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So I take it you didn't think much of Matt Leinart coming out of USC either, right? Leinart actually won a Heisman and won most of the big games he played in. Quinn can pad his stats against Army and Stanford, but he hasn't won a big game in his career I don't think. I agree Brady Quinn hasn't done too well in his big games the past two years, but jjgman21 was comparing Quinn to Ryan Leaf and saying Quinn would fail in the NFL because of these instances. That seems a bit unreasonable since so many college athletes (including Leinart) are guilty of the same thing. I couldn't agree more.

He's a college kid for christ sakes. These things happen. It's called school spirit. Heard of it?

No way. Brady has a fantastic head on his shoulders and he's going to look GREAT in silver and black. Fixed.

Laid eggs? They were outclassed. Their only other games were against second tier programs, so of course they looked better. Come on, man. Laid eggs? Yes, laid eggs. Quinn has thrown 5 INTs all year and 3 of them came against UM. That's a laid egg. Hell he didn't even have any against USC whose D is pretty damn good too. Rhema hasn't dropped passes all year until this game. Freeman looked like crap. USC outplayed ND but that doesn't mean ND played their best game. I give all sorts of credit to UM and USC for playing the way they did in those games, but they weren't responsible for Rhema's not holding onto the football today or for ND's offensive line crapping out in the UM game. The only consolation is that we likely didn't get beat bad enough to fall out of the BCS. Wait, the reason Quinn threw those interceptions was purely because of him laying an egg and not because of the UM defense ?(and the supposed best defensive line in the nation?) Yes, you can look really good against service acadamies, maybe only throw one or two picks. Congrats. USC and Michigan? More talented than ND. Maybe Weis can recruit very well, we'll soon see. Yeah, that great UM defense that gave up 503 yards to OSU. What an awesome defense.

There's no way a 3-loss Arkansas team makes the BCS. LSU I could see but not Arkansas. They lost their chance by blowing the game to LSU. Othewise, you make some good picks, though Rutgers could very well beat WV Saturday to win the Big East. I agree, If Florida loses to Arkansas, they'll have a good shot to make a BCS bowl. If Florida wins, Arkansas will have 3 losses and will have lost to 2 loss LSU and I don't see Arkansas getting a BCS bowl under this scenario.

Too bad that Wisconsin didn't beat anybody and doesn't deserve to be ranked #3.

Yes they will. If Rutgers wins the Big East, ND could be left out of the BCS. That makes me smile just thinking about it.

I see the Rose Bowl picking an SEC team for TV purposes. Florida (if they lose) or LSU. SEC vs Big Ten works well for TV purposes when it comes to the bowls. The sugar will take Louisville. That leaves the Orange Bowl. If Georgia Tech wins would they jump at a ND-GT rematch or go in another direction? That's the problem for ND is that two of the bowls could present possible rematches with ND. Obviously if Wake Forest wins then this problem is averted. I may be missing something but where does the Big East winner fit in? Either Rutgers or Louisville will have an automatic bid that I didn't see listed. If I'm not mistaken, I think the BE winner will go to the Sugar Bowl (someone correct me if I'm wrong). That would mean: Nat Title: OSU v USC Rose Bowl: Michigan v Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v Rutgers/Louisville leaving loser of BE and loser of SEC championship plus LSU and Notre Dame to fill two spots. Arkansas and Rutgers are out if they lose, which would solve the problem. If they don't both lose, ND could miss a BCS berth. The Big East doesn't have a BCS bowl tie in so they are treated like an at-large team that gets "selected" by a bowl. Um, since when? I thought the Big East champ got an automatic bid to a BCS game. You misinterpreted what I said. They don't have a direct BCS bowl tie in a la Big 10 and Pac 10 to the Rose, etc. The conference champ does get an automatic bid but during the selection process they get treated as an at large meaning a bowl will select them. The difference is the Big East champ must be selected.

I see the Rose Bowl picking an SEC team for TV purposes. Florida (if they lose) or LSU. SEC vs Big Ten works well for TV purposes when it comes to the bowls. The sugar will take Louisville. That leaves the Orange Bowl. If Georgia Tech wins would they jump at a ND-GT rematch or go in another direction? That's the problem for ND is that two of the bowls could present possible rematches with ND. Obviously if Wake Forest wins then this problem is averted. I may be missing something but where does the Big East winner fit in? Either Rutgers or Louisville will have an automatic bid that I didn't see listed. If I'm not mistaken, I think the BE winner will go to the Sugar Bowl (someone correct me if I'm wrong). That would mean: Nat Title: OSU v USC Rose Bowl: Michigan v Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v Rutgers/Louisville leaving loser of BE and loser of SEC championship plus LSU and Notre Dame to fill two spots. Arkansas and Rutgers are out if they lose, which would solve the problem. If they don't both lose, ND could miss a BCS berth. The Big East doesn't have a BCS bowl tie in so they are treated like an at-large team that gets "selected" by a bowl.

I see the Rose Bowl picking an SEC team for TV purposes. Florida (if they lose) or LSU. SEC vs Big Ten works well for TV purposes when it comes to the bowls. The sugar will take Louisville. That leaves the Orange Bowl. If Georgia Tech wins would they jump at a ND-GT rematch or go in another direction? That's the problem for ND is that two of the bowls could present possible rematches with ND. Obviously if Wake Forest wins then this problem is averted.

BCS Bowls: Nat Title: OSU v USC Rose Bowl: Michigan v Fiesta Bowl: Boise St. v Oklahoma/Nebraska Orange Bowl: Wake Forest/Georgia Tech v Sugar Bowl: Florida/Arkansas v Where does Louisville go? At large potential for: Notre Dame Florida/Arkansas loser LSU West Virginia The Rose will get the first choice of the at large because USC is going to the title game. I think Florida would get a BCS bowl if they lose to Arkansas in the SEC title game. If Arkansas loses, then LSU gets a berth. West Virginia will depend on how much they drop and if they beat Rutgers. Should be interesting. Note: I had Auburn and Rutgers on here but I don't think they'll make it. ETA: Louisville line. ETA #2: I'm assuming WVU beats Rutgers.

I hope we don't get a ND-Michigan Rose Bowl. That would be horrendous.

That was great.

Awesome. Kickoff return for a TD off an onsides kick for USC. 44-24 USC.

USC isn't believed to be "great". They are a solid team that has the ability to play very well but definitely has some weaknesses.

Assuming they beat UCLA, which I hope USC does, I look forward to a Ohio State-USC National Championship game.

That should do it. 37-17 USC.

Notre Dame would have been finished if Smith could have hauled that one in.

Well that's disappointing. ND still alive.

OSU (the team you say Louisville would put 45 points on) disagrees. OSU is a very good team this year but when they are ranked among the historical greats, they just don't match up. I'm not sure many from the last several years do. Last years Texas team was a one man show. When Leinart said last year that they played really bad and they were the better team, I'm not so sure I disagreed. The thing was Vince Young had one of the best games EVER in that game. I don't think Texas' team last year is one of the greatest ever. Maybe USC's the year before, and definitely Miami's in 2001? But other than that, not many in the last ten years would beat the 1995 Nebraska team. Definitely 2001 Miami - that is a guarantee - as well as 2004 and 2005 USC. Could 2006 OSU stop 2005 Texas? I'm not so sure. So there are three teams, and maybe 4 in the past 5 years already better than 2006 OSU. They aren't an all-time great team. You won't remember 2006 OSU like 2001 Miami or the Leinart-Bush-White USC teams. You don't forget all-time great teams.

OSU (the team you say Louisville would put 45 points on) disagrees. OSU is a very good team this year but when they are ranked among the historical greats, they just don't match up.

Weis is a cowboy, thats for sure. He also has no faith in his defense.

He looks like a different QB than he was on the first 2 drives. He needs to work on his decision making.

YES!!! 14-0 USC!!

7-0 Trojans.