2012 College Football Thread

[buckeye76]

Maryland QB situation.......From the Washington Post....


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ter ... he-season/

Call it an injury bug, call it a curse, call it whatever you choose, but the situation facing Maryland football team’s quarterbacks has zoomed right past bad luck and into the realm of absurdist theater.

Caleb Rowe, a true freshman who began the season as the Terps’ third-string signal-caller, tore the ACL in his left knee during Saturday’s 20-17 loss at Boston College and will miss the remainder of the season, Maryland Coach Randy Edsall announced Sunday.

“It’s very unusual,” Edsall said during a conference call. “I don’t know something like this has ever happened to a team at that position. With this team, they understand and they feel bad for Caleb, but they know we still have games that we want to win. Everyone will have to do their part to contribute a little more and do a little more.”

Rowe, who was prepared to redshirt this season through Maryland’s first six games, received his first career start on Saturday only because Perry Hills and Devin Burns suffered season-ending injuries the previous weekend against North Carolina State. Hills tore his ACL just before halftime and Burns suffered a Lisfranc injury that was announced Thursday.

Add senior C.J. Brown, the presumed preseason starter who tore his ACL during a non-contact drill this summer, to the mix, and that makes four scholarship quarterbacks with season-ending injuries, three of which are ACL-related.

Edsall clarified that Rowe suffered the injury on Maryland’s penultimate play from scrimmage, when he scrambled out of bounds by the Terps sideline.

On third and 12, the ball spotted just inside Boston College territory, Rowe was flushed out of the pocket to his right, hit just shy of the first-down marker and tumbled to the ground. He insisted to Edsall that he felt fine, remained in the game and threw an interception on first down with less than a minute left, sealing Maryland’s second straight defeat. Rowe finished with 240 passing yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions against the Eagles. His 42 passing attempts were a Terps season high.

The injury flared up once Rowe awoke Sunday morning, and an ensuing MRI exam revealed the tear. His surgery date will be determined, but Edsall said the recovery time could be only around five to six months.

“It’s tough on him,” Edsall said. “I talked to him, and he felt like he let the team down. I said, ‘Come on, Caleb. I know you feel that way, but you didn’t let the team down.’ These are things that you can’t control. He went out there, he played, this happened and he didn’t let anyone down. I told him he has a bright future, he’ll be a very good quarterback for us, and now what we have to do is support him and make sure he’s comfortable in his rehab.”

This leaves Shawn Petty, a converted linebacker, and converted tight end Brian McMahon as Maryland’s only quarterbacks. Both Dustin Dailey and Ricardo Young are sitting out the season due to NCAA transfer rules. Edsall confirmed during the conference call that Petty, an Eleanor Roosevelt High School graduate, would start against Georgia Tech at Byrd Stadium this weekend.

“We have complete and full confidence in what Shawn, in what he can do and what he can bring to our team as a quarterback,” Edsall said.

Maryland sits at .500 with a 4-4 record, including a 2-2 mark in the ACC. The Terps will begin a brutal November stretch this Saturday, facing Georgia Tech, Clemson, Florida State and North Carolina in consecutive weeks, with Petty and McMahon, both of whom played quarterback in high school but only began learning Maryland’s system once Hills and Burns went down last week.

“We’re going to go with what we have,” said Edsall, ruling out the possibility of using other Terps like Stefon Diggs in a Wildcat formation.

[OracleHCR]

Rough season.

[buckeye76]

http://fansided.com/2012/10/31/lsus-sam ... r-of-year/


In college football, rivalries fuel everything. There are no multi-million dollar contracts, there is just pride. Because of that, members of rival team’s can grow to dislike each other and it often separates fan bases. However, sometimes there are just some bonds that cannot be broken by collegiate alliances.

LSU defensive end Sam Montgomery is showing just that. In one of the greatest gestures in recent sports memory, Montgomery will drop his number 99 jersey and wear number 21 for the remainder of the season to honor South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore, who suffered a devastating and career threatening knee injury last weekend.

The news comes from South Carolina beat writer Josh Kendal.

Montgomery is originally from South Carolina and is a close friend of Lattimore’s.

The number change will begin for Montgomery this weekend when the Tigers take on the Alabama Crimson Tide, who are the nation’s top-ranked team. It is one of the biggest games of the year for LSU and perhaps carrying the honor of Lattimore on his back will provide an emotional charge for the Tigers.

Montgomery is considered a first-round draft prospect in the upcoming draft and his play on the field has demonstrated he is worthy of that consideration. This gesture by Montgomery shows that he is a caring, honorable young man off the field and that will go a long way in the eyes of NFL personnel.

In today’s age, character matters, and right now there is not a classier player in college football than Sam Montgomery.

[fsupenguin]

Nice to see a story about something other than a guy getting busted.

[fsupenguin]

The talk on Atlanta radio this morning strongly believes that Auburn has found their new head man, and it's Jimbo Fisher.

[BFiVL]

Jimbo to auburn. What a step down for him. From Florida's little cousin to bama's retarded brother Bilo. Don't think that he would do that but stranger things have happened.

[LetsGoPeay]

The talk on Atlanta radio this morning strongly believes that Auburn has found their new head man, and it's Jimbo Fisher.

That just sounds like an odd move for involved parties.

[Cnasty]

I'll never understand why he is so sought after.

His play calling is boring,predictable, and he hasn't done shit...ever

I guess he's a good recruiter but recruiting florida is easy now with Miami sucking and only battling Florida most of the time.

[fsupenguin]

They way it was broken down kinda makes sense, auburn boosters they say have already raised enough to buy out both contracts. And the source from the FSU offices says Fisher has always hated all the booster events that Bowden would do, and was expected to keep going. Evidently Bowden was a bit of a top notch entertainer to the boosters, and they want the same from Jimbo and that's not him.

[BFiVL]

They way it was broken down kinda makes sense, auburn boosters they say have already raised enough to buy out both contracts. And the source from the FSU offices says Fisher has always hated all the booster events that Bowden would do, and was expected to keep going. Evidently Bowden was a bit of a top notch entertainer to the boosters, and they want the same from Jimbo and that's not him.

Actually that now makes like half sense. Buyout thing okay but if he thinks booster events are much at FSU just wait till you get to the state of Alabama. Yella wood and whiskey sour dye will have him on a world tour wearing a yellow cowboy suit.

[fsupenguin]

They way it was broken down kinda makes sense, auburn boosters they say have already raised enough to buy out both contracts. And the source from the FSU offices says Fisher has always hated all the booster events that Bowden would do, and was expected to keep going. Evidently Bowden was a bit of a top notch entertainer to the boosters, and they want the same from Jimbo and that's not him.

Actually that now makes like half sense. Buyout thing okay but if he thinks booster events are much at FSU just wait till you get to the state of Alabama. Yella wood and whiskey sour dye will have him on a world tour wearing a yellow cowboy suit.

I am pretty sure the booster evens at Auburn will be much more his style.

[Wasted Memory]

Does anyone here really think Fisher is going to voluntarily leave FSU to go to Auburn? Admittedly, I haven't been paying much attention to the Noles fan base perception of Fisher besides on these boards, but I can't imagine him just walking away.

[fsupenguin]

Does anyone here really think Fisher is going to voluntarily leave FSU to go to Auburn? Admittedly, I haven't been paying much attention to the Noles fan base perception of Fisher besides on these boards, but I can't imagine him just walking away.

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I think it could really happen, Jimbo is a country dude. When he took over at FSU the local Mercedes dealership had him all setup with a brand new car, he gave I right back, just wanted a pickup truck. I am surprised by this, but it's logical, just no clue who will replace him.

[OracleHCR]

Bring Bobby back. Maybe he'll catch a second wind like Schneider.

[Cnasty]

[OracleHCR]

Then again maybe not.

[Cnasty]

He's pissed this dude called him out for a pic at cvs when picking up his Viagra

[OracleHCR]

Come on man. This is Bobby we're talking about. He doesn't get pissed or buy Viagra dadgummit.

[Cnasty]

Virginia Tech

Hi Pimpin!!

Canes win out and they win the coastal with a shot to get beat up again by fsu. Big step for this very young squad and golden going forward.

[fsupenguin]

Virginia Tech

Hi Pimpin!!

Canes win out and they win the coastal with a shot to get beat up again by fsu. Big step for this very young squad and golden going forward.

Some definite bright spots for Miami in the game, almost kinda hope they avoid getting slapped by the NCAA this coming off-season and become relevant again soon.