College Football 2006

[Dimwhit]

WVU will run wild in the Big East. I don't see any of the other Big East teams coming close. Even if they stop the run, the passing is still there.

Louisville fans are saying the same thing.

 

[drothgery]

WVU will run wild in the Big East. I don't see any of the other Big East teams coming close. Even if they stop the run, the passing is still there.

Err... being a Big East fan in general (and a Syracuse fan in particular), I've tried to watch as much Big East football as I can here in SoCal without paying for ESPN GamePlan. And the Cards look better than the Mountaineers so far; their offenses are comprable (L'ville passes better, WVU runs better), but L'ville's defense is much, much better than WVU's. And while they both will beat the Orange, it'll be because SU's offense sucks; don't expect to score forty points, unless you get some cheap touchdowns off of turnovers (which is always possible with Perry at QB).

 

[Crothian]

Don't gorget about Pitt and Rutgers, they could pull an upset on the other two.

 

[Dimwhit]

Man, VT just looked awful tonight. I mean, terrible. Bye bye Top 25 for them.

 

[Crothian]

I never get to watch the Thursday games because of my own games, but I was shocked at that end score. Is BC good this year? I haven't had the chance to watch them yet.

 

[drothgery]

I never get to watch the Thursday games because of my own games, but I was shocked at that end score. Is BC good this year? I haven't had the chance to watch them yet.

Not really. Borderline top-25-ish, I'd say. They might win the ACC, but that's not saying much.

 

[Dimwhit]

I never get to watch the Thursday games because of my own games, but I was shocked at that end score. Is BC good this year? I haven't had the chance to watch them yet.

What droth said. The score was more that VT was just bad last night. Really bad.

 

[Crothian]

Maybe Boise will luck out and Play the ACC champion in the BCS

 

[Dimwhit]

Maybe Boise will luck out and Play the ACC champion in the BCS

Hey, they'd have a chance, then.

The latest projection has them in the Sugar Bowl with Florida. That just doesn't seem right. Of course, they're banking on USC winning out and playing in the title game, which I don't think will happen.

Personally, I'm still pretty worried that Boise is going to blow chunks on a game they should win and not even make the BCS. Or they go undefeated and still not qualify.

 

[drothgery]

The latest projection has them in the Sugar Bowl with Florida. That just doesn't seem right.

It's not. If Boise gets in the BCS, they'll almost certainly be in the Fiesta, mostly because the Fiesta picks last, but also because it's the closest to Idaho.

Boise gets into the BCS if they win the WAC, are the highest-ranked non-BCS conference champion, and are in the BCS top 12 or in the top 16 and ranked higher than at least one of the BCS conference champs. So it's in Boise's best interests for ACC mediocrity to continue; the ACC is the best bet for a low-ranked conference champ (next best possibility is someone from the Big 12 North upsetting Texas in the championship game).