College Football 2010: So it begins

[SlowwHand]

You're an idiot. The post of yours I responded to was "Now compare this to Cam Newton, who had no penalty at all. During the game tonight, the commentators spoke of it, too much or not enough. No consistency."

I'm an idiot, but you quote commentators saying the same thing that I said. Of course, you still claim that you're the one that's consistent.

[Solomwi]

You're the one equating consistency with punishing everyone who gets investigated, regardless of the results of the investigation. Yes, you're an idiot. I only quoted you, not any commentators. Again, you're an idiot. Any commentator agreeing with your comparison, or making it himself, is also an idiot. You equated "didn't know X was happening" with "didn't know X was against the rules." Yet again, you're an idiot.

Let me see if I can make you understand the difference in that last one:

Al approaches Bob and says "Carl has hired me to arrange a murder for hire. He'd like you to kill Dave, and is willing to pay $100,000 for it." Bob goes to the police and Carl and Al are arrested. In scenario 1, Carl's defense is "I have no idea what Al's talking about. I never authorized him to do that and didn't even know it was happening." In scenario 2, his defense is "I hired Al for that, but didn't know it was illegal." Assuming Carl's telling the truth in both cases, he's a free man in scenario 1, and going to prison for a long time in scenario 2.

[SpencerH]

They need someone to write term papers for the football team.

ACK!

[SpencerH]

The Ohio State penalties seem a little harsh (and bogus given that they are selling their own property). I dont think the Alabama players who were caught selling textbooks (after all they didnt need them) were suspended for no more than 1 or 2 games. Maybe OS tried to hide the infraction, didnt kiss enough NCAA ass, or throw the players far enough 'under the bus' when they found out about the situation.

[SpencerH]

Ah... the 30's and 40's... when Temple was great and had no problem getting a bowl game (like the 1935 inaugural Sugar Bowl)

Where were all your powerhouse schools like Miami, Ohio State, Alabama, etc. back then? Huh?

1925 — The 1925 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Wallace Wade, completed the regular season 9–0–0, winning the Southern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play Washington in the January 1, 1926 Rose Bowl. Coach Wade's team initially fell behind the undefeated Huskies, but rallied in the second half to defeat Washington 20–19. The outstanding player of the game was Johnny Mack Brown.[85] The 1925 Alabama football team finished the season with a 10–0–0 record and was selected national champions by the Football Annual, Billingsley, and Helms Athletic Foundation.[86]
1926 — The 1926 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Wallace Wade, completed the regular season 9–0–0, winning the Southern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play Stanford in the January 1, 1927 Rose Bowl. Coach Wade's team tied the Indians 7–7 to finish the season 9–0–1. The outstanding player of the game was Fred Pickhard.[85] The 1926 Alabama football team was selected national champions by Billingsley and the Helms Athletic Foundation,[86] retroactively.
1930 — The 1930 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Wallace Wade, completed the regular season 9–0–0, winning the Southern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play Washington State in the January 1, 1931 Rose Bowl. Coach Wade's team defeated the Cougars 24–0 to finish the season 10–0–0. The outstanding player of the game was John Campbell.[85] The 1930 Alabama football team tied with Notre Dame as national champions in the Davis poll.[86]
1934 — The 1934 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Frank Thomas, completed the regular season 9–0–0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play Stanford in the January 1, 1935 Rose Bowl. Coach Thomas' team defeated the Indians 29–13 to finish the season 10–0–0. The outstanding player of the game was Millard "Dixie" Howell.[85] The 1934 Alabama football team was selected national champions by Dunkel, Houlgate, Williamson, and Football Thesaurus.[86] The University of Alabama honored Ben McLeod, Jr., the 95–year–old former backup End of the 1934 team at the September 6, 2008 Alabama–Tulane game.[87]

[Lord Avalon]

Ah... the 30's and 40's... when Temple was great and had no problem getting a bowl game (like the 1935 inaugural Sugar Bowl)

Where were all your powerhouse schools like Miami, Ohio State, Alabama, etc. back then? Huh?

The University of Michigan was outstanding in the early 30s:

1930: 8-0-1 overall (conference 5-0, tied for 1st in conf)
1931: 8-1-1 (5-1, tied for 1st)
1932: 8-0 (6-0, tied for 1st), National Champions, as picked by various organizations
1933: 7-0-1 (5-0-1, tied for 1st), repeat National Champs

At the time the Rose Bowl selected a Pacific Coast Conference team and matched it against various teams from the east, which didn't include Michigan since the first one in 1902. The Big Nine (at the time) and PCC affiliation didn't start till the 1947 game.

U-M alternated 1-7 and 4-4 seasons till '38-9, when they finished in the bottom of the AP polls. 1940 started a string of top 10 finishes and two more National Championships:

1940: 7-1 (3-1, 2nd), AP #3
1941: 6-1-1 (3-1-1, 2nd), AP #5
1942: 7-3 (3-2, 3rd), AP #9
1943: 8-1 (6-0, tied for 1st), AP #3
1944: 8-2 (5-2, tied for 2nd), AP #8
1945: 7-3 (5-1, 2nd), AP #6
1946: 6-2-1 (5-1-1, 2nd), AP #6
1947: 10-0 (6-0, tied for 1st), AP #1 - in the 1948 Rose Bowl, U-M trounced USC 49-0
1948: 9-0 (6-0, 1st), AP #1 *
1949: 6-2-1 (4-1-1, tied for 1st), AP #7
1950: 6-3-1 (4-1-1, 1st), AP #9, UPI #6

* - at the time the Big Nine didn't allow a team to go to the Rose Bowl in consecutive years

Sources: Bentley Historical Library - U-M Football, Wikipedia - U-M Football, Wikipedia - Rose Bowl Game

[SlowwHand]

FUI and Toledo was a good game.

[Guynemer]

While I am an SEC supporter, 10-0 is probably fairly optimistic. I'll wager they win 7 though. If they do so you add to your sig for one month "The SEC football champion should have an automatic bid to the BCS championship due to the conferences dominance of college football".

0-1 so far...

[Solomwi]

And #2 isn't looking so hot at the moment. That Music City Bowl was brutal. Not sure I've ever seen a team do so much to give away a victory.

[Guynemer]

Looking like an 0-3 start for the SEC... how you feel about running the table in January?

[MRT144]

lmao, insane!

[Guynemer]

ESS EEE SEE SPEED!

[SpencerH]

Tenn was always a coin flip as to who would turn up. I did expect GA and SC to win even though I thought they were weak. It looks tough to win 7, especially since I'm unsure about Arkansas and Kentucky. It'll be 3-3 after today though and I'm looking forward to Alabama destroying Mich State.

Roll Tide!

[Guynemer]

Side wager on the SEC going 3-0 against the Big Ten today? Avatar bet?

[SpencerH]

14-0 BAMA!

Penn State is always a threat and FLA look flat, so I'll have to decline