Did you know 84% of all percentages are made up?
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College Football Magazines Are Out
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Did you know 84% of all percentages are made up?
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I guess you are not a big fan of numbers being used as a way to express opinions.
5 out of 6 posts on Allbuffs have arbitrary word use. Just sayin'.
I'm thinking a full blown statistical study needs to be established. Getting to the bottom of this is of the utmost importance...that and beating Hawaii.
BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
Yep, that was their nickname. And that was one bad-azz defense. By the 3rd quarter of that f-bowl, the U receivers refused to raise their arms for any pass above the head -- they'd been pounded into submission. The QB would take 3 or 4 steps back and just chuck and duck, if he didn't already get sacked. Frickin' hilarious.
Unleash Hell
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God damn, Athlons sucks. I got one yesterday and felt like I wasted my money. I should just get phil Steele every year only.
Mick Ronson
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to me, you could argue that means mediocrity just as easily. Kansas won a BCS bowl in the last 5 years....but, ever since we've moved to the Pac a 6 win KU team sucks but a 6 win Oregon State or U of A team is salty. i think sometimes we are letting our new perspective color our judgment.
i would prefer the qualifier "competitive balance" than simply "more competitive" as in better top to bottom. the latter remains to be seen, imo. 10 of the 12 Big XII schools played in the non BCS Big XII #2 bowl spot (old Holiday seed) or better since 96. kind hard to go back to 1990 against the XII since it wasn't even formed until 96.
I glanced at the magazines in the store the other day and was shocked to see that Athlon's I think it was had Notre Dame ranked 6th. :wtf:
Athlon's and Lindy's are both always the first ones out, but they always suck balls. Sporting News is also out, and they're a little better. But I'll wait for Phil Steele..
It was fun looking at the newsstand and seeing all the magazines said "Pac-12 preview", though... :woot:
I don't think I'm buying the magazines this year. All the info I want is easily available online and the magazine info is often dated or not a great snapshot of the teams (knowing how off the CU reviews always seem to be, how can I trust the other ones?).
Always a chance I might break down because it would be the first time in over 20 years I haven't bought them all. Doubt it, though.
P.S. Please do not move my post to a new "All-In-One Pre-Season Football Mags Suck" Island thread.
Always a chance I might break down because it would be the first time in over 20 years I haven't bought them all. Doubt it, though.
P.S. Please do not move my post to a new "All-In-One Pre-Season Football Mags Suck" Island thread.
I always buy Steele's but use it more as a reference guide throughout the season.
WTF is right.... What kind of magazine doesn't put ND number 1 preseason. ND always has the top recruiting class and preaseason ranking... always.
I wonder who Beano Cook will pick to win the title this year? Hmmm, Ill go out on a limb and say Penn St.:lol: Seems like that is the only damn team he ever picks.
JimmyBuff
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:lol: ucla has a better roster than us.
Unleash Hell
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So, I'm sure Kansas state and Georgia had a better roster than us too. UCLA has a ****** coach. UCLA is a bad team. Please don't argue that UCLA is significantly better than us, that itself is laughable. Talent yes, as a team, no they are not. The only problem we have with UCLA this year is it's a road game. If it were in Boulder, we would win no problem.
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That doesn't sound right. I always heard that 74% of all statistics were made up on the spot.
somebody
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Pretty tough claim since we've never seen our team in action against another school. Same argument for whoever thought Arizona was in much worse shape due to new OL - our entire offense is new, at least their backups have been in the system. We have an uphill battle...
Mick Ronson
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it's also kind of hard to assume a win over UCLA based on ****** coaching since our current HC has coached exactly zero games at CU. i like where it sounds we are headed, but until it happens there is no way to know.
For the same reasons, people shouldn't be assuming losses.
Unleash Hell
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I'm not assuming a win, it's gonna be tough regardless solely because the roadie and our recent struggles on the road. I'm just saying that UCLA is not a very good team and it's silly to automatically think UCLA is a lot better than us. UCLA won 4 games last year, we won 5.
Colorado, Washington state and UCLA are the bottom dwellers right now.
Do you know what I think is sillier than saying UCLA is better than Colorado? That Ohio state is a top 25 program.
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somebody
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Well it is a big question mark, which makes me pessimistic in the short term, but largely assumed due to not matching up in overall talent, thanks to he-who-shall-not-be-named.
Unleash Hell
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This I agree with 110%
Our defense worries me, especially the secondary. Pac-12 offenses could have fun with us. We have some talent on offense and if they can grasp the new pro style offense quickly, we should be a lot better on this side of the ball. Heres hoping with Hansen named the starter already the team can really gel around him and he has a full summer of knowing he's the guy.
But yes, we are gonna have to score a lot more than last year to get close to bowl eligible. I do think this team will be a lot more disciplined this year and that will hopefully help as well.
A lot of question marks, will be an interesting season thats for sure.
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somebody
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So ifs on offense and a questionable defense. Yep, that's why I predicted 4-5 wins. It would be awesome to really surprise this season, but my expectations are low: I just hope to see fewer mistakes, some passion, and improvement week to week (and win the games we should win).
Unleash Hell
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I see 4-6 wins, which could still put us ahead of UCLA. I dont know why people are thinking I'm thinking we're gonna be great or something. I just said UCLA is not very good, I also said UCLA could very easily be a loss for us as its a road game.
On a side note, I do think we will upset somebody this year and we win a road game.
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The other wild card is special teams. Just an improvement to mediocrity would make a major difference in tight games.
As far as defense goes, I am just hoping we play "bend but not break." We are going to have issues with the speed of most teams, so limiting big plays is going to be huge.
The Guest
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Special Teams are your El Guapo, BB--hell, they're the El Guapo for any CU Fan. Dear Christ, I hope we're improved across the board on special teams.
I dont think we have a choice but to consistently score in the 30's to win games this year. That is unless our defense really surprises.
The Guest
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Historically, the unit on our team that we've been most concerned about has impressed, and those areas in which we've felt most confident have significantly underdelivered. I'm tired of even trying to imagine what one of our teams will look like until they hit the field.