Nevada Dawg

The optics on this are just so poor. especially given that Western Michigan pretty much dominated the game and clearly looked to be the better team on this day-and in a hostile environment at that. Hail to the victors...NOT!

I saw the clock run out on the previous play and quickly switched to the other game I was monitoring. WMU got hosed, plain and simple!!!

Call me old-fashioned (or just old works) but I still think the 24-team format is basically a money grab that will produce some really lousy first- and maybe second-round games. There ain't 16 teams capable of hoisting the natty in any given year, let alone 24.

Virginia is an interesting team--one of the oldest and most seasoned teams in the country. Where have we seen that formula for success the past three years? Let's not be too quick to write the Cavs out of ACC contention (or the playoffs) at this point. They could well surprise us all.

No disrespect meant for Dante, but preseason QB ratings are notoriously inaccurate when compared to postseason accomplishments. But, hey, we have to have something to wonder about before the first KOs of the season. Go Ducks

I don't know anything about Smith and have no direct link to insiders in the know about the Ducks roster. I know more about Raiola as he was a Georgia commit before flipping away to Nebraska. On the positive side, he does have ample starting experience in the B1G where he had his experiences, both good and bad. But I certainly would not compare him to Nix, who was good at making plays with his legs when necessary. The big rap on Raiola from the Georgia insiders was that he was a statue back in the pocket with no real elusiveness. Whether he has improved over time is not knowable to me, but it is a caution that COULD limit his effectiveness. Time will tell I guess.

I've always liked CKW and wish him buen suerte in Ann Arbor (except when facing he Ducks, that is).

Yeah Tae is a good one. Special teams is where he was going to play during his first 1-2 years had he signed with Georgia. But the thinking in Athens was that he could be developed into a meaningful contributor.

Ducks have the far more talented roster playing at home and should win this one. But Boise may stick around a while and will not be intimidated. They love these underdog roles and it wouldn't surprise me to see them pushing the Ducks well into the 3rd Quarter. Hard to believe that we still have 60+ days till we kick the football. How time drags this time of the year!

I've always had the impression that Boise recruited talented football players who felt they were ranked lower than they should be and who came in and worked their butts off to prove that the analysts had dun em wrong. I still remember the kickoff classic game when the Broncos came to Atlanta and embarrassed my highly ranked Dawgs. They were clearly the better team on that particular night and I was quick to acknowledge that to my ex-college roomie who was an insufferable Broncos fan who had missed the game while on an Elk hunting trip in the Idaho Rockies.

Men's Georgia track team lost too many contributors to be serious contenders think. On the other hand, the Lady Dawgs repeated as national champs if my information is correct.

Dawgs came through big-time tonight against those arrogant Texas Longhorns. I don't know if this qualified as the snot-beating my great Duck buddy was hoping for, but I kept telling myself all game that this one, in my sentiments at least, was not only for the Dawgs but also for the Ducks. Hopefully, Ducks Baseball will be back stronger than ever next year.

The statement about " :...that is Baseball, isn't it?" shows me you are a true fan of the sport. Indeed when my best Duck buddy and his wife (both true fans of baseball) responded to my text about last nights game being a "really tough loss", he replied "Barb and I hope that the Dawgs beat the living snot out of Texas next week." I replied "I think they will, but as you well know, this is baseball you know." It can be a damn frustrating game to be sure.

Yep, I kept waiting for a couple of timely hits that could change the complexion of the game. Watched the Bulldogs bowl from Athens this morning and Georgia was fortunate to get such timely hits that erased an early 7-0 deficit. But hang in there my Duck buddies--it is a DOUBLE elimination tournament.