College FOOTBALL 2008 is back!

[kaolinchemist]

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Question,

Speaking of media darlings, how many losses will Notre Dame have and will they actually WIN a bowl game this year? Because we all know they will dang sure go to one.

The BCS ought to say independents cannot play in BCS bowls, Notre Dame needs to join a conference, and a decent one at that.

Now if UGA still has some players left that are not on suspension, we may have enough to field a team

 

[bigtroy40]

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Speed is everything in the SEC – a fan of that conference saying you can’t rely on speed forever is like a Big 10 fan saying you can’t rely on the run forever. It is the style of play that drives a conference and makes them build a certain way.

The SEC is built for speed. The Big 10 is built for smash mouth football (Michigan could change that a little). The Pac-10 is built for pro style offenses. Every conference has an identity that makes them different. That is why teams from other conferences cannot go from one to the other and do really well right away.

I think Georgia would lose two games in either the Big 10 or Pac 10 because of the way the teams play. Getting beat up every week in the Big 10, or matching up against a different style of offense every week in the Pac 10, would cause some problems. Same amount of losses with USC or Ohio State in the other conferences – It’s Apples to Oranges.

College football revolves around recruiting. With a good coach and a great recruiting class, they will be top teams for years to come. Georgia, Florida, LSU, USC, Ohio State have all been recruiting gurus for the past few years and look at where they are. But they recruit to face up against their conference – not against other teams outside of those teams in the hopes of playing them in a bowl...

 

[n866fandp]

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So you think that USC would loose to 4 teams in the SEC, I’m assuming that those 4 teams would be GA, FL, Aub, LSU. No way! I’m no USC fan but how can you say those teams should all be no.2 in the country. This is virtually the same Florida team who lost to Michigan last time they played. LSU is a question mark at best this season, with a quarterback who has never played a down, a defense without its foundation, not to mention its coordinator. I’m sure Auburn will be a good team, but I don’t think they could beat USC. Any one of these teams could beat USC 1 out of every 3 times they played but there is no way all 4 or even 3 of them would beat them in the same year.

I would also like to pose a question to everyone:
If you had to point to one element that Florida and LSU used to beat OSU the last two years, what would it be?

I do agree that the Big 12 is a much better conference than I give them credit for, but to say they have 4 teams who can contend for a Championship is lunacy. For the record Texas is not a perennial powerhouse contending for national championships year in and year out. They had a couple of good seasons. They are a good team, but not national championship caliber. Okla. is a power house I can not argue that, and the conference as a whole is getting much better. I do agree that they beat up on each other all season, just like the BIG-10.

I don't see how you could say Notre Dame shouldn't be able to play for the BSC title, since they have to schedule top 25 caliber teams just to contend. I don't dissagree that they get plenty of TV time and bowl bids just for being "the ND". But to say they don't deserve to play for a championship is insanity. Look at the first 8 or 9 games of their schedule last season. No one in the nation could have run that schedule undefeated.

 

[palmer]

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It's always been conference 1st. They recently added the bowls 2nd.

But, with national championship pressure schools are having to find a way to build to cover it all. This only helps them be more of a farm league for the NFL.

MLB should have it so good.

 

[Randy Stewart]

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I don't dissagree that they get plenty of TV time and bowl bids just for being "the ND".

Yes, just like U of M being #24 in preseason. Come on, even this Maze & Blue fan knows they don't deserve it. After their performance last season (not counting the big bowl win!) and getting a new coach, they have to earn that respect again. The same with ND, they need to prove that they are still that top tier team and not just on Major TV every week.
My 3 favorite teams are Michigan and the teams playing OSU & ND.

 

[kaolinchemist]

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I don't see how you could say Notre Dame shouldn't be able to play for the BSC title, since they have to schedule top 25 caliber teams just to contend. I don't dissagree that they get plenty of TV time and bowl bids just for being "the ND". But to say they don't deserve to play for a championship is insanity. Look at the first 8 or 9 games of their schedule last season. No one in the nation could have run that schedule undefeated.

OMG Notre Dame lost in 2007 to Ga Tech 33-3, Lost to Navy and Air Force at home. They haven't won a bowl game in what 9 years now. They DON't Deserve it until they join a conference and play with a real league be it whichever league.

Notre Dames 5 year wins trend 2003(5) 2004(6) 2005(9) 2006(10) 2007 (3)

So emphatically NO, they need to WIN and play in a CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP before they EVER let ND go to championship!

 

[Hershal]

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WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO....................

I truly LOVE being the resident troublemaker and rabble rouser..........

Yes, USC would be tied to the wall and beaten with a cat-o-9-tails, were they in the SEC.....but only for one season.....then they would be back with a vengence as they would adapt.....but then if they went back to the wimpy PAC-10 they would OWN the PAC-10 outright.....

Big-10 and Big 12 have great football.....but the Big 12 is hurting right now.....won't last.....

Big 10 is always tough.....great football.....

Someone mentioned Notre Dame.....being a fan of Alabama and Florida.....I can only say I respect them.....and hope for the best for them.....unless they meet a SEC team.....

 

[Craig H.]

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Someone mentioned Notre Dame.....being a fan of Alabama and Florida.....I can only say I respect them.....and hope for the best for them.....unless they meet a SEC team.....

Shouldn't that be "...UNTIL they meet a SEC team..."?

 

[Randy Stewart]

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One of the things I love and respect about USC is their recruiting, and it's not just about getting players.
Folks, their coach goes into the inner city, at night, by himself, and gives of his time and money for the needy.
You would think that he was the ND coach (being a christian school and all). How much more respect do you need? The man is a leader, a teacher and one heck of a coach.
Plus you can't beat being in Southern California in the winter. As beautiful as Ann Arbor is, I'd take beach sand over winter snow anyday!

 

[kaolinchemist]

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Hershal,

It's great to finally meet someone from the west coast who has their football head on straight.

Now you have to work on the rest of the minions out there

I know we are biased because we are from Southeast, but that doesn't mean we are wrong!

When you look at the top 15 teams at the end of the year for the past years, there is no argument against the fact that the SEC is the most solid conference.

USC will always be a strong team, I mean what better recruiting tool than ideal weather, movie stars on sidelines, and pretty women?

The only better recruiting tool would be to tell a recruit, "Hey you get to play in the SEC every week against the best players in the nation!"

Keep em' straight Hershal