October 17, 2010
Remember Wednesday when ESPN BCS Analyst Brad Edwards released his Mock BCS Standings and had Boise State at No. 1 and we all questioned how long that would last, how long Boise State could hold onto the No. 1 spot? Well, the answer could be one of two ways depending how you want to look at it: count the Mock Standings and say Boise lasted a week, or just go off the first official standings today and say Boise never was, and never will be No. 1. Really is a shame...
Edwards updated his Mock BCS Standings early this morning with Oklahoma as No. 1 and what do you know, Oklahoma is No. 1. Oklahoma should thank arch-rival Texas for that, while Boise State can be mad at Oregon State for going for the two-point conversion in only the second overtime last night.
Here's my immediate reaction. OKLAHOMA?! WTF I HATE THEM SO MUCH. Now, take away all emotions and all my hate for Oklahoma as a Texas guy, it makes sense. Oklahoma is not the best team in the nation, but their No. 1 BCS Ranking makes sense.
Boise was projected as No. 1 because they were number one in most of the computers. After Oregon State's loss to Washington last night, Boise's strength of schedule fell through the floor and they dropped in the computers while Texas went on to beat Nebraska and Oklahoma beat Texas (or Texas beat Texas that day) so Oklahoma's strength of schedule which was already the nation's best, just soared through the roof.
Do we really understand these computers? Do we really need them? The only reason they're there is to stop the human voters from voting with bias or any kind of other agenda. But these computers have a bigger impact than we think. But then again, if you're Oklahoma, you want to be number one in the Human Polls, not the computers at this point. Things in the computers can change so fast, as Boise State could tell you.
This is ridiculous. I still can't get over the fact that Oklahoma is number one. Yes, they have played the toughest schedule in the nation, but squeaking by Utah State and barely holding on against Air Force? Not to mention they should have lost to Cincinnati and Texas, great job Cincy and Texas for giving away those two games to let Oklahoma look good in the computers. The computers don't look at how the games were won, just that they were won. That's enough for Oklahoma.
Oklahoma plays Missouri this Saturday on the road. The only time I've ever been a bigger Missouri fan was December 6, 2008 when I needed them to beat Oklahoma for Texas' national championship hopes. But we all know that 2008 was a rigged year.
I can bash Oklahoma all day, but on paper, yes they are a good football team. They are a top five team on paper, they just haven't played consistently. But Oklahoma couldn't win a title with Sam Bradford, now they get a chance to do with Landry Jones at the expense of Boise State and possibly TCU or Auburn?
BCS = Bull Crap System to put it politely.
Boise State is No. 3, they need an Oklahoma loss, an Oregon loss, AND another Alabama loss to make it a Boise State-Auburn match. Or they could simply get an Oklahoma-Boise State matchup too if Oregon and Alabama and Auburn lose.
Where is Oklahoma going to lose in this schedule? Missouri? Oklahoma State? Please someone. Don't let Oklahoma go to another big game and not show up. Have some integrity for the love of college football.
1. Oklahoma 2. Oregon 3. Boise State 4. Auburn 5. TCU
1. Boise State 2. Auburn 3. Oklahoma 4. Oregon 5. TCU
Hm... which one looks better.
How about Michigan State at No. 7 and Missouri at No. 11? I have Iowa in my Top 10. I still think Iowa goes to the Rose Bowl, but Michigan State can make things really interesting.
Missouri won't stick around much longer with the Oklahoma game coming up, but it's still very surprising to see them up there. Same for Oklahoma State who comes in two spots ahead of Nebraska. That Oklahoma State-Nebraska game is going to be a good one this Saturday. If Oklahoma State and Missouri win, things get real interesting for Texas, assuming Texas goes undefeated for the rest of the year.
LSU at No. 6 won't last. Alabama still plays LSU and Auburn. LSU is a win. Auburn, I need more time to think about even though I said Auburn wins that game back in August.
What is the BCS going to come down to if Boise State and TCU somehow someway end up No. 1 and No. 2? I don't want that happening either. Wouldn't that be crazy. Just throwing that out there, it is an unlikely scenario, but I love to speculate.
Remember guys, the lowest starting point in the BCS has been No. 12 for a team that went on to the national championship. That was LSU in the 2007 season. Thanks to a crazy final weekend, LSU jumped five spots to No. 2 that year. Stanford sits at No. 12 this year. Stanford is just too slow defensively though to keep up with the better offenses. So with that said, my only outsider that has a chance is Iowa at 15. But a lot needs to happen.
Auburn, LSU, and Alabama all still play each other.
TCU and Utah still play each other. That could provide a boost for the Horned Frogs.
Michigan State only has Iowa in it's way barring any huge upsets (cough cough can Penn State pull it off cough cough)
The season got real interesting the last couple of weeks, but now with two teams atop the BCS Standings that have winnable schedules from here to the end, some fun has been taken away. The college football world is going to need some major upsets to get rid of Oklahoma and Oregon to make things right.
2010 BCS Standings, Oct. 17, 2010
1. Oklahoma .9215
2. Oregon .8921
3. Boise State .8898
4. Auburn .8641
5. TCU .8573
6. LSU .8245
7. Michigan State .7628
8. Alabama .6654
9. Utah .6540
10. Ohio State .5726
11. Missouri .5491
12. Stanford .5374
13. Wisconsin .5335
14. Oklahoma State .5261
15. Iowa .4824
16. Nebraska .4295
17. Florida State .4267
18. Arizona .3807
19. Texas .2214
20. West Virginia .1812
21. South Carolina .1555
22. Kansas State .1422
23. Arkansas .1302
24. Mississippi State .1253
25. Virginia Tech .0658
My Rankings
Let me throw in something about Boise State now.
This is a team that brought back 21 of 22 starters from an undefeated football team. They are the most balanced team in the country, great offense, great defense, great special teams.
Too much is made of how they barely beat Virginia Tech. That was Week One okay, teams play sloppy in week one no matter who you are. If they played again today, Boise wins by double digits. What can't be discounted is that Boise State's defense shut down Ryan Williams and shut down Jacquizz Rodgers and yes I'm going to pull out this card, too: they shut down Oregon last year, and to me, Oregon is not as good as they were last year. Give Boise State a week to prepare for any of those teams and they win.
Remember Wednesday when ESPN BCS Analyst Brad Edwards released his Mock BCS Standings and had Boise State at No. 1 and we all questioned how long that would last, how long Boise State could hold onto the No. 1 spot? Well, the answer could be one of two ways depending how you want to look at it: count the Mock Standings and say Boise lasted a week, or just go off the first official standings today and say Boise never was, and never will be No. 1. Really is a shame...
Edwards updated his Mock BCS Standings early this morning with Oklahoma as No. 1 and what do you know, Oklahoma is No. 1. Oklahoma should thank arch-rival Texas for that, while Boise State can be mad at Oregon State for going for the two-point conversion in only the second overtime last night.
Here's my immediate reaction. OKLAHOMA?! WTF I HATE THEM SO MUCH. Now, take away all emotions and all my hate for Oklahoma as a Texas guy, it makes sense. Oklahoma is not the best team in the nation, but their No. 1 BCS Ranking makes sense.
Boise was projected as No. 1 because they were number one in most of the computers. After Oregon State's loss to Washington last night, Boise's strength of schedule fell through the floor and they dropped in the computers while Texas went on to beat Nebraska and Oklahoma beat Texas (or Texas beat Texas that day) so Oklahoma's strength of schedule which was already the nation's best, just soared through the roof.
Do we really understand these computers? Do we really need them? The only reason they're there is to stop the human voters from voting with bias or any kind of other agenda. But these computers have a bigger impact than we think. But then again, if you're Oklahoma, you want to be number one in the Human Polls, not the computers at this point. Things in the computers can change so fast, as Boise State could tell you.
This is ridiculous. I still can't get over the fact that Oklahoma is number one. Yes, they have played the toughest schedule in the nation, but squeaking by Utah State and barely holding on against Air Force? Not to mention they should have lost to Cincinnati and Texas, great job Cincy and Texas for giving away those two games to let Oklahoma look good in the computers. The computers don't look at how the games were won, just that they were won. That's enough for Oklahoma.
Oklahoma plays Missouri this Saturday on the road. The only time I've ever been a bigger Missouri fan was December 6, 2008 when I needed them to beat Oklahoma for Texas' national championship hopes. But we all know that 2008 was a rigged year.
I can bash Oklahoma all day, but on paper, yes they are a good football team. They are a top five team on paper, they just haven't played consistently. But Oklahoma couldn't win a title with Sam Bradford, now they get a chance to do with Landry Jones at the expense of Boise State and possibly TCU or Auburn?
BCS = Bull Crap System to put it politely.
Boise State is No. 3, they need an Oklahoma loss, an Oregon loss, AND another Alabama loss to make it a Boise State-Auburn match. Or they could simply get an Oklahoma-Boise State matchup too if Oregon and Alabama and Auburn lose.
Where is Oklahoma going to lose in this schedule? Missouri? Oklahoma State? Please someone. Don't let Oklahoma go to another big game and not show up. Have some integrity for the love of college football.
1. Oklahoma 2. Oregon 3. Boise State 4. Auburn 5. TCU
1. Boise State 2. Auburn 3. Oklahoma 4. Oregon 5. TCU
Hm... which one looks better.
How about Michigan State at No. 7 and Missouri at No. 11? I have Iowa in my Top 10. I still think Iowa goes to the Rose Bowl, but Michigan State can make things really interesting.
Missouri won't stick around much longer with the Oklahoma game coming up, but it's still very surprising to see them up there. Same for Oklahoma State who comes in two spots ahead of Nebraska. That Oklahoma State-Nebraska game is going to be a good one this Saturday. If Oklahoma State and Missouri win, things get real interesting for Texas, assuming Texas goes undefeated for the rest of the year.
LSU at No. 6 won't last. Alabama still plays LSU and Auburn. LSU is a win. Auburn, I need more time to think about even though I said Auburn wins that game back in August.
What is the BCS going to come down to if Boise State and TCU somehow someway end up No. 1 and No. 2? I don't want that happening either. Wouldn't that be crazy. Just throwing that out there, it is an unlikely scenario, but I love to speculate.
Remember guys, the lowest starting point in the BCS has been No. 12 for a team that went on to the national championship. That was LSU in the 2007 season. Thanks to a crazy final weekend, LSU jumped five spots to No. 2 that year. Stanford sits at No. 12 this year. Stanford is just too slow defensively though to keep up with the better offenses. So with that said, my only outsider that has a chance is Iowa at 15. But a lot needs to happen.
Auburn, LSU, and Alabama all still play each other.
TCU and Utah still play each other. That could provide a boost for the Horned Frogs.
Michigan State only has Iowa in it's way barring any huge upsets (cough cough can Penn State pull it off cough cough)
The season got real interesting the last couple of weeks, but now with two teams atop the BCS Standings that have winnable schedules from here to the end, some fun has been taken away. The college football world is going to need some major upsets to get rid of Oklahoma and Oregon to make things right.
2010 BCS Standings, Oct. 17, 2010
1. Oklahoma .9215
2. Oregon .8921
3. Boise State .8898
4. Auburn .8641
5. TCU .8573
6. LSU .8245
7. Michigan State .7628
8. Alabama .6654
9. Utah .6540
10. Ohio State .5726
11. Missouri .5491
12. Stanford .5374
13. Wisconsin .5335
14. Oklahoma State .5261
15. Iowa .4824
16. Nebraska .4295
17. Florida State .4267
18. Arizona .3807
19. Texas .2214
20. West Virginia .1812
21. South Carolina .1555
22. Kansas State .1422
23. Arkansas .1302
24. Mississippi State .1253
25. Virginia Tech .0658
My Rankings
Let me throw in something about Boise State now.
This is a team that brought back 21 of 22 starters from an undefeated football team. They are the most balanced team in the country, great offense, great defense, great special teams.
Too much is made of how they barely beat Virginia Tech. That was Week One okay, teams play sloppy in week one no matter who you are. If they played again today, Boise wins by double digits. What can't be discounted is that Boise State's defense shut down Ryan Williams and shut down Jacquizz Rodgers and yes I'm going to pull out this card, too: they shut down Oregon last year, and to me, Oregon is not as good as they were last year. Give Boise State a week to prepare for any of those teams and they win.
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