4:43 pm - Oregon 23, Oregon St. 7.
I love it when I go to the bathroom and come back to find that the Ducks have scored.
4:52 pm - Oregon 23, Oregon St. 10.
Another big defensive stand by the Ducks. My TV screen just went black - I may have killed it. (It's an old TV). I hate irony. (Actually, it's not ironic. It just sucks.)
5:18 pm - Well, shit. The TV screen is dead. I'm gonna wait a few minutes to see if it decides to change it's mind; if not, oh well, what the hell. The Ducks are up 30-13. I would be OK with the universe if I have to sacrifice a television to the football gods in exchange for a victory today.
5:34 pm -I'm listening to the TV right now, like it's a, um, what's that thing, with the dials, you know... FDR... a radio! The Ducks just got another interception. If they hold on to win, the defense should get the game ball. Meanwhile, Auburn 28, South Carolina 14. That Pac-10 vs SEC championship game is getting closer and closer.
First and goal, Ducks.
Oregon 37, Oregon St. 13. Four minutes and twenty-seven seconds left!
5:50 pm - The gatorade has spilled! They're in! Final! 37-20! Go Ducks!
Also, it's not ironic that both Chip Kelly and Gene Chizik are second-year coaches.
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Saturday, December 4, 2010
The Civil War Continues...
3:23 pm - Oregon's defense is carrying the team against the Beavers right now. They just intercepted Katz again, and ran the ball back to the seven or eight yard line. Now if only the offense could settle down and put some points on the board...
9-7 Ducks. Meanwhile, South Carolina just tied Auburn 7-7 in the SEC Championship game. If both Auburn and Oregon survive, I would love to see the Ducks have a go at this Tiger secondary.
3:34 pm - Another big stop for the Ducks defense on 4th and 6. People don't think about how good their defense is, but it's improvement is probably the biggest reason why the Ducks are better this year than last. Linebacker Casey Matthews is a finalist for defensive player of the year.
"A lot of people probably thought the score would be 30-20 by now." Yeah. A lot of people who haven't watched the Ducks all season.
Touchdown, LaMichael James. 16-7 Ducks.
Touchdown, Cam Newton. 14-7 Tigers.
3:52 pm - "The Ducks don't need to fly, they're doing it on the ground." Again, a statement tat shows ignorance of Oregon's style of play. All for the sake of a bad pun. Fortunately, the color commentator corrected him.
Missed field goal, another missed opportunity for the Ducks, 16-7 at halftime. Huge stop for the Beavers. Meanwhile, Auburn looks like their pulling away from the Gamecocks, leading 21-7 in the 1st quarter.
9-7 Ducks. Meanwhile, South Carolina just tied Auburn 7-7 in the SEC Championship game. If both Auburn and Oregon survive, I would love to see the Ducks have a go at this Tiger secondary.
3:34 pm - Another big stop for the Ducks defense on 4th and 6. People don't think about how good their defense is, but it's improvement is probably the biggest reason why the Ducks are better this year than last. Linebacker Casey Matthews is a finalist for defensive player of the year.
"A lot of people probably thought the score would be 30-20 by now." Yeah. A lot of people who haven't watched the Ducks all season.
Touchdown, LaMichael James. 16-7 Ducks.
Touchdown, Cam Newton. 14-7 Tigers.
3:52 pm - "The Ducks don't need to fly, they're doing it on the ground." Again, a statement tat shows ignorance of Oregon's style of play. All for the sake of a bad pun. Fortunately, the color commentator corrected him.
Missed field goal, another missed opportunity for the Ducks, 16-7 at halftime. Huge stop for the Beavers. Meanwhile, Auburn looks like their pulling away from the Gamecocks, leading 21-7 in the 1st quarter.
It's The Final Countdown!
2:00 pm - It's still snowing here in central Illinois. I slept in today and, um, have a headache. Also, my clothes are all soaked from slipping around in the slush last night. Right now we're watching Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Let me check on some of the games going on - and, then, 30 minutes to the biggest Civil War Game of all time! Let's go Ducks!
2:05 pm - Oh no! The Illini lost to Fresno State last night! ("Fresno fucking State," says Robyn, "Go back to your orange groves.") Fortunately, Illinois already has secured a bowl game for themselves. Meanwhile, it looks like West Virginia has taken care of business against Rutgers, up 35-7 in the 4th quarter. (Whoops! 35-14... maybe I spoke too soon?) If they hold on to win, then the pressure will be on Connecticut to win tonight against South Florida with a BCS bowl - likely the Fiesta Bowl - on the line.
2:25 pm - The first bowls are being set. Brigham Young from the Mountain West will play UTEP from C-USA in the New Mexico Bowl, and Kansas State from the Big 12 will play Syracuse from the Big East in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.
2:30 pm - Game time! ("Hey!" says Robyn, "I like the spider scene!")
2:40 pm - Ooooh... Katz is down. Bad auspices for the Beavers. Also, is it just me, or does OSU's uniforms make them look like the Cleveland Browns? Casey Matthews is awesome.
2:43 pm - D'oh! Oregon fumble on the punt return. Those turnovers can be killer. And why is Oregon-Oregon State The Civil War game? Interception!
2:53 pm - Another fumble! Dammit Ducks. I'm going back to Harry Potter.
2:58 pm - Oregon State just converted a huge 4th and 1.
My point is that every intrastate rivalry has an equal claim to the title "Civil War Game." Why Oregon-Oregon State?
The Beavers are in the Red Zone. Also, Harry Potter is fighting the basilisk.
3:04 pm - Touchdown Beavers. My Uncle John sent me this link about the Ducks in the New York time. The basilisk is dead.
3:14 pm - 7-6 Oregon State. The Beavers are making all of those hustle plays, recovering fumbles and blocking extra points.
I just got a close-up of Oregon's helmets. Those stripes are crazy. I like them.
Here is a game-by-game history of the Civil War Game from the Oregonian. My favorite passage, from 1896:
2:05 pm - Oh no! The Illini lost to Fresno State last night! ("Fresno fucking State," says Robyn, "Go back to your orange groves.") Fortunately, Illinois already has secured a bowl game for themselves. Meanwhile, it looks like West Virginia has taken care of business against Rutgers, up 35-7 in the 4th quarter. (Whoops! 35-14... maybe I spoke too soon?) If they hold on to win, then the pressure will be on Connecticut to win tonight against South Florida with a BCS bowl - likely the Fiesta Bowl - on the line.
2:25 pm - The first bowls are being set. Brigham Young from the Mountain West will play UTEP from C-USA in the New Mexico Bowl, and Kansas State from the Big 12 will play Syracuse from the Big East in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.
2:30 pm - Game time! ("Hey!" says Robyn, "I like the spider scene!")
2:40 pm - Ooooh... Katz is down. Bad auspices for the Beavers. Also, is it just me, or does OSU's uniforms make them look like the Cleveland Browns? Casey Matthews is awesome.
2:43 pm - D'oh! Oregon fumble on the punt return. Those turnovers can be killer. And why is Oregon-Oregon State The Civil War game? Interception!
2:53 pm - Another fumble! Dammit Ducks. I'm going back to Harry Potter.
2:58 pm - Oregon State just converted a huge 4th and 1.
My point is that every intrastate rivalry has an equal claim to the title "Civil War Game." Why Oregon-Oregon State?
The Beavers are in the Red Zone. Also, Harry Potter is fighting the basilisk.
3:04 pm - Touchdown Beavers. My Uncle John sent me this link about the Ducks in the New York time. The basilisk is dead.
3:14 pm - 7-6 Oregon State. The Beavers are making all of those hustle plays, recovering fumbles and blocking extra points.
I just got a close-up of Oregon's helmets. Those stripes are crazy. I like them.
Here is a game-by-game history of the Civil War Game from the Oregonian. My favorite passage, from 1896:
With the game tied a 4-4 (touchdowns were four points then), an Oregon ball carrier, H.S. Templeton, fumbles near the goal line. Charles Osburn apparently recovers for OAC, but referee F.O. Burckhard changes his mind and returns the ball to Oregon. According to the Corvallis Times, an OAC substitute, Pat Kelsey "told Buckhard it was a peculiar decision. Burckhard replied, 'The man who don't like the decision is a s-- of a b--.' Kelsey thought it proper to resent the insult and struck at the referee, but missed, whereupon the latter rushed at Kelsey with several blows, when he received a blow in the face from Kelsey." The two were quickly separated and Kelsey was ejected. Oregon scored and won 12-8.I bet that H.S. Templeton had a bangin' waxed moustache.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
My Cat Rooted for the Wildcats
5:57 pm - Ole Miss 36, LSU 35. The announcer for CBS just argued that, because 4-6 Ole Miss is playing tough against 9-1 Lucky State University, a one-loss SEC team should get to play for the national title. That's a terrible argument. Even though I do agree that the SEC is the best conference, Ole Miss is not a good 4-6 team. Not that I'm biased or anything, but I would take 4-5 Oregon State, 5-6 California, and 4-6 Arizona State over Ole Miss.
But not 4-6 Washington.
"This is the great thing about football: It teaches you all you need to know about life." - Houston Nutt
That's a lie.
6:12 pm - Final: LSU 43, Ole Miss 36. Final: Stanford 48, Cal 14.
Bad news for Boise State and TCU. Both LSU and Stanford now have only one loss each, and each have only one game remaining; Stanford vs Oregon State, LSU at Arkansas. If they both win out, it means that it will be very tough for both Boise and TCU to get to a BCS Bowl. The Sugar Bowl will most likely use their first pick on LSU. Then their second pick will probably be between the #2 Pac-10 team (Stanford), the #2 Big 12 team, or the #2 non-AQ team. Of those options, the non-AQ would probably bring in the least amount of revenue, especially if it's Boise. That would mean that a 12-0, #4 Boise State could fall all the way to the New Mexico Bowl.
In other, unrelated news, #16 Virginia Tech defeated #24 Miami, 31-17. One more win and they will get to play in the Orange Bowl.
8:17 pm - It's almost dinnertime, so I'm going to stop blogging for a while. Oregon State is up on USC 17-0 in the 2nd quarter. I would love for them to win this game...
But not 4-6 Washington.
"This is the great thing about football: It teaches you all you need to know about life." - Houston Nutt
That's a lie.
6:12 pm - Final: LSU 43, Ole Miss 36. Final: Stanford 48, Cal 14.
Bad news for Boise State and TCU. Both LSU and Stanford now have only one loss each, and each have only one game remaining; Stanford vs Oregon State, LSU at Arkansas. If they both win out, it means that it will be very tough for both Boise and TCU to get to a BCS Bowl. The Sugar Bowl will most likely use their first pick on LSU. Then their second pick will probably be between the #2 Pac-10 team (Stanford), the #2 Big 12 team, or the #2 non-AQ team. Of those options, the non-AQ would probably bring in the least amount of revenue, especially if it's Boise. That would mean that a 12-0, #4 Boise State could fall all the way to the New Mexico Bowl.
In other, unrelated news, #16 Virginia Tech defeated #24 Miami, 31-17. One more win and they will get to play in the Orange Bowl.
8:17 pm - It's almost dinnertime, so I'm going to stop blogging for a while. Oregon State is up on USC 17-0 in the 2nd quarter. I would love for them to win this game...
More Football
Something weird's going on with Blogger. I dunno what.
2:06 pm - Michigan State is making a furious comeback against Purdue. They lead 35-31 with 4:24 left in the game after a blocked punt and recovering a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown. It's a game of inches.
2:15 pm - Michigan State escapes with a 35-31 win over Purdue, and with Wisconsin's win, they are guaranteed to lead the Big Ten for at least another week. And it was a great game - upset potential, Rose Bowl implications, a comeback, blocked punt, turnovers, and finally a defensive stand to win the game. Is it bad taste to call them the Heart Attack Kids? Probably, yes. Win at Penn State next week, and they'll be going to some BCS bowl, but not necessarily the Rose.
As for Purdue, they've lost their fifth in a row, and are now ineligible for a bowl game. Tough break, Boilermakers.
2:32 pm - Final: Harvard 28, Yale 21. This game was on the Versus Network. I would've watched it if I had known.
2:39 pm - Holy shit! They're playing football in Wrigley Field! Illinois 7, Northwestern 0. "There will be no wind advantage in this game." And I have to watch the game on my laptop, because ABC had Ohio State-Iowa on. In Urbana, Illinois. Douchebags.
Recovery Illinois! Go Illini!
Some friends from work are at this game. I thought about going for a minute, but then was like,"What? Wear my Oregon shirt and White Sox cap? Don't need a blackeye today, thank you kindly."
2:50 pm - Illinois 14, Northwestern 0. Win, and the Illini get a bowl bid. They're playing like it, too. In other news, Stanford 3, Cal 0. Big Game. A Cal win guarantees the Ducks win the Pac-10. Go Cal.
3:07 pm - Illinois 21, Northwestern 7. I am loving this game. I hope that they can figure out more ways to have games at Wrigley. This may not have any importance or impact outside of Chicagoland, but inside, this is cool. And where did this dominant Illini o-line come from?
4:02 pm - Stanford 31, Cal 0. Ouch - sorry Bears. Their schizophrenia continues; after playing Oregon tough, they're getting crushed at home in the Big Game. Barring an historic second half comeback - and this is the Big Game, so I'm not ready to rule anything out yet - California will need a big win against Washington in order to become bowl eligible. If I were the Huskies, I would be very nervous.
Illinois 27, Northwestern 24, Halftime. It's messy, sloppy, bad defense, lots of mistakes. But damn, this game is exciting! In the first half, the two teams have combined for 51 points, 514 total yards, and 5 interceptions. Big Ten football!
4:33 pm - On ESPN.com, there's this little statistic: "The Illinois-Northwestern game featured 35 points in the first quarter alone. It took the Chicago Cubs nine games to get to 35 runs this season." Yes. Because football and baseball are different games.
We're watching The Fifth Element on TV right now. I love this movie.
4:56 pm - Iowa 17, Ohio St. 10. 4th Quarter. Lots of time left.
5:15 pm - How are we supposed to rank the one-loss teams?
#7 Wisconsin: W @ Michigan, 48-28
#6 Stanford: Leading @ California, 48-7, 4th Q
#5 LSU: Trailing vs. Mississippi 23-24, 3rd Q
Just being in the SEC should not give your team an automatic edge in the rankings.
5:45 pm - Speaking of one-loss teams... #9 Ohio State just came back to beat #20 Iowa 20-17. I really like Jim Tressel and his no-nonsense, no drama style. On the other hand, LSU just took a 35-30 lead over Ole Miss. How much do you wanna bet that Les Miles pulls out the win in a much more mad-cap style then Tressel did?
Final: Illinois 48- Northwestern 27. Big game for the Illini, even though it came with NU's starting quarterback hurt. Illinois is now bowl eligible - they could be headed to the Texas Bowl against a Big 12 team, or possibly take one of the Pac-10's unfulfilled bowls, like the Maaco Bowl or the Kraft Hungry Bowl.
2:06 pm - Michigan State is making a furious comeback against Purdue. They lead 35-31 with 4:24 left in the game after a blocked punt and recovering a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown. It's a game of inches.
2:15 pm - Michigan State escapes with a 35-31 win over Purdue, and with Wisconsin's win, they are guaranteed to lead the Big Ten for at least another week. And it was a great game - upset potential, Rose Bowl implications, a comeback, blocked punt, turnovers, and finally a defensive stand to win the game. Is it bad taste to call them the Heart Attack Kids? Probably, yes. Win at Penn State next week, and they'll be going to some BCS bowl, but not necessarily the Rose.
As for Purdue, they've lost their fifth in a row, and are now ineligible for a bowl game. Tough break, Boilermakers.
2:32 pm - Final: Harvard 28, Yale 21. This game was on the Versus Network. I would've watched it if I had known.
2:39 pm - Holy shit! They're playing football in Wrigley Field! Illinois 7, Northwestern 0. "There will be no wind advantage in this game." And I have to watch the game on my laptop, because ABC had Ohio State-Iowa on. In Urbana, Illinois. Douchebags.
Recovery Illinois! Go Illini!
Some friends from work are at this game. I thought about going for a minute, but then was like,"What? Wear my Oregon shirt and White Sox cap? Don't need a blackeye today, thank you kindly."
2:50 pm - Illinois 14, Northwestern 0. Win, and the Illini get a bowl bid. They're playing like it, too. In other news, Stanford 3, Cal 0. Big Game. A Cal win guarantees the Ducks win the Pac-10. Go Cal.
3:07 pm - Illinois 21, Northwestern 7. I am loving this game. I hope that they can figure out more ways to have games at Wrigley. This may not have any importance or impact outside of Chicagoland, but inside, this is cool. And where did this dominant Illini o-line come from?
4:02 pm - Stanford 31, Cal 0. Ouch - sorry Bears. Their schizophrenia continues; after playing Oregon tough, they're getting crushed at home in the Big Game. Barring an historic second half comeback - and this is the Big Game, so I'm not ready to rule anything out yet - California will need a big win against Washington in order to become bowl eligible. If I were the Huskies, I would be very nervous.
Illinois 27, Northwestern 24, Halftime. It's messy, sloppy, bad defense, lots of mistakes. But damn, this game is exciting! In the first half, the two teams have combined for 51 points, 514 total yards, and 5 interceptions. Big Ten football!
4:33 pm - On ESPN.com, there's this little statistic: "The Illinois-Northwestern game featured 35 points in the first quarter alone. It took the Chicago Cubs nine games to get to 35 runs this season." Yes. Because football and baseball are different games.
We're watching The Fifth Element on TV right now. I love this movie.
4:56 pm - Iowa 17, Ohio St. 10. 4th Quarter. Lots of time left.
5:15 pm - How are we supposed to rank the one-loss teams?
#7 Wisconsin: W @ Michigan, 48-28
#6 Stanford: Leading @ California, 48-7, 4th Q
#5 LSU: Trailing vs. Mississippi 23-24, 3rd Q
Just being in the SEC should not give your team an automatic edge in the rankings.
5:45 pm - Speaking of one-loss teams... #9 Ohio State just came back to beat #20 Iowa 20-17. I really like Jim Tressel and his no-nonsense, no drama style. On the other hand, LSU just took a 35-30 lead over Ole Miss. How much do you wanna bet that Les Miles pulls out the win in a much more mad-cap style then Tressel did?
Final: Illinois 48- Northwestern 27. Big game for the Illini, even though it came with NU's starting quarterback hurt. Illinois is now bowl eligible - they could be headed to the Texas Bowl against a Big 12 team, or possibly take one of the Pac-10's unfulfilled bowls, like the Maaco Bowl or the Kraft Hungry Bowl.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Liveblogging: Heat versus Suns
6:12 pm - You know what I hate about the Lakers? The fact that nobody shows up to the game on time. Having said that, why the F are the stands two-thirds empty to see the Greatest Team Ever Assembled? (Shame on you, Miami.) And with Steve Nash, there are, I believe, three MVPs on the court right now. Or has Wade only won Finals MVP?
6:34 pm - Phoenix 22, Miami 21. The Suns still have a lot of good players on their team. In addition to Nash, they have Channing Frye, Hedo Turkoglu, and Grant Hill. Maybe it's an old team, but there's still a whole lot of talent on that team.
6:38 pm - Miami 27, Phoenix 24, end of the 1st quarter. Chris Bosh leads Miami with 14 points; is it just me, or has he been the only member of the Heat who has been bringing it every night so far? Also, I don't get those Adidas ads with the annoying little Chinese dude. Those shoes don't make him better at basketball.
Why is the MLS Cup between Colorado and Dallas being played in Toronto?
6:49 pm - Miami 35, Phoenix 29 - Miami has gone on a little bit of a run here with James on the bench. Has anyone ever considered actually playing with either Wade or James coming off the bench?
Wait - Juwan Howard is playing for the Heat? Maybe I want them to win a championship now...
7:01 pm Oooh! Dinner! No time for blogging...
6:34 pm - Phoenix 22, Miami 21. The Suns still have a lot of good players on their team. In addition to Nash, they have Channing Frye, Hedo Turkoglu, and Grant Hill. Maybe it's an old team, but there's still a whole lot of talent on that team.
6:38 pm - Miami 27, Phoenix 24, end of the 1st quarter. Chris Bosh leads Miami with 14 points; is it just me, or has he been the only member of the Heat who has been bringing it every night so far? Also, I don't get those Adidas ads with the annoying little Chinese dude. Those shoes don't make him better at basketball.
Why is the MLS Cup between Colorado and Dallas being played in Toronto?
6:49 pm - Miami 35, Phoenix 29 - Miami has gone on a little bit of a run here with James on the bench. Has anyone ever considered actually playing with either Wade or James coming off the bench?
Wait - Juwan Howard is playing for the Heat? Maybe I want them to win a championship now...
7:01 pm Oooh! Dinner! No time for blogging...
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Ravenclaw Is The Best House...
6:07 pm - Remember all my talk about all the upsets looming? Well, Ohio State pulled away from Penn State 38-14, TCU is up on San Diego State 40-28, and Auburn is beating Georgia 42-31, and looking for more. (Although SDSU just scored, making it 40-35 in the 4th quarter.)
Unfortunately, Washington State has gone into Corvallis and beaten the Beavers, 31-14. Congratulations to the Cougars, who got their first Pac-10 win since November 22, 2008, and their first Pac-10 road win since November 24, 2007. (Both against the Huskies.)
However, this loss makes it increasingly difficult for the Pac-10 to fill all of their bowl spots. This year the Pac-10 has 6 bowl partners: Rose, Alamo, Holiday, Sun, Maaco, and Kraft Hungry, er, Fight Hunger. As of right now, the conference has only 3 bowl eligible teams: Oregon, Stanford, and Arizona. USC would be the fourth, at 6-3, but they are banned from all bowl games this year. After that, you have Cal needing one more win, Oregon St., Arizona St., and UCLA each needing 2 wins, and Washington needing 3. Here are their remaining schedules:
Cal: vs Oregon, vs Stanford, vs Washington
OSU: vs USC, at Stanford, vs Oregon
ASU: vs Stanford, vs UCLA, at Arizona
UCLA: at Washington, at ASU, vs USC
UW: vs UCLA, at Cal, at WSU
As you can see, not everyone is getting in. The Beavers are in a particularly tight spot, needing to win 2 out of 3 against the Trojans, Cardinal, and Ducks. But I for one just don't see any reasonable way that 3 of those 5 teams get to 6 wins this year.
6:53 pm - Cal 7, Oregon 0. Once again, the Ducks are off to a slow start...
7:58 pm - Once again, everything seems to going wrong for the Ducks. They lead, 8-7.
8:21 pm - South Carolina 22, Florida 7. 3rd Quarter. Twenty minutes from your first ever SEC championship game, Gamecocks. Don't choke.
8:24 pm - 3o seconds into the second half. 15-7 Ducks.
Unfortunately, Washington State has gone into Corvallis and beaten the Beavers, 31-14. Congratulations to the Cougars, who got their first Pac-10 win since November 22, 2008, and their first Pac-10 road win since November 24, 2007. (Both against the Huskies.)
However, this loss makes it increasingly difficult for the Pac-10 to fill all of their bowl spots. This year the Pac-10 has 6 bowl partners: Rose, Alamo, Holiday, Sun, Maaco, and Kraft Hungry, er, Fight Hunger. As of right now, the conference has only 3 bowl eligible teams: Oregon, Stanford, and Arizona. USC would be the fourth, at 6-3, but they are banned from all bowl games this year. After that, you have Cal needing one more win, Oregon St., Arizona St., and UCLA each needing 2 wins, and Washington needing 3. Here are their remaining schedules:
Cal: vs Oregon, vs Stanford, vs Washington
OSU: vs USC, at Stanford, vs Oregon
ASU: vs Stanford, vs UCLA, at Arizona
UCLA: at Washington, at ASU, vs USC
UW: vs UCLA, at Cal, at WSU
As you can see, not everyone is getting in. The Beavers are in a particularly tight spot, needing to win 2 out of 3 against the Trojans, Cardinal, and Ducks. But I for one just don't see any reasonable way that 3 of those 5 teams get to 6 wins this year.
6:53 pm - Cal 7, Oregon 0. Once again, the Ducks are off to a slow start...
7:58 pm - Once again, everything seems to going wrong for the Ducks. They lead, 8-7.
8:21 pm - South Carolina 22, Florida 7. 3rd Quarter. Twenty minutes from your first ever SEC championship game, Gamecocks. Don't choke.
8:24 pm - 3o seconds into the second half. 15-7 Ducks.
Where Are the French Fries I Did Not Ask For?
Continuing liveblogging college football saturday, because Robyn will not talk to me about positives and negatives of the wildcat offense....
4:05 pm - Georgia 21, Auburn 14. A.J. Green has 113 of Georgia's 190 passing yards. They are much, much better with him in the line-up.
4:31 pm - Laundry, check. Lots of potential upsets brewing around the country:
Notre Dame 28, #15 Utah 3, 4th Quarter. This is a huge upset. Also, not good news for TCU and the rest of the Mountain West.
Georgia 21, #2 Auburn 21, Halftime. A long way from being an upset. Still, Georgia is giving Auburn a run for their money.
Penn State 14, #8 Ohio State 3, 3rd Quarter. It looks like the Nittany Lions have turned a corner, and are finally playing like Big Ten contenders.
Washington St. 14, Oregon St. 0, Halftime. The Beavers season will officially achieve nightmare status if they lose this game. But if they go into the Civil War game 5-6, then the Ducks better watch out.
4:59 pm - Whoops. Girlfriend wants to watch Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Maybe I'll be back when it's time for the Oregon-California game. (As a sidenote: Do you think that Hogwarts is a Top 10 team in the AP quidditch polls?)
4:05 pm - Georgia 21, Auburn 14. A.J. Green has 113 of Georgia's 190 passing yards. They are much, much better with him in the line-up.
4:31 pm - Laundry, check. Lots of potential upsets brewing around the country:
Notre Dame 28, #15 Utah 3, 4th Quarter. This is a huge upset. Also, not good news for TCU and the rest of the Mountain West.
Georgia 21, #2 Auburn 21, Halftime. A long way from being an upset. Still, Georgia is giving Auburn a run for their money.
Penn State 14, #8 Ohio State 3, 3rd Quarter. It looks like the Nittany Lions have turned a corner, and are finally playing like Big Ten contenders.
Washington St. 14, Oregon St. 0, Halftime. The Beavers season will officially achieve nightmare status if they lose this game. But if they go into the Civil War game 5-6, then the Ducks better watch out.
4:59 pm - Whoops. Girlfriend wants to watch Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Maybe I'll be back when it's time for the Oregon-California game. (As a sidenote: Do you think that Hogwarts is a Top 10 team in the AP quidditch polls?)
I Have a Weekly Column Called "Muse-ings"
2:08 pm - Iowa is trying to make a last minute drive, down 21-17 to Northwestern. How many passes have the Hawkeyes receiving corps dropped on this drive? At least four by my count.
Wisconsin is beating Indiana 83-20 right now. At football. That's a pretty strong case for why they should be the Big Ten's top team.
Final Score: Northwestern 21, Iowa 17. Doesn't look like Iowa's going to the Rose Bowl this year.
Earlier, the ESPN commentator said that "No team in the Big Ten controls it's own destiny." Surely that can't be right?
Minnesota just took a 38-34 lead over Illinois with 16 seconds left. This game is being played right down the street; I can hear the cheers from my living room. Another heartbreak for the Illini?
Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Ohio State each have one loss in the Big Ten. Michigan State lost to Iowa, Wisconsin lost to Michigan State, Ohio State lost to Wisconsin. The Buckeyes still have to win at Iowa. But I believe that if all three win out, Michigan State will get the Rose Bowl bid. (Of course, that also means that it's very likely that a No. 7 Wisconsin (11-1) could get shut out of a BCS game.)
Final Score: Minnesota 38, Illinois 34. So sad. Now it's looking tough for the Illini to become bowl eligible: They have to win either against Northwestern at Wrigley Field, or at Fresno State in their last game of the season.
2:30 pm - Notre Dame 14, Utah 3. Whaa--a-a-t?
2:41 pm-Cam Newton and Auburn are taking the field against Georgia. All CBS is talking about are the "allegations" against Newton. I don't care. I feel like, although I may be rooting against Auburn, I am rooting for Newton. No schadenfreude here.
Besides, I think that I really want to see an Oregon-Auburn championship. If it turns out to be Oregon-TCU or Oregon-Boise State, then even the Ducks winning won't shut up the SEC. "Sure, anyone can beat Boise, " they'll say. Even though I would love an Oregon-Boise championship, as it would be awesome to make them not just real rivals but epic rivals, in a way that I think Boise and Eugene always should have been rivals, somebody needs to play the SEC champ and beat them.
2:55 pm - Touchdown, Cam and the Newtonians. Could be a loooooong day to be a Bulldog.
2:59 pm - Penn State's starting QB today is "Matt McGloin." And he is out to slay the mighty dragon that is the Buckeye defense, that has stolen his clan's Big Ten gold and is currently hoarding it in the Lonely Mountain that is Columbus, Ohio. (Yes! Tolkien reference #1!)
And he just threw a touchdown pass.
3:10 pm Georgia 4th and 2 and... Touchdown! (I want the Ducks to take apart this Auburn defense.)
3:31 pm - San Diego St. 14, TCU 0. Georgia 21, Auburn 7. Awww sheeeiiit. I love college football. (In case you were wondering, Auburn is giving up 24.3 points per game. But that includes a 52-3 win versus UL-Monroe and a 65-43 win versus Arkansas.)
Wisconsin is beating Indiana 83-20 right now. At football. That's a pretty strong case for why they should be the Big Ten's top team.
Final Score: Northwestern 21, Iowa 17. Doesn't look like Iowa's going to the Rose Bowl this year.
Earlier, the ESPN commentator said that "No team in the Big Ten controls it's own destiny." Surely that can't be right?
Minnesota just took a 38-34 lead over Illinois with 16 seconds left. This game is being played right down the street; I can hear the cheers from my living room. Another heartbreak for the Illini?
Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Ohio State each have one loss in the Big Ten. Michigan State lost to Iowa, Wisconsin lost to Michigan State, Ohio State lost to Wisconsin. The Buckeyes still have to win at Iowa. But I believe that if all three win out, Michigan State will get the Rose Bowl bid. (Of course, that also means that it's very likely that a No. 7 Wisconsin (11-1) could get shut out of a BCS game.)
Final Score: Minnesota 38, Illinois 34. So sad. Now it's looking tough for the Illini to become bowl eligible: They have to win either against Northwestern at Wrigley Field, or at Fresno State in their last game of the season.
2:30 pm - Notre Dame 14, Utah 3. Whaa--a-a-t?
2:41 pm-Cam Newton and Auburn are taking the field against Georgia. All CBS is talking about are the "allegations" against Newton. I don't care. I feel like, although I may be rooting against Auburn, I am rooting for Newton. No schadenfreude here.
Besides, I think that I really want to see an Oregon-Auburn championship. If it turns out to be Oregon-TCU or Oregon-Boise State, then even the Ducks winning won't shut up the SEC. "Sure, anyone can beat Boise, " they'll say. Even though I would love an Oregon-Boise championship, as it would be awesome to make them not just real rivals but epic rivals, in a way that I think Boise and Eugene always should have been rivals, somebody needs to play the SEC champ and beat them.
2:55 pm - Touchdown, Cam and the Newtonians. Could be a loooooong day to be a Bulldog.
2:59 pm - Penn State's starting QB today is "Matt McGloin." And he is out to slay the mighty dragon that is the Buckeye defense, that has stolen his clan's Big Ten gold and is currently hoarding it in the Lonely Mountain that is Columbus, Ohio. (Yes! Tolkien reference #1!)
And he just threw a touchdown pass.
3:10 pm Georgia 4th and 2 and... Touchdown! (I want the Ducks to take apart this Auburn defense.)
3:31 pm - San Diego St. 14, TCU 0. Georgia 21, Auburn 7. Awww sheeeiiit. I love college football. (In case you were wondering, Auburn is giving up 24.3 points per game. But that includes a 52-3 win versus UL-Monroe and a 65-43 win versus Arkansas.)
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