Official 2011 College Football Thread

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:53 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

Vic Da Baron LooGAR Wrote:

discostu Wrote:

Rick Derris Wrote:

funny Bloor mentioned '95. We got housed by Florida in Athens when they were renovating Alltel. Hated it then and hate it now. We also played Clemson that year, another game that should still be played more than twice a decade IMO

I support this. Some forget that Clemson and Atlanta are equidistant to Athens, so the rivalry and recruiting war should still exist.

The Florida game was when Steve Superior ran the flee flicker with less than 2:00 on the clock to be the first to hang fifty on UGA in Sanford. Fuck that game, him, the Gators, the university and the entire fucking godforsaken fucking state of Florida.

We stand in agreement.

Still, to be fair, he was getting pelted from about 6 stories down with ice, bourbon, coke, and plastic cups heading into the locker room.......at HALFTIME.

(beams with pride)

The Braves winning the World Series later that same day cushioned the blow a bit (for me at least).

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:58 pm

And yeah, Butch Davis DEAD DONE. Being called cheaters offends the sensibilities of the Tar Baby faithful...I was actually surprised they didn't fire him a year ago when that shit first broke.

Also, was Googling to get some more info on Pollack being on GameDay this year and stumbled on a Vols board where about five pages of people were hollerin' "I ain't watchin' me no GameDay no more if they got that Pollock on there!"

Promethium · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:24 pm

Yail Bloor Wrote:

And yeah, Butch Davis DEAD DONE. Being called cheaters offends the sensibilities of the Tar Baby faithful...I was actually surprised they didn't fire him a year ago when that shit first broke.

This is probably the worst time to fire a coach. I really don't understand the decision to fire him now. It doesn't save them from any sort of probation and punishment, and really fucks over any recruit who came there with the belief that he had successfully avoided being the next Tressel. They should have fired him after the season ended last year, and accepted that this year was a rebuilding year. UNC could have said he underachieved with all that talent and that he lacked the sort of institutional control they expect at Chapel Hill. Now, it seems like they are writing off the College Football season for 2011 and merely waiting for College Hoops to begin.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:52 pm

Yail Bloor Wrote:

Rick Derris Wrote:

Vic Da Baron LooGAR Wrote:

discostu Wrote:

Rick Derris Wrote:

funny Bloor mentioned '95. We got housed by Florida in Athens when they were renovating Alltel. Hated it then and hate it now. We also played Clemson that year, another game that should still be played more than twice a decade IMO

I support this. Some forget that Clemson and Atlanta are equidistant to Athens, so the rivalry and recruiting war should still exist.

The Florida game was when Steve Superior ran the flee flicker with less than 2:00 on the clock to be the first to hang fifty on UGA in Sanford. Fuck that game, him, the Gators, the university and the entire fucking godforsaken fucking state of Florida.

We stand in agreement.

Still, to be fair, he was getting pelted from about 6 stories down with ice, bourbon, coke, and plastic cups heading into the locker room.......at HALFTIME.

(beams with pride)

The Braves winning the World Series later that same day cushioned the blow a bit (for me at least).

Also, my 21st birthday. The last thing I remember from that day was standing on a bar stool in Uptown lounge and falling off head first. Luckily it was so crowded it was like crowd surfing and about 4 people cushioned my fall. Then, darkness washed over the Derris......

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:38 am

Rick Derris Wrote:

Yail Bloor Wrote:

Rick Derris Wrote:

Vic Da Baron LooGAR Wrote:

discostu Wrote:

Rick Derris Wrote:

funny Bloor mentioned '95. We got housed by Florida in Athens when they were renovating Alltel. Hated it then and hate it now. We also played Clemson that year, another game that should still be played more than twice a decade IMO

I support this. Some forget that Clemson and Atlanta are equidistant to Athens, so the rivalry and recruiting war should still exist.

The Florida game was when Steve Superior ran the flee flicker with less than 2:00 on the clock to be the first to hang fifty on UGA in Sanford. Fuck that game, him, the Gators, the university and the entire fucking godforsaken fucking state of Florida.

We stand in agreement.

Still, to be fair, he was getting pelted from about 6 stories down with ice, bourbon, coke, and plastic cups heading into the locker room.......at HALFTIM

(beams with pride)

The Braves winning the World Series later that same day cushioned the blow a bit (for me at

least).

I remember drinking Buscgh 40z from JTs purse with Bort. And that's really it. I was there when bloor saw a car get tipped, but I don't remembetbshit.
Also, my 21st birthday. The last thing I remember from that day was standing on a bar stool in Uptown lounge and falling off head first. Luckily it was so crowded it was like crowd surfing and about 4 people cushioned my fall. Then, darkness washed over the Derris......

Cupcakes · **Joined:** Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:04 am **Posts:** 3271

...and now you're old with kids and wives that you try to avoid when you have free time.
but you've created another monster.
don't fuck it up.

you will be held responsible.
it seems easy...

two guns holla · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:01 pm

Promethium Wrote:

Yail Bloor Wrote:

And yeah, Butch Davis DEAD DONE. Being called cheaters offends the sensibilities of the Tar Baby faithful...I was actually surprised they didn't fire him a year ago when that shit first broke.

This is probably the worst time to fire a coach. I really don't understand the decision to fire him now. It doesn't save them from any sort of probation and punishment, and really fucks over any recruit who came there with the belief that he had successfully avoided being the next Tressel. They should have fired him after the season ended last year, and accepted that this year was a rebuilding year. UNC could have said he underachieved with all that talent and that he lacked the sort of institutional control they expect at Chapel Hill. Now, it seems like they are writing off the College Football season for 2011 and merely waiting for College Hoops to begin.

This is pretty much the same reaction from every UNC fan I've read on Twitter or FB. The timing makes no sense. And it screws over all of the incoming recruits and kids there who didn't have dealings with agents or received improper benefits.

That being said, my popcorn's popped and I have been enjoying the show since yesterday afternoon.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

i dont think my wife, a UNC grad, even knows they have a football team.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:03 pm

Considering how mediocre they've been, even with all of these alleged violations, I don't blame her. Even the NCAA Notice of Allegations that came in June barely registered on the national sports scene.

Not that State's been much better in recent memory, but they do have a 4 game winning streak against UNC so there's that.

Promethium · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:54 pm

UNC needs a new AD as well.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story ... c-director

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:35 pm

Jerkass Wrote:

...and now you're old with kids and wives that you try to avoid when you have free time.
but you've created another monster.
don't fuck it up.

you will be held responsible.
it seems easy...

Wow, man. How miserable are you?

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:55 pm

Promethium · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:49 pm

My family and I scored tickets to the first Husker game of the season against FCS level opponent Chattanooga. I would prefer to see a better quality opponent, but I'm not going to complain after not being able to procure tickets through the university last season. I look forward to getting up early on September 3rd to prime myself for a 2:30pm kickoff.

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:03 am

Bobby Petrino and the Razorbacks trademark lamest rally cry of all time:

http://arkansasnews.com/2011/07/31/foot ... -to-paint/

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:50 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

Bobby Petrino and the Razorbacks trademark lamest rally cry of all time:

http://arkansasnews.com/2011/07/31/foot ... -to-paint/

Our place at the beach has community grills so you always end up down there striking up conversations with random folks. Talked to this huge Razorbacks fan one night who COULD NOT understand the hate for Petrino. Even when I said I was a big Falcons fan, he didn't get it. Blinders.

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:02 pm

Rick Derris Wrote:

Bobby Petrino and the Razorbacks trademark lamest rally cry of all time:

http://arkansasnews.com/2011/07/31/foot ... -to-paint/

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

What the fuck?

Paint

Black Magic Putin · **Posted:** Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:22 pm

I'm a huge Carolina fan and could not give two shits about the football team, or college football in general. This is the first I'm hearing about the Butch Davis thing and I really didn't remember who he was.

Promethium · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:41 pm

The first official poll is out today, let the debate begin:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/ ... atpoll.htm

Rank Team (first-place votes) 2010 record Points Final 2010 ranking
1. Oklahoma (42) 12-2 1,454 6
2. Alabama (13) 10-3 1,414 11
3. Oregon (2) 12-1 1,309 3
4. LSU (2) 11-2 1,296 8t
5. Florida State 10-4 1,116 16
6. Stanford 12-1 1,101 4
7. Boise State 12-1 1,065 7
8. Oklahoma State 11-2 933 10
9. Texas A&M 9-4 885 21
10. Wisconsin 11-2 829 8t
11. Nebraska 10-4 814 19
12. South Carolina 9-5 779 22
13. Virginia Tech 11-3 767 15
14. Arkansas 10-3 750 12
15. TCU 13-0 687 2
16. Ohio State 12-1 631 5
17. Michigan State 11-2 536 14
18. Notre Dame 8-5 440 NR
19. Auburn 14-0 329 1
20. Mississippi State 9-4 301 17
21. Missouri 10-3 266 18
22. Georgia 6-7 260 NR
23. Florida 8-5 240 NR
24. Texas 5-7 162 NR
25. Penn State 7-6 161 NR

Others receiving votes
Arizona State (6-6) 158; West Virginia (9-4) 149; Utah (10-3) 50; Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 49; Iowa (8-5) 41; Northwestern (7-6) 30; Arizona (7-6) 28; Central Florida (11-3) 22; Michigan (7-6) 19; Air Force (9-4) 15; North Carolina (8-5) 14; Houston (5-7) 13; South Florida (8-5) 9; Hawaii (10-4) 8; Clemson (6-7) 7; Tennessee (6-7) 7; Southern Miss (8-5) 6; Brigham Young (7-6) 5; North Carolina State (9-4) 4; Northern Illinois (11-3) 4; Oregon State (5-7) 4; Pittsburgh (8-5) 3; Washington (7-6) 3; Georgia Tech (6-7) 1; Nevada (13-1) 1.

discostu · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:31 pm

we're ranked in front of Florida, even though we had a losing record. I like that

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:34 pm

discostu Wrote:

we're ranked in front of Florida, even though we had a losing record. I like that

For some reason it just dawned on me that we need to be like a 6.5 dog to Boise State to properly motivate our team, and demotivate their team.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:53 pm

How is VT in the top 25 and they don't play one ranked team?

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:01 pm

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

How is VT in the top 25 and they don't play one ranked team?

Perception is reality in CFB. Beamer has earned the benefit of the doubt.

I'm on record as HATING pre-season polls. They mean nothing and can have negative effect on teams wanting to move up later in the year. (see: Auburn 2005) I think they should come out at least around week 3 or 4.

That said, according to that Dawgs play 7 teams in the Top 50 and 5 in the Top 25 and we don't even play Bama, LSU, or Arkansas this year.

Early sleeper game: Week 3, OU @ FSU

Could be an early contender gets knocked out early. If FSU wins that game, I think they may play for it all.

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:56 pm

Just as I'm beginning to get super-excited about the season, this bomb drops. Kragthorpe stepping down as our OC after being diagnosed with Parkinson's :cry:

Promethium · **Posted:** Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:16 pm

My Huskers play four teams in the top 25 and eight teams in the top 50. I'm taking this season week by week and with tempered optimism.
I'll be happy with another ten win season, and ecstatic if we make the inaugural Big Ten title game. I'm just not sure they have what it takes on the offensive side of the ball to win tough conference road games, but their overall team speed might surprise a bunch of old school Big Ten teams.
I think #11 is a bit too high, the Huskers should be starting somewhere near Michigan State.

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