NCAA Football

[Greyshades]

Kicks off the end of this month.

Who's your team? Who should we watch out for?

By the way, I got an email a week or so ago about a "Team Colors Day" on August 29th. That'd be the Friday before the first games. From what I read, this should be promoted on ESPN. But, the idea is obvious in the title there. Everybody wear your team colors on that Friday, the 29th.

http://www.ncaafootball.com/

Go Gators!

Here's the Poll going into the season:

USA Today:

....................Rec.. ........Pts.......Prev.

1 Georgia.......11-2.......1438.......3
2 USC.............11-2.......1430...... 2
3 Ohio State...11-2.......1392......4
4 Oklahoma....11-3.......1329......8
5 Florida..........9-4........1293......16
6 LSU..............12-2.......1163......1
7 Missouri.......12-2.......1143......5
8 W. Virginia....11-2......1008......6
9 Clemson.......9-4.........999.......22
10 Texas...........10-3.......979........10
11 Auburn.........9-4.........888........14
12 Wisconsin.....9-4.........747........21
13 Kansas.........12-1.......714........7
14 TX Tech.........9-4........644........23
15 VA Tech........11-3.......568........9
16 AZ State.......10-3.......560........13
17 BYU...............11-2.......547........14
18 Tennessee....10-4......506........12
19 Illinois............9-4.......422........18
20 Oregon..........9-4.......399........24
21 So Florida......9-3.......350........--
22 Penn State....9-4.......313........ 25
23 Wk Forest......8-4.......203........--
24 Michigan........9-4.......112........19
25 Fresno St.......8-4.......91..........--

[Jason]

Go Sun Devils!

[Les_Is_More]

GO BEAVS!!!

My Oregon State University Beavers have probably one of the toughest schedules around, but they have a very talented team, especially on the offensive side of the ball. With Sammie Stroughter back from injury, our crop of recievers(Stroughter, James Rodgers, & Darrell Catchings) will be very fast and experienced. With Lyle Moevao under center and new comer Ryan McCants, who people are saying runs like St. Louis Ram's Steven Jackson, we could put up a lot of points.

The only concern I have, besides the killer schedule, is replacing our entire front seven. We have some very experienced D-linemen coming in, but our LB core is lacking experience. Should be an interesting year for Beaver Nation.

[jrmitch]

Sure glad you're not a Ducks fan, Les - I might have trouble admitting that I'm a fan of any team wearing those uniforms.....:eek: ;)

[clemsontigers23]

Clemson #9, we have high expections this year.

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2007/writers/cory_mccartney/08/16/rb.tandems/t1_spillerdavis.jpg

THUNDER AND LIGHTNING

http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/54/541276.jpg

#1 prospect in the country, defensive end Daquan Bowers. guy is almost 300 pounds and runs a 4.4 40 yard dash. wow.

[danbos]

I know I'll recieve some flak from all the SEC people on here, but who cares:

M GO BLUE!

[tomsoto]

Way to represent, PAC 10. Anyway, being a UCLA alum, it is tough for me to say this but the usc trojans are going to be pretty darn tough. Their "D" is probably the best they have ever had and that says something. The only question mark now is at QB since the starter went down but when you have the two top rated ones out of HS plus the fact you won't score against them, it won't matter.

As for my Bruins, well we have good coaches! But the sched is brutal:
Tennessee (18)
BYU (17)
Fresno St (25)
Oregon (20)
Arizona St (16)
USC (2)

[jrmitch]

After the season that my Irish had last year, just about anything will be an improvement. Though they won't contend for the national title, I can see them possibly cracking the top 20 by the end of the year and having at least a shot at a decent bowl game.

Offensively QB Jimmy Clausen had a great spring and has fully recovered from last years elbow issues; improvements on the offensive line and in the running game mean that he won't have to spend most of each game running for his life this year. And though they're very young the wideout spot might be the deepest position on the roster. (In fact, there is considerable depth at just about every position). On the defensive side we should see improvements across the board at all positions; the biggest change is actually the addition of former Georgia Tech defensive coordinator John Tenuta as the new linebackers coach, where he and defensive cooirdinator Corwin Brown are revamping the defensive approach to more of an attack mentality. The only real unknown right now is the kicking game.

The schedule is also nicer to Notre Dame this year; with three straight years of one of the best recruiting classes in the country the Irish are on the verge of building something big. We need another year to get all of the pieces operational, but a run at a BCS title is highly feasible by 2010. So saddle up, all of you Irish haters - we're reloading.........:D

[ZippyApplePants]

Expectations probably aren't very high this year, but I am going to cheer for them anyway. Go Hogs!


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[Greyshades]

Here's Athlon Sports' Picks for the Top Units in the nation:

Top QB Units

Florida
Missouri
West Virginia
Clemson
Washington
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Kansas
Central Michigan
BYU



Top RB Units

Clemson
Georgia
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Boise State
Ohio State
Tennessee
Texas A&M
USC
BYU



Top OL Units

West Virginia
LSU
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Penn State
Alabama
Texas
Oregon State



Top WR/TE Units

Florida
Arizona
Missouri
Rutgers
Clemson
Ohio State
LSU
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
UNLV



Top DL Units

Oklahoma
LSU
Penn State
Georgia
Boston College
Illinois
Oregon
Texas
Arizona State
East Carolina



Top LB Units

USC
Florida
Kansas
Missouri
Ohio State
Miami (Ohio)
Wisconsin
Virginia
California
TCU



Top DB Units

Ohio State
Clemson
USC
Oregon
UCF
Wake Forest
Kansas
Cincinnati
Mississippi State
Tennessee

[Greyshades]

I know I'll recieve some flak from all the SEC people on here, but who cares:

M GO BLUE!

I've only growled at you under my breath, 'cause the past games don't lie. ;)

But I know why you would include a reference to the SEC teams in such a post...

Florida won by the final score of 41-14, over Ohio State.

LSU won 38-24, over Ohio State.

[danbos]

I've only growled at you under my breath, 'cause the past games don't lie. ;)

But I know why you would include a reference to the SEC teams in such a post...

Florida won by the final score of 41-14, over Ohio State.

LSU won 38-24, over Ohio State.

That's OSU, shall we instead look at what happened last year, with Michigan and Florida? ;) :P

[Greyshades]

Arrgh... you slap me again! :D

Yeah, Michigan is Florida's bad dream for some reason.

I have no smack to talk, for there is no smack but the one given to me. ;)

~~~~~

IMO, Clemson is the team to watch out for this year.

[danbos]

I'm actually pretty nervous about this year. New coach, quarterback that's never played a college game, no solid running back....this could be an interesting year. :eek:

[jrmitch]

I'm actually pretty nervous about this year. New coach, quarterback that's never played a college game, no solid running back....this could be an interesting year. :eek:You should be nervous. After last year you'd definitely better not expect a warm welcome in South Bend on September 12...... ;)

[danbos]

You should be nervous. After last year you'd definitely better not expect a warm welcome in South Bend on September 12...... ;)

But that was so much fun last year....can't we have another one like that? :P ;)

[jrmitch]

But that was so much fun last year....can't we have another one like that? :P ;)Grrrrrr...... ;) :P :D

[jrmitch]

I'm hereby taking it upon myself to create the first annual Dunce awards. The purpose of these awards is to provide recognition to those schools whose football program faithfully ignores the student part of the concept of student athlete; said proof of their ignorance coming in the officlal graduation rates of their players as reported to and released by the NCAA. The top 10 overall dunces coming into the 2008-2009 academic year:

Bottom 10 Football Grad Rates: Division I-A
San Jose State - 32%
Florida Atlantic - 33%
Arizona - 39%
Texas - 40%
Georgia - 41%
Central Florida - 42%
New Mexico - 43%
Cal - 44%
Alabama - 44%
Minnesota - 44%
UTEP - 44%

Note: San Jose State has been showing up on the "bottom 10" list every year, and finally has landed in the absolute bottom spot, with the worst football graduation rate in all of Division I-A. Last year, San Jose State also had the worst basketball graduation rate, so the Spartans have the sad distinction of having the worst grad rate in the nation in the two major sports in consecutive years. These numbers are also computed by the NCAA using the Graduation Success Rate formula, which means that outgoing transfers and droputs aren't included. These figures include only those student-athletes who remain at one school during their entire period of eligibility.

Special recognition also goes out to those schools who have the honor of having the biggest disparity between their football grad rate and the overall grad rate for the entire school. (Notice that there are several repeat offenders):

Biggest Difference in Grad Rates Between Football Players and All Students: Division I-A
Cal 44% - 86% -42%
Texas 40% - 73% -33%
Georgia 41% - 72% -31%
Virginia 63% - 92% -29%
UCLA 59% - 87% -28%
Michigan State 45% - 71% -26%
USC 55% - 80% -25%
Alabama 44% - 62% -18%
Arizona 39% - 56% -17%
Georgia Tech 55% - 71% -16%

Note: Division I-A football players as a group have an overall Graduation Success Rate that is about the same as the graduation rate for the general student body at Division I-A schools. However, there are a handful of schools where the football GSRs fall significantly below the overall graduation rates. You could think of this gap as one indication of the extent to which a school has compromised its normal academic standards for the sake of football. Year after year, the same schools show up on this list. This year, once again, Texas and Cal are right there at the top.

I would also like to give special recognition to Ohio State....er, excuse me, The Ohio State University - (gotta be politically correct here). This recognition is due to the Buckeyes having the dubious honor of managing to graduate 85% of their white football players, but only 32% of their African American players. As an Ohio State football player, if you're white, you're quite likely to leave with a degree. But if you're African American, however, you have less than a 1-in-3 probability of getting a degree.

Finally, to give recognition where recognition is due: the top 10 schools who manage to field a football team that actually has real students representing the school (here we go with that novel concept of student - athlete again):

Top 10 Football Grad Rates: Division I-A
Navy - 98%
Boston College - 96%
Notre Dame - 95%
Stanford - 94%
Wake Forest - 93%
Duke - 93%
Air Force - 93%
Vanderbilt -92%
Northwestern - 91%
Army - 90%

Oh, and one other category: the schools that best prepare their graduates to succeded financially award. Forbes magazine recently released their top 10 list of schools whose graduates earn the most money over the course of the graduates respective career. Among the superpowers of college football only Notre Dame made the list.

Hmmmm...I haven't been in much trouble on the boards lately. This one ought to land me in someones doghouse......:D

[ZippyApplePants]

I'm hereby taking it upon myself to create the first annual Dunce awards. The purpose of these awards is to provide recognition to whose those football program faithfully ignores the student part of the concept of student athlete; said proof of their ignorance coming in the officlal graduation rates of their players as reported to and released by the NCAA. The top 10 overall dunces coming into the 2008-2009 academic year:

Bottom 10 Football Grad Rates: Division I-A
San Jose State - 32%
Florida Atlantic - 33%
Arizona - 39%
Texas - 40%
Georgia - 41%
Central Florida - 42%
New Mexico - 43%
Cal - 44%
Alabama - 44%
Minnesota - 44%
UTEP - 44%

Note: San Jose State has been showing up on the "bottom 10" list every year, and finally has landed in the absolute bottom spot, with the worst football graduation rate in all of Division I-A. Last year, San Jose State had the worst basketball graduation rate, so the Spartans have the sad distinction of having the worst grad rate in the nation in the two major sports in consecutive years. Joining San Jose State in the bottom 10 this year is another Bay Area program: Cal. Texas and Alabama are making their second consecutive bottom 10 appearances. These are also the new Graduation Success Rate formula used by the NCAA, which means that outgoing transfers and droputs aren't included. These figures include only those student-athletes who remain at one school during their entire period of eligibility.

Special recognition also goes out to those schools who have the honor of having the biggest disparity between their football grad rate and the overall grad rate for the entire school. (Notice that there are several repeat offenders):

Biggest Difference in Grad Rates Between Football Players and All Students: Division I-A (Difference of 15% or more)
Football Players - All Students Difference
Cal 44% - 86% -42%
Texas 40% - 73% -33%
Georgia 41% - 72% -31%
Virginia 63% - 92% -29%
UCLA 59% - 87% -28%
Michigan State 45% - 71% -26%
USC 55% - 80% -25%
Alabama 44% - 62% -18%
Arizona 39% - 56% -17%
Georgia Tech 55% - 71% -16%

Note: Division I-A football players as a group have an overall Graduation Success Rate that is about the same as the graduation rate for the general student body at Division I-A schools. However, there are a handful of schools where the football GSRs fall significantly below the overall graduation rates. You could think of this gap as one indication of the extent to which a school has compromised its normal academic standards for the sake of football. Year after year, the same schools show up on this list. This year, once again, Texas and Cal are right there at the top.

I would also like to give special recognition to Ohio State....er, excuse me, The Ohio State University - (gotta be politically correct here). This recognition is due to the Buckeyes having the dubious honor of managing to graduate 85% of its white football players, but only 32% of its African American players. As an Ohio State football player, if you're white, you're quite likely to leave with a degree; if you're African American, however, you have less than a 1-in-3 probability of getting a degree.

Finally, to give recognition where recognition is due: the top 10 schools who manage to field a football team that actually has real students representing the school (here we go with that novel concept of student - athlete again):

Top 10 Football Grad Rates: Division I-A
Navy - 98%
Boston College - 96%
Notre Dame - 95%
Stanford - 94%
Wake Forest - 93%
Duke - 93%
Air Force - 93%
Vanderbilt -92%
Northwestern - 91%
Army - 90%

Oh, ane other category: the schools that best prepare their graduates to succeded financially award. Forbes magazine recently released their top 10 list of schools whose graduates earn the most money over the course of the graduates respective career. Among the 112 division 1-A football schools only stnaford and Notre Dame made the list.

Hmmmm...I haven't been in much trouble on the boards lately. This one ought to land me in someones doghouse......:D

My cousins played football for Air Force and graduated from there. It's nice to see some schools get it right. For the record, you're already in my doghouse. :P :D

[jrmitch]

My cousins played football for Air Force and graduated from there. It's nice to see some schools get it right. For the record, you're already in my doghouse. :P :DYeah, I seem to live there with a lot of people. Which is only fair, since our house is known among our friends as the dogpound. I spend so much time in the doghouse anymore that I should be named Rover and wear a flea collar......:eek:

Oh, BTW - thanks for the nice card! ;)

[ZippyApplePants]

Yeah, I seem to live there with a lot of people. Which is only fair, since our house is known among our friends as the dogpound. I spend so much time in the doghouse anymore that I should be named Rover and wear a flea collar......:eek:

Oh, BTW - thanks for the nice card! ;)

Rotfl! :D You're welcome.

[Greyshades]

Kickoff Thursday.

Lou Holtz had said something about S. Carolina being a contender in the SEC East. Not from what I just watched.

Will Spurrier ever be able to make up his mind about a QB?

Sure, they won 34-0. Against a lethargic NC State though.

On to Saturday!

[Howlin' Wolf]

looks like I'm losing money on the oregon st.- stanford game.

stupid oregon st!

[Les_Is_More]

looks like I'm losing money on the oregon st.- stanford game.

stupid oregon st!

Tell me about it man! I'm so disapointed about the way they are playing. I'm a die-hard Beaver fan and it pains me to have us lose to almighty STANFORD!

Give the ball to James Rodgers!!! That's all I have to say. :mad:

[Howlin' Wolf]

well down 8. maybe we can get it to OT and then cover that 3 pt spread.

Betting Season. The best season of the year!!

[Howlin' Wolf]

what a crap end to that game! man that one stings!

[Les_Is_More]

Idiotic play by Catchings lost us the chance to score! ARGHHHH!!!

There was still 45+ seconds left! Just go down and punch it in from 2 yards out.

[Psycho Mom]

SEC, SEC!!!!


I guess they will beat each other to death again this year. Too many good teams! Let it begin. And greyshades I am wearing my colors today!

[Greyshades]

Got my orange and blue on.

I've learned something this year, that I did not previously have any knowledge of.

Hawaii fans talk as much trash as Georgia fans do.

Hope they can stand to eat it.

GO GATORS!!!

[danbos]

Hawaii fans talk as much trash as Georgia fans do.

Well....at least they have a "mightier" nickname now. :P They probably didn't talk so much trash when they were the Rainbows.

[Greyshades]

No doubt.

[truster]

So...

Yesterday (Thursday), Baylor had our first game of the year. It seems that although Art Briles might have the ability to turn around teams given time, he is no miracle worker. 41-13, Wake Forest wins.

That said, the Baylor University Golden Wave Band (BUGWB) did an excellent job at both pregame and halftime, especially considering the relatively short amount of time we had to learn both shows. Though the "Baylor Line", aka punk freshmen, evaporated into the hot Texas air by the end of the 3rd quarter, BUGWB, as usual, remained to the end, standing and yelling the whole time. Top the game off with a rousing performance of Word Up and a lackluster performance of Tennessee Waltz, and we were done. And then we had class this morning. Whew! What a night!

Sic 'em, Bears!

(and in case you are still wondering, yes, marching band is the only reason I not only can tolerate, but actually like, Baylor's football games. :) )

[Greyshades]

Wake Forest is my pick to shake up the ACC this year. Clemson will dominate, but Wake will fly in under the radar.

[Greyshades]

Kickoff time, 11:00 AM. (You can thank Gustav for that.)

(All Times Eastern -- Rankings in Parenthesis)

Saturday, August 30

Appalachian St at (7) L-S-U, 11:00 AM

Western Ky at Indiana, 12:00 PM

(17) Virginia Tech at East Carolina, 12:00 PM

Syracuse at Northwestern, 12:00 PM

Youngstown St at (2) Ohio State, 12:00 PM

Coastal Carolina at (22) Penn State, 12:00 PM

Akron at (13) Wisconsin, 12:00 PM

Bowling Green at (25) Pittsburgh, 12:00 PM

Hawaii at (5) Florida, 12:30 PM

Ga Southern at (1) Georgia, 12:30 PM

Ohio U at Wyoming, 2:00 PM

(3) U-S-C at Virginia, 3:30 PM

Utah at Michigan, 3:30 PM

Oklahoma State at Washington St, 3:30 PM

Villanova at (8) West Virginia, 3:30 PM

Tulsa at U-A-B, 4:00 PM

T-C-U at New Mexico, 6:00 PM

Northern Iowa at (16) B-Y-U, 6:00 PM

Miss State at Louisiana Tech, 6:45 PM

Northern Ill at Minnesota, 7:00 PM

UL-Monroe at (10) Auburn, 7:00 PM

Memphis at Ole Miss, 7:00 PM

Florida Intl at (14) Kansas, 7:00 PM

Fla Atlantic at (11) Texas, 7:00 PM

UL Lafayette at Southern Miss, 7:00 PM

Western Mich at Nebraska, 7:00 PM

Chattanooga at (4) Oklahoma, 7:00 PM

Arkansas State at Texas A&M, 7:00 PM

Eastern Wash at (12) Texas Tech, 7:00 PM

Tenn-Martin at (19) So Florida, 7:00 PM

North Texas at Kansas State, 7:05 PM

Boston College at Kent State, 7:30 PM

(24) Alabama at (9) Clemson, 8:00 PM

Michigan State at California, 8:00 PM

(20) Illinois at (6) Missouri, 8:30 PM

Utah State at U-N-L-V, 10:00 PM

Idaho at Arizona, 10:00 PM

Northern Ariz at (15) Arizona State, 10:00 PM

Washington at (21) Oregon, 10:00 PM


Sunday, August 31

Kentucky at Louisville, 3:30 PM

Colorado at Colorado State, 7:30 PM


Monday, September 01

Fresno State at Rutgers, 4:00 PM

(18) Tennessee at U-C-L-A, 8:00 PM


Thursday, September 04

So Carolina at Vanderbilt, 8:30 PM

[rossid]

Iowa 46 - Maine 3 :D

[DRSCHWANK]

Go Golden Gophers

What a game, scoring with less than a minute left in the game after converting a 4th and 1 at the 3 yd line, to pull out a 31 - 27 victory.

Yes, I know it wasn't a major event, but it does equal their win total from last year.

Go Gophers ! !

[Jason]

Arizona St. beat NAU 30-13. QB Rudy Carpenter played well but second string QB Danny Sullivan was unimpressive.

[Greyshades]

GATORS WIN!!!

56-10 over Hawaii.

I'm gonna step out and say they have all that is necessary to win the SEC, and make a run for another Championship. Percy Harvin didn't play, and Chris Rainey was unreal. When those two are both on the field (look out Miami) nobody's gonna be able to cover every angle.

Hey Dan...

What's up with your boys man? Utah is good though. And I thought the Big Blue were gonna make a run for it there at the end.

[Greyshades]

Now, about this Clemson team...

Or, should we say... About that "way ahead of schedule" Alabama team.

I came into this season thinking 'Bama had another year of building on youth to go. Not so much. I had Auburn picked to handle the SEC West. Now, I'm not so sure 'Bama won't take it.

Games to look out for in the SEC:

Florida vs. Georgia

Alabama vs. Auburn

And what about ECU taking down VA Tech?!? I had heard that ECU would be a team to watch this year.

I'll get the new AP and USA Today Polls up when they come out tomorrow.

Here's this weeks schedule:


College Football Schedule - September 2-8
(All Times Eastern -- Rankings in Parenthesis)

Thursday, September 04

So Carolina at Vanderbilt, 8:30 PM


Friday, September 05

Navy at Ball State, 7:00 PM


Saturday, September 06

Georgia Tech at Boston College, 12:00 PM

Eastern Ill at (20) Illinois, 12:00 PM

Miami-Ohio at Michigan, 12:00 PM

Eastern Mich at Michigan State, 12:00 PM

Ohio U at (2) Ohio State, 12:00 PM

Marshall at (13) Wisconsin, 12:00 PM

Connecticut at Temple, 12:00 PM

Florida Intl at Iowa, 12:05 PM

Southern Miss at (10) Auburn, 12:30 PM

San Jose St at Nebraska, 12:30 PM

Furman at (17) Virginia Tech, 1:30 PM

(16) B-Y-U at Washington, 3:00 PM

Central Mich at (1) Georgia, 3:30 PM

Air Force at Wyoming, 3:30 PM

Ole Miss at (23) Wake Forest, 3:30 PM

Citadel at (9) Clemson, 3:30 PM

Oregon State at (22) Penn State, 3:30 PM

San Diego St at Notre Dame, 3:30 PM

Cincinnati at (4) Oklahoma, 3:30 PM

Utah State at (21) Oregon, 3:30 PM

Akron at Syracuse, 3:30 PM

U-A-B at Fla Atlantic, 4:00 PM

(8) West Virginia at East Carolina, 4:30 PM

Texas A&M at New Mexico, 5:00 PM

Buffalo at (25) Pittsburgh, 6:00 PM

California at Washington St, 6:30 PM

Northern Ill at Western Mich, 7:00 PM

Tulane at (24) Alabama, 7:00 PM

UL-Monroe at Arkansas, 7:00 PM

Maryland at Middle Tennessee, 7:00 PM

Northwestern at Duke, 7:00 PM

Kent State at Iowa State, 7:00 PM

Louisiana Tech at (14) Kansas, 7:00 PM

(19) So Florida at U-C-F, 7:00 PM

Tulsa at North Texas, 7:00 PM

SE Missouri St at (6) Missouri, 7:00 PM

Houston at Oklahoma State, 7:05 PM

Minnesota at Bowling Green, 7:30 PM

Rice at Memphis, 8:00 PM

Miami-Florida at (5) Florida, 8:00 PM

Troy at (7) L-S-U, 8:00 PM

U-N-L-V at Utah, 8:00 PM

(12) Texas Tech at Nevada, 9:05 PM

Toledo at Arizona, 10:00 PM

Stanford at (15) Arizona State, 10:00 PM

(11) Texas at Texas-El Paso, 10:15 PM

[danbos]

Hey Dan...

What's up with your boys man? Utah is good though. And I thought the Big Blue were gonna make a run for it there at the end.

Utah is a good team....but I'm not going to lie...they didn't look that good against Michigan. Michigan has some work to do...getting a punt off without a delay of game would be a start. I'd definitely like to see Threet start next game. I was much more impressed with him that Sheridan. The running game needs a TON of work. I've never really been impressed with Brandon Minor, and the other 2 are true freshman. Hopefully they can get it figured out soon.

The one bright spot for me was that their defense looked excellent in the 2nd half.

[Greyshades]

Updated Polls:

~~~~~

AP Poll, as of Sept. 3rd:


1. U-S-C Trojans
2. Georgia Bulldogs
3. Ohio State Buckeyes
4. Oklahoma Sooners
5. Florida Gators
6. Missouri Tigers
7. L-S-U Tigers
8. West Virginia Mountaineers
9. Auburn Tigers
10. Texas Longhorns
11. Wisconsin Badgers
12. Texas Tech Red Raiders
13. Alabama Crimson Tide
14. Kansas Jayhawks
15. Arizona State Sun Devils
15. B-Y-U Cougars
17. South Florida Bulls
18. Oregon Ducks
19. Penn State Nittany Lions
20. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
21. Fresno State Bulldogs
22. Utah Utes
23. U-C-L-A Bruins
24. Illinois Fighting Illini
24. South Carolina Gamecocks

~~~~~

BIG NEWS:

Georgia falls one spot to #2, after USC puts a stomp on Virginia.

Clemson falls out of the Top 25 after losing to 'Bama.

'Bama makes a huge jump from #24 to #13.

East Carolina, while not making the Top 25 did receive enough votes to be considered should they keep winning.

UNRANKED, NOW RANKED:

Fresno State, previously unranked, now holds the #21 spot after manhandling Rutgers.

Utah now holds the #22 spot after beating Michigan.

UCLA claims the #23 spot after holding off #18 Tennessee.

South Carolina jumps into a tie for #24 with Illinois after defeating NC State soundly. Illinois loses to Mizz and drops four spots from #20.

[Greyshades]

USA Today Poll, as of Sept. 3rd:

1. U-S-C Trojans
2. Georgia Bulldogs
3. Ohio State Buckeyes
4. Oklahoma Sooners
5. Florida Gators
6. L-S-U Tigers
7. Missouri Tigers
8. West Virginia Mountaineers
9. Texas Longhorns
10. Auburn Tigers
11. Wisconsin Badgers
12. Kansas Jayhawks
13. Texas Tech Red Raiders
14. Arizona State Sun Devils
15. B-Y-U Cougars
16. Oregon Ducks
17. Alabama Crimson Tide
18. South Florida Bulls
19. Penn State Nittany Lions
20. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
21. Fresno State Bulldogs
22. Clemson Tigers
23. Utah Utes
24. South Carolina Gamecocks
25. Illinois Fighting Illini

~~~~~

Clemson still has a spot in the USA Today Poll. 'Bama makes a huge jump here, but not as much as the AP gives them.

The consensus is USC claiming the top spot. They did look good.

[danbos]

I'm surprised to see Georgia still ahead of OSU, honestly. They both played crappy teams, the only difference being, OSU won something like 49-0, and Georgia won by 24, I forget the score.

[Greyshades]

I agree.

Georgia should have won by much more, considering the hype. It was 45-21 over Ga. Southern.

While Stafford had a big play (61 yd TD to Kris Durham) his numbers were average. 13 of 21 for 275 yds. and 2 TDs. No INTs.

Moreno did well, but nothing special. only 59 yds. but he did have 3 TDs.

Georgia seemed to be spreading the running duties around. Caleb King ended up with 95 yards on 12 carries.

What I don't get about that, is how touted Moreno was coming into the season. But, knowing Richt, he's simply not wanting to show too much right now. Georgia has a tough schedule. They'll be in the hunt all year, provided they keep winning. I think they're probably happier not being #1, as it takes some pressure off of them.

Now, OSU. What was Tressel thinking keeping Wells in that game? He'll pay for it now. Wells is definitely out for the next game (which shouldn't be a big deal) and the bigger question comes up: What will his status be the following week, going into hostile territory against the Trojans? That'll be a game to watch, one that will surely shake up the Top 5.

[cknell]

BG beat Pitt last week, let's see if they can beat Minnesota this weekend.

Roll Along!!

[Jason]

Arizona St. only moved up one spot but they played a weak team.

[Greyshades]

Arizona St. only moved up one spot but they played a weak team.

Impressive numbers though.

Rudy Carpenter threw for 388 yds. And Michael Jones caught most of them, wrapping up 162 yds. Both were on the Top 10 lists in the country for performance.

[Jason]

Impressive numbers though.

Rudy Carpenter threw for 388 yds. And Michael Jones caught most of them, wrapping up 162 yds. Both were on the Top 10 lists in the country for performance.

Indeed. Too bad Danny Sullivan was unimpressive.

[Greyshades]

Troy--LSU game postponed due to Gustav.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3567181&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines

Rescheduled for Nov. 15th.

[truster]

IT'S ALMOST DBGDD! IT'S ALMOST DBGDD!!!
(Day Before GameDay Day)

[Jake]

Man, it has to suck to be Spurrier...I LOVE IT!

[Greyshades]

No doubt.

Two years in a row for Vandy.

~~~~~

Vandy knocks out #24 S. Carolina for the second year in a row, 24-17. With S. Carolina racking up 100 more total yards, and Vandy only converting 2 of 10 3rd downs, three S. Carolina turnovers prove to be their undoing.

It's the Commodores' first upset of a ranked team in Vanderbilt Stadium since Sept. 19, 1992, a 31-9 win over then-No. 25 Mississippi.

The Commodores picked off two of Chris Smelley's passes and sacked him four times, recovered a punt that bounced off a South Carolina player and blocked a field goal. South Carolina's lone touchdown was due to Vanderbilt's only turnover, which the Gamecocks recovered at the Commodores 20 in the first quarter.

"Last year's was just as stunning, and it sort of irritated me that our players tried to say we weren't ready. We were ready to play, we just got our tails kicked. I'm sure those Vanderbilt players are wondering what kind of excuse the South Carolina guys have now. We don't have excuses, they just beat us," Spurrier said.

[truster]

(picture me jumping up and down, screaming this: )

IT'S DBGDD! IT'S DBGDD!!!!

[Greyshades]

With 8 minutes left in this game I'm watching, I have one thing to say:

The Ohio State University should not be number three in the country. If they pull this nonsense next week, they won't be. USC will embarrass them soundly.

Yeah, sure, Wells is out. Excuses, excuses. OSU didn't stat playing this game until the start of the 4th quarter.

[danbos]

Michigan still didn't play like a top 10 team, but did look better than last week. They started out looking a million times better than last week, but then kind of fell apart. I do wish Rodriguez would've just stuck with Steven Threet...switching up the QBs like that kind of messes with the rhythm. Threet really showed some running skills that no one knew about before. True freshman RB Sam McGuffie looked like the next great RB to come through Michigan...he had a great game today. The defense still looked decent, and looked good by the scoreboard, but Miami made some pretty big mistakes a couple times that could have really opened up the game.

[danbos]

So, here's the question of the day: If you were the powers that be, do you rank East Carolina in the Top 25? If so, where? Two wins to start the year against VT and WV is pretty impressive.

[jrmitch]

So, here's the question of the day: If you were the powers that be, do you rank East Carolina in the Top 25? If so, where? Two wins to start the year against VT and WV is pretty impressive.Goodbye, Gamecocks; hello, Pirates. I'd like to rank 'em higher, but I think 24 is realistic.

[ZippyApplePants]

Goodbye, Gamecocks; hello, Pirates. I'd like to rank 'em higher, but I think 24 is realistic.

I'd put them at 23 because if they continue to do well they can move up, and if they lose they move back out. And because Jim said 24. :D

[Jason]

Arizona St. beat Stanford 41-17. With WV's loss, ASU will move up at least one spot, but will it be two?

[rossid]

Our rivalry of the year is next week: Iowa vs. Iowa State.

Where is a video of the Jake Locker unsportsmanlike penalty after scoring for Washington with a couple seconds left against BYU? Not on YouTube please - I've looked EVERYWHERE and cannot find it. So he tosses the ball in the air, or tosses the ball "high in the air" as the rule as written, the result is a blocked 35-yard PAT.

[truster]

Our rivalry of the year is next week: Iowa vs. Iowa State.

A rivalry game already? I thought those usually came later in the year...


Baylor won today against a div. ii team. They looked pretty good, and I'm hoping they can carry over the good stuff from today when we play teams that are actually decent.


And, btw, our Broadway-themed halftime show was amazing. :)

[Jason]

Arizona St.'s Carpenter's 345 passing yards were impressive, considering he didn't play the whole game.

[Greyshades]

ECU...

The talk of all towns right now.

Skip Holtz has a team down there. And, let's be honest, last week, after beating VA Tech, they were put at #26 or 27, depending on who you ask.

Now, they've dominated the number 9 team in the country. Consider Alabama. 'Bama was #23 when they beat Clemson, then #9. If ECU doesn't jump up to somewhere around 15-17 I'll be surprised. I know one thing, I'm not picking against them again.

~~~~~

OSU, and Michigan are disappointing. But, Florida struggled early with Miami.

One thing to keep in mind about the polls, is that many of the votes are purely based on scores alone. You can't expect every voter to watch every game. That's just the way of it.

~~~~~

I thought the penalty in the BYU/Wash. game was dumb. Rules are rules, and that one is clear. But I think they've put some in place now that take away from the sheer emotion of a game like that.

I have to agree with the consensus: Let the game be decided by the players and coaches, not by the refs.

[Greyshades]

Updated AP poll:

1 USC
2 Georgia
3 Oklahoma
4 Florida
5 Ohio State
6 Missouri
7 LSU
8 Texas
9 Auburn
10 Wisconsin
11 Alabama
12 Texas Tech
13 Kansas
14 East Carolina
15 Arizona State
16 Oregon
17 Penn State
18 BYU
19 So Florida
20 Wake Forest
21 Fresno State
22 Utah
23 California
24 Illinois
25 West Virginia

UnRanked, Now Ranked:

ECU leaps up into the #14 spot after defeating another ranked opponent. West Virginia drops to #25 after that loss.

Cal jumps into the #23 spot.

[Greyshades]

Updated USA Today poll:

1 USC
2 Georgia
3 Oklahoma
4 Florida
5 Ohio State
6 Missouri
7 LSU
8 Texas
9 Auburn
10 Wisconsin
11 Kansas
12 Texas Tech
13 Arizona State
14 Oregon
15 BYU
16 Alabama
17 Penn State
18 So Florida
19 Wake Forest
20 East Carolina
21 Fresno State
22 Utah
23 Clemson
24 West Virginia
25 California

[Jason]

A disappointing ASU loss to UNLV. :mad:

[jrmitch]

Really pleased with the performance of my Irish today. While Michigan helped them with 6 turnovers, several of those were forced by aggresive play, and the victory was the result of a complete effort from the offense, defense, and special teams. Clausen looked much improved over last week, and an offensive line that was very inefficient last season hasn't allowed a sack in two games. While I don't think they're a top 25 team yet, I think they have an excellent chance to become one by the end of the year. They have a very favorable home schedule, and apart from closing the season at USC I don't see any other games that look like an automatic loss. I believe this team is finally starting to come together. Cheer, cheer for old.........:D

[danbos]

Really pleased with the performance of my Irish today. While Michigan helped them with 6 turnovers, several of those were forced by aggresive play, and the victory was the result of a complete effort from the offense, defense, and special teams. Clausen looked much improved over last week, and an offensive line that was very inefficient last season hasn't allowed a sack in two games. While I don't think they're a top 25 team yet, I think they have an excellent chance to become one by the end of the year. They have a very favorable home schedule, and apart from closing the season at USC I don't see any other games that look like an automatic loss. I believe this team is finally starting to come together. Cheer, cheer for old.........:D

We never should've taught you guys how to play football. ;)

Your defense did let a freshman run all over you though, and allowed a PUNTER to run for 15 yards. ;) Unfortunately, that punter was Michigan's second leading rusher. :rolleyes: :P

[rossid]

Iowa #36 in AP!!

Just beat Pitt this week, enter Big Ten play 4-0, and at LEAST make a bowl game. The last couple years have been lean.

[truster]

This past Friday was the most fun game I believe I've ever seen Baylor play. Robert Griffin is amazing... at least for a school like BU. And, he's a true freshman. Hopefully, in the next few years, we will see the emergence of a great qb. (at least, by Baylor standards. :) )

[Greyshades]

The updated AP Poll:

1 USC
2 Oklahoma
3 Georgia
4 Florida
5 Missouri
6 LSU
7 Texas
8 Wisconsin
9 Alabama
10 Auburn
11 Texas Tech
12 So Florida
13 Ohio State
14 BYU
15 East Carolina
16 Penn State
17 Oregon
18 Wake Forest
19 Kansas
20 Utah
21 West Virginia
22 Illinois
23 Clemson
24 Florida State
25 Fresno State

Unranked, Now Ranked:

Clemson gets back on the list, with Florida State tagging along behind them.

Big Moves:

Georgia gets leap-frogged by Oklahoma.

Ohio State drops to #13 after a trouncing from USC.

So. Florida leaps up into the #12 spot.

Auburn gets leap-frogged thrice, after a what? 3-2 win over WHO? WHAT?!? Dismal. No comment.

[Greyshades]

Updated USA Today Poll:

1 USC
2 Oklahoma
3 Georgia
4 Florida
5 Missouri
6 LSU
7 Texas
8 Wisconsin
9 Auburn
10 Texas Tech
11 BYU
12 Oregon
13 Alabama
14 Ohio State
15 Penn State
16 So Florida
17 East Carolina
18 Wake Forest
19 Kansas
20 Utah
21 Clemson
22 West Virginia
23 Illinois
24 Arizona State
25 Florida State

Illinois and Florida State are the jump-ins here.

BYU makes a big move.

[Greyshades]

Say what you will about the SEC, but there's some good games this week in that conference.

~~~~~


Wednesday, September 17

Kansas State at Louisville, 8:00 PM


Thursday, September 18

(21) West Virginia at Colorado, 8:30 PM


Friday, September 19

Baylor at Connecticut, 8:00 PM


Saturday, September 20

Miss State at Georgia Tech, 12:00 PM

(15) East Carolina at NC State, 12:00 PM

Fla Atlantic at Minnesota, 12:00 PM

Ohio U at Northwestern, 12:00 PM

Troy at (13) Ohio State, 12:00 PM

Temple at (16) Penn State, 12:00 PM

Central Mich at Purdue, 12:00 PM

Iowa at Pittsburgh, 12:00 PM

(9) Alabama at Arkansas, 12:30 PM

U-C-F at Boston College, 1:00 PM

SC State at (23) Clemson, 1:00 PM

Eastern Mich at Maryland, 1:00 PM

Akron at Army, 1:05 PM

Buffalo at (5) Missouri, 2:00 PM

UL-Monroe at Tulane, 3:00 PM

Wyoming at (14) B-Y-U, 3:00 PM

Arizona at U-C-L-A, 3:00 PM

Houston at Colorado State, 3:30 PM

Marshall at Southern Miss, 3:30 PM

(4) Florida at Tennessee, 3:30 PM

Rutgers at Navy, 3:30 PM

Miami-Florida at Texas A&M, 3:30 PM

Virginia Tech at North Carolina, 3:30 PM

Notre Dame at Michigan State, 3:30 PM

Boise State at (17) Oregon, 3:30 PM

Idaho at Utah State, 4:00 PM

(20) Utah at Air Force, 4:00 PM

(12) So Florida at Florida Intl, 5:00 PM

Kent State at UL Lafayette, 7:00 PM

Middle Tennessee at Arkansas State, 7:00 PM

Ball State at Indiana, 7:00 PM

Vanderbilt at Ole Miss, 7:00 PM

(18) Wake Forest at (24) Florida State, 7:00 PM

Sam Houston St at (19) Kansas, 7:00 PM

New Mexico at Tulsa, 7:00 PM

Rice at (7) Texas, 7:00 PM

Massachusetts at (11) Texas Tech, 7:00 PM

Miami-Ohio at Cincinnati, 7:30 PM

(6) L-S-U at (10) Auburn, 7:45 PM

T-C-U at S-M-U, 8:00 PM

(3) Georgia at Arizona State, 8:15 PM

(25) Fresno State at Toledo, 8:15 PM

Iowa State at U-N-L-V, 9:00 PM

San Jose St at Stanford, 9:00 PM

New Mexico St at Texas-El Paso, 9:05 PM

[truster]

IT'S GAME DAY!!! IT'S GAME DAY!!!

Sic 'em.

[rossid]

Okay since Iowa lost to Pitt I shouldn't throw stones but...

Lost: ASU. :P

Last seen: losing to UNLV

Reward: Bowl Game

[Greyshades]

Updated AP Poll:

1 USC
2 Oklahoma
3 Georgia
4 Florida
5 LSU
6 Missouri
7 Texas
8 Alabama
9 Wisconsin
10 Texas Tech
11 BYU
12 Penn State
13 So Florida
14 Ohio State
15 Auburn
16 Wake Forest
17 Utah
18 Kansas
19 Boise State
20 Clemson
21 Vanderbilt
22 Illinois
23 East Carolina
24 TCU
25 Fresno State

Unranked, Now Ranked

Boise State, and TCU leap into the limelight for this week. A week full of moves.

Not to mention, a Vanderbilt team that we SEC fans are still wondering about. Isn't Jay Cutler gone now?

Big Movers

LSU leaps over Mizz to take the #5 spot. (Somebody say something about the SEC? Seems to me that 3 of the top 5, 4 of the top 10, 6 of the top 25, are SEC teams. Squeezing some others out of the way.)

ECU takes a hit and drops to #23.

Wake Forest makes sure Florida State can only enjoy one week as a ranked team, and jumps up 2 spots in the process.

Penn State and BYU also make considerable moves.

[Greyshades]

Updated USA Today Poll:

1 USC
2 Oklahoma
3 Georgia
4 Florida
5 Missouri
6 LSU
7 Texas
8 Wisconsin
9 Texas Tech
10 Alabama
11 BYU
12 Penn State
13 Ohio State
14 So Florida
15 Wake Forest
16 Auburn
17 Utah
18 Kansas
19 Clemson
20 Boise State
21 Illinois
22 Oregon
23 TCU
24 Fresno State
25 Vanderbilt

[Greyshades]

Next weeks schedule:

Thursday, September 25

S-M-U at Tulane, 8:00 PM

(1) U-S-C at Oregon State, 9:00 PM


Friday, September 26

Connecticut at Louisville, 8:00 PM


Saturday, September 27

Northern Ill at Eastern Mich, 12:00 PM

Michigan State at Indiana, 12:00 PM

Maryland at (20) Clemson, 12:00 PM

Virginia at Duke, 12:00 PM

North Carolina at Miami-Florida, 12:00 PM

Minnesota at (14) Ohio State, 12:00 PM

Kent State at Ball State, 12:00 PM

Pittsburgh at Syracuse, 12:00 PM

Northwestern at Iowa, 12:05 PM

Ole Miss at (4) Florida, 12:30 PM

Army at Texas A&M, 12:30 PM

Arkansas State at Memphis, 2:00 PM

Western Mich at Temple, 2:00 PM

Houston at (23) East Carolina, 3:30 PM

Arkansas at (7) Texas, 3:30 PM

Tennessee at (15) Auburn, 3:30 PM

Colorado at Florida State, 3:30 PM

(9) Wisconsin at Michigan, 3:30 PM

Purdue at Notre Dame, 3:30 PM

(25) Fresno State at U-C-L-A, 3:30 PM

Cincinnati at Akron, 3:30 PM

Marshall at West Virginia, 3:30 PM

UL Lafayette at Kansas State, 3:35 PM

Navy at (16) Wake Forest, 3:45 PM

Bowling Green at Wyoming, 4:00 PM

Buffalo at Central Mich, 4:00 PM

North Texas at Rice, 5:00 PM

Colorado State at California, 6:00 PM

Oregon at Washington St, 6:15 PM

Florida Intl at Toledo, 7:00 PM

Western Ky at Kentucky, 7:00 PM

U-A-B at So Carolina, 7:00 PM

(24) T-C-U at (2) Oklahoma, 7:00 PM

Troy at Oklahoma State, 7:05 PM

Miss State at (5) L-S-U, 7:30 PM

(13) So Florida at NC State, 7:30 PM

(8) Alabama at (3) Georgia, 7:45 PM

U-C-F at Texas-El Paso, 8:00 PM

New Mexico at New Mexico St, 8:00 PM

Weber State at (17) Utah, 8:00 PM

Virginia Tech at Nebraska, 8:00 PM

(22) Illinois at (12) Penn State, 8:00 PM

Idaho at San Diego St, 8:00 PM

Nevada at U-N-L-V, 10:00 PM

Stanford at Washington, 10:00 PM

San Jose St at Hawaii, 11:59 PM

[danbos]

I wonder when the last time Penn State was ranked above Ohio State was. :eek:

[Les_Is_More]

Let's go Beavers! There's really no reason to fear USC, besides the fact that they are bigger, stronger, faster, and more talented than us. :eek:

If OSU's defense shows up, than it might be a good game. Otherwise, it could get ugly in a hurry.

[ZippyApplePants]

Let's go Beavers! There's really no reason to fear USC, besides the fact that they are bigger, stronger, faster, and more talented than us. :eek:

If OSU's defense shows up, than it might be a good game. Otherwise, it could get ugly in a hurry.

Hey Les, how about those Beavers! :D

[Howlin' Wolf]

Party time in Corvallis!!!!!!!

[VerbumReale]

Party time in Corvallis!!!!!!!

They always seem to find a way to blow at least one of those conference games. Last year it was Stanford, two years ago it was also OSU and UCLA.

[Greyshades]

Buck teeth and big tails rule the day, and ruin the day for USC.

(1) USC 21 - OSU 27

OSU came out ready to play. They played a very consistent game, and had USC on their heels the whole first half. Freshman running back, Quizz Rodgers, was amazing. At one point, he was pulling at least 9 yards every time he touched the ball. He ended up with 186 yards on 37 attempts, and 2 touchdowns. Not bad for a freshman, and his O-line, against what was called one of the top defenses, and was called the top linebacking core in all of college football.

It was the Rodgers brothers who put this one away offensively, with two touchdowns apiece. James Rodgers had 6 catches for 36 yards, but two of those were for touchdowns, including a well played tipped-ball touchdown at the end of the first half that sent USC to the locker room down 21-0.

Mark Sanchez's lone interception in the fourth proved to be the deal-sealing slip for the USC quarterback. Add that to two other fumbles, one of which was a turnover, and it's easy to see how OSU controlled the ball for nearly 10 minutes longer overall.

~~~~~

I for one am happy to see USC get knocked out. Great team, always is, but I get tired of the "cemented into number one" thing that happens with them every year. America, it's time for a change.

Now, I'll be keeping a very close eye to see if:

1. Oklahoma can manage a big win against TCU.

2. The game of the week, (8)Alabama vs. (3)Georgia.


In my opinion, if Georgia wins their game against Alabama, they will find themselves back in the number one spot, having earned it this time. (That's very difficult for me to say, as a Gators fan.)

[Les_Is_More]

Hey Les, how about those Beavers! :D

I tell ya, we are stoked here in Corvallis about our Beavers. As a team, they always start off a little slow, but they always seem to win a HUGE game to turn the season around(USC in 06 & Cal in 07). Mike Riley had this team ready to play and they didn't back down to USC. It's a great day for Beaver Nation!

This is Mr. Rodgers' Neighborhood!

[ZippyApplePants]

I tell ya, we are stoked here in Corvallis about our Beavers. As a team, they always start off a little slow, but they always seem to win a HUGE game to turn the season around(USC in 06 & Cal in 07). Mike Riley had this team ready to play and they didn't back down to USC. It's a great day for Beaver Nation!

This is Mr. Rodgers' Neighborhood!

LOL, glad everyone is enjoying it.

[Les_Is_More]

LOL, glad everyone is enjoying it.

I'm sure that not only Beaver fans are enjoying this upset. Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, and all the other top teams are thrilled to see USC lose. :cool:

[ZippyApplePants]

I'm sure that not only Beaver fans are enjoying this upset. Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, and all the other top teams are thrilled to see USC lose. :cool:

That was a generic "everyone", not just an Oregon State "everyone!" :D Well, everyone at USC isn't enjoying it.

[Les_Is_More]

That was a generic "everyone", not just an Oregon State "everyone!" :D Well, everyone at USC isn't enjoying it.

Ooohhhh.... I understand now.

I have a lot of those moments. :D

[rossid]

USC lost? A sign of the apocalypse. :P

[Greyshades]

If it's a sign, that sign reads:

If you're ranked, watch out!

[danbos]

Wow...the Michigan team I saw play the first half was not the same team that played the 2nd...that was the biggest difference I've ever seen between two halves.

[ZippyApplePants]

Ooohhhh.... I understand now.

I have a lot of those moments. :D

Wait, what? I'm confused! :confused: :D

[rossid]

Hopefully there will be similar upsets in the NFL and Fox Fantasy league.

Then there was Iowa giving the game to Northwestern with FIVE turnovers. :(

[danbos]

Hopefully there will be similar upsets in the NFL and Fox Fantasy league.

Then there was Iowa giving the game to Northwestern with FIVE turnovers. :(

Michigan had five turnovers in the first half and still beat Wisconsin. :eek:

[silly4HIM]

I'm sure that not only Beaver fans are enjoying this upset. Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, and all the other top teams are thrilled to see USC lose. :cool:

Oklahoma fan here...loved that USC lost & now that Georgia lost, hopefully OU will be #1.
But, beyond that...I always cheer for Oregon State...there defensive coor. is my cousin! They did a fine job! :D

[ZippyApplePants]

Oklahoma fan here...loved that USC lost & now that Georgia lost, hopefully OU will be #1.
But, beyond that...I always cheer for Oregon State...there defensive coor. is my cousin! They did a fine job! :D

An Oklahoma fan in Mass.? :confused: That's as crazy as a UConn fan in CO! :D

[danbos]

An Oklahoma fan in Mass.? :confused: That's as crazy as a UConn fan in CO! :D

But not as crazy as a stinkin' Colts fan in Colorado. :rolleyes: ;)

[ZippyApplePants]

But not as crazy as a stinkin' Colts fan in Colorado. :rolleyes: ;)

Haha! :D How about a Rockies fan in Michigan? :P

[danbos]

Haha! :D How about a Rockies fan in Michigan? :P

I've lived half my life in each place so I get to pick and choose my teams. ;)
Besides there's no baseball team closer than 3 hours away anyways, so I might as well go with 21 hours away. :P

And the Rockies and Tigers aren't rivals. ;)

[ZippyApplePants]

I've lived half my life in each place so I get to pick and choose my teams. ;)
Besides there's no baseball team closer than 3 hours away anyways, so I might as well go with 21 hours away. :P

And the Rockies and Tigers aren't rivals. ;)

I've lived here 25 years, I know better than to cheer for the Broncos! :D

The Rockies play more than 3 hours from here too. Since we agree on them though I'll let you have that one.

True, at least you aren't a D-backs fan. :eek: :D

[danbos]

And this year I went to just as many Rockies games as Tigers games....1...when they played each other....that was really fun...especially in the 9th inning when they came back and took the lead. But then Corpas ended up blowing the save. :(

And over the years, it wouldn't surprise me if I've been to over 100 Rockies games. As for the Tigers....I've been to 2 games. ;)

[danbos]

But anyways...this is the NCAA football thread..............I had to go back and check to see where we came from on this one. :P

[ZippyApplePants]

And this year I went to just as many Rockies games as Tigers games....1...when they played each other....that was really fun...especially in the 9th inning when they came back and took the lead. But then Corpas ended up blowing the save. :(

And over the years, it wouldn't surprise me if I've been to over 100 Rockies games. As for the Tigers....I've been to 2 games. ;)

I've been to one Rockies game, and it was 10 years ago. :D

But anyways...this is the NCAA football thread..............I had to go back and check to see where we came from on this one. :P

Left field probably :D

Anyway, it was nice to see Michigan get a win Saturday. I think it was because Michael Phelps was there to bring them luck. :D

[Les_Is_More]

Oklahoma fan here...loved that USC lost & now that Georgia lost, hopefully OU will be #1.
But, beyond that...I always cheer for Oregon State...there defensive coor. is my cousin! They did a fine job! :D

So your cousin is Mark Banker? That's pretty awesome.

He does a great job with the defense. This season is a little rough with a brand new front seven, but they are making strides to becoming an excellent unit. Tell him I said so. ;) :D

[Greyshades]

Updated Polls: Sept. 29th

The new AP Poll:

1 Oklahoma
2 Alabama
3 LSU
4 Missouri
5 Texas
6 Penn State
7 Texas Tech
8 BYU
9 USC
10 So Florida
11 Georgia
12 Florida
13 Auburn
14 Ohio State
15 Utah
16 Kansas
17 Boise State
18 Wisconsin
19 Vanderbilt
20 Virginia Tech
21 Oklahoma State
22 Fresno State
23 Oregon
24 Connecticut
25 Wake Forest

Unranked, Now Ranked:

VA Tech, Oklahoma State, Oregon, and UConn.

Big Movers:

Do I really need to get into all the shakeups? One notable though, Penn State. Also, South Florida is in the Top 10, while BYU sits one spot above USC.

[Greyshades]

The new USA Today Poll:

1 Oklahoma
2 LSU
3 Missouri
4 Alabama
5 Texas
6 Penn State
7 BYU
8 Texas Tech
9 USC
10 So Florida
10 Georgia
12 Ohio State
13 Florida
14 Auburn
15 Utah
16 Kansas
17 Wisconsin
18 Boise State
19 Vanderbilt
20 Oregon
21 Fresno State
22 Oklahoma State
23 Connecticut
24 Virginia Tech
25 Wake Forest

[Greyshades]

Upcoming Schedule:

Tuesday, September 30

Fla Atlantic at Middle Tennessee, 8:00 PM


Wednesday, October 01

Louisiana Tech at (17) Boise State, 8:00 PM


Thursday, October 02

Pittsburgh at (10) So Florida, 7:30 PM

Memphis at U-A-B, 8:00 PM

Oregon State at (15) Utah, 9:00 PM


Friday, October 03

(8) B-Y-U at Utah State, 8:00 PM

Cincinnati at Marshall, 8:00 PM


Saturday, October 04

Akron at Kent State, 12:00 PM

Indiana at Minnesota, 12:00 PM

Boston College at NC State, 12:00 PM

Duke at Georgia Tech, 12:00 PM

(6) Penn State at Purdue, 12:00 PM

Rutgers at West Virginia, 12:00 PM

Iowa at Michigan State, 12:05 PM

(12) Florida at Arkansas, 12:30 PM

(16) Kansas at Iowa State, 12:30 PM

(1) Oklahoma at Baylor, 12:30 PM

Western Ky at (20) Virginia Tech, 1:30 PM

Ohio U at Western Mich, 2:00 PM

So Carolina at Ole Miss, 2:00 PM

U-N-L-V at Colorado State, 2:00 PM

Stanford at Notre Dame, 2:30 PM

Army at Tulane, 3:00 PM

S-M-U at U-C-F, 3:30 PM

Temple at Miami-Ohio, 3:30 PM

Illinois at Michigan, 3:30 PM

Kentucky at (2) Alabama, 3:30 PM

Florida State at Miami-Florida, 3:30 PM

(7) Texas Tech at Kansas State, 3:30 PM

Arizona State at California, 3:30 PM

Eastern Mich at Bowling Green, 4:00 PM

Navy at Air Force, 4:00 PM

Nevada at Idaho, 5:00 PM

(13) Auburn at (19) Vanderbilt, 6:00 PM

San Diego St at T-C-U, 6:00 PM

Florida Intl at North Texas, 7:00 PM

Ball State at Toledo, 7:00 PM

UL Lafayette at UL-Monroe, 7:00 PM

Maryland at Virginia, 7:00 PM

Northern Ill at Tennessee, 7:00 PM

(24) Connecticut at North Carolina, 7:00 PM

(5) Texas at Colorado, 7:00 PM

Texas-El Paso at Southern Miss, 7:00 PM

Texas A&M at (21) Oklahoma State, 7:05 PM

Washington at Arizona, 7:30 PM

Rice at Tulsa, 8:00 PM

(14) Ohio State at (18) Wisconsin, 8:00 PM

(23) Oregon at (9) U-S-C, 8:00 PM

(4) Missouri at Nebraska, 9:00 PM

Wyoming at New Mexico, 9:30 PM

Hawaii at (22) Fresno State, 10:00 PM

Washington St at U-C-L-A, 10:15 PM

[danbos]

I don't think LSU should be that high. They struggled with Miss State AT HOME! I mean, if Christian Ducre wouldn't have missed that pass, it would have been 24-21, and who knows what would've happened from there. In my opinion, they should be #5, behind, Oklahoma, Missouri, Alabama, and Texas, in that order.

[Greyshades]

I agree, but I hope they stay there just one more week. Florida has LSU in two weeks.

[silly4HIM]

An Oklahoma fan in Mass.? :confused: That's as crazy as a UConn fan in CO! :D

I was born & raise in OK - will be moving back soon too!
I'm also a NY Yankees fan, I like to live dangerously...lol :D

[silly4HIM]

So your cousin is Mark Banker? That's pretty awesome.

He does a great job with the defense. This season is a little rough with a brand new front seven, but they are making strides to becoming an excellent unit. Tell him I said so. ;) :D

We're all proud of Mark! I'm glad he went back to college ball...NFL wasn't for him. ;)

[rossid]

Iowa made a go of it against MI but has to hope for .500 and a bowl game at this point. At least Pitt shows they are a better team than we thought after losing.

ISU gave KS a run.

ASU on ABC!!! Oh, I'm in the MW, and DON'T have IL/MI but have TX Tech/KS St? What is up with that.

[Greyshades]

Vanderbilt takes out Auburn 14-13.

Their first 5-0 start since WWII (1943).

Vandy used to be the "walkover" team... the easy win... call 'em a "bye week".

Right now, they're first in the SEC East. A division that some consider the toughest one in all of College Football.

[Jason]

ASU's season went down in flames.

[lilmikey]

I was watching the Carolina game did Conn come back?

[Greyshades]

Updated Polls

The AP Poll:


1 Oklahoma
2 Alabama
3 Missouri
4 LSU
5 Texas
6 Penn State
7 Texas Tech
8 USC
9 BYU
10 Georgia
11 Florida
12 Ohio State
13 Vanderbilt
14 Utah
15 Boise State
16 Kansas
17 Oklahoma State
18 Virginia Tech
19 So Florida
20 Auburn
21 Wake Forest
22 North Carolina
23 Michigan State
24 Pittsburgh
25 Ball State


Unranked, Now Ranked

N. Carolina, Mich State, Pitt, and Ball State get into the rankings this week. Pitt jumps in after defeating a promising S. Florida team.

Big Movers

S. Florida drops nine spots after their loss to Pitt. A move that puts Georgia back in the Top Ten. Vanderbilt jumps up to number 13, taking that spot from Auburn.

[Greyshades]

The USA Today Poll:


1 Oklahoma
2 Missouri
3 LSU
4 Alabama
5 Texas
6 Penn State
7 Texas Tech
8 BYU
9 USC
10 Georgia
11 Ohio State
12 Florida
13 Utah
14 Vanderbilt
15 Kansas
16 Boise State
17 Oklahoma State
18 Virginia Tech
19 Michigan State
20 So Florida
21 Wake Forest
22 Northwestern
23 Auburn
24 Wisconsin
25 California

[Greyshades]

Next weeks schedule:

(All Times Eastern -- Rankings in Parenthesis)

Tuesday, October 07

Troy at Fla Atlantic, 8:00 PM


Thursday, October 09

Clemson at (21) Wake Forest, 7:30 PM

U-A-B at Houston, 8:00 PM


Friday, October 10

Louisville at Memphis, 8:00 PM


Saturday, October 11

Iowa at Indiana, 12:00 PM

East Carolina at Virginia, 12:00 PM

Minnesota at Illinois, 12:00 PM

Toledo at Michigan, 12:00 PM

(5) Texas at (1) Oklahoma, 12:00 PM

Rutgers at Cincinnati, 12:00 PM

Syracuse at West Virginia, 12:00 PM

So Carolina at Kentucky, 12:30 PM

Colorado at (16) Kansas, 12:30 PM

Eastern Mich at Army, 1:00 PM

(14) Utah at Wyoming, 2:00 PM

Kansas State at Texas A&M, 2:00 PM

Ohio U at Kent State, 2:30 PM

(13) Vanderbilt at Miss State, 2:30 PM

Nebraska at (7) Texas Tech, 3:00 PM

Western Mich at Buffalo, 3:30 PM

Tennessee at (10) Georgia, 3:30 PM

Notre Dame at (22) North Carolina, 3:30 PM

(23) Michigan State at Northwestern, 3:30 PM

Purdue at (12) Ohio State, 3:30 PM

T-C-U at Colorado State, 3:30 PM

Arizona State at (8) U-S-C, 3:30 PM

U-C-F at Miami-Florida, 3:45 PM

Miami-Ohio at Northern Ill, 4:00 PM

Temple at Central Mich, 4:00 PM

New Mexico St at Nevada, 4:05 PM

Arkansas at (20) Auburn, 5:00 PM

Arizona at Stanford, 5:00 PM

Bowling Green at Akron, 6:00 PM

New Mexico at (9) B-Y-U, 6:00 PM

Middle Tennessee at Florida Intl, 7:00 PM

UL-Monroe at Arkansas State, 7:00 PM

UL Lafayette at North Texas, 7:00 PM

Iowa State at Baylor, 7:00 PM

Washington St at Oregon State, 7:00 PM

(25) Ball State at Western Ky, 7:00 PM

Utah State at San Jose St, 8:00 PM

(4) L-S-U at (11) Florida, 8:00 PM

(6) Penn State at Wisconsin, 8:00 PM

Tulsa at S-M-U, 8:00 PM

(15) Boise State at Southern Miss, 8:00 PM

(17) Oklahoma State at (3) Missouri, 8:00 PM

Tulane at Texas-El Paso, 9:05 PM

Air Force at San Diego St, 9:30 PM

Idaho at Fresno State, 10:00 PM

U-C-L-A at Oregon, 10:15 PM

Louisiana Tech at Hawaii, 11:59 PM

[danbos]

Don't even talk to me about NCAA football....it's going to take a few weeks for me to recover from Saturday. :rolleyes: :P

[rossid]

I'm confused. Is the TX/OK game on my ABC affiliate or not?

[EyeHeart3D]

Should be, Ross,

Check tvguide.com/listings to be sure though.

So mad I have to work and I'm gonna miss the ENTIRE game!

[rossid]

It was!!!! Well it is but there is about two minutes and TX up 45-35.

Iowa beat Indiana!! Okay not much since they are 52 and 71 in the power rankings. But at last a Big Ten win before the WI buzzsaw at home next week.

[ZippyApplePants]

Should be, Ross,

Check tvguide.com/listings to be sure though.

So mad I have to work and I'm gonna miss the ENTIRE game!

Ouch, sorry you had to miss it.

[Greyshades]

Anybody wanna make a pick for how the Top 10 is gonna look this week?

Here's mine:

1. Texas
2. 'Bama
3. Penn State
4. Texas Tech
5. BYU
6. USC
7. Oklahoma
8. Florida
9. Georgia
10. OSU or maybe even Utah

[truster]

Hook em Horns. Just not when they're playing Baylor. :)


It seems as if Baylor will end up playing the #1 team in the nation twice this year... sucks for us.

Sic 'em.

[rossid]

Baylor?! I hate you! :P

Now I'm an Iowa alum but root for Iowa State the same way - when their not playing Iowa.

So ISU went down the tubes yesterday.

Top Ten
1. Alabama
2. Texas
3. Penn State
4. Oklaoma
5. USC
6. Texas Tech
7. BYU
8. Florida
9. Missouri
10. Georgia

[rossid]

1. Texas (39) 6-0 1,599
2. Alabama (26) 6-0 1,582
3. Penn State 7-0 1,492
4. Oklahoma 5-1 1,306
5. Florida 5-1 1,284
6. USC 4-1 1,247
7. Texas Tech 6-0 1,210
8. Oklahoma State 6-0 1,184
9. Brigham Young 6-0 1,131
10. Georgia 5-1 1,081

[truster]

Baylor?! I hate you! :P

Now I'm an Iowa alum but root for Iowa State the same way - when their not playing Iowa.

So ISU went down the tubes yesterday.

It's nice to not be at the dirt bottom of the food chain anymore. :)

Random point of information: BUGWB was mentioned (as "the band") in the Dallas Morning News article about the game. Heck yeah!

[scbyd23]

Texas takes on Missouri tonight at 7. :D Hook 'em Horns!!

Dog and I are ready for the game.

[rossid]

Alright Hawkeyes!!! Penn State in three weeks but Illinois first.

[Howlin' Wolf]

texas is unstoppable

[danbos]

I don't think anyone's going to beat Penn State....which I really don't mind. Joe Paterno is a great coach and great guy and it's nice to see him up at the top for a change.

[rossid]

I can dream can't I? ;)

[Robby2004]

I was at the Alabama vs Ole miss game yesterday. I thought Ole miss was going to pull it out but i was glade Alabama won. There was allot of stuff in that game that should have been called like three face mask and block in the back for Ole miss that was not called. This has only been my second Alabama game and i hope to go to more it was fun. Roll Tide Roll

[rossid]

It is hard for me to sometimes find out a list of how the top 25 fare. I'm only going to post the top only.

This is from the Seattle times and I'll try to update when the evening is over.

http://scores.seattletimes.nwsou rce.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=seatimes&page=cfoot/sched/cf_fared.aspx

1. Texas Longhorns (8-0) WON
Oct. 25: def. Oklahoma State (28-24)
Nov. 1: at Texas Tech
Nov. 8: vs. Baylor

2. Alabama Crimson Tide (7-0) WON
Oct. 25: at Tennessee
Nov. 1: vs. Arkansas State
Nov. 8: at L-S-U

3. Penn State Nittany Lions (8-0) WON
Oct. 25: at Ohio State
Nov. 1: Idle
Nov. 8: at Iowa

4. Oklahoma Sooners (7-1) WON
Oct. 25: def. Kansas State (58-35)
Nov. 1: vs. Nebraska
Nov. 8: at Texas A&M

5. Florida Gators (6-1) WON
Oct. 25: def. Kentucky (63-5)
Nov. 1: at Georgia
Nov. 8: at Vanderbilt

6. U-S-C Trojans (5-1) WON
Oct. 25: at Arizona
Nov. 1: vs. Washington
Nov. 8: vs. California

7. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-1) LOST
Oct. 25: lost Texas (28-24)
Nov. 1: vs. Iowa State
Nov. 8: at Texas Tech

8. Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-0) WON
Oct. 25: def. Kansas (63-21)
Nov. 1: vs. Texas
Nov. 8: vs. Oklahoma State

9. Georgia Bulldogs (7-1) WON
Oct. 25: def. L-S-U (52-38)
Nov. 1: vs. Florida
Nov. 8: at Kentucky

10. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) LOST
Oct. 25: vs. Penn State
Nov. 1: Idle
Nov. 8: at Northwestern

11. L-S-U Tigers (5-2) LOST
Oct. 25: lost Georgia (52-38)
Nov. 1: vs. Tulane
Nov. 8: vs. Alabama

12. Utah Utes (8-0) Idle
Oct. 25: Idle
Nov. 1: at New Mexico
Nov. 6: vs. T-C-U

13. Boise State Broncos (7-0) WON
Oct. 24: def. San Jose St (33-16)
Nov. 1: at New Mexico St
Nov. 8: vs. Utah State

14. South Florida Bulls (6-2) LOST
Oct. 25: lost Louisville (24-20)
Oct. 30: at Cincinnati
Nov. 8: Idle

15. T-C-U Horned Frogs (8-1) WON
Oct. 25: def. Wyoming (54-7)
Nov. 1: at U-N-L-V
Nov. 6: at Utah

Actually 11-15 helps if you want to make your top ten predictions for the next poll.

[catman]

I'm not really a big football fan, but its nice to see the Minnesota Gophers ranked again. They will be moving to their own stadium, on campus, next fall. The Vikes will share the stadium while their new stadium is built and the Metrodome will be history. I'd like to be the one that throws the switch to implode that monstrosity. It is not a good venue for any sport.

[rossid]

My good friend said Friday the financing is still not their for the Vikes new stadium. Promise Keepers was great at the dome. Says a lot about the venue.

[rossid]

AP

1. Texas (65) 8-0 1,625
2. Alabama 8-0 1,542
3. Penn State 9-0 1,503
4. Oklahoma 7-1 1,361
5. Florida 6-1 1,337
6. Texas Tech 8-0 1,280
7. USC 6-1 1,234
8. Georgia 7-1 1,212
9. Oklahoma State 7-1 1,168
10. Utah 8-0 1,027


BCS Week Two - BCS Average in parentheses(week 2 / week1)
http://msn.foxsports.com/id/8723668_37_1.pdf

1. Texas 8-0 (0.9981 / 0.9979)
2. Alabama 8-0 (0.9499 / 0.9487)
3. Penn State 9-0 (0.9257 / 0.8666)
4. Oklahoma 7-1
5. USC 6-1
6. Georgia 7-1
7. Texas Tech 8-0
8. Florida 6-1
9. Oklahoma State 7-1
10. Utah 8-0

Penn State really moved up close to AL. My Hawkeyes have any chance against PSU? OK and USC are hoping for that huge upset this week.

[Greyshades]

Thanks for keeping up with this D.

~~~~~

GO GATORS!!!

[danbos]

If Michigan wins the rest of their games they can still make a bowl game! ;)

GO BLUE! :P

[truster]

Homecoming is this week. Bleh. We're also the exhibition band for UIL State Marching Contest in San Antonio on Monday. Double bleh.

Friday:
8pm- pep rally

Saturday:
7am- call time @ music building
830am- parade begins
1030am- pregame practice begins
130pm- Pregame run-on lines!!!
200pm- ONFCD!

Monday:
1pm- buses depart for San Antonio
9pm- BUGWB takes state!!!

Tuesday:
2am- pull in the parking lot @ the music building
8am- MUS 2260: Elementary Conducting. Triple bleh!


And so it begins...

[jrmitch]

If Michigan wins the rest of their games they can still make a bowl game! ;)

GO BLUE! :PY'know, I could talk about how Irish fans are enjoying seeing Michigan suffer what we went through last year. But I won't.........;)

[jrmitch]

I'm not really a big football fan, but its nice to see the Minnesota Gophers ranked again. They will be moving to their own stadium, on campus, next fall. The Vikes will share the stadium while their new stadium is built and the Metrodome will be history. I'd like to be the one that throws the switch to implode that monstrosity. It is not a good venue for any sport.I lived in Mineapolis for 5 years and went to a lot of games in the Dome. It always struck me as a sterile environment with no personality. Besides, everytime I was in the building I felt like I'd been swallowed by the Michelin Tire man.......:D

[ZippyApplePants]

Y'know, I could talk about how Irish fans are enjoying seeing Michigan suffer what we went through last year. But I won't.........;)

Dan, if you would like me to throw a very large and very heavy snowball in Jim's general direction some time this winter just let me know.

I lived in Mineapolis for 5 years and went to a lot of games in the Dome. It always struck me as a sterile environment with no personality. Besides, everytime I was in the building I felt like I'd been swallowed by the Michelin Tire man.......:D

How'd you get him to spit you out? :P :D

[jrmitch]

....How'd you get him to spit you out? :P :DGave him indigestion, I guess......:D

[ZippyApplePants]

Gave him indigestion, I guess......:D

There's a big surprise! :D

[truster]

Wow... Texas Tech just had an EPIC win against UT. Freakin' amazing.

Also amazing: Baylor lost by only three points to the #14 team in the nation today. We were fighting until the last 1:20... when Mizzou got the ball and started kneeling. It was the most electrifying Baylor game of which I have ever been a part.
Robert Griffin III, BU's QB, completed 209 passes without an interception from the beginning of the season (and his college career) until today. Unfortunately, that interception was what gave Mizzou the ball back at 1:20. :-/ He was 8 passes (I believe) from breaking the Big XII record for consecutive passes without an interception.

[danbos]

Y'know, I could talk about how Irish fans are enjoying seeing Michigan suffer what we went through last year. But I won't.........;)

Just wait til next year. ;)

Now that Michigan is officially not going to continue the longest bowl streak in college football, I just wish for two things:
1) To see the team actually play an entire game, instead of just one half like they've been doing.
2) To beat Ohio State any way they can, even if it's ugly. :P

[Dan!]

When Alabama is named the new #1 team later today, I think that Bama fans should send a thank you note to Texas A&M for taking Dennis Franchione off of their hands several years ago.

[Greyshades]

When Alabama is named the new #1 team later today, I think that Bama fans should send a thank you note to Texas A&M for taking Dennis Franchione off of their hands several years ago.

Ain't that the truth.

By the way...

GO GATORS!!!

[rossid]

That TX Tech play is arguably the best of the year. Interception dropped by TX which leaves eight seconds in the game. The Red Raiders actually RUN a play and don't kick a field goal!!!

Hello Mr. Crabtree, welcome to the NFL, and the millionaire's club.

BCS Standings may not be out yet or will not load for me.
www.bcsfootball.org


AP Top Ten

1 Alabama (46) 9-0 [2]
2 Texas Tech (12) 9-0 [6]
3 Penn State (6) 9-0 [3] Iowa - GO HAWKS!!
4 Florida (1) 7-1 [5]
5 Texas 8-1 [1]
6 Oklahoma 8-1 [4]
7 USC 7-1 [7]
8 Oklahoma State 8-1 [9]
9 Boise State 8-0 [11]
10 Utah 9-0 [10]

The number in [brackets] is last week's position.

This is from FoxSports.com. Can't get it formatted or I'd list points, who they play next week, and their result this week.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/poll?poll=AP

So TX Tech up four and OK down two. ???

Prediction: the Trojans will look better in the BCS, perhaps as high as number five. On second thought, maybe they will not. This opinion has been paid for by someone who despises USC.


NOTE: Just noticed from an L.A. Times article that the AP poll is no longer used in the BCS. They still vote on their own number one.




BCS Week Three - BCS Average in (parentheses) and prior rank in [brackets]
http://msn.foxsports.com/id/8750486_37_1.pdf

1. Alabama 9-0 (0.9737) [2]
2. Texas Tech 9-0 (0.9372) [7]
3. Penn State 9-0 (0.9286) [3]
4. Texas 8-1 [1]
5. Florida 7-1 [8]
6. Oklahoma 8-1 [4]
7. USC 7-1 [5]
8. Utah 9-0 [10]
9. Oklahoma State 8-1 [9]
10. Boise State 8-0 [11]

Georgia fell out of the top 10. Going from to 6 to 13.

[rossid]

Last week's AP top ten and how they fared.

1 Alabama - WON (@ LSU) 27-21 (OT)
2 Texas Tech - WON (#8 OK State 56-20)
3 Penn State - LOST (@ IOWA!!! 24-23
4 Florida - WON (@ Vandy 42-14)
5 Texas - WON (Baylor 45-21)
6 Oklahoma - WON (@ TX A&M 66-28)
7 USC - WON (Cal 17-3)
8 Oklahoma State - LOST (@ #2 TX Teach 56-20)
9 Boise State -WON (Utah State 49-14)
10 Utah - WON (#11 TCU 13-10)


Prediction

1 Alabama 10-0 [1]
2 Texas Tech 10-0 [2]
3 Florida 8-1 [4]
4 Texas 9-1 [5]
5 Oklahoma 9-1 [5]
6 USC 8-1 [6]
7 Penn State 9-1 [3]
8 Boise State 9-0 [9]
9 Utah - 10-0 [10]
10 Ohio State 8-2 [12] WON (@ Northwestern 45-10)

Penn State dropping four just like TX did last week. More? Boise State and Utah up one and the Nittany Lions down six to nine? Less? Leave OK and USC alone and put them at five?

Out of top ten - Oklahoma State (8-2)


VERY slim shot at BCS?
13. Missouri 8-2 who had no problem with KS
14. Georgia 8-2 who barely beat Kentucky
I don't think they are in the picture but what can happen in two weeks is anybody's guess.

Did I miss your team?

Want to comment on power rankings, etc., before the AP poll comes out this afternoon and then later the BCS poll?

[Dan!]

The best thing that happened this weekend (sorry Big 10 fans) was that we are almost assured of a meeting between the Big 12 and SE Conf. champs. The only spoiler would be if the Big 12 North champ (likely Mizzou) can upset whoever comes out of the South.

[rossid]

Dan, the Big Ten is down, has parity, or whatever. No problem. :D

[Howlin' Wolf]

Dan, the Big Ten is down, has parity, or whatever. No problem. :D


no parity. Its way down.

The good thing is that we dont have to watch Florida beat Penn St by 40 in the national title game.

[rossid]

Right. Because neither team will be in the game. :P

[danbos]

no parity. Its way down.

The good thing is that we dont have to watch Florida beat Penn St by 40 in the national title game.

Michigan could beat Florida again this year...but Michigan won't be going to a bowl game. ;)

On a more honest note...one of my 2 wishes for Michigan came true yesterday. They finally played an entire game. And looked pretty darn good too. I do want to know who went and dressed up like Nick Sheridan for the game, because that wasn't the same guy at quarterback that started the first couple games of the year, before being replaced by Threet. Now Michigan just needs to beat Ohio State, and both my wishes will come true. :D

[rossid]

AP Top Ten

1 Alabama (44 - two less votes than last week) 10-0 [1]
2 Texas Tech (21 - nine more votes) 10-0 [2]
3 Florida 8-1 [4]
4 Texas 9-1 [5]
5 Oklahoma 9-1 [6]
6 USC 8-1 [7]
7 Penn State 9-1 [3]
8 Utah 10-0 [10]
9 Boise State 9-0 [9]
10 Ohio State 8-2 [12]

Penn State did drop four. Oklahoma State drops out. I had Utah and Boise State turned around.

The number in [brackets] is last week's position.

These week I went to ESPN.com for the aforementioned AP.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex

This has the BCS Standings too but not the Harris, Coaches or CPU.


BCS Week Four - BCS Average not listed as Bama and TX Tech separate themselves from the others. Prior rank in [brackets].

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/poll?poll=BCS

1. Alabama 10-0 (0.9737) [1]
2. Texas Tech 10-0 [2]
3. Texas 9-1 [4]
4. Florida 8-1 [5]
5. Oklahoma 9-1 [6]
6. USC 8-1 [5]
7. Utah 10-0 [10]
8. Penn State 9-1 [3]
9. Boise State 9-0 [10]
10. Georgia 8-2 [13]

Georgia fell out last week, a big drop from 6 to 13, and now moved back up to 10.

But MI beating FL? Kind of like McCain winning the election. :P

[Greyshades]

So then,

What's the ideal Natl. Championship game?

I'm hearing a lot of talk about how tight Florida has been lately. I think Jesse Palmer is a bit biased, but he picked Florida to take out 'Bama in the SEC Championship game.

I do agree with The Wolf. I think Florida would have throttled PSU.

Then again... I'm biased too.

GO GATORS!!!

Michigan who? :P

By the way... how is it Utah is ranked higher than Penn State? I know they're undefeated, but c'mon... overrated spoiler.

[Sam!]

It's great. To be. A Florida Gator.


That is all.

[Howlin' Wolf]

I think that it will be Florida and Oklahoma in the National Title game.

But here is the crap thing about this mess of a season. If Oklahoma beats Texas Tech then the Big 12 south will have 3 teams at 11-1 and tied for the conference lead. TT beat Texas, Texas beat OU, and presumably OU will beat TT. The tie breaker to see who plays in the Big 12 title game is the BCS standings. OU may jump Texas if they beat TT and Oklahoma St.

Needless to say, not only do we need a playoff to sort this mess out on a national level, but the Big 12 South is so loaded they need a playoff to pick a true winner. Of course, all this can be averted if Texas Tech wins out.

On a SEC note, Bama has beaten an overrated georgia and an overrated clemson. Florida will throttle them.

[truster]

Sic 'em, Bears.

To use an enemy phrase...

BTHO A&M.
Or, to do it the Baylor way, beat the heaven into them.

[rossid]

Orlando resident could not be biased for FL could he??? :D

Last week's AP top ten and how they fared.

There may be some conference championship implications which I've not listed.

1 Alabama - beat Miss State 32-7
2 Texas Tech - idle - plays #5 OK next week
3 Florida - beat #25 South Car 56-6
4 Texas - beat KS 35-7
5 Oklahoma - idle - plays #2 TX Tech next week
6 USC - beat Stanford 45-23
7 Penn State - beat IN 34-7
8 Utah - beat San Diego St 63-14 (sounds like the Grinnell basketball team that scores at least 63, if not more, per half)
9 Boise State - beat ID 45-10
10 Ohio State - beat IL 30-20 while giving up 192 yards rushing to QB Juice Williams

Do the AP change the rankings around today?

NOPE.

Now the BCS has changed with switches between:
Utah & Penn State
GA and Ohio State.
You'll see a new post on the BCS.

[Les_Is_More]

My Oregon State Beavers keep rolling on the road to the Rose Bowl after beating the California Bears 34-21. They have a tough game next week in Arizona, but as long as they keep giving the ball to both the Rodger brothers(Jacquizz and James), they should be just fine.

GO BEAVS!!!

[rossid]

My Oregon State Beavers keep rolling on the road to the Rose Bowl after beating the California Bears 34-21. They have a tough game next week in Arizona, but as long as they keep giving the ball to both the Rodger brothers(Jacquizz and James), they should be just fine.

GO BEAVS!!!

A 23rd ranked team in the Rose Bowl? College football is odd and not just the BCS.

[Howlin' Wolf]

no, I hate Florida. I moved to Orlando a month and a half ago.

I'm a BIG 12 homer.

[truster]

It's nice to be able to give crap to all my friends at a&m for once....

Sic 'em.

[Les_Is_More]

A 23rd ranked team in the Rose Bowl? College football is odd and not just the BCS.

If they win out, they're in the Rose Bowl, and by that time they won't be 23rd. They will probably be like 12-15th. When you look at their record, Stanford is their only BAD loss. They lost to Penn St. and should have beat Utah, if our kicker could've made an extra-point.

[rossid]

Ah. But Iowa BEAT Penn State. :P

[rossid]

1 Alabama
2 Texas Tech
3 Florida
4 Texas
5 Oklahoma
6 USC
7 Utah
8 Penn State
9 Boise State
10 Ohio State

Penn State and Utah swap.

GA and Ohio State swap. By TWO-THOUSANDTHS of a point!!!

Please comment UT, PSU, OSU, & GA fans.

Will the BCS move to ESPN? That would be sad for one of the only non-cable/non-sat watchers like myself. Never had cable in 19 years of marriage. Are my days numbered?

[Greyshades]

I apologize ahead of time for bringing even a hint of politics into the hallowed grounds of the sports forum...

Obama is quoted as saying he will, "Use his weight to push for a College Football playoff system". Involving an eight team playoff that will shorten the regular season.

Use his weight? But he's such a skinny fella.

[islanddawn]

Now that conjures up a vision worth a chuckle! A skinny Obama in a drooping jersey trying to "use his weight" to push through a bunch of hefty linemen!:D

I would think that he has much more pressing challenges to deal with when he gets to Washington!

P.S. It's much easier for me to envision TIMMY TEBOW plowing his way through--how 'bout you?

[Greyshades]

It's much easier for me to envision TIMMY TEBOWplowing his way through--how 'bout you?

Yup.

Tebow for President!

[islanddawn]

Yup.

Tebow for President!

Do ya think we can get a "do-over?"

[rossid]

Go Shonn Greene!!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&page=dash0812&sportCat=ncf

[Les_Is_More]

WOW! I'm still in shock after my Oregon State Beavers beat Arizona on a field goal as time expired to keep their Rose Bowl hopes alive. Even without our starting QB and losing THE RB Jacquizz Rodgers in the first quarter, OSU played a good game and turned it on in the last two posessions to win it. It sets-up a great Civil War next week against #24 Oregon with a ticket to the Rose Bowl on the line.

GO BEAVS!!!

[Greyshades]

Oklahoma...

oh my.

[JanetRN]

Oklahoma...

oh my.


I sat & watched the last half of that game with mouth wide open... (no flies thank goodness...cuz I was at Pappasito's eating... so I guess you could say my mouth was technically open and closed, in a continuous motion..except when I took a sip of my tea... then it stayed closed...have I been watching too much "My Name is Earl?" Cuz I'm beginning to sound just like his brother in my head...I'm just sayin'...)

[rossid]

Shonn Greene does not beat Tavian Banks' season rushing record. He leads the lead and Iowa is going to the Outback bowl!!!

How the top ten fared yesterday:

1 Alabama - idle
2 Texas Tech - LOST to OK 65-21
3 Florida - beat Pop Warner Albany Wildcats, er, The Citadel 70-19
4 Texas - idle
5 Oklahoma - BEATDOWN of TX Tech 65-21
6 USC - idle
7 Penn State - beat MI St 48-19
8 Utah - beat BYU 48-24
9 Boise State - beat NV 41-34
10 Ohio State - beat MI 42-7

My theory:
FL to #2
OK to #3
USC to #5
Penn St to #6

BCS theories?

[rossid]

AP Top Ten with (number one votes) and totals.

This weeks game and (game time).

Sorry this is so busy.

My theory/prediction was correct.

FL to #2
OK to #3
USC to #5
Penn St to #6

1. Alabama (63) 11-0 1,622 vs. Auburn (CBS @ 3:30 PM ET)
2. Florida (2) 10-1 1,512 @ FSU (TBA)
3. Oklahoma 10-1 1,486 @ OK St (CBS - TBA)
4. Texas 10-1 1,482 vs. TX A&M on Thursday(ESPN @ 8:00 PM ET)
5. USC 9-1 1,352 vs. USC (8:00 PM ET)
6. Penn State 11-1 1,238 - regular season over
7. Texas Tech 10-1 1,212 vs. Baylor (TBA)
8. Utah 12-0 1,206 - regular season over
9. Boise State 11-0 1,064 vs. Fresno St on Friday
10. Ohio State 10-2 1,043 - regular season over

BCS coming late afternoon.

Shonn Greene carriers Iowa to the Outback Bowl - http://iowa.scout.com/2/814739.html - while missing the single season school mark by about 50 yards.

NCAA Division I-A Individual Leaders

Rushing Yards

1. S. Greene Iowa 1,729
2. J. Ringer Mich St 1,590
3. D. Brown UConn 1,537
4. M. Lewis Ball St 1,450
5. K. Hunter Oklahoma St 1,434

[Greyshades]

Random BCS Bowl Projection:

Joe Pa, despite an upcoming surgery, still takes the field with the Nittany Lions, leading them onto the turf at the Rose Bowl.

[rossid]

I believe the average is based on Harris, Coaches, and computer rankings.

1 Alabama .987
2 Texas .921
3 Oklahoma .912
4 Florida .875
5 USC .797
6 Utah .786
7 Texas Tech .779
8 Penn State .752
9 Boise State .658
10 Ohio State .621

No one enters the top ten. No changes to 1, 4, 8, 9 & 10.

The BCS will be on ESPN in 2011 - http://www.bcsfootball.org/cfb/story/8818950/BCS-moving-to-ESPN-in-2011

BCS moving to ESPN in 2011

FOXSports.com
3 days ago

The Bowl Championship Series will move to ESPN beginning with the 2011 games.

Under a new four-year contract between ESPN and the BCS, the cable network will broadcast the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls from 2011-2014.

ESPN also will carry the BCS national championship game in 2011, 2012 and 2013. The Rose Bowl - which has a separate TV contract with ABC - will host the championship game in 2014.

The BCS's current contract with FOX Sports, which began in 2007, will end after the 2010 BCS games.

[Les_Is_More]

Random BCS Bowl Projection:

Joe Pa, despite an upcoming surgery, still takes the field with the Nittany Lions, leading them onto the turf at the Rose Bowl.

Only to lose to Oregon State. ;)

[truster]

As much as I would like to see UT loose, it can't be in this week's game.

Sic 'em, UT. For the sake of all that is good in the state of Texas, massacre A&M.

:D

[Les_Is_More]

Finally the day has come! The Civil War between #19 Oregon and #17 Oregon State is only about 6.5 hours away from kickoff! With a Rose Bowl berth on the line for Oregon State, it can't get much better than this!

GO BEAVS

[rossid]

Final score: 45 to 42 Yellow Jackets win.

66 points after three quarters.

89 points after four.

WOW!!!


Now Auburn v. AL.

[rossid]

How the AP top ten fared(are faring) today:

1 Alabama - BEAT Auburn 36-0
2 Florida - beat #20 FSU 45-15
3 Oklahoma - beat OK St 61-41
4 Texas - beat TX A & M 49-9
5 USC - beat ND 38-3
6 Penn State - regular season over
7 Texas Tech - beat Baylor 35-28
8 Utah - regular season over
9 Boise State - beat Fresno St 61-10
10 Ohio State - regular season over

Prediction: Boise St to #8 and maybe #7.
USC drops one for giving up a field goal to ND. :P

Oh and there is some rumor that the Trojans are not going to the Rose Bowl. Who else might be in line? Hmm. Can someone help me? :P [OR beasts OR St 65-38.]



Ed: Sunday, November 30th @ 12:30 pm

AP Top Ten with (number one votes) and totals.

This week's game and (game time).

Changes:
TX to #3 from 2.
OK to #4 from 3.
These changes were by less than a ten point swing.

UT to #7 from 8
TX Tech to #8 from 7

1. Alabama (62) 12-0 1,620 - @ #2 FL for SEC Champoinship (CBS @ 4 PM ET)
2. Florida (3) 11-1 1,516 - vs. #1 AL for SEC championship (CBS @ 4 PM ET)
3. Texas 11-1 1,488 regular season over
4. Oklahoma 11-1 1,480 regular season over
5. USC 10-1 1,355 - @ UCLA (ABC @ 3:30 PM ET)
6. Penn State 11-1 1,257 - regular season over
7. Utah 12-0 1,216 - regular season over
8. Texas Tech 11-1 1,197 - regular season over
9. Boise State 12-0 1,103 - regular season over
10. Ohio State 10-2 1,069 - regular season over

NOTE: OK, TX & TX Tech waiting for BCS standings to determine Big 12 south champ and who will face MO for Big 12 championship.

Iowa #27 in the AP and #27 in Coaches poll. Two ESPN.com analysts and CBS predict them in the Outback. ESPN.com is split: LSU or South Carolina; CBS says South Carolina. Northwestern with a better record and winning the head-to-head goes to a lesser bowl. :D

BCS changes?

Well the PacTen loses millions of dollars since OR St does NOT go to the Rose Bowl.

[rossid]

BCS Standings - these are the next to last with the BCS championship match up to be announced next Sunday, December 7th.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/poll?poll=BCS

1 Alabama .971
2 Oklahoma .935
3 Texas .922
4 Florida .885
5 USC .808
6 Utah .784
7 Texas Tech .781
8 Penn State .737
9 Boise State .703
10 Ohio State .634

And remember AL plays FL and OK plays MO. Perhaps TX can get up there to #2. I don't see any scenario for USC.

http://www.bcsfootball.org/cfb/story/8872824/Sooners-take-over-No.-2-spot-in-new-BCS-standings

[Greyshades]

'Bama ain't ready.

GO GATORS!!!

[Les_Is_More]

Well the PacTen loses millions of dollars since OR St does NOT go to the Rose Bowl.

I don't want to talk about it. :mad: ;)

[Howlin' Wolf]

Oregon State can still win the Pac-10. If UCLA beats USC, OSU is in.

[rossid]

And then USC drops out of the BCS?!

[jrmitch]

Y'know, as much as I love this game I've really, really come to hate the whole charade of the BCS.....:rolleyes:

[rossid]

I can't believe it hasn't driven me crazy yet.

[jrmitch]

I can't believe it hasn't driven me crazy yet.I was crazy to start with, so I'm immune to that effect.......:D

I'm just disgusted........:mad:

[Buttabean]

I'm irritated that OU is playing Mizzou in the B12 Championship. I believe UT should have gone in. But, there was a 3-way tie for 1st in B12 South, and after 5 attempted tie-breakers, they looked at the BCS standings. Friggin' Oklahoma is in. And if Mizzou plays anything like they did against the Beakers, we're slaughtered just like last year. :rolleyes:

[Greyshades]

Pete Carroll has forfeited two timeouts, one in each half, in order to have his team wear home colors (red jerseys) against UCLA.

Tradition is cool. I guess it will be "visually impressive" and all...

[truster]

I'm irritated that OU is playing Mizzou in the B12 Championship. I believe UT should have gone in. But, there was a 3-way tie for 1st in B12 South, and after 5 attempted tie-breakers, they looked at the BCS standings. Friggin' Oklahoma is in. And if Mizzou plays anything like they did against the Beakers, we're slaughtered just like last year. :rolleyes:

Yeah, I guess our Bears should've done their job and beat Tech. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as an "almost win." Except for when there was an "overtime loss" category in the NHL. Otherwise, no.

[rossid]

Pete Carroll has forfeited two timeouts, one in each half, in order to have his team wear home colors (red jerseys) against UCLA.

Tradition is cool. I guess it will be "visually impressive" and all...

I didn't believe it.. http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-uscfyi2-2008dec02,0,2546528.story

[Greyshades]

I wouldn't fib to ya bro. ;)

Gotta wonder if just because this is being made a big deal of, that Murphy's Law will strike, and USC will regret not having those timeouts. Or, at least one of them.

I doubt it though.

[Ehud Elijah]

Roll Tide!!!

If Percy Harvin is not at 100%, and Alabama can establish the run, then I believe we win. If we lose, there's no one I'd rather lose to than Urban Meyer and Florida. They have a great program and great coach.

[Greyshades]

GO GATORS!!!

Tebow for Heisman.

[rossid]

Looks like the Tide WENT home. :P

AP top ten teams in the SEC and Big 12 conference championships(plus USC) today:

1 Alabama - lost to #2 FL 30-21
2 Florida - beat #1 AL 30-21
3 Oklahoma - beat #20 MO 62-21
4 Texas - regular season over
5 USC - beat UCLA 28-7
6 Penn State - regular season over
7 Texas Tech - regular season over
8 Utah - regular season over
9 Boise State - regular season over
10 Ohio State - regular season over

VT beats BC to win the ACC and a BCS berth.


BCS Selection Procedures - http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/eligibility

Automatic Qualification
1. The top two teams in the final BCS Standings shall play in the National Championship Game.
2. The champions of the Atlantic Coast(Boston College), Big East(Cincinnati), Big Ten(Penn State), Big 12(OK or MO), Pac-10(USC) and Southeastern(FL) conferences will have automatic berths in one of the participating bowls after the 2008 through 2013 regular seasons.

I'm not going to post, try to read and/or understand rules 3-6. Nor the other six sections regarding procedures.

Week 8 BCS Standings

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/poll?poll=BCS
1 Oklahoma .976
2 Florida .948
3 Texas .930
4 Alabama .844
5 USC .821
6 Utah .785
7 Texas Tech .784
8 Penn State .739
9 Boise State .698
10 Ohio State .635

BCS Bowl Games
Rose Bowl presented by Citi
Jan. 1, 2009, 5:10 p.m. ET (ABC)
Penn State vs. USC


FedEx Orange Bowl
Jan. 1, 2009, 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
VA Tech vs. Cincinnati
Dolphins Stadium
ACC has lost eight straight BCS bowl games.

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Jan. 2, 2009, 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Louisiana Superdome
AL vs. UT


Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
Jan. 5, 2009, 8:30 p.m. ET (FOX)
University of Phoenix Stadium
TX vs. Ohio State (only Texas' second Fiesta Bowl)


FedEx BCS National Championship Game
Jan. 8, 2009, 8 p.m. ET (FOX)
Dolphin Stadium
#1 FL vs. #2 OK

Yes the BCS lists the stadium name Dolphins for one bowl and Dolphin for the other. :rolleyes:

Boise State (OR was it UT?) got the snub with the selection of Ohio State. (Per ESPN radio or someone like that...). TX we hear you all over the nation too.


AP Top Ten
1. Florida (50) 12-1 1,602 (#2 last week)
2. Oklahoma (9) 12-1 1,540 (#4 last week)
3. Texas (6) 11-1 1,530
4. Alabama 12-1 1,410 (#1 last week)
5. USC 11-1 1,372
6. Penn State 11-1 1,259
7. Utah 12-0 1,225
8. Texas Tech 11-1 1,193
9. Boise State 12-0 1,101
10. Ohio State 10-2 1,069



Let me throw this out too:

Yahoo! User Rankings
* 1.Florida
* 2.Oklahoma
* 3.Boise State
* 4.Alabama
* 5.Penn State
* 6.Texas Tech
* 7.Texas
* 8.Oklahoma State
* 9.USC
* 10.Utah
* 11.Cincinnati
* 12.Georgia
* 13.TCU
* 14.Oregon
* 15.Missouri
* 16.Georgia Tech
* 17.Ohio State
* 18.Michigan State
* 19.Boston College
* 20.Brigham Young
* 21.Nebraska
* 22.Virginia Tech
* 23.Northwestern
* 24.Florida State
* 25.Iowa (OH YEAH!!!)

[Greyshades]

IMO...

BCS NC game should be: #1 Oklahoma vs. #2 Florida

[rossid]

AP: #1 FL and #2 OK

BCS show is at 7 pm ET on FOX.

I'll go back and plug in AP standings.

[Greyshades]

Silly computers...

I'm glad they don't let the machines do the only pickin'.

[Buttabean]

Well, there it is. OU v. Florida.

I'm riding the Tim Tebow bandwagon. He seems too good of a person to be true! I believe God has given him his amazing abilities to help serve his higher purpose, and he's doing it well. :)

That, and I can't bring myself to cheer on OU. But mostly because of the first reason. ;)

[Sam!]

All I Have to say is :cool:

[Greyshades]

I wrote Tebow in for President.

;)

The kid's a winner, all the way around.

Phil. 4:13

[rossid]

Ditto.

[Greyshades]

A quick breakdown of the all-around awards:

ESPN Headlines (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3763720&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines)

Heisman to come on Saturday.

Go Tebow. The second player in history to win the Maxwell Award as top player twice.

[rossid]

http://smu.edu/doakwalker/

http://smu.edu/athleticforum/news/121108DWrecipient08.pdf


Where can I find the voting or is it even released?

My son labeled this jpeg "Shonn Greene BEAST!!!!" when he made it my wallpaper a few weeks ago.

I couldn't be prouder. Of Shonn, um, no, my son, ... :P

[rossid]

There is now a separate thread on bowl games but I wanted to post the results so far...

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/poll?poll=Coaches

To mix things up this is the Coaches Top 10

1 Oklahoma (31) 12-1 1482 2 v. Florida 1/6
2 Florida (26) 12-1 1481 4 v. Oklahoma 1/6
3 Texas (4) 11-1 v. Ohio State 1/5
4 WIN USC 12-1 W38-24 Penn State
4 LOSS Alabama 12-2 L17-31 Utah
6 LOSS Penn State 11-2 L24-38 at USC
7 WIN Utah 13-0 W31-17 at Alabama
8 LOSS Texas Tech 11-2 L34-47 Mississippi
9 LOSS Boise State 12-1 L16-17 at TCU
10 Ohio State 10-2 v. Texas 1/5


How high does Iowa end up? Can I dream #20?

[rossid]

Yes I can dream! Iowa #20!!!!! :D

First place votes in parentheses.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3820715

Associated Press
1. FL (48)
2. UT (16)
3. USC (1) (HA HA!!! :P)
4. TX
5. OK
6. AL
7. TCU
8. Penn St
9. Ohio St
10. OR

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/poll?poll=Coaches

Coaches/BCS Poll
1. FL (60)
2. USC
3. TX
4. UT (1)
5. OK
6. AL
7. TCU
8. Penn St
9. OR
10. GA


Somebody comment - please??!!