My BCS contenders vs. pretenders

mcadams

Contenders-
1) Wisconsin (Would get my #1 vote if I had one)
2) Boise State
3) LSU
4) Alabama
5) Oklahoma / Oklahoma St (whoever wins the heads up)

Pretenders-
1) Texas
2) Virginia Tech
3) Stanford
4) Nebraska
5) Arkansas

rexvos

like you I think both LSU and Alabama have too tough a schedule. I think we are headed for an OU vs Boise national title, even though I think LSU and Alabama are the best two teams in the country.

coinkat

Consider changing pretenders to either darkhorses or underdogs...

While pretenders is used by the media, it really is a term that has no place to describe young athletes that work hard not just to beat expectations, but challenge conventional and stereotypical thought about what a Championship means.

I think Stanford has a great QB and if they get past Oregon and the game against Cal is not too weird, they could finish unbeaten and play for the National Championship.

The other teams you mentioned as Darkhorses are likely not even darkhorses-

Wisconsin and Boise State could finish unbeaten as well.

My advice? Sit back and enjoy the season

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dirtmonkey

<< <i>like you I think both LSU and Alabama have too tough a schedule. I think we are headed for an OU vs Boise national title, even though I think LSU and Alabama are the best two teams in the country. >>



LSU appears to have a very good defense, but it's not great enough to cover their deficiency on the offensive side IMO. I'm typically not one that buys in to the Boise hype, but this year I do think that they're the best team in the country.

rexvos

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<< <i>like you I think both LSU and Alabama have too tough a schedule. I think we are headed for an OU vs Boise national title, even though I think LSU and Alabama are the best two teams in the country. >>



LSU appears to have a very good defense, but it's not great enough to cover their deficiency on the offensive side IMO. I'm typically not one that buys in to the Boise hype, but this year I do think that they're the best team in the country. >>



I am not sure they are really that bad on offense. They physically pound you for 3 quarters and take over in the 4th. That is how they win. They do not throw the ball around the field and put up basketball scores, they run the ball. They are not the type of team that puts up 40 but that does not mean they cannot.

57loaded

it's a little to early to part the seas.

injuries and freaky things always happen.

excellent 11 teams there, though.

SanctionII

When is the last time that a team like Stanford [extremely demanding academic and admission standards which would likely prevent a huge chunk of the football players on most D-1 teams from ever playing for Stanford] won the NCAA D-1 football title?

coinkat

Northwestern was ranked #1 about 6-7 weeks into the season in 1959. I think Princeton was ranked in the top 5 and finished unbeaten in 1950.

SanctionII

1959 and 1950 is a long, long, time ago and the world [in general and of sports] is a whole lot different today.

coinkat

we'll see what happens

coinkat

Stanford finish 4th in the final AP poll last year- not too bad