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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Now I understand why Barnes is Transferring in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I didn’t understand it UNLESS he already had his degree from Utah. Barnes is not even good enough to play in the XFL so he’s going to have to prepare for civilian life. In that case, leaving Utah without his degree to go to a lower academically ranked G5 or FCS school didn’t make sense to me. This, especially since he’s a guy who’s probably…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Now I understand why Barnes is Transferring in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
That’s right…he wants to be BMOC. Having that Utah degree prior to transferring, I think, was key on his move. Oh well, I’ll always have his Pig Farmer T-shirt.
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The Miami Ute started the topic Now I understand why Barnes is Transferring in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Turns out he’s already graduated but has two years of eligibility left. If he wants to continue playing football as a starter, make a little NIL money, plus get a free Master’s Degree then moving on is a good move.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What made college football great. in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I totally get that. When I was growing up in Miami in the 70s, the Dolphins were the only game in town. However, I liked all sports. As a consequence of that, I became a big fan of the Washington Bullets, NY Yankees, and NY Islanders. Those allegiances remained well until adulthood but shifted once Miami got teams in all of the major sports.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic transfer portal in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
He’s got good stats against FCS competition. He passed for 1700 yards and ran for 1200 this past season. Is Utah really going to change their offense so their QB can rush the ball 200 times a season?
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic transfer portal in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Holy Cross? That’s a FCS school. Just saying…
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What made college football great. in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Not to mention how you’d be viewed by individuals who actually went to those universities. I know it’s probably wrong, but even today I don’t fully get people who say that they are, say Miami Dolphins’ fans, but have zero connection to the city of Miami.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic FSU Treating the Orange Bowl as a Scrimmage? in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
To tell you the truth, it actually makes fiscal sense for FSU to not even show up. I watched a show where they crunched the numbers and, once the $5.2M pie is divided amongst all ACC schools and you subtract FSU’s travel expenses, they’re really isn’t much left in the kitty.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic FSU Treating the Orange Bowl as a Scrimmage? in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I think that the majority of college football fandom would understand the context. In addition, why should I put my players at risk for what’s an exhibition game? Just my take, but it wouldn’t surprise me to see major college programs start using these meaningless bowl games in the same way that NFL teams use their exhibition games. You could…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What made college football great. in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
You have to be a paid ESPN shill to downvote this comment.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What made college football great. in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I think the tv execs hope that seeing USC vs Ohio St will drive the ratings and that people like me will switch over to being a UW fan (since I’m near Seattle)
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If that’s what they think, then they’ve sorely misread the room and don’t have a good grasp of human psychology. As we’ve all said, people root for a particular university b…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute started the topic FSU Treating the Orange Bowl as a Scrimmage? in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I’m hearing rumors that FSU is going to use the Orange Bowl versus Georgia as a glorified scrimmage. Essentially, using reserves instead of any of their starters that are eligible for the draft as a form of protest.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic New Poll: Rate your excitement level for the 2023 Las Vegas Bowl in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Depends on who wants it most…I’m pretty certain that Northwestern is going to bring their A game.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What made college football great. in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Well Jim, I won’t watch that Super League, just like I don’t watch the XFL.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic What made college football great. in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
A lot of what’s happened is because college football is big money now and the media companies have the whip hand. He who pays the piper call the tune. And the tune that they’re calling is that they want a return on their investment which requires the most marketable teams, and opposed to the best teams, to be front and center. Seriously, if the…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Mikey Matthew’s in the Portal in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
It might be there in a couple of years but it certainly isn’t there now. When you have one collective of 30-40 schools that get all, not most but all, of the attention, media money, and blue chip recruits, then we’ll be there. Since the media is what’s driving this train, we might even have some sort of arrangement where the only thing…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic New Poll: Rate your excitement level for the 2023 Las Vegas Bowl in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Tony, that’s really the one of the biggest attractions of this game. I’m really excited to check it out and see all aspects of the stadium.
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Anyone hearing rumors of Penix sitting out? in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
You don’t improve your draft stock by your performance in one or two games. It’s the body of work that counts. This is especially so with regards to guys playing in the CFP. Whatever buzz they generate in early January has long fizzled out by the time the draft rolls around in late April. In addition, the recency bias created by a great…[Read more]
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic New Poll: Rate your excitement level for the 2023 Las Vegas Bowl in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I’m going as well but only because the ticket prices are reasonable and Vegas is an easy drive from SLC. Also, Vegas is an attractive place to spend a couple of days. Are we looking at the beginning of the end of college football as we know it?
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The Miami Ute replied to the topic Portal Anger in the forum Football 10 months, 3 weeks ago
I’m a capitalist and totally agree that unfettered capitalism doesn’t work. Human greed sees to that.
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