College Football 2012-13 Season Thread

[Nark Order]

Well, historically I haven't been a massive college football fan but I'm going for it this year. I know I'm going to at least one Cal game this year with my brothers boss, as he's alumni and a big Cal fan. Let the fun begin.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

lol Honey Badger got kicked off LSU

what a douche

[Nark Order]

Not as jazzed for this as I am for the NFL season but I've been getting College Football cravings all week long.

[Emperor Smeat]

Several predictions from ESPN favoring no SEC teams in the title game although Oklahoma seems to be the only one that was agreed by the experts to be in it assuming no shock upsets.

[James Steele]

Several predictions from ESPN favoring no SEC teams in the title game although Oklahoma seems to be the only one that was agreed by the experts to be in it assuming no shock upsets.

Megadouche Herbstreit says the National Title game will be USC vs Florida State. As a Sooner fan, I would love for OU to make it to the title game (and win this time).

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Kirk Herbstreit is a puppy dog. How can you hate that man?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

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SO PUMPED

[Team Sheep]

GO VOLS

[Gertner]

SPARTANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION!!!!?!?!?!?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Season starts tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Team Sheep]

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wOFCxlEBmFA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Towson coach yelling at his return team for tackling the guy going the wrong way.

Also :lol: at some of them realizing that and blocking the other team from tackling their own guy.

[Tom Guycott]

Anyone have a stream?

I know this is usually reserved for PPV's and such, but I need my Buckeye fix, and don't have Big Ten Network. Also, pretty much the places I have appear to be British in nature, so there's the whole thing about "football" actually being soccer, and them not giving a flying fornication about U.S. collegic gridiron competition. :'(

[RoXer]

vipbox.tv

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Must suck for Boise State fans to realize that their season is already over one game into the season.</font>

[Kris P Lettus]

Looking forward to Shoelace vs the Bama D tonight..

Vandy looked pretty good last night with little Rodgers in their loss to SC.. Lattimore is a beast and will be a beast in the NFL..

[Supreme Olajuwon]

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/001/617/129/134223433_crop_650x440.jpg?1322527857


OH

[Tom Guycott]

muthafuckin' I - O!

ThanQ, RoX!

[Gertner]

SPARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTANS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suck my dick blue turf!

[Tom Guycott]

<font color=goldenrod>Must suck for Boise State fans to realize that their season is already over one game into the season.</font>

And yeah, that's terrible. All those years of getting no respect for running the table when a team in the SEC is automatically considered "better" with two late season losses. Boise loses close and in heartbreaking fashion in the season opener and they'll be tossed into the sub-basement of the top 25 just from name alone and unable to climb out unless EVERYONE else above them loses big.

One more stone to build the wall of an actual top 25 playoff system. 4 teams is a great start, but still isn't a big enough bracket to take the argument away for someone who gets shafted with "strength of schedule" leapfrogs.

[Tom Guycott]

SPARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTANS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suck my dick blue turf!

At least you're not a fan of Blue. Good job.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Penn State: still no wins since 1997</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Ryan Nassib has a fucking ridiculous statline today.</font>

[Emperor Smeat]

Besides the ranked vs ranked matchups, never bother to watch that much college football during the 1st week or so since majority of the time its just blowouts for ranked teams.

Michigan vs Bama should be a great one unless Bama's D just flat out dominates the 1st Q. Denard Robinson easily becomes the front runner for the Hesiman if he plays well and Michiagn wins or keeps it very close.

[James Steele]

Bowling Green up on Florida right now. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Fuck the Gators.

[DaveBrawl]

Colorado's O-line is just abysmal.

I do love the CU-CSU game every year, even though both teams generally suck, it usually turns out to be a pretty good game.

[Kris P Lettus]

Southern got murked by Nebraska..

:(

This 25 yard touchback shit is weird..

[Team Sheep]

Thoroughly enjoyed the Tennessee game last night. And the SC/Vandy game on Thursday.

Now let's go Michigan!

[Team Sheep]

Nebraska game was a bit boring.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>The Michigan/Alabama game has been a flop.</font> :(

[Immortal Moose]

ROLL TIDE!

[Ermaximus]

Florida State will not be in the BCS Title game.

[Team Sheep]

Yawn Alabama. So predictable. Clemson/Auburn is much more fun.

[Immortal Moose]

Yawn Alabama. So predictable. Clemson/Auburn is much more fun.

I'm honestly surprised Clemson isn't doing more damage, good for AU I guess.

[Emperor Smeat]

Hate to be Floyd Mayweather right now considering he supposedly bet $3 million on Michigan to beat the spread.

Only way he will cover is if Sabban has Bama play more relaxed in the 2nd half or some sort of potential shenanigans occurs.

[Gertner]

Oh Denard Robinson, that was cute.

[Kris P Lettus]

Yawn Alabama. So predictable. Clemson/Auburn is much more fun.

Yeah, I ended up watching more of that game than Bama/Shoelace..

The announcers pissed me off though acting like it's the fall of the mighty SEC because a ranked team who won the ACC last year beat an unranked team who haven't won shit (8-5) since Cam Newton left.. Andf it was a close game that came down to the final possession..

p.s. Floyd Mayweather wipes his ass with $3 mill..

[James Steele]

I'm sick and tired of the SEC circle jerk. It isn't the conference that wins all those titles, it is those top tier teams that dominate that won those titles. It is a deep conference, but so is the Big XII. I hate the SEC chants and shit because it enables every fan of one of the shitty/subpar/underachieving SEC schools to act like they are hot shit.

[Ermaximus]

I'm sick and tired of the SEC circle jerk. It isn't the conference that wins all those titles, it is those top tier teams that dominate that won those titles. It is a deep conference, but so is the Big XII. I hate the SEC chants and shit because it enables every fan of one of the shitty/subpar/underachieving SEC schools to act like they are hot shit.

:lol: @ the thought of Vanderbilt thinking they're hot shit.

[James Steele]

Franklin is going to make Vandy more relevant than they perhaps have ever been if he stays long enough, but I don't think Franklin will be in Nashville very long. The top of the SEC is no doubt the best football teams in the country, but the quality of depth in the SEC isn't want people say it is. Just like every other major conference, the SEC has 2-3 elite teams always in the mix for the National Championship, 3-4 good teams that can upset a big dog at any time and then 3-4 shit teams.

[Droford]

I turned in to va tech/ga tech in time to see the yellow jackets hand wrap the game over to the hokies in ot

[Emperor Smeat]

I've notice ESPN and others are bashing Oklahoma State for their 84-0 beat down against Savannah State calling it an ultimate cupcake and money-grab game but they barely say the same when other big name schools or conferences do the same.

ESPN even had an article that basically teased nothing should count towards the Heisman race from that game even though a few of the other supposed Heisman candidates had great Week 1 stats from "cupcake"-level opponents.

[James Steele]

The difference is Savannah State sucks at the FCS level. At least when you play an App State, Georgia Southern, etc - they are good football teams at the FCS level. Savannah State is fucking stupid for doing this. Their AD should be fired because getting beat 84-0 will do more harm that that money will do good. It will be a few years before recruits forget this game.

[Kris P Lettus]

:lol: @ the thought of Vanderbilt thinking they're hot shit.

They have Aarron Rodgers little brother playing QB for them and they looked good against SC..

[James Steele]

They have Aarron Rodgers little brother playing QB for them and they looked good against SC..

Franklin has Vandy on the upswing, but if they have the season they are projected to - James Franklin is leaving for a bigger/better job.

[Team Sheep]

Wow Penn State kicker Sam Ficken.

[RoXer]

2/7

[RoXer]

I think I can get you 3/7 if you put me in.

Maybe.

[DAMN iNATOR]

MSU playing CMU in Mt. Pleasant for the first time ever. All the other games played between them were in East Lansing.

[Gertner]

Ugh, still have memories of Dan LeFevour beating MSU in 2009

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Fortunately Sam Ficken is a student at a campus that has rediscovered the value of perspective rather than an undying devotion to football. He'll be fine.</font>

[RoXer]

I'mma steal that and tweet it

[DAMN iNATOR]

Ugh, still have memories of Dan LeFevour beating MSU in 2009

Yeah, that fucking sucked soooooooooooooooooooooo hard.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ouch at the news from the Tulsa-Tulane game on ESPN's website.

Tulane teammates crash into each other during a head-to-head hit against Tulsa with one player suffering a broken neck and collapsed lung.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8352006/tulane-safety-devon-walker-hospitalized-suffered-broken-neck-collapsed-lung-hit

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>This "Service" guy playing for Navy is incredible. He's been all over the field today.</font>

[James Steele]

UGA/Mizzou is sloppy as pigshit, but its a hell of a game.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Holy shit. What an ending in the UL-Monroe/Arkansas game.</font>

[Gertner]

lol this shirt is fantastic

http://www.thenewsherald.com/content/articles/2012/08/30/sports/doc503f8a53c9a01695838450.jpg

[Team Sheep]

Pretty gutted Mizzou got smashed at the end. Was a hell of an intense game.

That Air Force vs Michigan game was surprisingly great too. Would have been brilliant to have seen them pull that off.

[Team Sheep]

Arkansas are gonna get slammed. Tennessee/Florida should be pretty class.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Where's that piece of shit, Narcissississus? Our favorite amateur sports teams are battling today.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Michigan State better not be getting big heads just because they beat Boise and a "little guy" team so far...ND is VERY dangerous, and they are going to be hungry to be able to say they took down a top 10 team, and not only that, a Big Ten team who's right now the favorite for a Rose Bowl bid.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

do u have a high school team as your avatar

[DAMN iNATOR]

Yes. Lansing Everett, no real notable football stars, but OBVI you've heard of our local basketball product, Magic Johnson. He and his sister were actually inducted into the citywide sports hall of fame about 3 weeks - a month ago.

[DAMN iNATOR]

P.S. GO VIKINGS!

(and no, I will not wait 20 seconds between posts. Fuck you, Triple A!)

[Corndad]

Pitt who lost to Youngstown St 2 weeks ago might upset VA Tech today. The hell lol

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Suck it, Edsall.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>It's week 3 and I already think Bama can be safely penciled in to the title game.</font> :-\

[Emperor Smeat]

USC got upset last night so according to the new poll, its back to Bama and LSU as the #1 and #2 seeds with Georgia (#5) as the backup SEC team in case the BCS and polls set up another SEC vs SEC title game.

Oregon (#3) and Florida State (#4) are the closest non-SEC teams ranked.

[redoneja]

Pleased so far with Jeff Driskel's play this season, especially yesterday against Tennessee. Still not quite sold on Will Muschamp as coach though, dunno why.

[James Steele]

USC got upset last night so according to the new poll, its back to Bama and LSU as the #1 and #2 seeds with Georgia (#5) as the backup SEC team in case the BCS and polls set up another SEC vs SEC title game.

Oregon (#3) and Florida State (#4) are the closest non-SEC teams ranked.

Oklahoma dropped 1 spot to #6 on their bye this week. OU will work their way back up there as they play Kansas State this week. They play Texas in 3 weeks, and they should be highly ranked. 2 weeks after that they get Notre Dame. 2 weeks after that they have WVU, Oklahoma St, and TCU to close out the season. If OU goes undefeated with that schedule, I can't see them getting left out of the BCS title game unless Oregon goes undefeated.

[Emperor Smeat]

I could see Stanford getting ahead of OU should they beat Oregon near the end of the season and stay undefeated considering Stanford's resume would have wins over a #2 seed at the time and whatever seed Oregon is when they play.

[redoneja]

If Florida State can keep winning by large margins they probably have a better shot leapfrogging a #2 ranked SEC team. Provided they get by Clemson and don't get rattled by playing in one of the most underrated tough places to play (Blacksburg) against one of the most consistently overrated teams (VA Tech), they should end undefeated with the ACC Title.

But JS is right. If OU goes undefeated, they should be a shoe in for the BCS title game. And I would much rather see Oregon somehow play West Virginia in a BCS bowl than see them play another SEC team in the Championship game.

[redoneja]

I like Stanford as PAC-12 champion, especially if their defense is as disruptive against Oregon as it was USC. But I don't know if they'll be good enough to make it to number 2. Probably a Rose Bowl berth.

[James Steele]

Even as an OU fan, I will be the first to admit that the BCS has given OU plenty of love but this is the potential year where I worry that not having a Big XII Championship game might hurt us. The Pac 12 and Big 10 will both get a boost from the game as they will play a ranked team in the title game. I'm wondering if Nick Saban can keep Alabama focused with all the knob-slobbering that will be going on until/if they lose. They were pretty damn hot in 2010 and beat Penn State in Week 3 and then hammered Florida (who was #7 at the time) before falling to South Carolina. They then lost to LSU and Auburn (who came back from a crazy deficit at half). If OU does go to the BCS Title Game, I want them to beat an SEC team so they can get every monkey off their back (can't win the big game, SEC dominance, etc.)

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I don't think you have to worry about a Big 10 team stealing OU's spot this year.

[James Steele]

I don't think you have to worry about a Big 10 team stealing OU's spot this year.

I dunno. If Michigan can beat Notre Dame this week, then I think they will roll through the Big 10 with the only real challenged being Ohio State and maybe Northwestern. What better storyline could there be than "The Resurrection of Michigan Football" especially coming back from the thrashing Alabama gave them in Week 1?

I still think Florida State and Notre Dame are overhyped and will drop a couple games each. The SEC East will probably end up being a clusterfuck. The SEC West (and more than likely the SEC Championship) looks like it will be decided in Baton Rouge on November 3rd. I don't think a repeat of last year's LSU/Bama II match-up is even a possibility this year because of the ensuing shitstorm. LSU hasn't played anybody yet and won't play anybody until they start their muderer's row in October thru November when they have @Florida, vs S Car, @ Texas A&M, vs Alabama, and vs Mississippi State. They end with Arkansas, who looks like dogshit, but that game is always a toss up.

Stanford/Oregon will be the marquee game in the Pac 12, but there are always a couple of random upsets in the Pac 12 every year that fuck the whole thing up BCS wise. Oregon hasn't played anybody and it's hard to tell if they are just better than everybody or just really damn good.

Big 12 wise, it looks like it will come down to Kansas State, West Virginia, Texas, and OU. I think KSU is too one-dimensional and Texas hasn't looked like they are still a year away from being back to being "TEXAS". OU likes to look like shit against average teams and Texas isn't going to get beat like a rented mule this year again. West Virginia looks legit and they can fucking score some points. OU goes to WVU so WVU will have a slight edge going into that game. TCU could sneak into the mix of things, but their last 4 games of the season are @WVU, vs KSU, @ Texas, and vs OU. Hell of a stretch for a team to go through unscathed. OU also plays Notre Dame in Norman on Oct. 27 (tickets are projected to be insanely expensive once it gets closer) and that will be an electric game that both teams will be up for and Notre Dame will be looking to get its biggest win in ages that night. If the Sooners can't establish a running game and play better run defense, the National Title hopes might die against Kansas State on Saturday.

Kind of boring this year because there no non-BCS schools that have a shot this year. A lot of big time football games though with all sorts of names teasing potential runs at Conference Championships and BCS Bowls.

[James Steele]

<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="4">AP Top 25</td></tr><tr class="colhead"><td title="Rank" align="left">RK</td><td title="" align="left">TEAM</td><td title="" align="center">RECORD</td><td title="Points" align="center">PTS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-333"><td>1</td><td>Alabama (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/333/alabama-crimson-tide) (58)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">1498</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-99"><td>2</td><td>LSU (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/99/lsu-tigers) (2)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">1433</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-2483"><td>3</td><td>Oregon (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2483/oregon-ducks)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">1356</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-52"><td>4</td><td>Florida State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/52/florida-state-seminoles)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">1275</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-61"><td>5</td><td>Georgia (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/61/georgia-bulldogs)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">1203</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-201"><td>6</td><td>Oklahoma (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/201/oklahoma-sooners)</td><td align="center">2-0</td><td align="center">1181</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-2579"><td>7</td><td>South Carolina (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2579/south-carolina-gamecocks)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">1081</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-277"><td>8</td><td>West Virginia (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/277/west-virginia-mountaineers)</td><td align="center">2-0</td><td align="center">1051</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-24"><td>9</td><td>Stanford (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/24/stanford-cardinal)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">1009</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-228"><td>10</td><td>Clemson (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/228/clemson-tigers)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">899</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-87"><td>11</td><td>Notre Dame (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/87/notre-dame-fighting-irish)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">854</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-251"><td>12</td><td>Texas (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/251/texas-longhorns)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">816</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-30"><td>13</td><td>USC (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/30/usc-trojans)</td><td align="center">2-1</td><td align="center">776</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-57"><td>14</td><td>Florida (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/57/florida-gators)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">743</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-2306"><td>15</td><td>Kansas State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2306/kansas-state-wildcats)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">683</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-194"><td>16</td><td>Ohio State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/194/ohio-state-buckeyes)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">680</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-2628"><td>17</td><td>TCU (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2628/tcu-horned-frogs)</td><td align="center">2-0</td><td align="center">535</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-130"><td>18</td><td>Michigan (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/130/michigan-wolverines)</td><td align="center">2-1</td><td align="center">448</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-26"><td>19</td><td>UCLA (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/26/ucla-bruins)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">429</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-97"><td>20</td><td>Louisville (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/97/louisville-cardinals)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">366</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-127"><td>21</td><td>Michigan State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/127/michigan-state-spartans)</td><td align="center">2-1</td><td align="center">318</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-12"><td>22</td><td>Arizona (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/12/arizona-wildcats)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">296</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-344"><td>23</td><td>Mississippi State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/344/mississippi-state-bulldogs)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">106</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-68"><td>24</td><td>Boise State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/68/boise-state-broncos)</td><td align="center">1-1</td><td align="center">95</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-158"><td>25</td><td>Nebraska (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/158/nebraska-cornhuskers)</td><td align="center">2-1</td><td align="center">80</td></tr></tbody></table>

Dropped from rankings: Virginia Tech 13, Tennessee 23, Brigham Young 25



Others receiving votes: OREGONST 68, Baylor 55, NORTHWSTRN 41, Ohio 20, Oklahoma State 19, Rutgers 19, IOWAST 15, Virginia Tech 13, Cincinnati 9, Tennessee 6, Wisconsin 5, Texas Tech 5, Texas A&M 4, Missouri 4, Georgia Tech 3, FRESNOST 2, Utah 1



Complete Rankings » (http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/1/week/4)



<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="4">USA Today Poll</td></tr><tr class="colhead"><td title="Rank" align="left">RK</td><td title="" align="left">TEAM</td><td title="" align="center">RECORD</td><td title="Points" align="center">PTS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-333"><td>1</td><td>Alabama (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/333/alabama-crimson-tide) (54)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">1470</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-99"><td>2</td><td>LSU (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/99/lsu-tigers) (5)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">1411</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-2483"><td>3</td><td>Oregon (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2483/oregon-ducks)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">1339</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-52"><td>4</td><td>Florida State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/52/florida-state-seminoles)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">1240</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-201"><td>5</td><td>Oklahoma (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/201/oklahoma-sooners)</td><td align="center">2-0</td><td align="center">1201</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-61"><td>6</td><td>Georgia (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/61/georgia-bulldogs)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">1150</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-277"><td>7</td><td>West Virginia (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/277/west-virginia-mountaineers)</td><td align="center">2-0</td><td align="center">1114</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-2579"><td>8</td><td>South Carolina (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2579/south-carolina-gamecocks)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">1071</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-228"><td>9</td><td>Clemson (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/228/clemson-tigers)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">955</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-251"><td>10</td><td>Texas (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/251/texas-longhorns)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">869</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-24"><td>11</td><td>Stanford (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/24/stanford-cardinal)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">868</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-30"><td>12</td><td>USC (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/30/usc-trojans)</td><td align="center">2-1</td><td align="center">779</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-2306"><td>13</td><td>Kansas State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2306/kansas-state-wildcats)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">767</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-57"><td>14</td><td>Florida (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/57/florida-gators)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">689</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-87"><td>15</td><td>Notre Dame (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/87/notre-dame-fighting-irish)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">681</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-2628"><td>16</td><td>TCU (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2628/tcu-horned-frogs)</td><td align="center">2-0</td><td align="center">675</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-130"><td>17</td><td>Michigan (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/130/michigan-wolverines)</td><td align="center">2-1</td><td align="center">507</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-97"><td>18</td><td>Louisville (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/97/louisville-cardinals)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">434</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-26"><td>19</td><td>UCLA (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/26/ucla-bruins)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">375</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-127"><td>20</td><td>Michigan State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/127/michigan-state-spartans)</td><td align="center">2-1</td><td align="center">354</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-12"><td>21</td><td>Arizona (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/12/arizona-wildcats)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">296</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-158"><td>22</td><td>Nebraska (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/158/nebraska-cornhuskers)</td><td align="center">2-1</td><td align="center">194</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-344"><td>23</td><td>Mississippi State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/344/mississippi-state-bulldogs)</td><td align="center">3-0</td><td align="center">99</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-275"><td>24</td><td>Wisconsin (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/275/wisconsin-badgers)</td><td align="center">2-1</td><td align="center">97</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-197"><td>25</td><td>Oklahoma State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/197/oklahoma-state-cowboys)</td><td align="center">2-1</td><td align="center">73</td></tr></tbody></table>


Dropped from rankings: Virginia Tech 13, Arkansas 21



Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech 71, Boise State 70, Baylor 54, Cincinnati 39, NORTHWSTRN 33, Rutgers 29, IOWAST 29, OREGONST 24, Georgia Tech 20, Louisiana Tech 18, Missouri 18, Texas Tech 15, Brigham Young 8, Texas A&M 7, Utah 6, Tennessee 6, Ohio 5, ARIZONAST 5, ULMONROE 4, WESTERNKY 3, Washington 2, SANJOSEST 1



Complete Rankings » (http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/2/week/4)

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Anybody not voting for Alabama as #1 has got to be doing it out of spite at this point.</font>

[tgb]

My teams keep winnin' while OU loses. Good week.

[James Steele]

I still don't buy into Florida State being a National Championship caliber team. They will coast through the ACC and probably sneak into the National Championship Game. I can't see Oregon going undefeated.

[Ermaximus]

I still don't buy into Florida State being a National Championship caliber team. They will coast through the ACC and probably sneak into the National Championship Game. I can't see Oregon going undefeated.

That's if they beat the Gators.

[redoneja]

I still don't buy into Florida State being a National Championship caliber team. They will coast through the ACC and probably sneak into the National Championship Game. I can't see Oregon going undefeated.

That's if they beat the Gators.


Agree with both. I'm hoping my Gators smash FSU but I don't know if our offense is enough to keep up with them. FSU also has to play at VTech, which is a tough place to play, regardless of Tech's ranking .

[redoneja]

Can't believe OU lost to K State. Did not see that coming.

[James Steele]

Can't believe OU lost to K State. Did not see that coming.

I can't believe they played like utter dogshit. They need to go ahead and make Blake Bell the full-time starter and move on. Landry has proven time and time again that he is the Tony Romo of college football.

[Ermaximus]

Agree with both. I'm hoping my Gators smash FSU but I don't know if our offense is enough to keep up with them. FSU also has to play at VTech, which is a tough place to play, regardless of Tech's ranking .

Wait, there is another Gator fan on TPWW? :eek:

[redoneja]

Wait, there is another Gator fan on TPWW? :eek:


Go Gators .

[redoneja]

I can't believe they played like utter dogshit. They need to go ahead and make Blake Bell the full-time starter and move on. Landry has proven time and time again that he is the Tony Romo of college football.


As weird as it is for me to type, I believe WVU is now favorite to win the Big 12. I don't it's K State's time yet, and OU has issues, which you just detailed. Haven't seen Texas at all this year though, so I don't have anything to form a credible opinion on them.

[James Steele]

West Virginia is absolutely the favorite. K-State is too one dimensional to win the Big XII because not every opponent will turn the ball over and refuse to run the football like OU. Texas' defense is good, but I think it is overrated and UT hasn't been tested yet.

[Emperor Smeat]

Wow what a horrible final play call by Stanford. The fade to the sidelines barely worked all game to that side and they still went with it on 4th down.

Washington just took out #8 seed Stanford.

Also occurred on the same field which had the "Inaccurate Reception" from Monday Night Football.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Kinda don’t know whether or not to be worried about OSU or not. They had no team whatsoever last year and we only ended up beating them (in Columbus, no less) by a score of 10-7.

This year, they seem at first glance to have a slightly stronger team, and they’re in our house where they’ve beaten us more times in recent years than I’d care to admit. I really hope they pull this off though, because if they don’t the Big 10 Championship may already become out of reach after just one week of in-conference play.

[Team Sheep]

Lol West Virginia and Baylor. WTF.

[RoXer]

I had the under

[Krimzon7]

Hey guys and gals...University of Georgia is absolutely loaded. Two 18 year old running backs and their passing game is the Bitches Tits.

[Team Sheep]

Lol West Virginia and Baylor. WTF.

This Tennessee/Georgia game is heading the same way. Jesus. GO VOLS GO!

[James Steele]

I love Mark Richt. If anything ever happens to Bob Stoops, I'd like for him to go to Oklahoma.

[Droford]

Towson is beating lsu haha..

[Emperor Smeat]

Unless LSU really destroys Towson in the 2nd half, FSU should jump over LSU in the next poll considering the points different is really small and LSU played someone outside of the Bowl division this week unlike FSU.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>LOL BC loses to Army</font>

[Droford]

I'm going to have to follow Miami next year for..RL3 lol

[Emperor Smeat]

Going to be a new #3, #4, and #5 in the next poll considering FSU, Georgia, and LSU lost. FSU going to tumble badly from their loss though while LSU and Georgia have better chances at recovering.

[Gertner]

Ugh Michigan State is bad

[James Steele]

<table class="tablehead" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="4">AP Top 25</td></tr><tr class="colhead"><td title="Rank" align="left">RK</td><td title="" align="left">TEAM</td><td title="" align="center">RECORD</td><td title="Points" align="center">PTS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-333"><td>1</td><td>Alabama (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/333/alabama-crimson-tide) (60)</td><td align="center">5-0</td><td align="center">1500</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-2483"><td>2</td><td>Oregon (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2483/oregon-ducks)</td><td align="center">6-0</td><td align="center">1435</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-2579"><td>3</td><td>South Carolina (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2579/south-carolina-gamecocks)</td><td align="center">6-0</td><td align="center">1359</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-57"><td>4</td><td>Florida (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/57/florida-gators)</td><td align="center">5-0</td><td align="center">1265</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-277"><td>5</td><td>West Virginia (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/277/west-virginia-mountaineers)</td><td align="center">5-0</td><td align="center">1260</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-2306"><td>6</td><td>Kansas State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2306/kansas-state-wildcats)</td><td align="center">5-0</td><td align="center">1217</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-87"><td>7</td><td>Notre Dame (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/87/notre-dame-fighting-irish)</td><td align="center">5-0</td><td align="center">1176</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-194"><td>8</td><td>Ohio State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/194/ohio-state-buckeyes)</td><td align="center">6-0</td><td align="center">1053</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-99"><td>9</td><td>LSU (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/99/lsu-tigers)</td><td align="center">5-1</td><td align="center">938</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-204"><td>10</td><td>Oregon State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/204/oregon-state-beavers)</td><td align="center">4-0</td><td align="center">873</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-30"><td>11</td><td>USC (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/30/usc-trojans)</td><td align="center">4-1</td><td align="center">812</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-52"><td>12</td><td>Florida State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/52/florida-state-seminoles)</td><td align="center">5-1</td><td align="center">800</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-201"><td>13</td><td>Oklahoma (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/201/oklahoma-sooners)</td><td align="center">3-1</td><td align="center">756</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-61"><td>14</td><td>Georgia (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/61/georgia-bulldogs)</td><td align="center">5-1</td><td align="center">733</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-251"><td>15</td><td>Texas (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/251/texas-longhorns)</td><td align="center">4-1</td><td align="center">711</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-228"><td>16</td><td>Clemson (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/228/clemson-tigers)</td><td align="center">5-1</td><td align="center">657</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-24"><td>17</td><td>Stanford (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/24/stanford-cardinal)</td><td align="center">4-1</td><td align="center">587</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-97"><td>18</td><td>Louisville (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/97/louisville-cardinals)</td><td align="center">5-0</td><td align="center">494</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-344"><td>19</td><td>Mississippi State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/344/mississippi-state-bulldogs)</td><td align="center">5-0</td><td align="center">450</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-164"><td>20</td><td>Rutgers (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/164/rutgers-scarlet-knights)</td><td align="center">5-0</td><td align="center">331</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-2132"><td>21</td><td>Cincinnati (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2132/cincinnati-bearcats)</td><td align="center">4-0</td><td align="center">205</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-245"><td>22</td><td>Texas A&M (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/245/texas-a&m-aggies)</td><td align="center">4-1</td><td align="center">153</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-2348"><td>23</td><td>Louisiana Tech (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2348/louisiana-tech-bulldogs)</td><td align="center">5-0</td><td align="center">129</td></tr><tr class="evenrow team-23-68"><td>24</td><td>Boise State (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/68/boise-state-broncos)</td><td align="center">4-1</td><td align="center">114</td></tr><tr class="oddrow team-23-130"><td>25</td><td>Michigan (http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/130/michigan-wolverines)</td><td align="center">3-2</td><td align="center">82</td></tr></tbody></table>

Dropped from rankings: TCU 15, Nebraska 21, Washington 23, Northwestern 24, UCLA 25



Others receiving votes: Ohio 79, Baylor 62, Iowa State 54, TCU 50, Michigan State 49, Arizona State 39, Washington 39, North Carolina State 17, Nebraska 5, Arizona 4, Duke 3, Tennessee 3, Texas Tech 2, Tulsa 2, Penn State 1, Northwestern 1

[DAMN iNATOR]

Ugh Michigan State is bad

Not really, just very young and green as a team. Can’t grow great teams overnight, ya know.

Also, Michigan HS football update: Lansing Everett moved to 7-0 after a nail-biter at home last Friday in which they went to OT tied 14-14. The comets got a TD to make it 21-14...BUT...the Vikings answered right back with a TD on their own to make it 21-20. Coach Marcelle Carruthers calls a T.O. before the P.A.T., and the guys tell him they want to go for 2 and run the ball. He agrees, the play is off, and Everett runs it in for 2 to win 22-21 in thrilling fashion! :love:

So, they’re pretty much set to sweep the season and go undefeated (9-0) into the MHSAA state playoffs in November as they only have Lansing Sexton (3-4) [who, ironically play within about ¼ mile from me on the West side of Lansing, I used to live on the South side and attended Everett for 2 years, before somehow ending up attending Waverly H.S. for 2 years, even though that’s like 3 miles down the road...anywho...] and Jackson (0-7).

[BCWWF]

Not quite the season people at my alma mater, Mizzou, were hoping to open with in the SEC. Wish we could have joined the Big Ten instead.

[Skippord]

http://deadspin.com/5950954/?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

[DAMN iNATOR]

“Gay Techno Glow Stick Music”?

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6vxiQ9JCKvE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[DAMN iNATOR]

So my boys the Lansing Everett Vikings have done it again! 32-0 win over inner-city rival Lansing Sexton...they move to 8-0, and now only one win stands in the way of a perfect 9-0 season...Jackson.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

This Oklahoma game is brutal.

[DAMN iNATOR]

You think that's bad...guess who just got dey ass kick in 2OT by Iowa...:nono:

Oh, well...I guess it's as Rob Schneider's character said in The Waterboy:

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[Team Sheep]

Hate how ESPN in the UK show Alabama every week. Zzzzzzzzzzz

[DAMN iNATOR]

I hate MSU losing or winning by these small margins and not doing jack shit on either side of the ball...pissing me off. No wonder Iowa beat us today.

[ClockShot]

West Virginia drew the trap game this weekend. Unless Geno has himself a monster 4th quarter.

[RoXer]

Ed Hochuli has a son and he is a ref and it makes me very happy

[RoXer]

It means for my entire lifetime there is going to be a Hochuli reffing a game. Awesome.

[Droford]

So much for south Carolina

Teams above ND are dropping lie flies...might be their year

[Ermaximus]

Fuck the Crimson Tide. That is all.

[Emperor Smeat]

Think Notre Dame ends up taking the non-SEC spot if they stay undefeated since the computer poll has them ahead of both K State and Oregon.

Doubt the BCS will even consider another all SEC title game after last year's backlash and the other conferences being pissed about it.

[James Steele]

OU is going to crush Notre Dame and sneak into the National Championship game and slay the dragon that is Alabama. Getting rock hard just thinking about it.

[Kris P Lettus]

Ole Miss tried to lose that one at the end there.. Good drive by Wallace to end the game with a FG..

HOTTY TODDY

[RoXer]

Marqise Lee is shredding the Arizona defense right now

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Come on U-Mass get a win tonight.

[Emperor Smeat]

#9 USC got dropped by Arizona and pretty much ends all the small talk about USC potentially sneaking in the title game. Can still play spoilers to Oregon (next week) and Notre Dame (season finale) assuming they beat OU today.

#2 Florida got upset by Georgia.

[ClockShot]

Marcus Lattimore got Theisman'd today and is out indefinately.

God, it was ugly.

[Droford]

ND gonna make good ol Jr sad..I love their defense lol

[Kris P Lettus]

Marcus Lattimore got Theisman'd today and is out indefinately.

God, it was ugly.

Saw that.. Sad cause he was def gonna be the first RB taken in the draft..

Also, I thought Miss State was gonna make this a game.. Guess I was wrong..

[Droford]

Nd's win should put to rest the whole nd isn't for real talk, they just gotta get to USC without tripping up..

[James Steele]

OU's inability to run the football and timely clusterfuck mistakes are embarrassing.

[Kris P Lettus]

Lower tiered seats for the LSU/Bama game are around $3000..

[James Steele]

Alabama is going to smoke their ass. LSU continues to have no offense and they don't have the explosive playmakers (Mathieu, etc.) to make the plays on special teams and defense to overcome the Alabama defense.

[Kris P Lettus]

I will make a status bet with you, if you give me the 9.5 Vegas set..

[Kris P Lettus]

Ole Miss is gonna play UGA spoiler and Florida will go to the SEC Championship..

[James Steele]

I will make a status bet with you, if you give me the 9.5 Vegas set..

Deal.

[Kris P Lettus]

Damnit, now I have to pull for LSU..

[James Steele]

Damnit, now I have to pull for LSU..

You aren't an LSU fan? I thought you were a 100% Mississippi turncoat. You a Bulldog or Rebel?

[James Steele]

Alabama will probably win 28-14 or something.

[Kris P Lettus]

You aren't an LSU fan? I thought you were a 100% Mississippi turncoat. You a Bulldog or Rebel?

I have been and always will be an Ole Miss fan..

And Southern Miss..

[Droford]

Notre dame pulled out a victory somehow..

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah this year they;ve been really lucky with the comebacks even though the defense might be their best of the last several years.

BCS already teased Notre Dame can get to the title game with a loss or even two but it had to be either as just Pitt, just USC, or possibly Pitt and USC depending on how other games played out. Anything else would wreck their computer scores which have had them in the top 2 for the whole season (tied for #1 now with K State).

[James Steele]

LSU has only managed to get a FG despite having a shitload more plays. Les Miles and Co. play "pucker-butt" football and don't have the balls to play big time offensive football in games against Alabama. Les Miles is afraid of Nick Saban and the Alabama defense to the point that they refuse to take calculated risks and trust their players to make plays on offense. Meanwhile, Alabama trusts AJ McCarron and their WRs to make big plays between smashmouth runs. LSU's defense is big and athletic but undisciplined and either over pursue or go for ESPN hits instead of just wrapping the son of a bitch up and tackling him. Alabama is the perfect storm of stifling defense and a balanced offense that let's their nuts drop when they need to. Alabama's offense is too good to play "pucker butt" football and hope you can win with field goals. Les Miles is the biggest fluke since Larry Coker.

[Crimson]

Hope you guys are watching Oregon/USC . Bama/LSU puts me to sleep everytime

[SammyG]

Oregon SC is fucking nuts

[Crimson]

Oregon makes it looks so easy..would love an Oregon/Bama final

[Droford]

Rooting anti lsu just to prevent a rematch again in the bcs title game

[Kris P Lettus]

You shouldn't have given me the 9.5, bro..

[James Steele]

You shouldn't have given me the 9.5, bro..

I know. Isn't it amazing how when Les Miles actually trusts his QB and WRs to make a play...they do!!! I'm just glad they are playing a football game and not keep-away and kick.

I think Alabama will come back and win, but I dunno about the spread. If LSU wins, I wonder if they'd jump Oregon or KSU. I can see the powers that be creaming themselves at LSU/Notre Dame. A rematch from ND's last BCS bowl where they got embarrassed.

[Kris P Lettus]

4 3 and outs for Bama in the 2nd half..

[James Steele]

Rooting anti lsu just to prevent a rematch again in the bcs title game

They won't ever do that again. There would be too much backlash (there was a lot last year) and last year's BCS Title Game was one of the lowest rated BCS games in years.

[James Steele]

4 3 and outs for Bama in the 2nd half..

Nick Saban is getting too conservative.

[James Steele]

That big FB for LSU running on that reception was awesome.

[James Steele]

I still think Les Miles is a joke and LSU wins in spite of him more often than not.

[James Steele]

Oklahoma State trying to make it interesting against K-State.

[James Steele]

Les Miles is a dumbass. He is overly conservative on offense, but will randomly go "let's do a suprise onside" or "Fuck it, fake field goal." for no reason.

[Kris P Lettus]

Huge catch by Odell Beckham..

[James Steele]

Mettenberger might just be like AJ McCarron and have a "coming out party" tonight and in the next few weeks and then go nuts next year.

[James Steele]

Why rush it on 3rd & 10? Throw a pass play and trust your QB (who has been kicking ass since you took the shackles off) to make a potential game-sealing 1st down.

[Droford]

They won't ever do that again. There would be too much backlash (there was a lot last year) and last year's BCS Title Game was one of the lowest rated BCS games in years.

If Alabama loses, I think k state moves to #1 and they slide to #2 and lsu closes the gap bewtween them and nd/Oregon. Puts too much stock in at least one of k-state, nd and Oregon going unbeaten and I think 1 loss lsu could possibly leapfrog unbeaten nd since they don't have a conf champ game.

May all be moot here since alabama has the ball though.

[Droford]

And there's that...

[Droford]

Also k-state/Alabama would be ratings disaster, you know they want either nd or Oregon.

In fact I bet nd/Alabama would be highest ever or close

[James Steele]

Hey Les Miles, you dumb son of a bitch, grow some balls and trust your players to make the plays and they probably will. You are at LSU not Boise State. You don't need cute gimmicks, trick plays, and bullshit to win. You got fucking ballers. Roll Tide!

[James Steele]

Alabama threw a HB Screen on 3rd down to a freshman and he turned it into a fucking TOUCHDOWN. Why? Because he is at Alabama and is a fucking playmaker. That is what you brought them in to do.

[James Steele]

K-State QB Colin Klein left game with unknown injury. Ruh-roh.

[Skippord]

Yeah Les Miles grow some balls and punt the ball and you would have won that football game

[James Steele]

Yeah Les Miles grow some balls and punt the ball and you would have won that football game

You are missing the point. If he would have trusted his QB who had been playing well to get a 1st down instead of just running it on 3rd & long they could have gotten a 1st down and potentially put the game on ice.

[Kris P Lettus]

I want your status to say "Can't win in the Playoffs"..

[Crimson]

Heartbreakkk

[Skippord]

You are missing the point. If he would have trusted his QB who had been playing well to get a 1st down instead of just running it on 3rd & long they could have gotten a 1st down and potentially put the game on ice.
a lot of teams run on third and long to avoid interceptions, but point taken.

[James Steele]

a lot of teams run on third and long to avoid interceptions, but point taken.

True, but if you are going to call a suprise onside and fake FG...why get conservative in that spot when your QB has been torching the best defense in college football all half? Trust your players to make big plays.

[James Steele]

Real men don't rely on spreads, Kris P. :-\

[Kris P Lettus]

pfffft

I don't pull for either team, just thought is was ridiculous how you were saying Bama was gonna slaughter them by 30 and shit.. I knew it would be a close game..

Real men take a sure thing..

[James Steele]

pfffft

I don't pull for either team, just thought is was ridiculous how you were saying Bama was gonna slaughter them by 30 and shit.. I knew it would be a close game..

Real men take a sure thing..

Hell, I thought OU/Texas would be close. I've been off on spreads all year. I still think Les Miles is a dumbass. Wanna take a bet that Les Miles will make more stupid fucking calls this season?

[Kris P Lettus]

We all know that will happen..

[Skippord]

True, but if you are going to call a suprise onside and fake FG...why get conservative in that spot when your QB has been torching the best defense in college football all half? Trust your players to make big plays.
I agree that Les Miles is a retard, but I wouldn't say he's too conservative.

[Kris P Lettus]

He is also a better coach than 90% of active coaches..

[James Steele]

He is also a better coach than 90% of active coaches..

No. He is a better recruiter. Not a better coach. Also, it isn't like it is hard to recruit at LSU since Nick Saban rebuilt the program. Remember, his National Title team was a 2-loss team in a clusterfuck year. You can't tell me he didn't have comparable talent to Florida and Alabama during their runs, but he struggled to beat them because they out-coached his ass. He got upset by Arkansas many times because he got out-coached. LSU is like Texas. Who gives a fuck how many championships we win, let's just win all the ones we should, win a "big game" or two, and we'll be fine.

[James Steele]

Les Miles as won the division 3 times, won the SEC twice, and has one National Championship. Sounds a lot like Mack Brown. He has struggled when coaching "rebuilding year" teams who aren't just flat-out better than everybody they play. That is the mark of a great coach.

<table class="wikitable"><tbody><tr><th>Year</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Overall</th> <th>Conference</th> <th>Standing</th> <th>Bowl/playoffs</th> <th>Coaches^#</th> <th>AP^°</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9">Oklahoma State Cowboys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football) (Big 12 Conference (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_12_Conference)) <small>(2001–2004)</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2001 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season)</td> <td>Oklahoma State (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team)</td> <td>4–7</td> <td>2–6</td> <td>5th <small>(South)</small></td> <td>
</td> <td style="text-align:right">
</td> <td style="text-align:right">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2002 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season)</td> <td>Oklahoma State (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team)</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>5–3</td> <td>4th <small>(South)</small></td> <td>W Houston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_Houston_Bowl)</td> <td style="text-align:right">
</td> <td style="text-align:right">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season)</td> <td>Oklahoma State (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team)</td> <td>9–4</td> <td>5–3</td> <td>3rd <small>(South)</small></td> <td>L Cotton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_Classic)</td> <td style="text-align:right">
</td> <td style="text-align:right">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season)</td> <td>Oklahoma State (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football_team)</td> <td>7–5</td> <td>4–4</td> <td>5th <small>(South)</small></td> <td>L Alamo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Alamo_Bowl)</td> <td style="text-align:right">
</td> <td style="text-align:right">
</td> </tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Oklahoma State:</td> <td>28–21</td> <td>16–16</td> <td colspan="5">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; background:#dddddd; border-bottom: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" colspan="9">LSU Tigers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSU_Tigers_football) (Southeastern Conference (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeastern_Conference)) <small>(2005–present)</small></td> </tr> <tr style="background:#bff"> <td>2005 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season)</td> <td>LSU (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_LSU_Tigers_football_team)</td> <td>11–2</td> <td>7–1</td> <td>1st <small>(West)</small></td> <td>W Chick-fil-A (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Chick-fil-A_Bowl)</td> <td style="text-align:right">6</td> <td style="text-align:right">5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season)</td> <td>LSU (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_LSU_Tigers_football_team)</td> <td>11–2</td> <td>6–2</td> <td>2nd <small>(West)</small></td> <td>W Sugar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Sugar_Bowl)^†</td> <td style="text-align:right">3</td> <td style="text-align:right">3</td> </tr> <tr style="background:#fc6"> <td>2007 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season)</td> <td>LSU (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_LSU_Tigers_football_team)</td> <td>12–2</td> <td>6–2</td> <td>1st <small>(West)</small></td> <td>W BCS NCG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_BCS_National_Championship_Game)^†</td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> <td style="text-align:right">1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2008 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season)</td> <td>LSU (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_LSU_Tigers_football_team)</td> <td>8–5</td> <td>3–5</td> <td>3rd <small>(West)</small></td> <td>W Chick-fil-A (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chick-fil-A_Bowl)</td> <td style="text-align:right">
</td> <td style="text-align:right">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2009 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season)</td> <td>LSU (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_LSU_Tigers_football_team)</td> <td>9–4</td> <td>5–3</td> <td>2nd <small>(West)</small></td> <td>L Capital One (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Capital_One_Bowl)</td> <td style="text-align:right">17</td> <td style="text-align:right">17</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2010 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season)</td> <td>LSU (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_LSU_Tigers_football_team)</td> <td>11–2</td> <td>6–2</td> <td>T–2nd <small>(West)</small></td> <td>W Cotton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Cotton_Bowl_Classic)</td> <td style="text-align:right">8</td> <td style="text-align:right">8</td> </tr> <tr style="background:#ff9"> <td>2011 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season)</td> <td>LSU (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_LSU_Tigers_football_team)</td> <td>13–1</td> <td>8–0</td> <td>1st <small>(West)</small></td> <td>L BCS NCG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_BCS_National_Championship_Game)^†</td> <td style="text-align:right">2</td> <td style="text-align:right">2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2012 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season)</td> <td>LSU (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_LSU_Tigers_football_team)</td> <td>7–2</td> <td>3–2</td> <td>T-2nd <small>(West)</small></td> <td>
</td> <td style="text-align:right">
</td> <td style="text-align:right">
</td> </tr> <tr style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">LSU:</td> <td>82–20</td> <td>44–17</td> <td colspan="5">
</td> </tr> <tr style="background:#dddddd"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">Total:</td> <td>110–41</td> <td colspan="7">
</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="9"><small> National championship Conference title Conference division title</small></td></tr></tbody></table>

[Supreme Olajuwon]

so this Manziel kid is pretty nasty

[Emperor Smeat]

Bama getting dominated so far against Texas A&M 20-0 late 1st Q.

If they lose, going be the 1st time in a while that an SEC team won't be in the Top 2 (assuming ND, K State, and/or Oregon don't lose later).

[Skippord]

#JohnnyFootball

[Skippord]

Jesus he's like a football terminator

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: Bama trying to get an offsides against A&M backfired badly for them.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

well that kid is definitely getting death threats tonight

[Droford]

Notre dame vs k state champ game lol

[RoXer]

well that kid is definitely getting death threats tonight

was just saying that

[Droford]

Kansas state being #1 would be crazy

#downwiththesec

[Kris P Lettus]

Notre dame vs k state champ game lol

I really dont want this to happen..

#drofordhascancer

[Skippord]

come on Oregon/K-State

all of the points

[Emperor Smeat]

Maryland and Rutgers interested in joining the Big Ten with Rutgers already pledging to move if Maryland does. Only hitches are the ACC might vote against letting Maryland leave and the current exit fee is too high for Maryland at the moment.

[Tom Guycott]

As if it was needed... THAT just set up the Michigan game.

O-H...!

[Droford]

Maryland and Rutgers interested in joining the Big Ten with Rutgers already pledging to move if Maryland does. Only hitches are the ACC might vote against letting Maryland leave and the current exit fee is too high for Maryland at the moment.

It would be about the single dumbest thing Maryland could do. Go to the big ten and never be competitive in football and ruin their basketball program which as of late has been down but could be better soon..

[Emperor Smeat]

Maryland were going to struggle anyways considering all the new schools the ACC was bringing to both sports.

Only reason they'd be leaving is because the upcoming Big Ten tv contract would provide them more money than the ACC one. They've been dropping sports because of budget reasons but probably don't even have enough to keep the basketball and football programs healthy.

[Droford]

Stick k-state on the SI cover and guess what happens lol.

Was thinking Notre dame needed Stanford to beat Oregon since it would impove them for having beat Stanford, but if k state chokes its more worrisome that Alabama could jump them even if they go undefeated and Alabama finishes out with just the 1 loss.

[Droford]

7-7 Stanford/Oregon is more surprising than 28-14 Baylor over k-state

[Droford]

Notre Dame middle linebacker Manti Te’o is his No. 2. Hearing Kiper describe Te’o (6-2, 255), I the Raiders. should be targeting him.

“Great talent, great passion for the game, great leadership,” he said. “I am sure the Ravens would love to have Manti Te’o as the heir apparent to Ray Lewis.”

I can't see Ozzie newsome trading up to get him, but I'd be through the roof if they could pull it off

[Droford]

Notre dame is #1

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>And the SEC is back in the National Title Game. God dammit.</font>

[Emperor Smeat]

Probably going to end up being Bama vs Notre Dame if both take care of their remaining games. Maybe Georgia vs Notre Dame if Georgia beats Bama in the SEC title game I think.

Last time it was this close to a no SEC team title game was probably either 2006 or 2007 (whichever year had a Big East team as #1 for a bit).

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Honestly the only reason I hate the SEC is because of the fans. They take such excessive pride in their own conference, to the point where they'd happily root for their bitter rival in the national title game just to prove the overall dominance of the conference.

It'd be like me rooting for the Eagles, Cowboys, or Redskins if the Giants got knocked out. Makes zero sense.</font>

[Droford]

<font color=goldenrod>And the SEC is back in the National Title Game. God dammit.</font>

Even worse is a Notre dame loss and we might get Alabama lsu or an Alabama Georgia rematch

[Kris P Lettus]

<font color=goldenrod>And the SEC is back in the National Title Game. God dammit.</font>



:cool:

[Supreme Olajuwon]

So even though Ohio State is going to go undefeated because of a soft schedule and no pressure to win and they would probably get dismantled by Alabama or Georgia, it will still be nice to say OH MAN IF OHIO STATE WAS THERE THINGS WOULDA BEEN DIFFERENT

yay!

[Krimzon7]

My UGA Bulldogs are gonna romp over Alabama....if only in my dreams.


I will say this, if Georgia isn't in the National Title game, I'm fucking rooting super hard against any other SEC team that would make it.

Fucking don't root for rivals.

[Kris P Lettus]

SEC Brethren

[Krimzon7]

SEC Brethren

Do you have NFC South Brethren? I sure as fuck don't have AFC North Brethren.

[Kris P Lettus]

college ball is different

[Krimzon7]

it is different.. rivalries are supposed to mean more. So I thought.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

It depends. I'll root for most Big Ten schools to do well because it helps the conference's national profile. Michigan can fuck off though.

[Kris P Lettus]

As Supreme said, the better SEC schools do, the higher profile the games become, etc..

[DaveBrawl]

I kinda want the ACC to implode and disolve so I don't think I'm doing this conference cheering thing right.

Go Hokies.

[James Steele]

I can't stand conference cocksuckers. It is just an excuse for fans of shitty teams to feel better about their team. "We may suck, but we get our ass kicked by the best so we're slightly better than your team by association." I can't think of a single situation in which I would root for the Texas Longhorns to win shit. There are Big 12 teams that I don't hate and wouldn't mind them being successful, but SEC fellatio that has gone on for the past 5-6 years is getting ridiculous. Yes, the SEC is the best conference but it isn't like every other conference is dog shit. The Big 12 and Pac 12 are both great conferences with a lot of parity and one could argue more talented top to bottom than the SEC. The best in the SEC (Bama, LSU, UF during their run with Tebow) were just better than the others.

[Skippord]

I wish I had a favorite college football team and conference :'(

[Krimzon7]

I can't stand conference cocksuckers. It is just an excuse for fans of shitty teams to feel better about their team. "We may suck, but we get our ass kicked by the best so we're slightly better than your team by association." I can't think of a single situation in which I would root for the Texas Longhorns to win shit. There are Big 12 teams that I don't hate and wouldn't mind them being successful, but SEC fellatio that has gone on for the past 5-6 years is getting ridiculous. Yes, the SEC is the best conference but it isn't like every other conference is dog shit. The Big 12 and Pac 12 are both great conferences with a lot of parity and one could argue more talented top to bottom than the SEC. The best in the SEC (Bama, LSU, UF during their run with Tebow) were just better than the others.

See, I want to agree with this. As a Georgia Fan, I root for the Dawgs every saturday. I don't want to root for any other SEC school because they kicked my team ass. I hold grudges kid. It makes me feel better. I feel like that whole 'conference pride' shit is a cop out. It's very similar to being a bandwagon riding cocksucker....NOT YOU, Supreme! :p

[DaveBrawl]

I wish I had a favorite college football team and conference :'(
Same here. I just go with VT since I went there. Really could care less if they win or not most of the time though.

I never have gotten into college football the way I have the pros. As much as I love the Broncos I am just indifferent to most college teams. I mean I keep up with who wins and whos on top, but I never really have cared for any one specific team.

[Skippord]

Same here. I just go with VT since I went there. Really could care less if they win or not most of the time though.

I never have gotten into college football the way I have the pros. As much as I love the Broncos I am just indifferent to most college teams. I mean I keep up with who wins and whos on top, but I never really have cared for any one specific team.
Same here, although I haven't gone to a school with a football team so I don't have anything there.

[James Steele]

I frequent a local sports board, and many alleged alums of these D1 institutions have real disdain for "t-shirt fans" (aka fans who didn't go to that college but are fans because they buy a t-shirt and ticket). I don't understand this mentality at all. Of course, I'm an OU fan and went to a small regional university so I am biased. College football would barely be bigger than MLS if the only fans were ones who went to those colleges.

[DAMN iNATOR]

It depends. I'll root for most Big Ten schools to do well because it helps the conference's national profile. Michigan can fuck off though.

Hope you root extra hard for MSU today. They need it (unless you’re a dirty Golden Gophers lover, in which case may God have mercy on your soul). Can’t stand the prospect of Mark Dantonio suffering his first MSU losing season, or MSU it’s first since ’06. :(

[Droford]

Rooting for ND cause I like their defense

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Florida wins. So the National Title Game hunt is officially down to 4 teams: Alabama/Georgia vs. Notre Dame/Florida

As much as I don't want to see an all-SEC Title game again, I'm pretty certain Notre Dame will get crushed by Bama or Georgia. Florida would make for a better game.</font>

[Emperor Smeat]

Could even be Georgia vs Bama II depending on if the SEC title game ends up being really good since the BCS showed last year winning a conference title no longer a requirement for the BCS title game.

Even ESPN favors another all-SEC game with all the talk of how nice it would be if ND becomes the next victim for an upset without saying the same for the SEC teams in the Top 5.

[James Steele]

Could even be Georgia vs Bama II depending on if the SEC title game ends up being really good since the BCS showed last year winning a conference title no longer a requirement for the BCS title game.

Even ESPN favors another all-SEC game with all the talk of how nice it would be if ND becomes the next victim for an upset without saying the same for the SEC teams in the Top 5.

Oklahoma went to the BCS Title game after losing to K-State in the Big 12 Championship game.

[Emperor Smeat]

Was it in 2000 since Wikipedia says OU won that game 27-24?

Bama last year was the first time the BCS title game didn't have both teams as a champion of their conference (regular season or title game). Also a big reason why people were upset was due to the same reasoning used against Michigan in 2006 was ignored to ensure Bama was picked.

[Kris P Lettus]

SEC is just better.. Can't argue with facts..

[Krimzon7]

COME ON GEORGIA!!!

T Shirt fans and the hatred towards them is fucking stupid. College sports is huge because towns, regions, and states get behind the teams of the schools.

[Droford]

I can't imagine anyone outside of the respective states giving a rats ass about a Georgia/Florida title game..ugh

[Krimzon7]

Well, Florida has the bandwagoners from the Meyer/Tebow era...

Georgia is an enigma. But i think that the nation will be able to gain interest in the Dawgs if they learn a little more about Gurley and Marshall/The Georgia Defense.

Most NFL cities will appreciate Georgia since most rosters have a UGA alum on it.

[Krimzon7]

you're welcome :cool:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/complete-list-georgia-football-players-nfl-200500434--ncaaf.html

[Droford]

Ravens have 2 nobodies and an OK lb that went to uga, by your theory I'd be a hurricanes fan..

[Droford]

Nd going to the bcs title game..that goal line stand was incredible

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Good god Lane Kiffin is an idiot.</font>

[Droford]

Max wittek shouldn't make guarantees..I know how that works out

[Droford]

<font color=goldenrod>Good god Lane Kiffin is an idiot.</font>

Half of Tennessee was laughing when he called the time out that nullified the td

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Hey, Notre Dame just killed 2 running plays dead and wasted a ton of time. HERP DERP LET'S GO FOR #3!</font>

[Droford]

Lol the reporter goes "...Charles.. um...matt Barkley"

[Frank Drebin]

Go U Northwestern :D

[owenbrown]

fuck USC

[Ermaximus]

<font color=goldenrod>Honestly the only reason I hate the SEC is because of the fans. They take such excessive pride in their own conference, to the point where they'd happily root for their bitter rival in the national title game just to prove the overall dominance of the conference.

It'd be like me rooting for the Eagles, Cowboys, or Redskins if the Giants got knocked out. Makes zero sense.</font>

Out of respect for you Vito, I won't lie. I am guilty of this.

[Kris P Lettus]

I do that with college ball but i'd rather root for the Taliban than to pull for the Falcons..

[James Steele]

Was it in 2000 since Wikipedia says OU won that game 27-24?

Bama last year was the first time the BCS title game didn't have both teams as a champion of their conference (regular season or title game). Also a big reason why people were upset was due to the same reasoning used against Michigan in 2006 was ignored to ensure Bama was picked.

2003 when they faced LSU in the Sugar Bowl/National Championship.

Well, Florida has the bandwagoners from the Meyer/Tebow era...

Georgia is an enigma. But i think that the nation will be able to gain interest in the Dawgs if they learn a little more about Gurley and Marshall/The Georgia Defense.

Most NFL cities will appreciate Georgia since most rosters have a UGA alum on it.

I like Georgia because of Mark Richt. If Stoops ever left, I'd like Richt to come to OU.

[Emperor Smeat]

Was 2003 also the one with the AP split from the BCS and/or co-title with USC?

[James Steele]

Was 2003 also the one with the AP split from the BCS and/or co-title with USC?

Yes.

[Next Big Thing]

I hate Notre Dame, but I hate Rick Reilly more and after he dumped on them, I was hoping they had a run like this just so he'd look like a jackass.

I think they'd match up well with Georgia and make the game interesting, but Alabama might run them out of the building in a national championship game.

[Krimzon7]

Ravens have 2 nobodies and an OK lb that went to uga, by your theory I'd be a hurricanes fan..

Uh, you have UGA alums on your team, right? Then by my theory you'd have some interest in the fact that this NFL factory who's put players on your team is playing for a title.

[RoXer]

Hard to believe that UCLA and Stanford won their divisions in the end

[Krimzon7]

I like Georgia because of Mark Richt. If Stoops ever left, I'd like Richt to come to OU.

Man do you like it when half of your team is suspended for August/September because of various criminal activity? IF you do, then then Richt is for you. I love UGA, and I'm constantly amazed at how he manages to avoid the hot seat by winning the SEC East.

[owenbrown]

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/186ft4k2g3b85jpg/original.jpg

http://deadspin.com/5963136/south-carolina-gamecocks-top-clemson-violent-sexual-predators?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

[James Steele]

Wow, a bunch of HC jobs already open in CFB: Auburn, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Purdue, Colorado, UTEP, Purdue, Boston College, NC State, Cal, Idaho, Western Michigan, and no doubt more will come next few weeks. Auburn gonna spend over $11 million to buy out the contracts of all the coaches. Cutthroat business.

[Frank Drebin]

Lane Kiffin
http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=I.4766890519693279&pid=15.1

Daniel Tosh
http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=I.4522987926127265&pid=15.1

[James Steele]

I fucking hate Lane Kiffin and USC. You don't know how miserable I felt rooting for USC to beat Notre Dame.

[Frank Drebin]

If there was going to be a terrorist attack, would have preferred it to be during that game.

[Frank Drebin]

The rapist whos victim killed herself is still on the ND football team by the way