Moderators Travis In Austin Posted September 23, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 23, 2018 15 minutes ago, oldtimer said: He lives in Austin. Take a guess. Not a Texas fan. Used to be a big Tech fan, law school study partner was their head coach. One Uncle went to A&M, ho hum, bunch of cousins went to UT, Womens, UNT, UT Richardson, SMU, ACU, BU, SFA, TSU, and TCU. The two teams I have routed for last 10 or so years are TCU and Rice (cousins go there and we attend). Hate anything and everything OK, so . . . Go Tech Go Army 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted September 23, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 23, 2018 29 minutes ago, oldtimer said: It's kind of like the logic of a kung fu movie (another Shaw Brothers presentation). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Eagle "The university's official response to the confusion between the Tigers mascot and the War Eagle battle cry is, "We are the Tigers who say 'War Eagle.'" Apparently they don't have much of a marketing, public relations or communications program there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Just now, dwilawyer said: "The university's official response to the confusion between the Tigers mascot and the War Eagle battle cry is, "We are the Tigers who say 'War Eagle.'" Apparently they don't have much of a marketing, public relations or communications program there. Ironically the guy I knew from there was great at PR and communications. He has passed on at way too young of age, but we had some great laughs back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted September 23, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Ironically the guy I knew from there was great at PR and communications. He has passed on at way too young of age, but we had some great laughs back in the day. Well don't I feel like a . . . Army mule now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 nah, I'm right with you. We are the knights who say ni, not those army knights. Think about it. The US Army academy not only has a mule for a mascot, which is fine, and could or should even be a reference to Marius' Mules from the days of the republic of Rome, but calls itself the black knights, which is a reference to royalty and service to royalty in a country that was founded on resistance to and abhorrence of royalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 26 minutes ago, oldtimer said: or should even be a reference to Marius' Mules from the days of the republic of Rome, but calls itself the black knights, Maybe West Point is a fan of chess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Just now, wvu80 said: Maybe West Point is a fan of chess? Maybe. But still, C'mon man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Army is tied with OK at 21 in the 4th? C'mon, man. I'd like to see Kentucky win. They lead by 7 in the 4th over #14 Miss State. #7 Stanford is having its head handed to it by #20 Oregon at half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Iowa/Wisconsin is a good one.... Corn and cheese is always fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Oklahoma missed a 33 yard FG with 2 seconds left while tied??? Wow. I can hit a 33 yard field goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 13 minutes ago, wvu80 said: Oklahoma missed a 33 yard FG with 2 seconds left while tied??? Wow. I can hit a 33 yard field goal. If that's the case, you should try out for the Vikings/Browns.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 OK wins by 7 in OT. Great job Army! I wonder if OK will fall in the rankings after this? Army outplayed them, had more yards total including 335 rushing! Kentucky is now 4-0, 2-0 in the SEC and has beaten ranked opponents two weeks in a row. Welcome to the top 25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Mmmmm, wait, what? Dotting the i in script Ohio @ 100 years old? Seriously sports fans??? The blonde @ the end is his daughter who flew in from CA for the game. I wish... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 WEEK 5 http://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings Not much movement in the top ten but lots of movement in 11-25 with 5 new teams breaking in and WVU the only 11-25 team not moving at all. Oklahoma's OT win over Army cost them a place as it should, down to 6th. My Mountaineers stood pat at 12th and as I predicted Kentucky jumped into the national rankings, breaking in at 17th. Texas was right behind them going from unranked to 18th. After the Wolverines had a shaky first week they have now have seemingly righted the ship jumping 5 spots into 14th. I told you so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilC Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/09/26/penn-states-rasheed-walker-arrested-on-misdemeanor-theft-charges/ Revoke his scholarship and send him on his way IMHO. Am I being too harsh? What about the student, and I would guess not on scholarship but who took out student loans, could have lost his bike and would have needed to purchase a new one? Unbelievable sense of entitlement and total disregard for someone else's property The entitlement part I can understand. Not uncommon for young athletes in major sports programs. Its the total disregard of someone else's property that raises a red flag for me. The kid is a 4 star freshman offensive lineman. Curious how this plays out. In a nutshell.... Walker, 18, allegedly took the mountain bike, valued at $150, and disposed of it near his residence building because he did not feel like walking back to his residence building that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Knew this a couple of days ago but........ https://www.tigernet.com/update/Swinney-responds-to-Bryant-transferring-slap-in-the-face-comment-30925 So Bryant was "all about the team" and all that as the coach was quoted in another earlier story that circulated. Bull, he got pis$y and abandoned his teammates because he couldn't do as good as the new guy! A good teammate would strive to get better, produce more. Kids. Entitled kids. And yeah I know his backstory from the last few years, he did overcome a lot. "See Ya, Ha Ha" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 Boof! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Say goodbye to your thread Jim ☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Apologies for venting. This subject of NCAA Football is too important. Can GA actually get to play Alabama at the end of this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Check their schedules, aren't they in the same conference? I would imagine they would rather play them a little bit into next year....This is exactly what Washington and Adams warned against. It is bad for football to have only 2 dominant teams... OK, I checked and it doesn't appear they meet in the regular season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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