Upset watch
Akron 2, Ohio State 0, 10:32 in the first quarter. Heh.
More seriously: Marshall 10, West Virginia 6, late second quarter... and they're threatening to score again before halftime. ... UPDATE: 13-6 Marshall at halftime. Could have been 17-6, but on 1st and goal with 20 seconds left, the Thundering Herd's coach made the p***y move of not even trying for a touchdown, instead running to the middle of the field and then taking their last timeout with 2 seconds left. Good grief, take a couple of shots at the end zone first!!
UPDATE: Ohio State 3, Akron 2 at halftime. "Sounds like an SEC game." -Becky. Heh!
Meanwhile, it's WVU 27, Marshall 23 early in the fourth quarter. You think Marshall's coach wishes he'd gone for that touchdown?
Oh, and it's Buffalo 21, Temple 0 in the first quarter. w00t!
WVU and tOSU both eventually won big. Meanwhile, USC's next opponent, Nebraska, barely held off Wake Forest, with an assist from a controversial interference/holding no-call in the final minute. Oklahoma destroyed Miami. And Buffalo is crushing Temple in the third quarter! Yes!!
"Good grief, take a couple of shots at the end zone first!!"
Navy tried that last night against Rutgers and turned the ball over. With the clock winding down, I think it is wise to take the points you can get.
Posted by: Mad Max, Esquire | Sep 8, 2007 12:34:49 PM
I think it is wise to go for the touchdown, and NOT TURN THE BALL OVER in the process. How about that? You make it sound like turnovers are an act of God.
Have a little faith in the players. What exactly is the coach's decision saying? "I don't trust you slippery-fingered buffoons to not drop the ball in the next 20 seconds, so rather than trying to press our advantage, twist the knife, and get a big lead on this team -- which we will inevitably need, since favored teams ALWAYS make second-half comebacks after falling behind underdogs early -- I'm going to waste 18 seconds of perfectly good red-zone time and just kick the field goal."
Lame, lame, lame. Lame. Lame.
Posted by: Brendan Loy | Sep 8, 2007 12:43:17 PM
I didn't watch the play. Did the coach run a draw play? Maybe he was hoping to catch WV asleep.
Posted by: Mad Max, Esquire | Sep 8, 2007 12:48:45 PM
Marshall is playing some phenomenal defense. Hopefully they can keep it up.
Posted by: Mad Max, Esquire | Sep 8, 2007 12:56:21 PM
Nebraska/Wake Forest 3-3 halfway through the second.....
Posted by: gahrie | Sep 8, 2007 1:00:31 PM
oops..it just went 6-3 Nebraska.....
Posted by: gahrie | Sep 8, 2007 1:00:57 PM
West Virginia is doing a hell of a job with confusing the Marshall defense now with the QB/RB rushing combo.
Posted by: Mad Max, Esquire | Sep 8, 2007 1:20:13 PM