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I think I saw them on Game Day, possibly wearing clever disguises

Excellent article from ESPN about the great mascot stand off in the Sugar Bowl. I didn't know Uga had bitten someone at an Auburn game, or that Jordan Shipley ran into Bevo at the end of a punt return against Tech for a TD, or that Bevo took a dump on the Nebraska logo - "Brennes [Silver Spurs]: We had a moment walking Bevo off the field against Nebraska in the Big 12 championship game, and he defecated on the word "Nebraska" when we were walking him off." Photo to prove it. The only thing they gloss over is the photographer who got horns down in the back - everyone, including the AAS photog, is laughing about it in the article but he later filed a lawsuit asking for $200,000 - $1,000,000. The mascot I wouldn't want to handle is Ralphie the buffalo - Bevo seems mild mannered by comparison. An oral history of when Bevo charged Uga at the Sugar Bowl [link]

Coulda been worse

True, and I didn't say it was ... I realize this thread is about DKR games but I simply was responding to a post from one of our younger viewers who wrote "Remember when Arkansas had great teams? Yeah, I wasn’t alive then either." And Arky did have great teams for a few years back then. 🤘

Found this fuller, better description on AP Oregon took the lead with 1:47 left on Atticus Sappington’s 19-yard field goal in Saturday night's game, giving the Buckeyes time to drive down the field for a potential winning field goal. With Ohio State facing a third-and-25 from Oregon's 43-yard line, the Ducks called a timeout with 10 seconds left. Just before the ball was snapped, Oregon defensive back Dontae Manning walked onto the field, giving the Ducks an extra defender. Ohio State failed to complete a pass against Oregon's 12-man defense on the next play, and the Ducks were flagged for an illegal substitution penalty. Ohio State gained five yards on the penalty, but lost four seconds off the clock since the penalty was deemed a live-ball foul. The Buckeyes were left with six seconds on the clock, and quarterback Will Howard scrambled up the middle, sliding a second too late for Ohio State to call a timeout for a potential game-winning field goal at Oregon's 26. Lanning's ploy helped the Ducks win the game and move up to No. 2 in this week's AP Top 25.

I think there were 10 seconds left in the game, clock stopped after incompletion (?), OSU needed a few more yards for a first down and to get in position for a winning FG. This penalty ran the clock down to 6 seconds IIRC before OSU realized what the duck was happening, then the OSU QB ran for a few yards and got down on purpose but time had expired. So basically instead of just enough time for two plays (if they got a first down) OSU had time for just one play. Belichickian in my view.

Anyone else remember the Greatest Recruiting Class in History from 2022? Those players are now eligible for the draft but the only A&M player on this list of projected first rounders is a transfer from Purdue. And the only name I recognize from that original class is LT Overton, who is now at Alabama. Eight 5* recruits in one class and very little to show for it. As a wise man once said "You guys keep talking about a $20 million roster ... [but] If you don't pay the right guys, you'll be sh-- out of luck." Or don't have the right staff to develop them.

Top 5 QBs by salary and their teams' records - $60 million - Dak Prescott (3-2, 2nd in division) $55 million - Trevor Lawrence (1-4, last in division) $55 million - Joe Burrow (1-4, tied for last in division) $55 million - Jordan Love (3-2, tied for last in division) $53 million - Tua Tagovailoa (2-3, tied for 2nd/3rd in division, concussed for nth time and may retire) And don't forget the QB with the longest fully guaranteed contract, Deshaun Watson - (1-4, tied for last in division) -- Just scanning the list of the 10 division leaders counting ties there isn't a clear pattern of whether it's good to pay big bucks or not 2 (Texans and Commanders) have QBs picked 2nd in their drafts playing on rookie deals - this is ideal if you can pull it off because it frees $35 million or so for roster building, but it's interesting that the two QBs taken ahead of these two QBs in the drafts haven't played as well, so it's a bit of a crap shoot picking the right guy 4 (Seahawks, Tampa Bay, Vikings, Steelers) have relatively low cost reclamation project QBs - this is dicey because there's a reason Smith, Mayfield, Darnold and Fields crashed elsewhere. How deep in the playoffs can they take you? 4 (Bills, Chiefs, Falcons, Ravens) have highly regarded guys (Cousins less so than the others) making good money, though Cousins, Lamar and Allen will all have doubters until they win big in the playoffs Dak had the Cowboys in a bind because he couldn't be tagged and was in his last contract year, so they had to overpay if you just look at his performance

Heads exploded in College Station hearing that 🤢

Jeez, from the title I thought you were talking about college kids and NIL spiraling out of control ...

LSU, A&M and Texas are all undefeated in conference play, but LSU and A&M lost out of conference games, so we are the only undefeated SEC team (is the way I see it)

ESPN had two QBs ranked above Arch and they actually wrote it was because he didn't attend the camps (probably Elite 11?), so they couldn't make a direct comparison between him and the other top guys. Jackson Arnold was their # 1 QB, followed by Dante Moore ... I remember them putting Moore ahead of Arch when he did well at a major camp. Sounded like they were miffed at Arch's snub. On3 had him as their # 2 QB behind Nico, but both ON3 and 247 composites had him # 1. Now ESPN looks silly, with Moore barely lasting a semester at UCLA and Arnold likely looking for the exit.

One undefeated team in the SEC - Texas. Wow

Wasn't that long ago that we got the # 1 offensive player in Louisiana and the # 1 defensive player in Louisiana - in the same class 🙂 It's rare but it can happen

Vandy has more total yards, more first downs, double the time of possession deep in the 4th quarter - I know the two turnovers made a big difference but Vandy is still playing them pretty even otherwise. A shocker for sure.