USC!
Fight On.
Who ever it is, we will see them here for the Rose Bowl.
You could always give us (Illinois) another shot at them. ;-)
Well I think obviously it is going to be Georgia and Ohio St. Yet, the SEC Championship was today and Georgia wasn’t in it. A case could be made for Kansas, although the Big 12 championship was today and they weren’t in it. I think whatever they do is going to be controversial and more so than any years in the past I can recall. The SEC was absolutely loaded this year. There are 4 teams in the SEC that could have emerged undefeated in many of the major conferences this year. I think this year may be the straw that will break the big-money bowl committees, camel-backs.
I think the answer is fairly obvious. If Hawaii beats Washington tonight, they should be playing for the national championship.
They’ve already proven themselves in this crazy year by being the only undefeated team standing, and they did such by defeating a very good Boise State team.
Hawaii (pending a victory tonight) v. Ohio State.
Any other selection is a disgrace, IMHO.
And I say that as an SEC guy.
How many times has a top three team lost this year..alot of number ones have lost
GO BUCKS!!!!!
I’ll go with Georgia vs Ohio State. Ohio State ranked 3rd this week and Georgia 4th.
Ohio State should move to #1 and Georgia #2. All the “real experts” are pushing for LSU.
Georgia has won the last 6 games and have beaten 4 ranked teams. Why should they not play in the BCS Championship game?
Anyone?
I’ll cast my vote for Virginia Tech, which just beat a strong Boston College team, to play Ohio State.
And yes, we must have a playoff system soon!
“Why should anyone care who plays in the national championship game this year, because the champions of most if not all the years previous could spot the winner of this one 14 points and still win handily?”
Ohio State is out because they played a worthless schedule and still lost a game. If a team wants to be considered for the championship game, that team needs to schedule championship opponents. The Big 10 was pathetic this year, and Ohio State didn't schedule any real games outside the conference.
Kansas is out because they played a non-conference schedule that was as weak as Ohio State's schedule. If they'd played and beaten Oklahoma, their situation would be different, but they didn't even play Oklahoma this year. They played one good team, and they lost.
Georgia is out because in spite of their recent wins, they still lost to South Carolina and lost badly to Tennessee. Their non-conference schedule wasn't bad, but they didn't play anyone extremely tough.
USC is out because their non-conference schedule wasn't impressive and they still lost two games within the conference.
LSU should be in because LSU has played most of the SEC and had to be taken to three overtimes in both of their losses. LSU hasn't had a great non-conference schedule either, but they beat a Virginia Tech team that turned out to be very good.
Virginia Tech should be in because avenging their one loss against Boston College makes them a little more like a one-loss team. Otherwise, their only loss is to a top-10 team.
Whoever goes will beat Ohio State soundly... I think it should be LSU cause they lost their two games in OT and they won the SEC Championship. I wouldn’t complain if USC or Oklahoma made it, but don’t think Georgia should because I think you should have to win your division to have a shot at the National Championship. I’m just glad it’s not going to be Missouri or West Virginia because they could have lost to Ohio State and Ohio State would be middle of the pack in the SEC, Pac 10 and probably even the Big 12.
Oklahoma
Georgia and LSU for all the marbles!
LSU 1 2 2 2 avg 1.75
VAT 1 1 2 3 avg 1.75
OSU 2 3 3 4 avg 3.00
But OSU will likely be #1 in both USA Today (Coaches) and Harris interactive. Since the computers will have LSU and VA Tech tied (my best estimate, as I do not have the computer formulas available), and since the humans had VA Tech and LSU in a virtual dead heat, and since VA Tech had a more convincing win this week than LSU, you might think that VA Tech will end up ahead of LSU. It’s possible, but doubtful.
Reason: LSU demolished VA Tech in their meeting, and the SEC is regarded as a tougher conference than the ACC.
Now, if you go with the politically incorrect method of using scores in your rankings, then you would have Oklahoma vs Florida. Or, if you combined the two, Ohio State vs. LSU. Which is what it’s going to be. The BCS works, but this year a playoff would be more satisfying.
BCS prediction: it all depends on how well the Ohio State defense holds LSU. I would make Ohio State 5-4 favorites, or 2 point favorites, but I expect LSU to be 2.5 point favorites.
Missouri was #1 headed into the week but they lost to Oklahoma who lost to Boise State in a Bowl Game last year. Boise State has only lost to Washington and Hawaii this year. Hawaii beat Boise State and just beat Washington. Hawaii is undefeated while any other team that would be paired with Ohio State would have 2 losses. A team shouldn’t go undefeated and not have a chance to play for the National Title. USC and Michigan both ducked Hawaii. Hawaii deserves to be in the BCS Championship Game, not just a BCS game. Hawaii also beat Arizona State in a Bowl Game last year. Hawaii also has a better QB than any other team and better wide receivers. They have a better offense than any other team out there and score the most points. Any way you look at it besides the corrupt angles that most people are using favoring one conference over another and trying to settle things off the field rather than on it, Hawaii deserves to be in the BCS Championship Game.
I’d like to see:
OSU vs USC (Rose)
LSU vs UGA (Sugar)
Ok vs KU (Fiesta)
VaT vs WVa (Orange)
Haw vs ND (BS)
It will be LSU-Ohio State National Championship game.