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[Guest Princess Leena]

Dama, when you get your job out of college, are you going to provide OU recruits with millions of dollars and many hookers.

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CFN's 06-07 Bowl Projections

[Damaramu 0]

CFN's 06-07 Bowl Projections

 

 

USC in the national title game? yeah right.

Did anyone see the piece they did on Sportscenter where they showed how much of their offense they have to replace? Like 90% of their yards and points came from Leinart, Bush, and White.

[UZI Suicide 0]

USC has as good of a shot as anyone of getting to the NC.

[Damaramu 0]

I saw a good argument about why AD would have to put up Barry Sanders type numbers to beat out Brady Quinn for Heisman:

 

1)Quinn plays at ND

2) ND isn't going to beat people with their defense. So Quinn is going to put up MONSTER numbers to get victories(and even losses) so that means that he's going to end up with these gigantic numbers playing at ND therefore he'd easily get the Heisman.

3) With no dominant team with completely dominant players like USC this year then the media is free to focus in on ND.

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Random YouTube clip

[iggymcfly 0]

Well, Dama, you could say the same thing about OU and their lack of a passing game. Peterson's going to be getting as many carries as he can handle this year. Also, that lack of defense is likely to handicap Quinn because you know if ND loses two or three times, he's not going to sniff the Heisman no matter how good his numbers are.

 

Finally, Dama, who do you think USC's going to lose to this year in the regular season. Just give me one reasonable loss. They don't have any real road tests, and by the time the Notre Dame game comes around all those young guys are going to be fully adjusted to starting at a big program. Looking at their schedule, I just can't find a loss there.

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Hmm, Oklahoma and Ohio State will play a home and home....in 2016-2017.

[Damaramu 0]

Hmm, Oklahoma and Ohio State will play a home and home....in 2016-2017.

 

I wonder if both will still be good?

[Guest Princess Leena]

I really hate USC's schedule. It is such a joke early on. But, they're going to get respect from the voters if they can beat ND and UCLA. Ugh.

[Damaramu 0]

Does anyone think Stoops overreacted?

I really don't think he did and I think it sends a good message about the program but I hear a lot of national people talking about how he just had a severe overreaction.

I think what makes it worse is that Stoops said he didn't debate it or agonize at all. As soon as he heard all the facts he was like "Well no question.....they're gone."

And some people are saying that it was too much.

I don't think it was though.

[Guest Princess Leena]

It wasn't too much.

 

And for another Stoops, Arizona is easily the most overrated team in the nation. I can't believe they have a few Top 25 votes. Plus, they have a brutal schedule early on.

[yankovic fan 0]

Texas A&M Commerce (D-II Gulf South Conference I believe) has contacted Oklahoma and the NCAA about talking to Bomar about a possible transfer to their program. By stepping down in division, he would not lose a year of eligibility.

 

Frankly I think he'd get better exposure in I-AA.

 

Here's an article http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/spo...es/15210193.htm

[teke184 0]

Texas A&M Commerce (D-II Gulf South Conference I believe) has contacted Oklahoma and the NCAA about talking to Bomar about a possible transfer to their program. By stepping down in division, he would not lose a year of eligibility.

 

Frankly I think he'd get better exposure in I-AA.

 

Here's an article http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/spo...es/15210193.htm

 

There's something appropriate about a guy getting paid $18,000 a week for 5 hours of work possibly transferring to a school with "Commerce" in its title.

[Art Sandusky 0]

I'd never clicked the link in Teke's sig until now. Impressive. I've always respected LSU, and can't really think of a reason to dislike them. It got me to thinking though:

 

Why do you love your team? College is very different from the pros, in that you become more about the team itself instead of individuals year-in and year-out. It's much more passionate. You'd bludgeon your grandparents if they spoke ill of your team and endorsed a rival. This can happen in the pros, but not so much.

 

So be it your location, traditions, family, whatever, what makes you like your favorite school in the first place and then sustain a lifelong relationship?

[Spicy McHaggis 0]

CFN's 06-07 Bowl Projections

 

 

USC in the national title game? yeah right.

Did anyone see the piece they did on Sportscenter where they showed how much of their offense they have to replace? Like 90% of their yards and points came from Leinart, Bush, and White.

2002 USC Trojans

 

Passing: Trojans lost 3942 of 3988 yards = 98.8%

 

Rushing: Trojans lost 1737 of 1852 yards = 93.8%

 

Receiving: Trojans lost 1608 of 3988 yards = 40.3%

 

Touchdowns: Trojans lost Passing: 33 of 33 = 100%; Rushing: 23 of 25 = 92%; Receiving: 13 of 33 = 39.4%

 

 

2005 USC Trojans

 

Passing: Trojans lost 3815 of 4157 yards = 91.8%

 

Rushing: Trojans lost 3008 of 3380 yards = 88.9%

 

Receiving: Trojans lost 1297 of 4157 yards = 31.2%

 

Touchdowns: Trojans lost Passing: 28 of 32 = 87.5%; Rushing: 47 of 50 = 94%; Receiving: 5 of 32 = 15.6%

[therealworldschampion 0]

Remember though, the 2003 USC Trojans had Norm Chow commanding the offense, one of the best OCs in college football history. Time will tell if Kiffin and Sarkasian are really great OCs or if the polished talent carried the offense last year.

[CanadianChris 0]

Does anyone think Stoops overreacted?

I really don't think he did and I think it sends a good message about the program but I hear a lot of national people talking about how he just had a severe overreaction.

I think what makes it worse is that Stoops said he didn't debate it or agonize at all. As soon as he heard all the facts he was like "Well no question.....they're gone."

And some people are saying that it was too much.

I don't think it was though.

Overreaction? Hell no. Bomar would've gotten turfed by the NCAA anyway. That Stoops did it himself reflects well upon him and his program.

[Damaramu 0]

Yeah I'm glad that he turfed Bomar. Like I mentioned in my blog, Bomar would've been bad for this program in the long run so it's good that he's gone now.

I put up a new blog about how Thompson didn't get a chance last season anyway.

 

Ok you USC homers are worse than me. At least after OU lost Jason White and Mark Clayton and all those other great players I didn't claim they weren't going to skip a beat and I didn't claim they were going to run through everyone with ease and win a national title because they just recruit so well in Norman and they have such great coaches.

Hell OU even had a hot young QB prospect(Bomar who like it or not was the #1 QB prospect or in the top 3 the year he came to OU) like USC does(Sanchez) so I could've made such dubious claims. USC will not win a national title and they will not play for a national title this year. A BCS bowl? Sure. Nobody in the Pac 10 can probably still hang with them. But they'll get a loss in there.

[CanadianChris 0]

Ok you USC homers are worse than me. At least after OU lost Jason White and Mark Clayton and all those other great players I didn't claim they weren't going to skip a beat and I didn't claim they were going to run through everyone with ease and win a national title because they just recruit so well in Norman and they have such great coaches.

Hell OU even had a hot young QB prospect(Bomar who like it or not was the #1 QB prospect or in the top 3 the year he came to OU) like USC does(Sanchez) so I could've made such dubious claims. USC will not win a national title and they will not play for a national title this year. A BCS bowl? Sure. Nobody in the Pac 10 can probably still hang with them. But they'll get a loss in there.

I still can't see who they're losing to. Their schedule is a gift from the BCS gods. Every decent team they play is coming to the Coliseum. They should - emphasis on SHOULD - have no problems against anyone they face on the road. If Notre Dame got them at the start of the season, then maybe.

 

I will say that Cal-USC on November 18 should be a hell of a game.

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Stewart Mandel's contenders and pretenders. Very odd list to say the least.

[Damaramu 0]

He said OU was on the contenders list before the Bomar situation which is understandable.

And it's understandable that Texas is on the pretender list.

But Nebraska a contended? NEBRASKA!? Bill Callahan is still the coach there.....

 

And man USC really has colored the media's glasses cardinal and gold. All the problems for Texas(and he said they have maybe the most talent in the country) can be described for USC with the losses of key players in key positions.

[Guest Princess Leena]

Dama, do you disagree that USC will be undefeated until Thanksgiving.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

He said OU was on the contenders list before the Bomar situation which is understandable.

And it's understandable that Texas is on the pretender list.

But Nebraska a contended? NEBRASKA!? Bill Callahan is still the coach there.....

 

And man USC really has colored the media's glasses cardinal and gold. All the problems for Texas(and he said they have maybe the most talent in the country) can be described for USC with the losses of key players in key positions.

Big difference to me is that USC has no one close to as good as Ohio State or OU on their schedule early and thus a much better chance of getting through the first 3/4 of the season unmarked. By the end of the year they'll probably be good enough to go toe-to-toe with Notre Dame or beat them.

 

Additionally, Nebraska's only a contender because of how their schedule breaks. I do think they're one of the biggest stretches on that list, though. Enjoyed the whole feature quite a bit, though.

[Guest]

Any top 10 team would be undefeated at least until the ND game if they had SC's schedule. Something that may not be recognized is that one of SC's scrub receivers from last year is close to making the Raiders. DEPTHDEPTHDEPTH. Also, SC's entire receiving corps is back. When you have a great receiving group to throw to, you don't have to be a great quarterback. Instead of White and Bush this year, there's 3 or 4 good combo backs that have the same skill level as each other. Washington being eligible this year is awesome.

 

Can we talk about other teams though, because there are better teams with more tested talent that are more intriguing than this one. Like LSU, Ohio State and West Virginia (intriguing and great backfield). It's boring having the USC conversation after every new article.

[therealworldschampion 0]

PSU could go one of two ways next year. If they start out hot and get a split against ND and OSU and beat Michigan, they could finish 11-1. However, they could also lose those 3 games and drop 2 more and finish 7-5. My guess is they lose to ND and OSU, beat Michigan, drop a road game and finish 9-3 this year and probably make the Outback or Capital One Bowl. The 2007 team is going to be the one that makes a run for the national title due to the kids this year getting experienced.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

UVA's #1 receiver, Deyon Williams, has a stress fracture in his foot and may be out for the season. Motherfucker. He was easily the best WR we've had since 2002. Three consecutive running downs, here we come!

 

Shitty broadcaster Jefferson Pilot Sports will only be televising ACC games this year--they will no longer broadcast an SEC game at 11:30 am. Too bad--they were always something like the 5th-choice SEC game for the week, but definitely the earliest football of the day.

[teke184 0]

UVA's #1 receiver, Deyon Williams, has a stress fracture in his foot and may be out for the season. Motherfucker. He was easily the best WR we've had since 2002. Three consecutive running downs, here we come!

 

Shitty broadcaster Jefferson Pilot Sports will only be televising ACC games this year--they will no longer broadcast an SEC game at 11:30 am. Too bad--they were always something like the 5th-choice SEC game for the week, but definitely the earliest football of the day.

 

I guess that means I'm SOL if I want to get my Vanderbilt fix...

 

 

To those who are unfamiliar with the SEC's TV contracts, they are in three tiers.

 

The first tier is CBS, who gets the rights to a Saturday morning or afternoon game each week. They always pick up big games like Florida-Tennessee but the rest are hit-and-miss at times. (IIRC, LSU-Miss St. has been one despite Miss St. being one of the worst teams in the league.)

 

The second tier is ESPN, who gets a Saturday night game. Many of LSU's games end up here because of the school's tradition to play all home games at night, barring contractual obligations.

 

The third tier is JP, who gets last shot at each week's games. Their contract is also written so that they're obligated to show each of the 12 teams at least once during the season. As such, they end up getting a lot of the Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and Mississippi State games because it's about the only way CBS and ESPN will pass on big teams like Florida, Georgia, LSU, Auburn, etc.

[Guest Princess Leena]

So, will JP or whoever still be showing 8:30 games, just with the ACC now. I liked those. And it helped me avoid Gameday.

[Bored 0]

CSTV should try to pick up those third tier SEC games to give that channel a little more exposure as they currently only have a deal with Conference USA. Not that it matters to me since I still can't get the channel in my area. God damnit I want 19 games instead of 17 games on Saturdays!