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This Week In Schadenfreude: Oct. 12

Oct 12, 2009, 8:08 PM UTC

â†µThere’s a fair bit to pick from this week, but when a man widelyâ†µregarded as inferiorâ†µto a giant catfish when it comes to quarterbacking doesâ†µthis to you: â†µ

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â†µâ†µThere’s not much to say that you can’t say by tagging your postâ†µ“times I wish I were dead” as Hey Jenny Slater’s Dougâ†µGillett does. Or by comparingâ†µyour defensive coordinator to Maurice Gamelin, the man in command ofâ†µthe French military-type substance during World War II. UGA’s Willieâ†µMartinez does come out on top 5-3. So Georgia’s gotâ†µthat going for them. They’ve also got this week’s Tears ofâ†µUnfathomable Sadness all to themselves; you know it’s bad whenâ†µthe Georgia blogs -- which I praised/criticized earlier this year for beingâ†µamongst the most reasonable outposts in the blogosphere -- are pumping outâ†µâ†µTWIS-worthy material:â†µ

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F.
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â†µâ‡¥That's all the breakdown you need from today's game.â†µ

â†µâ†µWhat must the message boards be sayingâ†µ?â†µ

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â†µâ‡¥DRUNK ANDâ†µâ‡¥BITTER (Posted onâ†µâ‡¥10/11 at 4:56 a.m.)â†µâ‡¥
â†µâ‡¥even after a nap, severeal brewskies, gheettingâ†µâ‡¥laid, another party, and more drinsk, im still sick to my stomach at4 inâ†µâ‡¥the morning.â†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ‡¥i live ibn tennesseee, and being the looudest dawg fan i know, itsâ†µâ‡¥tough. â†µ

â†µâ†µElsewhere on that fantastic, spleen-ridden board: Budman saysâ†µGeorgiaâ†µis Kentucky now, an argument about Joe Cox that involves theâ†µstatement “I knowâ†µyou’ve got ginger love for him,” many people taking theâ†µBoy Wonder over Mark Richt as a head coach, calls forâ†µRicht’s firing, and, naturally, the “Welcome toâ†µMEDIOCRITY” post as mandated by the Internet Message Board actâ†µof 1996.â†µ

â†µâ†µThe rest of the week in spleen after the jump.â†µ

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â†µACC

â†µâ†µFlorida State is now 0-3 in the ACC for the firstâ†µtime ever. The president is resigning.â†µThe trustees have broughtâ†µthe knives out for the guy who built the program. And Tomahawk Nation has been railingâ†µagainst the dying days of the Bowden regime for a couple years now.â†µResult? Well ... they actually holdâ†µit together pretty impressively, leaving the bile for theâ†µcommenters. â†µ

â†µâ†µSaid commenters, though:â†µ

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there justâ†µâ‡¥can't be anything more emasculating at this level
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â†µâ‡¥than walking off the field after 4 quarters knowing you didn't stopâ†µâ‡¥them once. Not a field goal, not a punt...all touchdowns when theyâ†µâ‡¥didn'tâ†µâ‡¥self inflict w/errant pitches resulting in fumbles.â†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ‡¥watching the demeanor of our kids on defense is just plainâ†µâ‡¥depressing.â†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ‡¥by BCDnole on Octâ†µâ‡¥10, 2009 10:23 PM PDT â†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ†µI don’t know, BCDnole, did you check the City of Cromptonâ†µstats above? â†µ

â†µâ†µAnd here’s a nice bit of Fan Civil War for the mustacheâ†µenthusiasts in the crowd: â†µ

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"Jimbo Fisher is the reason we lostâ†µâ‡¥this game"
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â†µâ‡¥Direct quote from a "fan" behind me..i felt as though it was myâ†µâ‡¥inherent right and duty to punch him directly in the noseâ†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ‡¥by fsudt45 on Octâ†µâ‡¥10, 2009 10:21 PM PDT â†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ†µDT45 is asked whether he actually followed through withâ†µthe punchening. He did not use his fists, but he got his blows in: â†µ

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i punchedâ†µâ‡¥him with my words
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â†µâ‡¥told him terrible things..things that richard pryor wouldn'tâ†µâ‡¥speakâ†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ‡¥by fsudt45 on Octâ†µâ‡¥10, 2009 10:23 PM PDTâ†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ†µExcellent work.â†µ

â†µâ†µElsewhere, Bostonâ†µCollege gets an Fâ†µfor their humiliation at the hands of Virginia Tech; shorteningâ†µ“Spaziani” to Spaz is going to get very middle-school in aboutâ†µthree weeks. For now, the inexplicable decision to throw the second-teamâ†µoffense out in the second quarter when BC was down 17-0 comesâ†µin for a pummeling:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥I was outraged and horrified to see theâ†µâ‡¥second team offense play in the first half. That was the most godawfulâ†µâ‡¥coaching decision I can remember seeing. Of all the things that upset meâ†µâ‡¥in this game, that was *by far* the worst!â†µâ†µâ†µOUTRAGE!â†µ

â†µBIG EAST

â†µâ†µLight week here with Cincinnati off and nonconference play wrappingâ†µup with wins (actual wins!) for Rutgers and Louisville, so we’ll go backâ†µto the Syracuse well. The Cuse got blown off theâ†µCarrier Dome field, causing Troy Nunes Is An Absoluteâ†µMagician to declare a moratoriumâ†µon honoring Syracuse’s legendary past:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥Two things Syracuse should never do again...invite Jim Brown to watchâ†µâ‡¥a game and honor Ernie Davis.â†µâ†µâ†µBrown’s witnessed two shellackings in his last two trips to theâ†µCarrier Dome -- though that statement might go for anyone who’s been to theâ†µDome twice since Donovan McNabb graduated -- and on the three separateâ†µoccasions Ernie Davis has been honored, Syracuse has gotten pounded byâ†µSouth Florida. Nunes on that:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥At this point I’m all for thanking Jim Brown and Ernie Davis forâ†µâ‡¥everything they’ve done and never speaking of them again.â†µâ‡¥Deal? Deal.â†µâ†µâ†µIf they get Brown and McNabb to have a photo op near the Ernie Davisâ†µstatue, the entire city of Syracuse might implode, leaving nothing but aâ†µscrap of furry orange material behind.â†µ

â†µBIG TEN

â†µâ†µRich Rodriguez decided to yank Tate Forcier for Denard Robinson late,â†µwhich worked out fine for one drive but did not work out whenâ†µMichigan got the ball back needing a field goal withâ†µjust 1:40 late. Forcier, of course, has several comebacks already this year. Denardâ†µRobinson’s QB rating is worse than Nick Sheridan’s was last year. Peopleâ†µat the home base are taking itâ†µwell: â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥I Have Seen Evil Incarnateâ†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ‡¥I attended the game Saturday at Iowa.â†µâ†µâ†µAnd that’s just about piped-in music. There’s a 115-commentâ†µthread on the Robinson final drive containing gems like this:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥As if it wasn’t bad enough Rodriguez was throwing a fit like aâ†µâ‡¥spoiled child on the sidelines yelling at his FRESHMAN quarterback ONâ†µâ‡¥THE ROAD against #12...Then he puts his running qb in the game with aâ†µâ‡¥minute left and no time outs. Absolutely stupid.â†µâ†µâ†µAnd thisâ†µ:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥rich rodâ†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ‡¥blew that game... no reason to play denard... he can’t read aâ†µâ‡¥defense. INEXCUSABLEâ†µâ†µâ†µMGoBlog has a point system whereâ†µpeople vote up or down on posts, and this guy got negged into theâ†µground, then came back to complain aboutâ†µgetting negged into the ground ...â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥this points system is completely flawed â†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ‡¥You should have to take a football IQ test to post ...â†µâ†µâ†µ... and then got negged into the ground some more. Woo! Naturally, theâ†µRobinson = DEATH thread is followed by another one demanding theâ†µinsertion of Robinson earlier, proposing a Denard-Tate Civilâ†µWar, and thankingâ†µGod they aren’t Florida State fans.â†µ

â†µBIG 12

â†µâ†µThere wasn’t much in the way of surprising losses this weekend, justâ†µa couple of close calls by Oklahoma State and Kansas against theâ†µconference’s weak sisters. Missouri did gack it upâ†µagainst Nebraska late. Mizzourah got invadedâ†µby Cornhuskers fans afterwards and put up a post complaining aboutâ†µit.â†µ

â†µâ†µBut the real star attraction is the rare appearance from a bloggerâ†µwhose team won by 24 points. Here’s one of the horde atâ†µTexas blog Barking Carnival on theâ†µ38-14 immolation of Colorado: â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥Sweet nine pound eight ounce baby jeebus if I have to watch thatâ†µâ‡¥sorry effing excuse for offensive coordigodamnation one more f------â†µâ‡¥time I am going to detonate something large and dangerous. I wantâ†µâ‡¥to hand out Scipios damn running game break down as a surgeon general’sâ†µâ‡¥warning for football viewing in Central Texas.â†µâ‡¥The surgeon general warns you that if you want to become pregnantâ†µâ‡¥avoid men wearing burnt orange after University of Texas football gamesâ†µâ‡¥because they really just want ot stick their [dingly] in a foodâ†µâ‡¥processor to end the misery that is watching Greg Davis f--- up a wetâ†µâ‡¥dream for a solid decade.â†µâ‡¥Also, computers should require breathalyzers.â†µâ†µâ†µWord about the breathalyzers. Colorado was up 14-10 at the half andâ†µTexas only managed 313 yards of offense on a team that saw Toledo run upâ†µand down the field until they got tired of it, but wow that’s some bileâ†µfor a four-score win. “The General” is this weeksâ†µScott Tenorman of the Week by a country mile. Well ...â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥Greg Davis writes sonnets to 3rd and 9. He loves it like Byron lovedâ†µâ‡¥his Newfoundland.â†µâ†µâ†µ... maybe not a country mile. An urban half-mile.â†µ

â†µPAC-10

â†µâ†µUCLA loses, this column instantly checks Bruinsâ†µNation -- which was reliably, insanely entertaining in the waning weeksâ†µ(months? years?) of the Dorrell administration -- to find this:â†µ

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Frustration:â†µâ‡¥Staying Level Headed After Second Heart Wrenching Loss
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â†µâ†µBleah. Moving on. How about Stanford? The last time we checked in onâ†µthe Cardinal, message board posters were being very Stanford about theirâ†µloss. This guy is notâ†µbeing very Stanford: â†µ

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PUNT? WE'RE DONE. THEY HAVE JUST KICKED OUR ***.
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â†µâ‡¥CONGRATS TO THE BEAVERS, I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT THIS. THE SCORE ISN'Tâ†µâ‡¥INDICATIVE OF HOW BADLY WE WERE OUTPLAYED AND OUTCOACHED.â†µ

â†µSEC

â†µâ†µAuburn’s surprising, explosive unbeaten run to startâ†µthe season came to a thudding end when Ryan Mallett went allâ†µ“boom” and put up 44 on what had previously been a half-decentâ†µdefense. After last season, you’d think Auburn fans would have taken theâ†µmessage about not changing coordinators midseason to heart. You’d beâ†µright: â†µ

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I don't post much...
â†µâ‡¥But whatever effin tard we have as a DC, fire his a--.â†µ

â†µâ†µTo be fair, the instant reply is “please not another midseasonâ†µfiring,” but that does not dissuade “the ripper”:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥Our OC made adjustments at half time. Our DC stood there with hisâ†µâ‡¥thumb up his a--. I have not been this pissed since John Vaughn chokedâ†µâ‡¥in Death Valley.â†µâ†µâ†µReally? I mean, really, you’re 5-1 after going bowlless last year andâ†µthis is more anger-inducing than anything for years? And then there’sâ†µthis guy:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥I could not agree more. I don’t think the change should be made now,â†µâ‡¥but after this season. I think pretty much every defensive coachâ†µâ‡¥we have should be fired. We are terrible in every aspect ofâ†µâ‡¥defense. I have been watching Auburn football for 30 years and we haveâ†µâ‡¥the worst defense I have ever seen us have!!!!!!!!! I am giving the chizâ†µâ‡¥a break though as he had limited time to get a staff. Definite winnerâ†µâ‡¥with gus, definite loser with roof. 50/50 as far as that goes.â†µâ‡¥If we keep roof after this season, chiz will be here no more than 3â†µâ‡¥years. If he can get someone to run the defense like he usedâ†µâ‡¥to, we can contend for national titles. CHIZ, THE CHOICE IS YOURS!! â†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ‡¥WE ALSO NEED SPECIALS TEAMS COACHING AS WE ARE MORE PATHETIC THEREâ†µâ‡¥THAN I CAN EVER REMEMBER!!â†µâ†µâ†µSoon Auburn will be firing its coordinators before it bothers to hireâ†µthem. Norm Chow, you’re fired. Monte Kiffin, you too. Don’t come aroundâ†µhere anymore for the first time, you’re no longer our future defensiveâ†µcoordinator. â†µ

â†µâ†µAnd of course it wouldn’t be TWIS without someone threatening a coach with punishment below the belt:â†µ

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If I see Ted Roof around town today, rest assured I will....
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â†µâ‡¥punch him right in the [groin] and tell him that was from all ofâ†µâ‡¥you....And DJ of course. You know, there may be a reason he was the DCâ†µâ‡¥at f------ DUKE.... â†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ†µHe was actually the head coach at Duke, but no matter. You sign up toâ†µcoach in the SEC and someone’s coming after your most private of areas. â†µ

â†µâ†µMeanwhile at LSU, the Tigers lose by ten to #1 Florida and Les Miles,â†µwho did win a national title two years ago, is Bill Stewart all of aâ†µsudden: â†µ

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â†µâ‡¥Miles on the sidelines; watched recorded game last nightâ†µâ‡¥(Posted on 10/12/09 at 11:26 a.m.)â†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ‡¥Read someone say yesterday that Milesâ†µâ‡¥reminds him of GWB on the sidelines, the way he looks.â†µâ‡¥
â†µâ‡¥He looks to me like someone who won a contest to coach theâ†µâ‡¥team for the day (maybe a Guitar Hero contest in theâ†µâ‡¥Union)....very much like Wade Phillips in Dallas or Ron Zook onâ†µâ‡¥the sidelines.â†µ

â†µâ†µDude, Les Miles does not look like he’s ever picked up a plasticâ†µguitar in his life. A Deer Hunter contest, sure. Guitarâ†µHero ... no. â†µ

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