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That would have been a great game (possibly) with him, without him it's going to be ugly.
Pat Haden gave Kiffen the dreaded vote of confidence last night, which means he's as good as gone.
That marriage didn't last long and it's time for him to dump his old man as defensive coordinator, that defense couldn't stop a nose bleed.
Don't understand how Alabama lost and only dropped to 4th in the standings, you've got three other 1 win teams that should have jumped over them.
Now if they beat Georgia they go to the title game, not a very fair system.
And you've got an 11-0 Ohio State team that stays home.
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The SC fans are going ballistic. They never cared for Kiffin during his assistant coaching days and now they are howling for his blood. I think they have a chance against ND with or without Barkley. I'm not sure I would want to go into LA to play them for the final home game for the seniors coming off a terrible loss. It should be interesting. There would be nothing better than knocking off the #1 undefeated Irish in the final game. Brian Kelly's head might explode like the guy in Scanners if that happens. If Barkley comes out like Willis Reed at the last moment then all bets are off. The backup Wittek has a stronger arm than Barkley but no real game experience.
Lots of interesting possibilities. If ND gets beaten by USC then I think we will see Bama back at #1. I have a somewhat jaded view of most college football conferences except the SEC, which has proven time again to field the best teams when squared off against teams outside their own conference. I like ND and would like to see them win, but I would be shocked if they could hang with Bama with all the marbles on the line. Bama is not perfect, nor is the SEC, but they are more complete football teams then others outside the SEC. -- Al
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This made me truly laugh out loud; if the Irish lose, his reaction is going to be YouTube worthy..........
..........ESPN reporting that Barkley is definitely out for the game against ND. Only the 3rd game Barkley has ever missed while at USC, (the 2nd against the Irish). Captain Obvious feels this will fatally hurt USC's chances to win. ND still has to play the game though, so it would behoove them to prep like Barkley is playing. -- A
Just found out that it has been 19 years since the Irish have been ranked #1. A long drought for them and hard to believe it has been so long. Good lord, where did the years go? -- Al
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The way Barkley has been playing it might not make a difference. He has been awful. The kid backing him up hasn't played much but has a rocket arm. College football is a crazy sport. ND has all the pressure. No one expects SC to win, but they are at home and started the season #1. It might be interesting. You will have to wait for my pick and then you will know the team I didn't pick is going to win for sure.
^&grin Hey, some of your picks have been very accurate, especially in terms of point totals. You can't win them all, all the time. :wink2: I enjoy your predictions. Keep it up. ^&grin -- Al
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Kelly is a hot head. I loved it when he chewed Tommy Rees out last year everytime he threw a pic or fumbled (which was a lot). They looked like Sgt. Carter and Gomer Pyle. He's done a great job this year, but ND caught some breaks playing horrible Michigan and Mich. St. teams. Stanford and Oklahoma are the only decent teams they played. Pitt beats them at home except for a phantom pass interference call in the 4th quarter. Weird things happen when you are #1 on the road in a rivalry game.
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U fo MD and Rutgers move to the Big Ten. Guess the losing streak to Duke in Bball is over. We'll be a basement feeder in football in this conference as well. What are the financial advantages? And it is about the money. MD was a founding member of the ACC in 1953. Chris
This is tragic. It is all about the money. UMd has severe money problems in regards to athletics, having cut 7 of 27 programs. This move is to try to avoid future cuts to more programs. The Big 10 can simply pay UMd more money than the ACC can. -- Al
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That is more or less what Boomer Esiason said on his morning show on WFAN today; he supports the move.
Outside of the business aspect, which may make sense, I have not talked to a single UMd alumni over the past few days that does support the move. I guess tradition still plays a part to some people. Oh well. -- Al
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Welcome to B1G Ten Country...I guess.
I always think of the Big 10 as a conference from the 'heartland' of the country (Penn State always stuck out on that end). So much for tradition! Now some of you Terps may have to pay more attention to my Wildcats!
By the way...nice win for NU on Saturday over Sparty. Ugly...but a win.
I always think of the Big 10 as a conference from the 'heartland' of the country (Penn State always stuck out on that end). So much for tradition! Now some of you Terps may have to pay more attention to my Wildcats!
By the way...nice win for NU on Saturday over Sparty. Ugly...but a win.
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And in the 'Northwestern gets no respect' category...
The guys calling the NU-MSU game on ESPN2 obviously had no clue about Northwestern football.
- They kept saying that MSU had the 'most heartbreaking' season with so many close losses. I guess NU's 3 losses where they had double digit leads in the 2nd half doesn't qualify.
- While they gushed about Le'Veon Bell's running, they somehow failed to notice that one of the top rushers in the Big Ten (and THE top punt returner), Venrick Mark, went out of the game with an injury. It took 2 quarters for them to notice. When Bell got dinged, we had to watch it 30 times.
- On top of that, our 'Mr. Everything' quarterback Kain Colter got hurt and didn't return...but that didn't seem relevant to the annoucers who never mentioned it.
- And the WORST was when NU had the ball late in the game and they were seeing how much time would be left before they had to punt. The nimrod kept saying, "They will leave MSU with only 30 seconds left, assuring NU the victory." Um, LAST WEEK NU punted to Michigan in the exact same scenerio...and lost! That MIGHT have been relevant to the conversation (assuming that anyone had actually WATCHED a Northwestern game).
Sad...really sad! Where's Rodney Dangerfield when you need him??
The guys calling the NU-MSU game on ESPN2 obviously had no clue about Northwestern football.
- They kept saying that MSU had the 'most heartbreaking' season with so many close losses. I guess NU's 3 losses where they had double digit leads in the 2nd half doesn't qualify.
- While they gushed about Le'Veon Bell's running, they somehow failed to notice that one of the top rushers in the Big Ten (and THE top punt returner), Venrick Mark, went out of the game with an injury. It took 2 quarters for them to notice. When Bell got dinged, we had to watch it 30 times.
- On top of that, our 'Mr. Everything' quarterback Kain Colter got hurt and didn't return...but that didn't seem relevant to the annoucers who never mentioned it.
- And the WORST was when NU had the ball late in the game and they were seeing how much time would be left before they had to punt. The nimrod kept saying, "They will leave MSU with only 30 seconds left, assuring NU the victory." Um, LAST WEEK NU punted to Michigan in the exact same scenerio...and lost! That MIGHT have been relevant to the conversation (assuming that anyone had actually WATCHED a Northwestern game).
Sad...really sad! Where's Rodney Dangerfield when you need him??