The teams I think that have a chance to run the table.. BYU Florida LSU Missouri Oklahoma Penn St USC
Clemson_Joe
· 1 year ago
Well since you started it, I'm going to post my $0.02 as well. My picks for who has a good chance to run the table.
Alabama (probably not, but it could happen) Boise State BYU Oklahoma Penn State Southern California
All 6 of these teams could go undefeated. What in the world would happen then?
OU_Ron
· 1 year ago
It wouldn't be the BCS without controversy, right ?
lyle c richardson
· 1 year ago
i like your picks.
Winston704
· 1 year ago
Northwestern with 8 is a gift, Iowa will not score more than 14. Indiana will get beat by at least three touchdowns by Michigan St. and Ringer will get 200 yards. Virginia Tech will win by three and Mississippi will cover the 23.
jake
· 1 year ago
a playoff consisting of 6 unbeaten teams to decide the NC? Wouldn't that be something
NMLSooner
· 1 year ago
The State of Oklahoma is undefeated. Cool, for however short it last.
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
I think the Sun Belt is more invisible than the MAC.
They don't even have an RSS feed which the I-AA conferences have.
Ramblin' Gator
· 1 year ago
Until something changes my mind, I can only imagine USC and Oklahoma in the BCSCG. Judging by the Sagarin ratings, USC is way ahead of all their competition and Oklahoma has a sizeable power advantage on all their oponents except Texas, where they currently have a modest advantage and will play in a neutral site. Florida, Georgia, Alabama and LSU are all making the SEC look very strong right now, but I have to err on the side of reality. The chances of USC and OK going undefeated are much better than any of the SEC teams.
ChineseBandit
· 1 year ago
It's extremely flattering that OU Ron thinks LSU has a chance of running the table.
I don't see it. Auburn exposed alot of weaknesses in LSU's defensive backfield.... weaknesses that Mr.Tebow will exploit.
I'm not looking forward to the Swamp this year ( does anyone look forward to visiting there?)
TigerEducated
· 1 year ago
I'm wondering what weaknesses you saw? Hawkins had two picks and dropped another.
We have Danny McCray, and he's obvious...But, that was our first test from a good team...Our secondary passed with flying colors, other than the two 3rd downs McCray gave up (One on a TD drive, and one on a TD pass), and that one idiotic long play that went for 58...
All of that's correctable with scheme and personnel changes...
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
ChineseBandit:
I cannot see Tebow doing squat against LSU. I don't know what it is - but that Florida offense just does not look all that great to me this year. Tebow is not throwing it down the field at all. He's throwin' all short stuff which will not work against LSU. Tebow likes that QB draw - which LSU will definately stuff. He's too slow for the LSU linebackers and linemen. I think Georgia is the team to beat in the SEC. Georgia, LSU and USC are the most physically gifted teams in college football, along with maybe Oklahoma. Georgia has a much better passing QB in Matt Stafford. This guy is definately pro stock. He's the kinda QB that might shred that LSU secondary - it's not gonna be Tim Tebow. I think that Georgia beats Florida and that LSU will eventually play Georgia this year. Now, that's gonna be the game. And, the winner probably ought to meet USC or the Big 12 champion for all the marbles. We'll see.
badgerballer
· 1 year ago
Don't give me that alphabetical crap! This list INTENTIONALLY put the Badgers at the bottom as some sort of a subliminal way of saying their undeserving!!! I know what you guys are up to. We gets no respect, I tells ya.....no respect.
lol
(now THAT'S whining!)
TigerEducated
· 1 year ago
Along those same lines (You stole some of my thunder, Badgerballer, LOL)....
LOOK EVERYONE! Bama is first on a list of college football unbeatens!
Bama_DevilDog
· 1 year ago
Thanks for the news flash, And your love for Alabama is apperciated.
OU_Ron
· 1 year ago
I apperciated once, had to have oxygen !!!
Winston704
· 1 year ago
Bama will shock everyone and win easily. The offseason workouts Saban installed have created a beast. physically.
badgerballer
· 1 year ago
You've got to be QUICK around here, baby!
TigerEducated
· 1 year ago
I'm probably to blame for that...
I was pretty caustic last year in my evisceration of any non-LSU Kool-Aid drinker...I think I predicted 56-0 blowouts every week, and the Florida & Bama games were pretty nice around here, if you're a fan of my work, so to speak...
I will admit that Bama gets the sh!tty end of the TE sammich on most occassions, and has since BC reared his peculiarly coifed head...
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
And caustic the year before that, and the year before that...
OU_Ron
· 1 year ago
A real fan....LOL
Bama_DevilDog
· 1 year ago
Well as long as were on the same page.. Roll Tide.
West Coast Bias
· 1 year ago
If BYU/Utah/TCU and Boise St both run the table don't they both deserve to be in the BCS over an 8-3 Big East or ACC champion?
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
Yes, just like in 2004. Boise was #10 in the BCS standings that year. The highest (an undefeated MWC team) would get the automatic bid and the other (maybe even a 1 loss MWC team) would be in the top 14 and eligible for an at large spot.
Tulsa could go undefeated and end up outside or just out of reach, disproving that non AQ teams should play a Hawaii like schedule.
Mars
· 1 year ago
Louisville (C-USA) also finished that year highly ranked at 11-1 with a road with at Miami (back when they hadn't been mediocre for what seemed like forever). And in 2004, I wouldn't have favored Auburn by as much as a touchdown on a neutral field against Boise State or Louisville, and would have had them as the underdog against Utah.
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
Your on your own on this one...
I think Utah vs Auburn in 2004 is a coin flip.
Should Auburn have played USC in 2004... What would have happened if Utah played Oklahoma in 2004...
Trust me it gets ugly fast.
Mr2Bits
· 1 year ago
Ill just go ahead and start it that the SEC is the best conference and we will have 9 of the top ten spots, all being undefeated!
All kidding aside... USC is definitely primed to go undefeated but if there is an SEC squad and a Big 12 squad that are undefeated as well, I can see USC sitting at home watching the big dance.
AUtigerman
· 1 year ago
Id have to agree with you on that one. IF SEC and Big 12 go undeafted they will likely both jump over USC. The PAC 10 is certainly a one team show this year. To bad for USC.
ChineseBandit
· 1 year ago
Mr2Bits, you know damn well Brent Mussberger will never let that happen.............. lol
GeauxTigers0107
· 1 year ago
Don't know if I can agree with that. If USC runs the table, I say they're in. You've seen how far ahead they are in the rankings? Alot of love for the Trojans, deservedly so. I just don't see anyone in either conference you speak of going undefeated.
Geaux Tigers Geaux SEC
foiled
· 1 year ago
3 bye weeks and a cushy schedule. I can only hope the Trojans are watching the title game on TV.
"BC"
· 1 year ago
let me start off by saying, this is a down year in college football. USC is clearly the best team right now.
heres what i think: 1. USC - if they win out 2. SEC Champion 3. Big XII Champion 4. SEC #2 5. SEC #3 6. Big XII #2 7. Big Ten Champ 8. SEC #4 9. Big XII #3 10. Big Ten #2
thats how it should be at the years end, regardless of records. if you disagree, you dont know football. im impressed by the number of quality wins a team has, and talent-level. not the number of points an offensive coordinator can put up in 60 minutes.
foiled
· 1 year ago
What makes USC "clearly the best team right now."? The fact that they beat an over ranked Ohio State? How can a team that's only played two games, had two bye weeks already, and have no ranked opponents left on their schedule be the best team?
"BC"
· 1 year ago
dude. youve just gotta use your brain. they are tied with Georgia for the most talented team in the country. they have one of the best coaching staffs in the country. they beat the best team in a BCS conference by 32 points without trying to run up the score. and if they win out, they are #1. it's just that simple.
TigerEducated
· 1 year ago
If you have to use your brain in this discussion, then you've just disqualified yourself, kind sir...
Still waiting on those shooting/raping/pillaging links...
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
Let Bleed Crimson make it! He's alright folk!
foiled
· 1 year ago
If I used my brain that would be an unfair advantage against you. However... You're impressed with the number of quality wins a team has? So a team that beats the crap out of 12 unranked teams should go to the title game over a team that beats 12 teams with 5 of them being ranked? Unfortunately we will never know if USC is the best team in the nation because they won't be tested throughout the season. Maybe we'll find out for sure when the play for the title game that they'll make it to based on all those "quality wins".
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
foiled:
You really talk some long shit, dude? It always irks me that "some upstart teams" fans think they are the best. What has Oklahoma done lately? Lost to LSU, USC, Boise State and West Virginia - every time they've been on the BIG STAGE. What makes you think your qualified to take on Southern Cal? Was it your 55-19 beatdown in 04' or the beatdown that you suffered against West Virginia last year? Ohio State is no good, right? Let's see, last time I checked, they've had the 2nd best record in college football over the last several years. What makes you think Oklahoma could beat them? Oh, I forgot - you beat Missouri last year. Southern Cal has "blasted" five of the last six opponents in BCS Bowl games. Crushed them. In 05' Southern Cal was considered the greatest team to ever don a uniform. Texas beat them 41-38 in the Rose Bowl and now Texas is considered the greatest team of all-time. That's what it took. Is this years Oklahoma team in that catagory? Is that what you are saying? It took two great SEC teams (Florida 06' and LSU 07') to beat out Ohio State for the National Championship. This Ohio State had more experience, and was considered to be just as good, and Souther Cal pounded them 35-3 in only the 2nd game of the season (although sans Beanie Wells) - which is very much in line with what those SEC powerhouses did with Ohio State. Again, do you claim that Oklahoma has reached the pinnacle of the successes that LSU, USC, Florida and even Georgia have achieved? I think maybe your team ought to be able to win even one lousy bowl game before you start wanting to knock down programs that do that every single year. Let's see if you can beat Missouri and Texas this year before you start talkin' your trash. Who has Oklahoma beat so far? That's right. NOBODY!
"BC"
· 1 year ago
rack 'em great post.
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
Better than losing to Oregon State and Stanford anyday!
1Tomcat
· 1 year ago
Tommie-T Excellent They got big heads last year too, The RRS game was a great game and Missu twice was impressive. They kinda overlooked Colo last year and the TCU Frogs and Baylor Bears will shut them up, yes folks OU is going down after the Longhorns and Red Raiders clean their clock they can go lose another bowl game. Hookem-Horns IMHO right now Tulsa has the best shot to go all the way
GeauxTigers0107
· 1 year ago
He was talking to BC, for the record...lol. I too am waiting for the same links to be provided. Otherwise, it's still mindless, useless spin put out there to try and discredit a school that he knows he has a beating coming from.
Geaux Tigers Geaux SEC
TigerEducated
· 1 year ago
Trust me, the only discrediting that can be done to LSU by Alabama is via Rivals Recruiting over-rankings...
GeauxTigers0107
· 1 year ago
Naawwwww....get outta here man. Everybody knows that site is neutral....lol.
"BC"
· 1 year ago
well i know right now LSU is ranked like #3 i think on there with bama at #9 so.......
wait! y'all arent upset about your bad recruiting class last year are you? you dont actually believe that you got a great class and it just wasnt rated correctly due to bias do you?
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
foiled:
Maybe you'll be unfortunate enough to find that out. Do you think that this Oklahoma team is better than your 04' version? They better be. This USC team is probably gonna be better than the 04' version of USC. Remember, there has been three # 1 recruiting classes at Southern Cal since then, and last year might have been the same - but they only needed 16 recruits. Those recruits averaged a higher rating per player than any other schools did. There just were not enough of them. When you played Southern Cal in 04' (55-19 USC) - most of those starting players were not Pete Carroll's. This team are all Pete's players. If you don't think that recruiting has anything to do with anything, ask yourself, why is Oklahoma so good? Is it not because they recruit very well? But, the reality is, that nobody has recruited as well as Southern Cal has over the last five years. That's a straight up fact. And, that is why USC is rated # 1, because everybody knows what is on that roster. I hope that you have a player that can step into DT Granger's position. It would be a shame if you had to lose a game because of his injury. If Southern Cal were to suffer that same injury, it will not matter at all, as there are a minimum of four more guys ready to play (all potential All-American's). Depth is the difference and the main reason that Southern Cal is ranked # 1. No injury cannot be overcome. Doesn't mean they might not lose - just means that they can deal with it easier.
foiled
· 1 year ago
You can rub in the '04 season as much as you want but it won't change the fact that your team is playing NOBODY this year. And don't hang your hat too high on that OSU win. As the season rolls on you'll see that wasn't such a quality win after all.
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
Be careful with that 2004 talk, it gets ugly quick...
OU_Ron
· 1 year ago
LMAO......
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
Does that Stanford game last year back up your post?
foiled
· 1 year ago
I'm sure you feel stupid today. The only thing worse than last night's loss for you has to be the realization of how little you know about college football.
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
I agree with you!
"BC"
· 1 year ago
lemme ask you this: if USC isnt, then who is? if there's a team playing better ball than USC right now, i wanna know who they are. or just name a team that's playing at the same level. can you do that for me please? thanks.
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
Oregon State...
Mars
· 1 year ago
MWC Champ > Big Ten/ACC/Big East Champ WAC/C-USA Champ = Big Ten/ACC/Big East Champ
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
The BIG 10 has come a long way, except fro Ohio State and Michigan. Actually they have come a long way too, but in the wrong direction.
With most of the non conference games under our belt, I would rank the eventual conference champions as such:
SEC Big 12 Undefeated USC
BIG GAP
Big 10 MWC
ANOTHER BIG GAP
ACC PAC 10, other than an undefeated USC WAC C-USA Big East MAC
BIG GAP
Sun Belt
"BC"
· 1 year ago
HAHA HA HAHAHAHA
do you even get national TV on Mars? or just the MarsWC games?
BYU may be better than Penn St./Clemson/ or East Carolina. i just dont see it.
but i know that whoever wins the CUSA and the WAC are not even close to the afore-mentioned teams.
Mars
· 1 year ago
And how do you watch TV with your head up your ass? Alabama may be better than Louisiana-Monroe, just not on the football field, big mouth.
Mr2Bits
· 1 year ago
All I have to say is its going to be a cake walk for USC the remainder of the year, there should be no reason why they are not undefeated. It will be all controversary if there are any zero loss teams in the SEC and Big 12 which will shake things up.
Here is the USC schedule:
08/30/08 at Virginia(1-2) Charlottesville, VA W, 52-7 09/13/08 vs. Ohio State(2-1) L.A. Coliseum W, 35-3 09/25/08 at Oregon State (1-2) 10/04/08 vs. Oregon (3-1) 10/11/08 vs. Arizona State (2-2) 10/18/08 at Washington State (1-3) 10/25/08 at Arizona (3-1) 11/01/08 vs. Washington (0-3) 11/08/08 vs. California (2-1) 11/15/08 at Stanford (2-2) 11/29/08 vs. Notre Dame (2-1) 12/06/08 at UCLA (1-2)
Combined record of 20-21 doesn'treally scream....competition.
I still see USC sitting at home this year watching the big dance.
You will start to see the shifting of #1 come as Bama,GA,FL,LSU all start playing each other along with the Big 12 battling it out. USC will not be sitting at number one come first week in November even if they are undefeated.
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
Oregon and California are good teams and will give them a test. The PAC 10 has been knocked down and they ALL want to knock USC down with them. This does double for UCLA who has the rivalry factor making it a closer game than it otherwise should be.
USC has won 2 games and is the lock for the NCG? They need to go undefeated to even have a chance, and I just don't see it happening. Maybe after a couple more convincing wins I'll buy into it. It will probably take till November to overcome my bias.
"BC"
· 1 year ago
wow. NEWS FLASH for those of you concerned with the MWAC or whatever the hell it's called:
Oregon and California ARENT good teams. not even close. VANDERBILT could easily handle both of them.
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
While I was being generous to Oregon and California I would certainly favor them over Mississippi. Vandy looks improved and could shock a top SEC team or two like Kentucky did last year.
Oh, and don't forget USC's propensity to drop the ball once a year.
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
What is most fascinating on this blog - is how everybody is already clamouring to not have to face Southern Cal for the National Championship. All these great fans of great college football teams - and all are desparately trying to find reasons why they shouldn't have to play Southern Cal. Again, I am shocked. Geau Tiger and Bleed Crimson are the only two guys who seem to want to have "the hair" to have that shot. Everybody else seems to want the easier softer way. So what if Southern Cal DOESN'T PLAY ANYBODY? What about your pathetic team? Aren't they somebody? Wouldn't it be great if "Your Team" could knock Southern Cal off? Guess not. I guess it would be better to just avoid that happening. That's the way to win a National Championship. Avoid the best competition. I promise any of you clowns, that if Southern Cal gets into the game, it's not going to be the Trojan's that gets "blown out". And, I think that we already know that, huh? So, what's the problem? Doesn't anybody really want to see how they measure up? Or, is it really better to just keep avoiding the issue?
foiled
· 1 year ago
Good God Tommy you need to calm down bro. You're awfully defensive for somebody who's team is the greatest in the history of college football. Sounds like you've got an inferiority complex. Most of what you wrote was just random babbling but I did get enough out of it to want to tell you that a re-match with USC in Florida this year is something the Sooner Nation wants more than you can imagine. I just wish we could play you in the regular season so we could take that title shot away from you early. Oh and if you've got four potential All Americans behind everyone of your starters then you have the dumbest bunch of backups that will never play a single game in their short college football careers.
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
Hey Foiled...Tommy_Trojan is good people. I can vouch for him! He's good folk!
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
foiled:
The selling point of recruiting at Southern Cal: "You ride the pine for 2-3 years (without any risk of serious injury), become a starter as a senior, and be drafted on the 1st day of the NFL draft with minimal wear and tear on your legs". That's why Joe McKnight, Staphon Johnson and Marc Tyler are all more highly rated running backs than your guy is. CJ Gable and Broderick Green are only slightly off. That's why the nations top receiver a couple years back, David Ausberry, hasn't even seen the field hardly. Smart, my friend, is not blowing your body apart before you get the big payday. This will go on and on, as all of these recruits, are smarter than you will ever be.
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
We'll let Wisconsin do the job in the Rose Bowl.
Mars
· 1 year ago
Yeah, Wisconsin-Oregon here we come! Worst BCS game ever? Right up there with the possibility of South Florida-Wake Forest in the 2009 Sugar Bowl? BARF!
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
I was picking Wisconsin USC here...
"BC"
· 1 year ago
no way USC goes to the rose bowl. no way.
penn state vs. cal?
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
No way they don't with even a single loss.
They still have toplay Stanford.
While USC has the best odds of going undefeated, with 2/3 of the season ahead of us it is far from certainty.
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
Talk about instant gratification...
GA_Boy
· 1 year ago
Tommie T Just got home from work and have been catching up. I agree with you. Why wouldn't anyone want to play the mighty Trojans. It is like you said, beat the might Trojans and you get crowned the "best team ever" like Vince "suicide watch" Young and his Texas team. I had the best time this weekend watching GA easily handle a PAC 10 team. We got a little taste of how easy it is from your Hawaii cousins in last year's Sugar Bowl. I hope nothing more than for USC to win out and for GA to win out. I want the DAWGS to play you so badly that I can't stand it. I think you can sit back and pick them off. From here on out, we have some serious battles ahead of us. IF we DO make it through it, you will be in serious trouble in Miami this year.
GO DAWGS!
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
GA_Boy:
I knew that I could count on you to have some sense. Of course you should want the Dawgs to go ahead and handle it. Why would you want another patsie? I know that I don't. I truely hope your team could make it. It would certainly be the most interesting game in awhile. GO DAWGS!
TampaGator
· 1 year ago
GA_Boy:
Glad to see I'm not the only SEC Fan with a blood lust for So Cal. I'd like it to be UF, but I'll pull for any SEC champ that takes the field with the USCw .
GO GATORS!!
GeauxTigers0107
· 1 year ago
You're definitely not the only ones. In fact, everyone I know (SEC fans) wants their team to play USC in the big dance. And I concur.....I too would pull for ANY SEC team who lines up against the Trojans.
Geaux Tigers Geaux SEC
"BC"
· 1 year ago
ahh. not me. i think the SEC needs someone outside that can compete. USC is the only team out there. let's say something happens that dismantles USC (carrol leaving, probation, etc.), who would watch the NC game anymore? i for one, am tired of watching the SEC lay a beat-down on anyone with the audacity to challenge them in a BCS bowl. i want this SEC vs. USC game very badly if you cant tell.
here's an interesting stat for ya: since the BCS was implemented, 10 years ago, what is the only conference to never lose in the NC game? S.E.C. BAY BE. what now haters? huh?
ROLLTIDE_73
· 1 year ago
Hey I agree with you on something
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
And, where does this mentality of "USC must be punished" for the inept play of the PAC 9 come from? Sounds like a whole lot of liberal democrats to me. Why don't you just send your whole paycheck into the IRS so that everything can be more "fair" for everyone? Has it ever occurred to anybody that when Southern Cal leads the nation for many years in recruiting - that it just may affect the PAC 9? Isn't that the goal. If we take the top 85 players out of the Los Angeles area - how many do you suppose might have gone on to other teams in years past. Let's pick a number. How about 36 of them. What if all the other nine schools had just four more super recruits each? What if they were QB's, RB's, WR's - you name it. What if each team had just four more super players on their starting rosters? Do you think that it might make a difference? What would happen if UCLA did have a QB? Or Oregon? What would ASU look like with a DE, DT, LB and FS - that were all future 1st round draft picks? You get the point? The more Southern Cal recruits all of the greatest players out of the west - the weaker the PAC 9 is gonna get. Seems like Bear Bryant himself had that monopoly for many, many years in the SEC. That's the name of the game. So, some crybabies on here ought to just get over it, and pray like hell that your team doesn't have to suffer what all of the other nine teams in the PAC 10 have to. Somebody is gonna be unfortunate enough to have to face this at the end of the year. Let's just hope it's not another BIG 10 team. I'd like to see an SEC team or Big 12 team step into that arena.
Mr2Bits
· 1 year ago
I'm not quite following your logic of "USC has the top recruiting class each year " logic. Your top recruiting class was in 2006 finishing second behind Florida. Here are the last 4 years rankings respectively
well. looks like you're wrong on all accounts. first, bama took the cake in '08 recruiting. everyone knows that.
second, with USC, you cant base it off rankings. the reason they aren't #1 every year is because they don't sign as many players. but i guarantee you that the average star rating for their recruiting classes is consistently higher than everyone else's. they have a team full of blue chip recruits. it's ridiculous.
TheMayor
· 1 year ago
Sorry Tommy, even though I think that USC is the best team in the nation our conference is so damn weak this year that at seasons end it could penalize the Trojans.
Be very careful not to stub your toe this year in the Pac 10 his year along the way to the NC.
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
Mr. Mayor:
What's really a bummer is what has happened at Oregon the last two years. The Ducks were probably the best team in the country last year - prior to Dixon going down. A National Championship was very much within reach. Beating us with Mark Sanchez was no excuse, as Sanchez is a top recruit and a RS Soph (three years in the system), and was as fully qualified to lead a team as anybody. We flat out got beat by a better team on that day. And, the Trojans finished up pretty strong. So, how good was that Oregon team? We'll never really know. Now this year, as nobody knows west of Death Valley, Oregon has had to play their 4th and 5th string true freshmen QB's (actually took the shirt off the 5th stringer) just to finish a game. That's because the top three have all been knocked out. Still, Oregon has played with tremendous heart in coming back and beating Purdue, and almost doing the same thing against Boise State the following week. Had none of these QB injuries happened - nobody might be talking about USC at all. Oregon would have been right there. I'll be pullin' for you guys to finish out at 10-2 and blasting somebody in your bowl game. GO DUCKS!
War_Eagle_Atlanta
· 1 year ago
Perhaps trip over webbed feet???? Huh???
badgerballer
· 1 year ago
The below is a re-post. (sorry about that) But I'd posted this in a thread just on the cusp of dying and nobody really saw it. As a group of avid college football fans, I'm really curious to get your reactions to Saturday night's primetime game. So sorry if this horse seems long ago dead, but I really respect the brain trust around here:
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Am I the ONLY one who was wondering why in the world neither Blackledge nor Patrick made a comment about 2 of the most stupid defensive plays ever made on prime time television?? There were two, count 'em, TWO interceptions made on fourth down passes! And nobody said anything! I was yelling at my tv, and I'm not even a fan of either team.
I mean, c'mon. That's just plain poor coaching. Anyone who has played football at any level above Pop Warner knows that you never, never, ever intercept a 4th down pass. You knock it down. And those "speed-demon, lightening-fast, SEC defensive masters of the universe did it twice! Then went to the sidelines where their teammates and coaches were chest-bumping and back-slapping them like they'd just won the game.
The first one was worse than the second, but both were bush-league plays. On that first one, if the d-back would've just knocked it down, his offense would've had the ball 1st-and-10 on about their own 29. Instead, they had the ball 1st-and-10 in the 7-inch line, literally in the shados of their own goal post - and neither ESPN knucklehead said a thing about the high & mighty SEC defense's major foulup.
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
BB:
Absolutely stupid and undiciplined plays. I make bets with all my friends before any kickoff of an SEC game, "How many stupid bonehead plays are we gonna have to see". But, you got to pad those stats. Any other defensive backs on most teams who do that - find themselves riding the pine for awhile. It's just not smart football.
Mr2Bits
· 1 year ago
Merely for stats and show. What game was this?
"BC"
· 1 year ago
anyone that doesnt want that SEC vs. USC matchup, that has yet to materialize since USC's dominance began, isn't a true college football fan. does anyone really wanna see oklahoma be handed ANOTHER beat-down in a BCS game? really? two best teams in the country: USC and the SEC champ. thats just how it is.
i for one, will be PISSED, if: A. the SEC champ doesn't get in B. USC gets left out after going undefeated.
Mars
· 1 year ago
What, you don't want to see USC lose their 5th BCS Bowl in a row, or a 3-peat for Ohio State, or even the Notre Dame curse continue?!?
The ACC is 1-9 in BCS bowls... 13-0 Wake Forest, BCS Championship Game versus Missouri baby!
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
All this talk about who the best and who should be in the National Title Game! It should not matter what team, conference, or team colors...can't we all just get along?
foiled
· 1 year ago
Tommy Trojan's not really an idiot like that at all. He's just messing with you guys. We're actually best friends. Could you imagine if he really did act like that in real life? That would be hilarious! He's such a kidder.
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
It is still way too much football to be played. Just look at last year...a two-lost team was crowned champions! Way too much.........................
JB
· 1 year ago
I agree...lets hold the NC talk until Novmber at the earliest, people then we can look a t how many SEC teams are still there
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
Now there is a man and a fan with some sport sense.
Mr2Bits
· 1 year ago
Sorry no can do. Already booked my hotel and flight to Miami to see the Gators take on Ohio State in the big dance.......no turning back now. Do you think I should have paid the extra $50 for the full refund cancellation option?
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
foiled:
That's right, we're best bros. Now again, answer this question: "if Oklahoma has lost four straight BCS bowl games and USC has blasted five of the last six BCS bowl teams that they have faced - why would USC be left out and Oklahoma put in"? Before you start yammering about the strength of the Big 12 - consider this: if Oklahoma were to win the Big 12, after having their collective asses handed to them for four straight years in BCS bowl games, how good is the Big 12 really"? Clear this up for me and we'll all be good.
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
Tommy Trojan can I respond? Because it should be based on what the team did in 2008 season not prior!
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
Lennie:
Jump right in. But consider this - your talking about a team finishing the regular season at 12-0. If that were the case: Southern Cal would have had a record of 82-8 over the previous seven seasons. 36-4 over the previous three seasons. Now, how would it be possible to leave a "program" that is winning games at that magnitude out of the game for three straight years? Was Miami, Florida State or Nebraska left out while they were compiling these ridiculous records? I don't think they were. And, don't give me that crap about maybe we're not that good this year because nobody else was that we played. The only OOC loss in the last six years was against Texas in 05'. We've pretty much blasted every other OOC opponent ever lined up on the other side of the ball. Do you really think that this team won't do the same thing? Have some balls and at least want to find out. What is the great fear?
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
Tommy Trojan what are you getting at? I will say it like this...Southern California(Pacific -10 #1), The SEC #1, Big 11 #1, and Big 12 #1 are all undefeated at the end of the season 2 teams are not going to be playing for the National Title. The 2 will have a good complaint so what can I do? If it is Oklahoma then Oklahoma will have to try again the following year! Insulting a team or it's fan base does not and will not fix the problem. I am saying that the 2008 teams should be picked for what they did on the field. Not for what they did or did not do in the past or how well or far their fan travel. Southern California has had a great record during that time BUT it seems that you are pointing out the flaws of other teams look at whom the Mighty Trojans lost to during that period. If Oklahoma had lost to Baylor or Iowa State I am almost sure you will be posting at will to remind Sooner fans. The Trojans have won many games during that span and what do they have to show for it...One, I say one National Title just like Oklahoma and Texas from the inferior Big 12!
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
Lennie:
You guys just don't want to address the issues. Do you really think that you "magically" would become # 1 - when you could not even beat the Big East Champion last year? What is it that would make Oklahoma so good now? Is it that Bob Stoops has become a much better "Big Game Coach"? What is it? I really cannot understand why you would all need to pile on Southern Cal. I'm not pilin' on here. Oklahoma is a great football program, as many others are, but the argument of the PAC is soft so Southern Cal must be also - is just plain garbage. I'm basing my opinions on known facts, such as, Oklahoma does not play well on the BIG STAGE - just like Ohio State does not. What is the difference between Ohio State and Oklahoma? I don't see any. And, this year will prove to be no exception.
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
Tommy Trojan...man I don't know what happen to you. You use to get on here and talk with some sense NOW you sound like DmanLV. I don't know if you remember him. If you read my post as well as the others NO ONE is degrading USC. All that is being said is let the season play out and then let's talk Da' Big Game. Yes, Oklahoma has lost on the "Big Stage" BUT that is better than losing on the "Little Stage" aka Stanford and Oregon State! I will say it here as well to you if I was standing next to you...Southern California is a good program. It is not their fault that the rest of the Pacific 10 is not playing well. If you can't see the difference between Ohio State and Oklahoma then I cannot help you. Hey if you don't like Oklahoma or me...I am not gonna stop living. It's your opinion. Ask yourself that same question about your beloved Trojans. Beating the Big 11 champions the last 4 years has proved what?
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
Lennie:
What's your deal? Looks like beating the Big 11 Champs has gotten the SEC the last two National Champions - doesn't it? You see alot of difference between Ohio State and Oklahoma? I don't. I don't look at what you look at. You see that Sam Bradford is a great QB. I do too. But, when he plays So Cal he won't have time to find any receivers. I look at line play. Line play dictates everything. Beanie Wells, DeMarco Murray, Sam Bradford, who cares? When you see Oklahoma you see little guys running around scoring TD's. What I see are little guys who are gonna get killed by a tremendous defense. That's just the way I see teams and games. I don't look at what you must be looking at. The claim was that So Cal should be left out of a Title game if the Big 12, SEC and PAC all had an undefeated champion. My only contention is that Oklahoma went in 03', and lost, at USC's expense. They also went in 04', and lost, at Auburn's expense. So this time, after losing four straight BCS bowl games, maybe Oklahoma ought to get to sit this one out and let So Cal do the "heavy lifting". What do you say?
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
The only heavy lifting USC did was moving Reginald Alfred Bush Junior's family in and out of a house!
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
Lennie:
I see that you have a sense of humor. That's good. But, coming from the University that "sponsored Brett Bomar", is really comical. Are you upset that Bush got three years in and opted out for the NFL, and Bomar only got about 1 1/3 seasons, before he was caught? I think that your administration did an excellent job of covering that one. Kudos for that. Heck, it's too bad. You boyz might have been able to win a National Championship had Bomar only not got caught. Shucks! BTW, history is part of this game. How do we know that the SEC is good? Recent history. How do we know that the Big 12 is good? The performance that they put on in the bowl games last year. Recent history tells us most things we need to know. How did we know that USC would pound Ohio State? Because they got pounded by Florida and LSU in the last couple of years. So, don't bring me this crap about "only 08' matters". Nothing is really based on that. All we know is that Alabama beat Clemson and Georgia beat Arizona State and Missouri beat Illinois and so what? We all do know where these conferences really line up and it's because there is a solid history there. And, you probably wouldn't understand the word "cyclical" - but it means what goes around comes around. Only two years ago the Big 12 really sucked. Now, they are very good again. Two years ago the PAC was much better than the Big 12 was - now their not. It goes up and down every other year. The only conference that has stayed consistant lately is the SEC - as they have continued to do very well in bowl games where it matters most. Let's wait and see how the PAC does at the end of this year - before we start to proclaim that the conference is dead. This isn't the Big East or the ACC here.
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
I believe Robert Stoops kicked Rhett Bomar off the team because he values integrity more than winning. Peter Carroll knew about ol' Reginald Bush's family living in that house. I saw him on the Best Damn Sport Show and he could not answer with a straight face. He probably help the Bush family pick out a floor plan. But don't worry USC will not be punished. If you want to use the history thing then that USC will lose to Oregon State this year! I don't know if the Big 12 is good. I see that Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, Texas Tech, and Kansas is ranked. I don't know if the Pacific 10 is bad. I know Southern California is ranked and Arizona is giving their fans some hope! I really don't see what you are trying to get to. I can only imagine you want me and other to come out and type Omega Supreme by USC and it's not gonna happen. If you wanna go by history I believe you did this same non-sense last year after the Southern California beat Nebraska. USC came out flat against Washington. So I expect a sloppy performance and/or a lost to the Beavers? Good night and don't let college football leave you behind...glide, glide right on by! Funk does have it's rewards!
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
Lennie:
I don't need anybody propping up USC. No need for that. I just don't think that it makes any sense to make the statement, "USC should be left out of the BCS National Championship because the Pac 10 is weak". The computers will decide all that. Furthermore, we still got a whole lot of football left to play. And, yes, we might even lose to Oregon State this coming weekend. It's happened before.
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
Why are you telling me? I did not post it! I believe I stated that as well as many others: THAT THERE IS STILL GAMES LEFT TO BE PLAYED. A SEC team will get in for sure if undefeated. Why? Because the National Title Game is being played in Florida.
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
Lennie:
I do think that your referring to my boy "Dio in Sin City". A quite crazy cat with a sinister bent for just about every scenario. A great Trojan! I hope that the "party scene" has not landed him in a mental hospital somewhere. He's good peeps - I can vouch for him.
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
Lennie:
Just a reminder of Oklahoma's total dominance over some extremely great football programs in the last three years:
Oklahoma 24 UA Birmingham 17 Oklahoma 33 Oregon 34 Oklahoma 17 Texas A&M 16 Oklahoma 27 Oklahoma St. 21 Oklahoma 42 Boise State 43
2007
Oklahoma 24 Colorado 27 Oklahoma 17 Iowa State 7 Oklahoma 27 Texas Tech 34 Oklahoma 28 West Virginia 48
I purposely left out the blowout losses to Texas and some other losses and close games against good competition. But, you get the idea. I just can't find the dominance required to make the argument of "another Title shot". So, I noticed that you puposely left the UCLA loss out of your argument. How convenient, since you knew, that UCLA had completely cleaned your clock just three years ago. Nevertheless, losses to Stanford and Oregon State, do not even come close to measuring up to the futility Oklahoma has experienced over the last few years.
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
Take a look at USC in the 80's and 90's! You probably don't want to look those up!
There you have it. In all our worst years, we were still (7-2) against the Big 12, while outscoring that conference by 25.0-15.8 per game. Against Oklahoma we were still (4-0) while outscoring them 20.8-10.3 per game. Pretty amazing stuff, huh , Lennie? How bad were we in those years that you speak of? And, if we were so bad, how bad was Oklahoma?
foiled
· 1 year ago
Why don't we focus on the year at hand? Unfortunately for you a BCS berth will not be based on BCS wins and losses over the last six years. Strength of the Big 12 or not, in week four you're claiming that USC is the best team in the nation after winning two games, resting two of those four weeks, and is already heading in to the home stretch with an incredibly weak schedule. You're the only one claiming a 2008 BCS Championship Title. Go back and look at my posts, not once did I ever claim OU has the right to be there. I'll make that claim after we play our conference title game. You know, that little game at the end of the season that USC doesn't have to play. Phew! One more bullet dodged.
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
Foiled...remember the Pacific 10 plays one less out of conference game than the other BCS conference.
Mr2Bits
· 1 year ago
I like to think of Tommy Trojan to be that guy that rolls up to a roulette table and bets his mortgage on black because there is a run of 10 reds in a row. He just cannot grasp the concept that the ball's odds do not change in favor of black as every roll is independent and not correlated to the past rolls. He keeps convincing himself that black must be the next roll because of where the ball has been before.
BTW, house roulette earnings have gone up significantly since the creation of those tracking signs. People minds cannot grasp the concept that the game does not have patterns and every roll is new to the ball.
Tommy_Trojan
· 1 year ago
Mr2Bits:
On the contrary, I lost the house betting on Oklahoma last year, you know the pasting that West Virginia gave to them? I had Oklahoma as the best team in the country at the end of last year. Despite the recent BCS bowl record, Oklahoma was my "lock pick", so I took my life savings along with every other family members mortagages, stocks, bonds, and every other capital investment that you can think of - and bet it all on Oklahoma. Well, needless to say, we all huddle around a little fire outside of the homeless shelter cooking our food - and at night we all go to sleep in our cardboard boxes. And, it's all because Oklahoma cannot win a BCS bowl game.
1Tomcat
· 1 year ago
Sorry to hear about your losses Tommie T, next time call me and I'll give you more insight, BTW you and Lennie had it going on man purty funny stuff, now back on topic Way too early to be talking about MNC games etc etc and why in the world do alot of these threads turn into conference comparisons beats the heck outa me just read BC's postings every body knows SEC rules right ? WEEK #4 C-USA Tulsa 3-0 Has the best chance at going all the way Grahmn is one of the greatest to ever coach the game- schedule is favorable ECU ought to be a good one as well as UH
ACC Wake 3-0 wont hold up- BU made alot of mistakes, the only Wake game I saw- they would drop several in the B-12
Big E UConn 4-0 S Fla 4-0 UConn got tested by the #12 B-12 team and probably shoulda lost- how do you say- exposed S Fla the only one I saw was UCF they pulled out a win in OT against UCF coulda went either way- they will lose some no doubt
Pac-10 USC 2-0 could very well run the table-or should
MWC TCU 4-0 Utah 4-0 BYU 4-0 These guys should beat each other up, after the OU game TCU should get some credit My pick who knows- wide open
WAC Bois st 3-0 its the Wac remember 07
Big 11 Wisc 3-0 NW 4-0 PSU 4-0 Minn 4-0 I saw a Wisc game, havent seen the others play, they beat the bulldogs and the Wac Refs really wasnt to impressive PSU has got it going on at this point Folks the rest of the teams are in the two toughest conferences The B-12 and the SEC if anybody survives undefeated out of these two they should be in the MNC game Right now NCAA scoring #1 OU 54.67 avg ppg #2 Missu 53.75 avg ppg #3 PSU 52.75 #4 Tulsa 52.33 #5 OK St 50.67 #6 Tex 48.67 #7 KSU 47.67 #8 T Tech 45.75 Yall can say what you want about tough defenses but, scoring points wins games 6 outa the top 8 are B-12 teams
OU_Fan
· 1 year ago
I kind of see what you're saying but I have to disagree because its not like every Big 12 team lost every bowl game. Oklahoma's problem is that they have gotten "big headed." OU-USC: This loss was not due to big headedness. The momentum changed during the OU-USC game when such and such (sorry I can't recall his name. I'll have to rewatch the game footage when I go on leave in November) fumbled/muffed the damn football on a punt return with USC recovering inside the 5. The game plus momentum changed after that and OU could not catch up. Not to mention all of the interceptions that Jason White threw didn't help and the secondary allowed Matt Leinart (who by the way is doing absolutely nothing in the NFL) to shred them to pieces. As to OU-LSU: it was a good, hard fought game where OU could have tied it had OU RB Kejuan Jones caught the most important pass of his life on 4th down and such and such late in the 4th quarter and not have let the football fly through his fingertips. OU-Boise State: Its funny you reminded me of that. Did you forget that Paul Thompson (you know the ex-WR) found out a month before that season started that he would be taking the role as the starting QB after Bomar got kicked off the team? OU overachieved the expectations set forth that year. Not only that, but the Sooners not only tied the game late in the 4th quarter after having to complete 3 consecutive 2 point conversion attempts but later took the lead as well. However, how Boise State won that game is just plain sad. OU-West Virginia: A combination of poor coaching mixed with injured defensive starters, one defensive starter benched for stealing a freaking coat, and the other academically ineligible. Plus, OU just flat out got wooped. But thats in the past and this is a new year. This years OU team is just flat out amazing. BOOMER!
ROLLTIDE_73
· 1 year ago
Am i the only one that thinks that niether team Auburn or LSU looked good in that game
War_Eagle_Atlanta
· 1 year ago
Yes, strangely reminiscent of that game with Tulane two weeks ago...
1Tomcat
· 1 year ago
Thanks man for puttin things in perspective- I would expect no less from you my friend. You will notice that I did not misspell any words puttin is difffererent that putting' Go Owls Sicem-Bears Hookem-Horns
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
Rolltide 73...I did not watch ALL that game BUT I am sure you are not the only one. I am NOT stating an opinion because I did not watch the entire game. LSU and Auburn fans please read this before you attack. I will say it again...I am not stating my opinion because I did not watch the whole game. I am just responding to the man that he is not the only one who might have that opinion!
ROLLTIDE_73
· 1 year ago
my opinoin is all it is right or wrong thats what we do here right
Lennie Collins
· 1 year ago
You are correct! I don't think you should be attacked if you did not think it was a good game!
GeauxTigers0107
· 1 year ago
Uhhhh, yeah...you are. How's that island feel?
Geaux Tigers Geaux SEC
ROLLTIDE_73
· 1 year ago
Only Auburn and LSU think that both teams looked good and really the Auburn friends i have thought Auburn looked bad so do alot of the fans im hearing on the radio so My Island is feeling crowded.hows yours?
GeauxTigers0107
· 1 year ago
Pretty good actually. I think both teams played well. Of course, mistakes were made by both sides but what football game is without them? You asked if you were the only one who thought neither team looked good then proceeded to answer it now (all of a sudden) with:
"the Auburn friends i have thought Auburn looked bad so do alot of the fans im hearing on the radio...."
So which is it? Or was that your best attempt at smack talking two teams who have owned you in recent years?
Geaux Tigers Geaux SEC
ROLLTIDE_73
· 1 year ago
No not a attempt to talk smack.I was speaking of the people on this blog.recent years are still in the past will you own us this year...that is yet to be determined.im hopeing that both teams play just like they did sat. night when we play them this year.and If you dont think the aubbies and unhappy just listent o the radio talk shows.
GeauxTigers0107
· 1 year ago
RT_73: Well I don't listen to much talk radio, unless you consider Walton & Johnson talk radio. I prefer a little jazz on XM....some Wayman Tisdale or Victor Wooten maybe.
And when you say "own" - referring to the upcoming LSU v. Bama game - that's still too far down the road. I can't speak of success or owning someone this year when it hasn't even happened yet. By the same token, you can't either. Bama appears to be improved over last year, I'll give them that. Aside from the Tulane game, they've shown fairly well. But I'll agree with you on one thing...I hope we play the same too. Scoring 26 - in Auburn, no less - should be enough points to beat the Tide. Then, add in Death Valley - another 7, possibly - and that puts us over 30 points. I'd say that's enough to ensure a victory.
Alot can happen between now and then so I don't make it a habit of getting braggadocios before games...or even after, for that matter. The exception is when my team is taken to task for their play by the fan of a rival who's had a little trouble beating us as of late....and Auburn too for that matter.
But it's all in good fun. Don't be offended or take it personal. Just beat us before try and talk us down. Until then, I havta call scoreboard on ya.
Geaux Tigers Geaux SEC
ROLLTIDE_73
· 1 year ago
Dont worry i dont take it personal.being a bama fan hasnt been the easiest thing the last 10 years been a roller coaster ride at best.I dont take your comments personal and to be honest LSU has been my number two team to pull for in the SEC all my life My mother was in love with billy cannon. I have alot of respect for the team.I wasnt trying to say either team is a bad team.I think even the worst team in the SEC is to be respected.I just was saying ive seen better from both teams.
GeauxTigers0107
· 1 year ago
I understand and agree with your last sentence. And you may very well be the first Bama fan that likes LSU also...lol.
Geaux Tigers Geaux SEC
ROLLTIDE_73
· 1 year ago
LOL .......well i know as of late its been fierce between the two teams,but My like for LSU goes back to childhood mainly because My mother and she is a big Bama fan as well.My father was a auburn fan but passed away a few month before i was born so hey you never know i could have been a aubbie had he lived...hard to imagine though.I think its great that the SEC as a whole is getting better and better.cant wait to go to Baton Rouge this year great food, great football,great beer.
GeauxTigers0107
· 1 year ago
Damn...talk about a house divided! All you're missing is a brother-in-law who hates college football but loves water polo...lol.
Geaux Tigers Geaux SEC
ROLLTIDE_73
· 1 year ago
Tell me about it.so far as a brother in law that hates football and loves water polo well my brother and i would just have to take him out back and get ride of that one lol
Mars
· 1 year ago
And that... gulp... ALABAMA doesn't look that bad? Yeah, you know, the team that lost at home last season to Louisiana-MONROE!
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
A) that was last year B) Didn't you all lose to UCLA last year? That team is HORRIBLE!
"BC"
· 1 year ago
thank you ben. i HATE when people make predictions for a current team based on what happened last year. especially, when said team is rebuilding/installing new systems/hauling in top recruits. if you think '08 alabama is anything like '07, then you don't follow alabama football.
ROLLTIDE_73
· 1 year ago
And to think we are accused of living in the past all the time
ChineseBandit
· 1 year ago
Roll, C'mon... you have to give Jarrett Lee some credit. After that pick-six he could've crumbled like a little bitch in that HOSTILE environment.
He showed poise and grit. The LSU team as a whole did as well.
Auburn fought hard ( they always do against LSU ) And yes both teams made mistakes.... but WAR EAGLE is right....When LSU plays Tulane we ALWAYS score at least one offensive touchdown....Oh, and we ALWAYS beat UL Monroe.
ROLLTIDE_73
· 1 year ago
Yes we took alot of flak for that game.but we havent looked bad 4 weeks in a row. We scored at least one offensive td on Tulane too .As for Jarrett Lee funny thing is if the other QB can remember his name dosent get his clock cleaned Lee never gets back in the game.... thank AU OC and the play calling at the end of the game for your win.and looks like tulane whips up on UL monroe as well. Im just saying all I hear is Auburn And LSU and how they are the best and niether team looked like a champinship team i never Bama is better or is going undefeated or going to beat either team. it was the first test for either team. right now this could be two great team in a struggle or two teams that are nowere near as good as billed
WarEagleFan
· 1 year ago
huh?
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
OK, so far about 70% of the unbeatens have fallen each week. This means about 9 of these teams should fall this week.
Tests: Minnesota Northwestern UConn Colorado Penn State Nebraska
Interesting games South Florida @ NC State, can the wolf pack knock out two in a row? Fresno State @ UCLA, This looked good a month ago...
Guarantee Knock outs TCU @ Oklahoma, MUCH more on this latter.
KenK
· 1 year ago
NC State beating East Carolina really shocked me but I don't think they stand a chance against USF.
Mars
· 1 year ago
Then again USF is terrible so you never know.
"BC"
· 1 year ago
very true. thats why im taking nc state and the points this week.
Huskrt Dennis
· 1 year ago
Neb. should not loose against Vig. Tech at Lincoln other then that I think everyone is overlookinmg mizo .& WIS.
1Tomcat
· 1 year ago
Right now looks like Texas vs Tulsa for the MNC
Mars
· 1 year ago
Until Texas loses to Oklahoma... Missouri... Texas Tech... Kansas? Oklahoma State? Nebraska? COLORADO?!? (okay, just kidding with the last one and a half)
Mars
· 1 year ago
Undefeated:
USC Oklahoma OR Missouri OR Texas Tech Florida OR LSU OR Georgia OR Alabama BYU OR Utah OR TCU Boise State Tulsa
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
Ball State has only conference games left, I would not rule them out yet. Wisconsin or Penn State USF or UCONN
Of this list plus your list I would be suprised if more than 2 survive the year.
tigermike
· 1 year ago
Why all the love for USC? So they beat OSU, big deal. OSU has not really done much this year. They almost blew it against Ohio!!!
I'll be the first to say it:
USC will lose to Notre Dame LSU and Florida plays for the SEC championship: Florida wins by 3 pts or less Missouri wins the Big 12
NT will be Missouri and Florida
ROLLTIDE_73
· 1 year ago
but they loose to Oregon State how bad is OSU
Ben Prather
· 1 year ago
Oregon State lost big to Penn State. If USC was considered #1, how good is Penn State?
ROLLTIDE_73
· 1 year ago
Great point we will have to wait and see.
foiled
· 1 year ago
Boy that list became obsolete quick.
Clemson_Joe
· 1 year ago
Southern Cal got licked by the Beavers. So, again, the winner of Georgia/Alabama deserves the #1 spot this week. Oklahoma will have plenty of chances to take it later on this season.
ROLLTIDE_73
· 1 year ago
OU will go to #1 unless they loose Georgia goes to #2 unless they loose.IT will take every team ahead of Bama for them to rank us #1 even then they will hesitate.If we beat georgia I fell like we we go to #5 at best and that would be fine with me.we still have LSU to play so we have a chance to advance our self in that game as well as long as they stay unbeaten
1Tomcat
· 1 year ago
Not after Saturdays loss to TCU and next weeks loss to Baylor, they finish the regular season probably 8-4 with losses to Texas and Texas Tech
BALLSTATE#1
· 1 year ago
Ball State is going undefeated this year just wait and see!
All Comments
BYU
Florida
LSU
Missouri
Oklahoma
Penn St
USC
Alabama (probably not, but it could happen)
Boise State
BYU
Oklahoma
Penn State
Southern California
All 6 of these teams could go undefeated. What in the world would happen then?
They don't even have an RSS feed which the I-AA conferences have.
I don't see it. Auburn exposed alot of weaknesses in LSU's defensive backfield.... weaknesses that Mr.Tebow will exploit.
I'm not looking forward to the Swamp this year ( does anyone look forward to visiting there?)
We have Danny McCray, and he's obvious...But, that was our first test from a good team...Our secondary passed with flying colors, other than the two 3rd downs McCray gave up (One on a TD drive, and one on a TD pass), and that one idiotic long play that went for 58...
All of that's correctable with scheme and personnel changes...
I cannot see Tebow doing squat against LSU. I don't know what it is - but that Florida offense just does not look all that great to me this year. Tebow is not throwing it down the field at all. He's throwin' all short stuff which will not work against LSU. Tebow likes that QB draw - which LSU will definately stuff. He's too slow for the LSU linebackers and linemen. I think Georgia is the team to beat in the SEC. Georgia, LSU and USC are the most physically gifted teams in college football, along with maybe Oklahoma. Georgia has a much better passing QB in Matt Stafford. This guy is definately pro stock. He's the kinda QB that might shred that LSU secondary - it's not gonna be Tim Tebow. I think that Georgia beats Florida and that LSU will eventually play Georgia this year. Now, that's gonna be the game. And, the winner probably ought to meet USC or the Big 12 champion for all the marbles. We'll see.
lol
(now THAT'S whining!)
LOOK EVERYONE! Bama is first on a list of college football unbeatens!
I was pretty caustic last year in my evisceration of any non-LSU Kool-Aid drinker...I think I predicted 56-0 blowouts every week, and the Florida & Bama games were pretty nice around here, if you're a fan of my work, so to speak...
I will admit that Bama gets the sh!tty end of the TE sammich on most occassions, and has since BC reared his peculiarly coifed head...
Roll Tide.
Tulsa could go undefeated and end up outside or just out of reach, disproving that non AQ teams should play a Hawaii like schedule.
I think Utah vs Auburn in 2004 is a coin flip.
Should Auburn have played USC in 2004...
What would have happened if Utah played Oklahoma in 2004...
Trust me it gets ugly fast.
All kidding aside...
USC is definitely primed to go undefeated but if there is an SEC squad and a Big 12 squad that are undefeated as well, I can see USC sitting at home watching the big dance.
Geaux Tigers
Geaux SEC
USC is clearly the best team right now.
heres what i think:
1. USC - if they win out
2. SEC Champion
3. Big XII Champion
4. SEC #2
5. SEC #3
6. Big XII #2
7. Big Ten Champ
8. SEC #4
9. Big XII #3
10. Big Ten #2
thats how it should be at the years end, regardless of records.
if you disagree, you dont know football.
im impressed by the number of quality wins a team has, and talent-level. not the number of points an offensive coordinator can put up in 60 minutes.
they are tied with Georgia for the most talented team in the country.
they have one of the best coaching staffs in the country.
they beat the best team in a BCS conference by 32 points without trying to run up the score.
and if they win out, they are #1. it's just that simple.
Still waiting on those shooting/raping/pillaging links...
You're impressed with the number of quality wins a team has? So a team that beats the crap out of 12 unranked teams should go to the title game over a team that beats 12 teams with 5 of them being ranked?
Unfortunately we will never know if USC is the best team in the nation because they won't be tested throughout the season. Maybe we'll find out for sure when the play for the title game that they'll make it to based on all those "quality wins".
You really talk some long shit, dude? It always irks me that "some upstart teams" fans think they are the best. What has Oklahoma done lately? Lost to LSU, USC, Boise State and West Virginia - every time they've been on the BIG STAGE. What makes you think your qualified to take on Southern Cal? Was it your 55-19 beatdown in 04' or the beatdown that you suffered against West Virginia last year? Ohio State is no good, right? Let's see, last time I checked, they've had the 2nd best record in college football over the last several years. What makes you think Oklahoma could beat them? Oh, I forgot - you beat Missouri last year. Southern Cal has "blasted" five of the last six opponents in BCS Bowl games. Crushed them. In 05' Southern Cal was considered the greatest team to ever don a uniform. Texas beat them 41-38 in the Rose Bowl and now Texas is considered the greatest team of all-time. That's what it took. Is this years Oklahoma team in that catagory? Is that what you are saying? It took two great SEC teams (Florida 06' and LSU 07') to beat out Ohio State for the National Championship. This Ohio State had more experience, and was considered to be just as good, and Souther Cal pounded them 35-3 in only the 2nd game of the season (although sans Beanie Wells) - which is very much in line with what those SEC powerhouses did with Ohio State. Again, do you claim that Oklahoma has reached the pinnacle of the successes that LSU, USC, Florida and even Georgia have achieved? I think maybe your team ought to be able to win even one lousy bowl game before you start wanting to knock down programs that do that every single year. Let's see if you can beat Missouri and Texas this year before you start talkin' your trash. Who has Oklahoma beat so far? That's right. NOBODY!
great post.
Hookem-Horns
IMHO right now Tulsa has the best shot to go all the way
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wait!
y'all arent upset about your bad recruiting class last year are you?
you dont actually believe that you got a great class and it just wasnt rated correctly due to bias do you?
Maybe you'll be unfortunate enough to find that out. Do you think that this Oklahoma team is better than your 04' version? They better be. This USC team is probably gonna be better than the 04' version of USC. Remember, there has been three # 1 recruiting classes at Southern Cal since then, and last year might have been the same - but they only needed 16 recruits. Those recruits averaged a higher rating per player than any other schools did. There just were not enough of them. When you played Southern Cal in 04' (55-19 USC) - most of those starting players were not Pete Carroll's. This team are all Pete's players. If you don't think that recruiting has anything to do with anything, ask yourself, why is Oklahoma so good? Is it not because they recruit very well? But, the reality is, that nobody has recruited as well as Southern Cal has over the last five years. That's a straight up fact. And, that is why USC is rated # 1, because everybody knows what is on that roster. I hope that you have a player that can step into DT Granger's position. It would be a shame if you had to lose a game because of his injury. If Southern Cal were to suffer that same injury, it will not matter at all, as there are a minimum of four more guys ready to play (all potential All-American's). Depth is the difference and the main reason that Southern Cal is ranked # 1. No injury cannot be overcome. Doesn't mean they might not lose - just means that they can deal with it easier.
if USC isnt, then who is?
if there's a team playing better ball than USC right now, i wanna know who they are.
or just name a team that's playing at the same level. can you do that for me please?
thanks.
WAC/C-USA Champ = Big Ten/ACC/Big East Champ
With most of the non conference games under our belt, I would rank the eventual conference champions as such:
SEC
Big 12
Undefeated USC
BIG GAP
Big 10
MWC
ANOTHER BIG GAP
ACC
PAC 10, other than an undefeated USC
WAC
C-USA
Big East
MAC
BIG GAP
Sun Belt
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do you even get national TV on Mars?
or just the MarsWC games?
BYU may be better than Penn St./Clemson/ or East Carolina.
i just dont see it.
but i know that whoever wins the CUSA and the WAC are not even close to the afore-mentioned teams.
Alabama may be better than Louisiana-Monroe, just not on the football field, big mouth.
Here is the USC schedule:
08/30/08 at Virginia(1-2) Charlottesville, VA W, 52-7
09/13/08 vs. Ohio State(2-1) L.A. Coliseum W, 35-3
09/25/08 at Oregon State (1-2)
10/04/08 vs. Oregon (3-1)
10/11/08 vs. Arizona State (2-2)
10/18/08 at Washington State (1-3)
10/25/08 at Arizona (3-1)
11/01/08 vs. Washington (0-3)
11/08/08 vs. California (2-1)
11/15/08 at Stanford (2-2)
11/29/08 vs. Notre Dame (2-1)
12/06/08 at UCLA (1-2)
Combined record of 20-21 doesn'treally scream....competition.
I still see USC sitting at home this year watching the big dance.
You will start to see the shifting of #1 come as Bama,GA,FL,LSU all start playing each other along with the Big 12 battling it out. USC will not be sitting at number one come first week in November even if they are undefeated.
USC has won 2 games and is the lock for the NCG? They need to go undefeated to even have a chance, and I just don't see it happening. Maybe after a couple more convincing wins I'll buy into it. It will probably take till November to overcome my bias.
for those of you concerned with the MWAC or whatever the hell it's called:
Oregon and California ARENT good teams.
not even close.
VANDERBILT could easily handle both of them.
Oh, and don't forget USC's propensity to drop the ball once a year.
Most of what you wrote was just random babbling but I did get enough out of it to want to tell you that a re-match with USC in Florida this year is something the Sooner Nation wants more than you can imagine. I just wish we could play you in the regular season so we could take that title shot away from you early.
Oh and if you've got four potential All Americans behind everyone of your starters then you have the dumbest bunch of backups that will never play a single game in their short college football careers.
The selling point of recruiting at Southern Cal: "You ride the pine for 2-3 years (without any risk of serious injury), become a starter as a senior, and be drafted on the 1st day of the NFL draft with minimal wear and tear on your legs". That's why Joe McKnight, Staphon Johnson and Marc Tyler are all more highly rated running backs than your guy is. CJ Gable and Broderick Green are only slightly off. That's why the nations top receiver a couple years back, David Ausberry, hasn't even seen the field hardly. Smart, my friend, is not blowing your body apart before you get the big payday. This will go on and on, as all of these recruits, are smarter than you will ever be.
Worst BCS game ever?
Right up there with the possibility of South Florida-Wake Forest in the 2009 Sugar Bowl?
BARF!
penn state vs. cal?
They still have toplay Stanford.
While USC has the best odds of going undefeated, with 2/3 of the season ahead of us it is far from certainty.
Just got home from work and have been catching up. I agree with you. Why wouldn't anyone want to play the mighty Trojans. It is like you said, beat the might Trojans and you get crowned the "best team ever" like Vince "suicide watch" Young and his Texas team. I had the best time this weekend watching GA easily handle a PAC 10 team. We got a little taste of how easy it is from your Hawaii cousins in last year's Sugar Bowl. I hope nothing more than for USC to win out and for GA to win out. I want the DAWGS to play you so badly that I can't stand it. I think you can sit back and pick them off. From here on out, we have some serious battles ahead of us. IF we DO make it through it, you will be in serious trouble in Miami this year.
GO DAWGS!
I knew that I could count on you to have some sense. Of course you should want the Dawgs to go ahead and handle it. Why would you want another patsie? I know that I don't. I truely hope your team could make it. It would certainly be the most interesting game in awhile. GO DAWGS!
Glad to see I'm not the only SEC Fan with a blood lust for So Cal. I'd like it to be UF, but I'll pull for any SEC champ that takes the field with the USCw .
GO GATORS!!
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i think the SEC needs someone outside that can compete.
USC is the only team out there.
let's say something happens that dismantles USC (carrol leaving, probation, etc.), who would watch the NC game anymore?
i for one, am tired of watching the SEC lay a beat-down on anyone with the audacity to challenge them in a BCS bowl.
i want this SEC vs. USC game very badly if you cant tell.
here's an interesting stat for ya:
since the BCS was implemented, 10 years ago, what is the only conference to never lose in the NC game?
S.E.C. BAY BE.
what now haters? huh?
Florida : 2008 - 4, 2007 - 1, 2006 - 1, 2005-11
USC - 2008 - 7, 2007 - 3, 2006 - 2 , 2005 -3
Miami/Clemson took the cake this year.
first, bama took the cake in '08 recruiting. everyone knows that.
second, with USC, you cant base it off rankings. the reason they aren't #1 every year is because they don't sign as many players.
but i guarantee you that the average star rating for their recruiting classes is consistently higher than everyone else's.
they have a team full of blue chip recruits. it's ridiculous.
Be very careful not to stub your toe this year in the Pac 10 his year along the way to the NC.
What's really a bummer is what has happened at Oregon the last two years. The Ducks were probably the best team in the country last year - prior to Dixon going down. A National Championship was very much within reach. Beating us with Mark Sanchez was no excuse, as Sanchez is a top recruit and a RS Soph (three years in the system), and was as fully qualified to lead a team as anybody. We flat out got beat by a better team on that day. And, the Trojans finished up pretty strong. So, how good was that Oregon team? We'll never really know.
Now this year, as nobody knows west of Death Valley, Oregon has had to play their 4th and 5th string true freshmen QB's (actually took the shirt off the 5th stringer) just to finish a game. That's because the top three have all been knocked out. Still, Oregon has played with tremendous heart in coming back and beating Purdue, and almost doing the same thing against Boise State the following week. Had none of these QB injuries happened - nobody might be talking about USC at all. Oregon would have been right there. I'll be pullin' for you guys to finish out at 10-2 and blasting somebody in your bowl game. GO DUCKS!
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Am I the ONLY one who was wondering why in the world neither Blackledge nor Patrick made a comment about 2 of the most stupid defensive plays ever made on prime time television?? There were two, count 'em, TWO interceptions made on fourth down passes! And nobody said anything! I was yelling at my tv, and I'm not even a fan of either team.
I mean, c'mon. That's just plain poor coaching. Anyone who has played football at any level above Pop Warner knows that you never, never, ever intercept a 4th down pass. You knock it down. And those "speed-demon, lightening-fast, SEC defensive masters of the universe did it twice! Then went to the sidelines where their teammates and coaches were chest-bumping and back-slapping them like they'd just won the game.
The first one was worse than the second, but both were bush-league plays. On that first one, if the d-back would've just knocked it down, his offense would've had the ball 1st-and-10 on about their own 29. Instead, they had the ball 1st-and-10 in the 7-inch line, literally in the shados of their own goal post - and neither ESPN knucklehead said a thing about the high & mighty SEC defense's major foulup.
Absolutely stupid and undiciplined plays. I make bets with all my friends before any kickoff of an SEC game, "How many stupid bonehead plays are we gonna have to see". But, you got to pad those stats. Any other defensive backs on most teams who do that - find themselves riding the pine for awhile. It's just not smart football.
does anyone really wanna see oklahoma be handed ANOTHER beat-down in a BCS game?
really?
two best teams in the country:
USC and the SEC champ. thats just how it is.
i for one, will be PISSED, if:
A. the SEC champ doesn't get in
B. USC gets left out after going undefeated.
The ACC is 1-9 in BCS bowls... 13-0 Wake Forest, BCS Championship Game versus Missouri baby!
Could you imagine if he really did act like that in real life? That would be hilarious! He's such a kidder.
That's right, we're best bros. Now again, answer this question: "if Oklahoma has lost four straight BCS bowl games and USC has blasted five of the last six BCS bowl teams that they have faced - why would USC be left out and Oklahoma put in"?
Before you start yammering about the strength of the Big 12 - consider this: if Oklahoma were to win the Big 12, after having their collective asses handed to them for four straight years in BCS bowl games, how good is the Big 12 really"? Clear this up for me and we'll all be good.
Jump right in. But consider this - your talking about a team finishing the regular season at 12-0. If that were the case: Southern Cal would have had a record of 82-8 over the previous seven seasons. 36-4 over the previous three seasons. Now, how would it be possible to leave a "program" that is winning games at that magnitude out of the game for three straight years? Was Miami, Florida State or Nebraska left out while they were compiling these ridiculous records? I don't think they were. And, don't give me that crap about maybe we're not that good this year because nobody else was that we played. The only OOC loss in the last six years was against Texas in 05'. We've pretty much blasted every other OOC opponent ever lined up on the other side of the ball. Do you really think that this team won't do the same thing? Have some balls and at least want to find out. What is the great fear?
they have to show for it...One, I say one National Title just like Oklahoma and Texas from the inferior Big 12!
You guys just don't want to address the issues. Do you really think that you "magically" would become # 1 - when you could not even beat the Big East Champion last year? What is it that would make Oklahoma so good now? Is it that Bob Stoops has become a much better "Big Game Coach"? What is it? I really cannot understand why you would all need to pile on Southern Cal. I'm not pilin' on here. Oklahoma is a great football program, as many others are, but the argument of the PAC is soft so Southern Cal must be also - is just plain garbage. I'm basing my opinions on known facts, such as, Oklahoma does not play well on the BIG STAGE - just like Ohio State does not. What is the difference between Ohio State and Oklahoma? I don't see any. And, this year will prove to be no exception.
What's your deal? Looks like beating the Big 11 Champs has gotten the SEC the last two National Champions - doesn't it? You see alot of difference between Ohio State and Oklahoma? I don't. I don't look at what you look at. You see that Sam Bradford is a great QB. I do too. But, when he plays So Cal he won't have time to find any receivers. I look at line play. Line play dictates everything. Beanie Wells, DeMarco Murray, Sam Bradford, who cares? When you see Oklahoma you see little guys running around scoring TD's. What I see are little guys who are gonna get killed by a tremendous defense. That's just the way I see teams and games. I don't look at what you must be looking at. The claim was that So Cal should be left out of a Title game if the Big 12, SEC and PAC all had an undefeated champion. My only contention is that Oklahoma went in 03', and lost, at USC's expense. They also went in 04', and lost, at Auburn's expense. So this time, after losing four straight BCS bowl games, maybe Oklahoma ought to get to sit this one out and let So Cal do the "heavy lifting". What do you say?
I see that you have a sense of humor. That's good. But, coming from the University that "sponsored Brett Bomar", is really comical. Are you upset that Bush got three years in and opted out for the NFL, and Bomar only got about 1 1/3 seasons, before he was caught? I think that your administration did an excellent job of covering that one. Kudos for that. Heck, it's too bad. You boyz might have been able to win a National Championship had Bomar only not got caught. Shucks! BTW, history is part of this game. How do we know that the SEC is good? Recent history. How do we know that the Big 12 is good? The performance that they put on in the bowl games last year. Recent history tells us most things we need to know. How did we know that USC would pound Ohio State? Because they got pounded by Florida and LSU in the last couple of years. So, don't bring me this crap about "only 08' matters". Nothing is really based on that. All we know is that Alabama beat Clemson and Georgia beat Arizona State and Missouri beat Illinois and so what? We all do know where these conferences really line up and it's because there is a solid history there. And, you probably wouldn't understand the word "cyclical" - but it means what goes around comes around. Only two years ago the Big 12 really sucked. Now, they are very good again. Two years ago the PAC was much better than the Big 12 was - now their not. It goes up and down every other year. The only conference that has stayed consistant lately is the SEC - as they have continued to do very well in bowl games where it matters most. Let's wait and see how the PAC does at the end of this year - before we start to proclaim that the conference is dead. This isn't the Big East or the ACC here.
out flat against Washington. So I expect a sloppy performance and/or a lost to the Beavers? Good night and don't let college football leave you behind...glide, glide right on by! Funk does have it's rewards!
I don't need anybody propping up USC. No need for that. I just don't think that it makes any sense to make the statement, "USC should be left out of the BCS National Championship because the Pac 10 is weak". The computers will decide all that. Furthermore, we still got a whole lot of football left to play. And, yes, we might even lose to Oregon State this coming weekend. It's happened before.
I do think that your referring to my boy "Dio in Sin City". A quite crazy cat with a sinister bent for just about every scenario. A great Trojan! I hope that the "party scene" has not landed him in a mental hospital somewhere. He's good peeps - I can vouch for him.
Just a reminder of Oklahoma's total dominance over some extremely great football programs in the last three years:
2005
Oklahoma 10 TCU 17
Oklahoma 24 UCLA 41
Oklahoma 37 Baylor 30
Oklahoma 36 Texas A&M 30
Oklahoma 21 Texas Tech 23
2006
Oklahoma 24 UA Birmingham 17
Oklahoma 33 Oregon 34
Oklahoma 17 Texas A&M 16
Oklahoma 27 Oklahoma St. 21
Oklahoma 42 Boise State 43
2007
Oklahoma 24 Colorado 27
Oklahoma 17 Iowa State 7
Oklahoma 27 Texas Tech 34
Oklahoma 28 West Virginia 48
I purposely left out the blowout losses to Texas and some other losses and close games against good competition. But, you get the idea. I just can't find the dominance required to make the argument of "another Title shot". So, I noticed that you puposely left the UCLA loss out of your argument. How convenient, since you knew, that UCLA had completely cleaned your clock just three years ago. Nevertheless, losses to Stanford and Oregon State, do not even come close to measuring up to the futility Oklahoma has experienced over the last few years.
You asked for it:
1995 USC 55 Texas Tech (6-6) 14
1994 USC 37 Baylor (7-5) 27
1992 USC 20 Oklahoma (5-4-2) 10
1988 USC 23 Oklahoma (9-3) 7
1986 USC 17 Baylor (9-3) 14
1985 USC 13 Baylor (9-3) 20
1983 USC 20 Kansas (4-6-1) 26
1982 USC 12 Oklahoma (8-4) 0
1981 USC 28 Oklahoma (7-4-1) 24
There you have it. In all our worst years, we were still (7-2) against the Big 12, while outscoring that conference by 25.0-15.8 per game. Against Oklahoma we were still (4-0) while outscoring them 20.8-10.3 per game. Pretty amazing stuff, huh , Lennie? How bad were we in those years that you speak of? And, if we were so bad, how bad was Oklahoma?
Strength of the Big 12 or not, in week four you're claiming that USC is the best team in the nation after winning two games, resting two of those four weeks, and is already heading in to the home stretch with an incredibly weak schedule.
You're the only one claiming a 2008 BCS Championship Title. Go back and look at my posts, not once did I ever claim OU has the right to be there. I'll make that claim after we play our conference title game. You know, that little game at the end of the season that USC doesn't have to play. Phew! One more bullet dodged.
BTW, house roulette earnings have gone up significantly since the creation of those tracking signs. People minds cannot grasp the concept that the game does not have patterns and every roll is new to the ball.
On the contrary, I lost the house betting on Oklahoma last year, you know the pasting that West Virginia gave to them? I had Oklahoma as the best team in the country at the end of last year. Despite the recent BCS bowl record, Oklahoma was my "lock pick", so I took my life savings along with every other family members mortagages, stocks, bonds, and every other capital investment that you can think of - and bet it all on Oklahoma. Well, needless to say, we all huddle around a little fire outside of the homeless shelter cooking our food - and at night we all go to sleep in our cardboard boxes. And, it's all because Oklahoma cannot win a BCS bowl game.
Way too early to be talking about MNC games etc etc and why in the world do alot of these threads turn into conference comparisons beats the heck outa me just read BC's postings every body knows SEC rules right ?
WEEK #4
C-USA Tulsa 3-0
Has the best chance at going all the way Grahmn is one of the greatest to ever coach the game- schedule is favorable ECU ought to be a good one as well as UH
ACC Wake 3-0
wont hold up- BU made alot of mistakes, the only Wake game I saw- they would drop several in the B-12
Big E UConn 4-0
S Fla 4-0
UConn got tested by the #12 B-12 team and probably shoulda lost- how do you say- exposed
S Fla the only one I saw was UCF they pulled out a win in OT against UCF coulda went either way- they will lose some no doubt
Pac-10 USC 2-0
could very well run the table-or should
MWC TCU 4-0
Utah 4-0
BYU 4-0
These guys should beat each other up, after the OU game TCU should get some credit My pick who knows- wide open
WAC Bois st 3-0 its the Wac remember 07
Big 11 Wisc 3-0
NW 4-0
PSU 4-0
Minn 4-0
I saw a Wisc game, havent seen the others play, they beat the bulldogs and the Wac Refs really wasnt to impressive
PSU has got it going on at this point
Folks the rest of the teams are in the two toughest conferences
The B-12 and the SEC if anybody survives undefeated out of these two they should be in the MNC game
Right now NCAA scoring
#1 OU 54.67 avg ppg
#2 Missu 53.75 avg ppg
#3 PSU 52.75
#4 Tulsa 52.33
#5 OK St 50.67
#6 Tex 48.67
#7 KSU 47.67
#8 T Tech 45.75
Yall can say what you want about tough defenses but, scoring points wins games 6 outa the top 8 are B-12 teams
You will notice that I did not misspell any words puttin is difffererent that putting'
Go Owls
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Hookem-Horns
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"the Auburn friends i have thought Auburn looked bad so do alot of the fans im hearing on the radio...."
So which is it? Or was that your best attempt at smack talking two teams who have owned you in recent years?
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Well I don't listen to much talk radio, unless you consider Walton & Johnson talk radio. I prefer a little jazz on XM....some Wayman Tisdale or Victor Wooten maybe.
And when you say "own" - referring to the upcoming LSU v. Bama game - that's still too far down the road. I can't speak of success or owning someone this year when it hasn't even happened yet. By the same token, you can't either. Bama appears to be improved over last year, I'll give them that. Aside from the Tulane game, they've shown fairly well. But I'll agree with you on one thing...I hope we play the same too. Scoring 26 - in Auburn, no less - should be enough points to beat the Tide. Then, add in Death Valley - another 7, possibly - and that puts us over 30 points. I'd say that's enough to ensure a victory.
Alot can happen between now and then so I don't make it a habit of getting braggadocios before games...or even after, for that matter. The exception is when my team is taken to task for their play by the fan of a rival who's had a little trouble beating us as of late....and Auburn too for that matter.
But it's all in good fun. Don't be offended or take it personal. Just beat us before try and talk us down. Until then, I havta call scoreboard on ya.
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Yeah, you know, the team that lost at home last season to Louisiana-MONROE!
B) Didn't you all lose to UCLA last year? That team is HORRIBLE!
i HATE when people make predictions for a current team based on what happened last year.
especially, when said team is rebuilding/installing new systems/hauling in top recruits.
if you think '08 alabama is anything like '07, then you don't follow alabama football.
He showed poise and grit. The LSU team as a whole did as well.
Auburn fought hard ( they always do against LSU ) And yes both teams made mistakes.... but WAR EAGLE is right....When LSU plays Tulane we ALWAYS score at least one offensive touchdown....Oh, and we ALWAYS beat UL Monroe.
Tests:
Minnesota
Northwestern
UConn
Colorado
Penn State
Nebraska
Interesting games
South Florida @ NC State, can the wolf pack knock out two in a row?
Fresno State @ UCLA, This looked good a month ago...
Guarantee Knock outs
TCU @ Oklahoma, MUCH more on this latter.
thats why im taking nc state and the points this week.
USC
Oklahoma OR Missouri OR Texas Tech
Florida OR LSU OR Georgia OR Alabama
BYU OR Utah OR TCU
Boise State
Tulsa
Wisconsin or Penn State
USF or UCONN
Of this list plus your list I would be suprised if more than 2 survive the year.
I'll be the first to say it:
USC will lose to Notre Dame
LSU and Florida plays for the SEC championship: Florida wins by 3 pts or less
Missouri wins the Big 12
NT will be Missouri and Florida