Waco Kid's Weekly College Football Review week3

[cptjohnstone]

NOT! they took their time because the NCAA couldn't wipe their asses inside of 6 months. They are cronically understaffed given the number of institutions they have to deal with. Revenue had nothing to do with it, or rather lack of revenue for staffing did. USC wasn't in decline unless you apply elite standards which USC qualifies for, no question. If Texas loses 2 games this year and we might, the season will be a huge disappointment. most other schools would hold a fuckin' parade if they went 10-2 or 9-3.

with their athletic budget you bet but how many Big 12-2 championships do they have vs Oklahoma State?

what is wrong with ut's basketball program and speaking of bball, will zerou get a near death penality for their bball program?

[Wordsmith]

No they only give Death Penalties and walking Death Penalties to little private schools like SMU and TCU. The NCAA would never dare do that to a state school team in major sport.

[whosnext]

Well I guess they don't make that much money with expenses, they only generated $701,290,000.00 plus got to pay top coaches a couple mil a year.

[The_Waco_Kid]

Hate him back, works for me!

[The_Waco_Kid]

Originally Posted by cptjohnstone

what is wrong with ut's basketball program and speaking of bball, will zerou get a near death penality for their bball program?

Wir sprechen nicht Basketball finden Sie hier

Originally Posted by whosnext

Well I guess they don't make that much money with expenses, they only generated $701,290,000.00 plus got to pay top coaches a couple mil a year.

nope, they don't. 701 million x .05 = 35.05 Million. Tax free of course since the NCAA is tax exempt. so the NCAA kept only 35 M after returning 95% to its member schools.

[whosnext]

O.K. whatever and i am breaking the rules, here are my three picks.

1. Baylor to cover against TCU (-21)

2. Auburn to win against Clemson getting 6.

3. Texas Tech to cover against TeXas (7.5)

Later...

[The_Waco_Kid]

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (2-0) - winner - Alabama
Sep. 18: at Duke

Duke has Zero chance to win this game unless the entire Bama team gets food poisoning and has to forfeit! and that's not even a win.

1 Alabama 62 Duke 13

no food poisoning, no chance. Ingram rolled like the Tide, knee injury was not serious. Good fer Bama bad for the SEC.

2. Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0) - winner - Ohio State
Sep. 18: vs. Ohio U

Buckys win but I'm still waiting for Pryor to show me he's an elite QB.

Ohio 7 2 Ohio St 43

Pryor is an elite QB - against a patsy, still waiting for him to be a force in league play.

3. Boise State Broncos (1-0) - winner - Boise State
Sep. 18: at Wyoming

Smurfies roll on the road.

3 Boise St 51 Wyoming 6

and roll they did. Next week we find out more about da smurfies.

4. T-C-U Horned Frogs (2-0) - winner - TCU
Sep. 18: vs. Baylor

Intriguing test for Baylor's QB, problem is Griffin could play lights out and da Bears still lose. TCU's too good.

Baylor 10 4 TCU 45

as expected TCU contained Griffin and won easy. Griff would need to change his name to Kal-El to carry this one.

5. Oregon Ducks (2-0) - winner - Oregon
Sep. 18: vs. Portland State

Well i said James Madison would just cash the check against Va Tech and look what happened. Not this time. This will be over early and ugly for P. State. enjoy the check.

Portland St 0 5 Oregon 69

Yep it was ugly. falls under the category of "Never play this again" don't spend that check all at once P St.

6. Texas Longhorns (2-0) - winner - Texas
Sep. 18: at Texas Tech

Texas defense finally gets some turnovers and the run game shows up Tubby's D in Lubbock. Look for FozzyBear break a few, could have a 100 yard+ showing.

6 Texas 24 Texas Tech 14

any conference win is a good win, especially on the road but this was not pretty. Early on looked like a runaway UT needs to be more consistent. The D leads this team for now.

7. Oklahoma Sooners (2-0) - winner - Oklahoma
Sep. 18: vs. Air Force

Air Force is underrated but not in Bobbo's house. Sooners get a test and a W at home.

Air Force 24 7 Oklahoma 27

OU also passes a test, but it was a little closer that Bobbo would have liked.

8. Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-0) - winner - Nebraska
Sep. 18: at Washington

Locker isn't really lighting up the world yet, he'll need to if the Huskies want to beat the Bugeaters. This could be close if Bo don't have a QB yet.

8 Nebraska 56 Washington 21

Told you Locker is overrated. Bugeaters are not. Could Bo have found his offense?

9. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-0) - winner - Iowa
Sep. 18: at Arizona

Captain Kirk could get tested by Arizona, Iowa should win this but possible upset if the other Stoops has his team ready.

9 Iowa 27 24 Arizona 34

Told Ya. Upset here. Arizona nearly blew it late but showed determination to seal it. No excuses Captain Kirk.

10. Florida Gators (2-0) - winner - Florida
Sep. 18: at Tennessee

The other UT wasn't ready last week for a top team, they still aren't ready. Only a zillion turnovers gives the Vols any chance at all.

10 Florida 31Tennessee 17

Nope, not ready yet. Is Florida finding its offense? perhaps but they still only had 94 yards at the half, need to play better early.

11. Wisconsin Badgers (2-0) - winner - Wisconsin
Sep. 18: vs. Arizona State

Don't know much about the Sun Devils this year, no matter, the Badgers play well at Camp Randall and should control this with classic grind it out offense.

Arizona St 19 11 Wisconsin 20

Nearly a banner night for the state of Arizona. two plays turned it, just before the half Arizona St. returned a kick-off to the 1 but the returner got forced out as time expired, then the cheeseheads saved the day with a blocked PAT.

12. Arkansas Razorbacks (2-0) - winner - Arkansas
Sep. 18: at Georgia

UGA could be in deep shit. no defense, no offense no chance. bet on Petrino running it up.

12 Arkansas 31 Georgia 24

UGA could have won this, played well enough but fell short. Feel the heat Richt.

13. South Carolina Gamecocks (2-0) - winner - South Carolina
Sep. 18: vs. Furman

i have a Furman hat. just love the initials .. F. U. don't love their chances against Steve Superior.

Furman 19 13 S Carolina 38

Steve Superior at it again. Actually could have been worse. We'll see what S.S. has when league play begins. Could they be a spoiler? stay tuned.

14. Utah Utes (2-0) - winner - Utah
Sep. 18: at New Mexico

underestimated the Utes against Pitt, not this time. New Mexico stinks. Utes QB has hand injury, he could play with it tied behind his back and still win, N Mex is that bad.

14 Utah 56 New Mexico 14

Told Ya. Utah is good, N Mex isn't. beat down.

15. L-S-U Tigers (2-0) - winner - LSU
Sep. 18: vs. Miss State

Tigers aren't showing much on offense but talent alone should make Mikey roar.

Miss St 7 15 LSU 29

That's more like it, Tigers. Mikey roars. Looks like you have an offense after all.

16. Auburn Tigers (2-0) - winner - Auburn
Sep. 18: vs. Clemson

Clemson is undefeated. not for long, they've played no one.

Clemson 24 16 Auburn 27

Aubie nearly lets Clemson show 'em up. at home. Aubie was down 17 early hey Gene bet you wish you still had the talent you had in Austin.

17. Miami-Florida Hurricanes (1-1)
Sep. 18: Idle

at least 'Canes can't lose this week

18. U-S-C Trojans (2-0) - winner - USC
Sep. 18: at Minnesota

gophers lost to S Dakota! still waiting for the Lane Kiffin era to begin. maybe this week?

18 USC 32 Minnesota 21

Well the Lane Kiffin era might have started after all. The D needs work if Kiffy wants to be a player in the PAC 10 this year.

19. Stanford Cardinal (2-0) - winner - Stanford
Sep. 18: vs. Wake Forest

Wake Forest gave up 48 to Duke. Duke! Stanford should score 35 by halftime.

Wake Forest 24 19 Stanford 68

Told Ya. Stanford had 41 at the half. expect the Cardinal to be a serious player for the PAC 10 Title.

20. Michigan Wolverines (2-0) - winner - Michigan
Sep. 18: vs. Massachusetts

cough up this one and they'll run ya right out of Ann Arbor, RichRod. don't lose that big Mo now yer job does depend on it.

UMass 37 20 Michigan 42

RichRod flirts with disaster here. 37 to UMass? Good thing yer O is coming around, now find some D or else.

21. West Virginia Mountaineers (2-0) - winner - W Va.
Sep. 18: vs. Maryland

W Va hasn't done much in close wins over bad teams, time for a good home win.

Maryland 17 21 W Virginia 31

Ain't no place like home Stewy.

22. Penn State Nittany Lions (1-1) - winner - Penn St.
Sep. 18: vs. Kent State

JoePa rolls without Bama hangover, this is over by halftime.

Kent St 0 22 Penn St 24

Probably was over by halftime only due to JoePa's trademark D. 3 turnovers on offense. Lions need to play much better on offense.

23. Houston Cougars (2-0) - winner - Houston
Sep. 18: at U-C-L-A (Rose Bowl)

If UCLA can't score and can't stop K St.'s offense LOL they get fuckin' lit up by da Cougars!

23 Houston 13 UCLA 31

Bummer Cougars, but injuries are part of the game. here's where your defense could have saved ya.

24. Arizona Wildcats (2-0) - winner - Iowa
Sep. 18: vs. Iowa

Possible upset. Iowa is at home, that should get Captain Kirk by this time.

9 Iowa 27 24 Arizona 34

Upset. This was actually a road game for Iowa. regardless Iowa did not pass this test.

25. Oregon State Beavers (0-1) - winner - Oregon State
Sep. 18: vs. Louisville

My Alma Mater gets chewed up by a wild pack of Beavers! Alas the glory days are long gone in the Derby City.

Louisville 28 25 Oregon St 35

Well what do ya know? my Alma Mater did OK. was expecting a runaway by da Beavers, perhaps there's hope yet in the Derby City!

[The_Waco_Kid]

September 19, 2010

Winners and Losers.

Steve Megargee
Rivals.com College Football Staff Writer

The biggest gamble of the season produced a jackpot for Michigan State on Saturday night.
The Spartans trailed Notre Dame by three points in overtime and faced fourth-and-13 from the Irish's 28. MSU had to go for the game-tying field goal, right?

Michigan State's Charlie Gantt celebrates the winning score vs. Notre Dame.Nope.
Instead the Spartans lined up in field-goal formation, but holder Aaron Bates took the snap and threw to a wide-open Charlie Gantt for a touchdown pass and a stunning 34-31 victory over the Fighting Irish.
The gutsy call made Spartans coach Mark Dantonio the biggest winner of the week - and promptly ended whatever remained of Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly's honeymoon. Kelly, who didn't lose once at Cincinnati last season, has dropped two of his first three games with the Irish.
After losing their last four games of the 2009 season by a combined margin of 17 points, the Irish already have dropped two nail-biters this season. They lost 28-24 to Michigan last week when they couldn't stop Denard Robinson in the final minutes. And they suffered an equally heartbreaking defeat when they fell for the fake. Now Kelly must figure out a way for to slow down red-hot Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck next week.
Michigan State's victory over Notre Dame wasn't the night's only overtime thriller. In perhaps the most physical game of the season thus far, Auburn rallied from a 17-0 first-half deficit to edge Clemson 27-24 in OT when Chandler Cantanzaro missed a 32-yard field goal.
Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton went from awful to awesome as the night wore on to help his Tigers withstand an admirable performance from Clemson's Kyle Parker, who threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns despite playing hurt in the second half.
"Cam started talking at halftime and said we've got another half to play," Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley told reporters. "And nobody had long faces."
Here's a look at the other winners and losers from the third week of the season.

WINNERS


Greg Childs scored the game-winner for Arkansas.Arkansas WR Greg Childs: Georgia's A.J. Green, Alabama's Julio Jones and LSU's Terrance Toliver may get more attention, but no receiver in the SEC is more prolific than Childs. While it's up for debate whether Childs is the SEC's best receiver, he delivered the biggest play of the conference season so far when he turned a 15-yard catch into a 40-yard game-winning touchdown at Georgia. Over the past two weeks, Childs has caught 15 passes for 228 yards and three touchdowns.
Alabama RB Mark Ingram: Let's not hand the Heisman to Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson just yet. In his debut performance of the season, Ingram showed he's in no hurry to end his reign as college football's most outstanding player. After missing the first two games to recover from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, Ingram looked in peak form as the Crimson Tide rolled to a 62-13 blowout of Duke. Ingram ran for 48 yards on his first carry. By his third carry, he already had reached the 100-yard mark. He finished the game with 151 yards and two touchdowns on nine attempts.
LSU CB Patrick Peterson: He picked off two passes in a couple of highlight-worthy plays as LSU knocked off Mississippi State 29-7. His ball-hawking skills were contagious, as the Tigers intercepted five Mississippi State passes.
Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez: In his first career road start, Martinez - a redshirt freshman - significantly outplayed Jake Locker while leading Nebraska to a 56-21 rout of Washington. Martinez ran for 137 yards and three touchdowns, and he also threw for 150 yards and a fourth score. Nebraska matched the highest point total ever allowed by Washington at home. "They were asking me [about nervousness] before the game," Martinez told reporters. "I don't get nervous before games, so they should probably stop asking me."
Kansas State RB Daniel Thomas: There hasn't been a better running back this season. Thomas, a senior, ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns on a career-high 34 carries in a 27-20 victory over Iowa State. That increases his season totals to 552 yards and six touchdowns on 83 carries.
Temple coach Al Golden: A program that once was woeful enough to get booted from the Big East just beat one of the better teams from the Big East. Temple's 30-16 victory over Connecticut marked the first time since 2004 that the Owls had beaten a team from one of the six major conferences. It also solidified Golden's status as one of the nation's hottest coaching prospects.
Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor: The junior quarterback completed a school-record 16 consecutive passes in a 43-7 rout of Ohio.
Virginia Tech RB David Wilson: After a hamstring injury knocked star running back Ryan Williams out of the game with Virginia Tech trailing in the second quarter, Wilson helped pick up the slack. He rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries as Virginia Tech rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat East Carolina 49-27 and avoid its first 0-3 start since 1987.
Wisconsin S Jay Valai: Arizona State had just driven for an apparent game-tying touchdown with 4:09 remaining until Valai blocked the extra-point attempt to preserve Wisconsin's 20-19 victory. Arizona State's Omar Bolden scored on a 97-yard kickoff return, and Kyle Middlebrooks returned a kickoff to Wisconsin's 1 on the final play of the first half.
Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray: Murray rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught a 17-yard pass for a third score as Oklahoma edged Air Force 27-24 for its 33rd consecutive home victory.
Stanford QB Andrew Luck: This likely NFL first-round pick lived up to the hype and put himself into the thick of Heisman contention with a virtuoso performance in a blowout of Wake Forest. Luck threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score before taking a seat midway through the third quarter.
Arizona's moxie: After blowing a 20-point lead and allowing Iowa to tie the game at 27, Arizona came up big when it mattered most. Nick Foles engineered a 72-yard touchdown drive that put the Wildcats ahead for good with 3:57 remaining, then the Wildcats sacked Iowa's Ricky Stanzi four consecutive times to clinch the 34-27 victory.

LOSERS


Jake Locker was terrible in a loss to Nebraska.Washington QB Jake Locker's stock: Locker's Heisman candidacy should have disappeared when the Huskies opened the season by losing to a BYU team that hasn't won since. Any shot he had at moving back into the race vanished when Locker wasn't the best quarterback on the field in the blowout loss to Nebraska. Locker went 4-of-20 passing for 71 yards and a touchdown. He ran for 59 yards and a score. He also threw two interceptions, one of which was returned for a Nebraska touchdown.
Michigan's special teams: Sooner or later, Michigan's woeful kicking game will cost the Wolverines a victory. One week after Michigan's Brendan Gibbons missed each of his two field-goal attempts in a 28-24 win at Notre Dame, special teams hindered Michigan again in a 42-37 escape of FCS program Massachusetts. Seth Broekhuizen missed a 38-yard field goal and the Wolverines had a punt blocked to set up the Minutemen's last touchdown.
Ole Miss' gamble on QB Jeremiah Masoli: After a couple of scrapes with the law resulted in Masoli's departure from Oregon, Mississippi took a chance on the talented quarterback. Two weeks after the Rebels began the season by falling to FCS program Jacksonville State, Masoli threw two interceptions - one of which was returned for a touchdown - as Ole Miss lost 28-14 to visiting Vanderbilt in their SEC opener.
Georgia: This represents the first time in coach Mark Richt's 10-season tenure that the Bulldogs have started 0-2 in SEC competition. Georgia's defense couldn't tackle in a loss to South Carolina last week, and it couldn't cover anyone running a deep pattern against Arkansas. In addition, a veteran offensive line that was supposed to rank among the nation's best allowed Arkansas to sack redshirt freshman quarterback Aaron Murray six times.
North Carolina's defense: Georgia Tech rushed for 372 yards and punted just once in a 30-24 victory over North Carolina that dropped the Tar Heels' record to 0-2. Tar Heels fans can only wonder how North Carolina might have handled the Yellow Jackets' option attack if the school's agent and academic scandals hadn't decimated what once was a star-studded defense.
Anyone trying to upset a Big 12 team: The Big 12 was breathing a collective sigh of relief after Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Missouri squeaked out victories in non-conference games against teams from outside the six major conferences. Oklahoma never actually trailed in its 27-24 win over Air Force, but Missouri and Texas A&M looked dead before pulling off remarkable comebacks. Texas A&M trailed Florida International 20-6 in the fourth quarter before rallying for a 27-20 triumph. Missouri beat San Diego State 27-24 after T.J. Moe turned a short completion into a 68-yard touchdown with 51 seconds left.
Texas Tech's offense: This isn't Mike Leach's offense anymore. Texas Tech committed three turnovers and scored just one offensive touchdown in a 24-14 loss to Texas. Although Texas made enough first-half mistakes to allow Texas Tech to stay in the game, the Red Raiders couldn't move the ball nearly well enough to pull the upset.
Houston: Billed as a potential BCS-buster before the season, Houston watched its dreams of an unbeaten season vanish with a 31-13 loss at UCLA. Houston may have lost more than a game, as star quarterback Case Keenum was hurt while trying to tackle Akeem Ayers after throwing a second-quarter interception. He was carted into the locker room with a leg injury and didn't re-enter the game. If Keenum misses a substantial length of time, the preseason Conference USA favorites are in deep trouble.

[The_Waco_Kid]

OK, now for some bad news. Reports out of East Lansing say Michigan St. coach Mark Dantonio suffered a heart attack after their win over ND. This shows just how stressful major college coaching really is, and i can relate to this on a personal level. Last August my Dad died of post-surgery complications of a heart attack. He was 78. This is very similar, Dantonio needed a stent to open a blockage, same as my Dad. Early reports say a heart pump wasn't needed, that is a very good sign, i know for a fact Dantonio's age helped him here. How long he will be out is unknown, if the early reports are correct Dantonio could continue to coach this year. Still, the workload and stress of a major college coach are tremendous and if he rushes it he could risk another heart attack. It's simply not worth it, it's just game after all. Let's hope Dantonio as expected makes a full recovery.

Press Release from MSU -

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Shortly after Michigan State's 34-31 overtime victory over Notre Dame, Spartan head coach Mark Dantonio was admitted to the Sparrow Hospital Emergency Room early Sunday morning, with symptoms consistent with a heart attack.

Dr. Chris D'Haem, DO, an interventional cardiologist with Thoracic and Cardiovascular Institute (TCI) and Sparrow, performed a cardiac catheterization procedure on Dantonio. This "relatively common" procedure used a small, metallic stent to open a blocked blood vessel leading to the heart.

"The procedure was successful and blood flow to the heart muscle was restored," Dr. D'Haem said. "I'm very pleased with the outcome of the procedure. Coach Dantonio is resting comfortably following his procedure and is expected to make a full recovery.

"He is young, in excellent shape, and the damage to his heart was minimal. Coach Dantonio made the right decision to come in and get checked out immediately."

Dantonio will remain at Sparrow Hospital for a few days for monitoring. His return to the sidelines will be determined at a later date.

During Dantonio's recovery, offensive coordinator Don Treadwell will manage the day-to-day responsibilities of the head coach.

"Mark Dantonio is our head coach," MSU Athletics Director Mark Hollis said. "Throughout his recovery process, offensive coordinator Don Treadwell will assume the day-to-day responsibilities of the head coach. This is a time for Spartan Nation to rally around Coach D and the football program. We all look forward to his return to the sidelines. The thoughts of the entire Spartan family are with Coach D, his wife Becky and his daughters Kristen and Lauren."

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Coach D and his family," Treadwell said. "We wish him a full and speedy recovery, so he can rejoin us on the sidelines. In the interim, the vast majority of this coaching staff has been together for seven years, so we won't miss a beat as we move forward and build upon the momentum of last night's thrilling victory."

[The_Waco_Kid]

I have a buddy at work who is a USC fan - The Men of Condoms! Well we recently debated the 2005 BCS title game. He thinks Petey made a bad call not having Reggo Bush (He of the former Heisman Trophy) so here's the question for any who want to bother to reply.

Should Bush have been in the 4th and 1 play late in the game when USC went for the first down to clinch the game?

My take - NO. First Bush had not been effective running the ball all night, UT's linebackers cut him off on the edges all night. Second, Bush was never a strong between the tackles runner while Lendale White is, and had been killin' us all game. So i say there was no play USC had where Bush could have picked up the first down running the ball and to use him as a decoy is wrong. No way Carroll would throw it in a situation like that, too risky. the safe bet was leave Reggo on the sideline, go all in with two tight ends and a lead fullback and give the rock to White. Classic power football. it didn't work but it was the right call. And Carroll was right when he said post-game if USC picks up that first down it's over. Not to mention he also knew his defense couldn't stop VY so best way to stop him? keep him on the sideline. Punting it probably would not have mattered, too much time left and UT had a great return team that year. Besides, VY would have done it anyway

[Wordsmith]

Originally Posted by whosnext

O.K. whatever and i am breaking the rules, here are my three picks.

1. Baylor to cover against TCU (-21)

2. Auburn to win against Clemson getting 6.

3. Texas Tech to cover against TeXas (7.5)

Later...

Baylor to cover that was funny. Those clowns had no chance against TCU. How much did you lose on Saturday?

[whosnext]

Well as you can tell by my picks I am not a good betting man. so I did not loose anything. but I atleast i did cover on the Auburn game. I thought the Baylors QB had a little more but I was wrong. better luck next week.