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November 15, 2006: NFL Commentary, Week 10
By White Russian

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Perfection
NFL undefeateds: Indianapolis

College undefeateds: Ohio State, Michigan, Rutgers, and Boise State.

College Football

Sampling of Majors
So do most college football players have real majors? Or do they go for the easiest ones? Here is this week's sampling of majors that are being pursued by current college football players:

Kinesiology
Business Education
Athletic Coaching Education

Oregon at USC
Early in the fourth quarter, with USC leading 28 to 3, the game came to a screeching halt when the officials took an inordinate amount of time to review a touchdown play. Oregon appeared to have scored on a fourth down pass play at the back of the end zone. The call on the field was touchdown, but the officials immediately started to review it. After more than five minutes, the ruling came that the call on the field would be reversed, as the Oregon player who caught the touchdown had stepped out of bounds and therefore could not touch the ball. At this point the Oregon coach challenged the reversal and another lengthy review started. In the end the officials reversed the reversal and the touchdown stood, ruling that since the ball had been tipped, the player who caught the pass was eligible. The time it took from the end of the touchdown play to the whistle to begin the kick for the extra point was approximately 15 minutes. Fifteen minutes to conclude that the original call on the field would stand.

Cincinnati at West Virginia
Strangest two play sequence of the week: The West Virginia offensive line (5 players including the center) did not move at all after the snap of the ball on two consecutive plays in the first quarter. Once the center snapped the ball, all five players stayed frozen in position as the running plays went toward the sideline. They even maintained their frozen stance for a while after the plays were over. On the second play two of the players were knocked over during the play, so they just froze in the position where they landed.

St. Louis at Seattle
#68 for St. Louis – his last name is Incognito. He must have been named in the same way a large man gets the name Tiny, because near the end of the game at a crucial time Incognito was anything but incognito. After St. Louis had scored a touchdown to take the lead with only about two and half minutes remaining, Incognito was flagged for a personal foul after the touchdown, meaning the Rams had to kick off from the 15-yard line, ensuring good field position for Seattle. This made the two point conversion even more important, as the Rams only held a one point lead after the touchdown. On the two point attempt, Incognito was flagged again, this time for holding, pushing the Rams back 10 yards and making the conversion that much more difficult.

Naturally, the Rams failed on the two point conversion and Seattle used their great field position (started on the Rams 49 yard line) and final two and a half minutes to get into field goal range. With 13 seconds left, Seattle kicked the game winning 38 yard field goal and won the game by two points.

St. Louis had already done their best to throw away this game earlier, as twice they went for fouth down conversions in lieu of kicking field goals, and they failed both times. Either of those two field goals would have made a huge difference. Additionally, their coverage on the Nate Burleson punt return touchdown run was awful.

Quotes:
"That is…that’s terrible. That’s pathetic. You spend all that time looking at it and you still don’t get it right. Why the heck look at it if you’re not even going to get it right?"
Brian Jones, during the Central Florida at Memphis game, after a lengthy review concerning where the ball should be spotted. Initially, the ball was spotted for a first down, then it was placed a yard short. After the review it was placed again as a first down for Memphis. Replay appeared to clearly show the player was a full yard short of the first down.

"Well, the one thing you always know is you never know."
Bill Maas, San Francisco at Detroit, after official corrected a call on the field, ruling there was no fumble by Detroit

During the Tampa Bay at Carolina Monday Night game, near the end of the third quarter with Carolina leading 17 to 7:
"The jeopardy for Carolina is just a minute forty away, because they'll take a lead into the fourth quarter."
     Tony Kornheiser
"Again."
     Joe Theissman
"Again. Where they have, I think it's three blown saves, so far this year, out of seven."
     Tony Kornheiser
"7 of 8 games..."
     Joe Theissman
"...leading into the fourth quarter."
     Tony Kornheiser
"Blown saves?"
     Mike Tirico
"You like that term?"
     Tony Kornheiser
"No."
     Mike Tirico
"Oh, c'mon."
     Tony Kornheiser
"What, are you going to start calling them Holds, like middle relievers? My God, there's enough silly cock-a-mamie names for baseball stats. First and twenty after the trip on the rookie tackle Trueblood, guarding Julius Peppers. Another flag, Gradkowski running."
     Mike Tirico
"He slid - but I shouldn't use that because it's a baseball term."
     Tony Kornheiser

After Stuart Scott read the quote by New England's Richard Seymour about being outplayed and outcoached:
"A little bit of sumpin'? Maybe?"
     Stuart Scott
"Well, well, you know, but I will say this - Bill Belichek probably told his team that after the game, because players always echo the sentiment of the head coach."
     Ron Jaworski
"Get outta here. That's crazy. That's what he feels. Bill Belichek didn't say that they were outcoached, believe me."
     Mike Ditka

The Lou Holtz Drinking Game
In honor of Notre Dame's rise to number 5 in the BCS, this November shall be known as Lou Holtz Appreciation Month. The Lou Holtz Appreciation Page is coming soon - for now we bring you the Lou Holtz Drinking Game.

The rules are simple. Every time Lou Holtz mentions Notre Dame, everyone drinks a shot. Last man standing wins.

This Week’s Edition of Commentators Who Need To Go

Bill Maas, says, "I want you to check this out..." way too much.

Jim Gray, the most annoying basketball sideline reporter to ever walk the planet

Egregious Fantasy Notes

White Russian has committed his first amount of egregiousness since the Egregious Error tally was started in 2004, getting one half of an egregious error for submitting a Last Man Standing team (Atlanta) that had already been chosen earlier in the season.

Lifetime Egregious Error Tally
Owner	2004	2005	2006	Total
Tin Man	-	9.5	6.75	16.25
Steamboy	-	12	-	12
Sandman	3.75	5.5	1.75	11
Brother Nature	4	1.5	0	5.5
Diesel	1	2.5	0	3.5
White Russian	0	0	0.5	0.5

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