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CFB Week 14: Brought to you by the letter I: Incidental and Insignificant
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sf2fanatic
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We need a QB!! Locker was a bust
Eh I think the committee take Barrett's injury into account and leave the Buckeyes out regardless if they win out unless they obliterate Wisconsin.
GoldenEye 007
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Big 12 has been trying to lobby to allow a CCG with 10 teams. We'll see if it gets approved early next year by the NCAA.
I'm not sure if there any incentives for the Pac 12, ACC, SEC, and Big 10 to approve such a rule.
Randolph Freelander
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What an awful thing to suggest about someone, even a Tar Heel such as DominoKid.
It's cold enough, but no precipitation.
Turned on the Apple Cup/Bowl/whatevs, and I was promised a snow game and they didn't deliver like the pre-game pictures lead us to believe.
Party Foul, my good friend, Party Fowl
It looked like Sylve or whoever it was on the coverage had more of the ball before they went out of bounds anyway. Not too broken up about it though. Just happy that we won after playing awfully for large portions of the game. If I see single coverage over the top from our defense get shredded again, it will be too soon.
Looks like Saban took a call from Fisher after the first TD.
So it it a foregone conclusion that the 4th spot is up for grabs should Baylor or Ohio State win?
Fake edit: *looks at TCU's next opponent* @_@
Never mind. Come nextTuesdaySunday, Ohio State or Baylor will be No. 4
If all teams win out, Baylor deserves it IMO. I'm an OSU fan but they don't have as good a resume as the bears. TCU, well they lost to Baylor so it would be dumb if they were to go in over them.
learn something new everyday
Lee Chaolan
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Poor Buckeyes. Shit luck at the QB position this year.
Rafa=FedKilla
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They have tremendous amount of depth at that position. GATech please chop block FSU out of existence.
BertramCooper
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If OSU beats Wisconsin losing JT should be irrelevant.
Why would they have to obliterate Wisconsin? Wisconsin is good. Damn good. It would be a statement win no matter how close it ends up being.
Better hope they don't follow the Kenyon Martin line of thinking.
massivekettle
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Lol. This is a classic case of eSECpn. I don't even necessarily disagree with it, but how can you write some of these opening lines with a straight face:
http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=sec&id=94604
http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=sec&id=94604
BertramCooper
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And why, exactly, does that mean that Ohio State has to destroy Wisconsin next week in order to get a statement win? Wisconsin is still a high-quality ranked opponent in spite of a dumb loss almost two months ago.
Cool. How is this guy's opinion relevant when it comes to CFB Playoff selection?
How did you lose to Illinois? It seems like NW played to the level of their competition this year. Played well against good teams, lost to teams they should have beaten. And I bet the players go Jack in the Box chicken sandwiches after the game
BertramCooper
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massivekettle
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I am sure if he thinks that, that it's likely that a few members of the committee will also think that.
As for Wisconsin, I agree. All tOSU has to do is win, but if they want to convince the committee given the QB change, as right now they are still on the outside looking in, they will probably need win with some style points. Obviously, that changes if Oregon gets upset again or if FSU loses to Ga Tech, but assuming the top 3 go through, then each of Baylor, tOSU and TCU have a reasonable claim on 4th spot. It will come down to how well each of the teams play in the last week.
BertramCooper
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There's only one journalist on the committee. I wouldn't assume that some AP reporter's opinion is indicative of anything.
If we get left out it's our own damn fault for the Va Tech loss. Certainly not arguing otherwise. I'm just not understanding how losing Barrett is relevant in the playoff selection process if Ohio State beats Wisconsin next week.
It would be one thing if Ohio State beat Wisconsin in the championship and lost Barrett in that game. In that scenario we wouldn't know how big of a loss that truly is. But we lost Barrett this week and have a matchup next week against a tough team that will be a more than adequate litmus test for a Barrett-less squad.
We parked at the intermodal parking lot downtown and took the shuttles to the stadium (my dad has a bum knee). It took an hour to get from the stadium back to the parking lot, when it normally only takes about 30 minutes. We then did a quick loop downtown to see if anything was open and serving food but everything that's open late had just shut their doors at midnight. Slid down greensboro to Skyland and hit the Chik Fil A which was thankfully still open, though technically it was sunday and took Skyland/11 over to Interstate.
The interstate at that point was actually too bad. It was the cops directing traffic inside Tuscaloosa that seemed to be doing a poor job moving traffic around.
It's usually much better than this.
You'd have to make the argument that OSU is still one of the four best teams in the country even without Barrett. I think a close win, especially if Cardale doesn't play well, puts doubt into that notion. If Cardale absolutely lights up Wisconsin then the committee has to take notice.
BertramCooper
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Pretty much FSU's entire season consists of slim wins against garbage opponents, yet they're still in the top four. (And I'm not arguing that they shouldn't be.) But somehow a slim win against a Top 15 team could potentially be the final nail in the coffin for Ohio State?
A guns blazing, Sparty-style win against Wisconsin is absolutely preferable to a razor-thin win, but I don't think it's going to be absolutely necessary. It's a quality win in either scenario. If we get left out, it's not going to be because we barely beat Wisconsin in the B1G championship (assuming we beat them, which is a massive assumption). It's going to be because of that fucking Virginia Tech game.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
So games that matter next week are:
Oregon - Arizona
Bama - Missouri
FSU - Georgia Tech
Ohio State - Wisconsin
While TCU is playing a terrible Iowa State game.
Oregon should beat Arizona in the re-match, they killed themselves the first game by giving out loads of 1st downs to Arizona.. and that was story of the game.
Bama should steamroll an admittedly not that good Missouri team.
Georgia Tech might be able to upset FSU, which would be great.. but GT lost to NC and Duke.. so who the fuck knows anymore. I bet FSU finds a way to win again, like that have for 2 years.
I think if both OSU and TCU win.. I think OSU get's in the final 4.. as Wisconsin is a game that matters and Iowa State isn't. I think the way this system is for the voting it is going to reward recent history more than season long.
Oregon - Arizona
Bama - Missouri
FSU - Georgia Tech
Ohio State - Wisconsin
While TCU is playing a terrible Iowa State game.
Oregon should beat Arizona in the re-match, they killed themselves the first game by giving out loads of 1st downs to Arizona.. and that was story of the game.
Bama should steamroll an admittedly not that good Missouri team.
Georgia Tech might be able to upset FSU, which would be great.. but GT lost to NC and Duke.. so who the fuck knows anymore. I bet FSU finds a way to win again, like that have for 2 years.
I think if both OSU and TCU win.. I think OSU get's in the final 4.. as Wisconsin is a game that matters and Iowa State isn't. I think the way this system is for the voting it is going to reward recent history more than season long.
HalfBakedProphet
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Pelini is gone.
BertramCooper
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Hoo boy.
I understand Nebraska's frustrations with Pelini, but I really think this is a huge mistake.
HalfBakedProphet
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This is the second time we've fired a 9-3 coach in 11 years...
Mac the KNife
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That's certainly not a rep you want to have.
HalfBakedProphet
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lol
Ive been disgruntled over this season, but now thats he's gone I'm not sure how I feel.
I can't help but feel like this is my fault.
I was wondering why they'd be so eager to get rid of a perennial 9 win coach, but then I thought of all their embarrassing blowout losses. Crazy thought, but could they be going after Muschamp to clean up the defense? I could see the AD trying to hold onto some decision making power regarding OC, but it's a thought.
BertramCooper
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Maybe Urbz can convince Pelini to go back to being a D-coordinator for a few years and we can finally get rid of Fickell.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Nebraska's expectations of being an contender every year is absurd.
They've been consistently GOOD for years.. they just haven't been GREAT for a long time.. but the landscape of college football has changed. Nebraska isn't a top destination for athletes anymore.. the competition for recruits isn't the same as it was 20 years ago.. they need to stop hoping the mid-90's comes back to them.
The games changed.
They've been consistently GOOD for years.. they just haven't been GREAT for a long time.. but the landscape of college football has changed. Nebraska isn't a top destination for athletes anymore.. the competition for recruits isn't the same as it was 20 years ago.. they need to stop hoping the mid-90's comes back to them.
The games changed.
Pelini brought it upon himself with his mouth.
Nebraska has one of the best fanbases out there, and he made an enemy out of them.
Isn't Ash your dc now?
Nebraska has one of the best fanbases out there, and he made an enemy out of them.
Isn't Ash your dc now?
HalfBakedProphet
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Muschamp as a d-coordinator would be amazing. That'd be a disaster as a head coaching hire.
bucknuticus
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So Nebraska really think theyre better than a 9 win average team? Huh, weird.
UNL is one of those teams who think theyre bigger than they are because of 20 years ago, Michigan is almost there too.
UNL is one of those teams who think theyre bigger than they are because of 20 years ago, Michigan is almost there too.
It's not so much that ... you can't have a coach who represents him like he did with that fanbase.
BertramCooper
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Nebraska fans' expectations are entirely out of whack. They aren't national contenders anymore and they might not ever be again. And it's largely due to factors that are out of Pelini's control.
Pelini can be an abrasive dickhole, no doubt, but I think he was doing as good a job as a HC could possibly do at Nebraska.
He and Fickell share the D-coordinator job and Fickell coaches the linebackers. Fickell is dead weight and everyone wants him gone. Pelini would be a massive upgrade, but Pelini still deserves to be a HC so I can't say I'd expect it to happen.
hell no i hate them
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