Board 8 > College Football Discussion Topic Week 12--paring down.

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You'd be surprised by how few teams are already locked out of bowls... or locked in to them. We should be up to 61 clinches now, with a minimum 3 more guaranteed due to Week 13 schedules in the Big 12 and Pac-12. Will your team make it in?
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For all the shit Wisconsin gets for their schedule, their one of the few top 25 teams even attempting to play a real team this week, much less actually playing another top 25 team.
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Yeah, the only Top 25 match-up of the day. Gonna say Wisconsin wins 27-16 and Hornibrook goes for 3-hundo. Hopefully I'm wrong, but they really looked like they have it together last week. Didn't allow an offensive touchdown, and we definitely can't count on them making as many mistakes on offense again.
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Honestly, I think Wisconsin are going to lose today. Would rather they didn't but just got a feeling they will.

Also yeah, SEC cupcake week this late in the year should be outlawed. Ridiculous that they allow it.

Go Mercer
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Fumble in the endzone resulting in a touchback for the defensive team is such a stupid rule.

Looks like good Virginia is showing up today thus far.
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ShatteredElysium posted...

Fumble in the endzone resulting in a touchback for the defensive team is such a stupid rule.

What would you have it be....?

14-0 Virginia, lol

The tackling on that punt return, jesus fucking christ

ShatteredElysium posted...

Fumble in the endzone resulting in a touchback for the defensive team is such a stupid rule.

why? it's a critical spot to fumble. don't fumble there.
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Lol, UVA challenged possession on the sneak onside kick only to still not have it by getting an illegal block tacked on.
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Yea I don't quite understand why all of a sudden people and media types are all complaining about the fumbles into the end zone

Do you want the Don Beebe play to have just given the Cowboys the ball at the one?
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Well if you fumble out of bounds anywhere else it reverts to who had possession last. So if the offense fumbles it and it bounces out of bounds in the endzone it should revert to their possession if they have remaining downs. Why should the rules drastically change just because you're in the endzone?

The rules should be consistent. It should either always be a turnover or always revert to last possession. Like I get why for a defensive fumble in the endzone it should be different but don't get why it should be different for the offense

lol so glad the refs didn't buy that roughing the kicker sell - the punter started falling *before* the defender dove at him.
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Peters you fucking idiot
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kevwaffles posted...

Looks like good Virginia is showing up today thus far.

This does not apply to special teams, it seems.
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ShatteredElysium posted...

Well if you fumble out of bounds anywhere else it reverts to who had possession last. So if the offense fumbles it and it bounces out of bounds in the endzone it should revert to their possession if they have remaining downs. Why should the rules drastically change just because you're in the endzone?

The rules should be consistent. It should either always be a turnover or always revert to last possession. Like I get why for a defensive fumble in the endzone it should be different but don't get why it should be different for the offense

It is consistent.... the end zone is not the field of play. Any time a play is marked dead in the end zone results in a change of possession.

ShatteredElysium posted...

Well if you fumble out of bounds anywhere else it reverts to who had possession last. So if the offense fumbles it and it bounces out of bounds in the endzone it should revert to their possession if they have remaining downs. Why should the rules drastically change just because you're in the endzone?

The rules should be consistent. It should either always be a turnover or always revert to last possession. Like I get why for a defensive fumble in the endzone it should be different but don't get why it should be different for the offense

It's territory where if the offense has possession at any point in time they score regardless of what happens after. If you fuck up so bad you fumble it out there you deserve what you get.
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This is just what Miami is? A team that doesn't bother showing up for most of the game against trash?
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Tbf Virginia is pretty inconsistent, and today they're not playing terribly.

Not that you're wrong, though.
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Virginia up 14 again

Here we go again!

Not sure how much a loss would even hurt Miami.. I think the only way it hurts is if there's a 1-loss non-SEC champion Alabama. Otherwise they're still playing Clemson to go top 4.

Everyone under 7 is 2+ losses and none of them would be a threat to pass 1-loss ACC Champ Miami.

(Of course this is assuming teams like Wisconsin win... Wisconsin is virtually dead if they lose today, and they're about to fall behind.)
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I think it only hurts them in the sense that if Miami/Clemson is a close game, there's less chance of the loser still getting in

The ACC is not getting 2 teams in without some serious collapsing of other contenders anyway.
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Looks like Miami didn't wait until the 4th to show up.

And a 30 yard punt gg this is over
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Only a FG though. Definitely not over.
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Virginia and Michigan both held on longer than I expected. I wasn't expecting to actually watch a second of either of those games.

(Or much of any game this week, since this is the dreaded cupcake week and almost everyone that has any relevance is playing garbage)
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Probably about to be over.
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We only had a chance at 1 good game today. Somehow Va did the impossible and tried to make it 2. The refs fucked up both ACC and the Big 10 game to save their conference playoff teams.

Especially Miami and Va though...

I only saw the one blatant PI miss. Miami would probably but not definitely still be up by now without it, but possibly only by 2 or 3.
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kevwaffles posted...

I only saw the one blatant PI miss. Miami would probably but not definitely still be up by now without it, but possibly only by 2 or 3.

There were others too...

The Hold on that last TD probbaly second most egregious after what you just said.

At the 4 yard line it's such a bad hold that he has the guys arm held behind his back.

I especially now really doubt the refs changed the outcome.
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kevwaffles posted...

I especially now really doubt the refs changed the outcome.

I mean... I think Miami wins anyway. But the zebras ended any chance of not.

Yeah that game was over at 31-28 and I'm glad I stopped watching.

Cupcake week sucks. The only way I'll spend another second on a college game today is if someone else pulls a first-half Virginia.
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So I guess this is now the "kevwaffles talks about the GT game" topic since no one is gonna give a crap about any other game.

Nice to score on our first drive. We still can't tackle on special teams.
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Leave the pitch game to us, Duke.
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UK scored first when Georgia started with the ball. Good stuff. I have no faith in that holding.
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Hey.... we have the lead...

I doubt it's a thing that lasts long. But better than getting beat wire to wire.

Wisconson is terrible. Shame Michigan is worse.
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Last year's cupcake week resulted in 5 Top 10 upsets, but Miami and Wisconsin dodged the upset bug, so it won't be as eventful as last year.
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Omg UK just threw away all of their momentum.
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I'm watching our game but if it's a blowout as expected probably stop in like the 3rd or something and head to the magic game

Fuck
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Hope Navy can keep this up. Have them +14.5 and also to straight up win at +575

If we go into the half tied I'm gonna be pissed.

*Checks on UK-uga score* Wait, really?
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I'm pissed.
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Fucking ticky tack PI call.
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Fuck these refs. 2 no PIs in a row. Go to hell.
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Yeah, I can no longer deny we almost certainly lose this anyway anymore.

Never feels good to lose to Duke, but (basically) losing a bowl game to Duke? That's just awful.
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Actually one close game huh

Anyway if Navy scores with very little time left, I think they go for 2.

Watch OK State complete the comeback only to blow it on the last play of the game.

That feels like such an OK State thing to do.
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Penn state's offence is so good.
Their defence is equally as good but if good meant bad.
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