College football upset weekend

[burmafrd]

There was vile stuff like that shouted in days long gone by. There just wasn't HD TV and other technologies to capture it all.

I completely disagree. As someone who has gone to games for 30+ years I have seen and heard it get worse and worse. There is no comparison. The filth you hear all the time today is far beyond anything heard back then.

 

[Doc50]

I completely disagree. As someone who has gone to games for 30+ years I have seen and heard it get worse and worse. There is no comparison. The filth you hear all the time today is far beyond anything heard back then.

Unfortunately, I have to agree.

Was at TCU/OU on Saturday, and the OU fans around me were some of the worst I've seen.

Felt completely like I'd wasted time & money on what should have been a great experience.

 

[jterrell]

I don't see any 1-loss Big 12 team making it. If the Big 12 wants to be represented they'll have to have someone go undefeated. If everyone in the Big 12 loses 1, that could make the selection committee's job very easy.

i would have agreed before yesterday, but now? no way.

There are simply not going to be many choices better than a 1 loss big 12 winner.
The best the Pac or B1g could do is match 1 loss from a softer conference.
The SEC may have a 2 loss winner when it is all said and done.

if OU wins out they almost certainly go to the playoffs.

 

[jterrell]

I think the Pac-12 is widely seen as the 2nd best conference in the nation so a 1-loss conference champion has a great chance of being in the playoffs.

not sure who "widely believes" that but they are wrong.
the pac 12 is pretty bad.

Arizona beat UTSA by all of 3 points. That's the top ranked Pac 12 team.
Oregon probably bounces back to win that conference with 1 loss.

Right now the Big 12 is the 2nd best conference in the rankings.
5 of the10 teams in the top 17.
Pac 12 has 4 in the top 20.

 

[jterrell]

BTW, what would really suck for the ACC is if FSU gets beat by ND and knocked out of the playoffs.
Notre Dame wouldn't be splitting that substantial money playoff series.
That would be a nightmare for the conference who major football teams all seem to need a pay day.

 

[DFWJC]

So much SEC teams not being able to handle A&Ms spread.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

I guess it's safe to say the Aggies were overrated.

 

[Doc50]

I guess it's safe to say the Aggies were overrated.

Yeah, and the perennial cellar-dwelling Mississippi teams have finally arrived.
They're likely better than FSU, since the 'Noles have a much easier schedule.

Who would have thought that the state of Mississippi could spawn the nation's best football?

It's early, though; there will probably be more surprises.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

Yeah, and the perennial cellar-dwelling Mississippi teams have finally arrived.
They're likely better than FSU, since the 'Noles have a much easier schedule.

Who would have thought that the state of Mississippi could spawn the nation's best football?

It's early, though; there will probably be more surprises.

I knew my Tide wasn't going to be anything special this year & they aren't. They were awful yesterday & very lucky to get a win.

I don't like either MS team but they are definitely shocking the world.

 

[joseephuss]

A fan had a sign at the Miss St-Auburn game that read "Even if we lose at least we don't have to live in Alabama".

I don't recall reading any predictions that the Mississippi teams would be this good. It is good to see a little shake up in the SEC.

 

[Rogah]

i would have agreed before yesterday, but now? no way.

There are simply not going to be many choices better than a 1 loss big 12 winner.
The best the Pac or B1g could do is match 1 loss from a softer conference.
The SEC may have a 2 loss winner when it is all said and done.

if OU wins out they almost certainly go to the playoffs.

They would have a longshot but it is nowhere near "almost certainly". It would depend on how everything else shook out. An undefeated Notre Dame is in so you have to hope they lose - even a 1-loss Notre Dame is a definite threat if it was a close loss against a top team. The SEC is definitely sending 1 team and could easily send 2. Even with 1 loss, it would be pretty tough to exclude the defending national champions. And a 1-loss Oregon would beat any 1-loss Big 12 team. Hell, even a 1-loss Michigan State probably gets the nod over Oklahoma. What is the Big 12's best non-conference win? Tennessee? Don't make me laugh.

Aside from winning out, Oklahoma has to hope an awful lot of teams do an awful lot of losing for them to get in.

 

[Doc50]

I knew my Tide wasn't going to be anything special this year & they aren't. They were awful yesterday & very lucky to get a win.

I don't like either MS team but they are definitely shocking the world.

I went to the TCU - OU game, and thought it was funny after the win, hearing chants of ROLL TOAD!!!

 

[BoysFan4ever]

I went to the TCU - OU game, and thought it was funny after the win, hearing chants of ROLL TOAD!!!

Ha! Copycats!

Tide not going anywhere this year I think. I'm spoiled by their recent success.

Coach Saban was about to have a stroke on the sideline Saturday. They play stupid!

 

[Doc50]

Ha! Copycats!

Tide not going anywhere this year I think. I'm spoiled by their recent success.

Coach Saban was about to have a stroke on the sideline Saturday. They play stupid!

Yeah, I was feelin bad for him -- you drill em, teach em, give em personal tutelage and reps -- then they go out some days and and do stupid things.

Sounds like my kids.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

Yeah, I was feelin bad for him -- you drill em, teach em, give em personal tutelage and reps -- then they go out some days and and do stupid things.

Sounds like my kids.

He is a perfectionist. And they made so many mistakes. Dumb team.

 

[Doc50]

He is a perfectionist. And they made so many mistakes. Dumb team.

I guess that's pressure, immaturity, distractions, etc.

It's one of the aspects of college sports that creates uncertainty, and makes it more fun to watch -- who's kid will step up, and who's kid will fall down.........and will he get back up?

I love high school ball for all of those reasons.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

I guess that's pressure, immaturity, distractions, etc.

It's one of the aspects of college sports that creates uncertainty, and makes it more fun to watch -- who's kid will step up, and who's kid will fall down.........and will he get back up?

I love high school ball for all of those reasons.

It's hard to keep the ego in check when you're young like these guys & on TV every week & told how great you are. This Bama team is sloppy though. I'm not use to seeing that.

 

[jterrell]

They would have a longshot but it is nowhere near "almost certainly". It would depend on how everything else shook out. An undefeated Notre Dame is in so you have to hope they lose - even a 1-loss Notre Dame is a definite threat if it was a close loss against a top team. The SEC is definitely sending 1 team and could easily send 2. Even with 1 loss, it would be pretty tough to exclude the defending national champions. And a 1-loss Oregon would beat any 1-loss Big 12 team. Hell, even a 1-loss Michigan State probably gets the nod over Oklahoma. What is the Big 12's best non-conference win? Tennessee? Don't make me laugh.

Aside from winning out, Oklahoma has to hope an awful lot of teams do an awful lot of losing for them to get in.

please stop talking about this if you are this bad at it.

OU has 3 teams in the top 15 remaining on the schedule including number 4 Baylor.
They sit at 11 and the majority of the teams above them play each other if not more than one of those teams.
OU will have 4 or 5 top 25 wins at seasons end and a dominant SEC victory in OOC if they do follow through and lose only once.

ND OR FSU will make the playoffs in all likelihood but NOT both. FSU plays ZERO top 20 teams other than ND.
A loss and they are done. They've looked quite mediocre anyway so a loss and the pollsters will drop them like a rock.
And that's if Winston doesn't get suspended or quit school.

ND has a better schedule than FSU but they've played no one with fewer than 2 losses currently and will play no one with fewer than 2 except FSU.

EVERY team above OU plays another team in the top 10 except MichSt. They play 13 OSU then presumably(tho who knows) Nebraska in the conf champ game.
Mich St has a 20 point loss to a team currently ranked below them.
No one respects the big 10 at all. Not even a little.

Any Big 12 1 loss conf winner will get a bowl nod. There really is only an infinitesimal chance of it being otherwise.


Right now it looks like a one loss winner from the Pac 12, one loss winner from the Big 12, the SEC winner and the ND/FSU winner get in.

But any conf that doesn't produce a winner with less than 2 losses or if both ND/FSU lose a game and then the SEC probably gets a second team.

If you doubt any of this feel free to break down the schedule for the 10 teams ranked above OU.

 

[jterrell]

Ha! Copycats!

Tide not going anywhere this year I think. I'm spoiled by their recent success.

Coach Saban was about to have a stroke on the sideline Saturday. They play stupid!

They are just real young.
They will probably be favorites to win it all next year.
If the media had them in the 20s in pre-season where they belonged this wouldn't feel so awful.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

They are just real young.
They will probably be favorites to win it all next year.
If the media had them in the 20s in pre-season where they belonged this wouldn't feel so awful.

I'm real disappointed in their season so far even with just the one loss. Their game Saturday was crap. I'm spoiled. I admit it.