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NCAA Football
- Thread starter Adam Barkley
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To avoid any confusion, my feet are firmly planted on the Rutgers bandwagon before this game starts.
Mainly because they claim to have a defense and I witnessed what Louisville calls defense last week.
Mainly because they claim to have a defense and I witnessed what Louisville calls defense last week.
I'm betting on Louisville in this one. Giving up points to West Virginia doesn't make a team bad on the defensive end...just ask last year's Georgia team.
And wow, Rutgers is going to take it. I never thought they'd rally back from that deficit.
People can say what they want about the Big East and how much it sucks, but this was a great game between two pretty good teams, IMO.
People can say what they want about the Big East and how much it sucks, but this was a great game between two pretty good teams, IMO.
abark000 said:
You probably should - I think most people would have picked Louisville. Good pick, in any case.
abark000 said:
Not so fast my friend. As long as Florida wins out in convincing fashion, they'll play in the big game.
-Mike
MJ5150 said:
Damn, last time I checked the rankings, I thought Texas was fourth behind Louisville.
Texas vs. Ohio State will be a game. Florida vs. Ohio State will be akin to the beating Texas put on Colorado last year.
i'm sure that rutgers will be getting a gift basket from all of the one loss teams (besides louisville!). 
let's hypothesize that rutgers beats WVU and finishes undefeated. why would they be less legitimate that WVU or UL out of the big east for the championship? sure, they started the season unranked, but don't the arguments stay the same? haven't they proved that they've been underrated all year?
i don't understand how all these one-loss teams have anything to be thankful for until rutgers loses. to that end, i don't understand how auburn and florida get more credit in the SEC than arkansas -- they're the only team who has a chance of finishing the SEC undefeated.
can't we wait to see how the games finish before crowning kings?
robb.
i don't understand how all these one-loss teams have anything to be thankful for until rutgers loses. to that end, i don't understand how auburn and florida get more credit in the SEC than arkansas -- they're the only team who has a chance of finishing the SEC undefeated.
can't we wait to see how the games finish before crowning kings?
robb.
MJ5150 said:
Texas has the upper hand via strength of schedule, so Florida would have to put some serious beat downs to be in the big one.
florida plays arkansas or auburn in the SEC championship. their schedule strength probably goes down against FSU, and definitely against western carolina.
texas will lose some after playing KSU, but it'll probably go back up a little after playing A&M. i don't know that nebraska in the big 12 title game will improve their schedule, but that kind of assumes texas will beat nebraska. and that nebraska will hold onto its north division lead.
i know sportswriters would have fewer jobs if they didn't debate this BCS [stuff] ad nauseum, but do we have to, too? the only debates that are relevant are whether we agree with the BCS formula's conclusions or not. but that doesn't really matter until the end of the season, when all the games have actually been played, rather than talked to death.
robb.
texas will lose some after playing KSU, but it'll probably go back up a little after playing A&M. i don't know that nebraska in the big 12 title game will improve their schedule, but that kind of assumes texas will beat nebraska. and that nebraska will hold onto its north division lead.
i know sportswriters would have fewer jobs if they didn't debate this BCS [stuff] ad nauseum, but do we have to, too? the only debates that are relevant are whether we agree with the BCS formula's conclusions or not. but that doesn't really matter until the end of the season, when all the games have actually been played, rather than talked to death.
robb.
jrthebassguy said:
You're probably right. If not, as long as Texas keeps winning, they will go right by the Gators.
It's really not that clear though. There are a couple other teams that have a shot, including everyones favorite team to bash on around here.....the USC Trojans. If they go out and beat Oregon, Cal, Notre Dame, and UCLA over the next month, they could end up having a legit shot at position #2 in the title game.
-Mike
