College Football Season Begins...

Raoul said:
We had Martellus Bennett on board early but he decomitted and went somewhere close to home in Texas. We ended up with DajLeon Farr, who is going to take over from Olsen in a year or so. The funny thing about Olsen is that he went to Notre Dame because his brother went there, and when his brother left, he came to UM, citing that thats where he wanted to go from the beginning. We also narrowly missed out on Zach Miller a couple of years ago. I dont think any of them are as good as Shockey or Winslow.
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yep, farr was who i was talking about...the whole bennett deal was lame, but overall, farr is going to be a good one as well.

well, also, shockley and winslow are special players...it takes alot to live up to that.


we've got a guy now as a sophomore who is going to be the man, next year when Dom Byrd leaves....rmember the name...Fred Davis.

from Ohio, and we got him ahead of the bucs. originally he was a receiver, 6'4 210 4.5 speed...they converted him to TE, he's put on 30 pounds and is an absolute beast...great hands, fast as heel for a tight end and strong as hell. caught his first TD on Saturday, great catch at the 2 yd line, got drilled by two safeties and bulled his way in to the end zone.

reminds me a bit of Winslow...I'm looking forward to seeing him develop.
 
Hey Flash,

These next three games are huge for USC - Cal, Fresno and UCLA. All tams that can score and maybe test that USC defense. I smell an upset.
 
kennyj said:
Hey Flash,

These next three games are huge for USC - Cal, Fresno and UCLA. All tams that can score and maybe test that USC defense. I smell an upset.
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I don't smell it. ;)

all tough games, but the last two are at home, the defense is coming together, and Pete Carroll's USC teams always get better in the last part of the year.

USC hasn't lost in november since 2000.

Cal's QB is very inexperienced as is the rest of tha Cal team, not to mention, that is the last place USC lost, up at Cal and the USC players are out to avenge that loss.

Fresno is tough, but still a bit unproven, but we get them at home, and UCLA was exposed by arizona and hopefuly we'll have learned some good lessons to take into the game.

I am not taking anything fro granted, but this is the best I have felt about a USC squad entering Novemnber since 2002.
 
FLASHWOK said:
Cal's QB is very inexperienced as is the rest of tha Cal team, not to mention, that is the last place USC lost, up at Cal and the USC players are out to avenge that loss.

Fresno is tough, but still a bit unproven, but we get them at home, and UCLA was exposed by arizona and hopefuly we'll have learned some good lessons to take into the game.
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I don't blame you for feeling confident. SC wants the three in a row. But they have a bullseye on their backs and I think there's a possibility that they can be outscored and lose to a team that has the ball last. It would be a huge upset because they'll be double digits against every team that they face until the bowls.

I think Fresno may have the best shot.
 
kennyj said:
I don't blame you for feeling confident. SC wants the three in a row. But they have a bullseye on their backs and I think there's a possibility that they can be outscored and lose to a team that has the ball last. It would be a huge upset because they'll be double digits against every team that they face until the bowls.

I think Fresno may have the best shot.
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TBH there was a window when we could have been beaten...but it is closed now. for me I knew it would be a war up untill about midseason, and if we could make it there undefeated, having grown defensively, that would be it.

this squad has had a bullseye on its back for two years, they don't get scared under pressure, are loose for big games, are calm if they fall behind, and know how to kill teams off when they get a lead.

I honestly don't think anybody is going to outscore them...the chance for that passed...prior to the washington game, there was a chance as our OC's experimented with a new offensive system which causd a hell of a lot of problems for us.

now they are back to doing what Chow did.

I was very worried in all honesty, up untill the Washington game.

now I am no longer worried.

there might be teams who put up points on SC, but now that the offense is being used the way it should be and was, nobody will hang with them over 60 minutes.

from now on, a team is going to have to hang 40 on USC as well as play mistake free, turnover free, near penalty free ball to beat us.

I don't see us scoring anywhere under 40 points the rest of the way, even with the first team offense out by the late 3rd qtr.
 
Flash, if USC score 40 on Texas, I'd be surprised and congratulate them on a victory. I can't see that happening though. 35 perhaps. Might still be enough for a win. But Texas will move the ball on USC, but will they score TDs? Will they self-destruct? Will Texas' fast and physical defense force USC to make mistakes?

That is considering Texas don't feck up during the next 3 games.

And I get sick of hearing all these SEC fans in Georgia on the call-in shows complaining about Alabama not being top 2. Both USC and Texas would walk all over 'bama. I wouldn't rate Alabama above Miami, Notre Dame, or Va Tech. Even though I love the controversy of the BCS and would like to see Alabama go undefeated and beat 4 top 15 ranked teams but get left out of the title game, I would love for LSU or Auburn or Georgia to end the non-sense of SEC crybabies.
 
MrMarcello said:
And I get sick of hearing all these SEC fans in Georgia on the call-in shows complaining about Alabama not being top 2. Both USC and Texas would walk all over 'bama. I wouldn't rate Alabama above Miami, Notre Dame, or Va Tech. Even though I love the controversy of the BCS and would like to see Alabama go undefeated and beat 4 top 15 ranked teams but get left out of the title game, I would love for LSU or Auburn or Georgia to end the non-sense of SEC crybabies.
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If that breaks the BCS in its current format, I´m perfectly fine with it.

Notre Dame get way too much love. Giving them an automatic BCS bid when they win 9 games is total crap. Join a fecking conference and we can talk.
 
I mean that I'd pick Notre Dame to defeat Alabama head-to-head, not that I would actually rank ND higher on current record. I should have worded that different.
 
MrMarcello said:
Flash, if USC score 40 on Texas, I'd be surprised and congratulate them on a victory.

Oklahoma State scored 28 on you...in one half right? USC is substantially better than OSU



I can't see that happening though. 35 perhaps. Might still be enough for a win. But Texas will move the ball on USC, but will they score TDs?

USC doesn't blow coverages that have led to wide open long plays to Pittman and some of those guys like in the Oklahoma and TTEch game. Texas has some good athletes out there, but it seems like every Texas game I watch, there is a Texas wide receiver standing there completely uncovered 40 yards down the field while the DBs look at each other perplexed.

Will they self-destruct?

USC is tops in TO Margin, and Texas does make errors and is a bit sloppy...USC capitalizes on TO's ruthlessly. Also, USC doesn't get nervous or scared on the biggest stage. Texas has played well, but there is no telling how they will come out in the BCS championship, USC plays very loose and is used to the spotlight. Texas has played some tight games, but the hype leading to their biggest game (OU) is nothing compared to the hype of the Championship.

should be interesting, not to mention, if USC makes it, it is a virtual home game for them at the Rose Bowl. while it won't be the horseshoe Texas had to go to, it won't be ohio state they are playing either.


Will Texas' fast and physical defense force USC to make mistakes?

well, we have faced fast physical defenses before...the question is more, can texas' good defense, really prepare themselves for the type of offense and team speed they have never faced?

can they stop not only a smart excelletn passing QB, but a versatile all around back like Bush, a battering ram like White, an ofensive line that is not quite as big, but faster than their own, a top TE, top receving and blocking FBs and arguably the best receiving corp in the country....how many of those facets can Texas shut down? not all of them.

That is considering Texas don't feck up during the next 3 games.

probably won't

And I get sick of hearing all these SEC fans in Georgia on the call-in shows complaining about Alabama not being top 2. Both USC and Texas would walk all over 'bama.

bama is weak. the SEC has no offense this year. I'm happy bama are back but they'd get smoked by most other top teams outside the SEC

I wouldn't rate Alabama above Miami, Notre Dame, or Va Tech. Even though I love the controversy of the BCS and would like to see Alabama go undefeated and beat 4 top 15 ranked teams but get left out of the title game, I would love for LSU or Auburn or Georgia to end the non-sense of SEC crybabies.
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well, the SEC are a bunch of babies, but I can't fault the presence Of LSU in the Sugar Bowl in 2003 and obviously Auburn would have put up a better fight last year, based on OU's abysmal cave-in/choke/give up. this year's Bama team is nowhere near those though.
 
FLASHWOK said:
Oklahoma State scored 28 on you...in one half right? USC is substantially better than OSU
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OkState is the bogey team for some reason. But tell me if OkState won that game? Nope. Got pasted 35-0 in the 2nd half. Third straight year Texas trailed at half-time to OkState. Combined second half score during those games - Texas 122, Ok State 0.

Then shut out Baylor the next week. Held TT to 17 when they were averaging near 50 (regardless of opponents, which you'll no doubt bring up, :boring: ).

They were bound to have a game when it appeared everything was in jeopardy. They were bound to give up some points eventually. It's not like USC hasn't been behind the eight ball this season, regardless of the opposition and how good it is. It shows character and discipline to come from 28-9 at half. And not only win, but totally reverse the deficit (19 down to win by 19).
 
Big game for `Bama saturday against LSU. Hopefully i`ll catch the action somewhere online.
 
MrMarcello said:
OkState is the bogey team for some reason. But tell me if OkState won that game? Nope.

and they shouldn't have won...cause they stink. one of the worst teams in the ncaa in every facet of the game


Got pasted 35-0 in the 2nd half. Third straight year Texas trailed at half-time to OkState. Combined second half score during those games - Texas 122, Ok State 0.

well that shows more than anything that it's a bit pathetic no? who the hell doesn't score and gives up that many points in 3 stragiht second halves?

Then shut out Baylor the next week. Held TT to 17 when they were averaging near 50 (regardless of opponents, which you'll no doubt bring up, :boring: ).

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :boring: ;)

D1AA opposition + Baylor. (snicker snicker) ;)

They were bound to have a game when it appeared everything was in jeopardy. They were bound to give up some points eventually. It's not like USC hasn't been behind the eight ball this season, regardless of the opposition and how good it is. It shows character and discipline to come from 28-9 at half.

28-12 @ the half. and then they spotted Vince an 80 yard TD in the first minute of the 2nd half when 4 people suddenly forget how to tackle.

And not only win, but totally reverse the deficit (19 down to win by 19).
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against a crap team that they were totally sloppy and poor against in the first half. had it been colorado, i'd be a bit more impressed...but being OSU, I am not. ;)




all I'm saying is that although you can only play the teams that are put in front of you, you guys are going to suffer from not having faced a team anywhere comparable to USC, in all facets of the game.

there is a serious gulf in class between USC and all the teams you have played this year. all I'm saying is you are not prepared for what you'll see on the field. You'll be prepared in the film rooms and you'll be prepared by the defensive coach from auburn whose done a good job, but going out and facing it is very different and that is the problem.

that;s what every team has said about us "you can see their speed on tape, but you don't really realize how fast they are till you get on the field"

also, even though Texas has a good defense, Texas simply has never faced (as I've said before) a highly sophisticated balanced attack.

nobody schemes better than SC or disguises plays better...nobody runs more formations and motions withtop caliber athletes, and none of the Qbs you have faced can audible with as much ease and skill as he can, to as many weapons as he can.

The opponents you ahve played, are simply light years behind what you are going to see in USC. not trying to be haughty, but it's the truth.
 
I´d probably die laughing if the Buffs upset UT(erus) just like in 2001. Go BUFFS!
 
Jens said:
I´d probably die laughing if the Buffs upset UT(erus) just like in 2001. Go BUFFS!
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that would be funny, but it would also throw the BCS into total chaos.

if Alabama stayed unbeaten then it wouldn't be a problem, but it would be a nightmare if Miami jumped them in the BCS while bama was undefeated.

as good as miami is, if bama manages to go undefeated it would be a shame to keep them out if Texas (or USC) falters.

even the Miami OT Winston said that.
 
FLASHWOK said:
have you checked any of those torrent type things?

you should register for the Alabama scout board...all the people there will probably be able to help you.


http://mb9.scout.com/falabamafans48326frm1
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Torrents i have no clue about, but thanks for the link. I subscribe to MLBtv to keep up with the Red Sox so hopefully i can do something similar with the Tide.
 
Nearco said:
Torrents i have no clue about, but thanks for the link. I subscribe to MLBtv to keep up with the Red Sox so hopefully i can do something similar with the Tide.
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no problem...it's a good site and they are very helpfull to other fans so if you let them know you situation, they will probably be able to point you in the right direction.
 
I can finally discuss that abortion against U of A last Saturday.

feck you, Defensive Coordinator Larry Kerr. Teach the kids to wrap up and tackle, you old cnut. If you're not fired for blowing this season, there is no justice. The defense has gotten worse every game - not better. He has to go.

Same ol' Ruins. feck. Let the November/December Tailspin commence.

<Sigh.>
 
TheDevil'sOwn said:
I can finally discuss that abortion against U of A last Saturday.

feck you, Defensive Coordinator Larry Kerr. Teach the kids to wrap up and tackle, you old cnut. If you're not fired for blowing this season, there is no justice. The defense has gotten worse every game - not better. He has to go.

Same ol' Ruins. feck. Let the November/December Tailspin commence.

<Sigh.>
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:lol:

I was wondering how long it was going to take before you said something about it. ;)
 
FLASHWOK said:
:lol:

I was wondering how long it was going to take before you said something about it. ;)
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I don't even want to watch tomorrow's game, really. Then a month off until 'SC - we're lucky if the Holiday Bowl still wants anything to do with us after all this.

Did you hear we beat the Cal State Monterey Bay Otters 104-41 last night in men's basketball?

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UCLA Bruin Basketball - 11 Banners and counting...
 
FLASHWOK said:
:lol: wiseass
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Their defense was astounding. Absolutely ruined Va Tech's program for years, that loss. Mark my words. From being a legit program and really establishing themselves- they'll always have people doubting them now - just like a certain school's football program that pissed away their credibility about 7 minutes into the 1st Qtr. in Tucson last Saturday.

At least we have Big Ben Olson to look forward to next year.
 
TheDevil'sOwn said:
Their defense was astounding. Absolutely ruined Va Tech's program for years, that loss. Mark my words. From being a legit program and really establishing themselves- they'll always have people doubting them now - just like a certain school's football program that pissed away their credibility about 7 minutes into the 1st Qtr. in Tucson last Saturday.

At least we have Big Ben Olson to look forward to next year.
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agreed, Miami made a mockery of them. there is a certain pleasure in putting a program down for the count with a dominating victory (us vs. Oklahoma, Miami vs. Va Tech)

it will be awhile before Oklahoma get back up to wher they were before.
 
FLASHWOK said:
agreed, Miami made a mockery of them. there is a certain pleasure in putting a program down for the count with a dominating victory (us vs. Oklahoma, Miami vs. Va Tech)

it will be awhile before Oklahoma get back up to wher they were before.
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Apparently, we can still beat ASU and then beat you...and we would win the PAC-10, which would just make the season worse, really.

I'm not holding my breath - they have to prove they can bounce back - I'm not going to just assume they will. I know this team and this program.
 
nebraska has also really fallen from grace ... formerly a title contender year in, year out and now they´re fighting for bowl eligibility ...
 
callahan must be one of the most unpopular sports persons in the state of colorado .. first he coached the broncos´ arch rival in oakland and now he´s coaching the biggest rival of the state´s most popular football programm.

getting beaten by a team with way less talent is unacceptable, getting blown out by a school like kansas in football is just totally ridiculous.


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Nearco said:
Half-time at Tuscaloosa and the Tide are 10-0 up.
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LSU scores...10-7 now.

Texas up 52-0 at halftime (vs Kansas).

USC up 21-3 at halftime (@ Kal-e-forn-ya)

FSU got spanked at Clemson, 35-14.

Oklahoma State knocked of Texas Tech, 24-17.

Miami with 27 unanswered, lead Wake Forest 41-17.
 
I got a reasonable deal with Yahoo. $4.95 permonth for Alabama sports broadcasts....although i have zero interest in basketball.

feck, LSU are threatening again.
 
did i just hear a huge sigh of relief from the bcs headquarters?

the bcs will be pushing the panic button if either usc or texas gets upset in their final 2 games
 
jatin said:
yes we did in the Homecoming Game, I don't know whether thats counted or not,
I am new here and just getting the hang of things,
But I was at the game and we beat Virginia Tech at the homecoming game
GO TERPS!!!!!!! :p
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uh, no you did not beat Virginia Tech, jatin...you beat the University of Virginia in your homecoming game 45-33

you lost to Virginia Tech at home, 28-9.


they are two different schools ;)


how did you like the homecoming game? Exciting huh?
 
FLASHWOK said:
uh, no you did not beat Virginia Tech, jatin...you beat the University of Virginia in your homecoming game 45-33

you lost to Virginia Tech at home, 28-9.


they are two different schools ;)


how did you like the homecoming game? Exciting huh?
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oops my bad!!

but the game was awesome man , once i figured out what the hell was actually happening,
still dont understand the complete game but much better off now

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FLASHWOK said:
felt bad to see Bama lose...but it has paved the way for the BCS...now all USC and Texas need do is win their final two games.
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Come on Texas, lose one please. Miami vs. USC for the title!!!
 
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