plenny, you know I'm just messin' with you. I'm a teacher with special ed students, so I was trying to be ironical.
I completely disagree with you about strength of schedule though. Yes, there is parody in college football, but if a team isn't consistently challenged week to week, how can we know if they're as strong as their record boasts? I'm not talking about "fluke" games like USC-Oregon State. Everyone knows that if they played 5 times this season, the Trojans would take 4 of them. Texas has had two back-to-back games against top competition, and they blew them both away. Alabama took care of Georgia. What big win has Penn State had? You're ONLY challenge is next week against a team who has been embarrassed in the last two nat'l championship games (and against USC). This is a rebuilding year for them and they're playing a freshman QB. That's your team's
big game this year.
plenny, if strength of schedule doesn't matter, let's put Tulsa at #1, since they have the #1 offense in almost every category. We'll put Ball State in the top 5 while we're at it. Does that sound logical?
Oh, and the new polls just came out. Penn State's still #3. Have you ever asked yourself why they're ranked behind Alabama, when PSU was ranked ahead of them at the start of the season, and they have one more win than Bama? Answer: Strength of schedule!
Penn State's stats look excellent...
because of their schedule. Big Ten defenses are sad this year. SEC defenses are incredibly strong this year. Penn State looks fast... but they'd look like they were in slow motion against a Florida, Georgia, or Alabama. In fact, I think they'd struggle to score against South Carolina, Vanderbilt, or Kentucky, although those teams aren't equipped offensively. On the flip side, PSU hasn't seen an offense like Florida, Georgia, or Alabama. So, their padded stats would disintegrate by the 2nd quarter.
Look, a win's a win. Stats mean nothing anyway. But I'll say it again: I don't want to see Penn State win out on their cake walk schedule and sit around for 5-6 weeks waiting on the BCS Championship Game. They will get their asses handed to them if they have to play a Big 12 or SEC team.
If you want to continue to disagree with me, just ask yourself honestly if Penn State can beat the following teams. I'll even leave out Bama:
Texas
Oklahoma
Florida
USC (forget your Oregon State logic)
I don't think Penn State could even play those four teams close.
Just my $0.02... retard.

J/K