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[quote]Rocker3829 wrote:
eic wrote:
Rocker3829 wrote:
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BOWDEN IS FINALLY GONE!! SOMEONE FINALLY HAD THE BALLS TO FIRE HIM DOWN HERE! AMEN TO THAT!

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thank you god, I know this season may be done for but it is a small price to pay since Bowden had been here 10 years and never won 10 games in a single season(including bowls)

Congratulations. As someone who went through the Callahan era, I know how frustrating it is to watch a team year in and year out that is being held down by an obviously incompetent coach. I remember well the relief I felt the moment he was fired. Good luck to you!

appreciate it man! Man I’m so damn happy right now, haven’t been this happy about my team since before the season started, there is a God![/quote]

There is definitely a buzz around campus about the firings. Apparently Rob Spence is also gone. Maybe now we can learn plays besides the bubble screen or hell…maybe even run the option every now and then.

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[quote]Stronghold wrote:
Rocker3829 wrote:
eic wrote:
Rocker3829 wrote:
warning all caps below

BOWDEN IS FINALLY GONE!! SOMEONE FINALLY HAD THE BALLS TO FIRE HIM DOWN HERE! AMEN TO THAT!

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thank you god, I know this season may be done for but it is a small price to pay since Bowden had been here 10 years and never won 10 games in a single season(including bowls)

Congratulations. As someone who went through the Callahan era, I know how frustrating it is to watch a team year in and year out that is being held down by an obviously incompetent coach. I remember well the relief I felt the moment he was fired. Good luck to you!

appreciate it man! Man I’m so damn happy right now, haven’t been this happy about my team since before the season started, there is a God!

There is definitely a buzz around campus about the firings. Apparently Rob Spence is also gone. Maybe now we can learn plays besides the bubble screen or hell…maybe even run the option every now and then.[/quote]

I know man, I’ve been talkin bout it in every class down here today. We are 2 of 34 on 3rd and long, thats 118th out of 119 teams in IA football, horrible, good thing Spence is gone as well, its time to throw the ball to the first down market on 3rd down for a change!

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[quote]red04 wrote:
Making a separate post for this for sake of quoting+discussion.

Nobody posted new polls yet so I’ll get that started since it was a big shakeup this week.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex

Texas got the expected leapfrog over 'Bama, both the AP and Coaches are giving the Big12 some big respect. After that the polls are actually decently different, the coaches are giving USC big ups and slotted them as the highest ranked 1 loss team; but the AP has OU and Florida both ahead of them. That’s going to really hurt USC’s chances in the BCS rankings, with what their SoS will end up at they NEED to be #1/2 in both of these come season’s end or they’re Rose Bowl bound yet again.

OKState got big votes for their Missouri win, cracking the top10 in both, #8 in AP. LSU got bounced HARD after the big loss to Florida, and now joins OSU in that “needs everyone to lose a 2nd time” area if they want any chance at another title game.

BYU is staying strong around that 8-9 spot, if they keep it up they’ll get an at-large BCS bid for sure.

No other changes seem really notable, point them out if I’m being dumb though.[/quote]

In general, I happen to like the AP rankings. As a USC fan, I think that Florida deserves to be ranked ahead of USC. Both losses are similarly embarrassing (unranked opponent at home), but Florida has played and will play a more difficult schedule. If Florida and USC both have one loss at the end of the season, Florida deserves the NC bid more IMO.

I tend to feel that Alabama is overrated. I kind of get the sense that they originally ended up at the top of the poll sort of by default. That was very apparent last season when teams like South Florida and Kansas found themselves the #2 team in the country simply because there was no one else left standing.

I tend to think that Texas deserves the #1 ranking, but I’m not convinced that they are a very dominant. I could easily see Texas losing to Florida, USC, or Penn State.

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[quote]red04 wrote:
I think USC’s biggest problem is that they play to the competition, it appears to be Pete Carrol’s one and only coaching flaw. His team is ALWAYS up for the big game, you never ever see them have a let down against another big team. On that same token though, they routinely have these tough grind it out games against teams that have no business being on the same field as them.[/quote]

Agree. I’ve said this myself. USC tends to play down to the level of their competition. I think this goes back to the fact that (1) you’ve got a team full of blue-chip athletes who have high opinions of themselves, (2) the team is the only football team in the second largest media market in the country, (3) are often ranked very high, and (4) have the national media debating whether the '0_ USC team is the best college football team ever. It is a small wonder that Carroll is able to get them to take any unranked team seriously; slip ups are bound to happen, particularly after big wins.

I’m sort of surprised by this. I hope you aren’t talking about this site. MaximusB has been extremely respectful, IMO. I have definitely lashed out in defense of USC, but only when I feel that USC is being unjustifiably attacked. I have never criticized another poster’s team without provocation. Indeed, recently in this thread you had several people (yourself included) complaining about USC and how they are overrated when no one had said anything good or bad about USC for pages. WTF is up with that?

To conclude: USC has done incredible things as a football team over the past 6-7 seasons. Say what you will about the Pac-10, but no team in any conference has gone 6 years without losing a game by more than a touchdown. That is impresssive. That said, USC of late tends to slip up in games that they should win handily. This is unacceptable if a team wants to be regarded as the best team in the country. It does not, however, make USC overrated.

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Alabama is probably overrated, but we still have a great shot at the SEC and BCS title. Alabama has an extremely favorable schedule left, and even though we don’t have the awesome talent we have everything we need to get through it. Just look at the rest of our games

vs. Ole Miss: yeah they beat Florida but we’re coming off a bye week and playing at home
at Tennessee: they have no offense, period.
vs. Arkansas State
at LSU: toughest game by far but if Bama comes to play, gets out in front and controls the clock they’ll win.
vs. Mississippi State: Another team with no offense
vs. Auburn: Auburn can’t move the ball and the players don’t even understand the spread.

So yes Alabama is probably not the best team in the country but if they can get up for the big games and get through against the weaker teams they have a real shot of making it through their schedule.

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If any team from the Big 12 South gets through their season with only one loss, they will be in front of USC for a title shot. If any school gets out of the B12 South undefeated, they will be ranked number 1.

USC’s weak conference schedule will keep them in the Rose Bowl.

If Florida wins out, they will most likely be in the championship game, assuming the Tide loses one along the way.

Penn State is in the Big 10. Their weak schedule, and weak conference will hurt them unless they win out. Probably won’t happen.

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[quote]rainjack wrote:
If any team from the Big 12 South gets through their season with only one loss, they will be in front of USC for a title shot. If any school gets out of the B12 South undefeated, they will be ranked number 1.

USC’s weak conference schedule will keep them in the Rose Bowl.

If Florida wins out, they will most likely be in the championship game, assuming the Tide loses one along the way.

Penn State is in the Big 10. Their weak schedule, and weak conference will hurt them unless they win out. Probably won’t happen. [/quote]

Largely agree. An undefeated Big 12 team (has to be either Texas, TT (unlikely), or OSU) is guaranteed a spot. A one-loss Big 12 team should get in ahead of USC, as should a one-loss Florida team.

I personally don’t think 'Bama is going to go undefeated; they will either drop a game in the reg. season or, more likely, lose in the SEC Championship. I have a feeling that you will have a one-loss Florida team and a one-loss 'Bama team coming out of the SEC and the nod goes to Florida.

I don’t see there being an undefeated team from the Big 12. Texas is going to have to play Mizzou twice, the way I see things shaking out. If Texas hasn’t already lost before the Big 12 Championship, they will have a hard time beating Mizzou that second time.

Unfortunately, I see Penn State running the table. Their only real obstacle is OSU. Since the game is in Columbus, I wouldn’t be shocked if PSU lost, but they could also win that game too.

All of this leads me to conclude that there is a real possibility you will be looking at an undefeated PSU, a one-loss Big 12 team (probably Texas), a one-loss Florida, a one-loss USC, and a one-loss Alabama team. In that instance, the nod probably goes to Penn State and the Big 12 team.

Now if the Rose Bowl had any balls, they’d put USC up against the one-loss Florida team or the next-best Big 12 team, but we all know that won’t happen. It will be fucking USC and Illinois or OSU again in a blowout.

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[quote]eic wrote:
rainjack wrote:
If any team from the Big 12 South gets through their season with only one loss, they will be in front of USC for a title shot. If any school gets out of the B12 South undefeated, they will be ranked number 1.

USC’s weak conference schedule will keep them in the Rose Bowl.

If Florida wins out, they will most likely be in the championship game, assuming the Tide loses one along the way.

Penn State is in the Big 10. Their weak schedule, and weak conference will hurt them unless they win out. Probably won’t happen.

Largely agree. An undefeated Big 12 team (has to be either Texas, TT (unlikely), or OSU) is guaranteed a spot. A one-loss Big 12 team should get in ahead of USC, as should a one-loss Florida team.

I personally don’t think 'Bama is going to go undefeated; they will either drop a game in the reg. season or, more likely, lose in the SEC Championship. I have a feeling that you will have a one-loss Florida team and a one-loss 'Bama team coming out of the SEC and the nod goes to Florida.

I don’t see there being an undefeated team from the Big 12. Texas is going to have to play Mizzou twice, the way I see things shaking out. If Texas hasn’t already lost before the Big 12 Championship, they will have a hard time beating Mizzou that second time.

Unfortunately, I see Penn State running the table. Their only real obstacle is OSU. Since the game is in Columbus, I wouldn’t be shocked if PSU lost, but they could also win that game too.

All of this leads me to conclude that there is a real possibility you will be looking at an undefeated PSU, a one-loss Big 12 team (probably Texas), a one-loss Florida, a one-loss USC, and a one-loss Alabama team. In that instance, the nod probably goes to Penn State and the Big 12 team.

Now if the Rose Bowl had any balls, they’d put USC up against the one-loss Florida team or the next-best Big 12 team, but we all know that won’t happen. It will be fucking USC and Illinois or OSU again in a blowout. [/quote]

Texas will lose to Tech in Lubbock. It is either going to be Texas Tech, or Oklahoma in the Big 12 Champ game against Mizzou.

OSU is way too erratic, and they still have Texas, TT, and Okla left. They have to go to Lubbock for the Tech game. They won’t win.

Tech has to play in Norman. That’s the game of the year. Tech loses, and Oklahoma has the inside track to the BCS title game.

Tech will have to win out to go. I don’t think it is very likely that will happen, but anything is possible.

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[quote]eic wrote:
rainjack wrote:
If any team from the Big 12 South gets through their season with only one loss, they will be in front of USC for a title shot. If any school gets out of the B12 South undefeated, they will be ranked number 1.

USC’s weak conference schedule will keep them in the Rose Bowl.

If Florida wins out, they will most likely be in the championship game, assuming the Tide loses one along the way.

Penn State is in the Big 10. Their weak schedule, and weak conference will hurt them unless they win out. Probably won’t happen.

Largely agree. An undefeated Big 12 team (has to be either Texas, TT (unlikely), or OSU) is guaranteed a spot. A one-loss Big 12 team should get in ahead of USC, as should a one-loss Florida team.

I personally don’t think 'Bama is going to go undefeated; they will either drop a game in the reg. season or, more likely, lose in the SEC Championship. I have a feeling that you will have a one-loss Florida team and a one-loss 'Bama team coming out of the SEC and the nod goes to Florida.

I don’t see there being an undefeated team from the Big 12. Texas is going to have to play Mizzou twice, the way I see things shaking out. If Texas hasn’t already lost before the Big 12 Championship, they will have a hard time beating Mizzou that second time.

Unfortunately, I see Penn State running the table. Their only real obstacle is OSU. Since the game is in Columbus, I wouldn’t be shocked if PSU lost, but they could also win that game too.

All of this leads me to conclude that there is a real possibility you will be looking at an undefeated PSU, a one-loss Big 12 team (probably Texas), a one-loss Florida, a one-loss USC, and a one-loss Alabama team. In that instance, the nod probably goes to Penn State and the Big 12 team.

Now if the Rose Bowl had any balls, they’d put USC up against the one-loss Florida team or the next-best Big 12 team, but we all know that won’t happen. It will be fucking USC and Illinois or OSU again in a blowout. [/quote]

The way Penn State is playing right now, I don’t see them losing, even in Columbus(pains me to say =[). They are beating teams the way people WANTED OSU to do it in the previous few years, handily. Ya the Big 10 is weak compared to Big12/SEC, but they are running through a weak conference in dominant fashion which for people outside of the midwest will hopefully lower the skepticism about a Big10 school in the NC game again.

With games like UT/Mizzou this Saturday littered all over the schedules, the last few weeks could either create a cut and dry matchup of titans(Bama/UT/PSU, doubtful IMO though) like the 05 game, or it could be total chaos. Love college football either way.

SEC/Big12 Championships are going to be HUGE as always, why won’t the big/pac10 advocate their own =/.

On a side note how down is the ACC this year, they usually have at least 1 school representing well, but even if VT wins out they’ll probably barely scratch the top10 and MAYBE get a BCS bid out of Bowl loyalty =/.

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I have a feeling that this season is going to be very similar to 2006 when Rutgers, Louisville and West Virginia were all in the mix. And they ended up all beating each other as I had predicted at just the right times in order to knock themselves out of the hunt for the BCS and helping Florida and OSU go to the championship game.

The same thing will happen this year between Texas, Texas Tech, OSU and Mizzou. Those teams will all pound on each other in the next few weeks and most likely come out with more than one loss.

I think Mizzou will beat Texas this weekend, but end up losing to OSU or TT. Then Texas Tech will lose to Texas or vice versa and OSU will lose to Oklahoma State or TT, etc. This will result in 2- and 3-loss teams instead of 1-loss and messing up the Big 12’s chances.

In the end, one of the above teams will possibly end up in the top four or five besides possibly Florida and Penn State (both control their own destiny) or USC if they go undefeated as well.

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[quote]Nate Dogg wrote:
I have a feeling that this season is going to be very similar to 2006 when Rutgers, Louisville and West Virginia were all in the mix. And they ended up all beating each other as I had predicted at just the right times in order to knock themselves out of the hunt for the BCS and helping Florida and OSU go to the championship game.

The same thing will happen this year between Texas, Texas Tech, OSU and Mizzou. Those teams will all pound on each other in the next few weeks and most likely come out with more than one loss.

I think Mizzou will beat Texas this weekend, but end up losing to OSU or TT. Then Texas Tech will lose to Texas or vice versa and OSU will lose to Oklahoma State or TT, etc. This will result in 2- and 3-loss teams instead of 1-loss and messing up the Big 12’s chances.

In the end, one of the above teams will possibly end up in the top four or five besides possibly Florida and Penn State (both control their own destiny) or USC if they go undefeated as well.[/quote]

If the BCS championship game is PSU and USC, I will boycott college football next year.

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[quote]red04 wrote:

The way Penn State is playing right now, I don’t see them losing, even in Columbus(pains me to say =[). They are beating teams the way people WANTED OSU to do it in the previous few years, handily. Ya the Big 10 is weak compared to Big12/SEC, but they are running through a weak conference in dominant fashion which for people outside of the midwest will hopefully lower the skepticism about a Big10 school in the NC game again.

With games like UT/Mizzou this Saturday littered all over the schedules, the last few weeks could either create a cut and dry matchup of titans(Bama/UT/PSU, doubtful IMO though) like the 05 game, or it could be total chaos. Love college football either way.

SEC/Big12 Championships are going to be HUGE as always, why won’t the big/pac10 advocate their own =/.

On a side note how down is the ACC this year, they usually have at least 1 school representing well, but even if VT wins out they’ll probably barely scratch the top10 and MAYBE get a BCS bid out of Bowl loyalty =/.[/quote]

I agree. The sad irony is that Penn St. is actually playing some really good ball and I think would hold their own well against USC or the top dogs from the SEC or Big 12. It is just a shame that people are going to roll their eyes at them because they are a Big 10 school. But the fact of the matter is that you are almost certainly not going to see any undefeated teams come out of the SEC or Big 12, so if Penn St. goes undefeated, they’re in. But if they lose to OSU, they are out.

BTW, can we get a fuckin’ 8-team playoff already? Can you imagine a bracket with Penn St., Texas, Florida, Alabama, USC, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and either Okie St., Mizzou, or BYU? The four major bowls (Fiesta, Sugar, Orange, Rose) could serve as the quarterfinal games, then they could pick one of those sites to hold the semifinal and final games, all of which would be held a week apart.

This would also have the ancillary benefit of forcing the NCAA to drop the stupid “FBS” and “FCS” bullshit since both would technically be championship divisions. As such, we would revert back to Div. I-A and Div. I-AA, and all would be right in the world.

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If PSU wins out and they somehow get left out of a MNC game, those in charge should be shot. Paterno has 4 undefeated, untied teams that didn’t win a championship. He’s 2-2 in MNC games and of course won in 68,69,73,and 94. Check the stats, no other team has gotten screwed more than once.

They beat Georgia in 82 when they had Walker and Miami in 86 when they had Testaverde, Irvin and Blades and such. They’re bowl record since 91 is 10-3 beating Tennessee 3 times, Auburn once with one loss, Oregon, Texas once, A&M twice, FSU once, Kentucky once, lost to Stanford and Florida.

And I can go back farther. I mean this as no history lesson, just to say not to lump PSU as a big ten team. They know how to beat every conference with a coach with the all time bowl win record, and possibly win % record. His bowl record is 23-10-1.

So if they run the table, you’re getting a team as good as any team in the country. Paterno has won against USC, beat Texas twice, beat OSU in the Fiesta bowl and so on.

Now, i know this history lesson might bore everyone, I just take exception to this conference sucks or that one does stuff. You win out, you’re good.

I also know every person thinks his region plays the best football from area of country to state to local area to town. We do have fast guys up north. We do have strong guys. Ohio, Pa have very strong football traditions. Just being from the sout doesn’t make your Kung Fu so much better.

Yes, OSU crapped the bed, butt hat doesn’t mean this year’s PSU team if they win out will. I’ve seen this southern bias forever and see PSU do well against the southern teams. 1-1 against auburn. 1-0 against Georgia. 3-0 against Tennessee. 2-0 against Texas and A&M. 1-1-1 against FSU and 0-1 against Florida.

Now the traditional big ten teams suck in bowls, butt hat’s a Michigan, OSU thing historically…

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FIU Golden Panthers fan here.

Big game this Saturday against Troy. We are 3-3 2-0 right now if we can beat Troy we have a chance of taking the Sunbelt. We are having a turn around year right now and just started playing in our new on campus stadium. Things seem to be going very well right now. I can only hope the good times can continue.

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I think PSU is the best team in the country, and I’m not a Penn St. fan. When their offense is clicking, there isn’t a defense outside of the NFL that can stop them.

DB

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[quote]dollarbill44 wrote:
I think PSU is the best team in the country, and I’m not a Penn St. fan. When their offense is clicking, there isn’t a defense outside of the NFL that can stop them.

DB[/quote]

We’ll see. PSU has great balance this year between the run and pass. And their defense has been a surprise to me. The announcer on the saturday night game had some stat that with 3rd an long, 7 to go or more. PSU stopped the other team all but 5% of the time.

One thing I learned about college ball is not to count your chickens. since there isn’t a playoff game one loss, or a loss at a bad time can knock you out of contention.

This is why a playoff is needed. Polling is stupid, how is one team that didn’t play the other team 12 or so with a loss, while another is 5 and another is 21. It’s all reputation and such. And the head to head means little.

PSU smacked around Oregon State, so if USC is 4 or 5, shouldn’t PSU easily be #1? But who cares, the only thing that matters is winning out and winning a bowl game if you get abid.

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As an OU alum that went to school back in the early �??90s, I�??ve certainly seen my share of bad seasons. So I really can�??t complain�?�too much at least. With that said, if we don�??t find a solution for middle linebacker, it�??s game over. When Ryan Reynolds went out with a knee injury, Colt destroyed use across the middle of the field the rest of that game.

I�??m not saying we would have won that game with Ryan, but it would have come down to the wire at least. If that keeps up G. Harrell and TT are going to run up some serious numbers and so is OSU. I think our offense is good enough to keep use ahead in the rest of our games though. With TT at home, we have a chance there, but with OSU away, I�??m not so optimistic.

Those Pokes always get up big to beat OU in Stillwater. If we do magically get back in the Big 12 championship game, I don�??t see containing Chase. OU just hasn�??t been able to put together a complete defense since 2000. Damn Arizona for taking Mike Stoops.

My guess is PSU runs the table, but there�??s no telling who #2 is at this point.

The Big 12-South is definitely tuff and I just don�??t see anyone getting out unscathed. The Big 12-North is still soft though they are getting better. Missouri is good, but OSU showed how tuff the south is to Chase and company. Kansas is still overrated and will get exposed very soon. Nebraska is just not back yet. As a Sooner, it may come as a surprise to some that it actually makes me sad to see Nebraska down. It�??s never good to see a great rivalry loss some luster.

The SEC is as up in the air as the Big 12.

USC definitely wins out in the PAC-10. They�??re playing pissed off now. Whether that gets them into the NC who knows.

Maybe BYU busts the BSC but probably not the NC. I just pray OU doesn�??t end up playing them in the goddamn fiesta bowl!!! Poison that place is!!! I won�??t even drive up the road from Tucson to go see that train wreck. I�??d rather go to the fucking Cotton Bowl.

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[quote]Bullit wrote:
As an OU alum that went to school back in the early �??90s, I�??ve certainly seen my share of bad seasons. So I really can�??t complain�?�too much at least. With that said, if we don�??t find a solution for middle linebacker, it�??s game over. When Ryan Reynolds went out with a knee injury, Colt destroyed use across the middle of the field the rest of that game.

I�??m not saying we would have won that game with Ryan, but it would have come down to the wire at least. If that keeps up G. Harrell and TT are going to run up some serious numbers and so is OSU. I think our offense is good enough to keep use ahead in the rest of our games though. With TT at home, we have a chance there, but with OSU away, I�??m not so optimistic.

Those Pokes always get up big to beat OU in Stillwater. If we do magically get back in the Big 12 championship game, I don�??t see containing Chase. OU just hasn�??t been able to put together a complete defense since 2000. Damn Arizona for taking Mike Stoops.

My guess is PSU runs the table, but there�??s no telling who #2 is at this point.

The Big 12-South is definitely tuff and I just don�??t see anyone getting out unscathed. The Big 12-North is still soft though they are getting better. Missouri is good, but OSU showed how tuff the south is to Chase and company. Kansas is still overrated and will get exposed very soon. Nebraska is just not back yet. As a Sooner, it may come as a surprise to some that it actually makes me sad to see Nebraska down. It�??s never good to see a great rivalry loss some luster.

The SEC is as up in the air as the Big 12.

USC definitely wins out in the PAC-10. They�??re playing pissed off now. Whether that gets them into the NC who knows.

Maybe BYU busts the BSC but probably not the NC. I just pray OU doesn�??t end up playing them in the goddamn fiesta bowl!!! Poison that place is!!! I won�??t even drive up the road from Tucson to go see that train wreck. I�??d rather go to the fucking Cotton Bowl.
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I’m not banking on PSU running anything until it’s run. I’ve seen to much college football to get excited at 7-0.

If they do run it, there are about 6-7 teams that could make it. Bama, USC, Florida, OU come to mind. I’m hoping at least one of them stay ahead of BYU.

They beat a 6-5 Michigan team after 84 to win a MNC. By one td. I’d be pissed as a PSU fan if they somehow make it. I know, I know , I’ve bitched about PSU getign screwed, but BYU just doesn’t play anyone worhtwhile.

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WARNING!!! KINDA LONG POST!

After reading a bunch of the previous posts in this thread, I have noticed one key thing and it really sickens me as it is the only thing about College Football at the 1A level that I do not like ; the human perception determine who not only gets into certain bowls but who is also the national champion. The polls rate teams basically on how good they are and what they’ve done. As always this is highly disputable between everyone and the biggest cases for this season are obviously the Big 12 and SEC conferences and who is stronger. The NFL has the same thing, except for one key difference, something many of us want; A DAMN PLAYOFF SYSTEM!!! and not just any playoff system, an 8 TEAM One! 8 is the key number because you can equally represent the major conferences while giving the small guys a chance at the title as well. It is simple, the six major BCS conferences send their champion into the playoff, while two of the mid-major conferences send their champions into the mix. Now how would this work to get to this point and once we get to this point how is this gonna actually work? The answer is simplier than y’all may think.

The first games of the college football season took place on August 28th-30th weekend. Move the first week of games back to the previous week (the 23rd being that saturday). Each team plays 12 games and has only ONE bye week(that way it is fair to all teams across the board to be in the same boat) so that makes a total of 13 weeks. The “13th” week would be November 15th(that saturday) weekend. Have a week off, then play the conference championships the next weekend, the November 29th weekend. Take the conference champions from the current BCS and put them into the playoff pool. I still am not sure on how to fairly get one or two of the mid-majors conference champions in the playoff pool but that will be for another day :slight_smile:

Start the Bowls as they normally would on the 20th of December, but make sure they all end on the weekend of January 3rd.

Then start the 8 team playoff on January 10th and run it on the 17th and the championship game on the 24th. Most likely this will be the off week for the NFL before the Super Bowl. This would still give the full national attention to the college game at that time.

This is obviously a rough draft but the scheduling is there. This would hopefully help eliminate the human perception of how good a team is when this season and last season prove how against the poll system every week(how many top 5 teams have lost this year already? We thought last year was a lot, this year could actually be HIGHER! when it is all said and done!)

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[quote]rainjack wrote:
If any team from the Big 12 South gets through their season with only one loss, they will be in front of USC for a title shot. If any school gets out of the B12 South undefeated, they will be ranked number 1.

USC’s weak conference schedule will keep them in the Rose Bowl.

If Florida wins out, they will most likely be in the championship game, assuming the Tide loses one along the way.

Penn State is in the Big 10. Their weak schedule, and weak conference will hurt them unless they win out. Probably won’t happen. [/quote]

Agree
Agree
Won’t happen
Will happen - I’m a Buckeye and I don’t see PSU losing a game the rest of the season. Regardless of what Cowherd says we’re not going to stop them here at home…no way. That being said, who else is going to do it. Overall I’m not sure how good they really are but we’re going to find out - I say they go unscathed.

In response to DB’s post - what about their defense? Strong. They seem to be well balanced…I just don’t know why all of the sudden they look so good this year and that’s in the back of my mind.