Other Sports: NCAA Thread v12

[Hollywood Cannon]

Can we not?

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

A local reporter for their NBC station tweeted that the game is being postponed for 24 hours. Don't believe that's been reported anywhere else.

 

[BiggE]

"The pickup used in the attack is registered to a 42-year-old Houston man, according to law enforcement officials familiar with the evidence,"

Washington Post

Personally, I think we should be more concerned about the folks who lost their loved ones. Hoping @JojoTheWhale can check in

I’m very concerned about those who lost their lives and those who were injured. My heart goes out to their families.

I also want to know how this happened, why it happened and if it could have been prevented. And what can be done to stop things like this from happening again.

The two things aren’t mutually exclusive.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[JojoTheWhale]

I imagine that comes down to whether or not the authorities believe there's an ongoing threat to the area. The logistical nightmare of postponing this game would be disastrous for the playoffs considering the schedule is already stretched to the absolute extreme.

For those that were wondering, Bourbon Street has metal barricades that go up at night on either side of the bar/restaurant district that were under repair and out of commission last night. That seems like a mistake that's going to end in a ton of litigation. I would imagine this also puts an end to Bourbon Street as traditional thruway during the day and the whole area will be changed moving forward.

@JojoTheWhale was going to the game, so hopefully he's able to confirm he's all good.

They just identified the guy & believe he might not have been working alone. They recovered two IED’s in two different locations from crash site. So I guess that could muddy the waters if they feel there’s a still a potential lingering threat.

But yeah hopefully Jojo is good.

Thank you, friends. Truly. We passed through that area about a half hour earlier on our way to the hotel we managed to snag. I didn't know anything was wrong until my wife called in a panic. But I just didn't feel like going to a football game, so I managed to get on a flight out this morning. Home safely now.

 

[flyershockey]

It's comical how much easier the path is for the loser of the SEC and B1G championship games.

 

[BiggE]

Thank you, friends. Truly. We passed through that area about a half hour earlier on our way to the hotel we managed to snag. I didn't know anything was wrong until my wife called in a panic. But I just didn't feel like going to a football game, so I managed to get on a flight out this morning. Home safely now.

Glad to hear that you are ok and safely home.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I don’t mind some of these teams being in it. If you’re going 12 not every team is gonna be amazing. I also am aware when they made the format the PAC-12 was still a thing & the Big 12 had Texas & Oklahoma. So the thought process was it would probably more so naturally sort itself out with those league champions being about close to equally deserving.

But yeah they gotta change this format. Winning the Big Ten & SEC is far more greater than the other leagues. Arizona State & Boise State should be there & I’m fine with their automatic qualifier spot but they shouldn’t get the bye & the higher seeding make this all out of whack.

 

[flyershockey]

Thank you, friends. Truly. We passed through that area about a half hour earlier on our way to the hotel we managed to snag. I didn't know anything was wrong until my wife called in a panic. But I just didn't feel like going to a football game, so I managed to get on a flight out this morning. Home safely now.

Good to hear! The quarter is a pretty tight area, so anyone there was potentially at risk. Scary situation for you and your wife.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Good to hear! The quarter is a pretty tight area, so anyone there was potentially at risk. Scary situation for you and your wife.

Truly lucky I almost never go to Bourbon. We were on Frenchmen all night and it just happened to be the easiest walk to the hotel down by the business district.

I’d be curious who these teams are. I’d also be curious if we’re using at the time of the game or the end of the season ranking.

I’d assume it was at the time of the game but that doesn’t always tell the story. For example Florida State gave two unranked teams a ranked win.

I think this is an official NCAA stat, so it's at the time of the game. And it's actually underselling it because 3 of the 4 were in 2007 (Louisiana-Monroe that everyone still talks about, FSU, and Miss St). The even more impressive way to phrase it is that he lost to one Unranked team at the time in 16 years -- 2021 TAMU.

We're never seeing that again.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Truly lucky I almost never go to Bourbon. We were on Frenchmen all night and it just happened to be the easiest walk to the hotel down by the business district.



I think this is an official NCAA stat, so it's at the time of the game. And it's actually underselling it because 3 of the 4 were in 2007 (Louisiana-Monroe that everyone still talks about, FSU, and Miss St). The even more impressive way to phrase it is that he lost to one Unranked team at the time in 16 years -- 2021 TAMU.

We're never seeing that again.

Yeah I was gonna to say at the end there when I posted it a good rule of thumb when looking at the Saban at Alabama era outlier stats probably tie back to his first year.

 

[flyershockey]

Truly lucky I almost never go to Bourbon. We were on Frenchmen all night and it just happened to be the easiest walk to the hotel down by the business district.

No doubt. Things can get a little sketchy on the other side of Esplanade, so coming back down Bourbon is always my suggestion for people that walk up to Frenchman.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I think Leavitt has some talent. This is honestly the second time I’ve actually watched him play (the other was last year when he was at Michigan State against Penn State). So I can see how they got here in the Big 12 with him at QB but there’s really nothing around him. Skatteboo is good but he isn’t twitched up like a Jeanty where he still scares the shit out of a defense with more talent.

 

[Cody Webster]

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Skatteboo is good but he isn’t twitched up like a Jeanty where he still scares the shit out of a defense with more talent.

Oh I watched the Penn St game on the plane. Holy shit did their Corners tackle well. That made all the difference in the world.

 

[Cody Webster]

Glad you're safe @JojoTheWhale

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I think I would have went for it if I was Texas there.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Weird that it hasn't been "officially" mentioned anywhere but this seems like pretty big confirmation since they're the broadcasters.

 

[Cody Webster]

Finally confined during the game

Damn, noticed it is now 15 dead too

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Gutsy call by Arizona State there but you needed a spark. You had a punter throwing to a defensive lineman there just to up the gutsy factor.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

LARGE MAN FAKE PUNT. This is the good stuff.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

I don’t know what a FG does you here.

Missed it anyway but I don’t get the logic if he even made it.

 

[Cody Webster]

Thanks for trying ASU

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Woof.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

Arizona State with some juice coming out of the half.