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jhay78

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Jan 6, 2010 12:22 PM
cats gone wild wrote: LSU will win easily over PSU. Other than that, the small 11 wins 2 games.
Thanks for bringing this thread back. ^^Had to quote that zinger from Cats.
Jan 6, 2010 12:22pm
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Jan 6, 2010 12:24 PM
Rocket, nice job- you and about 8 others said 4-3.

I thought they'd do well at the top, and they did with the top 4 winning.
Jan 6, 2010 12:24pm
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Jan 6, 2010 12:30 PM
How come no one has called out the guys calling for the Big Ten to be 5-2 or better. I counted about five people who did so.

BTW, DCCREW you were correct in your prognostication of the UF/UC game.
Jan 6, 2010 12:30pm
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Jan 6, 2010 12:36 PM
Yeah little danny, still think that UC game was a no-lose? lol
Jan 6, 2010 12:36pm
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Jan 6, 2010 12:47 PM
Actually I do. Yes Florida pounded UC, but everyone expected it. The line was like 13 before the game if I recall. Most people realize UC has been through the ringer with the coaching situation in the month prior to the game. In addition, almost everyone agrees Florida is likely the 2nd to 3rd best team in CFB.

UC brought 25,000-30,000 fans to New Orleans, sold tons of merchandise, and the game was viewed by about 50% more than those who watched Utah and Alabama play in the Sugar Bowl last year. Most of America knows UC is a program on the rise and I have to think this expsoure will help the football team in their recruiting efforts, attract more students to the school and donations from alumni.
Jan 6, 2010 12:47pm
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Jan 6, 2010 12:56 PM
KnightRyder wrote: the big ten might get one win. and it wont be iowa , i dont care how long they have to study that option they dont have the players on their scout team to run it. maybe minnesota will get a win , the others will probably get blown out
Another beauty by the boards least knowledgable poster.
Jan 6, 2010 12:56pm
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Jan 6, 2010 1:01 PM
Waiting for Cats Gone Wild and a few others to show face back on here for a plate of crow. Especially now that the Big 10 is 16-15 head-to-head vs. the SEC since 1999 - in the SEC's back yard. And the Big 10 has the most first round NFL draft picks in history. Even more than the speed laden SEC.lol
Jan 6, 2010 1:01pm
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Jan 6, 2010 1:19 PM
I was correct at 4-3.

However, I think I only correctly picked the winner in 3/7 games in my post on this thread.
Jan 6, 2010 1:19pm
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Jan 6, 2010 1:48 PM
Heretic wrote: I was correct at 4-3.

However, I think I only correctly picked the winner in 3/7 games in my post on this thread.
Same.
Jan 6, 2010 1:48pm
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Jan 6, 2010 2:14 PM
Tiernan wrote: Bucks dunk Ducks
Hawkeyes swat Bees
Badgers rip Cranes
Gophers chew 'Clones

Big 11 goes 4 - 3
I almost nailed it perfectly...Bow down to me and say "You are sooo f'n smart!"
Jan 6, 2010 2:14pm
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Jan 6, 2010 2:34 PM
Bowl Records

Mountain West: 4-1, .800 (Wins: #18 Oregon State, California, Houston, Fresno State)
Big East 4-2, .667 (Wins: Central Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Northern Illinois)
Big Ten: 4-3, .571 (Wins: #7 Oregon, #9 Georgia Tech, #12 LSU, #15 Miami(FL))
Big XII: 4-3, .571 (Wins: Michigan State, Minnesota, #20 Arizona, #21 Stanford)
SEC: 5-4, .555 (Wins: #3 Cincinnati, #19 Oklahoma State, Northwestern, East Carolina, Texas A&M)
ACC: 3-5, .375 (Wins: Kentucky, Tennessee, #16 West Virginia)
Pac-10: 2-5, .286 (Wins: Temple, Boston College)
Jan 6, 2010 2:34pm
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Jan 6, 2010 2:48 PM
Big Ten wins
Jan 6, 2010 2:48pm
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Jan 6, 2010 2:55 PM
To this point, the Big Ten has 4 wins against the top 15, and the only other conference with one win against the top 15 is the SEC.
Jan 6, 2010 2:55pm
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Jan 6, 2010 3:01 PM
The top teams in the BT proved that they are competitive with anyone, however the bottom 5-6 teams in the conference are pretty bad which is not the case in the SEC, that is the difference that I see in the two conferences. The SEC bottom feeders are much better than the botom of the BT with the top of each Conference being fairly even as the overall record from 1999 in Bowls head to head shows.
Jan 6, 2010 3:01pm
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Jan 6, 2010 3:06 PM
0311sdp wrote: The top teams in the BT proved that they are competitive with anyone,
no they didnt
Jan 6, 2010 3:06pm
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Jan 6, 2010 3:20 PM
rocket31 wrote:
0311sdp wrote: The top teams in the BT proved that they are competitive with anyone,
no they didnt
No, they just proved that 4 of the 15 best teams in the country are in the Big Ten.
Jan 6, 2010 3:20pm
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Jan 6, 2010 3:28 PM
rocket31 wrote:
0311sdp wrote: The top teams in the BT proved that they are competitive with anyone,
no they didnt
What in your opinion then do they need to do?:huh:
Jan 6, 2010 3:28pm
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Jan 6, 2010 3:31 PM
First winning bowl season for the Big 10 in SEVEN years,..............congrats!
Jan 6, 2010 3:31pm
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Jan 6, 2010 3:39 PM
Congratulations are definitely in order. They play the toughest bowl schedule year in and year out, and any year they finish above .500 is very impressive.
Jan 6, 2010 3:39pm
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Jan 6, 2010 4:09 PM
0311sdp wrote:
rocket31 wrote:
0311sdp wrote: The top teams in the BT proved that they are competitive with anyone,
no they didnt
What in your opinion then do they need to do?:huh:

they dont need to do anything, i could care less about the big tens perception and i dont know why anyone would.

i was just pointing out the failed logic in your statement, because the big ten never had a chance to prove its self against the sec and big 12 elite.
Jan 6, 2010 4:09pm
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rocket31

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Jan 6, 2010 4:10 PM
Cleveland Buck wrote: . They play the toughest bowl schedule year in and year out,
link?
Jan 6, 2010 4:10pm
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Jan 6, 2010 4:13 PM
cats gone wild wrote: First winning bowl season for the Big 10 in SEVEN years,..............congrats!
You mean they're no longer the "Small 11"?

Way to throw a history shot in there while "coming clean" on your bad prediction.
Jan 6, 2010 4:13pm
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Jan 6, 2010 4:14 PM
rocket31 wrote:
0311sdp wrote:
rocket31 wrote:
0311sdp wrote: The top teams in the BT proved that they are competitive with anyone,
no they didnt
What in your opinion then do they need to do?:huh:

they dont need to do anything, i could care less about the big tens perception and i dont know why anyone would.

i was just pointing out the failed logic in your statement, because the big ten never had a chance to prove its self against the sec and big 12 elite.
Ah yes, there's the qualifying statement. Doesn't count unless you beat Bama, Florida, or Texas. lol
Jan 6, 2010 4:14pm
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rocket31

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Jan 6, 2010 4:19 PM
yeah, "proving" the conference is competitive with "anyone" might take actual *proof*

and unfortunately there was no such evidence this bowl season.

with a playoff, ohio state (the big ten) may have gotten their chance to do so...
Jan 6, 2010 4:19pm
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Jan 6, 2010 4:39 PM
rocket31 wrote:

and unfortunately there was no such evidence this bowl season.
Uh, contrary to your bias opinion, YES, in fact they did provide proof. When you go 4-3 overall, were very competative in the other losses, win 2 BCS bowl games against other conference champions, that is what I call concrete proof.
I luv how the "rules" change ...Big Ten does poorly in bowl games, they suck. They do well,and its not proof!!
Let me guess, "SEC rules"!? LOL Sure sounds like it to me!!
Jan 6, 2010 4:39pm