Oct 20, 2018

College football 2018 - October 13-20

Diary No. 2 of the season takes us through the games of October 13 and 20, 2018.


10/13


Nebraska-Northwestern, ABC

What a great start to the day as the noon broadcast team of Mark Jones & generic white guy with large neck (GWGWLN) provided two phrase of the day nominees:

"changing personnel groupings"

"he loves the game of football and it shows on tape"

Two terrible drives in overtime, but Nebraska's was much worse - bad snap, awful INT, no points. Northwestern's 37-yard field goal wins it. Nebraska 0-6 for the first time.

Time to change personnel groupings.


Tennessee-Auburn, SEC Network

I love the first "skill set" of the day. Sometimes it's better than a good breakfast.


Thank you for the analysis

[after an interception] "not the play you wanted"

In related news, this is not the game I wanted.


Louisville-Boston College, Fox

"the new Beamer Ball"
"the field awareness and the body awareness"
"has the NFL scouts drooling"

Questions

"it's unheard of sometimes"   ?
"does anybody grind it like Steve Addazio?"   ?


Troy-Liberty, Liberty Flames Sports Network

"he came up, smelled it, and made the play"
"flying to the football"
"keeping his feet and picking up a ton of YACs!"
"tackle in space"
"just throw it into the student section"

Great name: Troy linebacker Antonio Showers

"he rumbles more than he slithers"
"the red zone" (4)

Referee, late second quarter: "number five reported into the game as number one"

!


Michigan State-Penn State, Big 10 Network

The referee had a camera on his hat, so of course it was called "hat cam" and said eight times.


James Laurinaitis:

"it's a gaping hole, it parts like the red sea"
"hostile environment"
"set the edges"
"he watches tape, so he never has an off day"/"he shows up a lot on film"
"big body guys"
"talk about a specimen! Cam Brown?!"
[Michigan State at its own 30, third-and-13] "this is not where you want to be right now if you're the Spartans"


Michigan State with a go-ahead touchdown with 19 seconds left, wins 21-17.

But also

Complete nonsense

"he did not make a football move"
"running behind their pads"


10/20


Colorado State-Boise State, ESPN2 (October 19)

"late hands"
"snatching an 80-30 ball out of the air"
"that wasn't on anybody's grease board"


Maryland-Iowa, ESPN2

Halftime score just popped up: Rutgers 12, Northwestern 7

Those moments where you're watching a game and wishing you were watching another? This is not one of those moments.

Comment of the season nominee, Mark Jones

"an aspiring dentist...I tell you, he's been rattling some fillings out there today"


Campbell-Monmouth, espn3

"strike pay dirt"
"tough sledding up front"
"a little case of the dropsies"
"game of inches"
"that's complimentary football"
"Vinny Grosso just makes plays, that's all he does"

bumper stickers (set of two):


    VINNY GROSSO JUST MAKES PLAYS

    THAT'S ALL HE DOES


Colorado-Washington, Fox

"the wildcat package"
"he plays that hybrid role"
"pocket movement"
"drop it into a tight window"
"it's something they've been able to hang their hat on"
"mayhem moment"

Brady Quinn:

"you'd call that a pretty pleasant run, by Kamari Pleasant"

!


Minnesota-Nebraska, Big 10 Network

"he mines the sticks"
"second and medium"
"he's got a nose for the football"
"it's cliche to say 'he's a football player'"

!!


Mississippi State-LSU, ESPN

"he's got home run hitting potential"
"death valley"
"they play with lethal simplicity"
"just how cerebral he is"
"back shoulder fade"
"that's situational and field awareness"

10/13-20 awarenesses

FINAL

body
situational
field

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