Noper doper. OSU held Wisc on fourth down and took over. And that's it! OSU, outscored in their two losses 86-40 is in the four team playoff for the national championship after beating 12-0 Wisconsin 27-21.
Say good night 'Bama. Good night, Els and Gees!
(11:48 p.m.)
Whale, that was not my last entry on this post. Grrr. Whale, there's sufficient reason. To the satisfaction of moi, anywho. Sufficient reason numero uno: the "Boogers"!, Paul Chryst's Wisconsin "Boogers," are makin' a game of it wherever they're playing the game. Boogs has closed to 24-21 with 8:40 left to inflict concussions BUT OSU has the ball on the Boogs 13 yard line. Um, *frowny face.*
And My oh my oh My-am-uh. Clemson led 38-0 till the Pleasant Zephyrs kicked a meaningless field goal with two-plus minutes left to get to 38-3. And now it's final. 38-3. Miami is a fraud, they have debased the sport and higher education in America for going on 40 years.
Clemson, loser to 4-7 Syracuse, stamps their ticket to the national championship playoff. Alabama will play North Korea in the Atomic Bowl. Too, too bad. Disgraceful.
OSU had a fourth down and one at the Wisconsin 3 and kicked a field goal to make it 27-21 "Bucks". Chalk call I guess, but geez you don't think you can get one measly yard and a new set of four downs to get two yards to nail the coffin shut. If you got stopped, Wisc would have had to take the ball 67 yards in five and a half minutes to get from their their three to the OSU 35 to make a conceivable game-tying field goal. Now they'll get the ball on their, say, 35 yard line, with five and a half to go 65 yards and win the game! Think I'd a gone for it on fourth and one at the Wisc 3 but what do I know.
(10:21)
Prolly last call here friends and enemy-friends. Jawja(6) got big-time revenge on Auburn(2) for the earlier and only loss of the year, holding the "Tigers" 28-7. The "Dawgs" is in the college foo'ball playoff.
Number eight Ohio State with two blowout losses (Oklahoma and Iowa) and an impossibly close win over Paterno-Sandusky is beating UNDEFEATED and /#4 Wisconsin, beatin' them perty good, 21-10 at the half.
In the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game Miami...is taking another mulligan. This contest features the two teams with the single worst losses of any of the contenders for the playoff, Clemson lost to Syracuse, which didn't win another game after beating the "Tigers" and Miami, of course, lost to Pitt last week, got "killed," matter of fact. Gettin' killed tonight, too, the "'Canes" are, 21-0 with ten and a half left in the third. Weird team, Miami. You lay eggs in your last two games of the season. Wtf?
It is a damn cryin' shame to me that two of those sullieds, Ohio State and Clemson, are going to make the playoff and Alabama, one loss, and to Auburn, is not. That ain't right.
(5:13 p.m.)
Oklahoma(3) waxed TCU(11) 41-17 in the Big XII championship game. A thorough smashing of a quality team. OU, whose only loss was 38-31 at Iowa State(7-5), locks up and completely deserves a spot in the four-team playoff for the national championship.
Florida Atlantic(10-3) won the Conference USA title game, beating North Texas by the identical score as Oklahoma beat Texas Christian. BIG difference between CUSA and the Big XII and between North Texas and Texas Christian. BIG difference.
Toledo(10-2) beat Akron(7-6) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) title game.
(5:02 p.m.)
Scott Frost: "I'm Coming Home"
Say good night 'Bama. Good night, Els and Gees!
(11:48 p.m.)
Whale, that was not my last entry on this post. Grrr. Whale, there's sufficient reason. To the satisfaction of moi, anywho. Sufficient reason numero uno: the "Boogers"!, Paul Chryst's Wisconsin "Boogers," are makin' a game of it wherever they're playing the game. Boogs has closed to 24-21 with 8:40 left to inflict concussions BUT OSU has the ball on the Boogs 13 yard line. Um, *frowny face.*
And My oh my oh My-am-uh. Clemson led 38-0 till the Pleasant Zephyrs kicked a meaningless field goal with two-plus minutes left to get to 38-3. And now it's final. 38-3. Miami is a fraud, they have debased the sport and higher education in America for going on 40 years.
Clemson, loser to 4-7 Syracuse, stamps their ticket to the national championship playoff. Alabama will play North Korea in the Atomic Bowl. Too, too bad. Disgraceful.
OSU had a fourth down and one at the Wisconsin 3 and kicked a field goal to make it 27-21 "Bucks". Chalk call I guess, but geez you don't think you can get one measly yard and a new set of four downs to get two yards to nail the coffin shut. If you got stopped, Wisc would have had to take the ball 67 yards in five and a half minutes to get from their their three to the OSU 35 to make a conceivable game-tying field goal. Now they'll get the ball on their, say, 35 yard line, with five and a half to go 65 yards and win the game! Think I'd a gone for it on fourth and one at the Wisc 3 but what do I know.
(10:21)
Prolly last call here friends and enemy-friends. Jawja(6) got big-time revenge on Auburn(2) for the earlier and only loss of the year, holding the "Tigers" 28-7. The "Dawgs" is in the college foo'ball playoff.
Number eight Ohio State with two blowout losses (Oklahoma and Iowa) and an impossibly close win over Paterno-Sandusky is beating UNDEFEATED and /#4 Wisconsin, beatin' them perty good, 21-10 at the half.
In the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game Miami...is taking another mulligan. This contest features the two teams with the single worst losses of any of the contenders for the playoff, Clemson lost to Syracuse, which didn't win another game after beating the "Tigers" and Miami, of course, lost to Pitt last week, got "killed," matter of fact. Gettin' killed tonight, too, the "'Canes" are, 21-0 with ten and a half left in the third. Weird team, Miami. You lay eggs in your last two games of the season. Wtf?
It is a damn cryin' shame to me that two of those sullieds, Ohio State and Clemson, are going to make the playoff and Alabama, one loss, and to Auburn, is not. That ain't right.
(5:13 p.m.)
Oklahoma(3) waxed TCU(11) 41-17 in the Big XII championship game. A thorough smashing of a quality team. OU, whose only loss was 38-31 at Iowa State(7-5), locks up and completely deserves a spot in the four-team playoff for the national championship.
Florida Atlantic(10-3) won the Conference USA title game, beating North Texas by the identical score as Oklahoma beat Texas Christian. BIG difference between CUSA and the Big XII and between North Texas and Texas Christian. BIG difference.
Toledo(10-2) beat Akron(7-6) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) title game.
(5:02 p.m.)
Scott Frost: "I'm Coming Home"
This is a big deal at Nebraska. BIG deal.
Scott Frost is done at Central Florida. He completed an undefeated season in Orlando by beating Memphis in the American Athletic Conference championship game 62-55. In only his second season there is nothing left for Frost to do at UCF. The "Knights" were only ranked 14th going into the game, will certainly rise a couple of spots off today's win, but that is the ceiling for an AAC team. There is no shot at playing for the college football national championship.
There will be at Nebraska.
Scott will be introduced tomorrow in Lincoln as the "Huskers" next head coach and if he ever goes undefeated in the Big Ten he would be guaranteed a slot in the college football playoffs and would probably be the favorite to win it.
UCF, and for that matter USF, are both sleeping giants in college football. USF, in fact, rose to number two in 2007 when it was part of one of the then power conferences, the Big East. Both are now members of the AAC. For either school to reach their potential in football they will have to get an invitation to one of the Power Five conferences.
(2:26 p.m.)
Full-time, Arsenal 1 Manchester United 3.
It seems to me that would be a devastating loss for Arsenal. And a devastating win for United, now without Paul Pogba against Manchester City.
(2:14 p.m.)
This match has had a little bit of everything but what it is not going to have is an Arsenal comeback to a team down to ten men. They're no in th 89', still 3-1. Two Arsenal bird bumps lead to two United goals. 73% possession for Arsenal and they get beat on the break for United's third goal. And now are going to be Pop Gunners against a ten-man side. Arsenal will lose at home for the first time in the league in 13 matches. Classic? Gotta take your word for it on that.
(2:11 p.m.)
4m ago19:03
75 min That means Pogba will miss the Manchester City game.
There will be at Nebraska.
Scott will be introduced tomorrow in Lincoln as the "Huskers" next head coach and if he ever goes undefeated in the Big Ten he would be guaranteed a slot in the college football playoffs and would probably be the favorite to win it.
UCF, and for that matter USF, are both sleeping giants in college football. USF, in fact, rose to number two in 2007 when it was part of one of the then power conferences, the Big East. Both are now members of the AAC. For either school to reach their potential in football they will have to get an invitation to one of the Power Five conferences.
(2:26 p.m.)
Full-time, Arsenal 1 Manchester United 3.
It seems to me that would be a devastating loss for Arsenal. And a devastating win for United, now without Paul Pogba against Manchester City.
(2:14 p.m.)
This match has had a little bit of everything but what it is not going to have is an Arsenal comeback to a team down to ten men. They're no in th 89', still 3-1. Two Arsenal bird bumps lead to two United goals. 73% possession for Arsenal and they get beat on the break for United's third goal. And now are going to be Pop Gunners against a ten-man side. Arsenal will lose at home for the first time in the league in 13 matches. Classic? Gotta take your word for it on that.
(2:11 p.m.)
4m ago19:03
75 min That means Pogba will miss the Manchester City game.
Oh! That's RIGHT!
Now in the 81st minute. Time's about gone for Arsenal.
(2:06 p.m.)
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
(2:06 p.m.)
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
Paul Pogba has been given a straight red card and hence ejected. United will play with ten men for the remaining sixteen minutes with Arsenal at 73% possession against eleven "Bucs."
(2:03 p.m)
25s ago
19:01
73 min De Gea hasn’t made a save for seven minutes. Wenger out!
Precious.
(1:55 p.m.)
(2:03 p.m)
25s ago
19:01
73 min De Gea hasn’t made a save for seven minutes. Wenger out!
Precious.
(1:55 p.m.)
(1:48 p.m.)
Arsenal pounced at the start of the second half. Lacazette got the Gunners within one in the 49'. The commentary, both Twitter and The Guardian, 52 min Lingard hits the post! This game is turning into an all-time classic. has been unanimous that it has been a wonderful match so far. Arsenal's time of possession now at 70%.
(1:06 p.m.)
United pounced on the Arse in London. Goals in the 4th minute and in the eleventh gave the "Bucs" a 2-0 lead. Two mistakes by Arsenal. The match has stabilized since. Now in the 35th minute same score. Arsenal with a near-City 66% possession.
(10:55 a.m.)
The PAC 12 has long had a real problem: they're located on the Pacific coast. In the quietest championship game to be played this year USC, the tenth-best team in the country, beat the twelfth-best, Stanford 31-28 last night while you were sleeping.
(10:22 a.m.)
Dwight Gayle gave the Striped Prison Shirtings a surprise 1-0 lead in the 12th minute at the Bridge before Swine Chelsea shook their ennui and scored three of their own for a comfortable win.
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We have now a fuller understanding of the Tennessee tragi-comedy. There was conspiracy in addition to cognitive deficits (exacerbated by etoh abuse). The Salieri of the Smokies, Phillip Fulmer, was actively working offstage sabotaging Athletic Director John Currie's attempts to hire an assistant professor of football so that he, Fulmer, could be the A.D. Which he done did. There is history here.
Fulmer did the same thing to head coach Johnny Majors in 1992. When Majors had to have heart surgery in the middle of the season Fulmer, Majors' long time assistant, stepped onstage, guided the team to four straight victories and simultaneously worked offstage so that he, Fulmer, could be head coach. Which he done did that too.
There is more (In incestuous Deliverance there always is). Fulmer his own self was forced out as UT coach in 1998. A young advisor involved in Phil's axing was John Currie. In February of this year Fulmer applied for the the athletic director position, which he badly wanted. The UT admin decided to hire instead Kansas State's A.D., John Currie.
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On your Oldies' station at 12:30 today (NPT) is the classic Manchester United, second in the table, eight points shy, at Arsenal, fourth and minus-12.
