BCS poll comes out tomorrow. Notre Dame will be number 1, Alabama and Georgia will be 2 and 3 in some order. Who will be number 4? Florida, Oregon or Kansas State? I think it's either Oregon or Florida and the computer polls have liked the Gators a lot more than Oregon so let's say it's. 1. Notre Dame 2. Alabama 3. Georgia 4. Florida Ok taking it further, if Notre Dame gets beat by USC and Florida beats FSU then what? The winner of Alabama and Georgia would be in the championship game, who will be number 2? Point is, it could be Florida, wouldn't that be a hoot? I don't see it happening, but then I didn't see Oregon and Kansas State losing today either. Heads would certainly explode, including a few here in Skybox.
"Heads would certainly explode, including a few here in Skybox." ,,,,amen brotha! Pitt makes that short kick in OT and we would already be looking at that scenario.
Based on the BCS standings, LSU and A&M are next in line but I suspect FSU would jump up if they run the table. Hopefully ND and Bama will run the table. Certainly that is the game Lloyd and I are rooting for.
I wonder how far Oregon will fall? I would think they would stay ahead of 2 loss A&M, and should stay ahead of 1 loss LSU IMHO. You are probably right though abuot FSU jumping up with win over UF and ACC Champ game.
If Notre Dame loses and Florida loses then it comes down to Notre Dame, Oregon, Kansas State and FSU. The computers have liked Kansas State and haven't like FSU. I would expect Oregon to be second in the voting polls with Notre Dame close and the computers deciding it and in that case I think it would go to Notre Dame. If Florida wins over FSU, the computers also have liked us, so who knows. Just for the record I wouldn't like our chances very much if we did get there. Right now I think it would be Oregon.
:idea: re: K-State Kansas State was the worst #1 that I ever saw. They're also the only #1 in the BCS era to lose to a team with a losing record. They not only lost, they were wiped out. I think we've seen the last of them. They don't deserve to be in any BCS game. re: SEC teams It's difficult to gage how good they are when they never play anybody except each other. Look at today: Wofford, Western Carolina, Jacksonville State, Samford, Alabama A&M, Sam Houston State, Georgia Southern.. The broadcasters that I watched called the SEC schedule a disgrace and they're right. There is no excuse for it. Corey told me today that Jacksonville State isn't even in Jacksonville, Florida. It's in the Appalachian Mountains of Alabama somewhere. http://www.jsu.edu/president/index.html I guess you-all will keep on voting for each other too... re: 12Pac The monster that Jim Mora is building at UCLA rolled on again today. The 12Pac final game will now come down to UCLA vs. Stanford for the Rose Bowl. The loser of that game, along with Oregon, should be a nasty surprise for someone in a bowl game somewhere. The 12Pac looked good this year and it's getting better... re: Laugh of the Day The Laugh of the Day goes to those idiots on TV who've been calling the Big 12 "the best conference in America" for the last week. What a hoot. You mean that conference lost Nebraska and Texas A&M and they got BETTER? Holy cow! Maybe if they lose Oklahoma and Texas they can play in the NFL. Steve Spurrier can be their coach! re: My laugh of the day. When I heard that Wofford was tied 7-7 with Spurrier's South Carolina in the 4th quarter... re: Not funny Rumors have the Big Ten extending invitations to join the conference to Rutgers and Maryland. I guess Wofford and Western Carolina weren't available...
Notre Dame is not going to lose this year. This team gets better each week, especially at QB. And the defense is really that good.
SEC out of conference schedules. The ones that really mean anything. Alabama beat Michigan 41 - 14 Notre Dame beat Michigan 13 - 6 Michigan also lost to Nebraska 23 -9 The loss to Bama was the most points Michigan has given up all year. Georgia plays their out of conference rivalry against Georgia Tech this weekend and will no doubt win. Florida plays their out of conference rivalry this weekend against FSU, we will be an underdog and likely lose. However with our defense we may hang in there and pull it out. Auburn is 0 - 7 in the SEC but lost to Clemson in a close game 19-26 at the beginning of the season. Clemson has one loss and is ranked just outside the top 10. S. Carolina will play Clemson this week. Tennessee is 0 - 7 in the SEC but beat NC State which gave FSU their only loss. LSU beat Washington who are 7-4 41 - 3. So to say that you can't determine anything about the SEC tbecause of the teams they play outside the conference is kind of strange. Three of the games are this weekend but the rest were played early in the season. Just passing on information.
And if the Duck FG doesn't hit the upright.....Seasons are full of "what ifs." If Wood doesn't fumble on the goal line, Pitt doesn't even try the fg.
Hanging a lot of hats on some thin wire there Bill...and citing a lot of wins against dumpster fire ACC programs just doesn't wash, at least not this year. Why doesn't anyone remember that Northwestern beat Vanderbilt? I could go on an on citing close calls and bad losses, but there's no point. You don't get it. It's the notion that the SEC is entitled to the next shot. Why is a 1 loss SEC team better or more deserving than Oregon (if they win out)? The whole conference is hanging their hat on an opening night ass kicking of a very average Michigan team. Seriously, think about that... The SEC as a whole has not looked impressive OOC. That doesn't make you bad, that makes you human...vulnerable...which is what makes the notion that you've got all these 1 loss SEC teams jammed up in the top 5 laughable. You guys have long held that you don't see the difference in playing a mid level to bottom level DI team and playing a IAA team..... You really think Alabama A&M, Jacksonville State, etc are acceptable contests?? They are nothing more than bye weeks with an injury risk...and you guys play them en masse....and get rewarded for them when you can all point back to all the '1 and 2 loss SEC teams'..
If that wire is thin Corey then there is a lot of thin wires out there. Clemson, FSU and Michigan are not good teams in your mind then fine. And I have not said we are deserving of anything because we are in the SEC, I was simply responding to the out of conference remark. But let's see how it plays out, I would put my $$$$$$ on Bama against any of the teams they might play.
I like this... ND beats USC. UGA loses to Ga.Tech F$U beats UF UGA beats 'Bama in the SECCG. KState wins out. Oregon loses one more time. FSU loses in the ACC Champ Game.. Figure that one out!!
Scratch what I said before, unfortunately I didn't take into account the projected Georgia loss to Georgia Tech. I think that in scenario that we just give the trophy to Notre Dame.
Bill, Precisely, there's a lot of thin wire out there this year and there isn't a clear cut best conference... so why is it that there are 3 or 4 teams from the SEC that are in-line for a title shot before the Ducks. I've been on record as saying for almost a month now that Oregon is the team I don't want to play... there's no one else I'd mind taking a run at, no one. Alabama fans seem to have forgotten themselves. Just last week they were admitting that this year's team is nowhere near the team it was last year (true btw) and that McCarron is not one of the 5 best QBs in the SEC let alone the nation (also true).. They have a fantastic OL, 3 great RBs and a stout defense that is missing some very, very important pieces.... But a Duck loss and a Baylor blowout have these Tide fans talking like they are last year's team all over again. I'll take that bet.
Corey in the Oregon losses to Auburn and LSU I believe you felt like Chip went away from the offense that brought him to that point. What is your feeling after Stanford, did Kelley choke?
Corey, until last night Oregon was the team that I thought was number 1. However they lost, if it was me I would still have them in line behind Notre Dame and the winner of Georgia and Alabama. However it is not me and the computers still don't like Oregon and they are number 5 behind Florida. The computers have Notre Dame a clear number 1 and Florida a clear number 2. That was enough for the Gators to jump Oregon. FSU isn't liked by the computers and they fall 4-5 places because of the computer rankings and are number 10. What would happen if Florida beats FSU and Notre Dame loses to S. Cal? I can't really say because the computers seem to like both those teams. Might be that the Irish could lose and still go to the Championship game. If I recall right that happened once before with Nebraska, the got beat badly in their Championship game and still went and played Miami. But I am still sticking with my feelings about Alabama still being the favorite to win it all. Let me add that I think that if that scenario did happen, Notre Dame losing, I think there would be a lot of sentiment among the voting polls to not have another rematch.