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Who Is Most Likely to Choke In Their Opening Game?

Poll ended at Thu Jul 20, 2006 7:11 pm

(a.) Auburn @ home vs. Washington State
1
7%
(b.) Usc visiting Arkansas
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No votes
(c.) Louisville @ home vs. Kentucky
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(d.) Oklahoma @ home vs. UAB
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(e.) Nebraska @ home vs. Louisiana Tech
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(f.) notre dame visiting Georgia Tech
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50%
(g.) Oregon @ home vs. Stanford
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No votes
(h.) West Virginia @ home vs. Marshall
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No votes
(i.) Alabama @ home vs. Hawaii
1
7%
(j.) Ohio State @ home vs. Northern Illinois
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No votes
(k.) Minnesota visiting Kent State
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No votes
(l.) Penn State @ home vs. Akron
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7%
(m.) Wisconsin visiting Bowling Green (in Cleveland)
1
7%
(n.) Lsu @ home vs. Louisiana Lafayette
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No votes
(o.) fsu fieldgoal kicker visiting the Orange Bowl vs. Miami
3
21%
 
Total votes: 14
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Who's Most Likely to Choke?

Postby Cane from the Bend » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:11 pm

Anything can happen in College Football.
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Postby Spence » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:20 pm

I have Notre Dame again GT, but Ohio State, West Virginia, and Wisconsin could bite it in the first game too. Miami/Florida St. is to good a game to play first. They need to change that.
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Postby billybud » Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:26 pm

Amen to that Spence...too early in the season...it has come down to a kick at the end so many times..
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Postby Eric » Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:40 pm

I voted Washington State over Auburn, sure it's in SEC country, but, like you said, anything can happen. It's a hunch.
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Postby Jason G » Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:55 pm

I voted for the ND-GT game. Of course with all those MAC schools on the list I was tempted to take a flier on one of them.

If it wasn't the opening game with all the emotion and excitement I would have been more prone to have taken my Zips to challenge PSU. It's hard to sneak up on someone in an opener!
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Postby Jason G » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:35 pm

RaliLlama wrote:I voted Akron over Penn State.


I certainly like the way you think! I just couldn't get myself to pull the trigger on saying that I thought it would happen. Sometimes it is hard for me to tell the difference between what I really believe could happen and what is just wishful thinking on my part.
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Postby bama_girl » Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:17 am

i voted for bama and hawaii because i am a bad, bad person
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Postby billybud » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:11 pm

Bama Girl...LOL...
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Postby Eric » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:57 pm

Alabama shouldn't sweat about Hawaii. Sure they'll have a high-octane passing attack, but that's only when they're at home. The Rainbow Warriors are a pitiful road team.
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Postby bama_girl » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:44 am

that's good to know, they whooped our butts one year and i'm not quite over it yet :?
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Postby mountainman » Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:53 pm

Although I am a fan of both WVU and Marshall, if the Mountaineers do indeed 'choke' in their opener against the Herd .... I shall have to drive to Fayetteville .... and jump off the New River Gorge Bridge ..... which is the largest bridge of its type, single arch, in the western hemisphere, and rises almost 1000 feet above the river. :lol:
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Postby billybud » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:46 am

Slim chance of a WVU loss...UTEP and UCF beat 'em last year...heck, the Herd only scored 3 points against Memphis and UTEP...

Your hat is safe.
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Postby Eric » Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:16 pm

Marshall should be decent. I think they'll go to a bowl game, but West Virginia should knock the crap out of 'em.
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Postby mountainman » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:12 pm

A lack of depth, due to the NCAA sanctions, youth, an inexperienced quarterback, mental mistakes, and a lousy kicking game were the demise of the Herd last season. :(

The sanctions are gone, although their effect will be felt for a couple more seasons as far as quality depth is concerned, but that can be offset by this being the first game of the season. The young players are a season older, the quarterback has another season of experience under his belt, and I understand the kicking game issues have been resolved by a California Junior College hotshot with a powerful leg and good accuracy.

Unforced execution errors, turnovers, penalities, mental mistakes, attitude (such as taking any opponent lightly or believing all the hype) or a poor performance in the kicking game can all lead to the demise of the Mountaineers in this and any other game on their schedule. :?
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Postby Spence » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:43 pm

Yes, but they have a good coach. :lol:
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