2010 College Football Thread

[ComradesTrue]

Wow. Ole Miss loses to Jacksonville State. Yikes!

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Wow. Ole Miss loses to Jacksonville State. Yikes!

Yea, I heard about that. Sheesh...

And I'm gonna need UNM to go ahead and call it quits. 72-0? No, sir.

[AXOmom]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Yea, I heard about that. Sheesh...

And I'm gonna need UNM to go ahead and call it quits. 72-0? No, sir.

The UO/UNM game marked a momentous occasion for me- the first time I've ever stopped watching my team win a game because I felt so bad for the OTHER team - and I stopped watching at the end of the 1st quarter mind you.

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Wow. Ole Miss loses to Jacksonville State. Yikes!

Tough loss in Oxford today...hopefully it won't be too long of a season!

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by OleMissGlitter

Tough loss in Oxford today...hopefully it won't be too long of a season!

Bah. It was what LSU almost did. Figured you won it and called in the rest of the game. Hopefully Coach Nutt learned a lesson. I'm already sick of all the boo hooing I'm hearing from other LSU fans about our performance on Saturday, and we actually won. At least it won't be boring, right?

[AGDee]

Nice job Michigan and Michigan State

[When Doves Cry]

Hawkeyes won today

[Kappamd]

Well, that was pretty much the worst game I've ever sat through.

Glad to see TCU and Penn State won though.

[AnchorAlum]

Went to the home opener for Florida State yesterday.

HOT as the fires of hell, but thankfully had access to some very cold adult beverages.

[Charlie_Coveroo]

How about last night's Boise State Game? That was a big win for Broncos fans!

[Kappamd]

I woke up this morning to find my facebook feed full of melodramatic statuses about Boise State not deserving to be in the national title game (as if they had already earned a spot). A. They have played ONE game. CHILL. B. If you want your team to be in the national championship, then WIN.

I live in Ohio. One guess as to what school these whiners call their alma mater?

[Always AlphaGam]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

I woke up this morning to find my facebook feed full of melodramatic statuses about Boise State not deserving to be in the national title game (as if they had already earned a spot). A. They have played ONE game. CHILL. B. If you want your team to be in the national championship, then WIN.

I live in Ohio. One guess as to what school these whiners call their alma mater?

A few years ago when Boise State went to the (I believe) Fiesta Bowl and beat Oklahoma, everyone called them a Cinderella story. It's clear that, given their dominance in the WAC and wins over perennial Top 25 teams, that they are no Cinderella story. They're the real deal, and deserve to be at the top of the lists just like the rest of them.

I get why a lot of people think Boise State shouldn't be considered for the national title, though. They're playing most of their games against WAC teams. But it's the last year in the WAC...what will the naysayers say when they join the MWC next year?

I'm not surprised that the whiners at Ohio State are....well, whining.

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by Always AlphaGam

But it's the last year in the WAC...what will the naysayers say when they join the MWC next year?

As a TCU grad I can tell you that they will be saying exactly what they said to us last year: "no dice."

Honestly, though, as much as I would love to see my school play for a national championship I do see the reasoning. Playing a WAC or a MWC schedule is not the same as playing a Big XII, Big X, or SEC schedule. It doesn't mean that the team itself isn't as good as the best that those conferences have, though. But the week to week battles are not the same, so without a playoff the debate rages on.

As someone who attended TCU when we were cellar-dwellers in the old Southwest Conference (may it rest in peace...) I am absolutely thrilled to even be in the top 25, not to mention being BSC bowl contenders. This is enough for me. If they let us (or Boise for that matter) in, then all the better. But I won't be among the legions crying foul if it doesn't happen.

Actually I would just be happy with some national respect. Three touchdown upset to Oregon State, Lee Corso? Gee, thanks. Whatever.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

As a TCU grad I can tell you that they will be saying exactly what they said to us last year: "no dice."

Honestly, though, as much as I would love to see my school play for a national championship I do see the reasoning. Playing a WAC or a MWC schedule is not the same as playing a Big XII, Big X, or SEC schedule. It doesn't mean that the team itself isn't as good as the best that those conferences have, though. But the week to week battles are not the same, so without a playoff the debate rages on.

As someone who attended TCU when we were cellar-dwellers in the old Southwest Conference (may it rest in peace...) I am absolutely thrilled to even be in the top 25, not to mention being BSC bowl contenders. This is enough for me. If they let us (or Boise for that matter) in, then all the better. But I won't be among the legions crying foul if it doesn't happen.

Actually I would just be happy with some national respect. Three touchdown upset to Oregon State, Lee Corso? Gee, thanks. Whatever.

Absolutely! Also, considering that teams like Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida, LSU, Texas, Ohio St. (need I go on?) have much tougher schedules (especially the SEC) and are beaten up by the end of the year, Boise State beating Oklahoma in a Bowl Game means very little. Schedule strength is a huge factor, and Boise St. has a pitiful schedule. If they continue to skate through the season on those kinds of match ups, you'll start seeing the more competitive conferences calling foul.

[Kappamd]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Absolutely! Also, considering that teams like Oklahoma, Alabama, Florida, LSU, Texas, Ohio St. (need I go on?) have much tougher schedules (especially the SEC) and are beaten up by the end of the year, Boise State beating Oklahoma in a Bowl Game means very little. Schedule strength is a huge factor, and Boise St. has a pitiful schedule. If they continue to skate through the season on those kinds of match ups, you'll start seeing the more competitive conferences calling foul.

And how exactly are these small schools supposed to improve their schedules when these so-called "competitive conferences" a. either refuse to play them entirely, or force them to spend their entire OOC schedule traveling? Talk about an unfair advantage.

This whole system is complete BS, and I am sick of schools like *insert overconfident, self-absorbed football school* going on like they own the BCS. Why don't we just get rid of all football teams outside of the SEC, Big Ten, etc.? We certainly wouldn't want to take any of your TV time away.