NCAA Week 8 Running Thread

[hondo]

No way does USF sniff the title game. They had no margin for error.

That was my thinking, too. USF not only had to win out, but from this point, every game would be a "statement game" a la the UCF game. Given the wackiness of this season, I might back off my contention that they'll fall way out of the top 10, but many voters are looking for an excuse to move up some Big 12 or Pac 10 team, and now they have it.

And is South Florida loses one more, hello Houston Bowl. At best, Charlotte.
Long way from pining away for the BCS championship game.

At worst they'll make the Gator. Cincinnati will lose one more along the way

They won't be in the Gator under any circumstances. Gator has to take Big East twice and Big 12 twice in four-years, which began last year with West Virginia. The game contractually has to take Big 12 team two times in the next three years. But they can ditch a Big East team once during the term of the contract to take Notre Dame. Since Notre Dame isn't going to any bowl this year, the Gator isn't about to take a Big East team, and leave themselves without the option of taking Notre Dame for the balance of the contract.
Here endeth the lesson.

Remember this, the bowls are all about ticket sales. And the Gator has a better chance of selling out with a team from Tampa than they do one from Lawrence, Kansas. Especially since it appears that the entire city of Tampa is on the bandwagon.

No, they won't. Whiel USF may sell tickets, their fans won't come into town 2-3 nights before the game. They'll come in at most one night before, or the day of the game.

South Florida will not be in the Gator Bowl. It's either BCS game, or Sun, Charlotte or Houston Bowl.

 

[OnTheRiver]

Blue Turf Slap cork Bowl.

If I ever hit the lottery, I'm starting a bowl with this name.

 

[hockeybeat]

Blue Turf Slap cork Bowl.

If I ever hit the lottery, I'm starting a bowl with this name.

"Hello everybody! It's Chris Fowler at the Blue Turf...[mumble]Slap cork[/mumble] Bowl! With me are Craig James and Doug Flutie!"

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

UConn 21, Louisville 17 (final)

In case anyone is interested.

 

[hockeybeat]

UConn 21, Louisville 17 (final)

In case anyone is interested.

Wow.

The 'Ville's all but given up on the season, huh?

 

[Cosmo]

UConn 21, Louisville 17 (final)

In case anyone is interested.

Absolute horseshirt. UConn should never have gotten that gift punt return TD. What the heck? You teach kids not to hit people after a fair catch. Yet a guy can wave fair catch and still return it? Bullshirt. And I have no stake. Didn't care who won this game. But if UConn brick doesn't wave his hand on that play, the Louisville guy would have crushed him at the line. Total horseshirt.

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

Big East officiating didn't exactly have a stellar Thursday and Friday.

 

[dixiehack]

UConn 21, Louisville 17 (final)

In case anyone is interested.

Wow.

The 'Ville's all but given up on the season, huh?

Papajohns.com Bowl. You know you want it, bench.

 

[Songbird]

Louisville sucks.

 

[Hammer Pants]

Louisville sucks.

I bet Brohm is glad he came back for this.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

It ain't the Big Least Conference for nothing. Where the heck do they get those refs?

 

[Angola!]

God, I hope USF goes to the Sun Bowl. If they do, what are the odds Webby/Lucas will have a beer with me? 200 to 1? 1,000 to 1? 10 million to 1?