THEY ALL FALL DOWN

by SMQ on Nov 4, 2007 12:33 AM EDT in News Comment 11 comments

Two big losers* in the big picture today...

...and five big winners...

* - Not in the "you're a loser, Costanza. You'll always be a loser" sort of way, but Arizona State and Boston College went from frontrunners to also-rans in a matter of hours, and all precedents suggest it's too late for either to atone. The door is open very wide for Kansas, Oregon, Oklahoma and your new BCS number two/unwilling Russian roulette aficianado, LSU. All part of the ongoing narrowing of the field, and the circle of life in college football.

Set your clocks back tonight, and use the extra hour to catch up on one of the great works of Western literature - Confederacy of Dunces, perhaps? Or work on your resumé for the Nebraska and Texas A&M jobs. That communications degree will pay off for at least on of them.

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LSU

LSU just isn't that fucking good. I'm very tired of them and I'm ready for their flukey ways to fail them.

Also, holy shit, Oregon is really good. Like, really good. However, I remember when Rudy Carpenter had actual bona fide pocket presence and scrambling ability. I miss those days and I am confused as to where they went.

by Erik T on Nov 4, 2007 12:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

LSU

No doubt about the LSU comment. Did you see those two overturned plays? That 2nd and 19yrd catch being overturned was just plain wrong. My TiVo says so! Not to mention the catch by one the LSU receivers that was subsequently fumbled and recovered by Bama only to be overturned. I thought replay was instituted in order to make the game more accurate. I'd like to know if there has ever been a game in which there were 6 challenges, 4 of which resulted in the play being overturned. LSU is certainly a more talented team than Alabama, but Bama was robbed
of that win. Both of those plays had Alabama at the 30 yard line of LSU. Ah well, there's always next year.

Roll Tide!

by SportsProwess on Nov 4, 2007 12:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ducks and Tigers

LSU may have the highest ceiling, but they are very far from their early season chainsaw-dicked selves, and Oregon would thump them handily, I'm thinking. It'd be frustrating for the Rose Bowl folks to see their dream Ducks/Bucks matchup head off to New Orleans, but if my Devils can win out, we'd be glad to hold the Pac 10's spot in Pasadena.

And Erik, I too am really confused as to what is up with Rudy. The playcalling tonight did him no favors (a safety valve or hot route at least ONCE on those 50 millions jailbreak blitzes Oregon threw at us would have been nice) but he still holds the ball too long, isn't willing to throw the ball away, and is getting happy feet from how much punishment he's had to take this year.

by Beatuofa on Nov 4, 2007 12:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Individual big winner

McFadden might have re-taken the lead in the Heisman race with that insane performance on SC.

"South Carolina continues to struggle against the run, as usual, which opens the door for a breakout game by McFadden and Jones"

100 cocktails to you sir

by trogdor on Nov 4, 2007 1:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Perspective on LSU

They haven't been winning pretty lately but they're getting it done against quality SEC opponents. Last year I was very underwhelmed with Florida getting the BCS title bid because, likewise, they just didn't come across as a dominant SEC team. They were in several tight games including one at home where they got lucky beating South Carolina by one point on a missed field goal. They went on from there to totally destroy Ohio St. in the BCS title game.

As for SportsProwess' comment on the reversed calls and Bama being "robbed of that win," take another look at your DVR. The LSU receiver clearly never controlled the ball on the overturned fumble call. The shot from behind proves it. You can see the ball clearly coming off his chest when he's trying to secure it. It's hard to imagine a Bama fan complaining about officiating in this one when Bama had a 14-2 penalty advantage. The Tide wasn't robbed of the win. LSU almost gave it to them but Alabama didn't take it. Don't whine about the officials.

by crepuscular on Nov 4, 2007 7:15 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

LSU by 5 over Oregon on neutral field

The most effective containment to date of a healthy Tebow, 351 yards in a HALF on the Auburn defense, holding a pretty good 'Bama offense on the road to 257 yards in spite of 130 yards of crucial (and in some cases particularly idiotic) penalties and very ill timed turnovers. Consider, too, that LSU was under more pressure to win that game than any other team in any other situation this year. Yet the resilliance and the will and the talent is there.

Clearly LSU looks better than Florida did last year. The chainsaw might be in need of oil and maintenance but it is still very much attached and functional.

Oregon is unqestionably a superb team which has had 4 big wins but was held to fewer than 350 yards at home by USC and would, in LSU, face the most formidable offense thet've seen this year.

Certainly Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma have a chance to impress and they, along with Oregon should have a chance to overtake LSU even if the Tigers win out but fail to do so in a sufficiently impressive manner against the relatively weaker competition (although that Arkansas running game doesn't look half bad, Moreno is a monster and the Tennessee offense is capable of being impressive). For the moment, though, they have done quite enough to retain their spot at the top.

by marcillac on Nov 4, 2007 8:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Perspective on LSU

By Perspective on LSU I am sure you mean A LSU fans perspective on LSU (not that theres anything wrong with that just be upfront about it, and if you are a fresno st. fan or whatevea then my bad, but I think you arent.)

by AngryAngel65 on Nov 4, 2007 12:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, I am an LSU fan

I think my post is up front enough. I don't feel the need to end all of them with "Geaux Tigers," not that there's anything wrong with that. I don't think you'll find anything that I said to be ridiculously biased. The last year vs. this year comparison about the SEC leader is a valid one.

by crepuscular on Nov 4, 2007 3:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

robbed?

First time I've seen a team outgained 475 to 254 "robbed" of anything. If LSU doesn't do their damnedest to hand 'Bama that game, it's a three-TD spread at least.

And Confederacy of Dunces is indeed unbelievable. Easily the funniest work of "literature" ever penned outside of Vonnegut and Catch-22. I can't even imagine the difficulty in pulling off a novel like it--it's the literary equivalent of Miami (OH) winning in Baton Rouge way back when.

by JCCW Jerry on Nov 4, 2007 10:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

OSU-UW

Wisconsin's offense was completely feast-or-famine. They had 3 long scoring drives (one aided by a 31-yd fake punt) and a 40-yard end-of-the-game desperation drive. Their other eight possessions averaged 2.7 yards. Per possession.

by Jack on Nov 4, 2007 11:16 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Rutgers-UConn

Explain to me how a team can put up 500+ yards of total offense, only commit one turnover (in the dying minutes no less) yet still lose 38-19?

Oh, yeah. It's Rutgers. Man, if I weren't a skeptic I'd think that Schiano sold his soul to the devil to get the 11-2 season and this year is the ultimate payback.

by sodakboy93 on Nov 4, 2007 2:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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