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Saturday College Football 12/3

To be perfectly honest, I think Bama is likely better than LSU and definitely better than Ok St but Ok St has way better wins than Bama. Even if they have a crappy loss, their resume is better than Bama's.
 
Looking at the computer rankings used for the BCS, obviously not accounting for today's games:

Anderson & Hester
Bama - 3rd
OSU - 2nd

OSU will stay 2nd


Richard Billingsly
Bama - 2nd
OSU - 3rd

The gap here is minimal. I expect OSU to jump Bama to 2nd.


Colley Matrix
Bama - 3rd
OSU - 2nd

OSU will stay 2nd.


Kenneth Massey
Bama - 2nd
OSU - 3rd

The gap is significant, so I doubt OSU jumps bama here.

Sagarin
Bama - 2nd
OSU - 3rd

Decent gap, but I think OSU will jump Bama because they are thrashing the current #4 team in Sagarin's ratings.

Peter Wolfe
Bama - 2nd
OSU - 3rd

Decent gap, but I don't think OSU jumps Bama.

The net effect of this would be felt in the average computer ranking component of the BCS which currently has Bama 2nd and OSU 3rd. OSU will likely jump Bama in the composite of the computer rankings, meaning fewer voters will need to jump OSU over Bama to get them into the BCS title game.
 
BBDeac said:
To be perfectly honest, I think Bama is likely better than LSU and definitely better than Ok St but Ok St has way better wins than Bama. Even if they have a crappy loss, their resume is better than Bama's.
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People overstate how crappy ISU is. They finished 6-6 against one of the toughest schedules in the country. Good team? No. Celler dweller? No.
 
BBDeac said:
To be perfectly honest, I think Bama is likely better than LSU and definitely better than Ok St but Ok St has way better wins than Bama. Even if they have a crappy loss, their resume is better than Bama's.
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Let me get this straight:

LSU beats Bama on their field and you think Bama is "likely better than LSU."

Okie St has "way better wins" against a better schedule and Bama is "definitely better than Ok St?"

Interesting logic.
 
Liquid Karma said:
Let me get this straight:

LSU beats Bama on their field and you think Bama is "likely better than LSU."

Okie St has "way better wins" against a better schedule and Bama is "definitely better than Ok St?"

Interesting logic.
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The BCS creates a bizarro world.
 
Liquid Karma said:
People overstate how crappy ISU is. They finished 6-6 against one of the toughest schedules in the country. Good team? No. Celler dweller? No.
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Still a bad loss for a team that could be in the national championship game even though ISU is a competent team. Relativity.
 
Gus Johnson and Russell Wilson are a great combination.
 
Here is a hypothetical. If OSU and OU traded resumes, would the BCS choose LSU vs. OU? I say yes.
 
Admittedly, I'm biased: however, all of the "Bama had their shot" nonsense is comical. Didn't Okie State have their shot, too, and proceeded to lose to a very average, at best, Iowa State team?

The system sucks, but since only one team is undefeated, shouldn't it come down to the two best teams in the country? How many of you believe Okie State would be Alabama? I'll bet the vast vast majority of CFB fans believe Bama would win handily. So, that said: how do we determine what a "chance" is? Holding an OT loss against Alabama is tough, but holding against them the fact that they don't play in the (this year) terrible Big 12 is rougher.
 
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