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Mattius · Post by **Mattius** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:25 am

There is about 120ish teams in Division 1A atm, and this year there is like 30 some odd bowls. So more than half the teams this year will be playing in a year end game. That means more money for the programs from the TV coverage and sponsers. Schools will do anything necessary to make sure they can become "bowl eliglbe" to make the show.

Also for teams like Kentucky, it might be the only chance for a win in a season. Nothing makes your boosters happier than a home opener win, homecoming win, or a senior day win.

Once you boil everything down it comes down to one thing, $$. The more cash colleges get, the more they want.

Freeks · Post by **Freeks** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:11 am

Ya u forgot nother thing... the BCS Sucks...... Please, new format!

Dalla · Post by **Dalla** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:55 am

The best suggestion I heard was actually offered by Mel Kiper Jr (and man do I hate this guy). He suggested you keep the BCS concept of taking the conference winners and placing them in the bigger bowls. Then take those top 8 bowls and use them to launch a playoff system. The winners of the top 8 bowls meet in 4 games the next week and then 2 games and then meet in a true National Championship game on Superbowl Saturday. You could even partner up with the city that the Superbowl is in and make a weekend out of it. For instance you could have the Superbowl in LA and the College NC in San Diego or maybe Tampa & Orlando or something along those lines. You know the sponsorship money would be there, it's just a matter of getting the universities to agree to the prolonged schedule, but then again how many classes do football players miss compared to basketball or baseball players.

Sheymalra · Post by **Sheymalra** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:35 pm

I agree with you to some extent Matt but please believe me that the elite programs are not hoping for just any bowl so they can make some extra money. They want BcS bowls. I can tell you from personal experience that anything short of that, depending on the bowl, is embarrassing with the expectations of elite program now.

Mattius · Post by **Mattius** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 2:00 pm

I do, what i was refering to was the middle of the pack to low end teams in the big conferences. The upper echlons will always want to get to those prestigious bowls.

Dalla · Post by **Dalla** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:12 pm

Why do you think they added a 12th game to the schedule - its so more teams could get that elusive 6th win each year to make them bowl eligible.

Mcpally · Post by **Mcpally** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:38 pm

So for the last two nights Ive been sending tells to Dalla and getting no response. Eh, ok so hes busy. NOPE! The ass doesnt play anymore! /smack

Mcpally · Post by **Mcpally** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:13 am

So here it is Saturday night and lets see how I did.

Here are my Division I picks for this week coming up, lets see how I do come Sunday.

Georgia Tech over Virginia (Thursday) 1-0
Nevada over Northwestern (Friday) 2-0
Clemson over North Carolina (Sat) 3-0
Iowa over Illinois 4-0
Michigan over Wisconsin 5-0
Purdue over Minnesota 6-0
Virginia Tech over Cinncinati 7-0
Georgia over Colorado 8-0
Bowling Green over Kent State 8-1
Lousiville over Kansas State 9-1
Wake Forest over Mississippi 10-1
Nebraska over Troy 11-1
Navy over Tulsa 11-2
Pittsburgh over Citadel 12-1
Missiouri over Ohio 13-1
Rutgers over Howard 14-1
Auburn over Buffalo 15-1
BYU over Utah State 16-1
Arizona State over Cal (only real gutsy call so far) 16-2
Northern Illinois over Indiana State 17-2
Alabama over Arkansas 17-3
Central Michigan over Eastern Michigan 18-3
Florida State over Rice 19-3
Conneticut over Indiana 20-3
Ohio State over Penn State (originally I thought this would be one of Ohio's toughest games, I have since revised that belief after the pounding by ND) 21-3
Texas over Iowa State 22-3
UCLA over Washington 22-4
Tennessee over Marshall 23-4
West Virginia over East Carolina 24-4
Air Force over Wyoming 25-4
Louisiana-Lafayette over North Carolina A&T 26-4
New Mexico over UTEP 27-4
Washington State over Stanford 28-4
Akron over North Texas 29-4
Florida International over Maryland 29-5
San Jose State over Cal Poly 30-5
Ball State over North Dakota State 29-7
Army over Baylor 30-7
Kansas over South Florida 31-7
Oklahoma over Middle Tennessee 32-7
South Carolina over Florida Atlantic 33-7
Syracuse over Miami(OH) 34-7
Texas A&M over Louisiana Tech 35-7
Texas Tech over Southeastern Louisiana 36-7
Toledo over McNeese State 37-7
UAB over Mississippi State 38-7
Vanderbilt over Tennessee State 39-7
Western Michigan over Temple 40-7
Florida over Kentucky 41-7
USC over Arizona 42-7
Boise State over Hawaii 43-7
LSU over Tulane 44-7
Michigan State over ND (yes this is my spoiler alert) 44-8 (bah so freakin close)
Boston College over North Carolina State 44-9
Utah over San Diego State 45-9
Arkansas State over Southern Methodist 45-10
Oklahoma State over Huston (still playing at this time)
Idaho over Oregon State (brother going to that game)(still playing at this time)

Looks like Im going to end up 45-12. Best I can hope for is 47-10. Not bad Id say.

Mcpally · Post by **Mcpally** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:32 am

Finished 45-13.

Opps clerical error.

bigtex · Post by **bigtex** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:14 pm

I dont think picking college football winners is that tough, but covering the spread is another story.

My prediction is Ohio state vs USC.

Dalla · Post by **Dalla** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:01 pm

However it pans out it looks like OSU is going to play a one loss team OR West Virginia for the National Championship. Either way it would really be a disgrace to OSU. If any one loss team plays and subsequently beats OSU for the NC, how can anyone in their right mind vote them as NC? What sane person can honestly say they deserve it? In addition to that, how can anyone say that WVU deserves a shot at a NC with their schedule. They have the single biggest joke of a schedule and conference. The Big East is a shell of its once former self with BC & UM gone. They rank slightly above Conference USA in terms of toughness. I would absolutely LOVE it if somehow USF beat them in Morgantown on Nov 25 or Rutgers did it on Dec 3rd. That would be classic and deservingly so for WVU.

The sad part is that ND could very well factor back in the NC picture with an early loss like they had. With Mich, PSU & MSU behind them, they now have the difficult road of Purdue, Navy and the Polytechnical Women's School of Blind underwater basketweavers on the horizon and really other than USC should waltz right through their schedule.

As for the SEC, ACC & other Big (12 & 10) conference teams they will simply continue to beat up on each other until that upset comes over the horizon. BC was looking good until NC State threw a hail mary pass. OU was looking good until two bad calls & one bad review. Georgia could barely get past a Colorado team that got smacked around by a Division 2 school then blanked by a rival.

In closing BRING ON THE PLAYOFF SYSTEM!

Mcpally · Post by **Mcpally** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:07 am

Ok bigtex, put your pp where your mouth is. Post your picks for all games in Division I on Wednesday this week and I shall do the same. Winner gets 10k pp ingame due on Sunday at raid time. If its a tie, roll over to the next week for double. If you beat me then we will talk about picking who will and wont cover the spread or vice versa.

Mattius · Post by **Mattius** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:45 am

Dont be surprised if there isnt any undefeated teams this year. And that will throw a huge monkey wrench into the system when you have like 5 or 6 one loss teams.

Freeks · Post by **Freeks** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:14 am

Get me a list every week and ill do a points spread on it to. Ill take that 10k a week. Betcha ur ass if GA plays, u better bet on the other team on the spread. Casue ull lose eveytime! Specially if they play 8< chomp chomp

Mattius · Post by **Mattius** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:28 am

SEC = weak.

Only if you consider having 1/3 of the top 15 spots in the AP poll weak.

2. Auburn
5. Florida
9. LSU
10. Georgia
15. Tennessee

Not to mention that 2 other teams recieved votes for the top 25.