Talking Smack

By Big Tent Democrat, Section Blog Related
Posted on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:26:44 PM EST
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This thread is not about heroin. Instead it's a thread where you can talk smack.

About college football, which kicks off tonight.

I'll start. The SEC is easily the toughest conference in the country. The Big Ten stinks especially the Badgers (shot at TChris' team and conference.) If Jeralyn cared about college football, maybe I would take a shot at Ralphie, but she doesn't. So it would be wasted.

This is an Open Thread and you CAN talk smack, about college football. Go Gators!

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Upset for week 2 (5.00 / 2) (#1)
by cmugirl on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:28:53 PM EST

Central Michigan defeats Georgia by 7.

: YES!!! (5.00 / 2) (#5)
by michitucky on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:38:08 PM EST

Go Fire Up, Chips!!!

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Ahem (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by Steve M on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:36:31 PM EST

Lay off the Big Ten. It looks like the Spartans might have a decent year for once.

I have a good Spartans story (5.00 / 1) (#44)
by Claw on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:58:56 PM EST

I was watching them play ND (my alma mater) back when we were...uh...good, and began jumping up and down shouting as Samardjia (sp?) caught a pass and jumped a receiver to win the game. I hadn't taken to the time to notice that Iowa--where I was watching--was playing Michigan and had just lost. This was one of those gigantic sports bars, and my friends were frantically screaming at the 50 or so hawkeyes who wanted to beat me up. But, and I hate to say this, even as a GA native, if you want to see real insanity over football y'all need to come down South and witness it SEC style.

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Nice (5.00 / 1) (#61)
by Steve M on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:10:21 PM EST

When I was in college, even though we were pretty good, we lost to Notre Dame 4 straight years. Kind of depressing. These days we mostly clobber ND which makes me much happier.

One of my work colleagues is a good Irish Catholic who, of course, roots for Notre Dame. Then he had a niece who got rejected at ND and admitted to Michigan, which instantly converted him. Now he wants to see ND lose at everything.

My favorite Irish athlete is the legendary Johnny "One Play" O'Brien, who caught the winning touchdown pass against Army in the "Win One for the Gipper" game and, apparently, never did anything else of note in his entire college career. Hey, if you're only going to get one moment in the sun, make it a big one!

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I always want to see ND lose (5.00 / 1) (#78)
by shoephone on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:27:50 PM EST

I'm just mean that way.

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: You are not alone (none / 0) (#92)
by Claw on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:45:59 PM EST

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hey, beat an SEC team and we will (none / 0) (#4)
by Teresa on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:37:12 PM EST

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Hm (5.00 / 1) (#17)
by Steve M on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:47:01 PM EST

Is Vanderbilt available?

The last time MSU won the Big Ten was my freshman year of college. It sure felt good at the time. Now, I feel old just thinking about it.

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: lol, you can have them Steve! (none / 0) (#22)
by Teresa on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:48:32 PM EST

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ND? (none / 0) (#57)
by Claw on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:07:42 PM EST

Uh okay...we'll be sure to go ahead and do that.

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Gov Doyle says you are wrong! (5.00 / 1) (#6)
by Katherine Graham Cracker on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:38:27 PM EST

Doyle says Obama will win in Wisconsin and the Badgers will take the Big Ten. There are probably a lot of Badgers that read this site.

1968

: Doesn't hurt... (5.00 / 1) (#24)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:50:00 PM EST

...when you've got a good old Iowa boy as coach! And one of Hayden's students of the game at that.

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: He is my gov, and let me just say (none / 0) (#89)
by Cream City on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:41:25 PM EST

that if he holds true to his form lately in politics, he will hem and haw about that in no time, too. And take it back if it suits him. Not us.

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Oh please... (5.00 / 1) (#7)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:41:14 PM EST

...do take a shot at Ralphie! Stupid elitist Big 12'ers. Go CSU!

FWIW, the Big 10 is the best conference in the land. Steve, I hope your Spartans beat OSU, if in fact you play them this year. I hate them with the fire of a thousand suns...

Go Vols! I'm nervous. We open on the road (5.00 / 1) (#9)
by Teresa on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:43:13 PM EST

at UCLA with a new quarterback. Monday night for anyone wanting an alternative to the other convention.

BTD, I kinda sorta commented on how you responded to a poster who is a young Obama supporter. I know I broke your rule and I was waiting on you to blast me.

Since you didn't, I will repent. Saturday, each time Tebow throws or runs for a TD against Hawaii, I will jump up and shout Go Gators!

: I love (5.00 / 1) (#49)
by Claw on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:01:16 PM EST

Love the vols. They have just about the nicest fans in the world when they're visiting.

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: You will be doing A LOT of jumping! (5.00 / 1) (#51)
by CaptainAmerica08 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:02:44 PM EST

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: VOLS!! (5.00 / 1) (#97)
by tnjen on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:59:11 PM EST

All the way! Monday's gonna rock.

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And Obama (5.00 / 1) (#10)
by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:43:15 PM EST

The Illini stink! Ron Zook?!?!?

And Biden, what the hell is a Mud Hen?

Illini stink (5.00 / 2) (#29)
by Capt Howdy on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:51:45 PM EST

just to give you an idea how completely clueless I am about sports for the first 9 months I lived here I pronounced this "e-len'-i"
one day I was talking to my brother, who was a high school coach, and he said, um, actually thats pronounced "ill-line'-eye".
this is why I do not comment in sports threads generally.

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Segue: pronunciation. (5.00 / 1) (#73)
by oculus on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:23:53 PM EST

See, I'm at my niece's wedding rehearsal dinner. Her future father-in-law, a life-long resident of Illinois, pronounces that final "s." Since I'm on my second glass of wine and failing to edit, I comment on this, as generally people laugh when anyone pronounces that final "s." (I didn't laugh.) He sd. he's always sd. it that way, doesn't everyone. My brother, who is fluent in French but who also grew up in the Midwest, goes into the French pronunction at that point. Funny conversation.

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The subject of our conversation (5.00 / 1) (#74)
by oculus on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:24:39 PM EST

was the proper pronuncation of the word "Illinois."

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Heh (5.00 / 1) (#83)
by Steve M on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:31:23 PM EST

Two things that do not go together: the Midwest and fluency in French.

Think of "Detroit," and then think of how it ought to be pronounced in French. Many of the streets in Detroit are the same way; my favorite is Dequindre ("Duh-QUINN-durr").

Just outside of O'Hare Airport you'll find Des Plaines, Illinois. Don't you dare to try and pronounce it the French way, it's Dez Plainz. We're American, gosh darn it, we're going to say things the American way!

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Pere Marquette and Joliet come to (none / 0) (#84)
by oculus on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:33:41 PM EST

mind. The Native Illini I reference lives in Teutopolis. Now that one's easy.

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this is so true (none / 0) (#85)
by Capt Howdy on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:35:55 PM EST

I once worked in that area a lot when I was a merchant marine. on one of my first jobs I used the "French" pronunciation. what the hell, I never heard it pronounced before.
oh the looks. they had my number from day one.

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btw (5.00 / 1) (#87)
by Capt Howdy on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:40:06 PM EST

Californians get just as much of a kick out of hearing the unschooled pronounce places like LaJolla.

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: That's hilarious (none / 0) (#91)
by Steve M on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:45:05 PM EST

I had to look that pronunciation up. I always thought there were two completely separate places!

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: Try Jacumba and Jamacha. (none / 0) (#101)
by oculus on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 06:18:08 PM EST

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: :=))) ha (none / 0) (#110)
by Desired User Name on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 11:16:22 PM EST

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LOL!!! (5.00 / 1) (#30)
by CaptainAmerica08 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:52:03 PM EST

And on the other side, do the AZ Wildcats even have a football team?(snark) The Arizona St. Sun Devils should be decent though, from everthing I hear.

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I forget... (none / 0) (#38)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:56:24 PM EST

...which school did John Elway's son commit to, ASU or Arizona?

The Wildcats have a up and coming young coach, that I do know. Another Iowa boy who played for Hayden Fry! Coinsidence? I think not...

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: I think it was AZ St. but I'm really not sure (none / 0) (#48)
by CaptainAmerica08 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:00:33 PM EST

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Um (5.00 / 1) (#32)
by cmugirl on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:52:50 PM EST

I think Delaware are the "Blue Hens"

(Trivia: The only college mascot that is a female - so when someone talks about the women's teams and refer to them as the "Lady Blue Hens" they are being redundant)

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: Even worse (5.00 / 1) (#36)
by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:54:29 PM EST

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A Mud Hen (5.00 / 1) (#35)
by Steve M on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:54:17 PM EST

is a minor league baseball player from Toledo. Cpl. Klinger's favorite team.

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It's UGA's year (5.00 / 2) (#14)
by Edgar08 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:45:41 PM EST

everyone else sucks.

Over rated. Over rated. (none / 0) (#25)
by Teresa on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:50:07 PM EST

I hate that chant but I couldn't resist. Georgia???

(Go SEC)

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well that's what they say right now (5.00 / 2) (#33)
by Edgar08 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:53:33 PM EST

check the rankings.

probably means they're now cursed.

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: Based on last year, I'd say it's a curse. The (none / 0) (#45)
by Teresa on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:58:59 PM EST

good thing about starting so high, you can recover and still move back up. Look at LSU last year. My poor Vols are ranked so low, they have no chance.

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Watch out for those other (5.00 / 1) (#34)
by CaptainAmerica08 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:54:00 PM EST

SEC Bulldogs baby! MSU! Let's go!

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Oh (none / 0) (#55)
by Claw on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:05:17 PM EST

COME ON. They're going to lose more games than ND.

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Oh no my friend! Although I will (5.00 / 1) (#59)
by CaptainAmerica08 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:09:20 PM EST

admit that they won't sneak up on anybody this year. That makes me nervous...

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Holtz says ND will win 11 games this year! (none / 0) (#58)
by Teresa on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:08:49 PM EST

I think he needs to retire.

Just kidding. The Vol fans love you guys too.

Samarja, the receiver played minor league baseball here the last two years and was a huge fan favorite. He broke my heart a few years ago when he caught that pass.

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: Lou Holtz (5.00 / 1) (#81)
by Claw on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:29:49 PM EST

IS ALWAYS RIGHT AND SHOULD NEVER BE QUESTION...wha? where am I? I do hate that smug bastard May, though.

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Moutaineers Rule!!! (5.00 / 3) (#28)
by kredwyn on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:51:21 PM EST

Gators drool!

;-P

: word on that (5.00 / 1) (#109)
by daria g on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 07:48:16 PM EST

Nowhere near as big on college games as I am on the NFL, but I'm gonna root for the home team.

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I'm saving my smack talk for basketball. (5.00 / 1) (#47)
by TChris on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:59:57 PM EST

Although I expect the Badgers football team to do really well in their bye week. They might even beat Akron on Saturday.

SEC (5.00 / 1) (#66)
by 2liberal on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:15:57 PM EST

The SEC reminds me of the dallas teams of the early 90's. "America's most wanted team".

Boomer Sooner! (5.00 / 1) (#77)
by Tony on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:27:48 PM EST

That is all.

I'm proud to note Michigan is 24th on (5.00 / 1) (#80)
by oculus on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:29:06 PM EST

the AP poll!!!! But, I'll keep a close eye on Appalachian State vs. LSU.

Jim Clyburn just talknig smack on CNN (5.00 / 1) (#90)
by Cream City on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:43:23 PM EST

again. But I gather that I ought to just lie back and think about . . . football.

: you're welcome to commiserate (none / 0) (#96)
by kredwyn on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:54:39 PM EST

with me on the fact that I misread the directions for my new knitting project. I thought it said 4x with the stitches rather than 4", which makes much more sense when you look at the pictures.
So now I have to undo what I've done (not a lot...but still) and then rework the whole darn thing to the right length.
The cool part is that I've figured out how to do the cable stitch.

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: What did he say? (none / 0) (#99)
by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 06:11:02 PM EST

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Down with the BCS Cartel! (5.00 / 1) (#94)
by McKinless on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:50:15 PM EST

This is TCU's year to bust it! Go Frogs!

more sexism and misogyny.... (5.00 / 1) (#98)
by p lukasiak on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 06:02:13 PM EST

so, we gotta talk football. what if I wanna talk about Wellesley's women's lacrosse team, which kicks Columbia's lacrosse team's butt!

typical Obama supporter sexism BTD! ;)

Michael Jordon (none / 0) (#2)
by Desired User Name on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:35:33 PM EST

If Micheal Jordon wasn't a former player in this
sport then I guess I'm not very interested. :=}

But I'd love to talk SMACK in general.
Damn BTD, I wish ya had an open thread just for
hot heads to talk smack!!!!

Good Luck ...Gators?
Go Gators Go!

I LOVE HILLARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fan is short for "fanatic" (none / 0) (#8)
by Fabian on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:42:31 PM EST

Worked with a woman I thought was very down-to-earth, well grounded, had her head on straight and so forth.

So it surprised me when she mentioned a neighbor who was flying the Michigan blue-and-gold flag in a Columbus (home of OSU Buckeyes) suburb. "They shouldn't do that. " she said. "Someone ought to do something about it." she grumbled.

Never been much of a sports fan. Like watching a good game. Really wonder whether some people are just berserk about their favorite teams, or if they are equally unbalanced about other things.

Some one oughta (5.00 / 1) (#11)
by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:44:03 PM EST

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Ha! n/t (5.00 / 1) (#13)
by Fabian on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:44:47 PM EST

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: More fan fun... (5.00 / 1) (#54)
by Fabian on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:03:49 PM EST

I lived very close to campus for years and during game day it was either stay in or go out and stay out. The entire campus was a giant tailgate party before, during and afterwards for hours. My brothers came down once and perfected the art of schmoozing free drinks off of fans - it helps when the home team wins.
I was talking to a local merchant one game day. It turns out that Buckeye football has a LOT in common with a Grateful Dead concert, complete with middle aged men coming into town getting high or drunk and never seeing the game, preferring to indulge in whatever party they stumbled upon or arranged. And I had thought these people were serious fans, not family men looking for an excuse to get wasted and spend a weekend away from home.
Live and learn. Heh.

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Michigan fans (5.00 / 2) (#12)
by chel2551 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:44:30 PM EST

loathe OSU and vice versa.

Of course, Michigan fans pretty much hate everybody. :)

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Well...... (5.00 / 2) (#15)
by michitucky on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:46:25 PM EST

Since I earned my MSW at MSU, I pretty much HATE Michigan.....But as a child, my Dad had a Happiness Is Crushed Buckeye Nuts bumper sticker on his car!!!

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In Ann Arbor (5.00 / 2) (#21)
by Steve M on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:47:58 PM EST

there is a popular bumper sticker that offers directions to Columbus: South till you smell it, east till you step in it.

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: How did I miss that one?!! (5.00 / 1) (#41)
by chel2551 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:58:01 PM EST

Too funny.
Michigan's new stadium is going to be awesome whenever it's finished. Now if they could just get a team that looked as good...

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Aleays family feuding (5.00 / 2) (#46)
by chel2551 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:59:56 PM EST

when siblings go to one place or the other or when rivals marry. They divide the time the flags get to hang from the front porch.

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We had arch rivals in high school (5.00 / 1) (#18)
by Fabian on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:47:19 PM EST

but it was just about sports. We were perfectly happy to socialize and mingle.

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: I kid you not (5.00 / 2) (#39)
by oldpro on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:56:38 PM EST

as Jack Parr used to say...
Our rival high schools mascots are still (STILL!) the Cowboys and the Indians!
And it goes beyond sports.
Oddly, the Cowboys are the rural high school and the Indians claim the town!

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Michigan fans hate OSU and MSU. (5.00 / 1) (#63)
by oculus on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:13:15 PM EST

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: Let's be honest here... (none / 0) (#103)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 06:48:14 PM EST

...everyone hate the Buckeyes! And I only like Michigan when they're playing OSU.
Go Hawks!

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Hey, I plead quilty. Nothing is more important (5.00 / 1) (#16)
by Teresa on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:46:56 PM EST

than college sports.

When my brother got married on a January night when the Vols were playing basketball against Mississippi State, I spent the reception in the car listening to the game on the radio!

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Heh...... (5.00 / 1) (#64)
by michitucky on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:13:15 PM EST

Friends of ours got married during the Michigan/Michigan State game in '99...A cousin of the Bride had one of those little Sony TV's and was giving us updates during the ceremony with hand signals......

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I just don't get people who plan weddings (5.00 / 2) (#65)
by Teresa on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:15:19 PM EST

during football games. What are they thinking? They must be Republicans or something.

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: Well (5.00 / 1) (#76)
by Steve M on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:27:40 PM EST

It's hard not to get in the way of sporting events. I planned my wedding for June 1 - smart thinking, Steve, easy anniversary to remember! - and now I keep having to miss the Eastern Conference Finals. So it goes.

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BTD, in your smack talk ... (none / 0) (#19)
by Robot Porter on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:47:28 PM EST

definition link, I found this example bizarre:

"If my brother dated my ex-girlfriend, I'd rub his a** out"
"Oh, believe me, as soon as I'm alone with my brother, there will be some serious a**-rubbing"

Hmmm ... they're talking something ... but it doesn't sound like smack to me.

Hmm (none / 0) (#23)
by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:49:44 PM EST

LEt me double check that.

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: I must admit (none / 0) (#27)
by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:50:56 PM EST

2 leaves me scratching my head.

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Certainly I will readily agree (none / 0) (#20)
by samtaylor2 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:47:46 PM EST

That the big ten is WAY over rated, the PAC 10 is where it is at.

NO! Which school sam? (none / 0) (#31)
by Teresa on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:52:04 PM EST

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I'm right with you on that (none / 0) (#72)
by shoephone on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:22:48 PM EST

I just hope my Huskies aren't hanging all their hopes on Jake Locker again. He can't do it alone and Coach Willingham is lucky as heck he still has his job.

But I'm still expecting USC to trounce everybody. And I love their defense.

Beside the Trojans, it's all Ducks and Bears for the Pac-10 this season.

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Huskies, represent! (none / 0) (#93)
by Little Fish on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:48:17 PM EST

Love my dawgs. Wish they could get it together again. I was there during the Huard/Tuiasosopo years.

Oregon can suck on it.

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USC (none / 0) (#95)
by Paladin on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:51:24 PM EST

As an avid UCLA fan, I'm sad to say that this will be USC's year. If not the National Championship, the PAC 10 for sure.

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Don't feel badly (none / 0) (#100)
by shoephone on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 06:12:12 PM EST

I grew up one block from UCLA and we were Bruins fans forever. Now that I'm in Seattle, I don't have to be as loyal... but I'm biased w/ USC. I've known Taylor Mays since he was about 10 years old (that's about the last time I was taller than him) and we are all really proud of him. Huskies wanted him badly -- so did every other team -- but he left us for sunnier pastures w/ Pete Carroll. I think he made the right choice.

My mom was the biggest Bruins fan ever. If she were still alive she would be terrribly upset with my support of USC, our main rival!

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: On top of that (none / 0) (#108)
by Paladin on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 07:37:34 PM EST

I grew up in a Notre Dame family, so USC was doubly-hated. It's ironic because my father got his Master's degree at USC but grew up as Notre Dame fan. Part of being raised as a Catholic I guess. Sadly, he's gone too.

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Pat White will be great & (none / 0) (#26)
by liminal on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:50:19 PM EST

will win the Heisman Trophy. My prediction of the year!

I will be in St. Louis Saturday (none / 0) (#37)
by standingup on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:54:45 PM EST

for the 2008 State Farm Arch Rivalry game between Missouri (just behind the Gators at No. 6 in the AP) and Illinois. But that ranking won't stand after Mizzou beats a ranked team and the Gators fall to Hawaii. I predict Missouri will move into the top 5 and Florida will drop out of the top 10.

Is this how smack talk works? ;-)

I think Mizzou is overrated. The Gators may be the (5.00 / 2) (#42)
by CaptainAmerica08 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:58:24 PM EST

best team in the country. Just as long as the frickin OSU Buckeyes don't make it to the championship AGAIN.

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At least being overrated (5.00 / 1) (#56)
by standingup on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:07:39 PM EST

is new. The Big Twelve, with the exception of Oklahoma, is usually invisible.

I have to admit that one of the most enjoyable moments of last season, aside from kicking KU's a$$, was winning/helping knock Ohio out of No. 1 the week Illinois beat them.

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That was beautiful. I hate the Buckeyes. (5.00 / 1) (#62)
by CaptainAmerica08 on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:12:41 PM EST

BTW, there are more than a few people whispering that the Sooners could win it all if the quarterback (I think the name's Bradshaw) improves on his great freshman year.

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: Sooners Suck!! (none / 0) (#79)
by standingup on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:27:56 PM EST

I don't think they lost one player last year and should have a great team. Bradford (QB) is getting excellent preseason praise.
I think the one who has to really worry is Stoops. The Sooner fans were not happy with the way last season ended.

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That's how it works. No way Rainbows (none / 0) (#40)
by Teresa on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:56:45 PM EST

beat the Gators. Isn't that what we call them BTD?

Georgia showed them some real football.

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Obama blue?! (none / 0) (#43)
by nycstray on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 04:58:28 PM EST

Yup, his campaign manager just said they were going to turn CO Obama Blue.

Heh, and he just set up his supporters if O loses, lol!~

I long ago used up (none / 0) (#50)
by oldpro on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:01:16 PM EST

all my football chromosomes so I care not.

I am waiting to see, though, which teams have enough players on probation or parole in order to field a team.

The Seahawks can't be the only ones who regularly make the front pages for their off-field antics more often than their on-field.

Oh, wait! (5.00 / 1) (#52)
by oldpro on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:03:12 PM EST

Go Cougars!

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you mean the (none / 0) (#86)
by Capt Howdy on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:38:32 PM EST

"women of a certain age" who used to (according to him) follow Tim Russert around like groupies?

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Wha??? (none / 0) (#105)
by oldpro on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 07:23:49 PM EST

That one went right past me...even tho I fit the category (I think).

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: Age. A certain age (none / 0) (#107)
by oldpro on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 07:29:28 PM EST

category...
Oh, never mind.
Sigh...
The Huskies suck. Go Cougars!
How's that?

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Heh, I was wondering that when (5.00 / 2) (#60)
by nycstray on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:09:25 PM EST

we had our draft this past weekend. Not only do you have to worry about injuries, but suspensions and court/jail time! Unfortunately, Yahoo doesn't include that in the player info/stats during the draft. {sigh} Yahoo needs to get with the time ;)

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: There's goddamn (5.00 / 1) (#69)
by jondee on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:20:16 PM EST

good reason why heroin shouldnt be available in the U.S to any terminal patient in agonizing pain, other than that neo-Puritans and demogogues will always put reelection and r.r cred ahead of the relief of suffering.
Oh.
Go Northwestern!

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I am a Seminole! (none / 0) (#67)
by bjorn on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:18:31 PM EST

We used to rule as Independents, and then in the ACC...now we regularly stink up the field. BUT I am counting on a win over the GATORS this year. Go Garnet and Gold!

oops. I think you may be banned from BTD (none / 0) (#68)
by Teresa on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:19:53 PM EST

threads :)

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Is he a Gator? (5.00 / 1) (#71)
by bjorn on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:22:11 PM EST

Oh no!

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Oh bjorn, a huge huge Gator fan. (none / 0) (#75)
by Teresa on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:24:57 PM EST

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: I guess I will have to learn to (5.00 / 1) (#82)
by bjorn on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:30:13 PM EST

accept that someone I have so much respect for is a GATOR! But I love my 'noles.

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I am relieved that we haven't had any (none / 0) (#70)
by Teresa on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:21:27 PM EST

Roll Tides in this thread.

Not until Saturday (none / 0) (#88)
by CoralGables on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 05:40:53 PM EST

Football doesn't start tonight. It begins Saturday at 12:30 in The Swamp. Tonight is more like a minor league opening act.

Go Stanford! (none / 0) (#102)
by facta non verba on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 06:29:09 PM EST

but I am biased. We'll surprise people.

SEC is overrated (none / 0) (#104)
by indiependy on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 06:51:41 PM EST

Pretty easy putting up good records by playing all those 1AA schools. Pac-10's where it's at.

Since the 2000 season, head to head the Pac-10 has a 9-6 advantage over the SEC.

Players drafted from the PAC 10: 37 (3.7 per team)
Players drafted from the SEC : 35 (2.9 per team)

Tribute to Stephanie Tubbs Jones at end (none / 0) (#106)
by JoeA on Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 07:26:00 PM EST

of Colbert Report. He replayed a segment he had done with her from the early days of the show. Skip to the last segment of the show to see it.

http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/full-episodes/index.jhtml?episodeId=180200

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