SpaceCoastVol
Jacked up on moonshine and testosterone
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Gambling is already involved. That's why you're now seeing injury reports, etc. Manipulating the clock shortens the game (on purpose) which in theory leads to fewer points via fewer possessions which affects totals.The gambling angle can never be allowed to factor ANY into decisions like that or the sport will be lost forever.
Yeah.. They were dropping like flies
For those out there saying we showed no mercy..per sources Tennessee at halftime offered Kent State an opportunity to shorten the playing time in the 2nd half or implement a running clock; they declined. I suppose in many cases a team would refuse such an offer out of pride, can’t blame them too much for that. I’m not certain if it would have affected their payout, but at any rate I think it’s noteworthy that they did go on to suffer multiple injuries in the second half.
Agreed. But then there are that other class of gamblers who will naturally use all their leverage to "assure outcomes" of a different kind: sponsors/advertisers. They don't want to lose eyeballs.The gambling angle can never be allowed to factor ANY into decisions like that or the sport will be lost forever.
and it is on to Penn State for Kent where their blood loss will continue. I am not a big fan of Q4 payday games but sometimes they work out with the underdog get the $ and the W. Still shaking my head over NUI taking down ND and now Toledo beats Miss State.
Maybe they didn't want to get injured. Maybe protesting the Kent State administration for even scheduling it. I still say Division I teams shouldn't play Division II teams. With all of the money that the NCAA generates seems to me X $$$ could be siphoned and distributed to the Division II schools instead of sending their players to the slaughter house just to get money for the schools.Kent had quite a few that didn't play, don't know what their status was but gosh sakes: 5 Garcia,Gavin; 10 Hilding,Jett; 12 DeShields,Dru; 14 Ulatowski,Tommy; 16 Dotson,Jaylen; 17 Tomlinson,Ruel; 18 Hopperton,Hunter; 19 Fisher,Ali; 20 Hicks,Marques; 21 Cokley,Xavier; 22 Rawlison,Jaire; 23 Hopperton,Preston; 24 Giacolone,Nick; 25 Buie,Daeveon; 27 Folk,Malcolm; 27 Lacks,Lesae; 28 Bishop,Brodyn; 31 Early,Noah; 33 Buchanan,Martell; 33 Harris,Ayden; 34 Gravely,Micquan; 35 Federer,Joseph; 37 Hook,Will; 38 Robinson,Clinton; 39 Bivens,Tyler; 46 Hopkins,Aaron; 46 Tager,Nathan; 47 Hryszko,Will; 48 Reynolds,Lem; 49 Newcomb,Tommy; 50 Dial,Garrett; 51 Abuhamdeh,Sayed; 52 Burgess,Aiden; 55 Sisak,Bryce; 58 Atha,Robert; 59 Maddox,Mason; 61 Durkin,Charlie; 62 Dunn,Jaxon; 65 Bittner,Tristen; 68 Bottiggi,Antonio; 69 Smith,Braylon; 71 Toth Jr.,Kevin; 72 Wilson,Cecil; 75 Page,Andrew; 82 Harris,Wayne; 83 Faulkner,Peyton; 84 Kimbrough,Jahzae; 85 Brown,Sebastian; 88 Hazime,Mohammed; 92 Cordoba,Josue; 93 Roy,Jaihien; 94 Miasek,Joel; 98 Faulk,Bryce.
I think I saw a couple of cheerleaders in there and they removed their skirts so no one would notice. I just feel bad for the players that got injured. No way we should have been playing this team. On the other side of the coin, we have to play who's on our schedule.We did only score 6 points in the second half, and to say we emptied the bench is a huge understatement
For those out there saying we showed no mercy..per sources Tennessee at halftime offered Kent State an opportunity to shorten the playing time in the 2nd half or implement a running clock; they declined. I suppose in many cases a team would refuse such an offer out of pride, can’t blame them too much for that. I’m not certain if it would have affected their payout, but at any rate I think it’s noteworthy that they did go on to suffer multiple injuries in the second half.
Maybe they didn't want to get injured. Maybe protesting the Kent State administration for even scheduling it. I still say Division I teams shouldn't play Division II teams. With all of the money that the NCAA generates seems to me X $$$ could be siphoned and distributed to the Division II schools instead of sending their players to the slaughter house just to get money for the schools.
For those out there saying we showed no mercy..per sources Tennessee at halftime offered Kent State an opportunity to shorten the playing time in the 2nd half or implement a running clock; they declined. I suppose in many cases a team would refuse such an offer out of pride, can’t blame them too much for that. I’m not certain if it would have affected their payout, but at any rate I think it’s noteworthy that they did go on to suffer multiple injuries in the second half.
We showed all kinds of mercy ,we went all thru our depth chart ,by the 4th quarter i think we had a couple male cheerleaders in including the one that couldnt do push ups against utc
For those out there saying we showed no mercy..per sources Tennessee at halftime offered Kent State an opportunity to shorten the playing time in the 2nd half or implement a running clock; they declined. I suppose in many cases a team would refuse such an offer out of pride, can’t blame them too much for that. I’m not certain if it would have affected their payout, but at any rate I think it’s noteworthy that they did go on to suffer multiple injuries in the second half.
When we scheduled Kent State they had just played in the MAC championship game and went to a bowl.Kent St. isn't a D2/FCS team. They're in the MAC. Problem is, they're historically one of the 5-10 worst D1 programs. I have no problem playing mid-majors, we need cupcake/buy games to get starters some rest for the grind of the SEC schedule, but I think you want to at least schedule mid-majors who can offer at least some resistance. Kent St. was the worst FBS/D1 team we've played in probably 15-20 years, if not longer.