Week 2: Best thing you saw...

Submitted by mi93 on

Thanks all for sharing last week. 

Though not many marquee games this week, and a few still going on, some great stuff already...

1) Best of the best for me, seeing Ret. Lt. Col. Charles Kettles introduced in the Big House.  Awesome to see the vets and first responders rise in the first half.

2) Hats off to the Chips.  Officiating aside, players gotta play and they executed a great play at the end of Ok St game.

3) SEC hate aside, and no thoughts on the winner, but the 4th quarter and OT of TCU-ARK was exceptionally entertaining.

Best things from this week for you?

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LSAClassOf2000

September 11th, 2016 at 7:40 AM ^

I will be honest, when ESPN threw that announcement on the ticker that the outcome of the game would not be changed, I laughed pretty hard. I can recall many games that ended on a fluke that may have sprung from a slightly warped or inaccurate interpretation of the rules, but I cannot recall the team that got hosed on those play ever getting a win or loss added or subtracted later on based on any appeal or whatever. Why ESPN thought there might be some doubt is something I will never know. 

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RoseInBlue

September 11th, 2016 at 9:15 AM ^

A lot of people were actually quite convinced that the NCAA would award OK St. the win.  Some still are despite it being said in multiple places by those who know better than they won't open that can of worms.  

So, unfortunately, yeah that ticker was probably necessary.

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MGoGrendel

September 11th, 2016 at 9:02 AM ^

I must have watched a different game, but putting up 51 points is good.  Outside of 5 plays where our D over-pursued and UCF got big running yardage, we did a good job. 

Also, Harbaugh looked like he wanted to get the passing game going to get some experience for this young starter.  300+ yards is good for a second start.

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UMinSF

September 11th, 2016 at 12:22 AM ^

Chips no doubt.  That finish was just insane.

BYU coach showed guts going for 2 FT....L. 

TCU-Arkansas game was great. Frogs should never have lost, but Bielema's 2 pt. double-reverse RB pass was inspired.

TT, Oregon, and Fightin' Richrods playing at the same time - impossible to keep track of all the scoring and complete and utter lack of defense. But fun!

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1VaBlue1

September 11th, 2016 at 7:41 AM ^

Why so much Musberger hate?  Yeah, he's 146 yrs old, but he can still talk (unlike other 180 yo's that wouldn't retire until too late - looking at you, Holtz).  His signature call - "you are looking live at ..." is iconic, and signified one of the premier games of the week back in his prime.  He's no Keith Jackson, but he wasn't bad.  

Hate him if you must, but I just don't get it - is there a particular reason?

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xtramelanin

September 11th, 2016 at 8:00 AM ^

some team would fail to convert a 3rd and 7 in the first quarter and have to punt, and fuss-budget would use his gravest of tones to say, 'remember that third down folks.  it could be the one that seals team X's destiny!'

and since he never played any sports, probably not even kick ball in grade school, it is a joke when he starts to comment on any X's and O's part of the game or the physicality of it all. 

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bluesalt

September 11th, 2016 at 12:27 AM ^

I turned that game on just as the ball was snapped. It will probably be the best play I'll see all year. It made me recall Boise State a few years ago in their undefeated season bowl game.

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Martinsir

September 11th, 2016 at 12:37 AM ^

Football aside the game day features on the FSU receiver and his help with a mom and her son with autism and the Pitt RB beating cancer. Football- smith running over like 5 guys on one play was pretty awesome.

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Ghost of Hoke

September 11th, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^

Amazing what Spock has done there. The school has stepped up their resources as well. ISU is on the rise in enrollment and quality of education. That's a school that could make a jump to the MAC in 5-10 years if things continue the way they are now.



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Vote_Crisler_1937

September 11th, 2016 at 12:48 AM ^

Speight's long completions were the best thing I saw.

Knowing one game Michigan ran for 300 yards and one game they threw for 300 yards is pretty great.

Also, for anyone insecure about running into a stacked box. Alabama ran for 3.2 ypc today and their leading rusher had a whopping 45 yards on 11 carries against Western KY.

Clemson ran for 3.8 ypc and their leading rusher was their QB who went 10 carries for 55 yards and their actual starting RB had 9 carries for 34 yards. Against Troy.

Lastly, not as highly rated, but the best rushing performance relative to the team's I mentioned, Georgia couldn't muster a single 100 yard back against Nicholls as Chubb was held to 4 ypc and 80 total yards.

Great teams (certainly Bama and Clemson have been and Georgia is no slouch) can win a variety of ways. Michigan threw for 300+ yards sending a message to opponents that stacking the box might be too risky.



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MichiganMan20

September 11th, 2016 at 1:29 AM ^

Thank you for this. Puts everything in perspective. People love to overreact when it's their team that "supposedly" struggled to beat an inferior opponent. At least we won by 37 points. Speight and the receivers were nearly flawless. Looking forward to watching our team improve every week as we head to Columbus undefeated for the biggest game of the year.



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JTrain

September 11th, 2016 at 7:47 AM ^

I agree. I think the panic comes from knowing we have to play perhaps the best spread offense out there at the end of November.
If anyone can beat them, it's us. In that game. With our talent and great coaching.
This season will have its share of turbulence. What fun would it be if it didn't!?



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AmayzNblue

September 11th, 2016 at 7:38 AM ^

Thanks for this. I was getting a little discouraged watching the UCF long runs and our struggle to gain yards on the ground, but this does help. Honestly, if I were coaching an inferior team to one of the juggernauts, I would do the same thing: stack the box to shut down the run and hope my corners can break up a few passes.



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superstringer

September 11th, 2016 at 12:48 AM ^

Air Force's insanely cool shark helmet. If you havent seen it, google-image it. Worth the effort. (I am on mobile and having trouble isolating a link to one.)

The 3 best alternative helmets of the past few years are all service academies. Army had the ultracool camouflage helmets (should be used as their regular ones). Navy had the hand-painted ones with ships last year, where diff positions had diff types of ships. And AFA has these unbelievable shark helmets. No one else has touched these 3 works of art.



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superstringer

September 11th, 2016 at 12:57 AM ^

... and as a runner-up, while not politically correct to admit it -- I chuckled when that kid bobbed his head down when crossing the goal line on his 87 yd run against us. Track athlete turned football player, basically. Instincts kicked it. Was funny to see.... Not the 87 yd run, that was no laughing matter. BUT-- Peppers was on the sidelines for that play. I bet he doesnt score if JP5 was out there.



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