College Bowl Prediction Thread
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Bowl games start tomorrow, so I thought I'd give this a friendly bump . . .
vyapti
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Holiday Bowl: Oklahoma over Oregon
I just moved to Eugene and the Ducks are so torqued that they aren't in the Fiesta Bowl, I just don't see them getting over it enough to prepare for Oklahoma.
Oregon is a better team, but water doesn't roll off of these Ducks backs.
I just moved to Eugene and the Ducks are so torqued that they aren't in the Fiesta Bowl, I just don't see them getting over it enough to prepare for Oklahoma.
Oregon is a better team, but water doesn't roll off of these Ducks backs.
pboily
fingerlickinmathematickin
a quick question: so many bowl games. Is the number constant from year to year? Also, is there an order in which the Bowl managers decide who they are picking for their game?
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Extremely normal.
You have to have a winning record (or be 6-6 or better in years with 12 games) to get invited to a bowl. That's the only limit on how many bowls there can be, so they keep coming up with new ones.
But most of the ones before Christmas can be safely ignored (sorry Fetus!)
But most of the ones before Christmas can be safely ignored (sorry Fetus!)
Southern Miss got the win as expected last night. Is anyone else sick of this USC love fest that ESPN has been giving these past couple weeks. I mean they haven't even beaten Texas and yet they are comparing them to the greatest teams of all time. It's starting to feel like Miami-tOSU all over again. I can't wait for Texas to win that game (though I'll be so annoyed if they start talking about a shocking upset!).
The 2005 Trojans aren't even the best team this decade. I'd say in the past 6 years the 2001 Hurricanes and even last years Trojans were better. I've been following ESPNs coverage of USC vs the "best teams of all time". Herbstreit and Mark May totally dismiss the notion that any defense EVER can stop the USC offense. Being an Ohio State fan, I'd say this years Trojans could possibly beat the 2002 Buckeyes but to say that Ohio State defense could not hold USC under 30 points is ridiculous. Miami had a high powered offense and a MUCH BETTER defense going into that game and put up 24 points after two overtimes of forced scoring. And as expected the polls are highly in favor of USC. The majority of people probably visiting ESPN.com haven't been following sports for more than three-four years, they probably fall into a 15-25 age category. These people will put USC over an Oklahoma team of the 50s or a Nebraska team of the 90s simply because they know nothing of the total and utter dominance of these teams.RedFusion said:
vyapti
Prince
. . . or in the Pac 10!blindside said:
The '91 Huskies had one of the best defenses in the nation and the best I can think of in the Pac 10. Their Offense featured NFL caliber players on the Line, at Reciever, Tight End, Running Back and Quarterback. In fact 28 players on that team spent time in the NFL, and 5 were drafted in the first round. Steve Entman was a god (although injury killed his NFL career). I remember watching them dominate teams in the first half and watching their second stringers hold their own in the second.
I've never seen the media fall in love with a team like USC, not even the great Miami teams.
For the nostalgic, here's an article I dug up.
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I'm sick of both of them. Texas hasn't played a real team in the last year accept for OSU and the '04 Wolverines. Remember that-dgfred said:I for one am sick of USC, and am furiously pulling for Texas.
- They beat Big Blue in the last second
- Ohio State gave the game away
- They havn't played a real friggin team this year
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Extremely normal.
I was surprised that Arkansas State kept it close for as long as they did last night.
As for USC/Texas, I'll reserve my judgment until after the game is played. The reason I'm not sick of USC? I don't watch ESPN.
As for best team of all time, or this decade, or in the Pac-10: I'm going to wait until they figure out a legitimate way to find the best team of any individual year before I start worrying about that . . .
As for USC/Texas, I'll reserve my judgment until after the game is played. The reason I'm not sick of USC? I don't watch ESPN.
As for best team of all time, or this decade, or in the Pac-10: I'm going to wait until they figure out a legitimate way to find the best team of any individual year before I start worrying about that . . .
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Extremely normal.
That plus the fact that I had seen Southern Miss play and I knew Arkansas State was from I-AA. Er, I mean the Sunbelt . . .RedFusion said:
That one was a total guess for me; I knew very little about either team. Ultimately, I just couldn't side with Mike Price . . .blindside said:
Sadly, Fetus is indisposed and will miss his Golden Bears crushing the Cougars . . .dgfred said:
EDIT: 2-0! I'm worried about Navy though . . .
And Southern Miss has produced one of the greatest NFL qbs of all time in Brett Favre. They have a surprisingly large number of players in the NFL considering they are a midmajor team.
The only midmajors that get respect/deserve respect is the MAC, CUSA and Mountain West although the WAC has had a couple of good years with Boise State.
The only midmajors that get respect/deserve respect is the MAC, CUSA and Mountain West although the WAC has had a couple of good years with Boise State.
