Scout.com Bowl Predictions for this week.

[Mikey]

Whew...that was a lot of work.

[TheJON]

I just don't see how Iowa makes sense for the Outback Bowl committee. Maybe if we were playing Florida even though we've faced them in 2 Outback Bowls in the past 7 years. But a team like Florida is a national name that will be able to pretty much sellout the stadium on their own. Iowa fans travel well, but they probably won't this year.

I would love to go to the Outback Bowl against LSU because I think we would actually show up for it. I just think Penn State or Michigan make more sense here.

Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl

Is this a joke? That's a real BTPCF bowl game? Good fucking god!

[Dinsdale]

Firstly...

Noj, I'm maybe not neutral, due to my healthy civilization-bred hatred for the SEC (even though I watch almost every SEC game they care to put on my West Coast TV)...

But most people I know in "PAC Rulezorz" Country don't mind watching Iowa games one bit. Sure, it's boring ol' B11 ball, but Iowa is usually dependable to put on a decent team.

January 1, 2011 Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl 4:30 pm ABC
Big Ten No. 1 vs. Pac 10 No. 1
Projection: Wisconsin vs. TCU
I think we all want to see this one. Gotta go with the Badgers. TCU ain't seen nothing like Goober's rodents all year long...

On the radio today, they mentioned (didn't hear much detail) that there's a provision in that "Non AQ" deal that if the PAC #2 is in the top 4, they still go... makes for an interesting final poll.

Go Tree.

January 10, 2011 Glendale, AZ
BCS Championship 8:00 pm ABC
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Projection: Auburn vs. Oregon
And here it is. Ducks will definitely enjoy a HFA here, but so what? If I go on logic, Auburn will play for 2, maybe 2 1/2 quarters like they usually do. During that time, the Ducks will put up 35 points on them. It'll be too much in the end. Ducks - 55 Tigers - 48.

You ain't seen enough Ducks.

If you chumps ain't up 30 at half, you have no chance. No one, and I mean no onje (sup 28 5 stars) have the ability to hang in the last 22 minutes of a game. No one has decreased their deficite in the 2nd half yet.

Although the super-fast, crazy east/west defense has a pretty serious problem on their hands... but Uncle Phil has wayyyyyy more than $180K to spend on shit.

Oregon's defense is up and down, psycho, and likely has no answer for Tebomandingo.

Aub's D, minus a certain young man I've gone KC Scott on, pretty much sucks.


O/U about 212.5?

[M Club]

On the radio today, they mentioned (didn't hear much detail) that there's a provision in that "Non AQ" deal that if the PAC #2 is in the top 4, they still go... makes for an interesting final poll.

you make it seem as if only the pac benefits from that rule.

[Terry in Crapchester]

I was thinking ND would wind up in the Champs Sports Bowl, but after reading up on it a little, I'm not so sure anymore.

- Unlike in previous years, the Champs Sports Bowl is the only bowl with a Big East tie-in for which ND also has a tie-in, and it's limited to once in a four-year period (ND does have a tie-in to the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, but it's contingent and only takes effect if one of the conferences doesn't have a sufficient number of bowl-eligible teams. I suppose that could be a factor starting next year when the Big XII drops to 10 teams and may have trouble filling its lower-tier bowls.)
- If UConn and West Virginia both win, that would mean that a 9-3 West Virginia team which does travel well (although it won't command ND's TV ratings) is available to the Champs Sports Bowl.
- There figures to be a rather high number of at-large bowl bids this year due to the relative scarcity of bowl-eligible Pac-10 teams.

Based on those factors, how likely is it that both ND and the Champs Sports Bowl will be willing to burn ND's one-and-only shot at the Champs Sports Bowl this season? If I were a gambling man, at this point I think ND probably is headed to the Sun Bowl -- relatively late in the bowl season, network TV, a significant amount of history associated with the bowl game, etc. That would entail some degree of horse-trading -- a MAC team would have to replace either an ACC team in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, or a Big East team in the BBVA Compass Birmingham Bowl -- but if anybody can get that done, ND can.

[L45B]

On the radio today, they mentioned (didn't hear much detail) that there's a provision in that "Non AQ" deal that if the PAC #2 is in the top 4, they still go... makes for an interesting final poll.

I was kind of interested to hear what the Rose Bowl's options were regarding that. I'm pretty sure that none of the other BCS bowls (except maybe the Fiesta) would be all that interested in Stanford, based on their home attendance the other night alone . The RB would much rather have a Wisky vs 'Furd matchup anyways, maybe in the end they will find a loophole in all this mess and send TCU to Tempe instead.

[MuchoBulls]

I was thinking ND would wind up in the Champs Sports Bowl, but after reading up on it a little, I'm not so sure anymore.

- Unlike in previous years, the Champs Sports Bowl is the only bowl with a Big East tie-in for which ND also has a tie-in, and it's limited to once in a four-year period (ND does have a tie-in to the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, but it's contingent and only takes effect if one of the conferences doesn't have a sufficient number of bowl-eligible teams. I suppose that could be a factor starting next year when the Big XII drops to 10 teams and may have trouble filling its lower-tier bowls.)
- If UConn and West Virginia both win, that would mean that a 9-3 West Virginia team which does travel well (although it won't command ND's TV ratings) is available to the Champs Sports Bowl.
- There figures to be a rather high number of at-large bowl bids this year due to the relative scarcity of bowl-eligible Pac-10 teams.

Based on those factors, how likely is it that both ND and the Champs Sports Bowl will be willing to burn ND's one-and-only shot at the Champs Sports Bowl this season? If I were a gambling man, at this point I think ND probably is headed to the Sun Bowl -- relatively late in the bowl season, network TV, a significant amount of history associated with the bowl game, etc. That would entail some degree of horse-trading -- a MAC team would have to replace either an ACC team in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, or a Big East team in the BBVA Compass Birmingham Bowl -- but if anybody can get that done, ND can.

Thanks for that. I was going to start a thread asking if ND might be more inclined to go to the Sun Bowl this season since there is better TV coverage and a better payout I believe..

Even in a scenario of WVU winning and USF beating UConn I would think that USF would be an attractive option for the Champs Bowl this year since WVU would have the BCS bid in that scenario.

[Terry in Crapchester]

On the radio today, they mentioned (didn't hear much detail) that there's a provision in that "Non AQ" deal that if the PAC #2 is in the top 4, they still go... makes for an interesting final poll.

I was kind of interested to hear what the Rose Bowl's options were regarding that. I'm pretty sure that none of the other BCS bowls (except maybe the Fiesta) would be all that interested in Stanford, based on their home attendance the other night alone . The RB would much rather have a Wisky vs 'Furd matchup anyways, maybe in the end they will find a loophole in all this mess and send TCU to Tempe instead.

I think the wrinkle lies in the fact that the Rose Bowl is obligated, by rule, to take a BCS buster the first year it loses a tie-in to the BCS game. It looks to me quite possible that the BCS will have to take Stanford, but that the Rose Bowl cannot take them.

Of course, another wrinkle has been thrown in by the fact that Auburn passed Oregon by the narrowest of margins. Assuming that lead holds up next week, that means that the Sugar Bowl will have the first pick instead of the Rose Bowl. What if the Sugar Bowl wants TCU? Can the Sugar take TCU, which would leave Stanford for the Rose Bowl?

[Bizzarofelice]

Since Mizzou doesn't sell enough tickets, they will be playing in the Tangerine Bowl. All the Big 12 teams Mizzou beat will be in better bowls. This is what happenes when a program is mediocre to terrible for the 70s 80s and 90s.

[Mikey]

Looks like it's the Cotton Bowl for ATM.

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.co ... s/related/

[Truman]

So.

The FIFTH fucking best team in the conference slides into the XII's signature bowl.

You know... The one where the Big XII runner-up plays someone relatively Big Time on New Year's Day.

Looks like the 'skerge were right. Mea Culpa

Fuck aTm, fuck Texas, and fuck this flaming pile of fuck Conference for allowing this to happen.

Rack the Corn for gettin' the fuck out while the gettin' was good.

[Felix]

December 18, 2010 Boise, ID
uDrove Humanitarian Bowl 5:30 pm ESPN
WAC No.1 or No. 2 vs. MAC No. 3
Projection: Boise State vs. Ohio
Wow. This one is unreal. Guess it just shows what being in a crappy conference will do to you. BSU by 340.

January 9, 2011 San Francisco, CA
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl 9:00 pm ESPN
Pac 10 No. 6 vs. WAC
Projection: Clemson* vs. Nevada
*No Pac 10 team projected available
Nevada will kill Clemson in this one.

I think Boise State and Nevada will be in the opposite of where they're projected, but either way, both WAC teams deserve better

If you chumps ain't up 30 at half, you have no chance.

Cal thinks that's pretty fucked up
I predict a sudden influx of cramping on the Auburn defense

[Carson]

Did everybody miss the fact that two of Auburn's defensive starters had to sit out the first half of last Friday?

A QB can't throw when he's on his back.

The last two had to be helped off the field. :twisted:

[Dinsdale]

I think the wrinkle lies in the fact that the Rose Bowl is obligated, by rule, to take a BCS buster the first year it loses a tie-in to the BCS game. It looks to me quite possible that the BCS will have to take Stanford, but that the Rose Bowl cannot take them.

As I mentioned earlier (although I missed a long interview with Larry Scott on the radio yesterday, in which he explained a few things), there's a loophole if the #2 PAC team is in the top 4 in the BCS rankings, which is exactly where Stanford is. Just a mater of next week's poll, and whether anyone gets any extra points on them, since they're done with the regular season.

If they stay at #4, they get the Grandaddy. If they drop to #5, the clusterfuck kicks in.


And all of this is of course dependent on the Proper team winning the Civil War. Interesting game -- in 113 previous meetings, it's never been a decider for a national championship bid. Although last year, the winner won the PAC10 and went to the Rose Bowl. OS is playing for bowl eligibility at 5-6, Oregon is playing for all the marbles.

Looks like the weather is going to be good Saturday, which I believe increases Oregon's chances at a massive blowout, because the Sheepfucker defense is atrocious.

[Dinsdale]

December 18, 2010 Boise, ID
uDrove Humanitarian Bowl 5:30 pm ESPN
WAC No.1 or No. 2 vs. MAC No. 3
Projection: Boise State vs. Ohio
Wow. This one is unreal. Guess it just shows what being in a crappy conference will do to you. BSU by 340.

Only if BSU's offense doesn't play well.

[Mikey]

I think the wrinkle lies in the fact that the Rose Bowl is obligated, by rule, to take a BCS buster the first year it loses a tie-in to the BCS game. It looks to me quite possible that the BCS will have to take Stanford, but that the Rose Bowl cannot take them.

As I mentioned earlier (although I missed a long interview with Larry Scott on the radio yesterday, in which he explained a few things), there's a loophole if the #2 PAC team is in the top 4 in the BCS rankings, which is exactly where Stanford is. Just a mater of next week's poll, and whether anyone gets any extra points on them, since they're done with the regular season.

If they stay at #4, they get the Grandaddy. If they drop to #5, the clusterfuck kicks in.


And all of this is of course dependent on the Proper team winning the Civil War. Interesting game -- in 113 previous meetings, it's never been a decider for a national championship bid. Although last year, the winner won the PAC10 and went to the Rose Bowl. OS is playing for bowl eligibility at 5-6, Oregon is playing for all the marbles.

Looks like the weather is going to be good Saturday, which I believe increases Oregon's chances at a massive blowout, because the Sheepfucker defense is atrocious.

My understanding is that all teams in the top 4 are automatic BCS bids, but that doesn't attach either #3 or #4 to any specific game. I heard that Stanford could end up in the Orange Bowl. :?

[Dinsdale]

Again, I was away from the radio for Larry Scott, and I could very well be wrong, but I believe if the PAC (or the B11, should the roles be reversed) #2 is in the top 4, the Rose gets to keep its tie-ins...

the way it's supposed to be.

Hopefully Tree doesn't drop out of #4 next week.

[War Wagon]

So.

The FIFTH fucking best team in the conference slides into the XII's signature bowl.

You know... The one where the Big XII runner-up plays someone relatively Big Time on New Year's Day.

Looks like the 'skerge were right. Mea Culpa

Fuck aTm, fuck Texas, and fuck this flaming pile of fuck Conference for allowing this to happen.

Rack the Corn for gettin' the fuck out while the gettin' was good.

I've ruminated on this for a bit and decided not to see it that way.

That was a bitchass take, not worthy of Mizzoufan. People get what they deserve.

[H4ever]

So.

The FIFTH fucking best team in the conference slides into the XII's signature bowl.

You know... The one where the Big XII runner-up plays someone relatively Big Time on New Year's Day.

Looks like the 'skerge were right. Mea Culpa

Fuck aTm, fuck Texas, and fuck this flaming pile of fuck Conference for allowing this to happen.

Rack the Corn for gettin' the fuck out while the gettin' was good.

I've ruminated on this for a bit and decided not to see it that way.

That was a bitchass take, not worthy of Mizzoufan. People get what they deserve.

You (Mizzou) will fall in line...either way. You'll either be Tejas' eternal bitch (until they bail or go independent) or you will see it for what it is. Enjoy the WAC, MWC, or whatever mid-major you end up in. Don't you find it odd how Texas' head-bitch-in-charge (5th in the 12-2) ends up in the cotton? They too (AtM) will hate Texas when it all goes down.

Rack Truman for being one of the few in here who finally gets it.

[Terry in Crapchester]

I think the wrinkle lies in the fact that the Rose Bowl is obligated, by rule, to take a BCS buster the first year it loses a tie-in to the BCS game. It looks to me quite possible that the BCS will have to take Stanford, but that the Rose Bowl cannot take them.

As I mentioned earlier (although I missed a long interview with Larry Scott on the radio yesterday, in which he explained a few things), there's a loophole if the #2 PAC team is in the top 4 in the BCS rankings, which is exactly where Stanford is. Just a mater of next week's poll, and whether anyone gets any extra points on them, since they're done with the regular season.

If they stay at #4, they get the Grandaddy. If they drop to #5, the clusterfuck kicks in.


And all of this is of course dependent on the Proper team winning the Civil War. Interesting game -- in 113 previous meetings, it's never been a decider for a national championship bid. Although last year, the winner won the PAC10 and went to the Rose Bowl. OS is playing for bowl eligibility at 5-6, Oregon is playing for all the marbles.

Looks like the weather is going to be good Saturday, which I believe increases Oregon's chances at a massive blowout, because the Sheepfucker defense is atrocious.

Here are the BCS rules, at least as they're posted online. http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/bcs_explained.html

Automatic Qualification
1. The top two teams in the final BCS Standings shall play in the National Championship Game.

2. The champions of the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, and Southeastern conferences will have automatic berths in one of the participating bowls through the 2013 regular season.

3. The champion of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Sun Belt Conference, or the Western Athletic Conference will earn an automatic berth in a BCS bowl game if either:

•A. Such team is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS Standings, or,
•B. Such team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS Standings and its ranking in the final BCS Standings is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the BCS bowls.
No more than one such team from Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, the Sun Belt Conference, and the Western Athletic Conference shall earn an automatic berth in any year. (Note: a second team may be eligible for at-large eligibility as noted below.) If two or more teams from those conferences satisfy the provisions for an automatic berth, then the team with the highest finish in the final BCS Standings will receive the automatic berth, and the remaining team or teams will be considered for at-large selection if it meets the criteria.

4. Notre Dame will have an automatic berth if it is in the top eight of the final BCS Standings.

5. If any of the 10 slots remain open after application of provisions 1 through 4, and an at-large team from a conference with an annual automatic berth for its champion is ranked No. 3 in the final BCS Standings, that team will become an automatic qualifier, provided that no at-large team from the same conference qualifies for the national championship game.

6. If any of the 10 slots remain open after application of provisions 1 through 5, and if no team qualifies under paragraph No. 5 and an at-large team from a conference with an annual automatic berth for its champion is ranked No. 4 in the final BCS Standings, that team will become an automatic qualifier provided that no at-large team from the same conference qualifies for the national championship game.

At-large Eligibility
If there are fewer than 10 automatic qualifiers, then the bowls will select at-large participants to fill the remaining berths. An at-large team is any Football Bowl Subdivision team that is bowl-eligible and meets the following requirements:

•A. Has won at least nine regular-season games, and
•B. Is among the top 14 teams in the final BCS Standings.
No more than two teams from a conference may be selected, regardless of whether they are automatic qualifiers or at-large selections, unless two non-champions from the same conference are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the final BCS Standings.

If fewer than 10 teams are eligible for selection, then the Bowls can select as an at-large team any Football Bowl Subdivision team that is bowl-eligible, has won at least nine regular-season games and is among the top 18 teams in the final BCS Standings subject to the two-team limit noted above and also subject to the following:

•1) if any conference has two or more teams in the top 14, then two of those teams must be selected and
•(2) from the teams ranked 15-18, a bowl can select only a team from a conference that has fewer than two teams in the top 14.
If expansion of the pool to 18 teams does not result in 10 teams eligible for selection, then the pool shall be expanded by blocks of 4 teams until 10 eligible teams are available subject to the two-team limit noted above and also subject to the following: (1) if any conference has two or more teams in the top 14, then two of those teams must be selected and (2) from the teams ranked 15 or lower, a bowl can select only a team from a conference that has fewer than two teams in the top 14.

Relative to the two preceding paragraphs, all teams ranked in the top 14, other than those from conferences which have already had two teams selected, must be included in the bowl selections.

Note: in order to participate in a BCS Bowl game, a team

•(a) must be eligible for post-season play under the rules of the NCAA and, if it not an independent, under the rules of its conference and
•(b) must not have imposed sanctions upon itself prohibiting participation in a post-season game for infractions of the rules of the NCAA or the rules of its conference.
Team Selection Procedures
The bowls will select their participants from two pools: (1) automatic qualifiers, all of which must be selected, and, (2) at-large teams, if fewer than 10 teams qualify automatically. The following sequence will be used when establishing pairings:

1. The top two teams in the final BCS Standings will be placed in the National Championship Game ("NCG").

2. Unless they qualify to play in the NCG, the champions of selected conferences are contractually committed to host selected games:

•Atlantic Coast Conference-Orange Bowl
•Big Ten Conference-Rose Bowl
•Big 12 Conference-Fiesta Bowl
•Pac-10 Conference-Rose Bowl
•Southeastern Conference-Sugar Bowl
3. If a bowl loses a host team to the NCG, then such bowl shall select a replacement team from among the automatic-qualifying teams and the at-large teams before any other selections are made. If two bowls lose host teams to the NCG, each bowl will get a replacement pick before any other selections are made. In such case, the bowl losing the No. 1 team gets the first replacement pick, and the bowl losing the No. 2 team gets the second replacement pick. If the Rose Bowl loses both the Big Ten and Pac-10 champions to the NCG, it will receive two replacement picks.

(For the games of January 2011 through 2014, the first year the Rose Bowl loses a team to the NCG and a team from the non-AQ group is an automatic qualifier, that non-AQ team will play in the Rose Bowl.)

A bowl choosing a replacement team may not select any of the following:

•A. A team in the NCG;
•B. The host team for another BCS Bowl;
•C. When two bowls lose host teams, then the bowl losing the number one team may not select a replacement team from the same conference as the number two team, unless the bowl losing the number two team consents.
4. After steps No. 1, 2 and 3 have been completed, any bowl with an unfilled slot shall select a team from the automatic qualifiers and/or at-large teams in the following order for the games played in 2007 through 2010:

•A. The bowl played on the date nearest to the National Championship Game will pick first;
•B. The bowl played on the date second-nearest to the National Championship Game will pick second;
•C. The bowl hosting the game that is played in the time slot immediately after the Rose Bowl game will pick third.

The selection order noted in paragraphs A, B and C is as follows:
January 2011 games: Sugar, Orange, Fiesta
January 2012 games: Fiesta, Sugar, Orange
January 2013 games: Fiesta, Sugar, Orange
January 2014 games: Orange, Sugar, Fiesta

The underlined parts apply to TCU and Stanford, who stand to become automatic qualifiers based on current BCS ranking. It's true that Top 4 standing affects Stanford, but only to the extent that being in the Top 4 makes them an Automatic Qualifier (for the BCS, although not necessarily the Rose Bowl).

Now, if we assume, for the sake of this discussion, that current BCS standings are final, and that the highest ranked team from each conference is the conference champion (might not necessarily happen, e.g., West Virginia is the highest-ranked Big East team but needs help to win Big East), that means that the BCS will look like this:

Auburn vs. Oregon in BCS championship game.
AQ's designated to selected bowls: Oklahoma to Fiesta, Wisconsin to Rose, Virginia Tech to Orange
Remaining AQ's: West Virginia (Big East champion), TCU (Rule 3 above), Stanford (Rule 6 above)
Plus two at-large teams from among the following candidates: Ohio State, Arkansas, Michigan State, LSU, Boise State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State (but no more than one per conference).

Selection order for remaining AQ teams plus at-large teams would be as follows:

1. Sugar
2. Rose
3. Sugar
4. Orange
5. Fiesta

One would expect the Sugar to select Arkansas to replace Auburn. However, the Sugar Bowl also has the #3 pick, and since there's pretty much no chance of the Rose Bowl taking Arkansas, the Sugar Bowl could elect to use that first pick to select Arkansas' opponent. Of course, that only makes sense if they want that opponent to be either Stanford (which would require the Rose Bowl's consent) or TCU, since there's also next to no chance of the Rose Bowl selecting either West Virginia or, say, tOSU. So the Sugar Bowl could take TCU with the first pick, leaving Stanford for the Rose Bowl.

If the Sugar Bowl doesn't take TCU, though, it would appear the Rose Bowl has to take TCU.

Of course, after all the selections are made, you have this rule:

5. After completion of the selection process as described in Paragraph Nos. 1-4, the conferences and Notre Dame may, but are not required to, adjust the pairings taking into consideration the following:

•A. whether the same team will be playing in the same bowl game for two consecutive years;
•B. whether two teams that played against one another in the regular season will be paired against one another in a bowl game;
•C. whether the same two teams will play against each other in a bowl game for two consecutive years; and
•D. whether alternative pairings may have greater or lesser appeal to college football fans as measured by expected ticket sales for the bowls and by expected television interest, and the consequent financial impact on Fox and the bowls.
The pairings may not be altered by removing the Big Ten Champion or Pac-10 champion from the Rose Bowl.

Which would appear to trump the others if the conferences and ND choose to invoke it.

I suppose, under that rule, the Pac-10 could urge that Stanford be moved to the Rose Bowl instead of TCU. So applying that rule to what Larry Scott was saying in the interview you heard, I would assume he meant that if Stanford finished #4 and is an AQ, the Pac-10 will try to move Stanford to the Rose Bowl instead of TCU after the initial selections are made. If Stanford finished #5 or lower, then they can only go as an at-large selection, so the Pac-10 is pretty much at the mercy of either the Sugar, Orange or Fiesta Bowl selecting Stanford.

[Dinsdale]

Good thing we have lawyers here to read that shit.

[Felix]

Remaining AQ's: West Virginia

seriously, there should be a rule that in order to play in a BCS game, an AQ team must be worth a shit.....Big East ELIMINATED

[War Wagon]

You (Mizzou) will fall in line...either way. You'll either be Tejas' eternal bitch (until they bail or go independent) or you will see it for what it is. Enjoy the WAC, MWC, or whatever mid-major you end up in. Don't you find it odd how Texas' head-bitch-in-charge (5th in the 12-2) ends up in the cotton? They too (AtM) will hate Texas when it all goes down.

Yes, everyone in what remains of this conference will fall in line... and play every other team in the conference each year. That's a good thing. I woulda' loved to have played Texas this year and OU last when they were down.

But you see everything thru a football only perspective, and there are other sports. You're like KU in that you only want to hang your hat on the one sport you're traditionally good at and ignore the rest like they don't matter. I've got news for you pal, they do matter, especially to the athletes, and Mizzou is damned good at most all of them.

[Dinsdale]

seriously, there should be a rule that in order to play in a BCS game, an AQ team must be worth a shit.

Not a bad idea, at all.

Except my instant thought was "gotta win at least 9," which is what WVU, by some miracle, might end up with... by playing BE teams.

[TheJON]

I woulda' loved to have played Texas this year and OU last when they were down.

Of course you would, you're a Mizzou fan. You guys never beat anyone and you like it that way because your football program is a bunch of pussies.

But you see everything thru a football only perspective, and there are other sports. You're like KU in that you only want to hang your hat on the one sport you're traditionally good at and ignore the rest like they don't matter.

There are 2 sports in college that matter. Nobody else gives 2 shits about any other collegiate sports besides mens hoops and football. The other sports are garbage. If you follow most of the other sports, you're a homo.

[Truman]

I've ruminated on this for a bit and decided not to see it that way.

That was a bitchass take, not worthy of Mizzoufan. People get what they deserve.

So we "deserve" to be fucked out of our rightful bowl slot for the fourth straight fucking year by a sackless conference that refuses to protect our interests?

Better to post a "bitchass take" than to be a bitch content to take up the ass, IndyWagon.

[Bizzarofelice]

please please, non-alumi. you guys shouldn't fight.

[Truman]

please please, non-alumi. you guys shouldn't fight.

Non-alumni?

Guess again, Hoosier. We don't call it St. Loser for nuthin'.

[H4ever]

You (Mizzou) will fall in line...either way. You'll either be Tejas' eternal bitch (until they bail or go independent) or you will see it for what it is. Enjoy the WAC, MWC, or whatever mid-major you end up in. Don't you find it odd how Texas' head-bitch-in-charge (5th in the 12-2) ends up in the cotton? They too (AtM) will hate Texas when it all goes down.

Yes, everyone in what remains of this conference will fall in line... and play every other team in the conference each year. That's a good thing. I woulda' loved to have played Texas this year and OU last when they were down.

But you see everything thru a football only perspective, and there are other sports. You're like KU in that you only want to hang your hat on the one sport you're traditionally good at and ignore the rest like they don't matter. I've got news for you pal, they do matter, especially to the athletes, and Mizzou is damned good at most all of them.

And Tejas will still collect the fat checks and throw you scraps. What DON'T you get about this? Pull Bevo's crank out of your bovine cum-guzzler and deny that Mizzou BEGGED to go to the Big 10...I could use a laugh. Mizzou and K-State should get out now and go to the MWC by choice just to call out Beebe on the revenue and force Tejas to go independent..which is their grand plan.

[Truman]

Never say never, H. Supposedly Jim Delaney is still studying the subject. IF the Big Ten ever lands Notre Dame, I’d look for the conference to go “Super” and add another team-or-three. Could happen in two years. Could happen in twenty. Could happen never. But I wouldn’t rule out the possibility that we might one day be conference rivals again.

Up to a week ago I would’ve argued vehemently against ever joining the Big Ten if we ever got the invite. Now I say fuck it. Let’s go. Things are never gonna change. A&M to the Cotton?! At least the Big Ten protects its bowl slots. Besides, it’d be great fun kicking Iowa’s ass three-out-of-every-four years....

[War Wagon]

it’d be great fun kicking Iowa’s ass

That it would.

[King Crimson]

. I woulda' loved to have played Texas this year and OU last when they were down.

why? you guys weren't any good last year, either. you lost 5 games with a much weaker OOC than OU. At least OU closed the season with W's over two ranked teams. You lost to Navy. If the game is in Norman, we buttfuck you in the mouth like always.

[Truman]

You buttfuck EVERYBODY in the mouth in Norman, KC...

Carry on.

[War Wagon]

and by the way...

There are 2 sports in college that matter. Nobody else gives 2 shits about any other collegiate sports besides mens hoops and football. The other sports are garbage. If you follow most of the other sports, you're a homo.

Not that anyone needed more proof, but way to further cement your credentials as a paste eating dumbfuck.

[Terry in Crapchester]

IF the Big Ten ever lands Notre Dame, . . .

I generally go with the "Never say never" rule myself, but I'll make an exception here. I'm not one of those myopians who says that ND can never join a conference, no way, no how.

But if it ever does happen, it won't be the Big Ten.