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2017 College Football Thread [W:49]

azgreg said:
Being a west coast guy I think the Mountain West is an under-rated conference. It's more than just the Broncos.
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If you can make it up this way for the right weekend... we'll catch a lobo game. #1 rushing offense in college football last year.
 
azgreg said:
http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/football/polls/coaches-poll/2017/1/

Amway Coaches Poll

1) Alabama
2) Ohio State
3) Florida State
4) Southern California
5) Clemson
6) Penn State
7) Washington
8) Oklahoma
9) Michigan
10) Wisconsin
11) Oklahoma State
12) Louisiana State
13) Auburn
14) Stanford
15) Georgia
16) Florida
17) Louisville
18) Miami
19) Kansas State
20) West Virginia
21) South Florida
22) Virginia Tech
23) Texas
24) Tennessee
25) Utah

Others Receiving Votes
Washington State 99; Colorado 72; TCU 58; Boise State 49; Notre Dame 49; Texas A&M 46; Pittsburgh 45; North Carolina State 39; Oregon 37; Northwestern 25; Nebraska 23; Memphis 22; Arkansas 22; Mississippi State 19; San Diego State 18; Appalachian State 11; Brigham Young 10; Georgia Tech 10; Tulsa 10; Wyoming 9; Western Michigan 8; Temple 8; North Carolina 8; Houston 7; Troy 6; Minnesota 6; Iowa 5; Louisiana Tech 4; Syracuse 3; Arizona 2; Army 1; Colorado State 1; Michigan State 1; Maryland 1; Toledo 1; UCLA 1.
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I'd rank USC ahead of OSU. Trojans have a good QB. Buckeyes have JT Barrett.
 
azgreg said:
We were ranked #115 in D last year. I'm not convinced we'll be much better this year. However, we did just hire Chuck Cecil a coach so.......
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I just read a story on the lobos about being a possible big 5 conference team. Coach Davies didn't say no but he might as well have. He was happy that we have a new scoreboard, new better turf and a good weight room that all added up to $3 million of new stuff. Meanwhile Colorado State just got something like a $240 million cash infusion into their program and Wyoming is getting a big dose of cash as well. I sure wish we had some college football loving billionaires down here the likes of what Oregon gets.

The lobos have one really good advantage. It is a high altitude place so they got the Denver Broncos-like advantage over their opponets coming into town and sucking wind while when the lobos travel they have all that high altitude training on their lungs. Semi high altitude I should say. 5,300 feet which is about what Denver is.
 
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poweRob said:
I just read a story on the lobos about being a possible big 5 conference team. Coach Davies didn't say no but he might as well have. He was happy that we have a new scoreboard, new better turf and a good weight room that all added up to $3 million of new stuff. Meanwhile Colorado State just got something like a $240 million cash infusion into their program and Wyoming is getting a big dose of cash as well. I sure wish we had some college football loving billionaires down here the likes of what Oregon gets.

The lobos have one really good advantage. It is a high altitude place so they got the Denver Broncos-like advantage over their opponets coming into town and sucking wind while when the lobos travel they have all that high altitude training on their lungs. Semi high altitude I should say. 5,300 feet which is about what Denver is.
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There has been some talk about NM and NM St to the Big XII.
 
azgreg said:
There has been some talk about NM and NM St to the Big XII.
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Yeah... that ain't happening. Boise St and other MW teams are in the running too and UNM can't sell out a single game. It's a big bone of contention with Coach Davies.
 
poweRob said:
Yeah... that ain't happening. Boise St and other MW teams are in the running too and UNM can't sell out a single game. It's a big bone of contention with Coach Davies.
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You've gotta think past football when talking about expansion. NM has a pretty good basketball program and good academics.
 
azgreg said:
You've gotta think past football when talking about expansion. NM has a pretty good basketball program and good academics.
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The basketball program is the pro team of the state. It gets the crowds. Although last year or two they started falling off on ticket sales. The coach that had the program humming along really well left for UCLA a few years ago and the assistant coach took over the reigns and didn't do so well and just got fired. UNM actually has a ski team that won national championship a few years back but that program almost got cut due to budget issues.

It'd be nice to slide into the Big XXII. It'd mean more tv revenue and whatnot.
 
poweRob said:
The basketball program is the pro team of the state. It gets the crowds. although last year they started falling off ticket sales. The coach that had the program humming along really well left for UCLA a few years ago and the assistant coach took over the reigns and didn't do so well and just got fired. UNM actually has a ski team that won national championship a few years back but that program almost got cut due to budget issues.

It'd be nice to slide into the Big XXII. It'd mean more tv revenue and whatnot.
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See? It's just not about football.
 
azgreg said:
I wrote my thesis on the effects of BAC on GPA. It's a work in progress.
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It often comes with many DWI certifications along the way I'm sure.
 
Top Cat said:
Great school in a great town.
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I have been warned to only discuss football

Preferably in nothing but glowing terms for the sport

So I will point out that the new coach is inheriting a team with a losing rocord for the past 3 years

So Texas has nowhere to go but up
 
Mac77 said:
I have been warned to only discuss football

Preferably in nothing but glowing terms for the sport

So I will point out that the new coach is inheriting a team with a losing rocord for the past 3 years

So Texas has nowhere to go but up
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They have been struggling for a while now. But that school will rise again..WAY TOO MUCH MONEY THERE NOT TO.
 
Top Cat said:
Norte Dame
BYU
Texas A &M
SMU
TCU
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Meh... I don't care.

I love college football. Lets not ruin it with politics discussion.
 
Mac77 said:
I have been warned to only discuss football

Preferably in nothing but glowing terms for the sport
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Oh My God. Need a tissue? If you don't like the sport... find another thread to cry in.
 
poweRob said:
Oh My God. Need a tissue? If you don't like the sport... find another thread to cry in.
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No

I lost interest in the topic after I was censured but will still reply to posts that I can respond to

Even yours
 
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Mac77 said:
No

I lost interest in the topic after I was censured but will still reply to posts that I can respond to

Even yours
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You are more than welcome to discuss college football with us. :)
 
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