CURIOUS INDEX, 10/3/08

by Orson on Oct 3, 2008 8:49 AM EDT

Revisit your choice of words. The Wannstache triumphant: 26-21 over USF in Tampa, overcoming Glitter Man, Singlet Guy, and the other collection of future supplemental oxygen users who populate the Tampa Bay area to win a crucial Big East game and hurt the aspiring Bulls in their chances to make a BCS bowl.

Matt Grothe on the loss: "It sucks."

LeSean McCoy was muscular enough--142 yards and 2 TDs, including a charge late for a score that nullified a late USF score to make it 21-20--but the USF offense helped, auto-destructing with penalties and only gaining 245 yards on the night. Not that the USF defense helped late, and considering how well they're paid to do what they do and all:

"I told the defense when we went out there: This is what we get paid for," said linebacker Tyrone McKenzie, who had a game-high 15 tackles.

Someone's getting fired for this. Pitt's Big East status may indeed be raised slightly by this, but that's a temporary thing at best given the past erratic trajectories of Wannstache Pitt teams.

They charge Starbucks on free coffee day, too. (At least the non-Mormons do.) Utah fans charged the field after their 31-28 win over Oregon State. Oregon State led 28-20 with 2:18 left, but then read the 2008 Mountain West/Pac-10 Ownership Act and complied with said legislation: four plays, score, run run run time outs, and then game winning field goal drive.

Block U has video and requisite but enthused wows and video.

Sliding toward Stephens. The Tennessee qb competition is slouching toward Nick Stephens, or at least that's what we'd read out of the tea leaves of a "hey, we don't know who's gonna start" announcement from the coaching staff. Johnny Majors commented on this by saying "Hrrgnnngghhh," and falling off his front porch swing awkwardly at 9:15 p.m. He was helped to bed by family members and local press.

You'll start, but then I'll pull you, and then start you again. Spurrier's starting Chris Smelley this Saturday because he's "better mentally prepared" than Steven Garcia...for an inevitable benching, re-insertion, rebenching, and then work as a receiver on a failed trick play in the 3rd quarter. South Carolina qbs: the Lean Cuisines of college players, since you heat them, take them out, stir them up a little bit, put them back in, then let them sit there to cool off before eventually devouring them and moving on to the next one.

Nasty preppies. The Georgetown/Colgate game for Saturday has been cancelled due to an outbreak of norovirus, a classic example of containment policy from the Hoyas, though there's much debate about whether this policy will work, or whether they should engage the norovirus head on, or whether they should go bomb the shit out of a totally unrelated country just for the hell of it. Oh, and preppies are nasty: norovirus is a stomach bug that results from fecal contamination.

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I remember Orson saying something about not falling into the South Florida trap in his pre-season thoughts/predictions. He was right!

Or maybe he said he was going to get on the bandwagon early and then fall off.

Either way, it’s good to the Wannstache win. If he gets fired, life would be much less interesting.

by OhioDawg on Oct 3, 2008 8:58 AM EDT reply actions

The weird thing about Gamecock quarterbacks is that as soon as you finish one, you’re hungry for another right away…

… and they’re never as satisfying as the picture on the box would lead you to believe.

by CincySooner on Oct 3, 2008 9:10 AM EDT reply actions

my team won 3 games last year and rushed the field 3 times.. whats the big deal?

by cyclonestate on Oct 3, 2008 9:15 AM EDT reply actions

i thought the winning teams fans rushed the field after every game, all teh time. i havent been to many winning games..

by cyclonestate on Oct 3, 2008 9:19 AM EDT reply actions

“but then read the 2008 Mountain West/Pac-10 Ownership Act and complied with said legislation: four plays, score, run run run time outs, and then game winning field goal drive.”

Brilliant. Perhaps this is the MWC’s subtle way of telling us they want BCS status?

by Seer on Oct 3, 2008 9:42 AM EDT reply actions

Re: Pac-10 woes-
I believe it was the great and wise Waylon Jennings who once said “Someday the Mountain West might get ’em but the law never will.” That’s a Pac ineptitude joke AND a jab at the refs of “the conference of champions.” I’m on fire this morning!

Seriously though, it’s Friday. I want me some metaphors.

by Big Jon on Oct 3, 2008 9:45 AM EDT reply actions

For the degenerate gamblers out there:

Do any of you actually bet on Pitt? And if so, is it just to feel the rush of not knowing what’s going to happen in any way, shape or form? They’re the roulette wheel of college football betting.

by Biggus Rickus on Oct 3, 2008 9:54 AM EDT reply actions

so basically, the question for Georgetown is: Which fraternity was feeding their pledges feces.

by Brian on Oct 3, 2008 9:58 AM EDT reply actions

Did everyone who rushed the field get a Free Chizik Nickel?

by yoyofutbawl on Oct 3, 2008 10:19 AM EDT reply actions

Perhaps the G’town norovirus outbreak is attributable to a few Catholic school girls who are hold-out subscribers to the technical virgin / anal angel theory of getting freaky. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

by DC Trojan on Oct 3, 2008 10:39 AM EDT reply actions

@9. No, they don’t get Chizik nickels. They get one better. They get the Iowa State Applebee’s mini-pack: Nothing says excellence like the Cyclones and Applebees.

http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=1512860

by Der Schatten on Oct 3, 2008 10:44 AM EDT reply actions

hell if they cancel games due to fecal contamination they probably should not let UGA play this week

they sure looked like shit last week

by InsaneCoachPosse on Oct 3, 2008 10:48 AM EDT reply actions

My guess is that it’s probably some cafeteria worker who didn’t wash their hands, or something similar.

Yes, I totally overanalyzed the least important part of this post. I’m a geek, it’s what I’m prone to do.

by Petie on Oct 3, 2008 10:57 AM EDT reply actions

Plus one’s are in order:

For bringing up “Technical Virgins.” (Is it possible for a guy to be one? I know one who fits the description…)

And @ 12…fantastic.

by Brian on Oct 3, 2008 10:58 AM EDT reply actions

HOT DAMN!!! Sign me up for South Dakota State, Kent State and TAMU!!! With Applebee’s too!!! I’m headed for Ames rat now.

In sad ISU news, Jim Hilton’s last surviving daughter died last week. Mother of two of my best friends, who are both pissed that it’s now the Pioneer Araea.

by yoyofutbawl on Oct 3, 2008 11:13 AM EDT reply actions

@12

Your wish is granted.

Given your assessment, UGA decided not to play this weekend.

The power of the webs!

by NRBQ on Oct 3, 2008 11:18 AM EDT reply actions

@ 15.

Mark it. South Dakota State CAN beat the Cyclones.

by Der Schatten on Oct 3, 2008 12:29 PM EDT reply actions

Dammit. DC Trojan beat me to the anal sex joke.

I predict that in five years, Thursday night games will be reduced to Sun Belt teams you never heard of and below-average MAC teams fighting it out. Too many weird things happen on Thursday if you’re a highly-ranked team. Can’t have that.

by JD on Oct 3, 2008 3:26 PM EDT reply actions