2012 College Football

[26mi235]

They were 20-something last year. Back about four years ago one Wisconsin girl who went to Colorado for a year before coming back to Wisconsin was the difference in them being fourth instead of first. Few women's teams have the resume of Wisconsin, although now a lot of the scholarships go to the multis and throws etc.; there are a lot of gals on the team but they are not, by and large, getting scholarships (note the number of Wisconsin natives and the majors of many of the runners who are at school for school; many do not get the most out of their possible running because they are too busy being students).

Distance running is a bit different in that athletes compete in what are considered three sports, so the dollars go a long way.

As for football schedules, Wisconsin scheduled Oregon State back a few years ago when they were pretty good and then they were pretty mediocre for a couple years and it looked like playing them on the road was close to an easy game. Now, they are ranked in the top ten (but probably not for too much longer, as they just do not have the star-studded roster of some other teams even in the Pac-12.

[preston]

They were 20-something last year. Back about four years ago one Wisconsin girl who went to Colorado for a year before coming back to Wisconsin was the difference in them being fourth instead of first. Few women's teams have the resume of Wisconsin, although now a lot of the scholarships go to the multis and throws etc.; there are a lot of gals on the team but they are not, by and large, getting scholarships (note the number of Wisconsin natives and the majors of many of the runners who are at school for school; many do not get the most out of their possible running because they are too busy being students).

Distance running is a bit different in that athletes compete in what are considered three sports, so the dollars go a long way.

As for football schedules, Wisconsin scheduled Oregon State back a few years ago when they were pretty good and then they were pretty mediocre for a couple years and it looked like playing them on the road was close to an easy game. Now, they are ranked in the top ten (but probably not for too much longer, as they just do not have the star-studded roster of some other teams even in the Pac-12.

A few things:

1. College kids are usually 20-something
2. Badger throws and jumps are not that great even with imports.
3. Those "students" have a cost (uniforms, travel, etc) which take from the revenue makers
4. Distance runners don't compete in 3 sports, they just would like us to think that so they can soak of the redistributed "benefits" created by the revenue sports. Sucking in "3 sports" doesn't mean you should be funded.

Fact remains that Wisconsin LOST to an Oregon State program that you admit may not be very good (I disagree, but it speaks to my previous argument about "parity" and "competitiveness" and why the limit of 85 scholarships makes teams think that they are better than they are), but with 20 more scholarship players it makes it easier for them to maintain a dominant program at the expense of their women's Rowing Lightweight program.

[26mi235]

Oregon State is good, but I doubt that they end up at #8.

Badger jumps and throws are not all that bad and generally local, although the best thrower was constrained from competing due to his very lucrative football contract (and a local boy, for sure).

[jazzcyclist]

4. Distance runners don't compete in 3 sports, they just would like us to think that so they can soak of the redistributed "benefits" created by the revenue sports.

What do you mean by that? At most schools distance certainly do compete in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track.

[Marlow]

4. Distance runners don't compete in 3 sports, they just would like us to think that so they can soak of the redistributed "benefits" created by the revenue sports.

What do you mean by that? At most schools distance certainly do compete in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track.

He means they just keep doing that one athletic endeavor year-round: running distance.
My school has a big athletic award at year's end: best multi-sport athlete. Should a distance runner who runs CC, iT&F, and oT&F 'very well' get that award over a kid who does almost as well at football, basketball and baseball? I think not.

[preston]

4. Distance runners don't compete in 3 sports, they just would like us to think that so they can soak of the redistributed "benefits" created by the revenue sports.

What do you mean by that? At most schools distance certainly do compete in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track.

He means they just keep doing that one athletic endeavor year-round: running distance.
My school has a big athletic award at year's end: best multi-sport athlete. Should a distance runner who runs CC, iT&F, and oT&F 'very well' get that award over a kid who does almost as well at football, basketball and baseball? I think not.

Exactly, Marlow.

[jazzcyclist]

Preston, did you see what happened to Marcus Lattimore today? As soon as I saw this play, I thought about you hating on all those preppy girls on the crew, equastrian, golf and field hockey teams. Anyway, I hope his family was able to put some insurance on him before this season, and if God's willing, hopefully he'll make a full recovery and have a decent career in the NFL.

[jazzcyclist]

Does anyone still doubt the

Fighting Irish?

[jhc68]

Irish, eh?
SC will be them if the Trojans can keep their penalties down to only, say, 6 or 8 in each half of the game

[Pego]

Preston, did you see what happened to Marcus Lattimore today? As soon as I saw this play, I thought about you hating on all those preppy girls on the crew, equastrian, golf and field hockey teams. Anyway, I hope his family was able to put some insurance on him before this season, and if God's willing, hopefully he'll make a full recovery and have a decent career in the NFL.

The diagnosis has not been revealed yet. I hope it is not career-ending. It would be a shame.

[Conor Dary]

Does anyone still doubt the

Fighting Irish?

Definitely. They barely got by BYU and Stanford at home. Their schedule really has not been that hard. The Big Ten really sucks this year and they got to play both Michigan and MSU. Oklahoma was overrated as usual. And except for USC it is easy from here on.

The only really awesome teams this year seem to be Alabama and Oregon. Though it would not surprise me to see the Ducks go undefeated and still not play in the Championship game. But that is the way it goes. The Rose Bowl is fine with me.

[jazzcyclist]

Definitely. They barely got by BYU and Stanford at home. Their schedule really has not been that hard. The Big Ten really sucks this year and they got to play both Michigan and MSU. Oklahoma was overrated as usual. And except for USC it is easy from here on.

Talk about moving the target. At the beginning of the season, you naysayers doubted they could finish 6-6 with such a brutal schedule. Now their whole schedule is full of cupcakes. Come on man.

The only really awesome teams this year seem to be Alabama and Oregon.

And who has Oregon played to earn such praise?

[jazzcyclist]

For those who are interested, here's a list of the voters in the Coaches Poll:

Code: Select all

 Air Force      Troy Calhoun
 Akron      Terry Bowden
 Alabama      Nick Saban
 Arizona      Rich Rodriguez
 Arizona State      Todd Graham
 Arkansas State      Gus Malzahn
 Auburn      Gene Chizik
 Ball State      Pete Lembo
 Baylor      Art Briles
 Boise State      Chris Petersen
 BYU      Bronco Mendenhall
 California      Jeff Tedford
 Central Florida      George OLeary
 Cincinnati      Butch Jones
 Clemson      Dabo Swinney
 Connecticut      Paul Pasqualoni
 East Carolina      Ruffin McNeill
 Florida State      Jimbo Fisher
 Fresno State      Tim DeRuyter
 Georgia      Mark Richt
 Houston      Tony Levine
 Illinois      Tim Beckman
 Indiana.      Kevin Wilson
 Iowa State      Paul Rhoads
 Kent State      Darrell Hazell
 Kentucky      Joker Phillips
 Louisiana Tech      Sonny Dykes
 Louisiana-Lafayette      Mark Hudspeth
 LSU      Les Miles
 Miami (Fla.)      Al Golden
 Michigan      Brady Hoke
 Michigan State      Mark Dantonio
 Middle Tennessee      Rick Stockstill
 Nebraska      Bo Pelini
 North Texas      Dan McCarney
 Northern Illinois      Dave Doeren
 Notre Dame      Brian Kelly
 Ohio      Frank Solich
 Oklahoma      Bob Stoops
 Oregon State      Mike Riley
 Rice      David Bailiff
 Rutgers      Kyle Flood
 San Diego State      Rocky Long
 San Jose State      Mike MacIntyre
 South Carolina      Steve Spurrier
 South Florida      Skip Holtz
 Southern Miss      Ellis Johnson
 Texas Tech      Tommy Tuberville
 Toledo      Matt Campbell
 Tulane      Curtis Johnson
 Vanderbilt      James Franklin
 Virginia      Mike London
 Virginia Tech      Frank Beamer
 Wake Forest      Jim Grobe
 Washington      Steve Sarkisian
 Washington State      Mike Leach
 West Virginia      Dana Holgorsen
 Wisconsin      Bret Bielema
 Wyoming      Dave Christensen


One thing that I find interesting is that Brian Kelly still wasn't giving his team his #1 vote going into this weekend. I wonder if that changed after last night.

[Conor Dary]

Definitely. They barely got by BYU and Stanford at home. Their schedule really has not been that hard. The Big Ten really sucks this year and they got to play both Michigan and MSU. Oklahoma was overrated as usual. And except for USC it is easy from here on.

Talk about moving the target. At the beginning of the season, you naysayers doubted they could finish 6-6 with such a brutal schedule. Now their whole schedule is full of cupcakes. Come on man.

The only really awesome teams this year seem to be Alabama and Oregon.

And who has Oregon played to earn such praise?

Who said they had a brutal schedule? Not eye. The Big Ten truly sucks this year, the only reason teams win in the Big Ten this year is they get to play each other. Look at the Illinois-Indiana game. They both wanted to lose but they found it was against the rules.

Navy, BYU? Stanford lost because of a lousy call. Oklahoma is always overrated.

As for Oregon they have steamrolled everyone. Games are over before the end of the first quarter. Onward....to USC!

Face it jazz. You are just jealous because you don't have your own billionaire sponsoring your team. And your team doesn't get a fancy new uniform every week. It is sad....but there you go....

[jazzcyclist]

As for Oregon they have steamrolled everyone. Games are over before the end of the first quarter. Onward....to USC!

Just wait until a real defense gets them inside a phone booth. When that happens, not only will they not match the Oregon basketball team's scores, they'll struggle to match the Oregon baseball team.

[jazzcyclist]

Perusing the front pages of some of today's college town newspapers makes me realize how out of whack the South's priorities are when it comes to college football. Arizona, Notre Dame, Washington and Georgia all defeated top 10 football teams yesterday. Here are the front pages of those schools' hometown newspapers:

The Seattle Times

Arizona Daily Star

South Bend Tribune

Athens Banner-Herald

It goes without saying that if LSU beats Alabama on Saturday, the front page of next Sunday's Baton Rouge paper will look a lot more like the Athens paper, than the South Bend, Tucson or Seattle papers.

[jazzcyclist]

The diagnosis has not been revealed yet. I hope it is not career-ending. It would be a shame.

South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore appeared to suffer one of the worst leg injuries we’ve ever seen, and early reports suggest the injury was every bit as bad as it looked. . . . .

Bryan VanOchten shared the word circulating around the press box at the Alabama-Mississippi State game that Lattimore suffered a broken femur and tore all four of his knee ligaments — the PCL, LCL, MCL, and ACL. Payne Insider adds that he has a chipped knee cap.

http://larrybrownsports.com/college-foo ... mur/160198

[Dutra5]

Living in an area in which Saturday's paper is headlined often by stories of the previous evening's High School games and Sunday by the previous day's "local" college team's games, it's not surprising that the more Southern paper would focus on the Georgia game vs. Florida.

It's possible that the ND game ended too late for the paper to get a headline story prepared other than the final.

[preston]

I was watching the South Carolina game when Lattimore got hurt...what a shame. I know people are talking about what happened with McGahee, but they also need to remember what happened with Napoleon McCallum. Btw, I wouldn't watch the replays; I never watch athletes get hurt.

For me to be a believer in Notre Dame I would have to believe that they could play Alabama within 2 touchdowns. I don't. They can't. The Big 10 is HORRIBLE this year; Stanford and Oklahoma are the best teams they've played and they're both overrated. Notre Dame wouldn't be top-5 in the SEC. Yup, I said it. "Sacriligious U" has a great defense but QB play and overall offense is way too inconsistent. No way they can throw on AL, LSU, FL, GA and maybe even SC and MSU; and all those teams are great at stopping the run. And, next year they join the sorry-assed ACC. Hopefully, Oregon or KSU will win out and play Alabama; and KSU or Oregon (or another SEC team) will play "S U" and beat the stuffing out of them.

[Marlow]

If Bama, Ore, KsSt and ND win out, which well they could, won't the BCS (not yet plus-one) have a melt-down?

[jazzcyclist]

IFor me to be a believer in Notre Dame I would have to believe that they could play Alabama within 2 touchdowns. I don't. They can't.

Who do you believe can stay within 2 touchdowns of Alabama?

The Big 10 is HORRIBLE this year; Stanford and Oklahoma are the best teams they've played and they're both overrated.

And I'm sure that when Notre Dame beat USC, you'll talk about how overrated they are too.

Notre Dame wouldn't be top-5 in the SEC. Yup, I said it. "Sacriligious U" has a great defense but QB play and overall offense is way too inconsistent. No way they can throw on AL, LSU, FL, GA and maybe even SC and MSU; and all those teams are great at stopping the run.

How do you think those teams would do against Notre Dame's defense? Notre Dame has proven they can win dogfights when both teams struggle to score double-digits. They would love for the game to takle place in a phone booth. I also know that LSU fans would trade Zach Mettenberger for Everett Golson in a heart beat.

And, next year they join the sorry-assed ACC. Hopefully, Oregon or KSU will win out and play Alabama; and KSU or Oregon (or another SEC team) will play "S U" and beat the stuffing out of them.

If all four of those teams go undefeated, I pray that the BCS won't cheat the fans and the teams by not matching up the two left-out undefeated teams (presumably #3 & #4) against each other.

[jazzcyclist]

If Bama, Ore, KsSt and ND win out, which well they could, won't the BCS (not yet plus-one) have a melt-down?

Under that scenario, I don't think any of those schools would object to moving up the introduction of the plus-one system from 2014 to 2012.

[preston]

The Big 10 is HORRIBLE this year; Stanford and Oklahoma are the best teams they've played and they're both overrated.

And I'm sure that when Notre Dame beat USC, you'll talk about how overrated they are too.

USC isn't overrated? They LOST to Stanford! Syracuse played them within 13 and they allowed Arizona to score 39 points in a loss this week to the Wildcats! I think you have me confused with someone else. All of them are overrated! (not screaming, just my usual hyperbolic flourish).

But, this is what I'm talking about: there used to be dominant teams like Alabama but now there is just a bunch of mediocre teams that haven't lost; very few of them are "bankable/bettable". They're all the same because of the 85 scholarships; it makes it harder to lock up all the talent - unless you're a Saban type coach (something the other schools can't really claim to have).

How do you think those teams would do against Notre Dame's defense? Notre Dame has proven they can win dogfights when both teams struggle to score double-digits. They would love for the game to takle place in a phone booth. I also know that LSU fans would trade Zach Mettenberger for Everett Golson in a heart beat.

Good point, but slug-fests are usual in the SEC - GA, SC, GA, AL, LSU and MSU can play defense. In addition when their offenses are on they're a lot better than ND's offense at it's best. In a 7 team league of the 6 SEC teams listed above and ND; ND would be at best 2-4, though I would expect 1-5 (they might take MSU on name alone, but it would be closer than most would think).

If all four of those teams go undefeated, I pray that the BCS won't cheat the fans and the teams by not matching up the two left-out undefeated teams (presumably #3 & #4) against each other.

If all 4 teams win out, then they will all play the top 2 games. Why? Because of the reason why I hate ND: ND has special circumstances that allow it to be bowl-eligible and BCS-eligible doing less than every other school (even Hawai'i lost the one game advantage they used to have). All that said, as president of the ND hater's club, if ND wins out they should play (but I feel that if you go undefeated that you get to play [Louisville is about to get screwed]; I don't care if you're Boise St, Ok, State or GA State - I know...they're FBS...more hyperbole).

[gh]

Georgia-Florida story on espn.com

<<It was unwatchable and compelling all at the same time. You didn't know whether to lean forward in your seat or switch to an infomercial for ear wax dissolver....>>

http://espn.go.com/college-football/sto ... all-season

[jazzcyclist]

Good point, but slug-fests are usual in the SEC - GA, SC, GA, AL, LSU and MSU can play defense. In addition when their most offenses are on they're a lot better than ND's offense at it's best. In a 7 team league of the 6 SEC teams listed above and ND; ND would be at best 2-4, though I would expect 1-5 (they might take MSU on name alone, but it would be closer than would think).

1-5?
Now that's some serious anti-Notre Dame hyperbole.

If all 4 teams win out, then they will all play the top 2 games. Why? Because of the reason why I hate ND: ND has special circumstances that allow it to be bowl-eligible and BCS-eligible doing less than every other school (even Hawai'i lost the one game advantage they used to have). All that said, as president of the ND hater's club, if ND wins out they should play (but I feel that if you go undefeated that you get to play [Louisville is about to get screwed]; I don't care if you're Boise St, Ok, State or GA State - I know...they're FBS...more hyperbole).

You obviously don't understand the BCS selection process. There are no special rules for Notre Dame's bowl eligibility. They have to win six games just like everynody else.

EDIT: Also, if Louisville wins out, they're guaranteed an automatic BCS bid.

[Pego]

The diagnosis has not been revealed yet. I hope it is not career-ending. It would be a shame.

South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore appeared to suffer one of the worst leg injuries we’ve ever seen, and early reports suggest the injury was every bit as bad as it looked. . . . .

Bryan VanOchten shared the word circulating around the press box at the Alabama-Mississippi State game that Lattimore suffered a broken femur and tore all four of his knee ligaments — the PCL, LCL, MCL, and ACL. Payne Insider adds that he has a chipped knee cap.

http://larrybrownsports.com/college-foo ... mur/160198

If true, this sounds bad .

[preston]

You obviously don't understand the BCS selection process. There are no special rules for Notre Dame's bowl eligibility. They have to win six games just like everynody else.

EDIT: Also, if Louisville wins out, they're guaranteed an automatic BCS bid.

jazz, hyperbole is my specialty...I'd suggest that you stick to the facts. Please google "BCS Notre Dame rule" ... read up on whatever comes up, and don't report back...we don't need you to start sliding, qualifying and saying "what I had meant to say was"... The fact remains that there are special rules for ND.

Also, I recognize that Louisville will be guaranteed a BCS game; however you said...

If all four of those teams go undefeated, I pray that the BCS won't cheat the fans and the teams by not matching up the two left-out undefeated teams (presumably #3 & #4) against each other.

If they were to win out, Louisville would feel screwed for being left out of a game with an undefeated team. That's all I am referring to. They would be just as "entitled", in my reasoning, to play Alabama as Oregon, KSU or Sacriligious U. Actually, priority should be given to Louisville over ND for playing in a conference or not having the letter "d" in their name.

[Marlow]

google "BCS Notre Dame rule" ... read up on whatever comes up, and don't report back...we don't need you to start sliding, qualifying and saying "what I had meant to say was"... The fact remains that there are special rules for ND.

I follow your reasoning (though the rule refers to any independent), but I'm amused by one of the first google hits:

Meanwhile, some delusional non-Irish fans think that somehow, someway Notre Dame has a BCS “rule” that bestows preferential treatment. Nothing is further from the truth.

[preston]

google "BCS Notre Dame rule" ... read up on whatever comes up, and don't report back...we don't need you to start sliding, qualifying and saying "what I had meant to say was"... The fact remains that there are special rules for ND.

I follow your reasoning (though the rule [DOES NOT refer] to any independent), but I'm amused by one of the first google hits:

Meanwhile, some delusional non-Irish fans think that somehow, someway Notre Dame has a BCS “rule” that bestows preferential treatment. Nothing is further from the truth.

Marlow,

Your post is so wrong that I purposely amended it so that others reading it don't begin to believe it. Notre Dame, not "any" independent, has it's own tie-in. You need to google further.

-preston the delusional

[jazzcyclist]

You obviously don't understand the BCS selection process. There are no special rules for Notre Dame's bowl eligibility. They have to win six games just like everynody else.

jazz, hyperbole is my specialty...I'd suggest that you stick to the facts. Please google "BCS Notre Dame rule" ... read up on whatever comes up

I would suggest that you quit confusing hyperbole with facts, unless you can show me where Notre Dame can become bowl eligible with only five wins.

Also, I recognize that Louisville will be guaranteed a BCS game; however you said...

If they were to win out, Louisville would feel screwed for being left out of a game with an undefeated team. That's all I am referring to. They would be just as "entitled", in my reasoning, to play Alabama as Oregon, KSU or Sacriligious U. Actually, priority should be given to Louisville over ND for playing in a conference or not having the letter "d" in their name.

I'm going to go out on the limb and say that you're the only college football fan in America that has any interest in seeing Louisville matched up with an undefeated Alabama, Oregon, Kansas State or Notre Dame. Louisville should be grateful to even play in a BCS bowl with so many close wins despite their pathetic schedule.

[preston]

The squirm begins ...

you've moved from "bcs eligible" to "bowl eligibility"? Well, at least you realize that I was right about nd and the BCS. Anyway, I didn't start hating nd since they formulated the new BCS rules in 2006; I've hated nd for a long time. I said it, you said different...you prove that I'm wrong, I don't have to prove that I'm right - even though I am. If I were you, I would start looking before the Bowl Coalition and the Bowl Alliance, the forefathers of the BCS, and after. You will find, if you find all of the old rules, that nd did indeed have special stipulations or that rules were made specifically to accomodate nd.

I'm going to go out on the limb and say that you're the only college football fan in America that has any interest in seeing Louisville matched up with an undefeated Alabama, Oregon, Kansas State or Notre Dame. Louisville should be grateful to even play in a BCS bowl with so many close wins despite their pathetic schedule.

statements like that weaken your entire argument. I'm the only college football fan? The same has been said about Boise State, BYU and a host of others. If you win all your games then you should be in the conversation. I would rather watch Louisville than nd play any of the other teams, or any other team.

[jazzcyclist]

google "BCS Notre Dame rule" ... read up on whatever comes up, and don't report back...we don't need you to start sliding, qualifying and saying "what I had meant to say was"... The fact remains that there are special rules for ND.

I follow your reasoning (though the rule [DOES NOT refer] to any independent), but I'm amused by one of the first google hits:

Meanwhile, some delusional non-Irish fans think that somehow, someway Notre Dame has a BCS “rule” that bestows preferential treatment. Nothing is further from the truth.

Marlow,

Your post is so wrong that I purposely amended it so that others reading it don't begin to believe it. Notre Dame, not "any" independent, has it's own tie-in. You need to google further.

Both Army and BYU went independent after the BCS was set up.

[preston]

Both Army and BYU went independent after the BCS was set up.

If Army goes undefeated next year, I promise that they would NOT play a BCS game if there are 4-5 other major conference undefeated teams and a some 11-1 teams. This is a nd rule. But, I still don't sure what your point is. Both Army and BYU have flirted in and out of conferences for the last 20 years. Even back to the days when Navy, Miami and FSU and South Carolina were independent there was still the nd factor which lurked: the ability to be treated differently BECAUSE they were nd. The minimum win rule to be eligible had to be tweaked because of nd; because they knew that TV and bowl directors would take a losing record nd over more deserving schools with better records.

One more thing: I hate nd so much that I actually root for the day when Boston College is relevant (again?) so my Irish catholic friends don't think it's religious bigotry why I hate those soulless bastards. I hate Jack Welch BECAUSE he was CEO of GE when NBC crafted the ND network. For a while I stopped watching NBC (I made exceptions for the Olympics...Don't judge me dammit ). I rooted for Ty WIllingham at Stanford and imediately AGAINST him at nd. I think the Gerry Faust years were the best ever. I don't watch nd games UNLESS I'm absolutely sure they're going to lose; I haven't watched a game this year and we all know all their games are televised - so there goes your Stanford, USC, Oklahoma theories. I'm neither irrational nor delusional, I'm a nd hater and it all makes sense to us. Get on board!

[jazzcyclist]

The squirm begins ...

you've moved from "bcs eligible" to "bowl eligibility"? Well, at least you realize that I was right about nd and the BCS.

I admit no such thing. I'm just trying to pin you down amidst your dissembling and obfuscation. Here's is your original quote:

ND has special circumstances that allow it to be bowl-eligible and BCS-eligible doing less than every other school

You still haven't explained to me how Notre Dame gets bowl-eligible doing less than every other school. Furthermore, I would argue that Notre Dame has to do more than any other school to get bowl-eligible, since unlike those other schools, including those in the almighty SEC, they don't play FCS schools. Please explain this to me first or at least admit your errror, and then I'll explain to you the fallacy of your BCS-eligibility argument.

I'm the only college football fan? The same has been said about Boise State, BYU and a host of others. If you win all your games then you should be in the conversation. I would rather watch Louisville than nd play any of the other teams, or any other team.

If you've followed my college football posts over the last couple of years, you know I'm anything but a snob and I have the utmost respect for school like Boise State, TCU and Utah. IMO Louisville hasn't done a thing to be considered in the same class with those schools. There's a good chance Boise State will go to the Orange Bowl this year and I'll be pulling for them.

[preston]

The squirm begins ...

you've moved from "bcs eligible" to "bowl eligibility"? Well, at least you realize that I was right about nd and the BCS.

I admit no such thing. I'm just trying to pin you down amidst your dissembling and obfuscation.
Here's is your original quote:

ND has special circumstances that allow it to be bowl-eligible and BCS-eligible doing less than every other school

You still haven't explained to me how Notre Dame gets bowl-eligible doing less than every other school. Furthermore, I would argue that Notre Dame has to do more than any other school to get bowl-eligible, since unlike those other schools, including those in the almighty SEC, they don't play FCS schools. Please explain this to me first or at least admit your errror, and then I'll explain to you the fallacy of your BCS-eligibility argument.

Nope, not playing that game. You explain your "argument", or not; it makes no difference to me. That said, you can add a [had] after "has" in the above that you quoted. As I've said previously, hating nd is not based upon now, it's based upon my college football watching history. feel free to declare yourself a winner... of what, I don't know.