Eastern Washington Eagles @ Colorado Buffaloes GameThread, Sep 6, 2008 1:30 PM MDT

Live Game Thread - Colorado Buffaloes v. Eastern Washington Eagles

by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 9:45 AM MDT Comment 120 comments

Eastern Washington Eagles @ Colorado Buffaloes

It's Gameday! The first home game at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado

Who: Colorado Buffaloes vs. Eastern Washington Eagles
Where: Folsom Field (Capacity 53,750)
When: 1:30 PM MT
Line: No Line

At Stake: A 2 - 0 start with the opportunity to work out all of the kinks

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Radio: 850 KOA (Mark Johnson, Larry Zimmer and Charles Johnson)
TV: None
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 69 degrees at kickoff
Online trackers: ESPN
Eastern Washington blogs: None

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Should be a beautiful day for a game today

Can’t wait to see the new grass at Folsom Field. It is supposed to look really nice right now. Also, Ralphie V will run for the first time today since the crazy run at the spring game. Hopefully that is the hardest work the Buffs will to do today. Go Buffs!

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 9:58 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Anyone going to the game today?

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 10:18 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Ill be holding down the fort on TRR. Wisconsin is looking terrible right now. Michigan State is tied with a FCS team. Illinois is struggling against a FCS team. How can the Big 10 possibly be this terrible?

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 10:59 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Camera action

Irish, take some good pics at the game today and we’ll post them on the site. You can borrow my camera if you haven’t already left.

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 11:01 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm gone already drinking and trying to shake the hangover. Take special note of the west va game

I will try some pics on the iPhone. Make sure everyone has the radio on 850 today and let’s get the game discussion going! You forgot in your big 10 rant that Osu is losing to Ohio and Michigan is not showing well at all

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 11:16 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

think Ohio state is looking ahead at all?

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 11:29 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

How great would it be if Ohio and Solich somehow pulled out the W (Ohio State hasn’t lost to a team from Ohio since like 1938 or something) and then Ohio State beat USC next week?

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 11:50 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just heading out the door

I’ll bring my camera, if I get any good pictures I’ll e-mail them to you guys.
Go Buffs!

by nebraskasux on Sep 6, 2008 11:45 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Nsux

You don’t even have to email them, you can just post them to the site as fan shots and we will promote the good ones to the front page. If you need help with how to do it I will be happy to show you.

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 11:47 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

no pass. Drug brown into the endzone. Not good

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 1:41 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Scott

Can we please end the Sumler era and give it to Scott and Stewart…please?

by BuffZag on Sep 6, 2008 1:46 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Seriously...

It’s time…

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 2:04 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Sooners first drive was SICK

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 1:47 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Thank God. Time to keep Scott in. Scott/Stewart 08

by BuffZag on Sep 6, 2008 2:12 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

How did Scott look on that 22 yard run?

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 2:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

you will see scotts run on espn. Jumped over a guy. Nice ball to smith

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 2:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

no pass rush. We are playing 10 yds off the wr

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 2:18 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Shaun Mohler…sounds like he’s dominating.

Shit Josh Smith

by BuffZag on Sep 6, 2008 2:22 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

dammit

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 2:25 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

That was freaking huge

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 2:47 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

woodrow you watching OU too?

by BradtheAg on Sep 6, 2008 2:56 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I am

a little flukey thus far, save for shoddy kick coverages. The meat and potatoes of Oklahoma still looks quite good.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 2:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeam just OU and West Va. Colorado isnt on.

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 2:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

i mean yea not yearn

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 2:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where did Darrell Scott go?

I can’t watch or listen to the game, but Stewart’s production is decidedly average for the level of competition we’re facing, and I’m sure Scott’s power could have made a bigger difference on 4-3 than that missed field goal.

Regardless of the final score, this game goes down as an embarrassment.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 2:56 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I agree, why isnt he playing more?

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 2:59 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Notre Dame

is ridiculously terrible.

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 2:59 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

ESPN Gamecast appears to have

headed to the locker rooms a little early, but we are at halftime now right?

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 3:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

yep

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 3:10 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let's turn this game around...

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 3:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

It looks like Colorado's halftime adjustments

were to commit more needless penalties…

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 3:19 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

It's the secret to recruiting.

Ask Notre Dame. They’re horrendous and they just rake it in.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 3:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Josh Smith isn't kidding around this year, is he?

He’s here to make things seriously happen. Smith returning kicks and Scott punching in touchdowns sounds like a fantastic combination to me.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 3:37 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

what happened? my gamecast won't update

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 3:39 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

now it did. Delayed wahoo from me...

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 3:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha, I'm actually using the Yahoo gamecast right now

because ESPN has such a horrible track record. It’s a flashy way to watch a game, but efficient and lacking bugs it is not. CBS had a decent one last year, too, but so far this Yahoo one I’m using is really simple.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 3:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm going to fox sports' player now

maybe it will bring better luck on the field as well.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 3:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lemme know how well it runs

as that is one I have yet to give a chance.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 3:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think it's behind

it’s at 1:10 in the third

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 3:51 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

An excellent start -_-

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 3:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great to see Scott getting involved in the passing game.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 3:49 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

A very intriguing 4th Quarter looms, eh?

Team is moving down the field, the defense is stepping it up, but the scoreboard is still not on our side. Should be…a learning experience, to say the least.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 3:51 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

A close win can be swept under the rug

a loss? Well, lets not discuss that yet…

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 3:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly.

Even if it’s ugly, the “W” always looks the same in the standings. Ask Ohio State. Now an “L”…

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 3:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

At least he made THAT kick...

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 3:58 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

We need to shut them down right here.

No first downs…

I have to keep refreshing the Gamecast

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 3:59 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Fox' has got up to speed better

but it tends to update in bunches, and it doesn’t list out the plays in the “tracker” part. It beats waiting on ESPN, but it ain’t perfect. I can’t get Yahoo to work without a plug-in I can’t find to enable…

Just stop playing FCS teams and they’ll put these games on T.V.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 4:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I approve this message.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:03 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now let’s get some points and take the lead!

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 4:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Did we just get a penalty to keep their drive alive?

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 4:04 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Whatever it was froze my Yahoo gamecast

so I’m sure it was confusing and frustrating, but it looks like we’re keeping the ball.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know

I’m stuck on 4th and 8…

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 4:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

It looks like we have the ball back somehow. This is awful. Why hasn’t someone figured out how to do this accurately and timely?

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 4:07 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Seriously.

We’re basically sitting here discussing the pros and cons of various Gamecasts instead of THE GAME ITSELF because nobody has come up with an effective system yet. On that note, I’m developing quite a liking for this Hawkins-McKnight connection. They really just seem to get each other.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

NFL.com has a good one

but I don’t know why schools don’t just take the initiative and produce their own. You’d think that making games accessible to their fanbase would be important…

…oh, but for $239 you can see a replay of the BuffVision later this week, and following weeks, what a bargain!

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 4:10 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

If we don't put up some more points in a HURRY...

then I may not be too upset I couldn’t watch this game. Overall, though, I agree. It’s ridiculous, but there’s not a lot we can do.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Defense is doing fine on 1st and 2nd down

but getting off the field is costing us in a big way. This wasn’t the time for a sudden meltdown.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

That was a BIG-TIME sack by Jones.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:18 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll hand it to kicker from EWU

That was a clutch kick. Now let’s hope he kicks it right to Josh Smith, who returns it all the way.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:20 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

They'll need him to, as judging by

the play-by-play, Colorado has few big plays in them today, and Hawkins seems unable to make the 3rd down conversion when needed… against an FCS team.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 4:21 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

There's your big play!

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:25 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hawkins went for it on fourth down instead of kicking a fg one of the worst head coach decision I have seen

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 4:22 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

To be fair

I wouldn’t exactly trust Goodman to make it, and Hawk has always shown little fear of going for it. Agree or disagree, it certainly shouldn’t be in the least bit surprising. Now let’s just cross our fingers and hope we can come out of this sucker with a win.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

and then ewu pudgy kicker nails a 52 yder

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 4:23 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Any idea what the TO situation looks like?

This gamecast doesn’t show them.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:24 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Big play to Williams

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 4:25 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

td

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 4:26 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

A lot of time

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 4:26 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Hell yea! Huge answer!

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 4:26 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't at all give up that touchdown...

but there is still LOTS of time left, and their kicker just proved he has some ability.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:27 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

that choice to not go for the fg was idiotic

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 4:28 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

It's looking huge right now, isn't it?

But we still have some defense to play and this game isn’t over yet, so let’s dwell on that in the aftermath =p

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:30 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

td cu!

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 4:29 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

huh?

Again? How!?

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 4:30 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah what happened?

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 4:31 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

still time but huge pick 6 by big 29

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 4:30 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh, wow.

A pick six. This just got really awesome.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:30 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Cant believe I cant watch this!

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 4:31 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

but for $239 a season, you can...

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 4:33 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

What a steal...

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 4:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's disgusting.

Here in Texas, UT fans had to pay 30 bucks to watch last weekend’s 52-10 nail-biter against some little sister of the poor.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:35 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I heard that last weeks OU game was $59 ppv

here in Tulsa

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 4:36 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, and furthermore

The game between Tennessee-Martin and whoever they played was 109.99. I’m not kidding. I hope it was a 10 OT thriller for that money.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:37 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

South Florida.

and a thriller it was not. 56-7 final. Yay. 110 dollars of excitement right there.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:39 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

they r on the 40 driving

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 4:34 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

How much time?

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 4:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stupid penalties....

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:37 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Can someone set the scene please?

:14 seconds left, still outside the 20? I’m trying both Fox and ESPN and can’t get answers

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 4:39 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Mine has 11 seconds left on the 30.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Interception, Colorado.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:41 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dykes with the pick.

That oughta do it, right?

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:41 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Its final.

We win. Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwww.

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 4:41 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Please tell me the fans didn't rush the field.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:41 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh, I didn't even think of that

A polite golf clap and ahurried, silent rush to the exits would be most appropriate

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 4:47 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rushing the field has become a bit of an issue with me.

When it happens after every single close game, it really takes the meaning and flavor out of it happening after an IMPORTANT game.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

How about East Carolina, eh?

Might this be a blueprint on how to beat the Mountaineers? And how quickly can we burn the film from our own game against EWU today?

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:46 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought we matched up a little better with WVU

and was hoping they’d be unblemished coming into Boulder. A WVU loss would take oomph out of a nationally televised win. Moreso, a loss to an undefeated top 10 WVU looks passable.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 4:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think WVU was overrated quite a bit

but they really felt like Rutgers from a year ago to me. Good team, but not top-notch like people expected them to be.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Big East as a whole is overrated

Rather than giving the conference an automatice berth, they should have the Big East regular season winner play the top BCS rated team from one of Conference USA, Mountain West, WAC, or MAC. Call it a Mid Major championship of sorts.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 4:59 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's a hell of an idea.

There are all kinds of problems with the BCS, but because of the money it generates, I don’t think we’ll be seeing any major revisions to it anytime soon.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 5:03 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Does WVU have a game next week?

ECU is LEGIT

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 4:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought they were definitely legit

last week against Va. Tech, the Hokies offensive woes withstanding.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:53 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Losing Chris Johnson was supposed to make them less threatening

yet the D looks like major D1 caliber.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 4:53 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

You going to be keeping an eye on the games tonight?

I’m really excited for some Florida-Miami football, which will be chased with a lot of Longhorns (everyone in this house except me is a Longhorns fanatic).

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Florida-Miami

with a small side of the local Tulsa-North Texas game. I think Miami will show well for themselves, but come up short. Miami’s D is incredibly fast, big, and talented in the font seven, and I get the sense that the days of undisciplined Miami football is coming to an end.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 5:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Personally,

I’d love to see Miami get back to being the program they were in terms of winning. The more good teams there are, the better games are on every weekend. As a fan of the sport in general, I can’t lose there. The more rivalries, hard-hitting, high-intensity games I can get my hands on, the better. Randy Shannon looks like he’s doing a good job whipping those guys into shape. I saw on ESPN today that he doesn’t even talk to his son about football when they aren’t on the field, and rarely talks to him at all when they are on the field. Said “he needs to make it on his own.” Great stuff.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 5:08 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oklahoma not helping its reputation

of running the score up. Starting O and D still in late in the fourth, offense still passing, D still blitzing.

I don’t have a problem with it persay, but I do believe their deceptive scores give people a false perception of their abilities. Look at last season.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 4:55 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

wasn’t their welcoming of Todd Dodge to college football like 72-0 last year? Is it really necessary to continue to run up the score?

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 4:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

You guys need to go look at the box score.

They have run the ball exclusively (minus 2 pass plays) with their third string running back for their two drives in the 4th quarter. What else is the guy supposed to do? Take a knee?

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 5:03 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Touche.

Looking at the drive summaries, they were running quite a bit. I can’t comment on any defensive blitzing or personnel packages, but they were running their backup running backs quite a bit (except for the passing touchdown on 4th and goal from the 2, which was preceeded a few plays earlier by passes on 1st and 20 and 2nd and 8). Point taken.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 5:10 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Watching the game

Sam Bradford TD pass was when I posted that, already up three scores in the fourth, being blocked for by Williams, Robinson, and Loadholt. Following drive still featured the first team secondary and most the first team front seven.

Bradford only was pulled in the final series for some handoffs to Madu.

No, they don’t have to take knees, but do they need to run a play-action pass on fourth and goal? A run would have been a little more respectful.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 5:11 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hear ya.

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 5:27 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I feel for Ole Miss

They had Wake Forest almost beaten, just to watch an ACC team finally find the composure to win a football game. What is there to take from that? Is Houston Nutt changing the culture there in Starkville or was it the result of another ACC team collapsing under the weight of expectations?

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 5:13 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

More A than B

although to be fair, Orgeron left Nutt a pretty stocked cupboard for a rebuilding process. Jerry is the top rated senior DT by PFW scouts, Oher is ranked second at LT (though considered a top ten talent), and Hardy is an elite young edge rusher. Throw in now eligible transfer Snead, and you’ve got some players.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 5:19 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also

I realize I may talk a LOT about random non-Buffs stuff, but I don’t really have another place where I can talk college football with people who aren’t completely blinded by their love for the UT Longhorns, so forgive my long ramblings about non-Buffs things.

Also, David, I didn’t realize you were also a Buffs fan/follower. Good to see you around again.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Sep 6, 2008 5:15 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

No, its quite alright.

CFB is CFB. Speaking of feeling for teams, how stupid does Washington feel right now for getting that celebration penalty? Im going to be in Seattle for the OU-UW game and I imagine the Husky fans are going to be mighty deflated.

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 5:30 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just saw the replay

should that be excessive celebration? I have more problems with guys getting mouthy or overly demonstrative, but I’ve seen that move several times and just don’t know if that should constitute a penalty, at that point in the game. Do that in the first quarter on a routine run, sure, flag. But do that having just brought your team back in the game with virtually no time left…penalty?

Blocked EP looked like a complete failure to keep the inside push back, though.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 5:39 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

yea, i agree. It’s college. How can you penalize them for just celebrating with the team?

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by WoodrowWilson on Sep 6, 2008 6:26 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

cu didn't rush the field

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by irish1611 on Sep 6, 2008 5:20 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Good to hear

I’m looking forward to your game analysis, as I was left mostly in the dark on this one. Particularly, I’m wondering why the running game struggled so much to get in gear.

by David OhNo on Sep 6, 2008 5:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs