NCAA Football 2013-2014

[Laan Yaa Mo]

The Ole Miss Rebels got the new season off to an exciting start with a last minute 39-35 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores, and the South Carolina Gamecocks thumped the North Carolina Tarheels 27-10.

The Alabama Crimson Tide will be trying to win a third straight national championship, but it will not be an easy task. Ohio State has a powder puff schedule, and might make it to the big game with an unbeaten record.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

The Alabama Crimson Tide started their defence of the National Title with a thumping of the Virginia Tech Gobblers, 35-10. The folks at Baton Rouge have reason to smile as the L.S.U. Tigers outslugged the T.C.U. Horned Frogs, 37-17 in Dallas.

There were some notable upsets too as the Clemson Tigers outlasted the Georgia Bulldogs, 38-35. It will be tough for the 'Dawgs now with South Carolina, and Florida still to play.

The North Dakota State Bison upset Kansas State, 24-21; Oklahoma State beat Mississippi State, 21-3; Towson 33 Connecticut 18; Northern Illinois 30 Iowa 27; Eastern Washington 49 Oregon State 46!

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Oh, and Northern Iowa dumped Iowa State by the tune of 28-20.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

The Miami Hurricanes have upset the Florida Gators, 21-16 despite the Gators out gaining Miami 413 to 212 yards. The big one today pits the South Carolina Gamecocks against the Georgia Bulldogs. If the 'Dawgs lose this one, their hopes for a national title will be down the drain.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Where are the vaunted SEC defences?

Georgia rallied for a 41-30 victory over the Gamecocks today, but one has to wonder how these teams will do in the future when they surrender so many points. The Ole Miss Rebels are off to a 17-0 start over Southeast Missouri State, and nearing the half, the Richmond Spiders are pulling an upset over the North Carolina State Wolfpack, 21-10.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

There are a few big games on tap for later today. The big one will be when the Alabama Crimson Tide travel to College Station to face the Texas A&M Aggies and Johnny Football.

However, there is a big one in Austin, Texas too where the Ole Miss Rebels try to win their third game of the year against their toughest test of the year to date vs. the Texas Longhorns.

The U.C.L.A. Bruins travel to Nebraska to face the Cornhuskers.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders already have beaten the Texas Christian Horned Frogs, 20-10, on Thursday night.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

I forgot to mention that the Varsity Blues are taking on the Guelph Gryphons in about 30 minutes at Varsity Stadium on the campus of the University of Toronto.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Well, in a game with little defence the Alabama Crimson Tide barely defeated the Texas A&M Aggies 49-42. It was exciting but for 'Bama to give up so many points does not bode well for their National Championship hopes.

The Ole Miss Rebels rolled over the Texas Longhorns 44-23 right in Austin.

U.C.L.A. whipped Nebraska 41-21; Louisville dropped Kentucky 27-13; Michigan barely got by Akron 28-24; Fordham downed Temple in a close one, 30-29; Oregon Ducks manhandled the Tennessee Volunteers 59-14; Central Florida beat Penn State 34-31; Ohio St. 52 California 34; Oregon State Beavers 51 Utah Utes 48; Arizona State Sun Devils 32 Wisconsin Badgers 30; and Old Dominion routed Howard 76-19.

In university scores from the Great White North: Western Mustangs 83 Ottawa Gee Gees 27; Guelph Gryphons 38 the Varsity Blues 12; Calgary Dinosaurs 36 Saskatchewan Huskies 24; Manitoba Bisons 38 British Columbia Thunderbirds 32; Regina Rams 55 Alberta Golden Bears 35.

Finally, in junior action the Regina Thunder outlasted the Saskatoon Hilltops 29-28.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

This was a fairly uneventful week in the NCAA as far as important games go, but here are some results:

Alabama Crimson Tide 31 Colorado State Rams 6
L.S.U. Tigers 35 Auburn Tigers 21
Clemson Tigers 26 North Carolina State Wolfpack 14
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 28 North Carolina Tarheels 20
Georgia Bulldogs 45 North Texas State Eagles 21
Florida Gators 31 Tennessee Volunteers 17
Maryland Terrapins 37 West Virginia Mountaineers 0
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 17 Michigan State Spartans 13
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 28 Arkansas Razorbacks 24
U.S.C. Trojans 17 Utah State Aggies 14
Old Dominion 59 Virginia Military Bulldogs 58
Oregon State Beavers 34 San Diego State Aztecs 30
Michigan Wolverines 24 Connecticut Huskies 21
Utah Utes 20 Brigham Young Cougars 13

Great White North:

Queen's Golden Gaels 36 Ottawa Gee Gees 21
Windsor Lancers 26 Varsity Blues 11
British Columbia Thunderbirds 37 Regina Rams 27
Calgary Dinosaurs 48 Manitoba Bisons 27
Saskatchewan Huskies 39 Alberta Golden Bears 17

Canadian Junior Football:

Saskatoon Hilltops 58 Edmonton Huskies 8

[Laan Yaa Mo]

The Virginia Tech Gobblers pulled off a minor upset last night by downing the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 17-10.

Big games on tap tomorrow have the Ole Miss Rebels visiting the Alabama Crimson Tide at Tuscaloosa. I am looking for the Johnny Rebs to pull off the upset. Another huge game has the Georgia Bulldogs pitted against the L.S.U. Tigers.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Sadly, the Ole Miss Rebels did not live up to the hype and were routed by Alabama, 25-0. Roll Tide!

In a great televised game, the Georgia Bulldogs outlasted the L.S.U. Tigers by the score of 44-41. It is remarkable that these two teams give up so many points.

In other games, Northern Illinois clobbered the Purdue Boilermakers, 55-24
South Carolina Gamecocks barely got by Central Florida, 28-25.
West Virginia Mountaineers upset the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 30-21
T.C.U. Horned Frogs 48 S.M.U. Mustangs 17
The East Carolina Pirates blasted the North Carolina Tarheels, 55-31
Oklahoma Sooners 35 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21
Florida Gators 24 Kentucky Wildcats 7
Florida State Seminoles 48 Boston College Eagles 34
Rice Owls 18 Florida Atlantic 14
Miami Hurricanes 49 South Florida 21
Texas A&M 45 Arkansas Razorbacks 33
Tennessee Volunteers 31 South Alabama 24
Ohio State Buckeyes 31 Wisconsin Badgers 24
Arizona State Sun Devils 62 U.S.C. Trojans 41
Oregon Ducks 55 California Golden Bears 16
Clemson Tigers 56 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 7
Old Dominion 66 Albany 10

In the Great White North:-

Varsity Blues 50 Carleton Ravens 10 (Fight Fight Fight for the Blue and White and the Honour of the U of T...Go Blues!)
McGill Redmen 52 Concordia 51
Western Mustangs 50 Queen's Golden Gaels 31
Laval Rouge d'Or 46 Bishops Gaiters 38
Windsor Lancers 26 Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks 25
St. Mary's Huskies 25 St. Francis Xavier 13
Saskatchewan Huskies 17 British Columbia Thunderbirds 12
Calgary Dinosaurs 76 Alberta Golden Bears 21
Manitoba Bisons 34 Regina Rams 21

Canadian Junior Football:

The Saskatoon Hilltops play the Edmonton Wildcats later today
http://www.saskatoonhilltops.com/

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Sherbrooke beat the Montreal Carabins this afternoon 16-12.

In the fourth quarter, the Saskatoon Hilltops have an 8-6 lead over the Edmonton Wildcats. The game is in Edmonton.

The Top Ten according to the AP is,

Alabama
Oregon
Clemson
Ohio State
Stanford
Georgia
Louisville
Flordia State
Texas A&M
L.S.U.
Rebel fans will note that their beloved team has fallen to #24. Ole Miss still can beat L.S.U. and move up in the standings.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

The final result is in from Edmonton and the Saskatoon Hilltops held on to defeat the Edmonton Wildcats 8-6 in a scoreless second half.

The U.S.C. Trojans have fired their head coach.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

In a big game last night, the U.C.L.A. Bruins remained unbeaten with a 34-27 victory over the Utah Utes.
The Texas Longhorns actually won a game with their victory over the lowly Iowa State Cyclones, 31-3.
And the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, no relation to the Saskatoon Hilltops, topped Louisiana-Monroe-I know, 31-10.

Tonight Brigham Young and Utah State will be playing.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Here are some of the results fom Saturday in which the most disappointing was Auburn upsetting the Ole Miss Rebels 30-22:

Alabama Crimson Tide 45 Georgia State 3
Georgia Bulldogs 34 Tennessee Volunteers 31
L.S.U. Tigers 59 Mississippi St. Bulldogs 26
Virginia Tech Gobblers 27 North Carolina Tarheels 14
Clemson Tigers 49 Syracuse Orangemen 14
Miami Hurricanes 45 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 30
Florida Gators 30 Arkansas Razorbacks 10
Florida State Seminoles 63 Maryland Terrapins 0
Oklahoma Sooners 20 Texas Christian Horned Frogs 17
Baylor Bears 73 West Virginia Mountaineers 42
South Carolina Gamecocks 35 Kentucky Wildcats 28
Indiana Hoosiers 44 Penn St. Nittany Lions 24
Oregon Fighting Ducks 57 Colorado Buffaloes 16
Stanford Indians 31 Washington Huskies 28
Ohio St. Buckeyes 40 Northwestern Wildcats 30
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 37 Arizona St. Sun Devils 34

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Whoops, I hit the submit button too early. Okay, here are some scores from Canada:-

Saskatoon Hilltops 29 Edmonton Wildcats 20

Calgary Dinosaurs 24 Saskatchewan Huskies 12
British Columbia Thunderbirds 28 Manitoba Bisons 24
Regina Rams 25 Alberta Golden Bears 20
Queen's Golden Gaels 40 Laurier Hawks 34
Western Mustangs 51 Windsor Lancers 23
McMaster Mauraders 66 Waterloo Warriors 3
St. Mary's Huskies 17 Acadia Axemen 10
St. Francis Xavier 30 Mount St. Allison Mounties 9
Laval Rouge D'Or 65 Concordia 9
Bishops Gaiters 30 McGill Redmen 29

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Last night, the U.S.C. Trojans under their new coach bested the Arizona Wildcats by the tune of 38-31. Also, the Louisville Cardinals kept their undefeated record intact with a convincing 24-10 drubbing of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

Meanwhile...

To light up a cool night in Toronto, the Varsity Blues dumped their uptown rivals, the York Yeoman, by a score of 56-35. A great win it was for the University of Toronto over Dork U.: 'Fight, fight, fight for the Blue and White, and the honour of the U. of T.' Go Varsity!

[Laan Yaa Mo]

There are a few scores in this Thanksgiving weekend. On Friday night the Queen's Golden Gaels slaughtered the turkeys' in this case the Waterloo Warriors by a count of, 78-21. St. Mary's Huskies outlasted the Acadia Axemen, 11-9.

South of the border, the Virginia Tech Gobblers are victors over the Pittsburgh Panthers, 19-9.
South Carolina Gamecocks 52 Arkansas Razorbacks 7

Army won their second game of the year by doubling up on Eastern Michigan, 50-25.
Navy lost their second game of the year as they were crushed by the Duke Blue Devils, 35-7.

Texas Christian Horned Frogs 27 Kansas Jayhawks 17.
Nebraska Cornhuskers 44 Purdue Boilermakers 7
Houston Cougars 25 Memphis State Tigers 15

The Mizzou Tigers are outlasting a depleted Georgia Bulldog squad 34-26 with about four minutes to go. Georgia has the ball on their own 32, second down and 9 yards to go. Go 'Dawgs! It's now 41-26 for Missouri. So the national championship hopes of Georgia have gone down the drain with the loss of 5 regulars on offence.

In a big surprise, the Texas Longhorns are on their way to an upset with a 36-20 lead over the Oklahoma Sooners. Some pundits were predicting this would be the last game for the coach of the 'Horns, but it looks like he will live to see another day.

[Laan Yaa Mo]

Sad to say, but the Ole Miss Rebels have lost their third game in a row. This time they were bested by the Texas A&M Aggies, 41-38. Last year the Johnny Rebs lost to the same team, 31-28. Both of these last minute losses were at home. Maybe if the Rebels play the Aggies on the road next year they will emerge with a victory?!?

Here are the results of some other games in the United States and Canada:

Alabama Crimson Tide 48 Kentucky Wildcats 7
Texas Longhorns 36 Oklahoma Sooners 20
Auburn Tigers 62 Western Carolina 3
Maryland Terrapins 27 Virginia Cavaliers 26
Baylor Bears 35 Kansas State Wildcats 25
Tulane Green Wave 36 East Carolina Pirates 33
Wyoming Cowboys 38 New Mexico Lobos 31
Brigham Young Cougars 38 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 20
U.C.L.A. Bruins 37 California Golden Bears 10
Oregon State Beavers 52 Washington State Cougars 24
Oregon Ducks 45 Washington Huskies 24
Penn State 43 Michigan Wolverines 40

In Canada on Saturday, the McMaster Mauraders beat the Laurier Golden Hawks, 28-5 and in Canadian Junior Football,
the Saskatoon Hilltops will be playing the Calgary Colts later this afternoon.




In the upset of the day...well, next to Texas A&M beating Ole Miss and Mizzou beating Georgia, the Utah Utes pulled off a last-minute goal line stand to defeat the Stanford Indians, 27-21.

[BigBubba]

In the upset of the day...well, next to Texas A&M beating Ole Miss and Mizzou beating Georgia, the Utah Utes pulled off a last-minute goal line stand to defeat the Stanford Indians, 27-21.

I remember when a certain Manning was QB at The University of Mississippi.

How 'bout that Michigan/Penn St game... 4 overtimes... you think the Michigal kicker had a rough trip home?!