College Football, Week 3 discussions - Page 3

miami_fan · 09-13-2008, 11:49 AM

Early in the 2nd qtr, Maryland is up on Cal 21-3.

Celeval · 09-13-2008, 02:07 PM

7 minutes to play in the 4th quarter, Maryland still leads 28-13.
Duke leads Navy 41-31 with under a minute to go.

ACC teams tired of being down-talked?

Celeval · 09-13-2008, 02:12 PM

33 second scoring drive, and Maryland leads 35-13. Duke game is a final.

DeToxRox · 09-13-2008, 02:14 PM

Buffalo with the Hail Marry to beat Temple with no time left. Amazing game.

Chief Rum · 09-13-2008, 02:15 PM

Maryland should be happy with the game they're putting up.

That said, Cal's ranking was voter stupidity, an overreaction to success against poor opponents. They aren't nearly as good this year as they have been in the past few years, from everything I have seen or read.

Celeval · 09-13-2008, 02:27 PM

Now 35-27, under two minutes to play.

Lathum · 09-13-2008, 02:29 PM

Maryland tried their best to lose that game.

Celeval · 09-13-2008, 02:30 PM

Looks like Maryland is going to do it - the onside kick was swatted out of bounds by a Maryland player rather then trying to cover it - well done.

Sun Tzu · 09-13-2008, 02:30 PM

Terps win

Celeval · 09-13-2008, 02:47 PM

The annoying thing about watching GT games right now - every announcing team talks about how the Triple Option offense worry is ball security, and Tech has fumbled the ball 9 times and lost 6 of them... which is true... except that there were two fumbles on the center snap, two on special teams, the one just now was just a regular run... fumbles are a problem, but very few have actually been on exchanges/pitches.

dawgfan · 09-13-2008, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by path12

Me too. Dawgfan, I haven't been following this thread. What's your thoughts on Ty? I think he's been dealt an impossible hand with the scheduling, but I don't know that's going to matter much if he doesn't win this year.

I think the schedule excuse this year is overblown. No offense to BYU fans, but I don't think the Cougars would be much more than a mid-level Pac-10 team this year. Notre Dame this season looks like they may suck nearly as much as last year. Oklahoma is awesome.

That really isn't all that much different than the out of conference schedules the UW has always had - one lousy team, one mid-level top, one really good team. If Notre Dame is as bad as they looked last week, they're the bad team on our schedule, and it's only because of their name that people think this schedule is harder than it really is.

Now, opening with Oregon to give the Huskies back to back to back games against the Ducks, BYU and Oklahoma was not so smart. If they wanted to create a bye week, they should've tried to move up a different game than the Oregon one.

But here's the thing - the UW is now in their 4th season under Ty. In my mind, that should be enough time to revive the UW tradition of success. Yes, Ty stepped into a program that had been through a lot of turmoil and was coming off a 1-10 season, but it was also a program that had just experienced their first losing season since 1976. I get that it was a tough situation, but I can't believe that it was any worse than what Tedford took over at Cal, and he turned that program around immediately.

The fact that the Huskies are being forced to start so many true freshmen this season speaks both well for the recruiting class they pulled in last year, and poorly for all the previous recruiting classes. Yeah, Ty only had a limited-size class he could bring in his first season and Gilby had basically quit recruiting in October, but Ty still took his sweet time getting going on recruiting, and his first class has ended up as close to a complete washout as is possible in a BCS level team. His 2nd class wasn't much better outside of landing Jake Locker. This isn't new - he did the same at Notre Dame, where he had one really good recruiting class and the rest were mediocre or worse by Irish standards.

Ty isn't a great coach. He should've been fired last December, but machinations behind the scenes made UW President Emmert feel compelled to have to hang on to him for one more season (though the AD Todd Turner paid the price for his part in defying Emmert). Now, because Emmert didn't have the balls to face criticism last December if he fired Ty, we Husky fans have to suffer through a lame duck, lost season. Ty stands almost no chance of winning enough games to keep his job, but he's burning redshirts left and right to avoid that fate and meanwhile most quality recruits are avoiding the UW right now.

RPI-Fan · 09-13-2008, 03:00 PM

Notre Dame up 2 TD's early!!!! Go Irish!!

Lathum · 09-13-2008, 03:06 PM

INT purdue.

saw that one coming the whole time

DeToxRox · 09-13-2008, 03:19 PM

Gonna' be a long one for the Wolverines. Oh well, what can you do when your team fumbles twice inside the 10.

Karlifornia · 09-13-2008, 03:24 PM

Not a good week for the PAC-10 so far. Cal loses at Maryland, UCLA losing to BYU, Stanford loses to TCU, Oregon getting killed at Purdue.....awful

DeToxRox · 09-13-2008, 03:32 PM

Maybe McGuffie is legit, wow. Just about at 100 total yards after the first quarter. I had my doubts but he has some serious acceleration and vision.

MacroGuru · 09-13-2008, 03:33 PM

28 - 0 BYU!!

MacroGuru · 09-13-2008, 03:34 PM

BYU is playing with a chip on their shoulder

Matthean · 09-13-2008, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Maybe McGuffie is legit, wow. Just about at 100 total yards after the first quarter. I had my doubts but he has some serious acceleration and vision.

I think he wins the token scrappy white guy award. You look at him and don't think much of him, but then you see him play and his moxie is just insane.

MacroGuru · 09-13-2008, 03:36 PM

Make that 35 - 0

DeToxRox · 09-13-2008, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthean

I think he wins the token scrappy white guy award. You look at him and don't think much of him, but then you see him play and his moxie is just insane.

Totally agreed. He looks so nonchalant on the field also, as if nothing phases him.

DeToxRox · 09-13-2008, 03:38 PM

Just a note .. Captain Munnerlyn is the best name ever.

Easy Mac · 09-13-2008, 03:43 PM

The officials in the Georgia-USC may be the worst in the history of officaldom

Karlifornia · 09-13-2008, 03:43 PM

BYU is making UCLA their wives right now

Karlifornia · 09-13-2008, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

The officials in the Georgia-USC may be the worst in the history of officaldom

I agree..earlier I saw them call two penalties against South Carolina on the same play, and referred to them as "offsetting penalties...replay the down"

WTF?

Karlifornia · 09-13-2008, 03:46 PM

ND up 28-10....It's THE RETURN TO GLORY!!!

MacroGuru · 09-13-2008, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

BYU is making UCLA their wives right now

Blocked FG...Kai is curled up in the fetal position having flash backs now.

Matthean · 09-13-2008, 03:50 PM

Well, recruiting any DBs for Michigan should be really easy considering this group can't tackle, takes bad angles, is slow, and hasn't passed on any opportunity to make ridiculously bone headed flag inducing moments that present themselves. There may not be a worse secondary in D-I. Seriously. The only way Michigan wins this game is if the Irish pull an epic amount of brain fart in the 2nd half.

Karlifornia · 09-13-2008, 03:52 PM

What the fuck is Oregon doing? They make a couple of good plays on O, and then follow it up with some idiotic mistake..

Oh my god...another INT.

MacroGuru · 09-13-2008, 03:59 PM

42 - 0 for BYU..

I hate to say it, UCLA looks lost on the field...

Noop · 09-13-2008, 04:06 PM

I want to hug Mr. Bug and Chief... UCLA is getting the business.

kingnebwsu · 09-13-2008, 04:07 PM

So, Notre Dame and Michigan are really bad, right? I felt like I was watching a high school football game with those teams.

I do like that McGuffie kid for michigan though. I think he'll be pretty solid for them.

But wow, not very impressed with the quality of the game thus far.

MacroGuru · 09-13-2008, 04:07 PM

I don't think BYU lets up...

Their "lucky" win last week has been overshadowed by the call, they were dropped 3 spots in the poll.

If I am Bronco and Robert I just pour it on.

MacroGuru · 09-13-2008, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noop

I want to hug Mr. Bug and Chief... UCLA is getting the business.

I will tell you, if I was on the fan end of this...I would need one.

MrBug708 · 09-13-2008, 04:08 PM

I'm at a loss, I truly am. BYU is beating us, but when your PK is kicking the ball into the long snapper's back, it's going to be a long day

JonInMiddleGA · 09-13-2008, 04:09 PM

SC defense holds at the end of the half, forces UGA to settle for another FG.

Gamecocks lead 7-6 at the half in Athens.

GrantDawg · 09-13-2008, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

The officials in the Georgia-USC may be the worst in the history of officaldom

Yup. They seem totally lost.

GrantDawg · 09-13-2008, 04:23 PM

This game is highlighting why Matthew Stafford is just not as good as he is rated. He has a great arm and the "look" of a pro-qb. Yet, he doesn't pick up defenses very well at all, and makes some bad desicions. He'll make some beautiful passes, but he is prone to some dumb throws. I hoped he would progress more this year, but he just still hasn't grown as much as you'd expect a third year starter QB to do.

Of course, it doesn't help him at all that he has Tripp Chandler as a TE. Tripp and Drop.

miami_fan · 09-13-2008, 04:23 PM

Stop criticizing the officials pls thx

Matthean · 09-13-2008, 04:26 PM

With the day the Pac 10 is having, is it really going to matter who wins between USC and OSU? Like, is anybody going to give either team credit for winning their conference at this point? You figure a Big 12, or SEC team is going to be better than either of the Big 10/Pac 10 champs.

Noop · 09-13-2008, 04:32 PM

Matthew Stafford in NCAA numbers would have great ratings but low awareness.

Karlifornia · 09-13-2008, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthean

With the day the Pac 10 is having, is it really going to matter who wins between USC and OSU? Like, is anybody going to give either team credit for winning their conference at this point? You figure a Big 12, or SEC team is going to be better than either of the Big 10/Pac 10 champs.

USC doesn't apply. They can play with anyone. They will be favored in every game until they lose.

Radii · 09-13-2008, 04:34 PM

These pictures of Texas Tech's stadium post hurricane are... impressive, I haven't seen them posted anywhere yet, hopefully they aren't duplicates.

cartman · 09-13-2008, 04:37 PM

Those aren't from Ike. The storm that hit Lubbock was the remnants of Tropical Storm Lowell that came in from the Pacific

M GO BLUE!!! · 09-13-2008, 04:38 PM

So within one week both Tom Brady & Charlie Weis both have the same injury. Interesting...

Radii · 09-13-2008, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartman

Those aren't from Ike. The storm that hit Lubbock was the remnants of Tropical Storm Lowell that came in from the Pacific

ahhh, gotcha.

MacroGuru · 09-13-2008, 04:42 PM

49 - 0

MrBug708 · 09-13-2008, 04:46 PM

Is BYU going to pull Hall now?

Chief Rum · 09-13-2008, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacroGuru

BYU is playing with a chip on their shoulder

That's the thing. Why? They beat us in the bowl game. They're home and expected to be better than us. What's their beef?

At least I don't have to worry about the team this year, lol. When does basketball start.

Noop · 09-13-2008, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

That's the thing. Why? They beat us in the bowl game. They're home and expected to be better than us. What's their beef?

At least I don't have to worry about the team this year, lol. When does basketball start.

Maybe they want an invite into the PAC-10?

09-13-2008, 11:49 AM	#101
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Early in the 2nd qtr, Maryland is up on Cal 21-3. __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

09-13-2008, 02:12 PM	#103
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	33 second scoring drive, and Maryland leads 35-13. Duke game is a final. Last edited by Celeval : 09-13-2008 at 02:18 PM.

09-13-2008, 02:15 PM	#105
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Maryland should be happy with the game they're putting up. That said, Cal's ranking was voter stupidity, an overreaction to success against poor opponents. They aren't nearly as good this year as they have been in the past few years, from everything I have seen or read. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

09-13-2008, 02:30 PM	#109
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	Terps win __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

09-13-2008, 03:00 PM	#112
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	Notre Dame up 2 TD's early!!!! Go Irish!! __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

09-13-2008, 02:07 PM	#102
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	7 minutes to play in the 4th quarter, Maryland still leads 28-13. Duke leads Navy 41-31 with under a minute to go. ACC teams tired of being down-talked?

09-13-2008, 02:14 PM	#104
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Buffalo with the Hail Marry to beat Temple with no time left. Amazing game.

09-13-2008, 02:27 PM	#106
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	Now 35-27, under two minutes to play.

09-13-2008, 02:29 PM	#107
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Maryland tried their best to lose that game.

09-13-2008, 02:30 PM	#108
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	Looks like Maryland is going to do it - the onside kick was swatted out of bounds by a Maryland player rather then trying to cover it - well done.

09-13-2008, 02:47 PM	#110
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	The annoying thing about watching GT games right now - every announcing team talks about how the Triple Option offense worry is ball security, and Tech has fumbled the ball 9 times and lost 6 of them... which is true... except that there were two fumbles on the center snap, two on special teams, the one just now was just a regular run... fumbles are a problem, but very few have actually been on exchanges/pitches.

09-13-2008, 03:06 PM	#113
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	INT purdue. saw that one coming the whole time

09-13-2008, 03:19 PM	#114
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Gonna' be a long one for the Wolverines. Oh well, what can you do when your team fumbles twice inside the 10.

09-13-2008, 03:24 PM	#115
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Not a good week for the PAC-10 so far. Cal loses at Maryland, UCLA losing to BYU, Stanford loses to TCU, Oregon getting killed at Purdue.....awful __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

09-13-2008, 03:32 PM	#116
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Maybe McGuffie is legit, wow. Just about at 100 total yards after the first quarter. I had my doubts but he has some serious acceleration and vision.

09-13-2008, 03:33 PM	#117
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	28 - 0 BYU!! __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

09-13-2008, 03:34 PM	#118
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	BYU is playing with a chip on their shoulder __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

09-13-2008, 03:36 PM	#120
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	Make that 35 - 0 __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

09-13-2008, 03:38 PM	#122
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Just a note .. Captain Munnerlyn is the best name ever.

09-13-2008, 03:43 PM	#123
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	The officials in the Georgia-USC may be the worst in the history of officaldom

09-13-2008, 03:43 PM	#124
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	BYU is making UCLA their wives right now __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

09-13-2008, 03:46 PM	#126
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	ND up 28-10....It's THE RETURN TO GLORY!!! __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

09-13-2008, 03:50 PM	#128
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	Well, recruiting any DBs for Michigan should be really easy considering this group can't tackle, takes bad angles, is slow, and hasn't passed on any opportunity to make ridiculously bone headed flag inducing moments that present themselves. There may not be a worse secondary in D-I. Seriously. The only way Michigan wins this game is if the Irish pull an epic amount of brain fart in the 2nd half.

09-13-2008, 03:52 PM	#129
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	What the fuck is Oregon doing? They make a couple of good plays on O, and then follow it up with some idiotic mistake.. Oh my god...another INT. __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

09-13-2008, 03:59 PM	#130
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	42 - 0 for BYU.. I hate to say it, UCLA looks lost on the field... __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

09-13-2008, 04:06 PM	#131
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	I want to hug Mr. Bug and Chief... UCLA is getting the business. __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

09-13-2008, 04:07 PM	#132
kingnebwsu College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Ohio	So, Notre Dame and Michigan are really bad, right? I felt like I was watching a high school football game with those teams. I do like that McGuffie kid for michigan though. I think he'll be pretty solid for them. But wow, not very impressed with the quality of the game thus far.

09-13-2008, 04:07 PM	#133
MacroGuru Coordinator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Utah	I don't think BYU lets up... Their "lucky" win last week has been overshadowed by the call, they were dropped 3 spots in the poll. If I am Bronco and Robert I just pour it on. __________________ "forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future"

09-13-2008, 04:08 PM	#135
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	I'm at a loss, I truly am. BYU is beating us, but when your PK is kicking the ball into the long snapper's back, it's going to be a long day

09-13-2008, 04:09 PM	#136
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	SC defense holds at the end of the half, forces UGA to settle for another FG. Gamecocks lead 7-6 at the half in Athens. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

09-13-2008, 04:23 PM	#138
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	This game is highlighting why Matthew Stafford is just not as good as he is rated. He has a great arm and the "look" of a pro-qb. Yet, he doesn't pick up defenses very well at all, and makes some bad desicions. He'll make some beautiful passes, but he is prone to some dumb throws. I hoped he would progress more this year, but he just still hasn't grown as much as you'd expect a third year starter QB to do. Of course, it doesn't help him at all that he has Tripp Chandler as a TE. Tripp and Drop.

09-13-2008, 04:23 PM	#139
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Stop criticizing the officials pls thx __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

09-13-2008, 04:26 PM	#140
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	With the day the Pac 10 is having, is it really going to matter who wins between USC and OSU? Like, is anybody going to give either team credit for winning their conference at this point? You figure a Big 12, or SEC team is going to be better than either of the Big 10/Pac 10 champs.

09-13-2008, 04:32 PM	#141
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	Matthew Stafford in NCAA numbers would have great ratings but low awareness. __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

09-13-2008, 04:34 PM	#143
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	These pictures of Texas Tech's stadium post hurricane are... impressive, I haven't seen them posted anywhere yet, hopefully they aren't duplicates.