Hi! Welcome to the discussion group for CollegeBCS.com! This is my first attempt at creating a way for users of my site to communicate with me and each...
jppalm@...
Aug 4, 2001 3:34 pm
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the collegebcs group: Which team will win the BCS championship? o Florida o Florida St o Miami o...
collegebcs@yahoogroup...
Aug 6, 2001 12:51 pm
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So whats the opinions of everyone here about the bcs. Do you guys check out the page out of disgust for the bcs or what? I for one think that the bcs is ok...
wkosebut@...
Aug 6, 2001 8:18 pm
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I think it's a better system than they had before. I would still like to see the Bowl Games used as sort of a "playoff" system and then have a final games...
Lori Jackson
lorij@...
Aug 6, 2001 9:24 pm
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I like it for the most part. I think we aren't going to get any closer to a playoff than this anytime soon. The quality win component is a significant flaw...
Jerry Palm
jppalm@...
Aug 6, 2001 11:06 pm
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So how come no one is crying for Washington from last season? With the new Quality Wins and computer polls, they are even farther from Miami in points. They...
wkosebut@...
Aug 7, 2001 3:28 pm
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Did you guys hear about how Spurrier was ripping the BCS system while SEC commish Roy Kramer was in the room? Here's the link ...
cmccarty@...
Aug 7, 2001 3:39 pm
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Actually, under the new system, UW would have finished about 4 BCS points behind Miami instead of 5. I think the QW component is a bad idea, as I wrote in...
Jerry Palm
jppalm@...
Aug 7, 2001 3:53 pm
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I saw that. It was pretty funny. I don't think OU winning last year makes everything well for Miami fans. The problem wasn't who won the Orange Bowl, it was...
Jerry Palm
jppalm@...
Aug 7, 2001 3:55 pm
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So what is everyones allegances in this group. I'm from Michigan so go Big Ten and Pac 10 and screw the SEC and Big XII....
wkosebut@...
Aug 7, 2001 4:56 pm
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I'm a Purdue grad. ... ===== ********************************************* * Jerry Palm * * * CollegeRPI.com * Is this the real...
Jerry Palm
jppalm@...
Aug 7, 2001 5:04 pm
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I'm from michigan, i used to go to mich state, but transfered to central michigan to play basketball. i did that for a few months then quit. i hope to grad...
cmccarty@...
Aug 7, 2001 5:49 pm
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I'm a Boilermaker, too. ... From: <cmccarty@...> To: <collegebcs@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 12:46 PM Subject: [collegebcs] Re:...
Sandy Orr
orracle@...
Aug 7, 2001 7:56 pm
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... so ... Flip that around for me ('cept I enjoy Big Ten and Pac 10 games, so I wouldn't put it quite that way!) Auburn grad, SEC fan. I lived in N Texas for...
Paul Kislanko
jpkislanko@...
Aug 8, 2001 11:53 am
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Check Out their top 25. Oregon State #1 is interesting. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/features/2001/previe w/main/...
wkosebut@...
Aug 8, 2001 2:29 pm
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I saw that. I suppose it's possible. As I recall (and feel free to correct me if I'm wrong), they picked somebody a bit off the wall as last year's preseason...
Jerry Palm
jppalm@...
Aug 8, 2001 2:43 pm
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i don't remember who they picked last year, but i remember they picked arizona a few years back and they ended up being terrible. they just pick a team nobody...
cmccarty@...
Aug 8, 2001 3:21 pm
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... talk ... My pick in Jerry's poll is "other." I didn't have anybody in mind, but I know that every year whoever I pick is doomed, so I didn't want to jinx...
Paul Kislanko
jpkislanko@...
Aug 8, 2001 9:21 pm
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... First of all, did all of the Purdue people here go to the Rose Bowl last year? And secondly what are picks for the Rose this year? Put me down for Oregon...
Walter Kosebutzki
wkosebut@...
Aug 9, 2001 2:27 pm
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I did pick Purdue for the Rose Bowl last year. I had a chance to ask Coach Tiller if I would be an idiot for picking the Boilers on my website and he said...
Jerry Palm
jppalm@...
Aug 9, 2001 2:38 pm
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Well, My prediction for the Rose Bowl this year is for Miami and Florida. I know one thing for sure, if both of these teams do not make it to the Rose bowl, I...
noel_torress@...
Aug 10, 2001 11:01 pm
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Once again I think that the Big 10 is going to be the most competitive and most difficult conference to play in. I believe that the Big 12 is overrated. I am...
the_beast2k@...
Aug 11, 2001 2:17 am
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I'm a Purdue alum. I don't think the Big 10 will have a single winner. I won't be surprised if there's a 2 or 3-way tie for winning the conference. I will be...
Lori Jackson
lorij@...
Aug 11, 2001 2:23 am
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The SEC's been perceived to have been "down" the last couple of years 'cause its best teams haven't been dominant compared to previous years. However, it looks...
Paul Kislanko
jpkislanko@...
Aug 11, 2001 1:36 pm
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I agree that the Big 10 will be the most balanced conference. I guess my prediction for the league (3 co-champions and 4 more teams one game back) indicates...
Jerry Palm
jppalm@...
Aug 11, 2001 2:20 pm
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I think except for UK and Vandy, the SEC figures to be very competitive as well, though moreso within each division that among the league as a whole. By that...
Jerry Palm
jppalm@...
Aug 11, 2001 2:29 pm
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... While I agree that there's no team in the SEC West that's head and shoulders above the others, I completely disagree that the top 4 teams in the East could...
Hugh Wolfgang
hughwolfgang@...
Aug 11, 2001 4:21 pm
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61 of the 116 I-A teams received votes in either the AP or Coaches poll, including powerhouses Indiana, Kansas and Duke. Apparently some voters thought we...
jppalm@...
Aug 11, 2001 6:58 pm
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I will be on ESPN Radio with Jack Arute tonight (Saturday) at 12:20 AM ET (roughly an hour from now). Check your local listings for an affiliate or the ESPN...
jppalm@...
Aug 12, 2001 3:32 am
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Last year, Sports Illustrated picked Nebraska to win the national championship. Florida State was second and Alabama was third. Eventual winner Oklahoma was...