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rkinslow19
I think it's the opposite. It made the BCS somewhat irrelevent. The AP is the gold standard.
December 04, 2008 at 02:23AM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
The AP decided to take themselves out of it, and they made themselves irrelevant in the process.
I think it's the opposite. It made the BCS somewhat irrelevent. The AP is the gold standard.
rkinslow19
Penn State, and the rest of the Big 10, sucks.
December 04, 2008 at 02:25AM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
Penn State is kind of underrated, incidentally.
Penn State, and the rest of the Big 10, sucks.
rkinslow19
I'll man up.
December 04, 2008 at 02:27AM View BBCode
Originally posted by barterer2002
Originally posted by Bones2484
Originally posted by barterer2002
Bones, want to have an avatar bet on the Rose bowl?
I will answer this after the UCLA game. The message board jinx is too strong.
Coward
I'll man up.
tm4559
i am sorry. i know the way i spell it is wrong, when i try to get it right i make an even biggers mess out of it.
December 04, 2008 at 02:37AM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
Schedules, Tim. Schedules.
i am sorry. i know the way i spell it is wrong, when i try to get it right i make an even biggers mess out of it.
whiskybear
Congratulations on the ACC Championship and thoroughly deserved Orange Bowl berth, Craig.
It should have been Boise State.
(Actually, I'd rather see the Big East divested of their automatic bid.)
December 06, 2008 at 07:11PM View BBCode
It should have been Boise State.
(Actually, I'd rather see the Big East divested of their automatic bid.)
barterer2002
2 weeks avatar works I assume.
December 06, 2008 at 07:26PM View BBCode
Alright Ryan and David. Figure out who's in on the bet.2 weeks avatar works I assume.
rkinslow19
I'm in.
If SC wins, you use an avatar of my choosing for 2 weeks, and if Penn State wins, then you get to pick mine for two weeks.
Deal?
December 06, 2008 at 08:02PM View BBCode
Originally posted by barterer2002
Alright Ryan and David. Figure out who's in on the bet.
2 weeks avatar works I assume.
I'm in.
If SC wins, you use an avatar of my choosing for 2 weeks, and if Penn State wins, then you get to pick mine for two weeks.
Deal?
whiskybear
December 06, 2008 at 08:05PM View BBCode
God I hope UCLA beats USC. (Are you really going to play short a timeout, or did that get resolved?)
Bones2484
Apparently so. Neuhisel (sp?) also said that if USC is charged a time out, he would use one on the first play of the game to even it out.
December 06, 2008 at 09:26PM View BBCode
Originally posted by whiskybear
God I hope UCLA beats USC. (Are you really going to play short a timeout, or did that get resolved?)
Apparently so. Neuhisel (sp?) also said that if USC is charged a time out, he would use one on the first play of the game to even it out.
whiskybear
December 06, 2008 at 10:32PM View BBCode
I tuned in to see both teams with two timeouts left and 12:30 remaining in the first, so it appears that's what happened. In short, Neuheisel is an idiot.
barterer2002
Ryan, you're on.
December 06, 2008 at 10:59PM View BBCode
Yeah, he called a timeout at 14:55 in the first quarterRyan, you're on.
Bones2484
[Edited on 12-7-2008 by Bones2484]
December 07, 2008 at 12:22AM View BBCode
Looks like almost everyone here was right in calling Alabama a soft #1.[Edited on 12-7-2008 by Bones2484]
FuriousGiorge
You can't possibly believe this, can you? Only one team hoists the national championship trophy at the end of the year, and that is the team that wins the BCS championship.
December 07, 2008 at 12:45AM View BBCode
Originally posted by rkinslow19
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
The AP decided to take themselves out of it, and they made themselves irrelevant in the process.
I think it's the opposite. It made the BCS somewhat irrelevent. The AP is the gold standard.
You can't possibly believe this, can you? Only one team hoists the national championship trophy at the end of the year, and that is the team that wins the BCS championship.
whiskybear
December 07, 2008 at 01:07AM View BBCode
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whiskybear
December 07, 2008 at 01:12AM View BBCode
But the journalists said they were the cham-pee-uns! It was in the newspapers and everything!
FuriousGiorge
December 07, 2008 at 02:21AM View BBCode
Well, that was before the AP pulled out of the BCS. But still, censored the Trojans' half-assed "championship".
rkinslow19
Totally believe it.
The only reason anyone takes the BCS seriously is because there is a shitload of network money associated with it.
The BCS only promised that the winner of its game would receive all the coaches' poll votes; it hasn't even done that.
The AP was around long before the BCS, and will be around long after.
December 07, 2008 at 04:18AM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
Originally posted by rkinslow19
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
The AP decided to take themselves out of it, and they made themselves irrelevant in the process.
I think it's the opposite. It made the BCS somewhat irrelevent. The AP is the gold standard.
You can't possibly believe this, can you? Only one team hoists the national championship trophy at the end of the year, and that is the team that wins the BCS championship.
Totally believe it.
The only reason anyone takes the BCS seriously is because there is a shitload of network money associated with it.
The BCS only promised that the winner of its game would receive all the coaches' poll votes; it hasn't even done that.
The AP was around long before the BCS, and will be around long after.
dirtdevil
December 07, 2008 at 04:24AM View BBCode
they're both incredibly stupid. or do the pats currently own the superbowl?
FuriousGiorge
December 07, 2008 at 06:12AM View BBCode
No slow, the BCS pits the #1 and #2 team in the country. The winner is declared the champion. The end.
Benne
1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. USC
5. Alabama
6. Utah
7. Texas Tech
8. Boise St.
9. Penn St.
10. TCU
With the conference champions settled, and with Utah guaranteed an automatic berth, there's only three at-large bids left to dole out. I really, really hope Boise State gets one of them, but I have a feeling the committee is down on the WAC this year after Hawaii got pasted last year. My final projections:
Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati
Rose Bowl: USC vs. Penn St.
Fiesta Bowl: Texas vs. Utah
Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs.Boise St. Ohio St. (this will happen, and I will be sad when it does.)
Championship Game: Florida vs. Oklahoma (yay for not having to watch a crappy Big 10 team for once)
Now is as good a time as any to start handicapping the Heisman race, so here's my predicted final standings:
Sam Bradford
Colt McCoy
Tim Tebow
Graham Harrell
Michael Crabtree
December 07, 2008 at 06:58AM View BBCode
If there any doubts about Oklahoma deserving a title game spot, they certainly silenced those doubts tonight. Gators/Sooners is going to be an immensely entertaining game.1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. USC
5. Alabama
6. Utah
7. Texas Tech
8. Boise St.
9. Penn St.
10. TCU
With the conference champions settled, and with Utah guaranteed an automatic berth, there's only three at-large bids left to dole out. I really, really hope Boise State gets one of them, but I have a feeling the committee is down on the WAC this year after Hawaii got pasted last year. My final projections:
Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati
Rose Bowl: USC vs. Penn St.
Fiesta Bowl: Texas vs. Utah
Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs.
Championship Game: Florida vs. Oklahoma (yay for not having to watch a crappy Big 10 team for once)
Now is as good a time as any to start handicapping the Heisman race, so here's my predicted final standings:
Sam Bradford
Colt McCoy
Tim Tebow
Graham Harrell
Michael Crabtree
whiskybear
Boise State might get snubbed, but it won't be for that reason. I mean, that Fiesta Bowl against the Sooners wasn't that long ago.
December 07, 2008 at 04:35PM View BBCode
Originally posted by BenneI have a feeling the committee is down on the WAC this year after Hawaii got pasted last year.
Boise State might get snubbed, but it won't be for that reason. I mean, that Fiesta Bowl against the Sooners wasn't that long ago.
dirtdevil
the bcs pits the #1 and #2 teams in the country as determined by their computerized voting system together. the winner is declared the champion even if most people think there's a 3rd team that would best either of them. it's better than voting for a champion, absolutely. but it's still a stupid system. a true playoff system would be a much better solution.
December 07, 2008 at 05:00PM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
No slow, the BCS pits the #1 and #2 team in the country. The winner is declared the champion. The end.
the bcs pits the #1 and #2 teams in the country as determined by their computerized voting system together. the winner is declared the champion even if most people think there's a 3rd team that would best either of them. it's better than voting for a champion, absolutely. but it's still a stupid system. a true playoff system would be a much better solution.
whiskybear
a true playoff system would be a much better solution. [/quote]
...except that an 8-team playoff (which seems to be the model that's most often floated) would still produce plenty of snubs. Even leaving out the Big East and ACC conference champions, try and pick only eight teams out of the prospective BCS field.
(I have finally come around to the idea that a playoff is the best solution, but would still come with its own share of problems.)
December 07, 2008 at 05:05PM View formatted
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[quote][i]Originally posted by dirtdevil[/i]
a true playoff system would be a much better solution. [/quote]
...except that an 8-team playoff (which seems to be the model that's most often floated) would still produce plenty of snubs. Even leaving out the Big East and ACC conference champions, try and pick only eight teams out of the prospective BCS field.
(I have finally come around to the idea that a playoff is the best solution, but would still come with its own share of problems.)