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hlthe2b

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4. Uggh. I am no Alabama fan, but this is kind of cringe-worthy.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 06:44 PM

Jan 1

And, while I credit his talent, can I say that I just HATE watching him (Mendoza) run. He is so gawky (albeit effective). Give me the lumbering heavy weight barely-can run defensive back or the jack-rabbit little special teams player, or definitely the graceful, start/stop on a dime and change direction wide receiver. Or any of the other good runner/thrower quarterbacks I'm used to.

He is talented and "gets the job done," so I guess I should listen and not watch. If he goes to NFL or comes back for another college year, I guess I will have to get used to his style of running, but...

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and am still pissed Alabama, who lost 3 season games, is in the playoff scene AND playing for the [View all] a kennedy Jan 1 OP

Don't like Alabama, the state or the football team. dem4decades Jan 1 #1

Yep, way worse than "Ole Miss", and that's hard to do. FadedMullet Jan 1 #2

They'll get theirs later. dem4decades Jan 1 #3

Uggh. I am no Alabama fan, but this is kind of cringe-worthy. hlthe2b Jan 1 #4

They also had by far the worst loss of any at large team selected. Wiz Imp Jan 1 #5

I'm no Notre Dame fan, but after the performances of Tulane and JMU calguy Jan 1 #6

If Notre Dame wanted to get in the plaoff over Tulane or James Madison, then they need to join a conference and win it. Wiz Imp Jan 1 #8

Oh, conference shomference, Notre Dame would have made mince meat of a lot of playoff teams... a kennedy Jan 1 #10

What part of conference champions get automatic bids don't you understand? Wiz Imp Jan 1 #12

Ya know, I kinda like that Notre Dame ISN'T A TEAM THAT NEEDS A CONFERENCE TO FAWKING WIN A TITLE!!!!! a kennedy Jan 1 #13

I just wish they did this current 12 team format during the BCS era AZProgressive Jan 1 #11

Uggh. Put them out of their misery. Damn, Indiana send in your 3rd string so they can say hlthe2b Jan 1 #7

I also would not have included Alabama this year, but Indiana is having a good day... Sancho Jan 1 #9

I'll bet that red-necked bastard Senator made sure they were in the CFP wolfie001 Jan 1 #14