2009 NCAA Football Thread: Revenge of the Computer Polls

[Immortalfire]

I want a playoff as much as anyone, but there are much more important things for the US government to be working on.

 

[RAMORE]

True but IF he get's it done I will proclaim him the greatest ever even to my really Republican Friends

 

[Dr. Evil]

Any word on whether or not more bowl games will be added to the 97 that are already in existence?

 

[Immortalfire]

The SuperheroHype.com Bowl will be played in Houston. It will feature the Big 11 champ, and the absolute last place team in the SEC...and the Big 11 team will still lose.

 

[Mister J]

I believe only three things will result in a playoff being brought to college football:

• Government Intervention
  Pretty far-fetched, on any level. Presidential attention needs to be paid elsewhere right now and the two 'lawsuits' just seem laughable.
  
  
• Revenue Decline
  Ain't gonna happen. Nobody is tuning out the bowl games or refusing to give patronage to tickets/hotel rooms/merchandise, regardless of how ****ty the championship selection process is. I'm not boycotting a good matchup just because the wrong significance is attached to a particular game. All that stuff you hear from the BCS suits (protection of the bowl legacy, the exciting regular season, the feigned concerns of student-athletes missing class) would all quickly dissipate if the expected revenues weren't there to keep this gravy train rolling. ESPN may have bought the rights, but you can best believe all that **** would come unraveled if advertisers decided they didn't have the requisite level of interest because no one was watching.
  
  
• Passage of Time
  This is the ticket. I undoubtedly believe it'll happen ...one day. However, that won't be until the current (old) guard is replaced with the next generation of university presidents/chancellors. Most of the arguments against incorporating a playoff are crap. There's not a playoff because the powers that be don't want one. It's that simple. When the power brokers involved become the guys who came up at a time where people were commonly asking 'Exactly why don't we have a playoff?' something will shake loose.
  
  Until one of those takes effect, be prepared for more of the same old stuff pretty much every January.

 

[RAMORE]

Very true and I agree the "old guard" changing is probably how it will eventually happen. Going to your first point though the witch hunt by congress to "clean up baseball" was ridiculous as well as the money spent on that debauchel so never say never I guess.

 

[Excel]

Heisman finalists: Jimmy Clausen, Noel Devine, Julio Jones, Joe McKnight

 

[Mister J]

Whipple to Run Miami's Offense

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Mark Whipple was sitting in a film room at the Philadelphia Eagles' complex last week, watching tapes of three Miami Hurricanes games from this past season.

He noticed many talented offensive players.

Now, it's Whipple's job to make them winners.

Whipple, who helped Ben Roethlisberger win his first Super Bowl and coached Massachusetts to a Division I-AA (now known as the Championship Subdivision) national title in 1998, was hired Tuesday as Miami's new offensive coordinator -- returning to the college game after four seasons as an NFL assistant.

He'll also be assistant head coach, something Hurricanes coach Randy Shannon didn't have in either of the past two years.

"In one sense, my goal was to be a coordinator in the National Football League and a head coach," Whipple said. "But this opportunity came ... and my focus is really on trying to get the University of Miami to a national championship."

The 51-year-old was an offensive assistant with the Eagles this past season. He accepted the Miami job on Monday, and the hiring process was complete Tuesday morning.

His first task will focus on recruiting: Signing day is Feb. 4, meaning Whipple will have about a week to get to know the players Miami is targeting. Whipple was planning to hit the road to start the recruiting quest Tuesday afternoon.

"Aside from being innovative at his craft, Mark is a tremendous individual who will positively impact our student-athletes on and off the field," Shannon said.

Whipple replaces Patrick Nix, who was fired after two seasons with the Hurricanes. Miami was 7-6 this past season, falling in the Emerald Bowl to California.

His hiring was well-received quickly in the Miami football circle.

" 'The U' is going to be back," Arizona Cardinals running back Edgerrin James -- a former Miami star and a cousin of current Hurricanes running back Javarris James -- said shortly after the announcement in Tampa, Fla., where he was taking part in Super Bowl media day.

Nix, after he was fired, said he had had a different philosophy than Shannon.

So Shannon spent much of the past month searching for someone he'd be in sync with, and ultimately decided on Whipple, whose reputation in the college game was an impressive one.

"If we're not playing well on offense, then I know we're not going to be on the same page," Whipple said. "If we don't make first downs or score touchdowns, then no, our relationship's not going to be very good. That's just the bottom line."

Miami is returning several of its top offensive players from last season, including quarterback Jacory Harris, both starting running backs, most of the offensive line and its top six receivers.

"I feel like we're going to be a great team," Whipple said.

Whipple was the Steelers' quarterbacks coach from 2004 through 2006, helping to develop Roethlisberger, who was the youngest starting QB to win a Super Bowl four seasons ago when Pittsburgh beat the Seattle Seahawks.

He spent 16 years as a head coach at Massachusetts; Brown, his alma mater; and New Haven, going 121-59 in those seasons.

Whipple's 1998 team at Massachusetts set school records in points scored (524); touchdowns (73); total yards (7,074); passing yards (4,050); completions (306); and first downs (354). He also had record-setting offenses at Brown during four seasons there, as well as at New Haven, which led the nation by averaging 50.5 points and 588 yards per game in 1992.

Whipple has also coached at St. Lawrence and Union in upstate New York, as well as with the USFL's Arizona Wranglers and at New Hampshire.

At every stop, Whipple has planned to win a championship. He sees no reason not to do the same at Miami.

"No one rises to low expectations," Whipple said.

I've been waiting for this to be finalized. Excellent move. Now, it's time to lock down this latest recruiting class and see some results.

 

[Immortalfire]

In reference to their coverage of Signing Day this week, ESPN said "Tommy Tuberville joins our experts"

Experts...

 

[Dr. Evil]

Is Todd McShay doing recruiting coverage for ESPN?

 

[RAMORE]

Whipple to Run Miami's Offense

I've been waiting for this to be finalized. Excellent move. Now, it's time to lock down this latest recruiting class and see some results.

Sweet this is great news for the U!!

 

[BlackLantern]

I recently saw the follow up on the Kevin Hart story, he was the kid who lied to his whole town about being recruited by Cal and Oregon....he's now playing Division Z football at some junior college....

 

[Mister J]

It's Signing Day, folks!

Time to become accustomed with some of the names that you'll be cursing if they don't necesarily live up to the hype. Revel in the majesty of hanging the hope of your Saturday enjoyment onacne-ridden teenagers. Join me in discarding the your professional workload in favor of sneaking peeks at ESPN's affiliated networks throughout the course of the day as your favored teams round up talent.

Go 'Canes.
Go Blue.

 

[Immortalfire]

#3 QB in the nation already on campus, with numerous 4-5 star recruits from all over the state and the southeastern region signing today.

Go Dawgs.
I have one team. Not two. I am better than Mister Jerk.

 

[Byrd Man]

Rivals has USC at 11. Just ahead of UGA, suck it 'fire!

They haven't gotten any 5-stars, and probably won't. 14 4-stars, though.

 

[BlackLantern]

*** Signing Day.....pretty soon we'll see middle schoolers committing to high schools

 

[Mister J]

Go Dawgs.
I have one team. Not two. I am better than Mister Jerk.

I have two teams because I'm twice as awesome as you are. Jerk.

Rivals has USC at 11. Just ahead of UGA, suck it 'fire!

They haven't gotten any 5-stars, and probably won't. 14 4-stars, though.

I just saw where they picked up a WR who decommitted from Southern Cal. The juxtaposition of names made me giggle.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Cris Carter's son has signed with Ohio State.

 

[Immortalfire]

Rivals has USC at 11. Just ahead of UGA, suck it 'fire!

They haven't gotten any 5-stars, and probably won't. 14 4-stars, though.

South Carolina is at 11, USC is 5.

 

[Byrd Man]

*** Signing Day.....pretty soon we'll see middle schoolers committing to high schools

Yeah, I agree with you on that. But anytime we can brag about beating Georgia, I'll take it.

I just saw where they picked up a WR who decommitted from Southern Cal. The juxtaposition of names made me giggle.

Yes, I saw. From one USC to another.

South Carolina is at 11, USC is 5.

.....**** you, man.

 

[Immortalfire]

Ah, you know I :heart: you Mr Byrd

 

[Dr. Evil]

At least Todd McShay isn't doing recruiting for ESPN this year like he did a few years ago.

 

[Immortalfire]

Your avvy is making me hungry, Doc Evil.

 

[Byrd Man]

Ah, you know I :heart: you Mr Byrd

So, I hear UGA is going to get creamed this year....no, not Georgia. I mean, the University of GenevA. They were founded in 1559, they cam first!

 

[Immortalfire]

Georgia picks up Marlon Brown, 6 foot 5, 200 pound, #3 wide receiver in the nation.