The Rest of College Football

[Rob F]

Anyway, no matter what one names their pets, it's better than generically calling them "Dog" or "Cat" like hack does.

For some reason, none of the TV shows or movies starring animals would have worked if the animals didn't have names.

Instead of Old Yeller, it would have been Old Doggie.

Instead of Rin Tin Tin, maybe Dog Dog Dog? Nope.

Instead of Lassie, what? Bitch ?

[lineygoblue]

Hey now .. I used to call my cat "kitty"...

We never could decide on a name for him ...

[hack]

Well I ``think'' that what I was really trying to do was to highlight the ``gratuitous'' use of quotes there. I don't think you need dogs' names in quotes and was fairly amused by it.

On this end we have a cactus-like plant in the house that passes the cactus duck-test but is actually a euphorbia, and my science-person wife refuses to allow me to call it ``the cactus''. So I have named this euphorbia ``The cactus''. I'm not sure if this reinforces your dystopian view of me or not.

[Rob F]

Well I ``think'' that what I was really trying to do was to highlight the ``gratuitous'' use of quotes there. I don't think you need dogs' names in quotes and was fairly amused by it.

On this end we have a cactus-like plant in the house that passes the cactus duck-test but is actually a euphorbia, and my science-person wife refuses to allow me to call it ``the cactus''. So I have named this euphorbia ``The cactus''. I'm not sure if this reinforces your dystopian view of me or not.

LOL

But if you're telling us that you talk to your plants, then Wow, I'm not sure what kind of help you need!

[hack]

Well they say one should talk to one's plants and that the plants like it. Here's a picture of Brian Kelly talking to his plants:

[entropy]

Regular-season games scheduled for national networks. Times p.m. Eastern unless otherwise noted.

Aug. 29

North Carolina at South Carolina, ESPN, 6
Tulsa at Bowling Green, ESPNU, 7
Indiana State at Indiana, BTN, 7
UNLV at Minnesota, BTN, 7
Utah State at Utah, Fox Sports 1, 8
Mississippi at Vanderbilt, ESPN, 9:15
Rutgers at Fresno State, ESPNU, 10:30
Southern California at Hawaii, CBS Sports Net, 11

Aug. 30

Morgan State at Army, CBS Sports Net, 7
Western Michigan at Michigan State, BTN, 8
Texas Tech at Southern Methodist, ESPN, 8
Florida Atlantic at Miami (Fla.), ESPNU, 8
North Dakota State at Kansas State, Fox Sports 1, 8:30
Northern Arizona at Arizona, Pac-12, 10

Aug. 31

Massachusetts at Wisconsin, BTN, noon
Southern llinois at Illinois, BTN, noon
Buffalo at Ohio State, ESPN2, noon
Purdue at Cincinnati, ESPNU, noon
Villanova at Boston College, ESPNews, noon
Rice at Texas A&M, ESPN, 1
William & Mary at West Virginia, Fox Sports 1, noon
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State in Houston, ABC, 3:30
Syracuse vs. Penn State in East Rutherford, N.J., ABC, 3:30
Central Michigan at Michigan, BTN, 3:30
Northern Illinois at Iowa, BTN, 3:30
Temple at Notre Dame, NBC, 3:30
Brigham Young at Virginia, ESPNU, 3:30
Nicholls State at Oregon, Fox Sports 1, 4
Alabama vs. Virginia Tech in Atlanta, ESPN, 5:30
Eastern Washington at Oregon State, Pac-12, 6
Miami (Ohio) at Marshall, CBS Sports Net, 7
Washington State at Auburn, ESPNU, 7
Kentucky vs. Western Kentucky in Nashville, ESPN News, 7
Wofford at Baylor, FSN, 7:30
Georgia at Clemson, ABC, 8
Wyoming at Nebraska, BTN, 8
New Mexico State at Texas, Longhorn, 8
LSU vs. TCU in Arlington, Texas, ESPN, 9
Boise State at Washington, Fox Sports 1, 10
Nevada at UCLA, Pac-12, 10
Nortthwestern at California, ESPN2, 10:30

Sept. 1
Florida A&M vs. Mississippi Valley State in Orlando, ESPN, 11:45 a.m.
Ohio at Louisville, ESPN, 3:30
Colorado State vs. Colorado in Denver, CBS Sports Net, 6

Sept. 2

Florida State at Pittsburgh, ESPN, 8

[Hannibal]

First Thursday has a couple of watchables.

[THE_WIZARD_]

CFB is close!!!!!!!! Yeah baby!

[lineygoblue]

Oh Wizzzzzieee.... its that time of year again ....

http://mmogta.org/

[whodean]

Top 10 in merchandise sold: http://www.clc.com/News/Rankings-Annual-2012-13.aspx

1. Texas
2. Alabama
3. Notre Dame
4. Michigan
5. Kentucky
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Georgia
9. North Carolina
10. Arkansas

[entropy]

The bowl affiliations will be filled after any SEC teams qualify for the College Football Playoff semifinals.

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Following the semifinals, the next-highest-ranked SEC team will advance to the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Also, in years the Discover Orange Bowl does not host the national semifinals, a team from the SEC, Big Ten or Notre Dame will play in the Orange Bowl against the ACC.

The SEC will send a team to the Orange Bowl a minimum of three years during the 12-year contract.

After SEC teams are placed in the playoffs, Sugar and/or Orange bowls, the SEC will have guaranteed bowl spots for nine more teams, sources said.

The SEC's next pick will go to the Capital One Bowl, sources said.

After the Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.), six bowls will be pooled together and share the next six selections. Sources said the bowls that will share the SEC's second through seventh selections are: AutoZone Liberty (Memphis), Belk (Charlotte, N.C.), Franklin American Mortgage Music City (Nashville, Tenn.), Outback (Tampa, Fla.), Taxslayer.com Gator (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Texas (Houston).

The SEC's final two bowl slots will be the AdvoCare V100 (Shreveport, La.) and BBVA Compass (Birmingham, Ala.).

In the Capital One Bowl, an SEC team will face a Big Ten team unless a Big Ten team is chosen for the Orange Bowl. When that occurs, the ACC would replace a Big Ten team to face the SEC.

The SEC's opponents in the remaining eight bowls are: Belk (ACC), Gator (ACC/Big Ten), Music City (ACC/Big Ten), Liberty (Big 12), Outback (Big Ten), Texas (Big 12), AdvoCare V100 (ACC) and BBVA Compass (American).

Excluding the College Football Playoff semifinals, Sugar and Orange bowls, the SEC will face another "power five" conference in eight of its nine bowl games.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Oh Wizzzzzieee.... its that time of year again ....


http://mmogta.org/

Assmunch.

[lineygoblue]

Wiz .. that show has 3 tractor pulls going on at the same time.

You'd be in heaven, my friend ... :-)

[Tony G]

10. Arkansas

You'd think they would spend money on replacing teeth first....

[lineygoblue]

Anyone that would hire the meathead as its new HC needs to be pushed down in the rankings, just for general principles.