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Discussion of Playoff teams and Bowl Match-Ups

As PSU's season is over and there will likely be very few other bowl games, the playoff seems to be the only college football going forward for the 2020 season....

I'll throw this out. I thought the talking heads were off their rocker yesterday when they implied that the Domers should be in the playoff even though they got blown out by Clemson yesterday. Isn't it about how you finish? Isn't the playoff supposed to include the best teams (currently 4) at the end of the season? There is not another team that could give Clemson, or one of the other playoff teams, a better game than the Domers?

Haven't we seen enough of ND to know that they are not in the same league as Clemson and Bama, and wouldn't it be more entertaining and fair to college football fans to include a team that may have a chance to compete in the playoff? Surely Florida showed much more in their game vs Bama to justify a spot in the playoff. Cincy is still undefeated. ......

Bitcoin

So I have a buddy at work that was talking to me about this today. Apparently he sunk 8 grand into some website that trades Bitcoin or more or less converts it to actual cash and " loans" it, from what I gather. He gets a 1% return daily. So he's making 80$ every day just for having his money sit in an account. Seems wayyyyy to easy. Anyone have any insight on this?

Official PSU - Illini 2020 Game Thread

Please use this for pre-game, in-game, and post-game discussion about the game.

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We Are ...

- glad we're not in the stands for a 5:30 pm start of a game on 12/19 @ State College
- trying to make it four in a row, @ILLINOISLION
- hoping that @Midnighter's bar has some drinks that celebrate the season AND the last non-Bowl game of the season
- expecting to have a lot to celebrate during the game
- really hoping that @Midnighter's bar has his most talented personnel (i.e., most well endowed) serving up the drinks. ;)
- wishing everyone a happy and healthy holiday

... Penn State!!!!

Marine Drill Sergeant saves young child

The hero Marine came upon a burning car on the highway and observed two parents struggling to remove their child from its car seat. The Marine grabbed his combat knife and cut the car seat straps that had trapped the child. He removed the child just prior to the flames engulfing the car. Thank God for this Marines quick thinking and heroism. A real feel good story during these tough times....

OT: Weekend Jukebox... let me hear it

Starting it off with something different and I thought way cool... The kids in this orchestra with Tommy Shaw from Styx... The kids faces just are loving it and smiling rocking while playing instruments and playing with the guy who actually sang the song.... so cool to see. My favorite song from Styx....

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How to ensure parity and/or fix the college football playoffs.

I’m not advocating or denigrating the following opinions, just throwing them out as a starting point. However since I’m operating with severely limited cranial firepower this is all i have.
1. Limit scholarships to 75 with a strict limit of only 20 new ones every year.
2. Expand the playoffs to at least 8 teams.
3. A combination of 1 and 2 above.
4. No restrictions whatsoever in the transfer pool with immediate playing time availability for all players.
5. No immediate playing time for transfers unless they have actually graduated. No exceptions with a mandatory one year sit out required.
6. Any combination of items 1, 2, 4 and 5.
7. Leave it as it is, everything is fine.

I realize that some opinions above come with the specter of Legal challenges, but what doesn’t in our current society? Also I know that much of this has been previously discussed at different times, but what’s more fun than beating a dead horse? Feel free to add your own helpful solutions or negative, unwarranted and foolish attacks on what is obviously a brilliantly designed and timely thread.

You know what really grinds my gears (today)?

I've been sitting and teaching elementary PE from my laptop in my bedroom for 2wks. I got some steam to blow off...

TEAM DUAL EVENTS: STOP SAYING YOU'RE ONE THING, BUT HAVE THE RULES NOT ALIGN

Anyone who's had the time to read my posts knows that I coach a club (not notable or anything). Right now, with the state of the world, Dual Events are becoming more and more prevalent (more matches and easier travel, in my opinion). I love Dual tournaments, regardless of rule set. I thought the Elite 8 Duals in GA were awesome. You know why? BECAUSE THEY MARKETED IT AS AN ALL-STAR TEAM EVENT, AND THEN THEY DELIVERED A &$^@ING ALL-STAR TEAM EVENT.

USA Club Cup, assorted other tournaments... even the Flo RTC Cup: Not so much. They call it "Club Cup" or "RTC Cup", but it turns into asinine "I can pick up this athlete, who can you get?" I had a parent from TX asking to be apart of our Club Cup team. I don't blame them or hold any ill will, but having some ringer from a state hours away that I've never met on my club's "Club Cup" team seems ridiculous. Even the RTC's seem to be picking up free agents for Flo's thing this week.

I'll finish with this. I realize that any time wrestlers are allowed to compete (and/or make money from it) is awesome and we should commend/support it. I'm gonna watch any iteration of duals online because I love wrestling. Just stop pissing down our backs and telling us "it's raining". Call it what it is and hold people to guidelines.

Scuttlebutt....your opinions

Heard this from a golfer at my club, season ticket guy, pretty big donor has luxury box seats. That during the "pre-season" if you can call it that, we did not practice as a full unit, that the weight room was an absolute joke, players were not showing up and that basically it was an attitude that there wasn't going tobe a season so why worry about it. I usually don't pay attention to such nonsense but when I look at how we have been physically dominated all across the board it got me wondering. And after Matt Millen brought it up I thought maybe there is some merit to this...thoughts?
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