Feb 05
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Tags: BCS Debate
Dec 07
Alabama and Texas get to play in a national title game. For TCU, Cincinnati and Boise State, the math doesn’t quite add up but they still get a spot in a BCS bowl.
The quirky, imperfect method of choosing a national champion succeeded Sunday in matching top-ranked Alabama against No. 2 Texas in the BCS championship — a Jan. 7 game between undefeated teams that will bring together Heisman Trophy hopefuls Colt McCoy of the Longhorns and Mark Ingram of the Crimson Tide.
And, of course, it also produced plenty for the little guys to get upset about.
TCU (No. 4 BCS, No. 3 AP), Cincinnati (No. 3 BCS, No. 4 AP) and No. 6 Boise State also finished undefeated. All three were included in the BCS, but none will play for the title — a predictable result that will renew the annual debate about college football’s way of determining the best team in the land.
“It’s a fair question,” said BCS executive director Bill Hancock. “The fact is that the charge of the BCS is to match 1 and 2 in the bowl system. It’s a limited charge. It’s what the BCS is designed to do. Based on the season’s play, we’re confident we’ve matched 1 and 2.”
Tags: alabama, BCS, bowl, championship, debate, football, Texas
Dec 04
Ohio (9-3) at Central Michigan (10-2)
Line: Central Michigan by 13.
Friday, 8:00 ET
I really don’t understand how one MAC team can be a 13-point favorite over another if they have similar records. All of these teams are the same.
Prediction: Central Michigan 31, Ohio 30
Ohio +13 (2 Units)
Two more picks after the ads.
San Jose State (2-9) at Louisiana Tech (3-8)
Line: Louisiana Tech by 23.
Saturday, 2:00 ET
How cute, a 3-8 team favored by 23.
Prediction: Louisiana Tech 26, San Jose State 14
San Jose State +23 (4 Unit)
New Mexico State (3-9) at Boise State (12-0)
Line: Boise State by 47.5.
Saturday, 3:00 ET
How is Boise State favored by 47.5 when they average 44.3 points per game? Makes no sense.
Prediction: Boise State 45, New Mexico State 3
New Mexico State +47.5 (2 Units)
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Oct 25
Week 2 BCS standings are out. You can check them out on the ‘rankings’ page.
TCU has passed Boise State in the Bowl Championship Series standings, putting the unbeaten Horned Frogs in position to be this season’s BCS buster.
Florida, Alabama and Texas held onto the top three spots in the standings released Sunday night, keeping control of their chances to reach the national championship game.
Unbeaten Iowa moved up two spots to fourth place after beating Michigan State 15-13 with a last-play touchdown pass by Ricky Stanzi.
Fifth-place USC and sixth-place TCU also moved up two spots.
Boise State dropped from fourth to seventh. The big swing between undefeated Broncos and Horned Frogs came after TCU won 38-7 at BYU (6-2) and Boise State won 54-9 at Hawaii (2-5).
Oct 18
Florida, Alabama and Texas hold the top three spots in the first BCS standings and control their fates in the national championship race.
The Gators (.988) are in first, just ahead of the Crimson Tide (.952). Texas (.891) is third.
Boise State (.808) is fourth, but the Broncos still seem to be a long shot to play for a national championship.
Florida is No. 1 in the two polls used by the Bowl Championship Series — the USA Today coaches’ poll and Harris poll — and rated highest by the computers. The polls make up two-thirds of a BCS grade and a compilation of six computer ratings accounts for the other third.
Alabama is second in all the components. Texas is third in the two polls and sixth in the computer ratings.
With the strength of their remaining schedules, the Gators, Tide and Longhorns just need to win out to reach the BCS title game on Jan. 7 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., according to BCS analyst Jerry Palm.
Alabama and Florida would play each other in the Southeastern Conference championship game if each remains undefeated.
Florida’s first test as the top BCS team comes on Saturday at Mississippi State (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).
While the top teams in the standings are in good position, history is not on their side.
In the first 11 years of the BCS, the top two teams in the first standings have reached the title game once. Texas and Southern California did it in 2005 season. Overall, 10 of the 22 teams that were ranked first or second in the first standings made it all the way to the championship game.
That would seem to be good news for unbeaten Boise State, but the Broncos have other problems.
“The national championship is not realistic for them,” Palm said. “They’re going to get passed. Their support in the polls is eroding each week.”
Poll points, not rankings, are used in the BCS formula. Boise State lost 17 points in the coaches’ poll despite moving up a spot to No. 5 this week.
Palm said fifth-place Cincinnati, sixth-place Iowa, both unbeaten, and seventh-place Southern California, which has lost a game, are all in position to pass the Broncos if they keep winning because those three teams play tougher schedules the rest of the way.
Boise State, from the Western Athletic Conference, does not have another ranked team on its schedule.
The Broncos are trying to reach the BCS from a league without an automatic bid for the second time. To earn an automatic bid, teams from the WAC, Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt, Mid-American Conference and Conference USA need to finish in the top 12 of the final BCS standings.
But only one team from those leagues can bust the BCS and Boise State has competition.
“The only team that matters to Boise is TCU,” Palm said.
Undefeated TCU is in eighth place. If the Horned Frogs run the table in the Mountain West, Palm said they have a good chance to pass Boise State.
If I had to bet I would bet TCU eventually does,” Palm said. “Because they’re going to win a better league.”
Tags: alabama, BCS, championship, debate, florida, poll, Rankings, Standings, Texas
Sep 18
I like to watch the first couple weeks before I start making my picks. Well its been a couple weeks and here are my picks.
Ball St. (0-2) at Army (1-1)
Line: Army by 8.
Saturday, 12:00 ET
Army -8 (3 Units)
Ohio State (1-1) at Toledo (1-1)
Line: Ohio State by 20.5.
Saturday, 12:00 ET
Toledo +20.5 (2 Units)
Michigan State (1-1) at Notre Dame (1-1)
Line: Notre Dame by 10.
Saturday, 3:30 ET
Michigan State +10 (4 Units)
Connecticut (1-1) at Baylor (1-0)
Line: Baylor by 10.5.
Saturday, 5:00 ET
Baylor -10.5 (2 Units)
Dec 17
Florida football coach Urban Meyer said Tuesday that offensive coordinator Dan Mullen will stay on to coach in the Bowl Championship Series title game Jan. 8 against Oklahoma, despite taking the head coaching job at Mississippi State last week.
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Tags: BCS, bowl, bowls, championship, florida, football, Oklahoma, Picks, s
Dec 17
Dec 14
I will post my BCS Bowl picks in the coming week. Until then here is Pete Fiutak’s take on them.
“Now that the slate is set, we break down each of the five BCS bowls:
BCS Championship Game: Oklahoma vs. Florida
This might not quite be Texas vs. USC at the end of the 2006 season, but it’s not far off. If nothing else, the speed and athleticism on both sides will be breathtaking. Putting the whole Texas debate aside, this is the matchup that everyone really wants, at least outside of Austin, with the potential to be among the best BCS games ever if the two teams play up to their capabilities. At the very least the month-long pregame analysis will be a blast. The record-setting Oklahoma offense vs. a Florida attack that’s better than anything Steve Spurrier ever put together. Athletes galore on both defenses, questions about the toughness of OU, the secondary of Florida, and the head coaches with mega-watt star power will be among the main topics. Urban Meyer and Bob Stoops will each look to go from elite to another level of legendary with a second national title for the résumé, the Heisman debate will be settled a game too late, and the reputation of the two power conferences will be at stake. It was a down year for the SEC, but a win by Florida would make everything seem fine as the league would take home its third straight national title. For Oklahoma, a win would end the ugly slide of bad performances in BCS games, making amends for past sins against West Virginia, Boise State, USC and LSU.
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Tags: BCS, bowl, bowls, championship, florida, Oklahoma, Rankings, Standings
