**** Official Bowl Selection Thread **** - Page 17

Coach · 07:18 PM

BCS Selection Show on FOX at 7:00 Central Time. This show is 30 mins.

Bowl Selection Special on ESPN at 7:00 Central Time. This show is 3 hours long.

Sugar: Hawaii v. Georgia

Fiesta: West Virginia v. Oklahoma

Orange: Virginia Tech v. Kansas

Rose: USC v. Illinois

BCS National Championship: Ohio St. v. LSU

Cotton: Missouri v. Arkansas

For the rest of the Bowl selection
http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/schedule

siberian khatru · 12-02-2007, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

sorry buddy it's not about who deserves it.

Little Bill Daggett: I don't deserve this... to die like this. I was building a house.

Will Munny: Deserve's got nothin' to do with it.
[aims gun]

Little Bill Daggett: I'll see you in hell, William Munny.

Will Munny: Yeah.
[fires]

Eleazar · 12-02-2007, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

sorry buddy it's not about who deserves it. It's about who the Orange Bowl Picked as an "AT LARGE" team. Obviously they wanted Kansas not Mizzery, get over it and don't let Arkansas bite down on that ass.

I totally agree. They picked who they wanted, and not who was more deserving. That's cool.

To Kansas: Prove it. You've said all year that you weren't a scheduling creation. Even after you lost to the first good team you played, and didn't look particularly good doing it. Even after you failed to win your conference or even your half of your conference. Without a win against a ranked team all year, still, you say you are a BCS team.

You got a gift. Now Virginia Tech is waiting. Prove it.

**Lzen** · 12-02-2007, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

It doesn't matter, I think the Arkansas matchup is good for us and will be a great game.

The only reason it irritates me is because beakers take this as some kind of vindication that they are better than Mizzou, even though they lost head to head at a neutral site.

It doesn't matter even when you beat them on the field, deep down, they never think anyone is better than them. Even after it's been proven.

This happened because the BCS does not exist to be fair, it exists to make the most money for the member bowl games. That's ok with me. Let's just be honest about that.

That's the only explanation, because no one can make a rational argument that this was the right call.

I agree. The BCS is all about the money. But I'm not sure what that has to do with the Orange picking KU over MU. Are you saying that somehow KU will produce more $$ than MU would? Why? I think you would have to ask the Orange selection committee to truly know.

**banyon** · 12-02-2007, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by KCinNY

Good point. Personally, I'm not mad at KU at all.

The BCS system is criminally unfair. Sad thing is that a true playoff is a complete and total pipe dream. Ain't gonna happen. There's too much money being made with the current system and no amount of sportswriter or fan bitching will change it.

I disagree with this too. There's even more money to be made in a playoff. More games, higher ratings, and you can still have sponsors like "Poulan Weed Eater" or whatever.

KCinNY · 12-02-2007, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

I think you guys should be playing USC in the Rose bowl. If you wanna talk about stupid, how the **** is Illinois in the BCS

The Rose Bowl will grab the traditional Big10/Pac10 matchup 100 times out of 100.

**Bearcat** · 12-02-2007, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

I can't wait to watch LSU beat up OSU and Georgia take Hawaii behind the woodshed.

My big disappointment is that Florida has to play Michigan. I'd prefer greater competition.

All of them are disappointing, IMO... I'd much rather see Oklahoma or USC vs. one of the best SEC teams.

KCinNY · 12-02-2007, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by banyon

I disagree with this too. There's even more money to be made in a playoff. More games, higher ratings, and you can still have sponsors like "Poulan Weed Eater" or whatever.

Too many college presidents of mediocre 7-5 football teams love the current system. They can tell their alumni and fanbase "Hey, we had a great season and topped it off with a trip to the Papajohns.com Bowl."

If there's a playoff, all of those teams not involved don't have their sweet (and lucrative) December vacation/football game for their alumni.

**banyon** · 12-02-2007, 07:58 PM

I wonder if USC absolutely demolished Illnois and OSU/LSU had a close, ugly game that OSU lost, if we'd have another split title?

BWillie · 12-02-2007, 07:58 PM

Missouri did get screwed. But so did all the other top 10 teams that didn't get to play for the National Title. Everybody on here acts like they know which team is better than who. Let's be honest, none of you all have any idea. That's why they play the games..but you can only play one game for the title....and leave the rest out to play in some meaningless games. College Football really has some explaining to do.

Bump · 12-02-2007, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

I totally agree. They picked who they wanted, and not who was more deserving. That's cool.

To Kansas: Prove it. You've said all year that you weren't a scheduling creation. Even after you lost to the first good team you played, and didn't look particularly good doing it. Even after you failed to win your conference or even your half of your conference. Without a win against a ranked team all year, still, you say you are a BCS team.

You got a gift. Now Virginia Tech is waiting. Prove it.

actually K-State was ranked when we beat them in Manhatten off of their win against Texas. If you go by your justification MU sucks for only beating a crappy KU team by 6 points.

**banyon** · 12-02-2007, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by KCinNY

Too many college presidents of mediocre 7-5 football teams love the current system. They can tell their alumni and fanbase "Hey, we had a great season and topped it off with a trip to the Papajohns.com Bowl."

If there's a playoff, all of those teams not involved don't have their sweet (and lucrative) December vacation/football game for their alumni.

You can still do those sh***y bowls on the side. They don't matter now, why should they matter then? It would be just like the NIT in basketball, but there's no reason you have to do away with them.

Bump · 12-02-2007, 08:00 PM

I say if you are in the top 12 or even 8 you are good enough to compete for the championship game. Every single season there will be griping and moaning until there is a playoff. It's not KU's fault that we got the better bowl, that's what the "experts" picked and that's how it is. MU fans really need to stop crying like a 6 year old who didn't get what he wanted for Christmas.

CupidStunt · 12-02-2007, 08:01 PM

The SEC is going to have a good bowl season, even if it did get screwed in the Cotton Bowl.

CupidStunt · 12-02-2007, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Lzen

Wow, congrats. You are a good poll watcher. Doesn't mean you have a future in Vegas. I'm not saying KU will win. But I can't wait until I get to pull up some of these ridiculous predictions and shove back in your reeruned face.

Well, I'm 1-for-1 so far compared to your 0-fah.

So good luck, kid.

**Bearcat** · 12-02-2007, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BWillie007

Missouri did get screwed. But so did all the other top 10 teams that didn't get to play for the National Title. Everybody on here acts like they know which team is better than who. Let's be honest, none of you all have any idea. That's why they play the games..but you can only play one game for the title....and leave the rest out to play in some meaningless games. College Football really has some explaining to do.

It's absolutely hilarious... it happened last year, too. The second the schedule came out, everyone knew which teams were going to 'be destroyed'. People have incredibly short memories.

Like, how Mizzou beat Kansas a couple of weeks ago

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