2007-2008 NCAA Football

[AznSAE]

its about damn time! starts tonight with the majority of the games on saturday. who is your pick to win the bcs?

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by AznSAE

its about damn time! starts tonight with the majority of the games on Saturday. who is your pick to win the bcs?

Brother;
I had started a thread a few weeks ago (here: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...78#post1497078 )

But since this is newer we can go with this.
If there is a Mod lurking around, please merge them

[macallan25]

Matt Flynn is one of my very good friends from back home.

......took LSU tonight at -18.

[jon1856]

The Knights won tonight.
Now lets go BLUE!!!

[PM_Mama00]

I'm a little pissed. Apparently a few of the games, including the one on Saturday for Michigan, are going to be broadcast on this Big 10 network. WTF. Pretty much NO ONE has this network.

[banditone]

My Golden Hurricane Rolled

This is a great read, if you have some spare time (long):

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/etick...t&lid=tab2pos1

As for the BCS - BOOMER SOONER !

[AznSAE]

i really thought the LSU game was going to be close for a while

[shinerbock]

LSU defense looks good as always. Offense wasn't fantastic, but it'll get better.

I feel bad for MSU's D because they really had to take the loss created by the offense.

I think LSU will be good and be right in the SEC championship mix, but I think they'll have a tough time making it into the BCS championship game (same goes for all the SEC teams this year).

[macallan25]

LSU's defense is so good it's scary.

[Thrillhouse]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

I'm a little pissed. Apparently a few of the games, including the one on Saturday for Michigan, are going to be broadcast on this Big 10 network. WTF. Pretty much NO ONE has this network.

I knew the list of people who have this network was exclusive when the sideline reporter said my name during a report.

Seriously though, F'ing Michigan, way to go, blowing the season on the first day.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by Thrillhouse

I knew the list of people who have this network was exclusive when the sideline reporter said my name during a report.

Seriously though, F'ing Michigan, way to go, blowing the season on the first day.

I agree, sort of, with you.
Was at the Blood bank where there are no TV's so missed the game.
I read this:
http://www.mgoblue.com/document_disp...ument_id=25213
and still do not understand what happened.

All one can say is "On any giving day..........."

[Thrillhouse]

Originally Posted by jon1856

I agree, sort of, with you.
Was at the Blood bank where there are no TV's so missed the game.
I read this:
http://www.mgoblue.com/document_disp...ument_id=25213
and still do not understand what happened.

All one can say is "On any giving day..........."

Like you said.... any given day.

The sad part of it is.... most of us here in Michigan didn't get to see the game. And I really feel sorry for the Appalachian State fans who had their biggest win ever yet didn't have a chance to see it live. $$$$ the big ten network. My alma mater has won four of the last five national titles in D-II football..... does that mean they could beat Michigan too?

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by Thrillhouse

I knew the list of people who have this network was exclusive when the sideline reporter said my name during a report.

Seriously though, F'ing Michigan, way to go, blowing the season on the first day.

W.T.F.

BTN a jinx? Lol maybe. The game was stupid. Oh I loved the play they missed because the fucking camera was showing the crowd. Nice job assholes.

They said your name? Lol!

[DeltAlum]

Well, I know the producer and his daughter goes to Michigan. Maybe that's who you were seeing. His son goes to Penn State, so maybe you can miss a play there, too.

Kidding.

He's actually a great producer. I used to do NBC NFL football with him. He was Executive Producer of CBS Sports and ran TV production for the Atlanta Olympic games. I don't know who is directing the games, but it was more likely his fault if a play was missed.

Now,

The Big Ten Network is the second of many of its type (they act like the first, but it ain't true) that will be springing up -- I work for the first which covers the Mountain West Conference. We just passed our first anniversary yesterday.

The SEC will probably be next, followed by a lot of others.

The conferences want to control their own destiny in terms of how many games are televised, and what time they're played.

In terms of carriage, we have the same problem as BTN, but in reverse. We are on cable in all of our markets, but don't have a national satellite deal. BTN has the satellite carriage, but very few cable deals.

The truth is that you (global you) probably have more power in this than we do. Call your cable company or satellite provider and request (OK, demand) that they carry our networks instead of 58 alpha numeric channels or shopping services.

Also, just in case you were too young or have very short memories, remember that ESPN and the FSN regionals all had the same problems when they launched. Cable and Satellite systems deal with supply and demand. You demand, and sooner or later they'll supply.

Finally, my youngest sister-in-law in Detroit and her son in Texas are undoubtedly in mourning tonight after the Michigan debacle.

I hope Ann Arbor survives the night without being burned to the ground.

[kdonline]

Well, you know what I say:

Let's go FLORIDA GATORS!!!!