Secret Agent 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2007 I wish Iggy's rankings were the real BCS rankings. :\ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2007 Must be nice being LSU. You fail twice to remain in the title game but the voters like your conference and the fact they all picked you at the start to BE in the title game so they are going to make damn sure they do everything possible to make sure you get a THIRD shot to win it all. Absolutely pathetic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danville_Wrestling 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2007 Isn't it entirely possible that we could get a split national champion if Ohio State loses in the BCS title game and the AP poll has a different #2 than LSU? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dh86 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2007 Must be nice being LSU. You fail twice to remain in the title game but the voters like your conference and the fact they all picked you at the start to BE in the title game so they are going to make damn sure they do everything possible to make sure you get a THIRD shot to win it all. Absolutely pathetic. Because every poll prior to today is official. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2007 Isn't it entirely possible that we could get a split national champion if Ohio State loses in the BCS title game and the AP poll has a different #2 than LSU? I'm counting on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2007 AP Poll National Champion is the equivalent of "World's Greatest Grandpa" since it left the BCS. Edit: And LSU is #2 in the new AP poll so won't matter anyways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iggymcfly 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2007 Sagarin ratings are out: ________________________________ College Football 2007 through games of December 1 Saturday the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here HOME ADVANTAGE= 2.59 RATING W L SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS | PREDICTOR 1 Oklahoma A = 92.58 11 2 70.34( 59) 2 0 | 3 1 | 89.47 3 | 96.27 1 2 Ohio State A = 91.32 11 1 70.32( 60) 0 0 | 2 1 | 89.01 4 | 93.64 3 3 Kansas A = 90.29 11 1 65.42( 88) 0 1 | 0 1 | 88.72 5 | 91.60 6 4 Florida A = 90.22 9 3 75.74( 9) 0 2 | 2 3 | 86.26 12 | 95.52 2 5 Virginia Tech A = 89.69 11 2 73.00( 36) 0 1 | 2 2 | 93.11 1 | 86.82 11 6 LSU A = 89.47 11 2 74.86( 21) 2 0 | 4 2 | 91.09 2 | 87.73 8 7 West Virginia A = 89.34 10 2 72.71( 42) 0 0 | 2 1 | 86.38 11 | 92.64 4 8 Southern California A = 88.22 10 2 73.66( 32) 0 0 | 2 1 | 86.78 9 | 89.36 7 9 Missouri A = 87.98 11 2 74.77( 24) 1 2 | 3 2 | 88.58 6 | 87.04 10 10 Georgia A = 86.70 10 2 74.14( 30) 1 0 | 3 1 | 88.28 7 | 84.97 14 ....and this is the first year that the "no margin of victory" clause for the computers causes the best team to be left out of the title game. Oklahoma's the best team in the country and if the computers were allowed to factor in that they decimated Missouri along with most of the Big XII South while LSU won 5 games by a TD or less, it would be enough for OU to pass LSU despite the Tigers being #2 in the polls. As is, the 2nd and 4th best teams will battle it out for the crystal ball with the 4th best having home advantage while the best team in the nation plays either a team from their own conference or an also-ran from the Pac-Ten. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted December 2, 2007 I think that Oklahoma's loss was the least embarrassing of all the top contenders'. They definitely do deserve to be in the national championship game. Bring back Dama! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2007 I think that Oklahoma's loss was the least embarrassing of all the top contenders'. They definitely do deserve to be in the national championship game. Bring back Dama! They lost to Colorado. That's embarrassing enough on its own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted December 2, 2007 I think that Oklahoma's loss was the least embarrassing of all the top contenders'. They definitely do deserve to be in the national championship game. Bring back Dama! They lost to Colorado. That's embarrassing enough on its own. Well they're no Appalachian State, but Colorado isn't a terrible team. However, the loss to Texas Tech should keep them out. It looks like it's going to be Ohio State-LSU in the national championship game, making those losses they had to unranked teams ultimately irrelevant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2007 Following the loss to Virginia Tech yesterday, Boston College is falling all the way to the Champs Sports Bowl. The Chick Fil-A has chosen Clemson, and Virginia vs. Texas Tech was just confirmed for the Gator. Sorry, Matty Ice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2007 A few others confirmed: Kentucky vs. Florida State in the Music City Bowl, Oklahoma State to the Insight Bowl, Mississippi State to the Liberty Bowl, and Alabama to the Independence Bowl which officially eliminates South Carolina from bowl consideration. Edit: Arkansas to the Cotton Bowl. The SEC pretty much is set as beyond something bizarre happening it'll be Florida in the Capital One, Tennessee in the Outback, and Auburn in the Chick-fil-A. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2007 Here's the non-BCS bowls, barring some last second change. Of note BYU and UCLA already played this season which makes me giggle because the other option was Cal but Vegas wanted nothing to do with them. Poinsettia: Utah vs. Navy New Orleans: Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis PapaJohns.com: Cincinnati vs. Southern Miss New Mexico: Nevada vs. New Mexico Las Vegas: BYU vs. UCLA Hawaii: East Carolina vs. Boise State Motor City: Central Michigan vs. Purdue Holiday: Texas vs. Arizona State Texas: Houston vs. TCU Champs Sports: Boston College vs. Michigan State Emerald: Oregon State vs. Maryland Car Care: Wake Forest vs. Connecticut Liberty: UCF vs. Mississippi State Alamo: Penn State vs. Texas A&M Independence: Colorado vs. Alabama Armed Forces: Air Force vs. California Sun: South Florida vs. Oregon Humanitarian: Fresno State vs. Georgia Tech Music City: Florida State vs. Kentucky Chick-fil-A: Clemson vs. Auburn Insight: Indiana vs. Oklahoma State Outback: Wisconsin vs. Tennessee Cotton: Missouri vs. Arkansas Gator: Virginia vs. Texas Tech Capital One: Florida vs. Michigan International: Rutgers vs. Ball State GMAC: Tulsa vs. Bowling Green Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted December 3, 2007 From possibly playing in the National Championship to playing in the Sun Bowl against South Florida. Yuck. Oregon will probably get killed there, too. Man, that team just totally fell apart without Dixon. Florida v Michigan will be a good game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richard 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2007 I'm looking forward to ASU - Texas myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2007 Looking at the matchups, the Big Ten could potentially get beatdown this bowl season. EDIT: After looking at it closer, most of these Big Ten teams are playing basically true road games (not that it would matter). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2007 One change from what I posted, Michigan State is going to the Champs Sports Bowl and Purdue is going to the Motor City Bowl. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
