Bowl Projections per CFN
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FeistyFrog
Sir FeistyFrog
Those are way too early....
January 10, 2011 Glendale, AZ
BCS Championship 8:00 pm ABC
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Way Too Early Projection: Ohio State vs. TCU
WHY? Here's the call (and remember, it's May ... don't get mad if and when we flip-flop before the season). The SEC champion will have two losses, but if it's undefeated or has one loss, it's in Glendale over an unbeaten TCU/Utah winner. The ACC, Pac 10, Big East, and Big 12 champions will also have two losses, Ohio State will lose once, to either Wisconsin or Iowa, and will have the best record among BCS teams. The other out-of-left-field call is Nebraska, who has the right schedule and gets Texas at home. Basically, if there are two BCS teams with one loss or, of course, are unbeaten, TCU is out.
January 10, 2011 Glendale, AZ
BCS Championship 8:00 pm ABC
BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Way Too Early Projection: Ohio State vs. TCU
WHY? Here's the call (and remember, it's May ... don't get mad if and when we flip-flop before the season). The SEC champion will have two losses, but if it's undefeated or has one loss, it's in Glendale over an unbeaten TCU/Utah winner. The ACC, Pac 10, Big East, and Big 12 champions will also have two losses, Ohio State will lose once, to either Wisconsin or Iowa, and will have the best record among BCS teams. The other out-of-left-field call is Nebraska, who has the right schedule and gets Texas at home. Basically, if there are two BCS teams with one loss or, of course, are unbeaten, TCU is out.
LeisureFrog
Active Member
my hands just started shaking and are slightly damp.
West Coast Johnny
Full Member
Sweet!
PurplePutt
Active Member
RESPECT! That's what I'm talkin' bout!
IanforHeisman
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LOL, they have Fresno winning the WAC.
Delmonico
Semi-Omnipotent Being
QUOTE(IanforHeisman @ May 4 2010, 11:03 AM) [snapback]555309[/snapback]
LOL, they have Fresno winning the WAC.
Incorrect. Fresno to the former Emerald Bowl, Boise to the Humanitarian, both in the interest of proximity. Plus.....
WHY? Boise State will be wanted by several other bowls, but there aren't a lot of fits with so many automatic tie-ins. This is assuming an 11-1 Bronco team loses to Virginia Tech to start the season, or else Nevada could end up here. Toledo
LOL, they have Fresno winning the WAC.
Incorrect. Fresno to the former Emerald Bowl, Boise to the Humanitarian, both in the interest of proximity. Plus.....
WHY? Boise State will be wanted by several other bowls, but there aren't a lot of fits with so many automatic tie-ins. This is assuming an 11-1 Bronco team loses to Virginia Tech to start the season, or else Nevada could end up here. Toledo
Metropolis777
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This is exactly the matchup I've had penciled in for a few months now for the BCS Championship.
However, I completely disagree with his premise. We were mere inches and seconds away from going to the BCS Championship last year over and undefeated BCS team (Cincy). It will NOT take everyone else having 2 losses. As a matter of fact, I believe the only 1 loss BCS conference champion that could get into the title game over an undefeated TCU/Boise (and maybe even Utah) in 2010 is the SEC champion. We will start out too high for any of the other BCS conference champions to jump us without being undefeated.
However, I completely disagree with his premise. We were mere inches and seconds away from going to the BCS Championship last year over and undefeated BCS team (Cincy). It will NOT take everyone else having 2 losses. As a matter of fact, I believe the only 1 loss BCS conference champion that could get into the title game over an undefeated TCU/Boise (and maybe even Utah) in 2010 is the SEC champion. We will start out too high for any of the other BCS conference champions to jump us without being undefeated.
NNM
I can eat 50 eggs
QUOTE(LeisureFrog @ May 4 2010, 03:21 PM) [snapback]555269[/snapback]
my hands just started shaking and are slightly damp.
Take them out of your pockets.
Two DVDs, no pants
my hands just started shaking and are slightly damp.
Take them out of your pockets.
Two DVDs, no pants
FrogsFanatic
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I believe 2 big time programs with 1-loss would get in over TCU, except for a BE team, TCU will get in above them
mrnicefrog
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QUOTE(FrogsFanatic @ May 4 2010, 07:48 PM) [snapback]555507[/snapback]
I believe 2 big time programs with 1-loss would get in over TCU, except for a BE team, TCU will get in above them
A 1 loss SEC team, yeah, sure. But not a 1 loss team from any other conference.
I believe 2 big time programs with 1-loss would get in over TCU, except for a BE team, TCU will get in above them
A 1 loss SEC team, yeah, sure. But not a 1 loss team from any other conference.
mrnicefrog
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QUOTE(FrogsFanatic @ May 4 2010, 07:48 PM) [snapback]555507[/snapback]
I believe 2 big time programs with 1-loss would get in over TCU, except for a BE team, TCU will get in above them
WE ARE A BIG TIME PROGRAM. :biggrin:
I believe 2 big time programs with 1-loss would get in over TCU, except for a BE team, TCU will get in above them
WE ARE A BIG TIME PROGRAM. :biggrin:
QUOTE(FrogsFanatic @ May 4 2010, 07:48 PM) [snapback]555507[/snapback]
I believe 2 big time programs with 1-loss would get in over TCU, except for a BE team, TCU will get in above them
I generally agree, but it depends on two things: 1) Conferences with championship games are more likely to have their 1-loss champ go to the NC game and 2) it depends on the quality of the loss. The conference championship game gives a team that might have had a slip-up during the regular season to redeem themselves against what is generally also a higher rated program, somehow justifying in the minds of the voters.
In the quality of loss department, lets take Oregon as an example. So far preseason, they've been the unanimous decision to with the PAC-10. If they go through their schedule blowing out everyone, and then lose to USC, they'd more than likely go before TCU on principle that they're in a BCS conference and lost to a traditionally good program. However, if they just skim by a couple of their games with a win, and then lose to WSU, it'd be hard to justify them since their performance on the field wouldn't match the #1 or #2 ranking. This is what happened to Iowa last year. They barely pulled out wins on teams they should have been tearing apart if their ranking were correct, lost to Northwestern, and completely dropped out of contention for a NC game, even if they had beat OSU the next week.
I think last year was an anomaly, you don't see many seasons with 5 undefeated teams at the end of it all. This year gives us the best opportunity we've had in a long while to make a run for it, but all we can do is win the games given to us and hope for some shenanigans to happen to all the teams in front of us, the first being Boise losing to VT.
I believe 2 big time programs with 1-loss would get in over TCU, except for a BE team, TCU will get in above them
I generally agree, but it depends on two things: 1) Conferences with championship games are more likely to have their 1-loss champ go to the NC game and 2) it depends on the quality of the loss. The conference championship game gives a team that might have had a slip-up during the regular season to redeem themselves against what is generally also a higher rated program, somehow justifying in the minds of the voters.
In the quality of loss department, lets take Oregon as an example. So far preseason, they've been the unanimous decision to with the PAC-10. If they go through their schedule blowing out everyone, and then lose to USC, they'd more than likely go before TCU on principle that they're in a BCS conference and lost to a traditionally good program. However, if they just skim by a couple of their games with a win, and then lose to WSU, it'd be hard to justify them since their performance on the field wouldn't match the #1 or #2 ranking. This is what happened to Iowa last year. They barely pulled out wins on teams they should have been tearing apart if their ranking were correct, lost to Northwestern, and completely dropped out of contention for a NC game, even if they had beat OSU the next week.
I think last year was an anomaly, you don't see many seasons with 5 undefeated teams at the end of it all. This year gives us the best opportunity we've had in a long while to make a run for it, but all we can do is win the games given to us and hope for some shenanigans to happen to all the teams in front of us, the first being Boise losing to VT.
Young and Horned
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Screw it. I will skip the fall football season if we are in the National championship
Second Thought....
Baylor is left out AGAIN. haha. Love it.
Second Thought....
Baylor is left out AGAIN. haha. Love it.
