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Old 12-01-2011, 11:06 AM
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The beauty of the NFL is you can get away with a bad game.
LSU has not palyed a bad game, Bama has not played a bad game and those teams play the best teams all year long.
The common opponent argument is often ignored and probably rightly so based on the any given day theory. As long as LSU wins this weekend (likely even if they lose) they should play Bama for the title.
Who did Arkansas beat? they got crushed by bama and lsu. So why are they any better than WI who lost 2 fluke games at the end and crushed all their other opponents? You could say Arkansas best wins were Auburn (there was a reason why russell wilson chose WI over Auburn) and South Carolina(who beat no one really besides GA by 3 at the begininng of the year). Arkansas ranked 8 in BCS and WI is 15th. Makes total sense right?
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Who did Arkansas beat? they got crushed by bama and lsu. So why are they any better than WI who lost 2 fluke games at the end and crushed all their other opponents? You could say Arkansas best wins were Auburn (there was a reason why russell wilson chose WI over Auburn) and South Carolina(who beat no one really besides GA by 3 at the begininng of the year). Arkansas ranked 8 in BCS and WI is 15th. Makes total sense right?
Wisconsin would also beat Arkansas.
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Old 12-01-2011, 11:15 AM
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There really needs to be a playoff, I think teams like Wisconsin and Va Tech have the right roster to get hot and beat teams like LSU and Bama.
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Old 12-01-2011, 11:39 AM
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Wisconsin would also beat Arkansas.
No shot.
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No shot.
It would be a blowout actually.
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Old 12-02-2011, 11:24 AM
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It would be a blowout actually.
OK, because the speed and skill in the Big Ten are so superior to the SEC. I think they would be able to run the ball but the defense would not have any shot at stopping the AK offense.
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OK, because the speed and skill in the Big Ten are so superior to the SEC. I think they would be able to run the ball but the defense would not have any shot at stopping the AK offense.
Didn't Ohio St beat Arkansas last year in the Sugar Bowl? I believe that was a matchup of the number 2 Big Ten Team against the number 2 SEC team.
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Old 12-02-2011, 12:09 PM
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Didn't Ohio St beat Arkansas last year in the Sugar Bowl? I believe that was a matchup of the number 2 Big Ten Team against the number 2 SEC team.
They didn't actually have a single win last year. They were co-champs of the Big 10 with Michigan and Wisconsin I think, prior to turning over all their wins of course. The officiating was suspect in that game as well, as a gambler I say that to make myself feel better. Ohio State had lost 8 or nine straight to SEC going in so it made sense...
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Didn't Ohio St beat Arkansas last year in the Sugar Bowl? I believe that was a matchup of the number 2 Big Ten Team against the number 2 SEC team.
yep, they did. arkansas has a poor post season record; their last bowl win was vs east carolina. don't hear much about that tho.
it was hilarious around here when osu got stripped of their wins. hog fans were saying hey, we won...er, no, you didn't!


was arky really #2 sec last year tho? hard to imagine.
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Didn't Ohio St beat Arkansas last year in the Sugar Bowl? I believe that was a matchup of the number 2 Big Ten Team against the number 2 SEC team.
ask msu if the ever want to see Bama again? i think NOT!
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Who did Arkansas beat? they got crushed by bama and lsu. So why are they any better than WI who lost 2 fluke games at the end and crushed all their other opponents? You could say Arkansas best wins were Auburn (there was a reason why russell wilson chose WI over Auburn) and South Carolina(who beat no one really besides GA by 3 at the begininng of the year). Arkansas ranked 8 in BCS and WI is 15th. Makes total sense right?
You cannot afford to lose "fluke games" in the current system. Arkansas plays in the conference that has produced what, 8 of the last 10 Nat'l Champs? The fact that the SEC doesn't win it every year is because they are forced to play each other all year which leads to losses.
I like Wisconsin a lot and wanted them to run the table as I thought they might have a shot vs. LSU or Bama.
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You cannot afford to lose "fluke games" in the current system. Arkansas plays in the conference that has produced what, 8 of the last 10 Nat'l Champs? The fact that the SEC doesn't win it every year is because they are forced to play each other all year which leads to losses.
I like Wisconsin a lot and wanted them to run the table as I thought they might have a shot vs. LSU or Bama.
I agree in the current system you can't afford stupid loses or any losses. The problem is the system doesn't provide a clear cut true Champion. It is flawed terribly. So if you think WI has a shot to beat either LSU or Bama how can you be happy with a system that doesn't allow them to play each other and determine that on the field instead of with a computer or politics. Maybe Obama can hold to a campaign promise and fix this system
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I think folks are confusing better "team" with better "season." Okie State has twice as many top 25 BCS wins as does Alabama. Alabama literally beat three teams with winning records all season. I don't get how their body of work is superior to Oklahoma State's, fluky Friday night Iowa State loss or not.

The biggest joke will be if UGa figures out a way to beat LSU this weekend and we end up with a national "championship" game featuring two non-conference winners.
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I agree in the current system you can't afford stupid loses or any losses. The problem is the system doesn't provide a clear cut true Champion. It is flawed terribly. So if you think WI has a shot to beat either LSU or Bama how can you be happy with a system that doesn't allow them to play each other and determine that on the field instead of with a computer or politics. Maybe Obama can hold to a campaign promise and fix this system
I am not defending the system by any means. I think it is a complete disaster.
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