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October 17, 2007: Week 6 Football Notes

Holmgren Might Be the Worst Coach Ever
From White Russian
On BMTG Madden Draft Day on Saturday, The Diesel declared Mike Holmgren and Andy Reid as the two worst coaches at clock management. On Sunday, Holmgren tried to prove he may be the worst coach ever. It is the 4th quarter, Seattle is down by 18 with a little more than 9 minutes to go on 4th and 3 on their own 34 yard line. Seattle runs fullback Leonard Weaver up the middle on an ill-conceived play for a gain of 2 yards. New Orleans is unable to capitalize on the great field position and punts it back to Seattle after burning only about a minute off the clock, covering up what was a horrible play call by Holmgren on the 4th and 3. Later, down by 11 at the 2 minute warning, Seattle has driven the ball to the New Orleans 15 yard line. After 2 incomplete passes, it is 3rd and 10. Seattle runs the ball up the middle with fullback Leonard Weaver for a 1 yard gain. Curious call when you really need a quick touchdown. But it gets stranger when Holmgren goes for it on 4th and 9 from the 14. The pass to the end zone is incomplete and the Saints run out the clock after taking over on downs with just over a minute left. Not only was it a horrible 3rd down call that cost them precious time, but Holmgren did not even give his team a chance to win. Needing a touchdown, two point coversion, and a field goal to tie, why not kick the field goal on 4th down, then go for the onside kick? Instead of trying to win, he gave up.

Parcells and Romo Hot Tub Moment
“Parcells, after he steps away, is still in Dallas, he’s in the hot tub one day at the facility. Romo comes in. They’re in the hot tub, and Parcells says to Romo, they’re talking about Tony’s future, he says to Tony, ‘Don’t let good enough be good enough.’ And those words ring in Tony’s ear.”
     Al Michaels (9/2/07)

Where will Cal end up at the end of the season? (Prediction made after their first loss, when they had a shot at being the number 1 team in the nation after LSU lost.)

White Russian – #4
Brother Nature – #3
Diesel – #14
Sandman – #6

Prediction Tracker
On NFL Draft Day and on the first Saturday of the college football season, the BMTG Big Four made the following predictions. These predictions will be tracked throughout the season.

1. Who will be the National Champions and who will they beat?

White Russian – Louisville over LSU
Brother Nature – Texas over Oklahoma
Diesel – Wisconsin over Georgia
Sandman – USC over West Virginia

How the predicted champions have done so far:

Louisville (4-3)
Week 1 – Win over Murray State 73 to 10
Week 2 – Win over Middle Tennessee 58 to 42
Week 3 – Loss to Kentucky 40 to 34
Week 4 – Loss to Syracuse 38 to 35
Week 5 – Win over NC State 29 to 10
Week 6 – Loss to Utah 44 to 35
Week 7 – Win over Cincinnati 28 to 24
Preseason Rank: 10
Current Rank: out of the top 25

Texas (5-2)
Week 1 – Win over Arkansas State 21 to 13
Week 2 – Win over TCU 34 to 13
Week 3 – Win over UCF 35 to 32
Week 4 – Win over Rice 58 to 14
Week 5 – Loss to Kansas State 41 to 21
Week 6 – Loss to Oklahoma 28 to 21
Week 7 – Win over Iowa St. 56 to 3
Preseason Rank: 4
Current Rank: 19

Wisconsin (5-2)
Week 1 – Win over Washington State 42 to 21
Week 2 – Win over UNLV 20 to 13
Week 3 – Win over Citadel 45 to 31
Week 4 – Win over Iowa 17 to 13
Week 5 – Win over Michigan State 37 to 34
Week 6 – Loss to Illinois 31 to 26
Week 7 – Loss to Penn State 38 to 7
Preseason Rank: 7
Current Rank: not in the top 25

USC (5-1)
Week 1 – Win over Idaho 38 to 10
Week 2 – bye week
Week 3 – Win over Nebraska 49 to 31
Week 4 – Win over Washington State 47 to 14
Week 5 – Win over Washington 27 to 24
Week 6 – Loss to Stanford 24 to 23
Week 7 – Win over Arizona 20 to 13
Preseason Rank: 1
Current Rank: 13

2. Who will win the Heisman?

White Russian – DeSean Jackson, California
Brother Nature – John David Booty, USC
Diesel – Brian Brohm, Louisville
Sandman – Darren McFadden, Arkansas

How the predicted Heismans have done so far:

DeSean Jackson, California:
Week 1 – 4 rec for 45 yds, 1 run for 21 yds, 1 punt return for 77 yds and TD (vs Tennessee)
Week 2 – 5 rec for 39 yds, 2 runs for 78 yds and 1 TD, 2 punt returns for 24 yds (at Colorado St)
Week 3 – 5 rec for 28 yds, 1 run for 6 yds, 3 punt returns for -2 yds (vs. Louisiana Tech)
Week 4 – 3 rec for 39 yds, 1 punt return for -1 yd (vs. Arizona)
Week 5 – 11 rec for 161 yds and 2 TD, 1 run for -4 yds, 1 punt return for 1 yd (at Oregon)
Week 6 – BYE
Week 7 – 4 rec for 5 yds, 1 run for 8 yds, 1 punt ret for 12 yds (vs. Oregon State)
Total – 32 rec for 317 yds and 2 TD, 6 runs for 109 yds and 1 TD, 9 punt returns for 111 yds and 1 TD

John David Booty, USC:
Week 1 – 21 for 32, 206 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT, 1 run for 2 yds (vs Idaho)
Week 2 – BYE
Week 3 – 19 for 30, 144 yds, 2 TD, 1 run for -4 yds (at Nebraska)
Week 4 – 29 for 36, 289 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT, 1 run for -4 yds (vs. Washington State)
Week 5 – 20 for 37, 236 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT, 2 run for -11 yds, 1 lost fumble (at Washington)
Week 6 – 24 for 40, 364 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT, 4 run for -29 yds (vs. Stanford)
Week 7 – DNP (Injury) (vs. Arizona)
Total – 113 for 175, 1239 yds, 12 TD, 8 INT, 9 runs for -46 yds, 1 lost fumble

Brian Brohm, Louisville:
Week 1 – 16 for 21, 375 yds, 4 TD, 1 run for 1 yd and TD (vs Murray St)
Week 2 – 25 for 39, 401 yds, 5 TD, 6 runs for 25 yds (vs Middle Tennessee)
Week 3 – 28 for 43, 366 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, 6 runs for -7 yds (at Kentucky)
Week 4 – 45 for 65, 555 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT, 2 runs for -6 yds (at Kentucky)
Week 5 – 20 for 33, 251 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT (at NC State)
Week 6 – 39 for 58, 467 yds, 4 TD, 3 run for -15 yds (vs. Utah)
Week 7 – 28 for 38, 250 yds, 3 TD, 9 run for -12 yds (at Cincinnati)
Total – 201 for 297, 2765 yds, 23 TD, 4 INT, 27 runs for -14 yds and 1 TD

Darren McFadden:
Week 1 – 24 runs for 151 yds and 1 TD, 2 rec for 30 yds (vs Troy)
Week 2 – bye week
Week 3 – 33 runs for 195 yds, 2 TD, 3 rec for 16 yds (at Alabama)
Week 4 – 29 runs for 173 yds, 1 TD, 2 rec for 10 yds, 1 kickoff return for 25 yds (vs Kentucky)
Week 5 – 19 runs for 138 yds, 2 TD (vs. North Texas)
Week 6 – 25 runs for 122 yds, 1 TD (vs. Chattanooga)
Week 7 – 17 runs for 43 yds, 1 rec for 5 yds, 1 kick ret for 29 yds (vs. Auburn)
Total – 147 runs for 822 yds and 7 TD, 8 rec for 61 yds, 1 for 2 passing for 42 yds and 1 TD, 2 kick ret for 54 yds

3. What are your draft day predictions?

White Russian	Marshawn Lynch will have a better season than Adrian Peterson. Brady Quinn gets caught with a prostitute.
Brother Nature	Leon Hall shocks everyone and kicks ass.
Diesel	Ginn plays 3 games. Quinn outperforms JaMarcus Russell.*
Sandman	Adrian Peterson is Rookie of the Year.
* Diesel maintains that he said Quinn outperforms Russell, but there are conflicting accounts of the official prediction, as it is possible that he said the "Detroit rookie QB" (Drew Stanton) would outperform Russell. Let this be a reminder to mean what you say and say what you mean.

How the players have done so far:

Marshawn Lynch, RB, Buffalo:
Week 1: 19 runs for 90 yds and 1 TD, 2 rec for 9 yds (vs. Denver)
Week 2: 18 runs for 64 yds, 1 rec for 21 yds (at Pittsburgh)
Week 3: 20 runs for 74 yds and 1 TD, 2 rec for 6 yds (at New England)
Week 4: 23 runs for 79 yds and 1 TD (vs. N.Y. Jets)
Week 5: 20 runs for 66 yds, 2 rec for 32 yds (vs. Dallas)
Week 6: BYE

Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota:
Week 1: 19 runs for 103 yds, 1 rec for 60 yds and 1 TD (vs. Atlanta)
Week 2: 20 runs for 66 yds, 4 rec for 52 yds (at Detroit)
Week 3: 25 runs for 102 yds and 1 TD, 3 rec for 48 yds (at Kansas City)
Week 4: 12 runs for 112 yds, 1 rec for 6 yds, 3 kick ret for 98 yds (vs. Green Bay)
Week 5: BYE
Week 6: 20 runs for 224 yds, 3 TD, 1 rec for 9 yds, 4 kick ret for 128 yds (at Chicago)

Brady Quinn, QB, Cleveland:
Week 1: Did not play
Week 2: Did not play
Week 3: Did not play
Week 4: Did not play
Week 5: Did not play
Week 6: Did not play

Leon Hall, CB, Cincinnati:
Week 1: 4 tackles (vs. Baltimore)
Week 2: 4 tackles, 1 forced fumble (at Cleveland)
Week 3: 2 tackles, 1 interception returned 2 yds (at Seattle)
Week 4: 1 tackle, 1 interception returned for 2 yds (vs. New England)
Week 5: BYE
Week 6: 4 tackles (at Kansas City)

Ted Ginn, Jr., WR, Miami:
Week 1: 3 kick ret for 70 yds, 4 punt ret for 20 yds, 1 run for 7 yds (at Washington)
Week 2: 6 kick ret for 121 yds, 3 punt ret for 37 yds, 1 run for -3 yds (vs. Dallas)
Week 3: 1 rec for 15 yds, 3 kick ret for 80 yds, 2 punt ret for 6 yds (at N.Y. Jets)
Week 4: 3 kick ret for 58 yds (vs. Oakland)
Week 5: 1 rec for 36 yds, 5 kick ret for 176 yds (at Houston)
Week 6: 1 rec for 32 yds, 5 kick ret for 122 yds (at Cleveland)

Detroit rookie QB (Drew Stanton):
Out for season - knee surgery - 0 games played

JaMarcus Russell:
Week 1: Did not play
Week 2: Did not play
Week 3: Did not play
Week 4: Did not play
Week 5: Did not play
Week 6: Did not play

4. Name the NFL final four (prediction made on draft day). Includes their current record.

White Russian	AFC - New England (6-0) & San Diego (3-3) NFC - Philadelphia (2-3) & San Francisco (2-3)
Brother Nature	AFC - San Diego (3-3) & Indianapolis (5-0) NFC - St. Louis (0-6) & New Orleans (1-4)
Diesel	AFC - Cincinnati (1-4) & Indianapolis (5-0) NFC - Chicago (2-4) & St. Louis (0-6)
Sandman	AFC - New England (6-0) & Baltimore (4-2) NFC - New Orleans (1-4) & Dallas (5-1)

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