Thanksgiving: Bradford

Posted by: Joshua Alcorn

On November 29, 1623, two years after the first Thanksgiving, Governor William Bradford made an official proclamation regarding the last Thursday in November:

In as much as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest…and has made the forests abound with game and the sea with fish and clams, and inasmuch as He as protected us from the ravages of the savages, has spared us from pestilence and disease, has granted us freedom to worship God according to the dictates of our own conscience…I do proclaim that all ye Pilgrims…render thanksgiving to ye Almighty God for all His blessings.

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Murat said:

True, this would be an issue. However, I think there's a relatively easy soutilon: change the rules of the league to emphasize different skills. There are lots of QBs with strong arms, or with very good accuracy, or with excellent running ability, etc. But there are very few with enough of these skills to succeed in the NFL. So all you have to do is decide on some skill that you want to highlight, and tailor the rules to make it more important. That would let you take QBs who were very successful in college, but who don't have all the necessary talents to succeed in the NFL, to come and play a game that showcases their talents, and hides their weaknesses. That way, you could get talented QBs from the NFL's leftovers.

Sandeep said:

Basically, there are different dnisivois and most college football fans only care about Division I-A, which is known as the FBS. Other dnisivois are Div. I-AA (FCS), Div II and Div III. The FBS has six major conferences ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Big East, Pac-10, SEC. The conferences are, more or less, regionally divided/decided, i.e. most Big Ten teams are in the Midwest, most SEC teams are in the Southeast, etc. The team from these conferences that win the conference get automatic bids to BCS bowl games at the end of the season, and other teams from any FBS school can qualify for other less prestigious bowl games if they win 6 or 7 games out of 12 or 13 (no more than one win can come from a non-FBS school, or else you have to win 7). Usually, teams win their conference by winning a conference championship game at the end of the regular season, i.e. before bowl games. After the six big conference winners are picked, there are a few spots left in BCS bowl games that go to other teams ranked highly, often in the top 8. And there is a BCS championship game that has to take the teams ranked #1 and #2 in the BCS poll. There are five other FBS conferences Sun Belt, C-USA, MAC, MWC, WAC. And then independent teams that are not part of a conference. In theory, any team can play another one in one of 3-4 non-conference games. But in practice, it's about money and competition. Some teams don't want to schedule good teams non-conference. Also, FBS teams never really schedule outside of Division I. If you like USC, support USC. It's not really up to anyone else to tell you which team to support. But in the US, rooting interests usually are decided by what school the fan attended, i.e. I attended Michigan and am a Michigan fan, or where the fan is from.

Ashton said:

By SDI July 19, 2011 - 1:25 pmAgree Brad. We've had this discussion berfoe at HLS. I think there are two ways people think of a schedule as tough. 1. More than 1 or 2 games against top notch talent. and/or 2. Quality (but not necessarily top 10) opponents from start to finish on the schedule. If your definition of a difficult schedule is #1 above, you probably won't give ND much props. It's the opposite of the SEC where they play 3 or 4 really tough games, and then a whole bunch of patsies. This year with SC and Michigan rebuilding, Stanford is the only probable top 10 team on the schedule, and even they might not be by November. But the flip side of the argument is that there are almost zero cupcakes on ND's slate maybe only Vandy or Purdue. Consistent quality opponents present their own challenge in getting up for every single game.Thumbs Up/Down: 0 0

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ACC:Virgina TechWake ForestClemsonFSUBig EastUConnSouth FloridaCincinnatiPittBig 10Penn StateWisconsinIllinoisOSUBig 12 (picking only four is tough)OklahomaMissouriKansasTexas Tech(Texas has to prove they can play defense before I count them in) and watch out for Colorado stealing some wins from “greater” opponentsSEC (once again, picking only four is tough)BamaGeorgiaFloridaLSU(leaving out Auburn was tough) Kentucky will also play some tough games, Vandy will get crushed next week at Auburn too.PAC-10USCArizona State (very underrated and may dethrown SC)CalOregon ( I hesitate to include them only because they are so banged up)Non BCSBYU (overranked at 8, but good team none the less)Utah (tough team, but looking sluggish as of late)Boise State (watch them DESTROY Fresno State)TCU (deserves to be ranked, unfair to bump them out for losing to Oklahoma) Car insurance guates home insurance quotes

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