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[quote]Maybe it came from AU conspiracy theorist They definitely got the short end of the stick with the 5 permanent schools.UF,UT,Bama,UGA not sure of the 5th[/quote] There's always that. Southern sports breed conspiracy theories like bunnies, and not just in Louisiana. Probably because th...

[quote] Larry Munson said it in his radio show a long time ago. He also said Bear was a huge factor on which teams went to which bowls. No idea how true it was.[/quote] It's always possible when talking about a good ol' boy, and the Bear was the goodest ol' boy around, so I won't dispute it or...

[quote] out the 5 permanent teams in the early 60's and Bear had a huge influence on who played who. [/quote] In the early '60s? The Bear was respected but not, well, [b]the Bear[/b] that far back, right? It would make more sense if he exerted his influence on who played whom in the mid-'70s,...

[quote] Tennessee was dubbed the Volunteer State because so many of the men from East Tennessee volunteered to fight for the Yankees during The War of Northern Aggression.[/quote] I know that part. The part I'm less clear on is the ubiquity of people just generically referring to Tennessee nati...

[quote]See 1972 controversy in which Bama won the SEC Title 7-1 in SEC play with a loss to Auburn who finished 6-1 in league play. In that season, teams played anywhere from 6-8 SEC games that season.[/quote] Thank God the internet wasn't around then, because that's just ridiculous. It would hav...

It's not ESPN [i]per se[/i], it's their simulation formula. It seems almost unique among the dozens of ranking formulae in that it's one that actually tends to get worse with [b]more[/b] evidence to factor in. ...

Why does Auburn always have players whose names sound like knock-offs of better SEC players at other programs? It's just weird....

[quote] Tarheels and Vols have better marketing departments. [/quote] I honestly know essentially nothing about the historical usage of Volunteers. I mean, obviously I'm aware that it's the Volunteer State, but it never occurred to me that locals were routinely called "Volunteers" outside of ...

[quote] Clemson's opponents have been favored in 5 of their 6 playoff games yet they're 4-2. I'd say they're consistently underrated[/quote] This is 2018-19, though. I'm guessing that one time out of six was this season against Notre Dame, which suggests they don't have an upset on their reco...

Clemson is talented AF and well-coached. They can, in fact win. Bama's better but not [i]light-years[/i] better, so Bama has to bring its A game to keep Clemson from putting a real scare into them. Remember, the last time Clemson beat Bama, Bama was the better team then too. Upsets happen, es...

[quote] ?? Hoosiers would be Indiana fans, not Notre Dame fans.[/quote] Unlike UNC, North Carolina, and tarheels, IU has never managed to completely co-opt the name for the locals. Remember, they even named a movie about high school basketball "Hoosiers" and it wasn't a reference to where th...

[quote] Good school tho, have a cousin who graduated there a few years ago.[/quote] You, I believe. Him, I don't. He's really quite dumb....

[quote] FFS. You realize there were two separate groups of text there, right?[/quote] Yes, and the first part was about it not being new. Had nothing to do with the fact that you were begging the question in the second part. Literally. Nothing. You are one stupid frick, and stupider for ...

[quote] That statement says that Delaney is right to ask for clarification from the committee and that the committee can't get four teams right. You took it out of context initially because you thought you had something. Your professor explained something to you that you thought you understood. ...

The honest answer is that most fans, including students currently attending the institutions, don't give much of a damn about sports other than football and basketball, with baseball a distant third, and the attendance numbers bear that out. Oh, sure, if a given university happens to be particularl...

[quote] I gave an opinion that Delaney was correct to ask the committee for clarification and another opinion that the committee can't get the four teams right. That's why you needed to take that out of context to give us your idiotic reply[/quote] Here, I'll put it in context: [quote]Delaney...

[quote] You can say that but look where he spent most of his life. It was not in the SEC. Long was born in Ohio Played QB in Ohio Went to college in Ohio Had his first coaching job in Ohio Coached at Michigan Assistant AD at Michigan Married a woman from Ann Arbor (home of Michigan) I...

[quote] quote: Just saying something is an opinion doesn't mean it can't be challenged. Neat. Challenge away. Just be correct if you're going to be an a-hole. quote: Do they teach "begging the question" at Ohio State? [/quote] You used that claim to support your or...

[quote] I'm impressed that you took an undergrad philosophy elective, but that was an opinion. You don't need to like it.[/quote] Um...okay? Just saying something is an opinion doesn't mean it can't be challenged. Seriously?...

[quote]the lone SEC guy (Manning) [/quote] Jeff Long was the Arkansas AD at the time, so he counts as an SEC guy....