And Ohio State in the Rose Bowl vs Arizona State?!?
Rivals has zero credibility with me. They pick Cincinnati to be the #5 team in the BEast. No way. Brian Kelly is one of the top five coaches in the country and he is in the process of switching UC's offense from a Big Ten type to a spread option type. He coached UC's best year ever LAST year (his first). They finished third in the BEast and will clearly be even better this year. I have season's tickets to UC games this year and I'm excited about it.
It wouldn't surprise me if UM had to play Texas again and UOS got to play the easier team (Arizona State) again - even though UOS will be better than us and should have the tougher game (the same thing happened the year they got to play the weaker Notre Dame and we had to play one of the top three teams in the country). I want another SEC team <g>
Post by thevictors09 on Aug 27, 2008 10:57:03 GMT -5
You will defend Cinci to the grave, CB!! I love the passion!!
I don't know about Rivals on the whole but some of their calls differ from the ESPN names. ASU isn't supposed to be that great I thought, but to be in the Rose Bowl would mean finishing behind SC in the Pac-10. My personal prediction is UM to the Alamo Bowl but I am expecting either Nebraska or Missouri.
An Alamo Bowl win for RR would be a successful 1st year, IMO. Anything more is over-achieving and no bowl game would be a big let down.
Okay ... so maybe the Outback Bowl and as SEC opponent would be ok!
And Ohio State in the Rose Bowl vs Arizona State?!?
Rivals has zero credibility with me. They pick Cincinnati to be the #5 team in the BEast. No way. Brian Kelly is one of the top five coaches in the country and he is in the process of switching UC's offense from a Big Ten type to a spread option type. He coached UC's best year ever LAST year (his first). They finished third in the BEast and will clearly be even better this year. I have season's tickets to UC games this year and I'm excited about it.
It wouldn't surprise me if UM had to play Texas again and UOS got to play the easier team (Arizona State) again - even though UOS will be better than us and should have the tougher game (the same thing happened the year they got to play the weaker Notre Dame and we had to play one of the top three teams in the country). I want another SEC team <g>
1: I could see Cincinnati finishing 4th in the Big East this year. WVU is going to be very good, South Florida is going to be good and so is Pitt. Pitt has tons of talent...I also wouldn't be surprised if they finish 1st-2nd in the Big East..Big East has some good teams(not great) this year. And rivals has Cincinnati finishing 4th not 5th I believe. Check the Sun Bowl...SUN: Big 12 #6/Big East #2 vs. Pac-10 #3 (Dec. 31, 2 p.m., CBS)...they put the Big 12 #6 team there with no Big East #2 team...I only see 4 Big East teams on there(WVU,SF,Pitt,Cincinnati)
2. the easier team?? The year we played ND is the year UM played Nebraska and loss to them in the alamo bowl I believe. You think Nebraska was good??? I'll agree that ND was overrated that year and I HATE ND but you're telling they weren't better than Nebraska??
Rivals has zero credibility with me. They pick Cincinnati to be the #5 team in the BEast. No way. Brian Kelly is one of the top five coaches in the country and he is in the process of switching UC's offense from a Big Ten type to a spread option type. He coached UC's best year ever LAST year (his first). They finished third in the BEast and will clearly be even better this year. I have season's tickets to UC games this year and I'm excited about it.
It wouldn't surprise me if UM had to play Texas again and UOS got to play the easier team (Arizona State) again - even though UOS will be better than us and should have the tougher game (the same thing happened the year they got to play the weaker Notre Dame and we had to play one of the top three teams in the country). I want another SEC team <g>
1: I could see Cincinnati finishing 4th in the Big East this year. WVU is going to be very good, South Florida is going to be good and so is Pitt. Pitt has tons of talent...I also wouldn't be surprised if they finish 1st-2nd in the Big East..Big East has some good teams(not great) this year. And rivals has Cincinnati finishing 4th not 5th I believe. Check the Sun Bowl...SUN: Big 12 #6/Big East #2 vs. Pac-10 #3 (Dec. 31, 2 p.m., CBS)...they put the Big 12 #6 team there with no Big East #2 team...I only see 4 Big East teams on there(WVU,SF,Pitt,Cincinnati)
2. the easier team?? The year we played ND is the year UM played Nebraska and loss to them in the alamo bowl I believe. You think Nebraska was good??? I'll agree that ND was overrated that year and I HATE ND but you're telling they weren't better than Nebraska??
That Alamo Bowl loss to Nebraska was the program's low point under Carr until the App State game last Fall. UM's team was screwed by the Outback Bowl who took an Iowa team that finished lower than Michigan and lost to M head to head in Iowa City that year. But bowls can do that -- for Nebraska even making a Bowl that year was a great success for Callahan and beating Michigan in one of the worst officiated games ever (called by the announcers) was a step up. IMO, that year's ND team was far better and were it not for two M turnovers by Henne on the goal line (INT and Fumble), M wins. Aside from teh ND opening drive right down the field, M out-played the Irish and should have won. That year M was 3-3 after the 1st 6 winning and losing alternately that whole time.
If you ask me, the 2005 year was the writing on the wall for Carr. That loss to ND and loss to NU were the bookends.
