College Football

[d20Dwarf]

LSU's defense looks like it can easily stand up to USC. And I wouldn't place Michigan in that conversation at all. I'd love to see a USC LSU game, we need that.

Agreed on all counts. The Trojans need to prove it against LSU.

The team that shouldn't have been in all this is Oklahoma. If K State did that to any other team they would have dropped, but Oklahoma was simply just favored and were getting in no matter what....sorta like how McNabb got in the Pro Bowl.

 

[drothgery]

LSU's defense looks like it can easily stand up to USC. And I wouldn't place Michigan in that conversation at all. I'd love to see a USC LSU game, we need that.

LSU's defense looks like it can easily stand up to Oklahoma. But Oklahoma, especially how they've played the last two games, is not USC, or even a reasonable fascimle thereof.

When you tip your hand on offense as much as Oklahoma did (under center = run; shotgun = pass), have only one real playmaker (Clayton), and your quarterback is only slightly more mobile than your average statue, a good defense ought to look excellent.

 

[Crothian]

Oklahoma is not USC, but unless they played on the filed it's impossible to say. LSU's defense was fast and physical. But a good shared national chapionship for both teams.

 

[drothgery]

Recapping my not entirely inaccurate bowl projections...

Game Team vs. Team Projected Winner Actual Winner

New Orleans Memphis vs. North Texas Who cares? Memphis
GMAC Miami (Ohio) vs. Louisville Miami (Ohio) Miami (Ohio)
Mazda Tangerine NC State vs. Kansas NC State NC State
PlainsCapital Fort Worth TCU vs. Boise State Boise State Boise State
Las Vegas Oregon State vs. New Mexico Oregon State Oregon State

Sheraton Hawaii Houston vs. Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii
Motor City Northwestern vs. Bowling Green Bowling Green Bowling Green
Insight California vs. Virginia Tech Cal Cal
Continental Tire Pittsburgh vs. Virginia Pitt Virginia
MasterCard Alamo Michigan State vs. Nebraska Michigan State Nebraska

EV1.net Houston Navy vs. Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech
Pacific Life Holiday Washington State vs. Texas Washington State Washington State
Silicon Valley Football Classic UCLA vs. Fresno State Fresno State Fresno State
Gaylord Hotels Music City Wisconsin vs. Auburn Wisconsin Auburn
Wells Fargo Sun Minnesota vs. Oregon Oregon Minnesota

AXA Liberty Southern Miss vs. Utah Utah Utah
MainStay Independence Arkansas vs. Missouri Arkansas Arkansas
Diamond Walnut San Francisco Colorado State vs. Boston College Colorado State Boston College
Outback Iowa vs. Florida Florida Iowa
Toyota Gator West Virginia vs. Maryland West Virginia Maryland

Capital One Purdue vs. Georgia Purdue Georgia
Rose USC vs. Michigan USC USC
FedEx Orange Miami vs. Florida State FSU Miami
SBC Cotton Oklahoma State vs. Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi
Chick-fil-A Peach Clemson vs. Tennessee Tennessee Clemson

Tostitos Fiesta Kansas State vs. Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State
Humanitarian Georgia Tech vs. Tulsa Georgia Tech Georgia Tech
Nokia Sugar Oklahoma vs. LSU LSU LSU

So, I ended up correct in 17 games, wrong in 10, and had one game I didn't pick. Not too bad.

 

[fett527]

Got to at least chime in since I didn't over the weekend. Hope somebody reads this still. Of course I enjoyed the Buckeyes win!!! It was a fun game to watch thought I wish the Bucks could have given us a win without a scare.

It is too bad we won't see LSU v. USC, but oh well. At least Oklahoma didn't get a piece of it.

We'll see ya next year. OSU v. Dantonio and UC.

GO BUCKS!!!!