NCAA football, 2013-14

[Valmy]

Given what we know about head injuries now compared to even 15 years ago, it's almost criminal if they don't shut him down for a while.

Mack is trying to save his job though, so.....

Rumor is they rushed him out there this week against the advice of some of the medical staff.  Not sure if that is true but nothing much would suprise me about Mack Brown these days. 

[Valmy]

Had my first college game as a 'R' today. I liked it a lot. I like being in charge.

Awesome!  Did any of the coaches scream at you at all?

[MadBurgerMaker]

Awesome!  Did any of the coaches scream at you at all?

[MadBurgerMaker]

Rumor is they rushed him out there this week against the advice of some of the medical staff.  Not sure if that is true but nothing much would suprise me about Mack Brown these days.

"It's all about the kids!"  It's probably naive of me to say/think this, but they should shitcan him just for that, if true.  A coach shouldn't knowingly be putting the health, both current and long term, of his players at risk in order to protect his own job. 

[Berkut]

Had my first college game as a 'R' today. I liked it a lot. I like being in charge.

Awesome!  Did any of the coaches scream at you at all?

Not really. It was a very smooth game.

Only bitch was the visiting team coach complained about a roughing the QB call on his best DE, said he was being held.

[katmai]

Grats Berkie!

Opening line has Huskies favored by 7

[dps]

Rumor is they rushed him out there this week against the advice of some of the medical staff.  Not sure if that is true but nothing much would suprise me about Mack Brown these days.

"It's all about the kids!"  It's probably naive of me to say/think this, but they should shitcan him just for that, if true.  A coach shouldn't knowingly be putting the health, both current and long term, of his players at risk in order to protect his own job. 

Yeah, if Brown over-ruled the medical staff on this, it should be reason enough to fire him--it's certaubkt worse abuse than locking Craig James' son in a closet or whatever it was.

And if the medical staff actually did clear him, maybe they should be fired.  Like I said, it's different than it was even a few years ago.  Back then, if a guy could answer the questions, "What's your name?  What year is it?  What town are you in", then he'd be cleared--and some doctors weren't to concerned if the guy answered correctly, just that he answered at all.  We know better now.

Thought I posted pretty much this comment before.  Maybe I posted it in the wrong thread?

[Berkut]

Grats Berkie!

Thanks!

Opening line has Huskies favored by 7

Sounds about right.

If Arizona is as good as hoped, anyway.

If not...

[katmai]

Grats Berkie!

Thanks!

Opening line has Huskies favored by 7

Sounds about right.

If Arizona is as good as hoped, anyway.

If not...

I am very wary of Arizona cause of the game last year and saw they are 3-0, but then saw the foes to start the season.

[Berkut]

Grats Berkie!

Thanks!

Opening line has Huskies favored by 7

Sounds about right.

If Arizona is as good as hoped, anyway.

If not...

I am very wary of Arizona cause of the game last year and saw they are 3-0, but then saw the foes to start the season.

Yeah, but UTSA totally played them close. It was a very near run thing, if you ignore the score, the stats, and didn't watch the game.

[katmai]

I just mean throw out the FCS teams they each played and you have UNLV and UTSA vs Boise St and Illinois.

But still until i see they can deal with Carey ( by that i mean keep him under 150 ) I think will be a fun game.

[MadBurgerMaker]

E:

Thought I posted pretty much this comment before.  Maybe I posted it in the wrong thread?

You mean the whole thing about Mack or the "criminal if they don't shut him down" post?  If you're thinking about Mack, I haven't seen it the NCAA thread here, but Ash has "only" had the concussion since the BYU game two weeks ago, and just got "cleared," or supposedly cleared...I think Wednesday or Thursday.  He wasn't on the sidelines for the Ole Miss beatdown, supposedly because the noise and lights were a problem for him, so it wouldn't have been in last years thread, at least.  Maybe in the NFL thread?

Yeah, but UTSA totally played them close. It was a very near run thing, if you ignore the score, the stats, and didn't watch the game.

  Those halftime comments from the PAC-12 Network guys really bothered you, didn't they?  Guess there was something to them after all if you're still thinking about them (even if you aren't quite getting them right, but that's okay).  But yeah, those guys probably didn't watch the game and ignored everything about the team that is part of the conference that they represent in favor of some nobodies from several hundred miles away because

[Berkut]

No, they didn't bother me at all - I get some mild amusement from pointing out when talking heads are wrong.

What has paid off even more though is your watching your tempter tantrums at someone proving you wrong, even about such a trivial matter. I can see it will be the gift that just keeps on giving.

[MadBurgerMaker]

And you have proven "me" wrong, how?  You bugged out about some dudes talking about how the score in a game could have easily been much closer.  They even pointed out why:  If the team that was losing hadn't made certain mistakes, it could have easily been 24-14 or even, without some really stupid penalties, 17-14.  They also noted how much closer the offensive yardage was than it should have been. 

None of those statements were incorrect.  Why you would be so upset about your team overcoming some adversity and taking advantage of those mistakes is a little baffling to me.

Most of the surprise, for everyone except you, I guess, was because of expectations coming into the game.  I, for example, figured Arizona would be up by at least 30 at the half.  Most everyone probably did.  They weren't.  Most everyone probably expected UTSA to be shut down and Arizona to roll up and down the field on them until the backups came in.  They didn't.  Most everyone probably didn't expect UTSA to give Arizona it's first deficit of the season either, even if they screwed it up and had to kick a FG from the 20 or so.  It's really too bad UTSA did make those mistakes, even though they wouldn't have mattered in the end.  I suspect your mouth would be firmly clamped shut about this if they hadn't.  That's why they're UTSA though, of course, instead of <insert big name successful BCS program here>. 

By all means though, point out what is wrong about any of this.

[Berkut]

Yeah, everyone thought Arizona would be up by 30 at the half....like Vegas who had Arizona winning the game by 20something. That must be "everyone".


And....Arizona won by exactly the spread. Clearly it was so much closer than expected.

Rage on.