WARNING!!! OFF_TOPIC Football thread

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I won't argue those comments. I just posted about how silly traditions and conference affiliations prevent the best teams in college football from playing each other when it counts. I'll just add name recognition to the list.

This is why I prefer the NCAA basketball tournament. A school can earn their way in by winning a small conference and then can settle any arguments on the court. In other words, if a team can play, they can't be kept out of the championship game such as was done to Hawaii this year and Boise State last year in football.

You're saying Hawaii should be in the championship game?

[DonInKansas]

Originally Posted by just another ref

You're saying Hawaii should be in the championship game?

Why not? Neither team in there right now is more deserving than they are. It's not Hawaii's fault no one wants to play them out of conference.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by just another ref

You're saying Hawaii should be in the championship game?

I believe that they deserve an opportunity. BYU won the title in 1984 (83 season) when they were the only team with a perfect record.
It is true that Hawaii won some close games and played a weaker schedule than the other top 10 teams, but is that their fault? They have to play their conference games. Non-conference they played Washington from the Pac-10 and UNLV and two very weak teams. One of those was a replacement for Michigan State who pulled out of a scheduled contest with them. It's not easy for the better midmajors to schedule games with the big boys because they don't want to risk the loss. See Michigan/App St.
It is true that Hawaii won some very close games, but so did LSU. LSU could very easily have lost to Auburn, Florida, and Alabama. I don't see people penalizing them for squeaking out those conference victories.
With schedules being set years in advance it is tough to control this aspect.

My final point is that offensively Hawaii is very similar to a Kentucky team that beat LSU.
In the end, they get Georgia which is an excellent team. They were an eyelash away from the SEC title game. If either Vandy or Kentucky had been able to convert in very winnable situations against Tennessee, Georgia may be in the NCG.
If Hawaii beats them, then they ought to get at least a share of the title.

[Raymond]

Baltimore should have called a timeout at the end of the 1st quarter to force 3rd and long and the 4th down punt into the wind.

[Nevadaref]

This is the NCAA off-topic football thread. Take your NFL stuff somewhere else!
Now let's stay on the off-topic topic.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

This is the NCAA off-topic football thread. Take your NFL stuff somewhere else!
Now let's stay on the off-topic topic.

Michael Vick: 23 months. Will he serve it all?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Michael Vick: 23 months. Will he serve it all?

I read somewhere that with good behavior, he can be out in the summer of 2009.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

I read somewhere that with good behavior, he can be out in the summer of 2009.

But he goes on the SPCA and PETA registries for life, right? Can't live within 1000 yards of any pets?