If Texas comes calling offering around $8-$10 million a year, he's gone. Texas has the money to get whoever the hell they want. It is just a matter of if the guy is willing to leave. A lot of these dumbass longhorn fans here think they will poach Nick Saban from Alabama.

I'd be shocked if he left for a random top tier school just because of the cash. He isn't a Brian Kelly type who will ask the school for a few "exceptions". Its just not his bag. "Trust Yourself" doesn't work in a program like Texas and he knows it.

Sigh......to the Little Caesars Bowl we go I guess.

We are.... Going to upset OSU this weekend.

<font color=goldenrod>Don't really see how Alabama lose a game this year.</font>

UConn sucks.

Can we just drop the program already.

<font color=goldenrod>Holy shit my local college (and alma mater) is getting a shout out on ESPN. This guy is a monster.</font>

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...cord-455-yards

Damn, WCSU on the map today.

Was a little off on this one. Should beat Illinois this week.

<font color=goldenrod>Poor Northwestern.</font>

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<font color=goldenrod>Same story every year with the Ducks. They score a million points on hapless defenses, the hype machine cranks, and then after a couple of months they play a physical team and crumble like tinfoil. The final score tonight was misleading, wouldn't have been that close if Stanford didn't pump the breaks and switch to an ultra-conservative defense in the 4th.</font>

Stanford is a legit program because of Jim Harbaugh. Credit to David Shaw for keeping the ball rolling, but it is definitely a big time program anymore.

:lol:

"Ok."

I am pumped for this game.

Fuck this is the college football thread

Michigan State Spartans.

Yeah, this is going to be by far MSU’s biggest test this season when they play @ Neb. in Lincoln later today. We’ve only got ½-gm. lead over them in the Legends Division, we’ve never beaten them EVER, and they have a runner who’s been averaging 130-something yds. rushing/gm. this season or something ridiculous which could pose a huge threat if our top-ranked D isn’t ready to shut him down.


Should be a fun game, but if MSU loses today, they can kiss any Rose Bowl/other BCS game hopes goodbye.

Well they've totally exceeded my expectations already.

Yeah, but you have to admit it would be totally awesome to see them run the table through Nov. to take them to 11-1. Sure they'd probably have to face OSU in the B1G title game and OSU would probably be 12-0 at the rate they're going, but I believe with our D, we can and should beat anyone in our path. Imagine winning the conference title, being 12-1 and having a spot not only in the Rose Bowl, but for this MSU team to do something no other has done: win 13 games in a season.


I’m dreaming big until and unless something brings me and all the rest of the Sparty nation crashing down.


And lets not forget, despite near disaster vs. Columbia yesterday, the MSU men’s hoops squad will be #1 in the land come Monday! #THISISSPARTA

<font color=goldenrod>Aaaaand WCSU's time at the top of a record book is short lived. Cartel Brooks of Heidelberg is the new single-game rushing leader. 465 yards, beating the previous record by 10.</font>

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In other news, Auburn shocks the College Football world by taking down 'Bama.

<font color=goldenrod>The new top 5:

1. Florida State
2. Ohio State
3. Auburn
4. Alabama
5. Missouri

Florida State should be locked in to the National Title game with a win over Duke next weekend. However there is a lot of thought that Ohio State needs to win convincingly over Michigan State to get in. Otherwise the SEC Title game winner will probably surpass them. Because the SEC is the only conference that really matters.</font>

Wish the four team playoff were this year. All those teams listed above can make a case.

Michigan State Spartans!

They've looked shockingly good. Too bad they'l get no at large consideration for a BCS bowl if they lose to Ohio State.

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USC hired Washington's head coach, Steve Sarkisian, today to be their new head coach.

<font color=goldenrod>Good on Orgeron for telling USC to shove it.</font>

We are... Coming back

I wonder how many women in Alabama got the shit beaten out of them on Saturday.

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<font color=goldenrod>Looks like it's gonna be Florida State/Auburn.</font>

SPARTANS! 12 WINS IN A SEASON FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! Also they are headed to the 100th Year of the Rose Bowl, which is very exciting. First trip there in 26 years...for perspective, on Jan. 1, '88 my brother was still (exactly) 4 weeks from being born.

Looks like all the BCS Bowls will be pretty damn good. Only concern is the projection of OU/Bama in the Sugar Bowl. My Sooners may just get the living shit beat out of them.

Praying it will be like Bama/Utah, since it is a very similar situation.

OU in any BCS game equals them getting the living shit kicked out of them.

They have only gotten the shit kicked out of them twice in BCS Bowls under Stoops. Really, only got the shit kicked out of them 3 times in the Stoops era. The rest have been close games where OU was favored and got beat by an underrated team.

West Virginia and USC

33 Independence Bowl L 25–27 December 31, 1999 1999 Ole Miss Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana 49,843 Bob Stoops
34 Orange Bowl W 13–2 January 1, 2001 2000 Florida State Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 76,835 Bob Stoops
35 Cotton Bowl W 10–3 January 1, 2002 2001 Arkansas Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 72,955 Bob Stoops
36 Rose Bowl W 34–14 January 1, 2003 2002 Washington State Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 86,848 Bob Stoops
37 Sugar Bowl L 14–21 January 4, 2004 2003 LSU Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 79,342 Bob Stoops
38 Orange Bowl L 19–55 January 4, 2004 2004 USC Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 77,912 Bob Stoops
39 Holiday Bowl W 17–14 December 29, 2005 2005 Oregon Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California 65,416 Bob Stoops
40 Fiesta Bowl L 42–43 January 1, 2007 2006 Boise State University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 73,719 Bob Stoops
41 Fiesta Bowl L 48–28 January 2, 2008 2007 West Virginia University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 70,016 Bob Stoops
42 BCS NCG L 14–24 January 1, 2001 2008 Florida Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 70,016 Bob Stoops
43 Sun Bowl W 31–27 December 31, 2009 2009 Stanford Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas 53,713 Bob Stoops
44 Fiesta Bowl W 25–48 January 1, 2011 2010 Connecticut University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 67,232 Bob Stoops
45 Insight Bowl W 31–14 December 30, 2011 2011 Iowa Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 54,247 Bob Stoops
46 Cotton Bowl L 13–41 January 4, 2013 2012 Texas A&M Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas 87,025 Bob Stoops

Projected Bowl Games

The ones I think will be "slobber knockers" are highlighted.

1/6/2014 BCS National Championship (Pasadena)
Florida State vs Auburn

1/3/2014 Orange (Miami)
Ohio State vs Clemson

1/2/2014 Sugar (New Orleans)
Alabama vs Oklahoma

1/1/2014 Rose (Pasadena)
Michigan State vs Stanford

1/1/2014 Fiesta (Glendale)
Baylor vs UCF

1/5/2014 GoDaddy (Mobile)
Ball State vs Arkansas State

1/4/2014 BBVA Compass (Birmingham)
Vanderbilt vs Houston

1/3/2014 Cotton (Arlington)
Oklahoma State vs Missouri

1/1/2014 Capital One (Orlando)
Wisconsin vs South Carolina

1/1/2014 Gator (Jacksonville)
Michigan vs Georgia

1/1/2014 Heart of Dallas
UNLV* vs North Texas

1/1/2014 Outback (Tampa)
Iowa vs LSU

12/31/2013 Chick-fil-A (Atlanta)
Duke vs Texas A&M

12/31/2013 Independence (Shreveport)
Arizona* vs Boston College

12/31/2013 Liberty (Memphis)
Rice vs Mississippi State

12/31/2013 Sun (El Paso)
Virginia Tech vs UCLA

12/30/2013 Alamo (San Antonio)
Texas vs Oregon

12/30/2013 Armed Forces (Ft. Worth)
Middle Tennessee vs Navy

12/30/2013 Holiday (San Diego)
Arizona State vs Texas Tech

12/30/2013 Music City (Nashville)
Georgia Tech vs Ole Miss

12/28/2013 Belk (Charlotte)
Cincinnati vs North Carolina

12/28/2013 Buffalo Wild Wings (PHX)
Kansas State vs Nebraska

12/28/2013 Pinstripe (New York)
Notre Dame* vs Rutgers

12/28/2013 Russell Athletic (Orlando)
Louisville vs Miami

12/27/2013 Fight Hunger (San Francisco)
Washington vs BYU

12/27/2013 Military (Annapolis)
Maryland vs Marshall

12/27/2013 Texas (Houston)
Syracuse* vs Minnesota

12/26/2013 Little Caesars (Detroit)
Bowling Green vs Pitt*

12/26/2013 Poinsettia (San Diego)
Utah State vs Northern Illinois*

12/24/2013 Hawaii
Boise State vs Oregon State*

12/23/2013 Beef O'Brady's (St. Pete.)
Ohio* vs East Carolina

12/21/2013 Idaho Potato (Boise)
Buffalo vs San Diego State

12/21/2013 Las Vegas
Fresno State vs USC

12/21/2013 New Mexico (Albuquerque)
Colorado State vs Washington State

12/21/2013 New Orleans
UL Lafayette vs Tulane

If these projections hold up, that is a hell of a bowl season.