College Football

[fett527]

Well, I'm still numb to say the least. They didn't even get close enough for Nuge.

Well, if we can't turn it around against Indiana...I just don't know what would happen then. I have seen reports on Zwick that he could be out for as long as three weeks. Guess Troy Smith will get his start.

As for the BCS, no reason to debate until later in the season. The first set of standings doesn't mean much. Also, here is an interesting quote from an online article :

The system is still flawed, and always will be. And the latest somebody to say so has already done the math.

His name is Bradley P. Carlin, and he is a professor of biostatistics and Mayo professor in public health at the University of Minnesota. Suffice it to say that Carlin can crunch numbers, and this is what he concludes in an op-ed piece Sunday in The New York Times:

“No matter how you arrange the formula, the BCS remains nothing more than an elaborate seeding system for a two-team tournament. Its sole benefit is to create one game that precludes all but two powerful contenders from a legitimate title shot. More to the point, it will always run a high risk of crowning the wrong champion.”

 

[Crothian]

Yes, the BCS is flawed but I think its a good improvement to the old Bowl System. Least this way we in theory get to see the top 8 teams play each other instead of mix and matching based on agreements from before the season starts.

 

[Dimwhit]

This is the best I can do to not once again bring up the fact that a playoff would solve all the BCS shortcomings.

Didn't do a good job, did I...

 

[Crothian]

Ya, but everyone yelling for a Playoff is like a broken record. People want it, but we aren't getting it so might as well talk about something else.

 

[Dimwhit]

yes, but the BCS is always going to be flawed, too, so there's no point discussing that, either, right?

 

[Crothian]

No, there's actually something to discuss about that...with playoffs its usually "we want them" but there is no where to go after that

 

[fett527]

It's just about discussing the system that is currently in place instead of pining for a playoff system that isn't coming anytime soon.

 

[Crothian]

The great thing about the BCS is it does its job but everyone yells at it for doing what it was designed to do. The reason the computers are there is to release some of the human bias. But when the final numbers disagree with the humans everyone yells at the computers. What really needs to be done is they need to stop doing the AP and Coached polls all together. We know they are heavily biased to teams that traditionally do good and towards the big conferences.

 

[fett527]

Saw this on ESPN.com:

"You really want to know what's wrong with them?" ESPN analyst Mark May said on the air Saturday. "All those players that John Cooper recruited are gone. You look at Jim Tressel. This is his fourth year there and 99 percent of those players are players he recruited, players he wanted for his system. He's not developing the players he recruited, that's the bottom line."

Besides the fact that I feel that ESPN analysts (including Herbstreit) love to hate on the Tresselball, do you agree with this assesment? Obviously it has crossed my mind, but I didn't really think this was the problem. I still think it is the overall age and lack of experience of the players. I read so many articles I forgot where I read it, but I finally read where one of the Big Ten coaches gave this as the reason they feel OSU is having trouble and why guys like Henne are doing well (veteran receivers and veteran line).

 

[Crothian]

WEll, it's a big fall to go from the National Championship to 0-3 in the conference in two seasons. I don't think the ESPN people specifically like to hate on it as much as everyone does. Its none flashy football that results in close games and people don't like that style of game.