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i don't mind Oklahoma jumping over Texas in the BCS standings but that shouldn't be used to determine the conference title

Posted by pigby down under (aka chris) Nov 30 '08, 16:28

if you beat a team within your conference that's always been the first tiebreaker you go to

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It sucks primarily because a computer over-ruled the people. Furthermore, OU won't win the NC, and there are 4 reasons for that. - GJOSHGREEN Nov 30, 16:39 12
- Ummmm....how do the past year's results impact 2008? - Will Hunting Nov 30, 16:43 10
  - If you don't believe past results are a predictor of future performance, you must be a Cubs fan. -- nm - GJOSHGREEN Nov 30, 16:48 8
    - Well, since you put it that way, throw out any game older than 2005, since none of the talents now were playing then. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 16:51 7
      - The point is that computers shouldn't overrule 2 human polls. They should just run NCAA '08 and make picks from that. -- nm - GJOSHGREEN Nov 30, 16:57 6
        
        This system is and always will be a joke, that's a given. I'm waiting for Obama to deliver a college football playoff. -- nm - Dano Nov 30, 17:02 1
        
        he's got so many other promises to fulfill first; if he gets to that, it would be during a 2nd term -- nm - GJOSHGREEN Nov 30, 17:07
        
        Well, at least you're now arguing 2008 should be used instead of 2004/06/07 -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 30, 17:00 3
        
        Pfftt....the bottom of this thread has you defending Texas, and up here you're arguing for OU. When you make up your mind, get back to me. -- nm - GJOSHGREEN Nov 30, 17:05 2
        
        It's possible the Big 12 has 2 of the top handful of teams in the nation. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 17:07 1
        
        No, my *logic* is that people should decide if we have no playoff. If we're going to let computers decide everything, then we should've had a Gallup - GJOSHGREEN Nov 30, 17:10
  - They can score, but their defense is vulnerable. It's OK, as long as it's not OU-UF. Then, I'd root for Al-Qaeda and Muslim extremists in Miami. -- nm - GJOSHGREEN Nov 30, 16:47
- the schools agreed to be ruled by the computer in exchange for gobs of BCS money. they can't complain about it now -- nm - pigby down under Nov 30, 16:43
I do. They got beat by them. Many years, we don't know who's better. This year, as in 2000 (FSU/UMiami), we got a direct answer. 45-35. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 16:37 11
- But then Texas Tech should be ahead of Texas, but then Oklahoma should be ahead of Texas Tech, but then Texas should be ahead of Oklahoma... -- nm - Dano Nov 30, 16:43 10
  - Tech lost out when they got flat out embarassed by Oklahoma. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 16:46 8
    - how can you eliminate Tech when they beat Texas? -- nm - pigby down under Nov 30, 16:47 7
      - A 45 pt loss. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 16:52 6
        
        Does Oklahoma get credit for a 45 point win? -- nm - Dano Nov 30, 16:54 1
        
        Not nearly as much as the head to head once you pick out the weakest link. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 16:58
        
        but they beat Texas -- nm - pigby down under Nov 30, 16:53 3
        
        You have to eliminate someone. First out will be the team that got embarassed. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 16:54 2
        
        Texas was embarrassed when they lost to Tech -- nm - pigby down under Nov 30, 16:57 1
        
        33-32 on a last second td is not even close to the same idea of a 45pt loss. - Will Hunting Nov 30, 17:01
  - "Primer II" -- nm - pigby down under Nov 30, 16:45
Problem is there's a three-way tie and the teams are all 1-1 against each other. -- nm - Dano Nov 30, 16:34 4
- then you go to heads-up scores -- nm - pigby down under Nov 30, 16:34 3
  - YEAH!!! -- nm - Steve Spurrier Nov 30, 16:37
  - In this case the result would be the same, and I think in general the polls take scores into account so it would be a factor. - Dano Nov 30, 16:37
  - As in points differential? -- nm - JD Nov 30, 16:36
What color is the sky in your world? -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Nov 30, 16:28

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