Baylor

sparcboxbuck said:

No kink shaming, please.

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I'm just saying, when you're in that business, you play when they tell you to play

Tanner said:

Bummer that Nico I is out. Would have liked to see the D get some more reps against a running QB

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Shoot that’s all we’ve played it seems like all year.

Jaxbuck said:

It's more like "He ran almost as fast but had to wear ankle weights" if you want an analogy.

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Well yeah....but again......Judge didn't have the opportunity to wear ankle weights to prove he could do that, too. And for the record, I loathe anything Yankees (especially that insufferable @Sloopy) and I generally like the Mariners.

Nico was innocent in this. His dad and the coach probably not so much.

CMic said:

Cause they don’t wanna pay him.

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Exactly.

Not the highest probability strategy in the history of jurisprudence.

What the hell happened to college coaches supposedly keeping the injury report legit due to sports wagering?

You telling me they didn't know he was in concussion protocol all week?

Now all of a sudden first thing Saturday, "oh by the way guys our QB has a concussion and can't play"

????

That is some shady shit

BuckeyeNation27 said:

I don't follow baseball enough to know.....but this "he's a catcher" stuff feels the same as Ferentz winning COY because he did MoRe WiTh LeSs.

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It's really not a cousin to that argument, (which I hate as much as anyone).

It's more like "He ran almost as fast but had to wear ankle weights" if you want an analogy.

Catching at the MLB level is so hard that most guys can have an MLB job and can't hit at all "he hits well for a catcher" is a common phrase and not meant as an insult. To put up numbers that are in the same ballpark as an MVP caliber season from Judge (Right Field and DH are NOT difficult defensive positions) should get the catcher some extra credit is the line of reasoning.

I can see it's merits but here is my way of looking at it (using Fangraph WAR)

Overall
Judge: 10.1
Raleigh 9.1

Going by just their bats and adjusting for ballparks (wRC+)
Judge: 204
Raleigh: 161

So Judge was 43% better than Raleigh at hitting and that is what the MVP is really all about.

Take the defensive component of their WAR and yes, Raleigh is monstrously more valuable*
Judge: -3.8
Raleigh: 16.3
*there are a lot of advanced metrics for defense and no one agrees on them nor is their one clear defensive metric to rule them all. That said, a catcher is always going to be more valuable than a RF/DH.

....but that is baked in to overall WAR so even with that Judge comes out as "more valuable" given the data and metrics we use today for every other statistical measurement of baseball.

Raleigh is a likeable guy and to do what he did from the catchers position is a once in a generation kind of thing so it's unfortunate he can't get some kind of award for it but that's baseball. She is a cruel mistress.

Were they grouping with Illinois and Cincinnati?

GameDay having Tennessee as "in the hunt" for the playoff is some comical wishful thinking

Nico...nico....niconotgonnaplaytanight

ScriptOhio said:

UCLA Quarterback Nico Iamaleava Reportedly Will Not Play Against Ohio State Due to Concussion

UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava will not play against Ohio State due to a concussion, according to a report by On3’s Brett McMurphy.

www.elevenwarriors.com

Saturday night’s game was supposed to be a return to the Shoe for Iamaleava, who played against the Buckeyes in last year’s College Football Playoff as Tennessee’s quarterback. Instead, it will be the first career start for UCLA backup quarterback Luke Duncan.

A redshirt sophomore who was a three-star prospect in the 2023 recruiting class, Duncan has not attempted a pass all season – or at all in his UCLA career – as Iamaleava has thrown every pass for the Bruins this year.

https://247sports.com/player/luke-duncan-46104160/

Duncan has been one of the standouts on the 7v7 circuit this off-season and there’s a lot to like there. Duncan has a smooth, easy delivery and can get the ball down the field. He is accurate to all three levels and understands anticipation and getting the ball out on time. The theme for Duncan is consistency. He had some great throws where you saw the natural arm talent and he looks like one of the top pocket passers the region. We want to see him continue to improve mobility and his ability to make throws outside the pocket but there’s some definite upside with him for sure.

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I guess 14-7 game incoming. We've proven that if it's a QB's first major start we don't have what it takes to do anything, either. No other factors may have been at play, right SEC?

See the ball placement chart in the bit about Sayin.

BuckeyeNation27 said:

This fucking clown jumping up and down like he won the super bowl bc he beat a team with no kicker by a point. If Ryan Day ever does that shit, fire him on the spot......I don't care what he does against Michigan.

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Report from South Carolina .....

We are currently working on establishing a safe perimeter around Clemson. Once this is done we feel we can contain whatever hubris related disease that is originating from Dabo.

sam houston

nevada

AKAK said:

Let's face it, they're getting sloppy seconds so...

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No kink shaming, please.

heisman said:

Please join me in prayer for Luke Duncan.

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The silver bullets will probably be praying for him throughout the game when they’re not on the field giving him reasons to be prayed for.

ScriptOhio said:

UCLA Quarterback Nico Iamaleava Reportedly Will Not Play Against Ohio State Due to Concussion

UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava will not play against Ohio State due to a concussion, according to a report by On3’s Brett McMurphy.

www.elevenwarriors.com

Saturday night’s game was supposed to be a return to the Shoe for Iamaleava, who played against the Buckeyes in last year’s College Football Playoff as Tennessee’s quarterback. Instead, it will be the first career start for UCLA backup quarterback Luke Duncan.

A redshirt sophomore who was a three-star prospect in the 2023 recruiting class, Duncan has not attempted a pass all season – or at all in his UCLA career – as Iamaleava has thrown every pass for the Bruins this year.

https://247sports.com/player/luke-duncan-46104160/

Duncan has been one of the standouts on the 7v7 circuit this off-season and there’s a lot to like there. Duncan has a smooth, easy delivery and can get the ball down the field. He is accurate to all three levels and understands anticipation and getting the ball out on time. The theme for Duncan is consistency. He had some great throws where you saw the natural arm talent and he looks like one of the top pocket passers the region. We want to see him continue to improve mobility and his ability to make throws outside the pocket but there’s some definite upside with him for sure.

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Please join me in prayer for Luke Duncan.

Gizmo said:

Scrambling Nico was my only concern with this game. We know anything about this other guy?

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Saturday night’s game was supposed to be a return to the Shoe for Iamaleava, who played against the Buckeyes in last year’s College Football Playoff as Tennessee’s quarterback. Instead, it will be the first career start for UCLA backup quarterback Luke Duncan.

A redshirt sophomore who was a three-star prospect in the 2023 recruiting class, Duncan has not attempted a pass all season – or at all in his UCLA career – as Iamaleava has thrown every pass for the Bruins this year.

Duncan has been one of the standouts on the 7v7 circuit this off-season and there’s a lot to like there. Duncan has a smooth, easy delivery and can get the ball down the field. He is accurate to all three levels and understands anticipation and getting the ball out on time. The theme for Duncan is consistency. He had some great throws where you saw the natural arm talent and he looks like one of the top pocket passers the region. We want to see him continue to improve mobility and his ability to make throws outside the pocket but there’s some definite upside with him for sure.

buck1973 said:

I have a free ticket (27C, row 4), if anyone wants it. Just send me a message.

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Throw in a plane ticket from Charlotte and I’m your man.

ELDER STUNS PRINCETON WITH LEGENDARY COMEBACK IN THE PIT 32-30

11/14/2025

Cincinnati - The Elder High School football team delivered one of the most unforgettable comebacks in the rich history of "The Pit," rallying from a 23-point third-quarter deficit to stun Princeton 32-30 Friday night in the Division I, Region 4 semifinals.
For a program that has made tradition an art form, this one felt written straight into Elder folklore. A cold November playoff night turned into pure chaos, joy, and disbelief as the Panthers erased what once looked like an insurmountable hole, thanks largely to junior quarterback Kaden Estep's late-game heroics.

A Night That Began All Wrong​

The game began about as poorly…


I used to live about a block from the school on Academy Avenue. Every year we’d get a free pair of tickets for a scrub game to make up for idiot students ruining our lives with street parking and enthusiastic driving. That would’ve been a fun game to listen to from the front porch.