Championship Poll

[nrc]

Join the Kirk Herbstreit conspiracy and vote for who should play Ohio State for the National Championship instead of USC.

[coolhand]

As much as I think Florida will get destroyed I will have to go with them.

I detest the thought of the rematch that much. Michigan would mop up UF

SC Vs Mich
tOSU Vs FLA
LSU Vs ND
OK Vs Boise ST

wakeforest vs bigeast

I would be happy to play Mich or LSU.

[skaven]

Metrics

1. Florida beat nine teams that are projected to play in bowl games. Michigan beat six.

2. Michigan beat five teams that finished the season with losing records. Florida beat two teams with sub-.500 records.

3. Florida's 12 Division I-A opponents had a combined record of 89-57. Michigan's 12 opponents had a combined record of 84-61.

4. Michigan's best win is considered a 27-13 victory over Wisconsin on Sept. 23. The Badgers are 11-1 and have climbed to No. 7 in the AP Top 25 poll, despite having played only one ranked opponent -- the Wolverines -- the entire season.

5. The 12 teams Florida defeated finished the season with 11 combined wins against opponents which were ranked in the AP Top 25 poll at the time the game was played. The opponents Michigan defeated claim just three wins against ranked teams (Notre Dame beat Penn State. Indiana beat Iowa. Vanderbilt beat Georgia. The Nittany Lions, Hawkeyes and Bulldogs, it should be noted, haven't been ranked in seven weeks).

6. The Gators went 3-1 against ranked opponents, beating then-No. 13 Tennessee, No. 9 LSU and No. 8 Arkansas and losing at No. 11 Auburn. The Wolverines went 1-1 against ranked opponents, beating a highly overrated No. 2 Notre Dame team (that lost to Michigan and USC by a combined total of 46 points) and losing at No. 1 Ohio State 42-39 on Nov. 18.

7. The Gators' average margin of victory against Division I-A teams was 13.5 points. They won seven games by 14 points or fewer, six by less than 10. The Wolverines' average margin of victory was 17.3 points. They won six games by 14 points or fewer, two by less than 10.

8. The Gators played Western Carolina, a Division I-AA team, and won by 62 points. The Wolverines played Ball State, which should be a I-AA team, and won by eight.

9. Since the Wolverines last played and lost at Ohio State, the Gators won at Florida State (The Seminoles are 6-6, but rivalry games are tough to win. Just ask USC coach Pete Carroll) and then beat the No. 8 Razorbacks, who defeated then-No. 2 Auburn and No. 13 Tennessee by 17 points each.

10. Michigan didn't win the Big Ten; Florida won the SEC. Winning your conference should be a prerequisite for playing in the national championship.

Metrics (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=2684345)

[Insomniac]

Michigan, so they can beat OSU and the whining will commence!

[rabbit]

Michigan, so they can beat OSU and the whining will commence!

Actually, I think Florida has a better chance of beating Ohio State than Michigan does.

[dando]

Actually, I think Florida has a better chance of beating Ohio State than Michigan does.

Mmmmm, don't think so, but bring 'em on in any case. :)

-Kevin

[Racing Truth]

Join the Kirk Herbstreit conspiracy and vote for who should play Ohio State for the National Championship instead of USC.

:rofl:

Well, under this dumb system, Florida. After all, the apologists tell us "the regular season is the playoff!":irked: That's idiotic, but if that's the argument, then Big Blue already had their shot at #1, and lost.

I think it will be UM anyway, which does have the unfortunate effect of having to listen to Urban Meyer whine for a month.:shakehead

[Ankf00]

my thoughts on a rematch are known. 2 things though:

1. On a neutral field Michigan hangs with Ohio State. Also rematches tend to favor the loser, such as OU/NU Orange, UF/FSU Sugar, UT/NU '99 Big XII, UT/CU '01 Big XII, except for SEC CCG's, this decade there's been 4 rematches and the reg season winner won 3 of those, '00 UF>Auburn, '03 LSU>UGA, '04 Auburn>Tenn.


2. UF's schedule was a heck of a lot harder top to bottom. They as well pretty much had a 3 pt lose in a hostile environment. Both are 1 loss teams but Michigan beat up a weaker big 10 this year, and for the most part the same opponents that tOSU played. UF played at Jordan-Hare and Neyland while also beating LSU at home, and an entirely different set of teams altogether.

[dando]

my thoughts on a rematch are known. 2 things though:

1. On a neutral field Michigan hangs with Ohio State.


Me thinks UM wouldn't be gifted 3 TOs and 10 pts. in a rematch. The Game was 14-21 pts. apart in reality.

-Kevin

[dando]

Goters #2 in USA Today poll:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?pollId=2

-Kevin

[Ankf00]

it's only by 26 points, not exactly an endorsement

[ferrarigod]

Goters #2 in USA Today poll:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?pollId=2

-Kevin

well that's 1/3 of the poll.

:thumbup: starting to look up flights from tpa/mco/jax to phx.:thumbup:

[dando]

it's only by 26 points, not exactly an endorsement

I wouldn't expect anything diff'rent. My guess is the human polls will split, and the 'puter polls will prolly decide it for UF. Just my guess. Gonna love the BC$ spin doctors covering their asses over this. :laugh:

-Kevin

[coolhand]

hopefully this cans the BCS

[Ankf00]

I wouldn't expect anything diff'rent. My guess is the human polls will split, and the 'puter polls will prolly decide it for UF. Just my guess. Gonna love the BC$ spin doctors covering their asses over this. :laugh:

-Kevin

from what I've seen calculated from last week's totals and the computers remaining split, 25 voters need to switch the two in both polls for UF to go through

[dando]

from what I've seen calculated from last week's totals and the computers remaining split, 25 voters need to switch the two in both polls for UF to go through

Brad Edwards was on ESPN News earlier saying that UF will get the votes to make it in. Apparently Tress abstained from voting.

AP differential is 3 pts:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?pollId=1

:eek:

-Kevin

[Insomniac]

Actually, I think Florida has a better chance of beating Ohio State than Michigan does.

I was going for maximum whining potential. ;)