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Fan_of_Fanboys

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If there was an 8 team playoff this with all P5 champs in, top G5, and 2 at-large it would look like this

1. Clemson (ACC Champ) vs.
8. Central Florida (Top Mid-Major Champ)

4. Alabama (At-large) vs.
5. Ohio State (Big Ten Champ)

2. Oklahoma (Big 12 Champ) vs.
7. USC (Pac-12 Champ)

3. Georgia (SEC Champ) vs.
6. Wisconsin (At-large)
 
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If there was an 8 team playoff this with all P5 champs in, top G5, and 2 at-large it would look like this

1. Clemson (ACC Champ) vs.
8. Central Florida (Top Mid-Major Champ)

4. Alabama (At-large) vs.
5. Ohio State (Big Ten Champ)

2. Oklahoma (Big 12 Champ) vs.
7. USC (Pac-12 Champ)

3. Georgia (SEC Champ) vs.
6. Wisconsin (At-large)
Top 4 teams would still win and we'd be in the same place we are now, though
 

Bozy

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So Florida State hires Oregon's Head Coach Willie Taggart as HC? Dude was 7-5 in one season there. He coached at South Florida for several years. Odd choice in my opinion.
 

Wild

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Not really. They were gifted an easy win in the Peach Bowl.
Give Kerryon Johnson a month to get healthy and Auburn can compete with anyone. Central Florida gave up 42 pts to South Florida and 55 pts to Memphis. Auburn could throw a fifty-burger on this defense, but I think the game gets shortened a bit with a healthy running attack.

Auburn 38
UCF 17

And I'm not discounting the fact that UCF is a good team this year. They are. But they haven't played anyone even close to Auburn's level yet.
And now Frost wont coach their bowl game I assume?
 

Wild

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So Florida State hires Oregon's Head Coach Willie Taggart as HC? Dude was 7-5 in one season there. He coached at South Florida for several years. Odd choice in my opinion.
He is very popular in South Florida and will kill it in recruiting down there. Expect FSU to be very good with him at the helm. WKU was a shit hole when he took over, and he turned them into a quality program. He'll get it done at FSU in my opinion.
 

Bozy

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He is very popular in South Florida and will kill it in recruiting down there. Expect FSU to be very good with him at the helm. WKU was a shit hole when he took over, and he turned them into a quality program. He'll get it done at FSU in my opinion.
I was just reading up on him. He's a hard nosed guy that players love to play for. That is bad news for Clemson
 

Hauler

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Bowl Games start today!

1:00 * Troy vs North Texas
2:30 * Western Ky vs Georgia State
3:30 * Boise State vs Oregon
4:30 * Marshall vs Colorado State
8:00 * Middle Tennessee vs Arkansas State

If you are so inclined, a Pick-Em Challenge:
2017 Capital One Bowl Mania - ESPN - ESPN

For some reason, it looks like CBS Sports & Yahoo did away with their Pick'Em challenges. WTF?
 

Hauler

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You guys must've loved espn saying the Big 10 champion would've finished 4th or worse in the sec then huh.
They always say that shit. Protecting their investment on the SEC broadcasts.
ESPN has become a click-bait, rage-inducing, politically-influenced mess of SJW nonsense.

I can't completely get away from them because I love sports, but I've stopped watching their programs. Live sports is all I watch on ESPN.
 

Bozy

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They always say that shit. Protecting their investment on the SEC broadcasts.
ESPN has become a click-bait, rage-inducing, politically-influenced mess of SJW nonsense.

I can't completely get away from them because I love sports, but I've stopped watching their programs. Live sports is all I watch on ESPN.
I agree except I watch Golic & Wingo also. Other than that it's b.s.
 
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He is very popular in South Florida and will kill it in recruiting down there. Expect FSU to be very good with him at the helm. WKU was a shit hole when he took over, and he turned them into a quality program. He'll get it done at FSU in my opinion.
Florida State University is in north Florida, not south.
 

Hauler

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Tonight at 7
The Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl

Akron (7-6) vs Florida Atlantic (10-3)

Akron's coach is Terry Bowden - son of legendary coach Bobby
Florida Atlantic's coach is Lane Kiffin - son of Monte, the defensive genius who created the Tampa Cover 2.

FAU has Devin Singletary (no relation), an impressive sophomore RB who has rushed for 29 TDs and just under 1800 yards this season, averaging 6.5 yards per carry. He is listed at 5'9", 200 lbs.

Akron's strength is their defense, but I think FAU is going to be a bit too much for them.

FAU has won 9 games in a row, with 30 points being their LOWEST point total in that stretch. In 3 of those games they scored over 50. They don't fuck around on offense.

FAU is favored by 22-1/2 pts.

I think Akron is walking into a buzzsaw here.
Prediciton:
FAU 42
Akron 17
 

Hauler

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Tonights game is the DXL Frisco Bowl.

Louisiana Tech vs SMU

SMU can put up the points. Pretty good QB - Ben Hicks - a sophomore who has thrown for 3442 yards and 32 TDs this season. But they give up a lot of points too.

The question is can Louisiana Tech keep up?

SMU is favored by 4.
 

Hauler

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3 bowl games on today.

Texas Tech vs South Florida - Noon
San Diego St vs Army - 3:30
Appalachian State vs Toledo - 7

Thus far, the bowl season has been pretty disappointing. Lots of blowouts.
 

Robbie Hart

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3 bowl games on today.

Texas Tech vs South Florida - Noon
San Diego St vs Army - 3:30
Appalachian State vs Toledo - 7

Thus far, the bowl season has been pretty disappointing. Lots of blowouts.
Problem is (and I picked this up in Boise state game - I’m slow as fuck) you have one team who wants to play and one team who wants to party and live it up and doesn’t give a fuck, hence the blowout......
 

Hauler

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Crazy finish to this Texas Tech v South Florida game.
 

Wild

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3 bowl games on today.

Texas Tech vs South Florida - Noon
San Diego St vs Army - 3:30
Appalachian State vs Toledo - 7

Thus far, the bowl season has been pretty disappointing. Lots of blowouts.
That USF vs Tech game was great.
 

Hauler

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A few games on today.

1330 * Utah vs West Virginia
1715 * Duke vs Northern Illinois
2100 * Kansas St vs UCLA