Orange Bowl Open Thread (probably unavoidably CC)
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:07 PM ^
And yes, a little, as he's taking over the Broncos and rumored to be wooing JH.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:07 PM ^
He's one of the honorary captains.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:11 PM ^
Growing up in Denver during the Elway days as somebody who couldn't stand him or the Bunkos, it would absolutely kill me if Harbaugh ends up there.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:05 PM ^
Big pro-style line just blew VTs d-line away.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:08 PM ^
On one play.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:29 PM ^
I would never take one play seriously as a judge of systems in general. Was just refering to the specific play.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:09 PM ^
The big hog-mollies up front are gettin' after it..That could work in Michigan..
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:06 PM ^
Bud Foster is the definition of "beet red."
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:07 PM ^
Shane Skov is a monster, anyone who watched some Stanford games this year knows what I'm talking about. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:20 PM ^
Owen Marecic isn't half-bad, and he's a two-way player.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:27 PM ^
He'd probably stick out a lot more on defense if he wasn't playing the whole game too, but he still makes his plays. What he does is so much more impressive than Gamble, yet it never gets brought up.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:08 PM ^
Man, Bowling Green looks better than when we played them.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:10 PM ^
Tyrod with a nice Vick impression. He is fun to watch. Not as fun as Denard but still fun.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:10 PM ^
Tackling.... Michigan style
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:11 PM ^
What the board breakdown would be for those rooting for Stanford, and those rooting against them to say "see, I told you". Those with non-betting interests, of course.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:18 PM ^
I am decidedly rooting for the Hokies +4
I wouldnt lie about that
Were you around in 2007. I am sure you were but the Haloscan days are like my college memories. Hazy.
Remember how quickly fans turned on Tedford, Grobe or whomever when something bad happened to their team. Thankfully we didnt have the forum yet.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:23 PM ^
I'm not expecting that to reflect one's desire or feelings towards Harbaugh or Rich, but a more rational outcome based and wallet affecting choice. You put your money where your mouth is; but if you have no monetary interest, you're going with your heart more than your head.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:35 PM ^
I really like both teams. Due to family, I am, for sure, a Va Tech fan. It's one of my side loyalties.
But, I've been a lifelong Harbaugh fan. Favorite player growing up. I actually cheered for the Bears because of him, lol. I predictably have been quite taken by his Stanford teams over the years.
Lets see. No money involved. Maybe VT because I will always be a fan of their program. I'd rather high five my cousins over the phone in a few hours rather than talking them off another WTF Beamer Ball ledge
Whereas I probably wont be a Stanford fan anymore sometime after lunchtime on Thursday
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:40 PM ^
If anything, excluding you. Because I knew ultimately you wanted VT to win, or lose by less than four. Which makes perfect sense. And I know one you have an "interest" how hard it is to have "likes". I mean, there's a whole other way people would be rooting and reacting to this game if Stanford was coaches by, say, Dennis Green, than the current coach. In apparently, both directions.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:58 PM ^
January 3rd, 2011 at 10:07 PM ^
I think I'd understand some of the lol hate from some (not you) if there was a chance it would change Rich's fate, legitimately. But if it (likely) means our next coach looks bad...or if instead of him we then get someone who would REALLY piss them off...I don't get it so much. But maybe if Stanford loses by 50, we'll keep Rich. Who knows?
January 3rd, 2011 at 10:21 PM ^
January 3rd, 2011 at 11:06 PM ^
You know, the way everything's gone since Bo died (not all bad, but all unpredictable and weird), I wouldn't be shocked. Surprised, maybe, but I've seen stranger things. "Sailboat" comes to mind.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:13 PM ^
I'd like to ask that man what why he thought that was a good idea.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:14 PM ^
Wat?
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:14 PM ^
Wow. Did Stanford look lost on that entire series.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:14 PM ^
That's one of the more unusual plays you'll see.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:14 PM ^
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:14 PM ^
..is that the Stanford education we've been hearing so much about?
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:14 PM ^
That with every play thinking "yeah we could do that" or "our team could adapt to that formation". Especially, the catch by the lineman in the endzone for the safety.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:15 PM ^
It's almost as if the Stanford linemen don't even know the basic rules of the game. That's on the coach.
/remember that blocked kick when our guys didn't jump on it and everyone blamed RR?
//I do
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:17 PM ^
probably one benefit of the current system....
that would have been a dropped pass
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:20 PM ^
Ahahaha, you act like that's a normal thing to prepare for. Covering a missed field goal, however, is quite a crucial thing to teach your team.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:20 PM ^
Who you're rooting for....
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:25 PM ^
To be fair I have been a VT fan since Mike Vick went there and nearly beat FSU. I almost went there for undergrad.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:36 PM ^
And say that isn't in the top 10 of your reasons...to be fair. I mean, you haven't praised one thing about VT, just dogged JH, so I'll take a wild guess, and while I believe you when you say you liked the school, that's not really your motivation at all.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:47 PM ^
You must be a great conversationalist at parties. Nothing gets past you.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:50 PM ^
Subtle you're not.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:26 PM ^
Botched fake punt (Remember the freakout when Zoltan ran for it a year ago?) and a dumbass punt returner fields one at the 5 to set up a safety (Remember all the vitriol directed at Jeremy Gallon this year?).
Also liked hearing about Stanford's 90th ranked defense in year three under Harbaugh. When is he going to stop blaming Teevens/Harris and just make guys good!
Fun times.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:34 PM ^
If you liken a team that made the Rose Bowl on numerous occasions in the 'extended bo era' of this decade to a team that was 1-11 before he came in, then you must have a Gary Buseyen relationship with the space time continuum.
January 3rd, 2011 at 10:38 PM ^
It's a new decade.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:15 PM ^
I hope he doesnt bring that play to Ann Arbor
I would guess thats all it would take for the bitchy contingent of our fanbase to jump ship if that happens vs the Irish next year
Funniest safety ever
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:15 PM ^
Molk would have batted it down. Just sayin'.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:17 PM ^
JH DINT TEACH TO BAT IT DOWN. HARBAUGH DOESNT CARE ABOUT SIMPLE THINGS LIKE SAFETY RULES. UNACCEPTABLE HIRE
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:15 PM ^
either way, but if that pass had just hit the turf, that wouldve been an incomplete pass, right? so because that lineman caught it, it was a safety
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:16 PM ^
Y would he catch the punt at the 2?
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:17 PM ^
Those Stanford D linemen look slow. Big Ten slow.
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:18 PM ^
January 3rd, 2011 at 9:20 PM ^
Only 7 points in a whole quarter of play? JH doesn't know how to hire offensive minded coaches. That's on the coach. He dug his own grave at Stanford. Fire JH!