Today's College Football Thread

[fishwax]

So there are two games between top 25 teams to start the day off, but one of them—Wisconsin at Ohio State—is on the Big 10 Network (:grr:) so I won’t be able to watch it. Stupid Big 10 Network. I’m in a Big 10 university town, and I still don’t get the network on my cable. The other early game between top 25 teams is Wake Forest and Virginia—not the sexiest matchup in the world, but for whatever reason I always like watching the Demon Deacons play. As it happens, though, the morning game I’m most interested in is Kansas hosting Nebraska: the Fighting Manginos vs. the Flighting Callahans. Can the Jayhawks go 9-0 for the first time since 1908? (Probably so, given how down Nebraska is, but I suppose anything is possible.)

The early afternoon schedule is a little on the light side, but there are a few decent games before things really get going again with the late afternoon and evening games. The two highest profile evening games are LSU playing at Alabama at 5 eastern (I know we have a lot of Crimson Tide fans on DU) and a battle of top five teams in Arizona State at Oregon—should be a sweet game.

Other top teams in action at night include Mizzou traveling to Colorado, Boston College facing Florida State, and my Oklahoma Sooners hosting the Texas A&M Aggies. Aggie head coach Dennis Franchione has never won in Norman, and I know that many Aggie fans are hoping this will be his last chance :evilgrin:

So what games are you looking forward to today?

[VenusRising]

1. Locked out of the OSU by the Big Ten Network.

Have to listen on the radio, but that's ok. It allows me to do other things while listening to the game.

At least the Buckeyes struck first. :bounce:

[fishwax]

2. I'd be surprised if the Buckeyes don't win today, especially since

P.J. Hill wasn't going to play for Wisconsin, according to the Gameday preview. And it sounds like the offense is continuing last week's form, so it should be a good day for you buckeye fans ;)

[gizmo1979]

3. D actually stopped OSU

That's one more time then I thought they would stop them all day,our D is very very bad.

[fishwax]

7. Another chance for a big stop before the half

I checked ESPN's scoreboard just in time to see that Ohio State has a 3rd and goal at the 9 with just a few seconds before halftime ... sounds like it was a pretty even first half ...

[Rhythm]

4. My guys don't play again until Thursday night...

And that's against Louisville.

[fishwax]

8. That was supposed to be a marquee game before the season started

but boy how Louisville has fallen ... Should still be a fun game, though. Is that a very fierce rivalry?

[Rhythm]

16. It's become a good rivalry over the last couple of years...

2 years ago, when it was played here, the 'Eers came from behind and took the game into triple-overtime before winning it.

Last year, in Louisville, they handed us our first loss of the season (we went 10-2, dropping the second one to USF).

[Twillig]

5. The Beavs go to the Mausoleum to try to break a streak

that goes way back. Like 1960. 48 effin' years.

Minnesota (!) (my other school) won the National Championship that year. I give the Beavs better chances to repeat history.

The grudge factor is against the Beavs today. Last year the Beavs took down USC, and last week the hated ducks did the same. So, the Trojans could be fired up.

Down the road some other team is playing ASU. Dunno how that will go, but the after game will look something like (substitute ASU Hat for the old model OSU hat) this:


SHOOT THE DUCK! SHOOT THE DUCK!

[fishwax]

9. That will certainly be a tough game

But USC is clearly beatable, and anything can happen :)

I can't say much encouraging about Minnesota, though--not a good year for them. (Besides, they're playing the Illini this weekend, so I gotta cheer against 'em :) )

[1gobluedem]

6. State bragging rights on the line for my team today

Michigan vs. Michigan State in East Lansing. Go Blue!

[fishwax]

10. Michigan is really looking good right now

And Hart comes back today, right? I think state will have a hard time beating them, even at home ...

[Maccagirl]

85. Michigan State takes cue from congressional Dems

(Bent over)
"Please sir, can I have another."

Thanks, for blowing it again.

[1gobluedem]

102. What a great game

State comes back to make it interesting but Chad Henne, the wounded warrior, pulls it out.
This one feels good -- Go Blue!

[fishwax]

11. Kansas has almost 300 yards of offense, and they're not even halfway through the second quarter

35-21, with 8:12 to go in the first half. No defense at all ...

[fishwax]

17. 69-31 with a full quarter left to play

Kansas is taking out years of frustration on the huskers today :blush:

[ChazII]

12. I don't have cable sooooo

I won't be able to see the Sun Devils play. Being a pessimist, I think the Ducks will win, especially since the game is in their home.

[oregonjen]

13. I optimistically like your pessimism!

Being an alumnus and all. Go Ducks! :hi: :bounce:

[itsrobert]

14. Go DUCKS!

DUCKS BY 20!

[SeattleGirl]

24. GO DUCKS!!!!

[ChazII]

30. While I think the Ducks will win, my heart is with Sparky. Go Devils!

[fishwax]

15. Well, Wisconsin had the lead over tOSU for a (very) little while

It was 17-10 half an hour ago, but every time I've checked the scoreboard since then, the Buckeyes have had the ball inside the Wisconsin 20. It's now 31-17, with tOSU about to score again ...

[greatauntoftriplets]

18. Northwestern....sigh.

Go Sooners!

[fishwax]

19. They had a nice big lead in the first half

But then didn't do much after that, eh? :(

But I'm confident in the Sooners today, so it won't be a total loss for you :)

[Writer]

20. Texas, please don't fall behind OSU...

not that I don't think you have what it takes to catch up again (it's only the first quarter) but there are two teams in the Big 12 - Oklahoma State and Texas Tech - that rely on this obnoxious pass-only offense that gets their kiddos riled up in the beginning, but forces their players to run about the field so much that they lose steam by the fourth quarter.

[fishwax]

25. d'oh! too late

OSU has been controlling the line of scrimmage thus far ...

[Writer]

32. And a ho ho ho does Texas come back!

Now it's 21 to 14.

[fishwax]

35. What a weird end to a weird first half

28-14 at halftime.

But Texas could definitely come back again ...

[Writer]

98. But Texas pulled it off: 38 to 35. Not bad!

For a team somewhat struggling in light of its former self :)

Hook 'em!

[fishwax]

100. congrats on a great comeback!

:toast:

I missed most of the fourth quarter watching a different game, but tuned back in just in time for Texas's last drive. An impressive win. (Poor Cowboys ;))

[Writer]

101. Texas knows how to win games.

Without a doubt. The difference? Coach Mack Brown.

[fishwax]

104. You don't think OSU's coach is as good? He's a man! He's forty!

:rofl:

[Writer]

105. He's an intense dude, isn't he?

One I wouldn't mind getting laid...

oops! I didn't write that, did I?

:hide:

[fishwax]

106. haha

I definitely didn't expect that when clicking on the post :spray:

[Ptah]

21. First quarter in Tucson

UCLA 14
Ariz 10

Shoot out!

[fishwax]

26. Now 14-13

Go 'Zona!

[Ptah]

27. 96 yards in three plays!

UCLA 14
Ariz 20

[Twillig]

29. I can't figure UCLA out.

wtf.


Bend over for the Irish, hang tough and beat the Beavs. Down to the 'Cats.

If they get in a bowl game they'll lose it. That I'm sure of. They always do.

[fishwax]

34. 27-14 now

:woohoo:

Does this change anything for Mike Stoops, Ptah?

And as I type that question, Arizona fields a punt at the TWO-YARD-LINE :banghead:

[sasquatch]

22. My OSU vs Wussconsin thread

:evilgrin:

[fishwax]

23. They closed that game in fine fashion

:wow:

[sasquatch]

28. Could you post in my thread so I don't feel like a total loser

:D

[fishwax]

31. I posted there :)

I've been distracted and haven't been to the main lounge page in a while, so I didn't see your thread there :)

:hi:

[Writer]

33. That Kansas-Nebraska score is obscene!

I think we have our Big 12 champs here...

76 to 39?

[fishwax]

36. And Kansas probably could have had 80 if they wanted it

I wonder when the last time Nebraska gave up 76 was? :wow:

[Writer]

38. I think it's going to be Kansas and Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship...

And Kansas is going to kick Oklahoma's arse.

[fishwax]

39. I think you're right on the first point, not convinced of the second

Yeah, Kansas looked impressive today, but it was at home against Nebraska ;)

[pstokely]

49. You have Kansas and Missouri mixed up

There's still the game on Nov 24

[fishwax]

50. if both teams hold serve, that will be the most highly-anticipated regular season Big 12 game since

OU-Texas in 2004 when both teams were in the top 5.

If Kansas is undefeated and Mizzou still has only one loss, that game will be a blast :)

[pstokely]

69. Carl Peterson is already the big winner in that game

[fishwax]

79. oh, is that game at Arrowhead?

I didn't know that ... Even better :)

[Telly Savalas]

40. I was starting to doze off in the 2nd half but I'm pretty sure the announcers answered

your question and the answer was "never".

[fishwax]

41. that wouldn't surprise me at all

I didn't catch that (and I'm not sure I could trust the FSN announcers word as gospel ;)), but it wouldn't surprise me at all if this were the first time it had ever happened.

[fishwax]

45. I checked the Nebraska media guide, and it looks like

that's the most points ever scored against Nebraska. The previous record was 70, by Texas Tech in 2004. It's also the most points an opponent has ever scored in the first half (48), though Tech scored 49 in the second half in the aforementioned game. Kansas scored 11 touchdowns, breaking Tech's record of 10 as well.

[Telly Savalas]

89. Cool.

I think today pretty much sealed the fate of Bill Callahan's hopes of running for Congress after he retires, if he had any.

[fishwax]

90. LOL

I think today pretty much sealed the fate of Bill Callahan's hopes of running for Congress after he retires, if he had any.
:rofl:

:thumbsup:

[fishwax]

37. Navy takes the lead on Notre Dame in the fourth quarter

28-21 Midshipmen!

[sasquatch]

42. Awesome!

:D

[fishwax]

46. Overtime now--did you happen to see that sick sack on ND's last possession?

that was sweet :)

[sasquatch]

47. That was one helluva play by that kid

:D

[fishwax]

51. Navy driving in the second overtime

ten yards away from victory!

[Twillig]

54. Navy Scores TD in 3rd overtime makes 2 pt conversion

HOLD FAST!!

[fishwax]

55. ND has a 4th down coming up

:woohoo:

[Twillig]

57. YES!

GO NAVY!!

[fishwax]

59. WOOHOO!

What a great win for Navy! :toast:

:woohoo:

[bicentennial_baby]

43. The BC v Florida game should be interesting!!

Nor'easter bearing down on Beantown. Good times! Gooooo BC!! :bounce:

[fishwax]

48. BC fared pretty well in inclement weather last week

:)

[Debi]

44. University of Northern Iowa vs Missouri State

UNI wins 38 - 17 and make it to 9 - 0!!! GO PANTHERS!!! :bounce:

[fishwax]

52. Cool! Congrats tothe Panthers!

:toast:

Sounds like they're having a great year :)

[Critters2]

53. My alma mater, Illinois State, is losing to No. 1 ranked NDSU.

Not a huge surprise.

[fishwax]

56. NDSU is good

good enough to beat Minnesota :)

I checked the scoreboard, though, and ISU is still within striking distance :)

[sasquatch]

58. DOTRE DAME LOSES TO NAVY!!!

:woohoo::evilgrin::beer:

[Twillig]

60. Awesome. The ghost of Roger Staubach is

er, wait a minute.

Nevermind.

:toast:

[fishwax]

61. That was awesome

That was a fun finish to watch. :woohoo:

[Twillig]

65. Thank goodness Navy stuffed the run.

I was gonna be bitter and twisted over the screw-job on the PI call.

whew.

That was nice to watch.

[fishwax]

72. yeah, that was a bad call

I thought maybe they'd call holding on the ND line, but alas ... glad it didn't matter in the end :)

[democracyindanger]

62. LET'S GO DUCKS

[Twillig]

63. Thought you'd left.

Go Beavs.

**EDIT** 30-28

[democracyindanger]

66. Nah, I'm still here, pondrat.

:P

[Twillig]

67. OK, Water-Chicken!

GL anyway.

Erickson can kiss my ass anyway.

[democracyindanger]

68. He'll be gone within 3 years

and ASU will have a load of NCAA violations. It's his MO.

[Twillig]

70. yeah, he never stays.

That and the cops get tired of Chauffeuring his ass home from the local drinking hole.

Plus, he recruited for shit after a couple years. Yeah he landed DA and SJ after 2000, but fucked over the program from then on.

G'riddance.

[fishwax]

71. I'm a little pissed that game isn't on my TV yet

It's supposed to be on Gameplan, according to ESPN's TV schedule, but it isn't. And ESPN is showing the USF-Cincinnati game here, which still has 12 minutes to go. :wtf:

[democracyindanger]

74. If you have digital cable

check the Fox Sports channels. It's listed on ESPN where I'm at but it's the USF game; but I'm watching it on Fox College Sports Central.

[fishwax]

77. alas, I only get one Fox Sports Channel on my cable package

and it's showing a different game :(

Hopefully it will still be a good game whenever that Cincy/USF marathon is over :)

[SeattleGirl]

86. Touchdown Oregon! 20-3!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[fishwax]

64. Michigan and Michigan State shaping up for an exciting finish

MSU is up 24-21 with about six minutes to go ...

[fishwax]

73. Michigan pulls ahead 28-24 -- 2:20 left in the game

[fishwax]

78. Michigan gets the win n/t

[fishwax]

75. Alabama is up 20-17 against LSU going into halftime

[fishwax]

96. now tied at 27 with 11:21 to go n/t

[fishwax]

76. Arizona gets a big win against UCLA -- 34-27 Wildcats

:woohoo:

[pokerfan]

97. Notre Dame beat ucla, Utah beat ucla

Even my Cougs who were winless in conference beat them last week. ucla is very hard to figure out.

[SeattleGirl]

80. Come on, damnit! The Michigan-Michigan State game ended. GO TO

THE DUCKS GAME!!!

Congrats to the Wolverines, btw. Great game!

[fishwax]

81. I can sympathize

I damn near lose control when the game before my team's goes long. :)

[SeattleGirl]

83. Well, better that the beginning of the game gets cut into than the end.

I've seen THAT happen a few times, and if I were that college's fans, I would go ballistic.

[fishwax]

84. that's true

That would about justify rioting ;)

[fishwax]

82. Texas came back to beat Oklahoma State on a last second field goal

They were down 35-14 to start the fourth quarter, but came back to win in Stillwater. Pretty impressive comeback by the Longhorns ...

[pokerfan]

87. All five Pac-10 games are televised

UCLA @ Arizona (abc)
Washington @ Stanford (Fox Sports)
Arizona St. @ Oregon (ESPN)
Oregon St. @ USC (abc)
Washington St. @ California (Fox Sports)

Can't remember the last time that's happened.

[SeattleGirl]

88. Ducks game was a last minute addition by ESPN.

Originally, it was only going to be on the Oregon Sports Network, which I don't get, but because of how well they and Arizona State are doing, they got smart and added it.

[pokerfan]

91. Yeah

Not televising a conference matchup between two top five teams would have been a travesty.

[blonndee]

92. I came here just now, hoping you'd have a thread on!

Boomer!

[fishwax]

94. SOONER!!!

:D

[greatauntoftriplets]

93. How is OU doing???

Or are you too busy watching the game to post?

[fishwax]

95. Three and out on their first possession, but they're about to get the ball back

Just over four minutes gone in the first quarter :)

[fishwax]

99. Oklahoma up 7-0 at the end of the first quarter

and they're driving deep into Aggie territory for another score :woohoo:

[fishwax]

103. now 14-0

And Oklahoma has the ball again ...

[blonndee]

107. Wow, Sooners are whoopin UP on the Aggies.

Almost makes me feel sorry for A & M. Almost...but nah! :P

[fishwax]

109. I know several A & M fans who were expecting to lose big--in fact, they were almost hoping

well, not hoping to lose big, of course, but hoping that Franchione wouldn't do anything to save his job :)

What defense, though! The Aggies only had 63 yards in the first half :wow:

[SeattleGirl]

108. WOOHOOO!!! Oregon intercepted Arizona State's touchdown pass

in the endzone!!!!


:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

110. Final: Oregon 35 - Arizona State 23!!!!

Yay, Ducks!!!!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[oregonjen]

111. I second that woohoo!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

113. Ducks are so good this year!

I hope that there is nothing seriously wrong with Dixon's knee.

[oregonjen]

114. I hope so too

That would be a major loss if he is out, perhaps costing us a possible championship.

Tomorrow's ranking? 4th? 3 more games to go...

[SeattleGirl]

117. Maybe 4th, maybe 3rd? Boston College, currently ranked #2, is

losing right now. But, they are only down be 3, so we'll see.

[ChazII]

116. Congratulations to the Ducks....

from a Sun Devil fan.

[SeattleGirl]

119. Thank you, ChazII.

Arizona State is certainly a good team in its own right!

[fishwax]

112. Florida State was up 7-0 at halftime against BC

But it looks like BC is driving now about midway through the third quarter ...

[fishwax]

115. Oklahoma now up 35-0

:woohoo:

[fishwax]

121. Final Score: Oklahoma 42, A&M 14

[Marrah_G]

118. WoooWoo go Eagles!

Florida leading 10-7 beginning of the 4th.

[fishwax]

120. Florida State is up by three with 6 minutes left

can BC make another amazing comeback?

[SeattleGirl]

122. This Duck fan hope not..

I can't get it on TV, but I'm keeping track of it on ESPN game cast.

[fishwax]

123. This OU fan hopes not as well :)

BC has the ball on their own 30, 2nd and 7, with 1:21 left ...

[fishwax]

124. Interception and touchdown for Florida State

:woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

125. Just now???

:wow:

[fishwax]

127. It was a really nice play by the defender

Ryan threw a bit of a wobbler and the FSU defender made a move for the ball while the receiver just waited for it. He got his hands on it and had an open path to the endzone. :bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

128. Damn, damn, damn, I wish the game was on here!

But good on FSU!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Ekirh]

126. Well . . .

Unless BC can pull a miracle in the next minute and ten seconds... another #2 is about to bite the dust.


So if BC does (and it seems that way) lose.. who gets #2 next? . .

[Writer]

129. Texas!

Just kidding...

:yoiks:

[fishwax]

130. I think that's a good question

LSU was #3 in the AP and coaches poll, so it stands to reason that they might move up to #2, but then again they didn't look as impressive today as either Oregon, Oklahoma, or Kansas. I think LSU will be #2, but I think Oregon will be closer than last week and I think Kansas will gain a lot of ground.

Of course, #2's haven't fared so well, so maybe LSU doesn't want it :)