2007-09-25 06:25:08 · 18 answers · asked by Keith G 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
as much as you or i hate this ...
you can't punish USC because LSU wins big. USC will stay #1 until:
1) they lose
2) the BCS standings start coming out.
however, if/when USC beats Cal, that will help them. so will the Oregon game.
i agree w/ you, but USC will be #1 until they lose, or until they track BCS (which is stupid also).
besides, if things stay on track, LSU can beat USC in the championship. who cares how long a team is ranked #1. what counts is the end of the season.
2007-09-25 06:33:58 · answer #1 · answered by you 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Seeing as the game is in Death Valley and LSU is likely going to be a slight favorite they are going to have to bury the Gators to leapfrog over USC, assuming both are still undefeated.
Just a run of the mill victory will not do it unless USC struggles to get past Stanford that week. But assuming USC buries Stanford and is still unbeaten the Tigers are going to have to look impressive against Florida and beat them by at least two or three touchdowns. Being the home team they are going to be expected to win the game outright so they need to go above and beyond if they want to move up in the polls.
It would be a different story if the game were in Gainesville where the Gators would probably be the slight favorite. Just winning the game could be enough to get the Tigers past the Trojans in the polls in that instance.
2007-09-25 06:35:33 · answer #2 · answered by eaengberg 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it will matter how bad you beat Florida! What matters is USC!!! I personally think they are not worthy of the number 1 rating they have and play in a weak conference! Being a Razorback fan myself I would love to see the SEC represented in the big game and win it this year!! Now granted I would love for it to be Arkansas but with 2 loses that is totally unlikely!! and even with the big Rival of Arkansas and LSU I will be cheering For LSU this season as well as Arkansas..... that is until Friday Nov 23!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-09-25 06:44:21 · answer #3 · answered by yellowstone_rattler 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
unfortunatly LSU wont get the #1 spot till they either win the championship or until USC removes their lips from the rear ends of the ap voters, since we all know that is how they worked their way into makeing LSU share the title in '03
2007-09-25 07:40:00 · answer #4 · answered by HAROLD A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't care if LSU ever gets to No.1 this season. As long as they meet USC in the Championship and beat them like the little rubber (condom) heads they are. USC plays teams that barely tilt the "just above average" scale, then walk around like a bunch of brainwashed condom heads patting each other on the back blowing each others.....egos out of proportion.
2007-09-25 06:42:43 · answer #5 · answered by RUESTER 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The major media is so all over USC's nuts that LSU or Oklahoma could beat the Patriots and they still wouldn't pass USC.
2007-09-25 07:25:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 2007 college football season is a third over in most bastions as schools look to wrap up regular-season campaigns by the Thanksgiving holidays if not before.
Professional Handicappers League member Jimmy Boyd notes certain characteristics have emerged as clubs move toward the defining month of October and bowl talk transforms into more than mere speculation.
Boyd espouses pretty much of a what-you-see-is-what-youre-goi... attitude though others look down the road and anticipate a few surprises especially some involving what currently are perceived as upper-echelon Top 25 squads -- though there doesnt appear to be much room for alterations at the very top.
USC LSU defending national champion Florida and Oklahoma rule the roost one through four in this weeks USA Today poll although the gambling specific BGS ower Ratings have LSU USC & Oklahoma tied up in the 1 spot with Florida a distant 4th.
Most college observers believe the top 4 arent likely to change.
An alaphabet soup BCS Championship isnt etched in stone by any means but it might not be too early for sponsors of the New Orleans national championship game to line up Campbells as a major sponsor in anticipation of a meeting between the Trojans and Tigers.
Ive said this before and Ill say it again Boyd declared.
Its a top-heavy year in college football.
The teams at or near the top will remain there all season with very few others making surprise runs.
One encounter garnering media attention this weekend is the Friday night Big East affair between No. 5 West Virginia and No. 18 South Florida.
Canadian PHL member Steve Zukiel regards it as the weeks most appealing matchup.
Im very interested Zukiel said.
Wow.
Boyd offered similar sentiments.
West Virginia-South Florida is a very big game in the Big East he said.
The South Florida Bulls won at Auburn to show they could be for real.
They ARE the sleeper pick in the Big East.
West Virginia is never quite as good on the road.
This game either will keep South Floridas hopes of a Big East championship alive or it will keep West Virginias hopes of a national title alive.
After the BCS title tilt the Rose Bowl traditionally draws the most interest among holiday bowl offerings.
Observers hardily have maligned the Big Ten largely because of early-season woes in Ann Arbor.
The current USA Today poll however includes five conference teams among its Top 25: Ohio State Wisconsin Purdue Michigan State and Penn State though Michigan State for example has racked up a 4-0 record against teams such as Notre Dame that pack about as much muscle as Spongebob Squarepants!
Five time World Champion Handicapper and Professional Handicappers League Commissioner Brian Gabrielle has four Big Ten teams among the leading 25 and drops Penn State all the way down to 41st.
He has Michigan State 25th and Michigan 52nd in contrast Zukiel still regards UM as a Top 5 team.
They still can win the Big 10 championship still smell the roses Zukiel said.
Gabrielle has Ohio State ranked fifth nationally Wisconsin ninth and Purdue 17th.
This The BGS Power Ratings takes everything into account not just the results of one game i.e. Michigan over Penn St but all games against all opponents Gabrielle said.
I know Michigan fans are frustrated and looking for something to grab on to but it doesnt help Michigan that Penn State is not a Top 25 team in The BGS Power Ratings so the win really loses luster.
East Coast PHL handicapper Bill Fishman still gives the Wolverines a shot at a cherished Big Ten championship.
I feel Michigan is still a very talented team and one that should be reckoned with for the Big Ten title Fishman said.
Michigan was my top play this week as a dog win over Penn State.
Im still not a huge fan of the Big Ten but Ohio State is quick and talented on defense.
Boyd believes uncertainty surrounding the Midwest loop traditionally among the countrys strongest could actually prove to be a boon as each game takes on added significance.
Theres no doubt the Big Ten is down. he said.
Michigan did what it needed to do to stay in the hunt by taking care of business at home against the Lions.
That win gets them believing again without a doubt.
Wisconsin or Ohio State appears to have the inside track.
Right now it looks like its going to be a sloppy ride.
I dont see anyone running the table and home field advantage in big matchups will be crucial.
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-hnYMpcM2eqTlIRPFHJaoRLdQJ3cVjDI-?cq=1&p=73
2007-09-26 08:28:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
40 points or more. USC is just way stronger in the western poll voters eyes. U of South Carolina gave you guys a good game last week, and they are not that strong at all.
2007-09-25 06:28:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
USC has to lose 90% of the writer live on the west coast
2007-09-25 06:43:29 · answer #9 · answered by paulcondo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you have that question reversed......4 words for you: Tim Tebow/Percy Harvin....Go Gators!! It's great to be a Florida gator yeah it's great to be a florida gator...p.s. You boys better have your chin straps tightened when the Gators roll into death valley (yeah right!!)...back to back to back baby
2007-09-25 06:46:46 · answer #10 · answered by Steelhead 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋