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| Giddy in Morgantown [message #1097459] |
Wed, 19 July 2006 23:05 |
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MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
NCAA Division 1A National Championship in a preseason poll of media
representatives who cover the league teams on a regular basis.
Residents of Morgantown and nearby West Virginia communities are giddy
over the possibility of a national title and undefeated season.
In anticipation of the coming season, Danith Grisby, owner for the
Morgantown Furniture Outlet ("There's so much MORE in Morgantown") is
quadrupiling orders for varieties of sofas and "sofa-like" furniture to
aid in the celebration.
"We got sofas, loveseats, sleepers, sectionals.... 'specialy light
ones with lots o' stuffin' for easy ignition", promised Mr. Grisby.
Morgantown's SofAmericA Factory Outlet president (and cousin and sister
of Mr. Grisby) Taralmenia Davenport, noted that factories are working
overtime to get ready.
"They's been pullin from warehouses all over, even outa state". Noted
Ms. Davenport. "Heck! all them folks in Picksburgh will havta do
without der new cahches this yer!".
Jake Hichtmore, president of the WVU Alumni Association was so
overjoyed by the prospects of this year's Mountaneer football team that
he stopped Ms. Davenport to cheer her on in her efforts.
Said Mr. Hitchmore: "Ah seen er. Ah nowed I nowed er. So I rolled
dahn me wider and wove!"
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1097470 ] |
Wed, 19 July 2006 23:19 |
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Jaybyrd wrote:
> MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
> EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
> NCAA Division 1A National Championship in a preseason poll of media
ummm...riiiiight........WVU isn't a contendor to win anything but the
big east. And I still think they go into louisville and lose.
> representatives who cover the league teams on a regular basis.
> Residents of Morgantown and nearby West Virginia communities are giddy
> over the possibility of a national title and undefeated season.
>
> In anticipation of the coming season, Danith Grisby, owner for the
> Morgantown Furniture Outlet ("There's so much MORE in Morgantown") is
> quadrupiling orders for varieties of sofas and "sofa-like" furniture to
> aid in the celebration.
>
> "We got sofas, loveseats, sleepers, sectionals.... 'specialy light
> ones with lots o' stuffin' for easy ignition", promised Mr. Grisby.
>
> Morgantown's SofAmericA Factory Outlet president (and cousin and sister
> of Mr. Grisby) Taralmenia Davenport, noted that factories are working
> overtime to get ready.
>
> "They's been pullin from warehouses all over, even outa state". Noted
> Ms. Davenport. "Heck! all them folks in Picksburgh will havta do
> without der new cahches this yer!".
>
> Jake Hichtmore, president of the WVU Alumni Association was so
> overjoyed by the prospects of this year's Mountaneer football team that
> he stopped Ms. Davenport to cheer her on in her efforts.
>
> Said Mr. Hitchmore: "Ah seen er. Ah nowed I nowed er. So I rolled
> dahn me wider and wove!"
>
> .
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1097477 ] |
Wed, 19 July 2006 23:26 |
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Jaybyrd wrote:
> MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
> EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
> NCAA Division 1A National Championship in a preseason poll of media
> representatives who cover the league teams on a regular basis.
> Residents of Morgantown and nearby West Virginia communities are giddy
> over the possibility of a national title and undefeated season.
Then they remember they live in Morgantown and are depressed again.
Doug
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1097514 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 01:47 |
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Jaybyrd wrote:
> MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
> EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
> NCAA Division 1A National Championship
there is no ncaa division ia national championship.
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"when i visited Aden before collectivization,
all the markets were full of fish product. After
collectivization, the fish immediately disappeared."
- Aleksandr Vassiliev, Soviet KGB official
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1097564 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 03:03 |
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Emperor Wonko the Magnificent wrote:
> Then they remember they live in Morgantown and are depressed again.
>
> Doug
Not if they're selling their house.
Funny thing about Morgantown...the cost of living to move there is
unbelievable. To get the same type of house that I bought in WNY,
which has better schools, community programs, public services and
quality of life, in Morgantown would cost me at least $100k more. We
tried to relocate back for family reasons, but the job opportunities
and housing costs just were not justifiable.
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1097594 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 04:48 |
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Emperor Wonko the Magnificent wrote:
> Jaybyrd wrote:
> > MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
> > EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
> > NCAA Division 1A National Championship in a preseason poll of media
> > representatives who cover the league teams on a regular basis.
> > Residents of Morgantown and nearby West Virginia communities are giddy
> > over the possibility of a national title and undefeated season.
>
> Then they remember they live in Morgantown and are depressed again.
YMMV, but I like Morgantown. From time to time other people say it's
ok.
2006: "5th Best Place for Business and Careers (Metros less than
150,000 population)" by Forbes Magazine
2006: "29th Smartest Place to Live in US by Kiplinger's Personal
Finance Magazine
2006: "12th Hottest Small City: Boomtown (Metros less than 150,000
population)" by Inc. Magazine
2004: "3rd Best Small Town In America" by Men's Journal
2000: "Morgantown Selected #1 Dreamtown in Country" by
BizJournals.com
1999: "Best Small City In The East"
and "3rd Best In America" by Guide to Life in America's Small Cities
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1097623 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 12:39 |
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Henry Ware wrote:
> Emperor Wonko the Magnificent wrote:
> > Jaybyrd wrote:
> > > MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
> > > EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
> > > NCAA Division 1A National Championship in a preseason poll of media
> > > representatives who cover the league teams on a regular basis.
> > > Residents of Morgantown and nearby West Virginia communities are giddy
> > > over the possibility of a national title and undefeated season.
> >
> > Then they remember they live in Morgantown and are depressed again.
>
> YMMV, but I like Morgantown. From time to time other people say it's
> ok.
>
> 2006: "5th Best Place for Business and Careers (Metros less than
> 150,000 population)" by Forbes Magazine
>
> 2006: "29th Smartest Place to Live in US by Kiplinger's Personal
> Finance Magazine
>
> 2006: "12th Hottest Small City: Boomtown (Metros less than 150,000
> population)" by Inc. Magazine
>
> 2004: "3rd Best Small Town In America" by Men's Journal
>
> 2000: "Morgantown Selected #1 Dreamtown in Country" by
> BizJournals.com
>
> 1999: "Best Small City In The East"
> and "3rd Best In America" by Guide to Life in America's Small Cities
the higher ratings are related to the fact that it's only an hour away
from Pittsburgh.
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1097656 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 15:49 |
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tom_sawyer70 [at] yahoo.com wrote:
> Emperor Wonko the Magnificent wrote:
> > Then they remember they live in Morgantown and are depressed again.
> >
> > Doug
>
> Not if they're selling their house.
>
> Funny thing about Morgantown...the cost of living to move there is
> unbelievable. To get the same type of house that I bought in WNY,
> which has better schools, community programs, public services and
> quality of life, in Morgantown would cost me at least $100k more. We
> tried to relocate back for family reasons, but the job opportunities
> and housing costs just were not justifiable.
Typical college town. Generally higher costs of living than similar
sized towns from similar locations.
Jon
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1097659 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 15:56 |
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stephenj wrote:
> Jaybyrd wrote:
> > MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
> > EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
> > NCAA Division 1A National Championship
>
> there is no ncaa division ia national championship.
>
Oh great, next you'll be claiming there is no Morgantown Furniture
Outlet.
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1097730 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 18:48 |
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xyzzy wrote:
> stephenj wrote:
>
>>Jaybyrd wrote:
>>
>>>MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
>>>EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
>>>NCAA Division 1A National Championship
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>>there is no ncaa division ia national championship.
>>
>
>
> Oh great, next you'll be claiming there is no Morgantown Furniture
> Outlet.
ok, so i bashed kennedy for being a nit and then i was a nit myself.
does WVU play any decent (i.e., non-Big East) opponents this year?
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and above all, to enlist disciplined belief. In the latter,
his success exceeded any man since Mohammed.
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1097741 ] |
Thu, 20 July 2006 19:12 |
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Henry Ware wrote:
> YMMV, but I like Morgantown. From time to time other people say it's
> ok.
>
> 2006: "5th Best Place for Business and Careers (Metros less than
> 150,000 population)" by Forbes Magazine
>
> 2006: "29th Smartest Place to Live in US by Kiplinger's Personal
> Finance Magazine
>
> 2006: "12th Hottest Small City: Boomtown (Metros less than 150,000
> population)" by Inc. Magazine
>
> 2004: "3rd Best Small Town In America" by Men's Journal
>
> 2000: "Morgantown Selected #1 Dreamtown in Country" by
> BizJournals.com
>
> 1999: "Best Small City In The East"
> and "3rd Best In America" by Guide to Life in America's Small Cities
Having lived there for almost 20 years (until 1995), I have always been
amazed at these "awards." I enjoyed my time there and I go back to
visit friends each year, but I cannot see a compelling reason to move
my family there, even if I took housing out of the equation.
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1098548 ] |
Sun, 23 July 2006 04:04 |
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Quiet, "Emperor Wonko the Magnificent" <doug [at] sorensensdomain.net> -- I'm
transmitting rage.
> Jaybyrd wrote:
>> MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
>> EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
>> NCAA Division 1A National Championship in a preseason poll of media
>> representatives who cover the league teams on a regular basis.
>> Residents of Morgantown and nearby West Virginia communities are giddy
>> over the possibility of a national title and undefeated season.
>
> Then they remember they live in Morgantown and are depressed again.
>
> Doug
>
>
Hah. Except for a few schools in big cities (LA, Austin, Miami, Seattle)
who isn't going to school somewhere that the school is the biggest thing
going (Lincoln, Athens, Ann Arbor, bumfuck Alabama)?
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1098551 ] |
Sun, 23 July 2006 04:08 |
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Quiet, stephenj <sjek [at] cox.net> -- I'm transmitting rage.
> xyzzy wrote:
>> stephenj wrote:
>>
>>>Jaybyrd wrote:
>>>
>>>>MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
>>>>EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
>>>>NCAA Division 1A National Championship
>>>
>>>there is no ncaa division ia national championship.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Oh great, next you'll be claiming there is no Morgantown Furniture
>> Outlet.
>
> ok, so i bashed kennedy for being a nit and then i was a nit myself.
>
> does WVU play any decent (i.e., non-Big East) opponents this year?
>
>
Not yet. We pick up Missippi State, but that's it for this year and next.
After that we add Auburn for a home-n-home, then Michigan State and FSU.
It's taking a while to fill those sudden holes left by the departure of a
couple of 2nd-tier ACC schools.
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1098573 ] |
Sun, 23 July 2006 05:37 |
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James Schrumpf wrote:
> Quiet, stephenj <sjek [at] cox.net> -- I'm transmitting rage.
>
>
>>xyzzy wrote:
>>
>>>stephenj wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Jaybyrd wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
>>>>>EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
>>>>>NCAA Division 1A National Championship
>>>>
>>>>there is no ncaa division ia national championship.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Oh great, next you'll be claiming there is no Morgantown Furniture
>>>Outlet.
>>
>>ok, so i bashed kennedy for being a nit and then i was a nit myself.
>>
>>does WVU play any decent (i.e., non-Big East) opponents this year?
>>
>>
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>
> Not yet.
it would be sad if WVU gets auto-slotted one of the two BCS-title game
slots due to cupcake schedule.
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with the provision of incentives for efficient labor and the encouragement
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1098612 ] |
Sun, 23 July 2006 16:12 |
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stephenj wrote:
> it would be sad if WVU gets auto-slotted one of the two BCS-title game
> slots due to cupcake schedule.
>
Why would that be sad? That is what the schools and BCS want by
design.
But yes, from a fans' perspective, the schedule does suck. There were
some circumstances out of our control and the future holds better
matchups. Fortunately, we have some recent history that shows that we
can compete on a BCS-bowl level and a lot of returning kids with that
experience.
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1098614 ] |
Sun, 23 July 2006 16:27 |
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Quiet, "tom_sawyer70 [at] yahoo.com" <tom_sawyer70 [at] yahoo.com> -- I'm
transmitting rage.
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> stephenj wrote:
>
>> it would be sad if WVU gets auto-slotted one of the two BCS-title game
>> slots due to cupcake schedule.
>>
>
> Why would that be sad? That is what the schools and BCS want by
> design.
>
> But yes, from a fans' perspective, the schedule does suck. There were
> some circumstances out of our control and the future holds better
> matchups. Fortunately, we have some recent history that shows that we
> can compete on a BCS-bowl level and a lot of returning kids with that
> experience.
>
>
This line of argument is stupid to begin with. For years the Big 10 and
Big 8 were Big 2s and little 8s and 6s -- yet the winners of those
conferences proved that they could play with anyone, anywhere, and so there
was no argument that they belonged in their bowl games.
If WVU had gone into the Sugar Bowl and pulled a 2005 Pitt Fiesta Bowl
debacle, the argument might hold a bit of water; but since events proved
otherwise, those who continue to parrot it are either casting bate upon the
waters or know nothing about college football.
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1098619 ] |
Sun, 23 July 2006 16:48 |
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tom_sawyer70 [at] yahoo.com wrote:
> stephenj wrote:
>
>
>>it would be sad if WVU gets auto-slotted one of the two BCS-title game
>>slots due to cupcake schedule.
>>
>
>
> Why would that be sad? That is what the schools and BCS want by
> design.
the BCS is designed to let one team cake-walk it's way to an 11-0 record
and #1/#2 rank by playing patsies while other top teams knock each other
off? no...
--
"when i visited Aden before collectivization,
all the markets were full of fish product. After
collectivization, the fish immediately disappeared."
- Aleksandr Vassiliev, Soviet KGB official
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1098621 ] |
Sun, 23 July 2006 16:51 |
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James Schrumpf wrote:
> Quiet, "tom_sawyer70 [at] yahoo.com" <tom_sawyer70 [at] yahoo.com> -- I'm
> If WVU had gone into the Sugar Bowl and pulled a 2005 Pitt Fiesta Bowl
> debacle, the argument might hold a bit of water;
it's astonishing how much WVU and Big East fans have tried to hang on a
eek-it-out 38-35 win over a UGA team that probably took you as lightly
as a team possibly can, thus accounting for the 28-3 lead.
nice win, but says nothing about WVU's general competitiveness vs. top
teams, and surely doesn't merit a 11-0 WVU team that played total patsy
schedule gaining the benefit of the doubt over other top teams that go
say 11-1 or even 10-2 against much tougher schedules.
--
"when i visited Aden before collectivization,
all the markets were full of fish product. After
collectivization, the fish immediately disappeared."
- Aleksandr Vassiliev, Soviet KGB official
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1098624 ] |
Sun, 23 July 2006 16:55 |
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James Schrumpf wrote:
> Quiet, "Emperor Wonko the Magnificent" <doug [at] sorensensdomain.net> -- I'm
> transmitting rage.
>
>> Jaybyrd wrote:
>>> MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
>>> EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
>>> NCAA Division 1A National Championship in a preseason poll of media
>>> representatives who cover the league teams on a regular basis.
>>> Residents of Morgantown and nearby West Virginia communities are giddy
>>> over the possibility of a national title and undefeated season.
>> Then they remember they live in Morgantown and are depressed again.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>>
>
> Hah. Except for a few schools in big cities (LA, Austin, Miami, Seattle)
> who isn't going to school somewhere that the school is the biggest thing
> going (Lincoln, Athens, Ann Arbor, bumfuck Alabama)?
The non-college parts of those areas are a lot nicer than Morgantown.
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Mike Dahmus
http://mdahmus.monkeysystems.com/blog/
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1098625 ] |
Sun, 23 July 2006 16:55 |
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Quiet, stephenj <sjek [at] cox.net> -- I'm transmitting rage.
> tom_sawyer70 [at] yahoo.com wrote:
>> stephenj wrote:
>>
>>
>>>it would be sad if WVU gets auto-slotted one of the two BCS-title game
>>>slots due to cupcake schedule.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Why would that be sad? That is what the schools and BCS want by
>> design.
>
> the BCS is designed to let one team cake-walk it's way to an 11-0 record
> and #1/#2 rank by playing patsies while other top teams knock each other
> off? no...
>
>
>
WVU and Louisville are both in the preseason top 10. While I despise
preseason polls, and am on record for saying that no polls should come out
until after the third week, if one of them finishes 11-0 out of that
matchup, they deserve a shot just as much as the champ from any other BCS
conference.
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1098639 ] |
Sun, 23 July 2006 17:41 |
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Quiet, stephenj <sjek [at] cox.net> -- I'm transmitting rage.
> James Schrumpf wrote:
>> Quiet, "tom_sawyer70 [at] yahoo.com" <tom_sawyer70 [at] yahoo.com> -- I'm
>
>> If WVU had gone into the Sugar Bowl and pulled a 2005 Pitt Fiesta Bowl
>> debacle, the argument might hold a bit of water;
>
> it's astonishing how much WVU and Big East fans have tried to hang on a
> eek-it-out 38-35 win over a UGA team that probably took you as lightly
> as a team possibly can, thus accounting for the 28-3 lead.
>
> nice win, but says nothing about WVU's general competitiveness vs. top
> teams, and surely doesn't merit a 11-0 WVU team that played total patsy
> schedule gaining the benefit of the doubt over other top teams that go
> say 11-1 or even 10-2 against much tougher schedules.
>
>
>
A win is a win is a win. Georgia stopped "taking WVU lightly" about two
minutes into the second quarter, if you were paying attention.
Michigan lost about 7 out of 10 Rose Bowls under Bo, yet no one ever
clamored for UM to not be allowed to represent the Big 10 any more.
Texas had to "eke" out a win over USC to win the MNC; does that mean
anything? Of course not.
The funny thing about this discussion is that WVU fans aren't trumpeting
their team as the Next Big Thing as much as haters are denouncing them as
No Big Thing.
If anything, it's the sportswriting media that are singing the praises of
RichRod and his team; the team itself and the fans are holding their
breath, hoping things go well, and wating to "take them one game at a
time."
Some also seem to ignore that the BCS has their own ranking system that
decides who gets to play in The Big Game. Even if the 'Eers go 11-0,
that schedule may well make the difference in the BCS rankings and keep
them out of the big dance. If that happens, you won't hear me
complaining about it: I'll be too busy enjoying a perfect season and
looking forward to another Sugar Bowl, or Rose, or whichever other BCS
bowl they'd end up in.
Ask the Penn Staters how many undefeated seasons they had as Eastern
Independents that didn't get them into the #1 slot because of their
"weak" schedule. It's no new thang.
But I gather your grasp of football history doesn't really go back very
far, does it?
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1098640 ] |
Sun, 23 July 2006 17:41 |
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Quiet, Mike Dahmus <mdahmus [at] io.com> -- I'm transmitting rage.
> James Schrumpf wrote:
>> Quiet, "Emperor Wonko the Magnificent" <doug [at] sorensensdomain.net> --
>> I'm transmitting rage.
>>
>>> Jaybyrd wrote:
>>>> MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
>>>> EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
>>>> NCAA Division 1A National Championship in a preseason poll of media
>>>> representatives who cover the league teams on a regular basis.
>>>> Residents of Morgantown and nearby West Virginia communities are
>>>> giddy over the possibility of a national title and undefeated
>>>> season.
>>> Then they remember they live in Morgantown and are depressed again.
>>>
>>> Doug
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Hah. Except for a few schools in big cities (LA, Austin, Miami,
>> Seattle) who isn't going to school somewhere that the school is the
>> biggest thing going (Lincoln, Athens, Ann Arbor, bumfuck Alabama)?
>
> The non-college parts of those areas are a lot nicer than Morgantown.
>
And you've been to Morgantown when?
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1098709 ] |
Sun, 23 July 2006 21:17 |
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James Schrumpf wrote:
> Quiet, Mike Dahmus <mdahmus [at] io.com> -- I'm transmitting rage.
>
>> James Schrumpf wrote:
>>> Quiet, "Emperor Wonko the Magnificent" <doug [at] sorensensdomain.net> --
>>> I'm transmitting rage.
>>>
>>>> Jaybyrd wrote:
>>>>> MORGANTOWN, WV. - West Virginia has been picked to win the 2006 BIG
>>>>> EAST Conference football title and is a strong contender to win the
>>>>> NCAA Division 1A National Championship in a preseason poll of media
>>>>> representatives who cover the league teams on a regular basis.
>>>>> Residents of Morgantown and nearby West Virginia communities are
>>>>> giddy over the possibility of a national title and undefeated
>>>>> season.
>>>> Then they remember they live in Morgantown and are depressed again.
>>>>
>>>> Doug
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Hah. Except for a few schools in big cities (LA, Austin, Miami,
>>> Seattle) who isn't going to school somewhere that the school is the
>>> biggest thing going (Lincoln, Athens, Ann Arbor, bumfuck Alabama)?
>> The non-college parts of those areas are a lot nicer than Morgantown.
>>
>
> And you've been to Morgantown when?
Hey, I'm just trying to help, mang. I was defending the honor of your
campus.
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http://mdahmus.monkeysystems.com/blog/
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| Re: Giddy in Morgantown [message #1098756 ] |
Sun, 23 July 2006 23:38 |
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stephenj wrote:
> the BCS is designed to let one team cake-walk it's way to an 11-0 record
> and #1/#2 rank by playing patsies while other top teams knock each other
> off? no...
>
The BCS discourages playing tough opponents OOC.
The variable then becomes whether or not your conference schedule has
merit. In some cases, BCS conference winners suffer in years when
their conference opponents are down. In others, a conference champion
may benefit from the opposite exposure...when a conference has 3 to 4
teams who are overrated and the conference winner is perceived as
having played a "strong" schedule.
With conference championship games now on the radar, it is even rarer
to find teams who play a strong OOC team...which is why Mack Brown
stated that they would never schedule an opponent like OSU in the
future...the system does not reward that type of risk.
So, you end up with teams 'warming up' with 2-3 really bad matchups to
begin the year.
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Sun, 23 July 2006 23:40 |
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stephenj wrote:
> the BCS is designed to let one team cake-walk it's way to an 11-0 record
> and #1/#2 rank by playing patsies while other top teams knock each other
> off? no...
>
The BCS discourages playing tough opponents OOC.
The variable then becomes whether or not your conference schedule has
merit. In some cases, BCS conference winners suffer in years when
their conference opponents are down. In others, a conference champion
may benefit from the opposite exposure...when a conference has 3 to 4
teams who are overrated and the conference winner is perceived as
having played a "strong" schedule.
With conference championship games now on the radar, it is even rarer
to find teams who play a strong OOC team...which is why Mack Brown
stated that they would never schedule an opponent like OSU in the
future...the system does not reward that type of risk.
So, you end up with teams 'warming up' with 2-3 really bad matchups to
begin the year.
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