Wow -- UCLA has the ball with 4:30 to go and down by 6 -- a chance to go ahead with a TD. And they give up a SAFETY. Ballgame, barring a miracle.
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Wow -- UCLA has the ball with 4:30 to go and down by 6 -- a chance to go ahead with a TD. And they give up a SAFETY. Ballgame, barring a miracle.
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"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
Good move, ans it was intentional. They need a TD anyway, and don't want to punt out of their own end zone.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
So if Colorado takes care of the Ducks, does that diminish our win last week? Or does the fact that we blew Oregon out of the water make up for them not being very good?
Maybe a little, but it served its purpose by vaulting us up in the rankings and putting us in the national discussion. Now we have Gameday coming in for a top 20 showdown, then ASU who has more respect now. Bottom line is that if we take care of business, it shouldn't much matter how Oregon turns out.
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“It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.”
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
Right now the P12 is the only conference in FBS and FCS with all teams with a .500 or better overall record.
The Onion on point, as usual.
University Of Oregon Debut Controversial Fly-Ridden Duck Flesh Uniforms
Week 5
1. Utah: the Oregon win means nothing if you don't win this week. CGD on campus against a ranked team should make RES a cauldron of noise and intensity.
2. USC: Sark goes against his former team at home on Thursday night.
3. Stanford: that Northwestern loss doesn't look so bad, and the Cardinal look like a 10-win team.
4. Cal: didn't make it easy on themselves against Wazzou, but got the job done. A huge opportunity for them in Salt Lake.
5. UCLA: a young, banged-up team took their lumps at home to Sparky. They'll cherish the bye week.
6. ASU: a season-saving win in Pasadena, and they get the hapless Buffs at home.
7. Oregon: a decent bounce-back W on the road in Boulder. Wazzou plays the Ducks tough.
8. Washington: they're lightly-regarded, but a win at USC would cause the nation to sit up and take notice.
9. Wazzou: played Cal very tough, and they have an opportunity to catch the Ducks sulking.
10. Arizona: a Top-25 team when healthy, but minus Solomon and Wright they're quite poor.
11. Oregon St: a long road ahead for Andersen, but this is a great time to catch the Wildcats.
12. Colorado: hanged tough with Oregon, but couldn't finish.
SEC schools hoping to cash in on Utah's crushing defeat of Oregon by stealing their recruits.
http://www.oregonlive.com/recruiting...l#incart_2box_
Myles Jack withdraws from school at UCLA and has declared for the NFL draft next year.
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“To me there is no dishonor in being wrong and learning. There is dishonor in willful ignorance and there is dishonor in disrespect.” James Hatch, former Navy Seal and current Yale student.
So I said to David Eckstein, "You promised me, Eckstein, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life, there have only been one set of prints in the sand. Why, when I have needed you most, have you not been there for me?" David Eckstein replied, "Because my little legs had gotten tired, and you were carrying me." And I looked down and saw that I was still carrying David Eckstein.
--fjm.com
Choosing to foot his own bill for rehab, lodgin, food, etc for the next 9 months? Some agent talked his way into a great loan to Jack.
“To me there is no dishonor in being wrong and learning. There is dishonor in willful ignorance and there is dishonor in disrespect.” James Hatch, former Navy Seal and current Yale student.
Pretty ugly game between USC and Washington here so far.
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“It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.”
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
The finish was an almost identical replay of our 2013 game against Arizona. That late in the game, one timeout left, down 4-7 points, you never settle for a FG. Never. And on 3rd and 6, you gotta know you're in four-down territory. You've been running the ball very well, so why call a pass play when so much can happen that makes 4th down more difficult? How does a QB as experienced as Kessler take a sack there? It's one thing to take it on fourth down, because there's little to no difference between a sack, incomplete pass or interception. But that play there shows to me he's regressed big time.
What do the numbers say?
With 3rd and 6 from the Washington 25, 4:23 left, USC had a 32 percent chance of winning.
With 4th and 9 from the Washington 28, 3:44 left, USC had a 22 percent chance of winning.
Let's assume the FG is good, Washington ball, 1st and 10 from its own 20. USC only had a 25 percent chance of winning. We can see here that kicking the FG borders on statistically insignificant. You're only increasing your chances of winning by 3 percent.
When the FG missed, Washington ball, 1st and 10 from its own 28, USC only had a 14 percent chance of winning.
Now, let's say USC goes for it on 4th down, and has 1st and 10 from the UW 19 with 3:30 left. It now has a 51 percent chance of winning.
4th and 9 is not the best situation to be in with regard to a must-convert situation, but you'll convert this play about 35 percent of the time (I used this study for 4th down conversion probability rates ... http://archive.advancedfootballanaly...dy-part-3.html ). That's a significant enough difference that going for it on 4th down is clearly the right call. Sark's bad decision to go for a FG was compounded by not running on 3rd and 6 and getting to 4th and makeable. Even a modest 2-yard run, leaving USC with 4th and 4 puts you in a spot where you'll convert almost 55 percent of the time.
Coaches do not spend nearly enough time thinking about these do-or-die situations. For the money they make, the personnel available at their disposal and for what's on the line, it's inexcusable.
I'm guessing Sark didn't feel like normal odds or percentages applied to his offense last night. Dropped passes, and a shaky Kessler gave him less confidence making that 2 down territory at that point. But that is probably giving Sark too much benefit of the doubt, and doesn't explain his not choosing to attempt to run on 3rd down.
“To me there is no dishonor in being wrong and learning. There is dishonor in willful ignorance and there is dishonor in disrespect.” James Hatch, former Navy Seal and current Yale student.
The most important stat in that if you are preserving your job is screwing up like he did with a missed FG means all USC fans sit and question the decision making. Whereas had he gone for it on 4th down nobody would be saying, "He should have gone for a FG and tried to get the ball back and drive the field again."
I work with some USC alum (they flew down to the game) and they all want him gone.
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"Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum
"And here’s what life comes down to—not how many years you live, but how many of those years are filled with bullshit that doesn’t amount to anything to satisfy the requirements of some dickhead you’ll never get the pleasure of punching in the face." – Adam Carolla
RichRod is embarrassing a Kalani Sitake defense.
In other news, water is wet.
My brother who is tapped in pretty good with HS sports and somewhat by extension the local college teams never had a high opinion of Sitake. Not that he wasn't a good guy or that he was awful, he just used to always say he was basically a puppet of Whit's, and noted the drop off on defense from GA to KS.
When he left he reiterated that thinking and noted that he'd probably struggle as a DC without Whit behind him.
It's his first year at OSU and these aren't his guys so I'll give him a pass, but I'm not slightly surprised our D has maintained here.
I think this sort of thinking about KS might be true in the coaching community too because he seemed to have been overlooked for some HC positions last year that he probably should have picked up.
This all sounds 'neener-neener-ish' and I don't mean that. I still like Sitake and hope they do well against everyone but us.
And while I'm at it, I don't want GA to replace Whit.
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I am with you there. I appreciate Gary Andersen and know that he is a Utah man, but I don't after with the people who wanted him to replace Whitt this year.
If Oregon keeps rushing only three against WSU they will get killed. Luke Falk will pick them apart all day long.