NCAA CFB - Week 14 Random Thoughts

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@BFeldmanCBS: Notre Dame would be an underdog vs 5 SEC teams (Bama -9.5); UGA (-3); UF (-1.5); #LSU (-3); A&M (-3.5), per Bovada.

:shotsfired:

 

[FirstTimer]

:shotsfired:

LOL at Florida being the lowest one of those.

Plus point spreads mean jack shit in relation to the way they are usually thrown around. It's all to control betting.

Last night ESPN had ND has a 7pt dog to Bama.

 

[Jayrock]

Show's how brainwashed the people United States are

 

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LOL at Florida being the lowest one of those.

They have the least explosive offense of all the teams in question. I think the prevailing thought is that ND would match up the best with the Gators for this reason. Florida would want to run it 50 times, which would obviously play towards the strength of Notre Dame.

 

[FirstTimer]

They have the least explosive offense of all the teams in question. I think the prevailing thought is that ND would match up the best with the Gators for this reason. Florida would want to run it 50 times, which would obviously play towards the strength of Notre Dame.

Which is odd/funny because last night it was pretty much universally agreed that Alabama is the best match up for Notre Dame because of the same reason, especially with the injury to Kenny Bell. Though Cooper is the leading WR for the Tide. I personally think Florida is the worst matchup for Notre Dame, especially for their offense. Gun to my head I like the matchups with Bama's defense more than I do Florida, Georgia's, or LSU's.

I'd like ND's chances better against Bama than I would Florida.

 

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Which is odd/funny because last night it was pretty much universally agreed that Alabama is the best match up for Notre Dame because of the same reason, especially with the injury to Kenny Bell. Though Cooper is the leading WR for the Tide. I personally think Florida is the worst matchup for Notre Dame, especially for their offense. Gun to my head I like the matchups with Bama's defense more than I do Florida, Georgia's, or LSU's.

I'd like ND's chances better against Bama than I would Florida.

The dirty secret here is that Alabama isn't very good, at least not compared to their '09 or '11 teams. They should have lost to LSU, but that's old news. :crying:

 

[FirstTimer]

The dirty secret here is that Alabama isn't very good, LOL. They should have lost to LSU, but that's old news. :crying:

Which is why it shocks me that Bama would be such a huge favorite. Every analyst you hear talks trumps up how great Florida is and how great the resume is. How a team that runs the ball a lot plays right into ND's hands, how Bama has issues dealing with multiple personnel groupings and mobile QB's, yet they are the biggest favorite over ND of all the SEC teams. I'm not saying ND will beat Bama but it's really odd to see the line favorites match up with the talking points. It's like the "experts" and the oddsmakers are seeing the same thing. Pretty interesting.

ESPN will spend 15 minutes talking up other teams in the SEC and saying how Bama is the preferred matchup for ND then plaster up the point spreads with Bama as the biggest favorite.

 

[padman59]

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Interesting. It's not like the guys who make the spread have been wrong about ND a few times already this season.

 

[zack54attack]

It's a damn shame in my mind that Alabama never played Florida, and the Gators are stuck at 11-1, with arguably the best resume in the conference, with no say in their own fate. That is the unfortunate side effect of expanded conferences though, and it will only continue.

Alabama doesn't play Florida or Georgia next season in the regular season, either. LSU plays them both, of course, while Bama gets the Tennessee/Kentucky gauntlet out of the East.

This.

Easily the best resume out of all the one-loss teams in the country. 4 Wins against the BCS top 15, with 2 being on the road. Pretty impressive.

 

[zack54attack]

Also, Northern Illinois & Jordan Lynch can sneak into the Orange Bowl with a win + losses from Texas and UCLA.



I'm about to get my frat partying on in DeKalb, IL. :smug:

 

[FirstTimer]

Also, Northern Illinois & Jordan Lynch can sneak into the Orange Bowl with a win + losses from Texas and UCLA.



I'm about to get my frat partying on in DeKalb, IL. :smug:

Doubtful they jump 5 spots even if Texas and UCLA lose.

 

[zack54attack]

Doubtful they jump 5 spots even if Texas and UCLA lose.

They would need Nebraska to lose as well.

 

[FirstTimer]

Notre Dame football's renaissance season had broadcast partner NBC smiling all the way to the bank.

Imagine now what it's doing for the folks at ABC.

Last Saturday's clash in Los Angeles between No. 1 Notre Dame and unranked USC drew more than 16 million viewers, making it the most-watched contest involving the Irish on any network since 1993, their third year in which NBC started exclusively broadcasting ND home games.

It was also the most-watched regular-season college football game since 2006, the most-viewed ABC Saturday night game ever, the fifth-most-watched regular-season game involving any teams on any network since at least 1991 and the most-watched regular-season game not involving a 1-vs.-2 matchup since 1991.

Ratings figures prior to 1991 are unavailable.

 

[Jayrock]

#irrelevant

 

[Rudi]

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[RobbyB34]

:irrelephant:

Your a good man. For 2 reasons, you pick UGA and you have AJ Green as your picture...

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2012-articles/november/your-championship-week-college-football-announcing-schedule.html

Friday, November 30

7 PM- MAC Championship: Northern Illinois vs. Kent State from Detroit (ESPN2) Carter Blackburn, Rod Gilmore, Jemele Hill

8 PM- Pac-12 Championship: UCLA at Stanford (FOX) Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, Julie Alexandria

Saturday, December 1

Noon- Oklahoma State at Baylor (FX) Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, Darius Walker

Noon- Oklahoma at TCU (ESPN) Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, Shannon Spake

Noon- Conference USA Championship: Central Florida at Tulsa (ESPN2) Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown

2:30 PM- Kansas at West Virginia (FSN, FCS Central) Steve Physioc, Jim Knox, Brian Baldinger

2:30 PM- Nicholls State at Oregon State (Pac-12 Networks) Kevin Calabro, Glenn Parker, Ryan Nece

3:30 PM- Cincinnati at Connecticut (ABC, ESPN3) Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards

3:30 PM- Boise State at Nevada (ABC, ESPN3) Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell, Maria Taylor

4 PM- SEC Championship: Georgia vs. Alabama from Atlanta (CBS, cbssports.com) Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson

7 PM- Pittsburgh at South Florida (ESPN2) Mark Jones, Brock Huard, Quint Kessenich

8 PM- Big Ten Championship: Wisconsin vs. Nebraska from Indianapolis (FOX) Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, Julie ALexandria

8 PM- Texas at Kansas State (ABC) Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holy Rowe

8 PM- ACC Championship: Florida State vs. Georgia Tech from Charlotte (ESPN) Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox

11 PM- South Alabama at Hawaii (Oceanic Time Warner PPV, Time Warner Cable, ROOT Rocky Mountain) Robert Kekaula, Darnell Arceneaux, Lori Santi, and Dan Meisenzahl

ESPN3 exclusive:

3 PM- Middle Tennessee State at Arkansas State- Brock Bowling, Cole Cubelic

FCS:

Saturday, December 1

All games on ESPN3

2 PM- New Hampshire at Wofford- Tom Gleason, Rocky Boiman, Rontina McCann

2 PM- Central Arkansas at Georgia Southern- Shawn Kenney, John Bunting, Tiffany Green

2 PM- Illinois State at Appalachian State- Ryan Rose, Rene Ingoglia, Angela Mallen

2 PM- Coastal Carolina at Old Dominion- John Sadak, Jay Walker

4 PM- South Dakota State at North Dakota State- Dan Gutowsky, John Gregory

4 PM- Cal Poly at Sam Houston State- Jonathan Yardley, Forrest Conoly

4 PM- Wagner at Eastern Washington- Trey Bender, Jay Taylor

7 PM- Stony Brook at Montana State- Peter Young, Corey Chavous

 

[Juggernaut]

Very, very, very disappointed.

 

[ryne candy]

Supposedly, Capital One Bowl is going to pick A&M as the SEC rep.

 

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Supposedly, Capital One Bowl is going to pick A&M as the SEC rep.

I heard that as well, and it definitely comes as a shock since they are almost always locked in to an East division team. Meanwhile the Cotton sounds pretty set on picking the loser of the SECCG, so we could see both bowls go against their traditional regional preference.

Looking all the more likely LSU gets the Peach shaft.