Rivalries and Conferences (Split from LSU v. OSU Offensive Personnel Thread)

[Flocka]

Here is what I know about college football outside the SEC. The top dogs are Oklahoma, USC, Ohio State, Michigan and ND. OSU/Michigan have the greates history and rivalry but over the past 4 to 5 years Michigan has been a paper tiger. OSU won the NC 2002 against a very good Miami team.The BCS was constructed to take the "opinion" out of college football and when they finally got the formula right, people cried becuase one of the darlings, USC, was not selected over an SEC team. Teams with the easist path to the NC game are USC, OK and Ohio State becuase their SOS has not panned out in recent years. Becuase of that fact in 2004 the formula was changed to give more weight to the "opinion" of the polls. That year and UNDEFEATED SEC team did not get a shot at the NC game becuase of the popularity contest of people wanting to see USC vs. Oklahoma...

In my opinion the conferences are rated:

1. SEC
2. Big 12
3. Big 10
4. Pac 10
5. ACC

The elites this year in those conferences are basically EQUAL in talent and speed. They just all play different styles of football. I think history is great and truly enjoyed learning about OSU, but Michigan has not been good for a while. OSU is the class of the Big 10 and have been for a while...

Can I get your definition of "a while"?

1991 Michigan
1992 Michigan
1993 Ohio State and Wisconsin
1994 Penn State
1995 Northwestern
1996 Northwestern and Ohio State
1997 Michigan*
1998 Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin
1999 Wisconsin
2000 Michigan, Northwestern and Purdue
2001 Illinois
2002 Iowa and Ohio State*
2003 Michigan
2004 Iowa and Michigan
2005 Ohio State and Penn State
2006 Ohio State
2007 Ohio State

 

[NFBuck]

Can I get your definition of "a while"?

I'm guessing 2005.

 

[sluTiger]

Can I get your definition of "a while"?

1991 Michigan
1992 Michigan
1993 Ohio State and Wisconsin
1994 Penn State
1995 Northwestern
1996 Northwestern and Ohio State
1997 Michigan*
1998 Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin
1999 Wisconsin
2000 Michigan, Northwestern and Purdue
2001 Illinois
2002 Iowa and Ohio State*
2003 Michigan
2004 Iowa and Michigan
2005 Ohio State and Penn State
2006 Ohio State
2007 Ohio State

No more than the last 3 or 4 years with the advent of the SPREAD offenses and the reduction of avaible scholarships. Those two things have transformed college football into the most intersting form of football. Parity everywhere and the days of programs dominating over decades are probably over.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

No more than the last 3 or 4 years with the advent of the SPREAD offenses and the reduction of avaible scholarships. Those two things have transformed college football into the most intersting form of football. Parity everywhere and the days of programs dominating over decades are probably over.

Joe Tiller has been running the spread in the Big Ten since 1997. Before that, he was spreading it out with Wyoming since 1991. Of course, there were others running this type of O, including Northwestern, Cincinnati etc. I think you mean spead option.

 

[NFBuck]

The BCS has helped level some of the anti-south bias in the mainstream press.

How did I miss this? Anti-South Bias??? Wow.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

How did I miss this? Anti-South Bias??? Wow.

Indeed. Anti-south bias...

That's why the media universally calls the SEC the best conf. in college football. This bias is why Florida went to the BCS Championship game instead of Michigan. Southern bias. Fact.

 

[Flocka]

OSU is the class of the Big 10 and have been for a while...

No more than the last 3 or 4 years with the advent of the SPREAD offenses and the reduction of avaible scholarships. Those two things have transformed college football into the most intersting form of football. Parity everywhere and the days of programs dominating over decades are probably over.

I think the contradiction in posts speaks for itself, but I have a question for you. I thought Ohio State was so slow to adapt to the spread offense and our defense could not handle it. Wouldn't that mean Ohio State would not be the class of the Big 10?

 

[sluTiger]

Indeed. Anti-south bias...

That's why the media universally calls the SEC the best conf. in college football. This bias is why Florida went to the BCS Championship game instead of Michigan. Southern bias. Fact.

In the last two years it has changed some. The anti-SEC bias is why a 2004 Auburn team does not get a shot at the NC. They all felt that USC got screwed the year before. Then it was OOPS, look how OK played in that game, now lets give Florida a shot. Florida beat OSU now there is pro-SEC tilt to the media. If OSU beats LSU then it will swing back to see, the SEC is not as good, we all knew that... That is why polls suck it is all figure skating opinion...

 

[Flocka]

How did I miss this? Anti-South Bias??? Wow.

Are you really surprised?

I will say it now, Well could not start in front of Hester, Williams, and Scott. LSU has better and more running backs than Wells.

That's not being a homer, that's delusional.

edit* - wtf does better and more running backs mean?

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

In the last two years it has changed some. The anti-SEC bias is why a 2004 Auburn team does not get a shot at the NC. They all felt that USC got screwed the year before. Now Florida beat OSU now there is pro-SEC tilt to the media. OSU beats LSU then it will swing back to see, the SEC is not as good, we all knew that... That is why polls suck it is all figure skating opinion...

I see. I guess that Auburn's 66th rated schedule was a non-factor.

Was it SEC anti-bias that prevented the 1994 PSU Nittany Lions from winning the 1994 AP or USA Today championships? Should I argue it was anti-Big Ten Bias?

 

[sluTiger]

I see. I guess that Auburn's 66th rated schedule was a non-factor.

What are you determining? Who are the best teams? Who is playing the best at the time? What match-up do we really want to see? It changes from year to year.

Fortunately, OSU and LSU are lucky we are the game people wanted to see in the NC.

 

[AKAK]

Indeed. Anti-south bias...

That's why the media universally calls the SEC the best conf. in college football. This bias is why Florida went to the BCS Championship game instead of Michigan. Southern bias. Fact.

And the "South's" inferiority complex rears its ugly head, yet again.

Well... if football is all you have to hold onto, I sort of hope they win...

(Not really)

My favorite part of this is differentiating the "Southern Speed Myth" now to "styles" of play...

Yeah... the style of play at LSU is 90's Michigan... pretty straight forward power football.

Look out, kids.

We'll be hard pressed to deal with that. Its only the "style" of ball Tressel has built his whole program to beat...

 

[Mike80]

Here is what I know about college football outside the SEC. The top dogs are Oklahoma, USC, Ohio State, Michigan and ND.

Ntre Ame hasn't been a top dog in CFB for at least a decade. Try again.....

OSU/Michigan have the greates history and rivalry but over the past 4 to 5 years Michigan has been a paper tiger.

Paper Tiger? You won't find anyone more willing to cut on Meshitagain than me and even I think what you said here is bullshit. Care to try again....

OSU won the NC 2002 against a very good Miami team.

Very good Miami team? Try dynastic, try a team that had won 34 straight games. Try a team that had won the previous MNC by 50 points......

The BCS was constructed to take the "opinion" out of college football and when they finally got the formula right, people cried becuase one of the darlings, USC, was not selected over an SEC team.

Revisionist history everywhere. the BCS was constructed by the same douche that made up the SEC title game and does absolutely NOTHING to take opinion out of the game. Hell their name is a misnomer, there isn't anything like a "series" in it......

As for everyone's darlings ( ) USC, the complaint was about OKLAHOMA not winning their own stupid CCG instead of LSU. I would have loved to see LSU play USC that year.

Teams with the easist path to the NC game are USC, OK and Ohio State becuase their SOS has not panned out in recent years.

Whatever you say......BTW that isn't "knowing things about CFB" that's just your opinion......

Becuase of that fact in 2004 the formula was changed to give more weight to the "opinion" of the polls. That year and UNDEFEATED SEC team did not get a shot at the NC game becuase of the popularity contest of people wanting to see USC vs. Oklahoma...

and both of those teams were undefeated as well....perhaps is the SEC moron who came up with the BCS had actually created a series and not just some stupid computer poll to be paired with opinion polls we might have something......

In my opinion the conferences are rated:

1. SEC
2. AFC
3. NFC
4. Big 12
5. Big 10
6. Pac 10
7. ACC

Updated for accuracy........

The elites this year in those conferences are basically EQUAL in talent and speed.

That's not what you said, you keep saying how LSU is superior to everyone in every category.....

They just all play different styles of football. I think history is great and truly enjoyed learning about OSU, but Michigan has not been good for a while.

Michigan was good last year.......

OSU is the class of the Big 10 and have been for a while...

Ohio State has been the class of the Big 10 since 2005.

I think other posters are right, your knowledge of College Football goes back to about the 2002 - 2003 time frame and nothing before that.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

What are you determining? Who are the best teams? Who is playing the best at the time? What matchup do we really want to see? Look both OSU and LSU are lucky we are the game people wanted to see in the NC.

The BCS is alleged to determine the two most deserving teams. It is what it is. You had 3 undefeateds, and only two could make it. If Auburn had played a tougher schedule, they would have been in over Oklahoma or SC. The BCS formula is screwy, no argument from me. And, I agree that the changes to the 04 formula were made owing to the 2003 USC getting left out. But, it's not bias.

 

[NFBuck]

In the last two years it has changed some. The anti-SEC bias is why a 2004 Auburn team does not get a shot at the NC. They all felt that USC got screwed the year before. Then it was OOPS, look how OK played in that game, now lets give Florida a shot. Florida beat OSU now there is pro-SEC tilt to the media. If OSU beats LSU then it will swing back to see, the SEC is not as good, we all knew that... That is why polls suck it is all figure skating opinion...

Fail.