[grokit]

I'm looking forward to finding out if the Bruins can make it two in a row against the Longhorns

 

[J W]

LSU by two tonight.
 
LSU scores a TD to tie the game with .03 seconds left. Les goes for two instead of the PAT. 

 

[grokit]

FSU for the upset tomorrow night? That would shake things up a bit...

 

[TheWuss]

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FSU for the upset tomorrow night? That would shake things up a bit...

I would love to see it!  Go 'Noles!!!
 

 

[TexasBuck]

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I'm looking forward to finding out if the Bruins can make it two in a row against the Longhorns

I don't think so.  In my opinion, if UT doesn't play the turnover machine Garrett Gilbert, Texas wins.  However, I'm not a fan of Texas and would enjoy another Bruin win.  

 

[TexasBuck]

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FSU for the upset tomorrow night? That would shake things up a bit...

I think OU wins.  The biggest difference is at QB.  I haven't been impressed with FSU's defense in some time either.

 

[grokit]

Well after Toledo gave OSU a scare they didn't even come close to slowing Boise down.
 
"Kellen Moore was just about perfect again, throwing for 455 yards and five touchdowns to lead No. 4 Boise State to a 40-15 victory over Toledo on Friday night."
 
The Broncos are for real once again.
 

 

[virometal]

That reminds me a hearty congratulations are in order to the Boise State Broncos. You did it! You were put on probation. You're truly a football school now. There's only one problem. Where's the BCS trophy? USC, Ohio State, OU, LSU, and god knows who else all got one preceding their recent sanctions. If you're going to do it. Do it right as they say. Okay, you're a mid-major. I let this one slide. No soup for you though Oregon. 
 
Speaking of probation, why would an Auburn Tiger not root for the Sooners? OU has been sanctioned just as much as Auburn. Where's the kinship? Cheaters, er rule benders for the sensitive feelers out there, have to stick together. I expect better from you too Trojans. Of course, FSU is "free shoes U," so I guess I can give you guys a pass.
 
Pick time!
 
I'm on Florida State because God's team just isn't great on the road.
I'm on Auburn for no other reason than that their pros know how to win.
I'm on MSU, 'cause it seems like the Catholics don't.
I'm on Tennessee, because they're under the radar.
I'm on Texas since they have been playing D and now have another McCoy and Shipley.  
 
And boy do I have an upset special, Run to your bookie now. The Virginia Tech Hokies will defeat mighty Arkansas State.
 
Book it!
 
 
 
 

 

[Skylab]

You're right on it about Tennessee being under the radar...in fact, that whole GAME is under the radar. Lots of years when Tennessee-Florida was the SHIZ. Now it isn't even getting much discussion on a week that has a few decent match ups but only one that is super-compelling.

Anyway, I grew up in Tennessee, so go Vols!

 

[SweetAdeline]

Sad panda.

 

[SweetAdeline]

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Heh, well that post was at halftime, but yeah. Defense has looked real good, especially the front four. But we have struggled so much in run blocking it is hard to not be worried. Our center straight sucks. Our left guard has been pretty bad too. EJ Manuel will probably have all the rushing yards for FSU.
 
 

 
 
All of this played out. And Fahrenkrug and Stork ruined our chances as expected. 
 
 

 

[Maxvla]

Sooners looking good this season. Good effort by FSU. I was impressed with both teams.

 

[Uncle Erik]

I'm very pleased that 'SC is showing a little offense and turned in another W.

It would be great if they could sneak back into the top 25. Wish they were bowl-eligible; I think they will qualify.

Still, beating UCLA seems like a lock. I'm not sure about ND. I was surprised to see them shut down the Spartans today.

 

[Elysian]

OU and FSU both look great.  Too bad about the Stanford/AZ game.  It started getting interesting when AZ got within 3, but then lost control of the game.  I thought we had kicker problems!  Foles looked phenomenal for the first half, even with the lingering injury.  The way Skov's knee bent looked pretty scary, especially given that the announcers said he was screaming on the sidelines...
 
Conference realignment judgment day might be next week

  It's nice being in a stable conference and not have the jitters like our friends in the Big 12 do.
 
I think Stanford looks beatable, but it's still amazing how disciplined the team looks.  I'd imagine Luck has a lot to do with that.

 

[Skylab]

For a while I thought FSU was going to pull it off, in spite of some pretty weak QB play. Kudos to OU for not panicking whenFSU came back and tied it.

tOSU - also lacking in the good QB play department, and Miami made them pay. The Buckeye D tried to keep them in it, but it didn't happen.

Overall it was a mixed day for the Big Ten. MSU played awful in losing to ND, and PSU struggled with Temple. On the other hand, impressive were ILL's win over ASU, newcomer Nebraska over the Huskies, and Wisco's dominatingperformance against what was supposed to be a good NIU team. And I admire Iowa for coming back from 21 down to beat Pitt. Our loss to Army was predictable. I didn't think we would play the triple option well, and we didn't. Hope we don't slide into the abyss.

Other random thoughts:

Auburn finally got burned after playing with fire too many times.

Florida is still much better than Tennessee, it would seem. That game wasn't as close as the final score made it seem.

I guess mini McCoy is better than Gilbert Grape.

Pretty amazing that in spite of all the conference realignment talk, we still managed to get thrown a complete curve-ball yesterday, although at least the Cuse and Pitt going to the ACC actually makes a little sense, versus having teams from west of the Mississippi in the "Big East". Or having 12 teams in the "Big Ten"