CURIOUS INDEX, 9/26/2008
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Innuendo Overdrive Continues. Metaphors. They’re everywhere, really.
From Doc Saturday’s flash-entry on the game: But if Ohio State deserves to be ridiculed and scorned and run out the mythical championship picture on a rail for its primetime, big game failures, when are we going to hold USC accountable for repeatedly losing the little one? Not until they lose a bowl game in humiliating fashion, of course, though this second loss to Oregon State in three years coupled with the Stanford upset now has three consistent events concatenated into a trend which even, oh we don’t know…yes, even AOL commenters, for example, can appreciate the significance of with some proper repetition and patience in a room free of shiny distractions and candy. Ted Miller of ESPN’s superb Pac-10 blog adds: It means the Pac-10’s shocking spiral into the muck of irrelevancy is complete. This would be so much less sticky of a statement to toss around had Tennessee not lost to UCLA, thus allowing for the “but but but BUT! What does it say about the SEC blah blah UCLA loss blah blah.” What is says is that Tennessee shitting the bed against the Bruins was a royal pain in the ass in the blanket statement department, and that the Vols deserve whatever Guantanamo sojourn they seem doomed to endure this year for undermining the ease of the WOOO SEC! argument. To repeat: THANKS, ASSHOLES, FOR MAKIN’ THE THANKIN’ BONE SORE. Love, the rest of the SEC Urban Meyer does like application of batter and heat to Urban’s tail. Urban is concerned. Urban is specifically concerned about Mike Wallace, the Ole Miss speedster who scorched Florida’s secondary for a 77 yard go route TD. They’re a more dangerous team than the team we played last week,” Meyer said. “(They are) faster. (Wallace), the guy kind of fried our tail last year, ran a (98)-yard kick return against Vanderbilt. I worry about their speed. Urban should remember that last year’s secondary made Brandon Cox look like Dan Marino Thundercock Voltron. Urban needs a Diet Coke and a protein bar, and will be be right back. You can’t call them Pravda. Army’s Rivals site is brimming with optimism about the Texas A&M game this weekend! Now that Coach Brock has added a “Keystone Kops” dimension to this offense, shuffling his ineffective QB’s at random and illogical moments, you can count on all kinds of slapstick comedy any time the QB’s fake the fullback handoff and try doing anything else against the athletes on the A&M defense…Look for calls for Brock’s job to begin on Saturday afternoon… Good morning, starshine….the earth says, heeeLOOOOOOO… Shockingly, no qbs were maimed. Oregon players get in street racing accident, lose confidence in tight-ass street racing abilities, wonder if this whole crazy cash-for-dash scene is really worth it, find solace in the love a good woman who can’t say no to fast cars and faster men, and then rebuild their ride with extra nitrous, spearmint headlights, and defeat the pretty boy rich kid who spun them out in the first place, regaining their schwerve and reclaiming their crown as King of the Streets. |
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New Ohio State poll:
1. Penn State (only because they beat the Beavers- Stanford beating the Beavers doesn’t matter- a smart team can’t be a good team)
2. Oregon State (they beat the only team in world that could beat the Buckeyes)
3. So Cal (only because they beat the Buckeyes)
4. Ohio St (really number 1, but who would beleive it)5. Ohio U. (played the Buckeyes tough)
6. Troy (played the Buckeyes tough, but not as tough as Ohio U.)
7. Youngstown St (played the Buckeyes)
8. Minnesota (plays the Buckeyes this week)
Comment by ChickensRule — September 26, 2025 @ 10:16 am
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wow #10… that’s a little harsh.
Comment by CincySooner — September 26, 2025 @ 10:13 am
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Since Jacquizz Rogers is the first power-running midget I’ve ever seen, I think he needs to be referred to as “Thunder Dwarf”.
Also, I came up with a dream scenario while spacing out in class this morning: in 2010, the NFL lets Disney put an expansion team in Orlando. Mike Leach is named the head coach of the Pirates and gets to wear a Jack Sparrow costume for every game. They immediately draft Jimmy Clausen, Brandon James, Jacquizz Rogers, and a bunch other skill players under 5′7″ and run an A-11 offense called “Snow White and the A-Eleven Dwarves”. The possibilities for comical tie-ins here are endless.
Comment by KYGator — September 26, 2025 @ 10:13 am
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Gotta disagree with the blogger formerly known as SMQ as well. If you fail on the primo stage, horribly fail, that is far worse that losing to a mediorce team on the road in September.
Comment by meatybob — September 26, 2025 @ 10:12 am
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after alabama lays the wood to UGA this Saturday we’ll jump from 8 to 1 bitches… thats right BAMA’s #1
Comment by matt — September 26, 2025 @ 10:11 am
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This game wasn’t a fluke. It was an Oregon State victory, not a USC loss. Congratulations and thanks to all the Beaver fans who displayed the best of school spirit.
Quit being gracious and let us pummel you with our wit!
Comment by PW — September 26, 2025 @ 10:11 am
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Sorry, that should read “SEC Power loses to unranked conference rival”
Comment by ST — September 26, 2025 @ 10:10 am
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Another year, another rehash of the same old talking points:
SC loses to unranked conference rival = the Pac 10 blows.
loses to unranked conference rival = SEC is the most competitive conference.
OSU played out of their minds for 30 minutes and then hung on by their fingernails in the last 30. How good are they? No one really knows. Maybe their first two games were flukes, or maybe last night’s first half was the fluke. Only time will tell, and the same is true for SC. They’ll probably drop a half dozen spots in the polls this week, but we all know that if you’re gonna lose you better lose early. Don’t sleep on them just yet.
Comment by ST — September 26, 2025 @ 10:08 am
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This game was different than previous upsets and close calls. USC didn’t make Oregon State look good. OSU made SC look mortal. They played a great game. Walking into the stadium, the Trojans were not cocky or arrogant. They looked focused and serious.
Yes, the coaches’ love affair with Joe McKnight needs to end (he is unreliable and doesn’t recover well after making a mistake), and they should’ve gone to a power running game earlier considering the size advantage on the lines; but when you are confronted with a surprisingly solid opponent you tend to make more mistakes and erratic decisions than normal. These were not “unforced errors” on SC’s part. And in no way do I blame Sanchez for the loss. His receivers were covered all game long. I”m surprised he did as well as he did.
This game wasn’t a fluke. It was an Oregon State victory, not a USC loss. Congratulations and thanks to all the Beaver fans who displayed the best of school spirit.
Comment by PortTrojan — September 26, 2025 @ 10:00 am
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@ 9..
So, so soooo spot on with the USC/OSU game…
Comment by beckett929 — September 26, 2025 @ 10:00 am