The Nature Boy Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I legit have Michigan State fans on my Facebook feed celebrating this win. What a confusing bunch of folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Someone Else's Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew8798 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Ohio State killing me here as I wanted TCU instead lol... It's now obvious (although the record issue wouldn't have allowed it) that TCU should have been in instead of FSU. Winner of Oregon/Ohio State should play TCU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 People are treating this like SEC vs the world right now. Especially given that the 4 letter network is riding their college football money on the SEC Conference and almost nothing else 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 It seems like the SEC have collectively become the New York Yankees of college football. I honestly find the B1G less likable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 It seems like the SEC have collectively become the New York Yankees of college football. I honestly find the B1G less likable. They may be less likeable it is really hard to hate someone when you hardly notice them to begin with. Unlike the SEC which is almost impossible to avoid If the SEC is the Yankees then what are teams like Oregon? A team that has very good to elite for a long period of time and are still a blip on the radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 When you're on top, everybody despises you and wants to take you down a notch. Simple as that. No biggie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Still some time here but holy shit was pretty much everyone wrong including me about Ohio St. and the B1G this year. It will be interesting to see what the preseason rankings look like. SEC might not deserve the benefit of the doubt anymore. So is the SEC going to become the Big East of the NCAA Football tournament? As long as UConn wins it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 So yeah we all picked Oregon vs. Ohio State for the Gold Pen Holder Trophy right? I know who didn't: ESPN. This has to be their worst possible scenario. Bama vs. either Oregon or FSU is a dream matchup. Florida State vs. Ohio State at least would've had the great heel in Jameis and the drama of whether OSU could stop him from going out undefeated. Oregon vs. Ohio State is just, like, another good football game, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 under the old system the title game would have been Alabama vs. Florida St. Thank God for the playoff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nature Boy Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Ohio State vs. Oregon is probably the least compelling game for a national audience too. I suppose you could weave a narrative out of Urban Meyer trying to win another title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 It seems like the SEC have collectively become the New York Yankees of college football. I honestly find the B1G less likable. They may be less likeable it is really hard to hate someone when you hardly notice them to begin with. Unlike the SEC which is almost impossible to avoid If the SEC is the Yankees then what are teams like Oregon? A team that has very good to elite for a long period of time and are still a blip on the radar The Atlanta Braves? Also, if Ohio State wins the National Championship, their title should clearly have an asterisk because we all heard that the B1G was disqualified from the playoff after Week 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert C Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I legit have Michigan State fans on my Facebook feed celebrating this win. What a confusing bunch of folks. It's not really confined to that bunch though. I've seen Texas fans crowing today that Bama's loss means Texas was better than A&M this year. Those kind of people can manage to make just about any result support their narrative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffSnackwell Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 It seems like the SEC have collectively become the New York Yankees of college football. I honestly find the B1G less likable. They may be less likeable it is really hard to hate someone when you hardly notice them to begin with. Unlike the SEC which is almost impossible to avoid If the SEC is the Yankees then what are teams like Oregon? A team that has very good to elite for a long period of time and are still a blip on the radar The Atlanta Braves? Also, if Ohio State wins the National Championship, their title should clearly have an asterisk because we all heard that the B1G was disqualified from the playoff after Week 2. Did anybody ever formally add an asterisk to Ohio State's '02 National Title that was completely gifted off of a bogus phantom pass interference call? I mean to emphasize just how bogus that call was all anybody needs to do is consider that similar pass in the same scenario the refs swallowed their whistles on in the recent Ravens/9ers Super Bowl because they didn't want the game to be possibly decided on such a ticky tack snap judgment call. And that was actually a relatively close call. Speaking of that particular season, now that we've just witnessed the last team in oust the top seed in the first season of college football's Final Four; would that '02 2-loss USC team have made a hypothetical Final Four field? They were clearly playing the best out of anybody by the end of that season so besides all the embarrassing split National Champions that would've been avoided, I think we're going to start looking back at all the possible hot teams that could've snuck into a Final Four and ultimately emerged as the National Champs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I'd be shocked if the title game doesn't do big numbers. It always does. Oregon/Auburn did very well and you can say "yeah, but that game had Killa Cam" but I doubt his situation added viewers that would not have already been watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Here is JR calling Oregon's annihilation of Florida State: http://deadspin.com/oregons-blowout-rose-bowl-win-over-fsu-as-called-by-j-1677035995 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 People are treating this like SEC vs the world right now. Especially given that the 4 letter network is riding their college football money on the SEC Conference and almost nothing else That's partly true, but everyone is making money off the SEC. CBS still has the best SEC games every Saturday. And ESPN is diverse in who can be their cash cow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I'm actually really looking forward to this final. It feels like a game with a legit shot at being 38-35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I love that we have both a Military Bowl AND an Armed Forces Bowl, each sponsored by competing defense contractors. "We love the American military!" "But we love them MORE!" "Do not!" "Do too!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipGofern Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 If Naduzzi is watching this Pitt game he's probably thinking, "oh shit, I've made a horrible horrible mistake..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I came home and turned on the Armed Forces Bowl with Pitt up 34-13. That was 10 minutes, 2 successful onside kicks and 3 Houston TDs ago. Good GOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 This Pitt/Houston 4th quarter is just fascinating. I know its on at a bad time and is a throw-away bowl, but an entertaining ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Yeah these lesser bowls are always entertaining and some years better then some of the bigger bowls. As for the FSU game Oregon was Brock Lesnar before Summerslam 2002 and FSU was Hogan who got his ribs destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 WHOO TENNERSEE GOING TO TOWN ON MIGHTY IOWA. WE BACK ALREADY SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 How the hell was Kirk Ferentz ever a serious coaching candidate anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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