Posted on 12/02/2006 9:05:42 PM PST by DeaconBenjamin2
Pete Gets It! Go Gators!
It should be Michigan/Ohio State.(And I don't like either team)
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Yes, Ohio State playing Florida will be very entertaining (I root for the Buckeyes as well!)
ping.
But this year I hope we see Mich. vs. Ohio St. so the BCS's biggest defender - the SEC - may decide it's time to stop defending the indefensible.
Yeah, well I've been around a while. I forgot/lost my old password, so I had to adapt my name.
I want USC - Michigan in the Rose Bowl. That is New Years day the way I like it!
Every time I see this argument, I have to chuckle to myself. No matter how hard one tries to make it neutral, Glendale won't be. It's Buckeye Nation Southwest.
I won't ask for details, but methinks you must have a pretty cool system to put the Wolverines in the 11th spot. Do you deduct points for ugly cheerleaders or something?
Ohio State already beat Michigan, and I don't see a particularly excellent reason for a rematch of a conference game. So here go my bowl predictions (in order of selection):
CHAMPIONSHIP: Ohio State (winner)
CHAMPIONSHIP: Florida
ROSE: Southern California
FIESTA: Oklahoma
ORANGE: Wake Forest
At this point, we have five open slots, and Louisville, Michigan, Boise State, and perhaps Notre Dame automatically qualify for four of them. The fifth team must come from the BCS top 14, excluding Wisconsin (the BCS won't admit three teams from the same conference).
ROSE: Michigan (winner)
SUGAR: Louisiana State (winner)
SUGAR: Louisville
ORANGE: Notre Dame (winner)
FIESTA: Boise State (winner)
Is there a problem?
Yea, by 3 points at home...
Yea, by 3 points at home...
LOL. No, of course not. Shortly after I first signed up in 2004 I remember seeing that screen name, and didn't realize you were the same poster. No harm meant, I just was curious.
If they hadn't watered down strength of scheduling, we wouldn't be having this discussion. Another thing I think should be taken into consideration is if a school has to play a championship game. I think that should give more points to the conference champion for an extra game. Call me biased but the SEC, ACC, Big 12 all play conference championships so why should the Big 10 and PAC 10 be given any advantage when they don't have a conference championship game and play one less game?
My vote is for Florida who won the SEC Championship game!
That is exactly what is needed back in the BCS formula to keep major schools from playing all small conference opponents in the preseason.
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