The trophy moves north

[SWC75]

In the BCS Era, only one team north of the Mason-Dixon Line has won the title- Ohio State in 2002. The others were won by Tennessee, Florida State, Oklahoma, Miami, LSU, USC, Texas, Flroida, Alabama and Auburn.

In the 16 years before that teams like BYU, Penn State, Notre Dame, Colorado, Washington, Nebraska and Michigan won titles. My theory on this is that it used to be said that you recruited size and strength in the north because athletes spent half the year indoors and thus they lifted weights. if you wanted speed and agility, you recruited in the south, where players were outdoors running around for 12 months a year. But when weight rooms became popular- and big recruiting tools, everybody had big strong players. The difference between teams was speed and agility and those recruits were primarily in the south. The southern teams would get the cream of that crop and the northern teams couldn't compete.

But now we've got a national championship game between Ohio State and Oregon and the trophy will come north for the first time in a dozen years. Has the tend been broken or will this be an anomaly?

 

[Cusefan0307]

Alabama and Florida State, schools historically known for their defense got thrashed today.

The SEC is going to have to play schools out of conference. They got a pass this year, but they no longer are deserving of just automatically being given top bowls.

The Big is on the up and up. With Meyer, Harbaugh, Dantonio. It would not surprised to see four big ten schools fighting to be in the top ten in the near future.

I think you'll still see southern teams in the playoff, but coaching changes, scheme changes, and strategy changes have leveled the playing field.

 

[longtimefan]

The SEC is going to have to play schools out of conference.

I think they realize this, and are acting on it. See: LSU at Syracuse.

 

[Madbiker]

The B1G is a mortal enemy of the ACC who would like to steal our territory and dismantle the conference. So yesterday's bowl results were bad news for the ACC and that means SU. I'd like to see the B1G lose every football and hoops game. I'd like to see the ACC upper echelon football win OOC games. Self preservation. Go Ducks.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I think they realize this, and are acting on it. See: LSU at Syracuse.

Yep, that'll get 'em ready.

 

[longtimefan]

Yep, that'll get 'em ready.

It looks a lot better than a home game vs a non-P5 team.

 

[KaiserUEO]

I think they realize this, and are acting on it. See: LSU at Syracuse.

there should be a line out the door waiting to play Syracuse.

whos got a 'name'?
whos got history?
who can provide a climate controlled environment?
who can we play in an NFL stadium in a big city?
who can get us on tv?
who can we beat the living shlit out of?

 

[SWC75]

The B1G is a mortal enemy of the ACC who would like to steal our territory and dismantle the conference. So yesterday's bowl results were bad news for the ACC and that means SU. I'd like to see the B1G lose every football and hoops game. I'd like to see the ACC upper echelon football win OOC games. Self preservation. Go Ducks.

I think the Big 12 is the enemy of the ACC, if they ever go to a four conference set-up and say goodbye to everyone else. I don't much like the situation but I think we should root for somebody to poach Texas and Oklahoma so the rest of the conference would fall apart. West Virginia could come home to the ACC.

Or maybe we should root for the Big 10 to poach us, as was rumored some years back. My first ever post in 1999 was about how I'd like to see SU in the Big Ten.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

It looks a lot better than a home game vs a non-P5 team.

I know, just funnin'.

 

[KaiserUEO]

I think the Big 12 is the enemy of the ACC, if they ever go to a four conference set-up and say goodbye to everyone else. I don't much like the situation but I think we should root for somebody to poach Texas and Oklahoma so the rest of the conference would fall apart. West Virginia could come home to the ACC.

Or maybe we should root for the Big 10 to poach us, as was rumored some years back. My first ever post in 1999 was about how I'd like to see SU in the Big Ten.

from that 1st post till now...do you remember anything about this board??

topics covered??

 

[SWC75]

from that 1st post till now...do you remember anything about this board??

topics covered??

I think we're a better fit for the ACC now, with the emphasis on southern recruiting and the lacrosse angle. Also the ACC is a better mix of private schools and state schools. Most of those Big Ten schools are 5 times the size of SU.

I'm just noting with irony that if the ACC ever becomes a sinking ship we might wind up going- or hoping to go- where I had advocated we go back in '99.

 

[OrangeCrush22]

Yep, that'll get 'em ready.

They can practice their victory formation.

 

[Madbiker]

I think the Big 12 is the enemy of the ACC, if they ever go to a four conference set-up and say goodbye to everyone else. I don't much like the situation but I think we should root for somebody to poach Texas and Oklahoma so the rest of the conference would fall apart. West Virginia could come home to the ACC.

Or maybe we should root for the Big 10 to poach us, as was rumored some years back. My first ever post in 1999 was about how I'd like to see SU in the Big Ten.

Always enjoy reading your posts. I don't know that one of the current P5 conferences needs to or will be eliminated. Certainly if it came to that it would be in our interest for it to be the Big 12. The threat to the ACC from Delaney and the B1G is real though. They would love to poach UNC and UVA which would make the ACC non viable leading to exits for the desirable football programs and a complete collapse leaving us without a seat. At the least, Delaney wants to capture the NYC/NY-NJ market area which could negatively impact SU. Personally I want no part of SU in the B1G which IMO is a bad fit. Mega state universities that dwarf SU in size and resources. Future of being forever a football doormat. Detrimental to the basketball program as it takes us out of our natural recruiting areas and makes us a less desirable destination for kids in the DC-Boston corridor.