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Trump Just Threw Pence Under The Bus And Now 'President Pelosi' Is Trending

... Trump also said he and Pence would both be exonerated, and called the vice president’s conversations with Ukraine “perfect.” ...

Whenever trump describes something as "perfect" I automatically think that it has to be fucked up beyond salvage whether it's dinner or anything else.

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Someone please tell the House to move faster.

Shit; he forgot to mention that he's a stable genius.

One of our pool administrators, an Iowa alum and fan just wrote:

... Don't believe the corrupt media. Iowa's game last week was perfect.

This week, I'm planning to exercise my great and unmatched wisdom in deciding whether Clemson will totally destroy and obliterate the Seminoles.

Michigan still sucks.

Well, that's one way to look at it.

In the 45SHOLE era there are ALWAYS "alternative facts".

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CLEMSON – Clemson just finished a bye week, and so did their next opponent, the Florida State Seminoles. But that is not where the similarities between the two programs end.
In fact, it was only two years ago that Seminole head coach Willie Taggart stopped by the Clemson campus hoping to poach a few ideas from head coach Dabo Swinney.
Coaches generally take trips to opposing schools during the summertime break.
It is a time to learn from other schools about their schemes, what works for them, how they run their program, offense and defensive philosophies, etc. In fact, the Tigers have traveled to a number of different schools since head coach Dabo Swinney took over during the 2008 season.

Generally you avoid schools that you will play, as your opponents are not very anxious to share their secrets with you. That is unless you had no intention of being an opposing coach, which is exactly what happened to Taggart, who spent some time at Clemson on his way to Oregon — where he was a newly hired head coach.
When he was asked if he would have paid more attention if he had known a year later he would be trying to knock off the Tigers as the kings of the ACC, his response was to turn the tables and sing the praises of the program that Swinney has built.

“I wouldn't say I would have paid a lot more attention. I paid a lot of attention while I was there,” Taggart said. “Coach (Dabo) Swinney has done a great job at Clemson. I loved how he ran his program. I had a chance to meet with his offensive coordinator the year before and was really impressed with him. And I think after meeting Coach Scott, I was like, I want to meet Coach Swinney and see how all this thing originated.

“But they've done a great job over the years, and once you go there and you get around the program and you see the environment, you see the culture, you can understand why they're having a lot of success at Clemson.”
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Underdog App St wins by 10 over 4-1 Louisiana! 5-0, 11 in a row, 3rd longest streak in BCS after Clemson and OH St. FL is 10-0, tough game against #5 LSU Sat night. Could be betting on a top 25 App St next week . . . then Playoffs baby !

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Final spreads

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(20)Virginia +1 +2.5 @Miami (FL), Fri 10/11 08:00 PM. Really, 2-3 Miami is favored over 4-1 Virginia?
@Temple +3.5 +6 (23)Memphis.
@(11)Texas +9.5 +10.5 (6)Oklahoma. Big game. Replace it in the top 10.
Florida St +26 +27 @(2)Clemson. I never root for Florida St.
@(8)Wisconsin -10 -10.5 Michigan St. That spread is too small even if I wasn't a Spartan-hating Badger fan.
Washington St +3 -1! @(18)Arizona St. Not sure about this one. Thoughts? That's a big change, making it 4 points more difficult for me.
@(24)Texas A&M +17.5 +16.5 (1)Alabama.
Texas Tech +10 +11 @(22)Baylor. Knock it out of the rankings.
Louisville +6.5 @(19)Wake Forest. It will be even sweeter if both teams are unranked when they crush Clemson.
@(17)Iowa +3 +3.5 (10)Penn St. Big game. Knock it out of the top 10. Won't happen if the same Hawkeyes that played Michigan last week show up.
@(5)LSU -13 (7)Florida. 3rd big game. Don Jr sucks.
@(14)Boise St -13 -11.5 Hawaii. The Playoffs are Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Warriors).

4 games between ranked teams, 6 games with single digit spreads - that's better.

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(20)Virginia +2.5 @Miami (FL), Fri 10/11 08:00 PM. Really, 2-3 Miami is favored over 4-1 Virginia?

That was awful, repping the ACC perfectly. (3-3) Miami 17-9. Only Clemson and Wake still ranked.

With OR's drubbing of CO, I'm 1-1, tied for 5th.

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@Temple +6 (23)Memphis.

Wow, at the half or near it:

Temple 23, Memphis 14.
neoplacebo's Tennessee is leading MissSt, not a pool game.
21.5 point favorite (16)Michigan 28, @Illinois 7.
24.5 point underdog South Carolina17, @(3)Georgia 10. :!: :!: :!: 12 of 19 went with Georgia.

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@Temple +6 (23)Memphis.

Wow, at the half or near it:

Temple 23, Memphis 14.
Temple 30, Memphis 28 .
neoplacebo's Tennessee is leading MissSt, not a pool game.
Congrats, 1st FBS win, next up @#1 Bama.
21.5 point favorite (16)Michigan 28, @Illinois 7.
IL scores 25 straight, Michigan misses the spread by 4.5.
24.5 point underdog South Carolina 17, @(3)Georgia 10. :!: :!: :!: 12 of 19 went with Georgia.
South Carolina wins in 2 OT!!! It's a great day whatever else happens.

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@(11)Texas +10.5 (6)Oklahoma. Big game. Replace it in the top 10.

Texas beats the spread by 3.5 late. , though a win woulda been nice.

I'm 4-2, tied for 2nd at 1 from the lead.

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South Carolina knocked off unbeaten Georgia in double overtime for a major SEC upset Saturday, a stunning outcome that will surely dampen the previously unbeaten Bulldogs' College Football Playoff aspirations.

Gamecocks kicker Parker White connected on a 24-yard field goal in the second overtime to secure the 20-17 victory before Rodrigo Blankenship missed his kick on the ensuing possession.

The upset was the first time a top-6 team in the Coaches Poll has lost in 2019, and it's also the first time an SEC team fell to an unranked foe.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 959216002/

Good win for the Gamecocks.

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Maryland football blown out by Purdue, 40-14, on road

The Terps allow the Boilermakers their first Big Ten win of the season.
Maryland (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) allowed Purdue (2-4, 1-2) to convert 24 first downs and go 11-18 on third down. Plummer, who has averaged 182 passing yards in his previous two starts and only had 545 yards on 97 attempts in three games, led the Boilermaker offense to 420 passing yards and three touchdowns in the air.
https://www.testudotimes.com/maryland-t ... ck-plummer

Maryland continues to slump.

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Florida St +27 @(2)Clemson. I never root for Florida St.
Ugh. At least beating crappy Florida St does not make Clemson look any more deserving of the #2 ranking.
@(8)Wisconsin -10.5 Michigan St. That spread is too small even if I wasn't a Spartan-hating Badger fan.
Wow. Go Badgers!
Washington St -1 @(18)Arizona St. Not sure about this one. Thoughts?
Thanks for not helping me avoid poor choices, folks . ASU won with a drive and TD with 0:38 left, arrrggghhh. 14 of 19 got this one correct .
@(24)Texas A&M +16.5 (1)Alabama.
Damn, missed the spread by just 2.5. Another Texas A&M loss does make Clemson look even more mediocre, not a single quality win. . Not only has Clemson not beaten a ranked team, it hasn't beaten a team with a winning record. Its opponents are a combined 16-20.
Texas Tech +11 @(22)Baylor. Knock it out of the rankings.
Good game. I'll take the spread win since I don't care for either team.

3-3 in the late afternoon games. I'm 7-5, tied for 6th, and surprisingly could still take solo 1st if I win the last 6 games.

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Louisville +6.5 @(19)Wake Forest. It will be even sweeter if both teams are unranked when they crush Clemson.

Louisville is up 21-7 in the 1st. 15 picked Wake Forest including the top 5, my biggest oddball pick of the day. Go Cardinals!

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South Carolina knocked off unbeaten Georgia in double overtime for a major SEC upset Saturday, a stunning outcome that will surely dampen the previously unbeaten Bulldogs' College Football Playoff aspirations.

Gamecocks kicker Parker White connected on a 24-yard field goal in the second overtime to secure the 20-17 victory before Rodrigo Blankenship missed his kick on the ensuing possession.

The upset was the first time a top-6 team in the Coaches Poll has lost in 2019, and it's also the first time an SEC team fell to an unranked foe.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 959216002/

Good win for the Gamecocks.

I thought they were going to give it away - 2 or 3 times

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Louisville +6.5 @(19)Wake Forest. It will be even sweeter if both teams are unranked when they crush Clemson.
62-59 Louisville!
@(17)Iowa +3.5 (10)Penn St. Big game. Knock it out of the top 10. Won't happen if the same Hawkeyes that played Michigan last week show up.
Yeah, pretty much the same Hawkeyes. 1st TD in forever with less than 3 min. left, failed on a 2-point try that would have beat the spread by 0.5, grrr.
@(5)LSU -13 (7)Florida. 3rd big game. Don Jr sucks.
Good game, LSU eked out the spread win by 1, becomes the SEC's best hope of beating Bama.
@(14)Boise St -11.5 Hawaii. The Playoffs are Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Warriors).

(9)Notre Dame barely beat unranked USC 30-27, it's vulnerable.

I kinda flopped in the evening, will finish 10-8 or 9-9 depending on Boise St, no money.

Edit: Boise St 59-37. Defense, we don't need no stinkin' defense.
Tie for 7th on the week, 3 from the 13-5 winners. Still in a tie for season 5th, now 5 points out of the lead.

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AP Rankings

1 Alabama (6-0)
2 LSU (6-0) Up from #5, earned.
3 Clemson (6-0) Down from #2, still too high. Clemson has not beaten a ranked team, or even a team with a current winning record. Its opponents are a combined 16-20.
4 Ohio State (6-0)
5 Oklahoma (6-0) Ugh.
6 Wisconsin (6-0) Up from #8. Go Badgers!
7 Penn State (6-0) Double ugh.
8 Notre Dame (5-1) Okay, but may not last. Unranked USC gave it a real scare. @#16 Michigan on Sat, go Wolverines.
9 Florida (6-1) Down from #7. Fuck Don Jr.
10 Georgia (5-1) Down from #3. Sweet, keep falling.
11 Auburn (5-1) Up from #12.
12 Oregon (5-1) Up from #13, I can dream.
13 Utah (5-1)
14 Boise State (6-0) Playoffs baby!
15 Texas (4-2) Oh well.
16 Michigan (5-1)
17 Arizona State (5-1)
18 Baylor (6-0) Ugh, tough stretch coming, though.
19 SMU (6-0) Ugh, could win out.
20 Minnesota (6-0) Cool, tough stretch coming, though.
21 Cincinnati (5-1)
22 Missouri (5-1)
23 Iowa (4-2)
24 Appalachian State (5-0) YES!!! Playoffs baby!
25 Washington (5-2) Nice to see them ranked again.

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Looks like the sec should skip next week

Here are the Week 8 opening lines just posted by Circa Sports:

Kentucky at Georgia (-27)
LSU (-18) at Mississippi State
Florida (-6.5) at South Carolina
Auburn (-16.5) at Arkansas
Missouri (-21.5) at Vanderbilt
Texas A&M (-6) at Ole Miss
Tennessee at Alabama (-35.5)

Nah, who knows what will happen with Florida and SC, which Auburn will show, will there be a landsharknado, or will bammer fans get caught in a traffic jam trying to leave during halftime. There are unanswered answers yet to be answered.

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AP Rankings


3 Clemson (6-0) Down from #2, still too high. Clemson has not beaten a ranked team, or even a team with a current winning record. Its opponents are a combined 16-20.

11 Auburn (5-1) Up from #12.

Clemson is using the ucf technique

Interesting, Auburn usually falls after an off week. I hope the piggies are as bad as they look. We need practice, a lot more practice.

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Looks like the sec should skip next week

Here are the Week 8 opening lines just posted by Circa Sports:

Kentucky at Georgia (-27)
LSU (-18) at Mississippi State
Florida (-6.5) at South Carolina
Auburn (-16.5) at Arkansas
Missouri (-21.5) at Vanderbilt
Texas A&M (-6) at Ole Miss
Tennessee at Alabama (-35.5)

Nah, who knows what will happen with Florida and SC, which Auburn will show, will there be a landsharknado, or will bammer fans get caught in a traffic jam trying to leave during halftime. There are unanswered answers yet to be answered.

Off the top of my head I will root for, with the spread:
Kentucky
LSU
Florida or South Carolina, idk
Arkansas, maybe
Missouri, meh
Ole Miss
Tennessee

Clemson is using the ucf technique

It has no ranked opponents scheduled and there's a pretty good chance that its ACC Championship opponent, assuming it gets there, won't be ranked.

Interesting, Auburn usually falls after an off week. I hope the piggies are as bad as they look. We need practice, a lot more practice.

5-1 Auburn benefited from the 4-2 Texas drop from #11 to #15, even though its losses are to #2 LSU and #6 OK, both by just a TD.

24 Appalachian State (5-0) YES!!! Playoffs baby!

I've volunteered for the parade committee.

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24 Appalachian State (5-0) YES!!! Playoffs baby!

I've volunteered for the parade committee.

I take it you've seen some flying pigs?

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I take it you've seen some flying pigs?

You don't need to win the playoffs or even make it in them in order to throw a Championship Parade, silly. Ask billy.pilgrim .

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I take it you've seen some flying pigs?

You don't need to win the playoffs or even make it in them in order to throw a Championship Parade, silly. Ask billy.pilgrim .

App State has too much class

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@Northwestern +27.5 (4)Ohio St. Fri 10/18 08:30 PM ET. Not sure, thoughts?
(9)Florida Offline @South Carolina.
@Arkansas +18 (11)Auburn.
@Louisville +23 (3)Clemson.
(12)Oregon -2.5 @(25)Washington.
(2)LSU -19 @Mississippi St.
Temple +6.5 @(19)SMU. End the unbeaten streak.
@(24)Appalachian St -17 LA Monroe. BIG parade .
@Oklahoma St -3.5 (18)Baylor. End the unbeaten streak.
(22)Missouri -21.5 @Vanderbilt. Not sure, thoughts?
Kentucky +24.5 @(10)Georgia.
(17)Arizona St +13.5 @(13)Utah.
(16)Michigan +7.5 @(7)Penn St. Biggest game of the weekend. End the unbeaten streak, knock it out of the top 10.
@(1)Alabama Offline Tennessee.
(14)Boise St Offline @BYU. BIG BIG parade.

Texas A&M (-6) at Ole Miss

Neither ranked - Texas A&M (3-3) got 3 whole votes - so not part of our pool. Go Ole Miss (3-4), make Clemson look even worse.

3 games between ranked teams, just 4 single digit spreads.