No. 19 Nebraska prevailed in a miserable game

The rain in Columbia, Mo. was the story for much of the game between Nebraska and Missouri on Thursday night. Former Washington head coach Don James was on hand to watch the game.

“It was just an absolute downpour the whole game,” he said. “You just cannot believe the rain. They had like five inches in a little over 24 hours.”

Mizzou dominated the first three quarters of the game, before fall aparting at the seams. However, their offense did not look impressive.

“Missouri got Blaine Gabbert hurt, their quarterback,” James said. “But they’re a team with five receivers out and no backs. And when they had one back out there, there’s no deception when Gabbert’s hurt. So, their running game was just shot.”

Gabbert did have one rushing touchdown late in the first half, as Mizzou went into the locker room with a 9-0 lead.

“For three quarters, it looked like Nebraska would never score,” James said. “Missouri had it won, then Gabbert started throwing it to Nebraska. And Zac Lee for Nebraska really started to play. And their defensive kids made some good plays. The defense should have five interceptions where the ball was thrown right to them. They caught two.”

Nebraska’s Lee finished 14-for-33 passing with three touchdowns — all three coming in the fourth quarter. Gabbert’s two interceptions were the first of his career. Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh — a Lott Trophy candidate — made one of the interceptions. His pick led to the go-ahead touchdown for Nebraska.

“They hit a post route and that was the ball game,” said James. “It was a miserable, miserable night to play.”

James joked that he was fortunate to be inside for the game out of the elements. The loss marked the first time Mizzou has fallen to Nebraska at home since 2001.

Carroll says USC isn’t playing sharply

Current USC head coach Pete Carroll and former head coach John Robinson join the Sporting News Radio Network on Saturday morning to discuss Trojan football. Robinson poses some questions for Carroll and the question is asked: Why does USC keep losing to teams that they shouldn’t?

Stallings dubs the Legends Poll ‘legitimate’

Former Alabama and Texas A&M head coach Gene Stallings joined the Motor Racing Network to discuss the Legends Poll. He says he couldn’t believe how fast the cars went at Talladega. He talks about the legitimacy of the Legends Poll and other current issues in college football like the “Wildcat” offense.

Cooper gives insight on Legends Poll

Former Ohio State head coach John Cooper joined the Motor Racing Network to discuss the basis of the Legends Poll. He talks about being retired and the early portion of the football season in this two-part audio series. Listen to both clips below:

No. 20 Georgia will find a way to win

In the 2009 college football season, there is a lot left to be decided. One thing that’s for certain is that the SEC defenses don’t look nearly as dominant as they have in the past few years. We talked with Legend Vince Dooley and put his former team, No. 20 Georgia under the microscope.

The Bulldogs have had two wild games in a row, defeating South Carolina 41-37 in Athens, and then going on the road and beating Arkansas 52-41.

What is your impression of Georgia after the last two weeks?

Dooley: “Well, I think those were the two wildest games I’ve ever seen Georgia play back-to-back. They scored 93 points in two games. Arkansas has a quarterback (Ryan Mallett), everyone knows, that can throw the football. They had one easy game and an off week, which might have helped them with preparation. But I think it might have hurt them in the long run, because in the fourth quarter, they were not, in my estimation, tournament tough.”

What is going on with the SEC defenses that are usually so good?

Dooley: “I think Arkansas has some serious defensive problems. Joe Cox, Georgia’s quarterback, threw five touchdown passes, which is amazing. I think he’s a much better quarterback than people realize, and he’s capable. But Georgia has a lot of problems on defense as well. One thing that’s obvious is that they have good intangibles, they have good leadership, they’re spirited and they’ll fight like hell to hang with you. In both cases, (against Arkansas and South Carolina), they came back to win. And in the Arkansas game, they dominated the fourth quarter and were able to sack Mallett a couple of times. “

Georgia seemed to incur an awful lot of penalties. What gives?

Dooley: “Well, they’re very undisciplined. They were the most penalized team in the conference last year. Coach Richt had really been emphasizing that discipline. But he’s gotten a little loosey-goosey with it, in fear of taking away that aggressiveness on the defensive side. I didn’t agree with him on that, but nevertheless, he got much tougher on it coming into this year. It looked like they were going to start out and not be as guilty, but right now, they’re probably leading the conference again in penalties.”

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Weekly Wisdom: Frank Kush

Arizona State Coaching Legend Frank Kush weighs in with his thoughts about Alabama’s team and the coaching job done this year by Coach Saban and his staff, USC’s incredible talent and their mental approach to the game, and more!

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Weekly Wisdom: Bill Snyder

KSU Coaching Legend Bill Snyder gives his thoughts about the current rankings, compares the offenses and defenses in the Big 12 and SEC and much more!

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Weekly Wisdom: Don Nehlen

Mountaineer Coaching Legend Don Nehlen talks this week about the Texas – Texas Tech matchup, West Virginia and the top teams in the Big East, and Penn State’s surprising season.

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Weekly Wisdom: John Robinson

Southern Cal Coaching Legend John Robinson shares his thoughts about speed vs. power and how that plays a role on today’s college game and the season.

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