The ever-present Saturday morning college football thread!!!

[Rhythm]

This is 'Homecoming' weekend for my WVU Mountaineers, and the first time all season that we've been in the Top 25. It's wet, but not raining, and neither warm nor cold. We play UConn at noon; this coming off of the tragedy their team suffered last weekend; UConn's star cornerback Jasper Howard was murdered late Saturday night. WVU players and fans will be sporting Howard's #6 on helmets and armbands respective, in sympathy for their opponent's loss.




So... who are you rooting for???

[mdmc]

1. Army lost last night

so not really rootin for anyone today..

[Rhythm]

2. When it comes to Army...

I always look at it this way: Unlike a lot of other schools, the Service Academies don't recruit JUST for gridiron skills. If they end up with some on-field talent, it's a bonus, but that's not what they're about.

[mdmc]

6. the football should be played

imho..

but winning and being number 1 are very nice things too I think..

[BOSSHOG]

3. Arkansas is going to outscore Ole Miss

after losing the game to the Zebras last week. Florida got that "win."

[Rhythm]

I can throw a shout the way of the Razorbacks...

Mom's maternal family is from Little Rock. :-}

[Captain Hilts]

4. I'll watch the Holy War: Boston College vs. Notre Dame. REAL Irish Catholics root for BC. nt

[Rhythm]

5. Does this mean we're in for a lot of "Hail Mary" passes from those two?

:hide:

On a personal note, i wouldn't know who to pull for. I don't care much for the Irish, but BC is a Big East defector, so that's a little more personal.

GO !!!

[Captain Hilts]

21. Yes. BC left a Jesuit conference for a godless one. MISTAKE. nt

[JonLP24]

7. Arizona State!!

:woohoo:

On the road against the Cardinal.

[rurallib]

8. #6 (yes #6) Iowa at Michigan State

One of our toughest places to win. No gimmes in the Big 10. Just ask Ohio State.

[JonLP24]

9. Iowa is having an impressive season

Wisconsin, Arizona, and Penn State are all ranked(BCS standings) and knocked Michigan out of the top 25. They earned the ranking and I'll be rooting for them to keep it up.

It's almost hard to believe they almost threw their season away down the drain in week 1.

[CTyankee]

10. Is anybody following the Ivy League?

I am hopeful for the Elis...

[fishwax]

11. Oklahoma plays at Kansas today

OU has lost three games, but by a total of five points. Kansas was ranked to start the season, but have looked pretty average at times, pretty good at others.

Another team of mine, Illinois, has its last best chance for a Big 10 win today against Purdue. Purdue beat Ohio State last week, so perhaps they'll have a let-down game. :rofl:

[JonLP24]

12. Illinois RB broke out for a looooong run to put them inside the 5

after an early defensive struggle. Yes I'm watching Illinois/Purdue over Ohio State/Minnesota.

oh I forgot to add Illinois scored on the next play. They are up 7-0 halfway through the first quarter.

[JonLP24]

13. 44 yard run by Purdue

Tied up at 7. It's turning into a long run battle.

[fishwax]

14. Purdue has a nice drive going here

Just converted on 4th down, and now they're inside the 20. Illinois had a nice drive going up until that interception, but this team is awful prone to turnovers.

[JonLP24]

15. Yeah. Nothing like a game where two teams are two losses away from losing bowl eligibility

I like the name 'Juice' Williams who Illinois took out for Jacob Chestert.

[fishwax]

18. Charest is doing pretty well, too

Got a chance for a touchdown now before halftime.

Juice has a very strong arm and he's a great athlete, but his lack of development as a QB has been disappointing. Eddie McGhee (who has been in at WR) was also a fairly highly-regarded QB coming out of high school, and since Juice's sophomore year (when they went to the Rose Bowl) they've had an odd platoon system so that neither has really gotten the rhythm of full games strung together.

Now Juice is back in. It's a weird substitution pattern for QBs, that's for sure.

And they missed the FG. :banghead:

[JonLP24]

19. I saw that too

A first and goal inside the 5. I thought for sure Illinois would make it a game again. Still two more quarters to play.

[JonLP24]

22. Juice just got a touchdown run

Good drive by Illinois. Also not long before that and 4th & 1 they handed it to a running back and was hit behind the line of scrimmage and battled his way to a first down and extra 5 yards on top of that. Very nice second effort when many would be tackled in the backfield under those circumstances.

21-14 Purdue.

[fishwax]

23. lol -- just completed a pass to himself, too

For a loss of nine yards, but still fun to see :)

I missed the touchdown drive, dammit! :grr:

[JonLP24]

24. Got a first down out of it

on the next two plays and one where Juice made up for it with a run. Illinois driving.

[JonLP24]

25. lol - the guy wearing the all green spandex suit looks very cold

Pam Ward said he probably needs to rethink his halloween costume.

[JonLP24]

27. Illinois got tackled in the backfield on 4th down in Purdue territory

The 'fat lady' is warming up.

[fishwax]

16. Two teams on the verge of beign ranked in the top 25 for the first time ever.

Central Michigan is 6-1 and currently #31, so if they hold on to beat Bowling Green and a few teams ahead of them lose, they could be in the AP top 25 for the first time ever.

The University of Idaho is 6-1 and received 4 votes in this week's AP poll. Last week they received one vote, and it was the first vote the school had ever received in the AP poll. They're also bowl eligible for the first time in over ten years. (Their last bowl was the 1998 Humanitarian Bowl.) So congrats to the Vandals.

[JonLP24]

17. Hmm if Idaho stays this hot

Than if Boise St beats them while they're 9-1 that could give the Broncos a big push. However Fresno State is no pushover and if I was to make predictions I pick the Bulldogs to win that game.

A related note, the Vandals beat Colorado State by 2.. :cry:

Edit/They also beat Northern Illinois on the road by 3.

[JonLP24]

20. UConn:17, #23 West Virginia:14 Halftime..........n/t

[fishwax]

31. West Virginia just took the lead with 2:10 remaining

on a 40-yard TD run. 28-24 now ...

[Rhythm]

65. 56 yard td run, actually...

Noel Devine ended the day with 178 yards.

[fishwax]

26. Pitt is looking good today

They're beating S. Florida 34-7 at the start of the 4th.

[fishwax]

28. Iowa State hasn't won in Lincoln since 1977, but they're beating Nebraska 9-7 at the moment

Nebraska was just about to score a go-ahead TD, but they fumbled the ball into the end zone and ISU recovered.

[JonLP24]

29. Thanks

I wasn't sure what game to watch after the Purdue-Illinois was decided. :thumbsup:

Nebraska fumbled in the red zone.

Edit/Fixed misinformation on my part.

[fishwax]

30. They keep leaving points on the field

A lot of blowouts in the early games today. At least this one and the West Virginia-UConn game are close ...

[JonLP24]

33. Oh wow. Nebraska fumbled again

This time giving Iowa State the ball in the Cyclones red zone.

Personal foul knocked them out of the red zone but still good field position.

[fishwax]

34. They're luck that Iowa State's offense is struggling so

SIX turnovers today :wow:

But they just blocked a FG, so once again the Cyclones get nothing out of it.

[JonLP24]

35. Incredible

Nebraska blocks the field goal and returns the ball into Iowa State territory.

[fishwax]

37. and then goes 3-and-out

Ouch.

[fishwax]

32. If you have ESPNU, the West Virginia-UConn game is coming down to an exciting end

WVU just took a four-point lead with 2:10 left ...

[fishwax]

36. Bonus coverage on ESPN now too -- UConn has the ball at the WVU 45

1:05 left

[JonLP24]

38. Thanks for the heads up 4th and 13

Intercepted. Ok back to Iowa St-Nebraska. :)

[fishwax]

41. Wow, ISU is actually moving the ball now

:wow:

[JonLP24]

42. Milking that clock is good

Unless Nebraska takes the lead and leaves Iowa State with little time to take back the lead. Iowa St needs at least a field goal here.

[fishwax]

44. If ISU can get one more stop, that ought to do it ...

[JonLP24]

46. Interception!!

[fishwax]

48. Iowa State 9 -- Nebraska 7 (turnovers)

Tough to win a game when you've got as many turnovers as points :rofl:

[JonLP24]

49. LOL

Iowa State still has to close it out but the 'fat lady' is warming up.

Well not quite. Still plenty of time for NE to get the ball and get into field goal range but that's asking a lot for a team that has 7 turnovers. :rofl:

[fishwax]

47. Nebraska throws an interception

they have as many turnovers as they do points :rofl:

[JonLP24]

50. Nebraska gets another shot with 1:59 left

[fishwax]

51. ANOTHER INTERCEPTION

It's over now.

[JonLP24]

52. 8 Turnovers

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[fishwax]

54. That is insane. I don't think I've ever seen that many turnovers--certainly no for a non-option team

I've seen teams give up five or six TOs running the option, but I can't remember ever seeing a team turn the ball over that many times.

Makes me excited to see what OU's defense can do to that offense when they play in a couple of weeks ...

[fishwax]

39. It was nice to see your crowd and team give that support to UConn

Pretty tragic week for Connecticut.

[JonLP24]

40. Ugh. Baylor is wearing some hideous uniforms

:puke:

[fishwax]

43. No kidding! What's that about?

Those are hideous. Why would they choose that weak pastel shade of yellow?

All ugly is not created equal, and that particular ugly just doesn't belong on a football field.

[fishwax]

45. OU Gets an interception on the first play from scrimmage against Kansas

:woohoo:

[fishwax]

64. KU hit a 57-yard field goal before halftime

OU now leads 14-6. The KU kicker's career long was 48 yards until he made that kick, so congrats to Jacob Branstetter on a new career long. :toast:

[JonLP24]

53. Clone Zone Classics: 1977 ISU-Nebraska Highlights

LINCOLN, Neb. - Iowa State's conference road-opener in 1977 began in Lincoln, Neb., against the ninth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Huskers, still smarting from ISU's 1976 victory in Ames, entered the contest after defeating nationally ranked Alabama the previous week.

NU scored first with an I.M. Hipp 59-yard TD in the first quarter to go up, 7-0. ISU promptly answered with a 13-play, 76-yard scroing drive that ended with quarterback Terry Rubley's 5-yard run on the option to even the score. Another Hipp touchdown, this time from 17 yards, gave NU a 14-7 lead, but it was quickly followed by Cyclone Dexter Green's 19-yard TD run to once again even the score (14-14). ISU finally took its first lead in the seesaw affair after Mike Clemons recovered Husker quarterback Randy Garcia's fumble. The turnover led to a 3-yard Cal Cummins TD run to give ISU a 21-14 edge at intermission.

ISU kicker Scott Kollman extended the lead to 24-14 early in the third quarter with a 32-yard field goal. Hipp scored his third TD of the day in the third quarter to close the gap to 24-21, but the ISU defense shut down NU's comeback to register a second straight win over the Cornhuskers. Green and Cummins carried for 139 and 115 yards on the ground, respectively.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=4&ved=0CBgQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cyclones.com%2FViewArticle.dbml%3FDB_OEM_ID%3D10700%26ATCLID%3D1249827&rct=j&q=1977+Iowa+State+Nebraska&ei=E1bjSsmCOImmsgPr9sywBA&usg=AFQjCNEIscvKUQmJQxhbFM1GV6V4H1Hd2Q

[fishwax]

55. "I.M. Hipp"

:rofl:

Cool find--thanks for posting it :)

[Wapsie B]

56. Way to go Clonzzzzzzzzzz!

First win in Lincoln since '77!

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[Zoigal]

57. Go Ducks. Get those Huskies...z

[SeattleGirl]

58. You see that touchdown?

Oregon blocked Washington's punt, ball went into the endzone, players scrambling like mad to get it, and Oregon comes up with it. TOUCHDOWN DUCKS!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[SeattleGirl]

59. Interception!

Ducks intercept the pass in the endzone! Go Ducks!

[pscot]

70. I'm beginning to think that win over USC

may have been a fluke.

[SeattleGirl]

71. For the Huskies? Yep, I think it was, though I will say that they ARE

showing signs of life this year. I'm a bleedin' green Duck fan, but I really hate how the Huskies were pretty much decimated after Rick Neuheisel got done with them.

[JonLP24]

72. Fluke or not

I was surprised by the number of people that picked Washington. Last week in a game no one saw they lost to (my team) Arizona State and they have a poor QB(Defense is statistically the best in the conference though) and the Huskies got handled by Stanford a few weeks ago. Oregon is a very powerful team with a strong running game which is where Washington is very vulnerable. If USC would've just pounded the ball with Joe McKnight they would have won.

(Disclaimer:For those that look at Condem's pick 'em thread in the Sports Forum you will see I picked Washington. The reason that is my strategy which as it always has been is I pick who I'm rooting for. In this case I hate Oregon and root against them 90% of the time but logically Oregon is the clear favorite)

[JonLP24]

60. Penn St 19, Michigan 7 4-something left in 2nd quarter

Let's see how Michigan responds.

[JonLP24]

61. Penn St 19, Michigan 10 HALF

Forcier makes a bone head move and spikes the ball on 3rd down at the 4 yard line with 13 seconds left. Plenty of time to take a shot and kick a field goal on the next play if you don't score.

[JonLP24]

73. This game is over

I can't believe I watched it as long as I did. I thought maybe Forcier would lead a comeback but no chance anymore.

[MountainLaurel]

62. I've seen some pics from the stadium

And the crowd giving UCONN a standing ovation as they left the field.

[Rhythm]

66. It was a damned good game... UConn is to be commended n/t

[Ptah]

63. I'm geting ready to leave for the Arizona game vs. the UCLA Bruins.

Arizona QB Nick Foles is looking very good.
Foles completed 76 percent of his throws against Washington/Stanford


Bear Down Arizona!

[fishwax]

67. Have fun at the game, Ptah!

:hi:

Your other team is having another good season as well, I see--the Griz are 6-0 ...

[Ptah]

68. Go Griz!

[Ptah]

133. Montana 45 - - Sacremento State 30

Montana (7-0, 4-0 Big Sky)

:woohoo:

[JonLP24]

104. Arizona wins 27-13

Now it's up to Arizona State to take care of business. :toast:

[Ptah]

127. UCLA is pretty bad this year.

Arizona threw three interceptions,
lost two fumbles (all by QB Foles),
and Arizona still won.

Bear Down Arizona!

[JonLP24]

129. What's funny is UCLA beat Tennessee

But since Alabama beat Tennessee by 2 points it's just further proof of "how tough the SEC is" :eyes:

[fishwax]

69. Pretty good game between Miami and Clemson

Clemson just kicked a field goal to tie the game at 24 with 44 seconds left in the 3rd quarter ...

[JonLP24]

87. 34-31 Miami, 1:14 left Clemson driving slightly inside the 50.......n/t

[fishwax]

88. A few minutes ago Clemson was inside the ten but threw an INT in the endzone

Guess they've got one more chance now, if they can convert on this fourth and inches ...

[JonLP24]

89. 1st down to the 20

32 seconds left.

[fishwax]

90. Horrible clock management

:wtf:

Give yourself time for at least one shot at the end zone.

[JonLP24]

91. Nonetheless tie with :05 left.......n/t

[JonLP24]

92. Overtime

[fishwax]

93. pretty good defense by Clemson on the first possession

well, after the initial 19-yard run they gave up.

[JonLP24]

94. Clemson wins!!

Bonus points for TCU who beat Clemson.

[JonLP24]

74. Tennessee 10, Alabama 12 1:19 left

Still an uphill battle for Tenn. They need an onside kick recovery.

[fishwax]

75. They got the onside kick!

:wow:

[fishwax]

76. delete -- double post

[JonLP24]

77. TENNESSEE RECOVERS!!!!!!!!

Tennessee ball with 1:16 left down 2 to Alabama.

[JonLP24]

78. 1st down to the 45

1:02 left.

[JonLP24]

79. 1st down to the 27

[fishwax]

82. 44-yarder coming up for the win

I don't know why they didn't ground the ball with more time remaining, in case they get a bad snap or something ...

[fishwax]

80. Field Goal range -- down inside the 30 now

Nice catch there ...

[JonLP24]

81. Here comes the field goal attempt

About a 45 yarder.

[fishwax]

83. wow

Pretty exciting finish :D

Congrats to the Crimson Tide :toast:

[JonLP24]

86. Commentators speculating

That since the guy who blocked the kick #62 took off his helmet before the play was finished 'Bama could have been penalized and Tennessee could have got a re-kick. Game over but that is interesting.

[JonLP24]

84. Blocked

Too bad. It would be nice to see Tennessee knock off Alabama.

[NightWatcher]

85. blocked AGAIN Bama Rolls

[fishwax]

95. Michigan State scores first against Iowa

3-0 late in the 1st quarter ...

[fishwax]

96. 3-3 at halftime

:boring:

[fishwax]

106. 9-6 Iowa with 2:58 left

[JonLP24]

108. If Iowa does hold on to the win

They certainly do not win by style points. I didn't watch the game but I bet it was brutal and ugly with few style points.

[fishwax]

113. they've got their work cut out for them now, but

yeah, no style points here either way. I had the game on but most of it without sound (I have a video game TV that I devote to an extra game of football on Saturdays :)) -- anyway, everytime I looked at that game something boring was happeneing :boring: until MSU pulled off that hook and ladder play. That was brilliant.

And now Iowa is driving--at the MSU 32 with :47 left ...

[fishwax]

109. MSU runs a great hook and ladder on 3rd and long with two minutes left

Not only get a first down but now they're down around the Iowa 30, with 1:46 left ...

[fishwax]

110. touchdown Spartans

This game hasn't had much action until the last few minutes, but that MSU drive was pretty exciting. 13-9 MSU with 1:37 left.

[JonLP24]

112. Damn

What a time to score a touchdown. Thanks for the play-by-play. That game isn't on in my area.

[fishwax]

114. I'm sure you'll see the highlight of that hook and ladder during a game break

It was very nice. Totally took me (and the Hawkeye D) by surprise.

[fishwax]

115. 1st and goal for the Hawkeyes after a defensive holding penalty -- 15 seconds left

[fishwax]

116. 3rd and goal now

[fishwax]

118. another incomplete pass -- 4th and goal now with :02 remaining

[JonLP24]

119. Wow, can they do it?

[fishwax]

120. TOUCHDOWN!!!

[JonLP24]

121. WOW!!! Iowa certainly has something on their side

:toast: to Iowa. Can't wait for the highlights.

[fishwax]

122. They seem like a team of destiny

They hadn't scored a touchdown all day, but they got their TD drive in the last minute.

MSU actually had an interception that would have won the game, but it was nullified by the defensive holding penalty (which was the right call). That gave Iowa 1st and goal, and after three straight incompletions they connected on a quick slant for the game-winning score.

Quite a finish. Somewhere condem is celebrating, I'm sure, and the Iowa Hawkeyes are 8-0 for the first time ever. Wow.

[JonLP24]

124. Is there any truth to this?

"Iowa vs Michigan State. Minute and a half to go. Good hit on the receiver, shoulder lowered, nothing else. Receiver goes down. Obviously, helmet to helmet contact. Penalty. Automatic 1st down.

BULLSHIT!"
Posted by DontBlameMe in the Sports forum.

As you know I didn't watch the game and you seem fair minded so what did you see?

[fishwax]

128. I don't understand what penalty he's talking about

The only penalty on the last drive was the defensive holding penalty, which I thought was a good call. I don't think there was a personal foul penalty called on the last drive, so I'm not sure what he's referring to :shrug:

[JonLP24]

117. wow...

Iowa!

[JonLP24]

97. USC strikes first

Joe McKnight running hard. Oregon State was inside the 20 but Rogers fumbled.

[fishwax]

99. Oh sweet--I forgot this game was on

The other ABC night game is not competitive right now. Texas is destroying Missouri.

Oregon State seems to be playing pretty well. 7-6 now ...

[JonLP24]

100. Oregon State has 3 trips inside the red zone

Rogers fumbled on one of them. Joe McKnight for USC is running the ball extremely well.

[JonLP24]

102. That was a nice throw and diving catch for USC.........n/t

[JonLP24]

103. 21-9 USC HALF

Oregon State has no problems moving the ball, if they can find a way to punch it in it will be a very competitive 2nd half.

[SacredCow]

98. Just got home from tailgating for LSU vs Auburn....

It was a work-related obligation- I'm not much for crowds when I can watch the game in HiDef AND have cocktails at home.

Geaux Tigers!!! (the LSU ones, that is)

[fishwax]

101. Jonathan Banks just intercepted Tebow and returned it 102 yards for a touchdown

He's a freshman, apparently. Nice play.

Mississippi State is now down 13-10 with :27 left in the first half.

[JonLP24]

105. I'm going to kill this thread again with my Arizona State talk

Arizona State @ Stanford is minutes away. I'll post an update at halftime and the end of the game. :bounce: :woohoo:

Go Devils!!!!

[fishwax]

107. looks like I get that game this week

and since the other games are fading into blowouts, I think I'll switch over there after this Big 10 field goal festival between Iowa and MSU is over ...

[JonLP24]

111. It should be a good one. Arizona State has the #2 rush defense in the NATION

No lie. Not in the conference in the nation against a very good running back that plays for Stanford.

The game should be on Fox Sports if you do happen to watch it but if you do keep your eye on #7 for both teams for that matter. Vontaze Burfict for Arizona St and the #7 guy for Stanford. Should be one hell of a matchup.

The thing I hate about these games ending so late is College Football Live on ESPN is wrapping up and the winning 50 yard touchdown pass from last week wasn't even on Sportscenter's top 10. I was pissed. :grr:

[JonLP24]

123. I hate having a defense so good(unheard of when it comes to Arizona State)

Just to have a QB that is so inaccurate. :grr:

[fishwax]

125. yeah, that is a shame

I was just looking on ESPN, and it looks like he's barely completed 50% this year. Must get frustrating :banghead:

Well, Stanford just scored on the reverse -- time for the Sun Devils to answer ...

[JonLP24]

126. Stanford took advantage of the blitz on a couple of plays including that reverse

#7 for Stanford is a bruiser. Gained a first down on 3rd and short even though he was hit in the backfield.

[JonLP24]

130. Stupid, stupid, stupid penalties

Fucking burying this team called Arizona State.

[fishwax]

131. coulda been worse -- if they'd called that offsides that the announcers thought they would

then Stanford would still be taking shots at the end zone. :scared:

But ASU really needs to get something going on this drive.

On edit: I didn't think it was offsides anyway, but the color commentator seemed to think it was and I didn't catch the replay ...

[JonLP24]

132. I must've missed that

I was referring to the missed field goal negated by a "leaping" penalty by Vontaze Burfict. He's a great player with tremendous athletic skills but his aggressiveness gets him penalized quite a bit. 4-5 last week against Washington.

Looks like I didn't miss that fumble :eyes:

[fishwax]

134. It was on the 3rd and 5 shot at the end zone

right before they kicked the FG that they wouldn't have been able to attempt if it hadn't been for the penalty on the missed FG in the first place :)

At least they're moving the ball (well, a little) now, though -- some cause for optimism ...

[JonLP24]

135. Oh god - how are these receivers so wide open?

I don't understand the penalty on Burfict. I thought you were allowed to tackle a ball carrier(except for the QB) any way possible. :shrug:

[fishwax]

136. I thought that was a pretty weak call too

Maybe I just didn't get a close enough look at the replay, but it wasn't helmet-to-helmet (I didn't think) and while they can call a personal foul for "leading with the helmet" on any tackle, I thought he had his shoulder lowered and was shoving his hands out--at least that's how it looked to me from the reverse angle on the replay :shrug:

ASU needs to score.

[JonLP24]

137. This Stanford quarterback is playing much better against Arizona State

than highly touted Jake Locker did. This is ugly. :(

[fishwax]

138. sorry, JonLP24

But yeah, this is ugly. :(

Pac 10 sure has had some weird games this year.

[JonLP24]

139. If I did trust in Sullivan

I'd be hopeful for a comeback. They certainly have the defense for it(I know they aren't showing that they do now). Oh well. Still going to watch and see if anything changes but ASU needs to score when they get the ball to start the third quarter.

[fishwax]

140. Good start, at least

:toast:

[JonLP24]

142. lol, I thought for sure you would be watching something else

Thanks :toast:

[fishwax]

143. well, I confess that I moved it to the silent TV

but I did keep it on and am holding out some hope :)

99-yard drive coming up :bounce:

[JonLP24]

144. I was yelling at the TV over the fumble

I didn't realize they had the same fumble rule that applies to under 2 minutes to 4th down. The rule makes sense to prevent purpose fumbles. Damn Sullivan dived too fucking soon. He could have easily got the first down. :argh:

[JonLP24]

150. Touchdown Arizona State!!

27-14 10 minutes left. 3&OUT!! 3&OUT!! 3&OUT!!

[JonLP24]

141. Touchdown Arizona State!

Sullivan had some nice throws on the drive. 24-7. Still a long way to go but a great start. Desperately need a 3&out rather than a long drive to deflate the defense.

[GOPisEvil]

145. Riddle me my Texas A&M Aggies.

Last week, they go to Kansas State and get housed, 62-14. This week, they go to Texas Tech, where they NEVER win and win 52-30. I'm confuzzled. :shrug:

[fishwax]

146. holy cow

I hadn't even seen that score today. Congrats on a great win, but yeah, :wtf:

[GOPisEvil]

147. I didn't see it mentioned on College Football Final.

Not even in the "elsewhere in the Big 12" section. Oh well, I guess we don't rate. :(

I suppose I might have missed it due to the Sounders game, but I was hoping for at least a mention.

[JonLP24]

148. Arizona State only was showcased on college football final when they played Georgia

They don't rank highly with the folks at ESPN either. :(

[GOPisEvil]

149. Tech was a ranked (AP) team too.

Oh well. When you've sucked as long as we have, it's to be expected I guess.

[JonLP24]

151. Didn't A&M have a good record a few years ago with the QB

that was briefly a Bengals receiver? I think it was McNeil or something. Either way good win for A&M :toast:

[GOPisEvil]

152. Yeah, they were about 8-3 or so a few years back.

Went to the Cotton Bowl when the Big 12 got two teams in the BCS, got smoked by Tennessee. In reality, they were over their heads. But the next year, back to sucking.

Year two of Ray Sherman. Good recruiting classes, so maybe we're heading the right direction. We'll see. I've learned not to be too hopeful. :P

Your Sun Devils are mounting a comeback. :thumbsup: ETA - er belay that. :(

[JonLP24]

153. They let Stanford score again

It sucks too because this defense was #2 in the nation(7 overall) in stopping the run and they are letting Stanford run wild. Their freshman QB is a waaaaaaaaay better QB than Arizona State's Senior quarterback. A bright spot is they had a very good recruiting class and landed the #1 MLB recruit in the nation Vontaze Burfict so he still has 3 more years and he is already their best defensive player as a true freshman. Also true freshman Gerell Robinson is one of their leading receivers as well. Running game is strong. I hope they have some good QBs down the stretch or they won't have anything to show for it.