2006 College Football

ForeverRoses · #1 11-20-2006, 05:53 PM

Nope I am a Bobcat first and foremost. But I was raised in Columbus on Ohio State football, so the only time I root against Ohio State is when they are playing Ohio University (I have a framed picture of the scoreboard from the last time they played back in 1999 that shows OU winning- yes I was at that game!).

So the GMAC Bowl- finally I can watch them play on tv! (isn't it ironic that that MAC champs might play in the GMAC bowl?)

DeltAlum · #2 11-20-2006, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

(I have a framed picture of the scoreboard from the last time they played back in 1999 that shows OU winning- yes I was at that game!)

I was there as well -- and also grew up in Columbus.

I went to two alumni functions that weekend (I was president of the Colorado Chapter at the time), and spent a lot of the second one with Jimmy Crum, with whom I worked at Channel 4 in Columbus years before. (He now lives in the same retirement complex as my mother-in-law.)

We went to the OSU band "Skull Session" where the Marching 110 played as well.

What a great weekend that was!!

Figure out a way to scan that pic and e-mail it to me. I'd love to have it with my other O.U. stuff in our family room!

ETA, Here's an explaination of the bowl picture from my pal the newspaper guy...

I guess if we WIN the MAC we'd go to the Motor City Bowl. Lose the
championship, and we'd probably go to GMAC in Mobile.

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* The Motor City Bowl features the MAC #1 selection vs. the Big Ten #7
selection. The Big Ten must have at least seven bowl-eligible teams to send
a team to the Motor City Bowl; or at least eight bowl-eligible teams if the
Big Ten places two teams in the BCS.

* The GMAC Bowl will be shown nationally on ESPN and will feature teams from
Conference USA versus the Mid American Conference or the Western Athletic
Conference.

Thrillhouse · #3 11-21-2006, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DeltAlum

I was there as well -- and also grew up in Columbus.

I went to two alumni functions that weekend (I was president of the Colorado Chapter at the time), and spent a lot of the second one with Jimmy Crum, with whom I worked at Channel 4 in Columbus years before. (He now lives in the same retirement complex as my mother-in-law.)

We went to the OSU band "Skull Session" where the Marching 110 played as well.

What a great weekend that was!!

Figure out a way to scan that pic and e-mail it to me. I'd love to have it with my other O.U. stuff in our family room!

ETA, Here's an explaination of the bowl picture from my pal the newspaper guy...

I guess if we WIN the MAC we'd go to the Motor City Bowl. Lose the
championship, and we'd probably go to GMAC in Mobile.

-------------------------------------------------

* The Motor City Bowl features the MAC #1 selection vs. the Big Ten #7
selection. The Big Ten must have at least seven bowl-eligible teams to send
a team to the Motor City Bowl; or at least eight bowl-eligible teams if the
Big Ten places two teams in the BCS.

* The GMAC Bowl will be shown nationally on ESPN and will feature teams from
Conference USA versus the Mid American Conference or the Western Athletic
Conference.

Why would Central want to play close to home if they should win the MAC title? "as your punishment for winning the MAC title, you will have to play a home game at Ford Field" This has been covered here in Mich already. Should the chips win, they should be able to go to the GMAC bowl for it is something different. A bowl game in your home state isn't a reward imho.

DeltAlum · #4 11-21-2006, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Thrillhouse

Why would Central want to play close to home if they should win the MAC title? "as your punishment for winning the MAC title, you will have to play a home game at Ford Field" This has been covered here in Mich already. Should the chips win, they should be able to go to the GMAC bowl for it is something different. A bowl game in your home state isn't a reward imho.

In the end, it doesn't make any difference where a team "wants" to play -- it's up to the deal that the league has with the bowl organization.

It's business -- and sports is business.

AKA_Monet · #5 11-26-2006, 01:21 AM

How come Lou Holtz is band-wagoning with USC Trojans on ESPN College Football Final? That's just some bullisht...

Yeah, I relegated to watching all of ESPN and Gameplan...

My hunny just said UCLA will beat USC...

Wait Boise State says they are going to the Fiesta!

jon1856 · #6 11-26-2006, 05:32 PM

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/polls

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/polls

shinerbock · #7 11-26-2006, 08:51 PM

How the hell is ND 10th in the BCS? They haven't beaten anyone, and have gotten blown out by the 2 good teams they've played. The system is completely horsesh*t.

docetboy · #8 11-26-2006, 08:53 PM

Shiner, since ND gets $2 million from the BCS whether they play in it or not each year, BCS probably figures might as well get their moneys worth...

shinerbock · #9 11-26-2006, 08:58 PM

Docet, they also get like 18 million for playing in a BCS game don't they? And they don't have to divide it among a conference. Ridiculous, its like affirmative action for the irish.

jon1856 · #10 12-03-2006, 01:56 PM

Yes, I know that the results will not be out until later but I just happen to be surfing now

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So come back later and see what went on.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/polls

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/polls

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex

Kevin · #11 11-27-2006, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

How the hell is ND 10th in the BCS? They haven't beaten anyone, and have gotten blown out by the 2 good teams they've played. The system is completely horsesh*t.

2 reasons:

1) They're Notre Dame; and
2) See 1.

macallan25 · #12 11-27-2006, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

How come Lou Holtz is band-wagoning with USC Trojans on ESPN College Football Final? That's just some bullisht...

Yeah, I relegated to watching all of ESPN and Gameplan...

My hunny just said UCLA will beat USC...

Wait Boise State says they are going to the Fiesta!

Boise St. vs. OU in the Fiesta

AKA_Monet · #13 11-27-2006, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by macallan25

Boise St. vs. OU in the Fiesta

It'll be a deathmatch... Yeah, like Boise St. would trounche...

shinerbock · #14 11-27-2006, 01:30 AM

I'm glad I don't play for Hawaii or NM...

"New Mexico has accepted a bid to...the New Mexico bowl"

Wow, what a fun postseason.

#15 11-27-2006, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

I'm glad I don't play for Hawaii or NM...

"New Mexico has accepted a bid to...the New Mexico bowl"

Wow, what a fun postseason.

Actually, it's not so bad because a) we get to watch one more game and b) fans will actually pack the stadium because the home team's playing (as opposed to teams they could really give a shit about).

It'd be awesome if Hawaii got invited to another bowl game, but Hawaii fans don't have much travel options if that were the case. It's at least a $300-$400 5-hour flight to the west coast so the fact that they get to stay home is a good thing and no one's complaining.