2006/2007 NCAA Football...

[BJB]

We are less than 3 weeks away from the college football season and the pre-season rankings have come out.

Week 1 USA Today Poll
1. Ohio State (28) 0-0 1,487
2. Texas (11) 0-0 1,378
3. USC (1) 0-0 1,348
3. Notre Dame (9) 0-0 1,348
5. Oklahoma (13) 0-0 1,320
6. Auburn (1) 0-0 1,206
7. West Virginia 0-0 1,202
8. Florida 0-0 1,054
9. LSU 0-0 1,037
10. Florida State 0-0 874
11. Miami (FL) 0-0 839
12. California 0-0 798
13. Louisville 0-0 785
14. Georgia 0-0 784
15. Michigan 0-0 778
16. Virginia Tech 0-0 591
17. Iowa 0-0 519
18. Clemson 0-0 493
19. Penn State 0-0 406
20. Oregon 0-0 373
21. TCU 0-0 270
22. Nebraska 0-0 261
23. Tennessee 0-0 216
24. Alabama 0-0 210
25. Texas Tech 0-0 198

Notre Dame is ranked 3rd. With a stacked offence, can ND's defense stop the opposition and help ND get to a National Championship?? Brady Quinn/Samardzija heisman candidates?? Does Ohio State deserve # 1 after losing it's main 2 linebackers?? Whose your upset school?? Will Washington or Washington State ever get back in the Top 25?? Damn can't wait for the season to start.

Go ND Go!!!

[BJB]

AP Top 25....

AP Top 25

1. Ohio State (35)
2. Notre Dame (10)
3. Texas (8)
4. Auburn (3)
5. West Virginia (6)
6. USC (3)
7. Florida
8. LSU
9. California
10. Oklahoma
11. Florida State
12. Miami (FL)
13. Louisville
14. Michigan
15. Georgia
16. Iowa
17. Virginia Tech
18. Clemson
19. Penn State
20. Nebraska
21. Oregon
22. TCU
23. Tennessee
24. Arizona State
25. Texas Tech

Go ND Go!!!

[Captain Shamrock]

BJB,

Any comment on the allegations against Notre Dame in terms of NCAA violations?

[BJB]

No comment. I will wait for Coach Weiss to make a statement then i will comment. Until then i hear no allegations.

[Bronco]

It's an obvious attempt by the old boys WASP network that rules the NCAA to besmirch the reputation of a proud and honest program. Fcuk em!!!


GO IRISH

[johnnybluenose]

It is noce to see ND doing so well. Coach Weiss is a god send to that program.
This year will be fun to see what Brady Boy does after watching him play for the last 3 years...
Jeff Samardijza is a freak...
National Championship? Maybe...but their independant challenging schedule make sit very difficult...USC, Michigan, Michigan St, etc...
And on the Violations front: http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journal...s/15346003.htm

[BJB]

College football is back. Not a bad opening weekend, some good games out there. ND had some opening game jitter against Georgia Tech. got the win which is the main thing, now hope they can start playing like they should be playing.... they fall to #4 in the rankings. Big matchup this week is #1 Ohio State vs #2 Texas.

AP Top 25

1. Ohio State (39)
2. Texas (7)
3. USC (3)
4. Auburn (3)
4. Notre Dame (8)
6. West Virginia (5)
7. Florida
8. LSU
9. Florida State
10. Michigan
11. Tennessee
12. Georgia
13. Louisville
14. Iowa
15. Oklahoma
16. Virginia Tech
17. Miami (FL)
18. Clemson
19. Penn State
20. Oregon
21. Nebraska
22. California
23. TCU
24. Texas Tech
25. Arizona State

[BJB]

Huge win against Penn State and a OSU blow out of texas puts ND back at #2. ND played well, the 17 points taht penn scored shouldn't even be on tehre as ND had their 3rd string defence on. Didn't see the OSU/Texas game but heard OSU just was all over them.

AP Top 25

1. Ohio State (59)
2. Notre Dame (3)
3. Auburn (2)
4. USC (2)
5. West Virginia (2)
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Texas
9. Florida State
10. Georgia
11. Michigan
12. Louisville
13. Tennessee
14. Virginia Tech
15. Oklahoma
16. Iowa
17. Miami (FL)
18. Oregon
19. Nebraska
20. TCU
21. California
22. Arizona State
23. Boston College
24. Texas Tech
25. Penn State

[BJB]

Huge loss for ND over the weekend..... FCKU!!!! Bye-Bye National Championship, Bye-Bye Heisman Trophy!!! All in one day. Michigan was all over ND from what i saw. and i stopped watching after the first quarter.... But i still love em!!! Go ND Go!!!

OSU was down to Cincy, 7:6 at the half(that's why remember) but came back with a 30:7 win or something like that.

Here are the rankings:

AP Top 25

1. Ohio State (59)
2. Auburn (2)
3. USC (2)
4. West Virginia (2)
5. Florida
6. Michigan
7. Texas
8. Louisville
9. Georgia
10. LSU
11. Virginia Tech
12. Notre Dame
13. Oregon
14. Iowa
15. Tennessee
16. TCU
17. Oklahoma
18. Florida State
19. Clemson
20. Arizona State
20. Boston College
22. California
23. Nebraska
24. Penn State
25. Boise State

[5bigtoes]

BJB,

I watched the ND/Michigan game. It was so frustrating waiting for ND too wake the fcuk up...Michigan basically punched ND in the mouth and at ND....eeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaa

How's about that Ducks / OU battle what a finish....holy fcuk what a game.....some terrible calls...but a great game to watch!

[BJB]

ND getting shallacked and down by 16 in the 4th is able to come back and win.... I guess they saw visions of a decent bowl game running away with another loss!!! Great ending from what i heard. unfortuantely i didn't have the box. Rankings look the same, as no big upsets.... ND still at 12.....

AP Top 25

1. Ohio State (59)
2. Auburn (2)
3. USC (2)
4. West Virginia (2)
5. Florida
6. Michigan
7. Texas
8. Louisville
9. LSU
10. Georgia
11. Virginia Tech
12. Notre Dame
13. Iowa
14. Oregon
15. Tennessee
16. Oklahoma
17. TCU
18. Clemson
19. Florida State
20. California
21. Nebraska
22. Boise State
23. Rutgers
24. Georgia Tech
25. Missouri

[BJB]

ND with a good win over the weekend. Not a tough test but they were able to get a win early in the game, unlike previous weeks! not much change other than USC going down to the Beavers!!! I loved this as USC loses, but i also hated it as it hurts ND's chances of getting a BCS. USC is the only decent game left in ND's schedule, and a win against a #3 ranked team sounds better than a win against a #9 ranked team, when you are #10!!! Oh well. Fcku that Michigan game still hurts!!!

USC drops to 9. ND stays at 11. WSU makes the top 25!! Go Cougs!!!

AP Top 25
1. Ohio State (63) (9-0) 1623 1
2. Michigan (9-0) 1547 2
3. West Virginia (2) (7-0) 1494 4
4. Texas (8-1) 1397 5
5. Louisville (7-0) 1278 6
6. Auburn (8-1) 1250 7
7. Florida (7-1) 1243 9
8. Tennessee (7-1) 1232 8
9. USC (6-1) 1059 3
10. California (7-1) 1040 12
11. Notre Dame (7-1) 1037 11
12. Arkansas (7-1) 935 13
13. LSU (6-2) 842 14
14. Boise State (8-0) 688 15
15. Rutgers (7-0) 644 16
16. Boston College (7-1) 624 18
17. Wisconsin (8-1) 617 17
18. Oklahoma (6-2) 589 19
19. Clemson (7-2) 435 10
20. Georgia Tech (6-2) 402 21
21. Texas A&M (8-1) 353 22
22. Wake Forest (7-1) 246 24
23. Virginia Tech (6-2) 188 29
24. Oregon (6-2) 167 25
25. Washington State (6-3) 40 33

Go ND Go....

[BJB]

Anyone else see the Charlie Weiss interview on 60 minutes last night?? Very interesting. Brady Quinn needs a P.R. rep. that guy spoke like he was in Gr. 7 talking to a girl he liked. Funny to see the Priest not having a problem with Weiss's swearing. He goes, he's from jersey... it's ok.

If you ahven't seen it, try to download it, worth the watch.

[BJB]

Well the college regular season has ended and the bowl games have been announced. What a season it was and what an ending. Not knowing who will play for the championship what the big quesiton today. In the end here is how the BCS Bowl games turned out....

Rose Bowl #8 USC vs #3 Michigan
Fiesta Bowl #9 Boise State vs #7 Oklahoma
Orange Bowl #15 Wake Forest vs #5 Louisville
Sugar Bowl #11 Notre Dame vs #4 LSU
BCS Championship #1 OSU vs #2 Florida

Thoughts/Comments???

I'm happy to see USC not playing. What a win by UCLA over the weekend to stop USC from going after another title.

I don't think Florida should be going to the big game. I was hoping to see a rematch of OSU/Michigan rematch. But i'm sure votes were swayed not for this to happen. That's why the big question of a playoff format possibly wiht the top 8/16 teams playing with the bowl games being the finals??

Notre Dame had a good season. Not as successful as I thought they would have but a 10-2 season is quite good. Not a great schedule. 2 big loses, one to michigan and one to USC. ND showed they need to improve on their Defence. But the big question now is can they win a Bowl game as they have been unsuccessful in their last 8 i think.... Go Irish Go!!!!

My predicitoins:

Michigan, Boise St, Louisville, ND, OSU

Go ND Go!!!

Final BCS Rankings...
Bowl Champ. Series

1. Ohio State

2. Florida

3. Michigan

4. LSU

5. USC

6. Louisville

7. Wisconsin

8. Boise State

9. Auburn

10. Oklahoma

11. Notre Dame

12. Arkansas

13. West Virginia

14. Wake Forest

15. Virginia Tech

16. Rutgers

17. Tennessee

18. California

19. Texas

20. Brigham Young

21. Texas A&M

22. Oregon State

23. Nebraska

24. Boston College

25. UCLA

[italian_stallion21]

I was also glad to see USC out of the championship, although that was before I knew it would be Florida. I would rather see USC than Florida, but definitely wanted to see a rematch with Michigan.

[BlazeArmy]

I am happy that Florida got their rightful spot in the championship game. their schedule and conference is much harder than Michigan and the wolverines had their chance and couldn't take it. You don't get a do-over in NCAA Div 1 football unless you are extremely lucky and fortunate. Regardless, i think OSU is going to walk away with it. they are head and shoulders it seems over the other teams in the country as the OSU_MIchigan was not as close as the score indicated.

The best bowl game lookas like it will be the Wake Forest -Lousiville game. Neither team has a big name conference or program but i expect this game to be wide open and really entertaining.

The Rose Bowl will be a decent game as well.

I expect thec hampionship game to be a 12 point spread or so.

As for ND and LSU, i don't expect ND to be breaking their streak of bowl losses this year. Hopefully their QB coming in for next year is the real deal and their defence gets better or they will be a 3-4 loss team next yeaR.

Me and a buddy are hoping to arrange a weekend of football with an Irish game on the Saturday and a Bears game on the Sunday. Stupid NFL schedules need to come out for next year before we can start to confirm things. i have been to a UW game but have no idea what a game at ND will be like. My brother had been to the Big house for a Michigan game and he said it is indescribable what 100,000 people at ana event are like. I personally think he was just too damn drunk to remember but whatever.

[italian_stallion21]

Originally Posted by BlazeArmy

Me and a buddy are hoping to arrange a weekend of football with an Irish game on the Saturday and a Bears game on the Sunday. Stupid NFL schedules need to come out for next year before we can start to confirm things. i have been to a UW game but have no idea what a game at ND will be like. My brother had been to the Big house for a Michigan game and he said it is indescribable what 100,000 people at ana event are like. I personally think he was just too damn drunk to remember but whatever.

I have a friend who goes to OSU and he says it is indescribable also. He was blown away by the fact the party for the game starts on Friday and basically goes until Sunday night. You would definitely have a good time, regardless if you're too drunk to remember.

[Sir M]

Tonight Florida just sh#*tkicked #1 Ohio State 41-14 in the National Championship game, and half of OSU's points came in the first 16 seconds of the game when they ran back the opening kickoff.

Originally Posted by BJB

BCS Championship #1 OSU vs #2 Florida. I don't think Florida should be going to the big game.

The Gators are National Champs...by a lot.

[BJB]

Damn, What a game. Guess the BCS made the right choice.

I'm still in favour of doing a playoff format.... but for now Congrats to Florida!!

[italian_stallion21]

I can't believe how bad OSU sh1t the bed. Florida definitely deserved to win this, and it wasn't the most exciting championship game being a blowout. Congrats to Florida, but the bowl game of the year has to be Boise St. Vs Oklahoma, evrything bowl games are supposed to be.