College Football

[Ice]

I've been lazy on these forums lately, and I'm pissed at Strike for not starting a college football thread.

So, what do you all think? This weekend was crazy. Texas beat Oklahoma, Florida beat LSU, Oklahoma State beat Missouri, and PSU utterly destroyed Wisconsin. I know a missed a bunch, but those are just a couple.

Personally, since I go to Penn State, that made the entire weekend glorious. If we beat OSU, I honestly think we could make it to the Rose Bowl at the least, and maybe the national championship.

Any other fans on here?

[seireikhaan]

I'm at a 1AA school, so I'm a bit more neutral than I used to be. I'm gonna pick Texas and Alabama for the national championship. Just guessing.

[Strike For The South]

Well I haven't started one because I've been trying to find and kill our good awful kicker. I fear that better teams will take a page out of Nebraska's book and play keep away from us. Not to mention we always lose one game we should win oh and our secondary is crappy. Its a typical Tech season with a better offense. Im heading down to college station next week to meet up with some buddies and watch the game. I fear trap no matter how bad A&M are this year.

I was so excited after the K-State game we were clicking and everything was working. I'm hoping this game was just a fluke but who knows.

[woad&fangs]

I'm just glad that Everidge got benched. He makes the Auburn quarterbacks look talented.:wall:

[Strike For The South]

Who has tickets to the Tech-A&M game this weekend? SFTS has tickets wahooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

[Kongamato]

A whole lot of optimism here in East Lansing as the Spartans are looking like they've made improvements and are winning the games they are capable of winning. This weekend the opponent is Ohio State, which has been poor on offense lately.

So many people are pulling for an upset that OSU seems like the underdog. I'm more pessimistic about this, as OSU utterly dominated MSU last year in Columbus outside of some mistakes at the end of the game. I just hope MSU does not get embarrassed and puts up a good fight, enough to keep the mental health of the team strong.

And speaking of embarrassment, I'm really hoping Kush's Penn State hits U of M with the pain train this weekend.

[seireikhaan]

OH YEAH! Got a matchup of top twenty teams in town this saturday! RIGHT HERE. (http://unipanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101308aab.html)

[Strike For The South]

#1 University of Texas VS #6 Texas Tech University

College game day is going to be here Tickets are going for as much as 1300$ God Im so excited.

7pm Jones stadium Lubbock Texas

This is our chance CMON RAIDERS

[Strike For The South]

Early line T-sips -5.

[Marshal Murat]

I'm very disappointed in LSU. Just an FYI, I hate the Gators, as every FSU fan should.

Unfortunately Bowden can't ever seem to get everything right, and we lose a couple games we shouldn't. Our players also have very bad academics. Shameful.

I'm liking Texas and Penn State. FSU could win something. I hope.

[Ice]

I'm pretty confident Texas or Alabama is going to lose and psu will make the national championship. Hell, even if we simply don't lose to Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan state we will atleast make the rose bowl. A pretty good season if you ask me.

[Strike For The South]

I'm pretty confident Texas or Alabama is going to lose and psu will make the national championship. Hell, even if we simply don't lose to Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan state we will atleast make the rose bowl. A pretty good season if you ask me.

PSU would get absolutely smashed by Tech OU OKIE Lite Texas LSU Georgia Alabama or Florida. You midwestern boys need to come down here and learn how to score points and hit people in the mouth. Yes I yelled at you in your profile so I could yell at you here...sue me

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Tech doesn't stand a CHANCE this weekend. Sorry Anthony ol' buddy

[Strike For The South]

Tech doesn't stand a CHANCE this weekend. Sorry Anthony ol' buddy

We will see man. Gameday is here and we are already going to break the record for attendance and Im about to sleep outside the stadium for a seat tomorrow. I believe baby. Its going to be a barn burner

[Ice]

PSU would get absolutely smashed by Tech OU OKIE Lite Texas LSU Georgia Alabama or Florida. You midwestern boys need to come down here and learn how to score points and hit people in the mouth. Yes I yelled at you in your profile so I could yell at you here...sue me

Northeastern...not Midwestern. We will not get smashed.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Admit it Strike... you were one of those people who ran onto the field.

-edit- the first and second times, that is.

[woad&fangs]

:laugh4::laugh4::laugh4::laugh4::laugh4::laugh4: at Tech fans

I hope you guys make it to the national title game.:bow:

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Fluke on the road. I'll cede nothing more! :laugh4:

[Crazed Rabbit]

Wow, Texas v Texas Tech was a great game. PSU in the nat'l championships!

I suspect we won't hear from SFTS for a bit :beam:

CR

[Strike For The South]

Sweet mary mother of God.

Im writing down my whole weekend. I cant tell if Im drunk or hungover and yes I was on the field. Im so tired right now Im on like some different level

Carbtree 08

[Gregoshi]

Bummer, I forgot the game was on. Guess I missed a really good one.

[Strike For The South]

I promise yall a thread but right now. Im going outside to yell

[seireikhaan]

HOW BOUT DEM RED RAIDERS?

[Ice]

Wow, Texas v Texas Tech was a great game. PSU in the nat'l championships!

I suspect we won't hear from SFTS for a bit :beam:

CR

When we heard Texas Tech won, the entire party shouted in joy.

Congrats on the victory, Strike.

I just hope they don't move past us. :laugh4:

[Strike For The South]

Coaches #3 (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm)

AP #2 jumping Penn St. (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/appoll.htm)

Bring on Okie Lite!

[Ice]

Coaches #3 (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm)

AP #2 jumping Penn St. (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/appoll.htm)

Bring on Okie Lite!

By 3 points... Meh

We will see at 9 pm the BCS results.

[Ice]

Texas Tech is #2 and we are #3 in the BCS rankings. Bah. Sorry strike, but I'm going to hope Oklahoma and Oklahoma State beats you.

[Strike For The South]

Texas Tech is #2 and we are #3 in the BCS rankings. Bah. Sorry strike, but I'm going to hope Oklahoma and Oklahoma State beats you.

We have the inside track now we just gotta win

[Gregoshi]

After watching Penn State get screwed in the polls for forty years, you'd think I'd get used to it. Of course, the only poll that matters is the last one. Hopefully the Lions will have a shot at the title rather than being at the mercy of the polls...again.

[seireikhaan]

Itsa gonna be a THROWDOWN! :chucks:

[Strike For The South]

personally I think Bama is going to get rolled against Florida so who knows.

[Strike For The South]

people have already started camping out again....Do I want to subject myself to dehydration camping in 30 degree weather and a 12 hour wait to get in only to have my fragile drunk body manhandled by 12,000 other students....yes, yes I do.

[Ice]

people have already started camping out again....Do I want to subject myself to dehydration camping in 30 degree weather and a 12 hour wait to get in only to have my fragile drunk body manhandled by 12,000 other students....yes, yes I do.

On a Monday? I never understood the whole camping out thing. Unless you are unemployed and taking 12 credits of blow off classes, I'm not sure how you could manage.

Sorry for the buzz kill, and have a lot of fun, Strike.

[Strike For The South]

On a Monday? I never understood the whole camping out thing. Unless you are unemployed and taking 12 credits of blow off classes, I'm not sure how you could manage.

Sorry for the buzz kill, and have a lot of fun, Strike.

Im not doing it until friday

[Strike For The South]

Why doesn't Texas fall into the Gulf of Mexico?
Because Oklahoma Sucks.

[drone]

That was some nice running by my boys last night. When you rush for 472 yards, you know you are doing something right. I bet the Miami defense woke up a little sore this morning. :yes:

[Strike For The South]

That was some nice running by my boys last night. When you rush for 472 yards, you know you are doing something right. I bet the Miami defense woke up a little sore this morning. :yes:

I saw that. That win clears up the muck that is the ACC up a little. GT has the inside track in the coastal division now and I think they could give Maryland or Florida State a heckuva game. Then again I have always had a soft spot for Paul Johnson, can't get enough of that option!

[Crazed Rabbit]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

We're not the worst team in Our State/Our Conference/The Nation!

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

*gasps and falls over*

CR

[Strike For The South]

~:ashamed:

[Ice]

~:ashamed:

**** Happens, Strike.

[drone]

:2thumbsup: Open dawg's mouth, shove football down throat. 409 rushing yards, in their house. It's been seven years since we beat the University [sic] of Georgia, this one was sweet. Paul Johnson for president 2012!

[Ice]

Time to revive this thread.

Penn State got creamed in the Rose Bowl. I could make excuse, but we lost. It was depressing. I wanted to die afterward. It didn't help one of my friends went to USC and made us feel worse.

[ajaxfetish]

And the U crushed Alabama in the Sugar Bowl! No excuses necessary over here.

Ajax

[Strike For The South]

2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders R.I.P. :shame:

[Strike For The South]

Bring on North Dakota

[Centurion1]

Bring on North Dakota

Oh scary north dakota:clown:


woot woot for army black knights (i love an underdog). and I MAY GET TO GO THERE. Visit in two weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ice]

Penn State's schedule is so weak this year it's pathetic.

[Crazed Rabbit]

*Looks at this year's schedule*
:inquisitive::dizzy2::sweatdrop:
Well, we might have some luck in the Apple Cup, and maybe against Southern Methodist ( ? ), but other than that...

CR

[seireikhaan]

I'm feeling a strong performance from UNI this year. I'm thinking National Champs, all the way.

All the way in 1AA :sweatdrop:

[Gregoshi]

Penn State's schedule is so weak this year it's pathetic.
Come on Ice, we're playin' the mighty Akron Zips (will that be their score?), Temple (We could have played anyone, but we chose Temple...), and Eastern Illinois (who?). I just hope the offensive line gels before the meat of the schedule comes.

I'll actually get to some games this year. Last year I only got to one game (my worse attendence year since '71/'72).

[woad&fangs]

I'm feeling a strong performance from UNI this year. I'm thinking National Champs, all the way.

All the way in 1AA :sweatdrop:

UW- La Crosse is DIII, so you're doing better then me. I know we aren't going to the national championship. We're in the same division as UW- Whitewater which has finished either 1st or 2nd in DIII for the last 4 years.:sweatdrop:

[Ice]

Come on Ice, we're playin' the mighty Akron Zips (will that be their score?), Temple (We could have played anyone, but we chose Temple...), and Eastern Illinois (who?). I just hope the offensive line gels before the meat of the schedule comes.

Yeah I have no idea why we play such crappy teams. It actually pisses me off since no one will take us seriously and we will just get destroyed in another bowl game.


I'll actually get to some games this year. Last year I only got to one game (my worse attendence year since '71/'72).

Good for you! I have season tickets so I'll be at all the home games. I'm really looking forward to a three day weekend and football in a few days! Now why did my professors give me so much work... :sad2:

[Gregoshi]

Yeah I have no idea why we play such crappy teams. It actually pisses me off since no one will take us seriously and we will just get destroyed in another bowl game.
Well, most schools schedule such games too, so it is not just Penn State. These games give the team a chance to tune up for the real games later. Also, the small school like it for the $$$$ they get and their team gets to play in front of the crowd larger than the rest of their season (or two or three) combined.

[seireikhaan]

ACK! (http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/gamecenter/recap/NCAAF_20090905_NIA@IA)

[Crazed Rabbit]

And another season of beat downs begins. I read recently that our team hadn't "bought into" the new coaching staff last year. Given today's drubbing, it seems they still haven't.

CR

[Strike For The South]

Tech beat UND 38-13 but I'm still upset

some likes
-Potts was VERY accuarte
-The run D was in tip top form
-Bird, Duncan, and Henley are playmakers in the front 7
-I like the new core Potts has around him
-ST was really impressive, flying to the ball

Some dislikes
-Potts threw 3 picks agianst a team made up of what I thought were midgets he looked very rushed at times and needs to settle down
-Our WRs had 7 drops yesterday, with an offense like ours 7 drops will kill you
-Our rush blocking was horrunders we had a total of like 50 yards on the ground agianst a team that was half our size not good when we have to play UT in 2 weeks
-Our pass D looked plain bad. We lost 3 starters and it shows

Overall The team looked flat and confused. Ruffin needs to shore up the pass D or the Big XII will eat us alive. Hopefully the team was looking ahead but I fear we could be cellar dellwers this year if Potts doesn't calm down.

[Centurion1]

I am suprised that UND was able to get anything going against Tech. Doesn't bode well for the rest of your season. Hopefully you can get the kinks out of your game before the big rivalry game against UT

[Samurai Waki]

University of Montana 'Grizzlies' 38 Western State 'Mountaineers' 0... 'nuff said.

methinks my team may need to move up a Conference having been in 7 Championships in the last 10 years, and winning four of them.

[Ice]

TOMORROW!

USC vs. Ohio State! GO PAC-10!



USC=University of Spoiled Children.... Man I'm so sick of USC creaming big ten teams... OSU almost had it god damnit! :thumbsdown:

[Crazed Rabbit]

OOOOOH YEEEAAAAAAH! PAC-10! USC beat Ohio State and Oregon beat Perdue! Let's hope this is the start of a season DOMINATED by the PAC-10!

:boxing:

Well, the not-in-Washington-state Pac 10. :sweatdrop:

CR

[Strike For The South]

Tech won 55-10 and Potts threw 7 tds. We improved pretty much everywhere but penalties and run O.

Not like any of this matters becuase we will get skull dragged by those faries and transexuals down in Austin next week, Oh well.

Did anyone see Okie lite lose?

[Centurion1]

Big upset, Houston beat OK by 10. Good, i hate those oklahoma teams.

Nail biter in ohio last night.

Did anyone see the south carolina georgia game. Real nail biter

Oh and the uconn nc game was almost a big upset too.

florida is still just tearing people apart, haven't had a real challenge yet.

[seireikhaan]

Man, what a mauling. UNI beat South Dakota 66-7. People were leaving by halftime, and it was a home game for us. :dizzy2:

[GeneralHankerchief]

Haha, wow. USC blows another one. Congrats CR. :yes:

[Crazed Rabbit]

Haha, wow. USC blows another one. Congrats CR. :yes:

Congrats?! Curse your cruelty! The Apple cup is going to be a nightmare. ~:(

It was a great performance by UW though, and I'm happy for the quarterback. Amazing what having a competent coach can do for a team. Exciting last quarter too.

CR

[GeneralHankerchief]

Ah, I thought you were UW, not WSU. My apologies.

[Crazed Rabbit]

It's alright. We've won 3 of the last 4 Apple Cups. But now that the UW administration pulled their heads out of whatever oxygen deprived areas they had stuck them and fired Willingham, I'm not sure we can sustain that.

And the Texas - Texas Tech game is heating up right now!

CR

[Centurion1]

Wow, what a game, down in the lone star state. i was really impressed with Potts, his stats were nothing to cringe at. Tech's defense just got worn down. Too bad SFTS


In other news, holy cow did anyone see the Miami Georgia Tech game, wow, is all i have to say for that miami team

Oh and the florida state byu game. There is a just beating. BYU is definitely going to drop in the standings.

[Strike For The South]

I was extremly impressed with T.Potts and the whole team! This year is going to be better than I expected and next year is going to be great!

[Centurion1]

^ There is a true fan

"Whew WE LOST. YEAH BUT IT WASN"T TOO BAD. THIS MEANS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN AWESOME SEASON!!!!!!

:clown:

[Crazed Rabbit]

And the next highest ranking PAC 10 team is on its way to losing to an unranked PAC 10 team (Cal down 22 pts to Oregon at the beginning of the second half). And then Oregon scores 17 more unanswered points in the second half.
:juggle2:
EDIT: I guess Penn State learned you can't sit on 10 points from the first quarter for the entire game. And WSU may have found a competent quarterback!
CR

[Gregoshi]

EDIT: I guess Penn State learned you can't sit on 10 points from the first quarter for the entire game.
Penn State wasn't sitting on anything. Iowa snuffed Penn State's momentum in the 2nd quarter by putting the Lions in terrible field position (coupled with some careless, ill-timed penalties) and they plugged away all game long to gain the lead. Penn State gots some bad breaks and that roughing the kicker penalty late in the game looked bogus from the stands (they woudn't show a replay of it in the stadium), but Iowa worked for that win. Whiched sucked to watch sitting for 3 1/2 hours in constant rain and then getting home at 5am.

[Strike For The South]

Last night was the toughest loss I think I've experincied since I stopped playing football. It's like someone kicked me in the gut. I woke up this morning and was still in shock.

[Ice]

Penn State wasn't sitting on anything. Iowa snuffed Penn State's momentum in the 2nd quarter by putting the Lions in terrible field position (coupled with some careless, ill-timed penalties) and they plugged away all game long to gain the lead. Penn State gots some bad breaks and that roughing the kicker penalty late in the game looked bogus from the stands (they woudn't show a replay of it in the stadium), but Iowa worked for that win. Whiched sucked to watch sitting for 3 1/2 hours in constant rain and then getting home at 5am.

Greg, I know. I think my shoes had about 4 inches of water in the them and my pants weighed about 50 lbs. I was there at 5 pm to stand in line and get good seats. What a colossal waste of time. I should have sold my ticket for $100 and went to a bar.

Between this game and the Steelers losing the way they did to the Bungles today, this weekend has been horrible.

[Gregoshi]

Ice, my poncho protected me enough that I was only uncomfortably wet but not soaked like you must have been. Still, I did a complete change of clothes once we got back to the van for the drive home.

It sucked that we lost, but there is nothing like a big game atmosphere, so it was worth it from that perspective. A win makes adverse weather conditions much more tolerable. I thought Penn State has been way over-ranked this year, so their drop to 15th is about where I thought they should have been in the first place. Anyway, I grow tired of Iowa and Michigan somehow managing to beat us most years even in those seasons when we have a far better team. :wall:

BTW Ice, did you notice any beefed up security going into the stadium? They announced on the radio about heading in earlier than normal due to stepped up security at the Penn State game (and apparently several other major college games too). My dad notice a few unusual vehicles in the stadium area in the early afternoon, but when we entered the stadium, there was no extra security checks at our entry gate.

[Ice]

Ice, my poncho protected me enough that I was only uncomfortably wet but not soaked like you must have been. Still, I did a complete change of clothes once we got back to the van for the drive home.

I was lucky enough (wise?) to buy a rain poncho before the game. It kept my shirt fairly dry along with the top of my pants. I was still soaked though.


It sucked that we lost, but there is nothing like a big game atmosphere, so it was worth it from that perspective. A win makes adverse weather conditions much more tolerable. I thought Penn State has been way over-ranked this year, so their drop to 15th is about where I thought they should have been in the first place. Anyway, I grow tired of Iowa and Michigan somehow managing to beat us most years even in those seasons when we have a far better team. :wall:

We are in total agreement.


BTW Ice, did you notice any beefed up security going into the stadium? They announced on the radio about heading in earlier than normal due to stepped up security at the Penn State game (and apparently several other major college games too). My dad notice a few unusual vehicles in the stadium area in the early afternoon, but when we entered the stadium, there was no extra security checks at our entry gate.

The only odd thing I noticed about Saturday, was the police mounted on horses patroling downtown state college. That was more crowd control than security though. I didnt' notice anything odd about the stadium.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Wow, what an amazingly stupid last series of plays by the Huskies tonight.

17 all, UW on their own 9 yard line with 1:20 left in the game, they decide to run it. Again and again, and using no time outs.

So you'd think they'd be trying to go into overtime, but they use a hurry up offense so they can run the ball again quicker. And so they get to 4th and 1 left and have to punt with :12 seconds left.

And then ASU, with five seconds left, throws a 50 yard TD pass. The receiver was completely uncovered - the UW defense was in heavy prevent mode and still left two guys way open.

Wow, they deserve to lose for such stupidity. :dizzy2:

CR

[Hosakawa Tito]

http://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/ncaa/sml/2641.gif (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/clubhouse?teamId=2641)Texas Tech 31, http://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/ncaa/sml/158.gif (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/clubhouse?teamId=158)(15) Nebraska 10


Slim must be estatic. A big win for the defense.:2thumbsup:

[Strike For The South]

http://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/ncaa/sml/2641.gif (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/clubhouse?teamId=2641)Texas Tech 31, http://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/ncaa/sml/158.gif (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/clubhouse?teamId=158)(15) Nebraska 10


Slim must be estatic. A big win for the defense.:2thumbsup:

:yes: