OT: Non-UCF College Football

Post #211 » by **craig01** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 1:20 pm

tiderulz wrote:so those other teams see how hard it is to be #1 and take teams best shots.

Kansas St has had a great year, but they proved that their status was a bit higher than their talent level.

Give 'em credit but I'd expect to see them fall to at least #6, maybe a couple of spots farther down too.

The Baylor win didn't surprise me, but the Oregon loss was shocking.

And yeah, it's tough to stay on top.

I think Notre Dame goes down next week too.....provided Barkley recovers

Post #212 » by **craig01** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:51 pm

Looks like Alabama can control their own destiny again....

tiderulz · Post #213 » by **tiderulz** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:20 pm

craig01 wrote:Looks like Alabama can control their own destiny again....

how is this for a crazy scenario that the nation would hate.

USC beats ND.

UGA beats Bama.

UGA plays UF again for the national title. 2 teams from the SEC, 1 team not even playing for their division and conference championship.

The nation and pundits would go nuts.

Post #214 » by **craig01** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:29 pm

tiderulz wrote:
craig01 wrote:Looks like Alabama can control their own destiny again....

how is this for a crazy scenario that the nation would hate.

USC beats ND.

UGA beats Bama.

UGA plays UF again for the national title. 2 teams from the SEC, 1 team not even playing for their division and conference championship.

The nation and pundits would go nuts.

LOL

Nemesis21 · Post #215 » by **Nemesis21** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:42 pm

tiderulz wrote:
craig01 wrote:Looks like Alabama can control their own destiny again....

how is this for a crazy scenario that the nation would hate.

USC beats ND.

UGA beats Bama.

UGA plays UF again for the national title. 2 teams from the SEC, 1 team not even playing for their division and conference championship.

The nation and pundits would go nuts.

Not going to happen, don't forget the loss to FSU coming up.

magicman123 · Post #216 » by **magicman123** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:54 pm

Nemesis21 wrote:
tiderulz wrote:
craig01 wrote:Looks like Alabama can control their own destiny again....

how is this for a crazy scenario that the nation would hate.

USC beats ND.

UGA beats Bama.

UGA plays UF again for the national title. 2 teams from the SEC, 1 team not even playing for their division and conference championship.

The nation and pundits would go nuts.

Not going to happen, don't forget the loss to FSU coming up.

Unfortunately, i think thats true

Gerhalt11 · Post #217 » by **Gerhalt11** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:10 am

^Unfortunately, I know that's true.

Post #218 » by **craig01** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:36 am

Ah, it would be ironic though ....no matter how remote the possibility

Post #219 » by **craig01** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:43 pm

With the move by Maryland and Rutger's expected announcement today, it looks like all of this conference crap is heading towards a steep cliff....with the left-outs being forced to jump off.

The move by Maryland is horrible for everyone except their bank account.

tiderulz · Post #220 » by **tiderulz** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:45 pm

craig01 wrote:With the move by Maryland and Rutger's expected announcement today, it looks like all of this conference crap is heading towards a steep cliff....with the left-outs being forced to jump off.

The move by Maryland is horrible for everyone except their bank account.

It helps the Big 10. Gets them more East Coast exposure, gets them into the DC tv markets. It is great for Rutgers, they were going nowhere in the Big East and would have been left sitting out in a different conference re-organization. No one was going to come calling for a NJ school

I think we are headed to four 16 team conferences. SEC - Big 10 (16?) - Pac 16(?) - ACC, possibly an expanded Big 12 to catch any of the bigger name schools left out of the 4 above,

Post #221 » by **craig01** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:08 pm

I was referring to the UM folks.....but yeah, Rutgers is a clear winner.

The Big 10 gets exposure into huge markets, but those markets really don't hold that much water for college football.

Maryland football is an afterthought in that market geographically speaking unless they are winning (which hasn't happened consistently since Bobby Ross left)....for the fan base, this move is regrettable

Rutgers has had recent success too, but the NY market is about baseball and NFL in the fall. I don't see that much impact in ratings when Rutgers plays at Northwestern. Still, the move for Rutgers is obviously a no-brainer

Post #222 » by **craig01** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:09 pm

I was referring to the UM folks.....but yeah, Rutgers is a clear winner.

The Big 10 gets exposure into huge markets, but those markets really don't hold that much water for college football.

Maryland football is an afterthought in that market geographically speaking unless they are winning (which hasn't happened consistently since Bobby Ross left)....for the fan base, this move is regrettable

Rutgers has had recent success too, but the NY market is about baseball and NFL in the fall. I don't see that much impact in ratings when Rutgers plays at Northwestern. Still, the move for Rutgers is obviously a no-brainer

Post #223 » by **craig01** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:09 pm

I was referring to the UM folks.....but yeah, Rutgers is a clear winner.

The Big 10 gets exposure into huge markets, but those markets really don't hold that much water for college football.

Maryland football is an afterthought in that market geographically speaking unless they are winning (which hasn't happened consistently since Bobby Ross left)....for the fan base, this move is regrettable

Rutgers has had recent success too, but the NY market is about baseball and NFL in the fall. I don't see that much impact in ratings when Rutgers plays at Northwestern. Still, the move for Rutgers is obviously a no-brainer

N4U|Redux · Post #224 » by **N4U|Redux** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:25 am

16 team conferences are inevitable. It won't happen immediately. I know a lot of rumors are flying around about B10 adding UVa and BC next, for instance, but I don't see it. That's a lot of diluting really quickly.

I think the B10 stays pat at 14 for the moment, the ACC grabs UConn or Louisville to get back to 14, and we call it a day for awhile again. To me, B12 holds the cards. Are they uncomfortable at 10 for much longer?

Post #225 » by **craig01** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:24 pm

Nope, they won't stay there long.

Who and when they go after remains to be seen, but their future invitations could help or cripple USF/UCF's aspirations to hang with decent company in the future....

Post #226 » by **craig01** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:21 pm

OT/ but the Tar Heels are going to be facing a wave of scrutiny (and potentially damaging penalties) over the academic charges coming out.

Miami's former players accused by Nevin Shapiro were all issued letters requesting interviews about their involvement. Players that do not issue a response/interview would be considered as an admission to the claims.

Finally, Auburn is under the NCAA recruiting probe again....surprise, surprise....of course it's been a dirty program for longer than my lifetime.

With Chizik in command, they've already kind of self-imposed a bowl ban...LOL....so a better penalty to the school if the probe uncovers misdeeds... might be to mandate that Chizik get an extension and remain at the school.

magicman123 · Post #227 » by **magicman123** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:41 pm

Refs on the Noles side so far

arsenal6106 · Post #228 » by **arsenal6106** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:19 am

That was fun!

Post #229 » by **Def Swami** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:28 am

Go Trojans!

OrlandO · Post #230 » by **OrlandO** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:30 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:Go Trojans!