Rhom Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 @S John sounds like you have your guy. Color me a bit jealous. Brown has been my hoped for Stoops replacement for years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S John Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 21 minutes ago, Rhom said: @S John sounds like you have your guy. Color me a bit jealous. Brown has been my hoped for Stoops replacement for years now. Yea, I'm pretty stoked on the hire actually. It feels like we were really lucky that this guy was available. What I've heard is that other schools did interview him (notably K State) but wanted him to retain certain staff while WVU is letting him clean house and bring his own people if he wants. Excited to see where we are in a couple of years under Brown. Also I'm happy with how the process played out. Compared to some of the hiring debacles and head coach drama that WVU experienced during the last two hires - the Rodriguez meltdown and knee-jerk Stewart hire, followed by Holgerson's disastrous head-coach-in-waiting situation that got Stew fired early - this has been a really smooth process. And I like the pick. Gives me confidence in our AD who really hasn't been called upon to handle any major / public decisions until this one. I think he did a nice job all around. Seems everything was handled very professionally by everyone. Props to Holgerson for that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarGalley Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Interesting.. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25674974/tickets-cfp-title-game-less-expensive-before Tickets to the NC game are as low as $130. For that kind of price, I'm debating about going to the game by myself since I live nearby.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 1 hour ago, WarGalley said: Interesting.. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25674974/tickets-cfp-title-game-less-expensive-before Tickets to the NC game are as low as $130. For that kind of price, I'm debating about going to the game by myself since I live nearby.. It’d be worth it. Finebaum has been making a big deal about it for a few days now. I understand his viewership, but it’s still disheartening to see the ignorance of how the world works. People keep calling in or texting and asking why the game isn’t being played in the south... because the location was set YEARS ago!!!! If this was a decade ago and it featured USC and Texas, it would be a perfect location. But it features two teams from the old south, and it is damn inconvenient. It also exposes the hard part about playoff expansion. Tough to ask a fan base to attend a conference championship, a first round (even if hosted at a school), then a semifinal bowl, followed by a championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S John Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 1/4/2019 at 4:47 PM, WarGalley said: Interesting.. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25674974/tickets-cfp-title-game-less-expensive-before Tickets to the NC game are as low as $130. For that kind of price, I'm debating about going to the game by myself since I live nearby.. I agree with Rhom, you should do it. Flying solo is nothing a few $11 tall boys can’t smooth over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Very proud of Patrick Willis, who along with Vince Young, Rocket Ismail and several others will be inducted into this coming year's College Football Hall of Fame class. Kudos to David Cutcliffe and Mike McIntyre for taking a chance on a raw but incredibly gifted athlete from one of the smallest high schools in Tennessee, who overcame incredible adversity to become one of the best college LBs I've ever seen (and a damn good pro as well). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Just now, Ferrum Aeternum said: Very proud of Patrick Willis, who along with Vince Young, Rocket Ismail and several others will be inducted into this coming year's College Football Hall of Fame class. Kudos to David Cutcliffe and Mike McIntyre for taking a chance on a raw but incredibly gifted athlete from one of the smallest high schools in Tennessee, who overcame incredible adversity to become one of the best college LBs I've ever seen (and a damn good pro as well). Patrick Willis is a favorite of mine. Bought my nephew a Willis Niners jersey when he was about 2. He looked good in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 So who do you guys have, Roll Tide or Sunshine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarGalley Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I think I have to skip this game in person. I have a ticket offer for $100 (which is still crazy to me) but Levi's stadium has to be the worst located stadium for it's home city. From downtown San Francisco, public transportation gets me there in 2 hours with a minimum of 2 transfers. I feel like I almost needed to take a half day to make a 5pm PST game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingintheNorth4 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Apparently, Cody Parkey also kicks for Alabama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarGalley Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Goddamnit, I'm going to regret not going to this game. I should have just taken the day off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingintheNorth4 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Moment of silence for all the headsets Saban is about to demolish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokieStone Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 On 1/4/2019 at 7:27 PM, Rhom said: It also exposes the hard part about playoff expansion. Tough to ask a fan base to attend a conference championship, a first round (even if hosted at a school), then a semifinal bowl, followed by a championship. In the lower divisions, do they play at home fields, like the NFL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I didn't expect 'Bama's defense to get so dominated. The Tide is getting rolled over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingintheNorth4 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 With the way they dominated that great Bama team, 2018 Clemson is really one of the all time great college football teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Complete domination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 9 hours ago, HokieStone said: In the lower divisions, do they play at home fields, like the NFL? Yes. For some of the teams, it’s a loss of money to host. I remember Murray State paying and losing money to host the first round (I-AA take 16 teams). Maybe in 1997? That first game was during Thanksgiving break and students weren’t even on campus. But I heard the athletic director talk about it and he said it would be cheaper to take that loss than risk having to fly everyone out to Boise State and lose more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Has there ever in the history of college football been an assistant coach more valuable to his program than Brent Venables? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Amazing stat: The last time Nick Saban lost by more than two TDs was in 2006 against star QB J.P. Losman of the Buffalo Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I guess the reason why Saban didn't end up trashing headsets on the sidelines was that he recognized that most of the bad came from him, and how out-coached he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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