Bowl Predictions 2018-19

Here are this years bowl predictions. Made for entertainment purpose. And to show how smart I am.

The NCAA FBS pecking order

It is that time of year. A time when people choose with teams who will have a chance to become FBS National Champion. The current playoff system started in 2014. It replaced the BCS. Teams are decided by people based on many factors, records, schedule and conferences. Today I am writing about the conferences. This post will reveal the current FBS conference pecking order.

This is a important factor in determining if your team even has a chance. The fact is that their are certain teams who will never have a chance. Those teams could go undefeated and they would not get in. Now the order

What should the NCAA do?

This post is based on several thoughts that I have had about the NCAA. It will jump around. Click to see more.

FBS Picks

Another semester of Law School is done. Now here are my college bowl picks. My top four teams are in the playoff so the winner will also be the MSF National champion.

BCS Picks plus one

I have been busy. I had planned to post a full list of bowl game predictions but I lost track of time and missed the first bowl game. I then decided just to do the BCS. Here I go

Liberty Bowl

Mississippi State over Rice

BCS Bowls
Rose Bowl

Michigan State over Stanford

Fiesta Bowl

Baylor over Central Florida

Sugar Bowl

Alabama over Oklahoma  

Orange Bowl

Ohio State over Clemson

Title Game

Auburn over Florida State

Note 1: I being a Memphian am also picking the Liberty Bowl eventhough it is a non BCS game.
Note 2: The winner of the BCS title game will be declared the MSF National Champion.

2012-13 Bowl Game Picks

Here is a list of my predictions for this years college bowl games. I will pick the winners as I don't do betting lines. These picks are for entertainment purposes only and for me to show how smart I am. Here are my picks

How to pick the CFB D1A Champion?

 It is that time of the year. The time when the D1 college football champion is chosen in a beauty pageant, uh I mean by using polls. Of course, as you all know we have the BCS "the greatest system of picking champions ever", pick who play in the title game because a tournament would be a bad idea. Why would it be a bad idea, because it would hurt tradition, unlike 40 bowls, having to use 6-7 teams or conference realignment. If you haven't guessed it, I don't like the BCS. A few years ago, this blog started its own National Championship, The MemphisSportsFan National Championship. Here is a list of past champions.

2010-11

2011-12

Here is how this year's championship will be decided.

Two years in: The Losers in my opinion.

From being a respected coach & a top college D1 players, to both having to sneak out of town.

 Last Saturday, I looked back at people & things which have done well. Today I look at the ones that did poorly.

Reb is gone & replaced with a rebel black bear. Football & Basketball is down,

The 2011-12 MSF D1 Football Champions

LSU lost so Congratulations, Oklahoma State. You are this years Champs. Feel free to hang a banner.

BCS Title Game Prediction

Final Score: LSU 16, Alabama 11,

How I will decide my D1A football national championship

This blog choses to name it's own college football national championship. We decided why not. It not like it would be any less valid than the AP, Harris, or BCS titles. Last year, TCU was named as our first champions. TCU won't repeat. The BCS has once again fail so this is how we will decide.

If LSU beat Alabama,  LSU wins it.

If LSU lose & Oklahoma State wins, OSU wins it

If both LSU & OSU loses, winner of Rose Bowl wins it.

 

Yep thats it, I also considered Boise but no BCS means no chance at title.

After the Big 12, (Metro Conference)

 This idea started as a joke. I figured with all the conference changing I could do at least one funny post. Which is why there are so many teams. Then I saw reports that the ACC has pretty much torn apart the Big East. I have also heard the Texas & Texas Tech after talking about going to the ACC might just go to the Pac 12. Missouri also wants to go to the SEC with Texas AM so it looks like the BIG 12 is also done. So now this funny post is the most likely one to come true. Go figure!  Remember, you only need 6 school to form a league, 8 is normal, 12 to have a title game & 16 is a super conference. So not every school needs to join. But if they did it would be amazing!

 The Metro Conference was a non football conference which combined with the Great Midwest to form Conference USA. This is the fourth & last idea so here we go.

West Metro Side

 Far West Division

1. Boise St
2. BYU
3. New Mexico
4. New Mexico St.
5. Tulsa

 Texas Division

1. SMU
2. Rice
3. TCU
4. Baylor
5. Houston

East Metro Side

 Midwest Division

1. Memphis
2. Kansas
3. Tulane
4. Kansas St.
5. Iowa St.

 East Division

1. Louisville
2. Cincinnati
3. Central Florida
4. Temple
5. UAB

Yes, a 20 team Metro Super Conference. It would be the biggest conference & hopefully BCS proof.

After the Big 12, (Great Midwest Conference)

The Great Midwest Conference was a non football which had many former Metro schools. The name could be used for a new all sports conference.

North Division

1. Boise St.
2. BYU
3. Iowa St.
4. Missouri
5. Kansas
6. Kansas St.

South Division

1. Texas
2. Texas Tech
3. Memphis
4. Baylor
5. TCU
6. SMU

I thought about trying East & West division, but again I didn't want to upset Baylor. One more post after this.

After the Big 12, (Southwestern Conference)

The Big 12 was formed when the old BIG 8 added for Southwestern Conference (SWC) schools. If the BIG 12 ends bring back the SWC

Texas Division

1. Texas
2. Texas Tech
3. Baylor
4. SMU or Rice
5. TCU
6. Houston

Non Texas Division

1. Tulane
2. Tulsa
3. Memphis
4. New Mexico
5. New Mexico State
6. Arkansas St

I know that the whole Texas & non Texas divisions are dumb but it would make Baylor happy & we know how powerful they are. Also Rice & SMU could both join but then there would be 7 Texas schools. ASU is there just because.

After the Big 12, (Big 8)

There is news of even more conference movement, & it looks like the BIG 12 is done. After the BIG 12 ends there will be a lot of schools in need of a conference. So I in this post & in the next few will suggest replacement conferences for the disbanded BIG 12. First up the NEW BIG 8.

1. Texas
2. Texas Tech
3. Missouri
4. Baylor
5. Kansas
6. Kansas St.
7. Memphis
8. Iowa st.

Pretty cut & dry, if necessary you could take out a few schools & put in BYU, TCU or Boise.

Time for Change

  Arkansas State University Red Wolves 47, University of Memphis Tigers 3.

  Memphis Football has become this. This was the score of the football game last Saturday. For those of you who don't know I am not only a Tigers fan but also a student at the University of Memphis,(U of M). In fact the main reason I have wanted to go to U of M since I was a child was due to my fandom. I started out as most U of M fans & was a fan of the Men's Basketball team. I later became a football fan, & now root for all Tiger teams. Saturday was painful. I guess because it turns out that I care more about the blue & gray than I thought. I saying this to build to my main point. Something has to change in Memphis football. Memphis football is a joke & considering the fact that Memphis is in the south a place where football is king that can be very embarrassing. There have been a lot of finger pointing Commerical Appeal Sport writer Geoff Calkins has ask U of M AD, R.C. Johnson to resign. He says that U of M leadership does not seem to care about this situation. Many fans want Johnson fired. Other fans say Coach Larry Porter should be fired. Some people say both need to be fired. I have even read from Greg Akers of the Memphis Flyer says the football program should go down the the Football Championship Subdivision (D-1AA)  I have ideas about what should be done, but I will not write them right now. I will say that football is important.

  Having a major football program could help raise the prestige of U of M & help them raise more money. To have a major football program Memphis needs to remain in the Football Bowl Subdivision (D-1A).U of M needs to also try harder to get into a BCS conference. Football has aways been number 2 at best at Memphis. That will always be true considering the fact that men's basketball should have at least one NCAA title. And is a major basketball player. That shouldn't mean that Memphis Football should be forgotten. Louisville & Cincinnati are also basketball first school but both found a way to build their football programs. Memphis need do decide that it wants to be good & do whatever it can within the rules to get good. Buy games, new stadium, paying more money. This is what big time programs do & Memphis must become big time. And finally a change in leadership. I won't say who should be let go because I am not sure. But any change would be better than this. 

Big 12..10... I mean 9 (In My Opinion)

  It appears that unless there is a unforeseen problem, Texas A&M is going to leave the BIG 12 conference for the Southeastern Conference this week. This move will mean that the BIG 12 which has only 10 schools now will have only 9 schools. Jokes aside the BIG 12 is in trouble. Last year the BIG 12 almost ended when the BIG 10 which has 11 teams took Nebraska. And the PAC 10 took Colorado. It almost took Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, & Oklahoma State. This would have reduced the BIG 12's then membership of 12 to 5. A NCAA conference must have at least 6 members. Things were bad, Missouri tried to get into the BIG 10. Even after the PAC 10 only got Colorado, Texas A&M and Oklahoma were talking to the SEC. All looked lost, then a deal was made. Texas was given a larger share of BIG 12 profits, which included money from a new TV with Fox. They were allowed to form there own TV network, The Longhorn Network. The BIG 12 also agreed to not try to expand to 12 teams again. Under NCAA rules a conference must have 12 schools playing football to have a football championship game. This game made alot of money & not having one cost the BIG 12 money & cost the other schools money. Texas agreed to stay. Though there has been speculation about Texas going independent like BYU did.

 Which leads us to now. A lot of the other schools were unhappy about the deal. Texas A&M is upset about the deal & is leaving. Texas A&M is trying to get into the SEC, and it looks like the SEC wants them. This deal would weakening the BIG 12 and might cost them some TV money, which is where most of the money used to appease Texas came from. It seems that the BIG 12 needs to find a new 10th member. Assuming that Texas lets them expand. And it is Texas' power & money that has driven Texas A&M to try and leave. So what should the BIG 12 do ?

  The BIG 12 needs to expel Texas or at least give them an ultimatum. Texas is the problem. Texas first held the BIG 12 hostage by threatening to leave & take half the conference with it. It then repaid both the schools who would have went and the schools that would have stayed by demanding more money and costing them money. They took a larger share of money. The Longhorn Network gives Texas even more money. Texas blocked the formation of a BIG 12 network costing the other schools money. Texas opposing new members, Texas doesn't want to share with new members. And a title game has also cost, Texas doesn't want a title game, has cost the other schools money. Finally the other schools are now jealous of Texas' money & power. If the BIG 12 doesn't expel Texas, it should at least force Texas to make concessions & allow new members. I know that Texas has a lot of money and power, but it is better to kick them out than it is for them to leave and go independent when they are ready. If the BIG 12 doesn't anything it will die. There is of more conference realignment and there is no reason for the other members to be loyal to the BIG 12. Except for the huge buyout. But schools will get around that.

  Besides expelling or force concessions from Texas, the BIG 12 needs to do a few other things. Here is a list.

1. The BIG 12 needs to end it's relationship with ESPN. ESPN is the backer of the Longhorn Network & has a deal with the SEC. ESPN seem have a interest in A&M going to the SEC. It woulds make the SEC more valuable & weaken the BIG 12 value. The BIG 12 main TV deal is with Fox.
2. Assuming Texas is gone decide if it is gone to try to expand. Once upon a time there was a BIG 8 conference before it merged with the old Southwestern conference and became the BIG 12.
3. If they decide to expand go the at least 12 schools. Remember Title games mean more money.
4. Form a TV network, but be smart. The Longhorn Network has almost no viewers and only a few TV systems are even showing it. Of course Texas has already received a lot of money but the BIG 12 doesn't want to end up as the Mountain West who has a network few people watch.

If the BIG 12 does these things I think that it will survive this round of conference turmoil. Here are links to  stories about Texas A&M to the SEC, and the Longhorn Network
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/08/27/texas.am.big12.sec.ap/index.html?eref=twitter_feed

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2011/08/the_longhorn_network_launches.php


 

 

MIAMI can't say I am shocked.

http://sports.yahoo.com/investigations/news?slug=cr-renegade_miami_booster_details_illicit_benefits_081611

WOW I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A STAR FOOTBALL PLAYER & GONE TO MIAMI!

 The link above is to a story by Yahoo Sports Reporter Charles Robinson. The story gives a list of current & former athletes & coaches who were named by convict Ponzi schemer & Miami booster Nevin Shapiro as either receiving illegal benefits or knowing about them. It is part of a large investigation done by Yahoo Sports into Miami. I can't do justice to it. You need to read it for yourself.

  But I can make jokes!!!

Official Sports Bucket list 21. Build time machine & find fountain of youth, go back in time become star athlete & GO TO MIAMI!!

Here is the next AD for Miami.

I also can't help but remember this. Guess there is going to be a sequel.

If there isn't a sequel to the U. There might be a sequel to this!

Anyway GOOD LUCK MIAMI!

The Official Memphis Sports Fan 'Sports' Bucket List.

This is a list of things in sports that I would like to see happen before I die. All of the things are stuff I can't control but I still hope will happen. Here it goes.

1. Memphis Tigers basketball wins the NCAA tournment. Every Tiger fan wants this.
2. Memphis Grizzlies win NBA title. This could happen soon if only the NBA lockout end.
3. St. Rams winning another Super Bowl.
4. Lakers passing the Celtics for most NBA titles.
5. The founding of a Memphis based wrestling company with a Unified World Heavyweight champion. Hopefully called the USWA. I miss the USWA & current wrestling is still weak.
6. True NCAA college football playoff.
7. Yankees crushing the Red Sox again. Just to shut Red Sox fans up.
8. A non BCS school winning the BCS title. Ruining the big conferences fun.
9. Tiger Woods being awesome again. I want to see the Tiger haters have meltdowns.
10. Memphis Redbirds win AAA title. They made it to the AAA Championship series once I just want them to win it.
11. Memphis womens basketball becoming a major power. I want them to be view the way the men's team is currently viewed.
12. Memphis football in a BCS game. I dream big, sue me.
13. Either Mark Henry, MVP, Shelton Benjamin or R-Truth as a Major World Champion.
14. USA men's soccer winning a World Cup. 
15. Memphis men's basketball with a winning record against Tennessee & Louisville. The fact that this still has not happens saddens me.
16. Memphis women's team beating a Pat Summet coached UT team.
17. Memphis football beating UT again. I just want to see UT fans cry again.
18. Marc Gasol being considered the better Gasol brother. It already true but I want other people to admit it.
19. AROD catching Bonds' home run record & setting it so high Pujols can't catch it. Go AROD GO!
20. Memphis Tigers basketball having local TV games. Because the C-USA TV deal is stupid.

There is more but chances are most this won't happen.



This isn't on my list but it would still be cool if they were used once.

The MemphisSportsFan National Football Champion

Congratulations go to Texas Christian University

2010-2011 Football D-1A National Champions!