College Football Thread - Pandemonium Reigns!

[reismark]

I say it every week, Guy: Anyone who dares even think about contending that the SEC is not the best conference in football is on crack.

What a spectacular finish, and even though I'm sad to see Auburn go down, I'm happy to see LSU get right back into the thick of the hunt. With the USF loss and the uninspired near chokejob by Ohio State, LSU will be right there again when the BCS standings come out tomorrow.

1. Boston College
2. LSU (+2)
3. Ohio State (-1)
4. Oklahoma (+1)
5. West Virginia (New Entry)
6. Virginia Tech (+1)
7. Arizona State (+3)
8. Oregon (New Entry)
9. South Florida (-6)
10. Florida (New Entry)

Dropped: South Carolina, California, Kentucky
On the brink: Kansas, Missouri, Hawaii, Texas, USC

[Guynemer]

1. Ohio State--the most impressive of the remaining unbeatens, FWIW
2. LSU
3. Florida
4. Oregon
5. Oklahoma
6. South Florida
7. West Virginia
8. Kansas
9. Boston College
10. Kentucky

[SlowwHand]

Ohio State doesn't play anyone the rest of the year.

[Guynemer]

They've got a night game at Penn State next week, which is going to be very tough. Not to mention their season-ending trip to Ann Arbor. Their last four games are much tougher than their first eight.

[PLATO]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
That was a very moronic play by LSU that happened to work out perfectly. If the receiver bobbles that ball and then drops it, the game's over, when LSU was clearly in FG range.

QFT

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by Guynemer
Big 12 is very unimpressive this year, Sloww.


Did anyone else catch the last quarter of LSU-Auburn? Goddamn. That last play?! To quote a great man: "That just happened!"

Q F T!!

[Imran Siddiqui]

1) Ohio State
2) Boston College
3) Oregon
4) West Virginia
5) LSU
6) Oklahoma
7) Florida
8) USF
9) USC (Southern Cal)
10) Arizona State

Missouri just misses out, but I have a feeling they'll sneak in next week (I don't think ASU beats Cal, regardless of their performances the last couple weeks).

This year's OSU reminds me of the 2002 National Champs. Very solid defensively, not that impressive offensively, but do just enough to win, using ball control and field position to win games.

[Guynemer]

You know, I'm inclined to give Miles a pass on this one. When the guy caught the ball, there were four seconds left; the clock just kept running down. There would've been time to kick.

[Guynemer]

Undefeated update:

Five teams remain; their next opponents and odds of being beaten:

Boston College, at Virginia Tech: 80% chance of losing
Kansas, at Texas A&M: 50% chance of losing
Ohio State, at Penn State: 40% chance of losing
Arizona State, vs. Cal: 60% chance of losing
Hawai'i, vs. New Mexico State: 20% chance of losing



Could be a very bloody weekend.


New AP poll is out:
1. OSU (57)
2. BC (2)
3. LSU (5)
4. Oklahoma
5. Oregon
6. West Virginia
7. Arizona State (1)
8. Virginia Tech
9t. USC
9t. Florida
11. South Florida
12. Kansas
13. Missouri
14. Kentucky
15. South Carolina
16. Hawai'i
17. Texas
18. Cal
19. Michigan
20. Georgia
21. Virginia
22. Alabama
23. Auburn
24. Penn State
25. Rutgers

[Guynemer]

Looking at that poll, it is not entirely inconceivable that Oklahoma may be the only top seven team not to lose next week, only because they have a bye:
1 OSU at 24 PSU
2 BC at 8 VT
3 LSU at 22 Alabama
5 Oregon vs. 9 USC
6 WVU at 25 Rutgers
7 ASU vs. 18 Cal

What a week it's gonna be!

Also of note:

9 Florida vs. 20 Georgia

[Imran Siddiqui]

OSU will beat Penn State. There is no question in my mind about that one. As for the rest... ick. Though I do believe that Cal will beat ASU. Florida will roll against Georgia.

[Tuberski]

1) Ohio State (--)
2) Boston College (--)
3) Oklahoma (--)
4) LSU (--)
5) Arizona State (+3)
6) USC (+5)
7) Oregon (New)
8) West Virginia (New)
9) Kansas (New)
10) Missouri (New)

ACK!

[reismark]

1 OSU at 24 PSU
2 BC at 8 VT
3 LSU at 22 Alabama
5 Oregon vs. 9 USC
6 WVU at 25 Rutgers
7 ASU vs. 18 Cal
9 Florida vs. 20 Georgia

I'll take OSU and WVU getting upset and the chalk everywhere else.

As far as the BCS is concerned, look at what the matchups would be if things ended today:

NATIONAL TITLE: Ohio State v. Boston College
ROSE: Arizona State v. Oklahoma
ORANGE: West Virginia v. Oregon
FIESTA: Kansas v. Virginia Tech
SUGAR: LSU v. South Florida

Weird...

[DanS]

Yeh, very weird. Objectively, USC is a better team than BC, but wouldn't be in the BCS, f.e.

[Guynemer]

After four ballots:

1. Ohio State 38 (3)
2. LSU 31
3. Boston College 30 (1)
4. Oklahoma 26
5. Oregon 22
6. West Virginia 20
7. Florida 13
8. Arizona State 11
9. South Florida 10
10. USC 7
11. Virginia Tech 5
12. Kansas 4
13. Kentucky 1
13. Missouri 1