College Football 2008 - Page 17

On October 08 2008 14:43 zer0das wrote:
Kind of early for this, but ESPN had an article on Mock BCS standings.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3629362

Personally I find the discussion more interesting than the actual rankings. :d

On October 13 2008 04:06 TheMusiC wrote:
TEXAS IS FOR REAL??? #1 BABY

suck it!

next week's game vs mizzou is going to be very, very dangerous though

On October 14 2008 08:57 hasuprotoss wrote:
My mid-season poll:

1. Texas-It's close between the Longhorns, the big ugly elephant thing, and the extinct animals, but the cows are the best in my book after besting Oklahoma.
2. Alabama-With Georgia looking horrid against Tennessee (considering how bad Tennessee is this year), I'll put Texas above them barely.
3. Penn State-These guys may very well be the best team in the nation; however, they have not truly played anybody of massive consequence. Sure they beat Oregon State (who bested USC), but that's their sexiest win, especially with Wisconsin tanking it recently. This week they get their best chance to exercise the demons of the massive Michigan winning streak against them, so I look for Penn State to move up after the Texas-Mizzou game (since I expect Mizzou to take it, but you never know!
4. Oklahoma State- The next best undefeated team, imo. But it's by a pretty darn big margin. Can't wait to see them continue their rough patch of scheduling in the Big 12, maybe they can win it by a big surprise.
5. BYU-With the exception of the Washington game they have generally dominated their competition. The winner between them and Utah are basically guaranteed a BCS spot.
6. Texas Tech-Looked shaky against Nebraska. but they are still undefeated.
7. Utah-Win over Michigan does not look so great anymore, but they did destroy Wyoming. Their schedule just has not been as great as BYU's.
8. Boise State-Still undefeated and they are looking like they could run the table again in the WAC. It's scary looking at the capabilities in the mid-majors. I'm not sure about the rules of two mid-majors getting into the BCS, but if Boise State runs the table, they might just deserve it.
9. Ball State-Probably the least impressive undefeated team, but they are still undefeated.
10. Toledo-I lied about Ball State, I didn't even know Toledo was undefeated, DOH!
11. Oklahoma-A pretty well-exposed defense on Saturday, I do think they are the best of the "once-beatens."
12. Missouri-No, I'm not drinking any Big Twelve Kool-aid. I just believe that everybody else who has one loss is inferior to Missouri.
13. Cal-I was going to put Michigan State in this spot and then I realized Cal beat them. Therefore, Cal gets the nod.
14. Michigan State-Only loss is to Cal, and Ringer is a beast.
15. Florida-GROAN. I really hate putting Florida here. I don't think they are that amazing, but they did beat LSU. I think they will beat Georgia, but drop another game along the road to the SEC championship game.
16. Georgia-I was going to put USC in this spot, but their one shared opponent gave USC more of a game. Man, did they look horrid against Tennessee though.
17. USC-Couldn't move the ball on ASU, and they were just flat out destroyed by Oregon State
18. .LSU-I'm calling for the upset this week! Spurrier at home! Look out!
19. TCU-They have only one loss to Oklahoma, but they haven't played anybody else...
20. Ohio State-They aren't staying here long... Since there is a team that wears green that will probably give them a nice spanking on Saturday.
21. Virginia Tech-They should definitely have two losses in conference, but they luckboxed their way into fumbles against Ga Tech and North Carolina, thus they get the nod here.
22. North Carolina-Butch Davis is doing a great job here, they will be an impressive team for the rest of the schedule.
23. South Florida-I hate putting a Big East team in the rankings, but I guess South Florida is the most impressive team out there for this spot.
24. Minnesota-Wow, they have wins!
25. Kansas- When's basketball season again?

Any disagreements should be posted. I might try and do this weekly from here on out...

Edit: And a fun tool for those who like to look at individual polls:
http://pollspeak.com/index.htm

And look at this idiot... Seriously... USC>Penn St??? Considering how badly Penn State spanked Oregon State and Oregon State spanked USC??? WTF GIMME WHATEVER YOUR SMOKING MAN!!:

http://pollspeak.com/pollstalker/pollstalker.php?s=5&p=9&t1=79&t2=0&v=38&w=8&r=V

On October 14 2008 10:53 Last Romantic wrote:
That fuckin MD game

FUCK.

On October 14 2008 08:57 hasuprotoss wrote:
My mid-season poll:

1. Texas-It's close between the Longhorns, the big ugly elephant thing, and the extinct animals, but the cows are the best in my book after besting Oklahoma.
2. Alabama-With Georgia looking horrid against Tennessee (considering how bad Tennessee is this year), I'll put Texas above them barely.
3. Penn State-These guys may very well be the best team in the nation; however, they have not truly played anybody of massive consequence. Sure they beat Oregon State (who bested USC), but that's their sexiest win, especially with Wisconsin tanking it recently. This week they get their best chance to exercise the demons of the massive Michigan winning streak against them, so I look for Penn State to move up after the Texas-Mizzou game (since I expect Mizzou to take it, but you never know!
4. Oklahoma State- The next best undefeated team, imo. But it's by a pretty darn big margin. Can't wait to see them continue their rough patch of scheduling in the Big 12, maybe they can win it by a big surprise.
5. BYU-With the exception of the Washington game they have generally dominated their competition. The winner between them and Utah are basically guaranteed a BCS spot.
6. Texas Tech-Looked shaky against Nebraska. but they are still undefeated.
7. Utah-Win over Michigan does not look so great anymore, but they did destroy Wyoming. Their schedule just has not been as great as BYU's.
8. Boise State-Still undefeated and they are looking like they could run the table again in the WAC. It's scary looking at the capabilities in the mid-majors. I'm not sure about the rules of two mid-majors getting into the BCS, but if Boise State runs the table, they might just deserve it.
9. Ball State-Probably the least impressive undefeated team, but they are still undefeated.
10. Tulsa-I lied about Ball State, I didn't even know Tulsa was undefeated, DOH!
11. Oklahoma-A pretty well-exposed defense on Saturday, I do think they are the best of the "once-beatens."
12. Missouri-No, I'm not drinking any Big Twelve Kool-aid. I just believe that everybody else who has one loss is inferior to Missouri.
13. Cal-I was going to put Michigan State in this spot and then I realized Cal beat them. Therefore, Cal gets the nod.
14. Michigan State-Only loss is to Cal, and Ringer is a beast.
15. Florida-GROAN. I really hate putting Florida here. I don't think they are that amazing, but they did beat LSU. I think they will beat Georgia, but drop another game along the road to the SEC championship game.
16. Georgia-I was going to put USC in this spot, but their one shared opponent gave USC more of a game. Man, did they look horrid against Tennessee though.
17. USC-Couldn't move the ball on ASU, and they were just flat out destroyed by Oregon State
18. .LSU-I'm calling for the upset this week! Spurrier at home! Look out!
19. TCU-They have only one loss to Oklahoma, but they haven't played anybody else...
20. Ohio State-They aren't staying here long... Since there is a team that wears green that will probably give them a nice spanking on Saturday.
21. Virginia Tech-They should definitely have two losses in conference, but they luckboxed their way into fumbles against Ga Tech and North Carolina, thus they get the nod here.
22. North Carolina-Butch Davis is doing a great job here, they will be an impressive team for the rest of the schedule.
23. South Florida-I hate putting a Big East team in the rankings, but I guess South Florida is the most impressive team out there for this spot.
24. Minnesota-Wow, they have wins!
25. Kansas- When's basketball season again?

Any disagreements should be posted. I might try and do this weekly from here on out...

Edit: And a fun tool for those who like to look at individual polls:
http://pollspeak.com/index.htm

And look at this idiot... Seriously... USC>Penn St??? Considering how badly Penn State spanked Oregon State and Oregon State spanked USC??? WTF GIMME WHATEVER YOUR SMOKING MAN!!:

http://pollspeak.com/pollstalker/pollstalker.php?s=5&p=9&t1=79&t2=0&v=38&w=8&r=V

On October 14 2008 09:57 hasuprotoss wrote:
Yet they haven't lost a game. And Cal, with the exception of having to play a Maryland team that roller coasters (at a time when they would not normally be awake anyway) has smashed the competition. Plus they have looked a lot better then USC. Also, USC, Florida, and Georgia has lost a game, Ball State and Tulsa have not.

Edit: And if Tulsa/Ball State don't lose, they will probably be jumped as the conference schedules get further under way.

FUCK!! I meant Tulsa not Toledo. My bad...

On October 17 2008 12:19 OneOther wrote:

Ball State and Tulsa over USC/Florida/Georgia because they haven't lost a game? Wow. Look at their schedule, their opponents, and their conferences. USC/Florida/Georgia would RAPE them mercilessly. Do you actually watch football, or are you going off the blind "Oh 6-0 zomg" technique?