CURIOUS INDEX, 10/15/07
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South Florida, 2nd in the BCS. The science fiction scenario of falling asleep for decades, awakening, and finding the world inhabited only by eyeless nuclear mutants has arrived: you are, whether you like it or not, staggering around the streets yelling “IS ANYONE OUT THERE?” at the fact that South Florida is the second-ranked team in the BCS. Ohio State claims spot one, followed by South Florida at two, Boston College at three, LSU at four, and Oklahoma at five. Army’s 1947 squad is number six, the nation of Bolivia is at seven; acclaimed chef Eric Ripert and his kitchen staff are at eight, and finally, the nine spot is occupied by a sweet 2005 Dodge Ram dualie and chrome pipes with the Idaho plates 323 AAJE. The truck’s owner, Steve Redding of Boise, Idaho: “What the fuck is my truck doing in the BCS standings?” ![]() Nebraska wants blood atonement, or at least yon internet tells us so. The fact that coach Bill Callahan and Steve Pederson may not have jobs after this year is yeah-duh-obvious; what’s pending is the celerity of their departures. Much traffic and scuttlebutt ensued this weekend re: CallaPederson’s impending demolition, with different permutations of the rumor involving a purge of the defensive crew, Callahan’s departure, Pederson’s departure, or variations thereof. We like our WAC defenses like we like our gay men: FLAMING. Sunday night college football still feels like we’re watching a local sports network replay, but nevermind–the desperate take all the football they can get, and we watched Boise State and Nevada troll up 1266 yards of total offense in a An appropriate punishment for both defenses would be a divine smiting, which is basically what happened to them anyway. The first three plays of overtime all went for first snap tds; Nevada broke the string by merely gaining yards on the fourth snap, but redeemed themselves by scoring on the next play. The point total is the highest for a single game since the NCAA began keeping records in 1937. Fire Coach Fran. Hire us. We’re serial, yo: Aggie powers-that-be, hire us to call your plays for the rest of the season. We’ll do it for a tenth of what you would pay Dennis Franchione, and we’d be fun! Jorvorskie Lane on outside runs! Steven McGee throwing 60 times a game! Punting on second down! It can’t be more absurd than the game Franchione called against Texas Tech, which the 12th Manchild sums up in one brilliant graphic. Oh, and did we mention we’d have smoothie day every Wednesday? Smoothies, motherfuckers! Speaking of motherfuckers… Boom, motherfuckers! Ahm Auburn DC Will Muschamp, and ahm in your television, cussin’ ur earz. (HT: Sports By Brooks.)
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What is Ohio States’ strengh of schedule?
Comment by Dr. Ed PHD.XYZ — October 17, 2007 @ 6:41 am
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For the sake of the Big 12 North, I sure as hell hope that Nebraska was paying attention when Oklahoma hit rock bottom. What does that mean? Cornuhuskerface, DO NOT HIRE AN ALUMN JUST “BECAUSE”. Hell, you already had John Blake on your staff for a few seasons. Let’s hope you learned your lesson. Write a blank check and hire the best AD you can buy. Then, leave him the hell alone and let him hire whoever he wants that isn’t named Callahan, Pellini, Buddy Ryan, or McMahon.
Comment by them oklahoma — October 15, 2007 @ 4:56 pm
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Nebraska’s AD Steve Pederson has just been fired…Press conference at 4:30.
Comment by Big 12 WarBlog — October 15, 2007 @ 2:37 pm
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# 60 Will Muschamp made sure Tebow was a M’fer that got lit up.
Comment by PROTHRO'S GOOD LEG — October 15, 2007 @ 1:45 pm
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#34: Fantastic handle!
Comment by Geaux Irish — October 15, 2007 @ 1:01 pm
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Good thing for Muschamp (and recruiting) that Tuberville has arranged a direct line for forgiveness through on-campus ministry.
Comment by Mark — October 15, 2007 @ 12:35 pm
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In my opinion, USF’s win at Auburn trumps Ohio State if they both go undefeated. It will also help if West F’in Virginia wins out, a definite possibility. OSU will have some decent wins (Michigan, PSU, Wisconsin) but nothing that stands out like WFVU or Auburn.
If USF wins out but gets passed over by a 1-loss team, that will be a crime against humanity. They probably won’t. Which is why the BCS yapping is so pointless right now. Win all your games from here out and see what happens.
My pick? 12-0 Ohio State vs. 12-1 LSU.
Comment by Edsall is God — October 15, 2007 @ 12:31 pm
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52- Callahan is bad, very bad, but John Blake bad? That’s like talking shit on someone’s mom. You just don’t do that. I’d expect that out of a texas or lsu fan, but nobody else. In any event, I don’t think that there is a Pelini to Stoops correlation. Rememeber, Pelini was at Oklahoma and wasn’t all that well liked. To be honest, most OU fans want Mike Stoops to be fired at Arizona and return to OU as the co defensive coordinator with Brent Venables. Now that I think of it, if I’m a Nebraska fan (and, at the moment, I’m very happy not to be) I’m hoping for a buyout of the asshat and to hire Venables. He’s a great defense guy and a phenomenal recruiter. That and he’s not so dumb, unlike your Billy. He’ll bring back the tradition of the redshirt program that was scaled back as well as bring back some variation of a running game out of the I. As much as I enjoy seeing a little bit of a Husker downfall, it’s bad for the Big 12 and (for OU and texas) it gets really dull playing the random Popcorn State team from the north for the title. So dull that sometimes OU or texas falls asleep to the point of losing the title game. Seriously, if you all (Nebraska) don’t get your shit together it’s going to be Dan psycho-Hawkins and the little 6. It’s the Big 12, it’s division one football. Act like it, Nebraska.
Comment by them oklahoma — October 15, 2007 @ 12:13 pm
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Will Muschamp thinks tebow is a motherfucker that needs to be lit up
Comment by James — October 15, 2007 @ 12:10 pm
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It is good to see a man who really enjoys his job, its too bad I don’t enjoy my job as a professor that much. Imagine a student getting a question right in class and I yell out HELL YEAH! WAY TO LIGHT THAT MF UP!
War Eagle!!
Comment by PA_Tiger — October 15, 2007 @ 11:22 am
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I haven’t seen Muschamp that fired up since he KO’d the opposing quarterback in the KA/SAE pledge game (1992).
Comment by Noonan — October 15, 2007 @ 11:22 am
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OSU has beaten one ranked team (Purdue, 23rd at the time now unranked) and might play one more (Michigan, currently 24th)
USF has beaten 2 ranked teams (Auburn, 17th at the time, now 17th) and WVA (was 5 now 9) and still plays Cincinnati (23rd).
LSU has beaten 3 top 20 teams (current BCS 6, 11, and 15), plays another on Saturday, might play another Nov 3, and may play in a conference championship game against a top 10 team…
If each team wins out, which team’s resume is LEAST impressive?
Comment by Sabanite — October 15, 2007 @ 11:22 am
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Yep, TAFKATOSU, Pac-10 waaaaaaay better than Big 10. See e.g., USC, Cal, ASU, UO, and do NOT fuck with the Harbaughs or Stroughters of the world: Their teams will exact vengeance upon you. Besides, beating one team with a .500 record and the only one at any point ranked is not the stuff of BCS high drama or a #1 record: It’s like Hawai’i…we should suspend disbelief and wait til they play someone with a pulse (in OSU’s case, likely a bowl game blowout and that lost puppy dog look we all so loved in Glendale).
Comment by Der Schatten — October 15, 2007 @ 11:21 am
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@ 40, if Pete Carroll bails on USC after this season, I’m putting in my vote for Mike Leach as a replacement. It’s easier to be a pirate when you’re ~15 miles from the ocean.
Yaar!
Comment by DC Trojan — October 15, 2007 @ 11:20 am
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That couple that had sex in the Wisconsin bathrooms is around 18th in the BCS standings, they would be higher, but they don’t finish strong.
Comment by Brian — October 15, 2007 @ 11:16 am
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Yahweh,
I dont ask you for much, but can you paaaaahleease let Ohio State go to the national championship game and get throttled again? Even if its not by your team this year.
Love you. Mean it.
Comment by Jimer — October 15, 2007 @ 11:13 am
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Them Oklahoma:
If Gary Gibbs ~= Frank Solich and John Blake ~= Bill Callahan, then Bob Stoops ~= ?
Bo Pelini is the obvious answer.
Comment by Albino Tornado — October 15, 2007 @ 11:07 am
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#46
is Oregon depantsing the holy shit out of Michigan irrelevant?
just checking.
its amazing, i sort of half-ass agree with most antagonistic garbage coming from you when your team is #10 and you are badmouthing the SEC…but now…i guess i’ve reached the tipping point. conclusion: i’m a hater.
shrug
Comment by tbone — October 15, 2007 @ 10:57 am