NCAA Football Offseason Thread

[GoldenBears]

well... ****

[DannyOcean_]

what's the 'ouch' with cal?

[Hey_Porter]

Originally Posted by GoldenBears

Cal crushing on the recruiting trail, probably going to end up with our best class ever. #8 currently on ESPN

Originally Posted by MrFeelNothin

Ruh roh....not so fast my friend...

Ha, read GoldenBears post and literally said "ruh roh" out loud.

The "ouch" is Tosh Lupoi, named best recruiter in the nation by Rivals and clearly one of the top if not the top recruiter in the Pac-12, just bolted for UW.

Shaq Thompson interview on ESPN insider (http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/ncfr...t/post?id=1885) indicates he might waffle again. As a Husky fan, this is a waffle I would take.

[GoldenBears]

ugh my phone is blowing up this sucks everyone is livid

[Holliday]

Wait, that's the earth shattering defection? A recruiter?

Gimme' some good old-fashioned parents heckling their own kids' decisions and over ruling them anytime.

[TalkingDonkey]

Originally Posted by Holliday

Wait, that's the earth shattering defection? A recruiter?

Gimme' some good old-fashioned parents heckling their own kids' decisions and over ruling them anytime.

rakrootin', serious business

[Fyte On]

lol Darron Thomas

Any chance this is sanction related?

[MrFeelNothin]

Originally Posted by Fyte On

lol Darron Thomas

Any chance this is sanction related?

I don't see how he would know anything.

I believe him when he says he sees what Cam is doing and he thinks he has the same skills.

[Hey_Porter]

Originally Posted by Fyte On

lol Darron Thomas

Any chance this is sanction related?

Originally Posted by MrFeelNothin

I don't see how he would know anything.

I believe him when he says he sees what Cam is doing and he thinks he has the same skills.

John Canzano (The Oregonian) has an article that seems pretty darn believable, and casts the decision as the right one:

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/ore...thomas_ma.html

[TalkingDonkey]

Rumors of Randy Shannon to WVU as DC



...and Mangino back to OU as OC

[squeek12]

Originally Posted by PocketChads

nah

was just one passed out LSU fan among a metric ****-ton of drunk bama fans at some food court, 3 and a half minutes of complete boredom with people placing empty fry containers on the LSU fan, until some guy tea bags the LSU fan repeatedly and sort of dry humps him and then walks around for another minute or so with his balls hanging out

at one point one of the food court workers just walks right by, half scared and half annoyed

I'm pretty sure it was at the Crystal Burger on Bourbon St. Dude is going to jail.

[pvn]

Originally Posted by GoldenBears

ugh my phone is blowing up this sucks everyone is livid

Cal fans' dreams of maybe finishing third in the pac12 something something division now in a smoldering heap?

[pvn]

Originally Posted by squeek12

I'm pretty sure it was at the Crystal Burger on Bourbon St. Dude is going to jail.

IT WAS KRYSTAL NOT CRYSTAL BURGER

ignorant yankees

[pvn]

ANYONE THAT SAYS ANYTHING ABOUT WHITE ****ING CASTLE GONNA GET BANNED

[jdock99]

Not sure if this is the right thread for this. I would post this in sportsbetting forum, but I am boycotting that forum until Microbob gets his act together and reigns in some of the hostility there.

Fri 8/31 101 Boise State +7½ -120
12:00PM 102 Michigan State -7½ -120


Michigan vs Alabama, in Arlington - has action if played before 9/4
Sat 9/1 103 Michigan +9 -120
12:00PM 104 Alabama -9 -120


Marshall at West Virginia - has action if played before 9/4
Sat 9/1 105 Marshall +24 -120
12:00PM 106 West Virginia -24 -120


Auburn vs Clemson, in Atlanta - has action if played before 9/4
Sat 9/1 107 Auburn +5 -120
12:00PM 108 Clemson -5 -120


Southern Mississippi at Nebraska - has action if played before 9/4
Sat 9/1 109 Southern Mississippi +11 -120
12:00PM 110 Nebraska -11 -120


Anyways, here is some very early 5Dimes lines for next season's big matchups. At this point I think I really love Alabama -9. I know they are losing a lot of talent on defense, but also they are loaded with talent and will just reload, and McElroy seems to be coming into his own and giving Saban 9 months to prepare for Michigan's cruddy run option game, just seems like this line is way too low.

Another potential line that might be too low is Mich St. It seems like Boise is going to lose a lot of talent at the skill positions on offense (including starting QB/RB) and there could be a pretty big drop off against a real stingy defense.

Any thoughts on any of these lines.