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With the talent & hype around the SEC, I think it's possible to see three teams like Bama, Oklahoma and OSU go undefeated in 2010... and watch OSU sit at home. Auburn was left at home because they had a mediocre OOC schedule. Miami was supposed to prevent that possibility, but they're pretty mediocre at this point. |
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It protects the 'one loss can ruin your season' greatness that CFB has now. A team could still make the top-4 with a loss to Stanford/Oregon St, but so did the current system (both 06 & 07 for USC). I think it covers the vast majority of the worthy contenders that were snubbed. Auburn, Texas 08, USC 03. It gives us three compelling, elite matchups on paper. What happens in those is anyone's guess, but we'd see the SEC actually face USC. |
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I'm talking 2010, which is potentially Pryor's last year on campus. You can replace Bama with Florida or LSU if you'd like... the general point is the same.
The system is set up to exclude a 3rd party, and at this point, I think you'd have a hard time convincing folks that OSU deserves any benefit of the doubt over a B12/SEC team. The performances of Troy Smith & Todd Boeckman can very well hurt the rating of Pryor's squad... particularly if they don't fully hit their stride until later this season (after losing to USC). |
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Although it should be noted that what we're talking about here is an undefeated BCS team getting left out. That has happened one time, and likely to happen very infrequently, since it requires 3 undefeated BCS teams. So yeah, I'd be [censored]ed if an undefeated OSU team gets left out, but it's a very low probability event (and despite all the sniping, I don't believe an undefeated OSU would ever get left out for a 1-loss anybody). If a 1-loss OSU gets left out, hey that's happened already. It's disappointing, but they shouldn't have lost. Last edited by zincfinger; 07-02-2009 at 01:00 PM. |
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I could personally - all by myself - declare a National Champion if I wanted to. I might even be able to support my selection with reason. I could get a bunch of sports writers together and have a poll. I could have multiple polls and find an average ranking... I could do the BCS I could have a playoff. the point I'm making is none of these proposals is any more or less legitimate (my "personal" poll aside, of course). You say "having them face off" is better, but you don't support it with rationale. You simply say it and assume I'll agree. But, I don't agree. My reason for not agreeing is not that doing so is an illegitimate way to do it. It's that if we do it that way, it comes at a cost I am unwilling to pay - the devaluation of the Regular Season. Controversy doesn't bother me. I like it, actually. It's July 2, and he we are talking about College Football.. how is that not awesome? |
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Moved the rabbit trail here:
Southern Tickle Fight |
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The SEC & B12 have to lose for OSU to have a shot at the title, no matter how well Pryor's squad plays this year. A week 4/5 start to the polls would be a step in the right direction, but still not fix the built in advantages for OU, Texas & Florida this fall. |
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I assure you, if an undefeated Ohio State is left out because Ohio State scheduled Youngstown State, it's not the BCS I'll be [censored]ed at.
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Yes.
And... my team is allowed to play. I see no shame in winning the Fiesta Bowl. It's still important to me. To you, it's not. So be it. |
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Even with scheduling superpower USC, OSU still needs two of OU, Texas & UF to lose to reach the big dance. |
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OSU isn't OSU if all they were winning was Rose Bowls & Fiesta Bowls. The national championships put them in the rarefied air. |
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You're playing the "Ohio State is disrepected in the media" card and expecting me to worry about that. I cant, and I wont. |
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I grew up when going to Pasadena was reward enough.. when winning the Big 10 was reward enough. Yes, it sure feels good to win the NC... but, I refuse to devalue the rest of the season for it. |
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