I just saw the title ESPN, but KC Joyner thinks LSU could be better next year.

The top 18 rule applies if there aren't enough teams in the top 14. It's how Illinois snuck in to get crushed by USC a few years back. In your example, Boise would have to get in before Michigan was eligible (unless Michigan snuck in the top 14). Also, if Baylor made it above Michigan, it wouldn't matter since they wouldn't be eligible.

If you are in 15th, you would need a total of 5 extra SEC, BXII, or Pac-12 teams (and root for VT to win the ACC).

There likely will be 3 in there with Georgia, Arkansas, and USCe (doesn't matter if they finish ahead of you if you can get extra). P-12 gets an extra if UCLA upsets Oregon. If Baylor sneaks ahead of you, that gives you 4.

If Georgia upsets LSU, it hurts you a lot since you could get 3 SEC teams in then.

I think you guys need to get to 14 or that's it. Otherwise we are stuck with Boise vs. Houston.

so...arkansas/michigan in the capital one bowl? im ok with that.

(1/10/11)

DVaut1 with the closest to being right! Where the heck has he been?

I assume the politics forum drove him completely insane and he killed himself like most of the posters in that forum should do.

Just having some fun.

IKESTOYS and DYE FTMFW

Nah he got a job change that required more travel and a kid.

@rsrezler : Last 3 years, 11 top 20 BCS teams lost in final week. Average drop: 4.09 spots.

good news.... i think.

Have we decided what to name the new UM thread or are we just keeping this one?

and AKSpartan you are going to receive crap since your a LOLSparty fan and your posting in a UM thread with many alums/hc fans, nothing personal just wrong thread to post in.

Dude, you expressed yourself very poorly right after making a dumb claim 'MSU needs to win for Michigan BCS', which led to mocking.

**** that.

And if a BCS bid does in fact include a high % chance that M gets matched up with Houston, I'll pass regardless.

Yep. BCS bid doesn't mean that much to me. If it had conference/national championship implications, I'd cheer for them without question.

bolded is hilarious in retrospect

2 guys from ESPN are projecting Michigan vs Houston in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Won a $200 pot off of former RED WING Larry Murphy at 3am this morning playing 2/5

cant find the red wing thread sorry
or the mcc thread

What went down in the hand?

And mullen to psu?

Dunn saying he doesn't want to play in a spread but did say he'll talk to Urban before deciding anything

Really cute how Ohio fans seem to think we're all shaking in our boots about Urban. Never thought I'd be in a situation where I'd have enough faith in Hoke to not care about OSU hiring Meyer, but here we are.

Daniel Mullen doesn't frighten me. It looks like Manny Diaz made that team go last year.

Good point, begs the question to what extent Urban was actually the brains behind the operations at Florida. Tebow leaving was a huge part of course, but it also doesn't seem like any coincidence that UF fell off when Strong and Mullen left.

I am scared of the Urban hire simply because he is going to do wonders with Braxton Miller. That dude made our good defense look silly as a true freshman in a terrible system with a terrible O-coordinator. He will be very good in the spread style that Urban runs, no doubt about that.

That said, we will be very good too, and anyone who thinks OSU will beat us another 7 times in a row because of Urban needs to nut up. We'll get ours, so will they. Should be good for the rivalry.

Is this done deal, or just preliminary talks/interest type situation?

I guess Mullen is an ok hire, seems like he's pretty unproven still though. Thought they would have better options than taking a seeming flyer on a relative newcomer

The bolded didn't show up Saturday though. They had a really nice game plan. If they would have run that offense the entire year with Braxton Miller, they would have won a lot more games.

Ok I will amend my statement. I think that how they utilized B Miller on Saturday was far from the most effective they could have (perhaps in large part because of the system and scheme they run), and Meyer will get him a lot closer to that optimal point. I think they had a nice aggressive gameplan, but Miller airing it out 50+ yards all the time is not great for his skill-set right now. Having him do zone reads with Boom and short slants and 5-yd outs with a spread field...that would have been much more deadly IMO.

That was always why I wasn't all that scared of Pryor...he clearly had superior physical skills, but was just utilized so poorly that he was effectively neutered. Don't think this will be the case with Miller under Meyer. Add that to the imrpovements he will make w more experience, and I think we will have our hands full the next few years.

Also goes without saying that you are 1000% correct that they would have won more games if they played Miller all season and utilized him similar to Saturday...