College Football thread

[jacksonianmarch]

How bout then Irish. Love that they beat Michigan. Gonna be a fun year

[moonslav59]

Great game!

 

Being a domer, I'm with you on this one.

[Spudboy]

Poor UMASS.

[Thunder]

I hate Notre Dame, but they're due for something good to happen. I have a soft spot for Michigan. That Miami-LSU game last night was brutal. I didn't really want to see either team lose because they both needed to get off to a good start, but boy did LSU look good.

 

After that pounding that my boys took on Thursday night to one of the best QBs in the country (McKenzie Milton), there's no rest for the weary. How does a cross country flight to face another ranked team sound? Boise State is up next, and their QB is just as good, and he's the son of former Redskins QB Mark Rypien.

[jacksonianmarch]

Great game!

 

Being a domer, I'm with you on this one.

 

That was a big one. I love beating Michigan and it's even better with Captain Khaki running the show. His teams have a significant propensity for coming up small in big spots.

[moonslav59]

I hate Notre Dame, but they're due for something good to happen. I have a soft spot for Michigan. That Miami-LSU game last night was brutal. I didn't really want to see either team lose because they both needed to get off to a good start, but boy did LSU look good.

 

After that pounding that my boys took on Thursday night to one of the best QBs in the country (McKenzie Milton), there's no rest for the weary. How does a cross country flight to face another ranked team sound? Boise State is up next, and their QB is just as good, and he's the son of former Redskins QB Mark Rypien.

 

I was at Notre Dame when Joe Montana, the third string QB, led us to a national championship vs Texas.

 

Beating Michigan is always sweet.

[mvp 78]

How bout then Irish. Love that they beat Michigan. Gonna be a fun year

 

Enjoy it before they get crushed by USC in November.

 

[jacksonianmarch]

Enjoy it before they get crushed by USC in November.

 

 

They've been interesting in the Kelly regime. We haven't had a good QB at all. From Golson to Zaire and Wimbush, we have had run first guys with big arms and little to no accuracy. This has limited us. Our O lines have been good. Our WR's and RB's are all skilled. Our defense has had good D lines with hit or miss secondary's. If we could only start drafting QB's who could actually win the game with their arms, we might make some hay. We aren't gonna go through this bear of a schedule undefeated, We rarely ever win at USC, so that is probably gonna be true

[Jasonbay44]

They've been interesting in the Kelly regime. We haven't had a good QB at all. From Golson to Zaire and Wimbush, we have had run first guys with big arms and little to no accuracy. This has limited us. Our O lines have been good. Our WR's and RB's are all skilled. Our defense has had good D lines with hit or miss secondary's. If we could only start drafting QB's who could actually win the game with their arms, we might make some hay. We aren't gonna go through this bear of a schedule undefeated, We rarely ever win at USC, so that is probably gonna be true

Wimbush is seriously one of the most frustrating QB's I've ever seen. Notre Dame had so much talent last year, numerous NFL players, including two top 10 lineman, and Wimbush killed them. He really needs to step up if ND wants to be a legit title contender.

[jacksonianmarch]

Wimbush is seriously one of the most frustrating QB's I've ever seen. Notre Dame had so much talent last year, numerous NFL players, including two top 10 lineman, and Wimbush killed them. He really needs to step up if ND wants to be a legit title contender.

 

I am beginning to wonder if Kelly's scheme requires a mobile QB.

[moonslav59]

Enjoy it before they get crushed by USC in November.

 

 

Who did USC play yesterday?

[dgalehouse]

Wimbush benched. Ian Book did very well. Revitalized the Irish offense.

[moonslav59]

USC lost again.

 

Maybe my Irish can beat them this time.

[Jasonbay44]

Wimbush benched. Ian Book did very well. Revitalized the Irish offense.

 

Should've been done a long time ago. Book is 10x the QB Wimbush is. I know Wimbush is more athletic and exciting, but dude's accuracy kills the Irish.

[jacksonianmarch]

That was awesome! Go ND!

[Jasonbay44]

Big time win for ND tonight. Ian Book is such a huge upgrade over Wimbush.

 

Also, what the the hell was Penn State thinking tonight? 4th and 5 you run a draw play?

[moonslav59]

I thought for sure Penn State had that game.

 

I was also pulling for the Syracuse upset of Clemson.

 

ND could have leap-frogged those two plus Stanford... maybe more.

 

We have a few more tough games left, but nobody in the top 20.

 

This might be the rankings...

 

1. Alabama

2. Georgia

3. LSU

4. Ohio State

5. Clemson

6. Notre Dame

7. Oklahoma

8. Auburn

9. West Virginia

10. Washington

11. ICF

12. Michigan

13. Penns State

14. Stanford

15. Kentucky

 

[dgalehouse]

Best game N.D. has played in a while. They overcame a good Stanford team plus PAC 10 officials to take control and dominate in the second half. They will have to run the table and go undefeated to make the playoffs. If they can stay healthy, they have a good shot.

[jacksonianmarch]

Ian Book has been a breath of fresh air. Notre Dame has been limited by their QB play the last few seasons, ever since Golson went in the crapper. We finally have an actual throw first, accurate QB who is able to run. Wimbush who?

[mvp 78]

USC lost again.

 

Maybe my Irish can beat them this time.

 

They weren't going undefeated with a true freshman starting at QB. They'll be rolling at the end of the season.

[moonslav59]

Ian Book has been a breath of fresh air. Notre Dame has been limited by their QB play the last few seasons, ever since Golson went in the crapper. We finally have an actual throw first, accurate QB who is able to run. Wimbush who?

 

Reminds me of my Freshman year when Joe Montana started the championship season as our 3rd string QB. (Dan Devine was our idiot coach.)

[Thunder]

They weren't going undefeated with a true freshman starting at QB. They'll be rolling at the end of the season.

 

Georgia almost did last year. But, they did have three fantastic HBs and an elite defense

[Jasonbay44]

Well there was an absurd amount of upsets today, the new top 4 should be very interesting. Notre Dame avoiding that Pitt upset before the bye week was huge.

[moonslav59]

Maybe the new top 10 will be...

 

1. Alabama

2. Ohio State

3. Clemson

4. Notre Dame

5. LSU

6. Texas

7. Michigan

8. UCF

9. Florida

10. Oklahoma/West Virginia

[Thunder]

Maybe the new top 10 will be...

 

1. Alabama

2. Ohio State

3. Clemson

4. Notre Dame

5. LSU

6. Texas

7. Michigan

8. UCF

9. Florida

10. Oklahoma/West Virginia

 

No way West Virginia stays in the top 10. I don't think Michigan jumps that high, even though their only loss is to ND.

 

Top 10 should be:

Bama

Ohio State

Clemson

Notre Dame

LSU

Texas

UCF

Oregon

Florida

Oklahoma

[moonslav59]

No way West Virginia stays in the top 10. I don't think Michigan jumps that high, even though their only loss is to ND.

 

Top 10 should be:

Bama

Ohio State

Clemson

Notre Dame

LSU

Texas

UCF

Oregon

Florida

Oklahoma

 

Michigan might not jump to #7, like I have them, but they belong in the top 10 over Oregon and Okl. . I agree Oklahoma should top West Va.

 

Michigan started as #12 and they just beat a damn good Wisconsin team (#14). True, Oregon just beat #7 Washington, but they started out at #17 not #12.

 

Oklahoma started as #11 and did not play. I think Michigan's win over Wisconsin is enough to have them jump over OK.

[moonslav59]

No way West Virginia stays in the top 10. I don't think Michigan jumps that high, even though their only loss is to ND.

 

Top 10 should be:

Bama

Ohio State

Clemson

Notre Dame

LSU

Texas

UCF

Oregon

Florida

Oklahoma

 

My revised top 11

 

1. Alabama

2. Ohio State

3. Clemson

4. Notre Dame

5. LSU

6. Texas

7. UCF

8. Michigan

9. Oregon

10. Florida

11. Oklahoma

 

[dgalehouse]

The Irish offense did not have one of their better days. The defense came to the rescue and they were able to eke out the win on a day of upsets. They should move up to number four. If they run the table, they will be in the playoffs. However , I'm afraid that college football now consists of Alabama and then everyone else.

[moonslav59]

The Irish offense did not have one of their better days. The defense came to the rescue and they were able to eke out the win on a day of upsets. They should move up to number four. If they run the table, they will be in the playoffs. However , I'm afraid that college football now consists of Alabama and then everyone else.

 

I agree, but I hate the way Alabama pads their schedule, except for the SEC match-ups, in which they are forced to play.

 

This year's patsies:

 

Louisville

Arkansas St.

Louisiana

The Citadel

 

I guess you can't blame them: they have to play 8 conference games. 4 of those 8 are currently ranked between 13 and 24. They certainly do not have a patsy schedule, but the 4 games they choose are almost always very weak teams.

 

 

[jacksonianmarch]

The Irish offense did not have one of their better days. The defense came to the rescue and they were able to eke out the win on a day of upsets. They should move up to number four. If they run the table, they will be in the playoffs. However , I'm afraid that college football now consists of Alabama and then everyone else.

 

We need to get out of that 4 spot. I am hoping we are 3 or 2. I don't want to face Bama. Let another SEC team get the 4 slot and knock off Bama before we would have to play them. As it stands right now, I don't think the Irish can even get within 20 points of Bama