Too early for college football? ('09 Version)

Chad Henne did that to Penn State two years ago. With that thought in mind, it's even hard to watch this clip.

Impressive comeback from Iowa to stay undefeated!

Best game of the year, Oregon 47-USC 26. A great joy to behold. i was switching between the World Series and the  football game all night long.

I watched that game.  It was fun to watch, but it was a blowout after the half.  It's a pretty weak USC team this year with a freshman QB.  Fun if you like offense, but there have been more exciting games this year.

saps


I watched that game.  It was fun to watch, but it was a blowout after the half.  It's a pretty weak USC team this year with a freshman QB.  Fun if you like offense, but there have been more exciting games this year.

Agreed. But not to a Duck fan!

Oh, I got you.  In that case, congrats.

I was really impressed with how many people turned up for the start of College Gameday in Eugene at 7AM local time. Nike CEO Phil Knight was interesting during the guest picks segment, I get the idea he runs things at the Oregon Athletic Department almost  the same way Boone Pickens runs things at Oklahoma State.

(screengrab from TV Tanline blog
http://tvtanline.blogspot...ootball-day-in_31.html )
Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli was like a man against boys running through a USC defense loaded with future NFL players. He has 222 passing yards and 164 rushing yards.

OSU/Penn St., LSU/'Bama & Oregon/Stanford games all start at the same time (3:30 EST)...might  wear out the remote's batteries.

Seriously....which one to watch! Who you rooting for?

Probably won't happen, but I'd like to see LSU kick Bama's butt.  pb

cavandre


Impressive comeback from Iowa to stay undefeated!

Couldn't pull it off today, though...play with fire long enough and you're eventually going to get burned.

Drake Dunsmore of Northwestern is the son of Pat Dunsmore, who played at...Drake.

How 'bout them Midshipmen!

Brad

Great game but too bad...guess that whole "comeback" scheme is bound to fail sometime.

Wow! How about Georgia Tech.....ballsy.

As has happened far too often, my beloved Oregon Ducks followed a big win with an upset loss. But 51-42! I thought the defense was better than that.

The weather was the only thing that was good in Happy Valley. 

The student "white out" didn't help.
 

 
Heck, We even had Elvis dressed as Superman.  And we still lost.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Well Joe, Scorereader, Mosca and I will have nothing to talk about this week. 
It was bad all week for me------Giants lose, Yankees win----2 bads
Notre Dame and Penn State lose-----two more bads-----but we will get over them.
What happened in Washington Sat we may never get over. A very very bad.


 

I guess nobody told Charlie Weis how tough those Navy Guys are........especially the old ones
 
I am hoping for a PSU/ND or PSU/Pitt Bowl match up.
 
 

Great win by the Buckeyes! Bring on Iowa!

I suspect all season Iowa managed to play way above their ability and the law of averages finally caught up with them. Is the quarterback out for the next game? Ohio State is on the ascent. I would be very surprised if they lost to Iowa.

Notre Dame is another team that was playing above. I do think they would have had a better chance against Navy had Michael Floyd had at least one game under his belt before returning to the lineup. As talented as he is he looked a bit rusty out there. Clausen is the real deal. He has those Farve/Montana like intangibles to win.

My team, Cincinnati, is another that may reach its Waterloo soon unless they shook their willies out in escaping Connecticut. However, I'd love to see them win out.

As an UCONN alum that game really hurt to lose.  But I can take solace in the fact that UCONN is improving every year and hopefully be a power to be reckoned with in a few years.

joerogo

 
I am hoping for a PSU/ND or PSU/Pitt Bowl match up.
 

I would rather play Pitt if I was a PSU fan just because it would be a better game.But then again maybe thats why some would want to play ND I think PSU would steamroll them.

Davydd

I suspect all season Iowa managed to play way above their ability and the law of averages finally caught up with them. Is the quarterback out for the next game? Ohio State is on the ascent. I would be very surprised if they lost to Iowa.

Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi had surgery today, and is doubtful for the week after next for Minnesota. The team lost all confidence after his injury, and they are going into a place they haven't won at since 1990 this week. Jim Tressel is great in Big Ten games, and on Senior Day in Columbus with a trip to the Rose Bowl on the line, I don't think Iowa scores a point on offense. Iowa's offense had problems all year, and Stanzi had thrown as many interceptions as touchdowns while making mistakes that kept each game close. He lead game-winning drives, but made mistakes that kept any game from reaching a point where the backups could play.

It was a great week for Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson and his former assistant Ken Niumatalolo at Navy. Johnson is one of the few, all offensive-oriented, head coaches who never played in college. Niumatalolo was once his quarterback at Hawaii, and is now the first head coach of Polynesian/Pacific Islander descent in college football at Navy. Both men are detail-oriented and pay attention to the one open spot in any defense that keeps a safety back against the triple option. If an opponent brings down the second safety to stop the run up the middle, the deep pass opens up for big plays. The offense has given fits to Notre Dame, and super-talented ACC teams like Clemson and Virginia Tech this year.

With seven wins, Navy is a desirable bowl team for any middle of the road bowl, especially in ones hosted in coastal towns. They sell tickets well, and get good tv ratings.


Georgia Tech has snuck into the top-ten with recruits that are top-fifty in the ranking average over the past five years. I think Yellowjacket quarterback Josh Nesbitt deserves some Heisman hype, just for putting his body on the line so often for his team.

I couldn't begin to predict how Minnesota would do against Iowa. You never know which team is going to show up from week to week, but then again the whole Big 10 has been that way this year.

joerogo


I guess nobody told Charlie Weis how tough those Navy Guys are........especially the old ones
 
I am hoping for a PSU/ND or PSU/Pitt Bowl match up.
 
 

????
 
If PSU wins out, they'll go to a Jan 1 bowl game, where they will not be seeing Notre Dame.
 
If Pitt wins the Big East, they'll be going to a BCS game. Penn State will not be.

If ND wins out I will pass out.  My pre-season pre-diction
of 10-2 is down the drain--------and that's the end of that dream.

and with ND's schedule, they shouldn't have done worse than 10-2. Weiss era is going to come to an end. They're only nationally relevant because of their history, and because Lou Holz is a commentator for ESPN.

Scorereader


and with ND's schedule, they shouldn't have done worse than 10-2. Weiss era is going to come to an end. They're only nationally relevant because of their history, and because Lou Holz is a commentator for ESPN.

Wow...very well said, I wholeheartedly agree.

Anyone else looking forward to the USC v Stanford game?

EatingTheRoad

Scorereader


and with ND's schedule, they shouldn't have done worse than 10-2. Weiss era is going to come to an end. They're only nationally relevant because of their history, and because Lou Holz is a commentator for ESPN.

Wow...very well said, I wholeheartedly agree.

Anyone else looking forward to the USC v Stanford game?

I don't know if I entirely agree. History yes. But also tradition, alumni and a national schedule as say opposed to Florida and Alabama who play absolutely no one outside of the southeast. Aren't most all the Notre Dame games on NBC and not ESPN/ABC? I doubt many put much credence in what Lou Holtz says anymore. Notre Dame has always had one fault. They frequently have a difficult time hiring a good coach.

^ ND has a ridiculous contract with NBC.

And with the BCS.  They get one million dollars every year if they are not in a BCS bowl game.