Today's College Football Thread -- Conference Championship Edition

[fishwax]

Not a lot of games today, but they're mostly good ones. They aren't all championship games, either: Army-Navy kicks off in a few minutes, and Arizona vs. Arizona State play later tonight.

As for the games with championship/BCS implications:

The ACC Championship Game is Boston College (looking for their first ever BCS Bowl) and Virginia Tech.
The SEC Championship game between Florida and Alabama (winner goes to the BCS Championship Game) is on mid-afternoon.
USC can win the Pac-10 by beating UCLA this afternoon.
The Big 12 Championship between Oklahoma and Missouri is on later tonight.

There are also a few other games for Big East teams (Pitt v. UConn, S. Florida v. W. Virgina, Cincinnati v. Hawaii), but Cincinnati already has the conference won. Also a few Pac 10 teams are playing today, as are some smaller conference teams ... and, of course, playoffs continue in divisions other than the FCS.

So what games are you looking forward to?

[SoxFan]

1. UNH vs. UNI

University of New Hampshire Wildcats versus University of Northern Iowa Panthers in the Division 1-AA (I refuse to use that other term) playoffs.

Interesting angle: My sister and one of my brothers are UNH graduates, as are a lot of my friends. My brother-in-law is a faculty member at UNI.

[Debi]

3. We're going to the game tonight!

Last year UNI defeated UNH by just 3 points in the 1st round of the playoffs, so you KNOW this game is going to be a nail-biter!!

I'd like to wish your team luck...but...

Go Panthers!! :woohoo:

[SoxFan]

4. I was wondering if you were going!

My brother went to the game in Durham the last time they met in the playoffs.

I suspect you will be a bit warmer than he was!

[Debi]

6. It's a balmy 27 degrees in Cedar Falls right now

but since our games are played in The UNIDome it will be 68-70 degrees at the game. :7

Last week's game vs. Maine was incredible, I hope UNI can keep it up.

[Ptah]

2. Weber State (10-3) at Montana (12-1) - Playoffs baby!

12 noon, MST





FIRST GAME THIS SEASON - Oct. 4

On a cold, windy, rainy afternoon, the Wildcats finally got the "bear" of its back with a
45-28 defeat of #3 ranked Montana. The win snapped a nine-game losing streak to the Grizzlies,
and also snapped Montana’s 25-game win streak in regular season games and 16-game win streak in
Big Sky Conference games.

[Debi]

5. I'm a Montana State University Bobcat fan

So Go Weber State!!! (FTG!!!!!)

[Ptah]

7. Does MSU have a football team?

:shrug:

[Debi]

11. That's just mean!

:cry:

[Writer]

8. ((Whistling...))

~Writer the Longhorn Fan... I'd be naked if it weren't for my schoolwork.~

[CatholicEdHead]

9. UW-Whitewater over Wartburg

http://www.d3football.com/schedule.html

[Debi]

12. Wartburg is about 12 miles from my house...

Go Knights :woohoo:

[pokerfan]

10. The Washington Huskies are going for a perfect season in less than an hour

0-12!

[RoyGBiv]

14. WooHoo!!!

Look at in a mirror and squint just right. Looks like 51-0 ... much better. :)

Seriously, it's tragic what's happened to the Huskies. As a fan of OU, I've felt that in the not-too-distant past.

[pokerfan]

16. So far, so good!

California 45
Washington 00
9:51 3rd

[pokerfan]

20. It's final!

A 48-7 loss, an 0-12 season, a 14 game losing streak going back to 2007. Ty closes the book on his coaching career at UW with an 11-37 record. :bounce:

[RoyGBiv]

21. OMG! They scored!!!

Awesome!

Well, it's good to be "perfect" in some way, I guess.

May you see happier times.

So, who is the next coach?

[pokerfan]

22. They're our in-state rival

Though we are not much better at the present (one year into a rebuilding) but at least we didn't lose to them.

It looks like Steve Sarkisian, the OC for USC is going to be their next HC.

[RoyGBiv]

13. ARMY-NAVY, BABY!!!

Okay, not really, but I've always wanted to get all revved up about it. It'd help if Army could actually score.

Seriously, though, the SEC game looks to be the biggest of the day.

At least I *hope* it's the biggest of the day, if you catch my meaning.

[av8rdave]

30. I so wanted Army to win...would have helped Air Force in the Commander in Chief race

[RoyGBiv]

32. Bwaaa!!!

:spray:

:thumbsup:

[Ptah]

15. Weber State 13 Montana 24 final

Go Griz!

[Writer]

17. Max Weber plays college ball?

Wait... oh never mind. I'd better get back to work.

[Ptah]

18. Apparently not very well.

[trof]

19. HOO HAA! Alabama ties it up! 17-17 FLA

Come on BAMA!

[RoyGBiv]

23. Well that was a helluva game ...

I didn't think Florida had it in them.

Looks like those who have said Florida is really the best team in the country may have been on to something. They were fierce.

[fishwax]

25. yes it was

Couple of times it looked like Alabama had things in control, but Florida always found a way to explode. They had a great fourth quarter.

Kickoff coming up in Kansas City--in agreement with your earlier post, I hope this one isn't quite as exciting :)

[av8rdave]

31. Was hopng 'Bama could have pulled it off...

Oh well, congrats to Florida.

[chieftain]

24. Go Missouri, upset the Sooners !!!!

[XOKCowboy]

43. I have to work with a crew from St. Louis all next week...

I think I'll leave my Sooner ballcap and sweatshirt at home. :)

[chieftain]

44. I think you would be safe wearing red. Just be sure to beat

the Gators.

[RoyGBiv]

26. I give up ...

I can't predict anything about college football anymore.

Tech and OU is supposed to be this dual offensive blowout, with something like 300 point scored by the half.

OSU - OU ... OSU's defense was supposed to hold OU down, below 50 anyway.

This OU-Mizzou game was supposed to be a total offensive frenzy.

And here we are at 3-0 with the punts piling up.

[lizerdbits]

27. Yay Hokies

I didn't see most of the game though.

[RoyGBiv]

28. We have our first bullshit call ...

Damn that was bad. OU defender didn't touch the receiver until the ball was past his head.

[RoyGBiv]

29. Boomer!!!!

Okay, so where the hell is everybody?

Was there a party, and I wasn't invited?

:cry:

[fishwax]

34. SOONER!!!!

Pretty much domination in that second quarter :toast:

[RoyGBiv]

35. Yeah, that was awesome ...

I made a severe mistake and wandered over to the ESPN live discussion.

Remind me not to do that ever again. I can deal with rabid fans, and I can certainly understand Texas fans' frustration, but dearlord that crap over there is insane.

Did you know that this is all a conspiracy by the referees? They're all mad at Texas for some crap that happened a few years back, and this is their revenge. Referees did this to Texas. Presumably they made them lose to Tech. :eyes:

[fishwax]

36. lol

Nothing fosters conspiracy theories like college football :) Every team's fans think the refs and the media has it in for them :rofl:

But while the refs can certainly make a difference (as we saw in Oregon a few years back), they'd have to work pretty hard to create a 31-point halftime lead ;)

[RoyGBiv]

37. They're a powerful bunch ...

The whole *season* has been orchestrated.

And they're sinister bastards. I mean, the refs' whole point has been to put the inferior Sooners into the championship game just to piss off the Longhorns. It wouldn't have been enough to let the Sooners win in Dallas. They had to make sure they lost and *then* turn it all around just to make the Longhorns as angry as possible.

...

I'm a bit worried about a FL v. OU matchup. OU's offense will have to be clicking on every cylinder, and the defense will have to play the best game they've played all season I'm thinking.

[fishwax]

39. Makes you wonder how far up the conspiracy goes

:rofl:

I hear you about Florida. I just hope the team can get healthy now and then and find a way to contain Tebow. It should be fun, though :woohoo:

[RoyGBiv]

52. I'm sure it's Obama's fault ...

The discussion was turning political when I gave up on it. I'm quite certain that's where it was going.

We're going to have problems with Tebow's running ability, especially if they get a lead or it's close in the late quarters when OU's defense seems to shut down entirely.

But it will be fun, one way or another.

[greatauntoftriplets]

58. Woo hoo!

:party:

[greatauntoftriplets]

62. Boomer Sooner!!!

This is terrific!

[elleng]

33. WVU v. S.FL

WV ahead at 1/2

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/cfb/ats.asp?gamecode=200812060017&home=17&vis=1019

[Writer]

38. Why does the Oklahoma fight song sound like a succession of farts?

Those are some mad tuba-playing skillz. ;)

[RoyGBiv]

40. Ummm ...

Have you really listened to that Texas fight song?

I mean, c'mon. Those are just amplified farts after a really serious bean night. :)

[Writer]

45. At least they have that really bad-ass drum solo in the middle.

I mean, it's like Led Zeppelin.

;)

[RoyGBiv]

47. Okay, ya got me there ...

But we got these gun things. They're all cool and stuff.

:woohoo:

[Writer]

48. Hey, man, Texas has a CANNON!

I hope you now have artillery envy. ;)

[RoyGBiv]

49. As any infantryman knows ...

A good flanking maneuver against a single canon is trump. :)

But you do have Bevo. Bevo is ever so much cooler than a bunch of ponies and a wagon. I have Bevo envy.

[Writer]

54. I know. He has, like, really large balls.

Moo.

[GOPisEvil]

50. Our cannon is bigger.

It's about all we have these days, but still... :)

[GOPisEvil]

51. It also only has two words.

There's a joke there, somewhere. ;)

[pokerfan]

41. Well, the Arizona, Arizona State was entertaining for a while

but the Wildcats have blown things open with three straight third quarter touchdowns to make it 28-10.

[fishwax]

42. Hooray for the Wildcats

Next stop: their first bowl game in ten years :)

[SoxFan]

46. Congratulations, UNI Panthers

And you, too, Debi!

Good luck next week.

[Debi]

57. WHAT a CRAZY game!!

:bounce:

That trick play and the interception really knocked UNI off their feet.

Although I'm glad UNI won - It was touch-n-go all game long!

Next week: the Richmond Spiders (thank you Richmond for defeating Appalachian State) @ UNI!!!

GO PANTHERS!!

[XOKCowboy]

53. I hate Brent Mussberger!

That's all I have to say.

[RoyGBiv]

55. I was about to post the same thing ...

This flippin' moron is making it sound like if OU doesn't score 60, they have no chance at going to the national championship game.

Dearlord.

[XOKCowboy]

59. Moot Point!

Hmmm lets see. That's 60+ against #20, #2 and #12. I think we deserve a shot at Florida! :toast:

[RoyGBiv]

60. I'm thinkin' so too ...

I'm pretty much done with the attempts at justification of another outcome.

These are the rules, and this is how it turned out according to those rules. If Texas had won against Tech or if OU hadn't *crushed* Tech the way it did, the question wouldn't exist.

And there you have it.

I do feel bad for Texas, but I'm pretty certain OU has faced the gauntlet and proved itself.

[RoyGBiv]

61. Addendum ...

But he continues to be an idiot.

NOW, he says, the OU-TX game is this huge rivalry, and it's going to be intense next year.

Well no shit. It's intense every year. Always has been.

[RoyGBiv]

56. Moses Madu

Game Ball