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#151 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
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Utah kills themselves early, once after forcing a 3 and out, then fumbling the punt, and then a PI where they had an INT inside the 10. Sheridan hits true frosh Michael Shaw in the flat to put UM up 7-0.
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#152 |
Checkraising Tourists
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cocoa Beach, FL
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Early in the game you can already see a significant talent differential between USC and Virginia.
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#153 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Great Northwest
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I already said this to Dr Sak yesterday, but I'll say it here for the first time.
Joe McKnight for Heisman! |
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#154 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: San Jose, CA
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Seriously. Virginia looks like a high school team compared to SC. I'm calling SC for the title game. Nobody in the PAC will challenge them...maybe except for Stanford again...heh heh heh
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#155 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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I've been saying that down here to my friends for months. He's been incredible during the practices. |
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#156 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: San Jose, CA
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This is going to be a day to forget for Virginia....maybe I can take them in NOFL!
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#157 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: San Jose, CA
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Oh, my. 4th and 1, CJ Gable goes 30+ for a TD......
And then the ref calls unsportsmanlike conduct on SC....Pete Carroll gets mad...not like it matters, though. Virginia will be lucky to lose by less than 40
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#158 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: San Jose, CA
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My favorite part of preseason NFL and college week 1:
Any time there's a clock or officiating snafu, the announcer is always right there to remind us "It's the preseason for them, too" or "It's Week 1 for the officials, too!"
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#159 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: NYC
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Didn't surprise me to see ECU pull it out over VT. Not only is Tech somehow always overrated, but ECU should've won that opening game last year, and they probably had that on their minds.
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#160 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: San Jose, CA
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Dear Joe McKnight,
Quit screwing around trying to catch and return punts in traffic... Sincerely, Your coaches
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#161 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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Word. USC needs to reassert themselves like the 1st quarter.
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#162 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: San Jose, CA
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Mmmmm...Stacey Dales....no longer Stacey Dales-Schumann.....call me, Stacey...you need some young meat.
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#163 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Newbury, England
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This is the first year I've subscribed to the channel here in the UK that shows college football...
Am I right in thinking you can hit the QB way harder in college ball than in the NFL? Some of the QB knock downs I've seen in the first game and a half have been brutal.
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#164 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The State of Rutgers
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Anybody who thought Pitt was going to win the Big East want to change their prediction now?
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#165 | ||
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: NYC
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They've actually started adopting some of the NFL rules when it comes to protecting the QB, but yeah, college QBs aren't allowed to be pansies. Quote:
That was the best way to figure out which predictions to ignore. No one who has actually watched more than one game of Big East football (like say WVU-Pitt) would pick Pitt to win the league. |
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#166 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
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No team with Dave Wannstedt is going to win consistently, no matter how talented.
New season, looks like the same USC team. Playing well and then braindead penalties, horrible wide receiver play and special teams screw-ups take the gloss off of it and let the other team back into it. They need to get their heads in gear before Ohio State. (I know that 24-7 away from home isn't that bad, but I don't think this is a very good Virginia team right now) |
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#167 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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Agreed. The receiving corp worries me and we should be up 38-0 against this quality of team. I'm worried that this won't be good enough against Ohio State (unless Wells is out which would be a huge blow to them.)
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#168 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
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Michigan's offense was about what I expected early, though the fact it was so bad in the second quarter was disconcerting. I figured we'd pick up a few first downs. The D has been horrid though. Too much zone, to which Brian Johnson has picked apart. Kid is a monster when healthy. Still, the D has been bad and needs to shape up in the second half to have any shot.
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#170 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
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It's tough to get a read because Virginia hasn't put any pressure on him the whole game, but I'm very impressed with Sanchez so far. All he had to do was eliminate the stupid plays from his game and so far he's made great decisions.
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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Agreed on both points. I'm very impressed with Sanchez, and it's great to see Turner finally make some plays. |
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#172 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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I'm a bit behind watching it on DVR, but I expect to see Ronald Johnson catch those types of bombs quite a bit this year. He has great speed and was burning DB's in practice this year.
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#173 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: San Jose, CA
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Go Delaware Wolverines...only down 14-7 to Maryland.
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#174 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Michigan gets back within two, conversion pass fails. Utah holding on 25-23 with about 6 1/2 mins left.
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#175 |
Checkraising Tourists
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cocoa Beach, FL
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#176 |
College Prospect
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: TX
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Mich on espn2 if anyone wants to see what a rich rod offense looks like without pat white.
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#177 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Michigan
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Michigan's D was amazing in the second half, but unfortunatley, they were beyond awful in the first.
The offense was what I expected with a walk on and a red shirt freshman who doesn't hit intermediate routs. Hopefully the running game picks up next week and gets on track, because if we can establish a run I think we'll still be an 8 win team. Also .. Utah's kicker is a beast. He's as good a punter as he is a kicker, and that is disgusting. |
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#178 | |
College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Was Michigan's D really that good - I know statistically they were, but it seemed to me that Utah's coaching staff took their feet off the gas WAY too early and started running a bunch. Passing is what really gave them that lead - Michigan couldn't stop the pass in the first half. Bad coaching and all those penalties is what kept Michigan in this game. |
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#179 |
College Starter
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: South Florida
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Some thoughts:
The Wann-stasche is not long for this world at Pitt. How long before the "bring back Lloyd Carr" chants begin in Ann Arbor? Based on the first week so far, it's looking like a Florida vs. USC national title game. |
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#180 | |
High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Seattle
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8 wins? How? Michigan has two effective offensive plays: defensive pass interference and a punt fumble. I'm a Michigan fan and I was disgusted with the RR hire, so I'll admit to being a bit biased, but 8 wins? You saw a bowl bound team play today? Other than Utah of course. |
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#181 |
College Prospect
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: TX
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I might of been a little harsh. But pat white is by far my favorite player and thought he made the system work that didn't before.
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#182 |
High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Seattle
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In all fairness, RR might build something workable at UM. It's certainly not there now.
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#183 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2008
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They had some good plays where they could run rather well at the defense so I can see sticking with it. Michigan's D has been overrated virtually every year outside of when they won the title. I can handle being bad on offense as the new system gets in place, but having Utah repeatedly using your half of the field as their own backyard BBQ patio is rather unsettling. Then again as the usual for Michigan's D, people expect a bad D to somehow be better the next year as they are more experienced. A bad D + more experience = still a bad D. Pretty much any credible passing game will shred Michigan's secondary. This has been true for years. It's one of the areas that needs speed along with the offense if Michigan is going to make the leap. |
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#184 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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Dang, it's like old GT quarterback day or something.
First I get back from the movies & turn on to see Threatt for Michigan. That game ends, LaTech & Miss St comes on and after a bit I realize that LaTech has Taylor Bennett under center. Why do I have this sudden fear of a Reggie Ball sighting? {shudder}
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#185 |
College Prospect
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Monroe, LA, USA
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Speaking of Michigan, here is what Appalachian St. QB Armanti Edwards said after ASU's loss to LSU today, fwiw:
QB Armanti Edwards On the speed of LSU’s defense ... “Even their safeties were filling in holes. They closed faster than we thought they would.” On the difference between LSU today and Michigan in 2007 ... “Speed was the difference. They’re so much faster than Michigan was. It was just a problem of us executing, we knew they’d have tight coverage, but we couldn’t execute 1 on 1 like we wanted.” From lsusports.net I was there. It was very, very, very, very hot. Even by LSU standards. |
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#186 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2008
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It was about as pretty as seeing a bunch of naked OL in tights doing ballet. It reminded me a lot of when Colorado played 'Bama in a bowl game and Colorado was switching their offense the next year so they started doing it after their last regular season game and used it for the bowl game. The average per carry at half time was done in inches. Yeah, that was a brutal game to watch. At least Colorado had an excuse for why their offense was so off. It's like 'Bama down played to them. Will it work in the end? Who knows, but I honestly expect nothing out of this Michigan team this year. Michigan has to have their system QB at the end of three years. I don't see RR lasting long after that if he doesn't. FYI, I wanted the coaching change at Michigan to not be this year in hopes that Brian Kelly(U of Cincinnati, currently) would have gotten it at some point. |
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#187 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: NYC
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#188 |
Checkraising Tourists
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cocoa Beach, FL
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Effing Cox Cable is showing the Alabama-Clemson game in SD on ESPN Gameplan. Is this standard? I thought the Gameplan games were broadcast in their native resolution.
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#189 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA
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Just got back from Happy Valley and have to laugh at Pitt losing. I wish I was going to work on Monday.
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#190 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Great Northwest
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I don't think so. Because it's whatever format that PPV channel is, which is probably SD. |
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#191 | |
Pro Rookie
Join Date: Jan 2005
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For whatever reason my Time Warner cable doesn't have an ABC HD station like it does for NBC, FOX, CBS, and a few other smaller channels. It's pretty weak. |
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#192 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA
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Alabama is looking good. Tons of speed on that team.
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#193 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Jul 2001
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#194 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Watched the first half of the Arkansas-Western Illinois game before I got a headache from being in the nosebleed section (Note to self: Show up to game at least an hour and a half to two hours early next time).
The Razorbacks looked like absolute shit on offense. How bad was it? 10-7 Western Illinois at the half and our lone TD came from our only decent drive of the first half. Casey Dick held on to the ball far too long quite a few times and it didn't seem like the O-line was doing so hot either. Our defense was pretty decent, although this Donaldson kid (#3 HB) on Western Illinois was doing extremely well against us. Hopefully the adjustments came at halftime. Going to see if I can catch the game on TV now.
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#195 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Jul 2001
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Clemson looking good in preseason? Jesus, they aren't even making it through a quarter before the talk of another talented team underachieving starts.
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#196 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA
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The ACC is getting quite a few black eyes today.
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#197 |
Bonafide Seminole Fan
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
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Clemson does this every year except they are doing it earlier then normal. Outside of Bobby Bowden gifting Clemson a few wins I really am not sure what else they have done besides beat Florida State.
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#198 |
Coordinator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Utah
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Damn BYU, they tried to give the game away to NIU in the third quarter. The defense now officially scares the hell out of me and I hope to hell Bronco shores it up quick. We had way to many turnovers to NIU.
I'm happy with the win, but damn, hold on to the damn ball!
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#199 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA
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Their offensive line is playing o-lay and is going to get Harper killed. |
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#200 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Sep 2004
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24-14 Western Illinois a little over 10 min to go in the fourth quarter... fucking pathetic.
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