Open Game Thread: College Football Week Four
by TB on Sep 24, 2011 9:00 AM CDT
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PrintConference play begins this week for the Big 12, and for the first time this season, each school that is in action plays on Saturday. Even better, it begins with two matchups of teams that can contend this year. Oklahoma State travels to College Station in a game where everyone in the Big 12 will be cheering for the Pokes. Later, Oklahoma will be host to Missouri as the Sooners look for revenge after last year's stinging defeat in Columbia. It's also a light week of action in the Big 12, with only six teams in action.
Nationally, you should keep an eye on Arkansas' trip to Tuscaloosa to face the Crimson Tide when the K-State/Miami game is on commercial. Later, jump back and forth between the Oklahoma/Missouri tilt and LSU's visit to Morgantown, W.Va. For a full rundown of the weekend's action, don't miss Sean Keeley's College Football Buffet.
The Big 12 slate is below. Check back an hour before game time for K-State's open game thread. I hope it will post this time.
Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M, Kyle Field, College Station, Texas, 2:30 p.m.
Rice vs. Baylor, Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas, 6:00 p.m.
Nevada vs. Texas Tech, Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas, 6:00 p.m.
Missouri vs. Oklahoma, Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Okla., 7:00 p.m.
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Game Face. On.
Roll Tire!
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice. Let them wonder how the F*ck you did it.
by BlackCats on Sep 24, 2011 9:28 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Roll Tire!
Bring on the Cats
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -- Mark Twain
Nienas on Game Day
Big 12 resistant to adding another team from Texas
Missouri’s issue right now is with their Board of Curators (not Deaton), but the process is underway
Lee Corso says, “Why not Louisville? 60k football stadium. 20k basketball stadium. 74 million budget. 29 Big East championships (since 2005).”
If we’re going to pick between BYU, TCU, and Louisville, I’m going with Louisville at this point if Brigham Dame isn’t an option.
I still want 12 though.
Bring on the Cats
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -- Mark Twain
by Panjandrum on Sep 24, 2011 9:36 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm with you on Louisville.
Established facilities, great basketball program, and they expand the “footprint” of the conference, but not by so much as to be ludicrous (hello, USF).
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
by K.S.B. on Sep 24, 2011 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lousiville is a no-brainer if we go to 12
At 10, I think you could make a strong argument for them, as well as a couple other teams.
I think Nienas actually voiced that UT is resistant to more than 10.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
by Catbacker98 on Sep 26, 2011 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Well he said it as:
The conference is resistant to more than 10, generally.
Bobby Hill: What's a meat examination team?
Hank Hill: It's like a debate team, only instead of doing something useless you get to grade the cut and quality of meat!
Right, but OU said they wanted 12 just last week, and everyone else seems to like having divisions
That just leaves Texas resistant.
I'd have to say that if I thought the conference could have legitimate stability at 10,
I much prefer that. I think it hearkens back to when conferences were conferences, and all of the teams played each other every year. With that said, I’m not sure if we CAN achieve stability at 10.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
If we do go to divisions, I think we have to split Texas/OU up, and give everyone a cross division rival
The old B12 was hurt when KSU/Nebraska couldn’t keep up with the South, which shouldn’t have surprised anyone given that most of the league’s talent comes from down there. We need East/West divisions.
It could happen
If we add both Louisville and BYU, then it might be possible, given that those two schools are so far apart.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
My favorite has always been Louisville
good fit culturally, and will help stabilize against Tx power. BYU has gotten too cozy with Longhorn, IMO.
oh hail the Purple and White
I will be tweeting throughout the day from my new account.
Bring on the Cats
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -- Mark Twain
this might actually get me to follow a twitter account ...
or not.
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
BOTC - Read the Adventures of the BigXII if you doubt our serious attitude towards sports.
by Anon_the_younger on Sep 24, 2011 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
twitter address fail, needs to be: #rolltire
Transformers 2: Greatest movie or greatest movie ever? --Mizzou2396
tTSTC Don't Tread On Me. Roll Tire.
by Spider_Monkey on Sep 24, 2011 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I found this humorous:
@curtiskitchen is blocking me? What? I rarely tweet, but when I do, I’m drinking Dos Equis. Roll Tire.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
by Catbacker98 on Sep 26, 2011 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Temple is destroying Maryland, at Maryland.
Good news for our chances today? It’s 28-0 in the second quarter.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
I read this as a clear indication that Al Golden can't coach.
When did HIS Temple teams ever take a 30 point lead on an ACC team?
Cats by 40…
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by MrHappyMushroom on Sep 24, 2011 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
Bring on the Cats
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -- Mark Twain
I'm making the call right now:
(This is contingent upon Bryce Brown getting significant carries. If he doesn’t, all bets are off.)
Cats run for 200+ yards, Klein throws for 150+ yards, the defense creates 3 turnovers, and KSU wins 31-20.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
I really hope we see BB
I imagine us starting to get behind, and just like a pro wrestling match, some sort of badass entrance theme comes over the loudspeaker, and out runs Bryce Brown to piledrive the entire Miami defense.
I don’t even watch pro wrestling, and this still sounds badass (though I have a lot of friends who did and do).
Proud Kansas State 2009 Graduate, KMAN City Commission and County Commission Reporter.
EMAW 4 LIFE
Why and enough already.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
by Catbacker98 on Sep 26, 2011 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Cut this crap out.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
I'm considering rescinding this prediction,
given that Snyder is still starting Carson Cof- I mean John Hubert at RB.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
You are dead wrong on this guy. And Saturday proved it.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
by Catbacker98 on Sep 26, 2011 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
You're really having fun with this, aren't you?
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
I don't want Notre Dame to join the Big 12 in football because they suck at football.
Bring on the Cats
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -- Mark Twain
by Panjandrum on Sep 24, 2011 1:20 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Lou Holtz is not happy with you...
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
Is this the tirade that caused his stroke?
/sorrycouldn’thelpit
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice. Let them wonder how the F*ck you did it.
by BlackCats on Sep 26, 2011 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I find this joke not inappropriate at all.
And thus worthy of a good ol’ fashion rec’ing.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
How can you tell if he's mad at you, you can't understand a thing he says?
Do you have an app for that?
Transformers 2: Greatest movie or greatest movie ever? --Mizzou2396
tTSTC Don't Tread On Me. Roll Tire.
by Spider_Monkey on Sep 26, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Also rec worthy.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
I know, right? And the ACC took them because they were skerred the B1G would do it first!
Transformers 2: Greatest movie or greatest movie ever? --Mizzou2396
tTSTC Don't Tread On Me. Roll Tire.
by Spider_Monkey on Sep 26, 2011 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, GT choke.
Dude drops a wide-open TD pass that would have given them a two TD lead, then Yellow Jackets let UNC back run up the middle untouched for 50+ yards to tie it. Lame.
This just makes KU look even worse.
maybe they will move to the trey ... then I can watch it 8-)
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
BOTC - Read the Adventures of the BigXII if you doubt our serious attitude towards sports.
by Anon_the_younger on Sep 24, 2011 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Bob Davie doesn't even know the rules of the game.
The refs in the UNC game just made a HORRENDOUS kick catch interference call, and Davie claims that bobbling it doesn’t make it live for the defenders to come after the return man. Unless they’ve made SIGNIFICANT changes to the rulebook since I last saw it, he’s completely full of crap.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
LOL, UNC just lost on a 10-second runoff.
Fitting, considering that rule was changed solely because they lucked into a bowl win last year without it.
Yes death by their own rule...ironic.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
by Catbacker98 on Sep 26, 2011 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Been fixating lately on the decline of KSU football
I think we are the only Big 12 team without a bowl victory since 2003. We also have the fewest bowl appearances over those seven seasons. While nowhere near the Awful Days, you could argue that K-State has been the worst program in the conference since the 2003 championship. (ISU and KU would get votes; but their highs have been higher…And this year ISU has been more impressive.)
I do, however, hold on to a sense that Snyder is bringing the team back to respectability. Given the remaining schedule, I’m not convinced that there are many more wins, though. Man, this would be a big one today.
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by MrHappyMushroom on Sep 24, 2011 2:11 PM CDT reply actions
A lot of it goes back to the subpar recruiting Snyder did after 2000...
After the great Oklahoma coach grab, our recruiting suffered, overall. Snyder didn’t do a very good job of finding young, energetic coaches that could relate to recruits.
And, he rectified that situation by not hiring a bunch of young, energetic coaches that can relate to recruits.
But, hey, he’s setting up his son (who isn’t a football coach, and who has no discernible job skills) to be the football coach, so we have that going for us.
Bring on the Cats
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -- Mark Twain
I want to be the operations guy then ..
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
BOTC - Read the Adventures of the BigXII if you doubt our serious attitude towards sports.
by Anon_the_younger on Sep 24, 2011 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know if I agree...
I can’t say that I know a thing, really, about assistant coach qualities. But it does seem like he’s pulled some bigger names and talents these past couple of years. And I don’t know that young and fresh is a magic bullet.
To use an imperfect analogy, I used to teach in a poor, low performing, largely black and hispanic school. Now, I fully agree that the best and most effective role model teachers would often be young and black/hispanic teachers. Yet one of the most effective was a 70 year old ex-military white guy.
I agree that the staff in 2005 was a far cry. But I’m not willing to assume that the current bunch is inadequate. Cosh looked like a complete loser last year, but right now his squad is the hope of the team (for better or worse). And there does seem to have been incremental improvement over the past three or four years. And whereas you can argue that Sean Snyder wouldn’t be the special teams coach without his dad, you can argue (even more convincingly, I think) that no one would think him particularly unqualified if he were named “Smith” or coaching at any other university.
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by MrHappyMushroom on Sep 24, 2011 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
12th man is a penalty, not a tradition.
and if you are A&M today, its 2 penalties in the first 5 minutes.
screw this, I should be sleeping anyway.
Fuck you, Wyatt
“Smith near the 50…out of bounds at the 46….they’ll spot it at the 42.”
Yeah, only off by eight yards. Jesus.
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by MrHappyMushroom on Sep 24, 2011 3:08 PM CDT reply actions
Great start...
But come on, Bill…John Hubert isn’t going to be a force.
It may be 90% an O-line problem. But you’ve taught Bryce his lesson. You need the best, strongest, fastest back you can put on the field.
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by MrHappyMushroom on Sep 24, 2011 3:15 PM CDT reply actions
game thread here:
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
BOTC - Read the Adventures of the BigXII if you doubt our serious attitude towards sports.
by Anon_the_younger on Sep 24, 2011 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks.
I just figured that out. Usually takes me a while…
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by MrHappyMushroom on Sep 24, 2011 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Again you are dead wrong on this guy.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
by Catbacker98 on Sep 26, 2011 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
You're certainly a Two-Days-Later Quarterback on everyone else's opinion.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
I think they are referred to as
Monday Morning Quarter Douches
Just a little douchey, when they’re calling YOU out. I will say after 165 yards, let’s tone it down a smidgen against Baylor. K?
CB98, I know it’s the salute, still looks like a fist pump. Goooo Fighting Snookys!
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice. Let them wonder how the F*ck you did it.
I mentioned this days ago...don't act surprised now...
And thanks BlackCats for sticking your nose into this for whatever reason you saw fit. I’m sure I would never call you a douche however….lets just keep it “classy” for Baylor…ok?
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
I didn't call you a douche
Just clarifying the two days later QB and pointing out that KSB was only mad because HE was the one getting called out. I actually agree with you, KSB for whatever reason has a hard on for BB, but it’s hard not to like Hubert. Until I see his production go in the crapper, he’s my guy.
The fist pump…well apparently I need a bigger sarcasm button.
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice. Let them wonder how the F*ck you did it.
Well then I apologize Sir!
Roll Tire!
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
by Catbacker98 on Sep 26, 2011 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Roll Tread
Ft. Riley Day this weekend.
When life hands you lemons, make grape juice. Let them wonder how the F*ck you did it.
No, it's douche-y to do it to anyone two days after the fact.
He went through the open game thread, and commented on nearly every time I was venting frustration about BB not getting playing time there.
As for Hubert, I like what he brings to the table: he runs hard and to daylight, when possible.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
Congratulations CATS
that was an awesome win! THANK YOU!
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
BOTC - Read the Adventures of the BigXII if you doubt our serious attitude towards sports.
by Anon_the_younger on Sep 24, 2011 7:01 PM CDT reply actions
If it ensures Texas A&M losses each week...
…that may have to become the official photo of the general open thread.
We'll carry the banner high!
Bring On The Cats
by TB on Sep 25, 2011 1:29 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I'm LOLing at the massive catfight going on between Catbacker98 and KSB right now
Catbacker goes back through the 1800 comments from game day and responds to each of KSB’s posts about Hubert/BB. And then, KSB is utterly incapable of letting it go and has to respond to each and every one of those posts.
:)
by smitty3268 on Sep 26, 2011 1:47 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
you mean this?
The time for calm and rational discourse is past, now is the time for senseless bickering -Anonymous the Younger
BOTC - Read the Adventures of the BigXII if you doubt our serious attitude towards sports.
by Anon_the_younger on Sep 26, 2011 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
No actually after these I gave up...
because I literally did not have the time to respond to the number of times he posted on the subject.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
Where is your internet commitment???
Roll Tread, keep on rollin.
Transformers 2: Greatest movie or greatest movie ever? --Mizzou2396
tTSTC Don't Tread On Me. Roll Tire.
by Spider_Monkey on Sep 26, 2011 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
If your going to do something...
Finish it or GTFO
Bobby Hill: What's a meat examination team?
Hank Hill: It's like a debate team, only instead of doing something useless you get to grade the cut and quality of meat!
Pardon?
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
by Catbacker98 on Sep 26, 2011 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Yet you somehow found the time to critique every one of my in-game frustrations?
Sigh. Whatever, man. Don’t know what your malfunction with me is, now, but it’s not cool at all to go into a heated open-game thread 2 days after the fact and drop snarky, sarcastic posts all over the place.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
To be fair
You probably shouldn’t have risen to the bait.
Bobby Hill: What's a meat examination team?
Hank Hill: It's like a debate team, only instead of doing something useless you get to grade the cut and quality of meat!
You're correct, I shouldn't have.
For that, I apologize.
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come." *Victor Hugo*
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