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Gig em ags!!!
I'm telling your mom!!! You ought to be ashamed of yourself!Redfishkilla wrote: Ags-24 LSU-35.
Another fan jaded by Sherman :roll: ... I'll say this, the only thing that saved Sherman's job was this bowl game. People were calling for his head when he wouldnt take Johnson out this year, even after 7 interceptions in 3 games. He's got some work to do to win over the Aggie nation thats for sure but his recruiting seems to be helping. Who you should really be praying for is Texas State... they just got coach Fran. Heaven help them...crackerd wrote:God bless the Aggies for taking Sherman the Accountant out of the coaching pool for the NFL and NCAA alike. Prayers go out that A&M wins and retains him for another five years of coaching ineptitude and alumni frustration about not having the best college football team money can buy - just like everything else in Texas. Jerry Jones sure likes to see them Aggies lose - but if A&M were to win the Cotton Bowl he might slot The Accountant as the Cowboys' next coach after Garrett. That would be a boon to the rest of the NFL, just as having Sherman at College Station is great news for Big 12 rivals. I can see the tears from both Gene Stallings and Bear Bryant as to having this clown among their successors. The only bad thing about LSU losing is it could cause Les Miles to jump ship for Michigan - whereas the SEC's got ol' Les right where it wants him, hopefully for the next 15 years...
Ditto. They should not look past LSU. They're the real deal. Obviously as a diehard Sooner, I loathe them entirely.Redfishkilla wrote:I hope the ags don't embarrass the Big 12, LSU is no joke. The ag D is gunna have to play like they did against OU. IMO, Ags-24 LSU-35. My folks will be there. My mom was there the year they let girls in, one of the first 300 aggie ladies, she’d kill me if she knew I typed that though.
x50kbshorthairs wrote:I will root for anyone playing against a Les Miles coached team.
Amen to that.. At least my Sooners broke their BCS losing streak.Birddogz wrote:Go Buckeyes! Oh, wait, that was Tuesday night. I hate the end of the college football season! No bird hunting, and No football.
Bet they have nice tattoos!!!!Birddogz wrote:They certainly are the best at paying their players and over signing.
Many SEC guys like to talk about conferences. I like to talk about teams. No coach has more BCS wins than Tressel and the Buckeyes. Have they lost to the SEC? Yes. They are only 1-2 versus the SEC. They have put more players in the pros than any SEC team, have the best regular season record of any program, and have the most BCS bowl game wins of any team. OH-
Just don't think this is the time I would be bragging on either Tressel or the Buckeyes. Sounds a lot like they are the best because they pay the best. And according to some of the players have been doing it for years. Will be interesting to see how it all plays out.Birddogz wrote:They certainly are the best at paying their players and over signing.
Many SEC guys like to talk about conferences. I like to talk about teams. No coach has more BCS wins than Tressel and the Buckeyes. Have they lost to the SEC? Yes. They are only 1-2 versus the SEC. They have put more players in the pros than any SEC team, have the best regular season record of any program, and have the most BCS bowl game wins of any team. OH-
Sweater-man is a good man, Ezzy. No way he condoned any of the recent stuff that some of his players were involved in. You have to remember that these guys get zero spending money. They get tuition, room and board, books, and meals (which is a heck of alot) but they have no time for jobs and are BROKE. Back in the old days, boosters found a way to get the kids some money, but I highly doubt if it happens very much anymore, hence the need to barter trinkets like the OSU kids did. I think they SHOULD pay the players. Most of the major football progams keep all of the sports afloat with proceeds from the football gate.ezzy333 wrote:Just don't think this is the time I would be bragging on either Tressel or the Buckeyes. Sounds a lot like they are the best because they pay the best. And according to some of the players have been doing it for years. Will be interesting to see how it all plays out.Birddogz wrote:They certainly are the best at paying their players and over signing.
Many SEC guys like to talk about conferences. I like to talk about teams. No coach has more BCS wins than Tressel and the Buckeyes. Have they lost to the SEC? Yes. They are only 1-2 versus the SEC. They have put more players in the pros than any SEC team, have the best regular season record of any program, and have the most BCS bowl game wins of any team. OH-
Ezzy
Nor did I Ezzy, but neither of us put in 40+ hours a week outside of class time, shedding blood, sweat and tears, and putting our bodies at risk. Even some of the kids who only play college ball (only 5% go to the NFL) face lifelong consequences with bad joints, lingering injuries, etc. Like it or not, the football players make millions of dollars for the universities, yet receive only the benefit of an education. Others who receive "free rides" (e.g., academic scholarships) leave school with their bodies intact. Some would argue the football players are exploited by the university, rather than the reverse.ezzy333 wrote:I'm not refering to the bartering but to all of the illegal benefit they got plus the school and NCAA saying one thing and Pryor saying another. And they all knew what was going on and as Pryor said its been going on since the nineties.Pryor has been ticketed 3 times ina new suv but he was only using it while his was being fixed. Or where he drove one home for the weekend to see if his family thought it would be something he should buy. That makes a lot of sense. Plus all of the student hangouts have collections of junk they have bartered off for a decade. Hey I went to school too and I didnt have anyone paying my bills and I didnt get a free ride like they are.
Ezzy
I'm afraid I did for quite a while during football season and then again in the spring.AzHusker wrote:Nor did I Ezzy, but neither of us put in 40+ hours a week outside of class time, shedding blood, sweat and tears, and putting our bodies at risk. Even some of the kids who only play college ball (only 5% go to the NFL) face lifelong consequences with bad joints, lingering injuries, etc. Like it or not, the football players make millions of dollars for the universities, yet receive only the benefit of an education. Others who receive "free rides" (e.g., academic scholarships) leave school with their bodies intact. Some would argue the football players are exploited by the university, rather than the reverse.ezzy333 wrote:I'm not refering to the bartering but to all of the illegal benefit they got plus the school and NCAA saying one thing and Pryor saying another. And they all knew what was going on and as Pryor said its been going on since the nineties.Pryor has been ticketed 3 times ina new suv but he was only using it while his was being fixed. Or where he drove one home for the weekend to see if his family thought it would be something he should buy. That makes a lot of sense. Plus all of the student hangouts have collections of junk they have bartered off for a decade. Hey I went to school too and I didnt have anyone paying my bills and I didnt get a free ride like they are.
Ezzy
I think all players should play within the rules they are given. If it was the perception of the players that this stuff had gone on for years, my bet is that they perceived that they, too, were operating within the rules. Obviously, the university did not do a good enough job policiing the players in this instance.
So do you feel that it is the schools fault that kids don't graduate when attendance is strictly voluntary? These aren't junior high or high schools. Not sure why graduation rate at a college would even be figured.mcbosco wrote:It doesn't matter that much who wins tonight as both schools have graduation rates of just over 50%. Not something to be proud about.
OSU's graduation rate is about 60%, near the bottom of the Big 10.Birddogz wrote:What Pryor did is fine in my book. He sold HIS own possessions, and received free tatoos. So what. The tatoo guy made money on those tats through marketing. Anyway, what Cam Newton did is totally different. The school straight up paid him. tOSU has NOTHING to do with this incident. They SELF reported it. Something an SEC school would never do. Look at the graduation rate at tOSU.
I haven't read the thread but understand there is quite a bit of difference in grading standards between various schools and between majors. A 3.8 in one school may be equivalent to a 3.0 in another.Birddogz wrote:You can't count guys who go to the NFL. The tOSU team has the highest GPA of any B10 school besides North Western.
Bird, OSU had 4 players drafted in the 2010 draft and a 2010 graduation rate of 60%. One in the 4th round and three in the 7th.Birddogz wrote:You can't count guys who go to the NFL. The tOSU team has the highest GPA of any B10 school besides North Western.
And that is the irony, why don't these kids graduate from schools with an average or even light academic load?BigShooter wrote:I haven't read the thread but understand there is quite a bit of difference in grading standards between various schools and between majors. A 3.8 in one school may be equivalent to a 3.0 in another.Birddogz wrote:You can't count guys who go to the NFL. The tOSU team has the highest GPA of any B10 school besides North Western.
Cough..gag..puke...tommyboy72 wrote:Uhhhhhhh 13 count them 13 National Championships, Roll Tide, and God Bless Nick Saban.![]()
58 bowl game appearances. Oh and most bowl appearances all time among Division 1 football teams. Roll Tide
32 bowl game wins. Most all time among Division 1 teams. Roll Tide
80% graduation rate among Alabama football players. Roll Tide
Some of the famous players sent to the NFL from Bama. Bart Starr, Joe Namath, Kenny Stabler, Shaun Alexander, Derrick Thomas, Cornelius Bennett, Harry Gilmer. Roll Tide
Alabama academics ranks only behind Vanderbilt in the SEC. Roll Tide
Bama has more SEC championships than any other team in the SEC. Roll Tide
The University of Alabama is tied for fifth in the nation for the number of Academic-All Americans since 2000 from all Universities. Amongst BCS conference schools in this category, Alabama trails only Nebraska, Notre Dame, and Penn State. Roll Tide
Alabama also leads the SEC in Academic All Americans. Roll Tide
UA graduates include 15 Rhodes Scholars, 15 Goldwater Scholars, nine Truman Scholars, one Gates Scholar, one Portz Scholar, and one Udall Scholar. Published reports have ranked UA among the top four flagship universities in the Southeast and among the nation's top 25 public flagship universities in terms of minority enrollment. Roll Tide
The University of Alabama ranked 12th in the nation among public universities in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars in 2007. Seven University of Alabama students were named to the 2008 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team, the most of any school. This year’s team brings UA’s total for the last six years to 31, a figure that tops all other colleges and universities. In addition to this year, UA had the most students on the list in 2006 with six and in 2005 and 2003, both with five. In 2007, UA tied with Washington University-St. Louis for the most team members with four. In 2004, with four students on the team, UA came in second only to Harvard. Roll Tide
So all of you Big Ten fans who want to talk about academics and championships and graduation rates need to step back and do a bit or research before knocking the SEC. Oh and Roll Tide.
I've hated LSU every since we lost the National Championship to them.. I feel your pain.proudag08 wrote:Humbled... Nothing better for that than bragging on a public forum. Of course there is no sweeter feeling than bragging and winning! But that didn't happen so I will just wait for the next tome we meet LSU. I hope it's not anoter 15 years!
Guess you don't like the Gators too much either, then.prairiefirepointers wrote:
I've hated LSU every since we lost the National Championship to them.. I feel your pain.
BOOMER SOONER!
Not a big fan of em, No. However, I do have alot of respect for their recently retired coach, Urban Meyer. Did you know that he goes out into the ghetto and the streets and targets troubled youth in gangs and drugs, and offers to help them make something of themselves / better their life?? He gives out many scholarships to his football program that way. part of his extensive recruiting base is from that very pool of people. Quite commendable in my book.phermes1 wrote:Guess you don't like the Gators too much either, then.prairiefirepointers wrote:
I've hated LSU every since we lost the National Championship to them.. I feel your pain.
BOOMER SOONER!