2017 College Football Season thread

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by murrayyyyy

Can you fire Sumlin for having his starting QB going down up 44-10? (think that is when it happened)

It's Not like TAMU was winning because they were passing the ball

[bronconick]

Originally Posted by murrayyyyy

Can you fire Sumlin for having his starting QB going down up 44-10? (think that is when it happened)

Why did he throw it 50 times?

[murrayyyyy]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

That QB doesn't play defense.

Then again, neither does A&M.

Someone should have told that QB where the play clock was, he was snapping it with 18 seconds left on the clock half the time.

[JonInMiddleGA]

For those who are now wondering ... thankfully A&M and Mizzou are not scheduled to play each other this season.

Life will be hard enough for the fellows who have to change out the lights in the scoreboard without THAT combination on their plates.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

For those who are now wondering ... thankfully A&M and Mizzou are not scheduled to play each other this season.

Life will be hard enough for the fellows who have to change out the lights in the scoreboard without THAT combination on their plates.

[CrescentMoonie]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

For those who are now wondering ... thankfully A&M and Mizzou are not scheduled to play each other this season.

Life will be hard enough for the fellows who have to change out the lights in the scoreboard without THAT combination on their plates.

Too bad, that could have been a score that looked like the Doug Moe era Nuggets.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Florida: nobody could possibly be in worse shape than us after the season opener

A&M: Hold my beer

[tarcone]

Iowa fans rock. Started a new tradition Saturday.
UI Hospitals built a new childrens hospital right outside Kinnick Stadium. The kids go up top and watch the game.
The fans turned around and waved at all the kids.

Good stuff.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by tarcone

UI Hospitals built a new childrens hospital right outside Kinnick Stadium. The kids go up top and watch the game.
The fans turned around and waved at all the kids.

Well played.

[CrescentMoonie]

In what version of hell does UT vs GTech = only game of the night on national TV?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Not as ugly for either team in the first half as I expected/feared, but certainly plenty to talk about for both at halftime.

After that final possession of the half, UT may wanna have the backup get loose. Dormady went from looking like the game was just a little too fast for him (which you can grow out of) to being almost out of control, which is a whole different deal.

[tarcone]

Espn watch sucks.

I think there should be offensive targeting.

[JonInMiddleGA]

As only GT can do, suddenly finding ways to put defeat well within their grasp.

[CrescentMoonie]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

As only GT can do, suddenly finding ways to put defeat well within their grasp.

Yeah, but does Butch Jones cancel out Paul Johnson?

[jbergey22]

Marshall is having a game.

[bhlloy]

Should have just slid after getting the first down. Brutal.

[bhlloy]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

As only GT can do, suddenly finding ways to put defeat well within their grasp.

Prophetic

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by bhlloy

Prophetic

Sadly predictable.

[bob]

I sent this at halftime to a friend:

"We're dominating.

Inside handoff is getting 5 or 6 a pop.

Defense is getting good pressure.

Up at halftime.

Ball first in the second...

...so how are we going to lose this in heartbreaking fashion?"

[bhlloy]

Kicker is lucky that was blocked because if it wasn't it was going to be one of the worst kicks I've ever seen

[bob]

Worse than his 47 yard attempt?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by bhlloy

Kicker is lucky that was blocked because if it wasn't it was going to be one of the worst kicks I've ever seen

His OL was in jeopardy of getting hit by the ball from their blind side.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Not sure I've ever felt more homicidal toward certain players -- and ultimately a staff -- than I am right now. It's not losing to UGA bad but it's one of the most nauseating losses I've experienced in 40+ years of fandom because of the manner of it.

HUGE props to TaQuon Marshall, love his performance & his lunch pail.

[jbergey22]

Tennessee had no business winning that game. 655 yards of total offense for Tech with 535 rushing yards. Tennessee had very little hope of stopping the run without Tech making mistakes. And Tennessee's only offense much of the game was having Callaway outjump the d-back.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by jbergey22

Tennessee had no business winning that game. 655 yards of total offense for Tech with 535 rushing yards. Tennessee had very little hope of stopping the run without Tech making mistakes. And Tennessee's only offense much of the game was having Callaway outjump the d-back.

With the the only 2 known commodities at WR out by midway (Smith, then Jennings), it was going to be tough for the offense unless they got in front of the chains. Once they did, it was game over for the Tech defense however.

[tarcone]

Has GT ever thought of offering a scholarship to a kicker? Maybe one they recruited?

[bob]

Recruiting a kicker, or caring about special teams at all, would required CPJ to admit he has ever been wrong about anything. However, he never is. Anything that goes wrong is due to poor player execution.

He's the Charlie Weis of the south. Maybe more successful, but just as arrogant.

[Dr. Sak]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Espn watch sucks.

I think there should be offensive targeting.

There is offensive targeting. Nothing in the rule states that it is purely on the defense.

[HerRealName]

Second night in a row that I fell asleep before the end of the game I was watching. I suck.

[bob]

Originally Posted by bob

Recruiting a kicker, or caring about special teams at all, would required CPJ to admit he has ever been wrong about anything. However, he never is. Anything that goes wrong is due to poor player execution.

He's the Charlie Weis of the south. Maybe more successful, but just as arrogant.

Case in point, re: the 2 point play in overtime:

Johnson: “We pitched the ball late. If we do it right, even if we don’t block the guys, we can still pitch it and the guy has a race to the end zone.”

Then: “We screwed that up. That should have been a walk-in … We screwed that up, so we don’t deserve to win.”

Oh, and the missed field goals. What can be done about that? “Try a different kicker, I guess,” said Johnson, who’d deployed the walk-on Shawn Davis on Monday. “The last one he kicked head-high.’

[bronconick]

Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

In what version of hell does UT vs GTech = only game of the night on national TV?

ESPN and the ACC have a deal where they do a Labor Day night game.

[CrescentMoonie]

Originally Posted by bronconick

ESPN and the ACC have a deal where they do a Labor Day night game.

That doesn't make it right to subject people to Georgia Tech.

[CU Tiger]

I love watching GT's offense when it is humming.
There isnt a prettier display of perfect football.

Im dead serious about that. I love option football.

WHY IN THE HELL go for 2 there. Youve moved the ball at will against UT, they've been inconsistent as hell. Keep the pressure on them. I maybe get the surprise factor but once UT called a timeout you have to kick the XP.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

WHY IN THE HELL go for 2 there. Youve moved the ball at will against UT, they've been inconsistent as hell.

I think that is exactly why they went for it. I don't remember the last time they held GT to a gain of less than 3 yards on a run.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

WHY IN THE HELL go for 2 there. Youve moved the ball at will against UT, they've been inconsistent as hell. Keep the pressure on them. I maybe get the surprise factor but once UT called a timeout you have to kick the XP.

The defense was d-o-n-e done. They weren't going to stop anybody again unless Dormady pulled a Clint Stoerner. ( Plus, you know, Ted Roof and all )

I'm the first to knock CPJ when he screws up a call but the 2-point try was 100% the right one. It didn't work out, but it was the right choice to make.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Has GT ever thought of offering a scholarship to a kicker? Maybe one they recruited?

Actually there is one ... he just didn't kick last night.
*NOTE: I've seen a couple of mentions that there may have been an injury issue but what I've seen today from CPJ doesn't indicate one

Brenton King was signed (afaik), as a last minute replacement for the #1 PK in the country who ditched a GT commitment when Bama came knocking.
MaxPreps All-American as a junior, 2x all-state.

There is also another walk-on on the roster, a kid from Towns County (Shea Underwood), that was pretty well regarded.


So how the fucking punter from fucking Union Grove HS ends up kicking in that situation I do not fucking know.

What I do know is this: that if that sumbitch is ever on the field at the same time as a kicking tee again then the whole fucking staff ought to be fired, if not shot, on the spot.

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

I love watching GT's offense when it is humming.
There isnt a prettier display of perfect football.

Im dead serious about that. I love option football.

WHY IN THE HELL go for 2 there. Youve moved the ball at will against UT, they've been inconsistent as hell. Keep the pressure on them. I maybe get the surprise factor but once UT called a timeout you have to kick the XP.

GT and New Mexico are my two favorite schemes in College Football right now. I guess that is natural after running Wing T for nearly 2/3 of my 30 years in coaching.

[digamma]

Originally Posted by bob

Case in point, re: the 2 point play in overtime:

Johnson: “We pitched the ball late. If we do it right, even if we don’t block the guys, we can still pitch it and the guy has a race to the end zone.”

Then: “We screwed that up. That should have been a walk-in … We screwed that up, so we don’t deserve to win.”

Oh, and the missed field goals. What can be done about that? “Try a different kicker, I guess,” said Johnson, who’d deployed the walk-on Shawn Davis on Monday. “The last one he kicked head-high.’

Well the QB had already been interviewed and said the same thing. Despite playing a wonderful game, which Johnson also said, he made the wrong read on the deciding play. The B-Back would have walked in the end zone on the pitch.

[bob]

Originally Posted by digamma

Well the QB had already been interviewed and said the same thing. Despite playing a wonderful game, which Johnson also said, he made the wrong read on the deciding play. The B-Back would have walked in the end zone on the pitch.

Fair enough. But my point is that if there is any doubt, Paul Johnson will go out of his way to make sure you know that the players screwed up, not him. Every loss, every situation, every time.

[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

That doesn't make it right to subject people to Georgia Tech.

I find Georgia Tech (and that game) quite entertaining for a night when there isn't supposed to be any football on.

[tarcone]

Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

There is offensive targeting. Nothing in the rule states that it is purely on the defense.

Really?
I have seen lots of times RBs duck there head and hit a defensive player. Would that count? Or does the player taking the hit have to be defenseless?

[tarcone]

I agree with the sentiments about GTs offense. That is fun to watch. And such a simple but deadly offense.

It is one of the reasons I love the college game so much more than the pro game.

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

I love watching GT's offense when it is humming.
There isnt a prettier display of perfect football.

Im dead serious about that. I love option football.

I cannot imagine that it is possible for someone to construct a sports-related post that I vehemently disagree with more than these statements.

I hated it nearly 50 years ago as well when I was watching Nebraska and the Big10 schools doing this crap.

[tarcone]

Rivalry week. Iowa travels to Ames to play the Clowns. Always their super bowl.
I have us winning, 30-10.

Go Hawks!

[cartman]

For the College Football degenerates, of which I consider myself one, this week's games kickoff tonight with Idaho State at Utah State.

[Dr. Sak]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Really?
I have seen lots of times RBs duck there head and hit a defensive player. Would that count? Or does the player taking the hit have to be defenseless?

There are two types of targeting. Targeting with the crown of the helmet (the player being targeted does not have to be defenseless. Also, the hit with the crown can be on any part of the targeted players body, not just the head.

The second type is targeting of a defenseless player in the head or neck area.

You would mainly see it on an offensive player making a blindside block on a defender in the head or neck area. The player being blocked on his blindside is defenseless, so any forcible contact to the head/neck area would be a targeting foul.

[tarcone]

Thanks, Sak. But does it ever get called?

There are 5 games tomorrow night I want to watch. FIVE. All starting within an hour.

Dang.

[larrymcg421]

Miami scheduled Alabama on Tuesday and decided to duck Arkansas State on Wednesday. This is what Rick Neuheisel and other idiots would have you believe.

[JonInMiddleGA]

GT & Ole Miss both playing "maybe we should just fire everybody" first halves.

edit to add: in fairness, maybe not so much at GT. This seems more like short-week hangover crap.

[HerRealName]

The only thing more impressive than Lamar Jackson is the UNC female talent watching the game.