SB Nation User Blog: amorphous

3,000 Wins

amorphous — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:05:50 -0000

Sunday's win against St. John's was the 3,000th in Texas Longhorn baseball history, which stretches back to 1894 (or so says Wikipedia). That is ten wins per Spartan. Not to shabby actually, even though we lost to Rice later in the day. Couple that with Russell's record breaking home runs (Jeff Ontiveros we hardly knew ye), and the fact that a couple of weeks ago we didn't know if we were going to make the field, and it was a good showing for a young team, even though we only scored 4 runs against Rice when they gave us 6 errors.

Texas actually ranks second all time in collegiate baseball wins behind... wait for it...

wait for it...

Fordham which has a mind boggling 4,152 wins (by my math) in 148(!) seasons.

Texas vs. St John's web feed

amorphous — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:32:38 -0000

Texas vs. St John's web feed

This is the link from TexasSports.com
If this one isn't working, link from here.

Rice apparently already knows they are going to the CWS.

amorphous — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:24:07 -0000

Rice apparently already knows they are going to the CWS.

Vince Young's Near-Retirement

amorphous — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:13:23 -0000

After his first season, Vince Young considered retiring from the NFL. He cited losing a passion for the game at that level. How 'bout that?

Um, could he come back if he does, please?

THIS POST NEEDS SEVENTY ONE WORDS AND IN ORDER TO DO SO I MUST ADD MANY UNECESSARY WORDS. VINCE YOUNG PARTIES WITH NO SHIRT ON. I OWN MANY LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. HAS THIS POST REACHED THE LIMIT YET. GEE, I HOPE SO.

EDIT: I realize this didn't require an actual Fanpost, but I figured it was a big enough deal around these here parts. That is all.

H/T Deadspin via Larry Brown Sports.

Unofficial Bracket Update: Final Four Here We Come

amorphous — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:11:20 -0000

Congratulations to all the wives and girlfriends who picked the number 1's straight through.

Ugh. Four #1's? How meh can a final four be?

Damn you Davidson.

Here's the standings:

1 Wait...It's March? dwtiger77
2 Rick's NCAA Picks2 elopezgil
3 I Miss Football (rptgwb) rpt1757
4 Ninth Street Madness chompem31
4 The Fighting Steins Seth R
6 Angry Old Man's Picks tyger3130
6 Kansas...Nebraska's Poop zmonster55
8 Sleepy Floyd Sleepy Floyd
8 onions the kiss with alacrity jshepmu
10 Rejects stlcardinalsfang
10 loser *

*Vanderbilt still lost in the first round.

The Boy has additional brackets not included here.

Unofficial bracket update

amorphous — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:40:58 -0000

Hey, who was that idiot who picked Vanderbilt to make it to the finals? Oh, that was me.

If you haven't forgotten, you might have filled out a Yahoo bracket loosely unaffiliated with this here blog.

Currently

Rank Bracket Name
1 Rick's NCAA Picks2
1 Wait...It's March?
3 loser *
4 Tailgate Queen
4 Kansas...Nebraska's Poop
4 Angry Old Man's Picks
4 Big Head's Brack Attack
8 dawgspeare
9 onions the kiss with alacrity
9 Ninth Street Madness

I hope you remember your bracket name because I can't figure out how to make a table. dwtiger still doesn't have a champ picked - who ya got, UNC or UCLA?

*Note: This guy is an idiot. Never trust him with your car, child, beer, or anything else of value.

Sincerely,

Your idiot Vanderbilt believer

Justin Smith signs with 49ers

amorphous — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:25:55 -0000

Justin Smith signed an absurd deal with the 49ers.

It is "6 years" and "$45M" [wink wink], but does include $20M in guarantees.

I usually tell my wife I made a huge mistake by going to graduate school instead of just becoming a rock star. I think I will now say I should have become a fairly mediocre defensive end. Smith totalled 2 sacks last year.

Defending the BCS

amorphous — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:12:20 -0000

In light of the Giants defeating the Patriots in the Super Bowl, the BCS haters/playoff defenders need to reconsider their stance. Playoffs are the wrong "solution" to a non-existent problem. The bowl system as it is now is the best way for college football to proceed.

Has the BCS gotten it right every year? Hardly. Last year's craptacular slate was uninspiring, unentertaining, and no one watched. (Homerism: Mizzou got... what's worse than robbed? Burgled? Yes, Mizzou was burgled). We could argue the merits of LSU and Ohio State versus Georgia (didn't win their division), Mizzou (didn't win their conference), Oklahoma (lost to Colorado) and USC (they LOST TO STANFORD!!!!), but the goal of the BCS is to have the top 2 teams play each other for the MNC. I believe they actually got it right last year. No one would attempt to argue that either LSU or OSU was outside of the top 5.

But what about a playoff system? Wouldn't that be best? The Super Bowl tells us emphatically "No." The Giants won last night. They were the 5th best team in their conference. That means they were about the 9th or 10th best team throughout the season. The Steelers won two years ago as the last man in. Were those the best teams in the NFL? Some would say they were the best when it counted. I ask, would you want regular season games in college to be less important than they are now? For a lot of us, that is part of the appeal of college. The do or die of every weekend. Michigan understands. USC understands (even though they acted like they didn't). For comparison, the pre-bowl game AP had the following 9-12:

Florida

Hawai'i

West Virginia

Arizona State

Would you be OK with "Your BCS Champion Arizona State Sun Devils" after a playoff this year? I doubt it. Do or die. Enjoy your bowls boys, but don't fool yourselves.

And consider if Virginia Tech defeated LSU in the championship of a playoff. They would each have defeated the other last year, but Virginia Tech would be champions based on when their win occurred. Certainly this could happen with the BCS, but I think that will be avoided at any cost under the current system (see: Michigan and Ohio State, 2006). The Patriots already beat the Giants this year (in New... Jersey). The Giants are better because they won in February?

Outcomes like this under a playoff system are far from rare. The last Cardinals World Series, the Marlins ever, the Mavericks first round flop last year, the Blues (annual) collapse, etc. If you want a champion the BCS is the best method.

And come on, these are college kids. Mostly just playing for the love of the game. For every Reggie Bush, a superstar at a glam program waiting for his NFL millions and getting paid while waiting, there are 1000 Kevin O'Connells (a QB for San Diego State who I am supposing is not being courted by agents). For them, playing in a bowl can be the highlight of a career (see: Mizzou, late 90's, before we got spoiled this year). All the sportscasters and media folk should realize we don't need a champion, but if we insist, make sure it is a true champion. Otherwise, let the boys play and enjoy it for what it's worth.