OT: Non-UCF College Football

Post #21 » by **craig01** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:06 pm

I would agree with the 3 tiers, but the MWC and WAC may be third tier as well.

Post #22 » by **craig01** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:42 pm

Maybe not the WAC. Their top end is good.......

Gerhalt11 · Post #23 » by **Gerhalt11** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:54 pm

And you forgot Auburn in the SEC list. They're a top-10 team. Unless AU is Auburn, in which case you forgot 'bama.

Post #24 » by **craig01** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:02 pm

I'm sure he meant Auburn.

N4U|Redux · Post #25 » by **N4U|Redux** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:55 pm

Gerhalt11 wrote:And you forgot Auburn in the SEC list. They're a top-10 team. Unless AU is Auburn, in which case you forgot 'bama.

I meant Auburn...would they be UA?

Regardless, I purposely left off Alabama. They're overrated.

Post #26 » by **craig01** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:59 pm

Alabama will make some noise, but they aren't well rounded enough yet...especially defensively to contend. If they finished in the top 20, that would be a major accomplishment.

It's not impossible though, and their key will be to get great play from JPW at QB, to help overcome obvious weaknesses.

Next year might be different, and in 2010 expect them to make a run towards prominence if Saban doesn't get sick of Tuscaloosa first. (He might)

Post #27 » by **craig01** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:45 pm

Saturday, September 20
PENN STATE 27½ Temple
BOSTON COLLEGE 10 Central Florida
NORTHWESTERN 11 Ohio
CINCINNATI 12 Miami Ohio
MISSISSIPPI 7 Vanderbilt
Mississippi State GEORGIA TECH
BYU 28½ Wyoming
Lsu 2½ AUBURN
Alabama 9 ARKANSAS
SOUTHERN MISS 9 Marshall
Houston U 6 COLORADO STATE
Rutgers 4½ NAVY
NORTH CAROLINA 1½ Virginia Tech
PITTSBURGH 1½ Iowa
Wake Forest FLORIDA STATE
MICHIGAN STATE 8½ Notre Dame
OREGON 10 Boise St.
Utah 7 AIR FORCE
TULSA 10 New Mexico
INDIANA 3½ Ball State
PURDUE 10 Central Michigan
Akron 8½ ARMY
MARYLAND 22 Eastern Michigan
Miami Florida TEXAS A&M
East Carolina 7 NC STATE
MISSOURI 34 Buffalo
Fresno State 7½ TOLEDO
TEXAS 30½ Rice
UTAH STATE 4½ Idaho
Tcu 24 SMU
Florida 7 TENNESSEE
Georgia 6½ ARIZONA STATE
UNLV 2½ Iowa State
STANFORD 9 San Jose State
UTEP 7 New Mexico State
Arizona 1½ UCLA
OHIO STATE 21 Troy State
ARKANSAS STATE 5 Middle Tenn St
TULANE 6 UL Monroe
MINNESOTA 6½ Florida Atlantic
South Florida 29 FLORIDA INTL
UL LAFAYETTE 2½ Kent

Pick 3 upsets this week using the spread. The picks are straight up, and no spread is factored in when the game is played. Lets see who is lucky/good.

One upset pick must have a 3.5 spread or lower, one must be 9.5 or lower, and the third must a a 10 or higher spread.

For mine I'll take:

Auburn over LSU (-2.5) low game
NC St over ECU (-7) Middle game
UCF over Boston College (-10) high game

N4U|Redux · Post #28 » by **N4U|Redux** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:45 pm

So, wait...we're not factoring the spread? Meaning, if I pick Penn State to win but not cover the spread that doesn't count? It'd only count if Penn lost?

Just confirming...

N4U|Redux · Post #29 » by **N4U|Redux** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:49 pm

If I understood correctly, how bout I show no faith in my conference?

low: Iowa over Pittsburgh (-1.5)
middle: Navy over Rutgers (-4.5)
high: Miami over Cincinatti (-12)

BTW - I hope NC St does not 'upset' ECU (hard to take ECU seriously still...) because USF plays them next week and I'd really like them to have no confidence with an 0-3 record. The team isn't an 0-3 team, but I want them to believe they are against USF since we play them on the road.

Post #30 » by **craig01** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:56 pm

You are picking underdogs only....and the spread doesn't matter

One close dog ....3.5 or less
One middle dog.....9.5 to 4
One high dog....10 point spread or more

Just looking for upsets, and using the spread is only for categorizing the 3 picks.

I hope I explained that right.

Gerhalt11 · Post #31 » by **Gerhalt11** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:42 am

Low: VT over UNC
Middle: Vandy over Ole Miss
High: UCF over BC

EasternMagic · Post #32 » by **EasternMagic** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:17 am

N4U|Redux wrote:If I understood correctly, how bout I show no faith in my conference?

low: Iowa over Pittsburgh (-1.5)
middle: Navy over Rutgers (-4.5)
high: Miami over Cincinatti (-12)

BTW - I hope NC St does not 'upset' ECU (hard to take ECU seriously still...) because USF plays them next week and I'd really like them to have no confidence with an 0-3 record. The team isn't an 0-3 team, but I want them to believe they are against USF since we play them on the road.

We need ECU to win out till they come to bright house that way if by some miracle we do beat them we can crack the rankings... a man can hope right?

N4U|Redux · Post #33 » by **N4U|Redux** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:30 am

If you guys do what happened last year after losing to USF (you went undefeated) and you beat ECU in that streak, you guys may warrant a ranking (assuming ECU doesn't crash and burn).

I found a hilarious quote about OSU being overrated

Which goes to show the perversity of preseason polls and their effect on subsequent rankings. The Buckeyes currently are ranked 14th in the USA Today coaches' poll -- the one that matters in the BCS standings, and the one in which the ballots are kept secret until the end. Someone please enlighten The Dash: What has Ohio State done thus far to warrant a top-15 ranking ahead of South Florida (20) and East Carolina (21)? Other than the fact that it began the season there?

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/ ... ortCat=ncf

Post #34 » by **craig01** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:53 pm

N4U
low: Iowa over Pittsburgh (-1.5)
middle: Navy over Rutgers (-4.5)
high: Miami over Cincinatti (-12)

craig

Auburn over LSU (-2.5) low game
NC St over ECU (-7) Middle game
UCF over Boston College (-10) high game

gerhalt

Low: VT over UNC
Middle: Vandy over Ole Miss
High: UCF over BC

N4U|Redux · Post #35 » by **N4U|Redux** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:29 pm

Fantastic story over at foxsports: 10 most obnoxious fan bases.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/pgStory?co ... to=8544810

Here's the rundown for those of you who are too lazy to look:

10. UF
9. FSU
8. Alabama
7. Ohio State
6. Clemson
5. USC
4. Oklahoma
3. LSU
2. Michigan
1. Notre Dame

Post #36 » by **craig01** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:38 pm

funny.

they should do another for arrogant.

#1 would be alabama.

N4U|Redux · Post #37 » by **N4U|Redux** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:28 am

Louisville beating Kansas State 28-14 in the 3rd.

The Big East is playing Wednesday (Louisville), Thursday (WVU), and Friday (UConn) night this week.

Post #38 » by **craig01** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:24 pm

Louisville's fan base has been calling for Kragthorpe's head, but Petrino left that place a ticking time bomb that went.......BOOOOOOOOM.

UL has had to boot about 20 of BP's kids off the team.........and it takes time to regroup.

N4U|Redux · Post #39 » by **N4U|Redux** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:59 am

WVU loses in OT @ Colorado!

1-2 already? Amazing.

EasternMagic · Post #40 » by **EasternMagic** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:11 am

N4U|Redux wrote:WVU loses in OT @ Colorado!

1-2 already? Amazing.

was it a good game? i missed it on the count i was spending the last 4 hours working on my internet