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Just a nickname I've been calling them for 4-5 years.oVo wrote:The Falcons are off to a fast start with two touchdown drives of 60+ yards on their opening possessions and three pics of Case Keenum. Air Force 24-6 at the half, it's now a final 47-20.muy_thaiguy wrote:Well, today's matchup is the Flyboys (AFA) vs the Coogs (Houston) at the Armed Forces Bowl.
Maxleod wrote:Not strike, he's the only one with a functioning brain.
Sounds familiar, so I might have.strike wolf wrote:one of my dad';s clients has a son thar plays for the flyboys...may7be youve heard of him. tim jefferson?
glad I switched that pick to Navy nowoVo wrote: It seems to be a good day for the service academies
as Navy is running over Missouri
35-13 in the 4th Quarter.
How many picks have you lost thus far?king sam wrote:glad I switched that pick to Navy nowoVo wrote: It seems to be a good day for the service academies
as Navy is running over Missouri
35-13 in the 4th Quarter.
Agreed. 4-5 of our bowl teams were rated as underdogs. Wyoming won in 2x overtime with one of the most epic goal line stands ever, sending a huge statement, BYU just plain dominated in Vegas despite Wyoming style winds, Utah won by double digits in their 9th straight Bowl win, and AFA blasted Houston to smithereens. What is it going to take?Optimus Prime wrote:What more do people want before they will admit that the Mountain West belongs at the table with the big boys? Seriously, this has happened for years now and no respect is given.
king sam wrote:glad I switched that pick to Navy nowoVo wrote: It seems to be a good day for the service academies
as Navy is running over Missouri
35-13 in the 4th Quarter.
Yeah I noticed that too.TheMissionary wrote:Looks as though we are still tied. You see colton's picks? Seems he picked all the teams that were favored to win, rather than using common sense.
So far been a close one, nice job Sam.
I've been hinting at it and I can't remember if I've said it directly yet but the Mountain West conference is not only legitimate but they are better than some of the BCS conferences that are supposedly so tough.Optimus Prime wrote:What more do people want before they will admit that the Mountain West belongs at the table with the big boys? Seriously, this has happened for years now and no respect is given.
Maxleod wrote:Not strike, he's the only one with a functioning brain.
Boise State (13-0) in the WAC is similar in stature... vs Oregon (Pac10 8-1) 19-8strike wolf wrote:I agree they are legit, but not better. As good as? Yes... not better. TCU, Utah, BYU have been consistantly excellent in recent years, Air Force is consistantly good and Wyoming had a decent season and may be on the verge of catching up. The mainstays of the Mountain West Conference have had the respect of the college football world for ages and as their conference has toughened up seem more legitimate than ever. Figuring out how to schedule more games with some of the better schools in the BCS would be huge step too. Particularly if they manage to catch them on a good year. Utah was great last season and TCU is great this year.Optimus Prime wrote:...the Mountain West conference is not only legitimate but they are better than some of the BCS conferences that are supposedly so tough.MWC Big Wins this year wrote:TCU (12-0) @ Clemson (ACC 6-2) 14-10 (also AFA 20-17, BYU 38-7 & Utah 55-28)
Utah vs Cal (Pac10 5-4) 37-27
Losses @ Oregon 31-24, @ TCU 55-28 & @ BYU 26-23
BYU vs Oklahoma (Big12 5-3) 14-13, vs Utah 26-23, vs Oregon St. (Pac10 6-3) 44-20
Losses vs Florida State (ACC 4-4) 54-28, TCU 38-7)
Air Force vs Houston (C-USA 6-2) 47-20
Losses @ Minnesota (Big10 3-5) 20-13, @ Navy 16-13 OT, @ TCU 20-17, @ Utah 23-16, @ BYU 38-21
MWC cupcakes outside the conference wrote:Wyoming (7-6) W vs Fresno State 35-28 2OT Losses vs Texas 41-10, @ Colorado 24-0,
UNLV (5-7) W @ Hawaii 34-33 Losses vs Oregon State 23-21, @ Nevada 63-28
San Diego State (4-8) @ UCLA 33-14, @ Idaho 34-20,
New Mexico (1-11) @ Texas A&M 41-6, vs Tulsa 44-10, @ Texas Tech 48-28
Colorado State (3-9) W @ Colorado 23-17, @ Weber St 24-23 & @ Nevada 35-20 the Rams started the year on a roll
The Colorado game, was a dissappointment, however we were still figuring out our starting line up. BYU has had our number for years, so if we score once next year, that will be an improvement. Air Force was a back and ofrth battle for the better part of the game (an entire half before AFA finally scored, kind of speaks volumes on it's own in some regards). We did have a lead over Utah for 3 quarters, until they they finally got ahead of us with a 4th straight FG. TCU just blew us out of the water, no questions about it (and they did not need an entire half to get rolling either).oVo wrote:Boise State (13-0) in the WAC is similar in stature... vs Oregon (Pac10 8-1) 19-8strike wolf wrote:I agree they are legit, but not better. As good as? Yes... not better. TCU, Utah, BYU have been consistantly excellent in recent years, Air Force is consistantly good and Wyoming had a decent season and may be on the verge of catching up. The mainstays of the Mountain West Conference have had the respect of the college football world for ages and as their conference has toughened up seem more legitimate than ever. Figuring out how to schedule more games with some of the better schools in the BCS would be huge step too. Particularly if they manage to catch them on a good year. Utah was great last season and TCU is great this year.Optimus Prime wrote:...the Mountain West conference is not only legitimate but they are better than some of the BCS conferences that are supposedly so tough.MWC Big Wins this year wrote:TCU (12-0) @ Clemson (ACC 6-2) 14-10 (also AFA 20-17, BYU 38-7 & Utah 55-28)
Utah vs Cal (Pac10 5-4) 37-27
Losses @ Oregon 31-24, @ TCU 55-28 & @ BYU 26-23
BYU vs Oklahoma (Big12 5-3) 14-13, vs Utah 26-23, vs Oregon St. (Pac10 6-3) 44-20
Losses vs Florida State (ACC 4-4) 54-28, TCU 38-7)
Air Force vs Houston (C-USA 6-2) 47-20
Losses @ Minnesota (Big10 3-5) 20-13, @ Navy 16-13 OT, @ TCU 20-17, @ Utah 23-16, @ BYU 38-21MWC cupcakes outside the conference wrote:Wyoming (7-6) W vs Fresno State 35-28 2OT Losses vs Texas 41-10, @ Colorado 24-0,
UNLV (5-7) W @ Hawaii 34-33 Losses vs Oregon State 23-21, @ Nevada 63-28
San Diego State (4-8) @ UCLA 33-14, @ Idaho 34-20,
New Mexico (1-11) @ Texas A&M 41-6, vs Tulsa 44-10, @ Texas Tech 48-28
Colorado State (3-9) W @ Colorado 23-17, @ Weber St 24-23 & @ Nevada 35-20 the Rams started the year on a roll
Napoleon Ier wrote:You people need to grow up to be honest.
The WAC used to be a good conference (Wyoming, CSU, Utah, and BYU were founders), but then it became a mega-conference in the late 90s, and thus the "gang of 5" split off, formed the MWC, and invited SDSU, UNLV, and UNM. TCU then came in to the MWC in 2005. Ever since, only BSU has been consistently good, with rumors of them eventually joining the MWC.Neoteny wrote:Nobody likes the WAC because all the teams come from states who have populations of, like, 4.
As you notice all my picks that were wrong came down to the very end with close scores. Hope you picked opposite of me for some more games, which I'm almost completely sure you picked Texas to beat Bama.king sam wrote:
Just curious - how many of the MWC's players come from the states they're in? Or the outlying area? It seems like most of Boise State's players are Californian. Which isn't too different than, say, Oklahoma. But I hate Oklahoma.muy_thaiguy wrote:The WAC used to be a good conference (Wyoming, CSU, Utah, and BYU were founders), but then it became a mega-conference in the late 90s, and thus the "gang of 5" split off, formed the MWC, and invited SDSU, UNLV, and UNM. TCU then came in to the MWC in 2005. Ever since, only BSU has been consistently good, with rumors of them eventually joining the MWC.Neoteny wrote:Nobody likes the WAC because all the teams come from states who have populations of, like, 4.
Mr_Adams wrote:You, sir, are an idiot.
Timminz wrote:By that logic, you eat babies.
Bowl Records by Conference wrote:Mountain West 4-0
Independent _ 1-0
Sun Belt _ 1-0
Big Ten _ 3-2
Big 12 _ 3-2
SEC _ 3-3
ACC _ 3-3
Big East _ 2-2
WAC _ 1-2
C-USA _ 2-3
PAC 10 _ 2-5
MAC _ 0-3
BSU also seems to recruit fairly well from Texas. Anyways.spurgistan wrote:Just curious - how many of the MWC's players come from the states they're in? Or the outlying area? It seems like most of Boise State's players are Californian. Which isn't too different than, say, Oklahoma. But I hate Oklahoma.muy_thaiguy wrote:The WAC used to be a good conference (Wyoming, CSU, Utah, and BYU were founders), but then it became a mega-conference in the late 90s, and thus the "gang of 5" split off, formed the MWC, and invited SDSU, UNLV, and UNM. TCU then came in to the MWC in 2005. Ever since, only BSU has been consistently good, with rumors of them eventually joining the MWC.Neoteny wrote:Nobody likes the WAC because all the teams come from states who have populations of, like, 4.
Also, Auburn may have just officially eliminated me from my family bowl pick'em league (my cat seems primed to win, although my 2nd cousins fiancee is set for a charge) but that was an insane game. This has been a great bowl season, and the good games havn't even happened yet. Happy freaking new year.
The sophomore QB has had a few gems and I anticipate a few more before he is finishedking sam wrote:Pryor did me wrong and showed up and played his best game of his career..
Maxleod wrote:Not strike, he's the only one with a functioning brain.
