13 Jan
Posted in NCAA College Football 2012, Uncategorized on 13.01.12 by Merlyn
1. Alabama vs Michigan (Cowboys Stadium)
2. Notre Dame at Oklahoma
3. West Virginia at Florida State
4. Boise State at Michigan State
5. Auburn vs Clemson (Georgia Dome)
01 Jan
Posted in NCAA College Football 2012 on 01.01.12 by Merlyn
Age limit of 25 on players who have played pro baseball. Honestly, I don’t think these guys should be eligible at all. Oklahoma State starting QB Brandon Weeden in 28 years old. He is older than Green Bay Packers NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers who has already played 7 seasons in the NFL. Basically, OSU is playing with an NFL quarterback. Chris Weinke was also 28 when he led Florida State to an undefeated season and a National Championship. 19 year olds should not have to compete with guys that old.
Seven wins to qualify bowl eligibility. There used to be a time when eight wins was not enough to get a team into a bowl. UCLA was allowed to play in something called the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl with a 6-7 record (they lost). This is football. Bowls should be a privilege of the elite, not an everybody-wins-an-award thing.
All Bowls must be completed by January 2 If January 2 falls on a Sunday, the final games may be played on January 3 so not to conflict with the NFL.
All BCS leagues MUST hold a conference championship game. But must have at least 8 teams.
Elimination of five bowl games. I propose the big losers below:
| Bowl | Location | Attendance | Capacity | % Capacity | Comments |
| Famous Idaho Potato | Boise, Idaho | 28,076 | 33,500 | 83.81% | Boise State created this bowl for themselves; Nobody else want to be in Idaho in December. |
| New Mexico | Albuqurque, N.M. | 25,762 | 39,224 | 65.68% | Same as above. |
| New Orleans | New Orleans, La. | 42,841 | 76,468 | 56.02% | New Orleans had THREE bowl games 2011-12. They should call it the Superfluous Bowl. |
| Beef O’Brady’s | St. Petersburg, Fla. | 20,072 | 40,000 | 50.18% | Only 20,000? There are more than that in the hot dog line at the BCS game. |
| Poinsettia | San Diego, Calif. | 24,607 | 70,561 | 34.87% | < % Capacity column says it all. 35% of tickets sold. They already have the Holiday Bowl. |
*If there are not enough teams, 6-6 teams can file for a waiver.
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17 Nov
Posted in NCAA College Football 2011 on 17.11.11 by Merlyn
In Las Vegas, you can bet on almost anything: points scored, who wins the coin flip, halftime score, number of first downs…
I wonder what the odds would be that the Florida State Seminoles would have identical final scores in back-to-back games, not once but twice:
Sat, Sept 24 @ Clemson L 35-30
Sat, Oct 8 @ Wake Forest L 35-30
Sat, Oct 15 @ Duke W 41-16
Sat, Oct 22 vs Maryland W 41-16
As Auburn proved, a team can come out of nowhere and win the National Championship.
The way I see it, 2011 is a three horse race between Alabama, LSU and Oklahoma. It will become a two horse race after November 5th when LSU travels to Tuscaloosa. I expect the winner of that game to go onto New Orleans and beat the Sooners.
The rest:
Boise – Schedule is too weak. The only way they get in the big game is if all the big boys have 2 or more losses.
Stanford – I know everyone is in love with Andrew Luck, but his head coach is gone and historically hyped players have a less than stellar follow-up season: Mark Ingram, Tim Tebow, Jake Locker, etc.
Florida State – With a weak ACC, the Seminoles could sneak in there if they beat Oklahoma.
Oregon – After losing bad to LSU, it’s going to be tough to get back in the mix.
Arkansas – if they can go undefeated (Alabama, LSU, Texas A&M, Auburn. MSU, S Carolina) they deserve the BCS birth.
Wisconsin – The Badgers could sneak in the back door behind NC State transfer QB Russell Wilson but they will have to go through Nebraska and back-to-back road games versus Michigan State and Ohio State. Then there is the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game.
Nebraska – The Cornhuskers basically the same story as Wisconsin but have OSU & MSU at home. October 10th in Madison, WI will be huge.
After their debacle in Norman, Oklahoma, Florida State reeled off five straight wins against some lesser opponents and got themselves back in the rankings (#16). Then they traveled to North Carolina State and lost 28-24. Look for the Wolfpack to find their way into the Top 25. Look for the ‘Noles to be heading the other direction.
Miami lost Jacory Harris to injury and then decided to stop playing. Virginia almost blew a 24 point 4th quarter lead settling for a 24-19 win. Losing your QB is no excuse. If the ‘Canes expect to be taken seriously they cannot lose to teams like UVa.
Missouri, Michigan State: welcome back to reality. You heard it here first. As predicted, Nebraska throttles Mizzou 31-17 and Iowa destroys Sparty 37-6. B’bye. Thanks for playing.
Georgia got a little big for their britches after three straight wins against some lame-o teams. Saturday they returned to Big Boy football and lost a close one to Florida 34-31 in OT.
It’s always good to see Lame Kiffin lose: Oregon 53 Southern Cal 32.
HAHA of the Week: Notre Dame loses at HOME to Tulsa – HAHAHA! The Dames are now 4-5 and will have to win two of their last three games to be bowl eligible. Those opponents are #8 Utah, Army (played at Yankee Stadium), and Southern Cal. ND will be lucky to win one.