D&D College Football Thread: Ohio State Dominates Offseason!

enlightenedbum

Hey after several years we got through an entire thread! I know most gameday discussion takes place in SE++ these days, but I still like having a D&D thread around.

Currently: Same boring teams are very very good. We are in the false hope stage of Michigan's season. Notre Dame is overrated.

If it weren't for the pandemic, it'd just be a normal college football season.

Also, quadruple doink:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBOT-oWKJWU&ab_channel=RSHighlights

Santa Claustrophobia

Have teams from conferences that weren't playing been ranked all year, or were they just inserted as their seasons began?

Sorce

Santa Claustrophobia wrote: »

Have teams from conferences that weren't playing been ranked all year, or were they just inserted as their seasons began?

Ranked all year.

Santa Claustrophobia

So either way they want to prove the rankings are a joke?

ani_game_bum

Yeah, there was a brief blip between the preseason ranking through the first few weeks where the Big Ten and Pac-12 teams dropped off the radar when they first announced they were opting out for the Spring season but then when they wanted back in for the Fall they mostly reappeared around their preseason rank.

Santa Claustrophobia

Trevor Lawrence tests positive.

Ticaldfjam

Santa Claustrophobia wrote: »

Trevor Lawrence tests positive.

"It's all God's Plan!*- Dabo, probably

dlinfiniti

badger badger badger badger

Mvrck

dlinfiniti wrote: »

badger badger badger badger

Covid covid?

Blackhawk1313

Mvrck wrote: »

dlinfiniti wrote: »

badger badger badger badger

Covid covid?

Snakkkke...

LeTwig

So even though Michigan State was the first Big Ten team to lose to Rutgers since 2017, we're all expecting Michigan to lose by 3 this week, right?

Captain Inertia

LeTwig wrote: »

So even though Michigan State was the first Big Ten team to lose to Rutgers since 2017, we're all expecting Michigan to lose by 3 this week, right?

Yes because of history but this is a really really putrid Sparty- turmoil with Dantonio and also he basically stopped recruiting years ago in lieu of complete reliance on his ability to conjure up shitty weather to take away his opponents’ talent advantages

MSU is legitimately many times worse than Rutgers for at least this season

Captain Inertia

The worst part is giving Schiano some cred for at least a week and that asshole deserves none

enlightenedbum

Also Harbaugh mercilessly destroys bad teams out of spite. I expect 50.

Captain Inertia

I legit think even that’s too low but now that it’s in the universe ....

Captain Inertia

And now that I posted that I’ve guaranteed that PSU beats OSU

AngelHedgie

The LA Times reports on the costs of the training table at a certain Los Angeles school:

Under coach Chip Kelly, who sees nutrition as key to the making of a football player, the fare has gotten decidedly better — and decidedly more expensive. In 2018, his first year at UCLA, the budget for non-travel meals more than doubled to $2.6 million. The following year, the tab grew to $5.4 million, dwarfing spending at higher-profile programs and raising questions about a UCLA athletic department that reported an $18.9-million deficit for last year.

Through a public records request, The Times obtained more than 500 pages of invoices and receipts that shed light on food costs. Among the menu selections: Guajillo chili chicken, coffee-braised brisket, and pork chops smothered in candied apples and onions. During off-season workouts last year, UCLA spent more than $40,000 to import five barbecue meals from an Arizona-based restaurant. On other occasions, the program ordered hundreds of peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches from a Los Angeles caterer at $4.95 each.

“You can obviously feed an entire football team great and nutritious food for a lot less money,” said David Ridpath, a past president of the Drake Group, which advocates for reform in college sports. “UCLA is not that great in football and does this mean a couple extra wins versus, I don’t know, spending $2 million on non-travel food?”

Santa Claustrophobia

UCLA, I love you and all, but don't be USC. Be better.

AngelHedgie

Santa Claustrophobia wrote: »

UCLA, I love you and all, but don't be USC. Be better.

Unlike that other school, USC is smart enough to have an athletic dining facility.

Santa Claustrophobia

AngelHedgie wrote: »

Santa Claustrophobia wrote: »

UCLA, I love you and all, but don't be USC. Be better.

Unlike that other school, USC is smart enough to have an athletic dining facility.

Private college spends money on extravagances? I am surprise.

AngelHedgie

Santa Claustrophobia wrote: »

AngelHedgie wrote: »

Santa Claustrophobia wrote: »

UCLA, I love you and all, but don't be USC. Be better.

Unlike that other school, USC is smart enough to have an athletic dining facility.

Private college spends money on extravagances? I am surprise.

If you read the article, you would have found that many (if not most) Power 5 schools maintain athletic dining facilities specifically to allow for control of the diets of their athletes - and that the folks at that other school cited their lack of such to be why their food budget is higher - an argument the authors did not completely buy.

Munkus Beaver

When I was at Alabama, there was a cafeteria that was unofficially the 'players' cafeteria, where better food fare than normal was set out with the intent that the players would get it. But any student with a meal plan could get it.

Carpy

Unless it's something egregious, like blue box mac and cheese or foie gras, calling out actual menu items is weird. Like the only reason to mention "Guajillo chili chicken" is because it sounds exotic and fancy even though Guajillos are a really common dried pepper. Same with brisket, readers are conditioned to think of it as expensive when in reality you can get it for cheaper than ground beef, it just takes some time to cook.

AngelHedgie

Carpy wrote: »

Unless it's something egregious, like blue box mac and cheese or foie gras, calling out actual menu items is weird. Like the only reason to mention "Guajillo chili chicken" is because it sounds exotic and fancy even though Guajillos are a really common dried pepper. Same with brisket, readers are conditioned to think of it as expensive when in reality you can get it for cheaper than ground beef, it just takes some time to cook.

They point out that they were routinely sourcing more expensive/exotic proteins out of Kelly's belief that they would more effectively build lean muscle.

Munkus Beaver

Carpy wrote: »

Unless it's something egregious, like blue box mac and cheese or foie gras, calling out actual menu items is weird. Like the only reason to mention "Guajillo chili chicken" is because it sounds exotic and fancy even though Guajillos are a really common dried pepper. Same with brisket, readers are conditioned to think of it as expensive when in reality you can get it for cheaper than ground beef, it just takes some time to cook.

They are paying five dollars a pop for a PB&J

Carpy

Munkus Beaver wrote: »

Carpy wrote: »

Unless it's something egregious, like blue box mac and cheese or foie gras, calling out actual menu items is weird. Like the only reason to mention "Guajillo chili chicken" is because it sounds exotic and fancy even though Guajillos are a really common dried pepper. Same with brisket, readers are conditioned to think of it as expensive when in reality you can get it for cheaper than ground beef, it just takes some time to cook.

They are paying five dollars a pop for a PB&J

Right, but that's a specific item with a price that shows the mismanagement, same with the 40k imported BBQ. Did they pay too much for the chicken, maybe given the catered pb&j, but if you're not going to tell me that then all you're doing is expecting me to get upset about a pepper with a hispanic name.

Munkus Beaver

Carpy wrote: »

Munkus Beaver wrote: »

Carpy wrote: »

Unless it's something egregious, like blue box mac and cheese or foie gras, calling out actual menu items is weird. Like the only reason to mention "Guajillo chili chicken" is because it sounds exotic and fancy even though Guajillos are a really common dried pepper. Same with brisket, readers are conditioned to think of it as expensive when in reality you can get it for cheaper than ground beef, it just takes some time to cook.

They are paying five dollars a pop for a PB&J

Right, but that's a specific item with a price that shows the mismanagement, same with the 40k imported BBQ. Did they pay too much for the chicken, maybe given the catered pb&j, but if you're not going to tell me that then all you're doing is expecting me to get upset about a pepper with a hispanic name.

I think you're straw manning here.

Nirya

I mean, yeah my school is dumb as rocks, but our food budget is the least of the concerns around that program.

And USC fans should probably not try and throw stones considering *gestures wildly at everything they've fucked up on*

Captain Inertia

I think Chip Kelly just really likes craft food

Captain Inertia

::clicks on tv finally::

::scrolls to Sparty/Michigan::

Hmmm, yes yes

LeTwig

LeTwig wrote: »

So even though Michigan State was the first Big Ten team to lose to Rutgers since 2017, we're all expecting Michigan to lose by 3 this week, right?

The prophecy is fulfilled.

RickRude

I know there's at least one person in this thread, and while I was happier when the big 10 said no season this year....

O-H

Captain Inertia

I-

‘m gonna wait until I see the outcome of tonight’s game....

knitdan

This Texas-Okie State game is wild

Ticaldfjam

So bye bye Harbuagh by next year.
Then Tom Brady becomes Michigan's next HC.

Sorry Ebum.

enlightenedbum

Kinda done with people with connections to the program. It's the fundamental problem with the program.

Doctor Detroit

enlightenedbum wrote: »

Kinda done with people with connections to the program. It's the fundamental problem with the program.

The last time they went against inbreedinga Michigan Man, it was Rich Rod. That’s probably still too fresh in people’s minds.

enlightenedbum

Doctor Detroit wrote: »

enlightenedbum wrote: »

Kinda done with people with connections to the program. It's the fundamental problem with the program.

The last time they went against inbreedinga Michigan Man, it was Rich Rod. That’s probably still too fresh in people’s minds.

And one of the problems was all the Michigan Man idiots rebelled and the program was never actually unified behind him.

Also, obviously, the defense. And Rich being a jackass.

Nirya

If Michigan wants to be successful at football again, they should consider hiring a coach who has ties to a currently successful program like, I don't know, an Ohio State? That strategy worked out well in the past.

enlightenedbum

Nirya wrote: »

If Michigan wants to be successful at football again, they should consider hiring a coach who has ties to a currently successful program like, I don't know, an Ohio State? That strategy worked out well in the past.

Really Miami (Ohio) is the key strategy.

Doctor Detroit

enlightenedbum wrote: »

Doctor Detroit wrote: »

enlightenedbum wrote: »

Kinda done with people with connections to the program. It's the fundamental problem with the program.

The last time they went against inbreedinga Michigan Man, it was Rich Rod. That’s probably still too fresh in people’s minds.

And one of the problems was all the Michigan Man idiots rebelled and the program was never actually unified behind him.

Also, obviously, the defense. And Rich being a jackass.

I’m sure they’ll be more accepting this time. :rotate:

As far as the jackass thing goes, that applies to almost every HC.