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Published 10/22/2007 by Purple Reign <info@andthevalleyshook.com> at And The Valley Shook: Front Page Posts
Les Miles is catching all kinds of heat for going for the end zone with 10 seconds left instead of calling time out and kicking the field goal. The argument by everyone is that if the pass is incomplete, LSU would have lost. It's perfectly simple in its merits, yet wrong for all the reasons my couterpart wrote about below. If you watch the replay, it's clear that Demetrius Byrd caught the ball with four seconds left and rolled over while the clock operator inexplicably let three more seconds run off the clock. Had the ball been batted down, there likely would have been at least two, maybe three seconds left. Granted, the previous ...

College FB Week 8: 14 Thoughts From 14 Hours
Published 10/23/2007 by Brett Huston at Bleacher Report
14. Most impressive win of the day: Oregon 55, Washington 34 Not to oversimplify this win, but it was a tale of quarters for the Ducks in Seattle. They owned the start of the game, and they owned the finish. In between, there were a few anxious moments, most notably the two big Jake Locker pass plays that tied the game, twice, in the third quarter.But in this season of unpredictability, a team gets major points in my book when it gets out to a commanding lead, unwisely lets the foot of the gas to a degree, and then goes full throttle to slam the door shut. Sure, it'd be better to never let the other team find its ...

College FB Week 8: 14 Thoughts from 14 Hours
Published 10/23/2007 by Brett Huston at Bleacher Report
14. Most impressive win of the day: Oregon 55, Washington 34 Not to oversimplify this win, but it was a tale of quarters for the Ducks in Seattle. They owned the start of the game, and they owned the finish. In between, there were a few anxious moments, most notably the two big Jake Locker pass plays that tied the game, twice, in the third quarter.But in this season of unpredictability, a team gets major points in my book when it gets out to a commanding lead, unwisely lets their foot off the gas to a degree, and then goes full throttle to slam the door shut. Sure, it'd be better to never let the other ...

Week 13 Picks: Thanksgiving Edition
Published 11/21/2007 by McD at Rumors and Rants
I'm back after a one-week hiatus because my computer crashed. And to make up for not giving you a little comedy with my suffering and ineptitude, I'm coming out with a special two-part Thanksgiving Week Rock-Solid, Lead Pipe Lock, Guaranteed Win and No Foolin' Picks! Feel the confidence coming out of the screen? Me either. I'm picking Thursday and Friday's games today and Saturday's picks on Friday. As always, these picks are for novelty purposes only. What else would they be good for? So sit back, relax, have some Turducken and enjoy the football. Thursday Green Bay (9-1) at Detroit ...