Ohio State vs. Who?

[archibaldcrane]

This might be the single worst slate of BCS games I've ever seen.

Don't worry, Wisconsin vs. Arkansas should be good.

Capitol One bowl 4tw?

[Tyche]

Adrian Peterson gonna be back before the game? I think Boise can be competitive.

[Ardrial]

This might be the single worst slate of BCS games I've ever seen.

Don't worry, Wisconsin vs. Arkansas should be good.

Capitol One bowl 4tw?

Oh yay. Another game we get to lose.

We had a decent record until we decided to fuck up and lose our last two games.

[Avvesione]

Actually, Wisconsin is pretty over-rated...

Dispite being ranked in the top 10, they played Bowling Green, SDSU, Buffalo and W. Illinois as their non-confrence and never beat a ranked opponent all year... I wouldn't be suprised if Arkansas beats them (I wrote down all my predictions earlier today... it's always fun thing to do to write out your preditcitons and see who gets the most right (like March Madness but less organized))

[Gregorio]

Actually, Wisconsin is pretty over-rated...

Dispite being ranked in the top 10, they played Bowling Green, SDSU, Buffalo and W. Illinois as their non-confrence and never beat a ranked opponent all year... I wouldn't be suprised if Arkansas beats them (I wrote down all my predictions earlier today... it's always fun thing to do to write out your preditcitons and see who gets the most right (like March Madness but less organized))

It's true that they haven't beaten a ranked opponent all year...but hell, Notre Dame hasn't beaten a ranked opponent in 2 years yet still made a BCS bowl...and is going to make another this year.

Think about it...in 2 years ND's biggest accomplishment is almost beating USC at home.

And it's pretty possible that the Big 10 can finish 1, 2, 3 this year. OSU will beat Florida, Mich will beat USC, and if Wisc can win and do it soundly then they could possibly jump the other BCS teams if they look sloppy. Especially since the other winners will probably have 2 losses.

[Byrd]

it's always fun thing to do to write out your preditcitons and see who gets the most right (like March Madness but less organized))

You know, ESPN has a free game that pretty much lets you do just that, but does all the work for you and compare and compete with your friends/enemies.

Anyone else be interested in forming a BG group with this?

[Po]

Looks like Florida gets to lose to Ohio.

They have as good a shot as anyone, as long as Leak doesn't throw 3948394 interceptions on shovel passes right to a defensive lineman.
And yea this round of BCS games is the worst in a long time. The only other good one is USC/Mich.

[Endo]

it's always fun thing to do to write out your preditcitons and see who gets the most right (like March Madness but less organized))

You know, ESPN has a free game that pretty much lets you do just that, but does all the work for you and compare and compete with your friends/enemies.

Anyone else be interested in forming a BG group with this?

yes

[Tyche]

USC was supposed to beat UCLA and Louisville was supposed to beat rutgers. Never underestimate the underdog, especially when Urban Meyer has a month to prepare.

[Raineer]

I'd just rather see something new, I know its not fair.

It's not about that entirely...think about how much 1-on-1 records mean in the NFL.

Also Florida would be a 7-pt favorite against Michigan on a neutral field in Vegas (it will influence some voters, even though that's just a compilation of popular opinion and nothing more.)

#1 strength of schedule in the country > everything. SEC champ is only a slight second to that fact as well.

Florida easily.

[Lbelle]

ooooh snap, let's make gator bait out of some OSU kids!! 8) 8) 8)

[Po]

ooooh snap, let's make gator bait out of some OSU kids!! 8) 8) 8)

Hell yea. I hate OSU with a passion. Going to school in Ohio either makes you love them or loathe them. I went for the latter, 95% of people in that state never shut up about them. Nothing would make me happier than seeing my favorite college football team defeat my least favorite.

[Nuketwig]

ooooh snap, let's make gator bait out of some OSU kids!! 8) 8) 8)

Hell yea. I hate OSU with a passion. Going to school in Ohio either makes you love them or loathe them. I went for the latter, 95% of people in that state never shut up about them. Nothing would make me happier than seeing my favorite college football team defeat my least favorite.

The problem with your mascot being a poisonous nut is that there's really no good threat to make.

[Cleveland]

Never underestimate the underdog, especially when Urban Meyer has a month to prepare.

Translation: "We can't think of any legitimate reasons why Florida might win"

Sure, Meyer has a month to prepare, but so does Tressel. Remember last years Fiesta Bowl? All they talked about was how good Charlie Wies was when he had time to prepare. Charlie was gonna coach ND to the win, and bring them back into the national spotlight. The Fiesta Bowl was going to be Brady Quinn's opening statement in his bid for the 2006 Heisman. OSU was favored....but ND was gonna win. I can produce probably 15 articles on why OSU better watch out, because ND is back and they were going to make a statement.

And then....

After a month of preparing....Charlie Wies watched as his team was dismantled by the Buckeyes. Ginn made it look like the secondary was on the bench. Smith threw the longest TD pass in Fiesta Bowl history, and basically had his way with ND all night. Pittman ran at will. Laura Quinn watched in horror as her future husband pounded her little brothers face into the dirt over and over and over again.

Back to Florida. I am not saying Florida is a bad team. I am not saying they can't hang with Buckeyes. It will probably be a very good game. Florida could possibly even win. But, the whole "coach having time to prepare" argument is worthless, especially against Tressel, especially in Arizona. Keep in mind, OSU is 3-0 in the Fiesta Bowl, and 4-0 in the BCS. The Buckeyes own Arizona, plain and simple. Anyone who thinks this field is neutral is crazy. The game is basically an OSU home game.....it just won't be snowing.

[archibaldcrane]

I'm in a tough position with the Ohio State/Florida game. On the one hand, since I did my undergrad at Wisconsin and my grad school at U. of Miami (when they got refereed out of the nat'l championship) I hate Ohio State with a firey passion that consumes 1000 souls.

On the other hand, there's a chance that I could see 3 Big Ten teams in the top 3 in some polls, especially the USA Today poll which currently looks like this:

1. Ohio State
2. Florida
3. Michigan
4. LSU
5. Wisconsin

I suppose if Wisconsin and Michigan end up winning, then I'll have to cheer for Ohio State...

...damnit

This also means I have to cheer for Notre Dame over LSU and Wake Forest over Louisville, to try for the clean sweep of the polls.

Ugh.

[Byrd]

But, the whole "coach having time to prepare" argument is worthless,

I would agree, I never bought that argument either unless one team was coming off a bye week and the other wasn't. Even then, I always thought injury and rest was a bigger deal. If a coach can't get a competent game plan together in a week, he's probably not going to be coaching very long.

[Cleveland]

I'm in a tough position with the Ohio State/Florida game. On the one hand, since I did my undergrad at Wisconsin and my grad school at U. of Miami (when they got refereed out of the nat'l championship) I hate Ohio State with a firey passion that consumes 1000 souls.

I love how Miami fans think they were reffed out of that one....

1) If Miami was the all powerful team that everyone thought it was, and if OSU had no chance...why was the game in OT? If Miami had taken care of business like it thought it could, that play would have never occured.

2) The call could have gone either way. The whole world knows that. Watch the DVD. The DB clearly has his hand on Gamble's arm prior to the ball reaching him. Its very easy to spot. Some refs would have called this, some would not have...it really could have gone either way. Unfortunately for Miami, the ref in that corner was the type who called it.

3) Perhaps...just perhaps....he was making up for the blatent defensive holding he didnt call 3 plays earlier. Watch the game. Jenkins jukes the crap out of the CB, who has to grab his jersey and pull it in order to even keep pace with him. This was a blatent holding penalty that wasn't called. You got away with one, you can't get away with 2.

4) Even with all of the above......the call did not end the game. It did not win the game for OSU. Had OSU scored the TD and won on that call..then maybe, just maybe you could bitch. But that didn't happen. Miami got the ball back, and merely had to go 25 yrds with its almighty offensive against a bendy OSU defense who had no chance of stopping them.

But they couldn't do it.

The call could have gone either way. But had the highly favored Hurricanes took care of busniess in regulation, or in OT, or even in the drive following the call...maybe they would be national champs. But as I pointed out...they didnt. The ref did not lose that game....the Hurricanes did. End of story.

PS: If you really want to blame someone...blame Will Allen's helmet and what it did to McGahees knee (god I almost threw up when they showed the slow-mo of that one).

[Lbelle]

Hell, I GO to UF and I don't think that the Gators can win this one. They make alot of really dumb plays, and even when they try to make good plays they somehow fuck up alot of the time. They got really lucky this season, and it's a miracle they're going to the Nationals, and everyone knows it.

But I still have to root for them since they're my school and I do enjoy watching them.

[archibaldcrane]

stuff about refereeing in the U of M vs. OSU championship

>< don't try to argue against the "ZOMG U of M got fuxored in da championshipzorz!"

Anyone bringing it up still a good 4 years later is going to be nice and set in their ways. It just makes for good continued drama, and is much more fun than saying "oh well, i guess OSU was better"

I heard that Will Allen had a helmet made of non-regulation material, and they found guns in his car after the game, during the traditional celebratory OSU gang rape following wins.

There, does that set the tone of my argument better?

Can't believe I might have to root for this group of assholes.

[Cleveland]

Hell, I GO to UF and I don't think that the Gators can win this one. They make alot of really dumb plays, and even when they try to make good plays they somehow fuck up alot of the time. They got really lucky this season, and it's a miracle they're going to the Nationals, and everyone knows it.

But I still have to root for them since they're my school and I do enjoy watching them.

I wouldn't sell your Gators too short. Offensively, they have some tricks up their sleeves and a handful of play makers. Yes, they do make mistakes, and they will have to curb that. How Urban will work this into the mix without being too conservative I don't know. Florida will need to keep the big mistakes to a minimum. The only problem is....Michigan didn't make any mistakes.