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Old 12-08-2012, 09:54 PM
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Dude is a lock. A lot of old school voters are not voting Johnny football just because he is a freshman. I actually think Braxton Miller will finish second.

Bad news Irishofndman, he loves ND in the national championship game.
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Old 12-09-2012, 02:43 AM
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Bad news Irishofndman, he loves ND in the national championship game.
It's an offensive award, pretty damn stupid if you ask me. That zit faced kid didn't deserve it over manti, but he is a qb.
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Old 12-10-2012, 12:46 PM
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It's an offensive award, pretty damn stupid if you ask me. That zit faced kid didn't deserve it over manti, but he is a qb.
i've watched MUCH better defensive players than the kid for nd and they didn't even get invited to NY. he should be lucky he even got invited to be on tv.
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Old 12-10-2012, 03:33 PM
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i've watched MUCH better defensive players than the kid for nd and they didn't even get invited to NY. he should be lucky he even got invited to be on tv.
If you don't think he's an outstanding player then I don't know what you've been watching.
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Old 12-10-2012, 06:45 PM
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If you don't think he's an outstanding player then I don't know what you've been watching.
he's a nice player but i've seen MUCH better, that didn't get Any heisman run at all.
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Old 12-11-2012, 01:52 AM
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If you don't think he's an outstanding player then I don't know what you've been watching.
half the Alabama defense last year for starters.
Alabama will steamroll these guys. They won't know what hit them. It has 31-0 written all over it.
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Old 12-15-2012, 06:40 PM
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From the broadcast booth, Howard Cosell, in the overtly theatric tone he summoned for moments like these, bellowed into his microphone: “This is the dream matchup: Notre Dame-Alabama. At Notre Dame, football is a religion. At Alabama, it is a way of life.”

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Old 12-10-2012, 01:56 PM
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It's an offensive award, pretty damn stupid if you ask me. That zit faced kid didn't deserve it over manti, but he is a qb.
yes, he did.
and mantis numbers were better last year than this. he just got attention this year because nd finished #1 in the rankings.
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Old 12-19-2012, 11:19 AM
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Here's my take on the game.

Both teams have great defenses. Outside of the great defenses about everything else is horribly bad to lukewarm good.

The excitement over this game is extremely premature because it looks to me like this game will ultimately come down to special teams and field goals.

Going by that logic the advantage goes to Alabama. When you face a team that returns kickoff for an average of 2.4 yards about the only way you lose the game is through breakdowns on defense and turnovers.

Pardon my French but Notre Dame's offense isn't even on the same planet compared to Georgia's and I fail to see how you can be so cocky. You fools actually believe you can throw the ball against Bama with the success Georgia had? You can delude yourselves into believing that will happen.


Sure ND has an excellent run game but Bama's strength on defense is stopping the run. Georgia had a good run game too. Actually had 9 more rushing td's than Notre Dame.

The fact of the matter is this is a very young Alabama team in a bad season of football. Both of these teams would have been non-BCS bowl bound in 09.

But all that really matters is the championship. The only exciting thing to me is potential for a rematch next season when both teams are a little older and mature.
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Old 12-19-2012, 01:25 PM
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First I never really "dropped" out cause I didn't lose any money in the deal and actually had a 3.0 and passed all my classes. I don't consider that dropping out, I just decided I didn't want to go to msu anymore lol.

Second, don't you have better things to do like making moonshine, chewing tobacco, or listening to bluegrass than posting on this board?

Third, I get it. Football is life to most people in the south. Rednecks driving a rusty old pinto drinking natty light still somehow find a way to buy a ticket to the game.

Fourth, molesting children is not right and everyone can agree on that. A couple priest do not represent the church and the rest of the good catholic priest. In Alabama, incest is not frowned upon rather a way of life.

Fifth, F* ck Bama GO IRISH!

Sixth, I GUARENTEE Notre Dame wins this game and if you want to make a friendly wager hillbilly coach let me know.
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Old 12-19-2012, 02:17 PM
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you don't post enough to qualify for that bet. I already have side bets with people and don't particularly care to add more bets.

Don't have enough room in my fridge for all of the beer i'll be getting.
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Old 12-19-2012, 02:53 PM
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you don't post enough to qualify for that bet. I already have side bets with people and don't particularly care to add more bets.

Don't have enough room in my fridge for all of the beer i'll be getting.
Exactly, I don't post as much so I'm not worried about the 10 pts. I understand. A month, a week? Something.
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Anyone else PRAYING that ND gets the $hit kicked out of them? Back to the dark hole of irrelevance in which ND fans have been hanging in for the past 10 years +.
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Old 01-03-2013, 11:15 AM
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Anyone else PRAYING that ND gets the $hit kicked out of them? Back to the dark hole of irrelevance in which ND fans have been hanging in for the past 10 years +.
no. i don't want nick to get another ring. it's why i was hoping ga would win, because i don't really want to see nd win either. and those commercials they're running with holtz-absolutely ridiculous!

as for the other post above, with references to lsu and fla's games-wtf do they have to do with bama? not a thing. and it's those sort of posts that make me reconsider hoping for a dame win....actually, at this point, i'm considering dropping watching ncaa football altogether. the line between passion and insanity has been crossed by too many. i watch football to enjoy it, not to worship it. it's become a religion to some, and zealots abound.
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Interesting story, I had no idea this was so widespread.
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Old 01-03-2013, 11:50 AM
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that's crazy.
but i've made up my mind, i'm done with ncaa football. and you know, it's a relief. i mean, you can't walk around with a lsu shirt on without people commenting-and some are downright rude. it's ridiculous, and i have no more control over how a team plays than any of these fanatics have with 'their team'. i'm done with it, it's just ridiculous.
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no. i don't want nick to get another ring. it's why i was hoping ga would win, because i don't really want to see nd win either. and those commercials they're running with holtz-absolutely ridiculous!

as for the other post above, with references to lsu and fla's games-wtf do they have to do with bama? not a thing. and it's those sort of posts that make me reconsider hoping for a dame win....actually, at this point, i'm considering dropping watching ncaa football altogether. the line between passion and insanity has been crossed by too many. i watch football to enjoy it, not to worship it. it's become a religion to some, and zealots abound.
It has a lot to do with it actually. SEC schools beat up on each other and pound their chests about how good the SEC is. What big wins do they have out of conference? Everyone gives Bama, Florida, LSU, and Georgia credit when they beat each other and this bowl season has proven that they aren't superior out of conference.
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Old 01-03-2013, 02:06 PM
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It has a lot to do with it actually. SEC schools beat up on each other and pound their chests about how good the SEC is. What big wins do they have out of conference? Everyone gives Bama, Florida, LSU, and Georgia credit when they beat each other and this bowl season has proven that they aren't superior out of conference.
you're asking the wrong person. i don't give a sh!t anymore.
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