College Football

[drothgery]

About the only thing Florida State did right was stop the run, but Coach P still found a way to make my Orange lose. How do you miss two 40-yard field goals in your own dome? Admittedly, FSU did the same thing, but still..

 

[Crothian]

It seems that when Ohio State looses, this thread dies.....

Nebraska...what the hell happened there? I didn't see the game, but I just say the score. What happened to the acclaimed blkackshirts? Even with their offense dieing over the past few years, the defense has usually been there.

Poor CAl, they should won that game. Poor Gophers, they have too. Poor Buckeyes, they need an offense.....

 

[Ycore Rixle]

Yeesh, Nebraska, to me it looks like they're trying to run a pro-style passing offense without the personnel for that scheme. Maybe their recruiting will catch up in a year or two, but for now, it looks like they are in for some painful games.

I just wish that Div. IA had a playoff. I know there are a lot of good reasons for bowl games, but still, you don't see NCAA basketball fans saying, "You know what we really need instead of March Madness? Bowl games." Not to mention that a playoff would finally force some of these warm-weather teams to play important post-season games away from their home fields/towns/states/climates (I'm looking at you, USC and Miami).

 

[Crothian]

Ya, I know. I'd love to see those teams try to win a game up here in the Big Ten come winter time. There was a reason the Fronzen Tundra of the PAckers was such a tough place to play.

 

[drothgery]

Ya, I know. I'd love to see those teams try to win a game up here in the Big Ten come winter time. There was a reason the Fronzen Tundra of the PAckers was such a tough place to play.

Err, USC plays at Notre Dame every other year, and it's usually late in the season. And there might not be snow in the Pacific Northwest in winter, but it's not all that likely in a regular season game in Big 10 country either (snow before December happens almost every year, but it doesn't last long), and rain is a lot more likley. Admittedly, it's not quite playing a game at the Horeshoe or the Big House, but it's not exactly playing Cal State-Creampuff either.

 

[Crothian]

I know, but they don't play those games in the winter ie Bowl Season. A lot of southern tams play northern teams like Maimi and FSU playing BC once BC jions them next year. I limited it to winter because that is bowl season.

 

[drothgery]

I know, but they don't play those games in the winter ie Bowl Season. A lot of southern tams play northern teams like Maimi and FSU playing BC once BC jions them next year. I limited it to winter because that is bowl season.

But it's not college football season. The Buckeyes don't play in the Horshoe in December (well, except for the first weekend occasionally) either.

 

[Crothian]

But it's not college football season. The Buckeyes don't play in the Horshoe in December (well, except for the first weekend occasionally) either.

That's the point, there is no bowl game up here for them to play. Not like USC and Miami who have bowl games in their home stadiium.

 

[drothgery]

That's the point, there is no bowl game up here for them to play. Not like USC and Miami who have bowl games in their home stadiium.

Nitpicking here, but the Rose Bowl is UCLA's home stadium, not USC's (granted, both the Collesium and the Rose Bowl are in the LA metro area). And the Orange Bowl isn't played in the Orange Bowl anymore; it's played at the Dolphins' Pro Player Park.

But outdoor, cold-weather city bowl games aren't going to happen because neither the fans nor the TV networks like the idea. You might see home-stadium first-round playoff games, if a 16-team playoff is ever implemented, but certainly not for later-round games.

 

[fett527]

Rebuilding.

Obviously you can't send 14 players to the NFL and immediately recover.

Rebuilding.


Iowa will be tough at home. Here's to hoping something clicks and soon.