Huge bummer. It looks like things are coming off the rails before they have even started.
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> This is confusing to everyone because New Year’s Day is a great time for a couple big games and New Year’s Eve is a horrible one – at least if you are one of the many people who A) have to work, or B) have other plans that night. In other words, tens of millions of you.
> So why is this happening? Why is college football staging its semifinals at a time that everyone predicts will cause fewer people to watch?
> Here’s the honest answer: the people who run college football don’t care about you. At all. Like, not one single bit.
Dan Wetzel does an excellent job pointing out how stupid of a decision this is. Even as a die-hard college football fan, I wish the games were on another day.
Beckham’s hit was flat out dirty. I think he should have been suspended for more games.
This doesn’t make any sense. Grier would surely be in contention to be the starting QB when he got back. There has to be more to this story.
As I’ve said before, I can see why people have a lot of fun playing for Dabo.
So he was only 80%, but he’ll probably be fine by the bowl game? I’ve got my fingers crossed that’s true. They need Scott to win.
I would always prefer that Carolina (unless they’re playing Clemson), but I am glad that Shaka is starting to really get his Texas kids to buy in.
I’m not going to shed a tear at Revis’ decline. Couldn’t happen to a nice guy.
Dabo’s the best. I hope he’s having good luck getting the Tigers ready for December 31.
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Watson Wins Davey O’Brien Awards
Not a real surprise, since Watson was the only QB in the Heisman finals. That said, it is well deserved.
Good to see Deshaun on the list. I think people have already decided that Henry is going to get the award, but I’m glad to see that Deshaun (at least) gets to attend.
Not a surprise. Hopefully, he can leave as a national champion.
I wonder how much having to play 10 games in a row impacted them down the stretch. I am cautiously optimistic that they’ll play a little stronger come December 31.
The Red Sox get Carson Smith and left-hander Roenis Elias. Aaron Gleeman at Hardball Talk says the following about Smith and Elias:
> Smith has quietly been one of the best setup men in baseball for the past two seasons, throwing 78 innings with a 2.07 ERA and 102/25 K/BB ratio. He’s another huge upgrade to a Boston bullpen that also added Craig Kimbrel to holdover Koji Uehara. Elias is a potentially useful 27-year-old starter, so the Red Sox seemingly did pretty well here.
I guess I know what I’ll be doing at 4pm on New Year’s Eve.
It’s so hard to believe Ramirez is really some kind of “clubhouse cancer”, when he always seems to be doing and saying the right thing. I really hope the transition to first base works out for him (and the Sox.)
This just in. Jordan Spieth is good at golf.
The NFL is such a joke. Of course the these horrible officials are “very good.”
Pretty good answer to a question that you knew would be asked.
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This is Marcus Paige…
This is pretty awesome.