College Football

[irdeggman]

The BCS #1 and BCS #2 always play in the BCS title game. When the BCS was just the Bowl Alliance, the Big 10 and Pac 10 weren't part of the system.

Right - but I think this was the condition for Big 10/Pac 10/Rose Bowl to join the BCS. Something everyone wanted by the way. Before the Big Ten/Pac 10 joined they still had to meet the Rose Bowl commitment - which is why Michigan was screwed by the polsters when they took away their trophy (after giving it to them on national TV) and gave it to Nebraska the last year before the Big 10/Pac 10/Rose Bowl joined the BCS.

I think that the only way the Rose Bowl was going to let the two conferences out of their deal was if a #1/#2 Big 10/Pac 10 match up occurred they met in the Rose Bowl.

 

[Dimwhit]

You could be right, but I thought the agreement was that if the Big 10 and Pac 10 champs weren't #1 or #2, then the Rose bowl would get dibs on those two teams over the other bowls. That way, the Rose bowl gets their traditional matchup unless either the Rose bowl has the title game or one or both of their traditional teams are in the title game. Something like that. But you could be right.

 

[Crothian]

Dimwhit has the right of it. If USC stays number 1 in the polls they go to the Orange bowl and then Rose Bowl gets first pick at the other teams and should choose Cal to then play the Big Ten Champ.

 

[Crothian]

Can anyone explain Michigan state? They destroy wisconsin and are now getting destroyed by Penn State.....

 

[drothgery]

Can anyone explain Michigan state? They destroy wisconsin and are now getting destroyed by Penn State.....

MSU is probably the least consistent team in the country. Note that they lost to Rutgers, too.

Still, what are you doing watching something other than Michigan-Ohio State?

 

[Crothian]

I was seeing the half time scores.....well, half time for the OSU Michigan game, 4th quater for MSU Penn State

 

[Crothian]

And Tressel wins his third out of four games verse the School up North!!!

 

[Dimwhit]

Great win, OSU!!

So tell me if you think this is possible. First, let me say that as a big fan of Boise State, I don't think this has any chance of happening. But since Michigan just lost, suppose Utah loses to BYU (not out of the realm of possibility) and Florida beats Florida State (again, it's possible). That would make BCS numbers 6-8 losing this week. Boise State is Number 9. Do the polsters give Boise State the coveted #6 spot in the BCS standings, and could Boise hold on to it? Does Louisville instead leapfrog them?

Again, it won't happen, but it's fun to suppose. As it is, Boise State is not the 9th best team in the nation, but it's cool seeing them so high.

 

[Krug]

And Cal wins its third Big Game in a row. YEAH!

 

[El Ravager]

Iowa State had an amazing comeback victory. They scored 3 touch downs in about the last 5 minutes of the game to beat Kansas State.

Now all they have to do is beat Mizzu next week and they win the Big 12 North. Actually, they don't even have to win - if Nebraska beats Colorado then ISU stays at the top of the Big 12 North.

Pretty good for a team that was 2 and 4 a month ago.

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El Rav