College Football : 2013-14

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I will be furious if a 1 loss team jumps ohio state

 

[cnd01]

I will be furious if a 1 loss team jumps ohio state

I had a feeling Stanford would have for sure if they hadn't lost. Honestly until the playoff comes about, someone always gets the short end of the stick. Last season, Texas A&M was the best team in the country in my opinion, and they beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa, but they didn't get a shot. You can't tell me Notre Dame deserved to play in the national championship last season. Ohio State is a very good team and well coached. If Bama and FSU don't lose, OSU and Baylor will be undefeated and not get the opportunity. BCS is a very broken system and thankfully playoffs are on the horizon

 

[Nicksfix]

Was sitting in the student section in the UGA-Auburn game. I've never seen Jordan Hare get that loud before when Lewis caught the game winner. WDE

You got to see a goodie. 👍
You also got to see this live .....


What a finish !

Central Florida and Louisville were two big tests for the Houston Cougars. And after tonight, we failed both of these tests. Worst of all was that Temple couldn't hold off UCF as UCF won on a late field goal. But like I said before, I have no real expectations for the 2013 Houston Cougars. We ended up losing 20-13 at Louisville.

Sorry to see this John, I was pulling for you.

I will be furious if a 1 loss team jumps ohio state

I think (for now) that we can dismiss that thought ( breathing a little easier now).

BCS is a very broken system and thankfully playoffs are on the horizon

Yep, you and half the country have been saying this for some time. Indeed, the playoff system will be a welcome sight.

Here are the current BCS Rankings

 

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Haha Nicksfix I was quoting someone else, I wasn't at the Auburn game. Would have been fun though!

Agree with virtually everyone else in the universe, playoffs are long overdue

 

[Nicksfix]

Update: Embarassing performance from the Ohio State defense allowing 5 TDs by the Illini, however Carlos Hyde made up for it with 246 rush yards and 5 TDs of his own. What do you guys think, is allowing a team who has not won a conference game in 2 years to score 35 points bad enough to let Baylor or Stanford jump them should they win out? I hope not, and I think the 22-0 record should carry some weight, but I have to admit the bucks D is not on the level of some of the other top teams

I could have swore I added this one to the reply list on the previous post ... hmmmm, maybe not.

This past weekends OSU game was quite disturbing. That is, from a defensive standpoint. How in the 🤬 does OSU allow Illinois (3-7) to uncork 35 points against us ? It's a damn good thing we were not playing anyone with any real muscle or our goose would have been cooked. Offensively, I can't say enough. This "O" unit is just bad-ass, plain and simple. How would you have like to been a fly on the wall in the locker room after this defensive debacle ? I seen an after game interview and Meyer was smoking ass hot, not a happy camper at all. This is just the stuff we do not need as I've mentioned earlier. We cannot afford to let things like this happen. We have to roll like there is no tomorrow if we want to reach the top. It's a good thing the BCS is not giving style points or we very well could have been knocked back a peg. Thank God for the Stanford loss - a saving grace. While the 60-35 final sounds impressive, it really was not, at all. This game was much, much closer than the final score indicates. The last 2 Carlos Hyde TD's were pretty much gimmies. At this particular point in the game, the Illini had pretty much thrown in the towel. They just wanted this one over. It made Hydes stats look good though.

Coming up this weekend, we host the Hoosiers from Indiana (4-6). We better roll.

 

[cnd01]

You got to see a goodie. 👍
You also got to see this live .....


What a finish !




Sorry to see this John, I was pulling for you.



I think (for now) that we can dismiss that thought ( breathing a little easier now).



Yep, you and half the country have been saying this for some time. Indeed, the playoff system will be a welcome sight.

Here are the current BCS Rankings

I wish there was a better video to show the student section's reaction to that. We all lost our minds. I couldn't hear myself yelling.

 

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Yeah I'm not sure I've ever seen an offensive unit as fun to watch as the buckeyes this year. The number of scoring weapons is just incredible. I would like to see Wilson get a little more involved however.

My hope is that a good talking to from Urban combined with the shaming from the offensive unit really makes our D step up in the last few games of the season. The B1G championship should be a good test for them; the Spartans have a highly rated defense and while I don't think they will be able to stop us in the long run, it will put some pressure on our own defense to limit MSUs scoring

 

[JohnBM01]

Here's something we rarely bring up- the Heisman watch. As of November 16, 2013; here are the top names in descending order:

05 - A.J. McCarron (QB, Alabama)
04 - Bryce Petty (QB, Baylor)
03 - Marcus Mariota (QB, Oregon)
02 - Johnny Manziel (QB, Texas A&M)
01 - Jameis Winston (QB, Florida State)

Yep... no defensive ends, no running backs, no wide receivers... just five QBs that know how to take care of business on the football field. In case you wonder, the 79th Annual Heisman Trophy Presentation takes place on December 14th. We'll know then who this season's Heisman Trophy winner will be.

Of course, don't forget about all the other awards for players- such as: Doak Walker, Nagurski, and other individual honors.

 

[cnd01]

Here's something we rarely bring up- the Heisman watch. As of November 16, 2013; here are the top names in descending order:

05 - A.J. McCarron (QB, Alabama)
04 - Bryce Petty (QB, Baylor)
03 - Marcus Mariota (QB, Oregon)
02 - Johnny Manziel (QB, Texas A&M)
01 - Jameis Winston (QB, Florida State)

Yep... no defensive ends, no running backs, no wide receivers... just five QBs that know how to take care of business on the football field. In case you wonder, the 79th Annual Heisman Trophy Presentation takes place on December 14th. We'll know then who this season's Heisman Trophy winner will be.

Of course, don't forget about all the other awards for players- such as: Doak Walker, Nagurski, and other individual honors.

I think JFB will repeat honestly. His stats are actually better than last year if I'm not mistaken. McCarron wouldn't be nearly as touted if he didn't have the supporting cast he does. I haven't seen Petty play or who he's played against other than Oklahoma, so I don't know much about him. Mariota is solid, but I don't really see him in the same category as Winston or Manziel. Of those two, I think JFB has the edge because he's more valuable to his team than Winston is. Without JFB, I don't think A&M would have more than 5 wins right now

 

[Nicksfix]

My hope is that a good talking to from Urban combined with the shaming from the offensive unit really makes our D step up in the last few games of the season. The B1G championship should be a good test for them; the Spartans have a highly rated defense and while I don't think they will be able to stop us in the long run, it will put some pressure on our own defense to limit MSUs scoring

Seeing Meyers expression on his face after that Illinois game, I'm sure there was more than just your usual locker room chat taking place. It's a good thing that the offense was able to pick it up and carry the team to victory.

Otherwise .....

On that note of otherwise, if the OSU "D" plays MSU (assuming it will be MSU in the B1G Championship game) the same way they played against the Illini, it's going to be a long day, with a possibility of not so good results for the Bucks. Still reminiscing on how bad the "D" looked this past Saturday. With this, it has let Baylor literally climb up our rear end. The BCS points between OSU and Baylor are ever so slim.

#3 OSU has a .8869 average
#4 Baylor has a .8856 average

This is to close for comfort.

Here's something we rarely bring up- the Heisman watch. As of November 16, 2013; here are the top names in descending order:

05 - A.J. McCarron (QB, Alabama)
04 - Bryce Petty (QB, Baylor)
03 - Marcus Mariota (QB, Oregon)
02 - Johnny Manziel (QB, Texas A&M)
01 - Jameis Winston (QB, Florida State)

What .... no Braxton Miller ? {J/K}
He has carried this team on his shoulders for the majority of this year. But I honestly can see how he can get by-passed as well. The early season injury did not help. The "short" games he has played (1 half - 3 qtrs.) is not helping his cause either. Meyer is saving him up for the run to the end, which in all honesty is not a bad move.

Out of your list @JohnBM01 , I gotta go with Jameis Winston. He is a complete package ... especially as a Freshman. IMO - this kid has a hell of a future in front of him.

 

[JohnBM01]

Yeah, Nicksflix. I was going to mention Braxton Miller. This was based on the Heisman Watch ESPN posted. Braxton Miller is just as important to the Buckeyes' offense as Jameis Winston or Johnny Manziel are to their respective schools.

 

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Unfortunately Braxton's heisman hopes have been hindered by a lack of play time (remember he was precautionarily benched for several games towards the beginning of the season with an injury) and Guiton was put in for many a second half when the buckeyes were rolling. Also I believe there may be a slight bias against Ohio state among voters following the Tressel/Pryor scandal. Braxton is as talented an athlete as there is in college football, but for these reasons he is being overlooked. I have only seen Baylor play once this year, and I think OKST will be a good test for Petty, though I'll admit I really don't know anything about their defense. Personally I don't want to see Manziel repeat, A) because I don't particularly like him and B) as a buckeye fan I would like to see the great #45 maintain his history. Also personally I don't think Mariota should be in the running.

Braxton will have a better chance to shine next year in his senior effort with a strong supporting cast and hopefully a better defense to put the ball in his hands more. On that note, I think Luke Fickel needs to go

 

[JohnBM01]

The biggest game this week is #4 Baylor at #10 Oklahoma State. I'll tell you what... I don't like Baylor's chances of remaining undefeated once they play in Stillwater, OK. Oklahoma State is tough to play at in football and even in basketball. Though of course in basketball, it isn't as tough among Big XII schools like, say... Kansas. Anyhow, that should be a pretty good game on Saturday.

This post was not meant to be a full preview of upcoming games this week. I will make mention to a few more upcoming matches, though.

* #16 Northern Illinois is going to have some Rockets problems on Wednesday when NIU heads to Toledo.

* Blitz24's Rutgers Scarlet Knights will head down to Orlando on Thursday night on ESPN to take on the #18 UCF Golden Knights. UCF survived by the skin of their teeth with a win at Temple.

* How about this one? #12 Texas A&M will be put to one of college football's biggest tests- going to Louisiana State University to take on the #22 LSU Tigers.

* Not to be outdone among BCS busters is #15 Fresno State. They'll be hosting the New Mexico Lobos on Saturday.

* A good Pac-12 match involves #17 Arizona State at #14 UCLA this Saturday.

* Will the Stanford Band be needed when #9 Stanford hosts California this Saturday?

* #24 Mississippi will host #8 Missouri on Saturday night. Rebels thinking upset of the Tigers.

* Indiana could likely beat Ohio State... in basketball. Well... Ohio State is pretty good in basketball, so you'll never know, but back to football. #3 Ohio State is hoping they don't sleepwalk when the Hoosiers come to THE Ohio State University this Saturday.

* And now, cupcake games! Here's some of the cupcake games this Saturday: Citadel at #7 Clemson, Coastal Carolina at #11 South Carolina, Chattanooga at #1 Alabama, and Idaho at #2 Florida State.


I may make mention to a few more matches in a future post. These are some of the Top 25 FBS matches for now.

 

[Blitz24]

Rutgers will get their doors blown off this weekend.

 

[DegenThought]

I like Mississippi over Mizzou and LSU over A&M this week

Hoping OKST can take down Baylor, that's going to be the one to watch on Saturday.
(John I wouldn't sell the cowboys short in the basketball department, Marcus Smart and company are a force to be reckoned with, though I agree the 12 is a shadow of it's former strength)

If Baylor ends up winning in Stillwater, Ohio State will need to beat the Hoosiers by a hundred points to keep their place

 

[Nicksfix]

* And now, cupcake games! Here's some of the cupcake games this Saturday: Citadel at #7 Clemson, Coastal Carolina at #11 South Carolina, Chattanooga at #1 Alabama, and Idaho at #2 Florida State.

Agreed with the cupcake games thing. At this point in the season, these cupcakes have nothing to really play for ... except for the role of spoiler. This late in the season, a high ranked team getting rubbed out would be detrimental.

Cupcakes ... YES
Ruled out for winning ... NO

If Baylor ends up winning in Stillwater, Ohio State will need to beat the Hoosiers by a hundred points to keep their place

By a minimum of 100.

Well, ok, not by that much, but it is going to have to be a sizeable blow-out. If the "D" can pitch a shutout, that would be quite helpful as well. Keep in mind, Baylor is climbing up OSU's rear-end. Another defensive miscue like last weekend, and I could 99.999% guarantee you would see Baylor leap OSU, taking away the #3 spot. These remaining two weeks are going to be good ... for a lot of teams, not just the Bucks.

 

[cnd01]

Agreed with the cupcake games thing. At this point in the season, these cupcakes have nothing to really play for ... except for the role of spoiler. This late in the season, a high ranked team getting rubbed out would be detrimental.

Cupcakes ... YES
Ruled out for winning ... NO





By a minimum of 100.

Well, ok, not by that much, but it is going to have to be a sizeable blow-out. If the "D" can pitch a shutout, that would be quite helpful as well. Keep in mind, Baylor is climbing up OSU's rear-end. Another defensive miscue like last weekend, and I could 99.999% guarantee you would see Baylor leap OSU, taking away the #3 spot. These remaining two weeks are going to be good ... for a lot of teams, not just the Bucks.

When Auburn knocks off Bama in 2 weeks, OSU will be 4th at least. I think Baylor would have to lose for either OSU or Auburn or Oregon to have a shot at the BCS championship game

 

[Nicksfix]

When Auburn knocks off Bama in 2 weeks, OSU will be 4th at least. I think Baylor would have to lose for either OSU or Auburn or Oregon to have a shot at the BCS championship game

Your from 'Bama and you believe that Auburn will knock them off ? Interesting. It could happen though.

Ideally, I'd rather see this scenario unfold :
FSU gets rubbed out. (don't see it happening ... but)
Baylor gets knocked off, relieve the pressure off of the Bucks. Leaving the BCS with no alternative but to put OSU at the #2 spot
OSU wins out - goes to the BCS. 'Bama -vs- OSU (I really want a shot at 'Bama) I honestly think we can run with them.

What about this wild, wild scenario - Both 'Bama and FSU suffer a loss moving OSU and Baylor into the #1 and #2 spots ? That's stretching I know, but what if ? 💡

Wow, one could dream up a ton of scenarios here if you really think about it. Any of which could honestly transpire.

Time is going to tell. Sit back - hang on ... it' may be a wild ride in these closing weeks.

 

[cnd01]

Your from 'Bama and you believe that Auburn will knock them off ? Interesting. It could happen though.

Ideally, I'd rather see this scenario unfold :
FSU gets rubbed out. (don't see it happening ... but)
Baylor gets knocked off, relieve the pressure off of the Bucks. Leaving the BCS with no alternative but to put OSU at the #2 spot
OSU wins out - goes to the BCS. 'Bama -vs- OSU (I really want a shot at 'Bama) I honestly think we can run with them.

What about this wild, wild scenario - Both 'Bama and FSU suffer a loss moving OSU and Baylor into the #1 and #2 spots ? That's stretching I know, but what if ? 💡

Wow, one could dream up a ton of scenarios here if you really think about it. Any of which could honestly transpire.

Time is going to tell. Sit back - hang on ... it' may be a wild ride in these closing weeks.

I'm a student at Auburn so I can't stand bama

 

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Nick Auburn is in the state of Alabama as well

Please beat Bama. If OSU can stave off Baylor that's our best shot at a championship appearance.

I would much rather play Bama than FSU, but I agree that I don't see the noles losing.

 

[cnd01]

Nick Auburn is in the state of Alabama as well

Please beat Bama. If OSU can stave off Baylor that's our best shot at a championship appearance.

I would much rather play Bama than FSU, but I agree that I don't see the noles losing.

My doomsday scenario has Auburn playing OSU for the title. Winston gets yanked because of his drama (which seems like a load of crap to me) so the Noles lose. Auburn beats bama, and they win the SEC championship which will be against another highly ranked team which will boost Auburn over Oregon. Baylor loses to OKST this week. OSU wins out and then the BCS is OSU #1 and Auburn #2

 

[DegenThought]

^ lol

 

[Blitz24]

Rutgers got its doors blown off this week(end). 41-17 loss.

 

[DegenThought]

Well. No one can tell you that you didn't call it. Ouch

 

[Blitz24]

Well. No one can tell you that you didn't call it. Ouch

Team has been a mess this year since October (and even before then). Hopefully they can regroup.

 

[Nicksfix]

Nick Auburn is in the state of Alabama as well

Yes, I'm aware of the geography of Auburn, but it just seems a little strange that a person from Alabama is pulling for the Tigers as opposed to the Crimson Tide. Hell, he's the only Auburn Tiger fan I know. I'd like to see them do something ... playing spoiler would be a great start.

Rutgers got its doors blown off this week(end). 41-17 loss.

I was able to watch part of that game. For a bit of time you were running with them. I was pulling for you.
I do have to say though that UCF did look pretty good.

Anywho ... best of luck to your team(s) this weekend.

GO BUCKS !!!

 

[DegenThought]

Yes, I'm aware of the geography of Auburn

Lol

Believe it or not I think I know more Auburn fans than Bama fans. A friend of mine lived in Birmingham for a while and said they were pretty much split down the middle there. I actually rooted for Bama back in the Schula days, but ever since the Saban era dynasty they drive me crazy. Not as much as Auburn the Cam Newton year though. I enjoy seeing a few breakout players compete throughout a season but anytime there is only one that no one shuts up about I get irritated quickly. In basketball for instance: Wiggins, Parker, Randle = entertaining. John Wall, John Wall, John Wall = infuriating. Anyway back on topic...

GO BUCKS!!!

 

[JohnBM01]

Rain (or snow?) or shine, day or night, hot or cold... get ready for another Saturday of college football. And of course... good luck to all of your teams this weekend.

 

[Blitz24]

Oregon's BCS hopes are gone barring a miracle vs. Arizona.

 

[JohnBM01]

The Houston Cougars hosted a very good 8-2 Cincinnati Bearcats team today. End result? We failed. It was 24-17 in favor of Cincinnati. So it's going to be either UCF or Louisville to represent the American Athletic Conference in the BCS Bowl action. I think our final match of the season is at home against SMU.


Elsewhere...

* DOWN GOES OREGON!

A 42-16 feasting frenzy was done in Tuscon as the Arizona Wildcats feasted on the Ducks. Normally, you'd think the score should be reversed- and you'd be right. Unfortunately, it was Oregon who had a bad day at the office.

* Georgia Southern beats Florida. No- you read right... Florida failed against Georgia Southern. It was 26-20 at "The Swamp." What should have been a gimme ends up being a "gimme a loss." Florida's Bowl Game hopes are over thanks to a team that they could have easily beaten. Sad.

* THE Ohio State University cremated Indiana 42-14. Up next for the Buckeyes... at Michigan. Or should I say... that school up north. Two teams that likely won't be singing songs and exchanging gifts with each other will clash next week in Ann Arbor.


Congratulations to all other winners from today's games and tonight's games up to and beyond the time of this post.