Congrats to USC

[Garrick]

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I went to Florida so I'm not anti-SEC, I'm just trying to remain objective.

what do you think about urban meyer replacing the zookie monster? i'm anxious to see if he does as good a job with FL as he didd the utes. i only watched two uteah games - the one where they tore up my aggies and their bowl game against pitt. they have a lot of sheer talent on that team. i think the Utah qb would run circles around chris leak.

[skahound]

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what do you think about urban meyer replacing the zookie monster? i'm anxious to see if he does as good a job with FL as he didd the utes. i think the Utah qb would run circles around chris leak.

I was one of the few Gator fans that was truely disappointed in the way the Zook situation was handled. Now that what's done is done though, I think Meyer and the Gators are going to have a terrific year next year.

Next year we will finally begin to see what Zook's recruiting class is capable of; and Urban Meyer will get all the credit. If Florida's season turns out to be a good one, I won't be able to help but draw comparisons to what happened in Tampa Bay when Tony Dunge was booted out of town and Jon Gruden won the Super Bowl. The wrong guy has gotten the credit.

As for Leak vs. Smith, that's hard to say. Utah played only 1 team ranking in the Top 25 of Total Defense (24. New Mexico) and none of their opponents were in the Top 25 of Passing Defense. Florida played 4 teams ranked in the Top 25 of Total Defense (3. LSU, 5. FSU, 12. Georgia, 20. South Carolina). Of the teams Florida played, 5 are in the Top 25 for Passing Defense (3. LSU, 9. Miami, 12. Miss St., 16. South Carolina, 17. Georgia). As for individual numbers, Smith and Leak finished comparable. The only statistic that stands out is the fact that Smith only threw 4 interceptions all year - could it have been the defenses he was playing against?

[Bryanw24]

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Miami has been the best programm in college football for decades.

That?s my team. We had an off season but we still are the best in the state!!! Could you imagine if Leinart, Busch, and white all return nest year for USC??? Their two running backs are sophomores and could most likely be drafted in the top 10-15 picks off the draft if they went pro

[Garrick]

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As for Leak vs. Smith, that's hard to say. Utah played only 1 team ranking in the Top 25 of Total Defense (24. New Mexico) and none of their opponents were in the Top 25 of Passing Defense. Florida played 4 teams ranked in the Top 25 of Total Defense (3. LSU, 5. FSU, 12. Georgia, 20. South Carolina). Of the teams Florida played, 5 are in the Top 25 for Passing Defense (3. LSU, 9. Miami, 12. Miss St., 16. South Carolina, 17. Georgia). As for individual numbers, Smith and Leak finished comparable. The only statistic that stands out is the fact that Smith only threw 4 interceptions all year - could it have been the defenses he was playing against?

judging from your comments and ranking listings, the SEC looks pretty strong to me.

and its funny you should bring up the dungee vs gruden comparison. just because that was also based in florida, i was thinking the exact same thing. dungee got screwed there. maybe you florida people absorb too much sun and are too impatient.

[skahound]

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judging from your comments, the SEC looks pretty strong to me.

The SEC is a VERY strong conference, I just don't think I'd go throwing around the label 'ELITE' to describe it...yet. As for the Florida thing, you know how it goes: money talks, bullshit walks. The Glazers are self-righteous and the Bull Gators (Gator Alumni) are no better.

[nbpgt]

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the cgame started out nice, but then seemed like every time i turned around, the usc was lobbing up passes with someone pulling them down.

[SleepyFloyd]

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with tech getting stomped is the sec the true elite ncaa division

how is losing 16-13 getting stomped?

either way, auburn wouldn't stand a chance against sc...any college team would lose. as long as there is bcs, there is always debate regardless of who is clearly #1. jason white looks like another eli manning in waiting for pros

[Garrick]

not any team would lose... if you remember, usc almost lost several games this year. given the right team at the right time, usc would lose. ou just wasn't on their game... notorious to choke, but even if they choked i think usc was looking in fine form last night.

and auburn dominated that whole game in the sugar bowl. va tech just made a surge at the game's end to make it close and interesting at least.

[SleepyFloyd]

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dominating 3 qtrs but giving up 13 in the 4th...more like held on is what happened. the fact is sc didn't lose any close games like auburn didn't lose the sugar bowl. this has more to do with better play calling and defensive schemes than just athleticism. i'm sure a matchup with sc and auburn this year could be close though...unlike the 23-0 pounding sc gave em at the start of the 2003 season.

[Bryanw24]

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Thats why the BCS SUCKS ASS!!!!!! why is NCAA football the only sport without a playoff format?

[skahound]

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why is NCAA football the only sport without a playoff format?

Division 1-A is the only one without a playoff system. Both 2-A and 3-A have wonderful playoff systems.

[Bryanw24]

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Division 1-A is the only one without a playoff system. Both 2-A and 3-A have wonderful playoff systems.

True but 1-A is the main one. It seems that nobody would care if 2-A had 3 undefeated teams at the end of the season.

[superdave]

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Without a doubt USC is # 1. Auburn and Utah had good seasons, but wouldn't beat USC either. Too bad there isn't a playoff system to settle this BCS crap.

As for the best conferences, imo, it's Big 10 or SEC every year. ACC is a good conference now too. Big 12 was good a few years go. PAC10 is weak except for USC. Cal really made the PAC10 look bad after that ass kicking they took from TX tech.

[CSquare]

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Without a doubt USC is # 1. Auburn and Utah had good seasons, but wouldn't beat USC either. Too bad there isn't a playoff system to settle this BCS crap.

As for the best conferences, imo, it's Big 10 or SEC every year. ACC is a good conference now too. Big 12 was good a few years go. PAC10 is weak except for USC. Cal really made the PAC10 look bad after that ass kicking they took from TX tech.

cal is a good team that got beat but not wanting to play in the holiday bowl. aaron rodgers is a stud. that guy will be a first round pick in the nfl and possibly the best qb prosepct coming out of the draft this year. his release is the best since marino.