Schadenfreude watch, 10/1/08

by soundchaser on Oct 1, 2008 4:04 AM PDT

Happy October, everybody! There's about 2 months left and SC is ranked #9 so let's take a look at the chances for failure for the better ranked teams!

#1 Oklahoma handily beat their first 4 opponents. They have 4 ranked opponents ahead of them: #5 Texas, #16 Kansas, #7 Texas Tech and #21 OK State.

#2 Alabama has already beaten the highest ranked opponent of any Top 10 team with their victory over Georgia last week. Looking to the future, they'll be playing #13 Auburn and ...

#3 LSU. The Tigers will also get to meet #11 Georgia in a few weeks as well as #12 Florida before then. Earlier, they won a close game w/ then-#10 Auburn.

#4 Missouri gets to play #16 Kansas at the end of the year. In the first game of the year, they gave up a lot of points to #20 Illinois in a victory. Future ranked opponents include #21 OK State and...

#5 Texas. The Longhorns have maybe the most back-loaded schedule in the Top 5, facing #1 OK, #4 Missou, #21 OK State, and #7 Texas Tech on 4 consecutive Saturdays. And then they get #16 Kansas later.

lots of strong schedules out there, eh?

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Texas needs to be careful of Colorado

Will ’bama have a letdown?

LSU will lose a game…

and I still think OU will lose to Texas in Big D

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by Paragon SC on Oct 2, 2008 9:06 AM PDT reply actions

really? the ENTIRE top 5?

Consists of 2 conferences? I suppose going 0-5 against the MWC doesn’t help the Pac 10s cause, but seriously? Not a single team outside the SEC or Big 12. That is DISGUSTING

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by The VD Special on Oct 2, 2008 1:53 PM PDT reply actions

You cant argue for the Pac-10

The Pac-10 has played miserably in the 1st 5 weeks. The Big 12 and SEC didn’t meltdown in their out of conference games before heading into conference play. Right now the Pac-10 is in a pretty sorry state.

by frak on Oct 2, 2008 2:55 PM PDT reply actions

Also

every one of these teams would have to make it through a conference title game to make it to the BCS Title Game.

Oklahoma’s schedule is rather favorable. Yes, they play 4 ranked opponents, but I think Oklahoma St. will fall sooner rather than later. They have to travel to Stillwater, but that’s the only road game they have against the ranked opponents. Texas is a neutral site game and they get Kansas and Texas Tech at home. It’s stupid to try and predict the outcome of a season in college football, but I’m going to be stupid and say that when all is said and done, a 1 loss Oklahoma team is in Miami.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Oct 2, 2008 6:06 PM PDT reply actions

And Utah

just tied up the game against OSU

by SuperBruinMan on Oct 2, 2008 9:08 PM PDT reply actions

Byebye

Oregon State and South Florida both lost.

by frak on Oct 3, 2008 8:44 AM PDT reply actions

May i pose a question

If a won loss SEC team say Alabama (why not) a one loss Big 12 team say Oklahoma, and a one loss SC team are all sitting there at the end of the season, who gets in and who gets left out?

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by bammer on Oct 3, 2008 1:25 PM PDT reply actions

Waste of time discussing now. After last week, I assume nothing either way. Ask again in December if it’s still the case.

by socaljml on Oct 3, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Depends

I would guess USC would be #1 in the human polls on the basis of having lost first. Then would be whichever of Alabama and Oklahoma lost first.

by SuperBruinMan on Oct 3, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions

depends

how the rest of the sec and big 12 did. If Missouri, and texas lose 4 games a piece then its not so impressive. Same goes for the SEC. If LSU, Georgia, Florida all lose 4 games then why not put SC in the game.

by frak on Oct 3, 2008 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions

To me

Leaving conference bias aside….

It depends on WHO you lose to.

If Alabama loses to LSU (top 5) and OU loses to say Mizzou ( top 5) I would have to put them above USC. For one they play a conference championship games which means one more top 10 team and only lost to a top 10 team. But like Socaljml said….pretty pointless argument, i just thought it was interesting.

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by bammer on Oct 4, 2008 5:00 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah

I would agree with that. However if Bama loses to vandy, and LSU loses to Miss State, then I would put USC in there.

by frak on Oct 4, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Don't look now but

Vandy’s in the top 25.

by SuperBruinMan on Oct 4, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions

I will say, dealing in hypotheticals, most of the regulars here are rational enough that they would probably graciously acknowledge that a one-loss SEC or Big 12 champ, and one that only loses to a top 5 team, had accomplished what USC did not and would in that case be more worthy of a spot in the big game. Now let’s see what actually happens.

by socaljml on Oct 4, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions