Week-by-Week Predictions Top 25 Teams

#51
#51
WP99ND06 said:
Nah - I've been reading the board for a couple years since the ND - UT game in 2004. And since I married a UT grad I'll cheer for them when their not playing ND. I usually see some level-headed opinions on here - that Purdue prediction just looked like a pick from someone using their heart rather than their head.
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Just giving you a hard time . . . I agree with you. I'm not seeing that one either. :hi:
 
#52
#52
kptvol said:
Vanderbilt going 6-5 would be the equivalent of UT going undefeated. Should the 'Dores ever again pull off such a season, I think they deserve to go to a bowl. 6-5 may not be acceptable at UT, but for kids at some schools, that would be a miracle season.
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Sure it's a good season according to Vandy's standards, and if they should ever pull that kind of season off, which I seriously doubt since it was there for them to take last year and they couldn't get it done, they will no doubt be in a minor bowl. That still dosen't change the fact that it is a reward for mediocrity. I still say too that it would be better for the lower bowls if they could have better matchups. Besides, I'm sure that if they ever did create a playoff which included some of the bowls, there would be new bowls to spring up.
 
#53
#53
WP99ND06 said:
Nah - I've been reading the board for a couple years since the ND - UT game in 2004. And since I married a UT grad I'll cheer for them when their not playing ND. I usually see some level-headed opinions on here - that Purdue prediction just looked like a pick from someone using their heart rather than their head.
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Oh Really? I think someone is using their heart to predict an easy win, when they should be saying there is a good possibility that ND loses.

Purdue beat ND 41-16 and 23-10 in 04 and 03. The two years before that, ND only beat Purdue by 6 and 7 points. Last Year, Notre Dame won by 21. The team "close to my heart" only lost by 20 to Notre Dame, so I assure you that outcome has NOTHING to do with my prediction.

You will remember that Notre Dame lost to Michigan St (yet again) last season. Michigan St. last season was no where near as good as Purdue will be this year.

Purdue doesn't play Michigan or Ohio St. They have thirty seniors and half of those are fifth year seniors. Tiller averages nine wins a season, and there is no reason that they won't match that this year. Most of that team has beaten ND twice, once at South Bend. This will be the third time playing there, so I don't see that being much of an advantage. (I've been there, it's not exactly intimidating for opponents. Nice job selling out to all the Nebraska fans a few years back!)

I understand you like Notre Dame, and that's cool. But don't throw insults my way, by trying to say that I am making decisions with my heart, when I spent HOURS sharing this with everyone here. I did my research, and I picked based on that research.
 
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MyBloodRunnethOrange said:
Sure it's a good season according to Vandy's standards, and if they should ever pull that kind of season off, which I seriously doubt since it was there for them to take last year and they couldn't get it done, they will no doubt be in a minor bowl. That still dosen't change the fact that it is a reward for mediocrity. I still say too that it would be better for the lower bowls if they could have better matchups. Besides, I'm sure that if they ever did create a playoff which included some of the bowls, there would be new bowls to spring up.
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The bowls might benefit, but I don't think the schools would. There's not a big reward for going to the smaller bowls. Also, fans of big-time programs are much less likely to go to a smaller bowl. How many fans do you think UT would send to the Motor City Bowl? Probably not that many, and UT travels pretty well. If UT has a good season, they need to go to a big bowl that can support and entice a big fan base. Smaller bowls are better suited to host smaller schools.
 
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OrangeSquare said:
Oh Really? I think someone is using their heart to predict an easy win, when they should be saying there is a good possibility that ND loses.

Purdue beat ND 41-16 and 23-10 in 04 and 03. The two years before that, ND only beat Purdue by 6 and 7 points. Last Year, Notre Dame won by 21. The team "close to my heart" only lost by 20 to Notre Dame, so I assure you that outcome has NOTHING to do with my prediction.

You will remember that Notre Dame lost to Michigan St (yet again) last season. Michigan St. last season was no where near as good as Purdue will be this year.

Purdue doesn't play Michigan or Ohio St. They have thirty seniors and half of those are fifth year seniors. Tiller averages nine wins a season, and there is no reason that they won't match that this year. Most of that team has beaten ND twice, once at South Bend. This will be the third time playing there, so I don't see that being much of an advantage. (I've been there, it's not exactly intimidating for opponents. Nice job selling out to all the Nebraska fans a few years back!)

I understand you like Notre Dame, and that's cool. But don't throw insults my way, by trying to say that I am making decisions with my heart, when I spent HOURS sharing this with everyone here. I did my research, and I picked based on that research.
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Not to be disagreeable, BUT... those ND teams that Purdue beat were coached by Willingham, not Weiss. There's quite a difference in my opinion. Also, the fact that Purdue doesn't play Michigan or Ohio State really doesn't have anything to do with how they will play against the Irish. I'll bet on ND in that game any day.
 
#56
#56
kptvol said:
Not to be disagreeable, BUT... those ND teams that Purdue beat were coached by Willingham, not Weiss. There's quite a difference in my opinion. Also, the fact that Purdue doesn't play Michigan or Ohio State really doesn't have anything to do with how they will play against the Irish. I'll bet on ND in that game any day.
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I'm not saying my predictions are 100% true. But I'm not going to let someone discredit the time and effort I put in either. Those past games have much more to do with this year's games than how many points Tennessee scored against the Irish last season does; yet he made sure to mention that.

Weiss isn't a football God, or he would have had a head job a lot sooner. I understand the nation's love affair with new coaches at big time schools, but speaking of Willingham, I remember the same kind of buzz for him. Weiss doesn't make ND unbeatable.

By the way, IF Purdue beats Notre Dame, you better all be ready for a thread. :whistling:
 
#58
#58
oklavol said:
so when does the season open up, and who plays in the first game?
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SEC Season starts with S. Carolina @ Mississippi St. on Thursday August 31st.

NCAA Season starts with SEVERAL teams on Thursday August 31st.....

6:00 PMBoston College at Central Michigan
7:00 PMTemple at Buffalo
7:00 PMFlorida International at Middle Tennessee State
7:30 PMRhode Island at Connecticut
7:30 PMNorthwestern at Miami (OH)
7:30 PMEastern Michigan at Ball State
7:30 PMMinnesota at Kent State
8:00 PMToledo at Iowa State
8:00 PMStephen F. Austin at Tulsa
8:00 PMSouth Carolina at Mississippi State
8:00 PMAlcorn State at Louisiana-Monroe
9:00 PMSacramento State at Boise State
9:00 PMSoutheastern Louisiana at New Mexico State
10:00 PMNorthern Arizona at #24 Arizona State
10:00 PMEastern Washington at Oregon State
10:30 PMUTEP at San Diego StateCSTV
 
#59
#59
OrangeSquare said:
but speaking of Willingham, I remember the same kind of buzz for him. Weiss doesn't make ND unbeatable.
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I know exactly what you mean. I actually think Willingham got them off to a hotter start than Weiss. Willingham beat FSU, who was a little down that year, but still a good team. Weiss beat up mostly on overrated teams such as Pitt, UT, and Michigan. Also, I think Michigan should have won that game, if not for a few questionable calls. Anyway, I wasn't trying to say Weiss made ND invincible, but I still think they'll be good enough to defeat Purdue.
 
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kptvol said:
I know exactly what you mean. I actually think Willingham got them off to a hotter start than Weiss. Willingham beat FSU, who was a little down that year, but still a good team. Weiss beat up mostly on overrated teams such as Pitt, UT, and Michigan. Also, I think Michigan should have won that game, if not for a few questionable calls. Anyway, I wasn't trying to say Weiss made ND invincible, but I still think they'll be good enough to defeat Purdue.
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2002 was a tougher schedule for ND than 2006, but Willingham and the Irish were +5 in close wins in 2002, while EVEN in 2006.
 
#62
#62
what a homer line up.....UT 11-1....ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

I cant remember...who did you have winning the Vanderbilt-ut game?
 
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#67
WP99ND06 said:
Nah - I've been reading the board for a couple years since the ND - UT game in 2004. And since I married a UT grad I'll cheer for them when their not playing ND. I usually see some level-headed opinions on here - that Purdue prediction just looked like a pick from someone using their heart rather than their head.
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being a vol it is hard for me to admit it but ND is going to be good-very good this year. I see them at worst 11-1. Now I have never understood why people on this board continue to bash ND. They run a cleaner program than we do and graduate a lot more players than we do. I have heard the whole BCS deal, the TV deal and no joining a confrence, but if we had the chance to be in ND shoes we would take it.
 
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#69
utchatt said:
being a vol it is hard for me to admit it but ND is going to be good-very good this year. I see them at worst 11-1. Now I have never understood why people on this board continue to bash ND. They run a cleaner program than we do and graduate a lot more players than we do. I have heard the whole BCS deal, the TV deal and no joining a confrence, but if we had the chance to be in ND shoes we would take it.
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That's funny, I've often thought the very same thing about UT on this same board.
 
#71
#71
GAVol said:
How do you figure that? ND is the school that was recently on probation; not us.
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There trouble was due to a jock sniffer that paid $200 to join a booster club and then stole money from the company she worked for to finance her dates with players. Since then ND has broken up the booster club and formed a more controled monogram club. Around here we have players suspended for DUI, threatening a motorist with a fake gun and other problems of that nature. ND is in the news today becuase of possible rules violations, but the violations are for promos for a local radio station that carries the games. I just don't see football fans hate for ND.
 
#72
#72
People on here criticize others for different reasons., I think they criticize ND out of jealousy. They criticize UF and UGA because that's what rivals do and a little bit because of fear that UT may be behind those schools for awhile. They criticize Cal because Cal is in the PAC-10 and, other than USC for the prior few years, the PAC-10's motto might as well have been "We suck." Last, UT fans criticize each other because they are bored and can't wait just 12 more days !!!
 
#73
#73
utchatt said:
being a vol it is hard for me to admit it but ND is going to be good-very good this year. I see them at worst 11-1. Now I have never understood why people on this board continue to bash ND. They run a cleaner program than we do and graduate a lot more players than we do. I have heard the whole BCS deal, the TV deal and no joining a confrence, but if we had the chance to be in ND shoes we would take it.
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Just because YOU see them at no worse than 11-1 doesn't mean it couldn't happen. I ALSO think ND finishes 11-1, but I wouldn't be terribly shocked at 9-3.
 
#75
#75
lawgator1 said:
I learned long ago that it is not polite to laugh at the emotionally imbalanced.
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LG, seriously, I don't know if you've followed my line of posts, but I'm the most unbiased predictor on this board, or at least near the top.

I take my own predictions and prognostications very seriously. I predict UT to finish 9-3, but as YOU should know, there is a fairly large window where a team could finish. Florida could finish anywhere from 12-0 to 8-4. Tennessee could finish anywhere from 7-5 to 12-0. I have no emotion input into my predictions. None.

UT's road schedule is incredibly favorable. Any other year, the UGA game is a sure fire loss. But Joe T, if he's the starter, isn't a QB who scares me or anyone in the league.

Lastly, I don't appreciate your assumption that its only my emotions speaking.
 
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