The Official College Football Thread

[ShahHouman]

2007-08 College Football Bowl Schedule
BOWL LOCATION DATE/TIME NETWORK

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
Utah vs. Navy San Diego Dec. 20, 9 p.m. ESPN HD

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic New Orleans Dec. 21, 8 p.m. ESPN2 HD

Papajohns.com Bowl
Southern Miss vs. Cincinnati Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 22, 1 p.m. ESPN2 HD


New Mexico
Nevada vs. New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. Dec. 22, 4:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Pioneer Las Vegas
UCLA vs. BYU Las Vegas Dec. 22, 8 p.m. ESPN HD

Sheraton Hawaii
Boise State vs. East Carolina Honolulu Dec. 23, 8 p.m. ESPN

Motor City
Purdue vs. Central Michigan Detroit Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Pacific Life Holiday
Arizona State vs. Texas San Diego Dec. 27, 8 p.m. ESPN HD

Champs Sports
Boston College vs. Michigan State Orlando, Fla. Dec. 28, 5 p.m. ESPN HD

Texas
TCU vs. Houston Houston Dec. 28, 8 p.m. NFL Network

Emerald
Maryland vs. Oregon State San Francisco Dec. 28, 8:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Meineke Car Care
UConn vs. Wake Forest Charlotte, N.C. Dec. 29, 1 p.m. ESPN HD

AutoZone Liberty
UCF vs. Mississippi State Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 29, 4:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Valero Alamo
Penn State vs. Texas A&M San Antonio Dec. 29, 8 p.m. ESPN HD

PetroSun Independence
Alabama vs. Colorado Shreveport, La. Dec. 30, 8 p.m. ESPN HD

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
California vs. Air Force Fort Worth, Texas Dec. 31, 12:30 p.m. ESPN

Roady's Humanitarian
Georgia Tech vs. Fresno State Boise, Idaho Dec. 31, 2 p.m. ESPN2

Brut Sun
South Florida vs. Oregon El Paso, Texas Dec. 31, 2 p.m. CBS

Gaylord Hotels Music City
Kentucky vs. Florida State Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 31, 4 p.m. ESPN HD

Insight
Indiana vs. Oklahoma State Tempe, Ariz. Dec. 31, 6 p.m. NFL Network

Chick-fil-A
Clemson vs. Auburn Atlanta Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. ESPN HD

Outback
Wisconsin vs. Tennessee Tampa, Fla. Jan. 1, 2008, 11 a.m. ESPN HD

AT&T Cotton
Missouri vs. Arkansas Dallas Jan. 1, 2008, 11:30 a.m. FOX

Gator
Texas Tech vs. Virginia Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 1, 2008, 1 p.m. CBS

Capital One
Michigan vs. Florida Orlando, Fla. Jan. 1, 2008, 1 p.m. ABC HD

Rose Bowl presented by Citi
Illinois vs. USC Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 1, 2008, 4:30 p.m. ABC HD

Allstate Sugar
Hawaii vs. Georgia New Orleans Jan. 1, 2008, 8:30 p.m. FOX

Tostitos Fiesta
Oklahoma vs. West Virginia Glendale, Ariz. Jan. 2, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX

FedEx Orange
Virginia Tech vs. Kansas Miami Jan. 3, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX

International
Rutgers vs. Ball State Toronto Jan. 5, 2008, Noon ESPN2 HD

GMAC
Bowling Green vs. Tulsa Mobile, Ala. Jan. 6, 2008, 8 p.m. ESPN HD


Allstate BCS Championship Game
LSU vs. Ohio State New Orleans Jan. 7, 2008, 8 p.m. FOX

[ShahHouman]

ol I can't expalin that crazy loss but I suppose Ohio St got caught looking ahead to the Michigan game. That happens in football and there is no doubt that if they play 100 times, Ohio State would win 99 but on that day Illinois was better. USC will be ready for Illinois and trust me Pete Carroll(SP?) will come up with a gameplan to stop Juice Williams.
I'm just pumped that I got my tickets for the Champ Sports bowl, and I get to go to Orlando, Florida baby! It's going to be a tough game but I think MSU has a shot against Boston College.

not to mention they ran a hurry up offense which prevented us to rotate our D line and set up our D, and u KNO LSU is gonna watch that tape


that's cool tho, hav fun at the bowl game, my brother and i r gettin tickets for the motor city bowl ourselves, gonna see Purdue vs Central Michigan, at least it's a big 10 team that we get to watch so that's cool, it's only a 3hr drive so wutever, hit the casino then watch the game

we bought our tickets for the flight, car and everything during the 4th qtr last night lol

[ShahHouman]

Capital One
Michigan vs. Florida Orlando, Fla. Jan. 1, 2008, 1 p.m. ABC HD


ugh....that's a bowl game i really could care less for

actually, during that game, i'll hope for a big earthquake to occur and swallow both teams up and hpoe they'll be forgotten
that would be nice... lol

[persianbruin]

dont underestimate Illinois....trust me lol

illinois has a good running game but usc defense is very good against the run

[ShahHouman]

illinois has a good running game but usc defense is very good against the run

so do we...

[Vestvood Vizard]

Well a few months ago I predicted my Illini were gonna have a big season.

But I didn't think this big.

I'm just glad the Rose Bowl is a PAC-10/BigTen matchup. Lots of talk was about an SEC slipping in there after Ohio State going off to the title game. I'm all for a playoff system, but this is one tradition I hope stays. There is nothing sweeter than this game on New Years Day.

Should be a great game. 'SC will win due to experience, but the young kids from Illinois are game.

The last time the Illini made it to the Rose Bowl was in 1984, when a 6-4-1 UCLA team led by QB Rick Neuheisel and WR Karl Dorell put a shock whopping on them, 45-9.

Little chance of such a scoreline happening this time around.

[Sherwin]

not to mention they ran a hurry up offense which prevented us to rotate our D line and set up our D, and u KNO LSU is gonna watch that tape
that's cool tho, hav fun at the bowl game, my brother and i r gettin tickets for the motor city bowl ourselves, gonna see Purdue vs Central Michigan, at least it's a big 10 team that we get to watch so that's cool, it's only a 3hr drive so wutever, hit the casino then watch the game
we bought our tickets for the flight, car and everything during the 4th qtr last night lol

Well I can't believe you are actually going to the Motor City Bowl but hey at least you are supporting the Big 10. I hope you guys are successful agaisnt LSU and I hope that the big 10 wins all of their games EXCEPT FOR ONE.
Can you guess what team that is?

Anyways LSU is also very beatable if you look at how many close games they were involved in. They pulled off a few amazing wins out of their a$$ in the last second, and their "great defense' gave up over 500 yards to an average Arkansas team. They aslo gave up 205 rush yards to MacFadden, so if I were Ohio State I would attack them on the ground.

I'm not saying it's going to be easy but Ohio State has been here before last year, so they are going to wnat to aveng last years loss. LSU is not invincible but I know probably most of the "experts" are going to pick them to win because we all know SEC get's all of the love.

[ShahHouman]

yup, i said it last yr at the championship game that i dont care how much speed the opponents have, when u hav 240lb Beanie Wells running straight at u it wont matter! u see how he smacked up some of michigan's defenders??? LSU IMO is overrated, i think we'll beat em but that's only cuz im a fan going to the game hehe

vestvood vizard, im even bold enough to say that i think Illinois will shock everyone and beat USC, i'll be rooting for u guys on that one!

as for michigan's game....i think i'll actually skip it, not watch the highlights and act as tho it never happened cuz i could really give a fk less about that game


btw, u hear michigan's getting a new car? yep, one w/ LESS MILES HA! lol

[persianbruin]

so do we...

carroll is 4-1 in bcs bowl games with the one loss in the dying moment to nfl rookie of the year. The guy knows how to prepare when he has time. Bowl games are a whole different story. Just ask urban myer!!!(jk man )

[Saam]

carroll is 4-1 in bcs bowl games with the one loss in the dying moment to nfl rookie of the year. The guy knows how to prepare when he has time. Bowl games are a whole different story. Just ask urban myer!!!(jk man )

I recall Carroll not being a good coach according to you earlier in this thread what happened? .

[persianbruin]

I recall Carroll not being a good coach according to you earlier in this thread what happened? .

I am gonna use #s so you could understand what I am saying. I used to think of Carroll as a 100. Now I think of him as a 70 but if he has enough time that pushes him up to 80 but that is nowhere near the 100 I used to think he was. It turns out it was all reggie bush, norm chow and the rest of them.

[persianbruin]

The last 3 UCLA headcoaches have been the nicest guys in the world. I hope they hire a scumbag to match Carroll this time around. I was driving back from Santa Monica to Santa Barbara today and this former ucla/49ers player was being interviewed on the radio and the host asked him about his candidate for the coaching job and he said: Soetimes to get a scum you need to be a scum. For them to match up against SC they need a scum like Carroll to matchup against him!!!!

[Saam]

There's nothing wrong with having an as$hole coach. It's quite enjoyable.

[Sherwin]

The last 3 UCLA headcoaches have been the nicest guys in the world. I hope they hire a scumbag to match Carroll this time around. I was driving back from Santa Monica to Santa Barbara today and this former ucla/49ers player was being interviewed on the radio and the host asked him about his candidate for the coaching job and he said: Soetimes to get a scum you need to be a scum. For them to match up against SC they need a scum like Carroll to matchup against him!!!!

I actually met and talked to Pete Carroll because I was sitting a few rows behind him in an LA Avengers Arena football game. To tell you the trouth I thought he was a very humble and classy gentleman. He asked a few questions of mine like "What are you going to do now that Norm Chow left for Tennessee?" He said, "We have two very capable people in Sarkasian and Lane Kiffin." I aslo asked him about his thoughts on Matt Leinart as a pro quarterback and he responded, "Arizona just got themselves a franchise quarterback mark my words."

I thanked him for this time and he shook my hand. This is a true story and I"ll never forget it. Personally he is one of the nicest guys I ever met.

[persianbruin]

I actually met and talked to Pete Carroll because I was sitting a few rows behind him in an LA Avengers Arena football game. To tell you the trouth I thought he was a very humble and classy gentleman. He asked a few questions of mine like "What are you going to do now that Norm Chow left for Tennessee?" He said, "We have two very capable people in Sarkasian and Lane Kiffin." I aslo asked him about his thoughts on Matt Leinart as a pro quarterback and he responded, "Arizona just got themselves a franchise quarterback mark my words."
I thanked him for this time and he shook my hand. This is a true story and I"ll never forget it. Personally he is one of the nicest guys I ever met.

A..holes are not mean to everyone. They are a scum when it becomes personal. It could be bussiness,love or something else. They turn into a scumbag. There are a lot of coaches who win with class. Tressel, Coach K, ben howland, Joe Pa, Tom Izzo, mike riley are among the classy ones. Carroll, Floyd, Lute olson, bobby bowden are the opposite