Today's College Football Thread

by slc ranger on Sep 19, 2009 1:03 PM CDT Comment 57 comments

Well, with baseball season officially done it's time to turn my attention to my #2 sporting interest. Some big games out there today. Here are some of the notables.

Cal @ Min.

Tenn. @ Florida

USC @ UW

Tulsa @ OU

Neb. @ Va Tech

Utah @ Oregon

Mich. St. @ Notre Dame

Cin. @ Oregon St.

Florida St. @ BYU

Georgia @ Arkansas

Texas Tech @ Texas

I can guess what game many of you will be watching. I, of course, have a big interest in my Utes in Eugene.

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I took Over 53 in Calif / Minnesota

Felt great about my chances at half but I may have to grind out a winner.

Thinking about jumping on Nebraska but haven’t committed just yet.

I can’t figure out where to go on Texas / Texas Tech. I’m a Tech grad but have no issues betting against them when I see an edge.

I know the Horns on talent alone should be a 10.5 point favorite but Vegas makes money by having equal amounts of money bet on both sides. John Q Public is all over the Longhorns and John Q regularly gets his ass beat by Vegas.

I know the line is also driven up by what happened to Tech last year in Norman.

Tech did lose Harrell & Crabtree but Leach always comes up with a good QB (Potts was highly recruited) and he always spreads the ball around so the offense is balanced. Those losses were big but there is so much infrastructure left on the team that has big game experience.

I also know that Tech regularly gets a bone in the ass from the officials whenever they play the Horns, especially down in Austin.

The game is going to come down to whether or not Potts can handle the hostile atmosphere and variety of blitzes thrown at him by that wristband-wearing cocksucker Muschamp.

Still pondering which side to play.

"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 Sep 19, 2009 1:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Tech has 1 scholarship DE traveling to Austin

and UT got another DB back from the academic clearing house late this week.

It depends on what the spread you can get at this point. I would not be surprised to see Texas to win by 20+.

Right now the line is 18 to 18 /2 with an O/U of 66 1/2

JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook

by laxtonto on Sep 19, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Minnesota scores at the end of the 3rd Qtr

21-21.

I need a shootout!!

"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 Sep 19, 2009 1:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

NTSU scored!!

by shroomer on Sep 19, 2009 1:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

better than I expected

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Sep 19, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

College football

by oc on Sep 19, 2009 1:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes?

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Sep 19, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cali / Minnesota got there.

Took Nebraska +6, Over 51 and the moneyline at +180.

Got in bed with Florida -30 v. Tennessee.

"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 Sep 19, 2009 2:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Not a bad pick on the Ten/Fl bet

I think Ten plays them much closer than people expect.

The real interesting game for me is going to be OU/Tulsa. 18 1/2 point spread might be giving OU to much credit without a QB and a bad offensive line.

JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook

by laxtonto on Sep 19, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The only reason I took Florida was because

it was a Hitzges double play.

I went small on it because I was leery about giving that many points when the Tennessee DCoordinator used to be in the NFL.

Florida has great athletes but those aren’t a bunch of dogs over at Tennessee and they are very capable of being coached up with enough sophisticated schemes to at least cover the 30.

"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 Sep 19, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tennessee sucks.

by brettgardner on Sep 19, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

TCU Game

Any predictions on how bad Texas State will get beat?

by Monkey Brain on Sep 19, 2009 2:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

41-3

Although I could see a turnover or special teams miscue giving Texas State a TD.

"I can hit 100 whenever I want." ---Neftali Feliz

by drizzle on Sep 19, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

35-17

Tx state is underrated, TCU is overrated

TCU AD/PR Student: I Need A Job

by PM Productions on Sep 19, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Didn't play overrated tonight

It has to be the best TCU Offense in a long while but the defense really took a hit this year with the lost of Stephen Hodge and Jason Phillips. By the way what happened to your TCU website?

by Monkey Brain on Sep 19, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

TCU compliance

The short version is I have several connections in the TCU athletics office, personaly, and I am employed by TCU, so they asked me to stop because I was a liability to them… I guess I know to much. O well, I have other invitations to write, you may see my name pop up in the star telegram soon…

TCU AD/PR Student: I Need A Job

by PM Productions on Sep 20, 2009 1:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

PIG

SOOOIE

by bstair on Sep 19, 2009 3:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

god i hate arkansas

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by studcrackers on Sep 19, 2009 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

PIG

SOOOIE

by bstair on Sep 19, 2009 3:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

PIG

SOOOIE

RAZORBACKS!!!

by bstair on Sep 19, 2009 3:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

anyone else love watching Jake Locker play QB?

i think he’s my favorite college FB player, I loved him when he was a FR and now that they have a good coach he looks even better. Great athlete with a really underrated arm, he’s still raw, but i love watching him play.

Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'

by blalock84 on Sep 19, 2009 4:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Nebraska hanging very tough but taking FG's instead of 6's

is gonna get them in the end. The Over 51 is out the window.

Florida -30 is gonna be a grind but the Vols look like they’re at the tipping point and about to unravel.

I still don’t know what side to take in Tech game.

"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 Sep 19, 2009 4:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Florida -30

way, way, way, way, way, way, way too many points Florida was giving up in that one. Not a good play.

Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers. - Homer Simpson

by SarasotaRanger on Sep 19, 2009 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Florida -30

way, way, way, way, way, way, way too many points Florida was giving up in that one. Not a good play.

Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers. - Homer Simpson

by SarasotaRanger on Sep 19, 2009 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fucking Utah

They’re going to screw my picks this week.

by chief on Sep 19, 2009 4:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

And.... that happened.

Utah back in it.

"I can hit 100 whenever I want." ---Neftali Feliz

by drizzle on Sep 19, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Shitty day...

I could care less about your picks (or mine for that matter), it was just a bad loss. The new QB has very little accuracy throwing the ball and today it cost them.

Didn’t expect them to go undefeated again, but thought they should have been able to beat Oregon. Tough loss, just hope they can bounce back.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Sep 19, 2009 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think

Texas A&M will make a bowl game.

I LOVE THE RANGERS!!!

by dstar442005 on Sep 19, 2009 5:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Nebraska just shat the bed again

"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 Sep 19, 2009 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jimmy Clausen is really really good

best QB in college football.

usa

by Longhorn on Sep 19, 2009 5:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

He's come a long way over his time at ND.

Now living up to the ridiculous expectations people and himself included put on him.

Except he won’t win 3 National Titles like he wanted.

by Too Legit To quit on Sep 19, 2009 5:59 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

He won't even sniff a National Championship game.

Finally — FINALLY! — those tools that made him arguably the top prospect in the past decade not named Terrelle Pryor are starting to prosper.

"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009

by ghtd36 on Sep 19, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or his wide outs are really really good.

by jdh90 on Sep 19, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

no.

usa

by Longhorn on Sep 20, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Moar liek yes

Clausen has been pretty inaccurate this year. Floyd is probably a first round talent, and Tate is probably a third, maybe second. And Kyle Rudolph just extends the bevy of good tight ends that Notre Dame has had for the past 4 years. Not to mention the amount of screen plays that are called.

Clausen is overrated and a chump.

by jdh90 on Sep 20, 2009 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"inaccurate"??

hah. you’re definitely an idiot.

usa

by Longhorn on Sep 20, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ok

but by watching the games and how many passes Clausen has left short, or thrown too high that probably would have been otherwise picks, he’s been pretty inaccurate this season.

by jdh90 on Sep 20, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

70% is ‘pretty inaccurate’

stop while you think you’re ahead.

usa

by Longhorn on Sep 21, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Because his wide recievers don't have to

go out of their way to catch a ball. Ok.

by jdh90 on Sep 24, 2009 1:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

USC loses to Washington.

Yes,like I said last week…they will lose 3 or 4 games this year.

by Too Legit To quit on Sep 19, 2009 5:57 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Utah... lost.

BYU… losing. Alas, Boise State might want to make their reservations for Tempe again.

FML.

Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers. - Homer Simpson

by SarasotaRanger on Sep 19, 2009 7:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Utah needs to go away

nobody ever took you seriously.

Same with BYU

"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 Sep 19, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

beats the hell

outta the big east

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by studcrackers on Sep 19, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Alabama took them seriously.

So it’s wrong to say that nobody ever took them seriously.

"I love winning." - rockin_rangers, on May 16, 2009

by ghtd36 on Sep 19, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fuck you...

you old ass piece of shit. 2 undefeated seasons and BCS wins in 5 years will get you taken seriously. Whether your ignorant ass likes it or not. They lost half their offense from last year including their QB. They weren’t going to go undefeated in back to back seasons. However I’ll guarantee you they get back to the BCS before Tech even gets there once, speaking of teams to not be taken seriously.

The Utes would wipe their asses with Tech.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Sep 19, 2009 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs