Comments on: Who wins tonight’s BCS championship?

By: clemsonstillsucks

clemsonstillsucks — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 03:57:02 +0000

@ Woe & Wop

You are both spot on.

By: rsmeans

rsmeans — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:29:12 +0000

Well now that it is over you would think that the media, AP voters, Harris voters and Coaches who vote would learn a big lesson–being undefeated against a weak schedule means nothing. Losing two games in the SEC can still make you the best team in the country.

But ND is on the right track. Kelly and his staff are coping the SEC model and eventually it will pay off. That will take 3-4 years minimum but one day the Irish will again be a power to reckon with. But the media has not learned. They are picking teams like Ohio State in the top 5 for this year and last year when they had the softest schedule in the CFA. They are picking TAM 5th when they would beat anyone other than perhaps Alabama by a wide margin. They are putting Oregon in the top 5 when it has been proven time and again that Oregon cannot compete against elite SEC teams.

In looking at 2013 the safest bet is to pick an SEC team first. As long as Saban is at Alabama they are likely to remain the cream of the crop. Ohio State or Oregon are not top 10 teams but I suppose history will have to repeat itself a 100 times before the media notes this.

By: wopgenius

wopgenius — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:08:30 +0000

@woebegong

ND is not going to the ACC for football. They will be ACC for everything else just not football. They did however finagle another ND deal that allows them to play the ACC champ in the Orange Bowl every year they are eligible.

Since they will be continuing their weak schedule traditions by adding 5 games against ACC opponents, becoming eligible shouldn’t be a problem.

By: woebegong

woebegong — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:38:40 +0000

A lot has to do with the fact that SEC teams play each other in the toughest conference in the country, and that prepares them for big games most of the time. Alabama just proved the point, and Notre dame, just proved how really messed up this BCS rating system is.
If there were going to be a really legitimate play off season, of at least 8 teams, the cream would still rise to the top, even though it should be easier now, to keep SEC teams out of the mix.
The SEC is just enjoying our rise to the top, and the superiority of the conference, much like the big 10, and what used to be the SW conference enjoyed in their era of superiority. The SEC will be in the thick of things for the foreseeable, so there will be plenty of chances for a repeat in the future, but right now, the SEC is just superior to the rest of the football conferences out there. Alabama is far superior to teams like Notre Dame, because they have a great coach, and play in a great, tough conference. Just think of how much this further helped their recruiting for the coming years.

By: dolfan66r

dolfan66r — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:02:59 +0000

This ND team should have lost 5 games. The fans would have been calling for his job after 3 years!The media believed the own hype and actually some on this site even picked the Irish, Do you watch the games at all? Many holes in the Irish offense and defense

By: woebegong

woebegong — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:50:30 +0000

Now, truth be told, and if someone did an honest evaluation, Notre Dame, had it been a member of the SEC, would be about the 5th best team in the conference. Alabama, UGA, S.C., and Texas A&M would have beaten them on the field. Notre Dame is scheduled to go to the ACC for football in 2014, so that should assure them of a Orange Bowl game, each year, as they will be superior to the teams in that conference almost every year. People can say all they want about the SEC, but they play a tough schedule every year, because they play each other, so they are prepared for the big game, and as Alabama proved, they know how to win it. All things are cyclical in college football, or so the pundits say, but I don’t think the SEC is near the top of it’s continued dominance of college football yet. Maybe this 4 team playoff system will do what other college teams can’t do, and that is keep the SEC out of the big games somehow.

By: henryjones20

henryjones20 — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:45:13 +0000

@irishtn if only u had picked the right team.lmao

By: henryjones20

henryjones20 — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:22:43 +0000

holy moses@ irishtn u predicted the score right on!!!! hope u placed sum bets.

By: lasseter1113

lasseter1113 — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:43:11 +0000

How funny is it Irishtn had it backwards, probably climbed back under the rock that he came from sense of entitlement DEFLATED!!! Hahaha, how does it feel to get beat by the “cousins”? Sucks don’t it? All of you bigots with your negative stereotypes can take them and stick them where the sun don’t shine. REVENGE IS SO DAMN SWEET!!!

Oh btw be4bama, damn good call, you NAILED it!! 28 on the dot, 42-14, Roll Tide Roll!!!!!

By: rtfox

rtfox — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:11:59 +0000

Where r the Irish fans? Hail Mary full of grace notre dame out of first place!!!

By: drexelvol

drexelvol — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:48:40 +0000

John, Ben and Keith – Don’t quit your day jobs, guys.

By: drexelvol

drexelvol — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:44:18 +0000

be4bama called it! Nice job!

irishtn got it too, just the other way around! Hahahahahaha.

By: bozosforall

bozosforall — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:26:55 +0000

irishtn says:
Jan 7, 2013 8:03 PM
42-14 ND bama has no chance

……

Looks like you got that backwards so far, drunken Irish idiot.

By: be4bama

be4bama — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:59:23 +0000

8to80. That nd goal line defense must be still on the bus.

By: be4bama

be4bama — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:57:17 +0000

My prediction is looking pretty good right now.

By: jaygott87

jaygott87 — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:53:30 +0000

Roll Tide!!! Nice predictions fellas

By: johnclaytonsponytail

johnclaytonsponytail — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:47:44 +0000

When you have a program thats proven in a dominate league and an unproven team that was lucky all season long this is the outcome. Out matched and shouldnt be here. For all that are crying about the refs, LSU had crappy calls all game. No sour grapes here. Its part of football. Get over it

By: timebandit24

timebandit24 — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:41:42 +0000

I can just hear Harvey Updyke now….Roll damn tide

By: melikefootball

melikefootball — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:14:36 +0000

Shows you what these experts know when they picked ND and have all the scores so close. Then you have to hear Herby tell us that ND is a big under dog. How can any team be ranked #1 and then THEY are an under dog. Shows you how under rated this rankins system is.

By: woebegong

woebegong — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:08:10 +0000

Well Ben, now I know why they say fans and writers watch and players play the game. Notre dame better find a way to get something going in the second half or this could be a complete embarrassment for Notre Dame.

By: 8to80texansblog

8to80texansblog — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:43:52 +0000

Yeah that goal line D we heard about is still on the bus… ND getting physically dominated on both lines of scrimmage.

By: gamustangdude

gamustangdude — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:37:52 +0000

Where’s Irishdodger and ukeone?

Weren’t they the more vocal Irish fans that have suddenly lost their voice. Think what you want about the refs. Lacey has nearly 100 yards in the first half. Irish have given up two rushing TDs in one game so far. Defense wins championships and NDs defense is M.I.A.

By: sparky683

sparky683 — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:36:46 +0000

Ho hum. Sorry advertisers, checking out of this boring blowout.

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:35:42 +0000

@thefiesty1 …

Seriously? You guys are a trip LOL

By: thepftpaperchase

thepftpaperchase — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:34:03 +0000

irishtn: Sorry for the miscalculation. ND 42-21? Right?

By: 13datsyuk13

13datsyuk13 — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:29:12 +0000

At this point I’m only watching to see McCarrons girlfriend.

By: glestonsimmons

glestonsimmons — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:27:20 +0000

Brent is as nuts as usual!

By: glestonsimmons

glestonsimmons — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:25:58 +0000

This one isn’t on NBC?
History indeed.

By: CBFAN

CBFAN — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:24:24 +0000

Wondering why ND is even in this game, then looked at their 2012 schedule and it all makes sense. Pitt, Wake Forest, Boston College, BYU….

By: 13datsyuk13

13datsyuk13 — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 02:23:40 +0000

This is nasty