College football Week 9 thread

This will probably go down as the craziest finish of the year, if not the decade, from the sound of it. Division III game.

Team is trailing 24-22. Team ahead has the ball and on fourth down the QB just tries running out the clock by running backwards a bit. But gets caught with two seconds left. Team trailing has to go 60 yards . They throw a short pass. Approximately TEN laterals later, they score to win.

http://www.d3football.com/notables/2007/10/27/Trinity+tops+Millsaps+with+miracle+finish

Apparently the local ESPN guy was trying to get the tape so it might be on there tonight, otherwise there should be a video of it eventually on d3football.com

 

Gotta see that one!

 

Three tough losses for Gator fans. To lose to Auburn, LSU and Georgia in the same year sucks.

All of those were winnable games in the fourth quarter, which will be hard to forget.

 

I've seen A LOT of bad football in my days. But this South Carolina "offense" (6 points in 8 quarters) takes the motherfucking cake.

 

While neither have been good, I've seen more good things out of Mitchell than out of Smelley.

 

Not looking good for The Ol' Ball Coach Steve Spurrier. Down 21-0 at Tennessee, halftime.

Anyone else who never wants to read "The Ol' Ball Coach" ever, ever, ever again?

One reason: He gave the nickname to himself, way back when, and I doubt he was trying to nickname himself at the time. Nicknames should come from others.

Better reason: It's just so used-up. You can't find many stories about Spurrier that don't call him The Ol' Ball Coach somewhere in the first six grafs.

Best reason: It's not required by God or your sports editor. Or even Steve Spurrier. Be different. Avoid the 'Noid. Avoid that cloying, cliche nickname.

 

Even bestest reason: That nickname is inaccurate -- he calls himself the "Head Ball Coach." Somehow, it morphed into "Ol' Ball Coach."

 

I've been calling him "Ol' Ball Sack"

 

Yeah, that's a fine reason, too. Just call him Spurrier, OK?

I have read so many ledes that began something like this: "The Ol' Ball Coach is at it again."

After the first time, it's just The Same Ol' Noise.

 

Not kind, Ty Webb, especially after your Big Fucking Victory Today.

 

Started out OBC. Now it's HBC.

APNewsAlert: Gamecocks score first TD in nine quarters.

 

Ha, I've been calling him that since the mid-90s. But as much as I hate him, he is a damn good coach.

But I agree with you. I've eliminiated "Ol' Ball Coach" and "Head Ball Coach" from use at my paper.