Oregon State. They always forget Oregon State. It’s just Temple, Syracuse, and Coastal Carolina. How do those teams compare to Florida Atlantic, UTEP, Arkansas, and Rice? Why does Texas get a pass on that non-conference slate?

I guess because they beat Oklahoma who killed Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Washington, and TCU. And they beat Oklahoma State who beat super powers like Washington State, Houston, Missouri State, and Troy. That makes them an impressive win I guess. But then they lost to Texas Tech which is understandable since they are clearly a power house having beaten Eastern Washington, Nevada, Southern Methodist, and Massachusetts.

The media has it in their head the Big Ten sucks and it’s impossible for a good team to come out of it. Our only saving grace is that the computers don’t care that Ohio State has laid an egg the past two years. My only fear is that the BCS system mixes human polls with computers meaning it’s just a matter of time until the human factor tries to influence or outsmart the computers. Watch for more and more voters dropping us to #6 or #7 to counteract the computer rankings.

4-5 Hawaii and 3-6 Citadel??

He’s making it sound like PSU is out of it but I’m not buying it.

Also, this is funny because it could be real.

they allowed them to win so Will Ferrell could put a fire out at practice….

Nice find, whiteoutonly.

Joe (State College): Why does USC get a pass for playing a terrible schedule. They don’t play a ranked team the rest of the year, yet get to stay in top 10. Should we be impressed with a victory vs. Virginia?

 Ted Miller: (3:33 PM ET ) Help me out… Does USC have a common opponent with Penn State…

Go won’t even answer the question because he knows he can’t explain the answer

could have the chance to beat an undefeated Alabama in the SEC title game. Since we don’t play that week, the voters will fall in love again with Tebow and let them jump us….out of sight, out of mind

Here you go

Cairo: If Penn State goes to the BCS championship game and defeats an SEC team, Big XII South team, or USC, do they deserve the Sears Trophy awarded to the #1 team in FBS football?

Pat: I dunno. You gotta factor in that Coastal Carolina non-con game. I’d give it to a 1-loss SEC or Big XII team.

Cairo: Since Ohio State’s 2006 results in big games matters so much in the minds of the media who look at the 2008 Lions, where does O$U’s 27-7 victory over Texas in Austin fit into the conversation?

Pat: It is on the top shelf all the way in the back of the ESPN warehouse. It is sandwiched between the Michigan pasting of Florida last year and all of Oklahoma’s BCS bowl gag-jobs. In other words: "conveniently forgotten."

Cairo: Penn State’s 2009 non-con schedule features Akron, Syracuse, Temple, Eastern Illinois. Should PSU skip the 2009 schedule since it means they can’t possibly be competitive next season?

Pat: Probably. The only way I will accept PSU in the FBS next season is if the Eastern Illinois Panthers change their name to “Sex Panthers” (50% of the time, they work every time!).

…and I wanted to attain a lot of hits for my article, and make lots of money for my employer, the first thing I would do is write like a high school junior, with one sentence paragraphs like this.

Then I’d follow up with a shorter statement like this.

Then a shorter one like this.

Then a “Wow”.

Wow.

The second thing I would do to garner a lot of attention for me, my employer, and our Lord and Master, the “Sponsors”, is that I’d ridicule, demean, and trivialize universities teams with a very rabid alumni or fan following who beat their chests with pride at the many wins their team has achieved. It’s even better when the team’s undefeated. I’d write a spiteful, facetious article, offer a “comment section” so that these rabid fans and alumni may respond with their opinions, then I’d respond back and defend my position with specious reasoning.

Like clockwork, these rabid fans would tell other rabid fans about my article, then it would snowball from there.

Then I’d make a lot of money for me and my employers.

Then I’d write another article, using this same formula, except maybe to praise a team for their style and sexiness, and not their fundamentals, which is boring and torrid.

Then the first set of rabid fans and the second set of fans will get into it. Debating. Referring to my article.

Then I’d sit back and read the hornet’s nest I had stirred up.

Then I’d end this article.

And say “Wow”.

“That was so easy.”

If we win out, and bama or tt suffers a loss, we’re in. Unless the writers underlying intention is to set up a situation where the BCS must be changed. There is no possible way, writers can justify keep out a top notch program that goes unbeaten from the title game.

However stupidity is a plague, atleast our boys seem to have the right mind set focusing only on Iowa, and not all of the this other junk.

it is the computers (which are really just the amalgamation of a bunch of opinions) that put PSU at #3 -

the “quality wins” and sos are what drive the computer rankings -

the humans will vote for an undefeated team – the computers won’t care.

So PSU has to win this weekend, next, and the one after that – and everyone else (in the top 5) needs to lose – at least once.

But when it comes down to it are you really going to say that the Big 10 is as good a conference as the SEC? I know Florida lost at home to Ole Miss. I know Ole Miss is not that good. I think I DO know that Ole Miss would be better than every team Penn State will play in their Big 10 schedule save for MSU and OSU.

Forde’s comment on the OOC schedule is also good point. Yes PSU beat Oregon St, who beat USC. But that was the only challenging OOC schedule (not to mention is was at home) and Florida will be playing their toughest OOC at Florida St. (who is ranked btw).

We will play for the championship if we go undefeated. Florida is looking very strong now and if they win @Vandy, South Carolina, Citadel, and @ FSU they get to play Bama/LSU in the SEC title game. right there is 4 games against good opponents. Not to mentions they already KILLED Georgia and LSU.

They shouldn’t be there above us if there are 2 one-loss teams and us. I’m willing to bet the championship game will be PSU vs Florida and we can find out who the better team is then.

The only ESPN college football writers worth reading are Bruce Feldman and Chris Fowler, bloggers excluded. Schlabach, Maisel, Cook, and Forde are all just talking heads.