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From: pdunn@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Patrick L Dunn)
Subject: I-AA Playoff Picture
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 05:06:42 GMT


Teams that still have even the slightest breath of playoff life:

Independents:

Samford (8-2) Probably in regardless. Plays Central Florida.
William and Mary (8-2) Still not sure if this team is going to be around; may
                         be playing a game in Japan in a couple weeks.  Plays
                         at Richmond, a team on the bubble.
Youngstown St. (7-2-1) A win over Ga. Southern helps a lot.
Georgia Southern (7-3) With five games against Div. II, may be out regardless.
Central Florida (6-3) Real longshot, but if they knock of Samford, would have
                         to be considered.

Big Sky:

Idaho (8-2)  With win this weekend, gets automatic bid.
Eastern Washington (7-3) Automatic Bid if Idaho loses.  Season completed.
Weber St. (6-4)  Must beat McNeese St. and really pray.

Gateway:

N. Iowa (9-1)  With win against SW Missouri gets automatic bid.  In
               regardless of performance this saturday.
SW Missouri (6-4)  Automatic bid with upset of UNI.  Otherwise out.
Western Illinois (7-4).  Big loss to UNI last week hurt.  Season finished;
                         really needs some help to get in.

Ohio Valley:

Middle Tennessee (8-2) Wins Automatic bid with win over Tennessee Tech
E. Kentucky (8-2) In with win over Morehead St.
Tennessee Tech (7-3) If it can beat MTSU, will force 3-way tie for conference
                      title, and could slip in to playoffs.

Southern:

The Citadel (9-1) In regardless; with win gets automatic bid.
Marshall (7-3)  In with a win over weak East Tennessee St.
Appalachian St. (6-4) Must beat W. Carolina to stay alive.
W. Carolina (7-3) Probably in with a win over Appy.
Furman (6-4)  Plays the Citadel at home.  With an upset could sneak in.

There is a possibility of a five-way tie in the SoCon.  If Appy beats Western
Carolina, Marshall beats East Tennessee, and Furman Beats the Citadel,
Marshall, Citadel, Furman, Western Carolina, and Appalachian St. all tie for
the conference championship (wierd).  If this happens, the automatic bid is
decided by lot, which is probably Furman's best hope of a bid.

Southland:

NE Louisiana  (8-2): Has automatic bid; with a win is probably home for as
                     many games as they play.
McNeese St. (7-3): In with a win over Weber St.; on the bubble otherwise.
Sam Houston St. (6-3-1): has some hope with a win over SW Texas.

Yankee:

Delaware (8-2): Has an automatic bid.
Villanova (8-2): Must beat Maine to stay off of the bubble.
UMass (7-2): Has to beat New Hampshire; otherwise, probably out.
Richmond (7-3): Probably in with win over William and Mary.

PDunn's picks:

NE Louisiana        Idaho               Eastern Kentucky  Eastern Washington
The Citadel         Western Carolina    Samford           Western Illinois
Delaware            Richmond            Youngstown St.    Massachusetts
Marshall            Middle Tennessee    McNeese St.       Villanova
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
From: x92mangla@gw.wmich.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: UM - UI tie - I hate ties !
Date: 16 Nov 92 14:03:17 EST
Organization: Western Michigan University

The bad call UM to go for the two-point conversion hurt them.
If they had just kicked the extra point they would have been up 
20-15  so if UI scores a touch down, it would be 21-20. Then if they
kick the extra point, they are only up by two and UM can win it with
a field goal. but if they go for the two point converison and miss
UM can still win with a field goal, and finally if they do get the
2-poitn converison, then I know I hate saying this, but then UM doesnt deserve
to win the game !

Just my $0.02
 
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From: billms@eecs.umich.edu (William Mangione-Smith)
Subject: Re: Michigan, ND, Miami etc ...
Organization: University of Michigan
	<1992Nov20.164704.29880@uvmark.uucp>
	<1992Nov21.172026.22939@news.nd.edu>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:22:06 GMT

In article <1992Nov21.172026.22939@news.nd.edu> rszczerb@mauchly.helios.nd.edu (Robert Szczerba) writes:

   In article <1992Nov20.164704.29880@uvmark.uucp> davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks) writes:
   >
   >One thing to note about the above... Michigan has 2 ties, 1 on the road and
   >one at home.  Notre Dame has 1 loss and 1 tie, both at home.  Some could 
   >argue that Notre Dame SHOULD have lost against Penn State, except for the 
   >great catch...  Besides that, they played like crap against PSU...  And again,

   Gee ... these are real intelligent comments.  By that reasoning Miami
   should have two loses because the opposition narrowly missed field goals.
   ... and for that matter, ND SHOULD HAVE beaten MIchigan if they hadn't
   funbled the ball all those times.  The fact is that Michigan hasn't proven
   themselves yet this year.  I'm not saying they're not a great team, I'm saying 
   they're only accomplishment is the tie against ND.

Not true.  We've got a tie against OSU as well.

Bill



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From: scott@ods.com (Scott Harper)
Subject: Re: All AP & CNN/USA pollsters, read this
Organization: Optical Data Systems, Inc.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:54:08 GMT

Kee Koon Chua (kkc@nursing.arizona.edu) wrote:
: 
: To all the AP and CNN/USA pollsters:
:     Please use some common sense! What have TAMU done to deserve this high 
: ranking? They have the SHITTIEST schedule among the top 10 teams. They fact 
: that they are still undefeated doesn't mean they are good. Look at their
: shit schedules. Who have they played so far?? How many games have you guys
: seen TAMU played so far to say that they are good (From Thurs game, they don't
: look like a top 25 team to me).
:     Again, please use some brain when making a vote. 

You know, there is medication available to help ease your problem
with vomitting too much...
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From: lpc4@po.CWRU.Edu (Lawrence P. Colucci)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Re: Ohio State-John Cooper
Date: 21 Nov 1992 06:36:32 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


This is a joke right?  There is no way in HELL that OSU fans, alumnim,
or players would stand for that.  Bo belongs in Michigan, and I doubt
that he would consider the position (but you can never tell with
his type - Michigan people).  He did say on TV that he wouldn't
be interested, and I don't think that an offer would ever be made.
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From: jeff@photon.cs.tamu.edu (Jeff Goldberg)
Subject: Re: Solving A&M's Schedule Strength Problem
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University
	<1992Nov18.154812.9075@infonode.ingr.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 07:57:30 GMT

The SEC is a likely choice for A&M to join, as is the Big 8 a likely
choice for SWC merger.  The big problem with the first choice, A&M
joining the SEC, is the Texas Legislature.  They have threatened to
drastically cut funding for either UT or A&M if they leave the SWC.
Only in Texas!  IMHO, that leaves the second possibility, merger with
the SWC, as the most likely scenario (see Gober's [tm] survey of A&M's
options for more details).
--
           Jeff Goldberg                        
           College Station, Texas       
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From: C14577@maccvm.corp.mot.com (Debra Sullivan)
Subject: Re: WAR OVER!!!! MIAMI WINS !!!!!!
Organization: Motorola
Date: 16 Nov 1992 11:00:50 CST

------------------------- Original Article -------------------------
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From: wcd2z@curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU (William Camden Daniel)
Subject: Re: WAR OVER!!!! MIAMI WINS !!!!!!
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 18:27:15 GMT

C14577@maccvm.corp.mot.com  writes:
>
>
>
> The Tide should not be calling Miami "over footballed and under educated
> I recall applying to Alabama and all it took was a post card application
> So let us not be talking about educations here because Miami will beat
> the Tide in that as well!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
You obviously fall in with the rest of the Miami crowd on not
being able to read.  If you look real close (not that you have
to in order to see it) at my organization, you will see that I
am at the University of Virginia.  We are underfootballed and well
educated.  I still think Miami's academics stink, and probably
always will.  They are the UNLV of college football, and will
get caught red handed one day.  Hmmmmmm......good football
games versus a good education.  YOU!!! can't have it all.

ps. I really loved doing that, thanks for setting yourself up
to be slammed, I think I would enjoy playing volleyball with
you.

Bill.


WELL BILL, FIRST OF ALL I DID NOT GO TO MIAMI I WENT TO BOSTON
COLLEGE SO I DO HAVE A GOOD EDUCATION AND IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS
YEAR THAT WE HAD GOOD FOOTBALL!  I GREW UP IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND
GET TIRED OF HEARING HOW MIAMI IS A BAD SCHOOL BECAUSE IT IS NOT.
FOR EXAMPLE IT OFFERS ONE OF THE BEST EDUCATIONS AVAILABLE IN MARINE
SCIENCE.  LIKE MOST SCHOOLS WITH TOP 10 FOOTBALL PROGRAMS I AM SURE
THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS HAVE AN EASIER TIME, BUT YOU ARE MAKING AN
AWFUL BIG ASSUMPTION!!!

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From: mbs@zycor.lgc.com (Matt Shostak)
Subject: Re: Excessive Celebration Penalty
Organization: Landmark/Zycor   Austin, Texas
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:46:57 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.160302.9733@walter.bellcore.com> lein@cat.uucp (John Leinaweaver) writes:
>In article <1992Nov16.143609.14103@lgc.com> mbs@zycor.lgc.com (Matt Shostak) writes:
>>In article <gf1Q5tO00iV384SUkn@andrew.cmu.edu> wm1o+@andrew.cmu.edu (William Karamo Motley) writes:
>>>Who saw that Notre Dame game today?  I think that the NCAA should either
>>>be much, much more lenient when they call that excessive celebration
>>>penalty, or get rid of that call completely.  When you win in the type
>>>of manner Notre Dame did today, you have every right to go beserk and
>>>act bananas.  For Christ's sake, they're college kids.  Even pros
>>>celebrate.  Remember when the Colts beat the Dolphins this year?  
>>>
>>>Will
>>
>>An absolutely ludicrous call by the refs.  It almost seemed like they
>>wanted to give Penn State the advantage.  After Paterno complained in 
>>the first quarter, did they call any other penalties on PSU?  Were there
>>any holding calls?
>>
>
>Nope, I'm sure the refs saw the clip of Holtz headlocking them two weeks
>ago and were afraid of what wrestling holds an angry, arm-flinging JoePa
>would try.  :)
>
>Great game, end of a great 12 years with PSU winning 8 out of 12
>which concludes the overall series record at 8-8-1.
>
>
>John L
>

Just curious:  how many of those 8 wins came against Faust, and what is
PSU's record vs. the Holtz-coached Irish?


-- 
Matthew B. Shostak              Landmark/Zycor
mbs@zycor.lgc.com               (512) 292-2357
"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here! This is the war room!"
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From: mhorbove@digi.lonestar.org (Mike)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: UT in Austin predictions
Date: 20 Nov 92 15:29:54 GMT
Organization: DSC Communications, Plano Tx.


>From: zcjm0f@wwnv45.uucp (CJohn Mace)
>then explain why UNT was on your schedule still contained Arkansas?
>Remember the year they almost beat you?
>
>cmuck <- I like ribbing these guys...  pretty soon he will start 
>         talking about the good ole days..  :-)
>

the good ole days start Nov 26, 1992 when the legacy continues.  that
bonfire is your dreams burning away :)

%From: jayakris@translab.its.uci.edu (R. Jayakrishnan)
%  I would say Texas has scheduled the fewest number of patsies in their
%  non-conference schedule than anyone else. We played NewMexico State
%  and Oregon State in 87 and UNT in 88.. And that's it. The rest were
%  2 against BYU, 2 against Penn St, 6 against OU, 3 against Auburn,
%  2 aginst Colorado, 1 aginst Syracuse and 2 against Miss.St. in the last 
%  seven years.
%
%  So keep your mouth shut !!
%
%  GO HORNS !
%
%  Jay.

you tell them Jay.  i wonder how many quality teams were on a&m's
schedule in the last couple of years.  also, most of these teams were
ranked when we played them.

#From: weyland@sn.jsc.nasa.gov (WEYLAND,MARK)
#	While I am greatly looking forward to the t.u. game, they must 
#first get by a motivated Baylor team.
#
#GIG'EM  AGS!!!
#
#Mark Weyland
#Texas A&M University - Class of '88

this is true.  we also have the chance of losing players to injury
in this game that will hamper us next thursday.  hopefully, we won't
lose any.

since i will be gone all next week and won't have a chance to post
i am going to submit my predictions now.

we will win the baylor game. (this is all i really care about this
game)

now for thanksgiving.  we will spoil a&m's season by defeating them and
i will collect my winnings from all my aggie friends.  my thanksgiving
dinner will go down smoothly.  it won't be a blow out because a&m is
a good team and our defense is very vulnerable.  the only reason i'm
picking us to win is because it is in austin.

AND I'LL BE PICKIN' COTTON ON NEW YEARS!!!

good luck folks.  have a great thanksgiving!

mike

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DSC Communications Corporation                 Plano, Tx  75075
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From: fmsalvat@eos.ncsu.edu (FRANK MICHAE SALVATORE)
Subject: Re: Things to be THANKFUL for
Originator: fmsalvat@c00538-106ps.eos.ncsu.edu
Reply-To: fmsalvat@eos.ncsu.edu (FRANK MICHAE SALVATORE)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 18:37:09 GMT


I want to thank both Virginia and Clemson for rolling over
and dying in the face of the mighty pack.  I saw both games, and
Clemson put up a good fight.  The only thing I can say about
UVA (besides they suck) is that they have the least enthusiastic
fans of any I have ever seen.

State in the Orange Bowl?
From: seale@bcserv.wustl.edu (Seale (Jeff))
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: 1930 Notre Dame Yearbook
Date: 21 Nov 92 17:38:28 GMT
Organization: Washington University in Saint Louis, MO USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: bcserv.wustl.edu

My cousin recently acquired a 1930 ND yearbook that is in
very good shape. This is the year that they went undefeated
to win the National championship and was Rockne's last year.
Does anyone know what this might be worth. I'm not sure if
he would be willing to sell it, but I guess everyone has a price.
Email please: jeff@grserv.wustl.edu
Thanks,
    -Jeff
From: jb118@prism.gatech.EDU (Jeffrey N. Burch)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Re: What's up with Johnny Majors?
Date: 16 Nov 92 15:11:26 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Georgia Tech Research Institute -- EOL

In article <1992Nov14.201201.24609@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> dmoney@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Dean R Money) writes:
>Harry Bloomberg writes:
>>   Can anybody down there in Tennessee provide me some more info about
>>the Johnny Majors situation?  Last night's Pittsburgh TV news
>>reported that Johnny was dropping hints that if he's railroaded out of
>>Tenn, he'd be interested in returning to Pitt.
>
>Hold on a minute!  You haven't even given me a chance to start the "Johnny
>Majors to Coach at Auburn" rumor!

Too late!  They're holding the Auburn job open now for Lee Corso, because
of his brilliance as a TV analyst in predicting winners and his exemplary 
coaching records.    :-)

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^  Dr. Jeffrey Neil Burch                   jb118@prism.gatech.edu    ^
^  Georgia Tech Research Institute                                    ^ 
^  Electro-Optics and Physical Sciences Laboratory                    ^
^  Atlanta, Georgia                                                   ^
^  30332             Even if it isn't true, it makes a great story.   ^ 
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From: delarocq@eos.ncsu.edu (DERRELL EMERY LAROCQUE)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: FLORIDA OVER ALABAMA. GOTTA HAVE IT!
Date: 23 Nov 92 02:23:29 GMT
Reply-To: delarocq@eos.ncsu.edu (DERRELL EMERY LAROCQUE)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Originator: delarocq@c00057-100lez.eos.ncsu.edu




  I am making a statement to all Florida fans, a plea if you will....
  
  PLEASE, WHOOP IT UP!! BEAT THE LIVING YOU-KNOW-WHAT OUT OF ALABAMA!!!!!
  AFTER ALL, YOU HAVE STEVE SPURRIER, FORMER COACH OF DUKE....
  
  N.C. State fan, hoping, praying, pleading for the Orange Bowl bid.... :)

  (This is worse than the time I worried about the NCSU-Iowa game.. :) )

  

  
  
-- 
delarocq@eos.ncsu.edu


      
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Hungry for some fish.. Monday Night Football, November 16, 1992..

If you are a Buffalo Bills fan, email me at delarocq@eos.ncsu.edu
so we can talk all about the games, insight, etc.
If you are a Packers fan, let me know. I am interested in any news
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A PROUD MEMBER OF THE BILLS COALITION TAKING THE BET II.
From: demon@desire.wright.edu (Stupendous Man)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Re: Big Ten Question  (woof woof)
Date: 17 Nov 92 14:41:26 EST
Organization: Demonic Possesions, Inc.

In article <1992Nov16.181223.3787@alc.com>, stassen@alc.com (Chris Stassen) writes:
...
> Ohio State is planning three-non-conference-games-per-year through at
> least the year 2001, so they at least don't expect that to change.
> 
> 1993:	09/11 WASHINGTON	09/18 Pittsburgh	09/25 (tba)
	Ouch!  What a way to	   Win.			    Win. :)
 initiate Bob Hoying :).

> 1994:	09/10 Washington	09/17 PITTSBURGH	09/24 (tba)
	Win.				Win.			Win.

> 1995:	09/16 WASHINGTON	09/23 Pittsburgh	09/30 NOTRE DAME
	Win.				Win.			Win.

	Hoying == Heisman.

	You heard it here first.
:D

> 1996:	09/14 FLORIDA STATE	09/21 PITTSBURGH	09/28 Notre Dame

	95 and 96 Look to be Killer years for OSU.  We'll either be national
champs or like Iowa is this year.                                         

Brett
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From: mckinzie@schaefer.math.wisc.edu (Mark McKinzie)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
Subject: Re: Cal to play FSU in 1996 and 2000
Date: 18 Nov 92 03:39:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: schaefer.1992Nov18.033954.20254
Distribution: na
Organization: The Cheesehead Academy

wft@soda.berkeley.edu (William F. Tell) writes:


>Actually, it's Fresno State.  A friend was reading the sports
>section in a Fresno newspaper and saw the headline thinking it meant
>Cal was finally going to schedule a tough out of conference game
>again (hey, we played Miami in 1989 and 1990).

>Ahwell.  That's Cal.  Next season's out of conference opponents for the
>Cal Bears will be San Jose State, San Diego State, Temple, and Hawaii.

Then let me be the first to predict that Cal will go 0-4 in nonconf games
next season, on their way to a Rose Bowl matchup with . . . UW!!!

-- 
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Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
From: ash@ulysses.mr.ams.com (Alan Harder)
Subject: Re: Bowl Matchups
Organization: American Math. Society
	<1992Nov18.040522.27314@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>
	<1992Nov18.143457.9207@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 13:20:58 GMT

In article <1992Nov18.143457.9207@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> kdelgado@loligo.cc.fsu.edu (Kevin Delgado) writes:

   In article <1992Nov18.040522.27314@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> ryan@nu.cs.fsu.edu writes:
   >>In article <1992Nov16.212802.20596@news.nd.edu> rwood1@takagi.helios.nd.edu (richard wood) writes:
   >>>Not that it makes mush difference, but the bowls are
   >>>put together according to the rankings of the teams
   >>>from the CNN/USA Today Poll - NOT the AP Poll.
   >>
   >>Bzzzzzzzzzzzttt!!!!  Wrong answer, buddy.  The bowl coalition will use the
   >>AP rankings.
   >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

   >Hey, Richard...want I should get the net...or can you reel him in all by
   >yourself?

I get it.  Person A posts something that's completely wrong.  Person B
posts a correction to person A's post.  Person C, person A's buddy,
then comes on pretending that person A was just trying to get a
response.  Person C posts something like "where's the net" or "ya
caught another live one".  I'm not buying it.  Person A was WRONG.
Admit it.




-Alan Harder
 American Mathematical SOciety
 Michigan Fan
 Drinker of Anchor Steam 


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From: elfering@socrates.umd.edu (David J. Elfering)
Subject: Re: Does tie cost OU shot at Oranges?
Organization: University of Maryland University College
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 07:12:07 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.164041.21183@ryn.mro4.dec.com> murphy@rock.enet.dec.com () writes:
>
>I am now wondering.  Does the tie have the effect of costing OU the
>Orange Bowl if they beat NEB.  I think beating OSU and NU puts OU and CU
>at 5-1-1 each, who would have received the berth?
>
I oidn't think OU was in the running for the Orange Bowl after their loss
to Kansas & tie to CU, and now they're 3-1-2 in league play. In the case
of a tie though, the team with the higher ranking in the (AP?) poll gets
the Orange Bowl Bid. (i.e. last year Neb instead of Colorado) At this
point it's either CU or NU unless Iowa State gets another inspiration from
the Football Gods and upsets Colorado this week. I wouldn't bank on the
latter, but you can bank on the NU-OU game to be a slammn jammn battle
since OU needs to win this game or they won't go to ANY bowl game since
they currently only have 5 wins. Poor Gibbs, he's gotta be toast after
this season. Too bad as I feel he's a good guy and a good coach.

Dave Elfering   - A Husker fan in ACC land

>Murph



P.S. GO BIG RED!
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