A Heel of a Prediction. Ha!
1-liner, College Football, Movies October 7th. 2008, 12:30pmThe Heels play football, too: “If the Heels can finish 11-1, even without reaching the title game in Tampa, Fla. on Dec. 6 against the Atlantic Division winner, they should be a prime pick for a second BCS game.” We laughed. In fact, the last time we laughed this hard, it was in Ace Ventura when Jim Carrey goes, “Do you have a dorsal fin?” Then we looked at the schedule. It could happen. (Raleigh News & Observer)
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October 7th, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Does he call you at home?
October 7th, 2008 at 12:36 PM
The ACC blows. They should give their automatic BCS Bid to Boise State, Utah, or BYU, which ever one ends up with one loss and one of those 3 getting in by virtue of an undefeated record.
October 7th, 2008 at 12:41 PM
What are you talking about RocketsFAN3035 the ACC is the 3rd best conference behind the SEC and Big 12 right now.
October 7th, 2008 at 12:45 PM
The heels will lose to UMD. Maryland is the shit against any team better than they are.
October 7th, 2008 at 12:46 PM
PAC-10 > ACC
October 7th, 2008 at 12:46 PM
I’d take the Pac 10 over the ACC. Would you pay money to watch these ACC teams play? I live in ACC country, and the crap I watch every Saturday is unbearable.
October 7th, 2008 at 12:46 PM
Like August said.
October 7th, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Actually, Big 10, Pac 10 >>> ACC
October 7th, 2008 at 12:48 PM
The Pac 10 has one thing going for them and that is the dominance of USC. Thwy are getting crushed in their out of conference games.
October 7th, 2008 at 12:49 PM
Hell with tOSU, Penn State and Wisconsin (plus a feisty Michigan team), I’d go Big 10 > ACC
I mean seriously, ACC teams only really scare the Sunbelt conference… and not even MTSU.
October 7th, 2008 at 12:50 PM
I mean seriously, ACC teams only really scare the Sunbelt conference… and not even MTSU
sure
October 7th, 2008 at 12:55 PM
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/acc/0-2-352/ACC-passing-test-against-nonconference-opponents.html
October 7th, 2008 at 12:56 PM
The ACC is 10-8 versus BCS right now and the Big Ten is 6-10 and the Pac 10 is 5-10
October 7th, 2008 at 12:57 PM
@August West Yet Maryland beat Cal.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:02 PM
Pac 10 Out of conference L’s
Arizona L: 36-28 @ New Mexico
Arizona St L: 23-20 (ot) vs UNLV (looking ahead to UGA
27-10 vs. UGA (most predicted)
Cal L: @Maryland 35-27
Oregon L: Boise State 37-32
Oregon St L: @ Penn St 45-14
@ Utah 31-28
Stanford L: @ TCU 31-14
@ Notre Dame 28-21
Washington L: BYU 28-27
Oklahoma: 55-14
Washington St L: @ Baylor 45-17
Most of the L’s were close games, on the road, or to significantly better teams. I don’t see the Pac 10 as getting crushed.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:04 PM
The Pac 10 has taken it in the ass from the Mountain West, that is pretty unacceptable.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:12 PM
@cgb: the Mountain west has 2 teams in the top 20, which is more than the ACC can say.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:13 PM
Two of these eight teams will have BCS berths this year: North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech, Connecticut, South Florida, Cincinnati.
Playoff, please.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:14 PM
ACC has beaten the following BCS teams: Baylor, Kent State, Ole Miss, Rutgers, Navy, Miss St., U Conn., Colorado, Eastern Carolina (also lost to the Pirates)… who else am I missing?
Still not impressed.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:15 PM
UNC would have a much better chance to run the table if they didn’t lose Yates.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:16 PM
terrelle pryor > acc & pac-10…COMBINED
October 7th, 2008 at 1:16 PM
UNC would beat Vandy with ease
October 7th, 2008 at 1:16 PM
BYU and Utah top 25
Receiving votes: TCU
VT, Wake, UNC top 25 AP
Receiving Votes: GT, FSU, BC
October 7th, 2008 at 1:17 PM
Rockabye – you forgot Wake Forest. And I’m not talking up the ACC because it is bad this year, but not many teams would want to play Wake or GT.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:17 PM
Not to be nitpicky but ECU isn’t BCS, they are in Conference USA
October 7th, 2008 at 1:18 PM
Cal, UCF, Nebraska, Texas A&M
October 7th, 2008 at 1:18 PM
FSU should be in the top 25 instead of BAll fucking State
October 7th, 2008 at 1:23 PM
I’m off the Wake bandwagon after they followed up a win over FSU by catching Turnover Herpes and choking against Navy; if they can’t solve the wishbone triple option against Navy, woe betide against GT.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:24 PM
Cal’s loss @ Maryland came b/c the flew across the country on a friday night from West to east, making it a net 8-9 hour flight, then had the early game @ 12:00 est (9:00 pst). When was the last time you played a game @ 9:00 am? they started horribly slow and ended up making a comeback in the 4th. they are the sleeper team
October 7th, 2008 at 1:25 PM
@mamalickaboobooday excuses are for losers
October 7th, 2008 at 1:26 PM
no…it was a 4 hour flight. time does not start and stop like that…sure the time zone changed, but it was 4 hours. they weren’t in the play 2x as long.
two…OSU didn’t make excuses for losing to the best team in the country despite travelling cross country and playing at their equivalent of 11pm, so don’t use that excuse for cal.
they lost…it happens…cal sucks…move on.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:29 PM
UNC would beat Vandy with ease
That’d be a very good game, but nobody is beating Vandy with ease this year, son.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:30 PM
@august- lets talk about who Vandy beat so far. Rice(what a powerhouse), Miami of Ohio(another powerhouse), the Gamecocks(wow tough one),Mississippi(watch out), and a lucky win against Auburn
enjoy the momemt while you can
October 7th, 2008 at 1:32 PM
ignorant statement of the day
October 7th, 2008 at 1:32 PM
Looking forward to BC vs. VaTech next Saturday @ 8 followed by BC @ UNC the next week. Only need 1 of 2 because both are out of division.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:34 PM
@bceagles – I am also looking forward to next Saturday at 8. It should be a pretty damn good game.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:36 PM
A win @Ole Miss this year is pretty solid.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:37 PM
yea, tell florida that.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:38 PM
enjoy the momemt while you can
You can be damn sure I am, and how exactly was beating Auburn lucky?
So you’re saying UNC should be building monuments to beating McNeese St. (powerhouse), this Rutgers team (finally remembered they’re a Jersey college), another bad Miami team and a hobbled UConn?
Not to mention losing at home to Va Tech. Lets all stand back and admire the glory that is UNC.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:39 PM
/ahh the joy of 2 basketball schools enjoying football success
October 7th, 2008 at 1:40 PM
August – UNC had that game locked up before they lost Yates (QB) to injury.
/not on one side of the arguement
October 7th, 2008 at 1:40 PM
@August West Vandy loses to Georgia and Florida by a combined what 75-24?
October 7th, 2008 at 1:40 PM
throw Duke into your b-ball schools enjoying f-ball success list there, August.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:42 PM
ignorant statement of the day
nope. Try everytime you comment on this site because I have never seen you comment with knowledge on anything.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:44 PM
August – UNC had that game locked up before they lost Yates (QB) to injury.
Doesn’t matter. Wins is wins and losses is losses. Vandy lost their starting QB against Auburn and still won, because that’s what good teams do.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:44 PM
every time you launch a new version of this same statement my way, it gets funnier.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:47 PM
@August West Vandy loses to Georgia and Florida by a combined what 75-24?
Anything’s possible, but I seriously doubt it.
Go back and look at the scores from the past few years: we beat Georgia in Athens on their homecoming 2 years ago and had them beat until the last minute last year. 2 of the past 3 years we’ve played Florida to the last possession, including a trip to double OT.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:49 PM
Vandy is a good team, but Auburn is a bad team. I would like their chances against Florida and Georgia more if they beat up on Auburn more.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:52 PM
Nobody ‘beats up’ on Auburn. That defense is as real as it gets, it’s just their offense that is atrocious.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:53 PM
no joke miz, who would have thought that the Vandy Duke game would have possible bowl implications when the season started?!
October 7th, 2008 at 1:56 PM
August – UNC had that game locked up before they lost Yates (QB) to injury.
Doesn’t matter. Wins is wins and losses is losses. Vandy lost their starting QB against Auburn and still won, because that’s what good teams do.
True. But it’s hard to blame the team for losing the lead when the back-up QB comes in and throws two picks late in the game.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:56 PM
This is true. Why Tubbs did not stick with the power game is beyond me. AU does not have the skill players to run the spread in the SEC right now and it is obvious to everyone. Aside from Tenn, Vandy has played UGA better than anyone in the last 2 years and that game should be a good one assuming UGA can get past a horrible TENN team.
October 7th, 2008 at 1:58 PM
Vandy is too disciplined to get blown out and they play UGA very tough and they have been close with FLA on recent occasions.
October 7th, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Prior to the game against Vandy, here’s how Auburn’s defense looked:
* Auburn led the nation in opponents’ third-down conversion percentage, surrendering just 11 first downs in 76 attempts (14.5 percent).
* Auburn ranked fifth nationally in scoring defense (10.6), 11th in total defense (246.0), 12th in pass defense (153.8) and 18th in rushing defense (92.2).
* Auburn was one of just seven teams – and two teams that have played five games – that has allowed just one or no rushing touchdowns this season.
* Auburn had held two of its three SEC opponents to less than 100 yards passing, and ranks third nationally allowing just 4.63 yards per pass attempt.
Their offense is pretty bad after the 1st half (cumulatively outscored opponenets 62-9 in 1st half) but with defensive stats like these, no way Auburn can be considered a bad team.
October 7th, 2008 at 2:02 PM
@Gods – stop trying to create drama. this is essentially a bye week for UGA.
October 7th, 2008 at 2:07 PM
so if everyone seems to be in agreement that auburn’s offense is michigan-esque bad, how much of a shot do you give them against ‘bama?
October 7th, 2008 at 2:13 PM
not much, spence. Bammer has a good offense and good defense. Bammer’s D will score on Auburn’s O. book it.
October 7th, 2008 at 2:36 PM
Miz: as a uga fan who has witnessed 2 straight ass beatings at the hands of Tenn. I will take a “wait and see” approach. Of course they should embarrass them but I will believe it when I see it.
October 7th, 2008 at 2:48 PM
@Gods – as a Vol fan who has witnessed letdowns and beatdowns against every opponent this season, I’m gonna go ahead and concede victory. I’ll still be watching saturday and will most likely have rebuilt my false hope that the Vols will make a game of it only to have my insecurities waved in front of my face, again.
October 7th, 2008 at 2:48 PM
that said, I do respect your cautious approach, Gods.
October 7th, 2008 at 5:00 PM
And I’m not impressed with your college football knowledge when you list 3 non-BCS schools as BCS schools…unless Kent State(MAC), ECU(CONF US), and Navy(independent) joined a BCS conference when I wasn’t looking.