College football nonsense diary, 2019 part 1

Nonsense diary No. 1 of the new season gets started with the defending national champions, Clemson against Georgia Tech on the ACC Network (8/29).

[2018 diaries]

"the ball in the belly of the back"

"this is from our stick cam"

"freakish athlete"

"third and forever"

Our first 'third and' of the season!

It arrives at the 8:39 mark of the opening quarter.

"his Heisman resume"

"Death Valley"

"play at the next level"

"he's become more of an alpha dog"

Wisconsin-South Florida, 8/30, ESPN

Dave Flemming and Louis Riddick:

"pocket passer"

"Jack Coan left some throws on the table"

"he's just being the point guard out there, that's what good quarterbacks do"

"the smash-mouth style"

"the character of this football team"

"complimentary football"

"at Jerry's World"

"legitimate big play ability"

Colorado-Colorado State, 8/30, ESPN News

Roy Philpott and commentator Kelly Stouffer,

a Nonsense Legend who never disappoints...

"clean pocket"

"be disciplined at the point of attack"

"plus territory" (3)

"the Manning Passing Academy"

"statement drive"/"a statement reception"

"physicality"

"couldn't get enough mustard on that throw"

"the football factory that is DeSoto High School"

"Mel Kiper's big board"

First of the season: 14:13 left in the second quarter

"a volume tackler"

"RPO"

"trust your eyes, trust your weapon"

"trying to change the culture"

"a consummate route-runner that can handle the entire route tree"

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Early candidate for phrase of the year from Stouffer.

"arm talent"

"he's a physical, downhill pile mover"

!

And there's another.

"Rocky Mountain showdown" (8)

"personnel grouping"

"he has some hiccups in his fundamentals"

"your contested catch maker"

"this is what hungry looks like"/"it's the hunger to go get the line to gain"

Georgia State-Tennessee, 8/31, ESPNU

Clay Matvich and Ryan Leaf

"dual threat senior"

"he's the security blanket"

"go through your progressions"

"second and manageable"/"third and manageable"

"off the field under his own power"

"toughness breeds confidence"

"Rocky Top" (4)

"a gut check fourth quarter"

"the Jeremy Pruitt regime"

"strong SEC ties"

"they've struggled to be explosive"

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"the Big House"

"it's in his DNA"

"coach speak"

"football acumen"

South Alabama-Nebraska, 8/31, ESPN

"the hype machine is humming in Lincoln"
"Heisman hopeful"
"he's a big boy....a downhill runner"
"elite dual threat"
"efficiency through his progressions"
"tale of the tape"
"the Jaguars will try to flip the field"

Toledo-Kentucky, 8/31, SEC Network

"the heart and soul of the Kentucky defense"
"collapsing the pocket"
"bulldozed to the ground"
"the opportunity to tuck and run" (2)
"Mark Stoops rolls the dice"
"elevated in the depth chart"
"he's just a gutty quarterback"
"three-headed monster trying to replace Benny Snell"
"third and a mile"
"a known commodity in your run game"

Fresno State-USC, 8/31/ESPN

"air raid" (12)

['air raid' - 11, 'air raid light' - 1]

"second and medium"

"an embarrassment of riches"

"he's been in the medical tent"

"big bodied defensive end"

"dial up pressure"

"the trenches"

"short field"

"David taking on Goliath"

"there's a lot of scrappy in Fresno State"/"there's a lot of gutty with this Fresno State team"

South Carolina-North Carolina, 8/31, ESPN

"a little border war"

"they're craving for structure, they're craving for leadership...Mack Brown is giving it to them"

"value the football"

"Mack Brown's a football coach"

"he'll be playing on Sundays"

"chunk plays"

"a big powerful, offensive line they want to hang their hat on"

"you're in take a shot position"

"third down and a mile"

"sell out to stop the run"

Colgate-Air Force, 8/31, espn3

"the expectation bar is set high for these two teams"

"that's inside, up there in the brier patch"

"dummy motion"

"he's their burner"

"they won the numbers battle"

Houston-Oklahoma, 9/1, ABC

"win the down"

"collapsing the pocket"

"yards in big chunks"

"a lot of air raid ties"

"top flight wide receiver"

"a trick 'em route"

Notre Dame-Louisville, 9/2, ABC

"the road warrior mentality"

"brings the program fresh energy"/"he's already made some changes to the culture"

"game reps"

"the nose of the football"

"get him the ball in space"

"blue chip player"

"moved the sticks with his feet"

"great catch radius" (3)

"he's a hybrid guy"/"that hybrid rover spot"

"the glue of the Notre Dame defense"

"independent ball movement"

"flying to the football"

"ball security drills"

"fumbleitis broke out"

"Mr. Football"