# College football fans: how's your team look? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 21, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968 "2010-08-21T14:47:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/241 "2010-11-01T16:00:59Z")
> [@aktep](#): > > How’s my team look? Like they took up football just last week. Losing to Baylor and Iowa State, at home, in back to back weeks. This has to be the flabbergasting story of CFB 2010: WTF Happened to Texas? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/242 "2010-11-01T18:07:43Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > They can’t even bump into a guy that can play defense. Your grandmother could run up the middle for 8 yards. How can a team have such a terrible defense? Yet one more victory and they can embarrass themselves in a bowl. With Denard ,a lot of bowls would like to have them. True, Denard may put butts in the bleachers, so a 6-6 U-M team will likely get a semi-decent bowl. I think they have a good chance to beat Purdue, I really can’t see them beating Illinois (very underrated team, IMHO), and no way do they beat OSU or Wisconsin. 6-6 is their most likely outcome, 5-7 isn’t out of the question, 7 wins is NOT going to happen. Even as a Spartan fan, I hope RichRod is told to take a long walk on a short pier. The guy is a whore and you can’t win with a pick like that. If he fails, you stink. If he succeeds, he grabs a pile of money somewhere else. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/243 "2010-11-01T18:35:24Z")
I have a bad feeling the Badgers will get screwed out of a BCS bowl this year just like in 2006? Then again, if Barry would scehdule at least one decent out of conference game… ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/244 "2010-11-01T18:46:28Z")
I must say, having watched the Oregon-USC game this week, I am pleasantly surprised to see that Oregon lives up to the hype. That offense is scary good (although I can’t help feeling the pistol set looks _wrong_). ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/245 "2010-11-01T19:17:37Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > This has to be the flabbergasting story of CFB 2010: WTF Happened to Texas? Sense of entitlement and years of karma. Crazily, the exact same thing is happening at the pro level up in Dallas. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/246 "2010-11-01T19:37:37Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > I have a bad feeling the Badgers will get screwed out of a BCS bowl this year just like in 2006? Then again, if Barry would scehdule at least one decent out of conference game… That is precisely the reason why Auburn got screwed out the BCS game in 2004. They were undefeated that year, along with Oklahoma and USC. Auburn was the odd team out. Non-conference schedules that year: Auburn: La Tech, La Monroe, The Citadel Oklahoma: Bowling Green, Houston, Oregon USC:VA Tech, Notre Dame, Colorado St, BYU Auburn is my favorite team in the SEC, but they deserved to be the odd team out that year. (in a two team playoff). there are some posters here who think Wins are the only thing that matter in order to go to the BCS game. If Auburn had played some real OOC teams in 2004, they might have gone on to lose by 36 points to USC instead of Oklahoma. ---
**Author:** ![Haunted\_Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/247 "2010-11-01T20:07:11Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > Sense of entitlement That certainly seems to be part of it. In a very, and very uncharacteristically, heated post-game post game interview after the Iowa State loss, Mack Brown said he’d been worried because leading up to the game, he’d seen a lot of standing around and general cockiness. > [@fiddlesticks](#): > > years of karma Not that I hate the Horns or anything, but I hope this is part of it. It’s been frustrating- and I readily admit the frustration is borne of pure jealousy- to watch as, year in and year out, with different quarterbacks, different receivers, different everybody, UT would ALWAYS win these big games with thrilling come-from-behind wins. It was like no 4th-quarter lead was ever safe against them. Both of their victories against my Buckeyes came this way, as did the huge win for the National Championship against USC, as did all sorts of others. I commented to my wife on Saturday that in years past, I would have looked at the score of the Baylor game, with the Longhorns trailing by 11 halfway through the 4th quarter, and said “Game’s in the bag. UT wins.” It wasn’t that I wanted UT to lose as much as I was wondering why the football gods treated them so favorably, when it seemed like Ohio State and most other teams lost these types of games about as often as they won them. Also, there’s the fact that Mack Brown installed a new, more balanced offense, but it isn’t a type that Garrett Gilbert is particularly familiar or comfortable with, even now. And, if you’re going to rely more on the running game, it would behoove you to actually have a standout running back or two, which Texas doesn’t. Why they don’t is certainly a legitimate WTF question. So is the question of why the defense (touted by Mack Brown at the beginning of the season as maybe his best ever) is so bad. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/248 "2010-11-01T20:13:37Z")
> [@Haunted\_Pasta](#): > > That certainly seems to be part of it. In a very, and very uncharacteristically, heated post-game post game interview after the Iowa State loss, Mack Brown said he’d been worried because leading up to the game, he’d seen a lot of standing around and general cockiness. This may explain the most inexplicable part of the season: how could they lose to UCLA (truly an awful team) and beat Nebraska? A: They cared about the Nebraska game. ---
**Author:** ![Enuma\_Elish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Enuma\_Elish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enuma_Elish)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/249 "2010-11-05T21:13:30Z")
The long wait is over. The bye week is done. My prediction for this week: Badgers 37 Purdue 17. I hope Bret Bielema has a large collection of tennis balls that he throws at players who talk about the BCS standings, the new bar that doesn’t card athletes or pretty girls, Cheerleaders, or anything except the immediate upcoming opponent. Michigan State got complacent and were bitch-slapped by Iowa last week. Please, Badgers, don’t let that happen to you this week!!! ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/250 "2010-11-06T20:13:39Z")
Well Michigan avoids a third straight losing season despite every ineptitude their defense could throw against it. ummm, Yay? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/251 "2010-11-06T20:34:59Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Well Michigan avoids a third straight losing season despite every ineptitude their defense could throw against it. > > ummm, Yay? For those of us without a dog in the fight, that sure was a hoot to watch. Football is more fun when nobody’s playing defense. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/252 "2010-11-06T22:14:34Z")
Colorado, who hasn’t won a conference road game in three years, was leading at Kansas 45-17 in the fourth quarter. They lost 52-45. Mrs. Hawkins, I’d bring the dogs inside. The Badgers will move up at least one spot with Utah getting clobbered by TCU. LSU is giving Alabama all they can handle as well, so that could be another team to leap. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/253 "2010-11-06T22:34:02Z")
Looks like JoePa is about to win 400. Although NWestern is driving now. I don’t know what happened. PSU was losing 21-0 when I fell asleep. When I woke up they had just scored and it was 28-21. It isn’t over yet though - it is now 35-21, but NWestern is driving and there is 10 minutes on the clock. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/254 "2010-11-06T22:40:14Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Well Michigan avoids a third straight losing season despite every ineptitude their defense could throw against it. > > ummm, Yay? U of Ms defense is a little weak. They will play basketball games this year with lower scores. This win makes then bowl eligible. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/255 "2010-11-06T22:41:15Z")
Alabama is losing. They will get dumped well out of top 10 after this game. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/256 "2010-11-06T22:46:11Z")
PSU stopped NWestern and drove to mid field. There is about 5 minutes on the clock and PSU is up 35-21. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/257 "2010-11-06T22:58:37Z")
That’s it. 400. A heck of a game. Congratulations Joe Paterno. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/258 "2010-11-06T23:09:23Z")
I wonder how bad CBS beat ABC’s game when CBS had LSU/BAMA and ABC had regional coverage. (my area had PSU/NU). ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/259 "2010-11-07T13:08:35Z")
Week 10 – Top Teams ```auto Oregon (1) 6-0 9-0 Pacific-10 Boise State (2) 4-0 8-0 Western Athletic Auburn (3) 6-0 10-0 Southeastern West TCU (4) 6-0 10-0 Mountain West Alabama (5) 4-2 7-2 Southeastern West Utah (6) 5-1 8-1 Mountain West Wisconsin (7) 4-1 8-1 Big Ten Ohio State (8) 4-1 8-1 Big Ten Nebraska (9) 4-1 8-1 Big 12 North Stanford (10) 5-1 8-1 Pacific-10 Oklahoma (11) 3-2 7-2 Big 12 South LSU (12) 5-1 8-1 Southeastern West Arizona (13) 4-2 7-2 Pacific-10 Missouri (14) 3-2 7-2 Big 12 North Iowa (15) 4-1 7-2 Big Ten Michigan State (16) 5-1 9-1 Big Ten Arkansas (17) 4-2 7-2 Southeastern West South Carolina (18) 4-3 6-3 Southeastern East Oklahoma State (19) 4-1 8-1 Big 12 South Virginia Tech (20) 5-0 7-2 Atlantic Coast Coastal Mississippi State (21) 3-2 7-2 Southeastern West Baylor (22) 4-2 7-3 Big 12 South North Carolina State (23) 3-2 6-3 Atlantic Coast Atlantic Florida State (24) 4-2 6-3 Atlantic Coast Atlantic Nevada (25) 3-1 8-1 Western Athletic Temple 5-1 8-2 Mid-American East UCF 5-0 7-2 Conference USA East Northern Illinois 5-0 7-2 Mid-American West San Diego State 4-1 7-2 Mountain West Ohio 5-1 7-3 Mid-American East Hawaii 5-1 7-3 Western Athletic Fresno State 4-1 6-2 Western Athletic Toledo 5-0 6-3 Mid-American West Miami (FL) 4-2 6-3 Atlantic Coast Coastal Florida 4-3 6-3 Southeastern East Maryland 3-2 6-3 Atlantic Coast Atlantic North Carolina 3-2 6-3 Atlantic Coast Coastal Syracuse 3-2 6-3 Big East Penn State 3-2 6-3 Big Ten Texas A&M 3-2 6-3 Big 12 South Southern Miss 3-2 6-3 Conference USA East Tulsa 3-2 6-3 Conference USA West Kansas State 3-3 6-3 Big 12 North USC 3-3 6-3 Pacific-10 Michigan 2-3 6-3 Big Ten Northwestern 2-3 6-3 Big Ten Navy 0-0 6-3 Independents (FBS) Air Force 3-3 6-4 Mountain West UTEP 3-4 6-4 Conference USA West ``` ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/260 "2010-11-07T19:49:29Z")
My Sooners look like hell. But if they win out, they’ll win the Big XII South.:rolleyes: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968.md?page=14)