March 26, 2008
1st & 10: WEA's predictions for 2008
Speaking of making predictions, I was wondering what we might be expecting in the way of some new threads. So last night I called Miss Cleo, that Jamaican psychic lady who charges $4.99 a minute. She's really nice, by the way, and surprisingly well-informed on college football. Anyway, I mentioned that football news was kind of drying up this time of year and wanted to get her input about what might happen here soon with the upcoming season. Here's what she predicted.
1) Charley Cheesburger will make a major announcement sometime here soon--either about where he's going to eat dinner tonight or about starting quarterbacks--take your pick...
2) Yea, she did mention Perrilloux getting into trouble again, but I informed her that we already knew that and we didn't need to pay $4.99 a minute
to get a blinding flash of the obvious...
3) Expect USC to be ranked #1 in 14 pre-season magazine polls, 28 online polls, by 19 TV sports commentators and 438 sports radio guys...
4) Michigan will continue issuing denials all summer that they ever really wanted Les Miles to come to Ann Arbor... (Hey Les: Call me!! Bill)
5) Alabama will announce a major stadium expansion, with seating exceeding over 100,000-- just in time for next year's spring game, which will feature a Cirque Du Soleil performance, a concert by The Back-Street Boys, and a magic show for the kids. Anything to take their mind off the upcoming season...
6) In a cruel reversal of roles with his players, Bob Stoops will be the one arrested and hauled into court. The charge: Impersonating a coach during bowl season. Stoop's attorneys will try to keep the venue in Oklahoma. The prosecution will attempt to get it moved to Texas...
7) Auburn will attempt for the first time to implement a true spread offense, and will have great success with it. It will widen the spread by which other teams will be favored over the Tigers...
8) Kansas will have another successful season and will play in a BCS bowl. The opponent will be Maryland--not because the Terps will have a great year, but simply because they'll need Ralph Friegden on one side of the field to balance out Mark Mangino on the other so the stadium won't tilt...
9) One Bowden will retire, one will get fired, one will get employed again, and three assistant-coach Bowdens will change jobs. We might need an abacus to keep up with all that...
10) An internal audit by Rivals.com over subsidiary fanblogs.com will reveal that the feedburner is off a little. Despite showing 16,000 readers, the reality will show that it's only 8 guys in Florida, 4 in Louisiana, 3 in Michigan, 6 in Texas and Oklahoma (hard to tell them apart) and one guy in Atlanta...
Comments:
exile824 said:
posted on March 26, 2008 1:24 PM — 209.82.168.215 — link — abuse?
Miss Cleo is definately off her game, she missed a bunch of obvious ones:
Steve Spurrier will cry about something at South Carolina and vaguely threaten to leave
Ohio State will once again choke
Georgia will yet again screw up a championship season with a dumb loss
Bobby Petrino will quit, (where is he now? Oh yeah, Arkansas) and go to the pros.
and finally...
with true freshmen starting at almost every position, Miami will once again beat FloridaGO CANES!
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 26, 2008 2:01 PM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse?
said:
Come on Ron! I thought you'd like that one! Come up with some of your own. That's kind of the point to this! I can't do all the work here...
Exile: Cleo had more to say, but the phone card I was...eh...um...using ran out of minutes. It's not cheap calling the Caribbean...
But yes, how could we forget that Miami alumnus Mark Richt always has ONE loss in him. Probably to the Gators or Auburn...
And how Spurrier will once again threaten to take his old ball and go home...
exile824 said:
posted on March 26, 2008 2:35 PM — 209.82.168.215 — link — abuse?
War Eagle Atlanta:
Cheap shot with the Miami crack about Richt
Also, I was contacting my own Psycic and he said Weiss is gonna become the next spokesmodel for Nutri-Slim.
(my psycic is my german shepherd, he's never wrong!)
BayouBengal said:
posted on March 26, 2008 4:27 PM — 72.149.254.106 — link — abuse?
WEA,
Hey......you never mentioned Cleo before we made the RP bet!
Thats OK, I'm confident (tongue in cheek) that RP will focus on football!
Oh yeah, just in case you havn't checked back to the other thread.
You said my name for you wasn't creative enough.....well!
Your moniker will be:
"MIke The Tiger Eats War Chickens 4 Breakfast"
Geauxtigers0107 said:
posted on March 26, 2008 4:39 PM — 65.6.112.10 — link — abuse?
OMG this shit is Hilareous! Well done WEA. Ditto on Tommie T. Haven't seen much of him around. I'm sure you can come up with something...then again, #3 on the list is close enough.
And props for not leaving out your own boys with #7.
What'll he think up next...............
Geaux SEC
Geaux Tigersdawgfan said:
posted on March 26, 2008 5:00 PM — 72.243.121.177 — link — abuse?
It kills me to hear Auburn fans talking about CMR always having bad loss when the coach of their team has won (10) or more games in a season twice in 9 years...not to mention that killer year he had in 03 when they started out preseason #3. You guys take your one undefeated season and we'll take our winning (10) games 5 out of CMR's 7 years.
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 26, 2008 5:52 PM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
Hey, TE has emerged from his formaldehyde-laced Fema travel trailer to rejoin us! TE: Check the open thread. We have a bit of a wager going on...
Dawgfan: Not a single item in the thread body mentions Georgia or Richt. That comment came from the gallery. I think that Georgia will probably have a pretty good year.
However, Miss Cleo did tell me that during the rubber chicken circuit this summer, Richt will be trying to convince Bulldog booster clubs across the state that despite Georgia's customary annual faceplant against Florida, that it will still be possible to win a national championship this season. But only if every other national powerhouse loses twice or more like last season...
Geaux Tigers: No one can ever accuse me of not being self-deprecating: http://wareagleatlanta.blogspot.com/2008/02/top-10-reasons-why-all-blue-chip.html
Ramblin' Gator said:
posted on March 26, 2008 9:25 PM — 216.10.193.24 — link — abuse?
Okay, I'm in LAX waiting for my flight to SFO, having emerged from a haze of non-stop meetings for 3 days, and I find another WEA top 10 list on FB. It fills me with the desire to post a top 10 list of obvious responses we will see on this thread.
#10: Someone from outside the SEC will complain about the perpetual talk of SEC supremacy.
#9: Someone from the SEC will proclaim the supremacy of their conference.
#8: Somehow, this thread will devolve into a debate over SEC supremacy.
#7: No Notre Dame fans will show up to protect the honor of Charlie "My Gastric-Bypass Exploded" Chesseburger because no Irish fan has recovered from the shame of last season.
#6: An OU fan will insult the honor of the Longhorns.
#5: A UT (the one in Texas, not Tennessee) fan will respond in kind.
#4: We'll have to move the SEC supremacy debate to another blog as the Red River feud will take over this one.
#3: Some UGA fan will post an upset reply trying to express a humorous point, proving he has no sense of humor on either the giving or taking side of the equation.
#2: An OSU fan will drop in to proclaim that THIS is the year of the buck-nut and there's NO WAY they'll choke in this year's BCSCG.
#1: Someone, offended by this post, will respond either humorously or angrily, pronouncing what an idiot Ramblin' Gator is.
There! I said it! Can I get another beer before the plane takes off?
Ramblin' Gator said:
posted on March 26, 2008 9:38 PM — 216.10.193.24 — link — abuse?
Okay, I'm in LAX waiting for my flight to SFO, having emerged from a haze of non-stop meetings for 3 days, and I find another WEA top 10 list on FB. It fills me with the desire to post a top 10 list of obvious responses we will see on this thread.
#10: Someone from outside the SEC will complain about the perpetual talk of SEC supremacy.
#9: Someone from the SEC will proclaim the supremacy of their conference.
#8: Somehow, this thread will devolve into a debate over SEC supremacy.
#7: No Notre Dame fans will show up to protect the honor of Charlie "My Gastric-Bypass Exploded" Chesseburger because no Irish fan has recovered from the shame of last season.
#6: An OU fan will insult the honor of the Longhorns.
#5: A UT (the one in Texas, not Tennessee) fan will respond in kind.
#4: We'll have to move the SEC supremacy debate to another blog as the Red River feud will take over this one.
#3: Some UGA fan will post an upset reply trying to express a humorous point, proving he has no sense of humor on either the giving or taking side of the equation.
#2: An OSU fan will drop in to proclaim that THIS is the year of the buck-nut and there's NO WAY they'll choke in this year's BCSCG.
#1: Someone, offended by this post, will respond either humorously or angrily, pronouncing what an idiot Ramblin' Gator is.
There! I said it! Can I get another beer before the plane takes off?
40 Acres of Burnt Orange
posted on March 27, 2008 8:34 AM — 192.91.75.30 — link — abuse? said:
Our coaches in Texas may be imposters but them imposters sure do know how to win a BCS bowl game in dramatic fashion.
RG you should have added that "Horns fan attempts to grab and rip Stoops hairy beanbag only to feel that there is nothing between the mans legs!" Only to realize that it is a BCS bowl game, and thats always the time when his little manbag takes a vacation. Sorry couldnt resist a jab at the Boomers.......
HookEmHorns!
40 Acres of Burnt Orange
posted on March 27, 2008 9:08 AM — 192.94.94.105 — link — abuse? said:
OU-Ron true, true, but it still beats getting embarassed every year in front of the whole damn country. Yall's back in championship game with LSU was pretty good though forgot about that one.
HookEmHorns!
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 27, 2008 11:23 AM — 64.12.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
See, Rambling has the right idea--come up with your own list and paste it on here, then the rest of us can throw tomatoes at you. If it's really good, you can post it twice like him. Looks like someone had a few too many beers at the airport bar...
Schmed #28: Nice sound effect! Hey, who was that somewhat older coach a few years ago whose players showered him with Gatorade and he later caught pneumonia and died? I thought it was Jack Pardee, but I looked and it wasn't. Maybe someone else named Jack. Anyone?
Yes, how could we forget tOSU going for the trifecta of losing to an SEC team in the championship game?
Kevin should call my column 3rd and Ten instead, because if I'm the one writing threads these days, it's pretty much desperation time. But at least I'm going to chuck it long, rather than run it up the middle... :-)
Ramblin' Gator said:
posted on March 27, 2008 11:44 AM — 216.10.193.22 — link — abuse?
Sorry about the double post. My EVDO card occasionally acts like it's choking and my attempts to give it the heimlich maneuver result in chunks being blown.
All this torn scrotum talk makes my knees go slamming together. I'm heading to Houston on Saturday, so I guess I'll have to buy a cup (the athletic kind, not the beer kind) before leaving California.
40 Acres of Burnt Orange
posted on March 27, 2008 1:45 PM — 192.94.94.105 — link — abuse? said:
OU-Ron, i guess you Boomers can keep up with the shortcomings of your play in bowl games with the old "well at least we won the Big 12" speech. But yeah i guess it would be a lot worse i you didn't have that to "fall back on" every year.
HookEmHorns!
Lennie Collins
posted on March 27, 2008 4:22 PM — 70.135.88.158 — link — abuse? said:
OU Ron, Post #38, say that again! When Texas was winning the SWC and the early stages of the Big 12 and LOSING BOWL GAMES...most Texas fans I worked around/knew STATED at least we?(Texas)beat Oklahoma and won the conference. I know cause I live in Austin! Texas wins 2, I say two, BCS games and Texas fans think that this has been happening forever! Another prediction for 2008...when Oklahoma beats Texas again we will heard the ifs, ands, buts, the woulda, coulda, and shoulda. We will also hear how Barry Switzer "cheated" if Oklahoma wins the National Title.
OU-Ron
posted on March 27, 2008 4:44 PM — 216.201.209.146 — link — abuse? said:
Lennie, I can always count on your consistency...
(Lennie, this one's for you)WEA, here is a possible prediction thread..
Oklahoma Fan and Fanblogs member Lennie Collins true idenity was discovered by a Texas law enforcement officer to be none other than the envy of all coaches, the legend, Barry Switzer…
Tomcat said:
posted on March 27, 2008 4:55 PM — 70.245.206.77 — link — abuse?
Hey Rambling #35 that nutt sacking occured in OKC not Houston, instead of an athletic cup buy a beer.
#39 Lennie I have to admit that on this post that I mentioned Coach Switzer first, however I made no reference to cheating-you did-not I.
Post # 25 Rambling
#6 and #5 Its happening !!
BTW what happened in Boulder Colo? I didnt get to see that one did the refs cheat yall again like the Ducks refs. I saw the TTech vs OU game it was outstanding.Looking foward to the TCU vs OU game cant wait.
Early prediction TCU 3 straight wins over OU in Norman- Lennie that aint funny-thats sad
Mike Leach & TTech got yalls number and So does Gary Patterson & TCU, I dont care what the refs called or who was hurt or any other excuses. TTech & TCU give yall as much trouble as a bowl opponent, and then they win their perspective bowls unlike OU.
UT
TCU
TTech
KU
Missu
Bowl winners OU=Oh Well
Hookem-HornsLennie Collins
posted on March 27, 2008 5:17 PM — 70.135.88.158 — link — abuse? said:
Tomcat, Post #41, Oklahoma has lost to Texas Tech 3 Times under Robert Stoops. Overall Oklahoma 11 wins Texas Tech 4. How Texas Tech have Oklahoma's number only YOU can see it. Maybe you should change your name to Alleycat with these off the wall comments! Research first before you post! Man you ain't gots nothin' going for ya until College Football rolls around!
Tom Blogical
posted on March 27, 2008 5:32 PM — 24.95.77.153 — link — abuse? said:
Ramblin' Gator:
ROTFLMAO! By the way...
...THIS is the year of the buck-nut and there's NO WAY they'll choke in this year's BCSCG.
Sigh. I can only hope, anyway. And before anybody gets any ideas, I'm KIDDING. I don't think the Bucks can get back to the BCSCG this year. And if they are lucky enough to do so, I probably WON'T WATCH.
(:-D)
Lennie Collins
posted on March 27, 2008 5:44 PM — 70.135.88.158 — link — abuse? said:
Tomcat, Post #41, TCU as beaten Oklahoma once with Gary Patterson. I like to know where you get you information. If you read my post clearing I stated that it would be mention IF Oklahoma won the National Title that Texas fans would say it. Boy, Tomcat it must be lonely on the bottom! I am surprise you are not squalking that this is the year Baylor beats Oklahoma. If you are going by you standards THEN Kansas State has Texas number? Oklahoma has Texas number? Whonk, Whonk, Whonk, Whonk, Whonk, Whonk, Whonk, Whonk.........
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 27, 2008 5:47 PM — 64.12.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
Ron: Lennie, the Bootlegger's Boy? A possibility, yes. But Lennie's still on the wagon...
Porky (Porcine) Welcome back! Is Bobby still at home, or has he left yet? :-)
Okay, if you guys aren't going to come up with your own predictions, at least have the common decency to turn this into a SEC thread...
Ramblin' Gator said:
posted on March 27, 2008 5:58 PM — 63.82.71.140 — link — abuse?
Gatorhippy & Tomcat, thanks for helping my predictions come true! Maybe I'll join the Psychic Friends Network now! :-)
#44: Tom, thanks for taking that remark in the humorous spirit with which it was intended. I expect OSU will be good (again) this year, but my step-mother is an alumnus and she gave me an earful about how this would be their year right before I wrote that list. I felt morally compelled to reply in a passive-agressive way. :-)
Tomcat said:
posted on March 27, 2008 10:11 PM — 69.152.138.250 — link — abuse?
Hey Rambling thanks, I threw out some bait and hooked a big one, its pullin drag and diving under the boat, I'll play it a while and turnem lose.BTW If you are really psychic please help us with the following.
Miami at Texas A&M
TCU at Oklahoma
Wake Forest at Baylor
Arkansas at Texas
Of course for Zac,& WEA
West Virg vs Auburn
Hookem-Horns
Adios Tomcat
7 days without beef makes one weakTomcat said:
posted on March 27, 2008 10:25 PM — 69.152.138.250 — link — abuse?
#43 and #45 Thanks Lennie I knew I could count on you buddy. Kinda missed ya for a while man glad your back on here.
#42 Na Ron the teams I listed with the exception of OU were bowl winners-Its all good and thanks for the nutt sack trial links.
BTW man I could sure use a D-3 or D-4 right now, been clearing fencelines by hand with chainsaw, machete etc. etc. Even an old 955 or 977 track loader would work. Mesquites, jumping catus and prickly pears = everything out here has stickers or thorns- Gotta love it
adios TomcatLennie Collins
posted on March 27, 2008 11:08 PM — 70.135.88.158 — link — abuse? said:
Tomcat, Post #51, You're caring too much about what I say and you're wondering too much about OU. Your imagination has got the best of you! Barry Switzer wasn't doing anything that you could say was really wrong. Just one oversight and that did not last too long. Love those Hall & Oates' songs, Your Imagination-1981! War Eagle Atlanta, Post #49, I hate to inform you BUT Barry Switzer is not one of my heroes. No athlete is in my department of heroes. Take care and stay strong. Life is what you make it! Crimson & Cream True!
Tom Blogical
posted on March 28, 2008 9:20 AM — 24.95.77.153 — link — abuse? said:
Ramblin' Gator (#47):
Yeah, I think a sense of humor goes a long way...especially if you're a fan of a Big 10(11) team right now. Besides, how can I be upset with someone who gave me the best Gumbo recipe ever?
:-)
Tomcat said:
posted on March 28, 2008 9:35 AM — 70.245.206.77 — link — abuse?
Thanks #53 OU Ron interesting photos, Na I'm nowhere near Bayou Bob's, I'm south from Austin in God's country.Its really a good area inbetween the hill country and the sand hills not too far from the coast bout 2 hours and with in about an hour of San Antonio. We have abondant wildlife and spring fed rivers.Parts of the area I've been working was cleared for farmland many years ago an then abandoned so all the South Texas brush has taking over. There are alot of really nice Whitetail deer, Turkey and like everywhere else around here way too many wild hogs, they are really a nuisance and we shoot them on almost a daily basis. They are covered in parasites and waller next to the oil wells to releive themselves of the ticks & lice that they are infested with. My old 99 model .300 Savage does the trick, but they multiply worse than rats and can have three liters a year.
BTW we have snakes too,but I wouldnt consider catching babies and bottling them thats some off the wall-B/S if ya ask me.
Adios TomcatWar Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 28, 2008 11:16 AM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
Ron: That's a big worm in that bottle of tequila in #53. I'd have to be really drunk to eat that...
Lennie: Okay, maybe Switzer is no hero of yours, but you sure do defend his honor a lot...
Tomcat: Do feral pigs taste the same as domesticated ones? I imagine so...
OU-Ron
posted on March 28, 2008 1:16 PM — 216.201.209.146 — link — abuse? said:
Since I've been appointed News Director of the Scrotum Ripper trial, I feel it my duty to report the latest.
OU-Ron
posted on March 28, 2008 1:30 PM — 216.201.209.146 — link — abuse? said:
RG, you mean you don't like that song, I thought it was pretty good, I guess it depends on who sings it.
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 28, 2008 2:22 PM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
That report brought to you by fanblogs Oklahoma reporter, OU-Ron. Thanks for that, Ron. I'm Tom Tucker...
Someone left some derogatory comments on that youtube selection...
If you give me 10 minutes, I'll come up with some alternate lyrics to that song about OU's bowl problems. It'll be called Hey Crimson, It's Over... (nah nah nah nah nah nah...)
:-)
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 28, 2008 3:08 PM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
I could be deep undercover, Ron, for almost two years now, posing as an Auburn fan to cozy up to Boomers and inflitrate their ranks...
I've been working on the railroad is a children's song and entirely too easy to parody--not worthy of my best efforts. Maybe instead of songs I'll just come up with new names for that bowl game in Florida...
Those derogatory comments I tried to leave on youtube didn't actually seem to take...
Ramblin' Gator said:
posted on March 28, 2008 4:42 PM — 63.82.71.140 — link — abuse?
#64: OU-Ron, that's a fair point. I've heard too many bad garage bands cover that song to ever like it again.
#65: WEA, you wanna collaborate on the composition? I've already got a few ideas...
Hey Crimson, it's over...
Nick Saban bend over...
More coaching turnover...
Over and over...
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 28, 2008 6:10 PM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
Damn, I was just kidding, RG, but that's a pretty good chorus there. The problem with that song is that few people actually know the lyrics--other than the chorus.
Okay...I've been sitting here for 5 minutes and nothing is really coming to me. Let me think some more.
I was thinking the other day that the ultimate in silliness might be to come up with a limmerick about college football. Everybody knows that format...
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 28, 2008 6:15 PM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
Okay, okay: First college football limmerick. Try this on:
There once was a coach named Nick,
Who When in Miami pulled a trick,
He told Wayne 'No', to Tuscaloosa I'll go,
And LSU can just suck my d*ck...
Okay, everybody knows that limmericks are supposed to be dirty, right???See what you guys come up with...
Husker Chris said:
posted on March 28, 2008 6:55 PM — 98.16.156.63 — link — abuse?
Speaking of predictions...
Then came a man named Pelini,
The relief when he came hit us extremely,
The Blackshirts are back,
and Bo has the knack,
The Buffs will again suck our weenie.
Callie is gone, so pass the bong,
The Big Red has their new Genie!
M GO BLUE said:
posted on March 28, 2008 8:06 PM — 216.46.212.77 — link — abuse?
I have a prediction!!
Ohio State will create a 300 foot statue of Pryor and place it in front of the "shoe".....now named Pryor stadium......and OSU will require that all fan's osu or other will bow to the statue and chant "Pryor Pryor tall and great, teach us a GREAT wolverine HATE!!!!
And the Ohio State Bible will read "Pryor is my shepherd; I shall not fear! He maketh me to dream of glory so near, He leadeth us to Victory, He restoreth our shredded dignity, Yea though we walk through Ann Arbor we will fear no Wolverines for Pryor is with us.
Just wait, there will be a Pryor religion before this is all over.
FEAR BLUE !! BUCKEYE ZEALOT'S !!!!
M GO BLUE said:
posted on March 28, 2008 8:22 PM — 216.46.209.133 — link — abuse?
SEC fans like to tell us Big 11'ers that we play caveman football.....So i've got a new theme for the Big 11 ......CAVEMEN!!!
All Big 11 teams would be required to have cavemen mascots at all the games and wear broken teeth mouth gaurds.......even the refs will dress as cavemen!!
And lastly we can advertise "Beating the SEC....so easy a caveman can do it" !!!
P.S. All you red necks out there, don't come crash the server to tell me what an unlearned idiot i am.
gatorhippy
posted on March 28, 2008 8:39 PM — 209.16.115.5 — link — abuse? said:
MGB (#78):
"Beating the SEC....so easy a caveman can do it" !!!
Unless it's in a championship game...
And in all actuality...
That would be false advertising since the SEC owns a 9 game lead over the B-11 in head to head competition historically...
Regan said:
posted on March 28, 2008 9:26 PM — 208.104.91.9 — link — abuse?
gatorhippy (#79):
In M GO BLUE's defense, Vanderbilt has been a really popular non-conference opponent for several teams. In the ACC alone, Georgia Tech, Clemson, and Wake Forest all have dates with the 'Dores.
Soon enough at this rate, the SEC's records against the ACC shall fall! Whohahahahahaaaaaa :-)
Tomcat said:
posted on March 28, 2008 9:33 PM — 69.152.138.250 — link — abuse?
#56 The ranch is close to Praire Lea Texas Home of the fighting Indians 6 man football. It is real close to the discovery well Rio's #1, discovered by wildcatter E.B. Davis in the 1920's.
I live and work near the San Marcos river, home of several unique sepecies of aquatic life.
They now have a live webcam at the springs
www.ktbc.com
Adios Tomcat
#57 WEA na man they definetly have a wang and if they have big nutts forget it,coyotes & buzzards gotta eat too.Young sows are o.k. during the winter months,use alot of spices or grind them up & mix with venison for sausage.
Tomcat said:
posted on March 28, 2008 11:25 PM — 69.152.138.250 — link — abuse?
Hey G Hip Did you read # 9 on Rambling's list?
Vanderbilt also is one of the few teams to have a winning record against Texas, they must have been something back in the Twenties.
BTW- We visited the campus and the city in 06. We have a Brother-inlaw thats in the music business.
Really had a nice time and enjoyed our little trip. The Commadores do extremely well in a tough league, right. Where's them Dawg fans?
Hookem-HornsTomcat said:
posted on March 29, 2008 3:51 AM — 69.152.138.250 — link — abuse?
Lennie I'll try this
http://www.sanmarcosriver.org/
Tomcat said:
posted on March 29, 2008 4:09 AM — 69.152.138.250 — link — abuse?
# 82 GH as Rambling G predicted
Texas against SEC
LSU 9-7-1
Bama 7-0-1
Auburn 5-3-0
UGA 3-1-0
Fla 2-0-1
Miss 5-1-0
Miss st 2-2-0
Tenn 2-1-0
Vand 3-8-1 Last Meeting 1928
So the worst team in the SEC has a winning record against the top team in the XII
Okay go ahead gatorhippy talk up SEC
USC 0-1 1957
Gamecocks beat the Horns 50 years ago whupee
Adios Tomcat
Tom Blogical
posted on March 29, 2008 10:13 AM — 24.95.77.153 — link — abuse? said:
Ramblin' Gator:
Well, it looks like you can check 8, 9, and 10 off your list in earnest now. That didn't take long, not even 100 comments yet!
I think MGOBLUE started it though...I'm surprised the cult of Rodriguez allowed him time to comment here.
Come to think of it, I guess it doesn't take too long to shave your head, castrate yourself, buy black Nike basketball shoes, a black sweatsuit, and wait for the signal to drink the kool-aid after all.
Let's just hope for MGOBLUE's sake there isn't another Appy State-like performance against Utah this year.
(:-D)
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 29, 2008 11:44 AM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
Gatorhippy: @79: I beg to differ, but in the interest of fairness, cfbdatawarehouse.com shows the SEC is 89-95-7 all time against the Big 10(11) using current conference alignments. Although basically statistically even, the cavemen do appear to have a slight advantage. Must be that additional exposure from all those damn Geico commercials... Anyway, how did you arrive at your numbers?
Okay, this is pushing it, but here's another cfb limmerick, this one involving a fanblogs poster:
There once was a Boomer named Leonard,
Who worked at Austin Hospital General,
He'd wheel Longhorns around,
Daily, all over the grounds,
And in the morning, piss in their cereal...
Husker Chris: Good one @74!
So disappointed Gatorhippy didn't jump in with one...
gatorhippy
posted on March 29, 2008 12:01 PM — 70.121.155.98 — link — abuse? said:
WE Atl (#91):
At Stassen.com...
It's all I use for W/L percentages and records...
IMO it's easier to use and more accurate...
Husker Chris said:
posted on March 29, 2008 12:03 PM — 98.16.156.63 — link — abuse?
OU Ron, I am Lincoln. Never lived in OK, but my sister married a Sooner. The rest of my siblings are all Huskers, so you can imagine what the holidays are like around our house! Here's hoping both of our teams end up on top of the 12 once and for all as God meant it to be...
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 29, 2008 12:29 PM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
GH: Those Stassen stats only run from 1920 on, so perhaps that is the difference. I'll play with it some.
Chris: What do you do with all those Huskers over Christmas? I bet you people even dress Santa Claus in red and white...
Husker Chris said:
posted on March 29, 2008 3:21 PM — 98.16.156.63 — link — abuse?
WEA: I think the interuption of the OU-NU game was the one major unholy concession during the Big 12 creation negotiations. The thinking was probably that the two teams would meet every year in the 12 Championship game anyhow. Now both North and South, like the rest of the nation, have slightly more parody, but you can still reasonably expect both programs to be the favorite to meet in that game most years. I most admit that I am relieved to be entering the 2 year stretch again where we play in the regular season..
The added twist of Pelini and the Stoops having gone to the same high school and being good friends should add a new and fresh dimension to the rivalry.
In addition, unlike NU vs. MU or CU or KU, NU vs. OU has an element of respect between teams that is very unique even when they hate each other. I can't speak for the OU vs. UT series in that regard, but I would suspect the situation is comparable.
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 29, 2008 5:06 PM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
Pretty ironic then that Nebraska has met Texas in the Big XII championship game(2) more times than OU (1).
See, I thought that the XII was like the SEC that in addition to playing all 5 members of your own division every year, you played 3 others from the opposite, with a combination of permanent games and rotators. However, it appears that all three games are rotators, with no permanent team from the opposite side.
How could the XII let that happen? Doesn't any of the other schools in the north want to play anyone from the south on a regular basis? I can't think right now of any long-standing rivalries from north and south teams other than OU-Nebraska. And yes, I do know that the north is primarily old Big 8 schools and the south is old Southwestern schools...
But I will say this: If I was Texas, I would have been raising holy hell during the conference formation convention demanding one permanent-conference game from the opposite side. If that would have happened, naturally Nebraska and Oklahoma would have continued their series, giving Texas a little help in wrestling the south crown from the Sooners. And every other school should have been concerned that without OU in Nebraska's path any longer, the Huskers might have had a cake-walk into the title game every year.
Granted, you didn't see that last year. I'm still trying to figure out if Kansas and Missouri were really that good, or it was an illusion caused by the void of a good Husker team...
Thoughts, Twelvers?
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 29, 2008 5:27 PM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
Upon further review, maybe the three rotators in the XII make sense, being that the new entity is the bastard child of two old conferences, and the prevailing wisdom is letting them fight for the newly united Big XII crown.
A much different animal in the SEC, where they had to split down the middle a group that basically had been playing together for 100 years. Auburn was the odd man out and sacrificed itself for the betterment of the new SEC. We really should have been an eastern division school, and Vanderbilt should have been in the west. We only had long-running rivalries with two schools in the west, Alabama and Miss State, where we had three in the east, with Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee.
When the conference re-aligned in 1992, the format was going to be with one permanent game and two rotators. Auburn, having been put in the west, cried foul, wanting to preserve at least two out of three of our long rivalries. It was a bad loss that we had to drop Tennessee from the schedule--hell, it had taken us until 1980 to finally get the damn Vowels to come play us in Auburn. But at least we got to keep Georgia, the oldest rivalry in the deep south, and Florida, who's nascent prep talent crop was becoming more and more important to our recruiting success.
But all that changed after 2002, when the SEC decided to drop it to one permanent and two rotators. We had to kiss the Gators goodbye, which reduced our exposure in the sunshine state, yet there was no way we could leave Georgia. Thus, our current status.
Don't get me wrong, I've really been enjoying the new rivalries with LSU and even R-Kansas, but I sure do miss the Vols and Gators every year. No team in the SEC played all the big schools every single year like Auburn did, and we kind of miss that. Part of me hopes for a defection someday, perhaps resulting in a chance for us to join the east, but I just don't think that would happen.
I mean, who in their right mind would leave the SEC???
Husker Chris said:
posted on March 29, 2008 5:56 PM — 98.16.156.63 — link — abuse?
The Missouri and Kansas phenomenons are definitely transitory created in the black hole of Husker football history that will define the Bill Callahan era. Last year's Husker team was not only the worst team in my lifetime, but quite probably the worst team in Husker history. And it's not from a lack of talent. Callie actually did excel at recruiting, particularly from nutrient rich states such as Texas, Florida, and California, but his coaching philosophy and schemes, while ok for the pros, were woefully inappropriate for college football, especially smashmouth Husker tradition football.
Returning Joe Ganz at QB (he should have been the starter all of last year as is easily proven by his stats put up as starter during the last 3 games of 2007), and Marlon Lucky (never given a chance under BC to get into the kind of rhythm he is capable of), along with a Bo Pelini defense that can't help but to be at least 1000 times better than Cosgrove's inept desolation of the Black Shirts, will all add up to an immediate return of control in the Big XII North to Nebraska.
Kansas is about as likely to remain as a Top 25 powerhouse as their coach is likely to live beyond another 10 years. Missouri has benefited from some talent like Chase Daniels, but does not have the tradition, facilities, money, or coaching to maintain much beyond a tie with Colorado for 2nd place in the North. Colorado may have made a worse mistake with Dan Hawkins than Nebraska did with Callahan. At least Callie had some proven big time successes on his resume. Hawk at Boise State was little more than a successful high school coach in the WAC.
NU and OU will filter back to the top of the 12, with UT in the mix just to make things interesting.
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 29, 2008 8:34 PM — 64.12.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
Kansas is about as likely to remain as a Top 25 powerhouse as their coach is likely to live beyond another 10 years.
I think you're going to fit right in around here, Chris...
Do you think that Nebraska is going to go back to running the ball again, or stay about the same as they were under Callahan? I worry about Auburn embracing the spread and what effect it will have with our rushing attack.
Sometimes I think I'm the only guy around who still likes running the ball...
Husker Chris said:
posted on March 29, 2008 8:47 PM — 98.16.156.63 — link — abuse?
You know War Eagle, all signs from the players and coaching staff so far (3 days into spring practices) incidate that the major changes are mostly happening on defense, but that Shawn Watson as O.C. will basically simplify and streamline the BC WCO (he now calls it the "Nebraska Offense"). Offensive production really wasn't the problem under Callie, although the running game needs to be revived. The good news is that the O-line depth seems to be the strongest aspect of the team this year. I think the running game will slowly open up, but we'll still throw a shitload in the first year.
War Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 29, 2008 9:43 PM — 64.12.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
But you didn't share how YOU felt about it, Chris. See, in CFB group therapy, I often turn to Husker fans. They're often the only ones who can relate to how I feel about the deterioration of the rushing attack in this pass-happy world of ours...
:-)
Husker Chris said:
posted on March 29, 2008 9:57 PM — 98.16.156.63 — link — abuse?
Well, when pressed for my opinion, I must admit WEA, I'm an old school mofo. And I'm a Tom Osborne Husker. If you can't pound the rock up, down, and all around, then you aren't worthy of powerhouse status. The only truly impressive passing game comes from absolute fear of the rock being rammed down your throat on every single damn play...
OU-Ron
posted on March 29, 2008 10:13 PM — 68.12.216.68 — link — abuse? said:
Chris, that's what I miss most about the Nebraska-OU games of old, both schools had great RB's year after year.
I remember the Thanksgiving day games every year and would be a toss up on who the winner would be.
That's when Osborne and Switzer was some great coaches...
Bevo Boy said:
posted on March 30, 2008 12:13 AM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse?
"Here's hoping both of our teams end up on top of the 12 once and for all as God meant it to be..."
Husker, does an all-time 57-40 record vs. OU mean nothing to you? Not to mention, Texas might climb into the number two spot this year on the all-time wins list. All we need is another bad season from Cheeseburger Charlie and his overhyped recruits. You might want this stat, too. Texas is 8-4 against Neb.
As to Missouri and Kansas, I think they'll both be good for another year or two and then fall back into the shadows of their stronger Big XII foes. They were really that good, THIS YEAR, their bowls games really help to show that, but I don't think the recruiting world will be good enough to them to be able to stay in the spotlight long.
Husker Chris said:
posted on March 30, 2008 12:11 PM — 98.16.149.157 — link — abuse?
Bevo: I meant absolutely no offense to the Longhorns. Of course UT is a major perennial powerhouse in the conference. The comments made above were just a continuation of a discussion centered around the history and importance of the OU vs. Nebraska matchup. I wasn't trying to steal any of your thunder.
Having said that, I do think that Texas has a huge advantage over both OU and NU in terms of the geography of the recruiting game. Texas high school football is a bastion of talent compared to the smaller, less populated states. And the Horns have basically first pick of the crop every year, as it should be.
I would consider OU, UT, and NU the top tier of the Big XII based on history, tradition, and games/titles won. Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, OSU, A&M are probably the middle tier right now going into this season. KSU, ISU, TT, and Baylor are the bottom tier.
Again in talking about the North vs. South scheduling dilemma, although I'm glad to be playing OU for the next 2 years, the cost is not playing your Horns for the next 2 years. It would be nice if our 3 teams could work out something like WEA has talked about.
Regan said:
posted on March 30, 2008 2:46 PM — 208.104.91.9 — link — abuse?
gatorhippy (#92):
Stassen.com rocks; no wonder you make sense.
And even if you want more, they have links to James Howell's stuff all over it.
Great stuff...although if I was lazy I could just say something stupid and wait for someone here to correct me...the Fanblogs crowd is fairly hardcore in the statistics department; one of the reasons I love this site.
Bevo Boy said:
posted on March 30, 2008 9:54 PM — 64.12.116.136 — link — abuse?
Husker, I'm not trying to scare you off as OU-Ron made it sound; I just thought that statement could use a little correcting. You should stay; just don't turn into another coondawg (this guy who was really annoying until he was sent to this magical farm and can never return to fanblogs).
OU Fan said:
posted on March 31, 2008 6:45 AM — 139.139.51.70 — link — abuse?
Tomcat post #86, Oklahoma is the top team in the Big 12, period. Despite that Texas leads the Red River rivalry, if you're trying to define the top team in the conference, to me the school with the most Big 12 titles would define the best. Bevo Boy, I'm sure you know this but you forgot the 5 ties. Husker Chris, welcome. I always enjoy debating and talking about OU NU with Nebraska fans. OU-Ron, for some reason I thought Joey Halzle was a senior last year. I was wrong. What the hell was I thinking. And from what I hear, the defense was spectacular against the offense last week. That is a good sign. BOOMER!
Tomcat said:
posted on March 31, 2008 11:22 AM — 70.245.206.77 — link — abuse?
#110 Husker Chris I dont really beleive that you should try to catrgorize any teams from the XII as top-teir, middle teir and bottom teir.
I do not like the TTech Red Raiders and they usually feild a real competetive team year after year. The Red Raiders beat Oklahoma and Texas A&M so I wouldnt try to categorize them as bottom teir, their pass happy offense can run up some points and win games,This season they will start off in the national top-ten. The Names of teams and tradition dont really mean as much as it used to and teams like TTech can whup you in the final seconds.
Hookem-HornsTomcat said:
posted on March 31, 2008 11:32 AM — 70.245.206.77 — link — abuse?
Husker Chris Hope your looking foward to the Blackshirts return, because yall are going to have to try and stop one of the top offenses in the country Oct 11 when yall go to Jones Stadium in Lubbock. That bottom teir team will probably beat the Huskers like the last time they played them.
#110 you didnt mention the OK state Cowboys??
Adios TomcatWar Eagle Atlanta
posted on March 31, 2008 6:51 PM — 64.12.116.136 — link — abuse? said:
Chris @106: Damn straight! That's what I'm talking about!
There goes Tomcat*, dragging that Texas Tech bait on that rocky bottom again. Attracts both Huskers and Sooners. Only Ron knows how to nibble it off the hook...
*Tomcat is a paid spokeman for every team from Texas, save one, and a few that aren't...
Husker Chris said:
posted on March 31, 2008 7:12 PM — 98.16.149.157 — link — abuse?
TCat: Your point about TT is well taken. I agree their offense is potent when it clicks (they put a ridiculous whoopdown on NU in 2004)and I'm not all about classifying the 12 into tiers as it varies considerably year to year. I will say that the Red Raiders have beaten Nebraska only twice in their entire history, both times under the Callie/Cosgrove era. If there is one thing you can be certain of it is that Pelini will resurrect the D considerably in comparison to those days. I'll give TT more respect as soon as they post some conference or national championships, BCS appearances, or an above mediocre winning percentage against the rest of the conference.
Suffices to say that I wouldn't hold my breath for them to beat Nebraska this year. Also I disagree that tradition doesn't mean much for teams like Nebraska, Oklahoma, or Texas. All 3 teams may have down years but none of them will ever stay down. And yes, OSU = Oklahoma State Cowboys.
Tomcat said:
posted on April 1, 2008 12:00 PM — 70.245.206.77 — link — abuse?
#120 Husker Chris
Yes, Yalls D will definetly improve, and 2007 was really a crazy year.The last two NU vs UT games were both real exciting and close.Glad yall get the Sooners & Red Raiders this year. I have to agree that Calihans pro-style game didnt really fit and the big red faithful that want to see a strong running game and a tough D.Texas also has the same traditions and our pass=D really sucked at times last year and the boys pulled out several close ones that could have went the other way.
Good luck with yalls upcoming season
Hookem-Horns
Adios TomcatSpartacus
posted on April 2, 2008 2:20 AM — 71.128.164.175 — link — abuse? said:
Kevin,
Come on - give me a break. I don't see the Trojans as starting off at #1. I only see them ending up at #1. Just kidding! I think that Ohio State has the returning QB along with Beanie Wells and should probably be favored in the early game. Other great teams next year will be Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and Kansas and maybe LSU again. The Trojans would be fortunate to overcome all those teams.
There will be a new QB in Mark Sanchez or Mitch Mustain. The whole offensive line needs to be rebuilt, basically, and that will take some time. Sedrick Ellis and Lawrence Jackson are alot to lose on that defensive line - as is Keith Rivers at OLB. The Trojans are not wiithout concerns entering the season. Don't forget that TE Fred Davis was the "go to" pass catcher and he is gone also. The bright spot is that WR Damian Williams is supposed to be fantastic and will improve the receiving corps.
No, I do not see USC as the #1 team entering next season. I think that they have a shot at being a very good team by the time it's all said and done. But, I will not be surprised if Ohio State takes down USC in Los Angeles early in the year. I would venture to say that I would favor USC in the 2009 game in Columbus. That will be USC's year. Next year is wide open for about 10 different teams at least. And, I don't think USC can go unbeaten. I think that Arizona State will be improved and that UCLA will be a much better team by season's end. So, there will be three very tough games for USC right there. If they only lose one - maybe they have a shot.Tommie Trojan
Kevin Donahue 
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posted on March 26, 2008 12:58 PM — link — abuse?Don't forget Tommie Trojan!