College Football 2008

[Dietmar239]

Tech up big time now 21-7. OK state secondary is leaving some serious holes out there.

[Dietmar239]

Ok State up early as a result of a TT fumble (7-0).

[Dietmar239]

Well, the Tech vs Ok State game will be awesome. It's a shame Ok State dropped as far as they did with such a close loss to #1 at the time TX. Crazy since other teams didn't drop nearly as far. Screwy BCS!

[Dietmar239]

Dang!

[guru]

Gotta love how the SEC could potentially help the Big XII.

Not yet :P

[Dietmar239]

Gotta love how the SEC could potentially help the Big XII.

[guru]

Wow - a last second field goal blocked from 29 yards out by LSU against #1 'Bama. We're going to overtime.

Gotta love the SEC.

[Marlow]

Basically Penn State is in control of their own destiny at this point. Better watch out, these guys are the real deal.

or not - welcome to USC/Florida/Texas/Oklahoma territory.

and now Bama is in an OT mess!

[guru]

Basically Penn State is in control of their own destiny at this point. Better watch out, these guys are the real deal.

Oops.

[gh]

NBC columnist doesn't want Penn State to be latest Big 10 "punching bag" to play in the BCS title game:


http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/27466334/

[lonewolf]

I would think that Stanford alums were hit particularly hard last week by the market.

Apparently, it's not just Stanford, malamo. As you've probably seen, there's an article at nytimes.com today with the headline "Financial Straits of Boosters Hit Athletic Programs." Boone Pickens and Oklahoma State prominently mentioned. Sorry, lonewolf.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/sport ... sters.html

Surely you don't think a little billion dollar hiccup is going to slow down T. Boone?

[Marlow]

"Financial Straits of Boosters Hit Athletic Programs."

I am a HOOOOJ sports fan, but the financial concerns of collegiate sports are the least of our worries now. This would be an excellent time to take a step back and see just how out of hand it's all become. Having to channel our now limited resources into purely academic pursuits would be a wonderful consequence to our current crisis. Not that it could possibly happen. :roll:

[tandfman]

I would think that Stanford alums were hit particularly hard last week by the market.

Apparently, it's not just Stanford, malmo. As you've probably seen, there's an article at nytimes.com today with the headline "Financial Straits of Boosters Hit Athletic Programs." Boone Pickens and Oklahoma State prominently mentioned. Sorry, lonewolf.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/sport ... sters.html

Edited to fix typo.

[tandfman]

Only a government employee would be so disconnected from the current financial events.

When did the government take over episcopal high schools?

How about "only a teacher....," then, will that work for you?

Paul Krugman is a teacher, too.

[malmo]

Only a government employee would be so disconnected from the current financial events.

When did the government take over episcopal high schools?

How about "only a teacher....," then, will that work for you?