OT: NCAA College Football Games Thread 10/3-10/5 Thurs-Sat
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A&M 3-0 in the SEC after that bad showing against ND…no UGA or Alabama or Tenn and they get LSU and Texas at home. Could be a good year for Elko’s year 1.
It was impressive because they kept answering every time Alabama was inching closer. They made plays and won the game, it wasn’t something they backed into or won on a fluke.
Happy for Jerry Kill. He is a good guy who had to step away many times due to his health. Good for him.
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And don’t miss the college football lessons he’s helping impart. He’s a great player and story in this sport, and after he’s gone Lea and Vanderbilt are still going to have a chance because they’ve embraced the need to be different. This is what programs that face consistent talent deficits must do.
How many coaches wish they had landed Pavia in the offseason instead of the less impressive quarterback they did get out of the transfer portal? A few, I’d imagine, but Pavia’s toughness and playmaking and sleight of hand are multiplied in the scheme that traveled from New Mexico State to Vanderbilt with him.
That offense, the baby of Jerry Kill, coordinated by Tim Beck, shares starring credits with Pavia in this upset and season, which stands at 3-2 with much possibility ahead. This team could easily be 5-0, ranked in the top 10 and the No. 1 story in college football, but for late defensive failings to drop heartbreakers to Georgia State and Missouri.
He also did some things that were purely a function of an offense that pushes the bounds of creativity. The speed option into a shovel pass — a couple of big ones to tight end Eli Stowers, who will absolutely be drafted — the variety of play-action shots, the counters and powers and pulls.
The NFL is more fun to watch in the past decade and change because it has borrowed a lot of concepts from some of college football’s best minds. But Pavia and Vanderbilt’s offense exemplify the superiority of the college product.
There’s still a whole bunch of stuff in the college game that folks in the NFL wouldn’t touch, and some of it helps create a level of parity that otherwise would have no chance of existing. Check out some of the things teams such as Navy and UNLV are doing this season. And those teams don’t have to deal with teams such as Texas and Alabama.
“If we want to win in this league,” Kill said, “we need to be different.”
Edit: dont know what happened to that tweet…just said IU and Miami only 6-0 teams.
Good for IU…another back and forth game with NW similar to Maryland. Every time IU would get some breathing room NW would come right back and wouldn’t go away…until eventually IU was able to pull away later in the game.
IU with the 6 ranked offense in YPG and 7th in YPP. 7th ranked defense in YPG and 12th in YPP. Meat of the schedule is coming up after their bye, will be interesting to see how they do against Nebraska and UW, both home games.
Good for IU…another back and forth game with NW similar to Maryland. Every time IU would get some breathing room NW would come right back and wouldn’t go away…until eventually IU was able to pull away later in the game.
IU with the 6 ranked offense in YPG and 7th in YPP. 7th ranked defense in YPG and 12th in YPP. Meat of the schedule is coming up after their bye, will be interesting to see how they do against Nebraska and UW, both home games.
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ISU up to 11, IU at 18, BYU 14, Boise 17, Pitt 22
Others receiving votes:
Southern Cal 98, Nebraska 51, Navy 43, Army 33, Vanderbilt 26, Arkansas 17, Washington St. 8, Iowa 8, Texas Tech 7, Syracuse 6, Washington 4, Louisville 4, Colorado 3, Kentucky 1.
Others receiving votes:
Southern Cal 98, Nebraska 51, Navy 43, Army 33, Vanderbilt 26, Arkansas 17, Washington St. 8, Iowa 8, Texas Tech 7, Syracuse 6, Washington 4, Louisville 4, Colorado 3, Kentucky 1.
They should penalize and massively fine Kiffin and Ole Miss if they're doing that with such frequency.
I believe it is a SEC rule. Stampedes can be dangerous as you can imagine. A TN player shoved 2 Arkansas fans down on his way off the field.
TN has not won at Fayetteville in the last 4 attempts. Rutgers and Arkansas need to reinstate a home and home game again. It was great fun, except the final scores! Go Scarlet Knights! Except when playing the Razorbacks!
Please, NO.Only if this guy is the head coach for Arkansas:
