DISQUS

PrinceMarko · 1 year ago

Stupid. BCS polls dont come out for weeks. Its still WAY too early to determine what a team should be ranked after one week of beating Junior College teams.

Lennie Collins · 1 year ago

WASTE of doggone time, doggone it!

Cougar_Fan · 1 year ago

Go Cougs!! But congrats to the Utes, Pirates, and Bulldogs (Fresno St, that is). With the continued mediocrity of Big East and ACC, MWC will continue to close the gap.

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

And I thought you were talking about the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. The Falcons (not Air Force) and recently renames Red Wolves should get some cheers as well.

BCS non-AQ Games to watch this week:
BYU @ Washington
Texas A&M @ New Mexico
USF @ UCF

Although cheer for might not be the correct word, I would like to see BYU win.

Although the gap narrowed in Sagarin's conference ranking it had more to do with the ACC and Big East plummeting this weekend.

The Sun Belt, SEC and PAC 10 moved up the most, with the Sun Belt actually outranking all FCS conferences for the first time I can remember.

Cougar_Fan · 1 year ago

Dude, I know everyone loves Sagarin's rankings but I don't have much faith in them, it seems they are affected too much by impressions of program strength rather than actual strength (e.g. an arbitrary judgement of strength of schedule). It seems that if a conference is over inflated by preseason rankings, it deflates when it loses OOC games, but throughout the season it still gets the benefit of the inflated preseason ranking. I don't know if that made sense I can elaborate more if you like.
I prefer using the actual results on the field (conference vs conference matchups). I have keep a table of conference records against other conferences since 2004. The table indicates the conference record against each other conference and the cumulative record of the teams played in the year in which they were played. I don't know if that makes sense, but I'll email it to you, or maybe I'll try to post it later. Anyways it compares conferences to each other and accounts for teams playing weaksauce teams from other conferences (e.g. the Big East is 7-1 against SEC since 2004, however the winning % of those SEC teams played during that time is a mere 55%), so that record isn't as impressive. I use the table to make all my predictions like on the Yahoo group, and it worked pretty good in the first week!
Anyways I'm pretty excited after the first week of games, but we'll see if BYU doesn't muff it up in Washington (fingers crossed).

Cougar_Fan · 1 year ago

Dude, I know everyone loves Sagarin's rankings but I don't have much faith in them, it seems they are affected too much by impressions of program strength rather than actual strength (e.g. an arbitrary judgement of strength of schedule). It seems that if a conference is over inflated by preseason rankings, it deflates when it loses OOC games, but throughout the season it still gets the benefit of the inflated preseason ranking. I don't know if that made sense I can elaborate more if you like.
I prefer using the actual results on the field (conference vs conference matchups). I have keep a table of conference records against other conferences since 2004. The table indicates the conference record against each other conference and the cumulative record of the teams played in the year in which they were played. I don't know if that makes sense, but I'll email it to you, or maybe I'll try to post it later. Anyways it compares conferences to each other and accounts for teams playing weaksauce teams from other conferences (e.g. the Big East is 7-1 against SEC since 2004, however the winning % of those SEC teams played during that time is a mere 55%), so that record isn't as impressive. I use the table to make all my predictions like on the Yahoo group, and it worked pretty good in the first week!
Anyways I'm pretty excited after the first week of games, but we'll see if BYU doesn't muff it up in Washington (fingers crossed).

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

I can tell you from personal experience that tables of data are not popular.

Trust me, I have my own. I even had written a ranking program while at Utah that acquired and maintained its website, only needing 30 mins per week to iron out naming conflicts of the source data.

1Tomcat · 1 year ago

Yes Ben your right the Sun Belt is outstanding like Florida Atlantic & North Texas

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

Compared to how they usually perform they moved up significantly.

They did not play like a FCS conference this week.

TexasFan · 1 year ago

I don't know if you can even call the ACC mediocre...

GeauxTigers0107 · 1 year ago

Just something else to do with his time I guess...oh well, anything to fuel the debates...lol. Three out of the top 5 are from the same conference! Gotta be something wrong with that. He's probably a homer for that conference.

I poured the Hater-Ade. Let's see how many drink it now.


Geaux Tigers
Geaux SEC

Zac · 1 year ago

Way, WAY too early. We need to give this a couple of games. After all, upon what is this all based? A lot of "What If's", that's what. That ranking up top wll change once OSU plays USC, not to mention when FL plays GA. As for now, this is a little nuts.

gatorhippy · 1 year ago

UF, UGA and LSU all play each other within a three week period in October...

Whichever team comes out of that stretch at 2-0 for those games will have the SEC inside track on the BCS...

Unfortunately, that team will still have to make it through the SEC CG even if they can navigate the rest of their schedule unscathed...

PrinceMarko · 1 year ago

Georgia has too tough of a schedule and lost a lot of players during the offseason.

I think if Florida can step up on defense and Harvin heals, they are unstoppable.

Dont play Harvin vs Miami Urban! Those Hurricanes are not the nicest guys to play against.

GeauxTigers0107 · 1 year ago

+1 Zac

Zac · 1 year ago

I'd take a +1 to get it started. For now, wat we gots iz wat we gots.

GeauxTigers0107 · 1 year ago

My comment meant that I agreed with you on your comment, though it didn't get posted under yours even though I tried to reply to it.

And I'm for at least a +1 too, while we're on the subject. It's a start, at least, to what should be an 8 team play off in my perfect world.


Geaux Tigers
Geaux SEC

Zac · 1 year ago

I'd wanna Top-10 format (Preliminary round pits the bottom 4 to play-off, rounding out the ToP-8, and so on.). For now, I'd take anything which remotely resembles a play-off.

Oh, thanks for the props!

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

While the polls are more fluid in the first weeks they still are fairly static.

BCS GURU has been around a while and has been very accurate in his projections.

He uses the AP poll until the Harris Poll becomes available. 4 of the 6 computer rankings are available. He uses the median of the College Football Comparison for the other two.

This gives a very accurate look at what the BCS poll would look like.

No he is not an SEC homer. The SEC took care of its business last week (outside of Starkville).

OU_Fan · 1 year ago

I don't think this ranking makes any sense at all. These rankings should look like this: USC at #1- defeated Virginia (a BCS team), Florida at #2-defeated Div 1-A Hawaii, LSU at #3- defeated the Div 1-AA champion Appalachain State, OU or Ohio State at #4-OU defeated Div 1-AA Tennessee-Chatanooga 57-2 and Ohio State defeated Div 1-AA Youngstown State 43-0, OU or Ohio State at #5, Georgia at #6- the Bulldogs allowed a Div 1-AA school Georgia Southern to score 21 points on them in Athens. But if we go by this logic, the whole top 10 needs to be realigned, with Mizzou at #2 because the Tigers did beat Illinois (a BCS team), not a Div 1-AA school at home like OU, LSU, Ohio State, and Georgia. This so-called BCS expert must love the SEC to come up with this nonsense. BOOMER!

Zac · 1 year ago

Personnally, I think LSU did more in beating Appy St than FL in beating Hawaii. I honestly think the (other) Mountaineers could be the Rainbow Warriors.

gatorhippy · 1 year ago

Agreed...

I don't really think we'll have an idea exactly how improved the Gator D is until Tennessee...

Maybe even LSU given the Vols performance the other nite...

Until then the Gators shouldn't even be in the top ten...

JMHO as a Gator...

Gatorboy41 · 1 year ago

I fully agree. I think the Gators sputtered the entire Miami game, until the middle of the 4th period. Before the season started one writer (Phil, whatever his name is) stated that this Gator team is more talented than the NC team. I really don't know what he basis that on. I wish the Gators would just hush, be humbled and play football.

gatorhippy · 1 year ago

Yup...

Same old Gator running issues were exposed this weekend and due to Coral Gables game plan we still have NO idea if the secondary is really improved...

Still rated to high IMO...

1Tomcat · 1 year ago

Ohio State,Oklahoma,Georgia and others should not be considered until they at least face a C-USA,MAC or Sunbelt Opponent

OU_Ron · 1 year ago

Fan, Mizzou let Illinois blast em with 451 yards thru the air against their defense, BCS team or no, I don't think you can put them at # 2

Zac · 1 year ago

Mizzou has a problem on defense, and it isn't their technique. It's their stamina. This game started out the same way as last year's contest. Mizzou jumped out in front by a big margin before having to hang on for dear life. If your team can weather the 1st half storm, it can beat Mizzou. I agree not #2, but ya still have to give em props for having beaten a legitimately ranked opponent.

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

What's goin' on at Arkansas? I didn't get to see any of their game. I am very interested in what Petrino is doin' there. I had heard that those Dick's that they had a QB were fairly good. They barely escaped a Division II team - but is it that bad? Did they lose too many WR's? I thought that they had another outstanding runner to lean on. With Mallett on the way next year - is there any hope for this program? Or, does Bobby P have to totally rebuild this thing? Got any input? I thought this was one of the more interesting situations - but can't find much on it. Did somebody see the game?

Porcine · 1 year ago

Nutt got lazy his last two years and coasted to another average year on the backs of strong upper classmen. He cashed in his annuity, which a few years ago was changed from 12 years to 10 years, By the way, this was his tenth year. Now he's off to Ole Miss to pull off another 98'. The backups didn't get much playing time or coaching. Petrino came and had to teach everyone how to play there position. The defense played all man last year and didn't really start picking up zone until a couple of weeks ago. Plus about 7 or 8 would be starters were out. Don't know what all for. Petrino doesn't say any more than he has too. There were a lot of rookie type mistakes; missed blocks, dropped passes, wrong routes, mostly at in-opportune times.

gatorhippy · 1 year ago

Huh Huh...

You said "Nutt"...

Porcine · 1 year ago

heheh, heheh, he's a buttmunch.

"BC" · 1 year ago

heheh, heheh.
maybe so but he took your hogs further than petrino ever will.
and he's going to be kicking you in the a** for a while with his ole miss team.

Arkansas = last place in the SEC this year.
dont fall for Bobby. you know when things turn south he's outta there faster than a bat outta hell.

i never understood why nobody ever gave Petrino hell.
what he did was much worse than what Saban did. Saban lied to the media in order for them to stay focused on the season, and because at the time, he had no intention to coach alabama. so it really wasnt even a concious lie in the first place.
Petrino lied to his entire organization, didnt tell anyone he was leaving, then jumped ship in the middle of the season.
he didnt even have the decency to tell his players and coaches he was leaving.

what a douche. i hope he loses every SEC game this year.

TampaGator · 1 year ago

Petrino made Saban's departure almost seem honorable. Saban at least waited until the season was done, not the day of a MNF game. I don't remember how Saban broke the news to the team, but it doesn't really matter too much, since the season was over. Petrino leaves mid season, on gameday, and informs the team via memo--unsigned, to boot, if I recall. Just f*%$n wormy.

You should be greatful for Petrino; he's the only guy that makes Saban's character look decent.


GO GATORS!!

SEClikesDiv11 · 1 year ago

Porcine do you live in Arkansas?

Porcine · 1 year ago

Yes.

Porcine · 1 year ago

If Ole Miss were to beat us this year, it would only prove that Orgeron was the better recruiter. Petrino is a vastly superior coach. If we were to finish last, it would be for the first time. If he was going to leave, he already would have after the mess Nutt left.
if you think no one gave Petrino hell, you must have been in outer space. Seeing that the Home Depot is a major contributor to ESPN and Gameday it should come as no surprise how one-sided everything was portrayed. The Falcons' man was just just jailed and they couldn't take any more bad publicity. Petrino became the scapegoat and Blank acted like he had no idea. Petrino didn't have a buyout clause in case he wanted to come back to the college games. Was Blank a liar or just totally ignorant? He didn't speak to the team because Blank prevented him from doing so. Some of them weren't worthy of an explanation anyway, such as one DeAngelo Hall. Speaking of Hall, his position coach in college, Lorenzo Ward, got an offer to coach here. He called up his former pupil and asked what the deal was all about. Hall basically said,"He's jerk and doesn't know what he doing." Ward replied," Maybe so but your the player, and he's still the coach. You have to respect that." After falling off of his high horse, Hall admitted he was right. By the way guess where Ward is coaching and where he went to college? Since public opinion and media relations are near the bottom of Petrino's priorities he has nothing to say about. it.
Here's another good story
http://www.dixiefriedsports.com/Media_Bashing_o...

1Tomcat · 1 year ago

Porky - Nutt was lazy the last two years? do what? It was fun to watch victories over LSU, and others including Texas. The Hogs backed out of the 09 home game for a shot at the Aggies. Texas now has a home & Home scheduled with Ole Miss. Nutt is one heck of a great coach and Arkansas has been alot of fun to watch. There are no excuses for any team any season, you do the best with what you've got. A good coach can whup mine with yours or whup yours with mine. Nutt will do an outstanding job at Ole Miss and I'm glad yall got Petrino. I dont think that yalls program has fallen off too bad and I'm glad that the Hogs come to Austin this year. Yall have everything in place to be successful, however I personally believe that Petrino's system will be alot different and that teams like Auburn, Bama,Texas & Ole Miss will test the Hogs new leader.

Porcine · 1 year ago

Nutt was lazy in recruiting. He didn't even go after Broderick Greene, who would have been the prototype successor to McFadden. Jerry Franklyn signed with us because he loved Arkansas. He agreed with Orgeron when Orgeron told him over the phone,"Why don't you sign with us, You know I'm trying way harder to get you that he is." He had a lot of athletes and a lot of them he got because it was the U of A. The passing game wasn't impressive, but did they try improve it? No, kept spending practice time on the running game.

leeryder · 1 year ago

M IZZOU hosed again first week into the season and they tak one of the best big ten teams an kick but and get no mention, anyhow cream will rise to the top be patient tiger fans, everyone still have to play there games

grcunning · 1 year ago

Don't worry, Mizzou will have plenty of chances to rise
Giving up 42 points didn't help much either.

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

Porcine:

So, I take it, there isn't too much to know yet - and Petrino isn't talkin'. I guess time will tell. Did he have any kinda decent recruiting effort - or was it just plain too late. Well, he's got the "Big Time" Pro-Style QB comin' in next year. He'll need to get some receivers to throw at though.

Porcine · 1 year ago

According to Scout we had a top 25 class, A lot of those guys are getting a lot of playing time including Joe Adams we got from you guys. Another receiver Cruz Williams didn't qualify and is at La Tech. This years class is shaping up pretty good. There's not much of a transition period this year and for some next year too. We have 26 freshmen on the depth chart. We're thin at linebacker and running kind of a 4-2-5, which doesn't help our run defense. Western Illinois was able to control the lines. Their no slouch, They played Illinois to 21-0 game last year, but it still shouldn't have been that close. I hope Monroe doesn't pull anothe Bama this weekend.

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

Well, top 25 is pretty good for a 1st year coach. Alot of programs, notably Fresno State, never even recruit top 50, and still manage to win some games. Of course, playing in the SEC, that'll have to improve somewhat. But, Arkansas will get back on the right track. They are gonna have to throw the ball in order to win "BIG GAMES". This team will probably improve throughout the year and a 7-5 record and a bowl game would be top flight this year. Next year, they might start to surprise some folks.

Porcine · 1 year ago

7-5 and a bowl game, I'd take that. The talent is there to do better, but it will take some fast improvement.

TheMayor · 1 year ago

TT USC

What do you think of UA Wildcats and their 70 point victory? Granted it was Idaho, but 70 - 0???

I think they could cause some pain this year in the Pac 10. Stoops is due...

leeryder · 1 year ago

Mizzou should be #2 USC looks pretty good for now cream always rises to bthe top

Regan · 1 year ago

Meh, this is why it's unofficial.

I love how people go bonkers wondering why some teams are up there despite only beating Po-Dunk State; it doesn't matter...only people like me have a right to unyielding angst after this past weekend.

Besides, everyone, this is the BCS - Pace Yourselves.

If you remember, a few things shook up the season after a hectic week 1 last year too...

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

Mr. Mayor,

I was just talking about that with someone. If I had to pick which team is gonna beat USC from the PAC this year - it's gonna be Arizona. They always play real tough defense against us anyway. I think we only beat them 20-0 last time. Now, they have the senior QB and a great WR, and a pretty good offensive group. Yes, I would have to say that this is the most likely team to beat USC. I don't rule the Ducks out either though. They would have a shot if they could get a QB situation settled somewhat - so that whatever QB they are gonna use can get alot of game experience. Arizona most likely, followed by Oregon, and then UCLA. Those are the most likely teams to beat Southern Cal this year.

TheMayor · 1 year ago

Not Oregon, this year, you own us in LA. We have ASU, USC and OSU on the road this year...not good for us in 2008.

You guys looked pretty sharp against UVA.

Stanford tied for the Pac 10 lead in September at 1-0...could be an interesting year.

How about Coach RN and the Bruins Monday night? Hopefully they can keep it going, makes for great Pac-10 drama.

TheMayor · 1 year ago

Porcine,

Jeremiah Masoli had a great game last Saturday against the Huskies coming in for Justin Roper who got his bell rung...chances are Jeremiah Masoli will start Saturday.

Porcine · 1 year ago

He came here for a visit before signing with you guys. I was hoping we would get him because we have no experience behind our starter.

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

Mr. Mayor:

I do look for UCLA to be improved this year. I can see them possibly even finishing 3rd. They'll be tough on defense for sure. I don't think that they'll have enough depth to weather the grind of the whole season though. They'll lose some games.

U.of S.C.1978 · 1 year ago

Fresh grist for the mill. A couple of key injuries to any team on that list, (possible exception, SoCal), and the team could fall off the list. Way to early for this.

Bammer · 1 year ago

There is no way to know who's any good at the moment. Until we get into the meat of the season, there is just no way to tell.

"BC" · 1 year ago

i want somebody "in the know" to please fill me in on why OSU is in the top 5 in the country.

aren't they the same team that lost to Illinois, and got destroyed in the NC game last year, but now are starting a true freshman at QB?
wait!
might it be because they have an easier schedule than the Rainbow Warriors and have a great shot at only losing one game?
who really knows what the pollsters see in them?

THE ohio state university and THE big ten are a joke.
theyll be exposed in the national spotlight against USC. i think they lose by 20+. but i also think at the end of the year theyll have one loss, and will be "looking for revenge" according to all of the talking heads.

if OSU plays in the NC game again this year, ill refuse to watch it.....unless theyre playing alabama.


OUT.

grcunning · 1 year ago

Jeesh, another young SEC fanboy living in the past...

first of all, OSU doesn't start a freshman at QB..where did you hear that? They start a 6th year senior. Pryor is just a change of pace running QB with a very limited playbook.

Secondly, they are in the top 5 because 95% of coaches and pollsters put them there, people with much more experience than you. I don't know whether his rankings are published(I don't care enough to look), but I bet Nick Saban ranked OSU in the top 5.

And lastly, Alabama????? You win one game and now you jump from the "Independence Bowl" to the NC game?
And talking about OSU losing to Ill last year, didn't you guys lose to La-Monroe?

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

Ohio State was the "only" team that has had the "hair" to schedule four games between themselves and teams like USC and Texas - four times in five years. No other team can lay claim to taking on that many "marquee games" over such a short period of time. So, I don't think that Ohio State can be accused of lining up a soft schedule for themselves. If the conference is weak - it's just gonna be to Ohio State's benefit (Pryor could have chosen Michigan - but had a better chance to win with the Bucks). And, when Pryor starts next year - it's gonna be a whole different story. Remember Vince Young and Texas? Think Terrel Pryor and Ohio State. It isn't gonna be any picnic trying to contain this guy.

TampaGator · 1 year ago

If our conference games were as weak as B-11's (or PAC 10's), we'd probably be supplementing our schedule with more interesting matchups as well, so pardon us if we're not that impressed with tOSU's "hair" in scheduling those games--though at least if they could win them, they might be a little more battle tested and proven come NC game time.


GO GATORS!!

Porcine · 1 year ago

We did four out of four years.

"BC" · 1 year ago

haha. living in the past..
in the past, the big ten was actually respectable.
now, theyre the worst conference in football and theyre stinking it up all over the field.
look, i give you credit for scheduling USC, im almost positive that game will be enough to keep yall out of the NC game. but it will also save your program some major embarrassment. so i think 1 loss this season would do yall a lot of good. unless you get blown out in the rose bowl, which is very likely. 41-14, Oregon???? any takers??

by the way, i never said alabama was going to the NC did i?? nope!
and im also not saying that last year's 7-6 alabama team was better than your OSU team last year, although we did put up a MUCH better fight against LSU...
OSU = a complete joke.


OUT!

TampaGator · 1 year ago

"...talking about OSU losing to Ill last year, didn't you guys lose to La-Monroe?..."

Hysterical!

GO GATORS!!

TampaGator · 1 year ago

Bleed Crimson:

"...talking about OSU losing to Ill last year, didn't you guys lose to La-Monroe?..."

You keep stepp'n right in to that one, don'cha?

Mark the spot, will you? There's a POS sitting right here--where Alabama lost to La. Monroe; that means, you, as a bammer, don't get to chide anyone about losing to ANYONE--

...not Michigan Fan for losing to App'y State...
...not Trojan Fan for losing to Stanford...
...not Auburn for losing to USF...
...not UF for losing to Michigan...
...not USC losing to Vandy....

Bama losing to La. Monroe takes the cake. So what's say you focus your comments on Bama v. X, rather than anyone else v. anyone else--you're just gonna' get that ULM mess all over your shoes again.


GO GATORS!!

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

TG:

That does pretty much settle it. One of my very best bud's is a "Pig Farmer" from Bama. He oozez crimson also. But, that guy couldn't tell if his shoes were stinkin' or not, on account of the barnyard that's camped out in his living room. Needless to say - all get-togethers are at somebody else's crib. That's probably why Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote the song, "Can you smell that smell"? Probably didn't have anything to do with illicit drugs. This guy isn't gonna even get a whiff of your drift.

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

BCS non-AQ hit list:

Oregon
Wisconsin
Arizona State
South Florida
Penn State

Method:
Start with the BCS top 20.
Remove all members of BCS non-AQ conferences.
Remove the top team from each BCS AQ conference.
Select the top 2 BCS AQ conferences based on number of teams and remove all members of those conferences.

TheMayor · 1 year ago

Ben Prather

Can you elaborate on your formula...as a CFB Neophyte for the last 40 years and a 1977 UO Grad with a Math major, I'm not sure I am following your logic.

Although I admire the equation, I am just not sure where you get your criteria to be on the BCS Non AQ hit list...

Is this your version of Prathernomics or Benaculus?

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

Oh, that explains it. When I 1st tried my calculator it didn't seem to get the same results. So, I figured the battery must be goin' dead, and I ran out and got a new one. Strange thing was - I still couldn't get the calcy to work right. I just figured that I must be getting too old to even remember how to work a calculator in the correct manner. Strange, I can write computer programs all day long, that can figure out how to beat point spreads - but for the life of me I could not come up with this same conclusion.

War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago

I started as a math major, but linear differential equations knocked my ass straight into the college of business.

Wish I would have stuck to it. Then maybe you guys might be reading about the WEA poll...

TheMayor · 1 year ago

WEA

I empathize whole heartedly. Abstract Algebra was my nemisis. Had to take it 3 times and finally passed with a good solid "C." It wasn't even an upper level class. You had to pass it to get the Math degree though.

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

Other than the mishandled HMML code, intended only to make the first line bold, I think the method is fairly self explanatory. From the ranking linked at the start of this thread the results are fairly straight forward.

Using the AP or Coaches poll the teams would remain the same but Oregon drops between USF and Penn State.

This ranking is intended to stand opposed to the BCS AQ hit list which includes exactly all BCS non-AQ conference members in the top 20.

BCS AQ hit list:

BYU
Utah

Teams in the top 20 of a poll are within a good win of the top 14. The top 14 is the boarder for BCS eligibility.

If no non BCS team is in the top 14 the BCS AQ conferences don't lose a spot to them. Alternatively, if only two BCS AQ conferences have teams in the top 14 two spots would be open for top 14 BCS non AQ conference teams.

This list is intended to point out who most needs to lose to allow the possibility of TWO non BCS teams getting a BCS Bowl.

If people are going talk about BCS busters, why not kick it up a notch?

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

Ben, Ben, Ben:

Your too far out there, man! We're just a bunch of dumbass fanbloggers. We can't concieve of anything too complicated. The point is: we're not smart enough to even argue your point. There is no need to try and explain the unexplainable to inbred fanbloggers. We're not here typing on this thing because we got too much sense anyway. Ron White claims, "You can't fix stupid". Ben, you just get to be right on this one - because nobody is gonna be able to refute any of it or even understand what your talkin' about. We no comprendo de communico.....

OU_Ron · 1 year ago

John Wayne once said "Life is tough, but it's tougher to be stupid " I guess I'm gonna have a hard life, I don't understand it either....

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

Notice I responded to the Mayor's request for more explanation. I was originally content with a simple list and a brief explanation of the procedure in case anyone was crazy enough to want to know its origin.

Tommy_Trojan · 1 year ago

Ben,

Hey, well, I'm just gonna be content in knowing that you don't think I'm crazy.

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

No, I can recognize crazy, I see it every day in the mirror.

Porcine · 1 year ago

i got what he was saying.

TheMayor · 1 year ago

Now I understand your point Lord Prather, just not your devotion to that ancient religion...gaugh, gag, augh....choking sounds.

TheMayor · 1 year ago

Apologies to Star Wars fans

War_Eagle_Atlanta · 1 year ago

Lord Prather... I think that one's gonna stick!

Ben Prather · 1 year ago

Well then, Lord Praetor would be better, and is the root origin for my name. The double title is a bit redundant though.

PrinceMarko · 1 year ago

How about i nominate Penn State as number 1...... Number 1 for getting caught with criminal acts. 4 players just got caught last night with marijuana.

JoePa has lost control of that program. Maybe he's so old that he remembers a time when Marijuana wasn't illegal.

Porcine · 1 year ago

I guess we now know why they call it Happy Valley.

TheMayor · 1 year ago

Just as an aside...the tree sitters at Cal have lost AGAIN. They plan to appeal to the CA Supreme Court. Turd throwing nut jobs...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/...

TheMayor · 1 year ago

By the way, enjoyed the two SEC powerhouses slugging it out tonight. First Stanford beats the Beavers last week in the Pac 10 and now Vandy beats the Ol' Ball Coach in the SEC. The Brainiacs are having a great month...

Actually I loved watching these two games the last two Thursdays in lieu of the conventions.

TheUofA · 1 year ago

There not SEC powerhouses, you have to accomplish something to be a powerhouse. What has usc or vandy done?

TheMayor · 1 year ago

Sarcasm, Angers ugly cousin. Sorry UofA, even I know they're not SEC Powerhouses, sarcasm just doesn't work in written form. My apologies. I still enjoyed the game though.

Porcine · 1 year ago

Which A are you?

SEClikesDiv11 · 1 year ago

U of A Help your team. It is not THERE not SEC powerhouses

it is They are not SEC powerhouses.

I am damn glad Houston Nutt is gone. He was a big fake, but the former athletic director could not understand that!