And the College Football season begins!!!
- Thread starter Crothian
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I'd go with Oregon; they're going to end up the only one-loss major conference team that didn't win their conference, and that loss was to USC. Besides, that win over Fresno State looks a lot better now...
It's pretty safe to say any rationally expected Fiesta Bowl will be a sell-out (Notre Dame - Oregon, Notre Dame - Ohio State, Penn State - Oregon), so selling tickets is something of a non-factor. I'm expecting Penn State-Oregon.
It's pretty safe to say any rationally expected Fiesta Bowl will be a sell-out (Notre Dame - Oregon, Notre Dame - Ohio State, Penn State - Oregon), so selling tickets is something of a non-factor. I'm expecting Penn State-Oregon.
Dimwhit
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It's a tough call. I think Oregon and OSU both deserve it. Between the two of them, their three losses are against current Top-5 teams. That's impressive. And they're both great teams. To bad they can't play each other, with the winner going to the Fiesta Bowl.
Personally, I'd like to see Oregon, but I have a very open and admitted bias toward the West Coast leagues.
Personally, I'd like to see Oregon, but I have a very open and admitted bias toward the West Coast leagues.
Jonas Grumby
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Oregon should be banned from postseason play for no other reason than their hideous Nike designed arena league "uniforms" (and I use that term loosely).
fett527 said:
Not necessarily. For one, I'm not sure there'd be much difference in the ratings between ND vs. South Bend High School and ND vs. Ohio State. For two, 2:30 pm Mountain (i.e. 1:30 Pacific/4:30 Eastern) is a rotten timeslot for an eastern time zone team (Ohio State); it's a great timeslot for a Pacific timezone team, and not too bad for a central time zone team (ND).
Then there's bowls inherrent bias against selecting the same team over and over again, which weighs against both ND and Ohio State in the Fiesta's case.
fett527
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Time slot will not matter. We watch the Buckeyes any day, any time. I'm sorry, but you do realize that OSU v M is always broadcast nationwide right? ND v OSU will garner more viewers and more ratings than ND v Oregon. It would be the same way if it was M if they didn't play every year anyway.drothgery said:
From collegefootballnews.com:
"Oregon (10-1) All the posturing that’s been done and likely will be done over the next two weeks probably won’t be enough to get the Ducks a spot in the Fiesta Bowl. A Stanford upset of Notre Dame sure would help the cause, but don’t count on it. Playing with a chip on its shoulder, Oregon staked its claim to a BCS invite with a 56-14 mauling of Oregon State, but still appear destined for San Diego and the Holiday Bowl. "
The match up is too good to pass up: would be only the fifth meeting between the two powerhouses, both have 2 losses, one lost to the #1 team the other to the #2 team. The Fiesta will take ND hands down, you just don't pass up that audience, I believe they will take OSU.
fett527
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I agree this is a compelling match up as well and I would root for the Lions. I still believe the Buckeyes and Irish would be a better game and more appropriate. PSU should play VT. 1 loss v 1 loss, 2 loss v 2 loss. (Still assuming the top teams take care of business. VT vould very well stumble against FSU and the Trojans have to contend with a UCLA rivalry game)Dimwhit said:
also from collegefootballnews.com:
"And no one cares how good you were 2001 ... Oregon fans, are you going to be jacked up to watch West Virginia play in the Sugar Bowl? West Virginia fans, are you going to make the Fiesta Bowl appointment television if Oregon gets in? Now you know how 94% of the college football world feels about watching your team, deserving as it may be, play in the BCS."
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