tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post116308301212003579..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Five Reasons to Root for RutgersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163114168544994992006-11-09T18:16:00.000-05:002006-11-09T18:16:00.000-05:00Richard,What post from the manninghams ever have s...Richard,<BR/><BR/>What post from the manninghams ever have shown him to be sane?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07353671003212539401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163110123435762532006-11-09T17:08:00.000-05:002006-11-09T17:08:00.000-05:00Here's the situation. Ohio State people and Michi...Here's the situation. Ohio State people and Michigan people are going to root for Louisville because they feel that Louisville is the easier game in the National Championship than say.. Florida. Most everyone else is going to pull for Rutgers because of the underdog thing and the "blow up the BCS" thing. Why do people love Cinderella's so much during March Madness... because it creates chaos and is a damn good story. Rutgers is that Cinderella.<BR/><BR/>And personally, if I were Michigan and Ohio State, I'd be begging for Rutgers to win to knock Louisville out. They're offense is much more explosive than Florida's. (Sorry Dan but its true.) OSU/Mich vs Florida is probably an easier game for OSU/Mich than Louisville's is.jhawkjjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297634924511036895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163109510206614572006-11-09T16:58:00.000-05:002006-11-09T16:58:00.000-05:00as opposed to the maize and blue homo team, mannin...as opposed to the maize and blue homo team, manningham?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163109479674669852006-11-09T16:57:00.000-05:002006-11-09T16:57:00.000-05:00And by the by, people always bag on the Pac-10 as ...And by the by, people always bag on the Pac-10 as not a very strong conference, but at least those schools schedule tough non-conference games.BLUEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547964589052140083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163109129298673142006-11-09T16:52:00.000-05:002006-11-09T16:52:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.BLUEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547964589052140083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163108976350155402006-11-09T16:49:00.000-05:002006-11-09T16:49:00.000-05:00Where did you get those SOS rankings? The Sagarin...Where did you get those SOS rankings? The Sagarin rankings are very different for SOS. <BR/><BR/>Cal 3<BR/>USC 5<BR/>Florida 15<BR/>Tennessee 16<BR/>Notre Dame 26<BR/>Michigan 27<BR/>LSU 29<BR/>Ohio State 31<BR/>Auburn 39<BR/>Louisville 42<BR/>Texas 47<BR/>WVU 49<BR/>Wisconsin 61<BR/>Wake Forest 88 <BR/>Arkansas 98<BR/>Rutgers 101<BR/>Boise State104<BR/><BR/>Did you just pull numbers out of a hat. The Sagarin rankings are at least a credible source.BLUEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547964589052140083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163108223803239862006-11-09T16:37:00.000-05:002006-11-09T16:37:00.000-05:00Dan- contenders (0 or 1 loss teams) strength of sc...Dan- <BR/><BR/><B>contenders (0 or 1 loss teams) strength of schedule,</B> (number represents overall D1-A standing)<BR/><BR/>Florida - 4<BR/>Cal - 10<BR/>Michigan - 14<BR/>Texas - 20<BR/>Auburn - 24<BR/>USC - 26<BR/>Norte Dame - 28<BR/>Ohio St. - 30<BR/>Louisville - 37<BR/>West Virginia - 38<BR/>Wisconsin - 48<BR/>Arkansas - 56<BR/><B>Rutgers</B> - 64 <BR/>Boise St. - 82<BR/>Wake Forest - 106<BR/><BR/>so i guess that proves the bias against wake and boise because they are wake and boise wrong as well as the whole RUTGERS REALLY IS GOOD theory<BR/><BR/>this also may be the reason that if a 1 loss team goes to the championship it'll be florida (keep in mind that USC's SOS will go up though)<BR/><BR/>as I see it, <B>THERE ARE 3 REASONS TO ROOT FOR A TEAM IN A BIG GAME THAT DOESN'T AFFECT YOUR TEAM</B> <BR/><BR/>1. Make the Championship game BETTER <BR/>If rutgers wins it'll probobly make the game better. It eliminates Louisville, who stinks from what we saw last week and will stink even worse if they lose tonight, from contension.<BR/>EDGE: <I>Rutgers</I> <BR/><BR/>2. Bring Down the Retarded BCS once and for all <BR/>the prospect of Rutgers going undefeated and not making the Championship while playing in a BCS conference is tempting.<BR/>EDGE: <I>Rutgers</I> <BR/><BR/>3. Root for the Underdog <BR/>no comment<BR/>EDGE: <I>Rutgers</I> <BR/><BR/>so i'll be rooting for rutgers hereGuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163108072003355662006-11-09T16:34:00.000-05:002006-11-09T16:34:00.000-05:00Boise State has a weak schedule this year. I agre...Boise State has a weak schedule this year. I agree with that whole heartedly. But that is through very little fault of theirs. The bigger conferences aren't letting them into their league, and they're in their 3rd league as a D-1 school. They beat whoever is on their schedule. They try and schedule bigger schools (Georgia last year) but is it fair that those bigger schools won't schedule a home/home series. You'll never see a big name school come into Boise.BLUEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547964589052140083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163107732876085122006-11-09T16:28:00.001-05:002006-11-09T16:28:00.001-05:00Here's something to consider if Louisville loses o...Here's something to consider if Louisville loses opening the door to a 1-loss team in the NC. Would Texas actually be ahead of Florida in the BCS if Oklahoma didn't get hosed by the officials in Oregon? OU would only have 1 loss (to this point) which would bump them up in the standings, which in turn would bump Texas up in the standings.jhawkjjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297634924511036895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163107683049690322006-11-09T16:28:00.000-05:002006-11-09T16:28:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163107073510862772006-11-09T16:17:00.000-05:002006-11-09T16:17:00.000-05:00Oh dear. Are people seriously debating the schola...Oh dear. Are people seriously debating the scholastic merits of their schools. Seriously? Get one thing straight, unless you went to a school that has a reputation for being strong academically (i.e. ivy league, stanford, northwestern) then everyone got pretty much the same education. And it's not what education you have, it's what you do with that education.BLUEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547964589052140083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163106619453902712006-11-09T16:10:00.000-05:002006-11-09T16:10:00.000-05:00I can tell you that I am pumped for the Rutgers ga...I can tell you that I am pumped for the Rutgers game tonight! I have been all week. I will be missing Grey's Anatomy to watch it.<BR/>My cousins are all alum from the State University of New Jersey and had sparked our interest in the Scarlet Knights back when they were the laughing stock.<BR/>I hope they spank UL tonight.<BR/>Manninghams...I am now convinced you are the same person!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163106419968788692006-11-09T16:06:00.000-05:002006-11-09T16:06:00.000-05:00a win for rutgers not only will get the team on th...a win for rutgers not only will get the team on the map, but it may be what Ray Rice needs to get a much-deserved trip to NYC as a Heisman finalist.The Big Picturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824849961968298355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163105790142329422006-11-09T15:56:00.000-05:002006-11-09T15:56:00.000-05:00Dan -Maybe I sound like a bitch right now, but I r...Dan -<BR/><BR/>Maybe I sound like a bitch right now, but I really want to distance myself from the more unsavory characters that one might associate me with.<BR/><BR/>I have already expressed <A HREF="http://draconnery.blogspot.com/2006/11/long-live-big-east.html" REL="nofollow">my excitement</A> about this 2nd consecutive Thursday night football game worth watching. It's like... um, Christmas come early?<BR/><BR/>Don't mistake my slowness to accept Louisville and, last week/month, WVU as Top 3 teams for lack of interest. I just don't think they've made their case clear yet. I believe I was right about WVU, because I was watching ESPN last Thursday night as well.<BR/><BR/>Right now I think Rutgers and Louisville should be somewhere in the top ten, and Rutgers might very well be better than UL, if only because you have to play football both directions. We'll see if the Big East showdown of the week can prove me right again.<BR/><BR/>Boise State, by the way, gets very little respect from me. Too many "States" on that schedule that they are rolling through.john (east lansing, mi)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03872457640564913468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163104128528546742006-11-09T15:28:00.000-05:002006-11-09T15:28:00.000-05:00Florida St. is practically on par with Miami for b...Florida St. is practically on par with Miami for being a 'thug school'. I've lost count of all the arrests they've had in the last few years.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07353671003212539401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163103676913041852006-11-09T15:21:00.000-05:002006-11-09T15:21:00.000-05:00Look, if you can't even read I can't help you much...Look, if you can't even read I can't help you much Dan Mega. Georgia Tech is currently ranked in all polls and Notre Dame won at Georgia Tech 14-10 as I stated previously in the exact post that said do a little research next time.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07353671003212539401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163103177256722862006-11-09T15:12:00.001-05:002006-11-09T15:12:00.001-05:00"Maybe do a little research next time Dan Mega."Uh..."Maybe do a little research next time Dan Mega."<BR/><BR/>Uh, what poll are you looking at? Last time I checked, PSU isn't ranked.Megahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407561625097289402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163102598549272432006-11-09T15:03:00.000-05:002006-11-09T15:03:00.000-05:00Here's another reason: If Rugters wins, they're no...Here's another reason: If Rugters wins, they're not going to play for the national title game. They might deserve a chance, but they're not gonna get it. But who's currently #4 behind L'ville? That's right, Texas. So the scenario I forsee is: Michigan loses to OSU, by two TDs or 17 points. This will drop them down to probably #4 or 5. If neither of the SEC teams are super-impressive, guess who's going to end up at #2? The Longhorns.<BR/><BR/>So you'd end up with this completely ridiculous scenario: Texas lost to OSU by 21 at home, while Michigan lost to OSU by 14 on the road...and UT gets the edge simply because they lost earlier. This scenario could help the NCAA realize what a dumb system this is and get us one step closer to a playoff.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764597535956025803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163101529652490762006-11-09T14:45:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:45:00.000-05:00PLAYOFF!!! Only way to actually determine who the...PLAYOFF!!! Only way to actually determine who the best is.jhawkjjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297634924511036895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163100884307199832006-11-09T14:34:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:34:00.000-05:00Or if what you were going for is teams that were r...Or if what you were going for is teams that were ranked at the time they played them....<BR/><BR/>09/09 #19 Penn State W 41-17 <BR/><BR/>Either way you're wrong.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07353671003212539401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163100812335607442006-11-09T14:33:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:33:00.000-05:00Plain and simple, OSU and Michigan are not MORE pr...Plain and simple, OSU and Michigan are not MORE proven right now than Rutgers or Louisville. Why? Because THEY HAVEN'T PLAYED EACH OTHER. People seem to forget this is the ONLY way to find out who is better, the conference or past competition has nothing to do with it, Rivalry games and ranked vs unranked upsets prove this every year. Its obvious we just need a playoff as the only solution to nonsense arguments about who people "think" is better without being able to just put them up against each other.<BR/><BR/>I think its hilarious that everyone out there always love to tell you how their conference/school is awesome and the reason is because (insert conference they don't like or the one who has a chance of knocking their school out of contention) sucks because their conference sucks or has easy schedules. Please realize every school out there has horrible teams on their schedule, the power schools do it on purpose and refuse mid-majors cause they don't wanna be upset and ruin their season while mid-majors do it because its all thats left. I think everyone just needs to realize we are all homers (espically when it comes to college), and that every conference has sucky teams not to mention none of these teams share any common opponents.<BR/><BR/>the only way to find out what teams are better is to have them play each other, relating things by the notion of A beat B beat C beat D NEVER works because its theoretical.Allen Wedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511193372395131930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163100734290622012006-11-09T14:32:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:32:00.000-05:00Dan Mega said... Rutgers has beaten as many ranked...Dan Mega said... <BR/>Rutgers has beaten as many ranked opponents this year as Notre Dame has.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Notre Dame 14<BR/>Georgia Tech 10<BR/><BR/>Note that Georgia Tech is 18 in the BCS standings.<BR/><BR/>Rutgers has defeated exactly zero ranked BCS teams. <BR/><BR/>Maybe do a little research next time Dan Mega.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07353671003212539401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163099968370483092006-11-09T14:19:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:19:00.000-05:00Yeah, let's see how the Jersey in Charlie Weis rea...Yeah, let's see how the Jersey in Charlie Weis reacts to Rutgers passing Notre Dame in the polls, if RU were to win tonight.Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163099580673419012006-11-09T14:13:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:13:00.000-05:00Rutgers has beaten as many ranked opponents this y...Rutgers has beaten as many ranked opponents this year as Notre Dame has.<BR/><BR/>Yet I see Irish fans whining about disrepect. Its laughable.Megahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407561625097289402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1163099325582824912006-11-09T14:08:00.000-05:002006-11-09T14:08:00.000-05:00Ok I'm going to stick up a bit for Kansas, somewha...Ok I'm going to stick up a bit for Kansas, somewhat, since saying USF lost to them and therefore means nothing. yes Kansas plays in the Big 12 north which is down and has been for a few years. Kansas right now sits at 5-5 with the following losses:<BR/><BR/>1. Toledo in double overtime when the starting QB got hurt in the 4th quarter and didn't tell the coaches. Two overtime possessions=two turnovers by the QB<BR/><BR/>2. Nebraska in overtime in Lincoln. If the backup QB doesn't turn the ball over twice in the red zone completely different story.<BR/><BR/>3. Texas A&M... lead the entire game until A&M scored with 34 secs left.<BR/><BR/>4. Oklahoma St... lead 17-0 before imploding and allowing someone 300 yards recieving.<BR/><BR/>5. Baylor... lead by 19 with 9 mins left before imploding.<BR/><BR/>Had they not had 8-9 new starters on defense you're talking a team that is probably sitting at 8-2 and already booking a trip to KC for the Big 12 title.<BR/><BR/>And don't forget the whole Vince Young legend started when he came back to beat KU after a BS offensive pass interference call. KU had them beat. Texas loses that game, there is no Vince Young show in the Rose bowl against Michigan (who he singlehandedly beat).<BR/><BR/>In no way is Kansas great, but they aren't bad either. And yes I'd put them up against the the number 4 team in the Big 10 and wouldn't be surprised when they won.jhawkjjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297634924511036895noreply@blogger.com