Will ALABAMA face either Kansas St, or ND, OR OREGON IN NC??

[Mrcoolhog55]

Will Alabama face either Kansas St, ND, OR Oregon in NC?? I hope for either Alabama vs Kansas St, or Alabama vs Notre Dame, and ALABAMA winning it all again. What say you to this??

[Captain]

Ducks

[zane]

Bama Vs ND would be HUUUUGE!

[hogcard1964]

I think it will be Oregon.

Kansas St. has a killer shedule left and I think Dame will fall behind a one loss team or two in the BCS later today. I also believe Dame will will lose a game. They're now really exposed as over-rated.

[ZERO]

I'll say Oregon deserves it the most, but either three would be a pretty cool matchup. Oregon's hard work and a shot at redemption vs. the SEC, Notre Dame's storied history vs. Alabama's storied history, or the ultimate undog story in Kansas State.

Or maybe all three will drop a game and Louisville or another team will somehow sneak into it.

[Mrcoolhog55]

Yes, the only team left for them that could beat them is USC at USC ,but they are not that good. The one thing about Notre Dame is that since they are not in a Football Conference they can not win a Championship, except a National Championship. Now would it be something to see Alabama vs Notre Dame, and to see Notre Dame go down to Alabama , now that would be sweet to see. So close, but no cigar.... I hope Alabama rolls over whoever they play so as to see the SEC strong again as usual, and to shut up the National media wanting to see someone else win the NC....

[popcornhog]

Ducks

How are they gonna jump K State in the BCS?

[Root_hawg]

If all finish undefeated, it's Bama and k state....Oregon is last...no schedule

[Hoggie17]

Should be the Ducks, however all bets are off if ND wins out.

[HiggiePiggy]

Honestly the team that has played the tougher schedule is Notre Dame then Kansas State.  Everyone wants Oregon because of their offense.  They have the weaker schedule of the 3 as of right now, but they finish the season with a couple of tough games and also a championship game so that alone would boost them to the top of the list. 

Notre Dame
http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/87/notre-dame-fighting-irish

They have faced 4 teams that were ranked at the time they faced them and 2 were top 10.  They have 1 more ranked team to face.

Kansas State
http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/2306/kansas-state-wildcats

They have also faced 4 ranked teams with 1 being top 10 when they faced them.  They have 1 more ranked team to face. 

Oregon
http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2483/oregon-ducks

They have faced 3 ranked teams none being in the top 15 when they played.  They have 2 more ranked teams to play and possibly 1 of them will be in the top 10 when they face them.  Plus they have a championship game to also play. 

So looking at these schedules the toughest faced so far has been Notre Dame then Kansas State and last Oregon. 

[hogcard1964]

Down the stretch Kansas St. has by far the toughest schedule. If they finish up un beaten, they deserve it. I do think theyll drop a game as will Dame.  Watch Louisville's movement tonight. They could get a huge push near Dame at number four or five.

[Hogz87]

Bama Vs ND would be HUUUUGE!

And also the least appealing of the three possible match-ups in my opinion.  Notre Dame's offense is horrendous.  An Alabama-Notre Dame national championship has 17-3 or 21-3 written all over it.

[HiggiePiggy]

Louisvilles only chance is if everyone else loses a game. Even then they would probably get jumped by a 1 loss team.  They have faced 0 ranked teams and have 0 ranked teams to play the rest of the season. 

http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/97/louisville-cardinals

Oregon actually faces 2 ranked teams out of their last 3 games and probably a 3rd ranked team in their championship game. 

Of the 3 we are talking about I would say that Oregon has the toughest down the stretch with 2 of their 3 games on the road with a championship game.

Kansas State on the road for 2 of the 3 and then have Texas at home which is ranked right now.

Then notre dame. They have to go on the road to Boston college then at home for wake Forrest and then back on the road for USC. 

[WILL CLINTON]

They have to go on the road to Boston college then at home for wake Forrest and then back on the road for USC. 

USC wins that game to knock Notre Dame out of the running.

I think that the Ducks will jump Kansas St for 2 reasons
     1. Everyone wants to see Oregon's offense vs. Bama defense. Epic game.
     2. A conference Championship game.

[CallThemHawgs!]

No way ND wins out. Not a chance. They are just not that good.

KState is decent.

Oregon is by far the #2. I dont even think its close.

Bama will beat any of them.

[GalaHawg]

What a perfect season for a 4-team play-off

[HiggiePiggy]

No way ND wins out. Not a chance. They are just not that good.

KState is decent.

Oregon is by far the #2. I dont even think its close.

Bama will beat any of them.

Notre Dame has the easiest schedule the rest of the way. I do agree though they lose 1 probably to USC.

They are a good team though. 

[HiggiePiggy]

USC wins that game to knock Notre Dame out of the running.

I think that the Ducks will jump Kansas St for 2 reasons
     1. Everyone wants to see Oregon's offense vs. Bama defense. Epic game.
     2. A conference Championship game.

I do agree they jump kansas state and it will be because of their schedule down the stretch. Facing possibly 3 ranked teams out of their last 4.

  I don't think people care about the offense.  It's pretty much about their schedule.  Big 12 has screwed themselves out of NC games because they got rid of the championship game.

[HG]

Yes, the only team left for them that could beat them is USC at USC ,but they are not that good. The one thing about Notre Dame is that since they are not in a Football Conference they can not win a Championship, except a National Championship. Now would it be something to see Alabama vs Notre Dame, and to see Notre Dame go down to Alabama , now that would be sweet to see. So close, but no cigar.... I hope Alabama rolls over whoever they play so as to see the SEC strong again as usual, and to shut up the National media wanting to see someone else win the NC....

Pitt should have beaten them.  If Pitt can do that, Wake Forest has a fighting chance.  Even BC could give ND a game of it.  They're terrible, but so is Pitt.

[Chestodrawers]

   Heres my Christmas wish. They all remain undefeated. ND gets plugged in over the other two to face Bama, causing a national uproar, then Bama blows ND away. I mean one of those games everybody turns off in second qtr.   However, I think ND is really gonna have a hard time with USC. This will be the season for USC, next to us USC has been the biggest disappointment in college football this year. Or maybe Texas. Or maybe Auburn. Or maybe Oklahoma. This list could get long. Any how this will be the only thing they have to hang their hats on for the season and Barkley and that receiver can roll up some big numbers.

[HiggiePiggy]

Pitt should have beaten them.  If Pitt can do that, Wake Forest has a fighting chance.  Even BC could give ND a game of it.  They're terrible, but so is Pitt.

I don't ever go off of a performance of one game for the next game.  Notre Dame just got off a huge week previously and probably were not all up for Pittsburgh at home. 

I believe this game woke them up and they will be focused for the rest of the year.  I still think they lose at USC though just because USC is a good team and its at home for USC plus a rivalry game. 

[Soonerman12]

   Heres my Christmas wish. They all remain undefeated. ND gets plugged in over the other two to face Bama, causing a national uproar, then Bama blows ND away. I mean one of those games everybody turns off in second qtr.   However, I think ND is really gonna have a hard time with USC. This will be the season for USC, next to us USC has been the biggest disappointment in college football this year. Or maybe Texas. Or maybe Auburn. Or maybe Oklahoma. This list could get long. Any how this will be the only thing they have to hang their hats on for the season and Barkley and that receiver can roll up some big numbers.

OU has lost to number 2 and 3 teams in the country. Hardly, a disappointment.

[WizardofhOgZ]

The answer lies in this post (thread), which was mysteriously moved from MMQB by someone in the Hogville admin mafia:

http://www.hogville.net/yabbse/index.php?topic=509536.0

[HG]

OU has lost to number 2 and 3 teams in the country. Hardly, a disappointment.

Losing to KSU is no shame.  Losing to ND is.  OU is batting .500 in the Disappointment Series.

[Chestodrawers]

OU has lost to number 2 and 3 teams in the country. Hardly, a disappointment.

Oh please Soonerman!!! You guys thought deep down in your moccasins you were a contender for the big dance pre-season. Those hopes got dashed quickly. My daughter and grandkids are part of the Sooner nation. Y'all are MAJOR league disappointed. Don't give me that we're gonna be thrilled to be 10 and 2 line. I've heard the crying first person.

[LJHOG]

Only Oregon would have a chance to win that game.  But, given Saban and the Bama defensive talent with a month to prepare it will be a tall order. KSt and ND would have no shot.

[rickm1976]

Only Oregon would have a chance to win that game.  But, given Saban and the Bama defensive talent with a month to prepare it will be a tall order. KSt and ND would have no shot.

I like K-State and Snyder, but I think you're right.  They just don't have the horses to do it.

[rickm1976]

OU has lost to number 2 and 3 teams in the country. Hardly, a disappointment.

Hey, I'm a Sooner fan too, after the Hogs, and I'm not happy.  I can't stand Stoops, and like I always say, "Big Game Bob strikes again".  With the talent OU has, Stoops always manages to blow a couple of games every year.  This year it was KState and ND, and the Sooners should have won both.

[JethroB.]

How are they gonna jump K State in the BCS?

That might depend on how bad Klein is hurt. I haven't seen.

[HiggiePiggy]

Losing to KSU is no shame.  Losing to ND is.  OU is batting .500 in the Disappointment Series.

Why is losing to ND a shame?  Oklahoma has been terrible against notre dame.  They have beaten notre dame 1 time in its history and faced them I believe 10 times now.   Notre dame is a pretty good team this year. 

[HG]

I'm looking at the BCS standings and seeing potential for a complete national meltdown...

KSU, Oregon and USC all lose...UGA clinches the SEC-E title with a win over Auburn, then gets destroyed by Bama.  UF defeats a top 10 FSU.  Bama/Florida BCSNCG.


College football fans outside the SEC would go utterly ballistic and, frankly, I'd love watching the world burn.  So to speak.

[GoHogs1091]

Hey, I'm a Sooner fan too, after the Hogs, and I'm not happy.  I can't stand Stoops, and like I always say, "Big Game Bob strikes again".  With the talent OU has, Stoops always manages to blow a couple of games every year.  This year it was KState and ND, and the Sooners should have won both.

This season is the first season in Bob Stoops' tenure as OU's Head Coach that Brent Venables is not defensive coaching at OU.  It is not a coincidence that this season is also the first season in Bob's tenure as OU's Head Coach that he has lost 2 games in the same season in Norman.

Bob is missing Brent Venables' defensive coaching, and come National Signing Day, Bob is also going to be missing Venables' recruiting.   

[RazorPiggie]

I think Oregon will because they will have to play in a Conference game.

I wouldn't mind seeing any of them against Bama and watching Bama just ram rod them.

[HG]

Why is losing to ND a shame?  Oklahoma has been terrible against notre dame.  They have beaten notre dame 1 time in its history and faced them I believe 10 times now.   Notre dame is a pretty good team this year.

ND is a pretty good team.  They're not a great team.  They've struggled against mediocre competition all season.  Everyone has a bad game or two, but ND has at least 3 against terrible competition that it was lucky to win, and that doesn't include scraping by a Michigan team that Bama annihilated.  OU should have beat them at home, imho, and it shouldn't even have been that close.

[Pyrotechnician]

Make no mistake about it.  If ND and Bama finish undefeated, they money for this game would dwarf a Kst. or Oregon matchup agains bama.  Make no mistake, if they can make Bama vs ND for the BCS title, its gonna happen.  Oregon and K state will face each other in the Fiesta bowl or Rose bowl.

[HG]

Make no mistake about it.  If ND and Bama finish undefeated, they money for this game would dwarf a Kst. or Oregon matchup agains bama.  Make no mistake, if they can make Bama vs ND for the BCS title, its gonna happen.  Oregon and K state will face each other in the Fiesta bowl or Rose bowl.

Make no mistake, Bama would love that.  ND would be a cakewalk compared to Oregon or KSU.  Even ND's vaunted defense wouldn't impress -- they haven't faced anything close to the Lacy and Yeldon combo.  But doubt ND jumps Oregon.  Oregon has already moved past the Domers in the BCS and their computer schedule will be getting much stronger over the next few weeks while ND's lone game of significance will be against a team Oregon will likely beat twice (giving them an extra game to pad their resume over ND in the process.)  I don't see how ND could jump Oregon now unless the voters suddenly decide that Oregon's uniforms have grown too silly to support.

[HiggiePiggy]

Actually I think all 3 would be a cake walk for Alabama.

[Murr]

How are they gonna jump K State in the BCS?

CCG.

If K State and Oregon go undefeated, k State would have played the tougher schedule but Oregon winning the PAC CCG will put them over from the computers.  Big 12 could screw themselves over again with the CCG or lack there of.

[Capt. Hamm]

Oregon. They have easiest road to NC game.

[Murr]

Actually I think all 3 would be a cake walk for Alabama.

Notre Dame- they are a bad offense with good defense.  Bama would spank them

Oregon- Oregon' hurry up Offense can be prepared for given time to adjust your football team to; see LSU vs Oregon last year. Final would be 40-24 Tide

K State would match up the best against Saban's team.  Very solid fundamentals and tackling taught, offense has a Heisman candidate at QB.  Bama would win this one 35-17

[Ashdownpanther]

national championship
Bama-45
Oregon-24

[longtimeHogfan]

Kansas St. is about as exciting as watching paint dry but it will be hard to keep them out of Miami if they keep winning.  I'd rather see the golden domers get beat down by the Tide but it will probably be:

K. St. vs. Tide.

[NaturalStateReb]

Will Alabama face either Kansas St, ND, OR Oregon in NC?? I hope for either Alabama vs Kansas St, or Alabama vs Notre Dame, and ALABAMA winning it all again. What say you to this??

Probably Oregon, since the big game left on ND's schedule is a 3-loss USC team.  This also assumes that Bama gets past Georgia, which isn't a given.

Too bad it won't be ND.  Be nice to see Saban feed that Domer resurgence into a crimson woodchipper.

[jbcarol]

Always a tough call.  Good to play out all of the games unless your team is in the thick of it.

[jbcarol]

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