College Football Thread

[Stuhoo]

7 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

It’s the……..3rd party video board content company’s (????) fault!

There’s no such excuse as “I didn’t mean to show smiling Hitler to 50,000 people cause it’s a YouTube vid.”

That’d be #1 on the all time “not an excuse” list, just outranking “I didn’t mean to show kiddie porn at kindergarten orientation night.”

[LamarCheeks]

Penix with a very un-Penix like two picks and one fumble. 

UW 0, ASU 0 -- about midway through the 2nd quarter. 

[Hovadipo]

9 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

There’s no such excuse as “I didn’t mean to show smiling Hitler to 50,000 people cause it’s a YouTube vid.”

That’d be #1 on the all time “not an excuse” list, just outranking “I didn’t mean to show kiddie porn at kindergarten orientation night.”

And in 3rd place…”we need to execute better and score more points.”

[Demo]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

Today in “Michigan State University is an unmitigated disaster of an institution.”

Seems like the real question here is if you were told that some school busted out a Hitler trivia question on their jumbo screen, on the day a Synagogue leader was killed in Detroit, no less, would you guess anyone BUT Michigan St? 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

4 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

It’s the……..3rd party video board content company’s (????) fault!

It's no one's fault.  Just today's society to freak out for no reason. I'd imagine it's randomly generated out of a load of questions. Look at it, say Austria and move on. I'm not exactly sure how massive video boards work but the situation is about as overblown as it could possibly be. Which makes then even more hilarious just because it's Michigan State and they deserve everything bad.

[Rico]

7 hours ago, LamarCheeks said:

Penix with a very un-Penix like two picks and one fumble. 

UW 0, ASU 0 -- about midway through the 2nd quarter. 

The Huskies rumbled for 14 rushing yards.  They need a running game to win the CFP.

[LamarCheeks]

3 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

It's no one's fault.  Just today's society to freak out for no reason. I'd imagine it's randomly generated out of a load of questions. Look at it, say Austria and move on. I'm not exactly sure how massive video boards work but the situation is about as overblown as it could possibly be. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

39 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

I said the most reasonable thing possible. Which I guess now, isn't what is supposed to be said. I guess what I should have said was "FIRE EVERYONE. CLOSE THE SCHOOL DOWN. GIVE THE STATE OF MICHIGAN TO CANADA."

[Stuhoo]

20 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

I said the most reasonable thing possible. Which I guess now, isn't what is supposed to be said. I guess what I should have said was "FIRE EVERYONE. CLOSE THE SCHOOL DOWN. GIVE THE STATE OF MICHIGAN TO CANADA."

You completely missed the point the first time. I’m pretty sure everyone else can understand why not vetting content, and ending up with a giant picture of Hitler smiling on the stadium Jumbotron, especially given current events, is mortifying. It’s astounding that even needs to be stated.

And now you’re doubling down by completely missing the point with a red herring in capital letters.

Let’s move on. Now.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

You completely missed the point the first time. I’m pretty sure everyone else can understand why not vetting content, and ending up with a giant picture of Hitler smiling on the stadium Jumbotron, especially given current events, is mortifying. It’s astounding that even needs to be stated.

And now you’re doubling down by completely missing the point with a red herring in capital letters.

Let’s move on. Now.

I got the point. I just think it's stupid to huff and puff about. Moving on.

[JSHoosier]

Crazy thought.  How about not having a trivia question involving Adolf friggin Hitler, especially in light of recent events?

[LIHoosier]

Next chapter; the creator of the video that MSU played claimed they just streamed his channel off Youtube without permission or payment.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38718652/video-creator-michigan-state-ask-permission-use-quiz

[Hoosierfan2017]

Fingers crossed this means he won’t be back. McAfee is absolutely insufferable. 

https://twitter.com/fightful/status/1716183688273428570?s=46&t=LoczziaTWuqlhvyvHGT92A

[OliviaPope40]

50 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Fingers crossed this means he won’t be back. McAfee is absolutely insufferable. 

https://twitter.com/fightful/status/1716183688273428570?s=46&t=LoczziaTWuqlhvyvHGT92A

I'm surprised ESPN let him do the ESPY's. 

[AKHoosier]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Fingers crossed this means he won’t be back. McAfee is absolutely insufferable. 

https://twitter.com/fightful/status/1716183688273428570?s=46&t=LoczziaTWuqlhvyvHGT92A

Dude is just the worst. I liked David Pollack a lot more than McAfee when it comes to Gameday.

He can occasionally have good insight and throw out relevant stats, but I still can't get past his general obnoxiousness. 

[rcbowla]

You guys are crazy Pat is the man. Didn't watch much of GameDay but his show is freaking awesome

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[iubb]

ESPN is now out with the longform

Connor Stalions, the suspended Michigan staffer at the center of the NCAA's sign-stealing probe, purchased tickets in his own name for more than 30 games over the last three years at 11 different Big Ten schools, sources at 11 different league schools told ESPN.

The scope of the University of Michigan's alleged sign-stealing operation includes both video evidence of electronics prohibited by the NCAA to steal signs and a significant paper trail, sources told ESPN. Stalions forwarded the tickets he bought to at least three different people in different areas of the country, sources say, which hints at the breadth of the operation.

The NCAA is expected to receive video evidence this week of illegal technology used in scouting tied to tickets purchased by Stalions, according to sources. An opposing Big Ten school looked up in-stadium surveillance video from a game earlier this year, and sources said the person in the seat of the ticket purchased by Stalions held his smart phone up and appeared to film the home team's sideline the entire game

Sources confirmed to ESPN that Stalions purchased tickets on both sides of the stadium -- across from each bench -- for Ohio State's game with Penn State on Saturday. Michigan plays both teams in upcoming weeks. According to sources, the tickets purchased by Stalions were not used on Saturday. Stalions' name emerged publicly in an ESPN story on Friday. He was suspended with pay by Michigan.

None of the tickets that the 11 schools told ESPN about involved Michigan as an opponent, per sources. The games involved either one or both of the teams that the Wolverines were playing later that year, according to sources.

Stalions did not respond to ESPN's request for comment. Michigan did not return multiple requests for comment by phone and text.

Michigan on Monday reiterated that it is unable to comment further due to the ongoing investigation.

Michigan is now ranked No. 2 in the AP poll, looking for its third consecutive trip to the College Football Playoff and is the current betting favorite to win the national title.

Sources indicated that Stalions forwarded tickets to at least three other individuals, with the ticket transfer showing up through ticket data tracking. Those tickets were used to get in the game by individuals other than Stalions, including the one in the video the NCAA is expected to receive.

Sources told ESPN last week of an "elaborate" scouting system, and that appears to be emerging less than a week after Yahoo Sports first reported that the NCAA was investigating Michigan's scouting. Stalions often purchased the tickets with his own credit card, according to sources. The sources added that tickets at multiple venues were bought via the online retailers like StubHub or SeatGeek.

The ticket purchases fall into a seat location pattern -- somewhere around the 45-yard line and raised up enough for a clear view of the opposite sideline.

One source told ESPN Stalions bought tickets to five different games at that school over the past three years. Another said it was four games over the past two years. A third source said it was nine games over the last three years. Some of the purchases were single tickets, others were for multiple people and sometimes seats were bought on both sides of the stadium near midfield.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38727023/u-m-staffer-bought-tickets-11-schools


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[Hovadipo]

If they really have surveillance footage of people in these purchased seats filming sidelines?

Oh my word.

[Stuhoo]

14 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

If they really have surveillance footage of people in these purchased seats filming sidelines?

Oh my word.

I'll play. What is wrong with a UM staffer holding up a cell phone in a purchased seat to film future opponents signals?

[Hovadipo]

5 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I'll play. What is wrong with a UM staffer holding up a cell phone in a purchased seat to film future opponents signals?

Well, it's a practice that has been very illegal for about 30 years. Not even counting that this guy was purchasing tickets in his own name and transferring them to people around the country.

 

(if you're being sarcastic, my apologies for being dense)