Most surprising things about opening weekend (Non ND)

[jason_h537]

Since alot of the threads this week were deleted i thought id put this up to talk about some of the stories around the college football world in its opening week

EX:
the Blount Punch

BYU-Boise St making statements

Al Groh and Ron Zook feeling the heat

Top 25 action (Va Tech/ Bama and OK St/ UGA)

go nuts

 

[Riddickulous]

- The Blount punch

- Ohio State squeaking out a win against Navy

- Washington giving LSU a game

 

[BGIF]

Navy QB Ricky Dobbs has the 7th highest rating in NCAA Passing Efficiency at 205.42

He leads Tebow, McCoy, Bradford, Barkley, Pryor and more than about 110 other FBS QBs.

 

[jason_h537]

Anyone else watch the FSU-Miami game? Great game and even better finish.

 

[vinnymac2402]

I did FSU should have one that one but the reciever drop the ball literally

 

[Riddickulous]

I did FSU should have one that one but the reciever drop the ball literally

That's bad grammar, bro.

I did not see the game. Did Miami get the win?

 

[WabashFalcon]

Yeah, Miami won. They stopped 6 plays from inside the ten, and three from the 3 to get the win.

 

[BGIF]

Anyone else watch the FSU-Miami game? Great game and even better finish.

One of the best games of Week 1. I thought the game was over when the Miami QB went down ala OU. I figured he dislocate his elbow. Tough kid.

I loved Bowden's post quote, "It was the third greatest game I've seen and we lost." The first was Miami in '86(?).
The second was up at Notre Dame in '93. We lost there too."

 

[]\/[GoBlue]

- Ohio State squeaking out a win against Navy

I've thought about this one too, but really the triple option is going to be tough to defend and osu isn't going to show a third of what's in their bag of tricks a week before USC. I'll hold my judgment until after this week.

 

[BGIF]

I've thought about this one too, but really the triple option is going to be tough to defend and osu isn't going to show a third of what's in their bag of tricks a week before USC. I'll hold my judgment until after this week.

Not showing your "a third of what's in their bag of tricks" when you're coasting to a 31-7 or 35-0 win is one thing. OSU was 3 for 12 on 3rd down conversions and was 1 for 2 on 4th down conversions. OSU had a 40-45 pound advantage over the Middies DLine and only managed to covert 4 of 14 key downs. That's got nothing to do with how hard it might be to defend the triple option or the playbook. It's about execution.

Navy made 8 of 12 3rd down conversions. Did OSU keep their defensive game plan under wraps for USC as well?


The Mids stuffed OSU on a key 4th and 1.

What super duper secret play did Tressel not use in the stadium Woody Hayes made famous with "3 yards and a cloud of dust"?

OSU didn't need 5 wideouts, or a fleaflicker, or a fumblerooski. They simply had to outmuscle a group of guys they outweighted by 45 pounds per man to gain 3 feet. A group of guys that don't have a single player that will play on Sundays.