College Football Official Week 6 Thread - Page 2

MrBug708 · 10-08-2016, 06:29 PM

USC should be up by 50 in this game.

Brian Swartz · 10-08-2016, 06:35 PM

What on earth has happened to Michigan State? Starting to wonder if they'll win another game this year ... sad after the run they'd been on the last few seasons. As mentioned, also shocked at Houston.

Butter · 10-08-2016, 06:37 PM

General Mike · 10-08-2016, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Swartz

What on earth has happened to Michigan State? Starting to wonder if they'll win another game this year ... sad after the run they'd been on the last few seasons. As mentioned, also shocked at Houston.

They play Rutgers. and Illinois.

Brian Swartz · 10-08-2016, 06:49 PM

Yeah, good point. They'll beat Rutgers I'm sure ... honestly could lose to Illinois the way the offense has played though.

CrescentMoonie · 10-08-2016, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

Said this midway through the third with ISU up by 17 and with possession. Now, it's a 3 point lead with most of the 4th quarter to go.

Turned a 31-14 lead into a 31-38 loss. ISU knows who they are.

JonInMiddleGA · 10-08-2016, 07:25 PM

Six turnovers ... and down by only 7 with 7 minutes in regulation.

Does that situation maybe cause us to actually downgrade our opinion of A&M?

CrescentMoonie · 10-08-2016, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Six turnovers ... and down by only 7 with 7 minutes in regulation.

Does that situation maybe cause us to actually downgrade our opinion of A&M?

UT is ridiculous in the 2nd half, regardless of opponent. It makes no sense, but it does appear to just be the way it is.

Butter · 10-08-2016, 07:41 PM

Texas A&M needs to drive a stake through Tennessee's heart, and don't stop until the body stops moving.

Butter · 10-08-2016, 07:46 PM

Jesus Christ.

CrescentMoonie · 10-08-2016, 07:47 PM

Holy crap, fumble through the end zone.

CrescentMoonie · 10-08-2016, 07:53 PM

Unreal.

tarcone · 10-08-2016, 07:55 PM

Tennessee is unbelievable this season.

MrBug708 · 10-08-2016, 08:02 PM

We are about to witness Washington fans suddenly act like the Oregon fans #changingoftheguard

CrescentMoonie · 10-08-2016, 08:05 PM

There isn't a shoed horse in the entire state of Tennessee.

jbergey22 · 10-08-2016, 08:05 PM

Tennessee has 9 lives. No matter the situation you just cant count them out this year. It is hard to be super impressed with this team but they certainly have heart. And luck!

Butter · 10-08-2016, 08:16 PM

TAMUs field goal make might be the most surprising thing to happen this season.

jbergey22 · 10-08-2016, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Julio Riddols

At some point, you have to play like you think you can win, not like you expect to lose and just want to keep it close.

First team this year to put up somewhat of a fight against Ohio State though. Gotta give kudos for the effort.

Butter · 10-08-2016, 08:22 PM

There we go.

tarcone · 10-08-2016, 08:26 PM

Washington is looking real good this year.

Julio Riddols · 10-08-2016, 08:34 PM

So, with 4 minutes left in the Tennessee game, a couple officers come into the hotel and ask if they can watch the rest of the game. The next 30 minutes of real time were boisterous to say the least. By the end of it, the lobby was swimming with Vols fans living and dying with each second.

As someone without a horse in the race, that was one of the more exciting and enjoyable games I have ever seen, and the last few minutes were just flat out insane.

Brian Swartz · 10-08-2016, 09:02 PM

Six whole yards of offense for Rutgers in the first half. Michigan's defense needs to stop screwing around.

JonInMiddleGA · 10-08-2016, 09:08 PM

All the luck in the world has a hard time beating 7 turnovers. Don't know much else to say about the Vols game than that.

I have little clue whether to think being so close despite a year's worth of mistakes means they're good, or if the game being so close despite so many mistakes means A&M really isn't all that good.

Julio Riddols · 10-08-2016, 09:13 PM

Michigan's defense is like a thousand pound pillow on a baby's face.

tarcone · 10-08-2016, 09:24 PM

Tennessee also had 12 penalties. Its amazing they were in the game at all.

CrescentMoonie · 10-08-2016, 10:19 PM

Rutgers is even better than I thought.

MrBug708 · 10-08-2016, 10:32 PM

Petersen is going to be a UW legend. He's take about a decade's worth of frustration on the Ducks. He's even mixing in a triple reverse up 35 points. Definitely doing this for the fans

kingfc22 · 10-08-2016, 11:40 PM

Targeting is the dumbest rule ever

JonInMiddleGA · 10-08-2016, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingfc22

Targeting is the dumbest rule ever

I'm going to guess this is in response to the horribly bogus call late in the Miami-FSU game.

That was really really bad call, and replay proved utterly useless.

kingfc22 · 10-09-2016, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I'm going to guess this is in response to the horribly bogus call late in the Miami-FSU game.

That was really really bad call, and replay proved utterly useless.

Indeed it was.

MrBug708 · 10-09-2016, 02:21 AM

UCLA loses because Jim Mora coaches like field position is the most imporant aspect in college football. Punted from the 34 yard line.

And Rosen gets hurt.

bhlloy · 10-09-2016, 02:23 AM

He's been taking tips from Helton clearly. Or maybe Neuheisel

jbergey22 · 10-09-2016, 02:31 AM

Other than Washington the Pac-10 seems very average. UCLA and Stanford both lose. Stanford has to be worried.

Harbaugh and Meyer are making coaching in the B1G look easy. How quickly Harbaugh has turned Michigan back into a power is nothing short of amazing.

The Ducks have fallen fast so you can expect a few more of these type games for them after how they were embarrassing teams for the past few years.

As things are the playoffs would be looking something like this
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State/Michigan winner
3. Clemson
4. Ohio State/Michigan loser or Washington

If one of these teams falter in an unusual scenario I think Louisville or Texas A&M jump into the top 4.

jbergey22 · 10-09-2016, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBug708

UCLA loses because Jim Mora coaches like field position is the most imporant aspect in college football. Punted from the 34 yard line.

And Rosen gets hurt.

That first half was a shitfest of absolutely awful offense. UCLA always looks so unprepared.

bhlloy · 10-09-2016, 02:37 AM

It would be very interesting to see who would get in between a one loss OSU/Michigan and an undefeated Washington in a terrible PAC-12

Washington schedule is just about as bad as you can possibly get. Three pathetic OOC games, could well come back to bite them

MrBug708 · 10-09-2016, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbergey22

That first half was a shitfest of absolutely awful offense. UCLA always looks so unprepared.

We decided to hire an unproven OC.

And our OL has been terrible for like the 24542nd year ever

jbergey22 · 10-09-2016, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhlloy

It would be very interesting to see who would get in between a one loss OSU/Michigan and an undefeated Washington in a terrible PAC-12

Washington schedule is just about as bad as you can possibly get. Three pathetic OOC games, could well come back to bite them

Teams like UCLA and Stanford arent helping Washington that is for sure. Coming into the season UCLA/Stanford/possibly Oregon all looked like top 25 teams and well now they arent. At this point it looks like Washington may be the only Pac-10 that ends the year in the top 25. Washington is going to have to turn of the throttle all game long and embarrass these teams like they did today.

Suicane75 · 10-09-2016, 02:50 AM

Not that I think this will happen, but it is a scenario. Let's say Ohio State beats Nebraska & Michigan beats Ohio State in the regular season, and then Nebraska beats Michigan in the Big 10 title game. All three have 1 loss. What happens then? The galaxy implodes?

tarcone · 10-09-2016, 10:19 AM

And to piggyback Sui. What if Clemson loses a reg season game and then loses in the ACC to champ to a 2 loss team. Do 3 B1G teams and Alabama get in?
Nebby, UM, OSU, Alabama?

Mizzou B-ball fan · 10-09-2016, 11:25 AM

Quote:

It just shows how stupid it is to even have a preseason poll IMO. Last night's game was a perfect example. Those two teams were evenly matched, which made for great viewing, but I'm not sure that either of them belong in the top 25. Both teams were very flawed.

However, because Notre Dame was ranked far too high and because Texas is, well, Texas, they'll move the Longhorns up to a rank far above what they really should be ranked and Notre Dame will stay ranked far too high because they're Notre Dame.

Such is life in college football.

Boy, it appears I couldn't have been more right about Texas and Notre Dame after that first game. It was a game of two 'name' schools where both assumed they were pretty good because they were playing another 'name' school. As it turns out, they both are distinctly average at best.

JonInMiddleGA · 10-09-2016, 03:12 PM

At some point it's kinda hard not to laugh at stuff that happens.

Georgia calls seven straight running plays, gain 47 yards, no run under 4 yards.
Next three plays:
incomplete pass, holding penalty, pass for 4 yard loss

BishopMVP · 10-09-2016, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suicane75

Not that I think this will happen, but it is a scenario. Let's say Ohio State beats Nebraska & Michigan beats Ohio State in the regular season, and then Nebraska beats Michigan in the Big 10 title game. All three have 1 loss. What happens then? The galaxy implodes?

Nebraska gets in. Not sure if the committee cares about H2H or would look at overall resume. (And obviously a lot would depend on what teams from other conferences look like.)

Quote:

Originally Posted by tarcone

And to piggyback Sui. What if Clemson loses a reg season game and then loses in the ACC to champ to a 2 loss team. Do 3 B1G teams and Alabama get in?
Nebby, UM, OSU, Alabama?

No, committee isn't putting 3 teams from one conference in.

Brian Swartz · 10-09-2016, 03:46 PM

Yep, I think that's exactly right. Much as it would suck for the OSU-Michigan loser(I think Ohio State's better, much as I root for the Wolverines) I would put an undefeated Washington in over them and end up with Alabama-Clemson-Ohio State-Washington right now as the most likely final four. Based on what we know now of course, season's only half over and all that. But I can't imagine the Huskies losing any of their remaining games. Tough luck for Louisville if they win the rest, but sometimes a yard or two is the difference.

JonInMiddleGA · 10-09-2016, 04:09 PM

Eason is 3/13 for 14 yards ... and Georgia leads 14-0.

South Carolina -3 turnover margin, and allowing 195 rushing yards in the first half explains why.

Butter · 10-09-2016, 06:53 PM

Georgia looked terrible. They should thank their lucky stars they were playing SCAR, who is one of the worst teams in the country.

GrantDawg · 10-09-2016, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Butter

Georgia looked terrible. They should thank their lucky stars they were playing SCAR, who is one of the worst teams in the country.

Agreed. Just glad that the freshman looked like a freshman against a really bad team.

CU Tiger · 10-10-2016, 01:57 PM

Can we finally put this stupid metric to bed?

ESPN Football Power Index - 2016 - ESPN

Remembering this is supposed to be a predictor model of what would happen in a head to head.
LSU 9 Wisconsin 15
VT 28 UNC 26
FSU 8 UNC 26

Butter · 10-10-2016, 02:05 PM

No, because 6 of the top 12 are SEC teams. Therefore, it's very relevant!

cuervo72 · 10-10-2016, 02:07 PM

Projected results are based on 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season

JonInMiddleGA · 10-10-2016, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CU Tiger

Can we finally put this stupid metric to bed?

It's still probably better than their attempt at rating quarterbacks.

(That said, I found those QB ratings to be at least mildly interesting in a look at them last night)

10-08-2016, 06:37 PM	#53
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Sad! __________________ My listening habits

10-08-2016, 07:25 PM	#57
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Six turnovers ... and down by only 7 with 7 minutes in regulation. Does that situation maybe cause us to actually downgrade our opinion of A&M? __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

10-08-2016, 07:41 PM	#59
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Texas A&M needs to drive a stake through Tennessee's heart, and don't stop until the body stops moving. __________________ My listening habits

10-08-2016, 07:46 PM	#60
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Jesus Christ. __________________ My listening habits

10-08-2016, 07:55 PM	#63
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Tennessee is unbelievable this season. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

10-08-2016, 06:35 PM	#52
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	What on earth has happened to Michigan State? Starting to wonder if they'll win another game this year ... sad after the run they'd been on the last few seasons. As mentioned, also shocked at Houston.

10-08-2016, 06:49 PM	#55
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Yeah, good point. They'll beat Rutgers I'm sure ... honestly could lose to Illinois the way the offense has played though.

10-08-2016, 07:47 PM	#61
CrescentMoonie College Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.	Holy crap, fumble through the end zone.

10-08-2016, 07:53 PM	#62
CrescentMoonie College Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.	Unreal.

10-08-2016, 08:02 PM	#64
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	We are about to witness Washington fans suddenly act like the Oregon fans #changingoftheguard

10-08-2016, 08:05 PM	#65
CrescentMoonie College Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.	There isn't a shoed horse in the entire state of Tennessee.

10-08-2016, 08:05 PM	#66
jbergey22 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minnesota	Tennessee has 9 lives. No matter the situation you just cant count them out this year. It is hard to be super impressed with this team but they certainly have heart. And luck! Last edited by jbergey22 : 10-08-2016 at 08:15 PM.

10-08-2016, 08:16 PM	#67
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	TAMUs field goal make might be the most surprising thing to happen this season. __________________ My listening habits

10-08-2016, 08:22 PM	#69
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	There we go. __________________ My listening habits

10-08-2016, 08:26 PM	#70
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Washington is looking real good this year. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

10-08-2016, 08:34 PM	#71
Julio Riddols College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bryson Shitty, NC	So, with 4 minutes left in the Tennessee game, a couple officers come into the hotel and ask if they can watch the rest of the game. The next 30 minutes of real time were boisterous to say the least. By the end of it, the lobby was swimming with Vols fans living and dying with each second. As someone without a horse in the race, that was one of the more exciting and enjoyable games I have ever seen, and the last few minutes were just flat out insane. __________________ Recklessly enthused, stubbornly amused. FUCK EA

10-08-2016, 09:02 PM	#72
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Six whole yards of offense for Rutgers in the first half. Michigan's defense needs to stop screwing around.

10-08-2016, 09:08 PM	#73
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	All the luck in the world has a hard time beating 7 turnovers. Don't know much else to say about the Vols game than that. I have little clue whether to think being so close despite a year's worth of mistakes means they're good, or if the game being so close despite so many mistakes means A&M really isn't all that good. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

10-08-2016, 09:13 PM	#74
Julio Riddols College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bryson Shitty, NC	Michigan's defense is like a thousand pound pillow on a baby's face. __________________ Recklessly enthused, stubbornly amused. FUCK EA

10-08-2016, 09:24 PM	#75
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Tennessee also had 12 penalties. Its amazing they were in the game at all. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

10-08-2016, 10:19 PM	#76
CrescentMoonie College Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.	Rutgers is even better than I thought.

10-08-2016, 10:32 PM	#77
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Petersen is going to be a UW legend. He's take about a decade's worth of frustration on the Ducks. He's even mixing in a triple reverse up 35 points. Definitely doing this for the fans

10-08-2016, 11:40 PM	#78
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	Targeting is the dumbest rule ever __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

10-09-2016, 02:21 AM	#81
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	UCLA loses because Jim Mora coaches like field position is the most imporant aspect in college football. Punted from the 34 yard line. And Rosen gets hurt.

10-09-2016, 02:23 AM	#82
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	He's been taking tips from Helton clearly. Or maybe Neuheisel

10-09-2016, 02:31 AM	#83
jbergey22 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minnesota	Other than Washington the Pac-10 seems very average. UCLA and Stanford both lose. Stanford has to be worried. Harbaugh and Meyer are making coaching in the B1G look easy. How quickly Harbaugh has turned Michigan back into a power is nothing short of amazing. The Ducks have fallen fast so you can expect a few more of these type games for them after how they were embarrassing teams for the past few years. As things are the playoffs would be looking something like this 1. Alabama 2. Ohio State/Michigan winner 3. Clemson 4. Ohio State/Michigan loser or Washington If one of these teams falter in an unusual scenario I think Louisville or Texas A&M jump into the top 4.

10-09-2016, 02:37 AM	#85
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	It would be very interesting to see who would get in between a one loss OSU/Michigan and an undefeated Washington in a terrible PAC-12 Washington schedule is just about as bad as you can possibly get. Three pathetic OOC games, could well come back to bite them

10-09-2016, 02:50 AM	#88
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	Not that I think this will happen, but it is a scenario. Let's say Ohio State beats Nebraska & Michigan beats Ohio State in the regular season, and then Nebraska beats Michigan in the Big 10 title game. All three have 1 loss. What happens then? The galaxy implodes?

10-09-2016, 10:19 AM	#89
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	And to piggyback Sui. What if Clemson loses a reg season game and then loses in the ACC to champ to a 2 loss team. Do 3 B1G teams and Alabama get in? Nebby, UM, OSU, Alabama? __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

10-09-2016, 03:12 PM	#91
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	At some point it's kinda hard not to laugh at stuff that happens. Georgia calls seven straight running plays, gain 47 yards, no run under 4 yards. Next three plays: incomplete pass, holding penalty, pass for 4 yard loss __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

10-09-2016, 03:46 PM	#93
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Yep, I think that's exactly right. Much as it would suck for the OSU-Michigan loser(I think Ohio State's better, much as I root for the Wolverines) I would put an undefeated Washington in over them and end up with Alabama-Clemson-Ohio State-Washington right now as the most likely final four. Based on what we know now of course, season's only half over and all that. But I can't imagine the Huskies losing any of their remaining games. Tough luck for Louisville if they win the rest, but sometimes a yard or two is the difference.

10-09-2016, 04:09 PM	#94
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Eason is 3/13 for 14 yards ... and Georgia leads 14-0. South Carolina -3 turnover margin, and allowing 195 rushing yards in the first half explains why. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

10-09-2016, 06:53 PM	#95
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Georgia looked terrible. They should thank their lucky stars they were playing SCAR, who is one of the worst teams in the country. __________________ My listening habits

10-10-2016, 01:57 PM	#97
CU Tiger Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Backwoods, SC	Can we finally put this stupid metric to bed? ESPN Football Power Index - 2016 - ESPN Remembering this is supposed to be a predictor model of what would happen in a head to head. LSU 9 Wisconsin 15 VT 28 UNC 26 FSU 8 UNC 26 Last edited by CU Tiger : 10-10-2016 at 01:59 PM.

10-10-2016, 02:05 PM	#98
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	No, because 6 of the top 12 are SEC teams. Therefore, it's very relevant! __________________ My listening habits