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College Football 2013

G-Fafif Aug 31 2013 02:45 PM

Get on the bus! [youtube:3q0droyv]h3MOLaXBpcg[/youtube:3q0droyv]

Ashie62 Aug 31 2013 04:23 PM Re: College Football 2013

No B.J. Daniels at USF...Seems like he was there seven years.

G-Fafif Aug 31 2013 04:35 PM Re: College Football 2013

B.J.'s on the edge of the No. 3 QB job w/49ers. From one SF to another!

themetfairy Sep 07 2013 04:16 PM Re: College Football 2013

It almost doesn't count, considering the powerhouse that the Norwich State Spartans aren't. But 38-0 victories are always sweet, even against cream puffs.

Ashie62 Sep 08 2013 01:58 PM Re: College Football 2013

Rutgers works on the ground game v. Norfolk State who was paid $250,000 to appear. Walk on RB Paul James now has 300 yds rushing and 4 tds making me wonder why Savon Huggins was so highly touted.. OL has looked nice for both games. In others... Michigan knocks off ND in the last scheduled game in the long series. Georgia wins to remain a once beaten SEC team. #19 Northwestern dusts Syracuse. Philadelphia Mayor Nutter's Pep talk to the City to show Texas we support football as well as they do fails as Houston beats Temple 22-13 before alot of empty seats at Lincoln Field. South Florida gives Michigan State a scare..The 23 1/2 pt underdog kept it within one score into the fourth. Brigham Young v. Texas at Provo is delayed by God for 1 hour 47 minutes before BYU goes off and runs for 555 yards crushing the Texas Longhorns and obliterating some reconds dating back to 1962. In Florida...Al Golden 1 Muschamp 0....The U prevails.. Mike Leach in his second year at Wshington State after leaving Texas Tech knocks off #25 USC. And...,Boise State after losing by 32 points last week reverts to form by dropping 63 on an FBS squad. Next week...East Michigan at Rutgers...

Frayed Knot Sep 10 2013 09:55 PM Re: College Football 2013

Now I don't care who you are, THIS is effin' funny! OK, maybe if you're Lane Kiffin it isn't, but otherwise it totally is.

Ashie62 Sep 11 2013 12:18 PM Re: College Football 2013

If you believe USC had a team meeting vote USC All American WR Marquis Lee If you believe there was no USC team meeting vote Lane Kiffin.... Love the artwork on the above.. USC -14 Boston College Sat...

Ashie62 Sep 14 2013 09:52 AM Re: College Football 2013

Eastern Michigan gets paid $850,000 to play at Rutgers today...Quite a sum to "likely" get a win. After beating Rhode Island 24-0 Stony Brook gets a money game at Buffalo today. Syracuse does the same with Wagner today. And...the Manziels take on the Sabans today...

Ashie62 Sep 14 2013 06:08 PM Re: College Football 2013

Buffalo and Stony Brook go 5 ot's 26-23 Buffalo RU 28 Eastern Michigan 10 RU QB Nova knocked out Syracuse 54 Wagner 0

HahnSolo Sep 15 2013 10:42 AM Re: College Football 2013

Ring the m---f---ing bell, Rose Hill! [url]http://deadspin.com/football-powerhouse-wins-with-thrilling-hail-mary-1315488217

Frayed Knot Sep 16 2013 05:33 PM Re: College Football 2013

I'm sure T-Monk or some of the other college gridiron fans know more about this than I do. I saw via some hi-light films today the final few seconds of the Wisconsin v [Arizona State?] game where Wisconsin ran a play so as to 'center' the ball in anticipation of a game-winning FG. But with Wisconsin having spent all its time-outs, a few of the ASU players simply jumped on the ball and laid on top of it while the refs (PAC-10 refs from what I understand) not only were in no hurry to get them off but seemed to stall themselves until time ran out before the Badgers could even attempt a kick. This wasn't a case of poor referee judgement or a simple blown call, This, as far as I can tell, is flat-out corruption.

Gwreck Sep 16 2013 09:53 PM Re: College Football 2013

It is notable that in interconference games, the officials usually come from the visiting team's conference. Not so in the Pac-12. It's tough to suggest corruption without specific evidence but it's definitely nothing less than incompetence.

Frayed Knot Sep 17 2013 07:35 AM Re: College Football 2013

I agree that it's tough to prove corruption and that there's no way the result is going to change or the game get replayed or anything. But the fact that the Zebras wasted the final 10-15 seconds of a 2-point game standing around without any attempt to call the ASU players for their blatant stalling tactics, to re-set the ball, or to at least call an official's time-out to figure it all out makes it tough to pass off as simple incompetence. Mostly I'm just stunned (although I guess I shouldn't be) at the sort of acceptance of this by the college football world as merely 'business as usual'. Those who cover college sports tend to want it treated as being on par with (if not superior to) the professional sports whenever it serves their purposes but then take a hands-off approach to most of the problems created by regional fiefdoms bending the rules in their own self-interest. In the end the refs will get blamed (and rightly so) but not the system that created them because to do that would mean the coverage would have to put the heat on the powers that are the business partners of those supposedly covering the sport but are more often merely cheerleaders for it.

Ceetar Sep 17 2013 07:36 AM Re: College Football 2013

Ashie62 wrote: Buffalo and Stony Brook go 5 ot's 26-23 Buffalo ha, take that Seawolf!

Ashie62 Sep 21 2013 10:31 AM Re: College Football 2013

Corso and Herbstreit seemed pretty confident on Gameday today picking Arkansas over RU... RU - 2 Nova cleared to play....

Ashie62 Sep 21 2013 06:45 PM Re: College Football 2013

Very Very proud of the gang today...Arkansas beat Nova up but down 24-7 RU kept choppin and a 28-24 victory happened... Next up..SMU on the road. Looking for some top 25 votes tomorrow...

MFS62 Sep 22 2013 08:16 AM Re: College Football 2013

UCONN. DAMMIT! Almost. Later

Frayed Knot Sep 23 2013 07:10 PM Re: College Football 2013

Nice scheduling by some of these upper crust teams this past weekend. Ohio State 76 - Fla A&M 0 Louisville 72 - Fla Int'l 0 Fla St 54 - Bethune Cook 6 Washington 56 - Idaho St 0 Baylor 70 - Louisiana-Monroe 7 Some of these contests led to 4th quarters being shortened and played with running clocks like it was some rec league game with a mercy rule. Of course the fact that at least one of these schools (Ohio St) was going for it on 4th down while already up by 60+ maybe made it necessary. No word on whether any of the losing coaches took his players out to Chuck-e-Cheese after the game to cheer them up. The winning schools must be so proud.

Rockin' Doc Sep 23 2013 07:55 PM Re: College Football 2013

It is amazing how many smaller schools are willing to serve as "sacrificial lambs" to the elite programs in exchange for a lucrative pay out to fund their athletic program.

Frayed Knot Sep 23 2013 09:08 PM Re: College Football 2013

I find it amazing that so many who cover that sport are willing to selectively close their eyes and hold their nose while they do it -- but that's a whole separate issue.

Ashie62 Sep 28 2013 10:35 AM Re: College Football 2013

It's a Florida kinda day Miami v. South Florida 14-7 the U 1st Q South Carolina at Central Florida of as Herbstreit would say the AA what? Oklahoma St. 7 WVU 0 LSU at Georigia Oklahoma at ND UConn at Buffalo Temple flies to Idaho for a game in the Kibbie Dome oye! Ole Miss at Alabama Wisconsin at Ohio State Stanford at the Mike Leach Wash St.. California at Oregon Princeton at Gtown Towson St. at Stony Brook Brown at Harvard Rutgers has a bye and travels to Texas to play SMU in a AA what game.. Good luck to all!!

seawolf17 Sep 28 2013 12:52 PM Re: College Football 2013

But most importantly, Stony Brook's home opener against Towson.

Ashie62 Sep 28 2013 05:12 PM Re: College Football 2013

Miami 49 SF 32 South Carolina survives UCF 28-25 Buffalo over Uconn....This was about a pickem.. WVU knocks off #11 Oklahoma State 30-27 Early in the 2nd Q The Stony Brook Seawolves 14 Towson State Zero

Ashie62 Sep 29 2013 10:47 AM Re: College Football 2013

Frayed Knot wrote: Now I don't care who you are, THIS is effin' funny! OK, maybe if you're Lane Kiffin it isn't, but otherwise it totally is. And they did

G-Fafif Sep 29 2013 05:37 PM Re: College Football 2013

Appreciate the additional 11 points above, but USF bowed to Miami by 49-32. Between the Bulls and the Bucs, Raymond James Stadium's home teams compiled their first combined winless September, a big 0-8. So much for the bus. [youtube:1rtzktno]h3MOLaXBpcg[/youtube:1rtzktno]

Ashie62 Sep 29 2013 08:36 PM Re: College Football 2013

Schiano is done in TB....

Ashie62 Sep 30 2013 03:44 PM Re: College Football 2013

Paul Pasqualoni goes from Uconn to Ugone.... Good luck at Oswego St. Paul..

soupcan Oct 01 2013 10:25 AM Re: College Football 2013

Ashie62 wrote: Schiano is done in TB.... Really? Isn't this only his second season? Seems a bit knee-jerk. If i'm UConn I'm giving him a call.

themetfairy Oct 01 2013 10:38 AM Re: College Football 2013

soupcan wrote: Ashie62 wrote: Schiano is done in TB.... Really? Isn't this only his second season? Seems a bit knee-jerk. If i'm UConn I'm giving him a call. Excuse me - Rutgers has dibs on Coach Schiano!

Mets – Willets Point Oct 01 2013 11:44 AM Re: College Football 2013

Hey, William & Mary is 3-1 (1-0 in the CAA).

Ashie62 Oct 24 2013 12:56 PM Re: College Football 2013

The Houston Cougars visit RU this weekend at noon on ESPN News..

Ashie62 Nov 17 2013 01:01 PM Re: College Football 2013

I fear Rutgers is not that far from a loss of institutional control investigation and or sanction....

Rockin' Doc Nov 17 2013 07:11 PM Re: College Football 2013

Duke beats Miami and is now 8-2 .....in football.

MFS62 Nov 18 2013 07:19 AM Re: College Football 2013

Rockin' Doc wrote: Duke beats Miami and is now 8-2 .....in football. Is Coach K recruiting for the football team now? Later

soupcan Nov 18 2013 10:14 AM Re: College Football 2013

Syracuse blown out by #2 Florida State, 59-3. Oof. On the plus side, If the Orange win one of their last two games against Pittsburgh and Boston College, they'll have 6 wins and be bowl-eligible for the third time in the past 4 years. It's slow and steady progress but the program is definitely coming back. …and UConn football is 0-9.

Ashie62 Nov 19 2013 07:37 PM Re: College Football 2013

The Orange are on the way back, ignore the FSU loss. Duke is for real..Their coach will be moving up soon...

Ashie62 Dec 07 2013 08:42 PM Re: College Football 2013

Congratulations to Coach Flood and Rutgers football....Bring on the Irish!!!

MFS62 Dec 08 2013 07:27 AM Re: College Football 2013

I've spent a lot of time in Ohio, and have met many Buckeye alums. I'm so glad that THE Ohio State University lost. Later

dgwphotography Dec 09 2013 08:42 AM Re: College Football 2013

MFS62 wrote: I've spent a lot of time in Ohio, and have met many Buckeye alums. I'm so glad that THE Ohio State University lost. Later My company has an office in Dublin, and the OS fans are as insufferable as MFY fans... On a different note, I shot a couple of the state semi-final games this weekend, and watched one of Syracuse's 2014 recruits, Ervin Phillips, play for West Haven - damn, this kid is fast.

Ceetar Dec 10 2013 02:25 PM Re: College Football 2013

Buffalo is apparently playing in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. So go Bulls or whatever.

soupcan Dec 10 2013 02:56 PM Re: College Football 2013

Syracuse (6-6) goes to the Texas Bowl to play Minnesota. For SU this was a successful season. Considering it was their 1st year in the ACC, a completely new staff, losing 3 or 4 players to the NFL, the numerous injuries, and the fact that most of the so-called experts thought that just 4 wins was unlikely. The way they battled back after 2 blowout losses was also impressive. If the decent recruiting improves, and the staff stays together, there is a lot for fans to be excited about.

Ashie62 Dec 28 2013 08:34 AM Re: College Football 2013

A nice win for the Orange...Minnesota had been playing well.. And a nice day for Rutgers and Notre Dame. I hope this doesnt get too ugly..

Ashie62 Dec 28 2013 04:04 PM Re: College Football 2013

Rutgers keeps it close as Chas Dodd shows he is no better than Gary Nova for RU...

Elster88 Jan 13 2014 08:48 PM Re: College Football 2013

soupcan wrote: Ashie62 wrote: Schiano is done in TB.... Really? Isn't this only his second season? Seems a bit knee-jerk. If i'm UConn I'm giving him a call. Keep that asshole away from UConn. If I had bet which coach would be fired from Rutgers for verbally abusing his players and pegging them with balls I would've lost my life savings betting it was Schiano, not Rice.

Edgy MD Jan 28 2014 09:40 AM Re: College Football 2013

In a possible shot heard round the world, reports are coming out that Northwestern's football team has a unionizing movement going, and more than half the players are signed on.

Ceetar Jan 28 2014 09:49 AM Re: College Football 2013

Also fairly newsworthy: Conner Mertens came out to his college football team last night. Now he comes out publicly.

Frayed Knot Feb 14 2014 10:15 AM Re: College Football 2013

So this proposed rule change--the one which would ban offenses from running a play [u:v7cu6dgu]until at least 10 seconds[/u:v7cu6dgu] have been run off the play clock--seems to me to be nothing more than a ploy from those coaches who have spent most of their recruiting stocking up on all the 300+ pound linemen so they don't like getting beat by hurry-up style offenses and don't like not being able to move around all their complicated pieces around the chessboard (oh no, the other coach isn't giving me time to get my 2nd-and-long players off the field in order to get my 3rd-and-short ones on!!). That those in favor of the change are hiding behind the veil of "player safety" as their reason is just total bullshit on top of it all.

Ashie62 Feb 14 2014 04:49 PM Re: College Football 2013

Allegedly pushed by Saban..

Frayed Knot Mar 26 2014 03:10 PM Re: College Football 2013

Edgy MD wrote: In a possible shot heard round the world, reports are coming out that Northwestern's football team has a unionizing movement going, and more than half the players are signed on. NLRB agrees with the players by ruling that they are essentially university employees and therefore have the right to unionize. This is but the opening shot in what looks to be a long fight.

Edgy MD Mar 26 2014 03:31 PM Re: College Football 2013

Easiest thing in the world for the school to do is file delaying motions while current players graduate, and endeavor to recruit not-agitator players. Heck, I'm sure other schools would be happy to pass on the names of players they deem unsympathetic to the cause. Everybody's got a stake in this. What these players and their cause badly need is a handful of other squads to join their effort.

Ashie62 Mar 26 2014 06:53 PM Re: College Football 2013

The ruling will only affect Private Universities

Frayed Knot Mar 26 2014 07:23 PM Re: College Football 2013

The "ruling", as it is right now, affects no one except the Northwestern students who brought the suit and even then nothing is going to go into effect at the moment. It's where things go from here that matters. It'll be litigated for who knows how long but if a court, maybe ultimately the Supreme Court, rules the same way I don't see why it wouldn't apply to athletes at public universities as well as private.

Gwreck Mar 26 2014 10:54 PM Re: College Football 2013

The public universities are different because of individual laws in those states that deal with collective bargaining. Findings that players are "employees" may be applicable in other cases (although here, it was grounded on specific evidence about Northwestern). The right to unionize and how it will happen is where the difference lies. I find this to be a fascinating case, not in the least because this is the school with the highest "academic progress rating" in Division 1 college football.

Frayed Knot Mar 27 2014 06:53 AM Re: College Football 2013

Gwreck wrote: The public universities are different because of individual laws in those states that deal with collective bargaining. Findings that players are "employees" may be applicable in other cases (although here, it was grounded on specific evidence about Northwestern). The right to unionize and how it will happen is where the difference lies. That's true, for now anyway. The NLRB, or in this case just the Chicago area chapter of it that made this ruling, doesn't apply to those employers governed by state law. Where this eventually winds up though could be a whole 'nother matter. I find this to be a fascinating case, not in the least because this is the school with the highest "academic progress rating" in Division 1 college football. There are so many ways this go that there are likely some that no one's even thought of yet.

Ashie62 Mar 27 2014 05:08 PM Re: College Football 2013

How about lockouts and strikes.... I do believe college athletes should have the ability to sell Memorabilia and charge for autographs...