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  • #64258
    Wufpacker
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    The glorious Conference Championship Saturday gets into full swing today. Tomorrow, the CFB Playoff picture will cease to be mere speculation, and the[See the full post at: ]

    #64259
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    Thanks. I kept trying to make an open thread for football and basketball earlier and kept getting denied.

    I have no earthly idea why it kept getting blocked. I’ll try to put up a Wake Forest thread, but it’s 50/50 whether it’ll go through or not … awful tough to publish content here.

    #64260
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    Since I kinda messed this up and thus there is no link from the forums to the blog (note to self, don’t forget to put a title in before publishing, it screws shit up), I’m pasting the body of the blog entry here as well….

    The glorious Conference Championship Saturday gets into full swing today. Tomorrow, the CFB Playoff picture will cease to be mere speculation, and the bowl scenarios will no longer be just projections.

    Currently, the Pack’s most likely bowl destination appears to be in Charlotte to face an SEC foe in the Belk Bowl, but that could change between now and lunch time tomorrow.

    Oregon already got their playoff ticket punched by punching ‘Zona in the chops last night, 51-13 in the PAC12 Championship. What should be scary to other potential playoff teams is that the Ducks didn’t even play particularly well on offense and still managed to hang 51 on the Wildcats, while their D broke ‘Zona’s spirit.

    Northern Illinois performed a similar chop-punching on Bowling Green in the MAC Championship, 51-17.

    The Big12 has no championship game, but they do have some games today that matter in the playoff discussion…

    (9)KState vs (6)Baylor, 7:45pm, ESPN

    and

    Iowa State vs (3)TCU, Noon, ABC

    The Conference USA Championship matters, at least to people in Huntington, WV…

    Louisiana Tech vs Marshall, Noon, ESPN2

    The SEC Championship gets going a little later this afternoon…

    (1)Alabama vs (16)Missouri, 4pm, CBS

    And the ACC and B1G go against one another for ratings later this evening…

    (13)Wisconsin vs (5)Ohio State, 8pm, FOX

    and

    (4)Florida State vs (11)Georgia Tech, 8pm, ABC

    And if you’re still craving football even after all of that (and you’d have to be) the Mountain West Championship caps the party off tonight…

    Fresno State vs (22)Boise State, 10pm, CBSSN

    Even though it might be Conference Championship Saturday in football, there’s also some decent basketball peppered in today as well.

    UVa travels to VCU (ESPNU, 2pm)

    Gonzaga at ‘Zona matches up 2 top ten undefeated teams out west (ESPN, 5:15pm)

    Plus the Pack will hopefully extend a warm welcome to Danny Manning tonight at 7:30 (ESPNU).

    #64261
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    NJIT up one on Michigan with about 5 min to play on BTN

    #64262
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    Thanks. I kept trying to make an open thread for football and basketball earlier and kept getting denied.

    In that case, forget everything I said earlier about me forgetting to put the title in before publishing. It was the system’s fault….yeah. 😉

    #64264
    lawful
    Participant

    Here’s hoping FSU gets pounded. I think Winston is a bad person.

    #64265
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    NJIT – a team without a conference and a 2-5 record entering the game – goes to #17 Michigan and wins 72-70.

    College basketball, everybody.

    #64267
    PapaJohn
    Participant

    http://belkbowl.com/tickets/

    Got to believe we are going to the Belk Bowl, they have our pictures on the ticket page.

    #64275
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    Virgnia up 8 over VCU in Richmond – about midway through the second half.

    Miami was getting worked by Green Bay, but is rallying and trail by 7 with about 5 minutes to play.

    Old friend Skip Holtz and La. Tech look like they will fall short in the C-USA title game against old friend Doc Holliday and Marshall.

    #64277
    PackerInRussia
    Participant

    ^^ I think they might just have pictures of teams who have played there in the past (and who also could play there in the near future?). Didn’t State play USF in the Belk Bowl? Also, if you click the Corporate Packages link, there’s an old picture of Carolina on that page. A picture of the glory days when cheating was respectable and everyone was doing it.

    #64278
    wufpup76
    Keymaster

    A picture of the glory days when cheating was respectable and everyone was doing it.

    ^It’s never gonna get old. Ever. 🙂

    Looks like Green Bay will hand Miami their first loss, and UVa will stop VCU.

    Also, Georgia Tech lost at home earlier to USC-Upstate …

    #64280
    Fastback68
    Participant

    Roll Tide

    #64281
    coyotejoe
    Participant

    Hope this link works…from the local paper here in Craven County. Jesse Campbell is being honored at the ACC Championship game tonight. I was a senior when Jesse was a freshman, and one could tell that he was destined for good things even at that age. He was also fun to watch on the basketball court. I saw him dunk with a guard hanging on to him around the waist trying to keep him from scoring…Jesse simply elevated himself and the other player!

    http://www.newbernsj.com/sports/local/football-campbell-an-acc-legend-will-be-honored-at-acc-championship-game-1.410172?page=0

    #64282
    PackerInRussia
    Participant

    I like the idea of Art Monk being an ACC legend. And no, wufpup, it will never get old.

    #64285
    coyotejoe
    Participant

    I like the idea of Art Monk being an ACC legend. And no, wufpup, it will never get old.

    Touche to both sentences.

    #64289
    TheCOWDOG
    Moderator

    Johnny Unitas does not get it.

    Tony Dorsette could…If he could.

    Paul Horning is holding on for the call.

    Jim Brown is too busy.

    #64290
    MrPlywood
    Participant

    I watched the Ducks last night. They have a distinctive style which reminds me of a flyweight boxer who can’t knock someone out cold but is very quick and strong and just beats the crap out of the opponent all day and gets the lopsided TKO. The potential O/Bama (see what I did there?) matchup would be very interesting.

    #64293
    TheCOWDOG
    Moderator

    Ply…I like that take.

    “Float like a butterfly…”

    Oregon wins it all this year, and I have no stats, or data to proof it out.

    However, their D passes the eye chart. That is something that has kept them at bay for the last decade while in the hunt.

    Oregon is your natty.

    #64391
    Wulfpack
    Participant

    Jackets with a great first drive. Noles looking out of sorts yet again.

    Paul Johnson got a 4 year extension by the way.

    #64397
    Wulfpack
    Participant

    Ohio State up early as well.

    So Bama, Oregon and TCU have punched their tickets. Whose the fourth? We shall see.

    #64534
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    Have to admit, I never thought tOSU could tear Wiscy apart like this.

    #64535
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    RW must be very sad.

    #64536
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    … looking like Mr. Dog is right… we’re going to find out if those Beavers can handle the Tide..
    … third string don’t mean a thing at t-osu… but that won’t get them to the big table…
    … first team to Fifty in Charlotte wins the ACC jackpot…

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
    #64540
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    Nice GT drive to open the 3rd.
    All knotted up again.

    #64543
    bill.onthebeach
    Participant

    … watching Tech run the Triple Option offense … brings back some memories.. ‘heh Mr. Dog…

    #NCSU-North Carolina's #1 FOOTBALL school!
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