NCAA Football 2017 Bowling

[MJ5150]

And we learned that Luke Falk had a broken left wrist since Week 2, and they've been putting it in a cast and covering that with a black glove for every game. The wrist got worse after the Apple Cup and he had to have surgery, so his backup Hilinski played. No wonder Falk was a bit up and down this season.

In a day and age where guys sit out to rest, or because of what might look like minor issues, that impressed me for Falk to play the season battling a broken wrist.
It sure does explain a few things.
Bummer deal on the injuries. Surely that changed the outcome.

-Mike

 

[MJ5150]

Brian Kelly....since I know you read this thread, before you adjust your schedule to make it easier, allow me to direct your attention to this comment today from a member of the CFP committee:
"To qualify for the playoff, teams need to play tough schedules against good teams - that is the way for all teams to stand out and be ranked high by the committee".
That comment comes from the executive director of that committee, Bill Hancock.
Source: CFP's Hancock defends UCF's No. 12 ranking

-Mike

 

[MJ5150]

I loved that. And have often felt the same about Jim Harbaugh.

Me too, but it's too late.
He's gone from college football, now NFL fans will have to deal with him. Oh well, not for long. He'll flame out in his first season.

-Mike

 

[Gaolee]

And we learned that Luke Falk had a broken left wrist since Week 2, and they've been putting it in a cast and covering that with a black glove for every game. The wrist got worse after the Apple Cup and he had to have surgery, so his backup Hilinski played. No wonder Falk was a bit up and down this season.

That is nuts! It's also proof that we have our priorities all screwed up. He should have been allowed to heal.

 

[nutdog]

The only other thing about the matchup I'd mention is that Saban is 11-0 against his former assistants--and the narrowest margin of victory was 14 points!

As for the Big Ten, I do think bowl records have some meaning, so I'll give credit where it's due. But they'd better acknowledge their bowl record over the previous decade or so, 'cause it ain't pretty.

If I were betting it wouldn't be against Saban. But they look more beatable this year.

Maybe not meaningless but there is no doubt the motivations and performances are different when there's a championship on the line.

Where does UCF fit in the final standings?
They beat everyone on their schedule, including the same Auburn team that beat Alabama.


-Mike

Not exactly the same with a gimpy Kerryon Johnson (you can't just say Kerryon or Johnson, you have to say Kerryon Johnson). Auburn wasn't the same team in the SEC championship game that beat UGA and Bama. UCF definitely showed they could compete if given the chance (ahem, real playoff, ahem...) but they also showed it's unlikely they would be undefeated playing in the SEC or maybe even the big10.

BTW, my new favorite football name is Ogbonnia Okoronkwo.

 

[MJ5150]

There's no way Alabama loses to Georgia.

-Mike

 

[the harp unstrung]

I, for one, am gonna take 3 daze to Hunker Down in a tub of Bacon...

before getting back to work...

 

[GregC]

Me too, but it's too late.
He's gone from college football, now NFL fans will have to deal with him. Oh well, not for long. He'll flame out in his first season.

-Mike

Gone? When?

 

[MJ5150]

Gone? When?

Unless I'm wrong, he is a senior which means he can no longer play college football.
He's on his way to the NFL.

-Mike

 

[GregC]

Unless I'm wrong, he is a senior which means he can no longer play college football.
He's on his way to the NFL.

-Mike

Ah, I thought you were still talking about Harbaugh. My bad.

 

[Funky Ghost]

Ah, I thought you were still talking about Harbaugh. My bad.

Yer killin me Smalls

 

[Funky Ghost]

 

[MJ5150]

Is it time for this again?



-Mike

 

[Funky Ghost]

No. It's never time for that Mike

 

[Gaolee]

Ah, I thought you were still talking about Harbaugh. My bad.

So did I. Hmmmm...

 

[buldog5151bass]

In a day and age where guys sit out to rest, or because of what might look like minor issues, that impressed me for Falk to play the season battling a broken wrist.
It sure does explain a few things.
Bummer deal on the injuries. Surely that changed the outcome.

-Mike

While not a big fan of the travesty college sports has become, I have no issue with players doing this - the schools abuse and use them, and the Div I football teams are, in reality, minor leagues, the player SHOULD do what is best for them.

 

[the harp unstrung]

... the schools abuse and use them, and the Div I football teams are, in reality, minor leagues, the player SHOULD do what is best for them.

The players...from D-1 football and basketball to D-3 archery and swimming...should be able to sell their talent to the highest bidder.

It’s the All American way.

 

[MJ5150]

The NFL needs to step up and create their own minor leagues.

-Mike

 

[Gaolee]

I'm a little uneasy about that whole idea. So few kids actually make it to the NFL that the vast majority need to have some form of education to fall back on if it doesn't work out. College sports should be reformed to the point that kids graduate with an actual education they can use to go on to something other than sports. I'm not sure how to make that happen, so my opinion is more or less useless. But there you have it.

 

[mrpackerguy]

UCF declares themselves national champions! Banner, parade and all. As one local commentator said (which I wholeheartedly agree with), they are celebrating something they did not achieve, rather than a great accomplishment they did achieve (an undefeated 13-0 season). UCF to raise championship banner, hold parade