I have a friend who moved out of town with his girlfriend a few months back. These two are completely attached at the hip. They’ll be back in town for the holidays and I was talking to him about (what I thought) us two getting dinner and catching up. A few days ago he sends a group text to me, my girlfriend and his girlfriend about us four getting dinner. Never mind that it wasn’t discussed and my girlfriend knew I wanted it to be us two. Upon confronting him about it, he says that his girlfriend wants to see me and my girlfriend…even though we don’t like her.
Long story short, I’ll probably be third wheeling that dinner because my girlfriend has other plans that night. I’ve basically come to accept that I will probably never hang out with just him ever again. It wouldn’t surprise me if his girlfriend made their bachelor/Bachelorette parties together so that they could be together.
Whew, I needed to vent that out to someone that’s not my girlfriend. Felt nice rant to internet strangers.
Unless you have kids, I really don’t get this. Why are men letting their significant others control them so tightly that they have to wait until she’s out of town to “let loose”? Are they that whipped?
I really should, but we aren’t ready for marriage just yet and proposing to someone just so that you’d never have to date again doesn’t seem like the best idea.
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Maybe I’m crazy, but I just don’t get people who hit the snooze button like 5 times for 30 extra minutes of sleep. Why not just set your alarm for 30 minutes later get an extra 30 minutes of good sleep rather than 30 minutes of shitty sleep with constant alarm interruptions?
True, which is why I think 9 games is optimal. Either way, all of this is showing us how out of date the whole college football system is. It probably made sense 50+ years ago when the sport was largely regional, but not today.
Those matchups of highly ranked out of conference teams are by far the best part of the beginning of the college football season. I just think that we’ll start seeing what you mentioned about the stronger/weaker teams from each conference. So instead of Ohio State/Oklahoma, we’ll get Ohio State/Baylor or Oklahoma/UCLA (this is actually happening next year and I’m already getting ready for how badly we’re going to lose, even with Chip Kelly).
Also, I think the SEC needs to start doing 9 in-conference games, like the other conferences, or the other conferences need to move down to 8 in-conference games. It needs to be on an even playing field.
I’ve thought about this aspect and don’t agree for two simple reasons:
1. The playoff as it stands now is only four teams, whereas there are five conferences. By default, it was designed to exclude at least one conference, maybe two (like this year). What this the committee’s decision this year shows is that you are punished for scheduling competitive games. Look at Ohio State. Can anyone rationally argue that if they had not scheduled Oklahoma and lost, but instead scheduled some shitty FCS team, like Bama does all the time, and went 12-1, that they wouldn’t be chosen? There is no way in hell that an 11-1 Alabama gets in over 12-1 Big Ten Champ Ohio State. That second loss did them in. There is literally zero incentive to schedule competitive out of conference games before conference play starts because come December, you might be punished for a game you played in early September. With 8 teams, you get some leeway in case you don’t win your conference because then you can make it as a wild card if you schedule a competitive game out of conference and win, showing your relative strength.
2. 8 teams means two, possibly 3, wild card teams that did not win their conferences can make it. If you’re #9, as in your scenario, you have only yourself to blame. The rules are simple: win your conference and you’re in. If you don’t, then you leave it up to chance. Having 8 teams, with a guaranteed 100% way to get into the playoff, makes things so much simpler. As it stands now, there is no surefire, 100% way to get the playoff, as shown by UCF going undefeated and not getting in and by USC and Ohio State, who both won their conferences and have had a schedule much more difficult than Bama’s, not getting in.
You’re welcome for the essay, I’ve been thoroughly annoyed at this since yesterday when the rankings were announced.
Couldn’t agree more. There was a great article about this yesterday on Yahoo! Sports. Let the Power 5 conference winners figure out their own ways to find a winner (head to head, whoever’s ranked higher if they haven’t played, etc.) and have the quarterfinals happen on the first Saturday of December, instead of conference championship games. This year, you’d have:
No. 8 UCF at No. 1 Clemson
No. 7 USC at No. 2 Auburn
No. 6 Georgia at No. 3 Oklahoma
No. 5 Alabama at No. 4 Wisconsin
If you’re not salivating at the thought of Georgia playing in Norman or Alabama playing in Madison, you can’t call yourself a true college football fan.
They really need to expand the playoff to 8 teams, 4 is too little when there’s 120 in FBS. Is Alabama better than Ohio state? Who knows. Is UCF actually good? Who knows. It’s not unfathomable for two of the top 4 or 8 teams in the country to be from the same conference, but that kind of stuff needs to be settled on the field. If we had 8 teams, we would have Bama vs. Ohio state on the field where the question of who is better could easily be resolved without debate.
I’m a UCLA alumnus, so I’m not from either of the schools nor do I really have a horse in this race (although USC can definitely argue that they also belong in the playoff). The NCAA just needs to get this shit straightened our because it’s getting ridiculous and clearly biased toward the ratings and money.
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Came here to say this (the first part of your comment, not the second part), but then remembered it’s Duda.
I have a friend who moved out of town with his girlfriend a few months back. These two are completely attached at the hip. They’ll be back in town for the holidays and I was talking to him about (what I thought) us two getting dinner and catching up. A few days ago he sends a group text to me, my girlfriend and his girlfriend about us four getting dinner. Never mind that it wasn’t discussed and my girlfriend knew I wanted it to be us two. Upon confronting him about it, he says that his girlfriend wants to see me and my girlfriend…even though we don’t like her.
Long story short, I’ll probably be third wheeling that dinner because my girlfriend has other plans that night. I’ve basically come to accept that I will probably never hang out with just him ever again. It wouldn’t surprise me if his girlfriend made their bachelor/Bachelorette parties together so that they could be together.
Whew, I needed to vent that out to someone that’s not my girlfriend. Felt nice rant to internet strangers.
Unless you have kids, I really don’t get this. Why are men letting their significant others control them so tightly that they have to wait until she’s out of town to “let loose”? Are they that whipped?
Didn’t know that, that’s awesome, good for Amex. Now if only they weren’t 2 months late giving me my referral points, I’d like them even more.
Dating these days can result in PTSD that can rear its head even down the line when you’re in a relationship.
I really should, but we aren’t ready for marriage just yet and proposing to someone just so that you’d never have to date again doesn’t seem like the best idea.
It’s been over a year since I went on a first date, but this still hits too close to home. Been there, done that, way too may times.
Double check to make sure that you the cities you travel to/from have lounges that accept Priority Pass for entrance. Also check out the Platinum Amex if your cities have Amex’s lounges or one of their partner lounges. The $550 annual fee is steep, but between the $200 annual Uber credit and $200 flight incidental credit, it basically pays for itself as long as you use a lounge a few times a year.
Couldn’t agree more. I love my platinum Amex. The annual fee does suck, but I more than make up for it with airport lounge access. 7 AM freshly made omelet washed down with a couple bloody marys? Please and thank you.
Same. I’m 27 going on 13.
Love Actually.
How many times does this have to not work before you lose hope?
A lot of flights to Europe have free booze in economy.
I call bullshit. There’s no way in hell that Girl would take a transcontinental flight in anything less than business class.
Maybe I’m crazy, but I just don’t get people who hit the snooze button like 5 times for 30 extra minutes of sleep. Why not just set your alarm for 30 minutes later get an extra 30 minutes of good sleep rather than 30 minutes of shitty sleep with constant alarm interruptions?
True, which is why I think 9 games is optimal. Either way, all of this is showing us how out of date the whole college football system is. It probably made sense 50+ years ago when the sport was largely regional, but not today.
Those matchups of highly ranked out of conference teams are by far the best part of the beginning of the college football season. I just think that we’ll start seeing what you mentioned about the stronger/weaker teams from each conference. So instead of Ohio State/Oklahoma, we’ll get Ohio State/Baylor or Oklahoma/UCLA (this is actually happening next year and I’m already getting ready for how badly we’re going to lose, even with Chip Kelly).
Also, I think the SEC needs to start doing 9 in-conference games, like the other conferences, or the other conferences need to move down to 8 in-conference games. It needs to be on an even playing field.
I’ve thought about this aspect and don’t agree for two simple reasons:
1. The playoff as it stands now is only four teams, whereas there are five conferences. By default, it was designed to exclude at least one conference, maybe two (like this year). What this the committee’s decision this year shows is that you are punished for scheduling competitive games. Look at Ohio State. Can anyone rationally argue that if they had not scheduled Oklahoma and lost, but instead scheduled some shitty FCS team, like Bama does all the time, and went 12-1, that they wouldn’t be chosen? There is no way in hell that an 11-1 Alabama gets in over 12-1 Big Ten Champ Ohio State. That second loss did them in. There is literally zero incentive to schedule competitive out of conference games before conference play starts because come December, you might be punished for a game you played in early September. With 8 teams, you get some leeway in case you don’t win your conference because then you can make it as a wild card if you schedule a competitive game out of conference and win, showing your relative strength.
2. 8 teams means two, possibly 3, wild card teams that did not win their conferences can make it. If you’re #9, as in your scenario, you have only yourself to blame. The rules are simple: win your conference and you’re in. If you don’t, then you leave it up to chance. Having 8 teams, with a guaranteed 100% way to get into the playoff, makes things so much simpler. As it stands now, there is no surefire, 100% way to get the playoff, as shown by UCF going undefeated and not getting in and by USC and Ohio State, who both won their conferences and have had a schedule much more difficult than Bama’s, not getting in.
You’re welcome for the essay, I’ve been thoroughly annoyed at this since yesterday when the rankings were announced.
Couldn’t agree more. There was a great article about this yesterday on Yahoo! Sports. Let the Power 5 conference winners figure out their own ways to find a winner (head to head, whoever’s ranked higher if they haven’t played, etc.) and have the quarterfinals happen on the first Saturday of December, instead of conference championship games. This year, you’d have:
No. 8 UCF at No. 1 Clemson
No. 7 USC at No. 2 Auburn
No. 6 Georgia at No. 3 Oklahoma
No. 5 Alabama at No. 4 Wisconsin
If you’re not salivating at the thought of Georgia playing in Norman or Alabama playing in Madison, you can’t call yourself a true college football fan.
They really need to expand the playoff to 8 teams, 4 is too little when there’s 120 in FBS. Is Alabama better than Ohio state? Who knows. Is UCF actually good? Who knows. It’s not unfathomable for two of the top 4 or 8 teams in the country to be from the same conference, but that kind of stuff needs to be settled on the field. If we had 8 teams, we would have Bama vs. Ohio state on the field where the question of who is better could easily be resolved without debate.
I’m a UCLA alumnus, so I’m not from either of the schools nor do I really have a horse in this race (although USC can definitely argue that they also belong in the playoff). The NCAA just needs to get this shit straightened our because it’s getting ridiculous and clearly biased toward the ratings and money.