Weekend Open Thread
Florida Gators at Alabama Crimson Tide, Dec 5, 2009 4:00 PM EST
There's only one league game this weekend, a minor contest about which you might have heard a little about. But there's plenty of other football to discuss this weekend.
First, that relatively insignificant meeting I just mentioned.
SEC Championship Game: No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Alabama, 4 p.m. ET, CBS
C&F will also watch at least parts of:
Big East Championship Game: No. 5 Cincinnati at No. 13 Pittsburgh, 12 p.m. ET, ABC
No. 24 West Virginia at Rutgers, 12 p.m. ET, ESPN
Arizona at No. 18 Southern Cal, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Big XII Championship Game: No. 3 Texas vs. No. 23 Nebraska, 8 p.m. ET, ABC
ACC Championship Game: No. 10 Georgia Tech vs. No. 25 Clemson, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
South Florida at Connecticut, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Wisconsin at Hawaii, 11:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Also on:
C-USA Championship Game: No. 19 Houston at East Carolina, 12 p.m. ET, ESPN2
New Mexico State at No. 6 Boise State, 3 p.m. ET, ESPN360
Join us for a while.
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Pitt’s up 21-10 after a flea flicker TD. One team is dealing well with the snow and one is not. This one is officially upset bait of the first order.
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by Year2 on Dec 5, 2009 1:12 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
After a field goal,
Pitt. goes up 24-10. Then they black a punt and Pitt. runs it in for a touchdown. Pitt. up 31-10.
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by The Feathered Warrior on Dec 5, 2009 1:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ECU up 14-13 on Houston
To me that would be the bigger upset than Pitt over Cincy
by brandond03 on Dec 5, 2009 1:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Touchdown for Houston...
but again miss the XP lead ECU 19-14
by brandond03 on Dec 5, 2009 1:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Cincy catching up
Down just 31-24 now late in the third. I might not have to redo the Big East portion of my BCS post for tomorrow after all.
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by Year2 on Dec 5, 2009 2:37 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Now 38-38. Looks like a big finish.
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by Year2 on Dec 5, 2009 3:15 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
It's been an exciting game...
but frankly, I don’t get the feeling that either of these teams is all that great.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 3:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pitt 44 - Cincy 38
Pitt. misses the PAT. I suggest you tune in if you havn’t done so already. It’s been a great game.
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by The Feathered Warrior on Dec 5, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh. poor pit.
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by The Feathered Warrior on Dec 5, 2009 3:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Should Notre Dame hire the Wannstache instead?
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 3:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
As someone who doesn't care for ND...
YES
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by Year2 on Dec 5, 2009 3:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Cincy ties it
XP pending
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 3:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It's good
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by Year2 on Dec 5, 2009 3:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it's because I've watched Charlie Strong coached defenses for years,
but these defenses are comically bad. I wouldn’t hire Kelley is I were ND. I realize offense is his thing, but they’ve been horrendous today on D, and frankly all year. The fact that Swarbick (sp?) said in the press conference that they were going to hire a coach with an established defensive pedigree, after the Weis experiment, would suggest Kelley isn’t the man. The hilarity once Stoops, Meyer etc say “no” will be overwhelming.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 3:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I still think Strong is actually the best candidate for Notre Dame
They’re probably hesitant about coordinators right now, but it would give them good PR and a coach to fix their biggest problem.
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 3:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I love Charlie
but frankly, he isn’t ready for the spotlight to end all spotlights of Notre Dame. It’s rumored he doesn’t interview well. He’s very well-spoken, but can seem a little hot under the lights. One day, I think he’ll be ready for ND/UF/Bama type exposure, but he needs a stepping stone. Louisville, other than it’s limited recruiting base, would be a great choice.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 3:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It was supposed to snow Friday night in Atlanta
If it did, it was after I left. But I had fun thinking about the game being outside instead of in the Georgia Dome and Alabama and Florida trying to play in the snow.
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 3:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Florida teams, college or otherwise
have a Biblically bad record in the snow, or extreme cold. Needless to say, I’m very glad it’s the Georgia “Dome”.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Has it really come to this?
Southern Cal has to defeat Arizona to go to the Holiday Bowl.
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 3:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
"Best Dam Builders In The Land. The Tide Stops Here."
I like it.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 3:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I LOVE all white.
Which means we’ll probably lose.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 4:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Gary, I really do like to hear you call a game
But please let Tebow’s and Ingram’s performances speak for themselves
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 4:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Verne made his first mistake
DRINK! ;)
(Any time I jokingly pretend to be calling for a drink from a drinking game, I would advise you not to listen, as alcohol poisoning could result.)
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 4:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Brilliant strategy, guys.
5 in the secondary, with soft coverage. Genius.
Where’d I put my whiskey…
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 4:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Alabama 3, Florida 0 -- 10:37 1Q
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 4:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Jeff Demps should be banned from running routes.
He’s awful at it.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 4:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He's out to the ten ... or the fifth
Verne, pay attention
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 4:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
YOU BLITZED STAMPER?!
Did you morons do an ounce of research?! Yeah, leave McElroy’s favorite target uncovered so you can blit a slow LB.
Congrats, Bama. Kiffin was right.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 4:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I SWEAR TO GOD LOUISVILLE TAKE STRONG RIGHT NOW.
No pressure, and soft coverage in your own ******** red zone.
Chokers, frauds, failures, all of them.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 4:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Enjoy Louisville, Charlie.
Thanks for screwing us in the only game that matters.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 4:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If Florida can't stop Ingram
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 4:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Alabama 9, Florida 0 -- 5:33 1Q
The upright appears to be the only thing that can keep Alabama from scoring today
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 4:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We're going to have to rely on our offense to win this game.
I wish I still enjoyed football. It’s just stress and anxiety now.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 4:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Alabama 9, Florida 3 -- 0:28 1Q
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 4:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Second awful play from Spikes.
If our senior leaders can’t pull it together, we have no chance.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 5:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Addazio
Great job. Let’s pretend like the entire field between the numbers doesn’t exist.
You’re a disgrace to this program, Zook the Second.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 5:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What happened to Florida's defense?
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 5:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
DC already mentally elsewhere.
Suspended DE. A general lack of focus.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 5:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bama's redzone troubles are the only thing keeping this close
Mandel was right, this season is an abject failure if we lose. To lose in such a pathetic, humbling way is just sad.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 5:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Florida 12, Alabama 3 -- 6:03 2Q
And Brandon Spikes leaves the field with a potential injury
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 5:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Alabama is just straight up dominating this game.
can a shot of Tebow yelling at teammates be far behind?
by froberts on Dec 5, 2009 5:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Or he could just run
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 5:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Now we have a game
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 5:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
All David Nelson does is catch touchdowns in Championship games.
Tebow starts to save our *. At least we didn’t wait til halftime this one.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 5:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Alabama 12, Florida 10 -- 4:31 2Q
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 5:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Will the defense respond to that drive?
or will Bama’s offense continue to assert itself?
by froberts on Dec 5, 2009 5:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I know I'm biased...
…so I’d love to hear from the “outsiders” on here. But to this Bama fan the officiating looks so incredibly biased it couldn’t be worse if Urban was doing it himself. Florida is holding every play on both offense and defense and it’s only been called once.
Am I just looking through crimson glasses or does anyone else see it?
by Watchman on Dec 5, 2009 5:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That’s why I’m with Tebow.
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by Year2 on Dec 5, 2009 5:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
If you were UF's OC...
would you, like me, have a play called “Improv” where you have sandlot routes, one guy in the backfield, and just tell Tebow to do whatever the heck he wants? Compared to our designed plays, I bet it would work 50% more often.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 5:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
If the alternative were Steve Addazio's calls, I think this is a brilliant idea
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 5:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't really noticed the officiating.
But I will watch it more closely now.
by froberts on Dec 5, 2009 5:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
There were two holds and a block in the back on that pass.
Oh, and Watchman, considering the fact that Bama has had 0 or 1 penalty called on them, I’d say that NO, the officiating is not biased in UF’s favor.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 5:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry, I just have to ask you.
Florida has been penalized a lot. Bama has not. In your mind, that’s bias for Bama? So Florida has committed a penalty every play, while Bama has been spotless?
Crimson glasses doesn’t begin to describe that idea.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 5:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think this is pretty much what we should have expected
Though I still wish Mike Slive had gone with my idea for an “all-star” crew with Penn Wagers and Marc Curles, he appears to have found the next best thing.
That said, I’m glad they’re letting them play. The last thing I want is a parade of flags in the SEC Championship Game.
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm fine with letting them play
but letting them play is a decision to interpret the game away from reality. Reality is that there should be a lot of flags. If you decide to purposefully ignore certain things, it better be even. Ignoring things only when one team does it is not OK.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 5:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What I’m seeing is that Florida isn’t being called for a huge numnber of penalties they’re committing and that those have been at crucial moments on big plays, like the long Tebow run. But I started by saying I was biased. I’m curious as to the view of the “neutral” observers. I’m sure your glasses are as orange as mine are red.
by Watchman on Dec 5, 2009 5:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You would think it not so hard to figure out if Mt. Cody is in the game
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 5:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Alabama 19, Florida 10 -- 3:32 2Q
Has anyone else seen my defensive slugfest?
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 5:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Cody chasing Tebow was classic
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 5:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Alabama 19, Florida 13 -- 1:18 2Q
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 5:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Halftime
I was pretty close on my score prediction — Alabama 17-13. I meant the first half.
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 5:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
More embarrassing loss for Florida?
Losing the SEC CG or losing the Dr. Pepper half-time challenge?
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by The Feathered Warrior on Dec 5, 2009 5:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The first drive of the second half is crucial.
UF must have a long drive, really needs to score, and needs a TD (see what I did there? Descending order of importance).
TD gives them the lead, and shifts some of the excruciating pressure to Bama. A score takes it to a field goal lead, and a long drive flips field possession.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 6:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Two Tough Teams
We are seeing a game between the two best teams in the country. Neither backs down. Neither gives up. Each answers the other. The question is probably not who gets the ball to start the half but who has it last. This could well come down to the final possession.
by Watchman on Dec 5, 2009 6:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’m okay with where Florida is at. Not with how they played, but with the score. As bad as Bama outplayed UF, Gators are down just 6.
I doubt Florida will continue to play this badly, and one score isn’t that bad to come back from.
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by Year2 on Dec 5, 2009 6:11 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
The defense worries me.
Tebow can be clutch all he wants, if we keep giving up massive yardage, it won’t matter.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What about two?
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 6:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I swear to God, Charlie Strong didn't watch tape.
Linebacker on Maze, blitzing our slowest LBs over and over again, letting Peek go uncovered.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 6:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It really is mind-boggling that a team with Aaron Hernandez would allow the TE to beat them
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 6:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
UNBELIEVABLE.
Addazio is the worst. His hiring has to be the worst decision Urban has made at UF. He’s just worthless.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 6:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
A linebacker on Maze.
Everything in my power to stop from breaking the cussing rule right now.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 6:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Alabama 26, Florida 13 -- 9:53 3Q
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 6:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bama Secondary Winning the War
Tebow has had all day to throw a half dozen times but only rarely had anyone open downfield
by Watchman on Dec 5, 2009 6:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tell me again how the refs are doing not calling that pass interference?????
by Watchman on Dec 5, 2009 6:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Uncatchable
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 6:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How is that not offensive p.i?
1 penalty for 5 yards. Bama are Saints!
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 6:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Julio stopped running and stuck his hand out into Jenkins.
That’s offensive, newb. Jenkins has as much of a right to the ball as Julio.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 6:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Charlie did not have the right call on.
If it was the right call, why was the coverage a SAFETY with a 10 yard cushion. We didn’t blitz a corner. Our coordinators are killing us. Kiffin was right.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 6:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Arizona wins
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 6:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
just got to work
left early just so I can leave during the half…Bama looks really good. mistake free, perfect play calling. I guess they were sore about last year
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 6:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This game is reminding me
of our game against Jamal Lewis years ago when he ran all over us
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 6:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
2nd and 15 and Bama runs twice for a first down
Florida is just getting whipped now.
by froberts on Dec 5, 2009 6:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
End 3Q
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 6:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I just saw Greg McElroy run for nine yards against the Florida defense -- right?
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 6:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Alabama 32, Florida 13 -- 13:49 4Q
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 7:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I must say I am shocked at the way this has gone
by froberts on Dec 5, 2009 7:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You're not alone
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I mean, I watched both of these teams beat LSU
And I thought Florida was the better squad. Not by much, but better.
by froberts on Dec 5, 2009 7:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And that sums it up.
UF needs a replay overturn to keep the drive alive, then Tebow throws a pick to end the threat.
by froberts on Dec 5, 2009 7:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Urban has gone from an innovative, aggressive coach
to a glorified Jim Tressel. Remember the fake punt against Arkansas in ‘06? What the heck happened to that guy? The UF coach now wouldn’t call a reverse, let alone a fake anything.
He allows his assistants to run rampant over HIS program, allows established players to coast without an ounce of effort, and refuses to even pretend to be aggressive.
Addazio killed us this year, but he never should have been allowed to. Meyer never should have put us in a position to blow this much talent. He never should have let his DC go job hunting before the biggest….no, the ONLY game of the year.
UF doesn’t get another dime from my family (believe me, it’s sizable normally) until Addazio is gone, and Meyer takes control again. Make me believe Mullen wasn’t covering for 5 years.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 7:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dude, I know this probably isn't much consolation right now, but you're still going to be 12-1 and playing in the Sugar Bowl. Urban must be doing something right...
But you can’t win it all and beat your opponents by 40 every year. Sometimes, there’s just one team that’s better. That’s Alabama. The Gators and Meyer still had a great year.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This year is an abject failure.
I said at the beginning of the season that anything other than an undefeated NC is inexcusable. I don’t always demand that. Next year I’d be happy with 9 wins, assuming many juniors go pro. Not this year, though. This is the most talented UF team to ever take the field, and they blow it in the only game Tebow/Spikes etc came back for.
Failure. Absolute failure. Screw the Sugar Bowl, and screw Cincy. I know most (any?) people won’t remember, but around the Arkansas game, I made it clear I hated this team. I hate their attitude, I hate their entitlement, I hate their laziness, I hate their gameplan. I LOVED the 2006 team, I LOVED 2008. This team plays like a bunch of entitled pansys, and frankly I won’t miss most of them. Enjoy the NFL, it’s all you’ve cared about all year.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 7:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember...
and it was as absurd then as it is now. Sorry, but Florida’s talent level isn’t so great this year that they can just show up and win 12 straight games while being lazy and entitled. This is a good team. They went 12-0 and now happen to lose to what appears to be a better team. Don’t disparage the rest of your opponents by saying they were so bad that a lazy, uncaring, unfocused Florida mopped the floor with them.
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by The Feathered Warrior on Dec 5, 2009 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
funny
a lot of folks thought that was alabama’s perception of the invite to new orleans last year. and they weren’t particularly kind in their analysis of the situation.
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by kleph on Dec 5, 2009 9:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
its suprising our defense has got blown up
but I am not suprised were getting spanked, we have so many mistakes, dropped passes, penalties, missed coverages, Nick Saban and his OC has just out coahced the Gators.
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 7:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone catch when they cut to covering the Southern Cal loss and tried to act like it was a huge surprise?
The teams now have the same record. Who didn’t think the Trojans might lose this game?
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It is pretty surprising that Southern Cal imploded so spectactularly this year
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not just surprising...beautiful
But you can’t undergo the kind of player and coach attrition that they have had and keep the dominance going….
by froberts on Dec 5, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And for the most part
Pete Carroll has done a spectacular job of staying consistent during the decade
by froberts on Dec 5, 2009 7:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps. It had to happen sometime, though. Seems reasonable that it happened when they're starting a freshman QB.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe we can make this a little closer, so I dont feel ashamed.
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 7:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What does this do to Tebow's legacy?
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 7:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not too much, but perhaps some of the "Greatest college player of all time" talk will die down....
by froberts on Dec 5, 2009 7:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tebow's still one of the greats.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Who cares.
I’m so over “legacies”. Anyone who’s watched him this year knows he wasn’t the best player on his team, let alone all-time college football.
He’s a great player, with a great record, but not much more.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Calm down
Nobody like a sore loser, our team lost. Ranting about how you knew all along how bad we are doesnt change anything. Just makes you look irrational
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 7:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If I said months ago that this team was horrendously overrated
and I turned out to be right, how does that make me irrational? I’d say it makes me significantly more rational than you, or most Gators.
Also, blaming the refs is a sore loser. Saying we got outcoached, out focused, out "effort"ed, does not make me a sore loser.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 7:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am not going to get into it
Im just saying, your over reacting. We lost, it happens. Getting pist and trowing everyone under the bus isnt going to change anything. If that makes you feel better then fine, I just dont think its all as bad your making it.
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 7:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So you guys think Ingram has a shot at the Heisman?
Esp. if McCoy doesn’t have a banner night?
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yes. He's back.
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 7:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
IF HE DOESNT
then I dont know who does. The guys a rock. I dont even know if he was 100%
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 7:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Toby Gerhart?
I don’t quite think it’s a lock.
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by The Feathered Warrior on Dec 5, 2009 7:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's not a lock as much as Ingram's back in the conversation
He wasn’t after last week
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 7:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He deserves a shot, I am not saying he deserves to win it.
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I got you now.
The all caps threw me off course, but now I see what you meant.
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by The Feathered Warrior on Dec 5, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the distractions finally got us
this team was not focussed. it is a shame to get to this point and drop passes, have late hits, off sides etc…… if we had the same focus as LSU game it would have been a different game today. great season, This will be Timmy’s first Sugar Bowl, see ya’ll there
by pLANEolG8RB8 on Dec 5, 2009 7:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I am not going to make excuses
Bama outplayed Fl in every aspect, they were ready and played mistake free ball. FL on the other hand picked the wrong time to have a epic melt down on defense.
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 7:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
McClain will be one of the unsung heroes of this game
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 7:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tracy, pickle juice is a well known way to avoid dehydration
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 7:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What will Tebow's postgame speech look like?
by froberts on Dec 5, 2009 7:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Will he cry? will he promise to work harder?
by froberts on Dec 5, 2009 7:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
will he promise to work harder?
better question, now that Tim Tebow will never play a SEC game again, who will you start to hate on next?
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 7:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I love Tebow. Glad I got to watch his career, btw.
And I will find plenty to hate on, I am equal-opportunity….
by froberts on Dec 5, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Kiffin is a strong contender to inherit the "Tebow Haterade"
but I wouldn’t discount Urban Meyer himself.
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by The Feathered Warrior on Dec 5, 2009 7:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
'I promise to stop caring'
’I’m done. Now let me go make my millions in endorsement money.’
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 7:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea what Verne just said
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 7:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well, at least it's a World Cup year next year.
Otherwise this offseason would suck.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 7:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Atleast we had a better SEC west team to represent the SEC
I wouldve hated to see Florida skate on through the SEC and get spanked like this against Texas or anyone else.
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 7:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Would Urban have taken a knee in this situation? I say no.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh come on, what gives you reason to say that?
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 7:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Because he tried to score against us after the game-sealing INT.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And oh yeah. He kicked that FG against Miami last year.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Miami will never deserve sympathy or respect.
Meyer doesn’t believe any 21 point lead or less is safe, doesn’t matter the time. Just his style.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 7:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well that just answered the question about Tebow crying...
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by The Feathered Warrior on Dec 5, 2009 7:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I doubt hes the only Gator crying
12-0 season down the drain, wouldnt you?
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Can't make fun of Tebow. Great guy.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa. Whoa.
Tebow certianly is a nice guy. But why can’t I make fun of him for crying after a football game? My heart goes out to the Gator nation, but crying is a bit much.
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by The Feathered Warrior on Dec 5, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not knocking you, man. You can make fun of him if you like. I just meant that I won't.
The crying is a bit much, but it’s who the guy is.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Alabama 32, Florida 13
Final
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 7:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey, cocknfire
remember the FSU fans on TN? This in on my facebook wall from my FSU student friend.
" is out celebrating the big win! Sorry gator “fans,” welcome to reality. Gainesville has swamp-like conditions tonight with gator tears flooding the city."
He has no connection to Bama.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 7:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Classy program, that
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 7:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's pretty amusing.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The explosion of the internet and SBNation and sites like it
has had the unanticipated benefit of SEC fans seeing, and knowing what Gator fans have always known. That is, FSU is the very pit of evil.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 7:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It does take a special kind of tool to glory in your rival's loss when you're so far from even being near competing against them.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
One more...
“just saw tebow cry on t.v ……… again. I can feel the “fans” jumping off the bandwagon. roll tide **** the gators"
Except he wasn’t nice enough to censor. I’d say something about…you know…the fact that FSU is horrible….or that UF killed FSU….but these aren’t people capable of reason. Ok, now I’m leaving.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So, who wins the championship games starting in 15 minutes?
I’ve got Texas and GT winning big.
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 7:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Texas in a close-ish game, and GT in a walk.
Not that I will be watching. I am signing off now to go kill as many people as possible in MW2.
by Giant Catfish on Dec 5, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Texas big and GT close.
That is, unless Spiller has another tummy ache. Then I’ll take GT big.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 7:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I concur with both picks.
Of course I also had Florida in a run-away…
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by The Feathered Warrior on Dec 5, 2009 7:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As much as I hated how the media fawned all over Tebow, I am going to miss him next season.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 8:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
They brought back the Chesney song for the Big XII Championship?
ABC, please tell us why you hate America.
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 8:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That was about as well as you could start the game if you're Nebraska
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 8:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
INT Texas
If Texas loses, could we see Florida sneak into the NC game?
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by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 8:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No
Not with the way they got defeated in the SECCG. It’ll be TCU.
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nebraska getting the early breaks with the Texas INT and the respot.
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by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 8:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Clemson is leading in Tampa after a field goal by Tech
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 8:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Colt McCoy has two interceptions
Not the way you want to start the final game of your Heisman campaign
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 8:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Texas are frauds like Florida. I want to see a Oregon vs. Alabama national title game.
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by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That won't happen
But I think it would be a whale of a game
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
frauds...Pac10 fans have such a great football perspective
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nebraska sure does have one hell of a field goal kicker.
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by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 8:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I really dont want to see Cinci or TCU play Bama
Thats boring, unless your a under dog guy.
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by Hook85 on Dec 5, 2009 8:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Don't count TCU out of things if they get it
I’m not sure their defense isn’t better than Florida’s. Their offense, though …
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
After watching Texas in this first quarter, you sure you don’t want a team with an explosive offense like Cincinnati or TCU playing against Alabama?
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
TCU is a pretty good football team. They might give 'Bama a game if they play well.
Cinci, on the other hand, would probably get waxed.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think Alabama will look down on a Mountain West team again after last year’s game against Utah.
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Alabama would score 70 on Cincinnati unless they kneeled the ball for the entire fourth quarter
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Touchdown Georgia Tech
"It ain't over till it's over." - Yogi Berra
by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 8:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This game has been all Tech after Clemson's quick start.
Tech is a fun team to watch. Prettier than Texas or Nebraska, that’s for sure.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Amen
The Texas-Nebraska game is hard to watch.
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by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know
There’s something compelling about the real possibility of impending disaster
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 8:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's the only thing that has me watching Texas-Nebraska. Potential for upset and BCS chaos.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I will laugh if Texas loses. The BCS will go into a tail spin.
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by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Now we've got a punt block by Nebraska. Wild game.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And an INT by UT on the next play. WTF.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Championship Game recap is posted
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 8:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nebraska blocks a punt and then throws an interception
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 9:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Crazy game between Nebraska and Texas. Nebraska blocked the punt and have great field position again. Then they throw an INT.
Then Georgia Tech keeps killing themselves with penalties in the red zone against Clemson.
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by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 9:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Three straight redzone penalties on Tech.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Another penalty on GT
And they are almost out of FG range.
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by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Reminds me of the Gamecocks earlier in the season.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
USF and UConn are playing in a blizzard
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 9:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Worse weather in that game, than the Pitt/Cincy game.
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by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I live in upstate NY now. Football fans from this part of the country think these sorts of games are the test of a football player's manhood.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I love watching football in the snow.
And I’m in Alabama.
"So I want everybody to think here for a second, how much does this game mean to you? 'Cause if it means something to you, you can't stand still. You understand? You play fast! You play strong! You go out there and dominate the man you're playing against, and you make his ass quit! That's our trademark! That's our M.O.... as a team! That's what people know us as!" - Coach Nick Saban before the 2008 LSU game.
by 12NationalChampionships on Dec 7, 2009 10:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Stoops: "I will not be the next coach at Notre Dame"
Where have I heard an eerily similar statement to that one before?
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 9:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Turned out pretty well for the last guy that said it.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The ACC title game actually has full stands. See what happens when Boston College and Virginia Tech aren’t playing that game?
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by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Who's the worst QB?
Iowa’s Ricky Stanzi or Nebraska’s Zac Lee?
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by 49er16 on Dec 5, 2009 9:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Stanzi
It’s not really in Lee’s job description to throw the football.
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You know, I could grow to like Georgia Tech fans
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 9:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Texas leads 7-6
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by cocknfire on Dec 5, 2009 9:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
So, I know McCoy still has some time to put up some numbers...
But so far his performance is playing into Mark Ingram’s hands.
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by Gamecock Man on Dec 5, 2009 9:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Spiller's stat line is pretty whacky so far...
If he hadn’t had that tummy ache last week, I’d say he was making a Heisman statement.
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