2010 College Football Thread...

[David Flick]

Congratulations David.

Thanks, Keith. Admittedly, I spent the entire game on pins & needles. The Carinal dominated the game in almost every way, particularly in time of possession. Amazingly, the Cowboy offense was on the field for a total of 18:13, whereas the Cardinal offense had the ball for 41:47. (Source...) The Pokes never led in the game until that final FG. I was hoping like heck that it wouldn't go into OT because I didn't see a way under the sun that the Pokes ever stop the Cardinal in the Red Zone in OT. I thought it was a stroke of genius on Gundy's part to go on defense first. The Poke defense had been on the field for 41:47 but had some time to recoup during the coin toss for the OT period. Amazingly, the Poke defense dug down deep in the OT and drove the Cardinal backward.

Speaking of QBs, Andrew Luck is quite a a good one, but I'll take Weeden over him 7 days a week. When all was said and done, Weeden actually outplayed Luck. His stats weren't qute as good, but he came through in the clutch on numerous occasions. I saw one sign with an orange and black message in it which read, "WHO NEEDS LUCK WHEN YOU HAVE WEEDEN?

When the Pokes got the ball in their half of the OT they had one thing in mind, i.e. go for the win with a FG. Unlike Stanford's kicker, Cowboy kicker, Quinn Sharp, is the best kicker/punter in the Big XII. He was named All-Big 12 and a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. He was semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award. Stepped into a tough chore as a redshirt freshman when he had to replace Ray Guy Award winner Matt Fodge. He topped the nation with 53 touchbacks on kickoffs after leading the country in that category in 2009 ... His 2010 punting average of 46.24 yards ranked second nationally and set a new OSU single-season record .. His candidacy for the 2010 Ray Guy Award was hindered when his name disappeared from the NCAA statistics for a week because he did not have enough attempts to qualify. Anyway, the kick was a mere chip shot for him. I knew, without a doubt, that we had the game won when Williamson's FG went wide left. Best year in OSU football history. Best team in OSU football history.

Well, as you can imagine, I'm on cloud nine proud of the Cowboys. The Big XII may be the best conference, top to bottom, in the nation this year. They've only lost 1 bowl game this season. Don't think the SEC can boast that record. There's for sure going to be another SEC loss when LSU and Alabama play. I believe the SEC guys boast much but can't deliver. IMHO, the SCE sure ain't what their boastful supporters have them cracked up to be..

You don't know how much I hate that. Stanford is my team, but in two pools I took OSU to cover the point spread which was 3.5 points. So if the guy had scored a touchdown on that last play at least I would have won in the pools (one of which I was ahead on). Or if the freshman field goal kicker had just finished it out in regulation, at least Stanford would have won.

I understand your pain quite well. I spent most of my life watching the Pokes come up short in big games like that. We've had some mighty good teams in the past that should have won games but didn't in situations like this. Although this may be the biggest win in OSU history, it still pales by comparison to the drubbing the Cowboys put on the poor Oklahoma Sooners. I'll go to my grave enjoying that one..

Oh well, at least I have Alabama left and I picked them.

I'm with you on this one. I'd like nothing better than to see Alabama put a whipping on LSU. Although it won't happen, an Alabama win would the Cowboys in position to possibly have a split National Championship. So I in your corner on this one.

I took off work at the paper last night so I could watch the game and it's time for me to head to my 2nd job. I'll open up the Enid Denny Price YMCA in less than an hour (Gotta be there at 4am). I open the doors and get things ready for the folks to come in and exercise. There will be a lot of happiness there today

[Dave Roberts]

Congratulations to your Cowboys. It was a well-played game.

[William Thornton]

Glad to see the Cowboys beat the scholars.

[Sandy]

Great game, as it should be when #3 plays #4, both teams are 11-1 and evenly matched. Stanford had their chances.

One of the things about Oklahoma State that is so impressive, and should be a lesson for other schools in this day of gigantic coaching salaries, and all of the moving around, is that their football program is pretty much home-grown, with people involved at the highest levels, including the head coach, who went to class and played football in Stillwater. They're not building a resume to move themselves up to a job on the next level, they are building a program to move up to the next level. I believe, had it not been for the tragic accident that claimed the lives of individuals involved with the women's basketball program, including the coach, and all of the emotion surrounding it, that OSU would have beaten Iowa State, finished the season 12-0 and would be facing down LSU for the national title.

Though it is doubtful that the sports press, which is enthralled and overly impressed by the SEC, would split the national championship vote if Alabama managed to knock off LSU, if that happens, at least OSU fans will know that there isn't a team that finished with a better record.

Looks like the Big 12 conference will no longer need a northern and southern division, but wow, isn't it great to be able to say that the two best teams in the Big 12 South are not Texas and Oklahoma, but Oklahoma State and Baylor! The conference has, indeed, been turned upside down.

[Sandy]

Just a side note for my Houston Cougars. Yeah, they did stub their toe against Southern Mississippi (so did 12 other teams), and it cost them far more than one loss in a conference championship would have cost anyone else, but they went out and proved themselves against Penn State, whipping a team that 'Bama didn't beat that badly. But I think that Houston, Southern Miss, Boise State and TCU have all proven over the past five or six years that the BCS vs. non-BCS, strength of schedule, this conference is better than that conference stuff is a bunch of baloney.

[Stephen Fox]

Tomorrow night; one Alabama boy I am proud of; Dabo Swinney. I think he had good grades, even in High School.

With Terry Bowden, for sure Clemson never lacked for Enthusiasm quotient in head coaches

[Stephen Fox]

http://www.goupstate.com/article/201201 ... ?p=2&tc=pg

[Blake]

I shed a tear of joy watching White block the GA field goal. It's about the only bright spot for the B1G this postseason. The best MI can do tonight is not make us look worse.

[Sandy]

I shed a tear of joy watching White block the GA field goal. It's about the only bright spot for the B1G this postseason. The best MI can do tonight is not make us look worse.

I think the B1G is at a disadvantage at bowl game time, for several reasons, one of which is that in the bowls where the tie-ins are B1G and SEC, geography and weather give the advantage to the SEC teams. For most of them, it's a virtual home game. It might be interesting to see what would happen if one bowl season, the SEC-B1G tie-ins played the bowl games at Soldier Field in Chicago, or at Lambeau in Green Bay. Might be fun. Wonder if LSU has any sideline heaters in the storeroom, or if they'd have to rent some??

[KeithE]

There is no doubt who is #1. Even David Flick has to agree.

[William Thornton]

I could see this one coming. What the Dawgs did for one half, Bama did for the entire game.

[Chris]

G3 is going pro.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... t/related/


I hate it when a talented, smart young man drops out of college before receiving his free degree.

[Chris]

G3 is going pro.

So...Where will he go. 1st pick in the NFL draft goes to the Colts, and Peyton Manning is probably not ready to move aside. But rumor has it, that the Colts will draft Luck (QB). 2nd pick goes to St. Louis Rams, who have Sam Bradford at QB. He needs a little more seasoning, but shouldn't be replaced, yet. 3rd pick goes to the Vikings. Their QB, Christian Ponder, threw as many interceptions (13) as TD last year. Might be a good fit for Griffin.

[Chris]

G3 is going pro.


I hate it when a talented, smart young man drops out of college before receiving his free degree.

I may stand corrected. Today, a colleague told me that G3 is a relatively bright student athlete, and has already earned enough credits to graduate, even though he has NOT completely used up his eligibility to play varsity football. If this is true, does that mean that , had he not opted to enter the NFL draft, he could have played football for Baylor in 2012-2013 and not gone to any classes?

Can someone in the Texas/Baylor contingent clear this up?

[Ed Pettibone]

G3 is going pro.


I hate it when a talented, smart young man drops out of college before receiving his free degree.

I may stand corrected. Today, a colleague told me that G3 is a relatively bright student athlete, and has already earned enough credits to graduate, even though he has NOT completely used up his eligibility to play varsity football. If this is true, does that mean that , had he not opted to enter the NFL draft, he could have played football for Baylor in 2012-2013 and not gone to any classes?

Can someone in the Texas/Baylor contingent clear this up?

Ed: I am not in the Texas/Baylor contingent but it would not have been a Baylor decision. Had he not opted to enter the Draft he could NOT have played football for Baylor in 2012-2013 and not gone to any classes? NCAA rules require a player to be a "Full time student" (I believe they consider 9 Hrs as FT). Other students athletes with remaining eligibility have in fact graduated and enrolled in graduate school at the masters level to meet this requirement.

[Tim Dahl]

I thought G3 already had his undergrad, and was working on his masters.

Tim

[Sandy]

I thought G3 already had his undergrad, and was working on his masters.

Tim

He graduated from Baylor either last fall or spring, and has been enrolled in their grad school listed as pursuing a Master's degree in communication, I believe. The eligibility rules get complicated, but he could play for Baylor for one more season as long as he was enrolled at the university, whether undergrad or grad school. From what I've read in the papers, he's only got another semester left.

[Stephen Fox]

I got into a conversation the last two minutes and missed Duke's Methodist comeback

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/0 ... -duke.html

[Stephen Fox]

http://www.theacc.com/championships/12- ... ament.html

And Gaffney won the State Tourney SC HS Friday in overtime in a thriller

[Blake]

I saw this on Yahoo Sports and thought David Flick would like to see it if he hasn't yet.

[David Flick]

I saw this on Yahoo Sports and thought David Flick would like to see it if he hasn't yet.

Thanks, Blake. I hadn't seen that clip. Very interesting but I wasn't surprised. I've been proudly watching him the whole time he was with the Pokes.

Here's an article that appeared Daily Oklahoman. It's a comparison between him and Roger Staubach, who was close to the same age as Weeden when he entered professional football. NFL Draft: Those complaining about Brandon Weeden's age should remember Roger Staubach