Wednesdays are back on the menu, did I forget to mention how glad I am things are slowing going back to normal? And what better way to start off the week than a perfectly balanced Group.

Group B:

Living Legends and clear favorites with 4 Code S Championships between them: Rogue, INnoVation

Dark Horse, the Zerg Queen lurking in the shadows: Scarlett

Enemy Unknown i.e. the former Code S finalist back from the dead: TOP/kiwian

Saying that the expectation for this Group was utter domination by the Champions would be an understatement - Rogue, the defending Code S Champion and reigning IEM Katowice Champion, hasn't played a GSL Season in recent memory where he wasn't favored to make at minimum Playoffs; ditto for the man-turned-machine INnoVation, who on his worst day could still beat anyone in the world including the aforementioned Zerg monster. Still, underestimating Scarlett is a fool's game, though it has admittedly gotten easier to do over the years and speaking of someone potentially past their prime there isn't really much you could say in favor of a player returning after almost a decade of absence i.e. if you thought betting on TOP to get out of this Group was a smart idea let me know because I have a bridge to sell you.

Warning: Spoilers Ahead, Obviously

The fated clash in the winners' match was predictable, however the utterly one-sided destruction there certainly wasn't as INnoVation held absolutely nothing back tearing through the defending Code S Champion in what felt like record time to secure 1st in the Group.

The day however was nowhere near done in terms of surprises and by far the biggest one was Scarlett coming out 2nd by using some dastardly tailor-made rushes to finish what the Terran had started, knocking out the Jin Air Juggernaut.

M1 | Rogue [ 2 : 0 ] kiwian | ★☆☆☆☆ | Who?

Ever Dream | From proxying against the guy who's teammates with the man that invented placing buildings outside your base to a halfhearted slow Hellbat BC followup, the writing was on the wall for this series as Rogue effortlessly deflected all of kiwian's attempts to make a dent in this game, plus it certainly didn't help when the Jin Air Zerg built a flock of Mutas and killed a billion workers to make his lead insurmountable and the outcome of the map inevitable.

Nightshade | After the rushdown let him down, kiwi thought it was a good idea to slow down slightly so he went for a 2-1-1 instead and to be fair his setup was pretty awesome, it's just a shame Rogue was so ready it looked unreal when all the Terran forces were mercilessly wiped out of existence at which point the Zerg Champion just kept making units and sending them across the map until his opponent gave up on life, insane mechanical difference in this match.

M2 | INnoVation [ 2 : 0 ] Scarlett | ★★☆☆☆ | Terminated

Nightshade | The game felt quiet enough with Banshee Hellion and Zerg creep spread doing their things, respectively, however when INnoVation's first push arrived and the Terran sensed weakness all hell broke loose not long after. The positioning, timing, relentless aggression and rallies kept Scarlett on the back foot for the rest of the game with her Ling Hydra never able to reach critical mass, eventually getting her back broken by the macro monster as INnoVation showcased some stellar mechanics to close the map out in classic fashion pretty much off Marine Tank alone.

Simulacrum | Surprisingly enough, after winning a pretty standard game the Terran decided it was proxy Barracks time which funnily enough did a good amount of damage, allowing him to transition. From there INnoVation borrowed the idea to go into Hellbats and BCs and although it was also held as comfortably as possible the transition into Mech was exceptionally clean. Making it look literally as mobile and deadly as Bio, the Terran used a seemingly endless supply of Cyclones and Hellions to roam the map and systematically shut down any attempt from the Zerg to grow on it so as soon as the Liberators showed up Scarlett pretty much immediately tapped out, absolutely unable to keep up with the incredible pace set by INnoVation.

M3 | Rogue [ 0 : 2 ] INnoVation | ★★☆☆☆ | Send Maru My Regards

Zen | You would think blindly holding proxy Barracks virtually on top of your Hatch first would be enough to win the game, but you would be wrong. INnoVation's rush may have initially failed but he remembered that this strategy never loses, so he fought hard to keep that statement true by loading up and sneaking in a Medivac full of Hellions, which got a few too many worker kills along with a double Cloak Banshee followup that did pretty well too. As you would expect, the Terran's macro from there soared accordingly, culminating in his first real push hitting and killing the Zerg's 4th base, at which point INnoVation was up over 40 supply making the game effectively over.

Nightshade | You would think scouting the proxy Barracks just outside your expansion would give you enough time to hold perfectly, but you would be wrong. Betting on the strategy that never loses, INnoVation kept his cool doing his Marine Bunker thing regardless and due to Rogue's tilt or misscontrol or both the Terran did end up getting 7 workers too many. The best part about his BC Hellion rush after that wasn't that it got him another 9 worker kills, it was the fact Rogue blindly assumed his opponent would go Mech again, causing him to tech into Roaches and Spire, so when INnoVation's first Bio push came out to play it was truly a parade in every Terran's home, seeing as their Champion roflstomped the Zerg army accordingly for the win.

M4 | Scarlett [ 2 : 0 ] kiwian | ★☆☆☆☆ | Stop, Stop, He's Already Dead

Eternal Empire | The players made a verbal agreement on the opening map not to rush each other and went onto their respective business. Although the macro looked close for a while and both of them did max out pretty much at the same time, it was the upgrade lead coupled with a deadly two pronged attack while the Terran was attempting to take his 5th base that allowed Scarlett to basically crush the entire map all at once, earning herself a massive 100+ supply difference which ended the game accordingly, considering she had successfully backdoored her opponent's production with the at times risky rush to Ultras transported there via an uncontested Nydus.

Ever Dream | The slight early Ling flood from the Zerg was handled fine enough, however the Roach Ravager followup not really getting scouted or even respected by kiwi was the proverbial nail in the coffin. The aggression from Scarlett resulted in 30+ worker kills and a cancelled third CC, meaning the game was literally over despite the Terran doing his best FanTaSy impression for a while after that.

M5 | Rogue [ 0 : 2 ] Scarlett | ★★☆☆☆ | Fool Me Twice, Shame On Me

Simulacrum | Prepare to get your ladder games ruined, the 14/13/12 by Scarlett slash NoRegreT vs Hatch first was the dirtiest and best thing the two could have concocted to take down the Code S Champion with. Everything looked normal from Rogue's perspective, up until around 2:40 when he spotted the Ling flood, which he could do absolutely nothing to stop (really reminded me of an old NesTea build used to take down DRG a lifetime ago).

Ever Dream | Betting it all on Red, once again Scarlett put everything on the line immediately, this time with an even earlier Pool and a Drone pull. There was quite a lot of finesse in the execution itself, however as soon as we saw how perfectly the Zerg placed her Spines inside Rogue's main base it felt all but over, even if the Jin Air Champion fought valiantly until the end.

Ignoring the winrate of 2rax in tournaments getting pushed even further over the top - I never see this strategy lose, it's absolutely insane - there were definitely a few too many rushes today for my taste.

Match of the Night - INnoVation's destruction overshadowed the rest of the day for me (regardless of the huge upset in the only mirror) and the better match in terms of how competitive it was definitely had to be the one the Terran played against Scarlett, the Mech play in particular was amazing to watch, macro & mechanical genius.

Finally, here are some of my closing thoughts on each player:

INnoVation played completely out of his mind in this Group, is it Season 3 already? All jokes aside, monstrous performance from the Terran Legend here and terrifying prospect going into the next Round, the macro and build order selection from Inno was impeccable and his execution was nothing short of flawless.

Scarlett did what every underdog should i.e. find a way to win despite the overwhelming odds since contrary to popular belief it doesn't matter if you are "more skilled" or "play the game how it's supposed to be played", the only thing that counts at the end of the day is getting that W. Taking the deserved praise aside, I do expect it's going to be a rough next Round for her but honestly who knows - with the right Group and more importantly preparation like today, truly anything is possible.

Rogue got a huge compliment today from his competition - everyone seemingly agreed he was the best player here, so they did what they had to do and adjusted accordingly. If anything, it was almost a bit weird he was seemingly caught off-guard by people wanting nothing to do with him in a "real" game. Definitely a bitter disappointment we're not going to see another Jin Air Champion in the next rounds, however it certainly isn't the first time a Code S Champion has been knocked out in the Ro32 and I somehow doubt it will be the last.

kiwian never stood a chance in hindsight, although I do admit the premise of him coming back after such a long time was more than a little enticing. I don't really know where he's supposed to go from here, the level difference was so painfully obvious that you couldn't help feeling bad for the guy, hopefully he gets a slightly more favorable set of circumstances next Season to show us something better than he could today.

As always, if you think differently let everyone know why in the comments below.

Catch you on Saturday for Group C, where Zest will do his best to keep Protoss from getting buffed as he strolls through to 1st place, provided he avoids long time nemesis Impact and doesn't get upset by a revitalised Cure or even more redicilously a renewed DRG.

Thanks as always for reading & see you when I see you! (:

-M

NCAA Football: Week 12
Utah ( 4 - 5 ) @ Oregon #6 ( 8 - 1 )
Kick-Off: 4:00pm EDT - 11/16/2013
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Texas Christian University Horned Frogs Big 12 Conference
Year Founded: 1873
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Total Attendance: 9,725
Mascot: Horned Frogs
Live Mascot: SuperFrog
Cheerleaders: Best known for the TCU Showgirls, Bonus Showgirls, Cheerleaders
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium just finished a $164 million renovation, which was 100% funded by private donations. It was only football stadium nominated for up for the 2013 Sports Business "Sports Facility of the Year."
Stadium Location: Stadium Drive, on the west side of campus and across from the student union + campus commons
Conference Champions (17): 1920, 1929, 1932, 1938, 1944, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011
Number of Bowl Games: 29 (13-15-1)
National Titles (2): 1935, 1938
2012 Season
Record: 7-6
Coach: Gary Patterson
Key Players:

True freshman Devonte Fields stepped in to become the Big 12 defensive player of the year, finishing with 10 sacks. In a rainy game ongoing monsoon during TCU’s game against rival SMU, he posted 7 tackles, 4 for loss, and 2.5 sacks.
Redshirt freshman Trevone Boykin filled some big shoes when quarterback Casey Pachall was suspended for the season after being arrested on suspicion of DUI. At the time, Pachall had the highest QBR in football. Boykin was taking reps as a running back two days before start against Iowa State. He struggled at times, but managed to lead the team to wins against Baylor, West Virginia, and Texas (all on the road).
Josh Boyce seemed to be the only consistent offensive threat for the Frogs. The wide receiver was limited due to the quarterback situation, but the junior broke most of the career receiving records at TCU on his way to another great season. He would have broken more, but decided to declare for the NFL Draft. He was picked up in the 4th round by the New England Patriots and signed a 4 yea$2.6 million deal.

Biggest Plays:

TCU picks off Baylor five times in TCU’s 49-21 routing over Baylor.
In the same game, Trevone Boykin secures his fame at TCU by going 13-13 in passing on third down plays, including four TDs, and rushes for one too.
Down a touchdown to WVU late in the 4th quarter, Trevone Boykin avoided a safety and connected with Josh Boyce, who went 94 yards to tie the game for the Horned Frogs.
Later in the game, after scoring in the second overtime, Coach Patterson decides to use his famous brass balls (if you ever wondered why he’s always adjusting his pants) and go for the 2-point conversion to win the game. On the same exact play that beat Boise State in 2011, Trevone Boykin scrambled right to find Josh Boyce for the win.
With 1:37 left against Texas and the Longhorns at midfield, Case McCoy made a poor throw into traffic and was intercepted by Sam Carter to seal a win in Austin and make the Frogs bowl-eligible for the 14th time in 15 years.
2013 Season
Roster
Schedule
The Greats
Greatest Games:
Led by legendary quarterback Davey O'Brien (the guy the QB award is named after), TCU beat Carnegie Tech in the 1939 Sugar Bowl. It gave the Frogs their first consensus national championship (they also share claim to the 1935 title).
In the 1957 Cotton Bowl Classic, the underdog Horned Frogs blocked an extra point to beat the Jim Brown-led Syracuse Orange 28-27.
In a 52-24 rout of UTEP in 1999, LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for an NCAA record 406 yards and six touchdowns. His quote after the game: "All the credit goes to the offensive line. They've done a great job of creating holes all season," Tomlinson said. "I need to buy them a couple of steaks."
In 2010, BCS busters collided when No. 3 TCU traveled to Salt Lake City to take on the No. 5 Utah Utes. With a Mountain West Conference title and BCS dreams on the line, fans camping out for ESPN GameDay, and fans paying upwards of $200 for standing-room tickets, it was the biggest game in the conference's history. It turned out to be an embarrassment for the Utes. The Frogs dominated Utah in every way, snapping Utah's 21-game home winning streak in a 47-7 win on the road.
In Casey Pachall's first start, TCU traveled down to Waco for a Big 12 preview against Baylor in 2011. Robert Griffin III looked Heisman-worthy in jumping out to a huge 47-24 lead entering the 4th quarter. Pachall led the Frogs to an astonishing comeback, scoring 25 points in less than 11 minutes to give the Frogs the lead. With their back against the wall on a 3rd and 10, Baylor used a trick play and receiver Kendall Wright connected on a 15 yard pass to the quarterback. The Bears' drive continued and set up the go-ahead field goal with 1:04 left to play. Pachall wasn't done, either. The Frogs got the ball on their own 14, and marched down to the Baylor 40-yard line. Pachall's late interception on 3rd and 10 denied TCU's chance at a game-winning field goal.
After its first undefeated season in the BCS era, TCU made it to the 2011 Fiesta Bowl against fellow BCS buster Boise State. Trick plays would spell doom for the Frogs however, as TCU would fall 17-10 in the desert.
After an undefeated season, TCU was left out of the BCS Championship due to undefeated Auburn and Oregon teams and sent to the Rose Bowl against Wisconsin. The Badgers were averaging 67 points over their last three games, but the Frogs were coming in with the nation's top defense. Needing a 2-point conversion to tie with exactly 2:00 left, Tank Carder's immaculate deflection eventually gave the Horned Frogs its first BCS win and an undefeated season.

Greatest Players:
"Slingin'" Sammy Baugh: The Sweetwater six-shooter became the weapon of choice in the first primarily passing attack in college football. Teams had thrown the ball long before Baugh, but it was mostly used as a surprise. Coach Dutch Meyer and Baugh perfected the downfield pass, and Baugh would later be instrumental in making the forward pass part of the NFL playbook. He was also the team's starting punter and defensive back. Did I mention he also played baseball for TCU, and was in the St. Louis Cardinals minor league system before being drafted by the Washington Redskins? When asked about being drafted he said: "I didn't know what they were talking about, because frankly, I had never heard of either the draft or the Washington Redskins." Oh yeah, he also took up acting in a 12-week series called "King of the Texas Rangers". In the NFL, he retired with the record for the most seasons leading the league in passing (6, which still stands, tied with Steve Young), and highest career punting average (45.1, which is second all-time behind Shane Lechler).
Davey O'Brien: TCU's lone Heisman winner, first Heisman winner from the Southwest Conference and namesake to the award given to the best quarterback in collegiate football came to TCU as Baugh's backup in 1935. He still holds the NCAA record for most combined passing and rushing plays in a single season - 400. The 1938 O'Brien-led Horned Frogs outscored opponents 269-60, and held all but one of their 10 regular season opponents to seven points or less. In 1939, he went on to lead the NFL in passing his rookie year, breaking Sammy Baugh's standing single-season record. He did so again in 1940, then retired to become an FBI agent.
Jim Swink: The Rusk Rambler was one of the best running backs in Southwest Conference history, leading the Frogs to consecutive conference championships in 1955 and 1956. His most memorable game came in a 47-20 win over the Texas Longhorns in Austin. He rushed for 235 yards and scored 26 points.
Bob Lilly: Known more for his 11 Pro Bowl seasons with the Dallas Cowboys' "doomsday defense", Lilly was a dominant defensive lineman and consensus All-American for the Horned Frogs. He is now considered among the best defensive linemen in NFL history.
LaDainian Tomlinson: Holds the NCAA single-game rushing record with 406 against UTEP in 1999. Didn't play running back until his senior year of high school. He won the 2000 Doak Walker Award and Jim Brown Trophy before being the 5th selection in the 2001 NFL Draft.
Andy Dalton: Nicknamed the "Red Rifle" by Bengals fans (how did we never think of that?), Dalton took over the starting spot as a redshirt freshman and led the Frogs to an 8-5 season and 2007 Texas Bowl win. From then on, Dalton's Frogs went 34-3 with losses to then-No. 2 Oklahoma (eventual BCS runner up) and No. 10 Utah (13-0 with Sugar Bowl win over Bama) in 2008 and No. 3 Boise State in the 2010 Fiesta Bowl. He is the Mountain West Conference career leader in total offense and holds most TCU career passing records. High points include completing 21-23 passes in a 45-10 domination of then-junior Robert Griffin III's Baylor Bears in 2010, completing 21-26 for 355 yards and 3 TD in a 47-7 beating of then-No. 5 Utah in Salt Lake City, and in his final game, beat Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.
Greatest Coaches:

Gary Patterson: GMFP, as he’s well-known as in Fort Worth, is a staunch advocate of the 4-2-5 defense and is regarded as one of the greatest defensive minds in modern college football. TCU has led the nation in total defense more times (5) than any team since the NCAA started tracking statistics in 1937 and last year led the Big 12 in defense, despite having only one senior in the starting lineup. All five seasons have come under Gary Patterson since 2000. He is winningest coach in school history with a 116-36 (72-23) record as head coach, and has only failed to make a bowl game once (2004). Thanks to the revolving conference door, he has coached the Frogs in bowl games as a member of four different conferences (WAC, CUSA, MWC and Big 12). Aside from coaching, he's also a pretty good guitar player!
Dutch Meyer: Dutch's famous quote, "Fight 'em until hell freezes over. Then fight 'em on the ice!", can be seen on locker room walls, t-shirts, and of course, above the entryway to the back dining room at Dutch's Hamburgers -- a mainstay across from TCU's campus named after the legendary coach and home of the best hamburger buns in the world. Both TCU national championships came under Dutch. He revolutionized football by incorporating the short pass as the primary play in the offense, and is one of the early inventors of the spread formation. He retired from football in 1952 to become athletic director. In 1956, without someone to fill the position, he decided to also coach the baseball team, leading the Frogs to a SWC championship that year. In 1934, "Old Iron Pants" served as TCU's football, baseball, and basketball coach.
Jim Pittman: More a fun trivial fact than “great coach,” Pittman coached only seven games for TCU before dying of a heart attack on the field during a game against Baylor in Waco in 1971.

Greatest Rivalries:
SMU (45-40-7) The rivalry started in 1915 with a 43-0 TCU win, and has continued to this day for all but six years (two of which were SMU's death penalty years). According to legend, The "Battle for the Iron Skillet" name started when SMU fans were frying frog legs before a game. A TCU fan bet the frog legs -- and the skillet -- on the game. TCU would win the game. The trophy is currently at Amon G. Carter Stadium after last year's monsoon-ish 24-16 victory. The rivalry has gone through lopsided streaks, with TCU going 14-2-1 between 1949-1965, then SMU going 19-2 between 1966-1986. The Frogs have won every game since 1999 except for a painful 21-10 loss in 2005 (it was TCU's only loss of the season after beating Adrian Peterson's No. 5 Sooners) and a home overtime loss in 2011.
Baylor (51-50-7) From 1899, when TCU was still located in Waco (until a "mysterious fire" burned down the campus in 1910) until the SWC disbanded in 1995, TCU and Baylor played each other 103 times. It is one of the oldest and most-played rivalries in football. Like the SMU rivalry, both teams enjoyed streaks, with TCU dominating most of the 50's and 60's, and Baylor taking most of the 70's and 80's. Now the only private schools in the Big 12, the rivalry is coming back to its form as TCU is 2-1 against Baylor in the past three years.
Others Thanks to TCU's entrance in the Big 12, the Frogs have renewed old rivalries with SWC foes Texas and Texas Tech. TCU beat Texas 20-13 in front of the largest crowd the Frogs had ever played in front of (99,950 attended) and lost to Tech 56-53 in a triple OT thriller. TCU also had a number of minor rivalries in the Mountain West, including BYU and BCS busters Utah & Boise State. ESPN College Gameday came to the last two matchups between Utah and TCU, and Boise State has provided TCU with some great contests as well. If given the right amount of time, TCU could have developed into some serious hate with these three schools.
Traditions

Riff Ram Bah Zoo -- shown in this video by some older alumni -- is one of the oldest cheers in football, unchanged since the early 1920's. * Frog Horn -- TCU has a large horn, painted in the form of a purple Horned Frog. A large train horn is mounted to it and blares whenever the Frogs enter the field or score.
Bleacher Creatures -- Before every game, kids can go onto the field and run out with the team at the team entrance. Founded in 2001 by Gary Patterson, DT David Johnson holds the distinction of becoming the first player to play for TCU after running with the Bleacher Creatures as a child.
I Won’t Back Down -- At the beginning of every fourth quarter, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 1989 classic plays over the loudspeakers with accompanying highlights. Tom Petty is one of Patterson’s all-time favorite performers.
Frog Alley/Frog Walk -- Before each game, the street going from Stadium Drive to the actual stadium gets filled with vendors, musicians, bounce houses and a lot of other stuff. Before the game, the band, Showgirls and cheer team marches through and the Frogs get off the team bus to unload into the stadium.
Fear The Frog flag -- A new tradition made during TCU’s debut Big 12 season, a giant flag is waved after a substantial play.

Campus and Surrounding Area
City Population: 777,992 (16th)
City Skyline
Iconic Campus Building:

Campus Commons. Nothing in this picture existed before 2007. It's part of a huge building and renovation phase for the university (TCU is often joked as Texas Construction University) - now totaling more than $1 billion since 2007.
Robert Carr Chapel. The tallest building on campus (just inches taller than the football stadium, the old joke going "Texas: Where God is just barely above football"). Tour guides tell visiting students to book their wedding then, as the chapel is a very popular place for Horned Frog nuptials (I believe the next wedding date available is in February of 2014, but that was a few months ago that I checked).

Local Dining:

Dutch's Hamburgers. Named after the legendary head coach (if you haven't been reading), Dutch's is home to the world's best hamburger buns. They also have 1/2 price burgers and $2 premium drafts on Tuesday and $5 pitchers of Shiner on Thursday. Hard to beat.
Buffalo Bros -- I linked to their Facebook because the site is under maintenance. Dozens of TV's with every sports package available, homemade pizza, homemade wings with sauce imported from Buffalo, a full service bar, and drink specials every day? Makes sense, right? My favorite -- whiskey and wings Wednesdays. Boneless or traditional wings for 50 cents and all whiskey is $4.
Fuzzy's. Yes, this is the original Fuzzy's. The one before they sold out to the man and started opening them everywhere. Hard to miss a trip to TCU without some fish tacos and a signature purple margarita.
Joe T. Garcia’s A bit away from the stadium, but widely regarded as the best Mexican food in the city. A must-have in the city of Fort Worth.
Salsa Limon. A sketchy food truck run by guys who disappear to Miami all the time. After hitting the local bars, it's hard to beat these tacos, though.

Current NFL players (17)

Daryl Washington, LB, Arizona Cardinals
Andy Dalton, QB, Cincinnati Bengals
Jeremy Kerley, WR, New York Jets
Tank Carder, LB, Cleveland Browns
Josh Boyce, WR, New England Patriots
Stansly Maponga, DE, Atlanta Falcons
Marcus Cannon, OL, New England Patriots
Jerry Hughes, LB/DE, Buffalo Bills
Marshall Newhouse, OL, Green Bay Packers
David Hawthorne, LB, New Orleans Saints
Jason Phillips, LB, Philadelphia Eagles
Colin Jones, S, Carolina Panthers
Matthew Tucker, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
Skye Dawson, WKPR, Washington Redskins
Clint Gresham, LS, Seattle Seahawks
Jimmy Young, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
Braylon Broughton, DT, Detroit Lions

Random Trivia

Girls, girls, girls: TCU has been ranked by several organizations, including The Onion, MyPlan, and College Prowler has having the hottest girls of any university. Anyone in disagreement may consult any Google results of “TCU Showgirls”.
David and Goliath: Other than Wake Forest, TCU is the smallest school in the BCS. It is also the smallest school to ever win a BCS game. Not everything is small at TCU, though. Next to UT (with 55,000 students), TCU has the largest endowment in the Big 12 ($1.4 billion).
With added exposure thanks to its athletic programs, the academic profile has increased significantly. With a 2012 acceptance rate of 37%, TCU is the most selective school in Texas behind Rice. Its business, nursing, and pre-med programs rank among some of the elite in the nation.
While many focus on the "C" in TCU, the university is actually mostly secular (meaning separate from religion). TCU has no religious requirements, other than for students to take one religious class (of their choosing) as part of the University Core Curriculum. This can be anything from The Bible to Scriptures of Islam to Religous Sects and Cults. TCU is the largest university affiliated with the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), which still has an affiliation to the school through scholarships, programs, and members of the board. TCU is often jokingly referred to by students as “Texas Construction University” for the constant construction.
TCU was one of the first schools in the southwest to allow women and African-Americans. The university nearly folded because of people pulling funding because of these reasons.
TCU was the first major university to offer a Bachelor's Degree in ballet. The joke being -- TCU had ballet before it was legal to dance at Baylor. This is actually true. When dancing was finally allowed at Baylor, the president warned against anything "obscene or provocative. No pelvic gyrations, no excessive closeness, and no dirty dancing." Oh, by the way... This was in 1996.

What Is and What is to Come
The 2013 season has a lot of potential for the Horned Frogs. The season opener against LSU will be a good measuring stick for a squad returning nine starts from the conference's best team defense, but they will be without star DE Devonte Fields due to a two-game suspension. More importantly, it will be a welcome-back for reinstated quarterback Casey Pachall. Coach Patterson is still mum on who the starting quarterback will be, but any and all speculation leads to Pachall taking the reigns back from Trevone Boykin. Pachall didn't throw at all during his stint in an alcohol rehab clinic, but looked sharp during spring practices. He has packed on all the weight he lost, and even beefed up a little bit (about 6'5", 230 pounds). He also took the majority of first-team reps during spring practice. Due to scheduling entering the Big 12, the Frogs will play at OSU for the second consecutive year, and an odd Thursday night game/away game in Lubbock against Texas Tech will be great tests for the Frogs.
This year's schedule is much easier on the Frogs than last year, and after years of traveling the globe in different conferences, TCU plays eight of their 12 games in Texas and two in Oklahoma. This season will rise or fall based on the return of Casey Pachall, and if the team can stay away from off-the-field issues and injuries that plagued them last year. Consensus in Fort Worth media seems to be that the Frogs will improve on their 7-6 opening season in the Big 12 and go anywhere between 9-3 and 11-1 in the regular season. Sneaking out of Cowboys Stadium with a win over a young LSU team would be huge for the Frogs' momentum. Winning even a share of a Big 12 Championship would go a long way for a team looking to boost its goal of dominating the recruiting within Dallas-Fort Worth.
More Information Subreddit: [/TCU](www.reddit.com/tcu) Contributors: steinertimer, RiffRamBahZoo Contributor bios:
steinertimer: I saw some people were doing this, so I thought I'd write something short. I attended TCU, where I covered the football team as a student during the Fiesta Bowl and Rose Bowl years. I even won an regional Emmy Award for story I did on Gary Patterson. I currently work for the university now, but have very little involvement with the football team (definitely not enough to get free tickets). Before switching to higher education, I had a short stint writing for ESPN Dallas. I left journalism because sports journalism was too cut-throat for me (I like to think I'm a nice guy, at least), and news journalism didn't really interest me.
RiffRamBahZoo: I felt like I could contribute to the TCU 132+ Days post and felt like writing one for my school, however, it was already taken. After asking mods for help, I was pointed to steinertimer. As funny as it is, I know steinertimer in real life and previously did work with him in TCU’s journalism school. I currently serve as the sports editor for TCU’s student media and have covered a number of big events, including TCU’s 20-13 upset over Texas. Before I decided to be a sports journalist, I dressed up in a morphsuit and top hat and before that, I dressed as a 80‘s hair metal styled rocker for TCU football games.
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Chris Jericho is getting older. He's pushing 50, and he's currently signed to a promotion that won't be airing weekly TV shows until maybe around the end of the year. So Chris may not have a ton of years left to be the best in the world at what he does. So we need to capitalize on this, and soon.
Now, usually when people want to book someone's last run, they go to the same well. They turn them heel, make them bitter, and have them put over and up-and-coming babyface. And that might work for Chris, he's said in the past that he's done his best work as a heel (including his current work), so maybe that'd be an idea. But Chris Jericho is a shapeshifter. He's been so many different characters over the years, and has killed it in all of them, so it's only right that the last role he plays is equally interesting.
So let's start with what we know. AEW's next event for right now is scheduled to be Double or Nothing in May. That's a little far away to say that that'll be the next time we see Jericho, so in the meantime, he'll continue to make appearances for New Japan. At New Beginning in Osaka, Jay White picked up a shock win over Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the IWGP Championship. This'll set up a rematch for the title at Honor Rising at the end of February. Tanahashi and White have a competitive match, but Bad Luck Fale, Taiji Ishimori and the Guerrillas of Destiny are at ringside and they do their best to give White the advantage. After one too many interferences, though, Tanahashi gets reinforcements of his own: Okada, Ishii, Toru Yano and Jushin Liger. What’s Okada and Co.’s reason for this? Well, Okada has gone to war with Tanahashi so many times now. They know each other better than they know themselves, and there’s a healthy respect the two men have for each other. And when Okada saw Tana getting assaulted by Bullet Club, he grabbed a couple of his CHAOS cohorts, along Hiroshi’s friend, Jushin Liger, to help even the odds. They all get into a brawl at ringside, and Red Shoes tosses the lot of them. But as that's happening, Tanahashi takes down White and is setting up for the High Fly Flow. But unfortunately, the ref’s back is turned from the action, and Jericho pops up at ringside and shoves Tanahashi from the top rope to the ring apron (the hardest part of the ring, I've heard). Jay capitalizes on this, and grabs Tanahashi, hits the Blade Runner, and White retains the title. Jericho raises White's hand and formally joins Bullet Club (now that that pesky Elite is out of there), and Tanahashi walks away with CHAOS, begrudgingly aligning with them. He doesn’t officially join them, but he isn’t turning down their help. (Liger isn't in CHAOS, he's just Tanahashi's friend.)
This sets up several matches for the G1 SuperCard on WrestleMania weekend: White vs. Okada for the IWGP Title, Ishimori vs. Liger for the Jr. Heavyweight Title, G.O.D vs. Ishii and Toru Yano, and Jericho vs. Tanahashi. In the build to SuperCard, Jericho has an interview. He talks about the fact that he doesn't have a ton of time left wrestling. He has a bucket list (not “The List”, anytime anyone brings that up, Jericho tells them to shut the f*ck up) of wrestlers that he wants to face before he calls it a career, and right on the top of the list is one of the biggest stars in New Japan that he’s never faced, Hiroshi Tanahashi. Basically, Jericho acknowledges the fact that he’s a walking dream match machine, and he wants as many classic matches with high-quality opponents as he can before he calls it a day. Jericho and Tanahashi square off at G1 SuperCard, and the two legends have a great, if fairly overbooked, match. Jericho has the big guys in Bullet Club at ringside (White, Fale, and the G.O.D), while Tanahashi’s new friends/respected rivals are keeping their eyes on the competition. Throughout the whole match, Toru Yano is screaming anytime any Bullet Club shenanigans happens, he has never been this into the rules of anything else in his life. As a result, the match goes fairly evenly for the first 90% of it, but as the match goes on the BC guys are getting more and more annoyed by Yano basically being a guest ref. Near the end, Bad Luck Fale tries to trip Tanahashi. Yano gets the ref to see it, and Fale gets tossed. Fale starts to walk to the back when he stops on the ramp and motions for someone to come down, and out comes all the rest of Bullet Club. They lay a beatdown to everyone at ringside. An army of referees, security guards, and even police officers come out to separate everyone, and if need be, handcuff the particularly rowdy ones. Wait, wasn’t there a match going on? Why does Jericho have a chair, oh because he just kicked Tanahashi in the balls, and hit him with it. Follow that up with a Codebreaker once the melee finally settles down, and that’s the match, Jericho beats Tanahashi.
Next in the cards is Double or Nothing. (How many casino puns do you think I can squeeze into this paragraph?) That of course means Alpha/Omega II, the rematch from Wrestle Kingdom 12 that everyone’s been betting on being a classic. Omega has seen Jericho use his old Bullet Club cohorts to give him a hand, so since he kinda knows the guys running the promotion, the match will happen inside a steel cage. At the PPV, Jericho comes out with some of Bullet Club, but since Double or Nothing will be smack-dab in the middle of the Best of the Super Juniors, some of the big Clubs will still be in Japan, namely Jay White, Ishimori, Yujiro Takahashi, Gedo and Jado. But Jericho still has Bad Luck Fale and the G.O.D. with him, if only to watch from outside the cage. When Omega comes out, he’s also got some friends: The Young Bucks and Marty Scurll. The camera gets close to him and you can hear Omega say, “if things get dicey, you know what to do”. After that, Nick, Matt, and Marty walk backstage, leaving Omega to fight his old crew alone. As Omega walks into the cage, Fale hits him from behind sending him tumbling into the cage. Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa follow Fale in, and the four Bullet Club members beat down Omega. The Bucks and Marty come sprinting down, chairs in hand. They run into the ring and manage to take out Fale and the Guerillas, but the damage has been done, even though they get sent to the back. Jericho takes advantage of this and doubles down on assaulting Omega, never giving him a chance to recover. After about eight minutes of beatdowns and submissions, Jericho leaves him in the corner, and goes to start climbing out of the cage. But Omega hops back to his feet, sprints over to Jericho, full Nelsons him, and hits him with a Dragon Suplex whilst Jericho was on the second rope. Omega and Jericho go back and forth for the rest of the match, throwing their best shots at each other and it never being enough to put the other away. Finally, Omega hits a V-Trigger on Jericho, 1-2-kickout. Omega looks at the cage, and decides to start climbing out, thinking that Jericho is out cold. He starts climbing but then Chase Owens pops out from under the ring, and grabs one of Omega’s legs through the cage. Omega tries to pull himself free, but Owens is able to hold ‘em long enough for Jericho to get back to his feet. Jericho grabs Omega from behind and hits him with a Backstabber from the third rope. Omega’s down and out. Jericho then simply climbs out of the cage, and that’s the match, Jericho wins. (The answer is 6.)
While this is going on, Okada isn’t happy with Jericho’s actions of late, and wants a one-on-one with Jericho at Dominion. Jericho doesn’t respond for a while, he’s busy with other stuff. But on the last night of the round-robin matches of the Best of the Super Juniors, there’s a match going on: Will Ospreay (CHAOS member) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. If Will wins, he’ll have a chance to win his block, but he’ll need help. If he loses, he’s out. That match is reaching its conclusion, and Ospreay has Sabre set up for the Storm Breaker when all of a sudden, Judas plays and Chris Jericho comes out on the ramp. He has a microphone and he shouts, “Kazuchika Okada, I accept your challenge”, and walks away. As this is happening, Zack comes to and picks up Will from behind, and drops him with the Zack Driver, pinfall. Jericho has accepted the challenge, and has cost a member of CHAOS the Best of the Super Juniors Title. After the last night of the Super Juniors, Okada is being interviewed and he says, “Jericho is out of control, he thinks that just because he has some years under his belt that he runs the place. But he couldn’t be more wrong. I’m the ace of this promotion, and the job of putting Jericho back into line falls on me.” Jericho sees things a little differently. He says, “I’m giving the fans what they want. They want to see Chris Jericho vs. the best wrestlers out there, and who’s better in New Japan than Okada?” He’s sort of turning into a tweener; he’s giving fans matches that they want to see, but doing it in a dirtbag way. Hopefully, this’ll make it so that he can easily slide into programs with heels as well as faces, but that’s for later down the road. At Dominion, Okada comes out with his Okada dollar storm, but surprise, the dollars actually have Jericho on them. Someone in the crowd shows the camera, and Okada rolls out of the ring to examine it. He’s livid, he’s about to break someone in half. Jericho comes out fanning himself with a handful of the Jericho dollars, with a big smile on his face. As soon as Jericho gets close to the ring, Okada rolls out and punches Jericho in the mouth, and the fight is on. Okada and Jericho brawl on the outside before the match even starts, and the younger Okada gets the upper hand. He slams Jericho’s head into the ring apron multiple times before sending him back in. As Okada rolls back in, Jericho chopblocks him right as the bell rings. The match goes back and forth for twenty plus minutes. No one from Bullet Club or CHAOS are at ringside for this, this match is focused on just the in-ring skill of these two. The Guerrillas do come down at one point, but only make it to about halfway down the ramp before Ishii and Ospreay attack them. There will be no outside interference, CHAOS will make sure of that. Okada hits Jericho with a Rainmaker, but Jericho gets his foot on the ropes. Jericho locks in the Walls of Jericho, but Okada gets to the ropes. It’s a war of attrition, but finally at the end, Okada goes for another Rainmaker, Jericho ducks under it, and bumps the ref into the turnbuckle for just a second. Jericho punts Okada in the balls, spins him around, and Codebreaker. 1-2-3, Jericho has beaten Okada, and you can be sure that Jericho’s confidence is sky-high.
After Double or Nothing ends, AEW announces its next two major events, both in Jacksonville to get the locals excited for AEW’s eventual weekly production. The first will be in July at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (capacity: 15,000) called High Stakes, a two night event which will feature an eight man tournament to crown the first ever AEW World Champion. The second will be in October, All In 2. It’ll be AEW’s Wrestlemania, will take place at TIAA Bank Field (home of the Jaguars, capacity: 67,174), and will be the launching point of AEW’s weekly show, Tuesday Night Dynamite, which will debut two nights later. Starting with High Stakes, the tournament looks like this: Kenny Omega vs. Jimmy Havoc, Hangman Page vs. Pac (a rematch from Double or Nothing), Penta El Zero M vs. Christopher Daniels, and Chris Jericho vs. Rey Fenix. The first night will feature the first round and has the Jericho vs. Fenix match. Much like Double or Nothing, High Stakes just so happens to be going on in the middle of something big in New Japan, namely the G1 Climax, so Jericho comes out by himself, as does Fenix. The two square off and Fenix dominates the first big chunk of the match. Jericho hasn’t faced someone as quick as Fenix in a long time, and when Fenix comes out the gate like a house of fire, Jericho just can’t keep up. Anytime Jericho tries to slow the match down, Fenix just breaks free, bounces off the ropes and does some really cool flippy thing. Fenix nearly scores the pin with a handspring cutter at the eight minute mark, but Jericho kicks out at two, and has to go to the outside to regroup. Fenix tries to do a tornillo to Jericho on the outside, but Jericho elbow smashes Fenix on the way down, and this lets Jericho finally get some momentum going. Wasting no time, he grabs Fenix and locks him in the Walls of Jericho on the outside. He can’t get the tapout, but he is wearing down Fenix’s midsection. At about 6 in the refs count, he stands up, grabs Fenix, and launches him into the ringsteps. Fenix just manages to get back in at the count of 9, but right as he gets back in and is crawling on his knees, Jericho busts out a Lionsault for a very close two. They go just a little bit longer, with Jericho in control of the match, and despite one last flurry of offense from Fenix, Jericho puts him down with the Codebreaker. Jericho is going to the semi-finals.
The semi-finals of the tourney features Omega vs. Pac, and Jericho vs. Penta. Much like his first round match, Jericho comes out alone, but he is wearing a Fenix mask, as a way of saying “hahaha, I beat your bro”. Penta’s in the ring already, starting daggers at Jericho. The bell rings and Penta superkicks Jericho's face off. The Penta match starts pretty similarly to the Fenix match, only instead of being overwhelmed by speed, Jericho's overwhelmed by physicality. Penta beats Jericho into the ground with ranas, powerbombs and piledrivers. Jericho does get in pockets of offense, but they’re sporadic. Pentagon cruises to an easy win with the package piledriver. This sets up a final match for brand-new AEW World Championship between the two most bad-ass dudes on the roster: Penta vs. Pac. Pac ends up winning in the final with the Red Arrow, and being crowned the first ever AEW World Champion, YA SHITS. Meanwhile, this is Jericho’s first loss in months, but he shrugs it off, claiming on Twitter later that he hasn’t wrestled on back-to-back nights in a long time, and that’s he’ll be back soon.
Jericho then disappears for a few months. No one hears about him for a while but then in mid-August, Chris Jericho is announced as the final competitor in PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles! Now, I know that Jericho has said that he won’t compete somewhere that doesn’t have a TV deal in place, but Jericho on Twitter is about as trustworthy as a politician taking advice from Enzo Amore. Seems like something to throw off the scent, and in this story, Jericho wants to face everyone he could never face while in the WWE. Also, his loss at High Stakes has made him realize that he needs to get in better shape if he wants to continue to be the best in the world at what he does, so he’s been spending the two months before BOLA improving his cardio, and he feels like he can go all the way here. The first round match sees him face former ROH Champion Dalton Castle. Dalton comes out with The Boys, and it’s all flash, all spectacle, very pretty entrance. Then Judas kicks in, and a miniature earthquake is registered in Reseda. Jericho comes out much leaner than when we last saw him. He looks ready to go, and just for good measure, a Codebreaker to one of the Boys before the bell, that should rile up Castle. The match starts and while the rest of the Boys are tending to their fallen brother, Castle unloads suplex after suplex after suplex on Jericho, Castle is not a happy man. But during an overhead suplex, Jericho lands on his feet, and grabs Castle from behind for a neckbreaker. Jericho owns the match from here on, looking damn good in the process. But then after a few more minutes, Dalton manages to get Jericho on his shoulders, in position for the Bang a Rang. Castle spins him around, but Jericho catches Castle's head and hits the Codebreaker out of nowhere. Jericho wins in decisive fashion.
In the second round, Jericho is paired with the psychotic Sami Callihan. To show that he isn't intimidated by the lunatic, as soon as the two are in the ring together, Jericho slaps Callihan in the face. Callihan takes it, smiles back at Jericho, and nods. His look screams “so it'll be that kind of match, that's what I like to see”. As the bell rings, Jericho and Callihan exchange stiff strikes, one after another, the echoes reverberating through the arena with audible gasps accompanying each one. The brawl spills to the outside, where Callihan bounces Jericho off the guardrail a few times, before doing a lap around the ring and cannonballing into Jericho, the guardrail, and a few lucky fans standing behind it. Callihan tries to bring Jericho back into the ring, but he shoves Callihan right into the ringpost. Callihan falls to the floor, laughing to himself but in obvious pain. He sits Callihan up and kicks him in the back a few times before throwing him back in the ring to work over the midsection and back. Jericho had control from here on, but Callihan does hit a couple of high-impact moves for close two counts, including a Cradle Killer where Jericho gets his foot on the bottom rope. After a little more back and forth, Jericho grabs Callihan in the Walls. Callihan struggles with it, but doesn't seem in danger of tapping out. Jericho sees this and lets go of the submission. He repositions and puts Callihan in the Liontamer, a move he used to do very rarely and only on smaller opponents, but this tells the viewers that he's stronger and more capable than he was before. Callihan is in much greater agony here, and taps out. Jericho moves on to the finals of his block to face Zack Sabre Jr.
In the block final, both men come out to their normal entrance. No flash, no mind games. Jericho’s smart enough to know that trying to get into the head of the stone-faced ZSJ is a lost cause, so he comes out confidently, but quietly, much like Sabre does. As the match gets underway, the match has a much different pace than Jericho’s earlier matches. Lots of jostling for position and joint manipulation. There’s also a much bigger emphasis on submissions, so early in the match, Jericho attacks Sabre’s arms, so that he doesn’t have the strength needed to bend all of his parts that shouldn’t bend. Sabre on the other hand goes for the legs of Jericho, to keep him from having the leg strength to hold the Liontamer. Sabre gains the first real advantage of the match, locking Jericho in a heel hook kneebar, and he locks that move in deep, with Jericho screaming in agony. Jericho manages to reach the rope, but Sabre makes sure to crank on the leg as much as possible before he’s forced to release the hold. Jericho’s leg is not working right. He tries to get some momentum back with some moves with his legs to see if they’re capable of working right. He goes for a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, and he hits it, but is unable to go for the cover because his legs are toast. That’s a huge chunk of his offense gone: no Lionsault, no Walls, definitely no Liontamer, and maybe no Codebreaker. Because of that, Jericho has to resort to some more underhanded tactics. As Sabre lines up for a Penalty Kick, Jericho moves out of the corner, letting ZSJ punt the turnbuckle, messing up his leg in the process. After this, Jericho changes his strategy. Now he's attacking the neck and head, because he wants to hit the Codebreaker and end the match ASAP. He starts cranking on Sabre’s head, trying to wear him down and buy himself some time, but Sabre escapes, gets back on the offensive, and locks on the Orienteering with Napalm Death. Jericho fights it for a brief moment, but eventually, he has to tap out. ZSJ is moving to the finals, and while Jericho is disappointed he didn’t win the thing, he’s happy with the progress he’s made and he thinks he’s ready to re-enter the AEW World Championship picture.
In the press conferences before All In 2, we see Pac taking to the stage, talking about how he's gonna hold the title forever and that no one is on his level. Jericho steps up to him and claims that the last time he stepped in the ring with Jericho, he shattered his ankle. Pac's quick to retort that that was the last match he had before he transformed into the King of the Cruiserweights. “A lot has changed since then.” The two stare each other down before Cody stands between them and announces that the main event of All In 2 will be Jericho vs. Pac for the AEW World Title. At All In 2, we get a lot of big events. The introduction of AEW's tag and women's titles, the debut matches of Willie Mack and Aerostar, and of course, the first title defense of the AEW World Title. Jericho comes out with a big countdown before Judas finally kicks in. He struts down to the ring with his chest out like he's already won the title. Then Pac comes down with the AEW Title over his shoulder, clutching it like a madman. The two square up in the ring and the 65,000+ in attendance are losing it. The bell rings and we're underway. They lock up and Pac makes the first move, shoving Jericho into the corner and slapping him hard. Jericho slaps him right back and they tie up again. Pac trips him up and starts kneeing him in the shoulder blades. He's trying to soften him up for the Rings of Saturn, or injure his back so that a Red Arrow landing will be all the more painful. Jericho is able to escape and punts Pac in the chest to get him to stop kneeing him really hard. The two go back and forth for a good 25 minutes. At one point, they recreate the spot where Pac shattered his ankle, and Pac acts like he's injured himself again, but when Jericho comes over to check on him, Pac snags him in a triangle choke. Jericho gets to the rope, but he's hurting bad. Jericho tries to mount some offense, but Pac re-establishes dominance and locks Jericho in the Rings of Saturn. He fights and fights and fights, but it's no use, and Jericho taps. Pac retains the title, and after the bell, he takes the title and batters Jericho with it. He leaves Jericho a bloody mess in the ring as Pac walks out to a chorus of boos as All In 2 ends.
From here, Jericho's confidence takes a pretty big hit. He doesn't lose too often on Tuesday Night Dynamite, but he has trouble getting the job done on big PPV stages. At Wrestle Kingdom 14, Will Ospreay runs circles around him and he simply can't match his pace. He suffers losses to Kenny Omega in their rubber match in January and Fenix in March. After the success of their last show on Mania weekend, New Japan hosts another G1 SuperCard on the weekend of Mania 36, where Jericho loses to Tomohiro Ishii, and gets booted from Bullet Club, with them claiming he's a shell of his former self. In May, he loses on PPV again to Hangman Page. At Dominion, he fights Jay White, but Bullet Club run roughshod over him and Jericho loses again. Jericho isn't being Jericho and everyone knows it. He's begun wearing more black and is talking more solemnly about the future. He's unfortunately taken Bullet Club's words to heart. He is a shell of himself, and maybe it's time to call it a career, I mean what's the use of sticking around, it's not like he's in need of money or anything, so why not just ride off into the sunset?
On an episode of Dynamite in July, Jericho loses to Joey Janela, and this is seemingly his breaking point. He's seen cleaning out his locker room before Kenny Omega stops him, and reminds him of who he is. He's Chris Goddamn Jericho. Six-time World Champion, won every title in the business, best-selling author, TV show host, famous musician, he's done it all. But Jericho just says, “that was a long time ago”, and walks out. Next week, Christopher Daniels challenges him to a match at the August pay-per-view, Double Down. He says he can't stand to see Jericho moping around feeling sorry for himself, and if he's serious about leaving, he wants the credit for finishing him off. The match is signed for Double Down, and if Jericho loses, he will retire. At the show, Jericho comes out to no music, no graphics, and is wearing simple black trunks. The match starts and he looks lethargic in the ring, he's barely doing anything. Daniels slaps him a couple of times to try to get him to snap out of it, but it doesn't work. The crowds booing him at this point, they don't want to see an old man who's given up on the business. Jericho sees the crowd booing him, and he knows this isn't good heat booing, this is go-away heat. This is the crowd giving up on him, in real time to his face. And it's almost like you can see the light bulb go on in his head. Suddenly he switches back on, he's more lively, his moves hit with more power. He's knocks Daniels to the ground and lands a picture perfect Lionsault. Jericho's back baby! No time to celebrate yet though, he has a match to win. He and Daniels go for another 10 minutes and Jericho is able to fend off Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky to force Daniels to tap to the Walls of Jericho. Jericho survives.
So Jericho is back to his former self, but the reality of the situation is still not great. By this point, Jericho is just a few months away from his 50th birthday. He knows this is it, and he wants one final chance to show the world that he's still the man. He wants a match with Penta El Zero M at All In 3 for his AEW World Title. He says that after this match, he's done. If he loses, he'll retire. If he wins, he'll retire. He just wants one final spotlight. Penta is of course down for it. He loves breaking people, and he already beat him once. But before he can accept that match, Cody comes out and says that what they're talking about is the main event of their biggest show of the year. “It can't be a spur of the moment decision”. So a 4-way match is announced for an episode of Dynamite in three weeks: Jericho vs. Omega vs. Pac vs. Fenix, winner gets Penta. Jericho pulls out all the stops and scores the pinfall, hitting Pac with the Codebreaker, and setting up his match with Penta. At All In 3, the show once again comes from a giant football stadium, so there'll be a huge crowd on hand to see Jericho's final match. Jericho comes out, but not to Judas, but to Break the Walls Down. I mean, it's his own song, it should be fine legally. The entire song plays out as he makes the long march to the ring for the final time. Penta comes out with a legion of skeletons flanking him (Happy October everyone). The match is a physical back and forth encounter, a far cry from their first match, which Penta dominated. Jericho kicks out of a Package Piledriver, avoids getting his arm broken in the Sacrifice, and turns a second package piledriver into an upside-down Codebreaker for a two count. Later, he hits a Codebreaker on Penta with the crowd cheering. He doesn't go for the pin as wants to soak it in, mannnnnnnnnn. He picks Penta back up, one more Codebreaker. Jericho covers him, 1-2-3. Jericho has won his final match, and proven that he is still the friggin man. The next night, he formally vacates the title, and a new champion is crowned at the December PPV, but for now, that's all for Chris Jericho.
NJPW G1 SuperCard (April 2019): Jericho def. Tanahashi
AEW Double or Nothing (May 2019): Jericho def. Omega (steel cage)
NJPW Dominion (June 2019): Jericho def. Okada
AEW High Stakes (July 2019): Jericho def. Fenix, Penta El Zero M def. Jericho
PWG Battle for Los Angeles (September 2019): Jericho def. Dalton Castle, Jericho def. Sami Callihan, Zack Sabre Jr. def. Jericho
AEW All In 2 (October 2019): Pac def. Jericho (AEW World Title)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Will Ospreay def. Jericho
AEW show in January: Omega def. Jericho
AEW show in March: Fenix def. Jericho
NJPW G1 SuperCard (April 2020): Tomohiro Ishii def. Jericho
AEW show in May: Hangman Page def. Jericho
NJPW Dominion (June 2020): Jay White def. Jericho
AEW Double Down (July 2020): Jericho def. Christopher Daniels (Jericho must retire if he loses)
AEW All In 3 (October 2020): Jericho def. Penta El Zero M (AEW World Title), vacates it the next night and retires

The Cotton Bowl

13 Oklahoma State vs. #8 Missouri

Bowl Information:
Date: January 3rd, 2014
Time: 7:30 PM EST / 6:30 PM CST
Channel:
Betting Odds:

	Oklahoma State	Missouri
Game Line	+1.5	-1.5
Money Line	-110	-110

OveUnder: 61

Cotton Bowl History: (by bufflo1993)
Since 1937, the Cotton Bowl has been the premier Bowl Game in Texas. Having hosted the Southwest Conference champion every year between 1937-1995, the game has been strongly associated with Texas and has only hosted a team outside of Texas or its neighboring states four times (1996, 1997, 2001, 2007). The most prestigious bowl in the nation in the 1960s and 1970s, the Cotton Bowl fell on hard times when the most of SWC was in trouble for alleged improper recruiting actions in the 1970s - 1990s. The downfall of the SWC has relegated the Cotton Bowl to second tier status behind the BCS Bowls (Sugar, Rose, Orange, Fiesta). However, due to convoluted BCS rules about bowl selections (See Northern Ilinios in 2012), the Cotton Bowl has been able to select match-ups that are often better and sexier than the BCS matchups. This, along with moving indoors to Jerry’s Palatial Accommodations, has allowed it to move up into the Champions series next year.
Year Founded: 1937
Location:

Dallas, TX (1937-2009)
Arlington, TX (2010-Pres)

Stadium:

The Cotton Bowl (1937-2009)
AT&T Stadium (2010-Pres)

Conference Tie-ins: Big 12 #2 vs SEC #3
2012-13 Season Result: (9) Texas A&M 41 vs (11) Oklahoma 13
Notabowl Historic Games:

1970 Cotton Bowl (1) Texas 21 v. (9) Notre Dame 17: For the 1970 Cotton Bowl, Notre Dame lifted its 40-year old bowl ban to face the #1 Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns, having just completed their greatest season in program history, where they defeated the #2 Arkansas Razorbacks 15-14 in the 1969 Game of Century and had lost only one game in the last two seasons, were the undisputed kings of the College Football World (and already National Champions according to President Richard Nixon, who flew in to watch the Game of the Century). In an impossibly hyped game that was attended by the football legends the Four Horseman, and by Texas’s own Lyndon B. Johnson, these Longhorns were able to mount a great comeback against the Joe Theisman-led Irish, and pull out a 21-17 win.
1971 Cotton Bowl (1) Texas 11 v. (5) Notre Dame 24: In a rematch of the previous year’s classic, the Irish took on a Texas team- that however impossible it may have seemed- looked better than the previous year. Again led by the unstoppable Wishbone offense, Texas had coasted through their tough schedule destroying #4 Arkansas 42-7 and only failing to win by double digits twice. They took on a #5 Notre Dame who had just been upset by an unranked USC, but was led by Joe Theismann. Texas, with it’s SWC record 30 game win streak, was stifled by Notre Dames innovative defense that spelled an end to the Wishbone driven Texas dynasty. This was probably the most historically important Cotton Bowl, as it signaled the passing of the torch from Texas to Notre Dame, who continued into their most dominate decade of program history.
1979 Cotton Bowl (9) Houston 34 v. (6) Notre Dame 35: Known simply as the Chicken Soup Game, Notre Dame, led by a sick Joe Montana, who ate Chicken Soup between quarters, rallied from a 34-12 deficit with 3:00 left in the 3rd Quarter to win the game in a blustery and cold Cotton Bowl. After a questionable call by Cougars coach Bill Yeoman, the Irish took over the ball with 35 seconds left on the Houston 29 (http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Cotton792.wmv) and marched down the field capping the drive with a 6 yard touchdown while time expired (http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Cotton793.wmv). After a penalty on their first extra point attempt, Notre Dame barely made their second extra point try to win the game.

#13 Oklahoma State Cowboys: 132+ Teams in 132+ Days: Oklahoma State University (by Wubwubmiller)
Bowl Record: 15-8, 1-2 Cotton Bowl
Historic Bowl Games: [List 1-2 great bowl games your team has played in the past]
2013 Season Record: 10-2
Key Players this Season: Justin Gilbert-CB: 6 INT, 2 defensive touchdowns Clint Chelf-QB: 1792 Passing Yards for 15 TDs
Biggest Plays this Season:

Season Summary: This has been a great season for the Cowboys overall, with a rocky start and end. Returning from an 8-5 season in 2012, the Cowboys trucked through their non-conference games before a humbling loss to West Virginia. Following this wake-up call, and a narrow victory over Kansas State, the Cowboys went on to soundly win their next six games, culminating in ending Baylor’s winning streak. The Cowboy’s own winning streak would end two weeks later at Bedlam, when the Oklahoma Sooners fought back from an early deficit and took the lead with a late game touchdown, returning a fumble for good measure in the final play of the game. While losing Bedlam is always disappointing, we still had a very good season.
Why we are going to win: Our defense is going to be the game winner in the Cotton Bowl. Both teams are terrific, high scoring squads, so it’s just going to be a matter of keeping pressure on and forcing turnovers. Missouri has a great defense too, so our offense is going to try to really keep up the pace in order to wear them down.
#8 Missouri Tigers: 132+ Teams in 132+ Days: The Missouri Tigers (by TheTurner and groggydog)
Bowl Record: 13-16
Historic Bowl Games:

1961 Orange Bowl - Missouri 21 - Navy 14

After losing their first seven bowl games, Mizzou came into the 1961 Orange Bowl desperate for their first bowl win. The Tigers finished 9-1 in 1961, good for their second straight berth in the Orange Bowl. Across the field was the Midshipmen of Navy, led by Heisman Trophy winner, Joe Bellino. Navy got on the board first, but the Tigers would score three times unanswered to secure their first bowl win in school history over the Naval Academy, 21-14.

1966 Sugar Bowl - Missouri 20 - Florida 18

Mizzou would look to make it three bowl wins in a row over the Florida Gators in the 1966 Sugar Bowl, where the sixth ranked Tigers looked to shut down Steve Spurrier and the Florida offense. After a scoreless first quarter, Mizzou stormed out to a 17-0 lead in the second quarter, and went into the final quarter with a 20-0 lead. Spurrier and the Gators refused to give up though, storming back to score three touchdowns in the fourth quarter alone. However, Florida failed on all three straight 2-point conversions, to keep the Tigers lead and victory, 20-18. Despite being on the losing team, the OBC was named the games' MVP.

1968 Gator Bowl - Missouri 35 - Alabama 10

2013 Season Record: 11-2, 7-2 SEC
Key Players this Season: Having recovered from his previous injuries, James Franklin has had a monumental final season with over 3,700 total yards. Henry Josey (RB, 1074 yards), L'Damian Washington (WR, 853 yards) and Dorial Green-Beckham (WR, 830 yards) round out the offense while Michael Sam rounds out the defense.
Biggest Plays this Season:

Season Summary: A lot of people thought we wouldn't even get to a bowl, so while not making the BCS is unfortunate, this is still pretty great. Our two losses came in 2OT to SCAR and in the SEC Championship game, but don't think they players will be bummed out being here. It's a chance for Mizzou to make a serious statement to its former conference foes.
Why we are going to win: Mizzou has gone through a tough schedule, a large part of which was without their starting quarterback. While the defense didn't play up to par in the SEC Championship game, they have been an incredible unit for most of the season and, as long as they can get a few stops, will be backed up plenty by one of the best offenses Missouri has ever had.
Many thanks to Bufflo1993, Wubwubmiller, and TheTurner for contributing the information to this post!
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Today, the Golden Nugget released betting lines for select games this season. If you are not familiar with betting or what the lines mean, I tried my best to make an explanation at the end of the post.
Our Vegas odds look bleak, but they are irrelevant once we step on the field. I suspect people think the coaching change is going to be much rougher than it actually will be.

Sep. 26
- Tennessee: +2.5
Oct. 3
- Ole Miss: +6
Oct. 10
- Missouri: +10
Oct. 17
- LSU: +14
Oct. 31
- Georgia: +10
Nov. 14
- South Carolina: +2.5
Nov. 28
- Florida State: +4
Bovada odds to win the National Championship as of 6/20:
- 66/1

Here's a decent guide under "Point Spreads".
If you aren't familiar with how these bets are calculated, they are not based off of talent, record, or playing statistics directly. They're based off of how many people are expected to bet on each team. The lines end up representing statistics because betters often scour statistics to predict which team they think will win or overcome the margin. Therefore the on-field underdog might not be the betting underdog.
These lines exist so the house/host makes money on both sides of the bet so patrons will bet on both teams, even if one is heavily favored.
Betting lines concern the margin of scores of the game. The + amount signifies how many points are added to our score or subtracted from the opponents score at the end of the game to see which team won the bet. Let's take the South Carolina game (+2.5) for example. If South Carolina beats us 16-14, the people who bet on Florida would take home the money because you add +2.5 to our final score, making it 16.5-16 in our favor.

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Questions	Answers
What are your thoughts on data-driven metrics for teacher evaluation? Do you think a system that accurately reflects teacher value could ever be created, or will it always be plagued by perverse incentives (teaching to the test, neglecting certain types of students, etc)?	There are certainly cases where applying objective measures badly is worse than not applying them at all, and education may well be one of those.
	In my job out of college as a consultant, one of my projects involved visiting public school classrooms in Ohio and talking to teachers, and their view was very much that teaching-to-the-test was constraining them in some unhelpful ways.
	But this is another topic that requires a book- or thesis-length treatment to really evaluate properly. Maybe I'll write a book on it someday.
Can you prove whether gun control would make America safer?	It's a tricky problem, statistically. The issue is that while gun ownership rates could plausibly be a cause of fatal crimes and accidents, it can also be a reaction to it, i.e. people purchase guns because they feel unsafe.
	I'm not saying that the issue is intrinsically inscrutable. But it's something that more requires a PhD-thesis-level treatment than a blog post to really add much insight, I think.
Nate, do you think you can come up with a system for college football that is better than the BCS?	Yes, it's called a playoff. Ideally an 8- or 12- or 16-team playoff, I think.
	The irony is that of all college and professional sports, NCAA football is the one that might most necessitate a playoff because 12 games just isn't enough to tell you very much -- especially when many/most are played against mediocre competition. If instead a team needs to win 3 or 4 games against top-flight opponents to win the national championship, you can say with a bit more confidence that they're deserving.
What the biggest abuse of statistics that people aren't aware of?	Overfitting, which I discuss quite extensively in my book, is a way more pernicious problem than most people realize.
What's been the strangest experience you've had due to your sudden fame?	When I was in Mexico last week, I got recognized at the top of the Sun Pyramid at Teotihuacan, which I'm pretty sure really is a sign of the Apocalypse.
What software do you use to analyze your data?	I use Stata for anything hardcore and Excel for the rest.
Be honest. How much did you enjoy getting the ire of pundits (not the few who actually critiqued your method, models, or assumptions, but those who just dismissed your work wholesale)? Was there a part of you that wrung your hands together, laughed a tad manically, and egged them on to continue, since all they were doing was bringing more attention to your work and the lack of rigor in their approach?	At some point in the last few weeks of the election, I guess I decided to lean into the upside outcome a little bit in terms of pushing back at the pundits in my public appearances -- as opposed to emphasizing the uncertainty in the model, as I had for most of the year. (Nothing about the model design itself changed -- just how I tended to talk about it.)
	Stupid poker analogy: part of playing well is in maximizing the amount of value you get from a hand in the event that things go well, in addition to mitigating your losses if they don't.
Are you concerned that during future elections, the accuracy of your predictions will lull readers into a mindset of "it has been foretold, therefore I needn't bother to vote"?	It worries me a bit. There is probably a danger zone in which a candidate's supporters take for granted that he'll win the election and so don't turn out to vote, but the election is nevertheless close enough for him to lose. That may have happened in the Democratic primary in New Hampshire in 2008, for example. There were a lot of reasons why Hillary beat her polls, but one contributing factor may have been that a lot of independent voters who would otherwise have voted for Barack chose to vote in the GOP primary instead since it seemed more competitive.
Could you please address some of the biggest misconceptions of what it is you do and can do? A lot of "Silver is a wizard who can calculate everything" jokes have emerged, as you have grown in popularity, but often so at the cost of understanding what statistics are actually about.	More often than not, people overrate the reliability of predictions in systems with a lot of complexity. There are certainly exceptions, and presidential elections are almost certainly one of them, but it's a bit weird/ironic that I'm known for one of the exceptional cases.
At the end of the day, what would it take for a 3rd party candidate to seriously challenge for, or even win, the presidency? Was Perot a once in a lifetime phenomenon, or is there a possibility of something outside the 2 party system?	Historically, periods of greater polarization are associated with better performance for third-party candidates, so the chances of a successful independent campaign are probably higher than average. However, that still might mean there's 3 or 5 percent chance of an independent candidate winning the 2016 election as opposed to a 1 or 2 percent chance. You might need a perfect storm where (i) Obama is perceived as really having screwed up and (ii) the Republicans nominate someone terrible and (iii) someone VERY talented runs and takes his campaign very seriously and (iv) then gets a few breaks in the Electoral College, etc. None of those individual steps are impossible, but the odds against the parlay are pretty long.
Are you ever going to finish your Burrito Bracket Project?	Perhaps I can convince Penguin that my next book should be a 256-taqueria burrito bracket with entries from all across the country.
Last month, the quant-blogger mathbabe took your book to task for confusing cause and effect. She said, "We didn’t have a financial crisis because of a bad model or a few bad models. We had bad models because of a corrupt and criminally fraudulent financial system ... this is not just wrong, it’s maliciously wrong." She then claimed you were "a man who deeply believes in experts," which is where your book went wrong. Could you address this criticism and defend your conclusions? (full post: Link to mathbabe.org.	I'd encourage you to read my book and ask whether she fairly interprets my hypothesis. I don't think she does. The financial crisis chapter is quite explicit about asserting that the credit ratings agencies were not just stupid, but also a bunch of dirty rotten scoundrels, so to speak. And the book is generally quite skeptical about the role played by "experts".
At what point did you feel the 2012 Presidential Election ceased being a 'close race'?	2012 was a reasonably close election. Not 2000 close, obviously, but closer than average.
do you think other media entities who maintained it was until the end were simply not in agreement with you, or kept towing that line to keep ratings up?	The distinction that got lost a bit was between closeness and uncertainty. If a baseball game is 3-2 in the bottom of the 9th inning and you've got Papelbon on the mound or whatever, it has definitely been a "close" game but not one in which the outcome is in all that much doubt.
Also, what did you view as the biggest missteps during the election?	Less abstractly: when it became clear (i) Romney's "momentum" from Denver had begun to recede and (ii) that the final major news event of the campaign (Hurricane Sandy) was working to Obama's benefit, some of the uncertainty was removed.
In a recent profile, you stated you wished not to be known as a "gay statistician" but as a statistician who happens to be gay. Isn't that a bit naive in today's political and social climate? Don't you think that whether you like it or not, people will treat you differently because you are gay and that your identity as a gay man cannot be limited to your private sexuality? As someone so ubiquitous now in the public sphere, should you be addressing issues in your writing that are related to gay rights as much as baseball?	It's a complicated issue that maybe doesn't lend itself so well to the reddit treatment.
	My quick-and-dirty view is that people are too quick to affiliate themselves with identity groups of all kinds, as opposed to carving out their own path in life.
	Obviously, there is also the issue of how one is perceived by others. Living in New York in 2013 provides one with much a much greater ability to exercise his independence than living in Uganda -- or for that matter living in New York forty years ago. So perhaps there's a bit of a "you didn't build that" quality in terms of taking for granted some of the freedoms that I have now.
	And/but/also, one of the broader lessons in the history of how gay people have been treated is that perhaps we should empower people to make their own choices and live their own lives, and that we should be somewhat distrustful about the whims and tastes and legal constraints imposed by society.
Were the Romney campaign predictions a result of bad polling, analysis, or just group think?	Groupthink and perverse incentives were the causes; to the extent their polling or analysis was bad, it flowed from that.
Which do you find more frustrating to analyze, politics or sports?	Politics. I don't think its close. Between the pundits and the partisans, you're dealing with a lot of very delusional people. And sports provides for much more frequent reality checks. If you were touting how awesome Notre Dame was, for example*, you got very much slapped back into reality last night. In politics, you can go on being delusional for years at a time.
	Full disclosure: I said in a NYT video yesterday that I'd bet Notre Dame against the spread.
As an Econ major, how did you gain your statistics background?	Mostly from trying to win my fantasy baseball league and my NCAA tournament pool.
For aspiring applied statisticians, what do you think are the best and hottest new skills to learn and add to one's resume?	Maybe this is too vague, but I think the most important thing is just to lessen the amount of book-learnin' that you do and start to play around with some data sets instead.
if you write your own, how do you feel about making it open source, like Princeton Election Consortium does?	I'd certainly like to aim to increase the level of disclosure at 538 going forward. Sometimes what happens is that I have best intentions to write a super detailed, 5000-word methodology post, and then some senate candidate does or says something stupid, and I get caught up in the news cycle and it gets forgotten about. Which is a pretty lame excuse, I know. At the same time, 538 is a commercial business and the ability to license proprietary intellectual property is a fairly big part of how I make my living, so the disclosure would probably stop short of outright releasing source code or my database in most cases.
Nate, do you think most of the popular news sources (cable, network, newspapers) intentionally overlooked the data analysis from you and those like you in order to hype up the 2012 election?	News organizations tend to have incentives to "root for the story". Part of what were were saying for much of the campaign -- both at different stages of the general election and perhaps even more emphatically in the end-stage of the primary when Romney pretty much had things wrapped up -- is that the outcome had become fairly certain. So that creates a bit of a culture clash.
How would you fix baseball Hall of Fame voting?	I'd probably lower the threshold for players getting dropped from the ballot, from 5 percent to 2 percent or so, or have some sort of a sliding scale where the threshold depends on how many times a player's name has appeared. It now seems plausible that Alan Trammell will eventually get in, for example, and it's a little weird that Lou Whitaker got dropped from the ballot years ago when he might otherwise be gathering some support along with Trammell right now.
Is it correct to assume that sabermetrics will never work in football and basketball like they do in baseball? And if so, is that because baseball is much more of an individual sport, or are there other reasons as well?	Well, I guess I'd put it like this: statistical analysis may not get you as far in basketball* or (especially) football as it does in baseball. But it still probably gets you much further than in most industries.
Is sabermetrics useful in soccer?	Traditionally, soccer leagues just kept track of goals and bookings, and there's only so much value you can mine from that data. But I know that the EPL and MLS are starting to track all other sorts of statistics as well: tackles, passes, time of possession, etc. Would be interesting to explore that at some point. I suspect there is some low-hanging fruit since the soccer culture (even more than in most American sports) tends not to be very data-friendly.
Your ability to predict election outcomes has lead to your work moving election betting markets... have you ever been tempted to profit via these markets?	Tempted, yes, but sometimes resisting temptation is a good thing.
Given that Barry Bonds will likely be declined a first-ballot visit to the Hall of Fame tomorrow, is there any way to look at numbers from the steroid era (both for those implicated, and those that just happened to play in the era) such that they show actual performance? Essentially, can we actually make any assessments of numbers from the steroid era?	If we had a list of exactly who used steroids and when, you could do a lot of clever things. But we don't, and the sample of alleged and actual steroids users is liable to be nonrandom and biased in various ways.
Would you vote for Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens to get into the Hall of Fame? Edit: Spelling	Yes, I think, in large part because the split-the-baby solutions to steroids use are hard to apply in practice. I might use steroids use as a tiebreaker for otherwise very close cases (and I think McGwire, Sosa and Palmeiro all fall into that category). But I don't think people should pretend that we can put each player's stats through some kind of algorithm and come up with "steroid-neutral" statistics. We just don't know all that much about who did and didn't use steroids, and when.
Very simple: Do you prefer Chicago or New York, and why?	In terms of quality of life, it's very close. But New York is a lot better for someone working in "the media", and probably also more broadly for most people who are super ambitious about their careers. One of the big cultural differences here -- very much for better and worse -- is that people are often very career-driven well into their 40s, 50s, 60s.
Do you believe the theory that Anonymous stopped Karl Rove from stealing the election via hacking electronic voting machines?	No.
Please also include information about your presentation tools (e.g. how do you create the graphics you use on your site, the charts and tables, etc.)	Most of the one-off charts are just done in Excel. It isn't that hard to make Excel charts look unExcellish if you take a few minutes and get away from the awful default settings. For anything more advanced, like the stuff that appears in the right-hand column at 538, I'm relying on the help of the NYT's awesome team of interactive journalists.
All the karma should go to Mike Bostock and D3 Link to d3js.org.	Yes, definitely. The New York Times guys really are the very best at the world at this. Part of that is because they really are journalists in addition to being programmers and/or graphic artists: the goal is to communicate complex information clearly and accurately, and not just to make something cool or pretty. There should be a Pulitzer category for this stuff.

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"There's an "insider" alum (AANDY) on Dawman.com that always has the most entertaining posts. I figured I'd pass it along to ya'll. I'm kind of hesitant to post something from a paysite onto reddit but there's like 70 of us here, so fuck it. Enjoy.
MEANDERINGS.... "On the road we're somebody else's guests and we play in a way that they're not going to forget we visited them".....Knute Rockne
Hello....This begins year XIV of Meanderings. I am gratified that during this time your interest has remained constant. So much has changed in college football that impacts the game today...The internet...$4M coaches...Constant year around interest...The money -OH all that money...Television (ESPN, FOX, DIRECTV etc)...Facilities...Astute followers could probably add a few more things that have changed and now it is not the same game it was 15 years ago..
One question I am always asked is "What do you think of Sark"...I like Sark. Taking charge of a winless comatose leaderless program whose life had been sucked out of it and to see the growth in just three seasons (two bowl games) is a remarkable achievement. Sark like all coaches is not without warts...but coming in this was a five year project. To those who may be disappointed and expected more... 2013 is the year when it is a straight up or down on Sark. For now Sark Sark gets a pass. He acted boldly after the Alamo massacre and the steps he took were beyond what anyone could have expected in just eight months. If Sark remains at the helm recruiting can only get even better...and the chance to compete for those championships Sark likes to talk about...
I look forward to your continued interest in 2012...and your comments...
Remember the number 56 from the Alamo Bowl? The only thing Husky Land could possibly retreat from San Antonio with...56 points! Fix that 777 Defense and possibly there is hope for 2012 if the Offense could build on their Alamo performance...Well one game in at least half the equation seems to be working...The D actually played like a Husky D...while the O should have reminded us all how important Chris Polk was for the Huskies the last two years and why he is now in the NFL...
Assuming the faithful won't have to be continually reminded...this program is still awfully young which translates into up and down moments during a brutal schedule which will sorely test the Huskies. There is much to like about this 2012 team that could be affected by what is already a disturbing trend... injuries. For now the tonic is patience while the motto is still "2013"...The program is marching in the right direction. Sark has managed to retool the Defense on and off the field which translates to an improving product as the 2013 march begins...
The Defense can only improve as it masters a new scheme...A perfect example on why coaching and leadership matters. No more of this "keep everything in front of you while you back pedal"...which in the past created a D that seemed to play timid and confused. Defense is about attacking your opponent...Imagine how you might feel if Sark had not pulled the grenade pin and it was last year all over again?...
As nervous as some fans are after just one game look around the PAC. I can think of five schools who are happy their games weren't carried on DIRECTV. While the Huskies are heavy underdogs at LSU...this team will play better...and the level of competition is good for them...Sark loves these games so we shall see...
Did anyone not see this Alabama mauling of Michigan coming? A lot of good teams appeared in mid season form...Nebraska, Florida, Texas, Ohio St, OU despite their soft opponents were ready to go which I thought would be the same with the Huskies...At LSU lets see how the Huskies match up against one thing all SEC teams have...Speed.
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The PAC 12 dash for the cash reminds us of the unkind reality between networks and content providers. Forgetting the Dish Network...no agreement with DIRECTV and its 20M households is a major embarrassment for the PAC...The CAL AD's publicity stunt of switching to Comcast away from DIRECTV solved what? How many more PAC fans will follow Sandy Barbour if they also happen to want the NFL package....only available thru DIRECTV?
The shots at Larry Scott are misdirected. PAC networks president Gary Stevenson and PAC media guru Kevin Weiberg are the guys who need to explain how badly they played their hand with DIRECTV... Weiberg is the "guy" who is a former Big 12 Comish who departed in 2007 for the Big 10 network and was idling at NBA Properties when Backhand Larry called...Coachnews may have something on this if the rumors of Wiberg's Big 12 departure are true...
Fans screaming at DirecTV or Dish miss the mark...Your angst and ire needs to be directed at PAC member schools...Your discord will be taken a lot more seriously by schools needing fans & booster support than at DIRECTV who had $27B in revenue and a $7B profit in 2011. Scott Woodward's curious comment where he took a shot at the Big 10 network ignores a sad reality...The Big 10 network has been around for five years and reaches 90 million homes...and the first carriers to reach out to the Big 10 when a conference network was a novel idea?...Dish and DIRECTV...
Lets hope the 2012 season is full of surprises & excitement that will somehow redirect college football away from Penn St. without forgetting their shame and punishment are well deserved. The image of Mark Emmert laying the wood to the Nittany Lions should never be forgotten...This rapid move reminded us of Old West justice or those Russian purge trials during the Stalin era...
Penn St. desperately wanted this to go away and threw themselves at the "Mercy" of the court... Ironically itwas Penn State's own investigation that has turned Happy Valley into a football morgue for the next 10 years...
The Louie Freeh report ended up being the hammer. Recently I spoke with someone familiar with the investigation who says Freeh's background as a federal prosecutor before his FBI days ultimately sank the Lions. Freeh's primary focus was on finding illegality and abherrant behavior not on exoneration for the events surrounding this sordid affair...
Now that Mark Emmert has given the NCAA new relevance...you can bet the guys running Duck nation are losing a lot of sleep as they now know their days are surely numbered...
Anyone wonder why USC is holding their breath...again? Th LA Times expose signals home town U is not likely to get a media pass...likely because of the Penn St. fallout. From my view Lane Kiffin borrowing the "Mercedes Jet" from a well heeled booster and then crowing about it after flying east to grab Penn State's top RB sent the wrong message. AD Pat Haden for now is stuck with Lane. Kiffen better not screw up because Haden is lurking and he did not hire Kiffin. Haden was hired to clean up USC athletics...and it appears his hands are full...
ODDS & ENDS...In landing Michigan-Alabama at Cowboys Stadium Jerry Jones foray into college football is now complete...When the "new" BCS emerges expect Jerry & Cowboys Stadium to be right in the middle for one reason...Nobody will outspend Jerry...So Ken Armstrong has been at it again dishing old Huskies dirt as if it was breaking news. Keep in mind his "book" languishes in 16,000th place for copies sold...Grinolds mentions Sark appeared out of "sync" after the trick play...Not a good quality for the head coach...In golf its the next shot...not the last one... Oh those injuries...Now we will find out if Erich Wilson is the sleeper Sark believes in...Breaking Lynn Swann's scoring record at Serra High is a good resume builder...Brock Huard's sterling prime national network debut and Ed Cunningham's ongoing work highlights a growing problem...With so many games on TV the ever growing cadre of lousy play by play and color commentary announcing makes some games unwatchable...Husky nation are fortunate Huard and Cunningham get high marks for their professionalism, insight, and clarity...Now almost anything goes especially is you happen to be an out of work ex athlete...The Times recently had a story about the number of excellent HS QB's coming out of Puget Sound...No mystery here...the coaching and community support at the HS level is as good as it gets nationally...When the Dawgfather arrived in 1975 one of his lesser known projects was the UW outreach to football coaches around the state with regular clinics & camps...It helped set a base point on the correct way to do things and nearly 40 years later it is a testimonial on the level of play and the number of quality players in the region... Anyone see the new UCLA uniform look?... Simply horrible. In fact...is there is theme to the the varied Husky look?...Some of these combinations look like they were designed in North Korea. Since this seems to be the new trend shouldn't the UW reach out to Nike and have their own "look" rather than the mismatch that exists now?...Surely there is a better looking helmet than this white incantation...What is Sark planning for his national TV moment Saturday?...
Huskies For The Moment...
The 1936 Huskies Gold Medal in rowing at the Berlin Olympics over the heavily favored Germans doesn't receive enough attention. Defeating the Germans with Hitler and Herman Goering in attendance just as they were for Jesse Owens 100M victory...reminded the world during that perilous time that sports is the great equalizer over the evil and misery on this planet...and those with spirit and grit can make a difference against all odds...
Ed Cunningham....Seems to be a guy we have taken for granted for over 20 years...National Champion... Five year NFL Career...Successful broadcaster....and now Oscar winner. Kudos to Ed who continues to live a life of distinction...A true Husky..."

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