Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Nov 30, 2012 10:58pm
Sagarin's ratings are definitely off the norm, but I don't think they're necessarily that far from the truth. I think Rutgers is the highest rated Big East team in his rankings at 44.
I think the polls that have teams like Kent State and San Jose State over Florida State and Michigan are more of a joke personally.
I think the polls that have teams like Kent State and San Jose State over Florida State and Michigan are more of a joke personally.
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Nov 30, 2012 11:01pm
Oh I agree. Kent State, while a great story, wants no part of a team like Florida State, Clemson, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, etc...they would have 70+ hung on them. Northern could compete better but still...
My gripe is more with the simple fact that NIU, clearly the better team with better resume...and better stat splits all year...was a consensus vote BEHIND Kent State in every poll, ranking and vote...
My gripe is more with the simple fact that NIU, clearly the better team with better resume...and better stat splits all year...was a consensus vote BEHIND Kent State in every poll, ranking and vote...
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Nov 30, 2012 11:28pm
This UCLA and Stanford game is pretty entertaining.
27-24 Stanford with 47 secs and UCLA drivin
27-24 Stanford with 47 secs and UCLA drivin
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Nov 30, 2012 11:30pm
52 yarder goes lefffttt.
Coming up roses for the Cardinal.
Coming up roses for the Cardinal.
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Nov 30, 2012 11:32pm
Lots of red in Pasadena...
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Nov 30, 2012 11:32pm
That upper deck is sure sparsely filled out there in Palo Alto. I'd think the Pac-12 would draw better
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Nov 30, 2012 11:35pm
Lowest Stanford home crowd since the 2010 opener. I guess because of the weather and rematch of a game from last week, but still pretty sad.ts1227;1333882 wrote:That upper deck is sure sparsely filled out there in Palo Alto. I'd think the Pac-12 would draw better
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Nov 30, 2012 11:35pm
No U$C and its Friday night.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Nov 30, 2012 11:39pm
I still don't see how you can't sell out an on-campus conference title game. Come on Stanfordgerb131;1333884 wrote:No U$C and its Friday night.
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Nov 30, 2012 11:40pm
Study tables?
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Nov 30, 2012 11:44pm
If I lived in California I would waste my time going to a college football game with everything else there is to do out there.
/Miami Heat fans
/Miami Heat fans
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Nov 30, 2012 11:46pm
It depends. Some places in California...I'd kill to actually have a decent football game to attend.
dazedconfused
Posts: 2,662
Dec 1, 2012 5:00am
agreed. it was a fun story to think about but florida st would have named the score against the flashes.Azubuike24;1333863 wrote:Oh I agree. Kent State, while a great story, wants no part of a team like Florida State, Clemson, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, etc...they would have 70+ hung on them. Northern could compete better but still...
My gripe is more with the simple fact that NIU, clearly the better team with better resume...and better stat splits all year...was a consensus vote BEHIND Kent State in every poll, ranking and vote...
Rotinaj
Posts: 7,699
Dec 1, 2012 7:56am
This sounds like good news to me.Azubuike24;1333848 wrote:The bad news.
Welcome Clemson or Oklahoma to the BCS...
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Dec 1, 2012 1:37pm
Huskies are expected to pass Boise State based on the computers alone. Oklahoma State and TCU both down at half, good news for NIU in the computers if those results hold.
Stars could be aligning...
Stars could be aligning...
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Dec 1, 2012 2:19pm
Wouldn't a TCU victory be more beneficial, as it would knock #11 out of the way, and hopefully below wherever NIU rises to?Mulva;1334058 wrote:Huskies are expected to pass Boise State based on the computers alone. Oklahoma State and TCU both down at half, good news for NIU in the computers if those results hold.
Stars could be aligning...
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Dec 1, 2012 2:31pm
Really? Two recycled teams, especially Clemson, who lost at home to a depleted South Carolina team (who will get left out of the BCS, BTW)?Rotinaj;1333936 wrote:This sounds like good news to me.
I'd rather see Northern Illinois...even though they aren't deserving.
dazedconfused
Posts: 2,662
Dec 1, 2012 2:33pm
that kick in the tcu game sure looked like it went through the uprights
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Dec 1, 2012 3:05pm
I don't think NIU will jump Oklahoma either way, and they definitely won't in the computers. TCU is ahead of them in a couple of computer polls right now, and would probably pass them in the others with a win today.ts1227;1334074 wrote:Wouldn't a TCU victory be more beneficial, as it would knock #11 out of the way, and hopefully below wherever NIU rises to?
NIU basically needs to worry about UCLA in the human polls, and then climb as high as possible in the computers. I read that if they have 140 points more than UCLA in the USA Today poll (assuming a Texas loss today), they might be in good shape to hit the top 16.
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Dec 1, 2012 3:12pm
Oklahoma -6.5...LOL.
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Dec 1, 2012 3:23pm
Haha, had Tulsa -1.5 too.
UCF gets their FG blocked in OT...
UCF gets their FG blocked in OT...
T
Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Dec 1, 2012 4:05pm
No sign of AJ McCarron's mom yet.
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Dec 1, 2012 4:55pm
McCarron is trash. Georgia up 7-0.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Dec 1, 2012 4:57pm
This game is exhibit A why SEC vs. SEC should never happen. This is a snoozefest.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Dec 1, 2012 5:00pm
Any other conference and you'd label it a defensive battlesleeper;1334118 wrote:This game is exhibit A why SEC vs. SEC should never happen. This is a snoozefest.
