For those of you who hate all these sports blogs I'm here to tell you - your prayers have been answered. There will be no more college football blogs this season. Except maybe for a New Year's Day Bowl Special but I doubt that since nearly all the bowls involve teams who don't want to be there.
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Well there you have it. The college football regular season is over.
Ohio State vs Florida for all the marbles
January 8th in Glendale, AZ
And you know what?
This is some bullshit.
I was all prepared to say hey! Florida deserves a shot at the Buckeyes. They did what they had to do and are 12-1, SEC Champions.
But then I read this artcile entitled "Michigan was Robbed"
And then I read Lloyd Carr's comments (or saw them on SportsCenter) and he made one really really good point...
If USC had beaten UCLA, and Florida had still beaten Arkansas...Would Michigan THEN have been ranked behind Florida?
SH*T NO!
Thus, the Wolverines were robbed. And there in lies the entire fallacy with the BCS. Here we have an example of voters manipulating the poll to get a certain matchup in the championship game as opposed to RANKING the teams. So until they institute at the very minimum - a plus one system - this won't go away.
In fact, Let's see how a plus one system would've worked this year
Jan 1 - Rose Bowl - #1 Ohio State v #5 USC
Jan 1 - Sugar Bowl - #2 Michigan v #3 Florida
Jan 1 - Fiesta Bowl - #10 Oklahoma v #4 LSU
Jan 2 - Orange Bowl - #14 Wake Forest v #6 Louisville
Jan 8th - BCS Title Game - Sugar Bowl Winner v Rose Bowl Winner
So anyway...I don't know what I'm here to say. I guess that's it. Congrats to the Gators...who DO deserve to play in the title game despite the shady way it came about. I wish they could schedule each other for next season. I dare Lloyd Carr to tell Urban Meyer on national TV that he'll take the Wolverines TO THE SWAMP to start next season if he's man enough to accept...
The Dr. Hak Awards
Bryant - Bob Stoops, Oklahoma Coach
Bednarik - LaMarr Woodley, Michigan DE
Butkus - James Laurinitis, Ohio State LB
Thorpe - Leon Hall, Michigan CB
Guy - Durant Brooks, Georgia Tech P
Outland - Joe Thomas, Wisconsin OL
Biletnikoff - Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech WR
Groza - Garret Hartley, Oklahoma K
Walker - Mike Hart, Michigan RB
O'Brien - Troy Smith, Ohio State QB
Maxwell - Troy Smith, Ohio State QB
Heisman - Darren McFadden, Arkansas RB
Bowl Game Predictions - All the games!
Poinsetta Bowl
TCU 34 - 27 Northern Illinois
Las Vegas Bowl
BYU 32 - 21 Oregon
New Orleans Bowl
Rice 31 - 21 Troy
PapaJohn's / Birmingham Bowl
South Florida 34 - 10 East Carolina
New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico 27 - 14 San Jose State (they made a bowl!?!)
Armed Forces / Fort Worth Bowl
Tulsa 14 - 30 Utah
Hawaii Bowl
Hawaii 45 - Arizona State 32
Motor City Bowl
Central Michigan 20 - 17 Middle Tennessee State
Emerald Bowl
UCLA 20 - 12 Florida State
Independance Bowl
Oklahoma State 23 - 10 Alabama
Holiday Bowl
Texas A&M 18 - 32 Cal
Texas Bowl
Rutgers 20 - 17 Kansas State
Music City Bowl
Clemson 39 - 14 Kentucky
Sun Bowl
Oregon State 30 - 20 Missouri
Liberty Bowl
South Carolina 22 - 30 Houston
Insight Bowl
Texas Tech 34 - 23 Minnesota
Champs Sports / Tangerine Bowl
Maryland 18 - 12 Purdue
Car Car / Charlotte Bowl
Boston College 32 - 24 Navy
Alamo Bowl
Texas 26 - Iowa 23 (OT)
Chik-fil-a / Peach Bowl
Virginia Tech 24 - 20 Georgia
MPC Computers / Boise Bowl
Miami 20 - 17 Nevada
International Bowl
Cincinnati 22 - 14 Western Michigan
GMAC Bowl
Ohio 12 - 23 Southern Miss
New Year's Day & BCS Bowl Games
Outback Bowl
Tennessee 35 - 17 Penn State
Cotton Bowl
Auburn 20 - 32 Nebraska
Gator Bowl
West Virginia 31 - 21 Georgia Tech
Capital One / Citrus Bowl
Arkansas 38 - 31 Wisconsin
Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma 24 - 21 Boise State
Orange Bowl
Louisville 35 - 20 Wake Forest
Sugar Bowl
LSU 35 - 22 Notre Dame
Rose Bowl
Michigan 42 - 41 USC
BCS National Championship Game
Ohio State 30 - 32 Florida
Sunday, December 3, 2006
Saturday, December 2, 2006
Dr. Hak's Live Blog of the End of the 2006 Season
You're going to have to excuse my language today. Its LIVE BLOG time!!!
30 seconds ago UCLA Linebacker #2 Eric McNeal tips John David Booty's pass and holds on to intercept it...
UCLA is up 13-9...
1:10 left on the clock
wow...
One time for Black coaches...Karl Dorrell you're the man.
This isn't over though...I'm going to keep editing this entry as the SEC game plays out. Florida jumped to a 17-0 lead but Arkansas answered to pull within 10 at the half...
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The Bruins punter just blasted the longest, best punt i've ever seen. USC got the ball with 4 seconds left, hail mary to the UCLA 40 was tipped and could've been trouble but ended up on the ground...Their QB needs some ProActive if he's going to take advantage of his newfound popularity.
Way to go to Coach Dorrell and his staff. First to his defensive co-ordinator, then to him and the offensive coaches for having the balls to put mobile QB Patrick Cowan in and sit Ben Olson
...and now the night caps...
old school flavor with Nebraska-Oklahoma...
hey wait...Rutgers is up 7-0 on West Virginia! I didn't even realize that game started in all this excitement.
7:03
The Big East title is still up for grabs. Seems like LSU has bought their way into a BCS game...i mean they are ranked #5 but selling 30,000 tickets for both the Rose and Orange bowls and then if they end up in the Sugar Bowl (should Florida go to the BCS title game) is very impressive. Bowl selection committees are always looking to sell tickets and get ratings. This is why Louisville could get screwed if Rutgers wins the Big East, and the Gator Bowl takes advantage of their ability to once every 4 years select a Big XII team and take Texas...Louisville could end up ranked #5 or 6 in the country with a loss to a one loss team.
see why I love college football so much?
FYI - I used to hate Oklahoma. I'm not sure what started it. But I don't anymore. They showed a lot of heart this season and I respect Bob Stoops. I have a good reason to hate Nebraska (97 split title bullshit), so maybe I just hate all Big XII schools. THAT I can explain. I grew up in ACC / Big East country cheering for a Big 10 school and went to school in SEC/ACC country. I lived in Pac-10 territory for a while and just recently came to Big XII territory. Doesn't explain the hate but u know...whatever...In fact let's not call it hate. Lets just say the Big XII is kinda invisible to me. Its like I don't know them (thanks JPB)
They just interviewed Urban Meyer on live TV and he said he didn't know UCLA won...The announcer (not the interviewer) called him out for lying immediately...then just mentioned the Georgia Dome DOES have a scoreboard for other games...hmm...
7:08
*Interception Arkansas* - Middle linebacker #30 was sitting right there and Leak didn't see him. Arkansas as the ball on the 33 but Darren McFadden has an injured ankle...so...who knows whats about to happen now.
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7:10
Darren McFadden just threw a touchdown pass...this dude is like a mix between Reggie Bush and LaDanian Tomlinson. I really want him to win the Heisman. I'm upset its supposed to be a "lock" that Troy Smith will win
Florida 17-14 Arkansas
Hmm...seems like the Rutgers - West Virginia game might be the last one for coaches Rich Rodriguez (WVa) and Greg Schiano...they keep putting out reports that Rodriguez will take the job no one wants in Alabama, and speculation runs rampant that Schiano will go back to Miami (though he's a Jersey guy)
I think Miami will hire D-Coordinator Randy Shannon
I think Alabama will hire Bo Pelini or Jimbo Fisher...if they want the job. Might go after Steve Kragthorpe at Tulsa since all the big names keep turning them down.
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Rutgers field goal up 10-3
Oh WOW - West Virginia multi-talented sophomore QB Pat White is hurt. That will take some of the multi-dimension like option attack away from the Mountaineers. They also said RB Steve Slaton has a wrist injury that will require surgery after the season but he's still playing. I can't imagine thats not painful...
Back to the SEC title game
Casey Dick just threw deep to the left side to D. Williams...he fucking DROPPED IT...it mightve been just passed his reach but he had a shot...he wears the #1 jersey... u can't wear the number 1 jersey and do that
Florida just ran into the punter HARD and no flag...I guess I'm cheering for Arkansas now because when Williams missed that pass i screamed YOU SUCK
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Oh Shit!
#97 the Defensive lineman for Arkansas just intercepts a SHOVEL PASS!!! and runs it back 40 yards...
21-17 Arkansas
the announcer blamed it on the inexperience of Chris Leak running the spread option. Weird term to use for a 4 year starter at QB but i think that speaks to Urban Meyer not being willing to make his offense work within Leaks abilities...but Leak has shown some growth with his feet that I think will allow him to be the next Hines Ward (SEC QB at Georgia, smart able WR in the NFL)
I wonder if Meyer is arrogant/careless/crazy/pissed off enough to put Tim Tebow in at QB now
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7:44
What the fuck?
First, Urban Meyer does something really stupid and wastes his last time out with 4:00 left in the 3rd before a 4th and 1. Then he punts anyway. And arkansas's return man calls the fair catch, DROPS IT on the 4 and the gators recover in the end zone for a TD!
Florida 24-21 Arkansas
That was some bullshit...
But so was that shovel pass INT...
Sloppy game...I wonder what the voter are thinking...because right now...RIGHT NOW the BCS Title game Pony Show is ON
Florida has a chance to impress enough voters to move them past Michigan in the polls. The Computers will be close. Not sure how close but close. So it comes down to the Coaches and the Harris poll voters
I bet some SEC coaches are going to fuck around and put Louisville ahead of Michigan on their ballots.
I doubt the Big 10 coaches would put Florida low, like at #7 or some shit, but thats the type of mess they do down south.
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7:55
FUCK
Percy Harvin just took a counter give 70 some yards for a TD run...he's the man...top WR recruit last year for a reason..he should wear the #1 jersey. I like him. respect skills. Like I like McFadden but his ankle is hurt. Felix Jones just tried to show a break away return TD but he didn't get far.
Florida 31-21 Arkansas 14:10 left in the 4th
Can they PLEASE put Mustain in the game...PLEASE...
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8:06
Or you could do that...
*Touchdown* Arkansas
double pass!
31-28 Florida up
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8:26
*Touchdown Florida*
Florida 38-28
OK, here I go telling everyone to vote this guy for Heisman, and Darren McFadden throws his first bad pass of the season. He's not 6-7 with an INT = *INT Florida*
7:25 left
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8:38
Another interception by Florida
The game is over
Florida 38-28
I don't even care what happens with Louisville anymore
*sigh*
As much as I'd love Michigan to get a rematch, Florida deserves a shot to win a National Championship against Ohio State...now if the voters DON'T move Florida ahead of Michigan...I won't really be that mad. I mean fuck Florida. That was a luck win against South Carolina. Yeah Brandi I said it...I used to like the gators but I don't like Urban Meyer. Still, congrats and good luck.
So It looks like the Bowls are going to shake out this way
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11:06 ESPN just showed a fan poll showing fans outside of the SEC states support a re-match. Wow. Wasn't expecting that. All the announcers have been trying to get a Ohio State - Florida matchup...thus, I have to leave the following two scenarios
I found myself cheering for Rutgers at the end of that game but it at least keeps Louisville from being #6 and playing in the Sun Bowl on Dec 28th or something crazy like that...
Rose Bowl - USC v Michigan
Sugar Bowl - LSU v Notre Dame
Orange Bowl - Wake Forest v Louisville
Fiesta - Oklahoma v Boise State
National Championship - Ohio State v Florida
*****Version B*****
Rose - USC v LSU
Sugar - Florida v Notre Dame
Orange - Wake Forest v Louisville
Fiesta - Oklahoma v Boise State
BCS Title Game - Ohio State v Michigan
30 seconds ago UCLA Linebacker #2 Eric McNeal tips John David Booty's pass and holds on to intercept it...
UCLA is up 13-9...
1:10 left on the clock
wow...
One time for Black coaches...Karl Dorrell you're the man.
This isn't over though...I'm going to keep editing this entry as the SEC game plays out. Florida jumped to a 17-0 lead but Arkansas answered to pull within 10 at the half...
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The Bruins punter just blasted the longest, best punt i've ever seen. USC got the ball with 4 seconds left, hail mary to the UCLA 40 was tipped and could've been trouble but ended up on the ground...Their QB needs some ProActive if he's going to take advantage of his newfound popularity.
Way to go to Coach Dorrell and his staff. First to his defensive co-ordinator, then to him and the offensive coaches for having the balls to put mobile QB Patrick Cowan in and sit Ben Olson
...and now the night caps...
old school flavor with Nebraska-Oklahoma...
hey wait...Rutgers is up 7-0 on West Virginia! I didn't even realize that game started in all this excitement.
7:03
The Big East title is still up for grabs. Seems like LSU has bought their way into a BCS game...i mean they are ranked #5 but selling 30,000 tickets for both the Rose and Orange bowls and then if they end up in the Sugar Bowl (should Florida go to the BCS title game) is very impressive. Bowl selection committees are always looking to sell tickets and get ratings. This is why Louisville could get screwed if Rutgers wins the Big East, and the Gator Bowl takes advantage of their ability to once every 4 years select a Big XII team and take Texas...Louisville could end up ranked #5 or 6 in the country with a loss to a one loss team.
see why I love college football so much?
FYI - I used to hate Oklahoma. I'm not sure what started it. But I don't anymore. They showed a lot of heart this season and I respect Bob Stoops. I have a good reason to hate Nebraska (97 split title bullshit), so maybe I just hate all Big XII schools. THAT I can explain. I grew up in ACC / Big East country cheering for a Big 10 school and went to school in SEC/ACC country. I lived in Pac-10 territory for a while and just recently came to Big XII territory. Doesn't explain the hate but u know...whatever...In fact let's not call it hate. Lets just say the Big XII is kinda invisible to me. Its like I don't know them (thanks JPB)
They just interviewed Urban Meyer on live TV and he said he didn't know UCLA won...The announcer (not the interviewer) called him out for lying immediately...then just mentioned the Georgia Dome DOES have a scoreboard for other games...hmm...
7:08
*Interception Arkansas* - Middle linebacker #30 was sitting right there and Leak didn't see him. Arkansas as the ball on the 33 but Darren McFadden has an injured ankle...so...who knows whats about to happen now.
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7:10
Darren McFadden just threw a touchdown pass...this dude is like a mix between Reggie Bush and LaDanian Tomlinson. I really want him to win the Heisman. I'm upset its supposed to be a "lock" that Troy Smith will win
Florida 17-14 Arkansas
Hmm...seems like the Rutgers - West Virginia game might be the last one for coaches Rich Rodriguez (WVa) and Greg Schiano...they keep putting out reports that Rodriguez will take the job no one wants in Alabama, and speculation runs rampant that Schiano will go back to Miami (though he's a Jersey guy)
I think Miami will hire D-Coordinator Randy Shannon
I think Alabama will hire Bo Pelini or Jimbo Fisher...if they want the job. Might go after Steve Kragthorpe at Tulsa since all the big names keep turning them down.
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Rutgers field goal up 10-3
Oh WOW - West Virginia multi-talented sophomore QB Pat White is hurt. That will take some of the multi-dimension like option attack away from the Mountaineers. They also said RB Steve Slaton has a wrist injury that will require surgery after the season but he's still playing. I can't imagine thats not painful...
Back to the SEC title game
Casey Dick just threw deep to the left side to D. Williams...he fucking DROPPED IT...it mightve been just passed his reach but he had a shot...he wears the #1 jersey... u can't wear the number 1 jersey and do that
Florida just ran into the punter HARD and no flag...I guess I'm cheering for Arkansas now because when Williams missed that pass i screamed YOU SUCK
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oh Shit!
#97 the Defensive lineman for Arkansas just intercepts a SHOVEL PASS!!! and runs it back 40 yards...
21-17 Arkansas
the announcer blamed it on the inexperience of Chris Leak running the spread option. Weird term to use for a 4 year starter at QB but i think that speaks to Urban Meyer not being willing to make his offense work within Leaks abilities...but Leak has shown some growth with his feet that I think will allow him to be the next Hines Ward (SEC QB at Georgia, smart able WR in the NFL)
I wonder if Meyer is arrogant/careless/crazy/pissed off enough to put Tim Tebow in at QB now
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7:44
What the fuck?
First, Urban Meyer does something really stupid and wastes his last time out with 4:00 left in the 3rd before a 4th and 1. Then he punts anyway. And arkansas's return man calls the fair catch, DROPS IT on the 4 and the gators recover in the end zone for a TD!
Florida 24-21 Arkansas
That was some bullshit...
But so was that shovel pass INT...
Sloppy game...I wonder what the voter are thinking...because right now...RIGHT NOW the BCS Title game Pony Show is ON
Florida has a chance to impress enough voters to move them past Michigan in the polls. The Computers will be close. Not sure how close but close. So it comes down to the Coaches and the Harris poll voters
I bet some SEC coaches are going to fuck around and put Louisville ahead of Michigan on their ballots.
I doubt the Big 10 coaches would put Florida low, like at #7 or some shit, but thats the type of mess they do down south.
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7:55
FUCK
Percy Harvin just took a counter give 70 some yards for a TD run...he's the man...top WR recruit last year for a reason..he should wear the #1 jersey. I like him. respect skills. Like I like McFadden but his ankle is hurt. Felix Jones just tried to show a break away return TD but he didn't get far.
Florida 31-21 Arkansas 14:10 left in the 4th
Can they PLEASE put Mustain in the game...PLEASE...
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8:06
Or you could do that...
*Touchdown* Arkansas
double pass!
31-28 Florida up
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8:26
*Touchdown Florida*
Florida 38-28
OK, here I go telling everyone to vote this guy for Heisman, and Darren McFadden throws his first bad pass of the season. He's not 6-7 with an INT = *INT Florida*
7:25 left
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8:38
Another interception by Florida
The game is over
Florida 38-28
I don't even care what happens with Louisville anymore
*sigh*
As much as I'd love Michigan to get a rematch, Florida deserves a shot to win a National Championship against Ohio State...now if the voters DON'T move Florida ahead of Michigan...I won't really be that mad. I mean fuck Florida. That was a luck win against South Carolina. Yeah Brandi I said it...I used to like the gators but I don't like Urban Meyer. Still, congrats and good luck.
So It looks like the Bowls are going to shake out this way
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11:06 ESPN just showed a fan poll showing fans outside of the SEC states support a re-match. Wow. Wasn't expecting that. All the announcers have been trying to get a Ohio State - Florida matchup...thus, I have to leave the following two scenarios
I found myself cheering for Rutgers at the end of that game but it at least keeps Louisville from being #6 and playing in the Sun Bowl on Dec 28th or something crazy like that...
Rose Bowl - USC v Michigan
Sugar Bowl - LSU v Notre Dame
Orange Bowl - Wake Forest v Louisville
Fiesta - Oklahoma v Boise State
National Championship - Ohio State v Florida
*****Version B*****
Rose - USC v LSU
Sugar - Florida v Notre Dame
Orange - Wake Forest v Louisville
Fiesta - Oklahoma v Boise State
BCS Title Game - Ohio State v Michigan
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