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Why do you say auburn would be favored? I doubt it. I'd love to put a plus ml bet on OSU in that game. Auburn won a fluky game againt bama and pulled one ou of their ass again st Georgia. Withou that one in a million bounce vs Georgia we aren't haven this convo. Auburn is a two point favorite vs mizzou which probably means they give a slight edge to mizzou in the game.

 

Nobody was paying attention to auburn when they got rocked by lsu but it still happened. Mississippi state led the whole way at auburn, and wazzu almost beat them. Auburn has no business passing OSU.

 

Bama has a better team than Auburn...no dispute from me. The same can't be said for the Georgia team Auburn played. You mention games against LSU, Mississippi State, and Wazzou, but you neglect a change in scheme that occurred after those games. Auburn didn't start running the read option until the Texas A&M game, and the mastery of this has become their bread and butter.

 

Many people pick a two point favorite to lose when they are the home team. Why would a two point dog at a game being played at a neutral site be given a slight edge?

 

I get all that. But the problem is that you are applying an element of nuance that you would not apply to the other side of the argument. I could say 'every time somebody gave OSU trouble they went to Carlos Hyde and he beasted like a vision of earl campbell's eternity.' or i could cherrypick a bunch of stats about big 10 defenses.

 

I dont care especially for any conference and I hate OSU and FSU and im pretty indifferent on auburn, but i do find the SEC stuff irritating. Without question the SEC is the toughest conference in the country. However, the 5-6 really good SEC teams do not all play each other. I am a gamecocks fan and we played @ UFC @ georgia and @ mizzou and vs Clemson (as one of the VERY few SEC teams that play any challenging OOC games. Clemson obviously is always gonna be there, and a lot of other fans/alums wanted Tanner's head for letting @ UCF slip onto the schedule). The SEC schedule consisted of 2 tough games.

 

Every once in a while a team has to get through a full guantlet of SEC compo. Auburn will be somewhat close this year by facing @ LSU @ A&M vs Bama and neutral vs Mizzou. And you could make a strong argument that Auburn should be the top 1 loss team but you cant argue that they belong above a major conference team that went undefeated (especially one that hasnt lost since 2011).

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Many people pick a two point favorite to lose when they are the home team. Why would a two point dog at a game being played at a neutral site be given a slight edge?

 

Because they are anticipating a greater level of retail action on Auburn. The "Notre Dame Effect"

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Boise State coach Chris Petersen is expected to be named head coach of the Washington Huskies on Friday, according to a source.

 

Petersen will be one of the highest paid coaches in the Pac-12.

 

Petersen, who has turned down other job offers but he is ready for a new challenge, the source said.

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Boise State coach Chris Petersen is expected to be named head coach of the Washington Huskies on Friday, according to a source.

 

Petersen will be one of the highest paid coaches in the Pac-12.

 

Petersen, who has turned down other job offers but he is ready for a new challenge, the source said.

 

Wait he'd rather coach Washington than USC? He did turn down the USC job right?

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Boise State coach Chris Petersen is expected to be named head coach of the Washington Huskies on Friday, according to a source.

 

Petersen will be one of the highest paid coaches in the Pac-12.

 

Petersen, who has turned down other job offers but he is ready for a new challenge, the source said.

 

Wait he'd rather coach Washington than USC? He did turn down the USC job right?

 

For one, the cultural difference between Seattle and LA is night/day. For a guy that doesn't want the spotlight, this is a pretty good place to be.

 

For another, the alumni/booster pressure is pretty mild. I don't hear or see much evidence of UW's coaches around town glad-handing. No one was calling for Sark's head and he's been 7-6 for 3 years before finally winning 8 games this year. You don't see the 5th year at USC if you haven't won 8 games yet.

 

And his son's medical condition has always been a big factor. UW's children's hospital is top notch. Wouldn't be surprised if he got to bring a dr with him or got comfortable with what UW had to offer.

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Id have to think LAs hospitals compete with Boise's and Seattle's.

 

But if they're already involved in trials or treatment somewhere in the northwest, it may be a lot easier to travel from the Washington area than from LA. We just don't know all the factors he's making his decisions from.

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Id have to think LAs hospitals compete with Boise's and Seattle's.

 

Sure. The rest of MR's post is as important.

 

I've always heard he'd be interested in the Washington job and the Oregon schools.

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Pat Haden should totally introduce Petersen at the press conference in Seattle.
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Id have to think LAs hospitals compete with Boise's and Seattle's.

 

Well, the children's hospital at UW is top tier, from what I understand. And I don't know what his son is battling, but the cancer center here is incredibly well regarded too. I'm sure LA is great, but combine all the other benefits of Seattle and it's easy to see why he'd be interested in UW but not USC.

 

To avoid misconception, I'm not at all arguing that UW is the best gig in CFB or even better than USC. I'm just saying it makes sense for Peterson.

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Pat Haden should totally introduce Petersen at the press conference in Seattle.

 

Pretty rare for your head coach to leave for a top tier program (as opposed to being fired or retire) and you end up hiring someone better. And they get whatever buyout was due for Sark and whatever assistants he took. What a windfall.

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Mizzou will play for the national championship and Florida St will win.
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Id have to think LAs hospitals compete with Boise's and Seattle's.

 

Well, the children's hospital at UW is top tier, from what I understand. And I don't know what his son is battling, but the cancer center here is incredibly well regarded too. I'm sure LA is great, but combine all the other benefits of Seattle and it's easy to see why he'd be interested in UW but not USC.

 

To avoid misconception, I'm not at all arguing that UW is the best gig in CFB or even better than USC. I'm just saying it makes sense for Peterson.

 

Yea I agree with you. Honestly who needs USC from Petersons perspective. He clearly was comfortable with Boise and now he's seeing if he can compete at the highest level. He can do that at UW with more time and less pressure than SC.

 

I'm on a plane bound for Vegas to do a full day at the sports book tomorrow. Watching sports in the pacific timezone kicks ass.

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NIU is losing by 11. Who is in line for a BCS bowl if they lose?

 

Baylor and Oregon are pretty excited about it.

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