NCAA CFB - Week 11 Random Thoughts

[TheImmortalGoud]

BCS Rankings

1. Alabama
2. Kansas State
3. Oregon
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Florida
7. LSU
8. South Carolina
9. Louisville
10. Florida State
11. Oregon State
12. Oklahoma
13. Clemson
14. Stanford
15. Texas A&M
16. Nebraska
17. Texas
18. UCLA
19. USC
20. Louisiana Tech
21. Mississippi State
22. Texas Tech
23. Rutgers
24. Northwestern
25. Toledo

 

AP Top 25

RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS

1 Alabama (60) 9-0 1500 1
2 Oregon 9-0 1421 2
3 Kansas State 9-0 1385 3
4 Notre Dame 9-0 1318 4
5 Ohio State 10-0 1198 6
5 Georgia 8-1 1198 7
7 Florida 8-1 1112 8
8 Florida State 8-1 1057 9
9 LSU 7-2 1029 5
10 Clemson 8-1 931 10
11 Louisville 9-0 862 12
12 South Carolina 7-2 836 11
13 Oregon State 7-1 796 13
14 Oklahoma 6-2 765 14
15 Texas A&M 7-2 700 16
16 Stanford 7-2 655 15
17 UCLA 7-2 446 25
18 Nebraska 7-2 441 21
19 Texas 7-2 355 NR
19 Louisiana Tech 8-1 355 22
21 USC 6-3 237 18
22 Mississippi State 7-2 187 17
23 Toledo 8-1 146 NR
24 Rutgers 7-1 99 NR
25 Texas Tech 6-3 97 20

Dropped from rankings: Boise State 19, West Virginia 23, Arizona 24

Others receiving votes: Northern Illinois 64, Kent State 61, Michigan 53, TCU 38, Northwestern 32, Oklahoma State 27, Ohio 22, UCF 15, Boise State 11, Washington 9, Penn State 8, San Diego State 7, Tulsa 6, Arizona 5, Utah State 4, Fresno State 2

Notable Matchups:

Ball State @ 23 Toledo
8 Florida State @ Virginia Tech
13 Oregon State @ 16 Stanford
Arizona State @ 21 USC
11 Louisville @ Syracuse
Arkansas @ 12 South Carolina
Kansas @ 25 Texas Tech
Iowa State @ 19 Texas
Army @ 24 Rutgers
Louisiana-Lafayette @ 7 Florida
15 Texas A&M @ 1 Alabama
Baylor @ 14 Oklahoma
Maryland @ 10 Clemson
Penn State @ 18 Nebraska
3 Kansas State @ TCU
22 Mississippi State @ 9 LSU
5 Georgia @ Auburn
19 Louisiana Tech @ Texas State
4 Notre Dame @ Boston College
2 Oregon @ California
17 UCLA @ Washington State

[JeremyHight]

2 ranked Big Ten teams and 1 of them is ineligible. God we're an awful conference.

Most interesting game to me is TAMU at Bama. It will be interesting to see what happens to Bama when they are spread out, especially after a very hard fought game last week. If this game was at TAMU, I'd say it would be an upset. Since its at Bama, I think they'll be fine.

[Sharkweather]

Auburn deserves another beatdown for the 2010 game, hopefully that is delivered next weekend.

[TheImmortalGoud]

Bama-LSU was the highest rated game of the season.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/04/tv-ratings-saturday-alabama-versus-lsu-wins-big-breeders-cup-races-to-last-place/156110/

Show 18-49 Rating/Sh Viewers (millions)

CBS Alabama at LSU - 3.7/11 10.42
FOX Oregon at USC - 1.0/3 2.97
ABC Oklahoma State vs. Kansas State - 0.7/2 2.93

[FirstTimer]

Bama-LSU was the highest rated game of the season.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...-place/156110/

No it wasn't.

ND-OU did a 5.2

[Senser81]

Les Miles did some interesting things in that LSU-Bama game.

[NAHSTE]

No it wasn't.

ND-OU did a 5.2

Saw somewhere that LSU/Bama was the highest overnight of the year, at 7.0. Don't really get caught up in ratings though, a fuckton of people watched both games, because they were both competitive games featuring marquee programs.

On to week 11, and it's really hard for me to get excited about LSU's remaining three games (Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Arkansas). I hope the team doesn't feel the same way but there's bound to be some sort of letdown factor after such a gut wrenching loss. I would nould not be shocked to see them come out flat initially vs Miss State, they have to be pretty emotionally spent right about now.

At this point the only real thing we are playing for is next season, and making sure guys continue to develop. Hopefully Mett can build off of his career performance vs Bama and become more consistent, the young OL can continue to gel, etc.

Miles is going to have to do his best motivational work to close out the year. Just a difficult situation when you have talented 18-21 year old kids with not a whole lot left to play for. The difference between a Sugar Bowl berth and a Cotton Bowl berth is negligible, and I don't think it's gonna move the needle much in terms of motivation. There was only one goal this season, and the team has failed to reach it.

[Senser81]

I'm hoping LSU gets matched up against Northwestern in the Champs Sports Bowl or something like that. What a disaster that would be. Northwestern would probably give up 60 or 70 points.

[FirstTimer]

I'm hoping LSU gets matched up against Northwestern in the Champs Sports Bowl or something like that. What a disaster that would be. Northwestern would probably give up 60 or 70 points.

Sadly, can't happen. That's an ACC bowl tie in.

Capital One Bowl or the Outback Bowl is a possibility.

[FirstTimer]

Thought this was mildly interesting.

Week 10 bowl projections

http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls

[Maynard]

i hope all 4 of these teams finish undefeated.

[FirstTimer]

i hope all 4 of these teams finish undefeated.

I still don't understand why the football couldn't have immediately implicated the 4 team playoff this season.(It likely won't matter anyways as I see at least 2 of these 3 teams losing before the end of the year anyways.) but still...

[NAHSTE]

I still don't understand why the football couldn't have immediately implicated the 4 team playoff this season.(It likely won't matter anyways as I see at least 2 of these 3 teams losing before the end of the year anyways.) but still...

Because the absurd BCS TV contract doesn't expire for another two years!

Or in other words ... "money"

[FirstTimer]

Because the absurd BCS TV contract doesn't expire for another two years!

Or in other words ... "money"

Why not just break the contract?

If it was about money(and don't know the figures) you'd have to think there is more money in a playoff than in a system that sucks, people hate, PLUS everyone now knows it's going the way of the dodo in two seasons.

[Golden Taters]

Washington State WR Marquess Wilson has been suspended, rumored to have left the team. Many had Wilson as high as a first round pick before the season.