JetDawg
| Favorite team: | Georgia  |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California |
| Biography: | Graduate of both UGA (Dawgs) and USC (Trojans) in television broadcast news/film; TV commercials/stage acting/former writer |
| Interests: | |
| Occupation: | Retired (thankfully!) |
| Number of Posts: | 7180 |
| Registered on: | 10/11/2020 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Wait, The 1939 Aggie team ducked Tennessee?
Posted by JetDawg on 5/3/24 at 12:00 pm
Ahem, wait just a minute here!!....let's tell the whole story here!
#1 Texas A&M did NOT go to the Sugar Bowl and play #5 Tulane in order to avoid playing #2 Tennessee.
Texas A&M was also undefeated and untied and had shut out 6 of 11 opponents in 1939.
#2 Tennessee was invited to the R...
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re: Eight more years until the SECCG moves to DFW
Posted by JetDawg on 5/3/24 at 10:23 am
[quote]If we did it daily like California[/quote]
We don't ration on a daily basis -- only when extreme Santa Ana winds come through raising the temps here in Southern California and/or during certain times of the fire season (which is getting laboriously long these days :lol:). ...
re: Eight more years until the SECCG moves to DFW
Posted by JetDawg on 5/3/24 at 10:20 am
[quote]I forgot to mention that ATT stadium is one of the few major venues that you can just drive up to and park without having to worry about reserving a spot and it accommodates a college town tailgating atmosphere.[/quote]
Fans can pretty much do the same at the MB. They tailgate right next do...
re: Eight more years until the SECCG moves to DFW
Posted by JetDawg on 5/3/24 at 9:10 am
[quote]We’re smart enough NOT to add public transit to most nice places. That’s precisely what keeps them nice. If you want ride a rail from the airport to either downtown or the hood though, we got you covered.[/quote]
That's a bunch of pompous bull hockey. You don't have public transit because D...
re: Texas is no longer the #1 athletic dept in the nation by revenue
Posted by JetDawg on 5/2/24 at 10:46 pm
[quote]Is it jello and internet time at the retirement home?[/quote]
Delicious....you should try some. ...
re: Eight more years until the SECCG moves to DFW
Posted by JetDawg on 5/2/24 at 10:39 pm
[quote]Wrong. Also, isn’t it embarrassing that the B12 plays there CG in a far superior and more iconic venue that is also quite a bit larger?[/quote]
It is NOT superior -- in fact, DFW's venue is far more outdated and far less technologically advanced than ATL's MB.
Not to mention, DFW's is f...
re: Eight more years until the SECCG moves to DFW
Posted by JetDawg on 5/2/24 at 10:31 pm
[quote]Don’t forget that Jerry Jones is the owner of a tiny little venue and is an Arkansas alum (and he will remind you he played football there). I can see DFW becoming the new ATL…[/quote]
Jerry Jones can't pull squat -- and won't. ...
re: Eight more years until the SECCG moves to DFW
Posted by JetDawg on 5/2/24 at 6:44 pm
Sorry, but when it comes to accommodations, attractions, and access (top 3 criteria they consider), Atlanta beats DFW all over the place.
It's going to remain in Atlanta for quite a looooong time. ...
re: Which SEC team reached 10 wins in a football season first?
Posted by JetDawg on 5/2/24 at 6:42 pm
[quote]Texas A&M has one, ONE, 10-win season in the last 25 years...[/quote]
They have 12 10+ win seasons in its history with the last being 2012. ...
Which SEC team reached 10 wins in a football season first?
Posted by JetDawg on 5/2/24 at 6:34 pm
First, honors go to Missouri for being the first SEC program to win 9 games in a season (1899).
First to win 10 games in a season (includes bowl game if played)..........[b][i]"consensus national champions" means team won the majority of all the NCAA-recognized polls..........[/i][/b]
[b]#1 ...
re: Texas is no longer the #1 athletic dept in the nation by revenue
Posted by JetDawg on 5/2/24 at 5:51 pm
[quote]I'm surprised OP isn't sucking USCw's dick in his post.[/quote]
I'm not surprised that you do suck yourself. You should go out for gymnastics. ...
re: Texas is no longer the #1 athletic dept in the nation by revenue
Posted by JetDawg on 5/2/24 at 5:49 pm
[quote]He's like 80, he does post like a 12 year old though.[/quote]
Only to you because you read, think, suck your thumbs and squat on a toilet like a 12 year old. ...
Texas is no longer the #1 athletic dept in the nation by revenue
Posted by JetDawg on 5/2/24 at 12:48 pm
Figures released by the NCAA as published in USA Today.......[link=(https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances)]Full Ranking of All 232 Schools[/link]
More and more, it's looking like a financial war is joining in on the war for athletes, wins, and national titles between the SEC and the Big 10. ...
re: Baseball 30 wins club
Posted by JetDawg on 5/2/24 at 12:10 pm
[quote]USC[/quote]
Sorry, but the Trojans aren't a member of the SEC. However, the Gamecocks are (USCjr, South Carolina, Carolina, SCar). ...
re: The upcoming loss of the OU-Ok State rivalry reminds me of a once-classic SEC rivalry....
Posted by JetDawg on 5/1/24 at 4:09 pm
[quote]Don't both teams have to reasonably win some of these games to be considered a rival?[/quote]
Not necessarily. The emotion involved in the series is what makes it a rivalry primarily.
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The upcoming loss of the OU-Ok State rivalry reminds me of a once-classic SEC rivalry....
Posted by JetDawg on 5/1/24 at 3:18 pm
.....that we no longer see on an annual basis: Auburn vs. Georgia Tech.
First played in 1892 and played every year since 1906 until 1987, this game was among the nation's most storied. They've played each other only twice since, in 2003 and 2005.
I really miss this rivalry, probably more ...
re: VOLS sell out 70,500 football season tickets
Posted by JetDawg on 5/1/24 at 2:01 pm
[quote]That’s more than some SEC’s stadiums total capacity. LOL.
15,000 are on season ticket wait list. LOL.
Dr. Danny is printing $$$.
Rich get richer.[/quote]
You got that last statement right. Tennessee had been hemorrhaging financially like a gutted pig for years, being millions of ...
re: SEC schools with a Hamas encampment
Posted by JetDawg on 5/1/24 at 1:23 pm
[quote]over half of the kids arrested had no ties to The University of Texas..[/quote]
Same for UGA in Athens and at Univ of Southern California here in Los Angeles. Same for what's going on @UCLA, too.
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re: Coach Cal's house in Lexington up for sale
Posted by JetDawg on 5/1/24 at 12:14 pm
For $3.9 million, that'll get you a 300 sq.ft. shed in my backyard.
Amazing to see the price differentials between us here in California and the rest of the country. :crazy:
P.S. -- My "backyard" is only a 500 sq.ft. balcony on the 18th floor. Not much room! ...
re: UGA loses its two best players on offense
Posted by JetDawg on 4/30/24 at 5:22 pm
[quote]Vols have talent and depth on both sides finally.[/quote]
Vols are like liberals.......they all have a big turd that's crawled up into their brain and why they're always speaking out of their ponderosas!
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