College Football

[soccerstud11]

The college football season opens tonight and continues throughout the weekend. What are the big games that everyone will be watching this weekend?

[BathRamsFan]

Clemson Bama should be a goo one and I am very interester to see Rutgers Vs Fresno St. See how good they look without Ray Rice and Leonard.

[bath#1]

Clemson Bama should be a goo one and I am very interester to see Rutgers Vs Fresno St. See how good they look without Ray Rice and Leonard.

Its gonna be hard to replace those 2

[soccerstud11]

Clemson Bama should be a goo one and I am very interester to see Rutgers Vs Fresno St. See how good they look without Ray Rice and Leonard.

Yeah, the Clemson v. Bama game should be a good one. I hate when the big schools play tiny schools the first week just to get back into their rythm. If you are a true contender you should play a tough team every week.

[boobiemiles]

it's all about appalachian state at lsu!!!!!

[Snowboarder32]

it's all about appalachian state at lsu!!!!!


hahaha another appalachian state upset?!

and i'm watchin UTEP @ UB, and gettin video's from tybz who's front row haha

[bath#1]

Has anyone seen Miami's freshmen QB, he reminded me of dennis dixon on that first td run

[boobiemiles]

Has anyone seen Miami's freshmen QB, he reminded me of dennis dixon on that first td run
well... they WERE playing charlston southern or something like that haha

[bath#1]

hahaha another appalachian state upset?!

and i'm watchin UTEP @ UB, and gettin video's from tybz who's front row haha

That lucky bit!

[boobiemiles]

hahaha another appalachian state upset?!

and i'm watchin UTEP @ UB, and gettin video's from tybz who's front row haha
south carolina vs nc state game sucks!

[bath#1]

well... they WERE playing charlston southern or something like that haha

still...

[soccerstud11]

hahaha another appalachian state upset?!

and i'm watchin UTEP @ UB, and gettin video's from tybz who's front row haha

What channel is this one on?

[Snowboarder32]

What channel is this one on?

over in 7 minutes UB wins channel 26

[soccerstud11]

Michigan loses the season opener for the 2nd year in a row. 25-23 Utah.

[Bathd23]

USC looks like the best team in the country so far they didnt face a small school like all the other powers did they faced Virginia a average ACC team and they killed them 52-7 or something.... my bold statement is Notre Dame will be undefeated going into the USC game at the final week of the season look at notre dames schedual everyteam they face isnt top 25 material the best teams on there preseason is pitt and mich and they both lost.....GO IRISH

[coachstew]

Michigan loses the season opener for the 2nd year in a row. 25-23 Utah.

couldn't happen to a more deserving man than Rich Rodriguez

[soccerstud11]

USC looks like the best team in the country so far they didnt face a small school like all the other powers did they faced Virginia a average ACC team and they killed them 52-7 or something.... my bold statement is Notre Dame will be undefeated going into the USC game at the final week of the season look at notre dames schedual everyteam they face isnt top 25 material the best teams on there preseason is pitt and mich and they both lost.....GO IRISH

Hellz yeah! Notre Dame rocks. Jimmy Clausen is going to have a breakout season this year. I think they will only lose 1 or 2 games and one of those is obviously gonna be the USC game.

[bcherry8]

Hellz yeah! Notre Dame rocks. Jimmy Clausen is going to have a breakout season this year. I think they will only lose 1 or 2 games and one of those is obviously gonna be the USC game.
USC will win the National Championship with a perfect record. Go ahead and flame me now.

[boobiemiles]

USC will win the National Championship with a perfect record. Go ahead and flame me now.
i think that even the loser of the usc-ohio state game can still make it to the national championship game. The big problem for usc will be handling their road games in the pac 10. They always seem to have trouble with one team that is better than their record would show. (i am a closet usc fan because i know that if i announce it then i will be hated on for being a band wagoner, which i kind of am, so i really don't like to say much about how much i love usc and pete carroll)

[bcherry8]

i think that even the loser of the usc-ohio state game can still make it to the national championship game. The big problem for usc will be handling their road games in the pac 10. They always seem to have trouble with one team that is better than their record would show.


For example, Oregon and Oregon state

[soccerstud11]

i think that even the loser of the usc-ohio state game can still make it to the national championship game. The big problem for usc will be handling their road games in the pac 10. They always seem to have trouble with one team that is better than their record would show.

I hate USC and Pete Carrol! I hope ND takes them down in the upset of the year!

[boobiemiles]

i doubt that nd over usc would be the upset of the year

[soccerstud11]

i doubt that nd over usc would be the upset of the year

I don't know. They were pretty bad last year. I know they have improved but I still think it will be nearly impossible for them to beat USC.

[bath#1]

i'm going to make a bold prediction. Miami will be back in the top 25 and make a bowl game, after a few crap seasons

[soccerstud11]

ND plays San Diego State this weekend. Should be a blow out game!

[TakeNotes134]

21-13 notre dame over SDS i was paranoid the whole game cuz san diego st played so well and people are going to think notre dame sucks still after this game but i think its a positive game for the irish because 1. jimmy looks like a all-american qb this game (none of the interceptions were his fault) 2. last year teams bath notre dame, this game notre dame was until the 4th beating themself, if they just play normal and dont "beat themself" they can beat everyone on there schedual except for u$c.
3. all runningbacks contributed and armando allen looked fast as heck
4 OL did not allow a sack ( i know its san diego st but give me and soccerstud a break here.)

the only negative thing is the irish DL was worst than last year they only sacked the qb once and SDS line isnt that good compared to other teams, they need to fix this.

Give golden tate the ball!!!

[TakeNotes134]

gators smashed the convicts jordan but they can still make the top 25 and get a great bowl game. i actually think miami will win the acc this year,( acc is horrible this year)

[bath#1]

gators smashed the convicts jordan but they can still make the top 25 and get a great bowl game. i actually think miami will win the acc this year,( acc is horrible this year)

It's the florida gators and tim tebow...i knew miami wouldnt win

[DrewVT6]

I think the most amazing score yesterday was in ECU's win over WVU.

[bath#1]

I think the most amazing score yesterday was in ECU's win over WVU.

OMG I know! that was awesome

[TakeNotes134]

yea def ECU i think will go undefeated and get a bcs bid

[bcherry8]

yea def ECU i think will go undefeated and get a bcs bid
Ummm.....no?

[DrewVT6]

Ummm.....no?

What other non-conference games do they have? He didn't say national championship game bid. I think it'll be the same as when Boise State or Utah got BCS bids in the past few years.

[TakeNotes134]

dont worry about bcherry he has no idea what hes talking about..... if u looked at ECU schedual u would understand why i said that lol.....

[bcherry8]

dont worry about bcherry he has no idea what hes talking about..... if u looked at ECU schedual u would understand why i said that lol.....
Dont take potshots at me, its classless and has gotten you banned before. Anyway, ECU will end the season with two losses, at NC State and at Virginia

[TakeNotes134]

oh at least your smart right? they just beat the number 8 team in the nation by 30 and there going to lose to 2 lower DI schools like that? if your smart id say there going to lose to UCLA but you said viginia and nc state lol.... just watch benjamin

[TakeNotes134]

What other non-conference games do they have? He didn't say national championship game bid. I think it'll be the same as when Boise State or Utah got BCS bids in the past few years.

they have one more hard test and thats UCLA but i think ECU is the favorite for this game after crushing number 8. as for the other 2 they should win no prob after what they proved.

[bcherry8]

oh at least your smart right? they just beat the number 8 team in the nation by 30 and there going to lose to 2 lower DI schools like that? if your smart id say there going to lose to UCLA but you said viginia and nc state lol.... just watch benjamin
3 out of their next 4 games are away, and the pressure of having to go undefeated will get to them.

[TakeNotes134]

alright i see where your getting at i guess

[TakeNotes134]

i cant wait for the game today

[soccerstud11]

i cant wait for the game today

Me either. I am calling a ND win by a TD.

[TakeNotes134]

Me either. I am calling a ND win by a TD.

that seems about right. michigan pass offense is horrible but they have a couple good runningbacks and a good special teams

[bath#1]

Watching the Maryland-Cal game right now...Great game! Marylands dominating the #23 team

Not exactly "dominating" but ya know what i mean

[bcherry8]

Ohio State tailback Beanie Wells out for OSU-USC tonight. GO TROJANS!

[TurnTwo]

Ohio State tailback Beanie Wells out for OSU-USC tonight. GO TROJANS!

You are the biggest bandwagon hopper I've ever seen.

For a kid from Western New York it seems odd that you like teams from Boston and Southern Cal.... and the teams you root for have emerged as powerhouses within the last five years.

[bcherry8]

You are the biggest bandwagon hopper I've ever seen.

For a kid from Western New York it seems odd that you like teams from Boston and Southern Cal.... and the teams you root for have emerged as powerhouses within the last five years.
For the love of god. Enough with the bandwagon accusations. I've supported the Sox since i knew what baseball was, and i have close family living ten mins from USC's main campus and have supported them since well before Carson Palmer came to Southern Cal

[soccerstud11]

that seems about right. michigan pass offense is horrible but they have a couple good runningbacks and a good special teams

I was surprised at how fast ND started the game. 21-0 in the first 5 minutes of the game? What is happening to Michigan?

[TurnTwo]

I was surprised at how fast ND started the game. 21-0 in the first 5 minutes of the game? What is happening to Michigan?

I found it hilarious how Rich Rodriguez was brought in as head coach and basically designed the offense to fit Terrelle Pryor... and then he went to OSU, haha.

[OhioStateBuck]

I found it hilarious how Rich Rodriguez was brought in as head coach and basically designed the offense to fit Terrelle Pryor... and then he went to OSU, haha.

Muhaha

[soccerstud11]

I think ND might be the real deal this year. They came out slow last week against San Diego St. but really showed what they can do this week against Michigan. They started strong. Now they just have to show that they can finish the game just as strong as they started today. If they do that, I believe they can beat anyone in college football.

On a side note, Clausen really likes hooking up with that freshman WR. I can't wait to see what kind of numbers those 2 put up together in a couple years.

[TakeNotes134]

I think ND might be the real deal this year. They came out slow last week against San Diego St. but really showed what they can do this week against Michigan. They started strong. Now they just have to show that they can finish the game just as strong as they started today. If they do that, I believe they can beat anyone in college football.

On a side note, Clausen really likes hooking up with that freshman WR. I can't wait to see what kind of numbers those 2 put up together in a couple years.

you know it man . U$C here we come. and ben cherry you disgust me with your bandwagon antics

[BathRamsFan]

you know it man . U$C here we come. and ben cherry you disgust me with your bandwagon antics

C'mon guys they barely beat San Diego State and now a bad Michigan team that turned the ball over 6 times.... I see USC putting up 50 plus on..and that's being merciful.

[TakeNotes134]

C'mon guys they barely beat San Diego State and now a bad Michigan team that turned the ball over 6 times.... I see USC putting up 50 plus on..and that's being merciful.

i would strongly disagree with you but after the ohio state game i have to agree, theres u$c and then theres everyone else, there so good

[BathRamsFan]

Am a USC fan either, they seem to have an overabundance of riches there University of Spoiled Children).

[soccerstud11]

C'mon guys they barely beat San Diego State and now a bad Michigan team that turned the ball over 6 times.... I see USC putting up 50 plus on..and that's being merciful.

NDs defence is too good for USC to put up 50 points on them.

[bcherry8]

you know it man . U$C here we come. and ben cherry you disgust me with your bandwagon antics
And you digust me with your accusations. Read my post on the previous page.

[TakeNotes134]

Am a USC fan either, they seem to have an overabundance of riches there University of Spoiled Children).

right on man thats why i call them u$c. they pay the best recruits in the nation to come to there school. like reggie bush for example

[TakeNotes134]

NDs defence is too good for USC to put up 50 points on them.

if they put up 35 on a ohio state defense i dont know what to think man lol

[soccerstud11]

if they put up 35 on a ohio state defense i dont know what to think man lol

All I'm sayin is ND will be ready come game day. Let the best team win! (I wish we could get Brady Quinn and Jeff Smarga (sp?) back for that game!)

[coachstew]

This is a joke right?? USC will beat ND by at least 4 TDs unless they lose a bunch of guys between now and that game. USC defense is scary good.

Think of it like this, ND has struggled with San Diego St. and beat a bad Michigan team (I am happy about this). USC beat a decent ACC team 52 to 3, then beat what I'm pretty sure is a top 10 team 35 to 3. USC only loses a game this year if they beat themself.

[soccerstud11]

This is a joke right?? USC will beat ND by at least 4 TDs unless they lose a bunch of guys between now and that game. USC defense is scary good.

Think of it like this, ND has struggled with San Diego St. and beat a bad Michigan team (I am happy about this). USC beat a decent ACC team 52 to 3, then beat what I'm pretty sure is a top 10 team 35 to 3. USC only loses a game this year if they beat themself.

That game will be against ND!

[soccerstud11]

...And USC is upset by Orgeon St. I told you all along they aren't as good as they are made out to be. ND can beat them if they play the game of their lives that night.

[bcherry8]

...And USC is upset by Orgeon St. I told you all along they aren't as good as they are made out to be. ND can beat them if they play the game of their lives that night.
Oregon State owns USC. USC will still beat down ND

[boobiemiles]

USC plays to their opponents. Look how they dismantled Ohio State. They will play up to Notre Dame

[Section5sportsguy]

USC plays to their opponents. Look how they dismantled Ohio State. They will play up to Notre Dame

Very true. The best teams play in the SEC and the Big 12. Im saying Oklahoma-Florida for the championship.

[BathRamsFan]

USC plays to their opponents. Look how they dismantled Ohio State. They will play up to Notre Dame
they would be playing DOWN to ND's level...was great to see OSU beat em down in the first half last night

[TurnTwo]

Does Oregon State's victory over USC elevate Penn State in the polls after Penn State defeated Oregon State handily in the previous week?

Discuss.

[baidog]

How sad is it that I would rather drive to Buffalo and watch the Bulls instead of going to the dome and see the 'Cuse get beat down by awful teams. Mt. Union will probably be on the Cuse's schedule next year the way things are going.

[boobiemiles]

Do you realize that mt union is a good school?

Cuse barely beat Northeastern, an 0-3 division 2 school.

[baidog]

Usually the best, that is why I picked them, only half joking. I figured the Cuse could handle IC, Cortland, or Fisher.

[bcherry8]

Usually the best, that is why I picked them, only half joking. I figured the Cuse could handle IC, Cortland, or Fisher.
One would hope so........

[TakeNotes134]

Notre Dame offense is really man handeling purdues defense

[soccerstud11]

Notre Dame offense is really man handeling purdues defense

Yeah they are! They just need their defense to step up. There is no way they are going to be able to put up 30 or 40 on teams like USC. That d needs to hold the other teams around 10 or less in order for them to beat those bigger teams.

[soccerstud11]

Yeah they are! They just need their defense to step up. There is no way they are going to be able to put up 30 or 40 on teams like USC. That d needs to hold the other teams around 10 or less in order for them to beat those bigger teams.

Just as I say that, ND makes a nice stand on 4th down with Purdue looking to score a TD!

[TakeNotes134]

haha i know , note that purwho is really really good at passing the ball USC is a little better than purwho i think, the big thing is notre dame is starting to learn how to run the ball and use there speed. why couldnt they play lik this against michigan state??:confused:

[bcherry8]

Georgia seems to always let top 10 teams come into Athens and push them around. This puzzles me :confused:

[TakeNotes134]

alabama is so hot right now i dont know any team that can stop them

[bcherry8]

alabama is so hot right now i dont know any team that can stop them
Oklahoma maybe? I still think USC can beat anyone as long as anything that could possibly go wrong doesnt go wrong like it did at Oregon State. (Those potential matchups would not take place in the regular season of course)

[TurnTwo]

The other day my friend tried making the argument that USC could beat the Kansas City Chiefs.

I told him he was crazy and that the Chiefs would win by at least 40.

What do you guys think?

[coachstew]

I'm not sure the chiefs could score 40 pts. on Aquinas right now.

The other day my friend tried making the argument that USC could beat the Kansas City Chiefs.

I told him he was crazy and that the Chiefs would win by at least 40.

What do you guys think?

[TakeNotes134]

yea no doudt kansas cheifs would beat usc by at least 40, all the guys on the pro teams are college all starts and are more developed and more expirenced

[bcherry8]

yea no doudt kansas cheifs would beat usc by at least 40, all the guys on the pro teams are college all starts and are more developed and more expirenced
Um yeah how is that even a debate.....of course the NFL team would win.

[soccerstud11]

Kansas City beat Denver today anyways. It's not even like they are the worst team in the NFL right now.

[bcherry8]

Kansas City beat Denver today anyways. It's not even like they are the worst team in the NFL right now.
That title goes to St. Louis.

[soccerstud11]

That title goes to St. Louis.

I agree. That entire organization sucks!

[bcherry8]

I agree. That entire organization sucks!
Their big mistake was not re-signing Jackson before training camp. He is their best player and needs to be on the field as much as possible before the season to get up to maximum potential.

[soccerstud11]

Their big mistake was not re-signing Jackson before training camp. He is their best player and needs to be on the field as much as possible before the season to get up to maximum potential.

The Rams have 2 great players in Jackson and Bulger. Yet, they don't get any production out of either of them because their coaching sucks. Also, congrats to the Rams for having a 60+ million dollar QB standing on the side lines rather than playing. Way to go guys!

[bcherry8]

The Rams have 2 great players in Jackson and Bulger. Yet, they don't get any production out of either of them because their coaching sucks. Also, congrats to the Rams for having a 60+ million dollar QB standing on the side lines rather than playing. Way to go guys!
Trent Green would have been better off retiring after those concussions.

[boobiemiles]

The irony of Trent Green replacing Marc Bulger is of course... That Bulger replaced Kurt Warner in St. Louis. And of course, Warner replaced Trent Green, forcing him to leave to KC. How funny is it that the Green replaced the guy who replaced the guy who replaced him.

[bcherry8]

The irony of Trent Green replacing Marc Bulger is of course... That Bulger replaced Kurt Warner in St. Louis. And of course, Warner replaced Trent Green, forcing him to leave to KC. How funny is it that the Green replaced the guy who replaced the guy who replaced him.
That will confuse some people, lol

[TakeNotes134]

rams should invest in brady quinn. go ahead and diss this but he is a future studd qb believe me.

[boobiemiles]

He will be starting by the end of the season...

I think that Syracuse is going to hire Lane Kiffen... He would be a great fit here.

[bcherry8]

rams should invest in brady quinn. go ahead and diss this but he is a future studd qb believe me.
Maybe he'll play better in blue and gold, lol

[bcherry8]

He will be starting by the end of the season...

I think that Syracuse is going to hire Lane Kiffen... He would be a great fit here.
Good fit for Kiffen as long as Al Davis isnt the AD :D

[User Name]

Trent Green would have been better off retiring after those concussions.

Thats insensitive.

[User Name]

He will be starting by the end of the season...

I think that Syracuse is going to hire Lane Kiffen... He would be a great fit here.

I'd resign Greg Robinson, at the least the program is consistent now.

[boobiemiles]

If that happened, I would cry.

[BathRamsFan]

I am not happy with what has transpired in the SU program , but I think we need to give Robinson 2 more years to see his recruits become seniors and fifth year guys and the younger guys (like Collier) contribute and then see what happens. But if it isn't on a definate upswing, he's gotta go...BRING BACK COACH MAC!!! lol

[boobiemiles]

NO!

Robinson must go now. The man has no answer for anything that is going on on during the game. If you have been watching the games you would see that Syracuse could very well have beaten Northwestern, we had a lead early in that game, Akron, as a defensive coach, there is no reason why Robinson should be letting Akron score 48 points on us, Northeastern, which we did win, and Pittsburgh, which we were winning until HIS defense let up 16 straight points.

The players are playing, but Robinson and his staff are not coaching. We definately have the talent, the coaching just isn't there.

The only bright spot to our season is that Curtis Brinkley has just been nasty this year at running back

[bcherry8]

Thats insensitive.
So is the fact that almost every one of your posts are intended solely to flame other members.

[BathRamsFan]

I've seen 3 of the games Nothwestern, Northeastern and Pitt. Most of the time, as with the last 2 years. The offense has done next to noghting and the D is on the field most of the game..they are gonna get tired, ANY defense will. I don't think the talent level is there at the moment, but it has gotten a little better..that's why I am thinking maybe 2 more years.... But like Jim Brown said....Talent doesn't make up for what he sees as lack of effort.

[boobiemiles]

But the offense is getting there. I've watched every game this season, and can tell you that with Dantley at QB, and the way that the groung game is going, that we have the talent to win some games. At least more than we have been. There is no reason why we should be losing to Akron, having trouble with a terrible D3 school, and losing such big leads like the one to Pitt.

Do you know what our third down percentage on defense is?

I don't have the exact number with me, but before the Penn State game, opponents had had 3rd and long 11 times on Cuse's defense, and had converted ALL 11 times. That is where the coaching has to come into play.

The man was handed an ok football team and he has dropped it into the depths of despair. They can't even get the Ernie Davis Statue right!!!

[rcwildmarc17]

Im a seasons ticket holder at SU and have been going 2 almost every home game for the last 5-6 years. I don't think they have the talent level to compete with the big east right now. I mean in Robinson's first year or so they were at least competitive... they were still beating buffalo 31-0. Now they aren't (argueably) even the best team in New York State. As far as this year i'll start with the defense. The first problem is that they have been on the field WAY too long. Pitt had the ball for 38/60 mins against them last week. You can't expect you're defense to perform well for that long of a time. And even in the first half they played well. But things really broke down in the second half. They were slower and smaller than Pitt and McCoy broke virtually every tackle. They played with heart but they just got tired. As far as the offense, they also showed a spark vs. Pitt (by far (with the possible exception of Northwestern) their toughest competition) but couldn't come thru when the game was on the line. I think on of the reasons for that is the lack of playmakers. They would have had one of the most prolific passing offenses in the Big East had it not been for some stupid offseason decisions. Tom Ferron left after his Freshman year when he lead the team in receptions. Taj Smith declared early for the NFL draft and went as an undrafted Free Agent. Mike Williams was kicked out of school for academic reasons. With Ferron and Smith as Seniors and Williams as a Sophomore, they would have had a superb downfield and underneath passing game, opening up the field for Brinkley, Carter and Hogue to run the ball and taking pressure off the offensive line. Robinson has recruited some excellent offensive playmakers but has experienced some bad luck. And I almost forgot to mention Jermaine Pierce, stud Freshman linebacker that had to retire due to a heart condition. I don't think there is any doubt SU would be a different team if they had these four playmakers still on their roster.

[boobiemiles]

UB would kill Syracuse it they were to play this year

[rcwildmarc17]

Idk about kill but they would probably beat them

[boobiemiles]

UB was in the game against missouri for a while... Syracuse was in the game against Penn State for the first 2 plays

[TakeNotes134]

notre dame barely excapes stanford 28-21. note that i believe stanford beat oregon st and oregon st beat usc

[boobiemiles]

The Syracuse Campus celebrated yesterday because the football team didn't lose.

[rcwildmarc17]

hahahahahahaha its true but we won't be in the dumpster forever... we'll be back... we have 2 much tradition to be down and and out for 2 long