College Football Game Thread: Army v Navy, Heisman Trophy Announcement

by Danny Kelly on Dec 10, 2011 12:00 PM PST

There's not a whole lot of FBS College Football today, but there are still small school games, the Army-Navy matchup, and the Heisman Trophy Gala. Talk about it here!

Army Vs. Navy, The Historical: The Original Game Of The Century - SBNation.com
With the country at war and the dominance of the service academies over the rest of college football, the 1944 Army vs. Navy game was one of the most anticipated matchups in the history of the rivalry. The battle on the gridiron that resulted became the stuff of legend.

2011 Heisman Trophy Finalists To Be Announced At 6 P.M. ET - SBNation.com
Finalists for the 2011 Heisman Trophy will soon be announced. Baylor's Robert Griffin III and Alabama's Trent Richardson are the likely favorites. Stay tuned here for updates as soon as the news comes out.

Prospect Preview: Small School Weekendpalooza! | Buffalo Bills Draft
All three of the lower divisions of the NCAA are in the middle of their playoffs as the FCS enters the quarterfinal round and both Division II and Division III are in the semi-finals. In addition to these eight playoff games there is also a SWAC championship game. The SWAC does not chose to participate in the FCS playoffs which is why they have their title game in the middle of the playoffs. With all this football on we wanted to make sure you knew who all the prospects to watch were! Below are the prospects we’ll be watching this weekend:

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Let's go Army! Hooah!

by Modrik Zutar on Dec 10, 2011 12:00 PM PST reply actions

Hooah

Go Army! Best rivalry ever, future leaders of the battlefield.

The Department of Redundancy Department is hiring, maybe I should apply myself.

by SGT Lenny on Dec 10, 2011 12:14 PM PST via mobile reply actions

Do these teams ever throw the ball?

The option game gets so boring after a while.

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by GriffinNW on Dec 10, 2011 12:58 PM PST reply actions

Lies.

by Nate Dogg on Dec 10, 2011 1:02 PM PST up reply actions

May as well bring in a couple more blocking tight ends.

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by GriffinNW on Dec 10, 2011 1:06 PM PST up reply actions

Much as I love watching that particular game

I can’t lie: wing-T offenses become boring to watch after several minutes

Heresy grows from idleness.
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by Corax --Nevermore-- on Dec 10, 2011 1:06 PM PST up reply actions

Even the announcers were surprised at that throw and catch.

Haha

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by GriffinNW on Dec 10, 2011 1:09 PM PST up reply actions

Second passing attempt

QB runs around like a decapitated chicken and then collects his 12 sack.

Confuscius say- "Baseball wrong. Man with four balls cannot walk."

by Outside Contain on Dec 10, 2011 1:20 PM PST up reply actions

12 yd sack

that is…

Confuscius say- "Baseball wrong. Man with four balls cannot walk."

by Outside Contain on Dec 10, 2011 1:22 PM PST up reply actions

Just wanted my pic four times in a row

Nothing to see here folks, carry on…

Confuscius say- "Baseball wrong. Man with four balls cannot walk."

by Outside Contain on Dec 10, 2011 1:23 PM PST up reply actions

No 1 in Army is such a frigging beast

If he’s not pitchman he’s knocking someone on their arse every single play almost….

Confuscius say- "Baseball wrong. Man with four balls cannot walk."

by Outside Contain on Dec 10, 2011 1:16 PM PST reply actions

Go RG3!

by Benne on Dec 10, 2011 1:18 PM PST reply actions

Army-Navy is a great tradition and the kids deserve all the respect, but the actual game always bores me to tears.

by Benne on Dec 10, 2011 2:08 PM PST reply actions

I'm taking this back.

This game has been a lot of fun.

by Benne on Dec 10, 2011 2:46 PM PST up reply actions

/random: Don't we hold the record for most Monday Night Football shutouts?

I wonder what our chances of extending that streak are. Hah.

by twocolorcrayon on Dec 10, 2011 2:39 PM PST reply actions

Yes "we" do.

5 total shutouts including the last 3.

by rideaducati on Dec 10, 2011 3:15 PM PST up reply actions

"We" also

Have the best winning percentage in the NFL for MNF.

by rideaducati on Dec 10, 2011 3:16 PM PST up reply actions

Another one "we" have

Is the largest margin of victory by the visiting team. 42-0 in Philadelphia.

by rideaducati on Dec 10, 2011 3:50 PM PST up reply actions

The last 3 MNF games...

42-0 against the iggles
16-0 against the raidahs
27-0 against the whiners

by rideaducati on Dec 10, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions

As opposed to they?

by jhmg16 on Dec 10, 2011 4:34 PM PST up reply actions

7 passing attempts the entire team.

By both teams. That’s awesome.

by Benne on Dec 10, 2011 2:43 PM PST reply actions

So if you had a Heisman vote, who would you pick?

Its funny that LSU didn’t have a really strong candidate, even though theyre so much better than everybody else.

I’d give it to RG3

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by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 10, 2011 2:46 PM PST reply actions

I think my ballot would be Griffin, Ball, Luck

by Nate Dogg on Dec 10, 2011 2:58 PM PST up reply actions

RG3, Richardson, Luck

by Benne on Dec 10, 2011 2:59 PM PST up reply actions

I need to stop reading RG3 as Robert Gallery The Third

I’m going to end up saying it out loud.

by jhmg16 on Dec 10, 2011 4:35 PM PST up reply actions

I thought

I was the only one that did that.

by rideaducati on Dec 10, 2011 5:00 PM PST up reply actions

Go

Army!

by Michael Harp on Dec 10, 2011 2:56 PM PST reply actions

The dream is dead.

by Benne on Dec 10, 2011 2:58 PM PST up reply actions

Anybody catch the end of Kentucky-Indiana just now?

Holy fucking buzzerbeater.

by jhmg16 on Dec 10, 2011 4:33 PM PST reply actions

Andrew Luck looks like the kid in your soccer team who was always kicking with the point of his cleat and stopping the game to tie his shoelaces.

by jhmg16 on Dec 10, 2011 4:45 PM PST reply actions

Damn, Ryan Braun tests positive for PEDs

Okay enough random musings from me.

by jhmg16 on Dec 10, 2011 4:56 PM PST reply actions

Part of me hopes that RG3 doesn't get it in the hopes that if he doesn't he might fall to us in the draft...

Eternally looking forward to someone making a Seahawks song based off of Lil' Jon's "Shots" song named "Hawks!"

by Bobby Cink on Dec 10, 2011 5:21 PM PST reply actions

RG3 for president!

Also this probably lessens our chance of getting him in the draft.

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by RagingAlot on Dec 10, 2011 6:01 PM PST up reply actions

Doubt it has any bearing on his draft status.

by Nate Dogg on Dec 10, 2011 6:04 PM PST up reply actions

Scouts may be awfully traditional but Heisman trophies don't affect their opinions much.

by jhmg16 on Dec 10, 2011 6:42 PM PST up reply actions

Nate!!

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by GriffinNW on Dec 10, 2011 7:36 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs

And the Indianapolis Colts select with their first round pick... RG3

….plausible scenario?

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by RagingAlot on Dec 10, 2011 6:03 PM PST reply actions

No.

by Nate Dogg on Dec 10, 2011 6:04 PM PST up reply actions

One thing I do love about the Heisman ceremony is how it humanizes these guys

They are coached up robots in every public appearance, and then they get to Broadway and the anxiety and emotion is palpable.

…almost as good as draft day.

by jhmg16 on Dec 10, 2011 6:07 PM PST reply actions

Mora Jr. to coach UCLA.

I almost feel bad for them.

by B0w1-of-R1ce on Dec 10, 2011 8:50 PM PST via mobile reply actions 3 recs

Don't be a Mora hater

One year isn’t enough time to know one way or another what his time in Seattle would have been like. I wish him all the best, and it wouldn’t surprise me at all if he does well at UCLA.

by KC on Dec 11, 2011 5:47 AM PST up reply actions

He failed to show any ability to lead a team and half way through his first season they had completely quit on him.

He’s shown multiple times he doesn’t have the temperament or decision making skills to be the face of the franchise (Expressing interest in the UW job while still the Falcons coach, Pete Carrol Cheats, Doug Gottlieb interview, throwing players under the bus…). He also has no track record of success. There’s very little reason to think he’s going to be good for UCLA.

by Nate Dogg on Dec 11, 2011 7:23 AM PST up reply actions

I take your point, but

“no track record of success” is really overstating the case for someone who took an NFL team to a conference championship game. As for the temperament thing, yeah, he had some blunders. But the UW job quip was just that—a joke. I’ve never understood how that got so blown out of proportion.

by KC on Dec 12, 2011 10:16 AM PST reply actions