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yota243 · Sep 19, 2017

JimBeam[OP] said: ↑

Virginia or Georgia?

We watch out for both of them every year as they're both good teams that can beat a better team pretty easily and surprisingly
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Pretty sure its not texas are we?

mws4ua · Sep 20, 2017

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Read something interesting today....only 3 teams haven't turned the ball over. Miami (played 1 game so big whoop), LSU, and Alabama....and somehow one of those teams got their ass beat...damn tigers...
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We're letting auburn fill our quota for turnovers... 5 vs Mercer? Sheesh.

JimBeam[OP] said: ↑

I like the fact that Clemson has played Bama the last 2 years

I don't know yet who would win but I'd like to see a 3rd round this year
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Far from inevitable, but it seems like there's a decent chance. Obviously I'd enjoy seeing it, b/c it would mean Alabama made it back. I don't know that I'd enjoy the game much, though. Clemson looks damn good.

yota243 · Sep 20, 2017

For the 1st time in 106 years, kentucky, vandy, and ms st are all 3-0

mws4ua · Sep 20, 2017

I hope at least one of those is 3-1 after this weekend!

stronghammer · Sep 20, 2017

mws4ua said: ↑

I hope at least one of those is 3-1 after this weekend!
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I too hope it is Kentucky.

mws4ua · Sep 20, 2017

It's like you read my mind...........

stronghammer · Sep 20, 2017

yota243 · Sep 20, 2017

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Ur learning much quicker than i anticipated... I havent even made the how to video yet

Chrisf06 · Sep 20, 2017

I'm hoping its Miss State

orezona · Sep 20, 2017

Not following this thread too close but I'm pumped to see my Ducks take on ASU here in AZ this Saturday!
I bought my tickets 2 months ago and have been waiting for this game for over almost a year when they announced this season's schedule.

Should be interesting since the Ducks defense has really stepped it up (so far) since the last few years and their redshirt freshman QB has been preforming pretty well. Royce Freeman (#21) is really amazing too and has 53 career TDs and 9 already on this season (over 3 games!)... So far new head coach Taggart has been producing so I'm hoping that trend continues.

ASU has not really been doing too well so I'm hoping for a good game... from my perspective!

The only thing I think is "dumb" is that they announced the colors for the UofO fans to wear as "white"... Uhm, what!?! Last time I saw them play here (2 years ago!), it was super obvious to see the Ducks fans across the stadium because we were all wearing green. Very Christmas-esque look to the stadium during that game, LOL!

I hate white shirts so I'm going to just go with something green. Hope that doesn't cause them to lose the game...

coffeesnob · Sep 20, 2017

JimBeam[OP] said: ↑

Virginia or Georgia?

We watch out for both of them every year as they're both good teams that can beat a better team pretty easily and surprisingly
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Va, I think they have a pretty good team for a change.

mws4ua · Sep 20, 2017

orezona said: ↑

The only thing I think is "dumb" is that they announced the colors for the UofO fans to wear as "white"... Uhm, what!?! Last time I saw them play here (2 years ago!), it was super obvious to see the Ducks fans across the stadium because we were all wearing green. Very Christmas-esque look to the stadium during that game, LOL!

I hate white shirts so I'm going to just go with something green. Hope that doesn't cause them to lose the game...
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Teams telling fans what color to wear is dumb anyway. Wear what you want. Have fun!

JimBeam · Sep 20, 2017

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Va, I think they have a pretty good team for a change.
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VT always has a dangerous team...especially in Blacksburg...hasn't been quite as good since Beamer retired but Fuente is a good coach

mws4ua said: ↑

Teams telling fans what color to wear is dumb anyway. Wear what you want. Have fun!
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What? You mean black outs/white outs don't work? Someone should've told South Carolina and Louisville before last weekend

JimBeam · Sep 20, 2017

So ESPN just put out an article on the increase in targeting penalties this year, noting that this year there have been 75 penalties with 20 overturned so far this year compared to 35 enforced penalties at this point last year.
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...-huge-spike-targeting-penalty-enforcement-far

College football's Bowl Subdivision has seen a 73 percent increase in the number of targeting penalties enforced through the first three weeks of the season compared with the same point in 2016.

National coordinator of officials Rogers Redding said Wednesday that 55 targeting penalties have been enforced in 214 games (0.26 per game). Last year at this time, 35 targeting penalties had been enforced in 230 games (0.15).

Targeting is called if a player uses the crown of his helmet to strike an opponent above the shoulders or strikes the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent with a helmet, forearm, hand, elbow or shoulder.

Big Ten coordinator of officials Bill Carollo said the early numbers are alarming.

"I fired off an email to a few people to say we need to do something about this," he said. "Let's not wait until the end of the season. Not let's wait to do a study. I don't have all the answers, but it needs to get to the level of commissioners, athletic directors and partnering with coaches."

The rule didn't change from last year. Targeting penalties that are upheld by video review result in a 15-yard penalty and the ejection of the player called for the targeting.

Redding said the increase in number of calls could be attributed to on-field and replay officials becoming more comfortable making the call.

Last year, for the entire 2016 season, there was an average of 0.17 targeting calls enforced per game. The 0.26 per game so far this season is a 53 percent increase.

Redding said comparing the first three weeks of 2016 to the first three weeks of 2017 is a better gauge because games in September tend to be played differently because there are more mismatches, and less experienced players are on the field.

Redding said there have been 75 targeting penalties called on the field through three weeks, and 20 of them have been overturned on review. Last year, there were 44 fouls called on the field through three weeks, with nine of them overturned.

Of the 55 targeting penalties enforced, 15 of the calls were initiated by the replay official. Redding said he did not have complete data for how many calls were made by replay officials last year.
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And yet, even with the ability to call the penalty in from the booth, the officials still miss egregious ones like this
https://twitter.com/DoubleJclem92/status/909553850151038977

JimBeam · Sep 20, 2017

In other news, a player from Midwestern State passed away after being injured making a tackle this past weekend
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...tern-state-mustangs-dies-injury-suffered-game

nDub · Sep 20, 2017

JimBeam[OP] said: ↑

So ESPN just put out an article on the increase in targeting penalties this year, noting that this year there have been 75 penalties with 20 overturned so far this year compared to 35 enforced penalties at this point last year.
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...-huge-spike-targeting-penalty-enforcement-far

And yet, even with the ability to call the penalty in from the booth, the officials still miss egregious ones like this
https://twitter.com/DoubleJclem92/status/909553850151038977
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Woah that was a bad hit.

I'm for enforcement. If it helps protect people and keep the sport around a little longer then great.

nDub · Sep 20, 2017

JimBeam[OP] said: ↑

In other news, a player from Midwestern State passed away after being injured making a tackle this past weekend
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...tern-state-mustangs-dies-injury-suffered-game
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Bummer.

dwalden2 · Sep 20, 2017

I hate targeting. I get the whole hits to the head and shit, but the “defenseless player” stuff is stupid. You can’t really hit a receiver until he can “defend himself”. That’s dumb. And when almost 1/4 Of the calls are being overturned, obviously even the officials don’t know what targeting really is. Which is why there are so many shitty targeting calls.

nDub · Sep 20, 2017

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I hate targeting. I get the whole hits to the head and shit, but the “defenseless player” stuff is stupid. You can’t really hit a receiver until he can “defend himself”. That’s dumb. And when almost 1/4 Of the calls are being overturned, obviously even the officials don’t know what targeting really is. Which is why there are so many shitty targeting calls.
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Growing pains.

This sport is forever changed.

Guy who owned the gym I've been working out at since the late 90s was a pro football player. Came to my wedding.

His past head injuries (diagnosed) have caught up to him and he doesn't even recognize me anymore. Kinda sad.

Kids are even bigger, faster and hit harder now then ever. How do they protect them?

I really just hope they figure it out. I love watching some good football!

RyanL · Sep 21, 2017

dwalden2 said: ↑

I hate targeting. I get the whole hits to the head and shit, but the “defenseless player” stuff is stupid. You can’t really hit a receiver until he can “defend himself”. That’s dumb. And when almost 1/4 Of the calls are being overturned, obviously even the officials don’t know what targeting really is. Which is why there are so many shitty targeting calls.
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You hope the refs are just oblivious and not intentionally making bad calls, but sometimes all you see is

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