Caste matchups week five

MDM · Oct 1, 2011

Navy got their extra point blocked because it was 15 yards deeper, and the kicker couldn't put as much air under it as he would have liked.

Procter's boneheaded extra-celebration/taunting 15 yard penalty just ruined his excellent game.

Highlander · Oct 1, 2011

dwid said:
Is anyone able to find the SMU game?

It's on right now if you have the CBSSN (Sports Network) package...if you are talking about TV. I'm watching it right now.

Highlander · Oct 1, 2011

MDM said:
Navy got their extra point blocked because it was 15 yards deeper, and the kicker couldn't put as much air under it as he would have liked.

Procter's boneheaded extra-celebration/taunting 15 yard penalty just ruined his excellent game.

Perhaps, but from that distance it would be considered a chip-shot field goal, so he still should've easily made it.

Jack Lambert · Oct 1, 2011

So much so far for Braxton Miller and Ohio State's "new look offense." They've been terrible today so far.

What a horrible end to the Northwestern-Illinois game.

Highlander · Oct 1, 2011

SMU airing it out today. J.J. McDermott looking great...just completed a perfectly thrown 71-yard bomb to put SMU up 14-0 early over TCU, at TCU.

Jack Lambert · Oct 1, 2011

Brandon Bourbon led the Jayhawks in rushing today, with 10 carries for 101 yards and a TD!!

Fundamentally sound · Oct 1, 2011

Disappointed to see Northwestern lose. They have a habit of blowing games late, though. Hopefully, the injuries to Persa and Trumpy are not serious.

Soccer&track · Oct 1, 2011

I'm not a big football guy, but I caught the beginning of the Indiana - Penn State game and was pleasantly surprised to see Greg Heban starting at CB for Indiana and mentioned as an "impact player". It made me sit down and watch the game for a bit and it was totally awesome to see him make some athletic open field tackles and not get beat once during the time I was watching while his black counterpart appeared to get picked apart several times. I did a little research on him and found that he wasn't recruited by any D1 schools and he actually had to walk on as a baseball player, later switching to football. I find it hard to believe this guy wasn't good enough in high school. If you can walk on to a D1 football team and win a starting CB position, then you were always good enough. The problem is the racially profiled recruiting practices! I apologize if someone already posted this article but here's a good one with a small interview where it talks a bit about Heban and getting into football. It always amuses me that nobody can give white players credit for being naturally athletic or fast. All they can say is that he worked hard to get to where he is...caste system right there for ya. :icon_rolleyes:

http://willofachampion.com/2011/09/...seball-in-2011-he-is-the-starting-cornerback/

Highlander · Oct 1, 2011

Soccer&track said:
I'm not a big football guy, but I caught the beginning of the Indiana - Penn State game and was pleasantly surprised to see Greg Heban starting at CB for Indiana and mentioned as an "impact player". It made me sit down and watch the game for a bit and it was totally awesome to see him make some athletic open field tackles and not get beat once during the time I was watching while his black counterpart appeared to get picked apart several times. I did a little research on him and found that he wasn't recruited by any D1 schools and he actually had to walk on as a baseball player, later switching to football. I find it hard to believe this guy wasn't good enough in high school. If you can walk on to a D1 football team and win a starting CB position, then you were always good enough. The problem is the racially profiled recruiting practices!

Northwestern could've used his services today in place of their badly burnt toast set of CBs. Like DWID said, no D1 CB should be giving up 268 yards and 3TDs, but when the perceived talent pool is effectively reduced to only 13% of the population then what can you expect?

Highlander · Oct 1, 2011

After dual-threat BYU QB Riley Nelson replaced Heaps in the second half yesterday and led BYU to a dramatic come-from-behind victory against Utah State, he will most likely be the starting QB now. He looked great out there, giving BYU the extra dimension they were lacking on offense. I noticed it seemed to re-energize BYU's defense too and allowed them to play more loosely, knowing that the offense was now holding up their end of the bargain.

Here's a good article on Riley, the QB situation, and his game last night:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...hostage-crisis-with-27-24-win-over-utah-state

Leonardfan · Oct 1, 2011

That BYU game was fun to watch. Nelson did a great job, especially on that last drive. McKay Jacobson came up with a huge catch on that drive as well. I hope Nelson plays the rest of the way, Heaps has talent but has not put it together on the field yet. He is only a sophmore so he should have more time to improve his QB skills.

Deadlift · Oct 1, 2011

Sweezy is BACK!

And, SMU is showing the world that TCU isn't "all that.."

Highlander · Oct 1, 2011

Line with a nice 30 yard run, but the announcers were too busy with some stupid interview with a female sideline reporter that they missed it and didn't say anything about it nor offer up a replay. Line nearing the 100-yard mark halfway through the 3rd.

EDIT: Line at the 100-yard mark with 14 carries.

Deadlift · Oct 1, 2011

I knew that Texas A&M was erroneously ranked in the Top 10 to start the season! Part of it is that the pollsters seemingly refused to acknowlege the rawness of Tannehill.

A&M doesn't have a "super D" either. To the SEC, here we go.. mediocrity will follow.

Don Wassall · Oct 1, 2011

Redshirt freshman WR Thomas Coffman of CSU has 2 catches for 92 yards and a touchdown! He looks, to use a term only used for affletes, electric. He's 5' 10 and 170 pounds, about the average size of black college receivers, and of course after his long TD reception when he blew by the San Jose State backfield, Todd Christiansen started making fun of his size, saying he looks like someone's kid brother.

Highlander · Oct 1, 2011

Don Wassall said:
Redshirt freshman WR Thomas Coffman of CSU has 2 catches for 92 yards and a touchdown! He looks, to use a term only used for affletes, electric. He's 5' 10 and 170 pounds, about the average size of black college receivers, and of course after his long TD reception when he blew by the San Jose State backfield, Todd Christiansen started making fun of his size, saying he looks like someone's kid brother.

Good to hear. In today's Sports section of the local rag, they had a story of CSU trying WR after WR in hopes of finding a big playmaker. Hopefully they feel they've found one. He's only a freshman, too.

Riddlewire · Oct 1, 2011

Cory McCaffrey
33 carries 218 yards 2TD

Jack Lambert · Oct 1, 2011

Michigan State beat the Buckeyes today. Ohio State's offense looked like a terrible high school team's today, only scoring their seven with 10 seconds left. Spartans DE Marcus Rush and MLB Max Bullough both had some good games today.

Kansas State has made it 35-33 Baylor, hopefully K-State can get the win here. Robert Griffen just got picked off by K-State!! K-State is already in the red zone.

Highlander · Oct 1, 2011

Wash St just completed a 63-yard bomb against Colorado to win 31-27. Neither CB Parker Orms nor S Travis Sandersfeld started as they are both injured, Sandersfeld, unfortunately has a broken leg and will be out a while. Orms should be back next week...they need him badly.

Riddlewire · Oct 1, 2011

Kstate stakes the lead.

BTW, that's a... uh, strange little modification to the zone read play that they were using. I just watched this last drive. Have they been doing that all day? Letting the RB turn back up and serve as lead blocker on the fake. Doesn't seem like a very effective design.

And Voelker bats down the "RGIII" pass to deliver the win for KState.

Highlander · Oct 1, 2011

KSU dual-threat QB, Colin Klein, is a warrior. Having another great game so far...25 rushes for 114 yards and a respectable 13/27 for 146 yards and 2TDs with only 1INT.

Jack Lambert · Oct 1, 2011

Riddlewire said:
Kstate stakes the lead.

BTW, that's a... uh, strange little modification to the zone read play that they were using. I just watched this last drive. Have they been doing that all day? Letting the RB turn back up and serve as lead blocker on the fake. Doesn't seem like a very effective design.

I'm not sure, Riddle. ESPN just took me to the game after the Ohio State-Michigan State game. But that does seem pretty strange to me too.

Also, K-State just knocked off Baylor! So much for Robert Griffen in crunch time.

Highlander · Oct 1, 2011

I don't understand SMU's last possession. Up by seven points with a little over four minutes left in the game they air-it-out instead of giving it to Line resulting in a three-and-out with little time taken off the clock. Now TCU is driving with under three minutes remaining.

Highlander · Oct 1, 2011

Jack Lambert said:
I'm not sure, Riddle. ESPN just took me to the game after the Ohio State-Michigan State game. But that does seem pretty strange to me too.

Also, K-State just knocked off Baylor! So much for Robert Griffen in crunch time.

Awesome. I wonder what the BSPN jock-huffers will say about that. Klein outperforms Griffin. K-State is a good football team.

Leonardfan · Oct 1, 2011

I am glad K-State beat Baylor. So sick of the fawning over Robert Griffin who was awarded the heisman by quite a few commentators today on the caveat that the season ends today

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