From: murphy@rock.enet.dec.com ()
Subject: Re: running up scores+ties
Reply-To: murphy@rock.enet.dec.com ()
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Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:40:09 GMT


In article <1992Nov22.1539.17833@execnet>, "al sorhaindo" <al.sorhaindo@execnet.com> writes:
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|> From: "al sorhaindo" <al.sorhaindo@execnet.com>
|> Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
|> Subject: running up scores+ties
|> Message-ID: <1992Nov22.1539.17833@execnet>
|> Date: 22 Nov 92 15:05:35 EST
|> Reply-To: "al sorhaindo" <al.sorhaindo@execnet.com>
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|> Not long ago, Miami played Oklahoma in three consecutive seasons.
|> *Oklahoma* was favored in all three games, even though two were
|> played in the Orange Bowl.
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> If you don't think running up the score versus bad teams will get
|> you high rankings, read on.
|> 
|> Twenty games and fourteen losses ago Houston coach John Jenkins
|> proclaimed his Cougar offense "unstoppable". The public bit,
|> making his fraud of a team only a seven point underdog *at* Miami.
|> 
|> Research has shown that only Oklahoma, Florida State, and Notre Dame
|> have been accorded more respect when playing at Miami during the
|> last five years. Furthermore, most of those teams could not even come
|> within seven points of the Hurricanes in Miami. (OU lost by 12 and
|> 9, ND by 17, and 24, and FSU by 16 in 1986, 31 in 1988, 13 in 1990,
|> before finally losing by 3 in 1992).
|> 
|> Schools with better programs than Houston were mega-underdogs at Miami.
|> (In 1990 Iowa won the Big-10, yet were 24 point dogs, and 28 point
|> losers at Miami. Syracuse won the 1990 Peach bowl, but were 24
|> point underdogs, and 20+ point losers at Miami the same season.
|> 
|> What got Houston the respect of a powerhouse?
|> 
|> Not beating good teams. Even during 1988-1990 when Houston had winning
|> records they were horrible against top 20 opposition. 2-7 to be
|> exact. The two wins were against #20 Wyoming in 1988, and versus
|> Texas A&M in 1990 when A&M racked up over *300* yards rushing, but
|> were edged due to seven fumbles, 3 inside the ten yard line.
|> Wins like the 95-21 victory over SMU are what got Houston noticed.
|> 
|> It doesn't seem like long ago this year that Wolverine fans were
|> claiming their favorite team was better than Miami and almost everyone else.
|> 
|> The "evidence" : Michigan's routing of the losing schools Houston,
|> Oklahoma State, Iowa, Michigan State, Indiana, and Minnesota.
|> 
|> The facts : Michigan is winless in three tries versus winning teams
|> this year.
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> Since both John Cooper and Gary Moeller were happy with a tie
|> Saturday, why didn't they just agree to a draw before the game and
|> let the players go out and scrimmage? At least some of the players
|> could have gone home happy after the outcome of an unofficial contest.
|> 
|> 
|> National Championships decided by teams going, or not going for ties
|> 
|> 1990-1991 Colorado? The Buffaloes were 10-1-1. What were the circumstances
|> of their tie? 10-2 would obviously have dropped them out of their share
|> of the title with Ga. Tech. 11-1 would have gotten them both the AP, and
|> UPI #1 slots.

Tied Tennessee in the first game of the season.  Last TD was with several
minutes remaining.  CU blew a big lead.

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