College football

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Danny Kanell tweeted a message to Florida State fans suggesting they shouldn’t be upset with the game…because Clemson did the same thing to Alabama.

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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.

Were Offline on Monday, go:

(9)Florida -5.5 @South Carolina. Tough one for me. Thoughts?
(14)Boise St (6-0) -6.5 @BYU. Easy pick, BYU is only 2-4.

Now 6 single digit spreads, better.

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This past summer, during the talking season, the question was asked, “What possibly could Dabo Swinney use to motivate his football team this year?”

Clemson is the defending national champions. It’s coming off a 28-point win over Alabama in the national championship game and it returned eight starters from an offense that scored 37 points on Nick Saban’s proudful defense.

Skalski is under the impression the national media does not like Clemson because they keep winning and they keep beating powerhouse teams like Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Notre Dame in the process.

“I don’t think anyone wants to see Little Ole Clemson dominating like we have,” Skalski said. “We just have to keep doing us and just keep believing and working, and everything will play out like it should.”
https://theclemsoninsider.com/2019/10/0 ... lJ3GojlIuU

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Final spreads.

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@Northwestern +27.5 +28 (4)Ohio St. Fri 10/18 08:30 PM ET. Not sure, thoughts?
(9)Florida -5.5 -6 @South Carolina. Tough one for me. Thoughts?
@Arkansas +18 +19 (11)Auburn.
@Louisville +23 +24 (3)Clemson.
(12)Oregon -2.5 @(25)Washington.
(2)LSU -19 -18 @Mississippi St.
Temple +6.5 +7.5 @(19)SMU. End the unbeaten streak.
@(24)Appalachian St -17 -15 LA Monroe. BIG parade . Nice shift for my betting on.
@Oklahoma St -3.5 (18)Baylor. End the unbeaten streak.
(22)Missouri -21.5 -21 @Vanderbilt. Not sure, thoughts?
Kentucky +24.5 +25 @(10)Georgia.
(17)Arizona St +13.5 @(13)Utah.
(16)Michigan +7.5 +9 @(7)Penn St. Biggest game of the weekend. End the unbeaten streak, knock it out of the top 10. Nice shift for my betting on.
@(1)Alabama Offline Tennessee.
(14)Boise St (6-0) -6.5 @BYU. Easy pick, BYU is only 2-4. 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
6 single digit spreads

Other than the Florida - South Carolina half point, every single spread change was in a favorable direction for my bet .

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Vegas spreads.

Final spreads.

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@Northwestern +27.5 +28 (4)Ohio St. Fri 10/18 08:30 PM ET. Not sure, thoughts?
(9)Florida -6 @South Carolina. Tough one for me. Thoughts?
Having again gotten no help from y'all , I'm going with the half point Vegas wiggle in favor of GA-killer South Carolina. So:
@South Carolina +6 (9)Florida.
@Arkansas +19 (11)Auburn.
Half point Vegas wiggle in favor of Auburn. Since Auburn will win, anyhow:
(11)Auburn -19 @Arkansas.
@Louisville +23 +24 (3)Clemson.
(12)Oregon -2.5 @(25)Washington.
(2)LSU -19 -18 @Mississippi St.
Temple +6.5 +7.5 @(19)SMU. End the unbeaten streak.
@(24)Appalachian St -17 -15 LA Monroe. BIG parade . Nice shift for my betting on.
@Oklahoma St -3.5 (18)Baylor. End the unbeaten streak.
(22)Missouri -21.5 -21 @Vanderbilt. Not sure, thoughts?
Kentucky +24.5 +25 @(10)Georgia.
(17)Arizona St +13.5 @(13)Utah.
(16)Michigan +7.5 +9 @(7)Penn St. Biggest game of the weekend. End the unbeaten streak, knock it out of the top 10. Nice shift for my betting on.
@(1)Alabama Offline Tennessee.
(14)Boise St (6-0) -6.5 @BYU. Easy pick, BYU is only 2-4. 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.
Not a bet for us, but Vegas has Texas A&M favored by 6.5.

3 games between ranked teams
6 single digit spreads

Other than the Florida - South Carolina half point, every single spread change was in a favorable direction for my bet .

@(1)Alabama vs neoplacebo's Tennessee is Offline for us, but Vegas has Alabama as the 34.5 point favorite.
Edit: One of our players actually picked Tennessee straight up. Likely just a brain fart, but major teasing is coming.

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UNC's Mack Brown says critiques of Clemson are 'weird'

"It's amazing looking at Dabo, at Texas we were winning a lot like he was. When you get there, fans and the media are not fair. The expectation is that they blow everyone out," Brown mused at his press conference Monday. "You go back to a couple years ago and they barely beat Syracuse...and they go and win the national championship. We think they hung in there and there was a comeback. Now we're saying they stink. They don't stink. They've got the best players in the country and probably the best team in the country."

Brown wonders why his team doesn't get more credit for keeping it close than Clemson is criticized for the effort.

"The fact that we played them good, everybody's mad at them instead of being happy for us," Brown said. "It's weird how people look at it. The key is to win. You're not going to blow everyone out every week."

"The expectations on Trevor Lawrence -- all those people criticizing him would darn sure take him," Brown said. "I can tell you that. If he went out right now, he would be a No. 1 draft pick. We can say what we want but that ole boy is really good. I stood out there and watched him pregame at 6-6, and what, 230 or whatever he is and runs 4.4 or 4.5 and has never lost a game in his life and we're sitting here criticizing him. Oh my gosh."

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@Northwestern +28 (4)Ohio St. Fri 10/18 08:30 PM ET. Not sure, thoughts?

Crap, Ohio St 31-3 at the half. Thanks for the help .

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Brown wonders why his team doesn't get more credit for keeping it close than Clemson is criticized for the effort.

Because UNC football.

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Ah, good times.

Clemson looks beatable

Go Heels

Nice sentiment, but I warn you, they'll break your heart. Because that's what they do.

So close (21-20).

If Clemson stays #1 it's BS. It should drop below all undefeated top 10 teams.

Shoulda gone for the tie.

I supported going for 2. An analyst said, paraphrased: "More time gives the Clemson talent advantage more time to shine."

I hope your heart ain't broken, O Really, that was amazing.

Because UNC football.

https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/teams/n- ... eason=2019

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I starting to feel sorry for the piggies and there are still 11 minutes left in the 1st quarter

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Shoulda gone for the tie.

I supported going for 2. An analyst said, paraphrased: "More time gives the Clemson talent advantage more time to shine."


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The analyst apparently didn't understand how overtime works in college ball, nor that the 'Heels had already kept the "Clemson talent advantage" at bay for four quarters. So they go to overtime - what's the worst that could happen? UNC gets the ball, doesn't score; Clemson gets the ball, scores and the game's over. UNC loses by 6 in OT. How is that worse than losing by one on a failed 2-point try?

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The analyst apparently didn't understand how overtime works in college ball,

Huh?

nor that the 'Heels had already kept the "Clemson talent advantage" at bay for four quarters.

The theory is that a longer game = less "at bay", idk.

So they go to overtime - what's the worst that could happen? UNC gets the ball, doesn't score; Clemson gets the ball, scores and the game's over. UNC loses by 6 in OT. How is that worse than losing by one on a failed 2-point try?

It's worse than winning by one on a successful 2-point try.

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I starting to feel sorry for the piggies and there are still 11 minutes left in the 1st quarter

Auburn-Ark highlights (lowlights?) announcer during FL-SC game, with hilarious video: "Worst fake punt attempt in the history of fake punt attempts".

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It's worse than winning by one on a successful 2-point try.

C'mon, this is UNC we're talking about here.

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C'mon, this is UNC we're talking about here.

True, but Clemson - victor over no one with a winning record - was sucking/triumphing equally in that game.

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I starting to feel sorry for the piggies and there are still 11 minutes left in the 1st quarter

Auburn-Ark highlights (lowlights?) announcer during FL-SC game, with hilarious video: "Worst fake punt attempt in the history of fake punt attempts".

It was bewildering to watch live.

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C'mon, this is UNC we're talking about here.

True, but Clemson - victor over no one with a winning record - was sucking/triumphing equally in that game.

Just because the UNC basketball team can come back from 8 down with 17 seconds against Dook doesn't mean the football team can't pull defeat from the jaws of victory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO445W4mtZI

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Doom news for us up here in TN....tonight Tennessee plays Alabama, in Alabama. I've already started drinking in order to avoid all the pain once it begins deluging down on me.

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Doom news for us up here in TN....tonight Tennessee plays Alabama, in Alabama. I've already started drinking in order to avoid all the pain once it begins deluging down on me.

I sure miss playing Tennessee every year - always a good game.

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Doom news for us up here in TN....tonight Tennessee plays Alabama, in Alabama. I've already started drinking in order to avoid all the pain once it begins deluging down on me.

I sure miss playing Tennessee every year - always a good game.

@(1)Alabama vs neoplacebo's Tennessee is Offline for us, but Vegas has Alabama as the 34.5 point favorite.
Edit: One of our players actually picked Tennessee straight up. Likely just a brain fart, but major teasing is coming.