College Football

[Crothian]

And Utah takes on Texas A&M!!!!

 

[Crothian]

Anyone still up watiching the Northwestern, TCU game? About to go into second overtime tied at 45. First overtime, NW misses the Field Goal (poor kicker is only 1-5 tonight ) but they block the TCU attempt.

 

[Crothian]

poor kid, he ended up going 1 for 6

 

[rgard]

I want them both to be undefeated, like the old days. Two undefeated powerhouses that hate each other. Now that would make a good game.

Makes for great football drama! The other scenario is one team is undefeated and in the title hunt and the other team aims to be spoilers!

I'm 10% happier during football season!

Thanks,
Rich

 

[rgard]

As a good Orange fan, I've saved my pure, unadulterated hatred for Virginia Tech for years. With them and Miami out of the Big East (what was up with including schools who have only the vaguest notion that basketball exists in the Big East, anyway?), I'm not sure I'll be able to keep it up. And I'd left Ohio long before I became a college football fan, so while I've got a soft spot for the Buckeyes, it's hard to see the Wolverines as 100% Pure Evil.

Any ideas for a new enemy?

How about Notre Dame? It's not too hard to hate a team that believes God wants them to win!

 

[Crothian]

I'm 10% happier during football season!

That is soooo true!!!!

 

[drothgery]

How about Notre Dame? It's not too hard to hate a team that believes God wants them to win!

Doesn't work.

1. I'm at least nominally Catholic.
2. Their overly inflated self-image won't let them join the Big East for football, even though it would be good for both Notre Dame and the Big East.
3. Any team that the Orange thwomped last year isn't good enough to qualify as a rival.

 

[Crothian]

And everyone knows Notre Dame needs to join the Big Ten. They already play three of our schools yearly (Michigian, Michigian State, and Purdue).

 

[drothgery]

And everyone knows Notre Dame needs to join the Big Ten. They already play three of our schools yearly (Michigian, Michigian State, and Purdue).

They're in the Big East for everything but football. And the whole point of Notre Dame joining a confrence would be to get away from their NBC-enforced killer schedule. Adding a third guaranteed loss (Ohio State) to their schedule rotation, along with USC and Michigan -- and likely losses to Iowa, Purdue, Wisconsin, and either Minnesota or MSU -- doesn't seem like the best idea. It looks even worse if Illinois and Penn State get back on their feet.

 

[Ycore Rixle]

I agree that Notre Dame should join the Big Ten, but they can't - they'd be exposed and humiliated. Pretty much the same thing that happened to Penn State, although I like and respect Joe Paterno.

Michigan-OSU should be another classic for the conference title. Go Blue!