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  • sleeper
    Northwestern was 4-0 in the OOC, but are 0-5 in the B1G
    The problem is the B1G just beats up on each other. No other conference has to deal with what the B1G has to deal with so its no surprise that a team dominates OOC but has trouble against REAL competition in the B1G. I'd put an 8 loss B1G team over any of the junk in the SEC just because their schedule is so much more difficult.
  • Azubuike24
    sleeper;1529389 wrote:The problem is the B1G just beats up on each other. No other conference has to deal with what the B1G has to deal with so its no surprise that a team dominates OOC but has trouble against REAL competition in the B1G. I'd put an 8 loss B1G team over any of the junk in the SEC just because their schedule is so much more difficult.
    I like the sarcasm. However, wins over Cal (1-8), Syracuse (4-4), Western Michigan (1-8) and Maine (FCS, although a good one) points more to Northwestern just not being very good and not a victim of "getting beat up" by quality in-conference competition.

    Now, take Ole Miss (5-3) with a win over Texas by 21 in Austin and losses to Alabama, Auburn and Texas A&M (combined record 23-3) and there's an example of "beat up by eachother."

    People would probably compare Northwestern and Ole Miss in-terms of being similar "quality wins", or lack thereof.
  • Heretic
    Azubuike24;1529456 wrote:I like the sarcasm. However, wins over Cal (1-8), Syracuse (4-4), Western Michigan (1-8) and Maine (FCS, although a good one) points more to Northwestern just not being very good and not a victim of "getting beat up" by quality in-conference competition.

    Now, take Ole Miss (5-3) with a win over Texas by 21 in Austin and losses to Alabama, Auburn and Texas A&M (combined record 23-3) and there's an example of "beat up by eachother."

    People would probably compare Northwestern and Ole Miss in-terms of being similar "quality wins", or lack thereof.
    The thing that annoys the fuck out of me as far as NW goes is that I think their game with the Bucks was the one game they were at full strength because Mark was back for that game. And then after playing us, both him and Colter went down and the team is just a lot more vanilla and easy to stop with those two speedsters to worry about.

    Led to a scenario where they looked very good in scaring OSU...and then completely fell apart to make everyone look a bit weaker in comparison.
  • vball10set
    Heretic;1529907 wrote:The thing that annoys the fuck out of me as far as NW goes is that I think their game with the Bucks was the one game they were at full strength because Mark was back for that game. And then after playing us, both him and Colter went down and the team is just a lot more vanilla and easy to stop with those two speedsters to worry about.

    Led to a scenario where they looked very good in scaring OSU...and then completely fell apart to make everyone look a bit weaker in comparison.

    Excellent post. I had this same discussion over the weekend, and it's nice to hear I'm not alone in this thinking.
  • Azubuike24
    Heretic;1529907 wrote:The thing that annoys the fuck out of me as far as NW goes is that I think their game with the Bucks was the one game they were at full strength because Mark was back for that game. And then after playing us, both him and Colter went down and the team is just a lot more vanilla and easy to stop with those two speedsters to worry about.

    Led to a scenario where they looked very good in scaring OSU...and then completely fell apart to make everyone look a bit weaker in comparison.
    Agree. They definitely "rose up" for that game. This is something a committee will be able to take into account.
  • believer
    As of November 10:

    1. Alabama
    2. Florida State
    3. Ohio State
    4. Baylor
    5. Stanford
    6. Clemson
    7. Auburn
    8. Oregon
    9. Missouri
    10. Oklahoma State
    11. Texas A&M
    12. Fresno State
    13. Michigan State
    14. UCLA
    15. Wisconsin
    16. UCF
    17. Louisville
    18. LSU
    19. Oklahoma
    20. Northern Illinois
    21. Arizona State
    22. Texas
    23. Minnesota
    24. Nebraska
    25. Miami FL
  • ernest_t_bass
    Miami lost to an unranked team. That should hurt FSU, right?

    /OSU'd
  • believer
    ernest_t_bass;1532976 wrote:Miami lost to an unranked team. That should hurt FSU, right?

    /OSU'd
    Correct. And all will be right in THE Kumbaya land. :RpS_w00t:
  • queencitybuckeye
    My first glimpse of Baylor was this week. They stink on ice.
  • believer
    queencitybuckeye;1532982 wrote:My first glimpse of Baylor was this week. They stink on ice.
    After taking Oklahoma to the woodshed first.
  • vball10set
    believer;1532979 wrote:Correct. And all will be right in THE Kumbaya land. :RpS_w00t:
    How 'bout those Bobcats? ;)
  • believer
    vball10set;1532986 wrote:How 'bout those Bobcats? ;)
    You'll get no argument outta me.
  • GOONx19
    1. Alabama
    2. Georgia
    3. Florida State
    4. Ohio State
    5. Baylor
    6. Stanford
    7. Clemson
    8. Auburn
    9. Missouri
    10. Oregon
  • vball10set
    believer;1532988 wrote:You'll get no argument outta me.

    lol, btw, I like your top 10...looks pretty much spot on (beyond that it's a crapshoot)
  • pmoney25
    Miami losing will hurt FSU but fact is Clemson still is ranked high and will be the win that carries them to NC game. Nothing OSU can do unless Alabama or FSU lose.
  • rydawg5
    1. Alabama
    2. FSU
    3. Ohio State
    4. Baylor
    5. Stanford - Utah is 4-5
    6. Missouri
    7. Auburn
    8. Oregon
    9. Michigan St
    10. Clemson
    11. Louisville
    12. Oklahoma St
    13. Texas A&M
    14. UCLA
    15. Wisconsin
    16. South Carolina
    17. UCF
    18. ASU
    19. Fresno
    20. Northern Ill
    21. LSU
    22. Nebraska
    23. Texas
    24. Minnesota
    25. USC
  • Ironman92
    1. Bama
    2. FSU
    3. OSU
    4. Baylor
    5. Stanford
    6. Missouri
    7. Auburn
    8. Oregon
  • like_that
    For OSU, it is too bad Mich St fucked the ND game up. If OSU/Mich st went into the B1G championship game without a loss, then I would assume that game would have been the semifinal game for the NC.
  • Ironman92
    like_that;1533117 wrote:For OSU, it is too bad Mich St fucked the ND game up. If OSU/Mich st went into the B1G championship game without a loss, then I would assume that game would have been the semifinal game for the NC.
    Good point
  • slingshot4ever
    Still wouldn't matter. Would still be 3rd unless Alabama or FSU loses.
  • believer
    BCS standings as of November 11: http://espn.go.com/college-football/bcs

    1. Alabama
    2. Florida State
    3. Ohio State
    4. Stanford
    5. Baylor
  • believer
    As of November 16:

    1. Florida State
    2. Alabama
    3. Ohio State
    4. Baylor
    5. Oregon
    6. Auburn
    7. Clemson
    8. Missouri
    9. Texas A&M
    10. Oklahoma State
    11. Michigan State
    12. South Carolina
    13. Wisconsin
    14. Fresno State
    15. Stanford
    16. UCLA
    17. UCF
    18. Louisville
    19. Oklahoma
    20. LSU
    21. Arizona State
    22. USC
    23. Northern Illinois
    24. Duke
    25. Minnesota
  • Ironman92
    believer;1537140 wrote:As of November 16:

    1. Florida State
    2. Alabama
    3. Ohio State
    4. Baylor
    5. Oregon
    6. Auburn
    7. Clemson
    8. Missouri
    9. Texas A&M
    10. Oklahoma State
    11. Michigan State
    12. South Carolina
    13. Wisconsin
    14. Fresno State
    15. Stanford
    16. UCLA
    17. UCF
    18. Louisville
    19. Oklahoma
    20. LSU
    21. Arizona State
    22. USC
    23. Northern Illinois
    24. Duke
    25. Minnesota
    Looks mostly good....I'd switch Missouri and Auburn
  • rydawg5
    1. Alabama
    2. FSU
    3. OSU
    4. Baylor
    5. Oregon
    6. Missouri
    7. Auburn
    8. Michigan St
    9. Clemson
    10. Oklahoma St
    11. Texas A&M
    12. Wisconsin
    13. South Carolina
    14. Arizona St
    15. Stanford
  • Pick6
    fsu #1