Week 3 College Football Thread
 

Let the madness begin.

West VA and Maryland (on right now -- Thurs night), will hopefully stay entertaining for at least a half.

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i must be a donk but in just 1 quarter i'm not sold on WVU being a national title contender

.... how can you win it all with that D? They're going to have a week where the offence is subpar and they'll get burned.

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i must be a donk but in just 1 quarter i'm not sold on WVU being a national title contender

.... how can you win it all with that D? They're going to have a week where the offence is subpar and they'll get burned.

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It will be crazy when they play Louisville. I wander what the o/u will be for that game. 80?

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They should have had Ray Lewis in the booth for the whole game. He sounds like a great color analyst in the making.

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Maryland's offensive line is playing well so far. If they keep this up there is a chance they might be able to say in the game for a while.

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I can't wait to see Notre Dame's offense vs. Michigan's defense. Notre Dame's drives are going to be like:

3 and out
3 and out
98 yard TD swing pass
3 and out
72 yard TD swing pass
fumble
interception
82 yard TD swing pass
3 and out
interception
interception
96 yard TD swing pass

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Lou Holtz: "If Notre Dame loses this game against Michigan, it's going to be very hard for them to make a third straight BCS bowl game."

Wow. Just wow.

I did not think it was possible for Lou Holtz to get any dumber.

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BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON!!

Go Huskies! Home game against tOSU only 4 point dogs.

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Lou Holtz: "If Notre Dame loses this game against Michigan, it's going to be very hard for them to make a third straight BCS bowl game."

Wow. Just wow.

I did not think it was possible for Lou Holtz to get any dumber.

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Haha, I think it's awesome how the rest of the analysts give him the business when he says nonsense like this. All Rece Davis could do was chuckle when he heard that.

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Lou Holtz: "If Notre Dame loses this game against Michigan, it's going to be very hard for them to make a third straight BCS bowl game."

Wow. Just wow.

I did not think it was possible for Lou Holtz to get any dumber.


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When Holtz first said that, I assumed he was joking. After a few seconds went by and I realized he was serious, I thought he just made the dumbest statement of his ESPN career. A proud day for the whole Holtz family.

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WTF on the camera switch during Devines last long run in the WV game? They switch to a close up shot of him as hes racing for the endzone so you cant tell wheres at on the field or where the defenders are.

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They should have had Ray Lewis in the booth for the whole game. He sounds like a great color analyst in the making.

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I, too, was amazed at how good Ray Lewis was at analysis

why the hell is the guy who is only on the air for 4 minutes making the most intelligent and insightful comments?
The play where Lewis called for the out after one step of the QBs drop and explained why afterward was fantastic.


I feel cheated as a viewer that I don't get that type of insight on every play.

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I, too, was amazed at how good Ray Lewis was at analysis

why the hell is the guy who is only on the air for 4 minutes making the most intelligent and insightful comments?
The play where Lewis called for the out after one step of the QBs drop and explained why afterward was fantastic.


I feel cheated as a viewer that I don't get that type of insight on every play.


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Absolutely. Wouldn't it be great to have an analyst in the booth who actually explained coverages, patterns, formations etc... As someone who never played above junior high, I would love to have the complexities fully explained, but instead we usually get total idiots, who do nothing but tell me the blatantly obvious. I think Gary Danielson is just about the best of the current crop at actually talking about formations and coverages on occasion.

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My gosh...Noel Devine just gave WVU's offense another option

this backfield is unreal

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amazing how WVU's defense has completely taken over



also, TCU's redzone offense is making me sweat my bets more than I should

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MT2R...sorry if this is the wrong forum, but what do you think of Alabama -3 against Arkansas on Saturday. I love the Tide here.

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I love the tide as well

Why did Maryland kick the xp?
They score a TD to go down 31-13 with under 6 minutes left.
If they are still trying to win, they have to go for 2 there.
I realize there is less than a 1 in 20 chance of it mattering, but it still seemed absurd.


Oh well...

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interesting that he onside kicks it down 17, but didn't go for 2....more like idiotic

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taking a sack on 4th down there is pretty bad

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West Va's offense is indeed explosive, but I didn't see much consistency. That might come as the season progresses. Their defense was solid, not spectacular.

Overall, unless Maryland is a lot better than I think they are (and I don't think they are that good), I'm not sure West Va is a top 10 team, much less #4.

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Big East FTW.

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Maryland's solid...somewhere between #40 and #50

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BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON!!

Go Huskies! Home game against tOSU only 4 point dogs.

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We've looked terrible on offense so far. If I was a sports betting man, I'd take that line on Washington and go go go.

I've very down on our chances Saturday....but go Bucks!

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They should have had Ray Lewis in the booth for the whole game. He sounds like a great color analyst in the making.

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I, too, was amazed at how good Ray Lewis was at analysis

why the hell is the guy who is only on the air for 4 minutes making the most intelligent and insightful comments?
The play where Lewis called for the out after one step of the QBs drop and explained why afterward was fantastic.


I feel cheated as a viewer that I don't get that type of insight on every play.

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Seriously. There's a former NFL quarterback in the booth, greatest CFL player ever, and they have to have an interview with Ray Lewis on the field to get actual commentary on the game beyond marveling at how fast Slaton and White are and how much Schmitt can lift?

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wow...what a pick by Air Force!

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What channel is that game on?

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CSTV (college sports tv)

you can get it on www.channelsurfing.net if your cable provider doesn't carry it

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game over now


TCU found a way to lose a game it was completely dominating

they were up 17-3 halfway through the fourth despite
-a fumble lost inside the Air Force 5
-an interception inside the Air Force 15
-a missed 4th and 1 at the Air Force 32

lollerskates

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mt2r,

My god do you love college football.

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I think the main reason Ray Lewis doesn't get more on-air time is the fact that he just about said "[censored]" on the broadcast, but managed to stretch it out Clay Davis-style as "sheeeeeeee" but w/o the "it."

Whatever, when he was talking about the QB he blew me away with how much he understood what QBs have to see to make a decision. He's obviously thinking on another level out there as a defender.

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GOGOGOGO GATORSSS

and go huskers too.

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Lou Holtz: "If Notre Dame loses this game against Michigan, it's going to be very hard for them to make a third straight BCS bowl game."

Wow. Just wow.

I did not think it was possible for Lou Holtz to get any dumber.

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If anyone could make a BCS bowl with 2 losses, it's ND.

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BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON!!

Go Huskies! Home game against tOSU only 4 point dogs.

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Wow, I had to check that line in my paper. They've come a long ways. Just yesteryear they were 28 pt dogs to USC.

I have a feeling it's going to be pretty damn loud.

Good thing LSU is playing that "Juggernaut" Mid Tenn St.

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BOW DOWN TO WASHINGTON!!

Go Huskies! Home game against tOSU only 4 point dogs.

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We've looked terrible on offense so far. If I was a sports betting man, I'd take that line on Washington and go go go.

I've very down on our chances Saturday....but go Bucks!

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I'm kinda suprised the line is that low.

http://www.4malamute.com/images/index.8.jpg

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I think that line says as much about Ohio State as it does about Washington, a 3-2 halftime lead against Akron doesn't exactly bread confidence.

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GOGOGOGO GATORSSS


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I hate the Vols a lot, this makes me feel good (Peyton Manning's best pass in college).

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0ffPZXIoAc4

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I think all the discussion about the lack of real football content among announcers as it currently exists is valid. But you have to understand the audience that they are trying to reach. This is for "normal" sports fans, who are honestly, believe it or not, a HELL of a lot dumber than the people who post here. I think we sometimes forget how stupid people out in the world actually are. All they understand is how fast or how strong someone is. They don't understand the levels of the game, the nuances, the purposes of simple things like putting a man in motion. Furthermore, most of the public is no where NEAR Ray Lewis' level of intelligence. He was speaking above most of America's head. He would be a great announcer (objectively), but not be a SUCCESSFUL one, simply because the public can't handle a black guy being that much smarter than them.

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Good thing LSU is playing that "Juggernaut" Mid Tenn St.


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No need to take a shot a Les Miles and LSU here.

I think LSU put up last week against VT and now it's USC's turn.

By your comments it's obvious your a USC fanboy, but could you attempt to understand LSU's position on this thing. It get's old to have the media continually tell you your not good enough (see Herbstreit saying OU was the #2 team in the country while LSU is blowing VT out) and try to take away your BSC championship.

Plus by seasons end LSU would have played 8 ranked teams in 14 games (including SEC championship & bowl game) and a Middle Tennesse team that put up 42 points on #7 UL.

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(see Herbstreit saying OU was the #2 team in the country while LSU is blowing VT out)

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Not the same guy that predicted Miami would win the national title last year?