The College Football thread

“Northwestern scores 16 on Ohio State? Texas barely survives Oklahoma State? Iowa squeaks past Purdue? Ole Miss makes Florida (over-rated) miss? Hogs take TN to six overtimes?
You just have to chalk it up to college football. It's a crazy game, and crazier this year than most.
Colorado beat Kansas St. No real surprise, because it was a hard-fought game at high altitude. Either team could take any of the SEC teams, I think.
Looks like Jawja is the flagship team in the SEC now. Possibly LSU. I really thought Bama was going to hold on, but that last offensive series of theirs was just offensive.
Congrats to Penn State. Bet they wish they could replay the Iowa game.
Jayhawks, (just like I said!) came back down to reality against the mighty Bears of Baylor.
How about them Fighting Irish?”

“If we are struggling against N'Western and Cinci, I can oly say two things.

1. We are overrated.
2. It goes to show how bad the PacTen and Big 12 suck.”

“What a game! I feel like I should be giving out congrats to Arkansas. They had a personality this week. Hopefully after 6 OTs and pulling out a win by the skin of our teeth will help this young and walking wounded team gel. Of course, after watching some highlights and noticing the defensive containment problems again, this has to be the most inexperienced team Phil has ever put on the field. Our lines look highschoolish.

This year was labeled as the year of the QBs. However from top to bottom, the year of mediocre would be a much better description with the exception of Miami. Being ranked in the top 25 means nothing this year.”

“"How about them Fighting Irish?"
Dunadan
10:12:23 AM
10/06/02

Not too impressive to beat Stanford, clearly one of the worst teams in the country right now. ND fans should be asking "How is it that our offense only scored 17 points off of THE worst defense in the universe?"”

“Yes, Duke is Evil. They made lotsa money selling TOBACCO..."
Tilt
08:15:27 PM
10/05/02

That, plus the evil smirk on the face of Coach Krqpsklxmrtnwqkljrhjzwski's face!”

“Dunadan: I admire your guts in repeatedly putting your predictions down on paper.

It's been fun seeing two of my favorite teams at the top and undefeated (Sooners and Horns)... they both squeaked by this week though. Sooners did beat a better team and did it in Columbia (vs. the Horns at home). I gotta give the edge to the big OU-UT game to OU, but I'll be pulling for the Horns.

Do Hook 'em horns!”

“I would pick Texas unless Simms freaks out. And trust me, I don't like picking Texas. :)”

“Yes, that Duke/tobacco bit was meant tongue-in-cheek, but a few years ago when Duke Power wanted to cut a swath two hundred feet wide to run powerlines through the Smokies to sell electricity in Tennessee, THAT wasn't cool worth a $#!+, <grrrrrrrr>.

Do they still call themselves the Blue DEVILS? <G>”

“That was a tough game. Our comeback was great, but we couldn't hold on. We needed a couple of first downs late, but couldn't get it done. The off wee comes at a good time. We need the rest.”

“I hate turnovers.”

“Unless an improved Tennessee team takes the field next week, it will be hard for me to get excited about our chances against a tough Georgia team.”

“he1l, we got auburn, they had a week off and we had 6 OT and a devasting loss. doesn't look good. TN played pretty well chilie, ark(mostly matt jones) is better than they get credit for. Tn got beat up though. they had several injuries.”

“Freak win?? C'mon, go with the Iowa Hawkeyes, my friend, co-leaders of the Big 10.”

“How about ND, Dun? I was at the game...wish I was only there for the third quarter. ND has a way of always playing down to the level of their competition...which makes every game scary.

Though Stanford isn't too good, I think this is a quality win for ND...they came out flat, had their second string QB make his first start, and still found a way to win the game. Bob Davie would have found a way to lose it.

The defense looks awesome. The offense gets the job done, barely...

Whatever, South Bend was rocking like it hasn't since 1993...”

“"Though Stanford isn't too good,..."
bongofreek
10:52:47 AM
10/07/02

I nominate bongofreek's post as Understatement of the Year.”

“Hey OPIE,

What tv station and where did they replay that Rutgers-UT game? I want to try to track down a tape. Radio is only so good.”

“psssst, Violin...you're missing! didn't anyone tell you?
;-)”

“jeez martyb, stanford came into the game averaging 35 points a game. I can think of a few teams that are worse.

and regarding the ND offense--they aren't good, but who is when you start your second-string QB for the first time?

and yet ND still wins...”

“bongo, that avg. was very misleading. SU scored 27 against BC, but 1 TD was on a 21-yard 'drive' following a turnover and another was on an int. return, so make that 13 'legitimate' points. You could argue that all 24 points scored against ASU were legit. But then there was the 63 against SJSU, a very poor team. And 2 of the TD's were following turnovers deep in SJSU territory, then 2 more were in the 4th quarter, well after the game was 'over.' So count it 35 legit pts in that one, and that's being generous. Using those arguments, SU's "scoring average" was really more like 24 points, all against unranked teams, and that with most of the key offensive players back from last year's 9-3 team. The 8-point line was a joke - I shoulda taken my life savings and put it on ND.

Oh well, there's always Big Game vs. kal....”

“Memphis and Louisville tonight. I don't expect much of a game, but it does give me an excuse to cut our early and engage in the tailgate opportunities.”

“Knoxville News is reporting that Casey Clausen suffered a hairline fractured clavicle in one of the last couple of overtimes against Arkansas. Looks like Junior C.J. Leak (who started at Wake Forest as a true freshman), true freshman James Banks, or Sophomore Kelly Washington will start against Georgia. Fulmer said that decision would be made just before the game on Saturday. Clausen is a great QB, but I look forward to seeing someone who can run, avoid a pass rush, and take advantage of our receivers by throwing a bullet more than 20 yds down field.”

“I received this from a beancounter who is a Seminole Fan. While I usually refrain from participating in the FSU fun,,,,I couldn't resist passing this one on to arc...

CNNfn: Oct 7, 2002. Today Merrill Lynch downgraded the Florida Gators
(ticker symbol: GAY) from Hold to Sell citing slowing production from its
offensive unit. The analyst noted that production in the Mississippi area
has been particularly slow. Reaction in the market has been largely
negative with their stock plummeting to 16 on the Associated Press market as investors dumped season tickets by the thousands. Pressure is expected to be stepped up on CEO Ron Zook to resign who took over for the departed Steve Spurrier, whose connection to the debacle has not been established yet. The first year coach now faces allegations of improperly inflating offensive results with a 51-3 victory over lowly UAB in the third quarter of 2002.
Sources say the SEC (Southeastern Conference) could launch a formal
investigation into the matter. It is not known whether CFO Rex Grossman
(Chief of Football Offsense) will be fired or if he conspired together with
CEO Zook to wreck the offense. Grossman, the former darling of the
industry, was once touted for its higest honor in the Heisman trophy. Those aspirations have surely vanished as this scandal rocks the football world.”

“That's why it's great being a Razorback fan. Low expectations. When we do beat someone better than us there is much rejoicing.

To all the gang coming to do the Fairview to Piney trip. It has been raining all day with temps in the 50's. It is finally starting to cool off.”

“Dunadan...bummer man...your guys are in the "bottom 10" on ESPN:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/powerranking?pollId=3”

“Thanks for the report, Bongo, my man. Hell, I'll take the bottom ten, this year. Next year, maybe the bottom thirty. But, after that, we are expecting big things from the Jayhawks. Besides, basketball season is right around the corner!!!
Chili, did you check out the site that Dayhiker sent? Purty funny, huh?”

“i gotta feelin the hogs are gonna take auburn”

“Dun, unfortunately, that guy reminds me of a lot of fans......”

“I'm a little insulted that ESPN overlooked the Wounded Amoebas for bottom 10 honors.”

“UNM Lobos are probably below the bottom ten. Whooped by Texas Tech, broke our Qback's arm. This weekend our backup was arrested for underage drinking.”

“Waiting on your weekly picks. I say OK takes Texas down this weekend.”

“Dunadan is either waiting until the last possible second or has lost faith in the little 12. My guess is that he's waiting until late on Friday afternoon when we've all bailed out of work and are headed. That way we won't notice his pic until Monday. By then it will be burried under 438 messages of "Go Hogs" from stratdewd since they are going to beat Auburn.”

“Memphis radio reports this morning that Clausen is definitely out for the UT/UGA game.

If Kelley Washington leads UT to a win, they will have to get a custom made helmet to fit his head.”

“I wonder if Kelly can pass to himself? Actually, KW may be one of the few players in college football that has backed up everything he says. I just hope our receivers can catch the missiles thrown by C.J. Leak.

Chili to make matters worse here's the current injury report.

Michael Munoz-OL cast on hand (broken yesterday)

Constantine Ritzman-DE (out-season)

Kevin Burnette-LB (out-season)

Kevin Simon-LB (out-season) Burnette's replacement

Karlton Neal-DE (out)

Cedric Houston-TB (out)

Anthony Hererra-OL (out)

Alex Walls-K (out)

Jason Respert-OL (probable but injured)

Tony Brown-WR (probable but injured)

Willie Miles-DB (will play but injured)

Chavis Smith-OL (likely-but injured)

Casey Clausen-QB (out)”

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“K. Washington is fun to watch. One of these days someone will get lucky & knock some of that swelling down on one of those spin moves. He made AR look terrible trying to tackle him but I imagine he does that to a lot of teams. Is he just a soph.?”

“Yes arky,,,,albeit a 24 y/o sophomore. He played Minor League Baseball for about three years before enrolling at UT.”

“Sorry folks, I've been working too much lately to post.
Never fear though, because Uncle Dunny is gonna pick a few.
Texas will remain unbeaten. (How about them apples?) The real Simms will show up and ruin the day for the Sooners.
Iowa St remains the class of the Big 12 North. They will outscore the Kingsbury pass attack.
Kansas Jayhawks will win! (if they pump laughing gas into Colorado's locker room) Remember, you heard it here first.
Kansas State over Oklahoma State, but it will be a battle.
Penn St will squeak by Michigan.
Georgia over Tennessee in the Doghouse.
LSU over Florida in the swamp.
The mighty Fighting Irish juggernaut just keeps on rolling, this weekend.
Last, but not least. Bobby figures out Miami! Florida State pulls the big one! Who would believe it?
"Uncle Dunny" is a registered trademark. No reprinting or use of these predictions are legal without express written permission. Dunadan cannot be held liable for any damage caused by using his predictions. Thankyou for your support!”

“Capital One Mascot of the Year

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“oops

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“maybe i can get it this time

Vote for Big Al”

“Thanks, MO, however, I couldn't bring myself to vote for any mascot other than Smokey.

However, I noticed that both our mascots were running way behind in the polls.”

“Well, I'm loading that Czech Pilsner into the Station Wagon and heading for Athens.

How many times today will I hear "Rocky Top", I wonder? <G>”

“Chili, I'll bet it took Kelly Washington 24 years to graduate from high school and the only place that would take him was Tennessee.


'Course what they heck do I know about betting? After six weeks of betting with my buddy, picking three games (to beat the spread) each week, I have a grand total of six winners. My offense is worse than Florida's.

My picks this week:
Florida giving 8.5
Pittsburgh getting 8
Rutgers getting 13

Hopefully someone will read this in time to bet the exact opposite.


Dunadan, you are right, this is one crazy year for college football. Except for the big twelve. They're consistently top heavy again. I've always liked Texas. I liked the old SouthWest Conference. I'm picking Texas to win. Hopefully they won't choke the big game this year. FSU beat Miami? LSU over Florida? Must be all them drugs you been takin' that make you beleive you root for a real football conference.

Chili, you're goin' dowwwwn baybee! This year Florida gets to ruin jawja's season.”

“The feared, powerhouse, mighty Horned Frogs of TCU: 23
Army: 7

at the half.

I guess Coach (Dingle) Berry is still sorting out the pieces of the puzzle.

Another embarrasment in a season of embarrasments. Navy must be salivating.”

“TCU 23
Army 13

The half just ended.”

“GOOOOOOOOO HAWKS!!! Let's smoke those Michigan people (heck, they don't care... they're all out meeting walkindude!!!)

37-7 in the third!”

“arkansas up by 7 at the half!

GO HOGS!”

“State Penn faces Michigan later this afternoon. I hate Michigan! Joe Pa hates Michigan.”

“TOUCHDOWN ARKANSAS! ! ! !”

“Army just scored a couple of minutes into the second half. Now 23-20.

I don't know if I can stand it. Might we, ... actually, ... (dare I even say the word?) win,... (No lightning strike yet) a game???”