TigerfromBAF

Burrow will have a rough time, (initially) because of a couple of reasons:

1) Rookie

2) The Bengals

I hope his body holds up enough and he can move to a better team when his rookie contract ends, OR, the Bengals actually get better.

If I were a betting man, I'd go "all-in" on the first.

Cincinnati has been, historically, one of the worst franchises in the league. Their record between 2010-2019 was 77-77 with five first round playoff losses.

Please note - That is considered great by Mike Brown (owner and CEO and son of legendary Paul Brown) "standards".

Here's a snippet from Wikipedia:

Since Brown became owner, the team has had 7 winning seasons out of 27 and has a winning percentage of .414 (182-255-2) in the regular season and .000 (0-7) in the playoffs.[24] In 2008, the Bengals set a record for the most games needed under one specific owner to attain 100 wins (288). In 2010, the team set a record for the fewest games needed to lose 200 (both considering and not considering playoffs) under one specific owner (314).[25]

The Bengals hold a number of distinctions for the time frame of Brown's ownership: It is the only team with three nine-game-or-more losing streaks.[26] It also holds six of the twenty-five 0-6 starts (24%)[27] and four of the thirteen 0-8 starts (31%) in that time.[28]

The Bengals have gone winless in October nine different times in twenty-two years under five different head coaches (Sam Wyche, the first under his ownership, was originally hired by Paul Brown).

Additionally, the team has obtained the NFL's longest active drought for playoff wins during his tenure, with their last playoff win occurring the year before Brown became owner in 1990.

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He will need a LOT of help. Not saying he can't do great things, but HELP. (Here's some team stats, to include sacks): LINK

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Good luck Joe. I wish you well.

Block Lives Matter

Clemson's defense is good, but not great. They lost a LOT last year, especially on the D line.

Having said that Venables is no slouch. He makes 1.7 million a year a year iinm, and you can look at the turnaround in the Clemson program when he was hired, as evidence he is worth that much. (After the blowout loss to WVU in the 2012 Orange bowl)

In the end, LSU has too much firepower.

LSU 47 Clemson 28

The CFP NC game is, obviously, a big deal. Sadly, in the minds of others, there are a lot of potential targets.

I was working as an observer many years ago for a (Alabama Reservists) Chemical Company going through AT at Fort McCoy. They were preparing to rotate into an "on call" position with NORTHCOM.

I explained to them that, people of the mindset to cause harm didn't have to actually use a WMD, but could merely stand up, throw down a test tube of harmless, albeit obviously colored gas, and wait for people to trample each other. (I used this scenario in the context of Talledega, but any large and quasi-contained sporting event would do)

I also assume that security for this game will be through the roof. Metal detectors, appropriate people patrolling the parking lot, etc.

LSU 47 Clemson 28

Does Clemson have any receivers we can not match up with?

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'No'

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President Trump could cure Cancer and refill the Everglades, and the left would accuse him of endangering wildlife and practicing medicine without a license.

Having said THAT....

1) I would expect him at the game. He has a tendency to fly wherever he wants (he showed up here, only I didn't get to see him), and let's be honest, the CF championship game is a big deal.

2) Regardless of who wins, they'll hit the WH. And most likely be served burgers, fries, chips and other stuff. Which, to be fair, young men like to eat. (Ahh the good old days).

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TL is no joke. However, I don't believe he has Tua's weapons.

Having said that, every time he gives an interview I expect him to say, "Dude, totally".

He reminds me (for some reason) of the QB from 'Remember the Titans'

Since I knew we were never getting Herman or Jimbo

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Just a FYI, Jimbo's contract at T A & M is Fisher's contract is for 10 years and worth $75 million.

Hey, a million bucks a win? GOOD JOB. Wait, it gets better:

If Fisher is fired without cause, A&M would owe Fisher the entirety of his remaining contract and must pay 25 percent of it within 60 days. He would also keep the full buyout if he takes a new job afterwards.

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* 1 * Championship as a HC. In the same division as LSU and Alabama.

/doublefacepalm

Never thought I'd say this, but perhaps we need a BCS / CFP hybrid.

I'd like to see an upset by Wisconsin.