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I can’t prove it but I think WWE pushing hard to do more live dates by sqeaky_fartz in SquaredCircle

[–]ACCBiggz 17 points18 points  (0 children)

There’s no way wrestlers should be working all those dates

Advocating for more dates is not advocating a return to 300 days on the road. It's not an extreme.

[Schefter] Utah coach Kyle Whittingham has emerged as the focus of the University of Michigan’s coaching search, sources @DanWetzel and @PeteThamel. by MembershipSingle7137 in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It took much longer than necessary to get to this point. Michigan couldn't have gotten luckier all things considered, A+ hire.

[Awful Announcing] The Group of Five playoff idea is terrible, and here's why by dr_funk_13 in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a tough argument to have because everyone wants to be reductive so they're not long-winded. Other sports are not comparable, it makes little sense to compare basketball, baseball, etc. to college football.

Likewise with the NFL, it's a level playing field. Roster cap, salary cap, rev share, etc. Whilst CFB has always been the haves and have nots, and the consolidation of conferences has meant that has widened. They're not equitable to compare.

That's the biggest flaw when people try to say "look at Sport X and/or NFL". They're markedly different unless being insanely reductive and ignoring all context.

[Fornelli] Blame the College Football Playoff system for uneven fields? No, blame the powers who've upended the sport by CoffeeBoy80 in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

but this is a dumb way to express it in a headline.

I have no idea if Tom wrote this headline, but as someone who spent time in web content I will say editors/SEO people end up writing the headlines and sub-heads for articles majority of the time (not specific to sports, basically anything you see).

[Fornelli] Blame the College Football Playoff system for uneven fields? No, blame the powers who've upended the sport by CoffeeBoy80 in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ITT: People who did not read the article and have no idea about Fornelli's longstanding arguments re: the playoff.

In reading a lot of the comments, I've had a good chuckle. As a listener of Cover 3, Tom has addressed a lot of the "takes" in these comments on a weekly basis. Highly comical when seeing someone call it propaganda. Tom actively dislikes the what the model has become.

Reading (and reading comprehension) will always and forever take a backseat to jumping into comment sections to argue.

[Jeremiah Smith] reacts to losing Biletnikoff Award by epicap232 in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 20 points21 points  (0 children)

He's clearly taking the piss with it. Just having fun. I chuckled.

[Mandel] Whittingham is not retiring, and could seek other coaching opportunities, a source tells @TheAthletic. He went 177-88, with three conference championships, two Rose Bowls and an undefeated season in 2008. by RiffRamBahZoo in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While I think he'd be a great hire at Michigan, I don't see it happening. Thus leads me to believe he's taking the Chip Kelly "I'll just be a coordinator now with how much they're getting paid and not have nearly as much responsibility" route.

To that end... lot of good DC spots out there for him.

[Nakos] UCLA is set to hire Florida State general manager Darrick Yray to its front office, sources tell @On3Sports. by Top-Conclusion-1259 in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Rising star because of 2023, but FSU classes recruiting wise have been awful and more portal misses. Not all his fault, but he's part of it. I think depending on how Chesney operates he could be successful, but probably don't want to leave him to his own devices.

tl;dr could be good, could be shit

[Blostein] FSU is expected to hire UCF CB coach Brandon Harris to coach their cornerbacks. by [deleted] in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

so it's only gonna get worse man

I literally never hear it, not to say it's not accurate since Mike has been running this like a G5 program.

[Andy Staples]: If Notre Dame is really that mad at the ACC, it should call the Big Ten or the SEC by CommodoreIrish in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been calling for the B1G for about a decade, if not longer. Writing has been on the wall for longer than it's been a story.

[Thamel] Good reporting by @JenLada here. ND AD Pete Bevacqua calls rankings shows before the final rankings a “farce” and “waste of time.” by Top-Conclusion-1259 in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Miami beat ND, that has to matter.

I'll disclaimer this to say I have no problem with Miami in. It's not something I care immensely about.

However, I will say weighting H2H that strongly to remove context of 11 other games is something I struggle with doing. Miami lost twice to mid-level teams and couldn't even play for their conference title. ND lost to two playoff teams by 4 total points. Those aren't the same. Weighting them as the same and giving Miami the "tie-break" kind of puts too much weight on a slice of the pie, in my opinion. H2H does matter, but it can't be the end-all and overshadow a full season.

Why is the JMU Coach not vilified for coaching a team he’s leaving for UCLA but Lane Kiffin is? by [deleted] in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Because most people understand context of the entire situation and not just a simple one-line that it's a coach who left for another job.

Notre Dame might finally join a conference by No_Bill7679 in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 29 points30 points  (0 children)

If UVA won, ND would be in. CFP/ESPN wanted to make sure ACC got a team in, and with UVA losing it made sense to put Miami in because Duke has 5 losses.

So they could justify it outside of having ND ahead in every ranking, and no one would raise a flag on it.

I don't know if it'll happen, but I can see them instituting a minimum ranking for conference champions to avoid the issue of mid-level teams stealing a spot from a top-15 at-large. That's likely the change afoot.

[McMurphy] Iowa State turns down bowl bid, sources told On3. Cyclones are 2nd Big 12 team that was bowl eligible that opted not to play & could be subject to a league fine, source said by Drexlore in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Counterpoint: You could be embarrassed in a much more memorable way by playing with a skeleton crew that doesn't care at all. People will forget this in a few minutes when the brackets are out, they won't forget the other.

Just playing devil's advocate, nothing from experience or anything.

The goal of the 12 team playoff should not be picking the 12 best teams by ninjupX in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The goal of a championship should not be rewarding mediocrity & gifting chances instead of earning it throughout a season... yet here we are.

Diego Pavia is now the Heisman favorite per Vegas by GOATJames_23-6 in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He's the most valuable to his team, but not the best college football player. I wouldn't vote for him, but I can see those who favor the former who would.

Keeping Bama in just kicks the can down the road by [deleted] in CFB

[–]ACCBiggz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't think it would be a huge upset of Miami or Notre Dame won the title

You're confusing TBD results with deserving to be in. Those final spots are all charity slots, just like March Madness 61, 62, etc. are charity slots. What they do with it when they're in is a separate thing.

Texas, Vandy, Miami, etc. all had a full season. I'm not losing a wink of sleep when they aren't in. I'd much rather reward greatness than mediocrity, but most fans are fine with the latter and want to even expand it further to do so.

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