" The Arizona Defense is last in the SEC" Bob Griese.

"He's the true definition of dirty."- Andre Ware

Talking about Tennessee player Eric Berry

"When you have engineering majors on the D-line, your standards are high" - Jason Seehorn on the admission standards at Vanderbilt.

Of course conveniently ignoring that Vandy's opponent Army, has some of the highest admission standards of any college in the country.

And Tim Brandt & Doc Walker at BC / VT, this ought to be good

"Youve got to put finger in dike, dam is about to burst." - Tim Brandt, on BC not being able to stop VT's rushing

" Their Last in Rush Offense in the SEC" Bob Griese he meant to say Defense

"this man is writing his own chapter in the book of fantastic" -
Doc Walker after Tyrod taylor scrambles around then throws TD pass.

Taylor's running around for his life, the VT OL is standing around.


"He gets in the grill lifts him up and dump trucks him." - Doc Walker on a tackle.

"It's Big XII weather, it's big boy weather."-Dave Lapham

"He should be arrested for abuse by halftime." - Doc Walker on the play of one VT's O-lineman

"Don't be surprised if we are talking about a receiver for the Heisman."-Andre Ware

Um Andre, receivers have been nominated for the Heisman before and have even won.

Ugly sight in the JMU-Richmond game- UR's punter broke his ankle when it got rolled on by his own player.

" As Long as you dont use your cell phone in the car". Chris Speilman talking about Mark Martin being the in race reporter and driver in the Nascar race.

BC playing the role of homecoming opponent quite well: Down 24-0 in 2nd qtr. BC just put 18 yr-old true freshman QB in game

" It's like a Jimmy Dykes Steal" Chris Speilman with a ESPN employee plug.

"Arkansas needs to wake up or go home."-Spielman

Chris meant to say Auburn, but oh well.

"Our Chick-fil-A nugget of the game." Only in the South.

"Bobby Bowden under a lot of pressure in Tallahassee" - Brandt with understatement of day

"And the homecoming parade has begun" - Brandt after VT runs INT back for TD.

"He should have thrown to the guy with the tuba in his hands." - Doc Walker on a replay of the same play.

Where's Steve Martin? Oh, he's doing that preseason game in Charleston.

"That was like my hang time going to the hoop."-Andre Ware

"The monster is awake in Blacksburg. Its wearing maroon and orange." - Doc Walker after Brandt plugged a band named Monster whose latest album is called "Awake"

"He was coming with bad intentions" - Brandt on a safety blitz

Some poor camera work on the SC-KY game. They missed the ball on a kickoff, and the sideline reporter is wearing a blue blouse in Columbia.

" If your long your never wrong" Chris Speilman that line is a classic.

Bob Rathbun: "Spurnability out of the backfield."

the Richmond-JMU game might be the best game going on right now

What a catch by Alshon Jeffery. One handed, without using the other hand. "A star is born in South Carolina (he's from SC)." Bob Rathbun.

"...like Sharks to chum" - Spielman
"I think that's the first time we've ever heard the word "chum" on a college football broadcast" - Pasch
"Obviously you've never eaten at the Chum Bucket, operated by our good friend Plankton" - Spielman

Nice way to work Spongebob into the telecast

"Reesing back there reading the paper" - Whoever is doing PxP on Kansas / IA State, on the protection Kansas QB Todd Reesing got

"Not exactly as planned" - Joel Myers after Texas A & M Holder runs botched snap in for 2 pt conversion

They're doing a text poll on the SEC telecasts, with the greatest coach in SEC history.

"Give him a "E" for effort."-Andre Ware

Bob Rathbun: "Raring to go in our studios is Fred Hickman."

"Some father-daughter action. That's what it's all about."-Dave Lapham

"He wants to throw but he cant because he had a quilt wrapped around him"- Doc Walker after BC QB gets sacked

(Score: Arkansas 27, Auburn 3)
"The biggest surprise of the half is that Auburn didn't score any points."
--Bob Griese

Tough injury to Hartline on a pass in the South Carolina game.

"Ninth punt of day. He is getting a little leg weary" - Tim Brandt on BC's punter

"He's writing his own chapter in the book of fantastic" -Doc Walker on Tyrod Taylor

After a 5-yard penalty on a 2pt conversion.
"The book says you still go for two." -Chris Fowler
"Yes. What is the one do for you?" -Craig James
"In case you got a safety." -Chris Fowler

" No more peanut butter and jelly for Chris that makes him too hyper" Dave Pasch.

"if i held my knife and fork like i hold my golf clubs i'd starve to death" Tim Brant

Jeese, Tim Brant and Doc are not very good today.

"He was very exposed there." - John Weaver, analyst of the D2 football game between East Stroudsburg and Bloomsburg on SportsFever TV

"His friends in high school used to call him jetski, because of the way the dirt came off him" David Norrie

Soccer but I'm putting it in this thread anyway.

Brazil's U-20 team defeated Germany's U-20 team 2-1 to advance to the semifinals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

After the final whistle.....


"Germany are going to the semifinals!" - Gary Bloom after Brazil won.

"That's just penetration. That's Oregon wanting it more" David Norrie

"Gonzalski has really found very nothing when it comes to running the footbal." - Jason Bristol, PbP guy in the aforementioned game.

"He just waited and BOOM!, he hit the hole." - Jason Bristol

"East Stroudsburg would have been better off not taking the penalty. Wait, it was a delay of game penalty, they had no choice." - John Weaver.

The punt with the delay of game was blown dead and who knows where ESU would have had the ball.

"I can't root for Jimmie Johnson to win the Nextel Cup b/c of all of his Super Bowl wins" ---Matt Millen

"He looked like he jumped off of a trampoline."-Bolerjack

Dave Lapham, that has to be one of the best ever. And topical to boot!

"Superman flying high."-Bolerjack

"I'm not one to second guess, but I do have opinions." - Steve Buerelein

I'm pretty sure that Lapham wins this week hands down.

Exciting finish in the UConn-Pitt game.

I am suprised Pam Ward didnt show up in the quotes so far. Did anyone want to watch the Purdue Minnesota game today?

"When you lose close games, you can lose your football team." Ray Bentley.

" Archie has been cleared for halftime of the Florida LSU game". Tim Brando.

Pam Ward was calling the University of Minnesota "The U." I didn't know they had that nickname.

The weather front in Denver must be very small. I saw a weather map a few minutes ago, 55 degrees in Provo, 71 in Alberqerque, 29 in Denver. I know game was postponed for tonight.

And nice move NHL scheduling Washington / Detroit for a Saturday night in middle of football season.

At least Im spared having to watch the new and interesting way my Twerps will lose tonight.

Now he whips it out to John Childs.
--Brad Nessler

Texas is pulling a USC

"I don't know what Longhorn they will credit with the tackle, but I think it was the turf monkey." - Todd Blackledge

What is a turf monkey?

"Im not sure who will get credit for tackle, but I think it was turf monkey" - Blackledge after Colorado RB trips with no one near him

Tim Tebow will start and we'll return - Verne heading to commercial

Drink every time Verne and Gary gush over Tebow.

@ AA: I'm not quite sure what a turf monkey is.....

"When we come back, Timothy Tebow will be at quarterback." - Verne Lundquist

Kill me now.

Wow....LSU is amped.

@AA 8:11

I MIGHT be sober by the time I have to go work Monday morning if I do that.

@JFein

should see posts at collegefootballtalk.com about Tebow

Uncle Gary had the excuse all set up for that potential delay of game.

" I am no mathmatechian but it is better to be down 21 then 28" Barry Tompkins trying to make the Oregon State asswhipping seem better.

"This is usually Tebow Time." - Gary Danielson on a Florida 3rd and short.

It ended up being a handoff.

"Tebow has to freelance." - Verne Lundquist

"Who do you like in the Oakland-New York game?"-Gary

Laughs by both guys

"Oakland. Not!"-Verne

Twerps stink down 35-10 at half.

Switched to TCU- Air Force during commercial, you can see players breath.

"That's right the other Heisman candidate fumbled it." - Tim Brando doing his part to campaign for Tim Tebow while showing the Colorado TD that was set up by a Colt McCoy fumble.

It was snowing in Denver earlier today.

"3rd and 3. Normally this is Tebow time. And it's a dive play." - Verne Lundquist

"14-10 Meechigan. Back to you." - Tim Brando

Tebow Time is the phrase du jour

Wow, the ball just slipped out of Tate Forcier's hand!

Listening to the Bobcats play the Cavaliers at my local arena in Charleston. Very interesting.

"Landing on his feet is always a good thing." Kirk Herbstreit.

Highlights from a 1959 game and no cracks about Verne being there ?

Very disappointed

"Oh my god!" about not being allowed to have a texted in answer for the last team to beat Iowa. Kirk Herbstreit.

Why the hell is Danielson still talking about his "only sport where you can get the ball after scoring" theory? It makes no sense.

"He's a war-daddy." Herbstreit talking about a player on Michigan's defense.

Gary Danielson also pulled some number out of his ass, saying something to the extent of "when you get 3rd and 2 against Tebow you concede the first down almost 99 percent of the time."

Spencer Tillman- "If they don't stop Tebow, it's going to be a long afternoon." It's a night game!

"The Dodger swept the Cardinals in the National Championship Series." - Brent Musburger

"Let's go to big John Saunders and smooth Jesse Palmer in the Times Square studios." Brent Musburger.

Musberger, regarding a penalty on Iowa before a FG attempt, moving the attempt back to 53 yards: "48 yards would have been his career long, but now he has to attempt a career-career long'

Erm? Career-career?

Mark Jones:
"Stop is a four letter word tonight."

Mark Jones: "...disemboweling the defense."

Heard during the Hofstra broadcast. Yes, Hofstra was on TV, and I watched some of it.

"It's a pile of humanity in there, and no one is getting off without the ball. You need strong hands. You gotta work on your finger exercises." - I don't remember the announcer, explaining what happens in a fumble scrum.

Chris Spielman is becoming Rudy Martzke Memorial All Cliche Hall of Fame material with "If you're long you're never wrong" line. It's been six weeks and it's tired already.

Granted, it's very hard to speak off the cuff for 3 1/2 hours at a time, unless you're Vin Scully of the Dodgers.
But some of these things are a case of announcers (Mark Jones, in particular) trying to sound smarter than they really are.

Brandon Minor is a very durable back, when he's healthy.- Kirk Herbstreit

I bet Fred Taylor is durable too when he's healthy.