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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: GopherRock on September 01, 2022, 05:12:41 PM
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Tailgating for Gopher Football should be on your bucket list.
Very hot day here in MSP. 92 degrees and quite humid.
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Tailgating for Gopher Football should be on your bucket list.
Very hot day here in MSP. 92 degrees and quite humid.
Brrr. I'd need to bring a jacket. ;)
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damn! We have football tonight
and the Huskers won't lose!!
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Tailgating for Gopher Football should be on your bucket list.
Very hot day here in MSP. 92 degrees and quite humid.
Week 1 stream is supposed to start Saturday.
The Stream for tonight is the week zero stream. We are on jersey number 2 for the countdown, for reference, which means week 1 is not upon us.
Max would be pissed.
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You B1G folk are so stodgy and hidebound.
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Tailgating for Gopher Football should be on your bucket list.
Very hot day here in MSP. 92 degrees and quite humid.
a game of buckets down by the river is a bucket list item!
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I'm trying to post a picture of the buckets, but the forum isn't letting me.
A taste of Texico for tailgating today. Ground beef and pork marinated in adobo for tacos. And ice cold beer.
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I'm your Huckleberry
from 2019
it was not warm
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It is considerably warmer today than it was for that 2019 game.
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Watching the backyard brawl. Weird how this game hasn’t been played since 2011.
And had no idea both West Virginia and Pitt were rolling out former USC starting QBs. Yes, I knew Slovjs was at Pitt but I’d completely lost track of JT Daniels once Georgia’s bench claimed him.
So far the play of both QBs is demonstrating underwhelming pocket presence.
3-0 Pitt up in 2nd Q.
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I'm so happy to be watching pregame and about to watch kickoff of an actual B1G game.
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Wait I thought we were supposed to post on the other thread, until the clock strikes midnight on Saturday AM?
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I really don't understand that call. You could have made the FG from where you were and that handoff had almost no chance of picking up the nine yards so why bother??
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Targeting is still the best intentions/worst call in the game
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Swampy night here in the Twin Cities...
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Boiler Up!!!
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good game
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Backyard brawl not disappointing at all.
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It seemed crazy to me for Purdue to pass on 3rd and 30. You aren't picking up the 1st down anyway so, IMHO, you need to run there to at least cost PSU a timeout.
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We're watching PSU Purdue here. It's more interesting than the game here.
Someone explain to me why Purdue didn't run a draw play just to force a timeout.
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We're watching PSU Purdue here. It's more interesting than the game here.
Someone explain to me why Purdue didn't run a draw play just to force a timeout.
This will seem like 2nd-guessing, but yeah, from about 5:30 left in the game to now, I'm yelling at the TV that it's not a 7-on-7 drill when you have the lead and the ball late. Whoever is calling their plays.....pfffft......Purdue fans should feel like Nebraska fans on that onside kick the other day.
Not only calling nothing but passes, but O'Connell is almost solely throwing to tightly-covered guys and then that lob that the TE almost had......WTF?!??? Run the ball. Run the ball.
In the last 6 minutes of this game, Purdue did everything they could to lose it.
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Penn St drew a tough opener, and they got the W. Good on them.
But what Purdue did on offense to end the game could be problematic going forward. I think the announcers said they had the worst ypc average in the country last year? 2.8 ypc? Okay.....what do you think the coaches have been saying to the offensive linemen all off-seasaon. Every tough workout, every long practice, ever goal line drill, etc.....
"we're gonna need you guys"
"we're gonna have to earn the tough yards"
and on
and on
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In crunch time, with the lead, with 5 min left, what did the coaches do? Pass. Pass. Pass. Pass. Evidence that they didn't trust any improvement in their OL. Didn't even give them the chance. THAT is the problem. Maybe those OL were amped up to put a game away on the ground. Wanted to see that defeated look across the LOS.....but they weren't even given the chance.
Maybe I'm being melodramatic, but if I'm a Purdue OL, I'm pissed at my OC.
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This will seem like 2nd-guessing, but yeah, from about 5:30 left in the game to now, I'm yelling at the TV that it's not a 7-on-7 drill when you have the lead and the ball late. Whoever is calling their plays.....pfffft......Purdue fans should feel like Nebraska fans on that onside kick the other day.
Not only calling nothing but passes, but O'Connell is almost solely throwing to tightly-covered guys and then that lob that the TE almost had......WTF?!??? Run the ball. Run the ball.
In the last 6 minutes of this game, Purdue did everything they could to lose it.
yeah I caught the last 4-5 mins of that game....holy shit. It was a bad. How about not calling a time out on the final drive and letting like idk 20 seconds run off the clock...wtf?
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This will seem like 2nd-guessing, but yeah, from about 5:30 left in the game to now, I'm yelling at the TV that it's not a 7-on-7 drill when you have the lead and the ball late. Whoever is calling their plays.....pfffft......Purdue fans should feel like Nebraska fans on that onside kick the other day.
Not only calling nothing but passes, but O'Connell is almost solely throwing to tightly-covered guys and then that lob that the TE almost had......WTF?!??? Run the ball. Run the ball.
In the last 6 minutes of this game, Purdue did everything they could to lose it.
This strikes me as an interesting dance. Penn State is going to have an extra guy in the box, and they’re going to play press across. Would have liked to see a few more crossers, but coverage is going to probably be tight.
So the thing is, when you generate those two-yard runs into a crowded box, you’ll be battered on these bird for turtling. Whether it be on 1st and or 2nd and 9 (maybe 2nd and 4 escapes that, maybe). Purdue took avoiding that to the extreme, clearly. But if you go three and out after two runs set up 3rd and 7, th flack they catch isn’t much different.
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I'm not saying run 3 dive plays and punt.....simply don't pass EVERY time. Especaily when your QB is treating every pass as a 50/50 back-shoulder throw. If O'Connell is planning on playing that way all season, he'll toss 15+ INTs.
Purdue didn't make PSU use any timeouts for a drive and a half while holding the lead late and possessing the ball.
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Jeff Brohm's performance down the stretch was borderline malpractice. OAM, it would have been better to run 3 dive plays, force PSU to burn their timeouts, and punt than do what Purdue did on their last drive with the lead.
I'm no great fan of PSU, but I'm fine with Purdue out of the division race, and seizing defeat from the has of victory in the process.
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Also, that coaching performance meant that the Puke 6 was for naught.
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2015 Alabama Staff WOW!
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I'm not saying run 3 dive plays and punt.....simply don't pass EVERY time. Especaily when your QB is treating every pass as a 50/50 back-shoulder throw. If O'Connell is planning on playing that way all season, he'll toss 15+ INTs.
Purdue didn't make PSU use any timeouts for a drive and a half while holding the lead late and possessing the ball.
That’s true. I feel like a 35–65 balance with the majority being that kind of aggressive would have been better advised than the 0–100 we got
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2015 Alabama Staff WOW!
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Wow is right!!
Ever look at Hayden Fry's tree?
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Vandy is in first place in the SEC ...
... and the have a winning all time record against texas.
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We're watching PSU Purdue here. It's more interesting than the game here.
Someone explain to me why Purdue didn't run a draw play just to force a timeout.
I think you were referring to the same play I was referring to here:
It seemed crazy to me for Purdue to pass on 3rd and 30. You aren't picking up the 1st down anyway so, IMHO, you need to run there to at least cost PSU a timeout.
I absolutely get not running three dive plays and punting but on 3rd and 30 you aren't getting the first down anyway so at least force PSU to burn a timeout.
I'm not saying run 3 dive plays and punt.....simply don't pass EVERY time. Especaily when your QB is treating every pass as a 50/50 back-shoulder throw. If O'Connell is planning on playing that way all season, he'll toss 15+ INTs.
Purdue didn't make PSU use any timeouts for a drive and a half while holding the lead late and possessing the ball.
This is pretty much where I am.
I'll add that Purdue doesn't have the horses to have a realistic shot at picking up a first down on three straight off-tackle or dive plays against a Penn State defense expecting it so I understand not running much but I think you have to mix it in.
Also, they threw a lot of low percentage passes. Throwing short high percentage screens or crossing routes would at least usually keep the clock running.
Finally, some of this is on either O'Connell or his coaches. In that situation if nobody is open it would be a LOT better to scramble for a few yards or even take a sack close to the LOS than to just wing it and pray.
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From a quick glance, Illinois looks like UTEP.
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Serena's opponent is sponsored by FICO? Clearly an Aussie corporation.
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Former UW tailback Jalen Burger throws up 120 as MSU puts WMU out of reach.
Talent was never an issue for the kid. Looks like the situation in Madison was a wakeup call.
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MSU quickly becoming Portal U for the RBs....
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OdU takes down VT.
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From a quick glance, Illinois looks like UTEP.
I don't mind the helmet switch, but the orange numbers with no outline looks broke as hell. And no matter how you dress them up, Bert looks to be on deaths doorstep
Particularly against Indiana's best look they've ever cobbled together. Their best retro jersey combined with the best current helmet. Chef's kiss.
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Former UW tailback Jalen Burger throws up 120 as MSU puts WMU out of reach.
Talent was never an issue for the kid. Looks like the situation in Madison was a wakeup call.
And couldn't be less similar to Walker. Walker looked.like LeVeon Bell 2.0, but better at this level, as far as ability to hesitate and find holes. Bell perfected it once he got to the NFL.
Berger is one cut and go. Both of them are covering up continued massive issues on the OL.
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Games pushing 4hrs all over the place this week.
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Games pushing 4hrs all over the place this week.
Get rid of automatic reviews. Make all reviews coaches challenges, and if you're wrong, you lose a timeout. Quick fix, across all sports
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I don't mind the helmet switch, but the orange numbers with no outline looks broke as hell. And no matter how you dress them up, Bert looks to be on deaths doorstep
Particularly against Indiana's best look they've ever cobbled together. Their best retro jersey combined with the best current helmet. Chef's kiss.
The only thing that makes it better is when the block I is there instead of the trident. But that obviously couldn’t be used tonight against Illinois.
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We're at friends' house in Wadsworth IL. Just got done making 2 gallons of homemade marinara using her fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic and flat parsley, all from her garden. It's fantastic.
Also made her a batch of my tomato salad. Man, I wish I had this bounty at my house.
Gonna meet my brother for lunch later, and then head to the hotel to get ready for the ****ing wedding that starts at exactly the same time as UW starts.
Just peachy.
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If the Wolverines somehow manage to get Rammed, it might result in a rather epic meltdown on the Michigan boards.
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We were out walking and passed a LOT of Oregon fans. One group was outside a hotel with a minivan with 4-5 large bags of ice in it, I gather they will be TGing down at the stadium. I don't recall exactly where they TG there, I know a large hotel is being built nearby and may take up some space.
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Beef rib plate and Two fryer birds destined for the Egg here today. The IU and Purdue people coming later, must be nice to have your team's game behind you for a party, admittedly the Purdue folks will be a little sour.
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Leaving apartment here in a moment to spend the day watching football at my brother's up the road. Our Dad is visiting from out of town so two birds with one stone. I don't think my brother has cable so we'll rely on ABC to get us through the day with Michigan-Colorado St and Oregon-Georgia.
edit: forgot to mention the day's football cuisine. We'll be subsisting on Trader Joe's pizzas. Too many vegetarians in my family for a real BBQ. We are in California after all.
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Slept badly, but knocked out a nice six miles this AM, mostly trails. Have lunch plans at a bar for some early games, then gonna settle in and watch until my eyes dry out, with a break for leftover Indian food.
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I saw a few Clemson fans also, they may be locals of course, they play Tech Monday here. These NS games bring in a nice chunk for local tourist things. The CFB HoF may be full this weekend. I liked it.
And near the stadium is the Coke Museum, Ga Aquarium, and a few other touristy spots. I think CNN moved out this way, they used to have a pretty neat cheap tour.
The aquarium is pricey and full of screaming kids (and some fish), a zoo in effect. Ha.
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3 and out first series vs Colorado State lol. Cade with some pretty shitty throws…one into the dirt at Johnson’s feet and another thrown behind him.
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Aaaand…Cade throws a pic in the red zone. Time to see JJ methinks.
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Colorado state is a tomato can I know, but defense looks much better than I thought.
Offense not looking as good as I thought. Keeps stalling out. Need more carries for Donovan Edwards and less Cade McNamara throwing the football.
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Aaaand…Cade throws a pic in the red zone. Time to see JJ methinks.
Two things don’t look great so far: 1) Cade 2) The O-line.
#1 doesn’t surprise me. #2 does. Cade has always been Cade. He’s not consistent and his ceiling isn’t very high, but he also limits mistakes which has always helped him. The O-line not creating bigger holes is concerning.
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Slept badly, but knocked out a nice six miles this AM, mostly trails. Have lunch plans at a bar for some early games, then gonna settle in and watch until my eyes dry out, with a break for leftover Indian food.
I use to that,screw it ,just gave blood this morning thins it out just fine.Drinking a lot water with lemon and eating some fruit with an iron supplement.No beer today but black coffee later.Got some brats from the local butcher going to oil up the casings and slowly roast offset on the grill.With Pepperidge Farms Seeded Sausage Buns getting slightly toasted with Authentic Stadium Mustard and diced raw onion.
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Iowa has 58 total yds with 3 minutes to go in the half
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Jeebis these morons giving us crappy biblical analogies,that they wouldn't know from the point spread if it wasn't displayed right in front of their bean
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FORE!!!!
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surprised how good Michigan’s D has been this early.
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Iowa has gained 1yd since the 1st half
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Cade hasn’t been able to do jack shit all day, honestly he’s played like dog shit.
JJ’s first real touch of the game- hell of an impressive touchdown run. JJ is freaking fast. Not fast for a QB, but straight up fast.
name him the starter already Jim, you weirdo autistic f**k.
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Colorado state is a tomato can I know, but defense looks much better than I thought.
Colorado State’s head coach Jay Norvell is a methodical Xs-n-Os. His Nevada teams had a sum-is-greater-than-parts quality, outplayed their talent level, and were consistently successful, with 4 winning seasons in 5 years.
Expect Norvell’s name to be in the mix for open jobs going forward. For places possibly like Waco and Tempe.
Despite the overwhelming score (down 37-0) Colorado State is a disciplined and physically large team.
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Iowa says, 6-4, 5-3 whatever it takes.
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Colorado State’s head coach Jay Norvell is a methodical Xs-n-Os. His Nevada teams had a sum-is-greater-than-parts quality, outplayed their talent level, and were consistently successful, with 4 winning seasons in 5 years.
Expect Norvell’s name to be in the mix for open jobs going forward. For places possibly like Waco and Tempe.
Despite the overwhelming score (down 37-0) Colorado State is a disciplined and physically large team.
Michigan D just flat out looks good. They look better than last year. Deeper, more disciplined, more aware. Makes sense I think, this is year 2 of the system. New DC in Minter but it’s the exact same system MacDonald installed last year. Junior Colton looks like a freaking stud- by far best LB since Bush. DJ Turner is really good. And the DL looks deep. Anoma had a sack his first series in the 1st QTR. McGregor has flashed in his snaps. Mazi Smith and Kris Jenkins both look like absolute animals inside.
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5 to 3...................HAHAHAHAHAAHA
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Punts 17 First Downs 15 at the moment.
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Michigan D just flat out looks good. They look better than last year. Deeper, more disciplined, more aware. Makes sense I think, this is year 2 of the system. New DC in Minter but it’s the exact same system MacDonald installed last year. Junior Colton looks like a freaking stud- by far best LB since Bush. DJ Turner is really good. And the DL looks deep. Anoma had a sack his first series in the 1st QTR. McGregor has flashed in his snaps. Mazi Smith and Kris Jenkins both look like absolute animals inside.
The opponent can be a factor.
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The kids in the children's hospital would probably respond to the waves with middle fingers right about now.
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Iowa has the weirdest scores.
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Ucla crapping pants, will fit in nicely w a MAC loss.
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There was a score every quarter and the total was 10. Amazing.
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I really like ECU’s uniforms. They might be getting ready to pull the upset. Down 1 with 1:49 to play but now in FG range.
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Yeah, preseason darling NCST looks like a crap sandwich...
41 yarder missed.....ffs.....I could literally go outside and make that right now. Meh.
ECU has a great thing going, for a G5 program.....talented region, cool homefield nickname (The Boneyard), and the 3rd-to-4th quarter "No Quarter" flag thing......very cool.
Just need a kicker.
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Missed the kick evidently 21-20
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Woof.
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App St just scores to make it 56-55. I’d go for 2 here. 31 seconds left.
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Paired with the FAMU game, I can't help but wonder....does UNC have a DC?
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Oh man. App St goes for 2 and runs a man in motion who was WIDE OPEN in the flat and they gacked it. The QB overthrew it a little but the receiver instead of continuing to run started backpedaling. The whole thing was brutal watch because it was set up perfectly.
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I love tight ends
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Holy shit. This App St game…
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UNC returned the onside kick for a TD which actually allowed App St to get the ball back. They score and now it’s 63-61 UNC and Appy is lining up for a 2 point conversion.
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UNC recovers this onside kick and decides not to return for a TD. UNC survives in a game that was bananas.
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Woof. Hitch and go now.
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UNC recovers this onside kick and decides not to return for a TD. UNC survives in a game that was bananas.
That was entertaining!
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UGA offense is clicking.
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Michigan D just flat out looks good. They look better than last year. Deeper, more disciplined, more aware. Makes sense I think, this is year 2 of the system. New DC in Minter but it’s the exact same system MacDonald installed last year. Junior Colton looks like a freaking stud- by far best LB since Bush. DJ Turner is really good. And the DL looks deep. Anoma had a sack his first series in the 1st QTR. McGregor has flashed in his snaps. Mazi Smith and Kris Jenkins both look like absolute animals inside.
They did “look “ good. Just being honest- CSU looked horrible. 59 new players, QB who had never started a game - they had no idea what they were doing.
Not to say the defense isn’t good- just hard to say.
The good news for you- you can brag about them for a while. UM is playing the next two teams listed on “ the worst 15 list”, although the cant be any worse than CSU.
if it’s true what you said- that their first real test is Iowa- a team that put up two FGs today on S. Dakota State- then we should easily expect UM to be the # 1 defense in CFB after that.
At least statistically
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Two bogus calls
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Tackles are tackles
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1st games dont indicate how good or bad either team is just if your team is better then the team they played
you wont know if a team is good until another 2 or 3 games
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1st games dont indicate how good or bad either team is just if your team is better then the team they played
you wont know if a team is good until another 2 or 3 games
A healthy attitude to have when your team opens with Bama, lol.
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UGA offense is clicking.
Woof
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Shockingly the defense isn't as good
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A healthy attitude to have when your team opens with Bama, lol.
Horns dont open with Bama
and yes the Horns are 16 pt dogs against Bama
so I hope we dont get embarrassed
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Shockingly the defense isn't as good
It can be less "good" and more ball-hawking.....same end result. Holding Oregon to 3 pts in a half is meeting all of your pre-game goals, believe me.
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Horns dont open with Bama
and yes the Horns are 16 pt dogs against Bama
so I hope we dont get embarrassed
Oh, games against UL Monroe count? Okay.
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Gave up three, I am disappointed.
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Oh, games against UL Monroe count? Okay.
we'll be lucky to win that one so yes it counts
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Gave up three, I am disappointed.
now dont go arrogant on us CD
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Five possessions 35 points ... Just sayin... NC baby ...;)
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Ignorant?
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Nebraska tied with North Dakota at the half. Not ND State, but ND.
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Ignorant?
didnt say that but dont do that either
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From Bull Durham
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Holy cow 42-3
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Holy cow 42-3
the Dogs look very good and appear to be a very good team what we dont know is are the ducks also a very good team or will they go 4 and 8 this season
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Yup, no doubt, ya never know.
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Five possessions 35 points ... Just sayin... NC baby ...;)
Seven and 49 ...
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Now a punt ...
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Cincinnati is pooping this game away. Every time they get close, they commit multiple penalties. They should be beating Arkansas right now.
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Gave up 3, very unhappy ...
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the Dogs look very good and appear to be a very good team what we dont know is are the ducks also a very good team or will they go 4 and 8 this season
I’m thinking the Ducks have the type of season Clemson did last year. Oregon has enough raw size and athletic talent across the roster to reel off a string of wins against a lighter PAC 12 schedule. But the Ducks look hamstrung by underwhelming quarterbacking (uiagalelei/nix) and inexperienced coaching to risk unmotivated play and getting out-coached by a good chunk of their schedule.
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Utah gifted a first down, bc they didn't stop the game to review a false completion, wind up kicking a FG.
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Nebraska tied with North Dakota at the half. Not ND State, but ND.
was conveniently on the golf course
didn't see a snap, didn't hear a play on the radio
haven't yet seen a highlight
life is good
shot 39 on the back nine and didn't make a putt - good afternoon
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Utah gifted a first down, bc they didn't stop the game to review a false completion, wind up kicking a FG.
Bitchin' about the refs already,BWA-HA-HA.Wait and see if they tank 1st before getting you pantaloons in a pinch
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Stole this from another board "Caught! Touchdown! Incomplete!" As a play by play announcer, Fowler makes a good target for beer cans.
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Bitchin' about the refs already,BWA-HA-HA.Wait and see if they tank 1st before getting you pantaloons in a pinch
I was just stating 2 facts. But have fun with that.
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More on the refs, tho.....this game feels weird. It's as if they don't even have the replay option. Utah just fell short/didn't fall short/possibly fumbled on the goal line, but it was over so quickly and the refs moved on.
I feel like if this game was being shown on ABC, we would have had 4-5 replay stoppages. We've had none, WITH multiple close/uncertain plays on both sides.
It feels like ESPN is in a hurry or something. Not helping either side, just an odd feeling.
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Stole this from another board "Caught! Touchdown! Incomplete!" As a play by play announcer, Fowler makes a good target for beer cans.
Kinda did the same thing on the missed FG just now.
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Refs clearly had it on for UGA
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Highlight goal line stand by the Gators Vs Utah.
Richardson looks like Florida with Chris Leak back behind Center, with all the med tape worn on his forearms and scrambling to the right for a touch pass along the sideline.
Fun game in Gainesville winding down.
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Who is the cheesiest?
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not sure why the Gator's defense doesn't pack it inside vs the double teaming big set for Utah
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why run the clock down before the 4th down play if Florida?
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Because even if we score, our defense hasn't stopped them at all in the 2nd half. He wants this possession to end the game. We're not preventing a first down if Utah gets the ball after this play
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nevermind
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aaaaand going out of bounds twice in a row negates it, lol
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I'm confused......isn't Ohio State supposed to have waaaaaay more points right now? I don't get it.
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those running QBs are tough on a defense
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gator clock operator!!!
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I didn't think the Utes had a shot at the 4-team playoff
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Wow. I thought UF was in trouble. INT in the EZ seals the game.
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It’s moot now but the Utah timeout situation was strange. I didn’t fully understand why they got a timeout back because a kid’s helmet came off. Helmets come off all the time. It doesn’t stop the clock.
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Thus ends week 1’s most entertaining game (save for earlier in Boone NC):
https://twitter.com/megnturner_/status/1566252852124712962
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Glad to see you so happy. I will note I picked Florida in our Pick Em.
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The opponent can be a factor.
Yes, obviously. But that D looked way better than I thought it would this early. Despite the competition. I’ve seen too many Michigan defenses make crap competition look good early on. Look at the M offense v the M D that game. Cade McNamara played like dog shit and that passing game got nothing going vs same tomato can that the D feasted on.
Those guys were locked in, played incredible assignment football, didn’t miss tackles, didn’t half ass anything. They knew what to do in every situation. I think returning everyone in the two deep except for 4 guys and having another year in the system really showed. As good as Michigan was last year on D (except for that UGA game and 4th QTR vs MSU that is) - that was year 1 in this system- and it was a drastically different front and system than Don Brown. One really smart thing Harbaugh did in replacing MacDonald was to get another guy from the Ravens to run that same Ravens 3-4 style defensive system MacDonald installed last year.
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Thus ends week 1’s most entertaining game (save for earlier in Boone NC):
https://twitter.com/megnturner_/status/1566252852124712962
probably worst end of game play I’ve seen in sometime. Why force the ball there? Wtf.
I kept saying that they should’ve run a QB draw with Rising on 1st and goal. Even if you don’t get the 6 yards for the TD- you have plenty of time to get lined up and run another play fast or even clock the ball quickly and figure something out for 3rd down. Worst case scenario you have to kick a shoe in gimme FG on 4th to force OT.
Utah really crapped the bed. It was shocking.
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and the gators crapped their last possession giving Utah enough time.
the running back "trying" to go down and stay in bounds didn't try hard enough
then didn't need to score that quickly, wasn't 3rd or 4th down
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Goddamn I'm excited.
McCarthy is gonna rock shit against a horrendous team. Jim is gonna get to make the QB change he wanted to, and I never again have to read moaning about Cade what's his name.
Gonna be great.
(And thankfully, it's basically impossible for JJ to do anything but be immaculate next week, so this can move off as a footnote and we can settle into other complaints. And then Cade can move on at year's end, possibly use one or both of the seasons he's got left available to him)
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and the gators crapped their last possession giving Utah enough time.
the running back "trying" to go down and stay in bounds didn't try hard enough
then didn't need to score that quickly, wasn't 3rd or 4th down
I can’t criticize UF too much. They were in a weird situation where they had to score a TD but also wanted to burn clock. That’s a tough balance to strike.
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agreed, but it easily could have been better
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Top Ten - Who looked better than expected and worse?
1. Bama - 0 meh
2. OSU - -1, offense was worse, D better, they won
3. UGA - +2, so far
4. Clemson - NYP, probably 0
5. ND - +1, they hung in on the road better than I expected.
6. A&M - 0
7. Utah - 0, sure, they lost, tough environment, could have won obv.
8. UM -0
9. OU - 0
10. Baylor - 0
I'm giving 0 for teams that whacked some incompetent opponent pretty hard.
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Nebraska looked worse than expected and that's tough cause they weren't expected to look good
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Top Ten - Who looked better than expected and worse?
1. Bama - 0 meh
2. OSU - -1, offense was worse, D better, they won
3. UGA - +2, so far
4. Clemson - NYP, probably 0
5. ND - +1, they hung in on the road better than I expected.
6. A&M - 0
7. Utah - 0, sure, they lost, tough environment, could have won obv.
8. UM -0
9. OU - 0
10. Baylor - 0
I'm giving 0 for teams that whacked some incompetent opponent pretty hard.
I would not give OSU a minus one/ at all. That’s just me.
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Sure, my ratings are for discussion, and I agree you have a solid point. Maybe it's because I had higher expectations of their offense.
It's all relative to one's expectations.
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Spent the day at the lake so didn't see any of the day games.
Horns were a little shaky early on but got into the groove. Ewers was somewhat uneven but he hasn't played a game in what, almost three years? Hopefully he can continue to shake off the rust and grow into the offense. As expected, Bijan and Worthy are really special players. Also got to see the emergence of a tight end at Texas for the first time in maybe a decade, hope that sticks.
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and the gators crapped their last possession giving Utah enough time.
the running back "trying" to go down and stay in bounds didn't try hard enough
then didn't need to score that quickly, wasn't 3rd or 4th down
Florida won a 1-possession game.
Take some notes instead of criticizing.
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Sure, my ratings are for discussion, and I agree you have a solid point. Maybe it's because I had higher expectations of their offense.
It's all relative to one's expectations.
I agree with this. I know the response is going to be missing receivers, but I thought the oSU offense was very blah compared to what I expected to see. Maybe that’s a testament to the Irish D, but I expected a wow factor from the Buckeye offense and quite honestly, it looked a little like the 2021 Michigan offense.
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I agree with this. I know the response is going to be missing receivers, but I thought the oSU offense was very blah compared to what I expected to see. Maybe that’s a testament to the Irish D, but I expected a wow factor from the Buckeye offense and quite honestly, it looked a little like the 2021 Michigan offense.
Well let’s see how they look when they play tackling dummies next week. That seems to impress people.
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Well let’s see how they look when they play tackling dummies next week. That seems to impress people.
Keep in mind, Michigan fans last wow factor was watching Georgia blow Michigan off the field. I guess I expected that sort of wow factor from the Buckeyes. Right or wrong, I didn’t expect last night to be close. Not a statement meaning I’d be more impressed by a blowout win against poor competition, but up until a terribly bad defense play call by the Irish, ND looked like the better team which isn’t what I expected. OSU closed strong and showed who the better team was, but most of the game didn’t look like the best team in the country.
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Keep in mind, Michigan fans last wow factor was watching Georgia blow Michigan off the field. I guess I expected that sort of wow factor from the Buckeyes. Right or wrong, I didn’t expect last night to be close. Not a statement meaning I’d be more impressed by a blowout win against poor competition, but up until a terribly bad defense play call by the Irish, ND looked like the better team which isn’t what I expected. OSU closed strong and showed who the better team was, but most of the game didn’t look like the best team in the country.
It does come down to expectations then.
I would never expect them to be the best team in the country based on what I saw last year.
they had three very serious deficiencies.
and because of those three deficiencies more physical teams beat them. Michigan held them to 27 points and Oregon held them to 28. In those games they could not run the ball when they needed to and they certainly couldn’t stop the run.
I not only knew this game would be close but I predicted it on this very forum and was chastised for doing so.
but they were facing probably one of the best if not best offensive lines and defensive lines they may see all year. And a running quarterback. And an obvious game plan to slow down the game and speed up the clock and limit their possessions.
those are the games they lost last year. So far this year, obviously they took control of that game and won that very type of game only needing 21 points to do it.
Ohio State almost never clicks on and off ends in the first game of the year. I have tremendous faith they will be in offensive juggernaut but now I’m actually optimistic that they can battle with the more physical teams. It’s exactly what I hoped to see.
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https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-rankings-grades-ohio-state-earns-a-oregon-gets-f-in-week-1-report-card/
I saw it like this too.
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It does come down to expectations then.
I would never expect them to be the best team in the country based on what I saw last year.
Man, you have always been much better at managing expectations than I have, both positive and negative. Starting the season with the Buckeyes ranked two and so much chatter about their offense being explosive, I bought it, but using last year as a baseline, seeing Olave and Wilson leave, I understand seeing this as such a big win, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Amazing how the lenses we wear can tilt our view of results.
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That kid can move.
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Man, you have always been much better at managing expectations than I have, both positive and negative. Starting the season with the Buckeyes ranked two and so much chatter about their offense being explosive, I bought it, but using last year as a baseline, seeing Olave and Wilson leave, I understand seeing this as such a big win, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Amazing how the lenses we wear can tilt our view of results.
Well, Michigan kicked the living hell out of them- and it wasn’t a fluke. It was a physical ass beating.
The signs of it were there. I need to see the primary drivers of those deficiencies fixed- before I think about OSU in terms of CFP level. they have a lot physical teams on their schedule- so they might get to that level.
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so, FSU have a great offense or LSU's defense is not good?
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Florida St and LSU keep re-gifting the game to each other.
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game should be over
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game should be over
Not really. Clarkson start for a first down and LSU was ready to go and Florida State called the time out.
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gutless new coach goes for the tie and it cost him
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Well, that was bonkers.
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Well, that was bonkers.
Crazy shit
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I do declay-ah it is ovah.
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Absolutely insane game.
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gutless new coach goes for the tie and it cost him
Are we to the point that any coach that kicks a XP to force OT is gutless?
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I'd like a rule that if a team scores on the last play and is down by 1, they have to go for 2. Everyone would know the rule and proceed accordingly.
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I'm not sure I'd like more rules, generally speaking, except one about injured players.
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I can't recall any week with as many fairly high profile crazy finishes ...
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Are we to the point that any coach that kicks a XP to force OT is gutless?
No. I think settling for OT is fine as an underdog or underdog type. I think it was fine last night, though I did also just want more football.
The App thing over the weekend was interesting. I thought that first one was a good going for 2. I would’ve felt less certain last night.
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Your odds on 2 points are something under 40%, I think your odds in OT are 50%. Of course, you could have a particular play for GF2 that you think is more likely than normal to work ...
And of course your odds of a 1PAT are not 100% ...
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Your odds on 2 points are something under 40%, I think your odds in OT are 50%. Of course, you could have a particular play for GF2 that you think is more likely than normal to work ...
And of course your odds of a 1PAT are not 100% ...
I think the two point odds are about 43.5 overall.
The OT odds, depends on the situation. Maybe a decade back, Wisconsin and OSU played a miserable game that went to OT on a late Badgers TD. That OSU team was much better, and UW would’ve been better served, letting it ride on one play.
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Oh, games against UL Monroe count? Okay.
Only when they play against SEC teams in week 12.
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Glad to see you so happy. I will note I picked Florida in our Pick Em.
I'd be impressed if Florida beat Utah... at Utah. Gonna happen next year, which will be fun.
Out of 12 games in 2022, Florida leaves the state a whopping 3 (!) times.
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Are we to the point that any coach that kicks a XP to force OT is gutless?
Husker fans have been like that since the 1983 season
I know there is an OT tie breaker now, but before then... the coach that played for a tie was frowned upon
just seems to me that LSU's offense was playing well and had the FSU defense on their heels
I'd have went for two
but then run the risk of the call not working and it being deemed a bad call and taken the rath of the media and the fans
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Not really. Clarkson start for a first down and LSU was ready to go and Florida State called the time out.
if the ref calls him down in the field of play, yes they stop the clock to move the chains, but with less than 2 seconds left it would be tough to get lined up and run a decent play. Not enough time to spike the ball
I guess if FSU had a time out it was possible
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Out of 12 games in 2022, Florida leaves the state a whopping 3 (!) times.
That really is predictable as they play FSU and UGA in the state each year regardless, and Miami would be another, along with UCF/USF. Out of 8 conference games, 5 would be played in FL each year. And they are not famous for traveling very far OOC.
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most SEC teams are not famous for traveling
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I don't think any are famous for it, historically. Many ACC teams are close by of course, and the western teams can play the B12 easily enough. And they appear to be going to 9 conference games which could mean fewer realistic OOC matchups.
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Bama is coming to Madison in 2024. Badgers return the favor in 2025.
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Only when they play against SEC teams in week 12.
Funny bastage!
Except no, the point stands there, as well. We're all looking forward to the rivalry game the following week there, as well.
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most teams have rivalry week
only SEC teams enjoy creampuffs the week before
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UGA has a pastry both the week before AND the week of ...
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UGA has a pastry both the week before AND the week of ...
Now, now. I was told once the cut blocking stopped, the talent would flow in. That other school is in Atlanta, don't you know?
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and they are showcasing said talent tonight vs Clemson
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and they are showcasing said talent tonight vs Clemson
And I'm just a bit mad that the full weekend of football is gonna end on the note of them getting walloped.
When bad UT and GT teams played in that spot five years ago, at least we got a good game.
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had to be a better matchup
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SEC shorts. Priceless😂
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qWqBzBSaxMU
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I look forward to seeing something similar next week after the Bama game
hope we dont lose by more then 2 tds
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Bama I think is good by their metrics
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Are we to the point that any coach that kicks a XP to force OT is gutless?
https://youtu.be/SsYZkRvcYTs
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fb1ICg6WIAAn-L9?format=jpg&name=small)
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I've seen this offense by GT......and it's not good.......
Florida ran incessant bubble screens under Ron Zook. It's crap salad.
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I've seen this offense by GT......and it's not good.......
Florida ran incessant bubble screens under Ron Zook. It's crap salad.
Well, their offensive staff is nothing to write home about, and they don't have much talent t compared to the other team (or a lot of other teams) and frankly, the fact that bubble screens are open is both miraculous and a sign Clemson is in no way worried.
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Georgia Tech has always had underrated uniforms, imo. What they have going on tonight is pretty sweet.
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TD!
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Well, their offensive staff is nothing to write home about, and they don't have much talent t compared to the other team (or a lot of other teams) and frankly, the fact that bubble screens are open is both miraculous and a sign Clemson is in no way worried.
Speaking of an offensive staff that isn't much to write home about, Clemson's hasn't done squat for the past half-decade, and much of their smoother sailing, until last season, was on the back of Trevor Lawrence, who seemingly effortless success I credit with landing former OC Tony Elliott the HC job at Virginia.
I didn't realize Clemson was so overrated at #4. QB Uialelei needed a lot of coaching up this past off-season and thus far he looks better in this small sample Vs Georgia Tech, but overall offensive production isn't high. A defensive line like Clemson's (best in nation, IMO) can only carry a team so far. I think Clemson continues their decline, though the rankings haven't reflected it yet.
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TD!
There were like two points of "this could be interesting." That moment when GT got the ball down 7 and when it came close to a stop on the drive after.
But now ...
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Speaking of an offensive staff that isn't much to write home about, Clemson's hasn't done squat for the past half-decade, and much of their smoother sailing, until last season, was on the back of Trevor Lawrence.
I didn't realize Clemson was so overrated at #4. QB Uialelei needed a lot of coaching up this past off-season and thus far he looks better in this small sample Vs Georgia Tech. A defensive line like Clemson's (best in nation, IMO) can only carry a team so far. I think Clemson continues their decline, though the rankings haven't reflected it yet.
???
They had three years as the No. 4 scoring offense in the country in that stretch?
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as Ive said several times 1st games dont really tell ya how good a team is
Is Clemson over rated or is GT under rated
Right now if I had to say Id say Clemson is not a number 4 team but thats just my take
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as Ive said several times 1st games dont really tell ya how good a team is
Is Clemson over rated or is GT under rated
Right now if I had to say Id say Clemson is not a number 4 team but thats just my take
I think that last part is probably right, but I don’t think the process that got them to number four is necessarily wrong. What I mean is, other teams will be better, but at the moment, those reasons aren’t as apparent as the reasons why Clemson will be some degree of good.
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I think that last part is probably right, but I don’t think the process that got them to number four is necessarily wrong. What I mean is, other teams will be better, but at the moment, those reasons aren’t as apparent as the reasons why Clemson will be some degree of good.
Seems like there could be a process by which folks could take some time to observe the current year's teams and rank and evaluate them in a more thoughtful, meaningful way. Maybe wait until a month or so of the season has passed, before offering any rankings at all. Just a thought.
It'll never happen of course, for myriad reasons, but it sure would take care of some issues.
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Am I the only one that keeps finding myself humming that stupid Wendy's "biggie bag" jingle this morning?
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Never heard that one. Does it suck?
Of course, with that wedding and then the travel, I got to see very little football this past weekend.
My notes and views on teams are based solely on reading up on the game summaries.
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Am I the only one that keeps finding myself humming that stupid Wendy's "biggie bag" jingle this morning?
yes!
but, I feel like the Cheesiest!
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Never heard that one. Does it suck?
There's two different Wendy's jingles.
One is a chorus: "You've got that ba-ahg, you've got that big-gie bag!"
The second is a techno rap: "Ba-ahg A-Lert! Major bag A-Lert!"
If a Wendy's employee ever sang while handing over my order of fast food I would expect crushed Xanax or Adderall mixed into my Frosty.
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https://twitter.com/reeve11/status/1567195099091636225?s=20&t=1uWLag0_7nxlJBz7pNkcEQ
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hey, that's Brutus
he posts here often
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Ok then, AP.
(https://i.imgur.com/lEcwvIG.png)
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AP is only doing 19 now? That's weird.
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I didn't watch any football this weekend due to the State Fair, so I didn't get any jingle stuck in my head. I just heard about the Iowa snoozefest from my contacts around the Fair who actually were.
There was a stand selling fried buckeye there. I tried to get a picture, but I didn't have time to.
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Ok then, AP.
(https://i.imgur.com/lEcwvIG.png)
Aggressive treatment of NC State, but I get it.
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There was a stand selling fried buckeye there. I tried to get a picture, but I didn't have time to.
you were as busy as a one-legged man in an ass kickin contest
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(https://i.imgur.com/PmqC62l.png)
Buckeyes are the greatest dessert ever made..but I can’t imagine deep frying them being a positive.
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Have you never visited the south?
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Jesus, guys, am I the only one who strapped in and watched college football until my eyeballs bled this weekend?!?
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Buckeyes are the greatest dessert ever made..but I can’t imagine deep frying them being a positive.
Counterpoint-- deep-frying almost anything makes it better. :)
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Counterpoint-- deep-frying almost anything makes it better. :)
You should try doing that with Sark before you inevitably fire him :57:
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You should try doing that with Sark before you inevitably fire him :57:
Can you deep fry whisky?
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Can you deep fry whisky?
No, but you can fry ice cream.
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Buckeyes are the greatest dessert ever made..but I can’t imagine deep frying them being a positive.
Can't stand them
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Can't stand them
Same.
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No, but you can fry ice cream.
and you can mix whiskey in ice cream!
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The system – compiled by ESPN’s Bill Connelly – produces rankings each week throughout the season. It also determines the results for game-by-game picks each week of the year.
Here are the full B1G SP+ picks for Week 2:
Duke 22, Northwestern 33
Ohio 11, Penn State 38
Western Illinois 2, Minnesota 43
Washington State 10, Wisconsin 34
Akron 6, Michigan State 48
Indiana State 8, Purdue 44
Iowa State 22, Iowa 25
Virginia 28, Illinois 27
Wagner 0, Rutgers 50
Georgia Southern 16, Nebraska 37
Hawaii 3, Michigan 57
Idaho 12, Indiana 36
Arkansas State 9, Ohio State 53
Maryland 42, Charlotte 21
If the SP+ predictions are to be believed, it’s going to be a big week in the B1G, as each of the conference’s teams are predicted to take home a win, with one lone exception being Illinois against Virginia.
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Same.
The dessert or team?
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How about both?
- Deion Sanders to Jerry Jones, 1995
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