Alabama does NOT deserve to begin the title game. Michigan State if they beat Ohio state should go.
also why isn’t anyone talking about the weak schedule Florida state and Alabama played all year. Alabama played one tough team and lost.
According to Sagarin:
Auburn strength of schedule was 38.
Florida State was 76
Alabama was 55.
Utah was 1.
Arizona State was 2.
Agree that Florida State played a cupcake schedule. They’re in the ACC, one of the weakest football conferences in the country. They have one good win this year and that was Clemson, although Clemson turned out to be not so good after all. Alabama plays in the SEC. Any team on a given day can beat you. Best conference in the country.
If Auburn beats Missouri next week, and Michigan State beats Ohio State I think Auburn will play in the BCS title game. But I don’t see a one loss Michigan State team or a one loss Missouri team jumping over Alabama. Alabama is the two time defending national champions and have been #1 the entire year. They might have lost that game today, but it was anybody’s game and they lost it on a boneheaded play. I might be wrong, hell they could drop to #5 in the BSC standings. But how do you rank a one loss loss team over them, when they’ve been #1 the entire year and were on-odds on favorites to make it to the title game. Their loss really confuses the picture. But everyone is happy. Alabama finally lost. I like em. When they are on their game, they are the best.
If FSU and Ohio State end up playing for the title, my money is on Ohio State. Beating not much more than high schools by week after week in the ACC does not impress me.