| GAME | AlabamaAlabama vs. GeorgiaGeorgia |
|---|---|
| Location | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| Time | 8:00PM ET |
| Watch | TV: ESPN |
| Odds | Spread: GeorgiaGeorgia -2.5 - Over/Under: 52 |
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This is the story of the scandal of the Albanian championship in 1967. It's not one that's well known outside of Albania, but remains one of the most infamous events in the nation's footballing history, and has no parallel anywhere else in the world, so while I don't have any Albanian connections myself, I wanted to present this story in the hopes that people here may find it interesting.
Football in Enver Hoxha's Albania was characterised by the paranoia and mistrust of the authorities, and the government were frequently in the habit of arbitrarily withdrawing Albanian clubs from UEFA competition, whether because Albania didn't have diplomatic relations with the would-be hosts, or because the government didn't want more than one team travelling out of the country at a time. Indeed, between 1962 (the year Albania ended its self-imposed isolation from the European football fold) and 1985 (when Hoxha died), Albania didn't take its full allocation to UEFA competitions in any single year.
Of course, this government meddling also extended to the domestic sphere. The darlings of the government were two Tirana teams, Partizani (club of the Ministry of Defense) and Dinamo (Ministry of the Interior). These clubs were funded and supported by the government, as well as given their pick of Albanian players, in the same manner as 1980s Dynamo Berlin.
These two clubs had been founded in the 1940s, but there was another older established club in Tirana: simply SK Tirana, founded 1920, but by this point forcibly renamed 17 Nëntori (= 17 November, date of Albania's liberation from fascism). The government, while favouring the other two Tirana clubs, disliked 17 Nëntori as a symbol of the old order.
17 Nëntori won the 1965/66 title on the last day of the season with a 2-0 victory over Partizani. Not only was this seen as a challenge to the government-backed teams, but when fans poured onto the streets to celebrate, chanting the old name of the club: "Tirana, Tirana" and "Forca Tirana", which was further seen as an affront to the government.
Not only that, but in the crucial match against Partizani, fans had chanted "down with the reds", red being Partizani's colour. It wasn't unusual, because Partizani fans might chant "down with the white-blues", but the chants made the Politburo anxious as an obvious anti-government double entendre.
So, to the 1966/67 season. 17 Nëntori led the championship from early on and were already starting to pull away from their challengers
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they ain't played nobody pawwlllllllll
And why?
I'm sure we'll get lots of meteors, neither team, I won't be watching, etc., but curious to see who is rooting who whom and the reasoning
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Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue,
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Who: Georgia Bulldogs
Where: Indianapolis, IN
When: 7:00pm CT | Monday, Jan 10, 2022
What: CFP Final - National Championship
Watch:
ESPN - Main broadcast
ESPN2 - Film Room
ESPNU - Command Center
ESPNews - SkyCast
SECN - Hometown Radio
ESPN3 - Eli Gold radio
ESPN3 - Skycast
ESPN3 - All-22
ESPN3 - CFP Championship Band Halftime
Every year it seems like the pool of potential champions gets smaller and smaller to the point that with Georgia losing a ton of guys the question becomes is the list longer than one team? Alabama?
It has been a decade since Alabama and LSU played the game that many say killed the BCS system and paved the way for the present CFP system. On January 9, 2012 Alabama defeated LSU 21-0 to win the 2011 National Championship.
The game of course was a rematch of their November 5th SEC battle, won by LSU 9-6 in overtime.
The game was criticized on multiple fronts. First, many believed that Alabama did not deserve to be in the game, that someone else, like one-loss Big 12 champ Oklahoma State was more deserving of a crack at undefeated #1 LSU rather than Alabama getting a rematch. LSU fans also felt it was unfair to have to face the Tide again, arguing that they would naturally have more motivation. And still others thought that a rematch would inevitably be less interesting than a new matchup.
In the end, the game was one only a Tide fan could love. The Alabama defense Python-strangled LSU, holding the Tigers to just 5 first downs and 92 total yards. LSU did not cross the 50 yard line until midway through the 4th quarter, and didn't stay there long.
The great LSU defense also played valiantly, holding the Tide offense to five field goals, until Alabama finally scored an exclamation-point TD with just a few minutes left and the game long since decided. Alabama did gain 384 yards, mostly by having their QB throw quick passes in the flat to avoid the fierce Tiger pass rush and loosen up the middle for the running game.
The sight of two SEC teams playing in the title game, and a boring defensive struggle at that, convinced many that a new system for choosing a champ was needed.
Anyway, congratulations Crimson Tide!
Discuss the Men's Free Skate here.
11:15 Sunday, January 9, 2022
Nashville, TN, USA (UTC-6)
STREAMS
USA viewers will be able to stream all events live on Peacock Premium, a paid streaming service ($4.99/month, 7-day free trial). DO NOT TRUST PEACOCK'S VIDEO START TIMES. They have been consistently wrong. Refer to the detailed colour schedule linked above, though withdrawals may result in start times being pushed back somewhat.
The Olympic Channel will livestream all events; it is region-locked and not available in USA, Japan, and other regions. VPNs should allow you to evade region restrictions; the Opera internet browser has a built-in VPN feature, or there are many paid VPN services. The Singles events will also be available on the Olympic Figure Skating YouTube channel. (I'm unsure if these will be region-locked; use a VPN if so). Men's Free Skate is here.
NBC and its associated TV channels will air some of the events live on TV. Schedule is available here.
Other possible fanstreams and unblocked livestreams are available on SYWTWFS's post here. I once again renew my call for all to bow down and hail SYWTWFS.
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At $4k-$7k per bottle on secondary market, I'm officially jealous.
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| GAME | AlabamaAlabama vs. GeorgiaGeorgia |
|---|---|
| Location | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| Time | 8:00PM ET |
| Watch | TV: ESPN |
| Odds | Spread: Georgia -2.5 - Over/Under: 52 |
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| GAME | AlabamaAlabama vs. GeorgiaGeorgia |
|---|---|
| Location | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| Time | 8:00PM ET |
| Watch | TV: ESPN |
| Odds | Spread: GeorgiaGeorgia -2.5 - Over/Under: 52 |
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Who: Georgia Bulldogs
Where: Indianapolis, IN
When: 7:00pm CT | Monday, Jan 10, 2022
What: CFP Final - National Championship
Watch:
ESPN - Main broadcast
ESPN2 - Film Room
ESPNU - Command Center
ESPNews - SkyCast
SECN - Hometown Radio
ESPN3 - Eli Gold radio
ESPN3 - Skycast
ESPN3 - All-22
ESPN3 - CFP Championship Band Halftime
###Please note this game thread is for users watching the Jimbo Fisher Film Room coverage of the game. There will only be one thread for this for the entire game.
| GAME | AlabamaAlabama vs. GeorgiaGeorgia |
|---|---|
| Location | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| Time | 8:00PM ET |
| Watch | TV: ESPN2 |
| Odds | Spread: GeorgiaGeorgia -2.5 - Over/Under: 52 |
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Discuss the Women's Short Program here.
18:30 Thursday, January 6, 2022
Nashville, TN, USA (UTC-6)
STREAMS
USA viewers will be able to stream all events live on Peacock Premium, a paid streaming service ($4.99/month, 7-day free trial).
The Olympic Channel will livestream all events; it is region-locked and not available in USA, Japan, and other regions. VPNs should allow you to evade region restrictions; the Opera internet browser has a built-in VPN feature, or there are many paid VPN services. The Singles events will also be available on the Olympic Figure Skating channel. (I'm unsure if these will be region-locked; use a VPN if so). Women's SP here.
NBC and its associated TV channels will air some of the events live on TV. Schedule is available here.
Other possible fanstreams and unblocked livestreams are available on SYWTWFS's post here. I once again renew my call for all to bow down and hail SYWTWFS.
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2022 USA and Canadian National Championships Discussion Thread Masterpost
You can also discuss the events on the r/figureskating Discord Channel; more information on the community and its rules i
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18:20 Friday, January 7, 2022
Nashville, TN, USA (UTC-6)
STREAMS
USA viewers will be able to stream all events live on Peacock Premium, a paid streaming service ($4.99/month, 7-day free trial).
The Olympic Channel will livestream all events; it is region-locked and not available in USA, Japan, and other regions. VPNs should allow you to evade region restrictions; the Opera internet browser has a built-in VPN feature, or there are many paid VPN services. The Singles events will also be available on the Olympic Figure Skating YouTube channel. (I'm unsure if these will be region-locked; use a VPN if so). Women's Free Skate is here.
NBC and its associated TV channels will air some of the events live on TV. Schedule is available here.
Other possible fanstreams and unblocked livestreams are available on SYWTWFS's post here. I once again renew my call for all to bow down and hail SYWTWFS.
_______________________________________
2022 USA and Canadian National Championships Discussion Thread Masterpost
You can also discuss the events on the r/figureskating Discord Channel; more information on the community a
... keep reading on reddit ➡Discuss the Men's Short Program here.
14:00 14:15 Saturday, January 8, 2022
Nashville, TN, USA (UTC-6)
STREAMS
USA viewers will be able to stream all events live on Peacock Premium, a paid streaming service ($4.99/month, 7-day free trial). DO NOT TRUST PEACOCK'S VIDEO START TIMES. They have been consistently wrong. Refer to the detailed colour schedule linked above, though withdrawals may result in start times being pushed back somewhat.
The Olympic Channel will livestream all events; it is region-locked and not available in USA, Japan, and other regions. VPNs should allow you to evade region restrictions; the Opera internet browser has a built-in VPN feature, or there are many paid VPN services. The Singles events will also be available on the Olympic Figure Skating YouTube channel. (I'm unsure if these will be region-locked; use a VPN if so). Men's Short Program is here.
NBC and its associated TV channels will air some of the events live on TV. Schedule is available here.
Other possible fanstreams and unblocked livestreams are available on SYWTWFS's post here. I once again renew my call for all to bow down and hail SYWTWFS.
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[2022 USA and Canadian National Championships Discussion Thread Masterpost](https://www.reddit.
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