Washington State v. UNLV Friday Night Football Thread
Hi, my name is Justin, and I have a college football problem. Thankfully, I know there are a lot of other college football addicts around here, so I'm in good company.
Scoreless through the first five minutes, UNLV has the ball back after forcing a three and out.
Also, I have a mini cool story bro from today: I managed to eat a Little Caesars Hot-N-Ready while drinking Rock-n-Rye underneath my block M flag next to my Gordie Howe autographed painting for lunch today. Also, I just picked up a minikeg of Two Hearted. Can't wait to cross the border for (probably) the Northwestern game in six weeks.
September 14th, 2012 at 9:22 PM ^
Halfway through the first.
September 14th, 2012 at 9:24 PM ^
September 14th, 2012 at 9:31 PM ^
September 14th, 2012 at 9:24 PM ^
Washington State jump balled their way towards the end zone in what looks like a preliminary draft of the "air raid". The PAT was more or less dead on.
UNLV now making sure that it takes no less than six or seven Cougars to tackle a rusher or receiver, but now Washington State gets it back thanks to UNLV adopting the high pass as a go-to play for quick yards.
September 14th, 2012 at 9:25 PM ^
Last week I was in the area--staying with my sister in White Lake. At around 9:30 at night I talked my daughter into driving an hour to Lafayette Coney Island. l had 2 loose, and then ate one of her coneys.
Nice interception by the Cougs.
September 14th, 2012 at 9:30 PM ^
September 14th, 2012 at 9:33 PM ^
Friday night and UNLV is on. My life has meaning once again.
September 14th, 2012 at 9:39 PM ^
The Rebels are proving themselves adept at losing receivers in favor of the sheer awe of Connor Halliday's passing technique. Actually, it was vintage Leach on that play with the two-back formation.
So, in kind, UNLV shows everyone that Washington State also has a secondary that suffers from either progressive myopia or hysterical blindness. 14-7 now.
EDIT: Bump. Set. Spike on the tipped pass. Incomplete in the end.
September 14th, 2012 at 9:45 PM ^
Not College, but on a related note, Aquinas is playing Don Bosco on ESPN2. Michigan 2014 target Corey Holmes had a great catch over the shoulder of a defending corner on a pass deep.
September 14th, 2012 at 9:48 PM ^
So does anyone think Mike Cox will hit 100 yards tomorrow? Or get a TD? Not in a "oh shit" way, but more of a "meh, let's let him have some good times.
Or am I just overthinking stupid stuff and I should stop talking now
September 14th, 2012 at 10:01 PM ^
September 14th, 2012 at 10:11 PM ^
Agreed. Their O-line is vastly undersized, and any substantial success on the ground is an indicatior that our D-line is weaker than we thought.
September 14th, 2012 at 10:25 PM ^
September 14th, 2012 at 10:08 PM ^
You can almost hear the shouts of "AIR RAID!" in Pullman now- Connor Halliday is starting to look pretty good shredding UNLV through the air now.
EDIT: You know, if WSU doesn't rough the passer or get called for PI, it's probably their ball right now. Is there some sort of rare condition where you commit penalties which result in automatic 1st downs on 3rd downs?
September 14th, 2012 at 10:15 PM ^
when he said that i looked like two munkeys f'in a football
September 14th, 2012 at 10:22 PM ^
That Cougar cornerback should mix in some weightlifting. OK they complete it on him, but then the reciver spends the last 30 yards shoving the corner off him.
September 14th, 2012 at 10:22 PM ^
WSU is approaching 250 yards of passing offense in the first half with a shade over five minutes left. In vintage Leach fashion, UNLV is getting shredded from the air. Conversely, UNLV promptly shreds WSU in kind - the PAT makes it 28-17 Cougars.
September 14th, 2012 at 10:25 PM ^
Unfortunately one of our conference brethren got struck by a major injury:
My MSU fan friends (what can I say? I'm friendly to a fault [this is when I wink]) tell me Fou Fonoti suffered a stress fracture today and is expected to miss several weeks. He's less of a loss than, say, McDonald or one of the interior guys would be, but still a big deal. I guess this paves the way for Burkland to re-earn his starting spot (started last year until his season-ending injury vs. ND).
I'm always bummed when kids get hurt, so this sucks.
September 14th, 2012 at 10:27 PM ^
People were saying that Fonoti played well. I guess Burkland plays? Otherwise I don't know.
September 14th, 2012 at 10:38 PM ^
My post calls this concomitantly a major loss and not-quite-as-major-as-it-could-be. With which part do you disagree? Meanwhile, I completely agree that Fonoti has been playing well.
September 14th, 2012 at 10:45 PM ^
Isn't Fonoti their starting LT? Maybe not a big loss because his back-up isn't as big a drop off as other linemen. How long do stress factrures take to heal? Hope he gets well soon.
September 14th, 2012 at 10:37 PM ^
Thinking it might be a bigger loss than McDonald, but maybe I just underrate guards. Certainly McDonald has the bigger pub. Everyone says McDonald is the best lineman, and it's not like I can tell the difference. I just think tackles are a big deal and with Fonoti decent, my knee jerk reaction was this is big. Perhaps, I should have read your post more carefully.
3 seconds left in the half with UNLV inches away from the goal line. They kick the field goal to put them down 8. My daughter is yelling at me that they should go for it.
September 14th, 2012 at 10:47 PM ^
at Mark May saying that Bell has been the best back in the country. Granted, he is clearly MSU's best offensive player, but 4.5 yards a carry against a depleted Boise State front and CMU isn't exactly best back material. It's basically a constant competition between May and Holtz, as to who can say the dumbest things possible. I guess that's par for the course with ESPN these days.
September 14th, 2012 at 10:50 PM ^
Yeah, Jonathan Franklin's 10-1/2 yards per carry and 216 yards a game would seem to take the prize so far. Le'veon Bell is 6th in yards per game, so he's far from a chump.
September 14th, 2012 at 10:59 PM ^
a chump, but it is just kind of funny to see how much hype he is getting for averging 4.5 yards a carry against a rebuilding Boise State front and a MAC tomato can. He has probally been the best back in the Big Ten so far, but that is about as far as I would go.
September 14th, 2012 at 11:03 PM ^
UNLV dresses like Ohio and runs off-tackle like Tressel-era Ohio.
September 14th, 2012 at 11:05 PM ^
Nice coffin corner punt. Old-timey football terms are the best.
September 14th, 2012 at 11:08 PM ^
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September 15th, 2012 at 12:22 AM ^
It is interesting to note that, between Washington St. and UNLV, there have been 721 yards of passing yards versus 159 yards of rushing. This game should have been over some time ago, but WSU has 11 penalties for 113 yards, and if they eliminate a few of those, about half of UNLV's points are not on the board.
September 15th, 2012 at 12:27 AM ^
Mike Leach's stupidity is breathtaking. I am in shock. That is the stupidest thing i have ever seen. Oh my god. So stupid. So incredibly stupid.
September 15th, 2012 at 12:28 AM ^
Cheated out of two first downs that would have stopped the clock! Cheated out of 30 seconds! Incredible.
September 15th, 2012 at 12:36 AM ^
My sentiment exactly. I watched the last quarter or so, and can't really recall who won, but it looks like the team on the last drive was f*cked out of some time on the clock. I think I have early on-set dimentia.