Cory Fitzsimmons

Drinking as a passion and profession. Head Bartender at Union Square Cafe, NYC.

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@TrojanFBx 🦆

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@jenni_moyer @Sling @SECcousinShane @BowlSeason It isn’t working

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@FightOnRusty 😂😂😂

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@JakeOlson61 You seemed to have no trouble with it. Congrats!

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@NDIrishManiac @keelyismyname The MOU was not secret. It was created by all conference parties plus ND and known to ADs across the country. It was post hoc cover for them ducking ND after losing to ND for the 7th time in 8 years and fearing this trend would continue to hamper their playoff aspirations.

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@Hamblinusc11 @Theoldp If you think ND killed this, you haven’t been following. Riley has been trying to kill this series because he doesn’t want a strong OOC opponent on the schedule. USC alumni players are outraged and he is trying to cover his ass.

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@USCFootballNews @Ash_tree_saver He means schedule and LOSE to a non-conference major opponent.

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@mkhammer Are you talking about the team you’re talking about?

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@joshclaborn @insidetroy You aren’t punished for playing those games, you are punished for losing them. Ohio State had no problem getting into the CFP after scheduling Sark and the longhorns.

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@insidetroy His article prep probably should have included researching NCAA scheduling rules.

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@TrojanNation5 @RockawayRecord “Anytime, anyplace… within NCAA rules”

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@cshilliard @Adam_Dowling1 Ohio St. had no problem scheduling Texas this year. Michigan played Oklahoma. Why are other strong BIG 10 teams willing to play elite OOC schedules, but not USC?

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@FightOnRusty They are taking the ball to Provo, UT to play a stronger team.

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@Zooloo_Trojan Week 0 games are not guaranteed. You need to play in Hawaii, a foreign country, or get a waiver. USC continued to change terms precisely because they wanted this result.

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@TrojanFBx You don’t want a top 12 team in the playoffs? The conferences are also given guarantees that protect teams outside the top 12, is that a problem? Conferences are not a requirement and never have been.

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@PangaBob @TonyMoskal @MattLeinartQB Their independence was not born of elitism. As a Catholic institution, they faced severe & pervasive discrimination from local schools that barred their inclusion in the Big 10. They had to schedule nationally as a result & that adversity built the program & elevated the school.

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@carebearkieran Consistent win? Yup.

2 things can be true:
-Notre Dame’s schedule next year is not strong enough. Most ND fans agree. (Schedules after 2026 increase in marquee matchups)

-USC sought to end this because a late season loss harms their CFP chances. Their words, not mine.

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@CFBONFOX “But we should definitely look the other way and devalue losing to two unranked teams.”

[Rational ND Fan @rationalNDfan]

To the 1K commenters:

ND lost to A&M and Miami over 3 months ago. By 4 total points.

This is crazy I know, but teams can actually improve over the course of 100 days.

Last season, Ohio State lost close to Oregon, then whooped them 2 months later.

This season, Georgia lost close to Alabama, then whooped them 2 months later.

OSU and Georgia clearly got better and were playing much better football than those opponents by the end of the season.

When you have a 4 team playoff, much more consideration should go to picking the “deserving” teams.

But when you expand all the way to 12, all of the “deserving” teams are already securely in the field. Then you have a few bubble teams vying for the last couple spots.

These teams all had similar resumes over the entire 3 month season, but one team was CLEARLY playing the best ball right now and was the only team that had a real shot to compete for a championship. Every analyst knew it. Vegas knew it. And deep down, the haters knew it. And you left them out.

The entire purpose of playoff expansion was to ensure that no teams with a legitimate chance at winning a natty got left out - yet Notre Dame, the team with the 4th highest odds to win it all going into the selection show, still got screwed.

And then we watched Oklahoma, Alabama, Miami, Texas A&M, Tulane, and JMU all play sad football and prove to everyone what we already knew: that none of them had any shot at seriously contending.

But hey, at least you honored a head to head from August!

And at least you didn’t penalize getting curb stomped in a conference championship game!

And at least you saw past a 3 loss record with a horrific loss to a 5-7 team!

And at least you turned a blind eye to 2 losses to 8-4 teams!

And at least you still have G6 participation trophies!

Sadly, we’ll never know what Notre Dame could’ve done this postseason. But I guarantee it would’ve been better than what we’ve seen so far.

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@Mheath75 @halfdozenJ @HorsemenPod @OrangeBowlBoys Here’s a thoughtful analysis of the data, taking this point even further:

https://t.co/qYNvzj0lTA