tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post116515620659498513..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: CFB Debate of the Year: Florida or Michigan?(330-Plus Comments and Counting...)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165197143650226032006-12-03T20:52:00.000-05:002006-12-03T20:52:00.000-05:00biff:Funny, I was wondering the same thing. Truth...biff:<BR/>Funny, I was wondering the same thing. Truth is, he probably would have tied Florida and Michigan at #2, he just didn't realize he could. So it's probably inconsequential.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165196985940193102006-12-03T20:49:00.002-05:002006-12-03T20:49:00.002-05:00So with the BCS ranking between Florida and Michig...<I><BR/>So with the BCS ranking between Florida and Michigan only thousandths of point difference, would Tressel's non-vote have made a difference? <BR/></I><BR/><BR/>It was a hundredth of a point difference, and the answer (after doing the math) is No.Christian Thomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552580025935909875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165196646608236922006-12-03T20:44:00.000-05:002006-12-03T20:44:00.000-05:00One point no one has made yet: Notre Dame would no...One point no one has made yet: Notre Dame would not even make a BCS game if they were in a conference because they'd have to be #1 or #2 in that conference to get in. So, not only do they make less money for being in a conference, they don't get that paycheck at all. Somebody has to put a gun to their head and FORCE them to join a conference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165195908356473482006-12-03T20:31:00.000-05:002006-12-03T20:31:00.000-05:00ma4tt:The unwritten rule is that no coach from ano...ma4tt:<BR/><BR/>The unwritten rule is that no coach from another conference will vote two Big Ten teams into the National Championship game, if he has any control over it.<BR/><BR/>The system...works?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165195759436061622006-12-03T20:29:00.000-05:002006-12-03T20:29:00.000-05:00Did you hear the fear in Meyer's voice? I think t...Did you hear the fear in Meyer's voice? I think that he just realized that he has to lose by less than three points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165195520484982302006-12-03T20:25:00.000-05:002006-12-03T20:25:00.000-05:00So what exactly did Notre Dame do to deserve a BCS...<I><BR/>So what exactly did Notre Dame do to deserve a BCS bowl?</I><BR/><BR/>Didn't you hear? They're coached by a genius whose signature game is a loss.<BR/><BR/>It's quite possible I'll be hoping for LSU to drop 100 on ND by the time January rolls around.Christian Thomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552580025935909875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165195324595969762006-12-03T20:22:00.000-05:002006-12-03T20:22:00.000-05:00Here are my predictions for the BCS bowls (plus th...Here are my predictions for the BCS bowls (plus the also-ran bowl).<BR/><BR/>Actually Believe:<BR/>OSU 31, UF 10<BR/>LSU 37, ND 17<BR/>UM 27, USC 21<BR/>Louisville 30, WFU 17<BR/>Oklahoma 21, Boise State 9<BR/>Wisconsin 14, Arkansas 10<BR/><BR/>Want to happen:<BR/>OSU 47, UF 21<BR/>LSU 84, ND 0<BR/>UM 3, USC 2<BR/>WFU 14, Louisville 10<BR/>Boise State 30, Oklahoma 20<BR/>Wisconsin 14, Arkansas 10Christian Thomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552580025935909875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165195132421888672006-12-03T20:18:00.000-05:002006-12-03T20:18:00.000-05:00I'm betting that Fox was required to announce the ...<I><BR/>I'm betting that Fox was required to announce the National Championship Game before 8:15 when the NFL Sunday Night game kicked off. Just a thought... <BR/></I><BR/><BR/>I think it was because showing either the Sugar (showing LSU versus Notre Dame) or Rose (showing USC versus Michigan) would've allowed ESPN to start discussing the National Championship since it would be known at that point.Christian Thomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552580025935909875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165194712055484722006-12-03T20:11:00.001-05:002006-12-03T20:11:00.001-05:00BOOOOOOOBOOOOOOOKurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615862536072857322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165194658140292022006-12-03T20:10:00.001-05:002006-12-03T20:10:00.001-05:00Wow, or they could skip Rose and Sugar and go stra...Wow, or they could skip Rose and Sugar and go straight to the National Championship game. Guess they knew that the other bowls would show who would go anyway, might as well announce it first.Christian Thomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552580025935909875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165194603315564462006-12-03T20:10:00.000-05:002006-12-03T20:10:00.000-05:00No surprises yet:Orange: Wake Forest vs Louisville...No surprises yet:<BR/>Orange: Wake Forest vs Louisville<BR/>Fiesta: Oklahoma vs Boise State<BR/><BR/>Going waaaaay too slow. But we should know after the next bowl how the rest is going to fill out.Christian Thomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552580025935909875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165193724609419762006-12-03T19:55:00.000-05:002006-12-03T19:55:00.000-05:00Lou Holtz hit the nail on the head a few minutes a...Lou Holtz hit the nail on the head a few minutes ago. The reason why Florida made the jump in the AP Coaches Polls is probably that the voters in those polls have spent the several weeks with the attitude, "I guess I have to keep Florida #4-ish for now... but there's no way they win out so I don't have to take them seriously for #2." And now that we managed to do it, they have to reconsider from teh point of view of "Oh, ok, I guess they accomplished quite a bit."TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923521765537437204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165193517689342192006-12-03T19:51:00.000-05:002006-12-03T19:51:00.000-05:00Ok, ten minutes to go.The following seems to be th...Ok, ten minutes to go.<BR/><BR/>The following seems to be the consensus (Automatic in Bold):<BR/><BR/>Sugar: LSU vs Notre Dame<BR/>Orange: <B>Wake Forest</B> vs Louisville<BR/>Rose: <B>USC</B> vs Michigan<BR/>Fiesta: <B>Oklahoma</B> vs Boise State<BR/>Championship: Ohio State vs Florida<BR/><BR/>Any chance that it won't fall this way (outside of Michigan grabbing the rematch)?Christian Thomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552580025935909875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165191621858682982006-12-03T19:20:00.000-05:002006-12-03T19:20:00.000-05:00I don't really need to rethink the statement. Mich...<I><BR/>I don't really need to rethink the statement. Michigan finished their season a couple of weeks ago and were ranked #2. Since then Florida hasn't done anything impressive enough to justify vaulting over them and USC hadn't at the time either. But now because Florida plays last they are rewarded with a higher ranking. Makes no sense. <BR/></I><BR/><BR/>Of course it makes sense. USC and Florida each have beaten a top team since Michigan last played. Michigan isn't getting dropped, USC and Florida are getting rewarded.<BR/><BR/>It also doesn't help Michigan that USC beat Notre Dame; even if the human polls didn't penalize Michigan for that, the computers definitely would.Christian Thomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552580025935909875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165189241951379442006-12-03T18:40:00.000-05:002006-12-03T18:40:00.000-05:00Michigan does absolutely nothing to hurt themselve...<I>Michigan does absolutely nothing to hurt themselves in the rankings and drop behind USC first and then Florida.</I><BR/><BR/>Ack, what a horrible argument! We're to judge 100% of Michigan's season against the first 85% of Florida's season and then stick to that judgment once Florida finishes up the remaining 15%? Really? Rethink that one.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923521765537437204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165183199009884492006-12-03T16:59:00.000-05:002006-12-03T16:59:00.000-05:00Plus-one would match OSU-Florida against the best ...Plus-one would match OSU-Florida against the best remaining team this year--Michigan, LSU or USC, based on their bowl game. BCS would actually be free of controversy if they instituted that. My money's on it happening by next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165182837864755972006-12-03T16:53:00.000-05:002006-12-03T16:53:00.000-05:00Did anyone else see Jeff Fisher almost not go for ...Did anyone else see Jeff Fisher almost <B>not go for the field goal</B>?!?!?<BR/><BR/>Even thinking about taking the field goal unit off the field should be a fireable offense. Especially when you don't know if you'll ever have the ball again in this game. EspeciallyX2 when you know your QB is injured. EspeciallyX3 when the entire stadium knows you're wrong (booing) before you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165181643972579592006-12-03T16:34:00.000-05:002006-12-03T16:34:00.000-05:00LA Times says it's Florida playing Ohio State. It'...LA Times says it's Florida playing Ohio State. It's according to a BCS source.<BR/><BR/>http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/football/la-sp-bcs4dec04,0,6645854.story?coll=la-home-headlinesLiamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00030035240540942238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165180824431934412006-12-03T16:20:00.000-05:002006-12-03T16:20:00.000-05:00Reggie Bush, 4td's. Eat it ShannyReggie Bush, 4td's. Eat it Shannymarcomarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507640418000407851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165180692843132432006-12-03T16:18:00.000-05:002006-12-03T16:18:00.000-05:00LA Times is saying Florida to BCS Title game.http:...LA Times is saying Florida to BCS Title game.<BR/>http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/football/la-sp-bcs4dec04,0,6645854.story?coll=la-home-headlinesTrey (formerly TF)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16016679366233865869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165179848467816982006-12-03T16:04:00.000-05:002006-12-03T16:04:00.000-05:00Reggie w/ 4 TDs and 160 yards today. I don't like...Reggie w/ 4 TDs and 160 yards today. <BR/><BR/>I don't like to bash Shanoff like most others on here, but this deserves some kind of shot at Dan.<BR/><BR/>I'm just not smart enough to come up with one.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338217120051516790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165178790389201472006-12-03T15:46:00.000-05:002006-12-03T15:46:00.000-05:00Indications are that Florida will make the champ. ...Indications are that Florida will make the champ. game.<BR/><BR/>Obviously, Florida-backers will be redeemed if Florida wins against OSU. But, in the likely event that they lose, I ask: <BR/><I><B>How many points can they lose by that you can argue they belonged there?</I></B><BR/><BR/>*they belonged there==they were the #2 team in the country<BR/><BR/>I say THREE. Neutral zone, where you can't argue either way ends at 7, and any bigger defeat than that, and "They were who we thought they were!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165178393592418972006-12-03T15:39:00.000-05:002006-12-03T15:39:00.000-05:00I think we can all agree that no matter who plays ...<I>I think we can all agree that no matter who plays in the national title game, no one will be satisfied because we had three teams that the national consensous is they all deserve a shot, and a 4th team that went unbeated and gets laughed at. <BR/></I><BR/><BR/>If Boise State beats Oklahoma, and OSU loses, I say Boise State should get the AP National Championship.<BR/><BR/>Seeing as there is no chance in hell Boise State beats Oklahoma, however ...Christian Thomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552580025935909875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165178070696128652006-12-03T15:34:00.000-05:002006-12-03T15:34:00.000-05:00@tf: I'm not talking about matchups versus legit t...@tf: I'm not talking about matchups versus legit teams. I didn't mentiom OSU just finishing up a home and home with Texas, or their upcoming ones against Miami and USC because I thought we were talking about the matchups with the cake teams.<BR/><BR/>What it boils down to is, if you're only argument against scheduling a home-and-home with UAB is "none of the other top schools do it", then you have no argument because that's a lame cop-out.Christian Thomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552580025935909875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1165177455565895132006-12-03T15:24:00.000-05:002006-12-03T15:24:00.000-05:00Thinking a college team could even hang with an NF...Thinking a college team could even hang with an NFL team is like thinking a team from 25 years ago could hang with a team today. There is no way it would happen. <BR/><BR/>3 reasons why a college team can't hang:<BR/><BR/>1 There are over 3 times as many college teams so you have major talent dilution. Same reason a high school team would be at a major disadvantage to a college team.<BR/><BR/>2 The players are older and have practiced longer and consequently better in the pros than they were in college. You reach your football peak in the late 20s not at 20.<BR/><BR/>3 College teams can only choose from players with a 4 year age spread whereas NFL teams have realistically about a 12 year age spread. That's another 3 times as many players to choose your roster from.<BR/><BR/>Take your pick of the worst team in the NFL: Arizona, Detroit, Tampa Bay, Oakland, it doesnt matter. If they played Ohio St. they would wax the floor with them at least 42-14.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07353671003212539401noreply@blogger.com