College Football: Week 4 Thread

[Vegas Vic]

We had an exciting game last night with Colorado's 17-14 OT win over West Virginia, and right now UConn is beating perennial Big XII bottom feeder Baylor 24-21 late in the 3rd quarter in a surprisingly entertaining game.

[JPhillips]

Go Wabash, beat Chicago!

First home game for for my D3 school.

[bhlloy]

Holy crap that was a horrible call in the UConn game. Roughing the passer on a hit that ESPN timed at 0.3 seconds after the ball was released :eek:

and another one on the no-call PI. nice to see there are refs somewhere in America worse than Pac-10 refs.

[BishopMVP]

Minor PING: Schmidty/Michigan St fans. Javon Ringer has obviously been a beast thus far. The rest of your offense didn't look good from what I saw of the FAU game, and the defense obviously got the shutout, but it was a driving monsoon, so the poor offense on both sides is expected. Anything else I should know about how your team has looked so far (I missed the Cal game.)

[BishopMVP]

Oh, dola - my real school UMass is going to Texas Tech this week. On the plus side, our offense is for real and our secondary is supposed to be our strong suit on defense. On the downside, we've given up 42 points to Holy Cross and 52 to James Madison the past two weekends. What's the over/under on Michael Crabtree's day? 10-200 2 td's is my early guess.

[Vegas Vic]

Oh, dola - my real school UMass is going to Texas Tech this week. On the plus side, our offense is for real and our secondary is supposed to be our strong suit on defense. On the downside, we've given up 42 points to Holy Cross and 52 to James Madison the past two weekends. What's the over/under on Michael Crabtree's day? 10-200 2 td's is my early guess.

Texas Tech doesn't have a "victory formation", so expect the shotgun regardless of what the score is late in the 4th quarter.

[BishopMVP]

Texas Tech doesn't have a "victory formation", so expect the shotgun regardless of what the score is late in the 4th quarter.Based off our run defense against James Madison's option last week, I'm not sure that's a bad thing.

And I very much doubt I'll be paying any attention to this game. They don't even have a video webcast available.

[MacroGuru]

BYU welcomes Wyoming to Provo, the second most hated team to Utah for the Cougars.

Wyoming will be pumped for the game, BYU has to lay the smack down on them like they did UCLA out of the gates.

We are without WR Michale Reed but that just means Luke and Oneill will get to punish the Cowboys secondary.

[Kodos]

IU welcomes a better than usual Ball State squad to Bloomington. Their offense is dynamic this year, but our defense should keep them in check enough to get us a win. I hope.

[CU Tiger]

headed to tailgate and game with the kids...

Clemson wont have a tough game...

FWIW

3 Games worth action IMHO

UGA -6.5
ECU -7
VPI +3.5

[kingnebwsu]

In Columbus now and heading to see OSU play Troy. No Beanie, which is a bummer. Get to see my first OSU game at the 'Shoe in like 5 years, so that's pretty sweet.

Hopefully we can pull a 34-7 win or something. Just to show that our team can beat down the teams it's supposed to. Hopefully there's no repeat of the awful Ohio U. game.

[Izulde]

argh I woke up too late to get in the stadium before the game starts (starts in 15 minutes and the student line is always horrendously long), but luckily it's on TV so I'll just watch it there.

[Vegas Vic]

Bad start for N.C. State as ECU gets a pick-six on the Wolfpack's first possession.

[MrBug708]

It doesn't get much worse then last weeks 59-0 drubbing at BYU's hands, so hopefully UCLA can play well vs Arizona. UCLA is traditionally strong at home so hopefully that helps

[Izulde]

Ugh. We stop the Tide on opening drive, only to get hit with a running into the kicker penalty on the punt...

Fresh set of downs and they're at 3rd and 4... but then Wilson hits a WR inside the 10 yard line.

Two runs later and it's 7-0 Tide. :mad:

[Izulde]

We drive into Alabama territory, then get smacked with a penalty, Dick fumbles the ball, incompletion, and a dropped pass and we have to punt.

We're screwing ourselves so far.

[Izulde]

87 yard TD run by Coffee. 14-0 Bama. Ugh.

[Izulde]

Pick 6 TD. 21-0 Bama. :mad:

[Izulde]

Razorbacks passing TD!

21-7. Maybe that'll help us get our confidence back.

[tarcone]

Battle of the 2 worst coaches in D1 on ESPN2. As Ferentz takes my Hawks to Pitt against Wannstadt.
Of course Iowa trails at half. FIRE FERENTZ. Wait Iowa doesnt fire coaches. It lets their contracts run out.

[DeToxRox]

Minor PING: Schmidty/Michigan St fans. Javon Ringer has obviously been a beast thus far. The rest of your offense didn't look good from what I saw of the FAU game, and the defense obviously got the shutout, but it was a driving monsoon, so the poor offense on both sides is expected. Anything else I should know about how your team has looked so far (I missed the Cal game.)

Otis Wiley is a beast in the secondary. Honestly though, MSU has two beast freshman WR in Dell and Cunningham, but their QB Hoyer is awful, but he is a senior which does mean something in college football.

MSU isn't that good but I see them winning like 28-21.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Georgia Tech up 31-0 on Miss. State midway through the 3rd quarter.

Tech starting QB Nesbitt left early with what looked to be a hamstring, freshman backup Jaybo Shaw has been just fine while MSU looks awful on offense in no small part because of the Tech defense. Dwyer has 141 yds & 1 TD (88 yds) on 9 carries.

[Celeval]

Georgia Tech QB Josh Nesbitt goes out on the second drive of the game against Missisippi State with a pulled hamstring... backup QB Jaybo Shaw (true freshman) having no trouble. GT leads 31-0 in the third quarter, with 288 yards rushing on 32 carries (9.0 ypc)... Jonathan Dwyer has gone for 141 and a TD on 9 carries.

This would be the same MSU team that lost 3-2 to Auburn last week.

[Celeval]

Doh, beat to it.

[Vegas Vic]

Huge goal line stand by N.C. State against ECU, as the Wolfpack is keeping it close, 21-17 ECU with about 9 minutes left in the game.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Doh, beat to it.

Heh, funny how closely our descriptions matched too.

Meanwhile, nice goal line stand by Tech keeps it 31-0 at the end of Q3. The thing I like about this team is the difference in attitude vs the last regime. Well that and improved fundamentals like tackling.

No way I believe they don't give up a score on that drive under Chan, the heart wouldn't have been there. Instead, there's still some fire out there even with the big lead.

It won't be like this every week of course and there's still a lot of growing pains to come I'm sure but I really like the attitude change I'm seeing.

And I also like the long TD run by Greg Smith while I'm typing this, now 38-0 (assuming Blair hits the PAT).

[BishopMVP]

TD NC State. Tied with ECU at 24, 1:12 to go. Game's on ESPN1 (Tom O'Brien continues to coach conservatively by going for the tie rather than 2 and the win.)

[cartman]

Mizzou is having a tough time with Buffalo. It is only 17-14 Mizzou a few minutes before halftime.

[digamma]

The thing I like about this team is the difference in attitude vs the last regime.

I said almost the same thing to my wife this morning before the game started. She asked me if I was nervous for the game, and I said, "No...I actually like watching this team play. You can see they want to win, and last year I'm not sure they cared."

Jaybo has looked great, but I'm glad Nesbitt has two weeks to heal before the next game and four full weeks to heal before Clemson. Jaybo runs the offense really well, but it seems a step slower with him in there.

[Vegas Vic]

N.C. State beats ECU in OT, 30-24. I'm glad that the NCSU fans didn't rush the field after the game. That would have been embarrassing.

[BishopMVP]

Conservative pays off, and NC State wins in OT 30-24. Goodbye potential BCS-buster #2 (BYU is still #1). Andre Brown had two nice runs there in OT to get the win.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Already 7-0 Florida over Tennesse & the Vols just fumbled a little pass to the back inside their 30.

[larrymcg421]

Graig Cooper goes for 51 yards to put the Hurricanes up 14-7 over Texas A&M. Still 8:20 left in the 1st quarter.

[Vegas Vic]

Tennessee fumbles again in the red zone. Phat Phil looks like he's going to explode.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Now 17-0 Florida early 2nd quarter, Tennessee goes on a 14 play drive inside the 10 ... and Crompton botches the f'n handoff and turns it over. Yeah the fullback was in the wrong spot, yeah the guard was slow but bottom line is that JC screwed it up.

Crompton = poorest excuse for a Vol QB in years, maybe in decades.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Tennessee fumbles again in the red zone. Phat Phil looks like he's going to explode.

Phuck Phat Phil.

He's the sorry sumbitch who:
a) keeps putting Crompton's sorry ass out there
b) failed to develop an adequate starting QB
c) failed to acquire an adequate starting QB

And don't even let me get started on the waste of oxygen that is John Chavis. Can't coach up, can't gameplan when it matters, and can't motivate.

[tarcone]

Iowa lost to Pitt. :(
21-20. We have no QB and the OLine is average. Plus the program is full of criminals.

[Tigercat]

Phuck Phat Phil.

He's the sorry sumbitch who:
a) keeps putting Crompton's sorry ass out there
b) failed to develop an adequate starting QB
c) failed to acquire an adequate starting QB

And don't even let me get started on the waste of oxygen that is John Chavis. Can't coach up, can't gameplan when it matters, and can't motivate.

Might be a little too hard on Fulmer with C) , Crompton was highly thought of in the recruiting world.

I can't believe Fulmer doesn't feel more pressure from the Tennessee fanbase at this point in his career though. Maybe he will as the season goes on, the Vols look horrid in terms of execution today.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Might be a little too hard on Fulmer with C) , Crompton was highly thought of in the recruiting world.

Actually I was thinking in terms of knowing he had jack shit left at QB since recruiting Crompton, not the recruitment of Crompton itself.

Players don't always live up to their hype, I can deal with that fine. But at some point between then & now, a competent staff should have realized that Crompton wasn't the answer and taken steps to upgrade the position.

[JonInMiddleGA]

And Crompton throws a pick in the end zone to end the half.

[Izulde]

fun game between Miami and Texas A&M so far.

[GrantDawg]

This just in...Florida is pretty good. As painful as it is to say, Florida is head and shoulders above the rest of the SEC. UGh.

[JonInMiddleGA]

This just in...Florida is pretty good. As painful as it is to say, Florida is head and shoulders above the rest of the SEC. UGh.

I dunno. I think Alabama is at least competitive with Florida today. And Auburn, well if they could find any sort of offense. And I don't think anybody knows what LSU is or isn't at this point.

Sad to say it but I don't know that even beating UT by 40 or 50 proves much of anything. This looks like an extremely mediocre team to this point, not sure that anything more than .500 is realistic for the Vols this year. And if Florida is doing this to them, I shudder to think how many points Georgia could put up if they play motivated.

[larrymcg421]

Miami up 24-10 at the half. Marve is awesome. So is Graig Cooper, who has 77 yards on 3 carries. Maybe give him a few more handoffs in the 2nd half?

[Izulde]

Belated mention of 49-14 Alabama over Arkansas final.

Heh, those early mistakes really, really cost us and then it turned into a rout from there.

John Parker Wilson's not a good QB though, based on what I saw of him in this game. It's the run game and defense that look really good for the Tide.

[GrantDawg]

I dunno. I think Alabama is at least competitive with Florida today. And Auburn, well if they could find any sort of offense. And I don't think anybody knows what LSU is or isn't at this point.

Sad to say it but I don't know that even beating UT by 40 or 50 proves much of anything. This looks like an extremely mediocre team to this point, not sure that anything more than .500 is realistic for the Vols this year. And if Florida is doing this to them, I shudder to think how many points Georgia could put up if they play motivated.


Alabama is probably the best of the West, but aren't as talented as Florida. Auburn is just not good, and LSU is probably going to have a flukey year were they'll be beat by someone they shouldn't, and win when they shouldn't. Georgia going to lose at least two, and doubt Florida loses more than one.

[larrymcg421]

Miami kicking butt. It's now 41-10 and Marve is 15-20-210-2-0.

[MacroGuru]

BYU is stomping Wyoming 44-0 we scored two defensive TDs in this game.

We started subbing in our backups halfway into the 3rd qtr, halfway into the 4th we have our 3rd string QB and other 3rd deep players in.

[Logan]

0-3. Nice job Rutgers. And our QB Teel smacking another one of our guys in the head.

[hoopsguy]

On behalf of Schmidty ...

ND, have some Javon Ringer.
39 rushes
201 yards
2 TDs

MSU 23-7.

Irish = Nancies


Had to do something Schmidty-like in the post and I wasn't going to quote myself.

[molson]

Nice win for Boise St. at Oregon. The Broncos have a shot to run the table with a pretty similar schedule to the '06 Fiesta Bowl season (and perhaps better, if Oregon can find a QB and Fresno St. can stay ranked).

[DeToxRox]

Sparty looked okay, but wow ND is bad. Just goes to show how AWFUL Michigan was last week giving that game to them.

Gonna' be another rough one for Weis & co.

[DeToxRox]

Dola,

If Ringers goes down with an injury, MSU is a 6 win team, he is so fucking good. He is that offense. With him I still say 8-4

[JPhillips]

Go Wabash, beat Chicago!

First home game for for my D3 school.

49-7 Wabash!

Suck on those positive economics!

[MJ4H]

Sunburned and disappointed. Effing freshman mistakes. About even with Bama in total yards and lose 49-14. Hooray turnovers and penalties.

edit and yeah Senior mistakes too. What a game Casey Dick. Wow.

[miked]

0-3. Nice job Rutgers. And our QB Teel smacking another one of our guys in the head.

What a joke. This should be great for recruiting, let's see if Schiano can get any worse on gameday. For the second straight week, RU comes out after the half and gets bulldozed for the first 10 minutes. Does he just let them nap in the locker room?

[cartman]

Texas just had a perfect flea flicker for 60 yards on their first play of the drive to go up 21-3.

[Tigercat]

LSU Auburn is the usual war thus far.

I think Scott will end up being the difference. If I were Crowton I would give Auburn a taste of their own spread medicine out of the shotgun/pistol; run draws with Scott when Auburn safeties play back and have Hatch attack the courners with short runs and passes if they try to stack the middle.

[Young Drachma]

BYU is stomping Wyoming 44-0 we scored two defensive TDs in this game.

We started subbing in our backups halfway into the 3rd qtr, halfway into the 4th we have our 3rd string QB and other 3rd deep players in.

At least this means Joe Glenn will be fired this year. I can handle that. D-1A is not for him. He's not a good recruiter and not a very good coach. Hiring too many of his buddies from I-AA as coordinators.

Not gonna cut it, pal.

Sorry.

Of course, the AD doesn't inspire confidence at UW. He hired some hack assistant from Fresno State to coach the basketball team and that guy's recruits look like deer in the headlights. So really, I dunno what's worse, the devil you know or the one you don't.

[cartman]

Rice just had 12 snaps inside the Texas 10, and couldn't score. A very impressive goal line stand by the Horns, the two PI calls notwithstanding.

[BishopMVP]

Sparty looked okay, but wow ND is bad. Just goes to show how AWFUL Michigan was last week giving that game to them.

Gonna' be another rough one for Weis & co.Shurg, I disagree. Our defense is respectable - Bruton and Bryan Smith are playmakers and our cornerbacks can cover decently (they still can't tackle). All our skill position players on offense are sophomores or below, and Floyd/Tate are good. Our kickers are terrible, but the rest of the special teams are pretty good - (I know it's not a huge part of the game, but our punt coverage has been spectacular.) Lastly, the biggest thing in our favor is the schedule. MSU is probably 3rd in the Big Ten, and we don't have a tougher game on the schedule until @USC to end the regular season. Nothing like Stanford's/Pitt's/Syracuse's at home to mask deficiencies.

Let's not forget ND was down 6 most of the 4th quarter despite turning the ball over twice in the red zone, missing 2 FG's and throwing an INT to Mich St at their own 22 that led to MSU's 1st TD. We were beat by mistakes, two great players (Ringer/Wiley) and a good pass rush.

(Props to DeToxRox for the preview. About as accurate as a 2 sentence summary can get. I sure know who Otis Wiley is now.)

[Tigercat]

7 - 3 Auburn leads LSU, inexperienced LSU CBs looked shaky on that drive.

[Vegas Vic]

Heh, I was just channel surfing on some of the ESPN Gameplan games, and lo and behold, I see this: Wofford 10, South Carolina 10, late 3rd quarter.

[cartman]

Colt McCoy had 323 yards of total offense in the first half. He was 15 of 18 for 269 yards, 2 TDs with no picks, and he also ran 6 times for 54 yards and a TD.

[GrantDawg]

Heh, I was just channel surfing on some of the ESPN Gameplan games, and lo and behold, I see this: Wofford 10, South Carolina 10, late 3rd quarter.


Go Wofford!

[miami_fan]

Knowshon can fly. lol

[Tigercat]

I never thought I would miss Matt Flynn as much as I do right now. Oh Matt Damon lookalike, how I miss your comforting arm. (Throwing the football.)

[Vegas Vic]

Impressive drive by Georgia to go up 7-0 on Arizona State, with a beautiful touchdown leap by Moreno.

[GrantDawg]

Knowshon can fly. lol


It looks really cool, but I wish he'd stop. He's going to pull up lame on one of those super-human jumps one of these days.

[Dr. Sak]

I am going to put my Captain Obvious hat on for a second...

I can't stand to listen to Brent Musberger...

That is all

[GrantDawg]

I never thought I would miss Matt Flynn as much as I do right now. Oh Matt Damon lookalike, how I miss your comforting arm. (Throwing the football.)


Yeah, yeah. "Just" throwing the football. :)

[GrantDawg]

I am going to put my Captain Obvious hat on for a second...

I can't stand to listen to Brent Musberger...

That is all


There are worst. There a much better as well.

[Karlifornia]

This ASU/Georgia game could start to turn ugly pretty soon.

[CU Tiger]

Well NCSU shocks me.
And Clemson looks as bad as possible winning 54-0.

The O-Line is atrocious.
The D actually played better, I guess. Who knows how bad these 1-AA teams are.

A mild QB controversy is coming for Clemson. Last years golden boy and pre season ACC POY Cullen Harper struggles again and throws 2 picks today as well as has 3 more dropped, the fans booed loudly. Local golden boy RS Freshman Willy Korn (led Byrnes HS to back-back state championships and lost in the champ game his senior year when the team finished 3rd in the country according to USA today) goes 7-7 and scrambles several times for good gains, as well as lowers his head on a scramble to pick up the first down after Bowden criticizes Harper last week for not taking a hit....the fans were clammering before the game was over.

For anyone who cares, De'Quan Bowers is a stud. A true Freshman who hasn't been blocked all year, even by Bama. They just ran away.

[Vegas Vic]

This ASU/Georgia game could start to turn ugly pretty soon.

Looking at the Pac Ten this year, there's USC and then there's nobody else. I've been pretty hard on the ACC this year, but they might actually be better than the Pac Ten.

[CU Tiger]

And Auburn takes a 13-3 lead

[Karlifornia]

Looking at the Pac Ten this year, there's USC and then there's nobody else. I've been pretty hard on the ACC this year, but they might actually be better than the Pac Ten.

Yeah, the PAC-10 has been a disaster so far this year. Oregon may have found a QB, but I don't see them challenging USC....Cal has started their descent early this year....Arizona may actually finish second in the PAC-10 this year.

[Dr. Sak]

And Auburn takes a 13-3 lead

This might be one of the highest scoring Auburn/LSU games in a while.

[Karlifornia]

Georgia trying a 55 yarder with a first year kicker.I don't know why..and I think Moreno got the wind knocked out of him...

[Vegas Vic]

Arizona may actually finish second in the PAC-10 this year.

You might be right, and Arizona lost to New Mexico last week. The Mountain West is 4-0 against the Pac Ten this year.

[GrantDawg]

This ASU/Georgia game could start to turn ugly pretty soon.


For Georgia? Quite possibily. The O-line looks like they can't block anybody. And Moreno has had some great plays, but he also keeps falling down untouched. I don't know if he has the wrong cleats or if something else is bothering him.

[GrantDawg]

Did you hear the cheers on that fumble? A lot of UGA fans there.

[Karlifornia]

For Georgia? Quite possibily. The O-line looks like they can't block anybody. And Moreno has had some great plays, but he also keeps falling down untouched. I don't know if he has the wrong cleats or if something else is bothering him.

Georgia's D is looking okay....and ASU is pretty good at self-destructing.

[Karlifornia]

lol@ Georgia fans chanting SEC....where's the rolleyes icon?

[GrantDawg]

Georgia's D is looking okay....and ASU is pretty good at self-destructing.


You may be right there. On other news, this might be A.J. Green's comming out party. It has been a very long time since the Dawgs had a reciever that had great hands. Plenty of guys that had great athletic abilities, but they all had hands of stone. This guy looks like he might be the real deal.

[cartman]

Ouch. Blaine Irby, TE for Texas, looks like he just got his leg broken on a low hit.

[DeToxRox]

Is there a bigger tease year in and year out then Arizona State? They always start off slow, end big, and go into the next year as a dark horse. It has to be maddening to be a fan of theirs.

[GrantDawg]

lol@ Georgia fans chanting SEC....where's the rolleyes icon?


Yup, pretty stupid. But then, there was a local radio guy having a fit about that this week begging them not to do it. So of course, that just eggs them on.

[Dr. Sak]

0-3. Nice job Rutgers. And our QB Teel smacking another one of our guys in the head.

Nothing to worry about. Teel's punches are about as accurate as his passes.

[Tigercat]

LSU QBs line stats at the half:

2 for 12 16 yards 1 INT

Thanks, Ryan Perrilloux

[GrantDawg]

Is there a bigger tease year in and year out then Arizona State? They always start off slow, end big, and go into the next year as a dark horse. It has to be maddening to be a fan of theirs.


I imagine Clemson fans know that feeling very well.

[DeToxRox]

I imagine Clemson fans know that feeling very well.

Clemson came to mind after I posted about ASU. Clemson might be worse because the ACC is always so winnable, and they have so much talent. Must be tough.

[Karlifornia]

Awww..uga is adorable...I bet bulldogs go for big money in Athens

[DeToxRox]

If USC wasn't in the Pac 10, the ACC would call them their bitch. It seems that pathetic.

[GrantDawg]

Awww..uga is adorable...I bet bulldogs go for big money in Athens

Huge. There are always adds for them with UGA bloodline around here. It'd cost you a couple of g's. He must be a very busy (and happy) dog, though. :)

[Karlifornia]

LOL@ ASU..quit running it you idiots. You can't run on them.

[DeToxRox]

A toss play on 3rd and 1 vs UGA? Really? That is absurd.

[DeToxRox]

AJ Green is unreal. I think he is better then Julio Jones.

[GrantDawg]

I'm starting to get a crush on AJ.

[GrantDawg]

7 150 yards 1td. One half. Pretty nice.

[DeToxRox]

Green makes Stafford the QB he should be. As Grant said above, UGA hasn't had that kind of sick, big play, do everything WR. Now Stafford has one and he looks great.

[Vegas Vic]

On the Mountain Network, UNLV goes up 14-0 over Iowa State late in the 1st quarter on a 48 yard TD pass.

[DeToxRox]

I know the SEC has all these sick athletes, and great defenses, but they have some of the most anemic offenses in the Nation.

Mississippi State, Auburn, LSU, Arkansas, etc.

It is crazy how bad their offenses are.

[GrantDawg]

Richt on Green "Well, I think we finally figured out we ought to throw it him more." Ya think?

[CU Tiger]

I imagine Clemson fans know that feeling very well.


Nah we mix it up well.
One season we start out like gang busters then lose 4 of 5 down the stretch. Then the next we come out stumbling and catch fire late....

But I wouldnt trade it for anything.

[VPI97]

I can't stand to listen to Brent Musberger...

That is all
Ditto.

I was interested in the UGA tonight, but I've already had to turn it off and switch to Wake/FSU due to my ears bleeding from Musberger. I only hope he's doing the PSU/Illinois game next sat. night and not the VT/Nebraska game.

[GrantDawg]

I know the SEC has all these sick athletes, and great defenses, but they have some of the most anemic offenses in the Nation.

Mississippi State, Auburn, LSU, Arkansas, etc.

It is crazy how bad their offenses are.


It is QB play. The SEC hardly ever seem to get the great QB's, and when they do they have hard time developing them. Why? I don't know.

[CU Tiger]

Clemson came to mind after I posted about ASU. Clemson might be worse because the ACC is always so winnable, and they have so much talent. Must be tough.

I wouldnt say the ACC is always so winable, but certainly has been the last few years. I think we are actually suffering from too much talent for our feable minded coordinator. He cant figure out how to get everyone in the game, so he ends up getting no one in rythm and everyone a touch or two.

[Arles]

Yeah, the Pac 10 is not very good. USC might be able to run the table playing their scout team. ASU, UCLA, Washington and Cal are terribly overrated. Arizona isn't very good, but they may finish in the top 3. I think the Pac-10 had almost 50 kids drafted so there's a ton of youth this year.

[DeToxRox]

It is QB play. The SEC hardly ever seem to get the great QB's, and when they do they have hard time developing them. Why? I don't know.

Very true. It is the one reason I can see UGA getting to the BCS Title Game. I don't think they will, but of any SEC team they have the best chance. Florida has the explosive offense, but they're one injury away on offense from Tebow or Harvin from being in total shit.

[GrantDawg]

I wouldnt say the ACC is always so winable, but certainly has been the last few years. I think we are actually suffering from too much talent for our feable minded coordinator. He cant figure out how to get everyone in the game, so he ends up getting no one in rythm and everyone a touch or two.


My opinion on the outside looking in? It is Bowden is addicted to track stars. He gets all this team speed, but has very few actual football players.

[DeToxRox]

Honestly, it feels like for whatever reason almost every big time conference is down this season. The Big Ten is pretty bad this season as well as the ACC, Big East and Pac 10.

[GrantDawg]

Very true. It is the one reason I can see UGA getting to the BCS Title Game. I don't think they will, but of any SEC team they have the best chance. Florida has the explosive offense, but they're one injury away on offense from Tebow or Harvin from being in total shit.


UGA has too tough a road, and Florida is starting to develop more play-makers. The Gators aren't as strong on D as they have been, but they have Charlie Strong at DC. They are going to go to more zone-blitzing tricky defenses as the season goes on, and they are going to be a very tough nut to crack.

[Dr. Sak]

Honestly, it feels like for whatever reason almost every big time conference is down this season. The Big Ten is pretty bad this season as well as the ACC, Big East and Pac 10.

Honestly I think it is just parody. You have a few really great teams and the rest so close that anyone can win on any given day.

[Dr. Sak]

LSU scores a td then does a surprise onside. LSU recovers.

[DeToxRox]

Les Miles is the riverboat gambler. A big TD pass and then the onside kick that LSU recovers.

[Vegas Vic]

Honestly, it feels like for whatever reason almost every big time conference is down this season. The Big Ten is pretty bad this season as well as the ACC, Big East and Pac 10.

The SEC and Big XII have 9 out of the top 11 ranked teams right now, with only USC and Wisconsin breaking up the monopoly.

[GrantDawg]

Les Miles is the riverboat gambler. A big TD pass and then the onside kick that LSU recovers.


I bet that made Tubberville think "Hey, I used to do that!"

[Tigercat]

I know the SEC has all these sick athletes, and great defenses, but they have some of the most anemic offenses in the Nation.

Mississippi State, Auburn, LSU, Arkansas, etc.

It is crazy how bad their offenses are.

Arkansas and Miss St. are just plain bad this year.

Auburn and LSU could have good-great offenses by the end of the year. Auburn is having pains because they are breaking in a brand new offense, LSU because they had to start from scratch at the QB position.

[Dr. Sak]

This Auburn and LSU game is getting exciting. Each team has turned their play up a notch.

[Galaxy]

What a catch!

[JonInMiddleGA]

A one liner & a longer vent on the Knoxville newspaper game blog pretty much sums up the Vols "effort" today vs Florida.

1) " Oh my God, this is inCROMPetent!"

and

2)I am embarrassed
I am disgusted
I am pissed OFF

This is the poorest coached, most undisciplined team I have ever had the displeasure of watchin.

That fat SOB has the gall to tell the media "this team needs to find some leaders

Your damn right we need to FIND a leader. One for the head coaching, offense coaching, defensive coaching, special teams coaching, and lets throw in an incompetent AD

I can't take credit for either post but I'd say they both sum things up very well.

[Karlifornia]

Holy shit! LSU!

[Galaxy]

Les Miles is bringing out the entire bag of tricks.

[Karlifornia]

Oh, man...Georgia nearly let ASU back into it with that fumble.

[Tigercat]

That was an impressive pass by Keiland Williams. You would think hes one of those RBs that played QB in HS the way he threw that ball. (Which he isn't.)

[Vegas Vic]

Wake Forest's normally reliable FG kicker has choked tonight, shanking 3 FG's. However, it looks like WFU has sealed the victory with a late interception. 9-3, Wake Forest with about 2 minutes left in the game.

[GrantDawg]

I know Stafford has a strong arm, but isn't it annoying that the commentators always gush over his arm on incomplete passes? I don't care what kind of a laser you have if you your recievers can't catch it. I think he might have broken Durham's hand with that pass.

[Karlifornia]

Georgia's punter has really hairy arms.

[GrantDawg]

Georgia's punter has really hairy arms.


He's a big-foot. They found him with that family of them up in the north-Georgia mountains. They try to keep him shaved down, but the hair grows back pretty fast.

[Vegas Vic]

No letdown so far for UNLV this week after upsetting Arizona State. The Rebels lead Iowa State 21-0 at halftime.

[JonInMiddleGA]

He's a big-foot. They found him with that family of them up in the north-Georgia mountains. They try to keep him shaved down, but the hair grows back pretty fast.

His mama's name is Bunny, his daddy's name is Gus ;)

[JonInMiddleGA]

Auburn looks like they're just out of gas.

[Noop]

Florida State is overrated and sorry as hell.

[Tigercat]

Charles Scott is a bad, bad man.

[Dr. Sak]

Florida State is overrated and sorry as hell.

I didn't understand how they were ranked after beating two D-1aa teams.

[GrantDawg]

His mama's name is Bunny, his daddy's name is Gus ;)


Oh, God. You nearly put me on the floor.:D

[JonInMiddleGA]

My son & I were just sitting here trying to figure out where "Taste of the Town" will go next weekend.

-- The Varsity seems inappropriate (since I believe he did it on a visit to Atlanta already)
-- The Grit might be a candidate but seems a bit out of place too (vegetarian restaurant made famous by R.E.M. but might be awkward since the founder committed suicide less than a year ago.
-- Allan's, a longtime institution has a new location and seems like a contender
-- Blind Pig Tavern, voted best hamburger in town, might get him some forgiveness for the fried green tomato po'boy

[Karlifornia]

critical 3rd down here for the Sun Devils

[Tigercat]

Auburn LSU games never cease to give me palpitations.

[GrantDawg]

All-barn scores!

[Galaxy]

Auburn looks like they're just out of gas.

I guess not.

[Galaxy]

Kind of a strange comment by Holly, wasn't it?

[Dr. Sak]

Maybe Holly is drunk.

[Galaxy]

Maybe Holly is drunk.

Where is Erin Andrews when you need her. At least she's hot to look at.

[Karlifornia]

Where is Erin Andrews when you need her. At least she's hot to look at.

Erin Andrews wearing weather-appropriate clothing? Yes, please.

[GrantDawg]

Erin Andrews wearing weather-appropriate clothing? Yes, please.


And drunk.

[Galaxy]

Erin Andrews wearing weather-appropriate clothing? Yes, please.

I haven't seen her in any of the games tonight.

[Kodos]

IU welcomes a better than usual Ball State squad to Bloomington. Their offense is dynamic this year, but our defense should keep them in check enough to get us a win. I hope.

God, we got smacked around at home by Ball friggin' State. Once in a while I wish the football gods wouldn't piss all over me.

[Galaxy]

When should Auburn use those time-outs?

[Karlifornia]

lol ref hit in the face with the ball

[Galaxy]

Jeez...The LSU-Auburn game rivalry has to be one of the most exciting to watch.

[Tigercat]

Not only are LSU-Auburn games always close, but each one always ends up with a story.

[Galaxy]

Roughing the passer.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Sacking the passer :(

(for those not watching, same guy who got the penalty on the previous play)

[MJ4H]

Interesting. Hooten Dale still can't beat Vandy.

Thank God for Mississippi.

[Karlifornia]

Ends of games are so much more exciting when a team has to score a TD rather than a FG.

[Galaxy]

Wide open and missed him.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Complete under pressure but short of the 1st down :(

Not quite enough, Auburn just isn't quite there yet. But I still think they're capable of being awfully tough.

[Tigercat]

As long as Tubs is at Auburn, Auburn will always have the capability to give anyone a game at any time. I don't think he ever recruits well enough consistently for Auburn to ever be an elite team though. (13-0 in a year when the SEC is down will probably be as good as it gets.)

...I need a drink now.

[cartman]

I haven't seen her in any of the games tonight.

She was in one of the afternoon games.

[ntndeacon]

The Wake/ FSU game should have been MUCH higher scoring for Wake. We fumbled on the FSU 1. And at least one of those field goal attempts should have gotten in to the end zone.

[Vegas Vic]

The two remaining televised games are both in overtime right now:

UNLV 28, Iowa State 28
Fresno State 55 Toledo 48

[MacroGuru]

The two remaining televised games are both in overtime right now:

UNLV 28, Iowa State 28
Fresno State 55 Toledo 48

UNLV Pulls off the win 34 - 31

[General Mike]

0-3. Nice job Rutgers. And our QB Teel smacking another one of our guys in the head.

Fuck Mike Teel.

A guy with no arms could do a better job as a QB then him. I went down to the game with a friend of mine, and I was just waiting for the wheels to fall off. Put anyone else in at QB, I don't care. Except maybe Lovelace. He's shown he can't cut it either.

[Dr. Sak]

Ditto.

I was interested in the UGA tonight, but I've already had to turn it off and switch to Wake/FSU due to my ears bleeding from Musberger. I only hope he's doing the PSU/Illinois game next sat. night and not the VT/Nebraska game.

Your wish has been granted. Herbie and Brent will be at Penn State.

[Celeval]

My son & I were just sitting here trying to figure out where "Taste of the Town" will go next weekend.

-- The Varsity seems inappropriate (since I believe he did it on a visit to Atlanta already)
-- The Grit might be a candidate but seems a bit out of place too (vegetarian restaurant made famous by R.E.M. but might be awkward since the founder committed suicide less than a year ago.
-- Allan's, a longtime institution has a new location and seems like a contender
-- Blind Pig Tavern, voted best hamburger in town, might get him some forgiveness for the fried green tomato po'boy

My wife would vote for Guthrie's.

[Galaxy]

What are the TV games for next weekend?

[cartman]

Here's a video of Blaine Irby's injury last night. Not safe for the squeamish.

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[cartman]

What are the TV games for next weekend?

This site does a good job of updating the TV games:

http://mattsarz44017.tripod.com/football2008.html

[Butter]

Crossing my fingers that Ohio State has officially turned the page on the Todd Boeckman era with Terrelle Pryor's performance in the game this weekend.

Pryor reminds me a lot of Vince Young. Same effortless gliding around the field. I only hope he can be the same college player Vince Young was...

[Celeval]

My son & I were just sitting here trying to figure out where "Taste of the Town" will go next weekend.

-- The Varsity seems inappropriate (since I believe he did it on a visit to Atlanta already)
-- The Grit might be a candidate but seems a bit out of place too (vegetarian restaurant made famous by R.E.M. but might be awkward since the founder committed suicide less than a year ago.
-- Allan's, a longtime institution has a new location and seems like a contender
-- Blind Pig Tavern, voted best hamburger in town, might get him some forgiveness for the fried green tomato po'boy

Out of curiousity, what was the selection? Or is that at halftime?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Out of curiousity, what was the selection? Or is that at halftime?

Hopefully I didn't miss it, I think they've been doing it the second half lately.

[JonInMiddleGA]

"Taste" went to Weaver D's, inspiration for the title of R.E.M.'s Automatic For the People album.