2010 NCAA Football Thread

[Drakonius26]

Raysox's images put into pictures more than I ever could with words. That was a great game, and it reminded me so much of Boise's first Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma, where they got up by a large margin, had it slip away from them, and then rallied to win. Regardless, a win is a win, and you can pretty much lock them into BCS Title Game, unless some team can manage to play the perfect game against them.

Besides, if they get screwed out of a Title Game appearance after running the table this year, expect a playoff system in roughly 2 maybe 3 years, that'll destroy the BCS more than Boise State winning the National Championship.

*Prepares for an overly estatic post from Lights Out*

[dfwabel]

You know what makes the game even better is that it was essentially a Va Tech home game, and BSU managed to win. This is a program that is finally getting the respect it deserves, and if they run the table this year they should get a shot at the BCS Title.

275 miles away from campus does not equate "essentially a home game" to me, especially when Navy/Maryland was in Baltimore today.

Great game from both clubs, they really need to get the Broncs on national tv more often.

It was a close game, not a great game. If it was great, VT should not have looked like a$$ in the 1st quarter and seemed to be taken out of the game that early. Sloppy special teams as well. Outside of Taylor, VT rushed the ball 28 times for 72 yards. That does not get it done. They were luck to stay in the game from Bronco fumbles.

[dfwabel]

Raysox's images put into pictures more than I ever could with words. That was a great game, and it reminded me so much of Boise's first Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma, where they got up by a large margin, had it slip away from them, and then rallied to win. Regardless, a win is a win, and you can pretty much lock them into BCS Title Game, unless some team can manage to play the perfect game against them.

Besides, if they get screwed out of a Title Game appearance after running the table this year, expect a playoff system in roughly 2 maybe 3 years, that'll destroy the BCS more than Boise State winning the National Championship.

*Prepares for an overly estatic post from Lights Out*

I love how this game has been forgotten by Bosie fan but they bring up Fiesta Bowl wins at the drop of a hat.

[Drakonius26]

I'm not a Boise State fan, by any means, and I remember that game very well. I'm simply making a comparison between tonight's game and their first Fiesta Bowl victory, because they were identical in how the game unfolded. Yes, they could lose a game along the way, but I don't see it happening with their schedule this year, and I believe the only other ranked team they play is Oregon State.

[JQK]

Boise State winning a National Championship will hasten a playoff system.

So go Boise State...

[infrared41]

Besides, if they get screwed out of a Title Game appearance after running the table this year, expect a playoff system in roughly 2 maybe 3 years, that'll destroy the BCS more than Boise State winning the National Championship.

1. No offense but Boise State winning a National Championship or getting screwed out of a shot at winning it won't change anything. There isn't going to be a playoff in the foreseeable future. You may as well get used to the idea. Read the book "Bowls, Polls, and Tattered Souls" by Stewart Mandel. Then you'll understand why there's not a snowball's chance in Hell of seeing a college football playoff. The best you can hope for is a "plus one" format.

Whatever the case, Boise State pulled off another big win. Barring some sort of major upset in their remaining cream puff schedule, there's simply no way they don't make the title game now. The media is going to pimp these guys to no end. (watch and see how many number one votes they get after this)

[dfwabel]

Raysox's images put into pictures more than I ever could with words. That was a great game, and it reminded me so much of Boise's first Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma, where they got up by a large margin, had it slip away from them, and then rallied to win. Regardless, a win is a win, and you can pretty much lock them into BCS Title Game, unless some team can manage to play the perfect game against them.

Besides, if they get screwed out of a Title Game appearance after running the table this year, expect a playoff system in roughly 2 maybe 3 years, that'll destroy the BCS more than Boise State winning the National Championship.

*Prepares for an overly estatic post from Lights Out*

The NCAA does not oversee the champion for FBS football, why will they do so as ESPN just signed a four year contract with the BCS conferences within the FBS for the next four years?

The MWC and WAC agreed on the money which they would receive from the deal last year. They did not have to agree to it and neither did presidents of those conferences.

[Drakonius26]

Well, perhaps 2 to 3 years is unrealistic, but I would expect it to be mentioned more than ever before if Boise runs the table, and add to the fact that ESPN "pimps" Boise State to no end, and so many of the casual fans would be rooting for them to win the whole thing (much like the Gonzaga craze in the early to mid-2000's, although that's basketball), and it's almost the perfect storm for a playoff system.

Look, I'm a fan of two major programs, Texas and Michigan, but let's be real... colleges are interested more so in making money off of their athletic programs (specifically football programs) than they are in educating students. And what better way for them to do so than a playoff system, imagines the television revenue, the increase in ticket prices, not to mention they could definitely see an uptick in merchandise sales and their ability to promote their schools, beyond what they do now. Besides, an increase in all those things means more money for them to redistribute it into other athletic programs as well as improving their educational facilities, to show off their universities in those 30-45 second spots during the game.

[FiddySicks]

Awesome game tonight, it lived up to the hype and then some. This Boise State team may be a rival of one of my favorite teams, but they're so fun to watch. Plus they help to raise the other teams in their conference up to higher levels. I hope they can run the table and get a shot at the National Title, I feel that they could in the very least hang with anyone in the country. But if they do slip up, it'll be late in the season to Nevada. Come November, that's gonna be a HUGE matchup.

[dfwabel]

Well, perhaps 2 to 3 years is unrealistic, but I would expect it to be mentioned more than ever before if Boise runs the table, and add to the fact that ESPN "pimps" Boise State to no end, and so many of the casual fans would be rooting for them to win the whole thing (much like the Gonzaga craze in the early to mid-2000's, although that's basketball), and it's almost the perfect storm for a playoff system.

Look, I'm a fan of two major programs, Texas and Michigan, but let's be real... colleges are interested more so in making money off of their athletic programs (specifically football programs) than they are in educating students. And what better way for them to do so than a playoff system, imagines the television revenue, the increase in ticket prices, not to mention they could definitely see an uptick in merchandise sales and their ability to promote their schools, beyond what they do now. Besides, an increase in all those things means more money for them to redistribute it into other athletic programs as well as improving their educational facilities, to show off their universities in those 30-45 second spots during the game.

OK, that is why Texas-Austin has 3,500 research projects, 90 research units and annual research funding exceeding $400 million (four times the revenue seen from athletics) and why Michigan exceeded the $1 Billion mark in research expenditures in FY 2009.

[LMU]

The other mark against VT is that whereas the schools who are always in the BCS picture tend to lose later in the year, VT always gets knocked off the first or second week.

[floydnimrod]

The offensive line was bad enough against Fresno State, now the receiving core for Cincinnati takes a huge hit as USC Transfer Vidal Hazelton tore his ACL and is out for the year. Most fans were pretty excited when he came aboard, and after more than a year of waiting for him to hit the field, hends up playing one half for us. Kinda dissappointing, but I hope he can recover fully for a chance to play in the NFL.

[NEW.ERA]

Report: Looks like Reggie Bush is going to be stripped of his Heisman.

Does that mean Vince Young gets it?

[Gary]

willmorris vs. Lights Out. The perfect storm of stupidity.

3 days later and had to correct it for you

[zmspartans]

Report: Looks like Reggie Bush is going to be stripped of his Heisman.

Does that mean Vince Young gets it?

no , if thats the case they're saying it will be kept vacant .

[tBBP]

I'm surprised no one's quoted any of my posts yet. (But then, with all the driver errors and what-not, thr Bronco Blue Crew probably couldn't have don't it anyway.) So here's your shot, Bronco bandwagoners...throw all the crow you want at me now. Lights Out can continue to subsist on that intravenous tube of sugar-sweetened blue juice, and everyone else can grab it out the cooler.

I didn't get to see the whole game, but I saw enough to know Frank Beamer's defense has a LOT of work to do if VT expects to be any kind of contender this year. And what the hell happened on special teams? That's like VT's forte, and they cost them....so did those two missed field goals (which I knew would come back to haunt VT soon as the first one sailed wide right). The other thing is this...I can't say I was a fan of VT's offensive playcalling. They played lateral way too much (the misdirections, reverses and such), probably underestimating Boise's speed. Didn't work. The power game worked a little bit, but they dug too deep a hole way to early. Boise sniffed blood and it was on.

Now to those Broncos (and by the way, as a whole those unis didn't look nearly as bad as in the leaked photos)...I said it before, I'll say it again: they certainly are a scrappy bunch, disciplined and well-coached. What I didn't know until last night (unless VT was loafing more than I realized) is how speedy those guys are. Then once you realize most of those guys come from LA and elsewhere in Cali, it makes perfect sense. Either way, those guys went to not play, but WIN, and it showed in their attitudes and body language (meanwhile you could see the hesitance and eventual disbelief set in on VT's side). They showed the naysayers what was really good with Boise State last night.

All that said, I still ain't jumping on the train. Nope-not doing it. I already know and am prepping for the damn near Favre-esque media treatment/lovefest these guys are going to get heaped on them this season...but if they do Oregon State the same way they did VT, then I can see them playing for the crystal football in January. But let's not put the cart before the bronco here...they still have to play and win those games. (Same goes for VT and Oregon State, considering the strength-of-schedule piece). We'll see how it goes. Just prepare to see a lot of Bronco blue this season.

[rams80]

Well, perhaps 2 to 3 years is unrealistic, but I would expect it to be mentioned more than ever before if Boise runs the table, and add to the fact that ESPN "pimps" Boise State to no end, and so many of the casual fans would be rooting for them to win the whole thing (much like the Gonzaga craze in the early to mid-2000's, although that's basketball), and it's almost the perfect storm for a playoff system.

Look, I'm a fan of two major programs, Texas and Michigan, but let's be real... colleges are interested more so in making money off of their athletic programs (specifically football programs) than they are in educating students. And what better way for them to do so than a playoff system, imagines the television revenue, the increase in ticket prices, not to mention they could definitely see an uptick in merchandise sales and their ability to promote their schools, beyond what they do now. Besides, an increase in all those things means more money for them to redistribute it into other athletic programs as well as improving their educational facilities, to show off their universities in those 30-45 second spots during the game.

OK, that is why Texas-Austin has 3,500 research projects, 90 research units and annual research funding exceeding $400 million (four times the revenue seen from athletics) and why Michigan exceeded the $1 Billion mark in research expenditures in FY 2009.

And none of that involves educating their large undergraduate student populations. Which are seen as giant piggy banks by said colleges. The institutions may be interested in post-graduate education and research, but undergrads....nah.

[BaltimoreFan]

Report: Looks like Reggie Bush is going to be stripped of his Heisman.

Does that mean Vince Young gets it?

If he does get it stripped, it will be a joke. Regardless of all the gifts he may have received, was he not the best player in college football that season? Of course he was, he was the biggest prospect in football at the time (even though he didn't live up to the expectations). I don't think the gifts had anything to do with that. I have no problems with punishing the university, but don't punish the athletes. Don't act like you wouldn't accept the gifts under the same circumstances. There is so much screwed up with college sports. I hate when they act like they are taking care of the problem, by going after the big cases, while ignoring everything else.

[infrared41]

The media is going to pimp these guys to no end. (watch and see how many number one votes they get after this)

And we're off...

[rams80]

Report: Looks like Reggie Bush is going to be stripped of his Heisman.

Does that mean Vince Young gets it?

If he does get it stripped, it will be a joke. Regardless of all the gifts he may have received, was he not the best player in college football that season? Of course he was, he was the biggest prospect in football at the time (even though he didn't live up to the expectations). I don't think the gifts had anything to do with that. I have no problems with punishing the university, but don't punish the athletes. Don't act like you wouldn't accept the gifts under the same circumstances. There is so much screwed up with college sports. I hate when they act like they are taking care of the problem, by going after the big cases, while ignoring everything else.

You're kidding, right? Of course you punish the athletes. They know going into college that they cannot do this, and there should be consequences when it is actually done. If anything, going after Bush is a positive development, because typically NCAA sanctions only go after the programs well after the offending players are gone.