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College Football Week 3: The Witching Hour

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Cyan said:
Don't guzzle the Kool-aid just yet. Wazzu looked great in its first two games--against cupcakes, at home. SD St isn't a big name, but it's no pushover.

Colorado's tough at home, and UCLA... well, who knows what you'll get from them any given week. If you can beat SD St, you have a shot at bowl eligibility, but that schedule's no cakewalk.
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Hey, go easy on him. Better to have been excited and lost, than to have never been excited at all, right?

After all, the latter half of the season is going to be a return to misery for him, I'd imagine.
 
LosDaddie said:
When I was at FSU, we had to pick up our vouchers in Oglesby Union, then go to the ticket office at Dick Howser to redeem them. For big games, we camped out in front of DH. Great times camping out too
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I was there for the last year of the camping. There was a situation that very nearly caused a riot for Miami tickets and after that they switched to the online system where you reserved a number and THEN waited in line at Howser. And then a few years later it was online lotto with print-at-home tickets, and now starting this year it's online first-come-first-served print-at-home.
 
Some FSU fans taking this game with OU a little too far.

http://newsok.com/article/3604122

And on the 34th st graffiti wall.

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StoOgE said:
Well,

Texas BOR has put realignment on the agenda for Monday (72 hour filing notice requirement in the state of Texas).. 2 hours after OUs.

Turn out the lights, the party's over.

Wonder if we are heading somewhere with OU or if we are having a parting of the ways. The meetings being scheduled the same day tells me we are at the very least on the same page as them and communicating.

edit: Texas' meeting is via teleconference, only concerns conference alignment, specifically contracting and is 30 minutes long. Something is already done and in place. What? I have no idea. The rumor mill died about 3 days ago.
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My money's on the Pac-16 happening. OU has all but said they want it, and Texas can either wait and try to figure out the aftermath or ensure long-term stabilty by going along for the ride. It's by far the most attractive low-risk option left.

The LHN will be modified into a UT/TTU network, with UT receiving 70% of the money. The Pac-16 renegotiates its TV deal for well over $4 billon over the next 10 years, in addition to the regional networks. Everyone maintains regional rivalries, get way more money, and puts together a behemoth that will challenge the SEC for football supremacy on a yearly basis.
 
Cyan said:
I dunno, I still remember 2007...
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But, just for our resident Wazzu guy:

Tyler from Phoenix writes: What happens to Washington State in the event that they are undefeated, or are even just doing well enough so that they question Tuel as the starter? Does he regain his place?

Ted Miller: So you're asking me if Washington State is undefeated when QB Jeff Tuel gets healthy in six or so weeks, should coach Paul Wulff keep Marshall Lobbestael as the starter or go with Tuel?

Before I answer, let's pause and let Coug fans soak in the glory of that query. You guys have missed such speculation, eh?

If the Cougs are 6-0 and fresh off a win over Stanford, there is zero chance of Wulff sitting Lobbestael and replacing him with Tuel. In fact, Tuel would probably would go, "Are you nuts?!" if he were told to get ready to start against Oregon State.

It does become a legit issue if Lobbestael continues to play like he has, though. If the Cougs are, say, 4-2, should Wulff make a change? Should a starter lose his job because of an injury? Or should Wulff decide that he's not going to break up the rhythm of a team that's (finally) winning?

I don't know if there's a correct answer to that. My guess is Wulff will go by "feel." What's his gut tell him is the right thing to do? He'd consult his assistants, talk to both players and make a call.

He might opt to play two guys. Or go with Tuel only if Lobbestael has a downturn. Or he could just say, "Tuel is our guy."

If you want to know what I'd likely do -- and, really, how could you not -- I'd be reluctant to mess with the chemistry of a fast start. If Lobbestael ranks among the Pac-12 leaders in passing efficiency six weeks into the season, I'd stick with him.

And there is this: Tuel, a true junior, has an available redshirt year.
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(from the ESPN Pac-10 Blog)
 
Just 1 hour until kickoff between the Sooners and the Seminoles. My hype levels are through the roof.

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This gives me chills. College football is the fucking greatest. And it's going to be WAY louder than it is in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ4yr4sNQ5M
 
MIMIC said:
If Boise State destroys Toledo, I am going to cry. We almost lost to them ;_;
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After rewatching the game this week and being there on Saturday we had WR open all game,, Bauserman is just bad and couldnt get the ball to them.
 
MIMIC said:
Wow. Toledo up a TD.

WTF happened after they scored? Did they try to go for 2?
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They lined up in a trick formation, then switched to a normal PAT kicking formation and then tried to fake for 2 and failed miserably.
 
Hah. ESPN commentators going out of their way to explain that "no, no, no, Boise's not a bunch of cheaters."

Gondo, you lazy bastage:

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mre said:
Hah. ESPN commentators going out of their way to explain that "no, no, no, Boise's not a bunch of cheaters."

Gondo, you lazy bastage:

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Yeah, yeah. :P

I tried to do it from my phone (that's how dedicated I am!).
 
NEOPARADIGM said:
Toledo does not look particularly out-matched. QB play is all the difference in this game right now.
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They have a good offense that can match up with a lot of teams. Theyre running their system, just tons of screens and spreading the defense out, thats how they kept our game close. Their defense isnt very good but Boise isnt taking advantage of it much like we didnt last week.
 
Cyan said:
Don't guzzle the Kool-aid just yet. Wazzu looked great in its first two games--against cupcakes, at home. SD St isn't a big name, but it's no pushover.

Colorado's tough at home, and UCLA... well, who knows what you'll get from them any given week. If you can beat SD St, you have a shot at bowl eligibility, but that schedule's no cakewalk.
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Never said it would be easy.
 
Megaton said:
Who at ESPN thought putting Connecticut and Iowa State against each other would be a good idea for a televised game?
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ESPNU is showing a high school football game, and, to be honest, UConn and ISU isn't too big of a step down from that, so...
 
Megaton said:
Who at ESPN thought putting Connecticut and Iowa State against each other would be a good idea for a televised game?
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You mean 2010 Big East Champ and Tostitos™ Fiesta Bowl participant UConn vs. reigning Cy-Hawk Trophy holders Iowa State?

Plus, the fact that ISU's QB is named Steele Jantz makes it automatically worth watching.
 
mre said:
ESPNU is showing a high school football game, and, to be honest, UConn and ISU isn't too big of a step down from that, so...
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That game (High School) should be cancelled for Life Safety reasons, based on the fact there is 3-4 times more than the regular amount of people that go to McCadory games. Holy shit, there are cars everywhere. They filled up streets in my neighborhood.

And Winston's getting his stats padded.
 
mre said:
ESPNU is showing a high school football game, and, to be honest, UConn and ISU isn't too big of a step down from that, so...
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Oh come on now, I like getting to watch my team even when playing bad. We did beat Iowa last week.
 
Fantastic catch on the fade route.

Edit: @Deadly Cyclone: heh, I was just making a joke. I like ISU. My wife is from the Des Moines area and her dad is a second generation Cyclone.
 
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