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On November 26 2012 13:02 don_kyuhote wrote: ND = 12-0 (beat #8, #12, #21) Bama = 11-1 (beat #9, #21, lost to #10) Georgia = 11-1 (beat #5, lost to #11, ) Florida = 11-1 (beat #9, #10, #11, #13, lost to #3) Oregon = 11-1 (beat #16, lost to #8) Kansas State 10-1 (beat #12, #24, lost to unranked)
It's funny how people like to pick on Florida, but their resume sure looks better than most. Florida is just unlucky that their loss denies them getting into the SEC championship game. Though I think if bama beats georgia they will have a record that is a little weaker but at least comparable to flordia. That list also emphasizes why oregon belongs nowhere near the discussion.
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It's not all that bad for Florida, they're pretty much guaranteed a BCS bid for finishing in the top 4, pending Oregon or Kansas State getting put above them for some odd reason. Depending on how far the loser of the SEC Championship Game falls, Oregon/K-State could get an automatic bid as well.
I'm also thinking about going to the MAC Championship Game on Friday. My question is, who do I cheer for? #21 Northern Illinois and #17 Kent State are both 11-1, with aspirations for the conference's first BCS birth. Kent State has an amazing shot, as any non-AQ conference champion in the top 16 and ranked higher than the champion of an AQ conference (*cough* Big East) gets an auto bid. LOL I did not realize that Kent State got destroyed by Kentucky. LET'S GO HUSKIES! Just gotta find a place that has Northern Illinois apparel before Friday.
Their best bet is for UCLA to lose to Stanford imo, as they are currently #16. The loser of the ACC Championship Game might fall below them too depending on how ugly that game gets, or hey, Nicholls State could pull the upset of the century and beat the Beavs.
On November 26 2012 13:02 don_kyuhote wrote: ND = 12-0 (beat #8, #12, #21) Bama = 11-1 (beat #9, #21, lost to #10) Georgia = 11-1 (beat #5, lost to #11, ) Florida = 11-1 (beat #9, #10, #11, #13, lost to #3) Oregon = 11-1 (beat #16, lost to #8) Kansas State 10-1 (beat #12, #24, lost to unranked)
It's funny how people like to pick on Florida, but their resume sure looks better than most.
It's highly unlikely, but LSU should also be considered, as they also have two top ten victories. In the event that the loser of the SEC Championship Game and Florida fall out of the top 4 (probably won't happen, but it's fun to imagine). The Sugar Bowl would have to choose between LSU, Florida, and 'Bama/Georgia. Wonder who would generate the most ratings :x
LSU is probably destined for the Cotton Bowl though.
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On November 26 2012 21:47 Ferrose wrote: LOL I did not realize that Kent State got destroyed by Kentucky.
haha, I didn't know that either. How is Kent State ranked with that blemish in their record? lol.
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If Kent State ends up knocking OU out of the Sugar Bowl, I will be absolutely pissed. Who is excited for a Kent State vs Florida State Orange Bowl? Or even better, how about Kent State vs Georgia Tech?
1) Screw the Big East for causing this mess 2) Screw the BCS
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IMHO a one loss non-aq team should never.NEVER. Be in a BCS bowl discussion.
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It seems awfully crude to root against a smaller school just so we watch big-name teams, doesn't it?
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For me, I just want the BCS games to be good. Kent State is not like those Boise State or TCU teams from a few years ago, where they were very good teams who just happened to not be part of a major conference. They were destroyed by a Kentucky team that is now 2-10. They're getting outgained by their opposition for the season. (which is fine if they can figure out a way to win, but the really good teams don't have that happen in aggregate over 12 games) If they face Florida State in a BCS game it will be a 50 point blowout.
Well hopefully Northern Illinois will win the MAC championship. Although I am skeptical of how they will perform if they are in the BCS as well, at least there are not the same huge red flags for them.
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Geographically it doesn't fit great, but from a sports standpoint Louisville fits really well with decent-but-not-good football and a very strong basketball program.
In other news, Big East adds Tulane because.... why not I guess?
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Seems like football is gravitating toward either 4 megaconferences or 3 megaconferences and two 'tweener conferences (Big 12 and ACC). B1G and SEC will keep expanding, PAC will make another push to keep up, BE will be totally canninalized of anything it has left. The rest hinges on what Texas, Oklahoma, and a few ACC schools want to do.
The ACC maybe smart to focus on becoming the premiere basketball conference, since that it something that is within their power. If the SEC, B1G, and B12 (well, Texas really) decide they want to divide the worthwhile football programs in the ACC amongst themselves, it'll happen.
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I just read through like 6, maybe 7 pages 38-45 or so... I love all the ND hate, hehe...
Can't wait to see you all eat your words.
"ND won't get to the 50 vs bama" "Florida more competitive game than ND vs Bama"
I love it... Gunna make this NCG even more fun to watch.
Go Irish, GO TE'O!
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It's true, because Georgia is gonna stomp Bama and then ND.
DAWWGGSSSSSS
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On November 26 2012 13:02 don_kyuhote wrote: ND = 12-0 (beat #8, #12, #21) Bama = 11-1 (beat #9, #21, lost to #10) Georgia = 11-1 (beat #5, lost to #11, ) Florida = 11-1 (beat #9, #10, #11, #13, lost to #3) Oregon = 11-1 (beat #16, lost to #8) Kansas State 10-1 (beat #12, #24, lost to unranked)
It's funny how people like to pick on Florida, but their resume sure looks better than most.
Until you realize that Bama, LSU and Texas A&M played nobody but each other and SC, Georgia and Florida played nobody but each other.
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So who's getting the Heisman?
Johnny football? ... Might be tough to get votes as a freshman... Manti Te'o? ... Obviously I'm biased on this one... But even I must admit its next to impossible for Defence to win..
I could go on but I'll let other propose a few
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On November 29 2012 05:39 Jerubaal wrote:Show nested quote +On November 26 2012 13:02 don_kyuhote wrote: ND = 12-0 (beat #8, #12, #21) Bama = 11-1 (beat #9, #21, lost to #10) Georgia = 11-1 (beat #5, lost to #11, ) Florida = 11-1 (beat #9, #10, #11, #13, lost to #3) Oregon = 11-1 (beat #16, lost to #8) Kansas State 10-1 (beat #12, #24, lost to unranked)
It's funny how people like to pick on Florida, but their resume sure looks better than most. Until you realize that Bama, LSU and Texas A&M played nobody but each other and SC, Georgia and Florida played nobody but each other. This exactly. All those ranking is from their inflated conference. I respect ND's schedule more than any SEC conference by far. LSU's schedule last year was very respectable.
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On November 29 2012 06:23 IreScath wrote: So who's getting the Heisman?
Johnny football? ... Might be tough to get votes as a freshman... Manti Te'o? ... Obviously I'm biased on this one... But even I must admit its next to impossible for Defence to win..
I could go on but I'll let other propose a few Manti Te'o, Kenjon Barner, Johnny Manziel, Marquis Lee gets my vote any day.
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On November 29 2012 05:39 Jerubaal wrote:Show nested quote +On November 26 2012 13:02 don_kyuhote wrote: ND = 12-0 (beat #8, #12, #21) Bama = 11-1 (beat #9, #21, lost to #10) Georgia = 11-1 (beat #5, lost to #11, ) Florida = 11-1 (beat #9, #10, #11, #13, lost to #3) Oregon = 11-1 (beat #16, lost to #8) Kansas State 10-1 (beat #12, #24, lost to unranked)
It's funny how people like to pick on Florida, but their resume sure looks better than most. Until you realize that Bama, LSU and Texas A&M played nobody but each other and SC, Georgia and Florida played nobody but each other.
Then you realize that those teams playing "nobody but each other" is still better than the nobody at all that Oregon and Kansas State played.
I will never understand how the SEC has won six straight national championships (with a chance for a seventh this year), has a winning head to head record with every other conference during that span, and still manages to get so much disrespect from people.
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On November 29 2012 05:39 Jerubaal wrote:Show nested quote +On November 26 2012 13:02 don_kyuhote wrote: ND = 12-0 (beat #8, #12, #21) Bama = 11-1 (beat #9, #21, lost to #10) Georgia = 11-1 (beat #5, lost to #11, ) Florida = 11-1 (beat #9, #10, #11, #13, lost to #3) Oregon = 11-1 (beat #16, lost to #8) Kansas State 10-1 (beat #12, #24, lost to unranked)
It's funny how people like to pick on Florida, but their resume sure looks better than most. Until you realize that Bama, LSU and Texas A&M played nobody but each other and SC, Georgia and Florida played nobody but each other. Those 6 teams may have played "nobody", but they won, like they are supposed to. Same cannot be said about Kansas State, Stanford, Oregon State, and UCLA. Oregon's only loss may have came from non-"nobody", but their schedule isn't any harder than everybody else, in fact it's one of the easiest.
Besides, Michigan, FSU, Clemson may not be top teams, but they're not nobodies.
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On November 29 2012 06:23 Damiani wrote:Show nested quote +On November 29 2012 05:39 Jerubaal wrote:On November 26 2012 13:02 don_kyuhote wrote: ND = 12-0 (beat #8, #12, #21) Bama = 11-1 (beat #9, #21, lost to #10) Georgia = 11-1 (beat #5, lost to #11, ) Florida = 11-1 (beat #9, #10, #11, #13, lost to #3) Oregon = 11-1 (beat #16, lost to #8) Kansas State 10-1 (beat #12, #24, lost to unranked)
It's funny how people like to pick on Florida, but their resume sure looks better than most. Until you realize that Bama, LSU and Texas A&M played nobody but each other and SC, Georgia and Florida played nobody but each other. This exactly. All those ranking is from their inflated conference. I respect ND's schedule more than any SEC conference by far. LSU's schedule last year was very respectable. Really? ND that barely beat Michigan despite Michigan's 6 TOs, versus Alabama that bent us over in the shower. And you respect ND's schedule more? Because of Oklahoma, who hasn't shown up to a bowl game for the last decade? Or MSU, who turned out to be atrocious.
Look, people love saying the SEC is overrated but really, the Big 10 and Big 12 are both hugely overrated year after year. If Ohio hadn't been stupid and taken their bowl ban last year, there'd be stupid amounts of hooplah about ND vs tOSU and I don't think either team is actually top 5 in the nation.
I'm a Michigan fan and the SEC is the best conference in the country. People cry because they're not exciting, but the reason Big 12 games are exciting is because none of those teams have a clue what press coverage means (which, btw, is why their record breaking receivers are terrible in the NFL.) Alabama's schedule is absolutely scarier than Notre Dame's was this year. Maybe if the Big 10 or USC lived up to expectations it wouldn't be, but then you wouldn't have a 12-0 team.
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