Things I Noticed

by Purple Reign on Sep 4, 2009 12:28 AM CDT in Football Comment 6 comments

Earlier today I wrote about what interested me in tonight's Thursday night games. So, what did I see?

Go SEC! South Carolina suffocated NC State giving the league a big non-conference road win against a BCS league.
South Carolina's defense is for real. They were everywhere on the field. However, I have a feeling NC State's offense isn't quite up to snuff right now. But still, 133 yards allowed to a team that won 10 games last year? Solid.
It's the same old South Carolina. Their offense is terrible. They barely had 250 total yards. Steven Garcia went 13-for-22 for 148 yards and a pick. Their starting running back ran 23 times for 66 yards. That's like falling down after you take the handoff. USC certainly isn't going to scare anyone on offense. It's only scoring drive came after a fumble inside the 30.
If Oregon is worth anything, then Boise State is for real. It was their defense that surprised me tonight. They were all over the place. Oregon didn't have a first down in the first half. Read that again. They only had four the whole game and racked up a grand total of 138 yards. The offense wasn't what's you'd expect out of a Bronco squad, but they dominated one of the best three teams in the Pac 10. That's really all that matters in the end.
Chris Peterson needs to go one size smaller on his gameday shirt.
I enjoyed the game, but the blue turf is tough to watch on TV.
If Oregon is supposed to be what passes for a test for USC in the Pac 10 this year, then the Pac 10 is still not going to get any respect.
Shaking hands before a game is a joke. The announcers are talking about it right now while Oregon's running back just laid out a Boise State player. As if shaking hands before the game means everything will be all well and good. That is so stupid. Yes, the Oregon player was out of line in his actions, but the fact that they were forced to shake hands while not caring four hours earlier means nothing. Why does the media harp on stupid crap like this?

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The football in the late game was like the sportsmanship after it. What came out of BSU wasn’t good, it just looked that way next to what came out of Oregon.

Defending the SEC in Addicted to Quack and the Pac-10 in Team Speed Kills and And the Valley Shook.

by AllSaintsDay on Sep 4, 2009 3:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Ouch

The pregame handshake is just asking for a brawl. It’s going to happen if they keep that up. Shake hands after the game, but before when everyone is amped up? Guh.

USC’s line was getting destroyed by NCSU’s pass rush. Absolutely destroyed. I’m not sure if that’s because their line stinks or that Mike Archer, NCSU’s DC, is a defensive genius.

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by Poseur on Sep 4, 2009 7:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Say what?

“But still, 133 yards allowed to a team that won 10 games last year? Solid. "

NC State won six games last year, not ten. They finished 6-7.

by dan iqua on Sep 4, 2009 8:08 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Oops.

That’s what I get for trying to remember things about the ACC.

by Purple Reign on Sep 4, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

First of all, as long as it’s not LSU, I do not mind a little bad sportsmanship at all. It makes for much better games, because it draws the two teams together. I even like seeing things like Blount’s punch, or another example would be Artest going into the stands. It may make me immature, but let’s be honest, those Sportscenter anchors who are getting all over him probably could care less. They may have been laughing while it was going on.

As for USC-NC State, USC’s D was unbelievable. Their D-end, #40, can’t remember his name, could not be blocked. As for USC o-line getting destroyed by the pass rush, the announcer actually made a pretty good point that their line did fine, and NC State couldn’t do anything unless they blitzed. Of course when Garcia is the other team’s quarterback, you can blitz every play and not worry too much.

by Ianoka on Sep 4, 2009 9:49 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs