Wacky Afternoon: ND Barely Beats the Aztecs, Huskies Shafted, WVU Abused, Poor Ole Miss
College Football September 6th. 2008, 7:01pm
It’s pouring outside, so we’ve been watching multiple college football games today, and tracking more on the net. Madness, people:
BYU 28, Washington 27: A horrible referee call may rival the Oklahoma-Oregon snafu from a couple years ago: The Huskies scored a TD with three seconds left, and after QB Jake Locker dove into the end zone, he popped up and tossed the football in the air. A flag was thrown! Unreal. Washington had to attempt a 35-yard xpt, and it was blocked.
Ole Miss 28, Wake Forest 30: Well fell in love with Ole Miss during this game, but Wake’s QB Riley Skinner led a solid 2-minute drive and Swank nailed a 41-yarder with :08 left as the Deacons survived at home. Jevan Snead, the guy who lost a QB battle to Colt McCoy and left Texas, was magnificent for the Rebels, throwing the go-ahead TD with one minute left on fourth down – seemingly scrambling forever – and we’re eager to watch Houston Nutt pull some upsets this season. A WF loss would have almost surely meant no ranked ACC teams this week, which would have been awesome.
San Diego State 13, Notre Dame 21: Three minutes left in the fourth, but Irish QB Jimmy Clausen had an uneven afternoon UNTIL THE FOURTH QUARTER, when he threw two TD passes (three overall) as the Irish avoided an embarrassing loss. (two TDs, two ints – one in the end zone, and one that wasn’t his fault), and win or lose, the kid’s going to be scrutinized for struggling For three quarters, the Irish struggled mightily to move the ball against a defense that gave up over 400 yards last week to Cal Poly.
Colorado 31, Eastern Washington 24: Colorado trailed by a TD with three minutes left, but scored and then immediately had a pick-6 to seal a shitty afternoon for the Northwest. With that offense, the Buffs are going to catch somebody napping later this year.
ECU 24, West Virginia 3: Still in progress, but The Pirates are the new South Florida. Proving last week’s triumph over Virginia Tech was no fluke, ECU destroyed the shell-shocked and defenseless Mountaineers. Skip Holtz will be mentioned for any major college openings next season (Iowa? Florida State? Penn State?) and we’re already projecting a massive ECU feature in USA Today this week.
Oklahoma 52, Cincinnati 26: Still in progress, but not in doubt. Sam Bradford threw for nearly 400 yards and five scores and the best offense in the country rolled up 600 yards against an experienced Bearcats secondary.
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September 6th, 2008 at 7:15 PM
Cross PSU off of that list. IF they go outside of the current incarnation of the program, it won’t be that far outside of the program and certainly not for Skip Holtz. If they choose to go outside of the current coaching staff, they’ll pick someone with PSU or PA ties.
“Outsider” candidates, in order of my preference:
1.) Greg Schiano….not as big a lock to stay at Rutgers as everyone in NJ likes to think. Has PSU ties (grad assistant and secondary coach in early 90s).
2.) Al Golden…..done a nice job with a Temple program that is a tough sell to recruits. Good coach at Virginia before the Temple job and a PSU alum.
3.) Kirk Ferentz….this has been rumored before. Western PA guy, so he “gets it” when it comes to football in that part of the state.
September 6th, 2008 at 7:17 PM
Yes, you’re probably right – PSU will keep it in the family.
Schiano’s team isn’t any good this year; i can’t see him getting any offers if he wins 5-6 games.
Tough loss for Temple today in OT to Connecticut. As for Ferentez, he’s had some off-the-field issues at Iowa lately, plus, they’ve underachieved.
September 6th, 2008 at 7:26 PM
Schiano is a real good recruiter who gave life to a moribund program. He’s young and energetic and would go over very well with alums under 50.
September 6th, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Absolute travesty in the Washington game. Not only did they rob the huskies but they robbed everyone watching of the chance to watch a great football game go into overtime.
September 6th, 2008 at 7:32 PM
no doubt on Schiano. but, his arc: good year (7-5, bowl loss), great year (11-2, bowl win), disappointing year (8-5, bowl win), followed by another mediocre year MIGHT give some schools pause.
Holtz turned Connecticut into a decent team in the Northeast, and now in his 4th year at ECU, he’s improved each year, and this seems like his best team. plus, no more ranked teams on the sked, though there are 2 road tests (NC State, UVA). if he’s going to jump, he should do it now, while he’s hot.
September 6th, 2008 at 7:33 PM
point of emphasis, my ass, Rece Davis! UW and Ty got it hard and fast up his ass. with three seconds left? really? power trip much, douche?
September 6th, 2008 at 7:37 PM
Sorry about seeing another one of your top 10 go down today TBL.
September 6th, 2008 at 7:39 PM
LA Tech’s QB is lookin pretty good.
September 6th, 2008 at 7:49 PM
Lance – totally drunk when i wrote this:
“We’re really tempted to guess 7-5 or something … but Pat White’s just so damn fun to watch. That’s just logic you can’t argue with.”
September 6th, 2008 at 8:01 PM
@ TBL: The timestamp for that post says 12:45pm, and August 19 was a TUESDAY. So, +1 for early afternoon weekday boozing. Assuming Texas wins tonight, you going to sneak them into your top 10 next week?
September 6th, 2008 at 8:03 PM
Nice to see KU’s offense rolling a bit.
September 6th, 2008 at 8:06 PM
tbl or anyone…how do you bet on games and on what site? my regular credit/debit cards get blocked, so do prepaid ones work or what? or should i change betting sites?
September 6th, 2008 at 8:10 PM
just for the f of it, took uf -22.5
September 6th, 2008 at 8:13 PM
there are plenty of options located here
if the CC doesn’t work, link up your bank account and do it that way. but that’s dangerous if you are undisciplined …
September 6th, 2008 at 8:14 PM
I have UF as well
September 6th, 2008 at 8:14 PM
was kidding, man
i hate hedging, but i concede to hedging on that preview
September 6th, 2008 at 8:17 PM
you see tebow lob a pass to the middle of the field OFF HIS BACK FOOT … and it’s a perfect TD pass to his TE.
helluva start for the Gators …
September 6th, 2008 at 8:32 PM
sportsbook does not work for me..what site does work for anyone?
September 6th, 2008 at 8:33 PM
teach your players to hand the ball to the ref. it just shouldn’t be that hard. throwing the ball in the air is against the rules. stupid, yes but still against the rules.
September 6th, 2008 at 8:35 PM
if you can bet just for the fuck of it, you have too much money.
September 6th, 2008 at 8:40 PM
i go to sportsinteraction
September 6th, 2008 at 8:42 PM
back when I used to bet I did bodog.
September 6th, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Notre Dame is terrible. It took several phantom flags and questionable reviews for
NBCND to pull it out.Penn State is winning the Big 10, you heard it here first.
September 6th, 2008 at 8:51 PM
Penn State does look good..I can see a 10-2 season for them.
September 6th, 2008 at 9:00 PM
wrong. i started last NFL season with $400, and after ups and downs … i started this fall with nearly double what i started with. I’m not dropping $50 on each game or anything … hit a couple parlays and go up some … lose a big game like the F’ing Colts last year in the playoffs, and you lose. plus, it makes the games much, much more interesting.
September 6th, 2008 at 9:03 PM
maryland is losing to MIdd Tenn St?????
September 6th, 2008 at 9:11 PM
UF -22? TBL. I am a U grad and it looks like slowly but surely we are getting some confidence back. My goodness, the athletes on the field tonight are off the charts. Does anyone think that Tebow (a GREAT college player) will be effective in the NFL?
September 6th, 2008 at 9:15 PM
God how nice is it to have football on the tube? From all parts of the fruited plain. ND?????? Clausen just comes off (to me) as over hyped and that team is SLOW. Is it rude to hope that ND loses every week (even as a Catholic)?
September 6th, 2008 at 9:17 PM
Complete bullshit call on Washington, but the fact is … they still should have tied it. Since when is a 35 yard FG (or extra point) a death sentence. If the line had blocked their guys, it probably would have been OT. Stupid ref, but shitty play on the PAT.
September 6th, 2008 at 9:18 PM
unfortunately, denverpiolot, this isn’t an NFL game out there, so Tim Tebow can still be effective. I am a bit surprised it’s only 9-3 though. Haven’t been watching (KU is on) but Miami must be playing well.
Dezmon Briscoe is damn good. He’ll be a Belitnikoff nominee before his career is over.
September 6th, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Chelsea Chris – agree 100%
September 6th, 2008 at 9:31 PM
TBL, you shoulda known better than to bet against the northwestern kids
September 6th, 2008 at 9:45 PM
It’s not too early to start a Todd Reesing for Heisman campaign right?
September 6th, 2008 at 9:54 PM
Finally saw the Washington highlights… just awful that the ref would make that kind of call on the last play of the game. Seems like the kind of call you might make early in the game to make a point… but you just decided the game, you tool.
September 6th, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Here’s my advice for everyone tonight: don’t get drunk and go back and read all 588 comments from the KU-Memphis game.
September 6th, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Dammit San Diego State!! Just give Faulk the ball, and play-action to Darnay Scott, you win easily!
Honestly, how terrible a coach must Charlie Weis be for this game to be even close? What happened to the offense, you know, the reason he was hired? You’re telling me that SDSU is equal in talent as Notre Dame? Every terrible game he coaches makes me think that Tom Brady must be the greatest QB, ever.
September 6th, 2008 at 10:22 PM
@ Makblunt – Touchdown Charlie!!!111
September 6th, 2008 at 10:25 PM
ND got so damned luck that the SDSU guy fumbled the ball on the goal line.
I’ll bet the Browns draft that guy!
September 6th, 2008 at 10:25 PM
Wait did Tebow just fumble through the end-zone and nobody mentioned it? I half-caught it while surfing the net.
September 6th, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Tebow is a beast He will be solid in NFL. Penn st. and Wisco. best teams in big 10?
September 6th, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Wow was Ohio State terrible today.. The only thing I would warn people about is the fact that the Buckeyes have been playing this way against worse teams in Tressel’s entire career. They lay more duds than any other major powerhouse. With that said, they also buckle down in most of their big games (sans the last two title games). Tressel runs the most conservative gameplan in the country, and it’s more conservative than Newt Gingrich the week before a big game.
September 6th, 2008 at 11:12 PM
great darnay scott call!
im actually embarrassed by this:
TheBigLead Says:
September 6th, 2008 at 8:10 pm edit
just for the f of it, took uf -22.5
urban meyer kicking a FG with 25 seconds left?
September 6th, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Does Skip Holtz like Syracuse in the winter?
September 6th, 2008 at 11:34 PM
Syracuse should hire Glen Mason.. the just hired Mason’s o-coordinator when they had the best ground game in the country.. he signed a two-year deal (Mitch Browning). Mason recruited fairly well for having one of the worst HS football state’s in the country at his disposal. He’s the guy almost got the OSU job (actually on his pre-ordered tombstone).
September 6th, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Glen Mason is awful.
rs27 I gotta tell you I loved your newest blog post. Hilarious.
September 6th, 2008 at 11:52 PM
Why is Glen Mason awful? Do you know how bad a state Minnesota is to recruit? And while Mason was there, they had not yet finalized the plans for the new stadium. If PP could win at the Cuse, then Mason could definitely get them back to respectability.
September 6th, 2008 at 11:55 PM
Cursed, I’m from ND I know that it’s pretty bad. That being said, it is possible to build a decent Big 10 program with those kids, but Mason played all pasties for non-conference, but never did terribly well in conference play, keeping them locked into the Music City Bowl.
September 7th, 2008 at 12:06 AM
dazed and confused on hbo5!
September 7th, 2008 at 12:20 AM
I’m live blogging the UFC fights in comments number 49-51.. here we go!
September 7th, 2008 at 12:21 AM
Franklin beat Hammill!
September 7th, 2008 at 12:29 AM
OH MY GOD.. Liddell got KTFO in the 2nd round..
September 7th, 2008 at 9:35 AM
Skip Holtz isn’t leaving ECU for Syracuse…he’s god in greenville (and it’s close to the beach), he’d just be another person in a parka @Cuse. Clemson seems like the likely destination if the Tigers don’t win the ACC, otherwise, look at any ACC/SEC/Big Ten school that has a coaching vacancy AND is a football first school.