Originally posted by shockwaves
I think their high ranking had less to do with the fact that they only lost to OSU, and more to do with the fact that they beat USC, Arizona St., and Oregon. Plus their loss came early in the season, which helps.
And I think that right now, there is absolutely no question that Miami is the best team in the nation. I\'m not trying to argue that. I do think that they can be beaten though, and I think Ohio St. is a team that could do that. I also think that Iowa is better than Oklahoma, might be better than OSU, and have the best chance to beat Miami. Too bad the BCS hates them.
Oregon\'s lost 3 or 4 games at home this year. Arizona State passed for 540 yards on them, Washington scored 42 on them, which was just flat-out sad. Then again, Washington is a team on fire right now. Whoever faces them in a bowl - probably going to get the shit beat out of them.
Arizona State folded at the end of the year. Got beat down by California after losing to Washington State (Sorry Cory). Arizona State ALSO lost by 38 to, of all teams, Nebraska. Granted, it was the beginning of the year, but it still happened.
I really don\'t know why we\'re talking about Washington State -- they\'re out of the picture, Gesser is gone, and they\'re #9 in the polls. They\'re a good team, but they blew it, too.
Ohio State has absolutely no chance against Miami. They match up pretty well, but Clarett would HAVE to be healthy to be a factor, and he would have to be a factor. Miami isn\'t going to give up 4th and 2\'s late in the game with 40 yard TD passes, simply not going to happen. Miami has faced some stiff competition, Pittsburg being the best team they\'ve played so far, in my opinion, simply because Pittsburg didn\'t create a lot of turnovers, they simply played WITH Miami, and not many teams can say that this year.
As for Stregnth of Schedule, how the hell can you blame Miami for this? These schedules are determined 5 to 7 years in advance. When you have Virginia Tech, Florida, Tennessee, and Florida State on your schedule, you have to assume that those powerhouses are still going to be good. As for Ohio State\'s stregnth of schedule, it blows. They play in a weak conference, where everybody knocks each other off, anyway. Granted, they played Michigan and Washington State at home, but come on, at home! Play a high quality team on the road! I can garuntee that without that huge fanbase, they\'re in a lot of trouble. They\'re just like Nebraska, basically -- they\'re a completely different team at home rather than on the road.
As for this rushing the field business, it\'s all good fun...until somebody gets hurt. Last Saturday, we had 6 incidents of people getting hurt by tearing down the goalposts. It\'s fine when you do it after a really big win, but come on, Cal tears them down after beating lowly STANFORD? Clemson does it against a crumbling South Carolina? Come on.
That\'s the end of that rant, Go Huskers this Friday. Nyah.
See Yuz.
