Conquer Club

Lord I am praying the Beav's can knock off the ucks!! PLEASE don't get rolled.

But, just in case, I've got a bottle of Pinot handy to ease the pain

oVo wrote:Florida is not a traditional football power as their National Championships
have all occurred this decade. They are a tough SEC rival to Georgia and others.

They have been good since the late 1980's, when they had Emmitt Smith and then Steve Spurrier.

Florida had a championship in the 90s. before the late 80s no they weren't very good which part of the reason why despite the fact they've beaten Georgia practically every year since the early 90s Georgia still has the series lead all time. Tennessee is actually more of the traditional power house in the SEC East at least they are ahead of the rest of the SEC (with the possible exception of Alabama who may have passed them in the last couple years) in all time wins and have never had a 12 game season worse than 5-7. You are right about Alabama they are the biggest name in powerhouses down in the southeast.

Frito Bandito wrote:Lord I am praying the Beav's can knock off the ucks!! PLEASE don't get rolled.

But, just in case, I've got a bottle of Pinot handy to ease the pain

Well, that had to hurt.

The Beavers certainly had their opportunities and were still in it midway through the Fourth Quarter before the Ducks finally took control. That pass interference was huge... if the defender turns to find the under thrown pass everything might have been different with a potential interception instead of a first down extending the drive for an Oregon touchdown.

Meanwhile... Auburn is playing like their Number One ranking today.

Florida Gators - 8 SEC Championships and 3 National Titles (96, 06 and 08)

Frito,

Damnit! They had the chance and I wouldn't call that a blow out.

What do you folks think about the NC outcome? Me thinks the Ducks have a very slightly better defense but the offense has to go to Cam and Auburn.

As a fair-weather Duck fan I'm usually pretty quick to say they'll win but I can't honestly say that they're gonna win this one for sure.

It will be a great game though.

I think oregon has a really good shot considering the auburn offense revolves so much around cam newton. That makes it a bit easier to game plan against that team.

Despite what rabid Notre Dame fans would have you believe Paul "Bear" Bryant won more National Championships than any other coach. The Bear was bigger in Alabama than Tom Osborne is/was in Nebraska and if you just started following college football in the 80's you would think that is a bat shit insane statement, but it is not. Ask your fathers. At the time of his retirement Bear Bryant would've easily beat anyone short of Jesus in an election for public office in Alabama. It is physically impossible to over state how popular that man was in Alabama.

rockfist wrote:Despite what rabid Notre Dame fans would have you believe Paul "Bear" Bryant won more National Championships than any other coach. The Bear was bigger in Alabama than Tom Osborne is/was in Nebraska and if you just started following college football in the 80's you would think that is a bat shit insane statement, but it is not. Ask your fathers. At the time of his retirement Bear Bryant would've easily beat anyone short of Jesus in an election for public office in Alabama. It is physically impossible to over state how popular that man was in Alabama.

Thanks for the rant.... I'm not sure what this has to do with anything but if it gets it off your chest so be it.

You don't drink, do you?

The early years of Collegiate Football (1869-1911)
were dominated by Yale and Princeton.

National Championships:
Princeton 28
Yale 27
Michigan 22
Notre Dame 21
Alabama 17
Oklahoma 17
USC 17
Texas 14
Ohio State 13
Harvard 12
Nebraska 11
Pittsburgh 11
Miami 9
Florida State 7
Penn State 7
Minnesota 7
LSU 7
Tennessee 7
Michigan State 6
Georgia 5
Florida 5
Illinois 5
Iowa 4
Auburn 4
Mississippi 3
Arkansas 2
Wisconsin 1
Kentucky 1

National Poll Championships by current Conferences: 1936-present
Big 12 18 Oklahoma (7)1, Nebraska (5)2, Texas (4)3, Colorado (1)4, Texas A&M (1)5
SEC 18 Alabama (8), Florida (3), LSU (3), Tennessee (2), Georgia (1), Auburn (1)
Big Ten 15 Ohio State (5), Minnesota (4), Michigan (2), Michigan State (2), Penn State (2)6
ACC 10 Miami (5)7, Florida State (2), Georgia Tech (1), Clemson (1), Maryland (1)
Independents 10 Notre Dame (8), Army (2)
Pac-10 9 USC (7), Washington (1), UCLA (1)
Big East 3 Pittsburgh (2)8, Syracuse (1)9
Mountain West 2 TCU (1)10, BYU (1)11

1 Six were won when Oklahoma was part of the Big Eight Conference
2 Four were won when Nebraska was part of the Big Eight Conference
3 Three were won while Texas was part of the Southwest Conference
4 Was won when Colorado was part of the Big Eight Conference
5 Was won when Texas A&M was part of the Southwest Conference
6 Both were won while Penn State was independent
7 Three were won while Miami was an independent and two while part of the Big East Conference
8 Both were won while Pitt was an independent
9 Was won while Syracuse was an independent
10 Was won while TCU was a member of the Southwest Conference
11 Was won while BYU was a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
*these numbers will change next year by teams changing conferences

Hey Rock, I asked my father who IS a Notre Dame alum. He thinks your full of shit.

U Conn is going to a BCS bowl game. How can you justify an 8-4 team in the orange bowl?

One of Minnesota's championships should have gone to Missouri since the win by Kansas in 1960 was vacated due to an ineligible player. Of course, they didn't go back and change any of the championships.

Preditor wrote:Hey Rock, I asked my father who IS a Notre Dame alum. He thinks your full of shit.

U Conn is going to a BCS bowl game. How can you justify an 8-4 team in the orange bowl?

So do my father, and two uncles who are Notre Dame alums...they live in their own reality. Knute Rockne was NOT Bear Bryant, not even close, and neither was Frank Leahy, for those 5% of Notre Dame fans that rate him higher. Its not like I even have a dog in that fight, its just that the facts don't lie.

Any chance any of them where class of 59?

63, 65, and 67

My Grandfather and his father were also ND alums, and my Grandfather was a PE professor there.

WOW! It was pure Irish hell when I was growing up.

Ah yes...the Notre Dame fight song was the first song I learned. I can relate. But Charlie Weiss was priceless.

Sky high expectations and no return.

Colorado to the PAC 10, Nebraska to the Big Ten and TCU heads east,
which will all seem a bit odd. Did Boise State make a Conference move
as well?

BSU moves to MWC next year, just in time to catch TCU's (and Utah's?) last season there. With TCU, Utah, and BYU moving out of MWC, BSU's move no longer looks so good.

Well at least the Mountain West will be interesting to watch again next year.

BSU has pretty much dominated the WAC, so even with TCU, Utah, and BYU leaving it's better then what they have now. The biggest thing is they are losing ESPN coverage. Being from Boise I still get to watch the games but the rest of the fans will have a much harder time. There's the money that is lost from the TV deal also.

Boise turned down the "mac and cheese" bowl and is now going the Vegas. The two reasons for this were not wanting to play a unranked opponent (Boston College) and wanting to finish the season before the end of the year. I'll tell you the wind is officially gone from Boise's sail. I thought they might bounce back at least as a team but they are struggling. Kyle Brotzman shanked another easy one on Saturday. All I can say is suck it up buttercup and get on with life. They are not the first team to blow it and won't be the last. They could whip Utah by 100 points and wouldn't prove anything.

Some of the bowl lineups are way off mark IMO.

2010-11 College Bowl Schedule

(All Times Eastern)

Date/Time.....Bowl Game.....................Location................T eams

Sat., Dec. 18
2 pm...........New Mexico Bowl..............Albuquerque..........Brigham Young vs. UTEP

Sat., Dec. 18
5:30 pm......Humanitarian Bowl.............Boise, Idaho..........Northern Ill. vs. Fresno State

Sat., Dec. 18
9 pm...........New Orleans Bowl..............New Orleans..........Troy vs. Ohio

Tue., Dec. 21
8 pm...........Beef O'Brady's...................St. Petersburg.........Louisville vs. SMU

Wed., Dec. 22
8 pm............Maaco Las Vegas Bowl........Las Vegas..............Utah vs. Boise State

Thu., Dec. 23
8 pm...........Poinsettia Bowl...................San Diego..............San Diego State vs. Navy

Fri., Dec. 24
8 pm..........Hawaii Bowl........................Honolulu.............. ..Tulsa vs. Hawaii

Sun., Dec. 26
8:30 pm.......Little Caesars Bowl..............Detroit..................Florida International vs. Toledo

Mon., Dec. 27
5 pm............Independence Bowl.............Shreveport.............Georgia Tech vs. Air Force

Tue., Dec. 28
6:30 pm.......Champs Sports Bowl............Orlando..................N.C. State vs. West Virginia

Tue., Dec. 28
10 pm..........Insight Bowl.......................Tempe, AZ..............Iowa vs. Missouri

Wed., Dec. 29
2:30 pm........Military Bowl......................Washington, D.C......Maryland vs. East Carolina

Wed., Dec. 29
6 pm............Texas Bowl.........................Houston.............. ...Illinois vs. Baylor

Wed., Dec. 29
9:15 pm........Alamo Bowl........................San Antonio............Oklahoma State vs. Arizona

Thu., Dec. 29
12 Noon........Armed Forces Bowl...............Fort Worth.............SMU vs. Army

Thu., Dec. 30
3:20 pm.......Pinstripe Bowl.......................Bronx, N.Y.............Kansas State vs. Syracuse

Thu., Dec. 30
6:40 pm.......Music City Bowl.....................Nashville..............North Carolina vs. Tennessee

Thu., Dec. 30
10 pm..........Holiday Bowl........................San Diego..............Nebraska vs. Washington

Fri., Dec. 31
12 Noon......Meineke Car Care Bowl............Charlotte...............Clemson vs. South Florida

Fri., Dec. 31
2 pm..........Sun Bowl................................El Paso, TX............Notre Dame vs. Miami

Fri., Dec. 31
3:30 pm.....Liberty Bowl.............................Memphis.......... .....Central Florida vs. Georgia

Fri., Dec. 31
7:30 pm.....Chick-fil-A Bowl........................Atlanta............... ...Florida State vs. South Carolina

Sat., Jan. 1
12 Noon.....TicketCity Bowl.........................Dallas............... .....Northwestern vs. Texas Tech

Sat., Jan. 1
1 pm.........Outback Bowl............................Tampa............. ......Penn State vs. Florida

Sat., Jan. 1
1 pm.........Capital One Bowl........................Orlando............... ...Michigan State vs. Alabama

Sat., Jan. 1
1:30 pm.....Gator Bowl................................Jacksonville.. ...........Michigan vs. Mississippi State

Sat., Jan. 1
5 pm.........Rose Bowl.................................Pasadena..... ...........TCU vs. Wisconsin

Sat., Jan. 1
8:30 pm.....Fiesta Bowl...............................Glendale....... ..........Oklahoma vs. Connecticut

Mon., Jan. 3
8:30 pm......Orange Bowl.............................Miami............ ........Virginia Tech vs. Stanford

Tue., Jan. 4
8:30 pm......Sugar Bowl...............................New Orleans...........Ohio State vs. Arkansas

Thu., Jan. 6
8 pm..........Go Daddy.com Bowl....................Mobile...................Miami (Ohio) vs. Middle Tennessee

Fri., Jan. 7
8 pm.........Cotton Bowl................................Arlington..... ...........Texas A&M vs. LSU

Sat., Jan. 8
12 Noon.....BBVA Compass Bowl....................Birmingham............Kentucky vs. Pittsburgh

Sun., Jan. 9
9 pm..........Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl................San Francisco..........Boston College vs. Nevada

Mon., Jan. 10
8:30 pm......BCS National Title Game..............Glendale.................Oregon vs. Auburn

I know I am going to get off topic here, but I love college football and I have supported the BCS to an extent at different points in times. I can see the pros and cons to it and while I don't think it is a terrible system, I don't see how anyone can think a playoff is a bad idea in college football.

It is absolutely ridiculous that UConn is in a BCS bowl this year playing my beloved Sooners.

Many argue that the regular season loses interest if you have a playoff but that is absolutely not true. If you have an 8 team playoff and the rule is the top 8 teams in the final poll are in the playoff then the regular season will be NO DIFFERENT than it is right now. Typically every team in the top 8 is only a 1 loss team (rarely a 2 loss team) so the importance at the end of the season to win and stay in the playoffs is still there just like teams are trying to win and maintain their BCS bowl or national championship right now.

I think a playoff would need more than 8 Teams,
possibly 16... and require a shortened season.