Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[Devo182]

Oh joy.

Here the come the worst of the worst. A real braintrust I'm sure. But at least they've pushed out 2 other major conferences, half of the country, and now Sankey is the highest paid commish instead of #3.

Mr. MDE and Napoleon Complex succeeds.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Running sucks compared to biking. If you are looking for distance and longevity, exercises down the road.

Running is so overrated and not exactly easy on our bodies and joints.

Got a Trek hard tail. Added stuff like new cranks, clip pedals, and dropper seat (which ive used once).

Trek MTB ride on 29ers. So its a workout just getting in down the road. When the planets align will take the boy, or meet some buds on Tweetsie Trail and ride to Riverside Taphouse, or come back to Crankys for a beer.

About 15-20miles. The boy rides about 5-6 miles, on training wheels.

 

[DD4ME]

I get the sentiment, but UGA took Clemson out back and whooped them. Even after getting nothing against us, they’re still a top 10 offense (YPP against FBS teams). Show me another ranked team with a 30-point loss on a neutral field this season.

Kentucky isn’t a great team, but they always seem to give UGA fits in Lexington. In the last three trips up there, UGA scored 13, 16, and 14 points.

You guys always lay an egg, but you also no longer have Brock HOF Bowers or Stetson Gamer Bennet. I will be at the edge of my seat to see how you play Bama. You will beat a lot of teams on talent. That is what pulled you ahead against Clemson. That was a battle until late.

For once in a very long time you face 3 teams with comparable talent.

 

[screenthis]

Prayers everyone is safe.

That road does flood quite often. But yes, looking like a bad one for Tallahassee and the area up there.

 

[Devo182]

DD4ME’s point wasn’t about teams being ranked when the games were played; it’s about where they’re ranked now. Y’all crushed NCST, but that win probably isnt going to get more valuable with the passage of time.

Then it's a meaningless discussion. No one knows where any teams will be ranked by season's end. W4 vs W2 is immaterial by that standard, might as well leave that argument by the wayside.

You can only play the team that's in front of you at the time. If you RAIL a team and they get dropped...then you are punished...? That's silly. And if you SQUEAK by the same team and they stay ranked, that makes you better?? LMAO. Awful logic.

 

[MarcoVol]

DD4ME’s point wasn’t about teams being ranked when the games were played; it’s about where they’re ranked now. Y’all crushed NCST, but that win probably isnt going to get more valuable with the passage of time.

Nobody is really ranked right now. AP rankings are meaningless.

We’re going into week 5 and the first CFP rankings don’t drop until after week 10 (40 more days).

 

[DD4ME]

DD4ME’s point wasn’t about teams being ranked when the games were played; it’s about where they’re ranked now. Y’all crushed NCST, but that win probably isnt going to get more valuable with the passage of time.

I get it, and I actually agree a Clemson win may be the mercy rule you need if you drop 2 of your big 3.
You guys truly could go undefeated, but we can all agree this is your most vulnerable in the last several.

UGA fans will look back and kick themselves for that Bama loss last year that kept you out. You had the better team.

BTW you are welcome anytime in my book. I have no issues looking past the homer perspectives and you seem capable of that.

 

[vol_in_ga]

Sucks about Utu but we will be okay

Utu can sleep at night if you’re saving 15% with Geico

 

[Visidog]

Then it's a meaningless discussion. No one knows where any teams will be ranked by season's end. W4 vs W2 is immaterial by that standard.

You can only play the team that's in front of you at the time. If you RAIL a team and they get dropped...then you are punished. That's silly. And if you SQUEAK by the same team and they stay ranked, that makes you better?? LMAO.

Dude. Read my post history and you’ll find me making this very point. I don’t know where the vitriol comes from.

I’d also suggest that margin of defeat doesn’t matter as much in rankings once we get 5-6 games in.

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

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[COOKEVOL]

Close to my routine in my 30's.

300 Pushups, 100-150 crunches, 3-5 miles.

Worked out with 225, at 185.

Not so much now. My knees hurt just thinking about running 3-5 miles. Damn I miss it.

How many cop car lift reps did you do?

 

[MarcoVol]

Dude. Read my post history and you’ll find me making this very point. I don’t know where the vitriol comes from.

I’d also suggest that margin of defeat doesn’t matter as much in rankings once we get 5-6 games in.

Except rankings don’t matter 5-6 games in. They don’t matter until the actual rankings come out. For now it’s just so everyone has something to talk about

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Honestly I agree about the NC St win if they don't recover. I've always thought it was dumb when people would say so and so beat a top 10 team, and they finish the season 7-5. Like no you didnt

 

[vol_in_ga]

This is the definition of desperate if you look it up in the dictionary

 

[Devo182]

Dude. Read my post history and you’ll find me making this very point. I don’t know where the vitriol comes from.

I’d also suggest that margin of defeat doesn’t matter as much in rankings once we get 5-6 games in.

No vitriol here. Don't even know who you are. Sorry if I came off raw.


Would disagree with margins. Bill C (the GOAT) and most other analytics folks stand with margins as a primary predictor of success. My UT example is always 2016 bowl game, where 10-2 #10 Northwestern, that won half of their games by 4 or fewer points, came in as a 9 pt dog to 8-4 #24 UT that was +15 ppg iirc. NW lost by 39. Similar story with ND vs Bama in the cfp championship. ND just skated by all season on close wins. A dominant 11-1 team would have been a favorite vs ND on a neutral field.

Close wins/losses are variance. Big wins and losses are stronger correlated to root causes.

 

[Visidog]

I get it, and I actually agree a Clemson win may be the mercy rule you need if you drop 2 of your big 3.
You guys truly could go undefeated, but we can all agree this is your most vulnerable in the last several.

UGA fans will look back and kick themselves for that Bama loss last year that kept you out. You had the better team.

BTW you are welcome anytime in my book. I have no issues looking past the homer perspectives and you seem capable of that.

Yeah last year was tough, but credit goes to Bama for playing well. I can give you woulda/coulda/shoulda, but it boils down to UGA having a weak-ish schedule and losing its biggest game.

That’s why I feel better about this year. Having margin for error is a big luxury.

 

[vol_in_ga]

Wish it was us

 

[Visidog]

No vitriol here. Don't even know who you are. Sorry if I came off raw.


Would disagree with margins. Bill C (the GOAT) and most other analytics folks stand with margins as a primary predictor of success. My UT example is always 2016 bowl game, where 10-2 Northwestern, that won half of their games by 4 or fewer points, came in as a 9 pt dog to 8-4 #24 UT that was +15 ppg iirc. They lost by 39. Similar story with ND vs Bama in the cfp championship.

Close wins/losses are variance. Big wins and losses are stronger correlated to root causes.

Let’s shake hands over Bill C. and get less sensitive.

 

[Visidog]

Let’s shake hands over Bill C. and get less sensitive.

Dang it—typo. And I’ll get less sensitive.

 

[Jackcrevol]

How many cop car lift reps did you do?

Ok, guilty.

 

[volsagain]

Someone told me that you can actually train a hippo to use a toilet, but I think that’s just a hippo potty myth.

You need to work on that lisp . That kinda crappy

 

[UpstateVol613]

 

[COOKEVOL]

Ok, guilty.View attachment 680964

Just busting your chops.

 

[Orangeburst]

Prayers everyone is safe.

 

[csprig9]

This rumored sec big ten deal is gonna poss me off

I hate realignment