2008 College Football Thread

Cannot Wait!

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Poor Demiurge, his (wo)men of Troy won't be too happy to hear this about their beloved alumnus....

Beaten out by an aging grocery store night stocker that the Rams and Giants cast aside....

Was that supposed to be impressive? They used clips of beating Baylor for God's sake.

That was the video shown before every game in '06. They always used a clip from the previous game in the video. This particular version was for the game right after we played Baylor, hence the Baylor clip. I could have used the one with OKie State instead, but I thought I'd spare flow's tender feelings this one time. Besides, it's not like we've racked up a bunch of impressive wins to show clips from in the Fran era. All the clips of beating good teams were from the R.C. days. For instance, there are clips of the '98 season where we beat #2 Nebraska and #2 K-State in route to a conference championship. Which is something Tech has never won in their entire history.

No doubt this year will mark the third national championship in a row for the toughest conference in the world.

Let's hope so, but I wouldn't get too overconfident.

The only question is, which team will represent said conference?

My prediction? Vanderbilt.

Well, that depends if Ohio State gets in.

I feel it in the air. It's starting to cool.

The drums, they beat, far in the distance. Glory calls, beckons with her chalice held high in the air. It's that time of year. It's football season.

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North Dakota State could take them all.

This is the year Florida State lays the groundwork for a return to national title contention. Won't happen this year, but ol' Bobby's gonna get his chance to go out on top. No he won't retire just yet. As he says "There ain't but one big event left after you retire and I ain't ready for that one, yet!"

In favor of Marc Bulger and Eli Manning, let it be said....

If... IF we can pull off a complete no-huddle offense, then Auburn's offense should be something to see (it's Auburn, our defense is always at the top of the NCAA).

From what I've been reading it'll be like no spread ever run by a major program. 3rd and 4th quarters are going to be freakin awesome...























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http://myespn.go.com/blogs/sec?archiveId=1&start=61

At this point he's just trying to out live Paterno. Somebody tell Bowden that Charlie Ward isn't eligible anymore. My prediction: Florida 48 FSU 5*.

*Tebow kneels in the end zone at the end of regulation after FSU fumbles on the 1.

All of the good spread offenses are unique. Spread is more of a concept than a true system. Teams like Florida, Texas Tech, and West Virgina have very little in common offensively and yet they all run true spread offenses.

Also, running a good spread is not just about scheme, but also personnel. Auburn may or may not have the players on campus to do what they want on the offensive end. The big advantage to the spread offense is that you can find outstanding players to fit your system who are not highly regarded recruits coming out of high school. Mike Leach is a genius at this.

Edit: Just got done reading your link. Burns should be an EXCELLENT spread QB. I remember his recruitment very well. Big time win for Auburn.

Big difference: Bowden at least still looks like a football coach. Paterno looks like a crotchety old bastard chasing kids off the lawn. 48 to 5 eh? If you're in Sarasota and I'm in South Tampa, that sounds like a mandatory meetup on neutral territory to consume mass quantities and exchange "friendly" insults...

To be honest I really don't know much about the spread. I've started reading up on it once we moved to it, but still most of my knowledge comes from my buddy Oates (4 year WVU..... attendee).

According to him if Auburn is able to implement what it is trying to, what you'll have is taking the spread to the level never seen before in college ball, and what according to him is the future of college ball.




But then again he is kinda hard to understand b/c he's always having to talk around Rich Rodriguez's nuts (yes, even after his exit).

"never seen before in college ball"

You haven't met Mike Leach have you?

According to what my buddy is getting from the coverage of Auburn.


No, never before seen before in college ball. He called it the evolution of the spread.

Then he's either buying the hype, or he really doesn't watch that much spread football. There as all sorts of "spreads". Like Ash said, it's more of a philosophy than a system. No two spread offenses are the same, some run, some pass, some do both. Florida picked apart Ohio State a couple of years ago by spreading the field on them.

Until Auburn lines up in the Ninja, I'm gonna remain underwhelmed...

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Another season of utter disappointment commences for me tomorrow. I'm predicting 4 wins for us this season.

You think that's bad? My Terps might do .500 this year...if they are lucky.

Some interesting games this for Maryland, opening against IAA championship game runner-up Delaware (who were beaten by App State in the Championship Game last year) and California.

First big matchup of the year, this Saturday...Mizzou vs Illinois at The Ed (Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis). Went last year and it was a blast! Crowd was evenly divided, and spirits were high.

Got tickets again this year! I assume it's nationally televised because they moved the game to a 7:30 PM start time. Gonna be a good one, with Mizzou ranked in the Top 10 (or even Top 5, depending on who you ask) and Illinois ranked #20. I'm picking Mizzou, but it won't be easy...

Anc if you wanna see a spread you might wanna head over to Seattle this weekend...

We shall see in just a little bit. (hopefully)

I think you're misunderstanding what evenflow and I are trying to tell you. I don't doubt that Auburn's spread offense will be unique, perhaps even dramatically so. I'm just saying that a spread offense is always designed to do the same thing and that's spread the field. A fast, disciplined defense that emphasizes good tackling will always be able to match up. Don't expect some super new, unstoppable concept that shocks the nation. If it's half as successful as the offenses run by Florida, WVU, TTU, Mizzou, or Oregon (last year), then you'll be a very happy man.

I have done some research on Auburn football.

This year, Auburn has a new offensive co-ordinator.

Tony Franklin comes in from Troy University,
where he ran a spread offense.
Last year, Troy ranked 16th in the nation in total offense,
averaging 452 yards per game.
They also averaged 34 points per game.
In contrast, Auburn scored more than 24 points only once last season.

Auburn will start the season with Kodi Burns at quarterback.
He is more of a runner than a passer.
They also have Chris Todd, a junior college transfer,
who played for Tony Franklin in high school.
Expect these two to split time at QB.

Auburn will line-up with only one running back.

They will show two wide-outs, a tight end, and a slot back.
The starting slot back will be Richard Dunne,
a senior, described as elusive.

This offense relies on big plays, and quick scores,
rather than grinding out first downs, and controlling the ball.

The defense will spend a lot of time on the field.

Auburn has returning starters at line-backer,
but they will have three new starters in the secondary.

Don't expect them to be as stingy as Auburn teams of the past.

Fisrt upset of the year- down goes Virginia Tech!