NCAA Football 2014 Thread

[Plubby]

They ran a scrimmage against themselves during the week where they just kept fumbling the ball at their respective 1 yard lines and running it back for 98 yards for 27 straight minutes! The same play, non stop for half an hour!

[Cole]

Looking forward to the UCLA/Arizona State game tonight as well, disappointed to find out I might not get it on TV (including my sports pack, even though Appalachian State and Georiga Southern are on now...)

[GhostMachine]

Should be a good game, Cole. Hope you do get to see it.

[Meacon Keaton]

UCLA should just be thankful Taylor Kelly is still hurt or they'd likely lose by 40.

[Plubby]

MEACON MADE AN OOPSIE

(I have money on UCLA. DMN shall know my wrath if they lose.)

[Meacon Keaton]

What's my oopsie?!

[Plubby]

Talk trash, 80 yard TD?

[Meacon Keaton]

It's not talking trash when what I said was a hypothetical!

I really don't care who wins, but I don't think UCLA is as good as the media are trying to make them. ASU is a better team, and I really don't think it'd be a contest if Taylor Kelly were playing.

[Meacon Keaton]

Or maybe I'm talking out of my ass.

[Plubby]

I jealously defend the interest of my bets I'm sure you're right, but when I have money on UCLA, you're a flamingo-looking goon and I won't stand for any negative thinking or talk of my beloved Hundles.....

[Meacon Keaton]

Watch your language or I'll have you reported.

This is the best UCLA has looked this season. Arizona State isn't even really playing that bad, it's just that last year's UCLA team has finally shown up.

[Meacon Keaton]

I'm just gonna shut my mouth. Arizona State is now playing bad.

[gunnar hendershow]

Meacon has assumed the role of sahyder

[Meacon Keaton]

I'm actually for hire. Do you hate a particular team? Pay me five bucks and I'll predict (and for $10 root for!) that team and they're guaranteed a loss!

Hell, I won money off Kansas State last week, even though they lost.

[Plubby]

So if Boise State plays nine more times, and a bowl game and... *counts on fingers*

[DMN in the House]

Well, ummm, my hopes of a conference championship have risen.

I'm fairly certain the PAC-12 champion will be in the playoffs, along with the SEC champion, with the other two spots being more open. Unless someone wins one of those two leagues with two losses, which is possible.

[Plubby]

That wasn't the Arizona team you needed to be worried about.

[DMN in the House]

Arizona's never even been to the Rose Bowl. I'm not worried about them.

I'm worried about Oregon, Stanford, and USC. I'm not worried about schools in the desert.

[Plubby]

What in the name of deus ex machina have the litany of Arizona teams of years past that have never been to the rose Bowl that you don't have to play got to do with the Arizona team of this year you may end up having to play?

I can understand being more worried about Oregon and Stanford, but Arizona ought to wipe the floor with USC. Especially at home.

[DMN in the House]

Arizona is always massively hyped, and never, ever, fucking does anything. Couple that with Rich Rodriguez, who has a history of being a coach who can build a program to a respectable level with entertaining offensive football, but can't do much beyond that, and even that has only been at lower tier big time schools, and no, I'm not that worried about Arizona.

Could they beat UCLA, given what UCLA has shown this year? Absolutely, I'm not saying they couldn't. Are they really a threat to win the conference, or even the division? No, I don't think so.

I honestly don't know what to expect from USC. Their first team talent is as good as anyone in the nation, and, outside of quarterback, is probably the best in the conference. They have absolutely no depth, and, while Sarkisian is an upgrade as a head coach, he hasn't ever really won anything either, so I could see them beating anyone in the nation, but also losing to any team that has the talent to finish in the top half of a 'Big Five' (Pac-12, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big 10) conference.

NON-EDIT EDIT: Shit, I just took a look at Arizona. They've beaten UTSA, Nevada, and Cal by a combined 14 points. Yeah, 7th best passing attack in the nation, but they've beaten absolutely NO ONE. Why are you convinced that they'll wipe the floor with a USC team that went to Stanford and won on The Farm? Yes, USC lost to BC, but... I don't see it. USC might lose that game, but Arizona is going to get it's head kicked in at Autzen, and has to come to the Rose Bowl. Non-factor.