The 2012 College Football thread!!!

[BigTyla]

Melt down mode, huh? Seems like it's gonna be a long season for ya, Tyla.

Not really melt-down mode yet. A lot of it is Bammers posing as Auburn fans and posting on AU message boards. There are a few true AU fans calling for his head, but the sane ones understand the current situation and are willing to see the season through before making rash decisions.

If Auburn loses this weekend though, expect chaos.

[AdamVR4]

I agree, though I want to see some of the TCU v. Kansas game just because it's TCU intro to the B12. Ole Piss leads the SEC in offensive production...granted they haven't played any real competition yet. Bo Wallace is a pretty damn good qb. Y'all better be ready, they're kind of a K-State type team with respect to the qb play

If Scott doesn't play for JMU, it's going to be very, very, ugly. I hope he can play; I want their best...FCS or not, no excuses.

Jeremy

If you'll recall,

Texas co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin talked to Wallace twice on the phone, but the team decided not to offer the dual-threat quarterback a scholarship. Head coach Mack Brown isn’t sure Wallace would have come to Austin, anyhow, seeing his coach at East Mississippi Community College, Hugh Freeze, had just taken the head job in Oxford.

Texas QB David Ash “didn’t really know” about recruitment of Bo Wallace | College Sports Blog

So yeah, I've seen enough Bo Wallace film to wish he was in Austin.

I'm confident that our D will give up some points early (the first drive or two) but constrict quickly and then beat Ole Miss up.

[AdamVR4]

This would've been a fun road game...

Live feed of the grove: The University of Mississippi - Campus Live Cams

For starters, there are a shitload of Texans here this weekend. Of course, there are just simply a shitload of Texans to begin with, but what we have on our hands right now is a full-fledged invasion. I would say that, of the people I saw out eating and drinking, a solid third of them were in burnt orange and white.

The difference between this bunch, though, and the throngs of LSU, Alabama, and State fans we're more accustomed to seeing in Oxford, is their general amicability. Perhaps they are that impressed by our hospitality and what our little corner of the world has to offer. Perhaps they do understand how a proper guest acts (He doesn't dress like a broke-ass pimp or rattle an antiquated piece of farm equipment welded to a bicycle handle, for example.) and are carrying themselves accordingly. Or perhaps they are just looking forward to all of this as much as we are. Whatever it is, they've been great so far.

Everything from Old Taylor to the Square to the Grove was as packed as I've ever seen any of it. This is certainly on a level approaching, if not matching, the sheer volume of humanity that was present in Oxford for the 2003 LSU game. It is just that wild.

After reading more about this team, I'm anxious to see our secondary get truly tested. I think Bo Wallace and the WR's are legit, but their defense is undersized. Ole Miss may score enough early to make the game interesting...

[HilbillyHomeboy]

And USC goes down, just as I called it last week, lol.

[stealthee]

USC is overrated, Matt Barkley is overrated (just like every other USC QB :cough: Leinhart :cough: Sanchez)

I was on the phone as the game wound down so I couldn't vocally react, but I was cheering inside.

And yeah it was only JMU but WVU put together a solid game today. Geno Smith passed for 411 yards and passed Bulger as the all time passing leader in WVU history and he still has 10 games left this season.

[AdamVR4]

very excited about the way the Texas offense played against Ole Miss. Through 3 games, the offense has run just 5 negative plays. They're staying on schedule and there are SO many weapons now. The defense got gashed a bit, mostly after Hicks (best LB) got injured. Bergeron (RB) and Hicks each suffered shoulder injuries, otherwise it's all smiles from my end... 676 yards of offense the most in several decades at Texas and 66 points, the most since VY hung 70 on Colorado in the '05 B12 Championship.

Ash's current stats:
55/72 (76%), 703 yards (234/game), 7 TD, 0 INT, 2 sacks, 190.5 rating
11 carries, 58 yards. 5.3/carry, 1 TD

Bye week before starting conference play against Okie State.

[Mikes2nd]

You have to play a real team yet... lets not count your nc trophies just yet

[AdamVR4]

You have to play a real team yet... lets not count your nc trophies just yet

Of course, but I think Ash and the offense will have success against OSU and WVU.

Oh, and you got lucky as F to survive a Cal squad that looks destined for 5-7...

[AdamVR4]

Miami's fan base seems enthusiastic

[DK77]

Wow there is no way that is at gametime, right? Maybe I'm just spoiled since I haven't ever been to a game that wasn't sold out. Also was interesting to read about the reception of the Texas fans. I have a lot more respect for a program whose fans are respectable (Insert stab at CU Buffaloes fans). All the Texas fans I know personally pretty much decided to like Texas because they are different rather than actual interest in UT athletics. Then again I am a long way away from Texas.