US College Football thread

[cwy21]

Useful block...

 

[nidge]

USC still can't beat a Luckless Stanford.

 

[Barmy_in_Palmy]

USC still can't beat a Luckless Stanford.

The whole world laughs at Lane Kiffin


except USC fans, like myself, although I can understand everyone's joy. Gutted for Barkley though, unfinished business went up in smoke.

 

[ealingspur]

Last night showed how poor the Pac 12 is. I'm gonna get lambasted for this, but Florida State aint all that either. They have no D whatsoever, and have the easiest schedule of all the teams in the top 10.

And the gators are back! I think we're gonna end up with a 10-2 season, losing out to LSU and Ga, taking SCAR and FSU along the way.

And fuck lane kiffin. The one thing I agree with Tennesssee fans on is that he's a twat.

 

[werty]

Geno Smith - 45/51 attempts, 656 yards, 8 touchdowns.

 

[ealingspur]

Bama, LSU, UGA, SCAR and Florida in the top 10. SEC domination.

 

[hoodlum]

Geno Smith - 45/51 attempts, 656 yards, 8 touchdowns.

That game was crazy. 70-63. Lol Jesus where's the defense, guys?? Geno was crazy good though. More TDs than incompletions. Just... wow.

 

[ealingspur]

Go GATORS!

 

[Vedi]

What a comeback from NC State, the last minutes were mental!

 

[LSUY]

LSU's offense is

 

[werty]

Manti Te'O for Heisman!

 

[balebalebalebale]

Manti Te'O for Heisman!

He's a great college player, but I don't think a linebacker will win ever win the Heisman

 

[nidge]

Manti Te'O for Heisman!

He is immense but as balebalebalebale said I can't see a LB winning the Heisman. (Even though I would pick him at the moment if I had a vote.)

 

[werty]

Oh, I agree. Having such a great season though and most of the early season favourites for it are falling by the wayside (admitedly I don't know many players becuase I've only really gotten into College Football this year). They said last night during the match that he was No.2 in some poll do win it and last night's performance will only help him further.

 

[werty]

Not sure how Notre Dame won that one. Looked like they blew it twice, but they eeked out the win.

Time for LSU - Alabama now!

 

[LSUY]

God I hate 'Bama. It's bad enough they keep beating us but they have to do it in the most heart breaking way.

The coaches cost us the win. That fake field goal was stupid and predictable. With 2 minutes left they switched to a prevent defense and stopped doing everything that had caused 'Bama so many problems.

 

[LeSoupeKitchen]

Gutted LSU and Pittsburgh couldn't hold on. If Ducks go undefeated this season they must be worthy of a shot at the Championship Game surely?

I don't really get any of this ranking business - why can't they just have play-offs if there are a number of outstanding teams?

 

[LSUY]

If Ducks go undefeated this season they must be worthy of a shot at the Championship Game surely?

As long as they remain undefeated Oregon will go to the BCS Championship Game simply because they are in one of the two best conferences in college football. The Ducks still have to play ranked teams in Oregon State and Stanford and will possibly face a ranked UCLA in the Pac 12 title game. That will give them a huge boost in the computers and among the voters as Notre Dame and Kansas State both only have one ranked opponent left to play.

I don't really get any of this ranking business - why can't they just have play-offs if there are a number of outstanding teams?

The ranking system is pretty bad but the state of college football before that was even worse. The BCS system is supposed to stop teams with weak schedules from being declared the national champion - without the ranking system USC would have been declared national champions in '03 (which they were by the Associated Press) despite the fact that they went 12-1, only played 3 ranked teams & lost to a team that were never ranked while LSU went 13-1, defeated 5 ranked teams and lost to a team that finished the season ranked 17th.

However, from 2014 there is going to be a four team playoff.

 

[greenbadge]

What do you want to see for the BCS game? Bama V Kansas St? ND Vs Bama? Oregon Vs Kansas? ND Vs Kansas St? Bama Vs Oregon? All conundrums are mouth watering but being an Irish Fan I would love to see ND vs Bama. A Game for the ages maybe? ND have sneaked a few wins this year when in recent years they would have fallen so things look good for the programme in years to come
I was lucky to see ND Vs Navy in Ireland at the start of the season. Great experience. Great time. Tho I hope I dont have to wait another 16 years for them to come to this side of the pond(1996)
Saying that, having been to South Bend a few times the Aviva Exp was a great few days to remember!

 

[nidge]

Really hope A&M can hold out against Bama.

Manziel has been very good, is tonight his 'Heisman' moment?