The Sicatoka

No. No I did not. Please re-read what I originally wrote, reproduced here for you. (And that post has never been edited.) Foles != Wentz In the C# programming language (one of many I write) the symbol != means not equal. You missed the !

I did not realize the MIN loss to CAR flipped that PHI's way. That admitted, I still don't like PHI's chances in the post-season with Foles with ATL, CAR, and LAR starting to figure it out.

Meh, call me in a "y" month. It's still the "r" months. October November December January February March April

If that's what it takes to get the offensive line back to the standard it needs to be at, so be it. Anyone know what happened to CAS (the Bison fan who used to haunt here)? We didn't always agree, but we agreed that offensive line play was the most reliable indicator of how well a team was going to perform.

Foles can not replace Wentz. The Eagles run game will suffer because now teams can key on run.

You can cut that loose. That won't be a stop on the Sicatoka Sky Monorail System (SSMS). The SSMS: East Spur (runs north/south): the parking ramps*, REA, old Med, new Med. Central Spur (runs east/west): the parking ramps, the Chester Fritz library, Gamble/Smith station (skyway to Walsh complex), Wilkerson West Spur: (runs east/west): Wilkerson, the Alumni Center, University Place apartments, Odegard, Ryan *Note the plural ramps; and you'll have to walk from that station through the skyway to New Memorial Stadium to catch football or lacrosse.

I'd prefer perennial top 16 or top 8 ... or 4.

So in the course of about 12 hours MIN went from #1 seed in NFC, to #2 seed in NFC, to now still being the #2 seed in the NFC but seemingly well positioned to get the #1 back. Nick Foles != Carson Wentz

At their roll GSU would still throw 10-12 times per game. I'm not sure Wofford has passing plays other than drawn in the dirt as needed.

RE: 2017 FCS playoffs How in the world does a one-dimensional team like Wofford get to the quarters of the FCS playoffs? Even at their most dedicated to the veer, run run run, point in their program's history NDSU still passed the ball about a dozen times a game. A dozen passes is Wofford's season.

C'mon, credit Schmaltz with that goal, but even @Oxbow6could score with Kane setting him up like that.

Let's see ... Opening minutes and Pogo is in clean and < clang >. Intentionally put him in the box (too many men) and it works, he's away on a clean break and Gersich goes ... chest-logo. I do believe it's time to bring this one back. Time to lead from the front and execute, lads.

As PCM used to tell me, "The way our power play looks we should decline the penalty."

Fix the offensive line. Get the backs somewhere to run, and by association Ketteringham (or whomever) time to pass, and suddenly you move the ball, possess the ball, and put less exposure and wear on your defense. You are dictating pace of play, style of play, and you are punishing the other team. I have no problem with a 1st and 10 dive over LG if it nets 5 yards. Heck, if it nets 5 yards call it again. But that requires an offensive line.

I've seen it a few times in the last pages of this thread and now I must channel my inner Mafia-grammar-man: apart (adverb): separated by a distance; at a specified distance from each other in time or space. a part (noun): a piece or segment or portion of something such as an object, activity, or period of time, which combined with other pieces makes up the whole. They used to set lepers apart (away from) the population even though they are still a part of (counted in) the population. Don't get me started on your/you're or its/it's or whose/who's. You might set me off on an assure/ensure/insure rant.

Spot them 11-0 to start. Only lose by 9 (88-79). Hmmm... maybe show up for the opening tip next time.

With 6'7" players?

I guess I need to go out and buy a PowerBall ($229M) and a MegaMillions ($191M) stub.

If anyone questions my statements about why the offensive line is the most important part of a team, well, just look at the Vikings yesterday. Three guys in the middle of the OL shuffled around and they are just not the same team.

There's a gif of Wentz's left knee moving laterally on Schefter's Twitter feed. (Not "Theisman bad" bad, but if you don't like knee injuries ... ) https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/940047659594739712

NDSU doesn’t do anything exceptional; but, what they do they do exceptionally well.

Someone needs to tell CHN their standings are incorrect. UND is 5-2-2-2 for 19 points, tied with SCSU at 6-2-1-0.

C'mon man. Read the column headings. Table 2 breaks down Table 1 into F/T and P/T School F/T P/T Total (from T1) NDSU 2497 257 2754 UND 1806 802 2608

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