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A National Embarrassment

by Rodan ( 184 Comments › )
Filed under College Football, Sports at January 8th, 2013 - 11:30 am

Last night’s BCS Championship was one of the most lopsided wins I have ever seen. Clearly the Notre Dame Fighting Irish did not belong on the same field as the Alabama Crimson Tide. From the beginning,  Notre Dame had no answer to Alabama’s offense.  The Fighting Irish could not sustain any meaningful drive. The game was over by the end of the 1st half and there was very little reasons to watch it afterwards.

MIAMI — Write your U.S. congressman.

Call your conference commissioner, university president and athletic director. Heck, email Dr. Lou, Mark May, Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Fowler and David Pollack. I’d even give you their email addresses if it wouldn’t get me fired.

College football’s forthcoming four-team playoff, which goes into effect during the 2014 season, can’t get here soon enough.

Can’t we please have a playoff this coming season? Do we really have to wait another year?

Once again, the Bowl Championship Series robbed college football fans of a fitting end to a season on Monday night. No. 2 Alabama blasted No. 1 Notre Dame 42-14 in the Discover BCS National Championship at Sun Life Stadium, and the score wasn’t even that close. If the Crimson Tide and Fighting Irish played every day between now and St. Patrick’s Day, the Fighting Irish would never win.

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Notre Dame didn’t measure up against Alabama in any way, shape or form, and if a four-team playoff had been in place this season, chances are the Fighting Irish wouldn’t have played in Miami on Monday night. The undefeated Irish would have played No. 4 seed Oregon in a national semifinal game, and it’s hard to imagine they would have fared any better against the high-flying Ducks.

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Could the Ducks or anyone else have beaten the Crimson Tide on Monday night? Maybe not. But any other matchup — a rematch with Texas A&M (the only team to defeat the Crimson Tide this season) or the much-anticipated showdown with Oregon — would have been more exciting than what we watched on Monday night.

In its second-to-last year of existence, the BCS once again failed. It gave us a Sugar Bowl no one outside of Louisville cared about (including the Gators) and a three-touchdown rout in the Orange Bowl. Even the Fiesta Bowl failed to live up to its hype, with Oregon routing No. 5 Kansas State 35-17.

Worst of all, we watched another dud on the last night of the college football season.

I think the 4 team playoff is not sufficient. The BSC can easily go to a 8 team model and turn some of the bowl games into playoff games. last night’s game was not good good for College Football. It confirms everyone’s suspicion of the corruption of the BCS.

I am in no way downplaying Alabama’s victory last night. They probably would have beaten any other team. But at least it would have been more competitive had it been Oregon. Notre Dame was clearly not even close to the same level as Alabama. Last night’s game was a national disgrace and a black eye for college Football.

Update: You can discuss any topic you want.

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NCAA D1 National Championship Open 2013

by coldwarrior ( 156 Comments › )
Filed under College Football, Open thread at January 7th, 2013 - 7:30 pm

It’s #1 ND versus #2 Alabama far all the marbles.

 

I like that ND defense. But he money has ‘Bama wining by 10. I bet against that line alright, but i don’t think ND wins.

 

Even though I would prefer that they won this game.

NotableGolden Domer Facts.

The Fighting Irish have 13 national championships recognized by the NCAA, first out of all FBS schools in the post-1900 era and third all-time behind Princeton and Yale.[2] A record seven Notre Dame players have won the Heisman trophy (Ohio State won 7 trophies with 6 players). Additionally, Notre Dame has produced an NCAA record 96 consensus All-Americans,[3] and 32 unanimous All-Americans, more than any other university.[3]

 

Distinctions

  • As of the end of the 2012 regular season, Notre Dame has the second highest winning percentage in NCAA Division I-A (FBS) history (.734), behind Michigan (.735) (minimum 100+ years playing football).[10][35][36][37]
  • As of the end of the 2012 regular season, Notre Dame is third in wins among Division I-A/FBS programs (865), trailing Michigan (903) and Texas (866).[37]
  • As of the end of the 2012 regular season, Notre Dame has the fewest losses of any NCAA Division I program (300) that has been playing football for 100+ years.[38]
  • As of 2012, Notre Dame has 105 winning seasons in 124 years of football, and only 13 losing seasons.[35]
  • The football program has the most individual Heisman Trophy winners at seven (Ohio State has seven Heisman Trophies that were won by six players).
  • As of 2012, Notre Dame has produced more 1st Team All-Americans (188), consensus All-Americans (81 players on 97 selections) and unanimous All-Americans (33) in football than any other college program.[3][39]
  • Notre Dame is represented by 48 players and coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame, the most of any university.[40][41]
  • Ten former players are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, second only to USC (11). Notre Dame has produced the second largest number of players drafted into the National Football League of any program in the country. As of the 2011 NFL draft, 469 players have been drafted, second only to USC’s 472.[42]
  • Helped by its status as a highly regarded academic institution (ranked 19th by U.S. News & World Report),[43] Notre Dame is second only to Nebraska in Academic All-Americans (43).
  • Since 1962, Notre Dame has graduated 98.74% of its football players in four years. As of 2006, only 13 football players in this time have left Notre Dame without finishing their degree requirements. Also of note is the 90% graduation rate of ND’s African American players (only Navy and Boston College have higher African American graduation rates).[44]
  • Notre Dame holds the NCAA record for Most consecutive wins over one opponent, beating the US Naval Academy (USNA) 43 times in a row before falling to them in 2007.[45]
  • The football program is also known for ending the Oklahoma Sooners’ NCAA record winning streak of 47 games in 1957. Coincidentally, Oklahoma’s 28–21 loss to Notre Dame to open the 1953 season was the last loss before the beginning of the streak.[46]
  • Notre Dame has had 12 undefeated seasons and 10 others with at most one loss or tie.[47] The 2012 season will either become their 13th unbeaten season or 11th with at most one loss or tie, depending on the outcome of the 2013 BCS National Championship Game.
  • Notre Dame is 3–3–1 in games where the national title winners from the previous two years have met in a regular season game. There have only been 13 of these games played in college football history. Notre Dame has played in 7 of the 13 games:
    • 1945 – Army def. Notre Dame 48–0
    • 1947 – Notre Dame def. Army 27–7
    • 1968 – Notre Dame tie USC 21–21
    • 1974 – USC def. Notre Dame 55–24
    • 1978 – Notre Dame def. Pitt 26–17
    • 1989 – Miami def. Notre Dame 27–10
    • 1990 – Notre Dame def. Miami 29–20
  • The Bowl Championship Series’ “Notre Dame rule”[48] gives the university unique privileges in the postseason among independents. If Notre Dame finishes in the top eight of BCS teams, it is automatically selected.[49] The university receives $4.5 million for playing in a BCS game and $1.3 million when it does not.[50] In essence, Notre Dame is treated like a conference team in either case. The university’s athletic director acts as an equal to the commissioners of the 11 Football Bowl Subdivision conferences when they discuss BCS issues.[51]
  • Notre Dame is one of only three out of the current 124 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) teams to have never played a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) team since the divisions were created in 1978. The other two are UCLA and USC.[52]
  • Notre Dame is one of only two Catholic universities that field a team in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the other being Boston College.

 Notable Crimson Tide Facts:

The Alabama Crimson Tide football team represents the University of Alabama (variously Alabama, UA, or ‘Bama) in the sport of American football. The Crimson Tide competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[5] The Crimson Tide is among the most storied and decorated programs in NCAA history. Since beginning play in 1892, the program has accepted 14 of the national championships awarded to the team,[2][6][7] including 9 wire-service (AP or Coaches) national titles in the poll-era, the most of any current FBS program. From 1958 to 1982, the team was led by Hall of Fame coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, who won six national championships with the program.[6] Despite numerous national and conference championships, it was not until 2009 that an Alabama player received a Heisman Trophy, when running back Mark Ingram became the university’s first winner.[8]

As of the completion of the 2011 season, Alabama has 814 official victories[a][b] in NCAA Division I (an additional 21 victories were vacated and 8 victories and 1 tie were forfeited), has won 27 conference championships (4 Southern Conference and 23 SEC championships) and has made an NCAA-record 59 postseason bowl appearances. Other NCAA records include 23 10-game+ win streaks, and 18 seasons with a 10–0 start. The program has 31 10–win seasons (32, one vacated),[9][10] and has 33 (34, one vacated)[b] bowl victories, both NCAA records.[11] Alabama has completed 12 undefeated seasons, 10 of which were perfect seasons. The Crimson Tide leads the SEC West Division with eight division titles and eight appearances in the SEC Championship Game. Alabama holds a winning record against every current and former SEC school, except for SEC newcomer Missouri (2-2). The Associated Press (AP) ranks Alabama 4th in all-time final AP Poll appearances, with 49 through the 2011 season.[12][13]

 

 

Enjoy the game and the open thread.

 

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GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY! 2012 Open Thread

by coldwarrior ( 96 Comments › )
Filed under College Football, Open thread, Sports at December 8th, 2012 - 3:00 pm

Its also the College football week 15 open.

 

The only D1 game on is Army v Navy. Navy has been winning the last wayyyy too many games in this series. Army is getting a touchdown and is due for a win, or at least due to beat the spread.

 

The Heisman is tonight, I would vote for Linebacker,the Senior from Notre Dame, (and next Pittsburgh Steeler) , Manti Te’o.

“Te’o's seven interceptions are tied for second in the country and he recorded more than 100 tackles for the third straight season. He’s been the heart and soul of Notre Dame’s defense — the stingiest unit in the country — and he’ll finish his Notre Dame career in Miami in the Discover BCS National Championship Game. “

 

It’s an open thread.

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On Stealth & Stalking

by Bunk X ( 32 Comments › )
Filed under College Football, Crime, OOT, Open thread, Politics, Sports at November 27th, 2012 - 11:00 pm

This post is not so much about Stealth as it is about stalking (and not Charles Johnson’s definition).

One of the amazing things about the internest (and social media in particular) is how so many people and things are interrelated – the whole 6 degrees of separation business. Lately I’ve found significantly fewer degrees.

While catching up on a bizarre twisted saga via Twitter (that Stacy McCain and others have been covering extensively) I found a reference to a group of internet warriors called “Rustle League.” They are apparently affiliated with the more well-known cybergroup Anonymous.

I’m not a fan of Anonymous (especially not the Barrett Brown Crypto-Anarchist faction that wants to mess with international affairs and destroy global economics) but occasionally the group does some good.

I came upon a recent story today about a 15 year old girl, bullied online and in real life, had given up hope and threatened to off herself on Twitter. Trolls showed up, but eventually Rustle League and Anonymous got word about it, too. They apparently prevented a distraught girl from killing herself by stalking her stalking trolls and kicking ass.

Other news outlets reported it, and they referenced The Daily Dot. Full story with Twittercaps here.

Oh yeah, about those degrees of separation.
1. I saw a Tweet from a guy I spoke with on the phone a few days ago.
2. It referenced a podcast that named Rustle League.
3. A Google search for RL led me to the Daily Dot story written by an online friend. Politically we hate each other, but we get along otherwise.

H/T to raincoaster (POUTINE!) on The Overnight Open Thread.

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NCAA Football, Week 13, 2012…The End Times!

by coldwarrior ( 20 Comments › )
Filed under College Football, Open thread, Sports at November 24th, 2012 - 4:00 pm

Yep, ‘The End Times’ are upon us.

 

1 Notre Dame 11-0
2 Alabama 10-1
3 Georgia 10-1
4 Florida 10-1
5 Oregon 10-1
6 Kansas State 10-1
7 LSU 9-2
8 Stanford 9-2
9 Texas A&M 9-2
10 Florida State 10-1
11 Clemson 10-1
12 South Carolina 9-2
13 Oklahoma 8-2
14 Nebraska 9-2
15 Oregon State 8-2
16 Texas 8-2
17 UCLA 9-2
18 Rutgers 9-1
19 Michigan 8-3
20 Louisville 9-1
21 Oklahoma State 7-3
22 Boise State 9-2
23 Kent State 10-1
24 Arizona 7-4
25 Washington 7-4

Yep, END TIMES. KENT STATE IS RANKED!!!!

 

AND, it’s Rivalry week, here are some highlights.

 

12:00 PMNo. 19 Michigan at Ohio State.  Yeah, It aint Hayes versus Schembeckler, but it’s still M v OSU, the battle for Toledo. Michigan isn’t getting the money tho…OSU is favored by 4 at home. I won’t make a prediction but will be parked in front of the tv for this one.

 

3:00 PMNo. 5 Oregon at No. 15 Oregon State . The Civil War. State is getting 9.5 against the ducks. The Ducks, fast team. Can’t hand with most of the SEC teams. Ducks win and beat the spread.

 

3:30 PMNo. 4 Florida at No. 10 Florida State . Gators versus Seminoles. FSU is favored by 7 at home. Nope. Gators beat the spread. This should be a hell of a ball game.

 

3:30 PM Auburn at No. 2 Alabama . Sorry, War Eagles. Not this year.

 

3:30 PMNo. 21 Oklahoma State at No. 13 Oklahoma . OKE-lahoma is favored by 6.5 at home. I have no idea how this will turn out.

 

 

6:30 PMNo. 8 Stanford at No. 17 UCLA . Good Ole Stanford proved me right last week and beat the Ducks. Thanks. Cardinal! S is a 3 point favorite on the road and should beat that spread.

 

7:00 PMNo. 12 South Carolina at No. 11 Clemson . This should be the best game of the week right here. The Old Ball Coach is going against the Tigers. Clemson is favored by 3.5 at home. 3 is what a team gets in an evenly matched game. SC is without the best running back in the SEC, yet they keep finding a way to win. Today they are up against their cross state rivals. I take SC to beat that spread.

 

8:00 PMNo. 1 Notre Dame at USC . USC is getting 5.5 at home. ND is #1. This is where Big Time Football shines through. ND wins, and just might beat that spread.

 

ND v Bama in the championship….

 

 

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NCAA Open Thread

by Rodan ( 72 Comments › )
Filed under College Football, NFL, Open thread at November 3rd, 2012 - 3:30 pm

This thread is for the NCAA Football Games.

Here are the scores.

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NCAA Football Open Thread, Week 9 2012

by coldwarrior ( 115 Comments › )
Filed under College Football, Open thread, Sports at October 27th, 2012 - 3:00 pm

It’s an Open thread…anything goes.

 

For Background:

 

1 Alabama 7-0
2 Florida 7-0
3 Kansas State 7-0
4 Oregon 7-0
5 Notre Dame 7-0
6 LSU 7-1
7 Oregon State 6-0
8 Oklahoma 5-1
9 USC 6-1
10 Georgia 6-1
11 Mississippi State 7-0
12 Florida State 7-1
13 South Carolina 6-2
14 Texas Tech 6-1
15 Rutgers 7-0
16 Louisville 7-0
17 Stanford 5-2
18 Clemson 6-1
19 West Virginia 5-2
20 Texas A&M 5-2
21 Boise State 6-1
22 Michigan 5-2
23 Texas 5-2
24 Ohio 7-0
25 Wisconsin 6-2

We have some fine match-ups this week!.

 

12:30 PM North Carolina State at North Carolina. The Tar Heels are favored by 7.5 at home. I am not real sure they can cover this spread….Still thinking on this one at the time of writing.

 

3:30 PMNo. 2 Florida vs. No. 10 Georgia*. This should be a good one. The Bulldogs give a TD Dog to the Gators at home. I don’t think the G ‘D’ can cover this spread.

 

3:30 PMNo. 14 Texas Tech at No. 3 Kansas State . K State is giving TT 7.5 st home. This will be a great test for K State because that TT team are no slouches this year. K State does have some tough games coming up, but, they crushed Miami earlier this year so they will beat the spread! :)

 

 

5:30 PM Ohio State at Penn State. The COnvict Bowl, neither team is allowed post-season, both programs are under interdiction. Two of the proudest football traditions in the nation reduced to this; playing a meaningless game. This is a pick ‘em, which really means that the money is giving PSU 3 as they are the home team. I don’t like either team, but as I am a Pennsylvanian, PSU had better win this.

 

 

8:00 PMNo. 5 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma . Hey now! Look at the Golden Domers #5! Not bad, lads, not bad! OU is giving 12.5???? Huh? ND beats that spread. The betting money simply does not believe in ND yet. Stoops is 79-4 at home and this is the best QB that ND will face this year….ND might not win but they should be able to beat this spread.

Here is a great write up about this game.

 

8:00 PMNo. 22 Michigan at Nebraska .  M v N. N is giving 1.5 in Reno and 2 in Vegas. This should be a pretty good game for football fans to watch for football’s sake. I’m going to take M to win in Lincoln.

 

8:30 PMNo. 11 Mississippi State at No. 1 Alabama . What? Yep, Bama is giving 23 points to the ALSO undefeated Bulldogs from the SEC. Well, Bulldogs, sorry, Elephants win this fight…But can they beat the spread? ‘Bama has #6 LSU next week in a must win…maybe they look past the Bulldogs…So I’m gonna say no, they don’t beat the spread.

 

9:45 PM California at Utah. I like this game just for two close matched teams playing. Might be one to look at later tonight.

 

 

 

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NCAA Football Thread Week 7, 2012

by coldwarrior ( 208 Comments › )
Filed under College Football, Open thread, Sports at October 13th, 2012 - 12:00 pm

First of all, RIP, my fellow Pitt alum, Beano Cook.Beano Loved College Ball.

 

The Wit and Wisdom OF Beano Cook.  Please listen, you will enjoy him. God took him a few months too early. Either that or the almighty needs a color guy to do the games.

Beano Cook, staple of the game, dies

ESPN.com news services

Beano Cook, a longtime staple of the Pittsburgh sports scene and an ESPN college football studio commentator since 1986, has died. He was 81. The University of Pittsburgh, from which Cook graduated in 1954, announced Thursday that he had died in his sleep.

Maisel: Beano Cook Made Us Laugh

Beano Cook may have been an expert on the history of college football from 1930-1990, but the longtime ESPN commentator showed his real expertise in friendship, writes Ivan Maisel. Story

Cook began his career as a sports publicist at the school from 1956 to 1966. He later worked with a number of organizations, including the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. Cook was a studio commentator for ABC from 1982 to 1985 before joining ESPN. He also worked as ABC’s media director from 1966 to 1974. He later worked for the St. Petersburg Times and Miami Dolphins, and was a publicist for CBS Sports. His breadth of knowledge of the history of the college game earned him the moniker, the “Cardinal of College Football.” Most recently, Cook and ESPN.com senior college football writer Ivan Maisel shared the microphone on a weekly podcast. Cook also chatted regularly with ESPN.com users. “He was one of a kind,” George Bodenheimer, ESPN executive chairman, said in a statement. “There never was and never will be another Beano. His combination of humor, passion, love of college football and his engaging personality left an indelible mark on the sport and touched anyone who knew him.” Said ESPN “College GameDay” host Chris Fowler: “Cook was an American original. His passion, depth and breadth of knowledge, and humor were unique. He was an invaluable early mentor to me and friend. His imprint can still be seen on ‘GameDay’ each week.” Said ESPN college football analyst Lee Corso: “Beano was a unique human being and he was college football at ESPN. I am indebted to him. Beano was a tremendous help at the start of my television career and I would not be where I am today without him. I am forever grateful to Beano and the time we spent behind the ‘GameDay’ desk.” One of Cook’s most famous quips came in 1981, after then-commissioner Bowie Kuhn offered lifetime passes to baseball games to U.S. hostages returning from Iran. “Haven’t they suffered enough?” Cook said. He also was afraid to fly, often citing that one of the words associated with any airport is “terminal.” “You only have to bat a thousand in two things — flying and heart transplants,” Cook once said. “Everything else, you can go 4-for-5.”

In 2002, Pittsburgh athletic director Steve Pederson unveiled the Beano Cook Media Room at Petersen Events Center. The dedication plaque reads: “This media room is dedicated to Beano’s legendary contributions to the field of sports journalism and unyielding dedication to his profession. Beano brought the national spotlight to Pittsburgh as he became a college sports icon.” “He was special. We became really good friends the years I was in school at Pitt,” said Mike Ditka, who played tight end. “I don’t know that anybody loved that job and loved Pitt more than he did.” Cook also started a blog in 2010. His last entry, from Oct. 1, read: “Sorry to say that health issues hit me at the worst time — start of college football season. Everything except recovery takes a back-burner now.” Cook was born Carroll Hoff Cook on Sept. 1, 1931. His family moved from Boston to Pittsburgh when he was 7; a neighbor gave him the nickname “Beano” because of his Boston roots (“Oh, from Boston, like the beans”). He served in the U.S. Army for two years after graduating from Pittsburgh, never married, and lived in Pittsburgh for 74 years until his death. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

 

Beano, Beano Beano Cook, Beano help me beat that book, Because it isn’t if you win or lose instead, it only matters if you beat the spread!

1 Alabama (60) 5-0 1500
2 Oregon 6-0 1435
3 South Carolina 6-0 1359
4 Florida 5-0 1265
5 West Virginia 5-0 1260
6 Kansas State 5-0 1217
7 Notre Dame 5-0 1176
8 Ohio State 6-0 1053
9 LSU 5-1 938
10 Oregon State 4-0 873
11 USC 4-1 812
12 Florida State 5-1 800
13 Oklahoma 3-1 756
14 Georgia 5-1 733
15 Texas 4-1 711
16 Clemson 5-1 657
17 Stanford 4-1 587
18 Louisville 5-0 494
19 Mississippi State 5-0 450
20 Rutgers 5-0 331
21 Cincinnati 4-0 205
22 Texas A&M 4-1 153
23 Louisiana Tech 5-0 129
24 Boise State 4-1 114
25 Michigan 3-2 82
So, sports fans, what do we have for Week 7?
11:00 AMNo. 18 Louisville at Pittsburgh . Look Out Louisville, PITT is burying Beano Cook today. PITT is getting 3 at home. PITT covers the spread and wins the game at home then goes to the Dirty O and gets drunk.
12:00 PMNo. 15 Texas vs. No. 13 Oklahoma*. A Classic! WHEN THE WIND COMES WHIPPING DOWN THE PLAINS! Longhorns are favored by 3 after their loss to the ‘Neers. Will they lose 2 in a row? If I were a betting man I would take the points and go against the over/under.
12:00 PM Kent State at Army .  Heh…we know what happened when Army played that away game. Army is getting 2.5. (Yeah, my joke was in bad taste, too bad)
3:30 PMNo. 17 Stanford at No. 7 Notre Dame. Golden Domers own this game. ND is my favorite team from last week as they beat the Convicts of Miami U. I was so happy that I bought two raffle tickets for the local Catholic School’s field trip fund. ND is favored by a TD. They should have no problem dispatching the Cardinal; even though…you bet your sweet ass I am a cardinal!  :lol:
3:30 PMNo. 5 West Virginia at Texas Tech . WVU already beat the Longhorns…Tech is next to fall. TT gets 4 in Reno. They are going to need more than that. The 78 point over / under kinda makes me giggle. That is an interesting bet.
8:00 PMNo. 3 South Carolina at No. 9 LSU !!!!  Yep, #3 ‘Cocks versus the #9!!! Tigers! WHAT??? SC is ONLY GETTING 3!!!! The money might be saying upset here. I dunno, y’all. I just cant see LSU losing 2 in a row. I think there is a lot of very wishful SC money flowing into Vegas.
9:00 PMNo. 22 Texas A&M at No. 23 Louisiana Tech . My Aggies are back in the top 25! AGGIES BY 40!

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NCAA Football – Week 6 2012

by coldwarrior ( 120 Comments › )
Filed under College Football, Open thread, Sports at October 6th, 2012 - 11:30 am

Wow do we have some fine games this week!

 

If yinz don’t like football…THIS IS ALSO THE SATURDAY OPEN THREAD, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ENLIGHTEN US WITH PITHY COMMENTS AND INSIGHTFUL BANTER!

 

First, the Rankings:

 

1 Alabama (60) 5-0 1500
2 Oregon 5-0 1430
3 Florida State 5-0 1349
4 LSU 5-0 1310
5 Georgia 5-0 1252
6 South Carolina 5-0 1152
7 Kansas State 4-0 1123
8 West Virginia 4-0 1066
9 Notre Dame 4-0 1043
10 Florida 4-0 937
11 Texas 4-0 932
12 Ohio State 5-0 793
13 USC 3-1 703
14 Oregon State 3-0 647
15 Clemson 4-1 608
15 TCU 4-0 608
17 Oklahoma 2-1 581
18 Stanford 3-1 509
19 Louisville 5-0 404
20 Mississippi State 4-0 306
21 Nebraska 4-1 240
22 Rutgers 4-0 160
23 Washington 3-1 159
24 Northwestern 5-0 143
25 UCLA 4-1 122

 

Sorry, Oregon is not the #2 team in the country, that would be LSU.

 

And FSU at #2…nope, wishful thinking by the writers. LSU is number 2, FSU #3.

 

Some Noteable games…as I will be at work and miss most of them… BOOOO!!!

 

12:00 PMNo. 24 Northwestern at Penn State .  Go Wildcats, period.  Huh??? STATE PENN is GIVING 3??? C’mon wildcats, this is a revenge year for ya!

 

3:30 PMNo. 4 LSU at No. 10 Florida . This will be a good one! The Gators are getting 2.5. This is a great test for LSU, if they win by 7 or more there is no reason why they aren’t #2 next week. That Gator team can win, but they have to be almost perfect.

 

7:00 PMNo. 5 Georgia at No. 6 South Carolina . The Gamecocks are giving 1 to the Bulldogs at home. This promises to be the best game of the week.

 

7:00 PMNo. 8 West Virginia at No. 11 Texas . Texas is getting 7. They will need more than that. This WVU offense is insane fun to watch. Fist in Passing and third in Points.

 

7:30 PM Miami (FL) at No. 9 Notre Dame . The Catholics are giving the Criminals 14. I hope ND wins by 1,058,268 points. My favorite team on Saturday  is whoever is playing Miami. My Favorite team all week is whomever beats Miami.

 

8:00 PMNo. 21 Nebraska at No. 12 Ohio State . Nebraska in the Big 10, I love it. OSU is giving 3 to the Huskers. I can’t stand the Buckeyes, so Go Huskers!

 

 

 

 

 

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NCAA Football Week 5, 2012

by coldwarrior ( 219 Comments › )
Filed under College Football, Open thread, Sports at September 29th, 2012 - 11:00 am

Ah, yes, Fall is here, the leaves are turning, and the air is crisp. It is also a perfect weekend for an American Victory over the EU in the Ryder Cup. The Ryder Cup is a hard fought golf match between the best of Europe versus the best of America. It is held every two years and is very exciting to watch. Check it out. This year they are at Medinah , just outside of Chicago.

 

Now onto the Football, and YES this is an open thread, so feel free to enlighten us with some wisdom or pithy comments and insightful conjecture.

 

Yes…#8 Stanford lost to un-ranked Washington. Proving yet again that the Pac-12 is weak. 4 of the top 7 teams are SEC. I don’t for one minute believe that Oregon can hang with ‘Bama or LSU or the Bulldogs for that matter. Oregon will fall just like USC did. They might make it to the end, but either ‘Bama or LSU has Peking Duck for dinner in early January.

 

1 Alabama (59) 4-0 1499
2 Oregon 4-0 1414
3 LSU (1) 4-0 1346
4 Florida State 4-0 1340
5 Georgia 4-0 1245
6 South Carolina 4-0 1147
7 Kansas State 4-0 1067
8 Stanford 3-0 1055
9 West Virginia 3-0 1045
10 Notre Dame 4-0 1003
11 Florida 4-0 864
12 Texas 3-0 856
13 USC 3-1 801
14 Ohio State 4-0 633
15 TCU 3-0 616
16 Oklahoma 2-1 611
17 Clemson 3-1 588
18 Oregon State 2-0 451
19 Louisville 4-0 414
20 Michigan State 3-1 348
21 Mississippi State 4-0 246
22 Nebraska 3-1 179
23 Rutgers 4-0 128
24 Boise State 2-1 114
25 Baylor 3-0 92

SO, what do we have on tap for today? Wait, WHAT??? Rutgers…RUTGERS is 4-0???? End Times my peeps…End Times.

 

12:00 PMNo. 25 Baylor at No. 9 West Virginia , Big test for Baylor…The Bears are in a whole mess-a-trouble in Morgantown. Couches will burn tonight. Baylor gets 11 on the road.  Nope. WVU by at least 14.

 

12:00 PM North Carolina State at Miami (FL) , my favorite team on Saturday is whoever plays Miami, My Favorite team for the week is whoever beats Miami. GT is not my favorite team this week. Miami is only favored by 2 against the Wolfpack. Sick ‘Em NCSate!

 

3:30 PM Tennessee at No. 5 Georgia , Big test for the Bulldogs at home. The Vols can trap the Bulldogs here. It should be close early. The Shiny Happy people people of Athens will have a reason to go to the Love Shack after this big SEC win. The Vols are getting 14 at Athens. 14, I have to think on this spread tho.

 

3:30 PMNo. 14 Ohio State at No. 20 Michigan State ,  While it isn’t M v OSU its still a rivalry. MSU is giving 3 to the Buckeyes. This is OSU’s first big test. FAIL! MSU wins.

 

7:00 PM Towson at No. 3 LSU , why? Good Lord. And I can’t find any book on this, and I made a phone call or two…Buy stock in bandages and pain killers.

 

7:00 PMNo. 15 TCU at Southern Methodist , Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) versus the Methodists…Sorry Methodists, the Horned Frogs win this. Vegas is giving the Mustangs 15.5. I think this will be a bigger blowout than that.

 

7:50 PMNo. 12 Texas at Oklahoma State . I dunno know, y’all. That OSU offense is really good…Texas is ONLY favored by 3 at Boone Pickens Stadium. I seriously smell an upset here.

 

9:15 PM Ole Miss at No. 1 Alabama , well, Shep Smith’s alma mater is doomed. Doomed. Bama is giving 30.

 

OK, fine…PSU is at the Fighting Illini and the Illini are favored by 1. How the mighty have fallen.

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