College Football Thread[2009-2010]

[Bobby]

I maintain that the Big 12 is as overrated as the ACC, and not nearly as internally competitive.

The same teams win every year, and the same teams get the crap kicked out of them every year. I'll give you that it happens to Duke every year, but the ACC always produces compelling match-ups when the Durham boys aren't involved.

The Mountain West is better than both. Texas or Georgia Tech wouldn't win the Mountain West, and TCU beat Clemson.

And you know what? I'm not so sure either would beat Boise, and they certainly wouldn't go TO Idaho and beat Boise. Oregon went to Bronco Stadium and got a loss, and the Pac-10 is light-years ahead of the ACC and Big 12 this year. But it often is.

 

[newbie original]

...Anyways, Cincinnati plays Illinois this week in what is the epitome of a trap game. They're looking ahead to Pittsburgh. Not only that but Illinois is actually improving and are not a comfortable opponent by any means. - Me.

HA HA!!!

Well, the Bearcats' offense showed up...but not their defense. The question now becomes whether or not Pittsburgh can pull the upset and wreck Cincinnati's season. With Boise State edging out Nevada they remain in the BCS buster hunt.....remember Texas' defense had allowed a combined 59 points in its past 2 games, BOTH of which have been against 5 loss Big-XII teams. And Nebraska's defense is far superior to that of either Kansas/A&M. An low-scoring upset is not out of the question.....and if it happens, with Cin. out the BCS would implode.

 

[Bobby]

Oklahoma State doing a great job of making Texas look more and more overrated.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I still say TCU should play in the BCS Championship ahead of Texas.

 

[Bobby]

Both TCU and Boise should be ahead of Texas.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Nah, Boise hasn't played anyone and they still have trouble. I mean, I'm honestly not even sure that Oregon game counts for bowl consideration, since Boise has 13 games on the schedule this year.

 

[newbie original]

Texas is 6th in the nation in number of sacks with 36, is 3rd in the nation in interceptions with 21, 9th in yards allowed to Nebraska's 3rd and is number 1 in rush defense...The only reason they are ranked lower in total defense is that opponents are having to throw a ton to try to keep up with their offense. Nebraska is giving up 11 points per game and Texas is giving up 15...if Texas' D-unit is garbage, then so is Nebraska's, which means it will come down to offense versus offense and Texas will blow the Big Red scum right out of water in that regard.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I swear to God if Texas goes to the National Title Game ahead of TCU or Cincy it's the biggest piece of bull**** major conference bias ever. Texas ******* sucks. Seriously.

Ndamukong Suh should win the Heisman.

 

[Bobby]

List of conferences Texas wouldn't win:

SEC, Big East, Big Ten, ACC, C-USA, MWC, WAC.

It'll take a miracle for TCU to get ahead of them because the Big 12 is so far up the pollster's asses. I wouldn't be shocked if McCoy still wins the Heisman!

Eh, Roll-*******-Tide.

 

[Back Door Skip]

What a ****ty game. Texas almost laid an egg on this one...

 

[ShiftyPowers]

They did lay a ******* egg. Even if they beat Alabama I'd vote TCU #1 if they win their bowl game.

And you know that shady ****er Mack Brown is calling everyone with a vote tonight. Wouldn't want pollsters making up their own minds.

 

[SlayerDeuS]

so why does everybody think ut is a shoe-in for the title game? i would vote tcu #1.

 

[Back Door Skip]

After the bull**** tie breaker from last year, I'm expecting anything. That said, as much as last year's team deserved a shot at Florida, this team doesn't deserve a shot at the title. They've squeaked by the whole season and Colt has looked suspect at times. I just don't know about this team.

Oh yeah, and Suh has to be a lock for the first pick in next year's draft. I haven't seen so much domination by a defensive player in a long time as he did last night.

 

[Bobby]

so why does everybody think ut is a shoe-in for the title game? i would vote tcu #1.

TCU has no stroke, and like Shifty said, Mack Brown is as shady as they come.

 

[newbie original]

....this team doesn't deserve a shot at the title. They've squeaked by the whole season and Colt has looked suspect at times. I just don't know about this team.....

No they haven't. They played in 2 games that were decided by 10 points or fewer...Oklahoma(neutral site) and Nebraska(neutral site).

Good teams win close games.

Alabama squeaked by against....you guessed it....2 teams, by less than 10 points: Tennessee(home) and also at Auburn.

TCU? LIKE TEXAS, they survived by 10 or fewer in 2 games: at Clemson and by 3 at Air Force. It was only AFTER the Air Force game that they started blowing teams out.....and BYU and Utah didn't exactly light up their opponents, now did they? If you're going to call out Texas for their "close" victories, then you've got to do the same with TCU and Alabama and Cin. and Florida.

How many games did Florida win by 10 points or fewer?
Three: against Arkansas(home), Ten.(home), at Miss. State and at South Carolina.

This year, Colt McCoy hasn't had to win games on his own. Last season, he had to. Compared to last year, his stats are sh*t....that doesn't mean his team can't get it done. His team has a much better defense than it did last year. Blowing out teams in the regular season, and NOT squeaking by, isn't a recipe for success.....just ask Oklahoma.

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Texas plays in a BCS conference, they're a conference champion, they're undefeated...their closest challenger appears to be NON-BCS team....sorry, but in the current system(which rewards undefeated BCS teams), THEY are the logical choice to play for the national title. This is all assuming that Cin. is not considered a serious contender.

Now, would either Texas or TCU survive against Alabama? Based on Alabama's performance in the SEC title game, no....neither would come close.

 

[newbie original]

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And you know that shady ****er Mack Brown is calling everyone with a vote tonight. Wouldn't want pollsters making up their own minds.

Just a few weeks ago, Gary Patterson said that he would NOT lobby for a berth in the national title game. He has a phone, he has an office, he has a long-distance plan, he has time to have long conversations with everyone from Seattle to Miami......what was stopping him? If he HAD come out and said something, who knows, maybe TCU would have jumped Cincinnati in the BCS standings.

His stance, in his time at TCU, has been to stay away from this sort of thing. That's just the way he does things....would the politicking help? MAYBE. He'll never know and WE'll never know......now that he's decided to stay away from that.

It's not Mack Brown's fault that some/most other coaches differ from him on this issue.

 

[Bobby]

Both of Texas' "neutral site" games were in Dallas. That's a little different than TCU traveling 1000 miles to Death Valley and winning in-front of 80,000 Clemson fans and winning. A Clemson team with a Heisman candidate, by the way.

Neither would beat Alabama. In fact, of the top 6, only Boise would put up a lot of points against them but 'Bama would probably score 100 on Boise.

 

[jani]

That last play on third down by Colt when he seemed to forgot to throw would have been gold if time actually DID run out

Would have been one of the worst blunders in sports history that I know of (if you know any better, please post).

 

[ShiftyPowers]

No they haven't. They played in 2 games that were decided by 10 points or fewer...Oklahoma(neutral site) and Nebraska(neutral site).

Careful with your language there friend, you might be arguing with a lawyer. Texas has 4 games decided by "10 points or fewer". That also includes Texas Tech and Texas A&M.

TCU, like you said, has 2. And they were against better teams. Everyone is knocking Air Force, but they're a tough team that runs a Navy/G.Tech esque Triple Option Wishbone.

Alabama, likewise, had 4 games won by 10 or fewer. I don't know what schedules you were looking at, but they beat LSU by 9 and Virginia Tech by 10.

Texas plays in a BCS conference, they're a conference champion, they're undefeated...their closest challenger appears to be NON-BCS team....sorry, but in the current system(which rewards undefeated BCS teams), THEY are the logical choice to play for the national title. This is all assuming that Cin. is not considered a serious contender.

Yeah, that's a pretty big assumption there buddy. Cincinnati deserves it just as much as Texas.

Now, would either Texas or TCU survive against Alabama? Based on Alabama's performance in the SEC title game, no....neither would come close.

TCU would play Bama much closer. That's my opinion.

 

[Bobby]

They made TCU play Boise so neither can beat a major conference team. Amazing.

Remember, too. Houston beat up on the Big 12 this year and didn't even win the C-USA. Texas had a soft schedule.