Tinker Town: "Great day in the morning LSU looks like the # 3 college football team in this country like I am a monkey's uncle!"
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Final
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7:00 PM ET, September 29, 2012
Tiger Stadium, BATON ROUGE, LA
Tiger Stadium, BATON ROUGE, LA
No. 3 LSU overcomes slow start, beats FCS school Towson
Associated PressRecruitingNation 411: Henry commitment impact
In
this episode of RecruitingNation 411, we take a look at what the
commitment of Derrick Henry (Yulee, Fla./Yulee) means for the Crimson
Tide and Tennessee Volunteers. We also look at the impact of Notre Dame
upstaging two rivals recruiting weekends, news from Mackensie Alexander,
and Washington's upset of Stanford.Tags: Recruiting Nation 411, Derrick Henry, Derrick Green, Laremy Tunsil, Bo Scarbrough, Altee Tenpenny, Tyren Jones, Torii Hunter Jr., Holland Fisher, Jalen Ramsey, Mackensie Alexander, Tyree Robinson, Tyrell Robinson
Mettenberger connected with Odell Beckham Jr. five times for 128 yards and two touchdowns, but No. 3 LSU was unable to eliminate nagging offensive sloppiness in a 38-22 victory over overmatched but feisty Towson on Saturday night.
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West's first TD run gave Towson, an FCS team, a stunning 9-7 lead in the second quarter before LSU responded with 24 straight points.
J.C. Copeland, LSU's powerful 272-pound fullback, scored his third touchdown of the season on a 1-yard plunge, but was hurt in the fourth quarter and did not put any weight on his left leg as he was helped off the field. Read more...http://scores.espn.go.
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It
was over when... Zach Mettenberger threw a 53-yard TD pass to Odell
Beckham to take a 31-9 lead and put the game out of reach.
Gameball goes to... Mettenberger to Beckham
was about all that worked for LSU offensively. The two connected for 128
yards and 2 TDs.
Stat of the
game... 41. LSU owns an active win streak of 41 straight victories over
nonconference opponents in the regular season.
Team Stat Comparison
| TOWS | LSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 18 |
| Total Yards | 291 | 396 |
| Passing | 103 | 238 |
| Rushing | 188 | 158 |
| Penalties | 4-15 | 10-69 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 6-17 | 5-12 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Possession | 34:42 | 25:18 |
Passing Leaders
| Towson | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enders | 13/33 | 103 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 |
| LSU | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
| Mettenberger | 15/26 | 238 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | TOWS | LSU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
TD | 10:24 | Russell Shepard 78 Yd Run (Drew Alleman Kick) | 0 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | TOWS | LSU | |||
 | FG | 13:34 | D.J. Soven 26 Yd | 3 | 7 |
|
TD | 05:15 | Terrance West 1 Yd Run (Pat Failed) | 9 | 7 |
| TD | 02:52 | Odell Beckham 27 Yd Pass From Zach Mettenberger (Drew Alleman Kick) | 9 | 14 |
| FG | 01:19 | Drew Alleman 23 Yd | 9 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | TOWS | LSU | |||
|
TD | 05:56 | J.C. Copeland 1 Yd Run (Drew Alleman Kick) | 9 | 24 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | TOWS | LSU | |||
| TD | 14:52 | Odell Beckham 53 Yd Pass From Zach Mettenberger (Drew Alleman Kick) | 9 | 31 |
|
TD | 08:58 | Terrance West 1 Yd Run (D.J. Soven Kick) | 16 | 31 |
| TD | 05:22 | Michael Ford 4 Yd Run (Drew Alleman Kick) | 16 | 38 |
| TD | 01:30 | Gerrard Sheppard 9 Yd Pass From Grant Enders (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) | 22 | 38 |
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ESPN College Football
9:15 PM ET, September 29, 2012
Bryant-Denny Stadium, TUSCALOOSA, AL
Bryant-Denny Stadium, TUSCALOOSA, AL
Top-ranked Alabama eases past Ole Miss
Associated Press
RecruitingNation 411: Henry commitment impact
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After
trailing for the first time all season -- albeit for only 15 seconds --
No. 1 Alabama responded with a 21-point outburst, and all was right
with the world writes Alex Scarborough. Story
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The Tide (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) trailed briefly, 7-6, for the first time in regulation since last year's Tennessee game, a span of about 10 games. The Rebels (3-2, 0-1) put up a fight against a team that had been walloping opponents by nearly 37 points on average, but still lost their ninth straight SEC opener.
"It was a hard-fought win for us," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "I think people probably don't give Ole Miss enough credit. They played hard. They were physical. Their offense is difficult to defend." Read more...http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=322730333
Team Stat Comparison
| MISS | ALA | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 16 | 17 |
| Total Yards | 218 | 305 |
| Passing | 138 | 180 |
| Rushing | 80 | 125 |
| Penalties | 2-15 | 2-8 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 8-17 | 11-18 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Possession | 25:01 | 34:59 |
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | MISS | ALA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | FG | 07:17 | Jeremy Shelley 38 Yd | 0 | 3 |
| FG | 03:03 | Jeremy Shelley 38 Yd | 0 | 6 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MISS | ALA | |||
 | TD | 13:40 | Jeff Scott 1 Yd Run (Bryson Rose Kick) | 7 | 6 |
| TD | 13:25 | Christion Jones 99 Yd Kickoff Return (Jeremy Shelley Kick) | 7 | 13 |
| TD | 10:30 | Amari Cooper 16 Yd Pass From AJ McCarron (Jeremy Shelley Kick) | 7 | 20 |
| TD | 01:37 | Amari Cooper 12 Yd Pass From AJ McCarron (Jeremy Shelley Kick) | 7 | 27 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MISS | ALA | |||
| TD | 06:35 | Randall Mackey 12 Yd Run (Bryson Rose Kick) | 14 | 27 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MISS | ALA | |||
| FG | 12:19 | Jeremy Shelley 26 Yd | 14 | 30 |
| FG | 01:41 | Jeremy Shelley 24 Yd | 14 | 33 |
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David Fox (@DavidFox615):
Although LSU did not look great in a 12-10 win over Auburn on Saturday, the Tigers still appear to be the biggest threat to another Alabama national title. Any team that’s going to defeat Alabama needs to have an elite defense, and that’s still the Tigers. The road trip to LSU may be the only threat to Alabama during the regular season, but Georgia or South Carolina could be problematic as well in a potential SEC championship game. Either way, Alabama’s biggest threat would seem to come from the SEC rather than any potential foe in the title game -- assuming that opponent isn’t an SEC team again.
Braden Gall (@BradenGall):
A road trip to LSU on Nov. 3 is the toughest current game left on the schedule, but I am not ready to say that it will be the toughest challenge. Georgia, Florida and South Carolina all have defensive lines that match-up well Bama in a potential SEC title game with the Bulldogs also offering an offense that could put the Tide defense to the test as well. Florida State could provide an equally tricky match-ups should they all get to the national title game. But my pick for the national title game was Alabama and Oregon this summer, so the Ducks are in the mix as well. If I had to rank "biggest threats" to Alabama's third national title in four years: 1) Georgia in SEC title game 2) Oregon or Florida State in the BCS title game 3) LSU. Read more...http://www.
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Did you know - Tinker Town Tiger:
BAMA HAS ALLOWED JUST 3 TOUCHDOWNS IN THEIR LAST 9 college football GAMES...
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College Football Nation Blog
Huskies shock Stanford, not themselves
September, 28, 2012
By
Kevin Gemmell | ESPN.com
SEATTLE -- Thursday night, with a full moon hanging over CenturyLink Field, the Washington Huskies howled.
It was primal. It was piercing.
Fifty-thousand-plus fans howled along with them, bringing deafening decibel levels to Washington's temporary home field. It reached a fever pitch when Desmond Trufant intercepted Josh Nunes in the closing minutes to lock up a 17-13 victory over the No. 8 Stanford Cardinal.
For the second time in three weeks, a top-10 team in the Pac-12 has fallen. And the strange week of football that CenturyLink Field has seen continued when the students overflowed into the center of the NFL stadium.
“I love our fans. They bring it, man,” said Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian. “They were patient with me on offense. I think? They knew what kind of game we were in. Part of me thinks that our fans probably appreciate these types of games more so than 48-45. There is something gritty about our mentality here. This was a black-and-blue type of game and I think our fans appreciated that.” Read more...http://espn.go.com/
SEATTLE -- Thursday night, with a full moon hanging over CenturyLink Field, the Washington Huskies howled.
It was primal. It was piercing.
Fifty-thousand-plus fans howled along with them, bringing deafening decibel levels to Washington's temporary home field. It reached a fever pitch when Desmond Trufant intercepted Josh Nunes in the closing minutes to lock up a 17-13 victory over the No. 8 Stanford Cardinal.
For the second time in three weeks, a top-10 team in the Pac-12 has fallen. And the strange week of football that CenturyLink Field has seen continued when the students overflowed into the center of the NFL stadium.
“I love our fans. They bring it, man,” said Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian. “They were patient with me on offense. I think? They knew what kind of game we were in. Part of me thinks that our fans probably appreciate these types of games more so than 48-45. There is something gritty about our mentality here. This was a black-and-blue type of game and I think our fans appreciated that.” Read more...http://espn.go.com/
Shocking
to who, the false selling of something that was now there by the
hipping TV broadcast announcers. Anyone could see that Washington has
some very good college football players that can play good football.
Building Stanford into something that they were not because they beat
the so called super duper USC was the thing that was bound to become
shocking.?
whole
PAC-12 is overrated. The PAC-12 beat some Big Ten teams that are
struggling against FCS, MAC and Sun Belt team and every starts saying
how good the PAC-12 looks. Oregon is probably the only legit program.
1 fan likes this.
Masterful
defensive plan by UW. They dared them to throw and hung in there on
offense. Stanford still pretty good though, really makes you wonder
about USC defense.
We
all thought Stanford was one of those called "tough Pac12 teams". You
couldn't beat Washington? Hopefully LSU and Alabama are not in your
future.
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LSU will conclude the non-conference portion of its 2012 football schedule against FCS member Towson at Tiger Stadium on Saturday night.
There are a couple of known facts about what is going to happen Saturday. First, LSU will win quite handily. Second, about 20,000 people who have tickets will not attend the game.
No-shows have been a problem at Tiger Stadium in recent seasons. Ticket scanners were installed at all gates of the stadium in 2007. Beginning with that season, LSU has played 38 games at home. The average number of no-shows for these games is slightly more than 14,000.
The number of people who do not show up doubles in non-conference games as opposed to Southeastern Conference contests. In this stretch, LSU is averaging a little more than 9,000 no-shows at SEC games and slightly less than 20,000 no-shows at non-conference games.
"We talk about the no-show situation," LSU Director of Athletics Joe Alleva said. "This is a phenomenon all around the country. It's a concern. Big-screen televisions and HDTV at homes are a factor. That's why we are trying to continue to make improvements for the people at the stadium."
In the past six years, LSU has sold no fewer than 91,556 tickets for any home game. In fact, at least 92,000 tickets have been sold for 35 of the 38 games. However, LSU has never had 90,000 people in Tiger Stadium. Read more...http://lsu.rivals.com/
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