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Old 12-08-2011, 01:44 PM
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The defenses are good, but the offenses are average at best. It isn't like only great defense kept the score down.
Ncaa total points scored average: Boise 43, LSU 38, Bama 36

Ncaa total points allowed average: Bama 9, LSU 10, Boise 18

Isn't it painfully obvious what matters the most here, and obviously the offensive averages for LSU and Bama include the 9-6 game against each other.
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Old 12-08-2011, 01:52 PM
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Ncaa total points scored average: Boise 43, LSU 38, Bama 36

Ncaa total points allowed average: Bama 9, LSU 10, Boise 18

Isn't it painfully obvious what matters the most here, and obviously the offensive averages for LSU and Bama include the 9-6 game against each other.
They also include the 52-3(LSU) and 52-7 (Alabama) games against the girls team from Ole Miss lol
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Old 12-08-2011, 01:56 PM
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They also include the 52-3(LSU) and 52-7 (Alabama) games against the girls team from Ole Miss lol
strength of schedule, LSU 18, Bama 23, Boise.....69.
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Old 12-08-2011, 02:00 PM
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strength of schedule, LSU 18, Bama 23, Boise.....69.
Nobody, and I mean nobody, is saying Boise should be in the title game. They didn't even win their conference.
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Old 12-08-2011, 02:11 PM
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strength of schedule, LSU 18, Bama 23, Boise.....69.
Didnt we go through this already?
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Old 12-08-2011, 02:19 PM
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http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...ate_bcs_112911

I put this up before and he really nails it.

"Understand this, though: No matter what it says, the BCS is not a system designed to choose a championship matchup. It is merely a tool to stave off the inevitable playoff bowl directors fear will cut into their millions in tax-free profits, a casino-style distraction to placate the masses."

"That said, if the BCS somehow survives in its current incarnation, the formula to determine 1-2 must be scrapped.

It currently consists of two-thirds human opinion polls that are ripe for political foolishness, full of oft-uneducated voters and subject to groupthink."


"The other third features an average of six computer formulas, which quantitative analysts have declared mathematically unsound and their own proprietors admit are not as accurate as they could be. Five of the computer formulas are secret, even kept from the BCS, which means no one, absolutely no one, knows if they are accurate or honest."

"It is a total disaster of a system. No one who cares about the game would ever invent such a thing. Just because ESPN does a fine job dressing it up each week like it’s a legitimate process doesn’t mean it is."

"BCS executive director Bill Hancock likes to refer to the formula as “one part science, two parts art.” It’s actually just a wholly formed insult to intelligence.

The computer formulas are mathematically laughable. There is plenty of debate about how accurate any ranking formula is when trying to use limited data (12 or 13 games) to sort through a diverse mass of teams. Some of the formulas include not just the 120 FBS teams but extend all the way to junior colleges.

In late October, Kenneth Massey’s rankings had Arizona Western, a community college, 30th overall.

Seriously."
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Les Miles developing offensive strategy for 'Nana...he runs into trouble, but his wife gets him there:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7ttRaXlnfs
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Old 12-09-2011, 11:33 AM
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The world's foremost authority on the BCS explains it beautifully:





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHlLmYVCzKY
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Old 12-09-2011, 03:35 PM
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Les Miles developing offensive strategy for 'Nana...he runs into trouble, but his wife gets him there:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7ttRaXlnfs


I will say this, and it is a bad thing to say but very true : the woman in that video is much better looking than Les' wife.
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Old 12-09-2011, 12:20 PM
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Didnt we go through this already?
The strength of Boise State's schedule can never be gone over enough. I still don't get the angst, they've been undefeated twice and played in the championship game never. I thought they may have had a chance to this year, but now not so sure. IF NCAA basketball was run like this, I'm sure the complaints about Butler's conference schedules would have been overwhelming the last two years.
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...and obviously the offensive averages for LSU and Bama include the 9-6 game against each other.
They also include games against those powerhouses Ole Miss and Tennessee. As I've said elsewhere, in a system where nobody really knows who is best, why should one team get two chances? It is ridiculous.
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