*** Official 2015 College Football Thread *** (2 Viewers)

[Slider6]

Some great matchups this weekend. This is when it really starts to get good. Looking forward to LSU/Florida and WVU/UT the most.

Completely forgot about UGA-USCe....could be the biggest game.

Miami & ND renew their rivalry as well.

 

[MAC_32]

Ooooh, USC/Utah Thursday night. Looking forward to Star man-up against the USC o line in that one. Obviously a lot of pressure on Barkley to step up too. Probably will watch that over the Thursday Night NFL game.

I think I'm around Friday, so Pitt/Cuse will be on if that's the case. Would like to see Graham and Nessif after a few games under their belts.

Bummed Michigan isn't at noon - another dry slate of games, Penn St. vs. NW I guess. LSU/Florida is why I wish we were on at a different time, oh well.

Leaning West Va/Texas over Georgia/South Carolina, but really wish their start times were staggered. Unfortunately I'm sure Nebraska/Ohio St will be the game of choice as we're having a party and that'll be what the guests want to see. Blah.

I miss the days of good afternoon games on Saturday's.

 

[beaux]

Ooooh, USC/Utah Thursday night. Looking forward to Star man-up against the USC o line in that one. Obviously a lot of pressure on Barkley to step up too. Probably will watch that over the Thursday Night NFL game.I think I'm around Friday, so Pitt/Cuse will be on if that's the case. Would like to see Graham and Nessif after a few games under their belts.Bummed Michigan isn't at noon - another dry slate of games, Penn St. vs. NW I guess. LSU/Florida is why I wish we were on at a different time, oh well. Leaning West Va/Texas over Georgia/South Carolina, but really wish their start times were staggered. Unfortunately I'm sure Nebraska/Ohio St will be the game of choice as we're having a party and that'll be what the guests want to see. Blah.I miss the days of good afternoon games on Saturday's.

WVU-Texas for me Saturday night...LETS GO......MOUNTAINEERS

 

[MAC_32]

Ooooh, USC/Utah Thursday night. Looking forward to Star man-up against the USC o line in that one. Obviously a lot of pressure on Barkley to step up too. Probably will watch that over the Thursday Night NFL game.I think I'm around Friday, so Pitt/Cuse will be on if that's the case. Would like to see Graham and Nessif after a few games under their belts.Bummed Michigan isn't at noon - another dry slate of games, Penn St. vs. NW I guess. LSU/Florida is why I wish we were on at a different time, oh well. Leaning West Va/Texas over Georgia/South Carolina, but really wish their start times were staggered. Unfortunately I'm sure Nebraska/Ohio St will be the game of choice as we're having a party and that'll be what the guests want to see. Blah.I miss the days of good afternoon games on Saturday's.

WVU-Texas for me Saturday night...LETS GO......MOUNTAINEERS

I was really high on Geno coming into the season, but this has been ridiculous. Thinking West Va wins easily and if I'm able to wrestle the tv away from the Buck nuts that we can have most of the 2nd half of UGA/SC on.

 

[GeauxTigers]

Yeah, Mett looks bad...not Jefferson bad, but still bad. I thought they would be able to open it up and take advantage of their speed on the outside. All they seem to do is dink and dunk w/ little 5 yard outs and hard slants. I'm at a loss. They definitely have a stable of running backs that should give them 200 ground yards a game and soften up the coverage. Defensively, they didn't really dominate like I expected last night. Towsand was actually competitive. Two very ugly wins in a row...very ugly. I'm hoping they just played down to their opponent.

What worries me the most on defense is the amount of missed tackles. I couldn't believe the number of arm tackles LSU was trying and Townson's HB would run right through them. That isn't indicative of a usual LSU defense. They acted like they didn't want to be out there playing. Just going through the motions. I hope that is what was happening.

 

[GeauxTigers]

Alabama looked mediocre. Ole Miss was just as physical. But the offense played it so vanilla....trying to just muscle their way down the field, which didn't work. I'm sure part of that was to control the OM no-huddle, but I don't think the OL has gelled yet with the Jones move to center, and Lacy was sluggish.The offense is going to need to improve. One positive was the emergence of Amari Cooper...looks like the real deal.

It's funny...I find the people that are most down on Bama are Bama fans. Half of the college world thinks Bama is a juggernaut.

That's because Alabama beat down a mediocre Michigan team that was ranked in the top 10 during the game. Bama has yet to face any tough competition. I still think Tenn will beat Bama. I've been saying it for a while now. Tenn is a good team and can pass on anybody.

 

[MAC_32]

Alabama looked mediocre. Ole Miss was just as physical. But the offense played it so vanilla....trying to just muscle their way down the field, which didn't work. I'm sure part of that was to control the OM no-huddle, but I don't think the OL has gelled yet with the Jones move to center, and Lacy was sluggish.The offense is going to need to improve. One positive was the emergence of Amari Cooper...looks like the real deal.

It's funny...I find the people that are most down on Bama are Bama fans. Half of the college world thinks Bama is a juggernaut.

That's because Alabama beat down a mediocre Michigan team that was ranked in the top 10 during the game. Bama has yet to face any tough competition. I still think Tenn will beat Bama. I've been saying it for a while now. Tenn is a good team and can pass on anybody.

The Tennessee game is when everyone will finally start talking about the Alabama offense.

 

[GeauxTigers]

Is Texas really -7?

I wouldn't touch that game. What's the over...100?

 

[gump]

Some great matchups this weekend. This is when it really starts to get good. Looking forward to LSU/Florida and WVU/UT the most.

Completely forgot about UGA-USCe....could be the biggest game.

Gameday to Columbia.

 

[gump]

Alabama looked mediocre. Ole Miss was just as physical. But the offense played it so vanilla....trying to just muscle their way down the field, which didn't work. I'm sure part of that was to control the OM no-huddle, but I don't think the OL has gelled yet with the Jones move to center, and Lacy was sluggish.The offense is going to need to improve. One positive was the emergence of Amari Cooper...looks like the real deal.

It's funny...I find the people that are most down on Bama are Bama fans. Half of the college world thinks Bama is a juggernaut.

That's because Alabama beat down a mediocre Michigan team that was ranked in the top 10 during the game. Bama has yet to face any tough competition. I still think Tenn will beat Bama. I've been saying it for a while now. Tenn is a good team and can pass on anybody.

The Tennessee game is when everyone will finally start talking about the Alabama offense.

Good point. UA has gone to the air the last two years with a lot of success.I no doubt think Alabama can lose in the next few weeks pre-LSU....just can't believe Dooley will be the one doing the winning over his mentor.

 

[Mjolnirs]

Some great matchups this weekend. This is when it really starts to get good. Looking forward to LSU/Florida and WVU/UT the most.

Completely forgot about UGA-USCe....could be the biggest game.

Gameday to Columbia.

I don't know if I'll make it to Gameday, but I will be at the game.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Just saw an interview with Brad Edwards, ESPN's BCS analyst/guru, on ESPNU. I was particularly piqued when he noted that Massey and Colley, both computer models used in the BCS, have Oregon State as the No. 1 team.

So I did a side-by-side comparison of my KRACH and "Plus-Minus" (SRS with no game scores) with the four BCS computer models that are available:

Plus- Sagarin KRACH Minus ELO Massey Colley BillingsleyOregon St 1 1 11 1 1 9Notre Dame 2 2 6 2 2 5Texas Tech 3 3 13 3 10 23Florida St 4 15 10 14 5 13Georgia 5 13 4 12 8 7LSU 6 14 1 13 14 2South Carolina 7 7 7 6 6 4Kansas St 8 11 12 9 7 6Alabama 9 8 2 8 4 1Ohio State 10 6 5 5 9 16Florida 11 4 3 4 3 26West Virginia 12 10 15 10 12 8Oregon 13 22 9 16 13 3Texas 14 5 8 7 11 20Iowa St 15 9 40 11 26 36Rutgers 16 18 22 21 23 24Northwestern 17 28 41 30 18 46Louisville 18 31 37 28 17 33Ohio U. 19 39 30 36 20 32Mississippi St 20 20 23 22 15 37Louisiana Tech 21 19 32 20 19 28Cincinnati 22 27 26 24 21 25Stanford 23 12 14 15 16 15Washington 24 30 18 26 27 14Miami FL 25 29 25 29 28 42
What's interesting to me is how much Sagarin's ELO-CHESS (his BCS rating) and Billingsley differ from the others, particularly at the top. Not surprisingly, those two ratings systems are the ones that don't start every team from scratch at the beginning of the season. Billingsley admits that he has teams rated differently from the start to more closely match opinion, while Sagarin uses some sort of past data early in the season until enough games are played.

So those systems not ranking Oregon State and Notre Dame 1-2 are the ones that "assumed" that neither of those teams were among the best teams at the start of the season. No surprise, but Sagarin has four SECs in his top four.

Meanwhile, KRACH and Plus-Minus (as well as Colley and Massey) are simply putting in the data from 2012 and seeing what it tells us.

One other thing that I believe is important ... for both of my ratings systems, I calculate every team in the country in every division. I believe it is important to differentiate a win against Towson (LSU) to a win against Norfolk State (Ohio), because not every FCS team is the same. Sagarin and Massey, I assume, do this since both also publish FCS teams in their ratings. Colley has some sort of grouping system for FCS teams; I have no clue if/how Billingsley takes this into account.

Finally, Oregon State doesn't rate nearly as high in any system that takes margin-of-victory into account, since the Beavers have won their three games by an average of only 4.33 points. Their high ratings are influenced greatly by three strong victories. So they might not pass the "eye test" for fans, but the BCS is adamant against having game scores as part of the ratings systems, so there you go.

 

[gump]

Randy Rosetta‏@RandyRosetta

So if I can decipher Les Miles-ese, and I've gotten pretty good at it, Tyrann Mathieu is on his way back to #LSU in 2013

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Interesting to note from this weekend:

Zac Dysert of Miami (Ohio) became the first player in FBS history to throw for more than 500 yards and rush for more than 100 yards in a single game.

Dysert and Geno Smith both had more than 600 yards of total offense (passing + rushing), which had been done only 13 times previously.

Read somewhere that there are now 28 games in which a player had at least 575 yards of total offense, and four of them happened Saturday.

Also, Saturday was the second-highest scoring day in FBS history in which a minimum number of games were played (can't remember the exact number ... maybe at least 10 games?).

 

[gump]

Interesting to note from this weekend:Zac Dysert of Miami (Ohio) became the first player in FBS history to throw for more than 500 yards and rush for more than 100 yards in a single game.Dysert and Geno Smith both had more than 600 yards of total offense (passing + rushing), which had been done only 13 times previously.Read somewhere that there are now 28 games in which a player had at least 575 yards of total offense, and four of them happened Saturday.Also, Saturday was the second-highest scoring day in FBS history in which a minimum number of games were played (can't remember the exact number ... maybe at least 10 games?).

Interesting....what's the high scoring attributed to?

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Interesting to note from this weekend:Zac Dysert of Miami (Ohio) became the first player in FBS history to throw for more than 500 yards and rush for more than 100 yards in a single game.Dysert and Geno Smith both had more than 600 yards of total offense (passing + rushing), which had been done only 13 times previously.Read somewhere that there are now 28 games in which a player had at least 575 yards of total offense, and four of them happened Saturday.Also, Saturday was the second-highest scoring day in FBS history in which a minimum number of games were played (can't remember the exact number ... maybe at least 10 games?).

Interesting....what's the high scoring attributed to?

Not sure. Does it seem more schools put their best athletes on offense?Just some ridiculous scores from this weekend, though ... 70-63 (WV-Baylor), 56-49 (Miami-Akron), 51-44 (Ga.-Tennessee), 51-41 (Purdue-Marshall), 52-40 (Fresno-SD State), 49-42 (Tulsa-UAB), 45-43 (Ball State-Kent State).By the way ... Baylor's Nick Florence was the third QB, at exactly 575 yards' total offense. Still trying to find the other one.

 

[gump]

Interesting to note from this weekend:Zac Dysert of Miami (Ohio) became the first player in FBS history to throw for more than 500 yards and rush for more than 100 yards in a single game.Dysert and Geno Smith both had more than 600 yards of total offense (passing + rushing), which had been done only 13 times previously.Read somewhere that there are now 28 games in which a player had at least 575 yards of total offense, and four of them happened Saturday.Also, Saturday was the second-highest scoring day in FBS history in which a minimum number of games were played (can't remember the exact number ... maybe at least 10 games?).

Interesting....what's the high scoring attributed to?

Not sure. Does it seem more schools put their best athletes on offense?

Maybe that being done on a lot of mediocre teams...and the abundance of mediocre teams.

 

[boubucarow]

Interesting to note from this weekend:Zac Dysert of Miami (Ohio) became the first player in FBS history to throw for more than 500 yards and rush for more than 100 yards in a single game.Dysert and Geno Smith both had more than 600 yards of total offense (passing + rushing), which had been done only 13 times previously.Read somewhere that there are now 28 games in which a player had at least 575 yards of total offense, and four of them happened Saturday.Also, Saturday was the second-highest scoring day in FBS history in which a minimum number of games were played (can't remember the exact number ... maybe at least 10 games?).

Interesting....what's the high scoring attributed to?

Not sure. Does it seem more schools put their best athletes on offense?Just some ridiculous scores from this weekend, though ... 70-63 (WV-Baylor), 56-49 (Miami-Akron), 51-44 (Ga.-Tennessee), 51-41 (Purdue-Marshall), 52-40 (Fresno-SD State), 49-42 (Tulsa-UAB), 45-43 (Ball State-Kent State).By the way ... Baylor's Nick Florence was the third QB, at exactly 575 yards' total offense. Still trying to find the other one.

The last one is Derek Carr with 579. Crazy that he was maybe my fifth guess after Stephen Morris, Johnny Manziel, etc... The offense this past weekend was insane.

 

[Moe.]

Interesting to note from this weekend:Zac Dysert of Miami (Ohio) became the first player in FBS history to throw for more than 500 yards and rush for more than 100 yards in a single game.Dysert and Geno Smith both had more than 600 yards of total offense (passing + rushing), which had been done only 13 times previously.Read somewhere that there are now 28 games in which a player had at least 575 yards of total offense, and four of them happened Saturday.Also, Saturday was the second-highest scoring day in FBS history in which a minimum number of games were played (can't remember the exact number ... maybe at least 10 games?).

Interesting....what's the high scoring attributed to?

Not sure. Does it seem more schools put their best athletes on offense?Just some ridiculous scores from this weekend, though ... 70-63 (WV-Baylor), 56-49 (Miami-Akron), 51-44 (Ga.-Tennessee), 51-41 (Purdue-Marshall), 52-40 (Fresno-SD State), 49-42 (Tulsa-UAB), 45-43 (Ball State-Kent State).By the way ... Baylor's Nick Florence was the third QB, at exactly 575 yards' total offense. Still trying to find the other one.

I think it was the freshman from Texas A&M.edit: nope, Manziel finished with 104 rushing and 453 passing. Still prety incredible.

 

[prefontaine]

Interesting....what's the high scoring attributed to?

not sure if it's 100% of the reason, but I'd say the prevalence of high tempo offenses today. Lot more snaps than previously and when you get two teams running it for a full game you get WVU-Baylor who got 88 and 92 snaps respectively for a total of 180. Very few games in the past hit those kind of numbers. Last year's Bama-LSU title game for instance only had 69 and 44 for a total of 113.

 

[prefontaine]

am I the only one that thinks 575 is an incredibly weird and arbitrary number? If you had said 500 or 600 I get it. But 575 seems more designed to fortify a per-conceived position than a real benchmark.

 

[boubucarow]

am I the only one that thinks 575 is an incredibly weird and arbitrary number? If you had said 500 or 600 I get it. But 575 seems more designed to fortify a per-conceived position than a real benchmark.

Yeah. Especially since it seems any number would have sufficed. 600. 550. 500. All pretty amazing. I guess it has to do with Florence being exactly at 575 for whatever reason.

 

[GeauxTigers]

Randy Rosetta‏@RandyRosetta

So if I can decipher Les Miles-ese, and I've gotten pretty good at it, Tyrann Mathieu is on his way back to #LSU in 2013

He is already back in LSU, taking classes.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Alabama looked mediocre. Ole Miss was just as physical. But the offense played it so vanilla....trying to just muscle their way down the field, which didn't work. I'm sure part of that was to control the OM no-huddle, but I don't think the OL has gelled yet with the Jones move to center, and Lacy was sluggish.The offense is going to need to improve. One positive was the emergence of Amari Cooper...looks like the real deal.

It's funny...I find the people that are most down on Bama are Bama fans. Half of the college world thinks Bama is a juggernaut.

That's because Alabama beat down a mediocre Michigan team that was ranked in the top 10 during the game. Bama has yet to face any tough competition. I still think Tenn will beat Bama. I've been saying it for a while now. Tenn is a good team and can pass on anybody.

You also said Tenn would win the East. They aren't a good team. They have a good passing attack and that's it. Their defense may be the worst of any BCS conference team.

 

[Premier]

Alabama looked mediocre. Ole Miss was just as physical. But the offense played it so vanilla....trying to just muscle their way down the field, which didn't work. I'm sure part of that was to control the OM no-huddle, but I don't think the OL has gelled yet with the Jones move to center, and Lacy was sluggish.The offense is going to need to improve. One positive was the emergence of Amari Cooper...looks like the real deal.

It's funny...I find the people that are most down on Bama are Bama fans. Half of the college world thinks Bama is a juggernaut.

That's because Alabama beat down a mediocre Michigan team that was ranked in the top 10 during the game. Bama has yet to face any tough competition. I still think Tenn will beat Bama. I've been saying it for a while now. Tenn is a good team and can pass on anybody.

You also said Tenn would win the East. They aren't a good team. They have a good passing attack and that's it. Their defense may be the worst of any BCS conference team.

Well to be fair, he also said UNC Charlotte would be joining the SEC.

 

[Slider6]

Alabama looked mediocre. Ole Miss was just as physical. But the offense played it so vanilla....trying to just muscle their way down the field, which didn't work. I'm sure part of that was to control the OM no-huddle, but I don't think the OL has gelled yet with the Jones move to center, and Lacy was sluggish.

The offense is going to need to improve. One positive was the emergence of Amari Cooper...looks like the real deal.

It's funny...I find the people that are most down on Bama are Bama fans. Half of the college world thinks Bama is a juggernaut.

That's because Alabama beat down a mediocre Michigan team that was ranked in the top 10 during the game. Bama has yet to face any tough competition. I still think Tenn will beat Bama. I've been saying it for a while now. Tenn is a good team and can pass on anybody.

You also said Tenn would win the East. They aren't a good team. They have a good passing attack and that's it. Their defense may be the worst of any BCS conference team.

Obviously you missed the WVU/Baylor and Texas/OSU games last week.

 

[prefontaine]

Alabama looked mediocre. Ole Miss was just as physical. But the offense played it so vanilla....trying to just muscle their way down the field, which didn't work. I'm sure part of that was to control the OM no-huddle, but I don't think the OL has gelled yet with the Jones move to center, and Lacy was sluggish.

The offense is going to need to improve. One positive was the emergence of Amari Cooper...looks like the real deal.

It's funny...I find the people that are most down on Bama are Bama fans. Half of the college world thinks Bama is a juggernaut.

That's because Alabama beat down a mediocre Michigan team that was ranked in the top 10 during the game. Bama has yet to face any tough competition. I still think Tenn will beat Bama. I've been saying it for a while now. Tenn is a good team and can pass on anybody.

You also said Tenn would win the East. They aren't a good team. They have a good passing attack and that's it. Their defense may be the worst of any BCS conference team.

Obviously you missed the WVU/Baylor and Texas/OSU games last week.

or any Arkansas game this year

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Alabama looked mediocre. Ole Miss was just as physical. But the offense played it so vanilla....trying to just muscle their way down the field, which didn't work. I'm sure part of that was to control the OM no-huddle, but I don't think the OL has gelled yet with the Jones move to center, and Lacy was sluggish.

The offense is going to need to improve. One positive was the emergence of Amari Cooper...looks like the real deal.

It's funny...I find the people that are most down on Bama are Bama fans. Half of the college world thinks Bama is a juggernaut.

That's because Alabama beat down a mediocre Michigan team that was ranked in the top 10 during the game. Bama has yet to face any tough competition. I still think Tenn will beat Bama. I've been saying it for a while now. Tenn is a good team and can pass on anybody.

You also said Tenn would win the East. They aren't a good team. They have a good passing attack and that's it. Their defense may be the worst of any BCS conference team.

Obviously you missed the WVU/Baylor and Texas/OSU games last week.

or any Arkansas game this year

No, I'm just convinced that all the teams involved would have scored even more against UT.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Alabama looked mediocre. Ole Miss was just as physical. But the offense played it so vanilla....trying to just muscle their way down the field, which didn't work. I'm sure part of that was to control the OM no-huddle, but I don't think the OL has gelled yet with the Jones move to center, and Lacy was sluggish.

The offense is going to need to improve. One positive was the emergence of Amari Cooper...looks like the real deal.

It's funny...I find the people that are most down on Bama are Bama fans. Half of the college world thinks Bama is a juggernaut.

That's because Alabama beat down a mediocre Michigan team that was ranked in the top 10 during the game. Bama has yet to face any tough competition. I still think Tenn will beat Bama. I've been saying it for a while now. Tenn is a good team and can pass on anybody.

You also said Tenn would win the East. They aren't a good team. They have a good passing attack and that's it. Their defense may be the worst of any BCS conference team.

Obviously you missed the WVU/Baylor and Texas/OSU games last week.

or any Arkansas game this year

No, I'm just convinced that all the teams involved would have scored even more against UT.

You realize that none of the teams Tennessee has played have had their highest scoring game against the Vols, right? And that's with Tennessee's offense keeping those teams playing for 4 quarters, whereas they only played 2-3 quarters before letting off against some of the other teams that they scored more points against.

 

[MAC_32]

You realize that none of the teams Tennessee has played have had their highest scoring game against the Vols, right? And that's with Tennessee's offense keeping those teams playing for 4 quarters, whereas they only played 2-3 quarters before letting off against some of the other teams that they scored more points against.

Regardless of the argument and regardless of the side the Tennessee defense has been lousy and there's no reason to believe that will change.

 

[SHIZNITTTT]

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/OSU/article.aspx?subjectid=93&articleid=20121003_93_0_STILLW778615

oops

 

[Dickie Dunn]

TCU quarterback Casey Pachall suspended indefinitely because of a DWI arrest. He is the fifth-rated QB in FBS, and the Frogs have the longest current win streak.

Not good, especially on the heels of his supposed failed drug test earlier this year.

Link

 

[Dickie Dunn]

And three Missouri players, including WR Dorial Green-Beckham, suspended for Saturday's game vs. Vanderbilt for marijuana possession:

Link

 

[Brady Marino]

And three Missouri players, including WR Dorial Green-Beckham, suspended for Saturday's game vs. Vanderbilt for marijuana possession:

Link

Other two are meh, but DGB will be missed this weekend. Just when it looked like he was starting to settle in, too. Now, he gets to try to settle in once again at home vs Bama next weekend...GL with that.

 

[Native]

Matt Barkley: "Doh!"

 

[The Commish]

ooooof

 

[scottybo]

Great game so far.

 

[drummer]

USC WTF?

 

[The Commish]

Who was it that suggested Redd would be a nice stand in for the "main" RB?? Dude's a beast.

 

[The Commish]

roughing the passer call.

 

[Mjolnirs]

October, the month we learn where the South Carolina really stands. The Gamecocks come into this month 5-0 and ranked #6 in the polls.

Now comes #5 Georgia, at #4 LSU then at #10 Florida. After those three games the Gamecocks could be anywhere from 8-0 and #4 in the polls (assuming 1,2,3 don't lose) to 5-3 and falling from the rankings in a hurry.

Exciting times

Go Cocks!

 

[Premier]

I'm an FSU superhomer, but if the Cocks run that 3-game set they can go ahead and be bumped up to #2. I highly doubt they'd be stuck at 4. Neither Oregon nor FSU could match that.

 

[Tiger Fan]

awful saturday to have to go to a wedding

 

[Tiger Fan]

October, the month we learn where the South Carolina really stands. The Gamecocks come into this month 5-0 and ranked #6 in the polls.Now comes #5 Georgia, at #4 LSU then at #10 Florida. After those three games the Gamecocks could be anywhere from 8-0 and #4 in the polls (assuming 1,2,3 don't lose) to 5-3 and falling from the rankings in a hurry.Exciting times Go Cocks!

Yeah, next 6 weeks for LSU #10 UF#6 SC@ A&Mbye#1 Bama#20 MSU

 

[Mjolnirs]

October, the month we learn where the South Carolina really stands. The Gamecocks come into this month 5-0 and ranked #6 in the polls.Now comes #5 Georgia, at #4 LSU then at #10 Florida. After those three games the Gamecocks could be anywhere from 8-0 and #4 in the polls (assuming 1,2,3 don't lose) to 5-3 and falling from the rankings in a hurry.Exciting times Go Cocks!

Yeah, next 6 weeks for LSU #10 UF#6 SC@ A&Mbye#1 Bama#20 MSU

Yep, that's a tough road too. After the three game stretch above Carolina has Tennessee, OPEN, Arkansas (who always play us tough no matter what kind of year they are having), Wofford (sure an FCS team, but #5 in FCS) and at #15 Clemson.

 

[madhatter]

awful saturday to have to go to a wedding

I hear the flu is going around.

 

[Slapdash]

October, the month we learn where the South Carolina really stands. The Gamecocks come into this month 5-0 and ranked #6 in the polls.Now comes #5 Georgia, at #4 LSU then at #10 Florida. After those three games the Gamecocks could be anywhere from 8-0 and #4 in the polls (assuming 1,2,3 don't lose) to 5-3 and falling from the rankings in a hurry.Exciting times Go Cocks!

Yeah, next 6 weeks for LSU #10 UF#6 SC@ A&Mbye#1 Bama#20 MSU

Yep, that's a tough road too. After the three game stretch above Carolina has Tennessee, OPEN, Arkansas (who always play us tough no matter what kind of year they are having), Wofford (sure an FCS team, but #5 in FCS) and at #15 Clemson.

Tenn presents serious matchup issues too.

 

[The Commish]

October, the month we learn where the South Carolina really stands. The Gamecocks come into this month 5-0 and ranked #6 in the polls.Now comes #5 Georgia, at #4 LSU then at #10 Florida. After those three games the Gamecocks could be anywhere from 8-0 and #4 in the polls (assuming 1,2,3 don't lose) to 5-3 and falling from the rankings in a hurry.Exciting times Go Cocks!

Yeah, next 6 weeks for LSU #10 UF#6 SC@ A&Mbye#1 Bama#20 MSU

Yep, that's a tough road too. After the three game stretch above Carolina has Tennessee, OPEN, Arkansas (who always play us tough no matter what kind of year they are having), Wofford (sure an FCS team, but #5 in FCS) and at #15 Clemson.

Tenn presents serious matchup issues too.

Not if the D-Line can get to Bray, which shouldn't be a problem.

 

[Slapdash]

October, the month we learn where the South Carolina really stands. The Gamecocks come into this month 5-0 and ranked #6 in the polls.Now comes #5 Georgia, at #4 LSU then at #10 Florida. After those three games the Gamecocks could be anywhere from 8-0 and #4 in the polls (assuming 1,2,3 don't lose) to 5-3 and falling from the rankings in a hurry.Exciting times Go Cocks!

Yeah, next 6 weeks for LSU #10 UF#6 SC@ A&Mbye#1 Bama#20 MSU

Yep, that's a tough road too. After the three game stretch above Carolina has Tennessee, OPEN, Arkansas (who always play us tough no matter what kind of year they are having), Wofford (sure an FCS team, but #5 in FCS) and at #15 Clemson.

Tenn presents serious matchup issues too.

Not if the D-Line can get to Bray, which shouldn't be a problem.

Hopefully so, because the secondary hasn't inspired confidence yet. We'll see how the next few games go. I think that LSU goes down to UF this weekend.

 

[The Commish]

October, the month we learn where the South Carolina really stands. The Gamecocks come into this month 5-0 and ranked #6 in the polls.Now comes #5 Georgia, at #4 LSU then at #10 Florida. After those three games the Gamecocks could be anywhere from 8-0 and #4 in the polls (assuming 1,2,3 don't lose) to 5-3 and falling from the rankings in a hurry.Exciting times Go Cocks!

Yeah, next 6 weeks for LSU #10 UF#6 SC@ A&Mbye#1 Bama#20 MSU

Yep, that's a tough road too. After the three game stretch above Carolina has Tennessee, OPEN, Arkansas (who always play us tough no matter what kind of year they are having), Wofford (sure an FCS team, but #5 in FCS) and at #15 Clemson.

Tenn presents serious matchup issues too.

Not if the D-Line can get to Bray, which shouldn't be a problem.

Hopefully so, because the secondary hasn't inspired confidence yet. We'll see how the next few games go. I think that LSU goes down to UF this weekend.

I've been pretty "meh" about Florida, but after watching a bit closer it seems their QB is improving every week and is mobile enough to be successful. Contrast that to LSU who's QB seems to be regressing weekly and they very well may upset LSU.