Warning!! Danger!! Annual Off-topic Baseball Thread '07!! Beware!!

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by mick

Huh?
Sorry.
I'm too old.
Don't get it.

I don't think age has anything to do with it. They're both sports psychology terms.

BIRG = basking in reflected glory.
CORF = cutting off reflected failure.

Fans often show this when talking about their favorite teams. Last night, O's fans might have said "We won 9-8!" while Sox fans might have said "They lost 8-9."

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Must be. That's where the White Sox' season went.

And the Mariners seem to be following closely behind!

[CoachP]

Originally Posted by mick

We? WE?
Coach maybe you did, but I didn't play last year.
[...Fanboys. ]

I dressed for Tom Izzo, too.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

And the Mariners seem to be following closely behind!

Good Lord, Rocky, they're 1 game out of a playoff spot with a month to go. Anything can happen.

Repeat after me;

He's got high hopes
He's got high hopes
He's got high, apple pie in the sky hopes

Think of yourself as the little ant with the rubber tree plant.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

I don't think age has anything to do with it. They're both sports psychology terms.

BIRG = basking in reflected glory.
CORF = cutting off reflected failure.

Here's another one.......FTBS

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Here's another one.......FTBS

The entire team??
Not even Ron Jeremy could handle that!

[mick]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

And all of us White Sox fans are flush with pride.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

The entire team??
Not even Ron Jeremy could handle that!

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mick

You could use that one for Michigan, MicK.

Appalachian St.?

Appalachian Freaking St.?

[mick]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

You could use that one for Michigan, MicK.

Appalachian St.?

Appalachian Freaking St.?

Michigan still has funny helmets.

Note: [from usatoday.com]
Appalachian State is not eligible to receive votes in the AP Top 25 poll.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by mick

Note: [from usatoday.com]
Appalachian State is not eligible to receive votes in the AP Top 25 poll.

[from the Detroit news]
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULT

Appalachian State is not eligible to receive votes in the AP Top 25 poll because the school is not in the Football Bowl Subdivision.


This seems to be the same AP article, but there are a couple of small differences.

What a silly rule. If they are one of the top 25 teams in the country, then who cares what division they play in?

BTW, this must be a new rule as I know of several teams in years past that earned a top 25 ranking while playing at the 1-AA level.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

If they are one of the top 25 teams in the country, then who cares what division they play in?

Years ago, Portland State (Div 1-AA at the time) had an incredible team. In fact, they won one game 103-6! Neil Lomax was the QB. I would have loved to have seen them in a major bowl that year.

Are we still in the baseball thread?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

BTW, this must be a new rule as I know of several teams in years past that earned a top 25 ranking while playing at the 1-AA level.

Really? They stated on ESPN today that never before had a 1-AA team defeated a ranked 1-A team.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by mick

Michigan still has funny helmets.

Note: [from usatoday.com]
Appalachian State is not eligible to receive votes in the AP Top 25 poll.

Neither is Michigan after their performance today.

[Nevadaref]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nevadaref
BTW, this must be a new rule as I know of several teams in years past that earned a top 25 ranking while playing at the 1-AA level.

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Really? They stated on ESPN today that never before had a 1-AA team defeated a ranked 1-A team.

What does the validity of that statement have to do with mine?

It happens quite frequently that one ranked team does not face any ranked opponents during a season just because of its schedule and conference affiliation.