Afternoon Games Open Thread

Submitted by M-Wolverine on
When NC vs. GT is your best FOOTBALL game, it's hard to get excited. The afternoon looks like a better warm up to tonight's events.

ghost

September 21st, 2013 at 3:55 PM ^

This could be a very good day for Oregon.  If Tenn can at least hang with Florida that would make the Ducks demolition of Florida all the more impressive.

gutnedawg

September 21st, 2013 at 4:04 PM ^

Well obviously not those programs but it may deter other schools. Why pay 250k when there are other good defensive coordinators out there that won't cost 250k? Especially when you know that Narduzzi will probably leave after a few seasons for a head coaching job?

ghost

September 21st, 2013 at 4:09 PM ^

If one of those schools thinks he is the best why settle for anything less?  If your Bama and Kirby Smart takes off in the offseason do you tell Saban not to get the  best possible guy?  Also any defensive coordinator at that kind of level might leave in a few years so that really isn't an argument.  

Ask Texas how the Many Diaz experiment worked?  

LSAClassOf2000

September 21st, 2013 at 4:09 PM ^

To give Mike Sadler his proper credit, they really should say that he is one of the best, most practiced punters in Division I. I mean, the man has his own highlight reel from just one game alone. 

aiglick

September 21st, 2013 at 4:10 PM ^

At least our conference is known for great punters.

Woo.

I do think the teams have done well so far today although not a lot of meat on the schedule.

alum96

September 21st, 2013 at 4:12 PM ^

Biggest takeaway is ND OL has given Rees plenty of time.  If our OL gets blown up...well you know... (edit: ND OL not creating many rushing holes however)

alum96

September 21st, 2013 at 4:15 PM ^

Yes they are not bringing a lot of blitzes... ND strategy is to throw over the top almost every play. No intermediate level throws - everything has been a 20+ yard pass. Interesting.  Kelly obviously sees that as a way to beat this defense and thus far its effective in moving chains.