2009 College Football Thread

[Saul Goodman]

Northwestern commits turnovers like they're part of the playbook, Demos can't hit the ocean from the beach, and there was absolutely nothing out of the running game.  Yet Auburn repeatedly gave away golden opportunities to win the game and NU choked.  First and goal needing six points to win, and they can't get it done?  I think this is where I say something about gutless assholes.

Why not run a real play, with your best players at their best positions with the best chance to succeed, instead of asking a wide receiver to convert a do-or-die short yardage run?  Baffling.

[thehawk]

Northwestern commits turnovers like they're part of the playbook, Demos can't hit the ocean from the beach, and there was absolutely nothing out of the running game.  Yet Auburn repeatedly gave away golden opportunities to win the game and NU choked.  First and goal needing six points to win, and they can't get it done?  I think this is where I say something about gutless assholes.

Why not run a real play, with your best players at their best positions with the best chance to succeed, instead of asking a wide receiver to convert a do-or-die short yardage run?  Baffling.

Call them a lot of things, but gutless isn't one of them.  Kafka looked like Jay Utler in the first half with all the redzone turnovers, but he brought them back from 14 down twice (and had to do it on his own.  Demos was just awful awful, ironic because he has been good all year.  Also liked the trick play call, I couldn't think of a worse place to have a backup kicker kick his first kick, and the play very nearly worked, just needed a slightly better downfield block.

[Saul Goodman]

Northwestern commits turnovers like they're part of the playbook, Demos can't hit the ocean from the beach, and there was absolutely nothing out of the running game.  Yet Auburn repeatedly gave away golden opportunities to win the game and NU choked.  First and goal needing six points to win, and they can't get it done?  I think this is where I say something about gutless assholes.

Why not run a real play, with your best players at their best positions with the best chance to succeed, instead of asking a wide receiver to convert a do-or-die short yardage run?  Baffling.

Call them a lot of things, but gutless isn't one of them.  Kafka looked like Jay Utler in the first half with all the redzone turnovers, but he brought them back from 14 down twice (and had to do it on his own.  Demos was just awful awful, ironic because he has been good all year.  Also liked the trick play call, I couldn't think of a worse place to have a backup kicker kick his first kick, and the play very nearly worked, just needed a slightly better downfield block.

That was sarcasm.

As for blaming Wootton for the block, that's another reason why I disagree with the play call.  Don't ask a defensive end to make the key block on the last play of the season.  Run an actual play (like they did on the 2-pt conversion) so trained, skilled blockers can do what they do best.

[thehawk]

Blackerry doesn't get green font. Apparently the play was a Walker play they regularly practice but the ball carrier got a bit antsy and didn't wait long enough to let the play develop. Still like the idea of winning it on that play.

[ChuckD]

Go diddle your asshole, SKO.

[ChuckD]

Go diddle your asshole, SKO.

And you diddle it angrily.

[Tony]

So the Orange Bowl is on now, on some random Tuesday. What the hell happened to college football? Does anybody give a shit about these bowls anymore? Or even know when they are being played?

[ChuckD]

So the Orange Bowl is on now, on some random Tuesday. What the hell happened to college football? Does anybody give a shit about these bowls anymore? Or even know when they are being played?

I know the GMAC Bowl is on tomorrow. Which is about two and a half months later than it should to be played if they're still using the "later=more prestigious" bowl scheduling method.

[Tony]

So the Orange Bowl is on now, on some random Tuesday. What the hell happened to college football? Does anybody give a shit about these bowls anymore? Or even know when they are being played?

I know the GMAC Bowl is on tomorrow. Which is about two and a half months later than it should to be played if they're still using the "later=more prestigious" bowl scheduling method.

Maybe it's really early for next year.

[SKO]

Go diddle your asshole, SKO.

And you diddle it angrily.

Fair enough. I bear no ill will towards Iowa. I didn't believe they were a national championship quality team. I still don't. But I've never once had a bad thing to say about their defensive front seven, because those guys are outstanding and have been all year, and that's what won them that game.

[R-V]

Go diddle your asshole, SKO.

And you diddle it angrily.

Fair enough. I bear no ill will towards Iowa. I didn't believe they were a national championship quality team. I still don't. But I've never once had a bad thing to say about their defensive front seven, because those guys are outstanding and have been all year, and that's what won them that game.

I'm trying to remember the last time the Big Ten performed this well in a bowl season. Wins for the the top 4 teams in the league, all against Top 15 opponents? I'm frightened and confused.

[CBStew]

Georgia Tech had the most retro offense I have seen in a long time.

[gehradam]

Heralded as the "coldest orange bowl ever". Meanwhile, I'm watching back in Omaha, NE where's -15below...

[Richard Chuggar]

Heralded as the "coldest orange bowl ever". Meanwhile, I'm watching back in Omaha, NE where's -15below...

We get it, you're retarded.

[gehradam]

Heralded as the "coldest orange bowl ever". Meanwhile, I'm watching back in Omaha, NE where's -15below...

We get it, you're retarded.

shit, I knew there was something I was forgetting