College football rankings
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Started by metmike - Sept. 7, 2021, 3:25 p.m.

  College Football Rankings -  Week 2

https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings


Anybody got a favorite team(s)?

No doubt the Crimson Tide is everybody's #1 for strength this year. Very odd name for the mascot.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Tide

Crimson Tide is the name of the Alabama Crimson Tide, the sports teams of The University of Alabama. It may also mean:

In biology

  • Crimson tide or red tide, a phenomenon caused by the bloom of an algal species known as Karenia brevis


Mine has always been the University of Michigan, having graduated from there over 4 decades ago(dang, we're getting old).

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By 7475 - Sept. 8, 2021, 6:52 a.m.
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 Bear Bryant was coaching the Tide when I was at Clemson.

Every year we played them and it was a given that the Tigers would get whooped - and we did.

Auburn was practically a repeat performance.

Lately we've had some revenge but not likely this year.


Alabama

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Hugh Roberts, former sports editor of the Birmingham Age-Herald, is credited with coining the phrase "Crimson Tide" in an article describing the 1907 Iron Bowl played in Birmingham with Auburn a heavy favorite to win. The game was played in a sea of red mud which stained the Alabama white jerseys crimson.


John: Alabama was relentless - like a Tide - and went on to win the game!

By metmike - Sept. 8, 2021, 12:56 p.m.
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Wow!

Thanks John, I never knew that!

By metmike - Sept. 11, 2021, 7:41 p.m.
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Michigan State played a team that I'm not familiar with today.


Pete and Penny Penguin Mascots

https://www.ysusports.com/fan_zone/mascots

Pete and Penny Penguins

By metmike - Sept. 12, 2021, 4:20 p.m.
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Falling cat caught in American flag at Hard Rock Stadium during Miami game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHW09650vFE

Who would bring a cat with them to a football game??

By metmike - Sept. 15, 2021, 1:14 a.m.
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By metmike - Sept. 21, 2021, 2:43 a.m.
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College football rankings: Penn State, BYU climb, UCLA falls in AP Top 25 poll for Week 4

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2021-09-19/college-football-rankings-penn-state-byu-climb-ucla-falls-ap-top-25-poll-week-4