I began thinking something kind of strange today. Obviously, I want to come out of the gate 2-0. We do that and we're set. But I begin thinking about who I'd rather lose to if we go 1-1. It's kind of strange, and you have to think about what your ultimate goal is.
This may sound odd, but if you're goal is first and foremost win the National Title, then you have to say that it's more important to beat Boise. Boise will be higher ranked. Plus, if you beat Boise and lose to the 'Cocks, you could recover and go 11-1 and beat a bunch of good teams. Moreover, it's hard to imagine going 11-1, w/ the 1 loss being to Boise and going to the MNC game OVER an undefeated Boise. Heck, it would even be hard to put us in the game over a 11-1 Boise. I mean, if our records are equal and they won head to head, it's hard to say we deserve to go over them.
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If our goal is first and foremost to win the SEC, then obviously beating the Cock's is more important. In fact, the best route to the MNC game is winning the SEC, and it would be very hard to win the East without a win over FakeUSC.
It's just an interesting thought. For the record, I think we win both of them. We have so much on the line. I think we're going to come out swinging like we never have before. And I think our QB is going to be better than we remember. He's going to be a lot better this Fall. And #7 ain't bad.
I think it is more important to win against Boise St. My logic is this. If we win against Boise, we're 50/50 against USC. If we lose to Boise, we're closer to 70/30 against beating USC. I think as hard as USC plays us and as defeated as we would feel after BSU, especially if they really put a whipping on us, USC would roll.
ReplyDeleteGreat points. I would have to go with Boise as well.
ReplyDeleteNot sure which way I go on this, but I do believe we have better and deeper talent than both teams. The question is whether we show up in the Dome with a bad attitude. If we do, I think we win both games (Boise by 10 and fight like mad to beat USCe). If we don't, Boise will beat us by 14-17 points, and I'm not sure we recover against the Chickens. I see the 1-1 start as the least likely of the 3 scenarios because I don't think the Cocks can beat us at home if we beat Boise. I think we're going to have issues recovering to play the other Carolina if we lose to BSU. If I had to choose one, I suggest Boise because we don't want to be the first SEC scalp for them and the ensuing media fall-out from that.
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