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icepenance · 1 year

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LAW

PERSONAL BLOGS: do not reblog ic posts, headcanons, or answers to asks. i will tag posts with ‘ok to rb’ if anyone can reblog them. please respect this.

Muse Specific.

This Jill is heavily headcanon based. Until more lore for the north is released, all lore is made up by me. Jill does not really recall her time in the north aside from a few memories of her mother.

Jill is a very capable fighter/assassin. She will not give in easily in a fight. Picking a fight with Jill is not a smart choice to make. Even after she gives away Shiva, she can still use ice magic.

Jill has scars. The game literally says she was tortured and in battle from when she was young and her skin is flawless lmao.

Jill is a victim of just about every kind of abuse you can imagine. I have very detailed headcanons involving her time with the Iron Kingdom.

FOLLOWING/UNFOLLOWING:

If I follow you, it's because I want to roleplay with you. If we are mutuals, I want to interact! Do not hesitate to reach out.

If you break a rule, I'll unfollow you. I am open to talking about this if it does happen and I typically am a little lenient the first time.

I will unfollow you if you post certain untagged content. Not tagged smut or nsfw, cutting/self harm images, and animal abuse will get you unfollowed.

If I disagree heavily enough with something you say, I will unfollow you to prevent myself from saying anything.

If you vagueblog a lot, post a ton of callouts, or are overly negative (as in a constant stream of negativity with little to no actual rp), I will probably unfollow you.

I DO NOT ALWAYS FOLLOW BACK RIGHT AWAY. i like to look over someone’s page before i follow them. so if you follow me and a week out, i have not followed you back and you have a rules page and about page and i have been remotely active. i may not have time to look over your page yet. sorry.

INTERACTIONS:

If we're mutuals, feel free to engage with any of my open posts, prompts, or starter calls!

If we aren't mutuals you can send memes so long as they aren’t interaction based (drabble prompts, headcanon asks, ect…), but do not like my calls or anything. thank you. this isn’t personal. it usually means i don’t think our styles will work together, i don’t know your fandom, you’re a personal blog, you have broken one of my rules, or i will possibly break one of your rules with the content i post.

If you're from a different fandom, so long as we’re mutuals i want to write with you. i don’t typically follow fandoms i’m not knowledgeable about a least a little. unless i know you from another blog or the character seems really interesting.

For OCs: if we’re mutuals feel free to interact with me in every way you can think of lol. if not, it may be because i couldn’t read your about page or something, your character won’t fit with mine, or you’re part of a fandom i don’t know. I really love OCs thought.

Reblog karma: if i reblog them it means i want them in my inbox. i don’t care if you reblog from me every so often without sending any in. but i greatly appreciate when you do. even if it hardly works and i never answer it, it means a lot to me that you thought to send me something. asks are how i get 90% of my threads.

For multi-muses: please tell me which muse you want a starter for or answer for. i probably won't respond if you don't. i may ask you in ims but sometimes i won't.

If you are a sideblog to a personal/other fandom, please let me know so I can follow the right blog.

SOFTBLOCKING

IF I FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE NO INTEREST IN WRITING WITH ME, i will probably softblock. if i send asks or like starter calls and never get anything for weeks/months despite us being mutuals, i'll probably soft block.

I'll softblock if I see you engaging with certain blogs as mentioned above.

BLOCKING

IF YOU SEND ANON HATE and i find out, blocked. IF YOU SPREAD LIES about people, blocked. IF YOU TRY TO FORCE ME TO SMUT, blocked. IF YOU MESSAGING ME OOC EVERY SINGLE TIME I COME ONLINE and get really passive-aggressive when i don’t answer, blocked. IF YOU GUILT TRIP ME, blocked. IF YOU POST SEXISM, RACISM, TRANSPHOPBIA, HOMOPHOBIA, OR BIPHOBIA… you will be blocked. i don’t care how mild it is or if you don’t see it that way. IF YOU REBLOG CONTENT that i have written, headcanons, answers, replies, ect… and you are a personal blog. you will be softblock, if not just outright blocked. UNLIKE WITH UNFOLLOWING, AND EVEN SOFTBLOCKING, DO NOT TRY TO ASK ME WHY. BLOCKING YOU MEANS I DO NOT WANT TO SEE YOU. IT MEANS YOU MAKE ME UNCOMFORTABLE. IT MEANS, PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME AGAIN. THANKS.

#rules

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blueprint-han · 4 years

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[Image ID: A black picture with the title “HOW TO SUPPORT FANFICTION AUTHORS” written in bold caps lock, colored with a winter forest picture. End ID.]

Well, this post has been made countless times, but I’m making one too because I’ve seen a lot of people say they’re new to tumblr and don’t know the whole “reblogging is better than liking” rule and other stuff. So without any further ado, here are ways YOU can support the fanfiction authors. Now keep in mind this applies to almost every author out there, not just the stayblr fandom, so if you’re a silent reader (or even if you aren’t), I advise you go through this post. Warning, this is a fairly long post going into detail, so yeah. I still expect you, the readers to read this, and if you’re a writer, feel free to lmk if i’ve written smth wrong or if you want me to add something! ^^

In this post I’ll go into thorough analysis of the pros and cons of each of the methods listed here and how YOU as a reader can show the authors whose fics you read more love and motivate them to produce content.

WARNING; LONG POST! GOES INTO A DECENT AMOUNT OF DETAIL. NOT EDITED, EXCUSE ANY TYPOS.

#1 : LIKING !

I think this is basic common knowledge, and a lot of people tend to do this. When you like the post, the author sees it, you see it, and if the author has their liked posts accessible (which majority of the time they don’t), and if someone deliberately goes to check it, then they see it. See why so many authors say just liking does nothing? Only liking says “Hey, I’m gonna tell you your story is not that good by simply liking it and not sharing it with other people. :D”

♯ PROS:

You’re telling the author that you've read their fic, and either you’ve enjoyed it to a certain extent, or you’re just saving it to read for later.

Likes are seen by you, the author and anyone who has access to your likes (which, most people don’t).

♯ CONS:

If you ONLY like, you’re not really helping the author’s work reach a wide audience because this site isn’t Instagram. Reblogging is the only way people can SEE our works. I’ll cover more on that in the next section.

In a nutshell, liking is good! But you should most likely use it in a combination with the other stuff I’ve listed below, because just the like itself doesn’t really do much in giving the author any feedback or interaction on their fics.

To clear shit up; I’m not talking about those people who don’t read the story or appreciate it in the first place. I’m talking about those who appreciate the fic, like it, but don’t leave any sort of feedback to show that.

#2 : REBLOGGING !

This is SO, SO important. I cannot stress on this enough. Let me explain WHY so many writers stress on reblogging content:

Tumblr’s tag system is inherently fucked up, and has grown more so over the year. I’m not kidding, at first, the fic either used to show up in the tags or it didn’t, but now, sometimes your fic can be REMOVED from the tags because of,,, idk tumblr tag shit. Anyways, as you can see, it’s very demotivating for authors at that point, because the major way for people to find their content and expand their blogs has been blocked.

Due to this reason, tumblr authors need to RELY on you, their followers to help spread their works to a wider audience. Now again, before you get me wrong, I’m not saying you ae forced to rb our works regardless of whether you like them or not. BUT, that being said, if you DO infact like the story, there’s no harm in reblogging, right? By doing this you’re indirectly telling the author — “hey! :D I liked your fic! Which is why I am gonna share it to my followers so they can read it too :D” Trust me, you’re doing nothing but helping the people who produce content for you to read. Seems like a worthy cause to hit the reblog button, right? It’s only a one, or maximum two step procedure.

Leave tags in your reblogs! Trust me, as an author myself and as much as I know from all my author friends, we oft check the tags of your reblogs to see if you found any part amazing or even if you have anything to say about the writing we put so much hard work into. Even a key smash or a “This was so [insert adjective] 🥺” is enough to leave a smile on your authors face.

♯ PROS :

You’re !! Sharing !! Your authors !! Works !! This leads to them getting more recognition, so for the content they’re so graciously providing for free, you’re promoting their blog and helping them expand it.

If the tags are being a shit, which majority of the time they are, then you’re literally making an author’s day by reblogging! You’re showing them that you, a follower and appreciator of their works are willingly sharing their content because it deserves to be seen by more people. Again before any dumb people decide to attack me, i am talking about people who like the fic but don't bother reblogging and are silent/ghost readers. I am not forcing anyone to read anybody’s work.

YOU’RE MAKING YOUR AUTHOR SO HAPPY WHAT MORE REASONS COULD YOU POSSIBLY WANT !! 🥺

♯ CONS :

Literally none, because as far as I remember no author is against reblogging of their works. It’s quite literally the way this platform functions. Reblogging is IMPORTANT.

#3 : COMMENTING/SENDING FEEDBACK !

This kind of overlaps with the previous section, but THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT STEP !! When you leave feedback, you are directly giving the author something so much more valuable to them than high follower/note counts or money. Your feedback is literally our serotonin. I kid you not the number of times I’ve received a positive comment and smiled and it has made my day. There’s a reason youtubers (though not the best example, bear with me here because it was the only one I could think of) ask people to subscribe, like and COMMENT. The subscription is like a follow, the like is ofc like a heart, and the comment is equivalent to an rb with comments in the tags.

You might argue and tell me that a comment is basically like an ask so the reblogging step isn’t necessary, but I’m sure 99% of you use YouTube and you know that more comments leads to people’s videos boosted in the stream/trending charts. This is what reblogging does. Reblogging shares the piece with other people like minded, which leads to a boost in reads. You are literally helping your author grow.

It’s quite literally the same thing as youtubers. Youtubers NEED validation to keep their content creation going, so do writers, so do other ccs on this site. This post is however, focused on WRITERS, so keep that in mind.

♯ PROS :

By doing this, you’re giving author valuable feedback! It’s similar to what you do in rbing with tags. Interactivity with their fics boosts their note counts and helps expand their audience, so srsly, now think of it: your one comment is playing such a massive role to help ccs create more content.

Imagine how much of a difference the note counts will be in when every person who simply likes after reading the fic, reblogs, leaves a comment and sends an ask. the note counts would be high on each and every fic, which is validation in itself, but your comments would inspire the writer so much more! Please, don’t skip the commenting part. Even a simple one like: “this is so cute!” is wonderful.

♯ CONS :

Remember, if you’re gonna give constructive criticism (which I’m sure you all are smart enough to know if different from hate), make sure the author is okay with it. Authors need to be in a specific mindset and must be ready to accept criticism, so if you’re gonna give constructive criticism to them when they’re at a low point, it may demotivate them.

Just commenting, instead of reblogging and commenting in the tags/ reblogging and then leaving an ask in their inbox, while it gives validation in plenty, will not lead to the author’s work being spread. Therefore I suggest either reblogging and commenting in the tags or reblog and then leave an ask, or comment under the fic!

!! reminder; I am not saying that if you don’t rb and just leave feedback, your feedback has no value. We authors truly appreciate every bit of feedback, but this post is aimed to help you learn how to interact with and support authors, and make them feel more motivated, because the current scenario of liking and scrolling is taking a toll on their creative abilities. Take it from a person who’s been writing for a year.

#4 : COMMSIONING VIA THEIR KO-FI/OTHER APPS !

Before any of you attack me, let me tell you that this is not a step that is 100% necessary to do. ONLY donate if you can and if you genuinely want to, and if anyone is forcing you to pay for something against your will, you need to get yourself out of there.

Regardless, if an author has a kofi and you’re able to and you want to donate, you definitely should! It’s also a valid form of support.

#5 : ADDING THEM ON REC LISTS/ RECOMMENDING THEM TO REC BLOGS

This is such an underrated option, to be honest. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve seen my fic was recommended onto some rec list and it’s made me smile so hard. If you like some fics, create a rec list! They’re oft very popular amongst the fans too. Making rec posts is such a great way to share your favorite stories with others.

Rec blogs! I’ve seen a couple going around, and needless to say they are a great way to get someone else to read your favorite author’s work whilst also giving them your own feedback. These blogs oft accept recs via a form or ask box, and they leave your feedback along with their own, or else they’ll oft tag the author in the feedback post, so look! You’re basically helping your author share their fic to many more people, because you’ve given them feedback and a reblog.

♯ PROS :

Validation! Feedback! Reblogs! More exposure! Helping a blog grow! Spreading love! basically a run down of the stuff I’ve said before!

♯ CONS :

Literally no con of this. Unless, a one in a million case, this author says they don’t like receiving feedback/being tagged, and I’m sure NO person has said this before, at least none that I’ve heard of.

#6 : FINAL COMMENTS; MISC !

When an author points out about how the interactivity is drastically reducing, don’t just give them blind apologies. Yes, you feel sorry for not interacting as much, we understand, but rather show that you’ll become a better content consumer through your actions. We need to see that we’re not just throwing words into a void and that people are actually trying to be better content consumers.

Understand the fact that authors don’t get paid for this, and 99% of the time, these authors don’t take commissions either. They’re giving you novel worthy writings for free. Take Percy Jackson: You think the author would have felt motivated to write the subsequent parts, let alone two whole series based off of it if literally no one showed that they were interested? Rick Riordan has sales, he is being paid, there are millions of people and big agencies who provide him feedback. Now take that huge amount and simmer it down to an audience of maybe 10000 people This is what fanfic authors want. They don’t want your money, nor are they telling you to risk your lives for them. All they want is, a reblog, some tags, some feedback, some INTERACTIVITY. A sign that they aren’t throwing fics into the void and that people actually like them, some motivation to continue. Seems fairly easy to throw an rb with some tags, right?

Don’t bother to tell me that we do this for ourselves and we shouldn’t ask for likes and reblogs and feedback, because 1) you are consuming the content that we “write for ourselves” and 2) writers post their content here for interactivity and feedback. We could just not post and write and save our fics in our dungeon drafts for years. But we choose to post to entertain the readers, the consumers. And we aren’t even asking that much in return.

Don’t give me the whole “I’m scared that authors feel that comments are annoying” excuse either because seriously this has been DEBUNKED SO MANY TIMES. Istg, in the nicest way possible, if you still think writers are annoyed by interaction and feedback, after so many posts, long rants have been posted as to how we’re not, then you must truly be living under a rock. There, I said it. Please stop thinking this way, I’ll say it again, AUTHORS ARE NOT ANNOYED OF FEEDBACK, COMMENTS, TAGS, REBLOGS. WE LOVE IT. Saying this is like saying that the audience in a theatre play shouldn’t clap when the play ends because the actors would find it noisy. 🤡

I’ve seen some people saying they have anxiety issues and such, so pls note that I’m not invalidating your condition. If you’re trying to be more interactive, I really appreciate it! If you can’t, that’s fine too. You’re trying.

But for the people who have no reason other than feeling lazy to rb and comment, your lack of interactiveness is not excused. Please. Tumblr is a reblogging site. If you’re gonna consume content like authors are some sort of machines, I encourage you to go get some more perspective.

This site is not Instagram or the satan bird app. Your likes are appreciated but frankly speaking, they do nothing to the author except tell them “Hey i read ur fic but i'm not gonna support u :D” and honestly, that is detrimental to their creative capabilities and mental health.

DON’T FOLLOW AN ACC JUST TO MINDLESS RB THEIR SIGNAL BOOST POSTS AND THEIR REBLOGS OF GIFS AND NOT INTERACT WITH THEIR WRITING AT ALL ! Trust me, authors prefer a lower amount of interactive followers than a high count that doesn’t even give them any feedback. Again your follows are appreciated, but when you’re following, you know the type of content the author creates, so the author expects that the more followers, the more interactivity. These days, this is just becoming the opposite. So don’t do it! If you’re gonna follow to read, interact with their works. I promise, this will make both you and the author happy. A win-win situation.

In conclusion: SUPPORT YOUR FUCKING AUTHORS! THEY ARE NOT MACHINES THAT HAVE NO FEELINGS TO PRODUCE CONTENT FOR YOU! FICS TAKE DAYS AND DAYS OF PLANNING, PLOTTING, OUTLINING, WRITING, EDITING, MAKING TEASERS. SO JUST SHOW THEM YOU APPRECIATE THEM WITH AN RB. IT’S THE L E A S T YOU CAN DO.

I will be liking this post here written by the lovely @chaninfused and @scriptura-delirus . Please take time to read it because if you weren’t convinced by my arguments, you will see how much frustration we as writers face on a daily basis. Please, just show support. Here is the post by @stayndays about how to get more people to read your work, because it also has a note on reblogging. Please educate yourself, and put an end to this mindless consuming culutre and bring up some interactivity.

If you’ve read this far, I want you to go to two of your favorite authors and leave some feedback in their inbox, and tag me in it (either tag me yourself or ask the author to do so, they won’t mind). Show your writers that our words are taking effect and you are becoming better consumers. I mean it. I’m serious. I want every single one who reads this post to do this. besides valid reasons, if you’re lazy to do this, you’re a part of the problem. PLEASE get more perspective.

Also, feel free to add to this post! I’d love to read your thoughts too, remember to be kind though. And, if I think your rb is somehow contradicting my points and is bringing down the reason I made this post, I will politely ask you to delete your comment, because this post is about being truthful about the harsh reality of tumblr consumers and how we can change it. I’m sure none of you will let it get to that point, though. <3 love you guys. 💓

And, just a reminder, don’t just blindly like this too. Do what I said before, and while I am not forcing you, I’d appreciate your reblog, because seriously, it took me 3 whole days to write this, plus, I’m sure this will help more of your followers understand the fault in consumer culture. haha, that’s it! This post was way too long uff.

also, this is ur cue to not be stupid in my inbox. You have something to say? Think I worded smth wrongly? I’m sure it wasn’t my intention to do so, point it out with manners.

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skippyv20 · 5 years

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💜💜🙏🏻PG INTERPRETATION OF MM ANON🙏🏻💜💜

MM Anon MM ANON … Jorges@ros… Thestarchamber… the puppet master maker…the puppet master … the puppet … the strings of PR……A Supreme Monarchy …… A future family … an American sidewinder…🎼”start spreading the news”🎼…… 🎾🎾🎾😱😱😱…… “WHAT!! Bloody New York”…… “September is a wicked month”…… hidden beneath a dress uniform.… BRIDGE-OF SIGHS. 💜💜🙏🏻THANK YOU MM ANON🙏🏻💜💜

Jorges@ros This l can only find a fellow who works for IBM Cloud services. Might this relate to the Bumble app that our girl and her pals are so vested in!? I really do not know l am sorry.

Thestarchamber 1983 film Judge Steven Hardin is discouraged by the failures of the legal system after seeing hardened criminals go free on technicalities. Acknowledging Hardin’s perspective, his peer, Benjamin Caulfield introduces him to the Star Chamber, a secret organization that condones vigilante action in cases where justice has not been served. However, when the cabal sentences two criminals to death, and Hardin finds them falsely accused, he clashes with the powerful group. We have long believe a cabal is behind the whole planting of mm and the plan was but she took it much further ie child, merching etc. HRC Instagram revealed her as a part of this group of backers. I feel like l am repeating myself but it’s important! We did not know this until yesterday!

the puppet master maker…the puppet master … the puppet So what was the impetus for this sudden trip to NYC? Tennis? REALLY. SW has been publicly distancing herself and lost the last time she attended. Not a good thing. The puppet, mm, puppet master? MA,Puppet master maker HRC, GC,RB,LR? I am certain this trip suddenly was arranged by SS, l don’t believe she flew commercial because no one saw her, no photos, didn’t happen. The purpose of the trip on the surface is tennis so she will attend that. She will have had either in person, FaceTime meetings with likely, SS, lawyers, agents, her backers for Sure!!! All under the guise of watching her friend lose again. Oops!😮Hey l’m 🇨🇦,l am rooting for our girl!! The extra benefits of this trip is the recreation, sniff sniff, gulp gulp, etc you get the idea!

the strings of PR SS is now on board. If you believed no PR before, for sure believe none now! It’s going to get really down and dirty. I pray to a God they don’t go after the Cambridges and their family!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻. Be prepared for public misinformation, manipulating, lies like never before.

A Supreme Monarchy The Monarchy has reigned supreme for over 1200 years and wants to stay that way. There is a well long planned effort to manipulate and possibly destroy it. We must stand firm in our unwavering support of HMTQ. PLease support her and her family, LG and his team in prayer.🙏🏻

A future family Talking about adopting an African child, but l truly wonder since she did that bump cradling might she do that on this tour as well. Or might she use morning sickness as excuse to get out of an unglamorous tour?

an American sidewinder 🐍 This is definitely the Instagram by HRC yesterday revealing herself publicly as a backer. The nerve of encouraging a foreign national to interfere in the country’s political and upset the Royal procedure. The utter nerve!! The person who represents U.S. interests in the U.K. is the official U.S. Ambassador. What is she playing at. More information for LG, however he probably already knew. They are far ahead of us, knowledge wise of the facts, we know that

🎼”start spreading the news”🎼 The song New York,New York is where she is. Supposedly flew commercial, no photos or reports that l could see in scan of the paper.Did she really fly commercial? Or did SS arrange something more private? That’s just me being suspicious because l believe nothing she puts out.

🎾🎾🎾😱😱😱 Surprise at the U.S. Open. How will she present? I am guessing perfect hair, designer clothes etc etc. SS is on board now. Her public appearance will be vastly different now,,no more rats nest hair style. IMHO.

“WHAT!! Bloody New York” Utter shock by HMTQ and PP that she has done this flight to New York. She continues to defy everything.

“September is a wicked month” MM ANON has used this previously, sort of. August is a Wicked Month is a novel by Edna O’Brien. If you recall it’s about a woman so dissatisfied with her husband and life that she leaves for a different city. Will our madam leave be the same? No way, she is staying ‘royal’ $$$$$€€€€£££££ were it a regular person, the IRS would have been waiting and a return to the U.K. without a visa would never be allowed re-entry to the 🇬🇧. They are looking to hook bigger fish, she is a small minnow despite the damage amount she has wrought .

hidden beneath a dress uniform Dress uniform? Whose dress uniform? I don’t recall seeing Harry or William recently. Is this reference to the kilts at Balmoral and the Highland Games? Is this reference to SW uniform at the tennis? I just am not certain at this point what this means.

BRIDGE-OF SIGHS. The Bridge of sighs is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Palace. The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge’s English name was from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window . Why all upper case? Will there or has there been a lot of interrogation? Or has there been a chase since HRC unforced error of that Instagram post. Certainly obviously, this woman/situation has caused a lot of sighs, frustration, tears, anger etc. I wonder if our Cambridges are very stressed and sighing as well. Didn’t they look splendid on the first day of school?,

GSTQAOBC 🇨🇦

Thank you so very much. Great job! 🙏🏻💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

#Ask Skippy #submission

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lesbiskammerat · 6 years

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How is the fact theres a white supremacist making a Germany flag like....helpful again idk ur Jewish but I'm Jewish and I'm telling u its basic knowledge that someone with url 88 and making Germany flag redisgn post is a neo nazi like...why do we need that reblogged around and spread? I didnt say never rb about nazism lol

i’m not sure i understand what the issue specifically is. most of the things i post or reblog aren’t helpful in any capacity, this one is just a post making fun of a nazi for being stupid and for being a nazi. if it was a debate with a nazi about their politics and it was spreading their propaganda i would agree that it’s harmful, but i don’t see how a post making fun of a nazi’s flag is harmful in and of itself. again i can tag nazi imagery, though it doesn’t seem like that specifically is the issue, but again i’m not sure. feel free to DM me if i’m just being completely daft and oblivious here, but i understand if you’d prefer to remain anonymous

#Anonymous

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auburnfamilynews · 5 years

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Last year we all did exceptionally poorly, but 2019 is looking up!

You ready to see exactly how to pick games in 2019? Last year’s champ AU Nerd has the bragging rights for this season, but we’ve added two new entrants to this year’s bonanza (both named Josh — official fan name of College and Magnolia, by the way), so the fray gets even more intense.

Week 1 is upon us, so who do we like to win, cover, all that jazz?

Alabama (-34.5) vs Duke (O/U 58)

Alabama is eleventy touchdowns better than Duke. However, garbage points are a thing. Duke gets blown out but covers. Alabama 42, Duke (+34.5) 14. - Josh Dub

You can’t make this line high enough. And the total is basically “do you think Alabama will score 45?” I do. Alabama 52, Duke 10. - James Jones

This game has all the makings of a total bloodletting. Alabama is stacked again this season, has the best QB in the conference, and the best WR in America. Duke is a private school in a Basketball state. The best DL on Duke’s campus last year was drafted #1 overall by the New Orleans Pelicans after never playing football for Duke. Needless to say, Duke has no shot.THAT’S WHY I’M PICKING DUKE! You guys just imagine how great it would be! Dream with me for one second and imagine if the Universe was fair and kind. DUKE 35, Alabama 34. - Son of Crow

Just got announced that Najee Harris and Brian Robinson are out for the 1st half. So a 3rd, maybe 4th string back if you believed Trey Sanders was going to get into the mix, in Jerome Ford will be the guy running out with the 1st team for a half for the Tide. Won’t matter.

Alabama doesn’t lose openers, and often has one of their better performances of the season when they get to hit someone other than themselves. There will be 30+ passes from Tua who only plays a half as Alabama rolls, leaving poor Duke’s trail of blood behind. Alabama 51 Duke 14. - Josh Black

Why Duke? Why on earth did you think this was a good idea? Granted Alabama has suspended a few guys for a half which probably means Tua will just air it out even more. And maybe only a 40-point win instead of 50. Alabama 48 Duke 7. - Will McLaughlin

Alabama is winning this one but maybe Duke takes advantage of the rash of injuries and suspensions enough to cover? This could be one of those dumb 17-10 games at the half where the final is 48-10. That gives me Bama covering, and a push on the O/U. - Ryan Sterritt

Alabama wins but does not cover. Under. 38-14. UAT is missing their top two running backs and their middle linebacker. It won’t matter but it will cost Bama the cover. - Drew Mac

What a lame kickoff game matchup. Tide 42-3. - AU Chief

You know how you get like 10 seasons into an NCAA14 dynasty and you start getting bored from dominating so you come up with challenges for yourself to make the game still seem fun? It feels like maybe Nick Saban is doing some of that right now. The Tide will be down four top players in the first half plus have suffered some major injuries specifically at ILB. They will be on their like 4th or 5th string RB to start the game Saturday.

Won’t matter... I expect the Tide to spread Duke out & throw it around the yard in the 1st half. Maybe Duke hits a big play or two early while this Bama defense get their feet under them but in the end it’s all Tide. 52-13 - AU Nerd

I bet we see Duke make a big move early and maybe even take the lead on a kick return/long pass/fluke play. Tua may even throw a pick. Still, without running backs or linebackers, it won’t matter. The most important players on that Alabama team are the freaks at receiver, because nobody except Clemson can handle all of them at once. They show out big time and the Tide win easily, 45-14. - Jack Condon

Houston @ Oklahoma (-24.5) (O/U 83)

I caught myself rooting for Jalen Hurts against Georgia last year. Only Jalen though. I think he’s going to shine, and Sunday night, the whole country will be watching. Oklahoma by a ton. Oklahoma (-24.5) 45, Houston 7. - Josh Dub

This is all we get for Sunday? Lame. I mean I’m still going to watch it, but I’m not going to be happy about it. I think OU figures things out late, but not enough to pull away and hit the over and cover the number. Oklahoma 41, Houston 21. - James Jones

Houston is a pesky team that wants to be P5 so bad it hurts. OU is the team to beat in the Big12 as long as Lincoln Riley is there. I think OU boatraces the Cougs and I think this is the first step on Jalen Hurts’ Heisman campaign. OU 45 UH 14. - Son of Crow

Dana Holgerson was smart to get out of West Virginia and will have a lot of success at Houston. Just not against Oklahoma. Biggest storyline of this game is the arm of Jalen Hurts and how he works in an Air Raid offense, or how Lincoln Riley adjusts his offense to match Hurts’ strengths. My guess is it’s a mixed bag, and while Jalen plays well, he will show he’s got work to do to make it 3 straight Heisman in Norman. Oklahoma 38 Houston 24. - Josh Black

The Jalen Hurts Redemption Tour begins Sunday evening in Norman. Look, I like the guy and if Auburn doesn’t go to the College Football Playoff, the next thing I hope happens this year is Jalen gets a crack at Bama and beats them. Oklahoma 48 Houston 28. - Will McLaughlin

As much as I want Houston to compete in this game, I think their chance to win this one was about three years ago. Jalen Hurts isn’t perfect, but he’s good enough to pummel bad defenses. Sooners 41-24. Houston covers and they stay under. - Ryan Sterritt

Oklahoma wins but doesn’t cover. Over. 58-38. Nothing in-depth here...but the Sooners will win this. - Drew Mac

Ugh. I can’t muster up a care here. University of Oklahoma 38-17 - AU Chief

Can Lincoln Riley pull off the 3 straight Heisman winners with transfers? Very possible because that offensive system will continue to put up gaudy numbers. However, wild man Dana Holgerson makes his debut as the Cougars head man and I would not at all be surprised if this game is close at halftime. But not sure Houston has the firepower to contend with the Sooners. Gimme Oklahoma to barely cover after a strong 2nd half. 48-23 Sooners - AU Nerd

People are going to have Oklahoma fatigue when it comes to award winners, but Jalen Hurts is going to do something fun to the Big 12. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them discover his running ability and put it to use a la Cam Newton a few games in. No defense here, though. 39-24 Sooners. - Jack Condon

Boise State @ Florida State (-5.5) (O/U 53.5)

Folks, Florida State is not a good football team. They’ll win, but they won’t be the better team. I see a lot of turnovers. Florida State 23, Boise State (+5.5) 20. - Josh Dub

Florida State has more talent on paper, but I have a feeling they sleepwalk into this. Boise catches them napping and lights a fire under Taggart’s seat. MURDERRRRRRRR! ALL HAIL THE MURDER SMUUUUURRRRRFFFFS. Boise State 23, FSU 21. - James Jones

I think Boise wins this game and i think it makes everyone really mad in tallahassee. I really don’t think Taggert makes it all the way to the end of the year which is sad because he didn’t have a lot to work with. Boise 24, FSU 21. - Son of Crow

Boise is a sexy pick here, yet here’s another situation where a freshman QB is starting for the first time against a P5 team. FSU has enough talent to beat this team, but their offensive line issues aren’t going away. FSU 21 Boise State 20. - Josh Black

Interesting matchup in Jacksonville Saturday evening. Florida State will start James Blackman at QB. Boise has a history of traveling to the East Coast and winning these games as underdog and I just don’t know what to expect from the Noles this year. Give me Boise! Boise State 28 Florida State 23 - Will McLaughlin

I want the Smurfs to come in and rub the Noles’ nose in it. I think ultimately it ends up a super drunk back and forth game that will be great channel flipping during Auburn/Oregon commercials, and I’m going to take Boise in an upset, 21-18. Boise wins outright and they hit the under hard. That is, if they even get this game in. - Ryan Sterritt

Boise State wins outright. Over. 35-21. SMURF KILLAS!!! If this game even happens because mother nature just wants to ruin our fun...PLAY THIS GAME IN AUBURN!!! - Drew Mac

I guess the Noles are more talented? Fresno won’t be in their late season form. I actually think Free Shoes University gets this one done but it won’t be fun to watch. Seminoles 22-17. - AU Chief

Right now it looks likely that the hurricane will win Saturday but if this game does get in it’s probably the 2nd most interesting contest outside of Auburn/Oregon. The Seminoles were baaaaaadddd last year and it feels like it might take a little more time than one offseason to rebuild that woeful offensive line. Boise State always has a tough squad though they are breaking in a new DC (Auburn will face the old one). It feels like everyone is picking this to be the upset which makes me wary. SP+ has Boise State ranked slightly ahead of FSU while FPI likes FSU a lot more than the Broncos. Because I just want it to happen I will go with Boise doing a Boise thing and pulling off a week one upset vs a well known P5 ACC school. Broncos 28 FSU 24. - AU Nerd

This is not a good Florida State team, and I think their offense is way over-valued even with that knowledge. Boise lost their defensive coordinator to Oregon, but the Broncos still win and it’s not really close. Boise 21, FSU 13. Brutal game. - Jack Condon

Fresno State @ USC (-13.5) (O/U 53)

It is wild that Fresno State/USC will forever be associated with Reggie Bush doing Reggie Bush things. And yet, this game will be the beginning of the end for Clay Helton. They’ll win, but USC boosters will shift uncomfortably in their chair the whole time. USC 28, Fresno State (+13.5) 24. - Josh Dub

While I think USC will struggle this year, I’m not quite jumping on the 0-6 bandwagon yet. There’s just too much of a talent gap between these two for USC to fall outright. No way they cover a 2 TD spread though. USC 30, Fresno State 24. - James Jones

Southern Cal wins a squeaker at the end. SC 21, Fresno 20. - Son of Crow

SPEAKING OF SEXY PICKS, WHY HELLO THERE FRESNO STATE! Jeff Tedford is a damn good football coach and USC is reeling. Hiring Graham Harrell was a smart move after Kliff Kingsbury stopped by in LA for a cup of coffee. The Air Raid offense can mask a lot of deficiencies. The question for this season is how long does USC’s football team stay engaged if things go downhill? My guess is not long. Fresno State 31 USC 28. - Josh Black

Many were surprised when Clay Helton was retained for this season and personally, I think Urban Meyer will be the USC coach in 2020. Just a hunch. I think the Trojans win but they don’t cover. USC 34 Fresno State 28 - Will McLaughlin

This is one of those games that USC should win, but if they don’t we’re looking at a disaster season in Los Angeles. USC gets a couple of late breaks to win 27-17. Fresno still covers, and Jack didn’t give us an O/U to work off of so who knows about that. - Ryan Sterritt

USC wins but doesn’t cover. 24-17. It gets tense late but sets the stage for Helton to be let go and THAT......THAT’S URBAN MEYER’S MUSIC!!! - Drew Mac

I mean, I guess USC our talents these dudes. There’s not really any excuse for this being close. Trojans 30-13. - AU Chief

The struggles continue in southern California for the PAC-12’s once powerhouse. Truthfully, USC’s fall from power has actually been harmful to the Tigers as it has allowed Bama and UGA to go out west and snatch some elite football players. Get your crap together Trojans...

I know Fresno is another sexy upset pick but I think the Trojans put together a surprisingly strong debut winning 31-13. - AU Nerd

Pat Hill ain’t coaching this team is he? Graham Harrell is gonna have this team throwing 50+ times, and former Auburn quarterback Clay Helton gets a solid win. 28-14 USC. - Jack Condon

Notre Dame (-20.5) @ Louisville (O/U 57)

Notre Dame/Louisville will be your only viewing option for Monday Night football. I’m sorry. Notre Dame (-20.5) 36, Louisville 9. - Josh Dub

Oh, so we’re going to put Notre Dame on Labor Day against a tomato can? That totally won’t result in everyone overrating the result. Poor Scott Satterfield is in “Year -1”. I think if they put points on the board it’s a victory. Total is too high if Notre Dame is the only one scoring. Notre Dame 42, Louisville 10. - James Jones

life is too short to care about Notre Dame football in 2019. ND 20.5, Louisville 0. - Son of Crow

Scott Satterfield is in a true “Year Zero” situation at Louisville thank to the dismissal of a guy than SOME OF YOU (you know who you are in your heart; hide your shame) wanted to hire at Auburn after 2012. I hope Louisville turns it around, but it does give me great pleasure for Bobby Petrino to continue to catch deserved hell for being a horrible recruiter who turns a program to ashes as soon as he leaves. Notre Dame 41 Louisville 13. - Josh Black

Lamar Jackson leaves Louisville and the program goes quickly into the ground. Scott Satterfield is a good coach but it will take time to clean the mess up left by that guy that Auburn wanted so badly many years ago. Irish roll on Labor Day night. Notre Dame 44 Louisville 16 - Will McLaughlin

Whatever the spread is in this game isn’t high enough. Not because Notre Dame is that good, but Louisville baaaaaaad, just like every post-Petrino team. Their starting QB had an 8:12 TD:INT ratio last year and wasn’t even a great rushing threat. Going up against the preseason #9 defense in SP+ is going to be ugly. Notre Dame 34-6, with an Irish cover the matchup staying under. - Ryan Sterritt

Notre Dame covers. Over. 42-17. Louisville is bad. Really bad... - Drew Mac

I guess this is a great way to strap a rocket to the Notre Dame Hype Train. They are gonna kill this poor, poor Louisville team. Domers 42-6. - AU Chief

After being turned down by former QB Jeff Brohm, the Cardinals made one of the sneakiest hires of the offseason landing Scott Satterfield from Appalachian State. I think he has a chance to have some success there in Louisville but that’s gonna be hard out the gate. Notre Dame looks poised to make another run at the playoffs and I am hoping they can knock Kirby’s season off track in a couple of weeks. Cardinals take an early lead but it’s all Domers after that. Notre Dame 35 Louisvile 17. - AU Nerd

People knocked Notre Dame for hanging with Clemson for a half and then falling apart. It’s better than what Bama did. Irish show Scott Satterfield what it’s like to start at the bottom. ND 48, Louisville 16. - Jack Condon

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