The momentum begins to swing...

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #40 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:06:18 PM »

I'm hardheaded:

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WhitlockJason Jason Whitlock
No. Alabama is clear No. 2 RT @TheRealGrizz35: come on man you have to put OK State at 2 after tonight!

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #41 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:08:57 PM »

"Boy, I, why I thought, well golly gee, I thought there was no way."

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YahooForde Pat Forde
OK State is now invited to try and beat OU by 40. Otherwise, the deal is done and the rematch is on.

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #42 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:11:11 PM »

Can we call and wake those assholes up and explain to them that Auburn fans don't like Alabama and want them to go to the Sugar Bowl?

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BradEdwards_BCS Brad Edwards
Pokes will need approximately 45 of 174 voters to rank them No. 2. Most anti-rematch sentiment will be in Harris poll.

JR4AU · « **Reply #43 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:12:17 PM »

Ok. State just got another pick. They need to get a TD.

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #44 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:14:29 PM »

Who's the real Honey Badger?

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BFeldmanCBS Bruce Feldman
With 4 more TOs forced tonight, OK State has now forced 41 this yr, most since 2007 when Cincy & USF had 42 in 13 games.

JR4AU · « **Reply #45 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:14:32 PM »

Fuck!

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #46 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:22:05 PM »

Are the announcers seriously blowing Alabama's nuts right now and talking about Oklahoma State making a statement about future championships?

Fuck ESPN.

Token · « **Reply #47 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:25:07 PM »

Quote from: Townhallsavoy on December 03, 2011, 11:22:05 PM

Are the announcers seriously blowing Alabama's nuts right now and talking about Oklahoma State making a statement about future championships?

Fuck ESPN.

I see it differently. I see everyone saying, without a doubt, that Alabama is in. They are saying it in a manner to provoke anger from everyone...especially the voters.

JR4AU · « **Reply #48 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:29:55 PM »

Quote from: Token on December 03, 2011, 11:25:07 PM

I see it differently. I see everyone saying, without a doubt, that Alabama is in. They are saying it in a manner to provoke anger from everyone...especially the voters.

You see it wrong.

Token · « **Reply #49 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:31:40 PM »

Ok, I can appreciate Gundy being up on his team. I expect him to say his team deserves it. Honestly, I'm not sure they don't. But to predict that his team could score 36 or 39 on LSU's defense? Pffft. Pfffffffffffffft. PFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTT.

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #50 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:37:20 PM »

From the flats:

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bradsmelley Brad Smelley
I have no time for Mike Gundy. Dude just claimed Ok state would score 35 points on LSU..pass me what your drankin coach

RWS · « **Reply #51 on:** December 03, 2011, 11:43:31 PM »

Quote from: Townhallsavoy on December 03, 2011, 11:37:20 PM

From the flats:

Can't really argue too much with that statement, though. Nobody has scored more than 27 on them this season, and that was the first game against Oregon.

Kaos · « **Reply #52 on:** December 04, 2011, 01:42:03 AM »

National sentiment overwhelmingly against it. More than 70% oppose.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/fp/flashPollResultsState?sportIndex=frontpage&pollId=128419

Who's paying attention?

Jumbo · « **Reply #53 on:** December 04, 2011, 03:38:02 AM »

Hmmmmmm.

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BCSKnowHow BCSKnowHow.com
Projected #BCS rankings: 1. LSU 2. Oklahoma State. That's all you'll need. Analysis, more on the way: bit.ly/smxCow

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slmandel Stewart Mandel
My column from Bedlam: Oklahoma State earned the right to face LSU. Make it happen, voters. bit.ly/ryHaYp

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Jimmy_Burch Jimmy Burch
OSU officials have sent blast email to poll voters, stating the Cowboys' case to be No. 2 in the BCS and play LSU for ntl title

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RPendergraft Rick Pendergraft
#okstate fans Bob Stoops said he'll vote LSU #1 and OSU #2 in tomorrow coaches poll. #bcs #sooners

Jumbo · « **Reply #54 on:** December 04, 2011, 03:39:44 AM »

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BCSGuru BCS Guru
Coaches will have Bama at No. 2 as will Harris voters. BUT ... I'm projecting OSU to be at No. 2 in the BCS standings.

Bama Guy???

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BFeldmanCBS Bruce Feldman
Gonna turn my Heisman ballot in. It's gonna have a Baylor player in the #1 spot. Not sure I'd ever imagined that happening.

RWS · « **Reply #55 on:** December 04, 2011, 04:00:45 AM »

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BCSGuru BCS Guru
Coaches will have Bama at No. 2 as will Harris voters. BUT ... I'm projecting OSU to be at No. 2 in the BCS standings.

Not sure how OSU could be at #2 in the standings if the polls go with Bama. Polls have more weight than the computers.

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #56 on:** December 04, 2011, 08:49:28 AM »

Quote from: RWS on December 04, 2011, 04:00:45 AM

Not sure how OSU could be at #2 in the standings if the polls go with Bama. Polls have more weight than the computers.

Because it's about points.

I can't remember exactly how it works, but teams get extra points for having #2 rankings.

And it's the point combination of the three polls that gives a team its BCS ranking.

So for example, it doesn't matter if a team wins the Harris and Coaches poll ranking but loses the computer poll ranking. If enough Harris/Coaches voters voted a team #1 and #2, that could help them jump teams that technically have won more parts of the BCS. Those #1 and #2 votes give them extra points.

I literally rolled out of bed three minutes ago, so I wish I could explain this better. Although, knowing the lunacy of the BCS, I don't think I could accurately explain how it works even if it was noon.

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #57 on:** December 04, 2011, 09:07:00 AM »

This is why the BCS and college football as a whole needs a complete overhaul:

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YahooForde Pat Forde
OK State is now invited to try and beat OU by 40. Otherwise, the deal is done and the rematch is on.

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YahooForde Pat Forde
Said Ok State needed to beat OU by 40 to have a case -- then I watched the game and saw how bad this OU team has become. Nevermind.

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #58 on:** December 04, 2011, 09:09:37 AM »

Mark May said that the reason Alabama should get a rematch against LSU is Alabama played more like LSU on November 5th and LSU played more like Alabama November 5th.

Meaning LSU caught Alabama on a bad day and Alabama caught LSU on a really good day.

I guess he's assuming if they play again, things will be "normal" and Alabama will win.

ESPN sucks.

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #59 on:** December 04, 2011, 09:11:13 AM »

Brent Musburger said that an Alabama-LSU rematch is a lot like the Giants-Patriots rematch in the Super Bowl. Patriots were undefeated and a sure-fire victor over the Giants. But then, the Giants shocked the world.

Then he compared the rematch to Rocky-Apollo from a fucking fictional movie.

ESPN enjoys splooge from elephants.