To: Joe_October
You haven't answered a single one. To say the BCS ranking system is not open to interpretation is the height of comedy. Can you explain the basis each computer poll uses, which computer poll uses strength of schedule and which does not, how many weigh in home versus away games, which use margin of victory and which do not? If the polls aren't open to interpretation, then why aren't all the polls indentical?
Again, since you claim the AP is not real, when will Ohio State and Alabama give back their trophies?
To: SoCal Pubbie
Oh, and when are going to admit you were wrong in stating the NCAA doesn't recognize the AP Championship? Hell, they recognize SC's No. 1 rating LAST year in the Sagarin Poll (part of the BCS!).
To: SoCal Pubbie
The chaos that existed before regarding Ohio State and Alabama was what created the BCS. I see no point in debating what happened in the past.
As far as interpretation. When the end product is simply "This is the Winner", I find it meaningless to interpret. When they said "This team is the winner" did they mean "That team is the winner" or "That other team is the winner" or maybe "This team which we haven't even considered is the winner."
No. I think they're result was quite clear. It's okay if you don't agree with it, it was still very clear. But it really isn't really honest when you say you are interpretting a result by the BCS when you are really just disagreeing.
Will Tennessee give their National Championship back in 1998 because Sagarin (the only method among 19) picked someone else? They could "interpret it that way."
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01/07/2004 6:22:18 AM PST by
Joe_October
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