[chris719]

Originally Posted by BM dnobagaV

They also played Syracuse and blew them out. The same 'cuse that nearly upset the Clemson apple cart
They also didn't lose this season. OSU got blown out by Purdue...

Doesn't matter because it's likely going to be Alabama-Clemson. IV

Clemson lost their quarterback early in the 2nd quarter of that game to a suspected concussion. It was also his first ever start. Clemson played the rest of that game with their 3rd string QB since their previous starting QB decided to transfer earlier in the week.

Meanwhile, ND knocked out Syracuse's starting quarterback midway through the first quarter, so they blew out a 'cuse team with the backup QB playing almost the entire game.

[hellrotm]

Originally Posted by Spgm5

How can you rank one loss Oklahoma over Georgia but rank one loss Ohio state behind Georgia?

Simple, OU revenged their one loss(to a ranked team). Ohio st got trounced by a unranked 6-6 Purdue.

This years final four was clear, a year of chalk.

Georgia had their chance and blew it.

[Spgm5]

Originally Posted by hellrotm

Simple, OU revenged their one loss(to a ranked team). Ohio st got trounced by a unranked 6-6 Purdue.

This years final four was clear, a year of chalk.

Georgia had their chance and blew it.

Why say it's the 4 best teams? Obviously it's not. Not statistically. It's the 3 best conference winners and ND.

[kscarrol]

So Urban Meyer stepping down after the Rose bowl with OC Ryan Day taking over...


http://www.espn.com/college-football...hing-rose-bowl

[RickFLM4]

Beat me to it, Ken.

Not really a surprise, I guess (despite recent AD denials).

[hellrotm]

I knew Meyer was on the outs, when media started bringing up his medical issues again during middle of season.

[Flying Ace]

this is the end of an era at Ohio State. What a ride it was. Meyer took the program from a B level to the A level and perennial contenders. I hope Day can keep it going. This is the first time since the 80s, they hired an "outsider" as a HC, and in this case, there was no other candidate other than Day. He needs to deliver. By year 4, after he's done riding the coattails of Meyer, we'll assess whether he's been successful or not.

[BM dnobagaV]

Originally Posted by Flying Ace

this is the end of an era at Ohio State. What a ride it was. Meyer took the program from a B level to the A level and perennial contenders. I hope Day can keep it going. This is the first time since the 80s, they hired an "outsider" as a HC, and in this case, there was no other candidate other than Day. He needs to deliver. By year 4, after he's done riding the coattails of Meyer, we'll assess whether he's been successful or not.

B-level? Hadn't they gone to 3 national championships in like a 6 year span under Tressel?

Program was A-level before and it stayed A-level with Meyer. If anything, he underachieved

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by BM dnobagaV

B-level? Hadn't they gone to 3 national championships in like a 6 year span under Tressel?

Program was A-level before and it stayed A-level with Meyer. If anything, he underachieved

Not so sure. They both won one NC (a very late flag from the refs helped Tressel with his) and Tressel's reign ended in probation and a season's worth of vacated wins, as well as a losing season between his time and Meyer's.

[Flying Ace]

Originally Posted by BM dnobagaV

B-level? Hadn't they gone to 3 national championships in like a 6 year span under Tressel?

Program was A-level before and it stayed A-level with Meyer. If anything, he underachieved

I still think Tressel was at a B level. After all he did lose 2 NCGs to SEC teams, though he did beat a top 10 SEC team in 2011. The reality is, Tressel was only a regional recruiter. My theory is that he was so successful recruiting Big Ten regions that it was actually detrimental to the conference's overall strength as all the talent was pooled up in 1 school.

Meyer took it to a different level. He is a national recruiter, and he has consistently put Ohio State in the top 4 in recruiting and performance every year.

[1MOREMOD]

If its Alabama and clemson again I'm rooting for a nuke strike to win.

[******]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

If its Alabama and clemson again I'm rooting for a nuke strike to win.

Well it’s Clemson, for sure... woohoo...

Maybe Alabama maybe not...

[Flying Ace]

Not sure why we were forced to watch 2 ACC championship games in 2 weeks....

[1MOREMOD]

Nd and ok suck. Ohio and Georgia better

[Spgm5]

The four best teams got in....

[1MOREMOD]

Really ga gave Alabama all they could handle. Ok looks like community college right now.

[adc100]

Originally Posted by Spgm5

The four best teams got in....

Did you notice one of them was a perennial loser like 2 years ago? They have been over rated for fifty years..you know one of those "independents" I'm glad they chose not to honor the big 10 with their presence. And I realize its a money thing. But don't reward them by comparing them with a power 5 conference (well maybe Power 4

Is there any question that this year or 2 years ago they wouldn't have gotten out of the bigten and been in the final 4.

Virtual wast of time having these two games. Did anyone think a great offensive team without a meaningful defense could upset Alabama who has a very good O and a better D?

I can't see another team out the SEC challenge Alabama next year neither :mad:

[Flying Ace]

ND hasn't won a BCS type bowl...ever

[Flying Ace]

Originally Posted by Spgm5

The four best teams got in....

Did you confuse Auburn with Note Dame?

[Spgm5]

It's called sarcasm. I'm a dawgs fan so I'm salty

[DieGrüneHölle]

Mich got crushed by an o.k. Florida team. The big SEC schools just makes other conferences look weak.

[ASAP]

So being a UCF fan and watching the games... this is one of those situation where I can at least somewhat safely say only Clemson and AL are teams that would definitively beat us. Expand the playoffs asap; this is all slowly becoming a joke.