2025 College Football Playoffs

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IrishinSyria said:
Why? Seems like the head injury is pretty definitive proof of the forceable contact with the head...sucks that he got hurt but targeting rules protect both players.
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No crown.
Not a launch/aim.
Not defenseless.

A defender hit helmet-to-helmet while making a play on the ball.
 
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Blazers46 said:
I’ve honestly only driven through Alabama, but I sort of picture Alabama as a state where people just drink cheap beer and watch “the game“ whatever game that is.
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LOL! I get it. That's 99% stereotype, though. I've been to each of the lower 48 several times except for only going to VT twice. The difference between states is pretty minimal. Rural NY is rural AL is rural OR. Same for urban areas for the most part. We all watch the same TV, listen to the same music, read the same books, listen to the same news, surf the same Internet. Just like every other state, Alabama has some poor areas, some very wealthy areas, some very backwards areas, and probably a lot more high tech than most with all the NASA, aerospace, and DoD stuff in the Huntsville area, and all the high end medical centers in Birmingham (lots of top pro athletes and wealthy foreigners come to B'ham for sports & coronary surgery). Basically, it's like everywhere else. My experience is that 99% of the regional or state stereotypes from all over the country are about 99% BS.
 
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Bishop2b5 said:
Other than just making sure the ACC didn't get left out, why would ESPN or the committee gaf about where the money went? They pay the same per playoff game whether it's to an entire conference or a single team, don't they? I'd think they're a lot more concerned with viewership and thus ad revenue money than whether a playoff game payout got split betwen 14 teams or kept by 1. My original point was that ESPN profits from more viewers and ND would almost certainly bring more of them than OU or Miami. What am I missing?
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You’re right in regards to ratings. I think it’s more incestous than that. The SEC is an ESPN property. It’s in ESPN’s best interest to ensure more teams than not are competitive. The CFP committee is chaired by a cellar dwelling SEC AD. Each team gets $4M for their first round game. Yurachek has been on record crying about not enough NIL money from donors. Again, I’m not saying Bama should’ve been out as much as moved down in the polls. It’s clear the Committee wasn’t about to risk Bama getting left out again so they didn’t even risk dropping them after the CCG. Sankey has made it clear he expects the SEC to have the most teams in the playoff and will raise hell if they don’t get close to that. Most fair-minded CFB media (non-ESPN employed) assumed Bama would drop out and Miami & ND would be in. Instead, the machinations went into motion & the SEC got five teams in which is $20M in first round money with more to come as their teams advance.
 
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Bishop2b5 said:
LOL! I get it. That's 99% stereotype, though. I've been to each of the lower 48 several times except for only going to VT twice. The difference between states is pretty minimal. Rural NY is rural AL is rural OR. Same for urban areas for the most part. We all watch the same TV, listen to the same music, read the same books, listen to the same news, surf the same Internet. Just like every other state, Alabama has some poor areas, some very wealthy areas, some very backwards areas, and probably a lot more high tech than most with all the NASA, aerospace, and DoD stuff in the Huntsville area, and all the high end medical centers in Birmingham (lots of top pro athletes and wealthy foreigners come to B'ham for sports & coronary surgery). Basically, it's like everywhere else. My experience is that 99% of the regional or state stereotypes from all over the country are about 99% BS.
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White sauce is delicious.
 
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Bishop2b5 said:
LOL! I get it. That's 99% stereotype, though. I've been to each of the lower 48 several times except for only going to VT twice. The difference between states is pretty minimal. Rural NY is rural AL is rural OR. Same for urban areas for the most part. We all watch the same TV, listen to the same music, read the same books, listen to the same news, surf the same Internet. Just like every other state, Alabama has some poor areas, some very wealthy areas, some very backwards areas, and probably a lot more high tech than most with all the NASA, aerospace, and DoD stuff in the Huntsville area, and all the high end medical centers in Birmingham (lots of top pro athletes and wealthy foreigners come to B'ham for sports & coronary surgery). Basically, it's like everywhere else. My experience is that 99% of the regional or state stereotypes from all over the country are about 99% BS.
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I actually almost just took a job with the FBI in Huntsville.
 
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MacIrish75 said:
White sauce is delicious.
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No joke!!! I didn't realize it wasn't a thing across the entire country until I was in my 40s. That stuff is amazing. I need to post a recipe for it, as it's easy to make. My wife makes me smoke chickens a few times per year and make white sauce. Little Cali girl is hooked on Southern cuisine.
 
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this is nice to see for the SEC. Good on them. Doing well in this game.
 
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Blazers46 said:
I actually almost just took a job with the FBI in Huntsville.
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That might've been interesting (or boring, depending on what you like). I imagine much of it would've just been security clearance stuff with all the defense contractors there. Huntsville's not a bad city to live at all. I like it there.
 
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It’s ridiculous that Tulane is even in this. Sorry. I like the little guys, but let’s be serious.

The g5 or 6 needs to be a separate division with their own championship
 
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Anyway, playoffs have been garbage so far… now we have actual garbage games.
 
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IRISHDODGER said:
And you’re obsessed w/ ND proven by the fact you’re visiting an ND message board instead of enjoying your own team (likely an SEC team)
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He has to do something to occupy his time until his cousin comes over for Christmas.
 
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MacIrish75 said:
No crown.
Not a launch/aim.
Not defenseless.

A defender hit helmet-to-helmet while making a play on the ball.
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He was defenseless as a receiver in the process of catching the ball, which means the crown isn't a requirement. I agree about no launch, and I would lean no targeting on this one, but I have seen a lot less called as targeting.
 
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