All right...With the conference championships complete, we say the true best two teams are Florida and USC. Sure, it didn't work out that way but we stand behind our thought that without the aid of playoff, they are the cream of the crop. We're pretty much convinced USC would handle Oklahoma or Texas on a neutral field. Agree?
The rest of the poll is essentially useless fodder but here it is. Let us know what you think. Which bowl matchups intrigue you?
Note: A little hitch in the blogpoll's giddyup has most of the team movement shown incorrectly. Most notably, it shows Georgia Tech vaulting 10 spots but we had them 15th last week so it's just a one slot jump. In any event, don't waste your time on the delta's.
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No Harvin, no problem. Two-Time Tebow (hopefully not) would not be denied totaling 273 yards and 3 TD in Florida's 31-20 win over 'Bama. Next up: Oklahoma in the BCS title game. 8pm, January 8th. |  1 |
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The Trojans took it easy on rival UCLA winning just 28-7. The USC D finished the regular season yielding a paltry 7.8 points per game, the lowest total since Auburn's 7.2 in '88. First downs: USC 33, UCLA 7. 'Nuff said. I think we're all interested to see what they can do against Penn State's offense. Rose Bowl: 4:30pm, January 1st. | 1 |
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Next up: Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. 8pm, January 5th. | 1 |
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The Sooners became the first team ever to score at least 60 points in five straight games in a 62-21 thrashing of an overmatched Missouri squad to earn a spot against Florida in the BCS title game. Stoops' boys also became the highest scoring team ever with 702 points on the season (Hawaii 656 in '06). Consider us in the Bradford for Heisman camp though Tebow is most deserving. | 1 |
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Next up: USC in the Rose Bowl. 4:30pm, January 1st. | 1 |
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Bama fared a little better than we expected but still couldn't get past Florida. Getting outscored 14-0 in the 4th quarter won't punch a ticket to the BCS title tilt. Next up: Utah in the Sugar Bowl. 8pm, January 2nd. |  5 |
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Next up: Ole Miss in the Cotton Bowl. 2pm, January 2nd. | -- |
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Next up: Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. 8pm, January 2nd. | 1 |
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Next up: TCU in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Longest. Bowl. Name. Ever. 8pm, December 23rd. | 1 |
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Next up: Texas in the Fiesta Bowl. 8pm, January 5th. | -- |
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Big Least champ and big brother to Ohio State, the Bearcats damn near choked on it squeaking by Hawaii 29-24 in Honolulu. In fact, UC needed 19 points in the fourth including Marshawn Gilyard's 69 yard TD catch with 4:42 left to avoid the upset. Big brother, indeed. Too bad little brother OSU won't see them in the BCS. Next up: Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. 8:30pm, January 1st. | 5 |
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Next up: Oregon in the Holiday Bowl. 8pm, December 30th. | 1 |
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Next up: Boise State in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. 8pm, December 23rd. | 2 |
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Next up: LSU in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. 7:30pm, December 31st. | 10 |
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Next up: Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl. 1pm, January 1st. | 2 |
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Next up: Oklahoma State in the Holiday Bowl. 8pm, December 30th. | 2 |
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Next up: Georgia in the Capital One Bowl. 1pm, January 1st. | 3 |
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The Hokies 'earned' a trip to the Orange Bowl capturing the ACC title with a 30-12 victory over Boston College. I can see the empty seats in Miami already. 8:30pm, January 1st. | 8 |
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Next up: Arizona in the Las Vegas Bowl. 8pm, December 20th. | -- |
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Next up: Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl. 2pm, January 2nd. | 1 |
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Next up: Missouri in the Alamo Bowl. 8pm, December 29th. | 1 |
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Mizzou kept it close for 19 minutes but got outscored 45-14 over the final 41 minutes in a 62-21 donkey punch. Next up: Northwestern in the Alamo Bowl. 8pm, December 29th. | 10 |
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Next up: Pitt in the Sun Bowl. 2pm, December 31st. | 6 |
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Pitt earned a bid to the lucrative Sun Bowl thanks to a 34-10 win at UConn. Pitt managed just 9 first downs but created 5 turnovers. | 2 |
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The Cardinals perfect season came to an end as QB Nate Davis fumbled four times with 2 returned to the house (92, 74 yards) in a 42-24 loss to the powerhouse known as Buffalo. Next up: Tulsa in the GMAC Bowl. 8pm, January 6th. | 11 |
DROPPED OUT: Boston College (#23), Florida State (#25).
Comments
UC is a joke, they may win the Orange Bowl against the worst BCS team this year, but they won't being clamoring for a piece of the Bucs after their 19 seniors leave and their secondary is once again crappy.
Very true Jose, our Bucks reload with 5 star recruits yearly, whereas UC will take another 6-8 yrs. to build back up...and thats a MAYBE....
Anyways, worst game other than the Orange bowl is no question the sugar bowl. Not even interested in watching a "BCS Buster" get busted all over the field. Shit, if the Utes only beat Meeeeeeeeeeechigan by 2 pts, Bama is gonna shit in their mouth. Good, nobody likes a mormon. (my apologies to any mormons, John Smith rules!) All the prayers in the world won't sway this one.
Rose Bowl is going to be awesome, hopefully. Best game is the Fiesta for sure. Seeing as how SEC teams always seem to have MNC games in their own backyard, Florida beasts on Chokelahoma by 3 scores IMHO.
Vest quote:
The Buckeyes have dealt with the nation's vitriol all season after getting flattened in each of the last two national championship games. Now they must deal with irritated fans who don't even want them in the BCS. The 10-2 Buckeyes are headed to the Phoenix area for the fifth time in seven seasons instead of a 12-0 Boise State team that finished higher in the BCS, but was blanked because of Utah. Texas Tech also finished higher in the BCS, but the Raiders are left out because the Big 12 could only send two teams, and those slots were filled by Oklahoma and Texas.
If you're waiting for Jim Tressel to apologize for the Buckeyes' record seventh trip to the BCS, forget it.
"Gotta be honest, I didn't feel for them," he said, referring to Boise State. "I'm a compassionate guy, but only to an extent. Non-BCS teams have one guaranteed spot. That's pretty fair. I'd rather the Buckeyes be there."
http://www.usatoday.com/sports...
Tress is the man. That is a senatorial bitch slap right there. I've said it 100x or more....FUCK BOISE STATE. They are garbage. We would OWN them, damn, I actually wish we could play them. Gets me fired up just thinking about it. One good year and they are all of a sudden a dynasty? Give me a break. In then years, when we are still winning Big Televen championships on the regular, Boise St. will fall into mediocrity, and be known as the "Hook & Ladder play" simply.
Then = Ten
Dammit, I'm becoming Pogue
This will be the national arrival party for Terrelle Pryor.
I like our chances when given "no shot" 10 point underdogs??
Colt McCoy is a bitch, and we're gonna prove it.
Can we break out our old jerseys?
I like the semo-smack talk from Tressel.... and I like him talking up Beanie to the NFL scouts.....
Calm down people, I am excited about this game also, but it is not going to easy here... Texas is a serious ass Football team. They can be beat, but it will take a fantastic effort in all phases. Please Jim, turn Pryor loose!!! Let him be Terrelle!!!!! Also, please deviate from the normal offense gameplan and keep the Horns guessing! Get the opening kickoff and then line up in some formations that make them say WTF is that?? Throw on 1st down, Throw on 2nd down, keep them off balance. Please do not use the soft zone, please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go after Colt and hit him each and every play, even if they score early the hits will add up. Kick his ass, he may be fast but he is not side to side elusive and we need to beat him up! Let Terrelle run like forrest gump and throw some Beanie in too.
Go Bucks..... get Healthy Beanie and get to work Terrelle!! This could be your arrival party to the world!
Palm Beach, couldn't have said it better myself. Go Bucks! Back to the desert!
P.S., Everyone should chill about Cincy. I think they had one mouthy guy saying sh*t about Ohio State, but I'm pretty sure they know their place. Brian Kelly is a stupendous coach, and since Tressel doesn't recruit that heavily in southwestern Ohio (even though there's sick talent there), it's not that big of a deal if Cincinnati becomes a Big East power. Plus, it'll provide some hyped, nonconference games that will help us in the BCS in the future (provided we win).
I'm glad I get to root for 2 teams from Ohio in the BCS. I don't care if it's a "bad" matchup. It's Cincy's first time ever in a big bowl, and that's pretty special for a fanbase that is normally disappointed by the likes of the Reds and the Bengals.
Cincy.... yawn! But I do like Brian Kelly so I will root for Cincy!
Cincy being in a BCS bowl is great for Ohio football.
By the way, the last three BCS Championships have been coached exclusively by Ohioans...
Yea, but rooting for Cincy is rooting for the lesser of two evils. Both teams basically "sucked less" than the rest of the awful teams in their respective conferences and this is what we are left with. I, for one, will only be watching the highlights of this one...........
or lowlights depending on your perspective I suppose
And now a comment about the actual topic of this post...
I know you all vote Power-Poll ("we think this team would beat that team"). The one question I have then is, why Texas over Oklahoma? If anyone has looked dominant and like world-beaters, it's the Sooners. Do you think Texas would beat Oklahoma if they played now?
If you're putting Texas > Oklahoma because they BEAT Oklahoma, I can see that -- but that's getting to Resume ranking. Basically, if Texas > Okla. is because of their previous matchup, I think you have to look at resume ranking for everyone - in which case I can't see USC at number 2.
And if you put Texas > Okla because you really think the Longhorns would beat them, I would also question that - the Sooners are ROLLING right now.
I love in Northern Kentucky about 10 miles from Cincinnati, and I must say for a team that never really has great teams I am glad to see them do well. I dont' mind one guy talking some smack on there team. Brian Kelly has done a great job and I hope he stays. That being said, UC fans and players alike still have to realize that the top players in the city are still going to go to Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, etc, UC may snag one now and then. The important thing for their recruiting is to not lose the 3 or 4 star guys the big schools picked up. I mean the MAC has built great teams from players that The Big 10 schools aren't going after.
I'm a Buckeye fan all the way and it's hard to find many here in KY being in SEC country even though UK is terrible. So for me, it's good to see another program in the area do well, that's one more team we can rub in UK Fans' face. Because you know they invented sports in the south.
Typo: I mean I live in Northern KY
ahhh, northern kentucky... i loved there once... it was awesome
You're not really opposed to Tebow winning it twice, are you? Put your Archie Griffin protectiveness aside. Do you really believe there is a better football player in the country than Tim Tebow?
Yes, his name is Colt McCoy. He has done more for his team than anybody else. Everybody had UF playing for the title this year, and most people thought UT was top ten quality team. Colt and Texas, in all honesty, should be playing in the title and not OU...
I can't believe you really think Colt McCoy is better after Tebow's last two games. To each their own I suppose.
Bradford is better that both Tebow and McCoy.
I actually do happen to think Tebow is the best player in the country. I thought Beanie would be that player this year, but he was injured. But I can't get past my Archie pride, so I will humbly root for a Big 12 QB.
GP - You are on to me. I think Tebow is the most valuable player in college football but I don't want him winning the award. I take no shame in saying I prefer Archie continue to be the only two-time winner.
I think for Tebow a double standard has been reached. Last year was he the best player? I don't know but he had a 10 of touchdowns so it was based on stats. This year because he's the best player on a good team everyone is giving it to him. If you go by last years standards, then it has to go to Bradford or Herald or Mc Coy and not Tebow. It has to. I think it's funny that 2 weeks ago Mc Coy was a lock and then Bradford and Tebow was 3rd of 4th, now he's the favorite. I just can't see it when Bradford has put up incredible numbers with a team that runs the ball as well. Mc Coy has passed great all year and leads his team in rushing, and oh yeah one more big games. The only HUGE game Florida played this year was Alabama. FSU is not that good, and Georgia is about on par with Sparty.
Tebow is a GREAT talent, but he's not the Heisman winner. If you ask me Leinart and White from Oklahoma had a better shot statistically of repeating than Tebow did. They didn't get the media support that he is though.
I mean a ton of touchdowns. I can't type today!
As much as I respect Tebow as an athlete, his numbers do not support that he is better than McCoy or more valuable…
Passing Yards - McCoy has 3,445 to Tebows 2,515
Rushing Yards – McCoy has 576 to Tebows 563
Total Yards – McCoy has 4,021 to Tebows 3,078
Completion Percentage – McCoy has a 77.5% to Tebows 57.97%
Total TDs – McCoy has 42 to Tebows 40
With the two playing in different conferences, we could all argue who had a tougher schedule or at least played better defenses. What we can get out of those numbers however is value to their team.
Colt McCoy had a total of 4,021 yards of Texas 5,716 that’s a crazy 70.34% of the total yards Texas had. Tebow had a very respectable 3,078 of the teams 5,309 total yards for 57.97%. It is clear that Colt McCoy was more valuable to his teams’ success.
I do however think the Bradford is better than both and will get the hardware to show for it…
That's a great post, I didn't have the statistics but you proved exactly what I was trying to say.
McCoy is the player of the year, but I'm afraid they'll vote Tebow in just because he's the best player on the best team. I have absolutely nothing against Tebow, he seems like a genuinely nice guy, but statistically McCoy is better, and is much more important to his team.