2009 College Football A Strange Year ...?

[Blues1]

There's Still 3 days left in 2009 ~~ What else is going to Happen...?

I started to make a List....
Of Strange 2009 College Football Happenings -
But this post would have gone on Forever...

Something tells Me -- There's Gonna Be More ~~ :eek:

What's Next...?

[Leroy Lizard]

USC gets slammed for probation. Three years, no tv, no bowl games, loss of scholarships.

[Blues1]

USC gets slammed for probation. Three years, no tv, no bowl games, loss of scholarships.



That Would Be **True Justice** ~~~ :)

[King Barry's Back]

USC gets slammed for probation. Three years, no tv, no bowl games, loss of scholarships.

I don't think USC gets a TV ban. Those are becoming passe. Taking a team off TV (especially USC*) messes up conference's TV contracts -- thus eroding the NCAA's product and costing everybody money. Plus, TV bans punish the opponent, who can't be televised either.

A bowl game ban, big scholarship reductions, recruiting restrictions -- those should be enough to knock USC down a peg or twelve. Curious to see what is decreed regarding forfeits, vacations of wins. (Sincerely hope to heaven above that OU doesn't get dragged into any discussions about forfeited National Championships.)



*I am adding some elaboration here so folks won't neg me for making USC a special case. The reason I said "especially USC" is because a) they are one of the sports biggest names, b) they play in one of this country's biggest (maybe actually biggest) TV markets, and c) there is no NFL team there. That makes them unusually valuable to the football product, and there's no way to deny it.

[King Barry's Back]

And just to show that I don't want to hijack Blues' thread --

Yes, 2009 has been a VERY strange season. Are these becoming more common?

Was it two years ago that we had the upset epidemic, No 1 got beat week, and everybody got beat twice?

If unpredictability is becoming the norm, why? Greater TV coverage? Scholarship reductions? Conference realignment?

[Leroy Lizard]

Sincerely hope to heaven above that OU doesn't get dragged into any discussions about forfeited National Championships.

Oh, I would love to be handed a forfeited national title. Not because it meant anything, but what a great way to torment the horns.

"No, we have EIGHT national titles! We totally kicked *** in 2003."

"But... but... you didn't earn that eighth one."

"That's not what it says in the record book. Do you see the picture of the trophy sitting in our case? It's our's, baby! You can't deny the facts."

"But... but.."

[unbiasedtruth]

Oh, I would love to be handed a forfeited national title. Not because it meant anything, but what a great way to torment the horns.

"No, we have EIGHT national titles! We totally kicked *** in 2003."

"But... but... you didn't earn that eighth one."

"That's not what it says in the record book. Do you see the picture of the trophy sitting in our case? It's our's, baby! You can't deny the facts."

"But... but.."

we played LSU in the Sugar Bowl after the 2003 season for the glass.... USC was after the 2004 season in the Orange Bowl.....

[Leroy Lizard]

So I pulled a Bama?

[westcoast_sooner]

The USC story aside, it was a strange year. The Mangino situation, the Urban Meyer thing here the last couple of days, and now Leach. The Blount thing with UO and the Boise game was strange. All the injuries OU had - like a bad dream really.

[KantoSooner]

USC gets slammed for probation. Three years, no tv, no bowl games, loss of scholarships.

So long as Petey was personally named as responsible, why, I'd get a stiffy.

[meoveryouxinfinity]

the year in pictures

Blount punches Boise ******
http://www.exilez.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/blount-punch-video.jpg
Heisman winner Sam Bradford goes down in season debut
http://media.bakersfieldnow.com/images/090907_sam_bradford_hurt.jpg
Bobby Bowden retires at FSU
http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/cnishared/tools/shared/mediahub/05/72/39/slideshow_1397255_bowden-retire.jpg
Mark Mangino, amid controversy, fired at KU.
http://www.coacheshotseat.com/MarkMangino.jpg
Matt Barkley makes a Heisman statement as USC beats Ohio State in the "shoe". (& later gets injured)
http://cdn.bleacherreport.com/images_root/slideshows/1016/slideshow_101682/display_image.jpg
Stanford's white (obligatory) running back Gerhart second in hesiman voting and leads Standford to another win over USC.
http://www.dailycal.org/photos/20081212/103885-11.20.toby.courtesy.davidgonzales-01.jpg
UF coach Urban Meyer takes leave of absence.. will coach "last" (for the time being) game in the Sugar Bowl
http://americansportsblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/gators-coach-urban-meyer.jpg
N. Suh of Nebraska tears through the CFB world and finishes 4th in Heisman voting.
http://static.nfl.com/static/content/catch_all/nfl_image/n_suh_081128_SWIDE.jpg
Dez Bryant suspended for NCAA violations.
http://www.acc-tv.com/images/ktul/news/big4_dezbryant_0808.jpg
Sooner students grow staches.
http://www.silksportraits.com/OU/OU_ISU-006.jpg
Mark Ingram wins the heisman, giving Alabama their first Heisman winner ever.
http://media.nj.com/realtimesports_impact/photo/alabama-running-back-mark-ingram-wire-475af1eaf3ca08d3_large.jpg
Baylor QB Griffin suffers season ending injury.
http://www.blogcdn.com/ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/media/2009/09/griffin_927.jpg
UC Bearcats, suffering quarterback injuries, finish 12-0, win the Big East and make it to the Sugar Bowl for the second straight year.
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2009/writers/cory_mccartney/11/13/cincy.qbs/Cincy-QBs.jpg
Jermaine Gresham doesn't wear pads in a single game in 2009.
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/1014/ncf_i_jgresham1_300.jpg
Gary Patterson receives Coach of the Year honors as TCU goes undefeated.
http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0gpOgGxaTqcKr/340x.jpg

[goingoneight]

2009 was a bad year to be a Sooner... or a celebrity. :(

[Jdog]

USC gets slammed for probation. Three years, no tv, no bowl games, loss of scholarships.

Does the NCAA have control over TV? thought the OU/Georgia deal fixed all that?

[Jdog]

Oh, I would love to be handed a forfeited national title. Not because it meant anything, but what a great way to torment the horns.

"No, we have EIGHT national titles! We totally kicked *** in 2003."

"But... but... you didn't earn that eighth one."

"That's not what it says in the record book. Do you see the picture of the trophy sitting in our case? It's our's, baby! You can't deny the facts."

"But... but.."

How can they forfeit the national title that the NCAA has no control of?

[Blues1]

There's Still 3 days left in 2009 ~~ What else is going to Happen...?

I started to make a List....
Of Strange 2009 College Football Happenings -
But this post would have gone on Forever...

Something tells Me -- There's Gonna Be More ~~ :eek:

What's Next...?

2 Days Left ~~~~ More Shiiiit Going to Happen ~~~~ :eek: