NCAA Football '12-13

[derspiess]

and now they're facing a team from a real conference.

No, they're not.

I'd say any (non-Big East) BCS conference would qualify as such.

[dps]

and now they're facing a team from a real conference.

No, they're not.

I'd say any (non-Big East) BCS conference would qualify as such.

It's not about what conference a team's in, though--it's about whether or not you're facing a real team.  Kentucky isn't a real team at this point, even though they're in the SEC.  Boise State, despite what the haters say, appears to still be a real team, even if the Mountain West is barely a real conference.

Maryland hasn't made much of a case for being a real team yet this year.  Granted, lots of teams at this point still haven't played any other good teams, but good teams don't beat William and Mary by just 7-6.

[derspiess]

It's not about what conference a team's in, though--it's about whether or not you're facing a real team.  Kentucky isn't a real team at this point, even though they're in the SEC.  Boise State, despite what the haters say, appears to still be a real team, even if the Mountain West is barely a real conference.

Maryland hasn't made much of a case for being a real team yet this year.  Granted, lots of teams at this point still haven't played any other good teams, but good teams don't beat William and Mary by just 7-6.

Alright, FFS.  They're playing a team more real than the two they played in their first two games.  Happy?? 

[CountDeMoney]

That's still up for debate a bit. 

[derspiess]

That's still up for debate a bit. 

  It's a fun rivalry.  And it's the only real rivalry WVU has left.

[MadBurgerMaker]

The BYU - Boise game...isn't really very good right now.  It's also on that goddamn blue field, making it even more difficult to watch.

[dps]

That's still up for debate a bit. 

  It's a fun rivalry.  And it's the only real rivalry WVU has left.

Actually, I don't know why they kept it.  OK, they're going to play a 9-game conference schedule, they're going to play Marshall (though I'm not sure about that going forward), and they're going to play a FCS patsy.  That leaves one more game to schedule, and I can see wanting to keep that one a traditional opponent.  But why Maryland?  Pitt would have been the obvious choice, but if not Pitt, why not Syracuse or Rutgers?  Heck, to me East Carolina is more of a traditional opponent for WVU than Maryland is.

[MadBurgerMaker]

I think I saw somewhere (here, maybe?) that the WVU - Marshall series wasn't continuing after this year.

[CountDeMoney]

I think I saw somewhere (here, maybe?) that the WVU - Marshall series wasn't continuing after this year.

That's a shame.  Best scene in We Are Marshall, too.  Bobby's good Christian peeps.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Yeah here we go:  http://westvirginia.scout.com/a.z?s=159&p=3&blipid=1966

Looks like the Terpies are staying, ECU is on there 2013-2018, and Marshall is going.  Hey there's Towson in 2014 Seedy. 

[CountDeMoney]

Hey there's Towson in 2014 Seedy.

DONT YOU PATRONIZE ME MAN

[katmai]

Yeah wtf MBM that is my job.

[MadBurgerMaker]

 

[dps]

Watching BYU-Boise State and just noticed that the Mountain West Conference logo on the field looks a lot like the current Doctor Who logo.

It's easy to start noticing things like that when the game is getting slowed down by about 10 billion penalty flags.

[MadBurgerMaker]

   Baylor is getting slapped around early in the game.  Hope ULM can keep it up.

E:  Exchanged TDs, but Baylor is inside the 1 now.  4th and goal and going for it, as they should. 

Boooo they made it.  21-14 now.  Don't be running out of gas already, Warhawks.

21-21 now, and ESPN missed it during a commercial break following a turnover.  48 yard TD pass.  Dude was wide open along the sideline it looked like.  Disaster of a quarter for ULM, but with more than 5 minutes left, maybe they can turn it around (or it could get worse).