estimate.
57.5.
clarify source of information, particularly if it is a paywalled site so that they at least get an advertisement.
that ESPN cannot be objective about the SEC due to its financial interests. I suppose it's fine to point this out on a regular basis, but the proper response in my opinion is to simply treat them for what they are, a propaganda source, and ignore them appropriately.
1. Root for Michigan
2. Sire a 4-5 star football player
UFR! UFR!
That is all.
He's done it a few times.
"Brady" if girl.
Mazel Tov!
double-clicking the "post" button.
EPIC DOUBLE-POST!!!!!
Football started out as a college sport only, and it should go back to that tradition. The human body cannot stand the rigors of football for that long. The removal of a pro football career option should also reduce the amount of damage caused to kids in K-12, as their parents won't be pushing them so hard in order to get on the money train. Let them get their college degrees and move on with life.
for your efforts in extending the boundaries of human knowledge.
Please, tell us more...
to know all about cat-skinning...
Thought "meta" extended to the entire industry, not just MGoBlog.
It just seems to me that if you're going to have a "score", that you would want a single metric that captures everything rather than two metrics which capture different traits. Otherwise, how do you know who wins?
A suggestion to the 247 mods (who I'm sure are following this thread closely): give extra points to the 1st person to correctly make a prediction.
Were the 3 follows "right after" he received the offer, or "previous" to the offer? Important distinction...
if the score isn't a good gauge for how accurate a predictor is, to the point where people ignore it entirely in favor of the percentage, why would predictors want to try and get a good score?
I agree, there doesn't seem to be much point to the score, which makes me wonder why they bother to calculate it.
double-post. aargh.
Harbaugh and Hackett haven't said anything, as far as I know.
"It is a little surprising that he wasn't the primary recruiter for a single other commit of ours."
Maybe he told Harbaugh he was a one-n-done a year ago.
Maybe Harbaugh is no slouch.
for something that hasn't yet happened. We're talking about who coaches in the bowl game, and unless I've been in a coma it's still early December.
He was playing for a National Championship. We are not.
-Bo Schembechler
This guy's going to be spending every second from now 'till January trying to put together a recruiting class for Maryland. Why would we want him to coach in the bowl game? How much time do you honestly feel he will put into a game plan?
with lots of experience against good teams who play the spread.
Durkin was mailing it in the last few weeks while interviewing for head coaching gigs?
I was a grad student at Cal-Berkeley in the 90's. Steve Mariucci took the head coaching job in 1996, won his first 6 games in a row, then lost the final 6. Next year he was coaching the 49ers. Pretty good move for a 6-6 coach.
When do we get the special teams UFR?
the second time!
about the SEC-ESPN ties. Other than that, excellent.
Woman tried to stop him.
If you recall, when he was making his "decision" between UCLA and Michigan he tweeted a bunch about how it was so hard to choose, even after everyone in the recruiting biz had him as a UCLA lock. Now, months after the fact, we know that he had been dissing Harbaugh at some of his other school visits. It was all a big show.
Right when Michigan scores its thousandth point the skies open, a light shines down on the Big House, a booming voice (which sounds eerily similar to James Earl Jones) intones "Hail to the Victors Valiant!", and Harbaugh and the team are immediately raptured.
The rest of us leave with quizzical looks on our faces, wondering how we'll spend our Saturdays.
:(
There. See how it feels? Doesn't feel very good, does it now?