College Football: Week 2 Discussion.....

[JonInMiddleGA]

Moreno busts a 52 yd run, now 35-14 UGA over CMU.
Wake takes the lead 20-14 over Ole Miss.

[MacroGuru]

28 - 21 BYU with 3:43 left...Time for the defense to buckle down.

[Karlifornia]

Wow....three overthrows and a drop by UW

[TazFTW]

Nice play by Locker to get the first.

[Karlifornia]

Locker=he can run

[JonInMiddleGA]

Heh. I'm getting a kick out of my son pulling for BYU ... because he uses them somewhat frequently playing his run & gun style on NCAA 2kwhatever.

[Karlifornia]

The refs are really going insane on the excessive celebration calls so far this season. I don't like it at all.

[Karlifornia]

That is absolutely disgusting what the refs just did to Washington.

[MrBug708]

Refs blew the UW game, badly

[digamma]

What a terrible call.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Not much choice for the refs there, once Locker tossed it I knew the flag was coming. Nobody for Washington to blame for that one but themselves.

[Karlifornia]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Not much choice for the refs there, once Locker tossed it I knew the flag was coming. Nobody for Washington to blame for that one but themselves.

You're wrong.

[Noop]

How has Clausen looked for Notre Dame?

[Karlifornia]

Maybe you're not wrong...but we just got a great finish to a great game taken away from us as fans....that makes me mad.

[SFL Cat]

Looks like it might be a loooong season for the Mountaineers.

[MacroGuru]

Refs killed the ending of the BYU - UW game....

I have to say though...I can't believe we blocked that PAT!

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

You're wrong.

Obviously not, since I knew it was coming. And if I knew it sitting here, as an out of shape 40+ year old, then Locker should have known it too. Nobody to blame for that one but him & him alone.

[MacroGuru]

Also, if BYU plays like this next week on defense, we will get our first L

[JonInMiddleGA]

Richmond 1st & goal, trailing Virginia 3-0, with 8:52 remaining.

edit: Oops, make that UVA 1st & goal, leading 3-0. Uni's screwed me up there for a minute.
edit2: 10-0 Cavs

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by MacroGuru

Also, if BYU plays like this next week on defense, we will get our first L

Here's hoping to them playing that way

I expect the LB'ers to be the key matchup vs UCLA as they looked a step slow all day. I expect Chow to exploit that matchup

[Karlifornia]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Obviously not, since I knew it was coming. And if I knew it sitting here, as an out of shape 40+ year old, then Locker should have known it too. Nobody to blame for that one but him & him alone.

Well, you're not going to convince me, and I'm not going to convince you otherwise.

Welcome to Hollywood.

[Karlifornia]

These guys for San Diego State (if they win), will be able to call their grandparents and amaze them by saying nothing more than "We just beat Notre Dame in South Bend"

[Karlifornia]

Get ready for some red-hot Skip Holtz to ND rumors.

[MrBug708]

SDSU gave up 200+ yards rushing to Cal Poly last week

[MacroGuru]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Here's hoping to them playing that way

I expect the LB'ers to be the key matchup vs UCLA as they looked a step slow all day. I expect Chow to exploit that matchup

Trust me, I know he will I count on the hostile environment helping us out against your offense...especially Craft.

[General Mike]

Complete satellite failure

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by MacroGuru

Trust me, I know he will I count on the hostile environment helping us out against your offense...especially Craft.

I'm hoping that was just jitters and nothing more UCLA needs to slow down Unga this year

[sabotai]

Anyone else watching the WVU-E.Car game? East Carolina is just beating up WVU right now.

[hoopsguy]

San Diego State with a fumble heading into the end zone - so Irish get the ball on their 20, down 13-7, instead of looking at 20-7 with 12 to play.

[hoopsguy]

And is anyone else finding that they are way, way more likely to watch bad Notre Dame than good Notre Dame?

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

Get ready for some red-hot Skip Holtz to ND rumors.

Holtz or Brian Kelly I would imagine

[MacroGuru]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

I'm hoping that was just jitters and nothing more UCLA needs to slow down Unga this year

In the past year you have slowed him down, at we are 1-1, it's not time for us to take it up a notch.

Our offense has to get rid of the ball quick to beat UCLA. Our defense, has to play like 10x better and I doubt that happens.

It's going to be another close game.

[digamma]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Obviously not, since I knew it was coming. And if I knew it sitting here, as an out of shape 40+ year old, then Locker should have known it too. Nobody to blame for that one but him & him alone.

The rule states:

"After a score or any other play, the player in possession immediately

must return the ball to an official or leave it near the dead-ball spot."

The individual prongs of the rule further specify that the rule prohibits:

"(a) Kicking, throwing, spinning or carrying (including off of the
field) the ball any distance that requires an official to retrieve it.
(b) Spiking the ball to the ground [Exception: A forward pass to
conserve time (Rule 7-3-2-d)].
(c) Throwing the ball high into the air.

(d) Any other unsportsmanlike act or actions that delay the game."

He didn't spike the ball, kick it, spin it or carry it anywhere. It wasn't a particularly unsportsmanlike act. So, we're left with the "throwing" prong of a) and c). I'm not even sure what he did was an actual "throw." It didn't seem particularly high to me, so I'd rule out c). That means we're left with an official determining that he threw it sufficiently far so that the official had to retrieve it, thus not leaving it near the dead ball spot.

Point being, I don't think the interpretation in this case is so black and white--and in my mind, they blew the call.

[kingfc22]

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

And is anyone else finding that they are way, way more likely to watch bad Notre Dame than good Notre Dame?

This is going to be sad if SDSU can't pull this out.

[General Mike]

Originally Posted by sabotai

Anyone else watching the WVU-E.Car game? East Carolina is just beating up WVU right now.

Fire Bill Stewart?

[Buccaneer]

Go Aztecs.

[Buccaneer]

Then again, maybe not.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by digamma

It didn't seem particularly high to me, so I'd rule out

That's probably the part where we disagree, seemed like more than enough.

You may recall I'm often critical of the celebration calls we see each week but this one seemed awfully obvious & I'm downright amazed that not only did the (godawful, maybe some of the worst I've ever heard btw) announcers on the game gripe but so did folks here.

[JonInMiddleGA]

WFU gets a field goal with :03 left to go up 30-28 on Ole Miss.

[digamma]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

That's probably the part where we disagree, seemed like more than enough.

You may recall I'm often critical of the celebration calls we see each week but this one seemed awfully obvious & I'm downright amazed that not only did the (godawful, maybe some of the worst I've ever heard btw) announcers on the game gripe but so did folks here.

Just saw the replay from an angle I hadn't seen, and I can buy off on the height of the toss being enough to justify a penalty.

[MJ4H]

Good to see Houston Dale still has it. Break someone else's heart from now on baby.

[Vegas Vic]

Terrible performance by OU in their 52-26 win over Cincinnati. The special teams and defense were horrendous. Props to the offense, who put up almost 600 total yards against a Bearcat defense that returned 10 starters from their #13 nationally ranked 2007 defense. To add insult to injury, the defense let Cincinnati score on the last play of the game.

[JPhillips]

Can E. Carolina be a BCS team? They have a long way to go, but looking at their schedule, they could run the table.

[Vegas Vic]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Can E. Carolina be a BCS team? They have a long way to go, but looking at their schedule, they could run the table.

If they run the table, they will most certainly get an at-large BCS bid.

[Buccaneer]

That would be cool.

Any team that can beat WVU is one of my favorites.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

That's probably the part where we disagree, seemed like more than enough.

You may recall I'm often critical of the celebration calls we see each week but this one seemed awfully obvious & I'm downright amazed that not only did the (godawful, maybe some of the worst I've ever heard btw) announcers on the game gripe but so did folks here.

Funny, I agree but probably for different reasons. To me , it seemed like the perfect time the refs to interject themselves into the game with that type of penalty. What makes this so egregious is this was the exact opposite of the usual complaints for player celebrations. It was not planned, it was not intended to draw attention to himself, and it was not done after a meaningless play with 10 minutes to go in the 1st quarter or when they were getting blown out with 2 mins. left in the game.

[MJ4H]

Arkansas looking much better on both sides of the ball so far. Drove right down the field twice and blew two easy field goals. Fantastic. Playing a better team and looking much better, but I don't what the fuck was with those two field goal attempts.

2 mins to go in the first and no score. ULM no first downs and about 5 yds on 3 plays. Arkansas has moved down the field at will until a penalty slowed the first drive and a failed 3rd and goal on the second drive. 0-0.

[Vegas Vic]

I didn't see the end of the BYU/Washington game, so I'm a bit confused.

I'm reading that the officials made a terrible call at the end of the game, but wasn't it the blocked extra point that cost Washington the game?

[digamma]

Originally Posted by Vegas Vic

I didn't see the end of the BYU/Washington game, so I'm a bit confused.

I'm reading that the officials made a terrible call at the end of the game, but wasn't it the blocked extra point that cost Washington the game?

The unsportsmanlike conduct penalty moved the extra point back to the 18.

[MJ4H]

Casey Dick 4-7 for 52 yards, Michael Smith 9.8 avg yds per carry. No points in the first quarter. ULM 6 plays, 3 and out twice, about 5 total yards. Sigh.