And the College Football season begins!!!
- Thread starter Crothian
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Crothian said:
I'd be surprised if anyone gets out of the SEC with less than two losses. No one's really good enough for a title run, but there are a lot of teams that are at the next level.
Crothian said:
Even if VT gets by Miami, they've probably got FSU in the ACC title game. So I'd figure on at least one loss for them. Texas will beat Oklahoma and win the Big 12, but I've got to think someone will catch them looking.
The Shaman
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Another way to look at it is SC made adjustments and forced ASU into making mistakes by pressuring the QB and shutting down the receivers.fett527 said:
Week after week last year I listened to the talking heads saying the same thing: USC isn't as good as their No. 1 ranking suggests, they had trouble with this team and that team, yadda-yadda-yadda...fett527 said:
The Trojans beat a ranked opponent on the road in brutal physical conditions. They racked up over 600 yards of total offense in the process. They forced one of the best college QBs in the country to give up five interceptions, using an injury-riddled defense with a suspect secondary. They showed mental poise and outstanding physical conditioning. (It was pretty embarassing that the Sun Devils were worn down by a road opponent. The desert heat is supposed to be the homefield advantage in Tempe.)
Yeah, there were some stupid blunders - two false starts on one possession, the personal foul on the sidelines after the play, etc. And they made those same mistakes two weeks in a row. Yet despite making those mistakes, they won convincingly in both games.
Lane Kiffin and Steve Sarkisian were outmatched for a half, but they bounded back. The Trojans' special teams have been a question mark, and ASU exposed them - once.
This is only the fourth game. Imagine how tough SC will be to beat as they work out the kinks...
fett527
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I can't talk up USC, I'm an Ohio State fan.
I did watch the last quarter of the game and ofcourse SC is a grat team, but the drops and penalties I saw looked like mistakes not forced mistakes.
And as far as this:
I was talking about them having trouble with ASU I was referring more to their 9 penalties in the first half. If USC makes those mistakes against a Texas or Ohio State and spot 3 touchdowns they are not going to roll over those defenses and get back in the game.
Oh and I guess no one watched Troy v North Texas last night? I know I didn't.
I did watch the last quarter of the game and ofcourse SC is a grat team, but the drops and penalties I saw looked like mistakes not forced mistakes.
And as far as this:
I was talking about them having trouble with ASU I was referring more to their 9 penalties in the first half. If USC makes those mistakes against a Texas or Ohio State and spot 3 touchdowns they are not going to roll over those defenses and get back in the game.
Oh and I guess no one watched Troy v North Texas last night? I know I didn't.
fett527
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OK, I'm an Ohio State homer. But this:
Is ridiculous. Vince Young and texas could barely squeak out two TDs against OSU. Those were the only TDs given up by the first string defense except for a fluke blown play by SDSU. To say Penn State will put up 31 on OSU is beyond ludicrous.
Is ridiculous. Vince Young and texas could barely squeak out two TDs against OSU. Those were the only TDs given up by the first string defense except for a fluke blown play by SDSU. To say Penn State will put up 31 on OSU is beyond ludicrous.
The Shaman
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It doesn't take having a hand in your face every time - just getting knocked off your route on a timing play, or a false start because a lineman gets jumpy about where the next stunt is coming from, is still forcing errors.fett527 said:
Sam Keller didn't suddenly forget how to run one of the top offenses in the country.
No question - I just don't think you're going to see those same kinds of mental errors in the future.fett527 said:
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