the official 2011-12 college football thread! part 1 ver. WHERE IS SMOTPOKER??

[Pegasus]

I've been watching NC vs GT, but it really hasn't held my attention. I forgot about Toledo vs Syracuse though, I'll probably tune in for the third quarter. I can't wait for 3:30 Arkansas vs Bama!

I see Temple is destroying Maryland, which either makes the ACC look really bad or Temple look really good, not sure which...

 

[34-dihydroxyphen]

damn!! where is everybody!!

Methadone? ChickenScratch? Kenickie (she's been AWOL all season? did she give in footbaw for Barbies finally?), PanderBear, 3 4 dhp, Pegasus, smotpoker (I think he quit), TheLoveBandit (I think he quit this season too), and Hypnotik???

where the HELL are ya'll?? hopefully watching some games with me. I'm doing some drinking and watching Toledo VS Syracuse. don't laugh, Toledo is actually a damn fun team to watch. they have a very interesting offense to study as a footbaw scholar. Holy Toledo!! for example, it was just 3rd and 1 and the mighty Toledo Rockets lined up in the now seldom-used-flash-in-a-pan gimmick offense of the Wildcat, and ran in 30 yards for a touchdown!! looks like Toledo is finally going to get that win over big Division 1 school after taking tOSU to the ropes and hanging in there, for a half at least, against a NC game-bound Boise State. Toledo will win the MAC for sure... but as a good friend of mine once said to me "there are no winners in the MAC"

while drinking some delicious copper-toned Lagunitas Censored, with mu bromies before heading out to the Horseshoellll

I am flip-flopping between Mississippi VS Georgia and Notre Dame VS Pitt. the UGA game is between two SEC cellar-dwellers, so I am more tuning into the ND game (as I do every week), with hopes of ND losing to Pitt. ND just scored a TD, but Pitt had an early FG and the Panthers looked to be in control early. no fucking wonder why ND has perpetually refused to join the Big Ten. annually, no matter how bad Michigan State or Michigan are (two clubs that ND faces off with on the reg) topple the Fightin' Irish more often than not. however, ND can take it to those Big East (Pitt) and ACC teams (Boston College) like no other

Fuck Notre Dame

I'm here. Been watching ND vs. Pitt, just watch ND die.


I believe the lack of hatred has something to do with the post count in this forum dropping. I like all you guys, and when your respective teams lose I really don't feel like poking fun at anybody and having a good time at their expense like I do at my Canes boards (where opposing fans who come over to a pure homer board talking shit are just asking for it) because I feel my BL S&Gers pain. That even applies to Pander, who pissed me off by getting pissed off by me. No way I was going to make him feel more miserable after losing. It feels like punching a baby in the face. And to you Axl, who just had your team lose to my Canes, which was cathartic, and as much as I wanted to yell to high heaven and pick on an OSU fan you were too cool to pick on. I just couldn't do it.

The hatred just isn't there any more. The passion is gone, bro.

The only constructive thing I can post anymore is:

Fuck Notre Dame

 

[23536]

I've had my fill of this weather delay faggotry. It's fucking sunny in North Miami.

 

[HighonLife]

god damn these seminoles know how to piss me off

what happened to our defense?

we still got time but its gonna require some D

A&M is lookin good though. never thought id say that, havent beenw atchin much of the BIG 12 or SEC matchup but A&M looks good and Ark is doin better then i expected

but god damnit C'MON NOLES!

 

[axl blaze]

that Buckeyes game was so much fun! the Horseshoe is just one of the most beautiful stadiums in the nation. and gigantic, too. gotta love the Big Ten for housing 100, 000 and + fans in a single arena. tailgating was the highlight for me; as I showed up with one ticket, sober, and hungry - and left the tailgate with two extra tickets and a belly full of booze and chicken wings. I also got to practice my mass-audience/auction/soap-box chops by scalping said tix for some profit. the Colorado Buffs are not serious team, but it was nice to see tOSU dominate like in the olden days () also, it was great to see true frosh Braxton Miller get the start and also get the win. he looks to be the way of the future

so it looks like Arkansas got their ass whipped by Bama? was it even close?

looks like FSU dropped two in a row, by losing tonight to Clemson. I bet those rowdy Seminoles fans had no idea that this was possible. however, I knew all along. look at my preseason Top 25 analysis to be reminded that I thought FSU was a bit over-hyped (although I think next year is their year). in fact, almost all of my analyses on the preseason Top 25 have in fact become true...

now it's time for West fucking Virginia VS LSU. does WVU even stand a chance of winning, my S+G bros and girl-bros?

and is it true? are we all so radical now, that the posts and flames have lowered in this forum because we all love one another now? are you all trying to say that even Pander Bear and Kenickie are liked around here, now???

 

[axl blaze]

And to you Axl, who just had your team lose to my Canes, which was cathartic, and as much as I wanted to yell to high heaven and pick on an OSU fan you were too cool to pick on. I just couldn't do it.

better late than never, I pose

 

[Pegasus]

so it looks like Arkansas got their ass whipped by Bama? was it even close?

Both teams scored on their opening drives, and it looked like it would be a hard fought game. Then the Bama D shut it down.

I try not to gloat about my team too much, but this year the Bama defense is just ridiculous. It looked like they were running practice drills against Arkansas for most of the game. I really don't think there is a team that could beat Bama on a neutral field this season.

 

[axl blaze]

ehh, honestly I would take both LSU and Oklahoma over Alabama right now. Bama's defense is impressive, but I believe that LSU's defense is even more impressive. the defense of the Bayou Bengals, I'm telling ya'll, is something very special this year. LSU's D are all fast, big, and mean ball-hawks. as I said before, LSU's safeties are just about the size of their linebackers... they are monsters

and while Bama's offense is good, mostly because of their RB Richardson, but I think that Oklahoma's defense is also something special this year. Ok's QB, Landry Jones, has some NFL potential, but more importantly their coach Bob Stoops has the Sooners offense running like a well-oiled machine this year. I am impressed by the precision of their hurry-up, they waste no second on the clock. I would say that Stoop's O > Peterson of BYU's O

that being said, Bama is following their recent trend of being fucking great lately. that's nothing to be timid about, as long as you don't beat your chest too loud. in college football, even the mighty fall (take it from me a Buckeye). thankfully, programs like ours fall with less frequency, intensity, and duration than most other programs

 

[Pegasus]

^ LSU defense better than Alabama? After today's performances? 8(

 

[Pander Bear]

Kenickerbear is still with you, wherever you go. I'm just doing all things internet from a 4 year old blackberry-- needless to say, bluelight doesn't translate well to it.

My college football thoughts:

FSU's poor performance in week four reveals boomer goomer to be an overvalued property. The two best teams are bama and LSU. They both have questions under center, but they field NFL calibur defenses. Arkansas never had a chance, neither did WV.

Houston nutt needs to update his resume if he's going to drop games to vandy and uga.

GT's triple option PLUS deep ball looks very intimidating. Any team, with the possible exception of bama, that doesn't spend a lot of time in practice training for their game will get absolutely gashed in the fist 30 minutes.
The big ten-- still not worth watching

Expansion-- the s.e.c. Needs to grab a&m and WV and be done with the talk. Both those teams have shitty academics and scary fans. Short of clemson and fsu, this is the good fit.

Boise-- they aren't going to the NC

 

[axl blaze]

no so fast my friend on Boise State. to say they aren't going to the NC is a bit absurd. I don't know if your butt is sore still, but the god damn pesky Broncos have a good chance to make it to the National Championship. Either Bama or LSU will represent the nation's favorite to win, no question about that. Oklahoma should be representing their underdog contestant, and despite how amazing Oklahoma looks (specially on O, DANG!), one shouldn't be surprised if the Sooners drop a game to an inferior Big 12 opponent (if there even are any Big 12 teams left for them to play at the end of the season - lol!). the Sooners doing so and choking in an upset isn't exactly uncharacteristic of them, ya dig?

so that leaves, with the current Top 5 - Stanford and Boise State... with a very, very good SEC-killing/dark-horse Wisconsin team, licking their chops and their half-mast rods of cheddar cheese, peering in creepily from the outside via a keyhole a la Erin Andrews

jacking off with the fervor of a caged monkey TO

but back to Stanford. without Coach Harbaugh, I still am not buying into them. they lost a lot when they lost their venerable HC. the Stanford Stupid Trees still can't play defense. and I think that the Oregon Ducks will still beat them handily. so that leaves Stanford out of the NC party in my highly regarded opinion...

which leaves us to Boise State. I was one of those who wanted them to lose early in on their season to UGA, and lose bad, so we wouldn't have to deal with all that nails-to-the-chalkboard annoying Boise State/bowl game chatter from the talking heads. however, I have sort of bought into Boise State as a very good football team. Kellen Moore truly is the Peyton Manning of the NCAA and their coach runs that Bronco offense like a well-oiled machine, most comparable to some NFL offenses in teams such as the Colts or the Patriots

now is BSU better than a one-loss Oklahoma team? I don't think so, but because of all the bullshit that is the NCAA and the BCS beauty pageant... it is quite possible to see Boise in the National Title game against the best SEC team

unless Boise State gets bent over surprisingly by a lesser team like Nevada did to them last year... if that happens, then we can almost picture a Wisconsin VS SEC BCS NC Game

CREEPY WISCONSIN BE CREEPIN'

 

[nowdubnvr6]

As much as I am a diehard Razorback fan and went to school there and love all that is the U of A, Alabama is fucking dominant on defense. The hits they put on the ball hawking secondary to the NFL talented defensive line. They have no soft spots on D and it fucking showed this saturday. Unfortunately this year my razorbacks have one of the most difficult schedules ive ever seen. It might have been different with Kniles Davis but i still dont think it would be enough to get past that D. WOW is all i can say they were fucking impressive.

On another note that OSU vs. TAMU game was a lot of fun to watch. And Boise State wow Kellen Moore could be the dark horse for that heisman this year and i think he deserves it. I remember four years ago when he played his first game and he is one of the most accurate passers ive seen in the NCAA since Peyton Manning. It really is fun to watch Boise state.

 

[cj]

Man it is good time to be an Alabama fan thats realy all I can say about that. My other thoughts are it sucks to be Houston Nutt you wanna bet he is regretting leaving Arkansas right now but on the bright side Mark Richt has a job for another week or two. LSU is looking scary they have a lot of speed and some size at reciever and there qb is getting alot of time to throw the ball not even mentioning that NFL defense they got. To me South Carolina is the team I am still wondering about they seem to know exactly what they need to do to win nothing more nothing less really looking forward to seeing them play some better teams.

As for the Boise thing I would love to see them get there ass beat by a true SEC powerhouse I dont think im being arrogant its just that Boise likes to schedule big name teams that used to be powerhouses but are down right now Ex Virginia Tech,georgia no offence to either school but they were not on top of there games. But I also realize that until someone beats them they really cant be ignored.

I have a new favorite college player Robert Griffin 3 is fucking amazing Bayor is a must watch team who would have thought.

 

[HighonLife]

havent wanted to poke my head in cuz of embarassment

am i just a fan or did anyone else feel like fsu was gonna come back and win it after that last 4th down stop? fuckin recievers wouldnt help the young gun out at all 3 maybe 4 dropped passes on that last 'drive'

 

[Hypnotik1]

^ LSU defense better than Alabama? After today's performances? 8(

Yes ill agree that Bama's defense argueably might be better than LSU's. But if you're judging it by looking at the stat sheet.....then you dont know as much as you think you do about football, scheme and game plan. LSU sat back in nickle and dime packages all game. Chavis's game plan was 5 plus db's with an occasional blitz. They gave WVU everything underneath and defended vs the big play, and make them methodically work the field.

I think the player of the game outside of Tyran Mathieu (think Ed Reed and Troy Palamalu had a baby, most dynamic player this season, and he,s only a sophmore!) Was LSU's, Aussie-rules-football, punter. He punted 6 times and all of them were downed inside the 10 yard line, he even had a 60 yarder too.

Back to my point, LSU's defensive game plan was to give WV everything underneath and limit the big play. Hence, the big numbers WVU put up. But gotta give WV credit, their Qb And wr have a BRIGHT future, they played very well.

Anyways, i can understand the argument for OU and bama for number one, but LSU has earnee that ranking on the field, with all of those wins coming against ranked opponents on the road. No team has the resume that LSU has this point in the season.

 

[axl blaze]

yeah, I'm a big admirer of LSU this season. as I said before, they are a team from the 90s Big Ten, on steroids and cajun-fried

it's close when one is comparing such two great defenses as LSU/Bama, but I would take LSU's defense by a slim margin

LSU does deserve that number one ranking, but really, as long as they are number 2 I don't think it really matters that much. we all know rankings are bullshit. and we all know that the #1 goes against the #2 for the BCS NC, so does it really really matter?

 

[HighonLife]

i wont deny LSU is damn good, but being from TX they're just another team i cant stand, almost on par with my hatred of the yankees, lakers, patriots or ND, i just cant fucking stand certain teams, LSU not nearly as much as the previously listed teams but nonetheless fuck-a-tiger, guess im just a hater but they're certain teams i just love hatin

BAMA> OK/LSU imo (being from TX also prevents me from saying which i hate more OU or LSU)

 

[Pegasus]

Yes ill agree that Bama's defense argueably might be better than LSU's. But if you're judging it by looking at the stat sheet.....then you dont know as much as you think you do about football, scheme and game plan. LSU sat back in nickle and dime packages all game. Chavis's game plan was 5 plus db's with an occasional blitz. They gave WVU everything underneath and defended vs the big play, and make them methodically work the field.

I think the player of the game outside of Tyran Mathieu (think Ed Reed and Troy Palamalu had a baby, most dynamic player this season, and he,s only a sophmore!) Was LSU's, Aussie-rules-football, punter. He punted 6 times and all of them were downed inside the 10 yard line, he even had a 60 yarder too.

Back to my point, LSU's defensive game plan was to give WV everything underneath and limit the big play. Hence, the big numbers WVU put up. But gotta give WV credit, their Qb And wr have a BRIGHT future, they played very well.

Anyways, i can understand the argument for OU and bama for number one, but LSU has earnee that ranking on the field, with all of those wins coming against ranked opponents on the road. No team has the resume that LSU has this point in the season.

Nah, I don't go by stats. I'm not arguing for the rankings either, I'm just calling it how I see it. I feel Arkansas has a stronger offense than WVU, and I feel Bama shut down the opposition more soundly than LSU. I respect your opinion though, LSU is a damn good team and will be a match for Bama for sure. I don't think they'll win though

I am a bit worried about the UF game this Saturday though, a road game vs undefeated and Charlie Weiss led offense Gators is certainly not going to be easy. Charlie's got to be dying to show that it was ND that sucked, not him.

 

[axl blaze]

my eyes are going to be on the Big Ten this weekend

#8 Nebraska goes into #7 Wisconsin. Camp Randall Stadium is a crazy place to watch a game, only under Penn State's and tOSU's stadium as far as strength of home field advantage. I hope Wisconsin knocks the Big Red around a bit, giving them a nice big welcome to the Big Ten

also Michigan State opens up Big Ten play by visiting in Ohio Stadium VS the Buckeyes. tOSU looked a whole helluva lot better on offense when they decided to start freshman Braxton Miller for good. MSU has a great team, because they have a great veteran QB in Kirk Cousins, who looks like a solid NFL prospect and a great leader. MSU also has yet another NFL-ready wide receiver in BJ Cunningam, who has just surpassed all other Sparty WRs in all-time reception yards, which is notable since those WRs include Andre Rison, Courtney Hawkins, Plaxico Burress, and Charles Rogers

however, MSU has some weaknesses in their inept run-game (which is a turn of events because their run game is usually pretty solid). also, MSU's offensive line looks very very bad. however, Sparty has got some offensive spunk, and the Buckeyes are going to have to keep up with their points on the board

this is the last game that tOSU plays without their suspended star players. it's going to be tough to beat Sparty, as having that starting tackle, running back, WR, and LB would help out tons. however, let's just say that I am very happy that at least this game is played in Columbus, Ohio... in the Horseshoe

the Buckeyes have beaten Michigan State seven times in a row. MSU's last victory over tOSU in Columbus was in 1998, a fateful day that I will remember forever

since I'm on a roll, I will tell you why that 1998 upset loss by MSU to tOSU was so god damn tear-jerking. in 1998, perhaps one of the best football squads of all-time was formed in Columbus, Ohio. the Buckeyes that year HAD IT ALL, a spectacular offense in QB Joe Germaine and WRs David Boston and Ken-Yon Rambo. tOSU blew a late 15 point lead late in the game to fall short 28-24, thereby being sent to the Sugar Bowl instead of the National Championship (where the Bucks beat Texas A+M). Tennessee, I think, won the NC that year and I have been forever pissed at Michigan State for pulling off the upset of my lifetime in perhaps one of the greatest tOSU offenses I have ever seen (which is notable seeing such an explosive offense, the defense was spectacularly stout as usual)

fuck Sparty!!

 

[Pegasus]

Ahh yeah, Nebraska vs Wisconsin sounds like a badass game. I'll definitely tune in for that one (hopefully it's broadacast in my area!)