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Indiana by at least 2 touchdowns. Bama cannot run the football in the second half of the year, and is too one-dimensional to beat really good teams. Rushing yards in their last 6 games against FBS opponents: 72, 56, 80, 158, -3, 28. Average of 65 yards rushing per game in that span.
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The topic of underrated/overrated fascinates me, mainly because I follow ND, and everyone says they're always overrated. I did a little research to see how final rankings have compared to preseason rankings for most of the big-time programs (AP Poll). Finishing with a better ranking than preseason is underrated, finishing with a worse ranking is overrated, and then some teams finish the same (often indicating that they started and finished the year not ranked, but were ranked at some point during the season). Results over the last 10 years, indicated by underrated-overrated-finished the same: Most Overrated: In many years, Nebraska hasn't been ranked at all, but when they have, they have finished better than they started only once since 2006. USC 2-7-1 Wisconsin 2-7 (1 year not ranked) LSU 3-7 Oregon 2-6-2 Texas A&M 2-5-2 (1 year not ranked at any point) Texas 3-4-2 (1 year not ranked) Most Underrated: Notre Dame 5-4-1 Florida 4-3-2 (1 year not ranked) Miami 4-3-1 (2 years not ranked) Oklahoma St. 4-4-2 Michigan 4-5-1 Clemson 4-5-1 Penn St. 4-5 (1 year not ranked) Some conclusions: 3 teams are difficult to categorize: Bama, UGA, Ohio St...because they are so consistently ranked highly in the preseason poll. All of them have a poor "record", but often that means something like starting at #2, and finishing at #4, which I wouldn't really consider "overrated". ND isn't perennially overrated at all. They used to be, but not in the last decade. The same 20 or so teams get ranked every preseason, and then you sprinkle in a few wild cards.
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Mayer got absolutely robbed of the Mackey Award last night. Probably one of those things that angers fans more than it does him, but still, hate to see it. Besides leading in just about every statistical category, and being a superior blocker, one stat that really says it all: Mackey Award Finalists against AP Top 25 opponents: Mayer: 31 REC, 346 yds, 5 TDs Bowers: 5 REC, 65 yds, 0 TDs LaPorta: 11 REC, 79 yds, 0 TDs
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Their offense is a complete disaster. Last week, I tried to convince myself that it was because Ohio St. actually had a good defense, but it turns out, it's a huge mess. I feel sorry for Mayer, and really hope he doesn't get hurt, for the sake of his future.
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Pacman and Video Pinball on Atari. Tecmo Bowl on Nintendo.
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Looking forward to this game. Both teams replacing some key players. If ND can win in the trenches, they've got a good shot.
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I saw that Miami Central beat IMG last night. Love to see it. Anytime I've ever watched them play, Miami Central, regardless of talent level, always plays HARD.
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Had In-N-Out Burger for the first time this summer, and while the burgers were nothing extraordinary, the sauce w/fries was really good.
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Kelvin Sampson is so good. I still dream about what he could have done at IU if the program had not been annihilated because he made too many phone calls to a recruit.
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I definitely eat Skyline the most, but they're all very similar to me, minus Gold Star, which is a little lacking in the flavor department. The best single chili item I've had is the 6 way at Blue Ash with the jalapeño caps. Pretty amazing. The worst is the 6 way at Dixie, with the garlic. I'm a garlic fan, but I can't understand that dish at all.
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I feel pretty confident it's going to be Freeman. It's just taking some time to get all the details ironed out, and to see how much of the staff is staying. It's earlier than they planned, but I think he was always part of the plans for next HC. The support for Freeman from recruits, and current/former players is amazing.
