Official 2021 College Football thread - Page 10

tarcone · 10-01-2021, 07:58 AM

Friday Night Lights as Iowa travels to Maryland.

Maryland looks good early, but they always do until they run into the B1G teams

sovereignstar v2 · 10-01-2021, 08:03 AM

Iowa 76, Maryland 3

GrantDawg · 10-01-2021, 08:39 AM

What if Iowa was full of tiny Ditka's?

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sterlingice · 10-01-2021, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by GrantDawg

What if Iowa was full of tiny Ditka's?

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SI

tarcone · 10-01-2021, 05:44 PM

Yeah, yeah.

I think Vegas has the line right. Iowa 24-20.

tarcone · 10-01-2021, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

Iowa 76, Minnesota 3

Ftfy

tarcone · 10-01-2021, 05:47 PM

tarcone · 10-01-2021, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sovereignstar v2

Iowa 76, Maryland 3

34 at half is almost half of 76. Defense let me down giving up 7 already.

cuervo72 · 10-01-2021, 10:13 PM

I didn't expect MD to do well, but I'm not sure I expected it to be quite this bad. Might not have been w/o that injury fumble.

I was really surprised with the spread. What was it, Maryland +3.5? That seemed WAY too low (easy to say now, but it seemed like a weird number).

tarcone · 10-01-2021, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72

I didn't expect MD to do well, but I'm not sure I expected it to be quite this bad. Might not have been w/o that injury fumble.

I was really surprised with the spread. What was it, Maryland +3.5? That seemed WAY too low (easy to say now, but it seemed like a weird number).

Iowa's offense was suspect and lived off of turnovers.

How do you predict turnovers?

I would start predicting them when Iowa plays

tarcone · 10-01-2021, 11:43 PM

Damn,only 54-14

jbergey22 · 10-02-2021, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by tarcone

Damn,only 54-14

Gotta give them credit when they deserve it. Best defense I have seen all year(I saw much of the Iowa St game as well) other than maybe Georgia and right there with Clemson.

Vegas Vic · 10-02-2021, 01:37 AM

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Gotta give them credit when they deserve it. Best defense I have seen all year(I saw much of the Iowa St game as well) other than maybe Georgia and right there with Clemson.

They've played well so far, but I will reserve judgment until I see them play against a good team. Their first two wins against Indiana and Iowa State initially looked impressive, but not so much now. ISU is 2-2 after losing to Baylor, plus they almost lost to an FCS team in week one. Indiana is also 2-2 after losing to Cincinnati.

Next week against Penn State should tell a lot about how good Iowa really is. Can they continue on this path, or will they turn out to be like Ole Miss and Mississippi State in 2014 when everyone was penciling them into the playoffs midway through the season?

Thomkal · 10-02-2021, 07:26 AM

#16 Coastal Carolina stays at home this week to face Louisiana-Monroe and are 33 point favorites. Not sure what to make of Monroe as they did not play Coastal last season. They are coming into Conway with one win in the Sun Belt already beating Troy last week. They also lost by about 30 to Kentucky earlier this season, so that might be a better gauge for what to expect here.

Edward64 · 10-02-2021, 08:20 AM

There were still some tickets on sale in Athens last night. $100+ for in nosebleed section. Was slightly tempted but nah ... I'll watch the game at home and eat my chips.

GA at 16.5 so it went down a little.

GrantDawg · 10-02-2021, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Edward64

There were still some tickets on sale in Athens last night. $100+ for in nosebleed section. Was slightly tempted but nah ... I'll watch the game at home and eat my chips.

GA at 16.5 so it went down a little.

Athens is a great place for a game, but I am too old to deal with the giant super-hyped crowd for a game like this. The best time to go and see a game is when they play a patsy. Cheap tickets, and the crowds will be a little less crazy.

Edward64 · 10-02-2021, 09:37 AM

Was a little concerned about what would happen when the upset happens

sovereignstar v2 · 10-02-2021, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

#16 Coastal Carolina stays at home this week to face Louisiana-Monroe and are 33 point favorites. Not sure what to make of Monroe as they did not play Coastal last season. They are coming into Conway with one win in the Sun Belt already beating Troy last week. They also lost by about 30 to Kentucky earlier this season, so that might be a better gauge for what to expect here.

Those -30 spreads at home can be a real DOOZY. Watch out!

HomerSimpson98 · 10-02-2021, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Athens is a great place for a game, but I am too old to deal with the giant super-hyped crowd for a game like this. The best time to go and see a game is when they play a patsy. Cheap tickets, and the crowds will be a little less crazy.

F no. Its the best thing about college football.

GrantDawg · 10-02-2021, 10:34 AM

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F no. Its the best thing about college football.

It is great to watch on tv. It is not great after having to spend the last hour walking to my seats up several flights of stairs, having people bang on me and jostle me when I have a hard time walking down the stairs to my seats, then have stand through the whole game. Too old. At 20-40 all in. At 52? No thanks.

cuervo72 · 10-02-2021, 11:10 AM

Yeah, we were at the Purdue/Illinois game last weekend. Illinois! Purdue! (Capacity all of 52k or so.) The normal student section was packed, and they started looking for seats where we were sitting, which I guess they all assumed was a continuation of the student section (it was not). It was absolutely mobbed, nobody was sitting down, constant stream of students in some stage of drunkenness coming up and down the stairs. Here's a hint: if throngs of people are coming DOWN the stairs because they couldn't find seats, it's a good bet that YOU WON'T FIND SEATS EITHER.

We were on the aisle, maybe three rows up from (basically right behind) a landing behind a tunnel in from the concourse. People stood there, too. Many tried to claim seats next to the group in front of us, which many times had to testily tell students that no, these were THEIR seats (whole group wasn't yet there), GO AWAY.

Eventually they had to get some folks from security/fire to get people off the stairs, off the landing, and to go to another student section more towards the end zone. Then it was a little bit better. But we basically couldn't see any action the whole first quarter, had to catch it on the jumbotron.

GrantDawg · 10-02-2021, 11:32 AM

Edward, if you didn't feel like Arkansas had a chance going into this game: JT Daniels is not starting. 5'9 Stetson Bennett will get the start. Teams have figure out they don't have to rush him, all they need to do is put their arms up and he will just throw interceptions. You are welcome.

tarcone · 10-02-2021, 11:41 AM

The Maryland QB had 105 FBS QBs ahead of him in interceptions at the start of last nights game. With 12:20 left in the 4th quarter there were none.

Edward64 · 10-02-2021, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Edward, if you didn't feel like Arkansas had a chance going into this game: JT Daniels is not starting. 5'9 Stetson Bennett will get the start. Teams have figure out they don't have to rush him, all they need to do is put their arms up and he will just throw interceptions. You are welcome.

TBH, I more scared now. The Hogs were beating GA last year when they swapped for QB2 Bennett. He beat us.

Here we go Boyz!

... uh oh. Dawgs moving pretty easily right now.

... that was way too easy. 7-0. We better make some defensive adjustments now.

GrantDawg · 10-02-2021, 12:18 PM

Yeah, if UGA is going to run like that all game, the Hogs are going to have bad day.

Edward64 · 10-02-2021, 12:33 PM

... bad and long day.

Hogs have a lot of penalties but that's really not the reason. Dawgs are moving at will right now.

GrantDawg · 10-02-2021, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Edward64

... bad and long day.

Hogs have a lot of penalties but that's really not the reason. Dawgs are moving at will right now.

This the first time all year the run game has been good. I figured the line would get better as they gelled through the year, but it probably does help that Stetson is a run risk as well.

cuervo72 · 10-02-2021, 12:42 PM

Yeah, it'll probably knock Arky all the way down to 11 in the polls!

/sec grade inflation

GrantDawg · 10-02-2021, 12:46 PM

Ok, this is going to get ugly.

tarcone · 10-02-2021, 12:46 PM

Michigan getting after Wiscy at Wiscy.

Edward64 · 10-02-2021, 12:47 PM

We are bacon.

tarcone · 10-02-2021, 12:47 PM

Damn, Georgia might score 100

Edward64 · 10-02-2021, 12:52 PM

Finally, some life. Having some run success ... for now.

GrantDawg · 10-02-2021, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Edward64

Finally, some life. Having some run success ... for now.

Jitters early, but you can see flashes of why you guys are highly regarded.

Edward64 · 10-02-2021, 01:01 PM

Fugly. Hog defense better step up.

... okay, we've stiffened up some. Looking forward to see how Hogs adjust in 2H.

Our defense isn't able to pressure QB at all. We're doing decently against the run in past couple series.

NobodyHere · 10-02-2021, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tarcone

Michigan getting after Wiscy at Wiscy.

about that...

tarcone · 10-02-2021, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere

about that...

Yeah, looks like Wiacy woke up.

Edward64 · 10-02-2021, 02:05 PM

Eh, let's call it a day.

Definitely overmatched in offense, defense and special teams.

JonInMiddleGA · 10-02-2021, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Assuming the starting QB is healthy they'll mudhole Arkansas.

I fully expect something that resembles, was it Miss State a few years ago, that came in as the new hotness and got embarrassed.

Sept 23, 2017
#11 Georgia 31
#17 Miss State 3

Jake Fromm is a pedestrian 9/12 for 201 (tho with TDs of 59 and 41)but they rush for 203 on 42 carries. 14-0 by the middle of q1

State was the trendy upset candidate, coming off a plastering of #12 LSU 37-7 that got them to 3-0. Aaaaand then reality set in.

bhlloy · 10-02-2021, 02:46 PM

Drake London is a beast. Only thing watchable about this SC team right now.

JonInMiddleGA · 10-02-2021, 03:06 PM

And speaking of history, here's what Arkansas has to do next: avoid doing what Miss State did ... which was go from 3-0 to 3-2. They were still hungover and lost to Auburn in their next outing.

Avoid that and Arky can still have a nice season.

NobodyHere · 10-02-2021, 03:08 PM

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Yeah, looks like Wiacy woke up.

And Michigan's defense put them back to sleep.

Thomkal · 10-02-2021, 03:59 PM

Coastal is up 38-3 at the half. QB is perfect for the day so far and they have blocked a kick back for a TD for the third or fourth time this season

cuervo72 · 10-02-2021, 04:03 PM

In one corner: Alabama.
In the other corner: Lane Kiffin.

Man, gotta root for the Empire I guess.

Kodos · 10-02-2021, 04:52 PM

Go Bearcats!

Edward64 · 10-02-2021, 05:01 PM

Is it over yet? Just woke up from my nap ... oh yeah, not that bad.

Rooting for GA to win it all this year. Anyone other than AL or Clemson.

The Stanford-OR game looks interesting.

Brian Swartz · 10-02-2021, 05:02 PM

Well this was the game I expected Michigan to blow, and they had their chances to but finished strong this time. Could always lose to Nebraska, but they seem to excel at losing winnable games so probably not.

That would mean a likely 7-0 going into playing Sparty. We've consistently underachieved against them in recent years, and Michigan State looks solid this year, so that's probably where the wheels come off. I figure 9-3, with one win against MSU, PSU, or OSU, and one loss in a game Michigan should win somewhere along the way.

That would beat the snot out of 2-4 last year at least and earn back a bit of respectability.

Edward64 · 10-02-2021, 05:34 PM

Rooting for Old Miss to get beat even worse than the Hogs. That way we won't occupy the recaps all by ourselves.

We play them next week so may be the battle of the whupped.

Thomkal · 10-02-2021, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomkal

Coastal is up 38-3 at the half. QB is perfect for the day so far and they have blocked a kick back for a TD for the third or fourth time this season

QB basically done at half, still kept pouring it on and good guys win 59-6. Don't know how Coastal lucked out when they signed this QB, but he has to be the best they have ever had-including the immortal Tyler Thigpen.

JPhillips · 10-02-2021, 05:56 PM

Luke Fickell is a heck of a coach.

10-01-2021, 07:58 AM	#451
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Friday Night Lights as Iowa travels to Maryland. Maryland looks good early, but they always do until they run into the B1G teams __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

10-01-2021, 05:44 PM	#455
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Yeah, yeah. I think Vegas has the line right. Iowa 24-20. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

10-01-2021, 05:47 PM	#457
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	__________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

10-01-2021, 10:13 PM	#459
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	I didn't expect MD to do well, but I'm not sure I expected it to be quite this bad. Might not have been w/o that injury fumble. I was really surprised with the spread. What was it, Maryland +3.5? That seemed WAY too low (easy to say now, but it seemed like a weird number). __________________ null

10-01-2021, 11:43 PM	#461
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Damn,only 54-14 __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

10-01-2021, 08:03 AM	#452
sovereignstar v2 hates iowa Join Date: Oct 2010	Iowa 76, Maryland 3

10-01-2021, 08:39 AM	#453
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	What if Iowa was full of tiny Ditka's? Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

10-02-2021, 07:26 AM	#464
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	#16 Coastal Carolina stays at home this week to face Louisiana-Monroe and are 33 point favorites. Not sure what to make of Monroe as they did not play Coastal last season. They are coming into Conway with one win in the Sun Belt already beating Troy last week. They also lost by about 30 to Kentucky earlier this season, so that might be a better gauge for what to expect here. __________________ Coastal Carolina Baseball-2016 National Champion! 10/17/20-Coastal Football ranked in Top 25 for first time!

10-02-2021, 08:20 AM	#465
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	There were still some tickets on sale in Athens last night. $100+ for in nosebleed section. Was slightly tempted but nah ... I'll watch the game at home and eat my chips. GA at 16.5 so it went down a little.

10-02-2021, 09:37 AM	#467
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Was a little concerned about what would happen when the upset happens Last edited by Edward64 : 10-02-2021 at 09:37 AM.

10-02-2021, 11:10 AM	#471
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Yeah, we were at the Purdue/Illinois game last weekend. Illinois! Purdue! (Capacity all of 52k or so.) The normal student section was packed, and they started looking for seats where we were sitting, which I guess they all assumed was a continuation of the student section (it was not). It was absolutely mobbed, nobody was sitting down, constant stream of students in some stage of drunkenness coming up and down the stairs. Here's a hint: if throngs of people are coming DOWN the stairs because they couldn't find seats, it's a good bet that YOU WON'T FIND SEATS EITHER. We were on the aisle, maybe three rows up from (basically right behind) a landing behind a tunnel in from the concourse. People stood there, too. Many tried to claim seats next to the group in front of us, which many times had to testily tell students that no, these were THEIR seats (whole group wasn't yet there), GO AWAY. Eventually they had to get some folks from security/fire to get people off the stairs, off the landing, and to go to another student section more towards the end zone. Then it was a little bit better. But we basically couldn't see any action the whole first quarter, had to catch it on the jumbotron. __________________ null Last edited by cuervo72 : 10-02-2021 at 11:10 AM.

10-02-2021, 11:32 AM	#472
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Edward, if you didn't feel like Arkansas had a chance going into this game: JT Daniels is not starting. 5'9 Stetson Bennett will get the start. Teams have figure out they don't have to rush him, all they need to do is put their arms up and he will just throw interceptions. You are welcome.

10-02-2021, 11:41 AM	#473
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	The Maryland QB had 105 FBS QBs ahead of him in interceptions at the start of last nights game. With 12:20 left in the 4th quarter there were none. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15 Last edited by tarcone : 10-02-2021 at 11:46 AM.

10-02-2021, 12:18 PM	#475
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Yeah, if UGA is going to run like that all game, the Hogs are going to have bad day.

10-02-2021, 12:33 PM	#476
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	... bad and long day. Hogs have a lot of penalties but that's really not the reason. Dawgs are moving at will right now.

10-02-2021, 12:42 PM	#478
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Yeah, it'll probably knock Arky all the way down to 11 in the polls! /sec grade inflation __________________ null

10-02-2021, 12:46 PM	#479
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Ok, this is going to get ugly.

10-02-2021, 12:46 PM	#480
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Michigan getting after Wiscy at Wiscy. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

10-02-2021, 12:47 PM	#481
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	We are bacon.

10-02-2021, 12:47 PM	#482
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Damn, Georgia might score 100 __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

10-02-2021, 12:52 PM	#483
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Finally, some life. Having some run success ... for now.

10-02-2021, 01:01 PM	#485
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Fugly. Hog defense better step up. ... okay, we've stiffened up some. Looking forward to see how Hogs adjust in 2H. Our defense isn't able to pressure QB at all. We're doing decently against the run in past couple series. Last edited by Edward64 : 10-02-2021 at 01:44 PM.

10-02-2021, 02:05 PM	#488
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Eh, let's call it a day. Definitely overmatched in offense, defense and special teams.

10-02-2021, 02:46 PM	#490
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Drake London is a beast. Only thing watchable about this SC team right now.

10-02-2021, 03:06 PM	#491
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	And speaking of history, here's what Arkansas has to do next: avoid doing what Miss State did ... which was go from 3-0 to 3-2. They were still hungover and lost to Auburn in their next outing. Avoid that and Arky can still have a nice season. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

10-02-2021, 03:59 PM	#493
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Coastal is up 38-3 at the half. QB is perfect for the day so far and they have blocked a kick back for a TD for the third or fourth time this season __________________ Coastal Carolina Baseball-2016 National Champion! 10/17/20-Coastal Football ranked in Top 25 for first time!

10-02-2021, 04:03 PM	#494
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	In one corner: Alabama. In the other corner: Lane Kiffin. Man, gotta root for the Empire I guess. __________________ null

10-02-2021, 04:52 PM	#495
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Go Bearcats! __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

10-02-2021, 05:01 PM	#496
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Is it over yet? Just woke up from my nap ... oh yeah, not that bad. Rooting for GA to win it all this year. Anyone other than AL or Clemson. The Stanford-OR game looks interesting.

10-02-2021, 05:02 PM	#497
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Well this was the game I expected Michigan to blow, and they had their chances to but finished strong this time. Could always lose to Nebraska, but they seem to excel at losing winnable games so probably not. That would mean a likely 7-0 going into playing Sparty. We've consistently underachieved against them in recent years, and Michigan State looks solid this year, so that's probably where the wheels come off. I figure 9-3, with one win against MSU, PSU, or OSU, and one loss in a game Michigan should win somewhere along the way. That would beat the snot out of 2-4 last year at least and earn back a bit of respectability.

10-02-2021, 05:34 PM	#498
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Rooting for Old Miss to get beat even worse than the Hogs. That way we won't occupy the recaps all by ourselves. We play them next week so may be the battle of the whupped.

10-02-2021, 05:56 PM	#500
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Luke Fickell is a heck of a coach. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

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