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97snakedriver · 01-02-2001, 12:01 AM

What happened?

Wasn't the BCS suposed to help resolve the ranking issues in college football? Wasn't it suposed to give a better picture of how teams actually compare to each other? To make it more "fair"?

VA Tech, my school, despite its 5th place ranking, got left out in the cold. In its place, Notre Dame, which is clearly out matched by OSU. Why? Money. OSU deserved to be there. Notre Dame didn't.

How is the top 5, or even a clear national champion going to be determined? What happens if FSU just edges out OU and Miami slaughters Florida, both of which could quite easily happen. Also, what about the rest of the top 5? Washington defeated Purdue fairly easily, VA Tech proved a Vick is much better then a Woody, and The Ducks kicked the whiskey out of the Irish. But all these games were lopsided from the beginning. How do you compare, say OSU to VA Tech?

The BCS is a buisness, but if all its decisions are based entirely on money, then doesn't that defeat the purpose for which is was conceived?

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01-02-2001, 12:01 AM	#1
97snakedriver Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 1,526	The BC$ What happened? Wasn't the BCS suposed to help resolve the ranking issues in college football? Wasn't it suposed to give a better picture of how teams actually compare to each other? To make it more "fair"? VA Tech, my school, despite its 5th place ranking, got left out in the cold. In its place, Notre Dame, which is clearly out matched by OSU. Why? Money. OSU deserved to be there. Notre Dame didn't. How is the top 5, or even a clear national champion going to be determined? What happens if FSU just edges out OU and Miami slaughters Florida, both of which could quite easily happen. Also, what about the rest of the top 5? Washington defeated Purdue fairly easily, VA Tech proved a Vick is much better then a Woody, and The Ducks kicked the whiskey out of the Irish. But all these games were lopsided from the beginning. How do you compare, say OSU to VA Tech? The BCS is a buisness, but if all its decisions are based entirely on money, then doesn't that defeat the purpose for which is was conceived? ------------------ AIM: Some97Snake