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Coach Rob reminded his Hokies too late that they should have covered Lane Stadium in Raid prior to today's game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. GT downed VT 38-27. Ouch.
Coach Rob reminded his Hokies too late that they should have covered Lane Stadium in Raid prior to today's game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. GT downed VT 38-27. Ouch.
Posted by Rob Robinson at 8:48 PM 1 comments
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Posted by Anonymous at 10:28 AM 2 comments
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Coach Bando, if you win this auction, we will drive you to Athens for the party. Of course, being married, all three of us will have to leave as soon as we drop you off. Go Dawgs!! :)
Posted by Rob Robinson at 10:13 AM 0 comments
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Don't be. Can the Gamecocks make Coach GQ cry tonight? Probably not, but trailing only 14-10 at halftime, they are making things interesting.
In scoreboard logic, South Carolina would now beat LSU 10-3.
Posted by Rob Robinson at 8:14 PM 2 comments
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Coach Woody's beloved Horned Frogs are getting spanked on the Frog Pond tonight. BYU leads TCU 31-10 with less than five minutes remaining. Can the Frogs channel their inner leprechauns and pull off a South Bend-style miracle??
Posted by Rob Robinson at 7:54 PM 3 comments
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Posted by Brian Bauman at 11:51 AM 6 comments
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As usual, there's a WSU flag flying on ESPN's College Gameday this morning, even though the broadcast location is 2,260 miles away from WSU's campus in Pullman, Wash.
The flag, also known as Ol' Crimson, now has its own booster club to ensure that the flag continues to be displayed in the GameDay audience each week. This guy and many others intend to keep displaying the flag until GameDay visits Pullman. I am convinced, though I haven't done any research on the matter, that there are GameDay virgin campuses that are more worthy for a visit than WSU, but here's some insight for unconvinced Cougar fans: You haven't hosted a game that was a candidate for the best matchup of the day since Drew Bledsoe was your quarterback, and you're not very good right now, either. The "Cougs," as they are called among the faithful, have posted back-to-back losing seasons (5-6 and 4-7). WSU is 17-16 since the flag was first raised at a GameDay location.
Here's another good reason, from last week's scoreboard, why GameDay is not coming to Pullman anytime soon: WSU 17, Baylor 15.
Ol' Crimson has also spawned copycats: I definitely saw an Auburn flag in the background today, and I think I saw LSU, too. Here's my theory for their presence: Those teams are ranked.
I'm being hard on the "Cougs," but I do think the tradition is creative and cool. My issue is with the insistence the GameDay come to their stadium when their team hasn't earned it. Resume--and continue--winning, and maybe you'll get your wish the next time you're in the top 25 and USC comes to town. Maybe.
Posted by Rob Robinson at 10:20 AM 2 comments
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Coach Rob is also pleased to announce the creation of the VOL (Volunteer Outrage Level) Index, a non-scientific determination of UT fans' anger over any of a variety of perceived slights and setbacks for the football program. The current VOL Index reading is indicated by the specific icon appearing at the bottom of the FP home page.
Following are the status indications for the VOL Index and their corresponding response recommendations:
Posted by Rob Robinson at 6:52 PM 1 comments
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Coach Rob is pleased to announce the establishment of the Wagon Watch, a recurring assessment of Vol Bandwagon activity. The Wagon Watch level is indicated by the Wagon icon on the Wagon Watch meter (above).
Following are the warning levels for the Wagon Watch:
Posted by Rob Robinson at 6:47 PM 0 comments
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Yes, it is true. Coach Bando is finally posting a message on the football pool website. The defending champion and only two time champion believes that quality is better than quantity when it comes to posting messages on the website. With that said, Coach Bando wants to share some words of wisdom for the football pool. Granted, these words of wisdom come from one of the worst football movies of all time (The Replacements). "Pain heals, chicks dig scars and glory last forever!" Coaches, it has been an honor to share the football pool field of battle with you and I look forward to many years of friendly competition in the future. In addition, I have been amazed that the simple football pool that was designed by Coach Woody and myself many years ago has blossomed into the force that it is today. Wow! A website for the football pool. Who would have thought? Well, I guess the football pool has to keep up with the ever changing world of technology. I am just curious to see what happens in the future. On that note, Coach Bando must be going. Good luck to all of the coaches this weekend and I hope you suffer many loses compared to my many wins. Until the Vandy game. Later --- Coach Bando
Posted by Anonymous at 7:36 AM 3 comments
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Did anyone remember to tell Virginia that the game was tonight? Georgia Tech finally surrendered points in the fourth quarter, but the Jackets are pummeling the Cavaliers 24-7. Good thing that Virginia isn't on any FP roster this season. Wow, are they bad.
Coach Bando is not watching the game tonight. He's watching his favorite Cavalier instead.
Posted by Rob Robinson at 9:36 PM 2 comments
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Since the fall of 2004, the FP has celebrated the elimination of the hated UT Vols from contention for the national championship. This celebration has taken the form of an enthusiastic toast by all four FP members. The toast is made with Orange Crush(ed), which is purchased early in the season in the anticipation of the Vols' second loss. While the FP relishes every UT setback, the second Vol loss during the season virtually guarantees that UT will not play in the BCS Championship game.
Coach Rob is happy to report that the Orange Crush for the 2006 season has been purchased and is currently chilling in his refridgerator while waiting for the Vols to stumble a second time on the gridiron this season. The most likely dates for this defeat are currently Oct. 7 (at Georgia), Oct. 21 (Alabama) and Nov. 4 (LSU), but the FP would be perfectly happy to celebrate early if the Marshall Thundering Herd can pull the upset this weekend.
It ain't gonna happen, but a coach can dream.
Posted by Rob Robinson at 10:26 PM 2 comments
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Gloria Estefan, Miami Sound Machine, Larry Coker, Sebastian and Coach Bando are reeling this week because the Miami Hurricanes have dropped out of the AP and ESPN/USA Today polls after Coach Woody's Louisville Cardinals whipped them 31-7.
It's hard to say what fate holds for the mighty Canes or for Coach Bando, but I'll say this much: I would not want to be Houston, North Carolina, Florida International or Duke (Miami's next four opponents). Nonetheless, the temperature is much hotter down in Coral Gables than it was this time last week. Pack the sunscreen, Bando.
Posted by Rob Robinson at 6:00 PM 1 comments
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Posted by Brian Bauman at 11:09 AM 2 comments
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Let the falling off begin for Vols and Irish fans. I'm most excited to see the Vols tumble after the rednecks began getting excited when Coach GQ's Bears couldn't handle the pressure in Knoxville, but I'm not crying over the at least temporary pause in the "Charlie Weis is God" campaign.
The Orange Crush watch has begun. The magic number is one!
Posted by Rob Robinson at 9:29 AM 2 comments
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Even this guy couln't believe that the Vols let their 17-7 lead slip away and once again the Vols fell to Rob's Gators 21-20. Coach Woody will post more pics in the days to come.
Posted by Anonymous at 9:15 AM 1 comments
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Coach Rob's Florida Gators and USC Trojans are on in prime time tonight. Can the hated Vols and Coach GQ's Huskers spoil CoachRob's evening?
Meanwhile, Coach Woody's Florida State Seminoles are trailing early, beisbol style, against Clemson.
Posted by Anonymous at 8:36 PM 0 comments
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Coach GQ is sitting pretty after his Tigers bested Coach Bando's 7-3 today. Nice first round pick, coach! Coach Bando, meanwhile, has taken it on the chin for the second time this afternoon.
Posted by Anonymous at 6:05 PM 0 comments
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... and George Stripling and the Cards are why. These guys from LSU are right, but they're losing, too! :O
Posted by Rob Robinson at 5:10 PM 0 comments
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Coach Woody's Irish trail Coach GQ's Wolverines 34-14 at halftime in what has been a stunner so far. GQ has his eyes closed above, but will Woody be the one out cold after the second half??
Posted by Rob Robinson at 4:31 PM 0 comments
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