Bowl Game Announcement Thread

[ralaw]

I think it is arguable that Alabama is 2nd best but even if they are, NFL fans have had to watch the AFC champion and NFC champion play for the title even if the top 2 or 3 teams were in one conference or the other. You should have to win your conference to play for the big trophy.

Its not arguable. The #2 team lost in overtime to the #1 team. Both LSU and Alabama have destroyed every team they played except each other. IMO (taking people's desire to not see a rematch out of it) figuring who is #2 is pretty easy. Its not as if Okie St. is undeafeted or lost to a more highly ranked team. I'm sure someone will post Okie St's SOS or the fact they beat teams in the top 10, but the BCS still has Alabama over Okie St, so that has to say something.

The conference champion argument makes sense for the NFL, because there is an actual playoff system that is built to crown two conference champions. College football doesn't have such a system, so the "rules" have to be different. The BCS doesn't reward conference champions (as there are to many), but takes the two best teams according to the BCS rankings. I'd rather see the two best teams play each other as opposed to a rule that makes the 1st and 3rd best teams play.

[mgoblue2290]

Its not arguable. The #2 team lost in overtime to the #1 team. Both LSU and Alabama have destroyed every team they played except each other. IMO (taking people's desire to not see a rematch out of it) figuring who is #2 is pretty easy. Its not as if Okie St. is undeafeted or lost to a more highly ranked team. I'm sure someone will post Okie St's SOS or the fact they beat teams in the top 10, but the BCS still has Alabama over Okie St, so that has to say something.

The conference champion argument makes sense for the NFL, because there is an actual playoff system that is built to crown two conference champions. College football doesn't have such a system, so the "rules" have to be different. Due to the fact that both teams play in the same division one of them wouldn't be able to play in the conference championship. I'd rather see the two best teams play each other as opposed to a rule that makes the 1st and 3rd best teams play.

It says the BCS is retarded.

[ralaw]

It says the BCS is retarded.

I agree.

If there was a year where a playoff would make sense it would be this year.

LSU vs. Stanford
Okie St. vs. Alabama

[FirstTimer]

I agree.

If there was a year where a playoff would make sense it would be this year.

LSU vs. Stanford
Okie St. vs. Alabama

[FedEx227]

I agree.

If there was a year where a playoff would make sense it would be this year.

LSU vs. Stanford
Okie St. vs. Alabama

Honestly in a majority years you can make that statement. There's usually 4 that stand out.

[ralaw]

According to the BCS (which isn't going anywhere as too much time, money and effort have been invested in it).

1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. Okie State
4. Stanford

[FirstTimer]

According to the BCS (which isn't going anywhere as too much time, money and effort have been invested in it).

1. LSU
2. Alabama3. Okie State
4. Stanford

[ralaw]

:whut:

[FirstTimer]

:whut:

Didn't even win or play for the conference title.

No right to be in the NCG equation.

[ZoneBlitz]

I agree.

If there was a year where a playoff would make sense it would be this year.

LSU vs. Stanford
Okie St. vs. Alabama

Stanford didnt win the Pac-12, it was won by Oregon who beatdown Stanford on the road.

[FirstTimer]

LSU vs Wisconsin

Okie St vs Oregon

Top 4 ranked conference champs

[Leftwich]

Giving weak conference winners automatic trips to the BCS is part of the problem.

It won't matter next year cause the Big East is getting gang raped.

[ralaw]

Didn't even win or play for the conference title.

No right to be in the NCG equation.

Stanford didnt win the Pac-12, it was won by Oregon who beatdown Stanford on the road.

If there were to be a playoff it probably would incorporate the final BCS rankings, no? They aren't just going to do away with the system.

Sidenote:
If Oregon beat STanford head to head why are they ranked a spot behind Stanford for losing to the #1 team in the country?

[FirstTimer]

If every conference champ was in the NCG picture this year:

ACC: Clemson
Big10: Wisconsin
Big12: Okie St
Big East: West Virginia
CUSA: So. Miss
MAC: NIU
MWC: TCU
PAC12: Oregon
SEC: LSU
Sun Belt: Arkansas St
WAC: Louisiana Tech

[FirstTimer]

If there were to be a playoff it probably would incorporate the final BCS rankings, no?

And that woul dbe fucking awful.

Hey the polls suck! Let's make a new system....that still uses the polls(that we agreed sucked to begin with)!

Hey the BCS sucks! Let's make a new playoff system that still uses the BCS and the polls(both of which we think suck)!

If Oregon beat STanford head to head why are they ranked a spot behind Stanford for losing to the #1 team in the country?

Because polling is stupid.