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Post by FLHoya on Nov 22, 2009 0:07:50 GMT -5
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand we've officially got a Storming the Field FAIL in Tucson!
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Nov 22, 2009 0:33:04 GMT -5
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand we've officially got a Storming the Field FAIL in Tucson! Sadly, I did not get to see this. ABC kept me tuned to Kansas-Texas until the end of that game, then went straight to the local news. I've never hated regional programming more.
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Post by TigerHoya on Nov 22, 2009 0:37:52 GMT -5
Austin, the ABC affiliate here no longer even bothers to show Saturday night news due to football and the fact they are last in the market in news...
Only complaint I've had this season is a nitpicky one - ACC games that you would think would be on ABC in Baltimore, an ACC market, that get put on ESPN in favor of other games.
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Post by theexorcist on Nov 22, 2009 18:11:03 GMT -5
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Post by hifigator on Nov 23, 2009 11:57:20 GMT -5
Austin, the ABC affiliate here no longer even bothers to show Saturday night news due to football and the fact they are last in the market in news... Only complaint I've had this season is a nitpicky one - ACC games that you would think would be on ABC in Baltimore, an ACC market, that get put on ESPN in favor of other games. Why in the world would you complain about that -- the less ACC football we are subjected to, the better!
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Post by hoyarooter on Nov 23, 2009 13:03:44 GMT -5
I've actually been pulling for UConn football for weeks now. They've had some heartbreaking losses (e.g., Rutgers), but nothing near as heartbreaking as the death of their player, and this is the first win they have had since then. I'm happy for them.
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Post by CTHoya08 on Nov 23, 2009 13:31:27 GMT -5
And they do play Syracuse next week.
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Post by hifigator on Nov 23, 2009 13:41:43 GMT -5
I'm definitely a UConn fan this week (in football).
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Nov 23, 2009 15:47:43 GMT -5
Week 13 Picks for Games That Matter:
Texas over TAMU Wyoming over Colorado State in the Border War for the Bronze Boot Bowling Green over Toledo for the Peace Pipe Auburn shocks Alabama in the Iron Bowl for the Foy-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy Nebraska blanks Colorado Pitt squeaks by West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl Nevada shocks Boise State for the WAC Championship North Carolina over N.C. State Clemson over S. Carolina in the Battle for the Palmetto State Mississippi State upsets Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl for the Golden Egg Oklahoma over Oklahoma State in the Bedlam Game for the Bedlam Bell Mizzou over Kansas in the Border War Showdown for the Indian War Drum KU-MU Bass Drum Va. Tech over U. Va. for the Commonwealth Cup Arizona over Arizona State for the Territorial Cup Florida over Florida State BYU over Utah in the Holy War Washington crushes Wazzu in the Apple Cup for the Apple Cup (naturally) Arkansas over LSU for the Golden Boot Kentucky over Tennessee for the Beer Barrel Houston over Rice for the Bayou Bucket Georgia Tech over UGA in the Clean, Old Fashioned Hate Game for the Governor's Cup SC over UCLA in the Battle for Los Angeles for the Victory Bell
Alabama State over Tuskegee in the Turkey Day Classic Grambling State over Southern
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Post by hifigator on Nov 23, 2009 16:13:18 GMT -5
Week 13 Picks for Games That Matter: Texas over TAMU Wyoming over Colorado State in the Border War for the Bronze Boot Bowling Green over Toledo for the Peace Pipe Auburn shocks Alabama in the Iron Bowl for the Foy-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy Nebraska blanks Colorado Pitt squeaks by West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl Nevada shocks Boise State for the WAC Championship North Carolina over N.C. State Clemson over S. Carolina in the Battle for the Palmetto State Mississippi State upsets Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl for the Golden Egg Oklahoma over Oklahoma State in the Bedlam Game for the Bedlam Bell Mizzou over Kansas in the Border War Showdown for the Indian War Drum KU-MU Bass Drum Va. Tech over U. Va. for the Commonwealth Cup Arizona over Arizona State for the Territorial Cup Florida over Florida State BYU over Utah in the Holy War Washington crushes Wazzu in the Apple Cup for the Apple Cup (naturally) Arkansas over LSU for the Golden Boot Kentucky over Tennessee for the Beer BarrelHouston over Rice for the Bayou Bucket Georgia Tech over UGA in the Clean, Old Fashioned Hate Game for the Governor's Cup SC over UCLA in the Battle for Los Angeles for the Victory Bell Alabama State over Tuskegee in the Turkey Day Classic Grambling State over Southern I wouldn't argue with your Miss. St. upset, but I don't see Auburn beating Alabama, unless Nick Saban has a brain fart. Bama could literally run the ball every single play and win the game. It would be boring as hell -- maybe a 17-10 kind of game, but they could do it. It might be the shortest real time game in decades, but Auburn can't stop Bama's run consistently. You want to talk about 3 yards and a cloud of dust ... The only way I see Auburn winning is if they get an early turnover or two and maybe a successful early trick play. Lastly, that Arkansas-LSU is an interesting game. Does LSU implode after that debacle last week? Does Arkansas continue its resurgence under 2nd year coach, Bobby Petrino? Personally, I think LSU is still more talented, but Arkansas has better coaches. I don't know what to think on that game.
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Post by RDF on Nov 23, 2009 16:39:06 GMT -5
I don't think LSU is a smart enough team to understand how stupid their Head Coach is. Funny thing is the entire board here was kidding about how he'd "spike the ball" on last play of game when trailing due to his stupid decisions in past and HE DID IT! Then had balls to deny he told Jefferson to spike the ball--but there is footage of him making the "ground the ball motion" to his QB.
Miles is an idiot. Still say that the year LSU "won" the title with him at the helm should've been void of any champion. This year I don't see any great teams--but at least some are finding ways to win games--while Miles found ways to lose twice and should've lost at least 3 more with his "leadership".
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Post by TigerHoya on Nov 23, 2009 16:45:42 GMT -5
hifi, I'd rather watch the bottom two teams in the ACC play than watch Florida and FIU or Bama and UTC.
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Post by TigerHoya on Nov 23, 2009 16:47:07 GMT -5
The BCS also hired Ari Fleischer to do do PR work for them besides the firm they have doing the Twitter work. The firm doing the Twitter work includes two people that worked for Bush.
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Post by TigerHoya on Nov 23, 2009 16:49:46 GMT -5
My outrage of the weekend was when Dwayne Allen scored a TD for Clemson. He was on the end of the field where the ROTC cadets on campus usually stand to do pushups after score. Behind them on the hill were several other uniformed personnel who were there for the weekend's Military Appreciation Day activities (Clemson was all-male and military until the late 50s or early 60s.) After he scored, Allen (an Army brat whose dad is at Ft. Bragg) saluted the military personnel on that end of the stadium and was then promptly given a penalty for it by Ron Cherry for unsportsmanlike conduct.
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Post by CAHoya07 on Nov 23, 2009 16:56:40 GMT -5
Since it hasn't been mentioned yet, Cal beats Stanford 34-28 at Stanford Stadium in a thriller that spoils the Cardinal's possible Rose Bowl plans, and halts their momentum. It was the first time I can remember the Big Game being a matchup of two ranked teams, and I've been following the rivalry since the mid to late 1990's. It was a big interception deep in Cal territory to seal the deal, when it looked like Stanford could win it late. Toby Gerhart was a beast, but a bad game from QB Andrew Luck and giving up a lot of yards to the Bears' O do the Cardinal in.
It'll be two non-BCS bowl games for these teams, but a lot of excitment about college football in the Bay Area. Cal's students actually stormed the field AT Stanford, which I'm sure did not sit well with the Cardinal faithful.
Stanford hosts Notre Dame this weekend, so another reason to root for them. Cal's final opponent is UW, whom they should beat.
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Post by TigerHoya on Nov 23, 2009 17:07:40 GMT -5
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand we've officially got a Storming the Field FAIL in Tucson! apparently in all that mess, an Oregon cheerleader got beaned with a bottle of some kind
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Nov 23, 2009 17:28:23 GMT -5
I wouldn't argue with your Miss. St. upset, but I don't see Auburn beating Alabama, unless Nick Saban has a brain fart. Bama could literally run the ball every single play and win the game. It would be boring as hell -- maybe a 17-10 kind of game, but they could do it. It might be the shortest real time game in decades, but Auburn can't stop Bama's run consistently. You want to talk about 3 yards and a cloud of dust ... The only way I see Auburn winning is if they get an early turnover or two and maybe a successful early trick play. Lastly, that Arkansas-LSU is an interesting game. Does LSU implode after that debacle last week? Does Arkansas continue its resurgence under 2nd year coach, Bobby Petrino? Personally, I think LSU is still more talented, but Arkansas has better coaches. I don't know what to think on that game. The Auburn upset is more wishful thinking than anything else. If Alabama were to lose this weekend, then beat UF in the SEC Championship, an all-Texas national championship game would be difficult to prevent. Along the same lines, I like Cincy this weekend, but it seems that Zook pulls an improbable upset win out of his rear every season. Could there be an upset on the banks of the Ohio this Saturday? I'm rooting for the Bearcats, in part because a loss would be TERRIBLE for the Big East, which has actually been an okay conference in 2009. Re: LSU, the Tigers are 4-3 in conference play heading into their game with the Razorbacks. They could easily be 2-5 in the SEC (the Bayou Bengals narrowly escaped losses at UGA and Miss. State), and playing to equal last season's conference record of 3-5. Miles did a wonderful job coaching Nick Saban's recruits, but it's been slow going the past two seasons. LSU is still trading off its 2007 National Championship season, but if Miles ends up 4-4 in the SEC this season, how long until fans lose faith and the pollsters stop inflating LSU's ranking (#7 in the preseason AP)?
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Post by hifigator on Nov 24, 2009 2:49:35 GMT -5
I wouldn't argue with your Miss. St. upset, but I don't see Auburn beating Alabama, unless Nick Saban has a brain fart. Bama could literally run the ball every single play and win the game. It would be boring as hell -- maybe a 17-10 kind of game, but they could do it. It might be the shortest real time game in decades, but Auburn can't stop Bama's run consistently. You want to talk about 3 yards and a cloud of dust ... The only way I see Auburn winning is if they get an early turnover or two and maybe a successful early trick play. Lastly, that Arkansas-LSU is an interesting game. Does LSU implode after that debacle last week? Does Arkansas continue its resurgence under 2nd year coach, Bobby Petrino? Personally, I think LSU is still more talented, but Arkansas has better coaches. I don't know what to think on that game. The Auburn upset is more wishful thinking than anything else. If Alabama were to lose this weekend, then beat UF in the SEC Championship, an all-Texas national championship game would be difficult to prevent. Along the same lines, I like Cincy this weekend, but it seems that Zook pulls an improbable upset win out of his rear every season. Could there be an upset on the banks of the Ohio this Saturday? I'm rooting for the Bearcats, in part because a loss would be TERRIBLE for the Big East, which has actually been an okay conference in 2009. Re: LSU, the Tigers are 4-3 in conference play heading into their game with the Razorbacks. They could easily be 2-5 in the SEC (the Bayou Bengals narrowly escaped losses at UGA and Miss. State), and playing to equal last season's conference record of 3-5. Miles did a wonderful job coaching Nick Saban's recruits, but it's been slow going the past two seasons. LSU is still trading off its 2007 National Championship season, but if Miles ends up 4-4 in the SEC this season, how long until fans lose faith and the pollsters stop inflating LSU's ranking (#7 in the preseason AP)? I totally agree with those comments. We all have "special" feelings for Les Miles. In one of his "miracle" games in '07, he managed to beat the Gators. In all honesty, I think he probably had superior talent that year, but he won because of the golden horseshoe he had up his a$$. Much was made of his 5 for 5 effort on 4th down, and certainly, my Gators didn't get it done on fourth. But if you think back, there was a lot ... a LOT more to his mysterious luck that year, than his 4th down showing against us. The Auburn game is the most obvious, where, by all accounts of anyone with half a brain, he should have lost the game, but once again his rather stinking horseshoe saved him. Thus, I found it very ironic and rewarding when he was mindlessly meandering around last Saturday as the clock ticked and ticked while he was carefully protecting his thumb where he used to keep his horseshoe. The worst part is that he was smart enough to hire the right agent. For those who don't know, he has some absurd clause which guarantees that he is the highest paid coach in the SEC in certain intervals. So as Florida under Meyer, and/or Bama under Saban achieve success at the elite level, Miles continues to bastardize the coaching vocation while still receiving the King's Cut of the steak.
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Post by hifigator on Nov 24, 2009 2:52:33 GMT -5
hifi, I'd rather watch the bottom two teams in the ACC play than watch Florida and FIU or Bama and UTC. I can't argue that point on principle, but Maryland against anyone is bad television.
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Post by hoyarooter on Nov 24, 2009 12:59:02 GMT -5
The Auburn upset is more wishful thinking than anything else. If Alabama were to lose this weekend, then beat UF in the SEC Championship, an all-Texas national championship game would be difficult to prevent. Along the same lines, I like Cincy this weekend, but it seems that Zook pulls an improbable upset win out of his rear every season. Could there be an upset on the banks of the Ohio this Saturday? I'm rooting for the Bearcats, in part because a loss would be TERRIBLE for the Big East, which has actually been an okay conference in 2009. Re: LSU, the Tigers are 4-3 in conference play heading into their game with the Razorbacks. They could easily be 2-5 in the SEC (the Bayou Bengals narrowly escaped losses at UGA and Miss. State), and playing to equal last season's conference record of 3-5. Miles did a wonderful job coaching Nick Saban's recruits, but it's been slow going the past two seasons. LSU is still trading off its 2007 National Championship season, but if Miles ends up 4-4 in the SEC this season, how long until fans lose faith and the pollsters stop inflating LSU's ranking (#7 in the preseason AP)? I totally agree with those comments. We all have "special" feelings for Les Miles. In one of his "miracle" games in '07, he managed to beat the Gators. In all honesty, I think he probably had superior talent that year, but he won because of the golden horseshoe he had up his a$$. Much was made of his 5 for 5 effort on 4th down, and certainly, my Gators didn't get it done on fourth. But if you think back, there was a lot ... a LOT more to his mysterious luck that year, than his 4th down showing against us. The Auburn game is the most obvious, where, by all accounts of anyone with half a brain, he should have lost the game, but once again his rather stinking horseshoe saved him. Thus, I found it very ironic and rewarding when he was mindlessly meandering around last Saturday as the clock ticked and ticked while he was carefully protecting his thumb where he used to keep his horseshoe. The worst part is that he was smart enough to hire the right agent. For those who don't know, he has some absurd clause which guarantees that he is the highest paid coach in the SEC in certain intervals. So as Florida under Meyer, and/or Bama under Saban achieve success at the elite level, Miles continues to bastardize the coaching vocation while still receiving the King's Cut of the steak. Perhaps hifi's most amusing post ever. LMAO.
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