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[Kaos]

Oregon. Baaa haaa haaa haaa.

Stanford is roughly Mississippi State quality.  Would get run over by half the SEC. 

Those two teams were jokes last night.  Oregon is a fraud, always has been. Stanford is a slow Big10 team.

It was ridiculous watching that and hearing the announcers talking about how great those two are.  Both really suck.

[GH2001]

Stanford is fundamentally solid though. Not talented and not fast but they perform their assignments well for the most part. Oregon has a system. A system that works against equal inferior talent/size. But one that gets stopped cold against solid teams. Stanford is well coached.

But their coach is off his rocker if he thinks Stanford has the hardest schedule in country. Tennessee fans may have a beef with that. Most of the pundits are saying Stanford should be ahead of Baylor now in the rankings. Pfffffttttt. Baylor looked good against a very good Oklahoma D last night.

At least now we may get to see FSU light up Bama with Oregon gone. May not happen but we do know if Oregon had played Bama it would have been notre dame all over again.

[AU_Tiger_2000]

Stanford's O-line is not just Mississippi State quality.  Neither is their coaching.

[Kaos]

Stanford's O-line is not just Mississippi State quality.  Neither is their coaching.

What?  What?

[WiregrassTiger]

Stanford's O-line is not just Mississippi State quality.  Neither is their coaching.

I agree. Although I question the Utah loss, this offense looked fairly solid. They would be in the 3 or 4 teams of the SEC this year in my mind. Regardless, I think that coach could win at the right school in our conference and it wouldn't surprise me if he isn't sought after by UGA or UF in a few yrs.

[War Eagle!!!]

Baylor looked good against a very good Oklahoma D last night.

You had me until here. You must not have watched the first half and only looked at the score. I thought Baylor looked horrible in the first half...and only broke it open because Oklahoma sucks donkey dick...

[Buzz Killington]

Either Baylor's defense is better than they get credik for or Oklahoma's offense resembles the 2012 version of the Loeffler cat.

[Snaggletiger]

Either Baylor's defense is better than they get credik for or Oklahoma's offense resembles the 2012 version of the Loeffler cat.

The latter.  OU is barely a notch above average. 

[Kaos]

The latter.  OU is barely a notch above average.

2004 National Championship.  Suck on that!

[Godfather]

[WiregrassTiger]

I can't believe that I let seeing how every one of you posers on here picking O save one or two numbnutts-- sway my decision to change from Stanford to Oregon. Asswipers.

[Townhallsavoy]

I agree. Although I question the Utah loss, this offense looked fairly solid. They would be in the 3 or 4 teams of the SEC this year in my mind. Regardless, I think that coach could win at the right school in our conference and it wouldn't surprise me if he isn't sought after by UGA or UF in a few yrs.

As pointed out on the ESPN after show, Stanford had midterms that week.  I have a feeling their tests in Biomechanical genetical law was a bit more involved that the criminology quiz most football players have to get a 60 on. 

[WiregrassTiger]

As pointed out on the ESPN after show, Stanford had midterms that week.  I have a feeling their tests in Biomechanical genetical law was a bit more involved that the criminology quiz most football players have to get a 60 on.

Well, I never had any trouble noneever with any genetical law classes.

[The Six]

Comparing Stanford to Mississippi State is just dumb.

Oregon - I'm glad they are gone now. Tired of hearing about the fast as hell Ducks. Good riddance.

Now if only LSU could do us all a favor and sink the Tahd ship.

[AUChizad]

Most of the pundits are saying Stanford should be ahead of Baylor now in the rankings. Pfffffttttt.

Utah: 27.
Stanford: 21.

All I need to know to tell me they should be behind Auburn. Yes, so far, the Oregon win is technically better than any Auburn win, although I would debate A&M being > Oregon at this point. But LSU is not Utah. A national title contender does not drop games to Utah.

Here is how the Chizad Institute's BCS Computer Poll Rankings would look today. Of course, I'm doing this in the middle of the week before many of these teams play, but after four of them already have, so obviously, that's not how polls work.

1. FSU
2. Bama
3. Baylor
4. Ohio State
5. Clemson (Begrudgingly)
6. Missouri
7. Auburn
8. Stanford
9. Oregon
10. Flip a coin between Miami, South Carolina, LSU, and A&M.

FSU is above Bama right now because to this point, their schedule and results have been more impressive. Who does Bama have to hang their hat on so far besides A&M? We've beaten them too. I'm not saying this to say that we're on equal footing with Bama, but to say that FSU has played a more impressive schedule to date and has been just as dominant. Should Bama beat LSU this weekend? They'd have a chance to possibly jump FSU. Should they, God forbid, win the Iron Bowl, they would solidify the top spot. Not until then, or at least this weekend.

Ohio State hasn't played a damn soul. But they haven't lost in two years, and that's got to count for something from a BCS school in this flawed system.

The three tigers are essentiall in a three-way tie, but I'm giving the benefit of the doubt to Clemson for starting higher (which only makes sense in a tie-breaking scenario), then Missouri for destroying Georgia and having their only loss be in OT to a pretty good South Carolina. And also to not be too much of a homer.

[RWS]

At least now we may get to see FSU light up Bama with Oregon gone. May not happen but we do know if Oregon had played Bama it would have been notre dame all over again.

Sadly, you can't convince Oregon fans of that.  FSU would go apeshit on Oregon as well.  I honestly believe that a vast majority of my own fanbase is retarded, but I think the Oregon fanbase is right up there with them.  And they have no reason for it, either.  Oregon scores a fuckton of points on crappy Pac-12 teams that would lose to 3/4 of the SEC, and they typically lose or really struggle with any team that is decent.   

[GH2001]

You had me until here. You must not have watched the first half and only looked at the score. I thought Baylor looked horrible in the first half...and only broke it open because Oklahoma sucks donkey dick...

OU has a good D. But yes overall they are sketchy. Took Baylor a little while to get it clicking. They looked a little tight coming out. Nonetheless it was a blowout over a top 10 team. Many thought Baylor did not have the nuts to pull it off.

[AU_Tiger_2000]

Comparing Stanford to Mississippi State is just dumb.

Oregon - I'm glad they are gone now. Tired of hearing about the fast as hell Ducks. Good riddance.

Now if only LSU could do us all a favor and sink the Tahd ship.

I'd just as soon LSU lose and the Tide lose to us.  If they are gonna lose a game, let it be to us.  If I thought that Alabama could get into the national championship game with one loss I would be pulling for LSU hard, but as it is I think Florida State, Stanford, Ohio State, and maybe Baylor would get in ahead of one loss Bama so I want them to look back and say it was Auburn and Auburn alone that kept them out of the championship game.

[RWS]

A national title contender does not drop games to Utah.

They don't drop games to Iowa State either, but nobody could convince you (and others) of that last year.

[RWS]

I'd just as soon LSU lose and the Tide lose to us.  If they are gonna lose a game, let it be to us.  If I thought that Alabama could get into the national championship game with one loss I would be pulling for LSU hard, but as it is I think Florida State, Stanford, Ohio State, and maybe Baylor would get in ahead of one loss Bama so I want them to look back and say it was Auburn and Auburn alone that kept them out of the championship game.

No bullshit, the Iron Bowl worries me more than LSU does.  I think that today's Auburn team beats LSU.