Oregon easiest path to bcs NC game ever?

[zjcvols]

Tennessee beat four top 10 teams, and solid Miss State squad. They earned their championship. The other half of the schedule was pretty damn soft though.

What really hurt was USClite. They went (I think) 2-10 that year, and then UAB went 3-9. That doesn't help AT ALL. And we went to the Carrier Dome and beat the Big East champ. That's pretty good.

 

[Canard]

Just let droski and everyone else who doubts stay in denial and believe that Oregon isn't really that great and that this is all a fluke. It'll help them stay happy during bowl season. (is Cal participating in one of those bowls?)

Yep. Eugene is geographically nowhere, but Cal football is existentially nowhere.

 

[MaehlMan]

Yep. Eugene is geographically nowhere, but Cal football is existentially nowhere.

lol:

 

[Jaytrain5]

What really hurt was USClite. They went (I think) 2-10 that year, and then UAB went 3-9. That doesn't help AT ALL. And we went to the Carrier Dome and beat the Big East champ. That's pretty good.

Auburn was pretty bad that year too. 3-8, 1-7.

 

[wheaton4prez]

Which means what? That Pac-10 fans gloating about their "tough" OOC schedule is irrelevant because they often lose the games where they're matched up against teams above .500?

You're trying to change the subject.

The Pac-10 performed well in their OOC games and you haven't provided anything suggesting otherwise. How their opponents performed in their other games doesn't reflect on the Pac-10.

 

[FREE EARL]

You're trying to change the subject.

The Pac-10 performed well in their OOC games and you haven't provided anything suggesting otherwise. How their opponents performed in their other games doesn't reflect on the Pac-10.

Lol yes I have. The Pac-10 has a losing record against OOC teams above .500. Yea, they can beat bad teams, but obviously they can't get it done against teams that don't suck.

 

[wheaton4prez]

You're making a sampling mistake.

It makes no sense to say "they can beat bad teams" when you aren't actually referring to "they". You're referring to performances by a fraction of the conference.

If second tier Pac-10 teams lost to top tier teams from other conferences the sum performance of the conference can still be very good relative to other conferences.

 

[FREE EARL]

You're making a sampling mistake.

It makes no sense to say "they can beat bad teams" when you aren't actually referring to "they". You're referring to performances by a fraction of the conference.

If second tier Pac-10 teams lost to top tier teams from other conferences the sum performance of the conference can still be very good relative to other conferences.

Color me surprised. Wheaton, yet again, telling someone they're making mistakes while making a completely retarded point.

"Hey, it doesn't matter that the Pac-10 has a losing record against OOC opponents above .500, it just means the second tier teams in the conference aren't as good as top tier teams from other conferences!".

Na, it just means the Pac-10 can't get it done against teams that don't suck. Hence the reason the conference, in its entirety, has a single win against ranked opposition(against a conference foe). It also gives light on the fact that the conferences best OOC win, was over an Iowa team that finished 7-5.

But I'm sure there's more excuses to be heard. It absolutely can't be; that maybe, just maybe, the Pac-10 isn't that good. Nope, it can't be that.

 

[DyronNix]

Don't care what the stats say, Va Tech's appearance in 99 championship game is hands down easiest road ever.

They played JMU (Div 1-AA or FCS), Temple (2-9), Rutgers (1-10), UAB (5-6), Syracuse (7-5), UVA (7-5), Pitt (5-6) and Boston College (that had lost to Temple). Wins over an 8-4 Miami team and 6-6 Clemson team were their signature wins. They needed a miracle to beat a 4-7 West Va team that year.

Of course, the legend of Michael Vick was born that year, and the team (meaning Michael Vick single-handedly) accounted well for itself against Fl. St. in the title game.

They never should've been there.

 

[wheaton4prez]

Color me surprised. Wheaton, yet again, telling someone they're making mistakes while making a completely retarded point.

Color me surprised that you write a lot of words without addressing the actual argument that I made.

Do you need me to demonstrate my point with math again for you to understand it?