# 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:** 12\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/361 "2010-11-28T15:26:33Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Week 13 – Top Teams Huh? How is Boise still number 3 after a loss? Oh, and BTW, GO 'NOLES! What a great game. Still recovering my voice. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/362 "2010-11-28T16:25:16Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > Huh? How is Boise still number 3 after a loss? New polls aren’t out yet. They’ve still got a few minutes at #3. ---
**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 28, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/363 "2010-11-28T20:49:36Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > But OK State had the interception of the year, if it is any consolation. I would have ruled it an illegal forward pass but I’m biased. Great act of athleticism though. ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/364 "2010-11-28T23:07:12Z")
A bittersweet day yesterday for us Canes fans. The loss to USF was inexcusable, but it guaranteed a new coach. Rumors of Jon Gruden to Miami are rampant. My first choice would be Petersen from Boise, who I think is attainable, but Gruden would be a fantastic get. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/365 "2010-11-29T01:08:09Z")
> [@mkecane](#): > > A bittersweet day yesterday for us Canes fans. The loss to USF was inexcusable, but it guaranteed a new coach. Rumors of Jon Gruden to Miami are rampant. My first choice would be Petersen from Boise, who I think is attainable, but Gruden would be a fantastic get. Didn’t it seem a bit precipitous? I mean, Miami’s going to a bowl; and has Shannon ever had a losing record? ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/366 "2010-11-29T01:40:59Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Didn’t it seem a bit precipitous? I mean, Miami’s going to a bowl; and has Shannon ever had a losing record? His four years were 5-7, 7-6, 9-4, and 7-5. Overall, 28-22, with 3 wins against FCS teams. There wasn’t one signature win, but there were probably 6 signature losses (51-13 @ OU, 48-0 vs Virginia in the last game at the Orange Bowl, 2 blowouts at VPI and blown out at home last week against the Hokies, crushed at home this year by FSU on Saturday night national tv). Four years is plenty to even get to the ACC championship game, but it didn’t happen. At best, I think he’d have grown into a coach like Richt and you could look forward to a 12-2 season every now and then, with plenty of 8 and 9 win seasons. That’s not good enough. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/367 "2010-11-29T18:56:41Z")
RIP. This season should have been euthanized 3 weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/368 "2010-11-30T16:22:10Z")
> [@Enuma\_Elish](#): > > Its time for this: > > “On Wisconsin, On Wisconsin, Grand Old Badger state > We thy loyal sons and daughters hail thee good and great - Uh Rah RaH! > On Wisconsin, On Wisconsin Champion of the right > Onward, our motto, God will give thee might!” > > And, no, right does not imply ‘right wing’! Mushroom, mushroom! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/369 "2010-11-30T16:24:17Z")
My Gamecocks spent the middle part of the season trying to figure out if they were any damned good or not. After losing to Kentucky and Arkansas, I was starting to wonder. But after decisively beating Florida and Clemson, they’re looking pretty good. They should at least belong on the same field with Auburn this Saturday - their game earlier this year was pretty close. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/370 "2010-11-30T16:28:34Z")
So let’s talk bowl matchups. [NBC](http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39922542/ns/sports-college_football/) is projecting Bama vs. Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl. I like this possibility a great deal. Very worthy bowl game against a very worthy traditional powerhouse. I’m also seeing projections of Bama vs. Michigan State in the Cap. One Bowl, because of Saban’s MSU ties. Either of those games would be very watchable (if Bama doesn’t curl up and die after the Auburn loss) and would be great, physical games. I’m disappointed with this season, but heck, there’s more good football to watch. ---
**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:** [December 4, 2010, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/371 "2010-12-04T07:40:21Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Mushroom, mushroom! 😉 Just because I normally hide my glee doesn’t mean it isn’t there!😃 I’ve been waiting for a season like this for 40 years!😉 And go ahead - slap me with a spurtle if that isn’t what you meant.:smack: ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968/372 "2010-12-04T16:09:45Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > So let’s talk bowl matchups. [NBC](http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39922542/ns/sports-college_football/) is projecting Bama vs. Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl. I like this possibility a great deal. Very worthy bowl game against a very worthy traditional powerhouse. > > I’m also seeing projections of Bama vs. Michigan State in the Cap. One Bowl, because of Saban’s MSU ties. > > Either of those games would be very watchable (if Bama doesn’t curl up and die after the Auburn loss) and would be great, physical games. I’m disappointed with this season, but heck, there’s more good football to watch. Here are four versions of the way the SEC teams will go bowling: ```auto Bleacher football-bowl.com CFN ESPN Auburn 8-0 12-0 Championship Championship Championship Championship Arkansas 6-2 10-2 Sugar Sugar Sugar Sugar LSU 6-2 10-2 Capital One Capital One Outback Cotton South Carolina 5-3 9-3 Outback Outback Capital One Outback Alabama 5-3 9-3 Cotton Cotton Cotton Capital One Mississippi State 4-4 8-4 Chick-Fil-A Chick-Fil-A Music City Chick-Fil-A Florida 4-4 7-5 Gator Gator Gator Gator Georgia 3-5 6-6 Liberty Liberty Chick-Fil-A Liberty Tennessee 3-5 6-6 Music City Music City Liberty Music City Kentucky 2-6 6-6 Compass Compass Compass Compass ``` [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-fans-hows-your-team-look/550968.md?page=18)