College Football Week 14: Conference Championships

Dr. Pepper is seriously the best thing to ever happen to me!!!

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Any chance Okiestate gets in? I believe I heard during the telecast OSU will pass bama in the computers it will be up to the humans and alot of them will have to change their vote...

I do think Bama is the best team but I think if you compare their best wins they are fairly close....

 

Beautiful bomb to Sammy Watkins. Looks like a Beamer team will lay another egg in a big game. Most everyone expected Clemson to lose the rematch (me included).

Landry Jones with the complete meltdown. Hard to believe some people had him on their Heisman lists earlier in the season.

 

Okst should be mnc

 

Could Virginia Tech please fire Frank Beamer.

Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.. VT shouldn't have been ranked 5th anyway. Haven't beat anyone good.

 

If Beamer were fired, would VT hire a better coach? I don't think so.

 

I'm not sure, I mean as a fan I would hope so but whoever would replace him can't get much worse than him in big games. Of course they could just not play in big games all together.

Beamer is 1-19 against top 5 teams in his career. Hell VT made Clemson look like a top 5 team twice this year smh.

 

Honestly, Clemson has the talent to be a top 5 team. A lot of their players though are a bit wet behind the ears. They flat didn't come out to play 2 weeks in a row, proving once again that they are Clemson. But they could probably beat nearly any team on a neutral field when on their game and give LSU, Bama, & OSU a run for their money.

 

They might didn't show up against NC St. I will give you that.

But South Carolina is a rivalry game no way did Clemson not just show up for that game.

Personally I think Lsu, Bama, and Osu would destroy Clemson.

 

I think Clemson can content for the national championship next year. This was Tahj Boyd's first year as a starter. With the guys they have returning and another great recruiting class, they are a top 5 team. They aren't quite ready to compete with LSU & Alabama this year.

 

Wow, that record is worse than I ever dreamed of, but at least your team gets to play in big games. I think VT's football program will take a dive post-Beamer.

 

Saw two different bowl projections this morning...both had Baylor in the Cotton Bowl, which pretty much means I'll be in Dallas in early January. One projection had them playing South Carolina; another had them playing Arkansas. Holy. Crap. Loving it!

http://cfn.scout.com/2/557866.html

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ys-college_football_bowl_projections_120311

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions

 

http://rpibcsguy.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/26191645/33662236

FWIW, Jerry Palm - the supposed BCS guru - says Baylor has a shot at a BCS Bowl. It's based on the premise that TCU won't jump enough to get in, which will free up a spot for KState or possibly Baylor if they move up enough. In that scenario, Baylor might be more attractive to a bowl due to RG3.

TCU is interesting. They need to move up 2 spots, and 2 teams just above them lost (Michigan State and Georgia). But a team a few spots below them, Clemson, beat a top 5 VaTech.

Baylor needs to move up 3 spots, and 2 teams just ahead of them lost. OU also lost, though they are currently 7 spots ahead of Baylor. Baylor could move up past idle Michigan as well though.

 

No doubt next year they have potential to be a top 5 team. Boyd was a sophomore and like you said it was his first year starting. Watkins was a freshman and they also had a new OC.

Next year they should win the ACC again.

 

I think Beamer should at least bring in an OC that is creative and can put some points on the board. That has been the problem during his era at VT.

 

Coaches Poll

1. LSU (59)(1,475)
2. Alabama(1,399)
Oklahoma State(1,367)
4. Stanford
5. Oregon
6. Boise State
7. Arkansas
8. Wisconsin
9. South Carolina
10. Kansas State
11. Virginia Tech
12. Michigan
13. Michigan State
14. Clemson
15. TCU
16. Baylor
17. Houston
18. Georgia
19. Oklahoma
20. Nebraska
21. Southern Mississippi
22. West Virginia
23. Penn State
24. Cincinnati
25. Florida State


Dropped out:
None

Others receiving votes:
Brigham Young (9-3) 20; Northern Illinois (10-3) 14; Missouri (7-5) 11; Georgia Tech (8-4) 10; Arkansas State (10-2) 9; Notre Dame (8-4) 9; Virginia (8-4) 5; Louisiana Tech (8-4) 2; Rutgers (8-4) 1; Texas (7-5) 1.


AP Poll

Code:

RK	TEAM	      RECORD	PTS	PVS
1	LSU (60)	13-0	1500	1
2	Alabama	        11-1	1418	2
3	Oklahoma State	11-1	1400	3
4	Stanford	11-1	1283	4
5	USC	        10-2	1179	9
6	Oregon	        11-2	1170	8
7	Arkansas	10-2	1148	6
8	Boise State	11-1	1107	9
9	Wisconsin	11-2	1038	15
10	South Carolina	10-2	946	14
11	Kansas State	10-2	829	16
12	Michigan State	10-3	733	11
13	Michigan	10-2	707	17
14	Clemson	        10-3	663	21
15	Baylor	        9-3	656	19
16	TCU	        10-2	632	18
17	Virginia Tech	11-2	591	5
18	Georgia	        10-3	566	12
19	Oklahoma	9-3	386	13
20	Houston	        12-1	370	7
21	Nebraska	9-3	363	20
22	Southern Miss	11-2	336	24
23	West Virginia	9-3	199	22
24	Penn State	9-3	129	23
25	Florida State	8-4	49	25

Others receiving votes:
Notre Dame 23, Cincinnati 22, Arkansas State 18, Brigham Young 12, Georgia Tech 7, Northern Illinois 7, Missouri 5, Virginia 5, Tulsa 2, Louisville 1

 

Not that it really matters but the BCS standings:

25. Auburn
24. Texas
23. West Virginia
22. Penn State
21. Southern Miss
20. Nebraska
19. Houston
18. TCU
17. Michigan State
16. Georgia
15. Clemson
14. Oklahoma
13. Michigan
12. Baylor
11. Virginia Tech
10. Wisconsin
9. South Carolina
8. Kansas State
7. Boise State
6. Arkansas
5. Oregon
4. Stanford
3. Oklahoma State(.933)
2. Alabama(.942)
1. LSU(1.000)

 

The ACC got two teams into the BCS? WTF.