NCAA Football Offseason Thread

[kevin]

season starts in almost exactly a month, so it's about time for the new thread. might as well start off with predictions to win each conference:

acc: miami
big east: west virginia
big ten: ohio state
big 12: oklahoma
conf usa: i dunno.. um, memphis?
mac: northern illinois
mountain west: uh, utah? no idea
pac 10: usc
sec: auburn
sunbelt: no clue, don't really care anyway
wac: boise state

national champion: ohio state
heisman winner: adrian peterson, okla (even though i would love to see stanton, it won't happen)

big ten is loaded this year. osu, psu, um, msu, iowa, wisc, minn all have a realistic shot to finish at least second, and an outside shot to win it. it will be fun to watch.

so yeah, bring the season on already

[Spartan]

present

spartansspartansspartans

good job kevin.

memphis will not win c-usa, way too many holes to fill. defense will keep them bowling, but i wish they'd contend for c-usa this year. definitely next.

[Rekart]

About fucking time. My NHC activity is going to increase tenfold now.

[Spartan]

http://nohomers.net/showpost.php?p=1233703&postcount=511

[mike_donnelly]

i am going for wisconsin and boston

[kuumuus]

acc atlantic: florida state
acc coastal: miami
acc: miami
big east: west virginia
big ten: ohio state
big 12: oklahoma
conf usa: UTEP
mac: northern illinois
mountain west: TCU
pac 10: cal
sec east: south carolina
sec west: auburn
sec: auburn
sunbelt: uh.. troy sounds cool
wac: fresno state
independent: notre dame

national champ: ohio state
heisman: brady quinn

meh, i don't know much about the college game. will be rooting for big 10 teams and notre dame. hope washington can win 4.

[kevin]

in case i haven't mentioned it yet, i will be at all seven msu home games including the PRIME TIME night game vs. notre dame. wooooooooo

[CMQ]

Acc: Florida State
Big east: West Virginia
Big ten: Suckeyes
Big 12: Nebraska
Conf usa: UTEP
mac: northern Illinois
Mountain west: Utah
pac 10: Cal
Sec: Florida
Sunbelt: UL Layfette
wac: Boise state

National champion: Suckeyes
heisman winner: Troy Smith, tOSU

[smyce]

Sunbelt: UL Layfette


My Alma Mater. Geaux Cajuns

[DAntae]

way to take the bull by the horns and start this thread.

va tech...8 or 9 wins. they will start off hot as usual then break my heart.
auburn...not only sec champ, but my pick to win it all.
south carolina...7-8 wins again. rice will seperate himeself as the best wideout in the country.

[Orange-Neck]

acc atlantic: florida state
acc coastal: miami
acc: miami
big east: west virginia
big ten: ohio state
big 12: oklahoma
conf usa: UTEP
mac: northern illinois
mountain west: TCU
pac 10: cal
sec east: south carolina
sec west: auburn
sec: auburn
sunbelt: uh.. troy sounds cool
wac: fresno state
independent: notre dame

national champ: ohio state
heisman: brady quinn

meh, i don't know much about the college game. will be rooting for big 10 teams and notre dame. hope washington can win 4.


I really don't see that happening.

[DAntae]

south carolina is a vastly improved team. on offense they will actually be consistent...defense which wasnt great, made big plays last season. defense has taken a hit with loss of senior leadership. 7-9 wins is realistic. I say 8. given a couple of more seasons you got a legit top 20 program on a consistent basis.

[Rekart]

acc atlantic: florida state
acc coastal: miami
acc: miami
big 12 north: iowa state
big 12 south: oklahoma
big 12: oklahoma
conf usa east: ucf
conf usa west: utep
conf usa: ucf
mac east: akron
mac west: northern illinois
mac: northern illinois
sec east: florida
sec west: auburn
sec: auburn
sunbelt: fiu
wac: fresno state
big east: west virginia
big ten: ohio state
mountain west: tcu
pac 10: ucla
independent: notre dame

national champion: notre dame
heisman: brady quinn

(bold/italic just alternates between conferences.)

[CMQ]

Bomar kickied off OU (http://www.newsok.com/article/2824545/)

As much as I HATE OU, I hate seeing this. It's no fun to kick someone when they're down. Seems like Stoops had to do this to avoid an NCAA investigation. Man, thanks for totally screwing the program, Bomar. Jeez........

[ZombieFlanders86]

^ I figure the most I can do is wait and see what happens in the first couple of games. We have an easy starting schedule (except Oregon), so maybe we have time to get Paul Thompson or Joey Halzle up to speed. Rumor has it Thompson will be the replacement, and he had outperformed Bomar in practice before the 2005 season started. You know we are feeling the pain at OU though :( . Last year was supposed to be the rebuilding season, not this one.

[Rekart]

Yahoo Pick'em Info:

ID #: 1924
Pass: drunkspartan

[Gabbo]

ehh, bomar was always an idiot, so it doesn't surprise me. sucks that he pretty much screwed OU's high preseason ranking and most chances at having a good year. good luck with that, stoops.

[kevin]

in for pick 'em. first year doing it, so we'll see how i do

[DAntae]

peterson to carry 30+ times a game minimal.

[mike_donnelly]

it's not football but it's NCAA so i posted it here > There's a Big 10 basketball team touring Australia and I'm going to watch them play today and tomorrow.

[vinceq]

don't know much about college ball but I have to root for South Carolina. Go GAMECOCKS!

[Spartan]

die.

[smyce]

don't know much about college ball but I have to root for South Carolina. Go GAMECOCKS!

Wow that is so funny. I get it. Cocks. That is clever.

[Orange-Neck]

I was feeling good about Tennessee this year until last Saturday's scrimmage. Ainge looked like ass and had to call a time-out before the first play. Hopefully he just had a bad game, and is not a preview of what's to come in the regular season.

[Spartan]

never been sold on ainge, other than his first few games as a freshman.

how did foster look?

[DAntae]

rice to catch for over 1500 yards this season...or at least spurrier thinks so.

anyhow beamer wrote me a letter. basicly it stated that the hokies would get off to an 8-0 start then lose half of their remaining games. I said thanks for the consistent gift. honestly I love beamer and the hokies but they break my heart each season. they need to nationally recruit. add one or two of those playmakers from florida,texas or california.

[Rekart]

Florida or Texas seem like much better possibilities than California. A bit of a trip from California to Virginia.

[:bang:]

i got a letter from beamer:

dear danno,
sorree for imbarrassing your grate state by bein a scumsukking shitbag
love,
beamer
head football coach
benedict arnold univercity

[DAntae]

boo hiss boo hiss boo

let go of your anger

[gravymaster]

i got a letter from beamer:

dear danno,
sorree for imbarrassing your grate state by bein a scumsukking shitbag
love,
beamer
head football coach
benedict arnold univercity
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v12/GravyMaster3/applause.gif

[Orange-Neck]

The backs looked pretty good in the scrimmage.

[Spartan]

all i need to know, thanks bro.

[thecapecoddah]

http://nohomers.net/staff/eric/junk/dixie.jpg

[Spartan]

get out, bc fag or at best, d-iaa umass minuteman

[smyce]

UMass is good...

http://www.umasshoops.com/games/1995-96/0201temple/camby_lovin_it.jpg

Oh shit this is football. Nevermind.

[Spartan]

were good.

then calipari left town.

[DAntae]

padilla for 3...ummm

[DAntae]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2553562

the headline made me smile

[Spartan]

fucking horse had it coming

[smyce]

Dude went Woody Hayes on a horse. Classic.

[DAntae]

fucking horse had it coming


no question...I mean his fist only touched because the horse was coming right at him. I love the "steep" fine.

[Spartan]

Dude went Woody Hayes on a horse. Classic.

can't believe i missed that one. good call.

and yeah dan...fucking horse ran into his fist...outside a bar.

guy was wasted.

[DAntae]

of course. you know that was me pointing out the humor of his statement.

[CMQ]

Sam Keller leaves ASU (http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=72130)

Arizona State needs to get this cleared up by tommorow at the latest. Koetter is an idiot for naming Keller the starting QB and then changing his mind 2 days later publicly. At least tell Keller first, and then find a way to break it to the team later. From our perspective, it seems like he bowed to pressure from the team, which doesn't set a good example. The players may start to think that they can get their way no matter what, which could cause problems.

As far as Keller goes, his best bet is to stay at ASU and ride it out on the bench, try to win back the starting spot and maybe Carpenter gets injured or something. He can't really go to a D-1AA school right now and I don't think he wants to sit out a year. He's still an NFL prospect, so hope for some playing time and impress at the combine, I'd say.

[Rekart]

I don't see the problem here. He's the coach, he can start whoever he wants. So he changed his mind, oh well. It doesn't look like he can make a bad choice here, but, from a long-term standpoint, if a sophomore and a senior are about even, it makes for sense to start the sophomore. More experience for the future. I agree with his change. Not exactly the smoothest way to do it, yeah.

[Mayor Quimby]

Sam Keller leaves ASU (http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=72130)

Arizona State needs to get this cleared up by tommorow at the latest. Koetter is an idiot for naming Keller the starting QB and then changing his mind 2 days later publicly. At least tell Keller first, and then find a way to break it to the team later. From our perspective, it seems like he bowed to pressure from the team, which doesn't set a good example. The players may start to think that they can get their way no matter what, which could cause problems.

As far as Keller goes, his best bet is to stay at ASU and ride it out on the bench, try to win back the starting spot and maybe Carpenter gets injured or something. He can't really go to a D-1AA school right now and I don't think he wants to sit out a year. He's still an NFL prospect, so hope for some playing time and impress at the combine, I'd say.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2557069

Thank you Dirk, and thank you Rudy!

Nebraska picked up a HUGE QB in Sam Keller, for next year after losing both Beck and Freeman. Zac Taylor doesn't have to worry about competition, Keller can learn the offense and they can both teach each other.

[CMQ]

If the rumors are indeed true, it will be interesting to see how effective Keller is in the WCO transferring from the gun-slinging vertical attack at ASU. I'm sure Callahan and Co. will work to his strengths.

[Spartan]

ASU's loss...and a moronic decision to boot.

[Mayor Quimby]

I'm fairly certain that Callahan will find away to incorporate Keller's attributes next year. Everything I have seen and heard about him has been nothing but positive and that he is a potential NFL QB. What is bothering me is the local media hasn't announced it as a done deal yet.

[CMQ]

I have an interesting idea if anyone wants in. Each week we pick who is the winner in each game with a top 25 team in it and the winner at the end of the season gets some sort of prize or we can just play for fun. It wouldn’t be that hare to run and organize and I’m willing to keep track of all of the scores and if there’s a tie or something, I’ll post a question with the closest to the actual number to be used as a tiebreaker. If you guys could give me some feedback on this idea, that would be awesome.

[Mayor Quimby]

If I can remember to do this, I'd be game.

[kevin]

a yahoo pickem was posted in this thread if you didn't see it already. post #16

[Rekart]

Speaking of which, the games we will be picking the first week are up now, but last time I checked, they just had the hometeam as the favorite in every one right now. They don't need to be done until the 2nd, so no reason to do them yet.

[DAntae]

was just informed I will be attending the usc/georgia game next weekend... it might be fun. however georgia football fans (like much of the sec) travel big time. they are also some of the most annoying people in the world.

[Spartan]

they aint got nothing on south carolina fans.

aside from baton rouge, columbia might be the only sec game i would never travel to.

[DAntae]

columbia is a kick ass city, and in all honesty has some of the most fun loving fans. personally before I attended a game last season I thought the same as you do. stadium is also rather incredible. it beats the fuck out of that dump at death valley. just saying.

for the sc fans...well its the same all over the south. that small percentage of drunks who are beyond obnoxious and want to start fights in the parking lot. that said ga has a much higher percentage of those kind of fans. have attened 3 dawgs home games...and two on the road, sadly those fuckers travel like the jews out of egypt.

[CMQ]

CMQ's top 25 picks, week one
Winners are in bold
1: Ohio State vs. Northern Illinois
2: Notre Lame vs. Georiga Tech
3: Texas vs. North Texas
4: Auburn vs. Washington State
6: USC vs. Arkansas
7: Florida vs. Southern Miss
8: LSU vs. UL-Lafayette
9: Cal vs. 23: Tennessee
10: Oklahomo vs. UAB
11: Miami vs. 12: FSU
13: Louisville vs. Kentucky
14: Michigan vs. Vandy
15: Georiga vs. Western Kentucky
16: Iowa vs. Montana
17: Virginia Tech vs. Northeastren
18: Clemson vs. FAU
19: Penn State vs. Akron
20: Nebraska vs. Louisiana Tech
21: Oregon vs. Stanford
22; TCU vs. Baylor
24: Arizona State vs. Northern Arizona
25: Texas Tech vs. SMU

[DAntae]

georgia tech to lose by two touchdowns minimum. people rag the irish secondary but the jackets might be even worse.

[gravymaster]

georgia tech to lose by two touchdowns minimum. people rag the irish secondary but the jackets might be even worse.
Truth.

Season starts tonight!!! Die, BC, die!!!

[Rekart]

CSU loses Kyle Bell, the running back, for the season. He was going to be the difference maker in this offense, with a new QB coming in, so unless there's a surprise at RB, this is going to take away their chance for a bowl.

[smyce]

aside from baton rouge, columbia might be the only sec game i would never travel to.

Nothing like Saturday Nights in Death Valley my friend. Too bad you are gonna miss out on it.

http://www.collegegridirons.com/sec/tiger152.jpg

[Spartan]

geez.

usc v. state

talk about a livid sec matchup of who gives a fuck.

[kevin]

can't wait to watch idaho get their ass kicked on saturday. IN PERSON

stanton bitchez

[Spartan]

new rule.

talking about inane ooc games, especially when it's not gameday, will not be tolerated.

[smyce]

New Rule

Any and all pictures of Mark Mangino are funny.

http://www.phog.tv/images/asu/asu2.jpg

[Rekart]

Central Michigan's coach lost that game. BC had better be thankful to get out of there with a win. The MAC again shows it's power.

Oh, and Central's receivers apparently don't have hands.

[gravymaster]

New Rule

Any and all pictures of Mark Mangino are funny.

http://www.phog.tv/images/asu/asu2.jpg
Too true. Too fucking true. :silly:

[Spartan]

was my idea! hmmph

http://catzone.cjonline.com/images/110202/end.mangino.jpg

and yeah, BC underperforms. whothefuckwouldathunkit

[CMQ]

http://img.coxnewsweb.com/B/03/32/53/image_1853323.jpg

Amato>>>>>>>>>>>Mangino

[Orange-Neck]

Mangino would fuck up Amato by just staring at him. You don't mess with a fat fuck like Mangino if you're a little bitch like Amato.

[Spartan]

yeah no shit.

come on CMQ. you're better than this. amoto is the biggest tool of a coach to enter the ranks since hal mumme. don't make me bust out the mumme file.

http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/29/290018.jpg

[rickey]

what do you guys think:

Marshall +22.5 over West Virginia

Rutgers +4.5 over North Carolina

Pittsburgh -4 over Virginia

USC -8.5 over Arkansas

Houston -14 over Rice

Ole Miss -3 over Memphis

[Spartan]

all are pretty decent picks. like them all, except for houston covering 14 on rice.

[gravymaster]

It is 10 am, I have my WVU jersey on and I'm actually considering going out and buying a 12 pack of Natty Light because that is what we drank in college. I've got problems.

[smyce]

Gameday crew looking better than ever. Ga Tech fans fired up.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAY BITCH WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[gravymaster]

I don't know what they are so fired up about. Their destruction awaits them...

[kevin]

i'm fucking ready for football. it's 10am and everyone here is already drunk. i wonder if some of them will even make it to the stadium.

[Spartan]

It is 10 am, I have my WVU jersey on and I'm actually considering going out and buying a 12 pack of Natty Light because that is what we drank in college. I've got problems.

hahaha, do it. and make it a case.

meanwhile, i'll switch around with you and drink the bud light i have from last night.

[smyce]

My favorite team LSU taking on my school UL-Lafayette. This is gonna be an odd one.

[kevin]

state looked pretty beatable today. the defensive line never got any pressure on the qb, and the linebackers had trouble wrapping up guys and bringing them down. offense looked unstoppable on some drives, lackluster on others. stanton ran around a lot and and made big throws when he needed to. idaho surprised me. their running game was solid and they held their own on defense sometimes. probably just good coaching.

eastern michigan is terrible and we should pound them into oblivion next week. worse than 27-17, at least.

[Spartan]

probably? it's fucking dennis erickson

[DAntae]

gay ga tech will sting irish signs are way too over the top. be creative you jackets...anyhow quinn to throw for 4 tds minimum.

gamecocks...win big time ugly game. both offenses were on par with high school teams. both defenses looked fast. anyhow it was a shit game.

also death valley blows...horrible stadium, clemson in general...ugggh.

[Spartan]

yeah, but to be fair, state's defense is rather stout. i wouldn't be so down on usc. give spurrier time, he's a master of in-season improvement.

you should have seen some signs on gameday.

'notre dame are N00BS'
'beating catholics since 1594'

and get the fuck off your perennial high horse and gay usc love/clemson hate. death valley is much more feared than the fucking anonymous columbia and whatever the fuck the name of the stadium is. i really can't recall it.

also, just remember. clemson has dominated USC for over a century, and will always do so. get used to it.

oh and volsvolsvols

[kuumuus]

cal getting crushed by tennessee. way to represent the conference, losers :(

[kevin]

i for one, did not see this coming. cal certainly not worthy of no. 9 ranking

[Spartan]

wish that I was on ole rocky top, down in the tennessee hills.
aint no smoggy smoke on rocky top; aint no telephone bills.

[kevin]

calvin johnson is pretty amazing

god i hope tech pulls this out

[Orange-Neck]

Tennessee is back, bitches. :jackson:

[Spartan]

http://espn-att.starwave.com/i/eticket/20051021/images/300_fulmerpolice.jpg

[DAntae]

yeah, but to be fair, state's defense is rather stout. i wouldn't be so down on usc. give spurrier time, he's a master of in-season improvement.

you should have seen some signs on gameday.

'notre dame are N00BS'
'beating catholics since 1594'

and get the fuck off your perennial high horse and gay usc love/clemson hate. death valley is much more feared than the fucking anonymous columbia and whatever the fuck the name of the stadium is. i really can't recall it.

also, just remember. clemson has dominated USC for over a century, and will always do so. get used to it.

oh and volsvolsvols


you dont know me very well. I dislike usc and clemson equally. my decision is based on my opinion of having visited both stadiums several times. a usc home game is about 20 times more enjoyable than a clemson home game. historically clemson has been the state power...that said both programs are on an upswing. clemson has more on both sides of the balls than the gamecocks do. my allegiance is to va tech and for some odd reason auburn.

also notre dame quit making me look bad. I have to give the jackets defense some credit. front seven has been fantastic. irish have the lead so they should be able to pull away.

colorado ahhahahahah.

west va looked awesome. psu looked pretty good, weather made it tough to see what they have. pittsburgh beat a bad uva team. waahoos will be lucky to win 4 games.

go va tech. qb looked accurate...against a weak team.

[Spartan]

you failed to mention what this thread revolves around.

tennessee oshi-

[rickey]

2-1 so far. That Rutgers pick was brilliance. I didn't even know that much about the game.

[doyle]

wow. that one was frightening for a while.
irish defense did look good though.

[DAntae]

you failed to mention what this thread revolves around.

tennessee oshi-

you do realize it was against cal. polls for the first month of the season are worthless. I expect the vols to be a 7-8 win team. not back to being a team that truly matters just yet. just an opinion. those receivers looked awesome, need to see ainge do it consistently though. also why the hell was cal ranked 9th to begin with? shit baffles me.

[Spartan]

i agree 100%. said that for years, i hate the preseason polls.

that aside, this is still a very intact defense that was ranked nationally in the top five last season. you take that for what it's worth.

[DAntae]

no questions on the defense, but just about every team in the sec has a decent defense. hell arkansas was looking strong, just on the field so much due to that shit offense. mcfadden looked pretty good considering his timing has to be off. if ainge can deliver the ball that team can challenge for the sec. if he reverts they still got enough to get 8 wins...plus a bowl.

also "john dabid booty"...who goes with their middle name. his brother should kick his ass.

[Cole]

tenn's back as far as i'm concerned. yeah, it was cal, but the vols looked faster, smarter, and phil has clearly lost some weight. i'm scared and other sec fans should take note as well. phil's looking for revenge .. and food, but mostly revenge.

bama played horrible in the second half. just lazy all around. joe kines is going to be furious. i'd hate to be in that locker room. o-line is MUCH better ... yet for some reason didn't block for darby, yet was flawless when jimmy johns was in. john parker had a good debut as well. he handled the pressure of his first start well .. winning a championship at hoover helps with that i guess.

damnit i thought gt was going to beat notre dame. and that uab would upset oklahoma. and that arkansas wouldn't embarass the sec. the tenn game offset that though.

great day. looking forward to monday night.

[Spartan]

yeah, can't wait for miami-florida state either. damned shame they both have that as a first game, and not later like it should be.

yeah, fulmer has lost weight. hmm. i don't like that.

arkansas still played well until the floodgates opened. great crowd, even late into the fourth quarter. alabama looked rusty out of the gate...georiga, florida, auburn, lsu did not.

ole miss v. nigger state today.

[smyce]

you failed to mention what this thread revolves around.

http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/26/262314.jpg

[Rekart]

Kentucky really didn't look that bad tonight. If they didn't play in the SEC, I'd give them an outside shot at a bowl.

[kevin]

michael bush... done. sucks for louisville, but their other runningbacks look like they could fill the void decently enough

[Rekart]

Yeah, I'd almost be more worried about their defense giving up 28 points to Kentucky than that. Almost.

[Spartan]

Kentucky really didn't look that bad tonight. If they didn't play in the SEC, I'd give them an outside shot at a bowl.

are you fucking kidding me? it was 28.00 within 20 minutes. TWENTY MINUTES

kentucky is picking up where they left off...being mired in absolute irrepair.

[Homer Jay]

i agree 100%. said that for years, i hate the preseason polls.

that aside, this is still a very intact defense that was ranked nationally in the top five last season. you take that for what it's worth.But what do returning players on a good defense have to do with ranking? Ohio St is returning only 2 and is number one.

And does any consider Duke losing to Richmond an upset?

[Rekart]

Upset, sure. Surprise, no.

[Sex Cauldron]

kentucky is picking up where they left off...not caring/waiting for bball to start
FYP

[Orange-Neck]

All bow before your god

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/5958/fatterlu1.th.png (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fatterlu1.png)

[Spartan]

But what do returning players on a good defense have to do with ranking? Ohio St is returning only 2 and is number one.

And does any consider Duke losing to Richmond an upset?

it's a huge meh, concerning who won. richmond has played duke, wake, and vandy a lot since 2000 or so (the ivy trio) very hard, and has nearly beaten all three.

but more than anything, it just reassures duke (by far) as the worst BCS conference program.

[smyce]

Woooo Under 38!!!

[Spartan]

took the under at the last minute

UNDER 38 09.04 NEVAR FORGET

now only if FSU lost....fuck.

[gravymaster]

took the under at the last minute

UNDER 38 09.04 NEVAR FORGET

now only if FSU lost....fuck.
Me too. NICE. 2 for 2 this weekend.

[Cole]

And does any consider Duke losing to Richmond an upset?
not really. and i'll be going to the bama/duke game this year. can't wait for that thriller. we have to play them in basketball in return i believe though. that's not good.

go fsu. you won the one game i wanted you to. now please implode.

[sacrelicious]

Anyone else thinking that ranking Ohio State and Texas #1 and #2 respectively is just a ploy to give Saturday's game more hype? No way Texas deserves to be #2 after beating a North Texas team that doesn't deserve to be part of Div. I-A! More deserving of #2 is USC for beating up on Arkansas almost as bad as they did last year with none of the offensive stars they lost this offseason, plus it was an away game and Arkansas had revenge on their minds.

It's already been said that polls mean nothing at this point in the season so time and games will (hopefully) ensure that teams end up where they should be. But obviously pollsters just wanted to make the game a #1 vs #2 game instead of just being content with having a really good game with national championship implications.

[kevin]

no, i think it's justified. considering last week's #2, notre dame, struggled a bit, while #3 texas steamrolled (like they should've) over north texas.

[Spartan]

it wasn't contrived to get hype, but the hype resulting from it is a bit rediculous. once and for all, start the polls three weeks into the season.

a 1v2 game will always get huge hype, and most of the time, it's deserved. this...simply does not.

[Rekart]

The respective rankings are deserved on the information available, but like Spartan said, start rankings in the 3rd week. Even without rankings, the game would still be getting huge hype because it's Ohio State and Texas, although maybe less. Without rankings, instead of saying "Numbers 1 and 2 in the country," they'd just say "Two of the best teams in the country," it doesn't really matter.

[smyce]

http://ww1.sportsline.com/u/photos/ap/2001/nov/manginokansas120401.jpg

[Spartan]

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/getty/56486164mw013_tostitos_fies.widec.jpg

mangino says GTFO weis. you're fat as fuck, but ain't fat enough.

http://etc.lawrence.com/galleries/images/border5/lores/mangino.jpg

[DAntae]

for fat coaches it is a golden era...tuberville to be bulking up over the season.

ga to beat usc by 20. cant wait to sit around during a blowout.

its been said but what a bummer for louisville, bush is a hell of a scoring machine.

no fat coach discussion can be had without this guy.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/images/headlines/100804/35015_512.jpg

[Spartan]

for some odd reason, i like how you're looking forward to being at a blowout. atmospheres can be good at a blowout game with an emptying crowd, for some reason.

fridge, yeah. expected.

but what SHOULD be more expected, yet somehow wasn't....was you fitting your tigers in a fat coach discussion. tubberville is a fucking scrawny punk.

[smyce]

Auburn fans? Way to ruin a perfectly good Mangino thread.

http://www.ljworld.com/photos/2004/07/22/Mangino2.jpg

[Orange-Neck]

I think he's getting fatter every second.

[Spartan]

i heard you can hear hiim getting fatter late at night...as far off as columbia, mo.

[DAntae]

for some odd reason, i like how you're looking forward to being at a blowout. atmospheres can be good at a blowout game with an emptying crowd, for some reason.

fridge, yeah. expected.

but what SHOULD be more expected, yet somehow wasn't....was you fitting your tigers in a fat coach discussion. tubberville is a fucking scrawny punk.

in all honesty I don't want to go. wife's brother did his undergrad & law school at usc. he has 4 season tickets. he had to go out of town to a wedding so we got burdened with them. I know it sounds shitty, but when you know a team is going to kill the other team it makes it less appealing. anyhow good food is to be had. we should be leaving sometime around the middle of the 3rd qrtr. by then it should be well out of reach. then it will be the fun walk back to the car through the ga fans in the parking lot. awesome.

[kevin]

state looked better today, at least for 3 and a half quarters. trannon set a a school record for receptions in a game. not much to say except the game went as it should've. next week in pitt is the first real test. but wanny coaches them so i'm confident.

[Dead Nigga Storage]

let's just PRETEND that i know nothing about college football. is rutgers ACTUALLY getting better at building up their football program, or are they winning (last year and this) completely out of luck?

[Homer Jay]

Syracuse might be the worst BCS team, Duke is also in the running, yet it took Iowa two overtimes to win. How is that possible? Imagine what would have happened if they had played a good or even a below average team.

[kevin]

Syracuse might be the worst BCS team, Duke is also in the running, yet it took Iowa two overtimes to win. How is that possible? Imagine what would have happened if they had played a good or even a below average team.

tate didn't play

and i don't think syracuse is quite as bad as you think. last year they were atrocious, but they are improved this season.

[Homer Jay]

tate didn't play

and i don't think syracuse is quite as bad as you think. last year they were atrocious, but they are improved this season.
I know, he didn't play, but come on. I still think that Syracuse is really bad.

Today really hasn't been a good day for the Big Ten. Penn St getting crushed, the Iowa game, UNH winning at Northwestern, Illinois getting shut out, Ball St is beating Indiana, Miami of Ohio taking Perdue to overtime. At least Michigan, Wisconsin and Michigan St won. But it could look really different in less than three hours

[kevin]

I know, he didn't play, but come on. I still think that Syracuse is really bad.

Today really hasn't been a good day for the Big Ten. Penn St getting crushed, the Iowa game, UNH winning at Northwestern, Illinois getting shut out, Ball St is beating Indiana, Miami of Ohio taking Perdue to overtime. At least Michigan, Wisconsin and Michigan St won. But it could look really different in less than three hours

looking good so far. big ten represent, bitches

fsu losing to troy in the fourth. haha

[kevin]

it's pretty wet and sloppy here today... should make for an interesting blowout. then i get to come home and watch osu-texas. sounds like a good day

[gravymaster]

http://www.library.nd.edu/images/mural.jpg

[rickey]

Ohio State +3 over Texas
Akron +9 over NC State
Notre Dame -7.5 over Penn State
Oregon -3.5 over Fresno State
Cal -8.5 over Minnesota

[smyce]

Nice job getting in early on that ND line. It's sitting at 9.5 now. The rest of your picks look like ass.

All I have so far is Va Tech -13. I might take ND I feel a blowout.

[Orange-Neck]

?

[Orange-Neck]

God Tennessee's defense was ass tonight, I'm glad they at least won the fucking thing. They aren't going to beat Florida playing like that, they would've lost the game had Air Force gotten that 2 point conversion.

[Orange-Neck]

God Tennessee's defense was ass tonight, I'm glad they at least won the fucking thing. They aren't going to beat Florida playing like that, they would've lost the game had Air Force gotten that 2 point conversion.


For some fucked up reason, this was posted in the middle of the page.

[gravymaster]

I might take ND I feel a blowout.
I do too, but I won't go near that. Could go both ways.

I fucking KNEW I should have bet the spread in this Rutgers game. FUCK.

[rickey]

I like OSU straight up for whatever reason, even if texas has a new starting cornerback.

Cal should bounce back pretty strong at home. They weren't ready to play last week. Cal has better skill position talent than Minn and I expect to see much better QB play for the Bears.

I have 13 warnings, a warning level of 10, and 1 warning ban. whoa.

[smyce]

I fucking KNEW I should have bet the spread in this Rutgers game. FUCK.

I just got finished telling my girlfriend that.

[smyce]

I have 13 warnings, a warning level of 10, and 1 warning ban. whoa.

I took the over.

[smyce]

Sanction bets 1/1

[kevin]

texas is totally overrated. big ten 4 life bitches

[smyce]

Va Tech and the under on the big one. A fine Saturday. Cant wait to lose it all on Sunday.

[Spartan]

yeah why the fuck didn't i take rutgers...

really thinking about this new mexico-new mexico state line.

[Dead Nigga Storage]

ok, it is CURRENTLY 12:23AM EASTERN TIME HERE ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2006, NOT WHATEVER THE BUSTED-ASS CLOCKS SAY. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT RUTGERS' RECENT WINNING (INCLUDING LAST YEAR) IS A RESULT OF A REVAMPED PROGRAM OR A RESULT OF BEING LUCKY.

in short, is rutgers trying to be a year-to-year bowl contender, or was last year a fluke?

[kevin]

ok, it is CURRENTLY 12:23AM EASTERN TIME HERE ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2006, NOT WHATEVER THE BUSTED-ASS CLOCKS SAY. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT RUTGERS' RECENT WINNING (INCLUDING LAST YEAR) IS A RESULT OF A REVAMPED PROGRAM OR A RESULT OF BEING LUCKY.

in short, is rutgers trying to be a year-to-year bowl contender, or was last year a fluke?

all i know is that dominating illinois is nothing special. everyone does that

[Dead Nigga Storage]

all i know is that dominating illinois is nothing special. everyone does thati knew at least THAT much to it, but they were in a bowl last year, and have started 2-0 this year. it's hard to read through biased reporting on campus, but people have been saying that the school has been getting better. i, for one, can't tell.

[kevin]

i knew at least THAT much to it, but they were in a bowl last year, and have started 2-0 this year. it's hard to read through biased reporting on campus, but people have been saying that the school has been getting better. i, for one, can't tell.

yeah i really have no idea

i just wanted an excuse to point out how bad illinois is

[Dead Nigga Storage]

I fucking KNEW I should have bet the spread in this Rutgers game. FUCK.i was there, ass clown :-D

[smyce]

lol Ole Miss

[Spartan]

horribly pathetically predictable.

[Rekart]

And the score should have been worse than it was. MU's red zone offense was shitty. Daniel couldn't make any passes into the endzone.

Akron-NCState was a great game. And for once, it was a great game that ended the way I wanted it to.

[smyce]

Ohio State/Texas o/u 52.5

I think Im going under.

[Spartan]

i'm definitely going in with you on the under.

i hate orgeron. 34.7 to mizzou is fucking pathetic, but the game was much worse. worried about the defense after the memphis game, but they couldn't be more listless. just an overall shitty effort. and thanks for getting me all hyped up about an actual ole miss running game.

[smyce]

i'm definitely going in with you on the under.

Sanction that shit.

[kuumuus]

i forgot to make my picks on yahoo. i'll do them here, including games already played. trust me, i would've made these picks.

michigan
va tech
louisville
auburn
west virginia
nebraska
oklahoma
clemson
notre dame
iowa
florida state
florida
LSU
TCU
cal
miami
tennessee
georgia
texas
texas tech
oregon
arizona state

[Cole]

bama takes a narrow lead against mighty vandy ... eh, this could be a rebuilding year. :(

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

the beauty pageant matchups sucked.....the games I kept going back to were Tennessee/Air Force, Clemson/BC, Iowa/SU, hell even Bama/Vandy had some charm to it.

Air Force's onside kick team looked so polished, I'm almost suprised they don't do it for every kickoff. I mean, AF's defense isn't gonna stop anyone, so they might as well take the chance anyway. Haven't seen the stats yet, but they must've had 300+ rushing yards over Tennessee.....whew.

someone mentioned Syracuse being the worst BCS team.....after watching their goal-line futility against Iowa, I'm not gonna argue with that.

[smyce]

Ohio State +3 over Texas
Akron +9 over NC State
Notre Dame -7.5 over Penn State
Oregon -3.5 over Fresno State
Cal -8.5 over Minnesota

Depending on A) if you actually bet em, and B) how much you bet I'd say you had an extremely profitable day.

[rickey]

A 5-0 weekend always feels good. I should talk shit right now, but I'm a reformed man now. I bet just over 100, and walked away with 610. I go with this local handicapper I know, gives a generous vig on football, nfl and college.

Oregon faking a FG to get the cover was tremendous.

[Rekart]

someone mentioned Syracuse being the worst BCS team.....after watching their goal-line futility against Iowa, I'm not gonna argue with that.

Duke, by far, but Syracuse is down there.

Another great CSU-CU game yesterday, and I'm finally happy after it. It's been awhile. CSU's defense played a shitty first drive, giving up CU's only touchdown of the game, but then made good adjustments. Basically what they do every game. Offense looked good, even if not great. I don't know if I'm happier about CSU's 2-0 start or CU's 0-2 start.

[Spartan]

the beauty pageant matchups sucked.....the games I kept going back to were Tennessee/Air Force, Clemson/BC, Iowa/SU, hell even Bama/Vandy had some charm to it.

Air Force's onside kick team looked so polished, I'm almost suprised they don't do it for every kickoff. I mean, AF's defense isn't gonna stop anyone, so they might as well take the chance anyway. Haven't seen the stats yet, but they must've had 300+ rushing yards over Tennessee.....whew.

someone mentioned Syracuse being the worst BCS team.....after watching their goal-line futility against Iowa, I'm not gonna argue with that.

why?

there probably is 1-2 teams in every BCS conference, if playing iowa, would lose by 35+

syracuse finally showed some life for the first time in about three years.

[Rekart]

Although Iowa was without their QB, who is a huge part of their team. Syracuse may well have lost by that much if Tate was in.

[Spartan]

few men are worth 35 points.

tate simply is nowhere near.

[rickey]

Rutgers is on the rise, DNS. Schiano's got a good little program going there.

I still dont thing that the Big 10 is better than the SEC, it might not be as good as the ACC. We'll see as the season progresses. Does any team in the ACC actually realize that the point of an offense is to move the ball? FSU, Miami, V Tech, Georgia Tech, UNC, NC State, Duke...they've all looked pretty pathetic on that side of the ball.

Cmon people, where's the love? I went 5-0.

[DAntae]

had a blast at the game. tailgated for 5 hours with ga and sc fans. game was predictable. sat in the endzone to the left of the ga fans section. not right behind the goalpost...way to the right. much, much alcohol was consumed from 3:00 until about 7:10. ga fans actually cheered when starting qb went down. the freshman backup is the real deal. he made a few mistakes but two of his three ints were off tips and lack of effort by the wideouts. its also apparent ware is the least talented of their three runningbacks.

gamecocks...defense gave lots of effort. considering the offense botched so many things. smelly the freshman should be starting from now on. two things he does very well, throws better on the move, and he checks down to his secondary receivers much faster. rice was banged up before the 3rd qrtr was over. he stood out, he burned his man every play. guy is a pro playing college. best part was uga...has its own damn air conditioned bus. lucky ass dog.

[sacrelicious]

Rutgers is on the rise, DNS. Schiano's got a good little program going there.

I agree. That was the team I was most impressed with last week. They may not be the Big East champ in the end, but it'll definately give you something to wonder about going into their matchups with Louisville and West Va.

[DAntae]

lousiville and west va would beat rutgers by two tds minimum. rutgers is improved but lets not become fucking stupid.

[smyce]

few men are worth 35 points.

tate simply is nowhere near.

Though I agree Tate wouldnt have gotten the Hawks 35, he would have gotten them at least 21. Mason was horrible, made throws that Tate wouldnt have made and the plays Mason did make, I felt if Tate was in would have gone for bigger gains.

Tate makes Iowa go.

[Spartan]

i agree whole-heartedly.

my point was just that syracuse appears to be nowhere near the bottom of the bcs heap they've scrounged around at lately. maybe not vastly improved, but improved nonetheless.

[gravymaster]

I'm actually REALLY enjoying Rutgers games this year. Everyone knows where my heart is in the Big East, but I do like to see Rutgers have a good year. Hopefully they make another bowl this year.

[DAntae]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2586335

guy is handed a team he never should have been running. smelley is the better qb. was rather highly recruited. this is a good move for the offense, however playing against wofford wont really show his talent. I mean after all its wofford. they are the vandy of south carolina...only less athletic.

flying to vegas friday morning to attend a sunday wedding...that said I will find a way to see lsu/auburn. also pray or well wish...I have never flown before. pretty much scared shitless.

[smyce]

Good luck. Flying is the shit though. You have nothing to worry about. I'd be more worried about missing the game.

[kevin]

so, um anyone know anything about pitt

[Spartan]

flying to vegas friday morning to attend a sunday wedding...that said I will find a way to see lsu/auburn. also pray or well wish...I have never flown before. pretty much scared shitless.

just get trashed at the bar or beforehand and board the flight.

[:bang:]

so, um anyone know anything about pitt
msu is about the best team they will play all year out of conference

[box elder]

just get trashed at the bar or beforehand and board the flight.

not sure if that's such a great idea. i got to the airport early once and had 8 or 9 beers while i waited; we ended up taxiing for almost an hour and i thought my bladder was gonna explode. after takeoff i had to just go to the bathroom, despite the seatbelt sign still being on. that might have been the most pain i’ve ever been in.

[Spartan]

shutup and worry about WVU tonight.

can't wait for it. smyce, who you taking and how much?

[gravymaster]

shutup and worry about WVU tonight.
He better...it might be ugly.

can't wait for it. smyce, who you taking and how much?
Be careful about this one, if you do, smyce. The spread is high, and I read somewhere that WVU is 3-10-1 against the spread in their last 14 games hosting Maryland. I think they will bury them, but that is a stat that might scare you off.

That being said, what I wouldn't give to be back in Morgantown tonight :(

[box elder]

i'm sure we'll lose, but i'd take maryland against the ridiculous spread (which, i think, is like 16.5). we've played wva fairly close recently -- i mean, besides that whole gator bowl thing ;)

[Homer Jay]

Did anyone else see that UNH is number six in one of the computer polls that is a part of the BCS?

[Rekart]

What, you mean I-AA teams shouldn't be in a BCS bowl? Class-ist.

[Homer Jay]

I do think that the top 1AA teams are better than most 1A teams, but there is no way UNH is better than Auburn or the ACC or the Big XII or the Big East

[smyce]

I took WVU boys. -17 and I feel a ROUTE! Last time I felt a route was ND Penn State and I missed out. Hope I dont look stupid :-/

[gravymaster]

I took WVU boys. -17 and I feel a ROUTE! Last time I felt a route was ND Penn State and I missed out. Hope I dont look stupid :-/
Like Route 66?

[smyce]

Yes. Just like Route 66.

[kuumuus]

picks for the huge college football weekend

usc 38, nebraska 21
oregon 35, oklahoma 31
michigan 30, notre dame 27
louisville 20, miami 10
tcu 45, texas tech 35
florida 28, tennessee 17
lsu 17, auburn 14

fresno state 35, washington 24

[kevin]

ugh, i forgot this week is irish vs. faggots. can't they both lose?

oh well. only week of the year i root for notre dame

[smyce]

picks for the huge college football weekend

lsu 17, auburn 14


I like your style sir.

[Mayor Quimby]

I'm sure no one will take Nebraska, and thats fine, but at the very least watch the game to see how they give USC more than they can handle.

[box elder]

I took WVU boys. -17 and I feel a ROUTE! Last time I felt a route was ND Penn State and I missed out. Hope I dont look stupid :-/


i hope you look stupid

[Dead Nigga Storage]

I'm actually REALLY enjoying Rutgers games this year. Everyone knows where my heart is in the Big East, but I do like to see Rutgers have a good year. Hopefully they make another bowl this year.if you want, i can see if my girlfriend will swipe her card for a free ticket at the game sometime if you wanna come up some time, because i plan on going in a few weeks.

and our school is actually wasting money campaigning for a heisman award for brian leonard. fuck that, give me the money.

[smyce]

I'm sure no one will take Nebraska, and thats fine, but at the very least watch the game to see how they give USC more than they can handle.

I'm taking Nebraska +18. Straight Up...no chance.

[sacrelicious]

picks for the huge college football weekend

usc 38, nebraska 21
oregon 35, oklahoma 31
michigan 30, notre dame 27
louisville 20, miami 10
tcu 45, texas tech 35
florida 28, tennessee 17
lsu 17, auburn 14

fresno state 35, washington 24


I like those picks except for the Michigan/Notre Dame one, and possibly the Miami/Louisville one (Louisville will win but not beat the spread). Notre Dame should take care of business against Michigan, then proceed to lose at Michigan State (like always).

[rickey]

rickey the greek is back with some weekend pix:

Pittsburgh -3 over Michigan State
UCF +1 over USF
Auburn -3.5 over LSU
Miami +4 over Louisville
Boise State -7.5 over Wyoming
Tennessee +4 over Florida
Nebraska +18.5 over USC

Also, be agressive on Iowa St. covering the 13.5 against Iowa.

Dunno about the WVU game, numbers keep going up on it. Last I saw it was at 18.5. We shall see tomorrow.

[smyce]

Its in Kinnick this year. Tate coming back on top of the revenge from last year....38-10. Iowa State wont even be near the cover.

[Spartan]

I do think that the top 1AA teams are better than most 1A teams, but there is no way UNH is better than Auburn or the ACC or the Big XII or the Big East

you're fucking kidding me. maybe could have a chance against the bottom 40 on some days. not top 75.

rickey the greek is back with some weekend pix:

Pittsburgh -3 over Michigan State
UCF +1 over USF
Auburn -3.5 over LSU
Miami +4 over Louisville
Boise State -7.5 over Wyoming
Tennessee +4 over Florida
Nebraska +18.5 over USC

Also, be agressive on Iowa St. covering the 13.5 against Iowa.

Dunno about the WVU game, numbers keep going up on it. Last I saw it was at 18.5. We shall see tomorrow.

dunno at all about boise state. i mean, it's a very good bet and you would probably make some money off it, but after several huge failures for/against wyoming, i have vowed to never bet on a game of theirs again.

but i'll be damned if that one doesn't look good enough. cause it does.

took WVU to cover -17.5 and the over at 49.5

edit. for clarity

[kevin]

Notre Dame should take care of business against Michigan, then proceed to lose at Michigan State (like always).

YES

[smyce]

took WVU to cover -17.5 and the over at 49.5

As did I...I got in on the spread at 17 but none the less, first half looks good.

[smyce]

i hope you look stupid
:D

[Spartan]

drink up, PLEDGE!

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7426/frame435aj.jpg

[box elder]

glad smyce is happy, that's always a big priority for me. the fucked up thing is, we didn't actually play all that terribly. yeah, our defense was shit in the first half, and we made some huge mistakes on special teams, but our offense didn't look too bad (especially considering the deficit they were working with from the start). and even with all that shit, we still almost covered the spread at the end. basically, you're a retard, smyce, and you got lucky.

[Spartan]

wow.

ALMOST covered the spread by having a late TD and another almost score. meaningless scores do not count in almost beating a spread.

[box elder]

all i'm saying is, we had 2 fumbles on kickoff returns, and gave up a terrible return for a touchdown at the end of the half. that's 21 points right there, exactly what we lost by. and i couldn't care less about any faggy spread, that was just in response to smyce.

[Spartan]

i can't disagree, it was a night where nothing went right...at all...for maryland.

just chalk it up as a bad day and know it won't happen again. cause i don't think it will, either.

[Orange-Neck]

I know this will sound like a homer, but I really expect Tennessee to beat Florida this weekend. The main reason is Florida's offensive line, it is fairly week, and Tennessee's D-line is very good. Plus, Harrell is returning for one game before his surgery. He is the leader of the defense, and will provide extra motivation for them. Urban Myer has won only one game on the road in the SEC, and that was against Kentucky. I know Ainge hasn't had much pressure, but I expect him to be better against it this year, and when Florida stacks the box, he should be able to find some wide-open receivers.

[:bang:]

i can't disagree, it was a night where nothing went right...at all...for maryland.

just chalk it up as a bad day and know it won't happen again. cause i don't think it will, either.
maryland is good for winning just enough games to show just enough promise so their coach doesnt get fired

[box elder]

i don't think 5-6 seasons are going to cut it for long. right now fridge is still riding his laurels from the 3 10 win seasons in a row a few years ago, but those were with vanderlinden's players. maybe he needs some help recruiting or something. it certainly looks like he shouldn't have passed on slaton.

[smyce]

Dude sorry you lost, but just cause I bet your horrible ass Maryland team to lose by more than 17 and won, yes I am happy. If that pisses you off, my apologies. I didnt talk shit about the game or anything. You wanted me to look stupid, I didnt. It was a smart bet, so I smiled. I fail to see what ticked you off.

[box elder]

i wanted you to look stupid because you'd have to in order for my team to win. it wasn't personal. i thought the smiley face was intended to rub it in/gloat. if it wasn't, my bad.

[kevin]

sloppy half, but somehow its tied. offense finally got rolling in the second quarter.

[Spartan]

thank god i didn't take the over on that game.

what happened to pitt's defense? same for MSU really.

[kevin]

STANTON

[Spartan]

thank god i didn't take the over on that game.

or whatever.

pitt's late meaningless TD got the over. :-\

[gravymaster]

I've never seen a ND team look this bad. Seriously.

[smyce]

thank god i didn't take the over on that game.



muhahahahahahaahahaaha. You fool.

[Spartan]

I've never seen a ND team look this bad. Seriously.

http://www2.bc.edu/~dorseyw/Notre%20Dame%20Sucks!.JPG

lolz

[kevin]

they'll be 2-2 after next week

[gravymaster]

http://www2.bc.edu/~dorseyw/Notre%20Dame%20Sucks!.JPG

lolz
Oh, that sign stinks. I'd like to hit those hacks that made it with fucking hammers.

[kevin]

lsu.auburn has been such a great game. love the defensive battles.

[Homer Jay]

Oh, that sign stinks. I'd like to hit those hacks that made it with fucking hammers.
Is that because of the sign or the fact that they go to BC?

[CMQ]

The ACC is bad this year. Real bad. Lots of bad coaching all around.

Could be interesting to see who makes it to the ACC championship... it seems wide open right now.

[kevin]

wow great finish. great game. auburn is in the driver's seat for a title game bid now.

[gravymaster]

Is that because of the sign or the fact that they go to BC?
I didn't even know where they went....it was because of the sign and the douche chills it gave me.

[:bang:]

I've never seen a ND team look this bad. Seriously.
BRING BACK TY

ps lol

[Sex Cauldron]

HEISMANNNNNNNNNNNNN

[Spartan]

lsu.auburn has been such a great game. love the defensive battles.

you and me both.

I think we started a similar argument in the nfl thread last year. what a brilliant game, dumbfuck LSU loss. auburn had no business winning.

yeah that sign reeks of homosexuality, which is why i used to it make fun of notre dame. using something incredibly funny would detract from the Irish blowout. add in the fact they go to BC...:-$

[smyce]

Wow Oregon Oklahoma. Unbelievable finish.

[kevin]

crazy win by oregon, but they still have the worst uniforms in sports. puke

[kuumuus]

shit, i turned off oregon-oklahoma when the ducks were down by 10. at least i got to see the final minute. go pac10

[smyce]

crazy win by oregon, but they still have the worst uniforms in sports. puke

Saw the piece on Gameday today. They have 384 different jersey combinations and never wear the same combo twice. Fucking dumb.

[CMQ]

What an amazing game. I never thought we would kick the shit out of them like this, but it worked out well for us. Here are some of my thoughts:

Brady Quinn 4 turnovers, 2 for TDs, one almost for a TD. He had pressure in his face the entire game. Only sacked a couple of times, but he was hit and knocked down a ton. He also had a less than 50% completion precentage, I think.

Our front seven may be the best in the nation. Woodley didn't have a great game, but he still brought a fumble back for a TD. Branch is huge at DT. And I can't help but drool at our LBs. Crable had a nice sack and had a bunch of tackles. David Harris is the unsung hero of the defense; leading in tackles and always making the tough tackles. Burgess almost had two pick sixes today. It was ridiculous. Our defense will probably have 2 All-Americans, Woodley and Hall. Hall always has great coverage and had a pick. Trent also looked pretty good today.

Our offense was also good. Henne looked pretty good today. Manningham is amazing, and I want him in the number 1 jersey next year. Hart had 100, even though I didn't think he had that great of a running game.

I can't even pick our MVPs today. Manningham had 3 TDs, Hart had 100 yards, Burgess had 2 INTs and a TD. Woodley had a TD. Ridiculous. We completely owned Notre Dame today, no question about it.

Also, the refs were terrible today. Missed a ton of holding calls, and had a couple of bullshit PI and late hit calls against Michigan. I can think of 4 off of the top of my head. They missed a 15 yard facemask on Hart. Really, really poor reffing.

[Homer Jay]

The ACC is bad this year. Real bad. Lots of bad coaching all around.

Could be interesting to see who makes it to the ACC championship... it seems wide open right now.
Right now it looks like we could be seeing BC and VA Tech which would not be what the powers were expecting when they expanded the conference

[Dead Nigga Storage]

completely meaningless 3-0 against shitty teams! woohoo.

[doyle]

bc wins, notre dame loses, i don't get a single god damn thing done all day.

we'll forget all of this ever happened.

[Homer Jay]

So why didn't you drive to Boston to watch the HC-Harvard game?

[kevin]

What an amazing game. I never thought we would kick the shit out of them like this, but it worked out well for us. Here are some of my thoughts:

Brady Quinn 4 turnovers, 2 for TDs, one almost for a TD. He had pressure in his face the entire game. Only sacked a couple of times, but he was hit and knocked down a ton. He also had a less than 50% completion precentage, I think.

Our front seven may be the best in the nation. Woodley didn't have a great game, but he still brought a fumble back for a TD. Branch is huge at DT. And I can't help but drool at our LBs. Crable had a nice sack and had a bunch of tackles. David Harris is the unsung hero of the defense; leading in tackles and always making the tough tackles. Burgess almost had two pick sixes today. It was ridiculous. Our defense will probably have 2 All-Americans, Woodley and Hall. Hall always has great coverage and had a pick. Trent also looked pretty good today.

Our offense was also good. Henne looked pretty good today. Manningham is amazing, and I want him in the number 1 jersey next year. Hart had 100, even though I didn't think he had that great of a running game.

I can't even pick our MVPs today. Manningham had 3 TDs, Hart had 100 yards, Burgess had 2 INTs and a TD. Woodley had a TD. Ridiculous. We completely owned Notre Dame today, no question about it.

Also, the refs were terrible today. Missed a ton of holding calls, and had a couple of bullshit PI and late hit calls against Michigan. I can think of 4 off of the top of my head. They missed a 15 yard facemask on Hart. Really, really poor reffing.

worst post ever. just terrible

[doyle]

family from new york came up, so i was out most of the afternoon.
plus, i'm only a sophomore and am not allowed to have a car on campus.
plus, georgetown is pretty much the only team in this country we can beat.

[Orange-Neck]

Tennessee up 10-7 at the half after playing crappy.

[Orange-Neck]

All I can say is FUCK

[Rekart]

kentucky is picking up where they left off...being mired in absolute irrepair.

How 'bout them Rebels?

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

AU 7, LSU 3.....hell yeah. I've heard all the whining, but I say "whatever, dudes". If the flag was never thrown in the first place (for the PI call), there'd be nowhere near as much bitching, 'cuz it was obviously not gonna be a completed pass anyway. Plus, PI does not automatically equal points.....LSU hadn't put it in the end zone all day, so it's not like the refs stole a gimme TD. And while we're at it, the refs earlier botched an offensive PI call on Auburn, squashing a potential scoring drive.....if they called that one right, discussing how the game ended might've been irrelevant. And finally, if you want to score a TD as time expires, it's probably a good idea to actually throw it in the end zone, but that's just me......

anyway, great game, plus went 7-for-7 on my pool picks, so it was a doubly rewarding Saturday.....

[smyce]

You are fucking retarded.

Firstly, the officials botched not one, but TWO PI calls on LSU. The PI call on Auburn was offensive interference as Taylor pushed off and the defender fell down which led to the completion.

Secondly, did you forget the PI call at the end of the first half? LSU were driving the ball and made a throw to the goal line in which the Auburn defender clearly interfered and there was no call. We had to settle for the field goal. The interference at the end of the second half was made before the ball was tipped. The Auburn player fucking tackled the LSU player and the flag was rightfully thrown. As Lou Holtz said "In 31 years of coaching, I've never seen a call that bad". We would have been in clear FG range and could have elected to kick, hold Auburn and get the ball back. At that point, we had two timeouts remaining. From where we were at the end, we could have kicked another FG and possibly won. You are right, PI doesnt automatically guarantee points. But the game changes if that call is made properly.

The play at the end of the game was made to the only open reciever we had at the time and the Auburn safety made a good break on the ball and excellent tackle. I would have preferred it to go in the endzone as you said, but we had nothing. Auburn defense was playing prevent and had everyone back.

I had remained quiet on the game up until this because I just felt everyone understood we got hosed and there was no need to bring up my opinions. Obviously thats not the case.

[Spartan]

so what the hell happened in the tennessee game last night? any rundowns?

[lindsay]

Right now it looks like we could be seeing BC and VA Tech which would not be what the powers were expecting when they expanded the conference


Even though I go to Tech, even I admit the only reason we are 3-0 is because we've played teams that pretty much suck. Our first game that is actually going to be more of a challenge is Georgia Tech on Sept 30.

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

You are fucking retarded.

Firstly, the officials botched not one, but TWO PI calls on LSU. The PI call on Auburn was offensive interference as Taylor pushed off and the defender fell down which led to the completion.

Secondly, did you forget the PI call at the end of the first half? LSU were driving the ball and made a throw to the goal line in which the Auburn defender clearly interfered and there was no call. We had to settle for the field goal. The interference at the end of the second half was made before the ball was tipped. The Auburn player fucking tackled the LSU player and the flag was rightfully thrown. As Lou Holtz said "In 31 years of coaching, I've never seen a call that bad". We would have been in clear FG range and could have elected to kick, hold Auburn and get the ball back. At that point, we had two timeouts remaining. From where we were at the end, we could have kicked another FG and possibly won. You are right, PI doesnt automatically guarantee points. But the game changes if that call is made properly.

The play at the end of the game was made to the only open reciever we had at the time and the Auburn safety made a good break on the ball and excellent tackle. I would have preferred it to go in the endzone as you said, but we had nothing. Auburn defense was playing prevent and had everyone back.

I had remained quiet on the game up until this because I just felt everyone understood we got hosed and there was no need to bring up my opinions. Obviously thats not the case.

look......I'd be pissed if things went the other way, no doubt. But without speculation, here's the facts: LSU had no TDs, never crossed the 20, and their longest running play was the result of a fumble. What's to say a TD was such a sure thing from the 15? If the game was a 42-38 shootout & the same PI call happened, maybe I'd be more compassionate toward the fans who feel they "deserved" a win, since LSU woulda proved they could put the ball in the end zone prior to that. We can argue shitty officiating all day (it IS the SEC, after all), I won't dwell on the no-call delay of game penalties (plural), or the ticky-tack call on Courtney Taylor, or even the LSU player who purposely took a dive in order to stop the clock near the end of the game (funny how that conveniently gets overlooked in discussion)....but at the end of the day, LSU still had a chance for a win & didn't pull it off. Get on Les Miles' ass, if anyone.......

Honestly, I'm convinced no other team in the country would've beaten either LSU or Auburn yesterday, it was that brutal.....but Auburn owes no apologies, they earned it as much as anyone.....

edit: it doesn't help sway my opinion when someone uses Granny Clampett (aka Lou Holtz) to support his/her argument......

[smyce]

Fair enough man. I just didnt think you were giving LSU any credit in your first post. You still failed to grasp my point of kick a FG to make it 7-6. At that point in the game, we still had 2 timeouts, we had stopped Auburn all day, we could have had time left. Kick the FG: 7-6, stop Auburn and drive for a possible game winning FG. We didnt need a TD had we kicked the FG to make it 7-6 which is probably likely had the PI call gone in our favor. WIth the 2 timeouts, we had time to stop Auburn and drive again.

Auburn is a great team. I only used Holtz because, he may be a maroon, but in 31 years, that was the worst call he'd seen...thats saying something.

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

I still think if the refs never threw the flag to begin with & made the ruling promptly, alot more folks could've lived with the outcome of the play, 'cuz the fact is the deflection made the ball uncatchable in the first place, rule or no rule. It was a physical game all day, and the average fan woulda shrugged their shoulders at that play & say "ehh, it was uncatchable" and moved on. Ahhh fuck it, this one's never gonna get settled......

SEC officials do suck ass, 'tho. It's a shame that poor officiating has to overshadow what was two classic conference games this weekend(AU/LSU, UF/UT), and I'm sure that slightly demeaned both wins from a voting standpoint......I can already tell that ABC/ESPN are putting the wheels in motion lobbying their precious USC/OSU matchup for the MNC.

[sacrelicious]

SEC officials do suck ass, 'tho. It's a shame that poor officiating has to overshadow what was two classic conference games this weekend(AU/LSU, UF/UT).

Don't forget replay officials in the Pac-10. the Oregon/Oklahoma game was as exciting a game as any on Saturday, but replay blew at least 1 big call (the onside kick) and probably another one. Lots of officiating has sucked this year (more than normal), and it's legit criticism and not just whining about bad calls that only happen to your team.