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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #585 on: November 02, 2016, 04:12:53 PM »
Quality loss at its best with A&M.  Considering that Texas almost lost to tennessee its hard to see them in the top teams..
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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #586 on: November 02, 2016, 04:45:50 PM »
Quality loss at its best with A&M.  Considering that Texas almost lost to tennessee its hard to see them in the top teams..

Washington can get in even with their schedule if they win their conference.
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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #587 on: November 03, 2016, 11:53:39 AM »
Quality loss at its best with A&M.  Considering that Texas almost lost to tennessee its hard to see them in the top teams..

Add to this that they say "Strength of schedule" is why the Huskies are #5, yet in week 2, 2 of the teams that Huskies annihilated were a #7 team (Stanford) and a #24 team (Oregon).
Texas AM wasn't even ranked in the top 25.

Yeah, strength of schedule. Sheesh! What a lousy excuse.

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #588 on: November 03, 2016, 01:36:40 PM »
I would not to get sucked into the media but...if the season was over now (what rankings should account for), Washington should be 4.  A n M lost.  Having opinions overshadow game results should not happen.  The idea of picking the "best" team should not trump results.  That said, the season is not over, therfore ranking are not much more than media hype.

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #589 on: November 03, 2016, 02:02:58 PM »
If Washington ends the year undefeated, I think they'll be in the playoffs.  Go, Huskies!  :aok

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #590 on: November 03, 2016, 02:29:00 PM »
No way an undefeated Power 5 Conference champion will be left out.
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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #591 on: November 03, 2016, 04:13:48 PM »
Add to this that they say "Strength of schedule" is why the Huskies are #5, yet in week 2, 2 of the teams that Huskies annihilated were a #7 team (Stanford) and a #24 team (Oregon).
Texas AM wasn't even ranked in the top 25.

Yeah, strength of schedule. Sheesh! What a lousy excuse.

It's where they rank now. Not when game was played.
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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #592 on: November 04, 2016, 06:07:53 PM »
One of college football newest and most prestigious trophies is on the line this weekend when Nebraska and Minnesota meet(so glad this may actually be a thing since Nebraska took it with them last year):

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/11/23/7269933/nebraska-minnesota-broken-chair-trophy
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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #593 on: November 05, 2016, 03:09:38 PM »
or not lol jumped the gun on this dunno what i was thinking/drinking
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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #594 on: November 05, 2016, 06:07:47 PM »
Washington State is looking very strong today.  The Washington / Washington State game might be very interesting.

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #595 on: November 05, 2016, 06:22:57 PM »
What happened in South Bend?  They have nfl talent from perennial ten recruiting classes and a ton of money and support.  Wowzers  :rofl

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #596 on: November 05, 2016, 07:49:04 PM »
Looks like Texas a&I'm sorted theirselves out there lol.
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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #597 on: November 05, 2016, 08:39:27 PM »
Oh, man.  Just saw a horrible fall in the Nebraska game.  Sure hoping that poor kid is OK.

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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #598 on: November 06, 2016, 12:01:06 AM »
Oh, man.  Just saw a horrible fall in the Nebraska game.  Sure hoping that poor kid is OK.

He ran back onto the field when he returned from the hospital Brooke.

Again, lots' of good games today.  LSU vs. Alabama was a fine game to watch.  Navy, and I keep on saying this but it is true.  If you've never practiced defending the triple option

you're in trouble.  I for the life of me can't understand what happened at Michigan State and Notre Dame.  I know MSU has a new quarterback but their normally great defense has

taken a vacation.  Notre Dame is lost.  I don't think the Coach knows what is wrong.  Anyone think NDs' Coach will be fired at the end of the year?
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Re: A good morning to reflect on college football
« Reply #599 on: November 06, 2016, 01:06:22 AM »
He ran back onto the field when he returned from the hospital Brooke.

Roger -- thank God for that!

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I for the life of me can't understand what happened at Michigan State and Notre Dame.  I know MSU has a new quarterback but their normally great defense has taken a vacation.  Notre Dame is lost.  I don't think the Coach knows what is wrong.  Anyone think NDs' Coach will be fired at the end of the year?

I'm at a loss as well.  Michigan State showed some high quality at times vs. Michigan.  It almost seemed like maybe they could be good but just had some weird stuff happen.  I don't know how they went from so good last year to the record they have this year.  They lost some good players at end of last year, but they still have many really good players.  They have a great coach.  What is going on?  I don't know.  Could just be a horrible fluctuation for them, or maybe some key injuries and no depth?  Like flipping 50 coins and getting all tails.  Usually that means your coin is bad, but it is possible that if you flip enough coins, eventually that happens even with a good coin.

I wonder if Notre Dame will get a new coach, too.

Also, Iowa was surprising to me this year.