College Football 2011-12 Season Thread [Archive] - Page 2

Droford

11-20-2011, 01:08 AM

4 top 10 teams upset. Arkansas has a chance for the BCS championship now?

http://houston.metblogs.com/archives/images/2006/12/frowning-cougar.gif

still undefeated!

til next week when the Droford Jinx kicks in

Vastardikai

11-20-2011, 02:19 AM

Having three teams from the same conference, let alone the same division, in the probable top 3 of the BCS is crazy no matter how you cut it.

It's almost as if one conference is more dominant than the others. :shifty:

Honestly, for many of the past 5 or 6 years, the SEC Title game has been more competitive than the National Title game. Last year was one of the few exceptions.

That said, I would love to see LSU vs. Houston. It could easily be comparable to the '07 Fiesta Bowl, which was a great game where the small school won with great playing and some trickery. Unfortunately, it could also be like the '08 Sugar Bowl, where the small school was dominated with better talent and better coaching. Either way, I say let it happen.

Blakeamus

11-20-2011, 02:05 PM

http://houston.metblogs.com/archives/images/2006/12/frowning-cougar.gif

still undefeated!

til next week when the Droford Jinx kicks in

I can understand how people are talking about Houston v.s. LSU, but even if Houston goes undefeated don't expect this matchup to happen. If you are not favored by the BCS, to be in the top 3, your chances of a BCS title birth is slim to none. And that is why I can't stand this BCS system!

I do have a feeling that the next two weeks we will see a shakeup. LSU v.s. Arkansas will be an important game for both teams. A rival game with Alabama v.s. Auburn. I wouldn't be suprised if LSU and Alabama choke.

Blakeamus

11-20-2011, 02:07 PM

It's almost as if one conference is more dominant than the others. :shifty:

Honestly, for many of the past 5 or 6 years, the SEC Title game has been more competitive than the National Title game. Last year was one of the few exceptions.

The SEC are a dominate conference. I knew it was only a matter of time we would see SEC teams in the top 3.

Evil Vito

11-20-2011, 02:12 PM

I just want an 8 team playoff. Shame it will never happen.

11-21-2011, 07:29 AM

11-21-2011, 07:32 AM

Would I like to see Houston beat the odds and make the title game? Ofcourse. But we've seen this before. Even if they win out and everyone ahead of them lose, they won't get in that game.

Skippord

11-21-2011, 09:37 AM

I feel like you shouldn't be allowed to play for the National Title if you don't win your conference

DAMN iNATOR

11-21-2011, 11:14 AM

SPARTANS ARE GOING TO THE BIG 10 CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!!

Yes, but we still really need that win @ N’Western this Saturday so we can get to two straight seasons of 10+ Spartan wins. We do that and take care of whoever wins between PSU and Wisconsin Sat. (as that team will represent the Big 10 Leaders division), and it's 11-2 and headed for the Rose Bowl for the first time in forever. How magnificent that would be. :love:

ClockShot

11-21-2011, 10:04 PM

Arizona hired RichRod.

How long until he runs that program into the ground?

James Steele

11-22-2011, 01:52 AM

Arizona hired RichRod.

How long until he runs that program into the ground?

He clearly can't run a clean program, but his system is a great fit for the PAC 12 especially since its a defense-optional conference. I wonder how much longer Mike Leach will be out of a coaching job.

Blakeamus

11-22-2011, 02:55 AM

I feel like you shouldn't be allowed to play for the National Title if you don't win your conference

Without a doubt. And that is what is really the fustrating part about this system. But we all know it's all about the $$$. Which is why BCS is creaming in their pants for this LSU v.s. Alabama rematch. I will bet that if LSU loses to Arkansas and falls to number 3, Les Miles will pull politic shenanigans like he did four years ago when they were number 3 and get in the national title game.

Nervous Ferret

11-22-2011, 08:34 PM

Rofl at Clemson, top 10 teams falling over the place would have put them at like #4 with games against top 10 SC and VA Tech to "prove their worth" and they got beat the fuck up by NC State beforehand. Classic Clemson football move

ClockShot

11-23-2011, 09:18 PM

So uh, you think Urban Meyer is gonna take THE Ohio State job? Or is it all a bunch of bullshit?

Meyer said he's gotten no offer from them yet.

Emperor Smeat

11-23-2011, 09:57 PM

I think either ESPN hinted or Meyer himself said he wants to wait till the full scope of the punishments by the NCAA are done since the school still has some investigations left.

He won't join if the NCAA has further punishments which could hurt his coaching value if he doesn't win right away (or beat Michigan).

ClockShot

11-27-2011, 05:45 PM

Axes are falling all over the place. Kansas and Illinois fire their head football coaches.

Supreme Olajuwon

11-28-2011, 09:37 AM

Urban :heart: :heart: :heart:

DAMN iNATOR

11-28-2011, 02:23 PM

So true about ESPN/ABC saying that recently the SEC Championship has almost been like a National Semifinal game.

Anyways, Sparty wins in a game that you could argue was meaningless but I think they needed it to show that they weren't going to lose focus as they head to Indy to play on FOX in primetime this Saturday vs. Wisc. Also agree with the commentators that this game definitely should be played "in the elements" instead of a domed arena. Hopefully they don't pussy out at the first sign of bad weather and decide to close/leave closed the dome...would really like to see as much of an "outdoors atmosphere" as they can provide.

Supreme Olajuwon

11-28-2011, 02:42 PM

I like the idea of championship games and bowls in domes or warm places. Let the game be won by the talent on the field, not by the weather.

DAMN iNATOR

11-28-2011, 04:36 PM

I like the idea of championship games and bowls in domes or warm places. Let the game be won by the talent on the field, not by the weather.

I hear ya, and believe me, I understand where you're coming from. But you have to understand that the Big Ten is a football conference where none of the teams play in domes, so certainly you could see where some Big Ten fans might be sort of pissed by the choice of venue, right? Or no?

This isn't meant to "stir the pot" or anything, just clarifying to a degree, no matter how small or large, some Big Ten fans, possibly/probably coaches and players and such, feel about the issue.

RoXer

11-28-2011, 04:49 PM

But you have to understand that the Big Ten is a football conference where none of the teams play in domes.

Most colleges don't play in domes.

Syracuse annnd.... that's it?

Supreme Olajuwon

11-28-2011, 05:13 PM

Thanks for clarifying the stance of Big Ten fans.

Us Ohio St. fans don't pay much attention to other conferences.

The Outlaw

11-28-2011, 10:43 PM

Cracks me up that the BCS has been rigged to get Bama vs Lsu in the championship game. Sad really. Lol Bama gunna be chearing for LSU to take them to the title. What a joke of a system. This is going to be a big story this week.

I'm rooting for the Razorbacks.

Two best teams in the nation. Sorry bud. Either your conference needs to get the elite players and/or coaches or you need to stop complaining.

Thought the Arizona hire was pretty interesting for the mere fact that the AD announced it VIA twitter. Worked for the current AD @ Zona and he's a social media fanatic. The guy who took his place @ MSU is as well. They had #HailState in their endzone for their rivalry game with Ole Miss.

12-02-2011, 07:21 AM

Need MSU to win this week so that Michigan gets a BCS bid, which would give Purdue a nice bowl game.

Evil Vito

12-03-2011, 03:16 PM

LOL @ Houston

Conference-USA is about to lose millions from this loss.

Gertner

12-03-2011, 03:26 PM

Evil Vito

12-03-2011, 03:53 PM

Still don't see why they can't just do an 8 team playoff. They can still hold the Bowl Games, so they wouldn't lose money on it. The lesser bowls can be played on the side by the teams that don't make it, and the bigger bowls can happen as teams get knocked off (Rose Bowl can be between the two teams that get knocked off in the semi-finals, for instance).

Skippord

12-03-2011, 08:47 PM

Honey Badger is unbelievable

Droford

12-03-2011, 09:22 PM

This Wisconsin/MSU game was made for Gus Johnson to call it lol

Evil Vito

12-03-2011, 11:16 PM

And THIS is why we need Oklahoma State/LSU. Holy shit. Complete murder of Oklahoma.

Corndad

12-03-2011, 11:23 PM

I have a feeling this MSU/Wisconsin game is gonna come down to a Gus Johnson Freakout lol

Droford

12-03-2011, 11:50 PM

Wisconsin Punter with the FLOP to cost the Spartans the game.

Corndad

12-03-2011, 11:51 PM

Wow what a way to end that game.

Droford

12-04-2011, 12:02 AM

Greatest championship game in your inaugural year.

kind of an oxymoron..

Oh and I bet southern california can't wait for the Influx of wisconsinites for the Rose Bowl..

RoXer

12-04-2011, 12:44 AM

Why can't they wait for that?

Droford

12-04-2011, 12:55 AM

I believe it was Ben Maller who said that Wisconsin fans are some of the worst when they travel out to Southern California because they walk around and ooh and ahh at everything like morons and don't spend much money outside of eating and lodging obviously.

Evil Vito

12-04-2011, 01:15 AM

Apparently, OKS have to get no fewer than 75% of the 2nd place votes and 25% of the 3rd place votes in order to leapfrog Alabama. I can't see anybody placing them below 3rd, so the latter part should be no issue...but the math just seems very difficult to make up. I'm pretty sure a lot of writers had already resigned themselves to an LSU/Bama title game no matter what. ESPN certainly makes it seem that way.

Droford

12-04-2011, 01:38 AM

Ben Maller says his BCS simulator guy says that OK state will end up #2 in the BCS and he's never been wrong with his simulated BCS standings.

James Steele

12-04-2011, 02:20 AM

Who the fuck is Ben Maller?

owenbrown

12-04-2011, 02:37 AM

here's a link that was retweeted by someone on my twitter timeline... http://bcsguru.blogspot.com/2011/12/no-rematch.html

Evil Vito

12-04-2011, 10:48 AM

If Alabama gets #2 in the polls tonight, I guarantee you Trent Richardson will win the Heisman as well. The Southern voters will put Luck and RGIII as far down on their ballots as possible because they want to keep the SEC's fingerprints over everything in college football.

Gertner

12-04-2011, 03:29 PM

Ugh, honestly wanted to throw up at the end of the MSU-Wisconsin game. We're never gonna win.

RoXer

12-04-2011, 03:36 PM

LSU vs. Oklahoma St.
Alabama vs. Boise St.
Arkansas vs. Stanford

Do it.

Please.

Emperor Smeat

12-04-2011, 04:01 PM

Arkansas can't be in a BCS bowl game due to the limit being 2 teams from any conference.

So far the US Today and AP polls have it as LSU #1 and Bama #2.

USC currently is in a BCS bowl spot but the bowl ban this year means they can't take the potential PAC-12 2nd team spot.

Vastardikai

12-04-2011, 05:30 PM

BCS is a fucking train wreck.

It's either going to be a close yet boring game between LSU and Alabama or it's going to be LSU slaughtering Oklahoma St.

Supreme Olajuwon

12-04-2011, 08:54 PM

So pumped for another pitcher's duel for the championship.

At least the Fiesta Bowl is gonna be awesommmmmmmmmmmmmmme.

ClockShot

12-04-2011, 09:03 PM

The Rose and Fiesta Bowls look like pretty solid match ups.

Evil Vito

12-04-2011, 09:13 PM

And they push off the LSU/Bama game on us anyway.

Boooooooooriiiiiiiiiing.

I don't even care if Bama wins. LSU are the national champs. Don't deserve be the champs if you can't win your conference.

RoXer

12-04-2011, 09:20 PM

Nah, my matchups are better

RoXer

12-04-2011, 11:05 PM

Cotton Bowl:
Arkansas (7) - 2 losses, did not win their conference or division
K. State (11) - 2 losses, finished 2nd in the Big 12
Payout: $3 mil

Orange Bowl:
Clemson (14) - 3 losses, won their conference
West Virginia (23) - 3 losses, "won" their conference
Payout: $17. 5 mil

Sugar Bowl:
Michigan (13) - 2 losses, did not win their division nor their conference
Virginia Tech (17) - 2 losses, did not win their conference
Payout: $17 mil

Fiesta Bowl:
Stanford (4) - 1 loss, did not win their conference
OK. State (3) - 1 loss, won their conference
Payout : $17 mil

MAACO Presents: The Las Vegas Bowl
Arizona St. (not ranked) - 6 losses, 3rd in their division
Boise St. (8) - 1 loss, 2nd in their conference
Payout: $1 mil

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Louisana Tech (unranked) - 4 losses, won their conference
TCU (16) - 2 losses, won their conference
Payout: $500,000

Is any of this making any sense?

Gertner

12-05-2011, 03:01 PM

Michigan who didn't win a single decent road game all year, lost to Michigan State, didn't win their division gets a BCS game ahead of Michigan State. Fucking ridiculous. I'm not watching this year.

DaveBrawl

12-05-2011, 03:51 PM

Can't believe Va. Tech got smoked by Clemson twice. :uhoh:

Well I can believe it because they've always folded under the slightest pressure, but I thought they would at least keep it close.

Supreme Olajuwon

12-08-2011, 10:33 PM

I bet Kansas fans thought they would never have a coach as fat as Mark Mangino ever again.

BUT OH HOW THEY WERE WRONG

http://media.al.com/sports_impact/photo/10334897-large.jpg

SammyG

12-10-2011, 05:51 PM

ay niggas i was on espn last night GRIZ

Droford

12-10-2011, 06:10 PM

navy won..someones probably a little happy

Evil Vito

12-10-2011, 08:55 PM

RGIII :love:

Emperor Smeat

12-10-2011, 09:50 PM

Kind of amazing how Griffin III won the Heisman considering for most of the season all the hype was towards Luck.

Then the stats got compared and ESPN's hype suddenly shifted away from Luck due to how similar Griffin was in certain stats and how he was better in others (primarily rushing and "Heisman" quality moments).

Droford

12-11-2011, 06:39 AM

I didnt see Griffin winning the Heisman..kinda shocked.

James Steele

12-11-2011, 08:49 AM

I'm suprised RG3 got the Southern votes. I thought they'd be all slobbering over SEC players. Hell, that one Alabama radio host didn't even put Griffin on his fucking ballet.

Every argument for Luck could be applied to Griffin and Griffin had better stats:

Academic school with no history of winning --> Check
The team didnt do shit until he showed up --> Check
Managed to be the 2nd/3rd best team in arguably the #2 conference --> Check

Plus, Griffin can run and throw and he came back from a blown out knee. Honestly, all of them could have won it and Id not had an issue except for The Honey Badger and that is just because of the failed drug test/suspension.

James Steele

12-11-2011, 08:55 AM

I'm still trying to figure out how OU got fucked out a good bowl while Texas goes to one of the more well known bowls. I was really hoping they would have gone to the AlamoBowl so I could have had an excuse to go to San Antonio and raise hell for a weekend.

Blakeamus

12-18-2011, 02:08 AM

Evil Vito

12-20-2011, 02:44 PM

Looks like Urban Meyer won't be leading Ohio State to a bowl game next year. 2012 bowl ban plus the loss of 4 scholarships per year for the next 3 years.

Additionally, Jim Tressel will be hit with additional sanctions if he is hired by any other school.

RoXer

12-20-2011, 02:49 PM

Fortunately, the Indianapolis Colts aren't a school.

RoXer

12-22-2011, 07:36 PM

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Droford

12-29-2011, 11:48 PM

This Washington/Baylor game is incredible. Its 49/46 Washington with 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Probably could easily end up being close to 70 pts each

Evil Vito

12-30-2011, 12:19 AM

lol @ the complete lack of defense

Gertner

01-02-2012, 04:54 PM

Michigan State vs Georgia has been amazing. Hopefully my Spartans can finally win a Bowl game.

Evil Vito

01-02-2012, 08:40 PM

ROFLLLLL Wisconsin. What a fucking fail that was.

Supreme Olajuwon

01-03-2012, 12:22 AM

LACES OUT, STANFORD

Gertner

01-03-2012, 10:06 AM

SPARTANS!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a game!

DAMN iNATOR

01-03-2012, 01:07 PM

SPARTANS!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a game!

YEAH, MICHIGAN FUCKIN' STATE BITCHES!!!!!!!! :love:

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Didn't think I'd be able to say this, but that block was so much more freakin' epic than the Hail Mary play in the regular season game with Wisconsin!

SPARTY ON!

Supreme Olajuwon

01-04-2012, 11:21 PM

yeeeeeah Clemson

Nervous Ferret

01-05-2012, 03:15 AM

Clemson Athletics <3333333333333

Emperor Smeat

01-09-2012, 04:13 PM

Big chance the winner of tonight's BCS title game won't be ranked #1 in the final AP poll due to either voters wanting LSU (resentment for Bama making it) or the game being as bad as the first game. There is also a good chunk of voters that will vote for Bama regardless if LSU wins as well.

BCS also could be changing its format for next year due to a lot of resentment from this season and their yearly changes they do every offseason. A playoff model (Plus 1 model) and removing the auto-bids (drop ACC and Big East bids) are the two biggest things to be discussed.

Supreme Olajuwon

01-09-2012, 04:16 PM

Wait what? What asshole would vote for Bama if LSU wins?

Emperor Smeat

01-09-2012, 04:39 PM

Same ones that managed to get Bama in the title game although this would only be done for the AP Poll and not the BCS poll. Even Oklahoma State has a chance to be #1 although that would be dependent on either a Bama win or the game being just as boring/bad as the first game.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/bowls11/story/_/id/7424042/allstate-bcs-championship-game-some-ap-voters-not-pick-bcs-winner-no-1

Only 11 of the AP voters actually stated they will vote to who ever wins the BCS game today while the rest either already have their minds made up or will make the decision based on how good or bad tonight's game plays out.

Supreme Olajuwon

01-09-2012, 05:09 PM

There's no way that someone would vote 2 loss Alabama over the undefeated LSU team that beat them twice. There's no way someone actually said that.

Evil Vito

01-09-2012, 11:02 PM

What a boring fucking game.

Droford

01-09-2012, 11:11 PM

The Saints used up all the scoring in the Dome and didn't leave LSU any lol

Supreme Olajuwon

01-09-2012, 11:12 PM

that was not a funny joke

Supreme Olajuwon

01-09-2012, 11:14 PM

Oklahoma State could've beaten both of these teams.

Blakeamus

01-10-2012, 09:55 AM

Stole this from Twitter and simply loved it: Henceforth, every score of 0 points in a sport will be referred to as "LSU." For example, in 2011 USC beat UCLA by the score of "50 to LSU."

Emperor Smeat

01-10-2012, 03:06 PM

Alabama took 55 out of 60 votes in the final AP Poll while 1 voter still gave LSU a 1st place vote and 4 voters gave Oklahoma State their votes.

LSU also got enough of the lower tier votes to stay in as #2 even though they played the worst game in BCS title game history.

Ratings-wise, this year's title game had a 14% drop and based on the preliminary results its also the lowest ever for a title game in the BCS era (Miami vs Nebraska in 2002 was the previous low).

Corndad

01-21-2012, 06:15 PM

Holy crap. Just came on TV Joe Pa is ready to die. Wow.

Evil Vito

01-21-2012, 06:21 PM

When he got fired, I had little doubt that he'd be dead within a year. Much like with Bear Bryant, the only thing he lived for was coaching.

Evil Vito

01-21-2012, 09:36 PM

And he's dead. Damn.

McLegend

01-21-2012, 09:41 PM

I don't know. I'm reading he is not dead.

Evil Vito

01-21-2012, 09:44 PM

Yeah, apparently some news sites jumped the gun and his family is denying the report. Gotta figure it's going to be very, very soon though.

CBS getting death reports wrong? I blame the SEC.

James Steele

01-21-2012, 11:57 PM

Wow, it is not looking good. It will be interesting to see how they handle his death considering everything in the past 6 months.

Evil Vito

01-22-2012, 11:04 AM

It's now official. And the message boards/comments on ESPN are just an absolute shit storm.

"Go and read the countless news reports that have made it quite clear that he had more than enough information to know what was going on. Then work with children who have been raped for three years and tell me that you think that anyone who didn't stop this sort of shit from happening deserves any form of celebration."

It must be nice to see things so clearly from that ivory tower.

eazey

01-22-2012, 02:13 PM

I just saw the announcement on CBS.

highlyannoyed

03-25-2012, 08:15 PM

Also I'm friends with a dude who plays on Wofford and he caught a 65 yard wide open td last week past all the nig Clemson DBs.

Hilarious all the retard rednecks always swear Clemson is going all the way

it's hard to be "friends with a dude" you've never met.

also, it is hilarious how many "retard rednecks" manage to attend Clemson.

Nark Order

04-30-2012, 08:22 PM

Alright everybody. After much consideration, I'm adopting Cal as my official college football team of choice. Mostly because of proximity and my desire to go to some college football games.

I love you all, this is a big step in my life. I look forward to all of your support on this front.

Supreme Olajuwon

05-03-2012, 01:14 PM

Cal comes to Ohio St this year. Let's fight!

D Mac

05-05-2012, 03:31 AM

Heard on the Dan Patrick show that we should be having a 4 team playoff to decide the National Champs around the 2014 season.

James Steele

05-06-2012, 07:12 AM

The fucking Rose Bowl and Pac 12/Big 10 appears to be the only "snag" to take care of. Also, I still think it is fucking ridiculous Notre Dame's AD has the same weight as a fucking conference commissioner in all of these talks. Of course, I loathe Notre Dame so whatevs.

Immortal Moose

05-18-2012, 06:09 PM

SEC and Big 12 champs are going to be playing each other on Jan. 1 beginning in 2014.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7945482/big-12-sec-champions-play-new-year-bowl-game

The Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year's Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch to a four-team playoff.