# The omnibus 2008 college football thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 6, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369 "2008-09-06T18:27:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/41 "2008-09-21T14:11:58Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Crow is on the menu for breakfast tomorrow. About 20 or so of my friends went to the game, and had a lot of nice things to say about the time they had in Arizona over the past 4 or 5 days. We’ll be pulling for the Sun Devils from here on out. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/42 "2008-09-21T15:13:46Z")
> [@BabaBooey](#): > > I know that, I was saying I expect Florida to win the SEC, but what if LSU DID win it instead of Florida to bring up the possibility of defending NC going undefeated and getting left out. I’m not arguing with the scenario, or the weirdness. (Although it’s about a month too early to start getting our knickers in a twist). What I \*am \*disputing is giving any weight to the fact of being a defending national champion. What any team did last year counts for exactly doodly-squat, and rightly so. (Except that it probably gives many teams an unfairly high pre-season ranking) ---
**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:** [September 22, 2008, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/43 "2008-09-22T10:20:19Z")
I’m smelling Roses in Spartanland. Not the most impressive win over ND but I’ll take _any_ win over ND. I’ve spent too many years watch the gold-domers snatch victory from the jaws of defeat vs. MSU. Now the schedule is looking very winnable from here out- an easy road trip to Indiana, home to Iowa, and a trip to Northwestern make a 6-1 start a real possibility. Then home to Ohio State and off to Ann Arbor, but these games are not the backbreakers they once would have been. OSU barely beat Ohio and had their hands full with Troy for a while. Winning those two and then beating Wisconsin at home would complete a rare trifecta, then Purdue at home the next week to set up the season ender at Penn State. This could be the year of my dreams, MSU and PSU playing on ABC for the Rose Bowl while UM-OSU get the Pam Ward treatment on ESPN2. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/44 "2008-09-22T11:47:15Z")
While I’d even enjoy that, Bob, don’t get ahead of yourself. One week at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/45 "2008-09-23T03:31:52Z")
Everybody should get a chance to check out the Trojans Thursday night. Wish we had a tougher opponant, but they can play hard now and then. Personally, I want some _payback_ on these boys… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dgrdfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/46 "2008-09-26T02:05:17Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Everybody should get a chance to check out the Trojans Thursday night. Wish we had a tougher opponant, but they can play hard now and then. > > Personally, I want some _payback_ on these boys… 😃 Be careful what you wish for. USC down 14-0 in the 2nd quarter. USC needed to take the crowd out early. ---
**Author:** ![whatami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/47 "2008-09-26T02:21:33Z")
> [@dgrdfd](#): > > Be careful what you wish for. USC down 14-0 in the 2nd quarter. USC needed to take the crowd out early. What’s with blowing the whistle because his helmet came off? PAC-10 refs are absolutely horrible… ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/48 "2008-09-26T02:23:49Z")
> [@whatami](#): > > What’s with blowing the whistle because his helmet came off? > > PAC-10 refs are absolutely horrible… Yeah he got jobbed on that one. He wasn’t down, and obviously got facemasked, but somehow it works out for USC. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/49 "2008-09-26T02:26:05Z")
And the hand of fate intervenes to give them the touch on a lucky bounce anyway :)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![whatami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/50 "2008-09-26T02:26:28Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Yeah he got jobbed on that one. He wasn’t down, and obviously got facemasked, but somehow it works out for USC. This is insane. I can’t believe Rogers got that. GO Beavs! ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/51 "2008-09-26T02:27:32Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Yeah he got jobbed on that one. He wasn’t down, and obviously got facemasked, but somehow it works out for USC. Hmm, in the end it worked out for Oregon State. Wow, I don’t believe this game. Even if USC comes back to win, I’m thinking USC is out of the BCS championship. The Pac 10 is down this year and USC has no ranked opponents on their schedule. ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/52 "2008-09-26T02:27:54Z")
doesn’t matter now. TD Oregon St! 21-0 going into the half ---
**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/53 "2008-09-26T02:30:35Z")
Jeez, how many times is USC going to blow their cake walk to the national championship? ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/54 "2008-09-26T02:38:46Z")
Any given Thursday. The top teams are always heavily overrated, because it makes it more exciting to pretend they are on another level than the rest of college football. ---
**Author:** ![dgrdfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/55 "2008-09-26T02:40:30Z")
> [@treis](#): > > Jeez, how many times is USC going to blow their cake walk to the national championship? Yeah. Before this game I heard grumblings about how even if USC went undefeated that if a few other teams went undefeated (Missouri or Oklahoma or Wisconsin or an SEC team, for example) you couldn’t justify putting them in the national championship because the PAC-10 was so weak with no ranked teams. But after this, regardless of the outcome, this is going to make the talk that much louder. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/56 "2008-09-26T03:02:59Z")
Paging gatopescado… If this was the SEC, everyone would be talking about how strong the conference is, top to bottom. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/57 "2008-09-26T03:17:09Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Paging gatopescado… > > If this was the SEC, everyone would be talking about how strong the conference is, top to bottom. Hey - no taking backhanded shots at the **SUPER-EST EVER CONFERENCE**. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dgrdfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/58 "2008-09-26T03:42:05Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Paging gatopescado… > > If this was the SEC, everyone would be talking about how strong the conference is, top to bottom. Woah, them’s fightin’ words around here! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/59 "2008-09-26T04:15:16Z")
holy shit!! what an interception return! wooo! ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-omnibus-2008-college-football-thread/462369/60 "2008-09-26T04:16:50Z")
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