tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post7264688311463711791..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: OT: BCS - Better Check the ScoreboardPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-82964365909395076842008-12-01T15:59:00.000-08:002008-12-01T15:59:00.000-08:00The problem is that the voters who make up 2/3rds ...The problem is that the voters who make up 2/3rds of the BCS formula typically put more emphasis on what you've done lately. So they remember Texas's loss to to Texas Tech and Texas Tech's loss to Oklahoma more than they remember Texas's defeat of Oklahoma way back on October 11th.<BR/><BR/>I tend to favor a playoff, although I recognize that it would create its own controversies. No system will be perfect.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14269150385889753471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-45392890004132266882008-11-30T21:26:00.000-08:002008-11-30T21:26:00.000-08:00^That's true, but the Big XII has a conference cha...^That's true, but the Big XII has a conference championship game that is meant to match the two best teams up against one another. With that being the case then that should be the match up. But with your point maybe they shouldn't have a conference championship at all. The Big Ten, Big East and Pac 10 all do without one.Randy Simeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272257274373604807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-23597609162101421492008-11-30T21:23:00.000-08:002008-11-30T21:23:00.000-08:00"The Big XII Championship should be between Texas ..."The Big XII Championship should be between Texas and Oklahoma. They are the two best teams in that conference and should be battling it out for the conference championship."<BR/><BR/>Oh wait, they already played a game on a neutral site.Morgan Wickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816659818434590943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-31855667521110121112008-11-30T18:23:00.000-08:002008-11-30T18:23:00.000-08:00I think this is more of a problem with the Big XII...I think this is more of a problem with the Big XII's tiebreaker rules more so than it is a problem with the BCS and how its standings are determined.<BR/><BR/>The Big XII Championship should be between Texas and Oklahoma. They are the two best teams in that conference and should be battling it out for the conference championship.Randy Simeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272257274373604807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-66544967987295760812008-11-30T16:03:00.000-08:002008-11-30T16:03:00.000-08:00I'd have more sympathy had Texas and Mack Brown n...I'd have more sympathy had Texas and Mack Brown not whined, complained, and manipulated the system to their favor in the 2004 season, denying my California Golden Bears their first Rose Bowl trip since 1959.<BR/><BR/>Still, the BCS is a joke and needs to be abolished in favor of a true playoff.Robert Cruickshankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906581839066570472noreply@blogger.com