Official 2010 College Football Discussion Thread

[anolefan]

Well Boise State must be for real. What a game last night. They will be the media darlings the rest of the season barring a meltdown. Herbstreit and crew were talking it up big time.

Very entertaining game to watch minus the uni's

 

[Tri-circle-D]

Oh, no, I beg to differ! I'm calling the Hogs and Bama for the title game - hopefully we won't screw it up! We are DUE - this is our year! (Oh, why do I feel like I say that every year...)

Hoping our QB will lead us through and lil' Joe did a good job last night.

Sooooie!

Um . . .

How much do you want to bet that the Hogs and Bama will not play each other in the SEC Championship Game this year?

Nothing is ever certain in college football, but this is one thing I can state with certainty: Arkansas will not play Alabama in the SEC Championship Game.

Just gotta love the SEC rivalry!! Really enjoyed most of the games this past weekend. The tv stayed on the entire day and almost killed the batteries on the remote from all the channel hopping. It's going to be an interesting season.
Looks as if LSU will have another nail-biting season. Can hardly wait for the home opener on Sept. 18. Love college football and WDW!

So much for Les Miles stepping it up!

LSU barely escaped that one!

NC has a much better team than I thought.

LSU looks good talent-wise.

But your coach?

Not so much!

Go Bulls! Next Saturday, looking for USF to be 2-0 and UF 1-1. Hey, we have a chance.

Actually, if UF plays this Saturday like it did last Saturday, USF has a very good chance of winning. USF has a new coach with quite a pedigree. UF has no film to study to prepare for Skip Holz's version of the Bulls. If UF muffs snaps, fumbles, and drops passes like it did in its opener, USF is going to have the biggest win in its history in Gainesville on Saturday. As a Gator fan, I have to tell you I am very, very concerned about this game.

Well Boise State must be for real. What a game last night. They will be the media darlings the rest of the season barring a meltdown. Herbstreit and crew were talking it up big time.

Very entertaining game to watch minus the uni's

Yes. Herbie and Brent were falling all over themselves talking up Boise. ESPN loves "BCS Busters." I guess they will rake in the $$$ if the NCAA ever goes to a playoff system, so ESPN does all it can to promote the lower echelon teams that frustrate the BCS.

Boise played a very good game. Va Tech blew it on their last possession. All they needed was a first down. Kudos to the Boise coach for good clock management, and ESPN or somebody paid the refs well enough to ensure that Boise got enough questionable calls and ball placement during their last possession to stop the clock and allow them sufficient time to advance down the field.

So, in after just one game, we now know that only one other team has a chance to play in the National Championship, because one berth has already been filled by Boise.

B.S. is right.


TCD

 

[Tri-circle-D]

I have a few photos to share from the TCD gang's first college football game of the 2010 season.

We were in Tallahassee on September 4, 2010 to attend FSU's season opener against Samford University.

The Seminoles look so much better than the did last year. The team looked good on offense, defense and special teams.

Of course, Samford is a rather small school, so we won't know if the 2010 Noles are for real until they are tested in Oklahoma this week. But, from what I saw, this team seems ready to compete, and perhaps bring glory back to Doak Campbell stadium.

Here are the photos:

Traveling between my house and Tallahassee requires driving through some rather rural areas of Florida. We came across this truck in a place called Old Town:

This is the Unconquered Statue that sits outside the stadium. It features Chief Osceola and Renegade. Chief Osceola's spear is lit before each game:

We got ourselves one of those radios to listen to the live radio feed inside the stadium. Here are the instructions. Make sure you read the third bullet point:

I don't know if this goes on before other football games, but at FSU and UF games, there is often a fly over by military aircraft. For this game, the flyover was a group of Super Stallion helicopters from Ft. Lejeune:

Reports early last week suggested that the game would be far from a sell-out. There were a lot of empty seats in the stadium, but the crowd ended up being bigger than I thought:

Note that Bobby Bowden may no longer by the Seminole's coach, but the field that they play on still bears his name.

We saw FSU score five touchdowns in the second quarter. Five! Wow!

Here's a punt return for a touchdown from Greg Reid:

This kid seems like quite the football player.

Here is the crowd reacting to this touchdown:

I have to say that FSU's Chief Osceola and Renegade are the coolest mascots anywhere in college football. Poor Renegade had quite the workout on Saturday:

And so did the guys that run around with the flags:

As you can see here, the score was 42-0 FSU with 2 minutes plus left in the second quarter:

Poor Samford was able to kick a field goal in the final seconds of the second quarter, so they had three points on the board to start the second half.

FSU rested its starters in the second half, and came away with a convincing win.

We are already looking forward to our next game.

TCD

 

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[Tri-circle-D]

With that big humongous scoreboard, you'd a thunk that the actual SCORE of the game would be a bit bigger. I had a hard time finding the score!!!

I agree with you!

But, you can sure see all the advertisements!

I forgot to point out that they retired Derrick Brooks' number right before this game. You can see his jersey hanging on that cheap looking banner hanging over the scoreboard. I think FSU could and should do something better than this temporary-looking banner- for all of their players. The next time I'm in Gainesville (which will be soon, I hope), I'll get a photo of how they do it in the Swamp. Gators > Seminoles.

TCD

 

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This week's polls are out!:

Coaches Poll
1 Alabama
2 Ohio State
3 Boise State
4 Texas
5 TCU
6 Florida
7 Nebraska
8 Oregon
9 Iowa
10 Oklahoma
11 Wisconsin
12 Miami (Fla.)
13 Virginia Tech
14 Penn State
15 Arkansas
16 LSU
17 Georgia Tech
18 Florida State
19 Georgia
20 Auburn
20 Utah
22 West Virginia
23 Arizona
24 Brigham Young
25 South Carolina

Associated Press:
1 Alabama (47)
2 Ohio State (4)
3 Boise State (8)
4 TCU
5 Texas
6 Nebraska
7 Oregon
8 Florida
9 Iowa
10 Oklahoma
11 Wisconsin
12 Miami (FL)
13 Virginia Tech
14 Arkansas
15 Georgia Tech
16 USC
17 Florida State
18 Penn State
19 LSU
20 Utah
21 Auburn
22 Georgia
23 West Virginia
24 South Carolina
25 Stanford


Goodbye NC.

Hello SC.

ND still nowhere to be seen.

The Gators are dang lucky this week. They sure didn't look like a top ten team on Saturday. This just goes to show that the people who vote in these polls don't watch the games- just highlights.

TCD

 

[medic9016]

SC will not be on there long. GA this week then they travel to Auburn in two weeks, then back home for Alabama.

 

[anolefan]

Nice little FSU TR.

I was pleasantly surprised with the effort I saw on Saturday. The defense in particular played with great intensity. The whole team seems to be playing with more discipline already. Normally penalty prone, FSU only had 4 penalties the entire game with 2 of those being questionable from my view (didn't watch the replay).

Greg Reid is a great athlete and very exciting to watch. If I'm not mistaken, I think he led the nation in punt return yards last year.

I'm thinking within 2 years the Noles could be back and have the potential to get some big wins this year. We'll see this weekend!

Speaking of this weekend, there are some great games on so plan accordingly college football fans

 

[Tri-circle-D]

SC will not be on there long. GA this week then they travel to Auburn in two weeks, then back home for Alabama.

You know, I think the Old Ball Coach has it in him to beat Georgia one more time!

Interesting tid-bit about that game- both starting QB's went to high school in Tampa. Georgia's is a freshman (Murray), SC's is a senior (Garcia). I pick SC in this game.

I'll get back to you on SC v. Auburn and SC v. Alabama.

It looks like Auburn is good again this year.

And, I like their former Gator QB.

But, I need to see another week's action before I make a bold prediction.

As for 'Bama, let's see how they play PSU. I expect Bama to crush PSU. But, will they have all of their players?

TCD

 

[wak648]

As for 'Bama, let's see how they play PSU. I expect Bama to crush PSU. But, will they have all of their players?

TCD

As a Penn State fan I will be very surprised if PSU beats Bama, but I think it will be closer than people expect. PSU has a history of coming out very strong in the begining of the season and fizzling towards the end. But hey what do you expect from a bunch of drunk rednecks who need a chant to remind them of who they are.


WE ARE PENN STATE!

 

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[Tri-circle-D]

I know I'm late to the party from last weekend, but WAR EAGLE!!!!

It was a fun game to watch with fun FIENDS!!! Thanks for bringing the screen over Chris and Jenn, and thanks Bob for use of the satellite!!

I will offer a hearty congratulations to all Auburn fans.

Your QB, Cam Newton (a former Gator) (I must point that out) was named the SEC offensive player of the week!

And, y'all already have another game tomorrow night!

At Mississippi State.

Miss. St.'s coach, Dan Mullens, used to coach Cam at Florida.

Should be a good game.

TCD

 

[Trackey79]

I have a few photos to share from the TCD gang's first college football game of the 2010 season.

We were in Tallahassee on September 4, 2010 to attend FSU's season opener against Samford University.

The Seminoles look so much better than the did last year. The team looked good on offense, defense and special teams.

Of course, Samford is a rather small school, so we won't know if the 2010 Noles are for real until they are tested in Oklahoma this week. But, from what I saw, this team seems ready to compete, and perhaps bring glory back to Doak Campbell stadium.

Here are the photos:

Traveling between my house and Tallahassee requires driving through some rather rural areas of Florida. We came across this truck in a place called Old Town:

We are already looking forward to our next game.

TCD

I wish we could have been there!!! (I saw your post offering 4 tickets after it was to late to take you up on the offer. I really wish I would have seen it sooner!! But wanted to say, that it was very nice of you and if by chance you do it again let me know! ) I was glad to see my Noles do so well, and I really hope they surprise Oklahoma this week and break their home stadium winning streak!

P.S. - I have family in Old Town (and Mayo for that matter, hehe) and I can attest you will find many a red neck there.

 

[anolefan]

4 turnovers in the Auburn/Miss. State game already. Auburn has a chance to open it up a bit before halftime.

 

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[Tri-circle-D]

A W is a W!!!!!

WAR EAGLE!!!

Scoreboard.

A W is indeed a W.

I would imagine that was a bit too close for comfort.

I have Cam Newton envy.

My pics for the weekend:

UF beats USF

FSU beats OK

UM beats Ohio State

And, oddly enough, I have a strange feeling about PSU @ 'Bama.

Upset special?

Are we going to see the Smurf Turfers and Horned Toads 1 and 2 next week?

What a weekend for college football!

TCD

 

[mgsmom]

I'm getting nervous for my Hogs - and we still have a "smaller" school to play this week. But, after that we have to go to Georgia to deal with the Bulldogs and then straight into Alabama in week 4.
My only hope is that the home crowd will be an advantage...

 

[bama_ed]

SC will not be on there long. GA this week then they travel to Auburn in two weeks, then back home for Alabama.

Medic, I see you are in SC but you're not an SC fan? I think the game being in Columbia is a big plus for Carolina. Plus since Green can't play for GA that swing it more in SC's favor. The winner of that game should be nipping at Florida's heels.

I'll be pulling for the Ol' Ball Coach tomorrow.

Bama ED

 

[bama_ed]

A W is a W!!!!!

WAR EAGLE!!!

Carol,

It wasn't pretty but it counts just the same. Time to get ready for Clemson.

Bama ED

 

[bama_ed]

Scoreboard.

A W is indeed a W.

I would imagine that was a bit too close for comfort.

I have Cam Newton envy.

My pics for the weekend:

UF beats USF

FSU beats OK

UM beats Ohio State

And, oddly enough, I have a strange feeling about PSU @ 'Bama.

Upset special?

Are we going to see the Smurf Turfers and Horned Toads 1 and 2 next week?

What a weekend for college football!

TCD

TCD, I'll go with the Gators, Noles, Buckeyes, and Bama. And the Gamecocks over da Bulldogs.

Bama ED