Andy

I was just coming here to post that. He won't get the WSU job - Bill Doba, their former coach and a Ball State grad, recommended him but he hasn't actually been contacted. I don't think he'll get the UM job either - he still has a losing career record at Ball State and only went 7-5 this year, probably coaching us out of a win against Miami that cost us a shot at the MAC title. He's a fantastic recruiter, though (got the Gatorade HS Player of the Year from Indiana at QB for next year), and I have no doubt within the next 5 years he'll find himself at a bigger job. Just not this year.

But this is what the BCS is based upon, I so love an educated voter. I'm replying to all the coaches votes, not just this one. Where did you guys get this info? That link that dougdescenzo posted was to the final coach's ballot.

Illinois was ranked 9th by three Big 10 coaches (including its own), Bob Stoops voted Oklahoma 1 and Ohio State 6, Boise State got a top 10 vote...ludicrous.

What with all the other Central teams are doing, doing nothing is probably the best way to guarantee another division title. :D

no, that would just be lucky. It's irrelevant, since they'll lose all those games by healthy margins. If anybody would know about losing by healthy margins, you surely would :D Bah, Ball State totally should've beaten Illinois if you think about it. Just take all the incompletions from Davis and turn them into completions. Stupid mental errors. Yeah, that's what I said.

Yep, pretty much as many as I can. Yeah, I like watching bowl games.

Troy Smith facing pressure for the first time in all of 2006 and looking like crap against it was no surprise to anyone who watched what other marquee college QBs did against pressure in 2006, so no, I don't think that last year's game was a fluke.

Interestingly, whoever wins will be the first national champion with a first-year starter at quarterback since Craig Krenzel and Ohio State in 2002.

no, that would just be lucky. It's irrelevant, since they'll lose all those games by healthy margins. If anybody would know about losing by healthy margins, you surely would :D It hurts because it's true... :evil:

Haha, clearly the Illini are destined to be a perennial Rose Bowl selection, what with them doubling their previous 2 year's win total. Maybe next year you can keep from falling down by 4 TDs so the "we should've won" excuses don't sound worse than Notre Dame/USC circa 2005. I'm offended by this. :wink: I'm loving this, BTW, keep it going. Hilarity on both ends.

no, that would just be lucky. It's irrelevant, since they'll lose all those games by healthy margins.

double post

And I for one think Illinois will follow what Notre Dame did the last two years when their slot was in question and get handled by their opponent. The only difference is that unlike 05 and 06, that team won't have the double whammy of also facing the best team not in the title game (since Georgia probably has that distinction this season).

I'm jacked for BSU/Rutgers. Ray Rice is really freaking good, but with the exception of Nebraska, Ball State's done well all year defensively against QB's that don't run and our offense is dangerous. The Knights only have two good wins - USF and Navy. Plus, you know, it's Toronto, so I'll be drinking.

That's some mind bendingly awful logic. I agree. I mean.....wow. :lol: Are you saying a team shouldn't get credit for beating a team ranked in the top 5 in the nation? What constitutes a top 5 win? My logic is apparently flawed so please explain. I'll explain in three sentences. ND beat No. 3 Michigan at the Big House in 2005. Michigan finished 7-5. No one did or should have considered that a top 5 win. End. when you go back and cite a certain team's all-time record against #1 teams, that does't necessarily mean that every one of those #1 teams goes on to win the national title, does it? now, that's nailed, right? Alright, fine. In that case I'm going back and using this any time someone says Charlie Weis has never beaten a top 20 team (luckily, now that we suck this topic doesn't come up as much).

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego, CA - 12/20, 9 pm (ESPN) Utah vs. Navy R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl in New Orleans, LA – 12/21, 8 pm (ESPN) Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis Papajohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, AL – 12/22, 1 pm (ESPN2) Southern Mississippi vs. Cincinnati New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, NM – 12/22, 4:30 pm (ESPN) New Mexico vs. Nevada Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl in Las Vegas, NV – 12/22, 8 pm (ESPN) UCLA vs. BYU Sheraton Hawaii Bowl in Honolulu, HI – 12/23, 8 pm (ESPN) (24) Boise State vs. East Carolina Motor City Bowl in Detroit, MI – 12/26, 7:30 pm (ESPN) Purdue vs. Central Michigan Pacific Life Holiday Bowl in San Diego, CA – 12/27, 8 pm (ESPN) (12) Arizona State vs. (17) Texas Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, FL – 12/28, 5 pm (ESPN) (14) Boston College vs. Michigan State Texas Bowl in Houston, TX – 12/28, 8 pm (NFL Network) TCU vs. Houston Emerald Bowl in San Francisco, CA – 12/28, 8:30 pm (ESPN) Oregon vs. Maryland Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, NC – 12/29, 1 pm (ESPN) Connecticut vs. Wake Forest AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, TN – 12/29, 4:30 pm (ESPN) Central Florida vs. Mississippi State Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, TX – 12/29, 8 pm (ESPN) Penn State vs. Texas A&M PetroSun Independence Bowl in Shreveport, LA – 12/30, 8 pm (ESPN) Alabama vs. Colorado Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, TX – 12/31, 12:30 pm (ESPN) Air Force vs. California Roady's Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, ID – 12/31, 2 pm (ESPN2) Fresno State vs. Georgia Tech Brut Sun Bowl in El Paso, TX – 12/31, 2 pm (CBS) Oregon State vs. (23) South Florida Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl in Nashville, TN – 12/31, 4 pm (ESPN) Florida State vs. Kentucky Insight Bowl in Tempe, AZ – 12/31, 6 pm (NFL Network) Oklahoma State vs. Indiana Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, GA – 12/31, 7:30 pm (ESPN) (15) Clemson vs. (22) Auburn Outback Bowl in Tampa, FL – 1/1, 11 am (ESPN) (18) Wisconsin vs. (16) Tennessee AT&T Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX – 1/1, 11:30 am (FOX) (7) Missouri vs. (25) Arkansas Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, FL – 1/1, 1 pm (CBS) (21) Virginia vs. Texas Tech Capital One Bowl in Orlando, FL – 1/1, 1 pm (ABC) Michigan vs. (9) Florida International Bowl in Toronto, ON – 1/5, 12 pm (ESPN2) Ball State vs. Rutgers GMAC Bowl in Mobile, AL – 1/6, 8 pm (ESPN) Tulsa vs. Bowling Green

Rose Bowl presented by Citi in Pasadena, CA – 1/1, 4:30 pm (ABC) (6) USC vs. (13) Illinois Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, LA – 1/1, 8:30 pm (FOX) (4) Georgia vs. (10) Hawaii Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, AZ – 1/2, 8 pm (FOX) (3) Oklahoma vs. (11) West Virginia FedEx Orange Bowl in Miami, FL – 1/3, 8 pm (FOX) (5) Virginia Tech vs. (8) Kansas Allstate BCS Championship Game in New Orleans, LA – 1/8, 8 pm (FOX) (1) Ohio State vs. (2) LSU

CMU/Purdue is official. Purdue led that game 38-0 at one point in the regular season. What a ridiculous matchup.

That's some mind bendingly awful logic. I agree. I mean.....wow. :lol: Are you saying a team shouldn't get credit for beating a team ranked in the top 5 in the nation? What constitutes a top 5 win? My logic is apparently flawed so please explain. I'll explain in three sentences. ND beat No. 3 Michigan at the Big House in 2005. Michigan finished 7-5. No one did or should have considered that a top 5 win. End.

Sugar Bowl. Oklahoma has to get the other invite (they'll play WVU in the Fiesta). Plus Georgia is getting an auto-bid.

That's some mind bendingly awful logic. I agree. I mean.....wow. :lol: Appalachian State beat a Top 5 team this season (UM), and so did Rutgers (USF), and so did Florida State (BC).

I can't believe Tampa's not only going to win the division with Jeff McGradkowncia at QB but cruise to it quite easily.

It's looking more and more like a CMU/Purdue Motor City Bowl, which should be a blast considering they played in the regular season and Purdue won 45-22.

:lol: :lol: :lol: I love Pure Evil version of IMB

Jon Beason ranks 10th in the league coming into today, but no one's even going to notice because Willis is so ridiculous. I realllllly wish Carolina had been able to get him.