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We'll have to keep our eyes on the weather; so far, it looks like very bad news.
CJ Stroud had passing efficiency above 220 for each of his first 3 conference opponents. Against Indiana, in the rain, his passing efficiency was held to 201.94.
So far, the forecast...
Man, I hope that rain doesn't result in another passing efficiency under 220.
CJ Stroud had passing efficiency above 220 for each of his first 3 conference opponents. Against Indiana, in the rain, his passing efficiency was held to 201.94.
So far, the forecast...
Man, I hope that rain doesn't result in another passing efficiency under 220.
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One thing I’m sure of every year:
Those who believe than Penn State is a rival of tOSU will not change the minds of those who don’t think they are. And vice versa.
But hey, if arguing about it floats your boat, happy sailing.
Those who believe than Penn State is a rival of tOSU will not change the minds of those who don’t think they are. And vice versa.
But hey, if arguing about it floats your boat, happy sailing.
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I read a lot, but I don't usually listen to audio books. About 20 years ago I listened to one at the advice of a friend, and I'm glad I did.
The book was "The History of the English Language", and it was hilarious (there are several books by that title available; I have no idea which of them it was). One of the main reasons it was funny was due to the history of various pronunciations, and consuming that part of it in any form but the audio book would have stripped some of the humor out of that book.
But not all of it.
In fact, the funniest part of our shared language's history is the way that meanings have changed and the reasons that meanings have changed over time. This is because the English made a conscious choice to allow their language to evolve over time. Many people scoff at this, imagining that there is no alternative, but the truth is France made the opposite choice. France has an entire Ministry of their government that manages and cultivates the French language, and one of their focuses is preventing the language from changing to the extent that it is possible to do so.
Due to the conscious choice to allow the language to change, the language has done exactly that. The result is that dictionaries have to be published on a regular basis, because it is not long before any edition of any dictionary is out of date, meaning that the common usages of many words have become different than what is in the dictionary.
The audio book made it clear however, that it goes way beyond this, and my own experience illustrates this vividly. Just one example is the word, "validation". Four years ago at about this time I changed from an industry where the definition of that word was one thing to an industry where that definition was wholly other. And both definitions are at variance with any definition that you'll find in any dictionary. Worse still, the company that I joined had a definition for "validation" that was different from all of the above. It took me 3 and 1/2 years of trying, but I finally was able to get my new company to adopt a definition for the word that is more useful than the one they previously used. More than that, I curate a glossary where I keep words and terms that my current company uses in a way that is at variance with the rest of the world, including the dictionary. I just checked and that glossary currently has 210 entries.
The company at which I work is far from alone. Every company has such words, whether they are careful about it or not. Every industry, every social gathering, every group of people of any kind whose members communicate with each other extensively develop their own lexicon that is at variance with the rest of the English language. It is the way English works, and it works that way by design.
To insist on one definition of a word and call the colloquially agreed upon definition of the word "wrong" is, ironically, one of the few ways in which someone can be objectively wrong when dealing with the philological garbage barge that is the English language.
The book was "The History of the English Language", and it was hilarious (there are several books by that title available; I have no idea which of them it was). One of the main reasons it was funny was due to the history of various pronunciations, and consuming that part of it in any form but the audio book would have stripped some of the humor out of that book.
But not all of it.
In fact, the funniest part of our shared language's history is the way that meanings have changed and the reasons that meanings have changed over time. This is because the English made a conscious choice to allow their language to evolve over time. Many people scoff at this, imagining that there is no alternative, but the truth is France made the opposite choice. France has an entire Ministry of their government that manages and cultivates the French language, and one of their focuses is preventing the language from changing to the extent that it is possible to do so.
Due to the conscious choice to allow the language to change, the language has done exactly that. The result is that dictionaries have to be published on a regular basis, because it is not long before any edition of any dictionary is out of date, meaning that the common usages of many words have become different than what is in the dictionary.
The audio book made it clear however, that it goes way beyond this, and my own experience illustrates this vividly. Just one example is the word, "validation". Four years ago at about this time I changed from an industry where the definition of that word was one thing to an industry where that definition was wholly other. And both definitions are at variance with any definition that you'll find in any dictionary. Worse still, the company that I joined had a definition for "validation" that was different from all of the above. It took me 3 and 1/2 years of trying, but I finally was able to get my new company to adopt a definition for the word that is more useful than the one they previously used. More than that, I curate a glossary where I keep words and terms that my current company uses in a way that is at variance with the rest of the world, including the dictionary. I just checked and that glossary currently has 210 entries.
The company at which I work is far from alone. Every company has such words, whether they are careful about it or not. Every industry, every social gathering, every group of people of any kind whose members communicate with each other extensively develop their own lexicon that is at variance with the rest of the English language. It is the way English works, and it works that way by design.
To insist on one definition of a word and call the colloquially agreed upon definition of the word "wrong" is, ironically, one of the few ways in which someone can be objectively wrong when dealing with the philological garbage barge that is the English language.
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My favorite time of the year is when I print out the schedule list of rivals in order that we play them and put it on the fridge.
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bukIpower
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They just gave up 300 yards rushing to a team that can't throw the ball. If we have to lean on run to win I'm sure that is no problem.
Besides we've already played in two night games with rain.
Rain or not we'll be just fine.
Besides from what I see the rain is mainly for the morning but the night looks clear.
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In 2019, the biggest home game was Wisconsin. Does that mean they’re a rival too?
The biggest home game each year, outside of The Game, is usually just the best team on the schedule. In 2017 it was Oklahoma.
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1926Buckeyes
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Thought that maybe Franklin had used his entire Illinois week to prepare for OSU. After that kind of loss and his press conference performance, they're either in disarray, or doing a hell of a job sandbagging.
That being said, a wounded team is always dangerous. I could see a similar start to the game as the MSU one in 2019 with OSU pulling away due to attrition and balance on offense. Interested to see if Day attacks PSU with some unique running plays in the first few series.
That being said, a wounded team is always dangerous. I could see a similar start to the game as the MSU one in 2019 with OSU pulling away due to attrition and balance on offense. Interested to see if Day attacks PSU with some unique running plays in the first few series.
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As usual, I hid my point under a little too much snark
That post was meant to illustrate that the rain really doesn't change much for elite offenses. If Dwayne Haskins' rainy-day performances in 2018 didn't prove that, nothing ever will.
Dark and Stormy Night or Starry Night, the Ohio State passing game will be just fine either way.
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Zurp
I have misplaced my pants.
I can recite by memory, pretty accurately, the score of every Ohio State-*ichigan game going back to 2000, and many of the games in the 1990's, and even some in the 1980's. This isn't because I said, "*ichigan is a rival, I better read and memorize all the scores." It's because each of those games was a big deal to me, because they're a rival, and my head just remembers stuff like that. Don't ask what I did over the weekend, though. And don't ask about scores of Penn State games. I could tell you the years Ohio State lost to Penn State. But I can tell you the years Ohio State lost to Wisconsin or Michigan State or Purdue or Maryland. I might get close to the right scores, but many of those games just aren't that memorable to me. All of the *ichigan games are memorable to me.
You may consider Penn State a rival. I don't. It's also not really important.
What IS important is that the thread about staring at stuff makes men healthy hasn't been updated in a while. No wonder I'm out of shape.
You may consider Penn State a rival. I don't. It's also not really important.
What IS important is that the thread about staring at stuff makes men healthy hasn't been updated in a while. No wonder I'm out of shape.
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