2011 NCAA Football Thread

Not totally defense, more on the offense/rule changes IMO.
Teams are passing more, using more spread formations, more shotgun and there is more general protection for the QBs and of course restraint on DBs (like no more contact after 5 yards)
So it makes sense the records are starting to fall, and really stands to show the greatness of Marino that until now it's stood for so long. Hell, the single game passing yard record still stands, not even Tom Brady has broken it yet, and that was set in the 40s I think!!!

It does make it tough on defense though, pretty much the LB is becoming extinct. I'm waiting for the day when it gets to what I used to do in NCAA 10.....5 linemen, 5 DBs. Oi what a sad day that'll be! (I was Nebraska so had to play Texas Tech, Mizzou, Oklahoma etc)
We've seen these passing teams CAN be stopped but pretty much solely on pass rush.


edit : I missed the Heisman ceremony thanks to drinking but eh...the honor must be great but I just don't get real hyped up about it. Called Griffin was gunna win, he has a lot more "WOW" factor than Luck. Being the stubborn b*****d I am, was wishing it would be a running back, and ideally the one from the Big Ten! Just was wishful thinkin though



Edited by JJLehto - December 11 2011 at 01:34

Well, they put an 11-1 team up against a 6-6 team.  I'm suprised the self-important fart suckers over at the NCAA didn't have a rematch of the Boise St. vs TCU "Red-Headed Step Child" Bowl from a couple years back.  College football only has meaning at the NFL's minor league, at this point.  Hopefully nobody is suckered into watching the godawful "bcs championship" rematch.

Edited by manofmystery - December 23 2011 at 08:43

manofmystery wrote: Well, they put an 11-1 team up against a 6-6 team.  I'm suprised the self-important fart suckers over at the NCAA didn't have a rematch of the Boise St. vs TCU "Red-Headed Step Child" Bowl from a couple years back.  College football only has meaning at the NFL's minor league, at this point.  Hopefully nobody is suckered into watching the godawful "bcs championship" rematch.

I'm still upset that Boise State was the number seven team in the nation and played a freaking 6-6 team. It doesn't make any sense HNGGGGGGGGGGG

On the other hand, KU has gotten 4 years worth of quality QBs since Weiss has showed up, I'm optimistic.

Also, may I ask how Weis has done that without being the coach for a month?

Sorry, just think he's kind of a fail for his name.
Not that he did so bad but I havn't really seen him impress since the NFL days (with Tom Brady) and the tenure of Notre Dame he was responsible for was a huge bust. Really havn't heard of any of his offensive players making it in the NFL either.
Pressure may be lower though at Kansas so we'll see.

I am also curious how Rich Bomb er....Rich Rod will do at Arizona. His fail at Michigan was beyond epic


Edited by JJLehto - December 23 2011 at 16:50

JJLehto wrote: Also, may I ask how Weis has done that without being the coach for a month? Sorry, just think he's kind of a fail for his name. Not that he did so bad but I havn't really seen him impress since the NFL days (with Tom Brady) and the tenure of Notre Dame he was responsible for was a huge bust. Really havn't heard of any of his offensive players making it in the NFL either. Pressure may be lower though at Kansas so we'll see. I am also curious how Rich Bomb er....Rich Rod will do at Arizona. His fail at Michigan was beyond epic

Pressure is definitely lower but it's no small feat that he recruited like this.

JJLehto wrote: Well....Case also plays for the Houston Air Raiders Boise is much more "normal" which means the NFL will give him a better look, right or wrong these 80% pass offenses are usually disregarded. Don't get me wrong, people know Moore but it's all Luck, Griffin, Landry Jones, even Barkley though he's going back to USC now. Just not a lot of press. Harrell is in fact an example of another "uber passer" that never panned out, there are others of course. Hey there you go Tan, guess the name alone is still enough to bring recruits. We'll see how he does. He had good recruits at Notre Dame after all. I do think less pressure can help, also you can have some more time to develop and not be blasted after like 2 games!

Huh? This is the first time I've heard that pro guys are giving RG3 the time of day, and Barkley wasn't supposed to be a very high pick either (though that might have changed as the season progressed). From what I've heard Kellen Moore has had much more talk about him than anyone other than Andrew Luck. Problem is, there's just so much hype surrounding Andrew Luck that it's really hard to tell heads from tails for QBs in the draft.

I wish there were better bowl games this season, though. I mean, Bama is clearly a better team than OK State, but Bama has had their shot. There just isn't any matchup I'm eager to see there.  Best games will be the Fiesta and Cotton bowls, for sure. Should be some interesting matchups in the Chick-Fil-A, Sugar, and Orange bowls, too. Everything else is pretty throwaway.

OK, something just confused the hell out of me and I wonder if anyone here is particularly familiar with the rulebook. Utah (Sun Bowl vs. Georgia Tech) had about 4 ineligible guys downfield on a trick pass. Is there some rule about the endzone removing that or did the refs just screw the pooch on it?

Edited by Gamemako - December 31 2011 at 13:39

Yup, I was wise to not watch that Penn State bowl game lol


Soooooo WVU-Clemson. I missed most of it, but I tuned it to the score 70-20.
WTF!?

I heard today apparently it was a back and forth game with Clemson going to take the lead, when they fumbled and apparently the game went with it. Wish I saw it now! Musta been one helluva beat down. Especially to have it even and just let it slip so bad!