Bottom 10 - October 6 (#2)

[J187Money]

(Have to say - this is both funny - and accurate)

UMass, UConn and the Bottom 10 Battle of the Year

It's a race to the bottom when No. 1 UMass and No. 2 UConn collide in Saturday's battle of the beatens.

www.espn.com

[Editor's note: If you thought UConn-Vandy was big, how about UConn-UMass in maybe the biggest bad game of all-time? Those two are joined by Oregon and another three Power 5 interlopers.)

Inspirational thought of the week:

"You just couldn't let me go, could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. ... You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness, and I won't kill you because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever."

-- The Joker, talking to Batman while hanging upside down off a skyscraper in "The Dark Knight"

Here at Bottom 10 Headquarters, located in a secret Batcave behind the trophy cabinet where Baylor displays its 1961 Gotham Bowl trophy, we are, as you well know, all about intellectualism. Especially when it comes to the forces that pull, push and govern the way that everything and everyone travels through the universe.

We have always been particularly fascinated by the irresistible force paradox, or as it is referred to in other circles, the immovable object paradox. The question posed by philosophers and scientists alike is incredibly simple and incredibly complicated all at once. What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?

They are both indestructible, yet two different entities. The conflict surrounding their conflict is based on an incompatible premise. How can an unstoppable force and an immovable object exist simultaneously? What would happen should the two collide?

It is two trains colliding on the same track at the same speed. It is twin planets hurtling toward each other on an intersecting orbit. It's Thor's hammer being swung into the center of Captain America's vibranium shield.

And it is UConn visiting UMass, this Saturday at 3:30 ET.

With apologies to Christopher Nolan, "The Han Feizi" and Steve Harvey, here's the 2021 Week 5 rankings.

2. U-Can't (0-6)​

Yes, the Huskies are the first team in the nation to reach six losses. Yes, they lost to Vandy on the road via last-second field goal. Yes, it was their second consecutive brutal loss, following a 24-22 loss to Wyoming that came down to a failed two-point conversion. And yes, according to the mysteriously ESP(N)-powered FPI computers, UConn is the underdog in the matchup with only a 37.9% chance of winning. But no, we aren't moving them into our number one spot because we looked at the contract of "retired" head coach Randy Edsall, who is still on the payroll, and found a $100 bonus for every week his teams are ranked at the top of the Bottom 10. Okay, it's actually a $100 gift card to Steak and Ale, but still, we aren't giving him the pleasure.

 

[phillionaire]

Ryan McGee thinks he's a lot wittier than he actually is

 

[mikedog10]

Ryan McGee thinks he's a lot wittier than he actually is

Agreed. He jokes about Randy Edsall every single week, because he is uncreative and doesn't know anything else about UConn. It's lazy writing, but the column is a joke so its passable I guess.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

(Have to say - this is both funny - and accurate)

UMass, UConn and the Bottom 10 Battle of the Year

It's a race to the bottom when No. 1 UMass and No. 2 UConn collide in Saturday's battle of the beatens.

www.espn.com

[Editor's note: If you thought UConn-Vandy was big, how about UConn-UMass in maybe the biggest bad game of all-time? Those two are joined by Oregon and another three Power 5 interlopers.)

Inspirational thought of the week:

"You just couldn't let me go, could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. ... You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness, and I won't kill you because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever."

-- The Joker, talking to Batman while hanging upside down off a skyscraper in "The Dark Knight"

Here at Bottom 10 Headquarters, located in a secret Batcave behind the trophy cabinet where Baylor displays its 1961 Gotham Bowl trophy, we are, as you well know, all about intellectualism. Especially when it comes to the forces that pull, push and govern the way that everything and everyone travels through the universe.

We have always been particularly fascinated by the irresistible force paradox, or as it is referred to in other circles, the immovable object paradox. The question posed by philosophers and scientists alike is incredibly simple and incredibly complicated all at once. What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?

They are both indestructible, yet two different entities. The conflict surrounding their conflict is based on an incompatible premise. How can an unstoppable force and an immovable object exist simultaneously? What would happen should the two collide?

It is two trains colliding on the same track at the same speed. It is twin planets hurtling toward each other on an intersecting orbit. It's Thor's hammer being swung into the center of Captain America's vibranium shield.

And it is UConn visiting UMass, this Saturday at 3:30 ET.

With apologies to Christopher Nolan, "The Han Feizi" and Steve Harvey, here's the 2021 Week 5 rankings.

2. U-Can't (0-6)​

Yes, the Huskies are the first team in the nation to reach six losses. Yes, they lost to Vandy on the road via last-second field goal. Yes, it was their second consecutive brutal loss, following a 24-22 loss to Wyoming that came down to a failed two-point conversion. And yes, according to the mysteriously ESP(N)-powered FPI computers, UConn is the underdog in the matchup with only a 37.9% chance of winning. But no, we aren't moving them into our number one spot because we looked at the contract of "retired" head coach Randy Edsall, who is still on the payroll, and found a $100 bonus for every week his teams are ranked at the top of the Bottom 10. Okay, it's actually a $100 gift card to Steak and Ale, but still, we aren't giving him the pleasure.

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I thought it was funny...At least we aren't #1

 

[phillionaire]

Agreed. He jokes about Randy Edsall every single week, because he is uncreative and doesn't know anything else about UConn. It's lazy writing, but the column is a joke so its passable I guess.

There's so much more a good writer could use to make fun of our misery, like the fact that the potential QB of our future blew out his knee on a play that called back because of a hold

 

[businesslawyer]

(Have to say - this is both funny - and accurate)

2. U-Can't (0-6)​

Yes, the Huskies are the first team in the nation to reach six losses. Yes, they lost to Vandy on the road via last-second field goal. Yes, it was their second consecutive brutal loss, following a 24-22 loss to Wyoming that came down to a failed two-point conversion. And yes, according to the mysteriously ESP(N)-powered FPI computers, UConn is the underdog in the matchup with only a 37.9% chance of winning. But no, we aren't moving them into our number one spot because we looked at the contract of "retired" head coach Randy Edsall, who is still on the payroll, and found a $100 bonus for every week his teams are ranked at the top of the Bottom 10. Okay, it's actually a $100 gift card to Steak and Ale, but still, we aren't giving him the pleasure.

Not as absurd as it sounds. After all, Steak and Ale is presumably FHCRE's dream restaurant.

 

[J187Money]

Agreed. He jokes about Randy Edsall every single week, because he is uncreative and doesn't know anything else about UConn. It's lazy writing, but the column is a joke so its passable I guess.

The contract was a joke - I think this is a PSA so that schools don't offer stupid contracts like that anymore.

If UCONN weren't the butt of the joke people here would think it is funny.

It isn't like the BY doesn't beat everything about every other school to death

 

[businesslawyer]

Ryan McGee thinks he's a lot wittier than he actually is

No, the piece is funny enough. The thing about being a joke is you can't be surprised or annoyed when people want to joke about you. And we absolutely are a joke.

 

[phillionaire]

No, the piece is funny enough. The thing about being a joke is you can't be surprised or annoyed when people want to joke about you. And we absolutely are a joke.

It would be funny if he actually wrote funny things. He doesn't have any original material.

 

[kingdobbs]

Bottom Ten lost a lot of its luster for me when they started giving everyone nicknames trying too hard to be clever. That was basically the start of when they crossed the line from good natured ribbing to punching down.

 

[ZooCougar]

(Have to say - this is both funny - and accurate)

UMass, UConn and the Bottom 10 Battle of the Year

It's a race to the bottom when No. 1 UMass and No. 2 UConn collide in Saturday's battle of the beatens.

www.espn.com

[Editor's note: If you thought UConn-Vandy was big, how about UConn-UMass in maybe the biggest bad game of all-time? Those two are joined by Oregon and another three Power 5 interlopers.)

Inspirational thought of the week:

"You just couldn't let me go, could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. ... You won't kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness, and I won't kill you because you're just too much fun. I think you and I are destined to do this forever."

-- The Joker, talking to Batman while hanging upside down off a skyscraper in "The Dark Knight"

Here at Bottom 10 Headquarters, located in a secret Batcave behind the trophy cabinet where Baylor displays its 1961 Gotham Bowl trophy, we are, as you well know, all about intellectualism. Especially when it comes to the forces that pull, push and govern the way that everything and everyone travels through the universe.

We have always been particularly fascinated by the irresistible force paradox, or as it is referred to in other circles, the immovable object paradox. The question posed by philosophers and scientists alike is incredibly simple and incredibly complicated all at once. What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?

They are both indestructible, yet two different entities. The conflict surrounding their conflict is based on an incompatible premise. How can an unstoppable force and an immovable object exist simultaneously? What would happen should the two collide?

It is two trains colliding on the same track at the same speed. It is twin planets hurtling toward each other on an intersecting orbit. It's Thor's hammer being swung into the center of Captain America's vibranium shield.

And it is UConn visiting UMass, this Saturday at 3:30 ET.

With apologies to Christopher Nolan, "The Han Feizi" and Steve Harvey, here's the 2021 Week 5 rankings.

2. U-Can't (0-6)​

Yes, the Huskies are the first team in the nation to reach six losses. Yes, they lost to Vandy on the road via last-second field goal. Yes, it was their second consecutive brutal loss, following a 24-22 loss to Wyoming that came down to a failed two-point conversion. And yes, according to the mysteriously ESP(N)-powered FPI computers, UConn is the underdog in the matchup with only a 37.9% chance of winning. But no, we aren't moving them into our number one spot because we looked at the contract of "retired" head coach Randy Edsall, who is still on the payroll, and found a $100 bonus for every week his teams are ranked at the top of the Bottom 10. Okay, it's actually a $100 gift card to Steak and Ale, but still, we aren't giving him the pleasure.

I hate that article.

 

[ZooCougar]

Bottom Ten lost a lot of its luster for me when they started giving everyone nicknames trying too hard to be clever. That was basically the start of when they crossed the line from good natured ribbing to punching down.

It’s so 2007

 

[J187Money]

When is the last time UCONN wasn't in the Bottom 10? Imagine it is tough coming up with new things to say for 5 years in a row.

 

[ScottVib]

Typically teams get a 1 week reprieve when they win. So probably the last time we played UMass in 2019.

 

[LBird33]

ESPN is a shell of its former self

 

[huskymedic]

More potshots…

 

[JohnFSilver]

More potshots…

Why is this even a story?

 

[giddyup]

Why is this even a story?

It gets tiresome. The only upside is the guys are acquiting themselves well on the field, and more people are rooting for their success. It’s easy to laugh when they are getting slaughtered. Not so much when they are fighting tooth and nail and you can see how hard they are battling.

 

[JohnFSilver]

It gets tiresome. The only upside is the guys are acquiting themselves well on the field, and more people are rooting for their success. It’s easy to laugh when they are getting slaughtered. Not so much when they are fighting tooth and nail and you can see how hard they are battling.

I worked with those guys at Espn. It was funny at one point, when it was new, but now?

kinda stupid. Why are they wasting resources on even writing about this? So many other stories out there.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

Why are they wasting resources on even writing about this? So many other stories out there.

ESPN=Syracuse. Plus ESPN likes taking a dump on CT.
It won't be the worst game because it features 2 evenly matched teams hungry for a W. Won't be as skilled as the P4/P5 teams, but it will be competitive.

 

[kingdobbs]

ESPN=Syracuse. Plus ESPN likes taking a dump on CT.
It won't be the worst game because it features 2 evenly matched teams hungry for a W. Won't be as skilled as the P4/P5 teams, but it will be competitive.

…the article is from USA Today.

As to why it exists? Gotta get them clicks and fill those article quotas. Something like this is low effort but gets people talking, because nothing gets people talking like dung-posting.

 

[JohnFSilver]

…the article is from USA Today.

As to why it exists? Gotta get them clicks and fill those article quotas. Something like this is low effort but gets people talking, because nothing gets people talking like dung-posting.

This is actually more true than you know.

Things like this rate. Has no value, but the metrics are good because it engages.

 

[kingdobbs]

This is actually more true than you know.

Things like this rate. Has no value, but the metrics are good because it engages.

Oh I know.

There’s a thriving industry of slickly made dungpost how to videos on YouTube that pretty much exist to drive clicks and comments for how bad the videos are or how that won’t work. Because the algorithms don’t care how engagement happens, or whether it’s positive engagement, they just serve up these clickbait videos because people keep watching and commenting.

Internet was a mistake.

 

[JohnFSilver]

Oh I know.

There’s a thriving industry of slickly made dungpost how to videos on YouTube that pretty much exist to drive clicks and comments for how bad the videos are or how that won’t work. Because the algorithms don’t care how engagement happens, or whether it’s positive engagement, they just serve up these clickbait videos because people keep watching and commenting.

Internet was a mistake.

Quick story.

Got in a professional fight at Espn.com with social team once on a Lonzo ball story. It was at the height in Lonzo mania and something about Lonzo spitting bars at his B Day party.

I was like another Lonzo story? Huge argument got escalated. The person in charge said, Lonzo rates. The story went up and was universally loathed. Passive aggressive self took snips of the Facebook comments and just excoriated everyone in the slack chat. Lol.

but it creates engagement. The journalists at .com can’t stand social.

 

[HuskyDogArt]

ESPN is a shell of its former self

True... When it was being formed, my stockbroker told me about a great new network being formed. He said it will show UConn sports and Whalers (and Springfield Indians) games. I told my stockbroker that I'd buy 10 shares. ESPN took Connecticut for a screwing the last decade - ignoring UConn and getting tax breaks for expansion. I hate Disney...