At least Ohio State got caught lying and cheating so we don't have to have it shoved at us for 37 days that Ohio St-Notre Dame is the national championship game when we clearly saw the 2 best teams in the country play in the Georgia Dome Saturday afternoon. But I digress...
Notice that Ohio State has dropped this week even without playing as the team they beat that was their signature win gave up 70 to a 5-loss team that couldn't move the ball on Utah State. Sorry Buckeyes, the 11 teams ahead of you would have been 12-0 too with that schedule (no top 20 teams) and you lie and cheat. Now I digress...
1. Alabama
2. Notre Dame
3. Georgia
4. Florida
5. Oregon
6. LSU
7. Texas A&M
8. South Carolina
9. Kansas St
10. Stanford
11. Oklahoma
12. Ohio St
13. Florida St
14. Oregon St
15. UCLA
16. Vanderbilt
17. Texas
18. Clemson
19. Nebraska
20. Michigan
21. Northwestern
22. Penn St
23. Mississippi St
24. Wisconsin
25. Oklahoma St
Monday, December 3, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
BCS Predictions and Final Heisman Ballot
Well, the Irish squashed any further controversy over who will play for the BCS Title, but will have to wait 43 days before they can play the winner of the SEC Title Game. K-State can win the Big 12 with a win over Texas or an Oklahoma loss at TCU. Rutgers can clinch the Big East with a win over Louisville Thursday, but Louisville and Cincinnati are still in play if Louisville can win. The ACC, Pac 12, and Big 10 Championship games are this week, and Florida and Oregon just about locked up at-large spots. So...here is what we are looking at as far as potential BCS match-ups...
BCS Title Game
Notre Dame vs Alabama/Georgia
Sugar Bowl
Florida vs Oklahoma
Rose Bowl
Stanford vs Nebraska
Fiesta Bowl
Oregon vs Kansas State
Orange Bowl
Florida State vs Rutgers
Final Heisman Ballot
1. Johnny Manziel
2. Braxton Miller
3. Marquise Lee
4. Colin Klein
5. Manti T'eo
Poll Leading up to Championship Saturday
1. Notre Dame
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Florida
5. Oregon
6. Kansas State
7. LSU
8. South Carolina
9. Ohio St
10. Texas A&M
11. Stanford
12. Oklahoma
13. Nebraska
14. UCLA
15. Florida St
16. Oregon St
17. Michigan
18. Northwestern
19. Vanderbilt
20. Texas
21. Clemson
22. Penn St
23. Mississippi St
24 Oklahoma St
25. TCU
BCS Title Game
Notre Dame vs Alabama/Georgia
Sugar Bowl
Florida vs Oklahoma
Rose Bowl
Stanford vs Nebraska
Fiesta Bowl
Oregon vs Kansas State
Orange Bowl
Florida State vs Rutgers
Final Heisman Ballot
1. Johnny Manziel
2. Braxton Miller
3. Marquise Lee
4. Colin Klein
5. Manti T'eo
Poll Leading up to Championship Saturday
1. Notre Dame
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Florida
5. Oregon
6. Kansas State
7. LSU
8. South Carolina
9. Ohio St
10. Texas A&M
11. Stanford
12. Oklahoma
13. Nebraska
14. UCLA
15. Florida St
16. Oregon St
17. Michigan
18. Northwestern
19. Vanderbilt
20. Texas
21. Clemson
22. Penn St
23. Mississippi St
24 Oklahoma St
25. TCU
Sunday, November 18, 2012
BCS Chaos and Heisman update
Just when you think you've got it figured out, college football happens. The pressure of being in those top two spots coupled with a strong Stanford D/no show by K-State D has completely changed the BCS for the 2012 season.
Now, the front runners to get to Miami are Notre Dame, the lone unbeaten team, and the SEC Champion. But, there are obstacles as always. The Irish must get by USC and the SEC teams must get by their main rivals, which won't be easy now that the BCS pressure is on all 3 teams.
Should ND slip up, the SEC Champ could have a variety of possible opponents, including Oregon, Florida State, or Kansas State. Too bad Ohio State lies and cheats or they'd be in prime position this year. Would have been a big story with Meyer going up against his former employer.
Florida State is going to have issues with their case because their loss is against a team that was blown out by an 0-7 SEC team. K-State lost at home to a likely 5-6 win team. Oregon still has a good shot in my opinion due to the value of a possible Civil War win and a top 20 UCLA team in the PAC-12 title game (if UCLA knocks off Stanford this week.)
Heisman Ballot for 11/18
1. Johnny Manziel - Texas A&M
2. Marquise Lee - USC
3. Braxton Miller - Ohio State
4. Colin Klein - Kansas State
5. Jonathan Franklin -UCLA
Top 25 heading into rivalry week
1. Notre Dame
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Oregon
5. Florida
6. LSU
7. South Carolina
8. Ohio State
9. Kansas State
10. Texas A&M
11. Florida State
12. Clemson
13. Oklahoma
14. Stanford
15. UCLA
16. Oregon State
17. Nebraska
18. Texas
19. Oklahoma State
20. Michigan
21. Mississippi State
22. Northwestern
23. Rutgers
24. Louisville
25. Washington
Now, the front runners to get to Miami are Notre Dame, the lone unbeaten team, and the SEC Champion. But, there are obstacles as always. The Irish must get by USC and the SEC teams must get by their main rivals, which won't be easy now that the BCS pressure is on all 3 teams.
Should ND slip up, the SEC Champ could have a variety of possible opponents, including Oregon, Florida State, or Kansas State. Too bad Ohio State lies and cheats or they'd be in prime position this year. Would have been a big story with Meyer going up against his former employer.
Florida State is going to have issues with their case because their loss is against a team that was blown out by an 0-7 SEC team. K-State lost at home to a likely 5-6 win team. Oregon still has a good shot in my opinion due to the value of a possible Civil War win and a top 20 UCLA team in the PAC-12 title game (if UCLA knocks off Stanford this week.)
Heisman Ballot for 11/18
1. Johnny Manziel - Texas A&M
2. Marquise Lee - USC
3. Braxton Miller - Ohio State
4. Colin Klein - Kansas State
5. Jonathan Franklin -UCLA
Top 25 heading into rivalry week
1. Notre Dame
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Oregon
5. Florida
6. LSU
7. South Carolina
8. Ohio State
9. Kansas State
10. Texas A&M
11. Florida State
12. Clemson
13. Oklahoma
14. Stanford
15. UCLA
16. Oregon State
17. Nebraska
18. Texas
19. Oklahoma State
20. Michigan
21. Mississippi State
22. Northwestern
23. Rutgers
24. Louisville
25. Washington
Sunday, November 4, 2012
National Title Picture
Well, the BCS Title game picture almost became more clear yesterday, but late comebacks by Alabama and Notre Dame kept the picture clouded. Notre Dame seems to have 1 more hurdle to climb in USC, Bama has A&M/SEC title game, Oregon has Stanford/OSU/PAC-12 title game, and K-St has TCU and Texas.
The K-St season may hinge on Collin Klein's health this week. TCU is pretty good on D and has an athletic QB that could give their D problems. I think Notre Dame is going to struggle keeping up with USC's offense, leaving the SEC champ to play Oregon if the Ducks can win out, which I think they will.
Consider this situation...
UGA wins out and meets unbeaten Bama in the Dome
K-St falls to TCU or Texas
Oregon loses to USC in PAC-12 title game
Notre Dame loses to USC
Who does the SEC winner play? Not Oregon, a non-conference champ. I think in this scenario there are 3 teams that could make a strong case.
1). 1-loss Conference champ K-St, especially if they lose with Klein not playing
2). Notre Dame, with several quality wins
3). Florida State, if they win out and capture the ACC and knock off the Gators
Who would get your vote? It's K-St, regardless of the Klein situation in my opinion...
Poll for 11/4
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Kansas St
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Florida
7. LSU
8. South Carolina
9. Ohio St
10. Florida St
11. Oregon St
12. Texas A&M
13. Louisville
14. Clemson
15. Stanford
16. UCLA
17. Nebraska
18. Oklahoma
19. Mississippi St
20. Texas
21. Michigan
22. USC
23. Texas Tech
24. Oklahoma St
25. TCU
The K-St season may hinge on Collin Klein's health this week. TCU is pretty good on D and has an athletic QB that could give their D problems. I think Notre Dame is going to struggle keeping up with USC's offense, leaving the SEC champ to play Oregon if the Ducks can win out, which I think they will.
Consider this situation...
UGA wins out and meets unbeaten Bama in the Dome
K-St falls to TCU or Texas
Oregon loses to USC in PAC-12 title game
Notre Dame loses to USC
Who does the SEC winner play? Not Oregon, a non-conference champ. I think in this scenario there are 3 teams that could make a strong case.
1). 1-loss Conference champ K-St, especially if they lose with Klein not playing
2). Notre Dame, with several quality wins
3). Florida State, if they win out and capture the ACC and knock off the Gators
Who would get your vote? It's K-St, regardless of the Klein situation in my opinion...
Poll for 11/4
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Kansas St
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Florida
7. LSU
8. South Carolina
9. Ohio St
10. Florida St
11. Oregon St
12. Texas A&M
13. Louisville
14. Clemson
15. Stanford
16. UCLA
17. Nebraska
18. Oklahoma
19. Mississippi St
20. Texas
21. Michigan
22. USC
23. Texas Tech
24. Oklahoma St
25. TCU
Sunday, October 28, 2012
The fall of the unbeatens begins...
It happens every October. The first BCS rankings are released, and everyone wants to know what unbeaten will be left out of the BCS Title game. But it happens every October, upsets and crazy plays mess up everything and these teams end up playing themselves out of the race. Saturday, our list of unbeatens went from 11 to 6, and expect that to dwindle down even more the next few weeks.
Most interesting BCS argument now is not Oregon/K-St/Notre Dame, those teams will sort themselves out soon enough. What's really interesting to consider, though, is what happens if LSU beats Alabama in Baton Rouge next week. That would give us a likely 1- loss SEC Champ. Could a 12-1 Bama be left out if 2 of the Oregon/K-St/ND trio remain undefeated? I think so.
Poll for 10/28
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Kansas St
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Florida
7. LSU
8. Ohio St
9. Florida St
10. South Carolina
11. Louisville
12. Mississippi St
13. Clemson
14. Oregon St
15. Texas A&M
16. Oklahoma
17. Stanford
18. Texas Tech
19. UCLA
20. Nebraska
21. Arizona
22. USC
23. Oklahoma St
24. Toledo
25. Louisiana Tech
Most interesting BCS argument now is not Oregon/K-St/Notre Dame, those teams will sort themselves out soon enough. What's really interesting to consider, though, is what happens if LSU beats Alabama in Baton Rouge next week. That would give us a likely 1- loss SEC Champ. Could a 12-1 Bama be left out if 2 of the Oregon/K-St/ND trio remain undefeated? I think so.
Poll for 10/28
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Kansas St
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Florida
7. LSU
8. Ohio St
9. Florida St
10. South Carolina
11. Louisville
12. Mississippi St
13. Clemson
14. Oregon St
15. Texas A&M
16. Oklahoma
17. Stanford
18. Texas Tech
19. UCLA
20. Nebraska
21. Arizona
22. USC
23. Oklahoma St
24. Toledo
25. Louisiana Tech
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Oregon/Bama on collision course
Two more dominant performances by what appears to be the 2 best teams in the nation Saturday really have college football fans drooling over the chance to see these 2 strong teams go at it in January. Both teams have some big obstacles, as USC is as talented as anyone and Florida appears to be back as a legit top 5 team. But, after blowing out another opponent yesterday, the Ducks and Tide seem to be the the top 2. Kansas State and Notre Dame are certainly other wild cards, but K-State has a really tough finishing schedule and Notre Dame has that talented USC team along with a really good Oklahoma team.
We will have much more sorted out next week as Bama plays unbeaten Miss St, K-State plays a hot Texas Tech squad, Florida battles Georgia, and Notre Dame gets USC. Should be fun...
Poll for 10/21
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Florida
4. Kansas State
5. Notre Dame
6. LSU
7. Oregon State
8. Oklahoma
9. Mississippi State
10. Ohio State
11. Louisville
12. Rutgers
13. USC West
14. USC East
15. Georgia
16. Texas A&M
17. Michigan
18. Florida State
19. Texas Tech
20. Clemson
21. Ohio
22. Stanford
23. UCLA
24. Nebraska
25. TCU
We will have much more sorted out next week as Bama plays unbeaten Miss St, K-State plays a hot Texas Tech squad, Florida battles Georgia, and Notre Dame gets USC. Should be fun...
Poll for 10/21
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Florida
4. Kansas State
5. Notre Dame
6. LSU
7. Oregon State
8. Oklahoma
9. Mississippi State
10. Ohio State
11. Louisville
12. Rutgers
13. USC West
14. USC East
15. Georgia
16. Texas A&M
17. Michigan
18. Florida State
19. Texas Tech
20. Clemson
21. Ohio
22. Stanford
23. UCLA
24. Nebraska
25. TCU
Sunday, October 14, 2012
CFB thoughts...
Some thoughts as more top 5 teams go down week after week...
The Big East has a chance to play a pretty high profile game on Thanksgiving night if Rutgers and Louisville keep winning. If those 2 are unbeaten and ranked in the top 10 heading into that game, it will really boost that league.
The Big 12 is a mess. Kansas State looks to be a legit top 10 team but still has WVU, Baylor, TCU, Texas, and OSU to play. Likely a 1 loss champion and another season without a BCS title game team unless K-St wins 'em all.
Speaking of K-St, Collin Klein may be your Heisman winner after the WVU-Geno Smith meltdown yesterday. AJ McCarron will still get soe hype, Braxton Miller has been unreal, and Matt Barkley may get back in the race, but Klein has my vote today.
I watched a bit of the MSU-Iowa game yesterday and am saying goodbye to that league for the season. Just dreadful offense, running 4 yard outs on 3rd and 12, and the result is Iowa leading the Legends Division - the same Iowa that lost to 2-4 last in the MAC Central Michigan. See ya next year.
Poll for 10/14
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Florida
4. Notre Dame
5. Kansas St
6. LSU
7. South Carolina
8. Ohio St
9. Oregon St
10. Oklahoma
11. Missississi St
12. Georgia
13. Texas Tech
14. Louisville
15. Rutgers
16. USC
17. Florida St
18. Texas A&M
19. Clemson
20. Stanford
21. Cincinnati
22. West Virginia
23. Michigan
24. TCU
25. Northwestern
The Big East has a chance to play a pretty high profile game on Thanksgiving night if Rutgers and Louisville keep winning. If those 2 are unbeaten and ranked in the top 10 heading into that game, it will really boost that league.
The Big 12 is a mess. Kansas State looks to be a legit top 10 team but still has WVU, Baylor, TCU, Texas, and OSU to play. Likely a 1 loss champion and another season without a BCS title game team unless K-St wins 'em all.
Speaking of K-St, Collin Klein may be your Heisman winner after the WVU-Geno Smith meltdown yesterday. AJ McCarron will still get soe hype, Braxton Miller has been unreal, and Matt Barkley may get back in the race, but Klein has my vote today.
I watched a bit of the MSU-Iowa game yesterday and am saying goodbye to that league for the season. Just dreadful offense, running 4 yard outs on 3rd and 12, and the result is Iowa leading the Legends Division - the same Iowa that lost to 2-4 last in the MAC Central Michigan. See ya next year.
Poll for 10/14
1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Florida
4. Notre Dame
5. Kansas St
6. LSU
7. South Carolina
8. Ohio St
9. Oregon St
10. Oklahoma
11. Missississi St
12. Georgia
13. Texas Tech
14. Louisville
15. Rutgers
16. USC
17. Florida St
18. Texas A&M
19. Clemson
20. Stanford
21. Cincinnati
22. West Virginia
23. Michigan
24. TCU
25. Northwestern
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