alz wrote:

As long as Ohio State or Alabama loses a game somewhere, and they run perfect through the pac-10, and Boise State/TCU don't somehow bump them without a loss, and the stars align just right....

In a rather "Cub-esque" fashion I will proclaim it our year. Quack.

I think you need a couple more "ifs" in there for it to be truly Cub-esque. For instance, "If a geek wearing a Walkman doesn't run onto the field and draws a 15-yard penalty thus negating a game-winning field goal in the final seconds of the OSU game ..." might be  appropriate.

Who wants to start the "Auzten Stadium is really a pitchers' park" debate?

(grin)

I shouldn't be, but I will be stunned when the BCS rankings come out and Ohio State is No. 2. Absolutely ridiculous. Ohio State has played one legitimate team -- Oregon put up 52 on the No. 9 team and beat a SEC(!) team by 25.

Assuming both Oregon and Ohio State run the table, the computer will decide if Ohio State's wins over Miami, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan State and the Denard Robinsons is more impressive than Oregon's wins over Stanford, UCLA, Oregon State and Arizona. Hopefully there's an algorithim that factors in the Big 10's embarrassments since the 2003 National Championship.

Ultimately, Oregon will be done in by USC losing to Washington. Beating them would give the Ducks a fifth quality win. And I also don't think Arizona is going to win at Stanford, which will lessen the quality of that win.

Sorry, Alz. I'm rooting for the Ducks to face Alabama, but I don't see Sweater Vest coughing one up at Wisconsin or Iowa.

For which team do does one root in Alabama/S. Carolina?

artie_fufkin wrote:

For which team do does one root in Alabama/S. Carolina?

Hmm...gonorrhea or chlamydia.

tkihshbt wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

For which team do does one root in Alabama/S. Carolina?

Hmm...gonorrhea or chlamydia.

It's sort of like the Iran/Iraq war. You really don't care which one loses, and long as one of them does.

forsberg_us wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

tkihshbt wrote:

Hmm...gonorrhea or chlamydia.

It's sort of like the Iran/Iraq war. You really don't care which one loses, and long as one of them does.

I enjoyed watching Saban get one shoved up his ass.

Of course with Alabama losing, the voters will have to figure out a way to drop Boise State and TCU to save the "integrity" of the BCS.

I thought it was great how quickly he threw his players under the bus. That's a guy you want to play for. Of course, by the time you get used to him, he's moved on to his next job.

forsberg_us wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

tkihshbt wrote:

Hmm...gonorrhea or chlamydia.

It's sort of like the Iran/Iraq war. You really don't care which one loses, and long as one of them does.

I enjoyed watching Saban get one shoved up his ass.

Of course with Alabama losing, the voters will have to figure out a way to drop Boise State and TCU to save the "integrity" of the BCS.

Good call. Consensus OSU #1, Oregon #2, Boise #3, then USA Today has Nebraska leaping over TCU. Apparently, that 45-0 beatdown of Wyoming didn't impress the voters.

And lest we neglect to mention New Mexico State's 16-14 win over New Mexico in the battle for bragging rights in the Land of Entrapment. I wonder if Windy's still out celebrating ...

"Oregon will remain perfect throughout the weekend, that much is certain."

Good call. As good as the Duckies have looked so far, I'm sticking with my prediction that no one will run the table in the Pac 10 this year. If I had to pick, I'd say that trip to Corvallis at the end of the year could be a land mine.
And I don't want to seem like Lisa Lampanelli here, but how does a mother give one of her kids a perfectly bland first name like James, and the next one a perfectly unique name like Jacquizz?

Only two Pac-10 teams can play defense -- Arizona and California. Only one of those games are on the road. My guess is the Cal game will be kinda sorta close, the Arizona game will be really close and the Oregon State game will be a shootout. There's just no way it doesn't end up in the 40s.

My BCS bowl predictions as of October 14:

National Championship - Nebraska vs. Ohio State (Buckeyes are in the drivers seat. Nebraska will beat OU in the Big 12 championship game)

Sugar Bowl - Alabama vs. Boise St.

Fiesta Bowl - Oklahoma vs. TCU

Rose Bowl - Oregon vs. Iowa

Orange Bowl - Florida State vs. West Virginia

"National Championship - Nebraska vs. Ohio State"

Well, that's not very promising. I'd rather see Boise vs. TCU.

tk, I understand the sentiments about nebraska, it looks more and more like they are going to be sitting out of the party despite having a team that should probably be top 5 in the nation.

I hate the college football schedule so much.... even an 8 team playoff would be better. As it stands the bowls are basically.

National Championship - Oregon vs Ohio State

Sugar Bowl - Who cares
Fiesta Bowl - Could give a shit
Rose Bowl - Don't give a rats ass
Orange Bowl - I'd rather watch curling

Prefaced by a lot of lesser bowls. "Vagasil 1 Applied Ointment" Bowl, the "Massengil Bowl", the "Vivid Entertainment" Bowl (Okay I would watch this one)..... Who gives a shit about this. What everyone wants to see is 1v8, 2v7, 3v6, and 4v5. Bring the winners together, name the semi's and finals "bowls" and actually let teams play into the right to play for it all. Then it means something. Kills me that the same goddamned entity that brings us the beauty and wonder that is March Madness has this fucked up system and will not fix it.

I actually like the Rose Bowl, or at least the idea of the Rose Bowl. Watching meaningless bowl games has been a tradition for me since about 1999. Not to say I don't want a playoff system, but I quite enjoy laying down and watching pre-Christmas Day bowls during the week nights.