who has an ESPN insider account?

[gdu]

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/insi...espn.go.com/ncf/insider/news/story?id=5748965

Auburn not a legit title contender

only 3 teams are

 

[MidlandFrog]

I do, this is breakdown
The BCS title

OFFENSIVE BENCHMARKS

Average 29.7 points per game or more

Average 160 rushing yards per game

Have a QB rating of 133.63 or better

Have a 0.36 turnover margin or better

DEFENSIVE BENCHMARKS

Hold opponents to 19.9 points per game or fewer

Average 2.29 sacks per game or more

Note: This section features the top 10 teams from this week's AP poll.





Number of benchmarks met: Boise State 6, Oregon 6, TCU 6, Alabama 5, Ohio State 5, Nebraska 5, Stanford 5, Utah 5, Auburn 4, Wisconsin 3.





What we learned: For the third straight week, only three teams meet all the benchmarks in the BCS title Eliminator: Boise State, Oregon and TCU. They're the teams that most closely resemble BCS champions of the past several years. Five teams are only missing one benchmark, including Alabama, Ohio State and Nebraska, which are all getting tripped up in the sacks per game category. Stanford's scoring D isn't up to snuff, and Utah is lacking in the turnover margin category. Meanwhile, Wisconsin is far off the pace with only three benchmarks met. Three teams not included in this week's top 10, Oklahoma, Missouri and Michigan State (four met benchmarks each), all look like pretenders at this point.





That brings us to Auburn, another team with only four benchmarks met. The Tigers are not only lacking in the sacks per game category, but their scoring defense does not meet the profile of past BCS champs. In fact, they're allowing more points per game than any other BCS title contender. It's not going to be easy for anybody to stop Auburn QB Cameron Newton, but Auburn's D could have trouble with Alabama in the Iron Bowl, South Carolina in a theoretical SEC title game, or the high-powered offenses of Boise State, Oregon and TCU in potential BCS championship game matchups. And with the Broncos, Ducks and Horned Frogs all among the nation's elite defensively, the Eliminator is selling Auburn as a legit BCS championship contender.





Game to watch: TCU Horned Frogs at Utah Utes. The Horned Frogs have the edge in the rankings and in the stats in this one, but the Utes will have home-field advantage and aren't exactly slouches themselves. Utah's Achilles' heel is in the turnover margin category, so how well the team can protect the ball and force the Horned Frogs into turnovers (TCU, meanwhile is 27th in the country in TO margin) could be key in this one.

 

[gdu]

thanks for sharing

 

[Trelvis]

Be careful posting ESPN Insider info on here. its a paid service and they could get mad.

 

[VictoryLap]

Be careful posting ESPN Insider info on here. its a paid service and they could get mad.

Yeah they wouldn't want thoughtful analysis getting out to the public

 

[Trelvis]

Yeah they wouldn't want thoughtful analysis getting out to the public

Ive seen it happen on other forums. Plus, with this one already getting in trouble for posting free newspaper articles, I just wanted them to be careful.