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Louisiana State Police

The Real SamC

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Feb 15, 2007
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DATELINE: Ruston, LA

The Louisiana State Police today had to call in for mutual aid from the Louisiana and Mississippi National Guards to quell the massive celebration that has been going on since late yesterday afternoon after Louisiana Tech's mighty Bulldogs shocked the nation, and a crowd of several, be actually beating A BIG 10 TEAM in the all-important Heart of Dallas Bowl. A BIG 10 TEAM!!

From his office in Baton Rouge, Gov. Jindal, said "yes, beating A BIG 10 TEAM is the greatest thing that has ever happened, especially one as mighty as 6-7 Illinois, after all they almost beat Purdue, but really we have to all calm down and get back to work." Across town at LSU, Coach Miles said that his #22 Tigers would "try as hard as they can" to not be distracted by the amazing LTU triumph from its prep for the Music City Bowl versus non-Big 10 team Notre Dame, but added "its really hard, after all A BIG 10 TEAM, especially one that finished 8th in that awesome conference and made its lowest bowl slot, that really tops anything. I just hope the fans of Tiger Nation come back next fall" .

From Memphis, where he is prepping for his last days at WVU before taking over at the NCAA, Ollie Luck added, "A BIG 10 TEAM, especially one that is 6-7 and almost beat Purdue and was bowl eligible because they really did beat Youngstown State, wow. I was wrong. A BIG 10 TEAM!!!. When I get to the NCAA, I am going to insure that this mighty event is taken and the system is reformed. I think that really CUSA should get a slot in the Rose Bowl from now on. After al ILLINOIS!!. Wow."

Meanwhile the celebrations, going all across north Louisiana continue. Unlike some places, no vandalism, such as couch burning, has gone on, but the massive crowds, some singing, some crying, some simply over-come with emotions brought the entire area to a halt. I-20 remains closed by chains of Bulldog fans, arm in arm, simply dancing and celebrating beating A BIG 10 TEAM!!! Shouts of "how 'bout that Big 10" have been heard from Shreveport all the way to Tunica.

Speculation has boy genius coach Skip Holtz up for every vacancy in not only the NCAA, but for the 49er and Bear jobs. His father, was quoted as saying "ithh thinkth thatth heth canth do abouth anythinth, I amth soth proudth" followed by some other things we really didn't understand and a 40 minute rhapsody about Notre Dame.

Motorists, especially those with plates from Big 10 states, are advised to avoid the area.

Meanwhile, in Cross Lanes, a columnist hack for the Huntington paper wrote, once again, about how much more he knows about running MU football than those that do. The Pulitzer committee was FedExed a copy of the tome.
 
Originally posted by 19MU88:
Can Sam do a spoof report on the NIU win?
Posted from Rivals Mobile
I'm sure he doesnt want to because at the end of the day the perception from across the country is that Marshall beat another MAC team. Thats not going to impress too many people either. If mediocre P5 teams dont have any impact on perception, maybe we could cancel Purdue and schedule Kent State. Beating Big Ten Purdue next year will not help us. right? Lets play more MAC teams.
 
We had a great win and great year!! Nothing can be taken from us. That said, if you ask any college football fan this question -

Which team presents a better bowl game challenge; a team from the B10 or MAC? We know 99% will answer B10. It's all about perception and that's the only thing that matters. We all know it.

Let's move on and look forward to 2015.
 
What do you mean move on, he'll you guys are the ones who won't give it up, we moved on a long time ago.
 
GREAT JOB SAM !!!

My perception is that anyone who follows football, knows the difference between a team ranked #30 and a bottom feeder in a major conference. (i.e. high school coaches, recruits, their parents, and many others)
 
Originally posted by Herd-nificent:
GREAT JOB SAM !!!

My perception is that anyone who follows football, knows the difference between a team ranked #30 and a bottom feeder in a major conference. (i.e. high school coaches, recruits, their parents, and many others)
Explain how Illinois was a bottom feeder this year. Their conference and overall record puts them ahead of penn state, Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, and northwestern.
 
IMO, we have a much better chance of ending the season in the top 25 by beating NIU. I think Hamrick made the best choice for the program. Also, it doesn't hurt that we played right in the heart of our main recruiting ground. Playing in Texas would scare me too, and before anyone says it I already have a dog ... several.
 
Originally posted by 1herdfifteen:
88. You sound a lot like the committee. You and rifle, now that is a stable combo.
hopefully next season Marshall only has to impress you guys on here instead of the committee to get the access bowl...
 
Illinois lost to LaTech, we didn't. Just points out that game works both ways. That said, it's tough for any conference to have a strong 9th place team, the Big 10 is no different. Outside if their QB being tough as nails they looks awful. The dilemma is which win means more, a win over an 11 win conference champion that received considerable top 25 votes or a win over a p5 school that would have also been another win over a team who finished with a losing record. I'm not sure Illinois has the name brand to impress anyone, if it had been say Michigan if they got one more win or Penn St it would have been a bigger impact IMO. NIU on the other hand allows us tom point out we beat a team who was in the Orange Bowl two years ago, but is also easy to counter with they don't have Jordan Lynch anymore and aren't that same team.

I actually think the win over NIU will resonate more with top 25 voters this year, in terms of carrying over to matter with the committee next year it won't matter. Then again blowing out ECU last year didn't matter this year and losing in 3OT to VaTech and beating Maryland last year didn't matter to the committee this year either.
 
Lmao

You are correct and that's the point fifteen

I guess I will have to wait until next season for our first big tem win ever.

That is unless some of you geniuses talk Hamrick into replacing Purdue with Mac or sunbelt champs
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The Big Ten is the lowest ranked conference of the "big boys" group. Illinois was eighth in the conference.
 
Current post: Illinois is a bottom feeder and is terrible.
Next season: We deserve the access bowl because we beat a Purdue!
 
It's possible to think Illinois is terrible and still feel we're the best g5 team this year and deserved the Access Spot.
 
Originally posted by Herd-nificent:
The Big Ten is the lowest ranked conference of the "big boys" group.
Thats false.


Originally posted by Herd-nificent:
Illinois was eighth in the conference.
Since the other guy couldn't, can you tell me how finishing 8th out of 14 makes them a bottom-feeder?
 
Opps....I hit send too quickly. Correction...Purdue only won one conference game and that was over Illinois. And we are talking about the "big" 10.
 
Originally posted by Herd-nificent:
They couldn't even beat Purdue......who only won one game.
But, they could beat Western Kentucky.

They also beat Minnesota and Penn State.





This post was edited on 12/28 9:50 AM by i am herdman
 
take the names out of it and read it like this:

"I would rather play the MAC Champion"

or

"I would rather play the #8 out of 14 ranked Big 10 team"






before any campaigning one way or the other, I'll wager any sum of money that ALL of you would select the 2nd sentence EVERY time............... no qualifiers, no records, no stats.... just those two statements....
 
Originally posted by Herd-nificent:
Opps....I hit send too quickly. Correction...Purdue only won one conference game and that was over Illinois. And we are talking about the "big" 10.
Yes, upsets happen in every conference at every level. What does that have to do with your false statements earlier than you are hiding from?
 
I'd consider Illinois 9th in the Big 10. They did finish tied with Rutgers at 3-5, but 7-5 trumps 6-6 (regular season only) to me. At any rate, when talking perception, I don't think you can take the names away. Illinois doesn't have a big name in college football, it wouldn't hold the same weight as beating a Penn St or Michigan (if they had been eligible) would have IMO. To me it's not as simple as simply saying we would have beat a Big 10 team, it's a Big 10 team with no national respect. I would have been in favor of a middle of the pack/bottom tier Big 10 team with a "brand" so to say. Between NIU and Illinois however, I happen to think NIU has more national respect right now.
 
I stand corrected. Illinois is not a bottom feeder of the "big" 10 they are just above the bottom feeder. Not a big difference IMO but now, rifle too, can relax and unwad his panties.
 
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