Story by Michael Lewis The New York Times Magazine September 24, 2006 I. Looking for the Next Anti-Lawrence Taylor As he drove into Memphis in March 2004, Tom...
Sorry but Iowa never has been and never will be an Ohio State or Michigan. ... am ... win ... them ... that ... Cincinnati), ... Saturday. I ... come, ... in ...
Story by Patrick Reusse Minneapolis Star Tribune October 1, 2006 Murray Warmath was in attendance Saturday night when the Gophers played Michigan at the...
I know this article is long, but it's really, really good and worth the time it takes to read it. If nothing else, check out this excerpt. It literally had me...
... State or Michigan. << Maybe you're right. On the other hand, I'll bet folks in the SEC once said the same thing about Florida, Florida State, and Miami. ...
Despite their loss to Auburn (and they shouldn't have fallen so far in the polls), I firmly believe that they are the 2nd or 3rd best team in the nation. Their...
Check my posts two weeks ago to Jim in Tennessee. ... has been determined. ... and never will be an Ohio State or ... when ... I ... mean, ... Iowa ... the ......
you have a point. It's interesting to watch how some teams will dominate for a while then drop off. I think the whole parody (sp?) thing has a lot to do with...
I have to admit Ohio State looked good Saturday night. But Iowa has a great program that will continue to get better under Ferentz. We have nothing to be...
Don't see anything about Iowa never being a power, just that they had their hands full, which is not even close to the same thing. My post stands unless you...
Wait until this week versus Baylor. If they get to 0-6, you can put them right up there with the biggest collapses of 2006 (now that the St Louis Cardinals...
Amazing as it may sound, Ohio State might be one of the best teams ever through the month of September. Two road games against top quality opponents (Texas...
Iowa has absolutely nothing to be ashamed about. I have to admit that I was worried coming into the game, especially them playing at Iowa. I honestly thought...
Look having a playoff format I feel will generate boo koo money and man would it be fun to watch. If they was to decide on a eight team format then my...
If it was that simple, there'd already be a playoff. _____ From: collegebcs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:collegebcs@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Douglas R Norris ...
Sure, have a playoff but conferences should not get automatic rankings. Notre Dame at 3 and Oklahoma? They don't deserve to be there this year. And the PAC...
Because it's not that easy. There is no consensus on the best way to rank 119 teams when they only play 11-12 games, most of them in conference. And even if...
How does 1-AA rank teams then? They seem to be able to do it, someone must have a better way of ranking, nothing is perfect but it would be better than this...
... someone must have a better way of ranking, nothing is perfect but it would be better than this guessing game thay have now. Why can't they travel? It...
My idea has always been for a 16-24 team playoff that uses the bowl system as the foundation of it. Granted, the idea of a team playing potentially five post...
Well, they might if you did what some friends and I worked up years ago. Have the BCS games serve as the quarterfinals, then play the semifinals the same...
The other divisions have a playoff argument is not bogus because the argument is they can do it logistically so there is no reason 1-A cannot do it, whether...
... argument is they can do it logistically so there is no reason 1-A cannot do it, whether they have to or not is not the point, the point is they can and do....