Soxbadger Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Not really that interesting. ESPN is fighting for its life right now and cant have any of its portfolio damaged (ACC, Big12, SEC) with Fox looming. I still never understood why OSU players couldnt sell their s*** for tattoos. They were getting ripped off, yet they are punished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 13, 2013 -> 01:50 PM) I think its more interesting that this year people are attacking the media and saying kids should be getting paid when last year trading your possessions for tats and money were the worst thing any kid could every do. From what I understand, Thayer Evans has a pretty lengthy record of going after OK State due to his ties to Oklahoma. I'm not sure who was breaking the story about Ohio State a few years ago, but this guy has somewhat unanimously been portrayed as a hack writer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 13, 2013 -> 04:42 PM) From what I understand, Thayer Evans has a pretty lengthy record of going after OK State due to his ties to Oklahoma. I'm not sure who was breaking the story about Ohio State a few years ago, but this guy has somewhat unanimously been portrayed as a hack writer. Jason Whitlock is the only one who claimed all of the above. He claimed he knew him as a hack because they worked together...at the same company....in completely different states. Dohrman (co-author of the Ok st SI article) was heavily involved in the OSU article last year. Manziel, the SEC players in the yahoo article. All small ripples with zero momentum. It's comical to me. Edited September 13, 2013 by RockRaines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 13, 2013 -> 02:46 PM) <!--quoteo(post=2867472:date=Sep 13, 2013 -> 04:42 PM:name=iamshack)-->QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 13, 2013 -> 04:42 PM) <!--quotec-->From what I understand, Thayer Evans has a pretty lengthy record of going after OK State due to his ties to Oklahoma. I'm not sure who was breaking the story about Ohio State a few years ago, but this guy has somewhat unanimously been portrayed as a hack writer. Jason Whitlock is the only one who claimed all of the above. Dohrman (co-author of the SI article) was heavily involved in the OSU article last year. Manziel, the SEC players in the yahoo article. All small ripples with zero momentum. It's comical to me. I've read many, many people, including many of the ex-players he quoted, as saying he tricked and bamboozled them, misquoted them, paraphrased and took their statements out of context, recorded conversations without their permission, initially told them he wanted to talk to them under a completely different premise, etc. Dohrman, from all accounts, is supposedly an outstanding author, however. To your point though, Rock, the whole Ohio State crackdown certainly looks more and more ridiculous each and every day, as a result of the Penn State disaster as well as others. And I do believe that the timing hurt...people are tired of this nonsense now because they realize it is becoming all about sensationalizing things all for the sake of making money, rather than any actual desire to improve things, so had the Ohio State story come now as opposed to a few years ago, yes, I agree, it would have received much less condemnation and shock value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Dont worry guys, NCAA couldnt find any evidence that Johnny was paid... http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/...ker-drew-tieman Im sure that every football player just signs tons of autographs for random guys in burberry shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Manziel, the SEC players in the yahoo article. All small ripples with zero momentum. It's comical to me. Do you remember SportsByBrooks spending an entire season writing stuff about Alabama and Trent Richardson? SUVs, house, suits and no one would pick up the story. I wonder which school will be next. Because Yahoo or SI can just pick a school out of a hat and write the same exact articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Iowa State over Iowa tomorrow by a score of 5-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 So...that 1st half...vomit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 QUOTE (zenryan @ Sep 13, 2013 -> 08:00 PM) Do you remember SportsByBrooks spending an entire season writing stuff about Alabama and Trent Richardson? SUVs, house, suits and no one would pick up the story. I wonder which school will be next. Because Yahoo or SI can just pick a school out of a hat and write the same exact articles. That's a guy I just completely forgot about. What the heck happened to him? Haven't heard from him in awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 QUOTE (dasox24 @ Sep 14, 2013 -> 12:53 PM) That's a guy I just completely forgot about. What the heck happened to him? Haven't heard from him in awhile. He stopped updating a few years ago and stopped taking pics of hot girls before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Jerry Kill probably needs to retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 14, 2013 Author Share Posted September 14, 2013 QUOTE (zenryan @ Sep 14, 2013 -> 02:00 PM) Jerry Kill probably needs to retire. He has been having seizures since before SIU, and it just keeps getting worse and worse. I think gametime chaos just triggers it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Refs beat Akron. Congrats Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Now that's some good home cooking in Ann Arbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 (edited) Ball State up 20-3 after the 1st quarter. Our sophomore RB has 121 yards on 3 carries. lol. Edited September 14, 2013 by Chilihead90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Illinois has absolutely no talent on defense. Not a single defensive lineman on the roster who can shed a block and no team speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 John Shoop is always good for a 4 yard out on 3rd and long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 8, 2013 -> 10:41 PM) There are over 100 division 1 football games. Being in the top 10% is really good. Akron must be really good too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 14, 2013 -> 09:04 PM) Akron must be really good too lol what happened to the defense in college football? I'm guessing the spread hurry up is too much for college defenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Sep 14, 2013 -> 07:22 PM) Illinois has absolutely no talent on defense. Not a single defensive lineman on the roster who can shed a block and no team speed. Does not help they have worst D-Coor in Banks in the Big Ten, he should of been fired end of last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 New o-coordinator trying to make chicken dinner out of chicken s*** and not doing a terrible job of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 14, 2013 -> 09:11 PM) New o-coordinator trying to make chicken dinner out of chicken s*** and not doing a terrible job of it Yeah, they actually look like a football team when they have the ball. May a conference win actually be in Illinois's future??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasox24 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Sep 14, 2013 -> 06:22 PM) Illinois has absolutely no talent on defense. Not a single defensive lineman on the roster who can shed a block and no team speed. I like Jonathan Brown a lot. Not too sure about what else they have these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Sep 14, 2013 -> 07:22 PM) Illinois has absolutely no talent on defense. Not a single defensive lineman on the roster who can shed a block and no team speed. Let's not be silly. Browns very talented. Monheim has proven he's a bt linebacker. Kynard has some talent. Bentley too but he's young. Bates shows flashes. The defense is so young and inexperienced. Not a ton you can do about that right now except play. They are going to give up a lot of yards this year. Lost to a better, ranked team. Looked respectable and fought. Not sure what you expected. Edited September 15, 2013 by IlliniKrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 14, 2013 -> 09:30 PM) Yeah, they actually look like a football team when they have the ball. May a conference win actually be in Illinois's future??? Scheelhaase was bad tonight. Def like cubit so far. No reason they shouldn't have a chance to win win 2-3 bt games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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