Are You Ready For Some... Football?

[Paul Pless]

San Diego State is 2-0 in Pac 12 play (as it were). In two weeks they host Northern Illinois, late of drilling the Huskers (in Lincoln) last Saturday. Some out here are saying that SDSU would be the Pac 12's second or third best team right now. Apparently they've got a little smash mouth going on down there.

was wondering why george was so quiet

[David G]

Money in college football. Who are the best funded programs? --

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/oh...015109001.html

Here's the entire top 10:
1. Ohio State, $1.51 billion
2. Texas, $1.24 billion
3. Oklahoma, $1 billion
4. Alabama, $930,000
5. LSU, $911,927
6. Michigan, $892,951
7. Notre Dame, $856,938
8. Georgia, $822,310
9. Tennessee, $745,640
10. Auburn, $724,191

For comparison, a Forbes report this week valued the average NFL franchise at $2.5 billion, with the Cowboys the most valuable at $4.8 billion.

[David G]

Lookit the Cal Bears... going to to toe with The USC Trojans...

[David G]

Bears couldn't keep up the pace. Impressive 3 quarters, though. Their new coach has clearly got them headed in the right direction.

Same same for my Duckies. I think after losing to ASU, we can put to rest the overly caffeinated and overly optimistic thought that the new staff at Oregon was pulling off a Miracle Turnaround from their dismal season prior. What's clear is that are talented... and very young. 111'teen penalties for one million & 13 yards is one indicator of youth. Coming out of the locker room tentatively for both halves is another. I am confident, though, that they'll continue to improve thru the season. Might even get to a decent bowl game. Then next year... they should be humming along nicely.

[bamamick]

Well, I don't know about all of the other stuff that went on that your team had trouble with through the spring and summer, but Willie Taggart is a proven winner as a coach so there is no reason he shouldn't succeed.

Mickey Lake

[Paul Pless]

LSWho?

[skuthorp]

Nah, too late mate. Grand Final yesterday, the Tigers streeted Adelaide, the state is yellow and black now.

[David G]

Nah, too late mate. Grand Final yesterday, the Tigers streeted Adelaide, the state is yellow and black now.

Ahhhh, me lad. That's not football... that's futbol <G>

[David G]

My Ducks are getting creamed by #11 Washington State. Not surprising, after their star qb went out with a broken collarbone last week, and then the backup went out too. They started the third string, true freshman, qb tonight... and he simply wasn't read for prime time. The running game was solid, but being one-dimensional is never a recipe for success. The defense played well, but couldn't carry the load alone. He showed some good signs, though. I suspect he'll be a good one when he gets a bit more experience under his belt.

[ron ll]

Hey. What are you going to do against the Cougs ?

[bamamick]

Bama won a tough road game tonight at aTm. Good to get a character building win in the league.

I think that Sparty beat Michigan?

Georgia and Auburn look like contenders for the SEC title. Bama is definitely not going to walk through the league the way we have the last two.

Mickey Lake

[David G]

Hey. What are you going to do against the Cougs ?

Well, with Justin Herbert... and their newly improved defense... I think they had a good shot at winning that game. C'est la vie...

[leikec]

Sparty!!

Jeff C

[Beowolf]

Sparty!!

Jeff C

Hells Yeah!!!

Sad that we're three craptastic plays from being undefeated right now.

[David G]

Wait!!! Michigan State has a football team? I thought they'd whittled it down to lacrosse, curling, and women's tennis <G>