College Football 2007-2008

[drothgery]

I think Hawaii is suffering from their abnormally weak schedule. Boise's was weak last year, but not like Hawaii's this year. It also doesn't help that the bottom half of the WAC sucks REALLY bad this year. I mean, it's terrible. I wish we could scrap a few WAC teams and join the Mountain West or something.

I'm half-convinced the only reason something like that hasn't happened is because the MWC doesn't really want to kill the WAC, and with the moratorium on schools moving up to I-A, there's nowhere for the WAC to go for replacements except possibly raiding some of the Texas/Louisiana contingent of CUSA and the Sun Belt. Boise State, Fresno State, and Nevada to the MWC makes a lot of sense on paper. Of course, on paper, BC and Penn State should be in the Big East.

 

[Dimwhit]

I'm half-convinced the only reason something like that hasn't happened is because the MWC doesn't really want to kill the WAC, and with the moratorium on schools moving up to I-A, there's nowhere for the WAC to go for replacements except possibly raiding some of the Texas/Louisiana contingent of CUSA and the Sun Belt. Boise State, Fresno State, and Nevada to the MWC makes a lot of sense on paper. Of course, on paper, BC and Penn State should be in the Big East.

Yeah, that sounds about right. In a perfect world (well, OK, less that perfect, because in a perfect world, Boise would move to an expanded Pac-12), there would be a new conference made up of the best of the WAC and MWC (and maybe a couple others, but they're too far away geographically). Boise, Hawaii, Fresno, Nevada, BYU, Utah, TCU, Air Force and a couple others...that would be a great conference. Actually, I'd probably ditch Hawaii simply because they're too damned far away.

But as it will be a cold day in Hell before that happens, I'll just stick with the even less-likely dream of going to the Pac-10...

 

[Ranger REG]

I think Hawaii is suffering from their abnormally weak schedule. Boise's was weak last year, but not like Hawaii's this year.

Yeah, I know this is going to haunt us. We've been bugging and criticizing UH AD Herman Frazier (originally hailed from the mainland) to get some good teams to try and beat Colt & Co., who announced foregoing NFL to play one more year at UH. It got to the point where we hardly see him on local sport talk shows these days. Some of us are still calling for his resignation. Anyone in the mainland, you can have Mr. Frazier back.

 

[fett527]

Sorry I started this and then had to bail. Been a tough year. Time has not been a luxury for me.

But Bucks in the Rose Bowl- AWESOME! Better than I thought they'd do.

NC game- I'm saying LSU v WV

And I gotta root for Hawaii, sorry Dimwhit!


Almost forgot:

GO BUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ranger REG]

This Just In...

UH Warriors defeated BSU Broncos to win WAC Championship, 39-27.

Brennan sets passing TD mark to claim Hawaii's first outright WAC title.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I so detest the BCS that I have been rooting against my various teams when they were favored, just to throw a monkey wrench into its system of basing bowl eligibility on something as nebulous as polls & strength of schedule. I mean, is a 9-2 team really better than another one that is undefeated but lower ranked? We can't really know until they face each other on the field of play.

For me, this year has been like having a fine tequila in my IV drip!

 

[Dimwhit]

Sorry I started this and then had to bail. Been a tough year. Time has not been a luxury for me.

But Bucks in the Rose Bowl- AWESOME! Better than I thought they'd do.

NC game- I'm saying LSU v WV

And I gotta root for Hawaii, sorry Dimwhit!


Almost forgot:

GO BUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!

First, no problem rooting for Hawaii. I will be in their BCS game (assuming they get one). Gotta support the WAC!

As for Ohio State, you realize they'll probably go to the championship game, right? Oklahoma will beat the Kansas/Missouri winner, which will leave West Virginia and Ohio State in the title game. That's assuming West Virginia wins their next two. Crazy year.

 

[Crothian]

I so detest the BCS that I have been rooting against my various teams when they were favored, just to throw a monkey wrench into its system of basing bowl eligibility on something as nebulous as polls & strength of schedule. I mean, is a 9-2 team really better than another one that is undefeated but lower ranked? We can't really know until they face each other on the field of play.

For me, this year has been like having a fine tequila in my IV drip!

Except we know from years past that this type of controversy has no effect on the BCS.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I don't know about that, C.- there was a significant rework of the BCS calculating program a few years ago.

DOWN WITH THE BCS-GIMMIE AN NCAA PLAYOFF SYSTEM!

 

[Ranger REG]

I so detest the BCS that I have been rooting against my various teams when they were favored, just to throw a monkey wrench into its system of basing bowl eligibility on something as nebulous as polls & strength of schedule. I mean, is a 9-2 team really better than another one that is undefeated but lower ranked? We can't really know until they face each other on the field of play.

So true.

Even though Kansas are no longer undefeated (Mizzou handed them their first loss today), I really want UH (the only undefeated team this season ... so far) to play them.

Next: Washington Huskies on December 1.