Panerista Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 01:23 PM) Bears and Notre Dame - Same bye week. *Sigh* Big F1 race Sunday. Glad I'm not missing the Bears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 02:59 PM) The actual view/sightlines were great, but pretty much everything else was disappointing. I would rank the field view right up there with anyone else but scoreboard, amenities, bathrooms, etc were about as bad as I've seen. So its the Wrigley Field of college football stadiums. Seems about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 12:30 PM) I am pretty sure Northwestern is the worst team ever ranked as high as 13 after week 5 in NCAA history. You're probably right, but a number of ND teams have been pretty bad for their ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 12:30 PM) I am pretty sure Northwestern is the worst team ever ranked as high as 13 after week 5 in NCAA history. They're still the only team to beat Stanford and the only team to beat Duke, and that was on the road. Say what you want about their garbage performances in two losses, but they earned that ranking with two quality wins as good as anyone in the country had at the time. Kind of forced the voters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 QUOTE (danman31 @ Oct 21, 2015 -> 02:11 AM) They're still the only team to beat Stanford and the only team to beat Duke, and that was on the road. Say what you want about their garbage performances in two losses, but they earned that ranking with two quality wins as good as anyone in the country had at the time. Kind of forced the voters. Has Duke beaten anyone above .500? The Stanford win was big, but strange things happen in week 1. IMO, a rematch would result in a much different outcome. I could see the Stanford win getting them in the top 25, but 13 is obnoxious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 The actual view/sightlines were great, but pretty much everything else was disappointing. I would rank the field view right up there with anyone else but scoreboard, amenities, bathrooms, etc were about as bad as I've seen. Bathrooms on the lower concourse are bad. Upper concourse ones are nicer. I'm not one who cares about scoreboards/amenities/etc. at sporting events. The game is entertainment enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 07:33 PM) You're probably right, but a number of ND teams have been pretty bad for their ranks. For example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 21, 2015 -> 11:15 AM) For example? He'd probably bring up the 2012 undefeated team that had 5 or 6 close games and deserved at least 2 or 3 losses that year. Stuff happens with a lot of teams like that every year. Some teams get lucky wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 21, 2015 -> 10:39 AM) He'd probably bring up the 2012 undefeated team that had 5 or 6 close games and deserved at least 2 or 3 losses that year. Stuff happens with a lot of teams like that every year. Some teams get lucky wins. Even then that team beat the Pac 12 champion and the Big 12 champion, and IIRC that team started the season unranked anyway. Edited October 21, 2015 by OmarComing25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 You're probably right, but a number of ND teams have been pretty bad for their ranks. ND often starts the season overrated, but by Week 5 they have usually played at least two highly ranked opponents, so their Week 5 ranking is generally far more accurate. You should actually try learning things about ND rather than just reflexively making negative statements about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 ND stadium is worst stadium I've ever been to, aside from maybe early 2000s version of Wrigley (and wrigley is still bottom 2, don't get me wrong). They desperately need the renovations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 21, 2015 -> 08:05 AM) Bathrooms on the lower concourse are bad. Upper concourse ones are nicer. I'm not one who cares about scoreboards/amenities/etc. at sporting events. The game is entertainment enough for me. Well to me a scoreboard screen is vital to be able to see replays to really understand the ref calls or to see the minute details that you can't visibly see from your seat. Not having that I almost felt lost at times, especially because in that game there were like 6 plays reviewed by the refs, it was crazy how many of those occurred and not being able to see it yourself. And Rock, that's exactly how I described it to my friend, it's definitely a Wrigley type atmosphere but with fans that pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Well to me a scoreboard screen is vital to be able to see replays to really understand the ref calls or to see the minute details that you can't visibly see from your seat. Not having that I almost felt lost at times, especially because in that game there were like 6 plays reviewed by the refs, it was crazy how many of those occurred and not being able to see it yourself. And Rock, that's exactly how I described it to my friend, it's definitely a Wrigley type atmosphere but with fans that pay attention. The new construction project is adding a video board on the south end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 21, 2015 -> 11:15 AM) The new construction project is adding a video board on the south end. Nice, that should help a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 21, 2015 -> 11:03 AM) Well to me a scoreboard screen is vital to be able to see replays to really understand the ref calls or to see the minute details that you can't visibly see from your seat. Not having that I almost felt lost at times, especially because in that game there were like 6 plays reviewed by the refs, it was crazy how many of those occurred and not being able to see it yourself. And Rock, that's exactly how I described it to my friend, it's definitely a Wrigley type atmosphere but with fans that pay attention. Less tourists because the fans hold onto the tickets with a death grip, but very much a living museum type feel, which is weird but its not nearly the oldest stadium I've been to. Ohio Stadium (the horseshoe) is 8 years older, but you wouldn't know that if you stepped foot in both. I guess ND just didnt change it much over the years. Edited October 22, 2015 by RockRaines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 Since when is gray an official Illini color? Awful looking jerseys and helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 24, 2015 -> 03:01 PM) Since when is gray an official Illini color? Awful looking jerseys and helmets. Galloping ghost unis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 24, 2015 -> 03:01 PM) Since when is gray an official Illini color? Awful looking jerseys and helmets. It is for Red Grange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 Thanks guys, I must have missed that memo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 25, 2015 Author Share Posted October 25, 2015 Get ready for the "Upset Alert" with 6.5 point underdog Utah losing to USC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 GT with the walk off kick block return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) Fathom! Love how your coach was yelling to get away. Edited October 25, 2015 by Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 You are welcome Hickory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) 1) Seems Duke is always involved in some crazy games. 2) Thanks to GaTech and USC for pushing Iowa up in the rankings...but I have this sneaking suspicion that they will be tripped up at Indiana next week. Jimbo Fisher, you and Nick Saban are everything that's wrong with college football. 3) Poor Nebraska...growing up with Oklahoma as my second team because my dad went to school there, I can for the first time ever say I'm starting to feel sorry and pity for their great fanbase. They definitely deserve better. That program was so good that they were like the Patriots of twenty years ago, and for most of the Osborne years. Edited October 25, 2015 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 They have people on ESPN predicting the Final 4 and a lady this morning had both MSU and OSU in it. Is that even possible? I'm expecting OSU to run the table and roll over the overrated SPartans. Would MSU sneak in with 1 loss over other teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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