To say that the Buckeyes don't deserve to be in a "BCS" bowl is going a little far. After all, they ARE 10 - 2 with losses only to USC and to Penn State. Now, to state that they don't deserve a spot in the BCS Championship Game is another matter altogether, and is one that I can agree with. But to state that Ohio State doesn't deserve a trip to ANY BCS bowl, well, I don't think that's fair.
I have no stake in it so I don't really care. Assuming Oklahoma beats Missouri and Florida beats Alabama I think we'll all be in for a GREAT national championship game come January. But I think that game would have been just as good, if not better, with Texas in it. Hmmm. Maybe the Longhorns can still make it! If Missouri beats Oklahoma next Saturday I think the Longhorns would then go to the national championship game, wouldn't they?
I don't see why they wouldn't. I know that (F)UCLA upset the Trojans in the Rose Bowl a couple of years ago, but going into that game the Trojans had beaten the Bruins 8 straight times in football and A) I think the Trojans had gotten a little complacent about beating the Bruins and B) I think the Bruins finally decided that they'd had just about enough of losing to the Trojans on the football field and they decided to do something about it. This year the Bruins have only a 1-game losing streak to the Trojans in football going into that game but more importantly, as I've posted several times, (F)UCLA's quarterback this year TOTALLY SUCKS. Frankly, I'm amazed that the Bruins have been able to win ANY games this season with that putz at quarterback. Even against other crappy teams this year that hosebag of a quarterback has coughed the ball up at least 2 or 3 times a game. Just wait until he faces the Trojan defense. I'll be surprised if he doesn't cough the ball up against them the way Max Hall of BYU did against Utah (6 X - 5 picks and one fumble) in the "Holy War." And trust me, (F)UCLA's current quarterback isn't NEAR the passer that Max Hall of BYU generally is. That game next Saturday should be over by halftime, much as USC's game against Notre Dame was. In fact, if the Bruins are still in that game after one quarter, I'll be shocked.
I agree with you 100%. But I can also see how the Sooners would have been pissed if they'd been ****** over to appear in that game next Saturday. I still think the Longhorns are the better team. Maybe Mizzou can prove all of us wrong and beat the Sooners next Saturday and help the Longhorns get into the national championship game in January.
Yeah, I know. I think my argument in favor of the Longhorns would go something like this: yeah, I know that the Sooners beat by over 40 points the one team that Texas lost to this season, but Texas beat Oklahoma in the head-to-head matchup AND when Texas lost to Texas Tech it came within about one minute and one touchdown pass of remaining unbeaten. When Texas beat Oklahoma, they pretty much handled them from the beginning to the end of the game, leaving no real doubt which team was the better one. But, I had no official vote in the matter so the Sooners it is. Whatever happens I just hope we get a GOOD national championship game come January. That's all I'm askin'.
Are you referring to MY post? 'Cause if you are, then you OBVIOUSLY didn't read it very carefully. I stated that Ohio State belongs in a BCS bowl, which they do. I do NOT believe that they belong in THE national championship game, at least not this season. As for your contention that the Buckeyes couldn't have gone unbeaten with Boise State's schedule, you may be right, but I can GUARANTEE you that with Ohio State's schedule Boise State would have had at least 4 losses, maybe more, so I think your list of BCS teams is a little whacked.
Ohio State would CRUSH Boise State in a bowl game and MUCH MORE deserves a BCS bowl bid than the "we played maybe two good teams all year" Broncos do. F*ck Boise State. I hope they play in a bowl against a GOOD BCS conference team and get their butts handed to them so that all you people who think they're *great* just because they beat up on a bunch of pansies every year will find out otherwise. I'd like to see Boise State vs. Oklahoma State as I stated before. I think that would be a pretty good matchup.
You seem pretty sure that Boston College will beat Virginia Tech. We already know which teams will be the automatic BCS entries this season. The four "at large" BCS teams will, in my opinion, be: Utah, Ohio State, Texas, and Alabama.
Lou Holtz last night was saying that Alabama's O-line is strong enough to keep them in that game. I'm sure he's right, but in just about every other area (especially on offense) the Gators appear to have the advantage. We've all been surprised before, but I expect Florida to beat Alabama next Saturday, and beat them decisively.
'Bama will get a BCS bowl if it loses to Florida next week. They're 'bama, they went unbeaten through their regular season schedule, and they're the current #1 team in the country. The only way I can see the Crimson Tide NOT getting a BCS bowl bid this season is if Florida smokes 'em. I mean, kicks 'em to ***** by something like 52 - 10, or something like that. But unless something like that happens, I think the Crimson Tide will get a BCS bowl bid after next Saturday's game no matter what happens during it.Alabama won't play in a BCS game they will play in the Capitol One Bowl against Ohio State when they lose to Flordia if they get a BCS bid they will be screwing over some good teams don't get me wrong Bama is a good team but that is a screw job,but once again it is the BCS.
I'm thinking something more like 27 - 10 Gators, at least. I just don't think that 'bama has the offense to hang with Florida. They've got a good defense, and defense wins championships, but it would take a Herculean effort to slow Florida's offense down. I'm stickin' with U of F as the winner of that game.
