The College Football Thread 2006

[Drake Tungsten]

Except no one would consider it a divided championship anymore than they would if some other poll voted someone other than the Champion first.

What are you talking about? USC won the AP title a mere three years ago while LSU took the BCS title. I don't see many people outside of Louisiana saying that USC's claim to the 2003 national title is invalid...

[Drake Tungsten]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRXLYKwZF8o

Texas football fans

[TCO]

Originally posted by Deity Dude


Except no one would consider it a divided championship anymore than they would if some other poll voted someone other than the Champion first.

They always considered it that way in the past, butt-munch. Frigging circular logic asswhipe. Moron.

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Lord Avalon

They should disband, out of respect for Bo.

Back in the day, it wasn't about winning a national title, but rather winning the Big Ten and going to the Rose Bowl, the Granddaddy of Them All.

Bo built the foundation for the modern-day Michigan program. He defined what it meant to be a Michigan Man. All the coaches after him have been Michigan Men. Maybe not the best game coaches, but they have run a good program and kept the Michigan tradition. That means something here.

I think it is a shame that the Big Ten champion doesn't automatically go to the Rose Bowl anymore to play the Pac 10 champ. It's just not the same nowadays.

Bo won a national championship, in 1989. He was the AD of Michigan that year, and selected Steve Fisher after his coach had taken the job at ASU; the team then went on to win the tournament.

Anyway, championships aren't the only thing you judge a college football coach by.

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Deity Dude


Then I take it you don't approve of College basketball, baseball, hockey, volleyball etc etc because they all have playoffs.

You also must not approve of all other levels of college football - I-AA II and III and NAIA because they all have playoffs.

You also must not approve of high school football, middle school football, little league football because they all have playoffs.

Playoffs have nothing to do with academics. But they are the only tfair way to decide a league champion.

Oh, I don't care one way or the other about playoffs. What I care about is the money and the 'need' for a champion. College football has the incredible tradition of the bowl games, and I think that's too valuable to throw away for what I would consider nearly meaningless playoffs. The NCAA tournament in basketball is also a cool tradition, and I'd never get rid of it unless academics became an issue.

I really feel that the only answer to this is going to be making a semipro college level league, where the 'best' football players can go to 'learn' football. Then they can be paid, they can have playoffs, the TV stations can make their fortunes, and the rest of the nation can have a more relaxed college football attitude.

Oh, and the silly recruiting insanity will be turned down a notch also ...

[SlowwHand]

I've about decided I'm going to cheer Michigan, vs. Ohio State.


Per ESPN:

• Scouts: UM 27, OSU 24
• Sim: OSU 28, UM 20

[DanS]

Something tells me that points will be a premium in this game.

[DanS]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
BTW, does anyone else find the eulogizing of Bo Schembechler to be a little over-the-top? Sure, the guy sounds like he was a good coach, but he never even won a national title...

You said it, man.

On the other hand, I guess it's to be expected. Dying on the eve of the biggest OSU/Michigan game ever played. It's a compelling story, so the press will run with it. If Lllloyd had an ounce of charisma, he could have a "win one for the gipper" moment.

[TCO]

I don't give a damn about the whole state of Ohio, whole state of Ohio, whole state of Ohio.

[DanS]

Neither would I, if I didn't grow up there and most of my family live there.

[TCO]

I'm just trollin'

[SlowwHand]

You're repeating yourself, yourself, yourself.

[MRT144]

OH!
IO!

other than the buckeyes, ohio sucks. too many fat white people that smoke and love to eat at the numerous cracker barrels without any sense of the parody it produces.

[snoopy369]

Cracker barrel is an awesome restaurant We need one in Chicago!!

[SlowwHand]

Example of bogus:

Western Carolina (2-8, 0-7 Southern)
(3) Florida (9-1, 7-1 SEC)

Near or at Halftime.

I wouldn't rank Florida, period. Candyasses.