College Football - Week of 11/25

[CDBears1259]

As much as it pains me to say this, I'd rather the voters see that ND isn't as good as it believed to be, than how "great" USC is believed to be.

 

USC isn't believed to be "great". They are a solid team that has the ability to play very well but definitely has some weaknesses.

 

Although I agree with you, I don't trust the voters to do so.

[cubweiser03]

This drive brought to you by the officials.

 

12 man on the field is auto 1st down. thats usc's fault. they took the other one because of the spot.

 

The late hit or whatever that was on the WR who dropped the ball?

 

I missed that one i was out. :)

The PI was terrible. they took that one because it put it on the 2 not the 2.5 or 3.

[soccer10k]

Awesome. Kickoff return for a TD off an onsides kick for USC. 44-24 USC.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Hilarious.

 

Shades of UCLA vs. Northwestern in the Sun Bowl (sorry Jon) when Brandon Breazell returned two onside kicks for touchdowns.

[CubColtPacer]

This feels like Madden now-in a blowout game, both teams just take turns scoring at the end of the game in hilarious fashion.

[cubweiser03]

ND to the Rose Bowl? Oh no. I dont need to see that one again. Nothing to gain for UM. Ill take LSU please.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

This drive brought to you by the officials.

 

12 man on the field is auto 1st down. thats usc's fault. they took the other one because of the spot.

 

The late hit or whatever that was on the WR who dropped the ball?

 

I missed that one i was out. :)

The PI was terrible. they took that one because it put it on the 2 not the 2.5 or 3.

 

Yeah, the PI was bad too.

[soccer10k]

Hilarious.

 

Shades of UCLA vs. Northwestern in the Sun Bowl (sorry Jon) when Brandon Breazell returned two onside kicks for touchdowns.

 

That was great.

[soccer10k]

ND to the Rose Bowl? Oh no. I dont need to see that one again. Nothing to gain for UM. Ill take LSU please.

 

I hope we don't get a ND-Michigan Rose Bowl. That would be horrendous.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

ND to the Rose Bowl? Oh no. I dont need to see that one again. Nothing to gain for UM. Ill take LSU please.

 

The only good thing that can come from ND in the Rose Bowl is my cousin (senior at ND) would come here to visit.

 

Is there a way Texas can come back to the San Gabriel Valley again? Best fans to travel out here, oh so nice and pleasant, very friendly. It was great to have them two straight years.

[CubColtPacer]

ND to the Rose Bowl? Oh no. I dont need to see that one again. Nothing to gain for UM. Ill take LSU please.

 

The only good thing that can come from ND in the Rose Bowl is my cousin (senior at ND) would come here to visit.

 

Is there a way Texas can come back to the San Gabriel Valley again? Best fans to travel out here, oh so nice and pleasant, very friendly. It was great to have them two straight years.

 

LOL-I doubt Texas will be eligible for the BCS after their loss. My guess though is that the Rose Bowl picks somebody else with the first pick. I just cannot see them wanting a ND-Michigan rematch. My guess is that they pick a team like Louisville, and then the Sugar Bowl will pick ND.

[jaydee]

Why put ND in another BCS game? They haven't beaten a good team in sooo long.

[cubweiser03]

ND to the Rose Bowl? Oh no. I dont need to see that one again. Nothing to gain for UM. Ill take LSU please.

 

The only good thing that can come from ND in the Rose Bowl is my cousin (senior at ND) would come here to visit.

 

Is there a way Texas can come back to the San Gabriel Valley again? Best fans to travel out here, oh so nice and pleasant, very friendly. It was great to have them two straight years.

 

LOL-I doubt Texas will be eligible for the BCS after their loss. My guess though is that the Rose Bowl picks somebody else with the first pick. I just cannot see them wanting a ND-Michigan rematch. My guess is that they pick a team like Louisville, and then the Sugar Bowl will pick ND.

 

LSU brings in the southern tv market. Louisville is already covered by the midwest market with michigan. I think this is why they will skip ND too, plus its a rematch of a blowout.

[soccer10k]

BCS Bowls:

 

Nat Title: OSU v USC

Rose Bowl: Michigan v

Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska

Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v

Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v

 

Where does Louisville go?

 

At large potential for:

Notre Dame

Florida/Arkansas loser

LSU

West Virginia

 

The Rose will get the first choice of the at large because USC is going to the title game. I think Florida would get a BCS bowl if they lose to Arkansas in the SEC title game. If Arkansas loses, then LSU gets a berth. West Virginia will depend on how much they drop and if they beat Rutgers. Should be interesting.

 

Note: I had Auburn and Rutgers on here but I don't think they'll make it.

 

ETA: Louisville line.

 

ETA #2: I'm assuming WVU beats Rutgers.

Edited November 26, 2006 by soccer10k

[CubColtPacer]

ND to the Rose Bowl? Oh no. I dont need to see that one again. Nothing to gain for UM. Ill take LSU please.

 

The only good thing that can come from ND in the Rose Bowl is my cousin (senior at ND) would come here to visit.

 

Is there a way Texas can come back to the San Gabriel Valley again? Best fans to travel out here, oh so nice and pleasant, very friendly. It was great to have them two straight years.

 

LOL-I doubt Texas will be eligible for the BCS after their loss. My guess though is that the Rose Bowl picks somebody else with the first pick. I just cannot see them wanting a ND-Michigan rematch. My guess is that they pick a team like Louisville, and then the Sugar Bowl will pick ND.

 

LSU brings in the southern tv market. Louisville is already covered by the midwest market with michigan. I think this is why they will skip ND too, plus its a rematch of a blowout.

 

I was thinking about LSU also-that's certainly a good possibility as well. The Big East winner will have to be figured out first-if Rutgers beat West Virginia, it will be an interesting fight to see if Louisville or LSU gets the last at-large spot. If WV wins, the whole thing will become a great deal easier.

 

Congratulations to the Trojans. They simply outplayed the Irish tonight-no excuses. Both teams had opportunities, and they took better advantage of them than ND did.

[cubweiser03]

BCS Bowls:

 

Nat Title: OSU v USC

Rose Bowl: Michigan v

Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska

Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v

Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v

 

Where does Louisville go?

 

At large potential for:

Notre Dame

Florida/Arkansas loser

LSU

West Virginia

 

The Rose will get the first choice of the at large because USC is going to the title game. I think Florida would get a BCS bowl if they lose to Arkansas in the SEC title game. If Arkansas loses, then LSU gets a berth. West Virginia will depend on how much they drop and if they beat Rutgers. Should be interesting.

 

Note: I had Auburn and Rutgers on here but I don't think they'll make it.

 

ETA: Louisville line.

 

I see the Rose Bowl picking an SEC team for TV purposes. Florida (if they lose) or LSU. SEC vs Big Ten works well for TV purposes when it comes to the bowls. The sugar will take Louisville.

[soccer10k]

BCS Bowls:

 

Nat Title: OSU v USC

Rose Bowl: Michigan v

Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska

Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v

Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v

 

Where does Louisville go?

 

At large potential for:

Notre Dame

Florida/Arkansas loser

LSU

West Virginia

 

The Rose will get the first choice of the at large because USC is going to the title game. I think Florida would get a BCS bowl if they lose to Arkansas in the SEC title game. If Arkansas loses, then LSU gets a berth. West Virginia will depend on how much they drop and if they beat Rutgers. Should be interesting.

 

Note: I had Auburn and Rutgers on here but I don't think they'll make it.

 

ETA: Louisville line.

 

I see the Rose Bowl picking an SEC team for TV purposes. Florida (if they lose) or LSU. SEC vs Big Ten works well for TV purposes when it comes to the bowls. The sugar will take Louisville.

 

That leaves the Orange Bowl. If Georgia Tech wins would they jump at a ND-GT rematch or go in another direction? That's the problem for ND is that two of the bowls could present possible rematches with ND. Obviously if Wake Forest wins then this problem is averted.

[BigSlick]

I don't want to hear crap from any ND fan. This is your team, you deserve this for how highly hyped up they were from day one.

 

Legacy of Brady Quinn: No big wins, against anyone. Heisman? Are you joking?

 

The Great, fat, Charlie Weis: Not a single big win, best game of his career is a loss to USC in 2005. Wow.

 

I can't believe what Bob Davie was blubbering out while he watched his beloved Irish go down: "Look, the only losses this team has had in the past year has been to three top 5 teams!"

 

Yeah, and you got blown out in every single one of them.

 

There are only 2 legitimate teams on the schedule, and ND lost by 20+ to each of them. Congrats.

 

The Irish are back, indeed!

[dew1679666265]

BCS Bowls:

 

Nat Title: OSU v USC

Rose Bowl: Michigan v

Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska

Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v

Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v

 

Where does Louisville go?

 

At large potential for:

Notre Dame

Florida/Arkansas loser

LSU

West Virginia

 

The Rose will get the first choice of the at large because USC is going to the title game. I think Florida would get a BCS bowl if they lose to Arkansas in the SEC title game. If Arkansas loses, then LSU gets a berth. West Virginia will depend on how much they drop and if they beat Rutgers. Should be interesting.

 

Note: I had Auburn and Rutgers on here but I don't think they'll make it.

 

ETA: Louisville line.

 

I see the Rose Bowl picking an SEC team for TV purposes. Florida (if they lose) or LSU. SEC vs Big Ten works well for TV purposes when it comes to the bowls. The sugar will take Louisville.

 

That leaves the Orange Bowl. If Georgia Tech wins would they jump at a ND-GT rematch or go in another direction? That's the problem for ND is that two of the bowls could present possible rematches with ND. Obviously if Wake Forest wins then this problem is averted.

 

I may be missing something but where does the Big East winner fit in? Either Rutgers or Louisville will have an automatic bid that I didn't see listed.

If I'm not mistaken, I think the BE winner will go to the Sugar Bowl (someone correct me if I'm wrong). That would mean:

 

Nat Title: OSU v USC

Rose Bowl: Michigan v

Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska

Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v

Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v Rutgers/Louisville

 

leaving loser of BE and loser of SEC championship plus LSU and Notre Dame to fill two spots.

Arkansas and Rutgers are out if they lose, which would solve the problem. If they don't both lose, ND could miss a BCS berth.

[BleedCubbieBlue81]

BCS Bowls:

 

Nat Title: OSU v USC

Rose Bowl: Michigan v

Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska

Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v

Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v

 

Where does Louisville go?

 

At large potential for:

Notre Dame

Florida/Arkansas loser

LSU

West Virginia

 

The Rose will get the first choice of the at large because USC is going to the title game. I think Florida would get a BCS bowl if they lose to Arkansas in the SEC title game. If Arkansas loses, then LSU gets a berth. West Virginia will depend on how much they drop and if they beat Rutgers. Should be interesting.

 

Note: I had Auburn and Rutgers on here but I don't think they'll make it.

 

ETA: Louisville line.

 

I see the Rose Bowl picking an SEC team for TV purposes. Florida (if they lose) or LSU. SEC vs Big Ten works well for TV purposes when it comes to the bowls. The sugar will take Louisville.

 

That leaves the Orange Bowl. If Georgia Tech wins would they jump at a ND-GT rematch or go in another direction? That's the problem for ND is that two of the bowls could present possible rematches with ND. Obviously if Wake Forest wins then this problem is averted.

 

I may be missing something but where does the Big East winner fit in? Either Rutgers or Louisville will have an automatic bid that I didn't see listed.

If I'm not mistaken, I think the BE winner will go to the Sugar Bowl (someone correct me if I'm wrong). That would mean:

 

Nat Title: OSU v USC

Rose Bowl: Michigan v

Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska

Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v

Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v Rutgers/Louisville

 

leaving loser of BE and loser of SEC championship plus LSU and Notre Dame to fill two spots.

Arkansas and Rutgers are out if they lose, which would solve the problem. If they don't both lose, ND could miss a BCS berth.

If Rutgers wins out, I can't see Louisville not getting an at large bid. People want to argue that they haven't beaten anyone, but I think I heard on ESPN that they play 9 bowl teams this year. More than OSU and Notre Dame. Plus, they did beat the #3 (at the time) team in the country. It'd be tough to leave LSU out of any discussion too. ND might be in trouble.

[CubColtPacer]

BCS Bowls:

 

Nat Title: OSU v USC

Rose Bowl: Michigan v

Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska

Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v

Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v

 

Where does Louisville go?

 

At large potential for:

Notre Dame

Florida/Arkansas loser

LSU

West Virginia

 

The Rose will get the first choice of the at large because USC is going to the title game. I think Florida would get a BCS bowl if they lose to Arkansas in the SEC title game. If Arkansas loses, then LSU gets a berth. West Virginia will depend on how much they drop and if they beat Rutgers. Should be interesting.

 

Note: I had Auburn and Rutgers on here but I don't think they'll make it.

 

ETA: Louisville line.

 

I see the Rose Bowl picking an SEC team for TV purposes. Florida (if they lose) or LSU. SEC vs Big Ten works well for TV purposes when it comes to the bowls. The sugar will take Louisville.

 

That leaves the Orange Bowl. If Georgia Tech wins would they jump at a ND-GT rematch or go in another direction? That's the problem for ND is that two of the bowls could present possible rematches with ND. Obviously if Wake Forest wins then this problem is averted.

 

I may be missing something but where does the Big East winner fit in? Either Rutgers or Louisville will have an automatic bid that I didn't see listed.

If I'm not mistaken, I think the BE winner will go to the Sugar Bowl (someone correct me if I'm wrong). That would mean:

 

Nat Title: OSU v USC

Rose Bowl: Michigan v

Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska

Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v

Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v Rutgers/Louisville

 

leaving loser of BE and loser of SEC championship plus LSU and Notre Dame to fill two spots.

Arkansas and Rutgers are out if they lose, which would solve the problem. If they don't both lose, ND could miss a BCS berth.

 

A couple of things that are a little off with this. One, the Big East winner has no specific bowl tie in-that's why nobody knows exactly for sure where they will go. The Rose Bowl will have first and second pick (as the 2 teams in the title game) and they will select Michigan and ?. The Sugar Bowl picks next, then Orange, then Fiesta-that's why Boise State is penciled into the Fiesta because they pick last.

 

Second, there is no way ND misses a BCS berth. 4 BCS at-large spots are available. 2 of them will go to Michigan and Boise State.

 

The other 2? One of ND, one SEC team (either LSU or Florida if Florida loses-Arkansas would have no chance with 3 losses if they lose) and 1 Big East team (either Louisville if Rutgers wins, or Rutgers/WV if WV beats Rutgers). The bowls are not going to select both a 2 loss SEC team and a Big East team, with a chance of them having 2 losses over ND. There is simply no way-fair or not, ND is getting picked. Here's how it plays out:

 

Nat Champ: OSU vs USC

Rose: Michigan vs ?

Sugar: Arkansas/Florida vs. ?

Orange-GT/Wake vs ?

Fiesta-Oklahoma/Nebraksa vs Boise State

 

The Rose will pick first. While the announcers think they will pick Notre Dame, I see them going with Louisville, with a small chance that it is LSU.

 

Second is the Sugar-they are going to pick ND if the Rose does not. If the Rose picks ND, look for the Sugar to go with the Big East winner because they certainly won't pick an SEC team here.

 

Finally is the Orange-if it gets down to them, and LSU has not been taken, they are going to take them. For them, it will come down to who they think will travel better-LSU or West Virginia, and they will pick LSU to face GT. If LSU got taken by the Rose, they will go with the Big East winner here.

 

If Rutgers wins next week, then LSU loses out on the BCS. I also could see Louisville getting picked for a bowl before Rutgers (Rutgers of course would still get picked later on), even if Rutgers is the conference champ and Louisville is not.

[soccer10k]

BCS Bowls:

 

Nat Title: OSU v USC

Rose Bowl: Michigan v

Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska

Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v

Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v

 

Where does Louisville go?

 

At large potential for:

Notre Dame

Florida/Arkansas loser

LSU

West Virginia

 

The Rose will get the first choice of the at large because USC is going to the title game. I think Florida would get a BCS bowl if they lose to Arkansas in the SEC title game. If Arkansas loses, then LSU gets a berth. West Virginia will depend on how much they drop and if they beat Rutgers. Should be interesting.

 

Note: I had Auburn and Rutgers on here but I don't think they'll make it.

 

ETA: Louisville line.

 

I see the Rose Bowl picking an SEC team for TV purposes. Florida (if they lose) or LSU. SEC vs Big Ten works well for TV purposes when it comes to the bowls. The sugar will take Louisville.

 

That leaves the Orange Bowl. If Georgia Tech wins would they jump at a ND-GT rematch or go in another direction? That's the problem for ND is that two of the bowls could present possible rematches with ND. Obviously if Wake Forest wins then this problem is averted.

 

I may be missing something but where does the Big East winner fit in? Either Rutgers or Louisville will have an automatic bid that I didn't see listed.

If I'm not mistaken, I think the BE winner will go to the Sugar Bowl (someone correct me if I'm wrong). That would mean:

 

Nat Title: OSU v USC

Rose Bowl: Michigan v

Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska

Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v

Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v Rutgers/Louisville

 

leaving loser of BE and loser of SEC championship plus LSU and Notre Dame to fill two spots.

Arkansas and Rutgers are out if they lose, which would solve the problem. If they don't both lose, ND could miss a BCS berth.

 

The Big East doesn't have a BCS bowl tie in so they are treated like an at-large team that gets "selected" by a bowl.

[BleedCubbieBlue81]

Notre Dame will probably be a very large West Virginia fan next week.

[BleedCubbieBlue81]

BCS Bowls:

 

Nat Title: OSU v USC

Rose Bowl: Michigan v

Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska

Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v

Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v

 

Where does Louisville go?

 

At large potential for:

Notre Dame

Florida/Arkansas loser

LSU

West Virginia

 

The Rose will get the first choice of the at large because USC is going to the title game. I think Florida would get a BCS bowl if they lose to Arkansas in the SEC title game. If Arkansas loses, then LSU gets a berth. West Virginia will depend on how much they drop and if they beat Rutgers. Should be interesting.

 

Note: I had Auburn and Rutgers on here but I don't think they'll make it.

 

ETA: Louisville line.

 

I see the Rose Bowl picking an SEC team for TV purposes. Florida (if they lose) or LSU. SEC vs Big Ten works well for TV purposes when it comes to the bowls. The sugar will take Louisville.

 

That leaves the Orange Bowl. If Georgia Tech wins would they jump at a ND-GT rematch or go in another direction? That's the problem for ND is that two of the bowls could present possible rematches with ND. Obviously if Wake Forest wins then this problem is averted.

 

I may be missing something but where does the Big East winner fit in? Either Rutgers or Louisville will have an automatic bid that I didn't see listed.

If I'm not mistaken, I think the BE winner will go to the Sugar Bowl (someone correct me if I'm wrong). That would mean:

 

Nat Title: OSU v USC

Rose Bowl: Michigan v

Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska

Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v

Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v Rutgers/Louisville

 

leaving loser of BE and loser of SEC championship plus LSU and Notre Dame to fill two spots.

Arkansas and Rutgers are out if they lose, which would solve the problem. If they don't both lose, ND could miss a BCS berth.

 

The Big East doesn't have a BCS bowl tie in so they are treated like an at-large team that gets "selected" by a bowl.

Um, since when? I thought the Big East champ got an automatic bid to a BCS game.

[BleedCubbieBlue81]

Wait, nevermind. I misread your post.