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TSN's 12.5 half the size, twice the sizzle
Sporting News, The, Sept 27, 2004
TSN's 12.5 Half the size, twice the sizzle
TV (all times
Rk. Team (last week) W-L Next up Eastern)
1. Georgia (1) 3-0 LSU, 10/2 TBD
Offense put the "daze " in lackadaisical against Marshall; angry champs
won't be so forgiving.
2. Oklahoma (2) 3-0 Texas Tech, 10/2 TBD
Not as pretty as it was for most of last season--but pretty didn't cut
it vs. K-State or LSU.
3. USC (3) 3-0 at Stanford, 9/25 7:00 p.m., TBS
So far, it has been pretty much a one-man show. We'll see if Reggie
Bush is Mr. October.
4. Miami (5) 2-0 at Houston, 9/23 7:30 p.m., ESPN
They're dominating on "D, "getting flagged for taunting on punt
returns--same old Canes, baby.
5. Texas (6) 2-0 Rice, 9/25 7:00 p.m., FSN
Used a week off to get healthy and to start working on its Oklahoma
concession speech.
6. Ohio State (7) 3-0 at Northwestern,
10/2 7:45 p.m., ESPN
Is it a bad thing that this year's BMOC is kicker Mike Nugent? No way.
Nuge rocks!
7. California (8) 2-0 at Oregon State,
10/2 TBD
If more than one lineman splits his pants in Corvallis, we'll know the
Bears were off too long.
8. West Virginia (10) 3-0 James Madison, 9/25 None
Beating Maryland is one thing; stepping up to Jimmy Madison's challenge
is quite another.
9. Virginia (9) 3-0 Syracuse, 9/25 None
Al Groh hasn't been this happy since Jumbo Elliott caught the "Miracle"
pass on Monday night.
10. Florida State (11) 1-1 Clemson, 9/25 3:30 p.m., ABC
(regional)
It's payback time-and the Tigers haven't looked capable of putting up
much of a fight.
11. Auburn (-) 3-0 The Citadel, 9/25 None
Yeah, yeah, so we picked Auburn No. 1 last year. Do you even know what
a citadel is?
12. LSU (4) 2-1 Mississippi State, 12:30 p.m.,
9/25 Jefferson Pilot
Ten bucks to the first person who can explain what happened on that
crucial PAT miss last week.
12.5 Mike Leach
You get the feeling Texas Tech could score a few touchdowns with Ann
Richards at quarterback.
Top 5 'little guys'
1. Utah (3-0)
2. Fresno State (3-0)
3. Louisville (2-0)
4. Boise State (3-0)
5. Southern Miss (1-0)
Top 5 story lines
1. LSU flagged and tagged
2. Another Vols-Gators classic
3. Sooners have a star at RB
4. Buckeyes get their kicks
5. How 'bout them Sun Devils?
Top 5 stinkfests
1. LSU's special teams
2. N.C. State's offense
3. TCU's defense
4. Iowa's ... well, everything
5. Florida in the clutch
The Bottom
5
Hoosiers. Not the movie; the team. Although Gerry DiNardo does a wicked Norman Dale.
Sly Croom. How much are they loving him in Starkville after a home loss to Maine?
Tulsa. Or maybe we just imagined that whole bowl thing last year.
PATs. Once again, all you wacky kickers, that does not stand for Points Are Taboo.
Hurricanes. Not the team; the cataclysm. The world could do without another.
Scouts' views Observations from the sidelines
Nebraska is a classic West Coast team with a lot of jumps and scramble shifts before the ball is snapped. They line up in one formation, shift to another and then either motion or switch the tight end before the snap. If you get caught up in all that, you're in trouble.... Junior tight end Heath Miller of Virginia is a hell of a player. He's big, can move and catches the ball well. He reminds me of former Miami tight end Jeremy Shockey after his sophomore year.... LSU runs quarterback JaMarcus Russell on draws, and that's a challenge because he's hard to tackle. But I don't know how accurate he'll be throwing the ball.... Penn State has really improved their play-action series. They have two big backs, and they've kept their tight end in on protection some. They look like they're going to run it at you, and then they come back with a drag route behind you.... Clemson has changed their passing approach. They're not as much of a vertical team. They're running more of a controlled passing game. Quarterback Charlie Whitehurst has a nice touch on screens and slants but can still throw rockets on the deeper balls.... Mississippi State is trying to run West Coast stuff in the passing game, using one-back sets and throwing quickly. They're moving quarterback Omarr Conner around a lot because he's not yet ready to sit in the pocket.
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