OT: CFB 11/07
by RangerMad on Nov 7, 2009 1:07 PM CST
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Mainly posting this to cite this article... Boise St can't get quality opponents.
Bleymaier is making a nearly unheard of offer in college football scheduling – Boise will bring its popular, high-profile, top-10 team to any stadium in any town to play any big name team in America in 2011. And they don’t have to return the date in Idaho.
Is TCU scheduled to play in Sept. 3, 2011? How about Texas Tech?
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I heard someone this week...
…argue that Jordan Shipley should win the Heisman.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 7, 2009 1:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Was it
The same sports radio station that argued Vince Young was/is awesome?
by brettgardner on Nov 7, 2009 2:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Jimmy Clausen
should win the Heisman.
usa
by Longhorn on Nov 7, 2009 2:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably
But Ingram has a strong case, too.
by brettgardner on Nov 7, 2009 2:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If he can lead this 4th quarter comeback
I may get on board with this idea
by tyd3311 on Nov 7, 2009 4:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Another one bites the dust.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by Chase Irwin on Nov 7, 2009 7:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They've looked like shit every week
It’s about time they get exposed.
by brettgardner on Nov 7, 2009 2:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Mallet
is pretty good.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Nov 7, 2009 2:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Navy up two TD's on Notre Dame.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Nov 7, 2009 2:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
i love the option
more schools should go back to that…
i miss the old school ND/Nebraska option offenses…
usa
by Longhorn on Nov 7, 2009 2:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Southlake Carroll
I wonder how many other high schools have been able to say they have 3 QBs starting for D-1 teams at the same time?
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by DaheelzCM on Nov 7, 2009 2:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
And Daniel just graduated.
What do tigers dream of when they take a little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling zebras, or Halle Berry in her Catwoman suit?
by ghtd36 on Nov 7, 2009 2:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Alabama with McElroy
I think Luke French has a lot of potential. TORP potential.-Dstar
by sprite on Nov 7, 2009 3:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Reallllllly? Didn't know that
He is terrible
by tyd3311 on Nov 7, 2009 3:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Very nice int right there
I think Luke French has a lot of potential. TORP potential.-Dstar
by sprite on Nov 7, 2009 4:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Shipley is good
Not Heisman good, but he’s my favorite UT WR in quite some time. I don’t like McCoy though.
by chief on Nov 7, 2009 2:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yep, I loved him
I remember him destroying some opponent while running at about 75% with a bum hamstring
by tyd3311 on Nov 7, 2009 3:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So if Alabama loses
That should move TCU to at least 4
I think Luke French has a lot of potential. TORP potential.-Dstar
by sprite on Nov 7, 2009 3:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Didnt Utah finish as two last year?
If TCU keeps playing like this, they just might match them.
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Nov 7, 2009 4:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
with Boise St
in a close game on Friday and Oregon losing to Stanfod today, I would expect TCU to pass Boise St. in the next BCS poll.
|Space for Rent|
by RangerMad on Nov 7, 2009 4:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
TCU is already ahead of Boise
"I can hit 100 whenever I want." ---Neftali Feliz
by drizzle on Nov 7, 2009 7:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm starting to think
that Andy Dalton is going to be in the Heisman hunt going into next year.
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Nov 7, 2009 4:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
lol at Jimmy Clausen
Hammered at the 1 trying to run in a score. Fumbles. Is hurt.
by tyd3311 on Nov 7, 2009 4:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
And the FB breaks a 40 yard dun on the 1st play from the 1
by tyd3311 on Nov 7, 2009 4:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like Navy.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Nov 7, 2009 4:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Was a great throw, though, actually
Hit his receiver square in the back
by tyd3311 on Nov 7, 2009 4:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I don’t like seeing numbers skewed. That was a fluke.
by brettgardner on Nov 7, 2009 4:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
Clausen is 6-3?
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Nov 7, 2009 4:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Notre Dame's
WR can go and get some balls.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Nov 7, 2009 4:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Baylor beats my Mizzou Tigers in Columbia, Mo.
Win their first Big XII road game in three years. D’oh.
What do tigers dream of when they take a little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling zebras, or Halle Berry in her Catwoman suit?
by ghtd36 on Nov 7, 2009 4:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
congrats to the bears
i don’t even care to comment on that game.
by mizzou918 on Nov 7, 2009 5:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He should.
Not reallt any superstar QB’s in this years draft. Locker, Bradford, Clausen and then not much else.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Nov 7, 2009 4:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well
that wasn’t in any particular order but the only question I have in regards to Clausen is his height. Is he really 6-3? He doesn’t look like he is 6-3 to me.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Nov 7, 2009 4:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He looks like Drew Brees Jr. to me.
by brettgardner on Nov 7, 2009 4:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Overheard Kiper and McShay calling McCoy that and how he is a fringe 1st, early 2nd.
Seems to me that comp is getting thrown around a bit now, especially with Chase Daniel trying to become a Drew Brees clone in order to survive in the league.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by Chase Irwin on Nov 7, 2009 7:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
he's gotta be talking about
‘the not much else’ part…
usa
by Longhorn on Nov 7, 2009 5:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You don't think McCoy goes in the 1st round?
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 7, 2009 5:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Doubt it
Kind of surprising considering he couldve gone in the first last year
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Nov 7, 2009 6:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i don't think he does
he’s maybe a 2nd rounder.
Todd McShay was saying earlier that no way Colt goes in the 1st round…
usa
by Longhorn on Nov 7, 2009 5:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll say this
If he does, somebody badly reached.
Obviously I’m no scout, but he looks like a guy you’d take in the late 2nd-early 3rd. Nothing terribly special about him. However, I will say that his ceiling to me looks like Kyle Orton, and he’s showing that if you work around his deficiencies, he can be very very effective.
by brettgardner on Nov 7, 2009 8:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That was funny.
What do tigers dream of when they take a little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling zebras, or Halle Berry in her Catwoman suit?
by ghtd36 on Nov 7, 2009 5:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I bet everyone is
They’re all going to be scared of a rookie pay scale.
by brettgardner on Nov 7, 2009 4:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
great point
I didn’t even think about that.
usa
by Longhorn on Nov 7, 2009 5:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
bye bye notre dame!
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
by hinduplaya on Nov 7, 2009 5:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Going for 2 vs a Field Goal kicking offense?
by tyd3311 on Nov 7, 2009 5:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Why not?
Odds are horrible that they will miss the extra point on a TD.
by brettgardner on Nov 7, 2009 5:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Most of Bama's drives end of field goals
by tyd3311 on Nov 7, 2009 5:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Always prepare for the worst.
Plus there’s practically no downside.
by brettgardner on Nov 7, 2009 5:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
There's an entire quarter to go...
I think LSU can score again.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 7, 2009 5:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If that's true...
then taking the point or going for two probably won’t matter anyway.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 7, 2009 5:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I just realized it was only the 3rd quarter
I probably would have taken the point.
by brettgardner on Nov 7, 2009 5:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Upset alert
Stanford up 45-28 on Oregon.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Nov 7, 2009 5:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
McElroy is not very good.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Nov 7, 2009 5:16 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Penn St.
laying an egg.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Nov 7, 2009 5:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Well
that’s the end of the Charlie Weis era in Notre Dame. You just don’t survive as HC when you’re the only coach to lose to Navy, TWICE, in the last 50 years…
So, ND with no Weis, no Jimmy, no Tate, a few probably will transfer out…should be a grand ’ole time in South Bend next year.
usa
by Longhorn on Nov 7, 2009 5:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That's making a lot of assumptions. Way to talk out of your ass.
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Mangum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Nov 7, 2009 5:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
it’s so hard to assume Weis being fired and Jimmy leaving for the NFL.
Like, OMG!!
usa
by Longhorn on Nov 7, 2009 5:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's not hard for to realize that Weis's tenure could be over
nor is it hard to realize that Jimmy’s time is coming to an end, but Tate leaving this early? He’s not even the best WR on the team, Floyd is miles better. And the assumption that players will transfer out? Players have already been transferring out because of Weis. I’d wait to see who replaces Weis, if indeed the program decides to move on. Which I doubt on everything you said.
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Mangum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Nov 7, 2009 5:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
A lot of relatively sound assumptions, yeah.
Though Tate will probably be back.
What do tigers dream of when they take a little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling zebras, or Halle Berry in her Catwoman suit?
by ghtd36 on Nov 7, 2009 5:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
if jimmy leaves, i think tate will leave as well.
what’s the point of tate staying with no QB? Crist is out for a long time, has thrown, what, 10 passes in his career so far…
usa
by Longhorn on Nov 7, 2009 5:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Crist is out until Spring Practice
and is a pretty good quarterback in his own right.
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Mangum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Nov 7, 2009 5:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nick Saban
He may be the biggest icehole in college football.
by Adam J. Morris on Nov 7, 2009 5:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Who else is even close to him?
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
by coolaid on Nov 7, 2009 5:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Urban Meyer?
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Mangum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Nov 7, 2009 5:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Why limit it to college football?
|Space for Rent|
by RangerMad on Nov 7, 2009 5:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Because then...
Bill Belichick would be in the running.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 7, 2009 5:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i think Urban has him beat
by miles.
usa
by Longhorn on Nov 7, 2009 5:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
how was that not roughing the kicker?
usa
by Longhorn on Nov 7, 2009 5:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
that's an interception by LSU
he had BOTH feet in!
usa
by Longhorn on Nov 7, 2009 5:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yes...
let’s see if the refs call it that way, however.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 7, 2009 5:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Unbelievable...
The SEC has been making terrible calls all year.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 7, 2009 5:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
They will just wait till Tuesday and issue an apology like they have several times this year. They are determined to make it ALA/FLA in the SEC Championship game hoping Texas loses and they can make an argument for ALA/FLA in the BCS championship game also
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Nov 7, 2009 5:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
wtf
that is unbelievable.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 7, 2009 5:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
how do you get both feet in
and they call it incomplete??
usa
by Longhorn on Nov 7, 2009 5:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
just an absolutely terrible call
I guess CBS told the refs they want their bama-florida SEC title game
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 7, 2009 5:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My god the SEC refs suck
Are they watching these replays on a 13" black and white monitor in SD?
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Nov 7, 2009 5:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
The refs don't judge challenges
the challenge booth does.
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Mangum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Nov 7, 2009 11:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess...
Alabama vs. Florida was just a more appealing match up in the SEC title game.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 7, 2009 5:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Now that call to go for two really looks dumb
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Nov 7, 2009 6:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That extra point would be valuable right about now
by tyd3311 on Nov 7, 2009 6:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Like I said...
if LSU wasn’t going to score again all game, like you didn’t think, the extra point didn’t really matter.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 7, 2009 6:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Also..
Jarret Lee is terrible. Regardless of the missed interception call, I don’t know if I believe that Lee would have lead them down the field anyway.
by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 7, 2009 6:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
yeah, he's pretty bad
jamarcus russell bad
usa
by Longhorn on Nov 7, 2009 6:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You know, sometimes I feel dumb.
And then I remember the Raiders took Jamarcus Russell No. 1 overall.
Then, I feel less dumb.
What do tigers dream of when they take a little tiger snooze? Do they dream of mauling zebras, or Halle Berry in her Catwoman suit?
by ghtd36 on Nov 7, 2009 6:14 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Everytime you feel dumb
just remember that Al Davis is still alive.
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Mangum; Neutral Milk Hotel
by jdh90 on Nov 7, 2009 11:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Alright Frog fans...
Saturday is the showdown.
If you’re a TCU fan and live in the DFW area then get your ass out to that stadium Saturday night. There’s no reason to not fill AGC stadium. You have a top 5 team and a chance to go undefeated and get to a BCS bowl.
Should be a hell of a game. Both teams have a ton of talent, especially on the defensive side of the ball. TCU has the edge offensively as the Utes will be starting a frosh QB and Asiata is hurt. Dalton has looked great this year. I don’t have a good feeling about this game for my Utes. I think TCU wins, probably a 17-7 type game.
If another team from this conference gets to step up and help the MWC make a name for themselves, I’m ok with it being TCU. It can’t always be Utah and I sure as hell don’t want it to be BYU. Again, get your asses out to this game Frog fans. Create a great atmosphere and enjoy what your school has done this season.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Nov 8, 2009 10:03 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
TCU will kick
Utah’s ass.
The biggest imposter in the Top 25 are the Utah Utes. They’ve played one quality opponent all season long (got worked) and had nothing else but cupcakes on their schedule.
Frogs roll 24-7 (and it won’t be close).
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 8, 2009 10:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Your opinion means so much to me...
Obviously you know as much about college football as you do baseball.
Utah “got worked” by one touchdown at Oregon. Okay. So what does that make it when you lose 52-30 at home to A&M then?
Enjoy another 7-5 season for Tech. Don’t worry Josey, someday they will be able to get to one BCS bowl. Probably not two though like my Utes.
It must kill you to know that your school couldn’t hold Utah’s jock. I mean, we’re fucking Utah?!
Enjoy watching your team get waxed by Okie St. this week. GO UTES.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Nov 8, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Tech regularly wins 8-9 games a year (give or take a game) and
and have done very well in the Big 12. It’d be fun to win more but with the schedule we play, it’s not likely and that’s okay.
Two of the top 10 (maybe top 5) programs in the country are on our schedule every year plus we also get OK State and regular swims thru the Big 12 North (which varies year to year) so navigating that schedule is never easy but it’s entertaining which is why we’re normally on television (and not Versus or the …giggle… “Mountain Network”) every week.
Are they ever going to become a program that’s a staple in the Top 10? Probably not but they’re usually one of the top 3 or 4 teams in the Big 12 and we are not only competitive with top 10 talent, we beat them.
You’re the one running smack about how good Utah is and they’re a freaking joke. You get throttled by an Oregon team (who has two losses) and then stack a bunch of wins against nothing but cupcakes. That’s why you’re 17.5 dogs.
Have fun in the Poinsettia Bowl!!
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 9, 2009 9:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, I will...
52 – 30.
Enjoy the Insight Bowl.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Nov 9, 2009 1:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Without Sheffield, Tech is in trouble
although we get great respect from Vegas (#17 OK State opened as 2.5 point favorite at home).
If Tech wins this week, they should be able to run the table and finish second in the Big 12, meaning a second straight trip (3rd in 5 years) to the Cotton Bowl.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 9, 2009 2:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Frog fans
There is a reason that Amon Carter Stadium only holds about 44,000 people. There aren’t very many Frog fans.
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by DaheelzCM on Nov 8, 2009 10:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
and they only have 8,000 students. Not exactly a massive alumni base.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 8, 2009 12:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That certainly hurts...
but I don’t think you even have to be a huge Frog fan to go to this game.
Any football fan should want to go too. It should be a fun game to watch.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Nov 9, 2009 9:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
my buddy works in their athletic department
he told me he couldn’t give me tickets anymore — too much demand. They’ll sell it out.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 9, 2009 9:22 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's good...
My wife hates sports. All of them. She could care less about who wins anything. The only game I’ve been able to get her to go to in the five+ years we’ve been married was the Utah/TCU game last season. Even she got into that game and was jumping up and down after the Utes won.
The atmosphere there was great last season. The stadium was literally shaking at the end of the game when the Utes scored because of everyone jumping up and down. I hope it will be the same way this year so the TCU fans can experience that kind of atmosphere for themselves. Hopefully the game will be as exciting as last years was too.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Nov 9, 2009 12:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Just heard on the ticket
that only limited view standing room only tickets are left.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 9, 2009 2:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
If true
get to the game 3 hours early or you will be part of a giant cluster-fuck at the gate.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 9, 2009 2:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The facility at TCU flat-out sucks.
When Tech played TCU in 2006, it was an absolute joke.
The game was a sell-out (because 20,000 Tech fans were there) so you have to park about a 40 minute walk away from Amon Carter. That’s almost 3 miles.
Once you make the walk, there will be a massive pile-up at the gate just trying to get in that took, oh, another 20-30 minutes to negotiate.
I went to the concession stand to buy a few hot dogs & drinks for the family. There I am with 4 hot dogs and 3 big drinks and I had the audacity to ask for a tray. The person at the concession stand looked at me like I was from Mars.
Once you actually get into Amon Carter it’s fine and maybe things have changed but in 2006 it was amateur hour and the powers that be didn’t know what the hell they were doing. They were completely unprepared to host a sell-out game against a legit D1 program.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 9, 2009 9:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
College Gameday should be there
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Nov 8, 2009 11:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's official: College Gameday is coming to Fort Worth!
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/12436/college-gameday-heads-to-fort-worth
"I can hit 100 whenever I want." ---Neftali Feliz
by drizzle on Nov 8, 2009 1:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
i have to say this in a thread but I don't want to start my own
BLOUNT OF OREGON has been reinstated to play after fighting anyone and everyone after Oregon’s game against Boise St. Also, Spikes is only suspended technically 1/2 of a game for an eye-gouge, YET Dez Bryant does nothing wrong other than lie and the guy is suspended the entire season. This is what is so F’n wrong with college football. The NCAA sucks and there is no real sense of closure at the end of the season without a playoff system. FREAKIN" ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!!
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by NothinG on Nov 9, 2009 11:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
There is also something going on with officials who are calling games for Alabama,
Florida and Texas as well. That kid from LSU had a 4th quarter interception that was taken away and Arkansas got hosed in the Florida game. I didn’t see Texas/Oklahoma but Texas Tech was bent over the counter when they went to Austin.
It behooves those conferences to do what they can to make sure those teams get to BCS bowls and those three teams are getting lotsa not so coincidental help from officials calling their games.
TCU hasn’t needed any help this year because they’ve been so much better than the cupcakes they’ve played but I’m curious to see how the Utah game is called and if this trend continues.
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by Josey Wales on Nov 9, 2009 11:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh give it a break Josey
Tech got their asses handed to them in Austin and the refs had nothing to do with it. If they did make a couple calls for texas its only payback for the abomination that was the game they called in Lubbock last year when picture evidence shows multiple holding penalties that went uncalled.
The SEC refs however have been god awful. That INT Saturday that they didn’t call, EVEN AFTER REPLAY, was unbelievable. The fact that this was the third time its happened in a game involving either Alabama or Florida really shows how the SEC is trying to manipulate it so they get two schools in BCS bowl games so they get two big paydays
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by bigsteve on Nov 10, 2009 9:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"If they did make a couple calls for Texas its only payback..."
Why not just officiate the game correctly and get the call right?
You do remember there was a flag on Jordan Shipley’s td punt return (with Texas down 22-6) that was mysteriously picked up, doncha? Twas the spark that helped get the ‘Horns back in the game and it was one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen.
Tech got absolutely worked by the officials down in Austin in 2007 (Leach rarely bitches about officiating but did that day) worse than I have ever seen in my life and there was more of the same (not to the same degree) as you acknowledge in 2009. Kimble’s helmet to helmet hit on Potts (that resulted in a fumble) changed the game and insured a Texas win.
With very few exceptions, I will never complain about officiating (it is generally the crutch of the unsophisticated fan and I think calls tend to even themselves out over time) but when the University of Texas has a shot at going to one of the BCS bowls, the officials bend over backwards to let it happen.
Texas is a much better team than Texas Tech (just like you were in 2007) and the class of the Big 12 in 2009. You don’t need the help.
Just call the game straight up with no bullshit.
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by Josey Wales on Nov 10, 2009 10:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Kindles hit on Potts was a textbook tackle
All this pussyfooting around nowadays makes me sick. Technology has made shoulder pads so much smaller than before and helmets have actually gotten bigger with increased padding to protect against concussions. All that results in more helmet to helmet hits that aren’t on purpose. Go watch a game from the 80s or even early 90s and guys pads were so much bigger it was almost impossible to hit helmet to helmet. When it did happen it was seemingly on purpose. Now with shoulder pads that are smaller and offer more flexibilty with the same protection of the shoulders it reduces the protection to the head. And with the helmets being bigger its almost impossible nowadays to tackle someone without using your helmet. Ive seen numerous times a defender lead with their shoulder only to hit helmets.
Kindles tackle was perfect form. he drove right through Potts. Maybe if your RT had done his job and blocked Sergio it wouldn’t have happened.
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by bigsteve on Nov 10, 2009 10:13 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The RT got beat by a great player
and Potts held the ball too long but Kindle’s helmet hit Potts directly in the jaw. It was a critical blown call by the officials which resulted in a turnover. Texas scored a TD after that and made the score 31-17.
With the score 34-24 midway thru the 4th and Tech driving, there was a bullshit offensive interference call that essentially killed the drive.
The officiating wasn’t as bad as the all-time worst game in 2007 but Tech was assessed 5 more penalties than Texas and usually in critical situations. Make no mistake, Texas is much better than Tech this year but it’d be nice to play on a level field.
For a Big 12 team to beat Texas this year, it’s going to need to be decisive because the officials will do what they can to get them into a BCS game.
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by Josey Wales on Nov 10, 2009 10:48 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Tech sucks this year
But Texas is about as overrated as it gets.
And also, Sheffield is awesome.
by brettgardner on Nov 10, 2009 1:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know what they are just yet
and neither do the people who make lines in Vegas.
An unranked team on the road opens as a 2.5 point dog against a top 15 team? Something seems to be askew but I would guess that Vegas has a pretty good idea that Sheffield is expected to play.
With Sheffield they simply destroyed KState and then went on the road and kicked the shit out of Nebraska. Against Kansas, it was as though the rest of the team finally realized their QB (Potts) wasn’t going to do jack shit so they took it upon themselves to go win the game.
They are set up very well to be the best team in the Big 12 in 2010.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 10, 2009 1:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Tech peaked last year in this Leach era run they've made
Do they have any bad mother fuckers lined up in recruiting?
by tyd3311 on Nov 10, 2009 1:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He's gonna end up at UCLA after they fire the coach they just hired
Maybe West Virgina
by tyd3311 on Nov 10, 2009 1:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Peaked?
I think they’ve been on an upward swing in recruiting serious talent since the Holiday Bowl.
Kadron Boone (WR) is gonna be a beast I think. He was recruited hard by Notre Dame, USC and Miami.
They also have a 4 star QB and RB committed. Rivals has them as the 22nd best class. Highest I’ve ever seen for Tech.
by brettgardner on Nov 10, 2009 1:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice,
I was afraid Crabtree and Harrell was gonna be as good as it got for them. Whose the QB?
by tyd3311 on Nov 10, 2009 1:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Scotty Young
6’3’’ guy from Denton Ryan. I don’t know too much about him other than that, though.
There’s also Jacob Karam from last year who could potentially battle for the gig next season. He’s more of a running-type. I’m surprised Leach still goes after the Karams and Sheffields after the Robert Johnson fiasco.
by brettgardner on Nov 10, 2009 2:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Denton Ryan, eh?
Guess I need to get out there and see them
by tyd3311 on Nov 10, 2009 2:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My opinion is predicated on Sheffield being at least
a good QB (he’s been beyond outstanding in 2.5 games) but there’s a reason he was a walk-on and is in his 4th year with the program so you never know.
This team is dotted with several freshmen & sophs in key positions (those players tend to take big steps in a hurry) and a few juniors but they need to reload on the OLine (which has been a problem).
With graduation hitting Texas, Oklahoma and Ok State very hard, we should be in pretty good position in 2010.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 10, 2009 1:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Graduation isn't hitting Texas too hard
Colt is leaving but we have Gilbert ready to step in his place.
Shipley is gone but we have a stable of WRs to go to. True frosh Goodwin looks like a keeper. Defensively our LBs and defensive backs are underclassmen. Our DTs are underclassmen. We lose Kindle but really texas is a pretty young team.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Nov 10, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't assume Gilbert is actually just going to step in and be good
by tyd3311 on Nov 10, 2009 2:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The kid was one of the highest rated QBs in the country last year
I have full confidence he will be able to step in after a full year of watching Colt and not miss a beat
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
by bigsteve on Nov 10, 2009 2:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Losing both McCoy & Shipley is going
to cripple your offense and you’re going to be sending a freshman QB into Lubbock (probably at night).
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
by Josey Wales on Nov 10, 2009 4:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Meh.
The more I think about it, the more I’m just so happy that Blount wiped the smirk off that douchebag’s face.
by brettgardner on Nov 10, 2009 7:26 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah he missed most of his senior season
and according to his coach he has met every obligation he had to come back — I’m OK with 2nd chances.
The Dez Bryant thing is ridiculous though — when the NCAA decides they want to make an example out of someone it always ends up worse than it has to be.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 10, 2009 7:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
what was every obligation
the fact that oregon just lost and needed a boost. hmmm, interesting timing
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by NothinG on Nov 10, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They didn't lose because their RB was gone
They lost because their defense was horrible.
I believe the coach and AD when they say he’s done everything they’ve asked him to do. What do you care? It’s a separate situation from what Dez is going through.
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by Dirk Diggler on Nov 10, 2009 3:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah he missed most of his senior season
and according to his coach he has met every obligation he had to come back — I’m OK with 2nd chances.
The Dez Bryant thing is ridiculous though — when the NCAA decides they want to make an example out of someone it always ends up worse than it has to be.
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 10, 2009 7:38 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Reply to Brett
whoops
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Nov 10, 2009 7:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
reply to brett whoops
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by Dirk Diggler on Nov 10, 2009 7:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ahh wtf LSB 3.2304213423423 is freaking out
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by Dirk Diggler on Nov 10, 2009 7:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Chase Irwin on Nov 10, 2009 12:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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