2013 College Football

[Yegolev]

Nothing about that failed snap?  Bueller?

It didn't matter. We had another 2 possessions after that and did jack shit before getting the garbage TD they gave us with their prevent Defense.

That's sort of funny because it seems I'm giving UGA more credit than you are.

I hope you wore your orange suit to watch the game.

If I'd have gone to it in person, I'd have done so I think.  Except it's HOT.

[Paelos]

You probably are giving them more credit than me. I'm sick of this shit with Richt and company by now. I expected better after we gave them a pass on the 6-7 season, and all we've gotten is wins over crap teams and losses in the top 15.

[ghost]

You know, going into Clemson (who has a very, very good team) and losing by 3 is not a season ending disaster.  I think Jawja will be fine at the end of the year. 

[Nebu]

You know, going into Clemson (who has a very, very good team) and losing by 3 is not a season ending disaster.  

It is when you were expecting to compete for the national championship.  While I didn't see them as a contender, many GA fans did.

[Paelos]

It's not a disaster. It's a failure. It's one in a string of many when you faced off against big time opponents in big games.

Here's a rundown:

#8 Clemson Loss by 3
#2 Alabama Loss by 4
#2 Florida Win by 8
#6 SC Loss by 28
#1 LSU Loss by 32
#12 SC Loss by 3
#5 Boise St Loss by 14
#2 Auburn Loss by 18
#12 Arkansas Loss by 7
#7 GA Tech Win by 6
#1 Florida Loss by 24
#4 LSU Loss by 7
#9 Okie State Loss by 14

That's since 2009. Tell me, why should I think we can win these games against big opponents?

[ghost]

I still can't believe you guys lost to Boise State.   

It was great to see those fuckers get the smackdown at Washington this last week.

[Paelos]

I'm going to the game against SC. Can't say I'm exactly thrilled about our chances, but at the same time I'm not going to miss the first home game.

[WayAbvPar]

Admit it...you just want to see all those cocks play.

[Paelos]

Admit it...you just want to see all those cocks play.

One of the worst games I've ever been to in terms of atmosphere is in Columbia SC. That place is a pit with fans that make Tennessee people look normal.

[01101010]

Admit it...you just want to see all those cocks play.

One of the worst games I've ever been to in terms of atmosphere is in Columbia SC. That place is a pit with fans that make Tennessee people look normal.

This is true. Those people... But if anything, last week exposed SC. You guy have a great shot. (saying this because I want your conference to consume itself.)

[ghost]

I don't think Will Muschamp is going to survive this year.   

[01101010]

I dunno about that... Miami is no slouch. They'll fly under the radar all year.

[ghost]

And you think that matters on whether or not he keeps his job? 

[Ingmar]

I guess we just aren't going to play defense this year.

[Montague]

I don't think Will Muschamp is going to survive this year.   

Ditto Lane Kiffin and Mack Brown

[Tannhauser]

Admit it...you just want to see all those cocks play.

One of the worst games I've ever been to in terms of atmosphere is in Columbia SC. That place is a pit with fans that make Tennessee people look normal.

Sir, don't make me put down my pig and take yew to the woodshed.


UT is 2-0 and will be 2-1 next week after they play the Oregon Mighty Crooks.  But soon Bulldogs, soon...

[Paelos]

I feel slightly better about the offense, but man our defense is a trainwreck. Still, suck on that cocks!

[Tannhauser]

That #3 (Gurley II?) you got is a hoss. 

[Paelos]

Without Gurley we'd be sunk. He is a beast, and so is Quavon Hicks #48 our fullback.

[Tannhauser]

Is that the big white boy that knocked the fuck out of defenders?  Yeah, he's badass.  Really, GA is my pick for winning the East if I look at it objectively.  You have the aforementioned, as well as Murray in his senior season who's as good a QB as I've seen in the SEC.  Your weak points are your shitty defense and your inability to win big games.

[ghost]

Mack just sacrificed Manny Diaz to the football gods.  I guess he lives another year. 

[Paelos]

They should have fired him on the spot. The amount of time they continue to waste with Mack Brown just proves it's almost impossible to fire a tenured white head coach in college football.

[ghost]

They should have ushered him out the door last year.  Mack would never be fired mid season.  There's no way and he's probably earned a more dignified "retirement" than being fired mid-season.

Lane Kiffin, on the other hand.....probably should be fired today. 

[Brofellos]

I watched the Texas game with actual Texas fans and it was a depressing experience.  OTOH, I also got to watch Michigan win so it's a wash, I guess.

[Ingmar]

They should have fired him on the spot. The amount of time they continue to waste with Mack Brown just proves it's almost impossible to fire a tenured white head coach in college football.

Ask Jeff Tedford about that.

[Paelos]

They should have fired him on the spot. The amount of time they continue to waste with Mack Brown just proves it's almost impossible to fire a tenured white head coach in college football.

Ask Jeff Tedford about that.

Yes, the answer is 3-9. I'm not sure Texas could ever fall that low though.

[ghost]

Wat?  Cheating in football? 

Miles era Okie State with payment to players. 

At least eight former Oklahoma State football players say they received cash payments from people associated with the Cowboys program starting in the Les Miles era and identified another 29 players as having also taken money, Sports Illustrated revealed Tuesday in the first of a five-part investigative series on the football program.

Some players received $2,000 annually and others around $10,000, multiple players told SI, with a few stars allegedly receiving $25,000 or more.

Among the players SI identified as having taken money included former quarterback Josh Fields, running back Tatum Bell and cornerback Darrent Williams, who was shot to death in 2007 while a member of the Denver Broncos. Fields, Bell and others denied receiving illicit payments, but multiple players were on the record as saying they received money and saw other players getting payments.

I honestly don't even know why the NCAA even tries. 

[HaemishM]

These stories aren't even news anymore. News would be when they find a BCS level school that ISN'T dirty.

[ghost]

It's good that they are, however, as it shows just how ineffective the NCAA is.  Nobody plays by the rules, at least nobody that wins. 

[ghost]

This OSU thing could be the biggest NCAA scandal ever, possibly even bigger than Miamuh.

Part 1: Money (On SI.com Tuesday, 9/10 and in the 9/16/13 SI issue): SI finds that OSU used a bonus system orchestrated by an assistant coach whereby players were paid for their performance on the field, with some stars collecting $500 or more per game. In addition, the report finds that OSU boosters and at least two assistant coaches funneled money to players via direct payments and a system of no-show and sham jobs. Some players say they collected more than $10,000 annually in under-the-table payouts.

-Part 2: Academics (On SI.com Wednesday, 9/11): Widespread academic misconduct, which included tutors and other OSU personnel completing coursework for players, and professors giving passing grades for little or no work, all in the interest of keeping top players eligible.

-Part 3: Drugs (On SI.com Thursday, 9/12): OSU tolerated and at times enabled recreational drug use, primarily through a specious counseling program that allowed some players to continue to use drugs while avoiding penalties. The school's drug policy was selectively enforced, with some stars going unpunished despite repeated positive tests.

-Part 4: Sex (On SI.com Friday, 9/13): OSU's hostess program, Orange Pride, figured so prominently in the recruitment of prospects that the group more than tripled in size under Miles. Both Miles and Gundy took the unusual step of personally interviewing candidates. Multiple former players and Orange Pride members say that a small subset of the group had sex with recruits, a violation of NCAA rules.

-Part 5: The Fallout (On SI.com Tuesday, 9/17, and in the 9/23/13 SI issue): SI finds that many players who were no longer useful to the football program were cast aside, returning to worlds they had hoped to escape. Some have been incarcerated, others live on the streets, many have battled drug abuse and a few have attempted suicide.

[Ingmar]

Jesus Christ, part 4. 

[ghost]

Part 3 isn't so great either, and may be worse. 

[Hoax]

Nope part 4 is always the strangest and the worst. Pay them under the table and help them pass classes and let them smoke weed are all pretty humdrum but roll out the hookers when presumably the hookers are boosters or students or something and not actual hookers is always pretty fucking icky and strange.

[Ingmar]

Or, frankly, even when they're actual hookers.

[Paelos]

Just wait until some Dad is watching this and thinking to himself, wait wasn't my daughter in that program?