Who will win BCS Championship?

Missouri

Cash wrote:

If Mizzou beats Okla then they will deserve to be in the title game but I pick WVU to win by 10 points.

Oh, and by the way, Missouri already deserves to be in the title game.

Cash wrote:

I am guessing that mizzou will lose to Okla putting Ohio State at no.2 by default. Ohio State will have another game like last year, because WVU is faster and more talented than Florida was last year. Ohio State has not dealt with ANYONE like Pat White this year. If their great defense can somehow contain him, well there is Slaton and Devine to worry about. My bet is WVU by 3 touchdowns over OSU. If Mizzou beats Okla then they will deserve to be in the title game but I pick WVU to win by 10 points.

What a pile of horse sh*t.

Buckeyes by 10 over LSU after wvu chokes the big one against Pitt.

If Ohio State fans want to avoid an upset stomach, they might not want to root too hard for Oklahoma to beat No. 2 Kansas or No. 4 Missouri in next week's Big 12 Championship Game in San Antonio. The No. 5 Buckeyes should really save themselves from being embarrassed for the second season in a row.

The Buckeyes' national title hopes seemed lost when they fell to Illinois 28-21 on Nov. 10. Then Oregon, Oklahoma and finally LSU lost while the Buckeyes watched. But Ohio State's chances of winning the BCS title are still fleeting, at best. Even if the Buckeyes use the back door to the Louisiana Superdome by finishing in the top two of the final BCS standings, they don't stand a chance against West Virginia.

Rich Rodriguez's team isn't looking past its regular-season finale against rival Pitt.

After Florida ran up and down the field against a better Ohio State team in a 41-14 win in the 2006 BCS Championship Game, the Mountaineers might actually lap the Buckeyes on the Bayou. The Mountaineers are really that fast.

Think Gators quarterback Tim Tebow can run? White runs better.

WVU is not nearly as good as Florida was last year. The Leak Tebow quarterback combo was unstoppable.

Well, WVU might be as good as advertised, but how can we know, since they haven't stepped out of the Big East? I will say this. No way OSU gets blown out by WVU. Also, WVU has a couple of top-shelf weapons, but Missouri has a more complete offense (and defense).

My bad. WVU did beat 7-5 Mississippi State.

trust me OSU does NOT want mizzou to lose. They will match up better in the rose bowl against USC. WVU will put a hurtin' on them.

Georgia. Mizzou loses to Okla., knocking themselves out and Ohio St. in. WVU, overlooking Pitt., loses to them, knocking Georgia into the game. Since I believe that the Big Ten is the only BCs conference Ohio st. could even compete in let alone win, I think they get crushed by any other decent team from a BCS conference. The irony here will be that by not playing the last few weeks OSU and UGA will advance to the title game. UGA will be the national champion without even winning their division in the SEC!! Maybe, but unlikely, this will increase the pressure for a playoff.

Why do you say Kansas or Missouri? Missouri is already in the Big 12 Championship Game. Kansas will not be playing Oklahoma. Am I taking crazy pills or something?

I agree, that being a Buckeye fan could be scary again in the national title game but I am by no way embarrassed if we are national runner-up. I can deal. The thought of WVU being as good as Florida last year is not an accurate description. West Virginia's D is no where near what Florida's was. Actually the Buckeyes would have no problems scoring. This game could be interesting with the problems that the Buckeyes had with Illinois but they should be able to score just as often b/c WVU lacks a good D.

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... and yet WVU has the #5 defense in the nation in ypg and #8 in ppg.

Scouting report for WVU:

The teams that beat WVU are the teams with intelligent coaches, a very, very quick defense who force turnovers, but more importantly, WVU's 3-3-5 has had a historic problem against sharp QBs in vertical passing attack systems. WVU's D is excellent against running teams and teams that throw a lot of screens/bubble screens, but if you can run those 15-20yd crossing-routes or just a good post, historically, you'll shred the defense. The pass rush from the 3-3-5 was terrible and that allowed for recievers to have the time to get open for those big gains.

Now, somehow (and no one in Morgantown knows how) the defense this year has been dominate. Of course, you can argue that with a non-conference schedule that included Maryland, Mississippi St, Marshall, East Carolina and Western Michigan any defense would be dominate. But, that was basically the same non-conference schedule they played last year and they were (I think) 114th against the pass and like 85th in total defense.

By the way, in reference to WVU's non-conference schedule, all of the nay-sayers will be happy to hear that WVU has improved its non-conference schedule in the upcoming years. (Note: the reason the non-conference schedule has been loopy lately is because they've had to fill the void from VT backing out of our traditional rivalry, which was thanks to their basketball coach from what I've been told.)

2008- Auburn, @Colorado, Marshall, Villanova, @East Carolina

2009- @Auburn, Colorado, Marshall, East Carolina, TBA

2010- @Marshall, Maryland, Michigan St., TBA, TBA

2011- Marshall, @Maryland, @Michigan St., TBA, TBA

2012- Marshall, Florida State, TBA, TBA, TBA

2013- @Florida State, TBA, TBA, TBA, TBA

At any rate, WVU is not going to lose to Pitt (I'll go with 52-13), so its either WVU/Mizz or WVU/OSU... see you in Norleans.

Arg, before the grammar police catch me, it's "dominant" and "dominant".

finally, someone else who knows something about football on the message board

If VT wins they will shoot past Georgia. Georgia and Kansas are sitting pretty at home, but if VT and LSU both win big they will shoot past Georgia and Kansas.

If they put Georgia and OSU in the title game it will be the biggest travesty in college sports history....a 2-loss team who didn't even play in much less win their league's title game.

Alan

I respectfully disagree. Georgia is playing as well as anyone right now. They might not be in the SEC championship game, but they are the best team in the SEC and maybe one of the top two or three teams in all the land.

Kansas was as overrated at #2 as they are at #5. They are maybe the thrid best team in the Big 12 behind Mizzou and OU. I think Texas beats them too. Would not be at all surprised to see them lose their bowl game.

I obviously have a lot invested in Mizzou right now. I think they win tonight. They were missing key players in the first matchup, it's very difficult to beat a team twice (even if the stats suggest otherwise in conference championship games), and the game is away from Norman at a "neutral" site in Texas. OU struggles in Texas (see Texas Tech two weeks ago. Chase Daniel is from Texas. This is all but a home game for Mizzou.

But, if Mizzou loses, the Rose Bowl becomes the de facto championship game in my opinion. I heard Kirk Herbstreit, who I quite like and generally look to to confirm my own opinions, suggest the possibility of a USC-Georgia matchup, the two teams that are playing as well as ANYONE right now. And this is exactly what I've been saying. This is why we need a playoff. This is why Flagpole Willy is dead wrong in calling the entire season a playoff. No other major sports venue, including college basketball, doesn't give consideration to the teams that are the very best at the end of the season.

Moreover, with more nonconference matchups, we can't possibly know how schedules stack up. Without everyone either playing conference championship games, or nobody playing them, we will never have parity. Therefore, we need a playoff. And extrapolating your theme, Alan, of winners of the six major conferences and two at-large bids getting the nod, I say we pare back to four major bowls. The winners of the Orange, Sugar, Fiesta, and Rose then get to play a four-team playoff, and that's where you will find the BEST team in the nation.

I am pulling hard for Mizzou. Tonight will be their toughest game, tougher than the championship game in my opinion. If they win, I also get to see USC take down OSU in the Rose Bowl. If Mizzou loses, I get to root for WVU AND watch the national championship matchup in the Rose Bowl. It will be fun. It always is.

Sagarin wrote:

Moreover, *WITHOUT* more nonconference matchups, we can't possibly know how schedules stack up.

Um, No. Georgia has 2 losses, one against Tennessee who is playing LSU in the SEC championship. If you can't even win your conference championship you shouldn't be in the national title game. Maybe if we ever get a playoff system that could happen and could have merit.

Alan