WARNING!!! OFF_TOPIC Football thread
 

Oregon's ahead of ASU 35-16 at the end of the third quarter. Wa--hoooo!!!

But I'm totally depressed that LSU won. Ugh.

Check out the Football's Oldest Trophy thread in the football forum. :)

Also, during the bowl games, refstripes.com has an excellent chat thing going.

Juulie's a football fan? Learn something new every day.

EVERYbody is a football fan! :D

No, I'm an Oregon fan. Especially when they're winning.

I'd rather be a Beaver than a Duck,
I'd rather get run over by a truck,
I'd rather live on spam,
Or even kiss Rosanne,
I'd rather be a Beaver than a Duck!

For a Beaver is a critter that builds new habitats,
While a Duck just gets it's butt shot off by guys in dayglow hats.

I'd rather live in Corvallis than Eugene,
I'd rather spend a week in a latrine,
I don't own a water bed,
I don't like the Grateful Dead,
I'd rather be a Beaver than a Duck!

Being Canadian, I can appreciate a good beaver. :eek:

http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/beaver.html

Do not say that on the baseball board. They get a little sensitive about these kinds of things.

Peace

I'm a fan of all things Oregon, and that includes Oregon State. My oldest son and his partner both graduated from OSU, and my second son will graduate from Oregon. We'll see about the youngest. But I also cheer for anyone else from Oregon whenever they are representing our fair state. My husband and I were both born here, as were all four of our parents. 3 of my 4 children were born here (My daughter was born in Indiana, but she was adopted in Oregon!), and my son's partner and my second son's girl friend were born here as were all their parents!! And my granddaughter and her father and all their parents were born here, too. We have our own little chapter of the SNOB (Society of Native Oregon Born), the Webfoot Division (born west of the Cascades). It's probably my only claim to fame.

I know, eh?! It's quite amusing. I started reading that forum years ago for some cheap and simple entertainment.

Rather be a Tiger than either one. But, seriously, it seems that, for the most part, the only team that can beat LSU is...........LSU. Penalties and turnovers for days, yet they still found a way to pull it out. The moral of the story is: As long as the other team can't run the ball against you, AT ALL, you will always have a chance to win.

Gotta love those John Deere uniforms!!:D
Man are those things ugly!!

not as bad as they've had in recent years. Generally, I think green and yellow are pretty hard to make look good together. So I suppose someone figures it might as well be really awful?? But they look better and better as the season rolls on!

Here's a link you might find interesting, jugs.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/47469

Figures an OSU grad can't spell a simple word like "bed". :D

And no, I didn't go to UO.

Oregon clear up to third in the BCS. A bye week and then three relatively easy games, so Dixon can get his legs back under him. WE ARE LOOKING GOOD!!

Who is the No. 1 college football team in the land?

The Ohio State University Buckeyes

MTD, Sr.

New England Patriots?

Oregon state motto: "It's Or-A-Gin, not Or-A-Gon. It hasn't gone anywhere."

"Gin"? I didn't realize it was such a party school.

You sure didn't read that anywhere. The "official" pronunciation key is "Ory-gun" which is about right although a little exaggerated. I prefer to write it "Or-uh-gn" with the emphasis on "Or" and then slurring through the rest. Most easterners and many mid-westerners say "Ahr- gahn".

But Scrappy, didn't you know that Animal House was filmed at U of O? It's a party school alright. (Although I'm not telling my 17 yr old that. He's going there next year.)

Is that the same team that, in the same situation last year, got completely crushed by Flordida (and no, I'm NOT a Florida fan). :p Is the same thing about to happen again? :D

The only midwesterners that say "Ahr- gahn" are those uppity snobs who wish they were from Boston.

Not by Florida it ain't.

I thought if you're from Oregon it "Organ" If you're not it's Oregon:rolleyes:

Yea, Jimgolf is from SomeWhere Else. Us Webfoots say Or-uh-gn. It's very understated, subtle, familiar, homey.

Hey - that's cool Juulie.

I know Huntsville, quite well in fact. Golf, water activities, cottaging - it's the good life! :)

Got that right! Last survey results I heard were that U of O was #7 party school in the country & #1 in marijuana use.....

Lot's of glaucoma?

True, but perhaps another SEC school! If OSU is still as lumbering as they were last year and they meet up with a team of speedsters (perhaps LSU, who has a pretty easy schedule remainig except for the SEC champ. game), we'll probably get the same result. ;)

And, slightly off-topic to the topic of basketball:

Findlay? For gosh sakes, Findlay?!?

Mark, I'm more than willing to mention Appalachian State to various esteemed, blue members of our forum. But now this?!? It's enough to make the rest of us Big 10 fans cringe...

Maybe the Big 10 should move to Division 11, lock stock and Illinois.

In basketball, Mark's beloved OSU loses to Findlay. Whointhehell is Findlay?:confused: MSU loses to Grand Valley St. Grand Valley Freaking State?:D


Maybe they should schedule some easier games. Like maybe play each other more often?

Hey, there's a thought. Maybe the conference schedule can be the "pre-season", then the non-conference schedule can follow that. I heard William and Mary lost William to academic problems...maybe we can schedule them/her?

Maybe, or it could be lots of arthritis. Or students having trouble getting an appetite. :eek:

Didn't have the nuts to say that William and Mary lost Mary to academic reasons, didya?(you pusillanimous, you)

Probably.

But I would think it's safer to assume William had the academic problems, because, as we all know, women are smarter, right?

<font size="1">(I'm not sure if I'm a memeber of the pusillanimous club, but I did get a degree in butt-kissing.)</font size>

I am not going to make any excuses. The University of Findlay (which happens to be just fifty miles south of Toledo down I-75) is one of the top Division II basketball programs in the country (currently ranked 5th in the nation) and lost last Thursday to the University of Dayton, 81-78. The Oilers men's basketkball program is one of the best in the country. Last year they were 29-2 and were the GLIAC regular season and post-season tournament champions before losing in the second round of the NCAA Div. II tournament.

MTD, Sr.

Oh, you're a "member" alright(even if you don't know how to spell it).

Dan was just saying the other day what a big member you are.

More likely the environment. U of O is located in the Peoples Republic of Eugene - probably the 2nd most liberal city in the Western US - right behind San Francisco. It's long been a hotbed for counter-cultural related illegal drug use, dating back to LSD in the 60's. It also has been and continues to be a breeding ground for violent radical organizations such as the SDS, Weathermen & anarchist movement , and eco-terrorist groups such as ELF, ALF, The Family, etc.

Mark, this sounds eerily similar to the excuses...er, reasons Rut gave for Michigan losing to Appalachian State. Maybe the two of you are more alike than you thought.

Maybe Ohio State and Michigan fans really can get along! :eek:

Maybe dogs and cats really can live together! :eek:

You misspelled "tool."

How would Dan know? I've never taken a shower with him. Maybe he's confusing me with Chuck?

Exactly.

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Absolutely NOT!! I didn't derive any pleasure from seeing OSU get beat by UF in basketball, but the facts are facts, UF has a quality program. As to that school up North, Appalacian State did a number on them and my sons and I just loved how the game ended. We only regret that Appalachian State couldn't have scored a touchdown on the blocked kick at the end of the game. Jim Tressel owns Lloyd Carr, just like he owned Gerry Foust at The University of Akron (Foust was 1-8-1 against Tressel and YSU. That is why Zips joined the MAC so they wouldn't have to play the Penguins anymore.)

MTD, Sr.

Shouldn't you know; aren't you from Hell?

Well, Oregon, or I should say, OR-uh-gn, didn't even play this week, and they still moved up to 2, maybe 1. That's really good play!

DA DUCKS! Nah - still doesn't have that same ring to it like DA BEARS. :p

Bwahahahahaha...........:D

Coulda been worse, Mark. You could have been beaten by a <b>good</b> team, like Appalachian State.

They certainly lost together today. ;)

But then Michigan State turned around and beat DII GLIAC Michigan Tech by 5.

No, Ohio State lost to a Div. I-A team while Michigan lost to a Div. I-AA team. That is a big difference.

MTD, Sr.

Hey!

No fair getting two people with only one dig!

Ok, I'm over it. :)

Wooooo! Go Illini!
 

As an Illinois alum, it was so sweet seeing the Illini program get a huge win today. It's just the beginning for Zook and the boys. He is really building something special.

I - L - L!

I-N-I!

If I remember correctly, Michigan beat Illinois on the road. Ohio State lost to Illinois at home. You better do more than compare wins this week. If I were you I would be concerned. Troy Smith is not walking through that door. ;)

Peace

Ohio State beat Wisconsin at home last week and Michigan lost at Wisconsin today. You had better do more than compare just one side of the losses this week. It seems that the common opponent for the past two weeks might bear more relevance. :p

:confused: What wins this week? Didn't both schools lose today?

BTW it seems that the officials missed a huge call on a fumble that led to Illinois's first TD against OSU. It should have been a touchback.

Fair? You're asking <b>me</b> to be fair? Silly monkey........:rolleyes:

And only <b>two</b> people?

Let's see..........
- we got MTD Sr. for actually thinking that OSU was a #1 football team.
- we got M&M for actually thinking that Illinois <b>was</b> a football team.
- we got Rut(again) for his beloved Michigan losing to a D2 team.
- We got <b>every</b> Big 10 fan who had deluded themselves into thinking that their league was stronger than the.....wait for it......Sun Belt conference.



And I would also be remiss if I didn't leave a message for all of you Notre Dame fans out there.....
http://www.sodamnfunny.com/Animation/Gif/baby1.gif

*Peeks in*

Rock Chalk Jayhawk, baby.....

Hopefully a cakewalk next week for 11-0 vs Iowa State before the huge game with Mizzou and then hopefully the Big 12 title games vs. most likely the Sooners.

Ah, an oldie but goodie.

*Peeks in and breaks out laughing.*

Kansas? You mean those Jayhawks that beat up on such luminaries as Central Michigan, S.E.La, Toledo and Fla. International? Kansas.....the university that declared a holiday when they found out that that they didn't have to play Texas and Oklahoma this year?

Yeah, riiiiiight.........

Peek back in after you actually play a football team.:D

That's a lot of hopin' and dreamin'. Let's talk again in three or four weeks when the games are in the book.

This is off-topic for college football, but it is football related so I hope you'll agree that it's not off-topic for this thread. God forbid I should be accused of hijacking my own thread!

http://www.theonion.com/content/from...st_down_signal

Not much difference, since Findlay and Grand Valley were both GLIAC teams last year, weren't they ?

You mean that same Texas team that lost to K-State, who Kansas BEAT? You mean that Kansas team that BEAT Colorado, who beat Oklahoma? And BTW, KU will get MO in two weeks #3 in the country who beat Illinois who beat ohio state. They WILL get OKLA in a few weeks. I would say playing two top 5 teams in one year is pretty good.

Just curious as to your thought process. ;)

I can't speak for Jurassic, whose thought process is making you curious (some of us are pretty sure it shouldn't be called a thought process!). But my thought process is to wait and see WILL beat MO and WILL bet OK isn't logic, it's just wishful thinking at least for a couple more weeks. The biggies are falling like flies, including my own Oregon who got beat by Cal a couple or three weeks ago. Cal who can barely hack their way out of a paper bag this year. My thought process is, the one who laughs last, laughs best.

Nice pic Juulie!

The Buckeyes will beat that the team up north on Saturday and my mother is screaming Rock Chalk Jayhawk right now, since she is a KU graduate.

MTD, Sr.

Not to change the subject.
 

This past Friday night was opening night for Start H.S.'s Fall play: Woody Allen's "Don't Drink the Water." Mark, Jr. had the lead role (the part played by Woody himself in the 1994 movie). Junior was great (of course I am bias) and it was a great birthday present to his old man (Doesn't anybody read the birthday announcements at the bottom of the Forum's opening page.) Anyway I don't feel two days over 56. Its a good thing Junior is taking the OhioHSAA basketball officiating class, because we have five jr. H.S. doubleheaders scheduled together this school year.

MTD, Sr.

There's that word again.

Although if the rankings hold up, they will. But that looks like a big if. We'll talk again in a couple of weeks, eh?

Juulie:

At least you got the color correct.

MTD, Sr.


P.S: "eh" Are you Canadian?

Who cares. No soup for you one year I mean National Championship:eek:

Happy belated birthday, Mark.

You don't look a day over 83.

Just a reprimand, not even a suspension!
 

Wyoming coach apologizes for flipping bird during Utah game

ESPN.com news services



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<!-- end page tools --><!-- begin story body --><!-- template inline -->CASPER, Wyo. -- Wyoming coach Joe Glenn didn't like how Utah tried an onside kick with a 43-point lead, and he let coach Kyle Whittingham know by giving him the finger.
On Monday, Glenn apologized, and the Mountain West Conference issued a public reprimand for the gesture, which violated the conference's sportsmanship policy.
"I met with my team on Sunday and apologized to them for the gesture I made toward the Utah bench during the game," Glenn said Monday in a statement. "I also want to apologize to all fans for that action. Football is an emotional game, and I let my emotions get the best of me. I felt it was appropriate for me to let my team and all fans know that I am truly sorry for that emotional moment."
Wyoming athletic director Tom Burman said he viewed Glenn's gesture as a one-time occurrence.
"Coach Glenn should not have responded in the manner that he did and for that we are sorry. Coach Glenn has been a great ambassador for the University of Wyoming, and I view this action as a one-time incident that is out of character for him."
Glenn said after the 50-0 loss that he didn't remember giving the finger.
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According to the conference handbook, obscene gestures or language are subject to at least a reprimand for a first offense.

Utah (7-3, 4-2 Mountain West) tried the onside kick in the third quarter Saturday. Glenn gave Whittingham the finger when Wyoming (5-5, 2-4) recovered.
On Sunday, Whittingham told the Deseret Morning News of Salt Lake City he regretted calling the onside kick.

"My emotions got the best of me, and after thinking about it, I wouldn't have done it in hindsight," he said, according to the report. "But emotions were running high as you could tell -- both from what we did and the reaction on the other team. That's the nature of sports, I guess. At times your emotions get in the way of sound decision-making. "You've got to guard against that. ... I'm not making excuses. I'm just saying that was what happened."

Glenn said at a weekly student luncheon earlier in the week that he could guarantee a win against Utah. Late in the game, the crowd of 42,000 began chanting "guarantee" and Glenn said afterward that he regretted making the promise.
"I got emotional last week and got my big Irish mouth going and made the guarantee," he said. "I'd probably like to have it back now. I wouldn't do it again.
"Find the crow and I'll eat it."
Wyoming has lost four of its last five, is no longer a competitor for the conference title and is all but eliminated from postseason consideration. The Cowboys would need to upset conference-leading BYU this Saturday to earn a bowl bid.

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--Wyoming coach Joe Glenn, after he guaranteed a win over Utah -- and the Utes won 50-0.

Whils his response is definitely out of line....

An onside kick with a 43-0 lead?

Is Belichick coaching Utah on the side?

Nothing for flipping the bird, but...
 

Texas Tech coach fined $10,000 for criticism of officials

Associated Press



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LUBBOCK, Texas -- The Big 12 on Tuesday slapped Texas Tech coach Mike Leach with the largest fine in conference history for his harsh criticism of game officials after last week's loss to Texas.
Leach's fine of $10,000 was twice the previous high.
Leach was issued a public reprimand and the Big 12 "put him on notice that any future such behavior will result in a more serious penalty, including a possible suspension," the conference said in a news release.
Leach and Tech athletic department officials were not commenting on the sanctions, spokesman Chris Cook said.
After No. 12 Texas beat the Red Raiders 59-43 Saturday, Leach condemned the officiating crew in Austin, calling their work "a complete travesty."
The eighth-year coach was upset officials disallowed two Tech touchdowns in the third quarter, the first on an overrule after reviewing video that clearly showed the receiver let the ball hit the ground. A TD pass on the next play was negated by a holding penalty. Leach also wanted, but didn't get, a flag for roughing the quarterback.
"Coach Leach's public statements called into question the integrity and competence of game officials and the conference's officiating program," Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe said.
At his weekly meeting with media Monday, Leach did not retreat from his comments, but avoided repeating them.
On Saturday, Leach noted without naming him that referee Randy Christly lives in Austin.
He said the conference needs "to take a serious look" at having officials from other conferences call the Tech-Texas games as well as others involving matchups where he claimed there is proven to be a bias by officials.
The Big 12 had twice fined coaches $5,000.
Three years ago, Kansas coach Mark Mangino was fined for suggesting after a last-second loss to Texas that officials wanted the Longhorns to win because it kept alive their hopes for a lucrative Bowl Championship Series bid.
During the 2005-06 basketball season, former Kansas State coach Jim Wooldridge was docked $5,000 for criticizing officials after a 71-70 loss at Oklahoma.
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"proven bias?"

Nice.

Looks grim for #2 Oregon right now. They trail Arizona 24-11 with ten minutes left in the 2nd quarter and their starting QB, Dixon, has left the game with an injured left knee.:eek:

14-31 at the half. Dixon out for the game, and maybe longer. Wow. Right about now they're wishing they'd put either more time into Leaf, or more time into finding another qb. So much for the vaunted Ducks. -- sigh --

Way too dependent on one player. I'm so depressed.

Coming back...24-31 with 7 min left.

It's not over yet.

Arizona kicked a field goal and now leads by 10.

With Oregon's loss tonight to Arizona, I am so glad that the Big 12 and the SEC have championship games to end the season, because if the cards fall the Buckeyes way, they can still make it ot the BCS Championship game after the beat the team up north.

MTD, Sr.

It's over.
'Zona 34-24

Elsewhere in the PAC-10
 

Updated: November 14, 2007, 5:08 PM ET



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The officiating crew will also miss out on any chance to work a postseason game, the conference announced Wednesday.
Those same game officials were cleared of any problems resulting from four ejections and a slew of personal foul penalties late in the game, where Washington quarterback Jake Locker was injured on a helmet-to-helmet hit.

<b><u>QUESTION:</u></b> How do you get an OSU grad off of your porch?
<b><u>ANSWER:</u></b> Pay him for the pizza.

Still with the ifs....

Lets see. Michigan loses to Appy State (unranked) and loses to Wisconsin (unranked). Ohio State loses to the Fighting Illini in the Horseshoe (unranked).
Even if they beat Michigan (last game of the season) no more games to seek redemption. The "fat lady" is about to take the stage. Best you can hope for is to "smell the roses"

Too bad. It's it would have been nice to see a (Oregon) different team getting a shot at the "brass ring". Take it from a Cubs Fan there's always next year.

1) The Ohio State University Buckeyes will beat that team from up north this coming Saturday.

2) Big XII Conference: The University of Kansas (my dear mother's alma mater) will run the table and win the Big XII championshiop, thereby eliminating the Univ. of Missouri and the Univ. of Oklahoma, and securing the number one seed in the BCS Championship game.

3) Big East Conferenc: West Virginia has to get past in order: Cincinnati at home (and I don't mean the Bungles either); at Connecticut; and at Pittsburgh. A loss in any of these games eliminates them from the BCS Championship game.

4) Pac-10: Arizona State has to get past USC and Arizona (both home games). A loss in any of these games eliminates them from the BCS Championship game.

5) SEC: LSU loses in the League Championship game, which is possible.

6) Therefore The Ohio State University Buckeyes are ranked No. 2 in the BCS poll and will play my mother's beloved Jayhawks for the National Championship.

MTD, Sr.

Still got Padgett's meds, don't you?

1. Have to beat Michigan. Fighting Illini running over 8 minutes off the clock! That's embarassing:D

2. Ain't going to happen.

3. Possible.

4. They will beat AZ. USC only test.

5. Ain't going to happen.

Fat Lady has got the mic.:eek:

Well, Dennis Dixon is out for the season. So much for Oregon's star spangled year. We'll probably end up in the Febreze Footsie Bowl. Ugh.

Hawaii kick a 45 yard FG with 10 seconds to play to pull out a 28-26 win over Nevada tonight and remain undefeated. Now 10-0 on the season with a home game against Boise State next week.

Nevada had their chances and probably should have won the game, but just didn't make enough plays when it counted.

Colt Brennan only played two snaps. He was still messed up from last week's concussion. Too bad, I was looking forward to seeing him play.

Mid third quarter:

The Ohio State University Buckeyes: 14

that team up north: 3


And Henne's replacement has just thrown an interception.

MTD, Sr.

Juulie - last night on the news, Jeff Gianola said the "entire state" was sad that the Ducks lost and Dixon was out for the season. I wonder how many calls they got from Beaver fans after that. :p

The Beaver fans that I've talked to all agree with Gianola. They know if the situations were reversed, Ducks would be sad for a similar loss by the Beavers. I hang with a pretty empathetic crowd, though.

Not looking good for the Wolverines, you're right. Ohio still has a lot of IF's to get through, though.

News Flash!!
 

Big 10 Final Score:

The Ohio State University Buckeyes: 14

that team up north: 3


How sweet it is.

MTD, Sr.