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It took about 10 seconds after the game before Verne & Gary started discussing how Alabama could get right back into the title game. Heck, the game may not have been completed.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
I understand they have to be SEC homers since CBS has the rights, but they tend to lay it on too thick.
I'm pretty sure losing to Colorado is more humiliating than anything Leach could have done.Quote:
Originally Posted by gschwendt
He's probably not the most player-friendly coach ever, but I'm guessing WSU players aren't used to coaches riding them very hard and Wilson wasn't going to take it.
I just can't wait until Finebaum on Monday. :D :D :D :D :D :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by cdj
Go Irish!
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That's not the case. A flat ball doesn't travel very well on kicks. A slightly underinflated ball actually gives a greater trampoline effect, and will travel further than a properly inflated ball.Quote:
Originally Posted by baseballplyrmvp
This is a quote from another board that I frequent.
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Kicking game today:
Heidari: 7 KOs, 1 touchback. Many kicks today well below his season average.
Negrete: 4 punts, 31.5 yard avg. 13 yards below his season average of 44 with a long of only 36.
On "gripability":
Barkley threw 3 INTs, USC fumbled twice, and ASU fumbled once on a return with one of USC's K balls
no ibi. a fully inflated football travels farther than a slightly under inflated football. its a physics problem dealing with how efficient the football is in converting the energy it receives from the kick to how far it'll travel. slightly under-inflated balls will have more give in their surface and will lose some of the energy in trying to get back to its original shape. that lost energy results in not travelling as far.
what do the USC stats from the arizona state game have to do with what i was saying about the USC/oregon game?
Big East announces 2013 divisions.
East: :Cincinnati: :UCF: :Connecticut: :Louisville: :Rutgers: :USF:
West: :Boise_State: :Houston: :Memphis: :San_Diego_State: :SMU: :Temple:
Wouldn't it make more sense to switch Temple, Memphis, Central Florida, and South Florida?
Stupid question or STUPID question?
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some questions dont need answers. :fp:
Not really. UCF and USF travelling that often to Boise or SDSU? Makes even less sense than Temple doing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by souljahbill
I suspect there's some slight politics at play here, under the guise of geographically sensible divisions. Temple is the only school that has historically had a tie to the Big East that is in the West.
I suspect that's why "Like" is the college answer. Trying to get more likes.Quote:
Originally Posted by baseballplyrmvp
Temple is closer to all the East division schools than UCF or USF. Since the FL schools are already well out the way of the actual eastern schools, throw them in the west.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffHCross
another surprise return from a marine this time. glad to see it happening more. :up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Sh3...layer_embedded
I'm not a real emotional person but these videos really are great to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by baseballplyrmvp
Thanks to all that protect us!! Not enough great things could be said for your commitment and dedication to our country.
:+1:
really disappointed in alabama and south carolina. alabama gave up 2 first downs to 1-8 western carolina in the first half, and south carolina failed to score in the first quarter against wofford. :smh: i expected more out of them. :down:
This probably won't mean as much to you guys but here are some quotes from Gus Malzahn talking to the Little Rock (ie Razorback country) Touchdown Club today...
Gus - People are calling US, guys that are committed to big schools
Gus - I'm very fortunate to have the support of the administration that I do
Gus - I'm very happy at #ArkSt, we've got big goals and big dreams and I intend to see them through
Gus - I root for Hugh, but it wouldn't hurt my feelings to play him in a bowl (speculation that ASU & Ole Miss might play each other in the Liberty Bowl)
Gus - #Ark and #ArkSt need to play in LR..it's not 1974 anymore (Arkansas has refused to play ASU in football... it's never happened)
Taking all of that into account, A) he won't be a candidate for the Razorbacks if he's openly questioning their outdated policies which have been stated won't be changing a B) he sounds like he truly intends to stick around for more than just a year or two. He seems to say all the right things from a fan's perspective... great to be a part of it.
While that is definitely what you want to hear, Tommy, I'm sure you remember Nick Saban telling the Miami media that he wasn't leaving for Alabama.
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ESPN SC NCAAF - Notre Dame LB Manti Te'o, Kansas St QB Collin Klein, Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel Maxwell Award finalists
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ESPN SC NCAAF - Butkus Award Finalists: J. Jones (UGA), D. Jordan (ORE), K. Minter (LSU), C. Mosley (BAMA), M. Te'o (ND)
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Just thought I'd share a couple of videos from the ASU vs Troy game this past weekend... the guy in the first video was ejected in the first quarter and suspended for a half of the next game. The two in the second video were flagged in-game and suspended for a half of the next game. Not that there's really anything to argue much about (although Troy thinks neither of theirs should have been flagged nor suspended) but just thought I'd share since it just adds more weight to the ASU/Troy rivalry that has been brewing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3tAvaQPnUw4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0QUcqNg4TdU
if only USC had taken the ncaa to court......major football sanctions would have never come. *sigh*
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/judge-s...43--ncaaf.html
Weekly cartoons tracking the Arkansas season... some nice subtleties hidden here & there. :)
Hopefully the images all work, if not here's a link to the gallery.
http://www.wholehogsports.com/galleries/16164/album/
Spoiler: show
It's gonna be close this bowl season. A story that was in the local rag tonight. It was by the AP, may be on something like Yahoo or ESPN but I haven't seen it.
So, glancing at the results from today's games, West Virginia beat Iowa State and will make a bowl game. Marshall lost to East Carolina, so unless they can somehow get in at 5-7, they're done. Central Michigan beat UMass, so the Chips are going bowling.Quote:
Not enough teams to fill bowl spots
Miami’s decision to ban itself from postseason football this season may have a few bowl executives squirming. With the Hurricanes out of the picture, there are now 61 bowl eligible teams — and 70 available spots in the 35 bowls. A handful of teams still have a chance to reach six wins and join the list of qualifiers, but there may not be enough when it’s all said and done.
Before the season, the NCAA announced contingency plans for exactly this type of scenario, even a way for 5-7 teams to be selected – it’s tied to academic performance.
The list of 61 eligible teams does not include Georgia Tech, which is 6-5 but could end up 6-7 if it loses this weekend and again in the ACC title game.
Here are the 16 teams still on the bubble and what they need to do to become bowl eligible:
Baylor (5-5) must win at home against Texas Tech OR at home against Oklahoma State
Central Michigan (5-6) must win at Massachusetts
Connecticut (4-6) must win at Louisville AND at home against Cincinnati
Georgia Tech (6-5) must win at Georgia OR in the ACC title game against Florida State
Marshall (5-6) must win at East Carolina
Michigan State (5-6) must win at Minnesota
Mississippi (5-6) must win at home against Mississippi State
Missouri (5-6) must win at Texas A&M
Pittsburgh (4-6) must win at home against Rutgers AND at South Florida
Purdue (5-6) must win at home against Indiana
Rice (5-6) must win at UTEP
SMU (5-6) must win at home against Tulsa
Troy (5-6) must win at Middle Tennessee
Virginia Tech (5-6) must win at home against Virginia
Wake Forest (5-6) must win at home against Vanderbilt
West Virginia (5-5) must win at Iowa State OR at home against Kansas
So we're up to 63 bowl eligible teams, with 13 chances to fill the final 7 slots.
Baylor (5-5) must win at home against Texas Tech OR at home against Oklahoma State
Connecticut (4-6) must win at Louisville AND at home against Cincinnati
Georgia Tech (6-5) must win at Georgia OR in the ACC title game against Florida State
Michigan State (5-6) must win at Minnesota
Mississippi (5-6) must win at home against Mississippi State
Missouri (5-6) must win at Texas A&M
Pittsburgh (4-6) must win at home against Rutgers AND at South Florida
Purdue (5-6) must win at home against Indiana
Rice (5-6) must win at UTEP
SMU (5-6) must win at home against Tulsa
Troy (5-6) must win at Middle Tennessee
Virginia Tech (5-6) must win at home against Virginia
Wake Forest (5-6) must win at home against Vanderbilt
Connecticut is most likely done, same with Pitt. Baylor has a chance but it will be tough. Georgia Tech is looking slim, having to knock off either Georgia or FSU.
Michigan State should get a win, Ole Miss is a tossup, Missouri has a big challenge ahead of them, Purdue's a tossup, Rice has a chance, SMU has a chance though I hope they get knocked out as it'll mean they'll lose to Tulsa.
Troy will have a tough game, but they're always dangerous, Virginia Tech has sucked this year so not sure how good their chances will be against Virginia. Wake Forest will have a tough one with Vanderbilt.
It's gonna be close. I'm thinking wins by Michigan State, Purdue, Ole Miss, Rice, Troy and Virginia Tech. It'll leave one open slot with either one of the teams needing to pull off the two win miracles, or one of the teams pulling off an "upset" to get to 6 wins.
anyone wanna take me up on this? by 2016, every team will get to go to a bowl game. lol
If they do, I'm done. Over 75% of the teams are already losing money whether they win or not. This bowl shit needs to stop. All this gladhanding bullshit of "We got to go to a bowl game; we had a good season" needs to fuckin' stop. WVU going 7-5 or 6-6 is simply unacceptable and if they went 5-7 instead of 7-5 wouldn't change the fact that they fuckin' sucked.Quote:
Originally Posted by baseballplyrmvp
Unfortunately it's probably the truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by baseballplyrmvp
Yep. 56% of college football teams get to go to a bowl game. Mediocrity is all that's needed. Thank god, after they added the Pinstripe and TicketCity bowls back in 2010, the NCAA put a three year moratorium on new bowls. Now they need to make a permanent moratorium on new bowl games unless a current bowl game goes under first. 35 bowls with 70 slots are at the maximum sustainable levels. Granted this year, it'd be 66 teams with 13 teams fighting for 4 spots if Miami, Ohio State and Penn State weren't all under sanctions, but still, every year we come down to the end and end up with only just a couple teams over 70 to fill the bowls.Quote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
Ole Miss ain't beating Miss St.
Probably not, but I was trying to at least come up with 5 or 6 reasonable teams to list to get to or close to 70. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by souljahbill
Though after Washington State knocking off Washington yesterday, you can't count out anything, even Ole Miss-Miss St.
Crisis has been averted for another year, we hit 70 bowl eligible teams today.
Baylor beat Texas Tech in OT to get to 6-5, Michigan State won at Minnesota to get to 6-6, Ole Miss beat Mississippi State to get to 6-6. Purdue beat Indiana to get to 6-6, Rice beat UTEP to finish 6-6, those bastards SMU beat Tulsa to make it to 6-6, and Virginia Tech beat Virginia to finish 6-6.
Now starts the countdown to who will potentially get screwed out of a slot. UConn (over Louisville) and Pitt (over Rutgers) both won today, so sitting at 5-6 they still have a chance. UConn has to beat Cincinnati next week, while Pitt has to beat South Florida. Georgia Tech also still has a chance, but they must beat Florida State in the ACC title game.
Missouri, Troy and Wake Forest, see you next year, all lost today to finish 5-7.
Can't believe Ole Miss won. That's an upset.
interesting stat. i'll give nd some credit, but USC's playcalling was still piss poor in that situation.
Notre Dame has given up eight touchdowns in 33 red zone possessions (24.2 percent) this season, including one in four possessions Saturday against USC. That is the lowest touchdown percentage for any FBS defense in the past eight seasons. The key has been great defense in goal-to-go situations. The Irish have allowed minus-5 total yards on 39 such plays, the fewest yards and average in the nation.
Rush yds ----- FBS Rank
-28 ------ 1st
Total Yds
-5 ------ 1st
Rush TD
1 --------- 1st
Total TD
5 -------- 1st
If memory serves, Georgia Tech (mentioned in the quote) should be eligible. I don't think a 6-7 team is punished if they lose their CCG.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
Actually, to an extent, they do.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffHCross
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Bowl-Eligibility Contingency Plan
On August 2, 2012 The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved a process that would allow 5-7 teams to become bowl eligible, in case there aren't enough bowl-eligible teams to fill every game. If a bowl has one or more conferences/teams unable to meet their contractual commitments and there are no available bowl-eligible teams, the open spots can be filled – by the bowl sponsoring agencies – as follows:
- Teams finishing 6-6 with one win against an FCS team, regardless of whether that FCS school meets NCAA scholarship requirements. Until now, an FCS win only counted if that opponent met the scholarship requirements—specifically, that school had to award at least 90% of the FCS maximum of 63 scholarship equivalents over a two-year period. In the 2012 season, programs in four FCS conferences cannot meet the 90% requirement (56.7 equivalents)—the Ivy League, which prohibits all athletic scholarships; the Patriot League and Pioneer Football League, which do not currently award football scholarships; and the Northeast Conference, which limits football scholarships to 38 equivalents.
- 6-6 teams with two wins over FCS schools.
- Teams that finish 6-7 and lose in the conference championship game are next.
- 6-7 teams that normally play a 13-team schedule, such as Hawaii's home opponents. Although Hawaii normally plays a 13-game schedule, it is only playing 12 games this season.
- FCS teams who are in the final year of the two-year FBS transition process, if they have at least a 6-6 record.
- Finally, the nod would go to 5-7 teams that have a top-5 Academic Progress Rate score. For 2012, these teams are Northwestern, Duke, Boise State, Ohio State, and Northern Illinois. All of these schools have 6 or more wins already, with Ohio State being ineligible due to sanctions. If necessary, 5-7 teams could be selected thereafter in order of APR. Among teams who could potentially finish 5-7, Rice is first, followed by Wake Forest.
Well Johnny Football just spoke to the media for close to 1 hour. Fielding questions from all over the country via conference call. SI, USA today, Fox sports, EPSN, all sorts of people asked him all sorts of questions.
I was impressed, he sounds pretty grounded (refers to coming from a small town a lot). He answered the tricky questions with tact so you can tell he's been coached well on that aspect too.
I like how he refers to the "team" in a lot of his answers, when asked about things like the Heisman he turns it back into a, "...well if I didn't have the (current best in his opinion) offensive line and great receivers that were hungry for the ball, I wouldn't have been able to make the nice plays."
It was nice to hear him also constantly defer back to Texas A&M and that he's just happy to have an opportunity to play, I know they are all coached to say things like that, but over what was close to an hour of constant questions his answers didn't waiver.
When asked what his biggest surprise has been this season, he said it was nice to be 10-2, he said they heard all the hype, heard how their gimmick offense wouldn't be able to make it in the SEC, had heard how they would take their lumps and it would be a long learning curve coming into the SEC, he said they all had their questions, came together as a team but are all very nicely surprised with their success.
Tomorrow he is going to have a video media day at/around 2pm. Should be interesting to see that one too.
Gig 'Em Aggies and GO JOHNNY GO!
Gus '99
They do, but, as I expected, they're higher on the list than 5-7. Surprised that two-FCS-wins are above CCG losers.Quote:
Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes
Also, Ohio State has a top-5 APR? Holy shit, that's awesome.
Quote:
Originally Posted by gigemaggs99
you forgot that he referenced playing NCAA football games as a kid and winning the Heisman as a freshman. can you say "promo"...?
Too bad they'll have to wait 2 or 3 years before they can use that :D :smh:Quote:
Originally Posted by ram29jackson