Random Sports Talk

[Gelston]

The 518k football sale was voided, so no one paid anything for it.

[Stanley Burrell]

They don't have to dribble anymore. You can usually take like 10 steps without getting called for traveling.

Oh man.

I love watching Yiannis Atennokumpo nuts-to-the-face-when-dunking good shit. But the Euro Step = just no. No.

Agh, godammit, can't find this one clip where King James just, before he even crosses half-court, he scoops up the ball and just starts proceeding to walk to the 3-point line @ center-court. It's the most ridiculous thing ever. I feel, like, the refs are brainwashed that if you are Yiannis, or Lebron, or Stephen Curry -- That the rules somehow do not apply to them.

New York Knicks B-ball forever though.

[Methais]

Oh man.

I love watching Yiannis Atennokumpo nuts-to-the-face-when-dunking good shit. But the Euro Step = just no. No.

Agh, godammit, can't find this one clip where King James just, before he even crosses half-court, he scoops up the ball and just starts proceeding to walk to the 3-point line @ center-court. It's the most ridiculous thing ever. I feel, like, the refs are brainwashed that if you are Yiannis, or Lebron, or Stephen Curry -- That the rules somehow do not apply to them.

New York Knicks B-ball forever though.

Harden too.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zpmigCh0Aw

[Stanley Burrell]

Haha! The Beard...

[Parkbandit]

Harden too.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zpmigCh0Aw

One of the most overrated and cancerous players in the game today.

[Methais]

I just wanna know when referees decided that all of this was ok, and why?

[Keller]

He'll be able to recruit way better at LSU than he did at ND. We don't give AF about academics here.

How is it going? Hope you sold those season tickets.

[Gelston]

How is it going? Hope you sold those season tickets.

Uh, it is going just fine. Our recruiting class jumped 10 ranks since he came in.

[Keller]

Uh, it is going just fine. Our recruiting class jumped 10 ranks since he came in.

No where to go but up!

[Shaps]

https://youtu.be/yuNRRsJrMi0

Wonder if Gisele had it rougher? I don't understand how the wife in this video manages her husbands insane work day! It's horrible he's not by her side 24/7! Fucking Patriarchy.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Lebron is overrated.

[Methais]

Lebron is overrated.

Dumb fact:
In the fighting game Multiversus that game out a few months ago, which is basically Super Smash Bros. but with Warner Bros. characters...WB changed Velma's super move (she summons a police car, and if it catches the opponent, they're out for the round) from a cop car to the Mystery Machine in a recent patch, because some people decided that using that move vs. Lebron, who is also in the game as Space Jam LeBron, was racist.

More:
https://i.imgur.com/5JbabBk.png (https://www.pcgamer.com/multiversus-removes-the-police-from-velmas-special-move/)

[Gelston]

No where to go but up!

Man, Kelly has been doing awesome.

[Gelston]

Brian Kelly is now only the 5th coach to reach the SEC Championship in his first year.

[Solkern]

Lebron is a fucking tool. I'm sure if some white guy busted out some racist shit against black people, he would be crying for a permanent suspension. Since it's his friend and it's only against Jews, a five game suspension is too long!

What a fucking piece of shit.

[Parkbandit]

Lebron is a fucking tool. I'm sure if some white guy busted out some racist shit against black people, he would be crying for a permanent suspension. Since it's his friend and it's only against Jews, a five game suspension is too long!

What a fucking piece of shit.

I agree that Lebron is a piece of shit... but I also believe that the Nets handled the Kyrie situation poorly.

[Ardwen]

As soon as Kyrie refused to speak to the owner in person and ignored multiple messages via phone and text from him it was bound to fall apart. Kyrie is a disaster and a team killer.

[Parkbandit]

Tom Brady officially retired (again) but the last time.

[beldannon5]

Tom Brady officially retired (again) but the last time.

until the next time?

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Tom Brady officially retired (again) but the last time.

Ozzy Osborne also retired today

[Neveragain]

until the next time?

I think he's probably done. Physically, he looked like shit this season.

[Methais]

Tom Brady officially retired (again) but the last time.

https://i.imgur.com/9QCbui2.png

[Gelston]

I think he's probably done. Physically, he looked like shit this season.

And yet he still broke the single season passer record, with 499 of 733.

[Parkbandit]

And yet he still broke the single season passer record, with 499 of 733.

Because their line was garbage, so they had no running game and seemed to always be behind in every game.

[Neveragain]

Perhaps the ugliest BIG10 west champions team ever.

https://bigten.org/images/2023/11/18/F_QUQ5_WwAAxghZ.jpg?width=1416&height=797&mode=crop

But, I'll take it.

[Anebriated]

Im a huge fan of Iowa. They have had 9 games since 2022 where the total was 35 or lower and they went under all 9 times. Made some good money on them.

[Neveragain]

Im a huge fan of Iowa. They have had 9 games since 2022 where the total was 35 or lower and they went under all 9 times. Made some good money on them.

Iowa has one of the best defensive coordinators in the nation. We just can't recruit decent quarterbacks, it's been an issue my entire life.

[Anebriated]

Iowa has one of the best defensive coordinators in the nation. We just can't recruit decent quarterbacks, it's been an issue my entire life.

Also, Im already watching your TE prospects for the next draft... Your TE coach deserves a blank check.

[Parkbandit]

What a great day for college football.

Fuck the Committee.

Glad this is the last year for only 4 teams in the playoffs.

[Anebriated]

calling it now. FSU gets left out.

Michigan, Bama, Washington, Texas

[Parkbandit]

calling it now. FSU gets left out.

Michigan, Bama, Washington, Texas

This will be the first time they leave out an undefeated Power 5 champion in the playoffs.

And even though I'm a huge FSU fan.. I sorta agree. If FSU played Alabama.. not sure you would find many people believing that FSU would win.

[Anebriated]

This will be the first time they leave out an undefeated Power 5 champion in the playoffs.

And even though I'm a huge FSU fan.. I sorta agree. If FSU played Alabama.. not sure you would find many people believing that FSU would win.

The QB injury ruined FSU, sad as it is for all the other kids on the team.

[Anebriated]

calling it now. FSU gets left out.

Michigan, Bama, Washington, Texas

https://media.tenor.com/_Kj4eK2dBYQAAAAC/the-office-nailed-it.gif

[kutter]

The committee always wanted alabama in and they could not put those rednecks in without putting Texas in so FSU got locked out. It is way to reminiscent of the 2004 Auburn debacle. The rednecks get so many second chances it is sickening. I am not saying they are not a good team, because they are, but if you give a good team a second chance then they can find a way to capitalize on that. I hate to say it but they need to take the people out of the equation and let the computer pick. People have too much bias. I for one am not going to even bother watching the CFP. I will watch other bowls, just not those three games, fuck the CFP.

[Parkbandit]

The QB injury ruined FSU, sad as it is for all the other kids on the team.

Yet they remained undefeated DESPITE the QB injury.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Taylor Swift is killing the Chiefs.

There, I said it.

[Suppressed Poet]

Taylor Swift is killing the Chiefs.

There, I said it.

Nah, Chiefs have just had a run of bad luck. They just need to “shake it off”. :rofl:

[Methais]

Taylor Swift is killing the Chiefs.

There, I said it.

I don't even keep up with football and I hate the Chiefs now just because that dumb shit is literally everywhere, and no one anywhere can stfu about Mr. and Mrs. Swift.

[Suppressed Poet]

So Friday night I drove out to Waco TX (Baylor’s stadium) to watch my cousin’s kid (is that 2nd Cousin?) play in a high school football game. That might have been the best football game I ever saw. They were down by 4 with 1:52 on the clock and won the game with a TD. The team is the Decatur Eagles. It felt really weird cheering for the Eagles…

Anyways, if they win 1 more game they will play for the state championship in Jerry’s World. High school football in Texas is kinda a big deal.

[onurb]

I would have chosen...

michigan
washington
florida state
ohio state

I don't think FSU's qb getting injured should be a factor in the decision at all. and ohio only lost once but it was to the #1 team.

[Parkbandit]

I don't even keep up with football and I hate the Chiefs now just because that dumb shit is literally everywhere, and no one anywhere can stfu about Mr. and Mrs. Swift.

It's Mr. and Mrs. Kelce.

https://media.tenor.com/sg44pTgdArQAAAAC/ugh-as-if.gif

[Parkbandit]

I would have chosen...

michigan
washington
florida state
ohio state

I don't think FSU's qb getting injured should be a factor in the decision at all. and ohio only lost once but it was to the #1 team.

Let a computer pick the 4 teams. Members on that committee have a vested interest in who plays.

[Neveragain]

Taylor Swift is killing the Chiefs.

There, I said it.

https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/t2w4vz/picture281351718/alternates/FREE_1140/sipa_49347915.jpg

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/t2w4vz/picture281351718/alternates/FREE_1140/sipa_49347915.jpg

Naw, Cheetah wouldn't be putting up the numbers he is if he was still on the Chiefs. I miss that dude though, he was always clutch like Kelce to get the first down, the big play, etc, but he went where he could have an opportunity to do exactly what he's doing right now - breaking tons of records and touching the ball more often.

[Methais]

It's Mr. and Mrs. Kelce.

https://media.tenor.com/sg44pTgdArQAAAAC/ugh-as-if.gif

He's definitely Mr. Swift.

https://i.imgur.com/uS5UCg9.jpg

[Neveragain]

https://interface-experience.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IE-002.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/BrockPurdy2021_%28cropped2%29.jpg

[Neveragain]

Naw, Cheetah wouldn't be putting up the numbers he is if he was still on the Chiefs. I miss that dude though, he was always clutch like Kelce to get the first down, the big play, etc, but he went where he could have an opportunity to do exactly what he's doing right now - breaking tons of records and touching the ball more often.

https://media2.giphy.com/media/6JB4v4xPTAQFi/giphy.gif

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

https://media2.giphy.com/media/6JB4v4xPTAQFi/giphy.gif

When he left KC he stated as much. It was a tweet IIRC a couple years ago now.

[Parkbandit]

He's definitely Mr. Swift.

https://i.imgur.com/uS5UCg9.jpg

I would advertise for Pfizer too if they paid me.... but I get your point.

[kutter]

Let a computer pick the 4 teams. Members on that committee have a vested interest in who plays.

Yep, it is called MONEY!!! The system is so fucking broken it makes me want to puke. Someone somewhere calculated that a Michigan-Alabama matchup would bring more eyeballs than an FSU-Michigan matchup, but I am not so certain about that. I live in the deep south and everyone that I have spoken to, that is not an Alabama fan, said they will not be watching the CFP, well maybe Texas-Washington since Texas is gonna kick the living dogshit out of Washington, which calls to mind another question; does anyone think that Washington would win a Georgia-Washington matchup? Because if the goal was to pick the best 4 teams, why is Washington in and not Georgia?

A winning record is supposed to mean something but clearly it does not. This is all about getting people to watch football but I really think there is a lot of Alabama fatigue, people are tired of seeing Alabama get mulligans and get in. And before the Alabama gomers pile on and say, 'but they win when they get a mulligan' sure, so let some other good teams have the mulligans and see how much they win too.

[Anebriated]

To me the biggest knock against FSU was the lack of top 20 teams faced. Yes they beat the 2 they played but if you keep out the teams that were 4-1 against top 20 and put in the team that was 2-0 then why should schools look to play anything but cupcake schedules? FSU and the ACC did themselves a disservice by having an easier schedule.

[Parkbandit]

Yep, it is called MONEY!!! The system is so fucking broken it makes me want to puke. Someone somewhere calculated that a Michigan-Alabama matchup would bring more eyeballs than an FSU-Michigan matchup, but I am not so certain about that. I live in the deep south and everyone that I have spoken to, that is not an Alabama fan, said they will not be watching the CFP, well maybe Texas-Washington since Texas is gonna kick the living dogshit out of Washington, which calls to mind another question; does anyone think that Washington would win a Georgia-Washington matchup? Because if the goal was to pick the best 4 teams, why is Washington in and not Georgia?

A winning record is supposed to mean something but clearly it does not. This is all about getting people to watch football but I really think there is a lot of Alabama fatigue, people are tired of seeing Alabama get mulligans and get in. And before the Alabama gomers pile on and say, 'but they win when they get a mulligan' sure, so let some other good teams have the mulligans and see how much they win too.

Saw a post today, calling for FSU to just be the bigger team and let the players go to South Beach and have a blast... let them get that extra practice in, accept all the bowl gifts, the player travel money and the per diem. Jog out of the tunnel on game day, warm up.. and then when the game is about to begin, don't play. Let ESPN get fucked over since they fucked over FSU.

[kutter]

Saw a post today, calling for FSU to just be the bigger team and let the players go to South Beach and have a blast... let them get that extra practice in, accept all the bowl gifts, the player travel money and the per diem. Jog out of the tunnel on game day, warm up.. and then when the game is about to begin, don't play. Let ESPN get fucked over since they fucked over FSU.

I read something like that as well but if they did that then the school/conference would not get the bowl money. I was thinking about it a different way. I think the committee messed up when they paired FSU with Georgia. if FSU beats Georgia then they can say, 'see look, we beat Georgia too and are undefeated, we should have been in and are claiming a national Championship. Or of Georgia wins, they can point to Washington, especially if Texas trounces them, and say, see we should have been in over Washington. So none of this was done to get the best teams, it is all about eye candy and how the committee 'feels' about teams. It is all bullshit. Will the 12 team playoff help, sure, some. The SEC going to no divisions probably will as well since the two best teams will always play in the championship game. I think every conference should do that, instead of Iowa playing Michigan when everyone knows that the outcome will be. But what do I know, I am just some keyboard cowboy hoping to burn down the corrupt system.

[Anebriated]

the only good answer would have been for the committee to make it into a 6 team playoff this year.

[Parkbandit]

the only good answer would have been for the committee to make it into a 6 team playoff this year.

Or at least a Alabama vs. FSU for the 4th spot.

[Solkern]

the only good answer would have been for the committee to make it into a 6 team playoff this year.

There out is, next year it’s 12 teams.

[Solkern]

I read something like that as well but if they did that then the school/conference would not get the bowl money. I was thinking about it a different way. I think the committee messed up when they paired FSU with Georgia. if FSU beats Georgia then they can say, 'see look, we beat Georgia too and are undefeated, we should have been in and are claiming a national Championship. Or of Georgia wins, they can point to Washington, especially if Texas trounces them, and say, see we should have been in over Washington. So none of this was done to get the best teams, it is all about eye candy and how the committee 'feels' about teams. It is all bullshit. Will the 12 team playoff help, sure, some. The SEC going to no divisions probably will as well since the two best teams will always play in the championship game. I think every conference should do that, instead of Iowa playing Michigan when everyone knows that the outcome will be. But what do I know, I am just some keyboard cowboy hoping to burn down the corrupt system.


I think they royally fucked up but they also have a massive SEC boner. Michigan, Texas, Washington and FSU, should have been the 4 in the CFP Travis isn’t good enough to be a Heisman finalist, but he’s good enough to keep his team out of the CFP?! It’s a massive discredit to the other players on the team, pretty much saying they don’t mean shit, only the QB is important.

Dude said, he wish he broke his leg earlier so people could see how good this team really is.
That’s so sad for this kid to say that.

[Anebriated]

There out is, next year it’s 12 teams.

Right, which is why they could have taken a half measure this year, admitted 6 teams were deserving and let them figure it out themselves on the field.

[Parkbandit]

Right, which is why they could have taken a half measure this year, admitted 6 teams were deserving and let them figure it out themselves on the field.

A case can be made for each of those 6 teams to be in the final 4. I don't hear too much talk about Michigan and Washington being #1 and #2.. but there is plenty of talk about what place the other 4 teams should be in.

Find a stadium and have those 4 teams play.

Win and you are in.

Lose and stop your bitching.

[Gelston]

Maybe if the ACC hadn't voted against the 12 team starting this year, their little team that could would be in there.

Do I think it is "fair" that FSU is left out? No, not anymore than Liberty University being left out. Do I think FSU "deserved" a spot in the top 4? Absolutely.

It isn't about fairness or deserving though. It is about the BEST 4 teams. I don't think FSU could beat any of the 4 teams in the CFP, especially not with the team they now have. I really think they should have been put below Georgia, at the 6 spot, but below the 4th spot doesn't matter a lot this year.

I'm willing to bet, however, if we had the 12 team now, FSU would have been kept at the 4th spot, because it would all just play itself out anyways.

I'd also say FSU has a chance to prove they belonged up there in the bowl game vs Georgia, but lets all be serious, how many seniors (from either team) are really going to play in there? If it isn't a championship, most of them are looking at other things.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Man I hate college football.

[Gelston]

Jayden Daniels won the Heisman, and the voting wasn't even close.

Geaux Tigers!

[Parkbandit]

Watching Adam Schefter yesterday talk about the Patriots not having to hire a head coach in 24 years and that all the rules have changed and how the NFL has slowed down the process to ensure owners need to interview a number of potential coaches with different diversities...

And today they promoted Jerod Mayo to Head Coach.

I wonder how many owners will put into coach's contracts that they will be promoted to Head Coach when the current Head Coach leaves to avoid the NFL DEI hiring practices? Good thing Mayo is a minority or Kraft would have been run through the wringer today.

[Lisabrandon]

Novak Djokovic missed the opportunity to claim the 100th title of his stellar career as Jannik Sinner defeated 24-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters.

[Lisabrandon]

Tommy Paul produces a dominant performance to beat Grigor Dimitrov in the final of the 2024 Stockholm Open.