TruffleShuffle

Why does it matter? It's not like they're taking the bowl spots from better teams, and most of them are Christmas week games that not many people watch outside their fandoms. I'd rather watch an 8-4 team from the MAC or CUSA than some team that played four bad non-conference teams and then beat the worst two teams in their own conference. With 33% of the season still to the play, there are 6 teams with fewer than 4 losses in the MAC and C-USA combined. Let's ignore the fact that those two conferences have a combined 8-10 bowl tie-ins for a second. Those 6 teams against major conference teams: Lost v. Minnesota, 44-0 Lost @ Rutgers, 24-7 Lost @ Mizzou, 31-6 Lost v. BC, 31-24 (31-10 with 10 mins left) Lost @ Michigan, 41-17 Lost @ Kentucky, 45-36 Lost @ Indiana, 39-20 Won @ Virginia, 17-10 Won v. Oklahoma St., 34-25 Lost @ Miami, 14-13 Lots of road games to be sure, but it's still a 2-8 record with some less than stellar opponents(OSU, Minnesota, Kentucky, IU, and Virginia). Add in the fact that these people are going to be in a bowl anyway, and I don't see the need to worry about mediocre major conference teams making a bowl. point taken. I guess there are just too many bowls. I mean, here are a few of the bowl projections on the college football news website: Wyoming vs. Kentucky UL Lafayette vs. East Carolina New Mexico vs. San Jose State Central Michigan vs. Air Force Florida State vs. Arizona State Nevada vs. NC State Kent State vs. South Florida Southern Miss vs. Western Michigan I think we'd all be better off if none of those games actually happened.

you do know that a lot of good hitting coaches were bad hitters during their playing careers, and a lot of great hitters didn't make very good hitting coaches?

My rankings: 1. O$U 2. UM 3. West Virginia 4. Texas 5. Louisville 6. Auburn 7. Florida 8. Tennessee 9. Cal 10. Boise St. 11. LSU 12. ND 13. Oklahoma 14. Arkansas 15. BC 16. USC 17. Wisconsin 18. Clemson 19. Georgia Tech 20. Rutgers 21. Tulsa 22. BYU 23. Penn State 24. Texas A&M 25. Virginia Tech Not deserving of ranking: Wake Forest (for barely beating UNC)

Why does it matter? It's not like they're taking the bowl spots from better teams, and most of them are Christmas week games that not many people watch outside their fandoms. I'd rather watch an 8-4 team from the MAC or CUSA than some team that played four bad non-conference teams and then beat the worst two teams in their own conference.

Ginn will turn pro after this year, I'm guessing. Why stay around for another year with a QB who has hardly taken a snap? Most of what I've heard and read suggests he'll come out, which if he's going to be a top 10-15 pick is the right move.

on a side note, I sure am glad that .500 teams can go to bowl games... after all, I think clubs like Michigan State, Florida State and Kansas State have all proved that they certainly deserve to be seen in nationally televised games.

yeah, you guys are gonna be hard pressed to make a bowl, looking at the rest of your schedule

ooh Rutgers-UConn... another huge challenge for the Scarlet Knights

And Arizona St wins one of the Pac 10 Who Cares Games of the Week in overtime

Maryland's fans storm the field after beating an unranked 4-3 team... way to go guys

haha Maryland blocked F$U's FG atttempt... always fun to see those thugs at 4-4. Maybe Bobby Bowden should be put out to pasture. edit - F$U's worst record to start the season since Bowden's first year there (30 years ago)

nice job Texas.... fumbled the ball away with 5 minutes left. The battle for the Music City Bowl - Maryland up 27-24 with a minute left, but F$U is in field goal range. That bowl just won't be the same without Minnesota or Purdue :cry:

lol South Carolina receiver got absolutely mugged on 3rd down and there was no call.... can't say I blame SC fans for being pissed about that one

YES we got bull**** chants on the SC-UT game

ah screw you tennessee

boo, big return for UcheaT

Yeah, I agree. I'm guessing that's going to either force Samardzija's hand or really hurt him in the draft. I'm also hoping that underclassmen WR like Dwayne Jarrett, Calvin Johnson and Sidney Rice turn pro to knock Samardzija down some more. :) Johnson would very likely be the first overall pick, especially for a team that's set at QB. Jarrett also is almost certain to be a top 10 pick, probably top 5. I'd be stunned if Johnson didn't go pro after this year, and I expect Jarrett to go also. Rice is probably about 50/50.

I can't imagine somebody being that much worse than Dusty Baker. It just isn't possible.

jeez, UT returner gets blown up on the return. The momentum is squarely on the side of SC right now.

Great misdirection play by SC... wide open receiver in the corner and it's a TD! 3 point lead SC. Spurrier may not have worked out in the pros, but he is one hell of a college coach.

Will they make a bowl if they go 6-6? The ACC can't have that many bowl tie-ins. they have 8 bowl tie-ins... they'll be in a bowl South Carolina muffs a punt and it's recovered by UT, but the Vols had illegal formation. Ugh... then UT's punter lands a kick at the two and somehow it takes a right turn and rolls halfway across the field, out at the one.

one of the few bright lights in an otherwise bleak sports world is looking forward to F$U playing in something like the Emerald or MPC Computers Bowl

What other Freshman QB would be competing with him. Mitch Mustain.

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Texas A&M, one of the worst one-loss teams in recent memory, is tied with Baylor in the 3rd quarter.