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November 3rd, 2012 at 7:16 PM
#902
Brand new, shiny...
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:17 PM
#903
USC and Oregon on their way....
To 100 points!
November 4th, 2012 at 1:05 AM
#904
UCLA
Is on its way to 100 points too. Crazy PAC12!
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:25 PM
#905
I am in Illinois about to
I am in Illinois about to watch the night games - any regional beers I should take a look at? (Live in California)
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:27 PM
#906
and by 'take a look at' I
and by 'take a look at' I mean drink.
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:32 PM
#907
Goose Island 312
Goose Island 312
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:44 PM
#908
Three Floyds Robert the
Three Floyds Robert the Bruce.
Or any other Three Floyds you can find. Hope you're close to the IN border.
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:28 PM
#911
I cannot stand listening to
I cannot stand listening to NBC announcers. You couldn't get any more bias.
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:35 PM
#912
I know this isn't a night
I know this isn't a night game, but since its still going....COME ON PITT!!! They just recovered a ND fumble in the endzone in OT
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:35 PM
#913
LOLZ at Notre Dame. This
LOLZ at Notre Dame. This might make up for Sparty's chokejob a little bit.
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:37 PM
#914
No
Just another Pitt choke!
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:38 PM
#915
Holy fuck Pitt you guys are
Holy fuck Pitt you guys are fucking unbelievable. Nice missed fg for the win.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:01 PM
#916
Anyone else see the ND
Anyone else see the ND defensive lineman punch the Pitt player right in the head on 3rd down before the missed field goal? Three refs were right there and didn't make the call.
Probably had something to do with the fact that it would have given Pitt a first down on the 10 yard line and essentially ended ND's undefeated season.
No one is winning @ND this season. Only Alabama and Oregon could overcome the refs there.
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:43 PM
#917
Founders Breakfast Stout
Founders Breakfast Stout. Ducks win by +40.
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:44 PM
#918
I hope the Ducks are the real
I hope the Ducks are the real deal this year. I'd love to see them play Bama. They are probably the only team in the country that would have a shot at beating them.
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:42 PM
#919
He makes a harder kick when
He makes a harder kick when he just missed the easier kick less than 10 minutes ago. Makes sense.
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:50 PM
#920
More and more pissed by the
More and more pissed by the week that M lost to those irish clowns. If they don't drop like 5 spots this week it's a travesty.
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:52 PM
#921
Let's go Oregon, td Barner
I hate kiffin,, hes such a cheater
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:06 PM
#922
Hate to break it to you, but
Hate to break it to you, but Kelly is going to get hammered for cheating sometime in the next few months.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:09 PM
#923
It's coming and he will smile
It's coming and he will smile as he's an NFL coach by then.
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:56 PM
#924
USC 75 yd td
Really Barkley, really?
November 3rd, 2012 at 7:58 PM
#925
Forget 100 points....
USC and Oregon are going way over the Vegas number of 72!
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:01 PM
#926
If LSU can beat Bama, we can
If LSU can beat Bama, we can end on a high note after a day of horrible non-Michigan games.
Not that it will matter. Even with a loss, Bama will go to the title game just like last year.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:05 PM
#927
I'm not really sure I want
I'm not really sure I want Bama to lose. If they do, and ND goes undefeated, we will 100% see the Irish in the MNC. Which would make me sick. Even if they do get blown up by whoever they face.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:08 PM
#928
Uhhhhg..... Oregon???
Uhhhhg..... Oregon???
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:03 PM
#929
The way things are going, we'll end up with
Rose: Indiana vs. Oregon
Orange: Duke vs. Oklahoma
Sugar: Georgia vs. Rutgers
Fiesta: Kansas State vs. Boise State
MNC: Notre Dame vs. Alabama
I can't wait.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:04 PM
#930
ND needs to drop
ND needs to drop substantially after this one.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:05 PM
#931
They need to, but the problem is that they wont
They should but wont
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:46 PM
#932
Unless the Ducks lose they
Unless the Ducks lose they will jump ND tomorrow. They will get a boost in the computers from playing SC and pitt will dent ND computer ranking. The human poles in my opinion will significantly widen the gap between the other 3 unbeatens and ND tomorrow. triple overtime against a team that lost to youngstown state, a bad division 2 team
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:09 PM
#933
Blocked Extra Point...
USC blocks the extra point to keep their deficit to a manageable (assuming Oregon finds a way to not be Oregon for a few drives) 16 points in the 2nd quarter. Barkley had his, "Well, I suppose that's something..." look on the sideline when they had the camera aimed at him...
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:09 PM
#934
Oregon looks unreal. Even
Oregon looks unreal. Even after a huge negative play, they don't even seem to mind. They're absolutely certain they'll pick up 20 the next play and it won't even matter. And they do.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:13 PM
#935
If LSU pulls this out, to
If LSU pulls this out, to hell with the bcs Oregon is no.1 in my mind. They straight shred.
Honestly, I sort of want ND to win out and play Oregon. Glup hehe
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:14 PM
#936
If Penn Sate still had Redd,
If Penn Sate still had Redd, they might actually be able to beat Nebraska.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:17 PM
#937
LSU crossed midfield....good
LSU crossed midfield....good for them.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:23 PM
#938
5:55 left in 2nd quarter
Over / under 2:20 left when Ducks score?
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:24 PM
#939
Never mind
They only took 50 seconds!
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:25 PM
#940
34-17 Oregon Now...
It took some doing, but USC managed to cut the lead to 27-17 thanks to some good reads from Barkley. That being said, Marcus Mariota just set up Oregon inside the USC 15, and the Ducks scored on the next play. I assume Monte Kiffin is in the booth trying to devise some play wherein the Oregon offense is abducted by aliens on and end around at this point.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:27 PM
#941
Ducks are just relentless...
How much pressure is on QB when your defense allows scores in less than 60 secs!
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:29 PM
#942
I didn't know if I should
I didn't know if I should make a new thread about this, but did anyone hear what Narduzzi said about Denard?
Narduzzi on Martinez: "He's faster than Denard, even though he thinks he's as fast as (Usain) Bolt. (Martinez is) flat out faster."
That douchebag will never get a HC position.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:31 PM
#943
that's fine...see no problem
that's fine...see no problem with that.. Denard got the last laugh and that is all that matters.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:31 PM
#944
Sounds to me
like he's working on getting the State HC position, when it's available.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:34 PM
#945
I have seen Martinez caught from behind
Has Denard???? End of the day Denard and Martinez both drove the ball for game winning points against that vaunted MSU defense in the last few weeks!
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:29 PM
#946
no wonder Chip scores TD's
no wonder Chip scores TD's instead of settling for 3
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:36 PM
#947
He'd be well advised to go for two every time
So he'd be sure of picking up a point on each exchange of possessions.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:38 PM
#948
Love how excited the fox
Love how excited the fox announcers get.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:39 PM
#949
USC needs to be sure
Not to score too quick! Defenses were confiscated at the gates tonight!
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:43 PM
#950
Just awesome
That is all
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:11 PM
#951
Funny, I was just going to
Funny, I was just going to ask the good Lord to save us because now Rudy is playing on NBC. Disgusting.
November 3rd, 2012 at 8:55 PM
#952
My lord Milliner is good at
My lord Milliner is good at football
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:19 PM
#953
Milliner is your lord? :P
Milliner is your lord? :P
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:10 PM
#954
Is anyone actually watching
Is anyone actually watching Ok State and K-State?
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:33 PM
#955
I am, actually (well, some of
I am, actually (well, some of the time - I'm also watching USC-Oregon). I hate CBS, its crappy announcers and SEC slobbering.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:11 PM
#956
It seems like whenever I root
It seems like whenever I root for a team I normally don't like, they crap the bed. MSU, Pitt, and now Alabama looks vulnerable tonight. And of course Oregon is doing their annual collapse against USC.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:20 PM
#957
If that's true,
please consider rooting for Northwestern next Saturday. Thanks.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:15 PM
#958
Slight Revision To Strategy...
USC is driving again, and it seems clear that Kiffin is just going to try to soften up Oregon with some good "f*ck you" run plays meant to gut the middle of the Ducks' defense, if you will, and Oregon has politely obliged. USC is about 10 yards from making this a 34-31 game.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:22 PM
#959
That was he worst fake FG
That was he worst fake FG ever in LSU-Bama
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:01 PM
#960
I take it you didn't watch
I take it you didn't watch Michigan-Minnesota today.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:22 PM
#961
How come no one talks about
How come no one talks about how awful monte kiffin calls a game against spread teams. I mean it's literally like he refuses to adapt, play nickel and dime every down. Alignments are off quite a bit too. Just curious. Lane might actually have something if he could get a competent d- coordinator.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:23 PM
#962
Wow - KSU returns a kickoff
Wow - KSU returns a kickoff for a TD and then OKSU does the same!
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:23 PM
#963
LSU and Minnesota
Both attepted fake FG's on 4th and long that had no chance of success!
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:26 PM
#964
Going for it on 4th and 1 on
Going for it on 4th and 1 on the 50 and throwing it... that's ballsy.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:31 PM
#965
They had two receivers with
They had two receivers with only DB within ten yards of them. Easy throw outside and it's a guaranteed 1st down. Michigan could take notes on that.
Edit: Only one DB within ten yards.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:34 PM
#966
WRs drop passes sometimes
WRs drop passes sometimes though, even routine screens. I wouldn't feel comfortable going for a throw in that situation with our WRs.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:32 PM
#967
I don't know what's better
I don't know what's better (or worse), the low-scoring game with Bama and LSU or the game without defense in USC/Oregon. I'm rooting for a Bama/Oregon championship game just to see what the hell will happen.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:36 PM
#968
I can't watch the USC Oregon
I can't watch the USC Oregon game...are these defenses trying? ~1000 yards thru 3 quarters?
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:37 PM
#969
41-31 Oregon...
After the Oregon TD, USC returns the kick to the Ducks' 16-yard line. There are now over 1,000 yards of offense in this game between two teams. Actually, you would never know that you were looking at the 4th and 6th best teams in total defense in the Pac-12. No, looking at the stats, you would guess they were both middling...
USC now inside the 5, going to what is more or less their jumbo set on offense for a TD, and they succeed. 41-38 if the PAT is good.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:38 PM
#970
Dear Las Vegas.....
Oregon and USC hit the over with 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.....considering the line moved 5 points, I am going to assume that EVERYBODY was on the over!
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:42 PM
#971
My hopes for BCS
My hopes for BCS games:
Bama-Wildcats in the MNC game. Love to see Colin Kline against that D.
Oregon-ND in the...Fiesta? I know, I know, Oregon would be in the Rose. But I want to see if ND could stop that offense and I also want to see ND get crushed without getting a sniff at the title.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:43 PM
#972
This Oregon/USC game is
This Oregon/USC game is embarrassing. Literally no defense is being played. They aren't even trying.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:44 PM
#973
Think about a potential
Think about a potential nonconference match-up between Oregon and West Virignia.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:02 PM
#974
Oregon would win 86-14.
Oregon would win 86-14.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:45 PM
#975
48-38 Oregon...
This is getting patently ridiculous...
USC completely botches pass coverage and gives up another big play for a Ducks TD.
Barkley looks upset on the sideline, and I suppose I don't blame him - you're asking this guy to keep the Trojans within a FG of tying, not in the lead. Enviable position, to be sure.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:47 PM
#976
I turn the channel to watch a
I turn the channel to watch a few minutes of the Bama/LSU game and Oregon/USC score a combined 20pts... KSU/OKST are also testing the scoreboards at 31-17 heading into half...
I will say watching the Oregon and KSU games is like watching a college game, but Bama/LSU looks like a Sunday game.
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:48 PM
#977
Bama up 14-3. Game over.*
Two Loss Les' squad is
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:53 PM
#978
Hang on, is no one watching
Hang on, is no one watching UConn and South Florida on ESPNU? South Florida just got a huge interception with less than a minute left to preserve a home win and now the two teams are a combined 1-8 in the Big East. South Florida got its first two interceptions of the year tonight!
November 3rd, 2012 at 9:54 PM
#979
Oregon/USC - 14:23 4th
Oregon/USC - 14:23 4th quarter - first punt of the game for either team.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:15 PM
#980
I was surprised they even
I was surprised they even punted there. Given how lethal Oregon's offense is, maybe teams should go for it on every 4th down against them to make sure they never get the ball.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:01 PM
#981
Really, are Oregon-USC & Bama-LSU
Playing the same sport?
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:09 PM
#982
Could bama beat
the 0-16 lions team?
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:12 PM
#983
No college team ever can beat
No college team ever can beat a pro team...Period! Did you not pay attention to the other 1000 discussions going on this week thanks to Spurrier...or any other conversation about this topic ever. 53 pros are ona pro team, whereas only10-20 on an elite college team...and those 10-20 aren't all ready for the pros at the same time
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:15 PM
#984
Really?
Because we couldn't beat the Russians in hockey with amateur players.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:18 PM
#985
ummm, there's a reason it's called the "Miracle on Ice"
And if 'Bama beat an actual pro team it would take a miracle as well.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:21 PM
#986
Hockey isn't football.
Bad analogy.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:39 PM
#987
Last Year's Kentucky team
Probably could have beaten the pistons. 6 drafted players on that squad, plus a few who will later. But basketball is different.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:29 PM
#988
Spurrier thought they could
Spurrier thought they could beat an NFL team or two. Then he was chastised all weekend, as he should be. Bama is a hell of a team, but after five minutes of a pro game, if you can't tell a difference in the speed, the hits and the intensity then you aren't paying much attention.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:18 PM
#989
100 points......
USC has scored 45 points and are two poss. down!
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:20 PM
#990
Refs are doing their best to
Refs are doing their best to help SC's cause.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:20 PM
#991
between the WV/Baylor game and this one...
i think it's pretty clear now what Joe Tiller was talking about when he coined the term "basketball on grass"
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:20 PM
#992
Oh man . . . USC had a
Oh man . . . USC had a perfect onside kick but couldn't recover it in time (apparently) before it went out.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:21 PM
#993
Oregon
If Oregon can put up 55 points on USC, I am very curious to see what they'd do against Bama. That would be the ultimate speed/uptempo versus power/run it down your throat game. Not that I like either team, it would be nice to see K-state in the championship game, but Oregon/Bama would probably be the best game. I haven't really watched Oregon much and am surprised by how physical they are on defense and surprised how big their corners are and how tall their DEs are. I guess I always assumed they were smaller, but they aren't.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:22 PM
#994
Oregon would get crushed.
LSU took Oregon apart two years ago. I see no reason why Bama wouldn't do the same. Their defense is horrendous and Saban would find a way to stifle Oregon's offense. Too much speed AND size for Bama.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:34 PM
#995
Really
First off, that was last year, not two years ago. Secondly, what does LSU/Oregon of last year have to do with Alabama of this year? Oregon is a much better team defensively this year and way more physical from what I've seen. They have two CBs over 6'0". Their D-line is really tall. And, their secondary hits hard. USC has just as many guys that will play on Sunday as Alabama does and Oregon is having no trouble whatsoever scoring TDs on every possession.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:44 PM
#996
Is Oregon really much better
Is Oregon really much better defensively? They've given up 51 tonight.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:21 PM
#997
I don’t think they get this onside kick.
Looks like the ball moves when it hits the ground.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:24 PM
#998
Good call, self!
Good call, self!
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:23 PM
#999
Big Plays
If it takes this long....it has to stay with ruling on field. K State just scored to go up 3 scores!
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:24 PM
#1000
Oregon-USC
Christ, even Michigan-Illinois 2010 didn't score this many points in regulation.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:26 PM
#1001
It’s too bad it looks like
It’s too bad it looks like this won’t reach overtime. The way it’s been so back-and-forth, they might each score 100 points.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:28 PM
#1002
Meanwhile Kansas St is taking
Meanwhile Kansas St is taking care of business and keeping a pretty good OSU offense to 10 points (7 were from a kick return). Barring an OSU-Iowa St debacle that team should be in the MNC game.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:33 PM
#1003
Kansas St vs Notre Dame vs Oregon
If they all run the table....scoreboard watching is going to be at all-time high. Previous opponents, especially common oponents records are going to be very important when it comes to the computers! Oregon will stay #2 behind Bama in both human polls and they play 3 ranked teams in the final 4 plus a re-match with a ranked USC in the Pac-12 championship game so not sure how they would not be ranked #2 in the computers as well.
Should be fun....also please Penn State....can you show up and beat Nebraska next week?
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:41 PM
#1004
NDs best wins would be over
NDs best wins would be over Oklahoma (who K St also beat on the road) and USC (who Oregon just creamed on the road and would have beaten again in the Rose Bowl). Also, USC would be a 5 loss team. What do they have after that? OT win over Stanford with some questionable officiating at the end (Oregon would have also beaten them)? Michigan at home by one score when we practically handed it to them? BYU?? As tough as their schedule looked to start the year, if Oregon wins out ND won't have a win over a team in the top 15 most likely. Decent wins over Oklahoma, USC, and Stanford would be matched by the other two.
Personally, I think Kansas St. deserves the nod but would guess Oregon would get it due to playing 4 ranked teams in their last 5 games. Then Bama eats the lucky team.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:35 PM
#1005
Wow. I'm sure this has
Wow. I'm sure this has already been said, but how bad is USC's defense?!
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:40 PM
#1006
and Oregon's, for that
and Oregon's, for that matter!
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:42 PM
#1007
Ball game in Baton Rouge!
14-10 Bama with 3:35 to go in 3rd quarter!
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:44 PM
#1008
Collin Klein for K State
Has a Boo-Boo? Not playing!
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:55 PM
#1009
This LSU/Bama game is quickly
This LSU/Bama game is quickly turning around.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:02 PM
#1010
LSU LEADS.........BATON ROUGE
GOING NUTS!!!!!!
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:56 PM
#1011
I always feel bad when Bama
I always feel bad when Bama players make mistakes. I picture Saban sending them to the medical hardship scholarship office right after the game.
November 3rd, 2012 at 10:56 PM
#1012
If Bama loses than I think
If Bama loses than I think the SEC is unseated as national champs with 3 undefeateds still left.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:13 PM
#1013
no way
The polls will find a way to put the SEC champ(presumably LSU in this scenario) in the MNC game. Book it. KSU and Oregon would get shutout. We'll see if it comes to that, but if it does, there is no stopping LSU getting in.
edit: if Georgia somehow wins, they will not get in.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:02 PM
#1014
Geaux Tigers!
Geaux Tigers!
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:05 PM
#1015
how are y'all pulling for
how are y'all pulling for LSU? You realize that may lead to an ND championship appearance?
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:07 PM
#1016
I would think it would be
I would think it would be K-State and Oregon, given how the teams are playing right now. ND might be SOL, which would be delightful.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:08 PM
#1017
K State and Oregon still have
K State and Oregon still have pretty tough schedules. We need all these teams to hold on.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:14 PM
#1018
This would improve their chances, but...
I have already pretty much accepted that if ND goes undefeated they are in. The only mildly plausible scenario where they wouldn't is if 'Bama and Oregon go undefeated, but still... they have the edge over the Ducks in the computer polls and I'm really convinced that the humans will boost them to at least number 3 in the human polls by the end of the year... meaning they'd pretty much be in...
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:02 PM
#1019
I'm a little confused by
I'm a little confused by this. I didn't think LSU was that great this year, but maybe they are? Or maybe it really is that hard to play at night in Death Valley? Or is it just that Bama is having their first mediocre game of the season? A couple bad turnovers have really killed them. I can't see them winning this game at all.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:17 PM
#1020
Death Valley ain't no treat
LSU is 36-1 in nighttime home games under Les Miles.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:02 PM
#1021
LSU takes the lead!
LSU takes the lead!
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:05 PM
#1022
Oh my god, this LSU-Bama game
Oh my god, this LSU-Bama game is absolutely amazing entertainment. This is like watching a college all-star game, except where the teams have chemistry and people actually care. A lot. Cuz Death Valley is absolutely electric. The crowd is nuts.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:05 PM
#1023
Alabama has had an easy
Alabama has had an easy schedule up to this point because they haven't played Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and when they did play Mississippi State it was at home.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:07 PM
#1024
Also, Mississippi St is not
Also, Mississippi St is not good at football, as A&M demonstrated today. MSU had a ridiculously easy schedule.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:07 PM
#1025
'Bama is starting to come
'Bama is starting to come apart. I'm interested to see where this goes.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:07 PM
#1026
ND will lose to USC and it
ND will lose to USC and it increases the chance Oregon goes to the NC game and the Rose Bowl opponent is easier and last of all it could unseat the SEC with no teams being undefeated.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:07 PM
#1027
Saban is being too
Saban is being too conservative.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:10 PM
#1028
The redundant wasn't meant as
The redundant wasn't meant as a neg, just I think you could say that about Saban all the time.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:08 PM
#1029
By all that's holy
Alabama if you lose this game please don't stumble again right at the end and wind up in the Capital One Bowl.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:10 PM
#1030
They've only got one more
They've only got one more chance to stumble (Texas A&M). They're not losing to Western Carolina or Auburn.
We might get this LSU team in the Capital One bowl though...
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:28 PM
#1031
Well, that was if LSU didn't stumble.
Because Bama could still lose the SEC title game if LSU gets a 2nd conference loss. But the Tigers schedule isn't that tough either.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:09 PM
#1032
I do hope this game puts the
I do hope this game puts the "AJ McCarron for Heisman" story to rest right as it gets started.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:09 PM
#1033
Saban's eyes
They tell me that he knows this may not be their night!
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:10 PM
#1034
So does a loss here knock
So does a loss here knock Bama out of the MNC game? It would most likely send LSU to the SEC championship game and I can't see them sending Bama to the title game two years in a row when they don't win their own division. And is there anyway a 1 loss LSU team gets in over 3 undefeated teams? Wow, this would screw a lot up.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:11 PM
#1035
Nothing screwed up
if you live in Manhattan, KS or Eugene, OR!
OR South Bend, IN
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:14 PM
#1036
I think until everyone in the
I think until everyone in the SEC has at least 2 losses, there will always be a case for an SEC team to make the title game. Personally, I'd love to see a KSU Oregon matchup, but the SEC can still play the strength of schedule card.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:19 PM
#1037
Can they, though? Who has
Can they, though? Who has Bama really beaten this year? LSU and A&M would be their only good wins until the SEC title game. The way that the SEC schedule works now, some of these teams never play most of the other contenders. It hurts their SOS argument.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:20 PM
#1038
That
Did not take long.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:14 PM
#1039
The whole SEC thing
Will be in full effect. This will include endless arguments that a one loss SEC team deserves to be in the championship game over an undefeated team. It will also include some voters putting the team ahead of undefeated teams.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:14 PM
#1040
Total meltdown by Bama. Good
Total meltdown by Bama. Good lord.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:17 PM
#1041
Bama loss
.eliminates SEC from BCS championship if 2 of Oregon, ND & K-State go undefeated
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:19 PM
#1042
This^^^^
I would take a one loss LSU team in the title game over ND. I would endure the continuing SEC lovefest instead of having to put up with ND fans.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:24 PM
#1043
Not me. Fuck that noise. If
Not me. Fuck that noise. If ND has to go up against either KState or Oregon they'll be destroyed anyway.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:16 PM
#1044
Les Miles is crazy.
Les Miles is crazy.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:17 PM
#1045
I'm rooting for Alabama, but
I'm rooting for Alabama, but giving risk-adverse anouncers ammunition for their non-understanding of expected value is never fun.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:17 PM
#1046
I think Bama is done. This
I think Bama is done. This game could be the end of the SEC championship run. My biggest fear is that it puts ND in the title game. They have the easiest path to the end by far and you know the humans will want them in. I also could see Oregon stumbling in the Civil War. And in a one game playoff I don't trust any team over the huge horseshoe that ND is carrying.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:17 PM
#1047
Good idea going on 4th but
Good idea going on 4th but absolute shit playcall. Wow.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:17 PM
#1048
Am I the only one who thinks
Am I the only one who thinks the qb sneak is the dumbest play in football?
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:18 PM
#1049
Yes. Well maybe in that
Yes. Well maybe in that situation, with a full yard to go, it's dumb, but when you need a foot, not goign backwards to hand off is a great idea.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:18 PM
#1050
Les Miles....
You just gave Bama an early Christmas gift. Putting it back on your defense to hold them again....LETS GO DEFENSE!
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:18 PM
#1051
Neither LSU or Alabama would
Neither LSU or Alabama would be in the Capital One bowl. If we weren't going to the Rose Bowl we would most likely be facing one of Florida, South Carolina, or Georgia because I believe they would put both LSU and Alabama in the BCS.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:26 PM
#1052
Assuming LSU
Doesn't lose to Georgia or Florida in the SEC title game.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:19 PM
#1053
right decision
Wrong play call
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:19 PM
#1054
ND in championship
Can they win at 'SC? The Kiffykinders don't look so good...
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:29 PM
#1055
USC looks decidedly mediocre
USC looks decidedly mediocre this year. Lost to a meh Stanford team. Embarrassed themselves at home against Oregon. Lost to Zona. Do they have a quality win this year?
Edit: Best USC win: over 5-4 Washington. Also their only win over a team with a winning record (unless Syracuse has one, but Big East). They still play ASU and UCLA and don't play OSU (NTOSU).
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:20 PM
#1056
Forgive me
But is it possible to have a rematch against bama in a bowl game if they lose?
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:33 PM
#1057
No way. They're sending 2 to
No way. They're sending 2 to the BCS, and as long as LSU wins the SECCG, Bama would get a BCS at-large.
If Georgia or an SEC East team wins though....well we really should go to the Rose Bowl
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:21 PM
#1058
Bama
Bama, don't you DARE lose this game.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:24 PM
#1059
Even with the SEC love-fest,
Even with the SEC love-fest, I don't think the voters/BCS could justify jumping a 1-loss SEC team over an undefeated non-Big East team. If two of Kansas State, Oregon, and Notre Dame finish undefeated and 'Bama falls tonight or later in the season, the SEC champ will be left out of the title game.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:25 PM
#1060
you are sadly mistaken.
Do not underestimate the power of the EESSSSS EEEEEEEE SSSEEEEEEEE!!!
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:32 PM
#1061
I wouldn't put it past them,
I wouldn't put it past them, but I don't think they can justify it, especially after the anger over last year's all-SEC game.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:23 PM
#1062
I need to go
I need to go to a night game in Baton Rouge before I die, it looks so rowdy.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:25 PM
#1063
"oregon wins by 1 against
"oregon wins by 1 against SC"??
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:26 PM
#1064
god dammit.
This went
god dammit.
This went from being back in the drivers seat for the big ten title game and notre dame being out of national title picture at 7 PM to our chances being blown and ND being an Oregon or Kstate loss away from making it.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:31 PM
#1065
Agreed. Aside from the
Agreed. Aside from the Michigan game today has been awful. Although the set up for the epic Indiana-Wisconsin showdown next week was amusing.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:40 PM
#1066
Not a good night. although
Not a good night. although what Oregon did to USC I don't see anyone on their remaining schedule who has a shot at beating them. Other then at TCU I can't see K-State being tested. Though Klein left the game, he was laughing on the sideline so I'd guess he'll be fine.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:33 PM
#1067
Best false start that guy
Best false start that guy will ever have.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:37 PM
#1068
Didn't see any movement.
Didn't see any movement. Check is in the mail from ND I think.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:42 PM
#1069
Wasn't movement, they said th
Wasn't movement, they said the players weren't set.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:34 PM
#1070
Arizona not looking good
Arizona not looking good early.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:40 PM
#1071
No defense as per the usual: 4 TDs in 4* possessions
While the Zona D did force a punt, they turned around and fumbled the return which UCLA eventually turned into a TD. So maybe call it 4.5 possessions?
Either way, no defense.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:37 PM
#1072
The false start rule needs
The false start rule needs examined. It cost Michigan a possible defensive touchdown today, it hurt us last week, and it just most likely cost Bama the game.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:42 PM
#1073
I've never really understood
I've never really understood the rational for blowing it dead, unlike every other penalty where the play is allowed to continue so the other team can decide to decline or not.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:40 PM
#1074
Alabama is going to win. You
Alabama is going to win. You just know it's going to happen.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:41 PM
#1075
Shit. Well...time for the lsu
Shit. Well...time for the lsu defense and crowd to step up.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:41 PM
#1076
So many choke jobs today. Why
So many choke jobs today. Why stop now?
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:41 PM
#1077
Or
LSU will shit the bed bigtime
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:42 PM
#1078
It would be pretty darn funny
It would be pretty darn funny if Bama marches right down the field here.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:45 PM
#1079
(No subject)
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:42 PM
#1080
Where was this Alabama
Where was this Alabama offense all second half?
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:42 PM
#1081
Im actually pulling for Bama.
Im actually pulling for Bama. I think they are the best team in the country by far and would dominate anyone on a neutral field. They have their hands full tonight, but some crappy NFL teams may have some trouble in Death Valley at night.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:42 PM
#1082
Bend don't break defense
Bend don't break defense always works with a 3 point lead. ALWAYS.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:43 PM
#1083
Hey you know that defense
Hey you know that defense that's been super effective all game? Yeah, let's mix it up and go into a shell.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:43 PM
#1084
What a perfect play call.
What a perfect play call. Wow.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:44 PM
#1085
Might as well call this Choke
Might as well call this Choke Job Saturday.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:44 PM
#1086
Screen passed to death.
Screen passed to death.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:44 PM
#1087
Tonight sucked.
But Michigan won, so I'll just focus on that tomorrow.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:44 PM
#1088
God, I want a screen game
God, I want a screen game like that. I miss the days when we could just slip out the A-Train and pick up an easy 10-20 yards.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:48 PM
#1089
well, its because we hadn't
well, its because we hadn't recruited well at tight end, fullback, and offensive line in many years. the A-train lines were huge, and were stocked with NFLers. Even the tight ends and fullbacks played in the NFL (Tuman, Campbell, Seymour, Askew, Shea, Joppru). Without those guys, screens dont work.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:50 PM
#1090
Also, your QB needs to throw
Also, your QB needs to throw screens accurately on a consistent basis. When we do manage to throw one on target to Smith, he usually makes something good happen.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:44 PM
#1091
YEAAAAA BAMA!
YEAAAAA BAMA!
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:44 PM
#1092
Un. fucking. beliveable LSU.
Un. fucking. beliveable LSU.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:44 PM
#1093
Why do teams always seem to c
Why do teams always seem to change up what has been working for them on defense at the end of the game? it never works.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:47 PM
#1094
Agreed, but Bama changed
Agreed, but Bama changed their offense on that drive as well. They went up-tempo, spread it out a little more and passed the ball on every down.
LSU was pretty passive though I'll give you that.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:48 PM
#1095
They've done studies you know
60% of the time it works, none of the time.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:45 PM
#1096
At least the kicker has
At least the kicker has nothing to feel bad about now. Also I know no one would ever do this, but I have to wonder whether he should have taken a knee at the one.
November 4th, 2012 at 12:32 AM
#1097
Like Roy Roundtree did against Illinois in 2009?
The chances of giving up a TD drive w/ 50 seconds left are significantly less than the chances of not scoring a TD from the 1. It just takes a holding penalty, fumbled snap (remeber Henne vs ND in 2005?) and that plan is toast.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:46 PM
#1098
Why are people pulling for
Why are people pulling for Alabama? I'm quite sick of the SEC love. I don't give two shits if ND gets into the title game because they'll be blow out either way.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:48 PM
#1099
Ehh I'm rooting for them
Ehh I'm rooting for them because they beat the shit out of us. If they run roughshod over the rest of college football it makes us look a lot better.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:50 PM
#1100
I'd rather they not get a
I'd rather they not get a "15th" national championship and 7th SEC championship in a row. Who cares what they did to us? No one will take that into consideration when we're selected for a bowl.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:49 PM
#1101
Because the team most likely to blow them out
Is Alabama. And them not making it and getting the hype, and recruiting help, benefits us.
And losing badly to Bama doesn't look as bad when they end up the best team in the country.
Oh, and to hell with Notre Dame.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:51 PM
#1102
How is that going to go when
How is that going to go when we're battling Alabama for recruits?
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:59 PM
#1103
For the one recruit a year we go head to head with Bama over
It'll hurt. For the dozen we go up against the Irish for annually it'll help.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:52 PM
#1104
I can't speak for everyone,
I can't speak for everyone, but because we played Bama and got smoked I want to see it happen to other teams. I want to see how they do against over top competition.
I also want to see an Oregon vs Bama MNC game because of the wide difference in philospohy. Oregon is an offensive juggernaut who rarely ever gets stopped and Alabama is a mini NFL team that strangles the opposing offense to death. I think its an intriguing matchup.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:53 PM
#1105
I've lived most of my life in
I've lived most of my life in and around South Bend. I hate ND. I hate ND so much more than OSU or MSU. A lot of ND fans are essentially Lou Holtz.: they think ND is the best team in the nation every year. This is the same fan base that claimed they should be in the national championship game at 10-2 because they almost beat USC. I don't ever want ND having a shot at the title. Ever. Anything can happen in one game and ND is the luckiest team in sports. In 2006 I rooted for USC to curbstomp ND and I would do it every time. I thoroughly enjoyed the OSU beatdown of ND in that bowl game.
The short version: To hell with Notre Dame.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:57 PM
#1106
I can see that...but what fun
I can see that...but what fun is college football when a southern team constantly dominates? If Alabama plays Oregon they'll destroy them.
November 4th, 2012 at 12:04 AM
#1107
It is more fun to see the
It is more fun to see the South win than to see ND win. And honestly I think Bama takes any of the three undefeated teams behind the woodshed. Death Valley night games are pretty much the hardest games to win in college football and Bama just became only the second team to ever beat Les in such a game (the other was also to a #1 team).
As much as I hate this SEC crap, Bama is easily the best team in the country. I don't think ND belongs in the top 5. And mostly, I expect Oregon to slip up at the end and K St could be missing their QB depending on what his injury was.
And come on, wouldn't it be fun to watch Oregon and Bama play just to see how that defense would stop the best offense in the nation?
November 4th, 2012 at 12:14 AM
#1108
For the last time, even if ND
For the last time, even if ND got there, they would be torn apart by either Bama, Kansas State, or Oregon. Why do you want to see one team dominate and the rest lag behind? Someone has to be the one to de-throne bama. We couldn't do it, but LSU had the best chance possible and shit the bed worse than sparty. Hell, they DID dethrone bama last year but the media bias kept them in it.
November 4th, 2012 at 8:45 AM
#1109
Can't see where Oregon is
Can't see where Oregon is going to slip up now. They get Stanford at home a week after the Cardinal play Org St. Can't see Org St being able to stop them either. That would leave the Pac12 title game that will be played likely against USC at Oregon.
November 4th, 2012 at 1:20 AM
#1110
I'm from south bend and I
I'm from south bend and I cannot agree with u more.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:55 PM
#1111
Have you been watching this
Have you been watching this season? The fact that nd hasn't lost yet defies logic. I want them nowhere near the title game.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:58 PM
#1112
Do you really think they have
Do you really think they have a shot at winning it all anyway? Hell no.
November 4th, 2012 at 12:02 AM
#1113
I don't get it.
You think Bama will destroy Oregon, but Oregon will for sure destroy Notre Dame? And what about Kansas State? Are you confident they'd destroy Notre Dame too? Maybe the Big 12 just sucks.
And what if they both lose?
November 4th, 2012 at 12:16 AM
#1114
Yes. I'm confident that any
Yes. I'm confident that any of those three would destroy Notre Dame.
November 4th, 2012 at 12:13 AM
#1117
If they make the championship
If they make the championship game? Where they'd have to win one game to win the championship? And it's college football?
Who thought Alabama would win last year? Or OSU in 2002? Or Florida in 2006? Shit happens and I want ND as far away from that as possible.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:46 PM
#1118
Or course, now LSU in the Cap 1 Bowl
Becomes scarily possible.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:47 PM
#1119
This too.
This too.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:54 PM
#1120
Yeah we would most likely get
Yeah we would most likely get smoked in that game. I just hope Nebraska loses a couple of games to end the season and we make it to the Rose Bowl because we'd most likely end up playing an at large team like Boise St.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:59 PM
#1121
No chance Boise goes to the
No chance Boise goes to the Rose an at large, the teams that could make it are the Oklahoma's, and Oregon State's and Stanford's of the world.
November 4th, 2012 at 12:01 AM
#1122
I was thinking that too, but
I was thinking that too, but all of those teams you listed will most likely end the year with 2 losses. I guess an at large SEC team could make the jump. Who knows...
November 4th, 2012 at 12:04 AM
#1123
If any of the PAC-12 team are eligible
They get taken. This is the Rose Bowl we're talking about.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:46 PM
#1124
Even though I predicted it
Even though I predicted it just above, I'm still amazed it was that easy for them to march down the field. Les has got some 'splaining to do about his prevent D there.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:47 PM
#1125
What in the hell was that?
What in the hell was that? And why did the clock stop?
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:48 PM
#1126
We've seen some bad clock
We've seen some bad clock management this season, but that may have been the worst yet.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:48 PM
#1127
Les Miles is so bad at crunch
Les Miles is so bad at crunch time decisions.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:48 PM
#1128
And once again Les proves he
And once again Les proves he has no idea how to coach a two-minute drill. Christ.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:48 PM
#1129
Well, that was everything
Well, that was everything last year's games were supposed to be. I'm glad I stayed up for it.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:49 PM
#1130
Roll
Tide.
Damn, that was something.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:52 PM
#1131
Saban looked very
Saban looked very uncomfortable with that display of emotion from McCarron.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:56 PM
#1132
What was that
Why was McCarron all riled up?
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:54 PM
#1133
Rich getting taken behind the woodshed
not sure how that team got ranked
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:54 PM
#1134
Well, Alabama just rolled out
Well, Alabama just rolled out its own red carpet to the national championship.
Outside of maybe Oregon, there's not a team in this country that can stop them. Knowing Saban, though, I imagine he'll be able to craft a masterful game plan that will limit Oregon to under 200 total yards.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:57 PM
#1135
I want this game to happen. I
I want this game to happen. I really have no idea what will happen.
I'd assume Oregon would be held under 25 points and Bama would score around 30, but I really do not have any clue. Oregons offense is just so tricky and fast and that would be the key to the game.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:54 PM
#1136
Trouble
In the Rose Bowl.
November 3rd, 2012 at 11:56 PM
#1137
That was an amazing game...
That was an amazing game... everything you could ask for in a college football game. It's good to know that in 2 or 3 years, Michigan will look like this.
November 4th, 2012 at 12:21 AM
#1138
I'm not understanding what's
I'm not understanding what's going on with Arizona right now... hmmm
November 4th, 2012 at 12:33 AM
#1139
I saw that score and did a
I saw that score (42-3, UCLA) and did a double-take. Not so much about the 42 points for UCLA but the 3 for Arizona. Is Scott playing?
November 4th, 2012 at 12:41 AM
#1140
Scott is 10 of 17 for 57
Scott is 10 of 17 for 57 yards, 3 carries for 5 yards.
November 4th, 2012 at 12:41 AM
#1141
I looked up "letdown game" in the dictionary. Definition below
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | ARIZ | UCLA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
TD | 12:27 |
Johnathan Franklin rush for 37 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. Ka'imi Fairbairn extra point GOOD.
Drive info: 9 plays, 75 yds in 2:33
|
0 | 7 |
|
|
TD | 9:48 |
Brett Hundley rush for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. Ka'imi Fairbairn extra point GOOD.
Drive info: 6 plays, 34 yds in 1:44
|
0 | 14 |
|
|
TD | 3:13 |
Brett Hundley pass complete to Jordan Payton for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. Ka'imi Fairbairn extra point GOOD.
Drive info: 13 plays, 85 yds in 5:26
|
0 | 21 |
| SECOND QUARTER | ARIZ | UCLA | |||
|
|
TD | 11:14 |
Damien Thigpen rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. Ka'imi Fairbairn extra point GOOD.
Drive info: 3 plays, 39 yds in 1:19
|
0 | 28 |
 |
FG | 6:47 |
John Bonano 28 yard field goal GOOD.
Drive info: 10 plays, 65 yds in 4:27
|
3 | 28 |
|
|
TD | 3:07 |
Johnathan Franklin rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. Ka'imi Fairbairn extra point GOOD.
Drive info: 11 plays, 75 yds in 3:40
|
3 | 35 |
|
|
TD | 0:14 |
Brett Hundley pass complete to Joseph Fauria for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. Ka'imi Fairbairn extra point GOOD.
Drive info: 6 plays, 32 yds in 1:44
|
3 | 42 |
November 4th, 2012 at 12:53 AM
#1142
Oregon State -the ASU
Just when I thought this awesome day of football was over, there's another good match-up from the Pac-12. Woot!
November 4th, 2012 at 12:54 AM
#1143
If anything last week was the trap game
for USC, they were clearly looking ahead to Oregon
November 4th, 2012 at 1:05 AM
#1144
Pac-12 news
Rich Rod's team getting absolutely waxed. 52-10 with 4 minutes left in the 3rd
November 4th, 2012 at 1:39 AM
#1145
Rich Rod
Rich Rod is a good man and a good football coach. He tried his best at Michigan but it wasn't a good fit and didn't work out. Move on, like the rest of us have.
November 4th, 2012 at 1:13 AM
#1146
SDSU is leading Boise in the
SDSU is leading Boise in the fourth quarter, 21-13. I'd like to see Hoke's old team win the league - they're currently a half-game behind Boise.
November 4th, 2012 at 1:30 AM
#1147
Arizona is absolutely getting
Arizona is absolutely getting rolled by UCLA 52-10 going in to the 4th quarter. Wow.
November 4th, 2012 at 1:55 AM
#1148
Had to turn off the Arizona game
was getting too many flashbacks
