The Atlanta Braves

[Florida Stanley]

Still hovering in the 99-100 temp range. She’s not too bad, just fussy. My boy had it beat but his temp came back. Now the wife has it. She is around 99-101.5 in temp depending on when she’s taking meds. And I am running around like a mad man, but I’m doing good. All and all, we’re doing ok. Just praying little girl’s temp stays at these levels

 

[TBrown]

Wait.. a high school science teacher bagged MacKenzie Bezos?

ANYTHING IS POSSIIIBBBLLEEEE

 

[mr.checkerboards]

It hit, and they cashed out.

 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

LOL suck it Notre Dame

 

[05_never_again]

LOL suck it Notre Dame

Freeman on the hot seat? lol

 

[The Orange Pants]

Wait.. a high school science teacher bagged MacKenzie Bezos?

ANYTHING IS POSSIIIBBBLLEEEE

Hurts to see someone else living my dream but also happy for this king securing the bag of bags.

 

[Florida Stanley]

So Derrick Henry is working out and running without a limp?

Tough day for the colts running back fan boys

LONG LIVE THE KING

 

[Wickman]

 

[Wickman]

RIP Flattop

 

[Wickman]

Cade going to the NFL

 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

This receiver for Ohio State is going absolutely bananas

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

This receiver for Ohio State is going absolutely bananas

That TD catch was bananas too

 

[vols 30]

Scotty Hopson at 32 years old makes me feel ancient

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Scotty Hopson at 32 years old makes me feel ancient

Well, ya are.

 

[05_never_again]

Corral injury is why people opt out.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Corral injury is why people opt out.

Then he might should have sat out the Egg Bowl and he Tennessee game and the Bama game too.

 

[05_never_again]

Then he might should have sat out the Egg Bowl and he Tennessee game and the Bama game too.

Bowl games have always been in a quasi-gray area as far as meaningfulness; it's just become common to opt out in more recent years. They used to not even count towards a player's career stats until about 20 years ago.

 

[zjcvols]

Then he might should have sat out the Egg Bowl and he Tennessee game and the Bama game too.

Those are glorified sponsored exhibitions games?

 

[zjcvols]

Bowl games have always been in a quasi-gray area as far as meaningfulness; it's just become common to opt out in more recent years. They used to not even count towards a player's career stats until about 20 years ago.

It’s incredible people don’t see this. Hell it wasn’t until the 70’s until they considered them for national champions.

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Those are glorified sponsored exhibitions games?

You could get hurt just as easily

 

[YankeeVol]

It’s incredible people don’t see this. Hell it wasn’t until the 70’s until they considered them for national champions.

4 of Tennessee's 6* (*LOLOLOLOL) NCs are claimed because of this.

 

[05_never_again]

You could get hurt just as easily

Something is meaningful or not purely because people assign meaning to it, or they don’t. The Masters has a lot of meaning because the players believe it does. The Viagra Open doesn’t because the players don’t think it does.

CFB has been big business for decades now. The players are simply joining the coaches, TV networks, admins, etc. in making business decisions. Draft-eligible guys, rightly or wrongly, are making business decisions to opt out of non-championship games that have always existed in something of a gray area as far as meaningfulness. These games, even when guys didn’t opt out, always felt “different” from regular season games.

 

[vols 30]

Those are glorified sponsored exhibitions games?

Once your team has lost a couple of games and has no shot at the semifinals, pro prospects should all just opt out right then. Everything from that point is meaningless

 

[volsarelife1]

As long as coaches can quit on their team and take new jobs for more money. I don't have a problem with players looking out for their interests in money

 

[volsarelife1]

Once your team has lost a couple of games and has no shot at the semifinals, pro prospects should all just opt out right then. Everything from that point is meaningless

That's actually a good point I hadn't thought about in regards to playing towards a glorified sponsored exhibition