BCS Title / Heisman Predictions

[Dumar]

notre dame is gone.
michigan has a chance.
auburn? eh.

i'm going with OSU vs USC.
with the title going to OSU.

heisman goes to smith.

any different predictions?

[GrobbeeTrull]

OSU will get stomped by Michigan. OSU's secondary has no chance, and Leonitias will make his dad look bad as Hart plows through him.

This coming from a PSU fan.

[Tea on tuesday]

You're just bitter. If OSU is unbeaten comming into the Michigan game there is no way Michigan takes it. Why?

The Shoe.
Jim Tressel owns Lloyd Carr.
Smith owns Michigan.

Well alright, they might take it. Michigan doesn't have the defense that PSU or UT has, but they do have a mighty fine offense there. Either way it's going to be a close game like it always is.

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[GrobbeeTrull]

I can probably name 3 times in recent history where OSU has been awesome coming into the michigan game and has totally choked.

Look for a repeat of that.

[Ham n Cheese]

Well the winner of the Lousiville/WV game is probably going to be in the title game from simply being undefeated. The odds are against Auburn to finish the season undefeated because of conference championships (still bullshit pac/big10 don't have to play one).

So with that my prediction is
OSU vs Louisville

I think USC will lose to CAL
Michigan will lose to OSU
WV and Louisville is a tossup because of it being in Kentucky.

Hopefuly though WV and Louisville both lose before the end of the season because of their cupcake schedules. I also hope Michigan loses before the OSU game then beats OSU and we get Auburn vs Texas.

[Faltigoth]

RUTGERS NUMBER 1!!!

I don't follow college football as rabidly as pro, but Ohio State has looked very impressive to me so far, as has West Virginia, so I will go with one of those two to take it all.

Heisman? OSU QB (troy smith, right? can't remember that dude's name) or Brady Quinn, Quinn pulled one out of his ass this weekend so I have to give him props for that, but I do believe he might be slightly overrated. That dude from OSU though, good lord, he is a machine and the real deal.

[Kaxmax]

I think Michigan will beat OSU.

I wasn't terribly impressed with OSU in the Penn State game. It was a much closer game than the final score indicates, and I don't think PSU is particularly strong this year (and I am as die-hard a PSU fan as they come).

Michigan has looked very good so far this year.

[Ham n Cheese]

I don't think OSU is paticulary really great in any area besides WR (Smith is overrated to me). I do think they're good enough to find a way to win pretty much every week this year though. Iowa and Michigan will be a test.

[Tea on tuesday]

Originally Posted by GrobbeeTrull

I can probably name 3 times in recent history where OSU has been awesome coming into the michigan game and has totally choked.

Look for a repeat of that.

The rivalry is full of that---going both ways, but it hasn't ever happened under Tressel. Tressel wins big games. He wins nationaly televised games. He wins bowls. He wins against Michigan. My first year at OSU was also Tressel's first year. Every time the guy talked he knew exactly how many days were left until the Michigan game. Sure, that was in part a show to rally the buckeye fan base and our undying hatred for all things Michigan, but it's also because he understands how important that game is to OSU. OSU's season is never a failure if we beat Michigan.

And yeah it was a close game vs. PSU, but it was in rain and wind and PSu's defense played much better than it has so far this year. Also, let's not forget they won convincingly over Texas.

I think Iowa is the second most over-rated team in the country behind Notre Dame right now. Yeah OSU didn't look that great against PSU, but Iowa wasn't looking that great against Illinois, defacto division 1AA. Yah, and they almost to Syracuse.

I'm not saying Iowa won't be a test because almost every Big 10 game is a tough game, but the Michigan game will be the deciding factor for OSu this year.

I also think that people tend to underate OSu because of Jim Tressel's approach to football. Tressel loves close games, and plays conservatively for field position. It means that often OSU's victories are close, but they have an extraordinary winning percentage in those close games.

I know I'm a blatant homer, but that's what being a football fan is all about.

[Kaxmax]

Yeah, I think OSU/Michigan is my most anticipated game this year.

I'm a PSU fan, but realistically they're a year or two away from competing. I think the winner of the Big 10 (and possibly the BCS) is going to be the winner of OSU/Michigan.

[findar]

Originally Posted by Tea on tuesday

Also, let's not forget they won convincingly over Texas.

they won convincingly over a quarterback who's first real game was against the #1 team? lets not kid ourselves, vince young is what carried texas and him+the core of the team left after last year. they were riding the ranking from last years national champ and colt was shook the fuck up quickly.

texas is a bit overrated early on but i believe but they will earn their rank by the end. they will probly end up with 2-3 losses(ou gunna be interesting, and a&m/tech always rise to the occasion).


if oklahoma didnt get jewed so hard by the refs, id say the winner of that game (ou/ut) vers osu for the championship. it wont be 2 perfect teams for the national champs this year.

and troy smith for heisman. he is a beast.

[Intrinsic]

Originally Posted by findar

if oklahoma didnt get jewed so hard by the refs, id say the winner of that game (ou/ut) vers osu for the championship. it wont be 2 perfect teams for the national champs this year.

Maybe it's just because I'm an Auburn grad, but even living in the middle of LSU country no one really expects Auburn to lose. Of course the reality may end up being much different, but personally I'm not the least bit worried about Florida or Georgia at home. Maybe when we have to play one of them the 2nd time around for the SEC championship. Outside of that I don't see a regular season loss for us. I'm not saying we're that good, just that we have a really good home schedule and our away schedule is pathetic.

[Ham n Cheese]

Maybe because Auburn doesn't leave Alabama like all year.

[findar]

georgia/florida are strong teams. the colorado game isnt representative of how they are, since colorado really just rose to the challenge since they have been embarassed so bad lately. florida has always been consistantly good but never a top team. the real thing about college football is the wierdest upsets ALWAYS happen, and its always fun to watch, thats why i dont see anyone besides osu going undefeated, i dont see any team that completely dominates like usc/ut did last year.

[Ham n Cheese]

Georgia always has issues scoring points.