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Still pissed about the UCLA-Notre Dame game. :grumble: :grumble: :grumble:

More ranting:

UCLA played SOLID pressure defense on Notre Dame the entire game up until the last minute: someone decided to go into a prevent defense and stopped pressuring Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn... Result: a heartbreaking loss.

As my brother said, the prevent defense prevented UCLA from winning the game... :shakehead: :shakehead: :grumble:

Attention UCLA coach Karl Dorrell: PLAY TO WIN, don't play NOT TO LOSE.

Agonizing. :mad:

Other news: Michigan State comes back from 35 points down to stun Northwestern, 41-38.

And I thought the only choke game was UCLA-Notre Dame.

San Diego is sucking so far at Arrowhead Stadium, 20-6.

Four turnovers, three resulting in scores, I think. :shakehead:

Looks like a suckie sports weekend in SoCal. :bleh:

Haha, Oregon lost to Washington State, 34-23. :woot: :victory:

Michigan State coming back from 35 points down to win is pretty amazing, considering the lack of character on that team, plus poor leadership and coaching.
I only saw parts of the UCLA-Notre Dame game, but I came away with these observations:
1. UCLA has really cool away-uniforms.
2. Notre Dame is overrated.
3. Inconsistency seems to plague both programs.
4. NBC is a shill for Notre Dame.

Chargers can't overcome all those turnovers and lose, 30-27. :bleh:

Haha: Steelers lose, 41-38, in OT to the Falcons.

Haha 2: Eagles get beaten by the Bucaneers, 23-21.

shin2 wrote:Michigan State coming back from 35 points down to win is pretty amazing, considering the lack of character on that team, plus poor leadership and coaching.
I only saw parts of the UCLA-Notre Dame game, but I came away with these observations:
1. UCLA has really cool away-uniforms.
2. Notre Dame is overrated.
3. Inconsistency seems to plague both programs.
4. NBC is a shill for Notre Dame.

Guilty on all counts. :sweat:

A lotta people are pissed that UCLA coach Karl Dorrell didn't assume the blame for calling three runs plays near the end of the game to seal their eventual doom... :shakehead:

Chicken shit play calling. :grumble:

bmwracer wrote:Chargers can't overcome all those turnovers and lose, 30-27. :bleh:

Haha: Steelers lose, 41-38, in OT to the Falcons.

Haha 2: Eagles get beaten by the Bucaneers, 23-21.

that sucks. Was hoping the Chargers would win. Hopefully they can win from now on and make it to Playoffs.

:woot: :woot: :woot:
Go Falcons :dancing: :dancing:


Bucs over Eagles.....man what a surprise.


Raiders are beating the Cardinals

K.T.Tran wrote:that sucks. Was hoping the Chargers would win. Hopefully they can win from now on and make it to Playoffs.

They shouldn't have a problem... I think. :sweat:

Bucs over Eagles.....man what a surprise.

You should check out the highlights: McNabb puked his guts out just before taking a snap from center.... Yikes. :bleh:

Raiders are beating the Cardinals

No surprise... Cardinals are demoralized after losing that heartbreaker to Da Bears last Monday. :sweat:

geeeh. no need to see him puke :shakehead: :shakehead:

Question: Why does it say this thread was authored by MissMonika when it wasn't?

Tu_triky wrote:Question: Why does it say this thread was authored by MissMonika when it wasn't?

Not sure... Might've been the result of the merging of a thread or threads...

bmwracer wrote:
Not sure... Might've been the result of the merging of a thread or threads...

i see i see.

The Chargers are hurting right now. Not only did they lose yesterday, they have several starters out with injuries and Merriman now suspended for four games because of a positive steroid test (a pro athlete nowadays has to be an idiot to fail a steroid test, what with all the undetectable anabolic supplementation out there). Plus they play the Rams, a potentially dangerous opponent next. The K.C. game was revealing in these aspects:
1. Although Philip Rivers turned the ball over twice in the first quarter and was at times flustered by the blitz looks of the Chiefs front seven, he did bring the Chargers back from a 17-point deficit; he showed true toughness while being battered throughout the game; and he minimized his mistakes in the second half by making some good decision-making plays which, while not gaining yards, did not result in turnovers. He is a work-in-progress, but he's on his way to becoming a top QB.
2. Larry Johnson proved again that he is a better back than LaDainian Tomlinson (I know that's sacrilegious to Chargers fans and no disrespect intended for Tomlinson who is an excellent football player, but it's pretty clearcut imo).
3. The Chargers secondary has sucked for a long time, and yesterday only reaffirmed it. What was the front office thinking when they signed Quentin Jammer to a contract extension earlier this season?
4. The Chargers O-line has never been as good since Hudson Houck left two years ago, and they got stoned time after time again by the Chiefs front seven. This has occurred too many times in the last couple of years to be considered an aberration.
5. The Chargers' inability to win close games (zero and nine in games decided by four points or less over the last several years) is very telling.

6. More times than not, when you commit more turnovers than your opponent, especially ones than lead to scores (20 points in this case), you will lose the game.

Plowboys are pounded by the Giants, 36-22.

IN Dallas. :hehe: :hehe:

49ers and the Bears. I'm not going to bother watching it. I know whats going to happen. :beaten:

JackClark wrote:49ers and the Bears. I'm not going to bother watching it. I know whats going to happen. :beaten:

I thought the same about the UCLA-Notre Dame game... And the Bruins made a game out of it, though they ended up losing stupidly. :bleh:

As expected, UCLA suffers a major letdown after that heartbreaking loss to Notre Dame last week, so they get trounced by Washington State, 38-15. :shakehead:


On a brighter note, number three USC gets upset by Oregon State, 33-31. :victory: :woot: :dancing: