Posted on 12/07/2009 8:12:46 AM PST by N3WBI3
Sham:
Its the nature of the beast. The BCS is, was, and always will be a sham which is not as much interested in putting up the number one team against the number two team (or number three team and number four team) as it is in maximizing the amount of money they can milk out of their sponsors. Because of this TCU got paired up with Boise.
Scam:
No way does the BCS want to worry about Boise *and* TCU going undefeated, nor do they want a repeat of last season when Utah throttled Alabama and ended up having a legitimate claim to the throne. To prevent this both Boise and TCU will be denied a chance to show themselves off against one of the self appointed power conferences.
By putting #4 against a #6 (from non-aq conferences) and a #3 against a #5 (from AQ conferences) there is little risk of a controversy about who is #1 this year and a fight over who should be #2 will be just as much press but with far less controversy.
Grand Slam:
There is no reason to complain because at the end of the season there will be a non-aq school that is undefeated and likely ranked either two or three in the nation. The other team will still be in the top ten and the publicity this is getting will lead to far more exposure than either would have gotten if they were paired up with a team like Iowa or Georgia Tech.
Go WAC, go Broncos!!
Boise wins!! National Champs in my book! We won’t know for sure until the BCS/SEC/Big 12 get brave enough to play!
It was a good game. Personally, these games from the smaller conferences have been more interesting to watch than any of the big conference games.
Defense was real good on both sides tonight...and it didn’t even lead to a snoozer like most defensive games.
TCU got beat. Cinc got beat. Alabama beat Texas. Your argument falls on its own weight. If Boise and TCU really want to play for a BCS championship, they need to play a better schedule.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.