College FOOTBALL 2008 is back!

[n866fandp]

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Im not sure where to even start to with this reply. Obviously kaolinchemist has not been reading the whole thread, and you may want to since bigtroy40 is clearly not saying he really believes ASU could beat GA, I think that he was just responding to another post that refered to the PAC-10 as weak. He was saying if that person(hershal) thought ASU UCLA or Oregon was good enough to knock off the number 2 team in the country then that person should also realize they are saying there are at least 2 or 3 teams in the PAC-10 capable of beating teams in the top 5. A confrence with 4 teams capable of beating teams in the top 5 could not be considered "wimpy" by anyones standards. (again refering to someone elses opinion not his own)
I will also go out on a limb and say that the team who wins the BCS championship will most assuredly not have 3 losses! If you believe GA can lose 3 games in the regular season and go to the BCS championship your employer should send you for a drug test.
You are also misquoting palmer, he was not saying that he felt Boise State was a great team, just the best in their conference!

 

[Randy Stewart]

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You have to be careful of U-G-A, they're still mourning the loss of UGA. I was going to say something about the best looking girl on campus, but everyone knows about them GA Peaches!!!

 

[Craig H.]

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You have to be careful of U-G-A, they're still mourning the loss of UGA. I was going to say something about the best looking girl on campus, but everyone knows about them GA Peaches!!!

Believe me, if you think that is the way that the young ladies in Athens GA look, well not only does someone need a drug test, but also extensive vision screening as well, and please DO NOT drive to the clinic!

Not only are there lots and lots of beautiful girls in Athens, they are smart and sweet, too.

D#$m, to be 18 again...

Oh, and by the way, UGA was male. You are beginning to scare me...

 

[Randy Stewart]

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Craig, you got it 180 out!!
I got a phone call and really didn't finish that last post. Yes, most of us know about them GA Peaches!!! I was stationed in GA for awhile, had some friends from Stone Mountain, Athens, etc. Actually, ran into Michael Stipe in Athens once (before REM was big, around 88 - 89 time frame).
Been to 4 UGA games there and about 3 in Clemson SC.
I have to say, between TN, SC and GA, you have to look for ugly 'cause it is hard to find.

 

[Craig H.]

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Craig, you got it 180 out!!
I got a phone call and really didn't finish that last post. Yes, most of us know about them GA Peaches!!! I was stationed in GA for awhile, had some friends from Stone Mountain, Athens, etc. Actually, ran into Michael Stipe in Athens once (before REM was big, around 88 - 89 time frame).
Been to 4 UGA games there and about 3 in Clemson SC.
I have to say, between TN, SC and GA, you have to look for ugly 'cause it is hard to find.

Believe it or don't, I worked with Bill Berry in the mailroom at the Athens Banana-Herald when REM was playing Tyrones in Athens, and traveling some. This is when the 40 watt club was lit by a 40 watt light bulb. I even lived in the converted church where REM lived and first played for the public (after they had moved out).

I saw them play a lot in the early days. Once, at Tyrones before a gig, I mentioned to Michael that I was interested in mixing music. He spent about 15 minutes with me showing me how the board worked. Cool.

Bill came into work one night more excited than I had ever seen him. They had just found out that they were opening for the Police in the Fox theatre in Atlanta. I didn't see much of him after that...

Ugly is hard to find in Athens. Hope I can go this fall to look.

 

[Randy Stewart]

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I really liked their older stuff, before the MTV stuff.
I almost forgot, I did 3 semesters at Toccoa Falls College too. Now, that's some beautiful territory there.

 

[kaolinchemist]

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"You are also misquoting palmer"

I wasn't replying to anyone in general, but simply making a statement about ASU because there are people who feel that ASU is a powerhouse after their 10 wins (suspect) last year. The Boise State comment was to further solidify the argument that I am tired of teams coming out of the WAC or some other weak conference undefeated and being the media darlings. Now granted everyonce in a while their will be a valid cinderella that appears, but for the most part these teams need to be kept out of the BCS.

Don't even get me started on the whole BCS racket, why the NCAA let the control get out of their hands I'll never understand.

Also I was joking about the SEC team with three losses going to the National Championship, I mentioned it because of the two loss scenario last year. But I would say that a three loss SEC team like LSU, Florida, or Georgia could still go toe to toe with most of the opponents in any of the major bowls1

 

[Hershal]

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The Whimpy Pac 10? Let me get this straight - you think 2 teams are good enough to beat one of the top 5 teams in the country - possibly a third (UCLA) and you are calling the conference weak? That makes no sense to me. If Arizona State is good enough to beat USC away, I think they should get enough credit to say they can possibly beat Georgia in Arizona.

Georgia is good - and deserves to be the pre-season #1 - but their schedule is way to tough. I think there will be enough no loss or 1 loss teams that can leap over them to play in the championship.

Yes, wimpy.....let's see USC go through an eleven game schedule that includes eight SEC games, which is what the SEC has to do.....USC would likely go 3-5 or at best 4-4.....speed can only take one so far.....

 

[Randy Stewart]

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I am tired of teams coming out of the WAC or some other weak conference undefeated and being the media darlings.

I agree, Hawaii comes to mind! The one thing about the WAC is that it is wide open offensive football, lots of points and lots of yards. It can be fun to watch (especially if you take the over/under).
The BCS is not March Madness, you won't see the long cinderella story that they seem to love to follow. So when a little known team, challenges for the spotlight, the reporters jump on it with everything.
I will say this, the way things were going in the BCS last year, it wouldn't have surprised me too much if the College of Charleston was National Champs!

 

[palmer]

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The Big 12 finished in the rankings pretty darn good last year compared to the other "power" conferences.

Oklahoma- perennial national champ contender need to stay motivated whole season
Texas- ditto
Mizzou- Finally putting together a championship caliber team. Could have played for National title if they could have figured out how to beat Oklahoma.
Texas Tech- Run and shoot points but can "D" do the job
Kansas- was last year a fluke or is Mangino the "guy"?
Okla. St. and Texas A&M are up and down.
Nebraska went in the dumps.
Kansas St. sank after Bill Snyder
Colorado may have finally gotten a coach who can put them back on top.

There are at least 4 and possibly 5 teams here that could make a National Title run if they can survive beating each other up.