Under the utterly unnoticed Your RHS playoff plan, this would have been the upcoming week in college football...
Troy (Sun Belt Champion, #16) at Texas (At large, #1)
Penn State (Big 10 Champion, #9) at USC (Pac 10 Champion, #8)
Virginia Tech (ACC Champion, #13) at Utah (Mountain West Champion, #4)
Ball State (At large, #12) at Boise State (WAC Champion, #5)
East Carolina (Conference USA Champion, #14) at Florida (SEC Champion, #3)
Cincinnati (Big East Champion, #11) at Alabama (At large, #6)
Buffalo (MAC Champion, #15) at Oklahoma (Big 12 Champion, #2)
Ohio State (At large, #10) at Texas Tech (At large, #7)
Could Iowa and South Carolina still play in the Outback Bowl under this system? Hell yes. It wouldn't be any less meaningful a game than it is right now.
Oh well. Someday it will happen. The laughable notion that there's no playoff because the schools are worried about the academic progress of their students will eventually go away when the money is right.
Of course, that won't be until 2015 at the earliest thanks to the sweet new BCS/ESPN deal.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
The only end, my friend
Is the regular college football season actually over?
Judging from the tears on my cheeks and the empty feeling in my soul, it must be over.
Oh, sure, the bowls are coming, but... but...
WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!? Why must it go away every year?
Your final regular season Your RHS College Football Top 25 (formula tweaked slightly to emphasize strength of schedule) (VERY slightly, actually)
1. Texas (11-1, 3)
2. Oklahoma (12-1, 5)
3. Florida (12-1, 6)
4. Utah (12-0, 2)
5. Boise State (12-0, 4)
6. Alabama (12-1, 1)
7. Texas Tech (11-1, 8)
8. USC (11-1, 9)
9. Penn State (11-1, 10)
10. Ohio State (10-2, 11)
11. Cincinnati (11-2, 12)
12. Ball State (12-1, 7)
13. TCU (10-2, 13)
14. Pitt (9-3, 17)
15. Georgia (9-3, 14)
16. Michigan State (9-3, 16)
17. BYU (10-2, 15)
18. Oklahoma State (9-3, 19)
19. Georgia Tech (9-3, 21)
20. Oregon (9-3, 22)
21. Virginia Tech (9-4, NR)
22. Missouri (9-4, 20)
23. Boston College (9-4, 18)
24. Nebraska (8-4, NR)
25. Oregon State (8-4, NR)
Dropped out - Western Michigan (9-3, 24), Northwestern (9-3, 25), Tulsa (10-3, 23)
Other teams of note...
36. Iowa (8-4, 35)
81. UTEP (5-7, 82)
114. Iowa State (2-10, 114)
115. Idaho (2-10, 116)
120. North Texas (1-11, 119)
That's right. Washington's won in the end based entirely on the quality of teams they lost to, and the bumped up to #119 in the final poll. Drama!
Nebraska fans are bummed because they get Clemson in the Gator Bowl. They think Clemson is beneath them. I've had a good laugh at their expense listening to them cry on local sports radio.
"Yeah, it's a New Year's Day bowl, but Clemson?!? Come on! Why isn't it Florida State?!?"
Honest to God. It isn't 1995 anymore.
Judging from the tears on my cheeks and the empty feeling in my soul, it must be over.
Oh, sure, the bowls are coming, but... but...
WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!? Why must it go away every year?
Your final regular season Your RHS College Football Top 25 (formula tweaked slightly to emphasize strength of schedule) (VERY slightly, actually)
1. Texas (11-1, 3)
2. Oklahoma (12-1, 5)
3. Florida (12-1, 6)
4. Utah (12-0, 2)
5. Boise State (12-0, 4)
6. Alabama (12-1, 1)
7. Texas Tech (11-1, 8)
8. USC (11-1, 9)
9. Penn State (11-1, 10)
10. Ohio State (10-2, 11)
11. Cincinnati (11-2, 12)
12. Ball State (12-1, 7)
13. TCU (10-2, 13)
14. Pitt (9-3, 17)
15. Georgia (9-3, 14)
16. Michigan State (9-3, 16)
17. BYU (10-2, 15)
18. Oklahoma State (9-3, 19)
19. Georgia Tech (9-3, 21)
20. Oregon (9-3, 22)
21. Virginia Tech (9-4, NR)
22. Missouri (9-4, 20)
23. Boston College (9-4, 18)
24. Nebraska (8-4, NR)
25. Oregon State (8-4, NR)
Dropped out - Western Michigan (9-3, 24), Northwestern (9-3, 25), Tulsa (10-3, 23)
Other teams of note...
36. Iowa (8-4, 35)
81. UTEP (5-7, 82)
114. Iowa State (2-10, 114)
115. Idaho (2-10, 116)
120. North Texas (1-11, 119)
That's right. Washington's won in the end based entirely on the quality of teams they lost to, and the bumped up to #119 in the final poll. Drama!
Nebraska fans are bummed because they get Clemson in the Gator Bowl. They think Clemson is beneath them. I've had a good laugh at their expense listening to them cry on local sports radio.
"Yeah, it's a New Year's Day bowl, but Clemson?!? Come on! Why isn't it Florida State?!?"
Honest to God. It isn't 1995 anymore.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Sigh
Stevie Hicks died recently.
It's one thing when some local sports star I remember from my youth passes, but Stevie was a tad bit more recent than that.
Reports make it seem as if he either jumped from an overpass, fell off an overpass, or was thrown from an overpass. None of the three are particularly better than the others.
The poll this week is a little late as I've been "working" at my "job" to pay for my "living space". I'm looking forward to the week before Christmas when I make my latest triumphant return to the Hawkeye State. A wise man once told me that if he were given a form to fill out that asked for his ethnicity, he'd write "Iowan." Allow me to give a hearty, "Me too."
And so we come to yet another weekly RHS FBS College Football Top 25...
1. Alabama (12-0, 1)
2. Utah (12-0, 2)
3. Texas (11-1, 3)
4. Boise State (12-0, 4)
5. Oklahoma (11-1, 5)
6. Florida (11-1, 6)
7. Ball State (12-0, 7)
8. Texas Tech (11-1, 9)
9. USC (10-1, 10)
10. Penn State (11-1, 8)
11. Ohio State (10-2, 12)
12. Cincinnati (10-2, 16)
13. TCU (10-2, 14)
14. Georgia (9-3, 11)
15. BYU (10-2, 17)
16. Michigan State (9-3, 19)
17. Pitt (8-3, 22)
18. Boston College (9-3, 23)
19. Oklahoma State (9-3, 13)
20. Missouri (9-3, 15)
21. Georgia Tech (9-3, 24)
22. Oregon (9-3, NR)
23. Tulsa (10-2, NR)
24. Western Michigan (9-3, 18)
25. Northwestern (9-3, NR)
Dropped out - Oregon State (8-4, 20), Florida State (8-4, 21), Central Michigan (8-4, 25)
Other teams of note...
28. Nebraska (8-4, 31)
35. Iowa (8-4, 33)
82. UTEP (5-7, 72)
114. Iowa State (2-10, 114)
116. Idaho (2-10, 116)
120. Washington (0-11, 120)
Am I the only one who thinks this season was made for a playoff?
It's one thing when some local sports star I remember from my youth passes, but Stevie was a tad bit more recent than that.
Reports make it seem as if he either jumped from an overpass, fell off an overpass, or was thrown from an overpass. None of the three are particularly better than the others.
The poll this week is a little late as I've been "working" at my "job" to pay for my "living space". I'm looking forward to the week before Christmas when I make my latest triumphant return to the Hawkeye State. A wise man once told me that if he were given a form to fill out that asked for his ethnicity, he'd write "Iowan." Allow me to give a hearty, "Me too."
And so we come to yet another weekly RHS FBS College Football Top 25...
1. Alabama (12-0, 1)
2. Utah (12-0, 2)
3. Texas (11-1, 3)
4. Boise State (12-0, 4)
5. Oklahoma (11-1, 5)
6. Florida (11-1, 6)
7. Ball State (12-0, 7)
8. Texas Tech (11-1, 9)
9. USC (10-1, 10)
10. Penn State (11-1, 8)
11. Ohio State (10-2, 12)
12. Cincinnati (10-2, 16)
13. TCU (10-2, 14)
14. Georgia (9-3, 11)
15. BYU (10-2, 17)
16. Michigan State (9-3, 19)
17. Pitt (8-3, 22)
18. Boston College (9-3, 23)
19. Oklahoma State (9-3, 13)
20. Missouri (9-3, 15)
21. Georgia Tech (9-3, 24)
22. Oregon (9-3, NR)
23. Tulsa (10-2, NR)
24. Western Michigan (9-3, 18)
25. Northwestern (9-3, NR)
Dropped out - Oregon State (8-4, 20), Florida State (8-4, 21), Central Michigan (8-4, 25)
Other teams of note...
28. Nebraska (8-4, 31)
35. Iowa (8-4, 33)
82. UTEP (5-7, 72)
114. Iowa State (2-10, 114)
116. Idaho (2-10, 116)
120. Washington (0-11, 120)
Am I the only one who thinks this season was made for a playoff?
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