The line that "Michigan had their chance" really was effective. That flipped more votes from Michigan to USC then to Florida than anything else. The only positive thing I see from the voting is that when OSU slaughters Florida, it will settle things. But the #1 and #2 team are not playing for the championship like the BCS intended. The rematch would have been a much better game. Although the USC-Michigan game should be good.
Agreed. I don't think many of the voters actually felt Florida was a better team than Michigan. That and the screams from the SEC would have been deafening.
Ohio State vs Michigan would have created a situation where Ohio State would have to win two out of two against Michigan while Michigan would only need to win one out of two for the national championship....essentially punishing Ohio state for winning the conference game.
We need a playoff for the championship!!!!!!!!!
OSU and Michigan are going to get beaten badly because they haven't played a game for at least two weeks longer than their opponents. They get beat in the bowl games every year because of this and will continue to get beat every year. The NCAA National Champions are The Buckeyes and Michigan is #2. The bowl games are so far removed from the regular season, they are meaningless, other than bringing in more money to the system.
Seeing the way UCLA handled USC, I'd predict the Rose Bowl will be over very early.