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18 Oct

2011 NCAA College Football Elimination – Week 8

Posted in NCAA College Football 2011 on 18.10.11 by Merlyn

Any team with 3 or more losses is long gone. New to this group are Florida & Tennessee.

It is not out of the question that a 2 loss team can win a National Championship (LSU in 2007) but it is farfetched. Auburn, Texas, Texas Tech, Arizona State, Baylor, Iowa

School W L Status
Alabama 7 0 Strong; Elimination game Nov. 5 (LSU)
LSU 7 0 Strong; Elimination game Nov. 5 (Bama)
Oklahoma 6 0 Strong; Elimination game Dec. 3 (Okl St)
Okl State 6 0 Strong; Elimination game Dec. 3 (Okl); @Texas Oct 15
Wisconsin 6 0 Mediocre schedule, might need some help
Stanford 6 0 Mediocre schedule, might need some help
Clemson 7 0 Surprise team; Tough games: UNC (Oct. 22) at Ga Tech (Oct. 29)
Boise State 6 0 Weak schedule hurts them
Kansas State 6 0 It’s only a matter of time.
Oregon 5 1 Will have to run the table and get some help
Virginia Tech 6 1 Will have to run the table and get some help
Arkansas 5 1 Will have to run the table and get A LOT of help
Nebraska 5 1 Will have to run the table and get A LOT of help
Michigan State 5 1 Will have to run the table and get A LOT of help
South Carolina 6 1 Lattimore is done and so are the Gamecocks
Penn State 6 1 It’s only a matter of time.
Rutgers 5 1 It’s only a matter of time.
Michigan 5 1 Will have to run the table and get A LOT of help
Southern Cal 5 1 It’s only a matter of time.
Illinois 6 1 Will have to run the table and get A LOT of help
Georgia Tech 5 1 Losing to a weak Maryland team probably kills their chances
Houston 6 0 Eliminated; Sorry, it ain’t gonna happen
Auburn 5 2 Eliminated
Texas 4 2 Eliminated
Texas Tech 4 2 Eliminated
Arizona State 5 2 Eliminated
Baylor 4 2 Eliminated
Iowa 4 2 Eliminated
Florida 4 3 Eliminated
Tennessee 3 3 Eliminated


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06 Dec

BOWL GAMES BY THE NUMBERS

Posted in NCAA College Football 2010 on 06.12.10 by Merlyn

With 35 bowl games, 72 teams became bowl eligible.

2 left out:
W. Michigan – no big surprise at 6-6 – MAC
Temple – a small surprise in that they were 8-4. But, MAC had 4 teams with better overall+conf records. Nobody wants the 5th place MAC team in their bowl.

1 screwed themselves:
Arizona State upset Arizona to get to 6-6. However, two of their wins were against I-AA teams and count as one win. They filed a waiver but no dice. Schedule stronger, Sun Devils.

6-6 teams in bowl games:
Florida Intl – tied Troy for the Sun Belt championship – lamest conf ever.
Middle Tenn – #3 Sun Belt
E Carolina – C-USA had 6 bowl tie-ins. ECU was #5
UTEP -  #6 C-USA.
BYU – playing UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl, ugh.
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisville
Tennessee
Washington

Clemson
Army
– 6-5 and probably loses to Navy this Saturday.

1
loss is all it takes:
Boise will play Utah in the Maaco Bowl in Las Vegas on December 22. Fittingly enough, that is a Wednesday – one of their favorite days to play on.

10 Bowls we can do without:
New Mexico Bowl, Albuqurque, NM – BYU (6-6) vs. UTEP (6-6) – zzzzzzzzzz…
New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans, LA – Troy (7-5) vs. Ohio (8-4) – N.O. already has the Sugar Bowl. Do they really need another in that run down old relic?
St. Petersburg Bowl, St. Petersburg, FL – Louisville (6-6) vs. Southern Miss (8-4) – another crappy game in another crappy dome.
Military Bowl, Washington DC – Maryland (8-4) vs. East Carolina (6-6) – no offense to our armed forces but these two bowls are just useless.
Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, TX – SMU (7-6) vs. Army (6-5) – I love our military but do we really need two of these bowls using up money that could go to the actual military?
Pinstripe Bowl, New York, N.Y – Syracuse (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5) – football in Yankee Stadium with two mediocre teams…yawn. Been there, done that.
GoDaddy.com Bowl, Mobile, AL – Miami (Ohio) (9-4) vs. Middle Tennessee State (6-6) – they will be lucky to half fill the stadium
BBVA Compass Bowl, Birmingham, AL – Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Kentucky (6-6) – that name just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?
Humanitarian Bowl, Boise, ID – Northern Illinois (10-3) vs. Fresno State (8-4) – YES! Idaho in December! That is exactly where I want to be!
Little Caesars Bowl, Detroit, MI – Toledo (8-4) vs. Florida International (6-6) – Right, I am spending my Christmas in Detroit instead of Miami.

74½:

The over/under is for Auburn vs. Oregon is 74½. Take the over!

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