Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Not entirely true. They voted in some players that were suspected and at least one that was stringly implicated. Big Papi. All he did was DH and he's in. What joke. They liked him because he was funny and nice to the press. If Bonds had been friendlier he might be in too. They use the steroid accusations as the reason but I think his treatment of the press has as much to do with it as anything. He brought this on himself and he knows it. Writers can be vindictive pricks.
Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
Its hard to even feel happy for him when the only reason he even had a chance at the HOF is because the guy the voters are keeping out protected him in the lineup.
Kind of a disservice Kent. He was a great player
Never said he wasnt. Just is hard to feel happy and celebrate him going to the Hall when Bonds is repeatedly kept out for petty reasons.
Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
One of the best hitting second baseman of all time. He deserves to be in. Did he benefit from hitting behind Bonds? Of course. But he still was a great hitter. And we all know why Bonds isnt in
I know why he isnt in, but thats a different conversation. I think he deserves to be in too, its just hard to celebrate it when the petty writers continue to keep Bonds out.
Before I became a Hog, I grew up loving ND. I still have a limited edition lithograph of the 1988 Championship season autographed by Coach Holtz to prove it. Hell, right next to it, I have an autographed ND "Green Jersey" by Joe Montana. But I am not going to apologize for them. The truth is ND not being in a competitive conference hurt them. This means they stubbornly remain independent. Why? Because they love the money. But it also means, they can schedule who they want, when they want--because they love the money.
Sometimes, they schedule tough games for the future. Still, and though decided years in advance, their schedule does not always play out. This time, it hurt them. Why? They lost their quality games. Yes, they were close. But ND losing early hurt them. In particular, ND losing against two teams (A&M and Miami) that made it into the college football playoff hurt them. You want to in the CFP with ND's schedule? Don't f**king lose.
Yes, they were great in November against NOBODY ranked inside the top 20: Boston College (2-10); NAVY (9-2) (Mad love to Jerry, but their best win for them might be Memphis); Pitt #22 (8-4); Syracuse (3-9); Stanford (4-8). If we count USC, which was not a win in November, then they have a top 20 win.
Having said that, none of the these wins erase the early loses. You want in? huh? DON'T f**kING LOSE--in ND's case--EARLY. Don't. You had no real test on the back end of your schedule that could have helped your case. To an extent, that is not your fault, but that makes it no less true.
In this thread, years ago, I mentioned that I thought CF was in for trouble with NIL and that you needed a salary cap. We still do. This is almost like the old days, but without the veneer of this being an amateur sport. And furthermore, I have said it once, I shall say it again. The teams should be separated from the schools--let the schools make money off of them, but separate them from the academic side of the house. I will add that you also need to take the most viable DI schools and plug them into a conference that mirrors the NFL--those that can afford it, have pedigree, and donors with big bucks. For sure, ND would be in it. They get recruits, they have pedigree, they have fans with spending power, and depending on the division they were in would do well.
If ND insists on continuing this independent b******t, however, which the rest of CF resents because they see it as special treatment when it comes to selection time, then nothing will change. They will occasionally get in when they don't f**k up and people will complain that they are in over team X or something like this year will happen when ND doesn't get in and they point to some metric to justify their inclusion.
ND has a chance to really change, right here, right now. But I would double down on them going for the money, staying independent, and this cycle continuing in the future.
Personally, I can't wait until somebody out there that loves them some ND blames the Hogs AD, Hunter Yurachek, the head of CFP, for f**king over ND on purpose to avenge the HOGS terrible loss to them earlier in the season. I have to tell you, if that was true, that might save his job at Arkansas because outside of getting Coach Cal, he ain't done s**t for the Hogs.
Originally posted by DonnieDarko:
s**t is lining up nicely for us
-rams play detroit & seattle
-seattle plays la & sf
-we play tennessee, colts with no daniel jones, bears at home
we got a real shot at the division
Our only real shot at the division will happen if Rams lose at Seattle in 2 weeks. If that does not happen, I don't think we have any real chance to win the division and this is why:
Even if Rams lose to Detroit and we win out, we still don't win division. After Seattle, Rams play Atlanta and AZ so those are easy wins.
If the Rams beat Seattle in 2 weeks, the highest we can go is the 5th seed.
If we win out and rams beat seatle but lose to lions we win division. Based on best conference record. So we would leap frog them. Rams have 3 nfc loses we only have 2 nfc loses. And in that scenario the rams would have 4 nfc loses vs our 2 tie break goes 49ers way
This is incorrect.
Common opponent is next tiebreaker before conference record.
Rams must lose 1 more divisional game so we win division tiebreaker and dont go to common opponent tiebreaker which they will win.
I just realized this as well. Kind of stupid that conference record isn't more important that common opponent.
I think this really dampens our shot at winning the division. It almost doesn't even matter if the Rams win or lose to the Lions (although a Lions loss guarantees the 49ers in with 11 wins). It will all come down to Rams @ Seattle (in terms of our shot at the #1 seed/division).
Yep it all hinges on Rams @ Seattle.
If the Rams win our ceiling is essentially the 5 seed unless one thinks the Cards have any chance in hell to beat LA on the road with the 1 seed on the line for the Rams.
The other scenario that does help us if all 3 NFCW teams finish 13-4. Of course that scenario is only possible if Seattle beats the Rams.
We almost need Seattle to win their next 3 and only lose @ SF to force a 3 team tiebreaker.
Of course if the Rams lose to BOTH Detroit and Seattle then everything changes.
Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
I hope Kyle gives the team a reminder that nothing is guaranteed. We're currently the 6th seed with 3 favorable match ups coming up, but as you see how the Colts were once 7-1 on top of the AFC they're now currently the 8th seed with match ups against Sea,49ers, and Jax. They could very well end up missing the playoffs. Let not have a letdown of that nature and take care of business!
Pretty sure this is a given, no letting off the gas
Originally posted by Montana:
Lol that would be something, Niners Rams NFC Champ Game, Staff goes down, then Jimmy G fills in. I wonder what would happen
Fred Warner runs onto the field to catch a game sealing pick.
Takes off his helmet, reveals it's Jaquiski Tartt.
Originally posted by NYniner85:
Shocker, guess it wasn't a great idea to trade for a guy that was currently injured lol
#Bengals star DE Trey Hendrickson is set to visit Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia's Vincera Institute as he weighs likely core muscle surgery, per me and @TomPelissero.
Surgery would knock Hendrickson, battling what is called a hip injury, out for the season. pic.twitter.com/JahhLSO2zx
Originally posted by raywm3:
There are no words to express how much I hate this thief
Some 9er fans, sports fans in general, are lunatics. Yall use too much energy to hate something. Or heck use energy to hate something you have no idea about lol. Or something that is not true.
But really, right now Aiyuk is the target for folks confused and going through s**t. Eventually it will be someone else, until one resolves one's said issues.
Seems like Aiyuk is the one confused and going through s**t. We're all just fans dude. Fans use "love" and "hate" to express themselves all the time, but I wanna know why you're so pressed about someone having an issue with Aiyuk of all people. Yes, some fans are absolutely lunatics (I.e., those who send threats or obsessively comment negative stuff on a players' social media), but that's not the vibe I got from ray's post.
Do you think Aiyuk's actions and statements have been problematic? Going back to the contract negotiations.
"I hate Pat Mahomes, f**k that guy!" After a heart breaking TD against us or another team. Understandable.
"words can't express how much I hate Aiyuk" for being a thief? What? What did he steal from you, or steal from the 9ers?
But not trying to single out raywm3, because there have been others who have got way too personal when it comes to Aiyuk. Just seems like misguided anger. Like when women hate or bully other innocent women because their unfaithful man takes an interest.
You need to be more worried about the FO and their long term outlook. If they have learned anything from this, or will they be like Kyle and just be stubborn or in denial about their past performance.
OK, so you see Aiyuk as some sort of victim here. Interesting. I only make that assumption because you didn't answer my question regarding his antics and used the word "innocent" in your analogy.
Originally posted by raywm3:
There are no words to express how much I hate this thief
Some 9er fans, sports fans in general, are lunatics. Yall use too much energy to hate something. Or heck use energy to hate something you have no idea about lol. Or something that is not true.
But really, right now Aiyuk is the target for folks confused and going through s**t. Eventually it will be someone else, until one resolves one's said issues.
Seems like Aiyuk is the one confused and going through s**t. We're all just fans dude. Fans use "love" and "hate" to express themselves all the time, but I wanna know why you're so pressed about someone having an issue with Aiyuk of all people. Yes, some fans are absolutely lunatics (I.e., those who send threats or obsessively comment negative stuff on a players' social media), but that's not the vibe I got from ray's post.
Do you think Aiyuk's actions and statements have been problematic? Going back to the contract negotiations.
"I hate Pat Mahomes, f**k that guy!" After a heart breaking TD against us or another team.
Understandable.
"words can't express how much I hate Aiyuk" for being a thief?
What? What did he steal from you, or steal from the 9ers?
But not trying to single out raywm3, because there have been others who have got way too personal when it comes to Aiyuk. Just seems like misguided anger. Like when women hate or bully other innocent women because their unfaithful man takes an interest.
You need to be more worried about the FO and their long term outlook. If they have learned anything from this, or will they be like Kyle and just be stubborn or in denial about their past performance.
Shocker, guess it wasn't a great idea to trade for a guy that was currently injured lol
#Bengals star DE Trey Hendrickson is set to visit Dr. William Meyers in Philadelphia's Vincera Institute as he weighs likely core muscle surgery, per me and @TomPelissero.
Surgery would knock Hendrickson, battling what is called a hip injury, out for the season. pic.twitter.com/JahhLSO2zx
JJ should not be drawing more attention to the accusations from Browns players. It is a distraction to this team. I am a fan of JJ, but maybe he needs to learn to keep his mouth closed.
