The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Bowl Season 2011-12

Wickzki · Post #21 » by **Wickzki** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 4:21 am

Congrats to Marshall for needing the officials to make rules up for them to win their Bowl game tonight.

Completely impartial fan, I'm an Oregon fan, but damn.... The penalties against the defense in the fourth on the punt should have CLEARLY been called first down in favor of FIU.

Congrats Marshall.

Post #22 » by **Icness** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 8:03 pm

Confidence bowl picks looking good so far. Only one I've missed was FIU/Marshall and I only had a confidence value of 7 on it. Got both my 31 (TCU) and 30 (Boise) already.

hermes · Post #23 » by **hermes** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:02 am

yeah purdue!

big ten is 1-0!

Post #24 » by **Icness** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:13 pm

Baylor 67, Washington 56. 1397 total yards of offense. Wow.

Post #25 » by **Icness** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:14 pm

hermes wrote:yeah purdue!

big ten is 1-0!

That's the only loss for the MAC. Toledo, Ohio, and Temple all won.

Post #26 » by **Da Schwab** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:09 pm

Icness wrote:Baylor 67, Washington 56. 1397 total yards of offense. Wow.

Absolutely crazy game. Baylor couldn't stop the pass game for anything and Washington let up three 100+ yard rushers.

hermes · Post #27 » by **hermes** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 4:25 pm

iowa lost, big ten is 1-1

i knew it was going to be tough since we're kind of out manned but it seemed like we could pull it off (defense was great) but we made way too many mistakes

announcers were going on about the coaches the whole night, but they said that ferentz was one of the best in the nation, is that really true?

Sofa King · Post #28 » by **Sofa King** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:03 pm

Dropped by to say hello to hermes. :wave:

Post #29 » by **craig01** » Sun Jan 1, 2012 3:55 pm

hermes wrote:iowa lost, big ten is 1-1

i knew it was going to be tough since we're kind of out manned but it seemed like we could pull it off (defense was great) but we made way too many mistakes

announcers were going on about the coaches the whole night, but they said that ferentz was one of the best in the nation, is that really true?

IDK, but he has sort of flatlined the program

Post #30 » by **Da Schwab** » Sun Jan 1, 2012 7:21 pm

I've never really understood the hype around Ferentz. He was the most jock ridden coach during the offseason hiring rush during the mid-00s and I couldn't make sense of it.

Sure, he perennially makes Iowa an 8-10 win team, but there's never a really big win to show for it.

Anywho, I'm pumped for tomorrow. Second shot at a Rose Bowl crown for Bret Bielema, but the forecast is infinitely different than last year's game. This game could turn out to be just like Baylor/Washington and I have no problem with that.

Plus, we get the chance to see Montee Ball set the TD record.

hermes · Post #31 » by **hermes** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 2:59 am

that's what i'm thinking, he's got his way of doing things and thats fine- it makes us consistent and we're a fundamentally solid team but i think his style can only go so far unless he gets some really special players (the two years we got to the orange bowl)

it just seems like he gets paid a little too much considering the lack of national title action he's gotten in on (i mean i think he's way up there in terms of pay)

Sofa King wrote:Dropped by to say hello to hermes.

what's up

Post #32 » by **Icness** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 5:47 am

Ferentz is from the Belichick tree and that makes people think he's great. Once upon a time he was the better coaching prospect than Nick Saban, who was on the same Cleveland staff. I've never understood why so many think he's all that. Good coach, solid program, nice NFL pipeline, but they're never going to get to a BCS bowl or even a Big 10 title game more than once a decade with him.

hermes · Post #33 » by **hermes** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 8:04 pm

doesn't look good for the big ten teams right now, they're all falling apart

Post #34 » by **Da Schwab** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 9:23 pm

Oregon's helmets are (Please Use More Appropriate Word).

hermes · Post #35 » by **hermes** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 9:32 pm

why can't the big ten beat anyone outside of their conference?

Post #36 » by **Da Schwab** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 10:17 pm

Great start for Bucky, let's see what the D's got today.

Post #37 » by **craig01** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 10:55 pm

Da Schwab wrote:Oregon's helmets are (Please Use More Appropriate Word).

Definitely weird

Post #38 » by **craig01** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 10:56 pm

hermes wrote:why can't the big ten beat anyone outside of their conference?

Because they aren't that good individually and a conference

Post #39 » by **craig01** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 10:59 pm

hermes wrote:doesn't look good for the big ten teams right now, they're all falling apart

Nebraska, Penn St and Ohio St were all whupped.

Michigan St wins in 3/OT.

Richt was silly when he decided to settle for a 44 yard FG with a struggling kicker at the end of the first OT

The Georgia faithful will be up in arms over that decision

I'm not too sure that Wisconsin can win in a shootout like this is starting out as.

Jaruff · Post #40 » by **Jaruff** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 11:48 pm

craig01 wrote:
hermes wrote:doesn't look good for the big ten teams right now, they're all falling apart

Nebraska, Penn St and Ohio St were all whupped.

Michigan St wins in 3/OT.

Richt was silly when he decided to settle for a 44 yard FG with a struggling kicker at the end of the first OT

The Georgia faithful will be up in arms over that decision

I'm not too sure that Wisconsin can win in a shootout like this is starting out as.

I'm sure I'll hear someone this week calling for his head. They wanted him fired after the first two and now he's lost two straight again.

I was quite happy with SC's performance today. I thought Spurrier should have thrown the ball more but a win is a win. Bo was mad the entire game and that half-time "interview" was hilarious. "We'll be fine." :lol: