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College Football - Championship Week and the Army-Navy Game - Live Thread
Sportsline.com Scoreboard ^ | Thursday November 30th to Sunday December 3rd

Posted on 11/30/2006 2:29:05 PM PST by MikefromOhio

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To: MikefromOhio

Oh, I hadn't thought of that. You're probably right.


61 posted on 11/30/2006 6:02:49 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Michael.SF.

The Rose Bowl will sell out regardless. There will be less interest in a game that is a rematch of a blowout, especially when the blowoutee was just blown out again.

The Rose Bowl can do better in the ratings than scheduling Notre Dame, so they will.


62 posted on 11/30/2006 6:06:08 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: justshutupandtakeit
Any idea of sending ND to the Rose Bowl should be squelched.

Let the Razorbacks have them in the Sugar.

63 posted on 11/30/2006 6:10:08 PM PST by DeaconBenjamin2
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To: Dog Gone
The Rose Bowl can do better in the ratings than scheduling Notre Dame

The match up you suggest may be a better game, but I can think of no team that draws an audience like Notre Dame does. As much as I detest them, I do respect them and acknowledge that they draw an audience, on the national level, that no other team can approach.

64 posted on 11/30/2006 6:13:30 PM PST by Michael.SF. (Note: Sell Diebold Stock.................NOW!!)
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To: Michael.SF.

What you say is true, but I don't think the Rose Bowl will select a rematch with a team that just got whipped again.

You get a much better story line with two teams that haven't played each other who are higher ranked.


65 posted on 11/30/2006 6:17:01 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Michael.SF.

LOL


66 posted on 11/30/2006 6:17:20 PM PST by MikefromOhio (Prayers for my cousin Jeff and his family.)
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To: Dog Gone

I think I am too.

The Rose doesn't want to appear to lose face, which is what selected ND will do to them.

They should pick the best matchup possible. If that was Notre Dame, fine, but it's LSU vs. either Michigan or USC.


67 posted on 11/30/2006 6:18:37 PM PST by MikefromOhio (Prayers for my cousin Jeff and his family.)
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To: MikefromOhio

Even LSU/USC would be an interesting story line, what with the divided national championship three years ago.


68 posted on 11/30/2006 6:21:40 PM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Dog Gone

Good point! We shall see!


69 posted on 11/30/2006 6:26:35 PM PST by Michael.SF. (Note: Sell Diebold Stock.................NOW!!)
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To: Dog Gone
If that's right, the Rose Bowl picks #3 vs #4 if they have half a brain.

Last year number 3 Penn State got paired with a team that was ranked like 22.

70 posted on 11/30/2006 6:28:17 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: Dog Gone
what with the divided national championship three years ago.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Oklahoma had no business being in that game. We Trojans were proud to share the title with LSU.

But after the outcome against Oklahoma, few doubted that USC would have prevailed against LSU.

LSU was the team deprived of opportunity, that is a certainty.

71 posted on 11/30/2006 6:30:08 PM PST by Michael.SF. (Note: Sell Diebold Stock.................NOW!!)
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To: MikefromOhio
Bill Callahan gets too conservative in big games like this

*Sigh*....why'd you have to bring that up? I was having a good day until you reminded me of that.

72 posted on 11/30/2006 6:31:03 PM PST by GOP_Raider (Thank you Tom Nalen for proving my point.)
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To: PetroniDE
New Orleans Saints (BUSH) vs. San Francisco 49ers (GORE). Think there will be any controversies in this one?

Are you saying that, if they lose, the 9ers will demand a recount?

FWIW, Gore is having a much better season.

73 posted on 11/30/2006 6:42:12 PM PST by Tall_Texan (NO McCain, Rudy, Romney, Hillary, Kerry, Obama or Gore in 2008!)
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To: Dog Gone

yeah but I think USC would be a bit down because they had their shot within their grasp...


74 posted on 11/30/2006 6:44:00 PM PST by MikefromOhio (Prayers for my cousin Jeff and his family.)
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To: GOP_Raider

LOL

sorry :)


75 posted on 11/30/2006 6:44:19 PM PST by MikefromOhio (Prayers for my cousin Jeff and his family.)
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To: MikefromOhio
I just stopped by to let you know that I think you've done a wonderful job this season with your presentation of the live threads from week to week.

The 43 points you think USC will score against ucla is simply for the 1st half, right?

76 posted on 11/30/2006 7:09:52 PM PST by hole_n_one
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To: mainepatsfan

Yeah. Parity has been a b!tch!


77 posted on 11/30/2006 7:10:17 PM PST by Rte66
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To: hole_n_one
I just stopped by to let you know that I think you've done a wonderful job this season with your presentation of the live threads from week to week.

Always nice to be recognized :) Thanks :)

The 43 points you think USC will score against ucla is simply for the 1st half, right?

No I think UCLA will be able to stop the Trojans a bit especially early, but they will pull away late.
78 posted on 11/30/2006 7:14:55 PM PST by MikefromOhio (Prayers for my cousin Jeff and his family.)
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To: MikefromOhio
If Arkansas and Nebraska both win this weekend, USC will have beaten the SEC and Big 12 champs.........

Unheard of.

79 posted on 11/30/2006 7:22:11 PM PST by hole_n_one
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To: hole_n_one

It won't mean a thing unless they win Saturday and then again on January 8th....


80 posted on 11/30/2006 7:25:20 PM PST by MikefromOhio (Prayers for my cousin Jeff and his family.)
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