NCAA Football '12-13

[sbr]

Oh hey I just got home. 

I just got home myself, what a 24 hours.

That was my first college football game since I was in college myself.  My friends have a great parking/tailgate spot just across the road from the main parking lot and a 5 minute walk to Autzen.  Drank and ate may too much before the game, yelled too much during the game, drank too much after the game again.  Shared a queen size bed with my buddy who got me the ticket.  There are rumors of attempted drunken snuggling I can neither confirm nor deny.  Woke up this morning and couldn't find my toothbrush and didn't have time for a shower.  Went out to breakfast in Eugene, and guess who's order the kitchen forgot to make?  I ended up getting my meal free. Then a 90 minute drive with 4 stinky, gassy, hungover guys in a king cab pickup to my car, where I found my toothbrush.

The Autzen experience was all it was cracked up to be, to bad the Huskies couldn't compete on the field.  I stand by my comment from a couple of weeks ago that the female talent in Eugene is overrated nationally but it was better than I remembered and expected.  All in all a great time, but I couldn't imagine doing that more than once or twice a year, especially with the 7:30 PM local start.

View from the seats



On the field after the game.  The blurry head in front is my buddy who walked in front right as I took the picture.

[CountDeMoney]

Shared a queen size bed with my buddy who got me the ticket.  There are rumors of attempted drunken snuggling I can neither confirm nor deny.

The Total Fan Experience(tm).

Excellent photo from the seats.

[Valmy]

From what I've seen so far, last year's WVU team actually had a defense in comparison and actually managed to hold teams under 30 points. 

But that's OK, go ahead and be defensive and enjoy your little bubble.

Well you have to give a little credit to the Big 12 offenses.  They can make lots of defenses look bad...or least they can make defenses look worse than Syracuse, Pitt, and Louisville can.

[Valmy]

I just don't see Kansas State hanging with WVU in two weeks.

Don't underestimate K-State.  They may do it ugly but they can hang 50 on you if you are not careful.

[Valmy]

GODDAMMIT MACK WHY DID YOU CALL THAT TIMEOUT


Oh hey I just got home. 

Mack is not exactly a master of clock management.

Told you the Texas defense was no good.  Harsin and company are going to need to put up 40+ every game this year in order to win.

[CountDeMoney]

I just don't see Kansas State hanging with WVU in two weeks.

Don't underestimate K-State.  They may do it ugly but they can hang 50 on you if you are not careful.

And I fully expect WVU to drop 51 on them. 

[Valmy]

And I fully expect WVU to drop 51 on them. 

We'll see.  K-State actually can play some defense.

[MadImmortalMan]

My turn.


The couple on the right came in from Casper.




Kicking an XP. The confetti from the TD still in the air.

[MadImmortalMan]

Sunset in the MW.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Mack is not exactly a master of clock management.

Told you the Texas defense was no good.  Harsin and company are going to need to put up 40+ every game this year in order to win.

Yeah the Texas defense didn't lose that game, guy.  You're delusional if you think they were going to shut down WVU.  They needed to get some stops and give the O an opportunity.  They did that.  The D got two turnovers straight from Geno Smith, including one that was recovery in the endzone and another they recovered inside the 15 that the offense didn't do shit with.   

E: Were those the first turnovers from that guy?  Were those the first turnovers by any WVU starter this season period?  I'm not seeing any others except a pick by the backup.  Damn Texas D. 

[CountDeMoney]

From what I've seen so far, last year's WVU team actually had a defense in comparison and actually managed to hold teams under 30 points. 

But that's OK, go ahead and be defensive and enjoy your little bubble.

Well you have to give a little credit to the Big 12 offenses.  They can make lots of defenses look bad...or least they can make defenses look worse than Syracuse, Pitt, and Louisville can.

But this year's WVU isn't going to be trailing around ranked in the low 20s, drawing bowls with ACC types like Clemson or Georgia Tech that they can muscle through:  moving to the Big XII totally changes the picture;  combine that with how this team is most likely going to stay ranked in the Top 5-Top 10, and that's a whole different crop of potential bowl opponents if they're going to compete for the national title. 

[Ed Anger]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443615804578042493601051484.html

Lol. 

[CountDeMoney]

Ohio State is the Dick Cheney of the NCAA.

[MadImmortalMan]

It gets annoying being the sports media's whipping boy all the time, but it's also kinda cool to always be the underdog.

[sbr]

Great pictures MiM.  It is beautiful up there.