Week 9 What Are We Learning

- I've lived in Austin most of my life but am from Louisiana along with my family. I want to cheer for LSU but it's hard with that prick Kelley in charge. He seems like an insufferable c and it makes sense that his team doesn't seem real interested in playing for him. $53MM is a deep cut but when you see what Marcus Freeman is doing once Kelley simply exited South Bend it ought to be obvious.

- At the same time, give credit to A&M. It's big, athletic and fast. Good luck taking that team out.

- For once and for all, get rid of the biker shorts. There was an LB from Va Tech (#3) on Friday night who damned near had a Speedo on. Check the video. I'm not exaggerating.

- I posted in-game but Alabama's win was as resilient and impressive as you'll see this season. Dropped passes on offense, dropped picks on defense. All the while with South Carolina and Sellers playing as we thought they would all season. Yet, Alabama found a way. Ty Simpson is the best player in the country. Just so smart and so good.

- If Trinity Chambliss is your backup you're in a damn good place.

- Sanders and CU embarrassed the sport in the 1H on Saturday night. When you're better off staying on the bus than going on the field then you know it's bad. Atrocious and vaginal effort. Whittingham could have scored 75 if he wished and that's no joke. He was going for that in the1H, w/o hesitation, but pulled back 2H.

- Horns aren't very good. But credit them for not giving up. Helluva comeback. (And, yeah, Sarkisian is shopping me thinks.)

- I'm happy for Auburn and Freeze. They've gotten zero favors this season.

- My admiration for Bear only continues to grow. Salty team all around.

- Cincy and Vandy runs end this weekend, temporarily at least. Your ML parlay.
 
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Why in the world would any NFL team want Sark?? He's not a disaster but has done nothing special his whole career. I dont get it. With resources Texas has he has been average at best.

Kelley is total prick. Love seeing him get his ass kicked.

Elko such a smart hire by A&M.
 
Every Saturday night needs a late game in Hawaii

Don't care if the Bows are involved, fly two teams out there and just kick off late for us

TIA NCAA
 
lvmike32 said:
Why in the world would any NFL team want Sark?? He's not a disaster but has done nothing special his whole career. I dont get it. With resources Texas has he has been average at best.
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Sarkisian's been in the Final Four each of the last two seasons. Whether you like him, hate him or are indifferent (me) that's a high level of success, at least of late. And that's what the league cares about, what you've done lately. It especially cares about offensive savants, and whether you agree or don't re that narrative it's been established.

We'll see.
 
Wow.

Texas A&M football's dominant win over LSU on Oct. 25 was particularly rewarding for one Aggies assistant coach.

Texas A&M strength coach Tommy Moffitt, who wasn't retained by Brian Kelly after Kelly was hired, spent 2000-21 with LSU, winning three national titles. He clearly felt slighted by the move and wanted revenge on his former program.

Quarterback Marcel Reed said Moffitt gave Texas A&M some extra motivation in its preparation leading up to the 49-25 win.

"Thursday, he brought in a tackling dummy with Brian Kelly's face on it," Reed told reporters after the win. "We all just started kicking and stomping it and stuff like that."


 
It's neither here nor there but my favorite (next big) coach is Sumrall. Absolutely love that guy. It's only 75 miles from NOLA to Baton Rouge and I guarantee you there'd be only an authentic accent.

LSU won't take this dive but I'd love it to do so. He is nails and can coach.
 
BK’s first decision was to fire Tommy Moffitt. A guy involved in the last 3 coaches National Championships. Now the guy gets him fired and may assist in the unbelievably impossible task of propelling Texas A&M to a win that actually means something. The tallest of tasks obviously.
 
CPA-hole said:
Kiffin end up in Gainesville or Baton Rouge?
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Kiffin shouldve been hired 4 years ago. The politics in Louisiana ruin everything. Frankly, LSU cant afford Kiffin even if he wanted to coach there. Unless Todd Graves makes it his personal mission.

I expect/hope for a younger guy on the rise with fire in his eyes that doesn't require a 120 million dollar decade deal. The AD was excluded from today’s meetings. I dont think he’ll be hiring the next coach.
 
PNGFROM2003 said:
I expect/hope for a younger guy on the rise with fire in his eyes that doesn't require a 120 million dollar decade deal. The AD was excluded from today’s meetings. I dont think he’ll be hiring the next coach.
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That's an easy get then. Jon Sumrall.
 
Frank Costanza said:
Sarkisian's been in the Final Four each of the last two seasons. Whether you like him, hate him or are indifferent (me) that's a high level of success, at least of late. And that's what the league cares about, what you've done lately. It especially cares about offensive savants, and whether you agree or don't re that narrative it's been established.

We'll see.
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I don't hate him just feel he's totally mediocre. I remember him as oc at USC under Carroll and thought he cost them a game each year with his shitty play calling. USC should've won multiple nc under Carroll with the talent they had. I guess we'll see like you said.
 
lvmike32 said:
I don't hate him just feel he's totally mediocre. I remember him as oc at USC under Carroll and thought he cost them a game each year with his shitty play calling. USC should've won multiple nc under Carroll with the talent they had. I guess we'll see like you said.
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The best coach in the history of football, Saban, views Sarkisian as one of the best offensive minds in the game. We should defer to Saban I'm thinking. At least Sarkisian's more than mediocre, hopefully we can agree, as an OC.

The issue with Sarkisian is about handling everything as a head coach, managing a game and also trying to oversee an offense while doing so. Many, me included, don't think he can handle all of this. It impacts what he is doing in-game on the offensive side of things, an area where he excels and should be focused but instead he's all over the place and doesn't seem equipped to handle. It's an issue, has been.
 
Frank Costanza said:
The best coach in the history of football, Saban, views Sarkisian as one of the best offensive minds in the game. We should defer to Saban I'm thinking. At least Sarkisian's more than mediocre, hopefully we can agree, as an OC.

The issue with Sarkisian is about handling everything as a head coach, managing a game and also trying to oversee an offense while doing so. Many, me included, don't think he can handle all of this. It impacts what he is doing in-game on the offensive side of things, an area where he excels and should be focused but instead he's all over the place and doesn't seem equipped to handle. It's an issue, has been.
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Im obviously in the minority but no I don't agree. I think his play calling is average at best. Again I don't think he's a disaster just Joe Average. He's not a Cigniti or Elko imo. Respect Saban and especially how he transitioned from a defensive coach to offensive. But I think they had so much nfl talent just about any oc would do well. I usually agree with you but just not here. I believe some nfl will bite and like you said we'll see. God knows I've been wrong before
 
Frank Costanza said:
- I posted in-game but Alabama's win was as resilient and impressive as you'll see this season. Dropped passes on offense, dropped picks on defense. All the while with South Carolina and Sellers playing as we thought they would all season. Yet, Alabama found a way. Ty Simpson is the best player in the country. Just so smart and so good.
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Alabama needs to find a way to put games out of reach when they have the chance. As bad as it was in the 1st half, they had the chance to go up 3 scores with SC never having the ball. Instead, the drive before half fizzles out, then Ryan Williams drops a wide open pass on 4th down. One play later, SC hits a bomb and was a 2 point conversion away from trying. Pretty much the inverse of what happened against Tenn last week. SC's next score could have been avoided if Zabien Brown catches an INT that hit him in the hands. Then SC's last TD was set up by a "muffed" punt that maybe should have been a penalty on SC, or at least a dead ball resulting in Alabama possession. Regardless, the margin for Alabama is thin enough that a few bounces the wrong way and it's going to be way closer than it should be. But credit the team, because this is a loss with last year's squad. Bye week is coming at the perfect time. I think their ceiling is national title contender, but they may have the lowest floor of all the teams in the title conversation
 
Could anyone possibly have predicted that the two teams tied for the most overs in all games this year are Navy and Air Force? Both are 6-1 to the over.

A bunch of teams are second with 6-2, but who would have guessed that Nebraska, Michigan State, and Rutgers would be among them.

Oklahoma is at the bottom with only one of their games going over.
 
TahoeLegend said:
Could anyone possibly have predicted that the two teams tied for the most overs in all games this year are Navy and Air Force? Both are 6-1 to the over.

A bunch of teams are second with 6-2, but who would have guessed that Nebraska, Michigan State, and Rutgers would be among them.

Oklahoma is at the bottom with only one of their games going over.
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Oklahoma no surprise tbh.

Sparty pass defense lends to overs.

Rutgers defense is horrific.

Iowa overs are cooking again as well!
 
All three service academies are going against their long-time form this year. Air Force has been dead last most of the year in ppg allowed. They onlly gave up 21 last week so escaped the cellar. The only teams giving up more points are Oklahoma State--which is not even a real team--and they are only giving up two more point than Air Force, and Ga State, 2.3 more per game.

Teams are finally wising up about going for two when you score last in the first overtime. It makes zero sense to kick the PAT and send the game to the second OT. True, if you miss the game ends and you lose. But if you gain three yards you win without doing anything else on offense and your defense never has to take the field and the other team's offense never gets the ball.

If you send it to OT you get the ball first and now you have to go 25 yards to score instead of three. And If you do you STILL have to go for two, but now you don't win the game if you make it. Your D still has to take the field and stop the other team.

I saw O'Brien make that mistake for BC against Mich State in the second game of the year. His team was all motioning they should go for it, but he kicked the PAT. They lost that one and haven't won a game since. I think the players understood the situation far better than the coach did
 
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