2010 NCAA Football Thread

[dfwabel]

So...um...why does the Big East have Automatic Qualifier status again?

Partially since their record in BCS games is much better than the ACCs.

However, the three prongs to possess a AQ to the BCS include:

1. The conference must finish among the top six in a listing of the average of each conference's highest ranked team at the end of each regular season.

2. The conference must finish among the top six in a listing of the average computer rankings of every conference's full roster of teams at the end of each regular season.

3. The conference must accumulate a score of at least 50 percent of the highest ranking conference's score in the Adjusted Top-25 Performance Ranking, which measures how many teams each conference placed in the BCS top 25 and adjusts for conference size.

More here Currently, the MWC only meets two of the three. That will change with the changing of both the WAC and MWC.

[DG_ThenNowForever]

So...um...why does the Big East have Automatic Qualifier status again?

This Big East fan finds it harder and harder to defend each year.

[dfwabel]

Is anyone else excited for this week of College Football? The matchups this week are better than BCS week in my opinion. Penn St. @ Alabama, Miami @ Ohio State, Georgia @ South Carolina, Florida State @ Oklahoma and Michigan @ Notre Dame. It's almost like College Football overload.

(This post is meant to steer the conversation away from Boise State.)

If the sloppy yet exciting Auburn-Mississippi State game from last night is any indication, then we're definitely in for a fun Saturday tomorrow when it comes to college football.

Seriously, if you don't have any plans tomorrow, I suggest you sit your ass on the couch, put it on ESPN or any of the related networks and just let the TV take care of you.

Regardless of who wins on Saturday, the next weeks of NCAA football will present "great matchups" will occur. That said, I am set with DirecTV and my computer in the den. the US OPen also has Super Saturday and there is a HWT title fight on ESPN3 and Boxing After Dark too. Lots of stuff.

[Panhead1]

So...um...why does the Big East have Automatic Qualifier status again?

I don't understand why the Big East has an automaitc bid but not the Mountain West or WAC.

[Epiphanic]

So...um...why does the Big East have Automatic Qualifier status again?

As much of the griping I do about the inherent bias within the BCS system, what if the BCS system got rid of the automatic qualifier system? The five BCS bowls (Sugar, Fiesta, Rose, Orange, and BCS title) get to pick from a pool of the top 12 (or 14 or whatever) teams in the final rankings? Is that "more fair" than the version of the BCS?

[Seadragon76]

Right now in early action...

-Florida is struggling (again) as they trail South Florida 7-0

-South Carolina looks good at the half with a 14-3 lead against Georgia

-UPSET ALERT! South Dakota leads Minnesota 21-10 at the half

[dfwabel]

Right now in early action...

-Florida is struggling (again) as they trail South Florida 7-0

-South Carolina looks good at the half with a 14-3 lead against Georgia

-UPSET ALERT! South Dakota leads Minnesota 21-10 at the half

USF is doing their best to control TOP and move the clock. The Gators go to Alabama in three weeks. It looks that they cannot get their :censored: together by that time. Florida seems not to have a kicker today.

Then BJ Daniels throws an INT.

[Billy B]

After their embarassing loss to North Dakota State last week, Kansas is showing they can actually score today. Right now, they're leading Georgia Tech 21-17.

[Red Wolf]

After their embarassing loss to North Dakota State last week, Kansas is showing they can actually score today. Right now, they're leading Georgia Tech 21-17.

This may be the biggest surprise of the week. Kansas loses to a 1-AA and now they're leading #17 Georgia Tech by 11 after a very impressive play. Also, Georgia Tech's uniforms are fugly.

[NJTank]

That is stunning, I thought Tech was a halfway decent team. Meanwhile UGA is looking ugly could be a bad day for Football in the Peach State.

[bigmike]

Really wish USF could come back and beat the Gators. And it looks like Turner Gill is going to pick up a nice comeback win after getting upset last week.

Also, Virginia Tech is only leading James Madison 13-7 at Halftime, that really makes Boise State look good

Edit- May have spoke too soon about Kansas, its only 3 points now.

[dfwabel]

Nice going GA Tech.

[FiddySicks]

After their embarassing loss to North Dakota State last week, Kansas is showing they can actually score today. Right now, they're leading Georgia Tech 21-17.

I really don't understand why people are looking at a loss to North Dakota State as so "embarrassing". There are a few teams in Div II (or whatever it's called now) who would be able to compete week in and week out with D1 schools if they were to move up, and North Dakota State is definitely one of them (Montana, Appalachian St, and I guess Nova now come to mind as well). It was an upset, for sure, but Kansas lost to a pretty damn good football team last week.

[rams80]

Can the Big Ten...

A) Just kick Minnesota out?

Trade Minnesota to the Big Twelve for Missouri and future considerations?

C) Replace Minnesota with an all-star team made up of the best players from the 4 major teams of North and South Dakota, henceforth referred to as "Dakota"?

[TFoA]

Virginia Tech is currently losing 21-16 to James Madison in the 4th Quarter.

All of this "Oh, poor small FCS school" talk stops now. Seriously, I never wanna hear that argument again with the way these FCS schools have been playing this season.

[rams80]

Virginia Tech is currently losing 21-16 to James Madison in the 4th Quarter.

All of this "Oh, poor small FCS school" talk stops now. Seriously, I never wanna hear that argument again with the way these FCS schools have been playing this season.

Well that blows up Boise State's Strength of Schedule right there.

[TFoA]

You can change "losing to James Madison 21-16" to "lost to James Madison 21-16."

1 - That sure was an easy cupcake September win for Virginia Tech. Shame on them!

2 - Boise State's reaction to VT losing: "Thanks for nothing. Seriously."

[Seadragon76]

LOL at Number 2.

Virginia Tech really crapped the bed today... Must of been one helluva hangover from the Boise game.

Now, this loss is bad because James Madison is a damn good FCS team (Hell, just about everyone from the Colonial is tough except for Towson). Minnesota lost to a team that is still in transition! (South Dakota won't be eligible until 2012 for the FCS Playoffs).

All the FCS schools need is a dopey Pac-10 team and a dopey Big East team and they'll have all the scalps they need.

[Cujo]

Virginia Tech really crapped the bed today... Must of been one helluva hangover from the Boise game.

....OR the Hokies are just a read bad team.

I quit if VT makes it back into the Top 25 this year.

[LMU]

Virginia Tech is currently losing 21-16 to James Madison in the 4th Quarter.

All of this "Oh, poor small FCS school" talk stops now. Seriously, I never wanna hear that argument again with the way these FCS schools have been playing this season.

Of course, the huge thing here is that a FCS team actually knocked off a RANKED FBS team.