So, no one has the Valls? U.S.C. prediction Thread?

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Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - winflop - 09-18-2015

Good lord Cardboarders most of you are typing like surrender monkeys.

Have you learned NOTHING from this rivalry over the past decade?Â Anything can happen and it often does.Â USC is the better team on paper, no doubt.Â They were also the better team on paper in 2007 & 2012.Â Stanford was the better team on paper in 2013 and 2014.Â That's almost half of the games in the last decade, including each of the last three.

I'm not saying that Stanford is going to win, but as I scroll through this thread it reads quite painfully - I wonder if many of you will even watch the game.Â Will I be the only one at the Goose tomorrow wearing my Biggest.Upset.Ever t-shirt and my red & white kola nuts

You guys should know better - anything can happen in this rivalry and it often does.

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - JJJ - 09-18-2015

(09-18-2015, 11:20 PM)winflop link Wrote:Good lord Cardboarders most of you are typing like surrender monkeys.

Have you learned NOTHING from this rivalry over the past decade?Â Anything can happen and it often does.Â U$ is the better team on paper, no doubt.Â They were also the better team on paper in 2007 & 2012.Â Stanford was the better team on paper in 2013 and 2014.Â That's almost half of the games in the last decade, including each of the last three.

I'm not saying that Stanford is going to win, but as I scroll through this thread it reads quite painfully - I wonder if many of you will even watch the game.Â Will I be the only one at the Goose tomorrow wearing my Biggest.Upset.Ever t-shirt and my red & white kola nuts

You guys should know better - anything can happen in this rivalry and it often does.

If it helps, I'll be a few (thousand) miles away wearing my Biggest.Upset.Ever t-shirt and red and white kukui nut lei. Because ya never know. That's why they play the game.Â 8)

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - JJJ - 09-18-2015

(09-18-2015, 08:00 PM)thunder_chik link Wrote:4 of 7 CBSsports pundits pick Stanford to win.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/features/writers/expert/picks
So perhaps we do get some respect after all...

Actually, it seems 4 of 7 picked us to cover the spread (i.e. won't lose by more than 10.5. this includes winning). But that's ok, I'll pick us, straight up.Â 8)

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - CTcard - 09-19-2015

(09-18-2015, 11:20 PM)winflop link Wrote:Good lord Cardboarders most of you are typing like surrender monkeys.

Have you learned NOTHING from this rivalry over the past decade?Â Anything can happen and it often does.Â U$ is the better team on paper, no doubt.Â
...

Actually, it would seem to me that the most common posts match exactly what you say. The post says something about how much better $C is, then predicts Stanford to win.

One poster you should take issue with, however, is me. I said Stanford really ought to be almost as good as $C but predicted we'd lose a close game. Obviously not a rooting choice, just a prediction.

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Grammarians - I think I remember that in using the verb "to be", "I" is the correct form either before or after. Thus, it would seem my phrase above would be, "the poster you should take issue with is I". However, that somehow sounds excessivly pretentious.
What's correct?

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - Trevmiesterj - 09-19-2015

Quote:(I was going to explain that but then realized I am writing for the best and brightest).

Feel free to explain this to those that don't fall into this category.Â I am just a Stanford fanboy by geographical upbringing enjoying the cronyism the Cardboard affords me.

Ents of Fanghorn 28
University of Shitfaced CoachesÂ 24

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - JohnR34231 - 09-19-2015

(09-18-2015, 11:20 PM)winflop link Wrote:Good lord Cardboarders most of you are typing like surrender monkeys.

Have you learned NOTHING from this rivalry over the past decade?Â Anything can happen and it often does.Â U$ is the better team on paper, no doubt.Â They were also the better team on paper in 2007 & 2012.Â Stanford was the better team on paper in 2013 and 2014.Â That's almost half of the games in the last decade, including each of the last three.

I'm not saying that Stanford is going to win, but as I scroll through this thread it reads quite painfully - I wonder if many of you will even watch the game.Â Will I be the only one at the Goose tomorrow wearing my Biggest.Upset.Ever t-shirt and my red & white kola nuts

You guys should know better - anything can happen in this rivalry and it often does.

I think we can win this game, but that assumes a much-improved level of play (particularly on offense) than we have demonstrated in the first two games.

Will we get it? Stay tuned.

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - ChicagoCard - 09-19-2015

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I.e. maybe neither Missouri nor Arkansas State are that good.

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - BigEasyCard - 09-19-2015

Stanford Cardinal 24
USC 21

Geaux Cardinal!

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - Brannerite - 09-19-2015

Stanford 17
Them 14

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - BostonCard - 09-19-2015

(09-17-2015, 02:49 PM)Boston Card link Wrote:http://www.npr.org/2015/07/22/425377064/planet-money-asks-what-small-thing-would-you-do-to-improve-the-world

I remember this podcast from a few months ago.Â In it, Megan McArdle talks about tweaks you can do to improve your life.Â In it, she discusses betting against yourself (basically, hedging), and she brings up betting against your team:

Quote:MEGAN MCARDLE: Well, I think sports is probably the best example and this is going to make me unpopular, but look, if you really love your team, you know, lay a little bet on the team on the other side.

GOLDSTEIN: If, for example, you're a fan of San Diego Padres, bet against the Padres, just a little, just enough to take the edge off if things don't go your way.

MCARDLE: Then when something bad happens, you've got that little psychological backstop, you know, like, I won money. Everyone loves winning money.

So, that's my strategy.Â I'm going to bet* against Stanford and hope I lose the bet.

U$ 27, Stanford 13

* No actual money, just in the picks.

Never been so happy to be so wrong on the picks... ever.

BC

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - martyup - 09-19-2015

(09-16-2015, 12:37 AM)Hank 91 link Wrote:Nothing that has happened on the field supports this thought, but I'm going with it anyway.

Stanford 34, Troy 31.

Nice prediction Hank.

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - martyup - 09-19-2015

(09-17-2015, 02:46 PM)Boston Card link Wrote:The ESPN experts all pick U$ to win, as follows:

Kyle
Bonagura 28-21
Kevin
Gemmell 17-14
Chantel
Jennings 35-17
David
Lombardi 27-17
Ted
Miller 31-20

The betting line has a 10 point spread and an over/under of 50, which predicts U$ winning 30-20.Â The spread seems reasonable, but I would bet the under.

BC

And . . . they were all wrong.

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - SamAtoms1980 - 09-19-2015

(09-16-2015, 05:07 PM)SamAtoms1980 link Wrote:U$ 37, Stanford 10

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - Rally - 09-19-2015

(09-19-2015, 08:50 PM)martyup link Wrote:[quote author=Boston Card link=topic=12777.msg128872#msg128872 date=1442526408]
The ESPN experts all pick U$ to win, as follows:

Kyle
Bonagura 28-21
Kevin
Gemmell 17-14
Chantel
Jennings 35-17
David
Lombardi 27-17
Ted
Miller 31-20

The betting line has a 10 point spread and an over/under of 50, which predicts U$ winning 30-20.Â The spread seems reasonable, but I would bet the under.

BC

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - BostonCard - 09-19-2015

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:13689533

BC

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - Rally - 09-19-2015

(09-19-2015, 08:59 PM)Boston Card link Wrote:http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:13689533

BC

That clip stops before My Man (sigh) has hiss say.

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - winflop - 09-19-2015

(09-19-2015, 08:55 PM)ferrari link Wrote:[quote author=martyup link=topic=12777.msg129427#msg129427 date=1442721008]
[quote author=Boston Card link=topic=12777.msg128872#msg128872 date=1442526408]
The ESPN experts all pick U$ to win, as follows:

Kyle
Bonagura 28-21
Kevin
Gemmell 17-14
Chantel
Jennings 35-17
David
Lombardi 27-17
Ted
Miller 31-20

The betting line has a 10 point spread and an over/under of 50, which predicts U$ winning 30-20.Â The spread seems reasonable, but I would bet the under.

BC

And . . . they were all wrong.
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Desmond Howard (I may have a man crush on him) picked us on Game Day, to universal laughter.Â He said hey!Â I picked them for the Natty I can't back down now.
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I wish I could see the texts Desmond was sending to the entire GameDay crew tonight

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - CornFed - 09-19-2015

(09-19-2015, 08:53 PM)SamAtoms1980 link Wrote:[quote author=SamAtoms1980 link=topic=12777.msg128780#msg128780 date=1442448472]
U$ 37, Stanford 10

Anybody currently residing in southern California, please feel free to shove some crow down my throat and stick the metal platter up my azz.Â My total loss of faith was ill-timed.Â I am horrible at playing this game.Â HORRIBLE.
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Don't take it too hard, my friend.Â Remember that you don't have to put the results on your resume.Â Plus, it's a long season and we're all subject to over-reactions and swings of emotion.Â Also, I'm really just trying to comfort myself for what I know is probably looming in the future.Â :D

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - CornFed - 09-19-2015

As the video points out, there aren't any rules in a knife fight.Â And our weekly picks can get a little like a knife fight sometimes.

But then I never go to the others bulletin board that shall remain unnamed, so what do I know about knife fights?

Re: So, no one has the Valls? U$. prediction Thread? - Stanford_Cardinals - 09-19-2015

Anyone who didn't predict a Cardinal win is so far beyond wimphood in the wrong direction that there isn't even the possibility of a word being invented for that.