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This guy gets it.
I used to hate ND fans, but really there is just a special level of loathing I have for the cult of SEC right now. That cult is actively trying to destroy everything that is good about this sport for their own personal gains and I want nothing more than to watch it all blow up in their faces.
I don't have any love lost for ND, but I was pulling for them to pistol whip Georgia. And while I don't like the Big Ten at all for how they blew up the Pac, I am pulling for Ohio State to embarrass Texas. I want every single narrative that ESPN has been pushing this year to implode. I want to see angry Herbie again. I want those assholes to suffer.
Bud Foster has said more than 1 time that he thought the 2007 OB practice was the best bowl prep they ever had.
First round:
(12) Boston College at (5) USC - like the Trojans here. They were one of the hottest teams in the country by the end of the season and demolished a good Illinois team in the Rose Bowl.
(11) Arizona State at (6) Georgia - I honestly don't remember much about Arizona State that year, but I think playing UGA and against Matt Stafford would be tough on the road would be tough. Would take Georgia.
(10) Hawaii at (7) Missouri - this would could have been interesting with Colt Brennan and the Air Raid at Hawaii. But still would take Mizzou.
(9) WVU at (8) Kansas - future Big 12 game! Like WVU big here, that Kansas team was so overrated. Still mad we let them beat us.
Second round:
(5) USC vs (4) Oklahoma, Fiesta Bowl - I like USC here. 2007 was one of the less memorable Oklahoma teams of the decade, had just lost Adrian Peterson and Sam Bradford and DeMarco Murray were just freshmen.
(9) WVU vs (1) Ohio State, Rose Bowl - serious Beverly Hillbillies vibes with the Cousins heading out to Pasadena. I honestly like Rich Rod and WVU. Ohio State was overrated more often than not in the 2000s and didn't have the defensive speed to deal with Pat White and Steve Slaton.
(6) Georgia vs (3) Virginia Tech, Peach Bowl - does the 2007 VT team that was unprepared and didn't take practice seriously at the real Orange Bowl show, or do we have a little more fire knowing we are playing for the title? Rematch of the Peach Bowl from the year before. I think it's a great game and I will take VT in a very close one (maybe I'm being a homer).
(7) Missouri vs (2) LSU, Sugar Bowl - could be an intriguing game, but I think the LSU defense would just be too talented for Missouri. Plus the physical LSU run game would be a mismatch for a Big 12 pass-oriented defense IMO. Take LSU
Semi-finals:
(9) WVU vs (5) USC, Cotton Bowl - Would take USC yet again. Just too much talent and they were very hot at the end of 2007 playing their best football.
(3) VT vs (2) LSU, Orange Bowl - Rematch of the regular season game. Think we make it much closer, but just think LSU is too much for us still.
National title game
(5) USC vs (2) LSU - now this I think would be very interesting. Two really good defenses. Could go either way but I would take USC and their skill talent in a close one IMO.
Whit Babcock is fucking killing it as an AD with regards to football, mens hoops and womens hoops I tell ya. Fucking killing it in the revenue sports.
Per the Roanoke Times writeup...
- FSU's Ta'Niya Latson had 40 points, a new record for opposing players in Cassell for WBB. Previous was 36. She also tied the record for most baskets by an opposing player against Tech at 18, which was also a new record at Cassell.
- FSU's 46 baskets were the most Tech has ever allowed. Previous was 45.
- FSU's 105 points was 3rd most allowed in VT history.
- FSU's 21 steals was the most by VT opponent since 2008 when GT had 26.
- VT had 24 turnovers which led to 34 FSU points. Carleigh Wenzel had 11 of those by herself.
All around bad game from the ladies.
Only had about 25% of the concessions open to start with. Lines were 30-40 people at each before game. I went out at end of 1st quarter, still 30 people in line. So I waited my turn.
Had a good crowd so concessions were woefully lacking from the get-go. Probably another penny pinching move by the AD. With a 4pm start and game running through into the dinner hour, not sure the thinking of the AD, but it was another poor decision.
ND grads themselves are hit or miss. But man, I truly believe their Walmart fans are in the top tier of the worst fans in CFB.
I've said this here before but I'm married to a fourth gen domer so I've witnessed it firsthand.
Ok so this actually got me thinking and was pretty fun. Built my own 12-team playoff bracket based on the 2007 season here. Bracket seeding based on final BCS rankings here.
Top four seeds and first round byes:
1 - Ohio State (11-1) Big Ten Champs
2- LSU (11-2) SEC Champs
3 - Virginia Tech (11-2) ACC Champs
4 - Oklahoma (11-2) Big 12 Champs
Fifth highest-ranked conference champ:
5 - USC (10-2) Pac-10 Champs
Rest of the field:
6- Georgia (10-2) SEC
7 - Missouri (11-2) Big 12
8 - Kansas (11-1) Big 12
9 - WVU (10-2) Big East Champ (could be six but at the time the Big East was already seen as a mid-major league, so feel like they would have bumped other teams over them)
10 - Hawaii (12-0) WAC Champs
11 - Arizona State (10-2) Pac-10
12 - Choices here would have been Florida (9-3), Illinois (9-3), or Boston College (10-3). Having the Heisman winner Tebow in the field could have been compelling, but assuming the committee wouldn't penalize Boston College for playing and losing the ACC championship game. Plus BC had Matt Ryan and were pretty good that year anyway. So I give the nod to BC for 12.
lesser of two evils, really
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1 year 6 months
# | And so it begins - CFP to discuss eliminating the auto-bye for conference champions Would watch the shit out of that movie. Respectfully.
STATS AND DOG SPORTS
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1 year 6 months
# | And so it begins - CFP to discuss eliminating the auto-bye for conference champions Well, they did kill her husband, so it basically played out like an action movie starring ScarJo or Kate Beckinsale
My grandfather was offered a scholly to play at ND so for that fact, I will be hoping they win. Despite my normal animosity towards them year in/year out.
I did not go to Notre Dame, I have no association with the school, so nope not rooting for them- they have a million people that didn't go there and have no association to the school that DO root for them, so they don't need me.
I will be rooting for ND in the next game. Probably the first time I have done that in many years. Anyone but Penn State.
Fu would pitch a Cuban and ice cold IPA to you, and somehow you would end up giving up smoking and drinking.
No sport at VT needs to recruit anything remotely like Justin Fuente did. Fuente couldn't recruit me to a cuban cigar and ice cold IPA
make them number one priority and watch them go to Penn State?
Both WBB and MBB need to recruit PGs like Fuente recruiting RBs.
I think the bracket format is fine. It's the hosting locale for the 2nd round that I don't care for. Every "home" team deserves at least one game at their actual home stadium.
You're not wrong. Hell, I was rooting for ND last night for some reason. I hate ND. I'm just tired of the damn SEC circle jerk every time college football is mentioned.
I also agree 8 would have been the right number. It avoids the complication of bye weeks and would have been enough space for power conference champions and exceptional independents or runner ups.
FWIW I recall it being reported the expansion of playoff directly to 12 instead of 8 was primarily advocated for by the SEC and Big 10, because an 8 team playoff with automatic qualifying conference champions would have expanded the field without allowing as many representatives from the same conference, therefore decreasing the likelihood of an SEC or Big 10 team winning the national championship compared to either of the 4 or 12 team formats. College football can't have the most logical playoff format if it doesn't benefit the SEC and Big 10.
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1 year 6 months
# | And so it begins - CFP to discuss eliminating the auto-bye for conference champions Correct- I should have said the NCAA attributed Dickersons car to SMU, which they did in justification for the death penalty.
Oh I'm fully onboard with OSU taking it all just to keep the other three's droughts continuing.
OSU has multiple recent Nattys, another won't hurt my feelings.