Official 2012-2013 NCAA Football Thread

[dasox24]

Tennessee suspends WR Da'Rick Rogers, probably for the season.

Definitely for the season. No way he gets out of this one...

 

Tennessee literally has the worst luck of any program in college football. FML...

[bmags]

Definitely for the season. No way he gets out of this one...

 

Tennessee literally has the worst luck of any program in college football. FML...

I wouldn't call that bad luck.

[RockRaines]

Anyone catch the All Access special on OSU last night? I wanted to run out and hit someone after watching it. So glad football is f***ing back, and this year I actually have a head coach.

[IlliniKrush]

Anyone catch the All Access special on OSU last night? I wanted to run out and hit someone after watching it. So glad football is f***ing back, and this year I actually have a head coach.

I saw a lot of it today. I want to grab an air mattress and go take a nap.

[dasox24]

I wouldn't call that bad luck.

Well, yeah, but you know what I mean. It could have been any number of players and I wouldn't have cared much. But it just happens to be that our Top 5 in the country/future 1st round draft pick at WR decides to be a freaking idiot and blows up at the coaches and essentially gets kicked off the team. It's not like he robbed someone or was selling drugs. He mouthed off to Dooley and is paying the price.

 

With all the other stuff that has happened to this program in the last 10 years, I'd consider it an extension of our run of bad luck.

Edited August 23, 2012 by dasox24

[zenryan]

I wish I was a big enough bettor to have jumped on NCST when they were +7 a few weeks back.

[Capn12]

Well, yeah, but you know what I mean. It could have been any number of players and I wouldn't have cared much. But it just happens to be that our Top 5 in the country/future 1st round draft pick at WR decides to be a freaking idiot and blows up at the coaches and essentially gets kicked off the team. It's not like he robbed someone or was selling drugs. He mouthed off to Dooley and is paying the price.

 

With all the other stuff that has happened to this program in the last 10 years, I'd consider it an extension of our run of bad luck.

 

Well, actually most sources say its from repeated violations of substance abuse. Now, whether that is weed, or whatever, who knows, but he isn't getting the boot due to just talking back to a coach. Lets not cast Rogers as a model citizen who just can't hold his tongue. The kid is pretty bad trouble.

[dasox24]

Well, actually most sources say its from repeated violations of substance abuse. Now, whether that is weed, or whatever, who knows, but he isn't getting the boot due to just talking back to a coach. Lets not cast Rogers as a model citizen who just can't hold his tongue. The kid is pretty bad trouble.

Oh, he's definitely bad trouble. I never said he was a model citizen. But there's plenty of guys in college football who have bad attitudes and big egos that are able to keep it check to the point where they don't get kicked off the team. Most of them are at least selfish enough to follow the rules not because they agree with them, but because they want that NFL paycheck.

 

And I know for a fact that it wasn't just substance abuse. If it was just drug-related, he would have had a 1 game suspension. From what I know (and this is from a friend's friend who works for the football team so it may not be 100% accurate): this "indefinite" suspension was caused because he flipped out on the coaches and said some malicious/ridiculous things, so they had no choice other than to suspend him. Of course, that stemmed from the fact that he was going to get suspended for the 1st game b/c he failed a drug test. It wasn't the failed drug test. It was how he handled the news of his failed drug test and subsequent suspension.

 

Regardless, most guys on the team didn't like Rogers. So I can only hope this is one of those "addition by subtraction" situations.

Edited August 24, 2012 by dasox24

[Capn12]

Oh, he's definitely bad trouble. I never said he was a model citizen. But there's plenty of guys in college football who have bad attitudes and big egos that are able to keep it check to the point where they don't get kicked off the team. Most of them are at least selfish enough to follow the rules not because they agree with them, but because they want that NFL paycheck.

 

And I know for a fact that it wasn't just substance abuse. If it was just drug-related, he would have had a 1 game suspension. From what I know (and this is from a friend's friend who works for the football team so it may not be 100% accurate): this "indefinite" suspension was caused because he flipped out on the coaches and said some malicious/ridiculous things, so they had no choice other than to suspend him. Of course, that stemmed from the fact that he was going to get suspended for the 1st game b/c he failed a drug test. It wasn't the failed drug test. It was how he handled the news of his failed drug test and subsequent suspension.

 

Regardless, most guys on the team didn't like Rogers. So I can only hope this is one of those "addition by subtraction" situations.

 

 

I'm most interested to see how Tennessee's running game looks this year. It was pretty abysmal last year, and thats not something I'm used to seeing from Tenn. I also read Rogers' issues might have stemmed from some plagiarism in classes to stay eligible. Who the hell knows though, regardless it is a shame that these knuckleheads can't stay focused long enough to survive 3 years in college.

[dasox24]

I'm most interested to see how Tennessee's running game looks this year. It was pretty abysmal last year, and thats not something I'm used to seeing from Tenn. I also read Rogers' issues might have stemmed from some plagiarism in classes to stay eligible. Who the hell knows though, regardless it is a shame that these knuckleheads can't stay focused long enough to survive 3 years in college.

The running game was definitely awful last year. It's definitely not something I'm used to as a Tennessee fan. I'm really hoping we have it figured out. By all accounts, the running game has looked very good so far but we'll see what happens once they start playing real games. I think stealing Jay Graham from you guys was a big hire.

 

And quite honestly, with all of our starting o-lineman coming back, they have to be better. They are all upperclassmen now (except for our Soph LT). And our starting RB this year is Rajion Neal, who has now set all of Tennessee's strength and conditioning records (except for 1) at the RB position. Kind of crazy when you think of all of the awesome RB's that have played at Tennessee since the 1990s (when they really started tracking all these strength and conditioning things) - Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry, Charlie Garner, James Stewart, Arian Foster, Jay Graham, Cedric Houston, Montario Hardesty, etc. All of those guys are/were NFL RBs. But, we'll see if Neal is just a workout warrior or if he can back it up on the field.

Edited August 24, 2012 by dasox24

[Capn12]

3.......days...........away........

 

The theater is up and ready...

 

The fridge and snacks are stocked!

 

 

Let's get this 2012 season going already!

[zenryan]

I can eat the hell out of some peanut butter M&Ms.

 

actually M&Ms are my weakness. I rarely buy candy but if there is a jar of M&Ms in front of me, I'll just graze on them all day.

[dasox24]

3.......days...........away........

 

The theater is up and ready...

 

Let's get this 2012 season going already!

That is excellent... I think I could manage watching games in there.

[southsider2k5]

3.......days...........away........

 

The theater is up and ready...

 

The fridge and snacks are stocked!

 

 

Let's get this 2012 season going already!

 

There is only like 3 beers in there, WTF?

[Kyyle23]

that is an impressive viewing room, i must say. Jealous

[bigruss]

There is only like 3 beers in there, WTF?

Clearly he is getting a Kegerator in there.

[Jenksismyhero]

I'm pumped for this weekend, but I know that generally college football is terrible for at least another month. Illinois plays a bunch of nobodies until conference play.

[bmags]

Super excited for DGB's first game. He's been a gem in scrimmages. But very worried about mizzou's offensive line woes. 3 starters down to injury.

[IlliniKrush]

I'm pumped for this weekend, but I know that generally college football is terrible for at least another month. Illinois plays a bunch of nobodies until conference play.

Um, what??? It's pretty much the opposite. Saying we're playing nobodies would imply we'll have an easy 4-0 start. Hardly. 2 non-conference teams that might combine for 20 wins and a late night road game, that's 3/4 games.

 

Western Michigan is a solid team, Carder is outstanding, that is going to be a really tough game to start with (see: last year).

 

Arizona State is down a bit from last year, but a night road game in the Pac 12? Probably a pick em game at best.

 

Louisiana Tech...assuming you just saw the name and figured they suck. If the game was on a neutral field, La Tech would be favored (plus they have a vote in the poll). They'll probably win the WAC. Lost by 7 to TCU in their bowl game last year.

 

1/4 games is against a nobody, Charleston Southern. This is actually extremely far from an easy schedule, especially with a new coaching staff coming. All winnable, but easily could be 1-3 if they don't play well in every game.

[southsider2k5]

Is this true?

 

@JasonLloydABJ: Ohio State has inexplicably decided reporters are not allowed to tweet during press conferences.

[Heads22]

Do you have that hooked up thru HDMI?

[Kyyle23]

Is this true?

 

@JasonLloydABJ: Ohio State has inexplicably decided reporters are not allowed to tweet during press conferences.

 

That sounds very Urban Meyerish

[Jenksismyhero]

Um, what??? It's pretty much the opposite. Saying we're playing nobodies would imply we'll have an easy 4-0 start. Hardly. 2 non-conference teams that might combine for 20 wins and a late night road game, that's 3/4 games.

 

Western Michigan is a solid team, Carder is outstanding, that is going to be a really tough game to start with (see: last year).

 

Arizona State is down a bit from last year, but a night road game in the Pac 12? Probably a pick em game at best.

 

Louisiana Tech...assuming you just saw the name and figured they suck. If the game was on a neutral field, La Tech would be favored (plus they have a vote in the poll). They'll probably win the WAC. Lost by 7 to TCU in their bowl game last year.

 

1/4 games is against a nobody, Charleston Southern. This is actually extremely far from an easy schedule, especially with a new coaching staff coming. All winnable, but easily could be 1-3 if they don't play well in every game.

 

They're still not the quality of major conference teams. I'm not saying it's a guaranteed 4-0....God knows Illinois football can never make it easy. But those are four games they SHOULD win.

[Capn12]

Do you have that hooked up thru HDMI?

 

 

Yes sir. all feeds are through the receiver via HDMI. So ESPN3 via XBox, for those random off games to watch, and DirecTV of course for the rest.

 

Clearly he is getting a Kegerator in there.

 

That thought occurred to me, but I must admit, I don't drink that much these days. Once the water is gone, I'm sure I'll refill it with beer.

 

[IlliniKrush]

They're still not the quality of major conference teams. I'm not saying it's a guaranteed 4-0....God knows Illinois football can never make it easy. But those are four games they SHOULD win.

Would you like them to play 4 BCS conference teams the first 4 games? Only one's a 1-AA.

 

The point is they aren't nobodies. Nobodies would be 4-0 by rolling the ball onto the field and having a picnic. 3 of the 4 should be good/close games. The schedule is not easy to start the year.