The College Football Thread 2006

Drake Tungsten · November 9, 2006, 22:39

And the Rutgers fans probably didn't even need to get blind drunk and punch their sisters in order to get that riled up.

mrmitchell · November 9, 2006, 22:50

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
And that stadium was just as loud and raucous (perhaps MORE) than any SEC stadium out there!

Watch Arkansas - Tennessee Saturday. And that's Arkansas's bad home site. Wait two more weeks for Arkansas - LSU in Little Rock when all the wild South Arkansas fans who never can make the trip to Fayetteville show up.

But it's not your fault that's your best crowd. New Jerseyans are too educated for football. I imagine most of them are at home reading Dostoevsky or The New Yorker now.

We have a lot in common, though. Most Arkansas fans who have watched both teams see Rutgers like a younger brother, if football programs could have siblings. And that was a good stadium, I agree, just not the best.

mrmitchell · November 9, 2006, 22:52

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
And the Rutgers fans probably didn't even need to get blind drunk and punch their sisters in order to get that riled up.

Don't you have a corn field to go tend to?

Imran Siddiqui · November 9, 2006, 23:02

Btw, lost in the excitement, BYU CRUSHES Wyoming. Their only two losses were early in the season to Arizona and BC, but close margins. They have a share of the Mountain West title now.

Tuberski · November 9, 2006, 23:06

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Btw, lost in the excitement, BYU CRUSHES Wyoming. Their only two losses were early in the season to Arizona and BC, but close margins. They have a share of the Mountain West title now.

Ummm........

Originally posted by Tuberski
BYU is turning into the team I remember from the 80's.

BYU 55, Wyoming 7.

Yes, Rutgers will lose to West Virginia.

ACK!

Drake Tungsten · November 9, 2006, 23:07

Once again, I am ahead of the curve...

Tuberski · November 9, 2006, 23:07

Except for where you are right behind me.......

ACK!

Imran Siddiqui · November 9, 2006, 23:07

One post on Apolyton will turn part of the national focus to Provost, Utah?

mrmitchell · November 9, 2006, 23:08

We have a lot in common, though.

For anyone who doubts me, one example: Neither team gets any respect. Now, I fully expect the media to start sucking Rutgers's wang now after a ratings-boosting win like this and with good personalities to market like Schiano and Leonard. And talk about backstory.

Arkansas likewise has no respect. As they talked about how the Rutgers win opened up the party for one loss teams, they checked off Auburn, Cal, USC, Florida, and so on, of course. No mention of us at all until they HAD to slip it in as "even Arkansas" during Sportscenter. That is one example out of many of why the signs at Gameday are going to be pretty disapproving of ESPN. Even if we took the national title, I don't think we would get the respect any other top 15 team recieves.

Tuberski · November 9, 2006, 23:09

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
One post on Apolyton will turn part of the national focus to Provost, Utah?

PROVO

No ST, you rube.........

ACK!

Imran Siddiqui · November 9, 2006, 23:09

But you won't get the national title, because like Rutgers, you are ranked behind a number of 1 loss teams even from your OWN conference (like Auburn

).

Drake Tungsten · November 9, 2006, 23:11

Except for where you are right behind me.......

I didn't see you giving BYU any love until I made it safe to do so...

Tuberski · November 9, 2006, 23:13

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

Except for where you are right behind me.......

I didn't see you giving BYU any love until I made it safe to do so...

I cheer on the inside............

You were the first to voice it however.

ACK!

Imran Siddiqui · November 9, 2006, 23:19

So Drake allowed you to "come out of the closet" on BYU?

Drake Tungsten · November 9, 2006, 23:21

I understand his dilemna. Nobody wants to come across like a biased homer, even though we all are deep down. SEC fans are the exception to this rule, of course; they don't seem to mind at all that their blatant homer bullshit doesn't make any logical sense...

Tuberski · November 9, 2006, 23:27

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
So Drake allowed you to "come out of the closet" on BYU?

No, the fact that they keep winning big does.

ACK!

Eroberer · November 10, 2006, 00:01

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
I understand his dilemna. Nobody wants to come across like a biased homer, even though we all are deep down. SEC fans are the exception to this rule, of course; they don't seem to mind at all that their blatant homer bullshit doesn't make any logical sense...

Like I said, when Rutgers loses to WVU, the Big East becomes like a mini version of the 2006 SEC, where all the good teams beat up on each other. I admit, when you have disappearing defenses (Louisville - WVU) and disappearing offenses (Louisville today), the games become more fun to watch, but the SEC would flatten the Big East in a conference shootout. No question about it.

Drake Tungsten · November 10, 2006, 00:05

Case in point...

mrmitchell · November 10, 2006, 07:36

And don't believe Louisville's BS about scheduling an SEC team. We could beat them ten games out of nine, but SEC schools are usually most concerned with the Almighty Dollar and I'm sure they did the math and it came out unsatisfactory.

Donegeal · November 10, 2006, 08:56

Ok, so who the next dufuss to take the #3 spot?

OSU and Mich are clearly the #1 and #2 teams in the NCAA, no matter who wins when they play each other.

Here, during the season, if the #1 team looses, they drop to #4 or 5. In the BCS title game, the team that looses is #2 no matter what (even if that team was #2 going in). Why the difference?

Anything other than a OSU-Mich title game this year will be the worst utter sh*t the NCAA could give its fans.

DanS · November 10, 2006, 09:59

Here are the one loss teams that are bunched together in the BCS. Any of them has a shot, if they win out.

Florida .8017
Texas .7998
Auburn .7814
USC .7449
California .7330
Notre Dame .7316

There's a large drop off to WVU and Arkansas. I guess Arkansas could get in too, but I doubt WVU would get enough love in the computer rankings if it won out.

Everyone will play at least one more tough game, because of the Big 12 and SEC title games and USC playing Cal and ND.

DanS · November 10, 2006, 10:14

To me, this goes to prove that with a 12 game season, everybody has an ample shot at the title game without a playoff system.

Imran Siddiqui · November 10, 2006, 13:58

Originally posted by mrmitchell
And don't believe Louisville's BS about scheduling an SEC team. We could beat them ten games out of nine, but SEC schools are usually most concerned with the Almighty Dollar and I'm sure they did the math and it came out unsatisfactory.

Yeah because playing Bumble**** State and PAYING them to do so makes economic sense

. Admit it your vaunted SEC is scared of Louisville... that ten games out of nine is the arrogant SEC behavior that Drake keeps talking about. The excuses made after West Virginia took care of Georgia is last year's Sugar Bowl were pathetic.

Donegeal · November 10, 2006, 17:02

Originally posted by DanS
To me, this goes to prove that with a 12 game season, everybody has an ample shot at the title game without a playoff system.

BS. Wisconsin could win out and win their bowl game and finish with just one loss and wouldn't have a chance for a national title.

The BCS and the rating system are bunk.

MRT144 · November 10, 2006, 17:54

Originally posted by Donegeal

BS. Wisconsin could win out and win their bowl game and finish with just one loss and wouldn't have a chance for a national title.

The BCS and the rating system are bunk.

TRUTH!

Lord Avalon · November 10, 2006, 18:09

Bah! Wisconsin isn't even playing Ohio St this season.

MRT144 · November 10, 2006, 18:17

nor are all but 13 teams in the ncaa

Drake Tungsten · November 10, 2006, 18:22

BS. Wisconsin could win out and win their bowl game and finish with just one loss and wouldn't have a chance for a national title.

So what? They lost a game, ergo they have no right to ***** about not getting a chance to play for the national title...

Lord Avalon · November 10, 2006, 18:24

Originally posted by MRT144
nor are all but 13 teams in the ncaa

What the hell does that have to do with anything? I'm talking about the Big Ten. Wisconsin's record is not as impressive if they're skipping one of the top teams in the conference.

Edited for quote.