I think this year my interest skews toward the mid-resource P5s which are running great operations versus watching the rent-a-team money train programs.
In other words, I'm more interested in WVU-Pitt than I am Miami-aTm.
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2022 Offseason Thread
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In other words, I'm more interested in WVU-Pitt than I am Miami-aTm.
I totally respect that.
For myself, I was thinking "What other team that may modestly relevant could I see myself rooting for if not the Buffs?" I did come to a conclusion based on the following:
1) Accepted but did not attend
2) CU has played at least one epic game against them
3) My parents moved to that area for a bit
4) I did a campus visit as a part of their move
5) I saw them multiple times in person growing up as a part of my dad's efforts to acquaint me to spectator sports
6) My now ex-brother in law was a grad and huge fan, so I watched a number of games with him
The answer is Michigan. I know some will hate that, but I really don't give a ****. They are right outside the inner bubble, so I don't feel like I'm bandwagoning, and I've got enough ties to make it modestly personally meaningful. For comparison, I knew a guy who went to Kent State and was a huge Buckeyes fan and then rooted for the Cowboys because his estranged father rooted for them. Yeah, whatever.
Plus, Coach Khaki is always good for a few laughs each year.
I'm looking forward to it!
@Mods please change name to leftyarkybamabuffinthatorder
WPS.
I wish Iowa played more interesting football. They'd be an easy choice as a second team to follow.
It's always interesting to watch them beat up Nebraska.
Things must be good for Arky fans with not only their football team doing good of late but the addition of OU & UT would add more rivalry games. UT is based on history and based on the last bowl game Arky & OU played, I can imagine that developing into a new border state rivalry. Wouldn't that be in addition to the Missouri & LSU ones and others if I'm overlooking those?
I'm curious how the SEC is going to do scheduling once OU & UT join the conference. I'm also intrigued by Florida with Richardson at QB under Napier.
Most of the Arky fans I know don't think too much about the Mizzou game. It was an add-on rivalry game like CU-Utah. But you are right, most are pretty excited about getting a crack at the shorthorns in conference, Okie too. The LSU game is always a big one.
BuffLuke80
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Arky and Texas used to be a big game years back.
Yep. Back in the old SWC, UT was a huge game.
Oh, I'll definite hate watch NU any time I can. That has made for an entertaining past few years.
-Yes it is - only school to finish in Top 25 of all three major men’s sports (and only team to make Elite 8 and Final 8 for baseball)
-Their AD, Yurichek just won AD of the year.
-Softball made it to the WCWS and lost to none other than Texas
- Fayetteville was named 4th best city to live in in the US
- Their facilities are otherworldly (just checked them out first hand at my daughters orientation)
- and watching their recruiting for FB, Basketball, and Baseball is insane.
According to long time Arky fans
- A&M (there’s a trophy for that game dating back to the SWC
- Tennessee
- and to a lesser extent - Ole Miss…I think stemming from baseball
- also what I’m gathering is EEEEVERYONE in the SEC hates Auburn as well as Tennessee
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So Kelli got us into the Big 10?
Nope. Blind-sighted by today. We are ****ed. Enjoy.
SINKRATZ
PhD in Analogy
But we’re still going to win a national championship, right? I mean that’s what they said, so I guess now is time to drop the huge news, right?
Did she mean the G5 or FCS championship?
That would seem counterintuitive to her statement that CU is going to be winning championships (if going to the BIG is what she meant…unless is BIG ski championships).
Honestly, I’m dumbfounded by what her and Jeremy’s statements were supposed to mean. Also, do they read this board?
DII
From a coaches perspective, that's fair.
CU has few compromises on admissions standards for football players, expects them to go to class, does not have "athlete path" degrees, and expects the football program to accommodate class schedules instead of restricting what major a player can choose.
This isn't about academic ranks. Coaches are saying that these competitive disadvantages make it so hard to achieve or sustain any success at CU that it's a career killer job.
SerenityBuff
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I'm going with Michigan, too. No connection whatsoever. Just hate OSU and MSU. Plus cool stadium, fight song, and helmets. Go Blue!
They were my Big Ten team growing up and I hate Ohio State.
If I’m going with B1G - it’d be a) Wisc, there’s nothing I really hate about them and 2) Penn State, wife is from PA, best unis in all of college football, and I feel like they’re past the Paterno deal (as much as we like to **** on them for it)
I can get behind Wisconsin & Iowa…they do a good job of corn creaming.
SeanMSan
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I loved the fab five team growing up, and I had a buddy that played DB from 99-02 or 03? Those are my ties to Michigan…sadly I think I threw out/donated all of the Michigan gear that I had from the mid-90’s, including a Nike authentic Chris Webber jersey…