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hepatitushepatits · 5 months

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Egg headcanons! (Yes more) ((and yes this is if everything was happy and all eggs were alive))

Winner of 26/11/23 poll

JuanaFlippa is allergic to 20+ things (I can list them but that may or may not be overkill)

When Leo has panic attacks, Foolish or Vegetta or Roier will rock her and pet her hair to ground her (Def not projecting)

Pomme, Leo, and Sunny are lefthanded

Richas is ambidextrous

Pepito also has allergies. Pepito has juvenile osteoporosis and chronic pain, and on-and-off uses a wheelchair.

The Hope egg is named Tereza, and A1's real name is Ignacio.

Bobby is an empath

Tallulah has a small collection of photos of Wilbur and his friends from before the island, to recreate when they get out.

HOBBIES

Tilín, Bobby, Chayanne, and Empanada do wrestling

Chayanne is one of those kids whose in literally every program. Like, he does sword/fence fighting, archery, wrestling, kickboxing, baseball, futbol (soccer), martial arts, leatherwork, bookbinding, everything you can think of.

Dapper tap dances

Tallulah crochets and taught Wilbur and Philza to

Tallulah also figureskates

Leonarda does hiphop, tap, ballet, and latin dance

Sunny can do the BEST nails. Like. Seriously talented (in Tubbo's eyes) Example below.

Trump liked to work in animal shelters, and took the best care of all of them

MISC AGAIN

When they have to wash it, Empanada, Richas, and Dapper all go over to Felps' place to have it washed because he has a similar hair type and does it really well.

JuanaFlippa, Slime, and Mari all have matching gas masks. Juana's from her allergies, and Slime and Mariana because of Purgatory

Sunny has a rhotacism

Ramón has a really good fashion sense, and helps Fit out when he goes on dates with Pac.

When Tilín and Bobby wrestle, they try to drag Pepito in but he's too weak to fight (PROJECTING AGAIN, my cousins never wrestled with me because I'm disabled)

Pomme has like, whole bookshelves full of her journals.

Pomme is Muslim, and transitions from a shayla and a hijab, very rarely a niqab depending on the situation (if this isn't like. Accurate. To the Muslim religion tell me, I'll fix it. I don't wanna offend anyone.)

Richas just RAMS people with his forehead when he's playing

Half the eggs have bird wings, while the other half have normal dragon wings. Pomme is the exception, she has butterfly wings

Richas has no sense of personal space, due to sleeping in the Brazilians sleep room.

Tallulah loves Hamilton

Bobby has palilalia

The whole island has a theatre night once in a while, where the eggs act out movies and shows.

Dapper is a god of death devotee, as is Badboyhalo. I have so many headcanons about what this entails for them, rituals, their exact type of devotee, ect. I'll shut up tho

Carre taught Ramón to skateboard, so Ramón always has those knee pads on. Also he never wears a helmet, no matter how much Fit begs him to.

All of the eggs do speak, but not often. They mostly communicate through AAC devices which serve as tablets and also communicaters. They also use sign language. Also, they all have notebooks to elite in. So to be more accurate, the signs all around are the eggs papers littering the ground

Sunny has chronic migraines and headaches, so she's always wearing her sunglasses for that reason.

Sunny trailer park princess canon

Poncho Pepito. See below.

Also like a jumpsuit. Under. Idk.

You know that post that says that Pepito has those like children glasses? Yeah. That.

Tallulah likes Pepsi over Coke. Chayanne likes Coke over Pepsi. Sunny doesn't drink soda, besides ginger ale.

Sunny keeps her hair above her neck, because she hates the feeling on her collarbones. (projecting again)

She's literally stretched out shirt collars to being unwearable to stop it from touching her neck (me af)

Empanada has like. Neopolitan hair. Brown, pink, blond/white. She has vitiligo, and is black/japanese. Em's got like, onyx eyes? Like ddu. I forgot the English word. But they sparkle like obsidian, kind of.

Dapper loves watching Skeppy videos, but they reach the island very late

You know Wilbur's new album? He sent it to Phil, and he got it 2 weeks late (cuz international processing or whatever) and then Tallulah got to listen! She loves it! Her favorite songs are Glass Chalet and Dropshipped Cat Shirt.

The longest Sunny's hair has ever been is to her shoulders, aka when she first met Tubbo. She had it up in a bun to make sure it won't touch her skin. Sunny immediately asked him for a haircut on her first night at his place.

AGE/HEIGHT

Chayanne: 11, 4'2

Dapper: 10, 4'5

Ramón: 10, 4'6

Leonarda: 9, 4'8

Trump: 9, 4'2

JuanaFlippa: 9, 4'8

Tilín: 9, 4'3

Bobby: 8, 4'4

Tallulah: 8, 4'11

Richarlyson: 8, 4'4

Pomme: 7, 4'2

Sunny: 6, 3'9

Empanada: 6, 3'11

Pepito: 6, 3'2

MISC

Fit sometimes tells stories to Ramón about Schlatt. Ramón, so far, is absolutely infatuated. Big Guy is like a God, an idol to Ramón. (Did anyone watch his stream today? Just me? Alright)

Sunny has a cleft lip/palate

When Leo can't sleep, all the capybaras curl up around her with her in the middle, like a little nest.

All the eggs fucking love Pokémon. With a few exceptions (Ramón, Tallulah, Sunny)

Ramón likes blackjack instead. Or Egyptian Rat Screw.

Tallulah likes boardgames (she's a 'Sorry' lover)

Sunny likes Yu-Gi-Oh! better. Or Magic: The Gathering

Speaking of which, they all have those broadcast TVs, and very much live like in 2009 when you were running around during ad breaks, and dove back through furniture to not miss ur show. They can only watch Fed-approved-channels.

Pepito has a stutter and a lisp

Ramón is one of those kids who blends everything. Like. Spaghetti? Into the blender. Smoothie. Turkey? Into the blender. Smoothie.

His favorite is an onion, lettuce, mayo, ham, very thin cuts of shark meat, sweet gherkin, spicy pickle relish, and pineapple (I once knew someone who actually ate this. Daily. At lunch. Mauro you're now the inspiration for a minecraft egg) Ramón just blends it and goes lol

Welp. I think that's it. Thanks lol. I'd love to hear any of yours.

#qsmp #qsmp headcanons #qsmp help #egg headcanons #qsmp juanaflippa #qsmp quackity #help #qsmp eggs #can you tell who my favorite is #i dare you to guess

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thecollegefootballguy · 5 years

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2019 ACC Coaching Power Rankings

During the offseason I like to do some of these fun projects that I normally wouldn’t have time to write while football is actually getting played. One of my favorites is the Coaching Power Rankings, where I decide where each coach rates relative to his peers.

The ACC was probably the worst Power 5 conference out there last year, but the coaching seems fairly strong. I think we’ll be seeing a lot of good football coming out of the conference very soon as so many programs develop.

The ACC lost four coaches last season, the highest among the Power 5, including some of the best in the league. The venerable Paul Johnson (last year’s #4 coach in the conference) and Mark Richt (#2) retired at the end of the year. Bobby Petrino (#5) was fired after Louisville completely collapsed after years of strong play. Similarly, Larry Fedora (#7) was canned when North Carolina’s rebuild kept spinning its wheels.

That means the ACC lost four coaches in the top half of its ranks. That’s pretty tough to overcome, at least immediately. However, the league has made some good hires which should help get all four programs back on track, though it may take a while.

Oh yeah, and since he has to go somewhere, Brian Kelly is being counted as an ACC coach for the purposes of this list.

Check out the list from last year to compare and contrast by clicking this link.

15. Manny Diaz

Record Overall: N/A

Movement: N/A

Manny Diaz is the only first time head coach in the conference, so he has to start all the way at the bottom. Diaz has been a talented DC everywhere he’s coached. Under Mark Richt, Diaz fielded one of the best defensive units in the conference. We’ll see how fast Diaz can get the Hurricanes back to their winning ways, but in 2019 that turnaround will have much more to do with the offense.

14. Geoff Collins

Overall Record: 15-10

Movement: N/A

Geoff Collins has the monumental task of de-converting a triple option team back into a “regular” football offense. So Georgia Tech is probably gonna suck this year as personnel gets moved all around and the offense entirely reworked. However, there’s good reason to be optimistic about Collins. In his two years as Temple’s head coach, Collins kept up the Owls’ run as the plucky yet steady winner in the AAC. If he can bring Tech into the modern era and make them the University of Atlanta like he seems to be trying to do, he could do a whole lot of winning. Eventually.

13. Willie Taggart

Record at Virginia: 5-7 Overall Record: 52-57

Movement: Up 2 spots

More or less by default, Willie Taggart moves up two spots to make room for two of the four new coaches to the ACC. His first year was not exactly a smashing success. It was Florida State’s first losing season since 1976, so people were pretty upset. I mean, it wasn’t totally his fault. He inherited a team that somehow didn’t have offensive line personnel, that he won 5 games is an accomplishment.

I have faith in Taggart, he built Western Kentucky into a competitive FBS program, he totally rebuilt a South Florida team that was in shambles, and in one season he returned Oregon to the ranks of the respectable. All things considered I think he has the potential to reawaken FSU and challenge Clemson. But that’s a ways away, and he better start winning this year.

12. Steve Addazio

Record at Boston College: 38-38 Overall Record: 51-49

Movement: Up 2 spots

For a couple weeks in the middle of last season, it was looking like Boston College might be turning the corner. The Eagles were 7-2 and ranked for the first time in a decade. Then they lost to Clemson, FSU, and Syracuse and their bowl game against Boise State was literally rained out. So, BC ended the year with 7 wins for the fifth time in Steve Addazio’s six seasons on Chestnut Hill. I give Addazio a lot of credit for getting the FBS’s furthest Northeast outpost back to being a competitive team year in and year out. It’s not a bad place to be, but they just can’t seem to take that next step and climb into the top third of the ACC standings. I hope he does it, but it might take a coach with more talent than my dude Steve Addazio.

11. Scott Satterfield

Overall Record: 51-24

Movement: N/A

Scott Satterfield leaps in higher than the other newbie coaches because, I mean, did you see what he did at Appalachian State? Well, you probably didn’t, at least not on TV or in person. The Mountaineers have been one of the best G5 teams in the country for the past four years. App State won the Sun Belt for the past three seasons and were the winner of the inaugural Sun Belt Conference Championship Game in 2018. I’m sure he’s gonna do a great job at Louisville, though like Collins in Atlanta, this might take a bit of time.

10. Bronco Mendenhall

Record at Virginia: 14-22 Overall Record: 115-65

Movement: Up 3 spots

The Virginia rebuild took a big step in 2018, as the Cavaliers nearly won the ACC Coastal in Bronco Mendenhall’s third season at the helm. I expect that they’ll keep improving, in fits and starts perhaps, but Mendenhall is a great coach and he’s done a wonderful job so far. I expect he’ll be climbing this list as long as he’s in Charlottesville. Adjusted more heavily for difficulty, he should be even higher up this list.

9. Pat Narduzzi

Record at Pittsburgh: 28-24 Division Championships: 1 (2018)

Movement: Up 3 spots

Pat Narduzzi won Pittsburgh’s first division title in the ACC last season despite a 7-5 record. It’s still pretty good accomplishment, especially considering that the Panthers probably weren’t the best team in the Coastal. They got hot at the right time and sometimes that’s enough. We’ll see if Narduzzi follows Addazio in the perpetually mediocre basket, but he’s off to a better start and he’s in the right division.

8. Dino Babers

Record at Syracuse: 18-19 Overall Record: 55-35

Movement: Up 3 spots

Narduzzi’s counterpart in the Atlantic Division had an even better year. Dino Babers’s Syracuse Orange exploded to their first 10 win season since 2001. From Eastern Illinois to Bowling Green to ‘Cuse, Babers has won everywhere he’s coached. He’s not in the right division to really compete for a conference crown, but with Florida State and Louisville out of commission, let’s see what Babers can build so long as he’s not offered gobs of money to take his considerable talents somewhere warmer.

7. Justin Fuente

Record at Virginia Tech: 25-15 Overall Record: 51-38 Division Championships: 1 (2016)

Movement: Up 2 spots

I have to say, I’m a bit disappointed in Justin Fuente. His first season went over so well I assumed he’d have the Hokies almost back to Beamer-esque levels by now. Perhaps that’s a bit optimistic, but 2018 was a nightmare season for the Hokies in terms of sheer attrition, very few teams lose that many guys, so I can give him a pass here. Still, expectations are high, I’m sure Fuente can win 10 games again, but it’s not like he’s got all the time in the world to do so. He’s entering his fourth year after all.

6. Dave Clawson

Record at Wake Forest: 28-35 Overall Record: 118-115

Movement: Up 4 spots

Applause all around for Dave Clawson. Wake Forest lives one of the more desolate existences for a P5 program and Clawson has had the Demon Deacons bowling for the past three seasons. His predecessor, and best Wake coach in living memory, Jim Grobe only managed that feat once. I’m very interested to see how high the Deacs can rise, but I’m worried Clawson also might get poached before Wake Forest reaches their full potential. I’m honestly surprised he hasn’t gotten more attention, he’s perhaps the best turnaround artist in the game right now.

5. Dave Doeren

Record at NC State: 43-34 Overall Record: 66-38

Movement: Up 3 spots

Welcome to the top 5, Dave Doeren! NC State has been one of the top programs in the ACC in the past two years and the Wolfpack are eager to see how far they can go under Doeren. It’s really hard to see them competing at Clemson’s level, but everything after that is up for grabs, especially with FSU, Miami, VA Tech, GA Tech, and Louisville all struggling.

4. David Cutcliffe

Record at Duke: 67-72 Overall Record: 111-101 Division Championships: 1 (2013)

Movement: Up 2 spots

The beloved professor emeritus of the ACC, David Cutcliffe gets a nice bump up the rankings to the top five, where he truly belongs. Cutcliffe has turned the Blue Devils into one of the most consistent winners in the ACC in the 2010′s, which is just a stunning accomplishment considering Duke football’s usual lot in life. He really is a cut above.

3. Mack Brown

Record at North Carolina: 69-46-1 Record Overall: 244-122-1 National Championships: 1 (2005)*

*with Texas

Movement: N/A

Oh man, Mack Brown is back in college football. Brown was one of the best coaches a generation or so ago, so it’ll be very interesting to see what he can do at North Carolina...again. Brown, of course, was already the head coach of the Tar Heels for a whole decade, from 1988 to 1997, before heading off to Texas where he reached the apex of his career. Back in the day, Brown had UNC running like a well-oiled machine. If Bobby Bowden’s Florida State wasn’t pushing everybody around, North Carolina would have won several ACC championships. He got back to back top ten end of year rankings at UNC, that just doesn’t happen.

Of course, that was over 20 years ago. Old coaches usually don’t do as well when coming back out of retirement like this, but Brown will probably do a lot to re-energize the fan base, bring in big recruits, and get newer facilities built. That’ll go a very long way in the Coastal Division.

2. Brian Kelly

Record at Notre Dame: 81-35 Overall Record: 252-92-2

Movement: Up 1 spot

Notre Dame’s not very lovable hardass crashes the ACC party all the way up at #2 on the list. It’s kind of hard to remember how bad Notre Dame used to be before Kelly came into town, they were pretty pathetic for all of the 2000′s, which is kinda crazy because the Fighting Irish are one of the most successful programs in the history of the sport. It’s hard to remember because Kelly has done such a good job building ND back into a powerhouse. They’re still one step or so removed from being real National Championship caliber, but hey, that’s a short list. Notre Dame, of course, went 12-0 last year, their second undefeated regular season under Kelly, and they’ll probably pick up right back where they left off. The only loss the Irish suffered last year...was to our Mr. #1.

1. Dabo Swinney

Record at Clemson: 116-30 Division Championships: 7 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) Conference Championships: 5 (2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) National Championships: 2 (2016, 2018)

Movement: Same

Dabo Swinney had a pretty good 2018. He put together his best season yet, a 15-0 campaign that looked absolutely effortless for large swathes of the year. Do you know how good of a job you have to be doing to have people think that you’re outdoing Nick Saban? It’s incredible, honestly. Dabo Swinney, ten years into his career, might already be the best coach ever in the history of the ACC. Bobby Bowden is the only man with a better resume, but he spent some of his best years outside of the conference. And Swinney could coach another 20 years. My God.

Lastly, a fond farewell to my favorite image since starting this blog:

Happy trails, Paul Johnson.

#college football #Clemson Tigers #Notre Dame Fighting Irish #North Carolina Tar Heels #Duke Blue Devils #NC State Wolfpack #Wake Forest Demon Deacons #Virginia Tech Hokies #Syracuse Orange #Pittsburgh Panthers #Virginia Cavaliers #Louisville Cardinals #Boston College Eagles #Florida State Seminoles #Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets #Miami Hurricanes

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mcckingsa · 6 years

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if/when they bring bobbi back, i fully expect that she will be in charge of her own intelligence agency, and that she’s got like a two or three dozen agents working for her who would all take a bullet for her (and she’d take a bullet for them too), and bill skars/gard is her man behind the chair, and cicely tyson and paula patton are both gonna be two of bobbi’s most trusted agents, and jo/el kinn/aman and os/car is/aac are also gonna be in it, and at one point, bobbi and nat and sharon are all gonna go out for drinks and have a sleepover at nat’s house and they’re gonna make bucky bring them a cheese/salami/apple platter

and at one point, frank castle’s gonna have a cameo, but it’s just gonna be him and @silverskins bickering about gd knows what

clint’s gonna be in it, but he’s definitely not gonna be played by that guy, and he’s gonna have his hearing aids bc i make the rules

trip’s gonna be in it, and the words ‘these white people need to be stopped’ will be uttered at least once

jessi/ca matt/en is also gonna be in it bc holy fuck, she’s beautiful

bobbi morse will be beefy as hell, and she’s gonna have a couple of tattoos, and her short hair/undercut, and there will be at least once scene where she’s directing an operation from hq and you just see her kick off her pumps and boss people around in bare feet bc that’s how she rolls

multiple scenes will also involve hallways where she’s flanked by three or four agents in tactical gear bc hot

everyone at the wca calls bobbi “boss”, and only ever call her director morse when something shitty is going down, or when a world leader is involved

these are the only conditions under which i will accept bobbi returning to aos

#ooc.

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junker-town · 5 years

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Brohm saying no raises question: how good is the Louisville job?

Running commentary on college football firings and hirings.

I’ll continue adding thoughts below on 2018’s college football coaching changes throughout hiring-and-firing season. A list of completed FBS changes is here.

11/28

How good is the Louisville job?

With North Carolina filled, Louisville is seemingly the top job open on the market.

But how good of a job is it?

Apparently, it wasn’t good enough for native son Jeff Brohm, who elected to stay at Purdue. With another good season, Brohm could jump to an elite job, as opposed to a good one.

Still, Louisville is a pretty sweet gig, as long as the people cutting the checks have their expectations in check.

Since joining the ACC, Louisville has gone 21-19 in ACC play. The league has proven to be a much tougher one than the Big East/CUSA/AAC, in which Bobby Petrino went 24-6, and Charlie Strong went 20-9.

Louisville has had peaks and valleys, going 7-1 in the ACC in 2016 with Lamar Jackson, and 0-8 in 2018, prompting the end of Petrino’s second stint in Louisville.

From a potential standpoint, it is likely tied for third in the division with N.C. State, behind Clemson and Florida State.

The division puts a ceiling on the job. Despite the ability to get just about any player in academically, its in-conference recruiting finishes rank 9th, 7th, 7th, 6th, and 7th.

Louisville has established connections in Florida and Georgia, with numerous players from those states having had success in the program. That helps when trying to pull a kid from Miami or Atlanta.

But the job seems harder in some ways from a recruiting standpoint, now that Tennessee, N.C. State, and Kentucky are all on the recruiting upswing.

If Louisville expects its coach to be about a win better per year in the league in the next five years in the ACC, going, say, 25-15 or better, instead of 21-19, that seems like a good, but reachable goal.

But if Louisville power players are expecting top-15 type performances, like it achieved with Lamar Jackson in 2016 and 2017, then its not that attractive of a job.

I’d like to see Louisville go after Scott Satterfield, who did an excellent job making Appalachian State into one of the best Group of 5 teams in the nation. I’ve been impressed by his talent evaluation.

11/27

Auburn is a top-15 job. Gus Malzahn has averaged better than top-15 results.

Since being hired in 2013, Gus Malzahn has finished 18th, 10th, 13th, 24th, 3rd, and 5th in S&P+. That is an average finish of 12th.

Auburn is not a top-10 job. It is likely somewhere in the teens, behind the obvious programs like USC, Texas, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Clemson, Florida State, Alabama, LSU, Georgia, and Florida.

He is delivering exactly the results Auburn fans should expect, both on the field, and in recruiting. Auburn is one of just 13 Blue-Chip Ratio (BCR) teams.

I am not claiming that Auburn fans are crazy to believe someone else could do better, but if they think a new coach is likely to finish better than Malzahn, well, that would be foolish.

For as long as Nick Saban is in Tuscaloosa, Auburn is going to have a Saban problem. It’s like being the Jets, Dolphins, or Bills in the AFC East while the Patriots have Bill Belichek and Tom Brady.

11/26

North Carolina’s hire of Mack Brown is puzzling

UNC was floundering, going 2-16 in its last ACC league games. N.C. State is recruiting well. And given the happenings at division rivals Miami, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech, now was a great time to strike. But I can’t understand the Brown hire.

Brown is one of the most drastic underachievers relative to talent level and expectations over the last decade. In his final four seasons at Texas, he went just 18-17 in Big 12 play, despite having by far the best recruited talent. His best finish in that time was a tie for second. The Longhorns were frequently noncompetitive, soft, and disorganized.

Brown’s press conferences were full of excuses for the entitlement culture he enabled, which Charlie Strong tried to fix, but Strong ended up cutting too much talent off the roster to weed out the bad apples.

Brown’s work as an announcer since 2013 has been routinely mocked as not displaying a mastery of tactics, for an unwillingness to criticize seemingly any coaching decision, and for being painfully conservative.

Making sense of the Lovie Smith extension.

Lovie Smith, just 9-27 at Illinois, got a contract extension. On its face, this seems like a rather ridiculous move.

But as long as there isn’t a significant increase to the already substantial buyout, what is the harm in giving Smith a lot of leeway to try to turn around a program as horrible as Illinois?

Smith has shown some improvement in his time at Illinois. And he is doing a solid job of recruiting, by Illinois standards. He has some solid recruiters on staff, like former NFL DB Donnie Abraham.

The extension should help him some with recruiting in that it will curtail some questions recruits might have about how long he might be at Illinois.

In an increasingly tough division, why not give Smith a while to turn this around? It’s likely a better idea than what Illinois has done recently, featuring four coaches in seven seasons.

Sometimes, a change is best even if it means a downgrade in coach, or program

I wrote about this idea, expectations at Texas Tech, and some coaches who might want to cash in or find a new start here.

But all of what I just wrote is something an athletic director cannot say to his booster base.

Because keeping donors relies on the sale of hope. And Kingsbury was no longer inspiring to anyone who believes TTU should always be better than TCU, Baylor, Oklahoma State, West Virginia, etc.

And boosters don’t like supporting things that don’t appear to be on the upswing. Boosters are often successful business people. They want the flashy thing with the chance to hit it big. Very few want to face the reality that a school like Texas Tech should consider making a decent bowl a fair accomplishment, something Kingsbury probably would’ve done for the fourth time in seven years, perhaps even with an upset of Oklahoma, if not for Bowman’s injury.

And so athletic directors put out statements like this. They have to keep hope churning to keep donations flowing.

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wellinformedmama-blog · 6 years

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Wait, what? (Vol. I)

One of the most confusing parts of parenthood is that we have to navigate several professional worlds outside our own to gain access to what our children may need: educational, medical, health, legal... it’s enough to make you go home and crack open a Bota Box.

Here’s a handy primer of jargon and acronyms (we special ed teachers especially LOVE jargon, and I apologize on my people’s behalf). Bookmark this one and remember that language should NEVER be a barrier in your involvement in decision making for your child. An additional rule of thumb: please never be afraid to ask what something means. You don’t look dumb and you aren’t bothering anyone; you sound mature and curious. Promise.

THE WELL INFORMED MAMA’S GLOSSARY, VOL. I (504 – A)

504 Plan: Section 504 is a federal law that prohibits discrimination and provides for accommodations for any documented disability which affects a life function. Sometimes this is a very good idea, indeed; sometimes, it’s a consolation prize when a Team decides against an IEP. It does not have the “specialized instruction required” piece of an IEP. As in: “Johnny’s 504 gives him extended time on assessments because of his processing speed.”

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication – This includes any alternative means to oral communication, namely speech devices (aligning visuals to “speak” from a computer, often handheld) and PECS (picture communication – more to follow on that one for sure). We see this most often in autism and in apraxia. This is a huge topic but please remember that taking away someone’s “talker” (speech device) is the same as covering a speaking person’s mouth with tape. Not OK. As in: “My son used his AAC device to request he stay home from school and watch Octonauts.”

ABA: Applied Behavior Analysis - An evidence based, systematic, frequent therapy that individuals with autism (or anyone who wants to modify behavior or increase communication) may access. The “client” is exposed to programs that build tolerance, add desirable behaviors, or decrease unsafe or nonfunctional behaviors, for example. It’s the only recognized “treatment” for autism and is mandated by law to be covered by insurance (thanks, Autism Speaks). As in: “Sorry I can’t make it to playgroup, we have ABA today. And tomorrow. And the next day.”

ABS: Adaptive Behavior Scale - aka “The Vineland” - This is the assessment your Early Intervention specialist busts out to rank and file your baby; a necessary evil I suppose. They use observation, interaction using specifically mapped out questions/tasks, and talking to mom and dad to score your little one in four “domains” (skill areas): Communication, Daily Living Skills, Socialization, and Motor Skills. As in: “Bobby didn’t qualify for EI this year because her scores on the ABS were typical.”

Accommodations: A change in the way something is presented (presentation, time or setting, response) that does not change the intention of what is being taught. In other words, it changes how we teach, not what we teach. Good accommodations level the playing field and are NOT an advantage. Some are universal (or should be) and some need to be in an IEP or 504 plan. As in: “If these gen ed teachers don’t give Sally her accommodations on her quiz again, I’m going to lose my shit.”

Advocate: 1. One who does her homework in order to be the voice of someone she loves. 2. Someone we pay when we are too exhausted or enraged to carry on effectively. As in: “That girl advocates like a mother.”

ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – this used to be either ADD or ADHD; now it’s all officially ADHD and then you get a “type” as a bonus prize – hyperactive, inattentive, or combined. In Massachusetts, for example, ADHD is actually listed under health impairment on the IEP as a disability category, and you really want a pediatrician or psychologist to deliver this diagnosis even with school-based testing (more on that later). Kids with ADHD are among my favorite humans: buzzy, busy, dreamy, kinetic, original. They need help. That’s fine, but you’ll often find they’re brilliant, too. As in: “That kid with ADHD in Sally’s class sits on a yoga ball instead of a chair.”

APE: Adapted Physical Education – Adapted or modified PE/gym, including the use of assistive equipment or a different curriculum, so that a student with a gross motor disability or a developmental delay can take PE. There are different levels of qualifications to teach APE and how it all works varies from state to state. I’m learning more about this myself right now. As in: “We may need to put APE in his IEP.”

Apraxia: Apraxia of Speech – This is a disorder in which the brain sends incomplete signals to the mechanical parts of the body that “do the talking.” Apraxia has no bearing on cognitive capacity (intelligence) so always assume competence when interacting with a person with apraxia. Some will move on from apraxia with intensive speech therapy; some will not. Many will end up seeking AAC. As in: “A child with apraxia still has something to say.”

Articulation: aka “artic” – The understandability or clarity of speech. Completely separate from receptive language. May include consonant confusion, dropped syllables, lisps, or mumbling. Many kids with speech delays who learn to speak later than is typical, and kids with frequent ear infections, have artic issues. As in: “Henry’s articulation is a mess, but his vocab is on point.”

ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder(s) - This the formal name for an autism diagnosis in the official medical handbook DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition), which saw big changes in 2013. (For the record, I take issue with “disorder,” but I’ll get into that later.) It covers a wide range of presentations of autism, a developmental and neurological difference, that used to be differentiated into categories like PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Delay - Not Otherwise Specified in very young children) and Asperger’s (now classified as “high functioning autism” - also problematic, but that’s that). Side note – autistic is not a dirty word or dehumanizing descriptor, and one instance where people-first language is not a must. As in: “My ASD/autistic kiddo ate a vegetable this one time.” Now, importantly, in education, autism does not apply as a disability category if a child’s educational performance is adversely affected primarily because the child has an emotional disturbance, but a mental illness can be co-morbid with autism. (Confused? That’s OK. I got you. Stay tuned.)

ASL: American Sign Language - its own language and culture for a subset of deaf Americans; the signs are also used by some in the nonverbal community to communicate, and sometimes simplified for little ones. Signing in infancy and toddlerhood can help prompt language later on. As in: “Noah signs ‘more’ when we tickle him because he is an adorable baby-god.”

Asperger’s Syndrome: The name for a specific type of autism that medical professionals now call “high functioning autism.” This one is chock full of problematic assumptions about really cool, deeply neurodiverse and aware individuals. Many are verbal, but not all, and many feel challenged by social nuances or other communication demands. It may also encompass sensory sensitivities or executive functioning deficits. Or not. Many proudly call themselves “Aspies” and were diagnosed prior to the 2013 DSM-5 update. As in: “Will Big Bang Theory ever tell us outright if Sheldon has Asperger’s?”

AT: Assistive Technology - Any tool, electronic device or hardware, or any software, that helps a student access learning by removing barriers to access. Assistive tech includes communication devices, speech to text and text to speech programs, word prediction software, simply using a Chromebook to type, using an iPad or other tablet to submit work, audiobooks from Learning Ally, and much more. The possibilities are exciting, and can be a little tricky, too. You can request an AT evaluation from a public school just like any other assessment (tip: say eval and not consult). As in: “Hank’s plan has assistive tech. He needs to turn in his worksheets digitally or no one can read his handwriting.”

Auditory Processing Disorder: FYI, nobody really says “APD,” they say “auditory processing.” May also be called “Central Auditory Processing Disorder,” and then we do frequently use CAPD as an acronym. Anyhoo, this is a hearing issue that affects the way kids experience the world and learn, because it makes processing auditory information very challenging. They can hear, but have trouble telling the difference between sounds. Requires speech therapy and sometimes seeing an audiologist for medical intervention. Can frequently be mislabeled as ADHD. As in: “Billy’s not being fresh; he’s not following the conversation because he has auditory processing disorder.”

To be continued…

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Vesper Technologies, a new microphone technology developer, has raised $23 million from some of the biggest names in audio technology to finance the commercialization of its piezoelectric microphones.

As audio technology and voice controlled devices become more ubiquitous, manufacturers are hoping to turn to higher performance MEMS (micro-electro mechanical systems) microphones that use acoustic sensors made on semiconductor production lines using silicon wafers.

The technology allows for far smaller microphones that are incredibly sensitive, but the mics themselves typically don’t withstand the wear and tear of harsh environments all that well. Enter Vesper. It’s piezoelectric microphone technology received a full-throated endorsement from Amazon last year (after the company invested through its Alexa Fund).

Traditionally, manufacturers have used arrays of MEMS microphones to pick up sound, but as systems become more complex, they’re more susceptible to breaking down thanks to the sensitivity of the microphone technology. Amazon (and others) are betting that Vesper can solve the problem thanks to its novel approach to manufacturing MEMS using piezo-electric technologies.

The innovation from Vesper basically hinges on the company’s design for a MEMS microphone that doesn’t require a back plate, which lets flexible microphone plates bend and respond to stress without degrading, according to Amazon senior sound engineer, Dave Berol.

Piezoelectric MEMS design replaces the diaphragm and back plate with flexible alternatives that result in a waterproof, dustproof, particle-resistant, and shockproof microphone that requires no workarounds to be used in high-reliability arrays.

According to Yole Developpement, the MEMS and sensor market will reach $66 billion by 2021. Vesper Technologies chief executive Matt Crowley, thinks his company can command a huge share of that market.

“Our vision is for Alexa to be everywhere, and that means devices need to be built with durable, high-quality components that stand up to the demands of many different environments, especially on-the-go scenarios that require better power efficiency,” said Paul Bernard, director of the Amazon Alexa Fund, in a statement. “Vesper has become further embedded in the Alexa community through its integrations with various development kits and integrated solutions for Amazon AVS, and this follow-on investment is a testament to their continued momentum.”

Crowley was working at a company making MEMS with quartz crystals for clocking, but the clock market wasn’t so appealing back in 2012, so the serial entrepreneur began looking at other opportunities.

“We thought the microphone was going to be a growth market back in 2012,” Crowley recalled. So he began looking for technologies that could compliment the manufacturing work his company was doing.

Through hours of online research, Crowley came across the NASA-backed work of Bobby Littrell, who had come up with an entirely new way to build commercially viable piezoelectric microphones.

“I had these piezoelectric manufacturing expertise and i need to find a better product,” Crowley said. “I actually just started looking on the web for a piezoelectric microphone and it was like all roads led to [Littrell]… I read his doctoral thesis and then i actually read his patents and i actually contacted him through LinkedIn.”

Crowley also noted that the lower power demands of piezo electric sensors means that the microphones can enable a broader range of uses. From turning on television using nothing more than a voice command (without the need to touch a remote) to work with doorbells and security cameras and even augmented reality-based “hearables” like those designed by Bose.

Vesper raised its initial capital from Jeff Fagnan’s Accomplice fund, before getting its first strategic investment from AAC Technologies.

The most recent round was actually led by Madison, Wis.-based American Family Ventures, the investment arm of American Family Insurance, which has built quite an interesting portfolio of hardware and software services companies since its launch eight years ago. Additional institutional venture investors in the Vesper round include Hyperplane, ZZ Capital, and Accomplice.

“People have been trying to make piezoelectric microphones since the 70s,” said Crowley. “The breakthrough was making really thin layers of these piezoelectric technologies and it was Broadcom which was using this stuff… We couldn’t have started this company five years earlier. It had to be now, when the material science wasn’t right where it needs to be.”

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Been remembering psychonauts recently . Despite it all they live in my brain.

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buddyrabrahams · 6 years

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10 biggest X-factors for Rivalry Week

It’s Rivalry Week in college football, and many of the games have major implications. Beyond the obvious rivalry aspect, there are conference championship and even potential playoff bids on the line. Seniors are looking to cement their legacies, and coaches could use the games to jump to bigger jobs.

How will these factors impact the weekend? Here’s a look at ten potential X-factors that could impact some of the weekend’s matchups.

1) Michigan motivated by the revenge factor

It’s been 12 months since Michigan’s College Football Playoff ambitions were denied by a controversial overtime spot in Columbus. If you think the Wolverines have forgotten about that, you’d be very wrong. The Wolverines have no shot at the Playoff following losses to Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin. But they could almost certainly deny Ohio State any chance of a playoff appearance by beating them here, and you know they’d love to do that, especially after last year’s game.

2) Auburn playing with home crowd behind them in Iron Bowl

The last time a ranked Auburn team hosted Alabama at Jordan-Hare Stadium, “Kick Six” happened. The Tigers’ pathway to a potential championship is actually more straightforward than it was that season: beat Alabama at home, win the SEC Championship, and the Tigers likely have a playoff berth in store for them. The task is tougher this time, though; Georgia would be a much more difficult foe in the SEC title game than Missouri was in 2013. But this is going to be a rabid crowd at Auburn, and it could make all the difference for step number one.

3) The weather in the Apple Cup

The state of Washington has a reputation for being fairly rainy, and if the forecasts prove true, that reputation will be lived up to on Saturday for the big game between Washington and Washington State (there is a 90 percent chance of precipitation). Rainy conditions could lead to a slicker ball and hinder Washington State’s more pass-heavy offense, compared to the Huskies, who are more balanced. While the Huskies are out of Pac-12 title contention, the Cougars are not, and quarterback Luke Falk is key to whatever offensive gameplans they put together. How will wet weather impact him? Washington State’s conference title hopes hang in the balance.

4) J.T. Barrett, Ohio State’s seniors trying to go undefeated against their arch-rival

There have been a lot of senior classes at Ohio State that never lost to Michigan since the turn of the century, and Barrett’s Class of 2017 could be the latest. For Barrett, it could be even sweeter — it was in this game in 2014 where he broke his ankle, costing him the chance to quarterback Ohio State to the 2014 title. This is Barrett’s final chance to win a title of his own — his Buckeyes pretty much have to win out — so there’s plenty on the line for Ohio State.

5) Will Scott Frost, UCF be distracted by coaching rumors?

Frost, the UCF head coach, looks destined for his alma mater Nebraska once the season concludes. The Knights, though, have a lot of unfinished business before he goes. UCF sits unbeaten with a rivalry game against South Florida looming. The winner will head to the AAC title game, where they’ll be favored to win and make their way to a New Year’s Six bowl. There is no way the players haven’t heard the rumors about their head coach, and there’s no way Frost hasn’t had to deal with some extra questions and distractions as a result. He’ll have to keep himself and his team focused on the prize if they want to achieve their goals, which they’re tantalizingly close to pulling off.

6) Georgia’s ability to stop the triple-option

The Yellow Jackets actually upset the odds to beat Georgia last year. They’re a potent offensive squad armed with the triple option and a history of late-season upsets. Georgia already has a place booked for the SEC championship, but a second loss would be potentially devastating for whatever playoff hopes they still have — meaning the Bulldogs will have to be ready to slow down the Yellow Jackets if they want to keep their dreams alive. Last year they allowed 226 rushing yards and four touchdowns to Tech. Everyone knows what kind of offense Georgia Tech is running – the question is will Georgia be equipped to stop it? The fact that they’re on the road at Bobby Dodd Stadium doesn’t make their task any easier.

7) Quinton Flowers’ chance to make a statement

Flowers will go down as one of South Florida’s iconic players, a talented dual-threat quarterback who has put up gaudy numbers throughout his career. The senior has a chance to do something he never has now — reach and win the American Athletic Conference title game and head to a New Year’s Six bowl. It would be a fitting send-off for Flowers, and even sweeter if he sees off unbeaten rival UCF to pull it off — he has a lot at stake legacy-wise here.

8) Backup quarterbacks take center stage in Oklahoma-West Virginia game

Oklahoma and West Virginia will be a good game on Saturday, but there will be two completely new factors involved in this one. Baker Mayfield will not start the game for the Sooners as punishment for his antics against Kansas. That means Texas A&M transfer Kyler Murray will start. The sophomore is a dual-threat QB and has seen a little action this season, but he hasn’t faced the pressure of having all eyes on him to start an important game. How he performs could dictate a lot about the tone for OU’s game. Meanwhile, Will Grier will miss the game for West Virginia with a finger injury, leaving Chris Chugunov to start. Which of these backups will be up to the task? Those are key questions.

9) How will Alabama respond to its first real tough test in months?

Alabama had a tough one two weeks ago, seeing off Mississippi State on the road 31-24. This Auburn team is better than that Mississippi State team, though. In fact, they’re almost certainly the best team the Crimson Tide have faced to date, given how quickly Florida State capitulated after their season-opening loss against Nick Saban’s team. It would be unfair to say Alabama has cake-walked to this point, but they haven’t faced any opposition like the Tigers, especially on the road. It’s anyone’s guess how they’ll respond to their toughest test of the season.

10) The health of Notre Dame WR Equanimeous St. Brown

Stanford’s defense has been tough lately. The Cardinal have not allowed more than 24 points in a game since an easy win over UCLA on Sept. 23. That stretch includes games against Washington and Washington State, both of whom have good offenses. So with Notre Dame heading to Palo Alto for Saturday’s game, the Irish will need all the help they can get when going up against the Cardinal D. Though they’re mostly successful running the ball with Josh Adams and Brandon Wimbush, having a big-play wide receiver like Equanimeous St. Brown available would be key. Unfortunately, St. Brown is in concussion protocol and may not be able to play in the game.

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2019 Group of 5 Coaching Power Rankings

Welcome back to the coaching power rankings: where I go conference by conference to appraise each head coach and compare him to his peers.

Except I’m not doing that here. I’m sorry, I love the G5, but I’m just not gonna rank every coach from the MAC and C-USA. I don’t have enough to say about them. So instead, I do a top ten of the best head men at this level.

One fun side effect about smashing the G5 (and relevant independents) together is that there’s fierce competition. It’s real tough to crack the top ten here, and to do so means you’re essentially one of the best coaches in the nation. After all, it’s harder to win at many of the G5 schools than it is at the P5 level.

I’ve adjusted a few of my metrics from last year, so the rankings would have moved anyway independent of how these men coached in 2019. But, combined with 2019′s results, and there’s more fluidity in these rankings compared to the P5 conferences.

Here is a link to last year’s rankings if you want to read those.

Scott Satterfield (last year’s #8) got the Louisville job, so he’s out of the running by joining the Power 5. Rod Carey (#7), meanwhile, got bumped out of his spot even though he won the MAC Championship in his final season at Northern Illinois. It’s a tough to stay in the top ten.

Honorable Mentions: Josh Heupel, Rod Carey, Dana Holgorsen, Mike Norvell, Willie Fritz, Lane Kiffin, Butch Davis, Bobby Wilder, Bill Clark, Lance Leipold, Chris Creighton, Jeff Tedford, and Jeff Monken

10. Craig Bohl

Record at Wyoming: 28-35 Overall Record: 132-67 Division Championships: 1 (2016)

Movement: N/A

I really should have had Bohl on the list the whole time, but I believe my corrected metrics have fixed the issue. Bohl, of course, is the current head coach of the Wyoming Cowboys. He was the man who turned North Dakota State into North Dakota State, taking the Bison from D-II to winning three consecutive national championships at the FCS level. Since moving to Laramie, he has revived Wyoming into a competent competitor in the Mountain West, with a high point coming in 2016. He hasn’t replicated the staggering success he had in Fargo, but he’s turned a sad sack into a quality G5 program, and he’s still building.

9. Blake Anderson

Record at Arkansas State: 39-25 Division Championships: 1 (2018) Conference Championships: 2 (2015, 2016)

Movement: Up 1 spot

Arkansas State is the most consistent performer in the Sun Belt with native son Blake Anderson at the helm. Anderson’s Red Wolves tied for the West Division title in its first season in existence. With Scott Satterfield and Neal Brown gone, ASU has a golden opportunity to reestablish themselves as the premier program in the league.

8. Doc Holliday

Record at Marshall: 70-46 Division Championships: 2 (2013, 2014) Conference Championships: 1 (2014)

Movement: Down 2 spots

Doc Holliday keeps plugging along as one of the best coaches in Conference USA. Marshall went 9-4 in 2018 and finished second in the East Division. The Thundering Herd have been one of the better teams in lower tier (MAC, Sun Belt, CUSA) in the last ten years thanks to Holliday’s careful oversight.

7. Mike Houston

Overall Record: 80-25

Movement: N/A

East Carolina poached one of the hottest names in the FCS when they got Mike Houston to leave James Madison for Greenville. Houston brought the Dukes to back to back 14-1 seasons and a national championship in 2016. He’s familiar with the area, having coached in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina at various levels. It’ll be very exciting to see what he can do for an ECU program that has been pretty awful of late.

6. Ken Niumatalolo

Record at Navy: 87-58 Division Championships: 2 (2015, 2016)

Movement: Down 2 spots

Boy I don’t think anybody thought Navy was going 3-10 in 2018 this time last year. It was a pretty big shock because the Midshipmen had been playing so well for so long under celebrated head coach Ken Niumatalolo. It wasn’t enough to take him out of the top ten, but it knocked him down a couple spots. I don’t expect Navy to remain bad for long, Niumatalolo is a great coach and should have them stabilized soon enough.

5. Rick Stockstill

Record at Middle Tennessee: 87-78 Division Championships: 1 (2018) Conference Championships: 1 (2006)

Movement: Same

Rick Stockstill seems to have the #5 spot written into his contract, this is his third consecutive season in the five hole. The Blue Raiders claimed their first ever division title last year while going 8-6. They never are among the top teams in the G5 (or even in CUSA), but they remain a consistent threat despite major institutional disadvantages.

4. Skip Holtz

Record at Louisiana Tech: 46-33 Overall Record: 134-104 Division Championships: 2 (2014, 2016)

Movement: Up 5 spots

One of the real benefactors of me adjusting my metrics was Skip Holtz. Louisiana Tech went a perfectly respectable 8-5 in 2015, but that shouldn’t be enough to vault him this high. It was more his overall success in Ruston over the past few years that helped make his case as one of the premier coaches in the G5. Every year LA Tech is one of the favorites to win the C-USA, and Holtz has done a bang up job in his time with the Bulldogs.

3. Rocky Long

Record at San Diego State: 71-35 Record Overall: 136-104 Division Championships: 2 (2015, 2016) Conference Championships: 3 (2012, 2015, 2016)

Movement: Down 1 spot

It was a painful but necessary move to bump down Rocky Long out of the top two. Long has been incredibly successful in his time at San Diego State, but last year’s 7-6 campaign was fairly disappointing given the double digit win seasons the Aztecs had accrued in the previous three years.

2. Bryan Harsin

Record at Boises State: 52-15 Record Overall: 59-20 Division Championships: 4 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) Conference Championships: 2 (2014, 2017)

Movement: Up 1 spot

Boise State is Boise State, so the head coach naturally would have a great record. Still, it seems like Bryan Harsin is on the verge of something big here. The Broncos have won 10+ games for the past three seasons, the depth chart is filled out, and recruiting has picked up. The path is wide open for success. If BSU can stay consistent (so far a big if) we’re looking at a return to 12-1 and 13-0 seasons.

1. Frank Solich

Record at Ohio: 106-75 Record Overall: 164-94 Division Championships: 4 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2016)

Movement: Same

Frank Solich remains the best coach in the G5. Ohio has had steady success in the MAC ever since he stepped foot on campus. The Bobcats might have been the best team in the conference in 2018, given their thrashing of Buffalo, but they were already out of the race due to unfortunate three points losses to NIU and Miami. Oh well, better luck next year. As long as my man Frank is Ohio’s coach I know they’ll have a chance.

Final Tally

AAC: 2 C-USA: 3 MAC: 1 MWC: 3 Sun Belt: 1

#college football #Ohio Bobcats #Boise State Broncos #San Diego State Aztecs #Louisiana Tech Bulldogs #Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders #Navy Midshipmen #East Carolina Pirates #Marshall Thundering Herd #Arkansas State Red Wolves #Wyoming Cowboys

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The official RTARL 2017 college football preview issue, vol. 8: B1G

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I’m much more interested in this Leadbelly movie than I am in the B1G. I need to find a copy of this and watch it right away.

If you missed the previous entries in this series go here: preview of previews, CUSA, Sun Belt, FBS Independents, MAC, MWC, AAC, Big XII.

The B1G is great because it has four teams in the top 11 in the country by almost every preview ranking and yet the conference overall kind of blows. That’s why Clemson beat the ever living fuck out of Ohio State last year.

LEGENDS DIVISION

OHIO STATE

They lost half an NFL team’s worth of talent last year but they keep killing it in recruiting and they have another half of an NFL team’s talent to replace the guys that left. Urban Meyer ran away from Nick Saban and it’s paid off handsomely for him. This is the only team in the B1G that seems like a safe bet to win 10+ games. Somehow the weakest spot on their roster is the 4th year starter at QB.

MICHIGAN

Penn State probably has more talent since Michigan lost a lot of guys that I’m not sure they can easily replace but Jim Harbaugh >>>> Penn State.

PENN STATE

Saquon Barkley can be great, the roster can be talented and they can still lose a bunch of games. Hopefully they lose a bunch of games because James Franklin is a piece of shit rape enabler who took over a program famous for enabling rape and the reckoning never really came for Happy Valley, a city of people who prize their rape enabling football program far more than they give a shit about the social costs of systematized rape acceptance.

MICHIGAN STATE

Somebody has to finish fourth. Even if the bottom completely fell out of the Michigan State football program they still make more sense as a fourth place finisher than the dreck that’s beneath them.

INDIANA

They’ve got good linebackers. That might actually be enough to finish ahead of Michigan State but you have to account for their awful popcorn candy striper looking uniforms and knock them down accordingly.

MARYLAND

Maryland might be the team I least want to ever watch in all of college football.

RUTGERS

The oldest football program in the world hasn’t been a true power since before the invention of the forward pass and hasn’t won a national title since, I believe, there were only two teams in existence. No reason to think any of that changes this year.

LEADERS DIVISION

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin is just the default favorite in this division for now. They lost a bunch of guys but they have 6 automatic wins against the other denizens of the Big Ten West, a strong contender for the worst division in the sport for at least one more year.

IOWA

You know what you’re getting: a surprising run to respectability marred by a terrible couple of weeks at the end and another extension for Kirk Ferentz. Akrum Wadley is the star this year and I guess he’ll rack up stats and get a bunch of bullshit hype from Northwestern grads in the sports media more in love with a little guy piling up numbers than they are concerned with whether a given player is actually good.

NEBRASKA

Mike Riley is slowly building a recruiting juggernaut but the fruits of that effort won’t ripen this year. 2019 is the realistic ETA for Nebraska as Big Ten contender but there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

PURDUE

Break on through to the bowl season! Maybe. Jeff Brohm, XFL legend and apostle of both Howard Schnellenberger and Bobby Petrino, takes over as the head man and he could scheme his way to 6 or 7 wins even with this talent blackhole. Western Kentucky was the least fun ultra-productive offense in the country the last few years which makes Brohm a perfect fit in the B1G.

NORTHWESTERN

People are talking about this as possibly the most talented Northwestern team of all time. And they’re still a consensus middle of the pack in a bad division team. What a program.

MINNESOTA

PJ Fleck actually inherits some useful pieces on offense but I don’t trust him to have anything resembling a good defense this year.

ILLINOIS

I listened to somebody talking about NFL coaches moving to the college game the other day and about how rarely it works out. They mentioned Lovie Smith as an instance of it working out. That’s awful. Illinois seems to have a few guys every year who made a drastic miscalculation when they signed with Illinois and I’m sure this year’s 3-win team will be more of the same.

CHAMPION: Ohio State

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tyquan Lewis, DE, Ohio State

WATCHABILITY ADVICE: B1G football is pretty bad and even if you can trick yourself into believing that competitive games are inherently worthwhile. Most of the games in the B1G that you’ll see will actually end up being blowouts. I guess you could watch Illinois play Northwestern for some reason but I don’t even hate you that much.

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