[video=youtube;o-r02-oZAW4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-r02-oZAW4[/video]
I watch that and think one thing....more cowbell.
[video=youtube;o-r02-oZAW4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-r02-oZAW4[/video]
Not sure who to root against. Both annoy me at this point for a variety of reasons.
Just so we can all feel like dicks. Apparently the girl playing the cowbell is blind.
Like OU in 2007?
I find the disdain for Boise, and TCU to a lesser extent, hilarious. Boise has tried to play BCS schools in non conference games but the BCS schools want no part of Boise. They are stuck in their conference, nothing they can do about. They have now twice run the table in 4 years. Could they survive in the B12? Probably. Shoot, they are e better team than KU, atm, KSU, Baylor, ISU and CU with out a doubt and would be on par with OSU, Mizzou, TT and NU. Same could be said for TCU.
I know this has been argued ad nauseum, but look at BSU's schedule. Their opponent's overall record was 84-91. If you take away Oregon and TCU, that drops to 62-87. Sure they get credit for beating Oregon (nationally televised, at home, first game of season) and TCU (Bowl game after 4 weeks off). But the meat of their schedule was really easy. I think it is a whole different deal when you only have a season with two tough games. They were pretty much able to slide through the season without a lot of stress and without getting beaten up.
They had a month to prepare for one game, if there was a playoff bracket where they had to play 2 or 3 games against superior opponents they would be doomed.
What does the combined record of Texas look like?
The Texas 2009 Big 12 conference matchups were not nearly as challenging as 2008, and UT's OOC schedule was a creampuff filled joke.
Nebraska played Texas as closely as anyone. The Colt McCoy lead 2009 Longhorns look nothing like the 2005 Vince Young lead team.
Based on what I saw last night compaired with what I saw when UT played Nebraska and Colorado, I suspect that Boise has a 40-50% chance of beating the Longhorns.
Look, the Boise players don't control their strength of schedule. They won every time they stepped on the field. They very well could be the #2 team in the country and have no way other than conjecture to proove whether they are the best in the land.
Fair enough, but taking it one more level, you should look at the schedules of their opponents. Texas played their OOC schedule, which wasn't tough, plus the Big XII. I'd suggest that each one of Texas' Big XII opponents had much tougher schedules than BSU's WAC opponents. The level of competition isn't even comparable.
This is the kind of conjecture you have to resort to when the BCS refuses to allow teams like BSU and TCU to play against schools from BCS conferences and settle the issue on the field. Possibly because the last time they did, BCS embarassed them by beating a big-time school...
I have to say the crowd shots last night made me remember why I loved going to TCU games and being on the TCU campus. Wow.
I've got to say that TCU's helmets had a strange but different paint pattern to them. They may have looked better if they had a different logo or something besides the letters TCU?
I've got to say that TCU's helmets had a strange but different paint pattern to them. They may have looked better if they had a different logo or something besides the letters TCU?
In fairness to Hawaii, Cinncinnati didn't fair much better against Florida.
Aside from the television market arguement, is the Big East really more deserving of BCS status than the MWC or WAC?
Like OU in 2007?
I find the disdain for Boise, and TCU to a lesser extent, hilarious. Boise has tried to play BCS schools in non conference games but the BCS schools want no part of Boise. They are stuck in their conference, nothing they can do about. They have now twice run the table in 4 years. Could they survive in the B12? Probably. Shoot, they are e better team than KU, atm, KSU, Baylor, ISU and CU with out a doubt and would be on par with OSU, Mizzou, TT and NU. Same could be said for TCU.
Sure, they could survive in the Big 12, and it would be to the tune of 8-4 or 9-3. Which is what they really are, somewhere around #10-15 in the country. They're a very good team, just not deserving of being in the national championship discussion. Even the Boise player who was interviewed after the game said they didn't belong in the discussion.
I'm cutting some slack regarding TCU's fuggly reptile skin helmets mostly because of the disaster that was the Boise band's halftime show. When it comes to an eyesore, the BSU ban stole all of the thunder.
What does the combined record of Texas look like?
The Texas 2009 Big 12 conference matchups were not nearly as challenging as 2008, and UT's OOC schedule was a creampuff filled joke.
Nebraska played Texas as closely as anyone. The Colt McCoy lead 2009 Longhorns look nothing like the 2005 Vince Young lead team.
Based on what I saw last night compaired with what I saw when UT played Nebraska and Colorado, I suspect that Boise has a 40-50% chance of beating the Longhorns.
Look, the Boise players don't control their strength of schedule. They won every time they stepped on the field. They very well could be the #2 team in the country and have no way other than conjecture to proove whether they are the best in the land.
I agree that Cincy looked bad but they lost their head play caller and that probably took some wind out of their sails.
Hawaii got schooled.
I don't know. I thought the drum major had something going for her. I can't find a picture from last night's performance, but google gave me a practice one:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1154/1206222435_580c0e1760.jpg?v=1187824835\
Edit: couldn't get the embed deal to work so you have to click.