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Posted: 11/8/2015 2:57 PM
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Memphis down 25 at home to GOLIATH with 3 minutes left.

Time for Memphis to score. BG's reputation depends on it
Yeah, yeah, we know, we know: Navy beat Memphis, but Memphis beat Ole Miss, and Ole Miss beat Alabama, but Alabama just beat LSU.....WTF is the world coming to?! Does this mean there isn't a single decent team in all of college football?? You probably didn't get a wink of sleep last night with all the turmoil.
And Ole Miss lost to Arkansas who lost to Toledo.

Looks like BG will get a chance to really shake things up if they can at least get a moral victory against Toledo.

The tail chase continues...
Just go away. Please.
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Posted: 11/8/2015 3:38 PM
bshot44 wrote:expand_more
Memphis down 25 at home to GOLIATH with 3 minutes left.

Time for Memphis to score. BG's reputation depends on it
Yeah, yeah, we know, we know: Navy beat Memphis, but Memphis beat Ole Miss, and Ole Miss beat Alabama, but Alabama just beat LSU.....WTF is the world coming to?! Does this mean there isn't a single decent team in all of college football?? You probably didn't get a wink of sleep last night with all the turmoil.
And Ole Miss lost to Arkansas who lost to Toledo.

Looks like BG will get a chance to really shake things up if they can at least get a moral victory against Toledo.

The tail chase continues...
Just go away. Please.
What exactly are you upset about?

Are you upset that my original post stated that OHIO potentially had a glimmer of hope against Bowling Green?

Or are you upset that I defended myself against false interpretations of my posts in this thread?

OR did I just hurt your feelings simply by the way I responded.

Since you chimed in again I'll address a contradiction you made in this thread that I let slide.

On 11/4 (the morning before the game) you stated in this thread "Vegas got it right" with respect to the spread.

On 11/6 you stated "I said 63-14 as my final score....obviously I didn't think Vegas was right with the 21 pt spread. "

Unfortunately for some reading at home, your conclusion was far from obvious.
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Posted: 11/8/2015 4:09 PM
For the record I think Memphis, Mississippi, and Navy are top 25 teams.
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Posted: 11/8/2015 6:45 PM
The Situation wrote:expand_more
Memphis down 25 at home to GOLIATH with 3 minutes left.

Time for Memphis to score. BG's reputation depends on it
Yeah, yeah, we know, we know: Navy beat Memphis, but Memphis beat Ole Miss, and Ole Miss beat Alabama, but Alabama just beat LSU.....WTF is the world coming to?! Does this mean there isn't a single decent team in all of college football?? You probably didn't get a wink of sleep last night with all the turmoil.
And Ole Miss lost to Arkansas who lost to Toledo.

Looks like BG will get a chance to really shake things up if they can at least get a moral victory against Toledo.

The tail chase continues...
Just go away. Please.
What exactly are you upset about?

Are you upset that my original post stated that OHIO potentially had a glimmer of hope against Bowling Green?

Or are you upset that I defended myself against false interpretations of my posts in this thread?

OR did I just hurt your feelings simply by the way I responded.

Since you chimed in again I'll address a contradiction you made in this thread that I let slide.

On 11/4 (the morning before the game) you stated in this thread "Vegas got it right" with respect to the spread.

On 11/6 you stated "I said 63-14 as my final score....obviously I didn't think Vegas was right with the 21 pt spread. "

Unfortunately for some reading at home, your conclusion was far from obvious.
The only thing you hurt is my head by reading your constant need to be right.

You're right. You're 100% correct. About everything.
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Posted: 11/8/2015 10:26 PM
I like Situation because of his use of the transitive property.

By showing team A beat team B which beat team C, etc, he can prove 1) that we are the national champions and 2) that we beat ourselves.
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Posted: 11/9/2015 5:03 AM
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I like Situation because of his use of the transitive property.

By showing team A beat team B which beat team C, etc, he can prove 1) that we are the national champions and 2) that we beat ourselves.
I was mocking the transitive property.

Yet again I feel compelled to log in to defend myself against a false interpretation of what I've written. This one takes the cake.

On 11/3 in this thread:

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BG's 3-pt loss to #15 Memphis was far more impressive than a 3-pt Ohio loss at Minnesota. Sorry. (Sagarin agree...Memphis #27...Minny #69)
This is the death spiral of circular logic I referenced. It's a fruitless task.

Was Jacksonville State's OT loss to 4-4 Auburn more or less impressive than their 3 point win over Tennessee Chattanooga?

This game is about winning. Only winning. Not moral victories.

Don't lecture me on pessimism.

These types of transitive arguments are as fluid as water.

Alternate Universe A: How close was BG to beating Memphis? I don't really know.

Alternate Universe B: How close was Minnesota to beating TCU AND Michigan? I don't really know.

Is the hypothetical distance between these alternate universes really significantly different? No. But you've written your alternate to provide BG with all the benefit and Ohio with none.

I'm not saying Ohio's good. I'm saying keep the circular logic to yourself.
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Posted: 11/9/2015 5:26 AM
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The only thing you hurt is my head by reading your constant need to be right.

You're right. You're 100% correct. About everything.
If I'm defending myself, my thoughts and opinions, the reasonable goal is to be right, to defeat the attack. Is it not?

Attack and I will defend.

But often there are times I am wrong. Its an uncomfortable but necessary feeling. Most of my opinions are developed through a trial and error process. Errors that I've made (instances where I was wrong).
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Posted: 11/12/2015 1:58 AM
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BG hasn't proved it's a "good" team??? Come on man, get real. I don't think anyone is calling them a "great" team, but they've more than proven to be at least a "good" team. They beat two Big Teams on the road, they lead nearly the entire game and lost by only 3 to an undefeated and ranked Memphis team (who has beaten 2 Power 5 teams), and have throttled nearly ever MAC team they've played. They also haven't lost a MAC East game in 4 years! Yes, I know the East hasn't been stellar, but still, that's pretty impressive being that they've gone up against teams that are familiar with them and what they do and were underdogs in several of them. I do want to see what they do in their next 2 games vs WMU & UT, but win or lose those games, it still doesn't change the fact they're at least good team. If Ohio did what BG did this season many people on here would be declaring OU a great team. But to say BG isn't at least a good team though is hogwash.
I apologize. I guess I just can't keep the rules straight on this message board. I'm just trying to keep my definition of "good" up to the standards of Bobcat Attack.

Throttling Kent, Akron, and UMass, (with 4 wins between the lot of them) beating Buffalo by 6 points, and then beating a couple recognizable teams with two (2) FBS wins between the pair of them IS PROOF that a team is good. (Didn't OHIO win a bowl game against an 8-win team by the score of 45-14 "IN THE LAST 35 GAMES?!" I digress). Then going home empty handed against an undefeated non-P5 team (with three wins by a TD or less) and losing to Tennessee by 29 points is just icing on the cake.

If that's good, so be it. Write it in stone. I'll be back in a couple years to measure the Bobcats against this standard.

I apologize for wanting to see just a little bit more from the team I described above before passing judgement. I didn't mark them as bad. I didn't say they weren't good.

The irony in all this is my threshold for "good" is just a little bit higher than the very people who falsely accuse me of living in some apathetic green tinted delusion.

P.S.

You're F'N' kidding me right?

If only this message board could catch it's F'N' tail.
Well, BG just beat WMU tonight, in Kalamazoo, 41-27. They are now 8-2 overall and 6-0 in the MAC and the only undefeated team in conference play. You ready to pull your head outta your ass and admit they're at least a "good" team now? I said good, not great. Or will your opinion of ignorance keep you in lone company?
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Posted: 11/12/2015 6:11 AM
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Well, BG just beat WMU tonight, in Kalamazoo, 41-27. They are now 8-2 overall and 6-0 in the MAC and the only undefeated team in conference play. You ready to pull your head outta your ass and admit they're at least a "good" team now? I said good, not great. Or will your opinion of ignorance keep you in lone company?
Pull my head out of my ass?

Are you really that impatient?

I think it's been about 9 days for us to get more data.

BG is now 2-2 on the season against teams with winning records. Since my initial post in this thread BG is 2-0 against teams with winning records. In light of this new data I am ready to call BG a good team.

Pull my head out of my ass? hahahaha
Last Edited: 11/12/2015 6:31:43 AM by The Situation
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