College Football season is almost here!

[WinterBorn]

In other words you are annoyed that others aren’t buying into your ESPN vision of what college football is today, it is not amateur athletics, least before it pretended it was, but today it is full out semipro, money dictates winning more now than ever

And you will save us all from college football.

I don't give a rat's ass about whether or not you think it is semi-pro ball. I enjoy the games far more than pro games. And I enjoy talking with others about the games, the teams and the great players.

But you insist on trolling the threads. The loss is to this site.

[NiftyNiblick]

And you will save us all from college football.

I don't give a rat's ass about whether or not you think it is semi-pro ball. I enjoy the games far more than pro games. And I enjoy talking with others about the games, the teams and the great players.

But you insist on trolling the threads. The loss is to this site.

Do you enjoy the insult it represents to serious education?

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And you will save us all from college football.

I don't give a rat's ass about whether or not you think it is semi-pro ball. I enjoy the games far more than pro games. And I enjoy talking with others about the games, the teams and the great players.

But you insist on trolling the threads. The loss is to this site.

It is semi pro, currently on the level of the NBA’s G League. What you enjoy is what college football used to be, largely regional and colored by tradition, quickly evolving away from that understanding.

Not trolling, just pointing out the realities

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Do you enjoy the insult it represents to serious education?

I don’t think serious education and football ever shared a relationship for an Alabama alumni

[anonymoose]

I don’t think serious education and football ever shared a relationship for an Alabama alumni

Among the greatest scholar-athletes to have ever played the game, Barrett Jones posted a perfect 4.0 GPA while earning All-America accolades on three Alabama national championship teams.
https://footballfoundation.org/sport...rett-jones/569

[WinterBorn]

Do you enjoy the insult it represents to serious education?

I see no insult to serious education. In fact, there are scholarship football players that received academic accolades.

And any student who is serious about their education is not effected by a football program.

[WinterBorn]

Among the greatest scholar-athletes to have ever played the game, Barrett Jones posted a perfect 4.0 GPA while earning All-America accolades on three Alabama national championship teams.
https://footballfoundation.org/sport...rett-jones/569

Greg McElroy, starting QB for Alabama was in the running for a Rhodes Scholarship.

And Alabama consistently places a good number of players on SEC and NCAA Academic honors lists.


But, again, this is an aside and not the point of the forum. What is wrong with being a fan of a team representing a college or university?

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Among the greatest scholar-athletes to have ever played the game, Barrett Jones posted a perfect 4.0 GPA while earning All-America accolades on three Alabama national championship teams.
https://footballfoundation.org/sport...rett-jones/569

And a broken clock is right twice a day

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Greg McElroy, starting QB for Alabama was in the running for a Rhodes Scholarship.

And Alabama consistently places a good number of players on SEC and NCAA Academic honors lists.


But, again, this is an aside and not the point of the forum. What is wrong with being a fan of a team representing a college or university?

Which is the point you are missing, nothing wrong about a fan getting excited about some team he likes, but when the fan does it not recognizing that that team has major contentious advantages over other teams it is superficial

[WinterBorn]

Which is the point you are missing, nothing wrong about a fan getting excited about some team he likes, but when the fan does it not recognizing that that team has major contentious advantages over other teams it is superficial

Not sure what "contentious advantages" you are referring to, but it doesn't matter. I have seen my team build a championship machine and I have loved it.

[leaningright]

Not sure what "contentious advantages" you are referring to, but it doesn't matter. I have seen my team build a championship machine and I have loved it.

“Contentious advantage” = “I’m a talented football player and I’d rather go to Alabama [or Ohio State, or Florida, or USC, or Oklahoma, or Georgia] because of their tradition of winning…”

Just a guess … but that’s likely what he means. Sounds like a bit of jealousy to me.

[anonymoose]

Not sure what "contentious advantages" you are referring to, but it doesn't matter. I have seen my team build a championship machine and I have loved it.

Beginning to look like Alabama may well back into the playoff.
Here’s a chaos scenario: LSU beats UGA. Do they still get in? No chance LSU will be in but does Alabama get ranked ahead of LSU in that *long shot* case?

[leaningright]

I’d love to see LSU beat Georgia today. Love, love love it!

[anonymoose]

Does TCU stay in the top 4? I tend to think they do.
No shame in what they did today. If OSU is in, TCU should not be out, IMO.

[anonymoose]

I’d love to see LSU beat Georgia today. Love, love love it!

UGA’s in no matter the outcome. Not looking good for LSU but they’ve been a very good second half team. Daniels only about 70% though.