Topic 46 of 71: College Football 99
Tue, Aug 31, 1999 (12:29) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
College Football 99, and we're already in week two.
418 responses total.
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Response 1 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Aug 31, 1999 (13:05) * 4 lines
Thank you, Terry...! OK, Hana hou...One more time:
PENN STATE 41 ARIZONA 7
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Response 2 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Tue, Aug 31, 1999 (16:03) * 1 lines
I knew it! When USC beats Hawaii by an equally lopsided score this Saturday, will we find it as omnipresent as the dispatch from Happy Valley? (BTW, does Paterno ever age? He looks the same as he did when I was a kid 30+ years ago...he must use those cool shades to hide wrinkles somewhere!)
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Response 3 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Tue, Aug 31, 1999 (16:05) * 1 lines
I still think that Dick Tomey is a better football coach than Larry Price...even if it does come across as sour grapes on my part for Price being a more successful (Hell, successful at all) radio personality than I was...
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Response 4 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Sep 5, 1999 (12:18) * 8 lines
No one ever said Larry Price (with a PhD?!) was any good at coaching. That is why he is a morning talk show guy in Honolulu instead of a real college coach!
(And, he is no way better at it than you are, John...they just pay him more and it is beyond me why!)
OK, time to record Penn State's embarrassment of riches...
Penn State 70 Akron 24
For Those of you who think we ran up the score intentionally, six Penn State players who had never made touchdowns did so yesterday. There was no way except for evacuating the field that we could NOT have had such a score. Paterno does not run up scores. (He looked that old when I first met him all those years
ago...he started out looking like that! Maybe he has a painting in his
attic...?!)
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Response 5 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Sep 5, 1999 (16:00) * 3 lines
Thanks for the vote of confidence on what once passed as my "career." Somehow I knew that I the Penn State score would be here, but that it would be up to me to post the final tally of the Rainblows' (no, that's not a typo) debacle last night.
Southern California 62 Hawaii 7
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Response 6 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Sep 5, 1999 (16:53) * 3 lines
(closing John's html tags again
Terry can be happy with his Longhorns win over stuffy Stanford!
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Response 7 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Sep 5, 1999 (19:26) * 1 lines
The intelligence shines enough and humor posting is enough
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Response 8 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Sep 5, 1999 (20:10) * 1 lines
Joh, Dear, we all do it, even after three years after having mastered it. Join the crowd!
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Response 9 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Sep 5, 1999 (20:11) * 2 lines
I promise I did spell your name right...it is not one of my better days. There is a decided lack of domestic tranquility in the immediate surroundings...
John....John....John....John...
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Response 10 of 418: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Sep 9, 1999 (08:50) * 4 lines
The Horns travel to New Jersey this weekend. home of backup quarterback
Chris Simms. Maybe he'll play again if the Major can rack up a big score.
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Response 11 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Sep 9, 1999 (12:06) * 5 lines
Playing Rutgers, aren't they? Good season-spoilers, but I think the Horns wil do very well against them.
Penn State plays their old nemesis, Pitt, who has never gotten ove the loss of Jackie Sherrill as head coach. Did not care for him, but he sure turned out some powerful teams and we were beaten with great regularity when he was at Pitt.
Good luck to The Horns and the Nittany Lions...and don't get any season-ending injuries!
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Response 12 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Sep 9, 1999 (15:47) * 1 lines
I just checked our UHHilo Baseball schedule, and we play Rice here and then travel there for another shellacking, then we do the same for TCU, amongst many other killers of the first division. Anyone want to see a really lop-sided game, pop up to Ft Worth and watch the, beat the bejeepers out of the local boys from Hilo.
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Response 13 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Sep 9, 1999 (15:53) * 1 lines
Oh, and for the Hilo series, John will be doing the play-by-play over local radio. I never go to a game without my little radio in hand.
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Response 14 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Thu, Sep 9, 1999 (16:16) * 1 lines
Rice would be the "Owls," Marcia. With any luck, it is possible that I might be travelling with the team to do statewide TV (I would take unpaid leave to do it). But I fear they will hire a better-looking, youthful upstart with the proper surname, such as Kanoa Leahey, who just quit as HPU's play-by-play man. For a laugh, check out poetic caricatures, but don't take it too seriously!
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Response 15 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Sep 11, 1999 (16:06) * 2 lines
But, John, you would be so far superior to any Leahey...How could they even contemplate Kanoa?! So much for what I want...it has been that way for a while.
Meanwhile, a score I am not proud of in a game which I could hardly stand to watch: Penn State 20 Pitt 17
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Response 16 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Sep 11, 1999 (21:19) * 32 lines
The decision will be made in Honolulu, bu Oceanic Cable. UHH has input, but not control. Mr. Leahey is 21, ambitious, talented, much better-looking than I am, thin (unlike his father), and is named Leahey (like both his father and his grandfather). Have you seen or heard him? He's good. When I was his age, I was nine years away from calling my first game (I didn't take up the play-by-play mic until age 30). I fear it will be a no-brainer for them. And yes, today's Penn State victory over arch-rival
itt was ugly, but to paraphrase Gertrude Stein: a win is a win is a win. BTW, the latest issue of The Sporting News rated PSU as the nation's #1 university for athletics.
Their scorecard:
Winning (football and men's basketball only sports considered): A-
Graduation rate (again, football and men's basketball: A
Do We Rock? (Attendance): A
Do We Play Fair? (including gender equity): A
GPA: 3.92
Terry's beloved Texas Longhorns were rated #35. Scorecard:
Winning: B+
Graduation rate: C-
Do We Rock?: A-
Do We Play Fair: C
GPA: 2.67
Our beloved Hawaii (Manoa) Rainbows were rated #65.
Winning: F (0-12 football last year, 6-20 men's basketball)
Graduation Rate: B+
Do we rock?: C+
Do we play fair: C+
GPA: 2.00
Unfortunately for the Bows, neither men's nor women's volleyball were considered in the winning or graduation categories.
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Response 17 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Sep 12, 1999 (03:37) * 7 lines
Hawaii 31 E. Illinois 27
No doubt about it, a big win for my beloved Rainbow Warriors, but it does come against a Division I-AA school. When they finally win one against Div. I-A competition, then maybe I will stop saying that my beloved Bows stinketh like goatherds. Their next game is against Boise State, not a great team, but a decent one, who beat Southern Idaho today.
Overall, it was a big day for sports. 17-year-old Venus Williams won the U.S. Open, becoming the first African-American woman to win a Grand Slam tennis event since Althea Gibson in 1958.
Eric Milton pitched a no-hitter for the Minnesota Twins, only the fourth no-no in Twins history, as the Twinkies shut out the Anaheim Angels, 7-0. I wonder if Milton is a descendant John Milton--who, if he had been an American athlete instead of an apolgist for Cromwell--would have played for the Whittier College Fighting Poets.
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Response 18 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Sep 12, 1999 (04:11) * 1 lines
Oops...that was Venus Williams' sister, Serena, who won the U.S. open. Wrong head of beaded braids!
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Response 19 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Sep 12, 1999 (14:05) * 2 lines
John, thanks for putting the stats up on Athletics and Academics. Paterno has always said you cannot have a great university without a great library, and to that end his donation-funded (plus those donations from friends of his and fans) is due to open next year. All 8 Million of it. For all of the static Penn State has had to take for being "farmer's highschool" (its original name) it has turned out some pretty good scholars. It is too bad about their not counting Volleyball. Penn State ladies and Ma
oa Wahine have always battled it out for first and second place standings. Curious!
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Response 20 of 418: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Sep 13, 1999 (10:48) * 2 lines
UT didn't quite make the spread, but they won. This does not look like a
predictable season.
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Response 21 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Sep 13, 1999 (11:51) * 1 lines
I think Penn State is in the same position. One game at a time is the only way to deal with this season. Acute anxiety attacks are the name of the game. We are into the Big Ten now, and the rest of the games will be a battle.
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Response 22 of 418: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Sep 14, 1999 (08:17) * 1 lines
Texas is a huge favorite over Rice.
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Response 23 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Sep 14, 1999 (13:12) * 1 lines
I would imagine considering how Rice has fared this season up till now. On the other hand, it depends who wants the Miami game more, Penn State or them.
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Response 24 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Sep 18, 1999 (18:01) * 5 lines
Penn State 27 Miami 21
They had to come from behind to do it, but they got that 79-yard touchdown pass from Kevin Thompson, who came off the bench to throw a strike. I've never seen Paterno sweat like that, but he came out smelling like a rose.
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Response 25 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Sep 18, 1999 (18:09) * 2 lines
Thanks john! You beat me to it. I inhaled a big bag of popcorn and never even tasted it. That was the game we needed to win, and we kept shooting ourselves in the foot. But, we did win, and that is what will be remembered.
Hail to the Lions! (I thought the score was 27-23)
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Response 26 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Sep 18, 1999 (20:33) * 9 lines
PENN STATE 27 MIAMI 23
9/18/99 - In the blink of an eye, No. 3 Penn
State found a way to stay in the national
championship race. Kevin Thompson
threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to Chafie
Fields with 1:41 left and the Nittany Lions
held off No. 8 Miami 27-23 in the
rain-drenched Orange Bowl.
http://www.ncaafootball.net/
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Response 27 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Sep 18, 1999 (20:46) * 8 lines
other scores of interest:
TEXAS A&M 27 TULSA 7 (5:24 left in the 2nd)
TEXAS 15 RICE 6 (10:09 left in 4th)
Texas A&M is ranked 7th, Penn State is 3rd, and Texas (don't know)
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Response 28 of 418: Lucille Oftedahl (alyeska) * Sat, Sep 18, 1999 (21:37) * 1 lines
Sammy Sosa hit no 60
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Response 29 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Sep 18, 1999 (21:38) * 2 lines
You were right on the score. It was rain, huh? I came in during the 3rd quarter after work and never heard it mentioned once, but that explains why Paterno looked so disheveled. Couldn't tell from the field or the players since it was artificial turf. Penn State showed a lot of character pulling this one out on the road in a place as loud and raucous as the Orange Bowl. It may have only been a four point victory, but unlike the "disappointing" edge over Pitt, there should be some happiness in Happy V
lley with this.
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Response 30 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Sep 18, 1999 (21:43) * 1 lines
Longsuffering Cubs Fan that I am, Lucille, I'd like to see Sammy hit 71 this year. I wish the andro-chugging McGwire no ill will, except that he plays for the Cardinals, but I'd love to see a little more glory for Sammy, an effervescent and gregarious young man who apparently pops nothing into his system more questionable than Flintstones vitamins.
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Response 31 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Sep 18, 1999 (21:47) * 7 lines
Hi Lucie! Welcome to outer Spring...*smile*
Yup! Joe sweats through a lot of games, but I never saw him get THAT wet!!! Too funny!
Texas A&M is winning big time over Tulsa
TEXAS 18 RICE 13 final
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Response 32 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Sep 18, 1999 (23:29) * 3 lines
It's final now:
TEXAS A&M 62 TULSA 13
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Response 33 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Sep 19, 1999 (00:47) * 81 lines
A.P. TOP 25 SCOREBOARD
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18
FINAL
Central Mich 16
#14 Purdue 58
FINAL
Southern Miss 13
#6 Nebraska 20
FINAL
#8 Wisconsin 12
Cincinnati 17
FINAL
#3 Penn St 27
#9 Miami (Fla) 23
FINAL
Ohio 16
#12 Ohio St 40
FINAL
San Diego St 21
#19 USC (19) 24
FINAL
#20 North Carolina St 11
#1 Florida St 42
FINAL
Louisiana Tech 29
#18 Alabama 28
FINAL
Ul Monroe 6 (no idea who these guys are, that's how it came down
#15 Arkansas 44
FINAL
Central Florida 10
#13 Georgia Tech 41
FINAL
Rice 13
#22 Texas 18
FINAL
Bowling Green 16
#25 Marshall 35
FINAL
Texas El Paso 7
#16 Kansas St 40
FINAL
#5 Michigan 18
Syracuse 13
FINAL
#2 Tennessee 21
#4 Florida 23
FINAL
Tulsa 13
#17 Texas A&M 62
FINAL
New Mexico St 35
#23 Arizona St 7
FINAL
Fresno St 21
#21 UCLA 35
00:24 left in 4th quarter (guess there'll be no doubt here, Tomey blasted again)
Stanford 50
#17 Arizona 22
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Response 34 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Sep 19, 1999 (01:27) * 1 lines
Thanks John. I see Texas is #18. but Texas A&M is #7 not 17!!!
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Response 35 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Sep 19, 1999 (01:55) * 2 lines
Texas is #22. You are right about A&M. There are typos in this. I got it fom msn.com. #15 Arkansas's opponent was overmatched Louisiana-Monroe (never heard of them). I had three distant cousins (all brothers) who were All-Americans at Arkansas in the late 60s: Bobby Burnett (tailback, ran a 9.4 second 100-yard dash: was AFL rookie of the year in 1966 for the Buffalo Bills, broke a leg and was never the same, was traded to the Broncos and sat out the rest of his career behind Floyd Little), Tom Burnet
(wide receiver: was drafted by the Jets, but never made it past the taxi squad, just a little too slow), and Bill Burnett (tailback--1st team All-American his junior season with the Razorbacks, suffered a career-ending knee injury his senior year). Texas A&M is the largest university in the U.S. Largest enrollment despite all the Aggie jokes!
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Response 36 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Sep 19, 1999 (03:32) * 3 lines
Hawaii 34 Boise State 19
The Rainbow Warriors are now 2-1 on the season. It may not sound like much, but for longsuffering Hawaii fans, whose team started the season with the nation's longest losing streak (18 games), then lost the opening game to Southern Cal 66-7, WE'LL TAKE IT, thank you very much! Maybe they stinketh a little less like goatherds this season.
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Response 37 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Sep 19, 1999 (15:16) * 2 lines
I thought you might have put that in Green letters for the occasion. Good game!
The goats have been bathed and perfumed for the time being. When do we have the honor of playing dormat for Wyoming (our nemesis) and other teams of that ilk?
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Response 38 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Sep 19, 1999 (15:20) * 3 lines
I feel great empathy for Texas A&M fans. They, like Penn State, are a land grant college, and whereas they are called the Aggies, we are called - but not within hitting distance - Farmer's HighSchool...and worse.
Any of those Burnetts related to you? The Little is not related to me or David.
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Response 39 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Sep 19, 1999 (18:23) * 1 lines
As I mentioned in the post, they are distant cousins (I believe 3rd cousins). Floyd Little was an African-American running back from Syracuse U., so I didn't expect that he might be related to your ex, although it would not be out of the realm of possibility.
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Response 40 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Sep 19, 1999 (19:00) * 1 lines
...true...and interesting! When David was just out of college, a pro football player named David Little was big news. You would be amazed at how many people asked if he was my David's brother. This guy was African-American, also. Dave said "Yes, but we call him Bubba so we don't confuse the relatives."
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Response 41 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Sep 19, 1999 (22:31) * 1 lines
That's funny.
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Response 42 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Sep 19, 1999 (22:36) * 15 lines
Here is Rainbow schedule. No Wyoming, BYU, Utah. Remember, they left the WAC.
September 4 USC 6:30 P.M. L 7-62
September 11 EASTERN ILLINOIS 6:05 P.M. W 31-27
September 18 BOISE STATE 6:05 P.M. W 34-19
September 25 at SMU * 2:05 P.M. -- --
October 2 UTEP * 6:05 P.M. -- --
October 9 RICE * 6:05 P.M. -- --
October 23 at Tulsa * 2:05 P.M. -- --
October 30 TCU * 6:05 P.M. -- --
November 6 at San Jose State * 12:35 P.M. -- --
November 13 FRESNO STATE * 6:05 P.M. -- --
November 20 NAVY 6:05 P.M. -- --
November 27 WASHINGTON STATE 6:05 P.M. -- --
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Response 43 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Sep 19, 1999 (23:43) * 3 lines
They are playing Big 12 teams and coutd at some point play Texas and TGexas A&M.
Fascinating! Out next outing is to SMU??!! That is gonna be some ugly game!
Thanks for the schedule.
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Response 44 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Sep 19, 1999 (23:44) * 1 lines
Many apologies, Aggies, that is Texas A&M, of course!
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Response 45 of 418: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Sep 20, 1999 (10:57) * 6 lines
Wow , Texas is up at 22. But they didn't look like a number 22 team
against the hapless owls in the game they just played. Victor Ike needs
to learn to hang on to the ball. And they had 2 blocked punts again. But
they won.
Next week Is Nebraska I believe.
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Response 46 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Sep 20, 1999 (13:08) * 2 lines
Nebraska did not look all that good this week, either. Just hope whatever is bothering them now is still annoying them this weekend, as well. Tennessee should have won, Penn State should have won by a bigger margain...perhaps we were all holding off our big stuff until we all play really dangerous teams.
We play Indiana at home next week.
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Response 47 of 418: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Sep 20, 1999 (20:17) * 1 lines
Actually, Baylor next week.
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Response 48 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Sep 20, 1999 (21:02) * 3 lines
Sorry...! I mistyped. Actually, Texas does not play NewBraska this year in regularly scheduled games...Texas A&M does, though - later on. So the 'horns are at Baylor...and they have lost all of their games so far against some pretty good teams. Hmmm...what is the prognostigation for the outcome of this game?
Don't know anything about Southern Mississippi...they are are Texas A&M this week. Indiana is at Penn State, and someone mean will clobber Hawaii this weekend, huh!
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Response 49 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Sep 20, 1999 (21:04) * 1 lines
Oh yeah...SMU is gonna Kill the Rainbows at their home game. Aloha Oe! Auwe!
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Response 50 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Mon, Sep 20, 1999 (22:17) * 1 lines
The SMU of Eric Dickerson and Craig James (the Pony Express) days would have. I'd still call them favorites, but I think we have an outside chance (I'd like our chances better at home). As for Southern Mississippi, the Golden Eagles always have a decent program. It is Brett Favre's alma mater.
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Response 51 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Sep 20, 1999 (22:26) * 1 lines
oh dear...and whew...in reverse order...! What do you know about Indiana this year?!
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Response 52 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Mon, Sep 20, 1999 (22:32) * 1 lines
Big Ten. Always a decent team...should pose no real threat to your beloved Nittany Lions, though.
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Response 53 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Sep 25, 1999 (14:39) * 1 lines
PENN STATE 45 INDIANA 24
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Response 54 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Sep 25, 1999 (18:11) * 1 lines
HAWAII 20 SMU 0
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Response 55 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Sep 25, 1999 (19:57) * 2 lines
The SMU game was an important hurdle for my beloved Rainbow Warriors. It is their first road victory since 1995 and their first WAC road victory since 1992. It is also their first shutout victory since 1994, when they blanked my dad's alma mater S.E. Missouti St. (from Rush Limbaugh's hometown, Cape Girardeua). It could have been 27-0, but Coach June Jones wisely told QB Dan Robinson to take a knee on the final play of the game (at the SMU 2-yard-line) rather than to rub it in. The Bows are now
-1 with their only loss coming at the hands of the nationally ranked USC Trojans.
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Response 56 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Sep 25, 1999 (19:58) * 1 lines
DAMN. Closing HTML tag
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Response 57 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Sep 25, 1999 (19:59) * 1 lines
Hawaii is 3-1.
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Response 58 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Sep 25, 1999 (20:42) * 1 lines
I think we did it well enough to get national recognition. Do you think we will break into the top 25 this week? O'O and I were wondering how JJones accomplished this turn around so quickly...any idea?
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Response 59 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Sep 25, 1999 (21:13) * 1 lines
TEXAS 62 BAYLOR 0
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Response 60 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Sep 26, 1999 (14:16) * 6 lines
TEXAS A&M 23 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 6
New rankings according to AP are
Penn State 2nd
Texas A&M 5th
Texas 22nd
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Response 61 of 418: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Sep 27, 1999 (10:04) * 1 lines
Texas moved up to 15th in today's poll.
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Response 62 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Sep 27, 1999 (13:58) * 2 lines
Alright, Texas! I thought that 62-0 win should do something positive for them.
Of couse, there are as many polls as there are interest groups out there...Not sure where Penn State might be any given week...!
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Response 63 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Mon, Sep 27, 1999 (15:34) * 1 lines
We (Hawaii) certainly aren't going to get ranked anytime this season (losing 62-7 to USC pretty much puts that out of the realm of possibility). But there is a new attitude on campus. Jones brings a positive "can do" spin to the place, while Von Appen just bitched about everything and it rubbed off on his players, who performed accordingly. Wait until most of the recruits are Jones' and then see what Hawaii can do!
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Response 64 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Sep 27, 1999 (18:46) * 1 lines
There will be no stopping Hawaii then. JJ must have a pretty good recruiting pipeline set up, and only good things can come from that. I am excited about that...most impressed!
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Response 65 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Mon, Sep 27, 1999 (19:30) * 1 lines
The best recruiting pipeline is winning, and word will get out that he is turning the program around. It also won't hurt that he is a former NFL QB and head coach.
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Response 66 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Sep 27, 1999 (19:47) * 1 lines
...and it also does not hurt that the address of the University is Honolulu...!
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Response 67 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Mon, Sep 27, 1999 (19:50) * 1 lines
That can actually be a downside. Not with the student-athletes, but with mothers, especially of black players, who want their boys as close to home as possible, so they can go to their games. In many families, making mom happy is a big priority in recruiting.
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Response 68 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Sep 27, 1999 (20:03) * 1 lines
...and my son was into hiking volcanoes for which they did not care about Mom except they let me go on their field trips - that was truly memorable!
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Response 69 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Mon, Sep 27, 1999 (20:05) * 1 lines
cool
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Response 70 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Sep 27, 1999 (20:08) * 1 lines
...so cool that if one did not keep moving, one's Vibram soles would start smoking on the just recently congealed lava...! Ever spent the evening hot-footing it for real?! Cool, indeed!
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Response 71 of 418: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Sep 28, 1999 (10:02) * 6 lines
The take on Texas recruiting tis that they got the best recruits in the
nation, look at Chris Simms, their backup quarterback, he comes the game
late on mop up duty and engineers a 70+ yard drive. If Texas has another
recruiting year like this one, watch out!
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Response 72 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Sep 28, 1999 (13:10) * 2 lines
They look pretty impressive now...it would be interesting to see Texas play Penn State for the national championship at the end of the year...or Texas A&M, if we
(Penn State) get that far...!
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Response 73 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Tue, Sep 28, 1999 (13:16) * 1 lines
If either team can make it to the national championship, it would be a great thing for their fans. As good as Penn State looks, and as often as they've been there, it is early and is not an easy thing. Not even for Mr. Paterno, who for my money, is arguably the greatest college football coach ever.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 74 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Sep 28, 1999 (13:26) * 1 lines
Penn State has the uncanny ability to lend their jerseys to some visiting boy scout troup and putting them on the field for a "big" game. I have no doubt that we will shoot ourselves in the foot at least once this year. It is w a y too early to think about the championship, but I was just wool-gathering for a moment...*sigh*
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 75 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Tue, Sep 28, 1999 (13:40) * 1 lines
PSU always has a legitimate shot (and not the one to the foot).
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 76 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Sep 28, 1999 (13:57) * 1 lines
Yeah...yeah...but we are the ones others love to hate and delight in seeing humiliated by our own lapses in judgement. I do not breathe easy until the end of the season, and I put on my class ring and all my other Penn State stuff plus the stuff I have from my Dad...just for luck (in which I do not believe)...! I leave nothing to chance!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 77 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (13:12) * 3 lines
Penn State is off this week so I offer the following from the latest Football Letter:
Penn State was graded as having the #1 athletic program in the country by The Sporting News in the cover story of its Sept 13th issue. The publication based its ratings on standards that ranged from on-field success to academic performance and from fair play to fan support. State received a ccmposit grade of 3.92 out of 4.0 for its compehensive program which encompasses 15 men's ands 14 women's varsity sports and approximately 800 student-athletes. In the 10 years that NCAA has been conducting
studies, 92% of the Penn State student-athletes who had exhausted their elegibility have graduated.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 78 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (14:40) * 1 lines
Ok, Joh, who's gonna win today? Hawaii vs UTEP? Texas vs Kansas State? Texas A&M vs Texas Tech? Hawaii, I think, should have this one easily, TAMU should win, also. Texas might be in for a real battle...! Penn State has a bye week.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 79 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (14:40) * 1 lines
That is John, of course, and Terry and whoever else might have an opinion on this and other college football matchups...
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 80 of 418: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (18:50) * 2 lines
Man, Texas was in there till the Fourth Quarter, then the K State defense
blew them out. Major took a major beating.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 81 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (18:58) * 1 lines
Sad, No?! I was hoping - they were leading, then KC pulled one point ahead of Texas...then more then more...*sigh* My sympathies, Terry!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 82 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (20:01) * 3 lines
Half time (can't believe this!)
TEXAS A&M 10 TEXAS TECH 21
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 83 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (20:03) * 3 lines
Might as well put this down for posterity: Final
TEXAS 17 KANSAS STATE 35
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 84 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (20:50) * 3 lines
Marica per your (understandable) self-congratulatory Nittany Lions post (#77), I had already posted that basic info in post #16--I guess when it comes to your beloved Lions, you are just not quite secure enough that other people respect them. As I said, the only time I dared put money against them, they won the national championship and broke me of my wagering habit.
The Rainbows should win tonight at home against UTEP, but the Miners are dangerous because they're struggling, hungry, and have the fastest receivers in the WAC (track guys and UTEP is one of the 3 or 4 top track programs in the country).
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 85 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (20:50) * 3 lines
Marcia per your (understandable) self-congratulatory Nittany Lions post (#77), I had already posted that basic info in post #16--I guess when it comes to your beloved Lions, you are just not quite secure enough that other people respect them. As I said, the only time I dared put money against them, they won the national championship and broke me of my wagering habit.
The Rainbows should win tonight at home against UTEP, but the Miners are dangerous because they're struggling, hungry, and have the fastest receivers in the WAC (track guys and UTEP is one of the 3 or 4 top track programs in the country).
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 86 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (21:15) * 1 lines
Sorry, John...it comes with the diploma when we graduate - after Richard Nixon gave away one national championship...we trust no one. I had forgotten (and I save these posts to file!)...and I note you compared them with Texas! I was just expanding and reiterating for new readers...or for my own edification...who knows?! Texas A&M is just 2 points behind Texas Tech now...perhaps they will win and So will Hawaii...the game starts at 6pm I note on the broadcast.com schedule.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 87 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (21:22) * 1 lines
Don't know who is doing the TAMU game for Texas A&M, but the play-by-play guy sounds exactly like Las Keiter!!!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 88 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (21:25) * 3 lines
It's over...so close yet so far...
Texas A&M 19 Kansas State 21
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 89 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (22:34) * 2 lines
I think that's TEXAS TECH 21, TEXAS A&M 19, is it not? K-STATE beat TEXAS
35-17 per your earlier post.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 90 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (22:40) * 1 lines
Les Keiter is a beautiful man, but he stayed on the air ten years too long. He was great when he was 40 and doing NYC and Philly sports, but when he was 70, he was a rambling, cliche spouting, parody of himself. He's 80 this year and of course, has a cushy political job, courtesy of old friends Joe Moore and Ben Cayetano.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 91 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (22:48) * 3 lines
The guy I was referring to was the intonation and inflexion and sound of his voice - a little nasal and gravelly...not the verbage. Les was magnificent in his prime!
I placed my fav teams first when I put the scores down - not who won...! My peculiar way of doing things, I guess.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 92 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (23:56) * 1 lines
Les was magnificent in his prime. I hope I have high powered friends who will prop me up in a high paying cushy job when I can no longer perform. Hell, that will never happen. It is actually a testament to how much people love Les. It's also an indictment of the old boy network here.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 93 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 3, 1999 (00:03) * 1 lines
It is lamentable that the old boy network exists at all...I thought it would have died years and years ago of natural causes. It is not A GOOD thing! I will he here for a long time...and I will help prop you one way or another!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 94 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Oct 3, 1999 (01:04) * 1 lines
I hope to have another 25 good years of work left in me. I can't afford to retire (apparently any more than Les can). His grandson, Kimo Keiter-Charles, is a star player on Hilo High's basketball team.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 95 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 3, 1999 (01:28) * 1 lines
Really?! How neat...does he come and watch Kimo play? I trust I shall die happy with your golden tones in my ears...in the far future!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 96 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 3, 1999 (01:33) * 1 lines
Great Game... HAWAII ve UTEP...huh, John?!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 97 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Oct 3, 1999 (03:05) * 1 lines
Les sometimes comes to Hilo High games, but I don't know if he can see Kimo or not. He's legally blind and close to completely blind now, which was the main thing which caused his career as a play-by-play man to go South.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 98 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Oct 3, 1999 (03:24) * 1 lines
HAWAII 33 TEXAS-EL PASO 3 final
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 99 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 3, 1999 (13:01) * 1 lines
Isn't that the prettiest score?! At least one of the teams I was rooting for yesterday won. You're getting good at this HTML stuff, John!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 100 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Mon, Oct 4, 1999 (23:54) * 1 lines
Thank you. How about them Bows? Lennie Klompus, executive director of the Aloha Bowl, said that Hawaii would be offered a berth if they could go 7-5 or better for the season. 50,000 people in Aloha Stadium on Christmas Day... wouldn't THAT be something?
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 101 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 5, 1999 (18:31) * 2 lines
Yup! The best Mele Kalikimaka present in the whole state. I hope it is a
sellout because that is the only way I am going to see it.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 102 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 7, 1999 (23:02) * 7 lines
Ok...who's gonna win this weekend. Hawaii is favored by 2 1/2 points over Rice
Penn State favoreed by 28 points over Iowa (at Iowa)
Texas by 5 over Oklahoma
Texas A&M by 27 over Baylor
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 103 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 7, 1999 (23:07) * 3 lines
...even better than winning the game, if Texas beats Oklahoma they get to take home The Golden Hat (wait for Terry's description, I guess) mounted on a piece of wood - as it was described in Yahoo sports.
Tonight's game: No.18 Syracuse 24, Pittsburgh 17
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 104 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Thu, Oct 7, 1999 (23:53) * 11 lines
Penn State is a prohibitive favorite. Most bookies won't take a bet on Penn State this weekend, regardless of spread, so it would be foolish to bet against them (or even the spread).
Texas-Oklahoma is one of the Southwest's longest running traditional rivalries, so throw out the spread and pick 'em with your heart (we know where Terry's heart is--hooking 'em, Horns)!
A&M should have a relatively easy time with Baylor.
Hawaii-Rice should be one of the most interesting games on the entire schedule this Saturday. Both are traditional doormats who have been given their wake-up calls by terrific new coaches: Hawaii by former San Diego Chargers head coach June Jones, and Rice by former Air Force head coach Ken Hatfield.
Both run exotic offenses: Hawaii, the pass-happy run-and-shoot, which Neil Lomax and Jones both used as their tickets to become NFL quarterbacks out of Portland State; and Rice, the wishbone, a multi-faceted running attack that Air Force under Hatfield employed to become a WAC conference power without recruited athletes (all football players had to be Air Force cadets who got into school via the rigorous academic criteria).
I predict Hawaii will win this one and it will be the Rainbows unheralded but staunch defense which will be the difference.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 105 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Oct 8, 1999 (00:03) * 2 lines
Bravo John....I was afraid you were to busy to get to Spring tonight and those who read this (who else but you and Terry and me???) stuff would have to rely on me and the Hawaii Tribune-Herald sports page and Robert Kekaula from the evening news (who provided the info on the Hawaii spread). Thanks! Geev'um Bows!!!
Go Aggies!!! Hook'um Horns!!! (Who has that golden hat now?) Do not embarrass me Nittany Lions!!!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 106 of 418: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Oct 8, 1999 (10:39) * 3 lines
Right Hook em Horns, the Major is going to be looking to bounce back from
the worst performance of his career (not helped by the offensive line) and
the special teams are in the same boat.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 107 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (14:26) * 1 lines
PENN STATE 31 IOWA 7
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 108 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (17:24) * 1 lines
TEXAS A&M 45 BAYLOR 13
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 109 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (18:39) * 1 lines
TEXAS 38 OKLAHOMA 28
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 110 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (18:41) * 2 lines
...lookin' good!!! Now, all we have to do is have Hawaii win for a clean sweep!
Game starts in 4 hours and 20 minutes...!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 111 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (18:49) * 1 lines
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 112 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (18:52) * 1 lines
Oh John!!! You learned how to blink, too. Bravo!!!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 113 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (18:55) * 1 lines
Why doesn't it blink on my monitor? I thought I had failed.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 114 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (18:59) * 1 lines
I have no idea...let it sit there a moment to see it it just needs to warm up or something. Btw, what browser are you using MsExp rather than Netscape? No wonder! If that is the case I will send you the url to download netscape and see what you have been missing!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 115 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (19:01) * 1 lines
I have netscape. It's just that IE is a toned-down, less B.S. operation.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 116 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (19:04) * 1 lines
Okay, I'm in Netscape and it's blinking. Bravo. Thanks, Dr. Marcia.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 117 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (19:06) * 1 lines
then it should blink...you do not need anything except the stand alone Netscape Navigator 4.0 - the rest is annoying and takes too long to load. IE (read pain in the okole) is an intrusive program that I had to hand pick to get off my computer. It kept regenerating each time I turned on the computer in the morning! BG and his thick head...(great bank account, though...!)
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 118 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (19:07) * 1 lines
Excellent!!! (your post slipped in under my last one...) *happy smile*
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 119 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (22:16) * 1 lines
If Billy G. could reproduce that trick with human amputees, he'd get the Nobel Prize for medicine and be as loved as he is reviled now.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 120 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (22:35) * 1 lines
This is true...He lost me when he wanted everyone off Lanai (residents included) for the duration of his honeymoon there. That takes some kind of arrogance which is alien to me.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 121 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (22:54) * 1 lines
Well, he couldn't quite do that, but he had anyone who got within a half-mile beaten by his hired goons.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 122 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 9, 1999 (22:57) * 1 lines
SOB!!! Sweet Old Bill.... Money doesn't care who owns it, huh?!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 123 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (00:35) * 6 lines
Great play for Rice stopping the possible touchdown with 19 seconds left. Hannum misses chip shot.
At the half:
Rice 10
Hawaii 10
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 124 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (00:36) * 1 lines
I'm checking out Rice's PhD program on the web. Looks interesting. But Houston?
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 125 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (00:39) * 1 lines
How much do you like heat?
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 126 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (02:01) * 1 lines
Am not in love with heat or humidity. But we have plenty of the latter here. BTW, Rice 31, Hawaii 13 fourth quarter. We can kiss this one goodbye.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 127 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (11:54) * 3 lines
Final Score HAWAII 19 RICE 38
I am a selfish being, John...I don't want you to leave me here in Hilo without anyone to talk to with the intelligence and wit to captivate my imagination...
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 128 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (12:42) * 2 lines
Don't know where else to put this but Penn State Lady Lions (Ranked 2nd) hosted the Lady Longhorns (ranked 8th) in Volleyball recently and took it to four games to do it both nights of the matches. That runs the Lady Lions winning streak to 66.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 129 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (18:37) * 1 lines
Well, okay. The fourth ranked UH-Manoa Rainbow Wahine volleyball team cleaned Rice's clock in three games last night in Houston, while the Owls were over here preying on our stinking goatherds of the gridiron.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 130 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (18:41) * 1 lines
I don't want to leave, either, but have to get my doctorate at some point and that's not going to happen in Hilo.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 131 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (19:02) * 1 lines
...one could smell the stench over 200 miles away...and it was not volcano fumes this time. It was the JJ's Jocks which stinketh up the entire state! Perhaps the Rainbows need their own Screwed topic?!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 132 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (19:05) * 1 lines
...as to that doctorate...I will miss you, especially...but if you return I will be all the more delighted. No, it will not happen in Hilo, and you are far too talented intellectually to do it over the Internet, through the mail, or (heaven forbid) the cover of a matchbook! I shall not be selfish about this, but that does not mean I will not talk about how you broke my heart on screwed 163 *grin*
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 133 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (19:21) * 1 lines
Well, I am a charter graduate of the Close Cover Before Striking School of Broadcasting and Heavy Equipment Operation! An internet doctorate would not be out of the question, if it had more credibility (it should). All I need are a computer, a fax, a phone, snail mail and a college library. I have all those things here in Hilo. But people still look down their noses at it, even though a PhD is basically a research degree. I've been reading Screwed 163.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 134 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (19:33) * 2 lines
(...and poems of loss and male babes, as well, for your reading pleasure...)
Ah! A graduate of MBU (MatchBookUniversity)...you are not the first or last to get such a degree, but you are by far the smartest one I have ever met! I agree with you on the Internet degree...it will come, but it might take a while. Deborah then-Trumbo did hers that way and travelled a little, too. I guess it depends on what you want to do with it. Brain Surgery is probably out...! (btw, I posted in basketball here somewhere...about our really great new team!)
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 135 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (20:04) * 42 lines
The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, with
number of first-place votes and record in parentheses,
total points and previous ranking:
(Records through October 10, 1999)
TEAM PTS PVS
---- --- ---
1. Florida St (63) (6-0) 1,743 1
2. Penn St (6) (6-0) 1,678 2
3. Nebraska (6-0) 1,595 4
4. Virginia Tech (1) (5-0) 1,497 5
5. Michigan St (6-0) 1,408 11
6. Tennessee (4-1) 1,398 6
7. Florida (5-1) 1,282 8
8. Georgia Tech (4-1) 1,258 7
9. Kansas St (5-0) 1,212 9
10. Michigan (5-1) 1,171 3
11. Alabama (4-1) 991 12
12. Mississippi St (6-0) 927 14
13. Texas A&M (4-1) 926 13
14. Georgia (4-1) 778 10
15. Marshall (5-0) 760 15
16. Syracuse (5-1) 715 18
17. Wisconsin (4-2) 606 20
18. Ohio St (4-2) 588 21
19. Texas (5-2) 454 23
20. Purdue (4-2) 366 17
21. BYU (4-1) 341 24
22. Mississippi (5-1) 218 NR
23. East Carolina (5-1) 205 16
24. Miami Fla (2-3) 161 19
25. So Mississippi (3-2) 124 NR
Dropped Out: No. 22 USC, No. 25 Minnesota
Others Receiving Votes: Air Force 67, Arizona 59, Minnesota
56, Notre Dame 51, Arkansas 33, Washington 25, Maryland 20,
Kentucky 14, No Carolina St 5, Utah 5, Oklahoma 3,
Pittsburgh 3, USC 3, Stanford 2, Wake Forest 1, Wyoming 1.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 136 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (21:03) * 140 lines
Until Terry makes us a Collegiate Volleyball topic:
Rank
School
Total
Points
1999
Record
Last
Week
1
Pacific (34)
1455
5-0
6
2
Penn State (8)
1364
4-1
1
3
Hawai'i (9)
1359
2-0
4
4
Long Beach State (8)
1332
4-0
5
5
Nebraska
1242
4-2
3
6
Florida
1190
4-2
8
7
Stanford (1)
1162
1-1
2
8
Texas
1059
2-0
13
9
UC Santa Barbara
1005
2-0
11
10
UCLA
1004
2-0
10
11
Pepperdine
842
2-0
12
12
BYU
778
2-1
7
13
Wisconsin
656
3-1
9
14
Ohio State
597
1-0
17
15
Arizona
595
4-1
15
16
Arkansas
467
5-0
20
17
Texas A&M
465
3-1
16
18
Clemson
462
4-0
NR
19
Colorado State
440
4-0
24
20
USC
396
1-1
21
21
Univ of San Diego
369
2-1
18
22
Illinois
229
0-2
14
23
Colorado
192
2-1
19
24
Kansas State
148
3-1
23
25
Michigan
133
3-0
NR
Others receiving 30 or more points: North Carolina (81), Michigan State
(56), Loyola Marymount (55); Northern Iowa (41), Notre Dame (37), Indiana
(35), Minnesota (30).
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 137 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 10, 1999 (21:06) * 1 lines
Hmmm...don't seem to see the Vulcans mentioned anywhere...*smirk*
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 138 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 13, 1999 (19:38) * 43 lines
Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll
The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, with
number of first-place votes and record in parentheses,
total points and previous ranking:
(Records through October 10, 1999)
TEAM PTS PVS
---- --- ---
1. Florida St (63) (6-0) 1,743 1
2. Penn St (6) (6-0) 1,678 2
3. Nebraska (6-0) 1,595 4
4. Virginia Tech (1) (5-0) 1,497 5
5. Michigan St (6-0) 1,408 11
6. Tennessee (4-1) 1,398 6
7. Florida (5-1) 1,282 8
8. Georgia Tech (4-1) 1,258 7
9. Kansas St (5-0) 1,212 9
10. Michigan (5-1) 1,171 3
11. Alabama (4-1) 991 12
12. Mississippi St (6-0) 927 14
13. Texas A&M (4-1) 926 13
14. Georgia (4-1) 778 10
15. Marshall (5-0) 760 15
16. Syracuse (5-1) 715 18
17. Wisconsin (4-2) 606 20
18. Ohio St (4-2) 588 21
19. Texas (5-2) 454 23
20. Purdue (4-2) 366 17
21. BYU (4-1) 341 24
22. Mississippi (5-1) 218 NR
23. East Carolina (5-1) 205 16
24. Miami Fla (2-3) 161 19
25. So Mississippi (3-2) 124 NR
Dropped Out: No. 22 USC, No. 25 Minnesota
Others Receiving Votes: Air Force 67, Arizona 59, Minnesota
56, Notre Dame 51, Arkansas 33, Washington 25, Maryland 20,
Kentucky 14, No Carolina St 5, Utah 5, Oklahoma 3,
Pittsburgh 3, USC 3, Stanford 2, Wake Forest 1, Wyoming 1.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 139 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 13, 1999 (19:47) * 7 lines
October 16 (Week 8)
Penn State at Ohio State
Kansas at Texas A&M
Texas idle
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 140 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 13, 1999 (20:19) * 96 lines
Wishful thinking category: From The Sporting News.
(15) Ohio State at (1) Penn State
Saturday, October 16, Noon ET
By Kyle Veltrop/The Sporting News
The game: Ohio State (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) at Penn State (6-0, 2-0).
Site: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pa.
Date/time: Saturday, Noon ET.
TV: ABC.
Why you should watch: Two of the nation's perennial big boys
meet, and though Ohio State isn't having a typical season by its
standards, this still is a dangerous team that could end -- or
severely harm -- Penn State's national title hopes. The Buckeyes
are coming off a three-point win over Purdue after Boilermakers
kicker Travis Dorsch had a potential game-tying field goal blocked
with less than a minute to play. Penn State was a bit sluggish
against overmatched Iowa, but the Nittany Lions eventually pulled
away. Ohio State beat Penn State 28-9 in Columbus a year ago.
When the Buckeyes have the ball: Sophomore quarterback
Steve Bellisari still is growing on the job; he completed just 10-of-26
and was intercepted twice against Purdue. He also fumbled and
was shaky on some of his reads, causing Cooper to have backup
Austin Moherman warm up. But Bellisari, though unpredictable,
continues to show promise. Bellisari's 10 completions averaged 17 yards, and his 68-yard run on the
game's final drive iced the win. He also has shown an ability to throw the deep ball. But he clearly is
not a finished product. Ohio State faithful will just have to ride out his rocky moments.
Helping to ease Bellisari's growing pains are an emerging duo at receiver. Ken-Yon Rambo (6-1) and
Reggie Germany (6-2) have nice size, can get behind secondaries and are capable of acrobatic
catches. They combined for 129 yards receiving against Purdue and have combined for 51 catches in
'99. They will be matched against the Penn State corner duo of David Macklin (5-9) and Anthony King
(5-8). Look for Ohio State to attack downfield with Rambo and Germany. The big play is the one thing
that's been rather consistent in this offense, and the Nittany Lions rank only 58th in the nation in pass
defense.
The Buckeyes never were able to establish a consistent ground game against Purdue. Michael Wiley
carried only eight times but for 67 yards. Wiley also contributed by throwing a 7-yard TD pass and by
running in a two-point conversion for the game's final points. But Ohio State needs to stick to its ground
game, easing the pressure on still-raw Bellisari. If Cooper doesn't want to saddle Wiley with too many
carries, Derek Combs and Jonathan Wells can carry a heavier load. Those two combined for 11 carries
against Purdue. There is talent in the Buckeyes backfield.
Penn State is allowing 118 yards per game on the ground. The linebacker
trio of Mac Morrison, LaVar Arrington and Brandon Short can make it
tough on any ground game. Short is coming off a monster game against
Iowa; he recorded 10 tackles with a sack and tipped a punt.
Key matchup: Penn State defensive end Courtney Brown and outside
linebacker LaVar Arrington vs. Ohio State quarterback Steve Bellisari.
Brown -- he of the school-record 54 career tackles-for-loss -- is a
playmaker off the end. Arrington makes life miserable for quarterbacks.
Bellisari, who was rattled against the Boilermakers, must know Brown
and Arrington will try and get inside his head. Bellisari likes to roll out of
the pocket, so it will be up to Brown and Arrington to contain him.
When the Nittany Lions have the ball: The Nittany Lions will have to
improve their offensive showing dramatically from a year ago, when Ohio
State limited them to 179 yards total offense. The Lions used big plays to
defeat Arizona and Miami (Fla.) this season. At other times, this offense is methodical and
conservative. Now that the schedule stiffens, look for Penn State coaches to be more creative.
Against Iowa, Penn State rolled up 341 yards rushing. Sophomore Eric McCoo gaining 130 yards on 13
carries, the first Lion to top the century mark in '99. That could spell trouble for an Ohio State run
defense that ranks 83rd out of 114 teams. Wisconsin's Ron Dayne shredded this defense two weeks
ago, and pass-oriented Purdue ran 30 times for 163 yards. With its stable of running backs, look for
Penn State to run often.
The quarterback tandem of Kevin Thompson and Rashard Casey has clicked for the most part, but they
both struggled against the Hawkeyes. Combined, Thompson and Casey completed 16-of-33 passes for
159 yards and two interceptions. Casey is more mobile and gives the offense a different dimension. In
fact, he is the Lions' second-leading rusher (after McCoo). Casey also has improved his passing, but
Thompson probably will get more snaps.
Key matchup: Penn State wide receiver Chafie Fields vs. Ohio State's secondary. A week after facing
Purdue's fine receiving corps, the Buckeyes have to face one of the nation's more dangerous players.
Fields leads the Lions with 20 catches and averages 20 yards per catch. He also is dangerous on
reverses. Fields has come up the biggest in Penn State's two major showdowns -- Arizona and Miami
(Fla.). Against Arizona in the ballyhooed season opener, Fields ran for 110 yards and a touchdown and
had 76 yards receiving and another score. Against Miami, Fields had 177 yards receiving and two
touchdowns, including a 79-yard game-winning scoring grab with less than two minutes to play. It
seems as if Fields saves his best for the biggest games, and Ohio State will have to keep the
big-play/big-game man in check. Look for a good deal of that responsibility to fall on cornerback Ahmed
Plummer.
Outlook: Bellisari's performance is critical. He can't come unglued like he did several times against
Purdue or this opportunistic Penn State defense will end this game quickly. The Lions bring a lot of
pressure, and Bellisari will have to take care of the ball while mixing in the big gains that define him.
Penn State hasn't coasted like some think it should have in all of its games, but the Nittany Lions --
along with Florida State -- are playing on a different level. It's not always perfect, but it's better than
nearly everyone else. That, and a home-field advantage, will be enough to derail a Buckeyes team still
defining itself.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 141 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 16, 1999 (14:45) * 1 lines
PENN STATE 23 OHIO 10
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 142 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 16, 1999 (15:16) * 1 lines
TEXAS A&M 34 KANSAS 17
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 143 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 19, 1999 (19:22) * 40 lines
The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, with
number of first-place votes and record in parentheses,
total points and previous ranking:
(Records through October 17, 1999)
TEAM PTS PVS
---- --- ---
1. Florida St (62) (7-0) 1,742 1
2. Penn St (6) (7-0) 1,678 2
3. Nebraska (6-0) 1,580 3
4. Virginia Tech (2) (6-0) 1,561 4
5. Tennessee (4-1) 1,419 6
6. Florida (6-1) 1,368 7
7. Kansas St (6-0) 1,297 9
8. Georgia Tech (5-1) 1,247 8
9. Michigan (5-1) 1,157 10
10. Alabama (5-1) 1,089 11
11. Michigan St (6-1) 987 5
12. Mississippi St (6-0) 976 12
13. Texas A&M (5-1) 934 13
14. Georgia (5-1) 813 14
15. Marshall (6-0) 758 15
16. Purdue (5-2) 754 20
17. Wisconsin (5-2) 717 17
18. Texas (5-2) 532 19
19. BYU (5-1) 446 21
20. East Carolina (5-1) 301 23
21. So Mississippi (4-2) 282 25
22. Ohio St (4-3) 220 18
23. Miami Fla (2-3) 186 24
24. Minnesota (5-1) 162 NR
25. Mississippi (5-2) 126 22
Dropped Out: No. 16 Syracuse
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 108, Syracuse 95,
Arizona 61, Kentucky 52, Arkansas 38, Utah 32, Stanford 11,
Air Force 9, Virginia 6, Wyoming 3, Boston College 2, Iowa
St 1.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 144 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 19, 1999 (20:02) * 12 lines
This Saturday's schedule:
PENN STATE at PURDUE
NEBRASKA at TEXAS
TEXAS A&M at OKLAHOMA
HAWAII at TULSA
Don't have any idea who is favored in which games, but with Texas playing at home it still might be their toughest game so far. The rest of us play away games...
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 145 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Tue, Oct 19, 1999 (21:12) * 9 lines
Current lines from Bally's Vegas:
Penn State by 3.5 over Purdue
Nebraska by 9 over Texas
Texas A&M by 5 over Oklahoma
Hawaii by 3 over Tulsa (which, spelled backwards is "a slut")
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 146 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 19, 1999 (21:21) * 1 lines
Thanks, John - I have no idea where to look for stuff like that...so we went odds-less last week. If their odds prove true it should be good for all but Texas and Terry, not surprisingly...!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 147 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Tue, Oct 19, 1999 (21:30) * 1 lines
Is someone you know an Aggie?
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 148 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 19, 1999 (21:36) * 1 lines
...no...but it is a state land grant college like Penn State in my Home state away from Home state...(where spring lives)
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 149 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 19, 1999 (21:38) * 1 lines
...and...yes.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 150 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Tue, Oct 19, 1999 (21:42) * 1 lines
Oh. Gee Hawaii is a land grant state college as well (although the land granted it is understandably limited).
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 151 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Tue, Oct 19, 1999 (22:17) * 1 lines
...Yes, it is, and I erred in not including Hawaii in that statement (but explained in Email.) I was thinking of the land grand colleges inaugurated in 1855 by Abraham Lincoln. U of Hawaii is not that old, is it???
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 152 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Fri, Oct 22, 1999 (23:22) * 2 lines
No. The University of Hawaii is a toddler as far as universities go, established in 1907, and our own UH-Hilo (my alma mater) was established in 1947 (originally University of Hawaii, Hilo Branch, and then Hilo College before becoming the University of Hawaii at Hilo). The first building constructed on the Manoa (Honolulu) campus, Hawaii Hall (1907) is still there despite several proposals from the powers that be to raze it. Each time students--who amazingly are the ones who wish to protect history the
e--have stepped in and saved the grand old lady.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 153 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 23, 1999 (16:19) * 1 lines
Thanks for the update on the UH history. I did know the UHH one (including the Hilo Campus designation which I hated) I am having to listed to Penn State play Purdue on Broadcast.com because our ABC affiliate is showing the Cal game...!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 154 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 23, 1999 (17:59) * 1 lines
TEXAS 24 NEBRASKA 20
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 155 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 23, 1999 (18:07) * 1 lines
PENN STATE 31 PURDUE 25
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 156 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 23, 1999 (22:05) * 1 lines
HAWAII 35 TULSA 21
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 157 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 23, 1999 (22:07) * 1 lines
TEXAS A&M 6 OKLAHOMA 51
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 158 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 23, 1999 (23:03) * 1 lines
Hawaii is now 5-2 on the season. Former Rainbow coach Fred von Appen (1996-98) presided over 5 wins during his 3-year tenure. Coach June Jones has now won 5 games in his first season, basically using von Appen recruited personnel, plus a can-do attitude. Here's to keeping up with the Joneses!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 159 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 23, 1999 (23:06) * 1 lines
That is so funny!!! GREEN writing to celebrate UH's victory. Amen to keeping up with the Jonses. That is not going to be as easy as once the saying implied!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 160 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 23, 1999 (23:55) * 8 lines
Ah...Next week....
TCU is at Hawaii
Penn State is at Illinois(who knocked off Michigan State today)
Oklahoma State is at Texas A&M
Texas is at Iowa State
The two Texas teams I have been following should win next week. Illinois and Penn State...don't know. Also do not know anything about TCU, but I say we take them to the beach and sit them out in the hot sun all day before they play...!
It used to work in the middle of winter with visiting basketball teams!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 161 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Oct 24, 1999 (01:13) * 7 lines
Actually it was Michigan my beloved Illini upset today. I can't believe it!
JOHN'S SCORE OF THE DAY:
ILLINOIS 35 (#9) MICHIGAN 29
Although I still love you, I can't root for the Nittany Lions next week, Marcia. If it's any comfort, I sincerely doubt it will matter. There's no chance that your beloved Lions will take my beloved Illini lightly, now.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 162 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 24, 1999 (01:20) * 1 lines
Thanks, John...I understand. There is no chance (as you could see by my "predictions" for next Saturday) that any Nittany Lion will take the Fighting Illini for granted. Both Michigan AND Michigan State lost today. What is happening...and Nebraska, too!!! (My late brother-in-law received his Master's from Illinios...his pennant hung over my bed for many years...!) And, I still love you, too *smile*
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 163 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Oct 24, 1999 (01:27) * 1 lines
They turned me down for admission after I got out of the Navy, as did Michigan, UCLA, and USC. The only two four-year schools who accepted me were UH-Manoa and San Diego State. But I still grew up loving the Illini.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 164 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 24, 1999 (01:29) * 1 lines
...and what a scholar you proved to be. Their loss was Hilo's gain - for that I am eternally grateful, selfish wretch that I am...
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 165 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sun, Oct 24, 1999 (04:08) * 1 lines
There's no way they could have known then. If I turned out to be a scholar, I didn't see it coming, either.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 166 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 24, 1999 (14:16) * 1 lines
Truly??? (They did not offer placement tests and diploma equivalency tests in those days?!) I do not know how you could not have known you were more intelligent than the general Navy inlistee...unless you are like me and think everyone is at least as smart as I am...! I gather public school did nothing for you, in the "keeping you coming back for more" category!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 167 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Tue, Oct 26, 1999 (23:48) * 9 lines
Bally's Vegas early lines for Sat. Oct. 30:
Penn State by 18.5 over Illinois
Texas Christian by 6.5 over Hawaii
Texas by 11.5 over Iowa State
Texas A&M by 36 over Oklahoma State
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 168 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Tue, Oct 26, 1999 (23:50) * 1 lines
The Naval test battery I took in boot camp told me what I now know. That I have a gift for language, that I am slightly better than average at math, and that I have no clue where mechanics are involved.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 169 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Oct 27, 1999 (00:06) * 4 lines
Bummer for HAWAII
...
(I don't believe that PSU over IU by anything like that big of a margain)
Thanks for posting them, John. (You do not need to have a clue as to mechanics. You are a thinker and will pay those who cannot to do your mechanical stuff). The Navy stood you in good stead if what you say is the case!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 170 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Wed, Oct 27, 1999 (21:31) * 1 lines
Look at the Aggie line. They should be plenty PO'd this week, though. Many sports book operations--legit or otherwise--would not take a bet on that large a line.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 171 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 28, 1999 (01:30) * 1 lines
I have no idea how lousy OK State is this year, but that is a HUGE point spread!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 172 of 418: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 28, 1999 (08:56) * 3 lines
Anyone know where the Horns ended up in the polls this week?
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 173 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Thu, Oct 28, 1999 (12:01) * 1 lines
#12 both AP and ESPN/USA Today
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 174 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 28, 1999 (13:04) * 42 lines
Sorry - I though I had posted this
The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, with
number of first-place votes and record in parentheses,
total points and previous ranking:
(Records through October 24, 1999)
TEAM PTS PVS
---- --- ---
1. Florida St (55) (8-0) 1,733 1
2.Penn St (10) (8-0) 1,684 2
3. Virginia Tech (5) (6-0) 1,603 4
4. Tennessee (5-1) 1,515 5
5. Florida (6-1) 1,456 6
6. Kansas St (7-0) 1,412 7
7. Georgia Tech (5-1) 1,329 8
8. (tie) Mississippi St (7-0) 1,180 12
8. (tie) Nebraska (6-1) 1,180 3
10. Georgia (6-1) 1,072 14
11. Wisconsin (6-2) 1,010 17
12.Texas (6-2) 992 18
13. Marshall (7-0) 921 15
14. Alabama (5-2) 805 10
15. Michigan (5-2) 649 9
16. BYU (6-1) 634 19
17. East Carolina (6-1) 545 20
18. Purdue (5-3) 511 16
19. Michigan St (6-2) 446 11
20. So Mississippi (5-2) 434 21
21. Ohio St (5-3) 388 22
22. Texas A&M (5-2) 264 13
23. Miami Fla (3-3) 244 23
24. Oklahoma (4-2) 174 NR
25. Mississippi (5-2) 171 25
Dropped Out: No. 24 Minnesota
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame 119, Stanford 67, Utah
59, Syracuse 57, Minnesota 47, Arkansas 25, Illinois 10,
Clemson 3, Louisiana Tech 3, Maryland 3, Air Force 2,
Oregon 2, Washington 1.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 175 of 418: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Oct 28, 1999 (14:02) * 4 lines
Wow, Texas is in striking distance of the top 10. And Nebraska is still
ranked above Texas even though they lost to Texas (sure, might as well rub
it in).
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 176 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Thu, Oct 28, 1999 (23:32) * 1 lines
The TCU Horned Frogs arrived in Honolulu today featuring the nation's leading rusher, Ladainan Tomlinson, who sports both a diamond earring and a gold tooth. The Frogs (3-4) are 4-and-a-half point favorites with the illegal bookies on Honolulu's Hotel Street to beat the homestanding Rainbow Warriors (5-2). The Owls run a triple-option offense that is related to the wishbone that Rice used to smash the Bows a couple of weeks ago.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 177 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Thu, Oct 28, 1999 (23:34) * 1 lines
I need an editor. What I meant to type is that the Horned Frogs run a triple-option running offense similar to the wishbone that the Rice Owls used to fly over the Bows a couple of weeks ago. Sheesh!!!!!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 178 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Oct 28, 1999 (23:58) * 3 lines
I edit, but only if it is sent to me before you hit the submit button!
Terry, may I join you in "rubbing it in" to Nebraska? Is there a Penn Stater who likes that place?! They stole our national championship!!!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 179 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Fri, Oct 29, 1999 (00:00) * 1 lines
Refresh my memory. Was that the infamous "fifth down"?
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 180 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Oct 29, 1999 (00:08) * 3 lines
No...it was more recent than that. The first time was when we were tied for first place and unbeaten during Nixon's regime. Someone told him Nebraska was unbeaten and forgot to mention us - Nixon proclaimed Nebraska national champs on the spot and no one dared to tell him otherwise.
Then a few years ago they just awarded it to Nebraska on the "strength" of their schedule, supposedly. Who makes up those matches 10 years in advance?!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 181 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Fri, Oct 29, 1999 (00:14) * 1 lines
I'm sorry, I wasn't the matchmaker for that bout!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 182 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Oct 29, 1999 (00:24) * 1 lines
It must be late in the day for me - I had forgotten that 5th down! How could I?!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 183 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Oct 29, 1999 (00:33) * 3 lines
(John)I'm sorry, I wasn't the matchmaker for that bout!
Yeah...me too!!!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 184 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Fri, Oct 29, 1999 (02:07) * 1 lines
The 5th down as a the game where Colorado won the title, now that I am thinking clearly. It was their coach, the Bible beating yet philandering Bill McCartney who tried to convince a disbelieving public that he was an innocent victim and had the high moral ground. How much did he pay the refs to have collective amnesia???
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 185 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Oct 29, 1999 (15:05) * 1 lines
Don't think you want to know...(Hell fire and Damnation often works, too)
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 186 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (00:10) * 1 lines
Auwe, John...our much anticipated Penn State - Illinois game is on ABC subject to regional coverage. That means we will not get to see it and will have to listen to broadcast.com for it - me to the Penn State coverage with George Paterno (who sounds just exactly like his brother Joe) and you to whomever is covering it for the Fighting Illini...may the best team win!!!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 187 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (00:44) * 1 lines
I wouldn't get to see it anyhow. I'll be working. I do feel for you, however.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 188 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (00:45) * 1 lines
George Paterno calling Penn State football. Sounds like an objective broadcast to me...
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 189 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (00:55) * 1 lines
Oh, he is *lol* And I shall feel for you... I can listen to you and George at the same time...!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 190 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (01:11) * 1 lines
Wow. That is multitasking multitalented. I'm impressed!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 191 of 418: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (04:04) * 2 lines
I'm definitely pulling for the Fighting Illini in that one, being and
Illinois grad and all.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 192 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (15:31) * 3 lines
Being a Penn State grad is a lonely business out here...*sigh*
TEXAS 44 IOWA STATE 41
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 193 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (16:22) * 5 lines
At the half:
PENN STATE 7
ILLINOIS 7
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 194 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (17:02) * 6 lines
at the end of the 3rd
PENN STATE 24
Illinois 7
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 195 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (17:29) * 2 lines
TEXAS A&M 21 OKLAHOMA STATE 3
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 196 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (17:43) * 7 lines
Final:
PENN STATE 27
ILLINOIS 7
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 197 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (17:44) * 1 lines
sorry, John and Terry...
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 198 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (17:51) * 2 lines
I just popped into the living room to see what other games were on and the CBS guys were berating Penn State for not dominating the game. There is never enough that PS can do to satisfy those guys. If we win big they accuse us of rolling up the score. If we win modestly they attack us for not being worthy of a national championship. I can feel it already. Somehow, someone will, no matter the outcome of the remaining games, will declare someone OTHER than PS as national champions ...Just Because...!
am sick and tired of being the cinderella - I want to go to the ball, too!
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 199 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (18:43) * 2 lines
Sorry to sound unsympathetic, but do you want some cheese to go with that whine?
Try being a lifelong Illini football or Chicago Cubs fan.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 200 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (18:56) * 1 lines
Just in case you missed my intended tone: ;) (not trying to be vicious, just ironic)
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 201 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (18:59) * 1 lines
I am willing to put my blue-and-white Whine back on ice for New Year's Day when you will see Florida and Nebraska in the sugar bowl and PSU in some dismal Outback bowl or outhouse bowl. We will discuss it further at that time.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 202 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (19:01) * 1 lines
I played in the toilet bowl...but Mom gave me a licking for it.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 203 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (19:04) * 1 lines
I would LOVE to have a team that wins all their games, but that the media does not respect. BYU fans have their own related blue and white blues--but I hate them. I don't hate Penn State. Their the Big Ten's (that's a misnomer now) best chance for even a little national respect.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 204 of 418: John Burnett (mrchips) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (19:05) * 1 lines
and yes...I did mean "They're the Big Ten's" (ad on and on)
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 205 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Oct 30, 1999 (19:32) * 3 lines
I posted my whine comment in telnet (via aloha.net and spring.net, so it was a double telnet - just wanted it see if I could do it successfully - and I did!).
Out here in windows the stream of your comments is funny and ironic and very true. Big 11 is pretty mediocre this year...and everyone suffers for it - both in the conference and those they may play during the season. It is no honor to run rough shod over ill-prepared opposition (or disabled or whatever the cause).
I appreciate your comments, as always.
Topic 46 of 71 [sports]: College Football 99
Response 206 of 418: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Oct 31, 1999 (01:08) * 1 lines