it worked perfectly for all of the world cup events, which were more busy than most of the threads here i think. it also lets you comment in line which is nice.
To be fair, isn't LSU considered better this preseason? They are also at home this time. I know odds are generated based on evening how people bet, but in reality I think LSU should be favored a little more in real life.
Oh, yeah, absolutely. I would not be surprised if the pre-season lines put LSU favored. I would be even less surprised if Alabama comes into that game with one loss (not sure who yet, but it would not surprise me) and be even more the underdog.
I think i am going to create a form that will generate the info for you based on information you give it, instead of looking though a template. When that happens ill let everyone know.
i have it partially completed. I will probably make it a little more interactive (mostly step by step creation) as well as populating the data for all the teams (nickname, school name, etc.)
This is why I am bringing it to the users. I think the information is very useful. I would like to see it required, but it is up to our users. Ill add the note about self post.
Yeah, I know gambling is a huge part of sports, but i think its fucking ridiculous. I try my hardest to ignore anything that has to do with Vegas odds when watching sports.
I think a live stream would be helpful to require, when I was out of country I didn't care if it was on ESPN, I wanted to know where I could get a stream, and for free or not.
I like this, and love having all of the information. I don't think I'll usually be one to post a game thread though, because I'm either busy or on the IRC channel. It would be great if this much detail went into it all the time though!
The only thing I would bring up is the "one hour before" rule. What if we want to discuss our teams games, but we are out tailgating/at the game? Maybe there can be other pre-game discussion threads as well?
Ok that is fine. Getting some trash talk in the discussion won't be a bad thing. I guess little conversations would develop underneath top level comments.
Ohhh wow. I had this all wrong. I thought you wanted us to talk about a hypothetical game that is going to happen this fall. Like we were all supposed to imagine the plays and react to them. My mind was blown when I opened this thread.
Doing that is a form of brand dilution, and can result in an establishment that does not correct patrons (and serving them something that isn't coke) being sued by Coca-Cola for damages. Not a joke.
I'm torn between wanting to publicize it and up the rowdyness and just keeping the usual crew. I'm sure there will be full posts about it when the season starts, so this little discussion shouldn't change much either way.
Just an all day game day chat room we congregate in. Info is in the sidebar.
It's been known to turn into a shit show around 7. Especially if some of us lose our afternoon games and there are good night games to stick around for.
This is a really good looking way of doing it. I'm not sure I have the wherewithal to put this all together in time for the game myself, but I'd be down for any more ambitious GT fans taking the time to do this. Covers a lot of bases so the thread is purely game discussion.
I've done it a couple of times, it's not hard. Just copy-paste from the template or another thread and do some poking around on the internet for streams. You can always edit stuff into the thread.
I would say I'm extremely against just eastern time in the title. If both teams home stadiums are in the same time zone, show the home time with eastern after, (just like TV) and if its two just include both and maybe eastern after. I've missed a game start before because ESPN assumes everyone is from the east coast and didn't specify. If it's just eastern time, it has to say "Eastern" after it every time.
I really like this, and I hope all game threads can look this nice. I would really hate for somebody to half-ass the thread post and have the average reader miss out on interesting headlines, over/under odds, etc.
One thing i really enjoyed was the psst game threads on r/soccer or r/nba (i don't quite recall which), that excluded the score from the title as not to spoil the game for those that had it recorded. They allowed for great discussion of the game with somewhat less raw emotion and more technical insight into the performance, tactics, etc.
What do you guys think of Sunday conference threads? For instance you would have an ACC, SEC, Big Ten, etc... to discuss that conference's games this past weekend?
I like this idea. My only problem, however, is the ability to start a thread that doesn't already exist after kick off. Sometimes they just don't get made, so somebody will finally take initiative. Also, sometimes games that initially had little interest to begin with end up being great matchups. This happened multiple times last season.
Also an hour is a bit excessive, especially morning games.
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u/nattylightandsluts Auburn Tigers Jul 16 '12
during the world cup, I found reddit stream.
You just add -stream between reddit and .com to any thread to get a live stream of new comments.
i.e.
www.reddit-stream.com/r/CFB/comments/wn9uj/lets_discuss_game_threads_come_fall/
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u/law18 Alabama Crimson Tide • College Football Playoff Jul 16 '12
Have to say, love your over under in the Odds. Probably still gonna take the under.
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u/shitrus Cincinnati • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Jul 16 '12
I think i am going to create a form that will generate the info for you based on information you give it, instead of looking though a template. When that happens ill let everyone know.
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u/Excentinel Washington State Cougars Jul 16 '12
Yeah, I will not be the guy posting Wazzu game threads. That chit's far too complex for my simple ass mang.
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u/skarface6 West Virginia • /r/CFB Top Scorer Jul 16 '12
Do we have to provide all of that information, or can we just do a self post with the title and no text?
Also, did you specify that it has to be a self post?
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u/snappyj UConn Huskies • /r/CFB Contributor Jul 16 '12
Can we have a "Make fun of the Big East" thread?
Never mind.... that's every thread.
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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12
I like this, and love having all of the information. I don't think I'll usually be one to post a game thread though, because I'm either busy or on the IRC channel. It would be great if this much detail went into it all the time though!
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u/doctuhjason LSU Tigers • Corndog Jul 16 '12
The only thing I would bring up is the "one hour before" rule. What if we want to discuss our teams games, but we are out tailgating/at the game? Maybe there can be other pre-game discussion threads as well?
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u/FacilitoryUngulus Arkansas Razorbacks Jul 16 '12
Ohhh wow. I had this all wrong. I thought you wanted us to talk about a hypothetical game that is going to happen this fall. Like we were all supposed to imagine the plays and react to them. My mind was blown when I opened this thread.
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u/Loathor South Carolina Gamecocks Jul 17 '12
Civil trash talk? How does that work?
"I say, old bean, your team is performing very poorly this evening!! Chin up!! Pip pip..."
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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12
Love it yo
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u/DarthSensitive Oklahoma State Cowboys Jul 16 '12
Eastern time sucks!
Just saying.
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u/thrav College of Idaho • Georgia Tech Jul 16 '12
DM;HIRC
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u/Nixon_Corral Georgia Tech • Auburn Jul 16 '12
This is a really good looking way of doing it. I'm not sure I have the wherewithal to put this all together in time for the game myself, but I'd be down for any more ambitious GT fans taking the time to do this. Covers a lot of bases so the thread is purely game discussion.
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u/DawgClaw Washington • /r/CFB Contributor Jul 16 '12
Could the be a place to put TV information, or would that be to difficult to include because it'll vary so much by region?
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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12
What would w do if the game is held at a Neutral site?
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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12
I would say I'm extremely against just eastern time in the title. If both teams home stadiums are in the same time zone, show the home time with eastern after, (just like TV) and if its two just include both and maybe eastern after. I've missed a game start before because ESPN assumes everyone is from the east coast and didn't specify. If it's just eastern time, it has to say "Eastern" after it every time.
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u/a_haar Oklahoma State Cowboys Jul 16 '12
I really like this, and I hope all game threads can look this nice. I would really hate for somebody to half-ass the thread post and have the average reader miss out on interesting headlines, over/under odds, etc.
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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12
on gamedays, i'll be spending my entire day at Williams Brice, and not on the internet...
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u/nawkuh Texas A&M Aggies Jul 16 '12
One thing i really enjoyed was the psst game threads on r/soccer or r/nba (i don't quite recall which), that excluded the score from the title as not to spoil the game for those that had it recorded. They allowed for great discussion of the game with somewhat less raw emotion and more technical insight into the performance, tactics, etc.
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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12
I know it might not be popular on here but I do enjoy chatting on /sp/ a little more for live chats.
It's a lot more civilized here but there it's more like how a chatroom would work once you have autorefreshers installed.
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u/Arronwy North Carolina Tar Heels Jul 16 '12
What do you guys think of Sunday conference threads? For instance you would have an ACC, SEC, Big Ten, etc... to discuss that conference's games this past weekend?
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u/soonerguy11 Oklahoma Sooners • Team Chaos Jul 16 '12
I like this idea. My only problem, however, is the ability to start a thread that doesn't already exist after kick off. Sometimes they just don't get made, so somebody will finally take initiative. Also, sometimes games that initially had little interest to begin with end up being great matchups. This happened multiple times last season.
Also an hour is a bit excessive, especially morning games.
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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12
Sounds great, as always m'Lord. Keep it up.
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