Alabama vs LSU should be a good game. Florida is going to completely smash Vanderbilt tonight (woohoo nighttime home game!).

Duke Sucks.

Why in the hell are the best two games on at the same time today??

Figure I'll start doing this, just to give us something to look at...

Bowl Eligible Teams: 37
Bowl Spots Possible: 68
Teams That Can Become Bowl Eligible: 20 (with three games - UNC v dook, Nebraska v Oklahoma, and K-State v Kansas - giving the winner bowl eligibility)
Teams That Can Be Eliminated From Bowls: 12 (Two more games are knockout games, but none of them have any shot at a bowl anyway.)

Other Important Games:
Alabama v LSU - Alabama can clinch a tie in the SEC West with tiebreaker over LSU... so ya, they win and they're going to Atlanta.

No other conference has any clincher games of any kind this weekend. UF is the only team that has clinched anything (SEC East).

Gwendolyn: Why in the hell are the best two games on at the same time today??

Seriously. I'd put one on my computer and the other on the TV, but I've got a paper to write. As interesting as LSU-Bama is going to be, they get the back seat to the pasting of PSU in Happy Valley.

Love the Air Force cadet holding up the ROLL TIDE sign.

/you can take the kid out of Bama......

Gwendolyn: Why in the hell are the best two games on at the same time today??

Ratings sweeps. Which is stupid, because whether or not you watch a college football game has a lot less to do with whether you hate Verne & Gary or Brent & Todd than it does on the teams and which game is closer.

Hang On Voltaire: Love the Air Force cadet holding up the ROLL TIDE sign.

/you can take the kid out of Bama......


the fact that a kid from Alabama even got into college, let alone a military academy, is commendable. Bonus points for spelling "roll tide" correctly. It's a proud day for the people of Alabama, indeed.

FriarReb98: Gwendolyn: Why in the hell are the best two games on at the same time today??

Ratings sweeps. Which is stupid, because whether or not you watch a college football game has a lot less to do with whether you hate Verne & Gary or Brent & Todd than it does on the teams and which game is closer.

Because the SEC is on CBS and the Big 11 is on ESPN/ABC and they are competing networks? Shot in the dark.

FriarReb98: Teams That Can Become Bowl Eligible: 20 (with three games - UNC v dook, Nebraska v Oklahoma, and K-State v Kansas - giving the winner bowl eligibility)

We cannot become bowl eligible today because our idiot Athletic Director thought it would be such a good idea to schedule two games against 1-AA teams.

das: O-H.....!



The one and only -- Ohio.

/They will crush "bye week"
//Whoever that is...

Can we all agree to stop with the "Boise State deserves a shot!" talk now? This team's been exposed more than Jenna Jamison by this point.

And I completely agree about the 3:30 games - thank God for PIP and A.D.D.

/hot

sarasotarockstar: Can we all agree to stop with the "Boise State deserves a shot!" talk now

i dont think they deserve a bowl game at all, much less a BCS bowl.

sarasotarockstar: Can we all agree to stop with the "Boise State deserves a shot!" talk now? This team's been exposed more than Jenna Jamison by this point.


I wish, but no, we'll have plenty of honks in here with their "OMG we beat Oregon!" crap ignoring the fact that the rest of their schedule is little more than high school teams.

oh hai

/bsce '08
//3:30 ET ABC or ESPN2

Early to the party to post this:



GO! STATE! BEAT! BUCKEYES!!!

friendinpa: WE ARE!


PENN STATE!!!!!

They like to say that with the present college football system that "every game matters." It looks like only one game really matters today.

Nabb1: They like to say that with the present college football system that "every game matters." It looks like only one game really matters today.

clearly you aren't a betting man.

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!

/war
//eagle

das: O-H.....!

I-O!

Penn St isn't playing a patsie? What are you smoking subby?

Nabb1: They like to say that with the present college football system that "every game matters." It looks like only one game really matters today.

You forgot the fight in Happy Valley. But yeah, only two matter today. And they're on at the SAME FARKING TIME.

Alright, I mistakenly thought that the football discussion was one thread below. This link appears to be Hawkeyes/Northwestern. (new window) The only game I have on TV (no cable) is South Carolina @ Arizona. Who gives a flying f about that?

GAT_00: Nabb1: They like to say that with the present college football system that "every game matters." It looks like only one game really matters today.

You forgot the fight in Happy Valley. But yeah, only two matter today. And they're on at the SAME FARKING TIME.

I didn't forget it. I think Penn State is on the outside looking in for the national title, but it's clearly a key game in the Big Televen race.

ffish: The usual stuff. Predictions for this week. Going 88-of-110 the last two weeks, going 5-1 so far this week. Expect to get 36 of the 46 games today.

My blog (new window)

The BCS picture, part I (new window)

The BCS picture, part II (new window)

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        Home               Visitors       Odds
UCF                24 Marshall         17 73.9
Buffalo            31 Bowling Green    24 50.2
East Carolina      17 Virginia Tech    24 84.9
Northern Ill.      31 Eastern Michigan 24 94.6
Temple             24 Miami-OH         17 94.2
LA Tech            14 Boise St.        24 97.0
Akron              17 Kent St.         24 57.1
Alabama            17 LSU               7 81.7
UAB                31 FL-Atlantic      24 65.7
Arizona St.        17 USC              24 88.9
Arizona            31 Washington St.   17 98.2
Arkansas St.       24 LA-Lafayette     17 86.5
Arkansas           24 South Carolina   17 67.1
California         31 Oregon St.       24 52.2
UCLA               24 Washington       17 66.7
Cincinnati         24 Connecticut      17 87.5
Clemson            24 Florida St.      17 82.0
Colorado           24 Texas A&M        31 59.5
Florida            40 Vanderbilt       16 99.3
Georgia Tech       24 Wake Forest      17 86.1
Hawaii             31 Utah St.         24 50.9
Idaho              24 Fresno St.       31 79.4
Indiana            17 Wisconsin        24 82.5
Iowa St.           17 Oklahoma St.     24 77.3
Iowa               24 Northwestern     17 94.2
Kansas St.         24 Kansas           31 51.3
Miami-FL           17 Virginia         14 70.3
Michigan St.       24 Western Michigan 17 89.3
Michigan           31 Purdue           24 55.3
Middle Tenn.       24 FIU              17 72.4
Minnesota          24 Illinois         17 74.9
Missouri           24 Baylor           17 87.8
North Carolina     17 Duke              7 73.6
Nebraska           17 Oklahoma         24 62.8
UNLV               24 Colorado St.     31 57.9
North Carolina St. 24 Maryland         17 72.4
North Texas        24 LA-Monroe        31 57.5
Notre Dame         31 Navy             24 60.2
Penn State         24 Ohio St.         17 58.8
Pittsburgh         24 Syracuse         17 95.1
SDSU               14 TCU              24 99.0
SMU                31 Rice             24 88.0
Stanford           17 Oregon           24 80.0
Tennessee          24 Memphis          17 96.7
Texas              31 UCF              14 98.0
Tulane             17 UTEP             24 90.1
Tulsa              31 Houston          24 51.0
Air Force          24 Army             14 96.6
Utah               31 New Mexico       14 98.6
West Virginia      24 Louisville       17 89.1
WESTERN KY.        24 Troy             38 93.1
Wyoming            17 BYU              24 86.9
SJSU               24 Nevada           31 73.1


Wow that is a lot of one score spread games. It's going to be one of the closest weeks of college football ever I guess.

SeamusFerrell: Alright, I mistakenly thought that the football discussion was one thread below. This link appears to be Hawkeyes/Northwestern. (new window) The only game I have on TV (no cable) is South Carolina @ Arizona. Who gives a flying f about that?

I think you meant Arkansas, Babe.

Iowa/Northwestern. (new window) This one works for now.

TheDumbBlonde: SeamusFerrell: Alright, I mistakenly thought that the football discussion was one thread below. This link appears to be Hawkeyes/Northwestern. (new window) The only game I have on TV (no cable) is South Carolina @ Arizona. Who gives a flying f about that?

I think you meant Arkansas, Babe.

Yeah, I still don't care about the game.

First play of the day:

Ill/Min Under 54.

Let's go punters!

Hey look...Northwestern's secondary is really awesome.

And Iowa takes an early lead on the first possession. McNutt 74 yards. Isn't Iowa supposed to make comebacks? This can't be good.

SeamusFerrell: Alright, I mistakenly thought that the football discussion was one thread below. This link appears to be Hawkeyes/Northwestern. (new window) The only game I have on TV (no cable) is South Carolina @ Arizona. Who gives a flying f about that?

Arizona, Arkansas....who can tell the difference?

SeamusFerrell: Iowa/Northwestern. (new window) This one works for now.

Thanks.

The NCAA doesn't take down streams like the NFL does, so it should stay up as long as the host wants.

SeamusFerrell: Alright, I mistakenly thought that the football discussion was one thread below. This link appears to be Hawkeyes/Northwestern. (new window) The only game I have on TV (no cable) is South Carolina @ Arizona. Who gives a flying f about that?

I am guessing some gamecocks and some wildcats.

srhp29: Hey look...Northwestern's secondary is really awesome.

They also have a quarterback named Kafka.

wow, the line actually moved in favour of northwestern? Opened at -17 and closed around -14.

Looking ugly early.

is that guy getting a BJ from a facebook icon?

ffish: The usual stuff. Predictions for this week. Going 88-of-110 the last two weeks, going 5-1 so far this week. Expect to get 36 of the 46 games today.

My blog (new window)

The BCS picture, part I (new window)

The BCS picture, part II (new window)



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        Home               Visitors       Odds
UCF                24 Marshall         17 73.9
Buffalo            31 Bowling Green    24 50.2
East Carolina      17 Virginia Tech    24 84.9
Northern Ill.      31 Eastern Michigan 24 94.6
Temple             24 Miami-OH         17 94.2
LA Tech            14 Boise St.        24 97.0
Akron              17 Kent St.         24 57.1
Alabama            17 LSU               7 81.7
UAB                31 FL-Atlantic      24 65.7
Arizona St.        17 USC              24 88.9
Arizona            31 Washington St.   17 98.2
Arkansas St.       24 LA-Lafayette     17 86.5
Arkansas           24 South Carolina   17 67.1
California         31 Oregon St.       24 52.2
UCLA               24 Washington       17 66.7
Cincinnati         24 Connecticut      17 87.5
Clemson            24 Florida St.      17 82.0
Colorado           24 Texas A&M        31 59.5
Florida            40 Vanderbilt       16 99.3
Georgia Tech       24 Wake Forest      17 86.1
Hawaii             31 Utah St.         24 50.9
Idaho              24 Fresno St.       31 79.4
Indiana            17 Wisconsin        24 82.5
Iowa St.           17 Oklahoma St.     24 77.3
Iowa               24 Northwestern     17 94.2
Kansas St.         24 Kansas           31 51.3
Miami-FL           17 Virginia         14 70.3
Michigan St.       24 Western Michigan 17 89.3
Michigan           31 Purdue           24 55.3
Middle Tenn.       24 FIU              17 72.4
Minnesota          24 Illinois         17 74.9
Missouri           24 Baylor           17 87.8
North Carolina     17 Duke              7 73.6
Nebraska           17 Oklahoma         24 62.8
UNLV               24 Colorado St.     31 57.9
North Carolina St. 24 Maryland         17 72.4
North Texas        24 LA-Monroe        31 57.5
Notre Dame         31 Navy             24 60.2
Penn State         24 Ohio St.         17 58.8
Pittsburgh         24 Syracuse         17 95.1
SDSU               14 TCU              24 99.0
SMU                31 Rice             24 88.0
Stanford           17 Oregon           24 80.0
Tennessee          24 Memphis          17 96.7
Texas              31 UCF              14 98.0
Tulane             17 UTEP             24 90.1
Tulsa              31 Houston          24 51.0
Air Force          24 Army             14 96.6
Utah               31 New Mexico       14 98.6
West Virginia      24 Louisville       17 89.1
WESTERN KY.        24 Troy             38 93.1
Wyoming            17 BYU              24 86.9
SJSU               24 Nevada           31 73.1

Typical for UCF. They're only 73.9% odds of winning the game they won on Sunday. O'Leary, please leave.

That being said, UCF is 35 point dogs at Texas. I think it'll be bad, but not that bad. I'll check back in at 3:30 to eat crow, etc.