NCAA Football 2012 Season Catch-All

Outkick the Coverage is going to be fun tomorrow.

So if Louisville pulls this off I assume they'll start next season ranked in the top 5.

So Louisville has now left 7 points on the field. And Florida still has to come up with three TD's to win this thing.

DSGamer wrote:

So if Louisville pulls this off I assume they'll start next season ranked in the top 5.

Wait, are they joining the SEC next season? [\flame] ;).

Louisville is certainly making a statement tonight. Remember when we talked about how great Florida's resume was, and SI's mock playoff committee selected them for that reason?

firesloth wrote:
DSGamer wrote:

So if Louisville pulls this off I assume they'll start next season ranked in the top 5.

Wait, are they joining the SEC next season? [lame] ;).

Good point. If they were in the SEC this would be business as usual. Tough conference and all.

Fedaykin98 wrote:

Louisville is certainly making a statement tonight. Remember when we talked about how great Florida's resume was, and SI's mock playoff committee selected them for that reason?

I was thinking about that this week...and the fact they needed a blocked punt at the very end to beat ULM. I couldn't decide what that meant. I'm not sure even now.

Fedaykin98 wrote:

Louisville is certainly making a statement tonight. Remember when we talked about how great Florida's resume was, and SI's mock playoff committee selected them for that reason?

Turns out that resume was puffed up by overrated SEC teams. Who knew?

I'm impressed by the UL defensive line's success against the UF O-line.

firesloth wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:

Louisville is certainly making a statement tonight. Remember when we talked about how great Florida's resume was, and SI's mock playoff committee selected them for that reason?

I was thinking about that this week...and the fact they needed a blocked punt at the very end to beat ULM. I couldn't decide what that meant. I'm not sure even now.

And Louisville barely beat the USF Bulls by two points.

Gumbie wrote:
firesloth wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:

Louisville is certainly making a statement tonight. Remember when we talked about how great Florida's resume was, and SI's mock playoff committee selected them for that reason?

I was thinking about that this week...and the fact they needed a blocked punt at the very end to beat ULM. I couldn't decide what that meant. I'm not sure even now.

And Louisville barely beat the USF Bulls by two points.

Which is why I couldn't decide what it implied. It's hard to take any single game and read too much into it.

I was definitely one of those who thout they looked great this season!

Gumbie wrote:
firesloth wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:

Louisville is certainly making a statement tonight. Remember when we talked about how great Florida's resume was, and SI's mock playoff committee selected them for that reason?

I was thinking about that this week...and the fact they needed a blocked punt at the very end to beat ULM. I couldn't decide what that meant. I'm not sure even now.

And Louisville barely beat the USF Bulls by two points.

Yet one team is ranked #3 in the country, and the other is #21. I wonder which one is the SEC team?

Jayhawker wrote:
Gumbie wrote:
firesloth wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:

Louisville is certainly making a statement tonight. Remember when we talked about how great Florida's resume was, and SI's mock playoff committee selected them for that reason?

I was thinking about that this week...and the fact they needed a blocked punt at the very end to beat ULM. I couldn't decide what that meant. I'm not sure even now.

And Louisville barely beat the USF Bulls by two points.

Yet one team is ranked #3 in the country, and the other is #21. I wonder which one is the SEC team?

Yes, but an SEC team whose only loss was to Georgia. Not bad...especially since they beat LSU, FSU, South Carolina, And Vandy.

UL's record wasn't nearly as good.

Whew.

A little too close for comfort, as usual. But a huge win for the program.

The world saw Teddy Bridgewater tonight. The 2013 Heisman campaign has begun.

So proud of this team. Wish I was in New Orleans tonight.

Hell I might keep the Santa Strong avatar until next year.

Go Cards!

Wow. What's with the ESPN reporter wedging himself into the Strong family hug??

firesloth wrote:
Jayhawker wrote:
Gumbie wrote:
firesloth wrote:
Fedaykin98 wrote:

Louisville is certainly making a statement tonight. Remember when we talked about how great Florida's resume was, and SI's mock playoff committee selected them for that reason?

I was thinking about that this week...and the fact they needed a blocked punt at the very end to beat ULM. I couldn't decide what that meant. I'm not sure even now.

And Louisville barely beat the USF Bulls by two points.

Yet one team is ranked #3 in the country, and the other is #21. I wonder which one is the SEC team?

Yes, but an SEC team whose only loss was to Georgia. Not bad...especially since they beat LSU, FSU, South Carolina, And Vandy.

UL's record wasn't nearly as good.

Firesloth, Voice of Reason! At least for tonight.

Congrats to Louisville. They came out throwing haymakers and as I said, made quite a statement.

firesloth wrote:

Wow. What's with the ESPN reporter wedging himself into the Strong family hug??

Similar thing happened at the Rose Bowl. The sideline reporter was asking an inane question and got frustrated with Stanford's coach for being spontaneous in the moment. And may we never forget when Chris Fowler forced the moment of Ian Johnson's proposal after the big Boise State win. I hate sideline reporters.

This is why we need a playoff!

Fedaykin98 wrote:

Firesloth, Voice of Reason! At least for tonight. ;)

Thanks, Plato.

karmajay wrote:

This is why we need a playoff!

I was thinking that myself, until I remembered Louisville had 2 losses, and wouldn't have made even an 8-team playoff, let alone a 4-team - unless you have automatic bids for, what, major conference champs? Again, there are more than 8 FBS conferences.

Fedaykin98 wrote:
karmajay wrote:

This is why we need a playoff!

I was thinking that myself, until I remembered Louisville had 2 losses, and wouldn't have made even an 8-team playoff, let alone a 4-team - unless you have automatic bids for, what, major conference champs? Again, there are more than 8 FBS conferences.

I think that's why more than a few people have suggested that the conference champs feed into the playoff system. Then we get calls for the "top 8" ranked teams, as if that really means anything. I'm hoping if we get a real playoff someday they seriously consider just having all conference champs feed into a tournament.

karmajay wrote:

This is why we need a playoff!

This is why we DON'T need a playoff. 4-team playoff would have been Oregon, Florida, Alabama and Notre Dame. Florida proved last night that it didn't belong in a playoff for the National Championship by losing to the Big East winner. Louisville wasn't 5th or 6th ranked, they were ranked 21st, and were blown out of the water.

(I guess Fedaykin was already making my point too, lol)

*EDIT*

But seriously, has there been a year in which the BCS didn't produce the best team in college football when all was said and done?

Kush15 wrote:

But seriously, has there been a year in which the BCS didn't produce the best team in college football when all was said and done?

How do we even know? You can make that statement as fact depending on how you look at college football. But if you believe that a team like Louisville or Boise State has a shot of beating a top 10 team once in a while, then no, you wouldn't assume it's produced the best team every year. The year Boise State beat Oklahoma in the Fiesta bowl I don't think it's inconceivable that they could have beat Ohio State if they played 1 more game. And I can say that about many many many other teams that finished #3.

Kush15 wrote:
karmajay wrote:

This is why we need a playoff!

This is why we DON'T need a playoff. 4-team playoff would have been Oregon, Florida, Alabama and Notre Dame. Florida proved last night that it didn't belong in a playoff for the National Championship by losing to the Big East winner. Louisville wasn't 5th or 6th ranked, they were ranked 21st, and were blown out of the water.

(I guess Fedaykin was already making my point too, lol)

*EDIT*

But seriously, has there been a year in which the BCS didn't produce the best team in college football when all was said and done?

2004 undefeated Auburn.

Kush15 wrote:

But seriously, has there been a year in which the BCS didn't produce the best team in college football when all was said and done?

Last year, for one. Oklahoma St was rated better in every poll and should have got the shot at the title game, instead of that crappy rematch.

And like DSG said, that Boise St team was something.

There was another in the early BCS (EDIT: 2004, thanks Gumbie) where there were 3 undefeated teams and one got left out.

Probably lots more. There's a reason every other sports championship in college or pro is decided with a playoff format. Champions are crowned on the field, not by some damn vote. The farther college football gets from that the better.

Until we have at least a 16-team playoff, it will continue to be not remotely fair, and continue to be biased based on the media voters, who currently have their heads stuck up the SEC's ass.

It's gonna have to be 16 to use the conference champs method. Is that too many extra games? Would you shorten the regular season?

Fedaykin98 wrote:

It's gonna have to be 16 to use the conference champs method. Is that too many extra games? Would you shorten the regular season?

Yeah probably take it back to 11. They only added it to 12 a few years ago. Right after they denied playoffs at the BCS negotiations because of "student athletes" and then immediately approved an extra regular season game. Hypocrisy at it's best.

I think it'll be hard to roll back to 11 games...that extra money associated with the 12th game isn't something the administrators are going to readily give up.

firesloth wrote:

I think it'll be hard to roll back to 11 games...that extra money associated with the 12th game isn't something the administrators are going to readily give up.

If that's the holdup then they should pay the players. because at that point it's 100% a naked business decision.

DSGamer wrote:
firesloth wrote:

I think it'll be hard to roll back to 11 games...that extra money associated with the 12th game isn't something the administrators are going to readily give up.

If that's the holdup then they should pay the players. because at that point it's 100% a naked business decision.

I think we're beyond that. Why is WVU in the Big 12, so that their athletes (esp. in non-revenue sports without charter planes) will have to travel halfway across the country? Money.

To be fair, the money is sometimes used for good purposes (e.g., student scholarships, academic endeavors). Although, much of the time it is used for the simple perpetuation of the athletic programs.

Increasingly the highest levels of administration in higher education are focused on money. It's a race to the top of the financial heap. Some of that is driven by necessity in rough financial times. Some of it, though, is just driven by the need to produce a measurable result that gets them the next job where they can go after more money.

Athletic programs (even money-losing ones) are thought to provide a benefit from the standpoint of encouraging alumni to donate money.