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2015: IT'S HERE!!

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I thought you were exaggerating when you said 17, then I went and counted them.

 :o :o :o

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Yup, 18 total.  Better settle in for the evening!!

Enjoy this everybody it is the ol ball coach's last entry into the stadium on game 1 as a HC. He might have a good year at 10-3 or even 11-2 but when the final game is over he will wave bye to the fans one last time.
I know how your thinking, how in the world do you know this. He is 70 years old, and he don't like fights at practice. He is a Christian man and has a Bible on desk at all times. I could not see the fire in his face I have seen in the few years.
His wife has given him 36 years of freedom to football but I bet she is going to want some family time when this season is over. He is going to want to see those grandkids play, and watch his grow into a HC somewhere.
This my feelings and if I am wrong you certainly have the right to say I told you so. I will not be saying those words because I am making them known right now. God Bless Spurrier and his family. Thanks for all the memories that we would like to get rid of in some cases. RTR!

Word from above, Preacher??

I hate to break it CUM, but we are going to take it, and it is NOT theirs.  Theirs was last year and nobody can take that one.  We will take the next 4 or 5 though.

Nice pass on 3rd and long...

 :lol2: :eyeroll: :eyeroll: :eyeroll: :eyeroll:

Yeah, that was not a "nice catchable ball".  :lol2:

USCe looks like crap.

UNC looking better so far, but barely.

Marquise may be over-hyped!!

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The USC safety got a 15-yd penalty on the first play, then nearly killed his own CB on the TD play.

 :dunno:

Yep.

Maybe Preacher was right.  Spurrier will be fired!

Good points. He has 4 kids & 12 grandchildren. That's a lot to live for.


 :clap:

SC looking better.  Which is good for my picks.  :lol2:

That time the USC QB (Mitch) threw it at the receiver's face, and he caught it.  That's the key.

7-7 beginning of 2nd Q

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Mine too. Having said that, USC is having to play gimmicky to compete. That's not a good sign.

Well if they can only scrape out a win to bail me out this time I will know not to pick them any more.  :lol2:

Evening gents!
Late to the party but ain't it great to be watching college football again?

Yeah, that works much better than 10 yards over his head.  :lol2:

Indeed!

Good to see you on here, Merk.  :wave:

Looks like 11 and 22 are the play makers for SC.

 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

Hmmm. That doesn't look good for Mitch.

 :wave: :wave:

Hey, Merk.


Oops, Cooper hurt!

10-10

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A 10 and a 10!

UNC 13  USCe 10

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Halftime: UNC 13  USCe 10

He better quit running the QB every other play if he wants him to survive along with my pick.  :stop:

Just our luck.  Danny Kanell's microphone works.

Chech is not waiting long to establish his identity for this season.  #+

He's holding auditions for next week's pick 'em pickers.

Me thinks they are all in Chechs little black book.  :worship:

"The bragging rights for the state continue."

Are you kidding me?  Maybe they should turn his mic back off.  :lol2:

Well, it looks like...

1. USCe will win by running the ball;
2. UNC will lose by Marquise passing to USCe instead of his stud receivers.

Just my prognostications...

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looks like Mitch may still be having a hand issue.

Don't you want to hear how great the ACC is & how it's the best conference in the country?


 ???

Refs steal one from UNC!!

Wow

Refs lost again.

"Hey ref, the ball crossed the goalline.  That's all that matters!!"

Seems like a lot of bad route running by UNC.  :popcorn2:

I know its the first game of the season, but lots of laundry on the field

21 laid the leather on that play. Great D.  :stars:

Agreed.  He had no business calling that play though.

That was a great play.

Oh my.  :lol2:

That was NOT a catch.

Refs are blind in one eye and can't see out of the other.
  :lol2:

That one ref is TURRIBLE.  Now he missed the long pass -- which was incomplete.  Thank you Mr Replay.

Smart not to kick it to #3, that cat is quick.

Marquise throws a complete pass to the USCe safety.

Nice!   :eyeroll: :eyeroll: :eyeroll:

After that long UNC run I was about to ask if you got the teams backwards.  :lol2:

 :worship: :worship:

"Why not?"

After watching the pass I think we all know "why not".  :lol2:

Heads up play by Cooper.  :popcorn2:

If I were the UNC coach, I'd start taking Tums now!

Taunting??

Gimme a break!

Saban would stroke out if our QB got a taunting penalty.

By a QB, no less.

Geez, Mitch. Throw the ball away.

What is it about USCe QBs getting killed every game??
Looked like a Conner Shaw play!

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Defense??

I know. I would hate to be a QB for Spurrier. I would make sure my AD&D insurance was paid up.  :unsure:

END OF 3RD Q: UNC 13-10.

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Michigan - Utah game underway.

Utah marching...

Is Hairball wearing a shirt?

Nice play.  Now my pick is right so stop the game.

Well, whadda you know.  #+

USCe breaks a long run: 17-13.

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Putin??

Utah 3-0

No, he's hairless.

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For our friends who may not have been paying attention during the summer.

Marquise he hurt.

Bad punt.

Looking like a rout underway...

FIFM

If that's all I had, i'de keep my shirt on.  :lol2: :lol2:

Maybe HBC needs 5 QBs if he is going to keep running them like that.

Those Ute uniforms are ghastly.



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Nice D by UNC.

Now, who's the new QB?  Marquaiseres?

Utes get an interception.



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USC doing their best to................

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UNC has 200 rushing yards. Not a good harbinger for USC.




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 :lol: :lol: :lol:

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A salute to the OLD BALL COACH!


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Marquise is saving Spurrier!

Still 3-0 Utes with 2:00 left in 1st qtr.




 :what:

So, does UNC kick the fg and cost everyone (including themselves) the game, or try for it and lose anyhow??

 :popcorn2: :popcorn2: :popcorn2:

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 :facepalm:

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USCe wins by 4!

Meanwhile, it's 3-3...

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Make that 10-3 Utah now.  10:33 in 2nd Q.

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TCU 3-0 over MN after a 53-yd fg by someone named Octoberfest.  :eyeroll:

Dude!  You picked UNC.  :lol2:

I know, but SEC, SEC, SEC...   :lol2: :lol2:

:lol2: :lol2:

You need a new posse for next week.

Or is it entourage?

Hey, they just arrived on campus.  They'll improve!

:lol2:

Hairbra better suit up and play QB himself. His QB is turrible.

It was a lousy start to college football for me. 

Power went out for TWO HOURS  >:( >:( >:( 

I had no power until 7:30 pm, then had to wait for the box to reboot, ice to freeze, house to cool...  My wife was sitting in her car listening the the game on the radio.   :lol2:

Anyway, hope everyone is having a good night.  I'm here now, behind,  but liking what I (now) can see.

Here, have a cheerleader.

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:lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

Yes, I do feel better...   :lol2:

Halftime: Utes 10-3.

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You know I have to say the biggest surprise so far is Michigan losing to the Utes. I thought that might be a ver close games but the QB for Wolves throws to 8 FT. tall guys which he has none. RTR!

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Maybe he was distracted!

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As expected, Michigan looks well coached.

But so does Utah.

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It is an interesting game.  You can already see a change in Michigan, more toughness.  It's the Harbaugh touch.  He is playing some freshmen, because he didn't have the right type of players for his system.  So they're young, making mistakes, but not quitters.  I think this team will be good in a couple of years.  Very good.

But it's a young Michigan team with a new system playing at altitude against an established, home team in Utah, which has had the same coach since Urban Meyer left for Florida, the same coach that faced Bama in the Sugar Bowl a few years ago.    I was watching a preseason coaches' round table with PAC12 coaches, and every one of them agreed that they hated playing at Utah more than any other school.  It was a guaranteed tough game, kinda like playing the Aggies in College Station I guess.

So I'm the opposite, I'm surprised the game is as close as it is.  Michigan looks better than I expected.  (Utah won at Michigan last year 26-10. )

Right, CP.

Now 17-3 Utes.

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That's more like it.

Duke 10-0 over Tulane.  5:00 2nd.

Michigan back: down 7 at end of 3rd.

 :dunno:

Vandy losing 14-6 with 5 min left in game.

UGH!

Vandy up losing 14-6  v. WKy, late in the 4th Quarter, with Vandy driving.

on SEC Network.

Let's hope Vandy isn't the embarrassment of the SEC again this year.

Which one is it? RTR!






 :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: One up and one down if I can see right! RTR!

NO.  Stop drinking.  Ya got it backwards!

 :lol:

Yeah, I got that backwards.  (Except the part about Vandy being the embarrassment of the SEC again. )  Vandy is losing but driving for the tie with one minute to go, second and goal

Vandy scored, but missed the 2-pt conversion.

Sad.

 :'(

Vandy goes for the onsides kick, recovers it but ball didn't travel 10 yards.   Play is under review.  It's close.

NO COACHING.

2-pt play was thrown short of goal, and 2 defenders waiting.
On-sides was touched early.

 :wall: :wall:

It's Official, Vandy is the embarrassment of the SEC again this year.

Vandy loses to WKy, 14-12.  FINAL

 :gn:

Well Mich is about to lose by same score as last year. RTR!

Michigan gets a late TD to make it a 7 point game.  Now going for the onsides kick.  one minute left.

Harbaugh has is work cut out for him. First year coaches always have to deal with this kind of heartburn.

Coach Derek Mason is toast this year.

That mighty TCU offense has scored 20 points with 11 minutes left in game. That's what happens when you don't play SMU, Texas Tech, Iowa St., Kansas & other big 12 cupcakes every week.




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I just hope that Bama plays better than any of the teams that I saw play last night. :unsure:

No kidding.  So many of them had opportunities lost by dropped passes, poor QB play, and bad ref calls.

It'd be nice to have a romp. 

 :tinfoil:

Per CNS, he wants to return to the style of football that won them championships. Now what all does that mean? ;)

TCU 23  Minnesota 17  Final

6 point game.  And Minnesota fumbled on TCU's 5 yard line going into the end zone early in the game.

Speaking of that fumble, why did the announcers keep discussing whether the TCU player was in bounds or out of bounds when he recovered the fumble (back of endzone)?

Either way, it's a touchback and TCU's ball at the 20, right?  Is there some sort of new rule that I missed about this??  Help appreciated.

I saw that and was wondering the same thing. Looks like they made a big to-do about nothing.

I think you're right.  Refs and replay officials didn't seem to think it was an issue.