Let's here it for the number one in the polls!!! The Oregon Ducks!!!!

Stupid computer hates us, but not much to be done about that.

Let me see if I got this right:

Missouri has beaten Illinois at a "neutral" site that is really a home game; McNeese State, San Diego State, Miami (OH) and Colorado at home and Texas A & M on the road, and the computers rank Missouri #6.

Boise State has beaten a then-#10 Virginia Tech on the road, a then-#24 Oregon State at home, Toledo at home and Wyoming, New Mexico State and San Diego State on the road and the computers rank Boise St. #7.

Oh, and Boise State beat San Diego State 48-0 at San Diego State.  That's the same San Diego State that was leading Missouri in Columbia with less than a minute to play before Missouri pulled off an improbable (almost flukish) victory.

Just goes to prove a computer is only as smart as the person programming it.

artie_fufkin wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

Let me see if I got this right:

Missouri has beaten Illinois at a "neutral" site that is really a home game; McNeese State, San Diego State, Miami (OH) and Colorado at home and Texas A & M on the road, and the computers rank Missouri #6.

Boise State has beaten a then-#10 Virginia Tech on the road, a then-#24 Oregon State at home, Toledo at home and Wyoming, New Mexico State and San Diego State on the road and the computers rank Boise St. #7.

Oh, and Boise State beat San Diego State 48-0 at San Diego State.  That's the same San Diego State that was leading Missouri in Columbia with less than a minute to play before Missouri pulled off an improbable (almost flukish) victory.

Just goes to prove a computer is only as smart as the person programming it.

Your never going to attain myopian status with posts like this, Fors.

That may be the nicest thing you've ever said to me.

forsberg_us wrote:

Your never going to attain myopian status with posts like this, Fors.
That may be the nicest thing you've ever said to me.

That's not fair. I distinctly remember thanking you when you picked up the bar tab the night we drank at the bar in your building. Or I at least thought about thanking you.

alz wrote:

Test number 1 for the number 1. Hosting UCLA. I have no idea what to make of the Bruins this season. They have played 6 games, and I have picked them wrong in 4 of them. I had Stanford beating them, and I had them beating Washington State.

This is the same team that trounced Texas in Texas, and thumped a ranked Houston team the week before. This is the same team that got it's ass handed to them playing at Cal too.

You call it, it's a PAC-10 divisional game, so flip a coin. This is a game Oregon should win, should blow them out, etc etc. Which likely means that UCLA is going to step up and play tough, because they don't seem to like doing what they "should" do.

We'll see, I'm calling it a close game at halftime, even possible Oregon trails by 3-7 points, then blows up in the second half, and Oregon wins by 20-24 points. So let's say Oregon 48 UCLA 28.

The game is in Eugene, right?
Ducks 56, Bruins 24

I'm hoping that Missouri shows up to play this week.  With ESPN Gameday in town and a national audience Saturday night, the last thing the program needs is to go out there and get smoked by Oklahoma.

Unlike years past, Missouri's defense has been pretty good.  I'm just worried about the quality of the offenses they've faced.  I could see Oklahoma running the ball down their throat. 

The other troubling aspect of this game is that Missouri has no running game.  Zero.  Nada.  Ziltch.  Half the time they don't even try to run.  Oklahoma isn't the same team it's been in recent years, but I don't think Missouri can be effective if they throw the ball 50+ times.

This definitely the year Missouri could beat Oklahoma, but I don't expect them to.  27-14 Sooners.

Mizzou, 28-24. Just because I like to see a Stoops whine. Any Stoops.

tkihshbt wrote:

Demarco Murray goes nuts and rushes for three touchdowns. Sooners win 31-21

I make this joke on other forums, but doesn't it seem like he's been at OU since Nate Hybl? I think only Casey Clausen had a longer college career.

It seemed like Juice Williams quarterbacked Illinois for a decade.

Well clearly UCLA wasn't the challenge I was fearing. 60-13, and 7 of those 13 came on a garbage TD in mop up time.... USC next week, it's another game that we can lose if we're not ready. I guess we'll see. Go Mizzou!!!!!!

I'm going to chirp a little bit more about Oregon.

I've watched them for a number of years. When Dennis Dixon was healthy we were pretty good, probably worth a shot at the national title. He blew out his knee, and we stunk.

There was the BCS screwing in the 2002 season where they changed the computer formula because it totally dicked us. That one we were a good club, and could have played Miami tougher then Nebraska did.

Both of those great seasons, are shit compared to this one, this team is unbelievable, and absolutely scary on offense. It looks like they are playing 5 on 5 with all the open field they create.

Stats that I cannot simply fathom. Averaging 55.1 PPG, 569.1 yards, 27.1 First Downs a game . So you can say last night was just a blowout, but looking at it? 60 points (4.9 over average), 587 yards (17.9 over average, 32 first downs (4.9 over average). This wasn't a blowout, this was really business as usual. There were some turnovers on UCLA's side, but for the most part we didn't break one off, there were no bomb plays (run or pass) that accounted for a gorging of the offensive yards. They just gained 8.0 yards per play.

Look at this. 3 drives that didn't end in points, one because of the end of the game. 
Oregon drives.
Time of possesion | Starting | Plays | Yards | Result
1:56 | ORE 10 | 8 | 90 | TD
2:35 | ORE 23 | 10 | 77 | TD
0:22 | ORE 45 | 3 | 55 | TD
3:18 | ORE 15 | 11 | 85 | TD
1:47 | ORE 23 | 8 | 65 | FG
3:31 | ORE 33 | 11 | 67 | TD
2:16 | ORE 28 | 9 | 70 | Downs
0:05 | UCLA 6 | 1 | 6 | TD
1:05 | ORE 35 | 4 | 65 | TD
2:16 | ORE 30 | 5 | 19 | Punt
0:07 | UCLA 2 | 1 | 2 | TD
1:52 | UCLA 41 | 3 | -4 | End Reg

Now look at that and say, "That's the 7 game average, that's what they do."

I'm pretty pumped, we're 5 games from getting to play for everything!

Last edited by alz (10/22/2010 2:54 pm)

Wow. That's as big a win as Mizzou has had in my lifetime. Bigger than the Kansas game in 2007 because even though KU was undefeated at the time, they're still Kansas.

To beat a legitimate football power on National TV with College Gameday in town. Those are the kind of games that impact recruiting which impacts the whole program.  Great job boys

You know the Ducks are ranked second, right?

Which computer do you mean? I'm seeing Oregon No. 1 in the USA Today, No. 1 in the coaches and No. 2 in the BCS.

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