2009 NCAA Football Thread: Revenge of the Computer Polls

[BlackLantern]

if I throw enough money at the NCAA, can I get a bowl named whatever I want?? I want the "Super Lazer Awesome Bowl"

 

[Immortalfire]

Kirk Herby mentioned that Boise and TCU met in a bowl last year, he rattled off it's ungodly long sponsored name...whatever it was

 

[El_Citrus]

Tebow definitely doesn't belong on that list, but I'm glad to see Gerhart and Suh as finalists, although the winner is going to be either Ingram or McCoy so that the NC game can have the Heisman winner and a finalist for extra ratings. It saddens me that in this past decade, every Heisman trophy winner has played in the National Title game with the exception of one, which was, of course, Messiah Tebow's Heisman year. In other words, get ready for Colt McCoy to most likely receive the trophy, only for his Longhorns to get blown out against Alabama, who have a better defense than Nebraska and a better offense than Texas A&M.

 

[BlackLantern]

how does Tebow not deserve to be a finalist?? broke the SEC record for touchdowns...some games had more rushing yards than the whole opposing team....I get everyone wants to run down the popular guy but he's done a LOT for college football

 

[Byrd Man]

why so mean?? does picking on little UConn make you feel like a big man or something...??

I'll take my victories where I can get them! And it does make me feel like a big man, picking on a Big East team....although they'll probably kick USC's ass.

 

[Immortalfire]

how does Tebow not deserve to be a finalist?? broke the SEC record for touchdowns...some games had more rushing yards than the whole opposing team....I get everyone wants to run down the popular guy but he's done a LOT for college football

I just don't think he's had that big of a year..he's not even the best quarterback in the SEC, much less a Heisman finalist IMO. They put him in there just because he's Tim Tebow.

But then again, the Heisman has been a joke for awhile now, so I don't even really care.

 

[StorminNorman]

I just don't think he's had that big of a year..he's not even the best quarterback in the SEC, much less a Heisman finalist IMO. They put him in there just because he's Tim Tebow.

But then again, the Heisman has been a joke for awhile now, so I don't even really care.

He's only not had THAT big of a year for Tim Tebow.

The fact remains that Tim Tebow unquestionably should have won the Heisman last year, was robbed and doesn't deserve it at all this year.

That's not what I heard...

There is no way that a job interview with Notre Dame will last a month. We will know within then next week or two if Kelly is the guy.

 

[Tex]

as much as i would love McCoy to win it he wont. he didnt put up the last bit of numbers that he needed against the huskers. Ingram did plenty against the swamp lizards. hell gerhart was great this year too.

 

[Alex The Great]

if I throw enough money at the NCAA, can I get a bowl named whatever I want?? I want the "Super Lazer Awesome Bowl"

Mine would be ''Super Fun Alex Funland Dollars Bowl''

 

[El_Citrus]

I just don't think he's had that big of a year..he's not even the best quarterback in the SEC, much less a Heisman finalist IMO. They put him in there just because he's Tim Tebow.

But then again, the Heisman has been a joke for awhile now, so I don't even really care.

Exactly, and he choked worse in his Championship game than McCoy did.

The Heisman has been a joke basically this entire decade, when they decided to start giving it to the best player out of the two National Title Game contenders instead of the best college football player.

 

[StorminNorman]

as much as i would love McCoy to win it he wont. he didnt put up the last bit of numbers that he needed against the huskers. Ingram did plenty against the swamp lizards. hell gerhart was great this year too.

McCoy will win it because it will be a Career Achievement award.

Neither Ingram or McCoy deserve it, though.

 

[StorminNorman]

Also the fact that C.J. Spiller, the player who deserves the Heisman, isn't in the top 5 is ridiculous.

 

[Venom'sDad]

^ Agree

 

[Excel]

Tebow over Spiller?

HUH-WHAT!

 

[Addendum]

Mine would be ''Super Fun Alex Funland Dollars Bowl''

Mine would be "Mega Sure Action Go Time Lucky Day of the Bowl"

 

[TMC1982]

http://www.fangsbites.com/2009/12/espns-gonna-bowl-you-over.html

BCS National Championship Game Highlights Schedule of 30 College Football Bowl Games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio and ESPN360.com




BCS National Championship to be Called by Musburger, Herbstreit, Salters & Rinaldi on ABC and Tirico, Gruden, Blackledge & Nix on ESPN Radio; ESPN Radio to Broadcast 18 Games Including Entire BCS​

ESPN’s college football bowl schedule -- featuring 30 games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio and ESPN360.com -- will be highlighted by the BCS National Championship Game (No. 2 Texas vs. No. 1 Alabama) from the Rose Bowl Thursday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and ESPN Radio. In addition to the National Championship, ABC and ESPN Radio will broadcast the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi (No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Oregon) Friday, Jan. 1.


ESPN and ESPN2 will televise 24 bowl games, highlighted by Bowl Week, one of ESPN’s most-viewed weeks of the year, from Dec. 19-Jan. 2. ESPN360.com will simulcast every ESPN and ESPN2 telecast while ESPN Radio will broadcast 18 bowl games, including all five BCS matchups. For the first time, ESPN will televise the Texas Bowl on Thursday, Dec. 31, at 3:30 p.m.


Beginning next season, ESPN will televise all five BCS games – including the National Championship Game – as the result of an agreement with the BCS. It will include the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar bowls each season and the BCS National Championship Game in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Through a separate agreement, ESPN will also televise the Rose Bowl Game beginning in 2011.



Coverage will kick off with an ESPN doubleheader Saturday, Dec. 19: the New Mexico Bowl (Fresno State vs. Wyoming) at 4:30 p.m. and the St. Petersburg Bowl (UCF vs. Rutgers) at 8 p.m. Highlights include:

• Twenty-seven games on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, all offered in high definition on ABC HD, ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD. ABC will televise two New Year’s Day bowl games: the Capital One Bowl (No. 13 Penn State vs. No. 12 LSU) at 1 p.m., followed by the Rose Bowl (No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Oregon) at 4:30 p.m. ABC will also televise the BCS National Championship (No. 2 Texas vs. No. 1 Alabama) Thursday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m.

• ESPN360.com will offer a live simulcast of every ESPN and ESPN2 game as well as ABC telecasts of the National Championship, Rose Bowl and Capital One Bowl on short turnaround (2:30 a.m. ET on the morning of the games).

• ESPN Radio will broadcast 18 bowl games, including all five BCS matchups, highlighted by the BCS National Championship game (Thursday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m.).

• ESPNU will offer encore presentations of 25 bowl games and two bowl preview shows.

• ESPN.com will offer a special bowl section with previews of each game as well as a fantasy bowl application.

• ESPN Classic will offer encore presentations of 25 memorable games in six days.

• ESPN, ESPN360.com and ESPN Radio will offer coverage of all six ESPN Regional Television owned-and-operated bowl games: the New Mexico Bowl and St. Petersburg Bowl Saturday, Dec. 19, at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., respectively; Las Vegas Bowl Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 8 p.m.; Hawaii Bowl Thursday, Dec. 24, at 8 p.m.; Armed Forces Bowl Thursday, Dec. 31, at noon; and Papajohns.com Bowl Saturday, Jan. 2, at 2 p.m.

ESPN will utilize 59 on-air personalities to cover the 30 bowl games, highlights include:

• ESPN on ABC Saturday Night Football commentators Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and Lisa Salters will work the BCS National Championship on Jan. 7 and the Rose Bowl on ABC on Jan. 1. Reporter Tom Rinaldi will join them for the National Championship. ESPN Monday Night Football announcer Mike Tirico and analyst Jon Gruden will call ESPN Radio’s broadcast of both, with analyst Todd Blackledge joining them for the Championship game.

• Commentator Bob Wischusen will work games with a father/son duo, calling a game with analyst Bob Griese and two with Bob’s son Brian Griese.

• Brian Griese, in his first year as an analyst, will join his father, veteran analyst Bob Griese, as both work the Outback Bowl but in different booths. Bob will call the game for ESPN and Brian for ESPN Radio.

• The overtime award will go to Bill Rosinski, Dennis Franchione and Joe Schad, who will call six games for ESPN Radio.

 

[Immortalfire]

Thank God...no more horrible coverage by Fox

 

[BlackLantern]

more Lisa Salters is good for everyone

 

[Immortalfire]

Exactly, and he choked worse in his Championship game than McCoy did.

The Heisman has been a joke basically this entire decade, when they decided to start giving it to the best player out of the two National Title Game contenders instead of the best college football player.

Yeah, they claim it's for the The most outstanding player in collegiate football...but for years now it's just been the flashiest QB or RB with the best numbers.

 

[El_Citrus]

Yeah, they claim it's for the The most outstanding player in collegiate football...but for years now it's just been the flashiest QB or RB with the best numbers.

I don't have too much of a problem with the award being exclusive to QB's and RB's this decade, since when you look at the entire list of winners, only TWO are Defensive Ends, TWO are Wide Receivers, and only ONE is a Cornerback. The rest of them are Full/Half/Quarter and Running Backs (For 10 years in the 70's and 80's, the trophy went to ONLY Running Backs).

My main problem with the Heisman, especially this decade, is that they feel the need to give the trophy to someone in the National Title game. Eight out of the nine trophy winners this decade were on teams that were playing in the NC game a couple weeks later (The exception being Tebow), and it doesn't look like it's going to change this year.

The Heisman Trophy has always been about the best QB or RB with rare exceptions, but at least it wasn't completely about who was the best player playing in the NC game, which it has become this decade.

 

[Raiden]

Kriegel: Weis' Parting Shots

Weis is a fking idiot.

 

[BlackLantern]

Weis is just mad he can't live in Malibu and **** a USC grad student

 

[Darthphere]

So am I.

 

[BlackLantern]

he got stuck on South Bend, Indiana....what is there to **** in Indiana??

 

[Immortalfire]

Kriegel: Weis' Parting Shots

Weis is a fking idiot.

Oh lord