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  1. Mephistopheles
    because the big ten wants their schedule to be done by thanksgiving and the pac 10 plays a larger conference schedule that goes into december during championship week. it's the big ten's fault. a lot of the big tens problems are their own creation. schedule tougher non conference games, lengthen the duration of the season, or add another team to get a championship game. this sets them up better for the layoff (making it shorter). really the big ten is stuck in the 1900s.
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    every system crowns a champion.
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    My point is given the top three teams or the field in the current setup you take the top three teams in any playoff (outside MAYBE a +1) you take the field. I understand your point, and agree. I just think, semantically, "worst" was a poor word choice. and that's why i chose the wording i did instead of something like "the playoff system would usually not crown one of the top three teams." as a fan though a playoff Cinderella is always fun and makes it entertaining. we have those already though.
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    I'll go ahead and beat that poor, dead horse: We need a playoff to correct this stuff. A playoff will crown the one of the best two teams national champion less than the current system. So? Then we're replacing one system that usually crowns one of the top three teams in the country as national champion with a system that usually crowns one of the worst 117 teams in the country as national champion. The sheer absurdity of this statement is enjoyable enough, but I'd love to hear your logic behind this. because the best team doesn't always win and making the best teams play more games against good teams makes it more likely they lose? it's not rocket science, to most people.
  5. Mephistopheles
    It's not higher than USC and Texas, but it's up there with USC/OU and Miami/Ohio St. There are some AP voters touting Florida as comparable to that Miami team.
  6. Mephistopheles
    My point is given the top three teams or the field in the current setup you take the top three teams in any playoff (outside MAYBE a +1) you take the field.
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    The only one that doesn't is a +1 playoff. Every other one does, and even the +1 system will crown the top 2 teams less often than the current setup. This isn't up for debate.
  8. Mephistopheles
    No they wouldn't. The AP poll is already in love with Florida and Oklahoma and touting this national title game as one of the best matchups in history.
  9. Mephistopheles
    I'll go ahead and beat that poor, dead horse: We need a playoff to correct this stuff. A playoff will crown the one of the best two teams national champion less than the current system. So? Then we're replacing one system that usually crowns one of the top three teams in the country as national champion with a system that usually crowns one of the worst 117 teams in the country as national champion.
  10. Mephistopheles
    They probably wouldn't jump the Florida/Oklahoma loser either.
  11. Mephistopheles
    I'll go ahead and beat that poor, dead horse: We need a playoff to correct this stuff. A playoff will crown the one of the best two teams national champion less than the current system.
  12. Mephistopheles
    There is no chance it happens. Texas would have wins over Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Missouri. Oklahoma would have wins over TCU, Florida, Texas Tech, TCU, Missouri, Oklahoma State and Missouri or Florida would have wins over Georgia, Florida State, Louisiana State, Alabama, and Oklahoma.
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    Michigan did. The Big Ten really gets a bad shake in the post season because they end their season so much sooner. That's one of the primary reasons that they have struggled in bowl games the last five years since the season was extended and they really did not extend theirs. The extra two or three weeks off kills them. They DO have an easier road to the title game though. The problem with the SOS during the season is that for the most part they lack inter-conference rivalries against top programs, with the exception Notre Dame. The SEC, ACC and Big East overlap a lot. The Pac 10 does schedule tough non-conferences traditionally and the Big XII does a bit more than the ACC. Throw that into the mix and then also add the fact that they have no title game which takes off an elite matchup that Big XII, SEC and ACC schools in the title mix get and you have recipe for a much weaker schedule if for no other reason than the setup of their system not to much the schools.
  14. Mephistopheles
    No.
  15. Mephistopheles
    The Ole Miss dogging has to stop. Ole Miss is a better team than Oregon State and is one of the top twenty teams in the country. They're not chopped liver. I think people are going to be surprised tomorrow afternoon. I don't think they will win, but I think it will be a close game. That being said, Florida and USC are a toss up.
  16. Mephistopheles
    Is this Fox's first telecast of the season? I hate these announcers coming in during the middle of the season.
  17. Mephistopheles
    That's because Texas has a chance to win the AP National Title. Not very likely but possible. Texas probably didn't get into the National Title game because Mack Brown didn't Bob Stoops the score and leave McCoy in the game like Stoops did. Mack Brown will call off the dogs if it gets out of hand. He has too much respect for Jim Tressel not to. Stoops wouldn't and Meyer wouldn't. That's what got them to Miami.
  18. Mephistopheles
    The Pac 10 is 5-0 in bowls, but just 2-6 against the Mountain West Conference. Their last five games don't eliminate the entire regular season. They're not a train wreck of a conference, but they're not the Big XII, SEC or probably even the ACC this year. That being said, over the last decade, the Pac 10 probably has been the best conference. They're down for a bit now, but give them a couple years and they'll be at or near the top. Over the long haul the Pac 10 and SEC are neck and neck for top dawgs. The Big XII is a consistent number three and the ACC and Big Ten duel it out for fourth and fifth. The Big East and MWC are next. Of course, for a couple year stretch any of the six major conferences can have a good run at things. FWIW, I entered the halftime score for the Rose Bowl game 1. 84.59 1 Oklahoma 2. 83.25 2 Florida 3. 80.73 4 Southern Cal 4. 80.53 3 Texas 5. 75.39 6 Texas Tech 6. 72.98 5 Penn State 7. 71.65 7 Utah 8. 70.45 9 Alabama 9. 70.04 10 TCU 10. 68.55 8 Ohio State Predictor 87.50 Florida 87.32 Oklahoma 85.01 Southern Cal 82.41 Texas New - Old 60.60 60.01 Big 12 58.14 59.69 ACC 57.63 56.47 SEC 55.08 52.97 PAC 10 54.32 55.81 Big Ten 53.82 53.30 Big East 51.17 51.13 MWC 41.97 42.56 WAC 41.82 40.70 CUSA 41.34 41.60 IND 40.11 41.92 MAC 34.75 34.13 Sun Belt
  19. Mephistopheles
    well usc ought to hit 45 themselves.
  20. Mephistopheles
    I wonder when the SEC will stop turning the ball over. Georgia already has two in the first quarter against Michigan State.
  21. Mephistopheles
    Um I'm pretty sure a ton of people have talked about OU's struggles in bowls the last five or so seasons. Stop being naive.
  22. Mephistopheles
    except that leaves fontenot on the bench and someone like hoff in right.
  23. Mephistopheles
    Pts top 5 87.64 Florida 87.19 Oklahoma 83.40 Southern Cal 82.38 Texas 78.27 Penn State
  24. Mephistopheles
    It was posted prior to that game. Including that one and the Kansas win: 1. 84.26 1 Oklahoma 2. 83.50 2 Florida 3. 80.39 3 Texas 4. 78.98 4 Southern Cal 5. 75.08 6 Texas Tech 6. 74.63 5 Penn State 7. 71.48 7 Utah 8. 70.67 9 Alabama 9. 69.83 10 TCU 10. 68.73 8 Ohio State 11. 68.04 12 Missouri 12. 67.30 17 Oregon 13. 67.26 11 Boise St 14. 66.25 15 Florida St 15. 66.11 13 Oklahoma St 16. 65.79 16 Georgia 17. 65.38 19 California 18. 64.93 20 Oregon St 19. 63.61 24 Mississippi 20. 62.17 14 Georgia Tech 21. 61.90 18 North Carolina 22. 61.87 26 Nebraska 23. 61.70 21 Iowa 24. 61.41 23 Virginia Tech 25. 61.34 25 Pittsburgh 26. 61.24 29 Cincinnati 27. 60.94 27 Michigan St 28. 60.75 31 Wake Forest 29. 60.57 33 Kansas 30. 60.25 22 Boston College LSU clocks in at 38 moving up 8 slots. New - Old 60.26 60.01 Big 12 58.50 59.69 ACC 57.91 56.47 SEC 54.58 55.81 Big Ten 54.49 52.97 PAC 10 53.87 53.30 Big East 50.99 51.13 MWC 41.91 40.70 CUSA 41.76 42.56 WAC 41.39 41.60 IND 40.16 41.92 MAC 34.82 34.13 Sun Belt
  25. Mephistopheles
    Updating: Rk Pts Prv School 1. 83.98 1 Oklahoma 2. 82.98 2 Florida 3. 80.04 3 Texas 4. 79.11 4 Southern Cal 5. 74.85 5 Penn State 6. 74.75 6 Texas Tech 7. 71.48 7 Utah 8. 70.05 9 Alabama 9. 69.77 10 TCU 10. 69.00 8 Ohio State 11. 67.84 12 Missouri 12. 67.34 17 Oregon 13. 67.21 11 Boise St 14. 66.94 15 Florida St 15. 66.19 14 Georgia Tech 16. 65.90 13 Oklahoma St 17. 65.53 16 Georgia 18. 65.50 19 California 19. 64.99 20 Oregon St 20. 62.91 24 Mississippi 21. 62.65 18 North Carolina 22. 62.18 23 Virginia Tech 23. 61.96 21 Iowa 24. 61.68 26 Nebraska 25. 61.43 25 Pittsburgh 26. 61.24 29 Cincinnati 27. 61.16 27 Michigan St 28. 61.10 31 Wake Forest 29. 60.94 22 Boston College 30. 60.90 30 Clemson The previous is before the bowls. New - Old 59.94 60.01 Big 12 59.42 59.69 ACC 57.17 56.47 SEC 54.96 55.81 Big Ten 54.55 52.97 PAC 10 53.91 53.30 Big East 50.96 51.13 MWC 41.72 42.56 WAC 41.45 41.60 IND 41.73 40.70 CUSA 40.29 41.92 MAC 34.48 34.13 Sun Belt
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