Boise's Schedule
by RammerJammer23 on Aug 17, 2010 5:21 PM CDT
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I went to Rivals.com and looked at their preseason rankings and thought about the toughness of Bama's schedule and all the flack that Boise State has been getting about the WAC schedule. So I decided to compare them...and I think you know what the results will be.
Bama - Boise State -
1. San Jose State - #119 1. Virginia Tech - #9
2. Penn State - #19 2. Wyoming - #71
3. Duke - #93 3. Oregon State - #22
4. Arkansas - #18 4. NM State - #113
5. Florida - #6 5. Toledo - #98
6. South Carolina - #31 6. San Jose State - #119
7. Ole Miss - #44 7. Louisiana Tech - #101
8. Tennessee - #49 8. Hawaii - #86
9. LSU - #15 9. Idaho - #78
10. Mississippi State - #61 10. Fresno State - #66
11. Georgia State - NR 11. Nevada - #65
12. Auburn - #39 12. Utah State - #103
So let's say to be fair we drop the highest and lowest ranked teams from each schedule (Bama - UF & GA State, Boise - VT and San Jose). The result for Boise is almost 4 teams in the triple digit rankings and the only quality team being Oregon State at #22. Now I see why Boise wins all of their bowl games. With a schedule like that they hardly break a sweat while all other BCS conferences are playing better quality opponents almost every week. Plus an extra tough game for those conferences with title games. What do ya'll think? Would even a two loss Alabama (or SEC team) get your vote over an undefeated Boise team for a spot in the NC game? What if Bama lost one game to one of the following: UF, Arky, PSU or LSU and it was Bama vs. Boise for the second spot?
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Why...
…are y’all so obsessed with Boise?
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by Todd on Aug 17, 2010 5:29 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
we
all just hate yankees?
"You stay bought into it when you see your opponent sucking air and physically failing and you're still fit and ready and you know you own his ass."- Corey Reamer speaking about Coach Cochran
and yes
i consider anyone NOT from the south a yankee.
"You stay bought into it when you see your opponent sucking air and physically failing and you're still fit and ready and you know you own his ass."- Corey Reamer speaking about Coach Cochran
lol. I went to UA with a guy from North Carolina. He went by “Yankee” as well.
"We knew we had to turn it up or we would get beat. We ripped the knob off. We turned it up so much we broke the knob." - Roy Upchurch after beating Florida in the 2009 SEC Championship Game
by bearbryantwonit on Aug 18, 2010 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions
wow
Even i consider people from NC to be southerners…
"You stay bought into it when you see your opponent sucking air and physically failing and you're still fit and ready and you know you own his ass."- Corey Reamer speaking about Coach Cochran
yeah
I know “north” is in the name, but come on. Below the Mason Dixon line, fought in the confederacy, and they have 2 of their own types of BBQ. Southern enough for me.
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
by billycthulhu on Aug 18, 2010 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions
I question Virginia's "dixie cred",
even if they were the (second) Capital of the Confederacy. But North Carolina’s clearly southern.
hey now
them’s fightin’ words!! maryland is the state to question, not virginia
"You have to create 6 seconds of hell each play..."
Coach Nick Saban
Half of Virginia is basically DC,
and no matter what the Founders thought in putting the capital there, DC is not a Southern city.
Also, I apply my snow rule: If it regularly snows there in the winter, then you’re probably not in the South.
there's a whole lot of virginia
that’s not northern virginia.
"You have to create 6 seconds of hell each play..."
Coach Nick Saban
True...
…there’s a whole lot of Virginia…helluva state to drive through….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Aug 18, 2010 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions
And why is Maryland the state to question?
I don’t think there’s any question about Maryland. (Yeah, that Mason-Dixon line was drawn a little too far north, IMO.)
yeah..
Army of Nothern Virginia…without them…the war last about 24 hrs.
"You stay bought into it when you see your opponent sucking air and physically failing and you're still fit and ready and you know you own his ass."- Corey Reamer speaking about Coach Cochran
That was then...
Today, unfortunately there would not be much of an army from Northern Virginia. Well, except for one wearing blue.
"Some people have a way with words....some people....not have way." - Steve Martin
Yeah,
I hate those Idaho snobs, always thinking they’re better than the rest of us. “Oh, look, I’m from Boise! That’s not he proper way to bake a potato! Let me help you… Aw, you’re welcome.” Pricks.
by crimsontsunami on Aug 18, 2010 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
i literally
LMAO’d at this….well played indeed sir!
"You stay bought into it when you see your opponent sucking air and physically failing and you're still fit and ready and you know you own his ass."- Corey Reamer speaking about Coach Cochran
lol
What about all of the Alabama fans who are technically “Yankees”?
Congratulations to the 2009 SEC and BCS National Champions: The Alabama Crimson Tide! Roll Tide Roll!
ewwwww
thats a toughy…
Theres a reason I don’t eat a New York strip steak…Philly cheese steak..Boston Cream Pie…Buffalo Wings…or Cincinati chili…But if you pull for my tide any yankee gets a pass..
"You stay bought into it when you see your opponent sucking air and physically failing and you're still fit and ready and you know you own his ass."- Corey Reamer speaking about Coach Cochran
Dude, that's a lot of good food you're missing out on
Except Cincinnati chili, wtf is up with that stuff? Also, only real cheese on my cheesesteak, please.
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
by billycthulhu on Aug 18, 2010 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
i was only kidding...i eat all that good shit..
but i do prefer a ribeye over NY strip.
"You stay bought into it when you see your opponent sucking air and physically failing and you're still fit and ready and you know you own his ass."- Corey Reamer speaking about Coach Cochran
It's been some time since I've had a strip, actually
Last time I had it was in a T-bone, probably. I’m more if a filet man, but I guess who isn’t, if they have the money for one. I do like a good ribeye though.
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
by billycthulhu on Aug 18, 2010 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
No shit
I don’t give a damn if the “original phillie” had cheezewiz, that’s fucking gross.
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by Thomas Walker Esq on Aug 18, 2010 4:03 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
You're missing out on A LOT of good food for a lame reason.
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by SpockJenkins on Aug 19, 2010 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
read my comment above…man the ability of the readers on this site to sniff out sarcasm is reducing by the minute :)
"You stay bought into it when you see your opponent sucking air and physically failing and you're still fit and ready and you know you own his ass."- Corey Reamer speaking about Coach Cochran
By now I understand your sarcasm.
I prolly just skimmed it too quickly, my bad homie.
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by SpockJenkins on Aug 20, 2010 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions
now see here...
I am only obsessed with one team… Alabama, but because an undefeated Boise State could be a spoiler for UA [getting to the title game] I mentioned them in this post.
by RammerJammer23 on Aug 18, 2010 8:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Because I hate everyone and everything
What has two thumbs and is a drunken misanthrope? This guy.
"Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak" Marcus Tullius Cicero
by Stuck in the Plains on Aug 23, 2010 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Well...
I believe Alabama would be the better fit here, but it’s like the guy at work says and I tend to agree with him “Boise St. goes undefeated..they’ll be in the title game. They just aren’t simply going to keep telling them ‘You aren’t good enough.”
If they beat VT, and Oregon St….they’ll be in the title game, of course that is assuming they run the rest of their schedule and win in dominating fashion as they are expected to do.
Boise St. goes undefeated..they’ll be in the title game.
unless there are 2 undefeated teams from BCS conferences.
Please, please, please...
…let us be one of ’em….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Aug 18, 2010 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I think VT’ll beat Boise State.
"We knew we had to turn it up or we would get beat. We ripped the knob off. We turned it up so much we broke the knob." - Roy Upchurch after beating Florida in the 2009 SEC Championship Game
by bearbryantwonit on Aug 18, 2010 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions
By double-digits...
BS doesn’t play against strong defenses. They’re number 1 in scoring at 42 points in 2009, but against Oregon and TCU they scored 19 and 17 points respectively.
"We all look at it not so much as a rebuilding year, but more as a reloading year.." - Greg McElroy
They still won
I don’t know, I would give the slight edge to VT, but I think it will be a close game.
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
by billycthulhu on Aug 18, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
A reply to Todd above...
We are all trying to figure out why ESPN is so obssessed with the Broncos. They are being aired 5 times not counting post-season play.
VT-great game
La Tech ???
Idaho ??
Fresno St. ?
Nevada ??
"We all look at it not so much as a rebuilding year, but more as a reloading year.." - Greg McElroy
And...
…none of those games are on Saturdays, so it’s not surprising at all. If Boise’s willing to play on Monday, Tuesday and three Fridays, they’re going to get on television.
I have no problem with ESPN picking up their
games, even if they were on Saturday. I might not like the Mid-majors but i think they should get equal opportunity to be on TV.
"You stay bought into it when you see your opponent sucking air and physically failing and you're still fit and ready and you know you own his ass."- Corey Reamer speaking about Coach Cochran
You did....
point that out months ago, I forget and digress.
In the weight room, "If it feels good, you're doing it wrong!" - Strength Coach Cochran
OMG! Boise will be challenged for sure
this year. Oh wait. Im looking at the Bama schedule. Nevermind.
I hate teams that get to play one real game each year, then “contend” for the championship. Its all bs.
In all fairness what team has played only one “real game” and been in the mix for the big game?
I don’t think Boise will get there this year either. They will have to beat up VT pretty bad and everyone else even badder to have any hope of getting there and I don’t think they will.
"We knew we had to turn it up or we would get beat. We ripped the knob off. We turned it up so much we broke the knob." - Roy Upchurch after beating Florida in the 2009 SEC Championship Game
by bearbryantwonit on Aug 18, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
They've at least got a bit of a tougher road...
…with Oregon State. They’ve got two tough ones this year.
all they have to do is beat VT...
im not sure they have to beat them bad. Now of course, VT can’t fall off the face of the earth after they lose…that will hurt Boise in the long run.
"You stay bought into it when you see your opponent sucking air and physically failing and you're still fit and ready and you know you own his ass."- Corey Reamer speaking about Coach Cochran
1. They have to beat VT.
2. VT has to go on to have a decent season.
3. There can’t be 2 undefeated BCS teams.
The computer polls
will keep Boise St down (especially since they can’t take margin of victory into account), so they will need a pretty large margin over the 3rd place team in the human polls to make it to the NCG. So even if Boise St. goes undefeated and is voted 1 or 2 in Coaches and Harris polls, there is still a good chance they won’t play for the title, even if there are no other undefeated teams.
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