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Patriots / Football / Re: 2025-2026 College Football Season
« Last post by Donoghus on Today at 04:56:21 PM »
- Go to 16 teams so no one gets a bye.
- Move the first round up a week (Army-Navy weekend).  Find a new spot to put Army-Navy.  This also avoids the NFL conflict since anti-trust rules prohibit the NFL from having games that 2nd Saturday. 
- Make first round and quarterfinals on campus.
- Rotate the semis among Peach, Fiesta, Orange, Cotton, Rose, & Sugar on New Year's Day in late afternoon and evening time slots.
- Play national title the following Monday night (at least a week's rest) to avoid NFL conflict
- Move the transfer portal date back. 

Honestly, I'd get rid of the conference championship games all together but I'm guessing money will get in the way of that.  If you eliminate those, then bump things up even another week and play the national title game on New Year's night except years it falls on Sunday.

This probably sucks for the bowl system and the Rose Bowl will be a problem but something probably needs to be done.
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Patriots / Football / Re: 2025-2026 College Football Season
« Last post by Roy H. on Today at 04:02:12 PM »
Quote from: mobilija on Today at 03:47:30 PM
Having 5 of 12 teams in the playoff isn?t impressive if they end up showing that they didn?t belong.

Which teams didn't belong?  Based upon what?
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Celtics Talk / Re: Praise for Joe
« Last post by Donoghus on Today at 03:49:49 PM »
Coach of the Month.

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San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson and Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in December.
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Around the NBA / Re: The "All Disappointment" Team
« Last post by Roy H. on Today at 03:49:12 PM »
Quote from: rocknrollforyoursoul on Today at 03:39:03 PM
Is Yabu a big disappointment because he was a first-round pick (No. 16)? He shouldn't have been drafted that high. And I don't recall anyone having high expectations for his career.

I think it's just being based upon the regression from last year, as well as his contract.

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Remember when the New York Knicks got a deal because Yabusele took a slight haircut on his taxpayer midlevel exception contract to keep New York below the second apron? Welp.

He was one of the best stories of 2024-25, parlaying his stellar play for the French national team into a key role on the Sixers, but his New York experience has been less magnifique. Yabusele has been exiled to the basketball Elba that is the end of Mike Brown?s bench after 27 ineffective games with the Knickerbockers, even as deep-bench guys like Kevin McCullar and Mohamed Diawara get chances to shine during Josh Hart?s injury absence.

Yabusele has struggled to make an impact at either end, sporting an 8.7 PER and shooting a modest 34 percent from 3 ? where most of his attempts come from. In fact, the biggest difference between this season and his last one in Philly is that he?s made almost no impact whatsoever inside the arc; on a per-possession basis, he has half as many 2-point baskets and free throws as he did a season ago.
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Patriots / Football / Re: 2025-2026 College Football Season
« Last post by mobilija on Today at 03:47:30 PM »
Quote from: Moranis on Today at 11:37:09 AM
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SEC loses again.  Terrible post season continues.

Yes and no.  Is losing to the #1 team in the country terrible?  The SEC had 5 of the top 9 ranked teams.  Those teams losing to better teams isn't all that bad of a result.
the SEC has 3 post season wins.  And in 2 of those wins, it was games in which 2 SEC teams played and in those games, and the lower ranked team won.  Texas beating Michigan is the only other win. It is a terrible post season.

Do people really care about non-playoff bowls?

In the current era, it's all about the playoff.  Having 5 out of the 12 teams in the playoff is more impressive than winning the Wasabi Bowl.
I think those other bowls go to the general feeling that the SEC is consistently overrated.  Every single year they get the benefit of the doubt, and they probably shouldn't.  If they go 2-5 in the playoff with the 2 wins being against each other, doesn't that also support the point (now I get they are currently 2-4 and Ole Miss is favored and can still win the title).

The fact that Alabama got crushed in the SEC title game and didn't even drop in the rankings is crazy.  Those other games are played, they should absolutely matter.


Agree 100%. SEC gets by on ?Strength of Schedule? every year because they play eachother on a never ending loop. They should be honest and just rename it ?Brings in most Money?. The selection committee should be embarrassed and deserves to get roasted. Having 5 of 12 teams in the playoff isn?t impressive if they end up showing that they didn?t belong.
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Around the NBA / Re: The "All Disappointment" Team
« Last post by rocknrollforyoursoul on Today at 03:39:03 PM »
Is Yabu a big disappointment because he was a first-round pick (No. 16)? He shouldn't have been drafted that high. And I don't recall anyone having high expectations for his career.
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Around the NBA / Re: The "All Disappointment" Team
« Last post by perks-a-beast on Today at 02:57:06 PM »
Another guy I have as a deep cut because of his high draft position is Khaman Maluach. I know that he is young, but not being able to crack the Suns less than stellar center rotation at 7?2 with a 7?7 wingspan is worrisome.

Phoenix must be kicking themselves for passing on Derik Queen and Cedric Coward. Both those dudes look like future stars.
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Television / Re: What is the Last TV Series You Watched?
« Last post by Roy H. on Today at 02:53:22 PM »
I'm watching Killing Eve for the first time.  It's fun, but midway through Season 2 it's starting to get a little stagnant.
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Television / Re: What is the Last TV Series You Watched?
« Last post by Goldstar88 on Today at 02:38:43 PM »
Started watching Justified on HULU. It?s entertaining enough.
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Around the NBA / Re: The "All Disappointment" Team
« Last post by moiso on Today at 02:05:16 PM »
Quote from: Who on Today at 11:25:04 AM
Quote from: Roy H. on Today at 11:00:24 AM
The Athletic has an article about its NBA All Disappointment team.

The members:

Ja Morant
LaMelo Ball
Trae Young
Paolo Banchero
Draymond Green

"Indiana's Youth" (Bennedict Maturin, Jarace Walker, Ben Sheppard)
Jared McCain
Guerschon Yabusele
Darius Garland
Herb Jones
Cam Johnson

Additions?  What's your team?

I find this whole list strange.

Injuries seems to be the main factor - LaMelo, Morant, Trae, Garland, McCain. Why are they disappointing? Because they got hurt?

Paolo Banchero gets far too much criticism. He is an All-Star level player but gets blasted by certain sections for not being an MVP level or top 10 level player. If Banchero is deemed to be on this list, why isn't Evan Mobley on this list? Why isn't Chet Holmgren on this list? Why isn't Banchero's teammate Franz Wagner on this list? Why isn't Jaren Jackson on this list?

Yabusele was not a good fit in NYC. He needs to be alongside an athletic mobile defensive center. He is an average to below average backup PF in a place that doesn't suit him. He is doing as expected in that situation.

Cam Johnson has been disappointing but has been on an upturn recently. Some big games. Shooting lights out.

I don't understand the criticism of Herb Jones. Or Draymond.
Ja Morant has been pretty horrible, look at his shooting numbers.  Plus the team has a better record without him than with him.  Same deal with Young- the team is adequate without Young and they are horrible with him.  Plus to me it is very dissappointing to see Morant and Ball continue to miss games with minor injuries, even though that is consistent with their histories.
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