A very frustrating weekend of football

[WSUCougar]

Start out with Washington State just lighting up Oregon State in the first half, and then collapsing and losing the game in the second. Classic case of "Coug-ing" it. Throw in the significant injuries to probably our two best players, LB Will Derting and WR Jason Hill, and my Saturday sucked.

On to Sunday. The Vikings get toasted, outright dominated. The Seahawks lose in OT to the !@#$% REdskins when the kicker "doinks" a last second 48-yard FG. Meanwhile, my fantasy teams are up against guys like McNabb, Burress, and Harrison, while I of course play guys who don't score and sit guys who do. Lovely.

:mad: :mad: :mad:

[Cringer]

Did you get 'some' though? That usually makes me feel better.

[gottimd]

Meanwhile, my fantasy teams are up against guys like McNabb, Burress, and Harrison, while I of course play guys who don't score and sit guys who do. Lovely.

:mad: :mad: :mad:
Can't be as bad as me last week in Fantasy Football. The guy I played had everyone who scored 3-4 TD's EACH, and the only player who got me something was basically Carson Palmer. I lost 247-75. I went on sportsline that Monday morning, and every player excep this TE and K scored 40 or better points, and I had pretty much 0 zero to single digits for my guys.

[rkmsuf]

Did you get 'some' though? That usually makes me feel better.


don't hump angry

[Raiders Army]

Maybe watch some CFL.

[JAG]

I hear ya. Cardiac Cowboys lost while every other team in the division won.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Well, if Green Bay loses tonight, the Lions will still share the lead in the NFC North.

[MizzouRah]

Good thing I've been moving all weekend. Friggin Rams got smoked!!

[johnnyshaka]

Boy, I wouldn't want to be a Chief at practice this week.

[WSUCougar]

Good thing I've been moving all weekend. Friggin Rams got smoked!!
Fire Martz! Fire Martz!

(I'm not a Rams fan, but I still think he should be fired)

[Cringer]

Well, if Green Bay loses tonight, the Lions will still share the lead in the NFC North.

If Green Bay wins the Lions still share the lead. :(

[MizzouRah]

Fire Martz! Fire Martz!

(I'm not a Rams fan, but I still think he should be fired)
A goofy call on that reverse, but if it would have went for a TD, the radio show hosts would have used that "genius" word.

Funny thing is, Martz said, "Faulk was supposed to be out there on that reverse, not Jackson." What the f????!!!!! :mad:

[cuervo72]

At least Outer Banks beat Brooklyn, right?

[WSUCougar]

At least Outer Banks beat Brooklyn, right?
Aye...there is a God.

[I. J. Reilly]

Start out with Washington State just lighting up Oregon State in the first half, and then collapsing and losing the game in the second. Classic case of "Coug-ing" it. Throw in the significant injuries to probably our two best players, LB Will Derting and WR Jason Hill, and my Saturday sucked.

Couged-it? I would say this was a case of Beaving-it, but then we would just get 50 progressively more juvenile posts.
Anyway, this is what you get for lumping the Beavs in with Grambling and Temple as sure wins in the preseason thread. ;)

[B & B]

Well, if Green Bay loses tonight, the Lions will still share the lead in the NFC North.


I cant see them winning, but Im taking the +7'.

That breaks rule #12: Dont bet on underdogs that you dont believe can outright win.

[NoMyths]

Boy, I wouldn't want to be a Chief at practice this week.Actually...

...Vermeil gave the team the week off, from what I hear. Guess he figures the bye week's as good a time as any for the defense to forget how to suck.

[WSUCougar]

Couged-it? I would say this was a case of Beaving-it, but then we would just get 50 progressively more juvenile posts.
Anyway, this is what you get for lumping the Beavs in with Grambling and Temple as sure wins in the preseason thread. ;)
Hey, to the winner go the spoils. Have a blast. :p

But you have to admit that based on the first half that was WSU's game to win or lose, and we pissed it away. Unfortunately, it's quite a familiar pattern for Cougar games. Anyone who saw the Notre Dame game two seasons ago saw that in peak form.

[Warhammer]

Fire Martz! Fire Martz!

(I'm not a Rams fan, but I still think he should be fired)

That reverse on the Giants 8 yard line sealed that argument for me!

[I. J. Reilly]

Hey, to the winner go the spoils. Have a blast. :p

But you have to admit that based on the first half that was WSU's game to win or lose, and we pissed it away. Unfortunately, it's quite a familiar pattern for Cougar games. Anyone who saw the Notre Dame game two seasons ago saw that in peak form.
I completely agree, just giving you a hard time. I didn't see the game so I don't know how any of those second half turnovers happened, but from watching the Beavers play defense the rest of the year I'm willing to bet most of them were WSU's fault.
But look on the bright side, at least UW didn't hold on in Los Angeles. That would have made this week really hard to indure.

[tucker342]

Martz is by far the worst coach in the NFL, how he is still coaching the Rams is beyond me.

[dawgfan]

But look on the bright side, at least UW didn't hold on in Los Angeles. That would have made this week really hard to indure.

Laugh now, you might not have that chance after the Huskies play Oregon State.

[WSUCougar]

Laugh now, you might not have that chance after the Huskies play Oregon State.
And my dislike for UCLA goes far beyond that of rival UW...except on Apple Cup weekend. :D

[I. J. Reilly]

Laugh now, you might not have that chance after the Huskies play Oregon State.
Not laughing at all, the Huskies looked pretty good in that game. I was even pulling for them in that one, may be what did them in.
I think there could be a 7 team tie for fourth place this year in the pac-10.

[I. J. Reilly]

And my dislike for UCLA goes far beyond that of rival UW...except on Apple Cup weekend. :D
Really?

If Mike Belotti and Satin were thumb wrestling, there's not a doubt in my mind who I would cheer for.

[dawgfan]

Not laughing at all, the Huskies looked pretty good in that game. I was even pulling for them in that one, may be what did them in.
I think there could be a 7 team tie for fourth place this year in the pac-10.

Before last Saturday, I figured the only games remaining on the schedule we had a shot in were the last 3, and by no means were any of those to be considered anything other than maybes at best - 4-7 if everything went right, 1-10 if they didn't. Now I think we've got a shot against Oregon, and I'm feeling better about our chances for the last 3.

Nothing is set in stone of course, but for the first time in the last 2 years I'm feeling optimistic about the rest of the season.

I'll tell you what though, the passing games of OSU and WSU will be tough for our horribly depleted CB group to handle.

[dawgfan]

Really?

If Mike Belotti and Satin were thumb wrestling, there's not a doubt in my mind who I would cheer for.

We're in agreement there. I think you'll find that neither WSUCougar nor I have an overriding hatred for each other's team. Maybe it's just our circumstances, maybe the UW/WSU rivalry isn't as heated as others.

Oregon on the other hand, I can't stand and will almost always root against.

[WSUCougar]

My Pac-10 "rooting" list, from favorite to least-favorite:

1. WSU (obviously)
2. UW (lots of friends went there, plus it reflects on my home state & area)
3. Arizona State (always seem to have a spunky offense)
4. Cal (until recently, always an outmanned underdog)
5. Oregon State (a relatively gentle regional foe)
6. Arizona (we always seem to struggle against them)
7. Stanford (too many memories of Elway lighting us up)
8. USC (a long string of losses and frustrating fades)
9. Oregon (inevitably a shoot-out game that is never really over until 0:00)
10. UCLA (used to paste us in my formative years; a bitter hatred)

[I. J. Reilly]

1. OSU (they were nice enough to give be a diploma)
2. WSU (always seemed to be similar to OSU, bigger instate rival got all the attention)
3. Stanford (don't want to cheer against them, one of those players will be my boss soon)
4-6. Cal/ASU/Arizona (always cheer for them out of conference)
7. UW (Sorry dawgfan, but Huskies were the only fans who would talk shit to Beaver fans in the mid 90’s, we were horrible and you still talked)
8. UCLA (sense of entitlement far outpaces their on field performance)
9. USC (see above, even when there the best team in the country)
10. UC Eugene (cheering for them to lose isn't enough, I want injuries too)

[JeeberD]

Don't EVEN get me started on this weekend's football games... :mad:

[Wolfpack]

Don't EVEN get me started on this weekend's football games... :mad:

So I take you aren't planning to update your sig anytime soon? ;)

[JeeberD]

*grumble*

I'll get to it after I finish catching up on the board...

[sterlingice]

It's been the most frustrating weekend in a while here in the KC-ish area. Sports talk has just been awful and contrary to popular belief, it can be good here from time-to-time as they have a couple of decent hosts in town that steer things in interesting directions.

On Saturday, the closest game for the three area universities was KU's 30-17 loss to Texas Tech. Oklahoma blasted K-State 43-21 and Texas crushed Mizzou 51-20.

Then the Chiefs jump out to a 23-6 lead and lose to the Eagles. That inherently would make any weekend crappy because then it means that's all anyone wants to bitch and whine about and there's not much the hosts can do.

Never mind that the Royals topped last year's record 104 losses with 106 over the weekend and faded quietly into the night.

SI

[WSUCougar]

Sound familiar?

Start out with Washington State just lighting up UCLA in the first half, and then collapsing and losing the game in the second. Classic case of "Coug-ing" it. Throw in the Cardinals losing to the Astros, and my Saturday sucked.

On to Sunday. The Vikings get toasted, outright dominated. By the BEARS. The baseball Cardinals lose again in agonizing fashion.

At least the Seahawks dominated a really bad Texans team...

[mrsimperless]

It was a horrible day on Saturday for my football hopes as well. I generally root for Indiana teams and the Big Ten. EVERY game that I was watching hopefully for ended up going the way I didn't want it to. The following teams all disappointed me.

Notre Dame
Purdue
Indiana
Penn State

Blah!

[MacroGuru]

It was a horrible day on Saturday for my football hopes as well. I generally root for Indiana teams and the Big Ten. EVERY game that I was watching hopefully for ended up going the way I didn't want it to. The following teams all disappointed me.

Notre Dame
Purdue
Indiana
Penn State

Blah!
How can Notre Dame be a disappointment? They played their hearts out...And probably played their best football game in a long time.

[Kodos]

The only saving grace this weekend was that Notre Dame lost. And IU stayed in there pretty well with Iowa, and came back to within 3 in the 4th quarter before things went downhill. Still, the Hoosiers showed a lot of heart, and Blake Powers and James Hardy are really tearing things up.

[Honolulu_Blue]

As good as Saturday was, great last minute win by Michigan and a great last minute loss by Notre Dame, it was all washed away by another absolutely abysmal performance by the Lions offense.

I have never been more disgusted watching an offense in all my football watching life. They can't run the ball (2.2 yards per carry). They can't run block for shit (see above yards per carry average). They can't pass block for shit (7 sacks). Even the few times Joey Ballgame has time back there he is wildly off target and simply hits the "checkdown" receiver. Their defense had 4 turnovers, 2 of which were returned for touchdowns and they stil lost.

Here is how the final three posessions went.

After a 86 yard pass to Marcus Pollard the Lions had the ball first and goal from the 5. With a chance to go up 10, the Lions had to settle for a field goal. 20-14.

The Lions defense holds, pushing Carolina back. The offense gets the ball back with about 3:30 left. Three and out.

Carolina gets the ball back and the amazing duo of Weinke and Proehl (who must rank up there with Montana to Rice, Manning to Harrison, etc.) orchestrate a daring last minute touchdown. 21-20.

RW McQuarters returns the ensuing kickoff to the 49 yard line. The Lions have 23 seconds to get into field goal range. Four incomplete passes. Game over.

In those last three possessions (outside of the 86 yard pass) the Lions managed -2 yards of offense.

The Lions would have a more effective offense if they just handed the other team the ball on first down and let their defense take over.

It's f*cking pathetic. Joey is not the only one to blame. The coaching has sucked. The line has sucked. The running game goes nowhere. The receivers have dropped passes. The unit is pathetic.

[SackAttack]

At least Outer Banks beat Brooklyn, right?

Don't forget we still play you once this season, and hell hath no fury like an irritated Bum.

[Klinglerware]

Great weekend for me. My favorite two college teams had good games. Nick Hartigan had another huge game (245 rushing yards) for my alma mater, while Hawaii's run-and-shoot did what they do best: pile up garbage-time yardage against a hapless opponent.

[mrsimperless]

How can Notre Dame be a disappointment? They played their hearts out...And probably played their best football game in a long time.

Good point. However, I was still disappointed by the loss. I guess it was so difficult because all four of those teams lost by such close margins and in such frustrating fashions. They could all have disappointed me more by not being as competitive as they were, but for some reason 4 blowouts would sit a little better with me right now I think. At least ONE of those close games could've gone the way I'd liked! If either ND, IU or PSU would've pulled out a win I think it would have really saved my day. (I had already written off Purdue by Saturday, so a win by them wouldn't have done much for me)

[WSUCougar]

I have to admit, as much as I have always despised Notre Dame, it adds a lot to the college football world to have them competitive again.

[MacroGuru]

Good point. However, I was still disappointed by the loss. I guess it was so difficult because all four of those teams lost by such close margins and in such frustrating fashions. They could all have disappointed me more by not being as competitive as they were, but for some reason 4 blowouts would sit a little better with me right now I think. At least ONE of those close games could've gone the way I'd liked! If either ND, IU or PSU would've pulled out a win I think it would have really saved my day. (I had already written off Purdue by Saturday, so a win by them wouldn't have done much for me)
Scary thing is....that play on Leinart, that knocked the ball out of his hands, was awesome, and I look at it like this....that ball stays inbounds....game over....it rocketed out of his hands I was shocked....

The talk radio here today was talking about Bush and his assistance....now the replays I have been watching, he was actually grabbing Leinart and pushing, which is, illegal, and the fans have a right to bitch on that one...

[dawgfan]

I have to admit, as much as I have always despised Notre Dame, it adds a lot to the college football world to have them competitive again.

Bleh. I'd rather they continued in mediocrity...

[JeeberD]

Sound familiar?

Start out with Washington State just lighting up UCLA in the first half, and then collapsing and losing the game in the second. Classic case of "Coug-ing" it. Throw in the Cardinals losing to the Astros, and my Saturday sucked.

On to Sunday. The Vikings get toasted, outright dominated. By the BEARS. The baseball Cardinals lose again in agonizing fashion.

At least the Seahawks dominated a really bad Texans team...

Dude, it's been an AMAZING weekend. UTEP kicks butt on national tv, the Cowboys manage to take over first in the NFC East with the Giants victory, and well...we all know how the Astros are doing. :)

[MrBug708]

How's the mood doing?

[Izulde]

Martz isn't the worst coach in the NFL. Tice is.