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USAToday: The weird, wacky and wow in college football - UAB starts off the article
08-31-2014 09:27 AM
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RE: USAToday: The weird, wacky and wow in college football - UAB starts off the article
Billy Jack Clark?
08-31-2014 09:36 AM
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Jack Clark.
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And in his free time, he's a slugging 1st baseman for the Cardinals.

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08-31-2014 10:02 AM
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I like the Billy Jack Clark. Sounds like someone you don't want to mess with.
08-31-2014 10:18 AM
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Bill. Jack. Clark. Who needs multi-syllabic names?
08-31-2014 10:20 AM
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RE: USAToday: The weird, wacky and wow in college football - UAB starts off the article
We beat Baylor 56-14 in 2004.
08-31-2014 10:58 AM
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How can a major news outlet get away with an error like that?
08-31-2014 11:06 AM
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A major one couldn't.
08-31-2014 01:20 PM
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USA today isn't a big paper/news outlet?
08-31-2014 03:14 PM
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(08-31-2014 11:06 AM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  How can a major news outlet get away with an error like that?

They obviously combined Jack Crowe and Bill Clark into one single fragment of a memory.
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I don't understand the last line:

Quote:In all, FBS coaches making their debuts at that school were 9-7 (.563).

What are they talking about?
08-31-2014 06:27 PM
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(08-31-2014 06:27 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  I don't understand the last line:

Quote:In all, FBS coaches making their debuts at that school were 9-7 (.563).

What are they talking about?

I read it to mean there are 16 new coaches at FBS gigs, and they went 9-7.

Still, pretty crappy writing.
08-31-2014 06:40 PM
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(08-31-2014 06:40 PM)Smaug Wrote:  
(08-31-2014 06:27 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  I don't understand the last line:

Quote:In all, FBS coaches making their debuts at that school were 9-7 (.563).

What are they talking about?

I read it to mean there are 16 new coaches at FBS gigs, and they went 9-7.

Still, pretty crappy writing.

At THAT school? LOL

Very confusing. But that makes sense.
08-31-2014 06:49 PM
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(08-31-2014 06:49 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  
(08-31-2014 06:40 PM)Smaug Wrote:  
(08-31-2014 06:27 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  I don't understand the last line:

Quote:In all, FBS coaches making their debuts at that school were 9-7 (.563).

What are they talking about?

I read it to mean there are 16 new coaches at FBS gigs, and they went 9-7.

Still, pretty crappy writing.

At THAT school? LOL

Very confusing. But that makes sense.

Proofreading isn't in the budget anymore.
08-31-2014 06:53 PM
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RE: USAToday: The weird, wacky and wow in college football - UAB starts off the article
Since topping Baylor.....

How's Baylor doing these days?
08-31-2014 09:39 PM
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(08-31-2014 09:39 PM)jthrashr Wrote:  Since topping Baylor.....

How's Baylor doing these days?

Maybe those back to back UAB wins against those Baylor Bears knocked some sense in them, and since then, Baylor's seasons have become more bearable. sorta kinda
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(09-01-2014 11:35 AM)BlazrDawg Wrote:  
(08-31-2014 09:39 PM)jthrashr Wrote:  Since topping Baylor.....

How's Baylor doing these days?

Maybe those back to back UAB wins against those Baylor Bears knocked some sense in them, and since then, Baylor's seasons have become more bearable. sorta kinda

When did Baylor hire FBHC Art Briles who many considered the best coach in Texas when UTex was looking to replace Brown..
09-01-2014 03:13 PM
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RE: USAToday: The weird, wacky and wow in college football - UAB starts off the article
(09-01-2014 03:13 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  
(09-01-2014 11:35 AM)BlazrDawg Wrote:  
(08-31-2014 09:39 PM)jthrashr Wrote:  Since topping Baylor.....

How's Baylor doing these days?

Maybe those back to back UAB wins against those Baylor Bears knocked some sense in them, and since then, Baylor's seasons have become more bearable. sorta kinda

When did Baylor hire FBHC Art Briles who many considered the best coach in Texas when UTex was looking to replace Brown..
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RE: USAToday: The weird, wacky and wow in college football - UAB starts off the article
That's a fine looking 45,000 seat stadium Baylor is playing in now:

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