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I am so excited that we are finally done with the BCS system. I think that finally we can get a shot to be back in the National Championship. FSU is carrying the ACC right now and will hopefully bring us some more credibility.
Plus the season seems so short...at least now since we are just waiting for the bowl.
Duke got worked...
I was surprised no one on the panel chose Stanford in their mock playoff bracket.
It's a BBC production...it's not a "fetish" for London...it's HOME. I mean, it's England, there's not much else besides London. They had a trip or two to America a couple seasons ago.
I can think of more hoops success than football:
the Meyer's @ DePaul, John Thompson III, Tony Bennett, etc.
The Bowden family is a case study, but Tommy and Terry both were successful to a point (it was having Jeff as OC that did Bobby in).
Mark Harmon wants a hair dryer.
#sunbowlgifts
#NCISElPaso
I fear to be politically correct they will reserve the 4th spot for a crappy overachieving small conference wannabe Cinderella impostor (AAC,MAC, WAC ...) - It would ruin the system if they do something like that.
Preseason polls screw up the entire season. No way to predict a team what any team will do (AUB '12,'13) K. Herbstreit is a strong proponent of polls starting in week 3-4. - But fans want polls and they maintain interest and exposure for lesser known programs. They are an essential part of the sport.
Dayle and Jazzy are the two that are going to be missed the most, but from what I've heard from the assistant/goalie coach, they have some young talent that should ease the transition next year. Chugger has this program headed in the right direction.
5 + 3. What's left of the Big east does not deserve a spot
Agree - are voters really figuring the difference between a #17 and #18- computers give you a clear answer.
But the the computers put NIU in a BCS bowl last year and they were crushed (one example)
Well yeah, Barr-ing any injuries this game should be a fun one to watch. I'm pretty Jack-ed up about it.
Eh, I loath FireFly, which is basically internet Blasphemy. As for Doctor Who, I like it mostly because they travel to the far future or past outside of Earth like to alien worlds. It's fun, but I can really understand why people wouldn't like it. It does get pretty bad at times, especially their huge fetish for London.
Well, hoping wasn't enough. Should have hoped AND prayed. Hokiejoe3, you're just going to have to take the blame.
Thanks for taking that role. We appreciate it.
'the misfits' could be reserved for non-AQ conference feel good 'Cinderella' teams like (UCF or maybe NIU this year)
One thing I never understood is why people bashed the computers so much, when the human polls were the real problem (in my opinion). There's a reason the BCS standings don't come out until the 6th or 7th week of the season-- they need enough data to make a proper ranking. That's the inherent problem in the BCS, stupid preseason polls that inflate rankings and expectations based on perception. Why are there 4-loss SEC teams in the top 25? Are they actually one of the best 25 teams in the nation? Many of them started highly ranked in preseason polls and voters are hesitant to remove them from their polls unless there is some kind of devastating loss (VT to JMU).
Probablyyyy not in the best taste, but I can appreciate the humor.
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# | This year marks the end the BCS era. Thoughts on BCS System on the whole? the problem wasn't that there was a BCS.
The problem is that you have 125 teams in a sport you can only play once a week and only a limited number of games in a season before it just becomes a "last man standing".
Another thing that pumps the blood through the veins of college football is the endless debates.
In May we'll be talking about strength of schedule and is there a real difference between a 2 point loss and a 1 pt win if that 1 pt win is to a #37 team and the loss is to #5 when it comes to determining ranking.
We'll compare the Ohio St loss to the Alabama loss.
This debate makes the sport year round for the fans. It's unique.
but 'Bama would still be worthy of an at large bid (and get one) in that system,
Hopefully it will go to 8 teams sooner than later. Arguing 9th v 8th has a lot less impact on the big picture.
As best I can tell these are in chronological order.
I believe the second image is from June or August given the path to the original image. Also, I noticed his hat at either the Maryland or Duke game and was impressed at how worn in he had gotten it. I had no idea it was like that only 5 months after he was hired.
I hated it. Most years there were at least 3 or 4 teams that had a legitimate argument about being the champion. Especially the Non-AQ schools like TCU and Boise. I still maintain that TCU would have had a very good chance of winning a a playoff in 2010 when they played Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.
I think most of my issue with it, is that it preserved the archaic bowl system and if it would have pitted the top 4 BCS teams against each other I would have been much happier with it. However, I'm still not entirely happy with the 4 team playoff, I want an 8 team. Because I don't think there has ever been any argument over who's 8th and 9th. It would essentially be a random order of the 5 best teams and 3 "misfits" just for good measure. There would be controversy but there is hardly and comparison between the Top 5 and everyone else.
In my mind, a good playoff would be 8 teams: all major conference champs and 2 at-large bids. I absolutely think you should be rewarded for winning your conference (i.e. taking care of business). Look at Alabama this year: didn't win their conference or their division. The "best" team in the nation doesn't drop a game, especially with a mistake/lapse of judgement they had.
which could be over 220,000 fans in a week in LA
reading these comments are annoying. Have they ever seen a VT game? It is so weird that they think they are going to destroy us? Very weird... Our D can hang with and make life tough for any O in the country.