Interesting Week 1 NCAA games

[strahanfan92]

I can't wait for week 2.

Miami @ Ohio St...

Hurricanes baby!

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I'm looking forward to September 25. LSU/West Virginia in Tiger Stadium. Another talented and senior laden defense to test the offense before the meat of conference play.

[Sportsbuck]

I hope Ohio State wins an overrated conference and gets smashed in a BCS game to a mid-major... preferably a Mountain West school. That'd make my day.

Here goes Hass with that overrated conference crap again... like clockwork

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Here goes Hass with that overrated conference crap again... like clockwork

He's a MWC apologist. He probably thinks the SEC's overrated too because of that fluke Utah win in the Sugar Bowl two years back.


(oh snap, I just called Hass the FUCK out)

[Senser81]

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Perrilloux won us an SEC Championship game and was part of a Nat'l champion team...Jarrett Lee will never be the starter again (hopefully).

Is that really all you got?

[Senser81]

Perrilloux won us an SEC Championship game and was part of a Nat'l champion team...Jarrett Lee will never touch the field again (hopefully).

Is that really all you got?

What are your thoughts on LSU? Whenever I see them play, they screw around and lose to inferior teams. The past couple years their defense has been uncharacteristically easy to run on. I think it started to go downhill when they gave up 50+ points to Arkansas a couple years ago, when McFadden, Jones, and Hillis all had like 75-yard TD runs. IIRC, this past season Les Miles got upset at his offensive coordinator for not using his timeouts correctly, so Miles took over the next game and proceeded to botch a game by letting the clock run out.

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What are your thoughts on LSU? Whenever I see them play, they screw around and lose to inferior teams. The past couple years their defense has been uncharacteristically easy to run on. I think it started to go downhill when they gave up 50+ points to Arkansas a couple years ago, when McFadden, Jones, and Hillis all had like 75-yard TD runs. IIRC, this past season Les Miles got upset at his offensive coordinator for not using his timeouts correctly, so Miles took over the next game and proceeded to botch a game by letting the clock run out.

I'm a pro-Miles guy, I think he's done great at maintaining the talent level since Saban left. His win pct. is slightly better than Saban, so it's hard to say he should be fired, or even on the hot seat for that matter.

The Perrilloux situation handcuffed us for two years and really derailed the program. This year, we are hopefully back on track and most consider this a make-or-break year for both Jefferson and Miles. I'm willing to be patient with Les, I like him as a person (despite his public speaking woes) and I like him as a coach when he has good assistants in place. That was not the case in '08 with the defense, or '09 with Gary Crowton running the offense. We've added one of Urban Meyer's top assistants as a new "passing game coordinator" position who also serves as a QB/WR coach. Hopefully he knows what he is doing and just takes over the OC job outright. There's a ton of talent on the offensive side of the ball but it is all very young and under developed. Hard to predict whether or not they will all figure it out at the same time, coaches included.

The defense should be soft in the middle again and easy to run on but the secondary and linebackers are among the best in the country, so overall the D will be solid. Very bend but don't break scheme from Chavis, which I don't totally agree with but I do like the results.

And I was at the Arkansas game you speak of, motherfucking Peyton Hillis converted a game-deciding 4th and 15 because Ali Highsmith got roasted on a simple out pattern.

[Senser81]

And I was at the Arkansas game you speak of, motherfucking Peyton Hillis converted a game-deciding 4th and 15 because Ali Highsmith got roasted on a simple out pattern.

That was one of my favorite college games of all-time. It was crazy. The SEC was REALLY tough that year, and there were a lot of great games.

I really liked Matt Flynn when he was at LSU, because he was probably the least-heralded QB they've had in recent years, but he was really good. They beat Miami 40-3 IIRC.

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I really liked Matt Flynn when he was at LSU, because he was probably the least-heralded QB they've had in recent years, but he was really good. They beat Miami 40-3 IIRC.

Yeah I was at that one too. There's a mystic energy in the Georgia Dome that turns LSU's backup QBs into superheroes. Matt Mauck in '01 vs Tennessee, Flynn in the '05 bowl game you speak of, and Perrilloux who won the MVP in the 07 SEC CG.

So basically, what I'm saying is, expect Jordan Jefferson to get hurt on September 3 and Jarrett Lee come in and tear it up. But that is not likely.

[Goober]

Boring. No one wants to see LSU and West Virginia. No offense, but those schools aren't very popular.

The Game of the Year is Northwestern-Wisconsin on November 27th. Possible BCS/National Championship implications at stake

I have tickets to this game. Paypal me $200 and ban yourself from the internet for life, and I'll send you one.

[Senser81]

I have tickets to this game. Ban yourself from the internet for life, and I'll send you as many as you need.

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So, looks like I'll be in Atlanta for the game after all. Game tickets were all but assured as well, so I'll be in the building to watch the great defensive match up.

Predicted MVP: PK Josh Jasper. He'll probably provide all of our points in a 9-6 win.