NCAA football, 2013-14

[CountDeMoney]

The whites look wholesome and virtuous.  Squee.

[sbr]

Idaho has a more robust recruiting machine than Wyoming.  But that should change, what with the neato Holstein digital camo unis.

The square camo grey nightmare bullshit unis only come out vs Air Force.  Or maybe if Wyoming goes to the Bell Helicopter Bowl.

This week Wyoming wears white on white.  I long for a nice Brown and Gold uniform this year, what with that being the school colors and all...

What do school colors have to do with football uniforms?

[katmai]

Fucking Nike whores

[Syt]

Fucking Nike whores

[PDH]

Air Force fans (though not the coach nor players, publicly) are saying that the Wyoming uniforms were meant as disrespectful to the Academy.  While they were awful, the only disrespect was to Wyoming Traditions - U Wyo wore the same jerseys last year in the Howdy Doody Game I.

The Academy boosters are also mad that the Wyoming band traveled the 4 hours to Colorado Springs and played "Ragtime Cowyboy Joe" when Wyoming scored and did a little bit of the same when Wyoming got a 1st down - just like the band does at home.  They said it was demeaning to the Air Force.  Well, Wyoming did score an awful lot, and they did get a bunch of first downs - I tend to thing rather than planned disrespect it was more in the vein of Wyoming being a better team.

What has college football become?  I don't know if I should root for a bunch of thugs like Wyoming.

[Ed Anger]

Fucking Nike whores

Pass. On all of them.

[PDH]

Pass. On all of them.

Dunno...2, 3, and 5 have potential.

[Ed Anger]

Pass. On all of them.

Dunno...2, 3, and 5 have potential.

I'm being very picky tonight, even though my Neurontin has given me a super boner.

[jimmy olsen]

This is beyond outrageous!
http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/09/24/ncaa-to-reduce-scholarship-sanctions-on-penn-state/related/

NCAA to reduce scholarship sanctions on Penn State
Posted by John Taylor on September 24, 2013, 11:46 AM EDT
Bill O'Brien AP

Penn State's — and state lawmakers' — prolonged fight with the NCAA over historic sanctions levied on the football program is about to bear some fruit.

The NCAA announced Tuesday that, "[d]ue to Penn State University's continued progress toward ensuring athletics integrity," its executive committee has agreed to gradually restore scholarships the football program had lost in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal. The move to restore scholarships, arguably the most crippling of the sanctions, was based on a recommendation by George Mitchell, who had been hired by the NCAA as an independent "integrity monitor.".

The original sanctions called for a cap of 15 scholarships beginning in 2013 and running through 2016; the NCAA limit at the FBS level is 15.  Additionally, whereas FBS programs are permitted 85 scholarship players, the Nittany Lions would be allowed just 65.

The new directive from the NCAA, however, will allow Penn State to increase by five its scholarships in 2014, increasing to the full allotment of 25 the following year.  The program will be back up to its full allotment of 85 scholarship players beginning in 2016 — at least two full years ahead of what the original sanctions had called for — after moving to 75 in 2014 and 80 in 2015.

    "The decision is the result of a thoughtful and deliberative process to ensure we reached the most appropriate outcome," said Rita Hartung Cheng, who chaired the recent Executive Committee meetings regarding Senator Mitchell's annual report and chancellor of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. "During our discussions, we had the benefit of engaging with Senator Mitchell's expert perspective and the views of our Big Ten colleagues."

Other sanctions, including a four-year bowl ban and $60 million fine, remain in place, although the press release stated that the NCAA "may consider additional mitigation of the postseason ban in the future depending upon Penn State's continued progress."

Even if the bowl ban remains in place, the restoring of scholarships is by far the biggest win for the football program in general and head coach Bill O'Brien specifically.  That specific sanction has crippled O'Brien and his coaching staff on the recruiting trail; the additional scholarships will now allow the program to make bigger inroads in the recruiting game, the lifeblood of any program, and begin scaling back its "run-on" program beginning as early as this recruiting cycle.

O'Brien has been a big part of the progress over the past couple of years as Penn State continues to climb out of the hole created by the Sandusky scandal.  That progress was noted by embattled NCAA president Mark Emmert.

"The goal has always been to ensure the university reinforces clear expectations and a daily mindset within athletics that the highest priority must be placed on educating, nurturing and protecting young people," said Emmert in a statement. "The Executive Committee's decision to restore the football scholarships provides additional education opportunities and is an important recognition of Penn State's progress."

Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett was happy with the NCAA's decision.

"I am pleased that the NCAA is recognizing the important changes and reforms that the university has undertaken and will continue to make moving forward," he said.

[grumbler]

I'd feel fairly neutral about this news, but if Timmay says it is "beyond outrageous" then, by the Timmay Transitive Rule, it must be okay and maybe even good. 

[Admiral Yi]

Pass. On all of them.

Dunno...2, 3, and 5 have potential.

3, 5, & 6.

[Eddie Teach]

6 looks like Maria Sharapova.

[MadBurgerMaker]

1 is Hope Solo, isn't it? 

[katmai]

Yes to both MBM and teach.

[derspiess]

Wife just asked me why Mel Brooks is on ESPN Game Day