Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 I flat out think Weis is the better coach than Willingham. Better game day coach, better recruiter. Also Notre Dame is starting to get that confidence back, they haven't had since Lou Holtz. Weis is a better recruiter? He's winning with Ty's players. Also he has had what, about 1/2 of a full recruiting period ever? To say he's a better recruiter is absurd. Ty brought in Notre Dame's top 3 recievers, their starting running back, and Brady Quinn. As a head coach he's coached 6 games. I believe he may turn out a better but he is far from proven. At least Ty has been to a Rose Bowl and a has had some actual success. Weis could turn out to be great, all I'm saying is 4-2 does not make you great or even better than your predecessor. It's too early to tell right now, maybe in a year or two we will know for sure. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The incoming class is probably Top 5, if not higher. Winning with Ty's players is a point for Weis. It also shows that the team had talent, Willingham didn't get the most out of the team. Ty's Rose Bowl trip was with a 8-3 Stanford team. That was a horrible year for the Pac 10. You're correct 6 games is too early to determine someone's career. I just feel really confident that Weis will bring Notre Dame back to a national power. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Kotz just broke out the old school sig and avatar, yeowch. Who would have guessed 7 weeks ago that Michigan/Iowa would be a battle of unranked teams? Me. Of course, I also recognize that the Big 10 is unbelievably overrated. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The Big 10 has the best depth of any conference in the country. We could see nine Bowl eligible teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Agreed. When almost the entire conference is bowl-eligible, that's not being overrated, that's being the best conference in the nation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UZI Suicide 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Pretty much every major conference has a bunch of teams on the path for being bowl eligible at this point, so it's not really that big of a feat for the Big 10. Especially considering that there's like a million bowls these days, and all you have to do is finish over .500 to get into one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gWIL 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 BYU 21 Notre Dame 20. Watch it happen. Watch me cry. Again. I'll be there to see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustJoe2k5 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Upset special of the week: Oregon State at UCLA. The Bruins certainly haven't came to play in recent weeks, narrowly escaping inferior teams in Washington and WSU. OSU is also not on UCLA's level of talent but unlike the two Wash. schools they have motivation, a win streak, confidence, and a chip on their shoulders. After beating Cal they have got to be feeling great and Matt Moore is probably salivating at the opportunity to blow up on his former team and the coaches that gave up on him. UCLA is letting bad teams hang and OSU is a team that can take advantage of that. OSU 31 UCLA 27 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't see this happening. Oregon State has no defense against the pass, so I expect Marcedes Lewis to have some nice numbers as well as Maurice Drew. Let's see Maurice Drew have 100+ rushing yards and 100+ receiving yards. It should be a fun game to watch, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iggymcfly 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 I love when College Gameday's at a relevant campus like Texas, so that they can justifiably talk about the home school all the time. It's almost like having Raw in Canada, in that they're just baiting the crowd constantly. Every five minutes, somebody's either taking a jab at Vince Young or saying that Texas is the only team that will end the year undefeated, or just something to fuck with the home crowd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Kotz just broke out the old school sig and avatar, yeowch. Who would have guessed 7 weeks ago that Michigan/Iowa would be a battle of unranked teams? Me. Of course, I also recognize that the Big 10 is unbelievably overrated. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The Big 10 has the best depth of any conference in the country. We could see nine Bowl eligible teams. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The SEC and ACC are both significantly better conferences. It's really not even close. The Big 10 is a clear-cut second tier conference, with no real power, just a large pool of piddling mediocrity. At this current rate, that conference will "deserve" a BCS bowl bid only slightly more than the Big East. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 So Texas/Texas Tech at 230. I really want to watch it but I'm supposed to be at the OU game at 4. I told my friends to save me a seat b/c if the game is close then I'll be watching it and be late to the OU game. But if Texas is blowing them out I'll be at the OU game on time. What do you guys think? Late or on time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Lushus 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 I predict Tech will hang close thru the 2nd but will be getting blown out by the end of the 3rd... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Michigan State is about to get kicked out of the Top 25 by Northwestern. The Cats are up 42-7 in the third. So now Northwestern can win the Big 10...christ. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Doesn't the Big Ten have like, six bowl bids each year? You don't even need to sniff the top of the standings to get into one, just break .500. What crap. My picks are doing well so far, except for Virginia. What the hell kind of score is 7-5? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 The Big 10 has seven available, but come on: the SEC and Big XII have eight apiece! Totally silly. Virginia/UNC is an ugly defensive game. I don't like the looks of thing heading into the last five minutes, though UVA does have UNC pinned at the 5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Yikes, I thought the SEC had six also, not eight. Even I think that's excessive. How the fuck can a conference have 2/3 of itself in bowls and no one notices how fucked up it is? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 $$ UVA gave it away. I can't believe it. Losing in a fucking baseball score? Truly embarrassing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nogoodnick 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 The top 8 SEC teams are pretty good. Bama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Vandy. Well those last two are only decent but that top 6 is a force to be reckoned with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 So Iowa's home winning streak may go the way of the dinosaurs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogan Made Wrestling 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 So Iowa's home winning streak may go the way of the dinosaurs. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hail to the victors! Oh and Dama, it's nothing personal but I'm really hoping Baylor beats OU this week. There's just something supremely hilarious about the idea of Baylor making a bowl game and OU missing out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iggymcfly 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 I told everybody earlier in the week that Michigan's winning the Big Ten. You oughta believe me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Warfare 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 2 picks already for Vince, 7-3 Red Raiders. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Baylor's never beaten OU. Then again until this year UCLA had never beaten OU. Young has been intercepted twice already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 This is shaping up to be That Game for the Longhorns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogan Made Wrestling 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Prediction: by end of the year, the same media and fans who are saying "Texax Tech is overrated and are only unbeaten because their schedule sucks!" will be saying "undefeated Texas Tech is getting screwed from a change to play for the championship, the BCS sucks!". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Fuck, outside of school bigwigs and TV stations, who doesn't think the BCS sucks? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogan Made Wrestling 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Fuck, outside of school bigwigs and TV stations, who doesn't think the BCS sucks? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have no problem with the BCS. I like the bowl system, and like the fact that the #1 and #2 teams get matched up so stuff like 1994 and 1997 don't happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Michigan is going to get owned next week against that now unstoppable juggernaut known as....Northwestern(!?). The ACC can never be the best conf. in football though. There are just too many crappy jobbers like Duke, Wake, etc. It also doesn't help when teams like UNC go out of conf. and get assraped by U of L 69-14 (and then win a game 7-5). The ACC is eerily similar in football and basketball. In basketball you have usually 3 good teams (Duke, UNC, and someone else like Maryland or Wake). In football they have Va Tech, FSU, and Miami. After that, just a bunch of JTTS. The SEC is the best conference in football. The only jobbers are UK and the Miss schools. Even Vandy is pretty decent this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Warfare 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Holy Fucking Shit. Bush wins the Heisman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Is anyone else getting sort of a "darker" feed for the Tx Tech-Texas game? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 I have no problem with the BCS. I like the bowl system, and like the fact that the #1 and #2 teams get matched up so stuff like 1994 and 1997 don't happen. You mean deserving #2 teams like FSU in '00, Nebraska in '01 or OU in '03... right? EDIT: Also, OU last year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UZI Suicide 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2005 Reggie Bush just made one of the best punt returns i've ever seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
