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ESPN did their top 10 list of Most Overated things in Sports. So here is my version of top 10 most overrated things in College Football both current and present, with the appropriate Michigan/Big Ten Bias.

10. Army/Navy
9. The Bowden Family
8. The Annual Golden Boy Mid Major (Utah, Boise State, Bowling Green, etc)
7. Auburn
6. Oklahoma
5. Ron Pawlus
4. Ron Dayne
3. The SEC
2. Notre Dame Football
1. BCS

This is going to be a good thread.

BlindRef wrote:ESPN did their top 10 list of Most Overated things in Sports. So here is my version of top 10 most overrated things in College Football both current and present, with the appropriate Michigan/Big Ten Bias.

10. Army/Navy
9. The Bowden Family
8. The Annual Golden Boy Mid Major (Utah, Boise State, Bowling Green, etc)
7. Auburn
6. Oklahoma
5. Ron Pawlus
4. Ron Dayne
3. The SEC
2. Notre Dame Football
1. BCS

I guess Oklahoma will have to play in and subsequently lose a few more NC games before we can be the best at being overrated.

No way Army/Navy should be on that list.

[Dennis Miller]Not to go off on a rant here, but Powlus was overrated becaus of one ESPN announcer who we laugh at when he says anything about college football.[/Dennis Miller]

And I guess it depends on how you and the media has viewed ND over the last few years. I think in the last 8 years they haven't been overrated too often, with the exception of '02-'03.

Mine:
10. LSU
9. ACC as the new "power confrence".
8. Florida
7. Red River Shoot Out
6. Mid Majors and their chances to beat traditional powers.
5. Nebraska
4. Lloyd Carr
3. ESPN
2. Title IX
1. Tyrone Willingham

Killian wrote: 4. Lloyd Carr

Touche

BlindRef wrote:

Killian wrote: 4. Lloyd Carr

Touche

But that's like calling Holtz overrated near the end of his run at ND. He constantly has top 10 teams but just can't get back to the top of the mountain.

Jimmy Medalions wrote:This is going to be a good thread.

Times five, once JON or T-REX come lurking in. Yeah, this should be fun.

10. Big XII as a whole
9. Penn State as Linebacker U
8. The “SEC is Wyatt Sexton” mentality
7. Musberger’s opinion of Bo Jackson before, during and after the 1985 Cotton Bowl where the Wrecking Crew DEMOLISHED “Bo knows ‘tackled for a loss’”
6. Notre Dame’s History
5. Tom Flemming’s Opinion on anything
4. Kirk Herbstreit
3. Recruiting Rankings from ANYWHERE
2. Crackhead’s State of the Union addresses
1. t.u.’s yearly preseason ranking

3. Oklahoma in every NC they’ve ever been in

Including the 7 that they've won?

the_ouskull

the_ouskull wrote:

3. Oklahoma in every NC they’ve ever been in

Including the 7 that they've won?

the_ouskull

Especially those.

Shouldn't have been there in the first place.

Some people are going to get very defensive in this thread. The funny thing, two of our favorites likely won't chime in because I don't think anyone will have Iowa or Michigan State as overrated.

Killian wrote:5. Nebraska

Interesting, considering NU hasn't been ranked any higher than #10 since Oct. 11, 2003.

And winning 3 NCs vs. teams ranked #3 or higher in Miami, Florida and Tennessee doesn't qualify.

Still bitter over that 2 game series K?

Cornhusker wrote:

Killian wrote:5. Nebraska

Interesting, considering NU hasn't been ranked any higher than #10 since Oct. 11, 2003.

And winning 3 NCs vs. teams ranked #3 or higher in Miami, Florida and Tennessee doesn't qualify.

Still bitter over that 2 game series K?

Recently, it's more of a Lemming blow fest over Callahan, whom I think is very overrated as a coach.

I'm not bitter over the two game series because I've come to let go of that hate. I now realize that the 2000 ND/NU game was the game that crystalized the fact that Bob Davie was in way over his head and has no idea how to be a head coach. ND had NU on the ropes near the end of the game (tied, had the ball, over a minute and a half and I believe 2 time outs) and the pussy played for overtime. Fuck that. 2001 you pounded a talented ND team that had absolutely no leadership, and paved the way for Davie's departure.

'95 Nebraska is the best college team I have ever seen, and likely will ever see. If I'm bitter over anything, it's Tommy Frazer's decision to go to NU over ND.

I look at NU (during Solich, we'll see with Callahan) the same way I think people looked at ND in the mid 90's. Yeah, you won a NC a few years ago, but what have you done lately to deserve this ranking?

this thread will leave a mark
:wink:

SEC Ballsucking Homer wrote:
7. Mack Brown’s recruiting skillz

Okay?

Have you seen the class Mack has already got committed for next Febuary? It's pretty much locked up as a top 3 class already.

But I can live with overrated. The more overrated you think Mack is, the more underrated you think Texas is.

Vito Corleone wrote:

SEC Ballsucking Homer wrote:
7. Mack Brown’s recruiting skillz

Okay?

Have you seen the class Mack has already got committed for next Febuary? It's pretty much locked up as a top 3 class already.

But I can live with overrated. The more overrated you think Mack is, the more underrated you think Texas is.

If he's such a great recruiter...

...why don't these "blue-chippers" ever win anything of significance for tejas?

10. a$m traditions
9. Auburn vs Alabama
8. Urban Meyers
7. PAC 10 as a conf power
6. Tommie Harris
5. Phil Fullmer
4. The shoe
3. Trev Alberts football career
2. Trev Alberts broadcasting career
1. fraudphooney coaching career at a$m

These lists are all frauds. How can you have such a list an not even mention texass anywhere?

SunCoast,

How can you read a thread without reading a thread?

Be easy on him Frisco, I couldve easily missed the 5+ mentions of texas too....

Vito Corleone wrote:The more overrated you think Mack is, the more underrated you think Texas is.

The more I read this sentence, the more I think you make no sense whatsoever.

Blind ref, I would encourage you to attend an Army v Navy game before calling it overrated. I think your opinion would change once you did.

And I would like to add Keith Jackson to the overrated list.

Killian wrote:Some people are going to get very defensive in this thread.

*See below*

Vito Corleone wrote: 4. The shoe

I assume you are referring to The Horseshoe in Columbus, because if you are, you'd be continuing on the same path of idiocy that began at the upper region of your mother's birth canal.

Austin_Bill wrote:6. Tommie Harris

Dude, you were wrong about him. Let it go, man. Two All-American years at OU, and then in his rookie season, not a full-time starter, 43 tackles and 3.5 sacks.

It must suck to be as bitter as you and watch someone that you wanted so very, very badly kick your ass and then go to the pros and play well too, no?

I suppose AD is overrated too...?

the_ouskull

Oh, and as for my list, just add "Vince Young's Heisman Chances" to whatever is already in place. Yeah, he can run, but his passes couldn't hit the broad side of a barn from inside it.

10. (tie) Army/Navy & Grambling/Southern
9. Oklahoma
8. Jeff Tedford
7. Steve Spurrier
6. The BCS's annual makeover
5. Texas
4. Marcus Vick
3. The West Coast Offense
2. NU's recruiting class
1. Bill Callahan

Killian wrote: 7. Red River Shoot Out

Either you're just trying to get a rise out of someone or you're a fucking moron.

Anyone who disagrees that this is one of the all time great college football rivalries has the IQ of a retarded zygote.

You guys missed out on the real #1


1. Dual Threat Qb







If i hear this fucking term 1 more time i'm going to puke. So you can run, but can't throw(sup vince young and Brad Smith). How exacty does that equate to a dual threat???

SEC Ballsucking Homer wrote: 6. Bob Stoops’ genius

Couldn't disagree more. Stoops is one of the best coaches to come along in a great while. His teams are always at or near the top and he can recruit with anyone.

Yes, the big 12 has been exposed the last two years. They are no longer overrated.

Killian wrote: Red River Shoot Out

One of, if not THE best rivalry in all of college athletics is overrated in your book?

WTF??

Believe the Heupel wrote:3. Texas' win over Michigan in the Rose Bowl

:roll:

Pour out the hatorade. It was added to the ESPN classic vault days after for a reason.

Seriously, how was the game overrated? I'm not saying that was a "springboard" win, but it was one of the best bowl games ever.

Admit it, and soak in your hard-on emoticon.

1. All of you out there claiming the superiority of your team and environs with that roster made up of SoCals.....

PrimeX wrote:Seriously, how was the game overrated? I'm not saying that was a "springboard" win, but it was one of the best bowl games ever.

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the game itself is not overrated......what it *means* to UT fan is. Mack didn't choke on his own slobber for once. c'mon, beating a top 25 team on a last second field goal does not make Texas great. Texas fans act like since they beat a lower ranked team on a FG it's first time it ever happened...in all of college football history.

"best bowl games ever"?

no. no way.

did you see the finish to the Iowa-LSU game last year?

UT-UM wasn't even the best bowl game last year....let alone "ever".

What is more of a springboard, Rosebowl win or BCS ass rape? Call me silly but I think the Rose Bowl win is more of a spring board than the ass raping boob stoopid took.

No one gives a crap want a bunch of sooners think, mostly because sooner-think is an oxymoron but also because you fudge-packers are coming off an ass raping of epic proportions. Our last second bowl win is much bigger and give much more momentum than your prison rape.

You want to know what that game means? I'll tell you want that game means, Texas has already locked up all the top talent in the state as far as recruiting goes, VY is a Heisman contender, Texas is preseason Ranked #2 by most polls. That is part of the momentum gained from that win.

It also means we are either set up to fall flat on our faces with all the preseason hype or have one hell of a ride.

Beyond that, for this team, it has given this them confidence that it can go toe to toe with the best and win.

I think sooner fan needs to STFU and figure out what the hell they are going to do for an Oline and QB this year.

Believe the Heupel wrote:Hmmm...

10. The SEC. Yes, 8 out of 10 years it's the best conference in the land. It's not like it's the NFL, though.
9. Awarding yourself national championships from prior years. 'Sup USC and Bama?
8. The Iowa Hawkeyes.
7. Larry Coker.
6. The elimination of the halo rule.
5. Les Miles
4. Brent Venables
3. Texas' win over Michigan in the Rose Bowl
2. Dennis Find-a-new-homey
1. The difference between the major conferences.

Eliminating the halo was dumb

As much as I hate to give JON=BITCH's team props I gotta disagree about the Hawkeyes. Ferentz is a genius.

I guess we'll see about Miles, some other OSU-refugees have done quite well when given the big shot.

Turning on Venables? Not sure I blame you, it was much more Brent's defense than Bo's. Yet again shows what the loss of a quality coordinator(Mike) can do. I think USC is going to miss Chow much more than they think.

I agree with Killian about the Lemming/Callahan-69, even as a Neb fan I find it transparent and sickening.

The Bowden family is quite overrated, FSU will never see another MNC-ring unless daddy cans Jeff from his OC-duties


I'll thrown in:
Mich and Ohio State history-go on their boards and they go on forever about it, especially Mich-fan.

Va Tech-the one MNC they played for came from running the board on a WAC-level sched.

Mike Bellotti, lived off some quality hires made early in his tenure. Now that those guys are gone his team is .500. IMO he needs to revamp, maybe he'll find some studs again.

ND's "academic standards" excuse is definitely overrated. While the argument carries some weight many of the teams ND has lost to weren't recruiting juggernauts. ND can still out-recruit 90% of the country because they are freaking ND. With Weis coming off a superbowl win and his pro-style offense recruiting to his system should be little problem.

10. The SEC
9. "Dotting the I"
8. Urban Meyer
7. Brent Musberger
6. Texas
5. Rivals 100
4. BCS
3. Conf Champ game
2. Big 12
1. Heisman Trophy

Danimal wrote: ND's "academic standards" excuse is definitely overrated. While the argument carries some weight many of the teams ND has lost to weren't recruiting juggernauts. ND can still out-recruit 90% of the country because they are freaking ND. With Weis coming off a superbowl win and his pro-style offense recruiting to his system should be little problem.

Couldn't agree more. And for the OU fans who are upset I threw the Red River Ass Raping in there, it's because for the last 5 years it's been as much of a rivalry as the storied rivalry between the hammer and nail. It's overrated until Texas starts making it a rivalry again.

Vito Corleone wrote:
Beyond that, for this team, it has given this them confidence that it can go toe to toe with the best and win.

So now Michigan is "the best"? :?

You go toe to toe with one of the best every October, and here lately you've been getting your fucking eyes gouged out like a Pagan sacrifice.

All your delusions of grandeur will come to a halt long before the Longhorns are subjected to the yearly Red River Dryfucking. Rest assured that Ohio State coaching staff have spent the summer watching the Rose Bowl over and over and over again. Vince Young will be ineffective against the Bucknut D at the 'shoe.

A buncha fucking Texas hype, year fucking in and year fucking out. I'm sick of it.

Lizard King wrote: So now Michigan is "the best"? :?

Well...yes


Duh