national games ...

[bigpurpleman]

I remember that icy cold Cotton Bowl we played Tennessee. That Snyder coached squad just outplayed Phil Fulmer's Volunteers that day. It wasn't really close.

I also remember a heartbreaking loss to BYU in the Cotton Bowl a few years prior to that. Hopefully, we exact some revenge tonight....

I was at both those games. Got into Dallas the night before the Tenn game and the roads were an icy nightmare.

[tmcats]

1. #6 tennessee 25 #15 oklahoma 15 - it was actually closer than i thought it would be;
2. #7 missouri 30 vandy 27 OT - mizzou is a fraud top ten program but their schedule sucks just as hard;
3. #18 michigan 27 #11 usc 24 - suspect this is a precursor to what's coming for former p12 teams playing in b10;
4. #16 lsu 34 ucla 17 - sec rules even though coach kelly is one of the most unlikable in the game;
5. #19 louisville 31 georgia tech 19 - excellent coaching at 'the ville' and tech just not what we thought beating hopeless fsu;
6. #21 clemson 59 nc state 35 - maybe dabo has his tigers back but former meige coach doesn't;
7. buffalo 23 #23 northern illinois 20 - proving the huskies win over notre dame meant what, idk?
8. #25 aTm 26 bowling green 20 - collin klein has his hands full in college station;
9. #8 miami 50 usf 15 -caines 28-0 in the second half;
10. #24 illinois 31 #22 nebraska 24 - bert knows b10 ball; slobber-knocker football, bully balls the corn.

[privyet]

1. #6 tennessee 25 #15 oklahoma 15 - it was actually closer than i thought it would be;
2. #7 missouri 30 vandy 27 OT - mizzou is a fraud top ten program but their schedule sucks just as hard;
3. #18 michigan 27 #11 usc 24 - suspect this is a precursor to what's coming for former p12 teams playing in b10;
4. #16 lsu 34 ucla 17 - sec rules even though coach kelly is one of the most unlikable in the game;
5. #19 louisville 31 georgia tech 19 - excellent coaching at 'the ville' and tech just not what we thought beating hopeless fsu;
6. #21 clemson 59 nc state 35 - maybe dabo has his tigers back but former meige coach doesn't;
7. buffalo 23 #23 northern illinois 20 - proving the huskies win over notre dame meant what, idk?
8. #25 aTm 26 bowling green 20 - collin klein has his hands full in college station;
9. #8 miami 50 usf 15 -caines 28-0 in the second half;
10. #24 illinois 31 #22 nebraska 24 - bert knows b10 ball; slobber-knocker football, bully balls the corn.

The "real" deals: Tenn and Miami. I'd pick Miami if they played though.
Way overrated: Mizzou and TAMU. TAMU looks like a really stale team that is average at best. I do think Bowling Green is a pretty good MAC team.
LSU. Illinois and Clemson are yet to be determined. I think all 3 are good, but nothing to brag about.
Michigan is a tough, grind it out team with absolutely no passing attack... Terrible.

[Ksuminnesotacat]

VT is BYU ing Miami…… punch counter punch in Miamis house to boot… not as lopsided as our implosion but they are really giving Miami the fits..

[KSUbetcha]

VT is BYU ing Miami…… punch counter punch in Miamis house to boot… not as lopsided as our implosion but they are really giving Miami the fits..

I thought VT had the Canes on the ropes too. But Miami came back at the end of the game to win 38-34.

[tmcats]

1. No. 4 Alabama 41, No. 2 Georgia 34 - this was a crazy arse game that thrilled the locals, i'm sure;
2. Kentucky 20, No. 6 Ole Miss 17 - charmin soft schedules did not benefit the rebs when they got punched in the mouth;
3. No. 9 Penn State 21, No. 19 Illinois 7 - illini just don't have enough firepower to compete with the league's elite, i.e. psu not nebraska;
4. No. 12 Michigan 27, Minnesota 24 - blue benefiting from b10 schedule lameness - way overrated;
5. No. 13 USC 38, Wisconsin 21 - my sense is that coach fickell is better suited for a cincy than a power program and not sure why?
6. No. 16 Notre Dame 31, No. 15 Louisville 24 - the ville has a good program and excellent coach, jeff brohm, so this irish win should not be discounted;
7. No. 21 Oklahoma 27, Auburn 21 - this win keeps the grim reaper at bay for coach venables, at least a week - texas next up ;
8. No. 24 Texas A&M 21, Arkansas 17 - i really like mike elko and of course collin klein - please whip missouri next weekend;
9. No. 25 Boise State 45, Washington State 24 - broncos maybe the cfp g5 representative - earlier had oregon on the ropes;
10. No. 7 Miami 38, V'Tech 34 - already discussed but cam ward is the real deal for the canes.

[DeereCatFan]

#4 Blue benefitted from a bad call on the onside kick Minnesota recovered as well. That recovery basically put Minn in fg range, but they were called offsides. Thus ending the game.

[tmcats]

what an absolute bloodbath day on the grid. i sense this is showing the effects of nil and the portal. today, every team can buy players reserved for the cheaters in days gone bye.

1. #8 miami 39 cal 38 - gameday almost brought a huge upset on the communist's favorite campus;
2. uw 27 #10 michigan 17 - the wolves were one of the blue bloods who were grossly overrated on name rather than performance;
3. arky 17 #4 tennessee 14 - anyone not surprised by this outcome hasn't been paying attention;
4. minnesota 24 #11 usc 17 - see michigan comments above;
5. #15 clemson 29 fsu 13 - maybe this is karma delivery for all the adjectives noles have used on the league and cfp?
6. vandy 40 #1 bama 35 - i suspect this is jerry kill's workings as much as anything along with his nmsu qb now playing in nashville;
7. #3 ohio state 35 iowa 7 - will howard delivering on his promise - maybe the nation's #1 team, certainly payroll;
8. #25 aTm 41 #9 missouri 10 - early games foreshadowed this eventual beatdown - collin klein must have thoroughly enjoyed retribution;
9. #23 indiana 41 northwestern 24 - it's been a few decades since iu was this good - but do consider the conference;
10. nebraska 14 rutgers 7 - another b10 snooze fest in lincoln.

ps: given the outcomes i'm glad our cats took the day off. this year is going to be messy interesting.