College Football - Week of 10/11

[Butterscup1679666578]

Mock BCS Standings(Using actual polls BCS uses)

 

No.   Team        Pct.
1    Oklahoma     .936
2    Alabama      .929
3    Missouri     .912
4    Texas        .843
5    Penn St.     .761
6    LSU          .752
7    USC          .619
8    Vanderbilt   .616
9    Utah         .615
10   Georgia      .602
11   Texas Tech   .563
12   BYU          .503

 

Nice, Vandy. When do official BCS numbers come out?

 

I might be wrong, but I believe it's after week 8?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Next Sunday, the 19th.

[shnsajax]

As for OU/Texas, I think OU will prevail. Texas's pass defense is ranked in the 90s coming into this game, and they haven't played anyone really good (cept maybe Colorado). Sam and Co. should be licking their chops this week. If the Texas pass defense becomes something that doesn't allow a ton of yards to mediocre competition, this game will be close, and I personally don't have much faith in OU special teams. Otherwise, it will be OU by at least 3 TDs. The teams are statistically similar outside of that glaring pass defense number put up by Texas and the OU special teams.

 

this years' team kind of reminds me of hte 03 team (i like this years' RBs better than jones/works *puke*) and that team ung almost a million points on the,, so who knows.

 

BUT

 

as good as our secondary has been (and LBs for that matter) a lot of it is because of the press our dline gets. And with no granger and a potentially hobbled mccoy, texas is a team that can expose whatever weaknesses are back there. Mccoy is a stud and i kind of find it hard to hate him. I would love for them to have a chris simms qb again that i could literally hate with every fiber of my being again

 

I'm hoping more for a Major Applewhite :-)

[RedFlash]

As for OU/Texas, I think OU will prevail. Texas's pass defense is ranked in the 90s coming into this game, and they haven't played anyone really good (cept maybe Colorado). Sam and Co. should be licking their chops this week. If the Texas pass defense becomes something that doesn't allow a ton of yards to mediocre competition, this game will be close, and I personally don't have much faith in OU special teams. Otherwise, it will be OU by at least 3 TDs. The teams are statistically similar outside of that glaring pass defense number put up by Texas and the OU special teams.

 

this years' team kind of reminds me of hte 03 team (i like this years' RBs better than jones/works *puke*) and that team ung almost a million points on the,, so who knows.

 

BUT

 

as good as our secondary has been (and LBs for that matter) a lot of it is because of the press our dline gets. And with no granger and a potentially hobbled mccoy, texas is a team that can expose whatever weaknesses are back there. Mccoy is a stud and i kind of find it hard to hate him. I would love for them to have a chris simms qb again that i could literally hate with every fiber of my being again

 

I'm hoping more for a Major Applewhite :-)

 

I cannot THANK TEXAS enough for taking Applewhite back from Alabama. So thank you again,Texas.

[TruffleShuffle]

As for OU/Texas, I think OU will prevail. Texas's pass defense is ranked in the 90s coming into this game, and they haven't played anyone really good (cept maybe Colorado). Sam and Co. should be licking their chops this week. If the Texas pass defense becomes something that doesn't allow a ton of yards to mediocre competition, this game will be close, and I personally don't have much faith in OU special teams. Otherwise, it will be OU by at least 3 TDs. The teams are statistically similar outside of that glaring pass defense number put up by Texas and the OU special teams.

 

this years' team kind of reminds me of hte 03 team (i like this years' RBs better than jones/works *puke*) and that team ung almost a million points on the,, so who knows.

 

BUT

 

as good as our secondary has been (and LBs for that matter) a lot of it is because of the press our dline gets. And with no granger and a potentially hobbled mccoy, texas is a team that can expose whatever weaknesses are back there. Mccoy is a stud and i kind of find it hard to hate him. I would love for them to have a chris simms qb again that i could literally hate with every fiber of my being again

 

how could you hate chris simms? he was OU's best weapon when he played against them. damned if he couldn't light up baylor and kansas, though.

[Mephistopheles]

If you listen to the people around here it would sound as if Major Applewhite led UT to the NC, not Vincent Young.

[Handlebar McSkullet]

going to wisc-psu. going to get drunk because the season is over anyway.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Auburn fires its offensive coordinator.

 

Link.

[TruffleShuffle]

Auburn fires its offensive coordinator.

 

Link.

 

it's ridiculous how fast auburn goes through offensive coordinators.

[manbearcub]

Auburn fires its offensive coordinator.

 

Link.

 

it's ridiculous how fast auburn goes through offensive coordinators.

 

We couldnt get rid of ours if our program depended on it.

[shnsajax]

If you listen to the people around here it would sound as if Major Applewhite led UT to the NC, not Vincent Young.

 

I've been saying for about 3 years that he will replace Mack Brown someday as HC.

[dew1679666265]

Auburn fires its offensive coordinator.

 

Link.

 

it's ridiculous how fast auburn goes through offensive coordinators.

 

I think they scrapped it too quickly. You don't massively overhaul your offense and immediately have success. It simply can't happen.

 

Tuberville isn't the most patient coach out there so it may have been fully his decision, but I wonder if there's anything going on behind the scenes that caused this to happen so quickly. I kind of wonder if Tuberville wasn't sold on the spread when he instituted it, but he caved into pressure from boosters or others? No inside info whatsoever and I could be way, way off base, just throwing it out there for discussion.

[RedFlash]

Auburn fires its offensive coordinator.

 

Link.

 

it's ridiculous how fast auburn goes through offensive coordinators.

 

I think they scrapped it too quickly. You don't massively overhaul your offense and immediately have success. It simply can't happen.

 

Tuberville isn't the most patient coach out there so it may have been fully his decision, but I wonder if there's anything going on behind the scenes that caused this to happen so quickly. I kind of wonder if Tuberville wasn't sold on the spread when he instituted it, but he caved into pressure from boosters or others? No inside info whatsoever and I could be way, way off base, just throwing it out there for discussion.

 

Franklin was forced onto Tuberville, as Tommy was not Bobby Louder (the unofficial AD of Auburn) 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th choice for HC. So a lot of uneasy tension/feelings at Auburn. And my guess is...that you dont fire an OC during the middle of a week (if you were going to fire an OC why not wait till AFTER ARKY game to which you have 2 weeks to prepare for the next game) unless something was said that essentially broke the camel's back. And considering shortly after he was let go, Tony Franklin said, "Going to Auburn was a mistake", that statement tells you all you need to know.

 

Dew, if there is one team that is in more disarray then your program, it is Auburn. And don't be surprise that if/when Alabama puts the boot to Auburn this yr, that Tommy is shown the door.

[dew1679666265]

Auburn fires its offensive coordinator.

 

Link.

 

it's ridiculous how fast auburn goes through offensive coordinators.

 

I think they scrapped it too quickly. You don't massively overhaul your offense and immediately have success. It simply can't happen.

 

Tuberville isn't the most patient coach out there so it may have been fully his decision, but I wonder if there's anything going on behind the scenes that caused this to happen so quickly. I kind of wonder if Tuberville wasn't sold on the spread when he instituted it, but he caved into pressure from boosters or others? No inside info whatsoever and I could be way, way off base, just throwing it out there for discussion.

 

Franklin was forced onto Tuberville, as Tommy was not Bobby Louder (the unofficial AD of Auburn) 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th choice for HC. So a lot of uneasy tension/feelings at Auburn. And my guess is...that you dont fire an OC during the middle of a week (if you were going to fire an OC why not wait till AFTER ARKY game to which you have 2 weeks to prepare for the next game) unless something was said that essentially broke the camel's back. And considering shortly after he was let go, Tony Franklin said, "Going to Auburn was a mistake", that statement tells you all you need to know.

 

Dew, if there is one team that is in more disarray then your program, it is Auburn. And don't be surprise that if/when Alabama puts the boot to Auburn this yr, that Tommy is shown the door.

 

None of that surprises me. I thought it seemed strange before the year that Tuberville would embrace the spread so easily and even more strange that he quickly started talking badly about it.

 

Funny thing is, there are fans around here that talk about Auburn as if it's the model program that we should follow. #-o

[shnsajax]

Little over 36 hours till game time. Its nice not having any of the pressure on this game :-).

[Andy]

C'mon Clemson...come back. I want BSU rising higher in the polls.

[ISUCubsFan]

Iowa State's backup QB, Phillip Bates, is transferring and has left the team. He probably wasn't going to start with the way Arnaud has preformed lately, but the timing creates some serious depth issues at quarterback, and takes away some creative playcalling opportunities. Would've been nice if he could have stayed until the end of the season, but I'll always have that catch against Iowa to remember him by.

[Magnetic Curses]

Missouri beat Illinois by 10 on a "neutral" field (yes, I know the distance is equal, but nobody on the Missouri side of the state line roots for Illinois, so let's stop calling it a neutral field), and PSU beat Illinois by 14 at home. Neither game was a "donglashing", and Illinois isn't even the second best team in the Big Ten right now, so to say that Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma would crush anyone in the Big Ten is hyperbole at best, and an outright fable at worst.

 

I think you overrate the difference between the top of the Big 12 and the top half of the Big Ten quite a bit.

 

That final score of the Missouri game is a bit misleading and you know it. UI scored a meaningless TD with no time left to bring them back to within 10. And I believe Maclin missed a big portion of the game, too. Was the game a blowout? No. But Mizzou won it fairly handily. C'mon. Don't put me in the lame position of having to defend those clowns.

 

In summary: Donglashings aplenty from the Big 12's top 3 if they played in the Big 10.

 

hardly. illinois was w/o it's best interior lineman and safety and they still missed an easy chance to cut the game to 3 in the final quarter--they just blew it.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Missouri beat Illinois by 10 on a "neutral" field (yes, I know the distance is equal, but nobody on the Missouri side of the state line roots for Illinois, so let's stop calling it a neutral field), and PSU beat Illinois by 14 at home. Neither game was a "donglashing", and Illinois isn't even the second best team in the Big Ten right now, so to say that Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma would crush anyone in the Big Ten is hyperbole at best, and an outright fable at worst.

 

I think you overrate the difference between the top of the Big 12 and the top half of the Big Ten quite a bit.

 

That final score of the Missouri game is a bit misleading and you know it. UI scored a meaningless TD with no time left to bring them back to within 10. And I believe Maclin missed a big portion of the game, too. Was the game a blowout? No. But Mizzou won it fairly handily. C'mon. Don't put me in the lame position of having to defend those clowns.

 

In summary: Donglashings aplenty from the Big 12's top 3 if they played in the Big 10.

 

hardly. illinois was w/o it's best interior lineman and safety and they still missed an easy chance to cut the game to 3 in the final quarter--they just blew it.

 

We're 2-0 in these past two years but we still haven't beaten you I guess. Maybe next year we'll finally win.

[Flames24Rulz]

Missouri beat Illinois by 10 on a "neutral" field (yes, I know the distance is equal, but nobody on the Missouri side of the state line roots for Illinois, so let's stop calling it a neutral field), and PSU beat Illinois by 14 at home. Neither game was a "donglashing", and Illinois isn't even the second best team in the Big Ten right now, so to say that Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma would crush anyone in the Big Ten is hyperbole at best, and an outright fable at worst.

 

I think you overrate the difference between the top of the Big 12 and the top half of the Big Ten quite a bit.

 

That final score of the Missouri game is a bit misleading and you know it. UI scored a meaningless TD with no time left to bring them back to within 10. And I believe Maclin missed a big portion of the game, too. Was the game a blowout? No. But Mizzou won it fairly handily. C'mon. Don't put me in the lame position of having to defend those clowns.

 

In summary: Donglashings aplenty from the Big 12's top 3 if they played in the Big 10.

 

hardly. illinois was w/o it's best interior lineman and safety and they still missed an easy chance to cut the game to 3 in the final quarter--they just blew it.

 

Yeah but I think Maclin was out for a half.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Favorite Trash Talk Stories

 

"OK, here we go. This one's weird. Freshman year, Georgia Tech. So I'm pass setting and their defensive tackle comes over and gets some pressure on me and he pokes me in the eyes. I'm sitting there, one of my eyes is all blurry, and I'm going 'What the hell?'

 

"And he just goes, 'Captain Insano shows no mercy.' This is my first college game and so, I mean, quoting Waterboy. I'm just sitting there. I didn't really have any response to that. I don't know if you can top that one."

 

"I like when you get a penalty and fans yell 'It's all your fault. It's all your fault.' That's a good one. But, a guy from Mike Turkovich's high school, when we played them, told me I was 'softer than his grandma's cookies.' That was, that had to be the best thing I ever heard in my whole life."

 

One of my close friends I went to high school with, his name is Whitney Lewis, the greatest athlete I've ever been around hands-down. It was a 7-on-7 tournament back in California on Ventura College's campus. We were playing Valencia, I believe, and it was the championship game and all day they are double-covering him and whatnot and the corners on the opposition, they are running their mouths all day.

 

"There was a couple seconds left and our quarterback just lobs it in the air on a post pattern and it's underthrown. He jumps up, grabs the ball over the DB's head, he's double-covered mind you, grabs the ball over the DB's head with one hand. While he's still in the air, he manages to bounce the ball on top of his head to make fun of him, basically, and then he hits the ground. He dropped it, put his hands on his hips and said 'They don't call me Superman for nothin'.' Then he walked off."

[bukie]

We're 2-0 in these past two years but we still haven't beaten you I guess. Maybe next year we'll finally win.

 

There's got to be room somewhere in between a total domination and a loss. Isn't that enough to describe what happened the last two years?

[imb]

Favorite Trash Talk Stories

 

"OK, here we go. This one's weird. Freshman year, Georgia Tech. So I'm pass setting and their defensive tackle comes over and gets some pressure on me and he pokes me in the eyes. I'm sitting there, one of my eyes is all blurry, and I'm going 'What the hell?'

 

"And he just goes, 'Captain Insano shows no mercy.' This is my first college game and so, I mean, quoting Waterboy. I'm just sitting there. I didn't really have any response to that. I don't know if you can top that one."

 

"I like when you get a penalty and fans yell 'It's all your fault. It's all your fault.' That's a good one. But, a guy from Mike Turkovich's high school, when we played them, told me I was 'softer than his grandma's cookies.' That was, that had to be the best thing I ever heard in my whole life."

 

One of my close friends I went to high school with, his name is Whitney Lewis, the greatest athlete I've ever been around hands-down. It was a 7-on-7 tournament back in California on Ventura College's campus. We were playing Valencia, I believe, and it was the championship game and all day they are double-covering him and whatnot and the corners on the opposition, they are running their mouths all day.

 

"There was a couple seconds left and our quarterback just lobs it in the air on a post pattern and it's underthrown. He jumps up, grabs the ball over the DB's head, he's double-covered mind you, grabs the ball over the DB's head with one hand. While he's still in the air, he manages to bounce the ball on top of his head to make fun of him, basically, and then he hits the ground. He dropped it, put his hands on his hips and said 'They don't call me Superman for nothin'.' Then he walked off."

 

should pat kuntz really be tempting fate by taunting people

[Mephistopheles]

Tomorrow:

 

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[rchap24]

Tomorrow:

 

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Thats awesome ha :lol:

Think it will be closer though