2007 College Football Week 3 thread

[molson]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Bring back Coach Q.

The grass is always greener....

Though I still think he was a bad gameday coach, and that the late 90s teams underachieved.

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by st.cronin

Impressions of Michigan State: Good offensive line, but Hoyer is very inaccurate with his throws. Defense looks ok, but who knows if Pitt is any good.

Pitt has some talent, but they are very weak on both lines and at quarterback. My observation is that they are not real well coached, either. You see a lot of fundamental mistakes (inopportune penalties, poor decisions by skill players, missed tackles, etc.). As a WVU fan, my biggest fear is if/when Wanny gets canned, they hire a good fundamental coaching staff, because they have quite a bit of talent there.

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by molson

A winless season doesn't seem impossible, and 1-2 wins seems likely.

Can Robinson possibly be kept around after that?

I usually think it is a good idea to give any new coach five years so that they can get their players and philosophies installed, but I don't see a shred of improvement from them and they are rarely even competitive in their games with decent teams anymore. But he is the new AD's selection and he doesn't seem like the type of guy to admit that he made a bad choice. I think the whole Syracuse AD could use a shake up (aside from men's bball).

[st.cronin]

Upset alerts:

Mississippi State 10, Auburn 0
The Citadel 14, Wisconsin 14

[Young Drachma]

Wow, how abysmal of the Big Ten? Geez.

Syracuse stinks pretty bad.

[Young Drachma]

And why does the lead analyst in the studio feel the need to say things like "these guys are really bad?" I mean, do we ask him to do that? I mean, the other guys are there for that I guess. But it seems to me that it wasn't always that way. I mean, make informed comments about blown coverages or something. But the side commentary that's just pervasive in 'journalism' today is downright annoying.

[Young Drachma]

I'd be really happy for Sly Croom if Miss State can get that win down at Auburn. He was one of those guys who was supposedly on the hot seat to start the year and he didn't have much to work with when he got there, but to be able to turn a corner and notch a big win would be great for them.

[st.cronin]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

I'd be really happy for Sly Croom if Miss State can get that win down at Auburn. He was one of those guys who was supposedly on the hot seat to start the year and he didn't have much to work with when he got there, but to be able to turn a corner and notch a big win would be great for them.

Its now 13-0! Go, Bulldogs!

[st.cronin]

dola, the box score for that game shows Cox with 2 pass attempts, and 2 ints.

[Swaggs]

Anyway for Wisconsin to save face today?

[MylesKnight]

A thought here.. The Big Ten Conference may soon be sending out an all points bulletin to all members stating to keep away from SoCon Members in their future scheduling.

[larrymcg421]

Uh, Georgia and Western Carolina tied 3-3 in the 2nd quarter.

[larrymcg421]

Dola

We also have...

Minnesota 14, Florida Atlantic 14
Indiana 17, Akron 17

[st.cronin]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Dola

We also have...

Minnesota 14, Florida Atlantic 14
Indiana 17, Akron 17

I don't know how big an upset it would actually be for Minnesota or Indiana to win today.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3020149

Updated: September 14, 2007, 8:04 PM ET

Notre Dame quarterback Demetrius Jones did not board a bus departing for the trip to Michigan, Coach Charlie Weis said in a statement Friday.

Jones started Notre Dame's opener, a 33-3 loss at home to Georgia Tech. He was pulled as starter last Saturday against Penn State in favor of freshman Jimmy Clausen.

Jones' status at Notre Dame is now in doubt.

Against Georgia Tech, Jones was 1-of-3 passing for 4 yards and ran the ball 12 times for 28 yards. Four of the six drives he led ended in three-and-outs, and he fumbled the ball away on the other two possessions.

"At 2:30 today, while boarding the bus to Michigan, I was notified that Demetrius Jones had decided not to make the trip," Weis said in a statement. "I have not spoken to Demetrius and can only say that he missed the team bus. Any additional comment would be without all the facts."

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3021106

Notre Dame quarterback Demetrius Jones has enrolled at Northern Illinois and intends to play there next season, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Jones started Notre Dame's season opener against Georgia Tech, but was pulled before the end of the first half and had not played since. He did not join Notre Dame on its road trip to Michigan this weekend.

Friday, Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis confirmed that Jones had decided not to make the team's bus trip to Michigan. "I have not spoken to Demetrius and can only say that he missed the team bus. Any additional comment would be without all the facts," Weis said in a statement.

Against Georgia Tech, Jones was 1-of-3 passing for 4 yards and ran the ball 12 times for 28 yards. Four of the six drives he led ended in three-and-outs, and he fumbled the ball away on the other two possessions. Freshman Jimmy Clausen replaced Jones as Notre Dame's starter for last week's game at Penn State.


The departure is the second for a Notre Dame quarterback since this spring. Zach Frazer, who was eliminated from contention for the starting job after spring practice, transferred to Connecticut.

Joe Schad is a college football reporter for ESPN.

[st.cronin]

Wow, how did he enroll so fast?

[st.cronin]

Iowa State is absolutely pwning Iowa, but 4 field goals is all they've got.

[JonInMiddleGA]

UGA pulling away from Western Carolina, now 31-9 10 mins left 3rd qtr.

[Young Drachma]

Wow, nothing like enrolling late. Wow...I'm sure academically it's not much of an issue. Why take all of those hard ND classes and not play? lol..

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by st.cronin

Wow, how did he enroll so fast?

Hmm...I'm sure he applied late and they pushed his application forward personally. Heck, this happens at the D-III level, so I bet in D-1 it's a smooth process because the coach handles it himself.

[larrymcg421]

Pitt just picked up 4th and 18. They are down by 4 with 23 seconds remaining and have the ball on the Michigan State 31

[JeeberD]

Texas Tech up 7-0 on Rice early in the first. This one could get REALLY ugly...Rice lost to Nicholls State, for gods sake.

[larrymcg421]

Wow. Mississippi State just ran the ball up Auburn's gut. 10 straight runs on a 56 yard drive to take the lead 19-14.

[Young Drachma]

Man, Pitt is a poorly coached team if there ever was one. No sense of urgency, kids playing like the game wasn't on the line. I mean, talk about mental breakdowns left and right. MSU got a gift today.

[Young Drachma]

I mean, on that last play..they had two guys that were down the field within the distance of the ball. The QB put it where it needed to be and that kid looked at the ball like "huh? what? for me?"

[st.cronin]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Man, Pitt is a poorly coached team if there ever was one. No sense of urgency, kids playing like the game wasn't on the line. I mean, talk about mental breakdowns left and right. MSU got a gift today.

No kidding, if I'm a Pitt fan they can't fire Wannstedt fast enough for my taste.

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Man, Pitt is a poorly coached team if there ever was one. No sense of urgency, kids playing like the game wasn't on the line. I mean, talk about mental breakdowns left and right. MSU got a gift today.

Us Dolphins fans are familiar with all of that.

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Man, Pitt is a poorly coached team if there ever was one. No sense of urgency, kids playing like the game wasn't on the line. I mean, talk about mental breakdowns left and right. MSU got a gift today.

Wannstedt is a pretty good recruiter, but he is not very good at finding coaches that teach or scheme well. Pitt's AD job just opened up (former AD left to take over at Arkansas) and I think Pitt and Wanny would be better off if they promoted him to an admin. job and brought in a younger, more dynamic head coach.

[JeeberD]

Make that 14-0 Tech up on Rice

[Young Drachma]

Boy, it'd be a lot of fun to see Washington win and Notre Dame lose. What a week that'll be. lol

[Young Drachma]

Just to have hear about it constantly.

[Swaggs]

I wonder if South Florida will be ranked ahead of Auburn this week.

[Young Drachma]

hahaha...

[Noop]

Notre Dame already blowns it against Michigan.
Tenn already is in a hole against the dirty gators.


As I type Mallet drops the snaps.

[JonInMiddleGA]

7-0 Florida already, on an 83 yd punt return TD.
As you might expect, poor tackling on the punt (which came after a dropped first down pass) led to the score.

It's gonna be a looong day ... or at least a looong KOR.
Coker inside the UF 30 with some broken tackles of his own.

[st.cronin]

Man, Locker is really quick.

[larrymcg421]

Auburn had 1st and goal from the MSU 9 late in the 4th. Cox gets 1 completion for 0 yards and three incompletions to end the game. Mississippi State with their biggest win since the upset over Florida.

[Young Drachma]

Locker is pretty tough. And has pretty good poise for a freshman.

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Locker is pretty tough. And has pretty good poise for a freshman.

Looks like he has a pretty strong arm from what I have seen of him throwing on the run.

[Young Drachma]

Questionable call on 3rd down by Washington.

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Questionable call on 3rd down by Washington.

Yeah, I didn't like that call.

[Young Drachma]

Claussen...wow. Growing pains for sure.

[Young Drachma]

He just fumbled the ball. Michigan ball.

[Young Drachma]

I guess I never realized the University of Washington was in Seattle. I don't know why I thought it was somewhere else in Washington.

Meanwhile, the Michigan drubbing is apparently underway. And how did UM get three straight home games? I guess that App State game was a gimmie, but still two back to back games against top opponents is..impressive.

Touchdown, Michigan.

[Young Drachma]

I bet that band has played more today than they had in the past two weeks.

[Young Drachma]

Running into punters. Bad idea, Washington.

[Young Drachma]

Texas AT Central Florida? Wow...how'd they pull THAT off?

[Bearcat729]

Cincinnati looked good today. Grutza was able to step in and play well for the injured Mauk.

[Young Drachma]

And it's first and goal Central Florida. Wow..

[JeeberD]

By the way...what's up with Tech playing three CUSA teams in a row? SMU, then UTEP, now Rice? Shouldn't they spread their non-conference schedule around?