I've always been the foremost (and perhaps only) defender of the BCS for determining college football's champion.
My main defense has always been simple, it preserves the integrity of the regular season and it works. But this year may be a little different. Throughout its checkered history the BCS has almost always managed to secure a national title game between the top two teams as recognized by just about everyone. It hasn't always been "fair" but the games have usually pitted the two best teams against each other, which is much better than the hold system and likely better than the title games we'd get with a playoff.
Here's what's different about this year: the 3-way dance in the Big 12 South. With Texas, Oklahoma and Texas Tech each going 1-1 in round robin play there's no fair way to determine a winner.
Most evaluators would say Oklahoma is the best team but Texas beat them. But you can't make a simple case of head-to-head because Texas Tech, also with one loss, beat Texas.
The best thing that could happen would be for Oklahoma to lose the Big 12 title game to Missouri giving Texas the spot in the title game against the Alabama-Florida winner. No one would argue with the fairness of that except the idiots from USC and Penn State who would say only conference winners should get to play in the title game.
But the truth is Oklahoma is going to beat Missouri and play Florida for the title. And while I still think those are the best two teams out there, Texas would be the first 1-loss team to legitimately say they were screwed by the BCS.
Friday, December 05, 2008
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That's funny, someone who went to a school which was just turned down by the coach of Temple to take over their program is calling a BCS-bowl bound conference champion an idiot.
Makes total sense
Freedo,
Because the school I went to now has a shitty football team (8 years after I graduated) I am not allowed to have an opinion on college football?
Am I allowed to have a blog?
The school you went to is full of athletes who can't read or write. Does that mean you shouldn't be allowed to write comments?
Why not attack my points, instead of Syracuse's football team? Yes, they suck but that has nothing to do with this discussion.
Then again, there's no way to attack my logic. If Oklahoma loses tomorrow, Texas would be the best team with the best resume and most deserving (ahead of USC and Penn State) to play in the title game.
I'd counter your points but you just take pot shots at PSU without any facts behind them. Like no facts at all. Look at the graduation rates, look at the Academic All-Americans (PSU had 3, maybe 5 I think). You just don't get it. Your opinion is just like the mass media...did you ever consider that they play ZERO defense in the Big 12? A team that gave up 65 fucking points is still ahead of Penn State in the BCS? A team, Utah, whose signature win is Michigan and Oregon St (PSU 45-14) is ahead of PSU? PSU would wipe their candy asses all over Salt Lake.
So yes, I just downplay Syracuse because your opinion is uneducated and all you do is take pot shots at Paterno going to the bathroom. That is what every fucking Buckeye fan does and its pathetic.
There isn't one logical point that can claim that PSU shouldn't be #2 in the BCS. The SEC after Alabama and Florida is a complete joke this year. I know because i went to games in the SEC. The Big 12 South, the "greatest conference in football" gives up 40-65 points a game and they are in the top 5 of the big popularity contest they call the BCS.
Who has USC beat? Ohio State? at home? Um, PSU did that too on the road at night in their house.
So, if your just going to spout off bullshit about Penn State being a school for losers and uneducated, then please make sure you are prepared for the BIGGEST JOKE IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL, the piece of shit Carrier Dome and the Syracuse Orange(men).
You can have your opinion, but enough with the bullshit about uneducated and enough about the 2008 Big Ten and National Coach of the Year.
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