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Also remember this game was in Florida. What happens if our mediocre team plays their mediocre team in Cleveland? Maybe we win an ugly game, just like they did in their home state. If you were impressed by Florida today, you don't know anything about football. They beat us, but they showed that they're on the same level as us. This year, that's not a good thing.

I dont think hey win the BIG at all, I think Boise would clean house in the BIG. IMO Florida is Penn st. Terrible offense and a solid D. Not sure they could score enough against Wiscy or scUM.

Having said that, Florida IMO could have scored alot more today. How many possessions were taken because of special teams? How many possessions were they playing it safe and running out the clock? A little Tressel ball today?

MSU beat Georgia.

Possibly. The big thing people don't take into account when talking about tcu or Boise is that they generally play one or two big games a year with months to prepare. Playing the first and last game of the season against legitimate teams and playing no he in the middle is prime to get some upsets. If they had to get hit week in and week out with big conference opponents they would have a much tougher time. Especially having to play games at the shoe, at wisky, at the big house, etc. The season is long and grueling in the big ten, big twelve, SEC, and Pac twelve. That is something that would certainly change your perception of Boise and i'd imagine they would have competed but had two or three big ten losses.

Eta sorry I didn't mean to quote you

Guys, the B1G has sucked for a decade. It typically has been us, and oneother good team, then a bunch of mediocre teams who would finish near the bottom of the SEC. I tried making that point in another thread to explain why Tressel had looked so good for the last decade, but the Tresselytes screamed bloody murder. Even they can't deny how bad the B1G looks today. BSU would roll this conference, and Florida would've finished in the top 3 this year.

This year it is deserved. Even in the regular season, what was the best nonconferance win by the Big 10. Michigan's win over ND????

Look at the Big Ten's bowl record over the last decade. It may be bad bowl matchups against better teams, but at some point you have to win those games to be considered a relevant conferance.

Right now the big ten is relevant in terms of money and TV. The BTN is a money maker and the big ten teams draw TV ratings, but the Big ten does not win games against the elite. This will continue.

Not so fast my friend! Have a number of friends in Boise with most being Alums of BSU. Their cupboard is far from bare at QB and will have an interesting spring QB competition. 4 guys vying to be the starter. Their main backup this year was Joe Southwick, 6'1" 190, Jr, a California kid. Most believe he has "happy feet", instead of working thru his progressions he takes off to soon. Next is Jim Laughrea, 6'2" 192, So, also a California kid. Somewhat of an unknown. However Coach Pete (whos been at BSU nearly 10 yrs) said he has the strongest arm of any QB he has ever had there. Next are most fan favs. Grant Hedrick, 6'0" 188, RS So, a coachs son (like Moore) from Oregon who broke all sorts of state records. Much quicker than Moore therefore the option would be much more in play with him under center. Last but not least is Nick Patti, 5'11" 185, Fr, out of Dr. Phillips HS in Orlando Fl.. While their played in the Premeire league, and won several Elite 11 QB comps. If he had been taller would have received big time luv from most elite SEC teams. (watch his vid on youtube and tell me he woulndt fit their program) anyway, his lack of time in the system will not help him but he is to enroll in Jan. They feel his ceiling is limitless. So there you have it. Straight from my friend in Boise who by the way is an Alum. Go Bucks!