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Barking Carnival’s College Football Game Watching Guide: Week 6
Posted by Scipio Tex on October 8th, 2009 under Football
I’m writing this from Fallujah. Or at least San Francisco’s version of same. I’m being buzzed by the Blue Angels, who are doing practice runs over my pad for Fleet Week. My place is about 25 yards from the ocean and FA-18 Hornets are screaming over me, spinning wildly, and firing imaginary Sidewinders at Coit Tower. I just went up and on my roof deck and had a plane pass so close that I actually called out, “Americaaaaaah! Fuck Yeahhhhhh!”
I’m so juiced with patriotism right now I’m considering downloading a Toby Keith song. Please stop me.
Quick Fleet Week story:
I’m driving through North Beach a couple of years ago and there are quite a few sailors, mostly in civilian clothes, enjoying their time away from sea – gawking at San Francisco’s beauty, drinking, and contracting diseases from various Asian prostitutes. Good times and I’m happy that our boys are getting a break from the prison of sea life.
While I chat idly on my cell phone at a stoplight, I gaze down a sidestreet and I see a uniformed enlisted sailor walking down the street and he’s literally boucing with joy at each step. Literally skipping with elation. I’m thinking, ah, cool this kid just hooked up with some chick and now he’s walking to meet his buddies and tell them about it. As I look closer, I realize that his sailor outfit has a small twist: the entire ass section has been removed and his naked buttocks are gloriously revealed to all passers by. That’s not a sailor, I quickly conclude. Though my father, former Army man, would argue that this confirmed that he was a sailor, probably an admiral, and likely an Annapolis graduate. Rum, sodomy, lash.
What a glorious slate of games this week.
We’ve got crisp autumn weather in most of the country, the conference races begin in earnest, and the scent of upset lingers over the college football landscape like Eva Peron on an Argentine general.
If you care to contrast the difference between the NFL and college football, consider that there are a dozen games Thursday/Saturday that I’m keenly interested in while there isn’t a single NFL game this weekend that demands watching beyond pulling for various Fantasy Football statlines. Let’s wade in, because the fun starts early:
Thursday
9:00 PM ET No. 21 Nebraska at No. 24 Missouri ESPN
I’m jacked for this game. The Big 12 North race will be decided here – yes, even KU’s hopes are pinned on this game in some fashion. A third consecutive Missouri win over Nebraska absolutely crushes every ounce of momentum Pelini has built in Lincoln and I expect Nebraska to play with real desperation. The rainy weather in Columbia provides an interesting X factor. This game is all about which young QB gets it done. Here’s what my most favoritest blogger thinks. Atomic Teeth says Blackshirt, Smackshirt.
12:00 PM ET No. 17 Auburn at Arkansas ESPN
As a football purist, this is a game you have to look forward to seeing and a good example of why the SEC is the premier conference – league depth. An Auburn win pushes them into my Top 10 and I’m not being overly dramatic when I offer that Arkansas’ entire season rests on this outcome. Check their upcoming schedule if you disagree. Petrino vs. Malzahn on O. Good stuff.
12:21 PM ET Georgia at Tennessee ESPN 360/Gameplan
Desperation games are fun. If Georgia loses, things start to get uncomfortable for Richt. He won’t be on the hot seat, but the natives will be gathering kindling. That has implications for us, obviously. Kiffin needs a home win. Fans will forgive road losses under a new regime, but when a Tennessean ponies up all of their personal injury settlement money for tickets at Neyland, you better win a game or two. Kiffin is 1-2 at Neyland (a W over W Kentucky) and 1-3 would be received with bad humor. You also get to watch Jonathan Crompton and Joe Cox play QB, which is always good for laughs.
12:30 PM ET No. 15 Oklahoma State at Texas A&M
I have a scouting interest, what can I say? Very curious to see how A&M rebounds from humiliation and how Gundy handles an offense without Dez Bryant. Why wouldn’t A&M overload the box and dare OSU to beat them? And what about the loss of Bryant as a field flipper in punt returns? You really want to give A&M 5.5 points in this one? If the Aggies can’t solve this gift wrapped offering, the Aggies need to think about basketball season.
3:30 PM ET No. 3 Alabama at No. 20 Mississippi CBS
It’s all shaking out in the SEC this weekend, isn’t it? Ole Miss can play defense and that’s their only real hope. Jevan Snead has been terrible so far.
3:30 PM ET Baylor at No. 19 Oklahoma ABC
Oklahoma is fantastic at home and as for Baylor: no Griffin, no chance. Does Bradford play? Does he shut it down for the year? I’m curious.
7:00 PM ET Stanford at Oregon State This will tell me a great deal about Stanford and if they have a legit dark horse shot at a Pac 10 title, which would be glorious. Winning in Corvallis is not easy and Oregon State is pretty respectable. Great RB duel between Jacquizz and Toby Gerhart.
7:15 PM ET Colorado at No. 2 Texas ESPN Gotta watch the Horns obviously, but set that TIVO so you can flip back and forth with…
8:00 PM ET No. 1 Florida at No. 4 LSU CBS Death Valley. Night Game. Uncertain Tebow status. Florida’s first real test of the season. LSU will be good for a dozen major mental mistakes. Les Miles will fake punt on 4th and 21 from his own 9 yard line. Florida will try to convert 3rd and 2 without Tebow by running halfback option passes. This game will be ugly, intense, fun, and entirely riveting.
What games are must-see for you?
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Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post The week in news- Pariahs, Malcontents and Power Hour 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
Outstanding “around the horn” type article. Can’t believe it’s almost 6 months until college football. The “U” from ESPN, while fun was nothing more than a 90 minute commercial for the greatness of Miami football. It would have been better if someone, other than a fan, took a critical look at that
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Black Scholes commented on the blog post Texas Turns the Page 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
Hearing nothing that leads me to believe Cory Joseph is on his way to save Barnes’ ‘offense’. Hope this staff is making some contingency plans.
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Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post Texas Turns the Page 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Nickel,
Yea, I think AB may move if he can get assurances he won’t slide past the teens. Going 25 or so is a much different story. I think he should probably come back if he’s in the mid-20’s but not having a clear vision of what the rookie salary scale might look like
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GoHornsGo90 commented on the blog post Bradley or Hamilton? 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
The great thing about Joseph is he is a hard worker and great defender, just like Avery. This means he won’t be in the dog house like JH and JBC were all season fro their terrible defense and effort. He is also a perfect pick and roll/pick and pop PG who is smart and always
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GoHornsGo90 commented on the blog post Texas Turns the Page 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
Don’t see Bradley as a kind of guy that goes through that kind of disappointment, sees how unprepared for the NBA he is, and goes to “get his” in the draft. Maybe Hamilton, but not AB.
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dick commented on the blog post Texas Turns the Page 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
we will be better than an 8 seed if all 3 of those come back. i’ll be adjusting my expectations accordingly which will make season much better
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Nickel Rover commented on the blog post Texas Turns the Page 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
Hmm, great article, more or less of the same subject I wrote on for today.
I think we are in exact agreement that Bradley should probably go if his draft grade holds steady in the 15-25 range because he’ll probably not get a better contract if he waits but simply demonstrate his ceiling as a player. -
uthookem commented on the blog post Texas Turns the Page 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
…but by conference play, we will HAVE to start Thompson if we want to optimize our potential.
Ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha!
Pains me to hear that, as we all pined for Hamilton to start all season long (except ipowers, that is). What makes you think it will be different with a
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Nickel Rover wrote a new blog post: Bradley or Hamilton? 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
Basketball:
Bradley or Hamilton? In an ideal world they are both back next season. Withought knowing how well they are responding to Barnes’ style or what kind of draft grade they are looking for it’s hard to project what they will do.
Bradley has been listed as a mid-first round guy but I have trouble seeing it.
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Trips Right commented on the blog post Second Round Bets 3 hours, 32 minutes ago
What a horseshit bank, but Mary’s the right side
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Hiphopopotamus commented on the blog post Big Dance: Day Two 3 hours, 48 minutes ago
Was pretty disappointed with OSU’s shitburger last night though. I’ve never seen Anderson so bad…almost looked hurt. 5-2 first round isn’t bad though.
We really ought to get 4 team into the Sweet 16 though, with only Missouri having much of an excuse to not advance.
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Hiphopopotamus wrote a new blog post: Bid Dance: Day Three 3 hours, 50 minutes ago
A little late getting this up today, as our first game is already in the second stanza, but we’ve got plenty more to keep us all fat and giggly.
Lunch
2) Villanova v. 10) St. Mary’s – I like this to be a highly entertaining, competitive game from beginning to end. St Mary’s will likely jump out
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NorthDallasSooner commented on the blog post Rumor Alert–TMG 3 hours, 57 minutes ago
Cameron Clark, #5 3-position player in country (Scout) from Sherman, Committed. T.J Taylor, 3 star two guard from Denison, committed. We seem to have Texoma bottled up. Lots of others “interested.”
This is a rumor at this point and not confirmed, so we’ll see.
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Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post Texas Turns the Page 4 hours, 11 minutes ago
Texoz,
As much as we need to find an identity on offense, we also need to address our defensive schemes. If JCB and JH are two big contributors and we play a 6′6″ guy at 4 and a foul prone freshman in the middle then we need to re-examine our principles on defense. We
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dick commented on the blog post Second Round Bets 4 hours, 25 minutes ago
I ended up going the other way and taking St Mary’s. Unfortunately, we’ve all become experts at basketball team collapses this year and Villanova’s collapse looks too familiar.
I really like Washington today for the reasons you mentioned. I have them in my Calcutta too so I have a lot riding on them.
I am
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Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post Recapping the West 4 hours, 28 minutes ago
Yea, Mack was very good. He got really hot in the right game. Aubrey Coleman was pretty good too. And your definitely right Jordan Crawford. He’s fun to watch….
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Jorgrama commented on the blog post Texas Turns the Page 4 hours, 49 minutes ago
Barnes has lost two longtime assistants and gained Paulino and Ogden–two guys who really only know what he’s taught them. Seems like he should look to the outside for some methodology.
Two, got to recruit fewer projects. Fewer spindly white guys that need to gain 30 pounds of muscle. Fewer all-purpose guards who you
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Kevin Berger commented on the blog post Recapping the West 4 hours, 50 minutes ago
Thanks Patrick. UTEP played dumb and Butler was en fuego. Be nice to have a Shelvyn Mack on this Texas team, huh?
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Kevin Berger wrote a new blog post: Recapping the Midwest 4 hours, 51 minutes ago
There were lots of fireworks and exciting games in this region. Let’s start at the top.
Kansas vs. Lehigh
Lehigh never had a realistic shot, but I’m sure they gained Kansas’ respect as a sixteen seed. They’re pretty athletic, especially inside. Again, I ask the tournament selection committee; this was the worst team in
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Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post Recapping the West 5 hours, 12 minutes ago
Great recaps, Trips, er Kev. Keep pumping out the great content. Sorry about UTEP…..
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Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post Rumor Alert–TMG 5 hours, 18 minutes ago
NDS,
What will your team look like w/o those two guys? Who do you have coming in???
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Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post Nike U in Turmoil 5 hours, 29 minutes ago
Getting off a sinking ship. Bellotti is supposedly very much like Mack in his affinity for the media. I’ve always wondered about the assumption that Mack would be happy as the Texas AD when he could just go get a cushy analyst job. Mack clapping in studio would be great TV, no??
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Kevin Berger wrote a new blog post: Recapping the West 5 hours, 30 minutes ago
The Wild West was anything but considering all games played according to seed except for Vanderbilt and Murray State. Let’s start with the big dog.
Syracuse vs. Vermont
The Orange took an early first half lead and never looked back. Using five players with double figure scoring, and a new-look zone missing interior presence Arinze
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Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post Texas Turns the Page 5 hours, 31 minutes ago
AAS wrote a dumbed down version of this subject today. Barnes says he’s bringing in another guard. Good, because I feel very confident in our depth in the front court. Alexei, white stiff #1, and white stiff #2 make me ooze with confidence especially behind a true freshman and undersized 4…….
Barnes, asked
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Farmer Ted wrote a new blog post: Suh Meets with Lions 5 hours, 51 minutes ago
Not too long ago we laughed at the idea that a team would consider taking anyone ahead of Ndamukong Suh in the NFL draft. Now it appears very possible — even likely — that the Rams will take QB Sam Bradford with the #1 pick, which would give the Lions the next shot at Suh
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Black Scholes commented on the blog post Texas Turns the Page 5 hours, 54 minutes ago
Hamilton needs 1-2 years to seriously work on the deficiencies in his game. He goes now, and in a couple of years he’s “whatever happened to …?”. The risk is while he might get drafted now on potential, if he can’t/won’t develop as a player he won’t even have that to offer in
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NorthDallasSooner commented on the blog post The week in news- Pariahs, Malcontents and Power Hour 6 hours, 20 minutes ago
“Coincidentally I maintain a subscription to Texas Monthly magazine in an effort to keep up with my roots in some way, shape or form. The April issue showed up at my house this afternoon and features a fairly in depth article about the ongoing drama between Texas Tech and the Dread Pirate Leach. The more
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Kevin Berger wrote a new blog post: Recapping the East 6 hours, 23 minutes ago
Again, no news is good news when you’re one of the top seeds in the region. That motto holds true in the East as the top four seeds advanced.
Kentucky vs. East Tennessee State
This was a blood bath from the tip. Anyone that thinks this young Wildcat club may have one eye on the
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NorthDallasSooner wrote a new blog post: Rumor Alert–TMG 6 hours, 31 minutes ago
It’s certainly unconfirmed, but I got this email this morning from a friend who follows the hoops program very closely. Stay tuned……
“A very reliable source close to the OU BB program told me yesterday TMG is gone. He packed his bags and unless Capel can talk him out of it our PG for the future has left
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Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post The week in news- Pariahs, Malcontents and Power Hour 6 hours, 50 minutes ago
Great survey, whiskey. I miss football a lot.
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Groundhogday said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
You’re a west coaster, Scipio.
I’m surprised you left out Oregon at UCLA. I’m curious to see if Prince plays QB for the bruins and I would like to see UCLA’s D against what has been a high flying Oregon club in the last two games.
There are also two very big Big 10 games.
Wisky at tOSU
And Mich at undefeated Iowa. I know this is the same time as the battle in Baton Rouge. I have the horns game on Tivo and will be flipping back and forth between these two games in the second half.
Scipio Tex said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Good catch, GHD.
I think the Oregon game interest to me is how Costa does filling in for Masoli (bum knee). Also, are they just a creature of Autzen?
I’m just really tired of the Big 10 right now. I didn’t have it in me to list them.
Bob in Houston said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
It was a few years ago when I had just turned down a side street in my subdivision, heard a roar, looked up, and saw one of the Thunderbirds flying directly overhead…. practicing for the show at Ellington a few miles away. Exceptionally cool.
uthookem said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Your Fleet Week story reminds of the first (and only) time I stumbled onto the Folsom Street Festival. More ass-out chaps than I care to have seen.
Is it bad that I will be at the Texas game wishing I was at home watching UF @ LSU?
Vasherized said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
America wins on college football saturdays.
Groundhogday said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
I think your suspicions will ring true regarding Oregon. I have seen them play 3 full games this year and haven’t been impressed. I missed the beatdown they gave Cal and thankfully so since I had money on Cal, but I think they lack the offensive team speed of recent duck teams.
I hear you on the Big Ten but Michigan has been involved in some exciting football games this year. Also, we will find out how real Wisconsin is.
yojimbox said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Mizzou-NU: when two teams are this even, go with the home team. Especially on these weekday primetime college matches. The home crowd always gets the D going early, and even if the O doesn’t roll, they’ll eventually start in the second half. I got Mizzou in a runaway. Or at least, to cover. Hell, I’m putting a nice spot on Mizzou straight-up. I don’t need no stinkin’ spread for this one.
yojimbox said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Man I just realized what I typed above didn’t make any sense. I meant to say, I’m taking them straight-up, no spread needed.
bizzle said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Happiness is having an 11AM SEC alternative to whatever midwest shit-fest the Big Ten is bringing to us at that time.
Sherman has simply got to figure out the college game quicker than he is – how does a 2 time NFL playcaller shit the bed that bad in Arlington? I’m really curious how we look in this one. The remaining Ok. St. WR’s are beyond awful – and I say that fully aware they might go for 350 and 3 td’s against our secondary.
I do have a cusory interest in Rich Rod v. Iowa – never quite been able to shake my Kirk Ferentz fan-club membership.
huskerwes1 said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Zero interest in Tennessee vs. Georgia (I feel like I’ve seen Georgia play 10 games already) but all good elsewhere. Watchin some, tivo rest.
Games I’m excited to watch are Obvious N, OSU v A&M, Florida v LSU
I will watch the others, but not exactly excited…least excited about Texas v Colorado (sorry)…just think it will be a very boring beheading.
huskerwes1 said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
OH, I will enjoy seeing Iowa The Pretender getting exposed.
Ag_in_TX said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Really looking forward to Korn-Mizzou 2nite. Ought to be a blast. I think one of these teams is B12 North champ and this game goes a long ways towards decinding it.
Hiphopopotamus said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
If Georgia loses, things start to get uncomfortable for Richt. He won’t be on the hot seat, but the natives will be gathering kindling. That has implications for us, obviously.
Would they go after that HC in waiting of yours?
Scipio Tex said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
HipHop:
Yes, they would.
magnusbleuveigner said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
How lovely is it to see a solid Big 12 matchup on a Thurs? Doesn’t seem to happen too often. Definitely a reason to start the weekend early by imbibing.
Fleet Week brings back memories for me. I never was much into aviation but damn the Blue Angels do kick ass. Scip, you don’t live in the house from Full House fame do you?
I’ll tell you what’s fun. When the hydros are running on Lake Washington in Seattle and the Blue Angels buzz all the boats hanging out on the log boom. Tits, beer, and the potential of amazing boat crashes. Tough to beat.
Vasherized said:
October 8th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Muschamp loves to make fun of Georgia whenever he speaks. Sure, the legacy ties are there but I doubt they could ultimately trump what he’s walking into with the Texas job. He’s got two deep talent across the board, top notch facilities at a caché university, a substantial pile of cash, and a fertile recruiting base. Just add water. Or blood.
He also knows his path the national championship is easier in the Big 12 than the SEC.
But it would certainly make for some restless weeks while the offer was presented.
beowulf said:
October 8th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Okie State will throttle A&M.
The Aggie OL, already horrid, will get more pathetic each week as injuries take their toll.
And the Okie State offense sans Dez still gets to play against the worst db’s this side of Boulder and with a seasoned and talented QB and some decent skill players. That’s all it needs to score in the high 30’s against this Aggie crew.
magnusbleuveigner said:
October 8th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Concerning Muschamp and Georgia, even Lies Miles was smart enough to bypass the alma mater in favor of a better gig. Of course, now the more I think about it, Miles was already getting HC pay.
Shit, now I’m a little concerned….
FUCK! MUSCHAMP IS LEAVING US FOR GEORGIA….
That would fucking blow.
ValhallaRising said:
October 8th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
The UCLA – Oregon game will be one to watch. I watched Costa in high school and had the USC bound banter all around him here in NorCal. But, he shunned Pete and went to Eugene.
Scipio – I am surprised you didn’t mention this game:
Univ. of Minnesota – Crookston vs. St. Cloud State University
It’s homecoming and the game will be a RED OUT.
magnusbleuveigner said:
October 8th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
I’m loving it, a Beowulf, a Magnus, and a Viking heaven reference all in a row. If only that misterloki guy would have jumped in. From this moment forward I declare this Viking Carnival.
ValhallaRising said:
October 8th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Skol!
Bob in Houston said:
October 8th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
“How lovely is it to see a solid Big 12 matchup on a Thurs? Doesn’t seem to happen too often.”
It never could happen at Texas on a Thursday not known as Thanksgiving, unless they declared a state holiday.
magnusbleuveigner said:
October 8th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Hell yeah, let’s break out the auavit.
CrazyJoeDavola said:
October 8th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
“We’ve got crisp autumn weather in most of the country”
Fuck you. Fuck you all.
(Though it looks like it will be our version of crisp autumn weather by Saturday.)
exuLt said:
October 8th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
You lost me at chatting idly on a cell phone while driving. Why don’t you try texting next time?
Hawkman said:
October 8th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
FUTK!!!
Blueshorn said:
October 8th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
“My place is about 25 yards from the ocean and FA-18 Hornets are screaming over me, spinning wildly, and firing imaginary Sidewinders at Coit Tower. I just went up and on my roof deck and had a plane pass so close that I actually called out, ‘Americaaaaaah! Fuck Yeahhhhhh!’ ”
Back in the mid-90’s, I coached my daughter’s rec league soccer team, aka The Blue Angels. The real Angels were performing at a weekend airshow that fall. When we learned they were rehearsing their show on Friday afternoon for the benefit of some charities, my wife called to see if The Blue Angels could be photographed with The Blue Angels. The organizers were nice enough to invite us and the pictures were taken with both teams beneath the Flight Leader’s cockpit. Quite a thrill and the pilots seemed to enjoy it as much as the girls.
Kosciuszko said:
October 8th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Have to agree with ‘Wulf. If A&M does win, it certainly changes my view of which conference road game to most fear this year.
FatBastard said:
October 8th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
well besides a vested interest in my team, the FSU vs GT game should provide a soap opera theme with the embattled Bobby versus the young, ignorant, ingrates that don’t remember when it was the Gators, that Jewish school in Coral Gables …and Half Ass U. Honestly, before Bowden they were Utah State with high humidity.
However, Bobby needs to have bowed out gracefully about 5 years ago.
But they are having an “Unconquered” Black -out in the stands to show their support for regime change.
Me, I’m with the White and Gold engineering crowd. Do they rally ’round the Coach or do they just give up and take what they got coming from Ramblin Reck? Sorry no free shoes, you.
October 9th, 2009 at 6:42 am
“That has implications for us, obviously”
Wasn’t so obvious to me. Really? He’d leave THIS for that?? Really?
Bob in Houston said:
October 9th, 2009 at 7:35 am
Depends totally on what he’s been told regarding Mack’s future.
Coaches change jobs constantly. Georgia’s a good job. I’m sure he’d listen. It is, after all, just a job.
Scipio Tex said:
October 9th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Georgia is a Top 10-12 job. Texas is a Top 3 job. Obviously, Muschamp knows that. The question is his own personal head coaching timeline and Mack’s exit timeline.
Hiphopopotamus said:
October 9th, 2009 at 9:28 am
I didn’t realize that he was born in, and graduated from, Georgia. Very interesting.
We obviously went through something similar at Kansas with Self and Okie State a couple years back, so I can sympathize – although I never really believed he was going anywhere and OSU on a bball scale is probably a rung below UGA on the football ladder.
Scipio Tex said:
October 9th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Yeah, KU is a top 5 basketball program. OSU is borderline Top 25. Pretty substantial difference. And Self already HAD the KU job. So another big difference.
Travis said:
October 9th, 2009 at 9:39 am
I think he has to look at it like this… If I go and coach a clemson or a virginia or some team like that, I would have to coach 4 to 5 years at a high level to be able to go up the ladder to a higher tier team like a UT or a LSU , so why not stay in a city that my family loves and get paid alot of money while I’m learning all the ins and outs of the entire process of coaching, and then in 4 to 5 years get the best job in the country, its really just a matter of how he wants to get their, same end result just different paths.. If UT wins big it’s because muschamp is a genius , if UT loses its because muschamp isnt the head coach , its a win win right now for coach boom.
nordberg said:
October 9th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Muschamp and Brown both contend that there was no timetable of any kind set in regards to when Brown would step down. Are we all in agreement that this is, well, a lie? I have to believe that at the very least, Muschamp would have at some point had to ask “So, what are we talking about here? Two years? Five? 10?”.
And I’ve thought from the beginning that the chances of Muschamp succeeding Brown were about 50/50. I just don’t think Brown is going to hang it up any time soon.
Sailor Ripley said:
October 9th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Coach Bobby Bowden seen addressing the Board of Regents last week.
Hiphopopotamus said:
October 9th, 2009 at 10:03 am
program wise I was getting at KU bball = TExas football, whereas UGA football > OSu basketball.
But already having the job, I did neglect to mention, and that did have to be a very big difference. Having just won a national title likely didn’t hurt either.
henley said:
October 9th, 2009 at 11:51 am
I’m interested in the Michigan game, if for no other reason than (I believe) they are the only school still ahead of UT in total wins. So even though I really like the Mich fans I’ve met, and appreciate that they win and still maintain academic credibility, I root for them to lose.
And it doesn’t hurt that RichRod is a douche.
Notapuke said:
October 9th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
What? No love for KU v ISU at 11:30 on Versus? There will be more in the stands than there will be watching on cable.
Will UT get triple digits against CU. I’m a fat white guy and can still outrun the CU secondary.