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Post by hifigator on Sept 4, 2007 14:10:49 GMT -5
Not surprised Clemson isn't ranked and not upset about it either. As far as the Bowdens and kicking games go, last night was a hell of a lot better than all of last season with Jad Dean going from a Groza finalist the year before to a goat last year (thanks in large part to his outside coach in Ohio.) Clemson actually has a coach designated special teams coach for the first time in Bowden's tenure (he's also the RB coach who came from UNC.) Kick and punt coverage was 180 degrees from last year. The new kicker played 2 soccer games over the weekend and still got his first FG and got a touchback kicking from the 30. The punter did something that the previous punter didn't on a botched snap (the run for the safety) in 2004 against GT. The bad snap was a direct result of the snapper overcompensating after the previous block - but the formation was adjusted after the block (something Bowden never did when he was handling the kicking game.) The safety gave FSU a chance to get back into the game but I'm still pleased with special teams overall (at least extra points weren't being missed or block like at FSU last year.) I remember the touchback. That ball was really hammered. It was a good six steps into the endzone. On the high snap, I thought the punter did the right thing in not trying anything miraculous as it would most likely have resulted in giving the Noles the ball inside the 20 yard line. The best part was that the safety put the score at 19, so when FSU scored to make it 13, they had to go for 2, which of course they didn't make. So really it was only a one point safety. As for the kicker from last year, that is very ironic you worded it that way. The Gators were in the same boat. Chris Hetland was on the preseason Groza watch list, basically because his percentage was decent the year before. But all of us knew that was absurd and that kicking the football was one of our weaknesses, not one of our strengths. Ironically, he did finally start hitting when it really mattered, in the SEC title game and then in Gelndale for all the marbles. But going into the season, he had a questionable leg and had never had to make any real pressure kicks. It was ridiculous for him to be put in such a prestigious group of kickers.
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Post by The Stig on Sept 6, 2007 4:10:17 GMT -5
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Post by hifigator on Sept 6, 2007 16:37:27 GMT -5
To the tune of the Bud Light radio commercials.
(sing along: Reaaaaaal Men of Genius)....."Today we salute you, Mr. Delusional Michigan Fan" (sing along: Mr. Delusional Michigan Faaaaaan!)
“Season after season, year after year, you try to justify your absurdly high preseason ranking” (sing along: clutching at straaaaaaws)
“Season after season, year after year, you scramble to make futile attempts at damage control when the Wolverines lose to a grossly inferior opponent” (sing along: how’d Appalachian State score Thirty Fouuuuur?)
“Inevitably, you’ll bring up the past, boast of National Championships won 40 years before you were even born” (those were the daaaaaays!)
“You will point out that you have more wins than any other program….as though that is relevant to the current season” (sing along: you’ve been playing football since the 1870- eeeeeees)
“Go on, ignore that loss to Ohio State in the regular season finale and continue to believe that you’ll defeat any bowl opponent with striking ease” (sing along: we’ll win by thirteeeeeey!)
“So crack open an ice cold Bud Light, oh Emperor of Excuses, and take comfort knowing that when you finish ranked number twenty-five, you’ll be back to number five when the preseason polls come out next year (sing along: Oh Mr. Delusional Michigan Faaaaaan!)
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Post by vcjack on Sept 6, 2007 19:36:33 GMT -5
Basketball season has come early to Louisville but they are running it conservatively only 31-28 with 8:00 to go in the second quarter I guess this is some sort of streetball except in football where no one plays D
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Post by washingtonhoya on Sept 6, 2007 21:39:09 GMT -5
Hifi, kindly remove yourself from existence.
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Post by hifigator on Sept 7, 2007 14:12:43 GMT -5
Hifi, kindly remove yourself from existence. Ok, you've got me baffled. Normally when someone criticizes someone else, you can at least follow the line of thinking, whether or not you actually agre with it. In this case, I have absolutely no idea what you think I did wrong this time. The only thing I can imagine is that you are a Michigan fan. If so, then I'm sorry to hear that. If not, then why the harsh words?
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Post by washingtonhoya on Sept 7, 2007 15:27:04 GMT -5
KigeHifi, you wear jorts. That is all.
And I am a Michigan fan, but more importantly I was reading the boards to avoid doing work last night. No harm intended, except to Tebow's legs. I hope they shatter like Michigan's title hopes.
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Post by hifigator on Sept 7, 2007 15:30:59 GMT -5
You don't have time to even think about things like that. What with your 3 game losing streak and being the first ranked team to ever lose to a 1-AA team, your time is pretty much all taken up. Watching your "defense" -- and I use the term very loosely -- play, I think you would be happy just holding Oregon under 50 points.
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Post by washingtonhoya on Sept 7, 2007 15:38:12 GMT -5
I'm not even going to get into an argument about this, since this link pretty much says it better than I could. And no, I don't plan on sleeping tonight, since I'm going to be visualizing Jonathan Stewart carving up the UM defense like he carved up my high school's defense for four years. GOOD TIMES! I should add, I still say Notre Dame's worse.
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Post by hifigator on Sept 7, 2007 16:11:31 GMT -5
I'm not even going to get into an argument about this, since this link pretty much says it better than I could. And no, I don't plan on sleeping tonight, since I'm going to be visualizing Jonathan Stewart carving up the UM defense like he carved up my high school's defense for four years. GOOD TIMES! I should add, I still say Notre Dame's worse. You are right. Michigan is great! Their recent slide could have happened to any team and they did deserve to play for the Natonal Title last year but were screwed. Yeah, right. Shifting gears, look how far they have fallen! floridastate.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1079&tid=100159298&mid=100159298&sid=1061&style=2They are acually already making excuses should they lose to UAB tomorrow. Amazing, simply amazing!
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Sept 8, 2007 13:46:22 GMT -5
They found a way to show a Duke highlight during the OU game. I'm going to puke.
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Post by vcjack on Sept 8, 2007 16:31:32 GMT -5
Michigan is a joke, they better not win the conference or else the Big Ten should just fold and spare itself the riddicule
[makewashingtonhoyafeelgood]/ But Washington is looking real good against everyone's favorite broncos [endattempttomakewashingtonhoyafeelgood]
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Post by washingtonhoya on Sept 8, 2007 16:41:32 GMT -5
[fetal position] soft whimpering [/fetal position]
Football's stupid.
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Post by RDF on Sept 8, 2007 21:56:27 GMT -5
The ACC and Big 10 should have a FB challenge-a challenge to see who is less inept! ;D
Nice to see Miami hit a new low--that was worse then a Clappy performance. Wow.
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Post by MCIGuy on Sept 9, 2007 4:04:03 GMT -5
I've basically given up on colege football after the ACC robbery of BE teams. But these past 12 months or so has been sweet. Last year it was great to see those BE football teams do so well while the ACC got off to a bad start. It was especially nice to see Miami stumble after its betrayal. Now, VTech seems to be going down the tubes as well. As a program it may have peaked with the Vicks! I guess the ACC better turn its eye towards South Florida!!
Don't like to see Michigan get abused like this but the conference I hate the least is the Pac 10. Pac 10 doesn't steal teams from other conferences (talking to you, ACC and Big 12 and possibly to you, Big 10 and yes to you too, Big East) and its not ful of academicaly challemged institutions ala the SEC. So I was kind of happy for Oregon today.
And nothing (other than ACC losses makes me as happy as to see Notre Dame suffer. Especially when a certain head coach in Washington is doing well.
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Post by kchoya on Sept 9, 2007 10:11:05 GMT -5
At least this means we won't have to hear about overrated Michigan all year long...
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Post by FewFAC on Sept 10, 2007 12:54:32 GMT -5
While watching Michigan and ND lose is pretty sweet, watching them lose continually lowers the value of beating them, making the victories less impressive and unexpected. I doubt I will lose any sleep over ND missing out on bowl money though, and wonder what BE football with ND would be like...
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Post by hifigator on Sept 10, 2007 13:30:10 GMT -5
While watching Michigan and ND lose is pretty sweet, watching them lose continually lowers the value of beating them, making the victories less impressive and unexpected. I doubt I will lose any sleep over ND missing out on bowl money though, and wonder what BE football with ND would be like... I'm all for making losses by Michigan and Notre Dame uneventful and boring. Dare I say ... old hat?!
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Post by FewFAC on Sept 11, 2007 12:27:30 GMT -5
I'm all for making losses by Michigan and Notre Dame uneventful and boring. Dare I say ... old hat?! My only regret is that both cannot go winless. It is causing me a great deal of difficulty with picking this week's game. I am trying to envision scenarios in which both teams can take a loss this week. So far, the only situation I can dream up involves both teams being unable to make it to the stadium, necessitating forfeit losses on both ends.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Sept 11, 2007 14:31:48 GMT -5
I find ND-Michigan intriguing.
Michigan's defense can't stop anyone and Notre Dame's offense can't score. It's kind of like the opposite of the irrestible force and the immovable object.
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