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When it was 16-9, Bama had negative total yards.
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No thank you. I don't need some 3 or 4 loss team to get in just because they won a weak division and got lucky in the conference title game. Does that happen often enough for that to be a legitimate concern every year? I doubt it. Also, if some 3 loss team Cinderella's their way into the playoff, so be it. 2016: Virginia Tech (9-3) 2015: USC (8-4) 2013: Duke (10-2 but ranked No. 20 going in) 2012: UCLA (9-3), Wisconsin (7-5), Georgia Tech (6-6) 2011: UCLA (6-6) 2010: South Carolina (9-3), Florida State (9-3) 2009: Nebraska (9-3), Clemson (8-4) Those weren't winners but they were conference championship game participants. One win from getting in. Hard pass on that. If it was top 8, I could get on board. But to me, 4 is fine. Reward excellence throughout the entire season. I've always liked that college football differed from the other sports in that way.
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No thank you. I don't need some 3 or 4 loss team to get in just because they won a weak division and got lucky in the conference title game. I'd be more okay with 8 of it was a straight 1-8 (with maybe a group of 5 team if they're close) but there's no chance it goes to 8 without giving the conference champs a spot. They'd probably limit the number of teams per conference like the BCS games did which this year would mean leaving out one of the Big 10 teams. Keep it at 4.
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Does anyone have the GIF of the HR where Jay jumped at the wall in CF for a ball that went at least 10 feet beyond the wall? I always liked that one.
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So through 19 games, Westbrook is averaging 30.9 points, 11.3 assists and 10.3 rebounds. I still don't think he's actually going to average a triple double for the season but I no longer think it's crazy to believe he could actually do it.
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Trying to figure out if a tie here is better for the Raiders than one of the two teams winning. Raiders are 2-1 in the division with a loss to KC and a win vs. Denver but they play both on the road. Since they're a game up on one and two up on the other if this doesn't end in a tie, the Raiders would probably have to lose both of those two to end up tied which means a 3-3 division record at best, so they're probably not winning a division tiebreaker. Since KC won't win, Denver would be 2-2 in the division while KC would be 2-1.
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I know the Raiders record is better than it should be (7-1 in games decided by 7 points are less), but man this team is fun. First winning season since 2002 and two games up on the Dolphins and either the Broncos/Dolphins for the 2nd wild card spot. They've also got the slightly easier schedule the rest of the way than the Chiefs and Broncos, though they do play both teams on the road.
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For me, Michigan should be ahead of Penn State unless Penn St annihilates Wisconsin similar to what OSU did a couple years ago. At least by score, Wisconsin and Michigan were close. But Penn State winning a conference title doesn't outweigh a 49-10 beating. They lost to Iowa so that argument is moot. Penn State has just one conference loss to Michigan's two. PSU's second loss was a 3 point loss to Pitt back in week two. I don't think the Michigan head to head win holds up if PSU beats Wisconsin Iowa and Pitt are both 8-4 so those losses are pretty much a wash. The week they lost in doesn't matter. If PSU had been competitive in the Mihigan game, then I'd give them the nod, like I would with Wisconsin if they win the conference. PSU also has the worse non-conference as well as the worse draw in the cross division games (both played Iowa, Illinois/Purdue is a wash but Wisconsin > Minnesota). Stronger non-con win + stronger conference schedule + blowout H2H win > conference title game to me. EDIT: I tend to agree that in the committee's mind, it won't hold up. That's the way I think it should go rather than the way it will go.
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Lol I can't see any way 3 big ten teams get in especially when 2 of them didn't even play in the conference title game. I've been seeing Michigan Twitter coming up with scenarios where Michigan gets in but while they seem plausible I'm not going to get my hopes up at all. It's not happening For me, Michigan should be ahead of Penn State unless Penn St annihilates Wisconsin similar to what OSU did a couple years ago. At least by score, Wisconsin and Michigan were close. But Penn State winning a conference title doesn't outweigh a 49-10 beating.
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I would kind of understand Penn State over OSU since they beat OSU. But you can't put a 2-loss Wisconsin in over a 1-loss OSU when OSU won at Wisconsin, even though it was OT. Had it been in Columbus, then you have an argument.
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Good chance they got way more World Series orders than they've ever gotten before and they have to make all of the stuff also (outside of the generic locker room gear, though even that they probably had to make a hell of a lot more when the Cubs won).
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So if the 0- or 1-loss teams win out (and Bama doesn't lose twice), we'll get Bama-Clemson-OSU/Mich-Washington. But if either Clemson or Washington loses (or if Michigan beats OSU but loses to Wisconsin), it will get interesting. We could have -Wisconsin or Penn State plus the Michigan/OSU loser (or all four of them if Michigan wins then loses) -Oklahoma or Oklahoma State -Colorado or Washington -Louisville Wouldn't want to be the committee if that happens.
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Holy horsefeathers. Can't believe it actually happened. Was just coming here to post his quotes about how people who criticize him don't understand soccer.
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I hope the guy is alright but I can't stop watching that clip.
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Mets have ~$80 million committed to next year after running with a totally payroll pushing $180 last year. Reid-Foley's got a young Lackey thing going, Pedormo looks like a potential power lefty reliever. Both need at least another full season in the minors Where are you seeing $180M? Opening day payroll was $135M according to Cot's. Loney was free and they added less than $10M with Bruce and Niese.
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The article said it's a concession to the players since the league wants to drop to ~28 players in September instead of the full 40-man being available (because of the boogyman that 40-man roster OMG games take forever in September narrative). I really don't get why they can't just make a rule that a team can carry up to 40 in September but they can only have a 25 man roster for each game that the manager declares before the game. Add a provision that a pitcher who starts has to be on the roster for the next 4 games so teams can't just leave the 4 starters who aren't going that day off the roster.
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So that idiot New York writer either a) only paid attention to Murphy's stats against the Mets b) completely ignored defense c) only looked at batting average, RBI and strikeouts
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I think we can scratch Louisville out of the playoff discussion.
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http://www.espnfc.us/team/united-states/660/blog/post/2997488/us-needs-to-replace-jurgen-klinsmann-after-costa-rica-humiliation-but-will-it Get fucked, Jurgen.
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In 2014, 3rd had 15 points and 4th had 11. In 2010 it was 16 for both. In 2006 it was 16 and 13. In 2002 it was 17 and 14 So probably going to need at least 15 to get 3rd. They're already maxed at 24 points and realistically, it's 21 since we'll lose in Mexico. 5-1-1 in the other seven is certainly doable but there's not much room for error any more.
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-didn't have his entire team back defending in its own half in the last few seconds against Portugal in the World Cup, allowing them to score a tying goal that could have cost us second place in the group. Sorry, still not over that one.
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Last time we lost to a non-Mexico CONCACAF team by 4 goals? 1984 vs. Guatemala. Lost to Mexico 5-0 in the 2009 Gold Cup final but wiki says that was right after the Confed Cup and we sent a second tier squad. Previous 4+ goal loss to a CONCACAF team was 1993 Gold Cup to Mexico.
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And now it's just embarrassing and pathetic.
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Well this is a solid performance.
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He's probably hoping that if he has a repeat year, the Phillies will deal him at the deadline so there's no QO next year.