Does anyone think Missouri and West Virginia are the best teams in the country?

Third.

 

Nobody learned when Utah went unbeaten, including a win in a BCS bowl, in Urban Meyer's last year in SLC.

Nobody learned when Boise State went unbeaten and came back to beat Oklahoma in a BCS bowl in Glendale last year.

At what point will the fat cats who make these idiotic decisions on bowls - can't bother with this playoff idiocy : - realize that it's more than just a handful of schools and conferences that belong in the debate?

It sucks that Hawaii - as of this post ... check back if they hold on to beat Washington - has doubters given the trend of the so-called BCS Busters. It's also a big reason why I like getting behind them. They're college football's best chance to flip off the idiots who won't consider a more definitive playoff system.

Maybe Hawaii isn't among the top teams in the country, eh? I acknowledge that. But until someone beats them, how will any of us ever know? That's about the only sad string left untied to Utah's and Boise State's unbeaten seasons. Could they have beaten even better programs, including the known college football factories?

 

Re: Does anyone think Missouri and West Virginia are the best teams in the count

To answer your question: I do not think so.

Utah beat a middling Pitt. Boise beat Oklahoma without Peterson. I'm not sure how much we can even take away from those victories.

 

Because the Sugar Bowl and SJSU aren't the same game. Things do change from week to week. Going by this logic, Boise should have buried Hawaii since BSU beat the hell out of SJSU. But that didn't happen.

It's a hypothetical question, even if you don't expect. If that situation hypothetically occurs, why shouldn't undefeated Hawaii get first place votes?

 

Fanboy aside, yes, I do think Missouri is the best team in the country. Everybody (except Hawaii, and with that schedule, they really don't count) has stumbled at least once.

Missouri's stumble is the most impressive, and they can avenge it tonight. They didn't lose to a really shitty team at home (USC), they didn't lose to a mediocre-at-best team on the road (OU, in reference to the Colorado loss). They, for all intents and purposes, dominated undefeated KU.

They didn't lose to a pair of three-plus loss teams (LSU). The fact is, Missouri has been the most consistent team this season. That's why it is No. 1 right now.

 

Re: Does anyone think Missouri and West Virginia are the best teams in the count

So because you don't <i>expect</i> it to happen, it's beyond discussion? It's a hypothetical question. If the hypothetical posed was "what would you do if you won the lottery tomorrow?" would you not answer because it's unexpected? Nevermind, that's rhetorical.

We still haven't got into why Hawaii wouldn't be worthy of first place votes if it wins the Sugar Bowl convincingly and the NC game is close.

 

Re: Does anyone think Missouri and West Virginia are the best teams in the count

Peterson had a 25-yard touchdown run in overtime and an 8-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. So your logic is not only flawed, it's flat-out wrong.

 

Mea culpa.

 

Re: Does anyone think Missouri and West Virginia are the best teams in the count

The stupid thing is, the same people who are bashing Mizzou (and Kansas) for their scheduling will find it OK if Ohio State ends up in the title game.

Sat, Sep 1 Youngstown State W 38-6 --
Sat, Sep 8 Akron W 20-2 --
Sat, Sep 15 at Washington W 33-14 --
Sat, Sep 22 Northwestern W 58-7 --
Sat, Sep 29 at Minnesota W 30-7 --
Sat, Oct 6 at (23) Purdue W 23-7 --
Sat, Oct 13 Kent State W 48-3 --
Sat, Oct 20 Michigan State W 24-17 --
Sat, Oct 27 at (24) Penn State W 37-17 --
Sat, Nov 3 Wisconsin W 38-17 --
Sat, Nov 10 Illinois L 21-28 --
Sat, Nov 17 at (23) Michigan W 14-3 --

Now what have the Buckeyes proven that the Tigers haven't? Oh yeah, that they have been a good team in the past.