I can’t say too much bad about the BCS Rankings this year, they actually got seven of twenty-five right. That is three times better than they have done in past years.
Sorry, Frank, but there was no way Boise State was going to beat out the millions of bucks Ohio State and its fan base bring to the table.
Sadly, I’d still take the BCS over the old way, under which some amazing teams *cough 1994 Penn State cough greatest offense ever cough* couldn’t even get a shot at the title.
It has its purpose — without something to argue about, college football would be fair . . . like college basketball, and who gives a s–t about college basketball?
C’mon. March Madness is a sure sign of spring, didn’t you know? That’s all that gets me through winter. Football to Super Bowl to Daytona to March Madness…and it’s spring!!
My Iowa Hawkeys sporting the best player in the Big Ten (Shonn Green) also a Ist Team All American and the nation’s leading rusher have to play South Carolina? What’s up with that? Who is South Carolina? Is that a state somewhere and do they even have a college there let alone a football team?
And btw.. ussjimmycarter,
You are about ot find out that South Carolina does have a football team, and it will be a painful lesson for your Hawkeyes. You might want to go ahead and google map it!!
The only team in there in a BCS bowl that shouldn’t be there is Ohio St. (well, Virginia Tech and Cincinnati are questionable as well, but they’ve got to let somebody in from the ACC and the Big East.) But seriously, Boise State and Texas Tech would both have had more legitamacy than Ohio St. It just sucks that Boise State can’t get a matchup with one of the big names from some major conference. Nobody wants to play them after what they did to Oklahoma a couple years ago. Oh, and did I mention how much Ohio St sucks?
In my world, the Orange Bowl would replace Cincinatti with Boise State. You cannot convince me that the champion of the weak Big East deserves a shot more than Boise State. Period.
I agree that it’s a mess, but for different reasons from most folks (when your undergraduate school hasn’t had a football team since 1934 and your graduate school is Stanford, you don’t really have a dog in this hunt). I liked it a whole lot better when the Rose Bowl was the Big Ten champion played USC the Pacific-10 (or, prior to that, Pacific-8) champion, the Southwest conference champion played in the Cotton Bowl, etc. I’m a traditionalist. That’s why I’m a conservative.
Give it up, Texas. The poor sportsmanship you’ve shown twice by flying planes with banners over other school’s games is just another reason why you didn’t get in the Big XII Championship. Bunch of booger-eatin’ Nancies.
PLAYOFFS WOULD BE BAD FOR THE SPORT–THIS WAY, EVERYONE CAN CLAIM THAT THEIR TEAM IS THE BEST (EXCEPT FOR MICHIGAN), AS LONG AS THEY WIN THEIR BOWL GAME. WHAT WOULD PLAYOFFS DO? YOU COULD HAVE THE BEST TEAM, LOSE YOUR STAR PLAYER IN THE SEMI-FINALS AND LOSE THE CHAMPIONSHIP ANYWAY. LET ‘EM ALL SQUABBLE.
The bowl system is a travesty. It was before the BCS, and is now. It’s not a travesty because Ohio State got into a major bowl over Boise State or TCU or Georgia Tech; there’s not a very strong case Boise is better than Ohio State, and Ohio State definitely does bring more fans and better TV ratings. It’s not a travesty because the ACC and Big East get autobids; the Big East has won its last three BCS bowls, and both the Big East and ACC have produced BCS champions.
It’s a travesty because the bowls are not playoffs (and the regular season is not a playoff); we have seven one-loss major conference teams and two undefeated minor conference teams at the end of this season. You can’t possibly determine the best team by picking tow of them and having them play.
And #16/Marko – Cinci is at least a top-12 team; VT is just barely in the top 20, so if you’re kicking out a BCS conference team, kick out the Hokies first. Otherwise you’re doing the same thing you’re accusing the BCS of, and favoring the name on the jersey.
On second thought, you’re right about Cinci. Cinci went 10-2 with a schedule ranked #19 out of 120. Boise State, on the other hand, went undefeated with a schedule ranked #111.
Anyway, the big picture is still clear: blow the whole thing up and create a playoff.
Feh. I speak as an alum of Cal Berkeley, so I’m totally unbiased – we’re not going to see the inside of the Rose Bowl without buying tickets under either system.
Having said that, having a computer program, a spreadsheet, or an algorithm determine the rankings of college teams is like trusting it to SkyNet. Remember, according to all the facts, numbers, and statistics, Oscar DeLaHoya was supposed to go through Manny Pacquiao like a windshield through a bug.
So Frank, it took you this long to figure it out? The BCS is BS, AFAIC. When a team like Boise State can’t even get a decent bowl berth because the WAC isn’t one of those fancy East Coast conferences, it’s BS.
Frickin A! …. Go Florida 🙁
Boy, I’ll say.
The Huskers got left out again.
Go Big Red.
Seriously, the BCS system is set up
to produce uncertainty, chaos, debate
and thus there is no end to
drivel from reporters.
What would they have to fill the dozens of
sports channels, hundreds of sports radio stations,
and thousands of newspapers if not for BCS arguements?
I can’t say too much bad about the BCS Rankings this year, they actually got seven of twenty-five right. That is three times better than they have done in past years.
Less wrong than usual.
President Obama agrees with you.
[Good! Then it’s bipartisan! -Ed.]
Say it’s GREAT to be a FLORIDA GATOR! (and a little bit lucky too…)
Playoffs.
Sorry, Frank, but there was no way Boise State was going to beat out the millions of bucks Ohio State and its fan base bring to the table.
Sadly, I’d still take the BCS over the old way, under which some amazing teams *cough 1994 Penn State cough greatest offense ever cough* couldn’t even get a shot at the title.
I can’t wait for Barry to “fix” it!
It has its purpose — without something to argue about, college football would be fair . . . like college basketball, and who gives a s–t about college basketball?
[ducks and runs away]
Cry me a river. You wouldn’t be saying that if YOUR team was playing for the national champeen-ship like MINE is. 🙂
Neener neener neener.
[ducking]
I hate those BCS bowls. They aren’t even dishwasher safe!
C’mon. March Madness is a sure sign of spring, didn’t you know? That’s all that gets me through winter. Football to Super Bowl to Daytona to March Madness…and it’s spring!!
The only sport I follow is politics.
My Iowa Hawkeys sporting the best player in the Big Ten (Shonn Green) also a Ist Team All American and the nation’s leading rusher have to play South Carolina? What’s up with that? Who is South Carolina? Is that a state somewhere and do they even have a college there let alone a football team?
Texas got screwed!!!!
And btw.. ussjimmycarter,
You are about ot find out that South Carolina does have a football team, and it will be a painful lesson for your Hawkeyes. You might want to go ahead and google map it!!
Go Cocks!!!!!!!!!
The only team in there in a BCS bowl that shouldn’t be there is Ohio St. (well, Virginia Tech and Cincinnati are questionable as well, but they’ve got to let somebody in from the ACC and the Big East.) But seriously, Boise State and Texas Tech would both have had more legitamacy than Ohio St. It just sucks that Boise State can’t get a matchup with one of the big names from some major conference. Nobody wants to play them after what they did to Oklahoma a couple years ago. Oh, and did I mention how much Ohio St sucks?
#14, kamc,
Go Cocks? Uh, okay.
#15, Ernie Loco,
In my world, the Orange Bowl would replace Cincinatti with Boise State. You cannot convince me that the champion of the weak Big East deserves a shot more than Boise State. Period.
I agree that it’s a mess, but for different reasons from most folks (when your undergraduate school hasn’t had a football team since 1934 and your graduate school is Stanford, you don’t really have a dog in this hunt). I liked it a whole lot better when the Rose Bowl was the Big Ten champion played
USCthe Pacific-10 (or, prior to that, Pacific-8) champion, the Southwest conference champion played in the Cotton Bowl, etc. I’m a traditionalist. That’s why I’m a conservative.The BCS system does blow, but it still comes closer to determining the best team than our electoral system does.
Texas got F’d in the A
Um…”Go Cocks”? My mighty hawks are reduced to playing homosexuals? The BCS does indeed Suck!
Give it up, Texas. The poor sportsmanship you’ve shown twice by flying planes with banners over other school’s games is just another reason why you didn’t get in the Big XII Championship. Bunch of booger-eatin’ Nancies.
Frank J, are you suffering from Irritable Bowl Syndrome?
spacemonkey, the good news is that Frank is bowel eligible. Doh!
Yep – any fool can see Frank is right.
Frank I could have told you this about 40 years ago and I am only in my 30s.
PLAYOFFS WOULD BE BAD FOR THE SPORT–THIS WAY, EVERYONE CAN CLAIM THAT THEIR TEAM IS THE BEST (EXCEPT FOR MICHIGAN), AS LONG AS THEY WIN THEIR BOWL GAME. WHAT WOULD PLAYOFFS DO? YOU COULD HAVE THE BEST TEAM, LOSE YOUR STAR PLAYER IN THE SEMI-FINALS AND LOSE THE CHAMPIONSHIP ANYWAY. LET ‘EM ALL SQUABBLE.
The bowl system is a travesty. It was before the BCS, and is now. It’s not a travesty because Ohio State got into a major bowl over Boise State or TCU or Georgia Tech; there’s not a very strong case Boise is better than Ohio State, and Ohio State definitely does bring more fans and better TV ratings. It’s not a travesty because the ACC and Big East get autobids; the Big East has won its last three BCS bowls, and both the Big East and ACC have produced BCS champions.
It’s a travesty because the bowls are not playoffs (and the regular season is not a playoff); we have seven one-loss major conference teams and two undefeated minor conference teams at the end of this season. You can’t possibly determine the best team by picking tow of them and having them play.
And #16/Marko – Cinci is at least a top-12 team; VT is just barely in the top 20, so if you’re kicking out a BCS conference team, kick out the Hokies first. Otherwise you’re doing the same thing you’re accusing the BCS of, and favoring the name on the jersey.
Dave,
On second thought, you’re right about Cinci. Cinci went 10-2 with a schedule ranked #19 out of 120. Boise State, on the other hand, went undefeated with a schedule ranked #111.
Anyway, the big picture is still clear: blow the whole thing up and create a playoff.
Feh. I speak as an alum of Cal Berkeley, so I’m totally unbiased – we’re not going to see the inside of the Rose Bowl without buying tickets under either system.
Having said that, having a computer program, a spreadsheet, or an algorithm determine the rankings of college teams is like trusting it to SkyNet. Remember, according to all the facts, numbers, and statistics, Oscar DeLaHoya was supposed to go through Manny Pacquiao like a windshield through a bug.
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So Frank, it took you this long to figure it out? The BCS is BS, AFAIC. When a team like Boise State can’t even get a decent bowl berth because the WAC isn’t one of those fancy East Coast conferences, it’s BS.