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This college football season has been one of the most unpredictable in many years with so many upsets all the way to the last day of the season. The upsets of the top 2 teams this past weekend has thrown this already screwed up BCS formula/system into chaos.
LSU - Impressive wins all season long including the SEC Championship game, but despite 2 losses both in triple overtime, they were the most deserving team based on their strength of schedule and winning the SEC Championship. I do not have any issues seeing them in the BCS Championship game, but I am a little surprised it happened since they were so low in the polls prior to Saturday’s game. I just think the voters did not want to see Georgia sneak in based since they did not play in and win the SEC Championship and did everythink possible to make sure that it did not happen.
Ohio State - They are the masters of scheduling that is for sure. OSU understands exactly how this screwed up BCS System works and take full advantage of it. They finish their season early with no Big 10 Championship game to worry about and they simply sat back and watch the top teams lose at the very end. I hate OSU, but based on winning the Big 10, its tough to argue against them being in the BCS Championship game.
Oklahoma - What might have been… Had they not lost that game to Texas Tech at the end of the season, they would definitely be in the BCS Championship game. In fact, I think they are more deserving than Ohio State, but 2 losses make it tough and unfortunately left them out of the top 2.
USC - Same as Oklahoma…. The Oregon loss. I am OK with since they were a top 10 team at the time with Dennis Dixon, but how in the hell did they lose to Stanford? Who knows, but as a result, they go to the Rose Bowl.
Hawaii - The WAC is definitely a weak conference and going undefeated with no chance in hell of finishing in the top 2 in the BCS standings is one of he biggest problems with this system. At least they were selected to the Sugar Bowl after their great season. We will see how good this team really is against a very good Georgia Bulldogs team.
Georgia - Sitting pretty at #4 on Saturday, I am sure they thought they were going to be bumped up to #2 with Missouri and West Virginia losing. The voters simply wanted to ‘hide’ one of the system’s major flaws in possibly seeing a team that did not win their conference finish in the top 2.
West Virginia - All they had to do was beat the Pitt and they would have squeaked into the top 2 with their easy schedule, but that obviously did not happen. I admit, prior to their loss on Saturday, I was a high on West Virginia, but now I think they should have been excluded from the BCS. They got lucky.
Virginia Tech - Another great season in the ACC with an unlucky loss to Boston College. Otherwise, their ACC title win earned them their BCS selection.
Illinois - The Rose Bowl really wanted to keep the tradition of the Big 10 vs. the PAc-10. Illinois with their great win over Ohio State get the nod.
Kansas - With an unimpressive 10-1 record, they are so undeserving of their selection. They finished lower in the final BCS rankings than Missouri who destroyed them, but yet they get the nod. What injustice.
TOO BAD
Missouri - Stated Saturday #1 and still ended up ranked higher than Kansas, but they get screwed. Their strength of schedule was better and unlike Kansas, they had to play Oklahoma whom they lost to twice. Despite their impressive record, they get left out. Why ?
Why all this trouble? Lets see a college football playoff!
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