How badly is Oklahoma State going to get screwed?

[joeybee12]

Or, for that matter, Stanford and Boise State? If I had a vote for either poll I'd leave Alabama completely off...out of all the pathetic "title" games the BCS has produced, this year promises to be the worst.

BTW, even if you're an SEC fan, it's clear a rematch will only hurt LSU, like FL-Florida State a while back.

[Condem]

1. Before last night's game, I would have said an LSU-Bama rematch...

...but after a resounding victory over a solid OU squad I have to say Okie State-LSU should be the true NC game. Without a playoff, of course.

[trumad]

2. Boise shouldn't even be in the top 10

The biggest joke of a schedule I've ever seen.

[Awsi Dooger]

7. Boise State is a tremendous team with an astonomical power rating

I can't believe we've sunk to a brainwashed BCS level where we think we can't evaluate a team or individual other than the level of its competition. I don't know one successful Las Vegas handicapper who uses strength of schedule in his computer model, and I've looked at countless examples. It's certainly not in my Excel spreadsheets.

Strength of schedule is an invention of idiots and an obsession of idiots. No offense but that's the line I use on other sites, and it fits. I'm unnerved the phrase even exists. It's misapplied every bit as often as it's correct, like 2008 when everyone raved about the Big 12 and ridiculed the Pac 10. Meanwhile, the Pac 10 swept the bowls and the defenseless Big 12 was abused. Oklahoma with its annually horrendous pass defense had no business being in that title game above USC and its 4.6 pass defense, one that led the nation by 6/10 of a yard.

The most vital stats are ignored and not even recognized or understood, yet we think we can neatly slot teams based on schedule. I'm irate every time the topic comes up.

[KamaAina]

12. They beat Georgia in Atlanta

you remember Georgia, the SEC East champs, right?

[El Supremo]

3. Aw, just give the trophy to LSU.

They're #1 and undefeated. No one will be happy with the choice of an opponent.

The BCS sucks.

[HuckleB]

10. For once, I am in agreement with you!

:wow:

:toast:

[hughee99]

4. I guess the problem is, if you're going to lose a game,

lose to the #1 team by a FG in OT instead of an UNRANKED team that didn't finish the season bowl eligible. Say what you want about who you'd LIKE to see in the title game, but Alabama is a better team than Oklahoma St. Oklahoma St. has no one to blame but themselves.

Whether it's Alabama or Oklahoma State, I don't think the title game is going to be that good in either case.

[taterguy]

5. As badly as Maryland's 1974 hoops team got screwed

At worst, they were the third best team in the country.

They didn't get a tourney bid because at the time only conference champions got in and they lost in triple-overtime to NC State.

If you have a play-off schools will just complain about not getting a bid, unless you expand the field to 32 or 64.

The football championship would wrap-up right around the time March Madness begins.

[piedmont]

6. They shouldn't have lost to 6-6 Iowa State if they wanted to contend for the title.

Anyway, they'd get a mud hole stomped in them by LSU if they went to the BCSNCG.

[thatsrightimirish]

8. I'm happy with a rematch

If you have two teams with one loss, you have to look at the loss. Alabama lost to the #1 team in the country. OSU lost to Iowa State. It is that simple.

[HuckleB]

9. Indeed. There should, at the very least, be a four team tournament.

LSU, Stanford, Alabama and Oklahoma State.

There's just no way to truly justify picking one of the three one loss teams over the others for a single title game.

[El Supremo]

11. What about Boise State????

Their one loss was by one stinking point to TCU.

I'm against any playoff system almost as much as I'm against the BCS. Just go back to the traditional bowls and let the AP decide.

You won't agree with me on this one I bet.

[HuckleB]

14. It's difficult to consider them being in the same division really.

Until they take on more tough games throughout the year, they're not going to get the respect they want. And there's a very good reason for that.

[JonLP24]

35. Considering how bad Arizona State was

especially second half of the season, Boise State deserved a tougher opponent. :cry:

[KamaAina]

13. As badly as those of us who have to watch 9-6 II: Electric Boogaloo

all because someone had to die right the day of what became their trap game. Ewwwwwwww. :(

[Condem]

15. BCS selection show.

Early word. Oklahoma-Iowa in the Insight Bowl. Like that!!

[a la izquierda]

17. I'm going to blow a gasket.

I hope that's not the case. We're hoping Alamo. Earlier in the week, it looked like the Cotton Bowl.
Way to totally fuck your team and your fans, Landry Jones. I'm going to fucking freak if that's the case. This was my only chase to go to a bowl game. There's ZERO chance for me to go to Arizona.
Fuck.


I had to turn it off. I hate Les Miles.

[Condem]

18. Just scrolled on the bottom, a la.

You're stuck with us, I'm afraid.

[a la izquierda]

19. Fuck, fuck, fuck.

Well, there go my plans.
This fucking team.

[El Supremo]

22. Miles just said:

"It's too bad that OSU didn't have a championship game like the SEC has."

What the fuck does that matter? And they DID have a conference deciding game last night!

[a la izquierda]

23. Les Miles is a fucking asshole who walked out...

on OSU. I wish I could listen to Sam Mayes tomorrow (former OSU player who was on Miles' team when Miles bailed). Mayes is going to lose his marbles.
Miles can rot.

[Condem]

16. Bama-LSU in the rematch.

[era veteran]

21. It is a game I think not finished. I thought Alabama the best

team in the country, but LSU won by 3 in Tuscaloosa. They are the top 2 teams in the country.

[Condem]

20. Seriously. How fucking hard would a +1 be?!?!

It certainly couldn't be the The amount of $$ involved.

[Condem]

24. And Herbie just brings it up. N/T

[Condem]

25. How the fuck did VT get into this deal??

After last night?

[a la izquierda]

26. This is just complete horseshit...

KSU or Baylor got screwed for West Virginia and Virginia Tech. Give me just a small break. The Big East is just horrible.

[Condem]

27. This system just sucks.

West Virginia-Clemson?!?

[Lasher]

31. You're right, I wish WVU could go up against Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl.

I miss the rivalry we had with them. Oh well, all Tech had to do was beat Clemson, which they didn't.

Go Mountaineers!

[El Supremo]

29. What about Boise State????

I repeat myself.

Michigan????

No BCS Buster this year.

[Condem]

30. The whole system is about $$, El.

How else do you explain Iowa playing Oklahoma? And a 9-3 Penn State team resigned to the Meineke Bowl? It's about filling seats. And until we get a playoff this shit is going to continue.

[BamaFanLee]

28. They didn't

If OSU had the tradition and history The University of Alabama has, they might have gotten in. But losing to a bad team previously coached by Aubarn's coach sealed their fate.

[Renew Deal]

32. Boise St. vs. Arizona State in the MAACO Bowl

:eyes:

[HuckleB]

33. Seems about right, to me.

Nothing about the current bowl system makes sense, but this game is about as close to making sense as it gets.

[ScreamingMeemie]

34. Well...they might end up with Barry Sanders Jr. next year (but I bet

he's going to Bama) so...there's that.

[SpiralHawk]

36. B1G vs. SEC: Huskers-Gamecocks in Capital One Bowl

That's Nebraska (9-3) - South Carolina (10-2) on Jan.2 in Orlando, Florida...

[Capt. America]

37. OK State got screwed.

[Mudoria]

38. Screwed themselves losing to an average team