College Football Bowl Season Thread

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by astrosfan64

Beck looks REALLY Bad

Well look at the team around him.

[korme]

This is ridiculous, game-over

[CU Tiger]

I cant believe anyone would take a QB #1 overall who in his biggest moment as a college QB literally puked his guts out due to nerves....Not exactly Joe Montana joking about seeing John Candy in the Super Bowl

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by Vegas Vic

There goes that slow Big Ten team on a 65 yard TD run.

Originally Posted by Jas_lov

Wow! Great start for Ohio State. Not so slow afterall.

Originally Posted by bsak16

Yeah I thought that SEC D Linemen are faster than Big Ten RBs.

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

I just thought the same thing. I find myself pulling for the Buckeyes....The SEC fans and their "we're god's gift to college football" gets tiresome.

Hmmm...

[DeToxRox]

As a Michigan fan I am happy for Les Miles. He couldn't take the UM job because of the circumstances but everyone knows he is a Michigan man at heart and that is something you don't forget.

[DeToxRox]

That said, SEC speed and such is overrated. It's easy to be fast when you aren't playing in 30 and 40 degree weather have the season. That one fact annoys me to know end.

[Tigercat]

Tressel takes a good deal of blame for the overagression thats lead to fouls.

He played up the whole disrespect angle for WEEKS. You get a great team playing great by focus on playing and thinking smart every play, not by becoming part of the circus.

A big difference in the game so far has been the overaggressive penalties when Ohio State has let their emotions get the better of them.

[DeToxRox]

Tressel is a great coach, don't get me wrong, but it's overblown. His biggest wins are games he outcoahed Lloyd Carr and Larry Coker. Now I love Lloyd but you know what you got with him, and same for Coker.

I think his shine is coming off as the bigger games come by, and early next year vs USC will be another sign of it.

[KWhit]

They needed that.

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

That said, SEC speed and such is overrated. It's easy to be fast when you aren't playing in 30 and 40 degree weather have the season. That one fact annoys me to know end.

Really?

I mean really?

[DeToxRox]

Originally Posted by wade moore

Really?

I mean really?

I mean Morgan Trent on UM chased Percy Harvin, arguably the fastest guy in the SEC down from behind. And the Michigan WR's blew by the Florida DB's. Big Ten weather makes it tougher to play in.

[korme]

Boeckman did not throw a good touchdown ball at all, lucky to get 6 there

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

I mean Morgan Trent on UM chased Percy Harvin, arguably the fastest guy in the SEC down from behind. And the Michigan WR's blew by the Florida DB's. Big Ten weather makes it tougher to play in.

Let's get this clear.

Are you saying that the Big-X athletes are not actually slower, they just look slower because they play inw orse weather.. or are you saying that Big X players are slower because they have to play in cold weather?

[Vegas Vic]

If the Big Ten is so slow, I wonder how they have so many players in the NFL. They must be involved in some sort of conspiracy to tamper with the stopwatches at the combine to make their players appear faster than they really are.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by wade moore

Let's get this clear.

Are you saying that the Big-X athletes are not actually slower, they just look slower because they play inw orse weather.. or are you saying that Big X players are slower because they have to play in cold weather?

Apparently the Big 10 plays their games on Maxmium Foobtall.

[Noop]

I wonder how many of those NFL players for the big 10 come from the OL, QB,RB, DL position...

[Logan]

Originally Posted by Vegas Vic

If the Big Ten is so slow, I wonder how they have so many players in the NFL. They must be involved in some sort of conspiracy to tamper with the stopwatches at the combine to make their players appear faster than they really are.

Let me just come out and say that all this "Conference A is so fast, Conference B is so slow," no matter what the conferences are, is the dumbest shit I've ever heard.

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by Logan

Let me just come out and say that all this "Conference A is so fast, Conference B is so slow," no matter what the conferences are, is the dumbest shit I've ever heard.

fwiw, i agree.

I was only calling out DeToxRox because I thought he was saying Big Ten athletes are slower because of the weather.

I only argue that the SEC is better, not faster.

[wade moore]

What a brutal looking shot on the OSU QB.

[Noop]

LSU is beating Ohio State the hell up.

[CU Tiger]

Not that it would change much, but Im really surprise we didnt see a roughing the passer call there.

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

Not that it would change much, but Im really surprise we didnt see a roughing the passer call there.

Where?

[Tigercat]

Shows how good Dorsey is, its a sub-par game for him and he has 5 tackles and a sack.

He looks 80%(as opposed to the 60% he was after the Auburn game), at 100% hes good for a sack a game and 6-8 tackles. Thats very very very good for a DT.

[RendeR]

Only thing I could see called on that ugly sack/fumble thing earlier was the blow to the head. Could have been called a personal foul and would have given the drive new life, but meh.

Bek is proving today that you really need that go-to QB in big games. He has made some bad judgement throws, and has not handled the pressure on him at all.

The real turning point, as someone has mentioned above, has been the Buckeye's complete inability to control their emotions and getting assinine penalties at key moments.

I'm not thrilled at all with the play calling either, but its hard to argue with Tressel's results over the years. He wins a lot of games, but I think he out-thinks himself when it comes to the Big games sometimes.

[MJ4H]

Originally Posted by wade moore

fwiw, i agree.

I was only calling out MJ4H because I thought he was saying Big Ten athletes are slower because of the weather.

I only argue that the SEC is better, not faster.

Huh? I've never said anything remotely like that. I think saying one conference is faster or slower than another is pretty fucking dumb.

[MJ4H]

Oh I see, I think you meant DeToxRox, not me.

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by MattJones4Heisman

Oh I see, I think you meant DeToxRox, not me.

Yeah, I went up and fixed it.

[RendeR]

Ok, seriously fucked up throwing the ball for that TD. The game is over, lets just get insulting about it now.

Weak, really fuckin weak.

[DaddyTorgo]

now this is just rubbing it in

[Vegas Vic]

The top team in the SEC is better than the top team in the Big Ten this year.

[Noop]

Originally Posted by Vegas Vic

The top team in the SEC is better than the top team in the Big Ten this year.

And last year...

[korme]

Originally Posted by Noop

I wonder how many of those NFL players for the big 10 come from the OL, QB,RB, DL position...

I'm willing to bet the most OSU players to make the pros are WR/CB

Off the top of my head in the past 10 years

Galloway Glenn Ginn Boston Jenkins Holmes Rambo Gonzalez

At corner Clements Winfield Plummer Doss

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by Shorty3281

I'm willing to bet the most OSU players to make the pros are WR/CB

Off the top of my head in the past 10 years

Galloway Glenn Ginn Boston Jenkins Holmes Rambo Gonzalez

At corner Clements Winfield Plummer Doss

There's around 250 NFL players from each conference (depending on my searches it varies, looks like about 260 for the SEC and around 245 for the Big Ten)... I'm not sure that pulling 12 guys out of a hate tells you much here.

That being said, I wouldn't attempt to claim what position group they come from without actually seeing some data.

Edit: Doh, you said OSU. There were around 30 players from OSU so that would make more sense.

[RendeR]

Interesting note about the players for the Buckeyes, 3 seniors on the squad...this entire cast, hopfully with a better QB could be back here next year. 3 Title games in 6 years, granted with only 1 championship, but hey, only USC has a better record in recent years.

[RendeR]

Originally Posted by wade moore

Edit: Doh, you said OSU. There were around 30 players from OSU so that would make more sense.

Ok back off here, everyone gives us shit about saying tOSU so when someone slips once you ought to just shut up about it.

[Tigercat]

Originally Posted by RendeR

Ok, seriously fucked up throwing the ball for that TD. The game is over, lets just get insulting about it now.

Weak, really fuckin weak.

Eh? Are you serious? If we would have tried to run out the clock this could easily just be a 7 point game right now.

YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME, YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by RendeR

Ok back off here, everyone gives us shit about saying tOSU so when someone slips once you ought to just shut up about it.

Er? All I meant is that I thought he was talking about the Big Ten, but he was talking about OSU.

Calm down there bitter man.

[Groundhog]

Meh, if I'm in the title game, I try and win by as many points as possible.

[Groundhog]

dola

Especially if we trailed by more than a touchdown.

[KWhit]

And so the SEC goes 4-0 in BCS championship games.

FWIW:

Conference	Wins	Losses	Winning Teams	Losing Teams
SEC	4	0	Tennessee, LSU(2 wins), Florida
Pac-10	1	1	USC	USC
Big Ten	1	2	Ohio State	Ohio State (2 losses)
Big 12	2	3	Oklahoma, Texas	Oklahoma (2 losses), Nebraska
ACC	1	2	Florida State	Florida State (2 losses)
Big East	1	2	Miami (FL)	Virginia Tech, Miami (FL)

[Warhammer]

Look, if people are going to moan about some guy who gets to the NC game 3 times in 6 years, fire his ass so I can hire him at my school.

[Tigercat]

As an LSU fan, I can't begin to describe how this feels.

I started school at LSU in '99, the last DiNardo year. We were something like 3-8 and finished with a loss to Houston. Still every game I was first in line as a LSU football loving freshman.

LSU won the SEC in '01, and that by itself seemed like a miracle step forward.

Less than a decade later, and LSU is perhaps the best program of this decade? Just amazing and indescribable. Amazing how quickly things can change in the sporting world.

[Noop]

I would say USC is the team of the decade.

[IMetTrentGreen]

It's easy when you cheat.

[Tigercat]

Originally Posted by Noop

I would say USC is the team of the decade.

USC has more flash. Both have two national titles, LSU with the better hardware of the two.(Two crystal trophies) LSU has done better in BCS games, going 4-0 with two national titles out of them.

I certainly think the argument could be made for USC, but I would put LSU's hardware up against USC's.

[astrosfan64]

Originally Posted by Noop

And last year...

Hey 2 years ago the TOP SEC team was worst the Top BIG EAST TEAM.

Everyone remember that?

[Greyroofoo]

So did anyone else win money on the game?

I got $25

[astrosfan64]

Originally Posted by Tigercat

USC has more flash. Both have two national titles, LSU with the better hardware of the two.(Two crystal trophies) LSU has done better in BCS games, going 4-0 with two national titles out of them.

I certainly think the argument could be made for USC, but I would put LSU's hardware up against USC's.

What two titles did USC get? I remember only one.

[Tigercat]

Originally Posted by astrosfan64

What two titles did USC get? I remember only one.

Ha, well they got one AP and one BCS. I am not going to say that that AP one is meaningless, but I find it hard to believe that someone else viewing it objectively would say its just as meaningful as winning the BCS game.

[astrosfan64]

They only have 1 title, by the standard of Today's college football.