SOS is voodoo. Simply b.s. No other NCAA sport uses fat old slobs to determine the outcome. SOS/BCS is done by Soviet politburo types with a conflict of interest, and on the Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Rose Bowl gravy trains. The players should decide the outcome. It's a crock now.
mtn dew who do you think should be in the title game? Also USC has won 2 national championships in the current system (one year shared w/ LSU and one year solo).
Mtn Dew wrote:
Talking about USC beat Arkansas is like WVU talking about beating Georgia last year. It is not very relevant. Different QB, different RB, first game for the O.C. Different team really. USC would probably lose at Arkansas if they played now.
It's no different than Texas beating an Ohio State team early last year that was entirely different by year's end. But it's hard to argue the fact that Texas earned the championship by beating both Ohio State and USC and winning their conference outright.
No doubt USC had a rough stretch in conference this year, but they seem to be getting their act back together. It doesn't matter when teams fall on their schedule. The FACT remains that they humiliated Arkansas (I like Arkansas by the way), Nebraska, and quite possibly Notre Dame. No one else has done anything comparable. Hell, Ohio State and Michigan each have one quality win and THAT'S IT. We really don't know how good their conference is. I think one could make the argument that they are overrated. We just won't know until the bowls. But it's not SC's fault that the best team in the SEC and Big 12 fell early on their schedule. I guess Arkansas should have been better prepared to play.
Short right leg wrote:
USC does have the toughest schedule -- i agree. I should have made it more clear that I think they'll lose again before the season's over (they barely made it through Washington, Wash State, and Arizona state without a loss). This is a 'weak' USC compared to the last couple years and doesn't deserve the attention that they've been getting IMO. But a win is a win. If they pull it out against Cal and Notre Dame they should go, you're absolutely right.
I think you are right, and I originally figured they might drop a game to Cal or Notre Dame, and they may. But all of the games are at home, and they are playing better. We shouldn't overlook cross-town rival UCLA either, which tends to make this game close even when they suck because it's the only game on their schedule that matters. As for the strength of schedule, there are a lot of good teams, but there's no way you can say that Florida or Notre Dame or even Rutgers has earned the right to leapfrog USC in terms of their out-of-conference play.
More perplexed than bitter about the BCS. I'd like to see the National Champion decided on the field. There's plenty of other things to argue about on letsrun threads. I hate the good old boy BCS formula. George Mason was the best thing about the NCAA basketball tournament last year.
As for as Reggie Bush's clear violations, yes, I'm bitter. My favorite school nearly got the death penalty because an assistant basketball coach drove a a forgettable player to JUCO class over the summer.
...and how in the blue blazes did UofL fall BELOW WVU? Stupid polls.
Alan
Runningart2004 wrote:
...and how in the blue blazes did UofL fall BELOW WVU? Stupid polls.
Alan
That's a great point. How did Florida remain in the top five and ABOVE Auburn after losing to them?
Gary Scott, do you know exactly what happened with Reggie Bush and his family and some agent? No you dont, so you should probably stop crying about it.
You guys are just mad that SC is good, and that game against Texas could've gone either way!
The PAC-10 needs to add two more teams: maybe BYU and Utah so they can have divisions and a Championship game. Same can be said for the Big 10. The conf's that have the divisions and a championship game just seem to torque on each other that much more: and have less chance of a team surviving undefeated. Look at the ACC, that is a great conf but you can't tell on paper: too many "checks and balances" going on. I love the PAC-10 style of play, but they need two more teams: how about Hawaii? Or Fresno St? It needs to be a team that fits the PAC-10 image, so Boise would be too "hick" and "backwoods."
123...4? wrote:
You guys are just mad that SC is good, and that game against Texas could've gone either way!