Running BCS selection show thread

[Oz]

Just curious to see where SportsJournalists.com falls on this issue, because I'm having a tough time filling out my SportsJournalists.com ballot tonight. Seems like it's easier to build a case against these teams as opposed to for them, but these eight flawed teams are the ones in the running when the selection show comes tomorrow night.

And no, I will not vote for KU, because I'm not a homer like that.

 

[amraeder]

Well, there are four votes. And I didn't vote for Kansas or Hawaii....

 

[Oz]

Well, there are four votes. And I didn't vote for Kansas or Hawaii....

I haven't voted yet, but I can assure you I won't vote for KU. Hawaii, maybe. I need to sleep on it.

 

[TrooperBari]

Well, there are four votes. And I didn't vote for Kansas or Hawaii....

In answer to your questions:

1) Me.

2) Spite.

 

[ADifferentOkie]

Apparently the national title game will be between a one-loss team and perhaps a two-loss team. How crazy is that? Most years it's a pair of undefeated clubs.
When was the last time a two-loss team actually won a title? Ever?

 

[sportschick]

I voted for Kansas and Hawaii

 

[Tom Petty]

Apparently the national title game will be between a one-loss team and perhaps a two-loss team. How crazy is that? Most years it's a pair of undefeated clubs.
When was the last time a two-loss team actually won a title? Ever?

off the top of my head, i'm going to guess minnesota in 1960.

 

[soccer10k]

That was a split National Title and it was the only time ever that a 2-loss team has ever won any part of a National Title in I-A college football.

And my votes are for Hawaii and Ohio State.

 

[Tom Petty]

That was a split National Title and it was the only time ever that a 2-loss team has ever won any part of a National Title in I-A college football.

And my votes are for Hawaii and Ohio State.

wow, i pull something off the top of my head, was right, and then you get all technical on me? that and you voted for hawaii?

 

[trifectarich]

There's a story on espn.com with the headline, "Will the BCS get it right?" My answer to that is, there IS no right.

You can make a good case for half a dozen teams. It is what it is, and just because two teams end up 1-2 in the BCS standings doesn't make it right.

 

[soccer10k]

That was a split National Title and it was the only time ever that a 2-loss team has ever won any part of a National Title in I-A college football.

And my votes are for Hawaii and Ohio State.

wow, i pull something off the top of my head, was right, and then you get all technical on me? that and you voted for hawaii?

Hey, what can I say. I'm full of knowledge.

As for the Hawaii part, I flipped a coin.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

This would be a good year for the old system, where there were conference tie-ins for the bowls and that was the end of it. No BCS championship game, just a poll after the bowls. That way, if Ohio State beat USC in the Rose Bowl (ha!) they would be consensus champ, and at least four of the claimants would have a case.
Or we could have a playoff if college presidents weren't the scum of the earth (wait till your kids start dealing with college SportsJournalists.commers, you'll agree with me.) But the BCS system is the worst of both worlds. It's a polling system that PRETENDS to be a real championship competition. Disgusting to anyone who has respect for the basic principles of sports.
My interest in college football goes DOWN after the regular season is over, and I don't believe I'm alone.

 

[WScribblySh]

Mark Richt from Georgia makes a good point this morning about the talk that "So-and-So U. didn't even win its own conference." Georgia (and Kansas, for that matter) did, in fact, win its division. It was a co-division championship, with Tennessee (Missouri) winning the tiebreaker. So don't begrudge UGa and KU for not being in the conference title game.

ESPECIALLY when Ohio State wins the Big Ten championship with one loss. What if the Big 12 didn't have a championship game and didn't have divisions, a la the Big Ten? KU and Mizzou would've tied for the conference title at 7-1 and OU would be out of the BCS mix.

Jesus, all this is giving me a headache.

 

[ondeadline]

I voted Ohio State and LSU.

As an aside: Lupica just said "human polls." What the hell other kind of polls are there?????

 

[Lester Bangs]

Anybody who actually has seen Hawaii play this year would not vote or the Bows. Washington beat Boise State, damn near undid the Bows last night and finished dead last in the Pac-10. The WAC is pathetic.

 

[beefncheddar]

Sorry, Georgia. The closest thing we have to a playoff is the conference season. If you're eliminated during that phase, I don't see why you should be given a shot now.

Take the champs of the two best conferences, whatever they are, and let them have at it.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

I voted Ohio State and LSU.

As an aside: Lupica just said "human polls." What the hell other kind of polls are there?????

COUCH polls.

Loopy's 'way out of his depth with college foots.

He really needs to stick with, "The Yankees are August".

 

[beefncheddar]

Here's a guy saying it'll be OSU vs. VT

http://tellshowbcs.com/

 

[king cranium maximus IV]

gah. that would be farking TERRIBLE.

 

[poindexter]

Hawaii's undefeated. They've beat no one.

Ohio State has one loss. They've beat no one.

Why is Ohio State a shoo-in?