College Football: Bowls

[Crothian]

Interesting Gopher Tide game, lot better then the Boilermaker Sun Devil game at the moment. Go Big Ten!!

 

[Dimwhit]

My day-long heart attack has just started. Boise got a quick lead, but it looks like that's going away right about now.

 

[Crothian]

Ya, Boise started out looking good, but right now it just seems the Cards defense is going to be trouble.

 

[Dimwhit]

Well, it looks like Boise will be very much in it at halftime. If not leading, then not down by much. Boise's defense has kept them in it. Despite all the points so far, it really is the defenses dictating this game so far. Louisville's is doing better, but Boise is getting the turnovers.

 

[Crothian]

the sun bowl is coming down to the final inb the 4th...ASU 4 point lead if only Purdue could do something.....

 

[Ranger REG]

I agree with you, Crothian. I think Cal didn't want anything to do with the Holiday Bowl and they just weren't ready. Part of me doesn't blame them. Getting booted from the Rose Bowl was the final nail in the coffin of my hatred of the current BCS system.

What's so great about the BCS system anyway? We did fine without it, at least for the bowl games in Hawaii.

Meh.

 

[Crothian]

What's so great about the BCS system anyway? We did fine without it, at least for the bowl games in Hawaii.

it matches 1 and 2 thus it was brought in for no split championships. Ity also raises a crap load of money for the big bowls and the big conferences.

 

[Dimwhit]

Man, this Boise/Louisville game is killing me. But at least it's living up to the hype. 10 minutes left, Boise up 40-35. Defintely a good game.

Sorry about Purdue, Crothian, but as a Pac-10 fan, I was pulling for Arizona State.

 

[Krieg]

Kyle Orton has just not looked the same since his injury. I honestly think Purdue would have been better served if they had put Brandon Kirsch in.

Boise State has looked very good so far and Louisville keeps hurting themselves. Not a good combo for the Cardinals.

it matches 1 and 2 thus it was brought in for no split championships.

Except that thus far it has done a very poor job of that. I would argue that it has only actually accomplished that mission once...2002.

Ity also raises a crap load of money for the big bowls and the big conferences.

...and herein lies the real reason that it has hung around.

 

[Crothian]

Except that thus far it has done a very poor job of that. I would argue that it has only actually accomplished that mission once...2002.

It has used the criteria that was set out for it and matched 1 and 2. Since no one could agree the system was set up so it doesn't matter what people can argue. It's not as good a a playoff, but truies to keep the bowl tradition alive.