I'm going to post a link to this article on why Andy Dalton might be chosen as rookie of the year for the NFL in 2011-2012 just because I want to see Travis get butthurt about it.

At 12/1/11 12:35 AM, Travis wrote:

At 11/30/11 11:59 PM, orangebomb wrote: And to Travis's usual empty trash talk against the Bengals, well the weaker the dog, the louder it's bark.

Ok, when you guys miss the playoffs then I will remember that quote.

It's still an "if" question. The future is wide open with the AFC. Jesus, can't you let us even be hopeful? The NFL still has Cincy within the playoff picture as a wildcard team.

At 12/1/11 08:36 PM, Travis wrote:

He's an obvious pick along with AJ Green.

I'd have assumed you'd be a Cam Newton fan because on a normal basis the Bengals can't do anything right on your book. But I guess you arguing with me on this fits right in with your views that everything should be a fight.

lol dream team

bucs
lol stealers
falcons
skins
pats
raiders
tebow
titans
bears
ravens
cowboys
packers
niners
saints
jags

It's going to be the most anticlimax week of college football this Saturday.
Bring on LSU vs Alabama II!

At 12/2/11 01:38 PM, Psil0 wrote:

At 12/2/11 11:15 AM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: It's going to be the most anticlimax week of college football this Saturday.
Bring on LSU vs Alabama II!

I'm going laugh my ass off if it doesn't happen.

Unfortunately, Duke might be right here. LSU and Alabama are the 2 best teams in the nation, and even if LSU loses in the title game, they will still go in anyways. Okie State had their chance, and blew it against Iowa State. Title contenders don't lose to a team like Iowa State, no matter the circumstances.

It's conference championship week, and I'll put in my thoughts on what I believe is the best week of college football {regular season that is.}

Pac-12: I really don't have much to say about this. Oregon wins in a landslide. Sad thing is that if UCLA loses, they still get in a bowl game despite having a losing record, and if somehow they win, then they go to the Rose Bowl with 6 losses. Either way, they'll get whacked in a bowl game anyways.

Big Ten: My head says Wisconsin should win, but my gut says Michigan State. I'm going with my head here and go with Wisconsin, and they better not disappoint this time like they always do. If Wisconsin ever wants to be treated seriously with the likes of Michigan, Nebraska, or to a lesser extent Ohio State in the Big 10, then they need to win this game and the Rose Bowl in a convincing fashion.

SEC: This is a win-win for LSU, if they win, they win the SEC and go to the national title game undefeated, and even if they lose, they'll still get in anyways. I'm going with LSU to win, because as good as Georgia has played since starting 0-2, they haven't faced a buzzsaw like LSU, and I fear that this game won't be pretty unless the Tigers don't show up to play.

Big 12: Not a championship game per se, but it might as well be a championship game for the Big 12 in Stillwater. Ever since Oklahoma lost Broyles, they haven't been the same team, and I don't think they have enough to overcome Oklahoma State, especially at their place. I would imagine that the Cowboys are going to be a little angry that they slipped up against Iowa State, and it wouldn't surprise me if the Pokes win by a huge margin. {Sorry, rev}

C-USA: Houston will win this game. Even if they do win this game and get to the BCS bowl game, they will most likely run into a buzzsaw once they get there, and well, get creamed.

ACC: I almost forgot about these guys. I've got to go with Virginia Tech on this one, partly due to the fact that Clemson fell off the map after starting so hot early on. It seems like Va Tech is pretty much the only ones who want to win that conference anyways, especially when Florida State and Miami can't seem to get off the ground for some reason. {Not that Va Tech would care, but still.}

I wonder how many people in the ESPN sports center jerk off to Tim Tebow when he completes a pass.

Houston is so overrated.

At 12/2/11 06:36 PM, orangebomb wrote: Big 12: Not a championship game per se, but it might as well be a championship game for the Big 12 in Stillwater. Ever since Oklahoma lost Broyles, they haven't been the same team, and I don't think they have enough to overcome Oklahoma State, especially at their place. I would imagine that the Cowboys are going to be a little angry that they slipped up against Iowa State, and it wouldn't surprise me if the Pokes win by a huge margin. {Sorry, rev}

We shall see, but all bets are off in a rivalry game. From history sake, when the Pokes have nothing to play for they just crumple up and wait for basketball season. Since they lost out to ISU I think they have lost motivation. And oh yeah, The Pokes lost the last eight Bedlam games including the 2009 game where they were better imho than this team.

And Georgia was doing so great until they let the Honey Badger return a punt back for a TD.

At 12/3/11 12:00 PM, Travis wrote:

At 12/2/11 06:36 PM, orangebomb wrote: If Wisconsin ever wants to be treated seriously with the likes of Nebraska...

Wisconsin 48-17 Nebraska, lol what?

Way to take my quote out of context. Unlike the schools I've just listed, Wisconsin has virtually no history of winning big games and choking in general. 2 examples are TCU and Ohio State, and in both of those games, they were heavily favored and a much better team overall, and simply choked. Plus, Nebraska has 5 national titles, all since 1970, Wisconsin has none. Some time, they need to get over the hump and win at least a BCS bowl game, or no one is going to treat them seriously again. In short, Wisconsin is a tease.

Speaking of choking, Houston got crushed by Southern Miss 49-21. The very same Southern Miss team that lost to UAB for the love of God, and now some people want to put them in the BCS bowl game. Thanks for nothing, Houston, go back to the kiddy table with Wisconsin and Boise State now.

MISSING: WISCONSIN'S OFFENSIVE LINE

LAST KNOWN LOCATION: THE FIRST QUARTER

At 12/3/11 09:59 PM, Gobblemeister wrote: MISSING: WISCONSIN'S OFFENSIVE LINE

LAST KNOWN LOCATION: THE FIRST QUARTER

Same goes for OU's offense and defense. MIA

OSU can beat OU by 50, they still won't make it to the BCS title game.
A team that lost to IOWA STATE simply do not deserve to play for the national title, get over with it.

At 12/3/11 10:55 PM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: OSU can beat OU by 50, they still won't make it to the BCS title game.
A team that lost to IOWA STATE simply do not deserve to play for the national title, get over with it.

Kind of stupid to have a team that did NOT win their conference play for a national championship don't you think?

At 12/3/11 10:43 PM, Travis wrote:

At 12/3/11 10:28 PM, reverend wrote:

At 12/3/11 09:59 PM, Gobblemeister wrote: MISSING: WISCONSIN'S OFFENSIVE LINE

LAST KNOWN LOCATION: THE FIRST QUARTER

Same goes for OU's offense and defense. MIA

If there is any possibility of not reliving that piece of abysmal shit that was "THE GAME OF THE CENTURY" when it was one of the worst games I have ever seen... then I am hoping to the Holy Lord that Oklahoma State gets the nod.

I think we've been through this before, but Alabama is clearly the second best team in the nation, and even if Oklahoma State did beat the tar out of Oklahoma, the damage is already been done when the Pokes lost to Iowa State, and LSU curb stomped Georgia in the second half. There's a huge difference between losing to the only undefeated team left, and losing to a .500 team, no matter where they take place. And if that does happen, well then something fishy must be going on.

Seriously... 5 (I think it was actually more) missed field goals and a worthless offensive performance on both sides IS NOT THE GAME OF THE CENTURY. It's the most boring hyped game of the century.

You do notice that both LSU and Alabama have extremely strong defenses right? A game like that wasn't going to high-scoring if that's what you were predicting. Granted, it wasn't that entertaining, but at the same time, I was realistic enough that the game was going to be low-scoring drag it out fight. And I know I said this a lot about bad days, but the Alabama kicker had a bad day. {well, even on a good day, he's been so-so.}

The BCS isn't a fucking popularity contest, it's designed to determine the 2 best teams, even though I think the BCS is utter crap, but that's what we have, bitching about it will do no one any good at this time. If you don't want to watch a rematch of Bama-LSU in the national title game, then DON'T WATCH THE DAMN GAME!, although it probably doesn't matter in the end, I don't really see anyone beating LSU this year, not when you see how they thrashed even high ranked teams, save for Alabama.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA DUCKWORTH AAAAAAAAAA

And so Wisconsin wins the Big Ten for the second consecutive year.

If our defense plays this badly again we'll get tanned by Oregon but for now we won and we are the best.

At 12/3/11 11:08 PM, reverend wrote:

At 12/3/11 10:55 PM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: OSU can beat OU by 50, they still won't make it to the BCS title game.
A team that lost to IOWA STATE simply do not deserve to play for the national title, get over with it.

Kind of stupid to have a team that did NOT win their conference play for a national championship don't you think?

Kind of stupid to have a team that lost to UNRANKED IOWA STATE in two weeks ago playing for the national championship, don't you think?
It is going to be LSU vs Alabama II, get over with it.

I don't know what team is having a worse day, Raiders or Bengals.

Raiders getting shut out against the lowly Dolphins, and just when I thought I wasn't going to bury Palmer and call him done.

As for Cincinnati, well everything that could go wrong, has gone wrong, especially when the phantom calls aren't even going your way and the special teams who are normally very good, has gone to shit. {I know Travis must be jumping for joy right now.}

Up two games on Travis for this week with no chance of him catching up. Fuck yes. Mission accomplished. I don't even give a fuck how everyone else does in comparison with me.

Also, why in the fuck is tomorrow such a SNOOZE fest. I literally couldn't give less of a shit about San Diego and Jacksonville. They're both long shots for the playoffs at this point, right? Is this going to be like Thursday's game in terms of importance to the overall season?

At 12/4/11 04:34 PM, ZJ wrote: Also, why in the fuck is tomorrow such a SNOOZE fest. I literally couldn't give less of a shit about San Diego and Jacksonville.

Jacksonville defense has actually been pretty fun to watch this season. Besides, Gabbert is bound to figure something out at some point and I think at the very least it will be close.

The Fiesta Bowl looks like the matchup to watch; OK State vs. Stanford - Luck vs Weeden w/ Blackmon. It's going to be touchdown city more so than the title game.

At 12/4/11 04:34 PM, ZJ wrote: Is this going to be like Thursday's game in terms of importance to the overall season?

Pretty much. The only real reason why anyone would want to watch this game is to see the Chargers crash and burn like the Hindenburg, and to see how many turnovers Phillip Rivers can make.

Well, it seems like Michigan is going up against Va Tech in the Sugar Bowl. Honestly, I was looking forward to playing Boise State in the Sugar Bowl if it came to that, but I guess they didn't want to see ponies to the slaughter, so the BCS thought that putting the Hokies in would be more of a fair matchup. Either way, I'm so excited.

Bowl Pick'em time!
You have until the first bowl game on the 17th to get your picks in.

2011-12 NCAA Football Bowl Games
December 17th
Gildan New Mexico - Temple vs. Wyoming -
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Ohio vs. Utah State -
R+L Carriers New Orleans - San Diego State vs. Louisiana-Lafayette -
December 20th
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg - Florida International vs. Marshall -
December 21st
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia - TCU vs. Louisiana Tech -
December 22nd
MAACO Las Vegas - Arizona State vs. Boise State -
December 24th
Sheraton Hawaii - Nevada vs. Southern Miss -
December 26th
AdvoCare V100 Independence - Missouri vs. North Carolina -
December 27th
Little Caesars - Western Michigan vs. Purdue -
Belk - Louisville vs. NC State -
December 28th
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman - Toledo vs. Air Force -
Bridgepoint Education Holiday - California vs. Texas -
December 29th
Champs Sports - Florida State vs. Notre Dame -
Valero Alamo - Washington vs. Baylor -
December 30th
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces - BYU vs. Tulsa -
New Era Pinstripe - Rutgers vs. Iowa State -
Franklin American Mortgage Music City - Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest -
Insight - Iowa vs. Oklahoma -
December 31st
Meineke Car Care of Texas - Texas A&M vs. Northwestern -
Hyundai Sun - Georgia Tech vs. Utah -
AutoZone Liberty - Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt -
Kraft Fight Hunger - Illinois vs. UCLA -
Chick-fil-A - Virginia vs. Auburn -
January 2nd
TicketCity - Houston vs. Penn State -
Outback - Michigan State vs. Georgia -
Capital One - Nebraska vs. South Carolina -
Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl - Ohio State vs. Florida -
+++Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio - Wisconsin vs. Oregon -
+++Tostitos Fiesta - Stanford vs. Oklahoma State -
January 3rd
+++Allstate Sugar - Michigan vs. Virginia Tech -
January 4th
+++Discover Orange - West Virginia vs. Clemson -
January 6th
AT&T Cotton - Kansas State vs. Arkansas -
January 7th
BBVA Compass Bowl - SMU vs. Pittsburgh -
January 8th
GoDaddy.com - Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois -
January 9th
+++Allstate BCS National Championship Game - LSU vs. Alabama -

At 12/4/11 09:36 PM, reverend wrote: Bowl Pick'em time!
You have until the first bowl game on the 17th to get your picks in.

Wyoming
Ohio
Lafayette
Marshall
TCU
Boise St.
Nevada
Missouri
Purdue
Louisville
Air Force
Texas
Florida State
Baylor
BYU
Rutgers
Wake Forest
Oklahoma
Northwestern
GTech
Cincinnati
Illinois
Auburn
Penn State
Michigan State
Nebraska
Ohio State
Wisconsin :)
Stanford
Michigan
Clemson
Arkansas
Pitt
Northern Illinois
Alabama

I bullshit'd on half of them or picked Big Ten because fuck the other conferences.

Go Badgers!

10-5 this week with my NFL picks with the snoozefest of San Diego v. Jacksonville happening tonight. Certainly not my best week, but not my worst either.

Also, is anyone else amazed that both Green Bay and San Francisco have clenched their playoff spots while all of the AFC is still technically open? It's wild shit. This has been a crazy season.

Why the hell is UCLA going to a bowl game when they are 6-7?

At 12/5/11 12:31 AM, ToddM wrote: Why the hell is UCLA going to a bowl game when they are 6-7?

They technically won their division (Pac-12 South) with USC bowl banned and I'm assuming that's the main reason. They probably shouldn't have applied for an exemption to get a bowl but bowls mean money for the school/conference and they are going to milk the fans for all they can.

At 12/4/11 08:20 PM, Psil0 wrote: Boycotting BCS NC game. Such BS...

When the SEC offered a four-team playoff proposal in 2008, all the other major conferences besides the ACC declined it. Now you have to deal with the SEC dominance. :P

At 12/5/11 07:00 AM, Dream-of-Duke wrote:

At 12/4/11 08:20 PM, Psil0 wrote: Boycotting BCS NC game. Such BS...

When the SEC offered a four-team playoff proposal in 2008, all the other major conferences besides the ACC declined it. Now you have to deal with the SEC dominance. :P

The whole system is fucked up if you ask me. This shit right here is why I'll never love NCAA football as much as I love the NFL. It's too unfair.