College Football 2006

[Crothian]

Oregon State is a fine team, but losing to them is not as good a lose as losing to Ohio State this year. It would have been like the Wolverines losing to Penn State or Purdue. Both are having good seasons, but just not elite seasons.

 

[Crothian]

Texas takes a fall. Razorbacks might just be fully removed from the national title picture soon. What a day!!

 

[Dimwhit]

I guess Boise playing Texas in the Fiesta bowl isn't looking as likely now.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Personally, I think the Wolverines gave Ohio enough of a challenge that I can't see them NOT playing again unless- and maybe even if- USC runs the table. As a pro coach said of a certain pro QB, Michigan didn't so much lose as run out of time.

And, for the record, I hate the BCS.

Until either the top teams just play top teams or they come up with a playoff system- thus deciding things on the field- those rankings are just numbers...as my Law school alma mater proved today by losing to the Aggies.

(Mixed feelings about that- "my team" lost, but the ranking system took a blow- so its a wash.)

 

[drothgery]

And on the other side Michigan lose is a lot better then USC's lose. USC lost to a team that couldn't even beat Boise!! (Sorry Dimwhit!! ). Also, the Wolverines looked more impressive with their wins, style points count in College football.

Err...

Michigan's loss - 42-39 to OSU
Michigan's narrow wins (10 points or less) - Ball State, Penn State
Michigan's solid wins (11-20 points) - Vandy, Wisconsin, Minnesota, MSU, Northwestern
Michigan's blowout wins (21+ points) - Central Michigan, Notre Dame, Indiana

USC's loss - 33-31 to Oregon State
USC's narrow wins (10 points or less) - Washington, Washington State, Arizona State
USC's solid wins (11-20 points) - Nebraska, Arizona, Cal, Notre Dame
USC's blowout wins (21+ points) - Arkansas, Stanford, Oregon
Yet to play: UCLA

I'm not seeing how Michigan's wins were more impressive (especially if USC blows out UCLA as expected).

 

[Crothian]

Well, final score is not the best way to judge impressive wins. Watching the games are and Wolverines looked better to me.

 

[Crothian]

And West Virginia officially leaves the talk of the championship game.

 

[Bubbalicious]

Bowl games are not nor have they ever been treated like regular season games. Winning a bowl game can make a 6-5 team's year and end it in a positive light. They are important. Losing a bowl game is worse then losing a regular season game.

The BCS is supposed to match number one verse number two. If the Wolverines are seen as the second best team in the country, they should get to play in that game. In years past with the BCS people have complained because what they felt were not the top two teams were playing in the Championship game. Now it seems that's going to be seen as okay just becasue they happened to play each other.

It's not just that they happened to play each other, it's that they happened to play each other in the last game of the year. I would have actually been much more OK with Texas had they still had but one loss simply because it was earlier in the year. Before the game Fett and I were actually dreaming of a close game followed by an OSU blowout in a Championship Game rematch, but I have changed my thinking specifically BECAUSE it was the last game of the year. I would even rather see Louisville than Fichigan (Muck Fichigan!) in the game. The Big Least is a shadow of its former self and is no longer even close to on par with the big five conferences (Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, and Pac-10), although I do think Louisville is very good and has been vastly underrated the last four years.

This all just once more points out the need for a playoff. I am amazed that the NCAA says it would weaken the existing bowls and diminish viewership. If you used the existing bowls as the first round matchups, you actually make them ALL of considerable interest and importance. As it is now, how many people watch (for example) the Holiday Bowl or the Alamo Bowl unless their favorite team had to settle for it that year. If the NFL used the same system as the NCAA, the Steelers would have been playing in the Florida Citrus Bowl last year with no one watching. Just like in the NFL, every playoff game would be heavily watched and there would then be three ADDITIONAL games (with even higher revenue potential) for the semi-finals and the true National Championship.

 

[Dimwhit]

Woohoo! Boise did it! Not only that, they blew them out. I didn't expect that.

I'm tempted to go to the Fiesta Bowl. If I could justify the expense, I probably would.

 

[Crothian]

So, who does Boise want to face?