Pickin' and Grinnin': College football goes to the courts

SportingNews.com ^ | June 12, 2003 | Matt Hayes

[Sam Cree]

Hey! John Mosby went to UVA.

[Corin Stormhands]

So did Ted Kennedy! ;-)

(you weren't supposed to see me over here!)

[Sam Cree]

Mosby got thrown out. They should have thrown Kennedy out, but I don't think they did.

BTW, while we're bashing UVA, do you regard Jefferson as something of a leftist, as Willie Green does?

[Corin Stormhands]

No, I have a lot of admiration for Jefferson. And I rarely find myself agreeing with Willie Green.

[Corin Stormhands]

Didn't one of the Kennedys (maybe Teddy) get caught plagiarizing (or in some other academic scandal) that Papa Joe covered up? Or am I just remembering someone else sleazy that just seems to be like a Kennedy?

[putupon]

Why did VPI start a vet school?

Because all the local livestock kept getting the clap.

[AppyPappy]

Because all the local livestock kept getting the clap.

They weren't that local. They all lived in sorority houses in cHARLOTsville

[Diddle E. Squat]

Do you know ANY OTHER TEAM that uses two of it's patsy non-conference slots to play teams that consistently rank in the top ten?

Michigan, Colorado, and USC have a long history of such, just to name 3.

[Diddle E. Squat]

What about when FSU loses to Miami?

[putupon]

What about when FSU loses to Miami?

The experts were saying a possibility was an early season game every year. If the loser finishes the season without another loss, they could still have a shot for a BCS game.

[Sam Cree]

I have heard from a lady of my parents generation that Teddy Kennedy cheated or plagiarized something while at UVA.

[Crusher138]

Do you know ANY OTHER TEAM that uses two of it's patsy non-conference slots to play teams that consistently rank in the top ten?

Michigan, Colorado, and USC have a long history of such, just to name 3

For 2003

Michigan - Four non-conference games - Central Michigan, Houston, Notre Dame, Oregon

Colorado - Four non-conference games - Colorado State, UCLA, Washington State, Florida State (color me IMPRESSED!)

USC - Four non-conference games - Auburn, BYU, Hawaii, Notre Dame

FSU - Four non-conference games - Colorado, Miami, Florida, Notre Dame (ah-hem)

I think that, all things considered, you can't accuse FSU of padding their schedule to help them get into the BCS. If anything, it looks like they are playing the hardest out-of-conference teams they could.

Face it, when FSU gets to the BCS, they have EARNED it!

Go 'Noles!

[Diddle E. Squat]

I think Florida was the traditional worst offender of stay at home sorry nonconference schedules. Things are getting better, and consider that the Houston series with Michigan was scheduled back in their top 10 Andre Ware Run and Shoot days.

[Diddle E. Squat]

If FSU is too loose they might lose, so they don't want to be losing their looseness.