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Originally posted by Hillbilly
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Originally posted by tiki
It was really agreat win for LSU—BUT—until they get rid of this STUPID system and get real about a playoff- I don’t care what they call it-its still not a real national championship to my mind.A real playoff– just like the one my Appalachian State mountaineers just won for their third consecutive national championship! Followed by a college super bowl between the winners of the 2 divisions.
I don’t know about that. There is a huge difference between the recruiting power between the two divisions. Appalachian State vs. LSU? I don’t think so.
I love the Mountaineers, I had two students who went on to become drum majors of the App St Marching Band, I took my band to the ASU Marching Competition, ASU was host to the NW All-District music fests. Boone is a great college town and ASU had some very respectable academic programs, but there’s no way a I-AA team and a I-A team should compete for the same championship. In that case, you should have D-II and D-III a part of that plan.
App St won two national championships without beating a I-A team (2006 loss to NC State, 2005 loss to Kansas and LSU), plus, this year, they lost 2 games vs. teams that have never beat a BCS team.
BTW – the last time App St beat a BCS team was against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem…I was the game, wearing Appalachian State gear and sitting near the band. Fun game.
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Originally posted by Brad_Olson
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Originally posted by UncleVic
Well, the way I see it, OSU deserved it for ruining Michigans chance to play in the Rose Bowl.
I think a lot of people in Illinois agree with you…[;)]Brad
Except, Michigan ruined it’s own chances by losing to OSU.
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Originally posted by UncleVic
Well, the way I see it, OSU deserved it for ruining Michigans chance to play in the Rose Bowl.
I think a lot of people in Illinois agree with you…[;)]
Brad
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I do not believe the championship will ever be credible unless a playoff system is in place. I do not understand why the conferences, colleges presidents and athletic directors fight this. It could still have tremendous financial value to all involved.
And, with the playoffs in December, with the final game on New Year’s Day, as God intended, the system wouldn’t significantly disrupt the academic side.
While I want a playoff, my biggest problem with college football is schedules. It seems so unfair that schools get to make their own schedules. Ohio State schedules Youngstown and Kent State to rack up easy wins, and the same is true of LSU scheduling Louisiana Monroes and Lafayetes. Yes, I know LSU scheduled Va Tech, which shows alot more than Ohio State’s big non conference game of Washington; nevertheless, the NCAA should make schedules. Imagine if the NFL schedule worked like College. The Patroits would play the AFC east and fill out the rest of their schedule with Detroit, St. Louis and Atlanta.
Anyway, LSU was clearly the better team. And from a road food perspective, I would say that Louisiana is the superior to Ohio.
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Originally posted by Hillbilly
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Originally posted by tiki
It was really agreat win for LSU—BUT—until they get rid of this STUPID system and get real about a playoff- I don’t care what they call it-its still not a real national championship to my mind.A real playoff– just like the one my Appalachian State mountaineers just won for their third consecutive national championship! Followed by a college super bowl between the winners of the 2 divisions.
NOW your talkin!!![8D]
The SEC which is considered by some to be the toughest conference has a play off system in place. The SEC is divided into two areas, east and west. That makes it very difficult for any SEC player to make it into the BCS as they can win many games but if they lose in the conference championship, they go to a toilet bowl. That happened to Tennessee a few years ago.
I do not believe the championship will ever be credible unless a playoff system is in place. I do not understand why the conferences, colleges presidents and athletic directors fight this. It could still have tremendous financial value to all involved.
Paul E. Smith
Knoxville, TN
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Originally posted by Voyageur
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LSU deserves the national championship. If you analyze their two losses compared to the two losses of the other contenders they were not as embarrassing. They were competitive in every game. No other team can claim that.Davydd, people don’t make those type of arguments in the Sweet Sixteen system. If you win enough to get in the NCAAB playoffs, a loss earlier in the season no matter by how much because of injuries or whatever, doesn’t keep you from winning it all. It’s how good you are during the playoffs that counts most–the truly best team at the end of the season wins.
Regardless of this, though, I say congratulations to LSU. I loved the game.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not against a playoff at all and I think a top 16 requiring the eventual winner to win 4 games would be the best system. It could fill all of December without lengthy layoffs and culminate on New Year’s Day like it traditionally should. On New Year’s day they could also have a third place game to fill out the day if they liked.
But with today’s system it is the whole season that counts in my book. Tough T’s to the teams that stumble along the way. Based on that I think LSU deserves the national title and I am not convinced that USC and Georgia could beat them. Both those teams got the benefit of rolling over teams that maybe, in hindsight, should not have been playing them considering there were better opponents to be had.
porkbeaks, I might go for that if the SEC holds to the academic standards for recruitment and retention of players that you find in the Big Ten and Pac Ten conferences and others.:-)
A level playing field is Voyageur’s motto!
Until they do come up with some kind of playoff system, perhaps making sure the SEC winner is always one of the two teams in the championship game will ensure at least the matchup will be half-right. [}:)][;)][:D] pb
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LSU deserves the national championship. If you analyze their two losses compared to the two losses of the other contenders they were not as embarrassing. They were competitive in every game. No other team can claim that.
Davydd, people don’t make those type of arguments in the Sweet Sixteen system. If you win enough to get in the NCAAB playoffs, a loss earlier in the season no matter by how much because of injuries or whatever, doesn’t keep you from winning it all. It’s how good you are during the playoffs that counts most–the truly best team at the end of the season wins.
Regardless of this, though, I say congratulations to LSU. I loved the game.
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Originally posted by tiki
It was really agreat win for LSU—BUT—until they get rid of this STUPID system and get real about a playoff- I don’t care what they call it-its still not a real national championship to my mind.
A real playoff– just like the one my Appalachian State mountaineers just won for their third consecutive national championship! Followed by a college super bowl between the winners of the 2 divisions.
It was really agreat win for LSU—BUT—until they get rid of this STUPID system and get real about a playoff- I don’t care what they call it-its still not a real national championship to my mind.
I forgot it was on. Started at 5:15 here in the West. What is the point of the BCS schedule, wedged between the NFL playoffs?
It dissapates interest, doesn’t build it to a fever pitch like the Big Dance.[:I]
LSU deserves the national championship. If you analyze their two losses compared to the two losses of the other contenders they were not as embarrassing. They were competitive in every game. No other team can claim that.
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