College football week 12 thread

At least the Illnois students are into it:

https://twitter.com/LastTimeOSULost/status/401786497810333696/photo/1

 

This was one of the most Mizzou things I've ever seen ... and they were off this week.

 

Playing Ohio State in National Championship Game.

 

Yeah, I got FSU vs. Ohio State as well, after Alabama and Baylor lose.

 

I know everybody wants Saban to lose, and Auburn is a sexy pick right now. But the fact is, Alabama is not a good matchup for Auburn.

Auburn has had trouble stopping the run all year, and Alabama can run on anyone. You need to have a dynamic passing quarterback to beat Alabama, and --- miracle TD passes against Georgia aside --- Nick Marshall is not that guy.

It's certainly a worrisome scenario and Auburn and its crowd will be sky-high for the game, but I think Alabama is just too physical for Auburn.

 

Kristi Malzahn is Auburn's secret weapon.

 

Repped for real talk

 

Memo to Ohio State fans: this is why people think your coach is a disingenuous prick:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9996581/urban-meyer-ohio-state-buckeyes-expresses-frustration-bcs

Meyer calls the BCS "flawed." He didn't think so when he had two one-loss teams at Florida back into No. 2 in 2006 and 2008.

 

What do you expect him to say? His team has won every freakin' game since he got hired. They have scored 56, 56 and 60 points in their last three wins and people are constantly talking about their "shortcomings". I'm sure it gets tiresome to listen to.

 

Did he not think it was flawed then? I'm sure he did, he just liked that it worked out for him now.

The difference between an undefeated and a one-loss team is monumental too. Any one-loss team that believes it has a gripe can be dismissed with a simple "Yeah? Then win." But you can't do that to an undefeated.

 

Ohio State fans, like any other fanbase in the country, couldn't give two sh*ts if he's a prick. He's not there to win popularity contests. Not only that, hard to argue anything he actually said.

I'm an avowed tOSU fanboi. Frankly, I figure they're about the 5th best team in the country. Having said the, the "narrative" has gotten pretty silly. Let's review:

'09, beat Oregon in the Rose Bowl. '10, (admittedly ignoring the NCAA penalty) beat an SEC team in the Sugar Bowl. '11, institutional nuking of the program. '12 & '13, hire one of the two best coaches in the country, win 22 straight. Add all this together & they're suddenly....Boise??