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The season is officially UNDERWAY! Okay, it actually won't start for MY alma mater for another (looks at clock) 34 minutes, but hey, time's worth waiting when you're getting ready to defend your National Championship - for the second straight time!

That being said: What's everyone's take on the big boys of BCS-land this year? And who's got confidence in their smaller-college team doing well this year?

WVU doesn't need a special session of the state legislature to get the games it wants *cough*Marshall sucks*cough*. So tomorrow's game will be the end of that sorry episode.

If Michigan finds a way to beat Alabama tomorrow, I'm not going to wear pants for a week.

That is not a threat, I promise, but it is a fact...

Warhawks defeat Washington U, 34-0, and that was in less than ideal conditions down in Saint Louis. I saw the video - a couple of punts and kicks got knocked down by the rain. It was amazing that the score was as one-sided as it was (though the Hawks were up 20-0 at the half).

By the way, WUSTL? Your stadium might be all historic and everything, as the site of the 1904 Olympics, but it absolutely SUCKS as a football field.

Well, after an entire off-season of hype surrounding our new coach, the fact that he was bringing a new offense, his 10 straight bowl appearances, how much the team had pulled together behind him, how much they all loved his leadership... WSU still sucks giant donkey balls. Of course, his first error was playing Tuel at starting QB. He's shit, has been for the past 3 years. We've been lucky so far because he always manages to get hurt; hopefully Leach will just not play him without us having to wait for a serious injury. Stupid game was over after the first drive. Tuel throws an interception and... he's too depressed the rest of the game to do jack shit.

Gonna be an interesting year for Mizzou. First year in the SEC. I think we're gonna be more competitive than most seem to think. Like, I'm not expecting an SEC championship (though it'd be nice) but I think we'll be a middle of the pack team in the conference.

blotsfan said:

Gonna be an interesting year for Mizzou. First year in the SEC. I think we're gonna be more competitive than most seem to think. Like, I'm not expecting an SEC championship (though it'd be nice) but I think we'll be a middle of the pack team in the conference.

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Yay, another Mizzou fan!

I have a derby bout in Jeff City at 5, so I'm probably going to miss the first half of the game, but I'm hoping to make it back and hit the bars for the second half so I can watch my Tigers. Otherwise, I'll just have to engage in post-game festivities.

I think we're going to surprise everyone too. Our last few seasons have been pretty solid, and I think Franklin is going to come into his own this year.

For winning 62-10 Franklin played like garbage. Also, the center doesn't seem to know how to snap the ball. Georgia is gonna eat us alive if we play like that next week.

STUPID PANTS I HATE YOU! SO RESTRICTING...

Iowa wins 18-17 over...*gulp*...Northern Illinois. It's gonna be a long year if this is any indication.

Gotta watch those directional schools. Look what happened to the Badgers and Northern Iowa.

Ok, its close enough to the game that I'm being taken over by irrational optimism. 62-10? We gotta win by more than that!!!

As a South Carolina Gamecocks fan, I was worried with our 17-13 win against Vanderbilt. However, the 48-10 win vs East Carolina today has me a lot happier.

Also, Texas A&M, as much as I root for you otherwise, welcome to the SEC.

Mizzou, you guys are looking pretty good so far, keep it up and please beat Georgia!

And numbers 13, 16, and 18 all fell today, to the Pac 12. The dawgs, on the other hand, had no chance against LSU. And my team barely managed to beat an itty bitty FCS team. But hey, they won a game... that's something.

Well that sucked.

Okay, I know there were some serious storms that wandered through Madison Saturday, but was THAT the reason for the 10-7 final?

jwhouk said:

Okay, I know there were some serious storms that wandered through Madison Saturday, but was THAT the reason for the 10-7 final?

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Doubtful... they played in Corvallis, OR.

Yeah, I saw that after I posted. :/

I will probably, most likely, never post in the sports section again..

But! I can't help but say a quick 'YAY!' to my baby Utah State for beating University of Utah on Friday! It's something they haven't done in years (I think like 20 +) and I'm proud of them, especially compared to their horrible season last year.

And a quick random shout out to my brother, who has the most brightly colored shoes on the planet. (If you watch any video from the end of the game and you see a man with bright yellow shoes near the endzone - that would be him.)

My week in football would have been perfect had Iowa won. Dallas beat the Giants and the hucking Fuskers lost to UCLA.

That's funny, because the only GOOD thing about my weekend was that my true alma mater extended its NCAA D3 winning streak in football over Buffalo State on Saturday.

Buffalo just can't catch a break can it.

Nope. Then again, we are ranked #1 in D3 for a reason.

My school is #2 in the FCS. We'll likely get bumped from the top 10 after playing Baylor next week. I guess we need the money more than we need the ranking. But the good side is that the championship will be decided by the playoffs, so hopefully we'll make it in again.

We don't play teams in D1. It'd expose us for what we are - the home of the players that didn't/couldn't attend UW or another Big Ten school.

I figured you'd be bad, but I've always thought you'd be able to hold your own against the dredge of D1. Do you think thats not the case?

I wouldn't want to see it. The only teams UWW could possibly contend with would be lesser FCS teams, but even then it might be dicey. Our biggest problem would be travel for pretty much any DI school that wasn't in the Big 10 or Big 12.

I also don't hear much of D3 teams playing D1 teams. Usually D1 squads only go within division or down one step to D2.

I don't think they ever do either. I've never heard of a 1-A school going to division 2. Its just more of a hypothetical. I just know whitewater is so far and away the best in D3 (other than Mount Union) that it'd be interesting to see.

Our biggest asset as a school is three words: location, location, location.

...Welp, that sucked.

#### it, Blotsfan, why didn't you TELL me that Buffalo State was THAT good?

Wait a minute - who am I kidding? That was just a fluke game. I mean, losing 7-6? What happened, was the field at Perkins Stadium left uncovered after the last rainstorm we had?

ROCKY TOP, BITCH

Wait you lost to buff state? Wow.

Well mizzou won because Arizona state played even shittier than us. Not gonna complain

Charlie Don't Surf said:

ROCKY TOP IS FLORIDA'S BITCH

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Fixed.

And what's up with that nickname? The BENGALS????

At least Bucky pulled one out of their posterior. Though to be honest, they didn't deserve to win that game against Utah State. Ugh.

Sam Houston played a tight game against Baylor. Until the 4th quarter, then they started scoring like crazy.

Welcome to the Big 12...

WVU 70 Baylor 63

It was a defensive show they put on.

Meanwhile, the Badgers STILL can't convert on third down.

I hate you Jim Delany.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/s...rutgers-scarlet-knights-join-well-sources-say

Bearkats are in the playoffs with a first round bye, and I get to go to at least one home game.

sixpackshaker said:

Bearkats are in the playoffs with a first round bye, and I get to go to at least one home game.

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Would you guys like to join the Big Ten? We can offer you guaranteed wins every year over Indiana, Illinois and Maryland and I'm sure they'd love to get into that Texas market because getting bigger is the only thing that matters.

Well, well, well... what have we here? Is it another completely worthless Cougar team? I think it is...

I know it takes time for any coach, no matter how good they are, to rebuild a devastatingly bad team; but it's already been one hell of a rebuilding decade, and we've already had two coaches try to rebuild. We really need to see some progress next year (once all of these supposedly-useless seniors are out the door), or else WSU needs to start playing in the FCS; since they can only apparently score against other teams' second and third string defenses (unless they're playing at home) and since we have nothing even approximating a decent defense.

BErt said:

Would you guys like to join the Big Ten? We can offer you guaranteed wins every year over Indiana, Illinois and Maryland and I'm sure they'd love to get into that Texas market because getting bigger is the only thing that matters.

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I wonder how long it will take for us to get an invite to the WAC or Conference USA

sixpackshaker said:

I wonder how long it will take for us to get an invite to the WAC or Conference USA

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The WAC is dropping football, so that could take a while.

Gared said:

The WAC is dropping football, so that could take a while.

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WOW, really? They seemed to have been kinda successful. I guess I don't keep up with their news since they lost those teams.

Yeah, it was in a story about the Idaho Vandals' search for a new coach. They're going to have to play as an independent next year if they decide to stay in the FBS, because the WAC is dropping football.

Rutgers I had heard stories about.

But MARYLAND????

Well, we finished 5-7. First season without a bowl since 2004. Theres reason for optimism at least. We were incredibly snake bitten this year with numerous injuries to our qb and o-line. Our star receiver recruit had a bad start to the year but really came around as it went on, so hopefully he can build on that next year. I expect us to be much better next year.

I do NOT want to hear ANYTHING about us NOT deserving to be in the title game.

As a Florida Gator: I'm satisfied.

How in the Hell did Washington State win that game?! What the hell was Price thinking throwing that pass in overtime?! There is no way we deserved that win... but at least NC State is trying to hire our coach away from us. That's good news.

Notre Dame vs. Alabama for the BCS title.

Sam Houston got whipped but won the turn over battle, so we're going to the next round.

70-31.

Not a basketball score. That was the score of the Big Ten championship football game at Indianapolis.

Bucky's goin' to Pasadena, baby.

Huskers got BEAT DOWN! And it was so B-E-A-UTIFUL!

Mizzou won't be in a bowl this year. Pretty crappy season

This just in - Wisconsin just scored again on Nebraska!

...and the game's been over for almost 20 hours!

Heh.

We lost... our head coach... the guy who was practically BORN in the Big Ten... to a middle-of-the-pack SEC TEAM???

jwhouk said:

We lost... our head coach... the guy who was practically BORN in the Big Ten... to a middle-of-the-pack SEC TEAM???

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It may sound bad now, but don't worry. We're getting Maryland and Rutgers! Brand extended!


Ihateyousomuchjimdelanyforreal

jwhouk said:

We lost... our head coach... the guy who was practically BORN in the Big Ten... to a middle-of-the-pack SEC TEAM???

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You want Leach? We can give you Leach. I mean... I'm sure he isn't actually physically abusing players, but you can have Leach.

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt that says "BUCKY doesn't like BUCKEYES with WOODY".

Sounds like our AD is "coming out of retirement" to coach one last game. Hmph, maybe we'll actually have a chance at winning, then.

jwhouk said:

We lost... our head coach... the guy who was practically BORN in the Big Ten... to a middle-of-the-pack SEC TEAM???

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He made his reputation at home, now he must move out to play with the "big boys" in the over-rated league.

Texas A&M proved the SEC is over-rated when the worst team in the Big-12 last year beat the #1 team in football...

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Texas A&M proved the SEC is over-rated when the worst team in the Big-12 last year beat the #1 team in football...

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Nah, Texas A&M just upped their game and became an elite team just by being in the best conference in college football. The experience gained by playing the best teams in the country every week made them a better team. Also, a huge talent like Johnny Manziel would have never chosen A&M if they weren't in the SEC.

Arkansas still can't recruit, even 20 years after joining...

Charlie Don't Surf said:

Nah, Texas A&M just upped their game and became an elite team just by being in the best conference in college football. The experience gained by playing the best teams in the country every week made them a better team. Also, a huge talent like Johnny Manziel would have never chosen A&M if they weren't in the SEC.

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I do agree that A&M got a better coach and Heisman player, but Manziel redshirted a year so he did chose A&M when they were in the big 12. He also wasn't that hyped up to be a top player.

T-shirt seen on the Auburn campus this week...

blotsfan said:

I do agree that A&M got a better coach and Heisman player, but Manziel redshirted a year so he did chose A&M when they were in the big 12. He also wasn't that hyped up to be a top player.

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why do you think he redshirted when they were in the Big 12 (piles of shit), and refused to play against their clownshow schools until they were in the SEC?

Because they had a first round NFL qb in Ryan Tannehil?

"NFL QB" Ryan Tannehill

And they didn't know they were moving to the SEC until midway through last season.

Charlie Don't Surf said:

"NFL QB" Ryan Tannehill

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Similar to Tennessee Volunteers "football program"

At least the Vols have a shot to win the national title every year, unlike all the teams in shit mountain (every other conference)

Charlie Don't Surf said:

At least the Vols have a shot to win the national title every year, unlike all the teams in shit mountain (every other conference)

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I'm just playing along with your trolling, but has Tenn ever really had a shot at the championship?

sixpackshaker said:

I'm just playing along with your trolling, but has Tenn ever really had a shot at the championship?

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Like any SEC member, if they win the SEC championship, they would play in the BCS Title game

And Tennessee did win the championship back in the 90s.

That being said, the SEC is definitely the best conference.

Charlie Don't Surf said:

Like any SEC member, if they win the SEC championship, they would play in the BCS Title game

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This is absolutely true.

Signed,
2004 Auburn Tigers

Charlie Don't Surf said:

At least the Vols have a shot to win the national title every year, unlike all the teams in shit mountain (every other conference)

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And that shot usually ends after their first conference game.

BTW, Charlie? A friend of mine wants to give you a message. Something about "ANCHOR DOWN"?

jwhouk said:

BTW, Charlie? A friend of mine wants to give you a message. Something about "ANCHOR DOWN"?

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i have no idea what this means

Its Vandy's cheer

oh, haha, that's cute guys you have words

I have friends on both sides of the argument. One is a Vandy alum who still works for the university; another is a UTK alum who has a soft spot for 'Bama because of her dad.

Both sides agree that UT had a horrid season this year.

Hey! Hey! I found a job posting position, and it's closer to my hometown!

Maybe I can get them to credit my 19+ years in the state service to overlook some of the requirements...

How I feel about the Rose Bowl:

The Bearkats are headed back to the FCS championship game, it will be a rematch of last year's game.

Mount Union already won the Stagg Bowl this weekend. Some suggest it wasn't the same, because they didn't play us.

I'm starting to think that part of the reason that Washington State University has such a hard time breaking out of its shell and becoming a good, solid football program, has to do with the fact that the fans (and the boosters, who influence AD and Head Coach hiring) have set such a low bar for what constitutes and amazing football player. Our senior quarterback just finally announced that he's not going to continue his quest for a medical redshirt for the 2011 season, and is moving on from the university, and to read the comments from the fans on the various articles about it, you'd think that Peyton Manning had just announced that he's going to retire at the end of the year.

This is a QB who, for his career, had only 8 more TDs than he had INTs. His highest completion rating for a season was 64.4%, and his highest single-season passing yardage was 2780 in 2010. He was hurt almost every year, frequently with broken bones and once with compartment syndrome. Now, some of that completion percentage can be attributed to receivers that drop the ball or run the wrong route, and it's not like the Cougars have had great records for the last 10 years or so; but these are not the stats of a great QB. And yet, the fans talk about him like he's the second coming of Joe Montana. Maybe it's just been so long since the Cougs have had a good team to cheer for that they've forgotten what a good player looks like, but they really need to up the bar.

Sounds like Wisconsin back in the 1970's.

And it's not like we haven't had any decent QBs. We had Bledsoe, who went on to a fairly successful NFL career with the Patriots, and Leaf, who was a complete and utter failure in the NFL but played pretty well in college. But we haven't had anything like Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck, or Matt Barkley. I'd almost hate to imagine what kind of slavish devotion a QB of that caliber would get at WSU. It'd probably be worse than the Favre worshiping in Wisconsin or the Tebow worship from Denver.

Gary Andersen! Welcome to Wisconsin! Do you have a snow shovel?

You ever get the feeling some people just stopped trying? I'm looking at YOU, Tropicana Field grounds crew.

You saw that too, huh?

jwhouk said:

You saw that too, huh?

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Not much else on at 2-3 am.

I was watching the original broadcast.

jwhouk said:

I was watching the original broadcast.

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Oh you poor, poor dear. If you're that desperate for football, why not watch HBO's Lombardi for the umpteenth time, instead?

I'm in that Bowl pick 'em on here.