Ohio State vs Michigan

reefraff

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Originally Posted by browniebuck
http:///forum/post/3174534
before Boise State can claim that they are worth of playing with the big boys...they need to do what other schools such as Cincinnati did, they need to schedule tougher opponents without the demand of that team then traveling to their site. Boise State is willing to play anyone, but they want any team that schedules them to also go to their place the following season.
Ohio Stadium seats over 100,000 while according the the Boise State website, Bronco Stadium only seats 32,000 (Ohio State could fill that place for that game)...scheduling a non-conference road game is a HUGE loss of income to the program. Once Boise State is able to show that they can beat tougher teams on the road, then (and only then), will they be able to get those same teams/types of teams to visit their place.
Zactly, you gotta pay your dues and Boise has a big chip on their shoulder about it. They need to be looking to pick up games in Minnesota or wisconsin along with a couple of Pac games. They might be able to get Notre Dame to come to town though.
 
theclemsonkid

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Okay then, round two...
#13 Northwestern vs. #1 Ohio State
#10 Cal vs #3 Penn State
#9 Arizona vs. #4 Wisconsin
#11 Minnesota vs. #2 Oregon
For me, I like Ohio State over the Wildcats in a fairly easy one 34-13. My first upset special is California reliving their preseason top 10 ranking and taking out a fading Penn State Nittany Lion squad 28-17. Wisconsin pulls through in a squeaker against Arizona 21-17. And the Ducks are up by four scores at the half, and cruise to a 49-13 win...
 
theclemsonkid

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Originally Posted by T316
http:///forum/post/3174655
PAC 10...BIG 10....baahaahaa

Come to the ACC when you want to play some ball

Of all people here, I am with you on this one ( I was a walk on long snapper for two years at Clemson ) but I know I'm just walking down a slippery slope if I try and defend the ACC.
All I can say is, from top to bottom, the ACC is probably the most balanced conference in the country. Any team can beat any other team in the ACC on any given day. It's pretty tough to say that about any other BCS conference.
I can't wait to see a rematch of #18 Clemson and #7 Georgia Tech for the ACC title down in Tampa. I've already got my ticket bought!
 
browniebuck

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Originally Posted by TheClemsonKid
http:///forum/post/3174651
Okay then, round two...
#13 Northwestern vs. #1 Ohio State
#10 Cal vs #3 Penn State
#9 Arizona vs. #4 Wisconsin
#11 Minnesota vs. #2 Oregon
Ohio State in a laugher, Penn State (though the game would be close with a healthy Jehvad Best), Wisconsin, and Oregon.
What happened to Iowa, USC, Stanford?
 
reefraff

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Originally Posted by TheClemsonKid
http:///forum/post/3174660
Of all people here, I am with you on this one ( I was a walk on long snapper for two years at Clemson ) but I know I'm just walking down a slippery slope if I try and defend the ACC.
All I can say is, from top to bottom, the ACC is probably the most balanced conference in the country. Any team can beat any other team in the ACC on any given day. It's pretty tough to say that about any other BCS conference.
I can't wait to see a rematch of #18 Clemson and #7 Georgia Tech for the ACC title down in Tampa. I've already got my ticket bought!

They may be balanced but their level of talent is a step behind IMHO. GT has had a few games that were a lot closer than they should have been if they were on the same level as other top 10 teams. For some reason I would really like to see them paired with the galloping smurfs of Boise State. I think that would be a good game.
 
ironeagle2006

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Fine your saying Boise State is a Joke. Then explain this a couple weeks ago both Boise States Head coach and Atlethic Director sent an Open Challenge out to Florida Alabama Texas Oklahoma and all the Other PERINANAL POWERHOUSES INCLUDING USC. They said you think we are weak then in 2011 we will prior to the start of your Conferance schedule start come to YOUR HOME FIELD ANDKICK YOUR BUTTS THERE. None took them up. He then went to the Media saying Bosie State will play any of the Powerhouse Schools at their Home field without HAVING TOCOME BACK TO BOISE THE NEXT YEAR. Still no one will take them up. Why are they afarid of losing or getting HUMILATED ON NATIONAL TV.
 
browniebuck

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this is the FIRST time that they have put out there that they are willing to go without the return home date. Also...look at the perennial powerhouse programs...they already have their schedules set (if not entire schedule, they have their non-conference opponents set) for the next 5-6 years.
The Coach/AD is throwing out a challenge that he knows will most likely not be answered because he knows that the powerhouse programs already have full schedules and contracts in place that they would have to break in order to add Boise State to their schedules. The best that he can hope for is 2013 or 2014 to get what he is looking for. I know that the Buckeyes have their schedules set through 2013 and I am pretty sure that after 2013 they already have contracts in place for their big non-conference games (I am thinking they would be at California 2014, and then home and home with Oklahoma in 2015-2016)...so, unless they would like the Buckeyes (and I am only using the Buckeyes as an example...most other top programs are also in this same position) to break a signed contract with another non-conference school, this can't happen.
 
reefraff

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Originally Posted by browniebuck
http:///forum/post/3174751
this is the FIRST time that they have put out there that they are willing to go without the return home date. Also...look at the perennial powerhouse programs...they already have their schedules set (if not entire schedule, they have their non-conference opponents set) for the next 5-6 years.
The Coach/AD is throwing out a challenge that he knows will most likely not be answered because he knows that the powerhouse programs already have full schedules and contracts in place that they would have to break in order to add Boise State to their schedules. The best that he can hope for is 2013 or 2014 to get what he is looking for. I know that the Buckeyes have their schedules set through 2013 and I am pretty sure that after 2013 they already have contracts in place for their big non-conference games (I am thinking they would be at California 2014, and then home and home with Oklahoma in 2015-2016)...so, unless they would like the Buckeyes (and I am only using the Buckeyes as an example...most other top programs are also in this same position) to break a signed contract with another non-conference school, this can't happen.
USC will probably throw them a game in LA at some point but they aren't going to waste their valuable time going to Idaho. This is just a bunch of politicing by the spud herders trying to make sure they are in a BCS bowl game. SC typically has one OOC game that they leave open for short term and that is still scheduled a couple years out.
 
ironeagle2006

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The marshmallow schools that the Powerhouses play only PLAY them to get the MILLIONS that those Schools PAY THEM. Sorry I have a buddy that is a Coach at Western Illinois State and if they agree to play a Div 1A School that is ranked then WIU gets a MIN of 4-5 MILLION for that game alone. So why in the hell do you think some of these schools have teams. That is the only reason some of these real small schools have football is to get the massive payouts from the likes of Florida and Oklahoma for doing their duty and getting SLAUTHERED EVERY SEASON.
 
braydonosu

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Conference ranking this year (just my opinion)
1. SEC (Florida and Bama are the only contenders, LSU has lost to the only 2 teams worth mentioning on there sch, but all SEC fans ride the coat tails of the top 2 which makes their entire conference the best...Right?)
2. Pac 10 (For the first time this decade a few pac 10 teams figured out a way to beat USC and those wins make them look amazing. Stanford and Oregon, this will be shortlived as USC is never down for long)
3. Tie between Big 10 and Big 12 (The big 12 is really a one horse race this year and everybody else, the Big ten has 2 legit top teams in OSU and Iowa, and 2 a slight notch below in Wisc and PSU, PSU like LSU has lost to their only noteworthy opponents, and although Wisc lost a few to top teams they are playing good ball right now)
5. Big East (Well know more about this conference in the next few weeks, Cin and Pitt have played some middle of the road OOC teams and won and had some rankings boosts by playing the teams in the Big East that always seem to hang around the 20-25 spots)
6. ACC (Top to bottom the most parity, but the top is not as good as the top of the previous 5 conferences)
I excluded the non BCS conferences because I'm not sure that beating 1 good team and a bunch of lower tier teams should qualify you to play with teams that see ranked teams 4-5 times a season.
Onto a few other things. As far as OSU losing to USC, at that point in the season USC was the best team in the Pac 10 - after a few weeks of film, Pac 10 defenses figured out how to win games against the flagship of their conference - cudos, but don't get used to it.
 
rbrockm1

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i get 1 day out of the year that i ask my g/f to let me have with no interuptions for 4 hrs, and that day is coming up!! i count down the days until this game. I could care less if both teams where 0-11. Only thing i wont for christmas is my buckeyes to beat that team up north and ram them in the ground. For those 4hrs it is nothing but intense football and my g/f is right beside me. that is the bad thing about moving to the south is buckeye fans come far and between. I can only sit with other buckeye fans because i sometimes get a little worked up. plus its more fun that way. i don't like to sit with the enemy. enough rambling go bucks, OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
browniebuck

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Originally Posted by ironeagle2006
http:///forum/post/3174758
The marshmallow schools that the Powerhouses play only PLAY them to get the MILLIONS that those Schools PAY THEM. Sorry I have a buddy that is a Coach at Western Illinois State and if they agree to play a Div 1A School that is ranked then WIU gets a MIN of 4-5 MILLION for that game alone. So why in the hell do you think some of these schools have teams. That is the only reason some of these real small schools have football is to get the massive payouts from the likes of Florida and Oklahoma for doing their duty and getting SLAUTHERED EVERY SEASON.
I am not sure that I get your point??? Everyone knows that the non-conference games are played in order to raise money for the smaller schools...otherwise, why play them, you have no chance of winning (unless you schedule Michigan....
App State!!!). I am not sure that the number is quite what your buddy is telling you, but I have seen some contracts that pay the small school 7 figures (generally a million or two).
The reason that the bigger programs schedule these games is to make sure that they have the majority of their non-conference games at home in order to sell tickets (100,000+ at the Horseshoe at roughly $75 per ticket...roughly $7,500,000 in ticket revenue alone every week that they are at home). The smaller schools don't expect them to come to their place, which is why they are given the amounts that they are given...it is a win, win situation. The bigger programs support the smaller schools and the smaller schools benefit from being put in the spotlight when facing the creme de la creme.
 
ironeagle2006

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The Big team as part of the Contract covers all Transportation all food all Lodging and all other expenses the team incurs to come and play.
 
browniebuck

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One of the Buckeyes' all-time greats lost his wife today, following a 12 year battle with

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cancer. Stefanie Speilman died today...leaving behind Chris and 4 children. She was 42 years old...having lost my mother just over 2 years ago (when she was 54) to this disease...this just doesn't seem fair. With all of the money that has been raised for this cause, when will it stop?
 
theclemsonkid

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Onward to the ELITE EIGHT where things really get interesting
#1 Ohio State
vs.
#5 Iowa
Much like this past weekend in Columbus, I think the Buckeyes win in a close one, only this time the mental mistakes and lucky Hawkeye breaks aren't quite as prevalent, as the Buckeyes open up the offense and roll to a 28-20 victory.
#10 California
vs.
#8 Stanford
Stanford continues an amazing stretch of football and throws up 49 in another dominant victory over a perennial Pac 10 power, beating the Golden Bears 49-28.
#7 Oregon State
vs.
#4 Wisconsin
The high powered offense of the Beavers was too much for the feisty Badger defense, as Oregon State gets by Wisconsin 37-17,
#2 Oregon
vs.
#6 USC
This game had all the hype of being a classic, and it was just that. The Ducks were down by four with less than two minutes to go, but march down the field as LaGarret Blount scores the winning touchdown with just :07 remaining. The Ducks nip USC a second time 40-37 in Autzen.
 
reefraff

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Originally Posted by TheClemsonKid
http:///forum/post/3175294
Onward to the ELITE EIGHT where things really get interesting
#1 Ohio State
vs.
#5 Iowa
Much like this past weekend in Columbus, I think the Buckeyes win in a close one, only this time the mental mistakes and lucky Hawkeye breaks aren't quite as prevalent, as the Buckeyes open up the offense and roll to a 28-20 victory.
#10 California
vs.
#8 Stanford
Stanford continues an amazing stretch of football and throws up 49 in another dominant victory over a perennial Pac 10 power, beating the Golden Bears 49-28.
#7 Oregon State
vs.
#4 Wisconsin
The high powered offense of the Beavers was too much for the feisty Badger defense, as Oregon State gets by Wisconsin 37-17,
#2 Oregon
vs.
#6 USC
This game had all the hype of being a classic, and it was just that. The Ducks were down by four with less than two minutes to go, but march down the field as LaGarret Blount scores the winning touchdown with just :07 remaining. The Ducks nip USC a second time 40-37 in Autzen.
With a few more games under their belts I am not sure USC would lose to Oregon again. Especially if SC has everyone healthy. Lack of experienced depth on D has hrt them this year but with their starters all healthy they have been a way different team.
 
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