Scoreboard

Some observations:

So much for #3 Oregon’s hopes for a playoff spot. They didn’t just lose. They got pulverized by Utah. (I wonder if Utah fans cheer for the “ol’ dark gray and slightly darker gray.”) They were down 28-0 at halftime! The longer the season progressed, the more it seemed that Oregon’s early victory over THE Ohio State University was a fluke.

That means that Cincinnati is likely to move up into the #4 spot in the official playoff rankings, and will probably make the post-season playoff despite their soft schedule. That could mean two Ohio teams in the final four playoff. It will be interesting to see whether Cincinnati can stand up to teams like Georgia, Alabama and Ohio State.

Speaking of THE Ohio State University, that team was up 49-0 at halftime against the 7th-rated team in the country. To be fair, Michigan State should not have been #7. The computer ratings did not place them in the top 20. Ohio State was so dominant in that game that they leapt all the way to #2 in the AP poll.

Almost needless to say, #10 Wake Forest wasn’t really one of the top ten teams in the country. They got their asses handed to them. They pretty much have no defense. In their last seven games:

  • they allowed 34 points against Louisville
  • they allowed 37 points against Syracuse
  • they allowed 56 points against Army
  • they allowed 58 points against UNC
  • they allowed 42 points against NC State
  • they allowed 48 points against Clemson

(In the other game, they did managed to crush Duke, which is winless in the football portion of the conference, but undefeated in basketball. Does Coach K know anything about football? They could use some help in that department.)

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  1. “Speaking of THE Ohio State University, that team was up 49-0 at halftime against the 7th-rated team in the country. To be fair, Michigan State should not have been #7. The computer ratings did not place them in the top 20.”

    but, but, but ttun #6 lost to sparty. ok, ok, ttun always chokes in big games, especially harbaugh.

    And Cincy could easily lose to Houston, in fact likely. And the Buckeyes could lose to ttun. Hey, they gotta get lucky once every 20 yrs or so.

    Or not …

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