Busting The BCS In One Simple Blog...
It doesn't need one. The regular season is playoff enough for teams. Why do you think teams like Ohio State are so petrified of scheduling the Broncos From The Blue Lagoon or Horny Toads From Texas Christian? Because they can't handle a possible loss from one of those teams, then have to deal with possibly running the table within their own conference. (Multiply this next year with newly rejuvenated Nebraska coming into the mix next season.) So...let's make with the solution, shall we? Top 10 teams, get BCS consideration. By that I'm talking from the Orange to the Rose, Sugar to Los Fiestas. Top two teams (in this instance, Oregon and Auburn), play for the title. Now if we factor in the "Plus One", the Boise State/TCU rematch would be for the right to play the winner of Oregon/Auburn. Just to put a UFC touch on it, the Boise/TCU winner would be deemed the "Interim National Champion" who would face Oregon/Auburn winner for the right to be crowned the BCS Naitonal Champion.
So, let's get to it.
Oregon
- They get there if they...run the table. Simple. Them being in the Pac-10 affords them the luxury of just worrying about doing nothing more than as Al Davis used to say, just win, baby.
Reason Len Doesn't Buy Them As Legit...
- Same reason I'm going to get to with Auburn...defense. While I admire their D's ability to shut you down in the 2nd half, uhm...there are two halves. What if they run into a team that unloads on them in the first half? Then what?
Remember, DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!
Auburn
They Justify The Chizik Hire If...
- They win out. Beating Georgia punches their ticket to Atlanta and as such, only a meltdown against Bama in the Iron Bowl will derail them. Which brings me to...
The Reason Len's Seriously Not Buying Them As Legitimate...
- In Len's "Unwritten BCS Bi-Laws", any team that gives up more than 2 scores to an FCS team is hereby eliminated from the conversation of National Champion. I mean, if you're going to schedule a cupcake, for God's sake...SHUT THEM OUT!!! Consider this...
They gave up 26 to Arkansas State. 34 to Kentucky. 43 to Arkansas. 31 to Ole Miss. TWENTY FOUR TO CHATTANOOGA!!! You can't hold a fucking FCS school to under three touchdowns and a field goal?! Really?! But the BCS will hold you above a TCU team that absolutely OWNED a Top 5 team in its own house? No. I don't buy you as the 2nd best team in the country, nor are you the second best in the Jersey based BCS. I believe we're just one great defensive game away from seeing them exposed and Cam Newton exposed as just another in a long line of "he can run, he can throw, but can he do one when it really counts..." QBs that set highlight reels on fire...but become Troy Smith and Brad Smith in the NFL.
Boise State
Why Does The BCS Fear This Team So Much???
- Because all they do is WIN against the big boys. That's why Chris Petersen won't utter a syllable against the computers, because he knows what they know. You put Boise State out there against any of those "Automatic Qualifiers" and some big school's going home with their feelings hurt. Ask Oregon State. Ask Virginia Tech. Ask Oklahoma, who will probably still cringe at the sound of "Statue Of Liberty". They have won and won consistently against the nation's best which is why Boise State's making like John Cena telling the WORLD...
You can't, no, DON'T want to see us. We're hazardous to your school and its hopes of being national champion. See what they did to Va. Tech, right? They were so shellshocked, James Madison embarassed them. Oh, by the way, Boise State's one of the few teams who rank in the Top 5 in both offense and defense.
Why Can't They Win A Ticket To Glendale For The Grand Finale?
- Because the BCS is drinking straight Haterade, that's why. I'm not seeing them losing, but wouldn't be shocked if either Fresno State or Nevada manned up to KO them. Still, there's a reason their last loss came to TCU in a Poinsettia Bowl a few years ago. There's a reason I can't even remember exactly when that was without looking it up. It's because they win and win repeatedly. They're essentially Miami Lite, minus the swagger and national attention.
TCU
They Make The Leap IF...
- Either Oregon or Auburn lose. At this point, their thrashing of Utah all but punched their ticket to Glendale. Problem is, they're waiting on a table that's got two seats all but taken. They're sitting essentially waiting on either Oregon or Auburn to excuse themselves due to indigestion of the "Game Bigger Than Your Institution" variety. It exists and is very legit as we head towards Thanksgiving and the regular season finale for all these teams. Oregon's finale will be the Civil War against Oregon State, Auburn's will come against what figures to be a very ornery Alabama squad that will have been embarassed not once, but twice in one year by two rather "humble" coaches in the Ole Ball Coach and Mad Hatter.
Len Doesn't Really Buy Them Because...
- I still maintain that other than their D, I don't know if their offense can score with the likes of Oregon or Boise State. Don't get me wrong, I like em'. I do. But I'm not entirely certain if they're put opposite of Oregon or even Boise State for the third time in four years, they will win. (Ironically, against Auburn, I see them eating Cam's lunch, dinner and whatever seconds he might think of having.)
So we've got four teams. TCU's cruising to the finish, but probably won't get any real headway until either Oregon or Auburn lose. For Boise, they need both of the "bluebloods" to lose. One, will not do. Oh, Oregon State blowing up Oregon would really help Boise State in their cause. Okay, that's done. So now, it's time for the column/blog you all set your calendars to. L's NBA Preview!!!
Posted 11/07/10 by Len | Filed under: NCAA Football
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