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Thursday, November 16th, 2006 03:51 am
So you think I only pick fights and join wars on fandom boards? Bah!!! I figured I'd take a brief break from picking the fight elsewhere and bring it to my LJ.

Presenting Dave's Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Predictions:


















































































































































































BCS Standings
Rk Team W-L Harris Coaches CPU % BCS



Rk Points % Rk Points %
Prev Avg
1 Ohio State 11-0 1 2800 1.000 1 1574 .999 .930 1 .977
2 Michigan 11-0 2 2688 .960 2 1513 .961 1.000 2 .974
3 USC 8-1 3 2458 .878 4 1373 .872 .860 7 .870
4 Florida 9-1 4 2441 .872 3 1381 .877 .800 4 .850
5 Notre Dame 9-1 5 2267 .810 5 1273 .808 .840 9 .819
6 Rutgers 9-0 7 2024 .723 8 1082 .687 .950 13 .787
7 Arkansas 9-1 6 2234 .798 6 1248 .792 .680 11 .757
8 West Virginia 8-1 8 1864 .666 7 1113 .707 .600 10 .658
9 Wisconsin 10-1 11 1678 .599 10 928 .589 .740 15 .643
10 Louisville 8-1 10 1711 .611 12 884 .561 .750 3 .641
11 LSU 8-2 9 1846 .659 9 1054 .669 .480 12 .603
12 Boise State 10-0 13 1471 .525 13 830 .527 .610 14 .554



The top two make the title game.

This week, #1 Ohio State and #2 Michigan close out their seasons playing against each other. Clearly, the winner of this game gets a spot in the title game. Given the absence of a playoff system, there will be the customary, heated debate over who gets the second spot in the title game.

Key games remaining:

  • Rutgers @ West Virginia
  • Notre Dame @ Southern California
  • Southern Cal vs. California
  • Arkansas vs. LSU
  • Arkansas vs. Florida

Dave Handicaps:

  1. an 11-1 Southern California (wins over Arkansas, Oregon, California, and Notre Dame)
  2. a 12-0 Rutgers (Louisville and West Virginia)
  3. a 12-1 Florida (Tennessee, LSU, Arkansas
  4. an 11-1 Michigan (Wisconsin, Notre Dame)
  5. a 12-1 Arkansas (Auburn, Tennesse, LSU, Florida)
  6. an 11-1 Ohio State (Texas)
  7. an 11-1 Notre Dame (Southern Cal, Georgia Tech)

Questions to fuel the controversy:

  • If Southern Cal wins out, can Rutgers beat West Virginia badly enough to overtake them?
  • Arkansas got killed by Southern Cal in the opener. Do big wins over a strong slate of SEC opponents vault them over a Notre Dame team that beats Southern Cal?
  • Do we really want to see an Ohio State-Michigan title game, when it's a rematch of the last regular season game. If it's a game for the ages (e.g. Triple OT) does that call out for another game, or does the re-match spoil the greatness of the earlier game?
  • Speaking of rematches, how do we possibly justify a Notre Dame - Michigan rematch given that Michigan beat ND by Four Touchdowns at Notre Dame?
  • Or if Michigan loses to OSU, how do we vault Notre Dame over that Michigan team that beat them so soundly earlier.
  • How much will "impressive" wins help people. What if Notre Dame shuts out Southern Cal? What if Arkansas kills Florida? What if OSU-Michigan isn't close?
  • Can all of these teams look bad enough against each other (picture a series of 2-0 games) to allow Wisconsin, West Virginia or Boise State a sniff?


Questions? Comments? Arguments?