I'm going to smile when Bama beats Florida.
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I'm going to smile when Bama beats Florida.
Actually every team gets to pick their non-conference schedule. And yes they can't pick their conference...but that's a fact of college football. If your conference is weak...you might be (OSU the past two years in the NC)Quote:
Originally Posted by reflections
But I know other teams (especially ol' Alabama) have easier schedules.
Fact is, USC didn't have that tough of a schedule this year. And you can't deny that. Oklahoma had a way tougher schedules PLUS the toughest conference in the country. And you still think USC is a better team?
Florida's schedule was 28th to USC's 33rd so they were close enough. I said that game would be close...but I think Florida would win.
This is a moot point. "Common Opponent" argument is lost when it is an upset based off a missed extra point.Quote:
They only put up 30 on Ole Miss, who they lost to and Bama beat.
Florida is 1,000 times better then when they played that Ole Miss game...if you want that Florida to meet Bama in Georgia maybe you should time travel back to September.
Exactly. Texas Tech beat Texas and Oklahoma beat Texas Tech, so Oklahoma is obviously better than Texas (despite the fact that they lost to Texas on a neutral field) :rolleyes: I have never understood the Team A beat Team B but Team C beat Team A so Team C is better than Team B argument.Quote:
Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989
There was an article two years ago based off the Team A beat Team B debate and it was found that the University of Northern Colorado a 1-11 team was the true National Champion because the team they beat, Montana, beat Montana State who upset Colorado who beat Iowa State who beat Ole Miss who upset Auburn who beat Florida (Florida was the National Champion)Quote:
Originally Posted by etothep
I laughed.
On a side note....
Big 12 POY = Colt McCoy
All-Big 12 1st Team QB = ....Sam Bradford?
Anyone else see some problems with voting consistency with this?
I hear McCoy had more first team votes then Bradford but that two writers left him completely off the ballot and thats why he is second team.
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Originally Posted by etothep
My argument wasn't because Bama beat Ole Miss that they are better than Florida I just pointed that as sort of a fun fact if you will. My argument was that Florida only put up 30 against Ole Miss well below their average and most likely won't do so against Bama. Right now, Bama is the team to beat - they haven't lost so IMO Florida is the underdog.
This is true. Alabama is ranked #1 for a reason. That makes them the team to beat.Quote:
Originally Posted by bucher34
It's just in my opinion that right now Florida is playing just as well as Bama and the Gators are my pick to win the game.
I'd love for the Sooners to get upset by Mizzou just so the BCS could freak out again. But OU-UF or OU-Bama wouldn't be a bad game at all.
I'd agree that Alabama is the "team to beat." I also have no problem with people picking Florida to win. I personally think Florida is the favorite..but unlike a lot of people, it seems, I think Bama has a decent chance to win. Either way...my team has had a great year and will be in a BCS bowl and are truly set up to go on a pretty nice run for the next few seasons....but man a win would be so sweet just to say 'I told you so' to anyone not giving us a shot.Quote:
Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989
That would actually be the BEST thing for the BCS, it would clearly eliminate OU from the title game leave Texas as the obvious number 2 team behind the winner of FLA-'Bama gameQuote:
Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989
( the only kicker would then be logic that is if Bama's only loss this year was to the Number 1 team, on a neutral field why aren't they number 2?? )
And PS Ball St finally settles on the field :http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...050208&prov=ap
How in the world would it be the BEST thing? It would put a team that they didn't think was good enough to play for it's conference title to play for it's national title?Quote:
Originally Posted by gRYFYN1
USC fans would cry foul as a conference champion.
17-10 Florida at half time
20-17 bama
Florida wins the SEC 31-20. We have one participant in the National Championship decided.
31-20 Florida!!!
Boo for beating the spread by 1 point. Well, go Mizzou, make more BCS chaos.
GG Florida..they played extremely well to earn the victory.
I think Bama clearly showed that they can hang with them though..and all those who thought Florida would just easily hang 50 on Bama were just being a bit foolish. Bama's D is pretty legit and they are simply a damn good football team.
Looks like it'll be Oklahoma vs Florida if everything plays out unless somehow Texas gets put in, but I doubt it after (so far) Oklahoma's stomping of a very respectable Mizzou squad.
Different Topic, sort of, but since the Orange Bowl is a BCS bowl, I guess it's sort of on topic.
Where will they play the Orange Bowl now??? Anyone know??? I guess I could try using this internet thing to find out, but everytime I try and do searches I get more peed off than answers, so it's easier for me to just ask stuff here. Someone probably knows.
try hereQuote:
Originally Posted by OldFatGuy
http://www.orangebowl.org/
Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wassit3
They're playing it at Dolphins Stadium in Miami. The funny thing is, there is no mention at all about this being a different venue. Has the Orange Bowl been played at Dolphins before? I guess I thought the Orange Bowl was played at the Orange Bowl, and IIRC they just began demolition of that facility this summer. But on that sight it doesn't mention anything about this being the first Orange Bowl at Dolphins Stadium or anything like that.
On a related note, Oklahome just dropped 62 on Mizzou, and becomes the first team in history to score 60+ points in five straight games. Wow. Impressive.
Man, I still miss baseball.
I think Florida will beat OU. I think OU is gonna have a significantly harder time against a team that actually plays defense...unlike most of the Big 12 teams where the QBs are pretty much throwing to wide open receivers every play.
I think Florida OU is going to be an awesome shootout and a damn good game.
Oklahoma's defense is actually pretty damn good - the Big 12 just has some more than pretty damn good offenses. They kepth Mizzou to 21 points, which is great in itself alongside dropping 62. You just don't see the SEC type low-scoring affairs in the Big 12 this year because of the level of quarterback play and offenses. Its hard to keep opponents down because the offenses are just that good in the conference.
Whereas it is hard to put up points in the SEC because the defenses are much better than the offenses. Oklahoma would have similar defensive numbers to Florida and Bama had they played in the SEC all year.
Tebow won the game for Florida, he killed Bama late in the game for his first "come from behind victory" in his collegiate career.
According to the wiki article on it, the Orange Bowl game has actually been played at Dolphins Stadium since '96, except 1999 when a scheduling conflict put it back at the Orange Bowl one final time.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldFatGuy
side note...skip holtz reportedly leaving ecu for 'cuse
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Originally Posted by etothep
Why you would want to go to Syracuse, I have no idea.
Our BCS Bowl Games....
The Orange Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
The Rose Bowl: USC vs. Penn State
The Sugar Bowl: Utah vs. Alabama
The Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State vs. Texas
NC: Oklahoma vs. Florida
Utah Alabama should be interesting.
OSU-Texas could be interesting...maybe.
I see tOSU getting romped in yet another bowl game
Correct.
And Cincy-Va. Tech sure looks like a sexy game. Oh wait. Oh well, I'll still watch.
A poll!
Hilarious! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989