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Cincydawg

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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #126 on: September 30, 2018, 11:09:52 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on September 30, 2018, 11:06:43 AM
The lines are where Nebraska is weakest too.
I'm trying to remember who said that Jones was not building his OL the right way at Tenn.
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #127 on: September 30, 2018, 12:59:02 PM »
Heh. If I remember I'll let you know.
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #128 on: October 01, 2018, 01:37:07 PM »
Notre Dame didn't look mediocre on Saturday. But...reflecting on this thread, their schedule down the stretch isn't going to impress, even though the season-ending game at USC is always on the radar because of the helmets involved and VaTech is now ranked again. The Irish will be favored in each of its remaining games, but plenty of teams that could bite the Irish on an off day, particularly VaTech, Syracuse (now getting votes), Navy, and USC.
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #129 on: October 01, 2018, 02:10:42 PM »
Obviously, a team can look really sharp one week and blundering the next.  ND's Stanford win will count for something unless Stanford belly flops.

They usually have a very solid slate (ND) but with the Pac and ACC being less impressive, they don't so much this year.  Next year should be stronger.

I think 12-0 will trump 12-1 though.
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #130 on: October 01, 2018, 02:47:50 PM »
I'm struck that a team can lose to ODU and end up ranked a week later.

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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #131 on: October 01, 2018, 02:49:36 PM »
Helmet.

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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #132 on: October 01, 2018, 02:57:12 PM »
But ODU is anti-helmet.  Few can even spell it.

I presume at this point there simply aren't enough decent looking one loss teams to rank instead of them.

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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #133 on: October 01, 2018, 03:01:28 PM »
VaTech has the helmet. Last week is a long time ago and it beat another ranked team this week.
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #134 on: October 01, 2018, 03:09:25 PM »
Incidentally, in 2007, Michigan went from #5 to unranked after its loss to App. State in Game 1. It didn't return to the rankings until Week 8, but it also lost (badly) game 2 to Oregon.
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #135 on: October 01, 2018, 04:49:00 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on October 01, 2018, 02:10:42 PM
Obviously, a team can look really sharp one week and blundering the next.  ND's Stanford win will count for something unless Stanford belly flops.

They usually have a very solid slate (ND) but with the Pac and ACC being less impressive, they don't so much this year.  Next year should be stronger.

I think 12-0 will trump 12-1 though.
You are almost certainly right vis-a-vis 12-0 over 12-1 but the problem for the Irish is that they have zero margin for error because if they lose even just once they'll likely be behind not only the undefeated P5 CG winners but also all of the one-loss P5 CG winners AND potentially also behind some one-loss P5 non-Champions.  
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #136 on: October 01, 2018, 09:41:10 PM »
Va Tech ... is ... a Helmet team? 
WAT? 
No no no.
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #137 on: October 01, 2018, 09:49:21 PM »
Va Tech - NO

Notre Dame - YES

a 12-1 Notre Dame helmet shines brighter than many many one loss teams
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #138 on: October 02, 2018, 08:20:43 AM »
ND would be 11-1, and lack that signature CG win over somebody probably pretty good also.

They won't make the playoffs at 11-1 in most seasons.

One of these years we will have a 2008 style jam with no right answers and controversy past whoever is #4.

I think it was 2008.
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Re: Stirring the Pot
« Reply #139 on: October 02, 2018, 10:02:28 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on October 02, 2018, 08:20:43 AM
ND would be 11-1, and lack that signature CG win over somebody probably pretty good also.

They won't make the playoffs at 11-1 in most seasons.

I disagree, but I hope you are correct
maybe some of the luster is gone from those gold helmets, but they were VERY strong back in the day.
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