NCAA CFB - Week 12 Random Thoughts

[Rudi]

Wisconsin bout to get that booty pumped by Urban Meyer.

OSU +1.5 on SportsBook?

Wish I had 100k to put on that.

[FirstTimer]

cmon...they have had a great season but forget about the polls. do you really think they would beat the likes of Alabama, KS, oregon, LSU, Florida, Georgia, A&M...i have a hard time thinking they will get by USC.

they are good, but not quite there yet

Yes. I believe they would have a shot/play competitively/could beat(however you want to phrase it) against all those teams.

[NAHSTE]

These are my Bowl projections right now if the season were to end today.

 

Famous Idaho Potato - Bowling Green vs Utah State
New Mexico - Nevada vs Arizona
Poinsettia - San Diego State vs BYU
Beef O'Brady's - Ohio vs East Carolina
Las Vegas - Boise State vs Oregon State
New Orleans - Louisiana-Monroe vs San Jose State
Hawaii - Fresno State vs UCF
Little Caesars - Northern Illinois vs Utah
Belk - Cincinnati vs Georgia Tech
Holiday - Stanford vs West Virginia
Military - Arizona State vs Iowa State
Independence - Louisiana Tech vs Wake Forest
Meineke Car Care - TCU vs Minnesota
Russell Athletic - Rutgers vs Miami (FL)
Alamo - Oklahoma State vs USC
Armed Forces - Air Force vs SMU
Valley of the Sun - Texas Tech vs Northwestern
Kraft Fight Hunger - Washington vs Navy
Pinstripe - Baylor vs Syracuse
Chick-fil-A - North Carolina State vs South Carolina
Liberty - Tulsa vs Missouri
Music City - Duke vs Vanderbilt
Sun - Virginia Tech vs UCLA
Capitol One - Michigan vs LSU
Gator - Michigan State vs Mississippi State
Outback - Wisconsin vs Georgia
TicketCity - Purdue vs Ball State
Cotton - Texas vs Texas A&M
BBVA Compass - Toledo vs Ole Miss
GoDaddy.com - Kent State vs Arkansas State
Rose - Nebraska vs Notre Dame
Orange - Florida State vs Louisville
Sugar - Alabama vs Clemson
Fiesta - Oklahoma vs Florida
BCS Championship - Oregon vs Kansas State

No way Fiesta picks Florida over LSU, IMO. Fan travel and potential money earned is about equal, but no committee will be eager to invite a team as awful on offense as Florida is to play in their high profile bowl game. Florida-Michigan in the Cap One and LSU-OU in the Fiesta makes plenty of sense however. And I absolutely LOVE that Cotton Bowl pairing and I hope it happens. Johnny Football putting 60 in the Longhorns would be a hilarious comeuppance.

[FirstTimer]

ND to the Rose Bowl:

[TheImmortalGoud]

No way Fiesta picks Florida over LSU, IMO. Fan travel and potential money earned is about equal, but no committee will be eager to invite a team as awful on offense as Florida is to play in their high profile bowl game. Florida-Michigan in the Cap One and LSU-OU in the Fiesta makes plenty of sense however. And I absolutely LOVE that Cotton Bowl pairing and I hope it happens. Johnny Football putting 60 in the Longhorns would be a hilarious comeuppance.

If the Manziel hysteria continues on until the end of the season, Texas A&M will get the Fiesta Bowl bid over Florida, LSU, etc.

[Golden Taters]

Win or lose, we still booze.

[FirstTimer]

The reason ND isn't in the BCS title game right now?

They lost to FSU last season.

By far, the chief reason the Irish are No. 3 and not No. 2 is because they lost 18-14 to Florida State in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl. Expectations for the Seminoles’ 2012 season soared as a result of their come-from-behind win. Notre Dame’s dropped.



As such, FSU started the year ranked No. 7 in the coaches’ poll. Notre Dame was No. 24.

The problem for Brian Kelly was that Kansas State checked in at No. 21. Oregon was No. 5. The Irish were effectively boxed out before the season began – Death by Athlon, if you will. They’ve remained behind both the Ducks and Wildcats every single week.

Who's more deserving of No. 2 isn't the point here. Just know that if Notre Dame held off FSU last year, the Irish would have started the season well ahead of Kansas State in the preseason polls, and due to their computer strength would today have a clear path to play for the title this year.

[Liquidrob]

Lol @ college football as usual for there "title game" and whoever they pick

Anyway, the top SEC teams would beat down any of these other top teams in a title game, would be a complete mauling, SEC speed > These other guys

[FirstTimer]

Lol @ college football as usual for there "title game" and whoever they pick

Anyway, the top SEC teams would beat down any of these other top teams in a title game, would be a complete mauling, SEC speed > These other guys

Very true. Oregon seems like a very slow and plodding team.

Troll moar.

[Liquidrob]

When the last time the SEC didn't win the national title? Wasn't it when undefeated Auburn didn't get in? I'd have to look it up though

[Liquidrob]

The PAC 10 always had fast offensive players through the years, plus those defenses have never been good, SEC football is at a higher level when it comes down to it, ND, K State, lol, these teams would get bounced playing Bama and LSU

[Senser81]

The PAC 10 always had fast offensive players through the years, plus those defenses have never been good, SEC football is at a higher level when it comes down to it, ND, K State, lol, these teams would get bounced playing Bama and LSU

I agree that the SEC is still the best, but I think part of their defensive prowess is due to their conservative coaching and lack of good QBs throughout the conference. Urban Meyer destroyed the SEC by running a spread offense, yet other SEC coaches haven't really followed his example.

[FirstTimer]

When the last time the SEC didn't win the national title? Wasn't it when undefeated Auburn didn't get in? I'd have to look it up though

Vince Young vs USC.

2005.

The PAC 10 always had fast offensive players through the years,

And the last time the SEC played a Pac 10 the game came down to a last second FG. Truly dominating.

Again.

Troll moar.

[FirstTimer]

I agree that the SEC is still the best, but I think part of their defensive prowess is due to their conservative coaching and lack of good QBs throughout the conference. Urban Meyer destroyed the SEC by running a spread offense, yet other SEC coaches haven't really followed his example.

[Liquidrob]

The winner of the SEC title game should be automatically in the title game until someone can beat them

6 straight years they won it and undefeated Auburn was kept out before that, they have proven there dominance over the years, those are facts

You can't tell me that 1 of the 2 best teams in the country right now isn't the top team from the SEC