Edwin MacPhisto

Eh, I don't see too much to distinguish them one way or another. ASU is 7-1 against BCS opponents, WVU 6-1, and ASU's loss was on the road to Oregon while WVU's was on the road to South Florida. At this point, WVU has the slight advantage in the win over 8-3 Cincy while ASU has the loss to a (considerably) better opponent. I'd still probably have Ohio State slightly above either of them, though I'm not in love with any of those teams.

Very appropriate crime, all things considered.

I come to these threads for Marvin and I am always pleased.

Money. A few conferences getting 2 teams is one thing, but if one conference gets 3 teams while another gets just 1, the cash disparity is significant. It would be especially bad for the ACC and Big East, which have the stigma of being down lately, while the SEC has the stigma of being the best and likely to place 2-3 teams every year based on the polls. Keep that up for too long and you're going to start having conferences think about backing out of the BCS, at which point it ceases to be functional.

Yeah, this was pretty much the best movie I've seen in quite a while.

Well, they do help solve the "who wins the conference?" question in all the 12-team leagues. Ultimately I think winning your conference is a more important/more definable achievement than winning the magical BCS crystal football, so I like them in that sense. You did answer your own question, though, as it's all about the money; the game itself is profitable, and the existence of the game lets you justify a big 12-team league spanning lots of TV markets and revenue streams. I'd much prefer that all leagues be 9 or 10 teams and do the Pac-10 round robin thing, but I don't think there are many incentives for the larger leagues to get smaller.

You forgot me off the bowl list. V is a letter too.

It should also be noted that it's entirely possible Oklahoma doesn't even make the Big XII championship game. Texas is right back in it should Oklahoma State pull another upset next week. If Sam Bradford can't play, it would not be too shocking.

Tiebreak all ovah ya face, kiiiid. Thanks, inept Big Ten offenses.

No way no how. No potential 11-2 team-not OU, Georgia, LSU, or any of the ACC teams--has enough juice to get ahead of a 1-loss Ohio State. Particularly not OU; losing to two unranked opponents (though Texas Tech just might be ranked now) can't be undone.

Cullen Harper had played a really good game up until that sack. Gotta throw that away; you just put your kicker in hell. The kick drops about 5 yards short; the sack killed them. Ouch.

After a sluggish game, Ryan tosses a monster TD and BC's up 3 with 54 seconds to go. Overtime much? The second half of this game has been pretty good. And Aaron Kelly drops a 45-yard game-winning TD for Clemson. Ouuuch.

Aponavicious is really hurting BC's case out there. I know he has the "he was a fan, now he's our walk-on kicker!" story going, and made a few big kicks last year, but his lack of strength is forcing them to go for it on 4th in normal field goal range. Worse, Clemson's getting short fields on every kickoff cause he can't get the ball inside the 15 off a damn tee.

Texas Tech having a pair of rushing touchdowns amuses me.

I think Indiana will be the first of the 7-5 teams picked and end up out in Tempe for the Insight Bowl. I'd imagine any bowl would be thrilled to host the inevitable flood of fans who've been waiting 14 years for any postseason game.

Ditto. Getting used to having two positions is really tricky.

The postseason Big Ten picture should be interesting after today's games. Indiana and Michigan State pulled their respective upsets to get to 7-5 (and put Purdue at 7-5), while Western Michigan whacked Iowa to drop them to 6-6. Despite traveling like fiends, Iowa might get left out now.

'Bama turns it over on downs at the UL-Monroe 17, and I do believe the Warhawks are about to run out the clock and get their biggest win I can remember.

Start of the 4th quarter in Knoxville, and Tennessee just cut the Vandy lead to 24-16. Wish we had this one on TV somewhere instead of the awful ND/Duke game and the LSU vs. worst team in the conference borefest.

Because they were #4 in the final BCS standings, before the bowl games. That's what I used to figure out the 12 teams, though my hypothetical selection committee would likely consider what you said there. And why would you have to seed conference champs over at-large bids by default? Seems more like a judgment call to me. The NFL gives division champs the 1-4, but since college conferences are so much larger than NFL divisions, the difficulty and strength of schedule is less easily distributed. Champs still get a bid, but a 3-loss conference champ isn't going to be seeded above a 1 or 2-loss 2nd place SEC team. You could easily flip it (seed BCS conference champs 1-6 based on ranking, then fill in the gaps for 7-12), but I don't see the appreciable advantage there. That's called "can't sleep and typing at 4 am." I'll leave it so someone shits their pants at the unfairness of it all. In terms of games going on today that aren't imaginary, I think Ohio State's going to pull away in the second half. Henne's clearly still hurt and not getting the accuracy and strength he needs on his throws.

Good call. Considering that the last 4 winners have played in the national championship game, that series of events wouldn't surprise me either.

1. Amazed Hawaii won without Brennan, on the road no less. I still wouldn't rank them, but nice work nonetheless. 2. With Dixon done, Heisman begins and ends with Tim Tebow. His stats are unbeatable--significantly better than Dixon's were, even--and he's both the best player on his team and probably the most valuable component of any team. I'd also like to see Darren McFadden, Dixon, Glenn Dorsey, and Chris Long get invites to New York. I know defensive players never win it, but those two guys have gotten insane production out of their respective positions, have affected entire offensive lines every game, and have been absolute game-changers. 3. A playoff. I like bowls because they're a completely unique season finale and oh so very college; they give a lot of players a chance to do something fun and special after the regular season, and can make a mediocre season seem good if the game breaks right. With the inevitable logistics, revenue, and participation problems (see Bored's reference to the Rose Bowl), I don't think a large-scale playoff could ever work. But, hypothetically: I think a 16-team playoff is too big, and an 8-team playoff too exclusive and limiting by just a smidge. I'd rip off the NFL and do 12 teams. Rules: -ACC, SEC, Big XII, Big Ten, Pac-10, SEC champs get automatic bids -Any mid-major conference champ ranked within the top 16 gets an automatic bid -The remainder of the 12 slots are filled with at-large teams in order of the rankings regardless of conference -Independents must qualify for an at-large slot to make the playoffs -Seeding is strictly by ranking -Top 4 teams gets a bye, while #5-8 host #9-12 -Rankings are formulated by a selection committee that also utilizes several of the computer ratings systems to inform their decisions, a la RPI Last year's teams would have been 1. Ohio State (B10 champ) 2. Florida (SEC champ) 3. Michigan 4. LSU 5. USC (Pac-10 champ) 6. Louisville (Big East champ) 7. Wisconsin 8. Boise State (WAC champ, #8) 9. Auburn 10. Oklahoma (B12 champ) 11. Notre Dame (Ind., #11) 12. Wake Forest (ACC champ) Benefits and problems solved: -There's a reward for winning your conference, but overall performance is most important -No "2 BCS teams per conference" restriction, allowing teams like #7 Wisconsin to get their deserved shot. -Sufficient protection for mid-majors and independents. -Regular season still matters, as the best teams get a bye while the next tier gets home games (Auburn @ Boise, smurf turf! You love it!) The logistics of any system that develops a playoff but tries to preserve the bowls too is really troublesome. But, in a "let's just make a playoff" world, I think the above solution mitigates most of the problems still present in both the 8- and the 16-team variants and would yield a really fun and decisive end of the year.

Here's a link that, as of now, is still up: Thanks, local Portland news! My coworker's frat brother is in this--he was also in that terrible Carpoolers show--but he won't spill anything on the movie. Fucker. Ultimately, I think the marketing on this was screwed up a bit; the movie had titanic buzz after the surprise trailer in front of Transformers, but I imagine a lot of people have forgotten given the 4-month layover.

Too much R, not enough B.

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