Waco Kid's College Football Week 9

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What is Waco Kid's Weekly College Football Review? It is an ongoing weekly review of all things College Football!!

Each week upcoming games can be discussed and predictions made, name-calling after victories and general all-around college football discussion! Each week will be closed out by the next Monday and a new thread opened for the current college football schedule for each week.

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WKWCFR rule 1

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Polls
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This one's in progress so no predictions but it's pretty clear who's likely to win.
  • Saturday, Oct 29

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  • Saturday, Oct 29
9 Michigan St
Winner: Nebraska
Sorry Sparty, you're not THAT good. Bo spoils your unbeaten year.
Winner: Michigan
Bib the "Michigan Man" lays waste to Purdue.
Winner: Texas A&M
Yet another game where talent is clearly in your favor, aggheads. Don't screw around. Just Win.
Winner: Arkansas
Vandy must be one of those "academic" schools. Unless this is a spelling Bee, Hogs win.
Winner: Va Tech
Beamerball rolls over hapless Puke. It ain't basketball season yet Dukies. You lose.
Winner: Oregon
Talent. Ducks have it, W State doesn't. Be surprised if Ducks don't lay 'bout 60 on W State.
Winner: Penn St.
going all in with JoePa. and it's time for Zooker to fold. As usual.

Winner: W Virginia
Rutgers is somewhat of a surprise team this year, so play to your talent W Va. it's your edge after all.
Winner: Oklahoma
I figured K State would lose before now. Now's a good time as any.
Winner: Oklahoma St
Be careful Youtude Gundy, don't let that other Heisman guy take you out.
Winner: Georgia
Well. rumors of Richt's demise appear false. For now. Willy learns being a Head coach is harder that it looks.
Winner: Arizona St.
You have the Mojo going, Erickson, don't let a bad Buffs team beat you.
Winner: Texas Tech
Beat ZerOU in Bozo's house last week did ya? Then don't lost in your house to Iowa St, Tubby.
Winner: Tennessee
Upset. no QB, stud back out for the year, 'Ol Ball Coach goes down.
Winner: Stanford
In years past i'd take USC. Not this year.
Winner: Wisconsin
Now's the time to regroup Badgers. Don't tank like the Zooker usually does.
Winner: Clemson
Going all in with Dabo.
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  • Saturday, Oct 29
9 Michigan St
Winner: Nebraska
Sorry Sparty, you're not THAT good. Bo spoils your unbeaten year.

Bo gets 'er done with impressive game over Sparty. Good for you Bugeaters. This week.

Winner: Michigan
Bib the "Michigan Man" lays waste to Purdue.


Purdue 14
17 Michigan 36
This is typical old school UM win, we'll see if beating newcomer Nebraska and old rival Ohio St. also bring back the glory days.

Winner: Texas A&M
Yet another game where talent is clearly in your favor, aggheads. Don't screw around. Just Win.

Yet another second half failure. What are we gonna do you with you aggs? Ship ya'll off to the SEC, maybe?

Winner: Arkansas
Vandy must be one of those "academic" schools. Unless this is a spelling Bee, Hogs win.


8 Arkansas 31

Vanderbilt 28
Bosshog nearly coughed up a hairball here. Careful now, Hogs, there's far tougher than Vandy left for you.

Winner: Va Tech
Beamerball rolls over hapless Puke. It ain't basketball season yet Dukies. You lose.


15 VA Tech 14

Duke 10
Did i say roll? let's just settle for win and move on, Hokies.

Winner: Oregon
Talent. Ducks have it, W State doesn't. Be surprised if Ducks don't lay 'bout 60 on W State.



Wash St 28
7 Oregon 43
Duckies were sharp enough even with backup QB and limited action by injured RB James. Ya got two weeks till Stanford trip. Get ready.

Winner: Penn St.
going all in with JoePa. and it's time for Zooker to fold. As usual.


Illinois 7
21 Penn St 10
JoePa earns # 409 the old school way. I think JoePa wanted this mark, wouldn't surprise me if he walks away after this year.

Winner: W Virginia
Rutgers is somewhat of a surprise team this year, so play to your talent W Va. it's your edge after all.


25 W Virginia 41

Rutgers 31
Welcome back to the Big 12 Holgerson. Can't wait to see you face off with yer old boss, YouTube Gundy.

11 Oklahoma

10 Kansas St
Winner: Oklahoma
I figured K State would lose before now. Now's a good time as any.


11 Oklahoma 58
10 Kansas St 17
Bobbo schools his old boss Snyder on the road. OU needed this win and they got it.

Winner: Oklahoma St
Be careful Youtube Gundy, don't let that other Heisman guy take you out.


Baylor 24
3 Okla St 59
Well done 'Pokes, you are now on the shorter list of unbeaten teams that control their shot at the Big Crystal Ball.

Winner: Georgia
Well. rumors of Richt's demise appear false. For now. Willy learns being a Head coach is harder that it looks.

Dawgs show life after losing early, could still be a late season spoiler in the SEC.

Winner: Arizona St.
You have the Mojo going, Erickson, don't let a bad Buffs team beat you.

Good job, Erickson. Yeah Buffs are bad and you beat 'em bad. 'Bout right this time.

Winner: Texas Tech
Beat ZerOU in Bozo's house last week did ya? Then don't lost in your house to Iowa St, Tubby.


Iowa St 41
19 Texas Tech 7
The Pirate would have won this game 45-41, Tubby. Just sayin.

Winner: Tennessee
Upset. no QB, stud back out for the year, 'Ol Ball Coach goes down.

14 S Carolina 14

Tennessee 3
Sorry 'ol Ball Coach shoulda gone all in with ya. Forget the QB issues i thought losing Lattimore would set you up for a loss.

Winner: Stanford
In years past i'd take USC. Not this year.

4 Stanford 56
20 USC 48
Well done Cardinal. USC came in playing well and had a legit chance to win this game. Kiffy smacked ya in the mouth and you smacked him back.

Winner: Wisconsin
Now's the time to regroup Badgers. Don't tank like the Zooker usually does.


12 Wisconsin 29

Ohio St 33
WTF Badgers? What part of "Don't tank like the Zooker" didn't you get? You now have ZERO chance for the BCS title game.

Winner: Clemson
Going all in with Dabo.

6 Clemson 17

GA Tech 31
All out with Dabo too. GA Tech wrecks Clemson's perfect bid. Now you get a real test, Dabo. Adversity.
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What we learned Week 9

Olin Buchanan
Michigan State cannot handle prosperity. Perhaps the Spartans are victims of their own success or expectations. After three consecutive victories over Big Ten rivals, most notably last week's Hail Mary miracle finish against Wisconsin, the Spartans barely showed up in a 24-3 loss at Nebraska. Michigan State QB Kirk Cousins was just 11-of-27 for a mere 86 yards and the Spartans managed only 187 yards in total offense against a good but not great Nebraska defense that allowed 48 points to Wisconsin. Of course, maybe we shouldn't be surprised by the Spartans' offensive power outage. After all, they managed only 13 against Notre Dame and 10 against Ohio State.
[Photo gallery: Nebraska runs over Michigan State]
Texas A&M still can't close out games. The Aggies appeared to have overcome their tendency to blow double-digit leads with consecutive victories over Texas Tech, Baylor and Iowa State. But A&M, which blew a 17-point lead in a loss to Oklahoma State and an 18-point advantage in a loss to Arkansas, was at it again against Missouri. The Aggies had a 28-14 lead in the second quarter, but they managed only a field goal in the second half as Missouri rallied to prevail 38-31 in overtime. A&M has been outscored 73-15 in the second half of its three losses and conceivably could finish 6-6.

David Fox
Stanford can handle adversity. Entering Saturday, Stanford's national championship resume was lacking a signature moment against a team able to go toe-to-toe with the Cardinal. The road game against USC finally tested Stanford's resolve as the Cardinal trailed for the first time all season (USC led three times in regulation). Stanford answered each time despite a rare pick-six from Andrew Luck. We finally saw that Stanford could battle in the 56-48 win. There's still work to do. The defense struggled at times, as did the offensive line. But Stanford at least answered the question about how it would react to being punched in the mouth.
[Photo gallery: Stanford tops USC in 3 OT]
Braxton Miller's time is nearing. Ohio State's passing game still is nothing to get excited about. The Buckeyes failed to pass for 100 yards for the second time this season and completed fewer than 10 passes for the fifth time this season. Ohio State is competitive anyway. That's what makes Miller's progress so exciting. When Ohio State fully trusts its quarterback, Miller is going to be a good one. On the winning play against Wisconsin, Miller scrambled and showed the guts and wherewithal to pass to a wide-open Devin Smith in the end zone rather than trying to run for a first down. Miller also rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns, including one key third-down keeper for a first down. Ohio State now has a prime opportunity to turn Miller loose against Indiana next week.

Mike Huguenin
Penn State is not as good as its record. Penn State is the only team unbeaten in Big Ten play, but for a team that has an 8-1 record, the Nittany Lions can be painful to watch. Saturday's game was a perfect example: The Nittany Lions beat Illinois 10-7, but their TD came in the final 1:30 and the Illini clanged a last-play field-goal attempt off the goal post. The Nittany Lions have a two-game lead in the loss column in the Leaders Division, but they have a tough closing stretch. The defense is excellent. Eventually, though, their anemic offense is going to catch up to them.
[Photo gallery: Saturday's highlights]
Kansas State returns to earth. Kansas State had built its 8-0 record on smoke and mirrors, but the mirror broke and the smoke machine got turned off Saturday in a 58-17 beatdown at the hands of visiting Oklahoma. K-State hung in in the first half, then got blown off the field in the second half. K-State can't hang with the elite teams as long as it has a one-dimensional offense; at some point, you do have to throw the ball effectively to win. The losing isn't over, either, with a trip to Oklahoma State up next. There also are losable games against Texas and Texas A&M. Still, the Wildcats have a legitimate shot at a nine- or 10-win season, which is amazing considering they lost stud RB Daniel Thomas after last season. As if anyone needs more evidence, Bill Snyder once again has proven he is a top-level coach.

Steve Megargee
The Big Ten race is tough to figure. Raise your hand if you knew Penn State would be the only Big Ten team unbeaten in conference play at this point in the season. Penn State has scored more than 23 points in just three games all season, yet the Nittany Lions are the lone team unscathed in Big Ten competition. Consider that a testament to the muddled nature of the Big Ten race. Nebraska, Michigan and Michigan State are tied atop the Legends Division with 3-1 conference records. Penn State's the only Leaders Division team with fewer than two conference losses, but the Nittany Lions' lead isn't as commanding as the standings suggest. Penn State's last three conference games are difficult: Nov. 12 vs. Nebraska, Nov. 19 at Ohio State and Nov. 26 at Wisconsin.
[Photo gallery: Georgia Tech hands Clemson first loss]
Georgia Tech's offense is over its slump. Georgia Tech's inability to move the ball during its two-game losing streak raised speculation that the Yellow Jackets' dominant performance in the first month of the season was a fluke. Apparently, it wasn't. Georgia Tech bounced back in a big way Saturday as QB Tevin Washington rushed for 176 yards and the Yellow Jackets maintained possession for 39 minutes in a 31-17 victory over previously unbeaten Clemson. Georgia Tech can take command of the ACC Coastal race Nov. 10 against Virginia Tech. That Thursday night showdown also gives the Yellow Jackets an opportunity to respond to the criticism that their option attack isn't as effective when an opponent has more than a week to prepare.

Mike Huguenin's Week 9 awards
COACHES
Wish I were him: Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy
Glad I'm not him: Florida's Will Muschamp
Lucky guy: Penn State's Joe Paterno
Poor guy: Wisconsin's Bret Bielema
Desperately seeking a clue: Texas A&M's Mike Sherman
Desperately seeking a P.R. man: Houston's Kevin Sumlin
Desperately seeking sunglasses and a fake beard: Iowa's Kirk Ferentz
Desperately seeking ... anything: Maryland's Randy Edsall
[Megargee: Week 9 winners and losers]

TEAMS
Thought you'd kick butt, you did: Air Force
Thought you'd kick butt, you didn't: Iowa
Thought you'd get your butt kicked, you did: Kansas State
Thought you'd get your butt kicked, you didn't: Iowa State
Dang, they're good: Oklahoma State
Dang, they're bad: Indiana
Did the season start? California
Can the season end? Kentucky
Can the season never end? Houston
[Buchanan: Luck, Stanford handle adversity at USC]

GAMES
Play this again: Missouri 38, Texas A&M 31 (OT)
Never play this again: Army 55, Fordham 0
What? UCLA 31, California 14
Huh? Virginia 28, Miami 21
Are you kidding me? Minnesota 22, Iowa 21
Oh ? my ? God: Iowa State 41, Texas Tech 7
[Game tickets: Watch your favorite team in action]

NEXT WEEK
Ticket to die for: LSU at Alabama
Best non-Big Six vs. Big Six matchup: Middle Tennessee at Tennessee
Best non-Big Six matchup: Tulsa at UCF (Thursday)
Why are they playing? UT Martin at Mississippi State
Upset alert: Vanderbilt over Florida in Gainesville
Must win: Cincinnati over Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh
Offensive explosion: Utah State at Hawaii
Defensive struggle: Syracuse at Connecticut
Intriguing coaching matchup: Michigan's Brady Hoke vs. Iowa's Kirk Ferentz
Who's bringing the body bags? New Mexico State at Georgia
Plenty of good seats remaining: Ole Miss at Kentucky
They shoot horses, don't they? Boise State at UNLV
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Baylor 24
3 Okla St 59
Final
Box Score
Well done 'Pokes, you are now on the shorter list of unbeaten teams that control their shot at the Big Crystal Ball.

now they are surprising me, not even close 49-0 before the 2nd string went in
5 turnovers and we still lead the nation

http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/f...rent/team/1059

now for a new stat, red zone defense, we stopped Baylor inside the 1 twice
and inside the 5, 5 times(?)

http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/f...rent/team/1053

not bad for the 111th best defense in the country but if you want to about offense
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if you 'Pokes really wanna win the Big Crystal Ball history and stats tell us yer defense will have to step up. As far as i see it, if LSU can shutdown Oregon they could shutdown u 'Pokes too.

The difference between 11-1 and 12-0 is usually defense.
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I am just sayin we are not the 111th defense, why we cannot do this when the other teams is on their own 30 yard line? I guess it is to give our offense a rest