NCAA football, 2013-14

[MadBurgerMaker]

Who the hell is Texas College, and how bad are they that they lost to Incarnate Word 69-0 on Saturday?

UIW: 525 total yards
Texas College: 71

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=332502916

Whatever.  The Cardinals are 1-1 now.  

[Valmy]

Heh it is pretty telling the Michigan and Syracuse fans in Austin are calling in to the talk shows today just apalled that Greg Robinson has a job again.  Somehow that just does not seem like justice to them.

[grumbler]

At least all is rosy at Slippery Rock, where the QB went  27 of 48 passes for 465 yards and 6 TDs in a 51-36 victory over Barksdale.

I wonder if anyone but Michigan still announces that score at their home games.  It was quite the fad there for  a while.

[Valmy]

At least all is rosy at Slippery Rock, where the QB went  27 of 48 passes for 465 yards and 6 TDs in a 51-36 victory over Barksdale.

I wonder if anyone but Michigan still announces that score at their home games.  It was quite the fad there for  a while.

Texas stopped doing it when our last stadium announcer guy retired I think.

[Valmy]

"If you watch tackling, every Saturday, tackling is bad across the country. I watch games all day Saturday morning. Nobody's tackling well ... Tackling is a problem in America right now. I'm not making excuses for us, we gotta tackle better."

Yes...Mack Brown said this in the press conference today.  Hilarious, it sounded like a talk radio spoof.

[Savonarola]

From the FREEP:

MSU fans among most miserable

Michigan State is unbeaten to start the year. But how it got there has fans scratching their heads.

USA Today's Dan Wolken has the Spartans at No. 5 on his "misery index" following Week 2. MSU beat South Florida 21-6, but has now accumulated four defensive touchdowns, three by defensive end Shilique Calhoun, compared to just two offensive.

The four teams ranked ahead of 2-0 MSU — Texas, USC, Florida and Connecticut, in order — each have a loss.

"Sparty fan, we have heard you loud and clear," Wolken writes. "Moreover, after watching Saturday's 21-6 win over South Florida, we commiserate with your predicament. Not only do you have a humorless coach void of any semblance of personality, but your team's offense is a dumpster fire."

Ouch!

Ohio State band mocks Michigan

The marching bands of Michigan and Ohio State are fueling the rivalry two months early.

Last week at Michigan, the Wolverines' band mocked rival Ohio State with a script "OHNO" during its halftime performance.

The Ohio State marching band exacted revenge at halftime of the Buckeyes' 42-7 win over San Diego State on Saturday.

OSU staged a game show called "Are You Smarter Than a Wolverine?" — mashing together skits from The Price Is Right, Jeopardy, Family Feud, and Wheel of Fortune. The band learned the entire routine in just four days.

Unfortunately, we still have to wait until November for these two teams to duke it out.

Fifth most miserable today, but there's still a lot of season to go.  You can do it, Sparty!

[Valmy]

Last night Mack called an emergency meeting with the higher ups last night.  Really emotional and surprise meeting.  Not sure what it was about exactly yet but rumors are, of course, flying.

[sbr]

Lane kiffin announced his starting qb for Saturday.  USC then said he would not discuss it with the media but would release a statement on YouTube.

[Ed Anger]

Pete Carroll is laughing his ass off.

[katmai]

Pete Carroll is laughing his ass off.

Indeed

USC coach Lane Kiffin and his star receiver Marqise Lee appear to have a different version of the facts when it comes to whether the Trojans did or did not hold a 'players-only' meeting on Sunday.

Following this past Saturday's 10-7 loss to Washington State at the Coliseum, Lee told reporters that there would be a players' meeting the next day.

On Sunday, Kiffin said a meeting had not been held and reiterated it to the media again after practice on Tuesday.

But Lee, one of USC's team captains, said Tuesday that Kiffin was wrong, as these tweets attest:

Lindsey Thiry @LindseyThiry

Kiffin said there was no players-only meeting on Sunday. Marqise Lee just told us there was, "PLAYERS ONLY" Lee joked as he broke the news.
5:32 PM - 10 Sep 2013

Rich Hammond @RegisterUSC

USC held a players-only meeting Sunday, something Kiffin said he didn't think had happened.
5:41 PM - 10 Sep 2013

InsideUSC @InsideUSC

Marqise Lee said Lane Kiffin incorrect about players only meeting not happening. "Kiffin don't know," Lee said #USC

Who is to be believed?

Based on the track record of the parties involved, I'm going with Lee

[MadBurgerMaker]

Last night Mack called an emergency meeting with the higher ups last night.  Really emotional and surprise meeting.  Not sure what it was about exactly yet but rumors are, of course, flying.

Maybe Augie and Barnes can have some emergency meetings too.  I'm just saying.

[Valmy]

Last night Mack called an emergency meeting with the higher ups last night.  Really emotional and surprise meeting.  Not sure what it was about exactly yet but rumors are, of course, flying.

Maybe Augie and Barnes can have some emergency meetings too.  I'm just saying.

Augie gets one more year.  Barnes should have been fired years ago, I am looking forward to the 9-21 Barnes farewell tour this year.

[MadBurgerMaker]

The Toads and Tech are playing right now.  Tech up 7-0.

Augie gets one more year.  Barnes should have been fired years ago, I am looking forward to the 9-21 Barnes farewell tour this year.

[CountDeMoney]

The Toads and Tech are playing right now.  Tech up 7-0.

Hell of a lot of smacking around going on tonight, too.  Hell of a game.

[CountDeMoney]

Hell of a game.

And another idiot drops the ball before crossing the plane to celebrate a touchdown.  These kids will never learn.