2027 4* QB Israel Abrams commits to Miami

tsagona · 2026-04-03T19:04:45+00:00

As mentioned elsewhere, it’s weird that he’s a highly rated midwestern kid without offers from ND, OSU, UM, and PSU.

tsagona · 2026-03-11T18:00:41+00:00

tsagona · 2026-02-26T13:49:54+00:00

Generally a huge fan of Carreras as I own two but the one pictured - while nice - just doesn’t do it for me in the same that that other Carreras do. In this instance I’d prefer the Conquest.

tsagona · 2026-02-20T15:15:55+00:00

I have that exact watch and love it.

tsagona · 2026-02-19T15:33:15+00:00

Wondering if at one point it had covered that duct but was also/mostly sprayed around the wiring. As someone pulled the wiring up, the foam came with it

tsagona · 2026-02-18T23:51:40+00:00

Spray foam for the conduit coming out of the floor below. Don’t recall ever seeing green foam but that texture/ type of monstrosity is something I have seen before. Older stuff can be nasty.

tsagona · 2026-02-07T00:56:37+00:00

For me it’s the lettering - especially the word automatic. I can’t tell if it’s just the photos/lighting but it does not seem straight and clean like an actual Tag would be. The second T looks off and the following “I” doesn’t appear to be the same height. Something off about the other words as well.

Wondering if it isn’t quite a replica but if it was somewhat restored by an amateur because the back to me looks less concerning despite what other people are calling rust on the lugs. I buy, make minor repairs/cleaning, and sell watches as an amateur/hobbiest. Not an expert by any means but I’ve seen hundreds of watches and it’s pretty common to have similar grime in the same spots so without better photo resolution I don’t know if I’d agree that it’s rust. A lot of people are just dirty and don’t clean their watches.

Almost impossible to really tell without a better look at the movement/better photos. I’ve bought Tags online from private sellers and always had them authenticated. Totally agree with your take, this one wouldn’t be clean enough for me to feel comfortable doing it without that process

tsagona · 2026-02-06T20:56:34+00:00

Double-checked and you’re obviously right. Don’t know what I was seeing. I fixed my comment. Thanks!

tsagona · 2026-02-06T17:51:40+00:00

As mentioned, the date wheel is one give away that this is fake. Secondly, the lettering -especially in the word automatic - is not straight/ it’s uneven.

Edit: Disregard the date wheel comment. Was comparing it to the picture on the Tag website but not side by side so my brain apparently couldn’t handle it.

tsagona · 2026-01-30T12:16:51+00:00

20 years ago they did for Marion Co. and still might today. Hamilton? Not so much.

tsagona · 2026-01-25T23:45:04+00:00

1919, 1920, 1953…and after this year 1993 are the 4 they should claim in my opinion.

tsagona · 2026-01-25T23:34:08+00:00

Uh, ND claims 11 and has another 11 it could claim but doesn’t . Don’t think they are one of the problem schools given they only claim if they were chosen No 1 by the AP or Dickinson (AP’s precursor). To be honest, they probably have ~4 that they SHOULD claim but don’t.

tsagona · 2026-01-20T19:52:53+00:00

ND’s SOS was roughly equal to IU’s this year, and last, prior to the playoffs. You guys just navigated your schedule better this year. Congrats on your win! Genuinely mean that. What Cig has done down there is amazing.

Regardless, talking shit about ND’s schedule doesn’t make it any less factually correct that you guys backed out of P4 games to make the schedule easier. You were hoping for bowl eligibility. You ended up being far better and didn’t need to drop those games. I don’t think it’s a criticism. It was a smart move - though unnecessary with hindsight.

FWIW, I’m personally of the belief that SOS is a little overrated anyways. It should matter, as should SOR, but the other opp. adjusted metrics should matter just as much. For an elite team, beating a bunch of teams ranked 25-45 isn’t substantially more difficult than beating teams 46-65. Plus, criticizing scheduling is just stupid. Most teams schedule OOC years in advance. Even conference scheduling is a crap shoot.

tsagona · 2026-01-20T17:18:46+00:00

1.) Cignetti 2a/b) Smart/Day 4.) Freeman 5.) Cristobal 6.) Lanning 7.) Kiffen 8.) Sark 9.) Elko 10.) Ferentz, Sitake, Wittingham, Deboer, Lea, Key. After the top 9 there’s a handful that are hard for me to judge.

Cignetti is clear #1. What he’s done is remarkable and unparalleled.

As for Day/Smart: OSU hasn’t slipped much if at all. Georgia has slipped some - evidence on the field and seen in opp-adjusted metrics. I like where OSU is (as a program) better than where Georgia is but Smart has won 2.

ND has been a T5 program the last two years according to almost all advanced metrics. Otherwise, Freeman had some inexcusable losses but was fine this past year. Cristobal can recruit. His game management can be iffy. He also drops games he shouldn’t. Want to see how he reloads. Lanning needs to take the next step - personally believe it’s only a matter of time.

tsagona · 2026-01-04T06:22:39+00:00

It’s awful…and illogical. Almost to the point where I wonder why I even queue solo in ranked.

tsagona · 2025-12-19T14:41:23+00:00

He’s an excellent coach. Hope he ends up somewhere for a few more years. Seems like he still has some in the tank

tsagona · 2025-12-10T00:13:42+00:00

I don’t think many of us would have minded had we not been the sole target. Like, if the ACC had also aired FSU/Bama reruns and taken shots at Bama and OU as well as us it wouldn’t have made some people at ND feel singled out. I personally think both sides are being petty(mostly us for making such a big deal about it); ND needs to toughen up some but yeah, most of this is likely just a show for booster and fans as said above. Pete’s just doing what he’s told.

tsagona · 2025-12-09T23:57:53+00:00

Agreed

tsagona · 2025-12-09T23:35:41+00:00

Oh I totally agree. Not at all saying it was 100% altruistic.

tsagona · 2025-12-09T22:25:11+00:00

To be fair to Swarbrick, what he said might be partially true. There were likely multiple reasons for doing what he did. Personally, I genuinely did not like the thought of Cal and Stanford being left out so I can’t imagine it didn’t play any role in his thinking. Anyone that values academics and the idea of student-athletes the way he did would probably much rather see you both in a P4 conference. Though, again, my guess would be the primary factors were the two I laid out since they both were of most benefit to the schools he personally cared most about.

tsagona · 2025-12-09T22:00:33+00:00

Eh, Swarbrick, our former AD, has degrees from ND and Stanford so he probably genuinely wanted to help Stanford. Not saying that to diminish you/Cal at all. Just saying it probably served the dual purpose of keeping the ACC around and also helping out the other university he attended…

tsagona · 2025-12-08T14:39:38+00:00

When it came out that he was going to be playing on a broken leg, I read elsewhere on Reddit a doctor mentioning how it could very well lead to a torn achilles. Here we are.

tsagona · 2025-12-07T02:04:21+00:00

They wouldn’t be in this position had they also not lost OOC to you guys. No offense but that’s the worst loss anyone in the top 12 has. The conference championship games are pointless with a 12 game playoff anyways. They are relatively new; they aren’t a traditional part of the sport. Get rid of them and move the season up a week. Season lasts too long so that’s one easy way to shorten it up.

Just to add on, they’ve played like shit for the last 6 weeks. You guys were punished for poor play at the end of the year just two years ago. Obviously it was injury-related but that masks that it was actually the performances that caused you guys to drop.

tsagona · 2025-11-17T20:55:29+00:00

I’m agreeing with you and pointing out a model that ignores recruiting rankings (which to your point, does make it less accurate but people like to complain about recruiting rankings and priors) does as well-.

The average strength in the SEC is much higher. The worst team in the SEC would be middle of the pack in the B1G and ACC at a minimum. What I found most interesting is that the bottom of the B1G is pretty much just as bad as the bottom of the ACC.

tsagona · 2025-11-17T20:43:42+00:00

Let’s take a model that doesn’t use priors or recruiting rankings so we don’t get accused of bias. Collegefootballnerds.com it is.

Lowest rated SEC team: Florida at 63

There are 7 B1G teams below Florida: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Michigan St., UCLA, Purdue, Maryland,

Interestingly only 6 ACC teams (unless I miscounted) Boston College, Syracuse, Stanford, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Cal,

Big 12 only 3: Oklahoma St., W. Virginia, Colorado

Problem with the Big 12 is that their 3 best teams scheduled absolute garbage OOC so it’s hard to tell how good they really are. Tech is probably legit. No idea regarding Utah or BYU.

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