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Spring Games

The Weekender: Colorado and Syracuse Hope to Play Spring Game Against Each Other

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Colorado, Syracuse pushing for spring scrimmage

While some college football teams are choosing not to play spring games this year, Colorado and Syracuse are hoping to start a new kind of spring game.
After Colorado coach Deion Sanders said Monday that he wanted the Buffaloes to play another team in their spring game, Syracuse coach Fran Brown responded to his call on social media, telling Sanders that he would bring his team to Boulder for three days to practice and scrimmage against the Orange.

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Now, the two teams are taking real steps to try to make that happen. Syracuse.com reported Saturday that both teams’ compliance offices have filed paperwork with the NCAA petitioning for the opportunity to schedule joint practices and a scrimmage against each other in Boulder this spring.

NCAA rules currently prohibit teams from holding joint practices or intersquad scrimmages, and it’s unclear whether their petition will be approved. If it does come to fruition, however, college football coaches around the country will have one more option to consider when deciding whether their teams should hold spring games going forward.

Just sayin': Probably a bad idea. I do think that, an "intrasquad scrimmage" would lead to more injures. Besides you want to keep some of your practices and the plays that you run "secret".
Just a question, intrasquad scrimmages are done in the NFL. Why wouldn't it work in college?
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TSUN Baseball Shenanigans, Arguments, etc.


A cocaine-themed celebration up north​

A Michigan baseball player received national attention this week for his questionable celebration during the Wolverines’ win over USC last Sunday.

After sliding into third base on a bases-clearing triple, Michigan infielder Mitch Voit celebrated his big hit by pretending to take a hit, sliding his nose along the baseline chalk as if he was snorting cocaine.

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After the celebration went viral, Voit took to social media on Monday to apologize for his actions, saying he “made an immature decision in the heat of the moment.”

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Michigan did not punish Voit, who earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors last week after a 12-hit, 12-RBI week. A Michigan spokesperson told The Athletic that the university “did not feel that it was necessary to issue any discipline,” saying Voit “immediately apologized for his actions in the heat of the moment.”

Just sayin': Obviously the scUM baseball player is (somehow......:lol:) familiar with how you snort cocaine. Not a "good look" at all for scUM. :sad2:

2025 scUM Shenanigans, Arguments, etc.

Those with bad hearts need to look away at @Premierdrum latest update.
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Among those much more plugged in than I, most believe that the NCAA would now be free to pursue the video access case since the federal investigation has moved past the charging phase. There was an opinion out there previously that they couldn't move on that until the Weiss case was completely resolved, but my folks agree that the outcome of the criminal matter is irrelevant to the NCAA's work. The burden of proof required for each is completely different.

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LOIC is already in play.
lack of institutional cuntiness?
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Spring Games

The Weekender: Colorado and Syracuse Hope to Play Spring Game Against Each Other

155424_h.jpg


Colorado, Syracuse pushing for spring scrimmage

While some college football teams are choosing not to play spring games this year, Colorado and Syracuse are hoping to start a new kind of spring game.
After Colorado coach Deion Sanders said Monday that he wanted the Buffaloes to play another team in their spring game, Syracuse coach Fran Brown responded to his call on social media, telling Sanders that he would bring his team to Boulder for three days to practice and scrimmage against the Orange.

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Now, the two teams are taking real steps to try to make that happen. Syracuse.com reported Saturday that both teams’ compliance offices have filed paperwork with the NCAA petitioning for the opportunity to schedule joint practices and a scrimmage against each other in Boulder this spring.

NCAA rules currently prohibit teams from holding joint practices or intersquad scrimmages, and it’s unclear whether their petition will be approved. If it does come to fruition, however, college football coaches around the country will have one more option to consider when deciding whether their teams should hold spring games going forward.

Just sayin': Probably a bad idea. I do think that, an "intrasquad scrimmage" would lead to more injures. Besides you want to keep some of your practices and the plays that you run "secret".

RB CJ Donaldson (Official Thread)

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Donaldson says he feels much faster now that he’s practicing at a lighter weight.

“I feel like I'm running like the Flash right now,” Donaldson said. “I definitely feel quicker and more explosive.”

While Ohio State wanted Donaldson to lose some weight, it still wants Donaldson to be a power back. His size is one trait that makes him unique compared to 210-pound sophomore James Peoples, the running back he’s expected to split carries with in Ohio State’s backfield this season, and Locklyn wants his running backs to have different strengths that complement each other.

That said, Locklyn believes there’s a lot more to Donaldson’s game than just being big and strong.

“I look at him as a slasher,” Locklyn said. “He has good enough speed, great hands, but he's a slasher, a big guy. Big guys often win with the little guys, so he's gonna fall forward. But I look at him as a slasher with power. Got really good feet for a big guy. Really good hands and good vision. So (the weight loss is) gonna help him a little bit with probably his longer speed, but he is good.”
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He’s brimming with confidence in his ability to do so because of the difference Ohio State has already made on him in just two months.

“It’s been off the charts,” Donaldson said. “They’ve developed me like from day one, like since the day I stepped on campus. The workouts, my eating habits, where I need to get to in my body weight, what I need to improve on to develop into an NFL running back and have an opportunity to get to that level. And just them investing into me as much as possible, like day in and day out, they invest a lot.”

he's gonna fall forward

Just sayin': Over the years I've been wondering why more Ohio State running backs never seem to consistently "fall forward".
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2024-2025 College Basketball General Discussion

Someone asked me this morning prior to a group distance run would I take John Beilein over Jake Diebler and I didn't immediately say "no".

I eventually did due to the rivalry.

I would take Jim Harbaugh coaching basketball over Diebler. He’s that bad and that unqualified
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