NCAA 2008 season thread

[Colonel Flagg]

My favorite line from the article:

"You almost want to tell them, 'Get a life,'" Rodriguez said.

Holy shit, he just pulled a Shatner!

[WhiteRat]

Alright kids, I've stopped being lazy on these boards so here is What to Watch For in this wild wacky world of College Foosball:

Washington vs. Wazzou - Why should I watch this you ask? Well, these are arguably the two worst teams in all of D1 football vying for in state bragging rights. Sounds fun.

Illinois vs. Northwestern - Illinois needs this win to become bowl eligble and Northwestern jockeys for bowl positioning. Talk about a disapointing year for the Illini.

17 Michigan State vs. 7 Penn State - Michigan State has a chance, with some help from Michigan, to win the Big Ten title.

9 Boise State vs. Nevada - Can the Wolfpack play the spoiler of BSU's BCS dreams?

16 BYU vs. 8 Utah - BYU tries to spoil Utah's BCS hopes as well as the Kingz of Utah Championship Belt.

20 Pitt vs. 19 Cincinatti - Big East crown written all over this one.

Iowa vs. Minnesota - Witness the last collegiate game ever played in the worst stadium in all of sports; the HHH MetroToiletDome.

Michigan vs. 10 Ohio State - Need I say More?

5 Oklahoma vs. 2 Texas Tech - Once again, do I have to Explain. BTW...Sooners by 7.

Enjoy the festivities this weekend!

[pac-man]

Texas Tech will beat OU.

[WhiteRat]

TT is a good team, I just can't see them coming into Norman and leaving with a victory. This will be a whopper of a game either way, though.

[pac-man]

Yeah, should be a great game either way.

[Colonel Flagg]

Originally Posted by WhiteRat

Washington vs. Wazzou - Why should I watch this you ask? Well, these are arguably the two worst teams in all of D1 football vying for in state bragging rights. Sounds fun.

Originally Posted by WhiteRat

17 Michigan State vs. 7 Penn State - Michigan State has a chance, with some help from Michigan, to win the Big Ten title.

Help? From Michigan? Pentegarn, your thoughts on the likelihood here?

[Esuohlim]

HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS:

I WILL ROOT FOR MICHIGAN FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME IN MY LIFE

[WhiteRat]

Tomorrow is a bizarro world indeed.

[Pentegarn]

Originally Posted by Colonel Flagg

Help? From Michigan? Pentegarn, your thoughts on the likelihood here?

As I see it (watching it at the moment so it is unfolding partially as I am about to say it will) Rodriguez has no respect for MU tradition. He is so much like John Cooper it is scary. As such, I don't think it will be good for MU in this game because Dick Rod will not take this game like Tressel, Hayes, Schembechler, or even Carr would.

Thus far, MU's offense is abysmal. However, so is OSU's offense as Prior is having a slow start to say the least. I expect once Prior shakes this funk off though, he will kick MU in the teeth.

[Pentegarn]

Getting ugly fast for MU. Unless things change it could be a shutout for the Wolverines.

[pac-man]

Nobody really expects Michigan to upset Ohio State, right?

[Pentegarn]

Only the die hard MU optimists I s'pose

[WhiteRat]

This is ugly. I was at least hoping for a competitive and exciting game. Time to watch Harvard vs. Yale on Versus!

[Colonel Flagg]

Really, that was just embarrassing. Rodriguez must go - even if it is only after one season.

"Get a life." Indeed.

[WhiteRat]

It will take another season at the minimum for Dick Rod to get his personnel and system in place. It is not time to panic. Minnesota coach Tim Brewster went 1-11 last year implementing the spread offense to a team that had less talent than Michigan and a style of play that was suited to a traditional power Big10 team. This year he's bowl eligible and has a chance to go 8-4 in his second season. The parallels between the two schools' situations are striking.

It is not time to panic in Ann Arbor. Michigan will be just fine and within a few years they'll be competing for a national title.

[WhiteRat]

Lowly Syracuse, with a lame duck coach, just beat Notre Dame. Hilarious!

And to make things better, Wisconsin is losing to 1-AA Cal-Poly 29-21 with 6 mins left!

[Colonel Flagg]

I like the Nits, and with the win they're playing in the Rose Bowl and all, but man that was an ugly win. The Spartans are better than that, aren't they?

Boy that loss to Iowa now seems like a BIG missed opportunity for PSU.

Poopy Pants still claims he's coming back next year. Maybe with a colostomy bag?

[Colonel Flagg]

Originally Posted by WhiteRat

Lowly Syracuse, with a lame duck coach, just beat Notre Dame. Hilarious!

Cheer, cheer for Old Notre Dame
Wake up the echoes cheering her name,
Send the volley cheer on high,
Shake down the thunder from the sky,
What though the odds be great or small
Old Notre Dame will win over all,
While her loyal sons are marching
Onward to Victory.

Originally Posted by WhiteRat

And to make things better, Wisconsin is losing to 1-AA Cal-Poly 29-21 with 6 mins left!

And Wisconsin pulls out a squeaker 36-35! I bet they're happy in Madison!

[WhiteRat]

Iowa beats Minnesta 55-0. I got really fucked up tonight.

[WhiteRat]

Here's the latest erection inducing AP Top 25 Poll:

1 Alabama (63) 11-0 1,622 1
2 Florida (2) 10-1 1,512 3
3 Oklahoma 10-1 1,486 5
4 Texas 10-1 1,482 4
5 USC 9-1 1,352 6
6 Penn State 11-1 1,238 7
7 Texas Tech 10-1 1,212 2
8 Utah 12-0 1,206 8
9 Boise State 11-0 1,064 9
10 Ohio State 10-2 1,043 10
11 Oklahoma State 9-2 997 11
12 Missouri 9-2 917 12
13 Georgia 9-2 874 13
14 TCU 10-2 750 15
15 Ball State 11-0 731 14
16 Cincinnati 9-2 640 19
17 Oregon State 8-3 604 21
18 Georgia Tech 8-3 339 NR
19 Oregon 8-3 320 24
20 Boston College 8-3 309 NR
20 Brigham Young 10-2 309 16
22 Michigan State 9-3 274 17
23 Florida State 8-3 214 NR
24 Northwestern 9-3 145 NR
25 Mississippi 7-4 127 NR

On the cusp:
West Virginia 120, Pittsburgh 108, Iowa 54, LSU 35

Ohio State smothered Meeechigan and contrary to what many in the sports world thought, Oklahoma killed Texas Tech. I wonder if any newfound Tech fans are going to stay on the bandwagon?

[Colonel Flagg]

1 vs 2 in 2 weeks in the BCS semifinals - I mean the SEC Championship.

[pac-man]

If Obama gets an NCAA Football playoff he'll automatically be one of the top 5 presidents.

[Colonel Flagg]

If the Messiah himself would appear before us, calling 144,000 faithful to the rapture, if he wanted a playoff, the NCAA would still say no.

And that's the truth.

[WhiteRat]

A hot plate of BCS rankings:

[WhiteRat]

Thought this was a hilarious story. Just two Iowaaaay fans makin' bacon...MILF style!

CROWD CHEERED METRODOME SEXCAPADE

Last update: November 25, 2008 - 3:38 PM


While the Iowa Hawkeyes were scoring at will on the field Saturday night, two fans from the Hawkeye State also were scoring elsewhere in the Metrodome.
Police say that a man and woman were "having relations" in one of the bathroom stalls as a crowd cheered them on.
The man, 26 and from Linden, Iowa, and the woman 38 and from Carroll, Iowa, were cited for misdemeanor indecent conduct. He was released to his girlfriend and she to her husband, police said.
A security guard came upon the scene in the handicapped stall, police said. Police were summoned, and they separated the two.
Both were intoxicated, said Deputy Police Chief Chuck Miner.
PAUL WALSH