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Oh man that second quarter early whistle was huge against Miami. That was crap.

Yep. Hurns and Morris are really connecting.

Man, it is really hard to watch Big XII football.

I thoroughly enjoy watching Charlie Weis fail. The offensive genius that is Charlie Weis has his a Kansas team ranked 112th in pass offense, 98th in rushing offense, and 117th in average points per game.

Do you think he can get Tom Brady to re-enroll in college and play QB?

Bring back Mark Mangino!

that's it. thanks a bunch

mangino yelled a kid. that's terrible. sure, it obviously was working as it got Kansas football an Orange Bowl victory (still weird to think about), but, hey, loud voices are not allowed. oh, he did once poke his finger on the chest of a player while saying mean things (a player in full-gear).

oh, silly kansas.

jc

Man did Bucs destroy Purdue. Cleveland.com had the perfect title heading: "Buckeyes Dismantle Boilmakers, 56-0."

http://espn.go.com/chicago/college-footb...e-blue-uniforms

NW to honor nations military and embolden the nation to hate Michigan football for the day like the good Lord intended.

Instead of having their names on the back of their jerseys, players will have one of the following words: duty, honor, courage, commitment, integrity, country, service, or F-Michigan.

Chill dude, it's a spelling error.

Two primetime Thursday games:

Baylor vs Oklahoma and Oregon vs Stanford

Kind of weird how that works out.

There were two questions that a national audience was asking after Jameis Winston kept Florida State's national championship bid on track on Saturday.
"How is this freshman so good?"

And … "What is he squinting at?"

The 19-year-old redshirt freshman quarterback led the third-ranked Seminoles to a 41-14 blowout of No. 7 Miami to boost the team's BCS title aspirations and his own Heisman Trophy credentials.

As he did so, he unwittingly spawned a series of GIFs and Twitter comments, with a country-wide audience immediately picking up on his habit for squinting towards the sidelines in between each play.

Given that Winston appeared to be straining to see the play calls from the Seminoles sideline, it seemed extraordinary that he could effectively identify receivers downfield as the team yet again topped 40 points in collecting its eighth straight victory.

FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher cleared up the confusion in his Monday press conference.

"[Winston] has contacts but he doesn't like wearing them," Fisher said. "He has a very minimal prescription, I guess. It is just at night he has a hard time with the lights sometimes. He sees; he's fine. [The squint] is just the way he looks over there."

Florida State officials have thoroughly evaluated Winston's eyesight and have no concerns about his ability to read the action on the field, even at night. Considering how he has stepped into the shoes of E.J. Manuel (a first-round pick of the Buffalo Bills) and spearheaded the Seminoles' superb season so far, that is little surprise.

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Jameis Winston squints at the sideline to get the play call. (Credit: SB Nation)
Interestingly, Winston does wear his contacts during baseball season, when he pitches and plays right field for FSU.

"It is a different game," Fisher said. "The contacts … they get knocked out, they get loose. Sometimes he [wears them], sometimes he doesn't in baseball, I guess. In football he doesn't like it, but it has never been a factor."

Winston appeared to put the subject to rest late in the day Monday when Orsillo Vision Care and Optical in Tallahassee, Fla., posted a photo of the quarterback on its Facebook page after he was fitted for Ortho-K lenses.

If that route doesn't pan out for Winston, he may benefit from a special form of laser eye surgery specifically geared towards athletes in combat sports and members of the military special forces., according to Dr. Cary Silverman, an eye specialist in East Hannover, N.J., who has treated several members of the United States summer and winter Olympic teams.

"Many athletes steer clear of conventional LASIK treatments," Silverman said. "Normal LASIK involves opening a flap in the cornea. In situations of heavy contact, the flap can become loose and this is a concern for some athletes."

An alternative lies in PRK treatment, where the treatment is made to the surface of the eye and no flap is opened. Silverman said that Winston – provided that his prescription strength had not altered over the past 12 months – would likely be eligible for such a treatment since he is over the age of 18.

"Imagine how good he would be if he could see," quipped Fisher. Jameis Winston

Why doesn't Jared Abbrederis get a lot of love from "draft gurus?" 4.4 speed, a nice vertical and sensational hands. He also torched the hell out of Bradley Roby.

Someone's gonna have a steal.

I thought Branden Oliver was really impressive running the ball. Could be a late-round/UDFA contributor. Runs with good power and balance belying his 5'8" frame.

Also, Ball State's receiver Jamil Smith looks like he's got NFL returner speed and shiftiness.

This seems like a great draft to need a running back in rounds two through seven. There are some pretty good guys out there (Seastrunk, Carey, Thomas) that could fit what we need.

I thought we did that already.

If we really wanted to screw with people we should just trade up and take Anthony Barr.

FYI

Not sure if it's been posted already but Mariota plays against a tough Stanford team tonight at 9pm. It should be a good test for the QB.

So if Stanford wins...does the Buckeyes fall to 5 and Oregon to 4 with Stanford moving up to 3 ?

Good game so far.. Stanford taking it to the Ducks.. Early still.

Man this Stanford offense with 8 OL is something else. So simple it's brilliant.

I hate seeing all these college QBs throwing to stationary targets.

It's amazing.

Also I hope people watching realize how exteemely important pass rushing is. A franchise pass rusher is just below franchise QB. Pass rushing completly ruins the opponents gameplan.

I really hope Stanford doesn't jump OSU in the rankings, but it's inevitable at this point.

I cannot tell if Stanford's defense is really good or if Oregon's offense stinks.

Stanford is ranked 5th.

#5 beating #2 while #4 hasn't played anyone tough? I really think Stanford is going to jump them.

Stanford I think would squish Ohio state.

This is crazy.

Wow... What a game...