LSU shut out.... three way tie???

[Red Baron]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Alabama put on the greatest display of defense I've seen lately. The old saw of "Defense wins championships" was certainly true in this case.

Not taking anything away from the Alabama D but LSU O made it like taking candy from a baby. The Kittens couldn't even execute a snap correctly. A horrible attempt at offense in all phases

The MVP should have been Alabama #58 Gentry. He blew up LSU's line several times..

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by rouxroux

NEWS FLASH (New Orleans): The LSU team bus is STILL stuck in the Superdome parking lot. It sweems that someone painted a 50-yard line stripe in front of it.

funny!


I like the regional bowl playoff idea - wouldn't that address IROC's concerns?

It would not be perfect either (as some conferences are weak - those outside of the PAC-28 and SEC for example) but it would be much better.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by RWebb

...I like the regional bowl playoff idea - wouldn't that address IROC's concerns?....

I think any playoff system that counted on the fans attending more than a couple of games would be cost prohibitive imo. Making last minute travel arrangements, etc. during the holiday season isn't gonna happen on a large scale. Everything is a compromise, but I'm thinkin' the smaller the field 4 (maybe 8) teams, the better the odds of pulling it off. Now to be the devil's advocate, there is simply too much money involved in the current bowl format (including TV $). When 11 schools without winning records (this year) make big $, along with bowls, etc. I'm afraid it will remail a$ i$ .

ps: Why discriminate based upon regions when most of the SEC would whup the NE (for example) year in and year out. Maybe the SEC regular season is already a playoff system

[Moses]

Originally Posted by KC911

I think any playoff system that counted on the fans attending more than a couple of games would be cost prohibitive imo. Making last minute travel arrangements, etc. during the holiday season isn't gonna happen on a large scale.

Most 16 teams formats proposed minimize this problem.

The final two games of the season are flex games. It you are ranked in the top 16, the opponent in your second to last game will change. If you win, your final game of the season will be a quarter finals match against a new opponent.

If you are a top 16 team, your final two games are part of a tournament. Tickets already sold.

At seasons end there are 4 teams remaining. SO EASY to sell tickets to semi final games!

[JeremyD]

Well, doing a playoff system might discourage musical conferences - just saying

[KFC911]

Moses, I'd never seen any proposals like that before, so I wasn't aware. What you posted does indeed make sense and seems reasonable to me...therefore, it will probably never happen .

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by JeremyD

Well, doing a playoff system might discourage musical conferences - just saying

Ain't that the truth...I couldn't even name all the teams in the ACC (for basketball purposes) or SEC these days.

[Moses]

Originally Posted by KC911

Moses, I'd never seen any proposals like that before, so I wasn't aware. What you posted does indeed make sense and seems reasonable to me...therefore, it will probably never happen .

A Sports Illustrated editorial outlined it years ago. The only caveat is that you can never schedule critical conference games in the last two weeks. A small price to pay for a real tournament, IMO. I think the ratings would be huge!

[Baz]

Originally Posted by krichard

so does LSU being shut out bring OSU back into the title discussion since there are now three one loss teams??? Doubt it but the discussion should be better than the actual "national championship game"

No.

OSU lost to unranked Iowa State.

Bama and LSU lost to #1 and #2 respectively.

There is a difference under the system we have.

The system worked - we saw the top two teams play for the national championship and the better team won.

If someone has a problem with that - they are concerned with a popularity contest - not who is the better team.

[RWebb]

Alabumer scored even more points against LSU than the UO Ducks did; therefore, they deserve the Championship, free & clear.

[Baz]

In my opinion.....

The game would have been more competitive had LSU taken Bama more seriously.

I think they came in under-prepared by a long shot.

Bama on the other hand - showed they DID TAKE THIS GAME SERIOUSLY - and came up with a whole new offensive strategy - which worked.

It also appeared the Bama players were better conditioned both mentally and physically. That's on the coaching staff.

Finally - the better coach won the game.

There are many more detailed aspects of the game I could comment on but those are the main ones that come to mind.

We have a good system in place - the BCS system works. I thoroughly enjoyed all the bowls this season and look forward to them again next year. Lots of games went into OT and many others were not decided until late in the game.

All the teams that are pissing and moaning about not getting into the national championship game had their chance and blew it. That is what makes it so exciting each and every week - unlike those sports with playoffs.

[pwd72s]

One thing for sure...as of now, every college football team in the nation is undefeated...

Bring on next season!

[URY914]

It looked like another case of the underdog working hard and being prepared and better coached wins the big one. It's happened before.

As far as a playoff system- do you really think the bowl cities, sponsers and owners of the bowls will just going way? These guys earn a living putting on bowl games. I don't see bowls becoming playoff games anytime soon.

[KFC911]

I agree with all the recent posts...all are spot on. However, "some years", it isn't quite as clear who the top 2 teams are (lacking head-to-head matchups, etc.) and then, it isn't necessarily "fair" to a legit #3 to be left out of a chance for the trophy. This has been going on for years, and isn't gonna change imo...back to the $ tied into the current system. Who's to say it isn't the best...I dunno .

ps: I'm not a football fanatic by a long shot although I do like SEC football. Since the games have deviated away from New Years day...I rarely watch the bowls anymore. Only caught the championship this year. I do NOT think that has been a good thing...

[rouxroux]

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[rouxroux]

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[RWebb]

Originally Posted by rouxroux

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good!

now do a video with a pizza toss in it

[rouxroux]

Originally Posted by RWebb

good!

now do a video with a pizza toss in it

I don't think JJ will have much of a future tossing pizza dough or flipping burgers. Maybe some minor league stadium football team will pick him up until he lands in jail again.