The Official 2014-2015 Football Season Thread

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It appears they made a mistake by not including UNC(#25 on the Coaches' poll/USA Today) from the 'dropped from rankings' category.

errr excuse me, I meant, Holy shit, UNC sucks so bad that they didn't even want to include them in the "dropped from rankings" category for the USA TODAY/Coaches' poll:

Dropped from rankings: Missouri 19, Clemson 24

 

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Also, the leadership, athletic director, coaches, etc at UNC is absolutely pathetic. Pitiful. I can't say it enough. Always so much talent on the team, yet they can't do shit with it. It makes me miss Butch Davis, lol.

UNC was so freaking lazy against ECU, Larry Fedora making the dumbest calls ever, i could go on and on and on and on about the defense AND offense...... UNC set a school record in not only most 1st downs ever allowed, but also most rushing yards ever allowed in a game. I'll gives ECU a bit of credit, they are a solid team straight up... But, they also set their own school record in both of those categories as well, lmao. It was mostly just effort v. apathy. We had 2 weeks to prepare for ECU, and ECU just got done playing SC and VA tech. 

With the piss poor coaching it takes someone like Giovani Bernard on the team for UNC to win 8-9 games in a season, else, it's not happening.

"We didn't prepare for ECU at all actually, in our 2 weeks we decided just to focus on fundamentals." - Larry Fedora pre-game

 BRAVO LARRY, GREAT JOB BUDDY.

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Foc:

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/fantasy-football-today/24721953/under-review-blake-bortles-teddy-bridgewaters-debuts

Not saying I know what it means exactly, but bridgewater will be starting against Atlanta.

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It means Atlanta's FUCKED.

Then again, if he don't start...

IT MEANS ATLANTA'S FUCKED.

But it also means that if I put money on Minnesota... then Minnesota's FUCKED... AND SO AM I!

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hahahaha. Not sure what to think. the NFL is starting to look as go-back-and-forth as the ACC currently. Screw the seahawks and the broncos.

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teddy moved the rock better than ponder, all I know..

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I'm surprised it's taken THIS long for them to attempt starting him anyway. Sure, Christian Ponder knows the format better, but they spend a 1st round pick on a Heisman candidate QB like Bridgewater when they've been very lackluster at the QB position... and don't give him a shot? Granted they had two 1st round picks and the picked up LB Anthony Barr with the 5th overall pick while Bridgewater was 32nd overall. Still, even as 32nd overall, as a 1st round pick he's gotta be making a decent salary. He should be doing something to EARN that money they're tossing his way. Makes all the sense in the world to me to throw him into the meat grinder and see what comes out. If he works miracles, good deal. If not, they'll probably be in the same position they'd be with Ponder at QB. What's the downside? I don't see one.

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NFL sucks in FLA.  The FLA teams are a combined 1-8. with Tampa and Jacksonville being the two worst teams in the league 
The only way one of those teams can get a win is if they play each other and that might end in a 0-0 tie.

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NFL sucks in FLA.  The FLA teams are a combined 1-8. with Tampa and Jacksonville being the two worst teams in the league 
The only way one of those teams can get a win is if they play each other and that might end in a 0-0 tie.

Is that fucking guy that looks like the Iron Sheik and Ron Jeremy's love child still owner or GM at Jacksonville? If so, that would explain some of it. He's fucking CLUELESS about football. Like... more clueless than Jerry Jones even.

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Bet $ 10.00 to win $ 16.43 Result: Pending
Colorado State vs Boston College 09/27/14 12:30 EDT Over 56.5 (-110)
Colorado State vs Boston College 09/27/14 12:30 EDT Boston College -260

Bet $ 10.00 to win $ 11.00 Result: Pending
Florida State vs NC State 09/27/14 15:30 EDT Under 60.5 (-110)
Florida State vs NC State 09/27/14 15:30 EDT Florida State -1000

Bet $ 20.00 to win $ 304.55 Result: Pending
Florida State vs NC State 09/27/14 15:30 EDT Under 60 (-110)
Florida State vs NC State 09/27/14 15:30 EDT NC State +750

^I think the last two bets cancel each other out well, idk... NC State has beaten FL state and clemson more times than not at home in the past 5 years, mostly all low-scoring games, etc etc.

I wanted to bet on the georgia tennessee game but I missed it by a second. After I see what happens with those 3 I'll bet on some of the evening games.

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Bet $ 50.00 to win $ 150.45 Result: Pending
Maryland 27 vs Indiana 9 09/27/14 13:30 EDT Under 70.5 (-110)
Maryland 27 vs Indiana 9 09/27/14 13:30 EDT Maryland +110

^made this one at the last second, it's one of those games where the vegas odds clearly differ from what's on paper. NO IDEA why the default over/under was set at 70.5, it's maryland v. indiana!!! Haha. Anyway, I ended up putting 50 on this for that reason, and  CURRENTLY not regretting it.

If maryland continues to grind it out, then i'll feel a lot better playing around with some of the evening games.

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I have NO IDEA how Georgia won. Well... I take that back. I have "some" idea. A lot of it had to do with just how awful Tennessee played. Although they didn't play awful ALL game long. They just played awful on the proper number of drives to screw themselves. At one point Georgia stalled out and kicked it away. CB Damien Swann ended up making a good diving swat to bat the ball back in to the 1yd line. Tennessee starts their drive there. I'm thinking, "Georgia's gonna sell out hard core on the run and try to get a sack in the endzone if it's a pass. If the Vols are smart, they'll pass every down until they get outta their own end zone because UGA's secondary already sucks, so if they complete one, chances are good it could go all the way for 6." What do they ACTUALLY do? 1st down they play it smart and pass. Was nearly complete. 2nd down... like fuckin' fools they run it when Georgia's obviously gonna rush 8 and drop 3 in coverage. QB hands it off, I see the back getting tackled in the endzone, I'm hollering "SAFETY, BITCH!" Nope, even better. Motherfucker fumbled the handoff and it was recovered for a Georgia touchdown.

Shit like that. Just garbage play calling by the Vols. Tennessee had every right to win that game and had the means to do so. But... they didn't. I can't complain, personally. But if I were a Vols fan, I'd be pretty fucking disappointed in that performance considering Georgia's defense is crap, Georgia's passing offense is crap, and really all you gotta plan for to beat Georgia is stopping the run.

It's fucking simple-ass simpleton shit. I don't understand why no one's been able to completely shut Georgia down. It would be SO easy. Sure, Georgia's got Todd Gurley. But if you got two half-way decent safeties that can man cover 2 receivers, you can basically devote 9 guys to run defense every play. And even if it's a pass, the two corners are already in a good position to defend that seeing as how Mason can't throw for shit. Those long bombs that Aaron Murray used to drop over the top... not gonna happen with Mason, not ever. As far as beating Georgia's D... no problem at all. Have a 4WR set, send them out on routes, have your HB sliding out in the flat as a panic button checkdown, and you're gonna get at least one or more of the 5 open EVERY play, guaranteed, all you gotta do is hit them. Bada-bing, game over, Georgia loses. But... nobody fuckin' does it. I gotta wonder if these people actually have any kind of gameplan going into their games. If I can figure this shit out, why can't they?

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SOB. if only I had done over 60, payout would've been the same(ncstate).

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Bet $ 50.00 to win $ 150.45 (paid $ 200.45) Result: Wager Won
Maryland 37 vs Indiana 15 09/27/14 13:30 EDT Under 70.5 (-110)
Maryland 37 vs Indiana 15 09/27/14 13:30 EDT Maryland +110

Bet $ 5.00 to win $ 44.64 (paid $ 49.64) Result: Wager Won
Florida International 34 vs UAB 20 09/27/14 15:40 EDT Under 54.5 (-110)
Florida International 34 vs UAB 20 09/27/14 15:40 EDT Florida International +420

Yewwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Yeah I was going to bet against Georgia today and I feel you. Barely squeaking by sucks, being a ga tech fan especially sucks, etc. Neither tennessee or georgia were playing well and a crucial fumble or two decided everything. Although I fudged my ncsu fsu bet up, it's been the best game on so far today.

Oh yeah, and this one:

Bet $ 20.00 to win $ 23.45 (paid $ 43.45) Result: Wager Won
North Carolina 35 vs Clemson 50 09/27/14 19:10 EDT Over 65.5 (-110)
North Carolina 35 vs Clemson 50 09/27/14 19:10 EDT Clemson -725

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FLA St. gets past NC St., but NC St. gave them all they could handle.
The NC St. QB - Brissett used to be at FLA.  FLA was dumb enough to pick Driskel or Brissett so he transferred to NC St.
Brissett threw for 359 yards and 3 TD's with no Int's.  Brissett also made some good runs at key moments.
Watching the game today made me think that FLA would have been so much better with Brissett than they are with Driskel.
Brissett was cool under pressure and did not just throw the ball up when he got pressure (Driskel does that all the time) 

I predict a FLA loss next week when they play Tenn.