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2009/10 College Football Thread

dukebound85 said:
Wow oh wow oh wow

Meyer done at Florida?

Possible scandal perhaps??? I don't buy the health reason personaly

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4772952
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No, I think it really is health this time. There were reports of him having heart attack like symptoms after the SEC title game. I guess those were true.

And people are already throwing around Dan Mullen's name for a possible replacement. All I have to say is: Keep your filthy paws off our coach, you damn dirty gators! :)
 
The USC/BC game is a wild one. Just the thought of the possibility of the PAC-10 going 0-3 in bowl games is mind boggling. I like Ohio State's chances over Oregon. :cool:
 
Tomorrow said:
Agreed on both counts. I don't know why so many people are harping on that matchup; aside from the National Championship game, I think it's the most compelling game in the bowl lineup.
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I also think it's the most interesting bowl matchup, but that doesn't it make it any less lame that they got pitted against one another. The BCS games are a chance for the non-AQ teams to prove their worth on the field against so-called 'power conferences.' The Separate But Equal Bowl prevents that.

P-Worm
 
steve2112 said:
No, I think it really is health this time. There were reports of him having heart attack like symptoms after the SEC title game. I guess those were true.

And people are already throwing around Dan Mullen's name for a possible replacement. All I have to say is: Keep your filthy paws off our coach, you damn dirty gators! :)
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I'm pretty sure it's really about health reasons. I seem to recall that there was similar talk about health ending his coaching career early when he was at Utah.

P-Worm
 
dukebound85 said:
He's not resigning, only taking an indefinite leave

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4774134

however....


Is Tebow a wuss or what? I swear, who cries about this stuff? He cries too much.
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Easy.... he is a senior and seniors cry over this type of stuff or so I have been told. But of course that could of been because it was the last game....... :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Refer to my other comments about him.
 
P-Worm said:
...that doesn't it make it any less lame that they got pitted against one another. The BCS games are a chance for the non-AQ teams to prove their worth on the field against so-called 'power conferences.'
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You can't have it both ways - either the non-AQ conferences are equal to the "bix six", or they're not. And since you and many others have been howling all season about how great they are, there's nothing wrong with pitting two against each other - especially when they're both undefeated.

That is, of course, unless you really feel that BSU and TCU are not on par with the "big six," which is why you feel like they have something to prove.
 
Tomorrow said:
That is, of course, unless you really feel that BSU and TCU are not on par with the "big six," which is why you feel like they have something to prove.
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You misunderstand. I don't think they should be able to play the big conferences to prove something to themselves, I think they should get to play the BCS conferences to prove it to the nation. I think TCU can hang with any team in the nation right now, but the rest of the nation doesn't think that and because they're playing BSU (who the nation also thinks is a nobody), it isn't going to change any perceptions.

Say that Team A and Team B are actually the two best teams in the nation, but everyone believes that Team C is. The only way to change perceptions is to have Team A or Team B play Team C. If Team A and B play each other, it does nothing.

P-Worm
 
Tomorrow said:
You can't have it both ways - either the non-AQ conferences are equal to the "bix six", or they're not. And since you and many others have been howling all season about how great they are, there's nothing wrong with pitting two against each other - especially when they're both undefeated.

That is, of course, unless you really feel that BSU and TCU are not on par with the "big six," which is why you feel like they have something to prove.
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I used this exact argument with a guy at work last Wednesday. He's been whining about this matchup ever since it was announced, but after I pulled this on him he finally shut up about it.

In regards to the respect thing, I think Boise State has been gaining respect every year, and I honestly do believe TCU would have had a shot at playing in the NC game if the MWC had a TV contract. Boise State had seven regular season games on the ESPN family this season. That is a LOT of exposure, and the most out of any non-AQ. Meanwhile the MWC is over here twiddling their thumbs on this regional B*S* that no one can see, and even if they can they don't know it.

The Mountain West needs to wise up and get on board with ESPN. Heck, ESPN obviously wants them because they took GameDay to TWO of the games and they couldn't even televise them!! The added exposure for the Mountain West if they were on ESPN right now would be incredible.
 
evilgEEk said:
The Mountain West needs to wise up and get on board with ESPN. Heck, ESPN obviously wants them because they took GameDay to TWO of the games and they couldn't even televise them!! The added exposure for the Mountain West if they were on ESPN right now would be incredible.
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First: Gameday actually came to three Mountain West games this year. (I am guessing you forgot Air Force). Granted they weren't really there because of the team but because of the military tie in.

Second: I don't know how I would feel about going to ESPN. Like you said, the exposure is great, but I like having nearly all of my games on Saturday. Mid week games can be hard to make it out to and prevents shows like Game Day coming. Undoubtedly if the Mountain West went to ESPN we would lose our beloved Saturday game slots.

P-Worm
 
P-Worm said:
You misunderstand. I don't think they should be able to play the big conferences to prove something to themselves, I think they should get to play the BCS conferences to prove it to the nation.
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My argument is the same. Both teams are exactly where they should be - in the BCS - because they earned it. BSU has won more games than any I-A program over the last 10 years. When they stepped up to the big stage against a "Goliath" - and I'm looking back at my own alma mater - they won. They haven't backed down from anybody, and they even have an open date coming up in a couple of years that they can't get any "big six" schools to take. I think they're better respected than you're giving them credit for.

TCU isn't much different - I hear rumblings every single year about how they should replace Baylor in the Big 12. They've strung together some very impressive seasons over the past ten or so, including one of Bob Stoops' two home losses (yes, my alma mater again) and a win over BSU in the Poinsettia Bowl last year. And I don't think there are too many fans or analysts in the know who think of them as a pushover team.

What difference does it make whether they play each other or they play Cincy or Florida? They ended up ranked 4th and 6th, for no other reason than the programs are respected. The only thing left for them to prove - to themselves or to anybody else - is which of the two is the better team this year.
 
TCU beating Florida would gather more national respect because the nation sees Florida as a better team than BSU. If you honestly think that a TCU win over BSU is the same as a win over Florida, you're crazy.

P-Worm
 
I can't believe what Miami just did against the Badgers! :cool: C'mon Big Ten we need a win. Ohio State plays the canes the next two seasons!
 
P-Worm said:
TCU beating Florida would gather more national respect because the nation sees Florida as a better team than BSU. If you honestly think that a TCU win over BSU is the same as a win over Florida, you're crazy.
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A win over Texas wouldn't be the same, either. Nor would a win over Cincinatti. But none of that is relevant to my argument.

Those who spend the season howling about how the non-AQ teams should be seen as "equal" to the big six conferences have no business coming around now and complaining that two non-AQ teams are playing each other, because the only argument behind that is that "in order to be seen as an equal, we must defeat an equal."

The BCS has declared both teams "equal enough" to participate, and set up a pretty damn compelling matchup of unbeaten teams. This game will tell me SO much more than watching either of them play Florida or Cincinatti.
 
Holy cow, a crazy ending to the Wisconsin Miami game is going on right now. Miami drives the field to bring it within 6, they kick onside and get the ball back! Under a minute for Miami to make an epic finish...

P-Worm

Edit: Game over. Miami couldn't get the first down. Great win for Wisconsin.
 
P-Worm said:
First: Gameday actually came to three Mountain West games this year. (I am guessing you forgot Air Force). Granted they weren't really there because of the team but because of the military tie in.

Second: I don't know how I would feel about going to ESPN. Like you said, the exposure is great, but I like having nearly all of my games on Saturday. Mid week games can be hard to make it out to and prevents shows like Game Day coming. Undoubtedly if the Mountain West went to ESPN we would lose our beloved Saturday game slots.

P-Worm
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Actually, I forgot about Utah at TCU. Heh.

The days of college football being played only on Saturdays are over. It's all about exposure, and what better way to get that exposure than being the only kid on the national stage? On Saturdays there are many different games being played on many different networks, but on a Thursday or Friday there is one game for the entire country to see.

If the MWC could capitalize on some of this one-on-one exposure with the rest of the country things (including polls, I believe) would be a LOT more favorable for the MWC.
 
^^^ true. Missouri might be able to take Navy, and I'm also thinking that OU might surprise Stanford. We'll see!
 
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