College Football - Week of 11/17

[Magnetic Curses]

Now for the weekly Meph Rankings

 

1. 10-1 Louisiana State

2. 9-1 West Virginia

3. 9-1 Arizona State

4. 9-1 Missouri

5. 10-1 Ohio State

6. 8-3 Florida

7. 9-2 Georgia

8. 8-2 Southern California

9. 9-2 Virginia Tech

10. 11-0 Kansas

11. 8-2 Oklahoma

12. 9-2 Texas

13. 8-2 Oregon

14. 9-2 Boston College

15. 10-0 Hawaii

16. 10-1 Boise State

17. 8-3 South Florida

18. 8-3 Illinois

19. 8-3 Tennessee

20. 9-2 Connecticut

21. 8-3 Cincinnati

22. 8-3 Clemson

23. 9-2 Virginia

24. 7-4 Auburn

25. 2-9 Notre Dame

 

i'm surprised florida and oregon aren't 1 and 2.

[Derwood]

i think Meph reasoning would put the Pac 10 down a peg after this week (Cal and Oregon losing to inferior teams)

[Keener98]

From everything Im reading, it looks very likely that the Illini are going to be playing Florida. PLEASE make this happen!

[bukie]

I'd say, at this point, the teams that could build a legitimate argument for a spot in the BCS championship (not that they necessarily have one now) are:

 

1. LSU - duh

2. Kansas - If they win out, they are the only undefeated "big 6" team. That alone is a convincing enough argument to at least give them a shot.

3. Missouri - If they win out, they'd be 3-1 vs. the top 30, possibly with a win against a top 10 team (depending on how far Kansas falls after a loss). Oklahoma loss last night actually hurts their argument a bit, but still in position to grab a bid with 2 wins.

4. West Virginia - Dropped a game in conference, but who hasn't? The best of a competitive Big East, if they win next week.

5. Ohio State - Dropped only one close game, and no other game has really been close, certainly not within a TD. If the loss came earlier, they'd probably be in a better spot than Missouri at this point, but 3-4-5-6 are basically identical. Early end of season is likely only going to help them, as they can now sit and wait for the dominoes to fall.

6. Arizona State - How quickly they were forgotten after the loss to Oregon, but they are still in position to win a very tough Pac-10, and have only dropped the one game.

7. Georgia - Really only can build an argument if they win the SEC championship, which they really aren't even in a position to participate in, but they are arguably the second-best SEC team, and could lay claim to the best were they to beat LSU.

8. Oklahoma - Last night's loss was hugely disappointing, as that makes 2 games they really should have won, one that they were never in the game until the last minute. However, they can still win the Big XII championship, and as such, can leapfrog Georgia should they not participate in the SEC championship.

9. Virginia Tech - Looked awful against LSU in the beginning of the year, but becoming the clear best team in the ACC, given a down league.

 

As of right now, it looks as if the 10 BCS slots will go to:

 

Ohio State (clinched) - won Big 10

LSU - leads SEC

Arizona State - Leads Pac-10

West Virginia - Leads Big East

Virginia Tech - ACC rep, tied for lead, highest rank

Kansas - Leads Big XII

Georgia/Florida - SEC At-Large

Missouri - Big XII At-Large

USC - Pac-10 At-Large

BC/Virginia - ACC At-Large

[TruffleShuffle]

6. 8-3 Florida

7. 9-2 Georgia

 

yeah this makes a lot of sense

[Mephistopheles]

6. 8-3 Florida

7. 9-2 Georgia

 

yeah this makes a lot of sense

 

it does...with a healthy tim tebow who would have won that game? uf...the only reason you want to put uga ahead of uf is because they won the game. there you guys go again, treating wins as absolute and final....theyre not.

[TruffleShuffle]

6. 8-3 Florida

7. 9-2 Georgia

 

yeah this makes a lot of sense

 

it does...with a healthy tim tebow who would have won that game? uf...the only reason you want to put uga ahead of uf is because they won the game. there you guys go again, treating wins as absolute and final....theyre not.

 

two teams played head-to-head on a neutral field, the one that won the game and has a better record should be ranked higher

[TruffleShuffle]

oh and i didn't know that tim tebow's health was responsible for giving up 42 points in that game

[Butterscup1679666578]

KU vs. MU for all the northern marbles. you Tigers have to be a little nervous, right? Our offense is clicking right now.

 

#3 Mizzou vs. #2 KU

7:00 p.m. CT kickoff

ABC - National TV

College Gameday

 

 

It's going to be so crazy. So glad I got a ticket. Unfortunately only one of my friends is going, and his seat is in a different section, so I'll be sitting by myself, but I'll make sure to get liquored up enough so that I become friends with everyone.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Thought this blurb was fun...

 

Somebody buy Charlie Weatherbie (15) a stogie and a bottle of champagne. The good stuff. Because it's not like the Louisiana-Monroe coach can go affording that on his own, even after beating Alabama.

 

 

Weatherbie earns $130,000 a year, which might be the lowest I-A salary in America. Saturday he beat the highest-paid coach in America, $4 million man Saban, who makes more in two weeks (about $154,000, before taxes) than Weatherbie makes in 12 months

 

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