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I am trying to gear Sports News on Tap as a one-spot shop for literally everything Wisconsin and nationally-related meaning we had to up our coverage on some things. We already took some steps forward, and I believe this will be another one. There will be college football games where we have recaps (Michigan-Notre Dame, probably), but every week we will definitely have a dump of thoughts about the college football weekend. They will be out every Monday and hopefully in the morning. It is on Tuesday and being posted in the afternoon because I overslept for the first time in about a year.
Johnny Football pissed everyone off and I loved it - There are so many HOT TAKES about Johnny Manziel after he went full WWE heel in the second half of the game. It felt like Jim Ross on the mic going 'MY GAWD, IT'S JOHNNY FOOTBALL!' He literally threw IDGAF's all over the place from showing the scoreboard to faking signing an autograph to making the 'Show me the money' sign after scoring a touchdown. Every old man is absolutely furious at him. There is a clear generation gap growing with young players in sports and people whom cover it. Think about all the shit Yasiel Puig, Bryce Harper has taken in the last couple years/months and now Manziel is getting the extreme version of it. He is the most talked about athlete in sports and I hope he beats Alabama and gives the crowd the Stone Cold salute. I love him like people loved Tim Tebow.
Clemson... Maybe this is the year? - The Tigers looked prettay prettay good. They played well against Georgia beating their second straight SEC team. Tajh Boyd played excellent having 270 passing yards and 42 rushing yards with five total touchdowns. He looked great and a player whom can carry the Tigers to the promise land. I am not ready to anoint them the National Champion, but I do believe they might be able to actually finally break through and not pull a 'Clemson.' Side note, I love that Boyd to Dabo Sweeney know what 'pulling a Clemson' means and honestly, I can relate because I probably 'pull a Clemson' once a weekend.
Jameis Winston should put fear in ACC opponents eyes - While Clemson looked great, Florida State made a statement too setting up for possibly one of the biggest games of the year in mid-October when the Noles take on the Tigers. Jameis Winston had his first game as a redshirt freshman in a night game at Pittsburgh. This is not the toughest place to play, but at the same time, what Winston did is far more impressive than many players this weekend. He finished the game with completing 25 of 27 passes with 356 yards and four touchdowns. Did people overreact about Winston on Twitter last night? Probably, but the game was literally the only thing on television leading people to romanticize about Jameis.
FCS ain't coming just for a pay check - College football schedules usually feature some cupcakes here and there. For example, the Wisconsin Badgers are playing Tennessee Tech on Saturday and clearly, it is for Tech to get some major money plus Wisconsin gets the majority of the revenue. Now some of these teams play tougher opponents and they made them pay over the weekend. North Dakota State and Eastern Washington are two of the best FCS teams in the country and knocked off two of the better programs lately, Kansas State and Oregon State. Towson and McNeese State also won games this weekend while Southern Illinois and William & Mary gave their opponents games to the very end. Really impressive weekend for the FCS meaning the separation between the two is not that great.
Temper your excitement Badger fans - Wisconsin had a great debut as they beat UMass, 45-0, getting the shutout and covering the spread of 44.5 points (Vegas is always impressive). James White, Melvin Gordon and Corey Clement all rushed for over 100 yards with the team having 393 total yards of rushing. The Badgers averaged 8.9 yards a carry. All of these numbers are great, but we need to remember UMass has barely been in the FCS with the Badgers having a great size advantage over them up front. Although I will say this, the way their offensive linemen were pulling was impressive. The jury is still out until Arizona State on September 14th.
SnoTap Upsets - Nailed it: Washington Blew it: Mississippi State - I called my shots for two upsets. I am 1-1 as Mississippi State took a giant dump comparable to this woman in Boston over the Labor Day weekend as they only had three points against OKLAHOMA STATE from the Big 12. I could sense Boise State was overrated plus Washington playing their first home game in their upgraded digs, but I did not expect a 32 point win from the Milwaukee Bucks in college football. Impressive start for Washington.
I am in love with Vodka Sam - Pretty mad she deleted her Twitter account, but Vodka Samm became an overnight celebrity as she had over 12,000 Twitter followers by Monday. She wandered onto the field at Kinnick Stadium blowing a .341. She clearly enjoys boozing just like the normal college kid (Yes .341 is not normal, but many people in college have been there.) and she likes to brag about it on social media. As being the number one party school, that is an impressive way to make your presence felt. If you do not believe the folks in Iowa City know how to party, I tell my story in our last podcast about my time in Iowa City about 10 minutes in.
Ronnie Lott and chairs do not mix. - By far, the funniest thing to happen in college football was Ronnie Lott talking at the end of the Pac-12 Network games and falling out of his chair. If the GIF of it does not make you laugh, I do not know if we can be friends. Here's the video if you want that too.
The story of Michigan State and their unknown quarterbacks - The Michigan State Spartans beat Western Michigan, 26-13, with them getting their two touchdowns by returning a fumble and interception. Once again, their quarterbacks are a complete dumpster fire. Andrew Maxwell and Connor Cook completed only 17 combined passes out of 37 for an average of 3.1 and 116 passing yards. Thankfully for these players, they had a defense because the Spartans would have lost this football game. They play South Florida next week who lost to McNeese State, but right now, Sparty's quarterback play is so damn bad that you just never know.
Somehow Alabama had a lackluster 25 point win. - Let me explain this one because it is true. Virginia Tech's defense for the most part played really well especially their defensive line. Alabama's offensive line clearly showed some immaturity which should be expected losing three starters from last year's team. The Crimson Tide had two touchdowns on special teams with Christian Jones being an absolute beast out there, and they had a defensive touchdown as well. This means the offense beat the Hokies, 14-10. I do not know if we underestimated the Tide, but I do think this team will need a couple games to round into form.
I need a name for this so if you have one, send it along to my Twitter account or shoot me an email, snotap12@gmail.com
Charlie.
Johnny Football pissed everyone off and I loved it - There are so many HOT TAKES about Johnny Manziel after he went full WWE heel in the second half of the game. It felt like Jim Ross on the mic going 'MY GAWD, IT'S JOHNNY FOOTBALL!' He literally threw IDGAF's all over the place from showing the scoreboard to faking signing an autograph to making the 'Show me the money' sign after scoring a touchdown. Every old man is absolutely furious at him. There is a clear generation gap growing with young players in sports and people whom cover it. Think about all the shit Yasiel Puig, Bryce Harper has taken in the last couple years/months and now Manziel is getting the extreme version of it. He is the most talked about athlete in sports and I hope he beats Alabama and gives the crowd the Stone Cold salute. I love him like people loved Tim Tebow. Clemson... Maybe this is the year? - The Tigers looked prettay prettay good. They played well against Georgia beating their second straight SEC team. Tajh Boyd played excellent having 270 passing yards and 42 rushing yards with five total touchdowns. He looked great and a player whom can carry the Tigers to the promise land. I am not ready to anoint them the National Champion, but I do believe they might be able to actually finally break through and not pull a 'Clemson.' Side note, I love that Boyd to Dabo Sweeney know what 'pulling a Clemson' means and honestly, I can relate because I probably 'pull a Clemson' once a weekend.
Jameis Winston should put fear in ACC opponents eyes - While Clemson looked great, Florida State made a statement too setting up for possibly one of the biggest games of the year in mid-October when the Noles take on the Tigers. Jameis Winston had his first game as a redshirt freshman in a night game at Pittsburgh. This is not the toughest place to play, but at the same time, what Winston did is far more impressive than many players this weekend. He finished the game with completing 25 of 27 passes with 356 yards and four touchdowns. Did people overreact about Winston on Twitter last night? Probably, but the game was literally the only thing on television leading people to romanticize about Jameis.
FCS ain't coming just for a pay check - College football schedules usually feature some cupcakes here and there. For example, the Wisconsin Badgers are playing Tennessee Tech on Saturday and clearly, it is for Tech to get some major money plus Wisconsin gets the majority of the revenue. Now some of these teams play tougher opponents and they made them pay over the weekend. North Dakota State and Eastern Washington are two of the best FCS teams in the country and knocked off two of the better programs lately, Kansas State and Oregon State. Towson and McNeese State also won games this weekend while Southern Illinois and William & Mary gave their opponents games to the very end. Really impressive weekend for the FCS meaning the separation between the two is not that great.
Temper your excitement Badger fans - Wisconsin had a great debut as they beat UMass, 45-0, getting the shutout and covering the spread of 44.5 points (Vegas is always impressive). James White, Melvin Gordon and Corey Clement all rushed for over 100 yards with the team having 393 total yards of rushing. The Badgers averaged 8.9 yards a carry. All of these numbers are great, but we need to remember UMass has barely been in the FCS with the Badgers having a great size advantage over them up front. Although I will say this, the way their offensive linemen were pulling was impressive. The jury is still out until Arizona State on September 14th.
SnoTap Upsets - Nailed it: Washington Blew it: Mississippi State - I called my shots for two upsets. I am 1-1 as Mississippi State took a giant dump comparable to this woman in Boston over the Labor Day weekend as they only had three points against OKLAHOMA STATE from the Big 12. I could sense Boise State was overrated plus Washington playing their first home game in their upgraded digs, but I did not expect a 32 point win from the Milwaukee Bucks in college football. Impressive start for Washington.
I am in love with Vodka Sam - Pretty mad she deleted her Twitter account, but Vodka Samm became an overnight celebrity as she had over 12,000 Twitter followers by Monday. She wandered onto the field at Kinnick Stadium blowing a .341. She clearly enjoys boozing just like the normal college kid (Yes .341 is not normal, but many people in college have been there.) and she likes to brag about it on social media. As being the number one party school, that is an impressive way to make your presence felt. If you do not believe the folks in Iowa City know how to party, I tell my story in our last podcast about my time in Iowa City about 10 minutes in.
Ronnie Lott and chairs do not mix. - By far, the funniest thing to happen in college football was Ronnie Lott talking at the end of the Pac-12 Network games and falling out of his chair. If the GIF of it does not make you laugh, I do not know if we can be friends. Here's the video if you want that too.
The story of Michigan State and their unknown quarterbacks - The Michigan State Spartans beat Western Michigan, 26-13, with them getting their two touchdowns by returning a fumble and interception. Once again, their quarterbacks are a complete dumpster fire. Andrew Maxwell and Connor Cook completed only 17 combined passes out of 37 for an average of 3.1 and 116 passing yards. Thankfully for these players, they had a defense because the Spartans would have lost this football game. They play South Florida next week who lost to McNeese State, but right now, Sparty's quarterback play is so damn bad that you just never know.
Somehow Alabama had a lackluster 25 point win. - Let me explain this one because it is true. Virginia Tech's defense for the most part played really well especially their defensive line. Alabama's offensive line clearly showed some immaturity which should be expected losing three starters from last year's team. The Crimson Tide had two touchdowns on special teams with Christian Jones being an absolute beast out there, and they had a defensive touchdown as well. This means the offense beat the Hokies, 14-10. I do not know if we underestimated the Tide, but I do think this team will need a couple games to round into form.
I need a name for this so if you have one, send it along to my Twitter account or shoot me an email, snotap12@gmail.com
Charlie.
