OTHER GAMES

Cal strikes first.

Cal 7
USC 0

USC = A collection of lots of great athletes that don’t always play well as a team, with some questionable coordinators and coaching in general at times. A proud and historically dominant program that has fallen into mediocrity. A 6-4 team. Sound like any other team you know???

Troy strikes back. A sustained drive capped by a wide open TD pass. Tied up 7-7.
 
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Fantastic WR play by USC this game. Boxing out the DB in the endzone. Creating separation. Coming back to make the catch. In air acrobatics.

USC 17
Cal 10

early 3rd Q
 
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Another great route and adjustment on a long bomb. 1st and goal USC.

2nd down. TD USC.

USC 24
Cal 10

Whoever takes over USC will have a well stocked pool of talent to work with. With the right coach, it will not take long to have USC back in the national picture.
 
Watching Colorado State at Wyoming. Not really a game of interest, at all. I just tuned in to see people play football in 14 degree weather. (but no wind, so there's not a wind chill)
 
11/23 -- a pretty decent slate of games aside from just our battle with the Bruins of the Brazos:

Penn St vs. an Ohio State University -- This is the headliner. The way I see it, on a cosmic level, it's a battle of evil (PSU) vs. not exactly evil but certainly not good (aOSU). It's at the horseshoe and the Buckeyes will be ready for their hardest challenge thus far this year. aOSU's pass rush and defensive front, led by Chase Young, will give PSU fits. Both teams have some explosive playmakers at the skill positions. The Buckeyes will beat them up physically in the trenches, Woody Hayes style--especially when the Bucks are on D. aOSU with the win.

SMU vs. Navy -- This will be SMU's toughest match up other than Memphis. Navy also has the home field advantage. If Shane's magic comes alive SMU could win it. Otherwise...

OSU vs. WV -- WV's home field advantage isn't enough to overcome the Cowboys. Could be an interesting watch.

KU vs. ISU -- ISU dominates and overpowers the Jayhawks.

KSU vs. Texas Tech -- Watch for an upset here. Although, based on the new line posted above, I guess Tech winning would no longer be considered an upset. Tech is at home, it's cold, and strange things happen up on the South Plains in those conditions. Unless Tech's offense fails to hit on all (or most) cylinders, Tech should come alive and beat a somewhat better Wildcat team.

TCU vs. Oklahoma -- The Frogs will fight hard, and their coach will match Riley, but they can't overcome OU. Not this time.

aTm vs. Georgia -- The Bulldogs have too much for aTm to handle, on both sides of the ball. GA by a few TDs. Mond should struggle against a competent Georgia D.

BC vs. Notre Dame -- A battle of the Catholic schools. ND has way too much talent, and good enough coaching to best BC at South Bend.

Michigan vs. Indiana -- Michigan uses this as a warm up game for the big rivalry vs. aOSU coming up. Michigan sometimes starts slow, but they'll pour it on by the 2nd half and take control.

Purdue vs. Wisconsin -- Mighty Wisconsin smashes the Boilermakers like they did teams early in the year.

Illinois vs. Iowa -- This is an interesting one. You have Iowa, with one of the nation's best defenses but very little O. And you have upstart Illinois, who is surprising everyone and getting the occasional upset. If Illinois can hold Iowa's anemic offense in check (not that hard to do), then it could come down to the wire.

USC vs. UCLA -- This is always a fun game to watch. The cross-city rivalry produces some good tv moments. USC is actually a pretty good team. Maybe not good enough to save Helton's job, even if they win out including a bowl, but still pretty good. UCLA is mediocre, but not terrible. The Bruins have made much progress this year, and appear to be slowly crawling out of the dumpster. Still, they're no match for USC. Trojans by a TD or two.

Arkansas vs. LSU -- Nothing I write can compare to this video of what to expect. Take a look:



Cal. vs. Stanford -- The "Big Game". Cal's pass rush and D front 7 will keep Stanford's O in check. Look for a Cal win today folks.

Oregon vs. ASU -- Oregon takes on a decent ASU team. I don't see ASU toppling the Ducks today.

Oregon St. vs. Washington St. -- The embattled band of pirates raids a team they can, and will, beat. Leach makes some weird comments in the post game interview (real bold prediction on that part, I know...)

Nebraska v. Maryland -- Nebraska finally finds a Big 10 team they can beat up on.

San Diego St. vs. Hawaii -- The Aztecs cross the sea to the empty confines of Aloha Stadium. The pretty-decent Bows welcome them with 300+ yards by Hawaii QB McDonald.
 
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Watching tOSU and PSU and thinking we need to get to the BIG. Play in front of 100K. You want to be elite, play elite. Wisky, UM, PSU, tOSU. I could live with that. And beat the **** out of NU on a regular basis.
 
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Watching tOSU and PSU and thinking we need to get to the BIG. Play in front of 100K. You want to be elite, play elite. Wisky, UM, PSU, tOSU. I could live with that. And beat the **** out of NU on a regular basis.
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Compelling argument wadster, but who wants to travel into snow country after 01 November to 01 April?
 
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Compelling argument wadster, but who wants to travel into snow country after 01 November to 01 April?
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Well, I don't travel to games so makes it easy for me. Extra money goes to my boat. If I had an extra 3-5K a year I'm going to Alaska or Mexico on fishing trips. Love Longhorn football, but I can watch the games from my couch. I can't catch salmon from my couch.
 
Chase Young and crew with a sack. Penn St penned deep in their own territory. They can’t block the Buckeye front.

LSU and anyone else will have a tough time against these guys.
 
Bucks with the ball in Penn St territory. All aOSU early on. They’re beating up Penn St.

Bucks knocking on the door again. Mixing it up with some short passes and play action.
 
Ohio State on the drive again in PSU territory. Buckeye QB has time to throw most of the time. Holding call after 9 yard draw play. 2nd and long aOSU.

and now QB Fields is sacked. Bucks moving it, then shooting themselves in the foot. Bucks to punt.

PS ball on their 20.

Still OSU 7
PSU 0

mid to late 2nd Q.

PS getting whipped in the stats but are still only down by 7.
 
1st down—Bucks stuff off tackle run. Gain of 1
2nd down— quick buttonhook complete for 5-6
3rd down — incomplete in the flats. PS QB under heavy pressure. Penn St to punt.

this is one tough aOSU D.

punt return to inside PSU territory.
 
In the Harvard Yale game, they’re showing Yale as ranked 25. Is that right?

Harvard 9
Yale 3

Yale just blocked the extra pt attempt.
 
PSU stacks the front, gets pressure on Fields, and stuffs the run. Bucks go for it on 4th and 5. Fields scrambles for the first and down inside the 5!

More good D by PSU. 3rd and goal. Up the gut to inside the 1. 4th and goal. Less than 1 to go. TO.

TD Dobbins! TD aOSU! Behind the right guard. Well blocked.

Ohio St 14
Penn St 0

2 minutes left in 2nd Qtr.

now halftime. 14-0 Buckeyes. Some fighting on the way to the tunnel at the start of halftime. This is Ohio folks...

aOSU is beating them up overall. The score is closer than the stats. 2-1 time of possession in favor of aOSU. PSU can’t move the ball much on this D.
 
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ISU 14
KU 6

Cyclone ball near midfield.

ISU giving QB time to throw, WRs getting open, but they’re dropping pass after pass...?!?!? ISU punts and pins KU deep at the KU 2 yard line.

Wow. On first down, KU’s Pooka Williams almost gets tackled for a safety, breaks the tackle and busts ahead for 30 yards.
 
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FG KU

ISU 14
KU 9

almost halftime.

From what I’ve seen, ISU is playing better overall, but their receivers can’t seem to hold onto the ball.
 
Seems like every week I look up and West Virginia is playing a good team tough.
Our win vs them looks better each week IMO.
Will be interesting to see where that program heads.
The Big12 is, in my opinion, a real good football conference and tough for everyone week in week out.
 
Update on Harvard-Yale: the protestors have left the field and the teams are warming up for the second half.
BUT -- and this is a but as big as the one on Uncle Elmer -- with the game delay they will have to finish the game before sunset at 4:30 pm (which matters because there are no lights at the Yale Bowl).
 
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