College Football 2013 Season

[Guynemer]

Oh dear.

Why don't you have a seat?

[H Tower]

edit: nevermind

[Imran Siddiqui]

Many, many people have been fighting for a playoff in college football for many years, but the most they could get were tiny (and usually annoying) adjustments to the system. Why? Well, you can’t sum up anything complicated with only one reason, but the big reason is probably this: College football is hugely, irrepressibly, inordinately popular. And when something is that popular, there is overpowering pressure to keep things where they are.

http://joeposnanski.si.com/2012/01/1.../?sct=cf_wr_a2

There is a reason Joe Posnanski is arguably the best sports writer in the country.

[Tupac Shakur]

Eh. He's no Spencer Hall.

[H Tower]

Apparently, according to ESPN Joe Paterno is on his death bed. Love him or hate him, he'll be missed.

I always figured that shortly after he gave up coaching, he would fade fast.

[SlowwHand]

#9 on my list.

[Al B. Sure!]

Joe Pa passed away.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Latest news is that he's in serious condition, but not gone yet.

[H Tower]

Joe Pa passed away.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2012/01/joe-paterno-death-reports-taken-down.html

Saturday, as news outlets looked for developments on the 85-year-old former coach’s condition, at least two Internet reports were published saying that he had died. At one, Onward State, which covers Penn State, the managing editor resigned his position after removing its post that Paterno had died. Here's former managing editor Devon Edwards' announcement on Facebook.

Apparently the other website reporting Paterno's death is Apolyton

[H Tower]

Apparently Alby is off the hook for starting the rumor.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/16960572

Earlier Saturday night, CBSSports.com published an unsubstantiated report that former Penn State coach Joe Paterno had died. That mistake was the result of a failure to verify the original report. CBSSports.com holds itself to high journalistic standards, and in this circumstance tonight, we fell well short of those expectations.

CBSSports.com extends its profound and sincere apology to the Paterno family and the Penn State community during their difficult time.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Paterno, however, eventually did pass away during the evening (I celebrate death for no one).

[Tupac Shakur]

Jesus, why would you even consider celebrating JoePa's death? It's not like he molested anyone.

In other news, the New York Giants keep on proving that playing hard in the regular season is for suckers.

[Boris Godunov]

So it seems that the Bucs are going to hire Chip Kelly away from Oregon. They're going to have to pay a boatload of money for him. And he'll be reunited with LaGarrett Blount.

In the meantime, Oregon fans are panicking and hoping that Chris Petersen will be the replacement. I wouldn't count on that, but who knows?

[Ming]

In other news, the New York Giants keep on proving that playing hard in the regular season is for suckers.

Gee... they won their division and earned a chance to be the champion.
That's more than every conference winner in College football can say except one.

[Tupac Shakur]

So it seems that the Bucs are going to hire Chip Kelly away from Oregon.

Is Kelly really dumb enough to make that move? He's built a consistently excellent program at Oregon, while the Bucs are a perennial dumpster fire.