BOISE STATE -- 2007 FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION NATIONAL CHAMPIONS !!

9 January 2007 | self

[PetroniDE]

Then explain the 40-8 home/road breakdown this year, and explain how Southern Miss plays Alabama/Tennessee/Auburn/Georgia on a regular basis and ALWAYS is the road team. -- It is called Guarantee Money !!

When someone says it ain't the money --- it is the money.

[ark_girl]

Dude...the other part of this is that you should be careful what you ask for. There's a reason big schools call these games "rent-a-wins". When big teams do home and aways, like Arkansas trading games with Texas and USC, it's as if it's an SEC game...everybody paid their own way for the travel and expenses and such and did whatever it is they do with revenue. When we bring in schools like Boise St. or Utah State, we pay your schools big bucks to be there. That's why these small schools are willing to come and get pounded every year. It is a MAJOR part of funding your programs. Does your Athletic dept have the $$ to do it the way the big kids do it? Probably not right now or you wouldn't be signing up for these. Maybe in time, but not right now more than likely.

[PetroniDE]

There is no logic in the post, as claimed.

More logical than the BCS system. BTW - College football and logic don't mix.

What's next -- allow uninformed people to choose our politicians ( holy **** ).

[pegleg]

With the money inequity in college football,

Bingo, we have a winner!!!!!!!!!!!

[ark_girl]

It's no secret it's money. That's why those are called "rent-a-win" games if you talk to any SEC fan.

[indcons]

Hopefully, BS U would have earned enough money from the Fiesta Bowl to afford a proper coating of color for their joke of a field...LOL.

[VeniVidiVici]

Stir the pot? LOL!

We whupped OSU and no amount of Gator baiting will take that away today. :-)

[PetroniDE]

You hit the reason why this system stinks. Schools are more concerned with the money. We all realize the football runs the athletic department at most 1-A schools.

Without a playoff system, might as well split the FBS into 1-A and 1-B and have separate divisions (that is what the system essentially is now).

[Loud Mime]

BS won because of trick plays. They needed them to defeat a lesser-rated team....and BARELY pulled it out. That's not the work of a champion, in my book.

If we were to play the silly game that the head of this thread advocates, a few questions would settle matters: If Florida played OU, would the game go into overtime? Would Florida need three trick plays to win? I doubt it.

This thread belongs on DemocraticUnderground. It's that silly.

[SoCal_Republican]

Now folks remember that the Gators have played tough non-conference series. They had their first home-and-home with Miami a couple of years ago. How did that one turn out ... ?

[PetroniDE]

I have half the south mad at me. I live in the south.

Hey, watch this --- I was born in Massachusetts !!! --- INCOMING --- ROFLOL.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Boise State...
Is that a 4 year program ?

[PetroniDE]

If we were to play the silly game that the head of this thread advocates, a few questions would settle matters: If Florida played OU, would the game go into overtime? Would Florida need three trick plays to win? I doubt it.

That game wouldn't work. You can't say "WOULD". What happens on any given day you don't know until it happens. Using that logic, Ohio State should be national champs because they were favored and most of the "experts" picked them to win.

[xzins]

Playoff has always been the only answer.

Have something called the: "If needed bowl."

If 2 are in dispute, set up a game. If 3 are in dispute, pick the #4 team and then set up 2 games.

You'd never need more than 1 or 2 games, and they'd be HUGE money-makers.

[commish]

Boise St agreed to the one off game with Georgia. IT was an easy decision. Georgia seats 92,000 , Boise seats around 40,000. Boise St made $800,000 by traveling to Georgia, which was more than they would have made if Georgia traveled there.

Your Southern Miss example is the same thing. They have a mid-size stadium -- 40-50,000 at most -- the SEC teams have 85-100,000 seat stadiums. Both teams make money if the game is played in the SEC stadium.

SO, yes it is about the money, but it is about the money on both sides. SEC schools would LOSE money traveling to a small school, whereas both teams MAKE money playing in the larger SEC stadiums.

It is economically irresponsible for Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, etc etc to travel to EAST-WEST PODUNK STATE University to play a football game.

[Disambiguator]

It's a university (the "U" in BSU).

Go here for more info: http://news.boisestate.edu/thisisboisestate.shtml

[mainepatsfan]

The Boise State basketball team would have almost no hope of beating the Gators team but at least they'd be given an opportunity to play them.

[Niteranger68]

The Nobel Peace Prize has more legitimacy than the BCS. Until there is a playoff system, the "champion" is nothing more than the winner of a beauty contest. Follow the money.....

[Loud Mime]

That game wouldn't work. You can't say "WOULD".

You did...

[PetroniDE]

I realize that (Big 10/Big 12/ACC schools) have the same issue. Not trying to pick on the SEC here (if OSU had one I would be making a similar argument using Big 10 as example).

Either have a playoff or split FBS into 1-A / 1-B with their own championship mechanism.