Thoughts on College Football, 2005

El Oso all great points, wow can't believe that I am agreeing with you!! Let me add a few thoughts:

1) Mack Brown has to be the biggest idiot in College Football....all the talent that has come and gone through that school and he is just now winning his FIRST conference championship of any kind. Like I have said before no coach does less with more. That being said I am salivating over the USC v UT game...should be a good game, unless Texas goes Oklahoma on us.

2) Second biggest idiot associated with College Football, Kevin Scarbinsky of the Birmingham News. In what is the biggest case of sour grapes ever, this bozo has the audacity to write a column diminishing the the two teams that ACTUALLY PLAYED in the SEC Championship game by saying Auburn was the SEC's best team. Now Auburn is a great team and they were hot as a firecracker at the end of the season, but they didn't get it done on the field so IMO they have no right to say we're the best.

3) Reggie Bush is the most incredible, dynamic player in College Football. The guy had 187 yards rushing in the FIRST QUARTER against UCLA. Just amazing!!

4) Seems to me the formula to win a National Championship these days is to play in a weak conference, schedule a moderately hard game early (so you can recover if you lose), and run up the score when ever possible.

5) Colorado has to be the worst major conference team ever.....

6) Its good to be a DAWG!

Good thoughts. 

But I do NOT understand how the #22 ranked team gets to play a #3 ranked team in the Orange Bowl.....big deal, they beat VT.  Makes me sad b/c I realize it's all about the benjamins. 

I agree with your predictions too!  It would be really cool to see TX beat USC.  Really, really cool in fact

each bowl is a "set-up" ie Rose bowl (except when the national BCS game) is #1 in Big 12 and Big 10. (unless they are in a "better bowl." so you can be ranked 53 and if you are the bet in the big 12, you get to go!

oh yeah I forgot about that minor detail.  But it's still all about money

It's dreaming, but I'd love to see an NCAA/NFL matchup some day. They do it in baseball in the preseason, but with football, there's a real chance some of those kids would get killed, so it'll never happen. It'd still be cool to watch, though.

Welshy is this you after one of your benders at a Texas Tech game?

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I won't quote the previous post since it would take up too much room, but I'll respond.

Yes, it would NEVER happen.  Baseball and hockey are games where freak things can happen far more frequently.  Football is a game where speed and pure physicality rule the game.  The worst NFL team is a collection of All-Stars from the college ranks who've grown accustomed to play a faster, more physical game than college ball.  The NFL defensive line would so overwhelm the offensive line that Superman himself wouldn't go anywhere.  Leinart wouldn't get off a pass that's more than five yards because he wouldn't have time.  The opposite is true on offense.  Rarely would a college pass rusher get near the QB, and when they did, more than likely they'd have to deal with an NFL caliber blocking RB.

It's just not the same game, and the college team would get absolutely pounded.  If USC struggles with Fresno St., do you really think they'd stand a chance against a team 100X better?

And BTW, I love college football far more than the NFL, but you've gotta be realistic about it.

My thoughts:

1. So what?
2. Who cares?

SEC is the best conference this year. So what? Act like you have been good before - The big 10, SEC and big 12 "who's the best" is different every year and will change again. Why is it the SEC fan always must shove this in everyone's face every time they have a good, and especailly a great year? Is this some type of souther inferiority complex?

P.S. and yes, that was me.

Don't agree with this at all! They got there didn't they? And, I really like Charlie Weis. Think he is a really good coach.

I think the bowl games stink anyway, I think it should be playoffs, just like in the NFL.

COgirl - 2005-12-04 8:24 PM

each bowl is a "set-up" ie Rose bowl (except when the national BCS game) is #1 in Big 12 and Big 10. (unless they are in a "better bowl." so you can be ranked 53 and if you are the bet in the big 12, you get to go!

oh yeah I forgot about that minor detail.  But it's still all about money

Oh, you gotta love this.  Penn State finally makes it to a BCS game and here come the fans, poo poo'ing the very system that got them there.  Ya'll need to shut your yappers, thank your lucky stars that your season's not over, and bring the "A" game, darlin', cause FSU (might) show up and whip your butts.

In all seriousness, this game is the sentimental favorite, the two winningest coaches in NCAA history!  C'mon, how's that for a draw card?

Let the smack talkin begin!  Karl, we are going to need our own smack talk thread!  LOL! 

There will be NO *** whippin by any florida teams......PENN STATE rocks.    I just might have to go to the game. 

How could you have not mentioned the most anticipated game of the year???

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