College Football Week 10 Running Thread

Just some fun facts. The current, combined records of the Jayhawks' opponents before the Missouri game is 45-69. They've played two teams that currently have winning records - Central Michigan at 6-4 and Texas A&M at 6-5.
Meanwhile, the current, combined record for Missouri's opponents (without Kansas) is 58-59 with games against four teams with winning records - Illinois (8-3), Oklahoma (9-1), Texas Tech (7-4) and Texas A&M (6-5).
Even with this latest "challenge" against the 40-year-old man/coach, Kansas is simply still not battle tested. I'm not saying KU couldn't beat Mizzou in Kansas City. It's a rivalry game, and strange things happen in rivalry games.
However, I doubt the Jayhawks get past Missouri and Oklahoma.

 

I don't think the second question has been answered yet. Yes, Chef, the game was supposed to be in Lawrence. Both schools in January or February of last year agreed to give up a home game for a year to play at Arrowhead. This year it would have been played at KU, next year MU is giving up the home game.

To give some more love to mutigers.com, http://mutigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012207aad.html

 

So, just for the record here, Kentucky's win over Louisville (I'm assuming you didn't mean Kent) is more legitimate than Georgia's bitch-slapping of OK State, right? It's clear this argument will continue ad infinitum with no resolution, but that is the same OK state team that could have -- some would say should have -- beaten Texas. I know Louisville was ranked at the time, but Oklahoma State was too.

 

Here's a piece by Pete Thamel on the subject:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/sports/ncaafootball/12colleges.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

The lead graf:

"On the same day the N.F.L. instructed its officials to eject players who delivered flagrant helmet-to-helmet hits, three high-profile college football players sustained injuries from vicious hits involving the helmet. None of the plays drew penalties. "

I'm surprised this subject didn't draw more comments. It's not cut and dried.

 

Also from that story: In the college football rule book, helmet-to-helmet hits have been a point of emphasis for the last few years. Under N.C.A.A. rules, much like in the N.F.L., the officials have the right to eject a player who delivers a helmet-to-helmet hit.

I've looked in the college rule book, and I can't find a specific rule against helmet-to-helmet contact. I can find rules against using the helmet for spearing, etc., but nothing specific about "helmet-to-helmet" contact. I'd love it if someone could find the rule for me. I can't find it.

 

Couldn't an official eject a player for any unneccesary roughness he felt was over the top?

 

Watch the Locker video. Locker is the one who lowers his head at the last second, causing the facemask-to-helmet contact, not the defender.