IS THIS A BIG GAME ?

[DeadPrez]

how are Ohio St and WVU comparable? Totally different teams.....OSU would beat wvu by 3 tds also

can't help but feel like Louisville having the far better balance on offense would give Ohio State a better game then WVU

 

[ThrowinPicks]

i actually thought wilson was an objective poster before i saw his prediction that wvu would win by 3 touchdowns in this game.

side with wvu? understandable and respected.
feel they're going to cover the game? understandable and respected.

but any credibility went out the window with a 21+ point win.

.... because top 5 teams lose by 3 touchdowns in their own house all the time, right?

i guess i just dont understand these unabashed homers. whats so hard about being objective and realistic? just give credit where its due to every team and be equally critical as necessary. call it like it is. wvu has the better run game. louisville has the better balance. wvu has been more consistent this year. louisville has the better defense. what in the effing world would lead anyone to believe wvu could win by 21+? similarly, what could lead anyone to think louisville is going to come in and score 50 either?

And who wouldve thought that WVU wouldve had 21 points on the board before Georgia was able to put their shoulder pads on last year. That was basically a home game for the Bulldogs wasnt it. Granted they didnt win by 3td's but I didnt see too many people predicting the game to play out like that.

 

[gman2]

And who wouldve thought that WVU wouldve had 21 points on the board before Georgia was able to put their shoulder pads on last year. That was basically a home game for the Bulldogs wasnt it. Granted they didnt win by 3td's but I didnt see too many people predicting the game to play out like that.

thank you.
you just made my point. its near impossible to win on the road by 20+ against a top 5 or even top 10 team. even with georgia spotting wvu 3 scores, the mountaineers still couldnt run away with the game and were dangerously close to letting ga come all the way back and win outright. it has nothing to do with wvu. it has to do with the natural ebb and flow of football. actually, just off the top of anyone's head, id love to see a list of top 5 teams that have lost even by 14+ at home in recent memory.

 

[ThrowinPicks]

thank you.
you just made my point. its near impossible to win on the road by 20+ against a top 5 or even top 10 team. even with georgia spotting wvu 3 scores, the mountaineers still couldnt run away with the game and were dangerously close to letting ga come all the way back and win outright. it has nothing to do with wvu. it has to do with the natural ebb and flow of football.

I hardly believe that teams spot points in bowl games. And I dont think theres anyone who truly understands football that didnt think Georgia would get back into that football game. Especially in front of the home crowd.

 

[Dice34]

thank you.
you just made my point. its near impossible to win on the road by 20+ against a top 5 or even top 10 team. even with georgia spotting wvu 3 scores, the mountaineers still couldnt run away with the game and were dangerously close to letting ga come all the way back and win outright. it has nothing to do with wvu. it has to do with the natural ebb and flow of football. actually, just off the top of anyone's head, id love to see a list of top 5 teams that have lost even by 14+ at home in recent memory.

i can think of one, ND lost by 26 this year.....but were they a legitimate top 5 team?

 

[gman2]

I hardly believe that teams spot points in bowl games. And I dont think theres anyone who truly understands football that didnt think Georgia would get back into that football game. Especially in front of the home crowd.

uh, "spotting points" is a figure of speech. i didnt think you would take it literally.

but yet again, you made my point. anyone who understands football knows how hard it is to blow teams out away from home, especially top 5 teams. both teams are solid. wvu is an excellent football team. but neither team is winning by 20.

the exception is osu/texas this year, but mccoy in his first real start is much different than brohm in his 100th (<-- not to be taken literally)

 

[gman2]

i can think of one, ND lost by 26 this year.....but were they a legitimate top 5 team?

well thats where semantics become involved. though the answer to the question is 'no', your example is valid regardless.

 

[Dice34]

so texas/osu would make it twice it happened, i would say there is no exception, since thats where they were ranked, if thats the case then why are they ranked that early if voters dont take into account every aspect of a teams makeup?

 

[Dice34]

I understand the point you are trying to make, I'm just thinking of instances it has happened, and 2 were spotted this year and i'm assuming if you looked back, that if top 5 teams were beat by more than 14 pts at home, that it would of happened early in the season as opposed to later in the season........makes the argument stronger that preseason rankings are severely flawed

 

[bryanz]

Something tells me the Cards WIN !!

 

[Dice34]

i'm not so sure west virginia would be an above average team in the big 10.......i take that back, they cant stop a well balanced team, especially any team with any ability to pass the ball, good lord

 

[texasAUtiger]

Repeat after me: ONE DIMENSIONAL FOOTBALL loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooses vs decent teams the vast majority of the time.

 

[Dice34]

i never said they did........i figured they could go 9-3, 8-4 possibly in the big 10, i'm not so sure now

 

[hedman]

:mj07: :mj07: :mj07: :mj07: :142smilie Both these teams should be embarassed, I lost money on the under but the big east lost a hell of a lot more then i did. There are so many teams in the "major" conferences that would kill these fools.

SEC: Florida, Tenn, Auburn, LSU, Arkansas, Alabama

Big 12: UT, OU, NU, Texas A & M, TTech, Missou, Oky St.

Big 11: Ohio St, Mich, Iowa, Penn St, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue

Hell not to mention: Boise St. would have a field day with these defenses, i was so wrong this was an awful wac game from the late 90s

 

[DeadPrez]

Both these teams should be embarassed, I lost money on the under but the big east lost a hell of a lot more then i did. There are so many teams in the "major" conferences that would kill these fools.

SEC: Florida, Tenn, Auburn, LSU, Arkansas, Alabama

Big 12: UT, OU, NU, Texas A & M, TTech, Missou, Oky St.

Big 11: Ohio St, Mich, Iowa, Penn St, Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue

Hell not to mention: Boise St. would have a field day with these defenses, i was so wrong this was an awful wac game from the late 90s

:shocked: what are you saying? I'll give you Fla, UT, LSU, Ohio State and Michigan for sure.

But Louisville is not losing at home or on the road vs tex a &m, ttech, mizzou or okie st... :nono:

indiana, purdue, alabama are you kidding me?
:142smilie :142smilie :142smilie

I have got to admit that I'm not sure if this is a serious post:shrug:

all the others are a toss up and I would take the Ville at home in a pick 'em vs tenn, Ark, Iowa for sure, PSU for sure and probably auburn.

The ville is real good, give them some credit because WVU, despite their schedule, is a very good team and the Ville just handled them.