quarter23cd Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Do we see a Texas-Texas Tech rematch for the national championship?I don't think this will happen. It just won't. Its the same situation as when people speculated about an OSU/Michigan rematch a couple years ago. Nobody wants a rematch game for the championship and even though this thing is calculated by computers, I'm sure that people will find a way for that not to happen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bleedorange Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 I don't think this will happen. It just won't. Its the same situation as when people speculated about an OSU/Michigan rematch a couple years ago. Nobody wants a rematch game for the championship and even though this thing is calculated by computers, I'm sure that people will find a way for that not to happen. The difference this year, though, is the edge in the computer rankings that Texas has right now (assuming it stays high). Even if human voters vault USC to #2, if Texas were just at #3, I think its distinct edge in the computer rankings might be enough to overtake USC in that instance. I don't see a 2-loss Florida team getting in, obviously, but human voters could move a 1-loss Alabama team up ahead of Texas, too. Regardless, if Alabama and Florida both win out until the SEC title game, it's all academic anyway, since the winner will definitely be in the BCS Championship. If Tech wins out and then loses the Big 12 title game, the race for that second spot should get interesting, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 The best title game would obviously be Texas Tech v. Alabama. But if Alabama loses, a Texas Tech v. USC game would be good too. I'd love to see Pete Caroll get whalloped, and Tech has the potential to do that. I'm hoping for a KU win over Texas Saturday, but KU has almost no chance. The Jayhawks D is so lame right now. Texas 45 Kansas 30. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 The perfect storm of weirdness is if Oklahoma beats Texas Tech, jumps Texas and Texas Tech in the BCS rankings, loses to Missouri in the Big 12 Championship Meanwhile, Oregon State wins its last 3 games, and USC isn't Pac 10 champion. So then you have SEC winner vs. one of the following 1 loss Texas, 1 loss Texas Tech, 1 loss USC all of whom didn't win their conference or conference winners 1 loss Penn State, and undefeated Utah I wouldn't want to sort that out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 The perfect storm of weirdness is if Oklahoma beats Texas Tech, jumps Texas and Texas Tech in the BCS rankings, loses to Missouri in the Big 12 Championship Meanwhile, Oregon State wins its last 3 games, and USC isn't Pac 10 champion. So then you have SEC winner vs. one of the following 1 loss Texas, 1 loss Texas Tech, 1 loss USC all of whom didn't win their conference or conference winners 1 loss Penn State, and undefeated Utah I wouldn't want to sort that out. If all that happened, it wouldn't be all that bad of a thing. The more extreme the chaos, the better chance of a playoff system someday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 96th? That's unpossible in the World's Greatest Conference EvarTM! I'd venture a guess and say that most SEC fans would concede the fact that the conference is down this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Question for Big Ten (11) fans. Who's being projected to go to the Outback Bowl from your conference? I"m just curious because Outback bowl officials are pushing hard for us and we've already played Ohio State twice there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 The perfect storm of weirdness is if Oklahoma beats Texas Tech, jumps Texas and Texas Tech in the BCS rankings, loses to Missouri in the Big 12 Championship Meanwhile, Oregon State wins its last 3 games, and USC isn't Pac 10 champion. So then you have SEC winner vs. one of the following 1 loss Texas, 1 loss Texas Tech, 1 loss USC all of whom didn't win their conference or conference winners 1 loss Penn State, and undefeated Utah I wouldn't want to sort that out. You just gave me a scenario to root for, though I'd kind of like to see South Carolina or Florida State upset Florida, who would still go on to knock off Bama in the SEC championship game to really screw things up. Also here's another potential disaster... Texas Tech beats Oklahoma, and then gets beat by Missouri in the Big 12 championship game by a close margin. Florida State beats Florida, Alabama gets stunned in the Iron Bowl and Florida beats Bama in the SEC championship game.USC wins out, but has a few close calls. Penn State loses to Michigan State. Utah wins out. This would leave the door open for Texas and Texas Tech to finish 1/2 in the BCS standings, however since neither of them one their conference and the BCS can only take two teams from one conference, they couldn't play each other in the championship game. And Texas would likely play either No. 3 USC or Utah in this scenario, while Texas Tech would get delegated to the Cotton Bowl. If they both win, the the AP voters would likely vote Tech ahead of Texas, they did beat them head-to-head and we'd get yet another split national championship. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Question for Big Ten (11) fans. Who's being projected to go to the Outback Bowl from your conference? I"m just curious because Outback bowl officials are pushing hard for us and we've already played Ohio State twice there.Too early to tell, but my hunch is that it will be Sparty. There are a lot of things to sort out in the next two weeks, and it will also depend on if the BigTen gets two BCS berths (which I admit is unlikely). Penn State's loss to Iowa really screwed MSU. This is the procedure the BigTen uses to break ties: Effective for bowl games following the 2006-09 regular football seasons, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) will consist of five (5) bowl games: BCS National Championship Game, Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, and Sugar Bowl. Participation by a Big Ten Conference member institution will be determined as follows: a. BCS National Championship Game. In the event the conference has one or two football teams ranked No. 1 and/or No. 2 in the final BCS poll, these conference team(s) shall participate in the BCS National Championship Game. b. Rose Bowl. Unless ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS poll, the conference champion shall participate in the Rose Bowl. The championship shall be determined on the percentage basis of conference games (tie games counts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 The best title game would obviously be Texas Tech v. Alabama.I think Tech v. Florida would be better, just because Alabama doesn't score many points. Unless their defense could stop TT. But after last week, letting a pathetic LSU offense score, I'm not sure they could do that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 If (and I admit it is a really big IF) the conference gets two BCS bids, the Outback would probably have to choose between NU, Minny, and Iowa. That is what we are hearing down here, although some people really want to play OSU again. I have no idea why. I think it would be fun to play Michigan but I realize that's not happening, at least not this year. I actually would prefer the Peach (or Chick-fil-a if you will) Bowl over the Outback mainly because Atlanta is only three hours away and I've already down the whole Orlando/Tampa trip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CrushOfVeils80 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 even if Texas Tech beats OU (which I dont see them doing) they will have a tough time with Missouri in the Big 12 title game, they match up really well with Tech Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Reports: BCS games might air on cable starting in 2010 ESPN.comUpdated: November 12, 2008, 2:20 PM ET The Bowl Championship Series games could be moving to cable television as early as 2010, according to media reports. The Walt Disney Co., the parent company of ESPN, is among the bidders for the five BCS games -- and according to reports in USA Today and SportsBusiness Daily, the company has bid about $25 million per year more than its closest competitor for the new BCS deal.Fox's four-year deal with the BCS ends after the 2009 season. If Disney's bid for the new deal is accepted, then the BCS games and the national championship would be aired on ESPN starting in 2010, according to USA Today."We've had good meetings and discussion to this point," BCS coordinator and Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner John Swofford said Tuesday, according to USA Today. "The BCS is obviously an attractive television property, but we simply have not completed our process."Conference commissioners and BCS TV negotiator Barry Frank have been meeting in Chicago with the networks since Sunday, USA Today reported.SportsBusiness Daily reported that in bidding, Disney is offering about $125 million annually to air the games, while Fox is offering about $100 million annually. According to USA Today, several people with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed those figures.ESPN did not immediately comment on the reports.Fox currently pays about $82.5 million annually to air four of the five BCS games -- the Sugar, Orange and Fiesta bowls and the BCS National Championship Game. ABC, also an affiliate of Disney, currently has a separate deal to air the Rose Bowl This story is on ESPN, yet ESPN won't comment on it and they got their info from USA Today? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 brad did you happen to see the asu-fiu game? My brain is still trying to process the ending... True freshman ty Hilton did this today for fiu: 6 catches, 199 yard1/1 38 yards, game winning touchdown Plus about 50 return yards. He's got a realistic shot at 1,000 recieving yards as a freshman and he's around the top in all NCAA in return yards. And he's 18. Unreal. ASU flat out refused to kick the ball to him on kickoffs. I did not see it, but i listened to it on the radio. So, I didn't really know what was going on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Question for Big Ten (11) fans. Who's being projected to go to the Outback Bowl from your conference? I"m just curious because Outback bowl officials are pushing hard for us and we've already played Ohio State twice there.I wouldn't mind OSU meeting you guys there again. I really don't think they belong in a BCS bowl this year, so the Outback would be good. Those games against S. Carolina came at the end of the Cooper era when the team was giving up on him and they really performed very badly in those games. In light of more recent bowl meltdowns those losses seem like ancient history, but I'm sure a lot of OSU fans still wouldn't mind another crack at the Gamecocks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I really don't think they belong in a BCS bowl this year, so the Outback would be good.Upon further reflection, I think tUoOS has a decent shot at a BCS bowl, as either BigTen Champs or an at-large bid. The BCS cannot extend more than 2 offers to a conference. I think that it is fair to assume that the Big 12 and SEC will each get two offers. The conference champs from B10, ACC, BigEast, and Pac10 will get automatic bids. That's 8 out of the 10 BCS slots. It is a pretty good bet that the BYU/Utah winner will get a bid as well (assuming they are both undefeated when they play). Assuming USC wins the Pac 10, does anyone really think Oregon St. would get a bid? Likewise, does anyone think that the conference runner-up in either the BigEast or ACC will get a bid? If PSU and tUoOS both win out, both will receive BCS bids. And Michigan is still going to stay home. Go Blue!!! Beat NU!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Upon further reflection, I think tUoOS has a decent shot at a BCS bowl, as either BigTen Champs or an at-large bid.Oh, I'm not saying I don't think they have a shot. Just saying I don't wanna play USC again this year is all. Lets just gear up for playing them next year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Those games against S. Carolina came at the end of the Cooper era when the team was giving up on him and they really performed very badly in those games. In light of more recent bowl meltdowns those losses seem like ancient history, but I'm sure a lot of OSU fans still wouldn't mind another crack at the Gamecocks. But of course, no one will ever give the Gamecocks any credit for winning those games. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I did not see it, but i listened to it on the radio. So, I didn't really know what was going on. Well, if you'd like to see what happened, click on the video link on the right of this page: http://fiusm.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 But of course, no one will ever give the Gamecocks any credit for winning those games. Well, one of those losses was considered "the last straw" that got the coach fired hours later, so yeah, I guess the university admins didn't give SC any credit, either. SC played very well, so I do give them credit. (that one RB from Troy, OH tore it up in that one game) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Well, one of those losses was considered "the last straw" that got the coach fired hours later, so yeah, I guess the university admins didn't give SC any credit, either. SC played very well, so I do give them credit. (that one RB from Troy, OH tore it up in that one game) Oh I was just giving you a hard time. I know we have basically no national cred but it was a pretty big deal around here for us to win that bowl two years in a row. And we're good at getting coaches fired. Just ask Phil Fulmer! As for the RB, you're talking about Ryan Brewer. Man, did that kid have heart. I wish every player could play with half the passion Ryan had for the game. He still lives in Columbia and is the owner of Ryan Brewer Enterprises, whatever that is. He's also a guest once a week on one of the local sports radio shows. Every once in a while he'll talk about how he was dissed by OSU. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CrushOfVeils80 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Ohio is stocked with HS talent, after Texas-CA-Florida its one of the top HS football states, Ohio State cant recruit every OH kid, I do remmeber Brewer though he was solid, didnt South Carolina beat Ohio State in the Outback bowl a few years back? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Well, one of those losses was considered "the last straw" that got the coach fired hours later, so yeah, I guess the university admins didn't give SC any credit, either. So what you are saying is that every Wolverine should hold a grudge against South Carolina? Man I miss Coop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Well, another miserable day in the Big House. I don't know what was worse, the cold, the wind, the rain/snow mix, the offense that can't score a touchdown starting a drive on the NU 8, the defense once again giving up a huge play for the winning TD, or witnessing history as Michigan loses for the 8th time in the season for the first time. But none of that matters because it is Michigan-Ohio State Week!!!!Let's win this game and start working on '09. Go Blue!!!! Beat the Buckeyes!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 UM can start winning games vs. us after I graduate, which is, oh, Spring 2011. That is all I can say about this coming week. Because I couldn't go for three. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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