College Football 2008 - Page 37

On December 08 2008 18:39 SpiralArchitect wrote:
Their only losses were to #11 TCU and # 6 Utah, they had victories over UCLA (59-0 btw) and Washington. Yet they remain way behind in the BCS rankings because they didnt have a strong enough schedule?

On December 08 2008 19:59 OneOther wrote:
By the way, I am not a big fan of SEC or Big 12. But I have to admit the fact that they have the toughest competition out there, and the two teams emerge at the top from those conferences deserve to play in the national championship. I have lived in west coast all my life, so Pac-10 is my conference. What is the true is true, man. Dropping a game in one of those conferences is by far more impressive than going undefeated in some other conference. Let me say this again: I am not a fan of either conference. However, I abide by the level of competition and what each team deserves.

I don't know where you get the impression that I am a Sooners fan (because I am not), but they really deserve to play in the national championship. No, not because Big 12 puts in the most funding, but because they had to through the toughest teams. Therefore, it is fair.

(BCS obviously its flaws, such as the Texas vs Oklahoma case. I never said it was perfect)

Let's talk about BYU as an example. BYU lost to the only good opponents they played - TCU and Utah. They have won against, well, Northern Iowa, UCLA, Washington, Wyoming, Utah State, New Mexico, UNLV, Colorado State, San Diego State, and Air Force.

USC lost to Oregon State, but they beat Ohio State, California, and Oregon.
Florida lost to Ole Miss, but they beat Alabama, Georgia, LSU, South Florida, Florida State.

I hate the fact that all football powerhouses are from SEC and Big 12, but I have accepted it. I have accepted the fact that the winners in each conference play against the most competition in the most fierce atmospheres. I think you should too

BCS creates more weekly intensity and drama. I don't see how you can possibly deny this. Watching all those top 10 teams get upset and #1/#2 teams being replaced every week makes college football what it is. How about seeing an unknown beat a football powerhouse and get a ranking in the BCS? That's awesome as well. Playoff system is bound to take away some of that in the regular season.

On December 08 2008 19:34 ShadowDrgn wrote:


Pssst, Washington was the undisputed worst team in Div 1-A this year (BYU beat them by 1 point). UCLA and Washington combined for a 4-20 record.

Just thought I'd point that out.

On December 10 2008 05:22 SpiralArchitect wrote:

UCLA and Washington both started the season ranked higher than BYU and are supposed to be better teams. They are PAC-10 teams and the MWC teams are often judged on how they do against their PAC-10 opponents since the 10 is supposed to be one step up from the MWC.

On December 10 2008 06:21 SpiralArchitect wrote:
No. Thats another reason I hate the BCS, those two games gave us more gusto in the standings than any other game we won this season. If we had beat Utah and TCU then things would have been different, but UCLA and Washington gave BYU their standings. Besides UCLA and Washington arent supposed to be the worst teams in the PAC-10, UCLA especially. This also brings up my least favorite part of college football, the unpredictable nature of a teams year to year strength, but I guess at the same time it is one of my favorite parts of college football and probably why I watch NCAA more than the NFL.

On December 12 2008 01:02 OneOther wrote:

aren't you supposed to a fan of less popular conferences like the pac-10? if so, you should know that washington is the absolute worst team (never won a single game) and ucla is right around there at the bottom. washington/washington state/ucla make the worst teams in the pac-10. what do you mean ucla and washington arent "supposed" to be the worst teams in the pac-10? who cares what's "supposed" to happen. reality is reality - they are two of the worst teams in the entire conference. if BYU put up good results against the good teams in their conference, then they would obviously get more respect. however, they lost to both utah/tcu. how in the world would you expect them to be ranked?

you don't like the changing nature of a team's year to year strength? aren't you being contradictory because you said multiple times that you don't want to see the same teams in the championship and bowl games every year? oh wait, it's also one of your favorite parts, haha. i am glad you said that.