Tonight it's the Irish

[philcski]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

Yes, that was an butt kicking last night. It pretty much was a disgrace. Wisconsin should have been in that game and not ND. In order for Notre Dame to automatically be in a BCS game, ND must finish in the top 8 of the final BCS standings. This provision is how ND got into the sugar bowl--source is from the BCS web site.

7. If any slots remain unfilled after the placement of all teams qualifying for an automatic berth, then the bowls shall choose their participants from the "pool of eligible teams" (see below.)


If berths are available after the automatic qualifiers have been identified, then the bowls shall select at-large participants from the "pool of eligible teams," which shall include any Division I-A team that is bowl-eligible and meets the following requirements:
A. Has won at least nine regular-season games, not including exempted games, and
B. Is among the top 14 teams in the final BCS Standings

Basically, the Sugar Bowl said hmmm......Notre Dame sells tickets and buys crap so we will choose them over Wisconsin. It is a bunch of crap.

Eurobounce the rule is only 2 teams from any conference can get a BCS game, so Wisconsin was excluded on that rule, as was Auburn. Wisconsin was a nasty team and totally deserved that spot.

That left WVU and Rutgers as two possibilities, and of course, the hype machine took Notre Dame. What a bunch of BS. Notre Dame would have finished 4th in the Big East this year.

I read on the Foxsports website someone wrote "well if ND's opponents had the same academic standards as we do they would have just as tough a time"... no offense to ND, as I think it is fine academic institution, but why don't we compare Notre Dame to it's opponents on difficulty of admissions:

Georgia Tech: equal.
Penn State: equal.
Michigan: Michigan.
Michigan State: Notre Dame.
Purdue: close, but I'll say Notre Dame.
Stanford: Stanford.
UCLA: UCLA.
Navy: Navy.
UNC: probably UNC, but I'll say equal.
Air Force: don't know.
Army: Army.
USC: equal

Don't put yourself on a pedestal unless you expect to get knocked down.

Originally Posted by philcski

Eurobounce the rule is only 2 teams from any conference can get a BCS game, so Wisconsin was excluded on that rule, as was Auburn. Wisconsin was a nasty team and totally deserved that spot.

That left WVU and Rutgers as two possibilities, and of course, the hype machine took Notre Dame. What a bunch of BS. Notre Dame would have finished 4th in the Big East this year.

I read on the Foxsports website someone wrote "well if ND's opponents had the same academic standards as we do they would have just as tough a time"... no offense to ND, as I think it is fine academic institution, but why don't we compare Notre Dame to it's opponents on difficulty of admissions:

Georgia Tech: equal.
Penn State: equal.
Michigan: Michigan.
Michigan State: Notre Dame.
Purdue: close, but I'll say Notre Dame.
Stanford: Stanford.
UCLA: UCLA.
Navy: Navy.
UNC: probably UNC, but I'll say equal.
Air Force: don't know.
Army: Army.
USC: equal

Don't put yourself on a pedestal unless you expect to get knocked down.

Phil--I can't find on the BCS web site where is states only two teams from a conference can go to a BCS game. Here is a link to what the BCS web site says the rules are.

http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/definition

Please let me know the link where is states only 2 teams from a conference can go to a BCS game. Thanks in advance.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by eurobounce

Phil--I can't find on the BCS web site where is states only two teams from a conference can go to a BCS game. Here is a link to what the BCS web site says the rules are.

http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/definition

Please let me know the link where is states only 2 teams from a conference can go to a BCS game. Thanks in advance.

ESPN reported it as Wisconsin took an early invite to the Capital One bowl, as they knew they were going to finish 3rd in the Big Ten even though they finished like 6th in the BCS standings and should have been an at-large selection to the BCS by all rights.

Originally Posted by philcski

ESPN reported it as Wisconsin took an early invite to the Capital One bowl, as they knew they were going to finish 3rd in the Big Ten even though they finished like 6th in the BCS standings and should have been an at-large selection to the BCS by all rights.

They finished 6th--but I still can't find where only two teams can go. Maybe they took the invite because they knew they wouldnt be an at-large bid because of Notre Dame qualifying. Or maybe, it is more of a gentlemans agreement that the BCS doesnt take a 3rd team from a conference for an at large. I don't know. I agree with you that Wisconsin got hosed.

[Nascar1966]

I guess now we could call Notre Dame an even bigger bowl loser or all time bowl game loser. Maybe if they had played ARMY, NAVY, or AIR FORCE they would have won. Some observations from the game:

SAMARDZIJA- Loved your behavior last night, great way to represent the team and university. Lucky he didn't get his rear end kicked in.

QUINN-Nice way to end a career for a Heisman wannabe. Still cant perform when he plays against a real team.

WEISS-Nice call on that 4TH and less than a yard in your own territory in the beginning of the game. This proves the theory of why his team can't win against a top ten team, let allow getting thier @sses handed to them in thier yearly bowl game or is it massacre? Another reason why he is OVERHYPED as a coach. Big difference in being an assistant in the NFL and a head coach in college.

Hope you read this all you leprechaun fans.

Just proves every year that they are OVERATED and OVER-HYPED.


GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!

GIMME SOME SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Danzig]

i hope the refs from last nights game never work a game again. it was horrible.


great, great game last night. i had to force myself to turn it off, got four hours sleep at most. but worth every moment!!

loved hearing the fans yelling one more year at jamarcus. i don't think he'll be back tho.

congrats to les miles and co!!!