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Could USF get back to #2?? Actually, it's not as long of a shot...

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i really, really wish we could stop talking about national championships.

Yeah, but this year, it is part of the fun.  As it has been stated many, many times before on this board, as long as the team stays focused, let the fans dream and have fun.

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This season is crazy its going to be the last man standing who gets the number 1 and 2 rankings

much like a playoff system.

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i really, really wish we could stop talking about national championships.

why? that's the ultimate goal for any team. and fan.

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Due to the fact that it is college football season, and therefore I no longer have a life, throughout the course of my day I have been 'studying' more or less the schedules of the top 25. I have come to the conclusion that it is EXTREMELY easy for us to get back in the National Championship picture (assuming we win out), despite what may appear at face value as an improbable feat. At the risk of this turning into a novel, rather than a message, I won't go into too much detail.

First, lets take a look at those BCS rankings:

1. Ohio State (vs. Penn State)

2. Boston College (@ VT)

4. Arizona State (vs. Cal)

5. Oregon (vs. USC)

8. VaTech (

Ohio State will not win at Penn State. The Saturday night white-out will prove too much for a young Buckeye offense untested thus far..

An inspired BC defeat an overrated Virginia Tech this thursday, which is good because they won't make it out of a treacherous last 4 weeks that include trips to Clemson and Maryland.

Arizona State? Please. They will get blown out at home by a desperate Cal team that Jed Tedford will refuse to let drop 3 in a row. National Championship hopes over.

Oregon will lose at home to USC, which is okay because of the ridiculous toughness of their remaining schedule which includes Oregon State, California, Arizona State, and UCLA.

Florida will have a letdown this week against Georgia at Jacksonville, reminiscent of their loss to the Bulldogs 2 years ago.

Elsewhere...Kansas will not Beat Texas A&M this week (or Missouri in the season finale), and LSU will lose at Alabama in 2 weeks.

Missouri will lose another game as well.

After this week, the BCS should look like this:

1. BC

2. LSU

3. Oklahoma

4. WV

5. USC

6. USF

and if everything comes to fruition in 2 weeks...

1. BC

2. Oklahoma

3. USF

4. WVU

lets take care of business this week.

didnt know this was actually posted..

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This season is crazy its going to be the last man standing who gets the number 1 and 2 rankings

Agreed!

SOOO exciting.

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Consider this trend...

Week 6 - #2 USC loses to Stanford

Week 7 -#2 Cal loses to Oregon State

Week 8 - #2 USF loses to Rutgers

Week 9 - #2 BC plays @ VT... could lose... moving LSU up

Week 10 - #2 LSU plays @ Alabama... LSU loses, Oregon or Oklahoma moves up

Week 11 - #2 Oklahoma hosts Texas A&M... OR  #2 Oregon hosts Arizona State... # 2 OU loses... either WVU or VT move up

Week 12 - #2 West Virigina @ Cincy ... OR  #2 Va Tech hosts Miami, FL... #2 VT or WV loses... USC, UF or USF move up...

Also in weeks 10-12... Arizona State plays @ UCLA... UF plays at South Carolina... Ohio State plays at Illinois and at Michigan... Southern Cal plays at Cal... USF hosts Cincinnati...

I know the goal is to win the Big East... and these are a lot of dominoes that would have to fall to make it happen...

But it's not out of the realm of possibility this year... if USF wins out AND...

1. VT beats BC but loses to Miami or at Georgia Tech

2. Bama beats LSU

3. Arizona State beats Oregon but loses at UCLA  OR Oregon beats Arizona State but loses to USC

4. South Carolina beats Florida

5. Texas A&M beats Oklahoma OR either Illinois or Michgain beat Ohio State

6. Cal beats USC

Then USF could be back in the top 2 spots...

Just some things to keep in mind.

Personally, I would be VERY HAPPY with a Big East co-championship and a BCS bowl!!

This is the most accurate description of what might happen this year...i dont think that BC will win this week though.  They are the most over-rated of all.  As well as VT.  But, this shows that ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.  I we win out with WV, we WILL jump them because of SOS.  You will see us start to get closer and then eventually jump them in the BCS first and then the AP/USA.

JUST WIN JIM!!!

GO BULLS!!!

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Also, style points mean EVERYTHING right now(see UCF game that moved us above BC)...we need to have some BIG wins to finish the year to help us out.  Which can happen.  'Cuse, Pitt, UL, and UCONN are good times to have these BIG wins.  We'll see what happens though...

FINISH STRONG!!!

GO BULLS!!

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According to ESPN (holding CFB purse strings):

USF likely won't get second chance like the big boys

...and that title offends me...

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According to ESPN (holding CFB purse strings):

USF likely won't get second chance like the big boys

...and that title offends me...

You never know though...you just never know...

JUST WIN!!!

GO BULLS!!!

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