College Football 12-13

Originally posted by GeckosGoMoo I wasn't a fan of the uniforms at all actually. They look too much like the Red Raider uniform.

It crossed my mind they looked like the Raiders' uniforms during the game. My opinion, it is cool to have a special jersey every now and then but never get rid of the traditional ones.

This thread got dead in a hurry!

I watched the ND/Stanford game today, thoroughly expecting the Cardinal to take it. I was pretty impressed at how well both defenses played (though, the sloppy field conditions made offense pretty difficult to begin with). I don't like ND, and really just hate hearing about em year after year.. but they played a solid game. SOunded like their backup qb has closed a number of games for em.. which sounds odd. but kudos all the same.

In non-top-25 ball, my Cougs play the Cal Bears tonight.. Both have struggled this season, and I'm hoping this will allow WSU to grab its first conference win of the season. The rest of the schedule doesn't get any easier, so they need the confidence boost now more than ever.

Originally posted by Viper713 I was thinking the same thing on the fact this thread pretty much had no activity! I'm the same way with ND, but they are at least playing decent this year. In the past they usually get so hyped and pre-season ranked but never live up to being anything.   Did anyone see the Oklahoma/Texas game? Quite the whipping, Texas is going to fall in the rankings big time I would bet. I should know... since Nebraska did the same thing last week with getting stomped on.

Ain't that the truth.. THey're not even in the top 25 anymore.

The Cougs best running back and star wide receiver were injured early in the game against Cal, which pretty much sealed the deal. WSU ran the ball only 18 times for 36 yards.. It's pretty easy to cover a team when you KNOW they're gonna pass. Rough one to watch.

I agree. It's also crazy how much some of these teams change over the course of the season, and some early losses before they figured out the bugs ruins certain bowl chances. Just another reason a playoff system could be a great thing for really giving the right teams the chance.

Originally posted by j_lucky84 The playoff system is indeed a good idea, and I'd add that rankings should not be allotted until week 5 or 6 of the season. Give teams a chance to prove themselves before assigning numbers and statistics to em all, and ruling teams in/out prematurely.

North carolina all the way!

LOL, yah that kinda came out of left field. Even the ACC "powerhouses" get their big dose of humble pie come bowl game time (2-6 in bowl games last year, 4-5 in 2010, 3-4 in '09, 4-6 in '08). That's a combined 13-21.

Speaking of powerhouses, in the same period of time, the SEC has gone 23-14. Oddly enough, since the inception of the Bowl Challenge Cup (in 2002), which awards a trophy each year to the conference with the best bowl-game record, the SEC has not taken home the title. I really have a distaste for the SEC, so this little bit of info was a gem!

I also failed to mention some other teams that were ranked high earlier this year:  Both of the big schools from the mitten state.  So when Nutarded Dane goes and beats Michigan, it looked like a big deal... but really, it was a mediocre team beating a team that was way too highly ranked in the first place.  So ND went way up the polls for no aparant reason.  But you can't go back now and say that Michigan wasn't that good, so we should knock ND down a few pegs.

Cmon, people! this should be one of the best non-snowboard related threads out there! 124 FBS teams alone to cheer for provides a lot of opportunity!

My girlfriend's coworker offered a wager (a whopping $5) on the game between Oregon and Arizona State last night. He was gonna put his money on the Sun Devils.. and while I cant stand Nike U., this was some easy money that I couldn't pass up! Unfortunately he came to his senses as he saw my eyes light up when he offered the deal of easy money.. and quickly rescinded his offer. BUMMER.. that game was an absolute ROUT. 43-7 at halftime.. YIKES.

I know it's getting to be that time when the BCS predictions are being made, and everyone's talking about the potential matchup between Bama/UO.. but I'm not so sure this one favors the Ducks. The Ducks DEFINITELY have the decisive speed advantage over everyone they've played this season, but that was also the case in the championship game between them and Auburn 2 seasons ago. Auburn may have been slightly slower than UO, but that was more than compensated for in sheer size; and I really don't see that being much different with Bama this year.

Of course, I don't want to get ahead of myself; the ducks still have games AT USC, hosting Furd, and one AT ORST (haven't seen them play much this year and can't help but feel they're slightly over-ranked). But rankings don't matter so much in those pinnacle rivalry games. Each team gives 111% of what they've got, and any year it's anyone's match.

Go Blue a nice field goal to end the game and beat Sparty 12-10. It was an ugly game but a win is a win. Also the Gators proved they are #2 in the nation putting a beat down on SC

Lost the big game. Cal sucks. Gave up 21 early and shut out Stanford the 2nd half, but did nothing on offense.

Texas Tech triple OT game was sweet, 7 TD's by Doege. There's a number of QB's chucking up huge numbers its great to watch

Originally posted by Viper713 Tons of great rivalry games and some revenge games yesterday. This is what makes college football exciting! And also causes heart problems haha. Glad the huskers won, despite the mistakes. I will say Northwestern has a good program building, I like seeing teams get rebuilt and become a threat. Hopefully they start to get their fan-base up. Crazy seeing that much red at their stadium!

Yea man! Northwestern played tough! Pat Fitzgerald has done a decent job with that program since taking over in 2006. His first season went 4-8, improved the next year to 6-6, further improved the next year to 9-3 (lost a bowl game to Mizzou). They've been in bowl games every year since, though they haven't won one. And their record has steadily declined (one win each year) in the past 3 years, but they've matched their win total for last season, so they should be able to get another bowl game this winter.

No it's not! I was sooooooo rooting for BYU over the weekend. I'll stop hating ND so much a year after Lou Holtz shuts the #*()@ up about them being an elite team lol.

ANd how the HELL did K State move up to 3 in the rankings?! Yes, they beat WV at WV by a considerable margin, but we saw in the Baylor/WVU game that the Mountaineers have absolutely NO defense. K State does, sooo that absolutely SHOULD have been an easy victory.
Florida didn't necessarily do anything to move up/down in the rankings, and we all know the BCS favors the SEC (god i cant wait for the playoff system next year!). I am really just arguing this cuz i want to see Oregon face Bama at the end of the year. I hate both the teams, but watching Oregon get throttled would be rather entertaining.

^^ - It looks like to me that K-State jumped up because of a weighted computer ranking.  Oregon hasn't gotten yet to the "meat" of it's schedule, while K-State has already beaten Oklahoma and others.  This should change. (But the computers will give K-S a boost yet if OK beats the hell out of ND this weekend.)

Bama hasn't had an incredibly difficult schedule to date either (and their one win over a ranked team is overrated, as it's obvious Mich isn't as good as preseason rankings suspected). With that, they SHOULD look good against the opponents they've faced. They do face 3 current top-25 teams in the next 3 weeks, so while no one has argued whether they belong in the top spot, it will be difficult to pass them if they can continue to take care of business.

The Gators visit the Bulldogs this weekend, which should be a good match, but then they host 3 scrub teams. Even assuming wins in all those games leading to the rivalry at FSU, I don't see Florida retaining their #2 ranking until then (also assuming the rest of the teams in this list keep winning).

KState has another pivotal game this weekend against Texas Tech. Assuming they win that one, they should retain their #3 ranking through the weekend. They then host Oklahoma State, then visit TCU. The Big 12 has been beating each other up all year, so any one of those games poses the threat of an upset. Wins in all these games could likely bump KState over the Gators.

The Ducks have a cakewalk game hosting Colorado this Saturday, then will be visiting the Trojans who will definitely be out for blood (UO edged USC 38-35 in Eugene last season). Follow that with visiting a soft Cal team, hosting Stanford, then heading to Corvallis for the Civil War (which is a fight-to-the-death match regardless of rankings, but now that the Beavs are in the 7 spot, those become some serious bragging rights). It's not the roughest schedule on paper of the group, but poses a huge risk to Oregon's bowl situation.

The ND/Oklahoma game this weekend should get huge ratings. Both from fans of the programs, and fans of other programs that want to see their school move up when one of these teams gets bumped off the wagon. My gf loves the shiny homosexual helmets the Irish have been sporting, so I'm sure it'll be on my tv too lol.

The Big 12 has been beating each other a lot. Being a Nebraska fan, I miss the old Big 12. I grew up with that conference and the rivalries were great. It will be interesting to see if KState can keep it going.

Oregon vs USC game should be a good one. I can honestly say I will be rooting for Oregon, just haven't been a big fan of USC over the years.

ND/Oklahoma should be great. Both programs with so much history, just that Oklahoma has had more recent success. Does ND still use real gold when painting their helmets? I was told yes but never sure if that is just a rumor.... you know, with today's economy haha.

Nebraska vs Michigan is a big game for the Legends division of the Big 10. I hope it is a fun game to watch. Both quarterbacks have multiple threats which should keep things interesting.

My god... i'm starting to dispise mike golich on espn radio's mike & mike in the morning.  all that show has turned into is a neutral dame love fest.

Well it looks like the greatest team ever, ALABAMA, is going to win the whole thing again this year. Playoff system should be interesting when they bring that into play.

Originally posted by j_lucky84 I've been meaning to post this for the past couple days, but keep forgetting... Has anyone noticed that Penn State is 5-0 since starting the season 0-2?! And they are now 2nd in the Leaders division of the Big 12. They'll likely lose this weekend against the Buckeyes, but they still have a couple winnable games on their schedule. I don't think too many saw that coming!

For the SEC followers out there. This Penn St. team is winning games with the much maligned former Auburn DC Ted Roof. Who was the scapegoat fot the teams struggles in 2011. His defense is competitive while AU is a dumpster fire at a lovely 1-6. Things that make you go hmmmmm...

The wins may not be against powerhouses, but they ARE wins! And it's not like the losses they had were to GOOD teams either. Was just surprised they came back after an obvious struggle at the start of the season. :)

I find it a little impressive that Penn State is fired up enough to win those games. After all that has happened and then not being eligble for post-season, as a student that might make you a little bitter to give it your all.

Originally posted by Viper713 I find it a little impressive that Penn State is fired up enough to win those games. After all that has happened and then not being eligble for post-season, as a student that might make you a little bitter to give it your all. It's also interesting to watch Ohio State and Penn State lead the Leaders division... so basically the 3rd place team will go to the Big 10 Championship game if they keep it up.

I know right! lol. It's definitely lookin like Wisconsin has that one in the bag, as the rest of the Leaders division SUUUUUCKS. Wisc seems to be having a bit of a rebuilding year (they're winning... but not as much as preseason polls seemed to suspect). but reaching the champ game and having a shot at the rose bowl bid is a pretty good morale boost.

I wish i had a DVR to tape the ND/Okla game today; I'm gonna be out doing a bit of Halloween celebrating, and i expect that game to be awesome.

Originally posted by letourneau41 I picked some major upsets today. I put $5 on a 3 team parlay to win $250. Tech over K state, Georgia over Florida and ND over OK. Doubtful it will happen but if it does I'm buying another board!

Those are some bold picks, sir! Do you happen to know what the payout would've been if you had picked the exact opposite?

u guys see that lattimore injury in the south carolina game?? not a pretty sight at all. 

Originally posted by j_lucky84 I know right! lol. It's definitely lookin like Wisconsin has that one in the bag, as the rest of the Leaders division SUUUUUCKS. Wisc seems to be having a bit of a rebuilding year (they're winning... but not as much as preseason polls seemed to suspect). but reaching the champ game and having a shot at the rose bowl bid is a pretty good morale boost. I wish i had a DVR to tape the ND/Okla game today; I'm gonna be out doing a bit of Halloween celebrating, and i expect that game to be awesome.