College Football Week 2 Thread: Big Moo Saturday

You know it ain't your day when your defense bats two passes, and both are caught by the offense anyway.

 

You’re gonna win by 10. We can’t stop them.

 

Why the fuck did Alabama throw the ball three times inside the Texas 20 with less than 30 seconds left when a field goal wins (which it did)?

 

Why not? The passes were thrown to areas where they could not be intercepted and they needed to run some time off the clock.

 

My dream is Marshall kicking eight field goals to beat Notre Dame 24-21.

 

I think any pass could be intercepted. And how does an incomplete pass bleed time off the clock? What was wrong with three running plays, bleed the clock to 3 seconds and then call time out for the field goal?

 

I'm not a bettor, but boy did Appy State's number against Texas A&M seem like a pretty good deal. It's 7-7 at the half. They could still lose by three touchdowns but the Mountaineers seem to fare pretty well in tough road stadiums.

 

OK, Kirk Ferentz gets a lot of flack on here — much of it well deserved. But his style of offensive play calling wouldn’t have given Wisconsin an absolute gift TD just before halftime.

Situaton: Washington State hanging with Wisconsin, tied 7-7 late in second quarter. One minute left, Cougars have second and inches at their 12 yard line. They just completed a 10-yard pass marked just short of the first down.

A handoff to get a first down and run out the clock (WSU will receive the second-half kickoff)? Nope. The Cougs decide to hurry to the line, run one their Air Raid pass plays, and give up a sack. Time out, Badgers. Third down pass is incomplete. Bad punt gives Wisconsin a short field with 45 seconds left.

Play-action pass into the red zone, wide open TE for the touchdown … after hanging tough all half, horrible play calling finds the Cougs down 14-7 at halftime. Utter garbage.

 

Nice little 90-something yard drive by Marshall to go up four on the Domers with five minutes to play. Marshall kept running the same trap play about five consecutive times and Notre Dame never adjusted.

 

This is what happens when Notre Dame gets a likable coach.

 

NBC's broadcast team is speechless after Marshall intercepts a third-down pass and runs it back for the TD. We Are Marshall, indeed.

 

They were moving the ball through the air way better than on the ground the whole game. And while yes, theoretically, any pass could be intercepted, he threw those in places where they could not be. And I think Saban wanted to score a touchdown.