No one was undefeated yesterday....
Oh wait
Family
14-4 Brett
11-7 Dad
10-8 Brianne
9-9 Ben
Mom
8-10 Christie
7-11 Beth
Spanish
12-6 Andrew
Kiel
9-9 Ben
Gracie
Holly
Megan
8-10 Anna
7-11 Beth
Avery
Abbi
6-12 Chloe
Independents
13-5 Josh
12-6 Derek
Tierra
11-7 Ben
10-8 David
9-9 Ryan
Jerry
Amy
8-10 Jean
Cole
7-11 Craig
6-12 Ambyr
D-group
11-7 Matthias
Tommy
Nathan
9-9 Ben
Bradley
8-10 Dustin
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Time for a fantastic Christmas post
It's Christmas! This guy got a banjo! This guy will know how to play the banjo by next year's bowl pick'em challenge! lol nope.
Let's start with a good ol Christmas story.
Twas the day before Christmas
And all through the Bahamas
Several Creatures were stirring
Though none of them llamas (wrong country)
The Hilltoppers and Chippewas
Were playing with care
In hopes that the Bahamas bowl victory
Would soon be theirs
At the end of the third
Down by more than thirty-four
Central Michigan was turning it into a bore
Suddenly from the huddle there came a big fuss
Then 80 yards on 10 plays- that sure is a plus
Three and out by the defense
That's reason for cheer
50 yards to go?
no problem my dear
50 yards on five plays in only two minutes
Rush (QB) passed to Davis for the 23 yard finish
Some good Chippewa defense now with 6:16 left
The score deficit seemed none-too-large to heft
Now just two minutes to score two TDs
And two is what they got!
Then they blew it by going for two and failing
The end
- Christmas classic
Ok so the group that seems to care the most is the Independents
#1 8-2 - Derek holds his lead despite his loss in the Bahamas bowl because....
- ...Josh lost the same game
^ Teirra "Rose" because of her perfect selections (her middle name is Rose [it's a pun {and it's funny}])
#4 7-3 - Ben knew all along who would win both of these games.
- David knew too I guess.
#6 6-4 v Jerry found a way to lose the Bahamas Bowl.
#7 5-5 ^ Craig jumped up several spots with his perfect day yesterday.
- Jean stays in the same place due to her Bahamas loss.
- Amy and Jean must have collaborated. Oh wait, she only picked the team on the left every time. Never mind
#10 4-6 v Ryan dropped both games yesterday, and that allowed...
^ Cole to catch up by snapping his 6 game losing streak
#12 3-7 v Ambyr- she isn't in last place, she is in first AND second place!
Spanish
#1 7-3 v Kiel - Could it be that the reign of terror has ended? She lost both games yesterday.
^ Abbi is on a six-game hot streak.
^ Andrew won both games yesterday to jump into the tri for first
#4 6-4 ^ Gracie came back from a shaky start to win five in a row.
#5 5-5 - Avery split games yesterday
^ But she stays ahead of me because of the ninja she drew at the bottom of her sheet.
- Megan is still even for some reason.
#8 4-6 v Anna has fallen on rough times, but tomorrow she will have three chances to catch up.
^ Chloe must be in a bad place if she won both games yesterday and only moves up to ninth. The good news is that she is in the same boat as Anna.
#10 3-7 v Beth- I forgot to include her in Spanish up until now.
- Holly- She probably wishes I hadn't included her this whole time.
Family
#1 8-2 - Brett is a nerd
#2 7-3 - So is Dad
#3 6-4 ^ Christie is here somehow
#4 5-5 ^ Ben is happy
v Brianne is not
#6 4-6 v Mom is not either. She is only one game ahead of...
#7 3-7 - Beth
D Group
#1 7-3 ^ Matthias regains the lead because...
#2 6-4 v Nathan is on a three game losing streak.
^ Tommy continued on his way by winning the last three
^ Dustin is somehow a game behind first.
#5 5-5 - Bradley
- Ben- Someday I will be better than Brad.
Let's start with a good ol Christmas story.
Twas the day before Christmas
And all through the Bahamas
Several Creatures were stirring
Though none of them llamas (wrong country)
The Hilltoppers and Chippewas
Were playing with care
In hopes that the Bahamas bowl victory
Would soon be theirs
At the end of the third
Down by more than thirty-four
Central Michigan was turning it into a bore
Suddenly from the huddle there came a big fuss
Then 80 yards on 10 plays- that sure is a plus
Three and out by the defense
That's reason for cheer
50 yards to go?
no problem my dear
50 yards on five plays in only two minutes
Rush (QB) passed to Davis for the 23 yard finish
Some good Chippewa defense now with 6:16 left
The score deficit seemed none-too-large to heft
Now just two minutes to score two TDs
And two is what they got!
Then they blew it by going for two and failing
The end
- Christmas classic
Ok so the group that seems to care the most is the Independents
#1 8-2 - Derek holds his lead despite his loss in the Bahamas bowl because....
- ...Josh lost the same game
^ Teirra "Rose" because of her perfect selections (her middle name is Rose [it's a pun {and it's funny}])
#4 7-3 - Ben knew all along who would win both of these games.
- David knew too I guess.
#6 6-4 v Jerry found a way to lose the Bahamas Bowl.
#7 5-5 ^ Craig jumped up several spots with his perfect day yesterday.
- Jean stays in the same place due to her Bahamas loss.
- Amy and Jean must have collaborated. Oh wait, she only picked the team on the left every time. Never mind
#10 4-6 v Ryan dropped both games yesterday, and that allowed...
^ Cole to catch up by snapping his 6 game losing streak
#12 3-7 v Ambyr- she isn't in last place, she is in first AND second place!
Spanish
#1 7-3 v Kiel - Could it be that the reign of terror has ended? She lost both games yesterday.
^ Abbi is on a six-game hot streak.
^ Andrew won both games yesterday to jump into the tri for first
#4 6-4 ^ Gracie came back from a shaky start to win five in a row.
#5 5-5 - Avery split games yesterday
^ But she stays ahead of me because of the ninja she drew at the bottom of her sheet.
- Megan is still even for some reason.
#8 4-6 v Anna has fallen on rough times, but tomorrow she will have three chances to catch up.
^ Chloe must be in a bad place if she won both games yesterday and only moves up to ninth. The good news is that she is in the same boat as Anna.
#10 3-7 v Beth- I forgot to include her in Spanish up until now.
- Holly- She probably wishes I hadn't included her this whole time.
Family
#1 8-2 - Brett is a nerd
#2 7-3 - So is Dad
#3 6-4 ^ Christie is here somehow
#4 5-5 ^ Ben is happy
v Brianne is not
#6 4-6 v Mom is not either. She is only one game ahead of...
#7 3-7 - Beth
D Group
#1 7-3 ^ Matthias regains the lead because...
#2 6-4 v Nathan is on a three game losing streak.
^ Tommy continued on his way by winning the last three
^ Dustin is somehow a game behind first.
#5 5-5 - Bradley
- Ben- Someday I will be better than Brad.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Reality Check
The final undefeated sheet lost today- I mean yesterday- it was a long day.
Two games went down, and if you are my heart, you lost both.
Spanish
#1 7-1 - Kiel
#2 5-3 - Andrew
^ Abbi
#4 4-4 ^ Gracie
^ Avery
- Megan
#7 3-5 v Ben
v Anna
#9 2-6 - Holly
- Chloe
D-Group
#1 6-2 ^ Nathan
#2 5-3 v Matthias
#3 4-4 ^ Tommy
^ Bradley
^ Dustin
#6 3-5 v Ben
Independents
#1 7-1 - Derek
- Josh
#3 6-2 ^ Tierra
#4 5-3 v David
v Ben
v Jerry
#7 4-4 ^ Amy
^ Ryan
^ Jean
#10 3-3 v Cole
v Ambyr
v Craig
Family
#1 6-2 ^ Brett
#2 5-3 ^ Dad
v Brianne
#4 4-4 - Mom
^Christie
#6 3-5 ^ Beth
v Ben
Two games went down, and if you are my heart, you lost both.
Spanish
#1 7-1 - Kiel
#2 5-3 - Andrew
^ Abbi
#4 4-4 ^ Gracie
^ Avery
- Megan
#7 3-5 v Ben
v Anna
#9 2-6 - Holly
- Chloe
D-Group
#1 6-2 ^ Nathan
#2 5-3 v Matthias
#3 4-4 ^ Tommy
^ Bradley
^ Dustin
#6 3-5 v Ben
Independents
#1 7-1 - Derek
- Josh
#3 6-2 ^ Tierra
#4 5-3 v David
v Ben
v Jerry
#7 4-4 ^ Amy
^ Ryan
^ Jean
#10 3-3 v Cole
v Ambyr
v Craig
Family
#1 6-2 ^ Brett
#2 5-3 ^ Dad
v Brianne
#4 4-4 - Mom
^Christie
#6 3-5 ^ Beth
v Ben
Monday, December 22, 2014
Beach Bowl
The beach bowl helped many people's sheets catch up. It also helped some pull ahead.
Win-Loss trend Name - Commentary
Spanish
6-0 ^ Kiel - Kept her streak alive with the Memphis pick. She is the only person left without a loss.
4-2 ^ Andrew - Got a big boost from Memphis that propeled him to a lead over all but Kiel.
3-3 ^ Anna - Got a much-needed win to make up for her disappointing 1-3 start.
^ Abbi - Same as Anna, they must be in cahoots. - Music haters
^ Ben - My heart finds validation for this pick- my brain takes a fall.
- Megan - Improved to 3-3 with another no-pick- she automatically sits at the bottom because she looses all tiebreakers
2-4 ^ Gracie - Needed a win today more than anybody in the conference...
^ Holly - except Holly
v Avery - The loss today puts Avery and her little ninja in a very bad place- behind Megan.
v Chloe - Her bad pick today sends her reeling, and her risky tiebreaker doesn't help.
Independents
5-1 v Derek- Lost his first game of the year
^ Josh- The only 4-1 person that won today
4-2 v David - The loss today drops David one game below #1 - but I think Derek is the only one he wants to beat anyway
v Ben - My brain got shown up by my heart for the first time this year.
v Tierra - The loss hurts, but not much. She just picked alternate games all the way down- similar to potato Brad
^ Jerry - Jerry overcame his ineptitude to get the win today
3-3 v Cole - After starting off 3-0, he is on another three game streak...
^ Ryan - The win today marks the end of a three game losing streak- like the one Cole is on.
^ Ambyr - A big win today keeps her in the hunt for the (imaginary) candy.
^ Craig - He has alternated wins an losses all year- that doesn't change today with the win.
^ Amy - Every pick is on the left? No problem! She's at least half right
^ Jean - She just won't let Ryan, Ambyr, Craig, and Amy pull ahead
D- Group
5-1 ^ Nathan - The guy at the top gets another win today
^ Matthias - The guy who I had to force to do this also gets a win today
3-3 ^ Ben - My heart is poised to make a comeback
v Tommy - The loss today drops him into the ranks of me and the potato man
v Brad - The potato man himself
2-4 v Dustin - He found a way to lose, and he fell below the rest of the conference. The candy looks so far away.
Family
5-1 ^ Brett - Uhm...
^ Brianne - ...this is a bad sign
4-2 ^ Dad - The win keeps him ahead of his wife- the only win he needs.
3-3 ^ Ben - Heart time
^ Mom - Her heart looks like mine- GREAT.
2-4 v Christie - I lost track of who she picked after the first five. maybe I should have helped a little more.
^ Beth - Why didn't the coin work?
My disowned sheet is now 3-3 with the loss today
Win-Loss trend Name - Commentary
Spanish
6-0 ^ Kiel - Kept her streak alive with the Memphis pick. She is the only person left without a loss.
4-2 ^ Andrew - Got a big boost from Memphis that propeled him to a lead over all but Kiel.
3-3 ^ Anna - Got a much-needed win to make up for her disappointing 1-3 start.
^ Abbi - Same as Anna, they must be in cahoots. - Music haters
^ Ben - My heart finds validation for this pick- my brain takes a fall.
- Megan - Improved to 3-3 with another no-pick- she automatically sits at the bottom because she looses all tiebreakers
2-4 ^ Gracie - Needed a win today more than anybody in the conference...
^ Holly - except Holly
v Avery - The loss today puts Avery and her little ninja in a very bad place- behind Megan.
v Chloe - Her bad pick today sends her reeling, and her risky tiebreaker doesn't help.
Independents
5-1 v Derek- Lost his first game of the year
^ Josh- The only 4-1 person that won today
4-2 v David - The loss today drops David one game below #1 - but I think Derek is the only one he wants to beat anyway
v Ben - My brain got shown up by my heart for the first time this year.
v Tierra - The loss hurts, but not much. She just picked alternate games all the way down- similar to potato Brad
^ Jerry - Jerry overcame his ineptitude to get the win today
3-3 v Cole - After starting off 3-0, he is on another three game streak...
^ Ryan - The win today marks the end of a three game losing streak- like the one Cole is on.
^ Ambyr - A big win today keeps her in the hunt for the (imaginary) candy.
^ Craig - He has alternated wins an losses all year- that doesn't change today with the win.
^ Amy - Every pick is on the left? No problem! She's at least half right
^ Jean - She just won't let Ryan, Ambyr, Craig, and Amy pull ahead
D- Group
5-1 ^ Nathan - The guy at the top gets another win today
^ Matthias - The guy who I had to force to do this also gets a win today
3-3 ^ Ben - My heart is poised to make a comeback
v Tommy - The loss today drops him into the ranks of me and the potato man
v Brad - The potato man himself
2-4 v Dustin - He found a way to lose, and he fell below the rest of the conference. The candy looks so far away.
Family
5-1 ^ Brett - Uhm...
^ Brianne - ...this is a bad sign
4-2 ^ Dad - The win keeps him ahead of his wife- the only win he needs.
3-3 ^ Ben - Heart time
^ Mom - Her heart looks like mine- GREAT.
2-4 v Christie - I lost track of who she picked after the first five. maybe I should have helped a little more.
^ Beth - Why didn't the coin work?
My disowned sheet is now 3-3 with the loss today
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Day One
Day One is over in the bowl season. Here is what we have through the first five games.
I filled out three sheets this year. The Guess sheet is the first one that I made, and I barely put any effort into it. The Heart sheet is the one that I made by choosing what team I WANT to win. The Science sheet is the one that I made by looking in-depth at the match-ups.
#1 Science 4-1 (Used in the independent field)
#2 Guess 3-2 (Disowned)
#3 Heart 2-3 (Used in most fields)
Family-
#1 Brianne 4-1
#1 Brett 4-1
#3 Dad 3-2
#4 Ben (Heart) 2-3
#4 Mom 2-3
#4 Christie 2-3
#7 Beth 1-4
Independent
#1 Derek 5-0
#2 Ben (Science) 4-1
#2 David 4-1
#2 Tierra 4-1
#2 Josh 4-1
#6 Jerry 3-2
#6 Cole 3-2
#8 Ryan 2-3
#8 Ambyr 2-3
#8 Craig 2-3
#8 Amy 2-3
#8 Jean (Mrs. Stewert) 2-3
Spanish
#1 Kiel 5-0
#2 Andrew 3-2
#3 Megan 2.5-2.5
#4 Ben (Heart) 2-3
#4 Avery 2-3
#4 Chloe 2-3
#4 Anna 2-3
#4 Abbi 2-3
#9 Holly 1-4
#9 Gracie 1-4
D-Group
#1 Matthias 4-1
#1 Nathan 4-1
#3 Bradley 3-2
#3 Tommy 3-2
#4 Ben (heart) 2-3
#4 Dustin 2-3
I filled out three sheets this year. The Guess sheet is the first one that I made, and I barely put any effort into it. The Heart sheet is the one that I made by choosing what team I WANT to win. The Science sheet is the one that I made by looking in-depth at the match-ups.
#1 Science 4-1 (Used in the independent field)
#2 Guess 3-2 (Disowned)
#3 Heart 2-3 (Used in most fields)
Family-
#1 Brianne 4-1
#1 Brett 4-1
#3 Dad 3-2
#4 Ben (Heart) 2-3
#4 Mom 2-3
#4 Christie 2-3
#7 Beth 1-4
Independent
#1 Derek 5-0
#2 Ben (Science) 4-1
#2 David 4-1
#2 Tierra 4-1
#2 Josh 4-1
#6 Jerry 3-2
#6 Cole 3-2
#8 Ryan 2-3
#8 Ambyr 2-3
#8 Craig 2-3
#8 Amy 2-3
#8 Jean (Mrs. Stewert) 2-3
Spanish
#1 Kiel 5-0
#2 Andrew 3-2
#3 Megan 2.5-2.5
#4 Ben (Heart) 2-3
#4 Avery 2-3
#4 Chloe 2-3
#4 Anna 2-3
#4 Abbi 2-3
#9 Holly 1-4
#9 Gracie 1-4
D-Group
#1 Matthias 4-1
#1 Nathan 4-1
#3 Bradley 3-2
#3 Tommy 3-2
#4 Ben (heart) 2-3
#4 Dustin 2-3
Thursday, December 11, 2014
A Challenger Approaches
Ambyr Tatro has made her grand entry into the Independence Conference. She has no history with the Bowl Pick'em challenge- which puts her in the same boat as half of the participants this year.
She made some daring picks that were IN NO WAY influenced by me.
Including: Duke over #15 ASU
Toledo over Arkansas State
Notre Dame over #23 LSU
She also predicted a tiebreaker score of 63.5
But she made up for everything by picking Baylor, TCU, and K-State.
She is now included in the updated standings
#1 Ambyr with her not-influenced perfect sheet
#2 Everyone else
#3 My cat
#4 Jerry
Aw dang, looks like Jerry took another hit in the standings.
She made some daring picks that were IN NO WAY influenced by me.
Including: Duke over #15 ASU
Toledo over Arkansas State
Notre Dame over #23 LSU
She also predicted a tiebreaker score of 63.5
But she made up for everything by picking Baylor, TCU, and K-State.
She is now included in the updated standings
#1 Ambyr with her not-influenced perfect sheet
#2 Everyone else
#3 My cat
#4 Jerry
Aw dang, looks like Jerry took another hit in the standings.
My Selections
Sometimes.... I just have to be right
This is that time
These are my picks for the bowl pick'em challenge
New Orleans- La Lafayette over Nevada- the Rajin Cajuns are on a hot streak that not even a Wolfpack could stop.
New Mexico- UTEP over Utah State- The Miners will use their high-powered rushing attack to take out some Agggies down in New Mexico!
Las Vegas- Colorado State over #22 Utah- The Rams have only lost to Air Force and Boise State. That won't change after their date with the Utes down in Vegas.
Potato- Air Force over Western Michigan- The Broncos don't stand a chance against the Air Force rushing attack. The Falcons want to show that they didn't beat Boise and Colorado State for no reason.
Camellia- South Alabama over Bowling green- The Jaguars have a spotty record due to the fact that their AD decided to schedule TWO SEC games. After playing such good competition, they are ready to handle everything that the Falcons send at them.
Miami Beach- Memphis over BYU- The Cougars burn me every year, whether or not I pick them. This year will be different because the tigers are coming to town... The town being Miami
Raton- Northern Illinois over Marshal- This is a clear mascot matchup. The Herd vs the Huskies. Huskies are practically wolves!
Poinsettia- SDSU over the Navy- Hmmm Aztecs vs Midshipmen, well as soon as the Aztecs overcome their fears and jump in the boat, they beat up the Midshipmen.
Bahamas- West Kentucky over Central Michigan- Because sometimes you don't need a reason.
Hawaii- Rice over Fresno State- Owls probably eat bulldogs in the wild.
Dallas- La Tech over Illinois- Illinois is a bad team, La tech is a good team. The end
Quick Lane- Rutgers over UNC- UNC is weird. They beat Duke (9-3) 45-20 and the lost next week to NC State (7-5) 35-7. I don't trust them, go Knights!
St Petersburg- UCF over NC State- The Kights from The Central Florida University of Central Floridians will take down the Wolfpack that challenges their St Petersburg title!
Military- Cincinnati over Va Tech- Whatever a Hoke is, it will probably be eaten by whatever a Bearcat is.
Sun- This is going to sound crazy- Duke over #15 Arizona State- The Sun Devils clearly have the inside lane in the Sun Bowl, but I am counting on the little blue guys to make it.
Independence Bowl- Miami over South Carolina- Look this game is sponsored by Duck Commander. I envision uncle Si saying "Miami", and it sounds funnier than him saying "South Carolina". Nuff said
Pinstripe- Penn State over Boston College- What do either of these teams bring to the table? Nothing. Nothing doesn't win games, so lets just go with history.
Holiday- This makes some people mad- #24 USC over Nebraska- Who comes into this thing with more momentum? USC after beating the Fighting Irish 49-14, or Nebraka after losing to Wisconsin and Minnesota and then losing their head coach?
Liberty- WVU over TA&M- Big 12 loyalty here.
Athletic- Oklahoma over #17 Clemson- Oklahoma Surprised us last year, so did Clemson. Both didn't do so great this hear. Final Verdict, Big 12
Texas- Texas over Arkansas- Hardest one to pick, these teams both have bright futures but Texas is clearly the underdog. Go Texas just because!
Music City- #23 LSU over Notre Dame- This one was easy.
Belk- #21 Louisville over #13 Georgia- The best way to decide this one is to say "What team do I WANT to win?" Then I say it.
Foster Farms- Maryland over Stanford- The little turtles have all the time in the world when they are fighting trees.
Peach- #6 TCU over #9 Ole Miss- TCU has my vote for second-best team in the nation and should be in the playoffs. Instead they are playing an over ranked Ole Miss. Blood will be shed.
Fiesta- #10 Arizona over #20 Boise State- no real reason for this pick... at all.
Citrus- #25 Minnesota over #16 Missouri- Reasons- Because of reasons
Outback- #18 Wisconson over #19 Auburn- Who cares if their head coach left them for a team with a losing record?
Cotton- #5 Baylor over #8 Michigan State- Baylor should be in the playoffs. They will simply outrun the Spartans.
Rose- #2 Oregon over #3 Florida State- I am not even sure that FSU is a top 10 team. Meanwhile Oregon has my vote for best team in the country.
Sugar- #4 Ohio State over #1 Alabama- Bama is #1 because they are Bama. As much as I wish that is was TCU or Baylor, it looks like Ohio state gets to be the team that beats the Tide.
Armed Forces- Pittsburg over Houston- when in doubt, pick one of the many teams that nearly beat FSU.
Tax Slayer- Iowa over Tennessee- Picture this, Volunteers need tax deductions more than Hawkeyes. While they are busy getting their taxes slain, the 'Eyes will be busy slaying them.
Alamo- #11 K-State over #13 UCLA- I have always picked the K-State game correctly, meaning I am on a four game winning streak in the Cat's bowl games. If I say the Cats win, they win.
Cactus- Oklahoma State over Washington- There is no reason but conference loyalty in play here.
Birmingham- ECU over Florida- Florida = just lost their head coach, ECU = Our mascot is a Purple Pirate.
Go Daddy- Toledo over Arkansas State- The reign of Sunbelt domination in the Go Daddy bowl ends with the Rockets!
Orange- #12 Ga Tech over #7 Miss State- The Hornets are dangerous, but the bulldogs don't seem like they are ready to beat a good team.
Championship- Whoever wins the Rose Bowl (Cough* Oregon) Beats Whoever wins the Sugar Bowl (cough* Ohio State)- Oregon is the best team in the nation.
The K-State game will be relatively low scoring, JK- 73
This is that time
These are my picks for the bowl pick'em challenge
New Orleans- La Lafayette over Nevada- the Rajin Cajuns are on a hot streak that not even a Wolfpack could stop.
New Mexico- UTEP over Utah State- The Miners will use their high-powered rushing attack to take out some Agggies down in New Mexico!
Las Vegas- Colorado State over #22 Utah- The Rams have only lost to Air Force and Boise State. That won't change after their date with the Utes down in Vegas.
Potato- Air Force over Western Michigan- The Broncos don't stand a chance against the Air Force rushing attack. The Falcons want to show that they didn't beat Boise and Colorado State for no reason.
Camellia- South Alabama over Bowling green- The Jaguars have a spotty record due to the fact that their AD decided to schedule TWO SEC games. After playing such good competition, they are ready to handle everything that the Falcons send at them.
Miami Beach- Memphis over BYU- The Cougars burn me every year, whether or not I pick them. This year will be different because the tigers are coming to town... The town being Miami
Raton- Northern Illinois over Marshal- This is a clear mascot matchup. The Herd vs the Huskies. Huskies are practically wolves!
Poinsettia- SDSU over the Navy- Hmmm Aztecs vs Midshipmen, well as soon as the Aztecs overcome their fears and jump in the boat, they beat up the Midshipmen.
Bahamas- West Kentucky over Central Michigan- Because sometimes you don't need a reason.
Hawaii- Rice over Fresno State- Owls probably eat bulldogs in the wild.
Dallas- La Tech over Illinois- Illinois is a bad team, La tech is a good team. The end
Quick Lane- Rutgers over UNC- UNC is weird. They beat Duke (9-3) 45-20 and the lost next week to NC State (7-5) 35-7. I don't trust them, go Knights!
St Petersburg- UCF over NC State- The Kights from The Central Florida University of Central Floridians will take down the Wolfpack that challenges their St Petersburg title!
Military- Cincinnati over Va Tech- Whatever a Hoke is, it will probably be eaten by whatever a Bearcat is.
Sun- This is going to sound crazy- Duke over #15 Arizona State- The Sun Devils clearly have the inside lane in the Sun Bowl, but I am counting on the little blue guys to make it.
Independence Bowl- Miami over South Carolina- Look this game is sponsored by Duck Commander. I envision uncle Si saying "Miami", and it sounds funnier than him saying "South Carolina". Nuff said
Pinstripe- Penn State over Boston College- What do either of these teams bring to the table? Nothing. Nothing doesn't win games, so lets just go with history.
Holiday- This makes some people mad- #24 USC over Nebraska- Who comes into this thing with more momentum? USC after beating the Fighting Irish 49-14, or Nebraka after losing to Wisconsin and Minnesota and then losing their head coach?
Liberty- WVU over TA&M- Big 12 loyalty here.
Athletic- Oklahoma over #17 Clemson- Oklahoma Surprised us last year, so did Clemson. Both didn't do so great this hear. Final Verdict, Big 12
Texas- Texas over Arkansas- Hardest one to pick, these teams both have bright futures but Texas is clearly the underdog. Go Texas just because!
Music City- #23 LSU over Notre Dame- This one was easy.
Belk- #21 Louisville over #13 Georgia- The best way to decide this one is to say "What team do I WANT to win?" Then I say it.
Foster Farms- Maryland over Stanford- The little turtles have all the time in the world when they are fighting trees.
Peach- #6 TCU over #9 Ole Miss- TCU has my vote for second-best team in the nation and should be in the playoffs. Instead they are playing an over ranked Ole Miss. Blood will be shed.
Fiesta- #10 Arizona over #20 Boise State- no real reason for this pick... at all.
Citrus- #25 Minnesota over #16 Missouri- Reasons- Because of reasons
Outback- #18 Wisconson over #19 Auburn- Who cares if their head coach left them for a team with a losing record?
Cotton- #5 Baylor over #8 Michigan State- Baylor should be in the playoffs. They will simply outrun the Spartans.
Rose- #2 Oregon over #3 Florida State- I am not even sure that FSU is a top 10 team. Meanwhile Oregon has my vote for best team in the country.
Sugar- #4 Ohio State over #1 Alabama- Bama is #1 because they are Bama. As much as I wish that is was TCU or Baylor, it looks like Ohio state gets to be the team that beats the Tide.
Armed Forces- Pittsburg over Houston- when in doubt, pick one of the many teams that nearly beat FSU.
Tax Slayer- Iowa over Tennessee- Picture this, Volunteers need tax deductions more than Hawkeyes. While they are busy getting their taxes slain, the 'Eyes will be busy slaying them.
Alamo- #11 K-State over #13 UCLA- I have always picked the K-State game correctly, meaning I am on a four game winning streak in the Cat's bowl games. If I say the Cats win, they win.
Cactus- Oklahoma State over Washington- There is no reason but conference loyalty in play here.
Birmingham- ECU over Florida- Florida = just lost their head coach, ECU = Our mascot is a Purple Pirate.
Go Daddy- Toledo over Arkansas State- The reign of Sunbelt domination in the Go Daddy bowl ends with the Rockets!
Orange- #12 Ga Tech over #7 Miss State- The Hornets are dangerous, but the bulldogs don't seem like they are ready to beat a good team.
Championship- Whoever wins the Rose Bowl (Cough* Oregon) Beats Whoever wins the Sugar Bowl (cough* Ohio State)- Oregon is the best team in the nation.
The K-State game will be relatively low scoring, JK- 73
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Wildcards
There are a few independents this year.
Jerry Sextro is listed as probable
Cole Wilson is also listed as probable
Ambyr Tatro is listed as questionable because I don't know how to get a sheet to her.
Craig Patrick is listed as probable
Zachary DeLoach is listed as probable
Here are the standings
#1 Everyone
# the lowest number- Jerry Sextro
I might list an updated ranking when I get the sheets from everyone, but we all know about Jerry.
Anyone else that wants to come join the independent conference needs only to ask.
Jerry Sextro is listed as probable
Cole Wilson is also listed as probable
Ambyr Tatro is listed as questionable because I don't know how to get a sheet to her.
Craig Patrick is listed as probable
Zachary DeLoach is listed as probable
Here are the standings
#1 Everyone
# the lowest number- Jerry Sextro
I might list an updated ranking when I get the sheets from everyone, but we all know about Jerry.
Anyone else that wants to come join the independent conference needs only to ask.
I have a Family!
My family is always the most underrated conference in the nation, but this year it might live down to the un-hype.
Dad
Mom
Me
Beth
Brett
Brianne
The amount of effort invested in the challenge ranged from my brother- Checking every matchup and picking with precision- to my sister- coin flip app, not even a real coin- to my dad- procrastination.
The standings are easy this time
#1 Me
#2 Brett
#3 Brianne
#4 Beth and her electronic coins
#5 Mom
#6 Dad- This is what procrastination gets you- a rank behind mom
I will update this later.
Dad
Mom
Me
Beth
Brett
Brianne
The amount of effort invested in the challenge ranged from my brother- Checking every matchup and picking with precision- to my sister- coin flip app, not even a real coin- to my dad- procrastination.
The standings are easy this time
#1 Me
#2 Brett
#3 Brianne
#4 Beth and her electronic coins
#5 Mom
#6 Dad- This is what procrastination gets you- a rank behind mom
I will update this later.
D-group Conference
D-group is small right now because I don't have all of the sheets yet.
The current participants
of course myself
Dustin Hutchinson
Tommy Stegmaier- name advantage
Nathan Harden
Bradley Malmquist
The potential candidates are
Matthias Brouk
Caleb- uhm last name
There are no notable advantages taken in this pool... except for Brad.
Bradley drew a big potato over the right side of the sheet, thereby picking the team on the right- every... time...
Now I will give the preseason rankings
#1- I will win this year
#1- Dustin has no idea what he is doing, meaning that he will also win this year
#1- Tommy know what's up. He is winning this year
#1- Brad's potato tactics will make him the obvious champion this year
#1- Nathan Said he was winning this year, I believe him.
#1- Matthias and Caleb have more time, so they will win this year.
The current participants
of course myself
Dustin Hutchinson
Tommy Stegmaier- name advantage
Nathan Harden
Bradley Malmquist
The potential candidates are
Matthias Brouk
Caleb- uhm last name
There are no notable advantages taken in this pool... except for Brad.
Bradley drew a big potato over the right side of the sheet, thereby picking the team on the right- every... time...
Now I will give the preseason rankings
#1- I will win this year
#1- Dustin has no idea what he is doing, meaning that he will also win this year
#1- Tommy know what's up. He is winning this year
#1- Brad's potato tactics will make him the obvious champion this year
#1- Nathan Said he was winning this year, I believe him.
#1- Matthias and Caleb have more time, so they will win this year.
Spanish Bowl Time!
I have collected pick'em challenge papers from around the nation and will now organize them.
First lets start with the Spanish Conference-
The combatants are:
Mah bad self
Chloe Salts
Anna Zachary
Avery DeWolf (obvious cool-name advantage)
Andrew Reader
Gracie Lowry
Abbi Roberson
Kiel Ditto (obvious advantage due to the ability to copy anyone else's answers)
Megan Reynolds- Maybe... She still needs to like- ya know- fill out the sheet
Holly Lyn- also needs to fill out the sheet
Beth- mah sister
Some of these brave warriors strategically designed their sheets so that they have gaps in the picks.
-Chloe Salts didn't pick a national champion so that she could show her disapproval of the selection
committee... she da real MVP.
-Anna Zachary left the Music City Bowl blank. Some say it was because of her distaste for LSU and Notre Dame, but we all know the truth in our hearts... She simply hates music.
-Her hateful influence apparently spread towards other participants, because Abbi Roberson followed suit with the Music City Bowl boycott... Looks like we have a little cult on our hands.
-Avery DeWolf plans to use her name advantage to propel her to a victory in the Las Vegas Bowl... Even though she did not pick either team in the match. Sounds like a gamble to me.
-Gracie decided that she would allow her picks to take care of everything, so she didn't include a tiebreaker score.
Other Advantages taken by combatants are:
-Avery DeWolf drew a cute little ninja on the bottom of the page so that she could pass the proverbial "eye test". I might just give her an automatic victory because of how cool she is.
-Abbi Roberson decided to give her sheet an extra "flare" by using stars to indicate her picks. She then used the star system to add TWO stars to Mississippi State so that she could project her will onto the minds of those who oppose her... Including every Georgia Tech fan. She is also the only person to Pick UCLA over K-State in the Spanish Conference- or any conference for that matter (except Bradley- I will talk about him in a bit)
-Kiel Ditto used phrases like "I don't know what I am doing." to throw me off her game. She will come into every game as an underdog and end up winning them all.
-Chloe Salts is banking on the Alamo Bowl being VERY high scoring. According to ESPN average scores, the game should see on average 68.7 points. Chloe knows something we don't, because she predicted the modest score of 114. Her prediction is by far the highest prediction of the year.
Now is probably a good time to give the preseason rankings.
#1- Avery DeWolf- Because her name is just... soooo cool. Also the ninja thing... so cool.
#2- Me- Okay, I know that I came in second-to-last this last year, but this time I used my heart to pick the winners. My heart won't lie to me this year!
#3-Chloe Salts- Like I said earlier, she knows something we don't. Plus she left the national title game blank, this proves she knows how to make a statement.
#4- Megan Reynolds plans on using the extra time to make her selections informed and responsible, meaning that she has an inherent advantage. Plus she can say all of the teams' mascots in SPANISH, also an inherent advantage.
#5- Holly is in the same boat as Megan, but she can't say the names in Spanish.
#6- Andrew Reader- is coming into the challenge as a real dark horse. We have no idea what he is capable of.
#7- Gracie and Kiel are tied at seven because they were both so successful at throwing me off their game. They say "What are football?" and I am foolish enough to believe them...
#9- Anna Zachary- Her hateful anti-music propaganda has caused me to frown upon her chances at winning the candy.
#10- Abbi Roberson- She was the second person to join the music-haters cult. As Ole Ben Kenobi once said, "Who is the greater fool, the fool or the one who follows him?" Also she picked against K-State, but I kinda get what she is saying about Mississippi State... I mean... there are TWO stars.
#11- Beth- She used a solid system for picking teams... the coin-flip app. In her honor, I flipped a coin to decide what place she should be in the standings- I flipped 11.
These preseason standings of course mean nothing, because I will probably overtake Avery by the end of the season.
First lets start with the Spanish Conference-
The combatants are:
Mah bad self
Chloe Salts
Anna Zachary
Avery DeWolf (obvious cool-name advantage)
Andrew Reader
Gracie Lowry
Abbi Roberson
Kiel Ditto (obvious advantage due to the ability to copy anyone else's answers)
Megan Reynolds- Maybe... She still needs to like- ya know- fill out the sheet
Holly Lyn- also needs to fill out the sheet
Beth- mah sister
Some of these brave warriors strategically designed their sheets so that they have gaps in the picks.
-Chloe Salts didn't pick a national champion so that she could show her disapproval of the selection
committee... she da real MVP.
-Anna Zachary left the Music City Bowl blank. Some say it was because of her distaste for LSU and Notre Dame, but we all know the truth in our hearts... She simply hates music.
-Her hateful influence apparently spread towards other participants, because Abbi Roberson followed suit with the Music City Bowl boycott... Looks like we have a little cult on our hands.
-Avery DeWolf plans to use her name advantage to propel her to a victory in the Las Vegas Bowl... Even though she did not pick either team in the match. Sounds like a gamble to me.
-Gracie decided that she would allow her picks to take care of everything, so she didn't include a tiebreaker score.
Other Advantages taken by combatants are:
-Avery DeWolf drew a cute little ninja on the bottom of the page so that she could pass the proverbial "eye test". I might just give her an automatic victory because of how cool she is.
-Abbi Roberson decided to give her sheet an extra "flare" by using stars to indicate her picks. She then used the star system to add TWO stars to Mississippi State so that she could project her will onto the minds of those who oppose her... Including every Georgia Tech fan. She is also the only person to Pick UCLA over K-State in the Spanish Conference- or any conference for that matter (except Bradley- I will talk about him in a bit)
-Kiel Ditto used phrases like "I don't know what I am doing." to throw me off her game. She will come into every game as an underdog and end up winning them all.
-Chloe Salts is banking on the Alamo Bowl being VERY high scoring. According to ESPN average scores, the game should see on average 68.7 points. Chloe knows something we don't, because she predicted the modest score of 114. Her prediction is by far the highest prediction of the year.
Now is probably a good time to give the preseason rankings.
#1- Avery DeWolf- Because her name is just... soooo cool. Also the ninja thing... so cool.
#2- Me- Okay, I know that I came in second-to-last this last year, but this time I used my heart to pick the winners. My heart won't lie to me this year!
#3-Chloe Salts- Like I said earlier, she knows something we don't. Plus she left the national title game blank, this proves she knows how to make a statement.
#4- Megan Reynolds plans on using the extra time to make her selections informed and responsible, meaning that she has an inherent advantage. Plus she can say all of the teams' mascots in SPANISH, also an inherent advantage.
#5- Holly is in the same boat as Megan, but she can't say the names in Spanish.
#6- Andrew Reader- is coming into the challenge as a real dark horse. We have no idea what he is capable of.
#7- Gracie and Kiel are tied at seven because they were both so successful at throwing me off their game. They say "What are football?" and I am foolish enough to believe them...
#9- Anna Zachary- Her hateful anti-music propaganda has caused me to frown upon her chances at winning the candy.
#10- Abbi Roberson- She was the second person to join the music-haters cult. As Ole Ben Kenobi once said, "Who is the greater fool, the fool or the one who follows him?" Also she picked against K-State, but I kinda get what she is saying about Mississippi State... I mean... there are TWO stars.
#11- Beth- She used a solid system for picking teams... the coin-flip app. In her honor, I flipped a coin to decide what place she should be in the standings- I flipped 11.
These preseason standings of course mean nothing, because I will probably overtake Avery by the end of the season.
Saturday, December 6, 2014
UHM
Well yeah,
Remember how we needed some things to happen if we wanted to get into the playoffs? Yeah...
none of it happened.
Arizona lost- that wasn't really bad for us, but it still wasn't great
Wisconsin lost- that was pretty bad
Georgia Tech lost- oops
Missouri lost- awww
We kinda lost- Yeah...
So we aren't in the playoffs.
But we still get a bowl game, and we will probably win it.
yaygocats
Remember how we needed some things to happen if we wanted to get into the playoffs? Yeah...
none of it happened.
Arizona lost- that wasn't really bad for us, but it still wasn't great
Wisconsin lost- that was pretty bad
Georgia Tech lost- oops
Missouri lost- awww
We kinda lost- Yeah...
So we aren't in the playoffs.
But we still get a bowl game, and we will probably win it.
yaygocats
Thursday, December 4, 2014
It's the most wonderful time of the year
That's right,
Its bowl time- almost- and everybody's favorite football team- Kansas State- is in the playoffs!
maybe.
I mean the chances are almost none, BUT they still exist.
Here is how it happens.
First we need to know how the playoffs work.
FLASHBACK TIME! wooooOOOOOOoooo...oooooOOOOOOoooooo
Its 2012 and- as per the usual- people are complaining. Complaining about government, complaining about war, complaining about hunger, and complaining about how the college football champion is decided. So they DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Don't mind the first three things because the important thing is that they made the championship game different.
How did they do it? Well the system at the time was an absolute disaster- in the minds of a few important people. The system used complicated, computer calculations and votes from two polls that are made by people. People who all have the same idea about what teams are the best. Absolute garbage right?
So to eliminate all controversy from all of college football existence unto all eternity, they elected a (que holy-sounding music) "PLAYOFF SELECTION COMMITTEE". This committee is comprised of thirteen members of football greatness. It includes such great names as Steve Weiberg- a former USA today reporter, the chairman Jeff Long- the Athletic Director for the University of Arkansas- because we don't believe in bias, and Condoleezza Rice- the former Secretary of State... wait what? Oh and also there is Archie Manning, but he had to quit because of health issues. Ok, there isn't actually bias in the committee... at least not uneven bias, because each of the major conferences have one member in the committee that represents them. Yes ladies and gentlemen, it's just like that scene in Lord of the Rings when all of the great leaders of all the kingdoms of man and elves and dwarfs gather together to determine how to destroy the ring of power. Some say "We should include the team that has better wins over certain teams and give them a turn to try to destroy the ring." Others say "We should only include teams that are affiliated with the West division of the Rohan conference." Still others say "We should use the conference champion from all of the top divisions- Rohan, Gondor, the Dwarfs, and the Elves- and just call it good." Of course we all know that- according to the Lord of the Rings- in the end some no name team is going to get the chance to win the championship.
Anyway the job of the committee is to pick the four best teams in the nation by making a top 25 ranking that is exclusively based on the neutral assessment of the teams by the committee members. The top four get to go to the playoff games- the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. The remaining highest-ranked teams get to go to other major bowl games The committee decides how to rank these teams based on different factors such as the following: strength of schedule, margin of victory, key victories, and most importantly money. Because money is all that... Oops, no wait I wasn't really going to say that. I promise that I was.. NO DONT BREAK MY COMPU SD?>TS?>D <?f 0380)(#&(*^$ B# )@
Ok I'm back and LIKE I WAS SAYING, there-is-no-conspiracy-to-make-money-and-I-am-not-being-forced-to-say-this-by-some-hit-men-in-my-house. Because this isn't about the money, K-State still has a shot to get into the top four and make it to the playoffs!
Here are the rankings currently
#1 THE HIGH AND MIGHTY ALABAMA! HAIL FUEHRER.. I mean ROLL TIDE (HAIL TIDE?)
Might as well be playing NOBODY (playing #16 Missouri on Saturday) 11-1
#2 NIKE inc. in Eugene, Oregon (Oregon)
(Playing #7 Arizona on Friday) 11-1
#3 TCU- that purple team that beat us earlier
(Playing #88 Iowa State on Saturday) 10-1
#4 Florida State University- the university of class- just not when it comes to their starting quarterback.
(Playing #11 Georgia Tech on Saturday) 12-0
#5 Ohio State, the school that lost an early one to an awful team but they look really good now
(Playing #12 Wisconsin on Saturday) 11-1
#6 DA BEARS! Waco, Texas version (Baylor)
(Playing Da #9 Wildcats on Saturday) 10-1
#7 Everyone's favorite wildcats... WAIT, that's not K-State, silly Arizona!
(Playing #2 Oregon on Friday) 10-2
#8 The Spartans that everyone forgot about once they lost to Ohio State. (Michigan State) 10-2
#9 Everyone's actual favorite wildcats, Kansas State
(Playing #6 Baylor) 9-2
#10 Mississippi State- the year that wasn't to be 10-2
#11 The hornets from Georgia that will in only a few days be the best team that FSU has played 10-2
#12 Not-New-but-new-to-having-a-good-year Miss (of Ole) [meaning Ole Miss] 9-3
#13 The badgers of Wisconsin that hope to defeat the OSU buckeyes on Saturday. 10-2
#14 Normal Georgia 9-3
#15 UCLA- the team that had one job ONE JOB- beat a team with a 6-5 record- and they blew it. 9-3
#16 Missour-we-could-beat-Alabama! NO YOU CAN'T 10-2
#17 Arizona State- the team that could be in Arizona's position right now if only they had beaten them. 9-3
#18 Clemson- WE FINALLY BEAT SOUTH CAROLINA! 9-3
#19 Au-burned out after letting the MIGHTY TIDE score 55 on them 8-4
#20 Oklahoma- Oh yeah, that one Big 12 team that got bullied by ALL the good teams in the Big 12. 8-3
#21 Lousville- the team that lost its coach and Quarterback last year.. and still managed to be the best team that FSU has faced all year. 9-3
#22 Boise State- the team that needs one more win to solidify a berth in a major bowl game 10-2
#23 Utah- the utes (hmm spellcheck doesn't recognize that one, nor does it recognize "spellcheck") 8-4
#24 LSU- one of the few teams that gave THE TIDE a hard time.8-4
#25 USC- the team that smacked Notre Dame off the face of the earth 49-14. 8-4
That is what it looks like.
So only five teams need to lose- or look bad- ahead of us if we want to go to the playoffs. Baylor will take care of itself, ya'know.... if we beat them. At the same time, a win over Baylor will make us leap over MSU. So we only really need three teams to lose. At this point, Oregon losing doesn't really help us because Arizona is ranked ahead of us right now. So we actually need that upset NOT to happen. Alabama losing might actually help us even though they would need to drop A LONG WAY for us to pass them. The funny thing is that Missouri might actually beat them. Bama hasn't looked so good this year and Mizzou has an excellent defense. TCU losing helps us very little, not only will it not happen, if it does happen we look bad for losing to them and ultimately our conference looks worse for not having TCU in the playoffs. Florida State probably will lose this week. They have barely pulled it out against every team they have played this year, and they have to play a great Ga Tech team on Saturday. Ohio State, while being a hot team, has suffered major blows this week. Their starting quarterback got hurt last Saturday, and he wasn't even their starter until their REAL starter got hurt. On top of that, they just discovered that one of their linemen committed suicide. They are a broken team right now. A broken team that has to play a very complete Wisconsin team that boasts the best running back in the nation.
So there we have it. If we beat Baylor and three other games go our way, (out of #1 Bama vs #16 Mizzou... #2 Nike U vs #7 'Zona... #3 TCU vs #88[fpi] ISU.... #4 FSU vs #11 GA Tech.... #5 OSU vs # 12Wisc.) we will go to the playoffs!
Its bowl time- almost- and everybody's favorite football team- Kansas State- is in the playoffs!
maybe.
I mean the chances are almost none, BUT they still exist.
Here is how it happens.
First we need to know how the playoffs work.
FLASHBACK TIME! wooooOOOOOOoooo...oooooOOOOOOoooooo
Its 2012 and- as per the usual- people are complaining. Complaining about government, complaining about war, complaining about hunger, and complaining about how the college football champion is decided. So they DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Don't mind the first three things because the important thing is that they made the championship game different.
How did they do it? Well the system at the time was an absolute disaster- in the minds of a few important people. The system used complicated, computer calculations and votes from two polls that are made by people. People who all have the same idea about what teams are the best. Absolute garbage right?
So to eliminate all controversy from all of college football existence unto all eternity, they elected a (que holy-sounding music) "PLAYOFF SELECTION COMMITTEE". This committee is comprised of thirteen members of football greatness. It includes such great names as Steve Weiberg- a former USA today reporter, the chairman Jeff Long- the Athletic Director for the University of Arkansas- because we don't believe in bias, and Condoleezza Rice- the former Secretary of State... wait what? Oh and also there is Archie Manning, but he had to quit because of health issues. Ok, there isn't actually bias in the committee... at least not uneven bias, because each of the major conferences have one member in the committee that represents them. Yes ladies and gentlemen, it's just like that scene in Lord of the Rings when all of the great leaders of all the kingdoms of man and elves and dwarfs gather together to determine how to destroy the ring of power. Some say "We should include the team that has better wins over certain teams and give them a turn to try to destroy the ring." Others say "We should only include teams that are affiliated with the West division of the Rohan conference." Still others say "We should use the conference champion from all of the top divisions- Rohan, Gondor, the Dwarfs, and the Elves- and just call it good." Of course we all know that- according to the Lord of the Rings- in the end some no name team is going to get the chance to win the championship.
Anyway the job of the committee is to pick the four best teams in the nation by making a top 25 ranking that is exclusively based on the neutral assessment of the teams by the committee members. The top four get to go to the playoff games- the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. The remaining highest-ranked teams get to go to other major bowl games The committee decides how to rank these teams based on different factors such as the following: strength of schedule, margin of victory, key victories, and most importantly money. Because money is all that... Oops, no wait I wasn't really going to say that. I promise that I was.. NO DONT BREAK MY COMPU SD?>TS?>D <?f 0380)(#&(*^$ B# )@
Ok I'm back and LIKE I WAS SAYING, there-is-no-conspiracy-to-make-money-and-I-am-not-being-forced-to-say-this-by-some-hit-men-in-my-house. Because this isn't about the money, K-State still has a shot to get into the top four and make it to the playoffs!
Here are the rankings currently
#1 THE HIGH AND MIGHTY ALABAMA! HAIL FUEHRER.. I mean ROLL TIDE (HAIL TIDE?)
Might as well be playing NOBODY (playing #16 Missouri on Saturday) 11-1
#2 NIKE inc. in Eugene, Oregon (Oregon)
(Playing #7 Arizona on Friday) 11-1
#3 TCU- that purple team that beat us earlier
(Playing #88 Iowa State on Saturday) 10-1
#4 Florida State University- the university of class- just not when it comes to their starting quarterback.
(Playing #11 Georgia Tech on Saturday) 12-0
#5 Ohio State, the school that lost an early one to an awful team but they look really good now
(Playing #12 Wisconsin on Saturday) 11-1
#6 DA BEARS! Waco, Texas version (Baylor)
(Playing Da #9 Wildcats on Saturday) 10-1
#7 Everyone's favorite wildcats... WAIT, that's not K-State, silly Arizona!
(Playing #2 Oregon on Friday) 10-2
#8 The Spartans that everyone forgot about once they lost to Ohio State. (Michigan State) 10-2
#9 Everyone's actual favorite wildcats, Kansas State
(Playing #6 Baylor) 9-2
#10 Mississippi State- the year that wasn't to be 10-2
#11 The hornets from Georgia that will in only a few days be the best team that FSU has played 10-2
#12 Not-New-but-new-to-having-a-good-year Miss (of Ole) [meaning Ole Miss] 9-3
#13 The badgers of Wisconsin that hope to defeat the OSU buckeyes on Saturday. 10-2
#14 Normal Georgia 9-3
#15 UCLA- the team that had one job ONE JOB- beat a team with a 6-5 record- and they blew it. 9-3
#16 Missour-we-could-beat-Alabama! NO YOU CAN'T 10-2
#17 Arizona State- the team that could be in Arizona's position right now if only they had beaten them. 9-3
#18 Clemson- WE FINALLY BEAT SOUTH CAROLINA! 9-3
#19 Au-burned out after letting the MIGHTY TIDE score 55 on them 8-4
#20 Oklahoma- Oh yeah, that one Big 12 team that got bullied by ALL the good teams in the Big 12. 8-3
#21 Lousville- the team that lost its coach and Quarterback last year.. and still managed to be the best team that FSU has faced all year. 9-3
#22 Boise State- the team that needs one more win to solidify a berth in a major bowl game 10-2
#23 Utah- the utes (hmm spellcheck doesn't recognize that one, nor does it recognize "spellcheck") 8-4
#24 LSU- one of the few teams that gave THE TIDE a hard time.8-4
#25 USC- the team that smacked Notre Dame off the face of the earth 49-14. 8-4
That is what it looks like.
So only five teams need to lose- or look bad- ahead of us if we want to go to the playoffs. Baylor will take care of itself, ya'know.... if we beat them. At the same time, a win over Baylor will make us leap over MSU. So we only really need three teams to lose. At this point, Oregon losing doesn't really help us because Arizona is ranked ahead of us right now. So we actually need that upset NOT to happen. Alabama losing might actually help us even though they would need to drop A LONG WAY for us to pass them. The funny thing is that Missouri might actually beat them. Bama hasn't looked so good this year and Mizzou has an excellent defense. TCU losing helps us very little, not only will it not happen, if it does happen we look bad for losing to them and ultimately our conference looks worse for not having TCU in the playoffs. Florida State probably will lose this week. They have barely pulled it out against every team they have played this year, and they have to play a great Ga Tech team on Saturday. Ohio State, while being a hot team, has suffered major blows this week. Their starting quarterback got hurt last Saturday, and he wasn't even their starter until their REAL starter got hurt. On top of that, they just discovered that one of their linemen committed suicide. They are a broken team right now. A broken team that has to play a very complete Wisconsin team that boasts the best running back in the nation.
So there we have it. If we beat Baylor and three other games go our way, (out of #1 Bama vs #16 Mizzou... #2 Nike U vs #7 'Zona... #3 TCU vs #88[fpi] ISU.... #4 FSU vs #11 GA Tech.... #5 OSU vs # 12Wisc.) we will go to the playoffs!
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