Rare Big 12 Win For Kansas, Fans Tear Down The Goal Posts

Times have been lean for Kansas Football.


Last year the Jayhawks won three games.  One the year before that.

Turner Gill and Charlie Weis have tried and failed to bring a winner to Lawrence.

Ironically the last head coach to have success at K-U, Mark Mangino was on the opposite sideline as offensive coordinator at Iowa State.

Clint Bowen is getting his shot as head coach after Weis was let go in September and Saturday against Iowa State Bowen got his first win as the Jayhawks head coach as Kansas defeated Iowa State 34-14.



The long suffering fans of Kansas were so giddy that tearing down the goal posts after beating Iowa State was appropriate.





All the spoils of victory were enjoyed by Kansas, The goalposts went down and Bowen received the obligatory Gatorade shower.

 I've always seen those." Bowen said. "They're a lot colder than you think. The old ice punch challenge came through there. Honestly about the greatest feeling of my life as this coaching thing goes."

“This is a bad loss." Iowa State head coach Paul Rhodes said.

It was a convincing win by the Jayhawks but their performance in the last three games of their schedule might impress the powers that be at Kansas to offer Bowen the job full time.

Those last three games are at home against red hot TCU next week.  Then a road trip to a disappointing Oklahoma Sooner team before ending the season hosting Kansas State in the Sunflower Showdown.

A win in one of those games might give Bowen the gig for good.

“I would love nothing more than for him to be the guy full time" Kansas quarterback Michael Cummings said. . "Him as a coach, he is enthusiastic, he’s a former player so he knows what we go through day-in and day-out. I think he is a great leader.”

"When we look at Coach Bowen we see KU all over him, so everybody goes out in practice and in the game and play our hardest for that man.”  Kansas WR/RB Tony Pierson said.

Cmon Kansas, are you serious? You beat a 2 win team and you tore down your goalposts? Straight weak!!! #isuvsku pic.twitter.com/gqJV8xQHC4
— Giles (@giles381) November 9, 2014

KU fans tearing down goal posts for beating Iowa State. This may be the saddest moment in sports history. #isuvsku #Big12 #CollegeFootball
— Big 12 Fanatics (@Big12Fanatic) November 8, 2014

Greyson Lambert Is Having A Tough Day In His First Start As UVA Quarterback

Greyson Lambert's debut as the starting quarterback at Virginia is not going to plan.

Lambert has already thrown two pick six's in the first half against UCLA.

(ESPN won't let us embed yet so click the links to see both pick six's)

Click to see Lambert's first pick six

Click to see Lambert's second pick six of the first half

The Dirty Dozen and Bottom of the Barrel: Oops

You know, sometimes it's good to be humbled, to be reminded that you aren't nearly as smart as you think you are.

And last weeks column and predictions reminded me of just that.



Just when we think that teams have moved forward and will no longer choke when put under pressure, we're proven wrong.

But that's part of the game kids.

In this clip, we find out what happens when a TV Network decides a sequel would be cool. Even if it was 20-years after the original. And the same actors look a LOT older.



So....last weeks tally: 9-6 (Worst WEEK EVER) Overall: 56-13, still pretty good.

THE DIRTY DOZEN:

1) Alabama 5-0. No debate here. Even if Nick Saban doesn't agree, everyone else does. So that's all that matters. They are coming off a bye week, but play Mizzou without James Franklin. They won't break a sweat. (This Week: at Missouri. Our Pick: Alabama 41, Mizzou 10)

2) Oregon 6-0. Guess we don't have much of an argument for keeping them out of this slot any more. ---sigh--. We still think they are the best of the West Coast. Which doesn't win you a title. (This Week: BYE)

3) South Carolina 6-0. Can't really debate this either. They just ran over Georgia last week. Coach Thin Skin put his wrinkly neck out last week and it paid off. All the attention was off his team. And that was quite honestly, a genius move. (This Week: at LSU. Our Pick: S.Carolina 17, LSU 13)

4) West Virginia 5-0. The Pinball Wizard tour continues. They play little defense in Morgantown, but when you score 50-plus a game, you don't have to. Geno Smith wasn't spectacular vs. Texas, but he didn't have to be. (This Week: at Texas Tech. Our Pick: WVA 43, Texas Tech 31)

5) Florida 5-0. Boom! Betcha didn't see this coming Florida fans. Okay. Honestly, nobody really saw this coming. But yet here they are. They've done just enough to win. And really that's all that matters. While beating LSU was great, the next 3 weeks will define their season. (This Week: at Vanderbilt. Our Pick: Florida 24, Vandy 21)

6) Notre Dame 5-0. Really didn't see this coming. And we're starting to worry our Notre Dame friends are going to starting saying how great they are again too. It looks like even though Brian Kelly is a bit of a douche, he's got another good team. (This Week: vs. Stanford. Our Pick: Notre Dame 27, Stanford 21)

7) Kansas St. 5-0. They just keep winning. And may be the best of the Big 12/10. The test comes in about 10 days. But right now, they are cruising. Colin Klein keeps producing and the defense is stout. At least on a Big 12/10 level. (This Week: at Iowa St. Our Pick: Kansas St. 34, Iowa St. 31)

8) Oregon St. 4-0. Because they are still undefeated they get this. However...they lose Sean Mannion and that may be there death knell. But we'll give them credit right now and if they don't stay here, we can live with that. (This Week: at BYU. Our Pick: BYU 31, Oregon St. 13--UPSET)

9) Florida State 5-1. We knew it would happen. We didn't know when, but we knew it. At some point, they were going to choke and lose a game they shouldn't. There's no excuse as to what happened vs. NC State. None. (This Week: vs. Boston College. Our Pick: FSU 44, BC 10)

10) LSU 5-1. Really? 6 Points vs. Florida. And then you make excuses about conditioning? Come on Les, your team is better than that. Right? You know you're making me look bad, I really thought you guys could win it all. Now we don't think you'll win the SEC. (This Week: See #3)

11) Ohio St. 6-0. Alright. Maybe coaching does count for something. Yes, they aren't eligible for a bowl game. But it doesn't matter. They are winning. And for the most part convincingly. And won't be pushed the rest of this season. (This Week: at Indiana. Our Pick: Ohio St. 41, Indiana 23)

12) Georgia 5-1. OK. Don't make me regret this Bulldogs. As much as we respect and love Mark Richt, we are starting to wonder about his teams balls. Yes, their cojones. They seem to fold at every big challenge. Maybe it's true, you have to be a dick to win. (This Week: BYE)

THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL:

We can't believe we are reporting this, but both Memphis...and Idaho won this past week. Memphis was #1 and Idaho #3 in our poll. Go figure.

5) Auburn 1-4. Welcome home Gene Chizik. You are proving out to be exactly what we thought you were. There was a reason Iowa St fired you. But that doesn't excuse Jay Jacobs or pretty much anyone at Auburn for (a) Hiring you...and (b) Giving you a bizarre and idiotic contract extension after Cam Newton won you a title. ---sigh--- (This Week: at Ole Miss. Our Pick: Ole Miss 27, Auburn 16)

4) Kansas 1-4. Speaking of bizarre coaching hires.....Yes Charlie Weis, it's all the student newspaper's fault. That is why K-State annihilated you. It has nothing to do with how bad your team is or you are as a coach. And yes, your team has been here before too. (This Week: vs. Oklahoma State. Our Pick: Okie St. 40 man points, Kansas 17 Charlie Weis belt loops)

3) Southern Miss. 0-5. Still happy about having your own team Ellis Johnson? You sure? We said it last week and will say it again. Brett Favre for coach in 2013. You heard it here first. (This Week: at UCF. Our Pick: UCF 37, S.Miss 20)

2) Tulane 0-5. According to ESPN, they rank 109th or worse in at least 4 major categories. Out of 129 or so teams. That alone will put you here. You can't win being outscored on average 42-9. Plain and simple. (This Week: vs. SMU. Our Pick: SMU 42, Tulane 9)

1) UMass 0-6. Looks like the Minutemen and Green Wave will battle it out all year for the "Worst of the Worst". They just can't buy a win. Or any luck. Their only show will be vs. Akron next month. (This Week: BYE)

So enjoy another week and know that we're nearly half way home. Things will continue to shake out, but unless Alabama mails one in, it may already be over. 

The Dirty Dozen and Bottom of the Barrel

So...we've got one week in the books and already some teams are being proclaimed champs and others chumps.

Some big teams went down in flames and some little guys "Shocked the Monkey"(just wanted to get a Peter Gabriel reference in)



With that in mind, the Dozen kicks into full-on inspection mode:



As always, we got off to a pretty good start in Week #1: 14-1 (We don't pick spreads--though we are partial to certain types of Jams--haha)

So...as Casey Kasem would say...."On with the Countdown"....

The Dirty Dozen:

1) LSU 2-0. We still think they are better than Alabama. 4 academic suspensions this week won't help, but then again, they are playing Idaho. And that won't be much of a challenge. (This Week: vs. Idaho. Our Pick: LSU 47, Idaho 3)

2) USC 2-0. This is a pretty good team. And deep. But are hurting at kicker. And missing the beat reporter that reported on his injury. Kiffykins being Kiffykins, he'll cost them a game at some point. But it may be the bowl game. (This Week: at Stanford. Our Pick: USC 37, Stanford 21)

3) Alabama 2-0. If the Great Satan says his team isn't as good as the reporters say, well, then who are we to question him? They've been solid and only really have one challenge ahead...and it's a doozy. But it isn't until November. (This Week: at Arkansas. Our Pick: Alabama 31, Ark. 13)

4) Florida St. 2-0. They get this kind of by default. Really, we don't think they'll end up here. They have been putting up pinball numbers on cupcakes. They are traditionally one of the stupidist teams in the NCAA, and that won't change. (This Week: vs. Wake Forest. Our Pick: FSU 34, Wake Forest 17)

5) Georgia 2-0. Your "All-Potential" team. They rolled Mizzou in a game EVERYONE thought would be close. And did it without 4 of their best defensive players. 2 of them return this week. There are a couple of land mines ahead, but none they can't survive. (This Week: vs. Florida Atlantic. Our Pick: UGA 44, FAU 10)

6) Oregon 2-0. Quack, quack. We are always skeptical of this team. They can outrun most teams in the West, and don't play anybody worth a crap. Except USC. (This Week: vs. Tennesse Tech (really?). Our Pick: Oregon 53, Tenn. Tech 10)

7) Oklahoma 2-0. They haven't overwhelmed their cupcakes. FAMU doesn't count. They've been decent. But Landry Jones hasn't excelled. Yet. The practice games end and it gets real now. Let's see what happens. (This Week: vs. Kansas St. Our Pick: Oklahoma 24, K-State17)

8) South Carolina 2-0. Okay. Count us on the list of people who didn't think Dylan Thompson would be better than the injured Connor Shaw. But we were wrong. Though we think the Ol' ball coach with 2 QB's is a problem, he'll try too hard to make it work. (This Week: vs. UAB (haha). Our Pick: S.Carolina 41, UAB 10)

9) West Virginia 1-0. They drop only by virtue of not playing. We think Geno Smith is one of the best QB's in all of college football. And they've got a couple more weeks of cupcake scheduling to get through. (This Week: vs. James Madison. Our Pick: WVA 47, James Madison 3 dead presidents)

10) Michigan St. 2-0. Always a media darling. Always a disappointment. We'll see what happens when they hit a big game. Oh wait, they play Notre Dame this week. Notre Dame meant big game about 15-years ago. Not any more. (This Week: vs. Notre Dame. Our Pick: Mich. St. 27, Notre Dame 17)

11) Clemson 2-0. "I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a Clemson choker" (Mangled Steve Miller Band Quotes). They should be really good. They are always "pretty good". They get this by default. Not much else we can say. (This Week: vs. Furman. Our Pick: Clemson 34, Furman 21)

12) Virginia Tech 2-0. They started with a bang. And they are traditionally very, very good. We like Big Logan Thomas, he's a damn good QB. We aren't sold on the long-term future for this team, but for now, we like them a lot. (This Week: at Pittsburgh. Our Pick: Va.Tech 37, Pitt. 12)

The Bottom of the Barrel: 

Special mention here to former Top 10 team Arkansas. Sorry, you can't lose to Louisiana Monroe. EVER. And yet you did. We don't buy the injured Tyler Wilson excuse. You should be able to overcome that. Oh...wait. John L. Smith is your coach. Yeah, good look with that. However you have A win, so you avoid this list...for now.

5) Pittsburgh 0-2. You still want these guys ACC? Losers of 2 in a row. They've got some serious defensive issues. QB Tino Sunseri isn't bad, but isn't enough to overcome a "D" that can't stop anyone. (This Week: vs. Va. Tech. Our Pick: See above)

4) Colorado 0-2. You've lost to Colorado St. and Sacramento State? Really? Seriously? Weren't you once a national power? Come on Man....(This Week: at Fresno St. Our Pick: Fresno St. 31, Colorado 21)

3) Houston 0-2. Ground control to Major Tom....Wow. Weren't you a Top 20 program the past few years? At least you got part of your Mojo back, scoring 49 in a loss. So there's that. Just so you know, the electric slide continues. (This Week: at UCLA. Our Pick: UCLA 44, Houston 41)

2) Memphis 0-2. Congratulations. You played a close game, so you get to move out of the basement in our poll. You still are a HORRIBLE team. Sorry, we don't pull punches. (This Week: vs. Middle Tennessee State. Our Pick: MTSU 27, Memphis 22)

1) UMass 0-2. Wah, wah, wah.....Please explain again why you wanted to move to D-1? We should congratulate you though, you scored a Touchdown this past week. So there's that. (This Week: at Michigan (really?!) Our Pick: Michigan 54, UMass 7)

And there you have it. Tell us what YOU think? Can you do better? We'd like to hear about it. 

Auburn starting center suspended indefinitely (corrected)

((ht: oanow.com))

Boys will be boys. Or something along those lines....

Auburn football coach Gene Chizik suspended starting center Reese Dismukes Saturday afternoon on the heels of Dismukes arrest early Saturday morning for Public Intoxication.

And unfortunately Auburn fan, Dismukes is only 19.

He was slated to be the starter and rock on the Tigers offensive line as a rising sophomore. In fact, he'd made it to this years Rimington Watch List.

Read the entire story from OA.com RIGHT HERE

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Whatever will Auburn do? Opening day is now less than a week away. (The Tigers face Clemson in Atlanta this coming Saturday)

We suspect indefinitely will be at least one, maybe 2 games. But that is probably it. And knowing we have an Auburn readership, no, we aren't demeaning you for this. That's pretty much standard for incidents like this in most schools.

It's just the timing that's unfortunate for you Auburn fan...you want all your starters ready to go when the opening bell rings.