Admit it. You thought you were going to see Jordan Lynch on here didn’t you. I’m terribly sorry to disappoint. Terribly sorry. Wait. What? Who’s Jordan Lynch? Take a minute and look at his numbers. Go ahead. I’ll wait. See! I told you. They are 9-0 and dude has 3,500 yards of total offense with 34 total touchdowns. Not impressed? Ok. I digress.
The +1 unveiled a new #1 this week. It’s not that we are punishing Optimus for his injury or that he did anything to drop. But did you watch Kenjon Barner absolutely make USC look like one of those Pop Warner teams that Snoop Lion coaches against?
That’s one of the most dominant performances I’ve ever seen against a solid team. That goes up there with Herschel and Bo and Cam.
Also, can everyone please jump off the A.J. McCarron for Heisman bandwagon? Yes, he’s a great leader and facilitator. We get that. But how is A.J. anymore of a great facilitator than Marcus Mariota? Also, the +1 loves Mantei Te’O, but is he even the best defensive player in the country? Shouldn’t your stats be EYE-POPPING as a defensive player?
1. Kenjon Barner, RB, Oregon (1,295 yards rushing, 67.2 ypc, 19 TD’s; 185 yards receiving, 1 TD) 321 and 5.
2. Collin Klein, QB, Kansas State (1,875 yards passing, 71.1%, 12 TD’s, 2 INT’s; 698 yards rushing, 5.0 ypc, 17 TD’s) Optimus put up almost 300 yards total offense despite not playing the whole game. The +1 is wishing Collin a speedy recovery.
3. Colby Cameron, QB, Louisiana Tech (2,946 yards passing, 71.2%, 24 TD’s, 0 INT’s; 137 yards rushing, 2 TD’s) Remember, you saw him here first.
4. Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson (2,680 yards passing, 67.8%, 25 TD’s, 9 INT’s; 297 yards rushing, 1 TD’s) Tajh threw three interceptions which put a blemish on an otherwise another outstanding game.
5. Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M (2,527 yards passing, 66.6%, 16 TD’s, 6 INT’s; 922 yards rushing, 6.7 ypc, 16 TD’s) Johnny “We’re not mentioning his extremely overused nickname” dropped dang near 500 yards on what was supposed to be a really good Mississippi State defense.
+1. Marqise Lee, WR, USC (1,286 receiving yards, 88 receptions, 14.6 ypr, 12 TD’s; 23 kickoff returns, 677 yards, 29.4 ypr, 1 TD)







BlogHawgs Twitter Style College Football Weekend Preview–10/19/12
Posted by Adam Butler on October 19, 2012
Open Weeks are for the offseason, and we dread the off season, so let’s not talk about it.
If you are reading this, chances are you know how it works. The only rules for this “most unique” (that’s for fellow Blog Hawg BK, he loves the phrase) Twitter Style College Football Weekend Preview are that the fake user names can’t be longer than 15 characters (but may or may not be registered, already), the Tweets cannot exceed 140 characters, and I have to end each one with a smarmy hash tag.
Twice this season, I (READ: not really me) have Tweeted the (formerly fake) Tweets on our Blog Hawgs Twitter account (follow us on Twitter here) in the hope that the once-dormant account will generate something Twitter buffs call “Followers”.
But, I’m not going to lie. I doubt they will be Tweeted again. But, follow us, anyway. We occasionally Tweet something of worth (how’s THAT for a hard sell?).
It’s time to Fake Tweet.
LSU at Texas A&M: @ManInMaroon: Johnny has been Cash, but he’s about to go into a Burnin’ Ring of Fire. #anditburnsburnsburns
Va Tech at Clemson: @DumboSwinney: Dabo is from Alabama and likes Elvis. #ofcoursehedoes
Iowa St. at Oklahoma St.: @Rhoadshow: Ok St. beat KS by 6 and is eagerly awaiting the return of a true freshman QB whose name rhymes with Punt. #badsigns
Minnesota at Wisconsin: @Waterboarding: This is the Game of the Week at Guantanamo Bay. #GenevaConventionsshouldapplytosuchtorture
Auburn at Vanderbilt: @Exactamundo: With a loss at Vandy, Gene Chizik can clean his 14, AU Fonzie-style leather jackets out of the closet. #Aaaaeeeyy!
Stanford at Cal: @Robbery: I’ve seen men go to prison for less than what the refs did to Stanford last week at Notre Dame. #SouthBendOverTime
South Carolina at Florida: @Homey: This trip to The Swamp is USCE’s last road game of the year. #It’sWeek8
BYU at Notre Dame: @’12GOP: Romney (Morman) v. Ryan (Catholic) 47% of ppl who try to watch this game will feel entitled to quickly turn it off. #Bindersfulloflinemen
Texas Tech at TCU: @BatterUp: Arkansas AD Jeff Long’s infield single vs. his home run hire. #Don’tReTreadOnMeProgram
Michigan State at Michigan: @XXXL: Michigan St. has had the Paul Bunyan Trophy for 4 years. Brady Hoke has shopped at Paul Bunyan’s for 4 years. #GoBigBlueOx
Alabama at Tennessee: @fishes&loaves: Derek Dooley needs a miracle to survive in Knoxville. A win against Bama would qualify. #Braywon’tparttheRedD
Kansas St. at West Virginia: @Heismen: Collin v. Geno in the whitest Heisman forename battle ever. #ConnorShawdislikesthis
Kansas at Oklahoma: @Amazon.c’mon: KU is the home of the ORIGINAL Rules of Basketball. If only the JayHawks had a copy of the current rules of football. #$4.3millioncouldbuyafew
Georgia at Kentucky: @Karma: Joker Phillips is paying for John Calipari’s sins. #historysuggestsUKwillpaywhenCalisgone.
MTSU at Mississippi State: @Misstake: Starkville has been the Cupcake Capital of the South in 2012. #thatexplainsalot
Florida St. at Miami: @ItsAllAboutThaL: Al has to be looking for his Golden Handcuffs. #wehaveanoldpairhecanborrow
Baylor at Texas: @BurntOrange: Maybe Manny isn’t so Handy after all. #BeatingtheTxdefenseisChild’sPlay
Utah at Oregon St. @LifeofRiley: Beaver is the new mink. #noanimalswereharmedinthemakingoftheseFakeTweets
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