BCS Championship

[kptvol]

Yea, no way you could create participants as clear as those other sports do. Fusion would be easier to figure out than that.

I'm glad someone understands. I'm so pleased I'll withdraw from the wide receiver argument in the other forum.

 

[allvol123]

I'm glad someone understands. I'm so pleased I'll withdraw from the wide receiver argument in the other forum.

Surely you understood I was being sarcastic.

 

[kptvol]

How "clear cut" are the at large teams for the NCAA hoops tourney?

When you have 8x the number of participants, I think it is a lot easier to make sure all the nation's top teams are included. Sure a couple of teams sneak in that don't really belong, but they are usually removed quickly.

 

[GAVol]

The thing is though, the real controversial picks for the NCAA tournament are usually at best #8 or 9 seeds who don't have a shot at winning anyway.

 

[hatvol96]

Nope . . . There are hardly ever more than 3 teams that have a legitimate argument.

Exactly. The only thing I don't like about the "and 1" system is that occasionally it would force a team to play a game to win a championship they've already earned. For example, UT shouldn't have had to play another game in '98.

 

[kptvol]

Surely you understood I was being sarcastic.

I didn't. Fusion is difficult to figure out.

 

[WA_Vol]

So you have a 4 team playoff, who's the 4 teams?

1. OSU
2. Mich
3. Florida
4. Arkansas
5. USC
6. ND
7. Lousivlle
8. West Virginia

its not so clearcut, with a playoff it is.

 

[kptvol]

Exactly. The only thing I don't like about the "and 1" system is that occasionally it would force a team to play a game to win a championship they've already earned. For example, UT shouldn't have had to play another game in '98.

That's true. You'd have to add some special stipulations in there.

 

[kptvol]

So you have a 4 team playoff, who's the 4 teams?

1. OSU
2. Mich
3. Florida
4. Arkansas
5. USC
6. ND
7. Lousivlle
8. West Virginia

its not so clearcut, with a playoff it is.

No ACC or Big Twelve teams, but 2 Big East teams?

 

[GAVol]

So you have a 4 team playoff, who's the 4 teams?

1. OSU
2. Mich
3. Florida
4. Arkansas
5. USC
6. ND
7. Lousivlle
8. West Virginia

its not so clearcut, with a playoff it is.

That's easy . . . It's OSU, Michigan, the USC/Notre Dame winner and the Florida/Arkansas winner.

 

[hatvol96]

That's true. You'd have to add some special stipulations in there.

TV wouldn't go for that. If you're going to add a game, you'd have to play it every year.

 

[allvol123]

That's easy . . . It's OSU, Michigan, the USC/Notre Dame winner and the Florida/Arkansas winner.

Not so sure I agree on Michigan being in there.

 

[hatvol96]

No ACC or Big Twelve teams, but 2 Big East teams?

You don't really think anyone from the ACC merits consideration, do you?

 

[GAVol]

Not so sure I agree on Michigan being in there.

Like I said . . .

 

[kptvol]

You don't really think anyone from the ACC merits consideration, do you?

I don't. Nor do I think Texas does. However, there would be some arguing to the contrary.

 

[volfanbill]

so louisville goes over rutgers? i know they just lost to cincy, but still... what about wisconsin? the fact that boise st isn't in as tough a conference? they still went undefeated and you're putting a two loss arkansas or florida ahead of them... ummm, ermmm, still lots of people upset

 

[WA_Vol]

That's easy . . . It's OSU, Michigan, the USC/Notre Dame winner and the Florida/Arkansas winner.

not a big Texas fan I see.

 

[hatvol96]

I don't. Nor do I think Texas does. However, there would be some arguing to the contrary.

I think the ACC would keep their mouths shut. They wouldn't want to call any more attention to how pathetic their conference is this season.

 

[allvol123]

I think the NCAA basketball tourney should go to the BCS system, since it is so good.

 

[Liper]

That's easy . . . It's OSU, Michigan, the USC/Notre Dame winner and the Florida/Arkansas winner.

What about Rutgers?

The thing that's missing from anything other than a playoff is forcing the NC winner to win a series of games against the proven top competition. Anything else leaves so much void.

The schedules, matchups and timing are so different across the board that sorting it out strictly through the regular season is pure guesswork.

 

[kptvol]

I think the ACC would keep their mouths shut. They wouldn't want to call any more attention to how pathetic their conference is this season.

You're right. Volmanbill made a more convincing argument toward the same point I was going for. Just check that out.

 

[GAVol]

It works in basketball and baseball because the sports lend themselves to playing more games in a short period of time.

 

[allvol123]

so louisville goes over rutgers? i know they just lost to cincy, but still... what about wisconsin? the fact that boise st isn't in as tough a conference? they still went undefeated and you're putting a two loss arkansas or florida ahead of them... ummm, ermmm, still lots of people upset

Your logic being, don't want to try something new, because it won't solve everything.

 

[hatvol96]

so louisville goes over rutgers? i know they just lost to cincy, but still... what about wisconsin? the fact that boise st isn't in as tough a conference? they still went undefeated and you're putting a two loss arkansas or florida ahead of them... ummm, ermmm, still lots of people upset

Moeller High of Cincinnati has as much business being discussed in the National Title picture as Boise State. I can't wait for those goofs to play Texas or OU in the Fiesta Bowl and get beat 1,974 to -5.

 

[Liper]

It works in basketball and baseball because the sports lend themselves to playing more games in a short period of time.

What about 100% of all the other levels of football that make it work? What's so special about Div I-A that can't do what the rest of the free world can?