I'm, of course, very interested in UCLA/Tennessee, but I'll be taping a youth football game before coaching my own team at the same time this one's going on.

I am looking forward to the Notre Dame/Michigan and USC/Ohio State games, despite not being a fan of any of the programs. I'm also hoping that Mizzou shuts out Bowling Green and puts up 90 on Clawson.

So where are all the Idaho fans on this board...;)

I have to wake up at 9 am to watch Stanford/Wake Forest...Hopefully the players are more awake than I am.

I have to wake up at 9 am to watch Stanford/Wake Forest...Hopefully the players are more awake than I am.

I always thought that early football games on Satruday and Sunday would be one of the advantages to living on the West Coast. I like the idea of football starting at 9:30 or 10:00 am and being done by around 8:00 pm or so, especially now that I get up early anyway.

The drawback, of course, would be 4:30 pm or 5:00 pm starts to weekday NHL games. Those would be tough with work and all.

I have to wake up at 9 am to watch Stanford/Wake Forest...Hopefully the players are more awake than I am.

Well if they listen to Nirvana before the game that ought to put them back to sleep.

Michigan/Notre Dame should be a good one. Ohio State/USC will be entertaining as well.

Love that it's football season again.

I always thought that early football games on Satruday and Sunday would be one of the advantages to living on the West Coast. I like the idea of football starting at 9:30 or 10:00 am and being done by around 8:00 pm or so, especially now that I get up early anyway.

The drawback, of course, would be 4:30 pm or 5:00 pm starts to weekday NHL games. Those would be tough with work and all.

10..okay...9? Not as okay.

I'm pretty nervous about Clemson's game tonight against GA Tech.

10..okay...9? Not as okay.
Are you even done throwing up at 10AM?

I'm pretty nervous about Clemson's game tonight against GA Tech.

I would. That triple option is a bitch to defend, and then add in the fact Dwyer is a focal point back there. Oof.

I got GT 34 - 21

Are you even done throwing up at 10AM?

I'm not done until the 49ers games end.

Iowa travels to (I hate) Iowa State.
Should be much easier then Northern Iowa.

Ill be watching on Fox Sports Midwest.

Come onnnnnn, Clemson. I'm calling Clemson with the minor upset: 28-27

I'm pretty nervous about Clemson's game tonight against GA Tech.

So am I, but in reverse.

If Spiller's healthy I honestly think you may score 40 on us. And I don't know if we can hold onto the ball well enough to match that.

Not sure how it looks on TV, but there is a much closer mix of fans in the stands now then I wouldd think.
We always travel well, GT is smaller...but its probably 70/30 maybe even 65/35 white to orange..

GO TIGERS!

I hope our defense looks better than it did against Jax St. If not, it could be a long night for the Jackets.

Beautiful run.

thats why the triple option rulez

The pooch punt -- they'll never see that one coming!

Oh Dabo.

Dabo is getting insanely outcoached

Beautiful GT fake FG for a TD.

What are they doing? They should have pooch punted.

Coach Paul Johnson is so fucking good.

Absolutely thrilled right now, but there's a lot more football to play.

Fuck the fucking Fuck fuck fuck....

I'm currently slightly less worried than I was before kickoff. Still worried, just not as worried.

Okay, that was a sweet run.

Man. The execution of this offense so far is light years ahead of where it was last year (except for the passing of course). I think I'm starting to sip the kool-aid. :)

What's the good word?

I'll give you a hint ... it ain't pass coverage.

finally

Good camera work to catch Parker screaming into his helmet.

edit to add: I was curious about the guy (#16) who they showed coming over to encourage him a little later so I looked him up. Third string RS-JR QB Michael Wade, a 4.0 student whose parents both lettered at Clemson, mom in volleyball & dad who was on the 1981 Championship team.

Ok. I'm not saying anything else for the rest of the season. No more jinxes.

Man, Josh looks terrible throwing the ball. No touch at all, just flinging it and praying someone in white runs under it. He's seriously regressed, he was more accurate than this in high school.

O vs D its 10-7....throw in 14-0 on special team/trick plays....

I love the triple option. So much more then the spread option. I am watching Ga Tech whenever I can.

BTW I was wrong about the crowd...they just showed up late...still not an official sell out I guess but plenty showed up mid way through the 1st quarter....

Team was shell shocked early...hope we come out better in 2nd half

Horrible fucking bullshit call.

And just like that, it's a two possession game. 24-14.

Flipping between this and the NFL game, GT looks really good.

Flipping between this and the NFL game, GT looks really good.

Not since the first four drives :(

4th & 1 becomes 4th & 6 on a delay & we punt again.

oh dear

Missed tackle as two DB's collide and it's 77 yd TD for Jacoby Ford and it's now 24-21.

Our defense is getting exposed here, we dropped 8 and still got lit up.

WOOOOOO
HOOOOO
WOOOHOOO HOOOOO
C-L-E-M-S-O---N!

We have a game....

WOOOOOO
HOOOOO
WOOOHOOO HOOOOO
C-L-E-M-S-O---N!
We have a game....

I'll refer you back to post #27 of this thread. It's not without good reason I feel that way.

Now 0-8 on third down. And with this offense of all things.
This is not, repeat, NOT an top 10 team (which they would have had a shot at with a dominant win here)

Okay, make that 1-9 after an unusual defensive holding on the punt attempt before the kick. Of course it's three & out after that.

Is it just me or does Nesbitt's footwork on straight pass plays look incredibly awkward?

Quick snap, long pass to a guy wide ass open down the sideline. First down from the 12 for Clemson.

The crowd sounds like they're growing increasingly restless & if Clemson scores here (as they appear nearly sure to do) and we go three & out again, don't be surprised if the boo birds start to emerge. After the early flurry, this looks a lot like the Gardner-Webb performance.

Man this is an electric game...I still think its GTs game...but damn I am having fun...

BTW Blackberry is a cool ass invention when I can type from the stands...this is a first for me...

BTW Blackberry is a cool ass invention when I can type from the stands...this is a first for me...

Didn't realize you were there, that is cool.
I hope you go home unhappy ... but it's still cool ;)

Tie ball game...

Nesbitt throws another pick as we inexplicably keep trying to run our one pass play, which consists of him throwing the ball nearly as far as he can and praying that someone runs under it. He's now 1/12 for 20 yds and 2 picks.

He's now 1/12 for 20 yds and 2 picks.

Wow. That's some line.

*sighs*

55 yrd field goal and CLEMSON LEADS!!!

I'd love to say that this is unbelievable ... but it isn't.

We haven't got anything other than Burnett on defense and he's not overcoming the double team apparently.

And FINALLYFINALLY we throw something other than a $^@#$^%@ hail mary.

edit to add: Eh fuck it, I'll just say what I'm thinking: I fully expect a fumble here.

Why the hell are they talking about the Tech offense being tired? They've barely been on the field on the second half. Their problem isn't respiratory, it's cardiac.

ouch. Where are GT D Backs.
Lucky for teh holding

And Nice on eon the cardiac

can anyone at home tell me who the hold was on?

Why the hell are they talking about the Tech offense being tired? They've barely been on the field on the second half.

I assumed they were just talking about Nesbitt after running the ball on 5 straight plays. Nice line either way though :D

How in the FUCK was that a hold? He pancaked the guy.

can anyone at home tell me who the hold was on?

#65 I think, interior lineman, kinda marginal call. this hold on Ga Tech was just as marginal, makeup call I guess!

can anyone at home tell me who the hold was on?


Left guard, I think #65 or #66.

payback

holy shit what a time for a big pass completion!!!

can anyone at home tell me who the hold was on?
retracted my answer, I'll bow to the majority answer that was different than mine.
Pretty sure (now) that it was Austin #65 (cause they talked about him being their best lineman)

Will the triple option work against the speed of Miami or FSU?

Will the triple option work against the speed of Miami or FSU?

Ga Tech ran for about 7500 yards vs Miami last year and about 4500 against UGA's defense, for whatever that's worth.

dola, looked it up, it was actually 472 vs miami and 409 vs UGA last season.

Will the triple option work against the speed of Miami or FSU?

It ain't worked all that well most of the night against Clemson, I don't even want to think what a faster defense will do to it.

Nesbitt needs help and needs it p.d.q. Bohannon was a wideout in college & as far as I know never took a snap. He's in need of a mechanical expert is how it looks to me.

Eh, getting 409 on that UGAy defense isn't all that much to brag about really.
Fun as hell, just not that incredible.

whew. Got out of there alive. Gotta improve and fast though.

Bah, crappy throw to an open Spiller there. Game over.

Too
damn
close

Tough situation for a soph. like Tarrant to have to make that play on Spiller and he delivered.

Now what MUST happen for this to mean anything in the big picture is this team has to come away angry, hurt, and embarrassed about their collapse and knowing that they were lucky to escape. If they come away feeling as though they actually did anything more than that, better teams will eat their fucking lunch.

Damn had a chance....but didnt deliver

Good game GT..

Have to think what if...
What if not for the funky fake field goal punt
What if not for the fake field goal TD throw.
What if not for the hold that I still havent seen despite 3 replays....

I think the program is in good hands with Dabo.
But we still have work to do.

I'll help you CU...it wasn't a hold.

Of course, never know what would have happened afterwards, but at worst you lost a chance at the lead.

At the Varsity....Cold Beer in hand....what a game.
What heartbreak.

Good game for GT, howeverunlikely, I hope we meet again in Tampa this year.

I'll help you CU...it wasn't a hold.

Other than the whole grabbing his jersey up around his shoulder pad and using it to help propel him to the ground part.

It ain't worked all that well most of the night against Clemson, I don't even want to think what a faster defense will do to it.

Pissy situation for me, as I was in the air flying back home FROM Atlanta for most of the game, so didn't get to see it when I was there and didn't get home in time to see it.

It seems to me that the problems we've had running the offense in the last two years (Gardner-Webb excepted, as the problem there was a third-string-QB who couldn't run the option if he was playing NCAA 2009) hasn't been with team speed on defense, but with size and talent on the defensive line. That's something Clemson had in abundance coming in, and it's someplace LSU had a lot of talent as well. It's also something that I wonder if we'll improve on as the offensive line continues to be molded into more of what fits CPJ's system. We're still starting at least one converted TE at tackle, IIRC.

Glad for the win, obviously, but boy... that wasn't a very good performance from what I've been reading. Miami has to think they have a good chance at home.

Still coming down from that one. A few random thoughts...

-Clemson's DL is probably the best one GT will face all year. And as bad as it looked at times Tech still rushed for 303 yards.

-The hold call on Clemson was tough, but I think it was a bit of a lifetime achievement award. There were several on Morgan that could have been called.

-I've blasted Spiller a lot in the past for being soft, but he's a hell of a football player. Ford also.

-I'm really scared to see what Parker becomes. Not bad at all for 2 games in.

-Paul Johnson will have fun with this game tape. There were a ton of missed blocks and reads. A few of those hit and it could have been put away early.

-Say what you want about Nesbitt, but the kid is a warrior. He had a rough night and then put the team on his shoulders in the fourth quarter. I wouldn't trade him for anyone. Well maybe Jesus Tebow.

-Jerrard Tarrant!

-Really happy for Scott Blair, who kicked every ball but two punts for Tech last year. To come through 3-3 on FG and have a TD pass. What a night.

Another great Clemson-GT game. Maybe a preview of the ACC title game?

Pissy situation for me, as I was in the air flying back home FROM Atlanta for most of the game, so didn't get to see it when I was there and didn't get home in time to see it.

It seems to me that the problems we've had running the offense in the last two years (Gardner-Webb excepted, as the problem there was a third-string-QB who couldn't run the option if he was playing NCAA 2009) hasn't been with team speed on defense, but with size and talent on the defensive line. That's something Clemson had in abundance coming in, and it's someplace LSU had a lot of talent as well. It's also something that I wonder if we'll improve on as the offensive line continues to be molded into more of what fits CPJ's system. We're still starting at least one converted TE at tackle, IIRC.

Glad for the win, obviously, but boy... that wasn't a very good performance from what I've been reading. Miami has to think they have a good chance at home.

Their size didn't give us much problem early best I could tell but as they started to penetrate better we & their ends avoided getting taken out completely, oddly, that's when we decided that the offense consisted primarily of two plays: the dive and the fling-it-as-far-as-you-can-Josh-and -we'll-pray-someone-wearing-white-catches-it pass.

I was surprised to come away feeling that we may have some conditioning issues as well, by the late third quarter they looked more tired than sluggish to my eyes.

And I can't begin to describe how utterly lost Nesbitt looked on non-option plays. Not mentally, I think he really does have a better grasp of the offense than a year ago, none of the oh-crap-what-do-I-do moments that popped up occasionally. Instead, he looks physically confused (if that makes any sense), you could almost hear him counting steps on drop backs and then trying to remember how the whole passing thing worked. He's got a freakin' cannon for an arm but that's about it for throwing. Yeah, I know, he had to learn a new offense and how to work under center when he got there but damn, he looked worse tonight than he did a year ago.

The one BIG bright spot of the night, along with Blair's performance, is the goose egg in the fumbles line on the stat sheet. Of all the bets you could make on the game, that's one that should have had the longest odds & it's encouraging to see that it's at least possible.

The dive and the fling-it-as-far-as-you-can-Josh-and -we'll-pray-someone-wearing-white-catches-it pass.

Serious question, since I won't see the 360 replay until tomorrow... called dives, or read to the dive out of the triple or the midline?

I was surprised to come away feeling that we may have some conditioning issues as well, by the late third quarter they looked more tired than sluggish to my eyes.

Obviously, this goes both ways - but I wonder how much the 5-day game week had to do with this. As much as I like Thursday night games, I hate a Saturday-Thursday combination and think those just shouldn't happen.

Serious question, since I won't see the 360 replay until tomorrow... called dives, or read to the dive out of the triple or the midline?


Combo of called dives and reads/midline. Clemson really keyed on Dwyer. They are also the first tem I've seen key on him on the delay option wide to the B-back. And it's the first time I've seen Nesbitt make the right read there to keep it (though he missed it the first time).

GT tackles were overmatched tonight, but they flat out missed some blocks tonight too.

Serious question, since I won't see the 360 replay until tomorrow... called dives, or read to the dive out of the triple or the midline?

The announcers mentioned that few plays in the GT playbook were for designated runners so maybe they were all being called by Nesbitt but for lack of a better description they "looked" pre-called or else Josh was reading them very quickly because there was little hesitation on them at all.

Obviously, this goes both ways - but I wonder how much the 5-day game week had to do with this. As much as I like Thursday night games, I hate a Saturday-Thursday combination and think those just shouldn't happen.

This is a concern for me as well. It looked like both sides of the ball were sucking wind.

Clemson is such a tease. I can't imagine the roller coaster actual fans and alumni have been on the past few years. The team has a lot of talent, but I don't know what's missing. I didn't get to see the game until it was 24-0 GT. Then I saw an inspired Clemson team, but a team that just didn't have enough in a hostile environment against a better than average team.

Congrats to the Ramblin' Wreck.

Clemson is such a tease. I can't imagine the roller coaster actual fans and alumni have been on the past few years. The team has a lot of talent, but I don't know what's missing. I didn't get to see the game until it was 24-0 GT. Then I saw an inspired Clemson team, but a team that just didn't have enough in a hostile environment against a better than average team.

Congrats to the Ramblin' Wreck.

My wife was convinced it was over at 24-0, but I convinced her that not for some awful coaching moves, they were actually PLAYING very well by halftime.

The pooch punt was stupid, and not calling a timeout when they rush the field with the FG team and then run the fake was also stupid. That's 14 points right there. But the coaching staff got the team back together, and they played GREAT in the final 30 minutes. GT had to scrape to get those 2 field goals together, and Parker showed his youth on the 2 late drives. Hell, he showed it all game, but the boy can run AND has a cannon. It was a fun game to watch, if disappointing as hell to a Clemson alum and her fanatic husband.

grrrrr....
Well on a positive, I saw more adjustents last night from this coaching staff than I saw in 9.4 years from Tommy Bowden and staff.

Its still a Loss though

I haven't watched the whole thing yet, but I'm impressed by Clemson's young QB. I can absolutely see Clemson being 5-1 (3-1) heading into Miami.

grrrrr....
Well on a positive, I saw more adjustents last night from this coaching staff than I saw in 9.4 years from Tommy Bowden and staff.

Definitely. No reason not to be positive about the team coming out of this game. Hopefully the kids don't get too down on themselves for not pulling it out.

Toledo absolutely handling Colorado right now. 30-3 in the 3rd quarter.

How much rope are they giving Hawkins over there?

Cody Hawkins is not good.

Uh, Toledo better wake up. Colorado about to make it a two poseession game.

Ouch. On 3rd and 8, Toledo QB runs up the middle for 60 yard TD.

Gooo Toledoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's do this shit.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8316/tcfbankstadium.jpg

Gotta think Hawkins is on the hottest seat in America right now. TroyF must be about ready to pull his hair out...

Go Aztecs!!

Go Aztecs!!

You're an Aztecs fan? You mean, I coulda been talking mad smack all last week? Damn! :D

(BTW, I think your program has the right guy in charge)

Gotta think Hawkins is on the hottest seat in America right now. TroyF must be about ready to pull his hair out...

Well, hopefully for Hawkins, they won't let TroyF got close enough.

About to head out to El Paso for the Miners-Jayhawks game. I'm not feeling quite as good as I was before last week's loss for the Miners, but the Miners handed Buffalo the game on a silver platter and all of the mistakes the made are correctable. We have the talent to hang with Kansas, I believe, but it's going to come down to if we have the desire and discipline to do it...

Let's do this shit.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8316/tcfbankstadium.jpg

Looks incredible, surprised they didn't do the maroon seats all around though.

Bigtime Saturday.. Gonna sleep on the couch today I think.

EDIT: Because I work nights and dont have a TV in the bedroom.

Let's go PSU!

If Penn State cant push back the Cuse line...they are going to be in trouble later in the year

Pouring rain in Gainesville for Troy at Florida.

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Go Pokes!

Gotta think Hawkins is on the hottest seat in America right now. TroyF must be about ready to pull his hair out...

Benching your kid. That's gotta be an awkward dinner time.

Benching your kid. That's gotta be an awkward dinner time.
Well, it's not like kid Hawkins has been setting the world on fire...

LOL, if they bench Hawkins are they gonna take that guy's shirt again? Seems pretty stupid to do that two years in a row. It's probably best to just suck it up this year, instead of wasting another year of that guy's eligibility. It's not like a better QB would have helped them against Toledo. When a MAC QB is outrunning your secondary, then you've got bigger problems to fix than your own QB spot.

Iowa is dismantling Iowa State. I love the crowd shots. All those ugly red and gold clad students depressed. Wonderful.

Isn't it disgusting to see Florida play 2 cupcakes in a row before a real opponent comes along?

Way to get off to that impressive start Florida, shameful.

Isn't it disgusting to see Florida play 2 cupcakes in a row before a real opponent comes along?

Couldn't hardly care less frankly. They're doing what any smart team in their situation would do.

Couldn't hardly care less frankly. They're doing what any smart team in their situation would do.

Exactly.

I don't like the system but don't blame Florida. I bet Oklahoma wishes they played North Texas last week.

UNC ties UConn at 10 late in the 4th. UConn lost a lot last year, and is weak particularly at QB, but apparently they could still be decent and go bowling. UNC was incredibly inconsistent last year, and on top of that lost their 2 huge playmakers.

Wisconsin winning 24-21, but Fresno State has the ball at their own 40, with 1:21 left.

And UConn starts at the 20 and goes -20 yards in 2 plays. Holding in the end zone, safety, 12-10 UNC. UConn has recovered the onside post-safety kick though, and gotten all the way to midfield. Backup QB is in.

UConn sacked on 4th down. UNC ball, game over.

Almost time for Michigan-Notre Dame. It's weird - I'm excited for the game, but unless it's a blowout one way or the other it won't tell us much about either team. They're both better than last year, but playing each other won't help anyone figure out by how much.

Central Michigan went for two to win the game and missed.

Wisconsin just scored a TD on first possession of OT.

That was stupid for Central Michigan to go for 2 there.

State played like shit. Hopefully they'll show up next week against Notre Dame.

LOL Fresno State delay of game on their first possession of OT. How can you not be prepared in time for that?

Wake Forest goes 91 yds in 11 plays & gets a 1 yd TD run by Riley Skinner to go up 24-17 on Stanford with :02 left after trailing 17-3 at the half.

Wow!! Onside kick!!!

And I've decided what I don't like about college OT is that it gives too much advantage to the team who gets the ball 2nd.

Central Michigan gets the onside kick and now has the ball in Michigan State territory.

Central Michigan gets the onside kick and now has the ball in Michigan State territory.

I just said that.

Sorry, I'm cranky.

down to the MStU 30 with :08 left

Wow. What a terrible play by Michigan State to go offside there.

Missed, but Mich State was offsides!

What comedy of errors by State.

Wow, what a close FG!

I'm actually laughing right now.

Fresno State turnover in 2nd OT. Wisconsin just needs a FG in their possession to win.

I'm never going to hear the end of this.

I'm never going to hear the end of this.

Hey, no Michigan fans have said shit about. CMU is a good team. Dan LeFevour is one of the 5 best QB's in America. I am more surprised at how out coached MSU got though. Just terrible on Dantonio and his staff.

Wake Forest goes 91 yds in 11 plays & gets a 1 yd TD run by Riley Skinner to go up 24-17 on Stanford with :02 left after trailing 17-3 at the half.

What a fucking screw job that game was. Stanford didn't lower the hammer when they had WFU on the ropes in the second half, but the refs just reamed Stanford twice at the end. First, when Stanford has the ball with about 4 minutes left, Toby Gerhart runs for about 30 yards inside Wake's 25 yard line, and it's called back for a clip that never happened.

Then Riley Skinner never even gets into the end zone, they call it a TD. Stanford challenges, and after less than 10 seconds of review, the ref comes back and says "After review, the ruling on the field is confirmed". Bullshit. Just come out and tell the truth that you couldn't see anything, and just decided to save face.

I hate having the the team go across the country to these sweaty redneck towns, forcing me to wake up at 8:30 on a Saturday, only to watch the team fall apart in the second half, and have that compounded by some absolutely garbage officiating. Just play UC-Davis at home next time. At least if we lose, I can sleep in.

A guy for Notre Dame who is named "Golden"

/pukes

Hey, no Michigan fans have said shit about. CMU is a good team. Dan LeFevour is one of the 5 best QB's in America. I am more surprised at how out coached MSU got though. Just terrible on Dantonio and his staff.

Agreed. Tough game for the Spartans.

Man, UConn came close to knocking off 19th ranking UNC. To lose on a holding in the end zone... uck. Though I wonder how it would have turned out if the starting QB for UConn hadn't gotten injured in the 3rd Q.

It's okay Karl, Wake is surely disappointed they let a left coast team stay that close to them at home, so they probably aren't much happier with the game than you are.

Wyoming QB Robert Benjamin (JUCO transfer) is still better than anyone that's been there at least in the past five years.

Still 3-0 Texas so far with 8:47 in the 1st Quarter.

It's okay Karl, Wake is surely disappointed they let a left coast team stay that close to them at home, so they probably aren't much happier with the game than you are.

Wake Forest blows, Jon. They already got beat by Baylor at home. Stanford lacks the depth the finish the deal, much like last year. They absolutely dominated WFU on both sides of the ball in the first half, and then Grobe actually made some nice adjustments on both offense and defense, and Coach Harballs didn't show his trademark "Enthusiasm Unknown To Mankind", but rather played it close to the vest, which was obviously a huge mistake. The offense was on the field for about 12 seconds the entire second half, and the defense got tired in the sweat hole that is Winston-Salem. The LB's were abused by the Wake Forest running backs, and Riley Skinner showed himself to be a good leader.

Stanford should take care of business next year on the farm, but after this second half I'll remember to not take anything for granted. Which, after GT's second half showing against Clemson, you should be familiar with.

Hey, no Michigan fans have said shit about.

No, I meant from my dad. He's from Mt. Pleasant and along with being a UM fan, he's a big CMU fan. I already got the call.

Great opening drive by UW

No, I meant from my dad. He's from Mt. Pleasant and along with being a UM fan, he's a big CMU fan. I already got the call.

Well yes, then that does hurt heh. CMU is gonna do some things this year. Arizona has an amazingly fast D and held them in check last week but they're too good to have been held down two weeks in a row.

Minute to go in the 1st Quarter, still 3-0 Texas at Wyoming.

I have a feeling this UM/ND game will be a barnburner, making both teams look better than they are. They're both 8 win teams that might be disguised as 10 win teams based on circumstances (ie, their schedules)

Jarrett Brown's arm is ridiculous. Fun player to watch.

Genius.

Great first drive by UCLA. Kind of a victory for Tennessee to hold them to a FG there, lets hope it continues

As a guy with no rooting interest in the Michigan/ND game I can say I have absolutely no clue how they overturned that TD there. If anything I think the evidence was more conclusive that he was in fact in bounds(I saw a line of green between his foot and the white on my TV). To overturn the call on the field of TD and say he stepped out of bounds is criminal.

Texas tries a fake punt inside the 10 and blows it. Wyoming has the ball inside the 10.

TD Michigan. Between ND TD's being reversed and Michigan making big plays we may end the BCS talk right now.

Kick return for a TD by Michigan....WOW.

Then the refs realized they made the wrong call issuing a first down, so it's magically from 1st to 3rd down now. But then, Mountain West officials are pretty terrible.

Yeah, a big turnaround in the UM/ND game. TD called back and Irish settle for three... then UM returns kick for TD. Ouch.

Definitely agree that it should have been insufficient evidence that the runner stepped out of bounds. One said yes said maybe yes, the other said maybe no. Just let it go and move on.

As a guy with no rooting interest in the Michigan/ND game I can say I have absolutely no clue how they overturned that TD there. If anything I think the evidence was more conclusive that he was in fact in bounds(I saw a line of green between his foot and the white on my TV). To overturn the call on the field of TD and say he stepped out of bounds is criminal.

As a Michigan fan who is interested in fairness, I agree.

The genius of RichRod clearly made it out of bounds.

Same thing happened on the first drvie of the SDSU game, Mental mistakes on third down :(

3-3 Texas at Wyoming. 11:18 in the 2nd Q

Same thing happened on the first drvie of the SDSU game, Mental mistakes on third down :(

They are going to pay for it as Bryce Brown is looking good early.

I'm finding it very hard to listen to Matt Millen. The wounds are too fresh.

The UM/ND game has been fun so far, but I don't think Michigan will be able to keep up offensively with Notre Dame. Notre Dame is moving effortlessly every time they have the ball.

They are going to pay for it as Bryce Brown is looking good early.

Franklin looked better without the aid of penalties. They are staying away from Berry though

The UM/ND game has been fun so far, but I don't think Michigan will be able to keep up offensively with Notre Dame. Notre Dame is moving effortlessly every time they have the ball.

Its looking like the first one to 40 wins.

Only down 10-3, but no rhythm on offense right now

Holding penalty on a punt return that was a fair catch. And that fair catch happened 20 yards from the nearest defender...

Oy

Blocked punt. Touchdown Wyoming. 10-6 Pokes lead.

WVU up 21-13 after having about as bad of a start defensively as you could imagine along with Jock Sanders muffing a punt inside the 5.

Jarrett Brown is 13/16 193yds 3tds with 2:12 to go in the half.

Blocked punt. Touchdown Wyoming. 10-6 Pokes lead.

Go Wyoming!

Texas answers (As they should..) should be 13-10 Texas in a second here.

TD UCLA!!!

Milton Knox looks scary fast

Blocked punt. Touchdown Wyoming. 10-6 Pokes lead.

Man I wish this game was on TV here.

Houston is dominating Oklahoma State right now. 24-7 at the half.

Prince needed this drive to get back under control, although it would be nice to see more long completions from the pocket (that just might not happen today with the kind of pressure UT's bringing).

The good news is, we have Chow, and he already did some plays on this drive that took advantage of Tennessee over-aggressing on the play. Not Kiffin will come back with some counter move (like that corner blitz that caught Knox from behind).

IMO, this game is a lot more interesting when UCLA has the bowl, because that's when those two coordinators are going to war.

CMU beat State?

Somebody better check on Schmidty (hide sharp objects, take his belt, etc.)

Blocked punt. Touchdown Wyoming. 10-6 Pokes lead.

I've seen these games from Texas alot in the McCoy era. They mail it in frst half then put up 35 in the second.

Prince needed this drive to get back under control, although it would be nice to see more long completions from the pocket (that just might not happen today with the kind of pressure UT's bringing).

The good news is, we have Chow, and he already did some plays on this drive that took advantage of Tennessee over-aggressing on the play. Not Kiffin will come back with some counter move (like that corner blitz that caught Knox from behind).

IMO, this game is a lot more interesting when UCLA has the bowl, because that's when those two coordinators are going to war.

It's a nerve racking game. We need to hold them going into half.

I've seen these games from Texas alot in the McCoy era. They mail it in frst half then put up 35 in the second.

My brother joked that it was part of the deal they signed with Wyoming when they came here. But it's okay, we're used to losing, so if we're gonna lose at least it's to a good team. And honestly, this team looks SO much better than they have in the half decade I've been following them.

Firing Joe Glenn was the right thing to do, no doubt about it, as this Christensen guy seems to have them playing better, if nothing else. I dunno if I'm convinced that his offense is all that great yet, but maybe if he gets some players here to run it, it'll look like something in a few years.

Wow, Crompton sucks.

I know it's just Idaho but Locker and the Huskies are looking really good.

It's a great sign that they are beating the teams they should beat.

What exactly is going on in the Big 12 games today? Houston beating down on Oklahoma State 24-7 and Texas only up 13-10 against Wyoming? WTF?

Damn, cant believe he missed that 50 yarder

TCU 21, Virginia 0 at Virginia.

Will Groh even get to finish the season?

ND only up 20-17 at halftime with the breaks and special teams going Michigan's way, but like others have said, they look dominant on offense right now.

If Houston beats OK State by 17 or more, do they challenge BYU as the top non-BCS school? Or will they get less notice because despite being #5, it's "only" OK State, and the game isn't nationally televised in prime time. imo, they should come in around 10 if they keep it up, but they'll probably be 18 or 19.

Damn, cant believe he missed that 50 yarder

I don't care how automatic a guy is, there's no such thing as an automatic from 50 yards.

What pissed me off prior to that play was finding out how long the kick was. They kept going on and on about Forbath's success with 50 yarders and what not, and no one would actualyl say how long the damn kick was. Stupid freakin' ESPN.

Shocked how bad Crompton is. I think I probably could have made that one throw over the middle that got picked. Tenn really has nobody better on the bench?

I think Crompton and his center, and Prince and Maiava need to get together to do some snap practice.

Shocked how bad Crompton is. I think I probably could have made that one throw over the middle that got picked. Tenn really has nobody better on the bench?

Sounds exactly like what UCLA fans were saying over and over again last year about Craft. Technically, Prince was in the program last year, but the coaching staff determined not to burn his redshirt at that time.

that didn't take long for Texas

I don't care how automatic a guy is, there's no such thing as an automatic from 50 yards.

What pissed me off prior to that play was finding out how long the kick was. They kept going on and on about Forbath's success with 50 yarders and what not, and no one would actualyl say how long the damn kick was. Stupid freakin' ESPN.

At least it's out of his system

Houston up 24-14 on Oklahoma State.

I'm glad Norm Chow agrees with me that when Prince throws his first INT, UCLA loses this game

Oklahoma State punt return TD and theyre only down 24-21 now.

Big fumble in the Notre Dame- Mich game. Mich needs to capitalize on it.

No, I meant from my dad. He's from Mt. Pleasant and along with being a UM fan, he's a big CMU fan. I already got the call.

As a Michigan fan, I'm still holding my tongue due to a certain loss to a Division II team. Saying that, this was Brain Kelly's bunch that he recruited there. He was only there for two years, but had them on the right track even when the team had the smallest amount of seniors in the country, or really close to it. The team was like 75% freshmen and sophomores and he was winning with them. I'm willing to bet any Big Ten coach who puts CMU on their schedule breathed a long sigh of relief when he went to Cincinnati. I have zero doubt he could have built a team there capable of beating anybody in the Big Ten.

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UW is getting complacent now. Would be nice to see them put Idaho away.

Is Tulane not back in classes yet? That place looks empty.

Wow, Crompton sucks.

Big plus 1. Horrible first half from him.

Is Tulane not back in classes yet? That place looks empty.

You've obviously never followed Tulane football..

Crompton just threw the ball I said last week would be his downfall.

You've obviously never followed Tulane football..

lol. You would think having the #9 team coming in and being on ESPN people would go. There is no one in the endzone.

Sounds exactly like what UCLA fans were saying over and over again last year about Craft. Technically, Prince was in the program last year, but the coaching staff determined not to burn his redshirt at that time.

Yeah, not sure that is really the way to go though. With Brehaut there now and Nottingham on the way, there's only so many blue chip QB's you can have at one time. Somebody will be the odd man out and I think Brehaut's ceiling is a lot higher than Prince's, no?

Explain to me how Gary Patterson is still at TCU?

27-10 Texas with 5:47 in the 3rd Quarter.

I really hope Big 12 refs never work another game at Mountaineer field. Some really terrible calls today.

Matt Millen is an idiot. Comparing Forcier to Montana? Oy.

If we had a QB we'd be up big right now.

If both teams had a QB we'd have this game with more points

Matt Millen is an idiot. Comparing Forcier to Montana? Oy.

I bet that will sit well with the ND fans...

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2 straight punts where Tennessee runs by the returner with a flailing arm tackle.
UCLA already up by 6 and no sign of a UT offense.

The incrompetent one has returned, along with the ole' offensive line play.

I can't believe that Matt Millen had the balls to step foot back into the state of Michigan. It will be a severe injustice if he gets out of the state unscathed.

After watching that Michigan State game, I came very close to taking all of my state gear and burning it in the driveway. Year after year it is the same shit. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

I can't believe that Matt Millen had the balls to step foot back into the state of Michigan. It will be a severe injustice if he gets out of the state unscathed.

Yeah, hopefully the ND bus will hit him in the parking lot.

I bet that will sit well with the ND fans...

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Yes, I'm quoting myself. Just remember, this is the guy who when he drafted all of those WRs for the Lions probably thought he was drafting Jerry Rice as well. He might have insight for some of the stuff going on and football knowledge, but talent evaluation? (bust out laughing) Musburger is another one that can overstate stuff to just painful levels to where it's better for me to watch the game without sound on.

And oh, ND, you might want to look into a defense. 31 points from Michigan isn't a good sign for a team looking for a BCS bowl bid.

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Good thing we have Forbath

Yeah, not sure that is really the way to go though. With Brehaut there now and Nottingham on the way, there's only so many blue chip QB's you can have at one time. Somebody will be the odd man out and I think Brehaut's ceiling is a lot higher than Prince's, no?

Yeah, I think Brehaut's ceiling is higher, but Prince isn't a bad QB. He wasn't rated as high as Brehaut, but he was still one of the better guys available out west in his class. I think the whole Brehaut vs Prince thing is going to be one of those "who the heck knows what's going to happen" sorta things for a while.

Gawd willing, Prince explodes, goes pro after his junior year, and then Brehaut dominates for two seasons after that, giving away to Nottingham or whoever else we will ahve picked up by then.

Obviously, though, that's a best best case scenario, which pretty much never happens.

Good thing we have Forbath

:+1:

Good thing we have Forbath

He's been the most impressive player in this game today, IMO.

2 straight punts where Tennessee runs by the returner with a flailing arm tackle.
UCLA already up by 6 and no sign of a UT offense.

The incrompetent one has returned, along with the ole' offensive line play.

Incrompetent. lol...i'll have to remember that one.

He looked like he was trying to change his approach on the sideline. Maybe that will get things going for him.

But UCLA's D isn't exactly the kind of unit you want to have to get better against. They might be the best in the Pac 10 (although there are several schools in the mix for that claim).

And oh, ND, you might want to look into a defense. 31 points from Michigan isn't a good sign for a team looking for a BCS bowl bid.

Well if they lose this game, getting that BCS bid may be a bit tough with who is on ND's schedule.

That was a weakass late hit call. Sure he was sliding, but he wasn't evening on the ground yet

That was a weakass late hit call. Sure he was sliding, but he wasn't evening on the ground yet

Didn't see it. I was changing my laundry out. Oh well...good start to this set of downs. Nice undercut by Verner.

That was a weakass late hit call. Sure he was sliding, but he wasn't evening on the ground yet

Eh, I was ready to say it was a bad call myself but I think the out of control/reckless disregard aspect of the blind dive is what drew the flag. It's not as bad in college as the don't-hit-the-girl-wearing-the-skirt calls of the NFL but that one probably deserved the flag given the emphasis.

That was a weakass late hit call. Sure he was sliding, but he wasn't evening on the ground yet

He aimed his hit (leading with the helmet) directly towards the ground, that will be called everytime on a feet first sliding QB. Not a smart play by the defender.

35-20 WVU and the Mountaineers closing in on 500 yards today with about 8 minutes left to play.

Good drive about UT. Not great (a TD woulda been that), but they needed at least one score to get within a TD.

Now the pressure's on UCLA to sustain a drive. If they do, they can put it away. But I don't know they're quite ready to do a grind out drive like Tennessee just did.

Matthews wasn't even looking for that ball.

Huge pick by the Irish

Houston up 3 with the ball...3:45 to go in the game.

Meh..I have this feeling that UCLA lost the mo'. They nedeed a TD on one of their FG drives

Well if they lose this game, getting that BCS bid may be a bit tough with who is on ND's schedule.

Only USC is ranked, so even if it's a bumpy ride with a number of close calls, they can still get enough wins.

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Home cooking spot, ah well. Still gotta hold them

Pick 6 for Houston, up by 10 on OkSt now.

Okla State is going to be upset.

UCLA's D needs to stiffen up with their backs against the wall. Two down territory for Tennessee with that offense.

Huge 4th down call coming up here for Tennessee.

{scratches head on the Brown carry there}

Who were they fucking kidding there?

I know it's hindsight, but bad call there on 4th

WVU finishes off ECU and it wouldn't have been remotely close with decent officiating and if there hadn't been 2 muffed punts deep in their own territory. The score was 35-20 but yardage was 509-238 and 1st downs 23-13.

Hopefully the poor officiating prepares the team for the game at Auburn next week.

Wow, why not a play action there?

Or anywhere in that last set.

yeah, how do you run it in the middle on that play when you've run it so many times in the past

Or anywhere in that last set.

Agreed. I thought for sure they would call a PA pass somewhere during that sequence.

Very close to a safety there.