Great game for Frank Solich last night as Ohio upended Pitt.

Right now, I'm watching Marshall and Kansas State. Marshall just went up 10-0 on a touchdown from Ahmad Bradshaw...Bradshaw went to my small high school, so go Marshall!

Attending Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas game today.

Am I the only one who hates the new gameday intro? I mean cmon man what the hell is this cowboy crap. Although for a second I thought the black cowboy(Is that an ox-moron?) was Skydog...

Sooners scored on Peterson touchdown on their opening drive. Bomar threw only one pass.

Michigan/ND actually turning into a defensive battle!

Notre Dame looks so different from last season. I'm very impressed with Weiss. I wonder if he would consider going back to the NFL as a head coach after a few years at ND.

I guess Stoops plans on grinding it out.

For Sooner fans what are the general feelings of the Sooner nation? Do you guys believe you will win the Big 12 this season?

For Sooner fans what are the general feelings of the Sooner nation? Do you guys believe you will win the Big 12 this season?
After last week's game, I believe that they are looking at seven win season. I see them struggling to score points since they will have a freshman playing under center. The defense looked good for the most part last week, but they still need a lot of improvement.

Ugh! Interception thrown by Bomar. :mad:

VT up 21-0 with half time approaching. Vick is a tremendous passer, but we've already had four drops by receivers...I guess the fact that it's Duke is causing them not to concentrate.

If you haven't done so already, go put money on Texas over Oklahoma. :)


I smile to hide the pain.

VT up 21-0 with half time approaching. Vick is a tremendous passer, but we've already had four drops by receivers...I guess the fact that it's Duke is causing them not to concentrate.

I've been real impressed with Imoh the few times I have seen him play, but he doesn't seem to get the ball a whole lot. Does he have baggage of some sort (injury prone, maybe?)?

Nice job by BC so far.

I've been real impressed with Imoh the few times I have seen him play, but he doesn't seem to get the ball a whole lot. Does he have baggage of some sort (injury prone, maybe?)?No...it's just our typical offense. The only time we've ever had a 'showcase' back was with Kevin Jones in 2003. Every other year, we've split carries between the top two guys...Lee Suggs/Jones a few years ago was probably our best rotation...this year it's Cedric Humes & Imoh splitting time.

I feel bad for Temple, what an asswhuppin. But it was nice to see Stocco get to throw a bit..

My goodness, the Sooners suck even wore than I thought last week.

Something tells me that they still will beat Texas.

Oh wow.. KSU may have just handed Marshall the game. Game-winning field goal attempt for Marshall on ESPN2.

KSU interception :(

what an idiotic coaching call - holy shit! They passed the ball with 8 seconds left. They were inside the 25-yard line.

That was the dumbest thing I think I've ever seen. They were going to win that game... but they called a... pass? WTF?!!

what an idiotic coaching call - holy shit! They passed the ball with 8 seconds left. They were inside the 25-yard line.

Exactly. Schianoesque.

VT scores again as Vick makes a great throw for a 35 yard TD pass early in the 3rd. Also, VT's defense held Duke to just 17 yards in the first half.

Did anyone really think they (Marshall) were gonna do anything besides put the ball in the middle of the hashes? Does their kicker suck that bad? No doubt that I would've broken something if I was a Herd fan. Just a tough game to lose. Especially after the two fumbles inside KSU's 5-yard line.

Do you guys think Marshall moving from the MAC to Conference USA was an upgrade?

A few years ago, it seemed like CUSA was a good step ahead of the MAC, but I'm not so sure anymore.

Watching the ND/UofM game. They keep breaking in to show Va Tech/Duke highlights and pimping Marcus Vick. First, he's not his brother. Second, he's playing Duke.

For Sooner fans what are the general feelings of the Sooner nation? Do you guys believe you will win the Big 12 this season?

6-5

4th in the Big XII South, behind Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. Close win over Baylor.

First, he's not his brother.

??

Edit: Oh, you're probably not being literal. :)

what an idiotic coaching call - holy shit! They passed the ball with 8 seconds left. They were inside the 25-yard line.

That was depressing. It's a bug in the coaching logic!

Watching the ND/UofM game. They keep breaking in to show Va Tech/Duke highlights and pimping Marcus Vick. First, he's not his brother. Second, he's playing Duke.
VT is better than both UM and ND. The highlights allow viewers to see a real football team.

Wow no faith from the sooner nation.

Do you guys think Marshall moving from the MAC to Conference USA was an upgrade?

A few years ago, it seemed like CUSA was a good step ahead of the MAC, but I'm not so sure anymore.

I don't know the financial ramifications of the move, but i still think C-USA is a better league than the MAC. The bad part about the move is the travel costs Marshall is going to have to pay not just for football.

That Mills kid is amazing.

Did anyone really think they (Marshall) were gonna do anything besides put the ball in the middle of the hashes? Does their kicker suck that bad? No doubt that I would've broken something if I was a Herd fan. Just a tough game to lose. Especially after the two fumbles inside KSU's 5-yard line.
I missed the end of that game- what happened that allowed the Purple Power Pussies to escape?

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And Tulsa takes the lead...

go Tulsa!

And Tulsa takes the lead...


They are going to have to score a touchdown to win, though. Just my guess.

Man I am not sure if the Sooner nation can take another lost.

Just give it to Adrian Peterson...

Just give it to Adrian Peterson...


..and he scores.

Like I said, Tulsa can't win this game by kicking fieldgoals.

I guess the Sooner offensive line finally decided to show up for one drive. :mad:

This Clemson/Maryland game is actually a pretty good game. And I thought I'd be doomed to see blowouts with all the other games on (in the Atlanta area).

I guess the Sooner offensive line finally decided to show up for one drive. :mad:


They should be able to run it up their gut for the rest of the game.

Seems OU really has no QB this year!

They should be able to run it up their gut for the rest of the game.
I hope so because they've been playing like shit all game.

I hope so because they've been playing like shit all game.


As long as they don't have to pass, they are going to have the win.

Wow no faith from the sooner nation.

I just think it's honesty. In the past, we knew what guys could do so some fans tended to be rather arrogant about OU. We had seen their success and had little doubt they could do it again. This team is practically a new team. And until they prove something, I think most fans would admit (if they were being honest with themselves) that there were some doubts.

Now, TCU's not a bad football team. A loss to them definitely hurts. But Tulsa is the equivalent of a Baylor in talent. The fact that this isn't a blowout makes it a little difficult to have faith, especially when it has yet to be established that the team can play.

Just my $.02

Seems OU really has no QB this year!

And people wonder why we consistently stuck up for Jason White when all the "he's not big time, he doesn't have NFL talent" criticisms came around. ;)

Final: VT 45 - Duke 0

Vick's passing was very impressive and the defense allowed just 35 yards on the day. Good game for the Hokies.

Final: VT 45 - Duke 0

Vick's passing was very impressive and the defense allowed just 35 yards on the day. Good game for the Hokies.

That was the saddest offense performance I've ever seen. I left after the 3rd quarter and couldn't take it anymore. It gets old when 3/4 of the fans are for the visitors. :(

UW vs. Cal. The Cal QB Ayoob has completed more passes to the defense than his own guys.

If i only betted on Winconsin And VT, it would of been easy money to make.

That was the saddest offense performance I've ever seen. I left after the 3rd quarter and couldn't take it anymore. It gets old when 3/4 of the fans are for the visitors. :(On TV, all you could see in the stands was orange and maroon. The VT cheers and chants were loud the entire game.

UW vs. Cal. The Cal QB Ayoob has completed more passes to the defense than his own guys.Wasn't that the case last week, too?

If i only betted on Winconsin And VT, it would of been easy money to make.

Yeah, that's the thing about betting. It needs to be done before the actual blowouts. :)

I think last week he was 0-10. The INT was his first completion in D-1.

Meanwhile, the Washington QB has as many touchdowns as passes completed.

Early game statistics are fun!

Can Washington upset Cal?

Ack, Hawaii is wearing the all white uniforms. They go 3 and out on their opening drive and now Michigan State scores.

That was the saddest offense performance I've ever seen. I left after the 3rd quarter and couldn't take it anymore. It gets old when 3/4 of the fans are for the visitors. :(
Welcome to Kansas football. I suppose basketball schools are like that. Still hate that the stadium gets 2/3rd red when Nebraska comes to town :(

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Freakin' kicker misses a chip shot. :mad:

Man, Iowa/Iowa State has been a really fun game so far. Not the prettiest thing on grass, but exciting.

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31-15 win for the Sooners. The score is a bit bloated after they returned an interception for a TD with :03 left.

Wow, Hawaii just rushed 1 player. They had a 3 man line and the two ends dropped into zone coverage.


Of course this lead to a TD pass for Michigan State...

On TV, all you could see in the stands was orange and maroon. The VT cheers and chants were loud the entire game.

We made some noise when Duke got first downs, which happened...what, like 4 times all game?

On TV, all you could see in the stands was orange and maroon. The VT cheers and chants were loud the entire game.


Sounds like going to a Vandy game.

31-15 win for the Sooners. The score is a bit bloated after they returned an interception for a TD with :03 left.

All Adrian Peterson.

So many unbelievable runs today, the best one being the long touchdown where he ran over one guy, put a spin move on another and stiff-armed another near the goal line.

Daggumit Tech, you are better team then UNC. Don't let them hang around in this game.

24-0 SU at the half.

Rhodes: 19 att, 216 yds rushing, 3 tds at the HALF :D

24-0 SU at the half.

Rhodes: 19 att, 216 yds rushing, 3 tds at the HALF :D
These are the kinds of stats that make me wish there was fantasy college football. It'd be insane. "Woo! My Wisconsin WR had 3 TDs! Yeah, well, my Adrian Peterson had 200 yards! Still nothing compared to my Omar Jacobs from last week with 450 yards and 5 TDs!" :D

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Adrian better be ready to run the ball 35-40 times per game, due to lack of qb play.

These are the kinds of stats that make me wish there was fantasy college football. It'd be insane. "Woo! My Wisconsin WR had 3 TDs! Yeah, well, my Adrian Peterson had 200 yards! Still nothing compared to my Omar Jacobs from last week with 450 yards and 5 TDs!" :D

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Y'know, as many computer wizards, gamers, and game programmers et al as we have around here ... somebody ought to think about coming up with something that would make this a reality. I imagine it'd have to be a "private game" of sorts, in order to stay below the NCAA radar, but I can't help but think this is somehow doable.

See, that's the best reason for paying college athletes and making them somewhat semi-pro... a student athlete union that could provide player names for fantasy football ;).

Y'know, as many computer wizards, gamers, and game programmers et al as we have around here ... somebody ought to think about coming up with something that would make this a reality. I imagine it'd have to be a "private game" of sorts, in order to stay below the NCAA radar, but I can't help but think this is somehow doable.
Either that or hearken back to the fantasy baseball/football days of olde where you had to pencil and paper your own stats :)

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Either that or hearken back to the fantasy baseball/football days of olde where you had to pencil and paper your own stats :)

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Been there, done that, but not interested in returning.

Georgia runs a long, 90 yard drive capped by a DJ Shockley run with a flip into the end zone. That was fun!

Man, Iowa/Iowa State has been a really fun game so far. Not the prettiest thing on grass, but exciting.

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While I'm glad the game is on national television, I'm not glad about how poor Iowa is playing so far. 4 turnovers in the first half is not going to cut it against any team.... I have been VERY disappointed in Manson so far, obviously it is a tough situation coming into a rivalry game against a VERY good defense... but he is supposed to be one of the better backups in the Big Ten and he is playing AWFUL.

Just my rant for the day

"Thomas Brown misses a tackle."

Priceless!

Edit: To clarify, SC just picked off a Shockley pass and Brown got juked on the return (which went for a TD).

HUGE first down by Manson just now, ran for 15 yards on 3rd and 10 when there was no one open.

Ouch- killer play for Iowa. Went from being a great play where the TE fought for extra yardage to a crushing turnover.

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Very disappointing (soon to be) loss, I was worried about Iowa State coming in to the game, and I guess for good reason...

While it sucks to lose to Iowa State, it doesn't ruin the season. Just look at the Arizona State game last year, Iowa got hammered against ASU and while they lost the next week against Michigan, they ended up being the CO-Big Ten champions.

Wyoming slaughtered ULM 38-0.

That freshman HB who fucked up on the game-changing 4th and 1 play last week had a really nice game this week. Busted open for some really nice gains and had at least 1 TD.

Bramlet continues to piss me off though. He keeps making stupid decisions and had 2 INTs, and could have easily as have had at least 4. That's not going to cut it against quality competition (Sorry any Indians fans out there).

Our D was absolutely stellar today. 2 INTs and we could have had 4 if a couple guys wouldn't have dropped easy picks. 4 forced fumbles and a booming hit on a ULM receiver that made him drop the ball and caused him to be taken off the field. I screamed "Hit Stick! Hit Stick! Go Cowboys!" in the stands.

An absolute blowout in every sense of the word. Good morale booster after the Florida debacle last week.

Wyoming slaughtered ULM 38-0.

ULM lost to a Div I-AA team last week. :)

Very disappointing (soon to be) loss, I was worried about Iowa State coming in to the game, and I guess for good reason...

While it sucks to lose to Iowa State, it doesn't ruin the season. Just look at the Arizona State game last year, Iowa got hammered against ASU and while they lost the next week against Michigan, they ended up being the CO-Big Ten champions.
Looking like a mixed week for the Big XII, especially depending on the way the game in Columbus goes. Iowa State looks like they could be the force that whacks some people in the North since there's no one who has stepped up yet. Oklahoma and K-State looked lackluster, but they did win. Hard to get up for those games. Most of the other games are pushovers and will be played tonight.

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Well, I guess Cal turned out ok. 56-17 win over Washington. Poor Ty Willingham..Washington is really terrible..

Greg Schiano finally beat a 1-AA team. 38-6 over Villanova.

nice, the Gophers freshman kicker went 3-6 on extra points before getting benched for another freshman. first time in a while I've seen a damn kicker get benched.

Well, I guess Cal turned out ok. 56-17 win over Washington. Poor Ty Willingham..Washington is really terrible..
Ayoob looked pretty good. He's safe, for now.

These are the kinds of stats that make me wish there was fantasy college football. It'd be insane. "Woo! My Wisconsin WR had 3 TDs! Yeah, well, my Adrian Peterson had 200 yards! Still nothing compared to my Omar Jacobs from last week with 450 yards and 5 TDs!" :D

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I actually just noticed that there is one:

http://www.d-1collegefootball.com/

Keep in mind, OU did not even attempt a pass in the second half...and they had more points on the board and over twice as many yards. I think this is a team that needs to pass 10-15 times per game, run the rest, and for God sake, use the QB's running the option, or draws, or something, they are fast and they can run.

I find myself rooting for South Carolina tonight, as I'd feel better with Georgia having a loss in SEC play.

I find myself rooting for South Carolina tonight, as I'd feel better with Georgia having a loss in SEC play.


Well, Georgia is doing what they can to make you happy.

Citadel just took a 7 point lead on FSU!!!!

Citadel just took a 7 point lead on FSU!!!!
WTF???

WTF???


They just showed a replay. Citadel took a mis-played option into the end-zone. 10-3 late in the 2nd.

"Thomas Brown misses a tackle."

Priceless!

Edit: To clarify, SC just picked off a Shockley pass and Brown got juked on the return (which went for a TD).


TB has nearly 150 yards, averaging nearly 8 yards a carry, and a TD. I think he'll be forgiven the missed tackle.

TD Thomas Brown.

It's so weird how I follow Georgia and Thomas Brown exclusively because of how much SkyDog has posted about him over the years.

I'll have to admit, it is weird. When I hear or see Georgia, I keep looking for him.

Great sack by Gerogia DE Thompson just now. Drove right through the tackle and then wrapped up the QB.

I was just contacted about the job as offensive coordinator for FSU. ;)

Paging the Georgia defense. Georgia defense, please stop the pass at your earliest convenience.

I was just contacted about the job as offensive coordinator for FSU. ;)


Really, they just called and asked if I could play QB.

Paging the Georgia defense. Georgia defense, please stop the pass at your earliest convenience.


I just can't understand why they are only rushing three half the time.

That was a nasty block by the Bulldog guard.

UGA kneeling it out to win 17-15. Spurrier has made South Carolina a lot better than they have any right to be.

UGA keenling it out to win 17-15. Spurrier has made South Carolina is a lot better than they have any right to be.


Maybe. The GC always play above their heads versus Georgia. We'll see when they play Florida and Tennessee.

WTF???

Exactly. It's The Citadel.

VPI, I don't think that was all Spurrier, that looked very much like a very overrated team they were facing.

If Spurrier had a half decent QB, or anything resembling an offensive lineman, SC would have won this by three TD's. And they still take a narrow loss on the road, in spite of having what appears to be roughly Vandy's talent level.

So far, all I've seen proven is that Boise was badly overrated, and so is Georgia.
It's been quite a while since I've felt this way, but I sure wish GT/UGA was next weekend. At this point, I'd say only Tech's hideously excuse for playcalling could lose the game for them.

Exactly. It's The Citadel.
That 70-yard fumble return is twice their offensive yardage. http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Now it's 27-10 FSU.

48-10 FSU.

That 70-yard fumble return is twice their offensive yardage. http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Now it's 27-10 FSU.

I was merely pointing out a fact. I don't know shit about their football team, homey. :)

http://www.citadel.edu/

Boise State/Oregon State tied at 27 with 5:29 to go.

Missouri and New Mexico are tied at 28 with a minute to go in the third.

Double-downer from the SoCon :(
Western Carolina blows out Furman 41-21
McNeese State holds off Georgia Southern 24-21

Dola - Brad Smith already has 360 yards of offense for Missouri. 217 passing and 143 rushing. Not bad.

UCLA plays Rice tonight. Rice is an option based team and UCLA is rather weak vs the Run when the offenses are balanced. IT will be a good sign how next weeks UCLA-Oklahoma game will be going.

LSU-Arizona State should be a good matchup.

Oregon State up 30-27, Boise State has the ball with :26 to go.


[edit]Over. That was horrible clock management by Boise State. They used up 20 secs to call 1 play.

Vanderbilt just beat Arkansas 28-24.

LSU-Arizona State should be a good matchup.

ASU was up last time i checked, 7-0...thats was middle of second quarter

Zabransky stunk it up.

dola, i was wron...its 10-7 ASU now...i hate my friends

whoa. things have turned around very quickly in the LSU-ASU game.

Blocked FG for TD - check
Blocked punt for TD - check

Nice special teams play for the Tigers.

they need to return an INT, fumble, kickoff, or punt now.

The LSU-ASU is shaping up to be a great follow-up to the Texas-OSU game.

Wow. What a pass to give LSU the lead back.

unbelievable set of balls on LSU's QB to throw (on 4th and 10!) the pass he just threw. Bravo!

wow, amazing pass from Russell as LSU regains the lead

When Sam Keller was a sr. in high school here in the Bay Are he played in a shootout just like this against Kyle Wright's high school team. He led a last minute drive to give them the lead only to have Wright drive down the field to win it with 4 seconds left.

Great catch by Mutz

Arizona State seems to be trying too hard to force the TD. They got time to work with, and not too far to go.

Wow!

UCLA plays Rice tonight. Rice is an option based team and UCLA is rather weak vs the Run when the offenses are balanced. IT will be a good sign how next weeks UCLA-Oklahoma game will be going.

UCLA - Oklahoma suddenly became a great game. For me at least. :D

UCLA - Oklahoma suddenly became a great game. For me at least. :D

I think UCLA would have to be favored. I honestly have no idea how it'll come out; I won't even guess. But I do think it'll be an interesting one regardless, and I'll be watching.

Arguably the best game of the day was: ASU V. LSU game! It was balanced in terms of action and scoring and it had everything!

Tee hee, SMU beating TCU... :D

Tee hee, SMU beating TCU... :D

Hmm... wonder if that's just a letdown game for TCU or if it shows how really poorly OU played. Probably both. :D

UNLV came back to wing against Idao
UNLV 34
Idahoe 31

A thrilling game, Too bad it wasnt on natl tv.
Steichen was pretty good, once again!
Going 22/ 34 250 2/1 and rushed for 104 yards

Hmm... wonder if that's just a letdown game for TCU or if it shows how really poorly OU played. Probably both. :D

I think that it shows that CUSA is superior to the MWC... :p

Vanderbilt just beat Arkansas 28-24.
I hate everybody

UNLV came back to wing against Idao
UNLV 34
Idahoe 31

A thrilling game, Too bad it wasnt on natl tv.
Steichen was pretty good, once again!
Going 22/ 34 250 2/1 and rushed for 104 yards
Impressive- misspelling Idaho two different ways in the same post :p

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UCLA looks really good for the frist two weeks.


Drew is a an excellent running back.

UCLA offensive line is so strong this year.

I hate everybodyThere's always Arkansas State.

There's always Arkansas State.
If I hadn't already pointed out that I hate everybody, I would point out that I hate you. However, this is already covered by the first statement. Good day.

It's not like you have a tough opponent next week MJ4H ;)

Odd stat of the week:

New Mexico QB Kole McCamey went 14-25 for 188 yards.

New Mexico WR Hank Baskett caught 10 passes for 209 yards.

Two weeks from now, UTEP vs UNM. It's gonna be a game for the ages, cronin...

Impressive- misspelling Idaho two different ways in the same post :p

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Soon Iwill have the titlie of World Champion Missspeler. :D

It's not like you have a tough opponent next week MJ4H ;)http://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/mad.gifhttp://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/mad.gifhttp://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/mad.gifhttp://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/mad.gifhttp://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/mad.gifhttp://dynamic.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/mad.gif

Two weeks from now, UTEP vs UNM. It's gonna be a game for the ages, cronin...

I know next to nothing about UTEP's squad except that they are one of the favorites in their conference and they butt-raped a bad UNMS team a week ago (didn't see any of the game.)

New Mexico was supposed to be a tough defensive team with a bad QB and a decent rushing game, but in two games QB McKamey has looked very good (as has WR Baskett), and the defense has been very sloppy.

I may actually go to that game - I have tickets to the Air Force game in november, but it's possible I'll end up going to one or two more.

Just have to say that the first half of the FSU game ranks as the worst, most embarrassing performance I've ever seen/heard of for a team I willingly affiliate myself with. Absolutely atrocious, pitiful performance. We shouldn't have even had the lead at half (a botched punt with less than 10 seconds in the half gave us a gift FG attempt). And this was against The Citadel! At home! That was worse than my high school football team's homecoming game performance, when the entire football team guaranteed a victory and said they'd save their heads if they lost. They lost 56-0.

I still stand on my prediction of 4-5 losses, and I fully expect to lose to BC this weekend. In fact, if BC can't win this game, they don't deserve to be considered an above-average team. I'm glad we turned in on in the second half, and maybe that'll carry over as far as confidence goes, but again, that was against a shit-ass football team. Shoulda happened in the first half, befoer we wore down their team (they probably dressed half the players we did). 59 unanswered points sounds great, until you factor in the first half.

Funny thing, though, about that outburst. At half time, the wife and I turned the TV off for about 45 minutes (*ahem*), and apparently a whole lot of scoring occurred during that time. :D We went from 13-10 to 41-10.

The Citadel was up 10-3 at one point... I actually had some hope for a few minutes, but FSU woke up like you knew they would. But they always seem to take some patsy for a thrill ride for a half during the year sometime, like UAB or even Duke.

In fact, if BC can't win this game, they don't deserve to be considered an above-average team.Agreed. Personally, I don't like to see FSU as down as they are since they're a conference team (and we don't play them), but right now BC should be able to shut down the Nole offense and do enough against the FSU defense to get the win. If they don't, then I've been overrating the Eagles for the past few months.

FSU fans, despair not. You were just the victim of another former Tucker Tiger struttin' his stuff. Way to go, Vince (http://citadelsports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hill_vincent00.html)--a fumble recovery for a TD and an INT in the end zone! :D

Thomas had a pretty good day, too. ;)

Why in the name of Zeus's BUTTHOLE did we throw on 4th and 1??? USC STILL hasn't stopped us when we run out of the I. I haven't had a chance to watch the tape yet, but I'd be really curious to know what TB and DW averaged when we were in the I. Sheesh.

Oh yes, we have a tailback with cornerback speed, and we STILL haven't tossed the %*(#*$ sweep yet. :rolleyes:

You run to set up the pass, not vice versa. I like and respect CMR. I'm sure he would be a fine Sunday School teacher or guest speaker at a fund-raiser for a Christ-centered non-profit, but we need someone else to call the plays, BADLY. Richt's philosophy works great when a team puts 9 in the box against us and/or has inferior talent in the secondary, but when we face DB's better than our receivers (which is going to happen a good bit this year), the thought of using the I as the primary base formation is apparently a foreign concept to the man.

The Citadel was up 10-3 at one point... I actually had some hope for a few minutes, but FSU woke up like you knew they would. But they always seem to take some patsy for a thrill ride for a half during the year sometime, like UAB or even Duke.
I did not know they would wake up. And I don't think it was so much that they "woke up" as Citadel being down because they let the first half end so badly, plus got tired in the second half. FSU scored 7 TDs in the second half in just under 17 minutes. They could have put up 80 points, but called off the dogs after they scored 2 minutes into the fourth quarter.

Here's the thing, though - I fully expected the passing game to still be a work in progress during the first half, but we had to be able to run the ball and couldn't. That's what worries me the most. The defense looke great, although I'll certainly have more worries about our secondary against BC than I did against Citadel. The only way FSU beats BC is if we run all over you and/or the defense/special teams scores 2 TDs.

Note that it didn't take long for the media to lick ND's shoes again... they're already up to 10th, despite Pitt losing on the road to Ohio U. (good start for Wanny there), and Michigan obviously being WAY overrated.

Oklahoma shouldn't even be ranked after their last 2 performances, meanwhile Miami, FSU, and Tennessee continue to be well overrated despite their horrible opening games.

I'm just tired of the preseason polls dictating how much of the rest of the season goes. Sure, USC is #1 and Texas is likely #2, but after that it's a free-for-all. If LSU finishes #3, I'll eat my shoe.

You know the tune. Sing along.

Hail to the South Bend Victors
Hail to the Fighting Irish
Hail Hail! to Notre Dame
Cause LLLoyd* is Charlie's bitch!


*the three L's stand for three loss LLLoyd.


Texas fans-you guys have been right all along. Greg Davis is aweful. Spreading an offense out does not equal imagination. That is one of the easiest offenses to read that I have ever seen. You won that game with athleticism and execution, but that offense is ugly. With a dangerous QB, good RB's and a very good offensive line, the offense should not completely rely on big plays from Young. Congrats on a big win, though. Cowtown is not an easy place in which to play. And anOSU's linebackers are very very good.

Note that it didn't take long for the media to lick ND's shoes again... they're already up to 10th, despite Pitt losing on the road to Ohio U. (good start for Wanny there), and Michigan obviously being WAY overrated.

Oklahoma shouldn't even be ranked after their last 2 performances, meanwhile Miami, FSU, and Tennessee continue to be well overrated despite their horrible opening games.

I'm just tired of the preseason polls dictating how much of the rest of the season goes. Sure, USC is #1 and Texas is likely #2, but after that it's a free-for-all. If LSU finishes #3, I'll eat my shoe.
So ND shouldn't be #10, but all of those others you list (save for Texas and USC) are overrated.

I agree Somewhat, though. I'd put ND at around 13-15 at this point. But it's not like there have been 10 or more teams that have gone out and dominated solid opposition. Either the schedules have been weak, or ranked teams have played below expectations.

Polls shouldn't be released until October at the earliest.

If LSU finishes #3, I'll eat my shoe.

HUH??? LSU beat a top of the line ASU squad while in an emotional state i wouldnt wish on anyone after missing the first game of the season...

HUH??? LSU beat a top of the line ASU squad while in an emotional state i wouldnt wish on anyone after missing the first game of the season...
Maybe his shoe is made out of a nice juicy steak. Or cookies.

But I agree with him. LSU won't finish #3. That's a pretty good bet. I mean to finish exactly #3.

or guest speaker at a fund-raiser for a Christ-centered non-profit,


Hint, hint. :D

I agree on all points. UGA was running at will, especially out of a tighter set, but when they went to the shotgun and tried to be cute, it would bite them in the butt. I have never like a head-coach calling plays. Richt needs a true OC bad.

But I agree with him. LSU won't finish #3. That's a pretty good bet. I mean to finish exactly #3.

:D

I think LSU will not finish #3 or higher. Too much going on on the emotion roller coaster for them to be able to keep it up for 11 games + a bowl. I would be very very impressed with Les Miles, who I always considered mediocre anyway, if he could guide this team to an 11-1 season considering what many of the players and the university must be going through. If they finish 10-1, I would be very surprised to not see them in the national championship game as the sentimental pick, barring 2 undefeated teams (exc. Louisville) ahead of them.

If LSU finishes #3, I'll eat my shoe.

I still think no SEC team should be in the top 10 this year. Most overrated conference in the country. Even the good teams aren't very good. (Alabama? Auburn? South Cackillacky?)

The SEC is gonna get smoked... AGAIN.... this bowl season.