Official College Football Week 5 Thread

[mauchow]

Game changing home cookin call. Fuck. Lets stop em now d.

[Matthean]

Ole Miss can't find the end zone despite attempts with going for it on 4th down numerous times. 'Bama can't find the killing blow. There will be less questions about 'Bama's defense but more on why this team is #1. I have a hard time justifying it at this point.

[Izulde]

They finally appear to have fixed the feed and I finally got to see my first UNLV TD.

35-35 tie, 1:48 left in the half.

[Izulde]

35-35 at the half.

Combined 749 yards. New Mexico with 400 rushing yards.

[mauchow]

Well that's likely to be the fuckin dagger. Nice job southward. Who else are you playing over the top against... nobody. Get your fuckin ass over there.

Shelton...freshman man...pick off the play before and none of this shit happens. My gooooooooood.

[Matthean]

Looks to be Hugh Freeze's first time being shut out as a college coach. 25-0 in one of the most uninspired efforts by an offense I have seen. 'Bama had 118 yards rushing on two plays with little else to be excited about. McCarron was accurate, but the pass offense never really challenged Ole Miss much either. I guess I should be happy about shutting out a team that had scored 38 points per game through three, but this team still has a ways to go.

[Izulde]

TD! 42-35 UNLV for their first lead of the game!

[Izulde]

Fantastic defensive stop and after the punt, UNLV has the ball on the New Mexico 49.

[Izulde]

Cornett with just his second career fumble. New Mexico takes advantage and it's 42-42 tie again.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

ASU is one of the better offensive teams in perhaps the best offensive league in the country. It's no disrespect if OSU does not reach that total.

Bug's point is that Wisconsin's D shouldn't be knocked too harshly for giving up a lot of yardage to ASU.

353 near the end of the 3rd. OSU beating that number will partly based on how badly they want to keep it up with the game well in hand compared to ASU who was fighting for all the yards they could get.

The frustrating thing about the game is it reinforces just how far OSU is above the rest of the Big Ten right now unless Michigan decides to remove its head from its own rear end.

[Izulde]

42-42 tie end of third quarter.

[Izulde]

Hell of a catch by Devante Davis! TD and UNLV back in the lead!!! 4:46 left in the game

[mauchow]

Originally Posted by Matthean

353 near the end of the 3rd. OSU beating that number will partly based on how badly they want to keep it up with the game well in hand compared to ASU who was fighting for all the yards they could get.

The frustrating thing about the game is it reinforces just how far OSU is above the rest of the Big Ten right now unless Michigan decides to remove its head from its own rear end.

Yes Ohio St has more athletes than Wisconsin but this game was pretty even especially considering its at the Shoe. Wisconsin is an elite DB away from being great defensively and if if this was a normal year for OL they'd be a lot better tonight..

[Izulde]

Defensive stop!!! NOW EAT UP THE CLOCK, UNLV!!!!

[Izulde]

75 YARD TD RUN BY CORNETT!!! 56-42 UNLV!!!!

[tarcone]

Originally Posted by mauchow

Yes Ohio St has more athletes than Wisconsin but this game was pretty even especially considering its at the Shoe. Wisconsin is an elite DB away from being great defensively and if if this was a normal year for OL they'd be a lot better tonight..

Yeah and Iowa is a couple safeties and WRs away from being a lot better.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by mauchow

Yes Ohio St has more athletes than Wisconsin but this game was pretty even especially considering its at the Shoe. Wisconsin is an elite DB away from being great defensively and if if this was a normal year for OL they'd be a lot better tonight..

You've played two teams with a pulse and gave up 30+ both times. You need more than a DB.

[Izulde]

REBELS WIN!!!! REBELS WIN!!!! 56-42!!!

To put into perspective just how huge this win was:

1. 23 road game losing streak dating back to October 2009 (Ironically also @ New Mexico) snapped.

2. Our first 3 game win streak since 2003. ...Yeah, a whole damn decade.

3. Over .500 this late in the season for the first time in forever it seems like at 3-2.

4. Halfway to bowl eligibility.

[mauchow]

Originally Posted by Matthean

You've played two teams with a pulse and gave up 30+ both times. You need more than a DB.

Elite offensive teams should score 30+ and osu could qualify as such with Asu possibly as well. Nothing to hang your head on. Stanford is great on d tgus slowed them down. Wisconsin is good on defense and can be great. Add in that the Badgers shouldnt have been screwed at asu for a chance to win... coulda/shoulda been a 4-0 battle.

[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by bob

Tommy Rees just tried to throw a towel into the clothes hamper in the locker room at halftime. It too was intercepted.

It's terrible. Let's try Malik Zaire. At least he offers the threat of the run.

Originally Posted by Galaril

So this ND defense is a joke. I think they lose to AZ in Dallas, USC. and Stanford. Plus, even though they not very good right now ND playing at Air Force up in the mountains at night is always tough. So, they likely are a 6-6 team if they are lucky. How the hell did they get rated in the top 20? Oh yeah right they are ND

I'll still take them against USC and Air Force right now.... as for the D, it's the drop-off in athleticism at LB - not just Te'o, but Spond too. Nix and Tuitt (and Day in a couple years) are still day 1 NFL picks up front taking on blockers, and the secondary isn't any worse than the very inexperienced unit it was last year, it's just that we have no speed or decisiveness at the LB spot pursuing side to side.

Originally Posted by Matthean

Both teams lost a lot on defense. The SEC might be won on offense this year.

It's crazy how many freshmen even the best SEC teams are playing on defense, mostly out of necessity due to so many early departures to the NFL.

Originally Posted by mauchow

Game changing home cookin call. Fuck. Lets stop em now d.

Was that the "facemask" as Braxton Miller fumbled deep in his own territory when they were interviewing LeBron?

[mauchow]

Well, the Badgers gave themselves a chance for at least a tie. If a few of the boneheaded plays don't happen then you have a different route to likely a similar outcome but a bit closer than this.

Gg buckeyes. I hope you can find a way to lose two games and give the Badgers another shot at the Rose Bowl. (Where we can lose 4 in a row?)

[mauchow]

Originally Posted by BishopMVP

It's terrible. Let's try Malik Zaire. At least he offers the threat of the run.I'll still take them against USC and Air Force right now.... as for the D, it's the drop-off in athleticism at LB - not just Te'o, but Spond too. Nix and Tuitt (and Day in a couple years) are still day 1 NFL picks up front taking on blockers, and the secondary isn't any worse than the very inexperienced unit it was last year, it's just that we have no speed or decisiveness at the LB spot pursuing side to side.It's crazy how many freshmen even the best SEC teams are playing on defense, mostly out of necessity due to so many early departures to the NFL.Was that the "facemask" as Braxton Miller fumbled deep in his own territory when they were interviewing LeBron?

No the punt fumbled and called back to Borland being six inches in the "backfield" and were called illegal formation. A very pisspoor call.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by mauchow

Elite offensive teams should score 30+ and osu could qualify as such with Asu possibly as well. Nothing to hang your head on. Stanford is great on d tgus slowed them down. Wisconsin is good on defense and can be great. Add in that the Badgers shouldnt have been screwed at asu for a chance to win... coulda/shoulda been a 4-0 battle.

If ASU and OSU are elite, what are A&M and Oregon because the first two teams aren't in the same league as the others in terms of offense.

[mauchow]

Why can't there be more than two elite offensive teams?

Oregon is a different kind of elite. And yes Asu being elite is a reach I admit.. but good to very good is probably a better description.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by Solecismic

Week 3: Michigan 28, Akron 24
Week 3: Buffalo 26, Stony Brook 23 (5 OT)

Week 4: Michigan 24, Connecticut 21
Week 4: Villanova 35, Stony Brook 6

This week: Buffalo 41, Connecticut 12
This week: Villanova 35, Penn 6

Yes, I think the defensive stop would be quite helpful. Hopefully, it will keep Michigan close at the end. The last two weeks have been not just bad, they've been scary-bad.

I can play this too.

OSU: 52
Cal: 34

Oregon:34
Cal: 0

Early second quarter.

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Division 1-AA has typically been called "Division 2" for a long time. The FCS/FBS are misnomers and complete nonsense.

Really? I've never called it Division 2. Always Division 1-AA and FCS.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by mauchow

Why can't there be more than two elite offensive teams?

Oregon is a different kind of elite.

The spread offense has warped what we call an elite offense. There's likely one team in a conference that I would consider as being an elite offense with some of them being wait and see. The SEC oddly enough is the one conference that might have three.

[MrBug708]

Oregon is a pretty well oiled machine at this point.

[Danny]

Nice, USC is out of the running for a BCS bowl by week 5

[Danny]

Stanford will be the big game for Oregon again this year

[MrBug708]

Remember that time someone said Lane Kiffin was a good coach?

No, neither did i

[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Division 1-AA has typically been called "Division 2" for a long time.

That would probably come as a shock to the actual Division 2 schools. As someone who has actually followed college football for a long time, I can confirm they've always been referred to as "Division 1-AA" (once that distinction was created in 1978).

[dawgfan]

Nice win today for Washington to open conference play. The conditions were as bad as I've experienced in a long time, making it tough on the Husky pass game in the 1st half (things cleared up a little in the 2nd half).

Still, need to improve on both sides of the ball if we're going to have a chance the next two weeks (@ Stanford then home vs. Oregon).

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Izulde

Really? I've never called it Division 2. Always Division 1-AA and FCS.

we all know what it implies, who really gives a rats ass?

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Danny

Nice, USC is out of the running for a BCS bowl by week 5

were they ever in the running?

[MacroGuru]

Kiffin Fired

USC Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin Terminated - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site

[Lathum]

I really hope they don't make a run a Sark.

I'm sure thy will look for a more flashy hire like a Gruden, but not sure they will land a guy like that.

[Lathum]

and as I say that Cowherd is on Sportscenter saying USC will go hard after Sark. Like Herd or not, he is pretty dialed in with USC football.

[MacroGuru]

I think Sark will be their target too, but I think he stays at UW

[Eaglesfan27]

Sark is not a target.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Sark is not a target.

Not sure how you can say that. Maybe he isn't currently, but when they get rejected by the Grudens of the world they will look elsewhere.

Not to mention if they don't target Sark they are fools. He has all the tools to win there.

[HomerSimpson98]

Sark should most definitely be a target. The question is when does USC star its full court press? UW still has lots to play for this year.

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by Lathum

we all know what it implies, who really gives a rats ass?

Anyone who's interested in using the correct terminology?

And because there's already a Division 2 in football?

D2Football.com - Division II Football

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Izulde

Anyone who's interested in using the correct terminology?

And because there's already a Division 2 in football?

D2Football.com - Division II Football

And again. Who really cares. We all know what it implies. All you are doing is coming off like an internet message board weenie who gets off on pointing out minor errors.

[Logan]

I assume they'll check in on Franklin before moving to Sark.

[Logan]

BTW I'm ecstatic that we get a big college opening so early this year to get the message board guarantees and other definitive statements started. It's my favorite season of the year.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by Logan

I assume they'll check in on Franklin before moving to Sark.

Nope.. The rape questions will preclude him from being on the list.

[Logan]

Interesting. Who's the top target then? Gruden again? Jack Del Rio (yuck)? Make a run at Fitzgerald?

[RainMaker]

I don't think Fitzgerald will leave.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

I don't think Fitzgerald will leave.

Would they even want him? I would think they would want a guy with a proven track record of recruiting California.