First of all... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txlXcJDtDwMOh yes, and Boise State has lost how many games this season? This decade? Interesting. Which bowl game did Oregon win last year? What happened when Boise State and Oregon last played? How many ranked teams has Boise played? Oregon? I know, BCS bowl wins, who has more? Dammit, I just cannot seem to be able to make a case for why Oregon should be given the nod over Boise State. Wait! I have the dream scenario here for the BCS. Alabama falters the SEC title game. Ohio State, Oregon and Boise all finish undefeated and in that order in the BCS rankings. Naturally, Oregon and Ohio State should play each other because Ohio State beat Oregon in last year's Rose Bowl and Boise State beat Oregon to start that season.
Again, Oregon played a Heisman trophy candidate this year and beat them soundly... Has Boise State played a team worthy of recognition yet? Based on this season (since this season is the only one that matters for this National Title), Boise State has yet to impress me.Body of work, this season and others, Boise State has earned the right over Oregon and Ohio State, to play for the National Title. If any team should have dropped this week without losing it was Ohio State who struggled against a horrendous Illinois team. In the same week where Boise State drops from three to four without playing, Arizona moves from 14 to ninth for the same reason. Two schools have twice finished with undefeated seasons and BCS bowl wins since the inception of the BCS. Neither one of them plays in an AQ conference, yet both defeated BCS schools once finishing undefeated. Utah beat Alabama during a stretch of time, which continues to present day, where the only other other team to defeat Alabama was Florida during their national championship run.
Not true. Oregon has played better teams than Boise. And beaten them more convincingly. It is still quite early in the season, but based on the schedules so far, Oregon is deserving of the higher rank in my opinion. Especially after their win over a TERRIFIC Stanford team.I like the bowl system, I do not want to see a playoff system for college football, 32 games, 32 teams who finish the season on a win with something positive to build on next season. A playoff cannot produce such an outcome. The current system requires some level of common sense to function, said sense is missing at the current time. No rational argument can be made for why Oregon should have jumped Boise State this week. The facts speak for themselves and point to one clear outcome, if both teams are undefeated, Boise State, and not Oregon, should be given the higher rank.
Whatever, this all sucks for a Longhorn fan...... :bang:
Winning is not the only factor taken into consideration when rankings are posted. I have a scenario for you. Here are the rankings.Well agree to disagree, I just don't believe that teams who continue to win should drop in the rankings because they did not win by enough. 2003, Ohio State has to win three games on their last drive, one on the last play, Miami trails for like 17 minutes all season. Yet despite that, Ohio State beat Miami for the title. A win is a win. Teams should not be punished for winning. But the same argument applies for Oregon, they have yet to impress me. The only team to have done that is Alabama.
I like the bowl system, I do not want to see a playoff system for college football, 32 games, 32 teams who finish the season on a win with something positive to build on next season. A playoff cannot produce such an outcome. The current system requires some level of common sense to function, said sense is missing at the current time. No rational argument can be made for why Oregon should have jumped Boise State this week. The facts speak for themselves and point to one clear outcome, if both teams are undefeated, Boise State, and not Oregon, should be given the higher rank.
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