Archive for October, 2009

Prediction Time!

October 26, 2009 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged , , , , , ,

It’s midway through the season, and I think it is about that time that we make a prediction as to which team will make it to the coveted BCS National Championship Game.

This season hasn’t really been filled with too many upsets, a couple yes, but nowhere near as many as I would like. I’m still waiting for Florida to lose, but I guess I shouldn’t hold my breath on that one because even when they are on the brink of losing, they always seem to come out victorious. What can I say, I love the underdogs…

So I’m going to make my prediction right here, right now:

Alabama v. USC

Why? Well I feel it in my bones (or maybe that’s just my flu symptom) that Florida does have a loss coming up, an unexpected, upsetting one since they don’t really play anyone too threatening for the rest of the season. And I don’t see Texas making it into the big game because Colt McCoy is a little shaky in my book…Once again, these are just my opinions, and I would love to here some disagreement!

So which team do you think is guaranteed to make it to the Rose Bowl/BCS National Championship? Take the poll and let me know.

–The BCS Beauty

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Hmm, Should I Call It Luck, or Skill? #6 USC Avoids Upset at #25 Notre Dame

October 18, 2009 · Filed under Game Posts! · Tagged , , , , , ,

While watching the final minutes of the Notre Dame v. USC game, I know that my professor had to be on the edge of her seat, with her fingers crossed, praying that her alma mater USC came out victorious.

The football gods smiled on her, and USC won, barely.

The last couple minutes of the game were intense!! Notre Dame only trailed by 7, and thanks to some major flags called on USC, Notre Dame’s field position just got better and better, getting them to 1st and goal, with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Mind you, Notre Dame’s junior quarterback Jimmy Clausen was on a hot streak, throwing two touchdowns in the fourth quarter (putting the Fighting Irish back into the game, 34-37.)

However, the third time just wasn’t the charm…Maybe the pressure that he was feeling got to him, because Clausen’s passing game went downhill in the final seconds of the game. Then in the “last” play of the game, Clausen’s pass was knocked down by USC’s Josh Pinkard and the Trojans thought that the game was over.

Umm, wrong, try again.

The officials ruled that there was one second left on the clock, meaning one more play for Notre Dame. Just when it seemed like Notre Dame was about to break its losing streak against USC, Clausen threw an incomplete pass to Duval Kamara, resulting in a heartbreaking loss for Notre Dame.

I know you are smiling Professor =)

I don’t really care for Notre Dame, but I was hoping for an upset, just to shake things up a little bit. Was today just another case of USC just being the better team? Or was Notre Dame just particularly unlucky today? Thoughts anyone?

Until next week!!

 

–The BCS Beauty

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The AP Top 25 Poll Is Starting to Confuse Me, AGAIN!!

October 12, 2009 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged

I haven’t always been the biggest sports fanatic.

I still consider myself new to the whole “dedicated sports fan” lifestyle. So naturally, there are some things about college football that I don’t understand.

I get football (let’s not get that confused), but it seems like every year the AP Poll confuses me.

Who decides the rankings, and why do teams with flawless records rank lower than teams with a loss or two? I always end up scratching my head when I think of these things, so I decided to ask my brother, Danny, who is a big college football fan (Miami (FL), and will be playing football next fall at Central Connecticut State) for some help understanding.

So naturally I asked him how does the poll work. “The writers vote on the Top 25,” my brother said. “Some teams with worse records are sometimes higher probably because of their reputation and they play a tougher schedule.” He also mentioned that it had to do with the opponent’s record and the conference that they play in.

So here we go again with this “tougher schedule” nonsense. Check out my other post “Loved by Few, Hated by Many: the Life of a Boise State Fan” for my thoughts on tougher schedules and conferences and what not.

Still not satisfied by my brother’s attempts to educate me, I wikipedia’d it… Check out the article and tell me what you think… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Poll

I feel a little more informed now, I guess =/

Til next time,

–The BCS Beauty

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What’s Up With the Weather? Maybe It’s Hurricane Season…

October 4, 2009 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

It’s been several years since the Hurricanes have been a force to be reckoned with, but will this be the year the “U” takes back the crown and ends up on top again?

According to my brother, yes, this is the Hurricanes year.

And after today’s game against #8 Oklahoma, I might be a believer in the “U” as well (maybe).

So last week they took an “L” against Virginia Tech, moving them from #9 to #17, so winning today against a top ten team was absolutely crucial. The win, 21-20, may have something to do with Oklahoma‘s Heisman trophy winner quarterback, Sam Bradford, being out with a shoulder injury, but in the end, isn’t a win, a win?

Even though Miami had a slow start, trailing 10-0 until 8:20 into the second quarter (quarterback Jacory Harris threw an 18 yd TD pass to Jimmy Graham) they still managed to get fired up. Harris  kept the momentum going, throwing an additional two TD passes in the third quarter, then leading 21-10.

The Sooners scored a touchdown late in the 3rd quarter, and then scored a FG in the fourth, but by then it was just too little too late. The Sooners just couldn’t outlast the Hurricanes, losing 21-20.

Ouch! What a heartbreaker…

So with this win, where will Miami move on the charts? And does this mean that the Sooners (the only top ten team to lose this week) will end up in one of the “not so cool” bowl games at the end of the season? Only time will tell!! What do you think?

Oh, and Boise State beat UC Davis, 34-16. Just thought you’d all like to know that!! Go Broncs!!!!

 

–The BCS Beauty

More game info:

http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=292762390

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