2009 College Football

[01101010]

He'll probably suspend him for the first set of downs.

Seems a bit more than that. Possibly played his last game in college as it stands. Either way, what a horrible taint this is going to be for the SEC championship. FLA loses, blame it on the distraction... FLA wins, they tout the "over come adversity" mantra... Blah. I still hope they lose.

[ghost]

I have a feeling Florda is going to destroy whoever they play.

[Paelos]

He'll probably suspend him for the first set of downs.

Seems a bit more than that. Possibly played his last game in college as it stands. Either way, what a horrible taint this is going to be for the SEC championship. FLA loses, blame it on the distraction... FLA wins, they tout the "over come adversity" mantra... Blah. I still hope they lose.

Whatever, he has to do it because he got horribly burned by the last "distraction."

At least he didn't hold up a gas station.

[SnakeCharmer]

Heh.

[Montague]

So its Ohio St. vs Oregon in the Rose Bowl.

Ducks have a damn good offense. It'd be nice for OSU to get back some credibility by shutting them down.

[Paelos]

So its Ohio St. vs Oregon in the Rose Bowl.

Ducks have a damn good offense. It'd be nice for OSU to get back some credibility by shutting them down.

Maybe, but I don't believe Ohio State can shut them down.

Oregon is 7th in points per game in the nation, and they are in the top 10 running the ball. They could put up 40 on anybody at the drop of a hat in the last half of the season. The top 3 scoring offenses Ohio State faced was Wisconsin at 29th, Penn State at 43rd, and Michigan State at 45th. If you looked at the average offense you played this year, it's somewhere in the 50-60 range nationally in putting points on the board. To make matters worse for Ohio State, Oregon is also 18th in sacks, and can put a ton of pressure on the QB. If they can key on Pryor and make him hurry, they will force him to make mistakes.

The good news is that Ohio State's defense picks off more passes than anyone in the country. The bad news is that they way Oregon has been running the ball, why in the world would they take a bunch of chances by putting it in the air?

[Montague]

So its Ohio St. vs Oregon in the Rose Bowl.

Ducks have a damn good offense. It'd be nice for OSU to get back some credibility by shutting them down.

The good news is that Ohio State's defense picks off more passes than anyone in the country. The bad news is that they way Oregon has been running the ball, why in the world would they take a bunch of chances by putting it in the air?

The main reason why is OSU is a stop the run first defense. OSU is 5th in the nation against the run. Yes, the Big 10 isn't exactly an offensive juggernaut but Joe McKnight didn't get much running room either. USC only had 118 yards rushing total.

Here's the opponent yardage breakdown of OSU's last 3 bowl losses:

Florida: 214 yards passing. 156 yards rushing. Leading rusher: Deshawn Wynn 69 yards.
LSU: 174 yards passing, 152 yards rushing. Leading rusher: Jacob Hester 86 yards.
Texas: 414 yards passing, 54 yards rushing. Leading rusher: Chris Ogbonnaya 42 yards.

Mack Brown didn't even bother running on OSU, he recognized that if he had Colt McCoy it was a waste of time. Navy is 3rd in the nation averaging 279 yards per game on the ground, and they almost beat Ohio State early in the season but it wasn't because of the run. They got 186 yards passing (season high, I'm pretty sure) vs 156 yards on the ground.

Oregon needs Masoli to throw to open up the run. It's somewhat risky because of OSU's secondary sure, but if Florida and LSU couldn't run at will on OSU's defense (which were not as good as this year's edition), I don't see Oregon being able to do it. The other thing Oregon needs to do is tighten up that defense and sell out to stop the run. If Ohio State has the same holes that the other OSU had against Oregon, Masoli and James will be on the bench watching for most of the game. Get up early, make Pryor beat you through the air, and tee off with the pass rush against the young o-line, and Oregon wins.

[Paelos]

This just in: Notre Dame declined all bowl invites

Seriously, what a bunch of bitches. They get owned in the second half of the season against teams that can't crack the top 25, they fire their head coach, and then with the slight chance of maybe salvaging a winning season in a minor bowl, they just say fuck it and close up shop. That's REALLY going to help your recruiting guys. Do you think Clausen or Tate want to come back to a team that just gives up when they can go first or second round in the NFL?

Pussies.

[WayAbvPar]

They can't afford to feed Weis for another trip.

[Ingmar]

I don't really think 6-6 teams should be in bowls anyway, frankly. Especially not ones that have no coaches and that will end up losing money just to make the trip.

[Paelos]

They can't afford to feed Weis for another trip.

I thought that was why Kansas fired Mangino. They ran out of buckets of fish.

EDIT: Ingmar, I agree about 6-6 teams and that there are WAY too many bowls, but Notre Dame loves to tout themselves as a premiere program with massive history. They can afford to lose the money on the bowl trip when they can afford to pay a coach $18M to go away. They are just afraid, and they are quitting. They don't want to go on a national stage and get blown apart by a MAC school.

[caladein]

That's REALLY going to help your recruiting guys. Do you think Clausen or Tate want to come back to a team that just gives up when they can go first or second round in the NFL?

Clausen (and therefore Tate) were gone when they fired Weis.

[Paelos]

That's REALLY going to help your recruiting guys. Do you think Clausen or Tate want to come back to a team that just gives up when they can go first or second round in the NFL?

Clausen (and therefore Tate) were gone when they fired Weis.

I think the punch in the face sealed it, honestly.

[01101010]

Cin-Pitt game = insta-classic. My god that was amazing

[Merusk]

GODFUCKINGDAMNIT

I'll be hearing about this for weeks. /sigh

[Azuredream]

Totally did not expect this score in the FLA/ALA game.

[sigil]

I did, but was too nervous to utter is. Simply Glorious.

[Paelos]

I feast on Tebow's tears!  

Also, roll Tide and all that. I'm ok with yall making the SEC a champion for the 4th year in a row.

[sigil]

I feast on Tebow's tears!  

Also, roll Tide and all that. I'm ok with yall making the SEC a champion for the 4th year in a row.

Your teams turn will come, provided you don't screw it up.

But we must keep Florida in their place, lest their smugness kill us all.

Tebow tears are a delicacy.

[SnakeCharmer]

I'm absolutely floored.  Seriously, no words.

[Paelos]

I'm absolutely floored.  Seriously, no words.

 

[SnakeCharmer]

I really don't know what to say.  Totally didn't see this coming.

Other than to say they put it all together at the right time and played like I knew hoped they could.

[SnakeCharmer]

What the fuck was Texas thinking? 

Nebraska just got robbed.

[Abagadro]

Bama is going to stomp Texas.  TCU would have been a much better game.

[Margalis]

Nebraska's offensive play calling was atrocious. They ran the exact same plays on first and second down nearly every time. "Hey guys, we ran for 1.5 yards the last 8 first downs we had, how about we try a run to the same place? That'll work!"

[Rasix]

I'm just happy Arizona beat USC.  Holiday Bowl.  Please let it not be Nebraska.  That Suh guy is a nightmare.

Texas is going to get stomped.  It it some sort of rule that the Big 10 and Big 12 take turns getting pasted by a SEC team?

Edit: ahh shit, it will likely be Nebraska. 

[sigil]

Bama is going to stomp Texas.  TCU would have been a much better game.

This. And if we do not have an Alabama bound Heisman, then fuck that whole deal right in its ear.

[ghost]

I'm afraid my Horns are going to get absolutely destroyed by Bama.  Florda and Texas look very similar right now.  Floundering offenses and moderately competent defenses.

[Paelos]

Stop having a national championship game. When #1 v. #2 face off, just call it the winner and move on.

[Triforcer]

Suh needs a Heisman ceremony invite, badly- nobody on the defensive side of the ball since Charles Woodson has been more deserving (I don't think he's at Woodson's level, but he's the next best thing).  That was some damn good pressure on McCoy.

And yeah, fuck you Florida. 

[EWSpider]

Ugh, my ass hurts just from watching that game.  I expected the FL offense to struggle, our Offensive Coordinator Steve Addazio is fucking terribad as he has shown the entire season (fuck I miss Dan Mullen).  I was blown away by how our defense played, however.  That was shocking.  Credit Alabama with a monster game plan and McElroy's balls dropping at the most opportune time possible.  Winning the toss, electing to take the ball first, and coming out in the Spread?  Awesome.  All our Off. Coordinator can do is run the same plays Mullen came up with last season.  Addazio's game plan?  Pass the fucking ball on every down when your team averages 250+ yards a game on the ground.  Brilliant!    I'd like to point to the absence of Dunlap as an excuse for our defensive woes, but with him in the game at best you can take 7-10 pts off the scoreboard, still a win for the Tide.  We got jacked, no way around it.

The Title game is going to be a complete joke if Texas gets in.  Roll Tide!

[Nevermore]

The idea that Texas is clearly better than TCU, Cincinnati or Boise State is ridiculous.

[01101010]

The idea that Texas is clearly better than TCU, Cincinnati or Boise State is ridiculous.

TCU and Boise need to square off. I don't think CIN could run with anyone given their defensive is a tad shady - put them up against a great def from the SEC and they'll die.

USC 4 loss season... tastes great! FLA... meh, the Tide win was made all the sweeter given Teabow's tears at the end. I mean seriously? At least he manned up at the end and told the reporter FLA just flat out got beat by a better team. Texas... christ, barely winning against Nebraska? not to take anything away from the cornyhusks, but really? That should make Tx a tad more suspect.

I like when season's get to this point, it just makes it all the more apparent that college football needs the bowl games to be filed into a playoff bracket. Texas, TCU, Boise St, Alabama, Cincinnati, Ga Tech, Ohio St, Oregon. I'd watch that.

[Paelos]

Well here's what we know:

National Championship - Bama v. Texas
Rose Bowl - Oregon v. Ohio State
Orange Bowl - Georgia Tech v. 
Fiesta Bowl -  v. 
Sugar Bowl - Florida v. 

We also know Boise State, Cincy, TCU, and Iowa will all get at-large bids. What's the best matchup for those remaining 4?

My vote would be to do it:

Florida v. TCU - this is for two reasons. One, I think TCU or Boise are the only teams who can actually beat Florida's defense. Two, Boise gets locked into the Fiesta Bowl most likely due to the proximity and tradition. Also, this is the only way for TCU to actually prove themselves.
Georgia Tech v. Cincy - it's boring, it's lame, it's the Orange Bowl, and I don't really respect either of these conferences or teams.
Iowa v. Boise State - Iowa could have a healthy Stanzi at this point, and could actually give Boise a run for their money if that's the case.

What will actually happen:

TCU v. Boise State - The Fiesta Bowl will want to take the first two undefeated teams to not play in the National Championship for the controversy.
Florida v. Cincy - this game will flat suck. The Sugar bowl gets the last pick of the remaining at-large teams, and Cincy will be the last left
Georgia Tech v. Iowa - Orange goes with Iowa because they want the Big 10 $$$ over the Big East $$$. Nothing can make this game good, though.

[Hoax]

Iowa stuffing that annoying Navy running scheme would be kinda fun but yeah if the espn predictions are correct this is bullshit.  All of America wants to see the 3 "lesser" unbeatens play a bcs conference power.  Matching two against each other is such a dodge.  From the analysis I've read it comes down to the Orange Bowl to save us, by not picking a big10 team and taking Cincy or Boise versus Gtech.  The problem is both of those teams you want to see their offense on the field and Gtech doesn't allow opposing offenses many plays.  So I can't fault them for taking an Iowa/Penn State for the extra monies.  Also taking Boise or Cincy and having them roll over Tech would only prove how worthless the ACC really is.

I wrote all that and then remembered the bowls were picked, checked on them and what do you know, Orange Bowl pussies out big time.  God I hope Iowa stuffs the shit out of Tech's offense.

Does it seem like total bullshit that Cincy gets Florida when Cincy is by far the weakest of the 3 bcs buster teams?  I'm really really wishing Pitt had knocked them off now and I'm usually a fan.  Ofc having their coach start playing footsies with ND before he finishes out the big challenge of a bowl game really turned me off.  TCU v Florida or even Boise v Florida are much more compelling match ups in my mind.  Instead we're going to see a defense that can't help but make Tebow look incredible again so we can all start sucking his dick again, oh joy.

I think Penn State can beat LSU, Northwestern over Auburn though feels pretty unlikely.