| Favorite team: | |
| Location: | |
| Biography: | |
| Interests: | |
| Occupation: | |
| Number of Posts: | 463 |
| Registered on: | 12/13/2023 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
Recent Posts
Message
re: Pick These Opening Round Matchups in CWS
Posted by ht1950 on 6/10/26 at 11:32 pm to Rolltide10
Seems I got some bad info when I googled about SEC teams in regionals and Supers. Should have posted that Oklahoma was the only SEC team that lost a game during the regionals and Supers. The rest were undefeated.
At any rate, there will be at least one SEC team in the finals, and there could be two, guaranteeing the seventh straight SEC CWS champion.
At any rate, there will be at least one SEC team in the finals, and there could be two, guaranteeing the seventh straight SEC CWS champion.
1
I note that UGA and Texas did not play during the regular season. I'm picking Texas to outlast UGA in that first game. Schwab Field is much larger than Foley Field where Georgia plays, and the homers come a lot easier.
You just did. Sorry.
re: Pick These Opening Round Matchups in CWS
Posted by ht1950 on 6/10/26 at 9:27 pm to UGADawg1988
I corrected my post above. Both Ole Miss and UGA went undefeated in the regionals and Supers.
re: Pick These Opening Round Matchups in CWS
Posted by ht1950 on 6/10/26 at 9:13 pm to Ancient Astronaut
Ole Miss and Georgia are the only teams in the CWS that are undefeated in post-season. 5-0. No one picked Ole Miss to win the Lincoln Regional or the Auburn Super. They're not favored to beat UNC. Everyone talks about Troy being the hot team. But they lost twice in the regionals and Supers. Sometimes, it's better to be undervalued than hyped.
Pick These Opening Round Matchups in CWS
Posted by ht1950 on 6/10/26 at 7:23 pm
Ole Miss v. North Carolina
Georgia v. Texas
West Virginia v. Troy
Alabama v. Oklahoma
I'll go first:
Ole Miss
Texas
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Georgia v. Texas
West Virginia v. Troy
Alabama v. Oklahoma
I'll go first:
Ole Miss
Texas
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Won't four SEC teams be on one side of the bracket? And only one SEC team on the other? Anyone?
re: Is UCLA the most overrated overall 1 seed in college playoff history....
Posted by ht1950 on 6/1/26 at 11:23 am to koreandawg
UCLA's ball park is a disgrace to Jackie Robinson.
68,000 + was the attendance at the Ole Miss-Tulane CFP game, according to the records. That's actually about what most NFL stadiums seat. Between 60 and 70,000.
Some college and pro teams have changed their mascots and names in the past twenty to thirty years. There is much greater awareness of what's appropriate and what's not in a more inclusive society. The Ole Miss Administration banned the Confederate Flag and Dixie and Colonel Reb as a result.
Fact: Georgia once waved the Confederate Flag and dropped it somewhat earlier than Ole Miss did. Then, adopted Glory Hallelujah as its song.
Stanford ditched the Indians and became The Cardinal.
Arkansas State ditched the Indians and became The Red Wolves.
The Washington Redskins are now the Commanders. There are other examples around the country. BTW, Florida State got permission from the Seminole Tribe to use their name as a mascot.
These switches have been made in the post-Civil rights Era. Do not pretend that in the '30's, 40's, 50's and part of the '60's, many people didn't give these associations a second thought. Now, they do.
But the point is, all of that is in the past. The changes were made for the better. And talented black athletes everywhere have the access they need. In the age of NIL and the portal, the game has changed to the point that athletes are free agents and no one is dredging up the sociology of the pre-civil rights era. Except the disingenuous Lane Kiffin.
Fact: Georgia once waved the Confederate Flag and dropped it somewhat earlier than Ole Miss did. Then, adopted Glory Hallelujah as its song.
Stanford ditched the Indians and became The Cardinal.
Arkansas State ditched the Indians and became The Red Wolves.
The Washington Redskins are now the Commanders. There are other examples around the country. BTW, Florida State got permission from the Seminole Tribe to use their name as a mascot.
These switches have been made in the post-Civil rights Era. Do not pretend that in the '30's, 40's, 50's and part of the '60's, many people didn't give these associations a second thought. Now, they do.
But the point is, all of that is in the past. The changes were made for the better. And talented black athletes everywhere have the access they need. In the age of NIL and the portal, the game has changed to the point that athletes are free agents and no one is dredging up the sociology of the pre-civil rights era. Except the disingenuous Lane Kiffin.
Football Integration Time Line--For The Record
Posted by ht1950 on 5/13/26 at 3:11 pm
With all this civil rights consciousness rhetoric that Kiffin is preaching now through a fashion magazine, I thought it might be helpful to list just when it was when some of the SEC schools actually tackled integration. Because they all practiced segregation at one time; and to act as if that is still a problem and factor in recruiting, is just a bunch of hooey. Here's when various schools first signed and played black athletes. Almost sixty years have passed since that door was opened:
1967--Kentucky
1968--Tennessee
1969--Miss. State
1970--Vandy
1971--Alabama, Ole Miss, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU
All of these schools and their rosters have been diverse for long decades now. Kiffin's remarks are like saying that polio is still a huge health problem.
1967--Kentucky
1968--Tennessee
1969--Miss. State
1970--Vandy
1971--Alabama, Ole Miss, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU
All of these schools and their rosters have been diverse for long decades now. Kiffin's remarks are like saying that polio is still a huge health problem.
These are the Top Four attendance figures for a single baseball game at the four largest SEC ball parks:
Miss. State--16,423
LSU--13, 376
Ole Miss--12,563
Arkansas--12,167
Those are SRO figures.
Miss. State--16,423
LSU--13, 376
Ole Miss--12,563
Arkansas--12,167
Those are SRO figures.
re: Auburn? I'm shocked. Texas A&M? Not so much.
Posted by ht1950 on 5/10/26 at 7:17 am to northyatwhodat
Guys can't joke around?
re: SEC Mike post spring SEC rankings
Posted by ht1950 on 5/1/26 at 11:09 am to Diego Ricardo
Diego Ricardo: Do you think 'Bama has a better QB situation than Texas, Ole Miss and Oklahoma? Manning, Chambliss and Mateer have been around and accomplished some things.
re: College Baseball Rankings 3/9/26
Posted by ht1950 on 3/9/26 at 6:18 pm to TigahFan85
Baseball pollsters are the slowest to react to what any team is actually doing. They seem frozen in pre-season mode until league play begins. Once that begins, reality starts to creep in as to who is actually good this year and who is getting by on either reputation or last year's results.
re: Ole Miss posters when Kiffin breathes
Posted by ht1950 on 1/21/26 at 10:57 am to Kenna City Solja
I suggest you hold your snark until the 2026 season begins, and your expectations are not met.
re: OM’s beef should be w/Saban.LK says it was his words that made the decision for him
Posted by ht1950 on 1/20/26 at 1:23 pm to Quicksilver
I think Saban is allowed to make his own picks, though.
re: OM’s beef should be w/Saban.LK says it was his words that made the decision for him
Posted by ht1950 on 1/20/26 at 12:50 pm to SidewalkTiger
What I think needs to happen is that the NCAA should adopt the pro rule that no agent/coach/player/AD should be able to contact another team until AFTER the season is over. Also: the portal needs to be moved to after the title game is played. It's not right that it's now open while some teams are still playing. Teams should not suffer the kind of chaos this year that some did while playing high-stakes games.
What I do know is that the idea that only certain programs can win natties is no longer valid. Vandy was the best team in Tennessee this year with a 10-2 record? Who saw that coming? Not possible without NIL and the portal. I also agree with those who say that Saban exited at the right time when he realized that 'Bama would no longer have the advantage it once enjoyed.
Meanwhile, he's in every commercial on TV. I also noted that he was wrong as much as he was right when he picked winners this year on Gameday. A part of him still lives in the past on reputations of other teams.
What I do know is that the idea that only certain programs can win natties is no longer valid. Vandy was the best team in Tennessee this year with a 10-2 record? Who saw that coming? Not possible without NIL and the portal. I also agree with those who say that Saban exited at the right time when he realized that 'Bama would no longer have the advantage it once enjoyed.
Meanwhile, he's in every commercial on TV. I also noted that he was wrong as much as he was right when he picked winners this year on Gameday. A part of him still lives in the past on reputations of other teams.
re: OM’s beef should be w/Saban.LK says it was his words that made the decision for him
Posted by ht1950 on 1/20/26 at 12:37 pm to SidewalkTiger
Kiffin is lying when he says Saban made up his mind for him. As soon as LSU and Florida fired their coaches, Kiffin got in touch with both AD's (or had his agent do so) and then while still under contract to Ole Miss allowed his family members to tour Baton Rouge and Gainesville housing. He had no intention of staying at Ole Miss once those jobs became open. What's ironic is that he built what he built at Ole Miss with NIL and the portal. And what he built finished 3rd in the final polls and could easily have played for the natty in games that went down to the wire. Yet, his perception was that he could only win a natty at a school like LSU because of what they had done in the pre-portal/NIL era. The game has changed dramatically, and, as Indiana just proved--a program that had the worst record in college football--anyone can win a natty anywhere.
As Al Davis said when he fired Kiffin at the Raiders: "He's a con man and a liar." It will catch up with him.
As Al Davis said when he fired Kiffin at the Raiders: "He's a con man and a liar." It will catch up with him.
Kiffin didn't have to walk out on his team. Period. He claimed he couldn't win at the highest level with them, but they got to the semis without him and very nearly got to the finals without him. None of his players are following him. That should tell you something. He is not going win a championship at LSU. He'll be gone in three years after his enormous buyout is through protecting him from Brian Kelly-type seasons. As Al Davis said when he fired Kiffin as Raiders' HC: "He's a con man and a liar." He hasn't changed since then.
Popular
20
