2013 College Football Thread (Realer than Real Deal Holyfield -->S/O Craftsy)

Statis22 said:
Tech is legit & why do some of you think Alabama will lose at home?
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I would be shocked if Mississippi St went into Alabama and won.

That would be a monumental win for the program, but it's too unrealistic to me.

Alabama is not about to let a team come in and upset them. No way.
 
Miss St is focused! They undefeated and have been flying under the rader and want that respect I guarantee it will come down to the wire and I see Miss St winning by a field goal or TD

Bama is at home and #1 thinking this is cake.......Bama hasnt really been tested yet
 
I'm happy if ND is in the game in the 4th quarter tomorrow night. Have not faced a group of skill guys who can hurt them yet.
 

Who has Miss. St. been tested by?

They barely beat Tenn at home, where Bama went up there and beat them soundly.

I know Bama schedule is not that great but Miss. St. schedule is a joke up to this point.
 
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dreClark said:
What in the world would make you believe that? Esp. w/ Saban as their HC?
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Just my prediction and feel. Its like they looking ahead to the SEC game and the BCS game

I just think it will be a wake up call

we shall see tomorrow tho

either way it will be a great day tomorrow for college football 8)
 
Ignore button is a wonderful thing when utilized properly. Don't even want to say this thread, because I have tons of people on S&T "ignored". People don't even make an attempt to discuss things nowadays, just want to stand on a soap box with their opinion.
 
JJs07 said:
Your whole post reeks of excuses. I'm sorry, but I don't see things your way at all. At some point people need to be held accountable for their actions. The lack of accountability is why so many people are ****** up in this world. I have plenty of sympathy and empathy for plenty of people. As of now, Tyrann Mathieu isn't one of them. As a matter of fact, I was all for him getting another chance at LSU when he was booted and commended him for sticking it out initially.

Where I lose sympathy is when stupidity sets in. The weed is one thing. Party promoting and surrounding yourself with people who don't have your best interest in mind further complicates the situation. He did this to himself. There are many other people in this world in worse situations who don't use their childhood as an excuse for continually ******g up. He had people looking out for him. He didn't want the help. I mean, are we always going to excuse Mathieu's actions due to having a rough upbringing? Sounds like that's what you're saying.

He had a GOLDEN opportunity...and blew it. I'm supposed to feel sorry for him? Nah. What I hope for him is that if this is rock bottom, he can realize that at 20 he STILL has potential. A potential to play on Sundays or even make a living doing something else. It's just going to be up to him (yup, accountability) to make the proper decisions to get his mind right from here on out.
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why are you going out of your way to hate on a 20-year old kid? you're talking as if he has to play football because you want him to, as if the only purpose of his life is for your entertainment and right now he's ruining your dream. the reason why so many people are messed up in this world, is because of people like you. people who forget their sense of empathy. people who get so caught up in this **** and forget that these guys are humans too, just like you are. this is exactly how Penn State happened.. it happened because no one was able to take a step back and say "wait a minute, this game we're playing is not more important than people's lives".. you shouldn't be expecting for Mathieu to live the life you want him to live and be some perfect athlete on your tv screen. if you have any basic human sensitivity you should be wishing him goodwill and hope that he can achieve what he wants in life regardless of his ups and downs.


but nooo, because he's an "athlete" you have to hold him to some higher moral standard. he's not allowed to want to have a life outside of football like any normal person would, or to do something completely harmless that doesn't endanger anyone.

oh "people need to be held accountable" really?? accountable to who? posters on a sneaker messageboard? the only person you're accountable to in this life is yourself. i can't stand cats like you who think its their job to go around judging others.
 
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DT43 said:
why are you going out of your way to hate on a 20-year old kid? you're talking as if he has to play football because you want him to, as if the only purpose of his life is for your entertainment and right now he's ruining your dream. the reason why so many people are messed up in this world, is because of people like you. people who forget their sense of empathy. people who get so caught up in this **** and forget that these guys are humans too, just like you are. this is exactly how Penn State happened.. it happened because no one was able to take a step back and say "wait a minute, this game we're playing is not more important than people's lives".. you shouldn't be expecting for Mathieu to live the life you want him to live and be some perfect athlete on your tv screen. if you have any basic human sensitivity you should be wishing him goodwill and hope that he can achieve what he wants in life regardless of his ups and downs.
but nooo, because he's an "athlete" you have to hold him to some higher moral standard. he's not allowed to want to have a life outside of football like any normal person would, or to do something completely harmless that doesn't endanger anyone.
oh "people need to be held accountable" really?? accountable to who? posters on a sneaker messageboard? the only person you're accountable to in this life is yourself. i can't stand cats like you who think its their job to go around judging others.
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I hold him to a higher standard b/c he's an athlete? Where did I say that?

And for the large print, READ:

What I hope for him is that if this is rock bottom, he can realize that at 20 he STILL has potential. A potential to play on Sundays or even make a living doing something else. It's just going to be up to him (yup, accountability) to make the proper decisions to get his mind right from here on out.
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Pretty much stating that I don't have sympathy for how he got himself in this mess, but HOPE that he can get his **** together b/c he's still young.

I've said my piece on Mathieu (won't say anymore) and dudes like you are showing a real lack in basic reading comprehension. SMH.
 
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dreClark said:
PleaseSayTheBaby23 said:
Kansas St.
Notre Dame
Alabama
all 3 will lose tomorrow thats my prediction
I really wanna see Bama make it to the SEC title game tho and face Florida so the Gators can knock them off
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I see you've been :smokin w/ Tyrann
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:lol

Florida ad placed in Georgia's independent student newspaper the Red & Black

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The paper must have been desperate for funding to run that. You gotta draw a line somewhere. All hell would break loose at my school if a G'Town ad was placed in the DO.
 
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Returner muffed the punt but didn't have clear possession, so technically not a fumble. Ref explained it pretty good.
 
Sooners will roll tomorrow ... 2+ TD win
The gator game 2moro is win/win for me ... They lose, they quiet down for about 5 minutes, they win it moves them closer to a Turkey Day in Tally like we ain't seen in years

The only upset I'm really seeing is PSU over Urbie ... Mike Zordich and Zack Zwinack in the backfield--- best Caucasian 1-2 punch in D-I :lol
 

Louisville's great season will make SEC teams target coach Charlie Strong
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By Gregg Doyel | National Columnist
Oct. 27, 2012 1:35 AM ET

AD Tom Jurich says he'll make Charlie Strong the highest paid coach to keep him at Louisville. (US Presswire)
AD Tom Jurich says he'll make Charlie Strong the highest paid coach to keep him at Louisville. (US Presswire)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- After defeating Cincinnati 34-31 in overtime on Friday night, Louisville is 8-0 for the first time since Bobby Petrino scuttled on the sideline.

That's a great thing for Louisville -- and a scary thing for Louisville. The coach of an 8-0 football team is a hot commodity, and this particular 8-0 coach's name is Charlie Strong. While the surly Petrino did it with offensive smoke and mirrors, Strong does it with charm and determination, recruiting at rarely seen levels in the Big East -- raiding the talent-rich Sunshine State for roughly one-third of his roster -- and instilling blue-collar toughness in his Florida-fast team.
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The Cardinals beat Cincinnati on Friday night because they were tougher than Cincinnati. They started poorly, star quarterback Teddy Bridgewater strangely off his game. Third in the country in passing accuracy at 73.4 percent coming into the game, Bridgewater struggled to a 6-for-19 start. Receivers weren't helping Bridgewater, and it was raining, and on the other side of the ball the Louisville defense was letting Cincinnati run all over the field.

And then the crowd -- the home crowd -- started hooting. They were more frustrated than angry, but the noise they made was unsupportive, unproductive.

When the third quarter ended, Louisville's defensive players walked to the other end of the field. The Louisville sideline also was lethargic. Cincinnati, meanwhile, was going nuts. Cincinnati could sense something happening here, and the Bearcats' offensive players sprinted to the other end of the field. Cincinnati's sideline was animated, too.

Then the fourth quarter started, and Louisville was just ... tougher. The Cardinals forced a punt, then drove 93 yards for the tying touchdown. They held again, and drove 71 yards for the go-ahead touchdown. Cincinnati scored to force overtime, but the Cardinals were done fooling around. They picked off Bearcats quarterback Munchie Legaux in the end zone, then won it on John Wallace's 30-yard field goal.

And so Louisville is 8-0 for the first time since Bobby Petrino used an 8-0 start in 2006 to take another job. And it's scary, because Charlie Strong is a son of the South -- a native of Arkansas who has worked at four SEC schools -- and three big-time SEC schools probably are about to have openings. One of them definitely is Arkansas. The others are likely to be Tennessee and Auburn.

And there's Charlie Strong. The hottest coach in the country. At Louisville.

It should be scary, but Louisville athletics director Tom Jurich doesn't look scared. He doesn't sound scared, either. This I know, because I asked him. I found Jurich before the game and asked him why Strong wouldn't leave Louisville after this season.

"One," Jurich said, "he has a great contract."

True enough. I'd heard Strong is one of the 10 highest-paid coaches in the country. I asked Jurich if that was true.

"It is," Jurich said. "And we'll make him No. 1 if we have to."

This is where I did something I never do. I asked Jurich to repeat what he just said, knowing full well he could change his answer. But the answer I heard -- We'll make him No. 1 if we have to -- didn't make sense. So, um, what did you say, Tom?

"I said we'll make him [number] one if we have to."

Jurich has other reasons to believe in Strong, who he doesn't see as a mercenary. He sees Strong as a family man whose children are embedded in local schools. And he sees Strong as a loyal man who knows Jurich gave him a BCS program to run when nobody else would.

"He likes it here, and he has a boss who values him," Jurich said. "I gave him his first chance. He was kicked in the teeth for 26 years."

That was before the game. During the game? Strong kicked Cincinnati in the teeth, stoking his players into a frenzy with fire and anger -- "I was pissed off," Strong said -- while trusting in Bridgewater, who rewarded Strong's faith with a sensational second half. After that 6-for-19 start, Bridgewater completed 18 of his last 22 passes for 290 yards. All told he threw for 416 yards, a career day for one of the best sophomore quarterbacks in the country.

Bridgewater had help getting those numbers. Damian Copeland stretched out for a 51-yard diving catch in the third quarter, and DeVante Parker turned a 15-yard pattern into a 65-yard touchdown with a hellacious move at midfield and then a whole lot of speed.

And then at the end Strong had help from Cincinnati coach Butch Jones, who became the latest coach to call a gotcha timeout an instant before a game-deciding field goal -- and have it backfire. Already this season two NFL teams (the Dolphins against the Jets in September, and the Raiders against Atlanta this month) have seen that move cost them games, and it happened Friday night to Jones when his timeout nullified Louisville's botched snap. Instead of going to a second overtime, Louisville got a second chance at the snap -- and this time, the snap was true. So was the kick. Wallace drilled the 30-yard field goal, and Louisville escaped.

And Louisville was 8-0. A great 8-0? No, not really. The Cardinals' first seven foes are 14-39. Only one of them, North Carolina (5-3), has a winning record. Louisville has won five games by a touchdown or less, meaning the Cardinals are just barely beating a bunch of mostly bad teams. But those are games they used to lose -- Strong entered this season 4-9 in games decided by a touchdown or less -- and the Cardinals are only going to get better. Just 12 players are seniors, and only three of them are starters playing a key role. The future isn't now for Louisville. This program will be better next year. And better the year after that.

If Charlie Strong stays, that is. What happens when Arkansas calls in a few months, as Arkansas surely will? What about Tennessee? Or Auburn? What if all three call, triggering a bidding war?

"We'll make him No. 1," Jurich said, "if we have to."
 
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Strong will at least win a BCS bowl (Orange Bowl) before he leaves Louisville

Arkansas sounds like the perfect job but I can see him on the sidelines at Tennessee
 
Great day for College Football!! Bama, OU, Georgia and Kansas St win todays big games! Going for the Bulldogs in an upset!
 
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