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the official 2010-11 college football thread! ver. Auburn VS Oregon?

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TheLoveBandit said:
12:21 PM ET South Florida at No. 8 Florida (-15) - Will the real FLA please stand up, please stand up? I'm saying (hoping) UF wins, but I expect it to be by less than 10 either way.
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A fun game.
Super f*cking hot out there.

Despite being an avid USF fan, I was expecting a loss. But I was also really hoping the game would be competitive. And it was for about 2 quarters and 7 mins.
Florida's talent just runs sooooo deep. USF couldn't keep up.

One thing is for sure, BJ Daniels needs a lot of work at passing.
Out of 20 attempts, he completed 9.
5 to USF players.
4 to UF players!!!!!! ;)

And a second thing is for sure, I love watching Demps. The end.

Nevertheless, a great learning experience for the Bulls. I hope we get to play Florida again in 2015.

Here are some pics from my seats.

USF on O
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UF on O
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UF scoreless after the 1st
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3, 4, I think you have to give some credit where credit is due. Miami's recievers did drop a lot of passes, but I think the reason for that is the Buckeyes D was knocking Miami's receivers down like flies in the first quarter. It seemed as the game went on the U's receivers were a little scared to get hit. Harris had some bad throws, but the Defense of OSU rattled the receivers pretty much all game.

And I don't know how talented Miami really is. The officials missed holding calls all day the U was committing, even the announcers mentioned that.

And Miami's special teams single handedly kept Miami in the game. Ohio State's special teams coverage is laughable, Coach Tressel really needs to work on that.

I thought Pryor looked good, not great but good. He is an absolute beast on 3rd down.

All in all I was very pleased with the Buckeyes performance.
One question I do have is is it normal after Miami loses for the Miami fans to still talk trash after a loss. I counted at least a dozen times after the game where I'd see a Miami fan yelling stuff to a Buckeye fan about losing to Florida or LSU (which is not related to Miami at all but oh well). Is that what they mean by swagger?
 
So, after week 2, what have we learned?


  • No. 21 Auburn at Mississippi State (+2) - FINAL AU 17 - MSU 14. Worth watching, for a Thursday night.

  • No. 15 Georgia Tech at Kansas (+14) - @ KAN? Really? Okay...suit yourself, just don't lose :\ FAIL! FINAL GT 25 - KAN 28.

  • No. 22 Georgia at No. 24 South Carolina (-3.5) - Shazam! FINAL UGA 6 - USCe 17. I didn't know they'd miss AJ that much on defense 8) Or be so completely void of any offensive production beyond that him. Still, it makes it weird to see USCe ahead of UGA for the SECEast, even for a week. How hot is Richt's seat now? ;)

  • South Florida at No. 8 Florida (-15) - FINAL USF 14 - UF 38. Opening drive has two bad snaps...o-noes 8( . USF takes the lead.... but finally, finally, UF starts pulling their shit together and pulls away. Fwiw, I think if Daniels had more help he'd have continued to kill us. What I saw was him gashing us with runs, but then being too tired to dodge pass-rush and it lead to mistakes. I'd agree with the commentators, after he runs, he needs a play call that is a quick handoff or a 3-step quick pass, something to let him catch his breath. Still, I'm happy Florida finally got it's snaps down, and found some receivers (couldn't find them last week, because we couldn't get the ball to the QB). Demps? Zoom-zoom-zoom ;) Too bad Rainey was out pretty much the second half with an injury :\

  • No. 17 Florida State at No. 10 Oklahoma (-7.5) - I really can't guess this one. MY gut says OU pulls away by more than 7.5, but this is one of those we'll just have to see how it plays out, I suppose. FINAL FSUcks 17 - OU 47. Pulls away? LOL......I'd say so. Now, how much of this is great Sooner football, and how much is FSUcks? I'd say it was a lot of both, but more credit to OU than mud on FSU. What can you do when your College Varsity squad lines up against a high school JV?

  • Michigan at Notre Dame (-3.5) - I don't like MICH, but I hate ND more than all others. I may flip though it and hope for a 3-0 game :) FINAL MICH 28 - ND 24. Now *that* was a fun game to watch. Robinson is awesome, just pure pleasure to see him shred a team. I'm excited to see what he does against PSU and tOSU, tbh. As for ND, they showed they want to compete again, and they can...hell, they might have won if they'd have had their QB the whole game. But I'm pleased with the outcome, and the game in general. I just don't want to see either team ranked (personal wish, though I expect one or both will see rankings sometime this season).

  • No. 12 Miami (FL) at No. 2 Ohio State (-8.5) - Again, I dislike both teams immensely. But I feel/hope this is a great game, and not a disappointment. Whoever wins, won't matter that much to me, just gimme a good game (and don't win your conference :o ). FINAL MIA 26 - tOSU 34. Joke-ry Harris, man, that dude has not learned to handle the pressure. I'd dig up some of the earlier comments about his poise and maturity, but it isn't worth it and you know this post is too long already. I'll give props to tOSU for being prepared, for playing strong, and not really making mistakes. I'm impressed they scored as much as they did (not a comment to MIA's defense, just normal Tressel ball keeps the scores in the mid 20's for both teams usually).

  • No. 18 Penn State at No. 1 Alabama (-12) - Sorry Joe Pa, Saban wins this handily. I foresee a score of about 28/31 AL to 7/10 for PSU. Roll Tide. FINAL PSU 6 - ALA 24. ALA kept their starts in to the end, but it looked to me like they called off the dogs with their play calling (they know they have to go to Happy Valley next year, without their 2 star running backs or Julio Jones). PSU had the freshman QB, and he played like it...but they'll do alright this season. ALA on the other hand....is a monster. And that is without having Ingram in the game. Woe to those on their schedule this season.....wait, UF@AL OCT 2...FFUUuuuuuuuu

  • No. 7 Oregon at Tennessee (+11) - I like Dooley and wish him well, but fuck TN. Go Ducks (not Beavers...I can get it right sometimes). Final score 34 OR - 6 TN. FINAL ORE 48 - TN 13. At least TN felt good early, going up 13-0. But in the end ORE proved to be one of the few schools that can overcome a long trip and still play well. Even so, that score was more lopsided than I anticipated. Props to ORE, but woah Nellie, is TN going to suck this year. Hell, I'll bet even Vandy will be favored over them.
 
Jacory Harris and Miami have a lot of athletes. their skill positions are right up there with OSU, which means that they can be compared to Any College, USA. however, I think that OSU's defensive line, secondary, and offensive line are at a very elite level. I think Randy Shannon is a decent enough coach, much better than Coker in his dismal days and much much better than Ron Zook.

hey 3, 4 - you're the true winner here. when the game is all said and done with, you get to go back to Miami
 
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I guess this makes Shannon the Ron Zook of Miami. Great at bringing talent in, poor at getting it to play like it should. At least coaches will want to come over to Miami after he gets fired.

Either that, or OSU is severely overrated, but I doubt that. The team that didn't make mistakes beat the team that made a trillion of them. Congrats.
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The UF forums have been calling him the Zook of Miami for years now. ;) And yeah, I'd agree it isn't a case of tOSU being severely overrated. :\


smotpoker said:
One question I do have is is it normal after Miami loses for the Miami fans to still talk trash after a loss. I counted at least a dozen times after the game where I'd see a Miami fan yelling stuff to a Buckeye fan about losing to Florida or LSU (which is not related to Miami at all but oh well). Is that what they mean by swagger?
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Yes, it is the only language they know - "Talk Shit", even when there is no substance to it. :\ You get used to it after awhile, and realize it's like the 4yr old that likes to mouth off like he's 10 - using swear words he doesn't understand and arguments that just leave you wondering "wtf?". They got used to doing it in the 80's, and passed this on to later generations who had not earned it or understood what justifies the right to talk shit.

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So, one last thought for now....ACC isn't even the "Almost Competitive Conference", it's the "Absolute Chumps Conference", at least after week 2. The perennial top 10 (start of season) team of VT is now 0-2 after a home loss to James Freaking Madison (and FCS team). This doesn't help Boise's SOS any ;) But you also had GT lose to unranked KAN (on the road, but still...); and MIA loses (at #2 tOSU, but it's a loss); and FSU loses (@ #7 OU, but it's a loss). Your power teams are sucking wind here, guys. Not good.

At least UVA hung tough @ USCw for a 17-14 loss in a game they could have one. Welcome back to Div1, Wahoos....and thank you for showing again that USCw is going to be down for awhile.

Anyone notice Wake and Duke decided to skip this season and start basketball early? FINAL DUKE 48 - WF 54.
 
Yeah I saw that WF-Duke score what a shootout.

And to add something to that GT loss, they lost to a team that also lost to a division 2 team.

p.s I know when I say d2 i mean fcs or whatever it's called, but I will simply say division 2 cause I feel it's not confusing that way.

man my bengals look like shit right now against new england.
 
^ they could be coming back. it's an absolute messy, downtrodden game with my Steelers right now.

yeah TLB - that was the first thing I thought of about VT losing to James Madison; will Boise State get a quality win all season? that's a scary thought.

OSU looks leaps and bounds better than last year. TP can actually pass a little better, he still is the best all around NCAA athlete, and the defense is bringing me back memories of the Big Ten glory days. I hope that they can keep this level of competition all season long, as the Buckeyes will have a target on their now back and forever.

Bama looked strong at home, as well. PSU isn't at the level it usually is, but their defense and run game is at least going to be above average. Bama fan shouldn't have a lot of complaints so far, playing their first two games without some of their usual star power
 
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I'm glad the ACC looks like such total shit this year. It should be an easy road the rest of the way for Miami. A loss to any one of the teams that played this week would be an embarrassment.

Not to hard to foresee an 11-1 season for Miami, but Jacory is forever a fucktard in my book. He lost that game all by himself. Actually what I see as his biggest problem is arm strength. He can pick apart most defenses in the country, but the ball gets there too late against a good team like OSU. He was compared to Ken Dorsey early on in his career, but he looks a lot more like Kenny Kelley. I really feel this team is a quarterback and some better coaching away from really competing, but hey, we had shitty coaching under Butch and Coker. South Florida talent is better than anything in the country, so all hope is not lost for the near future.

What I worry about more than anything is Shannon becoming like Stoops at Oklahoma. He has 10-2 or 11-1 seasons every year, but doesn't coach his teams well enough to beat the elite ones. Too good to fire, too bad to win a title. That is the one of the worst things that can happen to a program.
 
I wouldn't be so doom and gloom about Miami's future yet. the ACC is weak again, and Miami is clearly leaps and bounds better than any of the other cupcakes. Ohio State has a really, really good team this year. if the team doesn't win the National Championship, this season will be considered a disappointment by many.

Florida high school ball is good, but so is Ohio's :) it's serious business up here, as well as in some of the other states like Texas, California, Louisiana, etc...

I think that Miami is still on their way up, they just have a couple growing pains to get over. having the balls to get out of that shoddy conference and play a team like OSU speaks well enough about their confidence and where they want their program to be.

my birthday is tomorrow, so the Steelers and Buckeyes winning is pretty much all the bday present I wanted.
 
axl blaze said:
I wouldn't be so doom and gloom about Miami's future yet. the ACC is weak again, and Miami is clearly leaps and bounds better than any of the other cupcakes. Ohio State has a really, really good team this year. if the team doesn't win the National Championship, this season will be considered a disappointment by many.

Florida high school ball is good, but so is Ohio's :) it's serious business up here, as well as in some of the other states like Texas, California, Louisiana, etc...

I think that Miami is still on their way up, they just have a couple growing pains to get over. having the balls to get out of that shoddy conference and play a team like OSU speaks well enough about their confidence and where they want their program to be.

my birthday is tomorrow, so the Steelers and Buckeyes winning is pretty much all the bday present I wanted.
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It's impossible to doom and gloom about Miami's future too much. It's a team for which it is impossible to be down forever. But this was supposed to be the year that Randy had his team together. And he does have a damn good team together. But we are lacking a quarterback. We have one of the best QB coaches in the country in Mark Whipple, and if Jacory still doesn't get it it means he is never gonna get it. We have plenty of good QB talent coming in, but it is still a waste of this year and next.

On the positive side, the O-line came together really well for us, as did the D-line. Nobody can pull that "we will beat you in the trenches crap" that they did last year after the Wisconsin loss. O-line looks to be the most improved unit.

And by saying South Florida talent is the best, I am in no way saying that every other place sucks. If you look at my previous posts, I know where the talent comes from. It is one of the biggest reasons I pick certain teams to be good forever and others to never relive the glory days. And one of the biggest reasons I picked the ACC to one day be a power (please don't think I'm referencing today, or even next year anyone. The ACC is a long way away from being decent, and I hope it stays shitty forever).

Anyways, classy move by Tressel to take a knee at the end of the game. In these days of style points where voters only look at the final score to determine where they will rank teams, it is only fair to keep the game looking as close as it was. Not to mention the risk of injury to a major player that could come on one of those meaningless drives.
 
Tressel is all class, but a bit too classy and conservative for my tastes. I'm more of a fan of "we're going to win then rape your cheerleaders" style of coaching approach as seen by some coaches of the SEC. the sweater vest is hilarious looking, but hey. at least the guy wins I guess...
 
I'm watching Javier Arenas, punt returner/ corner for Alabama last year, play as a Kansas City Chief as a punt returner, and he's running all over these guys just like they're in college. He just almost broke 2 in a row!

Dexter McCluster from the SEC, I'm glad to see him out here playing in the NFL. He was a hell of a college player and I hope that he transfers well to the NFL...

I haven't seen Rolando McClain or Sam Bradford play yet, which I'm looking forward to. I love watching the progression of the players from high school to NFL...
 
TheLoveBandit said:
What's to hate, when we own you?
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you want to know what i hate? i hate you.

VOLS BITCH!

in all honesty, you're probably going beat us pretty handily. we just don't have the depth. we were obviously worn the fuck out by the second half of the ducks game.

i do feel like dooley was a good hire and i'm pretty excited to see what the next couple of years have in store for us. i can't wait to be relevant again.
 
allsum.

Florida's Chris Rainey arrested for aggravated stalking
By Kyle Kosteron September 14, 2010 9:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Florida Gators wide receiver Chris Rainey has been charged with aggravated stalking after allegedly sending a threatening text message to an on-again-off-again girlfriend.

"Time to die," the message read, according to Gainesville police.

An officer stated that the woman fell asleep, missing a call from Rainey, who then showed up at her home and was told to leave, precipitating the text.

Rainey has 10 receptions this year for Urban Meyer's squad.
 
ChickenScratch said:
Florida's Chris Rainey arrested for aggravated stalking

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"Time to die," the message read, according to Gainesville police.
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Best to cite your source - ESPN version

Florida offensive coordinator Steve Addazio met with reporters and said, "Chris Rainey is not a part of our team right now.
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Those that want details can read the link, and I won't waste space on how she didn't want him arrested and isn't afraid of him....I'll just take a deep sigh and shake my head...."dumbass". I don't know if it'll get dropped or washed away, or if he'll be back on the team. I think the team would be better with him, but we'll be alright without him. I just am sorry for him, to screw himself this way. It's not like he's there on academic scholarship 8)

I'm not going to throw mud on other programs to show we aren't so bad. I'm not going to try and defend him, or talk up how the program will be fine or was wronged by him or whatever. I just want the dipshit poor guy to get his head straight. And of course, I wish the victim well in getting away from all the public backlash she's getting :\
 
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