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And isn't he from AL too? Double ouch
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Have been texting with a friend, and he commented that it seems unfair Clemson will have Lawrence and Ross for two more years.
And red zone defense.Lassr wrote:Fuuny thing is the stats were pretty even, except for the turnovers. Defensive foul up bit Bama tonight, they've had them all year but it didn't hurt, hurt tonight.
It was a great, great game. So fun to watch them get No Where and struggle. And how they refused the FG... it was like watching a prized heavy-weight fighter swing and miss, only to REALLY take aim and TOTALLY whiff.
Yep, that's the redzone defense I commented about above. they were the heroes. 3 trips 0 points. Clemson was able to punch it in and Bama was not able.
Conceptually, I support the "expanded playoffs argument" especially as the idea that your can be national champion while not being your conference champion is odd to me but practically the 4 teams has seemed about right, especially as parity does not exist in the NCAA.ImLawBoy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:24 pm Seems to me this year didn't do much to support the "expand the playoffs" argument, at least if your goal is to truly find the best team. I don't think there's much reasonable argument that Clemson and Alabama were the two best teams this year (in that order).
You don't think after watching Clemson dismantle Alabama that maybe Ohio State or even Notre Dame might have given them a battle? Well, Notre Dame looks better considering what Clemson did to Alabama.ImLawBoy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:24 pm Seems to me this year didn't do much to support the "expand the playoffs" argument, at least if your goal is to truly find the best team. I don't think there's much reasonable argument that Clemson and Alabama were the two best teams this year (in that order).
Not even a little bit.Scuzz wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:06 pmYou don't think after watching Clemson dismantle Alabama that maybe Ohio State or even Notre Dame might have given them a battle? Well, Notre Dame looks better considering what Clemson did to Alabama.ImLawBoy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:24 pm Seems to me this year didn't do much to support the "expand the playoffs" argument, at least if your goal is to truly find the best team. I don't think there's much reasonable argument that Clemson and Alabama were the two best teams this year (in that order).
I thought USC was forbidding Kingsbury from interviewing anywhere?Skinypupy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 5:14 pm Kliff Kingsbury goes to the Cardinals, leaving USC without an OC.
Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams said after his team’s 44-16 loss in the National Championship Game that the Clemson offense was “very easy” to defend. He said the Tide faced far better offenses before the title game.
“They weren’t hard at all,” Williams said in a postgame interview showed on ESPN. “They were very easy. They capitalized on a lot of mental errors. We made a lot of mental errors. They didn’t come out and do nothing special. We played greater offense than that – Oklahoma offense or Georgia offense. We just made a lot of mental errors and they capitalized. That’s what good teams do – they capitalize on mental errors.”
Yeah, I think that Florida, Texas, Texas A&M, and Washington would be on the next tier. And I agree that, with Ed Orgeron as coach, LSU may not be a consistent top 10 team, but for now I'm leaving them there. They are the only team I listed with a questionable head coach, as the others all have excellent head coaches which is why I assume they'll be somewhat consistent in their success. And while Michigan did not end the season well, I still have faith in Jim Harbaugh. As for Texas A&M they clearly improved immediately under Jimbo Fisher and I think they will become a regular Top 12 team. As far as Kentucky, Washington State, and Penn State go, I need to see more. And the less said about UCF the better.
IIRC, Oregon returns almost their entire offense for next year. And I agree, with their regular QB UCF very well could have beaten LSU. The backup was very inconsistent in that game and his inexperience showed, and they still scored a lot of points against an SEC defense.Pyperkub wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:55 pm I actually believe Chip Kelly will have UCLA there sooner than people think. If David Shaw at Stanford can pull in a better OL, they are on the list too. Some have Oregon as the Pac-12 favorite in 2019, but I'm not sold on Cristobal yet - I have a LOT more faith in Peterson and Shaw currently.
As to UCF, not having Mackenzie Milton to close the season was huge. They could well have beaten LSU, even if LSU's dbs hadn't been booted if he were healthy. Yes, their defense wasn't as good as last year due to graduation, but they still gave LSU all they could handle. Think Clemson with Kelly Bryant instead of Trevor Lawrence to close the season in terms of how they closed.
Oregon's top WR (only? The rest weren't very good this year) declared for the draft (Dillon Mitchell).Scuzz wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 5:45 pmIIRC, Oregon returns almost their entire offense for next year. And I agree, with their regular QB UCF very well could have beaten LSU. The backup was very inconsistent in that game and his inexperience showed, and they still scored a lot of points against an SEC defense.Pyperkub wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:55 pm I actually believe Chip Kelly will have UCLA there sooner than people think. If David Shaw at Stanford can pull in a better OL, they are on the list too. Some have Oregon as the Pac-12 favorite in 2019, but I'm not sold on Cristobal yet - I have a LOT more faith in Peterson and Shaw currently.
As to UCF, not having Mackenzie Milton to close the season was huge. They could well have beaten LSU, even if LSU's dbs hadn't been booted if he were healthy. Yes, their defense wasn't as good as last year due to graduation, but they still gave LSU all they could handle. Think Clemson with Kelly Bryant instead of Trevor Lawrence to close the season in terms of how they closed.
Let's also remember that LSU's secondary and defensive line was decimated with injuries plus their best defensive back was sitting out for the NFL. Frankly, I expected them to play a sloppy game and lose to UCF, so the fact that Orgeron was able to get the team to show up and play actually impresses me (As I've stated before, LSU is traditionally a very talented team with questionable coaching and no QB. Even the mediocre QB they started this season was a big improvement on what they usually have, and it showed.)Pyperkub wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:55 pm ...As to UCF, not having Mackenzie Milton to close the season was huge. They could well have beaten LSU, even if LSU's dbs hadn't been booted if he were healthy. Yes, their defense wasn't as good as last year due to graduation, but they still gave LSU all they could handle. Think Clemson with Kelly Bryant instead of Trevor Lawrence to close the season in terms of how they closed.
Disagree about tOSU. Yeah they shit the bed against Purdue but that was a pretty darn good team outside of that. They struggled a game or 2 otherwise but found a way to win and when they played the 'big games' they were excellent. I think ND was overrated yeah; they somehow got a murderers row of a schedule that actually wasnt all that tough. 95 times out of a 100 they're not going undefeated vs that schedule. This just happened to be one of the fluky years and they capitalized. I heard a radio commentator say about ND that they deserved to be in the CFP but they didn't belong. I thought that was fair.ImLawBoy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:14 pmNot even a little bit.Scuzz wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:06 pmYou don't think after watching Clemson dismantle Alabama that maybe Ohio State or even Notre Dame might have given them a battle? Well, Notre Dame looks better considering what Clemson did to Alabama.ImLawBoy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:24 pm Seems to me this year didn't do much to support the "expand the playoffs" argument, at least if your goal is to truly find the best team. I don't think there's much reasonable argument that Clemson and Alabama were the two best teams this year (in that order).
Murray stands to have a longer career in baseball but with the NFL he'll go straight to the "show" and won't spend a few years in the minors. Plus someone probably told him he's a 1/1 pick.GungHo wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:50 pm
Also Kyle Murray going NFL and ditching his baseball contract....crazy or just nuts? Lol. He has the talent I don't doubt that, arm strength, elusiveness (duh), 'football IQ' etc. But that size...I just dunno. Somebody will eventually get a clean shot on him and I feel like that could be it. Seems like baseball is the safer route but who knows?
His baseball stardom is far from a sure thing though. And the A's are only guaranteeing him like $4.7M right now.
[MLB] Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 50 | Run: 70 | Arm: 40 | Field: 55 | Overall: 50