Get well soon, BW. Meanwhile, I've never written so much!
Sign (singulary-only one good one)
Dabo spelled backwards is O-Bad!
Herby tells the crowd "Bear is a Yankee fan" They boo, and then start chanting "Yankees suck! Yankees suck!" That's top shelf...
The Top Ten all won in Week 11 (and today is 11/11) for the first time this late since 2003, so let's look elseware for some interesting stories, shall we?
West Coasting-The California Golden Bears, coached by former USC defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox, are 19th nationally in total defense, allowing just 323.2 yards per game. In their last two games, they held Washington to 10 points and Washington State to 19, falling just short of consecutive upset wins last Saturday in Pullman. They just beat USC in LA after losing 14 in a row, 15-14. Cal’s last win in the series was a 34-31, triple-overtime victory in 2003. The Bears last won at the Coliseum in 2000, 28-16.
Of course, the Bears needed help. And got it from an unlikely source. My nomination for Idiot Of The Year, USC corner Iman Marshall. With 3:28 left, USC had stopped the Golden Bears on third down and was set to get the ball back with a chance to win the game. The Trojans had made a statement by limiting California to fewer than 200 total yards Saturday, but Marshall had more to say.
He approached the opposing sideline and jawed at the Golden Bears. A flag flew, unsportsmanlike conduct. California got a fresh set of downs and ran out the clock.
Nice going, idiot. These kinds of penalties happen all the time under Helton, not for Cal. This will be only the second time in 7 seasons Cal has been bowl eligible...
Cal football coach Justin Wilcox has made a huge impression on alumni, school administrators, fans, just about everyone. He brings the priceless element of defense, and with the Bears so short on elite skill players, it’s the only way they can be competitive in the Pac-12. But nobody’s defending Wilcox’s decision to rotate quarterbacks in and out of the Washington State game, a potential upset that slipped away when Brandon McIlwain floated a badly overthrown interception. Which wasn’t so unusual, considering that McIlwain was responsible for 11 turnovers over a three-game stretch (losses to Oregon, Arizona and UCLA), five of them returned for touchdowns. “I was scratching my head,” Pac-12 Network analyst Toby Gerhart said in studio after watching the highlights. “Why was McIlwain in there? In that situation, I would have had my (primary) quarterback, Chase Garbers, handle it. I just didn’t understand that play.” Garbers is nowhere near the caliber of quarterback featured throughout the conference, but these games should belong to him, especially at crucial times
Better news: Tim DeRuyter, Cal’s defensive coordinator, is among the nominees for the Broyles Award, honoring the top assistant coach in the collegiate game.
Get well soon, BW. Meanwhile, I've never written so much!
Sign (singulary-only one good one)
Dabo spelled backwards is O-Bad!
Herby tells the crowd "Bear is a Yankee fan" They boo, and then start chanting "Yankees suck! Yankees suck!" That's top shelf...
The Top Ten all won in Week 11 (and today is 11/11) for the first time this late since 2003, so let's look elseware for some interesting stories, shall we?
West Coasting-The California Golden Bears, coached by former USC defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox, are 19th nationally in total defense, allowing just 323.2 yards per game. In their last two games, they held Washington to 10 points and Washington State to 19, falling just short of consecutive upset wins last Saturday in Pullman. They just beat USC in LA after losing 14 in a row, 15-14. Cal’s last win in the series was a 34-31, triple-overtime victory in 2003. The Bears last won at the Coliseum in 2000, 28-16.
Of course, the Bears needed help. And got it from an unlikely source. My nomination for Idiot Of The Year, USC corner Iman Marshall. With 3:28 left, USC had stopped the Golden Bears on third down and was set to get the ball back with a chance to win the game. The Trojans had made a statement by limiting California to fewer than 200 total yards Saturday, but Marshall had more to say.
He approached the opposing sideline and jawed at the Golden Bears. A flag flew, unsportsmanlike conduct. California got a fresh set of downs and ran out the clock.
Nice going, idiot. These kinds of penalties happen all the time under Helton, not for Cal. This will be only the second time in 7 seasons Cal has been bowl eligible...
Cal football coach Justin Wilcox has made a huge impression on alumni, school administrators, fans, just about everyone. He brings the priceless element of defense, and with the Bears so short on elite skill players, it’s the only way they can be competitive in the Pac-12. But nobody’s defending Wilcox’s decision to rotate quarterbacks in and out of the Washington State game, a potential upset that slipped away when Brandon McIlwain floated a badly overthrown interception. Which wasn’t so unusual, considering that McIlwain was responsible for 11 turnovers over a three-game stretch (losses to Oregon, Arizona and UCLA), five of them returned for touchdowns. “I was scratching my head,” Pac-12 Network analyst Toby Gerhart said in studio after watching the highlights. “Why was McIlwain in there? In that situation, I would have had my (primary) quarterback, Chase Garbers, handle it. I just didn’t understand that play.” Garbers is nowhere near the caliber of quarterback featured throughout the conference, but these games should belong to him, especially at crucial times
Better news: Tim DeRuyter, Cal’s defensive coordinator, is among the nominees for the Broyles Award, honoring the top assistant coach in the collegiate game.
For USC, they had to win out to have any chance. After losing to Cal, and UCLA and Notre Dame (routine beating of Florida State even without Book) on deck, it is gulp-time in SoCal...Another bad Toa Lobendahn snap flew wildly over Daniels’ right shoulder, and Daniels was lucky to corral it for a safety. Happens so often it should be a drinking game, but Helton sticks with this clown...
Arizona State held on at home in a beautiful Tempe day game (74 degrees!) 31-28, over UCLA.
Utah: It was a rough week for Utah. The Utes lost QB Tyler Huntley and RB Zack Moss to serious injuries, but were still able to pull out a 32-25 home win over Oregon. In his first career start in place of Huntley, Jason Shelley threw for 262 yards and had two rushing scores while Armand Shyne, Moss’ backup, rushed for 174 yards. The Utes improved to 7-3 (5-3 Pac-12) with the win and maintained sole possession of first place in the Pac-12 South. Utah has never won the South.
Remember when Colorado was 5-0? Well, now CU is 5-5 after losing 31-7 at home to Washington State on Saturday. It’s an ugly fall for a program that looked like it had a shot to get back to the Pac-12 title game. Now, the Buffs need to scrounge up a win over either Utah or Cal just to reach a bowl. Mike MacIntyre’s name could surface in hot-seat discussions in the coming weeks, too.
Elsewhere:
Pitt Panthers:After beating Virginia Tech 52-22 and tallying a whopping 492 yards rushing, the Panthers are one win away from securing the ACC Coastal. And yet, Pitt also lost to Penn State and UCF by a combined score of 96-20 while giving lowly North Carolina its only conference victory. Still, there's a good possibility Pat Narduzzi's team enters the ACC Championship Game against Clemson at a more respectable-looking 8-4. If you had pegged that a month ago, may I ask for the winning lotto numbers?
Shout out to UAB coach Bill Clark. This cannot be stressed enough -- he should have been coach of the year a season ago. So voters should do right by him this season and unanimously pick him to be coach of the year for every applicable foundation. Full stop. End of story. The Blazers are 9-1 and locked up the Conference USA West division with a 26-23 overtime win over Southern Miss. Two years ago, this program didn't exist. Remarkable.
Auburn/Georgia game: Auburn player gets tossed for targeting. They show him lowering his head/helmet three times. Cue the announcer to ask the ref -was that targeting?
Ref "You hit the nail on the head on that one!" You can't make this sh*t up...
Finally-if you want to see the 30th anniversary edition of Die Hard on the big screen, check out Turner Classic Movies under Fathom Events. You're welcome...
For USC, they had to win out to have any chance. After losing to Cal, and UCLA and Notre Dame (routine beating of Florida State even without Book) on deck, it is gulp-time in SoCal...Another bad Toa Lobendahn snap flew wildly over Daniels’ right shoulder, and Daniels was lucky to corral it for a safety. Happens so often it should be a drinking game, but Helton sticks with this clown...
Arizona State held on at home in a beautiful Tempe day game (74 degrees!) 31-28, over UCLA.
Utah: It was a rough week for Utah. The Utes lost QB Tyler Huntley and RB Zack Moss to serious injuries, but were still able to pull out a 32-25 home win over Oregon. In his first career start in place of Huntley, Jason Shelley threw for 262 yards and had two rushing scores while Armand Shyne, Moss’ backup, rushed for 174 yards. The Utes improved to 7-3 (5-3 Pac-12) with the win and maintained sole possession of first place in the Pac-12 South. Utah has never won the South.
Remember when Colorado was 5-0? Well, now CU is 5-5 after losing 31-7 at home to Washington State on Saturday. It’s an ugly fall for a program that looked like it had a shot to get back to the Pac-12 title game. Now, the Buffs need to scrounge up a win over either Utah or Cal just to reach a bowl. Mike MacIntyre’s name could surface in hot-seat discussions in the coming weeks, too.
Elsewhere:
Pitt Panthers:After beating Virginia Tech 52-22 and tallying a whopping 492 yards rushing, the Panthers are one win away from securing the ACC Coastal. And yet, Pitt also lost to Penn State and UCF by a combined score of 96-20 while giving lowly North Carolina its only conference victory. Still, there's a good possibility Pat Narduzzi's team enters the ACC Championship Game against Clemson at a more respectable-looking 8-4. If you had pegged that a month ago, may I ask for the winning lotto numbers?
Shout out to UAB coach Bill Clark. This cannot be stressed enough -- he should have been coach of the year a season ago. So voters should do right by him this season and unanimously pick him to be coach of the year for every applicable foundation. Full stop. End of story. The Blazers are 9-1 and locked up the Conference USA West division with a 26-23 overtime win over Southern Miss. Two years ago, this program didn't exist. Remarkable.
Auburn/Georgia game: Auburn player gets tossed for targeting. They show him lowering his head/helmet three times. Cue the announcer to ask the ref -was that targeting?
Ref "You hit the nail on the head on that one!" You can't make this sh*t up...
Finally-if you want to see the 30th anniversary edition of Die Hard on the big screen, check out Turner Classic Movies under Fathom Events. You're welcome...
Its nice now to have 2 UCF'S (the original and the Lincoln extension) to bet totals over.
If Notre Dame plays the same as they have the past 4 weeks and the Cuse doesnt turn it over, there will be a new #3 in a week.
No way, no how should Oklahoma be allowed to even THINK playoff.
Coloado sucks. Period.
Clay Helton will be enshrined into the Shurmer/Turner/Waanstadt/Ryan Hall of Fame.
Iowa St. has great HC. They won't next year.
San Diego St....(or was it UNLV?) cost me a ton of points next weekend. Rats.
God bless Pitt and Ga Tech and as always, The Drunken Multiple Wife Keepers in Logan, UT.
Lost $$$ in the Covers Bloodbaths w NC St. & Fresno. But you know what? The sun came up next day. Thank you Nick Satan.
Its nice now to have 2 UCF'S (the original and the Lincoln extension) to bet totals over.
If Notre Dame plays the same as they have the past 4 weeks and the Cuse doesnt turn it over, there will be a new #3 in a week.
No way, no how should Oklahoma be allowed to even THINK playoff.
Coloado sucks. Period.
Clay Helton will be enshrined into the Shurmer/Turner/Waanstadt/Ryan Hall of Fame.
Iowa St. has great HC. They won't next year.
San Diego St....(or was it UNLV?) cost me a ton of points next weekend. Rats.
God bless Pitt and Ga Tech and as always, The Drunken Multiple Wife Keepers in Logan, UT.
Lost $$$ in the Covers Bloodbaths w NC St. & Fresno. But you know what? The sun came up next day. Thank you Nick Satan.
Except any school who might want him.
Except any school who might want him.
Exactly.
Love,
Nicky Satan.
Exactly.
Love,
Nicky Satan.
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