The Official 2011 NCAA College Football Thread

[AdamVR4]

USF never had any impact on our Florida recruiting ability. They've only been in the BE for a few years. And only playing football for a few years, as well. Telling a kid, hey you get to play in Florida one game, every other year, isn't exactly enticing, lol.

Ha! As I typed that out I was thinking the same thing, but couldn't figure out how else you would have established such a Florida foot hold Are any of your coaches from Florida? The BCS wins undoubtedly help a lot.

[HilbillyHomeboy]

It would be cool to have some closer schools, but I'm totally fine with the 10 team league(round robin, awesome revenue sharing), as are most people (other than the old folks who fear change).

Jeremy

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Ha! As I typed that out I was thinking the same thing, but couldn't figure out how else you would have established such a Florida foot hold Are any of your coaches from Florida? The BCS wins undoubtedly help a lot.

We have several alumni that coach at prominent high schools there, and it's something we started focusing on as getting talent locally is pretty tough (smaller pool of athletes). We've been taking the leftovers for years, hasn't panned out too bad for us. Miramar HS in Miami is like WVU South, since we got Geno, lol.

Now that we have an awesome coach, and an exciting system, it'll only get better. Especially being able to get the table scraps from Texas.

Jeremy

[HilbillyHomeboy]

Suh-weet!

Big 12 And SEC Reach Bowl Deal - West Virginia University Sports News, Scores and Coverage from WVMETRONEWS.COM

The Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences have announced a five-year agreement for their football champions to meet in a postseason bowl game following the 2014 season.
The champions of the two conferences will be in the matchup unless one or both are selected to play in the new four-team model to determine the national championship. Should that occur, another deserving team from the conference(s) would be selected for the game.

"A new January bowl tradition is born," said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. "This new game will provide a great matchup between the two most successful conferences in the BCS era and will complement the exciting postseason atmosphere created by the new four-team model. Most importantly, it will provide our student-athletes, coaches and fans with an outstanding bowl experience."

"Our goal is to provide the fans across the country with a New Year's Day prime-time tradition," commented acting Big 12 Conference Commissioner Chuck Neinas. "This is a landmark agreement between two of the most successful football conferences during the BCS era to stage a postseason event. The creation of this game featuring the champions of the Big 12 and SEC will have tremendous resonance in college football."

"I am very excited by the prospects for a game between our champion and the champion of the Southeastern Conference," added incoming Big 12 Conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby.

During the 14-year history of the Bowl Championship Series, the Big 12 and SEC lead the nation with 11 seasons in which each conference has had at least one team ranked in the top four of the final BCS standings. Both conferences share the top spot all-time with 14 teams each that have finished in the top four of the final BCS standings. The two conferences have combined for 16 appearances in the BCS National Championship Game, with the Big 12 ranking second behind the SEC's nine appearances with seven trips to the National Championship Game.

The two league champions have met twice in BCS bowl games since 1998, both in BCS National Championship Games. In 2010, Alabama defeated Texas, 37-21, in Pasadena, Calif., and in 2009, Florida defeated Oklahoma, 24-14, in Miami, Fla.

Specific details, including host site(s), will be announced at a later date.

[AdamVR4]

Nice. So more often than not in the next few years, this will be B12#1/2 vs SEC#1/2, often #2 vs #2... I guess this is like the modern version of what the Cotton Bowl once was..?

[BigTyla]

It pretty much IS the Cotton Bowl.

[AdamVR4]

I disagree. The Cotton Bowl has degraded to the 2nd/3rd best B12 team vs the 3rd/4th best SEC team. It's always a fun match-up, but hardly marquee at this point.

This new B12 vs SEC bowl is equivalent to the Rose Bowl.

I really hope it ends up in Jerry's World and not the Sugar Bowl... The latter isn't even remotely close to a neutral site.

[BigTyla]

That's what I'm saying. It's going to end up being the Cotton Bowl, and deservedly so.

And I wouldn't say Texas is a neutral sight, either.

[VR4Rob]

So apparently some Bammer on the Rivals message boards posted that Zeke Pike (highly recruited QB that signed at Auburn) had a 'sweet new ride' implying that Auburn or someone at Auburn was paying players in cars. It is indeed a pretty sweet ride...

[HilbillyHomeboy]

LOL, that's too funny!

Jeremy