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by Peter Gray on Oct 12, 2011 6:30 AM EDT
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I'll take a Darkhorse. Hey, you! Do you like Penn State and drinking? If you're reading this, the answer is likely yes, so why don't you order some of this stuff.
Well deserved. Devon Still was added to the Bednarik Award watch list. That'll happen when you take up permanent residence in other teams' backfields for over a month.
We have our second bodybag of the year. Arizona let go of Mike Stoops after the Wildcats stumbled to a 1-5 record this year. Between 2010 and 2011, Arizona's lost 10 straight games to D-IA competition. However, as Bill notes at the mothership, Arizona may have just Glen Mason'd themselves.
PURPLE'S HOT, BABY! TCU is officially in with the Big 12, and will begin competition next year. Meanwhile, BYU said "Thanks but no thanks" to joining another conference, and the Big East will invite every single school in the country if they have to. That is, if they ever get around to actually handing out invitations.
None of this is surprising. Illinois went for two and missed it this past week while up 20-13. Ron Zook later admitted that he had no idea what the score was at the time. Yep.
Texas is weird, man. No no no, A&M, that wasn't poop that was smeared all over your bus in Lubbock this past weekend. It was just fish bait! Of course!
Never change, HBC. Just an average, run of the mill Tuesday for Steve Spurrier. Got up, ate breakfast, hit a bucket of balls at the range, refused to start his weekly press conference until one writer in particular left the room, kicked Stephen Garcia off the team. You know. The usual.
GET 'EM WHILE THEY HOT! Men's and women's basketball single game tickets went on sale yesterday. Pick up a couple, why don't ya?
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I'm turning 48-14 into a verb to say this
Penn State 48-14’ed Arizona in 99. The score may have been 41-7, but the result was the same: a football program died. Arizona came in having won 16 of their last 17 games, and having been 48-23-0 since 1993. The latter is decent, not great, but for a program that had 19 losing seasons and no 10 win seasons in the 37 years before 1993, it was extremely good. Arizona would not have another winning season until 2008.
I expected Mike Stoops to do a better job faster at Arizona than he did, especially considering that the Pac-whatever has been USC or Oregon and 9 mediocre at best football teams during his tenure. That largely describes the Pac-whatever since it expanded to 10 teams, but I digress.
Glen Mason is a decent comparison. Walt Harris would be too.
GO IOWA AWESOME, now and forever, unless PSU sees them in the B1G CG
Beat OMHR
That's why I don't read the newspaper.
Because it’s garbage.
"I don't think you can progress in this game unless you know about the past."
-Silas Redd
While flipping through channels around 7 last night I ran into a show on some ESPN network
It was called The Experts Idiots or something like that. Things I gleaned from the panel.
1. Mich St has the best defense by far in the BiG (yes this was said)
2. Wisconsin hasn’t played anyone with an offense yet (poo poo to you Nebraska)
3.(and this was said after the Wiscy comment) Nobody Nebraska faces down the stretch will be able to stop their offense. (hmmm)
4. My favorite, Rich Rodriguez would be the best candidate for the Arizona job. Michigan was a blip on his resume because he couldn’t recruit speed there. Arizona will have speed galore.
5. Oh yeah, Ohio State lost to Nebraska because Bo Polini rallied the troops at the half and Martinez played with poise the second half. Had nothing to do with Bauserman. And!!! Braxton Miller is great and did a great job against one of the toughest defenses in the BiG, Nebraska.
My grammer skills need improved.
lulz
I actually don’t think Rich Rodriguez would be a bad choice for Arizona, so long as Greg Byrne made him promise to hire a defensive coordinator that knew what he was doing.
Fixed this for you
DERP GERG
"Rabble rabble rabble; fire Joe; snarky meme; rude nickname; rabble rabble rabble
Just proves an old point of mine
Sports analysts DO NOT need to have the first earthly clue what they are talking about. As long as you speak somewhat eloquently, use a requisite amount of jargon, and do so with sufficient authority, most viewers/listeners, who are coming to you because they don’t have the knowledge themselves in the first place, will never be the wiser. The part about Nebraska’s defense is particularly hilarious.
Still BMan, I think you’re missing the boat on this Dick-Rod to AZ idea. That sounds like a perfect situation to me. Rod loves gimmicky passing offenses and doesn’t know the first thing about defense, nor does he care to learn – perfect for the PAC-??. Arizona is a basketball school with extremely deflated expectations for success in football – perfect for Dick-Rod’s unique blend of aerial circus and #FAIL. I say we get their lawyers in touch with his lawyers and put some ink on a contract.
"I don't think you can progress in this game unless you know about the past."
-Silas Redd
Extremely deflated expectations?
People in Tucson were getting itchy about Stoops not being able to get north of 8 wins. I wouldn’t call that deflated.
At least when compared to Michigan
Plus, I think they could be sufficiently beaten down mentally to simply give up, especially when mesmerized by the shiny object that is the Dick-Rod offense.
"I don't think you can progress in this game unless you know about the past."
-Silas Redd
At least when compared to Michigan.
Do you frequently leave out important qualifiers from statements?
Just because it didn’t work at Michigan doesn’t mean it won’t work in other places. Like a few of y’all have already said, the Pac-12 isn’t exactly known for strong defenses. Tucson is an easy place to recruit to if you have a good pitch, and I think he’d actually do fairly well there.
I think he might do as well
as he did at West Virginia, as long as he stays out of a league that doesn’t play any D.
"I don't think you can progress in this game unless you know about the past."
-Silas Redd
And I could have said
at least when compared to ANY program of consequence, which Arizona football is not. I mentioned Michigan specifically for obvious reasons. And the expectations of the ‘Zona fanbase when it comes to football (irrespective of Mike Stoops’ job status) do not remotely approach of those of the fans at eight (at least) of the B1G schools, every (non-Vanderbilt) SEC school, every (non-Kansas) Big “XII” school, the top half of the ACC, and a smattering of others.
"I don't think you can progress in this game unless you know about the past."
-Silas Redd
Yeah
I actually agree with DRod to Az. That would probably be a pretty good fit. Most of the PAC-X defenses are average at best, and if he did hire a good DC, he could do well enough there. At least challenge for a PAC Championship every now and then.
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Look what LSU
did to Oregon and now what Oregon is doing to the PAC whatever defenses now as proof.
"I don’t know what he’s done differently, whether he’s eating differently or Sue is making him happier, but he’s definitely a different coach out there" Devon Still
Rich Rodriguez
People forget that he was actually able to take WEST VIRGINIA to BCS-land and MNC conversation once or twice.
He’s not a great coach, but he’s shown an ability to exploit a weakness in certain college football contexts.
"We gon' get down. We gon' do the do. I'm going to hit these mother****ers" - Dock Ellis, May 1, 1974.
kind of what I thought.
they blamed the lack of speed on his defense not working.
My grammer skills need improved.
I thought it was because he recruited like 27 slot receivers
and then found out that they had a shortage of defensive linemen.
8 total players over 220 lbs his entire time at Michigan, that is all he recruited.
My grammer skills need improved.
The bar sign idea from the first link is neat...
…but man does the Student Book Stores website suck.
I'm dead certain we're going to lose today. I’d put Penn State’s chances of victory at literally zero point zero
If you think that's bad
check out their local TV commercials: http://youtu.be/LOuJLnpuU6U
"I don't think you can progress in this game unless you know about the past."
-Silas Redd
Not know what the score is?
You’ve just been /ZOOKER’D
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Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back. -Joe Paterno
All I want to know is
how do I get a job like Ron Zook has? Be only halfway competent in your job, allow your assistants to do most of the heavy lifting, barely meet the baseline requirements for your position, and perform at a level that would get most other people fired, yet keep a job that pays millions of dollars.
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There's ton's of 'em here
at Microsoft.
we're all here, but we're not all there
by GoodOleDays on Oct 12, 2011 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I work with many people like this
"Rabble rabble rabble; fire Joe; snarky meme; rude nickname; rabble rabble rabble
Be generally charismatic
Also – what makes Ron Zook admit that he didn’t know the score is what makes him a somewhat successful coach.
"We gon' get down. We gon' do the do. I'm going to hit these mother****ers" - Dock Ellis, May 1, 1974.
What a letdown
Almost all of those bar signs are a whopping 10″ × 5″. Way smaller than a sheet of paper. $20 for that?
by TheWrathofQBEagles on Oct 12, 2011 9:48 AM EDT reply actions
Yeah, I saw them at the SBS a few weeks ago
I was pretty disappointed. I also didn’t like their presentation, i used to set up store wall displays and they could have done so much better.
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Oct 12, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Last year I had high expectations for Still (like most)
and was disappointed at season’s end. I started this season with lowered expectations and am thrilled to see him not only exceed this year’s expectations, but exceed my expectations for last year as well. He is a beast and I am really happy to see him perform!
"Illegitimus non Carborundum!" (Don't let the bastards wear you down)
I think he really turned a corner in bowl prep
since then, he’s been focused. Love it!
Fire Dan Snyder
by Cari Greene on Oct 12, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
This is what I was like watching the PSU Indiana game 2 weeks ago
we're all here, but we're not all there
A little BYU knowledge for ya....
…I have a customer I deal with on a regular basis in Salt Lake City. Older gentleman, strong Mormon, had FIVE boys play division one football (one at Stanford, one at Houston, one at Utah, and at least two at BYU). We talk college football a lot (he is a big admirer of JVP of course) and the topic of realignment and BYU to ____ conference. Again, this guy is well connected to the BYU program and the Mormon church….Brigham Young University has one. Single. Goal. And that is to promote the Mormon faith and increase the number of worshippers. To best do that, their football team remains independent, and their university has their own TV network that they can negotiate with individual cable and satellite outfits to reach as many homes as possible. Not playing any athletic contests on Sundays is a factor too. But I thought this was interesting. They are the anti-Texas.
"my dad says Michigan used to be good"
it still blows my mind that Jim McMahon went to BYU
Dude is from NJ. Talk about a walking honor code violation.
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by letsgopsu on Oct 12, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Oh man, I am stocking UP on those pub signs
Darkhorse, Phyrst and Zeno’s for sure. Might throw a couple others in there too.
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