The fairy tale did not end happily ever after It was a great story. The kid who wanted to desperately play for his favorite home team. He walked on determined to play. He gets his chance! He starts against the #2 team in the land, Bama.
The networks are all over the story. There' the cute picture of him as a 4 year old, held by his Daddy in Tuscaloosa. It was going to be bigger than Rudy! A story for the ages.
And then the game started.
The stage was too big for Stetson, the lights too bright. He wasn't up to the task.
UGA's loss to Bama wasn't entirely his fault, The defense melted down in the second half. But two picks in the second half and the inability to sustain drives didn't help the defense either.
There's a reason why Stetson was a walk-on and it showed on Saturday. UGA has a hard cap on how far they can go with him under center.
The networks are all over the story. There' the cute picture of him as a 4 year old, held by his Daddy in Tuscaloosa. It was going to be bigger than Rudy! A story for the ages.
And then the game started.
The stage was too big for Stetson, the lights too bright. He wasn't up to the task.
UGA's loss to Bama wasn't entirely his fault, The defense melted down in the second half. But two picks in the second half and the inability to sustain drives didn't help the defense either.
There's a reason why Stetson was a walk-on and it showed on Saturday. UGA has a hard cap on how far they can go with him under center.
The look alone has got to be worth a touchdown When it looked like Saban was going to miss the game, the line dropped by 2 points. He was worth more than that. At the end of the half he screamed and pleaded for another second to be put on the clock. Other coaches probably would not have gotten it but he's Saban, he got that critical second.
Bama kicks a FG and changes the momentum. There's at least three points right there. Then he makes the adjustments and Bama shuts out Georgia in the second half. Would Sarkisian have made those adjustments? Maybe, but I doubt it.
Saban was worth a lot more than 2 points.
Ohio State might get a say in it but for now it appears we are headed for Clemson Bama Part V.
Bama kicks a FG and changes the momentum. There's at least three points right there. Then he makes the adjustments and Bama shuts out Georgia in the second half. Would Sarkisian have made those adjustments? Maybe, but I doubt it.
Saban was worth a lot more than 2 points.
Ohio State might get a say in it but for now it appears we are headed for Clemson Bama Part V.
There's beat downs and then there's Clemson vs Georgia Tech Clemson annihilated a not-that-bad Georgia Tech 73-7. It was the largest beat down in ACC history.
How bad was it?. Dabo put in his 4th string QB, a punter. He went 2-3 passes for 13 yards. That was more passing yards than Georgia Tech had in the second half.
Dabo's 2 sons had half the total catches the entire GT receiving corps did.
Can anyone challenge Clemson? The Canes have already been dispatched.
North Carolina was a media darling with their #5 ranking. Total mirage. Florida State finally played up to their talent level and put away the Heels 31-26.
Now Notre Dame is #5 but that will prove to be misleading. They barely put away a struggling Louisville 12-7. The combined record of the Domers victims? 5-16.
Waiting in the wings is Va Tech. They continue to get better as the Covid roster diminishes. With a good showing in upcoming games against the Canes and Pitt, the hype will begin in earnest.
How bad was it?. Dabo put in his 4th string QB, a punter. He went 2-3 passes for 13 yards. That was more passing yards than Georgia Tech had in the second half.
Dabo's 2 sons had half the total catches the entire GT receiving corps did.
Can anyone challenge Clemson? The Canes have already been dispatched.
North Carolina was a media darling with their #5 ranking. Total mirage. Florida State finally played up to their talent level and put away the Heels 31-26.
Now Notre Dame is #5 but that will prove to be misleading. They barely put away a struggling Louisville 12-7. The combined record of the Domers victims? 5-16.
Waiting in the wings is Va Tech. They continue to get better as the Covid roster diminishes. With a good showing in upcoming games against the Canes and Pitt, the hype will begin in earnest.
Dook is still coughing up the ball Meanwhile, down in the ACC's cellar. Syracuse just got blasted by Liberty. Liberty may be 5-0 and but really? Losing to Liberty? Dino's hot seat just got turned up a few levels. With Syracuse’s loss to Liberty, the Orange is only Power 5 school that has never had a perfect nonconference record in last 30 years.
In the rush to get playing this year did Duke skip the ball security class? The Blue Devils have turned over 22 times so far this year.
In the SEC, Woz bet on Tennessee. Huge mistake. Kentucky made back to back pick sixes on their way to an easy 34-7 win. The Vols are the scUM of the SEC. Perennially overrated.
Since taking a 21-17 lead into the half against Georgia last week, the Vols have been outscored 61-7 and have committed 7 turnovers (plus 2 turnovers on downs).
Got to remind Woz, on the Vegas weekend Tennessee is 2-12 ATS.
We figured it might take awhile for the Pirate to get his Air Raid attack up and running at Mississippi State but it shouldn't start out this bad. Since the game 1 upset of LSU, the Bulldog offense has scored just 21 points.
Gus Malzahn is giving Leach a run for his money in futility. Over the last three games, Auburn has scored only 1 TD in the second half.
Bo Nix really struggles away from Jordan-Hare. He has 11 TDs and zero picks at home versus 10 TDs and 10 picks on the road.
The Tigers record say 2-2 but it's really 1-3. The buyout offering plate is being spread around the Plains.
In the rush to get playing this year did Duke skip the ball security class? The Blue Devils have turned over 22 times so far this year.
In the SEC, Woz bet on Tennessee. Huge mistake. Kentucky made back to back pick sixes on their way to an easy 34-7 win. The Vols are the scUM of the SEC. Perennially overrated.
Since taking a 21-17 lead into the half against Georgia last week, the Vols have been outscored 61-7 and have committed 7 turnovers (plus 2 turnovers on downs).
Got to remind Woz, on the Vegas weekend Tennessee is 2-12 ATS.
We figured it might take awhile for the Pirate to get his Air Raid attack up and running at Mississippi State but it shouldn't start out this bad. Since the game 1 upset of LSU, the Bulldog offense has scored just 21 points.
Gus Malzahn is giving Leach a run for his money in futility. Over the last three games, Auburn has scored only 1 TD in the second half.
Bo Nix really struggles away from Jordan-Hare. He has 11 TDs and zero picks at home versus 10 TDs and 10 picks on the road.
The Tigers record say 2-2 but it's really 1-3. The buyout offering plate is being spread around the Plains.
Navy a contender in the AAC? Granted they had an epic 55-3 embarrassment to start the season against BYU but now they are 3-0 in conference play. Yeah, it won't happen.
Another UCF Memphis game. Another classic. Both teams traded haymakers all game long. It was only the second toime over the last 20 seasons where the opposing QBs had 450 pass yds, 5 pass TD, and 0 interceptions. UCF QB Dillon Gabriel was the first FBS QB with multiple 80-yd TD passes in a single game since Patrick Mahomes in 2016.
Memphis hit a FG to go up 50-49 with a minute to go. UCF comes back, sets up a game winning walk off FG and then
Another UCF Memphis game. Another classic. Both teams traded haymakers all game long. It was only the second toime over the last 20 seasons where the opposing QBs had 450 pass yds, 5 pass TD, and 0 interceptions. UCF QB Dillon Gabriel was the first FBS QB with multiple 80-yd TD passes in a single game since Patrick Mahomes in 2016.
Memphis hit a FG to go up 50-49 with a minute to go. UCF comes back, sets up a game winning walk off FG and then
Well that was a fun season Now I've said a few, carefully selected, choice words after a loss but I never went after a teammate.
Josh Heupel is now 2-6 in one score games, the defense can't stop an intramural team, penalties are raging and now the team is fighting itself. There's rumblings in Orlando.
I've been a huge fan of UL Lafayette the last couple of year but after watching Coastal Carolina run through the Ragin Cajun defense and win on a walk off FG, I have a new favorite. Go Chanticleers!
UMass wasn't going to play this year then changed their minds. They were willing to take on all comers to replenish the treasury. Only one team took them up on the offer. Final score Georgia Southern 41 UMass 0. So do you have an awards banquet after that? The show would be over before the salad plates were collected.
Overall I went 1-3 on the Mega Bets, 0-2 on bad QBs (Stetson and Cousins). I conceded to Bruce that the Falcon secondary could cover him after all. Though he sober at the time, the premise was after an all night bender.
The other loss was UNC to FSU. Those things happen. UNC was making it a game in the second half but they are still dropping passes.
Betting against the Jets is easy money.
