TigerHornII

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They beat a Mizzou team that lost its QB to injury. They likely lose if not for that.


Strong logic. The backup that came in played better than Pribula did.

Pribula: 17.6 QBR
Zollers: 93.5 QBR

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IDK that QBR is an entirely valid comparison here. By the time Zollers came in, they had to pass.

First of all, did you note the stadiums at both AU-Arky and LSU-ATM? I don't think Arky ever got more than half full, and LSU emptied Tiger stadium like someone pulled the drain plug after halftime. By the 4th quarter, ATM people outnumbered LSU, and by end of game, I bet there weren't 2k LSU people left. Yeah, ATM blew them out late, but this was a big game that could easily have turned in the 2nd half, and for Arky, who has lost several close ones just like we have, this was a HC try-out. I have seen AU people no-show and go home early, but never in those numbers. Next time someone tries to tell you "Auburn people are no different than anyone else", think about those empty stadiums.

There is persistent discussion that LSU is headed toward moving on from Brian Kelly. That was as gold-plated a hire as DeBoer or any other hire in recent memory since Saban. There are no sure things in coaching searches. Which is different than saying we categorically shouldn't start one. Jury's still out IMO.

Kiffen called a game against OU not at all dissimilar from what CHF called on O. The difference is that I can count on one hand the number of times Kiffen's QB waited past a "Two Mississippi" count to make a decision to run or throw. That, and no drops from the OM WR's. And OM didn't miss any FG's.

Texas went to Starkvegas and very nearly got their arse's beat. The problem was exactly what AU faces - Arch Manning holding onto the ball too long. Late in the game, Manning finally started rolling out of pressure and throwing on the run, or just tucking and running himself. That, along with a miracle 79 yd PR for a TD, was what got them past MSU. And a call or two from the refs. The calls in this game were not as egregious as those against AU were in the OU and UGA games, more along the lines of the "bammer benefit of the doubt always goes their way" calls of the Saban era. Texas has spent a lot more than we have on NIL and their coaching staff, and now rumor is that Sark may leave for the NFL.

Mizzou gave us the blueprint for shutting down Pavia, and we have more talent on D. Vandy looks very winnable to me. Had Mizzou's QB not gone down with an injury, I think they win that game.

ATM is the best team in the league. Reed, like OM's Trinidad, makes decisions RIGHT NOW once he has the ball. He has Concepcion, the best WR in the league, to throw to. That guy runs after the catch better than anyone. And their D is nasty. We did well to stay close with them at Kyle.

Those are some very enlightening stats, thanks OP. :cheers:

Worked really well for me. I treated it as an extended test drive of a vehicle I was interested in - 4 days with a Tesla Model Y. All comms with owner were clear and concise. I took LOTS of pics.

Despite all the talk about QB and OL, it's kicking.

FG Made % 2025: 57.5
FG Made % 2024: 57.5

Historically, Auburn has only had one other year out of the last 15 that was under 70% made, and many years have been >80%.

This year and last we couldn't just make a safe play on 3rd and long in FG range, we had to take more risks to get closer, and often, we just had to go for it on 4th because we couldn't kick reliably.

Get a kicker up to Auburn historical norms (and Alex Mcpherson was on pace to become our greatest kicker ever before he got sick and had half of his intestines removed) and Auburn wins probably 3 more games last year and two of the four this year.

In China, they make you watch one before the TP dispenser will work.

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Public restrooms in parts of China are testing new dispensers that release toilet paper only after users scan a QR code and watch an online advertisement, a system that has drawn widespread public criticism. Local governments have not disclosed how many units are in operation or whether data collected will be anonymized or monitored.

The mounted paper dispensers are equipped with optical scanners that display a QR code. Users must use their smartphones to connect to the dispenser, triggering an app-based video advertisement that runs for a few seconds.

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dust from the sahara sustains the rain forests in south america. everything is connected

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Soooooo there were no rain forests in S America when the Sahara was wet? I believe this can be historically proven false.

Everything is connected, you're right about that, but the connections are a great deal more robust and damage-tolerant than modern humans like to believe.

OP is not old enough to remember the Pat Benatar fashion stage.

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I asked about that and he said there were not.


So he lied.

How much weed was this baw smoking that he flat out refused to get an internship?

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ME here, graduated in '88 with 14 job offers when I quit interviewing.

Things have changed. A LOT. Most of it since COVID. One of mine graduated EE from a top school last year, another is a SO in computer engineering looking for internships.

1. Career centers, from what I can tell now, are nearly worthless. No one interviews on campus any more outside of job fairs - see next bullet.

2. Job fairs are pure luck. Student has enough time to stand in line for maybe 3-4 companies over a couple of hours, and if you misalign just a tiny bit with what the company wants, you've wasted all that time in line.

3. More online openings are there just for resume gathering than not.

4. If you don't check a DEI box - and apparently white female is no longer one of them - then prepare to submit a LOT of resumes.

5. Use Resume Worded or something similar to get past ATS AI scanners. You won't without it. No matter how many combined decades of experience your engineering exec dad and his HR friend have between them.

6. Even with all that, expect to spend 1/2 hr to 1 hour per opening finding the opening then tailoring your resume and cover letter to fit. With a full engineering class load, it is very hard to get more than 10 done per week, and you probably need to do 100.

All that to say, a lot of engineering students graduate without jobs today. My oldest found their job one week prior to grad, and was more of an outlier in a very large graduating class than not. Internships and co-op positions are every bit as big of a PITA.

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Here is another wild theory since it’s Thursday and I’m bored.

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The flaw in your theory is about boomers dying off and college fandom with them. A larger percentage of the population than ever attends college now, building a larger potential fanbase, not a smaller one.

Americans have been sending their kids to soccer camps for decades. It's been the "sport of the future" here since 1960-something. I think football will always trump futbol in the US because the former is an everyman sport.

In futbol, there is little spread between the smallest player and the largest. They all end up around the same body type - medium size, weak upper body, medium speed, at the pro level. Even good HS teams have very little spread.

In football, you have 350 lb 6'7" linemen, 6' 240 lb LBs, 160 lb DBs in heights ranging from 5' 5" to 6' 2", QBs from Drew Brees ("too small to see over the OL") to Cam Newton Six Five Two Fiddy, RBs from bruisers to scat backs, and kickers from 130# up to the low 200's. They can all find a place to succeed and play, and the spread is even greater in HS.

Enough thread slide for now, I think the B1G is about to make a colossal mistake. IDK how you get a decent IRR on $2B for 5% of profits - not revenue - profits. I hope it doesn't wreck the sport.