Black Friday All-Day Football Commenting Thread
by David Hooper on Nov 27, 2009 11:39 AM EST
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PrintThis is a little late in coming up, as two games have already started. I blame the tryptophan. The slate of today's games follows after the jump, with games involving ranked teams in italics.
| Home | Away | Time (EST) | TV | ||
| Rutgers | 7-3 | Louisville | 4-7 | 11 AM | ESPN2/360 |
| Temple | 9-2 | Ohio | 8-3 | 11 AM | ESPNU |
| Illinois | 3-7 | #5 Cincinnati | 10-01 | Noon | ABC |
| N. Illinois | 7-4 | C. Michigan | 9-2 | 1 PM | ESPN 360 |
| Wyoming | 5-6 | Colorado St. | 3-8 | 2 PM | The Mtn. |
| Toledo | 5-6 | Bowling Green | 6-5 | 2 PM | ? |
| E. Michigan | 0-11 | Akron | 2-9 | 2 PM | ? |
| Buffalo | 4-7 | Kent St. | 5-6 | 2 PM | ? |
| #2 Alabama | 11-0 | Auburn | 7-4 | 2:30 PM | CBS |
| Nebraska | 8-3 | Colorado | 3-8 | 3:30 PM | ABC |
| Memphis | 2-9 | Tulsa | 4-7 | 3:30 PM | ? |
| #9 Pittsburgh | 9-1 | W. Virginia | 7-3 | 7 PM | ESPN2/360 |
| Nevada | 8-3 | #6 Boise St. | 11-0 | 10 PM | ESPN2/360 |
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Fireworks early in Cincy
The Zooker strikes first, then Cincy runs the ensuing kickoff back for a touchdown. Will be 7-7
Awesome.
I’ll have to pull that one up.
by David Hooper on Nov 27, 2009 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
In other news, Ohio is solid against a 9-2 Temple.
If Ohio gets to 9-3 on the season, it’ll make that game in Knoxville look a lot better.
Let's go Eagles!!!
Unbutton those Zippers. I had to look up both teams’ mascots. EMU vs Akron
It seems like a lot of people see a potential upset in the Cincy game.
I really don’t see it. If Illinois couldn’t handle Big 10 offenses, how can they handle Cincy?
Only thing I wondered about
Any potential distractions with Brian Kelly…but I thought the QB situation might foul them up two weeks ago, and that didn’t stop them. Doesn’t look like this is going to either.
by Will Shelton on Nov 27, 2009 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
No.
Whatever Kelly does works. Cincy is an absolute machine.
by David Hooper on Nov 27, 2009 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
I am LOVING this review crew in the Cincy game. Fast and accurate.
Give ’em a raise. Whichever conference they belong to needs to do whatever it takes to keep ’em.
They're quick on penalty calls too
no need to debate an obvious false start, just go right to it. Such a rare thing that an officiating crew gets obvious praise.
by Will Shelton on Nov 27, 2009 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
If Cincy can pull off all those facilities upgrades and keep Brian Kelly, it'll be a minor miracle.
Especially when you only seat 35,000 at home games.
Brian Kelly loves going for it on fourth downs.
I <3 that.
He also stated that he’d love to stay at Cincy so long as Cincy is committed to building the program.
And to think, everyone wanted Mike Leach.
Of course, this might be one of the last weeks I can actually like Brian Kelly, but still.
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
Is that the one with all the text messaging from coaches?
Because really, that sells itself
by Will Shelton on Nov 27, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Kelvin Sampson wants to coach in the Big East now.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
Illinois doesn't deserve to win
they can’t even complete surefire touchdown passes when the guy is 15 yards behind the coverage and the ball hits them in the hands
Early games have turned non-competitive
I don’t think that’ll be the case in what we’re getting ready to see down in Auburn
That was an impressive sequence.
From what we’ve seen before, Auburn’s going to need to make their hay in the first half.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
Link?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
I'm trying to picture this in my head...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods has been seriously injured in a car wreck in Florida, authorities said Friday.
The Florida Highway Patrol said Woods hit a fire hydrant and a tree as he pulled out of his driveway early Friday in his 2009 Cadillac sport utility vehicle.
Woods was taken to Health Central Hospital. His condition was not immediately known, though the news release said his injuries were serious.
The highway patrol says the crash is still under investigation, and charges are pending. However, the highway patrol said the crash was not alcohol-related.
(that’s the full AP story from ESPN.com)
by Will Shelton on Nov 27, 2009 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
I'm trying to fgure out how that could've been serious, too.
Maybe he floored it?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
Charges are pending?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
But
you hit a fire hydrant and do any sort of damage, wouldn’t you get charged just for that?
by Will Shelton on Nov 27, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
True.
I was thinking in a larger-scale sense.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
Alabama gets a questionable dead ball unsportsmanlike
guy intercepted a pass but there was no play, he flipped the ball back over his head in frustration…15 yards, Auburn first and goal
and touchdown
gonna find out if Bama’s got an offense real quick
by Will Shelton on Nov 27, 2009 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
And welcome, once again, to SEC officiating.
Can they fly in the Big East crew from the Cincinnati game before halftime?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously
that crew was great. Is it unreasonable to just blow up the whole SEC officiating crew and start over?
by Will Shelton on Nov 27, 2009 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
And half the other crews while we're at it.
Or have some crew of semi-pro officials available for critical games or some such. Right now, the compensation flat out isn’t worth the headache.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
I hate that rule, but it's been in place for a while.
And there’s no excuse for doing it if you already know how it’s going to be called.
by David Hooper on Nov 27, 2009 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
Ask Jake Locker or Arian Foster
The most frustrating thing when that penalty was called against Foster in one of the 4 OTs in Lexington was we had to start at the 40 (which ended up not mattering) while there was no effect from the guy who ripped Eric Berry’s head off after the blocked FG.
14-0 Auburn.
Think they got up for this?
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The bummer of all this,
is Tennessee needs Auburn to lose for the sake of bowl positioning.
Worst case: Alabama getting beat by both Auburn and Florida – and badly enough to slip beyond the reach of the Sugar Bowl.
Go mid-majors!
Honestly, I’d rather see the BCS blown to shreds than worry about our bowl positioning for this season. I imagine I’m the only one who says that.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
You're not the only one!
I caught a few minutes of TCU a couple weeks ago and I think they could legitimately win against Florida/Bama/Texas if given the chance.
I was watching that game yesterday.
I mentioned to one of my Texas friends that TCU would’ve been up 28-7 on TAMU at the half. He wasn’t amused.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
To be honest, though, I think it’d take a lot for Alabama to fall below the Sugar Bowl.
by David Hooper on Nov 27, 2009 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
Same here.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
surely Alabama still gets an at-large though
even if you take both TCU and Boise – which I’m still not sure is happening – out of Iowa, Penn State, Oklahoma State and Alabama all at 10-2, would they really take two of those teams over Bama?
And win or lose, Auburn beat us and deserves a better bowl if we both finish 7-5 (or if Auburn is 8-4, obviously). I’d have no real gripe if they went to Tampa and we went to Atlanta. The matchups in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl are much, much more attractive anyway.
by Will Shelton on Nov 27, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
Absolutely I do :)
but…your potential opponents in ATL are #14 VT, #17 Miami, or the loser of #7 GT and #19 Clemson. If the Big Ten gets two in the BCS, your Outback Bowl opponents are all unranked
by Will Shelton on Nov 27, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
What's so wrong with that?
On the other hand, Tyrod Taylor would be a nightmare for our LB corps in the shape they’re in now.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
I think Tyrod's talent is more perception than reality
The real problem is finding a way to get Ryan Williams on the ground
by Will Shelton on Nov 27, 2009 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
It's more the running QB threat than the dual-threat I'm concerned about.
The passing game would be non-existent.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
Wyoming is up 7-6 at the half.
If they win, the MWC will fill their bowl slate, which will help their argument for BCS inclusion.
Does anyone know a good way to get a football jersey online?
Everywhere I look only seems to have the number 10, 21, 22. Why no # 14?
Colt McCoy is happier than anyone
Alabama is going equal opportunity today, Ingram 6 carries for 6 yards
congrats
I’m for anything that makes us look better, even a year later
by Will Shelton on Nov 27, 2009 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
Apparently it's 21-17, but I'm now sans TV. Any 'net ideas?
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And I just answered my own question.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
Alabama seems to be doing what they do best.
Kick FGs from inside the red zone.
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I'm still buying the "It's their year" philosophy
this still feels like a game they’re going to find a way to win
by Will Shelton on Nov 27, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, I don't think they'll lose this.
I just couldn’t stop myself from that crack. 23-21 is a win, right?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
RBR traffic is making sorta-jokes about ref conspiracies
after that pass deflection earlier and that interference on third down just now.
Well, that and a whole lot of bad words.
Of all the teams to be conspired against... :)
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
Here's that game-winning FG drive.
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Oops.
Nice playcall. I love that call when everyone’s expecting a run.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
Everyone else has had bad weeks, though.
I don’t think this does too much, to be honest.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
Way to go, announcer guy, for pre-labeling this "The Drive."
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Auburn is doing a horrible job managing clock on this drive.
with <1 minute left, they took 15 seconds setting up on that one play. That’s 25% of your time.
I don't understand how they're using more time now than they normally do.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 5:57 PM EST up reply actions
sure, why not?
What else is that play called?
by David Hooper on Nov 27, 2009 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
Possibly.
With another 1-2 plays, maybe. But they had a shot at the end. Quite frankly, Todd threw that pass too early.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
True.
His receivers were still running into position.
by David Hooper on Nov 27, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, that was my thought.
At least give your guys a jump-ball shot at that. They never stood a chance.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 27, 2009 6:03 PM EST up reply actions
I stick by my post UT-Bama assessment
That this is Bama’s year. Everyone needs some unlikely plays (FG blocks against UT), a come-from-behind victory when you were really outplayed most of the game (today), etc. I also am mostly incredibly tired of hearing about Tebow, so I feel that Bama is the lesser of 2 evils.
"so I feel that Bama is the lesser of 2 evils."
I’ll take that. :P
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
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