9/13: What a day in college football...and it's only 3:45!!!

no that my team has done it's yearly ritual,

i'm waiting for my other team Gatech to possibly upset FSU tonight...

 

All I have to say is that Noel Mazzone, the Offensive Coordinator for NC State, should be f*cking castrated.

How in the hell can you call TWO f*cking QB sneaks like that at the end is beyond me! That is beyond r****ded! I was like "Damn, just give OSU the game, NC State!"

So sad and pitiful that the O-Coordinator didn't EVEN give his team the chance to win at the end.

That is 2 weeks in a row that Ohio State has escaped by the skin of their teeth. Seeing crap like today's game makes me think that the Buckeyes are luckier than Notre Dame and Penn State put together.

 

Oh come on Manny, you having flashbacks to Tempe an OT?

OSU scored when they needed to. We played terrible and won. Call that what you like but when you play a bad game (like the last 2 weeks) and win it says something.

This game the refs threw every flag against us in OT and we won. Now I won't say we're in New Orleans in January but this team knows how to win.

 

@$#&&@#($&)(!@#$*)

Lance Mitchell out for the year. Strait could be gone 8 weeks as well

 

damn, we might be able to get all the way up to 30 yards rushing against you in dallas this year with those two out.


and how did y'all end up giving fresno 28 pts in the 2nd half?

 

Notre Dame dun real good today

 

2nd team D has been just short of terrible this year.

Oh yeah, one more thing. Paul. Thompson. Is. Fast.

 

Um, no, Chuckie, but real cute, though.

LOL, the refs threw every flag against you in OT?? Yea, that is what they are supposed to do when a team commits penalties. But hey I guess since you played that game in Columbus, the Buckeyes should never get penalized for anything.

Too bad that the refs blew that call on the TRAPPED interception which led to a touchdown and what do you know? OSU wins by 6!!

If I was you, Chuckie, I would be like I was last week when Miami won against Florida, grateful and humble, especially considering this is the second week in a row that the mighty Buckeyes were outplayed by the other team.

 

Manny I am normally grateful and humble but since you can never give OSU any credit, then I give them credit. It gets old to me to have you rip OSU after every game, just like I'm sure you get tired of me mentioning the Fiesta Bowl.

Is OSU a great team right now, no. But these guys know how to win. OSU plays to the level of it's competition. We play well against good teams (Miami, Michigan, Washigton, Washington State in last couple years) and we play down to our level of competition (notably SDSU and Cincy).

So I'm not planning on the Bucks going undefeated this year. But I'll keep rooting for them and see where the cards fall.

PS - It's interesting you rip NC State's O-Coordinator for play calls when they didn't score on 1st and goal, yet Miami was in a nearly identcial situation vs. OSU and didn't score. I guess it's the playing calling that matters and not the execution huh?

 

I was at the Alabama v Kentucky game tonight, and a few observations:

• Jared Lorenzen is FAT, but he's an interesing QB. He did nothing in this game however.
  
  For those Tech fans...
  
• Shaud Williams is the most unbelievable and explosive (Alabama) offsensive player I've seen since Shaun Alexander.
  
• I shook the hand of the really really really really really old mayor's hand who was being honored and presented with an American flag before the game for his military service (which they do before every game; that is honoring an American hero). Last week it was Bert Bank (longtime affiliate with the UA, but known for surviving 33 months as a prisoner of war and a Baton Death March surviver.
  
• Brodie Croyle is mediocre at best. The play callin' just ain't right. I also was 2 feet away from him during warmups (I know, big deal, but it's awesome that you can stand on a fence and be that close to the game. Try that in the pros).
  
• Woo Hoo! I ran on the field after the game! Actually, the gates are open, so it's pretty much free reign to do so. I found a mouthpiece last year...

And that's about it I guess.

 

Chuckie,

Miami wasn't STUPID enough to run TWO QB sneaks in the Fiesta Bowl last season, and correct me if I am wrong, but I think they had a false start that caused them to go back to the 8 yard line. That is gonna make it a little tougher to score than instead of being at the 3 or the 5.

Oh and I'll give Ohio State credit when they smash the teams they are supposed to (see San Diego State) and/or beat Michigan, which may be the best team in the country right now.

 

I don't disagree. If there was not a pre-season poll and someone ranked the top 5 teams based on this years games then my Buckeyes would have a hard time cracking the top 5 (Oklahoma, Michigan, Miami, USC would be 1-4 and I would probably say Georgia would be #5 just based on how they handled S. Carolina).

I'll tell you we prolly won't smash anyone except Northwestern and Indiana for the rest of the schedule. We showed last year w-out Maurice we win with Defense and Special Teams. Our offense is not good at all (our O-line is as pathetic as last year despite playing together for an entire year) without #13 breaking tackles. So I would really expect to see alot of ugly games.

We'll see how everything plays out, I am very worried about Bowling Green this coming weekend. We are comign off ahuge win and witht eh Big 10 season starting the following week, it will be an easy game to overlook.

 

The thing about Ohio State and any other team that "wins ugly" is that the perception is that they are not a dominant team. Look at Michigan and the way they rolled Houston. Yes, Houston is terrible but beating them 50-3 looks more impressive, obviously, than winning 10-7. That has always been my gripe with Ohio State....that commentators and media people build them up to be this dominant powerhouse simply because they are the defending National Champions. Yes, they are a solid good team and Tressel is one of the best coaches out there, but their style is one that makes me think that they have gotten incredibly lucky and that their luck will have to run out soon. Some teams are destined to have magical seasons...Tennessee (who I also despise) had it in 1998 and Ohio State had it last year. I just don't see Ohio State repeating again if they are going to have this much trouble every week, but maybe it will happen for them. However, the odds are slim in repeating in the first place and then winning like they have been winning every week is just as slim.

In looking at the top teams, I would rank Michigan, Oklahoma, and USC at the top as the few times that I have seen those 3 teams, I do not see any weaknesses. I see weaknesses in Miami, Ohio State, Florida State, and everyone else. Hopefully, Miami will get their weaknesses solved before too long, but it is a long season and who knows, maybe Miami and OSU will play each other again in New Orleans.