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Bionic Poster
^^^Mike Slive at his best! But don't OD on the bacon this Sunday morning before it's official there will be only an ex-SEC OC leading an ACC school vs. an ex-SEC HC leading a Little 10 bully in the title game.
SEC are football GODS, so when you start thinking about national title games, it makes no sense to have any other conference represented in the title game.
So we know we will always have two SEC teams, but which two. Obviously, one has to be Alabama. In fact, the NCAA should simply adopt the old Wimbledon rules and just put Alabama in the title game by virtue of them being awesome.
The only question then is, who plays Alabama? I think there should be a rotating schedule. LSU for a few years, give Auburn a shot every once in a while, heck, maybe even give Georgia a shot every tenth year or so. If a big name like "johnny football" comes along, give that team a few shots.
Really, given the pure awesomeness of the SEC and the patheticness of all other conferences, this is the only fair way IMO.
I've watched college football for a lot of years (like 5 years now), and I can't ever remember any other conference being any good at all. In fact, I don't even know why any other conference exists apart from the SEC. Probably just politics.
Though I am 100% sure that Bama, Auburn and Mizzou would all beat, nay destroy OSU, the lowly B10 is still one of the power conferences and if their champ is undefeated, they deserve a title shot. I can easily see the 'Noles putting up 60 against OSU's horrendous D and I just don't think the Buck's offense can keep up with that pace or the 'Noles tough D.
Urban will have his boys ready to play (as always).
It is going to be sweet when OSU is national champs.
Urban will have his boys ready to play (as always).
It is going to be sweet when OSU is national champs.
Santa Claus said:
Dear r2473,
I like Dedans Penthouse's 'handwritten' penmanship better.
But I did read your letter - thank you - and will give it some consideration (however slight).
Sincerely yours,
Santa
P.S. Roll Tide!
Well, Urban does have a chance this Saturday to beat his first AP top 10 team...in two years as OSU's coach. He's a great coach put great athletes make great coaches and that D is bad.
please Spartie come through and expose subUrban for what he is (very ordinary) instead of what I had to hear he was (the modern day Knute Rockne)
Please have Michigan State (already with a loss) hand Ohio St. it's first loss. But have the game a really ugly, poorly-played mess that turns the pollsters off completely - leaving them not impressed with either team.
Last year in the buildup to the BCS Championship game we had to hear the "team of destiny" hype. Remind me how the hype compared to the result, Auburn fans.
We'll see but Auburn is lucky and good. Strength of schedule has been a good predictor the last few years and depending on the formula, Auburn is as high as #1 and FSU as low as #61. And that Mizzou running D isn't exactly chopped liver. Lately, the SEC winning the BCS has joined death and taxes as inevitable truths. Tough to bet against them and remember Auburn was a dog to Oregon and Fl to OSU a few years back.
r2, allow me to take it a step further: I hope they both lose :sad:Jeez, given the two teams vying for the National Title this year, I hope it ends in tie
Not sure why you'e dragging ND into it but since you did, you might want to consider the fact that there's a good chance that an undefeated Mich. State team (esp. after beating OSU) is probably playing FSU for all the marbles if it weren't for....ooops!....Notre Dame beating Mich. St. this year.FSU actually look decent this year. Anyone that thought the same for ND last year was delusional, the team got very generous calls throughout the season.
r2, allow me to take it a step further: I hope they both lose :sad:
Not sure why you'e dragging ND into it but since you did, you might want to consider the fact that there's a good chance that an undefeated Mich. State team (esp. after beating OSU) is probably playing FSU for all the marbles if it weren't for....ooops!....Notre Dame beating Mich. St. this year.
As for ND '12, I don't know if you posted in last year's "College Football" thread but there wasn't much "delusional" ND-love and as a matter of fact there was a lot of personal emotion-based flaming of them. But that aside, there was this one guy though who pretty much nailed last year's BCS tilt:
'Bama 37, ND 14.
KT, any idea who that was? ;-)
From what I hear on ESPN, Auburn has some offensive weapons and playcalling that will be flat out difficult for FSU to deal with no matter what, yet the FSU Defense may be able to be efficient and disciplined enough to somewhat slow, but not stop the Auburn offense. FSU is also very dangerous on offense, with JW playing like the best player in the country. It should be a great game and FSU may be able to finally stop the SEC run on national titles, but a rout by FSU does not seem likely. This will be a big step up in talent, while Auburn has experienced the onslaught of SEC foes, including teams such as Alabama and A&M. FSU's athleticism will not be something Auburn has not seen. Yet, we'll see, that's why they play these big games!
r2, allow me to take it a step further: I hope they both lose :sad:
Not sure why you'e dragging ND into it but since you did, you might want to consider the fact that there's a good chance that an undefeated Mich. State team (esp. after beating OSU) is probably playing FSU for all the marbles if it weren't for....ooops!....Notre Dame beating Mich. St. this year.
As for ND '12, I don't know if you posted in last year's "College Football" thread but there wasn't much "delusional" ND-love and as a matter of fact there was a lot of personal emotion-based flaming of them. But that aside, there was this one guy though who pretty much nailed last year's BCS tilt:
'Bama 37, ND 14.
KT, any idea who that was? ;-)
FSU has already played the most talented team on their schedule in mid-October on the road and absolutely annihilated them. I would place Clemson's offensive unit on a par with any of the SEC teams. They had a fifth-year senior at QB in Boyd, incredible talent at WR and a potent enough offense overall to dominate every opponent they have faced except for the Noles. Again, I remind all of you, FSU's defense has had one bad half the entire season. Auburn may have a better running game than Clemson and one slightly better than the BC attack we struggled with for that bad first half. Adjustments were made at halftime and the Eagles were grounded. With five weeks to prepare, I suspect we won't see that long of a struggle on January 6.
GO NOLES!
FSU has already played the most talented team on their schedule in mid-October on the road and absolutely annihilated them. I would place Clemson's offensive unit on a par with any of the SEC teams. They had a fifth-year senior at QB in Boyd, incredible talent at WR and a potent enough offense overall to dominate every opponent they have faced except for the Noles. Again, I remind all of you, FSU's defense has had one bad half the entire season. Auburn may have a better running game than Clemson and one slightly better than the BC attack we struggled with for that bad first half. Adjustments were made at halftime and the Eagles were grounded. With five weeks to prepare, I suspect we won't see that long of a struggle on January 6.
GO NOLES!
Okay Stringer, I'm with you that FSU looks to be the better team and should be the favorite. But did you REALLY just say Auburn's running attack is only "slightly better" than BC's? The Auburn running game ranked #1 in the nation playing against some of the toughest D's in the country? The Auburn running attack that shredded Mizzou's 14th ranked running D?
Yes I did...Andre Williams has comparable stats to Mason's even without the added padding the SEC championship game provided. He is a rightful candidate for the Heisman with 2,100 yards rushing, 17 TDs and an average of more than 170 yards per game, scoring at least one TD every game save for one and again having over 100 yards in all but one game.
As to comparing strength of schedule, please review Auburn's opponents...Washington State, Arkansas State, Western Carolina and Florida Atlantic are not defensive juggernauts. Their one loss to LSU shows they can be slowed down by a team with a scheme and the talent to execute. They did not exactly crush anyone on their SEC schedule with the exception of Tennessee. They looked strong versus a depleted Georgia crew for three quarters but had to have some luck when Georgia played strong "D" and gave Murray a chance to bring them back.
We can debate this all day long but I think the most telling stat out there is point differential over the course of the season...there were no close outcomes in the Noles campaign and many times that outcomes were decided early enough to pull the first team and/or key performers. The PD shows strength on both sides of the ball. Winston gets a lot of the glory but Joyner, Jermigan, Edwards and the rest of the "D" crew made this season under the limelight a no-brainer in an undefeated outcome. Winston will probably point that out in his acceptance speech Saturday night!
GO NOLES!
Can Auburn say they beat two (at the time) unbeaten top 10 teams by a combined 92-28? No, they eked out five wins in conference by 8 points or less. Not exactly dominating like the Bama, Florida, LSU and '11Auburn campaigns to the title. To annoint them with this mystical SEC supremacy tag is really getting old. They were beaten soundly by the one decent defensive team they played prior to November in conference. If you've seen FSU play defense, it might remind you of the so-called SEC superiority factor...we would play with anyone in the league and do significant damage to almost all. As I've said, Fisher learned with Saban and has taken his model, tweaked it and now has the beginning of a dynasty in Tallahassee.
The REAL national title will be decided early today between the mighty Iowa Hawkeyes and some nondescript team from the SEC football factory.
Dear Santa:
Please make the Alabama Crimson "we are better than you" Tide bitter about not being in the National Championship game (wait, I don't need Santa's help for that), and make them put in a half-assed effort in their bowl game, ensuring they lose, sort of like against Utah in the 2009 Sugar Bowl.
Then, dear Santa, please have the NCAA come down to Tuscaloosa and see if there are perhaps (wink, wink) a few "improprieties" in the program. Please dear Santa, make sure Alabama then gets the "presents" they so deserve.
Only one more rather large Garnet and Golden spike need be driven on Monday night to lay the coffin of SEC "superiority" to rest. GO NOLES!
I detest Urban meyer