NCAA Football 2012-13 season

[Ronnie-]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/marylands-nears-decision-move-big-183345454--ncaaf.html

The University of Maryland's decision to stay in the Atlantic Coast Conference or join the Big Ten comes down to tradition versus money.
Given the plight of the school's struggling athletic program, the Terrapins' stature as a charter member of the ACC may not mean as much as the prospect of playing a home football game against, say, Ohio State, and being part of a league that generates more revenue.
The Board of Regents is scheduled to meet Monday to discuss the joining the Big Ten. If Maryland approves the move and applies for admission, Rutgers is expected to follow suit and leave the Big East. That would leave the Big Ten with 14 schools.
An announcement on Maryland's final decision is expected this week, maybe as soon as Monday.
The addition of Maryland and Rutgers, located in New Brunswick, N.J., about 40 miles south of New York city, would give the Big Ten an added presence in the East - along with Penn State - and add two huge television markets. Which explains in part why the Big Ten is courting Maryland and offering a fee to join, enough to at least partially offset the $50 million exit fee the ACC approved by vote in September after adding Notre Dame.

Well, if this happens, you can expect that the ACC will not stay at 13. So what will they do? Go for Uconn to get back to 14? Or will other schools break ranks and try to find stability elsewhere?

The Big East as well? With their mix of football only/full member/basketball only membership, where do they turn in losing another one?

 

[yaz96]

The computer rankings are SO messed up.......................Go look at the details, not the percentages.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/bcs

 

[yaz96]

BCS Harris Poll USA Today Computer Rankings
RK TEAM AVG PVS RK PTS % RK PTS % AVG A&H RB CM KM JS PW %
1 Notre Dame .9973 3 1 2863 .9958 1 1469 .9959 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.000
2 Alabama .9333 4 2 2732 .9503 2 1386 .9397 3 5 2 4 3 3 3 .910
3 Georgia .8763 5 3 2573 .8950 3 1348 .9139 6 4 5 7 7 6 4 .820
4 Florida .8434 6 5 2242 .7798 6 1166 .7905 2 2 6 2 2 2 2 .960
5 Oregon .8318 2 4 2483 .8637 4 1227 .8319 7 7 4 6 6 5 8 .800
6 Kansas State .7692 1 7 2161 .7517 8 1056 .7159 4 3 3 3 10 7 7 .840
7 LSU .7308 7 8 2077 .7224 7 1062 .7200 8 10 7 8 4 8 6 .750
8 Stanford .7077 13 11 1897 .6598 11 934 .6332 5 6 8 5 5 4 5 .830
9 Texas A&M .6526 8 10 1909 .6640 10 994 .6739 10 15 11 10 8 12 9 .620
10 Florida State .6363 10 6 2231 .7760 5 1199 .8129 17 18 16 15 0 22 16 .320
11 Clemson .6056 11 9 1953 .6793 9 1029 .6976 15 13 13 11 20 23 14 .440
12 South Carolina .5871 9 12 1647 .5729 12 853 .5783 11 14 10 12 11 9 10 .610
13 Oklahoma .5677 12 13 1530 .5322 13 798 .5410 9 9 9 14 9 11 12 .630
14 Nebraska .4790 14 14 1275 .4435 14 654 .4434 12 11 15 9 12 15 11 .550
15 Oregon State .4499 16 15 1202 .4181 17 563 .3817 12 8 14 13 13 10 13 .550
16 Texas .4235 15 17 1088 .3784 15 593 .4020 14 12 12 16 14 13 17 .490
17 UCLA .3826 17 16 1144 .3979 16 590 .4000 16 16 18 17 16 18 18 .350
18 Rutgers .2432 22 19 756 .2630 19 408 .2766 21 20 20 18 25 0 20 .190
19 Michigan .2253 21 20 575 .2000 20 289 .1959 19 19 22 20 17 20 15 .280
20 Louisville .2165 19 18 898 .3123 18 453 .3071 26 23 0 21 0 0 0 .030
21 Oklahoma State .2042 24 22 425 .1478 21 258 .1749 18 17 17 22 19 16 0 .290
22 Boise State .1043 NR 21 426 .1482 22 243 .1647 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
23 Kent State .0955 NR 25 196 .0682 25 86 .0583 22 24 19 19 0 0 19 .160
24 Arizona .0836 NR NR 21 .0073 NR 5 .0034 20 21 23 23 15 14 21 .240
25 Washington .0643 25 NR 53 .0184 NR 36 .0244 23 25 24 0 18 17 22 .150

 

[osu1991]

Rumors in the Big 12 offices is that UCONN is who the ACC will go after. Sorry Louisville. Louisville had been trying to put together a package deal with Maryland to go Big 12 last month, but the Big 12 was luke warm to that.

I've heard the Big East has put feelers out to Tulsa and a few other schools.

Will this move open the flood gates again? It's definitely possible. The whole FBS can really get fubar'd

 

[Teehar]

If Maryland was better on the field they wouldn't be so desperate for more money.I say let them go.They just get hammered in the big10 anyway.Bring on Uconn!

 

[Ronnie-]

The computer rankings are SO messed up.......................Go look at the details, not the percentages.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/bcs

Those computers really give the ACC no respect at all.

 

[Teehar]

Those computers really give the ACC no respect at all.

Probably SEC college computers.

 

[osu1991]

Report: Maryland’s Board of Regents approves Big Ten move

UPDATE: Washington Post writer Alex Prewitt reports the vote by Maryland’s Board of Regents to move to the Big Ten was not unanimous, and the Big Ten Council of Presidents has accepted Maryland to join the conference, beginning in the 2014-15 school year:


http://tracking.si.com/2012/11/19/maryland-board-approves-move-to-big-ten-ncaa/?sct=cf_t2_a3

So it begins again.

 

[Ronnie-]

Wow, the paint isnt even dry on the new signage from last time.....of course, the rumors were pretty solid. Rutgers is next.


Edit: So much for that $50 million buyout being a deterrent......

 

[Teehar]

Gonna be fun seeing Maryland getting stomped by OSU!

Maryland cutting back on sports but yet they can pay 50 Million to exit the ACC.Granted the BT payed some of it but still.

 

[osu1991]

They'll negotiate it down to 15-20 million.

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[Ronnie-]

And I have read that the Big 10 is kicking in some to cover part of it.

In other news, Ga Tech falls backwards into the ACC champ game, with a 6-5 record.


http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ga-tech-6-5-claims-153508583--ncaaf.html

A team that was routed at home by Middle Tennessee and fired its defensive coordinator at midseason will get a chance to play for a BCS bowl bid.
Georgia Tech (6-5) automatically claimed a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game on Monday when Miami self-imposed a postseason ban for the second straight year, looking to lessen the sanctions from an NCAA investigation into its compliance practices.

Wouldnt that be dandy. Assuming a loss to Georgia, and a win in the ACC CG (they wont, but for sake of argument), we could be looking at a 7-6 team getting a BCS bid by virtue of "winning" their conference.

 

[Teehar]

And I have read that the Big 10 is kicking in some to cover part of it.

In other news, Ga Tech falls backwards into the ACC champ game, with a 6-5 record.


http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ga-tech-6-5-claims-153508583--ncaaf.html



Wouldnt that be dandy. Assuming a loss to Georgia, and a win in the ACC CG (they wont, but for sake of argument), we could be looking at a 7-6 team getting a BCS bid by virtue of "winning" their conference.

They won't.They will lose both those games and be 6-7.They have no defense whatsoever.

 

[Ronnie-]

They won't.They will lose both those games and be 6-7.They have no defense whatsoever.

I agree with you, just thinking out loud (or in print) about it.

 

[mccoyrj]

http://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/les-miles-epic-postgame-rant-ole-miss/162717 LMAO!

Gotta love Les. Other than last year when they were imploding, Ole Miss always plays LSU harder than they do anyone else...goes back to the old rivalry many years ago. Always a hard fought and exciting game to win for the Tigers.

 

[Mr Tony]

FCS playoff bracket

http://espn.go.com/college-football/tournament/bracket/_/id/4/2012-ncaa-men-fcs

Go Appalachian ST!

yup love that a PLAYOFF actually tells you who will win in D1-AA, D2 and D3

Go NDSU! GO BISON

 

[mccoyrj]

It is lining up to happen again......lol

What, the SEC champion (this time a 1-loss one) play another 1-loss SEC school that couldn't win its division, over other 1 loss conference champions? I'd be shocked to see that happen again after all the whining last year, but it is the BCS.

 

[mccoyrj]

yup love that a PLAYOFF actually tells you who will win in D1-AA, D2 and D3

Go NDSU! GO BISON

I have to agree, even though my team has benefited from the fallacy that is the BCS. I've always had that feeling deep down that until they have a respectable system in place for the major colleges, it's hard to hang your hat on being named psuedo-champion.

 

[Ronnie-]

What, the SEC champion (this time a 1-loss one) play another 1-loss SEC school that couldn't win its division, over other 1 loss conference champions? I'd be shocked to see that happen again after all the whining last year, but it is the BCS.

I see it as a very real possibility. The computers love Florida, even IF Oregon makes it to the Pac 12 CG, if Florida beats FSU, and ND loses, the computers look to give Fla a shot at the SEC champion.

I wouldnt have figured it a "real" possibility a few weeks ago, but now? Maybe.

 

[The Insider]

I agree, NO Team playing a level below them, should move up in the polls for beating a lower level team.

They didnt move up because of who they played or beat, they moved up because someone else lost.