FBC Week 8 thread: What the Buck (Belue)

I agree. It's not like Bama lost on a two point conversion. A 14 point loss should be the end of a team's title hopes.

 

By "screwed," I meant more in terms of their title hopes, not as in "screwed by the system."

Right or wrong, it's how the system is. If a one-loss Alabama team beats an undefeated, No. 1 Auburn team in the final week of the season, then wins the SEC title game, it will be the No. 2 team in the country unless two of Oregon, Mizzou and Michigan State finish undefeated. Just how it's going to be.

I'm not saying it's right, but that's how it's going to work out. And honestly, I think it's the most likely scenario. If Oregon survives this week, I think it'll go undefeated. I don't think Mizzou or MSU will. So as long as both Auburn and Alabama hold serve going into the Iron Bowl, the game is going to be a de facto play-in for the second spot in the title game, as both teams would be heavily favored against whoever comes out of the SEC East slog.

 

Like a rented mule.

 

You know, you say that, but Boise's 0-5 all time against SEC schools, one of them South Carolina, and none of those games was close. Boise might well beat South Carolina if they meet them in a bowl game, but rented mule will not be among the similes used to describe it.

 

Would they beat Alabama? Would they beat Auburn?

 

We don't know. Why don't we have them play a game at the end of the season to find out?

 

Yeah, if Alabama or Auburn moved to the WAC, they'd automatically be out of the national title picture, apparently.

 

But that isn't the issue.

The issue is would Boise beat South Carolina on the road - after back-to-back weeks of beating teams who were in the top ten when they played - Arkansas and Florida (which is obviously a big emotional game) and then beat ranked teams Mississippi State, LSU and Auburn -- and if they do all that they'll likely have to beat South Carolina again.

Or in the case of Missouri - Boise may have been able to beat Oklahoma - could they get back up again this week to win at Nebraska and if they do that and win out they get to try and beat Oklahoma again.

Boise State can cherry pick anyone's schedule and say "hey we can beat them" but that is irrelevant because all they are asked to do is get up ONE TIME and this year, it was against an OK but not great Virginia Tech, and then they can coast through a schedule of dogshit.

It is not even close to the same.

Their "letdown" game results in a 24-10 win instead of a loss, like the teams who are in real conferences because they aren't playing anyone who is good enough to beat them.

 

After this week, Oregon still has to knock off Arizona and Oregon State. Neither one is a gimme. The Beavs traditionally play better as the season progresses and they'll be wanting some revenge for the last two years. Oregon should win both games and Kelly seems to be doing a good job keeping his team focused on the game ahead, but you never know what might happen, especially in a rivalry game.

 

1. It is cliche that has nothing to do with reality, particularly not in college football. And the Kentucky-USC loss is a great example - when was it played? Oh yeah, the week after South Carolina shot its load and beat Alabama. And once again, the difference between teams in real conferences and Boise State is this - when they have a letdown, they have an opportunity to lose because whoever they are playing is good enough to beat them. When Boise has a letdown, it just means they only win by 10 instead of 30 because all of those teams they play are dogshit.

And the fact that you are trying to compare a schedule which has as its toughest games Virginia Tech (who isn't even as good as James Madison), Hawaii, Nevada and Oregon State to a schedule which includes Arkansas, Mississippi State, Auburn, LSU, Florida and South Carolina twice is ridiculous.

It is not even close. And looking at who Kentucky has played, beat and lost to, there is no doubt in my mind they'd finish second in the WAC - as would Tennessee - as would frigging Ole Miss, who pounded one of the three best teams in the WAC - Fresno -- by 17 points.