It's odd that you mention it but Kirk Herbstriet and LeBron James remind me of Kurt Loder and Tabatha Soren. I'm just not sure which is which.
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It's odd that you mention it but Kirk Herbstriet and LeBron James remind me of Kurt Loder and Tabatha Soren. I'm just not sure which is which.
While I see your basic point about MTV, do you really think people are going to stop watching live sports from the comfort of their own home on their 70" 4K TV? If ESPN were to step away from their hyper-social agendas and stick to sports and sports-related discussion and analysis--you know, the things that put them on the TV map in the first place--I'd imagine their ratings would increase back up, significantly.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
My wife tapes General Hospital (daytime soap opera) and is watching it now. She says look at this guy isn't he a sports figure?
It's Steven A. Smith, apparently he has a recurring role on General Hospital as a mob enforcer. If you ever need a reason to not watch General Hospital this is it.
It's Steven A. Smith, apparently he has a recurring role on General Hospital as a mob enforcer. If you ever need a reason to not watch General Hospital this is it.
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LovelandBuckeye
You never lose to those pricks. Ever. Ever. - UFM
Uh, yeah....."your wife" tapes it...... sure she does.
I was more concerned with him still "taping" shows. Did you upgrade to VHS from Beta? OK, Boomer.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
On the most recent edition of College GameDay, Desmond Howard, David Pollack, and Kirk Herbstreit all revealed their new playoff picks with the Big Ten back in the mix. Without much surprise, each of the their new selections included a Big Ten program.
Howard originally had Cincinnati in his final four with only three Power Five conferences playing in 2020. However, he made a bit of a swap and included two new teams in his grouping of four. Still, the Heisman Trophy winner did have one team making its first College Football Playoff appearance.
“I would like a mulligan,” Howard said. “I’m going to replace Cincinnati with Oklahoma State and I’m going to go Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson and Oklahoma State.”
Pollack, on the other hand, went with four teams that have already been in the playoff before. The most interesting thing about Pollack’s picks was that he had two teams from one conference after seeing a couple Power Five leagues in action over the last couple of weeks.
“I want Ohio State in there,” Pollack said. “Clemson Georgia, Alabama and Ohio State. Our producers didn’t get the memo (motioning toward graphic). I’m removing Oklahoma.”
Finally, Herbstreit unveiled his own revamped College Football Playoff picks. He made it clear that it wasn’t a do-over for anyone not feeling confident in their original picks. It was just a matter of making sure the Big Ten was included in the equation. Like Howard, Herbstreit picked a team to get into the playoff for the first time, and he had three other blue bloods in the mix.
“This is not a mulligan,” Herbstreit said. “This is all the sudden the Big Ten is playing,” Herbstreit said. “This is our real pick for the Playoff. I like Texas and Alabama. Ohio State and Clemson were my two teams to rematch for the championship. I have Ohio State beating Clemson.”
Just sayin': Howard originally had Cincinnati in his final four.....
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Even though you can't condone him attending a game with the chickenpox, it's a cool superfan story....
In addition, I don't think he attended too many games back in 1987 or 1988....
Cincinnati faces SMU in 2020's best Group of 5 battle, and the Big Ten is back in college football's Week 8
SMU's superfan keeps streak alive
For a while last Saturday, Paul Layne remained in his seat, watching his beloved SMU take on Tulane, the 525th straight Mustangs game he has attended. Then it dawned on him: Why not get up and move around? After all, he wouldn't be blocking anyone's view.
For 44 years, Layne has been a fixture in the stands -- home and away -- but last week's game was unique. Tulane wasn't allowing fans for the visiting team because of COVID-19 protocols, but Layne was able to pull a few strings and nab a ticket. That left him all alone, save a hundred or so cardboard cutouts. TV cameras trained on him, a perfect visual expression of college football in 2020, and suddenly Layne was a celebrity.
"My phone went dead from so many people texting," Layne said.
It doesn't hurt that there are a lot more eyes on SMU these days, too. The No. 16 Mustangs face off against No. 9 Cincinnati on Saturday, arguably the biggest game in three decades for the program. A top-25 ranking and marquee matchups have been a welcome return to glory after so many years of bad teams.
"For a long time, I didn't know if I'd live long enough to do that again," Layne said. "It's a very exciting time now."
Layne's streak started when he was a freshman at SMU, serving as a cheerleader. He's 66 now. Somewhere around Year 17, it finally dawned on him that perhaps the streak was something he should work to keep alive, and last week's game wasn't his first near-miss. In 1995, Layne came down with chickenpox. Fortunately for him, the game was on Halloween weekend. SMU was playing Rice, and the Owls weren't bringing many fans, so Layne dressed as a scarecrow and took a seat in an empty section of the old Cotton Bowl typically reserved for visiting fans.
Keeping the streak alive during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a trickier proposition. SMU is allowing 25% capacity for its home games, including Saturday's showdown against Cincinnati, but the road trips have been a tougher ticket. Layne said he booked his travel in May, though he was doubtful any games would even be played.
The next tough call comes Nov. 5 at Temple, where fans still aren't allowed in the stadium. He's planning to fly to Philadelphia anyway, and if he has to watch the game from outside the stadium, he's confident he'll find a view that will make the trip worth it.
"I couldn't imagine being somewhere else on a Saturday afternoon or evening other than an SMU game," Layne said. "I guess I'm kind of loyal. Or crazy."
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-footba...5-battle-big-ten-back-college-football-week-8
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I’m watching the Oklahoma-Okie St game from last week, and the ESPN ticker says ‘BYU > 9-0 for 1st time since 1979’.
Doesn’t anybody at that place remember that BYU went undefeated in 1984, when they beat a mediocre TTUN team to finish at 13-0 and were awarded the National Title? Great bowl matchup in the pre-BCS days, TTUN finished 6-6. It was Bo’s only non-winning season and they were outscored by their opponents that year. But hey, BYU beat them so give the Cougars a title.
Just a reminder to not believe something just because it was on ESPN.
Doesn’t anybody at that place remember that BYU went undefeated in 1984, when they beat a mediocre TTUN team to finish at 13-0 and were awarded the National Title? Great bowl matchup in the pre-BCS days, TTUN finished 6-6. It was Bo’s only non-winning season and they were outscored by their opponents that year. But hey, BYU beat them so give the Cougars a title.
Just a reminder to not believe something just because it was on ESPN.
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