Welcome to Glendale!

[Cap10Mark]

After one of the greatest games I have witnessed, my beloved Buckeyes are eyeing another National Championship! It doesn't get any better than that game with Michigan. See you in Glendale, Arizona on Jan. 8th!

[Snevik]

northwetern is gonna take you kids down! upset of this young century!

wait, did we already play?

[Spr0ckEt]

Ahhh My hometown...

[QB14]

I hate ohio state. Go Irish!

[hhoneycutt]

Now who do you play? Florida, or Michigan again?

[PSXtreme]

Man...after all the stat fixin' USC goes and blows it....

[wootoow]

Originally Posted by hhoneycutt

Now who do you play? Florida, or Michigan again?

Thats a good question. Statistically speaking it should be Michigan since their only loss came from the #1 ranked team, while Florida's came from the #11 ranked team. But who knows what the outcome will be. We'll all find out very soon.


Of course i'm pulling for Mich.

[PSXtreme]

Somehow I feel it will be Flordia

[hhoneycutt]

Originally Posted by wootoow

Thats a good question. Statistically speaking it should be Michigan since their only loss came from the #1 ranked team, while Florida's came from the #11 ranked team. But who knows what the outcome will be. We'll all find out very soon.


Of course i'm pulling for Mich.

But, Florida played tougher teams than UM did.

And finally, ESPN agrees with me:

ESPN.com - NCF - Schlabach: Gators boost BCS résumé with win against Arkansas

1. Florida beat nine teams that are projected to play in bowl games. Michigan beat six.

2. Michigan beat five teams that finished the season with losing records. Florida beat two teams with sub-.500 records.

3. Florida's 12 Division I-A opponents had a combined record of 89-57. Michigan's 12 opponents had a combined record of 84-61.

4. Michigan's best win is considered a 27-13 victory over Wisconsin on Sept. 23. The Badgers are 11-1 and have climbed to No. 7 in the AP Top 25 poll, despite having played only one ranked opponent -- the Wolverines -- the entire season.

5. The 12 teams Florida defeated finished the season with 11 combined wins against opponents which were ranked in the AP Top 25 poll at the time the game was played. The opponents Michigan defeated claim just three wins against ranked teams (Notre Dame beat Penn State. Indiana beat Iowa. Vanderbilt beat Georgia. The Nittany Lions, Hawkeyes and Bulldogs, it should be noted, haven't been ranked in seven weeks).

6. The Gators went 3-1 against ranked opponents, beating then-No. 13 Tennessee, No. 9 LSU and No. 8 Arkansas and losing at No. 11 Auburn. The Wolverines went 1-1 against ranked opponents, beating a highly overrated No. 2 Notre Dame team (that lost to Michigan and USC by a combined total of 46 points) and losing at No. 1 Ohio State 42-39 on Nov. 18.

7. The Gators' average margin of victory against Division I-A teams was 13.5 points. They won seven games by 14 points or fewer, six by less than 10. The Wolverines' average margin of victory was 17.3 points. They won six games by 14 points or fewer, two by less than 10.

8. The Gators played Western Carolina, a Division I-AA team, and won by 62 points. The Wolverines played Ball State, which should be a I-AA team, and won by eight.

9. Since the Wolverines last played and lost at Ohio State, the Gators won at Florida State (The Seminoles are 6-6, but rivalry games are tough to win. Just ask USC coach Pete Carroll) and then beat the No. 8 Razorbacks, who defeated then-No. 2 Auburn and No. 13 Tennessee by 17 points each.

10. Michigan didn't win the Big Ten; Florida won the SEC. Winning your conference should be a prerequisite for playing in the national championship.

[Cap10Mark]

An interesting 8pm eastern hour it will be when the BCS games are announced. Will be interesting. My Wife is a Michigan fan and I am Ohio State. For my dedication and extra work at my one job as a Towboat US Captain, my boss gave me round trip airfare with hotel stay for 2 nights anywhere in the United States or Canada. If Ohio State meets Michigan in Glendale, we have already decided that we will be there for it.

[Slapweasel]

*cough* -playoffs- *cough*. Am I wrong about hating the B.C.S.? Learn about the National Champion on January 8th. You can watch other Bowl Games and the like on January1st, of course. The REAL thing is not for a month... soooo... knit something nice!

Crochet a stocking.

...wait

Damnit

*whistles*

[Snevik]

Originally Posted by Slapweasel

*cough* -playoffs- *cough*. Am I wrong about hating the B.C.S.? Learn about the National Champion on January 8th. You can watch other Bowl Games and the like on January1st, of course. The REAL thing is not for a month... soooo... knit something nice!

Crochet a stocking.

...wait

Damnit

*whistles*

you're wrong because then ohio st-u mich volume 1 is two practice squads giving the starters rest. you shouldn't get a game off during the year, no matter how good you are.


so here it is: u mich lost to #1, beat #11 and #5.
floirda lost to #10, beat #4, #13 and # 18.

i'm not sure thats definitive, especially keeping in mind michigan went out of its way to schedule one of the best teams in the country. while they can't change conference strength, they can do that.

[hhoneycutt]

Originally Posted by Snevik

you're wrong because then ohio st-u mich volume 1 is two practice squads giving the starters rest. you shouldn't get a game off during the year, no matter how good you are.


so here it is: u mich lost to #1, beat #11 and #5.
floirda lost to #10, beat #4, #13 and # 18.

i'm not sure thats definitive, especially keeping in mind michigan went out of its way to schedule one of the best teams in the country. while they can't change conference strength, they can do that.

Who was that?

[Snevik]

Originally Posted by hhoneycutt

Who was that?

notre dame isn't big ten. teams only get to choose their non-conference schedule.

anyone else think this is the computers conveniently paying the sec back for holding out an undefeated auburn couple years back?

[hhoneycutt]

Originally Posted by Snevik

notre dame isn't big ten. teams only get to choose their non-conference schedule.

anyone else think this is the computers conveniently paying the sec back for holding out an undefeated auburn couple years back?

Notre Dame lost to the two good teams they played. I wouldn't exactly call them the best team in the country.

No, the BCS did the only thing it could to avoid having another tarnished national title.