CFB Playoffs Semi-Finals: ND/PSU TX/OSU

From Laura Rutledge, covering the game for ESPN

“The reason why they landed at 4 p.m. ET, 3 CT, is because there is an extremely quick turnaround for whichever team wins this game into the Orange Bowl,” said Rutledge. “Which is a week away. So less time to prepare for the team that will play Penn State in that game. As you said so well, all of that pales in comparison to what happened here and the tragedy, certainly, that occurred, but these teams did have to think about the schedule and doing what’s best for the athletes and everybody involved, right? So that was a long meeting that happened yesterday, mid-day, where they were trying to figure out exactly what they would do and the postponement of 24 hours. At first we thought that meant it would be a true 24 hours. It would be a game happening tonight. But we started to get the word that both teams especially were pushing toward the earlier start time. As early possible start time for today.”

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Thanks but does 3 hours make that big of a difference? I guess they thought so. Oh well

Yea makes sense…short week to prepare for the winner

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Well, we have discussions on the board about the Sunday night games impacting a shorter prep time for the following Sunday.

Plus, lets not forget.

These are “student athletes” they have classes to attend especially in the SEC. ND athletes probably a month or two ahead on their classes

Lol right :joy:

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Don’t ruin the narrative.

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Most Ohio State fans understand Ryan Day deserved massive heat for that Michigan loss. They didn’t look like a NC team before playing Tenn. It took losing to UM and the humilation of their own fan base calling them soft (along with the rest of the country) to light a fire under their asses. Ryan Day then decide to approach things differently.

I 100% blame him and his coaching staff for, really, the lackluster regular season they had and the Michigan loss I don’t care about the stat domination, they didn’t look like they were playing up to their talent. And it took external forces to get the ship righted. I’m still not fully on board. I commend him on turning the ship around so far. And this isn’t the first time, it happened when they played UGA and lost (but looked much better and arguably should have won), and I forgave him. The man needs to learn how to get his team fired up without having to lose first .

But hey first world problems I guess. We’ll see if they can take home the Natty.

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Took the words right out of my mouth lol

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Guys making a mill on NIL’s gotta hurry back to Sociology class lol

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What do you have against Sociology classes, these guys have to learn how to handle social media platforms.

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Can’t Georgia just drive faster after the game and make up the 3 hours if played later?

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That’s a really good point.

I will be heading to buddy’s brewery in Athens shortly so not much posting during the game. Go Dawgs!!!

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Post pictures of pets, your meals, and a bunch of selfies with AI filters on to make you look way better than you do in real life. The end :smiley: just saved 100 g’s in student loan debt.

I think we are underestimating importance of this class in the age of NIL!

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Also don’t send nudes… huge mistake :wink:

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I will be the judge of that.

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Long drive for Georgia… But that fumble hurts

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You could see the talent and speed disparity between the teams. Only turnovers will keep it close IMO.

First team to score a TD might win