College football

[billy.pilgrim]

8:00 PM EST, Holiday Bowl, San Diego, TV: Fox
(15) Oregon 9-3 (-14.5) > North Carolina 9-4
Ouch. Be kinda dumb to not root for the Ducks, wouldn't it?

Ducks have a significant advantage with rain predicted.

Because they're Ducks or because Oregon? If the latter, surprised me:
Eugene's annual precipitation 40.83 inches.
Chapel Hill annual precipitation 47.37 inches.

Anyhow, raining in SD? Any kind of can happen. Vegas is sweating bullets.

Both, really. But the difference in Chapel Hill and Eugene is that Chapel Hill gets its precipitation in 114 days; Eugene rains 150. Chapel Hill buckets; Eugene lighter but constant rain from late October until March.

But yeah, we're getting some well-needed steady but gentle rain. Weather chicks are orgasmic.

The ducks should award blufield harsin some kind of metal, maybe even a bobblehead statue, for running Bo out of Auburn.
I like both schools, but I gotta go with Bo.

[billy.pilgrim]

[Vrede too]

Cheezus

Both, really. But the difference in Chapel Hill and Eugene is that Chapel Hill gets its precipitation in 114 days; Eugene rains 150. Chapel Hill buckets; Eugene lighter but constant rain from late October until March.

But yeah, we're getting some well-needed steady but gentle rain. Weather chicks are orgasmic.

That's hot.
Okay, you win the weather chicks contest.

The SD average annual precipitation is less than 12 inches, 38 days per year.
Supposedly a quarter of an inch overnight, no rain today.
https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/ca/san-diego
There goes that Duck edge, they'll just have to rely on being a better team.

The ducks should award blufield harsin some kind of metal, maybe even a bobblehead statue, for running Bo out of Auburn.
I like both schools, but I gotta go with Bo.

Twelfth Man Award, but he kind of Auburned towards the end of the season . Coulda been in the Playoffs.

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Tue, 12/27

10:15 PM EST, Phoenix, TV: ESPN
Wisconsin 6-6 (-3.5) > Oklahoma State 7-5

24-17 Wisconsin is less mediocre than Oklahoma State.

[O Really]

Supposedly a quarter of an inch overnight, no rain today.

Yeah they were originally predicting a rainy Wednesday but it apparently got here early. Good for the parade and the game.

Edit: By 11:00 we were back to usual; sunny sky and 68. Game on,

[Vrede too]

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Wed, 12/28

2:00 PM EST, Annapolis, TV: ESPN
Duke 8-4 (-3) > UCF 9-4. You're going down, Mickey!

8:00 PM EST, Holiday Bowl, San Diego, TV: Fox
(15) Oregon 9-3 (-14.5) > North Carolina 9-4
Ouch. Be kinda dumb to not root for the Ducks, wouldn't it?

2 other games I don't care about.

30-13! billy.pilgrim is ecstatic.



I'll go out on a limb and say GO DUCKS!

[billy.pilgrim]

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Wed, 12/28

2:00 PM EST, Annapolis, TV: ESPN
Duke 8-4 (-3) > UCF 9-4. You're going down, Mickey!

8:00 PM EST, Holiday Bowl, San Diego, TV: Fox
(15) Oregon 9-3 (-14.5) > North Carolina 9-4
Ouch. Be kinda dumb to not root for the Ducks, wouldn't it?

2 other games I don't care about.

30-13! billy.pilgrim is ecstatic.



I'll go out on a limb and say GO DUCKS!

I just thought it was funny.

[billy.pilgrim]

Now this is funny. Looks more like another coach blufield.
Also funny, does he love the bammers because they have sworn never to play uab

https://www.al.com/uab/2022/12/joseph-g ... uburn.html

"Or maybe he’s just Harsin UAB, someone who says things like, “Just wait,” as he barrels the car down the dirt road towards a cliff. I’m hopeful that Dilfer is the guy who can take UAB to the next level as a football school, but some of his pronouncements are triggering PTSD."

[Vrede too]

Now this is funny. Looks more like another coach blufield.
Also funny, does he love the bammers because they have sworn never to play uab

https://www.al.com/uab/2022/12/joseph-g ... uburn.html

"Or maybe he’s just Harsin UAB, someone who says things like, “Just wait,” as he barrels the car down the dirt road towards a cliff. I’m hopeful that Dilfer is the guy who can take UAB to the next level as a football school, but some of his pronouncements are triggering PTSD."

Pro success is not related to coaching success, but I'm not above piling on. Dilfer took Baltimore to the SB - NICE! - but,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Dil ... ore_Ravens

... During the playoffs, Dilfer went 3–0, and the Ravens advanced to Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Florida to meet the New York Giants. The Ravens won their first Super Bowl title in a 34–7 blowout, which saw Dilfer complete 12 of 25 passes for 153 yards and one touchdown.... The Los Angeles Times described Dilfer as a game manager quarterback for the Ravens that season: He "wasn't elite, but he didn't make costly mistakes, and was supported by a dominant defense." Dilfer wasn't re-signed by the Ravens, making him the only quarterback to be let go after winning a Super Bowl....

Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts: 3,172
Pass completions: 1,759
Percentage: 55.5
TD–INT: 113–129
Passing yards: 20,518
Passer rating: 70.2

Meh.

Wow, I gave up on Kansas-Arkansas with 1:17 left and Arkansas leading 38-23. Instead, Arkansas wins 55-53 in 3OT!

[Vrede too]

8:00 PM EST, Holiday Bowl, San Diego, TV: Fox
(15) Oregon 9-3 (-14.5) > North Carolina 9-4
Ouch. Be kinda dumb to not root for the Ducks, wouldn't it?

The ducks should award blufield harsin some kind of metal, maybe even a bobblehead statue, for running Bo out of Auburn.
I like both schools, but I gotta go with Bo.

Wow.

4th 0:24 - ORE 4th & 2, at UNC 6
Bo Nix passed to Chase Cota for 6 yard touchdown (Camden Lewis made PAT)
ORE 28, UNC 27
Good on UNC for defying expectations.

Bo Nix 23/30, 76.7 Pct, 205 Yds, 6.8 Y/A, 2 TD, 1 Int, 1 Sack, 6 YdsL

[O Really]

Good on UNC for defying expectations.

Some had expectations that they would lose, and following tradition, in the most soul-killing way possible.

Did you see the shot of Brown when the Ducks scored that last TD?

[Vrede too]

Some had expectations that they would lose, and following tradition, in the most soul-killing way possible.

Did you see the shot of Brown when the Ducks scored that last TD?

Missed it.

[Vrede too]

5:30 PM EST, Orlando, TV: ESPN
Cheez-It Bowl, I don't care who wins, but it seems important to billy.pilgrim . If we discuss the history of the game is it the Cheez-It Bowls or the Cheez-It Crackers Bowl?
Oklahoma 6-6 vs (13) Florida State 9-3 (-10)

9:00 PM EST TV: ESPN
Alamo Bowl, 80 miles from Austin is hardly fair
Go (12) Washington 10-2 > (20) Texas 8-4 (-3), but I don't hate the Longhorns.

One more Bowl I don't care about.

[billy.pilgrim]

5:30 PM EST, Orlando, TV: ESPN
Cheez-It Bowl, I don't care who wins, but it seems important to billy.pilgrim . If we discuss the history of the game is it the Cheez-It Bowls or the Cheez-It Crackers Bowl?
Oklahoma 6-6 vs (13) Florida State 9-3 (-10)

9:00 PM EST TV: ESPN
Alamo Bowl, 80 miles from Austin is hardly fair
Go (12) Washington 10-2 > (20) Texas 8-4 (-3), but I don't hate Texas.

Not important to me other than watching the idiocy of the idiocy of a snack food corporation telling the people who buy their product that they are wrong.

[Vrede too]

[Vrede too]

Go underdog Huskies!

GO:

12:00 PM EST, Mayo Bowl, Charlotte (not very fair) TV: ESPN
Maryland 7-5 > (23) North Carolina State 8-4 (-1). Go Terps!

2:00 PM EST, Sun Bowl, El Paso, TV: CBS
(18) UCLA 9-3 (-7.5) > Pittsburgh 8-4, but I don't hate Pitt.

3:30 PM EST Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, TV: ESPN
(21) Notre Dame 8-4 (-3.5) > (19) South Carolina 8-4

8:00 PM EST, Orange Bowl, Miami, TV: ESPN
(6) Tennessee 10-2 > (7) Clemson 11-2 (-6). Best game of the day?

[billy.pilgrim]

Go underdog Huskies!

GO:

12:00 PM EST, Mayo Bowl, Charlotte (not very fair) TV: ESPN
Maryland 7-5 > (23) North Carolina State 8-4 (-1). Go Terps!

2:00 PM EST, Sun Bowl, El Paso, TV: CBS
(18) UCLA 9-3 (-7.5) > Pittsburgh 8-4, but I don't hate Pitt.

3:30 PM EST Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, TV: ESPN
(21) Notre Dame 8-4 (-3.5) > (19) South Carolina 8-4

8:00 PM EST, Orange Bowl, Miami, TV: ESPN
(6) Tennessee 10-2 > (7) Clemson 11-2 (-6). Best game of the day?

I keep looking for Auburn. Oh well, maybe tomorrow.

[billy.pilgrim]

GO:
Wed, 12/28

2:00 PM EST, Annapolis, TV: ESPN
Duke 8-4 (-3) > UCF 9-4. You're going down, Mickey!

8:00 PM EST, Holiday Bowl, San Diego, TV: Fox
(15) Oregon 9-3 (-14.5) > North Carolina 9-4
Ouch. Be kinda dumb to not root for the Ducks, wouldn't it?

2 other games I don't care about.

30-13! billy.pilgrim is ecstatic.



I'll go out on a limb and say GO DUCKS!

Not ecstatic, more like We told you so. We've had great coaches in the past, but it's been a long dry spell since Tubby. Chizek was the absolute worse, followed by blufield and then the great high school coach gus.

https://flywareagle.com/2022/12/29/aubu ... -futility/

[Vrede too]

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Wed, 12/28

2:00 PM EST, Annapolis, TV: ESPN
Duke 8-4 (-3) > UCF 9-4. You're going down, Mickey! ...

30-13! billy.pilgrim is ecstatic....

Not ecstatic, more like We told you so. We've had great coaches in the past, but it's been a long dry spell since Tubby. Chizek was the absolute worse, followed by blufield and then the great high school coach gus.

https://flywareagle.com/2022/12/29/aubu ... -futility/

https://twitter.com/mringram/status/160 ... CL15Q&s=19

Great tweets! I wasn't even thinking about Malzahn, just your general disdain for Mickey U.

Say, is Malzahn still getting buyout money? Did WDE pay him to reach and lose a Bowl? Go Blue Devils!

Auburn Football: Former Tigers QB to receive first NFL start

In what has otherwise been a career lacking highlights at the professional level, one Auburn football alum is going to get the biggest one of his career. Jarrett Stidham, Auburn’s starting QB from 2017-2018, has been named the starter by Raiders head coach Josh McDaniel after benching Derek Carr.

Stidham has served as the backup to the aforementioned Carr this season following Marcus Mariota’s departure for Atlanta. Prior to joining the Raiders, Stidham was Tom Brady and Cam Newton’s backup for two seasons in 2019 and 2020 and saw no game action in 2021 following pre-season back surgery.

Stidham has seen game action in three games this season, completing 8/13 passes for 72 yards, no touchdowns, and no interceptions. He also saw multiple relief appearances in New England following injuries to Newton. In those games he completed 24/48 passes for 270 yards, two touchdowns, and four interceptions....

Sun, 1/1, 4:05 PM EST, TV: FOX
49ers 11-4 (-4.5) @Stidham's Las Vegas 6-9 Traitors

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12:00 PM EST, Mayo Bowl, Charlotte (not very fair) TV: ESPN
Maryland 7-5 > (23) North Carolina State 8-4 (-1). Go Terps! ...

16-12. 1 TD, 7 FGs! Oh well, a win is a win.

[Vrede too]

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2:00 PM EST, Sun Bowl, El Paso, TV: CBS
(18) UCLA 9-3 (-7.5) > Pittsburgh 8-4, but I don't hate Pitt.
35-37 Pitt on a walkoff FG.

3:30 PM EST Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, TV: ESPN
(21) Notre Dame 8-4 (-3.5) > (19) South Carolina 8-4
Another close one. Notre Dame wins 45-38 on a TD with 1:45 left.