New Orleans Bowl: Ohio (8-4) vs. Troy (7-5)

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Dec 19, 2010 11:03 AM
Oops, my bad. Too tired when I looked at the schedule. Still, losing by 3 to Oklahoma State on the road shows you they have some talent, even if that talent didn't come together as a team all season.

It also doesn't negate the point that oversigning is a huge competitive advantage for SEC teams and others that use it, that nobody really talks about much. Now, ESPN did finally do an Outside The Lines segment on the human aspect of it this morning. How students are basically having to perform or be cut for someone else, and the human toll that can take on what are still basically kids.
Dec 19, 2010 11:03am
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Dec 19, 2010 11:07 AM
Quote Originally Posted by Writerbuckeye View Post
Troy, like their SEC neighbors, likes to oversign classes dramatically -- and then simply not renew scholarships of those who may not be as good as the new recruits coming in. It's a pretty despicable practice, even though all scholarships are only guaranteed for one year; kids take it on faith when they sign that they'll be there 4 years if they stay clean and try hard.
queencitybuckeye;605836 wrote:Commonly known as the Urban Meyer approach to ethical program-building.

asshats, tell me who Meyer kicked to the curb on a bogus medical scholly ? Oversigning is also a by-product of players transferring(Newton) and going pro early.
This is a Troy-Ohio Bowl game thread, and you guys are showing your obsession issues making stupid claims bitching about nothing related to the thread.
Dec 19, 2010 11:07am
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Dec 19, 2010 11:28 AM
Speedofsand;605878 wrote: Oversigning is also a by-product of players transferring(Newton) and going pro early.
This is a Troy-Ohio Bowl game thread, and you guys are showing your obsession issues making stupid claims bitching about nothing related to the thread.

Oversigning is a product of the SEC treating the system as its bitch and focusing more on a "win at all costs" mentality rather than the integrity and the onus of the NCAA mission statement. Just because something isn't against the rules per se' doesn't make the practice a good one, for the perception of the conference, the players and the integrity of the sport it needs to stop.
Dec 19, 2010 11:28am
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Dec 19, 2010 12:43 PM
ytownfootball;605895 wrote:Oversigning is a product of the SEC treating the system as its bitch and focusing more on a "win at all costs" mentality rather than the integrity and the onus of the NCAA mission statement. Just because something isn't against the rules per se' doesn't make the practice a good one, for the perception of the conference, the players and the integrity of the sport it needs to stop.

This is correct. It isn't a problem in the other major conferences. You do this in the ACC, you are probably getting an invitation to visit the Commish's office. It is definitely an SEC issue - Vanderbilt is the only school that refuses to engage in the practice.
Dec 19, 2010 12:43pm
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Dec 19, 2010 7:21 PM
ytownfootball;605895 wrote:Oversigning is a product of the SEC treating the system as its bitch and focusing more on a "win at all costs" mentality rather than the integrity and the onus of the NCAA mission statement. Just because something isn't against the rules per se' doesn't make the practice a good one, for the perception of the conference, the players and the integrity of the sport it needs to stop.

Although to be fair, Meyer did it long before he hit the SEC.
Dec 19, 2010 7:21pm
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Dec 19, 2010 7:52 PM
I was so drunk at this game I didn't even know who won the game til 7 am this morning
Dec 19, 2010 7:52pm
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Dec 19, 2010 7:56 PM
SportsAndLady;607111 wrote:I was so drunk at this game I didn't even know who won the game til 7 am this morning
Dec 19, 2010 7:56pm
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Dec 19, 2010 8:26 PM
SportsAndLady;607111 wrote:I was so drunk at this game I didn't even know who won the game til 7 am this morning

LOL. I bet you did it with a popped collar too. I am also guessing that you refer to beer as "brews". You gotta love when somebody brags about being blackout drunk.
Dec 19, 2010 8:26pm
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Dec 19, 2010 8:57 PM
Yeah i'm totally bragging lol

I don't really wear collared shirts, let alone pop the collars...i dont call beers brews, but i'm not really sure what that even means?
Dec 19, 2010 8:57pm
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Dec 19, 2010 9:03 PM
You had to know you were going to get made fun of when you post something like that, right?
Dec 19, 2010 9:03pm
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Dec 19, 2010 9:07 PM
Post something like what? I was at the game in New Orleans, and I was drunk...if that makes you so angry, then okay!
Dec 19, 2010 9:07pm
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Dec 19, 2010 10:12 PM
karen's pic sums up my thoughts perfectly. I'm not angry at all haha. Although I'm not sure your liver can say the same.
Dec 19, 2010 10:12pm
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Dec 20, 2010 9:46 PM
ccrunner609;608643 wrote:OU is getting their ass kicked at this point.

You do know this game was played on Saturday right?
Dec 20, 2010 9:46pm
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Dec 20, 2010 9:49 PM
ccrunner609;608648 wrote:nope

I'll spare ya the rest of the game...

Troy won 48-21.
Dec 20, 2010 9:49pm