Official: "Its College Football Season" Thread

[P-hat_in_Cincy]

Agreed. Spurrier at least was upfront and blunt. That is why we love him. "You can not spell oUTback without UT. Urban just came across Bush league.

Things have become 'PC'. Heck, Tressel didn't even vote in the coaches poll...I guess to not fuel the other teams fire? Maybe it's just strategy, which he's good at, but Woody Hayes probably would jump at a chance to vote against UM.

[BIGBADBLUE]

I guarentee both Bo and Woody would have voted against each other and then held a news conference to tell everyone about it ... gotta love it!!!

[BIGBADBLUE]

ND is 11th and they get a BCS. STUPID, STUPID, STUPID. They played a couple teams but tell me again who they beat? ahh ... nobody!!!

[P-hat_in_Cincy]

I guarentee both Bo and Woody would have voted against each other and then held a news conference to tell everyone about it ... gotta love it!!!

ND is 11th and they get a BCS. STUPID, STUPID, STUPID. They played a couple teams but tell me again who they beat? ahh ... nobody!!!

Trying to resist...feeling moment of weekness...resist...resist...

"I AGREE WITH YOU...TWICE!"

ahhh shewt...

[BIGBADBLUE]

hehehehe ... that was good P-hat. Dang, I was laugh with you not at you. Strange feeling.

[Bobby]

i just wish that the refs hadnt screwed OU in the oregon game and we had finished the second half of the game against texas, then OU would get a shot at tOSU with a healthy Adrian Peterson.

if 'ifs' and 'buts' were candy and nuts....

[shepherd]

"Florida's fine, but how is Michigan left out?"

Good column by Gene W. at ESPN.com. Some excerpts:

A rematch, this time on a neutral field, would have been a game for the ages. And if you threatened to take away his precious sweater vest if he didn't tell the truth, I bet you Buckeyes' coach Jim Tressel would rather play Florida than have to face the Wolverines again.

And look at the one loss each suffered by Florida and Michigan on their schedules. You tell me which defeat was more impressive: the Gators' 10-point road loss to an Auburn team that finished the season No. 9 in the BCS standings? Or the Wolverines' three-point road loss to an Ohio State now favored to win the national championship?

And the BCS penalized Michigan twice for being on the wrong end of the calendar: once when USC moved to No. 2 after beating Notre Dame (even though Michigan beat the Irish worse), and now, when Florida overtook the Wolverines (even though U of M's season ended two weeks ago). ... How can you call it a quasi-playoff when Michigan drops twice in the standings without losing a game?


It's kind of ironic that Florida's only championship came on a rematch of a game against FSU, which they lost earlier in the season...

[Chief]

ND is 11th and they get a BCS. STUPID, STUPID, STUPID. They played a couple teams but tell me again who they beat? ahh ... nobody!!!

Sat, Sep 2VanderbiltW 27-7 Sat, Sep 9Central MichiganW 41-17 Sat, Sep 16at (2) Notre DameW 47-21 Sat, Sep 23WisconsinW 27-13 Sat, Sep 30at MinnesotaW 28-14 Sat, Oct 7Michigan StateW 31-13 Sat, Oct 14at Penn StateW 17-10 Sat, Oct 21IowaW 20-6 Sat, Oct 28NorthwesternW 17-3 Sat, Nov 4Ball StateW 34-26 Sat, Nov 11at IndianaW 34-3-- Sat, Nov 18at (1) Ohio StateL 39-42

Sat, Sep 2at Georgia TechW 14-10-- Sat, Sep 9(19) Penn StateW 41-17-- Sat, Sep 16(11) MichiganL 21-47-- Sat, Sep 23at Michigan StateW 40-37-- Sat, Sep 30PurdueW 35-21-- Sat, Oct 7StanfordW 31-10-- Sat, Oct 21UCLAW 20-17-- Sat, Oct 28at NavyW 38-14-- Sat, Nov 4North CarolinaW 45-26-- Sat, Nov 11at Air ForceW 39-17-- Sat, Nov 18ArmyW 41-9-- Sat, Nov 25at (3) USCL 24-44


Neither schedule a real uphill battle. Mich big games: ND, Wisconsin, Penn St., Michigan St., Iowa, OSU 5-1 ND big games: GT, Penn St., Michigan, Purdue, UCLA, USC: 5-2

[P-hat_in_Cincy]

"The BCS wheel of fortune spun to a halt Sunday night. Its ruling: Ohio State vs. Florida.

Two mammoth programs. Two vociferous fan bases. Big Ten vs. SEC. It’s all there.

But I don’t hold out much hope for the Gators. Too much Troy Smith. Too much Jim Tressel. Too much suffocating defense. Too much — period.

Ohio State by two touchdowns. This is the Year of the Buckeye. That’s been my story most of this season — and I’m sticking to it — despite the way good fortune seems to be breaking for the Gators."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16023293/

[trickskier]

I love how everyone is already counting the Gators out. They may not have blown the competition away but they found a way to win 12 games playng the toughest schedule in the nation. The week before McFadden ran for 182 yds on 21 carries against LSU who had the #1 run defense. McFadden only gained 73 yds on 21 carries against the Gators. I do believe this is going to be a good game against two quality teams. The good news is the Gators are going to have some time to heal before the BIG GAME.

Florida's Special Teams also blocked 8 punts this year........

GO GATORS!!!!

[jbfootin]

I want to see OSU, UM and WI all win, and the Big Ten will have 3 teams in the top 5 of the final standings!

And they question the strength of schedule in the Big Ten?!?!?!

[Bruce]

Let's see: Auburn beats #2 Fla and #4 LSU goes 10 and 2 and does not get a BCS bowl? 2003 Auburn goes undefeated and is left out of Championship game. SEC?

[trickskier]

It's kind of ironic that Florida's only championship came on a rematch of a game against FSU, which they lost earlier in the season...

That game was prior to the BCS System. The rematch came about because Florida was the SEC Champs and were automatic to the Sugar Bowl at that time.

[P-hat_in_Cincy]

I don't believe this is going to be a good game against two quality teams.

Is that a mistype? Explain please.

OSU fans know all about winning a championship ugly. It was 2002/2003.

I'm happy to be playing UF just because it feels 'clean'...from a Buckeye perspective.

[Maristar210]

interesting tidbit:

Ohio State's Bowl History vs. the SEC

2001 Outback: South Carolina 31, Ohio State 28
2000 Outback: South Carolina 24, Ohio State 7
1996 Citrus: Tennessee 20, Ohio State 14
1995 Citrus: Alabama 24, Ohio State 17
1992 Citrus: Georgia 21, Ohio State 14
1989 Hall of Fame: Auburn 31, Ohio State 14
1977 Sugar: Alabama 35, Ohio State 6

Now Im not an oldtimer or a guru, so I dont know if Auburn was always in the SEC or some technicality like that.

But Ohio State is 0-7 vs. the SEC in Bowl Games lifetime

Take it for what it's worth...Just a comment


Anyone have a spread yet? Not that I won any money taking Michigan +7 betting AGAINST OSU before?