Sizing Up the College Football Weekend
College Football October 23rd. 2008, 4:15pm
If your wife is having her friends over for a ladies lunch Saturday, and it lasts forever, fear not. Lock yourself in the bedroom with chips, order a pizza well in advance, and have ample Coke Zero and MGD handy. Plenty to watch. Lee Diekemper highlights the best games.
Tonight
Auburn (4-3) at West Virginia (4-2), ESPN, 7:45 p.m.
This season’s two most disappointing teams lock horns [Ed. Don't forget Clemson!]. Look for Noel Devine to get loose at least once. Strangely, Tommy Tuberville found correspondence in his office mailbox this week addressed to Lane Kiffin. Pick: Mountaineers.
No. 8 Texas Tech (7-0) at No. 23 Kansas (5-2), ESPN, noon
The Red Raiders pass-first, ask-questions-later offense runs into trouble this week. The Jayhawks are looking for their first signature win of the season. It happens here. Pick: Jayhawks.
No. 6 Oklahoma State (7-0) at No. 1 Texas (7-0), ABC, 3:30 p.m.
There hasn’t been this much excitement in Stillwater since Boone Pickens bought a windmill. Mack Brown thus far has defied significant odds, winning two straight big games. Rachel Glandorf may have to produce an in-depth feature on Colt McCoy deep into the Austin night. Pick: Longhorns.
No. 7 Georgia (6-1) at No. 13 LSU (5-1), CBS, 3:30 p.m.
Florida exposed LSU two weeks ago. Granted, this game is at Death Valley, and not the Swamp or between the hedges. But Knowshon Moreno is no Jeffrey Demps either. Pick: Bulldogs.
No. 3 Penn State (9-0) at No. 9 Ohio State (7-1), ABC, 8 p.m.
Nearly every football fan without an Ohio zip code is pulling for football’s most famous cane-walking coach, if for no other reason than sentimental. Penn State exorcised one demon last week, but its second demon (winning at The Horseshoe) won’t be as easy. JoePa will regret not learning Terrelle Pryor’s favorite rap. To the horror of the nation, Ohio State jumps back into the BCS title game picture. Pick: Buckeyes.
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October 23rd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Finally, Joe Pa gets treated with some dignity and respect.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:19 pm
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:22 pm
“The Truth”
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Who gives a shit about West Virgina? They haven’t been good for a whole year!
/most of you morons
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:23 pm
There’s also Notre Dame vs. Washington, Charlie vs. Ty, absolute mayhem.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Get that man a cane!
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Coke Zero and MGD? Ohio State? I didn’t know someone could fail at 3 things in such quick succession.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:26 pm
If your mom is having her friends over for a ladies Tupperware party Saturday, and it lasts forever, fear not. Lock yourself in the basement with chips, order a pizza well in advance, and have ample Coke Zero and MGD handy. Plenty to watch. Lee Diekemper highlights the best games.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Georgi’a o-line needs to be able to block LSU up front, if that happens The Dawgs should be able tp pick apart the LSU secondary. If not, it’s going to be a long day for Mr. Stafford.
I think LSU wins and jumps themselves back into the title mix.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Spence: I told you OSU wasn’t out of it.
Guys, don’t forget about the Third (fourth) Saturday in October classic between Bama and UT. Look for an upset, even though I don’t want it to happen. You hear me? Upset. Mark it down.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Something is missing in that picture…
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Sean…oh no, OSU’s out of it. people are just trying to drum up hate for the buckeyes for no real reason. no team that gets shellacked 35-3 is going to be in the NC game…
but they are going to be Penn State.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Watch, Maryland is playing a shitty NC State team, we’re gonna get slaughtered. Stupid inconsistent fucks.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Tonight is one of those classic SEC games, Auburn beats a bad WVU team and it shows how great and deep the SEC is. If WVU wins, then SEC fan says well Auburn sucks this year so it doesn’t count against us.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:29 pm
There’s also the racists vs. non-racists, absolute mayhem.
/media soap box’d
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:29 pm
that picture is from 1969 when Joe Pa was working security with Hell’s Angels at Altamont
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:30 pm
SeanJean, I actually think Fulmer pulls it out this week (and I’m rooting for it to happen).
Spence, OSU is getting stomped, better just come to terms with it now.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:32 pm
OT, Hopenchange-style:
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Who gives a shit about michigan, they havent been good for 3 years
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:33 pm
coop…i’ll come to terms with it when joepa actually wins at the shoe…let’s just hope he can control his bowels this time around.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Houston Nutt comes back to Fayetteville this weekend to face the Razorbacks. I got seats on the 40 yard line about 20 rows up. I’m warming my arm up now for the whiskey bottle toss. That place is going to be rowdy, can’t wait.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:36 pm
I kind of do too clown, but I don’t want it too. It’d be the perfect pointless victory for Fulmer that was just make me anxious about him not being gone for certain and would just annoy me.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:40 pm
TBL,
You seen this yet?
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b65198_lost_footage_found_get_sneak_peek_new.html
Fucking awesome. Can’t wait.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Something is missing in that picture…
old, topless chick on the back?
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:44 pm
JoePa should be riding this
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:49 pm
So now I’m a clown, well I never.
So sparty, you guys going to actually beat Mich, or last week did we see the beginning of the classic MSU lose the final 5 games of the year deal.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:51 pm
If Ohio State scores first, Penn State doesn’t have a chance on Saturday. Forget stats and matchups…they’re going to be running into a buzzsaw.
They have to score first, or the snowball will become an avalanche. OSU and their fans have a lot of big game frustration to get out. It’s going to be a bukkake of epic proportions.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:54 pm
@ Mike NYC,
I saw this when it broke on Drudge. The media was trying to bury this I’m sure. What are the odds that Barry Obama comes out and says something on this? 10:1? 100:1? He NEVER reprimands people.
Although the Ayers story is a complete non-story, he never says, “Bill Ayers is a piece of shit and I will never speak to him again.”
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Who gives a shit? Obama isn’t Jesus. That has nothing to do with him. Crazy people are crazy. Nothing new there.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:56 pm
take your rush in daily doses, sirs.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:57 pm
The dude was an isolated incident of a crazy dude going nuts? How is that on Obama?
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Mike, my friends used to live a block from that attack. I used to go out in Bloomfield all the time, its not a bad neighborhood.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Is it just me or was today an awful day for this site?
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:00 pm
“breaks on drudge”
Is this like slurpin on semen?
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:01 pm
The B could stand for Bob maybe the robbers name was Bob, Ben, Brian, ect.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:01 pm
It’s just a boring day all around. We’ve had 3 customers the entire day at the store. It was so slow I was able to leave work and go for an easy 10, and not one person came in. I’m so getting drunk for the ballgame tonight.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Point being, he never admits he is wrong, or he made a bad decision/association. He’s the Democrat version of George Bush… a puppet. You think he wanted to pick Biden?
If he wins, I’ll be behind him 100%, but he needs to show me he’s more than a liberal George Bush.
/Cynthia McKinney for President
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
@ h8r
Just you
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:05 pm
I’m sure the McKinney thing was sarcasm, but it is as logical as the rest of your argument.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:06 pm
“needs to show me hes more than a liberal George Bush.”
Wow, you are the dumb americans that will decide the election.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:08 pm
You know what I’m going to love? The national media suddenly pointing to Ohio State winning the Big Ten as a defense of USC. That will be lovely.
/stop talking politics you crazy bastards.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Yeah Mike. Your point was totally well supported by referencing a story of a crazy person robbing a lady. Well done.
In other news: Peyton Manning hates women. Why? Because I saw a dude arrested for beating his wife the other day and he was wearing a Manning jersey! And Peyton didn’t apologize omgz!!!
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:12 pm
@ John Awesome, +1 for getting the McKinney thing
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:14 pm
i really wish i could tell you.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:19 pm
I guess your right if you don’t count 2 years ago, being 3 points on the road and one extremely lame roughing the passer penalty away from the national championship game. Losing 1 game and going to the Rose Bowl is for losers….
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:19 pm
@mama so what about all the supporters at palin/mccain rallys saying kill him…bomb obama, obama is a terrorist etc…mccain or palin never said shit about those people—in fact mccain was offended when someone bought up the anger in their crowds
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Again with this?
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:25 pm
4 years ago, Bush resorted to personal attacks against Kerry and it won him the election. The right will tell you that this was just “politicking at its finest”. I put that in quotes because I’ve seen those exact words used. Now if Obama says anything negative about McCain that strays at all from the issues, the right cries about it.
Lesson learned: it’s only politicking if your side does it.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:27 pm
@ mmonast, I’m not saying that idiotic republican jacks in the crowd are high and mighty, and I do think that Palin has zero business being VP and McCain hasn’t acted presidential at all… but I just get sick of Obama doing no wrong. If he is supposed to be this new and different type of leader, he SHOULD condem every act and reprimand people who don’t follow his lead.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:34 pm
mike they didnt? why focus on the kill him line, what about the people yelling obama is a terrorist, or the one who said bomb obama—someone said “kill him”, and we dont know it they meANT obama or ayers, but the fact is mccain should have denounced that, no matter who they were ralling to kill
and mama i get your point i just think it goes both ways, barack should say something about that, violence and politics are never a good thing—they should both step up and and make a statement
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:42 pm
I’d pick a different battle Mike. Crazy fuckers do crazy shit. Obama needs to answer for his class warfare politics, not for this.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Wrong Happy. Kerry lost because he was an unlikable douchebag. His campaing mantra was “anyone but Bush”. That doesn’t exactly rally the base.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:46 pm
fuck this talk. lets talk football
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Oh, I never said that he did. Just thought it was an, um, interesting link.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:50 pm
east coast bias east coast bias east coast bias east coast bias…
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
UO @ ASU and definitely USC @ UA are far more compelling games than Auburn/West Virginia.
October 23rd, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Hey Beav! Now you know what I’m saying brah!
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:01 pm
I havent heard much about Oregon this year. I know they’ve had a shit ton of injuries at QB though. How are they doing?
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:09 pm
As a OSU fan I hate ‘em but they can run the freaking ball. There only two losses are to USC (currently #4) and Boise State (currently #13). Their QB situation is a mess but Roper is back and battling with Masoli for the starting job. They still have a pretty solid D with Reed on the D line and an experienced secondary. If their QB situation works out in any sort of favorable way they should end the year with only three losses (with the lone additional loss @OSU)