Yes, Stanford is fun to watch, the spread was really fun for a while and still enjoy it, especially with more White receivers getting a chance, but its nice to see a ground and pound team like Stanford, especially with a White tailback and all those White tight ends, and a White receiver making big plays. The announcers said they wanted to convert Cajuste to tight end but he insisted that he play wide receiver, and looks like they made the right choice.
If it were another team I would be surprised, afterall, only team to offer Gerhart at tailback, and have Gaffney, and from Harbaugh's team now I don't think he pushed that hard for White guys and just worked with what he was given. Maybe I am wrong, I know sometimes coaches don't have as much control over rosters as we think, but I am sure many coaches become arrogant and want to think they can win with whoever you give them, which is what Petersen from Boise now at Washington is probably thinking. Like someone said, if his recruiting classes aren't ranked in the top 25 he is going to get a lot of flak. Its a shame one of the most creative minds in offense has all blacks (Auburn, Gus Malazhan). Speaking of that game, what happened to this "SEC Defense" it was like 59 to 42. At least Georgia uses SOME Whites.
Hopefully Leach gets some more White receivers like Welker and Amendola, thats when a spread team was fun to watch.
I didn't see any catches by a White player for SMU when I had it on in the background, which is another fun spread team to watch (well run n shoot, but the coordinator is Hal Mumme, who actually jump started this airraid spread stuff, Leach comes from the Mumme coaching tree, Mumme was the coach of Kentucky with Tim Couch). To make matters worse watching SMU, Prescott Line didn't get many carries, instead a chunky converted affletic linebacker got some, and only got yards with huge holes, nowhere the elusiveness of Zach Line, haven't watched Prescott but he definitely looked better running the ball than what they used.
Duke finally puts in the White quarterback? they could have had a much better chance if he was in there earlier. The black quarterback has a shoulder injury and had to get it worked on the sidelines between every drive and its been bothering him for weeks. Yet he started and played most of the game, 31 attempts, 87 yards 0 tds 2 interceptions, thats 2.8 yards per attempt.
and I think that last drive was a fumble when he was trying to throw and FSU recovered, letting Winston have a Heisman moment where he ran in for a td. Duke's defense has been on the field all game long, with many mistakes and missed tackles and bad coverage, oh well. Winston will get the Heisman now.
This will be the worst bowl season ever.
there haven't been many good ones, at least Stanford will be in the Rose Bowl.
This will be the last year of the BCS, so hopefully it will get better, I don't know the exact set up though.
Glancing at the FCS playoffs, I was thinking this is more of what college football should look like, at least most of the matchups I have watched, the Southland conference is pretty dark, but they have Bennett who was voted best player in the conference. I wonder how some of those skill players would look inserted on top teams right now.
afflete spears the only White receiving target on FSU, number 35, who has made some crucial catches to extend drives.
announcer for the Southeastern game "you need to just hit the hole, no shucking and jivin in the backfield" haha
Southeastern's Bennett just drove them down the field with a little over a minute left in the 4th quarter to get the lead, going 6 for 6 80+ yards i believe passing. Has 286 yards passing 2 td 1 int, 83 yards rushing on 19 attempts 4.4 ypc with 1 td.
and Mich St pulls off the win against OSU, so I guess they will meet Stanford in the Rose Bowl, which will probably be the best BCS bowl this year.
