Odds on Winning NC

#4
#4
Some of those are WAYYY off. IOWA has 20/1 odds? :lolabove::lolabove::lolabove:
 
#5
#5
65-1 does seem a little low. What does that make our odds of winning the SEC? But Georgia and Arkansas at 30-1 is a joke. Boise St is 10-1, however the rich, old white guys refuse to allow them the opportunity.
 
#7
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marevul mafia said:
65-1 does seem a little low. What does that make our odds of winning the SEC? But Georgia and Arkansas at 30-1 is a joke. Boise St is 10-1, however the rich, old white guys refuse to allow them the opportunity.
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Boise State's best chance at a national title is the way it's setup now, not a playoff.
 
#8
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tvolsfan said:
Boise State's best chance at a national title is the way it's setup now, not a playoff.
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Not sure how you deduce that, but it doesn't matter because they won't get a shot either way. The BCS says their SOS is too weak, but very few teams will actually schedule them in the regular season (Cue the "_______ played them in 200?" people). Boise has offered to play anybody, anywhere. No takers. And before anyone says it, I know these schedules are made years in advance, but they won't schedule a game years from now either. (stepping off pulpit)
 
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marevul mafia said:
Not sure how you deduce that, but it doesn't matter because they won't get a shot either way.
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Under the current system, they have a shot at plowing through their useless schedule in a year with no more than one unbeaten team, and then pulling a fluke upset in the championship game.

In a playoff, there's no chance they're beating anywhere from 2 to 4 high quality BCS conference teams in a row.


The BCS says their SOS is too weak, but very few teams will actually schedule them in the regular season (Cue the "_______ played them in 200?" people). Boise has offered to play anybody, anywhere. No takers. And before anyone says it, I know these schedules are made years in advance, but they won't schedule a game years from now either. (stepping off pulpit)
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Maybe so, but it doesn't make them any better than they are. I wouldn't schedule them either. Scheduling a mid major team from Idaho that you play 5 years down the road will likely just end in a disappointing matchup.
 
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tvolsfan said:
Under the current system, they have a shot at plowing through their useless schedule in a year with no more than one unbeaten team, and then pulling a fluke upset in the championship game.

In a playoff, there's no chance they're beating anywhere from 2 to 4 high quality BCS conference teams in a row.
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Do you have a radio show on 99.1? I believe their chances are just as good as anyone else's.


tvolsfan said:
so, but it doesn't make them any better than they are. I wouldn't schedule them either. Scheduling a mid major team from Idaho that you play 5 years down the road will likely just end in a disappointing matchup.
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When has a disappointing matchup stopped any of the Big Six Conf. teams before. I'm pretty disappointed with paying to see UT Martin play the Vols.
 
#13
#13
marevul mafia said:
Do you have a radio show on 99.1? I believe their chances are just as good as anyone else's.
When has a disappointing matchup stopped any of the Big Six Conf. teams before. I'm pretty disappointed with paying to see UT Martin play the Vols.
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They definitely aren't. Don't let a few fluke upsets over unmotivated teams fool you.
 
#14
#14
If we upset Florida we have a shot at the S.E.C.......maybe.....what is the odds on that?
 
#16
#16
Boise has been hurt in previous undefeated season because of initial rankings.

They should come into this season as one of the 3 best teams as they lost next to nothing.

If they run the table this year, I believe they will get their shot.
 
#19
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marevul mafia said:
65-1 does seem a little low. What does that make our odds of winning the SEC? But Georgia and Arkansas at 30-1 is a joke. Boise St is 10-1, however the rich, old white guys refuse to allow them the opportunity.
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are you saying that playing this and getting a shot at the national title is fair?

9/06 vs. Virginia Tech
9/18 @ Wyoming
9/25 Oregon State
10/02 @ New Mexico State
10/09 Toledo
10/16 @ San Jose State
10/26 Louisiana Tech
11/06 Hawaii
11/12 @ Idaho
11/19 Fresno State
11/26 @ Nevada
12/04 Utah State
 
#20
#20
65-1 is joke, I wouldn't put us at 1,000-1. I think Florida will win the East.
 
#22
#22
99gator said:
are you saying that playing this and getting a shot at the national title is fair?

9/06 vs. Virginia Tech
9/18 @ Wyoming
9/25 Oregon State
10/02 @ New Mexico State
10/09 Toledo
10/16 @ San Jose State
10/26 Louisiana Tech
11/06 Hawaii
11/12 @ Idaho
11/19 Fresno State
11/26 @ Nevada
12/04 Utah State
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There is no way that a schedule like this should get anywhere near a National Championship. It's easy to be the big fish in a little pond.
 
#23
#23
Yankee_Vol said:
65-1 is joke, I wouldn't put us at 1,000-1. I think Florida will win the East.
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Agree, I don't know why UT or Ole Ms. were even included in the group of sixteen anyway. LSU, Florida, Bama, yes, not so sure about Ark. or Auburn.
 
#24
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CardassianVol said:
You really went out on a limb with that one... I wouldn't bet on Tennessee to win the title if I saw it in Gray's Sports Almanac.
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lol I see what you did right there. remember in that Back To The Future it had the Florida team in the World Series when there was not even a team there yet. Biff says bet on the Vols 65-1.
 
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#25
#25
These are a bit ridiculous... I never get these pre-season odds.

Realistically going into any football season there are maybe 8-10 teams at best with any actual shot of playing for the national title, IMO odds for any other teams ought to be 100:1 or longer.
 
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