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BCS Rankings: November 23 (No Change Top 7)
SI ^ | November 23, 2009 | Staff

Posted on 11/23/2009 9:03:41 AM PST by C19fan

Top 10:

1: UF 2: 'Bama 3: Texas 4: TCU 5: Cinn 6: Boise State 7: GT 8: Oregon 9: Pitt 10: THE Ohio State University

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: bcs; college; football
Oregon jumps into the top 10 from 11 last week. Thanks to Les Miles LSU drops from 8 to 15. His absent minded professor moment just cost the SEC $10 MM. The Tar Heels and U Miss crack the top 25.
1 posted on 11/23/2009 9:03:42 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

10. THE Ohio State University Football Team
5. THE University Football Team in Ohio State (Cincinnati)

Heehee


2 posted on 11/23/2009 9:05:13 AM PST by dangus (Nah, I'm not really Jim Thompson, but I play him on FR.)
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To: dangus

ROTFLOL!! Nice one.


3 posted on 11/23/2009 9:06:24 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

What kind of opposition has Boise State faced?


4 posted on 11/23/2009 9:11:09 AM PST by Lucius Cornelius Sulla (a wild-eyed, exclusionist, birther religio-beast -- Daily Kos)
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To: C19fan

gotta love the Ducks!!!!! The civil war with Oregon State on December 3rd will determine which team from Oregon goes to the Rose Bowl. Should be an awesome night of football in Eugene!


5 posted on 11/23/2009 9:12:45 AM PST by sbwordman (Baseball, Apple Pie, 2nd Amendment - As American as it gets!)
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To: C19fan

>> His absent minded professor moment just cost the SEC $10 MM.

Oooh, yeah... I hadn’t thought of it that way. Double ouch.


6 posted on 11/23/2009 9:17:37 AM PST by Nervous Tick (Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)
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To: C19fan

Being a UF graduate, the SEC Championship game with ‘Bama has me very worried!


7 posted on 11/23/2009 9:30:04 AM PST by MtnClimber (Bernard Madoff's ponzi scheme looks remarkably similar to the way Social Security works)
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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
What kind of opposition has Boise State faced?

They beat the Ducks in their season opener, but really, BSU's schedule is not an overly difficult one. Here's the breakdown (Opponent, Score)

Oregon Ducks: 19 - 8
Miami (Ohio): 48 - 0
@ Fresno State: 51 - 34
@ Bowling Green: 49 - 14
UC Davis: 34 - 16
@ Tulsa: 28 - 21
@ Hawaii: 54 - 9
San Jose State: 45 - 7
@ Louisiana Tech: 45 - 35
Idaho: 63 - 25
@ Utah State: 52 - 21
Nevada (Reno): November 27
New Mexico State: December 5

8 posted on 11/23/2009 9:35:50 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (The townhalls were going great until the oPods showed up.)
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To: MtnClimber

Going to be a great game. The way both teams have played I see a typical SEC defensive slugfest. Maybe comes down to a special teams play.


9 posted on 11/23/2009 9:37:45 AM PST by C19fan
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To: MtnClimber

We’ve got to get past FSU first. It’s Mickey Andrews’ final regular season game, and FSU has played much better on the road this year than at home. If we struggle in the red zone like we have most of the season, it could be a nail biter.


10 posted on 11/23/2009 9:40:55 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: C19fan
Now that a separate championship game has been established isn't 'Bowl Championship Series' a misnomer if not an outright fraud? NO bowl game will ever again determine the national champion so there is no 'bowl championship' to say nothing of a series.

Like all kludges this one fails to fully satisfy any one party but of course protecting the status quo or something very close to it was the objective all along. NCAA basketball teams can essentially drop out of school for the entire month of May but hypocritical presidents moan about the prospect of 1 or 2 additional football games? Ridiculous.

11 posted on 11/23/2009 9:49:38 AM PST by relictele
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To: relictele

Month of May = > Month of March


12 posted on 11/23/2009 9:51:17 AM PST by relictele
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To: dfwgator

That’s nice of you to say but let’s put it this way. The fans in Tallahassee are VERY glad we squeaked by Saturday for a bowl bid.


13 posted on 11/23/2009 10:19:14 AM PST by goseminoles
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To: relictele
NCAA basketball teams can essentially drop out of school for the entire month of May but hypocritical presidents moan about the prospect of 1 or 2 additional football games? Ridiculous.

NCAA Baseball teams are part-time students for the most part. Not sure about present day, but when I was playing and dinosaurs roamed the earth, we had a 60 game Fall schedule and a 60 game Spring schedule with practice EVERY day. And the CWS is played almost two months after graduation.

14 posted on 11/23/2009 10:25:55 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys: Can't fly, can't ski, can't drive, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best.)
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To: goseminoles

But how do you explain almost losing to Jacksonville State at home, then going out to Provo and kicking BYU’s butt? They are probably the best offensive team we’ve faced all year maybe with the exception of Arkansas.


15 posted on 11/23/2009 10:27:00 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: N. Theknow

I know the counter-argument is that a football team is a huge operation in terms of numbers and logistics but I take your point....if the presidents are worried about the length of the season why do they allow open dates in the middle of it?


16 posted on 11/23/2009 10:40:45 AM PST by relictele
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To: dfwgator

Were minus our nfl quality qb.


17 posted on 11/23/2009 11:28:43 AM PST by goseminoles
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To: C19fan; MtnClimber
Maybe comes down to a special teams play.

Bama will need to polish up that kickoff and punt coverage. It's been rotten lately.

18 posted on 11/23/2009 11:41:04 AM PST by numberonepal (Don't Even Think About Treading On Me)
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To: dangus
Cincinnati?
Number 5 this year?

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then.

19 posted on 11/23/2009 12:50:43 PM PST by TheCause ("that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States")
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To: TheCause

Pittsburgh is #8. Rutgers, W Virginia, and S Florida are also very strong this year (top 30). Even UConn is 4-1 outside the conference.

The blind squirrels are feasting.


20 posted on 11/23/2009 2:20:20 PM PST by dangus (Nah, I'm not really Jim Thompson, but I play him on FR.)
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