The Swamp

DSafetyGuy wrote:Wonder if last night is going to help Rosen dig out of the hole his mouth has already put him in.

Pruitt wrote:

DSafetyGuy wrote:Wonder if last night is going to help Rosen dig out of the hole his mouth has already put him in.

Last time I checked, Rosen has a big advantage over Kaepernick.

Most of the attention paid to this Bleacher Report Q&A with UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen will focus on one line in particular, on the subject of academics in the world of college football. “Raise the SAT requirement at Alabama,” he says, “and see what kind of team they have.” What shouldn’t be overlooked, though, is what Rosen said just a few sentences before his line about Alabama: “Look, football and school don’t go together. They just don’t. Trying to do both is like trying to do two full-time jobs.”

In 22 words, Rosen perfectly and frankly laid out the reality of the “student-athlete” label that the NCAA loves to slap on its players—namely, that it makes no sense. You can be a student, or you can be an athlete, but doing both requires an impossible amount of time, even for someone who loves school, as Rosen says he does. “Human beings don’t belong in school with our schedules,” Rosen said. “No one in their right mind should have a football player’s schedule and go to school."

sancarlos wrote:Josh Rosen is a johnny-come-lately...

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brian wrote:Missouri might have some issues on defense this year.

Texas, too. How the hell did they get ranked #23?

Giff wrote:I'm not sure the last UCLA TD should have counted.

A_B wrote:

Giff wrote:I'm not sure the last UCLA TD should have counted.

Only have to have one foot down in college.

howard wrote:This weird, somewhat disjointed but interesting to me essay popped up, could fit in a number of threads but this one was nearest the top. Dude talks about college football, our current socio/cultural/political deal, and floods, ties together some interesting threads. Not super profound but I liked it, hope you do too.

WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS
WHAT’S LEFT IS WHAT’S PRACTICED
by Spencer Hall@edsbs Sep 1, 2017, 2:28pm EDT (everydayshouldbesatureay.com

A_B wrote:Fuck Ohio state.

Shirley wrote:Virginia got waxed by Indiana on Saturday. The 34-17 score is actually kind to UVA. And Indiana's not that good.

I really thought Bronco Mendenhall was going to be a savior of the program. He had the track record at BYU, and he seems to say and do the right things. But the team really doesn't look much better than it did in the late Mike London years. And the recruiting seems to be worse.

I don't get it. It's just weird sometimes how a coach can be so successful at one school and not at all at another.

I know it's only game 2 of year 2. I'm not ready to run the guy out or anything. But, how long until we see some improvement?

Giff wrote:I'd love to read the responses, but not enough to search out that board.

Shirley wrote:Virginia got waxed by Indiana on Saturday. The 34-17 score is actually kind to UVA. And Indiana's not that good.

I really thought Bronco Mendenhall was going to be a savior of the program. He had the track record at BYU, and he seems to say and do the right things. But the team really doesn't look much better than it did in the late Mike London years. And the recruiting seems to be worse.

I don't get it. It's just weird sometimes how a coach can be so successful at one school and not at all at another.

I know it's only game 2 of year 2. I'm not ready to run the guy out or anything. But, how long until we see some improvement?

Shirley wrote:Virginia got waxed by Indiana on Saturday. The 34-17 score is actually kind to UVA. And Indiana's not that good.

I really thought Bronco Mendenhall was going to be a savior of the program. He had the track record at BYU, and he seems to say and do the right things. But the team really doesn't look much better than it did in the late Mike London years. And the recruiting seems to be worse.

I don't get it. It's just weird sometimes how a coach can be so successful at one school and not at all at another.

I know it's only game 2 of year 2. I'm not ready to run the guy out or anything. But, how long until we see some improvement?

brian wrote:I think pretty much regardless of your feelings on Michigan,there's no way this isn't going to be awesome.

(Though I would say the same for about 15 or 20 different college programs. Still unfettered, unedited access to Harbaugh for a season is going to be a trip.)

phxgators wrote:I think we'll find this was a case of sabotage, not storm damage. It's too perfect.

brian wrote:I think pretty much regardless of your feelings on Michigan,there's no way this isn't going to be awesome.

(Though I would say the same for about 15 or 20 different college programs. Still unfettered, unedited access to Harbaugh for a season is going to be a trip.)