Depends who beats them really. If an undefeated UCLA beats them then perhaps yes. If a 2 loss Call beats them then maybe they drop more in the human polls.
I have been thinking about this for a few weeks now, but now I'm not so sure. Because we lost so early and will have pulled off 11 straight wins we will be looking very good. Also, included in those wins will be huge games against possibly undefeated Alabama, undefeated Georgia, and a very good Auburn team. I think all of this coupled with a USC loss (preferably to Cal) we will finish ahead of them. If they lose to UCLA, then it won't matter because the Bruins will jump us. There is no way Texas loses, so we would see either a Texas-VT game or Texas-UCLA game.
A pleasant surprise. Means we're ahead of Miami at this point. Looking at the scheds, should both win out, I suspect it'll be close. Appy St.and N. Tx will be kicks to the nuts from a SOS standpoint, but facing Ala/AU and a top 10 Georgia team balances that out (should they make it to Atlanta). (Disclaimer: this is just a general observation, don't have any sort of detailed analysis to back it up. I leave that to others...at least until mid-November rolls around.)
No time like the present. C'mon, Phat Friedgen, Thursday night is the night that your Terps---all together now--- MUST PRO-TECT THIS HOUSE!! (couldn't resist). The ACC and the SEC are in very similar straits in that they both have multiple no or one loss teams lurking in or near the top 10...all of whom will eventually play one another and serve one of two purposes: 1-All beat up on each other, leaving 1 and 2 loss teams in the wake come December or 2-One runs the table and uses wins over the others---while they're in the top 5 to 10---as a springboard to...well, it'll be fun to see, now won't it?
I would have agreed had the loss come this past weekend or earlier, but the later in the season such a loss comes---and the weaker the team against whom it comes---the less likely that would happen, IMO. No way does UCLA make it to 10-0 going into the USC game. They've won their last 3 games--all PAC 10--by a combined total of 14 points.
I don't really care too much at this point b/c it really doesn't matter. If our offense doesn't quit turning the ball over 4 or 5 times a game, we won't make it to Atlanta, much less the Rose Bowl. I'm hopeful that the offense straightens up and starts playing like they're capable, b/c if they do, they should be able to beat anyone. And if the D continues to improve like they have been, they'll be flat awesome. At this point I'm looking for a SEC championship. It kinda seems crazy to me to be looking past that at this point.
The magic number is two, and it can come from any of the following three---USC, Texas, Va. Tech. Not sure if facing undefeated Alabama next month and/ro Georgia in Atlanta is essential in helping LSU stay atop the list of one-loss teams, but I'll assume for now that it's the best case scenario. We complain about the ND love, but peep this: Tennessee gets a nice bump---and, indirectly, so does LSU---in the quality win/SOS department should they knock off a top 10 ND in South Bend next month. I *love* the thrill of the BCS chase. Reminds me of 2003 so, so much. GO MARYLAND! Knock off dem Hokies on Thursday. :thumb:
The difference between '05 and '03 at this point (in regards to the BCS) is that we lost much earlier this year. And last weekend was almost like that weekend in '03 when about four teams in front of us lost, putting us at #3. I'm not worried about not being #3 yet, because we control our destiny with Alabama, and possibly UGA.
