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| 2003-12-08 |
| College football fans, get ready to crown not just one, but possibly two national champions. And get ready for a new round of controversy. That’s because the computer rankings had Oklahoma as the country’s top team Sunday while the human poll voters picked Southern California. It’s exactly what the Bowl Championship Series was designed to avoid, with the prospect of a split title certain to renew cries for a playoff. "I don’t think anyone will know who the legitimate national champion is unless all three teams in consideration get the opportunity to play one another,’’ LSU coach Nick Saban said. Despite getting walloped by Kansas State 35-7 on Saturday night, Oklahoma will take its 12-1 record to the Sugar Bowl against LSU, which won the Southeastern Conference championship by beating Georgia 34-13. The winner in New Orleans on Jan. 4 automatically captures the coaches’ title under the BCS format. BULLSHIT USC, which finished third in the BCS rankings, could win The Associated Press championship by beating No. 4 Michigan in the Rose Bowl. If SC beats Mighty Michigan, who beat defending national chaimpion OSU It’s a title by my, super tough standards ``I’m not an expert on this, but if the No. 1 team at the end of the regular season wins its bowl game, how are they not the No. 1 team outright?’’ USC receiver Mike Williams asked. ``But we don’t play LSU or we don’t play Oklahoma, so you’ll never know.’’ The No. 1 team in the AP poll has never dropped after winning its bowl game. When the BCS contract expires after the 2005 season, a one-game championship might be instituted after the bowls. That would be too late to fix this year’s mess. ``The No. 1 team is not playing in the game that they’re billing as the championship game,’’ USC coach Pete Carroll said. ``Something didn’t come out right.’’ Thats because the Sugar Bowl should not be the championship bowl. Period. In the final BCS standings, Oklahoma was first with 5.11 points based on its top spot in five of the seven computers, the 11th-toughest schedule and a quality win over Texas. Yea Texas really kicked ass this year. The Sooners were third in both polls. But they couldn’t win their conference! Bullshit OU, you had your shot and you choked, finni, Mo Fk ``At the end of the year, we’re No. 1 in the system,’’ Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. ``F@#k y@uLSU (12-1) was second with 5.99, edging out USC (11-1) by 0.16 in the second closest finish in the six-year history of the BCS. The Trojans got 79 of the 128 first-place votes in the polls but finished third in five computers because of a weak Pac-10 schedule. ``In a way it doesn’t make sense,’’ USC cornerback Will Poole said. ``They’re going to have to do something about the BCS. Maybe they need to pull the plug.’’ LSU was second (but third before the last game) in the polls and six computers and edged out USC based on a tougher schedule. LSU and USC were each picked first in one computer. LSU had a tougher schedule my ass, no touher, LSU would have their hands full of OR St. ``What we have are three very deserving teams and only two of them are in the game,’’ said Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese, who coordinates the BCS. With new boat payments ``I’m glad we’re bringing the No. 1 and 2 teams in the BCS together. But I have empathy for USC. FUCK YOU, (excuse me Rantburg) It’s hard to sit here and do cartwheels.’’ The dream matchup for the Rose Bowl, a traditional pairing of Big Ten and Pac-10 champions with national title implications, is the doomsday scenario for the BCS. Thats because the BCS sucks and is run by people who drink bottled water. It’s the third time in four seasons that a team in the top two in the polls didn’t make it to the BCS title game. The Pac-10 has been the victim twice and remains the only BCS conference not to put a team in the title game in the six years of the system. Try this, Sugar Bowl=LSU=$$$=OU=Hype=losers=OU#5=OU in Holiday bowl vs WSU! ``It is most unfortunate that the other elements of the BCS standings gave overruled the two polls and taken USC out of the national championship game,’’ Pac-10 commissioner Tom Hansen said. The BCS avoided disaster those years because No. 1 Oklahoma beat Florida State in the 2001 Orange Bowl and No. 1 Miami beat Nebraska in the 2002 Rose Bowl. The No. 2 teams in the polls won their bowl games those years and could have won the AP title if the top-ranked teams lost. The only way to avoid a disputed finish this year is if Michigan (10-2) beats USC. Which they have a very good chance to do as they are a badass bunch of dooods! ``You would like the No. 1 and No. 2 team to be playing each other, but USC still has a chance to win a share of the national championship,’’ LSU quarterback Matt Mauck said. ``I think it is kind of messed up, but there’s still a chance for everyone who thinks they are deserving to have a part of it.’’ No Mofk, It’s craven ass f@#king.. There was talk two years ago when Nebraska made the title game without winning the Big 12 to make a winning a conference a requirement to make the championship game. There are sure to be more calls for that change because of Oklahoma. (By the way do you notice the illiterate nature of this report, and I’m barely litirate) ``With the events this year, we’d be foolish if we didn’t look at it again in the spring,’’ Tranghese said. But hey we’ve got LSU in the big game against OU and If we win SC can go FO Despite the controversy, there are still two intriguing matchups. . ``I think we’re going to have the national championship game right where we are,’’ Tournament of Roses president Mike Rife said. ``We’re going to thoroughly enjoy having the Pac-10 and Big Ten back with us again.’’ I’ll comment on this latter! Three days later, LSU will play Oklahoma in what will almost be a home game for the Tigers at the Superdome in New Orleans -- a short drive from LSU’s campus. ($$$?) This game features the country’s two best defenses. Bullshit, OU couldn’t even stop KSU from scoring pell-mel in a championship game. Oklahoma leads the nation, allowing only 255.6 yards per game, slightly better than LSU’s 259.5. The Tigers have the top scoring defense at 10.8 points per game compared to Oklahoma’s third-best 14.9. Means F@#kinf nothing! ``We have a blockbuster game,’’ Sugar Bowl executive director Paul Hoolahan said. ``There’s no doubt about it. FUCK YOU@ The BCS is a scam. USC is the #1 team in the US. OU is playing in the "National Championship game but they are only second in their conference, ie, KSU is better than OU. USC lost to Cal early when teams are still coming together, shit happens but SC won their conference outright. OU? But hey. I’m an fan, I love the Rose Bowl. It’s my personal favorite sports event of the year. And I’m an SoCal fan. So having them in the Bowl an Jan 1, 3:oo pm is what I die for. There is nothing better than a Rose bowl, with it’s kickoff in the sun and it’s finnish under the lights. America!!! So what I’m getting at is the BCS is a scull-FUCK! In Lucky’s opinoin, play the bowels as per tradition. After the bowls #1 plays #2! |
| Posted by:Lucky |
| #21 Traveler, Okay. We're on the same page! Murtah, Talks cheap. Can't wait for SC to stomp on MU. Wait till you see the true freshman Rb Bush. Gone! Mercutio. Cal would be National championship material if they played in any other conference other than the Pac. Shipman. Yep. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-12-9 12:51:12 AM |
| #20 Murat? What say you? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-12-8 5:07:18 PM |
| #19 Lucky, you are way off base. The BCS bites but it was created to end the B.S. shared national Championship and ensure that #1 played #2. The human polling element is lame. Sportswriters voting, creating controversy, selling newspapers? Never. That being said, if anyone has a beef it should Michigan. OU screwed the pooch but they will still beat LSU. Michigan, however is going to smoke USC's bag on national television. USC's problem is that they have a BS schedule and they lost to no talent Cal. If USC wants to be somebody then they need to play somebody. I.E. a top ten team. Their athletic director should start adjusting the 2004 schedule now. Like I said, it's a moot point given that they will be playing Michigan. |
| Posted by: MURTAH 2003-12-8 5:00:03 PM |
| #18 Sorry, Used-Trojan Fans, but NO ONE who loses to Cal can EVER be considered for a national championship, now or ever again........ |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2003-12-8 3:26:46 PM |
| #17 Ah, that's what we want to see; topics to inspire civil, well-reasoned discourse on a polite, high-level intellectual plane. Bravo! |
| Posted by: Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-8 12:48:24 PM |
| #16 No one in their right mind (except the OK people) thinks anyone but USC and LSU should play for the national title. While I am a LSU fan, my heart goes out to USC and I am let down that the two are not paired up in the Sugar bowl. I think USC would say the same! |
| Posted by: Mustang 2003-12-8 12:28:44 PM |
| #15 BWWAAAAAHAAAAHHAAAAAAAA, F^%$K YOU BCS. I remember the 1998 Big 12 Championship game of KSU vs Tex A&M. Its the Wildcat's turn to break one off in the BCS committee. BWWAAAAHAAA HHHHAAA. |
| Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2003-12-8 12:24:02 PM |
| #14 By the time our troops get through in Iraq (10,15 years from now), the University of Baghdad will probably be able to beat USC AND Florida State, and eake out a tie with LSU. You KNOW you have a good team when your tight end catches a 40-yard touchdown pass and weaves through a MINEFIELD to score! 8^) |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-12-8 11:56:57 AM |
| #13 Flash my man! This is News! Tragic and Horrible. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-12-8 11:40:25 AM |
| #12 hey I recommend this site. Stick to news. |
| Posted by: flash91 2003-12-8 11:22:55 AM |
| #11 All things considered, I'm happy to be interested in the Rose Bowl again this year... wish they'd move it back to a Pac-10/Big-10 battle again. (MSU '77) |
| Posted by: snellenr 2003-12-8 10:34:55 AM |
| #10 What I find to be the most ridiculas thing is that in both the AP and Coaches polls there are people still voting OU #1, right after they got their asses kicked. The BCS is a piece of crap for sure, but leaving OU #1 on your (the voters, that is) poll vote is the sort of old fashioned bullsh*t that the BCS was supposed to help get rid of, and here it clearly didn't. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2003-12-8 9:50:19 AM |
| #9 BCS is a joke. Hope this is the death of it. Have a true playoff by the Conference Champs until someone wins out like the pros. Cut out the patsie games the first three weeks of the season. Have them start right into the conf schedule. Playoffs done by X-Mas, Natl Champ Bowl on New Years day. Simple enough. Would stop these types of situations & bring back sanity to the game. All bowls except for the big 4 are a waste, and there's only one bowl that usually matters every year. I know, probably a loss of revenues for some teams, too bad, college sports have become a scam. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2003-12-8 9:47:16 AM |
| #8 Oklahoma would beat the shit out of USC if they did play so it's a moot point. West Coast football is a joke, just like the West Coast. Commies can't play football! |
| Posted by: Swiggles 2003-12-8 8:21:02 AM |
| #7 On one level, this is the best of all possible situations...certainly for the game played in Pasadena. The Rose Bowl actually and really means something this year. It isn’t bad for USC either...especially with the Rose Bowl falling on January 1, and if USC wins....four days later they have that Ho-Hum bowl...Oh Yeah, that’s right, the Sugar. And the controversy of having a split championship is probably good for the BCS itself also....Let’s face it, it’s been a hell of an exciting year in College Football...viewership of the games have got to be way up...and there are two Bowls this year that are must see. So pretty good fo the BCS, also. The only thing that really sucks is that the Coaches Poll is contractually bound to vote the National Championship to whoever wins the Sugar Bowl. What would be really interesting would be if they ran the BCS numbers after the Bowl games....LSU #2 beats OU #1 (in the BCS), USC #1 (in the AP and the Coaches Poll) beats #4 Michigan... Then let the AP, the Coaches, and the 7 Computers have at it. That would be....interesting, and should determine the Actual National Championship. Hey, Hey....that isn’t too bad...I’ve got to stop now and dash off a suggestion letter to Mike Tranghese.....lol Of course, I’ll be lolling on some beach in the NorthEast of Brazil on Jan 1 and way out of the loop....sob! |
| Posted by: Traveller 2003-12-8 5:59:02 AM |
| #6 I agree that USC got screwed by the polls, who should have dropped OU to 4th...either that or there should have been a provision that to include conference championships into the formula. That said, LSU clearly belongs in that game, and I honestly believe that SC would get run out of the stadium by LSU defense. Oh and one more thing the city of New Orleans loses lots of money when LSU plays because most of their fans drive down the day of the game. If the bowl officials had their way LSU was not their choice. |
| Posted by: ab 2003-12-8 5:29:21 AM |
| #5 Now if Michigan beats USC, does that mean whoever beat Michigan before is better than USC? This is all so confusing! Why can't we just have bowls set-up based on W-L records? |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-12-8 3:36:10 AM |
| #4 Thats because your not pissed off like me, someone! Um! |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-12-8 2:36:14 AM |
| #3 Um, I don't think the "Rant" in Rantburg means this sort of thing. |
| Posted by: someone 2003-12-8 2:24:35 AM |
| #2 Hey Steve...O_o... I'm near crazy! |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-12-8 2:11:46 AM |
| #1 And I’m an SoCal fan. Really? I wouldn't have guessed. :-) |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-12-8 1:58:00 AM |