webmonkee
Shared on Mon, 12/04/2006 - 17:54Disclaimer up front: I bleed Scarlet and Grey and hang up buckeyes instead of mistletoe at Christmas.
Did the BCS "work" this year? It's very difficult to say. Once USC was out, I wanted a rematch with Michigan. Instead, we get Florida. Can I argue it, sure. But, I could have argued against Michigan getting it too (and DID, until USC lost).
I have been mostly amused at the various sportscasters all day. I listen to ESPNRadio all day, so it was mostly National Sportscasters I was listening to. Some feel MI is only out because voters did not want a re-match. Others feel MI is out because they did not win their conference.
However, I thought the best question was asked by Erik Kuselias this afternoon. He asked, "If you had to send two teams over to Russia to play against their two best teams, who would you send?" Now, it was a little odd because I don't think they PLAY college football in Russia, but, you get what he meant. I think most people who are not Gators fans would say OSU and MI.
What is it about Florida that makes most of us think they simply aren't as good as MI? Many of the vital stats you can use to examine a football team give the nod to the Gators. If you go by who they beat, rather than by who they lost to, then the Gators come out on top.
I dunno. i thnk the average fan loves the idea of a sequel, and the average sportscaster or college coach hates it. However, the final BCS score was so close, that even that is a bit hard to prove.
The part I am really unsure of is the fact that Coach Tressel did not cast his vote. Most of the National media has blasted him for that, and I can understand why. However, I think he would have been blasted if he had voted too - either way. If he votes MI, he'd be accused of wanting to keep it in the Big Ten and of "admitting" that the SEC is a better conference and more to be feared. If he voted for the Gators, he would have been accused of being afraid of MI and what they might do in a rematch. I dunno. I guess I have so much faith in Tressel that I just trust his decisions - comes with being a fan I suppose.
It's rare that the BCS gets it 100% right, why should this year be any different? Oh well, at least we know OSU deserves to be in the game. Now let's see if we can cram those gators so full of buckeyes they choke!
Go bucks!
Did the BCS "work" this year? It's very difficult to say. Once USC was out, I wanted a rematch with Michigan. Instead, we get Florida. Can I argue it, sure. But, I could have argued against Michigan getting it too (and DID, until USC lost).
I have been mostly amused at the various sportscasters all day. I listen to ESPNRadio all day, so it was mostly National Sportscasters I was listening to. Some feel MI is only out because voters did not want a re-match. Others feel MI is out because they did not win their conference.
However, I thought the best question was asked by Erik Kuselias this afternoon. He asked, "If you had to send two teams over to Russia to play against their two best teams, who would you send?" Now, it was a little odd because I don't think they PLAY college football in Russia, but, you get what he meant. I think most people who are not Gators fans would say OSU and MI.
What is it about Florida that makes most of us think they simply aren't as good as MI? Many of the vital stats you can use to examine a football team give the nod to the Gators. If you go by who they beat, rather than by who they lost to, then the Gators come out on top.
I dunno. i thnk the average fan loves the idea of a sequel, and the average sportscaster or college coach hates it. However, the final BCS score was so close, that even that is a bit hard to prove.
The part I am really unsure of is the fact that Coach Tressel did not cast his vote. Most of the National media has blasted him for that, and I can understand why. However, I think he would have been blasted if he had voted too - either way. If he votes MI, he'd be accused of wanting to keep it in the Big Ten and of "admitting" that the SEC is a better conference and more to be feared. If he voted for the Gators, he would have been accused of being afraid of MI and what they might do in a rematch. I dunno. I guess I have so much faith in Tressel that I just trust his decisions - comes with being a fan I suppose.
It's rare that the BCS gets it 100% right, why should this year be any different? Oh well, at least we know OSU deserves to be in the game. Now let's see if we can cram those gators so full of buckeyes they choke!
Go bucks!
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