Who would you like ND to play?
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I'd play any of them in the big championship, but...if I had to choose:
1. Kansas State - One, because they've kind of been a surprise this season as we have, it's kind of a feel good year for them. Second, it would shut the SEC out of the national championship after last year's BS.
2. Alabama - Just because if we upset an unbeaten Alabama team it would be excellent to see the media fallout.
3. Oregon - I think our defense could tire in the 4th trying to stop that offense all game, but who knows. I'll face whoever is in the championship, Oregon included.
4. Darkhorse canidate - Georgia/LSU/Florida - If any of these one loss teams make it in I would feel pretty good about our chances. Georgia is probably the tougher of the two, but aside from the Florida game this year Richt seems to blow it a lot. Florida is pretty strong defensively, but I don't think their offense would be good enough to score often on our defense. Likewise LSU has a good defense, but not much going on offensively.
1. Kansas State - One, because they've kind of been a surprise this season as we have, it's kind of a feel good year for them. Second, it would shut the SEC out of the national championship after last year's BS.
2. Alabama - Just because if we upset an unbeaten Alabama team it would be excellent to see the media fallout.
3. Oregon - I think our defense could tire in the 4th trying to stop that offense all game, but who knows. I'll face whoever is in the championship, Oregon included.
4. Darkhorse canidate - Georgia/LSU/Florida - If any of these one loss teams make it in I would feel pretty good about our chances. Georgia is probably the tougher of the two, but aside from the Florida game this year Richt seems to blow it a lot. Florida is pretty strong defensively, but I don't think their offense would be good enough to score often on our defense. Likewise LSU has a good defense, but not much going on offensively.
My dad had the call of the game on a record that I have with me in my apartment at the moment.
It would be rather touchy though over Christmas since we would be traveling to spend time with my sister and her family...and she lives in Tuscaloosa.
Still, we would not have to watch the game in Tuscaloosa with them, so that is a plus, haha.
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Oh no I would LOVE to play Georgia. Of those three you mentioned they'd be the easiest to beat I think. Their defense is a paper tiger and only looked impressive against Florida because Florida really blew it. Aaron Murray is a sunshine Superman who can't seem to win the big games. And Mark Richt almost always gets outcoached in the bigger games. I have zero respect for UGA as they have a schedule that almost makes Oregon's and Alabama's look tough by comparison.
LSU would worry me only because the prospect of facing The Mad Hatter in a big game is terrifying. Les Miles is a superb coach. Florida is almost a mirror image of us but our offense seems to be progressing whereas theirs seems to have regressed a bit.
I do think we could beat any team in the country. I think match up wise Oregon would be the biggest challenge but I have a feeling that team is soft and if you hit them in the mouth they'll back down.
I want 'Bama first and foremost, if we can't have them I want UGA (I live 45 minutes from Athens) and then KSU, Oregon, LSU, and Florida in that order.
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I'm jealous.
"My dad had the call of the game on a record that I have with me in my apartment at the moment.
It would be rather touchy though over Christmas since we would be traveling to spend time with my sister and her family...and she lives in Tuscaloosa.
Still, we would not have to watch the game in Tuscaloosa with them, so that is a plus, haha."
You need to get that onto an electronic file and post it on here Would love tio hear it.
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According to Spurrier, we shouldn't want to play 'Bama, as he says they can beat NFL Teams.
Steve Spurrier: Alabama could beat 'couple' NFL teams - NFL.com
Steve Spurrier: Alabama could beat 'couple' NFL teams - NFL.com
I will see if I can get that done but I don't know of any programs or places to go in order to get that done. Any ideas? Anyone?
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Alabama, pure and simple. The SEC has the last 7 NC's. If we are successful in the NC hunt this year I don't want to hear from anyone statements like this:
If they hadn't made that bad call in the SEC Championship game then Georgia wouldn't have won. So you were lucky you didn't have to play Alabama. Because the SEC would have won again."
So if we play Alabama and win then that ceases all that BS.
If they hadn't made that bad call in the SEC Championship game then Georgia wouldn't have won. So you were lucky you didn't have to play Alabama. Because the SEC would have won again."
So if we play Alabama and win then that ceases all that BS.
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whoever we have the best chance of beating. As annoying as haters are let them hate. Other than the cotton bowl where we shouldve had another national title I have never seen the Irish win a major bowl (and even that game I was very young hadnt even started school yet). I just want us to win a major bowl this year. If that means Kstate or IU then or whatever so be it. Of course Id love to beat bama for the NC. But Id rather get to see a major bowl win.
The SEC has won the last SIX NCs not the last seven. Although at this rate, everyone is already handing the NC to Bama. IF Bama wins out and then win the National Title, I don't know what can be done to influence anyone to look beyond the SEC to find quality football.
No matter the truth being that the Tide have played nobody of substance over the last three years outside of LSU and Auburn. Particularly this year, with TENN, MISSOURI and AUBURN being 1-15 going into this weekend, with MISSOURI playing TENN, and AUBURN playing UGA. So those three teams will be a COMBINED 2-17 in SEC play, and yet ALABAMA played a "loaded" schedule??
HA!
Maybe one of Spurrier's teams from WAS, but I don't think that Steve Superior should be speaking about the NFL, as he does not know how to beat anyone in the NFL, anyway...and sadly, neither did Lou. But at least he never makes stupid proclamations like this.
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That is exactly why I would want to play them.
I can get behind that. I have run across a WVU fan on yahoo that still think that WVU had a shot against ND in 1988, but nobody in their right mind would say that if ND beat Bama, that is for sure.
That game would be a flatout war, but I think that ND could match them blow for blow, particularly if Golson really grows up over the next few weeks and then the six weeks between bowl games. I don't think that ND has even put in the entire offense yet, either, so that could be another thing that ND could have going for them when the Tide try to gameplan for EG.
With 7 of the last 8 BCS championnships, there is nothing I would like better than ND winning the NCG against Bama/SEC, family ties be damned--although I was psyched for my sister when Auburn won it all.
Almost forgot that I would not be able to watch the bowl game with anyone but my Dad, as my uncle is a Tide fan, too.
SMH.
That game would be a flatout war, but I think that ND could match them blow for blow, particularly if Golson really grows up over the next few weeks and then the six weeks between bowl games. I don't think that ND has even put in the entire offense yet, either, so that could be another thing that ND could have going for them when the Tide try to gameplan for EG.
With 7 of the last 8 BCS championnships, there is nothing I would like better than ND winning the NCG against Bama/SEC, family ties be damned--although I was psyched for my sister when Auburn won it all.
Almost forgot that I would not be able to watch the bowl game with anyone but my Dad, as my uncle is a Tide fan, too.
SMH.
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He pretty much got laughed at by everyone and anyone for saying this. Golic tore him a new one. Kiper said NFL reserves would pound any college football team, and that this proposition is ridiculous.
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Spurrier is an instigator and agitator. Always has been. He knows what he's doing.
I think he made the comment for 2 reasons: 1) it simply hypes and props his conference (and his own team, in return) up more. 2) He made the comment leading up to the LSU game. There's already a lot of pomp and circumstance surrounding the Alabama-LSU game. This adds to it. It also adds a bit more pressure to Alabama, a "pro" team," to win the game. What if a celebrated "professional" team lost to a lowly college team? That would look terrible for Alabama.
Spurrier played AND coached in the NFL. He knows what it's like there. I'd be willing to bet anything he doesn't actually believe Alabama could beat a pro team. But his comment help hype the game more and bolster his conference and added a tad more pressure for Alabama to win...or suffer the humiliation of losing.
I think he made the comment for 2 reasons: 1) it simply hypes and props his conference (and his own team, in return) up more. 2) He made the comment leading up to the LSU game. There's already a lot of pomp and circumstance surrounding the Alabama-LSU game. This adds to it. It also adds a bit more pressure to Alabama, a "pro" team," to win the game. What if a celebrated "professional" team lost to a lowly college team? That would look terrible for Alabama.
Spurrier played AND coached in the NFL. He knows what it's like there. I'd be willing to bet anything he doesn't actually believe Alabama could beat a pro team. But his comment help hype the game more and bolster his conference and added a tad more pressure for Alabama to win...or suffer the humiliation of losing.
