2012 College Football

[ghost]

Yeah, Arkansas is terrible.  I wonder how much difference Petrino would have made.  John L Smith is crazy as a fucking loon though, so it may have been a big deal. 

[Ingmar]

The loser can play the loser of Cal-WSU in the Shit Sandwich Bowl.

[Paelos]

I think coaching is much bigger in football than I ever gave it credit for in the last decade. That being said, a supremely talented QB (Cam Newton, RG3, Kellen Moore, Tim Tebow) can make a lot of mediocre coaches look like worldbeaters.

However, look at Alabama before they picked up Saban. Complete fucking mess. Now? Powerhouse. Look at Petrino and Arkansas. Powerhouse to Outhouse in a year. Look at Tennessee after Fulmer, or UGA before Richt showed up.

[ghost]

Surely you're not suggesting that Gene Chizik is a shitty coach......

[Paelos]

He went 5-19 at Iowa State. A team that, since his departure, has managed to go 21-20 with a huge upset that ruined Oklahoma State's national shot.

MEANWHILE, he came to an Auburn team that, without Cam Newton, is 17-15 with a 7-11 conference record.

I'm not just suggesting he's a shitty coach. I'm outright saying it.  He probably deserves to be fired at the end of this season when he hands Auburn a collective losing record without Scam, and Auburn doesn't go to a Bowl game 2 years after winning a national title.

[ghost]

I'm not sure that needed an actual explanation.  

Mack Brown was doing a little dance, okay a BIG dance, when ISU hired him away from Texas. 

[Paelos]

Well well Washington.

[ghost]

Yeah, fuck Stanford.

[WayAbvPar]

Woohoo! Can't believe how well the defense played. That was truly amazing. Only regret is that it wasn't Oregon 

[Paelos]

Savor the flavor. I was a great game and you made me money! Thanks!

Oregon probably won't go well on the road. 

[Ingmar]

Man, mixed feelings. On the one hand, ha ha Stanford - on the other hand, I'm not ready for UW to be good again. 

[ghost]

Yeah, Oregon is going to paste UW.

[Nebu]

Yeah, Oregon is going to paste UW pretty much everyone.

Better? 

[ghost]

I don't think they could take Aalabalmaa.

[Nebu]

I don't think they could take Aalabalmaa.

We may find out.  Would be a joy of a game to watch.

[01101010]

I don't think they could take Aalabalmaa.

We may find out.  Would be a joy of a game to watch.

Like last year with LSU? Speed kills and so does a defense.

[Paelos]

I'm sort of eyeing Louisville playing Virginia Tech as an upset. I really like Louisville's offense.

[ghost]

I'm sort of eyeing Louisville playing Virginia Tech as an upset. I really like Louisville's offense.

That would be awesome if Louisville actually was playing Virginia Tech.   

[Paelos]

I mean Cincy. Dammit. My stupid boss has me thinking about Louisville.

I think VA Tech falls down this weekend in a letdown.

[ghost]

They might have lost to Loserville, but they'll kick Cincinnati's ass.

[ghost]

Okay, you're right, Paelos.  Arkansas is the worst team in D1 football.  

Addendum-  I hope you're at the UGa game and rooting your boys on, because if they don't win I may have to drive to Georgia and kick your ass....... 

[Paelos]

Yeah I was. That was madness. I've never seen our Dawgs take what should have been a completely well executed first half and turn it into a fucking disaster. So many self-inflicted wounds. The good news is that we finally started to get our shit together in the second half, but our defense was totally gassed. Not pretty, but a win's a win.

Yeah, Arkansas got absolutely smoked. Also, how about that Cincy upset! WOOOO!

[Chimpy]

What the fuck is up with the illinois uniforms. Not only does a blue helmet look wrong, but they used the wrong shades of both blue and orange 

[ghost]

Yeah, nice call on Cincinnati.  They've got a decent squad. 

[Azuredream]

Holy shit on Geno Smith's statline: 45/51, 656 yards, 8 TDs, no picks. The game didn't even go into overtime.

[Ingmar]

/knocks over table

[01101010]

The whole god damn weekend was a defensive disaster. I was reading the pregame stuff on the Bayor:WVA game and the writers were hinting at point totals in the 80s. Looking at that, I was thinking, how the hell do you play a game without a defense? Then saw it was @ 70 pts for the half. Of course, my SEC blood kept me thinking, these guys would get destroyed by someone with a defense since they had none themselves.

And I have to admit now that Mettenberger just does not seem to have control of that LSU offense. Say what you will about Jarrett Lee, but at least he looked like he could handle the huddle... Being a sympathetic, I'll cut him some slack being his first year playing with a offense that ran the gauntlet last year together, but holy shit kid - you are supposed to be a step up from Lee (and miles above dingleberry Jefferson). Arm and accuracy are fine; head, not so much. Hell LSU's defense didn't even show up. Soooo many "NFL" shoulder tackles that did fuck all to stop anyone. Reid needs to be sat down for a quarter and go over the basics of tackling - perhaps use instructions in IKEA format, only more understandable.

Surreal weekend though... SCaro down 10 at half, TO KENTUCKY?? Sure they came back to win, but still. That score for the Tenn/UGA game  . Even mighty Bama was down in the quarter to Ole' Miss. FSU was shaky again USF, and Texas/OSU was another basketball score. Definitely a fun weekend... in a sack-race-with-your-sister kinda way.

[Tannhauser]

First off, I'd fucking OWN my sister in a sack race; her boobs would knock her out.  Second, lower tier SEC teams like KY, Vandy and, sadly now UT, aren't a bit scared of Bama or LSU or anyone.  They play (and usually lose to) them every year.  The SEC is a gloriously competitive conference.

As for the game, UT once again shows it can somehow pull a loss out of any situation. Two 2nd half losses now.  You can't spell 'quit' without a U and a T.  

Edit:  Grats to UGA, great gut check there.

[CmdrSlack]

: . Even mighty Bama was down in the quarter to Ole' Miss.

Yeah, for 15 seconds.

 

[ghost]

SCaro down 10 at half, TO KENTUCKY?? Sure they came back to win, but still.

Yeah, SC was sleepwalking in the first half.  Plus Kentucky had a couple of very, very lucky occurrences.  For instance, one pass was batted into the air by an SC defender (should have been an interception) yet somehow a KY player came down with it for a huge gain. 

[Hoax]

First off, I'd fucking OWN my sister in a sack race; her boobs would knock her out.

Drunk posting at its finest? Pics?

[Paelos]

Ab, can you upset USC? Is it possible?

[ghost]

It's not possible.

[Paelos]

It's not possible.

You said that about VA Tech last week. 

[ghost]

Well, you picked Missouri to beat South Carolina and we see how that turned out.