NCAA Football Thread XII:Conferance Armageddon

[Curt Hawkins Fan]

Aug 26, 2010 14:27:43 GMT -5 MGH said:

Mel Kiper called Randall Cobb of Kentucky the best overall player in college football this year on ESPN today apparently. Glad someone is giving the guy his due.

Sounds a bit corny.



I apologise.

[andrew8798]

THURSDAY
Southern Miss at South Carolina, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN
Northern Illinois at Iowa State, 8:00/5:00 PM, FSN
#15 Pittsburgh at Utah, 8:30/5:30 PM, Versus
#14 USC at Hawaii, 11:00/8:00 PM, ESPN

FRIDAY
Arizona at Toledo, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN

SATURDAY
Miami (OH) at #4 Florida, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN
Western Michigan at Michigan State, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN2
Illinois vs. Missouri, 12:30 PM/9:30 AM, FSN

Purdue at Notre Dame, 3:30/12:30 PM, NBC
Kentucky at Louisville, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC*
UCLA at Kansas State, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC/ESPN2*
Connecticut at Michigan, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC/ESPN2*
#5 Texas vs. Rice, 3:30/12:30 PM, ESPN

Washington State at Oklahoma State, 7:00/4:00 PM, FSN
#6 TCU vs. #24 Oregon State, 7:45/4:45 PM, ESPN
#21 LSU vs. #18 North Carolina, 8:00/5:00 PM, ABC

Cincinnati at Fresno State, 10:00/7:00 PM, ESPN2
#12 Wisconsin at UNLV, 11:00/8:00 PM, Versus

SUNDAY
Delaware State vs. Southern, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN
Tulsa at East Carolina, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, ESPN2
SMU at Texas Tech, 3:30/12:30 PM, ESPN

MONDAY
Navy vs. Maryland, 4:00/1:00 PM, ESPN
#3 Boise State vs. #10 Virginia Tech, 8:00/5:00 PM, ESPN

Other Games

THURSDAY
Minnesota at Middle Tennessee, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPNU
Marshall at #2 Ohio State, 7:30/4:30 PM, BTN*
Towson at Indiana, 7:30/4:30 PM, BTN*

SATURDAY
Samford at #20 Florida State, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPNU
Youngstown State at #19 Penn State, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN*
Eastern Illinois at #9 Iowa, Noon/9:00 AM, BTN*
Louisiana-Lafayette at #23 Georgia, GP (SECN)
Colorado vs. Colorado State, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, Mtn.
Appalachian State at Chattanooga, 3:00 PM/Noon, FCS Atlantic
North Texas at Clemson, 3:30/12:30 PM, ESPNU
Jacksonville State at Mississippi, 3:30/12:30 PM, GP (SECN)
Coastal Carolina at #25 West Virginia, 3:30/12:30, GP
Tennessee-Martin at Tennesee, 3:30/12:30 PM, GP
Memphis at Mississippi State, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPNU
Washington at BYU, 7:00/4:00 PM, CBSCS
North Dakota State at Kansas, 7:00/4:00 PM, FCS Central
Bowling Green at Troy, 7:00/4:00 PM, FCS Pacific
Lehigh at Drake, 7:00/4:00 PM, FCS Atlantic
Arkansas State at #22 Auburn, 7:00/4:00 PM, GP (SECN)
Stony Brook at South Florida, 7:00/4:00 PM, GP
San Jose State at #1 Alabama, 7:00/4:00 PM, GP
Tennessee Tech at #17 Arkansas, 7:00/4:00 PM, GP
Northwestern at Vanderbilt, 7:30/4:30 PM, GP (SECN)
Portland State at Arizona State, 10:15/7:15 PM, FCS Pacific

The Rest

THURSDAY
Presbyterian at Wake Forest, 6:30/3:30 PM, ESPN3.com
Southeast Missouri State at Ball State
Rhode Island at Buffalo
Hampton at Central Michigan
Murray State at Kent State
Florida A&M at #13 Miami, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN3.com
Norfolk State at Rutgers, 7:30/4:30 PM, ESPN3.com
Florida Atlantic at UAB
Southeastern Louisiana at Tulane
North Dakota at Idaho
Eastern Washington at Nevada

FRIDAY
Villanova at Temple, 5:00/2:00 PM, ESPN3.com

SATURDAY
South Carolina State at #16 Georgia Tech, 1:00 PM/10:00 AM, ESPN3.com
Weber State at Boston College, 1:00 PM/10:00 AM, ESPN3.com
Northwestern State at Air Force
New Mexico at #11 Oregon
UC Davis at California
Western Carolina at N.C. State, 6:00/3:00 PM, ESPN3.com
Richmond at Virginia, 6:00/3:00 PM, ESPN3.com
Syracuse at Akron
South Dakota at UCF
Sacramento State at Stanford
Elon at Duke, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN3.com
Western Kentucky at #8 Nebraska
Wofford at Ohio
Utah State at #7 Oklahoma
Sam Houston State at Baylor
Stephen F Austin at Texas A&M
Army at Eastern Michigan
Louisiana Tech at Grambling State
Nicholls State at San Diego State
Texas State at Houston
Southern Utah at Wyoming
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at UTEP

[domrep]

So has Lou Holtz come out yet and predicted how Notre Dame will do this season? I think he and Digger Phelps should be locked in a closet together.

[BR329]

Aug 30, 2010 22:25:49 GMT -5 domrep said:

So has Lou Holtz come out yet and predicted how Notre Dame will do this season? I think he and Digger Phelps should be locked in a closet together.

Not that I know of but some guy on espn picked us to play Virginia Tech in the orange bowl..........yeah mabey the champ sports bowl if we can muster 7 or 8 wins.

[#Classic Hi-Definition X]

This may just be nitpicking, but can people please stop referring to Alabama as the defending national champions? They're not defending their title. No other team can take their title away from them.

[Steveweiser]

Mark Ingram is out of Alabama's opening game of the season against San Jose State after undergoing surgery on his left knee.

sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5515780&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines

[Steveweiser]

The NCAA have denied Ole Miss QB Jeremiah Masoli's request for a waiver that would allow him to play this season - he now has to sit out until 2011.

sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5516909&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_5516909

[ani]

Just broke on ESPN that BYU will become an Independent starting in 2011.

[Chuckie Finster]

Division 1: Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin

Division 2: Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Michigan State

Ohio State/Michigan will still be played every year as a "permanent rival" between divisions, which each team will have.

[brettappedout (BLM)]

JR Calling Games?

Prowrestling.NET
Jason Powell

Bob Barry announced on Tuesday that he is stepping down as the radio voice of Oklahoma Sooners football and basketball. [Thanks to Dot Net reader Bobby R.]

Powell's POV: The Jim Ross connection is that he's made it no secret that he covets the radio gig that Barry is giving up. Ross has been a longtime supporter of the Sooners, and should be a strong contender when the job given his resume includes NFL, XFL, and college football broadcasting in addition to his work in pro wrestling

[#Classic Hi-Definition X]

Sept 1, 2010 13:03:17 GMT -5 Chuckie Finster said:

Division 1: Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin

Division 2: Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Michigan State

Ohio State/Michigan will still be played every year as a "permanent rival" between divisions, which each team will have.

I'm not liking this. The ONLY reason they're splitting up Michigan and OSU is the possibility that they could play again in the championship game (which probably won't happen for a few years, if ever). And while the rivalry has been very lopsided in recent years, I think the idea of them meeting twice in one season takes away from the rivalry.

[Steveweiser]

BYU have announced a TV deal with ESPN starting next season - any home game ESPN does not select for ESPN, ESPN2, ABC or ESPNU will be shown on BYUtv.

www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/mwest/2010-09-01-byufootball_N.htm

[ICBM]

Good 4 BYU I guess. Does that mean a fresh round of Notre Dame/BYU games?

[Lupin the Third]

So, apparently, Boise St. has turned heel now.

I don't understand the hate of Boise State.

Yes, they play in a weak conference. Big deal. You could say the same for the Big Ten and the Big XII right now. Other than a handful of teams, the rest of them suck.

They won't get many quality wins. Quality shouldn't have anything to do with it. Other than the fact that teams play I-AA teams that they shouldn't (Florida, Bama, and yes, even my beloved Huskers do it). Play Division I-A teams only.

I hope they go undefeated, so that they'll stay near the top, and will have to get a look at the BCS Title game.

[Red Impact]

Sept 1, 2010 20:59:45 GMT -5 Lupin the Third said:

So, apparently, Boise St. has turned heel now.

I don't understand the hate of Boise State.

Yes, they play in a weak conference. Big deal. You could say the same for the Big Ten and the Big XII right now. Other than a handful of teams, the rest of them suck.

They won't get many quality wins. Quality shouldn't have anything to do with it. Other than the fact that teams play I-AA teams that they shouldn't (Florida, Bama, and yes, even my beloved Huskers do it). Play Division I-A teams only.

I hope they go undefeated, so that they'll stay near the top, and will have to get a look at the BCS Title game.

The problem with the weak conference argument is that it's based solely off of name value. College teams are never the same year to year, but team value is based primarily off of their tradition, regardless of whether they deserve it. The only measure we have of whether a conference is good is how those teams do against teams of other conferences, and teams rarely play good teams non-conference.

[Grendel]

Sept 1, 2010 13:03:17 GMT -5 Chuckie Finster said:

Division 1: Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin

Division 2: Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Michigan State

Ohio State/Michigan will still be played every year as a "permanent rival" between divisions, which each team will have.

I hate this. This may be the dumbest idea since Greedo shooting first.

[Lupin the Third]

Sept 1, 2010 21:06:10 GMT -5 Red Impact said:

Sept 1, 2010 20:59:45 GMT -5 Lupin the Third said:

So, apparently, Boise St. has turned heel now.

I don't understand the hate of Boise State.

Yes, they play in a weak conference. Big deal. You could say the same for the Big Ten and the Big XII right now. Other than a handful of teams, the rest of them suck.

They won't get many quality wins. Quality shouldn't have anything to do with it. Other than the fact that teams play I-AA teams that they shouldn't (Florida, Bama, and yes, even my beloved Huskers do it). Play Division I-A teams only.

I hope they go undefeated, so that they'll stay near the top, and will have to get a look at the BCS Title game.

The problem with the weak conference argument is that it's based solely off of name value. College teams are never the same year to year, but team value is based primarily off of their tradition, regardless of whether they deserve it. The only measure we have of whether a conference is good is how those teams do against teams of other conferences, and teams rarely play good teams non-conference.

So very true. That's why, instead of playing I-AA teams like The Citadel (really Florida?), they should be doing like Boise St. and, in a lesser extent Nebraska, play tough non-conference teams like Virginia Tech and Washington. Yes, Washington will be a tough game for Nebraska.

[MGH]

Sept 1, 2010 20:59:45 GMT -5 Lupin the Third said:

So, apparently, Boise St. has turned heel now.

I don't understand the hate of Boise State.

Yes, they play in a weak conference. Big deal. You could say the same for the Big Ten and the Big XII right now. Other than a handful of teams, the rest of them suck.

They won't get many quality wins. Quality shouldn't have anything to do with it. Other than the fact that teams play I-AA teams that they shouldn't (Florida, Bama, and yes, even my beloved Huskers do it). Play Division I-A teams only.

I hope they go undefeated, so that they'll stay near the top, and will have to get a look at the BCS Title game.

If Kentucky can't go to the title game (lol) then yeah, Boise is who I want to see there the most.

For every "I know they'd lose this" and "I just know they'd fail if..." argument thrown out, all they've done is prove themselves when given the chance every last single time.

Just once, hopefully this year, I want them to go 13-0 and crash the BCS title game party. If they go and get blitzed by 30, then game over. This is the most talented team of this level there is to offer. If they win, just like they have against Oregon, Oklahoma, and Utah did against Alabama, then I'd hope some people will finally give them their due that they deserve in my opinion already.

But likely, it'll be a half assed "they still don't deserve it!!!" or "the other team didn't take them seriously and didn't care" and rob them of their moment yet again.

[stealthamo]

Sept 1, 2010 13:03:17 GMT -5 Chuckie Finster said:

Division 1: Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin

Division 2: Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Michigan State

Ohio State/Michigan will still be played every year as a "permanent rival" between divisions, which each team will have.

I'm sorry, but that divisional lineup is f***ing stupid, IMO. Personally, I would have split it up into an Eastern and Western divisions.



East Division: Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Illinois, Northwestern

West Division: Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska



Now, those divisions seem to be fairly even, and a good amount of the rivalry games are still intact.

[nate5054]

Sept 1, 2010 21:20:42 GMT -5 Lupin the Third said:

So very true. That's why, instead of playing I-AA teams like The Citadel (really Florida?), they should be doing like Boise St. and, in a lesser extent Nebraska, play tough non-conference teams like Virginia Tech and Washington. Yes, Washington will be a tough game for Nebraska.

A Nebraska fan talking about OOC schedules? That's a joke.

Here is their awesome OOC schedule this year:

Western Kentucky (technically a Division 1 team, I guess)
Idaho (a WAC team)
at Washington (a Pac 10 team who might be decent)
South Dakota State (a Division 1AA team)

and we can go back every other year and look at their pathetic OOC schedule. In 09 they played 3 Sun Belt teams and Virginia Tech. In 08 they played a MAC team, 2 WAC teams, and VTech. 07 was sort of anamoly for them as they scheduled Wake Forest and USC, although I know they considered Wake to be a joke of a game until their program turned it around.

At least Florida plays Florida State each year. I'd dare say their OOC schedule is tougher than Nebraska's this year.