2017-18 NCAA Football Thread

[Derwin0]

Ohio State typically plays a Top P5 team, a local MAC team (keeps money in the state to the other team) and one other ...

So it's okay to play a local MAC team, but not a local SoCon team. Gotcha...

 

[Jimbo]

Yes, the explanation was they didn't want to play both a Pac 12 team and an SEC team. Funny how Georgia has no problem playing more than 1 P5 team every year.

Really ?
They played App St and Samford and ND in their OOC games this year ... that's Samford, not Stanford.

 

[Jimbo]

So it's okay to play a local MAC team, but not a local SoCon team. Gotcha...

What is a local SoCon ?

 

[Derwin0]

Really ?
They played App St and Samford and ND in their OOC games this year ... that's Samford, not Stanford.

And Ga Tech. That's 2 Power 5 teams.

 

[Derwin0]

What is a local SoCon ?

Southern Conference, home of Samford.
Appalachian State used to be in it, but they moved to the Sun Belt a couple years ago.

 

[Scherrman]

A major conference team is always going to be considered a better game than a non-major conference team. There are a decent amount of years where Iowa was playing two P5 teams in their out of conference schedule. Most people never thought much of it because one of those teams was ISU but they are still a P5 team. Iowa can't help that they always sucked.

 

[Jimbo]

And Ga Tech. That's 2 Power 5 teams.

I was thinking that Ga Tech was in the conference.

 

[Jimbo]

Army is an Independent ... Navy is a P5 team, isn't Army as well ?

 

[JTBenson]

Iowa State at 15 makes me sick.

Lol

 

[Ronnie-]

I was thinking that Ga Tech was in the conference.

No Georgia is sec. Tech is acc.

 

[camo]

Rankings are so subjective, these are 18-22 year olds, except BYU who can beat better teams one week and lay an egg the next. I know some look at rankings with this awe like it's real but it's not. At least now we have somewhat of a playoff system where the mythical champion is no more and some of the 4 best teams get a chance to prove who's really #1.

 

[Ronnie-]

Wow at the games today.

I am reluctant to say it after last week, but Ohio State is getting handled so far.

 

[Jimbo]

Wow at the games today.

I am reluctant to say it after last week, but Ohio State is getting handled so far.

Your right ...

A friend of mine said that the Defense was still in Columbus.

Playing the 2nd half without thier best Defensive player won't help either.

 

[camo]

Doesn't surprise me at all. These teams are all to close in ability, it's not the way it was 20 years ago when only a few teams had superstars. These are 18-22 year olds with good athletes on both sides so it only takes a bad day to get your butt handed to you.

 

[satjay]

Whoa....Ohio state, very unexpected

 

[mccoyrj]

Ohio State, Oklahoma, Clemson and Penn State all fighting for life in the playoffs.

 

[satjay]

Four great games on right now, my multiview is getting a workout today

 

[mccoyrj]

Wisconsin has a chance to move way up depending on the outcome of tight ongoing games.

 

[Jimbo]

Penn State and Michigan State ... tied at 24 under 1 to go.
This game started at Noon with about a 4 hour delay for weather.

 

[Jimbo]

Whoa....Ohio state, very unexpected

This was a huge trap game for the Buckeyes after beating Penn State and MSU coming up next week ...
Yup, it was a trap.
Fwiw, Iowa lost to Penn State by 2 points.