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  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on last edited by
    #8

    Point A is idiotic

    Point B is very valid.

  • Point A is idiotic

    Point B is very valid.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
    #9

    @mld-woody said:

    Point A is idiotic

    Point B is very valid.

    Point A  perhaps should be idiotic....but it is nevertheless a fact.   If guys come from the north and the cold and go to the south and the warm, and hang around beaches or pools....there can be some distraction to that.

  • @mld-woody said:

    Point A is idiotic

    Point B is very valid.

    Point A  perhaps should be idiotic....but it is nevertheless a fact.   If guys come from the north and the cold and go to the south and the warm, and hang around beaches or pools....there can be some distraction to that.

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on last edited by mjp28
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    @the-gipper said:

    Point A  perhaps should be idiotic....but it is nevertheless a fact.   If guys come from the north and the cold and go to the south and the warm, and hang around beaches or pools....there can be some distraction to that.

    Actually historically the BIG TEN always finished before thanksgiving, no conference championship games, did not play freshmen, did not use JuCo players all put them at a disadvantage over other conferences. Football players who sit through thanksgiving, Christmas and maybe even new year can get very sluggish and put on weight.

    All of that has been somewhat  corrected in recent years and it shows. 😉

    .......oh and being visitors does enter into the equation, nobody wants to play in the snow when you can go to Tampa, Miami or Disney World. 

  • @mld-woody said:

    Point A is idiotic

    Point B is very valid.

    Point A  perhaps should be idiotic....but it is nevertheless a fact.   If guys come from the north and the cold and go to the south and the warm, and hang around beaches or pools....there can be some distraction to that.

    MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on last edited by
    #11

    @the-gipper said:

    Point A  perhaps should be idiotic....but it is nevertheless a fact.   If guys come from the north and the cold and go to the south and the warm, and hang around beaches or pools....there can be some distraction to that.

    No.... It's not a fact.

    It's not a fact that players from colleges up north get distracted by warm weather when they play down south and that it affects their play

  • @the-gipper said:

    Point A  perhaps should be idiotic....but it is nevertheless a fact.   If guys come from the north and the cold and go to the south and the warm, and hang around beaches or pools....there can be some distraction to that.

    No.... It's not a fact.

    It's not a fact that players from colleges up north get distracted by warm weather when they play down south and that it affects their play

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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    @mld-woody said:

    No.... It's not a fact.

    It's not a fact that players from colleges up north get distracted by warm weather when they play down south and that it affects their play

    Yes, it is.  The weather alone is not the distraction.

    I mean....the proof is in the pudding.....when  FMU comes south to play in Columbus they are always distracted by peripheral things.    Like indoor toilets, running water, paved streets, clothing that is not plaid, etc.

  • @mld-woody said:

    No.... It's not a fact.

    It's not a fact that players from colleges up north get distracted by warm weather when they play down south and that it affects their play

    Yes, it is.  The weather alone is not the distraction.

    I mean....the proof is in the pudding.....when  FMU comes south to play in Columbus they are always distracted by peripheral things.    Like indoor toilets, running water, paved streets, clothing that is not plaid, etc.

    MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on last edited by
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    @the-gipper said:

    Yes, it is.  The weather alone is not the distraction.

    I mean....the proof is in the pudding.....when  FMU comes south to play in Columbus they are always distracted by peripheral things.    Like indoor toilets, running water, paved streets, clothing that is not plaid, etc.

    http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2009/09/10/biggame.html

    Ohio State hopes so and says it has learned its lesson from big matchups such as the Texas game in 2005, in which cleanup crews found several soiled shorts and a few coolers filled with poop.

    “You either deal with the problem up front, or you deal with it later when it’s ugly,” said Kelley-Snoke.

    If only OSU fans were distracted by indoor toilets, huh?

  • @the-gipper said:

    Point A  perhaps should be idiotic....but it is nevertheless a fact.   If guys come from the north and the cold and go to the south and the warm, and hang around beaches or pools....there can be some distraction to that.

    No.... It's not a fact.

    It's not a fact that players from colleges up north get distracted by warm weather when they play down south and that it affects their play

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on last edited by
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    @mld-woody said:

    No.... It's not a fact.

    It's not a fact that players from colleges up north get distracted by warm weather when they play down south and that it affects their play

    Wrong. They can and DO get distracted big time, why do you think the BIG TEN used to do so poorly in the Rose Bowl games.

    Pac 10 teams were home for another game to win, the B1G guys were there on vacation to go to Disneyland......even with superior teams that were generally the winner of the OHIO STATE/Michigan game which was the winner of the defacto BIG 2 little 8 non playoff B1G conference tournament. 

    Gipper 1 Woody 0. (sorry Woodman, you must of been distracted 😆  .......just kidding pal).

  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on last edited by
    #15

    You're mixing up correlation and causation. Sort of. That's under the assumption that the players are even distracted in any way...

  • You're mixing up correlation and causation. Sort of. That's under the assumption that the players are even distracted in any way...

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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    @mld-woody said:

    You're mixing up correlation and causation. Sort of. That's under the assumption that the players are even distracted in any way...

    So....what you are saying is that there were no distractions for Big Ten etc. teams  when they went to bowl games out west or down south.  That they lost all those games JUST because the other team was always better than them. 

  • @mld-woody said:

    You're mixing up correlation and causation. Sort of. That's under the assumption that the players are even distracted in any way...

    So....what you are saying is that there were no distractions for Big Ten etc. teams  when they went to bowl games out west or down south.  That they lost all those games JUST because the other team was always better than them. 

    MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on last edited by
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    @the-gipper said:

    So....what you are saying is that there were no distractions for Big Ten etc. teams  when they went to bowl games out west or down south.  That they lost all those games JUST because the other team was always better than them. 

    I don't think you realize what you're trying to argue. Just like someone that poops in coolers...

    You're arguing that B1G teams are distracted in warm weather, and it's a major part of poor performance

    1) If I argue "distractions" aren't a major factor, that doesn't mean there are "no distractions"

    2) if I argue it isn't a major factor, that doesn't mean there are no external factors in poor performance

    "Only dealing in absolutes" Gip is almost asbad as "All I need is anecdotal evidence" Gip.

  • @the-gipper said:

    So....what you are saying is that there were no distractions for Big Ten etc. teams  when they went to bowl games out west or down south.  That they lost all those games JUST because the other team was always better than them. 

    I don't think you realize what you're trying to argue. Just like someone that poops in coolers...

    You're arguing that B1G teams are distracted in warm weather, and it's a major part of poor performance

    1) If I argue "distractions" aren't a major factor, that doesn't mean there are "no distractions"

    2) if I argue it isn't a major factor, that doesn't mean there are no external factors in poor performance

    "Only dealing in absolutes" Gip is almost asbad as "All I need is anecdotal evidence" Gip.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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    @mld-woody said:

    I don't think you realize what you're trying to argue. Just like someone that poops in coolers...

    You're arguing that B1G teams are distracted in warm weather, and it's a major part of poor performance

    1) If I argue "distractions" aren't a major factor, that doesn't mean there are "no distractions"

    2) if I argue it isn't a major factor, that doesn't mean there are no external factors in poor performance

    "Only dealing in absolutes" Gip is almost asbad as "All I need is anecdotal evidence" Gip.

    So....you admit that there ARE distractions when Big Ten teams go to play in bowls.....

    ergo....admitting that I am right.

    Discussion over. 

  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on last edited by
    #19

    Lol, this is what I expected from a cooler pooper. 

    You are still having a rough time following basic logic. So I think I'm done.

  • Lol, this is what I expected from a cooler pooper. 

    You are still having a rough time following basic logic. So I think I'm done.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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    @mld-woody said:

    Lol, this is what I expected from a cooler pooper. 

    You are still having a rough time following basic logic. So I think I'm done.

    You are done. You lost.   Go crawl back into whatever other disgusting edifice makes you happy.

  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody wrote on last edited by
    #21

    Ah cooler poop. You got me

  • Ah cooler poop. You got me

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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    @mld-woody said:

    Ah cooler poop. You got me

    What is your obsession with shite?

    Oh...yes...you a an FMU fan.....shite is all that comes your way.

    Maybe you can see fit to go live in  a "New House"....where they have toilets.

  • Point A is idiotic

    Point B is very valid.

    W wargograw wrote on last edited by
    #23

    @mld-woody said:

    Point A is idiotic

    Point B is very valid.

    I still fail to see how 20,000 people in a 65K stadium constitutes some sort of serious home field advantage. 

    @mld-woody said:

    And so does Texas

    Aren’t you the one always whining about trolling?

  • Browns149B Browns149 wrote on last edited by
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    Why would anyone bet on that school up north?

    they haven’t won a title in decades. And their coach has never won a title

  • Why would anyone bet on that school up north?

    they haven’t won a title in decades. And their coach has never won a title

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on last edited by
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    @browns149 said:

    Why would anyone bet on that school up north?

    they haven’t won a title in decades. And their coach has never won a title

    Great expectations. 

    After years of "m" getting pummeled by The OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY it looked like the Wolverines program was turning the corner and improving they did have a great defense recently -but- apparently can't recruit to the Urban Meyer level yet. 

    Who knows how much better they might have been with a star quarterback last year? They just don't have the depth that the BUCKEYES have. I would like to see them more competitive, good for the B1G too.

  • T TexasAg1969 wrote on last edited by
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    4 SEC teams in the Top 12.

  • 4 SEC teams in the Top 12.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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    @texasag1969 said:

    4 SEC teams in the Top 12.

    4 Big Ten teams in the Top 11....😛