BCS Teams to Be Announced Sunday
December 5, 2009 8:30 pm EST
Sunday night the teams for all the bowl games will be announced. We know where OSU and Oregon are going. We know where Georgia Tech is going. And we know that Alabama has earned their rightful place in the championship game. But did Texas do enough to earn the number 2 seed? I believe that TCU and Cincinnati followers would have something to say about this. I think most would agree the Big 12 was down this year. Texas was the best team in the conference but is that enough to say they should be title contenders. Yes. Why? Because it is what the media wanted at the beginning of the season.
BCS Has the Top Three Right
November 29, 2009 8:30 pm EST
No matter how you want to look at it, no matter how much you might think the SEC is over rated, the BCS has the top three teams correct. By design, it only needs to get the top two teams correct. The season has played out the way the writers and analysts predicted. Assuming Texas can defeat Nebraska, the Longhorns will play the SEC Championship winner.
Should Nebraska upset Texas in the Big 12 title game, the Longhorns would undoubtedly earn one of the at-large bids. With TCU and the Florida-Alabama loser already assured a spot in one of the BCS bowls, that would leave Big Ten runner-ups Iowa and Penn State battling Boise State for the final at-large spot.
Likewise, if Pittsburgh beats Cincinnati in the regular-season finale for both teams, the Panthers would claim a share of the Big East title and the conference's automatic BCS berth (by virtue of their head-to-head win over the Bearcats). A one-loss Cincy team would still be in the top 14 and might be a more appealing
— Who'll play for the national title if Texas loses?
Based on today's standings, this appears to be a three-team race among TCU, Cincinnati and the loser of the SEC title game. The Horned Frogs are currently fourth, but a win over Pittsburgh (currently No. 15 in the BCS standings) might be enough to push Cincinnati ahead of TCU. The wild card is whether a close loss in the SEC title game would be enough to drop either Florida or Alabama out of the top two — particularly the Gators, who currently own a .118 lead over TCU in the standings. I am sorry, but if the title game is an SEC rematch, the BCS blows it's only chance this season to show it is legitimate.
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Twenty Teams Remain in BCS Bowl Hunt
November 25, 2009 8:30 pm EST
It was announced today that 20 teams remain under consideration to participate in the five games that comprise the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). Ohio State, as Big Ten co-Champion, has already earned an automatic berth to the BCS, most likely the Rose Bowl. The teams were identified during a teleconference among the 11 Football Bowl Subdivision conference commissioners, the Notre Dame athletics director, and representatives from the FedEx Orange Bowl, Allstate Sugar Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and the Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi, as well as Fox and ABC.
BCS Qualifying Recap: The champions of the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and Southeastern Conferences automatically qualify for a BCS game. (This is news to those who thought it was an automatic berth into the championship game for the SEC Champion) In addition, four at-large berths are available. The highest-ranked conference champion from among Conference USA, the Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt and Western Athletic Conferences earns a guaranteed berth in one of the BCS games if that champion is ranked No. 12 or better in the final BCS standings or is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS standings and its ranking is higher than that of a champion of a conference that has an annual automatic berth. No conference may place more than two teams in the BCS games, unless the conference has two teams in the National Championship Game, and neither team is its champion.
Other than as set forth above, to be eligible for at-large selection by a bowl, a team must have nine regular-season victories and must be ranked in the top 14 of the final BCS standings, which will be compiled on December 6. The BCS bowl pairings will be announced at 8 p.m. Eastern time that day, on Fox television.
The champions from the five other conferences which receive automatic spots in the BCS games have not been determined. The following is a list of teams still contending for their conferences' championships:
ACC: Clemson, Georgia Tech
Big East: Cincinnati, Pittsburgh
Big 12: Nebraska, Texas
Pac-10: Oregon, Oregon State
SEC: Alabama, Florida
In addition to those 10 teams and Ohio State, the pool of teams remaining under consideration also includes (in alphabetical order): Boise State, Brigham Young, Iowa, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma State, Penn State, Southern California, Texas Christian, Virginia Tech.
Following is the schedule for this season's BCS games (television network in parenthesis):
January 1 — Rose Bowl Presented by Citi (ABC )
January 1 — All State Sugar Bowl (Fox)
January 4 — Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Fox)
January 5 — FedEx Orange Bowl (Fox)
January 7 — Citi BCS National Championship Game (ABC)
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Victory over Michigan Means Nothing to BCS
November 22, 2009 5:45 pm EST
It was great to beat our rivals from up north but even though LSU ranked ahead of us lost, we still did not move in the standings. Oregon jumped over Ohio State and Pitt to take the Tigers spot in 8th place. Penn State moved back to 13th for the Big Ten.
Ohio State is #10 in Latest BCS Standings - Top 8 Unchanged
November 15, 2009 8:30 pm EST
Congratulations to the Buckeyes for their victory over Iowa which secures their place in the Rose Bowl. However, even though two teams above them in last wee's standings lost, OSU only moves up on spot to #10. Someone REALLY needs to audit the formulas for those computer polls.
The top eight teams in the BCS standings remained unchanged from last week, led by Florida, Alabama and Texas in the top three spots. TCU, Cincinnati, Boise State, Georgia Tech and LSU rounded out the top eight, helped by an upset-free Saturday. There will have to be an upset for that to change next week; none of the top eight teams will face a ranked opponent in Week 12. Florida and Alabama aren't even playing within their conference, taking on Florida International and Chattanooga, respectively.
OSU Finds Itself At #11 and Poised for Pasadena
November 8, 2009 9:00 pm EST
When the year started, Ohio State had goals to win the Big Ten outright and play in Pasadena in January. With two games to go in the season, they can still achieve both goals. Of course that means they need to beat Iowa and Michigan, and the game in Pasadena is really the Rose Bowl and not the National Championship. There once was a time when going to the Rose Bowl was a great accomplishment, and OSU should still consider this a great achievement. After all, the Buckeyes have only managed to get to the Rose Bowl once in the past 24 seasons. The Penn State game also marks only the second time under Tressel when they beat a team ranked higher than the Bucks (Miami was the other team). So let's hope that the team continues to build from the Nittany Lion victory and carries it into the final two games.
For the overall BCS, Texas and Alabama fill-flop again, but it doesn't really matter. Texas will go to the National Championship game if they win out and the winner of the SEC will get the other spot. TCU manages to move up to the 4th spot but will probably need more help than just the teams above them losing. The Bearcats hold serve at the 5th spot, but they too will be on the outside looking in come January. When this season ends, it is possible there will still be 4 unbeaten teams, three of them wishing there was a playoff for them to have a chance at a national title.
Iowa Climbs to 4th, OSU 15th in Latest BCS Poll
November 1, 2009 8:30 pm EST
Quick, tell me what the football teams from Richmond(Division AA), Clemson(5-3), Notre Dame(6-2), South Florida(6-2), Virginia Tech(5-3) and Cal(6-2) have in common? Answer: they are all rated above Ohio State in the latest Sagarin computer poll. Of course so are 26 teams in all. Sagarin is one of the polls that make up the BCS computer rankings. I don't now what this poll measures how can these teams be higher than Ohio State.
This is not to say Ohio State should be higher or is getting a bad shake. I am just going back to the subject of "how valid are these computers?" Considering the amount of money that is involved, shouldn't somebody be looking into the integrity of how we elect the top two teams in college football. That could be a subject of an entire series of articles. Overall, three teams above Ohio State lost, unfortunately we were only able to move up one more spot. That will be resolved though if we defeat Penn State this coming week.
Iowa Climbs to 4th, OSU 15th in Latest BCS Poll
October 25, 2009 6:45 pm EST
In spite of their last second win in East Lansing and their 8th place position in the polls, Iowa has climbed to 4th in the current BS standings. This is due to their 1st place ranking in the computer polls. I wonder how that computer rates the Hawkeyes narrow escape over Northern Iowa. OSU also moved up, two spots after the win against Minnesota. Obviously it is too little to late for the Bucks, but it would be nice to get back in the top ten. Wins over Iowa and Penn State would do just that. Florida remains in the top spot in spite of their questionable wins. Alabama needed two blocked field goals to beat the Volunteers by two. USC still remains the highest rated one-loss team.
Cheer the Teams that Help the Buckeye Cause
October 15, 2009 6:45 pm EST
The first official BCS standings will be published after this weekend's games. Boise State's narrow victory may drop them in the minds of the voters. So a big win over Purdue might help OSU leap over the undefeated Broncos. Who else do we need to see lose? Basically anyone within five spots of the Buckeyes. Any team above us will drop below us with a loss. Teams that are just below us may be above us on some voter ballots so teams just below us will help our cause by losing too. Not saying that we are still in the national picture but if we keep winning convincingly, you never know. Two weeks ago, we were in 11th in the BCS, last week OSU was 9th. Now they have moved to 8th place.
The Bucks Moving Up
October 11, 2009 10:00 pm EST
Usually about this time each year I want to wear my Scarlet tinted glasses, proclaim Ohio State is not getting a fair shake in the polls, and proclaim an SEC conspiracy. Although the fix 'is' still in for the SEC, the polls may be a bit generous to our Buckeyes and their struggling offense. They say defense wins championships and our defense may be strong enough to win the Big Ten, but in terms of a national presence, you have to be able to put points on the board with your offense. Let's not get too carried away concerning the last game though, Wisconsin was not 5-0 for nothing and hopefully the offense improves these next three weeks like it will need to face the November schedule.
Nationally this week we find Florida on top still although Alabama is starting to get more votes and recognition. USC was this week's team to jump Boise State in the polls, even though they had a bye. I hope our friends from the blue field, realize that unless every team in the SEC loses two games, they will not play in Pasadena in January. USC is still in the running as well as Texas and Virginia Tech. Ohio State seems to still be the next team in order after those but who knows what happens if Cincinnati finishes undefeated.
The new unofficial BCS will be published shortly, OSU has moved up to 8th now. The real one starts next week. Be sure to check out the other polls from the 'AP-USA-HARRIS POLLS' button above.
The BCS Standings Start in Two Weeks
October 4, 2009 10:30 pm EST
The first official BCS standings will be published in two weeks but we have for you what they look like after the first 5 weeks of the season. In spite of the loss to USC, as well the unwavering love the media has with the SEC, Ohio State has managed to climb up to 9th in the Coaches poll and 8th in the Harris poll. These two polls make up 2/3rds of the BCS formula. One might think the Bucks are sitting pretty at this stage but the other 1/3rd of the poll is the accumulation of 6 different computer polls. If you thought Mark May disliked the Buckeyes, that is nothing compared to the computers. Hopefully as the season wears on, and the Buckeyes continue to win, our numbers will improve.
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