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College Footbal 2009: Anybody want to be in the Top 5?

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BoomGoestheDynamite said:
I wonder if this scenario would be even more damaging to the BCS than a BSU title game appearance. At this point the ACC, Big East, and everybody in the Pac 10 not named USC have to wonder if their is a second heirarchy getting firmly entrenched in the BCS system. If Oregon and Boston College worry about going 12-0 and still getting Utah'd, the house of cards may come tumbling down. Maybe.
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I can think of at least one other possibility for ranking weirdness. I don't think it'll happen, because if there's one thing VaTech is consistent at, it's being inconsistent....but the possibility of them running the table the rest of the way isn't far-fetched. They basically have 3 games left (BC, GT, UNC), and 2 of 'em are at home. Does a one-loss ACC team really get vaulted over a one-loss Texas, USC, or Florida? Really?

I almost hope it happens, if only to get voters to take a hard look at this notion that when you get your loss serves as an informal tiebreaker (early losses beat late ones). That's always struck me as arbitrary. It was a good idea to remove the "last 16" part of pairwise in hockey, and I think it'd be a good idea to make less of a big deal about when losses happen in football.
 
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amherstblackbear said:
I can think of at least one other possibility for ranking weirdness. I don't think it'll happen, because if there's one thing VaTech is consistent at, it's being inconsistent....but the possibility of them running the table the rest of the way isn't far-fetched. They basically have 3 games left (BC, GT, UNC), and 2 of 'em are at home. Does a one-loss ACC team really get vaulted over a one-loss Texas, USC, or Florida? Really?

I almost hope it happens, if only to get voters to take a hard look at this notion that when you get your loss serves as an informal tiebreaker (early losses beat late ones). That's always struck me as arbitrary. It was a good idea to remove the "last 16" part of pairwise in hockey, and I think it'd be a good idea to make less of a big deal about when losses happen in football.
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No chance of that happening, because their opponent in the ACC title game is going to be 8-4 or 9-3, which will be the excuse to push Texas and or Florida past them.
 
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I'm always a fan of scenarios that make the BCS look like the silly system it is.


ASU moves into the polls, picking up a handful of votes in the AP poll after it's last second loss to Georgia at Athens. ASU really missed their All-American kicker, Thomas Weber, who was out for injury, as the replacement kicker missed a very makeable field goal in the last minutes that would have given ASU the lead.

And Vontaz Burfict continues to impress as a true freshman, leading ASU in tackles through three games, and recording 11 against Georgia including two for a loss. And that's only playing part time. Dennis Erickson is comparing him to Ray Lewis, who Erickson coached at Miami.
 
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Oh and Stanford's Chris Owusu has 3 kickoff TDs in the first 4 weeks, tying the Pac10's season record and leading the nation.
 
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Yeah, that doesn't sound good at all, if what they're reporting is true.
 
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Hammer said:
Yeah, that doesn't sound good at all, if what they're reporting is true.
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Apparently its not life threatening. He'll be ok they believe but it might be career threatening.

Slipped right out his hands and onto his throat. Freak accident.
 
I wonder how the past few seasons compare to this season as far as the number of Top 25 teams each week having a loss? Someone should look that up. :D
 
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anyone interested in joining me for the badgers @ gophers game in Minneapolis this weekend?
 
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BoomGoestheDynamite said:
I wonder if this scenario would be even more damaging to the BCS than a BSU title game appearance. At this point the ACC, Big East, and everybody in the Pac 10 not named USC have to wonder if their is a second heirarchy getting firmly entrenched in the BCS system. If Oregon and Boston College worry about going 12-0 and still getting Utah'd, the house of cards may come tumbling down. Maybe.
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Something like that would help it. Hell, it really wasn't that long ago that Michigan snubbed making a trip to Oregon claiming that their stadium was too small. Think they had to add like 10,000 seats before Michigan would play there.
 
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Shirtless Guy said:
anyone interested in joining me for the badgers @ gophers game in Minneapolis this weekend?
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Aww man, too bad I was in MN the week MN was on the road. I really want to see that stadium.

Oh well, I'll have to wait until next year when the Trojans come to town.
 
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bigmrg74 said:
Why hasn't Blount left Eugene yet?? :rolleyes:
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Because he's obviously their secret weapon against USC!!!!!! On the bright side for him, he's probably set himself up to be the Raiders number 1 pick next draft.
 
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Dear Tim Brewster,

We don't need a trick play for a loss of 10 yrds on the 2nd play of the game. :mad:
 
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Spartans on top of Michigan right now...
 
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