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[Danzig]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

That same Oregon St team that they blew out beat USC so to suggest they played nothing is ridiculous. Besides, do you know how hard it is to schedule a game against a top 25 opponent for them? The BCS schools only play each other or cupcake in-state opponents in their non-conference games. A team like Boise St would love to play USC every year but USC would never put that game on their schedule. Just scoring Oregon St is a pretty big accomplishment for their schedule maker. Of course now that Oregon St lost we'll see if any Pac-10 school ever goes to Boise again. This is the typical response of the BCS conference lovers, look at their schedule. Yet the reality is they try and schedule as difficult of a schedule as they can manage but none of the big name schools want to play a school like Boise St.

i was suggesting they didn't play nearly as tough a schedule as others. i understand who they played, and who those opponents played. BUT they didn't play the same type of schedule as other teams in the top ten. i also understand how schedules are set up. but i was pointing out WHY they didn't get higher up in the final rankings. fact remains they played this schedule.
i don't LOVE the bcs--but strength of schedule is a factor--the same factor all teams have to go by.

i know that not all teams want to play them, just like bcs bowls didn't want them--ratings being what they are after. it's a harsh reality.

i want a playoff system. nothing else will do. but in the meantime, everyone knows the rules. for them to complain i feel is wrong-they know the way it's set up.

auburn a few years ago, when they went undefeated, had a legit gripe about the nat'l title. these guys don't.

[Samarta]

I know we shouldn't say never, but the biggest reason why a playoff won't happen anytime soon is simply $$$. Too much involved in the bowl games with the cities and tv.

I agree that Boise St couldn't compete with the big boys night in and night out, but I also believe that if a Division I school goes undefeated, wins their conference, and wins a BCS bowl, they should have consideration for the title. I don't care what conference they are in, eventually there will be a game in which they have to play with the big boys and they did and won. I realize it's not basketball, but I'm sure a few of us remember a certain Villanova team that had absolutely no business even being on the same court as the Ewing led Hoyas. Well they did that night. Or a USA Hockey team that did believe in miracles and produced one. That is the beauty of amateur athletics. When given a chance, legends are made of true underdogs.