2025-2026 College Football Thread

[sycro]

Originally Posted by iam1bearcat

i don't think that game means as much as it really should have.

Oklahoma never shows up in big games - the big kicker will be that ND won by so much and on the road.

and i'm not debating that ND has a tougher schedule (not by much imo, but it's a different style of play between the teams and how / who they play) but just that the Ducks are a better team. but sadly the 'history' of ND will give them a big favor in getting to the NC, especially if it's against Bama. talk about the history

And if USC loses to ND, they'll be a 4-loss team. If they make it to the conference championship, the win will mean nothing for Oregon.

[emac213]

Originally Posted by sycro

ND's defense is terrific.

Man the way Marqise Lee looks, they better have good game plan for that guy.

[emac213]

Originally Posted by sycro

and if usc loses to nd, they'll be a 4-loss team. If they make it to the conference championship, the win will mean nothing for oregon.

+ 1.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by sycro

Strength of schedule is way in ND's favor.

Strength of schedule isn't everything. It matters but do you seriously think Notre Dame is a better team? Notre Dame would be a sizable underdog if they played Oregon and you know it. Not that it matters. If Oregon, Bama and Notre Dame all run the table it'll be Alabama vs. Oregon for the championship.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Strength of schedule isn't everything. It matters but do you seriously think Notre Dame is a better team? Notre Dame would be a sizable underdog if they played Oregon and you know it. Not that it matters. If Oregon, Bama and Notre Dame all run the table it'll be Alabama vs. Oregon for the championship.

I think Oregon would beat Notre Dame, but that's a matchup issue. Only thing that should matter in the rankings is how you are playing and who you are beating, not who you would/should beat.

[emac213]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Strength of schedule isn't everything. It matters but do you seriously think Notre Dame is a better team? Notre Dame would be a sizable underdog if they played Oregon and you know it. Not that it matters. If Oregon, Bama and Notre Dame all run the table it'll be Alabama vs. Oregon for the championship.

Strength of schedule isn't everything. Some people argue like it's the only thing.I keep hearing about ND schedule but I thing people are looking at the names they are playing and not the actually teams. I hear Alabama getting knocked all the time for beating an over rated Michigan team, which was ranked number 8 at the time. Clearly Oregon is better,only thing I would take is ND defense over Oregon.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by emac213

Strength of schedule isn't everything. Some people argue like it's the only thing.I keep hearing about ND schedule but I thing people are looking at the names they are playing and not the actually teams. I hear Alabama getting knocked all the time for beating an over rated Michigan team, which was ranked number 8 at the time. Clearly Oregon is better,only thing I would take is ND defense over Oregon.

Or they're looking at the actual calculated strength of schedule....

[emac213]

Originally Posted by sycro

I think Oregon would beat Notre Dame, but that's a matchup issue. Only thing that should matter in the rankings is how you are playing and who you are beating, not who you would/should beat.

I agree with this.

[MD-Blu]

The new BCS rankings is out and L-ville is ranked #9. I got a question that I really want an honest answer to, what will it take for L-ville to play in the BCS Suger Bowl?

[sycro]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

The new BCS rankings is out and L-ville is ranked #9. I got a question that I really want an honest answer to, what will it take for L-ville to play in the BCS Suger Bowl?

Being selected as the at-large team by the bowl. Not sure of the ordering of selection, but your best shot would likely be if 2 SEC teams made the championship game, since that would free up that spot (they would take a SEC team as their at-large replacement if a SEC team is in the championship).

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

The new BCS rankings is out and L-ville is ranked #9. I got a question that I really want an honest answer to, what will it take for L-ville to play in the BCS Suger Bowl?

Isn't the Big East still getting an automatic BCS invite? As far as I know that has not changed. And it seems like the Orange Bowl is where the Big East champion usually plays.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Isn't the Big East still getting an automatic BCS invite? As far as I know that has not changed. And it seems like the Orange Bowl is where the Big East champion usually plays.

Big East is not assigned to any bowls automatically, but they do have an automatic BCS position. As far as I know, the only conference affiliations are the Rose Bowl (Pac 10 and Big 10), Sugar Bowl (SEC) and Orange Bowl (ACC).

[sk33tr]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

The new BCS rankings is out and L-ville is ranked #9. I got a question that I really want an honest answer to, what will it take for L-ville to play in the BCS Suger Bowl?

imo, for them to get an invite from the sugar bowl committee (or whatever they call themselves), they need to win-out (or have no more than 1 loss) and hope to move up a couple/three spots.

if they stay undefeated and rutgers still only has 1 loss going into their final game, it should be a good one. but louisville will need to win that game.

if 'BAMA stays undefeated in the regular season and plays georgia in the sec championship game and wins, then georgia would probably still get the invite and be the sec candidate for the sugar bowl.

and i think a 2-loss georgia team vs. an undefeated (or 1-loss) louisville team would be a great game.

and i realize that the big east doesn't have a conference championship game, but i don't think that would be a factor.
they beat a decent cincinnati team, they beat pitt who took undefeated notre dame to 3 overtimes and they beat a decent north carolina team; so they have a pretty good resume for getting into the sugar bowl.

[emac213]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Isn't the Big East still getting an automatic BCS invite? As far as I know that has not changed. And it seems like the Orange Bowl is where the Big East champion usually plays.

Yeah last week ESPN did a mock bowl projections, they had Louisville vs FSU in the Orange bowl. I guess it all depends on who in's up in the NC game.

What College football team won a game by pitching the football down field to score?

[fatediesel]

I've got to think that at this point as long as Oregon maintains a #2 ranking in the human polls then Notre Dame isn't going to be able to pass them if they both win out. Notre Dame's strength of schedule is going to take a hit the rest of the way with games against 2-7 Boston College, 5-4 Wake Forest, and 6-3 USC, while Oregon's SOS should improve with games against 3-7 Cal, 7-2 Stanford, 7-1 Oregon State, and then likely another matchup with either UCLA, USC, or Arizona State.

[ApolloOne]

Originally Posted by MD-Blu

The new BCS rankings is out and L-ville is ranked #9. I got a question that I really want an honest answer to, what will it take for L-ville to play in the BCS Suger Bowl?

It would take some unlikely losing by some other teams. Florida would be the likely host team (Gator fans: this is the solace you should take from losing to Georgia). I can see the Sugar Bowl committee clamoring to nab Notre Dame or Oklahoma. No offense to Louisville fans, but the bowl's primary purpose is to fill hotels, and they probably think the other schools would be better suited for that.

[fatediesel]

Yeah, it's a virtual certainty that the Big East champion will end up in the Orange Bowl regardless of who wins the league. The Big East champion is going to be the least attractive team in the BCS as they traditionally don't travel well so they will end up in the bowl with the last choice of unaffiliated teams, and this year that is the Orange Bowl. The Fiesta Bowl is going to feature the Big 12 champ vs. an at-large (likely Notre Dame), the Sugar Bowl will feature an SEC team vs. an at-large (likely Oklahoma), the Rose Bowl will feature the Big 10 champion vs. a Pac-12 at-large, and the Orange Bowl will end up with the ACC champion vs. the Big East champion.

[iam1bearcat]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

I've got to think that at this point as long as Oregon maintains a #2 ranking in the human polls then Notre Dame isn't going to be able to pass them if they both win out. Notre Dame's strength of schedule is going to take a hit the rest of the way with games against 2-7 Boston College, 5-4 Wake Forest, and 6-3 USC, while Oregon's SOS should improve with games against 3-7 Cal, 7-2 Stanford, 7-1 Oregon State, and then likely another matchup with either UCLA, USC, or Arizona State.

i agree.

and if ND plays like crap against either team, that won't help as they'll lose human voters. as long as Oregon scores points it's all good since people pay attention to flashy stats and such more than a great defensive game, so Oregon is like the brand new flashy object that everyone goes gaga about, while ND is the solid, but boring object no one really pays much attention to, imo.

[sycro]

lol... I just saw that Georgia Tech could still win the ACC Coastal, especially if Miami self-imposes a postseason ban again this year.. God does our division suck this year.