Posted on 01/05/2005 8:38:56 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
I love this. As an Oregon fan, I've been raised to severely NOT LIKE the Trojans. And really, I have no beaf against the Sooners. But, this game does two things I think needed to be done.
#1. It Screws the BCS. Should have been USC vs. Auborn or Utah.
#2. Slows the chorus of "Weak Pac-10".
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No doubt.
Uh, Auburn did not play the toughest schedule. A schedule comprising of Louisiana-Monroe, The Citadel (D1-AA) and Louisanna Tech hardly qualifies Auburns schedule as tough.
Way to go USC!
>> [Auburn was] more deserving to go to the National Championship than Oklahoma, but the sportswriters were not going to let that happen again. <<
You seem to presume the sportswriters are against Auburn. Why would they be?
And there lies the problem. Football aint a democracy! Until we have a playoff, there is NO real National Champion.
With that said, the only team to even come close to USC is Cal. USC is the best in the country, IMO.
Hello! I agree with you, but I think the Sooners are #3 in both of the major polls.
Thanks!
OU was soooo bad last night that even Texas could have beaten them..
There's a problem with that..you had 4 undefeated teams this year, so you figure that you could have a 4 team playoff..two rounds, right?..OK..what would have happened had Cal managed to win their last game?
The scary thing is that Oklahoma isn't THAT bad. IMO, USC is just that good. And could be better next year.
I dread Sept 24th 2005 (not really, it'll be a hell of a game!).
Sagarin's computer rankings at USA Today put USC's schedule strength at 7th and Auburn's at 60th.
Exactly.
What a total joke this system is. Look at the final polls, both still voted OU ahead of Utah. OU looked pathetic last night, barely beat an A&M team (by deflecting a tying touchdown in the endzone on the final play) that Utah handily whipped, and the results for USC and Utah against their 3 common opponents were very similar. Yeah, Pitt wasn't that great an opponent, but Utah thrashed them and handed them their worst loss of the season, 38-7, with Pitt's other losses being by 12, 7, and 7. Not saying that Utah should be ranked ahead of USC(though they and Auburn should have a shot playing USC in a 4 team playoff finish), but they darn should be ranked ahead of once again overrated Oklahoma.
I was surprised. I thought OU would win, and easily..that's why they play the game..
I believe your AP poll is post-bowl and your Coaches is pre-bowl, no?
I think so. I only copied it off Fox Sports.
The Freepers posting on this board are too tough on Oklahoma. After all, doesn't California pay better than any other state?
I thought Texas did pretty good. Their Rose Bowl victory this year was one for the ages.
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