BCS Championship Game - #1 LSU vs. #2 Alabama

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ElFenix

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Fingolfin269 said:
It looks like bowl ratings have been down across the board this season. Pulled the following from LA Times:



Does anyone remember if the national championship was on cable last year as well? If not then I'm sure the ratings are not going to fare well in comparison. It may very well go down as the most watched cable program though.
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on the radio they said last night drew a 13.8, down 14% from last year (which was also on cable).

lowest in bcs era per USA Today
http://content.usatoday.com/communi...g/1?AID=4992781&PID=4003003&SID=16lotll1nbdsu
 
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blurredvision

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Via said:
Maybe they have it right down there - life is short, enjoy it. It's better to work at a 7/11 and live in a trailer with a roommate, hang out with your friends playing poker and wathcing UFC every night, and live for college football Saturdays than to get stuck with a boring "real" job that takes up 50-60 hours a week and allows you no time for friends and family.
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Damn, did you get all the stereotypes in there that you wanted or would you like the opportunity to add some more?
 
Fingolfin269

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Saw an interesting stat today...

Clemson gave up more TDs in the Orange Bowl than Bama did all season.
 
Drako

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Gigantopithecus said:
:rolleyes:

They also have Wisconsin ranked at all - I'll be glad if my Badgers finish above .500 next year in conference play. Way too many guys are leaving.
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I don't understand why Montee Ball is returning. The entire offensive line is leaving, so he should have bailed as well.
 
edro

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Drako said:
I don't understand why Montee Ball is returning. The entire offensive line is leaving, so he should have bailed as well.
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The QB (Wilson) is gone, so he will get more work and will be a front runner for the Heisman.
 
Drako

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edro said:
The QB (Wilson) is gone, so he will get more work and will be a front runner for the Heisman.
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Yeah, but the O line is pretty much gone too. Good luck getting the Heisman running behind a bunch of new linemen.
 
edro

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I agree. I was surprised when I heard it too.
Maybe he is loving all the extra benefits he is getting from Wisconsin boosters.
 
rudder

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At least there won't be any dumbass alabama fans dumping industrial strength pesticides on very old trees.
 
Drako

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rudder said:
At least there won't be any dumbass alabama fans dumping industrial strength pesticides on very old trees.
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manly

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edro said:
Yeah the game sucked (second half was better), but I don't see why everyone hates the BCS this year in particular.
Just because a team lost a game, they should not be eliminated from the title game.
I don't give a crap if they didn't win their division... it's because LSU did and it was their only loss!

The BCS Championship isn't about whether or not you lost a game, it's about putting the 2 best teams against each other.

Alabama appeared to be greatly better (we will never know for sure) than Oregon, Arkansas, Standford, etc. I'm glad they got into the Championship game and won.
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I agree with most of what you said and Alabama looked tremendous yesterday. But I wouldn't assume LSU is a lock over the Big-12 and Pac-12 conference champs, we have no way of knowing that.

Fingolfin269 said:
Boise State. Man screw those guys. :p This was the year!!! If only they could have gone undefeated I'm 99% sure they would have been playing LSU last night.
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I know they don't play a top flight schedule but a tight loss to TCU relegates them to some crap bowl game? I'm not arguing that they should be in the national championship picture, but just that they shouldn't get hosed almost every year. When they get into a BCS bowl game, they've won.
 
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Drako said:
I don't understand why Montee Ball is returning. The entire offensive line is leaving, so he should have bailed as well.
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It is Wisconsin, where backup offensive linemen get drafted into the NFL. The guys coming in next year will be good. The QB is a total unknown, which means they're going to rely on Ball more than ever. If he turns in another spectacular season, his draft stock will go up. He's a durable guy, he'll be ok.

edro said:
I agree. I was surprised when I heard it too.
Maybe he is loving all the extra benefits he is getting from Wisconsin boosters.
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Criminals usually think everyone else is a criminal, too. Enjoy your bowl ban!

SP33Demon said:
Gig is now a "Michigan man", lmao. Montee who?
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Yeah you can do that when you hold degrees from multiple universities. Wisco didn't finish on a high note, Michigan did.
 
rcpratt

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Bo's team is pretty embarrassing at the moment, too. Although I'm not sure I'd call what Michigan did a "high note." But they are good at basketball!
 
rcpratt

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Ah, I had almost forgotten what Michigan fans were like when they don't suck :)

I just thought they played awful is all.
 
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MadRat said:
LSU and Alabama played a weak schedule as the SEC was down this year. Neither team would have survived the 3rd and 4th ranked teams because neither had a threat to score on offense. The latter pair of teams had plenty of firepower to score. The only way to avoid exposing the SEC was to avoid competition. Look at South Carolina, they somehow got matched to play a weak Nebraska team when they deserved a top ten opponent if the SEC was so good.
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This is the dumbest post of the year already. LSU beat the PAC-12 and Big East Champions. They also beat Alabama at Alabama. They were killing teams at their home stadiums. Weak schedule my ass. Alabama should consider playing a better Big Ten team than Penn St. Maybe they should beat up Michigan or Ohio St for a few years. Those could be some big money makers right there.
 
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