2008 NCAA Football Thread

[Mister J]

To say that the Gators have team speed is a drastic understatement. Great Scott!

 

[U.S War Machine]

Its going to be a shootout next weekend for the Sooners. I'm excited and I know your excited.

 

[BlackLantern]

In an interview with 60 Minutes, the President-Elect of the United States of America voiced his support of a playoff system in college football...he said it's the right thing to do and he'd throw some weight around to see if he could move that goal along

 

[Dr. Evil]

In an interview with 60 Minutes, the President-Elect of the United States of America voiced his support of a playoff system in college football...he said it's the right thing to do and he'd throw some weight around to see if he could move that goal along

The NCAA's response:

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[BlackLantern]

the NCAA better put something on paper or the President will send Joe Biden down there to 'talk' to them.....

 

[Immortalfire]

Holy shoot...LSU rallied from being down 28, to knock off Troy 40-31.

 

[Belvedere]

LSU were 28 points down to Troy? Lulz.

 

[Immortalfire]

From Yahoo sports..

Syracuse coach Greg Robinson was fired Sunday with the Orange two games away from finishing a fourth straight dismal season under his leadership.

Robinson was 9-35 in three-plus seasons at Syracuse and 3-23 in the Big East. He had another year left on a contract that paid him $1.1 million per season.

Syracuse (2-8, 1-5) lost to Connecticut 39-14 Saturday night and is trying to avoid a third 10-loss campaign. The Orange had never lost 10 games in a season before Robinson was hired by athletics director Daryl Gross to replace Paul Pasqualoni after the 2004 season.

 

[Mister J]

BCS Standings
1. Alabama
2. Texas Tech
3. Texas
4. Florida
5. Oklahoma
6. USC
7. Utah
8. Penn State
9. Boise State
10. Ohio State
11. Georgia
12. Oklahoma State
13. Missouri
14. BYU
15. Michigan State
16. TCU
17. Ball State
18. LSU
19. Cincinnati
20. Pitt
21. Oregon State
22. North Carolina
23. Miami
24. Oregon
25. Maryland

AP Top 25
1. Alabama (42)
2. Texas Tech (21)
3. Florida (2)
4. Texas
5. Oklahoma
6. USC
7. Penn State
8. Utah
9. Boise State
10. Ohio State
11. Oklahoma State
12. Missouri
13. Georgia
14. Ball State
15. TCU
16. Brigham Young
17. Michigan State
18. LSU
19. Cincinnati
20. Pittsburgh
21. Oregon State
22. Maryland
23. Miami (FL)
24. Oregon
25. North Carolina

USA Today Poll
1. Alabama (45)
2. Texas Tech (15)
3. Florida (1)
4. Texas
5. Oklahoma
6. USC
7. Utah
8. Penn State
9. Boise State
10. Ohio State
11. Missouri
12. Oklahoma State
13. Georgia
14. Brigham Young
15. Michigan State
16. Ball State
17. TCU
18. LSU
19. Pittsburgh
20. Cincinnati
21. Oregon State
22. Oregon
23. Maryland
24. Northwestern
25. Boston College

 

[Excel]

sorry shon, beanies hurdle was better

 

[Immortalfire]

sorry shon, beanies hurdle was better

No it wasn't.

 

[Immortalfire]

Will Muschamp is now Mack Brown's heir apparent... http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footba...slug=ap-t25--texas-muschamp&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

[Green Lantern]

Dammit, Fire, you scared the hell outta me.

 

[Immortalfire]

Fear the Flame.

 

[FaT_tONle]

BCS Standings
1. Alabama
2. Texas Tech
3. Texas
4. Florida
5. Oklahoma
6. USC

I am praying for chaos... it always makes for good debate... I am hoping FLA drops a game before the SEC Championships... then beats Alabama... then I am hoping the Big 12 South winner loses in the Big 12 Championship. Who on Earth plays in the title game if that happens? Penn St. USC? You can't put Missouri or FLA in there with two losses can you?

 

[Immortalfire]

LSU got in last time with 2 losses. Anything can happen.

 

[FaT_tONle]

But there was only one other one loss team in a BCS conference in Ohio St... LSU was the most deserving two loss team by far. Can you imagine Penn St getting in over a one loss Alabama or a one loss Big 12 South runner up? And no way in hell you can take the Big 12 South runner up and put them in the title game. By that logic Georgia should have played in the title game last year over Ohio St. You can't take a Big 12 South runner up that didn't even play in the Big 12 Championship and put them in the title game. If that happens I'll kill these BCS voters... because that would be an absolute joke.

 

[Immortalfire]

The whole system is a joke anyway.

 

[FaT_tONle]

The whole system is a joke anyway.

True... but the only huge contreversy you ever had was when we had the 3 undefeated teams that one year. Otherwise it works out pretty decently with the current system. If you go back and look at the last few years... you could make an argument that there were two teams ever year that did enough to separate themselves from the pack. If we had the current system... it would have been

2001: Oregon vs Miami (Nebraska doesn't get in because they didn't win their conference)
2002: OSU vs Miami (no change)
2003: LSU vs USC (OU out because they lost in their Conference Championship)
2004: OU, USC, Auburn undefeated (whatever)
2005: Texas vs USC (no change)
2006: Fla vs OSU (might have been a problem had USC finished the year with one loss but no change as well)
2007: LSU vs OSU (no change)

All I am saying is that MOST years... you seem to always have two teams that do enough to separate themselves from the rest. I don't think it's as terrible as people make it out.

 

[redfirebird2008]

But there was only one other one loss team in a BCS conference in Ohio St... LSU was the most deserving two loss team by far. Can you imagine Penn St getting in over a one loss Alabama or a one loss Big 12 South runner up? And no way in hell you can take the Big 12 South runner up and put them in the title game. By that logic Georgia should have played in the title game last year over Ohio St. You can't take a Big 12 South runner up that didn't even play in the Big 12 Championship and put them in the title game. If that happens I'll kill these BCS voters... because that would be an absolute joke.

The biggest joke of all is that the ACC and Big East have automatic bids. 3 Big 12 South teams belong in the BCS and one of them is going to get screwed. Of course it'll be Tech but we do control our own destiny. Gotta beat OU.

 

[Panophobia]

Miami is getting embarrassed by the Jackets!

 

[Mister J]

The U just isn't ready for prime time yet. The QB situation needs to be clarified, but the play calling on offense is doing no favors.

Of course, that doesn't really have anything to do with the defense being gashed for yards by the Triple Option.

 

[FaT_tONle]

The biggest joke of all is that the ACC and Big East have automatic bids. 3 Big 12 South teams belong in the BCS and one of them is going to get screwed. Of course it'll be Tech but we do control our own destiny. Gotta beat OU.

I could really care less about the other conferences... my school is in the Big East so I follow that conference... these other BCS bowls that are irrelevant to the national title do not get me very excited. It does tick you off when you see blow outs in these bowls because a team never belonged there in the first place... but it is what it is... Boise St and Utah will get in if they go undefeated... sure a one loss Utah/Boise St/BYU could make a case... but it isn't really a big deal IMO. THe conferences are just having a down year. I don't buy that these mid majors will consistently be better than the ACC/Big East. But you are right about Tech... a loss at the end of the year to OU will kill them... and they barely beat Texas... it will come down to the style points it really will. OU will get into the Big 12 Championship if they run it IMO... but I think they'll seriously add up the point totals against the common opponents when all is said and done to sort that whole mess out.

 

[U.S War Machine]

I cannot wait tomorrow night!! Norman is going to be rockin!

 

[ScottyBBadd]

True... but the only huge contreversy you ever had was when we had the 3 undefeated teams that one year. Otherwise it works out pretty decently with the current system. If you go back and look at the last few years... you could make an argument that there were two teams ever year that did enough to separate themselves from the pack. If we had the current system... it would have been

2001: Oregon vs Miami (Nebraska doesn't get in because they didn't win their conference)
2002: OSU vs Miami (no change)
2003: LSU vs USC (OU out because they lost in their Conference Championship)
2004: OU, USC, Auburn undefeated (whatever)
2005: Texas vs USC (no change)
2006: Fla vs OSU (might have been a problem had USC finished the year with one loss but no change as well)
2007: LSU vs OSU (no change)

All I am saying is that MOST years... you seem to always have two teams that do enough to separate themselves from the rest. I don't think it's as terrible as people make it out.

Hey what about undefeated Boise State in '07.