In 107 years, Alabama has NEVER beaten Texas in college football.

[jobycom]

Okay, they've only played each other 8 times in the history of two of the most historic football programs in America, and they did tie once, but still, it's interesting.

[bamacrat]

1. Who voted for Boise St.?

Both Boise and TCU play in very weak conferences and are good at getting up for A game here and there but put them in the SEC or even the Big 12 and they would be a 9-3 or 8-4 team every year. More like Texas Tech or Ole Miss than Texas or Bama.

[jobycom]

2. One more person than voted for Bama, so far.

And two more than voted for Texas. :rofl:

It's just smack, no one's taking any poll I do seriously. :)

[bamacrat]

4. Dont think there are a lot of football people on DU.

Im surprised so one voted for not watching. RTR

[jobycom]

6. Maybe they're all at work. Or maybe since both schools are from Republican states

there are fewer people who care about either one. I don't know. :shrug:

Threads on game nights get fired up sometimes. I remember watching the USC-Texas game and posting here. There was a lively thread going on then. When Young made that final touchdown, I posted that my whole apartment complex was going crazy, and another DUer posted that hers was, too. We compared notes, and you guessed it, we lived about two buildings apart. :) Funny thing is we've been great DU friends but we've never met IRL. :rofl:

[jobycom]

10. I seeing a real backlash effect to your post.

Boisie State is running away with it. :rofl:

[joeybee12]

19. Anybody with any sense did...

...let's recall how Bama got whooped by Utah last year...the SEC and the BCS are one and the same, that's why they don't want to change this sham.

[MissMillie]

3. Does that mean they're due?

:shrug:

I really know nothing about college football, I'm just being silly.

[jobycom]

7. Silly is

a bunch of grown men getting into hot arguments about a bunch of kids playing a game. :rofl: So we're all silly. Which is good. :)

[hamsterjill]

5. I work for an old fart!

Who can't let go of his college years! He's actually wearing his colors today.

It's really kinda sad if you think about it...

[jobycom]

9. A lot of them around here in Austin right now.

Half the people I've seen today are wearing orange. And orange is not the prettiest color for a lot of people. :)

[hamsterjill]

13. Nope, orange isn't on many personal color wheels!!! LOL

Especially not the "burnt" kind!

Getting cold here in SA. How is it in the capitol?

[jobycom]

14. Cold! At least for here.

36 right now. The cold is coming, as you are well aware. :)

[Fleshdancer]

17. I go out of my way to find Longhorn shirts in any color other than orange

You're right, not too many people can pull off burnt orange. I know I can't.

Hook 'Em! Here's to hopefully another weird night of firecrackers at the complex. Even though I'm not there anymore, I still laugh at how we found out we lived in the same place. :)

on edit: I took out the name of the complex just in case it was TMI.

[Deep13]

8. I'll bet AL beats TX in spelunking. nt

[jobycom]

11. I dunno. There's a rabid spelunking colony around here.

Lots of pretty caves in the hills near Austin.

[MrCoffee]

12. Hook 'em

[Capn Sunshine]

15. Hook Tide

Roll Hooks

$$$$$ on Tejas so I'll care.

[Capn Sunshine]

16. Boise St WILL beat Tejas

next year. They could have this year. Don't bother arguing with the truth

[bamacrat]

20. Are you suggesting that Bama doesnt deserve to be in the NC?

We dominated Florida in the SEC Champ. Texas had to rely on the kindness of replay to get there. If Boise should play anyone it would be Bama.

[gratuitous]

18. Based on their respective last games

Alabama will make Texas look bad enough that Bevo is going to don an elephant trunk.

Can we haz reel playoff?

[taterguy]

24. No we can't have a playoff, then people would just complain about who got invited

In the basketball tourney you play two games a week.

So a 64 team tourney takes a little more than two weeks to play.

If football teams could schedule games Thursday - Saturday then we could have a playoff.

One day to rest. They're young. They can handle it.

Who needs a whole damn week off?

[gratuitous]

27. Yeah, with playoffs, you go clear into the middle of January

Waitasecond.

It doesn't have to be 64 teams, but it seems to me that eight teams is plenty. This year, you would have had Texas, Alabama, Florida, Ohio State, Oregon, Cincinnati, TCU, and Boise State. I don't know that anyone would squawk about any of those teams not deserving their shot (and it's an unusual year in that there were five undefeated teams). "Bubble" teams would know that two losses without winning a major conference would pretty much eliminate their chance of going to the playoff.

Another added advantage would be that championship playoff teams would play more like they do during the regular season. For example, with several weeks to prepare, Boise State always seems to come up with a bag full of gadget plays that they don't have time to develop during the regular season. Entertaining, but is it reflective of the sort of team and season Boise State had? Debatable.

The other thing that might happen is that teams with a chance of going to the national championship don't schedule their non-conference opponents like North Texas or Florida International or Appalachian State. Contenders would feel more secure scheduling some real non-conference teams for home-and-home two-year commitments, which would make the regular season a little more interesting, too.

[pokerfan]

32. Why is that?

The regular season ended a month ago. Are you proposing that they keep a month long hiatus before starting the playoffs?

[gratuitous]

33. No, start the playoff two weeks after the last regular season game

As it is, Texas and Alabama are playing tonight after not playing for some six weeks, and both teams look kind of rusty tonight. Let's say the last "regular season" games were on November 28. Start the playoffs December 12, semi-finals on the 19th, then have the championship on the 2nd of January. You could still hold the bowl games for the also-rans during that time, but what a build up for the final, huh? I think it would also sustain a lot of excitement for the other bowl games for the time off in-between.

[pokerfan]

35. Oh, I agree

No need to extend it into mid January.

The other bowls would be just as meaningful as they are today.

[ipfilter]

21. Tuck Fexas

Texas is suck. Boomer Sooner.

[liberaltrucker]

22. And won't tonight

WAR EAGLE!!!!!

[taterguy]

23. 42-38

[mnhtnbb]

25. Even though I could care less about either team, I'm hoping the Tide win.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

26. As a Boise State fan, you can probably guess my vote

even if I don't really believe it.

[Texasgal]

28. We are a second half team!

We're coming BACK!

HOOK EM!!!

[Brother Buzz]

31. Only if kneecapping Ingram is in the playbook

His presence on the field is opening up opportunities for the other offensive Crimson Tide players to shine.

[Haole Girl]

29. It looks like that streak is about to end. nt

[guitar man]

30. Roll Tide!!!

24-6 at the half. Bwahahaha!!!

:rofl: :bounce:

[Fleshdancer]

34. 24-13 now

I'm not going to claim a Longhorn win, but things are getting better.

[guitar man]

36. Shit 24-21

This is turning out to be a good game

[BlueJazz]

37. Alabama is going to send those boys back to "Bush Country" soundly Whipped.

[jobycom]

38. Wouldn't it be nice if you could enter the lottery like this?

:rofl: Wait until the numbers are read, then pick them?

[BlueJazz]

41. Yes..I have powers like the "Medium Lady" on TV. mmm..The Score will be 37-21.

Actually..I thought someone would say.."See..another fucking Texas basher"
:)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

39. That ended tonight and Yes, Rush sucks

:woohoo:

[av8rdave]

40. 'nuff said

Oh yeah, and Rush ROCKS