2012 NCAA Football Thread

Us Georgia fans also, I'm not expecting to beat Bama but at least we have a shot. Just afraid of Tech being a trap game now. But as long as we don't look past them we should be ok.

 

Nope. Last time we played, we beat the Tide.

 

Oh....I never watch the news. I kinda like living in the dark....especially with the way the World & our country is heading.

 

I'm rooting for you guys man....you never know. Bulldogs are pretty solid. Bama is gonna be fired the fuck up though...should be an exciting game.

 

Good Lord....if ya'll don't beat GT big time, they should fire Richt the same night!

 

And don't forget, they backed in last year as well.

 

Notre Dame (1). This is the most clear-cut scenario of them all: Win one game Saturday against USC and the Irish are in. But anyone who knows the history of this rivalry isn't taking anything for granted in Los Angeles on Saturday – even with Matt Barkley reportedly out. Notre Dame knows heartbreak in the Coliseum.

Alabama (2). Granted a divine bailout by the dual flops of Kansas State and Oregon, the Crimson Tide must win two games to play for the title. The first is Saturday against the worst Auburn team since 1950. The second would be the SEC championship game against Georgia. You must like their chances.

Georgia (3). If the Bulldogs beat 6-5 Georgia Tech on Saturday and Alabama in the SEC title game, they're in. The Dash doesn't see the 'Dogs beating 'Bama, but at least they don't need anyone else's help to play for all the marbles.
Those are the three teams in the Just Win Baby Dept. Five more need some help – ranging from a little to a lot:

Florida (4). The Gators are rooting for USC, Auburn and Georgia Tech this weekend. If the Trojans don't beat the Irish, they'll need both Alabama and Georgia to lose a game. Of course, if the Gators don't beat Florida State on Saturday in Tallahassee, none of this matters.


FUUCCKKKK!!!!!!!! Wayyy too big paragraph!VVVVV

Oregon (5). The Ducks are rooting for USC, UCLA, Auburn, Georgia Tech and Florida State this weekend. They must beat rival Oregon State on Saturday, and if the Bruins can beat Stanford and get the Ducks into the Pac-12 title game that wouldn't hurt, either. Playing and beating UCLA for the Pac-12 title would boost the computer profile if it comes down to a beauty contest with other one-loss teams. But in simplest terms, the Ducks might need four teams to lose between now and Selection Sunday.



Kansas State (6). The Wildcats have an open date to plead for upsets from USC, Auburn, Georgia Tech and Oregon State, plus a Florida State victory over Florida. Then they must beat Texas Dec. 1. And then they would need voters to suspend the natural apprehension over granting a championship game berth to a team that lost by four touchdowns to 5-5 Baylor.

Florida State (7). Must beat Florida for starters, then win the ACC championship game. (The Seminoles, who are loathed by the computers, were done no favors in that matchup. Miami self-imposing a postseason ban opened the door for Georgia Tech, which is a lesser opponent. Miami's average computer rating is 55, while Georgia Tech's is 66.) They're otherwise rooting for everyone with one loss to lose again, and then hoping a victory over Florida boosts their computer stock enough to bypass the trio of two-loss teams currently ranked ahead of them (LSU, Stanford, Texas A&M).


Clemson (8). Needs to beat rival South Carolina – actually, demolishing South Carolina might be in order. Then the Tigers need to become the biggest Georgia Tech fans on Earth, hoping the Yellow Jackets beat both Georgia Saturday and Florida State in the ACC title game. Clemson would also need Georgia to beat Alabama in SEC title game, Florida State to beat Florida, Oregon State to beat Oregon and Texas to beat Kansas State. If all that lines up, Dabo Swinney might as well head to the high-stakes tables in Vegas.



Quick side note to ACC teams: Your league already is weak enough that you cannot afford to schedule weak FCS opponents – the computer hit is too great. Florida State is paying for games against Savannah State (No. 243 in the Sagarin Ratings) and Murray State (No. 136). Clemson blew it by playing Furman (No. 179).



Ohio State (9). Watching one undefeated team after another lose, the 11-0 Buckeyes are left to ponder what might have been had they chosen to self-impose a bowl ban at 6-6 last season. Instead, they assumed the NCAA would go easy with its sanctions, only to be handed a 2012 postseason ban. Whoops.
Given the putrid nature of the Big Ten and Ohio State's weak non-conference schedule, The Dash wouldn't take an unbeaten Buckeyes team over a one-loss SEC champion – but it would have made for a lively debate. Instead, it's a non-story. All Ohio State can do now is try to go 12-0, root for a Notre Dame loss and then lobby as the lone unbeaten for an AP No. 1 and split national title.
Mostly, the Buckeyes can spend December regretting the decision they made last year.

 

Im with ya there. I havent watched the network news in 3 years. Will not untill that idiot is out. Long way to go now. Living in the dark also

 

Alabama vs Auburn ??

 

Now Georgia vs Tech.. hope Georgia doesnt look past tech. Really looking forward to Bama / Georgia in the championship game. Will be tough for Bama but thats how i like it. Classic.....hope both wear red.

 

I think it was more like Iowa State cracked the door open, we kicked it off the hinges and didn't stop 'till the Crystal was hoisted.

 

Yeah and my Game Cock coworker never fails to remind me... dang drunken QB had the game of his life...

 

And dropped...

 

LOL... I liked Brad Smelley's quote: "You know things are good when you can't trip in Tuscaloosa without knocking over a Championship trophy."

 

Not a guarantee. You would still have to beat a UCLA team that has been rolling lately

 

Only if UCLA beats Stanford. We get a bowl game even if we don't make it to the PAC championship.

 

You're 5th right now, you have to be in the top 12 to be available for a BCS. If you lose this weekend your BCS hopes are probably done. If you lose in the PAC-12 Championship game.........That would be interesting. I think it will depend on how everyone else does in the country

 

Oregon goes to a BCS bowl if they win this weekend and Stanford wins. Oregon's chances are mixed if they win, and UCLA wins depending on the the outcome of the pac champ game. (less if lose it, but still possible).
Oregon will not go to a BCS bowl game if they lose to Little Brother.