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That guy! I love that Illinois is basically in a no-lose situation. Everyone expects them to get blown out, so they can only impress. People who think Illinois is going to get blown out either just hate Illinois or they don't follow Illinois or both. We were being blown out just once this season and it was the first game of the season. And we ended up losing by just 4. USC is playing well right now, but did anybody watch the USC/UCLA game? USC didn't look all that dominating to me. They looked much better against Arizona St. to me. I watched Illinois all year long, and they are one of my favorite college teams. But there's no way for me to deny the possibility that they get blown out. I'm not saying it definitely will happen. I certainly don't HOPE it happens. I'm rooting for them all the way. But it could happen.
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=D> =D> Very well played, snood
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....was also looking much better for OSU until Ginn left with an injury early. Don't forget about that.
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It is what makes college football pointless. Pointless but rich. It keeps people talking about it for 5 months. 2 days after the Superbowl no one remembers who won. Same thing with the WS. College Football has more drama because there's no closure. The present system has less to do with making money (they could make even more with a playoff) then how to split the money it would make. That's really the only thing that keeps them from going to a playoff system. It's drama with no resolution though. And it gives me a feeling of hopelessness to watch these scenarios play out each year, with the BCS failing over & over, knowing there's likely no end in sight. Plus these kids pour their hearts & souls into these seasons, only to find at the end there's no solid way of determining what they really fought for. That's just poor.
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I have more of a problem with Illinois getting in and not Mizzou. I don't like these bowl tie ins and it screws up the rest of the system which is bad enough as it is. But Illinois getting in had nothing to do with Missouri. Once Kansas was in, Missouri couldn't get in. Same deal with Florida. Really, the only option better than Illinois that the Rose had was Arizona State, and they weren't about to schedule a conference rematch. I really can't defend Illinois getting in, even though I'm happy about it. I think it likely they'll get destroyed though.
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Before you put money down without looking, realize that was my personal spread. I read somewhere LSU is favored, I wanna say by 5 or 6. :lol: the emboldened wouldn't have occurred...I'm not touching touching this game with the line at LSU -6. I believe LSU will win, but it could very easily be by less than 6. Or LSU could just blow them out. Seriously, I wouldn't touch this game with a 10 foot pole.
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USC - OSU would have been a good game. :D Seriously, OSU ranked above LSU, so they would have been in the title game no matter what. That's a valid point, although in my mind, two fluky triple OT losess is not as bad as a home loss to Illinois. As Les Miles said, "We're undefeated - in regulation." There's just no way the BCS could keep OSU out of the title game, and then put Mizzou in over Kansas. That would have been worse than what happened. You'd be locking out the only 2 large conference teams with 1 loss in favor of 2 loss clubs. I know it's become popular to bash OSU and the Kansas pick, but the alternative would have been stark raving madness. The BCS was in an impossible position this year. And it definitely shows beyond all doubt how inadequate the system is.
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Are we going to do ANYTHING beyond signing a couple deep bench players and juggling around current guys into new roles on the pitching staff and the like? This is shaping up to be the "do nothing" offseason like I haven't seen in a long time. -
What's Jim's VORH (Value Over Replacing Hendry)??
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Someone was going to really get screwed. Looks like it was Mizzou. I'm very happy Illinois will be playing in the Rose bowl. I'm not saying they deserve it, and I'm not sure they can be competitive with a powerhouse like USC. IL is an up-and-coming team, a work in progress. Most of their good players are young, need more seasoning to hone their performances and achieve some consistency. If they have a good day, they can probably stay close to anybody. My experience has been though, the Big 10 teams get out there and look a little discombobulated. Message to Zook: keep your team at home for as long as possible. Do your practices in Illinois. The longer they are out there, the less focused they'll be able to be.
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LSU has a month to get healthy =D> \:D/ , I wouldn't be sizing up rings for tOSU any time soon. Lots of sour grapes in here :cry: . At least they have the fact that Ohio State did so well last year against the SEC in the national championship game on their side. They'll beat Ohio State. It won't even be close. I'm with you. Same argument can be said to the alledged Illinois/USC match up as well. Is it written in stone yet that Illinois will go? That's extraordinary in and of itself. BTW, I agree OSU and IL will both be at a disadvantage, but let's not forget that both games will basically be home games for LSU & USC. HUGE advantages in fan support
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Hey look at this, as usual, nobody cares. I dunno, seems like you care. Heh. Cares enough to say he doesn't care.
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Hawaii strikes back! 21-7 (pend xpt)
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Now I've seen everything. Mr. T promoting World of Warcraft. Eeeehh?
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When they beat BSU I thought they might have something, but this is just not a competitive effort.
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LMAO, that was hilarious.
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Not anything that hasn't been heard before when other teams have done the same thing. Personally, I don't really care about the conference champion label. LSU had 2 conference losses, Georgia had 2 conference losses. The fact that LSU played in the easier division doesn't mean in my mind that they should be given more consideration. Now if you say that LSU had the better resume, that is a different story, but I'm not sure that can be proven. Yes, but the implications are nightmarish when a conf champion with the same # of losses is locked out over a team that didn't even make it to the conf championship game. That pretty much says that the conference system itself is bunk, and when we're talking about the BCS, I'm much more inclined to think it's the BCS that is bunk, not the conferences.
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Washington is a lower-tier Pac-10 team, and right now they look like they're in another league from Hawaii. Even Locker looks to be just plain faster than anyone on Hawaii's defense.
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Ohio State sucks. I'd argue they're the worst team of all the conference champions. You'd be wrong. I don't think they are as talented as Oklahoma, LSU, or USC, but could beat any on any given day. Ohio St. has the most quality loss of the group and were the most consistent team of the group. Exactly. Its not like OSU was barely getting by these "weak" teams. They dominated every non conference opponent, and didnt allow more than 17 points to anybody besides U of I. They dominated basically everybody on their schedule. You could say the same about KU, except OSU's loss was to a worse team. I'm not advocating KU. I'm saying tOSU doesn't have a great resume. OSU's loss was to a team that was within 7 points of the team that beat KU. Plus, let's not pretend that Big 10 schools are the only ones who schedule fodder games. WVU had Western Mich, Marshall, and East Carolina. I don't see anyone slinging mud at them for it. And they aren't alone, either. This is standard practice for many, many big schools.
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Now Washington is threatening to go up 2 TDs on Hawaii.
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If this doesn't prove once and for all how woefully inadequate the BCS is, then nothing will. There's literally no way possible that the championship game doesn't become a farce. No way you can tell me the two teams that will play are the undisputed most deserving. About 10 teams have pretty much a legit argument this year. Please end this madness. It has never worked, and it won't magically begin to.
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There are SOOO many rumors floating around here right now it's not even funny. At this point I'm just waiting until something is finalized one way or the other, so I don't get caught up in the hoopla. I won't be upset either way. Frankly, I might be glad if LM leaves at this point. Wow, if that's true then Herbstreit's credibility is going to take a huge hit.
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Yeah, they still couldn't do it even when they had the biggest powerhouse of a football team they've seen in GB since the Lombardi days. Not sure what the defense will do in January. They might be a little better at covering the pass. I like GB's defense overall. But it won't be Rodgers coming in and settling down the situation. It'll almost certainly be Favre for the whole game, and much as I do think he's one of the best ever, this place just seems to have his number.
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Rodgers looked flat out better than Favre, at least for those two drives. I know he's not, but he got the Packers back to doing what they have been successful with for the entire year.
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Some players and teams just don't fare well in some stadiums. I don't think it's irrelevant at all. Did you watch Favre last night? Did that look like the same player you've seen the rest of the year? O.K. then. He doesn't play well in that building. I can't tell you scientifically why, but 3 times is a charm. 9 times? That's called a trend.
