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12.10.03

Ryan | 23:08

Robert Reynolds is classless, an idiot, both, or neither. Discuss.

College Football: Only my improvident, homer pick of Tennessee (and, truth be told, it was a homer pick; I have some small allegiance to them) prevented me from going 6-0. As it stands, I went 5-1. Some quick thoughts:
  • B.J. Symons has thrown for over 400 yards in his last 5 games. The only game in which he didn't throw for 400 yards was against SMU. No, I can't figure it out either. As much as I'd like Kevin Jones to win, how Symons isn't the Heisman frontrunner is a bona fide mystery to me.

  • Tech won on homecoming, and by the end of the game, Roth and Burnop (the radio play-by-play and color guys for Tech) had made several comparisons to the 1999 game. The only major differences (other than game time; Syracuse was the homecoming opponent in 1999, too, but this year's game was at noon, compared to a nighttime game in '99) that I saw were
    • KJ's fumble around Tech's 20 to start the 2nd half, setting up Syracuse's touchdown and
    • Tech didn't score a defense touchdown and a special teams touchdown in the 4th q this year, like they did in '99.
    That's it.

  • Nice to know that Michigan can make a comeback. This was something that I already knew (they damn near pulled one off against Oregon), but the magnitude of it was surprising to say the least. At this point I wonder if Minnesota is destined ever to regain the Litle Brown Jug.

  • The end of the first half of the Tennessee game set the tone for the second half. If UT scores, the second half is completely different, and I think it ends up being a nailbiter. Having said that, I must refer to the old saying If ifs and buts were candy and nuts... And Georgia recovered the fumble and scored.

  • Florida beats LSU in Baton Rouge. Huh? I know that Zook is a master motivator (his best - by far - quality as UF coach is his salesmanship), but I thought that LSU was much better than Florida, and I thought that if Georgia lost to LSU in Baton Rouge, then Florida would have been clobbered in Baton Rouge. Shows what I know, evidently.

  • Florida State was overrated, based on what? Wins against Maryland, Colorado and Duke? Makes sense to me, I guess. Miami just has the better team. And, as a Tech fan, you have no idea how glad I am that Tech has the home field advantage on 01Nov.

  • That Miami-FSU game may have been the last of the season between undefeated teams. Probably not, but it's possible. If Miami loses to Temple on Saturday or Tech loses to West Virginia next Thursday, then that UM-FSU game will have been the last meeting of undefeateds. However, Miami-Va Tech looms. And, as a Tech fan, you have no idea how glad I am that Tech has the home field advantage.

  • Mizzou pulled away in the 4th quarter against Nebraska. Maybe Mizzou's better than I thought in that Kansas game, and, most likely, they were just looking ahead. So are the Blackshirts back? They gave up 41 to Mizzou.

  • For a while, I thought that Auburn reminded me of the '99 Arizona Wildcats. The 'Cats were ranked in the preseason top 5 in 1999, but got blown out by another top 5 team (Penn State) which set the tone for their season. If memory serves (and I'm too lazy to look), Arizona ended up being bowl-ineligible, finishing either 5-7 or 6-6. Having said that, with Auburn beating UT and Arkansas the last couple of weeks shows me that, while Auburn may not be a top 5 team, they certainly belong in the rankings, and are much better than their losses to USC and Ga Tech would indicate.

  • So here's my question: will Oklahoma look past Ok St, like they have the last couple of years?

  • Speaking of Oklahoma, I'm surprised by the margin of victory, but I expected them to win by double digits. Even though Texas has been horrible in big games under Mack Brown, they are talented, and should lose to no one by 52.

  • Wyoming and Utah State played. Who gives a shit?


And, finally, my top ten.
  1. Oklahoma
  2. Miami
  3. Va Tech
  4. Georgia
  5. Washington St
  6. USC
  7. Ohio St
  8. Northern Illinois
  9. TCU
  10. FSU


Pro Football: Thoughts:
  • Tennessee proved that their lack of preparedness for last week's New England game was a fluke.

  • New England, however, proved that last week's game, for them, wasn't.

  • God, I doubt I could live with the fact that that goddamn Parcells led those goddamn Cowboys to a goddamn division title in his first year. Aughhhhhhhhhh!

  • A Tale of Two Halves: Washington played excellent ball in the first half. In the second half, though, they just got their asses beat. Bad.

  • Kansas City and Carolina both proved that they belong, keeping their undefeated records intact, and both doing so on the road. And Carolina beat an excellent (and heretofore undefeated) Indianapolis team in the process.

  • I didn't realise that Vinny Testaverde was coming back. I know, it's a cheap excuse (and by no means an acquittal; I failed to do my research, which is all the more stinging since I checked to see when Michael Vick is coming back). Which leaves one winless team in the whole league. You know what's coming next: San Diego Sucks!

  • At the moment, I'm not listening to the Frisco-Seattle game. For some reason, KJR isn't carrying it, and was instead carrying ESPN Gamenight or something. At first I thought that it had something to do with the baseball playoffs (I figured they were carrying Gamenight instead of the game, since it was rained out), but, now that I think about it, I'm guessing that it has something to do with the fact that CBS Radio may black the radio broadcast out (or whatever the radio equivalent of blackout is) to Seattle, since there is a local radio broadcasting team in place which is broadcasting the game. In any case, I'm not listening to it, instead listening at the moment to some electronic/instrumental music.


Zuletzt: Robert Reynolds is both classless and an idiot. Reynolds is the Ohio State linebacker who, in yesterday's game against Wisconsin, appeared to choke Wisconsin QB Jim Sorgi. Now, I've heard apologists say that this goes on all the time: punching, jabbing, etc., under the piles. That it's going on is bad enough. However, when you jab your hand into someone else's throat - thus choking them - that's another thing altogether. Add to that the fact that he was dumb enough to get caught. Robert Reynolds is both classless and an idiot. And, that the refs gave Wisconsin a personal foul on the play - the center had to tackle Reynolds to get him off Sorgi - is patently ridiculous. Reynolds should have been ejected, and, if Tressel has any sense, suspended for the balance of the season.


More later; will comment on Frisco-Seattle (17-10 to the home team as I type) - Ryan.

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