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SEC (It just means more.. even its losses are wins)

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Jaxbuck said:



Funny I don't recall this being the official company line from ESPN when Saban was winning NC's from a very top heavy SEC.

In fact, if we look back on 2025 through the lens of Disney/ESPN official transitive property doctrine it would have to work like this:
-IU won the NC and beat Alabama 38-3
-IU barely survived Penn State 27-24
-PSU only went 3-6 in conference
-Therefore, according to established precedent, the following must be true: Oregon, UCLA, Northwestern, IU, OSU and Iowa are all better than anyone in the SEC
-Under the codicil of "close losses count against the transitive property too" : Penn State only beat Rutgers by 4. Penn State stayed with 3 of IU. IU beat Bama by 35 therefore Rutgers is also better than Bama.

Just trying to stay on point and show why it's ok for Purdue and Sparty fans to be pounding their chest and chanting "B-I-G" after Indiana won the title last year.
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The math scans. Good work.
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New York Yankees (27x World Series Champions)

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Catching Heat in New York and Normandy: Yogi Berra at D-Day — United States Navy Memorial

Only a small handful of people have never heard of Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra. Whether a diehard baseball fan or a casual follower, surely everyone knows something about the legendary Yankee catcher. Stat enthusiasts tell stories about the fifteen times he was named an All-Star and the three years
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Catching Heat in New York and Normandy: Yogi Berra at D-Day


Yogi Berra: WWII veteran and baseball legend
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MiLB General Discussion (Official Thread)

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The Internet Has Turned On The Savannah Bananas​

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I don't remember exactly when the Savannah Bananas rose to internet fame. It feels like it happened overnight. One day they just appeared on our feeds and everybody immediately understood what the Savannah Bananas were. A baseball team that does wacky bits geared toward children and are good for viral internet clips. They're the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball. In my opinion, they're much better than the Globetrotters, because at least the Savannah Bananas are actually competing. The rules of Banana Ball are fluid, but it's still a competition between two teams who are trying to win a game. It's actually possible for the Savannah Bananas to lose. That's far more compelling to me than the Harlem Globetrotters beating the Washington Generals by 100 points every night.

I don't know if it's fair to say everybody loved the Savannah Bananas at first. But I don't think they invoked any extreme negative reactions out of anyone. I've always thought I'd like to catch a game someday. If the stars aligned and I happened to be in the right city at the right time. Some of their rules actually sound pretty fun. Banana Ball Rule #8, for example - If a fan catches a foul ball, it's an out.

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That's pretty fun. I'd be pretty fired up if I were sitting along the 3rd base line and I suddenly had an opportunity to make a big play for the home team. I believe your ticket comes with a free beer as well. From everything I've heard, the Savannah Bananas put on a great show in real life, and the fan experience is well worth the price of admission. I know the tickets are still highly sought after. You have to enter your name in a lottery just for the opportunity to purchase them. Which I also think is nice, because it keeps their prices reasonable. I had only ever seen positive things about the Savannah Bananas. I'm sure they weren't everyone's cup of tea. I'm sure the baseball pursuits out have probably thought all along that the Savannah Banana's are a plague on America's greatest pastime. But overall, the Bananas weren't hurting anybody. They are what they are, they know who their audience is, and by all accounts they do a phenomenal job of catering to them.

But that clip at the top the blog... The lengthy choreographed dance on the pitchers mount that culminated in an 80 mph fastball 3-feet off the plate. That was the tipping point. What happens to every good thing on the internet finally happened to the Savannah Bananas. People finally woke up and realized that they're fed up with the Bananas' bullshit gimmicks, and they couldn't stay silent any longer.

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LB Cincere Johnson (Official Thread)

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I was sold when Bobby Carpenter said he was helping work out some of the young players and when Cincere put his hands in his chest it felt different :lol:
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If he's even sort of picking up the defensive scheme, he's going to play. He was actually well ahead of where I expected him to be in the AA game from a mental perspective, he looked instinctual and seems to get the game, whereas I thought he was simply a physical freak coming in. Get your popcorn.
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WNBA

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WNBA fans call out glaring double standard after Angel Reese’s clueless response to Paige Bueckers bet

Angel Reese said she'd be requesting her Apple Pay after the Dream's win over the Wings, brushing off criticism of her $400 bet with Paige Bueckers.
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WNBA fans call out glaring double standard after Angel Reese’s clueless response to Paige Bueckers bet​

The league deleted a video of Reese and Paige Bueckers agreeing to a $400 bet and issued a statement announcing no discipline​

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Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese doesn't care about the PR damage control the WNBA is currently going through.

The WNBA was mercilessly criticized Wednesday after sharing, then deleting, a video featuring Reese and Wings player Paige Bueckers.

The league's social media team inadvertently highlighted one of the most sensitive issues in professional sports: gambling.
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Others wondered whether Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham would've received the same treatment. Just look at the firestorm surrounding Cunningham, then ask whether the sports media is holding Reese and Cunningham to the same standard.

"[Reese] only admitted it because it was filmed, who knows what other games she bet on?" one critic wrote.
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Under Section 5(c) of the WNBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement, players are strictly prohibited from placing wagers, directly, indirectly, or even as a side bet, on any league game. Violations give the commissioner broad authority to impose severe penalties, ranging from fines and suspensions to permanent banishment in order to protect the integrity of the league....:lol:
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Just sayin': Only league where there is no penalty at all for betting on your games.

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Ohio Stadium aka THE Horseshoe (Official Thread)

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Skull Session: Ohio Stadium Has New Turf, Bret Bielema and Curt Cignetti Fire Shots at the SEC, and Ryan Day Wants the Buckeyes to Leave a Legacy Behind This Year

Ohio Stadium has new turf, Bret Bielema and Curt Cignetti fire shots at the SEC, and Ryan Day wants the Buckeyes to leave behind a legacy in 2026.
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COURSE WE’LL HAVE A LOOK. Ohio State has a new playing surface in the Horseshoe.

ABC6’s Cameron Fontana shared video on Thursday showing the Buckeyes’ new turf at Ohio Stadium as it was being installed and rolled out with the sun still rising over Columbus.

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Ohio State announced earlier this summer that it planned to install new turf in the Shoe before the 2026 season. The surface features Shaw Sports Turf’s Forge Series system — “a system-level product line designed to meet NFL standards, featuring Game ON technology that integrates markings directly into the turf,” according to a school news release.

That’s a lot of jargon.

Ryan Day used normal words in a statement.

“The new turf is a welcome upgrade to Ohio Stadium to maintain the safety and performance of our players on gamedays,” he said.

If it looks good, feels good and plays good — then I’m good.

I look forward to seeing it in person when Ohio State opens the season against Ball State at home on Sept. 5. We’ll get plenty of chances to see the Buckeyes break it in when they’re up 100-0 in the second half.

Ohio State announced earlier this summer that it planned to install new turf in the Shoe before the 2026 season. The surface features Shaw Sports Turf’s Forge Series system — “a system-level product line designed to meet NFL standards, featuring Game ON technology that integrates markings directly into the turf,” according to a school news release.

That’s a lot of jargon.

Ryan Day used normal words in a statement.

“The new turf is a welcome upgrade to Ohio Stadium to maintain the safety and performance of our players on gamedays,” he said.

If it looks good, feels good and plays good — then I’m good.

I look forward to seeing it in person when Ohio State opens the season against Ball State at home on Sept. 5. We’ll get plenty of chances to see the Buckeyes break it in when they’re up 100-0 in the second half.
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2027 OH WR Jamier Brown is a Buckeye!!!

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Good ol jug machine, I spent plenty of time on those when I started playing more in the slot. They would scatter all over the place with no spiral like that, which gave me real practice for my actual QB that delivered the ball in the same fashion.
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Notre Dame (football only discussion)

Jaxbuck
Zurp said:
You're probably right. But I don't have the numbers in front of me. The people who make the decisions only look at the money.
Notre Dame's current TV contract is $X per year.
Notre Dame could expect to get $X + $Y per year in a conference. Let's say Big Ten for geographical reasons. Plus, I think the $Y is the largest if they join the Big Ten, compared to the ACC or anyone else.
What do they make if they make the playoffs? Is it $Y or greater?

If it's greater than $Y, they're gambling that they make the playoffs every year.
If it's less than $Y, they shouldn't care about the playoffs.
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There are new rules starting in 2026

ND gets $12.5MM if they make it or not. They get another $6MM if they make it, so max $18.5MM

The Big Ten as a conference, otoh, gets ~29% of CFP revenue or est $377MM split between all 18 schools/~$21MM per school

So ND makes a little less, as far as the CFP goes, by staying independent.

Their TV deal also pays ND less than each Big Ten school makes

Irony of ironies is that their affiliation with the ACC makes up the difference and makes it pretty much break even for them to be independent/ACC adjacent vs joining the B1G.

So the math is a wash and they are all cocksmacks, thus they stay independent.
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