Ryan Hampton’s Top 25
1. USC
2. Oklahoma
3. Florida
4. Georgia
5. Missouri
6. LSU
7. Alabama
8. Texas
9. Wisconsin
10. Auburn
11. Penn St.
12. Brigham Young
13. Ohio St.
14. Texas Tech
15. South Florida
16. Wake Forest
17. Vanderbilt
18. Kansas
19. Clemson
20. Utah
21. Boise St.
22. TCU
23. Fresno St.
24. East Carolina
25. Georgia Tech
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Sunday, February 3, 2008
My Final Top 25
1. Georgia
2. L.S.U.
3. West Viriginia
4. U.S.C
5. Missouri
6. Kansas
7. Ohio St.
8. Virginia Tech
9. Oklahoma
10 Tennessee
11. Texas
12. Boston College
13. Florida
14. Auburn
15. Bringham Young
16. Michigan
17. Arizona St.
18. Illinois
19. Cincinatti
20. Clemson
21. Hawaii
22. Texas Tech
23. Kentucky
24. Mississippi St.
25. Wisconsin
2. L.S.U.
3. West Viriginia
4. U.S.C
5. Missouri
6. Kansas
7. Ohio St.
8. Virginia Tech
9. Oklahoma
10 Tennessee
11. Texas
12. Boston College
13. Florida
14. Auburn
15. Bringham Young
16. Michigan
17. Arizona St.
18. Illinois
19. Cincinatti
20. Clemson
21. Hawaii
22. Texas Tech
23. Kentucky
24. Mississippi St.
25. Wisconsin
Thursday, January 17, 2008
A Good College Football Championship System
With much controversy over how we should declare a champion in college football, I figured I would give my two cents in. I do understand that no system will be perfect, so I do not write this to claim perfection. But I do believe that this would be a step up from a much uncertain BCS system we have now.
Allow twelve regular season games, as well as a Confrence championship game (pretty much how it is now). Start on the last Saturday of August, playing each Saturday, and allow one Thursday night game each week. Allow each team an off week throughout the season. Doing the math, this should end the regular season no later than the
23th of November, and no ealier than the 17th of November. Play the confrence championship games the next Saturday, one week later. At the very latest, the confrence championship games would end on the 30th of November.
On the next day, the Sunday, have a selection show. This will give eight teams a shot at the NC, while giving other teams other bowl bids. The BCS can still be kept, but its function will be different. The eight teams given a shot at the NC can be in a BCS Tournament. Pick the current BCS bowl games and a few or so more, so that these games will be the host of the BCS Tournament. The tournament will be of seven games total (four the first week, two the next week, and the final championship game). Allow the tournament and other bowl games to begin two weeks after the Confrence Championship games.
The games should begin no later than the 14th of December. Allow the first round to be played on this day (no later than the 14th). The second round should be played no later than the 21st of December (the next Saturday). (Depending on the exact date of the start of the year, these games could be played on the 15th of December). By this time, all other bowl games should be rapping up. Play the NC game on the 31st of December, a New Year's Eve specialty.
The eight BCS Tournament teams could be picked from a committee, a given procedure of confrence chapions, or perhaps a BCS system taking the top eight teams, which of course, could involve the other two above. This allows lesser-heard-of schools a shot at the title, while also giving the elite programs a shot to put these schools in their place. There is plenty of college football, and it all wraps up in one year. And not just this, but the players do not play all of the time. Each team gets a week off through the regular season. Only the best of teams play in their confrence championship. There is a week off between confrence championship games and the Bowl games (including the BCS Tournament). And the BCS Tournament will only last three rounds, and extra time (a minimum of ten days) will be between the second round of the tournament and the NC game.
Just a thought.
What do you think?
War Eagle!
God Bless America
January 17, 2008
Ryan Hampton
Allow twelve regular season games, as well as a Confrence championship game (pretty much how it is now). Start on the last Saturday of August, playing each Saturday, and allow one Thursday night game each week. Allow each team an off week throughout the season. Doing the math, this should end the regular season no later than the
23th of November, and no ealier than the 17th of November. Play the confrence championship games the next Saturday, one week later. At the very latest, the confrence championship games would end on the 30th of November.
On the next day, the Sunday, have a selection show. This will give eight teams a shot at the NC, while giving other teams other bowl bids. The BCS can still be kept, but its function will be different. The eight teams given a shot at the NC can be in a BCS Tournament. Pick the current BCS bowl games and a few or so more, so that these games will be the host of the BCS Tournament. The tournament will be of seven games total (four the first week, two the next week, and the final championship game). Allow the tournament and other bowl games to begin two weeks after the Confrence Championship games.
The games should begin no later than the 14th of December. Allow the first round to be played on this day (no later than the 14th). The second round should be played no later than the 21st of December (the next Saturday). (Depending on the exact date of the start of the year, these games could be played on the 15th of December). By this time, all other bowl games should be rapping up. Play the NC game on the 31st of December, a New Year's Eve specialty.
The eight BCS Tournament teams could be picked from a committee, a given procedure of confrence chapions, or perhaps a BCS system taking the top eight teams, which of course, could involve the other two above. This allows lesser-heard-of schools a shot at the title, while also giving the elite programs a shot to put these schools in their place. There is plenty of college football, and it all wraps up in one year. And not just this, but the players do not play all of the time. Each team gets a week off through the regular season. Only the best of teams play in their confrence championship. There is a week off between confrence championship games and the Bowl games (including the BCS Tournament). And the BCS Tournament will only last three rounds, and extra time (a minimum of ten days) will be between the second round of the tournament and the NC game.
Just a thought.
What do you think?
War Eagle!
God Bless America
January 17, 2008
Ryan Hampton
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Bowl Games....
Well the SEC is now 6-2, with the greatest game coming up. UGA attested to my point that I believed they should be playing for teh NC with Ohio St. Oh well. If LSU wins, then I may put UGA #1 in my poll. The AU vs. Clemson game was a real good game. I actually missed most of the overtime, but heard it on the radio. UAT held on to the game against Colorado, after getting a big lead. I am currently watching Oklahoma vs. West Va., and it is 13-6 West Va. with 2:30 to go in the first half...oh...wait West Va. just scored as I was writing this! The beauty of college football!
And I pick Virginia Tech over Kansas, and LSU over Ohio St...just off the top of my head. I should have done a full bowl prediction, but I got out of the loop and it slipped by my mind. Oh well. It has been interesting!
Soon I will write about how I think the NC system should be done. I like the Bowl season, but some sort of playoff would make it even greater I think. But that's just me.
I'm exited about AU in the future, even though there is certainly work to be done. But we'll have to see! That's why the play the game! And that's the final word.
War Eagle
What do you think?
January 2, 2008
Ryan Hampton
And I pick Virginia Tech over Kansas, and LSU over Ohio St...just off the top of my head. I should have done a full bowl prediction, but I got out of the loop and it slipped by my mind. Oh well. It has been interesting!
Soon I will write about how I think the NC system should be done. I like the Bowl season, but some sort of playoff would make it even greater I think. But that's just me.
I'm exited about AU in the future, even though there is certainly work to be done. But we'll have to see! That's why the play the game! And that's the final word.
War Eagle
What do you think?
January 2, 2008
Ryan Hampton
Monday, December 24, 2007
Is There a Media Bias??
For the second straight year a contraversial BCS Championship game involved a team from the SEC. The South, and particularly the SEC, have been very active in the National Title hunt. Some people complain that there is a bias in the media against the SEC, the South, or certain teams. Yet with these facts, some find it hard to find one.
But I still say that to some degree or another, there is a bias. When a team such as Ohio St. or USC get into the NC game it is considered hands down and no-two-ways-about-it that they will get in. People still complained when Florida got in, and some people do not think LSU should have got in this year. Of course, if LSU did not get in, then UGA from the SEC would have had a good argument (I think that they do anyway). UAT was given tough player restrictions when the players were found to have false use of textbooks, and the media talks much more about Big 12 or Pac 10 than they do the SEC. Of course, it was a given AU would be left out of the championship game in '04. The media rejects a playoff system to give perhaps up to three SEC teams a year a chance at the Big Show. Although the SEC has been present in the NC game now three years out of the past five, and all three of these years were contraversial, we should consider the strength of the SEC, and the negatives the media gives them compared to the positives the media gives other schools.
AU was left out in '04, and the media did not feel bad for AU. When USC was left out in '03, the media declared them the AP NC's, and rode them on #1 all through '04. When UF went in the NC game contraverisaly last year, the media complained it was not Michigan (even though they already lost to Ohio St., who was definetely in the game). UF wound up beating Ohio St. real bad. This year, it was a given Ohio St. would be in, and it was a toss-up between about six other teams, of which the SEC had two. LSU went in with Ohio St., and UGA got a no-win situation with a Hawaii team.
I also recently saw a TV special with the fifty greatest plays in college football. The only AU play was Punt Bama Punt. But I saw plenty of plays listed that were not as good as other AU plays. What about Bye Bye Bo, Go Crazy Cadallac, Kenny Irons breaking through ten players again LSU, the contraversial tip play against LSU in 06, Nix to Saners - '93 version or '94 version, etc. I wouldn't expect all of those on there, but I do believe that AU was deservant of more than one play, especially after seeing other plays they had on.
And so I won't be hypocritical, I admit that yes, I am biased too. But not many people see this blog, and those who do are probably SEC junkies anyway. And besides, I am not getting paid a living for writing these. It's just fun : )
What do you think?
War Eagle
December 24, 2007
Merry Christmas!!!
Ryan Hampton
But I still say that to some degree or another, there is a bias. When a team such as Ohio St. or USC get into the NC game it is considered hands down and no-two-ways-about-it that they will get in. People still complained when Florida got in, and some people do not think LSU should have got in this year. Of course, if LSU did not get in, then UGA from the SEC would have had a good argument (I think that they do anyway). UAT was given tough player restrictions when the players were found to have false use of textbooks, and the media talks much more about Big 12 or Pac 10 than they do the SEC. Of course, it was a given AU would be left out of the championship game in '04. The media rejects a playoff system to give perhaps up to three SEC teams a year a chance at the Big Show. Although the SEC has been present in the NC game now three years out of the past five, and all three of these years were contraversial, we should consider the strength of the SEC, and the negatives the media gives them compared to the positives the media gives other schools.
AU was left out in '04, and the media did not feel bad for AU. When USC was left out in '03, the media declared them the AP NC's, and rode them on #1 all through '04. When UF went in the NC game contraverisaly last year, the media complained it was not Michigan (even though they already lost to Ohio St., who was definetely in the game). UF wound up beating Ohio St. real bad. This year, it was a given Ohio St. would be in, and it was a toss-up between about six other teams, of which the SEC had two. LSU went in with Ohio St., and UGA got a no-win situation with a Hawaii team.
I also recently saw a TV special with the fifty greatest plays in college football. The only AU play was Punt Bama Punt. But I saw plenty of plays listed that were not as good as other AU plays. What about Bye Bye Bo, Go Crazy Cadallac, Kenny Irons breaking through ten players again LSU, the contraversial tip play against LSU in 06, Nix to Saners - '93 version or '94 version, etc. I wouldn't expect all of those on there, but I do believe that AU was deservant of more than one play, especially after seeing other plays they had on.
And so I won't be hypocritical, I admit that yes, I am biased too. But not many people see this blog, and those who do are probably SEC junkies anyway. And besides, I am not getting paid a living for writing these. It's just fun : )
What do you think?
War Eagle
December 24, 2007
Merry Christmas!!!
Ryan Hampton
Sunday, December 2, 2007
College Football Now
Well...we are ALMOST to the end of a wacky season of college football. We still have the bowl games, which are up for grabs. Who's going where? Who will be in the NC game? It appears that it will be Ohio St. vs. LSU in the NC game, although that has not been announced officially yet. But my opinion is not always the opinion of the voters. I believe that if Ohio St. goes, then UGA should go. UGA does have two loses, and they did not play Saturday. LSU did and one their conference. But if Ohio St. moves from #3 to #1 with #1 & #2 both losing Saturday, then UGA should in theory, move from #4 to #2. Granted UGA has the extra loss, but so does LSU, and both LSU and UGA's schedule is harder than Ohio St's. Really, the top teams is opinionated, and so hard to tell. I would like to see a playoff, but I'm not sure if that will be happening any time soon or not. But still, it's a nice thought. Without further to do, I will give you my top 40.
1. Ohio St.
2. Georgia
3. LSU
4. Oklahoma
5. Virginia Tech
6. USC
7. Kansas
8. West Virginia
9. Missouri
10. Florida
11. Arizona St.
12. Hawaii
13. Illinois
14. Boston College
15. Clemson
16. Tennessee
17. Texas
18. Wisconsin
19. South Florida
20. Auburn
21. Virginia
22. Cincinatti
23. Arkansas
24. Bringham Young
25. Kentucky
26. Boise St.
27. UConn
28. Texas Tech
29. Penn St.
30. Mississippi St.
31. Oregon
32. Michigan
33. Troy
34. Air Force
35. Georgia Tech
36. Florida Atlantic
37. UCF
38. Oregon St.
39. Wake Forest
40. Utah
Bowl predictions (what I would like to see, not what I think will happen): Ohio St. vs. UGA; LSU vs. USC; Oklahoma vs. Virginia Tech; Kansas vs. Illinois; Missouri vs. West Virginia; Tennesse vs. Clemson; Florida vs. Hawaii; Auburn vs. Virginia. I could go on and on with bowl games but that is what I would really like to see, with Ohio St. vs. UGA in the big show.
So there's that. My polls may not be perfect, although I do not know if there is a perfect poll with this year's college football. It is similar to the main poll's, though slightly different. Anyway, let me know what you think about my posts. That's my word, and as always, I have the final word.
What do you think?
War Eagle!
Ryan
1. Ohio St.
2. Georgia
3. LSU
4. Oklahoma
5. Virginia Tech
6. USC
7. Kansas
8. West Virginia
9. Missouri
10. Florida
11. Arizona St.
12. Hawaii
13. Illinois
14. Boston College
15. Clemson
16. Tennessee
17. Texas
18. Wisconsin
19. South Florida
20. Auburn
21. Virginia
22. Cincinatti
23. Arkansas
24. Bringham Young
25. Kentucky
26. Boise St.
27. UConn
28. Texas Tech
29. Penn St.
30. Mississippi St.
31. Oregon
32. Michigan
33. Troy
34. Air Force
35. Georgia Tech
36. Florida Atlantic
37. UCF
38. Oregon St.
39. Wake Forest
40. Utah
Bowl predictions (what I would like to see, not what I think will happen): Ohio St. vs. UGA; LSU vs. USC; Oklahoma vs. Virginia Tech; Kansas vs. Illinois; Missouri vs. West Virginia; Tennesse vs. Clemson; Florida vs. Hawaii; Auburn vs. Virginia. I could go on and on with bowl games but that is what I would really like to see, with Ohio St. vs. UGA in the big show.
So there's that. My polls may not be perfect, although I do not know if there is a perfect poll with this year's college football. It is similar to the main poll's, though slightly different. Anyway, let me know what you think about my posts. That's my word, and as always, I have the final word.
What do you think?
War Eagle!
Ryan
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Recapping the Iron Bowl and the Rest of the Season
What a year of college football! And we still have a little bit left to go. Maybe this can be a sign of things to come - and that's not a bad thing. I want to see the unbelieveable, unpredictable, and games in which the honest and wise person will not in the least claim to know who will win.
What an Iron Bowl - well, sort of. Maybe it was dull for what we think of as the "classic Iron Bowl," but no Iron Bowl is really all that dull. Hey Auburn's Defensive player Jeraud Powers got bit by a security dog! And Auburn is at home! A sure TD for Alabama turned out to be an interception for Auburn. Overall, it was two mediocre teams playing pretty good ball for their standards. Not great, great football, but certainly some hard hitting, great effort, and not "too" many penalties - although the penalties that came proved costly.
In the mean time, LSU lost. Tennessee pulled out a win after Kentucky's impressive comeback. In the process, Tennessee clinched a trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game, and LSU's Championship hopes are dashed. Georgia finished off their season great with another victory to Georgia Tech. Georgia won their last six games. Ohio St. without playing keeps their National Title hopes alive. West Virginia and Missouri, with their impressive win against high-powered Kansas, moves up to take over as the front-runners in the National Championship hunt. But they both play another game. Believe it or not, there is a *reasonable* chance that Ohio St. can play against Georgia in the National Title game. This would be yet another Big 10, SEC matchup, and Ohio St.'s second straight trip to the big show. Of course, this is a somewhat small chance, but a reasonable one, especially considering what has already happened this year.
So with all this and all of the other games in mind, may I give you my Top 40.
1. West Va.
2. Missouri
3. Ohio St.
4. Georgia
5. Kansas
6. LSU
7. Virginia Tech
8. U.S.C.
9. Oklahoma
10. Florida
11. Tennessee
12. Boston College
13. Arizona St.
14. Illinois
15. Clemson
16. Hawaii
17. Oregon
18. Wisconsin
19. Cincinnati
20. Texas
21. Auburn
22. Arkansas
23. Troy
24. Kentucky
25. South Florida
26. Virginia
27. BYU
28. Mississippi St.
29. Michigan
30. Texas A & M
31. Texas Tech
32. Conneticutt
33. Boise St.
34. Penn St.
35. Wake Forest
36. Kansas St.
37. Michigan St.
38. California
39. Oklahoma St.
40. Air Force
Well there you go. Some of it is just educated guesses, I admit. But hey, it's like that for most everyone, right?! Anyway, that's my word, and as always, I have The Final Word.
What do you think?
War Eagle!
November 25, 2007
Ryan Hampton
What an Iron Bowl - well, sort of. Maybe it was dull for what we think of as the "classic Iron Bowl," but no Iron Bowl is really all that dull. Hey Auburn's Defensive player Jeraud Powers got bit by a security dog! And Auburn is at home! A sure TD for Alabama turned out to be an interception for Auburn. Overall, it was two mediocre teams playing pretty good ball for their standards. Not great, great football, but certainly some hard hitting, great effort, and not "too" many penalties - although the penalties that came proved costly.
In the mean time, LSU lost. Tennessee pulled out a win after Kentucky's impressive comeback. In the process, Tennessee clinched a trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game, and LSU's Championship hopes are dashed. Georgia finished off their season great with another victory to Georgia Tech. Georgia won their last six games. Ohio St. without playing keeps their National Title hopes alive. West Virginia and Missouri, with their impressive win against high-powered Kansas, moves up to take over as the front-runners in the National Championship hunt. But they both play another game. Believe it or not, there is a *reasonable* chance that Ohio St. can play against Georgia in the National Title game. This would be yet another Big 10, SEC matchup, and Ohio St.'s second straight trip to the big show. Of course, this is a somewhat small chance, but a reasonable one, especially considering what has already happened this year.
So with all this and all of the other games in mind, may I give you my Top 40.
1. West Va.
2. Missouri
3. Ohio St.
4. Georgia
5. Kansas
6. LSU
7. Virginia Tech
8. U.S.C.
9. Oklahoma
10. Florida
11. Tennessee
12. Boston College
13. Arizona St.
14. Illinois
15. Clemson
16. Hawaii
17. Oregon
18. Wisconsin
19. Cincinnati
20. Texas
21. Auburn
22. Arkansas
23. Troy
24. Kentucky
25. South Florida
26. Virginia
27. BYU
28. Mississippi St.
29. Michigan
30. Texas A & M
31. Texas Tech
32. Conneticutt
33. Boise St.
34. Penn St.
35. Wake Forest
36. Kansas St.
37. Michigan St.
38. California
39. Oklahoma St.
40. Air Force
Well there you go. Some of it is just educated guesses, I admit. But hey, it's like that for most everyone, right?! Anyway, that's my word, and as always, I have The Final Word.
What do you think?
War Eagle!
November 25, 2007
Ryan Hampton
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