[break for yard work / dog walking / wife attention]

3:30
Aggressively watching LSU/UK (father-in-law almost got tix and would have taken me, but fell through)

7:00
UL/Cinci -- KRAG takes his crap show on the road to a team with many players who remember the 70-7 beatdown we hung on them in 2004. Oh, and the first team we play all year with a good defense. Yikes.

Post-7:00 -- who the hell knows.

The next play Grothe throws another jump ball to the end zone, this time to Jackson who misses it.

Third down, grothe about to get sacked, eludes TWO linemen, scrambles back 10 yards, then bombs it to a 3rd USF WR who catches it inside the 5.

USF is running the playstation offense.

They have these "hooks" to keep people interested in the game. Against NC State, Louisville fans had to see local cookouts and food during the game, today they have USF students or "celebrities" on the sideline reading true/false questions about USF and the booth has to guess "bull" or "no bull."

I hate to break it to you, ESPNU -- if anyone CHOSE to watch this game, they are interested in the football going on. We certainly don't turn in for the 25th best announcing team, the bad picture quality, and the small crowds.

Just show the friggin game. Hell, just have the video feed and the ESPN.com gametracker on the screen so we know the stats.

Meanwhile Grothe is just bombing the ball downfield. I guess they are practicing for the UL game, which 3/4 of those will go for TDs.

Life on the margins indeed.

Thank goodness for DVR.

Zook's use of the 2 QBs is bizarre. I don't think you can really have a "closer" QB. A closer RB is one thing.

But Pam Ward's staccato informs us...A flag...is...down...

But he, too, can scramble.

I really don't see the difference in the QBs. Can someone who has followed Illinois more closely explain? Is williams just not trustworthy enough late in games?

I guess Iowa probably had a couple extra guys back after that TD play, but maybe try another shot down the field?

Bringing a guy in off the bench who hasn't played all game late in the 4th quarter to run a game winning drive. It would have worked too if it wasn't for the mental mistakes. Zooked!

YES I WILL COACH YOUR LEGENDARY FOOTBALL TEAM TO A 6-6 SEASON.

Option Left - 1 yard.
Option Right - 2 yards.
Throw to Benn -- 25+ yards.

Repeat.

Do you remember college, or are you currently in it? No matter how talented, can you really ever count on a large group of college dudes to do anything consistently well?

War eagle!

Mich is killing Purdue

Mark Sanchez is a 'third year sophomore'

Yes, he has a cannon. But his stats are padded by those quick passes and screens, and all the times they throw for TDs inside the 10.

Also was that some sort of screen on 3rd down? the OL got out of the way, but there were no blockers near the WR.

Anyhow, a couple of observations:

• The Jim Wacker/Mike Tomczak broadcast crew is nails-on-the-chalkboard bad. If they're not shilling for the BTN (and as a Northwestern guy, I am grateful for the network, but lets tone down the sales please.
• Our defense? Um, not good. Nothing new here, but it's eye-opening to see how easy Minnesota moved the ball on us. Thank goodness the Gophers can't stop anybody either.

Can any of them beat tOSU?

Although it would appear Booty might potentially get his job back and Mitch Mustain might be licking his chops as well.

(and yes, not having Stafon Johnson might be a wee little factor, too)

http://louisville.scout.com/a.z?s=17&p=8&c=1&nid=1759020

Luckily he's a 5-star.

UK has 7:30 for history.

Also, does OSU jump Cal just because?

If you need me, I'll be hiding under a rock for the next 10 years so I can avoid all UK fans.

UK needed a TD there. Let's see how Les Miles' testicles call this last drive.

How many big plays have they had called back because of penalties?

What a game.

also my wife is a UK bball fan, doesn't care about football but now is openly rooting for UK.

Also, will the college football coaches please please please please please not rank teams in the pre-season based on how good a school was or wasn't 10-40 years ago?

What a season. Up, down, etc.

Mizzou winning at Oklahoma would be the 15th most surprising game this month!

What were we saying earlier about 19 year old RS frosh QBs and making plays inside the 15 yard line?

Great great finish

What on earth are the rankings going to look like when they are released tomorrow?

The Big10 has certainly had several embarrasing out-of-conference losses and I'm not saying that they're as strong as the SEC, but I just can't agree with that comment.  When a bottom team in the SEC beats a top team, everyone says it is because the SEC is so good but when it happens in the Big10 it's because the Big10 is so bad?  That's just stupid.