The ten BCS teams....

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hiveredtech

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There is just no way two ACC teams get into the BCS series this year...particularly with the pollsters drinking the Utah, BYU, TCU, Boise St kool-aid. Last night actually helped because for some unknown reason a one loss TCU team was 12th in the BCS. Their second loss kicks them out completely and they had an easier road the rest of the way.
To get true BCS conference teams in the BCS series...we now need to see Utah lose their final game against BYU...that should take care of them.

Unfortunately, I do not see how Boise St loses...because they play absolutely nobody. They have Utah St(2-7), Idaho(2-8), Nevada(4-4), and Fresno St.(5-3) left. Their only quality win was against Oregon(6-3) who is ranked #17 and could easily end up unranked.

Likely 10 BCS teams (in no order):
Alabama
Penn St
Texas Tech
Texas
Florida
Oklahoma
Ohio St.
PAC-10 Champion
Big East Champion
ACC Champion

On the bubble: Oklahoma St will be in if they beat Texas Tech...probably out if they don't; Undefeated Utah and Boise St teams will be campaigning for a spot.
 
hiveredtech said:
There is just no way two ACC teams get into the BCS series this year...particularly with the pollsters drinking the Utah, BYU, TCU, Boise St kool-aid. Last night actually helped because for some unknown reason a one loss TCU team was 12th in the BCS. Their second loss kicks them out completely and they had an easier road the rest of the way.
To get true BCS conference teams in the BCS series...we now need to see Utah lose their final game against BYU...that should take care of them.

Unfortunately, I do not see how Boise St loses...because they play absolutely nobody. They have Utah St(2-7), Idaho(2-8), Nevada(4-4), and Fresno St.(5-3) left. Their only quality win was against Oregon(6-3) who is ranked #17 and could easily end up unranked.

Likely 10 BCS teams (in no order):
Alabama
Penn St
Texas Tech
Texas
Florida
Oklahoma
Ohio St.
PAC-10 Champion
Big East Champion
ACC Champion

On the bubble: Oklahoma St will be in if they beat Texas Tech...probably out if they don't; Undefeated Utah and Boise St teams will be campaigning for a spot.
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Texas, Oklahoma, and Texas Tech or Oklahoma St? I thought you couldn't have more than 2 teams from any confrence.
 
TCU was #12 because they beat BYU and their 1 loss was to Oklahoma.
 
GTKyle said:
TCU was #12 because they beat BYU and their 1 loss was to Oklahoma.
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I just think we could be 6-1 going into their game last night against Utah with their schedule.

I am just not a believer in teams that can not show up week in and week out and still get a win.

If you do that in a major conference you get beat.
 
stinger78 said:
Texas, Oklahoma, and Texas Tech or Oklahoma St? I thought you couldn't have more than 2 teams from any confrence.
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That is a good point...they may not be allowed to have three teams. I will have to look into that.
 
Ohio State Bothers me the most. After the last 2 Championship games and all of the crap that people give them they are still the lowest ranked 2 loss team.
 
Only 2 teams per conference allowed. Assuming no upsets, it will be close to this:

WVU, Big East
VPI, ACC
ALA, SEC
TT, Big 12
USC, PAC 10
PSU, Big 11

UT, Big 12
BS/Utah, baloney conferences
UF
GT or Ohio State

However, as things stand now:
Rose: USC v PSU
Fiesta: UT v BS/Utah
Orange: VPI v WVU (another ACC loss)
NC: TT v Alabama

This leaves the SUGAR Bowl and who would they prefer: GT or Ohio State or BS? Hands down Tech. Ohio State is a national joke, BS no regional interest. Tech would bring enthusiasm to the game. Gatorade would sponsor the game...
 
midatlantech said:
This leaves the SUGAR Bowl and who would they prefer: GT or Ohio State or BS? Hands down Tech. Ohio State is a national joke, BS no regional interest. Tech would bring enthusiasm to the game. Gatorade would sponsor the game...
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Can I have some of what you're drinking? :D
 
I don't see how any Tech fans could bang on the Mountain West or WAC teams and their schedule. They've pretty much owned Tech whenever we've played them in bowl games.
 
kirbee said:
I don't see how any Tech fans could bang on the Mountain West or WAC teams and their schedule. They've pretty much owned Tech whenever we've played them in bowl games.
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I hear you...but I believe that is because of mentality.

That is why I have always said...never bet on the team that should win in bowl games unless it is a meaningful game.

It all depends on whether the team believes they went to a deserving bowl.

Our GT teams when going out west were typically down and out about it...usually got screwed by being there...and the Mtn West/WAC team plays with a chip on their shoulder because they are playing a BCS conference team.

Again....my point is that in a BCS Conference you have to show up week in and week out. In those pansy conferences you can play bad on a given weekend but still win the game.

GT would win the WAC or the Mtn West.
 
Don't forget the conference championship games. It can knock the loser out of the BCS and let another team in. Tenn/GA last year. The best route is to win out and not get in the ACC game or win the ACCCG. There are a lot of games left and some are rivalry games. Anything can happen. Look at LSU last year. Two loss NC. Should never happen, but it did.
 
olgoldandwhite said:
Don't forget the conference championship games. It can knock the loser out of the BCS and let another team in. Tenn/GA last year. The best route is to win out and not get in the ACC game or win the ACCCG. There are a lot of games left and some are rivalry games. Anything can happen. Look at LSU last year. Two loss NC. Should never happen, but it did.
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I think Florida beats Alabama handily.

I do not see how someone from the Big 12 North beast the Big 12 South this year. I just think TT/Texas/Oklahoma have too much for Kansas/Missouri.

The Pac-10 and Big 10 are wusses....no conference championship.
 
How could the ACC possibly get an at-large bid this year? UF/Bama and Ohio State are likely to be at-large-eligible and bowls will love the number of fans they would bring. That is, if one of these non-BCS teams doesn't snake in to an automatic slot, which one of them probably will.

There's some serious kool-aid going on if you think an ACC at-large bid is even a remote possibility.
 
Folks, for Tech to get to 10-2 we have to beat UNC, Miami and Georgia the last three games. If we do that, we will be ranked in the Top Ten.

The Orange Bowl of 8 years ago wanted Tech and then we lost to Wake Forest. The old bowls down south knows that Tech will bring fans AFTER they beat UGA.

Who held the Gator Bowl Record Attendance? Tech.

Who held the Peach Bowl Record Attendance? Tech.

Whose fans would be pumped and excited about going to a BCS bowl? Tech.

Whose fans would be bummed and tired of travelling to BCS bowls and spend little money? Ohio State.

Who will have the higher BCS ranking if they win out? Tech.

Stop drinking the Red Kool Aid. We have positives to offer and New Orleans would love to have us.
 
By the way, assuming favorites win their games (and we win out), it is very likely that all or almost all of UF, OU, OSU, MO, LSU, UGA, UNC and TCU will all drop below us in the final BCS standings. Additional climb in the rankings can be had by jumping Michigan State (which we will do if we beat UNC, Miami, and UGA) and possible uspets with Utah and Boise State.

Take care of business and we have an extremely high chance of being in the BCS this year.
 
midatlantech said:
By the way, assuming favorites win their games (and we win out), it is very likely that all or almost all of UF, OU, OSU, MO, LSU, UGA, UNC and TCU will all drop below us in the final BCS standings. Additional climb in the rankings can be had by jumping Michigan State (which we will do if we beat UNC, Miami, and UGA) and possible uspets with Utah and Boise State.

Take care of business and we have an extremely high chance of being in the BCS this year.
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Interesting note though...

I would be willing to bet that in an SEC championship between an 12-0 Alabama and an 11-1 Florida....that Florida will be favored to win in Vegas.
 
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