2012 College Football

[Tannhauser]

I decided at the start of the year if Dooley can't get us three SEC wins he needs to go.  Clock's ticking.

His last press conference was very interesting.  You could see the desperate crazy in his eyes.  Talking about putting his resignation on the table at the end of the year he said "I'm not a dumbass." 

Sir, I'm not sure you'll make it long enough to have that option.

[ghost]

It was really sad to see Lattimore go down like that.  He's had two shitty injuries in two years.

[Chimpy]

Illinois lost to Indiana at home. Definitely the worst team in the country this year.

[ghost]

Looks like Lattimore broke his tibia.  I guess that's better than the ACL option.

[Abagadro]

Depends on how bad. Ask Joe Theisman.

[ghost]

Depends on how bad. Ask Joe Theisman.

That was a tib-fib fracture.  Different deal than a tibia alone. 

[Abagadro]

It was the bad regrowth of his tibia that cause him to retire. He ended up with one leg shorter than the other.

[ghost]

I didn't know that, but a tib-fib is nothing to fuck with, particularly a compound fracture.  A simple tibia fracture which responds well and is easily reduced should have a better long term prognosis than an ACL injury though.

[Rasix]

I broke my tibia clean though when I was 12.  I was never quite the same athletically.  Obviously this guy is in another world in that respect.

[Abagadro]

LOL Trojans.

[01101010]

Thanks UGA. You really do make dreams come true.   

[Abagadro]

So which SEC team will now magically leapfrog everyone to be #2?

[ghost]

Looks to be a very fun weekend of college football ahead of us.  For as lame as last weekend was, this one will make up for it in spades.

Important games:

1.  Cincinnati versus Louisville-  I'm not sold on Louisville as a top 10 team.  Their schedule is suspect and they don't have any great wins.  UC is good and could prove to be a tough match for the Cardinals at home
2.  Mississippi State versus Alabama-  I'm thinking Alabama will win, but not by a lot (maybe 2 touchdowns?)
3.  Florida versus Georgia-  Georgia will probably give Florida a better game than everyone is expecting.  I'm going to say that this one is a toss up, after thinking about it for a bit.  
4.  Texas Tech versus K State-  I think K state wins by 2-3 touchdowns.  They could even end up playing for the title if some people stub their toes along the way.
5.  Notre Dame versus Oklahoma-  Wow.  This is just exciting.  Two old school powers slugging it out as #5 versus #8.  I figure Oklahoma will win, but Notre Dame's defense is damned good.  
6.  USC versus Arizona-  USC is vulnerable this year.  Arizona's three losses have been to highly ranked teams.  They have beaten Oklahoma State and beat Washington pretty handily.  This could be a good game if USC isn't at their best.
7.  Tennessee versus South Carolina-  Good game to watch.  I hope Tennessee gets pulverized.

 

Excepting Louisville I'm like the fucking Kwizatz Haderach (so far)  this week.  That doesn't happen often.  

[WayAbvPar]

Wow. UW finally gets a win vs a Top 10 team. They goddamned played enough of them this season.

[Rasix]

LOL Trojans.

 

Man, if we could only close we'd be in the driver's seat to get our shit kicked in by Oregon again.  As is, a UofA win over USC is a fine day.

We can't play D for shit, but the Matt Scott, Kadim Carey, Austin Hill trio is pretty effective at racking up yardage and points.  This season is going to be one giant WHAT-IF at the end.

[Abagadro]

I hope its a blizzard when you play up here on the 17th.

[ghost]

Marcus Lattimore reportedly fractured his femur and tore all four ligaments in his knee. 

That is a horrific injury, if true.  He will be done playing football. 

[01101010]

Marcus Lattimore reportedly fractured his femur and tore all four ligaments in his knee. 

That is a horrific injury, if true.  He will be done playing football. 

 

[Paelos]

I'm going to nickname this weekend "Exposure Weekend" in CFB:

I think Cincy will struggle against Louisville because they are on the road, and because their pass defense gave up 250+ to Fordham and Miami of Ohio through the air.

MS State v. Alabama, the fact anybody considers MS State to be good is because they are undefeated against crap. This is going to be worse than the UGA v. SC exposure of an "undefeated" program.

My feeling on GA/FL this year are well documented. We're a lockerroom divided, the coaching staff is pretending nothing is wrong, and FL is seething for revenge over last year's loss. We suck. FL owns us.

K State. This one might be close, but I doubt it. Texas Tech's defense has been torched by teams like OU and TCU. K State's never allowed more than 21 points to much better teams, including OU.

Notre Dame is going to get smoked. This is the game where they finally get exposed as well.

USC v. Arizona. No offense to either school, but this is irrelevant. Unless it's Oregon or Oregon State, right now I could care less about the PAC 12.

Tennessee maybe lets Dooley keep his job if he beats the old Ball Coach. Otherwise, it's coming to a close fast.

Right on Louisville, Right on Alabama, dead wrong on Georgia, right on K State, totally wrong on Notre Dame, USC and Arizona still is irrelevant unless USC loses to UCLA and AZ State, and Dooley is getting canned for sure.

[Paelos]

Also, go Dawgs. 

[Ingmar]

8 turnovers in Cal-UW last night. Apparently playing on Friday night means playing like the other teams that play on Fridays. 

[ghost]

Fucking Pittsburgh.   

[Chimpy]

My god, Pac12 refs are terrible at spotting the ball still aren't they?

[Paelos]

One of these days LSU might develop an actual balanced offense. The day that happens, they'll win the title.

I don't see it happening anytime soon though. 


Btw, UGA started  and finished  today.

[Chimpy]

A bullshit pass interference call negating a turnover may very well cost Oregon this game. My god the PAC 12 needs better refs :p

Edit: phew, bad ref makes bad call to make up for previous one a little bit.

[Paelos]

Based on what I've seen, there's a couple title games that jump out to me as good, and a couple that just out as really bad ideas.

Title games that would be interesting:

K State v. Oregon or K State v. Bama

Games that would not be interesting:

ND v. anybody.
Oregon v. Bama.

[ghost]

That was a badass ending to the LSU-Bama game. 

[Ingmar]

How does UCLA lose to us, then roll Arizona like that?

[Rasix]

Don't know, but it's very disturbing.  How can one team be so bad on the road?  FFS. 

[Abagadro]

Seems like PAC-12 teams are collectively terrible on the road.

[ghost]

Except for Oregon, who look unstoppable. 

[01101010]

One of these days LSU might develop an actual balanced offense. The day that happens, they'll win the title.

I don't see it happening anytime soon though. 

They need to stop dicking around and get rid of Studrawa and get someone with an offensive mind put in place. That said, last night fell on the defense sadly. They got too tight looking at the score board on that last series and flat out blew it. That said, at least they stood toe-to-toe with Bama on defense - and aside from that last play, I'd say LSU's D looked slightly better - at least statswise.

While I dislike Bama as a rival, a small black part of me wanted them to win. If they lost, then I doubt there would be an SEC team in the BCSC. Oregon will win out, ND -can go fuck themselves - but they'll probably win out (god damn you Pitt), and K-St. Given those would run the table, that would leave the SEC out. Gotta keep it in the South, and all that.

[Paelos]

I still doubt Oregon as unstoppable. Playing a USC defense doesn't impress me. Nor does giving up 51 points to a USC team that didn't even score that many on COLORADO.

Bama can be beaten. Last night proved exactly how their offense can be shut down. The fact LSU went into a soft coverage prevent with the game on the line was beyond stupid, and let McCarron pick apart their coverage with the same dink and dunk stuff they pulled all first half. Let's be clear, while McCarron did help them move the ball downfield, he's not a downfield passer. Forcing him to do that make Bama completely one-dimensional. It's the reason he was 1-7 in the second half on passes before the final drive.

K State to me is still the most impressive team in the country. They now have 3 back to back to back wins over ranked teams, and a huge upset win in Norman, OK. They are averaging 5th most points in the nation, and 21s in points against. They are balanced. They have the offensive and the defensive strength to hang with anybody, plus the Heisman winner IMO.

ND has the upset win over OU, much like K State. While they have wins over ranked teams in the Big 10, that conference is wretched, and those teams are no longer relevant. Michigan and Michigan State have proven to be cakewalk opponents for other major programs. Their total OOC record is horrible, while the Big 12's OOC record is best in the nation. That's why K State sits so highly in the computer rankings. The gap will get even bigger when ND takes a hit for having to go to triple OT to just get by a 4-4 Big East team in South Bend.

[ghost]

I honestly believe that Oregon's offense will hang 45 plus on anyone they play.  Their defense is suspect, but they are a better team than people are giving them credit for. 

[Paelos]

I honestly believe that Oregon's offense will hang 45 plus on anyone they play.  Their defense is suspect, but they are a better team than people are giving them credit for. 

They might be. I'll admit I don't know yet because honestly they haven't played anybody I've considered to be decent. I'd like to see what they look like before the biggest game of the year, but that's impossible with their schedule. It's a larger scale "Boise State" problem.