October 6th, 2008
I’ll just paraphrase the “out of line” statement here:
“Ah, dirty (dirty)
Filthy (filthy)
Nasty (ho), Christina Nebraska, you nasty? (yeah)
Too dirty to clean my act up
If you ain’t dirty
You ain’t here to party”
Ok, that isn’t a direct quote from Missouri’s Chase Daniel. I believe it went something like this:
“Nebraska was definitely one of the dirtiest teams I’ve played. You’ve got to settle it on the field, and I think we more than did that tonight.”
I prefer the first version…but whatever. The point is that Daniel called Nebraska dirty, Missouri coach Gary Pinkel doesn’t think that Daniel said anything out of line, and Nebraska coach Bo Pelini is upset.
Actually, I think he wants to make Daniel sing. Not sing raunchy pop songs…I mean sing as in tell him why he called Nebraska dirty. Daniel alleged that 
during warm-ups, one of the Nebraska players actually came over and spit on him, but he won’t name names. Pelini called that “unacceptable” if it was true, but also says that in reviewing the tapes of the game, he didn’t see anything dirty about it.
Regardless, Daniel had another great day, throwing 18-for-23 for over 250 yards and three touchdowns. He didn’t even play during the entire second half. This game was the first time Missouri won against Nebraska in Lincoln in three decades. The final score was 52-17. Ouch.
So in watching the game, did you think it was dirty? Leave a comment below telling me why or why not.
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October 5th, 2008
Here’s your Week Six report on who remained undefeated and who remained without a win (woo hoo, that list is very short at this point). I’ll update the list every week! Keep in mind that the number of games teams have played varies according to their by week schedules.
NCAA-F Undefeated
(Week 6)
- Alabama
- Ball State
- Boise State
- BYU
- LSU
- Missouri
- Northwestern
- Oklahoma State
- Oklahoma
- Penn State
- Texas
- Texas Tech
- Tulsa
- Utah
- Vanderbilt
NCAA-F Winless
(Week 6)
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October 4th, 2008
Here are your Week Six results, by conference so your favorite team is easy to find. This list will be continuously updated as games end.
ACC
- Boston College WIN over North Carolina State, 38-31 (Overall Record 4-1)
- Clemson does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 3-2)
- Duke LOSS to Georiga Tech, 27-0 (Overall Record 3-2)
- Florida State WIN over Miami-FL, 41-39 (Overall Record 4-1)
- Georgia Tech WIN over Duke, 27-0 (Overall Record 4-1)
- Maryland LOSS to Virginia, 31-0 (Overall Record 4-2)
- Miami-FL LOSS to Florida State, 41-39 (Overall Record 2-3)
- North Carolina WIN over #24 Connecticut, 38-12 (Overall Record 4-1)
- North Carolina State LOSS to Boston College, 38-31 (Overall Record 2-4)
- Virginia WIN over Maryland, 31-0 (Overall Record 2-3)
- #20 Virginia Tech WIN over Western Kentucky, 27-13 (Overall Record 5-1)
- #25 Wake Forest does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 3-1)
Big 12
- Baylor LOSS to #1 Oklahoma, 49-17 (Overall Record 3-2)
- Colorado LOSS to #5 Texas, 38-14 (Overall Record 3-2)
- Iowa State LOSS to #16 Kansas, 35-33 (Overall Record 2-3)
- #18 Kansas WIN over Iowa State, 35-33 (Overall Record 4-1)
- Kansas State LOSS to #7 Texas Tech, 58-28 (Overall Record 3-1)
- #4 Missouri WIN over Nebraska, 52-17 (Overall Record 5-0)
- Nebraska LOSS to #4 Missouri, 52-17 (Overall Record 3-2)
- #1 Oklahoma WIN over Baylor, 49-17 (Overall Record 5-0)
- #21 Oklahoma State WIN over Texas A&M, 56-28 (Overall Record 5-0)
- #5 Texas WIN over Colorado, 38-14 (Overall Record 5-0)
- Texas A&M LOSS to #21 Oklahoma State, 56-28 (Overall Record 2-3)
- #7 Texas Tech WIN over Kansas State, 58-28 (Overall Record 5-0)
Big East
- Cincinnati WIN over Marshall, 33-10 (Overall Record 3-2)
- Connecticut LOSS to North Carolina, 38-12 (Overall Record 5-1)
- Louisville does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 2-2)
- Pittsburgh WIN over #10 South Florida, 26-21 (Overall Record 4-1)
- Rutgers LOSS to West Virginia, 24-17 (Overall Record 1-4)
- #10 South Florida LOSS to Pittsburgh, 26-21 (Overall Record 5-1)
- Syracuse does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 1-4)
- West Virginia WIN over Rutgers, 24-17 (Overall Record 4-1)
Big Ten
- Illinois WIN over Michigan, 45-20 (Overall Record 3-2)
- Indiana LOSS to Minnesota, 16-7 (Overall Record 2-3)
- Iowa LOSS to Michigan State, 16-13 (Overall Record 3-3)
- Michigan LOSS to Illinois, 45-20 (Overall Record 2-3)
- Michigan State WIN over Iowa, 16-13 (Overall Record 5-1)
- Minnesota WIN over Indiana, 16-7 (Overall Record 5-1)
- Northwestern does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 5-0)
- #14 Ohio State WIN over #18 Wisconsin, 20-17 (Overall Record 5-1)
- #6 Penn State WIN over Purdue, 20-6 (Overall Record 6-0)
- Purdue LOSS to Penn State, 20-6 (Overall Record 2-3)
- #9 Wisconsin LOSS to #14 Ohio State, 20-17 (Overall Record 3-2)
Conference USA
- East Carolina does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 3-2)
- Houston does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 2-3)
- Marshall LOSS to Cincinnati, 33-10 (Overall Record 3-3)
- Memphis WIN over UAB, 33-30 (Overall Record 2-3)
- Rice LOSS to Tulsa, 63-28 (Overall Record 3-3)
- SMU LOSS to UCF, 31-17 (Overall Record 1-5)
- Southern Miss LOSS to UTEP, 40-37 (Overall Record 2-3)
- Tulane LOSS to Army, 44-13 (Overall Record 2-3)
- Tulsa WIN over Rice, 63-28 (Overall Record 5-0)
- UAB LOSS to Memphis, 33-30 (Overall Record 1-5)
- UCF WIN over SMU, 31-17 (Overall Record 2-3)
- UTEP WIN over Southern Miss, 40-37 (Overall Record 2-3)
IA Independents
- Army WIN over Tulane, 44-13 (Overall Record 1-4)
- Navy WIN over Air Force, 33-27 (Overall Record 4-2)
- Notre Dame WIN over Stanford, 28-21 (Overall Record 4-1)
- Western Kentucky LOSS to #20 Virginia Tech, 27-13 (Overall Record 1-5)
Mid-American
- Akron WIN over Kent State, 30-27 (Overall Record 3-3)
- Ball State WIN over Toledo, 31-0 (Overall Record 6-0)
- Bowling Green LOSS to Eastern Michigan, 24-21 (Overall Record 1-4)
- Buffalo does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 2-3)
- Central Michigan does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 3-2)
- Eastern Michigan WIN over Bowling Green, 24-21 (Overall Record 2-4)
- Kent State LOSS to Akron, 30-27 (Overall Record 1-5)
- Miami-OH LOSS to Temple, 28-10 (Overall Record 2-3)
- Northern Illinois LOSS to Tennessee, 13-9 (Overall Record 2-3)
- Ohio LOSS to Western Michigan, 41-20 (Overall Record 1-5)
- Temple WIN over Miami-OH, 28-10 (Overall Record 2-4)
- Toledo LOSS to Ball State, 31-0 (Overall Record 1-3)
- Western Michigan WIN over Ohio, 41-20 (Overall Record 4-2)
Mountain West
- Air Force LOSS to Navy, 33-27 (Overall Record 4-1)
- #8 BYU WIN over Utah State, 34-14 (Overall Record 5-0)
- Colorado State WIN over UNLV, 41-28 (Overall Record 3-2)
- New Mexico WIN over Wyoming, 24-0 (Overall Record 3-3)
- San Diego State LOSS to TCU, 41-7 (Overall Record 1-4)
- TCU WIN over San Diego State, 41-7 (Overall Record 5-1)
- UNLV LOSS to Colorado State, 41-28 (Overall Record 3-3)
- #15 Utah WIN over Oregon State, 31-28 (Overall Record 6-0)
- Wyoming LOSS to New Mexico, 24-0 (Overall Record 2-4)
Pacific-10
- Arizona WIN over Washington, 48-14 (Over Record 4-1)
- Arizona State LOSS to California, 24-14 (Overall Record 3-2)
- California WIN over Arizona State, 24-14 (Overall Record 4-1)
- #23 Oregon LOSS to #9 USC, 44-10 (Overall Record 5-1)
- Oregon State LOSS to #15 Utah, 31-28 (Overall Record 2-3)
- Stanford LOSS to Notre Dame, 28-21 (Overall Record 2-4)
- UCLA WIN over Washington State, 28-3 (Overall Record 2-3)
- #9 USC WIN over #23 Oregon, 44-10 (Overall Record 3-1)
- Washington LOSS to Arizona, 48-14 (Overall Record 0-5)
- Washington State LOSS to UCLA, 28-3 (Overall Record 1-5)
SEC
- #8 Alabama WIN over Kentucky, 17-14 (Overall Record 6-0)
- Arkansas LOSS to #12 Florida, 38-7 (Overall Record 2-3)
- #13 Auburn LOSS to #19 Vanderbilt, 14-13 (Overall Record 4-2)
- #12 Florida WIN over Arkansas, 38-7 (Overall Record 4-1)
- #11 Georgia does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 4-1)
- Kentucky LOSS to #8 Alabama, 17-14 (Overall Record 4-1)
- #5 LSU does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 4-0)
- Mississippi LOSS to South Carolina, 31-24 (Overall Record 3-3)
- Mississippi State does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 1-4)
- South Carolina WIN over Mississippi, 31-24 (Overall Record 4-2)
- Tennessee WIN over Northern Illinois, 13-9 (Overall Record 2-3)
- #19 Vanderbilt WIN over #12 Auburn, 14-13 (Overall Record 5-0)
Sun Belt
- Arkansas State does not play during Wee Six. (Overall Record 3-2)
- Florida Atlantic LOSS to Middle Tennessee, 14-13 (Overall Record 1-4)
- Florida International WIN over North Texas, 42-10 (Overall Record 2-3)
- Louisiana-Lafayette WIN over Louisiana-Monroe, 44-35 (Overall Record 2-3)
- Louisiana-Monroe LOSS to Louisiana-Lafayette, 44-35 (Overall Record 3-2)
- Middle Tennessee WIN over Florida Atlantic, 14-13 (Overall Record 2-3)
- North Texas LOSS to Florida International, 42-10 (Overall Record 0-5)
- Troy does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 2-2)
WAC
- #17 Boise State WIN over Louisiana Tech, 38-3 (Overall Record 4-0)
- #22 Fresno State LOSS to Hawaii, 32-29 (Overall Record 3-2)
- Hawaii WIN over #22 Fresno State 32-29 (Overall Record 2-3)
- Idaho LOSS to Nevada, 49-14 (Overall Record 1-5)
- Louisiana Tech LOSS to #17 Boise State, 38-3 (Overall Record 2-2)
- Nevada WIN over Idaho, 49-14 (Overall Record 3-2)
- New Mexico State WIN over Alcorn State, 4-10 (Overall Record 2-2)
- San Jose State does not play during Week Six. (Overall Record 3-2)
- Utah State LOSS to #8 BYU, 34-14 (Overall Record 1-4)
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October 4th, 2008
He puzzled and puzzled till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch Craig Littlepage thought of something he hadn’t before!
Maybe Christmas school spirt, he thought, doesn’t come from a store.
Maybe Christmas a banner… perhaps… means a little bit more!
And what happened then?
Well, in Whoville Virginia they say
That the Grinch’s Craig Littlepage’s small heart grew three sizes that day.
And then the true meaning of Christmas school spirit came through
and the Grinch team found the strength for ten Grinches touchdowns plus two.
Whether the abolishment of the banner ban in Virginia will really help them turn around this losing season and win today over Maryland is doubtful (and 12 touchdowns? I don’t think so!), but I will say this - without the support of your school, what is the point?
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October 4th, 2008
Wisconsin announced last night that they were suspended the band - the entire band - indefinitely. They’re investigating all members on allegations of hazing, alcohol abuse, and sexual misconduct. Eek.
Mike Leckron, the band director, made the decision along with university officials, after realizing that they were repeating behaviors that put them on probation in 2006. Leckron says that not everyone was involved, but until they get to the bottom of who was involved, the band will not perform.
In 2006, the borderline-illegal activities all surrounded a rowdy band trip. They allegedly were dancing with little clothing, as well as making women kiss other women before being allowed to enter the bathroom on the bus.
Does this have an impact on the football game? Definitely. The band is part of the whole college football atmosphere, and when you’re team isn’t supported, the entire mood is changed. I’m not saying that lack of a band could cause a team to lose, but it definitely could contribute to a loss.
Some band members will be giving a warning, while others may face expulsion. So yeah, this is serious. While I do think that a little hazing never hurt anyone, sometimes it is taken too far, which sounds like the case here. Hopefully, investigators will get to the bottom of things quickly so that the innocent members can get back to supporting the Badgers.
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October 2nd, 2008
Here is the Week Six schedule, your TV guide - no predictions from me this week, because I want to hear what you have to say. Leave a comment below with some of your predictions or the games you’re most excited to watch. (All times are EST.)
Super Early Games:
- Tuesday:
- Middle Tennessee beats Florida Atlantic, 14-13
- Wednesday:
- #17 Boise State beats Louisiana Tech, 38-3
Thursday:
- 7:30 PM:
- Pittsburgh at #10 South Florida (on ESPN)
- 8:00 PM:
- 9:00 PM:
Friday:
- 8:00 PM:
- #8 Brigham Young at Utah State
- Cincinnati at Marshall (on ESPN)
Saturday:
- Noon:
- #6 Penn State at Purdue (on ESPN)
- Duke at Georgia Tech (on ESPNU)
- Iowa at Michigan State (on ESPN2)
- Indiana at Minnesota (on the Big Ten Network)
- Boston College at North Carolina State
- Rutgers at West Virginia
- Akron at Kent State
- 12:30 PM:
- #1 Oklahoma at Baylor
- #12 Florida at Arkansas
- #16 Kansas at Iowa State
- 1:30 PM:
- Western Kentucky at #20 Virginia Tech
- Alcorn State at New Mexico State
- 2:00 PM:
- UNLV at Colorado State (on The Mountain
- Ohio at Western Michigan
- South Carolina at Mississippi
- 2:43 PM:
- Stanford at Notre Dame (on NBC)
- 3:00 PM:
- 3:30 PM:
- Kentucky at #2 Alabama (on CBS)
- #7 Texas Tech at Kansas State (on ABC)
- Arizona State at California (on ABC)
- Illinois at Michigan (on ABC)
- Temple at Miami-OH
- Southern Methodist at UCF (on CSTV)
- Florida State at Miami-FL (on ABC
- 4:00 PM:
- Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green
- Navy at Air Force
- 5:00 PM:
- 6:00 PM:
- #13 Auburn at #19 Vanderbilt (on ESPN)
- San Diego at TCU (on The Mountain)
- 7:00 PM:
- #24 Connecticut at North Carolina (on ESPN2)
- Florida International at North Texas
- Maryland at Virginia (on ESPNU)
- Louisiana-Lafayette at Louisiana-Monroe
- UTEP at Southern Miss
- Northern Illinois at Tennessee
- 7:05 PM:
- Texas A&M at #21 Oklahoma State
- 7:07 PM:
- 7:10 PM:
- 7:37 PM:
- 8:00 PM:
- #23 Oregon at #9 USC (on ABC)
- #14 Ohio State at #18 Wisconsin (on ABC)
- Rice at Tulsa
- 9:00 PM:
- #4 Missouri at Nebraska (on ESPN)
- 9:36 PM:
- Wyoming at New Mexico (on The Mountain)
- 10:00 PM:
- Hawaii at #22 Fresno State
- 10:17 PM:
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September 29th, 2008
This weekend, Northwestern beat Iowa 22-17, giving them the best start they’ve had in 46 years.
Iowa’s Ricky Stanzi (see left) and the rest of the Iowa team just couldn’t get moving against Northwestern.
They’re one of the few teams to be 5-0, yet they aren’t on the top 25 list. Is this team underrated? So far, here’s how their season has gone:
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Week One: Syracuse, 30-10 (home)
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Week Two: Duke, 24-20 (away)
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Week Three: Southern Illinois, 33-7 (home)
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Week Four: Ohio, 16-8 (home)
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Week Five: Iowa, 22-17 (away)
And here’s how the rest of their schedule looks:
Ok, now I don’t think there is any disputing the fact that these last seven games will all be harder than the first five. Still, Ohio hasn’t bee horrible this 
year, regardless of their crappy record - they held their own against Ohio State and Wyoming. Even Duke hasn’t been playing as badly as usual. This week, they beat Virginia 31-3.
So, although I don’t think that Northwester will be able to win out against Michigan State or many of the other team on the schedule, they aren’t horrible. Teams like Purdue and Indiana may find themselves surprised by Northwestern this season, and we should see them slide into the top 25.
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September 29th, 2008
Every Monday night, I’ll be highlighting one of the game’s players’ college careers, so stop back every week to check out some “back in the day” stats about current NFL players. For more in NFL football news, check out b5’s 
Every Morning Quarterback.
Tonight’s Spotlight: Willie Parker
Current Team, Number, Position: Pittsburgh Steelers, 39, Running Back
Current Stats: Near the end of last season, he broke his leg, so he’s been sharing time with Rashard Mendenhall and other players.
In the first game of the year, against the Texans, he rushed for 138 yards and a career-high 3 touchdowns - and that was before he was pulled out (along with a number of other starters) at the end of the 3rd quarter. He was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. 
College: North Carolina
Draft: Undrafted in 2004
College Highlights: Parker was criticized for being inconsistent in college, and he was also on the small side. UNC Coach John Bunting didn’t play him much after his first year. He entered the draft in 2004, but wasn’t drafted even though he could run the 40 in 4.21 seconds. He went to the Steelers as an undrafted free agent.
I love an underdog success story!
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September 28th, 2008
Here’s your AP Week Five Ranking - their positions last week are in parenthesis.
- Oklahoma (2)
- Alabama (8)
- LSU (5)
- Missouri (6)
- Texas (7)
- Penn State (12)
- Texas Tech (10)
- BYU (11)
- USC (1)
- South Florida (13)
- Georgia (3)
- Florida (4)
- Auburn (15)
- Ohio State (14)
- Utah (17)
- Kansas (18)
- Boise State (19)
- Wisconsin (9)
- Vanderbilt (21)
- Virginia Tech (NR)
- Oklahoma State (NR)
- Fresno State (25)
- Oregon (NR)
- Connecticut (NR)
- Wake Forest (16)
On the Cusp: Maryland, Michigan State, Kentucky, Ball State
Dropped from the Rankings: Clemson (20), Illinois (22), East Carolina (23), TCU (24)
Penn State thanks you, USC, for lose to a team they so gloriously beat a few weeks ago. Missouri just sat back and laughed this wee, and Oklahoma finally moved to the spot they deserve.
There are some lower rankings I question, especially with Maryland still at the unofficial #26, but I’m glad to see Oklahoma State on the list finally.
A team to watch? Northwestern. They aren’t even in consideration for a rank yet, and everyone says their schedule is super weak so they don’t deserve a spot even as 24 or 25, but they are undefeated, and I’ll be interested to see how they do against more difficult teams.
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September 28th, 2008
Historically, Purdue doesn’t do well against Notre Dame on the road. Historically, I enjoy making fun of ND quarterback Jimmy Clausen.
Some things never change.
Today, though, I’ll take a break and instead force myself to say three nice things about Clausen. My grandmother used
to make us do that when we fought - say three nice things about one another. So here you go, Mammy Boyer: three nice things about J-Claw:
ONE: He had a record day on Saturday. The fighting Irish has no turnovers, and his career-high 275 yards helped lead them to their 38-21 victory. For the record, Armando Allen, Jr. has a great day as well. Even Coach Charlie Weis was surprised at how he broke out this weekend.
TWO: Unlike some quarterbacks, Clausen carries himself well in interviews after the game. After throwing for three touchdowns, he told reporters,
“I know I’m capable of doing stuff like this, it was just a matter of time and preparation and practice.”
THREE: The new hair cut looks slightly less douche-like than the old one. Slightly.
You can read about the game here.
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during warm-ups, one of the Nebraska players actually came over and spit on him, but he won’t name names. Pelini called that “unacceptable” if it was true, but also says that in reviewing the tapes of the game, he didn’t see anything dirty about it. 
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