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11:32a, 9/22/26
The Lebby Miss St Bulldogs are 3-0. Their QB has 11 TD's and 1 INT. They may beat Missouri on Saturday to go 4-0 with 2 SEC wins, not a close loss to a lower level SEC team.
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12:07p, 9/22/26
At least Lebby wears a sharp 1/4 zip pullover with stand up collar. Dave and his coaches wear no-class t-shirts.
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12:40p, 9/22/26
If you cant see it, Baylor-UNLV is #1

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4:46p, 9/22/26
If you overload the preseason poll with SEC teams, its mathematically impossible to have a substantial net loss at the end of the season

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In reply to Jack Bauer • 2:41p, 9/23/26
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If you cant see it, Baylor-UNLV is #1


Was in Waco that day for another reason, had the rest of the day free, and thought seriously about seeing the game. Drove down Dutton to the parking entrance and came within a hair of turning in. To this day am glad I didn't.
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In reply to cowboycwr • 6:22p, 9/24/26
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Wow. I had seen their stock has been trending down but didn't realize it was so bad. What is driving it? Too much competition? People not wanting to spend that much on shoes/clothes? Both?


They went woke using Dillon Trans guy ( the trans Bud Light girl) to sell women's workout clothes, and other stupid things.
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7:57a, 10/1/26
Outstanding!

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In reply to Jack Bauer • 4:22p, 10/1/26
Jack Bauer said:
Outstanding!



We've been to Wethersfield, Connecticut. There is a large community of original structures of businesses, a church, and homes from the Colonial era and earlier in the historic district, still in use, with 3 incredible homes where Washington stayed days meeting with advisors to plan the decisive 1781 Battle of Yorktown that secured victory for America in the Revolution. Amazing.
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In reply to Jack Bauer • 2:46p, 10/12/26
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That's actually a bit surprising. I wonder if it represents a change in direction. Most of the recent additions to the American were almost exclusively about the city they were in -- Birmingham, San Antonio, Houston, Charlotte, Miami area--none of those schools were chosen for the quality of their athletic programs. They were all about city size.

Now James Madison (who has run a very good FCS program) comes from a pretty small city and gets an invite. Seems like a definite change of perspective.
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In reply to TechDawgMc • 3:19p, 10/12/26
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Jack Bauer said:

That's actually a bit surprising. I wonder if it represents a change in direction. Most of the recent additions to the American were almost exclusively about the city they were in -- Birmingham, San Antonio, Houston, Charlotte, Miami area--none of those schools were chosen for the quality of their athletic programs. They were all about city size.

Now James Madison (who has run a very good FCS program) comes from a pretty small city and gets an invite. Seems like a definite change of perspective.


Winners get things.
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In reply to Timbear • 9:45a, 10/13/26
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TechDawgMc said:
Jack Bauer said:

That's actually a bit surprising. I wonder if it represents a change in direction. Most of the recent additions to the American were almost exclusively about the city they were in -- Birmingham, San Antonio, Houston, Charlotte, Miami area--none of those schools were chosen for the quality of their athletic programs. They were all about city size.

Now James Madison (who has run a very good FCS program) comes from a pretty small city and gets an invite. Seems like a definite change of perspective.


Winners get things.

Generally not in relation to conferences. Someone just posted the record of Rutgers and Maryland against ranked B1G teams (both are 0-fer). There were multiple teams that would have been better adds to the American than UAB, Charlotte or FIU, but they went with location. Very little of conference realignment has been driven by the success of the programs.
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In reply to TechDawgMc • 2:07p, 10/13/26
TechDawgMc said:
Timbear said:
TechDawgMc said:
Jack Bauer said:

That's actually a bit surprising. I wonder if it represents a change in direction. Most of the recent additions to the American were almost exclusively about the city they were in -- Birmingham, San Antonio, Houston, Charlotte, Miami area--none of those schools were chosen for the quality of their athletic programs. They were all about city size.

Now James Madison (who has run a very good FCS program) comes from a pretty small city and gets an invite. Seems like a definite change of perspective.


Winners get things.

Generally not in relation to conferences. Someone just posted the record of Rutgers and Maryland against ranked B1G teams (both are 0-fer). There were multiple teams that would have been better adds to the American than UAB, Charlotte or FIU, but they went with location. Very little of conference realignment has been driven by the success of the programs.

The American will never get big TV ratings. It's stupid to chase them. The same is true on a slighlty larger scale for the Big 12 honestly.

Every league below the Power 2 is best off focusing on their on-field/on-court product. The only way for any of the other leagues to earn respect is to earn it with their play.

I think the American finally realizes this and is bolstering its lineup to remain the top G6 conference as the PAC-12 tries to usurp it with a respectable lineup of schools out west. They're basically just scaling the Fun Belt's strategy.
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1:11p, 10/15/26
Yippee...

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In reply to Jack Bauer • 1:55p, 10/15/26
Jack Bauer said:
Yippee...



I watch the first round of the basketball tournament, and I'd watch the first round of a 24 team CFP also.
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In reply to Jacques Strap • 12:13a, 10/16/26
Jacques Strap said:
Jack Bauer said:
Yippee...



I watch the first round of the basketball tournament, and I'd watch the first round of a 24 team CFP also.

Absolutely. A 24-team playoff is going to be awesome. Every other level of college football has had a 24-team field (or larger) for years, and they're super fun.

The great thing about an expanded field is that we can finally let meaningless bowl games die (or just become showcase exhibitions for the G6) and allow the playoff to serve as the only postseason for all P4 teams.

And once you have an expanded field, you'll see a hierarchy of achievement established like what we have in the NCAA tournament, where a trip to the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight is virtually universally celebrated.

For some teams, making the field will be a huge deal. For others, winning a game will be massive. For most, a trip to the quarterfinals or semifinals will be program-changing. Etc., etc.
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In reply to Jack Bauer • 12:15a, 10/16/26
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This won't happen because seeding will still be super important. Likely much more so than it currently is in 12-team field.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 7:11a
bear2be2 said:
Jacques Strap said:
Jack Bauer said:
Yippee...



I watch the first round of the basketball tournament, and I'd watch the first round of a 24 team CFP also.

Absolutely. A 24-team playoff is going to be awesome. Every other level of college football has had a 24-team field (or larger) for years, and they're super fun.

The great thing about an expanded field is that we can finally let meaningless bowl games die (or just become showcase exhibitions for the G6) and allow the playoff to serve as the only postseason for all P4 teams.

And once you have an expanded field, you'll see a hierarchy of achievement established like what we have in the NCAA tournament, where a trip to the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight is virtually universally celebrated.

For some teams, making the field will be a huge deal. For others, winning a game will be massive. For most, a trip to the quarterfinals or semifinals will be program-changing. Etc., etc.

It will be "loads of fun" to watch:

9 SEC
9 B1G
Notre Dame
Miami
2 Big12 (maybe)
one other ACC
1 G6
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