SOWAL NCAA pick'em

[Lady D]

Is it against the rules to do this?

Not that I am aware of, but I don't find it very impressive, and probably alot of other people don't either. I was just quoting exactly what the CA article actually mentioned as to this. If the players and Offensive Coordinator have issues with it, that is a problem they have to deal with, not me.

 

[Sheila]

Not that I am aware of, but I don't find it very impressive, and probably alot of other people don't either. I was just quoting exactly what the CA article actually mentioned as to this. If the players and Offensive Coordinator have issues with it, that is a problem they have to deal with, not me.

I didn't know. Being Ga. Tech fans this is not a term that was that familiar to me.

So I guess what it boils down to is a matter of opinion, based on which side of the field you are sitting. Great if your team is the one "running up the score". Not so good if you are not. I guess there are debates for either side here.

 

[kathydwells]

Just a little History from the VOLS.

At what point do you tell another team not to score? I mean, how many points are too many points?

Let me give you some examples of UT scores over the years. Do you think Fulmer told those boys "Now don't you go out on that field and score a touchdown".

2004
Sept. 4
UNLV
Knoxville
42-17
W


Sept. 25
La. Tech
Knoxville
42-17
W


Oct. 30
South Carolina
Columbia
43-29
W


Jan. 1
Texas A&M
Dallas
38-7
W


2003
Aug. 30
Fresno St.
Knoxville
24-6
W


Nov. 15
Mississippi St.
Knoxville
59-21
W


Nov. 22
Vanderbilt
Knoxville
48-0
W


2002
Aug. 31
Wyoming
Nashville
47-7
W


2000
Nov. 11
Kentucky
Knoxville
59-20
W





Nov. 18
Arkansas
Knoxville
63-20
W








I could go on....but you get the picture.

 

[kathydwells]

I didn't know. Being Ga. Tech fans this is not a term that was that familiar to me.

So I guess what it boils down to is a matter of opinion, based on which side of the field you are sitting. Great if your team is the one "running up the score". Not so good if you are not. I guess there are debates for either side here.

Thank you.

 

[Lady D]

I didn't know. Being Ga. Tech fans this is not a term that was that familiar to me.

So I guess what it boils down to is a matter of opinion, based on which side of the field you are sitting. Great if your team is the one "running up the score". Not so good if you are not. I guess there are debates for either side here.

Well, to be honest I find it boring to watch a game that is a blowout. If Tennessee were to run the score up big on an opponent I would still find it unimpressive. People can believe that or not, but that is actually how I feel. I don't care for it, I don't care who it is. Games like that bore me.

 

[30A Skunkape]

Florida certainly ran up the score, there is no other explanation for playing the starters all game and not running more when the outcome was determined (especially considering the Tennessee secondary was so thin due to injury and a patchwork unit). But I can't fault Urban at all...poor Florida wins the NC and has to start this year ranked (I think) 5 or 6? He has to get poll votes however he can to get BCS positioning, and hanging 50+ on people gets the job done.

 

[Kimmifunn]

Florida certainly ran up the score, there is no other explanation for playing the starters all game and not running more when the outcome was determined (especially considering the Tennessee secondary was so thin due to injury and a patchwork unit). But I can't fault Urban at all...poor Florida wins the NC and has to start this year ranked (I think) 5 or 6? He has to get poll votes however he can to get BCS positioning, and hanging 50+ on people gets the job done.

JUST what I was going to say. That boy Urban ran quite a campaign for the National Championship. If they go in with LSwho, WhoSC, he'll have those big numbers to poo poo them.

 

[BeachSiO2]

Florida certainly ran up the score, there is no other explanation for playing the starters all game and not running more when the outcome was determined (especially considering the Tennessee secondary was so thin due to injury and a patchwork unit). But I can't fault Urban at all...poor Florida wins the NC and has to start this year ranked (I think) 5 or 6? He has to get poll votes however he can to get BCS positioning, and hanging 50+ on people gets the job done.

This is the point. Although I would have GREATLY preferred it being the other way around, I don't blame Florida at all. Without a playoff system it all comes down to the OPINION of a bunch of voters, some of which who have probably NEVER suited up and played the game. To that end, you have to score big points against all the teams, just ask undefeated Auburn from a few years back.

Congratulations Florida, I hope you lose the rest of your games. ;-)

 

[30A Skunkape]

JUST what I was going to say. That boy Urban ran quite a campaign for the National Championship. If they go in with LSwho, WhoSC, he'll have those big numbers to poo poo them.

WhoSC really hacks me off because they don't have a conference championship game.

 

[Kurt]

Florida certainly ran up the score, there is no other explanation for playing the starters all game and not running more when the outcome was determined (especially considering the Tennessee secondary was so thin due to injury and a patchwork unit). But I can't fault Urban at all...poor Florida wins the NC and has to start this year ranked (I think) 5 or 6? He has to get poll votes however he can to get BCS positioning, and hanging 50+ on people gets the job done.

UF did not play their starters all game. They played their starters until UT did. And then the UF backups scored rather easily by running the ball. The score might have been worse if the backups had played sooner. It's fairly customary to keep your starters in until the other team surrenders. UF trailed by 15 at the end of the 3rd, and still Uf threw only one pass in the last 12 minutes of the game.

The week before, Troy scored 28 points in the 2nd half and there was a lot of noise about that so maybe there was a point Meyer was trying to make to his own team, which is young and inexperienced.

Maybe it was about trying to get better with a sophmore QB in his first SEC start. Whatever the reason, if you're UT or anyone else you don't whine about another team scoring on you in the last 10 minutes, you do everything you can to stop that from happening.

Or maybe it was about playing within the rules to gain votes to give give your team a chance to play in the last game of the season.

Again - I ask what is the definition of RUTS? And why don't you hear about it in other sports?