2009 NCAA Football Thread: Revenge of the Computer Polls

[Arc-Light]

Haters it happens constantly but this is the youtube generation and they are #1 so why not make a big deal right

Yeah you are absolutely right i see players Eye-gouging each other all the time...

 

[FaT_tONle]

I am banking on a Bama loss this weekend and a Fla loss in the championship game. Getting a bit tired of an SEC team in it every year. I'd rather see new blood in there. Iowa Cinnci would be pretty good should Texas lose too. I hate the Big 10, but I don't mind Iowa. Worst case nightmare for the BCS is Cinci, Iowa, Texas undefeated ranks 3, 2, 1 respectively. If I am the third team I boycott my BCS game until there is a playoff.

 

[Arc-Light]

I am banking on a Bama loss this weekend and a Fla loss in the championship game. Getting a bit tired of an SEC team in it every year. I'd rather see new blood in there. Iowa Cinnci would be pretty good should Texas lose too. I hate the Big 10, but I don't mind Iowa. Worst case nightmare for the BCS is Cinci, Iowa, Texas undefeated ranks 3, 2, 1 respectively. If I am the third team I boycott my BCS game until there is a playoff.

I want TCU and Boise in the champ game....

 

[Mister J]

I want chaos, preferably with a big name program being left out of the mix.

It won't actually accomplish anything, but it'll make me smile.

 

[BlackLantern]

I am banking on a Bama loss this weekend and a Fla loss in the championship game. Getting a bit tired of an SEC team in it every year. I'd rather see new blood in there. Iowa Cinnci would be pretty good should Texas lose too. I hate the Big 10, but I don't mind Iowa. Worst case nightmare for the BCS is Cinci, Iowa, Texas undefeated ranks 3, 2, 1 respectively. If I am the third team I boycott my BCS game until there is a playoff.

then those other teams should get better

 

[BlackLantern]

Yeah you are absolutely right i see players Eye-gouging each other all the time...

happens a lot more than you think...from about middle school on up

 

[Mister J]

There are horror stories emanating from those piles. Usually involving the twisting of someone's jimmies.

 

[RAMORE]

Exactly you can poke at my eye just leave my junk alone

 

[BlackLantern]

I know there is a lot of anti-Tebow sentiment but stories like this cancel all that out

http://jacksonville.com/news/column...ve_to_be_a_tebow_fan_to_appreciate_this_story

 

[Immortalfire]

The NCAA will probably fine him for autographing a ball without permission. lol

 

[Mister J]

That's a great story. Good to read stuff like that as opposed to the usual type of garbage that makes headlines.

 

[BlackLantern]

quite so...I grow tired of reading about athletes getting arrested for this or in trouble for that year after year

 

[Arc-Light]

happens a lot more than you think...from about middle school on up

It never happened when i played.....

 

[Darthphere]

I would love for there to be some huge implosion at the end by all the teams at the top and the Championship game ends up being like Cincinatti vs Boise State.

 

[BlackLantern]

It never happened when i played.....

because nobody cared enough there....

did anyone see that women college soccer thing on ESPN, that girl was rough

 

[Arc-Light]

because nobody cared enough there....

did anyone see that women college soccer thing on ESPN, that girl was rough

Yeah she ahhh got a little carried away there....the pull-the-hair throw down was nice.

 

[NotFadeAway]

Never? I fail to see how.80+ wins in 8 years, 32-6 in road games, 34-3 against non-conference teams, 48-19 against the SEC, 2 SEC titles, 2 Sugar Bowl wins.

He's not the problem. Our coordinators are not doing the right things.

Maybe I'm still upset that I picked Georgia to win the national title last season and they didn't, but like John Cooper with the Buckeyes, Richt has yet to win a national title despite his impressive overall record.

 

[NotFadeAway]

so you just want to pick on little ol' Connecticut, huh? make you feel like a big man to pick on a small school?

Umm, UConn embarrased Cincy last season, and the Huskies have played there two sympathy games and not walked away with a victory.

 

[NotFadeAway]

I am banking on a Bama loss this weekend and a Fla loss in the championship game. Getting a bit tired of an SEC team in it every year. I'd rather see new blood in there. Iowa Cinnci would be pretty good should Texas lose too. I hate the Big 10, but I don't mind Iowa. Worst case nightmare for the BCS is Cinci, Iowa, Texas undefeated ranks 3, 2, 1 respectively. If I am the third team I boycott my BCS game until there is a playoff.

The SEC isn't the problem. It deserves the praise, Florida and Alabama are simply that good, and LSU is also a powerhouse. In most years, Georgia can compete with anyone, Tenn has a rich history and despite Kiffin being an ass they have began making a comeback, Arkansas has Bobby Petrino and Ryan Mallet, South Carolina could compete atleast with there defense, etc. Don't be fooled by the tight wins Florida and Alabama have had lately, that stuff happens in football.

It's the Big 12 that I'm tired of. That conference does not deserve the praise it recieves, as far as the style of play goes the conference is on the softer side, which is why Big 12 teams always get beat up physically in bowl games, with the exception of Texas against USC. They should have lost to the Buckeyes last year and they got lucky that Terrell Pryor and the OSU o-line suck. As a whole, I would take the Big Ten or Pac-10 over the Big 12. Iowa or Oregon would defeat Texas, I'm sure of it. The only reason the Big 12 gets more respect nationally is because they are sexy statistically because the teams run stat friendly system offenses.

 

[Immortalfire]

I would love for there to be some huge implosion at the end by all the teams at the top and the Championship game ends up being like Cincinatti vs Boise State.

Yes

Maybe I'm still upset that I picked Georgia to win the national title last season and they didn't, but like John Cooper with the Buckeyes, Richt has yet to win a national title despite his impressive overall record.

Well, that's not entirely his fault. Dawgs have had 2 opportunities under Richt (2002 & 2005), and the system denied us both times.




P.S. It's gameday!!

Ohio State and Penn State today..hmmm...

 

[El_Citrus]

Bama/LSU, Penn State/Ohio State; it ought to be a good day for college football. I want to pick an upset, but I just don't think a major one will happen today. If one does happen, I think it will be UConn against Cincy. I think Bama will want to crush LSU to try and upstage Florida, so the game could be close, but Bama will bring everything they have to this one.

 

[Immortalfire]

I'll go with Bama, LSU hasn't impressed me at all this year.

 

[El_Citrus]

Gotta love College Gameday and ESPN stats sometimes. They showed a graphic listing the 7 remaining unbeaten teams: Florida, Alabama, Texas, Boise State, TCU, Cincinnati, and Iowa, and then listed their indiviual percentage chances of finishing undefeated. I thought it was interesting seeing Iowa listed last at 31%, but then I saw the fine print stat at the bottom that said "Probability of all 7 teams finishing undefeated: 2.2%"......

 

[Dr. Evil]

I think everytime the NCAA is asked if there will be a playoff system, this infamous soundbite from a former NFL Head Coach should be played:

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[FaT_tONle]

I don't know why people are talking about Penn St. Ohio St like its a huge game. Both schools are out of the NC picture. Bama LSU is clearly the game to watch here.

The SEC isn't the problem. It deserves the praise, Florida and Alabama are simply that good, and LSU is also a powerhouse. In most years, Georgia can compete with anyone, Tenn has a rich history and despite Kiffin being an ass they have began making a comeback, Arkansas has Bobby Petrino and Ryan Mallet, South Carolina could compete atleast with there defense, etc. Don't be fooled by the tight wins Florida and Alabama have had lately, that stuff happens in football.

It's the Big 12 that I'm tired of. That conference does not deserve the praise it recieves, as far as the style of play goes the conference is on the softer side, which is why Big 12 teams always get beat up physically in bowl games, with the exception of Texas against USC. They should have lost to the Buckeyes last year and they got lucky that Terrell Pryor and the OSU o-line suck. As a whole, I would take the Big Ten or Pac-10 over the Big 12. Iowa or Oregon would defeat Texas, I'm sure of it. The only reason the Big 12 gets more respect nationally is because they are sexy statistically because the teams run stat friendly system offenses.

I'm not knocking the SEC. I am pulling for Bama/LSU because I hate FLA. but I don't think a one loss SEC will get in this year, and I am all for that even though a one loss SEC is still a top 2-3 team in the country. It would be fun seeing different schools get in. And I know the Big 12 has been overrated, but Texas is a clear number two lets be real. Maybe if Cinci scheduled some teams that can actually play outside the Big East they might have been able to jump to 2. Iowa has been terrible and they are barely squeaking by bad football teams. I think it should be Texas, Cincinnati, Iowa, SEC one loss, Pac-10 one loss.