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Whoa, the NFL is considering canceling the Chargers @ Ravens game.
Per the report: "After further investigation and consideration, we have come to the realization that it is simply not safe for America to have to watch this bull shit on the field. I mean, dear God, yikes."
From the NFL:
Due to the ongoing nationwide impact to air travel this weekend, the NFL has adjusted its officiating assignments for Week 10 games, reassigning officials to games within driving distance of their hometowns.
The changes will necessitate that three back up referees – umpires Barry Anderson and Duane Heydt and side judge Don Willard – will work as referees in the following games:
Carolina-New Orleans – Duane Heydt
Jacksonville-Tennessee – Barry Anderson
Miami-Indianapolis and Pittsburgh-Cincinnati – Don Willard
Each of the league’s 17 officiating crews have a backup referee identified, and that individual trains throughout the year to work at the referee position should the need arise.
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Imagine Georgia played Missouri on the road tomorrow and every player had to drive themselves to Columbia due to the FAA flight groundings. There’d be a higher death toll than World War II
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Fixed college football if anybody’s interested.
Eight regional conferences, each split into a nine team upper division and a nine team lower division, with promotion and relegation.
Playoffs? 2 vs 3 in each conference, winner plays 1 to get to quarterfinals at NY6 sites
Also, we make the worst team in the upper division play the best team in the lower division for a spot in the upper division the following year. Takes place on the Tue & Wed of the week between the Round of 24 and Round of 16.
Nine conference games (everyone in your division plus a crossover game with a team in the other division)
Three non-cons that rotate through the other regions, based on finishing place the prior season.
Standardized. Regional. Parity. 87 of 117 rivalries retained.
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Just spitballing here, but ...
When a prospect signs an LOI to a school, that automatically enters them into a union. That union's board consists of 4th-and 5th-year athletes to represent the body and advise incoming freshmen. The incoming freshman's LOI also locks them into a 2-year deal with a team option for a third year. Athletes then have the choice of declaring for the pros, negotiating to stay with that school, or entering the transfer portal. If a team declines an option, that player is allowed to transfer or renegotiate to stay. Accepting the option comes with a substantial pay raise. Cap recruiting classes at 25, maybe?
Salary cap and floor are set. Fresh./Soph. compensation is determined via an algorithm in relation to the cap/floor, so they know what to expect financially and can instead make college decisions based on scheme fit, playing time, relationship, academics, geography, and development.
Upperclassmen can be compensated for their experience, production, and loyalty. If a player's position coach or coordinator leaves/is fired, a player has 30 days to decide to transfer, with the new team paying the old team a buyout. If the head coach leaves/is fired, that window extends to 45 days.
I know there are gaps and flaws here, but wouldn't something like this help the athletes and keep schools/staffs in check while also providing stability and guardrails?
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Tennessee launches a Heisman campaign for DeSean Bishop:
From walk on to the nation’s top running back in the nation’s toughest conference.
#BishopForHeisman
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The Ravens aren't bad this year because their young guys suck.
They're bad because their most expensive players lead the team in penalties and bad plays.
It's the wildest thing.
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I still contend that Florida State getting shafted in 2023 is one of the travesties of college football. They were literally an undefeated power 4 champion and had the best defense in the country. They just beat a top 15 team by 10 points in a neutral site with a new QB. But FSU didn't make as much money for ESPN as Alabama or Texas (especially with a potential Alabama Texas rematch) so they were left out.
Jokes on the committee though. They didn't get that Texas Alabama rematch they wanted. Both teams lost.
Tell me - what blue chip athlete would want to play for a team who can go undefeated and still get left out of a 4 team playoff? It's no wonder FSU struggled after that.
It was unforgivable and did perhaps irreparable damage to the sport. I know Texas beat Alabama by 10 at their place, but it would have been more forgiveable to put Alabama in over Texas than to put them both in over FSU. FSU should have been a lock. – at Maple Bluff, WI
BREAKING: Florida State has fired head football coach Mike Norvell, @PeteNakos reports.
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It pains me to say this but I really do think our Super Bowl window is closed shut, even if Lamar comes back next year 4/5 OL need replace, all the safeties outside of Kyle aren’t good, our pass rush isn’t good our LB room isn’t good, our RB room is meh at best. You don’t just fix all this in one offseason. I’ll always still watch but I really don’t see a light at the end of the tunnel.
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The Baltimore Ravens should blow up the roster after this season. The window closed last year, but now it’s sealed shut. Lamar Jackson deserves protection. Derrick Henry deserves a title shot. The team needs new management and a culture reset. This era was exciting and fun for the most part. Salute to the future Ring of Honor inductees, but it’s time.✌🏾
