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Florida Times-Union: Schedule should separate Boise State and TCU from title consideration
Submitted by Chet Fussman
Boise State and TCU might be the only teams to make it through the college football season undefeated.
Yet for either to play in the BCS championship game would be a travesty.
It’s not Boise State or TCU’s fault. Both schools are winning all the games on their schedule. The problem is, the built-in advantages of playing such weak conference schedules make them appear better than they really are.
In a recent five-week stretch, Alabama played Penn State, Florida, Arkansas and South Carolina. LSU and Auburn are still to come (not to mention a possible SEC championship game). During that same stretch, Boise State played Wyoming (2-5), New Mexico State (1-5), Toledo (4-3) and San Jose State (1-6). Fresno State and Nevada are still to come. That’s not even the same ballpark.
To its credit, Boise State beat Virginia Tech and Oregon State, but how hard is it to get up for two or three big games a year? Alabama, Oklahoma and Oregon don’t have that luxury.
The same argument can be made for TCU, which like Boise State, is rolling through its schedule impressively, but against significantly weaker conference foes.
The truest way for the Broncos and Horned Frogs to prove their mettle is in a playoff system, where they can prove it on the field. Until then, wins over Idaho and Utah State should be met with shrugs. ...
Submitted by Chet Fussman
Boise State and TCU might be the only teams to make it through the college football season undefeated.
Yet for either to play in the BCS championship game would be a travesty.
It’s not Boise State or TCU’s fault. Both schools are winning all the games on their schedule. The problem is, the built-in advantages of playing such weak conference schedules make them appear better than they really are.
In a recent five-week stretch, Alabama played Penn State, Florida, Arkansas and South Carolina. LSU and Auburn are still to come (not to mention a possible SEC championship game). During that same stretch, Boise State played Wyoming (2-5), New Mexico State (1-5), Toledo (4-3) and San Jose State (1-6). Fresno State and Nevada are still to come. That’s not even the same ballpark.
To its credit, Boise State beat Virginia Tech and Oregon State, but how hard is it to get up for two or three big games a year? Alabama, Oklahoma and Oregon don’t have that luxury.
The same argument can be made for TCU, which like Boise State, is rolling through its schedule impressively, but against significantly weaker conference foes.
The truest way for the Broncos and Horned Frogs to prove their mettle is in a playoff system, where they can prove it on the field. Until then, wins over Idaho and Utah State should be met with shrugs. ...