Apparently, Holtmann hates the bounce pass entry into the paint in favor of a telegraphed lob pass that gets deflected into a turnover.

Walker also had 2 fouls in the backcourt and another one near the 3 point line on a reach in. Stupid fouls all of them. Still, not as bad as Carton who lost his dribble 4 times with nobody touching him or the ball.

During the wiretapped discussion about paying Williamson, Smith referenced similar “pay-to-play” arrangements involving Clemson’s top-ranked football program – which has appeared in the College Football Playoff (CFP) four years in a row and captured national titles in 2016 and 2018.

“That’s why football is so successful, is if you do it and use resources at Clemson, like you can really keep everything tight,” Smith said. “It’s a small college town … you can come to a game one night, after the game you see a dude out there in a nice looking suit, you like, ‘wait a minute now.’”

The government witness responsible for the wiretaps, Marty Blazer, stated he “understood that to mean (Clemson) boosters would give certain things” to players.

Last week, bestselling author and commentator John U. Bacon appeared on The Michigan Insider radio show and made a very bold claim. According to Bacon, former Michigan standout Rashan Gary was offered $300,000 to attend “another school” (likely Clemson) during his recruiting in 2016.

https://www.fitsnews.com/2019/08/21/more-pay-to-play-rumblings-about-clemson-football/

Fantastic signing. I realize that many of these kids look more mature than the average 18-year-old, but Julian looks like a 5-year NFL veteran.

After watching how the Vast majority of the media was pumping the LSU narrative for the #1 seed: To hell with the press. do what is best for you, the team, and Buckeye nation.

Actually, the new tally is that OSU is #1 in 70 out of 83 computer polls, which are the only true objective measures. The average of several computer algorithms is the way seeding should be decided. My Uncle who lives in Ohio tells me this is the way High School Playoffs are seeded. The ELO Chess system regularly ranks chess players, is the only objective measure of the best chess players, and all chess players accept the system because human bias is out of it. Only performance should matter including wins/losses, strength of schedule, yards per play on defense and offense, and other relevant performance-based metrics. Each algorithm could weight these factors differently, be published before the season, and averaged to get the final result. Massey's Composite is an example of such an average:

https://www.masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm

LSU allowed a terrible Arkansas team to score +20 points on them, then they beat a bad Texas A&M team that had mailed it in, and finally an over-rated, hobbled Georgia team that couldn't score even when at full strength. But I guess that was more impressive than our three-game stretch...

Go Oklahoma. 

It is a simple matter to program a phase-out of previous-season games as the season progresses. Once the final game is played, previous season results can be completely gone. Without specific knowledge of the formulas, my guess would be nearly all of them do this.

SP+ is just one measure. In 28 of 33 Other computer polls with widely varying formulas, OSU comes out on Top. It is the average result that really matters because any individual measure will have significant variability.

Since Fields was willing to discuss his MCL Sprain, the press did not really ask the correct questions. A key question would have been: Is the sprain a grade I, II, or III sprain? Grade I is a mild stretching of the fibers and has a quick healing period. In Grade II, there is tearing of some of the fibers and significantly more pain. In Grade III, there is a complete tear and there might not even be much pain, but the other ligaments in the knee are in danger because the joint is very unstable. A simple internet search by any of these guys could have revealed much more information since Justin was willing to talk about it.

I think we actually have a case of SEC bias here. Do you know where there is no SEC bias? In the computer polls.

Right, and Purdue beat Ohio State last season. That is about the level of South Carolina. They stink.

But Michigan is at least a good program who has threatened to enter the Playoff discussion in 2 of the last 4 Seasons going into the Game. When was the last time Georgia Tech or South Carolina threatened anything? Those games are cake-walks on Georgia's and Clemson's schedule and both Georgia and Clemson should get discounted credit for keeping them on their schedule year after year.

Interesting year that even though we are in the hunt for a Playoff berth, we could actually lose this game (provided we are competitive) and still win the B1G and go to the Playoff. Therefore, the pressure is all on Harbaugh and TTUN. They will choke. Confidence level 4.

Although many on this forum think Zach Smith is just a scumbag, if you choose to you can thank him for sealing the commitment from this diamond in the rough when he was just a 3-star recruit.

The NCAA formula is: { (8.4 * yards) + (330 * touchdowns) - (200 * interceptions) + (100 * completions) } / attempts. 

Here is the list:

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/leaders/pass-rating-player-season.html

Modern offenses and a great talent year.

Fields' passing efficiency against PSU was 175, which if he would average for the whole season would put him in the top 40 All-Time. But Fields' average this season is 190, which puts him in the top 10 since 1956 if he can maintain it. So don't be concerned. Patterson's rating is just South of 150. Moreover, Fields' yards per attempt was 8.5 against PSU, which is GOOD. If you want to know how good, I'll quote those comparative stats as well.

Leaders

Since 1956
 
Minimum 14 pass attempts per school game.

Rk Player Rate Year School
1 Tua Tagovailoa 206.9 2019 Alabama
2 Joe Burrow 203.7 2019 LSU
3 Jalen Hurts 203.1 2019 Oklahoma
4 Tua Tagovailoa* 199.4 2018 Alabama
5 Kyler Murray* 199.2 2018 Oklahoma
6 Baker Mayfield* 198.9 2017 Oklahoma
7 Baker Mayfield* 196.4 2016 Oklahoma
8 Russell Wilson* 191.8 2011 Wisconsin
9 Justin Fields 190.3 2019 Ohio State
10 Robert Griffin III* 189.5 2011 Baylor
11 Tyler Huntley 187.6 2019 Utah
12 Tanner Morgan 187.2 2019 Minnesota
13 Colt Brennan* 186 2006 Hawaii

Worrying about total passing yards is ridiculous. What coaches care about is passing efficiency, in which Fields ranks 4th Nationally, yards per attempt, in which Fields ranks 8th, and TD to INT ratio, in which Fields ranks 1st. Field's ball security is a concern, but it has not been a major issue until the last game.

According to Doug Lesmerises, the tip came from an anonymous letter to the OSU compliance department.