Comments on: Why Boise State can’t play for the BCS championship

By: Chill Dogg

Chill Dogg — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:20:00 +0000

Some of the comments about the Utah-Alabama bowl game are a bit overblown. Alabama came out flat, after having lost the SEC championship game, and turned the ball over. When they got going, they cut the score to 21-17 in the early 3rd quarter. With 2 of their best offensive linemen out, Bama didn’t run as well as usual, and settled for a few long FG attempts, 2 of which were missed. Had they made a few more 1st downs on some of the 3rd and short plays, it would have been a lot closer and they might have pulled it out. BSU played very well, but it’s one thing preparing for a month for a game vs. playing 8 SEC teams throughout a season.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:07:52 +0000

I love how people talk of their soft schedule yet they still beat BCS ranked teams. Ha Ha denial isn’t it great?

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:30:01 +0000

I partialy agree with you i do believe that something needs to be done beacuse i’m not saying that Boise is the best but we will never know so a change needs to be made. they should make an elimination championship between the top 20 colleges in he BCS.

By: BambiB

BambiB — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:29:59 +0000

Yes, you are wrong.

While it’s popular for advocates of the “Blessed Conference System” to point to “strength of schedule”, when are those playing “stronger” schedules going to be held to account for “weakness of losses”? If Ohio State loses to PURDUE, are they really a top 25 team? (Answer: No!) If USC drops a game to Washington, are they a top-25 team? (Heck NO!)

I propose a new rule: Any team that loses to a team that is not ranked in the top-25 during the course of the year MUST YIELD its BCS berth (if any) to teams from any conference who have no such “weak losses”. So, if Ohio State loses to Purdue, and Purdue was never ranked during the year, and a Bowling Green team goes undefeated, Bowling Green goes to a BCS bowl and Ohio State can go to hell.

That would make “strength of schedule” actually mean something besides, “You can’t beat us because we REFUSE to play you!”

Yes, as far as I know, Boise State’s challenge to the Blessed Conferences has gone unanswered. The Broncos are willing to play anyone, anywhere. The Gators, the Tide, the Longhorns all cower in fear. They will not risk losing to Boise State.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:34:06 +0000

Ai pt u’re an idiot u’re highly sec confrence isn’t that good compered to boise alone. if usc would play boise they would get their ass handed to them and so would many more teams. they win every game with class and a lot of pints diffrence. the system is wrong and it needs to be changed. they should have a system like the champions ligue with groop stages and elimination stages. That would be much more entertainig and more accurate on who is the best and there is proof it works just look at the champions league.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:28:40 +0000

Boise state should play because they won against oregon and oregon won against usc who everybody thought that they will be a top 3 team. so boise deserves o play or the system should be changed and have an elimination championship with the top 12 teams playin eachother.

By: Roger

Roger — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:05:38 +0000

I think that since Boise St. has a strength of schedule (92 out 120) that is in the bottom half of all teams they should have a cap of #3. TCU is 57 out 120, therefore it has a schedule that barely qualifies it for the championship game.

By: PT

PT — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:57:32 +0000

KC in Athens is an idiot. No one complains in the NFL because they all play the same teams. If Boise Smurphs played the same teams as an SEC, Big 12, Pac-10 or even MWC team then they would never have a chance at the BCS. Boise State should be grateful that they even have a chance at the BCS. Teams that have a strong schedule and go undefeated are the only teams that should complain about not playing in a NC. A playoff wouldn’t make Boise State better, it would embarass them and expose how awful they really are! Good luck against the Nevada Wolf pack for another WAC or I mean WAC’D OUT title. Supriseling Nevead went 0-3 before playing conference games. SHOCKER!

By: aerospacejit

aerospacejit — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:59:32 +0000

Give me a break, Boise St is a good football team but cannot be considered for a BCS championship with their schedule. Take the SEC, Florida and Alabama if undefeated this year should be able to play for the national championship, instead they will play for the SEC championship and only the winner will go on to the big game. Even if they are the only two undefeated teams in the top 5, only the winner will get the chance to win it all.
To me, that is a much more legitimate argument than a Boise St run for the BCS Championship. These weak conferences will never award their teams with this type of opportunity unless the rules change allowing them to play at least two games per season against good teams in stronger conferences. Unfortunately, teams like Georgia, Florida, Texas, Ohio State, USC, Michigan, Alabamba, etc, etc, dont want to play a team like this and they dont have to.
If Boise St feels they have a solid football program that will continue to grow, they need to join a real conference. I know it is much easier said than done but it is the only way they will be taken seriously. Perhaps if there were a playoff system in place teams like Boise St would have an opportunity to play their way to the top by beating the best. Until then they will just have to stand proud and appreciate the opportunities that come their way.

Aero

By: Uncle Ricco

Uncle Ricco — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:45:27 +0000

I have come up with what I believe to be a pretty good system for the BCS to stay intact, the bowls stay in place and have an eight team playoff, I would like your input Tony. I will use this year as an example. Their are a few adjustments that have to be made, but nothing in my estimation that would be too difficult. First, add the Cotton Bowl as a fifth BCS bowl game, play it at Jerry’s new stadium. This gives you the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Sugar, Rose and BCS Championship games as BCS bowls. Let the season end as usual and have the final BCS standings come out. The top 8 teams are your playoff teams. Let the lower tier bowls make their selections as usual. Now the twist, since one of the current BCS games actually gets two games (this year Pasadena gets the Rose and BCS games), let ALL the game sites that are not hosting the BCS Championship have an extra game to be played mid December, these would be your four quarterfinal games. Have BCS #1 vs #8, etc. The four losers of these games are guaranteed a spot in four of the BCS games against four at large teams. The four winners play a semifinal a week later at sites to be determined (I know this would be a problem, but I am thinking maybe the Chick-fil-A bowl/Holiday Bowl). The winners of this game play in the BCS Championship, the losers play in the last BCS bowl game left. So using this year as an example, the losing semifinal teams would play in the Rose Bowl, the winners in the BCS championship game. Your four losing quarterfinalist each get a spot in the Cotton, Sugar, Fiesta & Orange against at large teams. I know this will probably never happen, but I know I would love it and unless I am way off, it seems this would be feasible and very profitable for the powers that be and the host cities economies, along with not doing away with the bowl system. Your thoughts??