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VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!

DJExile posted:

Pac-12 2014 schedule has been finalized

god drat there are a ton of good matchups. Also UCLA's schedule looks pretty brutal

At least we don't get @Oregon and @Stanford in back-to-back weeks next year :negative:

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VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!
Video of The Saban Slide™.

http://deadspin.com/nick-saban-doing-the-electric-slide-1504708481


e: Also Miami lineman Malcolm Bunche is transferring to UCLA to play out his final year of eligibility.

VDay fucked around with this message at 06:20 on Jan 20, 2014

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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DJExile posted:

Prices for the playoff championship are beginning to come to light and hooooooo boy

Gotta pay a premium price if you want to watch the year's most-hyped Non-Commercial News Program!

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!

LeeMajors posted:

The ultimate penance for all their three-peat nonsense.

It's a good thing their fans are strong enough to weather the hardships of watching replays of the handful of games that their team has lost in the last decade.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!
Well twitter has a character limit so he didn't have the space to write 'We are proud & honored to build kind of next to the foundation he built. I mean, there's definitely like a fence between us. It's a chainlink fence so you can still see the foundation, but it's got a lock on it and everything.'

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!
Apparently UCLA lost a game to the USS Idaho, which is bullshit since their QB had a literal cannon for an arm.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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Other schools in our half of the country have won a bunch of championships. Kiss their rings you dirty Northerners. :smug:

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!
Wittek transferring from USC.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!
As expected, UCLA names its linebackers coach Jeff Ulbrich as our new DC.

Dude's done an incredible job both recruiting and turning our linebacker corps into one of the best in the country, so a well deserved promotion.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!
I already feel bad for the amount of idiotic, hateful poo poo that he's about to get from assholes, but that's really cool that his teammates and coaches have known for a while. Gonna be rooting for him.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!
You can't teach that kind of tenacity.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!

Crazy Ted posted:

Auburn High School player and Alabama signee Rashaan Evans is having some difficulties since Signing Day:
That's what he gets for not escaping the whole state and coming to UCLA instead :colbert:

Just kidding, that's loving awful and unfortunately something that I think a lot of people saw coming. Recruiting is pretty dumb. Can you even imagine what happens if he turns out to be a bust? The same assholes will go from yelling "You should've come here you loving traitor!" to cheering "Hah! We totally knew you'd be a bust! That's what you get!" At least he'll be treated like a king at Alabama if he turns out to be pretty good.

Quest For Glory II posted:

Oh wait you thought they wouldn't try to sneak a dumb poo poo rule change into a new season hahahahaha.

The RIP Oregon Rule
Delay-of-game penalty for going too fast. Brilliant :bravo:

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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Bruce Feldman ‏@BFeldmanCBS posted:

Text from a coach on new rules proposal: "the 2 coaches on the rules committee were 84th & 106th in plays run last year. C'mon man."

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!
UCLA's hired former Colorado and Arizona assistant Mike Tuiasosopo.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!

Nothing says sincere apology like starting out with "Someone had to tell me that I said something stupid."

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!
UCLA has the phones and a system where you can call a CSO (student security guards that have walkie talkies to the police and can carry mace and usually sit and 'guard' buildings at night basically) to walk with you anywhere at night that seems to get used a lot, as well as a late night van/shuttle service. Seems to work out alright, although it obviously doesn't stop the occasional rear end in a top hat from running up and groping girls on a trail between dorms or in the middle of the apartments.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!
Hey now, he allegedly impregnated his cousin. I mean, there's only "a nearly 100 percent chance" that he did it, so maybe it's all just a big misunderstanding.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!

Thoguh posted:

I assume the escort is basically a more creepy version of this.


I love that I still discover like one new thing a year that the A&M corps does that manages to surprise me for how creepy/stupid/pointless/hilarious it is.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!
Did someone say "Hideously awful concept uniforms?"

I like how the Florida one actually hurts to look at, presumably in order to match what's going on on the field.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!

C2C - 2.0 posted:

So, some judge from Arkansas who is running for the Arkansas Court of Appeals is about to face the music for some posts that he made on Tigerdroppings (apparently his daughter plays golf at LSU):

Link w/screenshots of posts

In addition to some sexist, homophobic, & racist remarks, the thing that might appear to put him in hot water is commenting on Charlize Theron's adoption. Some of the state's news agencies have picked up on the story and there's been an official response from the JDDC:


Sorry about being OT, but it's the off-season.

I've said it before, but I love that I live in a world where grown rear end adults with Important Jobs know how to use twitter and post on message boards, but are still too stupid to realize that the things they post actually represent them and don't just go off into magical internet land where they're free from scrutiny and consequences.

I'm going to be very sad the day everyone finally learns how to not accidentally tweet blast pictures of your dick to the entire world or "accidentally" post super racist/sexist/homophobic poo poo before claiming you were hacked.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!
Sure there's no "data" that actually backs me up, but I'm like 99% sure I'm right, so logic I guess.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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The fact that it's just 'tough road games' rather than bowl games makes it kind of dumb I think, but it's still a pretty funny idea.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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Crotch Bat posted:

The fact that it's anything seems like a dumb idea. It's embarrassing for anyone program with a real tradition and history of success, you expect your team to win favorite or dog, home or away. That graveyard is something VT would do because christ almighty those wins come few and far between.

Yeah it kind of has that same quality as hanging '1986 NCAA Tournament Participants' banners, but whatever, it's part of what makes college sports fun/dumb.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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No it's definitely still the funniest thing that I've ever read in this forum.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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I think it was also partly due to the governor or mayor or DA or someone getting involved, which started this whole idea of there being a group of people that are opposed to Rutgers athletics or something.

Speaking of which, the A&M home-and-home has apparently replaced our deal with Rutgers for the '16-'17 season, but the games with Rutgers are still on and have been moved to '20-'21

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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Baylor continues to strengthen their OOC schedule with a game in 2019 against... University of the Incarnate Word.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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Those are god drat fantastic. The best part is I can picture him reading a quote and then actually sitting there for like 15-20 minutes and thinking about it, before having an 'Ah ha!' moment where the lightbulb goes on, at which point he rushes to twitter to share his new-found wisdom with the world.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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Deteriorata posted:

This will have less of an immediate impact than some expect. IIRC, it would only apply to private institutions and the NW players didn't want pay, but mainly better medical care.

I'm not smart enough to be able to forecast what, if any, implications this has for college football in general.

I feel like the fact that at least some "student-athletes" are now officially recognized as employees of a university is a pretty big deal that helps the O'Bannon case, but yeah I don't know enough about the whole situation to guess where this all goes.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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Raku posted:

Nick Saban is the highest paid public official in the world, somebody prove me wrong

Yeah think so. There's some college presidents and med school deans that are the highest paid in their respective states, but I doubt they make Saban money.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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UCLA has scheduled a home/home with LSU. They'll play in Pasadena in 2021, and @LSU in...2024.

College football scheduling is goofy.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!

DJExile posted:

Akron got new lids, and apparently all of Notre Dame's old Adidas stuff.

Adidas are the worst when it comes to uniforms.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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KKKLIP ART posted:

I thought Under Armor was considered the worst? Aren't there stories about shoes falling apart and bad materials construction and stuff?

I don't know about actual quality, but I know that our guys complained a few years ago that our SuperFit SpecialStretch MarketingBullshit super jerseys that were super loving tiny and were supposed to stretch out were, surprise, too small and too tight and uncomfortable. Also Adidas has been trying to copy Nike's ridiculous designs for years, with usually horrible results (and the occasional 'Hey that doesn't look completely awful!' one).

Also,

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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You're all horrible monsters.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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You don't see how the blocky, tilted S is like a line away from being an actual swastika?

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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Basil Hayden posted:

Yeah the teams just have to agree. Supposedly the NCAA was inspired to change the rule after USC and UCLA both agreed to willingly forfeit timeouts in '08 (one team to wear the colored jerseys and the other as a measure of fairness or whatever) to revive the tradition that apparently goes back to when they were sharing a home field or something like that.

Yeah Neuheisel and Carroll agreed to bring it back in '08, and we've been doing it since. Except for 2011 when our athletic department decided to bust out an all-white version for some stupid loving reason and we promptly got dicksmashed 50-0.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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kayakyakr posted:

SBNation doing some reporting:

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/4/10/5594348/college-football-bag-man-interview

Covers and interview with a "bag-man" for an SEC team.

Finally got around to reading this and it is fantastic.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

I'm Pacman Jones!
Something to keep in mind with that article is that of course the dudes he talked to are going to talk up how big of an impact they have. I mean, we're talking about guys that go around and buy things for teenagers in order to help their program. But it's not like every single top recruit is literally always bought. Factors like playing time, location, program prestige, and chance to get to the NFL are still probably front and center with most of the kids. The article sounds like every single recruiting battle is just a bidding war for the moms.

Or maybe I'm like 1,000% wrong and am just being naive and it really is that shady. Who knows.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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You'd think that there would be at least one person around him who would see that and go "Whoa, yeah no definitely don't show that to anyone ever." Although it's way funnier to think that he secretly learned photoshop in his spare time and just has dozens of these pictures saved on his computer and was finally proud enough of one to share it with the world.

VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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Crotch Bat posted:

I think my favorite thing is he didn't think that the best side to make into a lion is the one without an ear showing.

Well you can't control your inner lion man, everyone knows that.

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VDay
Jul 2, 2003

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It does seem like the NCAA is under more pressure than ever to at least do something. We've gone from having vague conversations about whether or not players should be compensated to having the potential to form a union (that the NFLPA approves of/backs, for what that's worth) and a lawsuit that's already forced the NCAA to give up their contract with EA and has managed to not go away for years now. On top of that, these issues aren't just relegated to sports radio shows or blogs anymore, and are becoming part of public discussion as more and more people hear about the kind of ridiculous poo poo that some NCAA athletes go through.

I think the most damning thing of all is that the NCAA doesn't seem to have a particularly good answer for any of it. They cut ties with EA because they realized that selling player likenesses for a video game for millions of dollars looks pretty bad when you're trying to argue that players shouldn't be able to make any money off of their own image. And remember when they tried to claim that NCAA athletes shouldn't be compensated for playing in <Sponsor Name> Bowl Games because they're totally news programs and not commercial broadcasts? Every defense they seem to come up with against unions or player salaries or any sort of compensation seems like some version of the bullshit 'It would ruin the sanctity of the student-athlete experience!' and 'It would completely destroy the NCAA system!' arguments. They all boil down to 'But it would change this thing that we really like because it makes us a ton of money!'

With that said I don't expect the entire thing to come crumbling down by the end of the year or anything, but you do have to wonder how long they'll be able to keep the status quo up and if they'll eventually just say gently caress it and budge on something just to relieve some of the pressure.

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