0 Days till the first full Saturday of the season....

[B.A.R.]

We need to do this thread up in honor of Smails.... (example thread)


Obviously the season starts in 124 days...

And the Thursday Openers are in 129 days...

But we will use the first full Saturday as our benchmark.

Please add any fun historical things, or special stuff for the season coming up.

Lets start with some great plays from last year to wet the ole appetite...

 

[cubsker]

Good idea, bar. Hope smails wife and kid are doing ok.

 

[pressitup]

RIP Smails

 

[B.A.R.]

This was a fun read the other day

 

[B.A.R.]

 

[B.A.R.]

A little 'Game of the Century' from the 100th year of college football... I think Smails would have liked this...

 

[B.A.R.]

CBS Network Full Schedule

 

[B.A.R.]

Well below 90 days now...

 

[s--k]

61 days until 8/25

Not everyone uses hard copy publications anymore, but it is always a big moment for me when the Phil Steele book hits stores.

 

[B.A.R.]

There he is

 

[TahoeLegend]

Just got my Phil Steele mag in the mail today.

That's always the unofficial start of college football season to me.

The signal for me to get organized and start handicapping. Won't be long now.

 

[TahoeLegend]

By the way, Phil is coming out this year for the first time with a separate magazine on FCS teams.

 

[pressitup]

57 days

 

[Googs]

48 days
48th annual sunshine showdown

 

[majent]

By the way, Phil is coming out this year for the first time with a separate magazine on FCS teams.

This is actually the 5th time he is doing it and in early Jan he tweeted that this will be his last shot if sales are low again:

 

[cubsker]

it's just an online pdf. i got it a couple years ago and it was moderately useful.

 

[AliShaheed]

it's just an online pdf. i got it a couple years ago and it was moderately useful.

Which is how I would describe his regular mag as well.

 

[majent]

6 weeks and change until The First Full Saturday 9/1 !!!

:breakdance:

 

[B.A.R.]

6 weeks and change until The First Full Saturday 9/1 !!!

:breakdance:

It's coming very quick.

 

[twinkie13]

getting pumped

 

[majent]

It's coming very quick.

I know BAR but need it get here quicker, the anticipation is too much!! LOL

 

[majent]

getting pumped

Big time, Man !!

 

[pressitup]

getting pumped

Another year, no quarterback?

 

[M.O.T]

Not twink but I’m actually optimistic about the talent. One of Brennan or Narcisse should emerge as a solid option down the road, but they would have been rushed this year. Burrow fills the void in that regard and he should fit what we’re allegedly trying to do.

The issue is hiring a guy who hasn’t been a full time coordinator or installed an offense in 20 years to install and coordinate a style of offense he’s never coached.

 

[twinkie13]

what he said

The defense should be really good and I HAVE to believe Burrow can do better than anything we have done since Mett......even if he has barely played. He will be better than anything we have trottted out there.

The WRs are unproven but could be really nasty

RB scares me a bit as this the 1st time we havent had one of the best in the nation but I like Curry and CEH to make some shakes......plus we should be mildly more interesting on offense....if the O loine can be the shock they were, even better this could be fun

schedule is a beast but I am excited

 

[ProV1Colt]

Tik Tok

 

[Googs]

App State stunned #5 Michigan at home 34-32 in one of the greatest upsets in CFB history / there is now 34 days till kickoff of the 2018 season!

 

[majent]

App State stunned #5 Michigan at home 34-32 in one of the greatest upsets in CFB history / there is now 34 days till kickoff of the 2018 season!

i remember that game very well, opening saturday 2007 and it was a harbinger of things to come as faves got crushed ATS that year

 

[twinkie13]

i'll never forget where I was when that happened

 

[majent]

i'll never forget where I was when that happened

in the stands ?? in a hotel room in the french quarter with a chick?? where were you man?

 

[KJ]

I was at PB Bar and Grill half sauced before noon, a pretty big UM bar at that, think that was the first day I ever placed a wager on a smart phone

 

[Bubbalicious]

Bought my nephews who live in Ohio, Appy St sweatshirts and they wore them to school every day

 

[majent]

One month from today on Sat 8/25 we have a couple of FBS kick-offs

 

[Googs]

31 days until kickoff!

Let's remember when Clemson shut out Ohio State 31-0 in the Fiesta Bowl on the way to their first Natty since 1981.

 

[ProV1Colt]

Tick Toc
I usually start getting excited when I see theLittle League World Series on ESPN.
That's when it hits me

 

[pressitup]

 

[pressitup]

damn, I missed 36

 

[B.A.R.]

damn, I missed 36

Quoting so we see it again.

 

[VirginiaCavs]

Quoting so we see it again.

Nsfw

 

[VirginiaCavs]

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Pick play

 

[KJ]

Nsfw

My work allows for tape measures and dirty fingernails for some reason

 

[sleepy]

This is actually the 5th time he is doing it and in early Jan he tweeted that this will be his last shot if sales are low again:

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What is the point of a magazine when you can't bet on FCS games and most are not on TV? Talk about throwing money down the shitter... the guy would be better of betting his own picks.

 

[KJ]

What is the point of a magazine when you can't bet on FCS games and most are not on TV? Talk about throwing money down the shitter... the guy would be better of betting his own picks.

The guy's ego is ridiculous

And he's struggling with the fact he's becoming worthless

 

[Googs]

#27 Sam Foltz, the epitome of what it means to be a Husker. Dream Big. Work Hard. Stay Humble.

 

[VirginiaCavs]

i'll never forget where I was when that happened

After feeling the pain of UVA losing to 16 seed I no longer make fun of Mich fans for it. Not because „we‘re equal now“ but bc one doesn‘t wish that pain to one‘s worst enemy

 

[B.A.R.]

After feeling the pain of UVA losing to 16 seed I no longer make fun of Mich fans for it. Not because „we‘re equal now“ but bc one doesn‘t wish that pain to one‘s worst enemy

It was the time and place and stigma of Appy State.

That line was 24.5 at open. The USC-Stanford game later that year was lined 41 I believe? Much bigger upset but the sigma of Appy St who was one helluva team.

I do remember where I was. I didn't see the game at all, well bits n pieces...but that was first year of BTN and they were still working out agreements with cable operators etc.

The more deflating game that year was versus Oregon in obviously the biggest letdown spot possible.

Injuries yada yada and that team that was #2 to start the year didn't really get going again till taking it to Florida in the Bowl Game (one of the best bets I've ever made in a Bowl game).

 

[B.A.R.]

One month from today on Sat 8/25 we have a couple of FBS kick-offs


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Degen Staurday specials.

Can't wait.

 

[mrpickem]

26 DAYS
DAWGS 26 BAMA 23...Saban's 1st loss at AL in 2007

 

[wiseplayer]

Which is how I would describe his regular mag as well.

His magazine is more of a history book than anything. Who gives a rat's ass who the players were from 2015? He burns up a lot of space on useless info.

 

[gps_3]

His magazine is more of a history book than anything. Who gives a rat's ass who the players were from 2015? He burns up a lot of space on useless info.

The rest of the mag is him patting himself on the back. Yet, I still buy it. Mainly because it's easier/faster for me to flip to a team page to find out basic info like schedule, past results, etc than to look it up online