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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: Snaggletiger on September 10, 2013, 09:29:19 AM
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In an interview with Donald Heath on savannahnow.kum, Blakeney was asked about his program with relation to AU/UA and the fact that there hasn't been a game between Troy and either school. I hate "coach speak". I'm tired of sports clichés. Just say what you mean and don't beat around the bush. Anyway, try to figure out what he means...
Blakeney isn’t among the Troy fans who envision the day when the Trojans are competitive with an Alabama or Auburn. He doesn’t see the school’s future entwined with the instate powers.
Neither Alabama nor Auburn has played Troy in football since the Trojans’ move to FBS.
“I quit worrying about Auburn and Alabama. They’re cowards and you can print that,†he said. “Troy people would love to play them, but they’re chicken. I’m not talking about the (Alabama or Auburn) coaches and the players. I’m talking about the ones who wear the panties who make decisions.â€
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In an interview with Donald Heath on savannahnow.kum, Blakeney was asked about his program with relation to AU/UA and the fact that there hasn't been a game between Troy and either school. I hate "coach speak". I'm tired of sports clichés. Just say what you mean and don't beat around the bush. Anyway, try to figure out what he means...
Blakeney isn’t among the Troy fans who envision the day when the Trojans are competitive with an Alabama or Auburn. He doesn’t see the school’s future entwined with the instate powers.
Neither Alabama nor Auburn has played Troy in football since the Trojans’ move to FBS.
“I quit worrying about Auburn and Alabama. They’re cowards and you can print that,†he said. “Troy people would love to play them, but they’re chicken. I’m not talking about the (Alabama or Auburn) coaches and the players. I’m talking about the ones who wear the panties who make decisions.â€
He should have kept that down home....cuz.
Seriously though, he's an idiot. He quit worrying about them yet his next 2 sentences purely show he worries about it.
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Damn brother I don't believe I'd a told that.
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Damn brother I don't believe I'd a told that.
He's a rogue corch with an axe to grind.
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I love it. Man up and play Troy. Samford, UAB, Arky State, ULM--why not Troy? It makes no sense. UGA ain't scared to play Ga. Southern. I wish we could say the same about AU and Troy.
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Scared of Troy?
He'd have a point last year.
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I love it. Man up and play Troy. Samford, UAB, Arky State, ULM--why not Troy? It makes no sense. UGA ain't scared to play Ga. Southern. I wish we could say the same about AU and Troy.
Is you crazy! We gots our hands full just sneakin' by Arkansas St. in one of their off years.
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Scared of Troy?
He'd have a point last year.
There has been a couple of seasons that Troy could have beaten AU and UA since Blakeney has been there. The earth wouldn't stop spinning. I think it would be a sell out game and hopefully we'd curb stomp them and they could go back to Troy. Still, I'd love to see it.
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Long been an advocate of playing Troy. If we lose, we need to get better.
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Would we still fall for a big wooden tiger in our stadium at night?
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Would we still fall for a big wooden tiger in our stadium at night?
If it's a gift, take it. Haven't we all received crabs in a similar manner?
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Meh...I like Blakeney, but he is out of line. What does he benefit from saying nothing? Nothing. What does he benefit from calling out Auburn and Alabama? A lot.
There is no reason for Troy to play Auburn or Alabama. It would give credibility to Troy, even with an ass whipping, where Troy doesn't deserve the credibility.
Georgia playing GSU is completely different that Auburn or Alabama playing Troy. GSU is a tiny football program. Troy is a smaller D1 school that is trying to compete with the big boys. Why give them any more advantage to compete?
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Meh...I like Blakeney, but he is out of line. What does he benefit from saying nothing? Nothing. What does he benefit from calling out Auburn and Alabama? A lot.
There is no reason for Troy to play Auburn or Alabama. It would give credibility to Troy, even with an ass whipping, where Troy doesn't deserve the credibility.
Georgia playing GSU is completely different that Auburn or Alabama playing Troy. GSU is a tiny football program. Troy is a smaller D1 school that is trying to compete with the big boys. Why give them any more advantage to compete?
What this guy said. Esp the ga southern comparison.
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Scared of Troy?
He'd have a point last year.
Hell, last year they prolly would have been favored.
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Meh...I like Blakeney, but he is out of line. What does he benefit from saying nothing? Nothing. What does he benefit from calling out Auburn and Alabama? A lot.
There is no reason for Troy to play Auburn or Alabama. It would give credibility to Troy, even with an ass whipping, where Troy doesn't deserve the credibility.
Georgia playing GSU is completely different that Auburn or Alabama playing Troy. GSU is a tiny football program. Troy is a smaller D1 school that is trying to compete with the big boys. Why give them any more advantage to compete?
You would certainly know more about that situation than most. I respect your opinion but I just can't see Troy gaining any advantage from winning or losing this game. Srsly, no disrespect but Troy will pretty much always be Troy, regardless if they pull a big upset of Auburn or Alabama or any other big name school. They've always taken on all comers, from Nebraska to Miami to LSU and on and on. Have beaten several of them and should have won many more, including Tennessee and Miss. State last year. Blew those games.
Even with a win over AU or UA, they'll still have a 35,000 seat stadium that is rarely if ever filled, no matter who the opponent. 4* and 5* players aren't going to suddenly choose Troy over us because of an upset win and I can't see boosters deciding to give multi-millions to the program because of it either. Troy will most likely always have a budget that's 1/5th or 22.7% of Auburn's or Alabama's, if that much.
However, what you would see at JHS is a packed house as opposed to the maybe 70K that showed up the past two Saturdays. I think there would be a huge in-state buzz over the game (at least the first one) and the City of Auburn would benefit from at least 15-20K more fans being on campus for the game.
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You would certainly know more about that situation than most. I respect your opinion but I just can't see Troy gaining any advantage from winning or losing this game. Srsly, no disrespect but Troy will pretty much always be Troy, regardless if they pull a big upset of Auburn or Alabama or any other big name school. They've always taken on all comers, from Nebraska to Miami to LSU and on and on. Have beaten several of them and should have won many more, including Tennessee and Miss. State last year. Blew those games.
Even with a win over AU or UA, they'll still have a 35,000 seat stadium that is rarely if ever filled, no matter who the opponent. 4* and 5* players aren't going to suddenly choose Troy over us because of an upset win and I can't see boosters deciding to give multi-millions to the program because of it either. Troy will most likely always have a budget that's 1/5th or 22.7% of Auburn's or Alabama's, if that much.
However, what you would see at JHS is a packed house as opposed to the maybe 70K that showed up the past two Saturdays. I think there would be a huge in-state buzz over the game (at least the first one) and the City of Auburn would benefit from at least 15-20K more fans being on campus for the game.
This is the primary reason that I would like to see it. It would be BETTER for AU than a lot of the other teams that we schedule. I don't see Troy as a recruiting threat as a result of this game any more than they are now.
I went to both schools but I'm more of a fan of AU. It would be good for Troy too, so of course I think that's good.
I'm simply an advocate of playing in state schools. It makes good business sense.
And like what he said or not, I believe Blakeney was speaking the truth.
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You would certainly know more about that situation than most. I respect your opinion but I just can't see Troy gaining any advantage from winning or losing this game. Srsly, no disrespect but Troy will pretty much always be Troy, regardless if they pull a big upset of Auburn or Alabama or any other big name school. They've always taken on all comers, from Nebraska to Miami to LSU and on and on. Have beaten several of them and should have won many more, including Tennessee and Miss. State last year. Blew those games.
Even with a win over AU or UA, they'll still have a 35,000 seat stadium that is rarely if ever filled, no matter who the opponent. 4* and 5* players aren't going to suddenly choose Troy over us because of an upset win and I can't see boosters deciding to give multi-millions to the program because of it either. Troy will most likely always have a budget that's 1/5th or 22.7% of Auburn's or Alabama's, if that much.
However, what you would see at JHS is a packed house as opposed to the maybe 70K that showed up the past two Saturdays. I think there would be a huge in-state buzz over the game (at least the first one) and the City of Auburn would benefit from at least 15-20K more fans being on campus for the game.
You are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY over rating Troy's fan base...
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I'm simply an advocate of playing in state schools. It makes good business sense.
And like what he said or not, I believe Blakeney was speaking the truth.
I think he was too. As evidenced by some in this thread who think it would give Troy credibility. Did AU just give ASU credibility?
And if so, why would you give and out of state school credibility and not one of your own?
Are they not all STATE funded schools?
It makes no sense. There is no reason to give a home and home, but fill up the stadium on a off week instead of bringing in some lame ass opponent from Blue Mountain State....
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And I wanted Auburn in a series with FSU. How stupid was that?
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And I wanted Auburn in a series with FSU. How stupid was that?
Well. If you hadn't been so anti Tater tot back in the day, we would still be having a home and home with them today. You and your height challenged discrimination!
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I love it. Man up and play Troy. Samford, UAB, Arky State, ULM--why not Troy? It makes no sense. UGA ain't scared to play Ga. Southern. I wish we could say the same about AU and Troy.
I agree. I'd rather watch us play Troy or UAB instead of Tennessee-Martin, Tennessee-Chattanooga, or any of the Louisiana-Fill in the Blank schools.
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I agree. I'd rather watch us play Troy or UAB instead of Tennessee-Martin, Tennessee-Chattanooga, or any of the Louisiana-Fill in the Blank schools.
Well, except for the North Southeast Parrish Louisiana Fighting Nutria. Those little bastards are contenders.
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Well, except for the North Southeast Parrish Louisiana Fighting Nutria. Those little bastards are contenders.
The long, yellowish brown, jagged teeth on their mascot is damn frightening! Easily one of the top 10 most intimidating mascots in college football.
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Someone needs to be the Fighting Possums. Caught one last night that had been coming in our garage and eating the cat food and bathing in the water bowl. Kind of a neat freak, that possum. Anyway, I put a cage out for him, came out this morning and voila, one caged possum. I've had many a round with those varmints the past few years and they are some ugly, long-toothed, evil bastages.
Played Billy the Exterminator at 6:00 this morning and let the little fella' loose about 5 miles from my house.
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Someone needs to be the Fighting Possums. Caught one last night that had been coming in our garage and eating the cat food and bathing in the water bowl. Kind of a neat freak, that possum. Anyway, I put a cage out for him, came out this morning and voila, one caged possum. I've had many a round with those varmints the past few years and they are some ugly, long-toothed, evil bastages.
Played Billy the Exterminator at 6:00 this morning and let the little fella' loose about 5 miles from my house.
Damn. You could have sold that thing down in the bottom!
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Someone needs to be the Fighting Possums. Caught one last night that had been coming in our garage and eating the cat food and bathing in the water bowl. Kind of a neat freak, that possum. Anyway, I put a cage out for him, came out this morning and voila, one caged possum. I've had many a round with those varmints the past few years and they are some ugly, long-toothed, evil bastages.
Played Billy the Exterminator at 6:00 this morning and let the little fella' loose about 5 miles from my house.
and by "loose" you mean in a trash bag not a box, I hope.
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Damn. You could have sold that thing down in the bottom!
...fer ten cent a piece back in tha depression
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Someone needs to be the Fighting Possums. Caught one last night that had been coming in our garage and eating the cat food and bathing in the water bowl. Kind of a neat freak, that possum. Anyway, I put a cage out for him, came out this morning and voila, one caged possum. I've had many a round with those varmints the past few years and they are some ugly, long-toothed, evil bastages.
Played Billy the Exterminator at 6:00 this morning and let the little fella' loose about 5 miles from my house.
This story started out good but it ended up pretty gay.
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Arkansas State sucks.
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Would we still fall for a big wooden tiger in our stadium at night?
What if we built a large wooden badger?
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and by "loose" you mean in a trash bag not a box, I hope.
Run away, little fella'. Live out your happy little possum life....until you cross the road and go splatitatat. Just can't pop one off in a cage. Too much of a softy for that. However, a couple of years back, I had one that apparently had been taking PGH (Possum Growth Hormone) and he started coming in the garage. When I would come out, he would just look up from the bowl of cat food and go..."Whatchu lookin' at?"
Nuthin'. Carry on.
Came out one night and he was at the bottom of the steps and he wasn't moving. I thought about my .38 but since we were in an enclosed garage, that thought turned to a headline in the next morning's paper. "Local attorney shoots self in ass while trying to kill rogue possum." Grabbed the first thing handy, a long pole with a paint roller on the end. Bashed his head in and he started bleeding from the eye. Hissed at me. It was on from that point. Took about 20 whacks with blood flying everywhere before it was over.
I was battered and bruised but eventually got away from the beating and called Animal Control.
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Run away, little fella'. Live out your happy little possum life....until you cross the road and go splatitatat. Just can't pop one off in a cage. Too much of a softy for that. However, a couple of years back, I had one that apparently had been taking PGH (Possum Growth Hormone) and he started coming in the garage. When I would come out, he would just look up from the bowl of cat food and go..."Whatchu lookin' at?"
Nuthin'. Carry on.
Came out one night and he was at the bottom of the steps and he wasn't moving. I thought about my .38 but since we were in an enclosed garage, that thought turned to a headline in the next morning's paper. "Local attorney shoots self in ass while trying to kill rogue possum." Grabbed the first thing handy, a long pole with a paint roller on the end. Bashed his head in and he started bleeding from the eye. Hissed at me. It was on from that point. Took about 20 whacks with blood flying everywhere before it was over.
I was battered and bruised but eventually got away from the beating and called Animal Control.
"Local Attorney should have cared as much for possums as he did for alleged rapists."
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You are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY over rating Troy's fan base...
You are pissing off all 17 of them with this comment.
And Troy is better than ASU.
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You are pissing off all 17 of them with this comment.
And Troy is better than ASU.
They'll get their chance to prove it Thursday night.
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What if we built a large wooden badger?
What happens next? We wait till nightfall and leap out of the badger.
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You are pissing off all 17 of them with this comment.
And Troy is better than ASU.
Just not last year. In Troy.
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Just not last year. In Troy.
Blind squirrel. Your nuts.
Back to the topic? I never cared much for Blakeney even though he was part of Dye's staff. Big dumb Gordo redneck hillbilly. He's not very smart.
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This story started out good but it ended up pretty gay.
I agree. He should have used a bat to kill and borrowed GF's trash bag. The neighbor would have loved to see this behind his car tire first thing in the morning.
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This story started out good but it ended up pretty gay.
It was a Snaggle story. They only end 1 of 2 ways.
Ghey or involving his BiL, sometimes both.
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Fun fact: Possums can travel up to 20 miles in a day when they get the scent of cat food. Faster if they have previously eaten said cat food.
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Fun fact: Possums can travel up to 20 miles in a day when they get the scent of cat food. Faster if they have previously eaten said cat food.
In a garage. A garage attached to a big big house.
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It was a Snaggle story. They only end 1 of 2 ways.
Ghey or involving his BiL, sometimes both.
People live for my stories. This one might end in Snags chokin' a bitch.
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People live for my stories. This one might end in Snags chokin' a bitch.
Doubtful, you wouldn't hurt a possum.
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Less mad at ASU's chirping. Went to check their Troy predictions. Same kind of barking. Gonna win by three or four touchdowns.
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Doubtful, you wouldn't hurt a possum.
Toosh
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The long, yellowish brown, jagged teeth on their mascot is damn frightening! Easily one of the top 10 most intimidating mascots in college football.
Already taken by Minor League baseball.
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Kaos maybe you should stop talking about ASU, for whatever reason everytime you do someone always comes back to show that you're wrong. ASU & Troy play this Thursday, we'll see if you're wrong again (provided ASU isn't too beat up from last Saturday).
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Ain't been wrong yet. Not about to be.
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...we'll see if you're wrong again (provided ASU isn't too beat up from last Saturday).
Already making excuses...
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Arky St 27-21 over Troy in the third qtr.
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Arky St 27-21 over Troy in the third qtr.
Uh. Tied 34 in 4th
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Ain't been wrong yet. Not about to be.
...Aaahhhhmmm hmmmm... sorry, was clearing my throat. ASU 41 Troy 34
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Troy's QB sucks. Troy's defense is weak.
They are terrible. I didn't really get much out of that game and I watched it all.
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Over 700 total yards by ASU offense
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I think this really sort of proves what I was trying to say all along. No, Troy didn't win, but ASU hardly blew them off the field. Basically the same level.
ASU isn't in Auburn's league. Wasn't this year, wouldn't have been last year. That's a team AU 19999 times out of 20000. Same with Troy.
But if you want me to say I was wrong? I will be waiting.
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I was surprised to see a QB throw for over 11,000 yards off his back foot.
On another note, the backup QB looks like he will be pretty exciting.
And the ground looked yellow from all of the flags.
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I think this really sort of proves what I was trying to say all along. No, Troy didn't win, but ASU hardly blew them off the field. Basically the same level.
ASU isn't in Auburn's league. Wasn't this year, wouldn't have been last year. That's a team AU 19999 times out of 20000. Same with Troy.
But if you want me to say I was wrong? I will be waiting.
Dude.
For the last time. it was not about WHO Auburn played. It was the positive attitude and the fierce fight and the upbeat, fun loving, we got this demeanor and the overall appearance of TEAM that we all noticed. All of those things were missing last year. Last year's team might have lost to ASU had we played them midseason not because ASU is good but because we were beaten before we even set foot on the field.
I know you know damn good and well what the others were trying to say. Take your curmudgeon who is arguing purely for the sake of argument and get off my lawn.
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I should have watched that game. It had to be 100 times better then the miserable ass Jets / Pats game I was stuck watching. Shit I have never seen such a poorly played pro game.
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I should have watched that game. It had to be 100 times better then the miserable ass Jets / Pats game I was stuck watching. Shit I have never seen such a poorly played pro game.
It could have been worse.
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And Troy is better than ASU.
Actually, wasn't THIS your point?
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Actually, wasn't THIS your point?
Truthfully a best 2 out of 3 would be fun to watch. They were just about even. Take away all of the turnovers and the game gets tighter.
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Truthfully a best 2 out of 3 would be fun to watch. They were just about even. Take away all of the turnovers and the game gets tighter.
Asu won last year too so the next one wouldn't exactly be the rubber match. How's about we just say asu isn't a terrible team. Not good but not terrible. And let's also note that the original points being made in the other thread had NOTHING to do with asu but moreso Auburn.
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Huge win for ASU
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Asu won last year too so the next one wouldn't exactly be the rubber match. How's about we just say asu isn't a terrible team. Not good but not terrible. And let's also note that the original points being made in the other thread had NOTHING to do with asu but moreso Auburn.
Uh when any sane person suggests a 2 out of 3, they don't suggest it span a 3 year period.
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Uh when any sane person suggests a 2 out of 3, they don't suggest it span a 3 year period.
That's usually how ANNUAL matchups are played in college football.
No sane person has ever suggested two teams play 3 times in one year either but apparently you have it in mind. "2 out of 3" is also common language spoken by those who lose a matchup.
Would be easier for you and Gene Simmons to just admit you are wrong. Asu beat Troy. Y'all said they wouldn't. End of story.
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That's usually how ANNUAL matchups are played in college football.
No sane person has ever suggested two teams play 3 times in one year either but apparently you have it in mind.
Would be easier for you and Gene Simmons to just admit you are wrong. Asu beat Troy. Y'all said they wouldn't. End of story.
Bammers would suggest playing teams as many times in a season as it took them to win. See LSU 2011.
I'm never wrong. Sometimes you are confused about my rightness, but I'm never wrong. I won that right with my Tony and Gene reactions.
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Bammers would suggest playing teams as many times in a season as it took them to win. See LSU 2011.
I'm never wrong. Sometimes you are confused about my rightness, but I'm never wrong. I won that right with my Tony and Gene reactions.
You said they would lose. They won. Only in an alternative universe would you say you were right about that. We might as well just say the sky is black at high noon on a sunny day. I'll give you two credit, you go down shooting til the end.
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footnote: Corch Blakeney is right.
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Moving on from the axiom that Kaos & CCTAU are dead, dead, dead wrong.
Still-ranked-24th-in-the-polls TCU is now 1-2. Texas Tech put an asswhooping on them that the 20-10 score doesn't do justice.
Good for LSU that they also beat them by 10 points.
I'm trying to be humble around these corndogs, but they are confident that they will pound our dicks in the dirt next weekend.
If we get past MSU, and especially if we do so by more than a touchdown?
We beat LSU soundly. Mark it.
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If we get past MSU, and especially if we do so by more than a touchdown?
We beat LSU soundly. Mark it.
Even if we don't, you can still be right
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Moving on from the axiom that Kaos & CCTAU are dead, dead, dead wrong.
Still-ranked-24th-in-the-polls TCU is now 1-2. Texas Tech put an asswhooping on them that the 20-10 score doesn't do justice.
Good for LSU that they also beat them by 10 points.
I'm trying to be humble around these corndogs, but they are confident that they will pound our dicks in the dirt next weekend.
If we get past MSU, and especially if we do so by more than a touchdown?
We beat LSU soundly. Mark it.
Ok as long as we don't have to play them in a best of three series.
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Troy blew that game with turnovers. Cory Robinson played surprisingly bad. Every single time he got any pressure, he went semi and sometimes full tard. His back up is dynamic and was all of last year. Hindsight is 41/34 and I think they win big if they let the back up play more. But how do you sit Robinson after what he did the first two games?
Oh, and Troy's D is 2012 AU horrible.
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Troy blew that game with turnovers. Cory Robinson played surprisingly bad. Every single time he got any pressure, he went semi and sometimes full tard. His back up is dynamic and was all of last year. Hindsight is 41/34 and I think they win big if they let the back up play more. But how do you sit Robinson after what he did the first two games?
Oh, and Troy's D is 2012 AU horrible.
Isn't Troy's defense supposed to be 2012 AU horrible against the defending Sun Belt champs?
after all...
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You said they would lose. They won. Only in an alternative universe would you say you were right about that. We might as well just say the sky is black at high noon on a sunny day. I'll give you two credit, you go down shooting til the end.
Confused, you are.
Right I forever will be.
I always tell the truth, even when I lie?
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Confused, you are.
Right I forever will be.
I always tell the truth, even when I lie?
Earnest T would have made this rhyme.
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Earnest T would have made this rhyme.
Confused you are, I see--
Right, I forever will be.
I always tell the truth; even when I lie.
Imma gonna love Charlene Darling till the day I die.
It's me, It's me--It's Ernest T.
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Troy blew that game with turnovers. Cory Robinson played surprisingly bad. Every single time he got any pressure, he went semi and sometimes full tard. His back up is dynamic and was all of last year. Hindsight is 41/34 and I think they win big if they let the back up play more. But how do you sit Robinson after what he did the first two games?
Oh, and Troy's D is 2012 AU horrible.
Was kinda thinking asu blew a big lead they had in the first quarter 21-7. They should have made it 28-7 and didn't.
But to what you said, wouldn't that mean Troy sucks? If they blow a game that badly an their D is that awful. Not a good team. With that said, both D's were non existent last night.
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Moving on from the axiom that Kaos & CCTAU are dead, dead, dead wrong.
How the hell am I dead wrong? A 2 out of 3 match up would not be fun to watch? It was a hypothetical.
kinda like me saying if you could read, you wouldn't be such a dumbass. And then you telling me I am dead wrong.
I never said Troy would win. i was just poking the bear.
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Confused you are, I see--
Right, I forever will be.
I always tell the truth; even when I lie.
Imma gonna love Charlene Darling till the day I die.
It's me, It's me--It's Ernest T.
Most impressive sir!
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How the hell am I dead wrong? A 2 out of 3 match up would not be fun to watch? It was a hypothetical.
kinda like me saying if you could read, you wouldn't be such a dumbass. And then you telling me I am dead wrong.
I never said Troy would win. i was just poking the bear.
Uncle Rico ^^^