Weekend Open Thread Part I
by cocknfire on Nov 28, 2009 1:40 AM EST
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PrintAlabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers, Nov 27, 2009 2:30 PM EST
We'll start here and add as many overflow threads as might be needed or not over the weekend.
No. 1 Alabama 26, Auburn 21 Friday
Florida State at No. 2 Florida, 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS
Georgia at No. 7 Georgia Tech, 8 p.m. ET, ABC / ESPN2
No. 16 Clemson at South Carolina, 12 p.m. ET, ESPN
No. 25 Ole Miss at Mississippi State, 12:21 p.m. ET, SEC Network / ESPN360
Arkansas at No. 18 LSU, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Tennessee at Kentucky, 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU
No promising a constant presence, but we should be around at least parts of the weekend.
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Auburn 14, Alabama 0 -- 5:42 1Q
Todd ties the Auburn record for touchdown passes in a season and Alabama is in serious trouble.
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Auburn off to a great start!
I wouldn’t mind seeing #2 Bama get beat :)
" If you're going to be accused of something, being accused of being a nice guy is not the worst thing to be accused of."
Mark Richt (November 3, 2009)
Bama will pull away and win by 10
by MicoMcSwain'sCrotchRocket on Nov 27, 2009 4:30 PM EST reply actions
Auburn 21, Alabama 14 -- 11:05 3Q
Just when I was ready to say that the Tide had caught up to the Tigers’ offense
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Todd now holds the single-season touchdown record at Auburn
With the possible exception of Jonathan Crompton, has there been a better rebound story in college football?
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That may be true
but he has killed them at key points today.
I am considerably more confident after watching the past three quarters, although I still think Bama wins this game.
by Giant Catfish on Nov 27, 2009 5:24 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not sure
Losing by 1 with a long field ahead of them and time running out
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Auburn is wasting the momentum from the missed fourth-and-1
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Tiffin, Upchurch, whatever.
Allowing McElroy to beat you is inexcusable
by Giant Catfish on Nov 27, 2009 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
Todd is awful. Two throws im a row with 0% chance of getting a first down. Just moronic.
by Giant Catfish on Nov 27, 2009 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
Did Les take over for Malzahn?
This is beyond stupid.
by Giant Catfish on Nov 27, 2009 5:57 PM EST up reply actions
Hah.
I was just going to write that. Two short passes and a draw…..WTF was Malzahn doing?
by Giant Catfish on Nov 27, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
Saturday
I’ve got Clemson (sorry cocknfire), Ole Miss, Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, and GT today. Anyone else?
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by Year2 on Nov 28, 2009 7:53 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I'll take the Dawgs...
but of course, I’m an eternal optimist of a Georgia fan, lol…
by allhailcale on Nov 28, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
South Carolina 7, Clemson 7 -- 5:21 1Q
Spurrier relies on the Wildcat and the option to get a touchdown
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Nice...
After Auburn killing Ingram’s shot and if Carolina is able to keep Spiller in check for the rest of the game, all I need is for Mickey Andrews to somehow find a way to make the Tebow look mortal so Colt can win the Heisman…
by allhailcale on Nov 28, 2009 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
I forgot that Clemson is exempt from the PI rule when playing South Carolina
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I say they more than got that karma back...
with that prodigious bounce off the upright…
by allhailcale on Nov 28, 2009 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Trust me
After The Pass in 2000 — or “The Catch” if you listen to Clemson fans — there’s a lot of payback needed to make things even.
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"The Catch"
Was my initation into the Carolina – Clemson rivalry. Still bitter about that one.
--Robert
A Towers Alumnus
by a gamecock fan on Nov 28, 2009 1:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
South Carolina 17, Clemson 7 -- 10:44 2Q
Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than be good
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Why is anyone not named Spiller...
…touching the football? Seriously, Clemson has consistently found a way to underuse their best talent for the past decade.
Ole Miss leads the Western Division Bulldogs 6-3 in Starkville
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South Carolina 17, Clemson 7 -- Half
Special teams and turnovers have given South Carolina the edge so far. The running game has also been solid. But the South Carolina defense has also been a big part of the lead.
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Gamecocks dominating both lines of the ball.
Where have these lines been all year!?!
--Robert
A Towers Alumnus
by a gamecock fan on Nov 28, 2009 1:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Western Division Bulldogs now lead by 14 points in Starkville
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Moral victory for Clemson...
Their offense actually put up points…..doesn’t this team have a Heisman candidate?
We have a McCluster sighting...
after three hours, lol…..I think the Rev. and Dabo used the same gameplan today…
Wow.
I’m hoping that Snead played Joe Cox’s normal game this afternoon, and that Cox is going to have typical-Snead game this evening against the Gnats from the North Ave. Trade School…
This is actually what you get a lot of with Snead
His hero is Brett Favre, and he plays like it
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
Congrats to South Carolina, by the way – fantastic way to close the regular season. (And it’s heartening to not see the OBC fall behind 0-2 to a guy named after a Ferengi game of chance.)
And yay, Mullen. The West is looking like a horrifying snake-pit right now.
Dan Mullen is having some success with his DeCroomification process
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Did Tebow just take his helmet off on the field?
I know it’s completely innocuous, but a rule’s a rule…
Great
Tessitore and Gilmore should be happy after ignoring the game last night to instead campaign full-time for Boise to get into the Fiesta Bowl. They should really be suspended by ESPN for that.
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Boise if Tessitore and Gilmore have anything to say about it
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It’s not a great crop of big conference teams this year in the at-large pool – an undefeated Boise is a pretty reasonable proposition. So long as they don’t get matched against TCU (which could probably only happen in the Fiesta.)
Fox and the BCS have a little-known contract provision that allows them to shuffle the matchups
They can only do it after the teams have been selected, though. So you could see the Fiesta take TCU and Boise only to see them split up for ratings’ sake.
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Wow.
Thompson just pulled on the CB’s jersey so hard the shoulder pad popped out…..right in front of the ref. No call, as usual.
I just shocked
that enough people watch enough of it to be able to complain about things like persistent fouling…
Persistent fouling is actually a yellow-cardable offence – if a guy’s been going at it for most of the game, without ever committing a really bad foul, the ref will eventually book him.
Soccer was my first love.
I still watch it.
by Giant Catfish on Nov 28, 2009 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
Steve Addazio deserves to be fired.
Both for his playcalling, and his destruction of a talented O Line. By far, the most disappointing unit for me this year. They were supposed to be a strength.
And that’s why Riley Cooper is going to make his professional money as a baseball player… and that’s why Hernandez will likely be a first round pick whenever he comes out.
He probably would've gone this past year...
if he hadn’t been picked by the Rangers…..that outfield is going to be crowded for a while…
Bobby: Why do we keep letting Grossman throw those shovel passes?
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Stay classy, Tallahassee
From the Tomahawk Nation thread:
I’ve been saying this for four years. Just grab Tebow by the face mask every play and break his neck.
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That guy is the editor/owner of SBNation's Jacksonville Jags website.
Needless to say, he is scum. I’ll be posting that little comment to his readership at BCC. The Jags have an overwhelmingly UF fanbase…we’ll see how they like that.
by Giant Catfish on Nov 28, 2009 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
I'm flagging several of them
This is disgusting and I hope that even they can see there’s no place for that kind of stuff on our network.
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Others from TN
Some are fun, others noxious:
We are not trying to win this game. We are trying not to get killed.
lets just get a bunch of late hits, paralyze tebow. lets make his only friend teri schiavo.
Ann… WE NEED YOU!!!!
I hope we do not score so we can fire BB. I am pissed. UF has sympathy on us. I never thought I would see the day.
this is worse than a public execution.
Warning if you go there: These are not the worst comments. Some of them are horrible.
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SEC people have always asked me why I hate FSU more than any SEC rival.
The answer then, as it is now, the fans, the fans, the fans.
They’re actually being quite tame, for their standards. The scariest part is that TN is by, far, the most level-headed FSU site out there.
by Giant Catfish on Nov 28, 2009 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
I'm horrified
I know that different SBN sites have different standards, but I go on several of our sites from time to time and that is by far the worst I’ve ever seen.
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Florida 30, Florida State 0 -- 11:27 3Q
That blocked XP might have been Florida State’s best chance to score.
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Caught the WR block in the back on FSU...
…completely whiffed on the horse collar tackle at the end on Florida…..penalties should have offset.
I hate to keep calling attention to them
But here’s a nice way of looking at things from TN:
EJ is getting mad experience here.
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I hate Tim Brando.
Why do you think anyone gives a crap about your opinion on programs taking money from sponsors? Why do you think you’re that important? Your presence is my cue to go to the restroom…know your place, tubby.
Try for a minute to think of yourself as Bobby Bowden (or Jimbo Fisher)
Take the FG and make sure you avoid the shutout or go for the TD
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Florida 30, Florida State 3 -- End 3rd
Verne: “Florida State now joins Charleston Southern and Florida International as teams that have scored three points against Florida.”
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Oh Uncle Verne...
…your blind SEC homerism always makes me smile, mostly in a it’s-cute-because-you-always-sound-like-you’re-going-senile kind of way…
Gary is running out of things to say
“Cheering for the team in the darkness”? Cameraphones?!?
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That "Jump pass"
was really just an attempt to rub salt in the wounds of FSU.
Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
State motto of South Carolina
by The Feathered Warrior on Nov 28, 2009 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
Well, duh. We feel the same way about FSU as you guys do about Clemson – there’s not enough salt in the world.
Ha, fair enough.
Being up 30 – 3 with not hope in sight for FSU, I kinda thought Florida was beyond that. But I guess I’d take every opportunity to embarrass Clemson if given the chance.
Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
State motto of South Carolina
by The Feathered Warrior on Nov 28, 2009 6:24 PM EST up reply actions
Unreal.....
How dare that FSU player allow himself to be blocked into Hernandez and ruin Tebow’s screenplay! Who does he think he is!!!
No, but I’d rather you didn’t whine about every triviality all game long. I can assure you I won’t be doing the same in your game.
if my team is enjoying this same level of treatment...
then please feel free to point out every single anything during the game. I just want to win, and I’d gladly deal with all the hecklers and nay-sayers in the world for that win.
I count three...
instances where I pointed out a missed penalty call. One of those was borderline, so I’ll take that one. But seriously, that’s “every triviality all game long?” Off the high horse, please…
I count four, plus the Tebow thing. But frankly, I don’t care that much – this is usually a pretty mellow, and it seemed little edgier today. Pax?
my apologies if I came off as edgy...
most of my meaningless ranting is meant in sarcasm, which is very difficult to convey online. Pax indeed, and thanks.
Honours even – it’s been a surprisingly stressful season for Florida fans, and our fuses have gotten quite short, so we’re snapping when we shouldn’t be. Apologies from me as well, and good luck with GaTech tonight.
thanks...
nothing surprises me with the Dawgs anymore. We could win by 30 or lose by 30 and it wouldn’t shock me either way. We have discovered a whole new level of inconsistency…
They’re pretty entertaining for a neutral, which Florida really isn’t. That’s not much consolation, I know. :)
Though this has been a pretty good day for upsets, and the ACC has been striking out all day against the SEC.
Question.
How will Florida react once Tebow is gone? Will it get some hair plugs, buy a sporty car, and tool around the SEC with a hot young quarterback in its passenger seat?
Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
State motto of South Carolina
by The Feathered Warrior on Nov 28, 2009 6:45 PM EST reply actions
Remaining
Arkansas at No. 18 LSU, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Tennessee at Kentucky, 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Georgia at No. 7 Georgia Tech, 8 p.m. ET, ABC / ESPN2
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Texas' weren't bad
But other than that one, I pretty much agree that the Pro Combat uniforms are one reason to be glad South Carolina went with Under Armour.
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That's because Mack gave Nike an ultimatum...
basically said don’t mess with it too much or we ain’t doing it. I’m kinda glad. They looked SO much better than Va Tech’s version…
Definitely some mixed results. Florida’s were OK – I didn’t like the white stripe curving across the butt, and the spirograph could have been replaced by something more topical, like gator scales. (Nike has done that for the basketball unis.) Also torn on the helmets – the alt version was actually quite nice, but I happen to like the standard version, which has a lot of brand equity now.
Or Ryan Mallett could continue throwing to wide-open defensive backs
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That's got to be the nightmare scenario for Slive and Co.
If Tennessee and Georgia were also to win, literally every bowl-eligible team in the conference would be available to the Cap One.
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LSU 17, Arkansas 3 -- 12:29 3Q
You evidently need a defense to win in the SEC. Who knew?
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Not to sound like a broken record, lol...
but Patrick Peterson got away with a blatant block in the back on that return, hahaha…
Complain away
Blocking penalties are notoriously inconsistent
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Is Georgia's entire season starting in a few minutes or is that an overstatement?
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I dunno...
while my knee-jerk reaction is a resounding ABSO-FREAKIN-LUTELY, Bulldog nation is going into this one pretty pessimistically. Me being the eternal optimist, I go into each game expecting to win. Needless to say, it’s been a long season. On the whole, I think it’s a bit of an overstatement, but a win at Bobby Dodd (where the nerds haven’t won since 1999 against us) would not only lessen the sting (no pun intended) of a disappointment of a season, but would give us serious momentum going into next year with a TON of players returning…
A win would really help with bowl positioning too – if Tenn wins and UGA loses, the Dawgs would be tail-end Charlie in the SEC’s bowl eligible teams. But a rousing win – the best of the day for the SEC if you guys spring the upset – could potentially leave you behind only LSU and Ole Miss.
Very true...
A win puts us in either Atlanta or Nashville, but a loss most certainly puts us in Birmingham. Yay.
Kentucky up 21 - 14
Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
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by The Feathered Warrior on Nov 28, 2009 8:26 PM EST reply actions
seriously...
national average is around 50%……Georgia has recovered 1 of 13 possible fumbles this season…..yikes.
And the hits keep coming.
UGA loses another fumble.
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State motto of South Carolina
by The Feathered Warrior on Nov 28, 2009 8:42 PM EST reply actions
What's the record low for passes between two teams in the modern era
Let’s say, post-WWII
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End of the first quarter in Atlanta with Georgia in the lead and Nesbitt looking injured
I’d like to see the in-game movement on the line in Vegas
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Michael Floyd makes a beautiful catch to put ND ahead 14-10
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Interesting
Herbstreit says he talked to Stoops today and said that Stoops said he had not been contacted by Notre Dame nor had Stoops’ agent. But he didn’t provide any elaboration or context at all to Musberger’s comment that Mike Stoops said he didn’t think his brother was interested — no “you’re right,” for example.
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Last night
Herbstreit said he had talked to Stoops last night
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we're so schizophrenic...
Cox basically won the Carolina and Arkansas games on his own…..now he couldn’t hit water if he fell out of a boat…
Georgia 10, Georgia Tech 7 -- 7:35 2Q
That defensive stop was big for Georgia Tech
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LSU 24, Arkansas 13 -- 7:15 3Q
Bobby Petrino is wondering whether Louisville will offer the head coaching position again.
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Not to be a downer
But let’s remember that LSU was leading Arkansas 30-14 in the third quarter last year and Georgia was leading Georgia Tech 28-12 at intermission in 2008. Just sayin.
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If I were to tell you that one of these teams would have 200+ on the ground at the half...
which one would you have guessed? Pardon me for getting a bit excited, lol….
GaTech has two dirty little secrets – first, their defence isn’t really that hot, and second, their offence is more about scheme than talent. Every so often they bump into someone with superior personnel who isn’t fooled by the triple-option… and they get thumped.
Wasn’t expecting UGA to be one of those someones – but hey, no-one was expecting LSU to be one of them either.
Paul Johnson playing mind games in ATL?
Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
State motto of South Carolina
by The Feathered Warrior on Nov 28, 2009 9:32 PM EST reply actions
Thanks.....
what scares me is that we held them to similar numbers last years in the first half. We’ll see what kind of killer instinct they have now…
It ain't over yet.
In Atlanta that is.
Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
State motto of South Carolina
by The Feathered Warrior on Nov 28, 2009 9:58 PM EST reply actions
Peachy,
you are good luck for UGA.
Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
State motto of South Carolina
by The Feathered Warrior on Nov 28, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
LSU 27, Arkansas 23 -- 4:05 4Q
Hogs need a touchdown to win it
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
If you're not a Georgia fan you want to be watching Arkansas-LSU
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Could be heading for OT in Lexington – Tenn has 33 seconds to get a score to win, from their own 20.
So… is Arky defensive strategy to keep LSU out of the end-zone and hope that Miles screws up somehow?
So how bad does the ACC suck?
Assuming uga holds on, that’s a clean sweep today, with two of their losses by their divisional champs at the hands of mid-tier SEC teams.
It's been about as bad a day for them as it could have been
One of their other “marquee” teams, UNC, was defeated by one of their mediocre teams. Of course, that’s just another day in the ACC.
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Here's my one for the second half...
What a bogus interference call, in the endzone, no less. Dude was on his back, and the ball was uncatchable. What a ridiculous gift…..
by allhailcale on Nov 28, 2009 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
Well that's game in Atlanta.
South Carolina and UGA are going to play for the ACC Championship!
Dum spiro spero - "While I breathe, I hope"
State motto of South Carolina
by The Feathered Warrior on Nov 28, 2009 11:19 PM EST reply actions
338 rushing yards...
to 204. I still don’t believe that stat. How much does it suck to be the ACC commissioner right now? And how empty is that stadium going to be next week for the ACC championship???
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