<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ATLien)</div><div class='quotemain'>The Big East is 1 of the most annoying conferences for me because every year we hear how one team is going to run the table and end up playing for the national championship.</div> I don't see any chance of a team running the table this season or the next few.
USF is 26th on the AP poll with 220 points. They are 23 points behind Texas A&M</p> UC picked up 12 points</p> WVU dropped one spot to 4th as OU jumped over them</p> L'Ville dropped one spot to 9th</p> RU moved up 2 spots to 13</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ATLien)</div><div class='quotemain'>The Big East is 1 of the most annoying conferences for me because every year we hear how one team is going to run the table and end up playing for the national championship.</div> Every yr? It's been a yr or so. Before that, everyone kept talking about how bad of a conference it was and if they should take away their BCS Bid.</p>
http://frontier.cincinnati.com/blogs/lonni...ame-were-in.asp</p><h3 class="post-title"> However, if Notre Dame were in . . . </h3> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">It’s premature to say that the Big East is the equal of any conference this year in college football, or even in the top four or five. It does, however, appear to be building on the momentum it established last year, when it had three teams (West Virginia, Louisville and Rutgers) in the top 10 at various times and, at 5-0, was the only league to go undefeated in bowl games.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Since then, the conference has lost only two games, both by Syracuse. Most of the victories have come against unimpressive opponents; but not South Florida’s at Auburn; not Cincinnati’s thrashing of Oregon State. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal">For what it’s worth, the Big East’s 14-2 non-conference record is the best going at the moment. The resumes of the six BCS leagues look like this:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold">Big East</span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Out of conference record: </span>14-2</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Best wins:</span> South Florida at Auburn; Cincinnati, big, over Oregon State</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Worst losses:</span> Syracuse to Washington and Iowa</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Also:</span> Rutgers beat Navy; UConn won at Duke</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p style="font-weight: bold" class="MsoNormal">SEC</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Out of conference record:</span> 14-4</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Best wins:</span> LSU, big, over Virginia Tech; Georgia over Oklahoma State</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Worst loss:</span> Auburn, at home, to South Florida</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Also:</span> Tennessee lost at Cal; Auburn beat Kansas State</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p style="font-weight: bold" class="MsoNormal">Big Ten</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Out of conference record:</span> 18-4</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Best wins:</span> Penn State, big, over Notre Dame; Wisconsin over Washington State</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Worst losses:</span> Michigan to Appalachian State; Michigan, big, to Oregon; Minnesota to Bowling Green</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Also:</span> Minnesota beat Miami (Oh) in overtime; Ohio State led Akron 3-2 at halftime</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p style="font-weight: bold" class="MsoNormal">Pac-10</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Out of conference record:</span> 13-3</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Best wins:</span> Cal over Tennessee; Oregon, big, at Michigan</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Worst loss:</span> Oregon State, big, at Cincinnati</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Also:</span> Washington beat Boise State; Washington State lost at Wisconsin; Arizona State beat Colorado; Arizona lost at BYU</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p style="font-weight: bold" class="MsoNormal">Big 12</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Out of conference record:</span> 18-6</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Best wins: </span>Oklahoma, big, over Miami (Fla.); Nebraska at Wake Forest; Texas over TCU</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Worst losses:</span> Iowa State, at home, to Kent State and Northern Iowa</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Also:</span> Missouri beat Illinois and Ole Miss; Oklahoma State lost at Georgia; Kansas State lost at Auburn; Baylor lost at TCU</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p style="font-weight: bold" class="MsoNormal">ACC</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Out of conference record:</span> 9-7</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Best win:</span> Georgia Tech, big, at Notre Dame</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Worst losses:</span> North Carolina State to Central Florida; North Carolina to East Carolina; Virginia to Wyoming; Duke to UConn</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic">Also:</span> Wake Forest lost to Nebraska; Miami lost big to Oklahoma; Virginia Tech lost big to LSU</p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The snapshot, admittedly, is taken early. But the Big East is in it. Prominently.</p> </p>
I never expected L'Ville's defense to be this bad. Going down to UK hurts the conference.</p> Pitt should have been able to beat MSU, but then again, we know who is coaching that team.</p> Stat of the Day: Pitt has scored less points in their 3 games than Louisville has given up in their 3 games</p>
Still 4 teams from the Big East in the AP Top 25</p> WVU at #5 Rutgers at #10 USF at #18 UC at #24</p> L'Ville had 0 votes</p> UConn had 3 votes</p>
The Rutgers-Cincinnati game is now on National Television, ESPN2.</p> http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2007/09/r...l_air_on_e.html</p>
USF shouldn't be ranked. Y'all will see how bad they are come the 13th of October when UCF destroys them. BTW, Kevin Smith is the best running back in the nation.</p>
not a football fan, but i was surprised SU won a game. and beat Louisville.</p> I was reading about the glory days of SU football one day, they used to have some legends, and used to be really good.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GrandKenyon6)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> USF shouldn't be ranked. Y'all will see how bad they are come the 13th of October when UCF destroys them. BTW, Kevin Smith is the best running back in the nation.</p> </div></p> </p> Uh, yes they should be. Kevin Smith, best RB in the Nation? Yeah, sure. if about 20 RBs, including McFadden, Slaton, Rice, Hart all drop off the face of the earth.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GrandKenyon6)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> USF shouldn't be ranked. Y'all will see how bad they are come the 13th of October when UCF destroys them. BTW, Kevin Smith is the best running back in the nation.</p> </div></p> Unlikely.</p>
Another week and another Top 25 jumble for the Big East</p> AP Poll : #6 USF, #13 WVU, #20 UC, #21 RU and 9 votes for UConn</p> USA Today Poll : #9 USF, #12 WVU, #21 RU, #24 UC and 23 votes for UConn</p> Harris Poll : #10 USF, #11 WVU, #21 RU, #24 UC, 51 votes for UConn and 3 votes for L'Ville</p>
USF's time will be short lived. Kevin Smith will rush for 200+ yards as UCF annihilates USF on the 13th in Tampa.</p>
What happens when the Big East Mascots get together</p> <font size="2" color="#ff0000">Warning: some cursing in the links</font></p> Episode 1</p> Episode 2</p> Episode 3</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dissonance19)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Pitt's getting some good talent. They might give Wanny another yr or two.</p> </p> </div></p> Why? Just so that the new coach has a decent talent base? It is pretty clear that Wanny couldn't coach the 2006 Florida Gators to a .500 record.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dissonance19)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Pitt's getting some good talent. They might give Wanny another yr or two.</p> </p> </div></p> Not with that play-calling. Talent means nothing if the coach is incapable of making smart and obvious decisions. Why throw on 3rd down when McCoy is having a terrific game? Ridiculous. Why throw on 4th instead of going for the tie when you're playing at home? Even more ridiculous.</p>
