re: Stewart Mandel's current BCS prediction

A soft schedule is a soft schedule. If I am wrong I'll eat the crow but we will see.

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A soft schedule is a soft schedule.

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there is a differnce between winning close games vs a soft schedule and beating the crap out of everyone. Boise and TCU are clearly much better than their schedules. Hawaii was not necessarily. In any event, why do you discount Utah vs Bama? Hate these teams all you want, but they are pretty good. The idea that they are vastly inferior because of their schedules is stupid at this point. They shown they can beat anyone. Boise beat VT, they are the front runners in a BCS Conference.

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3 years ago Utah pounded Bama

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Yep, and that was like savoring a fine wine....enjoyed every minute of it.


Edit: BTW, I do like Utah, they have a good, sound team..didn't show it this weekend against TCU but it's always fun to watch them pound the crap out of BYU - I can't stand BYU and their "sense of entitlement" attitude. They're pulling a Notre Dame and going independent in football next year...it'll be fun to watch them squirm in agony.

Its very possible LSU could beat them handily, but it could also be close. Excuses for Bama aside, a undefeated Boise, not in the BCS CG would be extremly motivated, like UGA was in 2007, especially if TCU were to make the BCS CG. They are not Hawaii, comparisons to that team are bogus.

I don't want us to play Boise (or TCU for that matter).
It is a no-win situation for us.
Plus, even though they are a good team, they don't deserve to play in a BCS game because of their putrid schedule. Being in another BCS game would contribute to their legitimacy. Let them join the PAC-10, Big-12, or Big-10 and run the gauntlet. Until then, frick them.
I can't imagine why any big time recruit would want to go there and play that pussy schedule on that ugly blue turf.

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And LSU wouldn't?

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sure, it wouldn't be like Bama missing out on the NC. But not the same as UGA or Boise thinking they got the shaft. Could be a good game. 2nd half vs Bama asie, LSU's offense is still spotty.

The one thing that sticks out for me here is the lack of defense that these teams play.

09/01/2007* 6:05 p.m. Northern Colorado (FCS) #24 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed) W 63-6 40,252
09/08/2007 6:05 p.m. at Louisiana Tech #22 Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN Plus, Oceanic PPV W 45-44 OT 22,135
09/15/2007* 6:35 p.m. at UNLV #22 Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV The Mtn., Oceanic PPV W 49-14 38,125
09/22/2007* 6:05 p.m. Charleston Southern (FCS) #18 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed) W 66-10 37,723
09/29/2007 2:05 p.m. at Idaho #17 Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed) W 48-20 13,807
10/06/2007 6:05 p.m. Utah State #15 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed) W 52-37 36,360
10/12/2007 5:05 p.m. at San José State #16 Spartan Stadium • San José, CA ESPN W 42-35 OT 20,473
10/27/2007 6:05 p.m. New Mexico State #14 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI Oceanic PPV, KFVE (delayed) W 50-13 41,218
11/10/2007 6:05 p.m. Fresno State #12 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI ESPN2 W 37–30 49,047
11/16/2007 8:05 p.m. at Nevada #12 Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV ESPN2 W 28–26 22,437
11/23/2007 4:05 p.m. #17 Boise State #13 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI ESPN2 W 39–27 50,000
12/01/2007* 6:30 p.m. Washington #10 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI ESPN2 W 35-28 50,000
01/01/2008* 3:40 p.m. vs. #4 Georgia #10 Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) Fox L 10-41 74,383

Gentlemen,

You can forget about OSU, they'll get it in Iowa City in two weeks. Wisky to the Rose and Sugar would love to have the Hawks who travel quite well.

Sparty goes down in Happy Valley last week of the season.