Kalbear Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Yeah - I'll take the raw skill of Dan Fouts or the track record of Thomas over Harrington. I love Joey, but I think DT was better for the Ducks overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Also, from the little bit I've been able to see the Oregon line is just looking horrible against a frankly meh Fresno State team. Mariota did fine without pressure; with pressure he's looking more like little Mario instead of Super Mario.Mostly just not looking consistent at all in the second half. I don't know if the story is injuries or something else, but it looks bad - like Justin Roper after Dennis Dixon bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Nice, solid 28-10 win for the Rebels against a halfway decent mid-major. May not seem like much but considering we've already equaled last year's win total I'd say it's a promising start. Not to mention, we looked better against this team than Oklahoma did and beat them by 18 points despite a lousy 3rd quarter. I'm not ready to amend my prediction of only 4 wins this season just yet, but I'm confident we'll be overwhelmingly more competitive than last year. If nothing else, things are looking up.Oh and - 1,100 yards offense in 2 games. Took us FIVE games last year to reach that point. It certainly helps that we have an actual football coach calling plays this year, as opposed to a jackass huckster looking for an easy payday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I am watching Arkansas/UL-Monroe right now. UL-Monroe is giving Arkansas all that it can handle. They have put out the starting QB, CB,FB, and backup FB. Arkansas is holding on with 6 minutes left with a 7 point lead.UL-Monroe looks like they have several athletes that run in the 4.4 range. They also have several defenders that are over 300lbs that are running at 4.7 or 4.8. My question is this 20 years ago, if you could run that fast and be that big, you were a freak of nature and were guaranteed a spot in the NFL. How is it that UL-Monroe has several of these players? It is not just this third tier college team either. I have been noticing that everyone playing anywhere has been getting much bigger and faster.The only conclusion I have is that they have come up with much better drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 UL-Monroe looks like they have several athletes that run in the 4.4 range. They also have several defenders that are over 300lbs that are running at 4.7 or 4.8. My question is this 20 years ago, if you could run that fast and be that big, you were a freak of nature and were guaranteed a spot in the NFL. How is it that UL-Monroe has several of these players? It is not just this third tier college team either. I have been noticing that everyone playing anywhere has been getting much bigger and faster.The only conclusion I have is that they have come up with much better drugs.It's a combination of talented kids who can't qualify for admission at a BCS conference university, and kids who get kicked off of said teams and end up at smaller schools. Don't know about Monroe but La-Lafayette has about half a dozen former BCS conference scholarship players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Oregon's final tally: injuries to the starting WR, starting (and one of the best in conference) safety, and injuries to 4 OLinemen. Not a good day. Hopefully injuries aren't too severe, but it looked like York is done for the season given he was crying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Oregon's final tally: injuries to the starting WR, starting (and one of the best in conference) safety, and injuries to 4 OLinemen. Not a good day. Hopefully injuries aren't too severe, but it looked like York is done for the season given he was crying.Well luckily you have a pretty soft schedule for the next month or so. Hopefully plenty of time to get those guys healed up before y'all play USC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Storm Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 wow Oregon State's defense played one of the best games ever. Wisconsin need another weapon besides Ball. Fun and surprising game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Arkansas (quite obviously looking ahead to Alabama) is currently in OT with La-Monroe. Pig nation would completely implode with a loss here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Stone Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I think I lost fillings watching the UCLA sack of Martinez in the 4th quarter for the safety. OUCH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 FINAL - La Monroe 34, Arkansas 31.And my raucous, hysterical laughter was heard all the way from Memphis to Fayetteville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Storm Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 UCLA might upset Nebraska up 36-27 1:40 left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU-RAY Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Looking a little better for the PAC-12 now. Hopefully a sign of things to come. Apparently it's real hard to get the PAC-12 in KY. Who knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Apparently it's real hard to get the PAC-12 in KY. Who knew.I can't get Ok St / Arizona and it is currently blowing my mind. I figured that one for a given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Stone Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Not a good day for the old Big 10. Or the new Big 10.Nice day for the Pac 10. Less so for the Pac 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU-RAY Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Seriously, how did both Stanford-Duke and OKSt-Zona get consigned to PAC-12 Network hell bit this AzSt evisceration of Illinois made the ESPN cut?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Stone Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I fully expect the Illinois AD to come on and report that the football team headed to Cozamel for a weekend and this roster was built from the lacrosse team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrum Aeternum Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Damn, this Az State / Illinois game is torture. Good thing I'm drunk.I'm starting to think the Pac 12 Network is a myth since I can't even find it in the channels I don't subscribe to on DirecTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenhair Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I am watching Arkansas/UL-Monroe right now. UL-Monroe is giving Arkansas all that it can handle. They have put out the starting QB, CB,FB, and backup FB. Arkansas is holding on with 6 minutes left with a 7 point lead.UL-Monroe looks like they have several athletes that run in the 4.4 range. They also have several defenders that are over 300lbs that are running at 4.7 or 4.8. My question is this 20 years ago, if you could run that fast and be that big, you were a freak of nature and were guaranteed a spot in the NFL. How is it that UL-Monroe has several of these players? It is not just this third tier college team either. I have been noticing that everyone playing anywhere has been getting much bigger and faster.The only conclusion I have is that they have come up with much better drugs.UL-Monroe is a university in the middle of northeast Louisiana; it is surrounded by a number of parishes, all with public high schools having excellent football teams, many of which go on to win the state championships in their particular divisions. These high schools are somewhat like a feeder into UL-Monroe. As for the bigger players on third tier college teams, I got nothing, except there is a pattern that some high schools all over the U.S. will keep their players a year or too longer than necessary, basically holding them until they are ineligible to play high school football by virtue of age. By the time they get to college, they are simply older and bigger. That, and the CDC said all Americans are getting taller, bigger, and fatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfTinyKittens Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Well as expected TCU beat the pants off of Grambling State - 56-0, with 28 points in just the first quarter. Fun stat, TCU scored on special teams and defense in consecutive possessions before scoring on offense (punt return and pick-6). Until the fourth quarter when third and fourth string went in, TCU had scored a touchdown on all but one drive. Our backup qb is a beast and lightning fast, not to mention a good passer. If Pachall wasnt just so damn good I'd expect Boykin to have a shot at starting. The QBs together threw 17/17 for four touchdowns. So, obviously everything here with a grain of salt considering our opponent, but some good things. Our offense played really tight, no mistakes that I saw. Pachall threw a couple of passes I didn't like, but our receiving corps is ridiculously stacked and they got them all. The defense also played very tight, and our secondary, which was a big question mark, played very well. Again, I know it's a cake game, but I liked the way they played. Not sloppy, just good coverage. Our o-line is gonna give me sleepless nights when we go up against UT though, but at least they've got a good long time to prepare. Overall I'm quite pleased. No mistakes, no sloppiness. We have Kansas at Lawrence next week, our first real Big 12 game, but considering that Kansas just lost to Rice tonight I think we shouldn't have any trouble. After that is UVA at home. Are they any good this year?A final note: I'm actually glad now that we have a lot of time before playing WVU, UT, and OU, to get our weak spots - o-line, linebackers, and secondary - some more seasoning. Too many freshman starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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