[jmh80]

UCLA avenging (sorta) their loss in 1998 to UM when they were #2.

This was a HUGE upset - one of the biggest in my mind.


So - who will OSU* play in the Fiesta now? I think Michigan.


Also - the comparison of SC 2006 to Miami 2003 is pretty close in my mind. Both teams were in the hunt for a title game berth - but lost late on the road to a big rival (Miami to VaTech - I was at that game).
I'm not saying SC will now suck (as UM did starting in '04) - just that the similarities are pretty close to me.

[jmh80]

Miami and SC had a pretty similar 3 year run - check it out:

Miami

2001 MNC win

2002 MNC loss

2003 loss in last conference game with QB from evangel christian (10-2) - beat FSU in the Orange Bowl.


USC

2004 MNC Win

2005 MNC Loss

2006 Loss in last game with QB from evangel christian (10-2) - playing in the Rose, against LSU???



Miami got screwed in 2000 out of an MNC birth against OU - and SC of course ended up getting an AP title in 2003 because OU's SOS was better (not sure that is all that similar - but contraversy both of those years nonetheless).

[Cool]

Jmh80, "Note - I don't think the SEC is best this year. I think they are about as good as the Big 10 and Pac 10."

BWWAAAHHAAAA!!! Oh my goodness. Congrats to UCLA, great game. USC was not that good, they smoked ND but couldn't keep it up. The Pac 10 does not compare to the SEC or Big 10. IF Rutgers wins tonight, pretty big if, I'd say the Big east is better. I'll be honest, as painful as it was, I was kinda pulling for USC. LSU and Michigan in the Rose would be awesome. If Florida can win convincingly, maybe they play Ohio st. God I love College Football! I don't wanna see Ohio st. v Michigan again, even though I was pulling for them. *Mcfadden to Jones OHHH!!* This is great. I'm pulling for Arkansas just for thge record. 2 talking points. The hit on the UCLA QB, vicious and beautiful. The interception to end, saw great.

[Cool]

Originally Posted by jmh80

Miami and SC had a pretty similar 3 year run - check it out:

Miami

2001 MNC win

2002 MNC loss

2003 loss in last conference game with QB from evangel christian (10-2) - beat FSU in the Orange Bowl.


USC

2004 MNC Win

2005 MNC Loss

2006 Loss in last game with QB from evangel christian (10-2) - playing in the Rose, against LSU???



Miami got screwed in 2000 out of an MNC birth against OU - and SC of course ended up getting an AP title in 2003 because OU's SOS was better (not sure that is all that similar - but contraversy both of those years nonetheless).

Evangel QB note is cool, besides that yea, Miami and USC are just a like Evangel is headed to the State Championship again, 1A now.
LSU v USC would be a great match up. 2 awesome defenses.

[jmh80]

Originally Posted by Cool

Jmh80, "Note - I don't think the SEC is best this year. I think they are about as good as the Big 10 and Pac 10."

BWWAAAHHAAAA!!! Oh my goodness. Congrats to UCLA, great game. USC was not that good, they smoked ND but couldn't keep it up. The Pac 10 does not compare to the SEC or Big 10. IF Rutgers wins tonight, pretty big if, I'd say the Big east is better. I'll be honest, as painful as it was, I was kinda pulling for USC. LSU and Michigan in the Rose would be awesome. If Florida can win convincingly, maybe they play Ohio st. God I love College Football! I don't wanna see Ohio st. v Michigan again, even though I was pulling for them. *Mcfadden to Jones OHHH!!* This is great. I'm pulling for Arkansas just for thge record. 2 talking points. The hit on the UCLA QB, vicious and beautiful. The interception to end, saw great.

SC is now slotted for the Rose.
If Arky wins - I think LSU will be picked ahead of UF for a BCS bowl.
That means Michigan slides up to #2 for a rematch and your beloved Tigers are slotted to play SC if the bowl people have any f*cking sense.

Then - I can listen to more LSU fans wax irrationally about SC for a month.
(Not that you, Cool, are an irrational LSU fan re: USC - but I've NEVER met one of you people that isn't - and I work in south La with a TON of Tiger fans.)

About my quote - if Arky wins against UF - I don't think that really makes the SEC look all that much better - maybe now slightly better than the Pac 10.
Don't let your blind SC hatred get in the way of analysis of the Pac 10.

[jmh80]

Cool,
I didn't "say" SC and UM are the same.
I said the 3 year stretch for both teams is pretty eerie.
Carroll isn't Coker (he is a players coach though - and I'll continue to think that all the antics - White throwing a doll of himself off a building during practices for last year's Rose bowl, etc - hurts the team's focus. They weren't focused on UCLA tonight.)


Rogue,
The Hogs just picked one off for a TD to go up 4 points.

[jmh80]

That seemed to be what Brad Edwards from ESPN said - that Michigan would go to the Fiesta if SC lost (so the SEC champ would be slotted to the Sugar, as always).

Either way - LSU is going to a BCS bowl, just not sure where (Rose or Orange IMO).

I hope ND doesn't make a BCS game - but they will probably end up in the 1st Fiesta game against Boise State (I think everyone forgets that game).

[Cool]

Originally Posted by Rogue Drone

The winner of Fl_AK is going to the Sugar for sure. If FL loses, LSU is likely to become the higher ranked BCS team, and much more attractive to the Rose Bowl than Notre Dame. We'll know tommorow.

Not for sure. Florida's schedule is better than Meeechigan's. I want to see Ohio st. vs. UF. They deserve it even if I wasn't a slave to the SEC.
Jmh, Frank Gore is the man, my wife and I are big fans. When SF gets Vernon Davis back and A.Smith firing, watch out.

[macedaddy]

I am from ohio and am a OSU fan.

Now that that is out of the way. The problem i see with Michigan playing OSU in the Championship is this:
OSU is #1 and they beat Michigan.

If Michigan goes to the championship,
1. We don't want to take the chance of losing to them.
2. If Michigan wins, who will truly be the champion? There would have to be a third game to truly decide winner. Because each team would have beaten the other. It is a dilemma that i don't think they want to go through.

It is a classic example of why the point system doesn't work in college ball. They can have a playoff brackets in college basketball. Why not do it in College Football?

[NeedleDick]

I agree with playoffs......... FLORIDA VS. OHIO STATE without a doubt just look at florida's schedule compared to michigans its easy to see who should play ohio state, I mean come on michigan almost lost to Ball State from the Mac, only beat them by 8. I think Ball state was almost last in the Mac too. Too simple to realize who's going, plus we've already seen who would win out of Ohio State/ Michigan. Michigan got their shot ... they lost.

[gators52]

As a UF fan I cant complain about a rematch if OSU and Mich play again. We all remember in 1996 when FSU beat UF in the regular season then UF beat them for the natl championship.

However I think UF deserves to play b/c they have many more quality wins than Mich...go uf!!!

[macedaddy]

But how can anyone say they are national champions when Michigan lost to OSU then turns around and beats them? OSU would only have 1 loss and would have proven themselves, that they can beat Michigan earlier.

IT IS NOT RIGHT! I, of course, am playing devil's advocate because i don't think OSU will lose. But i will play along.

[BingeAndPurge]

This is crazy stuff. I was just prepping myself for that final OSU/USC. I don't care who the Buckeyes play at this point, I'm just glad they're in the title game.

OSU owns Arizona, by the way. Hell, Pheonix is throbbing of ex-Ohioans. 3 Fiesta Bowl wins in 4 years, and I'm looking forward to 4 in 5.

Has there been any talk of a Wisconsin/USC Rose Bowl? Maybe it's the traditionalist in me, and I know Wisconsin is already set for the Capital One, but I'm all about a Big10 Pac 10 Rose Bowl. I'm just a little confused with the LSU talk.

[jmh80]

RD,
Here are the past week's rankings ESPN.com - NCF - BCS Standings

So - here's what we have:
Wake to the Orange against presumably the Big East Champ (the traditional tie-in's I think).
OU to the 1st Fiesta to play Boise (who has to be picked - and the Big 12 is tied in to the Fiesta).
SC goes to the Rose. The Rose loses the Big10 champ - OSU* - so they get a compensatory pick, I think the first one.

From here - it's all speculation - but I see that LSU and L'ville will move up one slot (likely) and end up in the top 6 - which guarantees them bids.
If Michigan is left out of the championship - they'll pick Michigan to match up against SC. If Mich goes to the Champ - then they'll pick LSU for the better match-up with SC.

Fla would normally be tied to the Sugar. So - if they get picked, then the Sugar gets a compensatory pick. I'm guessing they'll take Louisville - they can't take Wisky for the reason you mention above.
If Fla plays OSU* - then it'll be L'ville and LSU IMO.
Otherwise - if Fla goes to the Sugar, then it's FLA-L'ville.

So - no ND the way I look at it.



BTW - I'd rather see Michigan play OSU* - because I envision the 1995 Fiesta bowl all over again for the Gators - a blowout. I think Michigan matches up better with OSU* and is the better team.
I'm not sure who "deserves" it or whatever.