TigerHoya
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Post by TigerHoya on Dec 29, 2006 22:28:39 GMT -5
He won't be going anywhere for another year or two at least - buyout is too big in light of construction fundraising.
Dean went from a Groza finalist last year to total garbage this year. I think his "volunteer" coach in Ohio may have screwed him up.
I never thought Clemson basketball would be the ranked hoops program I would be finding solace in at this point in the season.
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Post by RDF on Dec 29, 2006 22:54:54 GMT -5
What did Tommy ever do to get an extension that leaves school stuck with him? I know he was beating South Carolina--but was that really that impressive considering the state of their program despite big name coaches in Holtz/Spurrier at helm?
Dean spent too much time "designing" those uniforms and not enough working on his kicking/getting in good shape--he was awful this year.
Main difference in team though was Will Proctor. Went from playing some good football to just not doing much at all to help--and couldn't help but notice that team worsened the minute Stuckey returned and thought it would be a good addition--but started to wonder if he was a "cancer" or just coincedence that team went south with his return?
Oh well--Spring ball in 3 months!
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Dec 30, 2006 16:05:46 GMT -5
Speaking of hiring/firing coaches, Mr. Glen Mason's team just ended 2006 with a losing record and the biggest blown lead in bowl history. The Gophers defeated zero I-A teams with a record over .500 this season. I don't know what Mason's contract status is, but somehow I doubt he'll open the new on-campus stadium at the U.
Looking forward to the 'Horns putting the hurt on the Hawkeyes in about a half hour. I think the Alamo Bowl will turn out similar to the UT-Baylor game -- Iowa will score points but won't be able to stop the Texas offense. Great sports day for me -- Hoya hoops and Texas football within hours of each other!
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Post by RDF on Dec 30, 2006 17:16:29 GMT -5
Speaking of hiring/firing coaches, Mr. Glen Mason's team just ended 2006 with a losing record and the biggest blown lead in bowl history. The Gophers defeated zero I-A teams with a record over .500 this season. I don't know what Mason's contract status is, but somehow I doubt he'll open the new on-campus stadium at the U. Looking forward to the 'Horns putting the hurt on the Hawkeyes in about a half hour. I think the Alamo Bowl will turn out similar to the UT-Baylor game -- Iowa will score points but won't be able to stop the Texas offense. Great sports day for me -- Hoya hoops and Texas football within hours of each other! You underestimate the level of ineptitude that is accepted at Minnesota. Joel Maturi is the worst Athletic Director in a Major Conference--he's beyond horrible. Mason is "Secure" and Monson quit on his own--he wasn't forced out, and Maturi was supporting him and going to give him an extension. As for the Alamo Bowl--Horns look shaky but then again, so has the Big XII--maybe the only league that has made the Pac 10 look good to this point. This Iowa team is bad--and they look about 3 TD's better then Texas at this point--and McCoy looks off-needs to settle down--plays will be there all day. Just settle down. Why is Sergio Kindle playing RB? Talk about a desperation move. Great athlete, but offense hasn't been Texas' problem--their problems are pass defense and bad play calling.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Dec 30, 2006 20:11:34 GMT -5
As for the Alamo Bowl--Horns look shaky but then again, so has the Big XII--maybe the only league that has made the Pac 10 look good to this point. This Iowa team is bad--and they look about 3 TD's better then Texas at this point--and McCoy looks off-needs to settle down--plays will be there all day. Just settle down. Why is Sergio Kindle playing RB? Talk about a desperation move. Great athlete, but offense hasn't been Texas' problem--their problems are pass defense and bad play calling. Ugliness. Take away the big plays and both teams were pretty terrible. Just glad the season is over at this point -- I feel almost as bad as after a loss.
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TBird41
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Post by TBird41 on Dec 31, 2006 14:15:51 GMT -5
Speaking of hiring/firing coaches, Mr. Glen Mason's team just ended 2006 with a losing record and the biggest blown lead in bowl history. The Gophers defeated zero I-A teams with a record over .500 this season. I don't know what Mason's contract status is, but somehow I doubt he'll open the new on-campus stadium at the U. Looking forward to the 'Horns putting the hurt on the Hawkeyes in about a half hour. I think the Alamo Bowl will turn out similar to the UT-Baylor game -- Iowa will score points but won't be able to stop the Texas offense. Great sports day for me -- Hoya hoops and Texas football within hours of each other! You underestimate the level of ineptitude that is accepted at Minnesota. Joel Maturi is the worst Athletic Director in a Major Conference--he's beyond horrible. Mason is "Secure" and Monson quit on his own--he wasn't forced out, and Maturi was supporting him and going to give him an extension. By all rights, a competant AD would have fired Mason by now. He had the Gophers close to being a legit Big 10 team, then blew a 28 point lead in the 4th quarter to Michigan and it's been down hill from there. The man has squandered a lot of talent and he's going to continue to do so, and the Gophers are going to continue to be pathetic, but just good enough for a bowl b/c they play Temple and Kent St. and other crappy teams OOC. I say bring back Jim Wacker!!
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Post by RockawayHoya on Dec 31, 2006 15:48:13 GMT -5
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Jan 1, 2007 15:08:05 GMT -5
Mason brought back a program from obscurity but managed to do so while also instilling the will to lose in epic fashion. This is quite a feat. In 2003, for example, he lead the team to its first ten-win season since 1905 (!) AND, despite rushing for 424 yards, managed to blow a 28-7 fourth quarter lead against visiting Michigan. Simply stunning.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Jan 3, 2007 0:18:31 GMT -5
Poinsettia: TCU over Nothern Illinois Las Vegas: BYU over Oregon New Orleans: Rice over Troy Papa John's.com: USF over ECU New Mexico (another new bowl designed to give a non-BCS conference team a 13th home game): San Jose State over New Mexico Armed Forces: Utah over Tulsa Hawaii: Hawaii over Arizona State Motor City: Central Michigan over MTSU Emerald: UCLA over Florida State Independence: Oklahoma State over Bama Texas: Rutgers over K-State Holiday: Go Cal Music City: Clemson over unheralded Kentucky Sun: Oregon State over Mizzou Liberty: Houston upsets South Carolina Insight: Texas Tech hangs 60 on Minnesota Champs Sports: Maryland over Purdue Meineke: Navy over Boston College Alamo: Texas over Iowa Peach (Chick-fil-A): Georgia over Va. Tech Humanitarian (MPC Computers): Miami-FL over Nevada Hall of Fame (Outback): Penn State upsets Tennessee Cotton: Nebraska over Auburn in a mild upset Citrus (Capital One): Wisconsin over Arkansas Gator: WVU over Georgia Tech International: Cincinnati over W. Michigan GMAC: Ohio over Southern Miss Rose: Michigan over SC Fiesta: Oklahoma over Boise State (but Broncos keep it a game for at least a half) Orange: Wake over Louisville Sugar: LSU over Team Overrated BCS National Championship Game: Ohio State 62, Florida 24 Well, I was doing okay until the BCS games rolled around. Invest in Notre Dame and Florida stock now, I guess.
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Post by DrumsGoBang on Jan 3, 2007 11:09:11 GMT -5
Big East 4-0 in bowl games with only Cinci left to play. The top of the conference proved they are good.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Jan 3, 2007 12:06:57 GMT -5
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Post by miamihoya on Jan 3, 2007 12:08:12 GMT -5
In all honesty, most likely StPeteHoya and MiamiHoya may very well have seen the story. Accordingly BuffaloHoya probably didn't. 'nuff said on that. Nope I hadn't heard about until now, and nope I dont care.
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Post by miamihoya on Jan 3, 2007 12:14:05 GMT -5
As for Saban, he just made himself the most hated man in South Florida. Hope he enjoys going to Bama for three years and then getting fired for a sub-par record. What an Edited.
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Post by miamihoya on Jan 3, 2007 12:16:51 GMT -5
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Post by FormerHoya on Jan 7, 2007 22:08:53 GMT -5
Goodnight Louisville program.
Musta been fun for a little while...
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Jan 7, 2007 22:52:44 GMT -5
Goodnight Louisville program. Musta been fun for a little while... More evidence that the Big East is a conference that hires good/great coaches so that those coaches may get noticed and move on to bigger and better jobs. Of course, to be fair, Rodriguez and Schiano have stayed put so far. I should also state at some point before tomorrow night that my National Championship Game prediction -- 62-24 Buckeyes -- was a joke. That was the final score of the last Fiesta Bowl the Gators played in. So here's what I really think. The last time I remember such a "Favored Team Cannot Lose" mentality was leading up to the 2004 Sugar Bowl, when LSU shocked Oklahoma. Weird stuff happens in Championship games. Weird stuff happened in that Sugar Bowl. Weird stuff happened last season. And weird stuff happened in 2002 in Tempe, when tOSU last won a National Championship. Arguably, weird stuff even happened in the alleged "Game of the Century" in 2005, when SC blew out Oklahoma. So what's going to happen tomorrow night? Expect something strange. I think the "strangeness" in this case will be a close game. Real prediction: Gators lose on a missed FG in the final seconds.
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Post by RDF on Jan 7, 2007 23:13:28 GMT -5
Goodnight Louisville program. Musta been fun for a little while... More evidence that the Big East is a conference that hires good/great coaches so that those coaches may get noticed and move on to bigger and better jobs. Of course, to be fair, Rodriguez and Schiano have stayed put so far. I should also state at some point before tomorrow night that my National Championship Game prediction -- 62-24 Buckeyes -- was a joke. That was the final score of the last Fiesta Bowl the Gators played in. So here's what I really think. The last time I remember such a "Favored Team Cannot Lose" mentality was leading up to the 2004 Sugar Bowl, when LSU shocked Oklahoma. Weird stuff happens in Championship games. Weird stuff happened in that Sugar Bowl. Weird stuff happened last season. And weird stuff happened in 2002 in Tempe, when tOSU last won a National Championship. Arguably, weird stuff even happened in the alleged "Game of the Century" in 2005, when SC blew out Oklahoma. So what's going to happen tomorrow night? Expect something strange. I think the "strangeness" in this case will be a close game. Real prediction: Gators lose on a missed FG in the final seconds. Damn Austin, I was hoping you would be on the money with that initial prediction. ;D I still like Ohio State in this game-think the matchups favor them and Tressel is a strong coach in Championship games--prepping his team in this situation-he did it at Youngstown State, he's done it at Ohio State, and despite long layoff, I expect Ohio State to win. Sometimes the longer time between the game/seeing opposing team play, the media can convince you that what you saw from the other team (Florida) all year didn't really happen and that they are some "superpower". Gators grinded it out and have to be respected for that, but I just can't erase the image of Chris Leak's poor play in almost every game I've seen UF play this year out of my head--you can only make so many bad decisions that Dallas Baker makes a great play to bail you out, or a QB drops a sure TD on QB sneak and fumbles, etc.... and eventually you have to play ball. I like Ohio State passing against Florida-and I like their defense against Leak. If Gators are to win--they will run it down OSU's throat--but I don't see a back on their team capable of that--they are a finesse running team. Buckeyes by 10-14 tomorrow.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Jan 7, 2007 23:44:47 GMT -5
Damn Austin, I was hoping you would be on the money with that initial prediction. ;D I still like Ohio State in this game-think the matchups favor them and Tressel is a strong coach in Championship games--prepping his team in this situation-he did it at Youngstown State, he's done it at Ohio State, and despite long layoff, I expect Ohio State to win. Sometimes the longer time between the game/seeing opposing team play, the media can convince you that what you saw from the other team (Florida) all year didn't really happen and that they are some "superpower". Gators grinded it out and have to be respected for that, but I just can't erase the image of Chris Leak's poor play in almost every game I've seen UF play this year out of my head--you can only make so many bad decisions that Dallas Baker makes a great play to bail you out, or a QB drops a sure TD on QB sneak and fumbles, etc.... and eventually you have to play ball. I like Ohio State passing against Florida-and I like their defense against Leak. If Gators are to win--they will run it down OSU's throat--but I don't see a back on their team capable of that--they are a finesse running team. Buckeyes by 10-14 tomorrow. Re: Leak, I am going to predict a healthy dose of Tim Tebow in the red zone tomorrow night. Also, I think Florida's defense can hold tOSU under its average IF the secondary plays well. A good effort on defense and special teams might mask the inevitable Leak miscues. Re: Florida's running game, Garrett Wolfe and Mike Hart fared well against the tOSU defense. Problem is, you're right, there's no Wolfe or Hart on Florida's roster. Buckeyes have done great in terms of rush defense against everyone else they've faced. That is another reason to see a lot of Tebow tomorrow night -- he may be UF's most effective runner in this game. More than that, though, I think UF's WRs will need to break big plays and get YAC for the offense to be successful. If UF is going to stay in this game they'll need yards through the air.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jan 8, 2007 22:19:30 GMT -5
Tressel is giving Charlie Weis a run for his money in boneheaded play calls in BCS bowls. That 4th down call at his own 30 may have lost the national championship, barring a major turnaround.
"Going for it on your own 29 in that situation, that's panic" - - Jimmy Johnson at halftime.
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Post by RDF on Jan 8, 2007 23:34:00 GMT -5
Congrats to Florida
Congrats to Leak--for doing what I thought impossible and he did a fine job of executing his offense.
Congrats to UF defense for OWNING Ohio State.
Congrats to Hifigator and Gator fans for proving everyone wrong.
Congrats to Ohio State for proving that Big 10 was as AWFUL as many of us thought all year--although thought OSU and Michigan were worthy of praise--they proved it was unwarranted and misguided.
How bad did Tressel Panic and how badly did his team DIE once Ginn went out? 1 player has that much of an effect over your team? That's not what a National Championship participant should be about.
Troy Smith--hope you get your degree son--you were lost as lost can be and tonight cost you big time--if you can't handle the speed/looks UF gave you--what will you do at Next level?
Herbstreit, Griese, etc......can we put to bed the "If Florida wins a CLOSE game and Michigan BLOWS OUT USC......" talk and to be honest--this game leaves a bad taste in many fans mouths as Big 10 appeared to be AWFUL--yet the two hyped teams proved it was not only awful--it was their 2 best teams that couldn't hold a candle to either USC or Florida--and I still think Michigan is a better team then Ohio State--which shows you I'm even more retarded. ;D
Oh well--congrats to the Champs--well deserved as they kicked the living snot out of a good Ohio State team.
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