Stupor Bowl update
Nov. 10th, 2007 03:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redneckgaijinFirst off, it came to my attention today while checking Stupor Bowl contenders that I'd slipped up: U. Louisiana at Lafayette, just three hours away from my house, is indeed Div. I and was also 1-8 on Friday... making three, count 'em, THREE Stupor Bowl contenders in the Sun Belt conference. See what I mean about the softest of soft conferences? Their one win came against U. of North Texas. Thankfully, they won against Middle Tennessee today, 34-24, taking them out of Stupor Bowl contention.
The current worst team in college sports, Florida International, has a bye this week- no doubt a welcome relief for a team which hasn't had a win since September of LAST YEAR. The other presumptive Stupor Bowl candidate, Utah State, was shut out a mind-numbing 52-0 to Boise State.
Florida Int'l's in-conference rivals in rottenness, North Texas, started out unexpectedly strong against Navy, only to bungle massively on several plays, turn the ball over, and allow Navy to come back in a shootout, 74-62. (The two teams combined scored 63 points in the second quarter alone- impressive only in its indication of two very weak defenses.)
Notre Dame maintains its position to take Utah State's place, should Utah State manage to defeat Idaho when the time comes, by falling on its face against Air Force, 41-24. By a fun coincidence, Duke also lost today, 41-24, in their case against Georgia Tech. The two teams meet next week; the winner drops out of Stupor Bowl contention.
The Blundering Herd of Marshall did anything but blunder today, hammering East Carolina 26-7, saving themselves from Stupor Bowl infamy. Northern Illinois also manages to evade the Stupor Bowl, winning today against Kent State, 27-20. SMU made a valiant bid to do likewise, but they allowed Rice to come back in the fourth quarter, losing 43-42; the Mustangs remain in the hunt.
Finally, in the also-rans, Minnesota narrowly lost to Iowa 21-16, and Colorado State fought to the wire but failed to upend New Mexico, 26-23. Technically they're still eligible, but the other teams have to get a lot better to make these teams look worse.
So, here's the revised Stupor Bowl situation:
Barring an unexpected victory before December 1, the loser of the North Texas - Florida International game gets a spot in the Stupor Bowl.
If Utah State loses against Idaho- and even if it wins its other remaining game- it secures the other spot. If Utah State wins against Idaho, however, Notre Dame takes the other spot- presuming, of course, it doesn't win any more games either.
In case of unexpected wins, the other runners for Stupor Bowl bids currently run in this order:
SMU
Duke
Colorado State
Minnesota
Join us next week for Duke at Notre Dame, both teams' last realistic chance to get off the Stupor Bowl list... and probably a good example of what a Stupor Bowl looks like in real life...
The current worst team in college sports, Florida International, has a bye this week- no doubt a welcome relief for a team which hasn't had a win since September of LAST YEAR. The other presumptive Stupor Bowl candidate, Utah State, was shut out a mind-numbing 52-0 to Boise State.
Florida Int'l's in-conference rivals in rottenness, North Texas, started out unexpectedly strong against Navy, only to bungle massively on several plays, turn the ball over, and allow Navy to come back in a shootout, 74-62. (The two teams combined scored 63 points in the second quarter alone- impressive only in its indication of two very weak defenses.)
Notre Dame maintains its position to take Utah State's place, should Utah State manage to defeat Idaho when the time comes, by falling on its face against Air Force, 41-24. By a fun coincidence, Duke also lost today, 41-24, in their case against Georgia Tech. The two teams meet next week; the winner drops out of Stupor Bowl contention.
The Blundering Herd of Marshall did anything but blunder today, hammering East Carolina 26-7, saving themselves from Stupor Bowl infamy. Northern Illinois also manages to evade the Stupor Bowl, winning today against Kent State, 27-20. SMU made a valiant bid to do likewise, but they allowed Rice to come back in the fourth quarter, losing 43-42; the Mustangs remain in the hunt.
Finally, in the also-rans, Minnesota narrowly lost to Iowa 21-16, and Colorado State fought to the wire but failed to upend New Mexico, 26-23. Technically they're still eligible, but the other teams have to get a lot better to make these teams look worse.
So, here's the revised Stupor Bowl situation:
Barring an unexpected victory before December 1, the loser of the North Texas - Florida International game gets a spot in the Stupor Bowl.
If Utah State loses against Idaho- and even if it wins its other remaining game- it secures the other spot. If Utah State wins against Idaho, however, Notre Dame takes the other spot- presuming, of course, it doesn't win any more games either.
In case of unexpected wins, the other runners for Stupor Bowl bids currently run in this order:
SMU
Duke
Colorado State
Minnesota
Join us next week for Duke at Notre Dame, both teams' last realistic chance to get off the Stupor Bowl list... and probably a good example of what a Stupor Bowl looks like in real life...
