College Football - Week 11 (Nov. 13th)

[dew1679666265]

I thought non-BCS conference teams ranked 12th or higher were guaranteed a BCS bowl berth? Am I making that up or remembering it wrong?

[UMFan83]

I thought non-BCS conference teams ranked 12th or higher were guaranteed a BCS bowl berth? Am I making that up or remembering it wrong?

 

Only 1 non-BCS team ranked 12 of higher is guaranteed, which would of course be TCU.

[dew1679666265]

I thought non-BCS conference teams ranked 12th or higher were guaranteed a BCS bowl berth? Am I making that up or remembering it wrong?

 

Only 1 non-BCS team ranked 12 of higher is guaranteed, which would of course be TCU.

 

Ok, I forgot it was a 1-team restriction.

[UMFan83]

Imagine if that Tennessee too many men on the field penalty was the thing that kept a TCU out of the National Title game.

 

I personally don't think LSU will win the rest of their games, but still.

[shnsajax]

Imagine if that Tennessee too many men on the field penalty was the thing that kept a TCU out of the National Title game.

 

I personally don't think LSU will win the rest of their games, but still.

 

Even so Auburn has to lose twice for LSU to make the SEC title game. Without that I don't think they have enough to leap in front of TCU. Although that could be the final piece to destroy the BCS.

[UMFan83]

Imagine if that Tennessee too many men on the field penalty was the thing that kept a TCU out of the National Title game.

 

I personally don't think LSU will win the rest of their games, but still.

 

Even so Auburn has to lose twice for LSU to make the SEC title game. Without that I don't think they have enough to leap in front of TCU. Although that could be the final piece to destroy the BCS.

 

Whoops, I did forget about that. Auburn could lose twice. They are a good team but I don't think they are so good that beating Georgia is a formality. And despite Alabama's up and down play, they are certainly good enough to beat Auburn, and might even be slight favorites in the Iron Bowl.

 

But yeah it is pretty unlikely, though not impossible, that Auburn loses both.

[NewUserName]

Imagine if that Tennessee too many men on the field penalty was the thing that kept a TCU out of the National Title game.

 

I personally don't think LSU will win the rest of their games, but still.

 

Even so Auburn has to lose twice for LSU to make the SEC title game. Without that I don't think they have enough to leap in front of TCU. Although that could be the final piece to destroy the BCS.

 

I think the final piece to destroy the BCS would more likely be a Boise St/TCU Championship game and not a team from one of the power conferences jumping them to be in the Championship game

[Guest]

ESPN's latest BCS bowl projections doesn't even have Boise State in a BCS bowl. I mean seriously?

 

Huh?

 

http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls/projections?season=2010&week=10

 

One has them in the Rose Bowl, the other in the Sugar Bowl.

 

I like Adelson's projections. Stanford gets in, Oregon-TCU in the title game and Auburn-Boise in the Sugar.

[UMFan83]

Imagine if that Tennessee too many men on the field penalty was the thing that kept a TCU out of the National Title game.

 

I personally don't think LSU will win the rest of their games, but still.

 

Even so Auburn has to lose twice for LSU to make the SEC title game. Without that I don't think they have enough to leap in front of TCU. Although that could be the final piece to destroy the BCS.

 

I think the final piece to destroy the BCS would more likely be a Boise St/TCU Championship game and not a team from one of the power conferences jumping them to be in the Championship game

 

And then as of TCU or Boise State wins the game, a 1 loss Wisconsin team wins the Rose Bowl and the AP selects them as their National Champ.

[Flames24Rulz]

I thought non-BCS conference teams ranked 12th or higher were guaranteed a BCS bowl berth? Am I making that up or remembering it wrong?

 

Only 1 non-BCS team ranked 12 of higher is guaranteed, which would of course be TCU.

 

Does that apply for the title game? If TCU were to make the title game, would one of the BCS bowls have to pick Boise State because of that rule?

[UMFan83]

I thought non-BCS conference teams ranked 12th or higher were guaranteed a BCS bowl berth? Am I making that up or remembering it wrong?

 

Only 1 non-BCS team ranked 12 of higher is guaranteed, which would of course be TCU.

 

Does that apply for the title game? If TCU were to make the title game, would one of the BCS bowls have to pick Boise State because of that rule?

 

Just looked it up to make sure:

 

3. The champion of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Sun Belt Conference, or the Western Athletic Conference will earn an automatic berth in a BCS bowl game if either:

 

 

A. Such team is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS Standings, or,

B. Such team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS Standings and its ranking in the final BCS Standings is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the BCS bowls.

 

No more than one such team from Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Sun Belt Conference, and the Western Athletic Conference shall earn an automatic berth in any year.(Note: a second team may be eligible for at-large eligibility as noted below.) If two or more teams from those conferences satisfy the provisions for an automatic berth, then the team with the highest finish in the final BCS Standings will receive the automatic berth, and the remaining team or teams will be considered for at-large selection if it meets the criteria.

 

It doesn't say anything about the National Championship game having any effect on a 2nd non-BCS school getting an automatic bid.

[javy knows my name]

Imagine if that Tennessee too many men on the field penalty was the thing that kept a TCU out of the National Title game.

 

I personally don't think LSU will win the rest of their games, but still.

 

Even so Auburn has to lose twice for LSU to make the SEC title game. Without that I don't think they have enough to leap in front of TCU. Although that could be the final piece to destroy the BCS.

 

I think the final piece to destroy the BCS would more likely be a Boise St/TCU Championship game and not a team from one of the power conferences jumping them to be in the Championship game

 

And then as of TCU or Boise State wins the game, a 1 loss Wisconsin team wins the Rose Bowl and the AP selects them as their National Champ.

That would be beyond awesome.

 

But seriously, what if BSU-TCU were the only two undefeateds left? Would they actually abide a one-loss team jumping one of the two undefeateds for the title game? I think that would truly spell the end of the BCS. And it would suck a lot more than scenario one.

[CubColtPacer]

I thought non-BCS conference teams ranked 12th or higher were guaranteed a BCS bowl berth? Am I making that up or remembering it wrong?

 

Only 1 non-BCS team ranked 12 of higher is guaranteed, which would of course be TCU.

 

Does that apply for the title game? If TCU were to make the title game, would one of the BCS bowls have to pick Boise State because of that rule?

 

As far as I understand it from reading the rules no. Only 1 team can automatically qualify from a minor conference in any year unless both were to make the national championship game.

[Flames24Rulz]

Imagine if that Tennessee too many men on the field penalty was the thing that kept a TCU out of the National Title game.

 

I personally don't think LSU will win the rest of their games, but still.

 

Even so Auburn has to lose twice for LSU to make the SEC title game. Without that I don't think they have enough to leap in front of TCU. Although that could be the final piece to destroy the BCS.

 

I think the final piece to destroy the BCS would more likely be a Boise St/TCU Championship game and not a team from one of the power conferences jumping them to be in the Championship game

 

And then as of TCU or Boise State wins the game, a 1 loss Wisconsin team wins the Rose Bowl and the AP selects them as their National Champ.

That would be beyond awesome.

 

But seriously, what if BSU-TCU were the only two undefeateds left? Would they actually abide a one-loss team jumping one of the two undefeateds for the title game? I think that would truly spell the end of the BCS. And it would suck a lot more than scenario one.

 

I think a 1 loss SEC school would make it in over an undefeated TCU or Boise State.

[snoodmonger]

all the goodwill Turner Gill earned by miraculously beating a terrible CU team will go away when Nebraska is up by 40 at halftime.

[NewUserName]

 

 

 

But seriously, what if BSU-TCU were the only two undefeateds left? Would they actually abide a one-loss team jumping one of the two undefeateds for the title game? I think that would truly spell the end of the BCS. And it would suck a lot more than scenario one.

 

Don't forget who created and runs the BCS...its not the fans or minor conferences. BSU/TCU would lock out the power behind the BCS. If it was up to the fans and minor conferences, the BCS would already be dead.

[TheVolCub08]

I wish I had copied the link, but I read a report earlier today that speculates that we could see a 5-7 team or two in Bowl Games this winter. Currently, there are 47 Bowl-eligible teams, 17 more who have 5 wins, and only 16 more with 4 wins. Since there are 70 spots and only around 80 teams who appear to be conceivably in the picture, there could be a 5-7 team potentially.

[abuck1220]

all the goodwill Turner Gill earned by miraculously beating a terrible CU team will go away when Nebraska is up by 40 at halftime.

 

nebraska w/o taylor martinez isn't all that impressive. iowa state outgained them, out-first downed them and handled them pretty well.

[dew1679666265]

I wish I had copied the link, but I read a report earlier today that speculates that we could see a 5-7 team or two in Bowl Games this winter. Currently, there are 47 Bowl-eligible teams, 17 more who have 5 wins, and only 16 more with 4 wins. Since there are 70 spots and only around 80 teams who appear to be conceivably in the picture, there could be a 5-7 team potentially.

 

When they added a couple new bowls a couple years ago, they said that would be a possibility. With that speculation, I'm even more confident a 6-6 Tennessee team is assured a bowl game.

[dew1679666265]

all the goodwill Turner Gill earned by miraculously beating a terrible CU team will go away when Nebraska is up by 40 at halftime.

 

nebraska w/o taylor martinez isn't all that impressive. iowa state outgained them, out-first downed them and handled them pretty well.

 

How long is Martinez out for?

[TheVolCub08]

I wish I had copied the link, but I read a report earlier today that speculates that we could see a 5-7 team or two in Bowl Games this winter. Currently, there are 47 Bowl-eligible teams, 17 more who have 5 wins, and only 16 more with 4 wins. Since there are 70 spots and only around 80 teams who appear to be conceivably in the picture, there could be a 5-7 team potentially.

 

When they added a couple new bowls a couple years ago, they said that would be a possibility. With that speculation, I'm even more confident a 6-6 Tennessee team is assured a bowl game.

 

Honestly, based on the Birmingham Bowl pitting a bad Big East school vs a bad SEC school, I would not be surprised to see 5-7 Tennessee in that bowl.

[Derwood]

Imagine if that Tennessee too many men on the field penalty was the thing that kept a TCU out of the National Title game.

 

I personally don't think LSU will win the rest of their games, but still.

 

Even so Auburn has to lose twice for LSU to make the SEC title game. Without that I don't think they have enough to leap in front of TCU. Although that could be the final piece to destroy the BCS.

 

I think the final piece to destroy the BCS would more likely be a Boise St/TCU Championship game and not a team from one of the power conferences jumping them to be in the Championship game

 

Nah, there are 4 years left in the BCS contract. Nothing this year will change anything

[hawkeyecub]

The Dallas Football Classic will now be called the TicketCity Bowl.

 

Why is this [expletive] on New Year's Day?

[Banedon]

Colorado fired Dan Hawkins.

 

http://cbs4denver.com/sports/ncaa.college.football.2.2001786.html

 

They may let him finish out the season though.

[Flames24Rulz]

Colorado fired Dan Hawkins.

 

http://cbs4denver.com/sports/ncaa.college.football.2.2001786.html

 

They may let him finish out the season though.

 

What would be the point of that?