Sorry Chop! Your GREAT thread was disappearing so I thought we should implement a weekly thread! I’ll start: watching Miami vs Virginia with my 87 year old mother (Loves Horns and Damn near every Sport) and I almost spit out my drink when she throws down “I still hate Manny Diaz”
Hoff, Your mother is obviously a woman of great intellect. Remind her that Mack Brown did ZERO homework and took an agents word for Diaz. All he had to do was compare the talent Diaz inherited in Starkville to the results, which dropped like a rock after year one.
Both those teams MIGHT beat Kansas, not sure about anyone else in Big XII. Probably a dozen HS teams in Houston SMSA and again in Metroplex.
Jacksonville and Cincy tied at 21 with 8:59 left in the fourth. Both QBs playing well. Good game. . . . Cincy goes on game winning drive at the end and kicks short FG with time expiring to win by 3.
Greg Robinson transforming our defense in 2013 was incredible. The same D that surrendered 40 to BYU and 38 to Mississippi, only gave up 13 to Oklahoma, 16 to Texas Tech and Oregon, and even the 30 to Baylor was pretty good (only 3 by halftime despite our offense continually putting them right back on the field, and even in the second half 17 of the 27 points came on drives that started on our side of midfield).
I watched VA and Miami game last night. Was not impressed with the talent on the field. It was painstakingly obvious. I admit I know little about player evaluation, but those guys didn’t pass the eye test. Of course, one of those teams was going to be 2-3 after the game.
10/2 Week 5 Most schools enter the meat of their conference play. #8 Arkansas at #2 Georgia - The headliner game. We'll see just how real the hogs are as they take on the Southern Dawgs between the hedges. I think they're for real. Look for a smash-em-up dog/hog fight. #7 Cincinnati at #9 Notre Dame -- Two undefeated teams. Without much of their usual fanfare, Notre Dame is in good position to make another playoff run. I don't think Cincy topples them tomorrow. #21 Baylor at #19 Okla State -- this is a very interesting game to me. Both of these middle of the pack sort of squads find themselves surging. Someone's gotta lose. Who's going to join the big boys of the Big 12 this year, and who's mire in mediocrity? The former Mullet's team has played down to his opponent's level, but they keep coming away with wins. They know how to win ballgames. I'm taking Okla State.. #6 OU at Kansas State -- This is the sort of game where OU has been known to lay an egg. Doubtful it happens this year. Texas Tech at WVU -- Tech's Wells has moved to the hot seat. WV looks pretty solid. Good luck Raiders, you're gonna need it. Miss State at #15 aTm -- Two identical schools and teams, one with bizarre and cultish traditions. aTm is a worse version of Iowa -- good D, not-so-good O with a lousy QB. The Pirate continues to struggle without the sort of QB play he's used to at previous stops. It would make many a day if the Pirate prevails tomorrow. #14 Michigan at Wisconsin -- I don't know if I'd say Michigan is "back", but they're looking pretty solid. Tough road venue though. Lots of calories will be consumed at the tailgate. #11 Ohio State at Rutgers -- Smash mouth bruisers/bullies show the originators of football how it's done these days. Indiana at #4 Penn State -- someone needs to take down the evil empire. Not sure if Indiana has the horses to do it. Charlotte at Illinois -- U of I's AD won this week's chicken- of the week award for scheduling these patsies. Minn at Purdue -- The luster has worn off Minn. Just another bruising smash em up between lower middle of the pack Big 10 squads. #12 Ole Miss at #1 Alabama -- I think I underestimated Ole Miss earlier this year. They're looking good. Good enough to pose a credible upset threat. #22 Auburn at LSU -- Big Ed's having a bad year. Auburn is likely to make it worse in this battle of the Southern tigers. Tennessee at Missouri -- ??? Pitt at Ga. Tech -- ??? Duke at UNC - Mack needs an easy W to get back on track. UCF at Navy - Navy is outmatched athletically. Navy needs to shake things up. What they need most is another one of those star option QBs. #3 Oregon at Stanford - Yes, Oregon looks better than ever. Weird conference, weird game. I can't predict this one. Washington at Oregon State - Both teams are down. The Dogs should prevail though. Ariz State at UCLA -- Two promising teams that have tripped up a bit. Look for the Bruins to take them. Wash State at Cal -- Cal USC at Colorado -- Ags take notes on how a proper offense can cut the Buffaloes apart with relative ease. #18 Fresno State at Hawaii -- This is simply one of the worse Hawaii squads in recent memory. Their tackling would make Manny __iaz pissed off. Don't see how the Bows pull the upset tomorrow.
Sorry, but I'm watching LHN replay of 2013 Texas vs. TCU game in FW. Remember this had a 3 hour delay due to heavy TS and lightning... GREG ROBINSON calling D for the Horns!
Georgia probably best team in nation. Arkansas getting run over in Athens. Wouldn’t make too much about it.
Tenn kicks short fg to go up 45-10 with 19 seconds left in first half. Tenn has 434 yards of offense in first half, including 297 rushing yards
Their D is for real. That will make them competitive in any game. They are up 37-0 with 3:30 left to play in the 4th.
nd has thrown two picks so far in first half, both when qb was under pressure. the first one killed a nd scoring drive near the goal line. the second one gave Cincinnati the ball near the nd goal line, and Cincinnati went on to score and take 7-0 lead. then nd muffs kickoff and Cincinnati recovers.. . then kicks fg for 10-0 lead
