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Trump Will Attend College Football Championship Game, Anti-Trump Kendrick Lamar, Halftime Act
Breitbart ^ | 1-4-2017 | Dylan Gwinn

Posted on 01/04/2018 6:48:55 AM PST by blam

Citing two sources withing the administration, USA Today has confirmed that President Trump will attend Monday night’s national championship game between Alabama and Georgia. According to USA Today, the two sources didn’t speak publicly because the president’s schedule has not been made official.

Politically Georgia, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s politics blog, was first to report the news Wednesday.

The game will be held at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

According to USA Today:

The president and First Lady Melania Trump are expected to be guests of Nick and Jamie Ayers. Nick Ayers is chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence and a native of Georgia.

Trump – who last year said any NFL player who kneeled during the national anthem should be fired, sparking a lengthy controversy around the league – also will welcome the World Series champion Houston Astros to the White House on a future date.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alabama; atlanta; football; georgia
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To: Az Joe

Are you kidding????

Nama fans and Georgia natives????


21 posted on 01/04/2018 8:39:10 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Nifster

Lots of out of staters


22 posted on 01/04/2018 9:14:32 AM PST by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
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To: Az Joe

No there won’t be

SEC football will dominate the stands


23 posted on 01/04/2018 9:56:49 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Rennes Templar

... in an alternate reality.


24 posted on 01/04/2018 10:00:34 AM PST by kosciusko51
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To: Nifster

Sez you


25 posted on 01/04/2018 10:10:16 AM PST by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
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To: kosciusko51

UCF beat Auburn. Auburn beat Bama and Georgia. UCF undefeated. ‘Nuff said.


26 posted on 01/04/2018 10:10:53 AM PST by Rennes Templar (Morning in America Again, again.)
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To: Rennes Templar

Wins are not transitive. ‘Nuff said.


27 posted on 01/04/2018 10:16:17 AM PST by kosciusko51
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To: Az Joe

Are you coming to Atlanta?


28 posted on 01/04/2018 10:18:43 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Rennes Templar

There was some good discussion which debunked that on the GA/OK game thread a few nights ago.


29 posted on 01/04/2018 10:24:03 AM PST by Rebelbase (The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it.-- H.L. Mencken)
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To: kosciusko51

My point is, they need a better system. I have long advocated for an eight game playoff. Conference strength after top five based on computer analysis. Undefeated non-top five conferences at end of season bumped into top eight, priority based on conf strength.


30 posted on 01/04/2018 10:56:31 AM PST by Rennes Templar (Morning in America Again, again.)
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To: Rennes Templar

Sure, there is a need for a better system. But UCF and their conference agreed to the current system, which determines the winner.

So, until such time as that changes, the National Champion is determined by the playoff system, and next week’s winner is the NC.


31 posted on 01/04/2018 11:05:14 AM PST by kosciusko51
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To: Rennes Templar

My plan is to take the 5 Major Conference Champs, then add the winner of a “Play-In” to determine the 6th team.

Take the 5 conference Champs and two at-large teams, with the stipulation that at least one of the at-large teams must be from a Non-Power 5 conference if they are ranked in the Top 16. And if a Non-Power 5 school is Ranked ahead of some of the conference champions, then both At-Large teams would be from Non Power-Five schools (provided the best remaining non-Power Five is ranked in the Top 16). This avoids a potential problem when an independent school, like Notre Dame, is highly ranked, and say, UCF goes unbeaten, this would still allow both Notre Dame and UCF to be in.

So how would my system have worked this year?

Here are the teams, ranked by seed:

Conference Champsions
Clemson
OU
Georgia
Ohio State
USC

Best At-Large
Alabama

Best Non-Power Five Team
UCF

But if you seed the eligible teams according to Rankings, then it’s

1. Clemson*
2. OU*
3. Georgia
4. Alabama
5. Ohio State
6. USC+
7. UCF+

* First Round Bye
+ Play-In Teams

Play In Game takes place two weeks before New Years’.

Then the following week you’d have the First Round playoffs:

USC/UCF winner vs Georgia
Alabama vs Ohio State

Then New Years’ day, you’d still have the Semi-Finals, and the National Championship Game a week later, just as you have now.

I think this should work almost every year, and it involves the least number of games to do it. I don’t want too many teams in it. If you don’t win your conference, accept the fact that you might get left out.


32 posted on 01/04/2018 11:21:27 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: blam
They'll not tolerate any disrespect....trust me.

You are 1000% right with that statement.

33 posted on 01/04/2018 12:11:30 PM PST by VideoDoctor
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To: Rennes Templar

See who holds the trophy. It won’t be UCF.


34 posted on 01/04/2018 12:14:02 PM PST by Luke21
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To: Nifster

non sequiter


35 posted on 01/04/2018 12:22:37 PM PST by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
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To: Az Joe

Not true. Answer the question


36 posted on 01/04/2018 12:35:25 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Nifster

What difference does it make?


37 posted on 01/04/2018 1:14:05 PM PST by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
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To: ConservativeStatement
Atlanta Police Preparing For Donald Trump's Attendance At CFP Title Game
38 posted on 01/04/2018 1:30:38 PM PST by blam
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To: blam

Just tried to get through his video of ‘Humble’, didn’t make it...meh.


39 posted on 01/04/2018 1:50:36 PM PST by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: Rennes Templar

16 team playoff, 9 game regular season then at most 2 teams have to play 13 games. It would be awesome.


40 posted on 01/04/2018 10:40:20 PM PST by Glad2bnuts (If Republicans are not prepared to carry on the Revolution of 1776, prepare for a communist takeover)
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