2013 General College Football Thread

• Azubuike24

  

  More deserving than FSU anyway. The MAC is garbage, but at least if NIU gets a bid, they will be able to say they beat Ball State, Toledo, Iowa and Bowling Green, all bowl teams.
• Azubuike24

  

  Oregon State leads the Civil War by 5. Ducks ball, about a minute left.
• Pick6

  

  Azubuike24;1544618 wrote:More deserving than FSU anyway. The MAC is garbage, but at least if NIU gets a bid, they will be able to say they beat Ball State, Toledo, Iowa and Bowling Green, all bowl teams.

  I'd argue the MAC is the best mid-major conference. Obviously that doesn't compare to the the power conferences excluding the AAC. If the big east/AAC or even big 10 (last year) had teams that were better than mediocre, NIU would never have played in a BCS game. You can hate on them for the easy schedule, but I'll bet BG and Ball St win their bowl game no matter what team they are matched up against. Both are good teams. That Iowa win looks better weekly. Iowa has losses to Wisconsin, MSU, OSU, and NIU. Not too bad.
• Azubuike24

  

  Pick6;1544621 wrote:I'd argue the MAC is the best mid-major conference. Obviously that doesn't compare to the the power conferences excluding the AAC. If the big east/AAC or even big 10 (last year) had teams that were better than mediocre, NIU would never have played in a BCS game. You can hate on them for the easy schedule, but I'll bet BG and Ball St win their bowl game no matter what team they are matched up against. Both are good teams. That Iowa win looks better weekly. Iowa has losses to Wisconsin, MSU, OSU, and NIU. Not too bad.

  It might be now.
  
  However, with the poaching of C-USA by the AAC, the MWC by the Pac 12, the WAC by the Big XII, the dip by Boise and BYU going independent, mid-major football is actually pretty crappy now.
  
  For the past decade prior to a few years ago, there was almost always a mid-major team who was arguably top 5 in the country and proved themselves in BCS games.
  
  TCU, Boise State, Utah and a few others in the C-USA and MAC who never got a BCS shot.
• Pick6

  

  Azubuike24;1544622 wrote:It might be now.
  
  However, with the poaching of C-USA by the AAC, the MWC by the Pac 12, the WAC by the Big XII, the dip by Boise and BYU going independent, mid-major football is actually pretty crappy now.
  
  For the past decade prior to a few years ago, there was almost always a mid-major team who was arguably top 5 in the country and proved themselves in BCS games.
  
  TCU, Boise State, Utah and a few others in the C-USA and MAC who never got a BCS shot.

  I'd agree with that..Boise is in the MWC but have fallen to an average to slightly above average mid-major. I wonder if Utah and TCU are regretting moving. Though more money, both programs are largely irrelevant now on a national scale.
• Classyposter58

  

  Pick6;1544575 wrote:Fresno shit the bed against a below and now .500 SJSU team. No need for NIU to worry about getting jumped, but I didn't think it was going to happen anyways with the MAC-C against BG. Looks like another year with NIU in the BCS. Great for the conference.

  BG actually stands a great shot to win. Best D in the conference and a great rushing attack, could totally stop that offense
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Good stop there by Auburn.
• Pick6

  

  Think Bama beats the hell out of Auburn. Hope I'm wrong.
• Azubuike24

  

  It's not going to happen, but if Auburn beats Alabama AND Missouri, you're going to see a big number of voters (and computer polls) have them jump Ohio State.
  
  Their BCS margin is too great to overcome with only 2 weeks left in the season but it will be a debate.
• wildcats20

  

  What the fuck?? In no way was that a fair catch signal. Real, real bad officiating.
• wildcats20

  

  That is so bad.
• Terry_Tate

  

  What a terrible job by the officials.
• Azubuike24

  

  When you waive the hands like an incomplete signal, you're also giving yourself up. Right call.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Azubuike24;1544960 wrote:It's not going to happen, but if Auburn beats Alabama AND Missouri, you're going to see a big number of voters (and computer polls) have them jump Ohio State.
  
  Their BCS margin is too great to overcome with only 2 weeks left in the season but it will be a debate.

  It's not happening.
  
  Michigan state next week will help
• SportsAndLady

  

  Alabama D sooooo much better than anyone OSU has
• Azubuike24

  

  I agree, it's not going to happen. As much as you could argue it "should", the BCS has never been about who has the best resume or the best team. It's always been about "the system." If OSU gets to the title game this year, they worked the system to perfection.
• IggyPride00

  

  Azubuike24;1544976 wrote:I agree, it's not going to happen. As much as you could argue it "should", the BCS has never been about who has the best resume or the best team. It's always been about "the system." If OSU gets to the title game this year, they worked the system to perfection.

  That's what's nice about this new committee next year, they will start to factor in that stuff about team's that are just gaming the system playing cream puffs every week because they are in a poor conference and that way they can be unbeaten every year.
  
  It will stop rewarding teams that don't play anyone out of conference.
• Pick6

  

  SportsAndLady;1544975 wrote:Alabama D sooooo much better than anyone OSU has

  so good.
• Azubuike24

  

  SportsAndLady;1544975 wrote:Alabama D sooooo much better than anyone OSU has

  Their secondary has some holes. LSU and A&M exposed it big time. Their offense now has to carry them often times.
  
  As we speak, Nick Marshall just toasted Bama's back 7.
• Fly4Fun

  

  I sure all the party fans are now watching this game. Loved setting that easy td for auburn.
• wildcats20

  

  IggyPride00;1544977 wrote:That's what's nice about this new committee next year, they will start to factor in that stuff about team's that are just gaming the system playing cream puffs every week because they are in a poor conference and that way they can be unbeaten every year.
  
  It will stop rewarding teams that don't play anyone out of conference.

  Unbeaten in a top 5 conference will ALWAYS make the playoff. Regardless of who they play.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Pick6;1544978 wrote:so good.

  I actually don't think alabamas D is any good.
  
  But their individual players are a lot better than OSUs
• Pick6

  

  SportsAndLady;1544984 wrote:I actually don't think alabamas D is any good.
  
  But their individual players are a lot better than OSUs

  I'd take Shazier over anyone they have, but I'm biased
• SportsAndLady

  

  Pick6;1544985 wrote:I'd take Shazier over anyone they have, but I'm biased

  Lol no
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  Bama looks so tense. It's even worse than the LSU game.