2008 NCAA Football

[srmom]

HAHA! Yes, I'd go for that scenario. Kidding.

It ended up as I suspected, and I'm sure the OU - SEC champ (fingers crossed for Florida) game will be great.

But, this debacle has certainly given fodder to the sportscasters to lobby for a playoff system. Everyone of them are calling foul (and they would have done so if OU had been excluded). They were just waiting for this kind of controversy...

As for me, it saves me thousands of dollars because I was going to spring for tickets and airfare for the whole family if it was UT/Florida. There is a silver lining!!

[PhiGam]

I'm a huge Alabama fan this week.

[srmom]

Oh, hush you!!

GO GATORS!!!

[Benzgirl]

^^^^Sorry Nittany, I had to laugh too.

[awkward1]

I found this video on espn.com that gives a quick look at the people behind the rankings. I found it interesting that they do indeed take strength of schedule into consideration although sometimes it seems like they don't.

Wouldn't it be great if every conference had the depth and strength that the Big 12 has this year? UGA -v- Hawaii last year was a joke. While Hawaii may have been the champions of their conference, they were not in the same league as UGA. I feel the same way about Utah and Boise State this year. It looks like Boise may face either Wake Forest or Maryland, both formidable opponents. Utah faces a more difficult opponent in one of the leading SEC or Big 12 Teams. Utah has only faced two opponents of note this season, Oregon State and TCU. I just don't see Utah as being on the same level as UT, Bama, or UF and I foresee them getting blown out of the water.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by OTW

Ruh roh, Penn State mascot arrested on DUI, may miss Rose Bowl

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

^^^^Sorry Nittany, I had to laugh too.

Oh, no worries, I have no sympathy for that kid. I won't know the difference as a viewer of the game, another cheerleader will just wear the mascot uniform. But that idiot just aced himself out of a trip to the Rose Bowl and he's a senior. He's guaranteed to have a V-8 moment about that in the years to come.

[sunnyhibiscus]

Did you guys see the Army/Navy game? I like Army's uniforms. It's pretty cool with the camouflage on the helmet, on the pants, and on the numbers. And it says, "Duty. Honor. Country." on the back.

[Kevin]

Another 3-way tie is unlikely.

[KSigkid]

I went to the UConn-Pitt game; what a disaster. I feel bad for Donald Brown, the rest of the offense is so bad, especially the passing game. The defense wasn't bad, besides a couple of big plays.

[smiley21]

Gotta love those Gators!!! What a game! :-)

I kept texting my friend in Alabama about the game. I ticked him off. LOL

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by smiley21

Gotta love those Gators!!! What a game! :-)

I kept texting my friend in Alabama about the game. I ticked him off. LOL

College football is my weakest sports as far as knowledge, so thought I'd throw this out there: does today's game do anything for Tebow as far as repeating for the Heisman? Or are Bradford and McCoy out too far ahead?

[smiley21]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

College football is my weakest sports as far as knowledge, so thought I'd throw this out there: does today's game do anything for Tebow as far as repeating for the Heisman? Or are Bradford and McCoy out too far ahead?

Tebow did an amazing job in tonight's game, so he is still a much talked about contender. If the Gators take the National title, then I definitely think he has a HUGE chance at a repeat. After the Gators lost to Ole Miss and his speech where he promised that the Gators would be the hardest playing team, and then they possibly come back and win the National title...that just shows what an amazing player Tebow is. They keep saying that he is quite possibly the best player in college football history. I say give him another Heisman.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by smiley21

Tebow did an amazing job in tonight's game, so he is still a much talked about contender. If the Gators take the National title, then I definitely think he has a HUGE chance at a repeat. After the Gators lost to Ole Miss and his speech where he promised that the Gators would be the hardest playing team, and then they possibly come back and win the National title...that just shows what an amazing player Tebow is. They keep saying that he is quite possibly the best player in college football history. I say give him another Heisman.

The voting is before the national title game, though; it's in a couple of weeks, right, a few days before Christmas?

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

College football is my weakest sports as far as knowledge, so thought I'd throw this out there: does today's game do anything for Tebow as far as repeating for the Heisman? Or are Bradford and McCoy out too far ahead?

Officially, the Heisman is based on regular season performance, and not what happens in post-season play. But, his performance tonight was pretty good. I won't be surprised if Bradford or McCoy pull it in, though, since Tebow's numbers aren't as good as they were last year.

The ballots are due on Wednesday, and the presentation is Saturday night. I wonder if OJ Simpson voted this year?

I will confirm that my gang (7 girls, 2 guys) almost got into a brawl with another group tonight at the bar over this game. We are awesome!

[CrackerBarrel]

The Heisman ceremony is the 13th I think. Tebow deserves it IMO, but he made it too hard for himself last year. There was no way he was gonna repeat his numbers from last year, and despite the fact he was probably the most important player this year he couldn't repeat this year because he couldn't duplicate his huge numbers from last year.