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3 hours ago, notre dame joe said:

I don't understand the game and why A&M has land but not ND.  

Your land is given to whoever beats you each time you lose. The Aggies have taken land since losing their initial allotment. ND lost what it had when playing NIU and hasn't claimed enough new land yet I guess. If you beat people who already have a loss, they may have nothing to forfeit to you.

All land lost 😥 But we have a chance to pick up lots of new land in the South against Vandy.

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  • 2 weeks later...

We have land again! And while we lost Austin to Georgia, we now have Athens 😁

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9 minutes ago, satyanash said:

We have land again! And while we lost Austin to Georgia, we now have Athens 😁

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Indiana will never give up the Aleutians.....

4 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

Indiana will never give up the Aleutians.....

Random fun trivia that some of you prob know: In WW2, a Japanese pilot tried to make a crash landing in the Aleutians, but snapped his neck on landing. The plane, a Mitsubishi Zero, was perfectly intact and the US was able to salvage it, fly it, and learn it capabilities. This allowed the US to develop the fabulous Grumman Hellcat, which quickly became a nemesis to the Zero. 

1 minute ago, TreatyOak said:

Random fun trivia that some of you prob know: In WW2, a Japanese pilot tried to make a crash landing in the Aleutians, but snapped his neck on landing. The plane, a Mitsubishi Zero, was perfectly intact and the US was able to salvage it, fly it, and learn it capabilities. This allowed the US to develop the fabulous Grumman Hellcat, which quickly became a nemesis to the Zero. 

To this point, yes the US actually was invaded in WWII and the fighting on the islands was gruesome from all accounts.  

From what I read, they learned NEVER to turn with a Zero.  Hellcat could out climb and out dive the Zero, and they learned how unprotected the planes were.  What they gained in agility they gave up in armor and protection, especially the fuel tanks, which were not self-sealing as the American's were.

6 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

To this point, yes the US actually was invaded in WWII and the fighting on the islands was gruesome from all accounts.  

From what I read, they learned NEVER to turn with a Zero.  Hellcat could out climb and out dive the Zero, and they learned how unprotected the planes were.  What they gained in agility they gave up in armor and protection, especially the fuel tanks, which were not self-sealing as the American's were.

Maybe a dumb question, but can the US have been invaded if the Alaska wasn't made a state 'til 1959? Great point about the self-sealing fuel tanks. It really was ingenious, yet simple technology. 

14 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

Maybe a dumb question, but can the US have been invaded if the Alaska wasn't made a state 'til 1959? Great point about the self-sealing fuel tanks. It really was ingenious, yet simple technology. 

It's still US territory. For example if Venezuela invades Puerto Rico tomorrow, they would be invading the US.

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50 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

Maybe a dumb question, but can the US have been invaded if the Alaska wasn't made a state 'til 1959? Great point about the self-sealing fuel tanks. It really was ingenious, yet simple technology. 

Uhh by your logic the attack on Pearl Harbor wasn’t an attack on the U.S. as Hawaii wasn’t a state.  Both were attacks on U.S. territories.  

1 hour ago, BabaYaga said:

To this point, yes the US actually was invaded in WWII and the fighting on the islands was gruesome from all accounts.  

From what I read, they learned NEVER to turn with a Zero.  Hellcat could out climb and out dive the Zero, and they learned how unprotected the planes were.  What they gained in agility they gave up in armor and protection, especially the fuel tanks, which were not self-sealing as the American's were.

The other interesting point is that many elements of the Zero were stolen from the experimental plane Howard Hughes submitted to the USAAF in the 30’s and was rejected.

The Wind Rises is a sweet, but somewhat whitewash-y film about the creation of the Zero if you're into Studio Ghibli's stuff. Definitely not their best work, but nice all the same.

On the topic at hand. looks like if UF somehow upsets UGA (lol not going to happen) we still won't pick much up the week after, but we would get Austin back.

2 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

Uhh by your logic the attack on Pearl Harbor wasn’t an attack on the U.S. as Hawaii wasn’t a state.  Both were attacks on U.S. territories.  

Fair point! 

32 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

Fair point! 

To quote the great IceCube - stay the fuck away from our territories:

Ain't nothing to it but the floss
Overcrowding Harrison-Ross
'Cause if you fuck with ours

We leave scars

9 hours ago, TreatyOak said:

Random fun trivia that some of you prob know: In WW2, a Japanese pilot tried to make a crash landing in the Aleutians, but snapped his neck on landing. The plane, a Mitsubishi Zero, was perfectly intact and the US was able to salvage it, fly it, and learn it capabilities. This allowed the US to develop the fabulous Grumman Hellcat, which quickly became a nemesis to the Zero. 

Did you know that Armybrat’s father fought in the Aleutians?  

13 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

Did you know that Armybrat’s father fought in the Aleutians?  


The Romans made it that far?

9 hours ago, texifornia said:

It's still US territory. For example if Venezuela invades Puerto Rico tomorrow, they would be invading the US.

By that logic the US was invaded already when Japan invaded the Philippines 

56 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

Did you know that Armybrat’s father fought in the Aleutians?  

Wow. That's impressive. Whose side was he on? 

Just now, Kennythetiger said:

Ours. 

When you say ours, do you mean ours as in US or Japan? 

2 minutes ago, TreatyOak said:

When you say ours, do you mean ours as in US or Japan? 

Would a Japanese gentleman have an avatar honoring a murdered gorilla?  

34 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

Would a Japanese gentleman have an avatar honoring a murdered gorilla?  


Maybe.

12 hours ago, Michael Knight said:

By that logic the US was invaded already when Japan invaded the Philippines 

True enough, although it already had its own government and was in the middle of a ten year "transition to independence" plan, so it doesn't generally fully get counted.

16 hours ago, Michael Knight said:

By that logic the US was invaded already when Japan invaded the Philippines 

You're goddamned right.

General Douglas MacArthur | Smithsonian Institution

 

17 hours ago, Kennythetiger said:

Did you know that Armybrat’s father fought in the Aleutians?  

I thought it was the Spanish-American War.

  • 2 weeks later...

With A&M's loss to SCar, there's no more land for us to gain until the end of the regular season. South Carolina, Texas and Ole Miss are currently the only three land-owning SEC schools.

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I don’t think Baylor got consent to start grabbing land by the pussy 

  • 2 weeks later...

If we defeat A&M and Georgia defeats Georgia Tech, we'll have a chance to gain land in the SEC title game with a win over UGA.

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7 hours ago, TrashMaster G said:

It's weird seeing Baylor with so much territory. And South Carolina, for that matter.

And KU. 

42 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

So Florida has the Austin metro because they beat Ole Miss and Ole Miss beat Georgia?

Yes
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I mostly find this thing stupid however I get a chuckle out of Syracuse having A&M & Notre Dame by virtue of NIU. Hopefully they keep it from Miami this weekend

12 hours ago, satyanash said:

If we defeat A&M and Georgia defeats Georgia Tech, we'll have a chance to gain land in the SEC title game with a win over UGA.

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Where is the territory conquered by the ruff tuff fightin’ Texum Aggies?

1 hour ago, UTexasFight said:

Ragin Cajuns dominating the upper Midwest and land of Vikings makes me giggle 

Lutefisk étouffée 

42 minutes ago, nnm said:

Where is the territory conquered by the ruff tuff fightin’ Texum Aggies?

Gave up their land to ND in week 1 then proceeded to give the remainder to SCar and have been serfs since.

1 hour ago, General Specific said:

It kind a makes me chuckle to think Qatar is emblazoned with a game cock.

Naw aggy coughed up that booty to ND then NIU then Syracuse who might lose it to da U

Over 200,000 square miles of land are up for grabs in the SEC Championship game.

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9 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Over 200,000 square miles of land are up for grabs in the SEC Championship game.

Most of it's ours though.

1 hour ago, Wilcox Cummingtonite said:

The stupidest thing every year. Of course it's r/cfb created.

Texas beat Florida 49-17 yet the Gators own Austin/central Texas.

k GIF

I guess this whole thing confuses me cause HOW the fuck?

Because Florida beat Ole Miss, who beat Texas? Was that it?

7 hours ago, satyanash said:

Over 200,000 square miles of land are up for grabs in the SEC Championship game.

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Georgia doesn't really have dick.

7 hours ago, satyanash said:

Over 200,000 square miles of land are up for grabs in the SEC Championship game.

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How has Oklahoma not stolen any land yet?  It's what they do!

29 minutes ago, Drew said:

I guess this whole thing confuses me cause HOW the fuck?

Because Florida beat Ole Miss, who beat Texas? Was that it?

Yes.  It's not that complicated. All land if up for grabs every week.  Except for land on byes I guess.

On 10/31/2024 at 6:42 PM, Michael Knight said:

By that logic the US was invaded already when Japan invaded the Philippines 

Well actually the Japanese invaded the Philippines on December 8, 1941, the day after they attacked Pearl Harbor.  It was ten hours after the attack in Hawaii.  International date line and all.  They launched a surprise artack on Vlark Field and destroyed most of our planes on the ground.  You’d have thought maybe we should disperse the planes.  

3 hours ago, Drew said:

I guess this whole thing confuses me cause HOW the fuck?

Because Florida beat Ole Miss, who beat Texas? Was that it?

Florida beat Ole Miss, who beat Georgia, who beat Texas

we didn’t lose to Ole Miss. or play them 

On 12/2/2024 at 2:21 PM, Wilcox Cummingtonite said:

The stupidest thing every year. Of course it's r/cfb created.

Texas beat Florida 49-17 yet the Gators own Austin/central Texas.

k GIF

 

On 12/2/2024 at 3:43 PM, Drew said:

I guess this whole thing confuses me cause HOW the fuck?

Because Florida beat Ole Miss, who beat Texas? Was that it?

It's not that difficult of a concept to understand. 

We lost the Austin area to Georgia.

When we played Florida, we had already lost Austin, but had moved on to gain other territories.

Georgia lost it to Ole Miss, who lost it to Florida. 

It's like racing for pink slips. I might beat you and take your car from you, but if I lose my car to someone else... Well you might end up with my car anyway if you beat that person.

24 minutes ago, TheBryMan81 said:

 

It's not that difficult of a concept to understand. 

We lost the Austin area to Georgia.

When we played Florida, we had already lost Austin, but had moved on to gain other territories.

Georgia lost it to Ole Miss, who lost it to Florida. 

It's like racing for pink slips. I might beat you and take your car from you, but if I lose my car to someone else... Well you might end up with my car anyway if you beat that person.

OT but this racing  reminds me of Folkracing in Finland, winner loses their car (if anyone wants to buy it for 1500 Euros) this is meant to keep cars cheap as shit and to elevate the driver over the machine.

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